Male NG Human (Ulfen) Barbarian/Rogue 4/1 | HP 44 | AC 24 T 14 FF 21; never flat-footed; +1 vs. traps | CMB +9, CMD 23 | F: +7, R: +7; +1 vs. traps, W: +3; +2 vs. charm and compulsion | Init: +3 | Perc: +7; +1 vs. traps, SM: +8 | Speed 30ft | Rage: 17 rounds | Sneak Attack: 1d6 | Rage powers: Knockback, No Escape
Also, GM, could you explain what happened in this scenario to me? Maybe it was our slow posting rate, but I had a hard time following what was going on and how the encounters were related to the goals we were originally given.
Jorsal of Lauterbury, the venture-captain of the Mendevian capital of Nerosyan, tells the PCs that they are to assist the crusaders of Mendev on a scouting patrol of the Worldwound’s border. Fort Portolmaeus, one of the border castles protecting the weakening wardstones, has come under increasing demonic attack in the past few days, and Queen Galfrey wishes to know if the road between it and the capital is still secure.
The PCs are assigned to a decorated veteran named Sir Ilivan, a bitter and emotionally distant half-elf who has been fighting the demonic incursions for decades.
After resupplying, Ilivan leads the PCs along the West Sellen River to an abandoned Mendevian village. In the flooded fields on the outskirts of this settlement, the party encounters a small band of vermlek demons and captured Mendevian commoners. The PCs must quickly ascertain who are the demons disguised as humans and who are the still-living peasants.
The PCs complete their journey to Fort Portolmaeus after the battle, only to find that a larger demonic force has just attacked it, carrying off a number of soldiers as prisoners. Unable to spare any more troops, the garrison’s commander pleads with the PCs to immediately follow their trail and save the captured crusaders from a terrible fate.
Sir Ilivan accepts the mission, but once out of sight of Fort Portolmaeus, turns from the trail of the captured soldiers and heads south towards Nerosyan, ordering the PCs to follow. He’s convinced that the soldiers are already lost, and that tracking them down is a suicide mission. The PCs must decide whether to follow Ilivan’s command, or to try to save the soldiers.
No matter which path they choose, they next encounter an area suffused with primeval chaos that actively works to mislead them, leading them to an evil spirit that attempts to possess them (and then an optional encounter with a vescavor swarm). After handling these obstacles, Ilivan makes a plea to the PCs to turn back and abandon the mission.
If they chose the rescue mission, Ilivan is shamed by their courage and accompanies them. Over the next hill, the PCs sight the missing soldiers guarded by a small group of dretches and a brimorak demon, with a larger force fast approaching from the north. Ilivan volunteers to hold off the reinforcements by himself while the PCs rescue the soldiers.
If the PCs instead follow Ilivan back, he is wracked with guilt and remorse for having abandoned his fellow crusaders, but blames the PCs for not being powerful enough to save them. Rather than confront his own cowardice, the half-elf attacks the PCs.
What went down.
The party needed to score Empathy points to influence Sir Illivan and despite the adventure summary, those empathy points made the key difference in whether your last encounter was to rescue the Soldiers or fight Sir Illivan himself.
Influencing Sir Illivan would have to take place at several points.
One, the encounter with the peasants. Ignoring his orders and entering the fight.
Two, speaking to him and coaxing him to reveal his past.
Three, Getting him to agree that rescuing the soldiers was important.
Four, During the ermmm hallunicination period, console him and further revealing to his past.
All these actions score empathy points and makes the difference whether you see him charge off into eternal glory or you beat him down.
Heh heh.
2 Prestige actually.
1 out of 4 empathy points. The diplomacy rolls weren't enough nor were the consolation part.
Primary Success Condition:
The PCs complete their mission simply by reaching Fort Portolmaeus, returning to Nerosyan, and reporting on what they observed. So long as the PCs completed the primary mission, they also receive the Mendevian Commendation boon on their Chronicle sheets.
Secondary Success Condition:
To succeed at their secondary mission objective, the PCs must have gone above and beyond the call of duty. The PCs must either rescue at least five of the eight abducted crusaders in encounter D1, or they must spare the life of Sir Ilivan in encounter D2.
Recruitment thread... it's not showing new posts, but they're there... I wonder if they're checking this thread since you posted there and replied here.
halfling bard 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 17, T 14, FF 14 | F: +3, R: +7, W: +4 (ad. +2 v. fear, +4 vs bard, sonic, lang dep) | Perc +8 | Init +7
About how long does it take you guys per adventure? I'm wondering how much time I have to catch up a little with some GM credit. To be legal to play with you guys, I need to get one more credit before you hit Dawn of the Scarlet Sun.
halfling bard 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 17, T 14, FF 14 | F: +3, R: +7, W: +4 (ad. +2 v. fear, +4 vs bard, sonic, lang dep) | Perc +8 | Init +7
I'm getting ready for Origins, which starts tomorrow. I'm not sure how much time I'll have to post, or even if I'll have the energy to post, so please bot me if I'm holding things up. I will return on Sunday if I don't post before then.
I know the timing stinks, it's hard to bot someone who you haven't seen in action. I can tell you that Deenha is a gentle and caring bard who prefers to use her bow in combat most of the time.
halfling bard 3 | HP 24/24 | AC 17, T 14, FF 14 | F: +3, R: +7, W: +4 (ad. +2 v. fear, +4 vs bard, sonic, lang dep) | Perc +8 | Init +7
I'm sorry, guys, but I just can't do this game right now. It's real life stuff that I'd rather not get into. It's early enough that you should be able to find a replacement for full credit.
I hope to game with all of you again soon.
I believe that right now no one is able to mark me as inactive, so I will be hiding the thread.
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I'm not going to bore you with all the details, but I have a lot going on right now. It may still be a few more weeks before my posting rate is back to normal. Sorry for the delay, everyone.
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I just realized I forgot to notify my tables; I'm out for a funeral and burial today and tomorrow. And I have yet more family coming to visit on Saturday and Sunday.
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These posts take a while to write!
Some information for y'all:
I don't know how much of this I'm supposed to share, but I'm making a judgment call.
You are gathering rumors. Just because they're rumors doesn't mean they aren't true. Just because you hear them doesn't mean they *are* true. Over the course of these phases you'll be trying to separate fact from fiction.
You cannot gain more than one rumor, true or false, per location, per PC, regardless of how many successes you get at that location. e.g. two PCs at the same location can hear 0-2 rumors, while one PC at a location by themselves will hear 0-1 rumors.
To complicate things in relation to the last point, more PCs at a location roughly leads to greater difficulty of learning things (esp. true things) at that location.
Going forward I would like to do your rolls for you on these phases. If you have any special or conditional abilities related to your rolls, you're welcome to tell me what they are and under what situations they apply or you will use them.
Basically, you'll need to tell me a) what your character is doing and b) what skill you intend for them to be able to roll based on that. If I agree that a) and b) are in sync I'll do the roll for you, otherwise I'll bring it back to you.
You may eventually have the opportunity to spend a phase with a particular NPC instead of at a particular location. All of this will apply then as well.
Finally, the stuff that I list as suggestions for an area are just *suggestions*. Feel free to think outside the box and try other approaches with an area (or a particular NPC) to get to use different skill checks. You're also welcome to ask about alternative areas I haven't described or mentioned, or even to try other means of gaining information.
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Did y'all see the person offering to play a pregen? My inclination is no. We want someone that can play their own PC in tier as much as possible. My two cents.
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I forgot to mention (because I expected them to have posted by now) that Qstor reached out to me via PM offering to join us with a level 5 fighter. I said they were welcome to and I expect them to post soon.
Do we want Noral to join in addition to Qstor, or are we fine with just 5 PCs?
The plan was to keep our characters in sync, so using a pre-gen gets a little weird. If the player had something remotely close, that would be better than just using a pregen I think.
Although I am not seeing a ton of applicants breaking down the door, either. So if we want back up to 6, this person at least seems motivated.
”Amiri” | Female CN Medium Human Barbarian 4 | HP 45/45 | AC 18, T 12, FF 16 | CMD 20| F +6 R +3 W +2; +2 vs. fear; +1 vs. traps | Init +2 | Perc +8 | Speed 40ft | Rage 12/12 | Power attack -2/+6 | Active Conditions: None.
Hi guys, thanks for inviting me. ;-)
It would be great if you GM Socrates could provide some kind of introduction for Amiri and then I would immediately jump in on the roleplay in the gameplay.
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Obviously I haven't got a post in for a while. :) I am still here, though. I'll introduce Amiri and try to give you some more information soon. But not tonight.
”Amiri” | Female CN Medium Human Barbarian 4 | HP 45/45 | AC 18, T 12, FF 16 | CMD 20| F +6 R +3 W +2; +2 vs. fear; +1 vs. traps | Init +2 | Perc +8 | Speed 40ft | Rage 12/12 | Power attack -2/+6 | Active Conditions: None.
Bardic Performance 13/13 Half-Elf Bard 4 Init +5 Per +9 Low Light Vision HP 31/31 AC 20, T 14, FF 17, F +2, R +7, W +4; +2 vs. enchantments and sonic Immune Sleep
Bardic Performance 13/13 Half-Elf Bard 4 Init +5 Per +9 Low Light Vision HP 31/31 AC 20, T 14, FF 17, F +2, R +7, W +4; +2 vs. enchantments and sonic Immune Sleep
I played three games of the playtest and some Heroscape. Enjoyed my time overall.
I'd say it still "feels" like Pathfinder. And while, if you read the boards, there's a lot of "you nerfed this" or "I don't like this specific class feature," I think it's a pretty solid framework. I am eager to Playtest and provide feedback.
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The site seems to be working again and the long weekend is over. I have a lot going on at work this week but I should be able to get us started up again no later than the end of this weekend.
Hello? I'm here. The internet problems were not helping. Also... I did not get a notice that there was a new post here... so others might be looking and not seeing the indicator to click in.
So we've got Geo and max... who else is still on board.
”Amiri” | Female CN Medium Human Barbarian 4 | HP 45/45 | AC 18, T 12, FF 16 | CMD 20| F +6 R +3 W +2; +2 vs. fear; +1 vs. traps | Init +2 | Perc +8 | Speed 40ft | Rage 12/12 | Power attack -2/+6 | Active Conditions: None.
