Shifty PFS group Charlie (Inactive)

Game Master Nik B.

Chronicle sheets have been emailed out.

I have also re-attached the Ascendance Day boon, as apparently some people missed it/didn't get one when they came out and were eligible.

I keep forgetting to check enemies for spellbooks to learn new spells. Any chance Riverbane had a spellbook? I know it's too late for all that anyway.

Thanks again for running a fun game, Shifty.

Master of the Fallen Fortress

Tossing back cold ales and cheap coin, a bunch of Pathfinders await their meeting with Drandle Dreng in a low rent tavern in Absalom...

Check in open! Once we are all here I can crack on.

Feel free to tell huge stories and outright lies to each other in the interim

Charlie
Steven_Evil Hask Wartooth-Sorcerer
Sior Wyconda Sunaki - Samurai
caps Fingalad Eldahir - Archer Bard
PJP Inira McCullagh - Archer

Dot!

Sitting atop a rug, Wyconda watches the others as he waits. As each enters the room, he gets up to greet them with clasped arms and a welcoming clap on the shoulder. The most unusual thing about this man, for man he seems to be, is the dull green skin and the serpentine eyes which regard you. "I am sure you have heard a few of us vishkanya offering to aid the Society in their missions. Today, I shall be one such companion and will treat you as such in kind."

After greeting each Pathfinder, he returns to his spot on the rug and lowers himself into a lotus position to continue waiting.

Fingalad gratefully takes Wyconda's offered hand and returns a friendly smile. I am honored to have one such as yourself as a companion today. My name is Fingalad.

A half orc with mottled grey skin strides into the room. His face and arms are covered in what appear to be stylized burn scars in tribal patterns, interwoven with white tattoos that match.

He is less bulky than you would expect a half orc to be, being about the same musculature as an average human man. He wears a simple outfit made of leather, with multiple pouches on his belt and two bandoliers across his chest, in which are stores several vials of alchemist's fire, holy water, and some flasks of acid. He leans a simple wooden longspear against the wall and shakes the Vishkanya's hand.

I am Hask. I have never heard of your people, but I welcome you as my ally. May we be more powerful than our enemies this day.

It's apparent that his words are some sort of greeting from his homeland.

The elf receives the same handshake.
I am Hask. It is a pleasure to work alongside you in this mission. May we be more powerful than our enemies this day.

After he has greeted the two, he takes a spot in the corner, and a small ball of fire springs up in his hand, into which he stares, and toys with it, making it assume different shapes and colors.

Fingalad stands near the Vishyanka with a relaxed posture that exudes grace even as he remains motionless and straight with his hands resting at his sides. Although humans might call his frame slender at first glance, a second look reveals a taut arms and a firm chest resting on powerful legs.

--

He shakes the Half-Orc's hand and nods at his words. "Indeed."

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Pending Iniria

You are in Absalom, the mighty City at the Center of the World,

Like all the great Pathfinders before you, you have just spent many hard weeks training at the Grand Lodge and based on the fables, outrageous tales, and 'fishing stories' bandied around about the Absaloms surrounds you’ve always longed to explore one of the countless ruins of failed conquerors that litter the plains outside the city’s walls to see if any of those legends were true.

You’ve all heard rumours that one of the sealed siege castles has been laid open by a minor earthquake. Word on the street is that no one has yet entered the tower, which folks are calling the “Fallen Fortress.” What better way to start a life of excitement and adventure than by exploring its long-abandoned, dusty halls and perhaps claiming its ancient treasures? Surely this is the reason you were called away to meet with Drandle Dreng.

After a long wait, and falling hopes, Dreng finally arrives.

"One of your fellow Pathfinders, Balenar Forsend, a young and spiring bard decided to set out and build a legend around himself - wishing to be known for dash and derring do. He too heard about the tower and decided to go and get first bragging rights for exploring it. Now you will be exploring it to find what remains of him. Questions?"

"How long ago did he go missing?"

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Inira walks in, quiet and unassuming, and listens as Dreng explains the situation. She is a half-elf lass with long, red hair and bright green eyes.

"Loss of such an eager life saddens me."

Hask muses as much to himself as he answers Inira.
Hopefully he isn't dead. If he is only trapped, and we hurry, we may be able to help him.

"Let us hope that eager fire still burns in his veins."

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Before Dreng arrives, the vishkanya nods to his new companions. "I am called Wyconda. We will bring honor to the Society with our strength."

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After Dreng's introduction, Wyconda awaits answers before springing more questions on the Venture-Captain.
He who runs into darkness alone is blind, but he who runs out of darkness... hmmm, perhaps a greater threat?

"How long ago did he go missing?"

"Only two days ago, by our best reckoning. Bards are fickle and mercurial, it was assumed he was lost in the arms of some new amorous affection and just overdue, but then the real story emerged"

Dreng notes your concerns and seems comforted by the party positivity.

"Then we should make haste. Does anyone need any supplies before we go? I can think of a few items. Let's go quickly and regroup, and head out."

Inira will purchase 2 vials of acid, 2 alchemist's fire, and an everburning torch. Total: 170 GP.

Allowing shopping and refurb of gear. Any last prep? The Journey is about a days leisurely stroll

Fingalad nods at Inira. "Indeed. Haste is in order. I am ready now."

no purchases here. I think I'm more or less broke.

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I am ready to set off. I shall wait here for anyone who needs to resupply.

When the group is ready to leave, Hask stands with the rest and offers a small, toothy smile.
We should be wary. If one Pathfinder has fallen victim to this place then we already know it's dangerous.

"Indeed. With preparation and greater numbers on our side, we will prevail where one has tried."

With a quick check of his katana, Wyconda signals readiness to set out.

0 xp character, no dosh left, hahaha.

Same here. This is a brand new character. Haha. I might hit him with the credit from WBG2 later. We'll see.

Fingalad has 1 XP but he dumped all his treasure into a MWK +2 Str Comp. Longbow. :p

Same here. This is a brand new character. Haha. I might hit him with the credit from WBG2 later. We'll see.

I was going to do the same damned thing! Hahaha

I'm torn between giving it to this guy and giving it to a halfling warpriest I just made for a Wounded Wisp game. Too bad there aren't any people running a second game of WBG, haha.

The ruined siege castle now being called the Fallen Fortress rises out of the churned earth of the Cairnlands. No doors or windows mar the otherwise smooth expanse of the tower’s walls.

The tower is quatrefoil in plan; its eastern wing has largely collapsed, exposing the interior floors to the open air. Only the topmost level seems whole, though its eastern portion hangs precariously over the mountain of rubble left by the collapse.

At ground level, the rubble frames a gaping hole in the side of the building that provides access to the tower’s darkened interior.

Watching the tower a while, you see a couple of large feral looking dogs picking around the base...

Do you have a general marching order before I dump you on a map? :)

Fingalad should probably be in the middle or back.

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Inira doesn't need to be front line, but having a high perception probably will help.

Hask has excellent HP and perception, but a terrible AC. Middle is best for him.

I'll be the tank... famous last words, eh?

As they near the structure, Wyconda takes his katana and runs his tongue along the blade. His saliva runs thick over the edge and dries in the wind.

Swift action: Applying venom to the blade. Because why not?

The party presses forward to the waiting tower, the dogs await their arrival...

R1
Wyconda
Inira
Fingalad
ENEMY
Hask

"Anyone good with animals? I hate to put them down, but if I must, I would rather do it from a distance... they look vicious."

"I have no skill with animals." Fingalad draws his bow and nocks an arrow. "I agree that killing them from a few hundred feet away will be safer and less unpleasant. I doubt we could run them off."

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Hask draws his crossbow.
Poor things. But they stand between us and rescuing an ally. They must be dealt with.

He loads a bolt as he speaks.

Wyconda steps forward and readies his blade against the first enemy to come adjacent to him.

Fingalad moves to the right and draws an arrow back. It begins to glow, and then he releases it at the rightmost dog.

Longbow, attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25
Longbow, confirm crit: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Longbow, damage, Arcane Strike: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8
Longbow, crit damage, Arcane Strike: 2d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 7) + 4 + 2 = 17

Inira taking offensive action or just chilling to see what happens?

Fingalads arrow streaks across the distance and squarely strikes a hound, putting it down silently.

Since Fingalad already started... :)

Inira takes aim and fires off a flurry of arrows at the leftmost dog.

Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 3

Attack: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Another dog wears a hit, and the last dog rushes at Wyconda - only to die on his readied blade.

The injured dog notes its two dead packmates and heads away quickly.

Silence, other than the normal sounds of the Cairnlands, once again descends.

Ahead of you the tower awaits. A brief peruse past the opening reveals that the northern wing of the tower seems to have escaped the worst effects of the collapse, but rubble still litters the floor and everything is covered in a thick layer of stone dust.

Thick cobwebs cloak the ceiling and hang down the walls like gossamer tapestries. A single archway stands open in the southwest wall.

Fingalad murmurs a spell and Wyconda's armor begins shedding light like a torch. Fingalad looks around the room.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

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Hask stands just inside the room, his long spear held ready.
Keep your eyes open. Something could be waiting for us to all get inside that room, and then block us in.

He looks around, trying to spot anything out of the ordinary.
Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Fingalad SWEARS he saw something black and chitinous moving in there!

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Wyconda looks about as he steps toward the remains of the fortress, but the sudden light from his armour makes his eyes wince before adjusting. It is just enough for him to miss something otherwise obvious in the dim light.

"A spider! Or... something like it." can Fingalad see where this "chitinous" creature is to shoot it?

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I1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Inira and Fingalad have a moment to respond!

Surprise
Fingalad
Inira

R1
Fingalad
Inira
Spider
Hask
Wyconda

Fingalad raises his bow and releases a faintly glowing arrow in the blink of an eye.

swift action to activate Arcane Strike for +1 damage
Longbow, Attack, point blank shot: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 1 = 21
Longbow, damage, point blank shot, Arcane Strike: 1d8 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 6

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The arrow strikes true, but is not fatal!

Inira tries to follow with her own arrow.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Inira doesn't manage to land the shot.

R1
Fingalad
Inira
Spider
Hask
Wyconda

It is for all characters that achieved 6pp for their faction... so not limited to one.

Oddball issue with the reporting there Hela, my run sessions are all showing up ok for my various players... how annoying for those that got bugged!

More annoying is I have a stack of sheets to report from my local group among them are several marathon sessions of First Steps *sigh* And now you have to email Mike Brock to report First Steps 2 and 3

I apologize for my absence. My prep work for GenCon combined with family obligations have kept me very busy these past few days. Please feel free to GMPC Haemish until I return from GenCon next Monday. If you feel that I will miss too much of the adventure (and therefore shouldn't be eligible for the chronicle), it might be better to just write me out completely. I'm sure I'll get to play it again some other time. Again, apologies.

All good Hae, lets just take it as it comes mate... I suspect it will be a bit patchy with a few GenConners :)

It is for all characters that achieved 6pp for their faction... so not limited to one.

Oddball issue with the reporting there Hela, my run sessions are all showing up ok for my various players... how annoying for those that got bugged!

I'll get in touch with you after Gencon when the bugs are fixed. I have about 4-5 characters eligible.

Yeah seems Gencon is applying the brakes to just about everything, will update in the AM to allow a bit more response from the guys (and gals!).

K

I'm not sure I understand the boons. I think I get the Silver Crusade one (a layman's Smite Evil, one time use) right? So once I use that, it is used up and I mark it "off", is that correct? And it doesn't matter that Kishara didn't "save the people of Varisia with the help of Ollysta Zadrian"?

That's pretty much correct, a free one off smite. And yeah the fluff represents you doing your part to advance the factions causes - so yeah, you saved them, kinda...

sorry about disappearing been a gencon gming just returned to the real world...

So first there was GenCon, and then there was the recovery from GenCon. Both are over now (whew!) and I am available again for play. Should I jump in or wait for the next one to come around?

Crack in...

Crack in...

Is that Australian for jump in? I know Fosters is Australian for ... never mind.

Fosters is Australian for 'Export only'.

Yes come on in, its been a bit slow with all the GenConning, so thats fine.

Fosters is Australian for 'Export only'.

While we're on the subject, I'm guessing that the microbrew community has taken off in Australia as much as it has here in the States?

Its been merrily booming here for a few years now, we even had a PFS Convention in a micro-brewery - the did up Golarion Themed brews for it too - Chelish Blood Ale, Cayden Lager etc.

Nice! Don't know if you saw what a bar/restaurant in Indianapolis did for GenCon this year: Scotty's Menu

Pretty cool!

That's pretty much what Young Henrys did for the con too, slow cooked and smoked meats etc, to make fine rustic style Golarion fare to go with the beers. Most people found teh last session fo the day to be a bit of a struggle... pumps open 9am, games finish 10pm. Nasty :p

I'm trying to do the math on getting a PFS two day event down at Jervis Bay right on the beach in tents. It CAN be done and isn't that far of a drive, just hard to convince most gamers to go sit oceanside for a while - they tend to grumble, want aircon, and access to a snack bar.

Reckon it would be sweet for some nautical themes scenarios.

When do you want to do that Shifty, and is it bring your own tent?

Lighting wise, what do we do after 6-8pm for game play or do we just build a big beach fire (legality be damned) and play the Year of the Demon grouo event?

Not sure, as I say, still doing math. I know that if I aimed for tallow Beach in Bouddi National Park (Central coast) you can have beach bonfires.

I have a Taj-mahal sized tent as well, but in summer about the most you need is really a groundsheet/sleeping bag to lay on (to hot to be in) and a hootchie. I normally just roll out my sleeping bag and bivvy and rack out that way.

I'm adding it to my project list.

[edit - or Tallow Beach - could book all the sites perhaps.[/url]

I was actually thinking a similar thing when I went camping earlier this summer. Gets hot here too, but not nearly so bad.

Central coast would be a good one... would it be a family friendly event with rotating ppl to act as life guard to insure the munchikins didn't drown etc or just a 'lads' (ladettes can apply) weekend?

I'm trying to do the math on getting a PFS two day event down at Jervis Bay right on the beach in tents. It CAN be done and isn't that far of a drive, just hard to convince most gamers to go sit oceanside for a while - they tend to grumble, want aircon, and access to a snack bar.

Reckon it would be sweet for some nautical themes scenarios.

Sounds perfect for a Razor Coast marathon armageddon ;)

Snacks are easy with an esky anyhow... or an Engel if they're really picky!

Snacks are easy with an esky anyhow... or an Engel if they're really picky!

I reckon if someone didn't hump the rations down themselves they don't get to be picky :p That's the problem with some of the smaller sites, carting stuff.

Hela, hadn't got that far yet...! I supose it comes down to how much interest there is in the idea. On a side note, I went to an art and sculpture outdoor exhibit at Clarkes Point (Woolwich) the other day and the location is spectacular right on the harbour with awesome views of everything. Even on a perfect sunny day and with an event on there were bugger all people there - has BBQ facilities and loads of parking, reckon an end of year BBQ and game session could be the go as well. Or even just a BBQ/

Clarkes Point

Nice! Don't know if you saw what a bar/restaurant in Indianapolis did for GenCon this year: Scotty's Menu

And as I was just saying...!

Fiendraiser!

Haemish, are you in Indy? I live in Lu-ahvull.

Traded my Yeti 4X bicycle for a 1979 Yamaha XS750SF Triple today. Trying to resist Cafe Racering it.....sort of.

Wow old skool! Yeah that's screaming Cafe Racer.

On a side note, going off for a busy Sat night, wont get to posting now until the AM!

Check this out. 79 Yamaha

Haemish, are you in Indy? I live in Lu-ahvull.

Nope, I was just in Indy for GenCon. I live in Portland, OR.

Ah,cool.

Nice bike there Bilbo! :)

Uncomfy looking seat though.

Yeah,I don't think that I will go that severe. Gotta commute to far for that.

FYI, I'm heading out to DragonCon today, so I will be MIA most of the next five days. I may get to post, I may not, just warning.

Losing a few to Dragoncon around the boards! Lucky guys!

AND I'm back!

Will be on bus. Travel Tuesday.

Cool.

A group just entering the last part now, B group not far behind.

Probably a good time for Day Job rolls.

On a side note, I will be away between 27 Sep to 6 Oct most likely, so will be pretty much stuck on radio silence (or only occasional check ins) so wont be running anything over that period.

In short, happy to roll straight into the next scenario and take a break in the middle, or take a few weeks off then start Act 2 when I return. Let me know what you guys would prefer!

Im game for either but would prefer taking the few weeks off.

Day Job: Craft: Calligraphy 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Day Job: Craft Weapons: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

I'm okay with taking some time off.

Day Job: Craft Bookbinding: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

I am good either way.

Day Job: Diplomacy (Caravan: Linens): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21

Given my own absences in the next few weeks, I'd vote for taking the time off until you got back.

Day Job: Perform (oratory): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

I have family in town until the 23rd, so my posting may be a bit spotty. I'm okay with waiting.

Take 10 for 13

It is for all characters that achieved 6pp for their faction... so not limited to one.

Oddball issue with the reporting there Hela, my run sessions are all showing up ok for my various players... how annoying for those that got bugged!

Stuff has hit the fan for me work wise... will not be posting for at least another 12-24 hrs. But it seems we are taking a break... which is ok by me if you still want to keep me.

Shifty, if I give you screen shots or emails etc, can you do the chronicles for the RR Series for me?

Well we have to finish first :)

Sure mate, just flick me through the various details.

Break is fine. Will make the time away better for you.