The disparity of opinions and social classes in this AP (and specifically this party) are honestly fascinating and a big part of what makes it interesting. Real excited to see how it all plays out!
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I'd just like to make the point that Olivia is completely unaware of Amandine's sketchiness. In fact, she really doesn't know much about Amandine at all. She's just drawn to her like a moth to a flame.
As much as I'd like to, I doubt stealing the last two artefacts are in the cards. Even if we had places to put them, surely someone's noticed that the others are missing by now.
I kinda like the idea of visiting my father, but I'm not sure what I'd say. I think Olivia at best would want to say something like "En guarde" politically, but I think gloating would be taking it too far.
Where do I find the skills required for influencing the Courtyard?
We are extremely diverse, coming in from every side of the social class system. Our background are also extremely different.
On the DM's Gala Tracker, the discovered skills for the courtyard are listed as Handle Animal, K. Engineering, Local, Nature and Perform (basically any)
Oh right, now that I think about it the "sketchy" comment I came across was OOC, something about Olivia finding Chana for something because she was the second sketchiest person. It was very amusing.
Glad you did, I had fun with it!
I feel like up until now, we haven't had a chance to do much stuff 'together' in character. I'm looking forward to when the group is all operating together rather than on separate mission, because it'll give me more of a chance to play around while you guys nail the important social influencing skills :>
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This scene is really cool! I'm getting "something's about to go down" vibes all over.
BTW, Its awesome that you managed to get Campaign ownership Vayelan!
This scene is really cool! I'm getting "something's about to go down" vibes all over.
BTW, Its awesome that you managed to get Campaign ownership Vayelan!
Thank you, Chana. I'm very pleased that you're enjoying it.
Now that I've got ownership of the campaign, my next project will be putting together an NPC tracker spreadsheet to link at the top of the page.
I've updated the character portraits link with a few new images, but I may simply embed links for portraits in the NPC tracker when I get that compiled.
I just took a look through the pictures to see who else has been featured. Isn't Wyssilka just cute as a bug? Malphene Trant looks like a 70's-80's soap opera villain, Falcon Crest I think.
Oh heck that was a critical threat, I will roll to confirm
Given how many people are present in the senate chambers, a map would be unfeasible.
However, please roll initiative to track when the party acts in relation to the Stavian agents.
Apologies, I am used to DMs rolling initiative for the party to speed things along, so I overlooked it in my rolls
So, I'm possibly misremembering, but do we have our weapons and gear?
We were allowed to keep our gear, barring some exceptions. Hit that "Gala Rules and Mechanics" link up top to see what we were allowed to bring in.
Hoping I keep rolling like this all game, wow! I initially wrote Greenly as a Shelynite but with luck like this she might be a Calistrian
So's everyone knows, I sought Photiné's player's permission to spit on her shoe before doing it. I intend to be a team player, and not to needlessly antagonize the group :)
Level Up all done for me.
+6 HP (4 base, 2 from CON)
+1 to FORT and WILL
+1 to BAB
7 Skill ranks (4 base, 2 background, 1 fav class bonus) - (Bluff, Handle Animal, KN Nature, KN Nobility, KN Local, Perception, Sense Motive)
+1 0th level spell/day
+1 1st level spell/day
Class Features:
"Low Friends" - Gives the Vermin Heart feat, which lets you use spells that affect only animals instead on vermin. Also lets you use wild empathy on vermin. Very thematic for Chana's backstory!
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If you're wondering why I have two favoured class bonuses, it's because I'm a Fast Learner.
Hit points: 5+1Con+1Favoured
+1 Fort and Will
+1 BAB
7 Skill ranks (2base, 1human, 1int, 1favoured, 2background)
Appraise, Diplomacy, History, Nobility, Religion, Perception, Sense Motive
- Divine Grace, adds Cha mod to all saving throws
- Lay on Hands, 3/day, 1d6
Level 2 Arcanist (Tarot Student):
+3 HP
+1 BAB
+1 Will
8 Skill Ranks (2 base, 4 Int, 1 human, 1 fav class bonus)
Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Kn. Arcana, Kn. Local, Perception, Spellcraft, Use Magic Device
2 Background Skills
Kn. Nobility, Linguistics (learned Draconic)
+1 0th level spell prepared
+1 1st level spells cast/day
+2 1st level spells known (Color Spray, Magic Weapon)
Amandine is taking a 1 level dip into Inspired Blade Swashbuckler. Swashbuckler is her 2nd favored class.
Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade) 1:
HP: 5+2+1 (FCB) = 8
BAB: +1
Ref: +2
Skill Points: 4 (class) + 3 (INT) + 2 (Background) = 9
+1: Bluff, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Escape Artist, Perception, Sense Motive, Stealth. (Background): K Engineering, K Geography,
Inspired Panache Points: 4
Inspired Finesse (Ex): At 1st level, an inspired blade gains the benefits of Weapon Finesse with the rapier (this ability counts as having the Weapon Finesse feat for the purpose of meeting feat prerequisites) and gains Weapon Focus (rapier) as a bonus feat. This ability replaces swashbuckler finesse.
Deeds:
Derring-Do: At 1st level, a swashbuckler can spend 1 panache point when she makes an Acrobatics, Climb, Escape Artist, Fly, Ride, or Swim check to roll 1d6 and add the result to the check. She can do this after she makes the check but before the result is revealed. If the result of the d6 roll is a natural 6, she rolls another 1d6 and adds it to the check. She can continue to do this as long as she rolls natural 6s, up to a number of times equal to her Dexterity modifier (minimum 1).
Dodging Panache (Ex): At 1st level, when an opponent attempts a melee attack against the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action spend 1 panache point to move 5 feet; doing so grants the swashbuckler a dodge bonus to AC equal to her Charisma modif ier (minimum 0) against the triggering attack. This movement doesn’t negate the attack, which is still resolved as if the swashbuckler had not moved from the original square. This movement is not a 5-foot step; it provokes attacks of opportunity from creatures other than the one who triggered this deed. The swashbuckler can only perform this deed while wearing light or no armor, and while carrying no heavier than a light load.
Opportune Parry and Riposte: At 1st level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against the swashbuckler, she can spend 1 panache point and expend a use of an attack of opportunity to attempt to parry that attack. The swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity; for each size category the attacking creature is larger than the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler takes a –2 penalty on this roll. If her result is greater than the attacking creature’s result, the creature’s attack automatically misses. The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature’s attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach. This deed's cost cannot be reduced by any ability or effect that reduces the number of panache points a deed costs.
On the map, the area marked B5 is a staircase that passes beneath the safe rooms, and it is currently inaccessible.
This safe haven, built by the long-dead Senator Voritas during the Shining Crusade, serves as an escape room-style puzzle. Finding the hidden exit, leading to area B5 and thus the rest of the old senate ruins, will require following a few clues.
I did my first real-life escape room a couple of months ago, and I'm really feeling the similarities between this scenario and that experience :>
Just for organizational purposes, here are the loose ends as far as I can see:
- Servants' Quarters (Grooming Kit, Moth-eaten clothes, hand mirror. Bathroom not investigated.)
- Social Room (Portraits of fourth army of exploration, Pewter spoon, Wand, Crystal ball image)
- Senator's Room (Gold key, Coin slot/Floor magic, Hand mirror, frayed hair brush,
- Storage Room (Maramaxus Mural)
Lighting Puzzle (if I'm understanding the descriptions correctly):
B1 -> B2, B3
B2 -> B3
B3 -> B2, B4
B4 -> B1, B2
Greenly tried having them all lit.
Currently, B1 and B4 are dark, rest are lit.
Greenly will just push buttons as she walks around but rn she's pretty into searching these boxes ad infinitum
Also I think Photiné's claimed the wand and spoon, or at least it's pooled loot once properly identified.
Anyone heard from Tanglefoot? I'm hoping everything is okay and they're just unavailable unexpectedly but it's been like a week
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Hey, I am back, but I've not had time to read over what's happened in my absence and get caught up. I did manage to level Tanglefoot up. I hope to jump back in this weekend.
I guess the old bard bumped his head kind of hard when he was whisked away by magic or whatever happened exactly.
Glad to see you're still with us, Tanglefoot.
I was getting worried, too.
Take your time catching up.
I'm traveling a lot over the next week! Hopefully I'll be able to post regularly, but it might be intermittent.
I will also be traveling, but as I'm not the one driving, should be able to post consistently
Regular posting should resume tomorrow, (wife and I drove 36 hours over the last four days and are about to fly, but after that it's business as usual)
It's my first day in five days not driving or flying somewhere, so I'll catch up and post today!
I’m at a holiday party all day today so I won’t have a chance to post until later tonight!
I unexpectedly had no internet this weekend! I’ll get caught up tomorrow.
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Took me a bit, but here's the log of stuff we found and who took what:
I've made it editable for anyone who has the link.
Making this, I realized we forgot some things in earlier rooms that we should probably go back to pick up! Stuff we didn't pick up has a 'left alone' label next to it. I've included links to where it was found or identified as well, because context tends to be important.
Thank you, Chana! This will be very helpful.
For the record, if anyone wants to claim anything Photinè has picked up, feel free to do so! It'd be nice to copy some of the scrolls into her spellbook, but I don't foresee getting much use out of anything else.
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Same with anything Greenly is carrying, tho she has sort of heaped it all atop our friendly little halfling.
As a heads up for everyone: I'll be out on vacation from 12/16 through 1/6. Normally I'd try to keep up with games during this time, but this time round I'll be travelling to places with some pretty dodgy internet and don't think staying up-to-date will be easy.
Feel free to either bot me during that time or have Chana fade into the background. I'll pick up with posts over the break if I'm able to, and if not, then in January.
If I don't get a chance to post, have a great Christmas and New Years all!
Happy Holidays everyone!
Happy New Year y'all! The holidays have been pretty busy and drawn out for me, but I'll be back up and running tonight or tomorrow.
Happy New Year everyone!
Happy new year. I hope everyone is doing well.
Hope everyone had a great holidays!
I've put a link to the loot log into Chana's statline for now. If you want to Vayelan, you can put it in the Campaign's links up top as well. Might be more accessible that way.