Talanor, the Bright Tower

Game Master Valjoen_KC

Good catch. This is what happens when I post in haste.

Ah, my bad. I'm always so used to taking color spray over sleep, but I decided to mix it up on this guy.

Parent-teacher conferences on Thursday; I may not be able to get a post in until late. Sorry.

If everyone is good with it, I'll keep the dialogue/roleplaying going as long as we want. If I start to see a consensus about actions or if someone explicitly states that they are taking an action, I'll move the scene along.

If I do move us along and you wanted to make any comments or ask questions, don't hesitate to post it. We can always rewind if we need to.

Works for me :D.

I feel really dumb right now; does anyone know how to resize the boundaries on the edges of the Excel window in Google docs? I was looking at the inventory list and it was like reading the medicine bottle of medicine bottles.

I tried control+wheel as well as view menu; no dice :(

I'm not sure what you mean.

DM Val, can you link the supply list at the top of the campaign for easy access in the future?

Here's a picture of the issue at hand.

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My IQ now resembles a block of cheddar. It's sharp cheddar, at least.

Thanks!

I do love me some sharp chedder.

I'm not sure what you mean.

DM Val, can you link the supply list at the top of the campaign for easy access in the future?

Done

Thanks!

I updated the spreadsheet to include the scavenged items from the dead and did a little organization on it. It should be set for editing to all of you.

Putrid rations got fed to the flames since, as far as Garidan knew, there's no way to make them palatable.

Of course there's a way.

Of course there's a way.

Yes, but Garidan doesn't know that anyone actually has that, is what I meant. So funky rations go away :D.

I hope nobody minds my long filler play post. Wanted to put something out there, while avoiding anything that might come off as railroad-y on my part. So went with a journal entry.

I hope nobody minds my long filler play post. Wanted to put something out there, while anything that might come off as railroad-y on my part. So went with a journal entry.

I believe I speak for us all when saying that type of enrichment is welcome, not rejected.

Busy weekend. I'll have an update in the morning.

Onward to adventure!

So, how are we going to go about this next step? Do we do a little exploration and constructive looting in the city, or do we just book it for the pass and points beyond?

Personally, I wouldn't mind a wee bit of the former, if only because Valjoen has taken the time to put it there and all, but a detailed dive can wait for when there aren't an unwholesomely large number of undead knocking on the Tower's doors (and walls, for that matter) wanting in (damn solicitors just don't stop, ever :p).

I think we should try to keep the action moving. I'm loving the character introductions and the flavorful introspection but momentum is a PBP's lifeblood.

Figured I'd ask this here, before it comes up in play and slows things down waiting for a judgment.

How does the demoralize aspect of the Intimidate skill work on undead, more specifically mindless ones like these zombies? There's an interesting, years-old thread offering a few thoughts on the matter, but nothing I can find in the way of an official ruling.

I would allow intelligent undead to be demoralized. Zombies and skeletons, for example, would not be susectible to the effect. They have no intelligence. For intelligent undead, if they have a reasonable belief that you can even touch them, then yes. If you attempt to demoralize an intelligent, incorporeal undead and you haven't even shown that you can affect them, then I'd rule that they couldn't careless about your intimidation.

I rule similarly in my own games.

So, basically as various folks have decided to do in that thread I linked to. That was pretty much what I figured it would be myself, but I wanted to be sure.

Now feinting mindless undead shouldn't be an issue, right? That's basically "Watch my left hand, watch my left hand, oh! You just got the knocked the f#ck out, why weren't you watching my right hand like I told you to?", and anything with the appropriate senses should fall for it.

Paizo ususally does a good job of determining when mind-affecting effects (such as fear) apply. However, the subcategories and causes of certain statuses (like intimidate) generally don't make the bridge for you to the resistance/immunity in question.

According to the PRD, feinting a creature lacking an Intelligence score is impossible. Zombies' intelligence is "-". So for a zombie or skeleton, sorry no. But intelligent undead, like a ghoul, yes.

Going forward, if anyone wants to ready an action, please go ahead and make any necessary rolls and put them in a spoiler. This way, I can resolve those actions immediately if they come into play. Thanks!

Right.

We're stopping at a church for holy water. If Garidan can't terrorize them, and he can't baffle them with bullsh!t, then he can damn well hose 'em down and watch 'em burn!

Lol.

Yeah I plan on preparing disrupt undead from this point forward.

I'm going to see if, when the party has sufficient downtime and assets, Garidan can't modify his flail into something like a battle aspergillum, only with an entire vial of holy water loaded into the flail's contact portion.

Contact portion hits, vial shatters on impact and douses the undead target, with a little splash getting any adjacent ones as well. Maybe a move action to load a new vial. Wouldn't want to use it with alchemist's anything, though you could if you had to.

I sent Malthazir a PM since we hadn't heard from him since Monday and he's up. If I don't hear from him by this evening (CST), I'll bot him.

For the future, I'll give everyone 36 hours to post if it is your turn in a combat, then bot you in order to keep the game moving. Sound reasonable?

About Elannaris, you are correct GM... she will keep her readied action. For future events, can we assume that she will always keep her readied action unless I say differently?

Sounds good.

I'll give everyone 36 hours to post if it is your turn in a combat, then bot you in order to keep the game moving. Sound reasonable?

Quite!

For the future, I'll give everyone 36 hours to post if it is your turn in a combat, then bot you in order to keep the game moving. Sound reasonable?

Works for me.

And hope he's alright.

The holiday weekend as he busy with family activities. I will try to get an update tomorrow evening to get the week started for us.

Kind of figured :D. No rush.

For some reason, I can't see the map background on slide 2; it's white.

If I could, I'd have Gruskorb relay his reconnaissance as requested.

Valjoen, can 'Ruza provide Aid Another checks related to Perception?

As things are paused at the moment, I will take this time to announce I will be on vacation from 6/23 - 7/8. During this time, I'll be mostly in the US (going into Canada for parts), so it is possible for me to make the occasional post. However, they will not be as frequent nor will they be as in-depth.

Well then, have fun and be safe!

Thanks for the heads up, Gruskorb! Have a great time.

My wife's father who has been very sick, just got diagnosed with another form of cancer. This is His 5th cancer that is currently being treated. Will be taking a trip soon to go visit him in Florida and I'll be out for a few days. I'm not sure when that will occur. Needless to say, it's been a busy last 48 hours. I'll try to post later tonight.

I hope he'll be alright. No rush, handle your business first and foremost.

Truk has magic weapon prepped but there's no way he'll survive long enough to put it to use in melee.

Does anyone have a bow? Or better yet a sling?

There is that composite longbow on the travois.

What's the strength rating on it?

+3. But that shouldn't stop you from using it, if I recall correctly. Only that you can't get the full benefit.