[PFS2_Luke_Parry] 2-06: The Crashing Wave (Inactive)

Game Master Luke_Parry

Alright, chronicle sheets have now been sent out :-)

Please post reporting details for the Quest.

Player: RePete
Character Name: Deshacerla
PFS #: 126566-201
Faction: Vigilant Seal
XP: 59

Earn Income: Diplomacy(Trained): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

I took advantage of the free retrain and picked up Rogue Dedication. I also changed out a couple of my spells. I no longer have 'Shield Other'. I picked up a couple more offensive type options

Quest #8: Shadows of the Black Sovereign

PLAYER: Pete H.
CHARACTER: Bair Mann
PFS ID#: 123584-2001
STARTING XP: 58 (lvl 5)
STARTING FAME: 26 (6 spent)

Items Purchased: Professional Hireling for Daniel (6 fame)
STARTING GP after purchases: 110g 107s 48c

RETRAINING:

LAYER: J.G.
CHARACTER: Dran'Thor
PFS ID#: 212081-2001
STARTING XP: 67
STARTING FAME: 57
STARTING GP: 548.65 gp

Downtime after the Quest, 2 days, Crafting, Magical crafting, Jade Cat, lvl 2 DC 16: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29 Crit
3 gp raw and then 2 days after next game to finish the batch off.

BOONS:
Faction Boon: Improved Verdant Wheel
Advanced Boon (or others but not faction Boon): Amateur adjuster
Generic Boon (1 slot because of Improved champion): Valais's Assurance
Generic Boon: Secrets of the Jistkan Alchemists
Generic Boon: Touched by the storm
Generic Boon: Nexian Researcher
Slotless: Engraved wayfinder
Slotless: Beginnings and Endings
Slotless: One-Who-Waits
Slotless: Ally of Iruxi
Slotless: Blood Offering

Out for this one: Experienced Mountaineer, Naturalist

Free Schools items: Scroll of Searing light

For the Bonded animal, the Roc that you tell about is really fun and of course I'm interested in taking it as bonded animal now. I thought about the smilodon to take something on my level. When I'm talking about that feat with people they don't see the problem at all even if I previously told them what can occur.

Crappity, minor correction on Earn Income total is 14 silver not 54. Forgot this was only two days.

Yeah, the problem with Bonded Animal is that the high level animals you can get with it, are orders of magnitude better than animal companions...

...and that just seems wrong :-/

PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
PFS #: 270872-2001
STARTING XP: 63
STARTING FAME: 37
STARTING GP: 271.26

Downtime: 8 days of Off-Hours Study (making 26 total).

BOONS:
Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
Advanced: Off-Hours Study (Pathfinder Society Lore)
General: Sand Slide (3 uses)
General: Wayfinder
General: Adamant Wayfinder
Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
Slotless: One-Who-Waits
Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
Slotless: Blood Offering

Scenario Consumables: scroll of see invisibility, scroll of haste

Retrained Adalan's school to conjuration, adjusted spellbook to match, and switched around a couple of feats and a skill increase.

Oups, I made a mistake. If I count the number of HP: (8 for class+3 for constitution+1 for toughness)x6 for the levels+10 for the ancestry=82. So it's my new total.

PLAYER: Ever_Anon
CHARACTER: Mara Spintho
PFS ID#: 2364939-2001
STARTING XP: 63
STARTING FAME: 49
STARTING GP: 405gp, 0sp, 0cp

BOONS
Faction: Improved Envoys’ Alliance Champion
Advanced: Touched by the Storm
Generic: Skillful Mentor (slotted for free)
Generic: Experienced Mountaineer
Generic: Valais's Assurance
Generic: Sand Slide

Earn Income roll for Q8: Library Lore DC18: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Success so Mara earns 14sp.

Apologies. Weekend roadtrip + Cinco de Mayo = Long week

Posting now.

Signing in for Quest #8: Shadows of the Black Sovereign (Regular Speed):

PLAYER: Nefreet
CHARACTER: Thorax Toothlicker
PFS ID#: 66548-2001
DOWNTIME: 2/2 days continuing to Craft a batch of 4x Frost Vial, Moderate, saving 4/20gp
BOONS:
• Faction - Vigilant Seal (Improved)
• Advanced - Heroic Defiance (slotted for free)
• General - Lastwall Debt
• General - Touched by the Storm
• General - Professional Hireling (Culture, Pathfinder Society Lore, Underworld Lore)
• General - Professional Hireling (Survival, Butchering Lore, Mercantile Lore)
• Slotless - Engraved Wayfinder
• Slotless - One-Who-Waits
• Slotless - Ally of the Iruxi
• Slotless - Blood Offering

Free Swords Items: Lesser Healing Potion, Moderate Frost Vial.

1-18: Lodge of the Living God

PLAYER: Pete H.
CHARACTER: Farryn Sarjyre
PFS ID#: 123584-2003
STARTING XP: 17 (lvl 2)
STARTING FAME: 9

Items Purchased: Hunter's Bane (from 1-15 Chronicle for 5gp), Beacon Shot (from 1-15 Chronicle for 8gp), Repair Kit (2g)
STARTING GP after purchases: 18g, 7s, 19c

BOONS:

Signing in for 1-18: Lodge of the Living God

PLAYER: Nefreet
CHARACTER: Hannah
PFS ID#: 66548-2002
BOONS:
• Faction - Grand Archive Champion, Improved
• Generic - Off-Hours Study (slotted for free)
• Generic - Valais's Assurance [_][_]
• Generic - Touched by the Storm
• Generic - Experienced Mountaineer
• Generic - Expert Hireling
• Slotless - Engraved Wayfinder

Downtime: Using Off-Hours Study to finish learning Varisian (at last!)

Free Scrolls items: Lesser Antidote, Lesser Healing Potion.

PLAYER: J.G.
CHARACTER: Ukh
PFS ID#: 212081-2003
STARTING XP: 24
STARTING FAME: 22

BOONS:
Faction Boon: Vigilant Seal
Advanced Boon (or others but not faction Boon): Secrets of the Jistkan Alchemists
Generic Boon: Sand Slide
Generic Boon: Traveler of the Spirit Road
Generic Boon: Resist corruption

Downtime: Crafting Black Adder venom, DC 16: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
3 gp raw material and then economy of 8sp per day
So batch of 4 ready then.

PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Jasariel
PFS ID#: 270872-2002
STARTING XP: 21
STARTING FAME: 19
STARTING GP: 26.94

BOONS:
• Faction - Radiant Oath Champion
• General - Sand Slide (3 uses)
• General - Team Player (3 uses)
• General - Cryptid Scholar
• General - Wayfinder
• Slotless - Engraved Wayfinder

Downtime: DC 14 Absalom Lore to Earn Income: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
8 cp

Scenario Consumable: scroll of charm

PLAYER: Ever_Anon
CHARACTER: Niki Fizzlebang
PFS ID#: 2364939-2002
STARTING XP: 12
STARTING FAME: 12
STARTING GP: 37gp, 4sp, 8cp

BOONS
Faction: Horizon Hunter's Champion
General: Big Game Hunter

Earn Income for Lodge of the Living God:
Earn Income, Performance DC14: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Failure so Niki earns 8cp.

Quick question: Shouldn't the Whispering Lilies be done by now? I thought it only took one manpower day. (Although I misread it as two days the first time, grumble grumble I am apparently not good at Fort Rebuild the RPG.)

You can continue to plant lilies.

You don't have to, but you can certainly keep doing so.

Re: The question about how the mechanics work, I will point out that although crits 'usually' double, that is in the context of failures generating 'nil' success, and critical failures costing you points.

The way this 'Rebuild' sub-game works, it is 1.5x(man-days) on a crit success, 1.0x on a success, 0.5x on a failure, and 0 on a crit-failure...

A question which occurs with somebody else with who I'm playing sometimes:

If we put 3 points in a school of the pathfinder training, can we select two items at the beginning of an adventure AND a lore at lvl 1 AND a skill feat at lvl 5? Or only 2 items for each adventure?

I'm pretty sure it's both, because

The benefits you gain from each school depends on the number of networking points you invest in it, and the benefits are cumulative.

And so what if you invest 1 point in each school?

One point in each school would allow you to select your one free consumable from any of the lists. But you still get only one free item.

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I can see three solid choices for point allocation.

1) field commission (if you craft)

2) three points in one school (for the most benefits)

3) one point in spells (to get access to a free scroll each session) and two points in scrolls or swords (because you like those lore and feat options better than going all three into spells)

Is there a Mechanic for Niki to pull Jasariel out of the frontline?

Does PF2 have a reposition type of maneuver?

Signing in for #1-19: Iolite Squad Alpha (Regular Speed):

PLAYER: Nefreet
CHARACTER: Thorax Toothlicker
PFS ID#: 66548-2001
DOWNTIME: all 8 days continuing to Craft a batch of 4x Frost Vial, Moderate, saving another 16gp, which finishes them.
BOONS:
• Faction - Vigilant Seal (Improved)
• Advanced - Heroic Defiance (slotted for free)
• General - Lastwall Debt
• General - Touched by the Storm
• General - Professional Hireling (Culture, Pathfinder Society Lore, Underworld Lore)
• General - Professional Hireling (Survival, Butchering Lore, Mercantile Lore)
• Slotless - Engraved Wayfinder
• Slotless - One-Who-Waits
• Slotless - Ally of the Iruxi
• Slotless - Blood Offering

Free Swords Items: Lesser Healing Potion, Moderate Bottled Lightning.

@GM: so are you sure that I take the Roc as Bonded animal? Of course it's... interesting to get it.

It doesn't look like this animal gains the Minion trait, which makes it kind of... useless? Dangerous?

It's just "helpful" to you (and not the rest of the party), which means it's easier to Command. "You must spend as many actions on Command an Animal as the activity’s number of actions", so whereas a Minion can make 2 Strikes when you command it, an animal can only make 1.

Also, looking through the Rules Forum, there seems to be the odd circumstance of your animal being Frightened in combat. Some people say that's only in the case of Horses, but it's unclear (and admittedly would be weird to rule that a Roc was scared of, say, a trio of Goblins...)

What an ambiguous feat.

PLAYER: J.G.
CHARACTER: Dran'Thor
PFS ID#: 212081-2001
STARTING XP: 68
STARTING FAME: 58
STARTING GP: 423.15 gp

Downtime after the 1-19, 2 days to finish off the batch of Jade Cats and 6 days to earn money: Task lvl 4, DC 18: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

BOONS:
Faction Boon: Improved Verdant Wheel
Advanced Boon (or others but not faction Boon): Amateur adjuster
Generic Boon (1 slot because of Improved champion): Valais's Assurance
Generic Boon: Secrets of the Jistkan Alchemists
Generic Boon: Touched by the storm
Generic Boon: Nexian Researcher
Slotless: Engraved wayfinder
Slotless: Beginnings and Endings
Slotless: One-Who-Waits
Slotless: Ally of Iruxi
Slotless: Blood Offering

Out for this one: Experienced Mountaineer, Naturalist

Free Schools item: Scroll of Searing light

I know that I've to spend how many actions I want the animal to have.

For the frightened condition, there is nothing said in the CRB (p. 249 and p. 259). So I don't understand the reason why, except perhaps if I would fail my command check (Failure: the animal is hesitant or resistant, and it does nothing.) Otherwise he performs the action if he knows it.

PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
PFS #: 270872-2001
STARTING XP: 64
Boon Purchases: Magical Mentor (2 fame)
STARTING FAME after purchases: 36
Item Purchases: staff of divination (230 gp)
STARTING GP after purchases: 78.76

Downtime: 8 days of Off-Hours Study (making 34 total).

BOONS:
Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
Advanced: Off-Hours Study (Pathfinder Society Lore)
General: Sand Slide (3 uses)
General: Wayfinder
General: Adamant Wayfinder
Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
Slotless: One-Who-Waits
Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
Slotless: Blood Offering

Scenario Consumables: lesser healing potion, scroll of haste

1-19 - Iolite Squad Alpha

PLAYER: Pete H.
CHARACTER: Bair Mann
PFS ID#: 123584-2001
STARTING XP: 59 (lvl 5)
STARTING FAME: 27

Items Purchased: Sold Crowbar (2s 5c), bought levered crowbar (20g), bought lensatic compass (20g)
STARTING GP after purchases: 100g, 73s, 53c

BOONS:

I think Bonded Animal is a poorly-worded feat that is ripe for abuse, and the only way for it to be changed will be to show the Powers That Be just how broken it can be.

Consequently, I have no issues with the Roc.

((I think that the feat could be 'fixed' by limiting it to only work on animals of your level or less, and/or animals that you encounter in character, but until we get a FAQ or errata nerfing it, go nuts.))

Hopefully it doesn't get targeted by confusion and TPK the party =(

Alright, chronicle sheets for 1-18 have now been PM'ed out.

Please download them when you have a chance :-)

Hopefully it doesn't get targeted by confusion and TPK the party =(

*Makes a mental note to look for monsters with Dominate Animal*

Player: RePete
Character Name: Deshacerla
PFS #: 126566-201
Faction: Vigilant Seal
Downtime: Diplomacy (Bargain Hunter): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Slotted Boons

• Faction - Improved Vigilant Seal w/Resist Corruption (Level 3 Rep)
• General - Heroic Defiance
• General - Touched by the Storm
• General - Valais's Assurance
• Slotless - Engraved Wayfinder
• Slotless - One-Who-Waits
• Slotless - Ally of the Iruxi

School Items
Scroll See Invisibility, Scroll Remove Paralysis

I apologize for the late notice, but I don't think I'm going to be able to join you all for this or other scenarios in the foreseeable future. I've had a lot going on including some medical issues, and I keep falling behind and not posting for several days in what is normally a very fast-paced game. That's not fair to any of you, especially our GM who has to keep botting me.

It really has been great playing with all of you, and again I apologize for leaving on such short notice. I wish you all the best, and hope to see you again on the boards when things get a little less crazy.

Sorry to hear that. I've really enjoyed your roleplaying, particularly Mara's internal monologue. I wish you good health and a swift reduction in the craziness of things.

I found your characters funny. That's why I also regret your departure. I hope these medical issues will stop soon. Health is precious and I wish you to recover.

I am sorry to hear that Mara; I sincerely hope that things improve for you at some point.

Aww dang, you are a great player and we will miss you. I hope to see you around the boards in the future, best wishes!!!

OhMyGosh! Sending you positive thoughts in these tough times!

Since scenarios are designed for 4 players and get tougher the more you add, I'm fine keeping a spot reserved for you if things settle down ^_^

Otherwise is it possible for my son to take the seat until Mara can come back? He may probably get a cleric lvl 3 for the next game (4 xp to earn).

Alright, chronicles have now been sent :-)

Please check in for the Quest (which I do *not* expect to take long).

Signing in for Quest #9: Wayfinder Origins

PLAYER: Nefreet
CHARACTER: Hannah
PFS ID#: 66548-2002
BOONS:
• Faction - Grand Archive Champion, Improved
• Generic - Off-Hours Study (slotted for free)
• Generic - Valais's Assurance [_][_]
• Generic - Touched by the Storm
• Generic - Experienced Mountaineer
• Generic - Professional Hireling
• Slotless - Engraved Wayfinder

Downtime: Purchasing a new Off-Hours Study Boon for 2 Fame and using it to start learning Sylvan (02/50)

Free Scrolls items: Lesser Darkvision Elixir, Lesser Antidote.

Quest #9: Wayfinder Origins (3-6)

PLAYER: Pete H.
CHARACTER: Bair Mann
PFS ID#: 123584-2001
STARTING XP: 63 (lvl 6)
STARTING FAME: 31

Items Purchased: Sold +1 striking greatclub (50g 5s), Sold Climbing Kit (2s 5c), bought +1 striking cold iron meteor hammer (143g), Extreme Climbing Kit (40g), High-Fashion Fine Clothing (55g)
STARTING GP after purchases: 22g, 20s, 108c

BOONS:

Bair, the Society can freely transfer runes between your weapons during Downtime. So you can buy your new (non-magical) weapon and just have your runes transferred over ^_^

Edit:

The Society has a specialist at the Grand Lodge who can apply or swap out runes for agents of the Pathfinder Society in good standing. This service is free, and requires no check, but is generally only available before boons are slotted or once the adventure is complete, not during the middle of an adventure.

Bair, the Society can freely transfer runes between your weapons during Downtime. So you can buy your new (non-magical) weapon and just have your runes transferred over ^_^

Edit:

Creating and Transferring Runes wrote:

The Society has a specialist at the Grand Lodge who can apply or swap out runes for agents of the Pathfinder Society in good standing. This service is free, and requires no check, but is generally only available before boons are slotted or once the adventure is complete, not during the middle of an adventure.

Oooh nice! That will save me 50g right away and quite a bit later when I have to upgrade to more expensive metals. Thanks!

PLAYER: J.G.
CHARACTER: Ukh
PFS ID#: 212081-2003
STARTING XP: 28
STARTING FAME: 26

BOONS:
Faction Boon: Vigilant Seal
Advanced Boon (or others but not faction Boon): Secrets of the Jistkan Alchemists
Generic Boon: Narsen's web
Generic Boon: Traveler of the Spirit Road
Generic Boon: Resist corruption

Downtime after Q9: Crafting, expert, task lvl 1, DC 15: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

Crit. So 8 sp.

PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
PFS #: 270872-2001
STARTING XP: 68
STARTING FAME: 40
STARTING GP: 228.76

Downtime: 2 days of Off-Hours Study (making 36 total).

BOONS:
Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
Advanced: Off-Hours Study (Pathfinder Society Lore)
General: Sand Slide (3 uses)
General: Wayfinder
General: Adamant Wayfinder
Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
Slotless: One-Who-Waits
Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
Slotless: Blood Offering

Scenario Consumables: lesser healing potion, scroll of haste