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I read the discussion at the time as Theodric using the scroll of Break Enchantment rather than the second Remove Curse scroll, though I may have misunderstood how things ended up.
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Tycho's scroll got them free of the curse, and then was used to free two others of the curse via Theodric. Not bad mileage for a single scroll!
Tycho probably shouldn't have tried to remove curse on the mayor, but they are not a wise character and I felt it in-character for them to grab the scroll and use it.
Ready to move on.
There was a lot of confusion and I did my best to make things clear. Several plans were discussed, but not all of them were followed, which I think added to the confusion.
We really should have moved all the discussion of maximizing chances and who could do what over to the discussion area rather than having it fill Gameplay. I think that added to the confusion since it was not always clear what was discussion or answering of questions and what was a character action.
I think in the future I will be a little more aggressive about moving the “what if” discussion into discussion. Gameplay is for what actually happens. I think doing so would help make it clearer what actually happens.
The question came up of when the 24 hour mark for the negative levels would be.
I’m going to say you’ve got about two hours before it has been a day and need to check for the negative energy levels unless both Mongo and Warpac want to do it now.
I am fine with you two deciding you took it a little slower and tempt fate with the Fort saves. Both characters have decent saves, so that might be better for you.
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Moving this discussion from the Hangout:
My preference is to go slowly toward the crash site so that Mongo rolls against his temporary negative levels before getting there. I recognize that doing so would force Warpac to do the same, however, and I'm fine going into the crash site with the temp. negative levels still in place if you'd rather do that before rolling to see if they're permanent.
Two rules things that the current combat brought up.
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Barbed Chains creates multiple chains that can trip or damage. Looking at the spell, I believe it is like Scorching Ray — all attacks happen at the same time. That means you need to decide which will trip and which will do damage when you cast before any rolls are made. You can not wait to determine if a chain tripped before deciding if any others will attempt the trip,
I assumed first two tried to trip, third did damage for this case.
If you do not agree that they all happen at the same time, please give me something in the rules to back that up. It would make a huge difference on an Arcane Trickster or other character casting the spell who can do sneak attack damage.
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Bludgeoner feat and damage type.
This I am less clear on.
Penny’s bite does all three B/P/S. Claws do B/S.
By now you should have picked up on the creatures having DR/Piercing. The DR would apply to the Claws.
Digging a bit deeper, I found this.
The Damage Type column refers to the sort of damage that the natural attack typically deals: bludgeoning (B), slashing (S), or piercing (P). Some attacks deal damage of more than one type, depending on the creature. In such cases all the damage is considered to be of all listed types for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.
I believe this means that the DR does not apply to the Bite, it is non-lethal because of Bludgeoner, and it takes no attack penalty because of the same feat.
Is this how others would rule it as well?
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Discussion welcome on the above. Please keep it civil and concise.
Thanks!
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We are in agreement on the Bludgeoning damage. Switching to non-lethal doesn't interact with DR unless it is specifically against lethal damage (Invulnerable Rager being the big example) and the damage type of the attack is unaffected. So only the bite overcomes DR/piercing. Timtenzekil isn't trying to kill them anyway, so a little less non-lethal (especially if it has started to convert into lethal) doesn't worry him.
...and Dream.
Theodric was able to figure out the curse, so you might be interested in that as well. That is assuming he eventually told you all he knew about it.
I linked to how it would help. Read the spoiler about the curse.
Sorry, I don’t have the mental energy to post tonight, I will post an update tomorrow morning.
It looks like you have one more room to investigate on the ship, D3.
The main body of the Orrery of Distant World’s is still on the bridge. It can not be moved as is. As I understand it, the rest of the Orbs are with members of the party.
Do you need a review of other loose ends?
I think you have covered all the locations in the module. There is information you haven’t pursued though.
* Sonarisa in the caves was asking for planets and you never once showed her any of the orbs.
* Abtaroh’s journal was written in Aklo and you never used Comprehend Languages nor tried to get a Cultist to translate it. That one is a little problematic just because the journal is so long.
* You only perused legal sources of items; asking the Innkeeper, Mayor and Priestess. In the briefing you were told someplace you could check for “specialty items”. This isn’t critical, but earlier you were looking for sources. I need to figure out how I could have brought that out more.
Other than the Identify, you really didn’t do anything with the Orrery of Distant Worlds.
Although the Captain has more information, not all of it is correct and he is quite insane. I don’t see it as critical you get more information from him.
I think only Melody has attempted the Knowledge check for Vespergaunts. Theodric could also make a roll. There isn’t a library in town, so you would need to get creative in order to get a second knowledge roll on the subject before meeting it.
Since several people have asked where the Emmissary is, I’ll highlight it.
I think The Emmissary detached from the hull before we entered the atmosphere.
That was from the navigator’s notes. I am not sure if anyone has realized who the navigator was.
The ship met the vespergaunt in outer space, so it would be reasonable to guess it can fly and survive vacuum.
I thought the navigator was Sonsaria, who is also the one who left to go look for help.
Yes, it is. I just wasn’t sure if I had brought that information across or not,
Added a bit of artwork from the module showing The Emissary to the slide deck.
I am attending a local convention over the weekend. I will try to keep the game moving, but it will be at a slower rate.
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Summary of abilities:
As a reminder, here are the orbs. As mentioned, some of them are not known by us by planet - I looked them up. And I did not record how many charges were left in each.
I could spare a second or third level spell for recharging. But the only ones I could recharge are searing light and align weapon unless recharging works weird. Most are either not cleric spells or 4th level or higher. Unless it counts as one device and any of the spells could be used to recharge any of the orbs?
Going to be out much of the night.
Feel free to continue to discuss things. Normal interaction skills if you want to cause something to happen: Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate. Sense Motive could be used to get a feel for the general mood of the town. You already know that people have been ill at ease all the time you’ve been here.
I might get a short update in tonight, otherwise it is more likely tomorrow.
To my knowledge the spheres have not been distributed. You need to unfold the Orrery in order to remove any of them, and you can not fold it back up if any are missing. You also can’t move it unless it is folded up.
You know that destroying the Orrery will put The Emmissary at a disadvantage in the coming battle, Looking at it only from a tactical point of view, there is no reason to keep the Orrery of Distant Worlds intact.
It takes time to expand the Orrery, so if you want the spheres you should take that into account,
It is a unique magical item from Lirgen, so your character may have personal reasons for not wanting to destroy it. Unfortunately it is not listed as an artifact if people are looking for artifacts on their Faction Journal Cards.
Your characters have information indicating that destroying the Orrery would hurt The Emissary (in spoiler, both Tycho and Theodric made the check).
The presence in your minds gives your characters an indication where The Emmissary currently is and vice versa. Your characters have also gotten a brief flash of empathy from The Emmissary.
Minimum caster level on the orbs or something else?
Caster Level 11.
Anyone can activate them. I had stated they are command word activated and you have the command words.
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I updated the player notes with who has what.
Importantly, not all the spheres have charges.
Sun: Searing Light, 4 of 4 charges - Theodric
Aballon: Haste, 1 of 2 charges - Tycho
Second planet: Detect Thoughts, 1 of 4 charges - Tycho
Golarian: Resilient Sphere, 0 of 1 charges - Theodric
Fourth planet: Rage, 4 of 4 charges - Tycho
Verces: Align Weapon, 4 of 4 charges - Mongo
Sixth planet: Death Ward, 2 of 2 charges - Mongo
Triaxus: Teleport, 0 of 1 charges - Theodric
Eighth planet: Dream, 0 of 1 charges - Tycho
Ninth planet: Restoration, 1 of 2 charges - Tycho
Apostae: Fly, 2 of 2 charges - Warpac
Aucturn: Confusion, 0 of 2 charges
I have a scenario I am preparing to run locally tomorrow night.
Continue plotting, I will check in and answer any questions. We will start the final section of the module (which is a big fight) Thursday.
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
If it lasts over half an hour (10 minute per level at your levels), you can get it off. Go ahead and post those preparations in gameplay.
If it is a minute per level, you may want a backup plan.
What's our plan for GenCon? My preference would be to just pause for the duration but I can manage to sneak in a post or 2 a day if necessary.
How many of the players will be at GenCon?
I do not mind if people want to pause.