Discussion Thread. Have all your OOC chat and questions in here.
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Table switch! Okay, no problem.
Maybe someday he'll have his wings, Improved Whip Mastery, and Advanced Weapon Training. For now, Balrog has his whip or sword, Arcane Strike, a bunch of skills, and a bit of bardic performance.
His stinky cheese trick could be Firesight, with smokesticks and the Spark cantrip (because smokesticks actually need to be lit, not just thrown). Haven't used it yet, but will get some smokesticks just in case.
Personality-wise, he's a cocky, hedonistic Calistrian, easily recruited into the Dark Archives by Zarta Dralneen with the most perfunctory of flirtation. Appealing to Balrog's pride or greed are good ways to manipulate him into doing good and noble things. (He's also got a good grasp on gluttony, sloth, wrath, envy, and lust.)
Since I haven't played him at Level 2, I still have the chance to change things. I am considering taking the Mostly Human alternate racial trait so he can benefit from Enlarge Person (the Efreeti Magic alternate racial trait doesn't seem to work on the ifrit himself unless he counts as humanoid). Aesthetically, Mostly Human is all wrong for him. I guess he could use Disguise to look like a 'real' ifrit, or I could just say he's about as ifrit-looking as you can get while still being humanoid type.
GM Zoomba! Thank you for inviting me to join from the waitlist! I appreciate it! I will figure out which of my 1-2's will do best here and dot in.
Slide with maps (when they come) and handouts is posted at the top of the campaign and in my profile.
Can each of you also on that second slide add a token for you, as well as fill in your character info and [dice] tags for your Perception and Initiative when you have a chance.
Our first combat!
Given the format of PbP, to keep things moving along I am fine with characters acting slightly out of exact initiative order as long as their in the same 'block' (all going before the next enemy/hazard/thing). So if you're Bold in the initiative order, feel free to post your action even if other Bold people are above you.
If you have any other questions, or issues with the map, let me know!
I've contacted everyone. One has indicated they're unable to participate, and between this and the other tables the waitlist is empty. Lienna I'm not sure what happened to: hopefully just a brief unexpected RL thing that'll be resolved soon, but I haven't heard anything from her in a few days.
As your pre/mid-mustering activites and the Society's faction successes are granting special resources and boons for you to call on, I've added your current ones to the top of the campaing under the 'Earned Rewards' spoiler. The latest one: the retrieval of the codebook is allowing Zarta and her assistants to send counter signals to the invading undead of the Black Echelon. At any one time, you can have all the undead you're facing be confused for a round.
Also, Gerald, Lienna, Sirius and Nuethro can you each let me know what type of +1 bane ammunition you would like to have grabbed from the armory. (1 piece of ammo of your choice, for the type and weapon of your choice)
Since once Sirius reads out the proclamation the mission will be over (and successful), which mission would you like to attempt next?
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Sure. As a player, I have no preference.
In character, The Balrog is happy to do that mission not because he cares about Taldor or nobility, but because he thinks Gloriana Morilla is kind of hot (though she's no Zarta Dralneen).
This will also be his rationale for doing the Silver Crusade mission.
Grand Lodge appeals to his Pride (doing work for them seems the best way to get recognized in the Society), while Exchange and Scarab Sages appeal to his Greed (he thinks they will pay the best).
As seen in the Overseer announcement, The Society has helped the Exchange 'convince' many of the city's Black Market arms dealers to patriotically chip in, and a new cache of pristine and deadly armaments becomes available.
At the beginning of one encounter, your party can activate this benefit to treat the enhancement bonuses of all their weapons as 2 higher for the duration of the encounter (if your weapon is non-magical, it becomes a +2 weapon, but +1 weapons become +3 for that fight!).
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I knew I wanted Mutation Warrior to get the wings eventually. That's the main class.
But the 1-level dip was a real tough call between Kensai Magus and Arcane Duelist.
Both get the whip. Kensai gets WF, and bard gets Arcane Strike (both of which I want).
Kensai has that awesome True-Strike-Whip Trip/Disarm as a full-round action. But only 1/day (+1 for each Pearl of Power you get).
Arcane Duelist can counter fear effects by being even scarier (Rallying Cry). And can Inspire Courage. And has more skills, better skills, CLW (to be a team player despite his cockiness), and is Charisma-based which seemed more fitting than Int-based for the character.
This special does not technically have an official 4-player adjustment.
I’ve brought this up in the GM chain for this special. The overseer and us are considering how to move forwards. Based on all the examples of adjustments I have several ideas and thoughts on how to modify coming encounters if Sirius’ RL delays/absence continues. This particular mission is one that’s trickier, so as you can see I am for now boting as needed (Sirius is fairly diplomatic)
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The Balrog has decent enough Diplomacy for this level (+6, as well as +6 Bluff and +7 Intimidate) but I didn't want to monopolize that portion of the game.
However, if needed he can step up, behave himself, and try to persuade nobles.
(Also: he's kind of a goofy gimmick character with an outsized personality, so if it is grating or annoying to any of you, feel free to ask me to tone it down.)
Since forum bugs are preventing me from actually editing the campaign right now, here's the full list of potential bonuses your scouting/the Society's factions have entitled you to:
Once this adventure:
*When facing one or more constructs, the party can get +4 to all your initiatives
*You can force one enemy’s attack to be re-rolled
*Get a free burst of healing of 1d6 hp back to all of you
*Have an attack deal an extra +1d8x1.5 damage, and hit or miss the enemy is considered flanked for a round.
*Get a +1 Inspire courage bonus for 3 rounds
*You can force all undead creatures in a fight to be confused for a round, and if they strike you in that state their attacks are restricted
*Begin an encounter with 6 temp hp
*Begin an encounter with all of your weapons' enchantment bounses being 2 higher
*For one encounter, treat all your speeds as 10 higher
Once per each of you:
*Re-roll an initiative (this one is you only, but each can re-roll once)
It happens. Though buckle in, cause this next one's a bit of a doozy:
Perfect timing: both of those boons were necessary to finish the job that round :)
Hey all,
As we're about to reach the conclusion of this defense of the city, a few things to make sure you're chronicles and reporting is all set as quickly as possible.
First, check and make sure your PFS# info is accurate on the Google Doc slide with it. Lienna: I think I'm still waiting on yours.
Second, as this is a Gameday game, there's a chance of boons! Everyone please roll a d20, like so:
If you get a 19 or 20, also roll a d4
Thank you all!
With the Society's success at driving off this dual invasion of the Black Echelon and the Fiendflesh army, the people of Absalom have witnessed and will not soon forget your courage. What’s more, the various factions of the Society have also shown that they can band together to accomplish wonders.
Each of you can choose of the below rewards. Due to both your and the rest of the Society’s success, all of these potential rewards are available to pick for you, and you do not need either of your choices to be your own faction.