Ruins of Pathfinder: The Mysterium Compact (Mythic) (Inactive)

Game Master Robert Brookes

“Nothing is yet in its true form.”

                                      -C.S. Lewis
 
Current Location: Ancient Ossuary


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Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

I tried a few ways of adding coordinates to this map, but with all the layers it takes to reveal/unreveal portions of the map it didn't work out. Let's try just declaring movement for now and see how it works.

Example:
Move Action: 15 feet - 1s, 2e

That'd move you three squares (15 feet) one square south and two squares east. Again, presuming the map is oriented with "up" as north. If you have any questions, just ask.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

I know Taeo is on vacation but possibly also with net access and Shen is very busy with classes, so I'll give them both until tomorrow evening to take an action. If I don't see one by then I'll NPC them to keep things moving.


Male Ifrit Commoner/1

I am of the opinion that running away is always an option, just so people know. No shame in our group fleeing a bunch of terrible spiders...

Then again, pretty and shiny gold things. Not that matters to Alanar at the moment until Ilesea is safe, but think of the things he could make!


Human Commoner 1, HP: 6/6, AC: 15/15/10, SV: 0/5/-1, INIT: +2, CMB: +0, CMD: 15, ATT: None, PERC: +3

I have posted. Shen Hua has chosen a path much traveled since the dawn of time - wait to be rescued.


Maptool is free software that does lighting very well. It's available at rptools.net. You'd need to import your map image as a new map, and then add visual line blocking and turn on vision. I use it in my Carrion Crown game to make 6 mini maps every update when they are in a dungeon (just takes clicking on the icon and then hitting export six times), one for each character so they can only see what their character sees. Makes fights in the dark much more interesting/realistic.


Female Human (Boring Subtype) Technomancer (2)/Freelancer (1)

There's also roll20, if your subscription there is still live. That's what I planned to use for my PbP game.


Are these spiders tiny?

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Yes they are tiny.


So we get AOOs when they enter our squares to attack, yes? If I take an unarmed strike on one, I won't provoke since it doesn't have reach right? Do unarmed stikes take the -4 non-proficiency penalty if you don't have Improved Unarmed Strike?


Male Fey-touched (Idyllkin) half-elf Commoner 1

Taeo has the torch ready to swing at the spider, trying to keep it at bay, assuming it keeps coming closer.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Alyona Elvanna wrote:
So we get AOOs when they enter our squares to attack, yes? If I take an unarmed strike on one, I won't provoke since it doesn't have reach right? Do unarmed stikes take the -4 non-proficiency penalty if you don't have Improved Unarmed Strike?

You will get AoOs when they enter your square to attack since they have no reach, yes. As far as I know unarmed strikes (even without improved unarmed strike) do not suffer non proficiency penalties. However, you are not considered *armed* without improved unarmed strike, and thus do not get to make attacks of opportunity unarmed. You can still ready an action and attack, however.


Touche.


Male Human (Chelaxian) Commoner 1

I like that I go last because you're all going to die and I am going to run away, plugging my ears to your spidery screams.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

This particular encounter should be evoking all sort of horrible spider-swarm-filled mummy nightmares from Erik and Anlessa. Not really the same thing, but I totally have tormented their characters in the past with nightmarish spider encounters.


Female Human Commoner 1

Thanks. I had forgotten :|


Male Human Commoner 1

I hadn't! T_T


Human Commoner 1, HP: 6/6, AC: 15/15/10, SV: 0/5/-1, INIT: +2, CMB: +0, CMD: 15, ATT: None, PERC: +3

I'd just like to say thank you to Robert for the spider nightmares I had last night. Nothing says, "Pleased to meet you" like a new GM playing on my arachnophobia.

8)

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

:D

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Since some people have effectively injured the skull spiders and you've started to get a sense of how they fight, I've put the Skull Spider's basic statistics (AC, Saves, CMD) in the campaign info tab in the marked spoiler. Feel free to use this to determine success of your attack rolls.

I don't notmally do this, but Jelani does in his campaigns and it tends to speed things up, so I'll see how it goes!

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Also note since both skull spiders charged this round their AC has been reduced by 2 from what is listed.


Male Ifrit Commoner/1

In retrospect, perhaps we should have invested in using Stealth checks in the first place to avoid drawing the attention of these little beasties. But hindsight's 20/20.

Alanar probably shouldn't have kept heading off like he did, but seeing as his only other option there was to sit on his thumbs and wait, the flighty ifrit offered his opinion and then acted upon it. Hopefully he doesn't get too far away.


Male Human (Chelaxian) Commoner 1

I should be able to take my turn in a couple of hours, sorry. Still no internet on the home PC and the tablet's garbage for posting.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Were you not able to get that Belkin wifi card working? That is unbelievable, it's only 5 years old. :(


Male Human (Chelaxian) Commoner 1

No one has drivers for it anywhere, including the Belkin site. All I can find is bogus program downloader links.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

That is ba-nay-nays.


Male Human (Chelaxian) Commoner 1

With the spiders being in other people's squares, is there a chance that I accidentally smash Erik's teeth in with my torch if I miss the spider next round?

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Thankfully for Erik, no. The rules are largely merciful on that.

In the inverse, if there's four pixies in the same square you can still only attack one at a time.


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Male Human Commoner 1

I cleared the square just to be sure. Flanking might have had something to do with it, too.

I am saddened that Erik cannot swan-dive onto four pixies at once, though. T_T

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Unarmed attacks (without improved unarmed strike) can't make attacks of opportunity. I keep forgetting this!


Male Human (Chelaxian) Commoner 1

Sorry for holding everyone up. I meant to post over the weekend, but then I viciously mangled my PC in my DIY hubris.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

@Alanar: You had to move too far last round to also take the staff, but you may do so this round or otherwise change your planned action based on what Alanar heard down the long corridor.


Female Human Commoner 1

I probably won't have time to dedicate to my turn until tonight; if everyone else in my group posts before then, feel free to delay Anlessa into the second group rather than have me hold things up.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Can-do!


Human Commoner 1, HP: 6/6, AC: 15/15/10, SV: 0/5/-1, INIT: +2, CMB: +0, CMD: 15, ATT: None, PERC: +3

Yay for me! First two midterms down and probably passed. 1 more Wednesday, another Friday and then the last next Thursday. It's taking forever, but I'll be a doctor yet!


Male Ifrit Commoner/1

Hooray for doctoring! Please learn cure light wounds immediately.


Human Commoner 1, HP: 6/6, AC: 15/15/10, SV: 0/5/-1, INIT: +2, CMB: +0, CMD: 15, ATT: None, PERC: +3

They haven't taught us that yet. I think Nurses learn it.

I think we only learn Cure Critical and Cure Mortal Wounds...oh, and Slay Living.


Male Human Commoner 1

...I always knew doctors had evil thoughts. T_T

(Jokes aside, though, congratulations! ^^)

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Your first encounter is over! :D

Let me know, as a group, what your next step is. I'll update the map for Alanar when I get home from work tonight (sometime before American Horror Story comes on and distracts me >_>;)


Male Ifrit Commoner/1

Boy, I hope people catch up with Alanar quickly now - he's moving at half speed to keep his stealth, so if people go after him as soon as possible, they'll reach him. Otherwise, he's going to stupidly forge ahead alone.

It's really a dilemma when you know your character will do the dumb thing when you as the player know its a terrible idea.

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

I added some markers to the Ossuary map to show where the different skeletal figures/weapons are located.


Human Commoner 1, HP: 6/6, AC: 15/15/10, SV: 0/5/-1, INIT: +2, CMB: +0, CMD: 15, ATT: None, PERC: +3

I have a huge test tomorrow and another Wednesday. I took my turn and anyone else can move Shen Hua if needed. I will be back tomorrow for another turn.


Female Human Commoner 1

I'm out of town until Saturday. I may get a post or two in, but I'm not counting on it, so just assume that Anlessa is grumbling to herself while Shen Hua helps her walk for the moment. I'll probably make a post to that effect if I have time anyway.


Male Dwarf (Deep Delver) Cleric (Varsian Pilgrim) 2
Robert Brookes wrote:

Ah, yes yes. I feel that should probably be a thing, shouldn't it?

I've established a few in Reign of Winter and -- I believe Jelani can correct me if I miss any -- they are:

Sylvan - Irish
Infernal - Gujarati
Celestial - Tamil
Tian - Traditional Chinese
Minkan - Japanese
Taldan (Common) - English

Aquan came up too, but I forget what Jelani used for it.

Just wanted to come by and drop this link here, since the quoted post was the main source of content for it. If you've used any other languages since, just let me know and I'll add them. Enjoy!


Male Fey-touched (Idyllkin) half-elf Commoner 1

Rogarth, thanks for getting them onto the wiki. Is there an equivalent of Google Translate for the Dwarven/Dragon language? While I'm not playing any speakers of Dwarven in either of the Ruins campaigns I'm in, I'd hope to only use ones that can be auto-translated.

Robert wrote:
Russian (or at least the cyrillic alphabet) has been used for Thassilonian
Jelani wrote:

I usually use Gujarati for abyssal because it's all pointy.

To me, infernal should have cyrillic script. Maybe ukrainian?

Edit:That's probably just my American associations of the USSR with hellish bureaucracy talking though :P

In this game I've also used:

* Aklo - Greek

In Crusty's Ruins game I've used:
* Polyglot - Swahili
* Druidic - Welsh (haven't used yet, but planning to)


Male Fey-touched (Idyllkin) half-elf Commoner 1

Robert: Happy to update the wiki myself, btw, if you want players to do so. Let us know.


Male Dwarf (Deep Delver) Cleric (Varsian Pilgrim) 2
Taeo Oneshape wrote:

In this game I've also used:

* Aklo - Greek

In Crusty's Ruins game I've used:
* Polyglot - Swahili
* Druidic - Welsh (haven't used yet, but planning to)

Thanks, I've added them (and organized the table).

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

Yep! Anyone can join the wiki by going to the Ruins Wiki join page after making a wikidot account and use the password: chainsaws

Lantern Lodge RPG Superstar 2014 Top 4

A huge thanks to Rogath (from my Quest for Arcadia campaign) for working on the wiki while I've been so busy. In two weeks I have a full week off from work and plan on doing a lot of wiki work both there and on the wiki for my home game.


Human Commoner 1, HP: 6/6, AC: 15/15/10, SV: 0/5/-1, INIT: +2, CMB: +0, CMD: 15, ATT: None, PERC: +3

I finished my fourth of five midterms today. Next one is Wednesday. I'll check in every day and post if needed.

Shen Hua is pretty much a geisha. All this fighting is beyond her so she's just trying to keep up.


Male Human Commoner 1

So, our next course of action is moving forward after Alanar, presumably at full speed, I take it.

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