[PFS] GM Granta's Beyond Azlant Ridge (high) (Inactive)

Game Master Granta

I'm checking the boards manually.

So did I but the boards are back to normal

light
continuel light
darkness
continuel darkness
faerie fire
daylight

anything else?

maybe ...

light . . ............................. MOON? or SUN?
continuel light.................. (Not found- maybe doesn't exist) maybe MOON Or SUN
darkness...........................VOID
continuel darkness............(Not Found-maybe doesn't exist) VOID?
faerie fire...........................(Not Found-maybe doesn't exist) STARS
daylight.............................(Not Found-maybe doesn't exist) SUN

Is my logic at fault here? Or maybe I don't know enough about Pathfinder spells.

I still think the inscription means the disks are supposed to be put into the walls in a certain order and if each disk represents a different light spell...

I think we need to pull the disks we have in the slots out and then put the light disk into the MOON slot and then the darkness disk back into the void slot.

Boy. I cannot wrap my brain around this. Perhaps I'm RPing Blub Blub's 8 Int *too* well.

There are tons of other light and dark spells (unwelcome halo, polar midnight), but I don't see how an ooc list could help us ic.

I take it that the group wants to remain in the death sentence cell room?

I'll be definitely giving this scenario a low rating. It seems to almost rely on ooc knowledge, and I like to examine things from an ic perspective.

I suspect you're over analyzing it, Blub. Imagine you get information that a convict is about to unlock his cell. Would you wait for him at the cell door and try to push him right back in, or would you let him get outside the prison walls before doing anything about it?

There are murals on the wall that show a serpentine creature being imprisoned when all four discs are in place, i.e. in character you don't expect anything to happen from just two.

@Illuthion: I'll say yes, but that would be the only prep action you have time to take. And the discs already have those spells crafted into them.

What's the final word on your preparations? I'd like to start the combat tomorrow.

I'm against the topmost (East) wall, with two squares between me and the closet northern section of wall (in case the map or my icon moves by then).

Current buffs include: Longstrider, Align Weapon, Remove Fear, and whatever that fountain gave me for Escape Artist.

Just so everyone knows, Blub Blub does have a Mithral Spiked Gauntlet. At the end of his turns he holds his Crossbow with his other hand so he can still threaten when it's not his turn.

It's looking like noone has any spells with the light descriptor available, unless we are counting consumables or stuff that we've picked up (which I have not gone through). Illuthion will cast Heightened awareness on himself as well, but otherwise he is all set.

@Blub Blub: It depends on the wording in the item's description. For example, the ring of storing (and thus your ioun stone) goes to great lengths to describe its activation as casting. Conversely, the boots of speed never says "cast" or anything similar, so that couldn't be redirected.

Also, I'm assuming that if you need to cast defensively, you are able to do so. I'm not aware of anything that says you can't cast defensively when activating magic items.

Hypothetically (since this time the spell worked), I would have to wonder what the concentration modifier would be if I needed to cast it defensively, since it's not defined.

Do I use the +1 minimum modifier of the caster who stored the spell?

If I'm the "caster", what Caster Level or Ability Modifier do I use?

What Caster Level or Ability Modifier would a Fighter use?

PFS typically defines "caster" as using your own spell slots to cast a spell (such as in the case of the Diabolist PrC). Then you can be sure at to what modifiers to use.

I suppose I'll have to do some research after this is all said and done, so I can read the statblock in question.

If I'm understanding the action so far right, Kyra hasn't posted her round one action yet, and the GM and I (because I wasn't being careful) have already posted our round two actions?

If so I suggest Kyra channels healing for herself and me for her round one action.

Then for her second round action move to the back of the room next to me where she can channel again and because she's a medium sized creature she can fit into that five foot space along the wall that's outside the creatures 15 foot reach.

I think that channeling healing is a particular good choice here because as it is not a spell it can't be redirected by the creature.

I'll wait a few hours in case anybody wants to bot Kyra (at the very least, roll the channel so that you don't get jinxed for using GM dice), but then we're moving ahead either way.

@Aelfward: It looks like you posted early, and I just forgot to delete the extra rolls (I copy and paste a whole bunch of s$!@).

Sorry I have been travelling and the last couple times I tried to check in the website was down. I will get caught up in the Game thread right now.

Yeah, I've had a lot of problems with the site lately, too. They must be working on it because of Starfinder ir something.

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@GM Does that mean you posted the round one actions twice and I'm not at just 3hps?

I read it as the second list of damages was because the first list forgot the temporary HPs we got earlier. So you were down 28 and then healed for 20 by my channel so you should now be at 42/50.

All of the text after your names is current status. "28 damage" means you are down 28 hp from your max, not that you just got hit for 28.

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Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you again!

If nothing else I guess Tsishad can continue taking tendrils to the face.

Face? I'm imagining it's more like this...

Yeah, this final combat isn't just tough--it's not a fight. The scenario wants you to focus solely on the discs, i.e. take damage and get grappled while moving rocks back and forth. Those actions don't even require you to roll a die!

Yup, we are on the exact same page there. Even more "fun" is it doesn't test our in-character knowledge. It's a purely metagame knowledge encounter to solve the puzzle.

Now I understand why it's left so many people frustrated.

Chronicles are here.

Illuthion thank you so much for that last post ^^.

GM thank you for taking the brunt of our complaints.

I will try my best to forget this scenario ever happened.

See you all in the aether =)

Can you please add faction goal
Silver crusade kill an evil outsider on my chronicle. Btw I enjoyd the fight

Thanks for running!

I always thought the FJC cards were on the honor system and didn't have to be written on the chronicle (but updated yours just in case). Is anybody aware of a FAQ, blog post, etc. where Paizo says otherwise?

I am not that sure. Some say left, some right
But thanks again!

The way we have done it locally is we "ask the GM's permission" if something is a certain way, then it's the honor system based on the GM's feedback. Some may agree or disagree with certain things being applicable in certain cases, which is why we do it that way.

The way we have done it locally is we "ask the GM's permission" if something is a certain way, then it's the honor system based on the GM's feedback. Some may agree or disagree with certain things being applicable in certain cases, which is why we do it that way.

That's how all of the stores in my area do it as well.

Thanks for GMIng. I had a good time.

Thanks for the game, GM and everyone! That was a fun, tough scenario. Good job surviving! :D

Thank you for indulging me and thank you everyone for playing along with my admittedly too-foul-mouthed-for-convention-play Occultist! Quick question, did we actually kill that thing?

I look forwards to playing with you all in the future!

Btw, I am Grand Lodge, not Lilberty's Edge

Scribing that report!: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

You didn't kill it, but Periel injured it enough that the monolith eventually finishes it off. And do you want a new chronicle, or are you just going to change the faction yourself?

I'll just change it myself, I judt want to make sure it is reported correctly.

Yep, Paizo has it correct. I just wrote it wrong on the chronicle.