Arcos could swim closer and look for an opportunity to get into melee. He can always fire off a Magic Missile while he's waiting for an opening.
I'm pretty sure that the 1st octopus is dead (a standard octopus has 13 hp).
Ok - will do that…I will remove octopus #1
My last three d4 rolls have also been 1s, so I'm not the best choice. :)
Mind you, the monster knowledge roll was very helpful, so no complaints.
Expecting to get back to normalcy on posts starting tomorrow and will assume Arcos is our only bot for a week or so…
Happy 2022 to you all. :)
Apologies for the delay - don't think I was quite ready for how little time I would have with a 4-year-old running about at home. (And with schools closing, I may continue to be slightly less responsive than usual for a bit)
I believe Arcos should be back but will bot dagger tonight if no post…
I think Arcos and Sidius are up.
The Globster must be getting pretty low on HP by now. It's taken 64 damage by my count..
Sorry for the delay. I am still in Florida taking care of my mother and work was especially busy this week. Planning to fly home Saturday but snowstorm expected there and my sister was going to drive me to the airport tested positive for covid. I may be here another week.
On a happy note you slay the advanced globster...sorry for the slog. The half damage underwater prolongs these combats by 2-3x
Definitely recommend investigating the prior ring room further:)
If the ring room is key to draining the water in the caverns, we would have to figure out how to activate it without fighting the constructs first (we likely can't do enough damage to them underwater to get past the fast healing). It's possible that we have to learn something from Lorelu the ghost (by playing her dice game) in order to drain the water.
The spellcraft is best done while observing the pump in person. I’d say the notes grant +4 circumstances to the check since it is steep (not something written in the mod)
Guidance heroism and other buffs may be prudent
You at least get the impression the loose ring needs to be replaced to match its fellows
Only Lubella saw the equipment up close so that is another challenge
Lubella will have to wait until the next day before she can cast any more Heroism spells.
Sorry for being a little absent, work has swallowed me whole (3 days in a row of working until 11 PM or later). Feel free to suggest things that Talvek might be doing to help.
Of course Engineering is the ONE knowledge skill I didn't put points in...
Finally flying back home from taking care of my mom for three weeks. Hope to post more consistent but all three kids recovering from Omicron so will see how it goes.
Be safe!
Wow, Aarvid, that sounds rough. Hope things go well.
Just to keep things moving, and speed up the underwater part, I am going to throw you all a bone. :)
This was a struggle for us to puzzle thru on my play of it as well. The DC's are a challenge at this level.
If we can access the machinery room without the constructs interfering, we should be able to pass the check by trying again every day. Buffed with Heroism, I think Sidius would have +16 Spellcraft, while Arcos would have +11.
I hope your kids recover from Omicron quickly. My niece, who is fully vaccinated, recovered in a bit over a week I think.
Could probably count on at least one aid another, and a guidance, too. So, effectively +19 with that - which should mean no more than 2 days. Unless the DC goes up for our failures.
Catching up on the two weeks of scuba and repairs.
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Rebellion Stuff - Weeks 11 and 12
==Upkeep Phase
==Activity Phase
Security * Team = GP
==Event Phase
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== Team-A === Peddlers
Flaetcher Kaneson (male half elf)
Morgar Manthai (male human) - charmed by imp
Zenger the Quick (male human)
Bolidino (male human) - killed in collapse
Umma LeGuin (female half elf)
Lankora Idall (female gnome)
== Team B === (sneaks/thieves)
Tuck
(Halflings)
== Team C ===
(Mercenaries)
F.Crow
== Team D === (Infiltrators)
Octavio, Order of Torrent
(4 Hellknights)
With our extra strategist action, we'll want to Recruit Supporters.
Are we at rank 7 currently? If so, we get an extra rebellion action.
Yes, rank 7. So we can add supporters. I missed a week due to the submerged activities.
It looks like we only did two rebellion activities. At level 6 we get a total of three (2+1 strategist), while at level 7 we get 3+1. So In addition to recruiting supporters, we could Reduce Danger, or perhaps there is an action that we could take to help with the pumping system repairs?
Yes…I kinda assumed the one team did some research to get you Hetamon but yes, recruit or raise funds. A team could chase down parts. Unfortunately one team is going to be disabled in week 11 due to an attack…
You could also upgrade teams. Very likely to be rank 8 rebellion by next week check
I kind of like the idea of spending an action on reducing danger, personally - especially since we're not really wanting to push anything yet.
Btw I updated the slides on the rebellion deck - the main add being pics of many of the Npcs
How to deal with Zenger: get him alone at the HQ, cast Zone of Truth, ask him what his deal is. Is he planning to sell us out? If yes, why? If yes, we have to kill him.
Might be better to meet him away from the HQ, just in case he's being followed/watched already (so it's not the last area in which he was seen) -- but otherwise, agreed.
I think there may be some confusion about what we need to do next. Who are we waiting on?
You came back from dive - with parts. So the next action is another dive (and coming up with the 2000gp for parts...assuming you have or can find it)
The other open action (or not) is dealing with the team member.
I think we already outlined a plan for that? I agree with Sidius's idea to confront the potential leak/spy away from HQ in case he's being watched or followed.
Just a note that some may be having problems logging into their Paizo accounts. I can log in using an Incognito window, but not a normal window. I've tried deleting my Paizo cookies, but it hasn't helped.
Thanks. I have seen similar- but mine is working but my sons is not.
I had to wipe cookies and site info, and then force a hard refresh (Ctrl-f5 in firefox).
Perhaps we need to manufacture an "important mission" for Zenger: something that will take him away from the Lucky Bones for a while. If we can keep him busy, perhaps that will neutralize the danger.
Problem is, he's more concerned about 'being important' than loyal to a side - so the concern I'd have is that he's away, he'll start bragging/making noise to show how important he is -- and spill the beans or get captured as a result.
I thought setting him up on a mission of his own choosing might work, but then, I'd worry about sending him alone, and we don't want others to get killed because of him.
If it were next level, I'd say one of us could geas him - but it's not.
Sorry for the delay. Lots of yard work at in-laws getting ready for Easter tomorrow. Will update later today.
Hoping everyone is well and has a great weekend. :)
With regards to water levels, the repaired pumps have lowered the water sufficiently in the worked stone areas that were used by the smugglers. However the larger caves still have waist deep or deeper water as their floors are below the dock level in room D8.
So damp floors in D1, D5, D6, D7
Waist deep in D8, D10, D11, D12
10' deep in areas off to the west and east (unexplored)
So the elves would not have to go to bath tubs necessarily.
With the expiry of Cat's Grace and Mirror Image, Lubella's defenses aren't that great. And a hit on her is virtually an auto-grapple. She has to decide between attacking and trying to escape, and can't use Battle Dance when grappled, so her offense will be minimal.
Burned most of my spells on the shell-heads, so it'll be mostly hexes. Going to try a slumber.
Lubella's in serious danger of dying here, I'm afraid. She'll likely be unconscious and drowning in 3 rounds. Fighting a grapple monster by yourself is a death sentence. :(
If only this was salt water...
Talvek will jump in to help, but he has -1 to swim.
Do you not have a rank in swim? It's a Swashbuckler class skill. Touch of the Sea is also on the Alchemist extract list, and gives you a swim speed.
I do not have a rank in Swim. Next level up I shall rectify this oversight.
I have Monkeyfish on my extract list, which I've been using in other occasions, but didn't prepare this time, alas.
Water in this dock chamber was almost to ceiling 10’ deep towards. 15’ ceiling but is now about 5’ deep. Does not appear to be draining anymore
The funny part is I play CDG so rarely I had to look it up yesterday when our GM had said the monster wAs still standing after my dwarf barbarian hit a held outsider.
But I checked the rule and said ‘it may have survived the damage but the DC131 fort save is going to be tough to make.’ I think that was my first ever as a player in all my years playing.
When you get the DC over 100, the notion of auto-success on a natural 20 seems more than a little ridiculous. ;)
Agreed - that and the massive damage rule- another I never followed.
Traveling on a middle school band trip starting tomorrow morning until Sunday - so posting could be limited or short.
Long time lurker. I really enjoy the progress your team has made.