GM Lorenzo's #7-15: The Deepmarket Deception (Subtier 6-7) (Inactive)

Game Master Lawrence Smith 2

Thanks Larry.

Would you mind copy/pasting the boons and loot list in here for an easy addition to our online character sheets? Save me a lot of typing.

I reported the session to Paizo.

Curious Pipefox: Yrishi the pipefox wishes to continue adventuring with you. A spellcaster of at least 7th level may take Yrishi as a familiar with the Improved Familiar feat. You must provide a copy of Pathfinder (RPG Bestiary 4) as if pipefoxes were available as in the Additional Resources document.
Instead of taking Yrishi as a familiar, you can ask her to perform research for you. Cross the boon off your Chronicle sheet before attempting a Knowledge (history or religion) check to treat your result as if it were 25, even if you are not trained in the skill. Alternatively, you may gain a +5 bonus on the check.

Marnarius’s Blade: You defeated Tseka and claimed the blade that Marnarius gifted to her. You may purchase a lesser sword of subtlety (see page 21). A lesser sword of subtlety is a +1 shortsword that provides a +2 bonus on its wielder’s attacks and damage rolls when he is making a sneak attack with it. If you played this scenario in Subtier 6–7, you may purchase either a lesser sword of subtlety or sword of subtlety.

Yekai Deathhand’s Marvel: Yekai Deathhand invented the flask of reconcoction, a device that duplicates potions. With his notes, you can refine his invention over time. The flask grows in power as you gain levels. If you purchase this item, you earn less treasure to compensate for its increased abilities. So long as you own the flask, reduce all gold you earn on Chronicle sheets by 5% (rounded down) until you reach 14th level.
The listed price assumes that you are 3rd or 4th level. If you purchase the item when you are higher level, pay the cost listed for your level in the bauble column on page 160 of Pathfinder RPG Pathfinder Unchained instead of 300gp. Likewise, if you sell the item, use the corresponding value to calculate its effective market price. See page 160 of Pathfinder Unchained for information about scaling magic items.

Loot List

--All Subtiers--
antiplague (50 gp; Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide 182)
cloak of resistance +1 (1,000 gp)
flask of reconcoction (price varies)
lesser sword of subtlety (9,310 gp)
potion of remove disease (750 gp)
purple worm poison (700 gp; limit 1)
shadow essence (250 gp; limit 3)
smelling salts (25 gp; Advanced Player’s Guide 182)
wand of shocking grasp (CL 4th, 12 charges; 720 gp, limit 1)

--Subtier 6-7--
+1 virulent shortsword (8,310 gp; Pathfinder RPG Monster Codex 177)
lesser selective metamagic rod (3,000 gp; Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide 295)
nightmare vapor (injury poison; 1,800 gp, limit 1)
oil of dispel magic (750 gp)
potion of cure serious wounds (750 gp)
sword of subtlety (22,310 gp)
wand of heroism (5 charges, 1,125 gp)
wand of shocking grasp (CL 4th, 12 charges, 720 gp, limit 2)

Thanks for the game! The chronicles look good!

The flask of reconcoction looks interesting. Now to do some math to see if it's worth it. :)

Thanks Larry.

As far as that reconcoction flask goes.. in PFS, something with a week long down time is considered a once per game use item I assume? Or could you get more out of it if a game does specify time longer than that?

Thanks so much another great game, Larry.

I think my Day Job roll was missed. It should be 20 gp.

Also, I don't have a lot of time to decide if I want to copy one of those spells from the formula book right now, but I will later this week. Should I decide to copy one, may I annotate the chronicle myself and then PM you to 'okay' it?

Erlathan, the corrected Chronicle is at the same link.

Go ahead and copy the spells, make the Spellcraft checks, and pay the writing costs. I'll be happy to respond to the PM or redo the Chronicle sheet, if you'd prefer.

For quick reference, Makino Tokaji had the following spells:
scrolls of identify, invisibility, and obscuring mist and a spellbook containing the following spells:
2nd—darkness, darkvision, fire breath, mirror image
1st—burning hands, mage armor, magic missile, shocking grasp
0—light, mage hand, message, ray of frost

And Yekai Deathhand's formula book contained:
3rd—arcane sight, cure serious wounds, haste, heroism
2nd—blur, cure moderate wounds, false life, spider climb
1st—bomber’s eye, comprehend languages, expeditious retreat, reduce person, true strike

Hanlin, I'm not sure if there's a hard and fast rule for such an item.

In the absence or ignorance of the rule, I'd fall back on dreaded common sense. In a typical scenario, a single use is probably all you'd get. However, there are plenty of scenarios where, for example, you get your mission briefing and then travel for a week or more to your destination. In such a situation, the available time would permit more than one use.

My chronicle looks good! Thank you as always for a great game and it was fun playing with everyone :)

Dang, I kinda wish I could take advantage of that pipefox boon with Nina for the hilarity factor! I really like how certain chronicles open up new and interesting familiar options.

Thanks Larry.

As far as the alchemy formula book.. I'm not 100% sure arcane spell casters can copy from formula books, I would look that up to be sure. Alchemists get to copy from you but I don't know if it goes both ways for some reason.

Sadly, you're right.

An alchemist can study a wizard’s spellbook to learn any formula that is equivalent to a spell the spellbook contains. A wizard, however, cannot learn spells from a formula book. An alchemist does not need to decipher arcane writings before copying them.

Ya I've played quite a few alchemists so I've read that line a few times so it seemed familiar. At least you have one spellbook to copy from I guess. Not sure why they don't allow the back and forth between alchemists and wizards. I guess alchemists have a beef with you.

Alchemists are dirty, dirty spell thieves!

Good catch, folks, on the formula-spell copying challenge. I should have pointed that out when Erlathan asked the question.

I'll make the campaign inactive later today.

Erlathan will copy Magic Missile and Mirror Image from Makino's spellbook into his own for a total cost of 60 gp.

Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

I updated your Chronicle, Erlathan.