Addendum: I do not have ready access to Path of War at this moment, so please run anything you'd want to pick up from that book by me. (It'll probably be fine)
That said, just about anything on the Psionics portion of the d20pfsrd is good to go.
Yay, goodies! Does Aboki get Wild Talent too? :P
I've never played with Psionics before...
As he's not a PC, I don't think he qualifies. :P
I have played with psionics. The classes tend to be specialized more than in pathfinder core. They do one or a few things exceptionally well, but not much else. In general, I think them very well written and balanced. They won't make a huge appearance right away, but you'll start to see them more as time passes.
Oh, and feel free to RP the discovery of these talents when you first use them. I look forward to your character's reactions. :)
Hmm..too bad Ari doesn't get much from a psychic level or two.
Edan Crosier = Halsanna. :)
Cool!
I took a peek at the basic psionic feats - Most seemed to operate on Wis or Cha...
But! Psi-focus + concentration is so very very nice : )
So from the well of Wrath, it seems Freia learned how to stay calm. After all, if one managed to keep a coherent mind next to a runewell, getting a spell right to smack a goblin shouldn't be hard : )
@Halsanna/Edan Crosier - Are you going to run a Wizard/Cleric instead of Halsabba : )?
The rest of you can wake up whenever you're ready, by the way. :)
Did not notice that the gameplay thread was up again ! (probably since it was deactivated)
Omw : )
Yes, gameplay is up! Sorry, it hadn't disappeared for me, so I thought everyone could still see its activity.
Weird, it had stopped updating for me too.
Hopefully posting again will restore the updates.
Hint, hint? :P
I'll have one up shortly. :)
Yes, gameplay is up! Sorry, it hadn't disappeared for me, so I thought everyone could still see its activity.
Most likely since it was your thread, you could still see it : )
It updated for me too :P
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Oh, Zayid. I love you. :)
Freia is going to go with:
+1 on her sword 2000gp
+1 on her armour 1000gp
Then various alchemical and magical supplies for the rest :)
Can we get some part of the grant in cash? Some loose money might be helpful ...
Is there any big item we want to go together and buy?
The unused can be provided as cash, yes.
Gloves of Reconnaissance are always fun as a party item.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/wondrous-items/wondrous-items/e-g/glove s-of-reconnaissance
Also, random findings others may find useful.
Noro - Armbands of the Brawler
Aboki/Zayid - Dire Collar
Ariana will be picking up:
Cloak of Resistance +1 (1000 GP)
Pearl of Power (1st) 1000 GP
Scrolls Purchases (to transcribe into spellbook): (1400)
lv 1 spells (50)
Unseen servant 25
Silent Image 25
lv 2 spells (1350)
Stone call 150
Web 150
Locate Object 150
Hideous Laughter 150
Frost Fall 150
Mirror Image 150
Knock 150
Levitate 150
Spider Climb 150
Mundane Equipment
Net (20gp)
Leaving: 580 GP to use on crafting scrolls
@Arianna - Freia already have Silent Image in her spellbook - you are welcome to take a peek if you want : )
She would also be interested in sharing that Mirror Image with you, so she could pay half of it!
Purchases:
+1 Weapon 2000gp
+1 Armour 1000gp
1/2 scroll of Mirror Image 75gp
Scribe spell (2nd level) 40gp
Cold Iron Dagger 4gp
Alchemical Silver Light Hammer 21
Utility scrolls:
Ill Omen x2, Monkey Fish x3, Silent Image x3, Floating Disc x2, Mount x2, Clarion Call x2 350gp
Shield Scrolls:
Scroll of Shield x4 100gp
Power Components (Cold magic), 5 doses 10gp
------3600gp so far
Alright, while we are getting gear sorted and before we get neck deep in this next encounter series, I wanted to poll the readership and see where in general you would like to see this go. We are no longer beholden to a over-DM, so I would hate to make this into something you don't want to play. General themes are good. If you have specific advice for me, I won't reject it.
@Arianna - Freia already have Silent Image in her spellbook - you are welcome to take a peek if you want : )
She would also be interested in sharing that Mirror Image with you, so she could pay half of it!
Sounds good!
@Choon -- I mostly like dynamic combats and am fine with any story themes.
I like the game so far. The investigative elements where really nice. II think I prefer a decent amount of cityscape encounters just so we can feel that we are actually in one of the largest cities in all of Golarion. The random street encounters like the broken wagon, even if not super plot important, did very much for the atmosphere :)
Combat wise, I think I like the one with the archer and the wand guy and all that the most :)
@Halsanna - That is a very generous donation! Is there anything specific you were thinking of? We do have one healing wand at the moment btw : )
@Zayid - Have Zayid come to terms with his druidic powers yet? I remember him using a scroll, but not much more ... :)
@Casters/Halsanna - I too have a bit of money left. Assuming Zayid is ready, should we round out our wand supply with a Cure Light Wounds wand too ?
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@Choon - Did the Sorrow ignore poor Freias request to go to the temple, or did you just miss that : )?
From here you are led a short distance to a small room furnished with 4 sets of bunked beds. There is a large footlocker at the end of each.
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The room is stone with the same white mortar and had the feel of being recently finished. When you all have entered, Sorrow Caligrific says, "These are your quarters. You each are provided a bed, a shared locker with your bunk-mate, and a robe should you wish to change which you will find folded upon the pillow. . You will be summoned when your assignments are determined. Until then, good night.
The wooden door slides closed smoothly and silently behind him and you hear the distinct click of a lock.
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|A B C D|A_bottom: Zayid
A_top: empty
B_bottom(?): Freia
B_top: empty
C_bottom: Johnny
C_top: Pelgrev
D_bottom: Noro
D_top: empty
^- Zayid made this. I couldn't find which one Ariana claimed, but anyone not currently occupied by a character (still in game) is up for grabs. If you care about which bunk you have ^^
For Sleeping. White cotton. Unmarked except for a small tear on the bottom hem. Simply made.
Your gameplay post is correct, Freia, she didn't say no. :)
@Zayid - Have Zayid come to terms with his druidic powers yet? I remember him using a scroll, but not much more ... :)
Sortof. He knows that sometimes he can do things by concentrating, but he's still not quite sure what he's doing or how. He tries to spend some time each morning thinking things over and contemplating all that's happened since he "joined" the Tears, but he doesn't sit and say "I think I could get X to happen if I say Y and gesture". Make sense?
Yeah, kindof : ) So we shouldn't really shove a wand in his hands just yet - should we ?
He'd probably look at you funny, but be willing to try it. :P
Might depend on the approach, too... I can sortof see him resenting a "I know what's happening to you, here, use this" type of approach.
Hmm. Yeah, well - Freia doesn't know much about nature or non-arcane magic either. I'll think about it...
It was more for an OOC moneysink into another healing wand ^^
Ari claimed the bunk above Freia's.
Since they have a few hours of downtime, Ariana will spend it making a couple of scrolls. She'll pen a scroll of Knock and a scroll of Detect Secret Doors. That takes 4 hours, if they have the time. If they have more, she can make more.
On the wand: I don't mind it, sounds like a good idea.
@ Halsanna - are there any level 1 or 2 spells you would like Ariana to have either for scrolls to cast on Halsanna or as buffs? She can use some of that 400 GP to pick up those spells/create scrolls for that purpose.
Being able to pick up Invisibility and a couple of scrolls of that to put on sneaky/stealthy/scout characters wouldn't be a bad idea. The Bear's Endurance/Cat's Grace/Bull's Strength line are good for buff-scrolls too.
Thoughts?
Considering that I haven't seen Johnny or Pelgrev, I'll take the top of C.
@Ariana Not especially. Halsanna is just usually firing arrows, so there isn't much that would benefit her directly, save for maybe Cat's Grace.
On an unrelated note: It would seem as if the Path of War thingys is up on PFSRD d20 now. I haven't checked them out yet : )
I noticed, but haven't had time either. Maybe this weekend.
Halsanna: good job shutting Casper up. :)
I'm going to tentatively allow the Path of War material posted on d20pfsrd. I haven't read all of it, but I really like what I see so far.
I'm still reading. :)
I started to look at that and it seems to be a pathfinder conversion of the Tome of Battle
in any event the Broken Blade looks awesome for Noro
It's pretty well done. There are a few combinations I wouldn't allow as combinations, but I like the book overall. It is a big boost to variability in combat for martial classes.
Noro - I think that's the idea, yes.
Ariana - What combinations are those?
I'm thinking that we should perhaps acquire a communal scroll of Darkvision and strike at night. Much easier to sneak around and slay them if they are asleep : )
I'm not in front of books atm but there is a lv 5 strike that allows three attacks with a -2 to all. That alone is strong but combine with a stance to boost damage and a swift action boost it's a bit crazy. Cl most of the books is amazing though. Solves my main issue with non casters--having more than just damage to do in combat. I love the harbinger class they plan to release in the expanded book.
Ahh. Isn't that a 1/combat thing though, and high level to boot? I'm not saying its kinda crazy, it is. Just trying to understand everything as a whole.
In general, lets day it's allowed as long as youall keep it reasonable. :)
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Okay, got home and took a look again. Its a lv 3 manuever, so usable at character level 5. Allows 3 attacks each dealing an extra +3d6 damage per strike as a standard action. It uses to only be usable with, like, unarmed attacks and close weapons (so not very scary) but they opened up that style (Broken Blade) to all weapons. A two-handed fighter swinging for 5d6+power attack +50% due to 2 handed weapon three times is a scary thing at fifth level.
Either way, its mostly like a lot of spells. As long as the players aren't combining it/abusing it for maximum usage its not a problem to see once in awhile.
Nothing as scary as a swarm of summon monsters and the such!
Between Halsanna's donation to party funds and leftover GP Ari has, she can pick up 4 scrolls of levitate (600 GP). That covers Ari, Halsanna and two others. We'd need..two more (Zayid/Aboki) to bring the whole party up to the third floor for easy access. Are we willing to spend 900GP to make the fight more interesting?
Spider Climb, Communal is a bit cheaper : )
But that is a third level spell - which will need a caster level check...
Freia has some money left to contribute too!