[PFS] GM Norv's "Slave Ships of Absalom" (#6-05) (Inactive)

Game Master The Norv

Hi all! Glad to have you. Please post the following information so I can start filling out Chronicle sheets ahead of time:

Player:
Character:
PFS#:
Faction:
Dayjob:

Please also note if you're using the slow advancement track, or anything else funky like that!

Looking forward to the game. :)

Also: looks like we'll be playing tier 1-2 with the 4 player adjustments!

Aw, drat! GM Norv, please accept my apologies, but I wasn't paying attention. I'm already in a game of "Slave Ships of Absalom." I was so excited to play my new wizard that I failed to notice it was the same game. I'm sorry but I have to withdraw.

:-(

Dang! No worries. Thanks for letting me know! I'll just leave recruitment open a bit longer.

Player: Cwethan
Character: The Thundering Spirit
PFS#: 182453-1
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Dayjob: possibly faction stuff depending on how the session goes.

Also, an innocent bystander, sometimes seen nearby The Thundering Spirit

Player: Iff
Character: Amut Al'Noor
PFS#: 174458-10
Faction: Sovereign Court
Day job: -

Hi all, looking forward to the game. :)

So with six (assuming no other surprises) players, we'll now be playing subtier 1-2, standard version. Welcome, all!

Player: Caro Cogitatus
Character: Jinhong Yeou
PFS#: 106336-4
Faction: The Exchange
Day Job: None

Thanks for running, GM Norv!

Player: djpika
Character: Roscoe Thorngage
PFS#: 9165-5
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Day Job: Profession(Merchant) +2 (1 Rank +3 Class -2 Ability)

Thanks in advance for running this!

Player: Jason Rodarte
Character: Quintillus Hispanius
PFS#: 43330-17
Faction: Silver Crusade
Dayjob: Craft Calligraphy 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Thanks Quintillus! And yes, you can absolutely attempt to fulfill your faction journal cards.

Hey all, just a heads-up that my posting may be slower for a few days. I'm very busy at work and (more importantly for these purposes) I've come down with a nasty cold, so I'm doing a lot more sleeping in my off-hours. I'm going to keep striving for 1 post/day, but please bear with me if I slip up!

Thanks for the heads-up, Norv. Don't worry about slipping. It's more important to take care of yourself. :)

Thanks for the heads-up, Norv. Get well soon. Don't worry about slipping. It's more important to take care of yourself. :)

Feel better soon.

No problems, feel better!

Feel better and thanks for the heads up. Take care of yourself first; we can wait.

Ok, cold's starting to feel better and the crazy times at work are done...back at it! Thanks for your patience, all. :)

Glad you are feeling better.

Just a few heads ups since we're possibly going to see combat soon...

1) I typically roll initiative for everyone, and group creatures of like type together. (So, in this case for example, the two gnolls would act on the same initiative count.

2) I'm much more aggressive about botting in 24 hours when in combat to avoid bogging us down.

3) I drew a red line on the map because it's hard to understand what's going on there from the image: the red line is the edge of the ship's forecastle. To move east of that, you need to either go into the cabin (through one of the marked doors) or climb the 5' ladder onto the forecastle itself.

Let me know if there are any questions!

Thanks for the head's up.

I'll be out of town this weekend, on a gaming con. My posting might be a bit spotty. Botting instruction, should it be needed:

Amut prefers melee combat. She's liberal with Parry/Riposte, but will keep 1 Panache in reserve.
If below half hit points, she'll Fight Defensively and use Dodging Panache.
If the situation turns dire for the party, she'll use Blade Lash to trip the most dangerous opponent and give the party a breather.
Out of combat, Amut is free with her wand of CLW, asking someone else to use it on her of anyone else who's wounded.

Thanks, Amut! Have a good time. I'll wait till the other two have posted and some time has passed before hitting you if need be.

Man, the dicebot really hates you guys! Here's hoping Roscoe can bring us home.

Lol

Woof. Things just got complicated.

Don't forget to make your Perception checks, everyone. We're in a pretty tough spot, anything could make the difference.

I can't make that Perception DC even with a nat 20.

Can you make a perception check through a coma?

You're not unconscious, Roscoe. At 0 HP you're only Disabled, so you can take 1 Move action per round without getting worse, but the first Standard action you take (or second Move action in a round) will cause you to go negative.

Next round I'll hand you a potion of Healing if you like. Drinking it is a Standard action, but you'll immediately get HP to compensate.

And I believe Perception is a Free action (someone wiser than me please let me know if I'm wrong), so you can do that.

Jinny is correct! You're conscious and disabled, not unconscious, Roscoe. And yes, Perception checks are a free action.

You should be fine as long as you dont make more than one action until you get + hit points.

Sorry, I was being facetious. I'm thinking Roscoe is ok once I get this potion off. Sadly, it just has to take two turns due to the limited actions of being disabled. It makes you appreciate a Handy Haversack at later levels... :)

Is there much of a difference between drinking the potion now vs. next round? Seems like there's not.

I believe its:

Round 1 - disabled, 1 action - grab potion.
Round 2 - drink potion, lose disabled, maybe get a move action this turn?

Yup, you're right. One action per round, Move keeps you disabled but alive, Standard takes you into negatives.

I know how I'd rule it as GM. I'm wondering if I got it right.

What would the haversack do?

Regarding the "standing up from prone vs. AoO" question, I found this.

Attacks of Opportunity caused by a creature standing up from prone happen before the creature loses the prone condition. So the attackers still swing at the reduced AC.

That makes sense to me, but as always I'll take whatever ruling is made.

That is correct, and your blow does hit (sadly not yet enough damage to bring the doggy down)! We'll have to see what the other attack of opp does...

What would the haversack do?

Actually, I guess not much after re-checking. It reduces the item grab from a standard action to a move action. Still helpful overall though :)

Quintillus Hispaninus wrote:

What would the haversack do?

Actually, I guess not much after re-checking. It reduces the item grab from a standard action to a move action. Still helpful overall though :)

Interesting.

Actually, retrieving an item is always a move action. The Handy Haversack doesn't reduce that. It does remove the Attack of Opportunity that retrieving an item would normally provoke.

Sorry folks - my wife gave birth Saturday morning, so I'll be slow to respond. I 'll try to get posts in when I can, but I'm confident GM Nora can bot Roscoe's action as needed.

Congratulations, Roscoe!

Blessings.
I got a bad case of food poisioning Friday night/Saturday morning. Feeling better today and trying to catch up.

Congrats, Roscoe!! That's so exciting. :)

Sorry to hear you were unwell, Quin!

Man, Roscoe's news is way better than Quintillus's.

Congrats Roscoe!

Starting the full-round action to administer it to the unconscious Thundering Spirit.

I was not aware of this. I assume the Standard action happens this round, and a Move action completes it next round, allowing Amut a Standard action next round?

Yep, that's what I was going for.