Ryli and Eugeni, anything to do this round?
I'm just watching your backs, are ready to pop a first level spell in case the golem manages to hit you to force a reroll.
Is there any reason we can't just fast forward through this final golem? These guys haven't even been able to scratch Jeeves and Zoli.
Lurkin’.
Lurkinatin’.
Lurking basically all day.
FYI: here is his gear.
staff of mithral might
cloak of resistance +1
pearl of power (2nd level)
Rod of metal and mineral detection
500 gp in diamond dust
lurking
LEVEL UP!
Also: Lorthan, Gadgorin, and Elthariel are available to you as Cohorts, should any of you desire to take Leadership. If not, they are still willing to aid you as you see fit, albeit less directly.
Gadgorin - Level 13 Dwarf Fighter (Earthbreaker)
Elthariel - Level 13 Elf Ranger (Archery)
Lorthan - Level 5 Bloodrager / 6 Dragon Disciple Half-Dragon Human (Two-Bladed Sword)
Super busy at the moment but hoping to post today or tomorrow.
Any objections with Jeeves taking Elthariel as a Cohort?
I'll level Eugeni soon as I have time. I don't plan on taking a cohort, and don't mind that, Jeevs.
All right, I've mostly leveled up. I don't think I'll be taking the Leadership feat, since my leadership score will only get me an 8th level cohort (maybe 10th, depending on how generous Thron will be with my renown) unless I set up a stronghold and really pump my Charisma up somehow.
So I think even Lorthan is beyond me.
I'll probably go with Greater Spell Penetration unless someone suggests something better.
But yay! Eighth level spells!
I’d say everyone gets the +2 for Great Renown, +1 for Fairness/Generosity, and Ryli specifically the Special Power for never being able to die.
Ryli:
So 15-1+2+1+1=18
-2 for an animal companion - Cohort Score of 16
Followers: Base (Sandpoint) +2, Moves around a lot -1, Score: 19
lol, good things we get those bonuses. Otherwise, it seems that I could not have taken Leadership either.
I have Jeevika at 19 or 20.
15 Base, +2 Charisa, +2 Great Renown, +1 Fairness/Generosity = 20
There might be a -1 there if Elthariel is not Chaotic Good (different alignment penalty). However, a 19 is still enough to get a Level 13 follower.
She is CG, Gadgorin is CG, Lorthan is LG.
I think I'm done leveling. I picked up spell perfection for battering blast, a relatively useless bloodline power, and a couple more seventh level spells known (also useless given our huge library of tomes now).
I've leveled too now. I took Great Fortitude. Can now use Charmed Life 6/day, and the usual +1 HD, BAB, 4 skill ranks, etc.
I thought about Leadership but am not sure about the time commitment of handling a cohort. Happy to RP with them some though.
Yeah, I wasn’t trying to force them on y’all. Just making sure the level of their dedication was made clear, as well as your options for them.
I don't think I can take on Lorthan. Cohort skill of 16, minus one since alignment is off. I'm NG, while his alignment is LG.
Unless that matters.
I’m willing to grant another +1 to the score for rescuing him from an eternity of goldfish-hood.
Jeevika is all leveled up. I settled on Leadership with Elthariel as my cohort. Are her stats already built out?
Hmm. After a bit of a reread, it seems like Lorthan and Elthariel are something of an item?
I could take him on as a cohort and keep them together. The dwarf doesn't seem as eager to join anyway.
Thoughts?
I think that they're all willing to help us, but only the cohorts would be the ones who actually venture into danger/combat with the Rangers. I can't say that I know what the regular NPCs would be willing to do besides perhaps keep guard if asked.
I was imprecise. I wanted thoughts on me taking on Lorthan as a cohort. The other option is taking Greater Spell Penetration.
The in-game reason for Lorthan and Elthariel joining and not Gadgorin was what I was getting at.
I like that the idea of Lorthan being your cohort. He's a swell guy, and keeping him and Elthariel together sounds ideal given their time displacement.
Here’s the story on those 2:
She is of elvish nobility, and he a bit of a freak-show monstrosity. He was a friend of the mage who initiated the whole recruitment effort. The pair first recruited Elthariel and Gadgorin, and Lorthan was immediately enamored with her. But then they recruited a human paladin, whom Elthariel found a romantic connection to. She knows Lorthan has feelings for her, but she has a hard time getting past his appearance, her expectations of marriage given her station, and his often times stand offish attitude towards the guy she actually liked.
She is currently mourning his loss, and Lorthan is giving her as much space as his feelings allow. But he can’t change how he feels. So it’s a bit of Beauty and the Beast thing going there. How it develops...we will have to see.
As to their stats: they are not fleshed out. I was leaving that to you guys, should they be taken. Their classes and races are listed: 15 Point Buy, and half WBL gear.
I'm pretty sure that Gadgorin has a crush on Zoli. You saw how he kept teasing her about her gear? That's classic "I like you but I'm too shy to say so."
Here's the first version of Ethariel for your approval, Thron. Her central idea is that she rides around on the back of an enormous wolf named Fenrir while she turns their foes into pin cushions. As for why Fenrir has not appeared yet, he is currently a little stone statue in her backpack.
Ethariel Teliandra Edasseril
Female elf ranger (infiltrator) 13 (Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide 125)
CG Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +9; Senses low-light vision; Perception +15
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Defense
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AC 24, touch 15, flat-footed 19 (+9 armor, +5 Dex)
hp 108 (13d10+26)
Fort +12, Ref +16, Will +10; +2 vs. enchantments
Defensive Abilities evasion; Immune sleep
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Ranged +1 adaptive holy composite longbow +20/+15/+10 (1d8+2/×3 plus 2d6 vs. evil)
Special Attacks combat style (archery), favored enemies (animals +2, evil outsiders +4, humans +4), quarry
Ranger (Infiltrator) Spells Prepared (CL 12th; concentration +14)
. . 3rd—instant enemy[APG]
. . 2nd—barkskin (2), chameleon stride[APG]
. . 1st—abundant ammunition[UC], gravity bow[APG] (2), longstrider
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 20, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +13; CMB +14; CMD 29
Feats Boon Companion[UW], Clustered Shots[UC], Deadly Aim, Endurance, Improved Share Spells[APG], Manyshot, Point Blank Master[APG], Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Run, Weapon Focus (longbow)
Traits magical knack, warrior of old
Skills Acrobatics +3 (+7 to jump with a running start), Diplomacy +10, Handle Animal +16, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +13, Knowledge (geography) +10, Knowledge (nature) +15, Linguistics +8, Perception +15, Ride +19, Sense Motive +10, Spellcraft +15 (+17 to identify magic item properties), Stealth +15, Survival +15; Racial Modifiers +2 Spellcraft to identify magic item properties
Languages Abyssal, Catfolk, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Infernal, Sylvan
SQ adaptation, adaptations (adaptation: climb 15', adaptation: darkvision 60', adaptation: iron will, adaptation: natural armor + 2, adaptation: swim 15'), camouflage, elven magic, hunter's bond (wolf named Moses), swift tracker, track +6, wild empathy, woodland stride
Combat Gear pearl of power (1st level), pearl of power (1st level), wand of abundant ammunition (50 charges), wand of cure light wounds, durable arrow (60); Other Gear celestial armor, mwk buckler, +1 adaptive holy composite longbow, arrows (60), belt of incredible dexterity +2, cape of free will +3/+4[MA], efficient quiver, handy haversack, arcane family workbook[ARG], bandolier[UE], bandolier[UE], bedroll, canteen[UE], flint and steel, masterwork backpack[APG], mwk manacles, silk rope (50 ft.), spell component pouch, winter blanket, 332 gp, 4 sp
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Special Abilities
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Adaptation (13 10 minute inc/day) (Ex) Temporarily gain characteristics of your favored enemies.
Adaptation: Climb 15' (Ex) Gain temporary use of various abilities
Adaptation: Darkvision 60' (Ex) Gain temporary use of various abilities
Adaptation: Iron Will (Ex) Gain temporary use of various abilities
Adaptation: Natural Armor + 2 (Ex) Gain temporary use of various abilities
Adaptation: Swim 15' (Ex) Gain temporary use of various abilities
Animal Companion Link (Ex) Handle or push Animal Companion faster, +4 to checks vs. them.
Boon Companion (Animal Companion) Companion or familiar abilities are treated as if you were a higher level.
Camouflage (Ex) Can use the Stealth skill in favored terrain, even without cover/concealment.
Clustered Shots Total damage from full-round ranged attacks before applying DR
Deadly Aim -4/+8 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item.
Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Evasion (Ex) If succeed on Reflex save for half dam, take none instead.
Favored Enemy (Animals +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs. animals foes.
Favored Enemy (Evil Outsiders +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls vs. evil outsiders foes.
Favored Enemy (Humans +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls vs. humans foes.
Improved Share Spells If your bonded creature is within 5' of you when you cast a spell, you can split the duration 50/50 between the two of you.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Manyshot You can shoot two arrows as the first attack of a full attack action.
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Quarry (Ex) +2 to hit and other bonuses vs. designated quarry.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Run Run 5x your speed in light/medium armor or 4x speed in heavy armor and keep Dex when running.
Share Spells with Companion (Ex) Can cast spells with a target of "you" on animal companion, as touch spells.
Swift Tracker (Ex) Tracking penalties when moving at normal speed or faster are reduced.
Track +6 Add the listed bonus to Survival checks made to track.
Wild Empathy +13 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy.
Woodland Stride (Ex) Move through undergrowth at normal speed.
Fenrir
Male wolf
N Large animal
Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 29, touch 12, flat-footed 26 (+5 armor, +3 Dex, +12 natural, -1 size)
hp 115 (11d8+66)
Fort +12, Ref +10, Will +4 (+4 morale bonus vs. enchantment effects)
Defensive Abilities evasion
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Offense
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Speed 50 ft.
Melee bite +14/+9 (1d8+10 plus trip)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
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Statistics
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Str 25, Dex 17, Con 20, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +8.25; CMB +16 (+20 overrun); CMD 29 (35 vs. overrun, 33 vs. trip)
Feats Combat Reflexes, Eldritch Claws[APG], Greater Overrun, Improved Overrun, Power Attack, Toughness
Tricks Air Walk, Attack, Attack, Attack Any Target, Combat Riding, Come, Defend, Down, Guard, Heel, Sneak, Stay, Track
Skills Acrobatics +7 (+15 to jump), Climb +11, Fly +5, Linguistics -3, Perception +5, Stealth +7, Survival +1 (+5 when tracking by scent), Swim +11; Racial Modifiers +4 Survival when tracking by scent
Languages Elven
SQ air walk, attack any target, combat riding, devotion, sneak, stay, track
Other Gear +1 mithral chain shirt, exotic riding saddle
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Special Abilities
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Air Walk [Trick] The animal can be ridden through the air when affected by spells.
Attack Any Target [Trick] The animal will attack any creature on command.
Combat Reflexes (4 AoO/round) Can make extra attacks of opportunity/rd, and even when flat-footed.
Combat Riding [Trick] The animal has been trained to bear a rider into combat.
Devotion +4 (Ex) +4 morale bonus on Will saves vs. enchantment effects.
Eldritch Claws Your natural weapons are considered both magic and silver for purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
Evasion (Ex) No damage on successful reflex save.
Greater Overrun Foes you overrun provoke AoO if they are knocked prone.
Improved Overrun You don't provoke attacks of opportunity when overrunning, and foe can't choose to avoid you.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Power Attack -3/+6 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ ft. by sense of smell.
Sneak [Trick] Creature stays hidden.
Stay [Trick] The animal will stay where it is.
Track [Trick] The animal will track a scent.
Trip: Bite (Ex) You can make a trip attempt on a successful attack.
So what exactly are we doing next? I assume we're going to rest and I want to start thinking about what spells to prepare.
I think that we're going to see if there is anything of interest in Sloth next.
Here's an updated Ethariel. She is now strictly a vanilla ranger who uses almost entirely Core material. As for Fenrir, Rangers do indeed get animal companions as an option at Level 4, and thanks to Ultimate Wilderness, Boon Companion is now a Core feat!
Female elf ranger 13
CG Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +9; Senses low-light vision; Perception +15
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Defense
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AC 24, touch 15, flat-footed 19 (+9 armor, +5 Dex)
hp 108 (13d10+26)
Fort +12, Ref +16, Will +10; +2 vs. enchantments
Defensive Abilities evasion; Immune sleep
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Ranged +1 adaptive holy composite longbow +20/+15/+10 (1d8+2/×3 plus 2d6 vs. evil)
Special Attacks combat style (archery), favored enemies (evil outsiders +4, humans +4, undead +2), quarry
Ranger Spells Prepared (CL 12th; concentration +14)
. . 3rd—instant enemy[APG]
. . 2nd—barkskin (2), chameleon stride[APG]
. . 1st—abundant ammunition[UC], gravity bow[APG] (2), longstrider
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 20, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +13; CMB +14; CMD 29
Feats Boon Companion[UW], Clustered Shots[UC], Deadly Aim, Endurance, Improved Share Spells[APG], Manyshot, Point Blank Master[APG], Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Rapid Shot, Run, Weapon Focus (longbow)
Traits magical knack, warrior of old
Skills Acrobatics +3 (+7 to jump with a running start), Diplomacy +10, Handle Animal +16, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +13, Knowledge (geography) +10, Knowledge (nature) +15, Linguistics +8, Perception +15, Ride +19, Sense Motive +10, Spellcraft +15 (+17 to identify magic item properties), Stealth +15, Survival +15; Racial Modifiers +2 Spellcraft to identify magic item properties
Languages Abyssal, Catfolk, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Infernal, Sylvan
SQ camouflage, elven magic, favored terrains (forest +2, mountainous +4, urban +4), hunter's bond (wolf named Fenrir), swift tracker, track +6, wild empathy, woodland stride
Combat Gear pearl of power (1st level), pearl of power (1st level), wand of abundant ammunition (50 charges), wand of cure light wounds, durable arrow (60); Other Gear celestial armor, mwk buckler, +1 adaptive holy composite longbow, arrows (60), belt of incredible dexterity +2, cape of free will +3/+4[MA], efficient quiver, handy haversack, arcane family workbook[ARG], bandolier[UE], bandolier[UE], bedroll, canteen[UE], flint and steel, masterwork backpack[APG], mwk manacles, silk rope (50 ft.), spell component pouch, winter blanket, 332 gp, 4 sp
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Special Abilities
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Animal Companion Link (Ex) Handle or push Animal Companion faster, +4 to checks vs. them.
Boon Companion (Animal Companion) Companion or familiar abilities are treated as if you were a higher level.
Camouflage (Ex) Can use the Stealth skill in favored terrain, even without cover/concealment.
Clustered Shots Total damage from full-round ranged attacks before applying DR
Deadly Aim -4/+8 Trade a penalty to ranged attacks for a bonus to ranged damage.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item.
Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Evasion (Ex) If succeed on Reflex save for half dam, take none instead.
Favored Enemy (Evil Outsiders +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls vs. evil outsiders foes.
Favored Enemy (Humans +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls vs. humans foes.
Favored Enemy (Undead +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls vs. undead foes.
Favored Terrain (Forest +2) (Ex) +2 to rolls when in forest terrain.
Favored Terrain (Mountain +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls when in mountainous terrain.
Favored Terrain (Urban +4) (Ex) +4 to rolls when in urban terrain.
Improved Share Spells If your bonded creature is within 5' of you when you cast a spell, you can split the duration 50/50 between the two of you.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Manyshot You can shoot two arrows as the first attack of a full attack action.
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Quarry (Ex) +2 to hit and other bonuses vs. designated quarry.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Run Run 5x your speed in light/medium armor or 4x speed in heavy armor and keep Dex when running.
Share Spells with Companion (Ex) Can cast spells with a target of "you" on animal companion, as touch spells.
Swift Tracker (Ex) Tracking penalties when moving at normal speed or faster are reduced.
Track +6 Add the listed bonus to Survival checks made to track.
Wild Empathy +13 (Ex) Improve the attitude of an animal, as if using Diplomacy.
Woodland Stride (Ex) Move through undergrowth at normal speed.
Heya folks. Hope all is well in paizoland. With Thron's permission, I'm pulling up a chair to pitch a pbp game. I'll try to keep it brief, and if someone is interested we can hash it out here: http://paizo.com/campaigns/5eWithBrimleydower
Any games I run are going to be small in scope, if not outright bite-size. My track record with long games is miserable on here, so I'm keeping things shorter. To those of you who played in jubal's Fairhaven game, that's probably a decent ballpark (speaking of, if he is still around here somewhere, I'd appreciate someone relaying this invitation).
Apart from that, it will be 5e, it will be homebrew (built up with the players contributing).
Jubal is still playing in the Absalom game, but I'm not sure if he has the bandwidth for anything else at the moment. I'll mention it to him, and check out your game.
I'd like to try 5e, but I am doing an international move in two weeks, so we'll see if I have time.
Thron, for the purposes of this game, do a creature's remains count as said creature or an object? We discussed it briefly, but I am unsure of what we ultimately settled on.
Jeevika would be interested in running her new Discern Location spell for a trace of Setsuna, but if it was literally impossible, then she would obviously never attempt it.
It’s worth a shot, but I can tell ya it ain’t gonna find anything. She quite thoroughly was destroyed by DM Fiat. Granted, she can eventually be resurrected by stronger magic, but not base resurrection.
Thron, I'm building Lorthan and I've got to say, a double weapon build on an enlarged frame is just not very optimal. Since he needs a Dex of 15 for Two-Weapon Fighting and takes a -2 penalty to Dex for enlarge person, that means he needs a 17 Dexterity. Which basically means I waste a lot of build points to crank up his Dex or I spend a lot of gold for a Dex-boosting item. Or a mix of both, when any sane player would just go max strength with a two-handed weapon.
What about allocating his level up stat points (e.g. the stat bonuses from Levels 4, 8, and 12) in Dex? You could just pretend he took the Two-Weapon Fighting feat(s) later. His Half-Dragon template and Rage bonuses should give him plenty of Con and Strength as is.
It is kinda the point given his insane buffs from half dragon and disciple and raging. He will already be more than fine in the Str and con department, so boosting his Dex some shouldn’t hurt the overall build.
Plus, they aren’t the stars of this show. The main PC’s are. So they SHOULD feel a bit weaker.
If they were better optimized, they’d have likely not been goldfish. Hehe
Also, just because a weapon has two ends doesn't mean you have to attack with them. You could just wield the double sword as a two handed weapon and ignore two weapon fighting entirely. The flavor could be that he uses one end for offense and one end for parrying/defense.
Might do slightly less damage than a "greatsword" or earth-breaker, but it's perfectly legal/legit in my mind.
Yeah, I was thinking he might carry it, having a blade of adamantine on one end, and some other material for the other (probably mithril). But I'll see what I come up with in the Dex build.
Also, what Jelani said. He could perhaps have different enchantments on each blade.
So, I've just realized that Eugeni has access to both blood money and simulacrum. With his 12 strength, that means he can make a 10 HD simulacrum copy of a normally 20 HD creature. My reasoning is that it would do 11 str damage to me, and cost 5,000 gold of rubies normally.
If we want to actually pay the 500 GP/HD we can make something up to 30 HD/15,000 GP.
Either way this is something that we'd do once we're outside the Runeforge.
It appears to be the same as the original, but it has only half of the real creature’s levels or HD (and the appropriate hit points, feats, skill ranks, and special abilities for a creature of that level or HD).
The possibilities seem ridiculous, but here are a couple options that popped into mind right off the bat.
Mature Gold Dragon - Huge flier, breath weapon, spells, etc.
Efreeti - free wishes not tied to caster level (CL 11...doesn't appear to be linked to its HD or what spells it can cast).
Anyone else think of something good for Eugeni to create?
Lurkin' a wee bit.
I am moving back to America on Thursday, so don't expect posts from me for the next several days. I'll try to get something in if I can, but there are no guarantees.
Lurking
Lies!
You of all people should know when someone's tabbed out. :-P
Between the Old God antics, turning Shalelu into an Awakened Dire Crocodile, and nuking the Runeforge, this has definitely proven to be a very unique run of Rise of the Runelords, hasn't it?
I like to keep things interesting.
Decided to let wrath and dominance flare up a bit...in the spirit of keeping things interesting. ;-)