Cheers all. Let's also hope the world in general has a better 2022. These new millennium '20s haven't been as roaring as their predecessor. Or, roaring in a different way perhaps.
Nearly coming to an end to part 2 of this path. Book 3 awaits us soon for 2022.
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Happy New Year back at ya BD (I think...)!
Looking forward to what may come in book 3 Woodsmoke! Thanks for taking the time!
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Afternoon gang - just a heads up that Storm Corrie knocked out power and comms lines here in the bonnie North East o' Scotland.
As such posting will be limited to when I'm in work and not busy (which is rarer than hen's teeth). Please bot me as required til I'm back up and running (likely mid-weekish).
Just a heads up saga-mates - had a couple of rush offshore jobs land of my lap this morning, so might be mid-week before I'm clear enough to contribute. Please bot me as/when/if necessary.
No worries. I had my main water pipe in the basement break on me the other day so I've been dealing with that myself. Fortunately it was just some leaks and not a full burst!
Ohhh dang, I thought the golem was down! Hopefully Mithas' hit was enough...
I’m afraid we are screwed in this one. Our lack of flight is going to make this about impossible to win unless we get lucky.
We do have a potion of flight in the haversack, but ya we're not really optimized for dealing with stuff at range. Only being able to sneak attack within 30 feet kind of hurts right now.
If I can get free I can get up there maybe grapple that witch...
A flying caster with a lot of battlefield control does serve as a particularly tough adversary. Black tentacles is a pretty nasty spell (one of my favorite's actually..)
She did successfully affect Krosh with a touch of idiocy via a pre-cast spectral hand in round 2, which cut him off from his 3rd level spells. The fireball he learned from his wandering flame spirit would have come in pretty handy, but Nazhena has high Int and recognized him as a potential threat after he dispelled her sleet storm.
But hope is not lost :) The golems are down and Krosh can at least still heal via channeling even when he is grappled. I believe Skäne is in possession of the handy haversack? So anything you guys need to pull out of it as Mithas mentioned, remember that the haversack automatically puts any desired item on top, making it only a move action to fetch an item from it.
Just a heads up gang I'm positively slammed at work - had a couple of additional jobs land of my lap today in an already busy week and need to do my team's performance review by Friday... also have our works Xmas do on Friday (at the 3rd tilt - covid allowing).
Posting might be pretty spotty until the weekend so please bot Skäne as necessary.
No worries. I feel your pain; I've been putting in OT every day this week myself.
Sorry gang - work is a grind at the moment, loads on and not much post shift energy for anything else.
Hoping this weekend will see the load lighten I can input into the saga. Meantime please bot Skane as necessary.
Everyone can go ahead and level up to level 7, and Mithas and Byakko get their +2 to any one score for becoming Bright Morning.
We've completed book 2 (well, basically), and book 3 awaits. Thanks to everyone for sticking with us, I know this can be a slow mover all times and I appreciate everyone putting up with it. On a good note, I start a new job at the end of the month, one that I believe will be a lot more friendly to my amounts of free time and energy levels, so I'm hopeful that going forward I can be more active in moving things along.
Next up is Book 3: Maiden, Mother, Crone!
Ohhhh Heck yaaaa! Just in time for me to spend my night shifts on a basically predetermined level up outcome lol! Thanks Woodsmoke that fight was awesome, looking forward to whatever comes next!
That was an all time battle. I thought we were done after the black tentacles!
I’ll get Geedra levels probably tomorrow night.
Final lvl 7 tweaks tonightish hopefully and I'll launch a post. Also PM in your inbox Woodsmoke.
7th level winter witch
I forget if we roll for HP or if we take 1/2 +1, like PFS so holding off on HP.
Gains 2 4th level spells known. Confusion and Dimension door.
Feat: Spell penetration.
Skills:
Know. Arcana
Know. Planes
Spellcraft
Stealth
Know. Local
UMD
And heck, that’s about it for level seven for a witch.
Will get our Vikingr levelled up sometime this week - bear with.
Nice! Well done everyone.
+2 to Dex
5+1 hps
+1d6 more sneak damage
Feat: Sap Master
Skills" +1 to all existing
and I think that's all there is to it.
Some nice magic items there, but none that I am interested in.
+2 to Str
FCB Bonus spell lvl 2: Boneshaker
Revelation: Gift of Claw and Horn
Skills:Intimidate, Perception, Stealth, and Use Magic Device
Did roll for the first six so, do I take the 5+1 or...
Lvl 3 spell and Feat are kinda contigent on that PM but more or less picked...
The Robe is pretty sweet and kinda fits Byakko's silver motif, any other takers on that one?
7th Level of Skäne
+1 BAB (+7/+2)
+6 HP
+1 Skjǫldr Vǫrn (Shield Defence)
No change in Saves
+2 Skill Ranks: Intimidate & Sense Motive
Feat: Intimidating Prowess
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7th level winter witch
I forget if we roll for HP or if we take 1/2 +1, like PFS so holding off on HP.
You can choose.
I'll get Krosh leveled up. Been under the weather the past few days and getting back to normal finally. Feel free to continue on with any reactions/actions the gameplay thread. You Riders still have a hut to claim :)
Byakko is gonna take Shield of Wings and Improved Initiative. +1 BAB too.
Enii leveled up pretty hard but no choices to make. She's outgrown her armor which is less effective but can be upgraded (per Woodsmoke) if anyone's capable? Skane?
Eventually we're gonna go for Outflank feat if anyone wanted to get in on that (Teamwork feat). Was gonna retrain next level but could take it this level if someone else was keen on it too... If any PF vets had thoughts on Improved Initiative (or Outflank) in general I'd gladly take feedback.
Nothing very exciting with Krosh - +1 BAB, skill points, though the 4th level spell slot should be nice. Still pondering on what feat to give him; might just be Extra Hex and snag another one of those.
Hexes are pretty awesome!
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Bear with me as a power surge earlier this week did something to my modem which has kind of stolen my non-phone internet access :/ Trying to get an ISP to do something is a real struggle.
Take your time chief - we'll keep for as long as is needbe.
Busy busy operational week gang. Likely be a day or so before I can get some clear air to post. Bot Skane if needbe.
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Onto book 3 - Maiden, Mother, Crone. I have run this adventure offline at the table, and the whole time of us getting here I have been wondering how well this one will work on the forum medium. This adventure has a lot going on and a lot of stuff that might be difficult to translate in forum posts, so just a heads up for that. I might be a bit more heavy-handed in using Krosh as a voice in this adventure at certain points because of this, though with his background and whole guru spirit guide dreamspeaker type deal, it will at least make a bit of sense.
I will say mark any posts or jot a note about things that seem important! There's clues and things of that nature that you may need to call back to.
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Please feel free to use Krosh as necessary GM. PBP makes it hard for us to remember all the clues that would be easier if we were all around the table together.
And congrats to everyone. Finishing an AP volume deserves applause all around…GM and player alike!
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A mystic DMPC fits nicely don't it? Hah, I think Krosh has been well done so far, looking forward to more mysticisms.
Congrats to DM and PCs that have been here much longer, here's to another AP volume!
Yes please do. PbP definitely doesn't lend itself to certain types of adventures. Even just using Krosh to remind the party of previous events or details would be super useful.
Works for me also - fits nicely with Krosh's schtick as he imparts upon us portents weal and woe :)
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No joke, Tsukiyo is deity of the moon and Byakko's patron, I didn't edit that last paragraph in his background about the sword either... I'm not sure if the Lycanthropy curse is supposed to let me talk with whatever animal or not Smoke, but honestly, not sure Byakko could walk away from this one anymore anyway. Sorry for the main char moment folks, seemed like too good of an option for some RP. I'm happy to move on if thats the vibe in the replies, or if WoodSmoke cares to narrate the encounter...
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So from everything I have looked at in regards to the Lycanthropy curse, I don't believe that it innately would allow you to freely speak with animals - it does denote that other people can understand you if they are under a speak with animals effect, but you yourself aren't granted such an effect in relation to other animals. You do get an innate +4 bonus on Handle Animal checks with a chosen 'lycanthropy-related animal' (small random rant directed at game developers - therianthropy would be a more apt term when referring to were-creatures, as 'lycan' specifically refers to wolves!) I also didn't notice in your sheet if you made that decision, figured it might be tigers?
Regardless, I would allow for a Handle Animal check when in your bestial cursed state to attempt to communicate with the beast if you so desire!
No need to apologize for wanting to engage in some roleplaying :) Feel free to inject it whenever you feel so inclined.
Werd, maybe it's just for my specified animal type (you're right, it was Tigers, I'll get it in the profile) but here's the quoted text off d20pfsrd, first and last sentence for context, emphasis mine, link theirs:
"A character under the effects of speak with animals can understand you, and you can communicate with such characters normally. You can speak with animals when in this condition. Choose one type of animal commonly associated with lycanthropy..."
I'm down for some communing, let me know if the above changes things for you as I'd sort of been playing up the I'm gonna have a convo with my cat and growl at the rest of ya during combat as an SLA type thing while it was active.
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You know, I read that entry like 3 times, and somehow I overlooked that 'you can speak with animals' bit every time. Either that or I ran it together with the 'choose your animal' part and read it as you could only speak with animals with the chosen type or something. Either way, my bad haha. I'll play it as Krosh setting things up but you can do the actual communing... ready for a spirit walk?
Yeaaaa let's do it!
I wasn't sure if it was just for my animal type either so I figured convo with the cat was good at least. Still have to do battle to activate the tongue though so I'll take any communing Krosh can offer if it's not meant to come to blows.
Work and RL over last couple of days have emptied my tank folks. Going to get my head down and recharge, will likely be weekend before I'm up and posting again.
Bot me as necessary please.
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Post forthcoming this evening. Picked up a bit of poison ivy recently which I am super allergic to, which also caused a big hive outbreak, including on my fingers and palms, so haven't been able to do much in the way of typing. Or most other things involving hands. It's cleared a bit now, though.
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Ouch... Recently developed a sting reaction the year the truce was broken with wasps/bees. I probably busted the armistice when I had to destroy a nest in our eaves... Anyways, enjoy the benadryl is what I'm getting at... I did sleep pretty good with it at least.
Stoked for the post!
Geez, that is horrible GM. Take your time and heal up!
That sounds awful...
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Well thanks for indulging Woodsmoke, that was fun as hell. Seems like we may have picked up some clues, thanks for the patience on the mini side quest folks, hopefully the clues prove useful. It may be the excessive hours worked recently but I'm feeling like about Byakko's Wis 8 on these riddles and hints...
That was a neat read, Byakko and GM. .
Just a heads up gang - I'm slammed operationally with work at the moment. Have leave booked for Friday but time will likely be sparse before then. Please bot me as required.
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My favorite part of DMing is having good moments for characters and fostering things that make them feel more embedded in the story or unfolding events, so I always implore everyone to snag any thread they might want to pursue. It's a little more cumbersome for me working that into an adventure path (especially this one since it is kind of heavy handed in the plot signposts and order of events and locations) as I have always run homebrew stuff in my offline games but I try to get it in where I can.
No worries, Skäne. I definitely understand that. I'll do my best not to sully Twice-Mantled's good name.
Work bug continues to bite folks - have bunch of After Action Review content to prep, ongoing jobs offshore and a technical response to an Non Conformance Report to prepare this week...
As such, time and creative energy will be on the low ebb for the foreseeable... so once again if the Twice Mantled can be botted where necessary that would be appreciated.
Work has continued to ramp up, likely be the weekend before I see any kind of respite.
Apologies all, appreciate the collective patience.