Variel's WotR

Game Master Neltji

FYI any verbal spellcasting will alert the Vrock to your presence and it will be treated like a surprise round. Maelchar you can alter your action if you would like.

OK, Nasira will wait to cast her spell.

Guys, just a note to let you know I will be away until next Monday - if any botting is needed, feel free :D

updates tonight if possible. Reign of winter is not letting me post right now though.

BTW this crept up on me and I forgot to mention it. You are all now at 7th level since you have reached Drezen with the army intact. Congrats!!!

My memory fails me - how do you handle hit points and gaining new abilities?

A little research indicates new hit points for a d8 cleric would be 5 + CON modifier, so I will go with that until told otherwise.

She gains fourth-level spells (domain spells: Wall of Fire or Neutralize Poison).

Skills: Spellcraft, Heal, Diplomacy, Bonus point: Craft (Weapons) Hmm... My total points spent indicates I've overspent by two. Not sure where to best resolve that.

She gains a new feat, but I have not selected one yet. Some likely candidates (I'm open to and encourage suggestions from the party): Deep Sight, Elemental Focus (Fire), Empower Spell, Extend Spell, Extra Channel, Great Fortitude, Heavenly Radiance, Improved Channel, Lightning Reflexes, Lingering Spell, Maximize Spell, Persistent Spell, Piercing Spell, Reach Spell, Spell Focus (Evocation), Spell Penetration

Personally, I'm leaning toward something that improves the odds vs spell resistance or improves my channeling. That's still several candidates, though.

Wohoooo! Level 7! Working on level up now ;)

Updated.

+6 (4+2) hp
New spells: Stoneskin, Dragon's Breath
skills: +1 Craft Armor,+1 Craft Weapons, +1 Knowledge Arcana, +1 Knowledge Engineering, +1 Knowledge Planes, +1 profession architect, +1 Spellcraft

feat: Craft Magic Arms and Armor

zeriax, can you post your updates fr me please.. thanks

I'll update my sheet later, but for now I'm getting
6+con HP = 8 HP Total: 69
3 skills EDIT (+4 skills FCB) all ranks into Prof (Soldier)
FC bonus - (will allocate) EDIT: SKill point
One more Bastion of good/day
one second level spell (can i take the time to prepare that?)
Shield Slam! been waiting on this one
+1 BAB

saves remain the same

EDIT
At 5 ranks of Prof Soldier, I get a Boon: Defensive Tactics, and +1 to Moral checks!
glad I remembered that

Nasira,
buffins spell Pen is good for tough battles, and anything where demons are involved, and is kinda a Make/Break thing, while the enemy passing the will save means they still take Half Damage.

Dammit... paizo ate my post... sigh

7 hp
5 skills
new revelation think I'm going with 'vision in iron'
one more 2nd lvl spell find traps
one more 3rd lvl spell channel vigor
+1 bab
feat: divine protection

She gains fourth-level spells (domain spells: Wall of Fire or Neutralize Poison).

Will most likely prepare Neutralize Poison as a healing option I can't swap for. And fire is not the most effective element to use against demons.

Skills: Spellcraft, Heal, Diplomacy, Bonus point: Craft (Weapons) Hmm... My total points spent indicates I've overspent by two. Not sure where to best resolve that.

Well, I think I know what happened, but I don't recall why - I think I 'spent' two extra points for knowledge (planes) to reflect a bonus - but I can't figure out where the bonus would have come from. DM Variel, do you show the same error? Are you cool with me deducting two skill points from knowledge (planes) or should I look elsewhere? EDIT: I found the note - this is the bonus granted by DM Variel earlier. D'oh!

She gains a new feat, but I have not selected one yet. Some likely candidates (I'm open to and encourage suggestions from the party): Deep Sight, Elemental Focus (Fire), Empower Spell, Extend Spell, Extra Channel, Great Fortitude, Heavenly Radiance, Improved Channel, Lightning Reflexes, Lingering Spell, Maximize Spell, Persistent Spell, Piercing Spell, Reach Spell, Spell Focus (Evocation), Spell Penetration

OK, going with Spell Penetration

Sorry I didn't give you input earlier like you asked us to give, Nasira. Spell penetration is pretty wise so good call. Darn Demons are magically resistant.

You're good. Eldritch Breach helps, Spell Penetration will help more, Piercing Spell at a later level will help even more. But this applies to every spell where I would have to prep the metamagic, so this just makes sense. Great Spell Pen is likely in my future, as well.

Change in plans - taking 'skill at arms' instead of 'vision in iron' ... seems more useful as I'd be able to use Iomedae's favored weapon (Longsword) plus anything else, not just the weapons I create. I hope I don't come to regret that choice... hope no one gets separated from the party, lol.

A few questions questions:

Do I decide on a case by case basis wether to not to join the party or the army for each encounter?
- and is there a way to get any further clues as to wether or not the army or party will need my involvement more?
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Does the city look like it's save to camp in, if we secure an area?

I think I'd like to lead the fight against the Schir Demons, that sounds like it'll be particularly nasty and being able to add 2 to the DV or the army should be valuable, but It would also be nice to have a more Gear-ed up group for that fight. Problem with that is that we'd potentially be hitting the bridge and towers in a wonky order, cause it seems like the towers is something I'd like to have Garith there for... unless the bridge will be harder. . . I really don't know =/

The army is fighting at the same time as the PC's will. Basically you pick where you want the army to fight and where you want the PC's to fight. Then we go from there. Don't worry abou the order too much for the bridge or towers as that is just you guys. A group of 4-6 (if Reiko is back) could infiltrate and get tto the watchtowers even if the bridge is still held.

Divination spells may offer suggestions as to where to go Garith.

Currently until you take one of the main areas (Southbank, Paradise Hill, or the Cemeteries your safest bet you think is in the river bed just east of the city.

Does anyone have any divinations that we can use? Nasira, are there any slots that you are getting that you could prep a divination in to try to figure out a little more about the forces here, or what to hit next?

Nasira only regains spells at dawn and I think she needs to prep for a day of combat with those. Better to see what Aravashnial or Pakak might have available. Without digging, I don't know what she has access to now, anyway.

Guys, I would suggest we wait the night and rest - there is a lot of stuff going on in Drezen ;)

--Level up summary--

Gained 1 level of monk
5HP (+1FCB)
Saves unaltered (except for Reflex - see below)
BAB unaltered (+1 on Flurry of Blows)
Feat: Lightning Reflexes
Skills:
Acrobatics
Craft (Bows)
Knowledge (Local)
Perception
Sense Motive
Stealth
Survival
Monk Abilities gained: High Jump, Ki Arrows

Garith, now that you have invested in profession soldier here is a rule that I was hiding from you as I did not want to influence your decisions...

Mythic Commanders
If one of the PCs serves as the commander of the Knights of Kenabres and has 5 ranks in profession soldier, his command of the army is such that he can use his surge mythic ability to adjust Offense checks and Morale checks. A commander can expend two uses of mythic power to increase his army’s DV by the result of a surge die for one battle.

As to healing the army...

To heal an army it must take a day or rest with no fighting or movement. It then recovers its ACR in HP each day. 1/day a commander can make a check to try and double this value. Alternatively you could use a set of the healing potions.

Correct to both Zeriax and Garith. Mass combat takes place while the party takes on a set location. I believe Zeriax was stating that he bridge was too far away from the army to justify going after that first as a party. He wants the protection of the army which means to go for the watch towers.

To break it down easier we can say that:

Paradise Hill and the Watchtowers are together

Southbank and the Ahari Bridge are together and

the Cemetary and the Haunted Vault are together.

Are we agreed with Zeriax to hit Paradise Hill and the watch towers? Will get ready for that while Zeriax deals with his spoiler.

Variel nailed it exactly on the money - those are my thoughts and reasons for choosing Paradise Hill and the Watch Towers ;)

Sure, fine by me.

I like Pakak, but I think I'm sticking with sorcerers from now on for my arcane types. No one expects them to be smart ;)

Please bot Pakak for a bit again if you need to.

We lost a family dog today.

Sorry to hear that Pakak. That makes it tough on everyone.

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On a side note Reiko made mention that she should be back by the beginning of February. I haven't heard from her since. If I don't get anything by the end of the week I will post for a replacement character.

aww.. So sorry to hear Pakak... always tough to have a dear companion cross the Rainbow Bridge. Sorry for your loss.

Wow, look at you guys go being all redeeming, except for that nat 1 by Pakak that is. I will have to come up with some good response tomorrow as I am to tired now. Well done in your responses though all of you. There is still hope for Nurah yet.

lol, this would be very different' game if Garith were a mythic Champion/smiting Paladin. there would potentially be more JUSTICE there...

Wow, look at you guys go being all redeeming, except for that nat 1 by Pakak that is. I will have to come up with some good response tomorrow as I am to tired now. Well done in your responses though all of you. There is still hope for Nurah yet.

I shouldn't do the talk talk thing

lol Pakak... not your forte, eh? that's okay, we have plenty of diplomats already. You have other skills on your side.

I'll have to post for Garith tomorrow. sorry about the dealys

Garith in the morning when you post I will need to know if you are joining the PC's or the army.

Also suggested tactics and strategies would be nice. If you are joining the army Garith I need to know if you are planning on using mythic power to aid the army's stats as well.

For the PC's assaulting the towers...any tactics you want to use. From the scouts you know that the siege engines are on top of a 40ft tall tower and can assume there is a spiral staircase inside.

Not willing to leave the defense of Citadel Drezen to the
solid rock it was carved from, its dwarven engineers also
placed a curtain wall of guard towers around it. These
fortifications were meant to expand the crusaders’ ability to
monitor all the approaches to Drezen, and to trap attacking
armies that breached the outer wall between the siege
engines of the fortified guard towers and the battlements of
Citadel Drezen. Additionally, each of the seven watchtowers
is armed with a standard catapult mounted on a turret that
allows the weapon a full 360-degree arc of fire.

Here are my suggestions:

- First things first, if I understood correctly, the players are hitting Citadel Drezen, while the army is hitting Paradise Hill, correct?
- For the assault on Paradise Hill, I would say Anevia would take the scouts around the North side, and wait for the main army to wade in. Once that was in movement, and the fight engaged, they would move from surprise to attack the most fragile units - archers/casters;
- As for the citadel, I see four (maybe 5) Watchtowers (the others seem ruined?) - we need to engage them fast and hard, but climbing those walls will not be easy... Perhaps we could get someone airborne to hit hard from one side, creating some sort of distraction so the others can climb and engage?
- Don't we have a levitation scale?
- Also, it would be great if we could engage all the Watchtowers at once, but I am not sure we have the means for that.
- Zeriax can fire from ground level, but I don't think it will be very efficient;
- He can also pair up with Reiko for a stealthy attack on one of the towers?

Just throwing stuff out there.

Thanks for clarifying your location Garith I will get the army ready then under your control with the base stats not counting in tactics or strategy.

As for the tower assault I just need to know if you are being stealthy and trying any fancy arrival to try and gain an element of surprise. Also if you are attacking 1-2 towers.

My vote goes for being stealthy, but I would like to hear the input from the others - Pakak? Maelchar? Nasira?

"Some of us are not good at stealth. it might not be wise to split up...maybe nasira can take a silence spell so we can all move silently..."

"Indeed - that spell is the only way I will be stealthy enough to not give us away completely. Do we have means of going unseen, as well?"

Oops I think somehow I got the threads confused and now we are ic on the discussion board. Sorry, my fault.

I have done that as well Maelchar don't worr. Just let me know when you have a rudimentary plan and I will go with it.

Temperature is finally rising in my neck of the woods, so busy weekend with family and BEACH! ;)

Will try to have some posting up tomorrow.

Don't forget to update your status bar to reflect a new day.

Correct, those that spent MP points or spells last night in the encounter with Nurah are counted against this day's total. Everyone healed up and ready to go? Just want 1 more to confirm Nasira's plan and then we are ready to rumble in both the encounter and the army.

Here is the good news. After taking Drezen you will be 8th level. XP goes quick when you double dip with armies and PC encounters.

evil GM roll 1d3 ⇒ 3

Can we tell from our scouting who/what occupies the towers?

Correct on the idea that Reiko is gone by my consideration at this point. Was that a confirmation Venja on the plan? if so then I will proceed accordingly by having Pakak cast fly and 3 uses of the levitation scale being used. Nasira will have wind walk as a back up if needed.

Nasira, the shapes on the towers were upright bipedal creatures but any more than that it was hard to tell. Could be tieflings with strange features or demons or something else entirely.

Roughly, how many "upright bipedal creatures" are on the towers? Are all the towers similarly occupied? Assuming we are going to focus on a single tower first, which tower should that be, folks?

There was only 1 creature that you could see on top of the tower. You could not see inside though as there may be more located there. The 3 nearest towers were all manned the same.

Zeriax, I will allow the barkskin as that is almost an hour duration. As for gravity bow I am going to ask for a concentration check to cast it as you are flying and have people holding on to you. DC is only 16.

1d7 ⇒ 1 how many minutes left on the fly and gravity bow spells if you are successful in casting it.

Variel, I don't want to drag this debate, but why do I need to roll concentration? I don't plan on casting Gravity Bow while flying. I think it lasts as long as the fly spell itself, does it not? Why wouldn't I cast it before beginning to fly?