PFS Scenario 04 - The Frozen Fingers of Midnight - Table A (Inactive)

Game Master Tarondor

Sounds like DM bot time..

Sometimes I'll be unavailable over the weekend.

FYI - Shotgun message I am posting to all of my games (and the recruitment threads I have been participating in):

I will be attending a Mormon-friendly scheduled Wood Badge course (first weekend) this week. The Mormon friendly part is that the course runs from Thursday (0730) through Saturday (2000ish) instead of the more normal Friday through Sunday.

I expect I will be checking the boards and posting Wednesday evening, but probably not as extensively and repeatedly as I do most weeknights.

Then, my wife and I are supposed to get up Sunday and go shopping for some better work clothes for me. It will probably be Sunday evening before I post again.

Just trying to make sure people are aware, and don't end up waiting on me by mistake.

Any chance this will be done by the 5th of next month? Id like to get Roary in a Gameday game if at all possible..

I don't think that's likely. We're only about halfway.

Thats over 2 weeks from now.. We just need to get a move on it lol..

I don't mind speeding the pace up.

Do we need to bring Bengeirr back to Skelg? Maybe we can interrogate him now, then get back to Skelg with the lantern? We also might want to deal with the guard outside the warehouse. Maybe someone can do Spellcraft or Knowledge (arcane) checks on the lantern... try to figure out how it's connected to making someone frigid. I'm not sure about the bodies... I'm suspicious that they're all Ulfen and helped sail this ship before succumbing to the same cold sickness as Skelg.

Anything else?

You do not actually need Bengeirr for anything beyond your own purposes.

With no healers, I would like the chance to return to the lodge to see if we can get some healing before jumping in the painting. I'm ok with what the group decides in regards to Bengeirr, though - so I'll "pass" in the game thread until we leave to either heal up or head to Skelg. Hopefully that will speed things up - I know a few times I've checked in and not posted anything waiting for other folks to get asnswers/post their opinion, so maybe knowingly "fast passing" will expedite what everyone else wants to do :).

Jasmine is good to go, might need to stock up on another bag of sling bullets but otherwise doesn't object to getting a few healing potions. I will pass until we return to Skelg or shop, either way :)

That's fine with me, Velinov. Just tell me what you do in the Gameplay thread.

I've only got one cure light wounds potion left and would prefer to hold onto it as a last resort, so... shopping for a few more sounds good to me. :)

Will post in a bit...

In regards to the "moral discussion". First, I appreciate the mature and reasoned response of the players involved. Second, I see your points as well, though I still think the killing was more like murder and less like a SEAL team killing a guard on their way to a target. SEAL teams usually avoid killing wherever possible (it leaves too much evidence) and especially on the way out (the mission, having been accomplished, cannot be enhanced by it).

Really, the only two "justifications" for a killing in a military context are to secure the safety of the team and to secure the objective. I'm not sure either was at stake in this instance, especially when simply pummeling that guy would have sufficed.

Now, it's not sacrificing puppies, I'll grant you.

If I ever -did- consider taking action for an alignment infraction in a PFS game (and I'm not), I would not do it unilaterally. Instead, I'd refer it to several PFS GM's and at least one Venture Officer to let them sanity-check me first. But this isn't anything like that. This is just me warning you guys that you're straying close to the edge. If that's where your character lives, then that's your business.

The only time I would take immediate and unilateral action is if a player were ruining the game for another player, and that's certainly not the case here.

Thank you for giving me the time to talk to you about this.

Play on!

Just to check, is it safe to assume that people were able to purchase their potions on the way to Skelgs? Or is the plan to check in with Skelg, get the "timeline" update, then rest up and head in? As the only spellcaster I know that I'm the only that really needs the 8 hour rest - but without it I don't think I'll be able to contribute much.

You can certainly purchase potions or anything else on the way back to Skelg's.

Heh, I just realized that I can't even afford a potion. 43GP leftover from character creation. Is there a church/cleric/healer that I can stop at to have CLW cast at the Level x Spell Level x 10GP cost?

Roary will lend you some cash till the mission is done.. I believe thats allowed right? If so he'll give you 100gps that u can repay should we live through this..

@Roary - Thanks. I'll take you up on that assuming Tarondor ok's it.

Of course. No problem.

Howdy!

Well, this "weekend" (10, 11 & 12 Apr) is the 2nd weekend of my 2 weekend Boy Scout training course known as Wood Badge. This course is being offered on an LDS friendly schedule, so I report to the campground at 0700 on Thursday and get home during Saturday evening.

In keeping with the rules given to the boys for their campouts, I will not be allowed to use any fancy electronics during the 3 days of the course. So I will be out of touch for those 3 days.

If you need to bot me, do.

My wife is talking about spending a week camping to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. These plans are not finalized (or even really scheduled) yet. But I know she won't be able to go a week without her electronic tether, so I expect to be in contact during that period anyway.

From an old Eagle Scout, have fun!

Good thing I held onto that last potion of cure light wounds!

Doh! I was planning on castng Mage Armor on you this turn.

Lol, thanks anyway!

I need a group decision.

At least three of us seem in favor of giving Skelg the lantern to decide. He's been advised to see himself healed before giving it away.

I haven't seen Thearor post since April 12. He's not posted since around the same time in another game we're in together as well. Guess we can assume he's fine with the plan.

I vote heal Skelg, than let him decide if he wants to hand it over or not.

Thats why i gave it to him.. It was his afterall not the Societies..

I think we're all in agreement of healing Skelg. The question is (1) will they open the portal for us to return and (2) will she actually heal him if we handover everything first.

POSTMORTEM

Sadly, the PFS rules say that if you give away the Lantern, you don't get that second Prestige Point. I can see where they're coming from, but I don't have to like it.

I do, however, have to hew to the rules.

Okay, folks, that's a wrap! Thanks for playing.

Please post here with the following:

1) Your real name.

2) Your character's PFS number

3) Whether you're out-of-tier or using slow advancement.

I'll try to get the chronicles out within 24 hours of receiving this information from everyone.

Scott / Tarondor

Well's thats not cool.. The mission was to save Skelg first, then the artifact..

Im also doing a day job roll :)..

I'll take 10 for a Day job of 20 Survival.. Using survival via Hunting Lodge Perk..

How do we handle loot? For example, the desecration mask? I have some debts to pay.

Everyone is given the same amount pretty much.. It may differ between levels but not much.. There is no keeping of loot..

Right. You'll see on the sheet. You each get an amount of gold and can "buy" treasures from the adventure with that. Well, some of them. Not all will be available. These early "Year 0" adventures weren't too creative with treasure.

Okay, gang, I'll try to have the chronicles out today.

Scott / Tarondor

Josh and Rob, what're your last names? I need them for the chronicle sheet.

Kuaizi, I need the above information for you so I can send you a chronicle!

Scott / Tarondor

Well, it looks like the squishy mage lived through the adventure, although that first encounter was a bit dicey. Good playing with everyone - we made it without a healer.

Last name is M

Hey! Sorry, busy few days.

Here's the info, Scott. Thanks for running, I had a fun time with everyone, see you around. :)

And here's a day job check:
Profession (scribe) check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Is it ok if I attempt the Day Job? Velinov will attempt a craft (painting/drawing) check to capture all the nordic inspired scenes.

Craft(Painting/Drawing): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22

Chronicles sent.

Thanks for Playing!