#9-07 Salvation of the Sages PbP (Inactive)

Game Master supervillan

Since we're in this room... check out the terrain I created using Hirst Arts molds for the Crypt of the Everflame (that uses this map too...)

Crypt Terrain

That looks very cool :)

Periot should have the poison use ability from being an alchemist, so I don't think he even needs a roll... Though he could have given that up for an archetype

How many cures? How many blood of Nethys?

I traded poison use out. I still need to make the roll.

I only see that we have enough "crystalline aether for four doses of a cure to fading light"... which would equal only two doses of Blood of Nethys.

Do we have more crystalline aether?

If we only have 4 crystalline aether all we can do is one of the following.

4 - Cure
1 Blood, 2 Cure
2 Blood

And yes, if IMBIBED the Blood is a cure... if used in one of the other ways, it is not.

I'd recommend we make at least one Blood because we may NEED the suppress anti-magic properties.

We may really wish we had more cures though.

I'm happy with that recommendation.

You have seven doses of crystalline aether.

3 here

... and 4 here.

An antimagic is pretty crippling... no smite, not lay on hands, etc... but if we do another BoN, we exclude two people from cures. Maybe we don't need/care about torch. Probably likely one of us would not contract the disease... prrrrrooobalbly?

we’ve probably already picked it up, and the longer we’re here the more of us are clearly making saving throws - so we need to seriously get moving and not getting sucked into touching things or getting into time sinks.

Be decisive :)

Given those roles, we probably need all cures.

We can just crack out the cures and move to the ritual then.

How long is the ritual likely to take? We can then plan rebuffing.

Just keen to get to the ritual as I expect it to get protracted.

Ritual takes around an hour

Guys. What about the cure?!

Who drinks the cure you already have?

I gave a response to the prior making of cures in the gameplay thread... that I guess, given no other input, that we made all cures with the rest. I think the consensus was that people were waiting to take cures until last potential exposure... unless effects were evident.

Thanks. So the remaining aethers are now cures I assume.

Please all post if you have taken a cure or not now.

Please tell me who is carrying the cures and how you distribute them.

Since we made one each + 1, I'd say we all have one, Frost 2 (one for Ragnar) and Peirdot could "hold" the "extra".

The Blood of N should with anyone with the best thrown weapon hit chance... Probably Peridot, as throwing it at the caster of antimagic is the best use of it versus antimagic?

Who has already used the cure?

Didn't see any used yet - I think the decision was made to wait until the end - so that we didn't just get infected again and then not have enough cures.

Ahn and Frost confirmed.

Can the others please confirm how they proceed with respect to the cure.

I'm still confused, to be honest. Which is better? The cure, or the Blood? From what I can see, the Blood of Nethys not only cures the disease, but protects you from further infection for 24 hours. So shouldn't the Blood be used on those who have already been infected?

Both the cure and the blood heal you.

The blood gives immunity afterwards but the cure a +10 alchemical bonus.

The blood has other uses.

The blood also takes 2 units of raw material (and more time), while the cure only takes 1 unit of raw material. We had found 7 vials of the raw material, so if we make more blood not everyone will have access to the cure.

For lack of other input at the time, a few posts back I suggested the rest were made into cures and GM Nowruz responded to that. So unless we want to revisit that we have 1 Blood and 8 Cures.

Further, I suggested that each one of us is carrying 1 cure, Frost is carrying Ragnars, and Peridot is carrying the "extra" as well as the Blood (as Peridot likely has the best thrown weapon hit chance to dispell any potential anti-magic field casters.) Open to a different distribution of cures.

I believe, again, unless we're revisiting those two issues, the only question is whether or not you have consumed the cure that is in your possession.

Frost - Has NOT consumed
Ragnar (infected) - Has not consumed
Ahn - Has NOT consumed
Ischell - ?
Athum (infected) - ?
Peridot - ?
Agate (Infected) - ?

I believe GM Nowruz needs to know this prior to moving forward.

For lack of other input at the time, a few posts back I suggested the rest were made into cures and GM Nowruz responded to that. So unless we want to revisit that we have 1 Blood and 8 Cures.

Further, I suggested that each one of us is carrying 1 cure, Frost is carrying Ragnars, and Peridot is carrying the "extra" as well as the Blood (as Peridot likely has the best thrown weapon hit chance to dispell any potential anti-magic field casters.) Open to a different distribution of cures.

I believe, again, unless we're revisiting those two issues, the only question is whether or not you have consumed the cure that is in your possession.

Frost - Has NOT consumed
Ragnar (infected) - Has not consumed
Ahn - Has NOT consumed
Ischell - ?
Athum (infected) - ?
Peridot - ?
Agate (Infected) - ?

Consuming your cure, when not infected gives a +10 to future rolls. Not sure if it's a guaranteed cure? or if it's a roll, when taken after infection???

I believe GM Nowruz needs to know this prior to moving forward.

I have not consumed my cure.

I love the SOP that shifty put together- but this scenario is FULL of "doors" like which sage to take, what to do with cures, etc. Tough in a PbP game, especially one that has the reputation that this one does.

Sorry for my part in not being more vocal about what the plans are.

No problems... just trying to consolidate and make clear where we are. Happy for other input or changes to the “plan”

Frost - Has NOT consumed
Ragnar (infected) - Has not consumed
Ahn - Has NOT consumed
Ischell - Hast NOT consumed
Athum (infected) - ?
Peridot - ?
Agate (Infected) - ?

Peridot definitely hasn't consumed

Frost - Has NOT consumed
Ragnar (infected) - Has NOT consumed
Ahn - Has NOT consumed
Ischell - Hast NOT consumed
Peridot - Has NOT consumed
Agate (Infected) - ?
Athum (infected) - ?

Okay. I've got a better idea now. Sorry if I was holding things up. I was just struggling to process certain information.

If cure provides a buffer bonus after ingestion (makes it harder to be infected again), then Athum takes the cure before hand.

Based on what they know of Tahari, he is concerned that holding off may make things worse.

Agate has not, as noted in the game thread.

Frost - Has NOT consumed
Ragnar (infected) - Has NOT consumed
Ahn - Has NOT consumed
Ischell - Hast NOT consumed
Peridot - Has NOT consumed
Agate (Infected) - Has NOT consumed

Athum (infected) - HAS consumed

Good to go!

Thanks for the above. Can you please put your icon on the map.

I will wait until you all are positioned on the map to resolve the current actions.

Frost is on the map, awaiting her opportunity to engage in swordplay against the fallen paladin :)

Is the fallen paladin naked and weaponless since we looted him?

And Frost has the perfect weapon for this encounter! :-)

Sorry again for asking about the cure so often but knowing that there would be no opportunity to cure before the encounter starts.

placement: 1d5 ⇒ 4
Can someone place Peridot next Sinuhotep? She would have been helping everyone so I just rolled randomly and picked in order they appeared.

Placed.

I was responding to an earlier post that seems gone, looks like different actions happend. Will put back and rerespond.

Placed.

Great, it is also your turn. :-)

Hi guys,
this scenario is very complicated. So if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask!!

Please also check your boons. You might need all you’ve got. ;-)

It is very possible that I am missing something, but I don't see where you are getting to -98, even with the life-link damage and starting not at full.

-15 start -48 Anti-paladin, two hits, -35 Flame (failed reflex)

from GM ...
Ermias (Smite Ahn) -48 hp
Ahn (Reflex save pending, Fort save pending, Sickened as in evil area, Shield other Agate, Life Link Frost) -15 hp + -35 or -17 hp

Actually... I'm not seeing the post where Ermias attacks Ahn anymore (I noticed that earlier... but I AM seeing the results of that now missing post in the stat block of current damage.

Paizo's website is acting odd at the moment. Also, jeez what a horrible time to roll two twos in a row.

Sorry. My fault. :-(

Changed the post as I mistakenly thought it was the Antipaladin’s turn although it was the Saphire Sage’s.

So all is as you see it now.

Also... didn't we TAKE Ermais's Armor and weapons?

I’m guessing he’s a Criss Angel magic summoned version, not the body we are carting in a bag of holding.