DM Eric's PFS - The Midnight Mirror (Gameday VII) (Inactive)

Game Master Eric Swanson

No worries.

Definitely no worries. Please take your time and don't let our game interfere with your real life stuff.

Having fun with this group, great rpging all! And I really like your GM karate GMEric. This good combo making one of the best module tables I've PBP in.

BTW, any treasure from the last shadow encounter?

Thanks much man! No treasure in that last fight BTW.

I don't think I've ever laughed out loud during a PbP before this, let alone the multiple times it has happened. And great serious stuff too.

OK. I have to know. Why the heck does Hoprah have a +8 in 3 knowledge skills! My sorcerers, given the stingy skill points available for the class, would not waste points in anything but charisma based skills. She must have pumped 12 skill points into those skills and she only has 16 unless I'm missing something. Now that's dedication!

It's hip to be square!

In the morning I would want to go to town and see what sort of magical aids might be available for purchase. In particular I'm thinking an oil of daylight or two might be nice to have, unless we already have some.

OK. I have to know. Why the heck does Hoprah have a +8 in 3 knowledge skills! My sorcerers, given the stingy skill points available for the class, would not waste points in anything but charisma based skills. She must have pumped 12 skill points into those skills and she only has 16 unless I'm missing something. Now that's dedication!

Good question! She's trying to become a Scarab Sage (it's a boon on a particular chronicle sheet), which requires her to check a lot of boxes on her faction journal cards. One of the goals is to have character level (minimum 4) ranks in Knowledge, Linguistics, or Appraise. Since she's 4th level now, she's taken 4 ranks in K:Arcana and K:Planes in order to check those boxes on two of her different faction cards (season 8 and season 9). She's also got a 12 Int, so 4 ranks, plus class skill, plus +1 from Int gets her to +8. K:History is a result of the Planar Sages boon that she has earned on her Scarab Sages faction card. So, altogether, Hoprah has spent 8 skill points and likely won't spend anymore once she has those faction boxes checked.

Well that explains your unnatural focus on int skills. You have a goal!

Cool. Must be a fun boon.

-granting Nicasor control of my body so the shae could escape his prison for a time without anyone knowing he was free-

The Book is how I secured my shadow from the foul influence of that demon!

I'm missing some technicality I think, or misunderstanding.

*the baron says that he promises his body to Nicasor to borrow.

*the baron doesn't have a shadow.
*if he says he secured his shadow - where is his shadow?

*what is the reason to not let us take the book with us? (it protects him in some way?)

GM, can you give us a little guidance here? I share Barley's sense that there's little reason (in-game) for us to trust anything the Baron is saying. On the other hand, I have the sense (out-of-game) that the next thing we're supposed to do to move the story along is go into the mirror.

Yeah essentially the next step is to travel into the mirror and take care of business. The Baron will not allow you access to the Book until you destroy the Mirror for him. The module states the Baron is remorseful for his actions (as he does love his wife Anya and his son too).

Sorry about forcing things here but we do have a deadline we have to meet :)

No worries - I kind of thought it was something like that. Hoprah never minds a good trip on the railroad... :-)

*the baron doesn't have a shadow.

*if he says he secured his shadow - where is his shadow?

My guess would be his book the same book that we are here to liberate another shadow from.

Ah yes, I forgot pushing, enjoying the module, that we have a time schedule.

I also thought that maybe it was a pivotal scenario moment where we might fight the baron here and enter the mirror on our own terms. But all good .

PSA

PBP Gameday VII -- Approaching the Endpoint

Hilary Moon Murphy

To Hilary Moon Murphy& 1 more

Nov 7 at 10:50 PM

Hello Awesome GMs!

Many of you have either finished or are getting to the last portions of your games.  This is a reminder that you all have until our extended deadline of November 19th to roll for your boons, and report your game to us.  

I hope that most of you are moving into the closing acts of your scenarios.

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Q: But Hilary, what if my game does not finish by November 19th?

A: Report your game anyway. Help us get our statistics and close out the gameday on time. You can then finish your game and give it the time it needs to close.  Remember that games usually progress even more slowly in the holiday season, so get as much done now as you can.

Q: What if a PC dies after I report my game?

A: Should something happen (ie player character deaths) that requires a change in reporting, reply back to your automated reporting email and let us know!

Q: Hilary, what if I need help finishing my game? Real life is beating me up, and I don't think I can take my game to the end.

A: Real life happens to us all. If you're on Paizo forums, go to Flaxseed Lodge and seek out a replacement GM for your group. If you're on Roll for Combat, please ask Ronnam, GM Stephen or other helpful mods for help. If you're on another forum, please contact your local VA..

Q: Hilary, how long will it take for our games to get reported to Paizo? Y'all are slow pokes!

A: We're reporting them in batches as they come in, and are almost caught up at this point. At the close of the gameday, we expect to get deluged in reporting. Be patient, we will report it all. We promise!

Q: Hilary, can I start a new game right now for PBP Gameday VII?

A: Nope, you don't have time to finish. Start up your game independent of our convention, and have a great time with it!

Q: Hilary, how do I report my game?

A: Use our handy-dandy form, linked below!

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EVENT #686641

Main Listing:  PbPGameday.com.

Reporting Link: https://pbpgameday.com/reporting.php

When: August 13, 2018-November 19th, 2018

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BOONS!!!

Tell us what GM boon you earned: Ganzi (PFS), Ferran / Woikio (SFS), or ACG in the note field when you report your game!

ROLLING for Player Boons

Everyone rolls a D20.   A 19-20 wins.

Collect the emails of any winners.  If a player wins a boon, be sure to include their email address when reporting, so HQ can send it to them. (If you can't find someone's email, note it in comment field, and then send us an update by replying to your automated email when you have the information.)

If PFS - Roll a D4 to determine the boon

If SFS - Roll a D2 to determine the boon

If ACG - Winner choice.

Report boons won in the drop-down menu. They are listed in order. 1 = the first boon in the drop down for your campaign, 2 = the second boon, etc.

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That’s it! Thanks for being awesome GMs. Our conventions could not run without your joy and enthusiasm. You all rock.

Happy Gaming!!!

Hmm

Hey guys,

I am going to get this game reported within a couple of days, so can I some Boon rolls from you guys?

boon roll!: 1d20 ⇒ 2

boon roll: 1d20 ⇒ 1

1d20 ⇒ 19

1d20 ⇒ 5

woot Setare

Player: Pathmaker
Character: Barley
Pfs: 36653-4
Faction: Silver Crusade
No Day Job

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Huzzah!

which boon?: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Setare is ready to jump into the mirror. So you can make the move whenever you want. ;-)

Boon roll: 1d20 ⇒ 8

d20

Setare can you roll a d4 for your Boon please?

Also I will need your email addresses in order to report this game.

Ahh. I didn’t even notice I won. Sorry.

1d4 ⇒ 1

My email address is abezab at gmail dot com.

Here comes the BOON!1d20 ⇒ 13

Ahh. I didn’t even notice I won. Sorry.

Setare, I still need your email to report the Boon.

HI DM Eric, I sent you my email address yesterday!

Got it thanks!

GM, Team, it might make sense for us to provide the GM with an algorithm on how to proceed so that we can speed things up in such a 'room' environment.

I would assume all of us check for traps before opening a door or search a room after a battle so if you GM could just roll our perception for each door or room that would be great.

Setare opens the door and she and Barley scout ahead up to 30t with a stealth mod of +9 (Barley) and +8 (Setare).

Would that work for you Team and GM?

The SoP sounds good byt I would add that Kitoro keeps casting Detect Magic when they check out a room.

Sounds like a good plan to me!

::thumbs up::

Agreed.

Seems too competent.

Ha ha. I am waiting for Setare’s turn to act but just for you to know that she would not retreat. There might be a chance that one of the brothers is in there and Setare would want to check all the rooms. She has an almost full CLW wand and healing is on me! ;-) So just all of us use the wand and I will deduct the charges.

Okay since I am hearing two different plans here, I'll wait for Etienne's player to chime in here but assuming no one replies then I will assume you all bypass combat for now.

I would advise you talk about what you want to do here in Discussion.

Team, I know that it is a pain but it would be super strange for Setare to just leave this being in there without knowing what is going on.

So she will step in. :-(

Team, I know that it is a pain but it would be super strange for Setare to just leave this being in there without knowing what is going on.

So she will step in. :-(

No problem. Were I metagaming I might go in in case there were secondary success conditions that are available. But I am RPing too and Kit, well, Kit is not into that whole hero thing. But as a player, I'm good with entering and with you RPing your character.

Bailey goes in!

Hoprah is fine with tackling the combat too.

@GM
Regarding concealment...

Just to confirm, you need us to include concealment rolls for our attacks, parries, and ripostes, right? Will you do them if they are accidentally not included? I didn't see any rolls in response to Setare's attacks, though you did say "Riposte failed due to Miss chance". But that cited the riposte, not the parry, which confused us (or at least me) when you said the attack hit. That and the lack of a roll.

Frankly, I just assumed you made a bunch of rolls through some other medium and misstated risposte instead of parry.

Yes Kitoro, please include the rolls for the Miss chance now. I had to review the rules for the Concealment and it looks like it applies to all attack rolls. I did not communicate that very well. I keep all the rolls posted on the board.

Just a heads up that staring tomorrow (Tuesday) I’ll be travelling for Thanksgiving and back on Saturday. I should have my computer and internet access, but you never know with family how much free time I’ll have, so just fair warning that my posting will be more sporadic and feel free to bot as needed.

Just a heads up that staring tomorrow (Tuesday) I’ll be traveling for Thanksgiving and back on Saturday. I should have my computer and internet access, but you never know with family how much free time I’ll have, so just fair warning that my posting will be more sporadic and feel free to bot as needed.

Hey gang. My father passed away yesterday, i'l be out of commission until next Tuesday. Thank you for your condolences. GMEric, Please bot Barley to the fullest.

Sorry to hear that. It'll be a crazy and emotional week, I expect.