GM Dak - Shattered Star 1

Game Master Dakcenturi

You could also get consumables. As a person with a wide range of casting things, look at the cheap alchemical reagents which boost things like caster level. We also could use a haversack or bag of holding between us at some point, if we intend to make long sojourns.

So with the holidays fast approaching I know people's schedules are going to be all over the place. Wanted to get your thoughts, do we want to hold up here for people to RP a bit and then resume the dungeon after the first, or go ahead and head back down to soldier on?

I'm good either way, just let me know the group con consensus.

I'd say let their party continue as long as they want. Picking up the never ending dungeon once they are :)

Might be best to just let the random RP scenes roll on until post-holidays. Just my 2 copper.

As soon as you are ready to take us into the dungeon Dak, please do so. Despite Esrisi's protestations, I don't want to hold people up if they are ready to start delving again. We can always wrap in spoilers if we aren't finished.

However as you mention, it may be best to stay here if some of the party won't be around, then maybe we can just have light rp until everyone is ready.

I’m for going back in, but it doesn’t matter too much to me. I’m on vacation but that’s just being In Colorado, nothing special. If everyone else is busy, then might as well pause.

Mokhasi, however, will have a limit to the amount of delays, in game. As you may have surmised, he would like to go back.

My availability will be extremely sporadic.

I made a little something special for you all :)

Happy Holidays everyone!

And here's the shot sans video link.

That is AMAZING.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. I'm moving slower than usual with all the family time and festivities myself as you have likely noticed, but I will start getting back to normal on the 2nd. Will check in as I can but otherwise everyone have a safe and enjoyable New Years!

Hope everyone had a good New Year! Just dropping a note that I am back to a regular schedule again so can post more frequently once again. Hope that we can get back to a quick pace again now that the holidays are over so we can get this thing moving! We are so close to finishing book 1!

Don't forget to level up to 5th level! Since it appears things on the RP side are wrapping up, once the leveling is complete, we will move back to the dungeon.

Level 5

HP: +7
Skills: Linguistics, History, Diplomacy, Perception, Acrobatics
Spells: 0 - Resistance, 2 - Sound Burst
Languages: Dwarven
Feat: Extra Revelation - Temporal Celerity (Su): Whenever you roll for initiative, you can roll twice and take either result. At 7th level, you can always act in the surprise round, but if you fail to notice the ambush, you act last, regardless of your initiative result (you act in the normal order in following rounds). At 11th level, you can roll for initiative three times and take any one of the results.

Ranger 3/Brawler 1/Rogue 1
+5 HP
+2 Ref

Sneak Attack +1d6

Trapfinding

Feat: Deadly Aim

12 Skills:
Perception
Disable Device
Survival
Climb
Stealth
Acrobatics
Escape Artist x2
Bluff x2
*Craft (Bows)
*Profession (Cook)

inquisitor 4/paladin 1
hp: +7
+1 btb
+1 fort / +1 will
feat: power attack
spells: cure moderate wounds, see invisible
skill points: 8(fcb)
skills: diplomacy, heal, knowledge arcana, knowledge dungeon, knowledge religion, perception, sense motive, survival
background: craft armor, linguistics(giant)

arcanist 5
hp: +5 (27/27)
feat: extra arcanist exploit (potent magic), Spell Mastery (free) (burst of radiance, summon monster II, vanish, protection from evil)
spells learned (free): web, glitterdust
spells learned (scribed from borrowed book): touch of the sea, shocking grasp, vanish
Halcyon Spell Lore: lesser restoration
FCB: extra arcane reservoir point (13/13)
skill points: 6
skills: knowledge (arcana), knowledge (nature) x2, knowledge (planes), perception, spellcraft
background: knowledge (history), linguistics (auran)

Spells memorized for next trip:
1st - 3/4 - heightened awareness, magic missile, summon minor monster (skunks or porcupines, probably), one open slot
2nd -2/3 - burst of radiance (DC 16), summon monster II (probably elementals), one open slot

Kiir now has “speak with master”. Kiir took two ranks in knowledge (planes) and one rank in knowledge (dungeoneering). In addition, it looks like sage’s guidance has been clarified to NOT be a feat the familiar can take, confusingly. So I have left the default feat as dodge in lieu of something else, because I can’t figure out what’d be good. However, the wyrd can still identify things and let me know of the abilities. Its current evolution point (figment) is in skilled: knowledge (the planes) and can communicate this information to Mokhasi at least. I may switch it out for the reach evolution and have it deliver chill touch in the future.

Drask Level 4 (Slayer 4/Unchained Barbarian 1)
HP: 6 (base) +2 (con) +1 (favored class) = +9
BaB: +1
Saves: +1 Fort/Ref
Class Features: Slayer Talent (Trapfinding)
Skill Ranks: 6 (class) +2 (background) = +8
Feat: TBD

Hmm, can't decide on a regular feat for this level. I'm considering taking step up so I can go into press to the wall, but I feel like I'm normally surrounded by allies and I'm already going to have easy flanks at that level with my movable shadow. Any other ideas?

Edit: I suppose I could take another level of barbarian and take the lesser fiend totem rage power to gain a gore attack, but that seems needlessly cheesy and totally out of character for Drask.

Edit 2: Per conversation below, updated slayer talent from Ranger Combat Feat (Double Slice) to Trapfinding.

Is there a way for Drask to get trapfinding? Not sure if you saw that I was bothering everyone about it, or if he’s interested in doing it.

We’re trying to find a way to do it - some of the options were: Mokhasi rebuilds completely, Veltariel adds a level of rogue or sorcerer, Esrisi retrains. All of those are pretty drastic, though.

Edit: Sapher has Ferocious Loyaty, which seems like a decent teamwork feat.

Actually, yes. I could drop double slice to pick up trapfinding. It isn't even a particularly important feat for my build, it's a fairly minor damage increase.

I'll pick it up, consider it done. I have edited my previous level up post.

Still looking for advice on regular feat to take.

Iron Will isn’t bad.

Extra traits - you could get one that boosts saves against a charms and compulsions (like Child of Two Peoples plus an initiative trait like Bloody-minded (though that requires you to be a gorumite).

Accomplished sneak attacker maybe.

Iron will isn't bad but it's boring.

Don't care for loading up on traits. Complicated to keep track of.

Accomplished sneak attacker is very promising. I'll definitely consider that.

Also my stat sheet got significantly more complicated with the addition of trapfinding. Lots of situational bonuses against traps. Also keep in mind that even with my scaling class bonus and masterwork thieves' tools, Drask will not be a master trap disarmer. He still has an ok dexterity and he wears armor, so even sporting all of his bonuses he's at a +10, which means that any dangerous traps he will probably need to take 20 to bypass safely.

Per conversation on discord, Drask will no longer be taking trapfinding and Vel will be handling that.

Drask will instead take Slayer Talent (Rogue Talent (Combat Trick ( Weapon Focus (Orc Double-Axe))))

Whew. Had to triple check I had the right amount of brackets.

This is open for discussion. I haven't had time to think about posting much, a lot on my calendar these days. (Revised after quick discussion with Mokhasi.)

Cleric 3 / Wizard 2
+5 HP
+1 Will
+1 BAB
Feat: Ancient Draconic
Skills: Bluff, Linguistics, K. Nobility, K. Planes x2, K. Religion, Sense Motive
Language: Aklo
Spells: Keep Watch, Touch of the Sea
Patron Spell: Ill Omen

Per conversation on discord, Drask will no longer be taking trapfinding and Vel will be handling that.

Drask will instead take Slayer Talent (Rogue Talent (Combat Trick ( Weapon Focus (Orc Double-Axe))))

Whew. Had to triple check I had the right amount of brackets.

There's a separate rogue talent for weapon focus that you might consider: Weapon Training. It'll allow you to save Combat Trick for later.

So the result would be for Drask to take:
Slayer Talent (Rogue Talent (Weapon Training ( Weapon Focus (Orc Double-Axe))))

That’s pretty clever!

There’s also dirty fighting for your feat, Drask. You could try out some other combat maneuvers, maybe go down the dirty trick line. Makes sense for a pit fighter.

Eh, as much as I love that thematically it's actually a complete mess to try to make that work, and Pathfinder is generally very unfriendly towards that approach to combat unless you're very focused at it. I do have a melee maneuver build going right now in the form of Marcus the Dog, but his entire build is focused on that. Drask is definitely spread thin already.

Ah yes, thank you Caroliss. Excellent point, I will update.

Adjusted the Rogue level out and the Seeker Sage Sorcerer level in.

Ranger 3/Brawler 1/Seeker Sage Sorcerer 1
+5 HP
+2 Ref

Tinkering, Bloodline Power, Cantrips

Feat: Weapon Focus (Longbow)

6 Skills:
Perception
Disable Device
Stealth
Acrobatics
*Craft (Bows)
*Profession (Cook)

4 Cantrips Known: Message, Mending, Mage Hand, Ghost Sound
2 1st Level Spells Known: Gravity Bow, Expeditious Retreat

Mokhasi had mentioned to me possibly changing the Arcane Bolt power out for the Arcane Bond...is that possible?

Seems like everyone is mostly done so going to move us forward.

My understanding is that you can take a bloodline familiar in lieu of the first level power.

A bloodline familiar is here.

This is the text of the arcane bloodline familiar, which is a bonus ability that your familiar would get: Arcane—Spell Catalyst (Su): Spells you cast that target your familiar are treated as having a caster level 2 levels higher than your actual caster level.

Discord me if you want help with familiar stuff!

A fourth familiar joins the game!

Not to mention Drask has his brother.

And Ez has an uncooperative hand. :)

I'm changing my feat from Ancient Draconic to the less fun but probably more effective Improved Initiative. I just realized that Ancient Draconic only applies to arcane spells so I can't use it on my Cleric-side Command spells.

Say hello to Drask's new backup weapon, a silver morningstar. Since his primary weapon does slashing damage, and a silver morningstar does bludgeoning and piercing and is silver, it's his new go-to weapon for ignoring damage reduction.

GM is there any way to set up a flank on these imps? Or are they flying above us?

I'm going to assume they're above us and not able to be flanked, but if not let me know and I'll tell you adjusted numbers.

Yeah, they’re above our heads.

Yes, no flank on them.

Actually in hindsight including possible bit of luck rerolls isn't very fair either, because theoretically Caroliss would be able to look at the numbers and choose which set of dice are better before deciding who to apply it to.

Blah, this is a hard ability to manage. I think I'll just have to wait for her to post if we're in the same initiative block.

That was my concern too, and why I stalled posting until Dak said for me to do the same as you.

Meh, will trust Caroliss not to look.

She could always just roll for it each round as well.

Ah but even then, she will have decided to do those rerolls after seeing the results of ours. It's hard to really separate that kind of knowledge, if she sees Drask land a crit it would be really weird for her to then go "Oh I use my reroll ability this round so he can...definitely not get a better result".

I'll just be patient, it's fine.

As a heads up to all of my games: I am traveling from Friday-Monday and will likely be unable to post very much, please DMPC me as needed. My posting will return to normal on Tuesday.

I'm alive! Really sorry for the extended absence, January was the hardest I've had to work in years. Work is still busy, but won't be anything like last month (knock on wood). I've caught up on this thread.

Welcome back-ish! :D

Hi everyone, I think I spoke too soon. My son is sick (hand foot mouth, not scary but very burdensome), and work is still intense, so it's been a struggle to do anything. Another week and I can hopefully turn the corner, but I don't want to overpromise. So sorry.

Goodness sir, I hope he gets better soon!!!!!

Happy 1 year anniversary everyone! We didn't quite make it finishing the book in 1 year, but we are close. Should easily have it done before this time next month, so 1 year and 1 month is not too bad!

God damn. I was worried I may be a little off my rocker on this build, but Drask's damage output is getting seriously crazy. That assault would drop almost any level 5 PC except for maybe a really meaty barbarian or somebody that had dumb AC.

Oh I just realized I posted out of initiative order, apologies. Hopefully I can still get a flank set up after the enemy acts.

No worries, they don't get to act before you, not the one you were targeting anyway, so your action will still proceed as listed.

GM you forgot to roll for my mirror image on that webbing.