The Seven Seasoned Pathfinders (Core) (Inactive)

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"Aye, oi 'av a lamp, maybe de oil from it wud work?"

Ēoswulf has a level in rogue, he just needs to put ranks in DD for when geo is not around.

Ēoswulf punches at the lock with a spiked gauntlet, hoping to break the lock with minimal damage to the contents.

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Go ahead and roll damage, Ēoswulf. Hardness 7, 5 hp.

Realizing he lacks a tool appropriate to the size of the box, Ēoswulf borrows a dagger from one of the party and begins attempting to smash the lock with it.

dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
1 damage
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
2 damage
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
3 damage
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
4 damage
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
dagger: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
5 damage

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Well, that doesn't seem right, but I read a lot of rules and opinions on the breaking of things, and as far as I can tell, RAW, this works beautifully. I would have expected the dagger to break or simply not be the right tool for the job, but found no rules. Even if I were to allow for breaking, the dagger seems to have hardness of 10, which Ēoswulf never exceeded. Really, I blame the module for being somewhat specific and yet limited in how it was written. Maybe it is just rustier than the description lets on? So, we will simply say, eventually he gets the chest opened.

Ēoswulf spends a fair amount of time with (someone's) dagger, eventually destroying the iron chest and not damaging any of the contents within.

Inside, you find several silver and gold bars stamped with the insignia of a Chelish noble house. In addition, there are three carefully folded pieces of parchment: a scroll of blood biography (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide 206), a scroll of seek thoughts (Advanced Player’s Guide 242), and a brittle contract promising aid from House Morilla of Taldor to the Sauer family in return for future favors.

Dunbar has neither of those skills...

"Oi, Ēoswulf ... whad di ya do ta me dagger?!"

Fillia lifts the chest up and stows it once everyone has taken a good look at it.
"I suggest we send the little lady home and then head towards the likely culprit."

Talia responds, "I am not interested in going home. I want to know who hired these men."

omg, I'd love the scrolls for putting in a spell book since this is one of the only ways to get non-core spells in core!

Maximos eyes the scrolls,"id like to take a look at those!

Fillia hands over the scrolls.

Hinkle tugs his beard. "Well I'd hardly call it safe to go with us. I think you would be better back with your father. Especially since we would be accountable if anything happened to you."

"Well, you aren't taking me there until I have answers, but if you don't want me, then am I free to go?"

Fillia raises an eyebrow as she answers too quickly.
Sense Motive, additional +2 if human 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
"And would you head back home if we don't bring you with us?"

"No, of course not. I am not going back there until I know what is waiting for me..."

"We are here to free you. You will not be safe with us, but we will not harm you and will do our best to protect you."

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"Then it' settled. She comes with us." Fillia decides since the girl is intent on following them like it or not.

The trail leads you to Deadeye's Cross, a crossroad at the edge of town where the shop you seek is to be found. It is owned by a half-elf named Koriana Verdothia.

Broad country roads lead in four directions away from a crossroad. To the north, the road to the Sauer Vineyard cuts among golden fields and lush vineyards. To the south, the road into Sauerton is flanked by sparse and apparently abandoned houses. To the west, the road to the Andares manor winds through a grove of apple trees whose leaves have begun to yellow. To the east, fields stretch among rolling hills as far as the eye can see, with long autumn wheat lolling in the wind. On the southeast corner, an empty shop sits boarded up with broken windows. On the southwest corner, a sign advertises Koriana’s Exotic Tonics and Remedies and boasts of “longforgotten delights from all across the Inner Sea.”

As you come close, you see a elderly man leading a cow into town. Suddenly, a small pack of dogs emerge from the fields and start to bark and snip at them. They look hungry, or maybe even rabid.

"I must help that man" Ēoswulf says before running towards the dogs.

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Sense motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22

Hinkle notices Thalia's reaction to the name. "Do you know this person? Please anything you might know could be helpful to us." As Ēoswulf charges off to help the farmer Hinkle interrupts any reply Thalia might have. "Hold that thought I'll be right back," the gnome says as he follows his ulfen companion.

Sense Motive, add +2 for human 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Wild Empathy 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15
Fillia glances at Thalia but her attention is drawn towards the sight of the dogs and she runs ahead, her arms outstretched and she attempts to calm teh dogs down...

Dunbar, great axe in hand, follows closely with his battle-buddy Eoswulf...

The dogs notice the party running towards them, and pause to try and figure it out. Meanwhile, Fillia starts talking in soothing tones, gesturing slowly. Unfortunately, these dogs already were riled up, and they go back to attacking the man and his cow.

Good try, Fillia, but you really needed a 20 or more to make it happen here.

Everyone but Hinkle gets to move before the dogs.

Round 1(bold may act)
Fillia, Eoswulf, Dunbar, Maximos
Red, Yellow, Green, Purple
Hinkle

Ēoswulf moves closer to the nearest dog and tries to cut it down with his sword.

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Maximos moves forward and takes a shot at purple ...

light crossbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

The cow looks startled as a bolt glances off his horns!

Seeing no recourse, Filla fires an arrow drwan from her quiver in a single swift motion, the speed so fast that the whiplash from her bow string creates a pleasant hum.

The cow must be annoyed as a buzzing sound flies past in between her ears.....
Attack 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 71d8 ⇒ 6

The old man yells, "Stop shooting at my cow! The dogs are the threat here!"

In response, Ēoswulf cuts down one of the mangy dogs.

Round 1(bold may act)
Fillia, Eoswulf, Dunbar, Maximos
Red, Yellow, Purple
Hinkle

Sorry, on vaca with the fam... little spotty for the next few days, BOT if I get behind!

Dunbar follows in close behind his Ulfen friend and swings hard at the closest dog...
Mstrwk Great Axe - crit 20/x3
Weapon Focus +1 Atk w/ Great Axe

Mstrwk Great Axe melee vs dog: 1d20 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 25
Damage?: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Dunbar cuts another dog in half. The last two dogs attack the farmer. One of them bites him, leaving a nasty wound on his leg. He is badly hurt.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Round 1(bold may act)
Hinkle

Round 2(bold may act)
Fillia, Eoswulf, Dunbar, Maximos
Yellow, Purple
Hinkle

No worries, @Dunbar. In fact, I will be mostly offline from Thurs-Sun for a family function as well. I will try to check in, but I probably won't be able to post much.

Hinkle heads over to the farmer as he draws his wand from his belt.

Still no +1 to BaB so that will take my full turn.

how do you not have BAB+1 at level 2? Did you multiclass?

Ēoswulf steps over to the nearest dog and attempts to eviscerate it.

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Ēoswulf does not manage to hit the dog.

Fillia moves in with her blade in hand and swipes at the dog.
Attack with Shortsword 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Correct, 1 level of cleric and 1 level of Sorcerer, so no BaB yet.

Dunbar pushes past Fillia and adds his axe to the melee versus the (purple) dog.

Mstrwk Great Axe - crit 20/x3
Weapon Focus +1 Atk w/ Great Axe

Mstrwk Great Axe melee vs Purple: 1d20 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 16
Damage?: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Dunbar cuts another dog in half. The last dog bites at the farmer again.

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Round 2(bold may act)
Hinkle

Round 3(bold may act)
Fillia, Eoswulf, Dunbar, Maximos
Yellow

Stab? 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 111d6 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Fillia once more attempts to drive her sword into the beast's guts but her aim is off once more.

I expect a number of players may be on vacation or at GenCon, so don't get discouraged by the slow pace here...

Fillia misses the dog with her jab.

Ēoswulf attacks the dog again with a slash and a jab from a shoulder spike.

longsword, attack, twf: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 2 = 23 for slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
crit confirm: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 6 - 2 = 7 for slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

armor spike, attack, twf: 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 2 = 4 for piercing: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

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Hinkle rushes over to the farmers side and taps him with his healing wand.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

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In the nick of time, Ēoswulf dispatches the last angry animal, as Hinkle saves the farmer's life, although he is still pretty severely injured.

The farmer thanks you, and then starts muttering angrily. "Never would have happened before Tercio got himself elected. Damn town guard's more concerned about parades and "doing favors" than keeping us safe!"[b]

Soon after the fight, a scrawny man comes out of the shop to the southeast. [b]"Hey there! We sell healing potions here if you need anything!"

Sense Motive, DC 15: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Then he adds, sheepishly, "Business is better these days, what with increased trouble near by..."

sense motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Ēoswulf frowns. "Yes, I suppose current affairs do always affect the trade. What are the troubles lately?"

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"In the past, wild dogs and wolves would never get close to town. And there are thugs roaming about daily. Friends getting mugged."

Sense Motive, add +2 for human 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Listening to what the old farmer has to say, Fillia remarks,
"Seems like the town just isn't safe anymore. Could you tell us more of the town's leader?"

Hinkle taps the farmer with his wand again.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"We've got the healing taken care of, but we wouldn't mind taking a look at your shop once we are done here."

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The man from the shop nods and heads back inside.

The farmer talks to you about local events, but really nothing new. He doesn't have any direct knowledge of politics or the people running the town.

He thanks you for your help, and promises to being you some cream and cheese if you tell him where you are staying. Then he leads his cow on to their destination.

Fillia waves a fond farewell to both the farmer and the cow though she's slightly more apologetic towards the bovine for her stray shots.

Maximos clumsily reloads his crossbow while muttering formulas and probability of striking a cow when standing within a pack of dogs.

Hinkle puts his wand back in his belt and starts walking toward the shop. "That's where we were heading anyway right?"

This shop is spacious and lined with rack upon wooden rack of exotic herbs, spices, tonics, smoking paraphernalia, and a smattering of glass vials of brightly colored liquids. More such vials stand in display inside a glass-fronted countertop. Strange and smoky odors waft from a back room past a mostly closed door.

Hinkle stays close next to Thalia. "Does any of this seem familiar to you? Any faces or smells jump out at you?" he whispers to the noble woman.

So, here we go!

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Continuing here then. Shall we begin on Monday?

If everyone is ready by then, sure.

I'll copy paste my RP posts over to this gameplay thread.

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I could be wrong, but... I understood "Rich Parents" was not a PFS-legal trait

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Additional Resources: "Pathfinder Character Traits Web Enhancement

Feat: Additional Traits; Traits: all traits are legal except for the following: Hedge Magician, Natural-Born Leader, and Rich Parents"

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Perfect... Won't change my backstory, but will change my load out. Appreciate the look!

Sweet. Looks like we are just waiting on Hinkle and Maximuos to check in. Personally, I'm still okay if they are delayed and we can't start until later than Monday. I wasn't expecting to start before then anyway.

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We should consider deciding on some common pbp GM practices, so that our experience has some consistency.

How long does the GM wait before botting?

My preference is, after roughly 24 hours (or less?) with no posts from a party member, the GM assumes that party member implicitly agrees with the majority of people who HAVE posted (do we require at least two or three people to post, or just one?) and goes forward with that course of action. I know I often forget to write "I agree" type posts, so the GM assuming this can speed up the game.
Likewise, if a player's turn has been up for 24 hours, the GM will bot that character's turn.

We can pause these timers for 48 hours or so at midnight on Friday. Or not. I'm okay either way.

Which brings us to initiative. How do we do it: Only post in initiative order? Post in any order but resolve in initiative order? Post in any order and resolve immediately?

The latter is fastest. I prefer it but would be okay with the middle option. The first option is way, way too slow.

What do you guys think? What do you prefer?

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Waiting 24 hrs before boting is fine with me... But the bot should be an actual action the player might do vs just standing in the back.... I wouldn't use a daily spell or wand charge, or have a halfling rogue charge out front and attack a giant!

I have more time on weekends than during the week so no need to pause on the weekends for me!

Post in any order and resolve as necessary... Best IMO. The GM could even slightly change a players post if the initiative order and post order are out of whack... (Instead of shooting at green who was taken out by a spell from Gandolf who had a better initiative but slower post, Stryder instead shoots at red)

Yeah. I would encourage players to put "default actions" in their profile for the GM to consult in botting situations.

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I am still fairly new at the GM thing, but what I have been doing is listing initiative order, but bolding who can post (in any order). Such as:

Round 1 (Bold may post)
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
BBEG
Player 4
Player 5
Player 6

Then I resolve in initiative order if there are conflicts, but otherwise resolve rather immediately. For instance, if player 1 and 3 post, I might go ahead and resolve, and then

Round 1 (Bold may post)
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
BBEG
Player 4
Player 5
Player 6

If player 2 doesn't chime in for too long, I usually just delay their action unless it is pretty clear cut. For instance, if they attack with their axe repeated, I might just go ahead and bot that. I agree with MIke, though - I never bot them to use spells or charges unless they give me directions to do so before hand.

I do like to keep things moving though, so I prefer 24 hours to 48.

For me usually...

I would roll Perception, Initative in the interest of speeding up the game.

Initative Order would be posted but Players may post in any order, I'll resolve it in Initative order but if an action is invalidated that I can't simply make a simple change like change of targets, I'll call for another action in lieu.

I would also wait 24 hrs before botting and It won't be finding a corner playing cards with yourself. It'll be a sensible I hope action.

I approve of GM rolling initiative and Perception. I would add saves to that list, whenever the player does not have an ability like "before rolling for a save you may... <roll twice, or something>" in which case the player should note that by their saves so the GM can't miss it

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Sorry, didn't know we completely switched back over. I do similar initative and I've been playing with a different way of doing saves since I've been dealing with a lot of roll again or double rolls. It is not intended to stop cheating, but helps honest players stay honest without breaking emersion. It looks like this.

The idea is that you can decided to roll twice without knowing the DC or preview your first roll and choose to roll again without knowing the results.

I took a look at Dunbar's stats and noticed two things. Bandoliers are not CORE legal and I can not find the Axe grinder in the list of legal traits, but I admit I am not the best on confirming those.

I'm fine with doing saves in a spoiler that way. I see the advantages.

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Errm Dunbar has a masterwork Dwarven axe, this character has had another adventure prior to this?

Also I trust that all characters are registered as CORE?

He had taken the Rich Parents trait. I pointed out it was not PFS-legal. It should be fixed in his profile at this point.

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Yes, everyone please look at your list of PFS characters in your account and ensure they have (Core) after their name.

Just waiting on Maximos to post here and we can get going!

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Everyone please confirm that your character is CORE in the system. It only takes one of us being non-CORE to remove everyone's CORE status.

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Confirmed Core. One of my other Core characters has lost that label, but I think he is still in the system as Core. I asked about it once. I also had another revert because the GM reported it wrong. They fixed it, but it took some time...

If you lost the label it was probably from playing a game with someone who was not CORE. If just one player is not CORE it is not considered a CORE game and the system assumes the other players wanted to switch away from CORE

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After this mission, when I have more $$, I'll probably get Armor Spikes and swap Improved Shield Bash out for something else, in light if this.

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Still feeling out the RP on this character... I want him to have a charismatic leader vibe. Not sure I want him to seem overly chatty though. And I'm not sure about which colloquiallisms to attach to him.

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Check the recruitment thread. I've already lined up the scenarios and asked people to start claiming some of the first 14.

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WILCO,
BTW, I have made some small tweaks on Dunbar's character sheet. Ive removed 'Axe to Grind' trait and replaced with 'Guardian of the Forge.'

Also, no Masterwork Dwarven Great Axe any more... just a normal Dwarven Greataxe and a change of armor etc with the loss of 'Rich Parents.'

I will alos got rid of the bandoleer, even though I find that the hardest to swallow for Core rules... but who am I to say?!! ;)

Guardian of the Forge is an Ultimate Campaign, trait. :(

damn it!
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Fixed it... Took fast talker. Finally found the right resource!

lol Mike. Moving on.

Can't edit the campaign Info, would like to put up mapas and init rolls....

I just found out I have to work 16-18 hours tomorrow and still do normal shifts all week so no responses from me. Use me for what best helps the group until Wed or Thursday evening if I don't post

lol Mike. Moving on.

Can't edit the campaign Info, would like to put up mapas and init rolls....

Should be a google draw already linked to the thread, feel free to use it. I went ahead and added the player hand out to keep things rolling.

Thanks. I seem to be having problems with my Google Drive add ons....It keeps hanging on me whenever I try to do a task.

I will thus require help with Maps and tokens until I can figure out what's wrong with it.....

Do we have a volunteer to run Wounded Wisp next? I have played it before so I am willing to GM (first time!) if someone has the electronic version for the maps and handouts they would be willing to share...
Or I am cool playing core and just hanging back...

I think that should work. Then either Fuzzfoot or me will GM The Confirmation.

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Also, would we be interested in trying to do one or two of the modules in a single evening on Roll20? Probably not one of the earlier ones since it would demand more GM prep time.

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I have Wounded Wisp, so if you want to run it, I can put it on google drive for you. I have done most of the maps already. I have played it once and run it twice, so I am happy to run it, or Confirmation.

I am not opposed to doing a Roll20, but timing is difficult for me.

It is an interesting idea, but different time zones could prove to be a major hurtle.

Of course. We would have to plan it a few weeks in advance.

I can't do wisp as I'll be out of town for much of it ...

I, too, will be heading out of town for a bit starting this weekend... But I assume we won't be done with First Steps by then.

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I will leave for vacation tomorrow for a week. I will have my phone and my IPad, but will be unable to move icons on the map... I will attempt to be very descriptive in my language if someone wold please move me on the map! Please feel free to bot me if I am preoccupied and miss a day or two!
Aloha!

No problem! I write half (or more!) of my posts from a phone so I completely understand.

I hear you! I fixed Google docs on my hand so I can help out in that.

Everything map wise is already there in layered order. You just need to add the baddies.

Guys I need to bow out of this game. I have barely been able to find time to follow it and haven't been engaged almost at all. I appreciate the opportunity to play but I'm not really participating effectively. Thank you and good luck.

Sorry to hear that Neit.....I apologise if I've being a bad GM and not engaging you enough. I'm a little rusty from non-PbF play.

Totally not your fault. When I've had time it's been fun reading the rest of you guys having fun ;)

RL has just been a bugger.

I'm not really available today but will return to regular posting after tomorrow or so. It may take me a bit to catch up on all my games.

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GM, I just discovered that if you use Google Slides instead of Google Drawings, mobile users that can install the Slides app can move their tokens from that app.

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Nice to know....
Happy Father's Day to everybody.