[PFS] GM Skipper's Echoes of the Everwar series (Inactive)

Game Master SkipperD

Hi, and welcome to my run of the Echoes of the Everwar series!

Please post your PFS#, faction, progression (slow/normal) and dayjob roll (if applicable).

Nearly everybody has signed up with more than one possible character, so I'll let you guys settle on a APL and party composition before starting.

I've posted the intro in the gameplay thread, so feel free to get started when you're ready.

Given that there are 6 of us for a season 1 series I would be happy for us to push to APL9 and play the higher tier if others were comfortable with that.

I got the name wrong. I played part 3 with Nuar and would like to play parts 1 and 2 with him.

Greetings!

Name: Torvald Galllonica
PFS#: 44523-13
Class/Race/Level: Half Elf Cleric 9
Faction: Exchange
Advancement: Normal
Day Job: Profession Merchant: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14, minimum 25gp

SQUAAAAAWK!

Player Name: Gerald
Name: Shel Whispertongue PFS
PFS#: 12445-3
Class/Race/Level: Rogue 8/Ranger 2 // Halfling
Faction: Sovriegn Court
Advancement: Normal
Day Job: None.

Just a note, Shel's a little...rough around the edges for those of you who haven't played with her before. She doesn't mean to come across as poorly as she sometimes does. She's definitely not your normal halfling mindset, so I hope no one takes offense at her general grumpiness.

I got the name wrong. I played part 3 with Nuar and would like to play parts 1 and 2 with him.

Scratch that, I played Hersey part 3 with him.

Player name Edward McGee
Character name Nuar Vala
PFS # 145373 - 3
Faction Silver Crusade
normal/slow? normal
Day Job roll? craft traps: 1d20 + 31 ⇒ (1) + 31 = 32

"Quickdraw" Whispertongue! We meet again for the first time!

Name: Vladek Tehuty-Cabal Odradek
PFS#: 40025-3
Class/Race/Level: Elf Witch 10
Faction: Scarab Sages
Advancement: Normal
Day Job: Craft (Sculptor): 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (3) + 29 = 32 I've got a folio reroll I'll want to use on that if I don't use it for anything else.

I have a level 7 warpriest, a tough hard to kill dwarf, or a level 8 magus. The thing about the Magus is that I've only really played in face to face games so he is not ready to go and it will take me a day or two to make him ready. So if you don't mind a short wait I'll play the Magus.

That OK? I figure we won't really get things moving for at least 48 hours.

I have a level 7 warpriest, a tough hard to kill dwarf, or a level 8 magus. The thing about the Magus is that I've only really played in face to face games so he is not ready to go and it will take me a day or two to make him ready. So if you don't mind a short wait I'll play the Magus.

That OK? I figure we won't really get things moving for at least 48 hours.

Do bear in mind that we'll most likely be playing tier 10-11, but otherwise play whichever character you prefer. We're in for the long haul here, so starting a day later won't make a difference.

I have a level 7 warpriest, a tough hard to kill dwarf, or a level 8 magus. The thing about the Magus is that I've only really played in face to face games so he is not ready to go and it will take me a day or two to make him ready. So if you don't mind a short wait I'll play the Magus.

That OK? I figure we won't really get things moving for at least 48 hours.

It looks like we have 3 10's and a 9 so far. Even with two 7's we end up at TPL53, so APL9 and with 6 we play high tier.

Naur Vala wrote:

I got the name wrong. I played part 3 with Nuar and would like to play parts 1 and 2 with him.

Scratch that, I played Hersey part 3 with him.

Player name Edward McGee
Character name Nuar Vala
PFS # 145373 - 3
Faction Silver Crusade
normal/slow? normal
Day Job roll? [dice=craft traps]d20 +31

Just remembered 40 is the cap for day jobs so I would just take 10 for 41.

Player: Magabeus
Character: Eolowyn
PFS: 24861-3
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Progression: Normal
Day Job: None
Class: Ranger 9

So we have

Wizard 9/Sorcerer 1 Evoker
Cleric 9 Reach
Ranger 2/ Rogue 8 TWF Kukri
Witch 10
Ranger 7 archer
Magus 8

Average level of 9 with 6 players in season 1 so we are playing up.

Lots of casters. We may as well coordinate spells.
Sadly illusion is a barred school for me or I would have some improved invis for our rogue.

My spellbook
5th -Overland Flight, Life Bubble
4th -Remove Curse, Resilient Sphere, Dimension Door, Dimensional Anchor
3rd —Fireball, Chain of Perdition, Dispel Magic, Haste
2nd —Burst of Radiance, Flaming Sphere, False Life, Scorching Ray, Glitterdust, Defending Bone, Darkvision
1st —Burning Hands, Crafter's Fortune, Ant Haul, Liberating Command, Endure Elements, Magic Missile , Mount, Protection from Evil, Feather Fall, Comprehend Language, Identify, mage armor

Nuar is heavily focused on evocation spells in general and Fireball in particular. He can alter his elements and has help bypassing SR but Golems are the bane of his existence.

Burst of Radiance on our enemies is sort of like casting improved invisibility on our Rogue so I'll take multiples of those.
I'll probably take at least 2 Haste. We are in Cheliax so a Dimensional Anchor could come in handy. D-Door in combat makes me nervous but it is a good utility spell.
I will of course have a few of my Empowered Intensified Fireballs memorized. Good for softening up multiple enemies.

We are in Cheliax so a Dimensional Anchor could come in handy. D-Door in combat makes me nervous but it is a good utility spell.

We're not in Cheliax, we're (if I'm not mistaken) in Belkzen - the Inner Sea's official all-purpose Orc Department. It's just that Cheliax has a military presence here.

I am a Time Witch, so I've got a few cool spells other Witches don't - including silence, haste, and, as of my latest level, teleport. I have pretty much nothing in the way of illusion, a little but not much in the way of mind control, and I never bothered with most monster-summoning (I've got a Summoner and a Wayang Shadow Puppeteer for that). Other than that, I've got plenty of destruction, divination, necromancy, healing/warding (and my Osirion-Specific Boon from the Year of the Risen Rune makes me exceptionally good at removing curses), Chaos magick, and just plain weirdness.

Character Name: Bauble
PFS#: 141936-2
Class/Race/Level: Magus/Human/8
Faction: Exchange
Advancement: Normal
Day Job: Ice Sculpting: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39

Bauble will be getting a lesser metamagic rod of extend spell for 3000 gp between adventures.

Reminder: Everyone is under the effects of Life Bubble for at least 2 hours.

With this many casters a link at the top of something like this could be handy.

buffs

Just so we're clear, my Ward Hex is on Qadathra by default.

I should probably mention. Nuar has 2 Selective rods and 1 merciful but he can't use both at once. With most characters I would just ask if you are willing to be caught in the blast and we'll heal you later. But with Nuar that is a bad idea.

How accurate is the map in appearance? The text describe a lot of destruction but on the map most of the buildings seem to be in good shape and those rows of crops seem viable.

Btw the campaign clarifications have been updated to explicitly state that wrist sheaths and the spring-loaded version thereof can store a scroll or potion but not a rod.

I am on a citytrip with my wife until Monday May 7. Please bot me when and where required.

I get 4 more questions for Heralt. Can anyone else help me think of some good ones?

I think 'where' would be a good follow up to the 'who'; in particular, where would the killers be holed up.

Then there is why and what. What are they up to and why.

Those are some thoughts. What about some ones directly pertinent to our primary quest here?

Or ask him what happened in terms of the orcs attacking as well. How many speak with dead's do you get? We could always ask the Orc that was in here who was accidentally killed. We also still have out two orc prisoners.

I only prepared one speak with dead spell.

OK, I can prep one tomorrow as well if we want it.

Or I could do so again...or the both of us...the next day being available to do any of this would open all kinds of possibilities.

Did I miss something? How is it that it's so easy for us to find her when Heralt said there was some kind of barrier and couldn't figure out how to get past it?

I think it's the chronology of the events that occurred before you arrived that's throwing you for a loop. Heralt's body never mentioned the meteor smashing into and under the fort for example, since he died before it opened up Akila's tomb.

Makes since. Other then the inevitable ambush I assume we are nearly done.

I think it's the chronology of the events that occurred before you arrived that's throwing you for a loop. Heralt's body never mentioned the meteor smashing into and under the fort for example, since he died before it opened up Akila's tomb.

Talk about deus ex machina. :P

Huh. Seems like a short scenario unless there's an ambush on the way, but I can't think of anything else to do for the time being.

Orcs
Skeletons in the fields
skeletal orcs in the (Dining room?)
Instantly murdered orc cook
more skeletons
Horrible plant creatures

Add in the probable ambush plus all of the investigation and this would probably run long irl.

I plan on retraining a feat on this chronicle. Can you please note 5pp and 450gp spent on retraining improved initiative to improved spell sharing. I shall also be buying a horsemaster's saddle.

I don't level after this part but nothing says I can't add a spell or 2 to my book. Can anyone think of any spells the group could use? Enchantment and Illusion are barred for Nuar.

The best spells for a spellcaster of your level are ones that have 1 hour or 10 minute/level duration. There is no way you can cast all your spells in combat so it it a good idea to do long term buffs with the extras. And then spread them liberally among the other members of your party.

I have a level 14 Wizard that focuses on buffs. I don't mind doing some buffing with Nuar, That's why I took Life Bubble. But most of the good buffs are single target. Communal Resist Energy maybe? It would only be for resist 20.

Heightened awareness, Corruption resistance, See Invisible, Tongues, Heroism, Greater Magic Weapon are all good choices.

Get a ring or ioun stone of spell storing and use it to allow the fighters to cast personal spells on themselves. You can burn through a heck of a lot of spells that way.

Heightened Awareness works fine as a wand.
Corruption resistance Way too narrow.
See Invisible Already have scrolls of it.
Tongues You don't want Nuar to do the talking. Though it is a good scroll for charisma based casters to have.
Heroism Barred school.
Greater Magic Weapon Nuar only grants +2. He'll be retired before he gets to +3. Though if any of us are using a +1 weapon with mods the extra +1 couldn't hurt.

I'm not going to buy a ring or expensive stone for the melee types. Though if they buy it I'm fine with memorizing spells to put into it. But those items always work at the minimum caster level. So if I cast a Shield spell into the ring they get 1 minute worth of shield.

Go ahead and post your level, progression and dayjob for part 2.

LAST ADVENTURE:

folio reroll for last adventure's Day Job check: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (20) + 29 = 49

Please adjust my Chronicle accordingly. :)

Was there, by any chance, a gem worth 1,400+ gold mentioned among this adventure's loot (it's a Scarab Sages Faction Objective)?

Also Noteworthy: I have just purchased a Greater Plague Rat Belt, so several of my statistics have improved.
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NEW ADVENTURE:

Level: 10
Track: Normal
Craft (Sculptor): 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (11) + 29 = 40

Also Noteworthy: I have just purchased a Greater Plague Rat Belt, so several of my statistics have improved.

Darned timer ran out; make that a Belt of Physical Might (Dexterity, Constitution).

Shel will not gain a level but might make a purchase or two. It'll take me to tonight to get everything sorted as today is crazy.

Note Nuar is spending 25 gold to cover Divination costs.
Tracking for the next one is normal.
Day job is take 10 for a 41.

Looking at faction goals myself. But the orcs didn't surrender and I doubt the cook was a CR 10+ divine caster.

But the orcs didn't surrender and I doubt the cook was a CR 10+ divine caster.

Heck, we don't even know if ith worshiped an Evil deity! :3

Would've been funny if ith was, though.

"Me cook up MEAN stew for you, HAWHAWHA-*STAB*GAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCKKK...!"