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We will be using 1st level pregens for this adventure, which can be found on the Product Description page for the module. Please choose your pregen once you get settled in; since we have 6 players vs. 4 pregens we'll have a couple of duplicate goblins but that shouldn't be a problem :)
Hurrah. II'll be Pizazz if that is okay with everyone.
I would like Crimsi or Grenek. Preferably Grenek.
I'd like Crimsi
Let's cap each goblin at only two copies and make sure each goblin is present at least once.
So I will be Grenek. Someone needs to be the druid, and then we can have one more duplicate.
I'll be another Grenek as we do have six players. I don't know how to play someone with an animal companion.
Don't worry. I want to play Siathorn.
And we're off! Please check in when you're able :)
Posted already, but I'm here
Don't we have to wait until the PDF is available for free download before we start playing? July 1st?
Not to my knowledge. Myself and GM Tyranius were able to get access to the PDF slightly earlier for the purposes of GMing our tables for CAG II.
Ah, I forgot this was part of Cards Against Gnomanity. Nevermind. Looks like I need to create an alias this weekend then!
^No worries! Ideally the CAG folks would like for us to finish this in a month so I'll be doing my best to check in and update often. That said, I also work a job with 12 hour night shifts with no specific days each week so sometimes my update schedule is a bit erratic - please bear with me and be patient if I've gone quiet for 12+ hours because I'm probably either asleep between shifts or having a busy shift and can't post.
Baby girl sent home from daycare when I should be sleeping for my overnight shift, so it'll take me a moment to get my profile updated, especially since it's a new goblin and format.
caps here. Alias created. Feeling sick which may throw a wrench in my plans to put the stats in today/this weekend.
Since they dont notice us. Is this like a surprise round where we can act without an inititive(Or Perception) roll?
Not quite. 'Surprise rounds' as such don't exist under the Playtest/PF2 rules and so once the intention to attack is declared (by either side), initiatives are rolled. That said, as I understand it, if someone would like to attempt to ambush a critter then they could roll say, a Stealth check as their initiative instead of a Perception. For the purposes of PbP in general I typically roll party and monster initiatives in the interests of saving time.
So...tell me what you'd like to do (and feel free to discuss among yourselves if your character is so inclined) and I'll get this party started.
Also...while I have played under the Playtest rules before, this is my first time GMing them. I've read over the materials but like many people, I tend to learn best by doing (and sometimes screwing up). So please bear with me and don't be afraid to speak up if I get something wrong :)
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What I find helpful is to request each person's default 'Exploration Mode' and each time an encounter ends, ask the players to state if they wish to adjust their exploration mode.
I kept that information in the old style table, replacing Init and Perception with Perception and Stealth (unless a scenario occurs entirely in a social setting, I just pull Diplomacy when needed for initiative).
^I like that, thank you for the suggestion! I will put that into effect going forward.
Did an update change the reload on a heavy crossbow? I currently have it at reload 2, so you should be able to fire off a shot (3 actions/turn).
This is my 1st time playing 2.0. I thought it meant every other turn. I will fire a shot off.
I couldn't find anything anywhere saying that it isn't, so I decided to run with it. And also the mental image of Grenek stomping around and making a scene was too amusing to resist :)
How didn't Grenek destroy the Bureau with 20 points of damage?
Bureau has HP 10; Hardness 5
So Hardness reduces damage from 20 to 15 and that 15 points of damage destroys Bureau. Isn't that so?
The bureau is an Animated Object and thus has Construct Armor. The description on Construct Armor reads: Like other objects, an animated object has Hardness. This Hardness reduces any damage it takes by an amount of damage equal to the Hardness. The construct armor takes damage equal to the attack’s damage, and might become dented or broken. The construct’s AC and TAC might be lower when it’s broken. The construct armor can’t be entirely destroyed since it’s part of the creature’s construction.
Following from that, the blurb about Item Damage & Hardness (Pg. 174) reads: If an item takes damage equal to or exceeding the item's Hardness, the item takes a Dent. If the item takes damage equal to or greater than twice its Hardness in one hit, it takes two Dents. A typical item can take only 1 Dent without becoming broken. A second Dent causes it to become broken, though it can still be repaired.
I struggled to find clarification on whether breaking the Construct Armor would also eliminate the Hardness factor or not but given the massive amount of damage Grenek did with one blow, my thought process was such:
(1) 20 Damage, 5 absorbed by Hardness, 15 damage remains.
(2) Bureau's Construct Armor takes 2 Dents and becomes Broken since 15 surpasses the 'damage equal to or greater than twice the Hardness in one hit'.
(3) Construct Armor is now Broken which makes the Bureau that much easier to hit (reduced AC & TAC). I decide to begin waiving the Hardness factor as well as a result of this.
Does that make sense? As always, if I've missed an obvious clarification somewhere on any of this I'm happy to revise as necessary. Otherwise, you guys should have no problem finishing the bureau off in its weakened state.
Hokay! After some helpful clarification from the gurus over on Discord it does seem like Chuffy's got the right of it. So Grenek's blow did just kill the bureau outright; will get a quick post up to retcon things :)
In other news, if you're GMing for the upcoming Gameday VIII don't forget that GM Courtesty Signups will be opening soon, depending on your time zone! This means that GMs will be allowed to sign up, as a player, for 1 game early before player signups open to the general public. So if there's a table that you're really eyeballing, that'll be your chance to grab a spot :)
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I am on vacation this week. I will be keeping up with my games off and on via RSS, but please do not hold anything up waiting for me. Grenek is not my character so bot him as you see fit.
Thanks for the notice, caps! We're pretty much at the end so you shouldn't really miss much. Hope you enjoy your vacation :)
Also apologies for the delay as work's been pretty busy the last night or two. I'll try to get an update soon but if not, I'll get one posted later on today at some point.
Okay, denouement posts are mostly up. Many apologies for the delays folks; between taking care of some other things and general tiredness I had a hard time trying to focus on GM posts for the last couple of days. That said, we're pretty much done aside from a little closing RP to finish things out! I will start working on chronicles and hopefully have those to you within the next day or so.
Many thanks for running it. Nice to get a bit more version two practise in.
Yes thank you
Thank you for running it
That was fun. Thanks GM.
Thanks Ladile. Sorry that I've been distracted at the end.
Happy to GM and I hope you guys enjoyed it! It's a fun little adventure but I hope they'll consider eventually updating it to the 2E rules at some point.
I'm currently at work so I will get your chronicles out to you later this morning once I get home!
On which character can we apply that chronicle sheet. On playtest character or P2E character?
Any one of you 2e characters. :)
It's a 0 xp, boon chronicle.
^As Blake says, this chronicle and module are a little different than the usual fare. There's no XP, gold, or faction/reputation earned but it *does* give you a nifty boon option to apply to one of your (upcoming) 2E characters.
And speaking of chronicles, you can find them >>here<<. Please look them over and let me know if there are any mistakes I need to fix or other changes you'd like me to make. I left the specific character # blank but if you already know that you'd like to apply this to your #201 or whichever, just let me know and I'll get an updated chronicle for you.
One other thing - this particular module is not reportable on the website so it won't show up in any online session listings.
Thanks GM! I had fun. One of my first PCs may end up being a goblin after all.
Skill bonuses, nice.
Thanks! Downloaded the chronicle.
Thank you for the chronicle.
Thanks again. So do we just put the Character number on the sheet when we have a 2.0 Character.
Also How do you put in the Hero Lab code. I have Hero lab for starfinder I was waiting till the official rules come out to get it for Pathfinder 2.0
HeroLab should be able to answer that once their PF2 and PFS(2) rulesets are released.
We believe that you can add that code to download (or unlock) a special ruleset to add the boons to the characters you create in HeroLab.
One other thing - this particular module is not reportable on the website so it won't show up in any online session listings.
But I see that module on the list for reporting on Paizo page. It is last on the list.
There's no need to report the adventure; just run the adventure, have a good time, pass out the Chronicle sheet, and let people know how to sign up for the organized play programs in anticipation of Pathfinder's second edition.
^Yes, basically that. Thanks, BT!
Not to mention it's Playtest Rules but the Playtest is over and they're not accepting further reporting for PT games. And since it's not under 2E rules, it can't really be reported as a 2E game either.
I'll give this another day or so and then mark the campaign inactive. If you should happen to lose your chronicle sheet or need an update later fear not, for I save all the player chronicles I do - for precisely those reasons :)