RoW: Let's Thaw the Frozen Stars! (Inactive)

Game Master Daxter

Thanks; I'm just about to wrap up Kingmaker for a Saturday (face to face) group, so I'll be happier when I'm back down to one adventure path I'm running :)

In that game, the king (a battle herald) just soloed a (CR20) lesser jabberwocky with a vorpal blade. There was some snicker-snacking involved, followed by some galumphing. Good times were had by all.

I've often tried to figure out what a snicker-snack actually sounds like.

Cool, sounds like fun. I look forward to getting to that stage with you (and the whole gang) in this game.

Did we have access to the full suite of hero point options or just the cheat death?

I used one to reroll something, so I'd say you have the full suite of options.

I added the options and rules I'm using to the campaign info tab. I am not currently allowing hero-point themed spells, feats or items, just the basic options from the APG

I was considering a heroic partial charge.

Ah! I though you were referring to some sort of obscure feat.

*whirrrr... whirrrr... click*

Carry on with the partial charge.

Marcian would be considerably scarier as an opponent if he could land a single sneak attack :P

Congratuations! You are now 5th level. Don't forget to take a feat!

You also get 1 hero point, although you can't have more then 3 at any time (except for Ankih, who can have up to 5 - I decided to up his cap a bit).

You'll have at least a day to rest, as well.

Sweet, I turn my back on the boards for a few hours and we level up! Will have to do that and post later, busy day tomorrow and just got home from PFS night.

I have to say, Shanya, I enjoy the way you narrate your use of studied strike!

Hurray!

Sven's all leveled.

Hey Rango, it doesn’t matter for this level but next level Sven’s going to be getting a domain via his archetype (Sacred Servant). The archetype doesn’t include it but would you be okay with Sven’s archetype functioning off of charisma instead of wisdom? This probably falls well within the realm of houseruledom but it seemed like a reasonable request.

No problem with that substitution. Go ahead and use Charisma for the domain.

Leveled and ready!

All leveled and ready to go.

Avora has been leveled, and is ready.

Kalt is also leveled and ready to infiltrate Whitethrone for the good of Golarion, even if he doesn't necessarily like that many people.

Leveled up and ready!

Sure, I'll hold onto Marcian's rapier if no one else wants it.

I assume Sven intends to wear the cloak and bear arms, then? Everyone else will content themselves with daggers, clubs, slings and light armor, or the equivalent? You can buy simple weapons and light armor easily enough in the Fishcamps, if you need to.

Let me know if you have other plans.

Heh. Bear arms.

Aside from the great pun, I'm thinkin Kalt in disguise. He needs his weapons more, the Brawlerdin can function well without his....
XD

Well I was more looking forward to the prospect of turning into a wolf and nomming some fools.

haha. ok go for it...XD

I don't feel strongly about it either way, but Ankih does have a point. With Kalt wearing the rimepelt, we'd have two of our melee combatants able to get to work quickly if necessary. But Kalt's not much of a bluffer, and if you're excited about nom-noms, I won't stand in your way, big fella.

Just wait until next level, when Avora finally gets her wild shape. Then there will be plenty of nom-nom action!

Does the GM get a vote?

I believe the GM gets the deciding vote, whatever the issue.

Pffft, it's your cloak. You get to do what you want with it.

I will merely say that force of arms will not necessarily serve you best when you've a whole town poised to come down on you. It is of course an option and not one you should rule out, but one to be used with discretion.

I get the feeling you’re suggesting that, for subterfuge purposes, it might be better on Shanya. Yes, she’s got a great bluff score but she’s also less physically capable than Sven. If we end up in a situation where Shanya as our wolf has to back it up, our cover will be blown. Besides, we can still get plenty of mileage out of her bluffomancy with her acting as chattel.

Let's go with a Sven in wolf's clothing and run with it. Kalt will play the surly, silent chattel role quite skillfully, I'm sure.

Shanya can do this either way.

I wasn't suggesting that Shanya wear the cloak; rather, I was framing the challenges you are likely to face. You know Ringeirr is going to prefer stealth and deception - he wants to work this route after you leave, right? :) Violence, however, is always a possibility.

I'll proceed with the understanding that Sven's the man in the cloak and go from there. I probably won't be posting until later tonight, however.

I think there was some miscommunication. The cloak lets one of us 'hide in plain sight' effectively. Sven's wearing it has nothing to do with violence necessarily and stealth isn't a factor either way.

As far as deception, physically Sven pulls off the ruse better than Shanya would and he's decent at social stuff with good bluff/diplomacy and charming!

Sven getting a date with the guard as we smuggle ourselves in reminds me of arriving in Tunisia on the ferry from Sicily, 20+ years ago. I got a ride from a French guy who was smuggling car parts in to sell them, and we got stopped by the cops. Rather than getting a ticket, he ended up selling the cop a transmission! But, alas, no date.

Uh oh.

I thought we decided back with Mez that Avora and Sven were both too wild to be exclusive. Has this whole winter apocalypse scenario changed her mind?

Too late, Sven.

Looks like you're... out in the cold.

Did I miss that conversation? Wild, yes, but too wild? There may be more there than either of us thinks.

It was after Kalt revealed what he saw in death with the pair of mated bears representing the two of us.

We'll have to discuss it in-character when we're no longer in danger.

This section is really driving home the notion that, even after we save the world from eternal winter, Irrisen is still f%+~ed.

Well, that means we have a lot of work to do!

It'd be easier if Sven wasn't the only one allowed to keep all his gear

Freeing Irrisen or avoiding mirror men?

Six of one, half dozen of another.

You folks seem to be doing alright so far without the gear.

I've enjoying being a man in wolf's clothing.

I'd imagine these are all combat encounters without the Rimepelt?

Oh, just you wait--Shanya's luck is going to run out eventually.

No, they don't have to be. But they do become more difficult if you can't masquerade as a worg.

Thanks for moving my token. Completely slipped my mind.

No problem, figured you were posting from a phone or something.

It took Shanya's, Kalt's and Sven's combined blows to take the mirror man out. Sorry if I didn't explicitly note that.

EDIT: Also, I try to run the NPCs so they don't overshadow characters. So, Ringeirr will use his sling, right, can't possibly do much with that! Then what does the dice roller do? Naturally, it critical with the sling, near max damage. I mean, it was still only 13 points, but still... I guess the dice roller wanted Ringeirr to have his moment in the sun.