SO GD VII Assault on Absalom 9-00 (Tier 1-2) (Inactive)

Game Master ScorchedOne

@Makon: Your actions sound good, and you did live to see Round 3.

Round 1.3 Final
Bot - Andy - The hafling begins to sing a tune you've heard before "My friends and I have come to fight, evil creatures we will smite. Your reign of terror soon will pass, once we have finished kicking your....butts." ;) While hoppping his way across the rubble, all to the same beat. Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Meanwhile, a crash behind you sings the song of a broken door, and with the rushing wave of Pathfinders a few arrows and slung stones hit the demon and demonlings, leaving them bruised and battered.

To his suprise, Makon's fateful swing, bolstered by the bard's (hippity-hop) performance, manages to put down the more muscular demon. The demonlings drop their crossbows to pull a short sword each, they move around Kwan's flanks and somehow, almost stab each other instead.

Round 2 UPDATE
Blue Tiefling - Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 81d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (1) = 3
Yellow Tiefling - Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 71d6 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (1) = 3
Andy
Kwan
Drelluandast

Round 3 START
Makon
Caeb

Peeking around the corner, Drelluandast squints, pulls out his trusty bottle of acid, and flicks another ball of corrosive liquid at the tiefling closest to him.

Ranged touch, Inspired, Shooting into melee: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 - 4 = 2
Acid damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Move action to take out acid flask, standard to cast acid splash on the yellow tiefling.

I apologize for my absence, for some reason I wasn't getting post notifications for this game.

Andy casts continues to sing.."My friends and I have come to fight, evil creatures we will smite. Your reign of terror soon will pass, once we have finished kicking your....butts.", casts Cure Light Wounds and touches Makon...

Cure Light Wounds vs. Makon: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Reassessing the battlefield, Cabe sees Kwan flanked by enemies and does some flanking of his own, doing his best to tumble through the debris and avoid his enemy's blade, then, channeling more power into his sword, lashes out at the tiefling.

I will attempt to use Acrobatics to avoid the AoO, though I'm guessing it's going to be tough in difficult terrain (or impossible? I'm not sure on the rules there). Then swift action to spend another Arcane Point (I'm actually running low! I can't believe it) to make the dueling sword a +1 dueling sword and one attack.

Acrobatics vs CMD: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

+1 Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5

Using his Kama now vs whatever Kwan is flanking with Cabe...
Attack 1: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 = 17
Damage 1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Attack 2: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18
Damage 2: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

@Andy: I've been reading that has happened to some people recently, but now we're all here, don't sweat it.

Drelluandast's glob of acid misses its target, while Andy hastily heals Makon, Cabe stumbles as he swings his blade and misses. But Kwan makes short work of both Tieflings.

After allowing Makon to catch his breath, the group presses on the advantage gained along the rest of the Pathfinders. They pour through the broken gate into a sanctum teeming with fiends. In two towers that flank the large room, lesser demons furiously work levers and cranks to load ballistae of Abyssal steel and demon sinew to fire wicked bolts upon the charging Pathfinders. Atop a tall platform stands a demon much larger than any other, a glowing symbol on her chest, is chanting and weaving dark energies to open what looks like an extradimensional portal.

The demon on the platform has a glowing symbol on her chest.

Having realized that Absalom’s forces have penetrated the siege tower’s defenses, she has started a summoning ritual, hoping to bring more glabrezus to the Material Plane to thwart the assault.

A veteran stops next to you, only long enough to let you know that approaching the platform could prove deadly, but she points you at the towers overlooking the area, they have siege engines that you can commandeer from the demons or you could try to disrupt the ongoing portal.

Vote time, first two votes in the same direction decide the outcome: Ballistae or Ritual?

@Makon: How many rounds until you are combat material again? Rage can be a bummer when in a hurry You were in Rage 2 Rounds, so 4 Fatigued, right?.

I vote for disrupting the portal. Also, how much time passes between the end of the tiefling fight and the beginning of this one? So I can tick off the appropriate amount of time from my buffs. :)

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24

Portal.

Linguistics to Identify the Symbol: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
Knowledge(Arcana; Untrained; Bardic Knowledge) to Identify the Portal: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

As usual, Andy shares what he remembers with the group.
Yes, I'm being lazy.

Another magical ritual? Count Drelluandast in!

Kwan is somewhat likely to be useless in helping with the portal, but it sounds fun. Let's do it.

Dead caster=dead ritual.

I’ll be fatigued 3 rounds that’s all I had left when the battle started . Assuming it was at least one round Makon took to stop and get orders from the pathfinder venteran , at most i’d Have 2 rounds of fatigue left.

Doesn't Makon need healing as well?

I had healed him 8 HP yesterday, didn't notice he needed more. If there were any rounds between the two Teiflings getting killed and the group pressing on, I will be more than willing to bonk out some CLWs with my wand to whoever needs. Please post how much you are wounded at this time.

Sorry I hadn't updated his HP..As far as I know Makon is at 11hp (out of 19) and is fatigued for 2 more rounds. (that's assuming we immediately got instructions from the veteran after killing the Teiflings) If we have two more rounds I'll have Andy hit me with my wand of cure lt a couple of times and be fully rested and fully healed but alas still not able to Rage the remainder of the day.

After the battle while the Pathfinder Veteran is issuing instructions...Makon puts away his potion of cure moderate wounds and takes out his wand of cure lt wounds once again.

Sorry for the delay mates. To clear things up, I was asking for Makon's fatigued rounds to know how long you waited before entering the fray again, so between the last fight and the moment you are about to disrupt the ritual, 3 rounds went by. That's 3 rounds to heal/prepare/get un-fatigued in total, and for buff tick counts =)

On a different note, I'll be reusing the Cambion token, but it won't represent a Cambion, instead it should fit the following description.

Over at the northeastern alcove, a tiefling wearing a black matted armor with Baphomet's symbol on it is conducting a part of the ritual with two flunkies.

The cultists take the fight to you when you start going around the platform, the lackeys fire their crossbows, one bolt buzzes past Makon's ear, then the armored one moves ahead of them.

Round 1 START Bold can go, you know the drill.
Armored Tiefling - Moves forward.
Yellow Tiefling - Attack Makon. Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Blue Tiefling - Attack Kwan. Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5
Andy
Drelluandast
Cabe
Kwan
Makon

Just to make it official...

CLW wand vs. Makon: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW wand vs. Makon: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW wand vs. Makon: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

...just subtract as many charges as needed.

As combat begins...

Andy begins to sing..."My friends and I have come to fight, evil creatures we will smite. Your reign of terror soon will pass, once we have finished kicking your....butts."

Inspire Courage(Su): A 1st level bard can use his performance to inspire courage in his allies (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. To be affected, an ally must be able to perceive the bard’s performance. An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Cabe will spend the 2nd round drawing and casting a scroll of shield. He will draw his weapon on the third round and prepare to leap into the fray by positioning himself to have a straight line to one of the enemies so he can charge.

After empowering himself with more magic, Cabe waits for the others to be ready. Once they are, he steps to the side and nods at the northernmost (yellow) tiefling. "I'll take that one," he says.

Once battle begins, he charges in and sweeps across the chest of the enemy with his empowered dueling sword.

+1 Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 + 1 = 9

Well that was underwhelming. Hopefully that's enough. So many situational modifiers. Not that I'm complaining, Andy! XD

@Andy: You only need to spend the first two charges, Makon only had 11 Damage left on him.

With Cabe's attack the tiefling is badly injured and gasping for air, he looks almost ready to collapse.

Round 1.1 UPDATE Bold can go, you know the drill.
Drelluandast
Kwan
Makon

Round 2 PREVIEW
Yellow Tiefling (9/?)

Actually Makon had '11 hp' (Andy had already healed him for 8 and he recovered 3hp via fast healing) therefore he'll only need one charge off the wand (I've already taken it off my wand Andy) Also Makon will be unable to do an AoO this round as he is holding a 2 handed weapon in his off hand and a wand in his primary hand.
Makon thanks Andy for healing him and tells the little halfling, keep my wand until we're through with the fighting, please if anyone of our allies are hurt do not hesitate to use the magic within the wand. When Makon sees the tiefling and his two cronies his lips curl back in disgust, More vermin to kill... Makon switches his great axe to his left hand balancing the weapon by grasping the middle of the haft. He approaches his adversaries with a menacing glare. But then! does something completely surprising he lifts his free right hand and there's a wand in it?! He utters a command word and gouts of flame tumble over the tieflings two minions. Makon just laughs hysterically at the shock on his enemies faces as the magic fire rushes over them.
(Makon is using a charge off his wand of burning hands CL3; DC:11 for 1/2 dmg) wand burning hands dmg: 3d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 2) = 5

@Makon: That's correct, somehow I got the numbers mixed up, only ONE charge for the remaining 8 damage was spent.
Blue/Yellow saves first? Blue = 1: 1d2 ⇒ 1
Reflex saves: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 221d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 251d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

The enemy closest to the flame should've been more afffected by it, but Makon can't see a single smoke streak coming from the tieflings after his blast, not a single singed mustache.

Round 1.2 UPDATE Bold can go, you know the drill.
Drelluandast
Kwan

Round 3 PREVIEW
Armored Tiefling (0/?)
Blue Tiefling (0/?)
Yellow Tiefling (9/?)

Seeing Cabe and Makon put themselves back into danger once again, Drelluandast can't take it any longer. He runs forward on his little legs and begins rushing through a summoning ritual, hands flying and voice racing. As he finishes the spell, the energy of the spell rushes out of him all at once.

Fortitude, DC 16: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Drelluandast moves and uses his Acadamae Graduate feat to cast the spell as a standard action. Unfortunately, he is fatigued from the effort.

With a sudden rush of wind, a eagle glowing with heavenly radiance appears amidst the tieflings. With a screech of challenge, it lays into its opponents with beak and talon!

Eagle will start attacking the yellow opponent for the flanking bonus, then shift to the blue opponent and finally the red opponent as enemies become scarcer. It uses its Smite Evil ability on whichever opponent it attacks first - only difference is +1 damage against that opponent only.

Bite, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 = 6 +2 if flanking
Bite damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 +1 if Smiting

Claw, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 = 12 +2 if flanking
Claw damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 +1 if Smiting

Claw, Inspire Courage: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 = 11 +2 if flanking
Claw damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 +1 if Smiting

Kwan moves up to attack the tiefling foes.

Attack (Kama): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 - targeting yellow
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Drelluandast's eagle tries to claw and bite its way into battle, but fails to make contact. Meanwhile Kwan's kama drops the first tiefling on the spot.

The blue tiefling changes weapons, and attacks the celestial eagle, leaving a crimson gash behind.
While taking one step back, yelling at you "Do you think a mere pigeon will stop us? Nothing can interrupt Katazuul's plans, you will die today!" the tiefling in armor takes a step back gets a hold of her glaive and pokes the pigeon back to her plane.

ROUND 2 START
Blue Tiefling (0/?) - Attack; Damage: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 191d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Armored Tiefling (0/?) - Attack; Damage: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 221d10 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Andy
Cabe
Makon
Drelluandast
Kwan

Makon lifts his wand and examines it, "Huh?!" Makon lets the wand drop to the ground and moves past the blue thiefling (probably incurring an AoO) and closes in and engages the armored tiefling calling upon his heritage and destiny to aid his strike.
great axe: 1d20 + 6 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 + 1 = 15dmg: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7
Makon used another of his daily destined strikes he has one left.

Stepping into flanking position, Cabe delivers a vicious, contemptuous blow on the tiefling.

Attacking blue. I doubt that crit confirms, but rolled extra damage just in case.

Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 27
Critical Confirmation: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 11
Critical Bonus Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 7

"That bird was not meant to defeat you," Kwan states as he begins to move. "It was meant to distract you."

Kwan moves up to strike the armored tiefling with a Stunning Fist.
The battlefield as laid out was confusing. The bird was still on the field and adjacent to the armored tiefling, who (probably?) shouldn't have been able to hit it with a polearm. I've moved Kwan to its position and moved it off to the side.

Acrobatics vs Opportunity: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27
Attack vs Armored Tiefling (Stunning Fist): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13
Stunning Fist damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Paizo Reroll on Stunning Fist attack roll: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 4 = 17 - if that connects, Fort Save DC 14 vs Stun

Andy continues to sing..."My friends and I have come to fight, evil creatures we will smite. Your reign of terror soon will pass, once we have finished kicking your....butts."

Inspire Courage(Su): A 1st level bard can use his performance to inspire courage in his allies (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities. To be affected, an ally must be able to perceive the bard’s performance. An affected ally receives a +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.

Andy then draws his rapier and moves forward.

I didn't notice earlier that Andy was singing. So +1 attack & damage to Kwan's attack I guess. I'm also just realizing that I forgot to drink Kwan's Heroism potion, but that's my fault.

@Kwan: Yes, the battlefield was confusing, I think my changes got either rolled back or didn't go through. But to avoid further confusion, since Armored would've struck the eagle even with the penalty, let's keep it as is, well... except for the following.
Blue AoO vs Makon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Armored Stun Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Makon's strike bounces off the tiefling's black scale mail, somehow his axe ends up deflecting Blue's sword. Cabe seizes the opportunity and pierces the tiefling all the way through, and Kwan lands a blow on the armored tiefling, leaving him groggy and unarmed.

Round 2.1 UPDATE
Drelluandast

Round 3 PREVIEW
Armored Tiefling (9/?)

Drelluandast stands panting. Acid splash won't do anything against their resistance, he thinks to himself. Better to stay here where the others don't have to worry about me getting hurt.

Drelluandast delays.

The last remaining cultist is still out of it.

Round 3 START
Armored Tiefling (9/?) - Stunned until Kwan's turn.
All y'all.

Andy does not sing this round..."Well now, I think we got you."

Andy moves forward.

Cabe tumbles into place behind the creature, juking hard right to avoid the incoming blow -- forgetting for a moment, in the heat of battle, that the enemy is thoroughly rocked by Kwan's mighty fists -- and comes in with a vicious slash across his back.

Moving around to flank again, Acrobatics to avoid the AoO, then attacking.

Acrobatics vs CMD: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Dueling Sword: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5

Good golly, Miss Molly!

Crit Confirmation: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 27
Crit Damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 4

Figures that I confirm with another 19, and do almost minimum damage lol. Also I kinda forgot I didn't need to roll Acrobatics; stunned creatures can't make AoO's. Woops.

Makon tries to wack the armored tiefling again. By the blood of my fathers! G Axe: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 = 8dmg: 1d12 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13

Drelluandast remains in delay.

Kwan takes advantage of Caeb's assistance to strike at the armored tiefling.

Attack 1 (Kama): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12
Damage 1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Attack 2 (Kama): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 2 = 23
Damage 2: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

A barrage of blows flies around Baphomet's antipaladin, the few that overcome her armor are enough to sap the life away from her eyes.

After the Pathfinders defeat their foes performing the ritual, they still need to work together to weaken or even usurp the ritual.

This is a process that takes 3 rounds of concentration by at least four PCs, after which ONE of the participants can attempt a DC 15 Knowledge (planes or religion) or a DC 18 Disable Device, Spellcraft, or Use Magic Device check.

Another group of agents is keeping enemies at bay while you work on the ritual.

Basically this is me, letting you the time passed. And asking that you let me know who'll roll the main check. Once you figure out who'll do it, go ahead and roll it.

I do not have Planes or Religion. I do have a +7 Spellcraft, but if someone else has comparable Planes or Religion, they should roll it because they have a higher likelihood of hitting the DC.

Kwan will cheer from the sidelines. This task is beyond his abilities.

I do NOT have Planes or Religion. I can attempt a Bardic Knowledge at +3. I also do NOT have Disable Device, but I have Spellcraft at +7 and UMD at +8

Ooo! Drelluandast has both Knowledge (planes) and Spellcraft! Can other people assist with any of those checks?

ok Makon has spell craft so I can assist a check with that, I guess that makes the 4 who run the ritual as: Makon, Drell, Andy, and Caeb ...
Drell’s knowledge planes and spell craft are both +7 so if the rest of us three can ‘aid another ‘ on the spellcraft check probably better to do that. If not it’s best drell just rolls a strait knowledge planes as the DC is lower .
Makon uses his knowledge of the Arcane and spells to help Drell find a solution to the gate aid another spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

If we're doing Spellcraft, Cabe, Drelluandast, and Andy all have the same bonus. Who wants to be the primary roller?

GM clearly stated that only one person can roll. Drelluandast, you have the highest Knowledge(Planes), so you need to roll for the group.

Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Oh, sorry! Thanks for clarifying!

Nootch! Nice rolling!

With Drelluandast profound knowledge of the planes, the Pathfinders are able to usurp some of the energies being used for the portal, and their weapons begin to shine in a soft blue light. The portal begins to flicker but isn't closed yet.

Your group’s weapons gain the lesser holy weapon special ability (functions as holy but deals only 1d6 additional damage against evil creatures) for the duration of the next encounter.

The team that was defending you got pushed away, and before you stand two tieflings and another cambion, trying to regain control of the northern ballista. The platforms north, with the ballista, and south, where the veterans are fighting a glabrezu, of this narrow chokepoint are both 20 feet tall.

Round 1 START
Y'all go.
Enemies - May not get to their turns.

Andy sings for the very last time this adventure... "My friends and I have come to fight, evil creatures we will smite. Your reign of terror soon will pass, once we have finished kicking your....butts."

Discussion thread!

Please post:
Player Name:
Character:
Faction:
PFS#: Including Character Number
Day Job:
Track:

Player Name: Apoc Golem
Character Name: Caebricalius "Cabe" Melandrus
Faction: Liberty's Edge
PFS#: 6269-3
Day Job: Profession (soldier): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Track: Normal XP

The roll may be meh, but the math there is oddly satisfying.

Player: Hawthwile
Character: Drelluandast Webek
Faction: Dark Archives
PFS #: 264524-11
Day Job: Craft (Calligraphy): 1d20 + 11 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 5 = 30 (Crafter's Fortune spell)
Track: Normal

Drelluandast will summon at least once. I'll have an alias for whatever it happens to be. He's also got shift from the teleportation subschool to get him out of tight spots.

Someone at my table last week used Shift effectively to get out of several grapples.

Player Name: philipjcormier
Character: Andy Applebottom
Faction: Grand Lodge
PFS#: 55792-13
Day Job: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Track: Normal

Nice to see you again Cabe.

Andy! Woo! Hopefully you don't have to save my butt from magus-murdering bugs again, but I wouldn't hold my breath. :P

Present!

Player Name: Nathan Goodrich
Character: Kwan Zinshen
Faction: Grand Lodge
PFS#: 37150-18
Day Job: none
Track: normal

I'm still finalizing a few things on my character since this will be the first time I've played them at level 2, but I'll be done soon. What day are we starting again?

October 1st, I believe.

Okay, evidently we're supposed to do the pre-muster missions NOW, so I've sent PMs to the two who haven't checked in, and I'll be posting momentarily IC to get us rolling. Link is at the top of the page, we are in part 1. While I will normally go Rule of 3 (Since 3 is half our party, as soon as 3 people say "let's do this", I'm going with it), for the intro I'm going with "Rule of whoever posted first". These intro missions are only up until the 1st, they don't require massive amounts of RP (but a few lines are nice), and especially in your subtier the rewards can be the difference between a good, fun scenario and a horrible, gruesome death.

Now I am not a killer GM. I have I think 2-3 deaths to my name in over 60 tables, but most deaths are avoidable and I like to put out that efficient use of resources is a concept that is especially important in a special such as this. Now this doesn't mean "don't use your resources" because that can be just as bad as using them all too early. Keep in mind that this has several parts, there will be several combats, and you will need different things at different times.

That having been said, enjoy! I wouldn't have offered to run this slot if there wasn't fun to be had.

Sorry, I was typing mine up and it took a while because I kept getting distracted, so I didn’t see the post for catching the spy until after I hit “Post”.

I'm cool doing yours second, Drell. I don't have a preference of order, personally. Old man Cabe is here to help! :)

Just waiting for (hopefully) everyone to aid. Or make their own checks if their bonus is crazy.

Player Name: Lucklesshero
Character: Makon Grimug
Faction: Libert's edge
PFS#: 184087-5
Day Job: craft leather: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Track: normal

GM I'm in the process of assigning Makon a GM chronicle (for a game I just ran at a friendly local gaming store yesterday 9/28/18) It won't bring Makon to a higher lv. (he'll remain 2nd). I'll get busy applying the chronicle this weekend. I'll most likely want to sell a couple items and use my remaining coin to pick up a cloak of resistance before we get started. I'll jump in on game-play thread soon.

No sweat, Makon. This is the discussion thread so no need for the OOC bubble. Thanks for popping in and let's get some pre-muster missions accomplished!

I'm not picky about which missions we do in what order. I was just trying to move things along quickly since getting as many done as we can.

We could work out an order ahead of time if people really want to do specific missions. In lieu of a plan, let's just go from top to bottom.

Top to bottom sounds fine.

Player Name: eijel
Character: Boomer Forgehammer
Faction: Liberty's Edge
PFS#: 279868-1
Day Job: Craft(Alchemy): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Track: Normal XP

GM just FYI (I doubt it will come up) but for encumbrance reasons: Makon will leave the following items back at his lodging..All rations except for 1/day, blanket, MW artisan's tools.

Out of curiosity, how far is the drop from the wall to the ground?

Ramparts 10' above ground. Stairs are visible.

Aha, thank you! I thought it was mentioned somewhere but couldn't find it.

AID TOKEN

*** Token 1***
Passing to: GM: ScorchedOne
Current Boosts: Allied Offensive (Noke Tiz)

It looks like we're doing Chains next. Should we work up a schedule of what people want to do in order so we don't have to re-discuss between each session? If anyone has preferences, let us know.

I don't really care which we do in what order, so I'll open with a bid of just going top-to-bottom after Chains is done.

After this one we're going Cypher. You may discuss what's after that should you choose to.

The only concern I had about going in order is that puzzles can be difficult, and Sundays tend to be the busiest internet days, so we would have a better chance of everyone chipping in.

Otherwise, let's just "Get her done."

I will say that the variance in the scenarios is iffy at best. "Do A, then fight" tends to be what happens. You're just voting on what "A" is. I will say Dark Archive currently has the most completions, if it's done by the time we get there, we obviously wont' go there. :P

I am open to whatever order people want to do the rest of them in. I have zero preference.

If Dark Archive is going fast, maybe other groups are starting from the top as well. Should we move up from the bottom after our current projects?

Going against the grain! I like it. It's got my vote.

Fair enough! Also, what is this Aid Token, and what do we do with it?

Aid Token explanation now on last page of Handouts.

BTW Makon has a great intimidate (+8) if we find out which group is most subject to intimidate. I will roll intimidate beneath a spoiler; with some accompanying dialogue. If I understand correctly we are all invited to make either sense motive or knowledge checks to identify which group is vulnerable to variable means of negotiation? (bluff, diplomacy, and intimidate?)

If this is correct we should all be making sense motive checks or the appropriate knowledge checks (which-ever we have the higher bonus in I suppose) As for the intimidate check Makon will wait for guidance (either from his own intuition or the groups suggestion) He will then step forward and proceed to loom an intimidate whichever group we believe to be most vulnerable to that form of negotiation. (please note: if we are unable to determine which group is most vulnerable to the intimidate tactic. I wish the GM just to roll a random die and Makon will step forward and try his tactic against the random group. In either case the: the die roll beneath the spoiler will stand.)

Also although we can only have one person roll per group. There's no reason we shouldn't attempt an aid-anthers . Therefore, I'll request on this thread that, Caebricalius Melandrus attempt to ,aid my intimidate check (probably beneath a spoiler is best) and that the remainders also aid some of the other rolls (diplomacy and or bluff).

This is also true.

Ok amending my last statement a bit
Caebricalius Melandrus should do the bluff check ( looks like he has a +6?) although Andy Applebottom has a +8 in bluff he also has a +8 in diplomacy making him the best choice for both those rolls. If only one person can make one roll per noble house then Caebricalius Melandrus has the next highest bonus ..therefore he should take the bluff roll with Andy Applebottom aiding him. (while Andy takes the diplomacy roll)

The only thing left to do is figure out which family needs which roll.
It looks like Kwan Zinshen has ranks in Knowledge history (is it +6 to your check?) and again Andy Applebottom has all the knowldge skills at his disposal. therefore Makon will wait to make his intimidate check until bidden to by one of these two gentlemen.

*edit* just noticed Andy Applebottom can make both the diplomacy and bluff checks...(but if he does both no one else can) Since Andy has a +8 instead of Caebricalius +6 it would be better to have Andy make the primary roll and Caebricalius aid Andy's bluff roll.

Ack. just noticed the last 3 posts on this thread after i posted on Gameplay thread. Not sure what we can do with this mess. Please advise.

Ack. just noticed the last 3 posts on this thread after i posted on Gameplay thread. Not sure what we can do with this mess. Please advise.

Ok first of all we need to wait until we get the results back from the sense motive checks from the GM...Then we can make an informed checks on which roll is best for which noble family.

My gut instinct is: just to cross out or (if you catch this before the hr editing time has expired) edit out the last portion (all the diplomacy checks) and just roll for a bluff check and diplomacy check after the GM gives us the sense motive information.

If you read the game-play thread the GM did mention certain checks are better for certain families...for instance Makon did an intimidate check for one of the families. (i just don't know which one because the GM hasn't revealed the results of the sense motive checks yet) Therefore you only need to make 2 checks One bluff and one Diplomacy...all your sense motive checks stand.

Sense motive checks are done. Results were already posted.

Rofl. NINJA'D!

Because of your avatar pic, I imagined Cabe strolling up to gab at the families and suddenly a giant red dragon dressed in all black just appears in a puff of smoke and whispers, "NIN-jaaaa..." then vanishes again.

The dragon avatar is my true form. I'm an Expert 1, Sorcerer 4, Dragon Disciple 7.

One check from each of the five categories must be made. Each person may attempt only one check or aid from each category.

Did we ever do anything with that Aid Token? Do we want to boost it and send it on its way again?

Yes. I've been ignoring it since I don't think Kwan has much to add, but we should definitely move it along if we haven't yet.

We should boost and send it if you're not using it soon. If you want to do so now, I'll send it elsewhere. Or you can add that after this combat, but good call.

If an attack roll is needed, whoever has the best should do the roll. That would not be me.

My guess would be Kwan or Makon have the best attack roll. My best is only a +4.

To boost allied offensive? That's legit. Adding +2d8 or more to attack damage and granting flank? Yep.

I say we boost the aid token and pass it along.. is my understanding we get to use the aid token before we pass it along? Or do we just boost it? If we get to use it; I'll use it on the first turn. The following roll is my attack roll to 'boost the token' boost attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26dmg: 1d12 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Make the attack roll then, Makon. You can do it here at +6, if you fail we'll have someone else try.

That is literally the best roll we could have gotten. Good job Makon! :D