[PFS/DMK/EMS] The Emerald Spire Superdungeon - Table II

Game Master Kludde

Vayu also already had 1xp do is just one short. Is eyes of the ten repeatable? I don't know if Vayu is who I would want to take on it if it is not.

Eyes is not repeatable, no. I've got my seeker through Eyes already, but I wouldn't mind having Kellan be my second seeker for the newer arc.

I just filled out the spreadsheet.

I have yet to do any arc, whether or not I do it with Zen'yr I am unsure of yet.

Well, it seem like you guys are quite incompatible :)

I've filtered for the games for which nobody has filed out a zero yet, and which are in the right range (level 4). These games are left (and mostly because I've just added the season 6 ones):

0 7 Among the Living 1-7
0 17 Perils of Pirate Pact 1-7
0 24 Decline of Glory 1-7
1 49 Among Dead 1-7
3 21 Empyreal Enlightenment 1-5
3 25 Storming Diamond Gate 3-7

(Not released yet:)
6 14 Scions of the Sky Key II 1-5
6 15 Overflow Archives 1-5
6 16 Scions of the Sky Key III 1-5
6 18 From Under Ice 1-5
6 19 Test of Tar Kuata 3-7

People are stating preferences for 3-21 and 3-25. I've never run them, but I've heard good things about them. Ilya, Vayu, can you play in those? If not, could you fill out the spreadsheet...

My votes are 3-21 & 3-25

Ilya Akyll wrote:

Zen'yr, you can't take 10 on a Day Job

I knew I had to react to something

Guide to PFSoP page 21 wrote:

You may take 10 on a Day Job check, but you may not take 20 nor can you aid another.

My bad. I was 100% convinced it wasn't possible :S

If Vayu can do those two, I'd be happy to play in the two season 3's. I'll probably substitute in a cleric character for one of them so that we are all even.

I've made you some chronicles, they are in the usual spot

I just entered the games I've played. I'm fine with any scenarios from this list Kludde posted:

0 7 Among the Living 1-7
0 17 Perils of Pirate Pact 1-7
0 24 Decline of Glory 1-7
1 49 Among Dead 1-7
3 21 Empyreal Enlightenment 1-5
3 25 Storming Diamond Gate 3-7

Game reported. I'm just going to hang back a bit and admire that fourth star :D

By the way, Ketill, am I correct in assuming you got yourself a nice season 3 bundle for that prize you won? Good choice!

It's so weird how the people who made the goals on the Godhome chronicle sheet decided to punish players who don't want to play murder hobos.

Anyway...

Thanks for the sheet, Kludde! And congratulations on getting your 4th GM star! ;)

Aha. I just got pointed out i should probably have given slow adv sheets to all of you. I'll correct, but i have to run now...

I'll have to keep the normal advancement for the rest of this level and take slow advancement on the next two, since I now have 11 XP.

Game reported. I'm just going to hang back a bit and admire that fourth star :D

By the way, Ketill, am I correct in assuming you got yourself a nice season 3 bundle for that prize you won? Good choice!

Yep! So expect some season 3 gm'ing from me in the near future!

Congrats on your fourth star! With this amazing rate you will have the 2nd 5th star of the Netherlands before summer!

I can do
3 21 Empyreal Enlightenment 1-5
3 25 Storming Diamond Gate 3-7

And others too, but that's what Kellan was asking ... with 1XP when I started ... oh wait ... I need one more XP but we're on slow track, so what will we get for those two? I'd need one more third right? (or is it 1/2 xp?)

FYI ... the session report says, "Player has already played scenario at session # 6 of event # 51000 DMK's Emerald Spire Dungeon on February 13, 2015. "

Interestingly it says that for recurrences for the confirmation too ... my impression from that fact, and the fact I've never been able to get anything corrected in there is that the online reporting is only sort of accurate ... it's all about the paper.

correct, the replayable ones (service to lore I, confirmation and a few mods). As long as you have the paper copy, you are good to go.

:)

The reporting system has had an update with the introduction of the core campaign, so my guess is that is why it is suddenly showing error messages. Reporting the emerald spire is a bit odd, because you cannot specify the actual dungeon level you're reporting (that, or I haven't figured out how).

Oh boy, I just got the pdf for 3-21. This one should be a ton of fun for you guys!

I ran 3-21 during PbP Gameday 2. It's indeed a very fun scenario!

What about the last chronicle sheet? Seems like some are stuck in fast progression for now, but I'd still like the slow advancement sheet.

Vayu is at 11XP and is on slow track because he just got 1 for the level ... SO he needs both of these (at 1/2 each because of slow progression right?) to get to 12 ... that where we are intending to be, 12? Aren't some going to still be an XP short?

I am at 11 as well, (presuming the 1 XP was slow track), unless it was supposed to only be .5 XP which complicates things more. Clarification please :)

Ok, the explanation:

Let's regard the situation at the start of level 4 (that is, before applying the chronicle):

Except for Ketill, everybody has done the first three levels of the spire in fast mode, giving 9 xp. Some of you already has 1 xp at the start of the Emerald spire, Ketill actually had 3 xp before starting, so we have:

Ketill: (3 + 3 + 3 + 1.5) -> 10.5 XP, level 4, slow track
Vayu, Kellan: (1 + 3 + 3 + 3) -> 10 XP, level 4, fast track
Everybody else: (0 + 3 + 3 + 3) ->9 XP, level 4, can choose to switch

Next, the chronicle for level 4:

The chronicle gives 1 xp, 1 pp, 1 fame on fast, 0.5 xp, 0.5 pp, 0.5 fame on slow progression , so that puts us at:

Ketill: (3 + 3 + 3 + 1.5 + 0.5) -> 11 XP, level 4, slow track, needs 2 x 0.5 xp to be able to switch
Vayu, Kellan: (1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 1) -> 11 XP, level 4, fast track, needs 1 x 1 xp to be able to switch
Everybody else: (0 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 1) ->10 XP, level 4, fast track, needs 2 x 1 xp to be able to switch

So, at the end of the two PFS scenarios, every body will be exactly level 5, with 12 XP.

Now, what about slow/fast advancement for the Emerald spire levels?

If you look at the progression list (see below), you'll see that the recommendation was for every to do dungeon floor 4 at slow advancement, so that you'd hit character level 5 only at the end of dungeon floor 5. That happens a bit earlier now, but it can easily be fixed by doing dungeon floor 6 at slow advancement, and we'll be right on track again.

What about this seeker arc thing?

As Ketill pointed out, the above plan will make everybody level 13 at the end of the dungeon. To be eligible for a seeker arc you need to be exactly level 12, so you'd have to play two more dungeon floors at slow advancement (my suggestion: floor 9 and floor 16). That way you can do a seeker arc (but it's not mandatory, of course). I know Paizo is working on more seeker option (there's two now, and I think at least one more is under development). Who know what will be available by the time we finish?

TL;DR

I will give everybody fast chronicles with 1 XP, 1 PP, 1 Fame, 1800 gp, except for Ketill who gets 0.5 XP, 0.5 PP, 0.5 Fame and 900 gp.

Kludde,

My chronicle is not correct: should be 800 gp at slow track

Fixed it!

The only thing you forgot to mention in that explanation is that Vayu and I will need to substitute in another character or a pregen for one of these two scenarios we're going to run, so that we don't over-XP ourselves. I have a dhampir cleric level 4 that I will be subbing in for the second scenario. :)

Also, I'm at 11xp ...

I think we broke your old record for fastest playthrough! (Dalsine Affair at 11 days according to your game statistics page).

On those statistics: looks like you have a nice normal curve there (which was to be expected), did you also calculate the mean and the standard deviation?

Fixed it!

Also just noted that you're still in 2014 ;-)

Yes, the minions keep changing this stupid number every year. Can't they just decide what year it is and stick with it once and for all?

It is interesting given that there is no consequence for failing acrobatics when avoiding AOO for movement you'd think everyone would always attempt to avoid with an acrobatics check ... but you rarely see people try.

Heavily armored characters don't normally invest in acrobatics, have a big armor check penalty and you take a massive penalty for moving normal speed, therefore most people don't bother with making the roll if there is such a slim chance.

I don't do it with characters who'll fail 100% of the time, but if there's just a 1% chance it'll work I usually do it. You may just need those few HP later in the fight.

That's the last of the religious maniacs (uh, for this scenario at least), so can you all please roll days jobs and provide your info?

Perform(dance): 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (9) + 0 = 9 <- really need to put some points in something she's actually good at. LOL

Player: Peter nielson
Name: Redke Orefall
PFS#: 69693-20
Faction: Dark Archive
Day Job: None

Player: Tyler
Name: Kellan Demonbane
PFS# 44004-19
Faction: Silver Crusade
Day Job: 9

Player: Gerard
Name: Ketill
PFS# 24861-7
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Day Job: 1d20 + 12 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 12 + 5 = 26

JJ

Zen'yr
63386-13
job: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20
Lodge

Player: Gerard

Name: Ketill
PFS# 24861-7
Faction: Liberty's Edge
[Dice=Day Job]1d20+12+5

And slow track

Player: StephNyan
Name: Ilya Akyll
PFS#: 115025-9
Faction: Sovereign Court
Day Job: Profession (Martial Arts Instructor): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Player: Ryan Hiller
Name: Vayu
PFS#: 36007-5
Faction: The Exchange
Day Job: Craft Alchemy: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

FYI, problems with reporting Emerald spire ... suggests holding further reporting until fixed ... not that it matters for this module.

What was the next one we are doing?

3-25 storming the diamond gate. Another tapestry game...

I've put up the chronicles(link). Let me know if everything is ok, while I set up the next scenario...

I'll be using Balon here for the next scenario, to keep Kellan with the right number of XP. I'll update his profile here sometime in the next few hours.

So, after the next scenario (3-25), everybody should have a number of XP that can be divided by three. Is that correct?

Correct Kludde!

Hi Balon! Eolowyn traveled with you on some chosen paths.

Correct, I will have 12 xp after the next game :)