GM GreySector |
Please be sure to read the handout for your character, as it should give you an idea of what you should be doing for your secondary success condition.
GM GreySector |
Frequent planar travelers such as the PCs are aware of the properties of the Plane of Air.
Once per round as a free action, an individual can attempt a DC 16 Wisdom check to pick a new direction for gravity. If she succeeds, she begins falling in that direction, moving 150 feet in a straight line on the first round and 300 feet on each succeeding round. If she fails, she can attempt the Wisdom check again the following round. The DC decreases to 12 until she succeeds. Once an individual starts falling in a direction, stopping requires a successful DC 16 Wisdom check to set gravity in the exact opposite direction. If she succeeds, she continues falling 150 feet in her original direction for 1 round, then stops.
Because an individual in free fall cannot stop quickly, performing actions during the fall is difficult. However, the PCs may ready actions and perform them during the free fall, such as readying an action to grab an object or to attack a creature while soaring past it. Moving past an opponent in this manner provokes at attack of opportunity. A PC under the effects of a feather fall spell falls at only 60 feet per round and gains a +2 circumstance bonus on the Wisdom checks to change direction.
The Storm NN959 |
It appears that the chronicles you uploaded have a TON of security restrictions on them. This may be why they don't show upon the website and why I am not able to copy them from my downloads directory.
GM GreySector |
It is password protected against copying data from the file. I used Acrobat's encrypt feature for that. Perhaps it did more than just that?
I'm sorry it is so difficult, but I felt that I needed to be secure when distributing these pregenerated characters from the scenario.
The Storm NN959 |
Why did you need to encrypt it? It makes it impossible for me to copy and past the text or character information.
Is there some email or statement on from PFS as to encrypting these files? As most GMs would not be able to do this, I'm not sure I understand what prompted you to encrypt the files?
GM GreySector |
Technically I shouldn't have extracted the pregens from the scenario in the first place. I'm trying to strike a balance between distributing the information you guys need and properly protecting Paizo's IP.
The Storm NN959 |
How are the players suppose to use them if they can't view them? At con's do they not hand out a copy of the pregen sheets?
FYI, it's not illegal to make copies of the character sheets and provide them to the players. IP is only an issue when someone is making money off of it or some one is losing money because of it. That's not an issue here.
The best thing to do is email the VO for online play and ask him if you need to encrypt the pregens before providing them.
GM GreySector |
I e-mailed James McTeague, the gameday coordinator, on multiple occasions and never received a reply.
The Storm NN959 |
As I said, don't sweat it, I was able to get the text and put it into my character profile. So at the moment, this is a non-issue, at least for me.
James may have tried to get someone higher up to give him definitive answer and hasn't gotten it.
The Storm NN959 |
I PM'd our GM. No response. He posted as recently as last Wednesday. 5* GM, so I'm not sure what is going on. I'll send and email the online VO and see if someone can take over the game for us.
IronHelixx |
We've not heard back either, so we'll find a replacement for you guys and make sure you get a chance to wrap up the scenario. (We'll add some time, if need be)
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Rhyol The Volcano |
Thanks as always Jesse, and I mirror the hopes that the GM is alright and just got caught up in real life business.
Rhyol The Volcano |
In preparation for the holidays:
I'll be unavailable a good chunk of time on each day between December 23rd and the 28th. I'll try to post as often as possible, but feel free to bot me if the games are moving quickly despite the holiday.
Octaris, The Torrent |
I will be offline for the next two days. I might check in via phone, but I don't think it is likely to happen. Then I will have limited time for the next few days due to the holiday. I should be back more consistently starting Dec 26.
The Storm NN959 |
@GM
Okay, let me know how/if this works
1. Does Cloak of Winds qualify as a storm which would boost Call Lightning to 3d10?
Text from Call Lightning
"If you are outdoors and in a stormy area—a rain shower, clouds and wind, hot and cloudy conditions, or even a tornado (including a whirlwind formed by a djinni or an air elemental of at least Large size)—each bolt deals 3d10 points of electricity damage instead of 3d6.
This spell functions indoors or underground but not underwater."
2. Using Zerphyr's metamagic rod to convert his damage spells to fire, does he then gain the fire boost from the fire Wysp?
Luke_Parry |
1. I would say it doesn't count for the purposes a Call Lightning - a 'protective cloak of wind' is hardly 'a stormy area'.
2. Definitely not - you (personally) have to have the relevant Elemental Subtype to gain the wysp's benefit - so Octaris can benefit from Water, Rhyol can (theoretically) benefit from Fire or Earth, and Ember can benefit from Fire.
The Storm NN959 |
Call Lightning says a whirlwind from an air elemental counts, so it clearly doesn't have to be an actual storm. Cloak of Winds says, "You shroud a creature in a whirling screen of strong, howling wind." I guess I'm wondering how a whirlwind from a small elemental would qualify but not the howling winds from Cloak of Winds?
Is there an Air wysp?
Luke_Parry |
Well, the whirlwind from a small elemental is up to 20' high, and 10' wide, whilst Cloak of Winds is a single-target spell.
There *is* an Air wysp, but it is currently corrupted by Chaos (and not granting a benefit to anyone other than the Protean).
Zephyr, although a Sylph, does *not* possess the (Air) subtype, and so cannot benefit from the Air wysp's resonance ability.
The Storm NN959 |
Wow...Rhyol killed in two rounds and we have no way to mitigate it?
I think we are trying to avoid a TPK now? I'm hoping the bard can casts some spells?
Luke_Parry |
Well, to be fair, Rhyol rushed up to the thing, and took two full attacks to the face...
You still have a fairly decent chance to beat this thing - it has taken a chunk of damage, and no longer has kamikaze wysps to heal it (or boost its attacks), and Octaris (its current target) has a better AC than Rhyol did.
The Storm NN959 |
Well, to be fair, Rhyol rushed up to the thing, and took two full attacks to the face...
You still have a fairly decent chance to beat this thing - it has taken a chunk of damage, and no longer has kamikaze wysps to heal it (or boost its attacks), and Octaris (its current target) has a better AC than Rhyol did.
You're completely right. Rhyol charged the thing without attacking it, subsequently letting it get two full round attacks and that was the ball game right there. Had she made it move to attack her, it would have only gotten one attack the first round
The Storm NN959 |
If the wysps are worth only 12 hit points each, I'd definitely vote for the extra teammates. Especially since one of them is a melee and that would have definitely soaked up more hits.
Oh well...let's hope for the best.
The Storm NN959 |
Well, the Genie and the Inquisitor might have fixed two wysps, the Genie has +12 Diplo, so maybe that's a wash. Nothing we can do about it now.
Question: Do I need to be able to fly to move off the rock we are on?