[Module] The Storm Chronicles (Ire of the Storm plus Seers of the Drowned City) by GM Rutseg (Inactive)

Game Master Balacertar

I think I just need to add a feat that I haven't thought of yet.

Yeah I'm kinda stuck on the feat selection myself - Just trying to narrow down a few has been a chore.

Will definitely have it done before Thanksgiving, which I can't believe is this week. A happy and safe thursday to y'all regardless of if you celebrate or not!

Current Level up, as I had a brief window of time to spare for it -

HP +7

BAB +1

Judgement 3/Day

3rd Level Spells, 2 known, 1/day

3rd Level Spells - Flame Blade (Sarenrae Inquisitor), Righteous Vigor (Subject to change, have to make sure its from the allowed books.)

Skills - Perception, Swim, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Local), Survival, Diplomacy

Background Skills - Knowledge Geography, Knowledge History

Feat TBD

Righteous Vigor is within our allowed sources (APG).

I am kind of waiting for some player pushing forward in Gameplay or at least engaging in further conversation.

It's one less hassle to figure out overall.

Will catch up hopefully tonight, Thanksgiving and Friday/Monday have been a hell of thing.

Hope you all had a safe and fulfilling Thanksgiving (if you celebrated)

Leveled up, not a lot at this level.

BAB went up, now have access to lvl 2 ranger spells.

Feat for this level is Manyshot.

Oh, hey, Jonah. Magdi prepared bloody arrows for you in case of battle. Figured it might be useful.

Just a reminder before you decide to follow the maybe not as informed dragon's leads, Keethero told you the Stormreaders dwell at The Augur's Throne, and the Thunderbird has her nest there as well, at the northern island of Seer's Summit ;)

I have added the following locations to your Hyrantham map:
E. Wreckway
F. Hyrantam Lighthouse
H. The Augur’s Throne

Hey everyone. Going to be a little behind on things, tested positive for covid on friday and have to deal with that plus I have to make sure I haven't infected anyone else. Not having a good time.

Hope you all stay safe and healthy

Hope everyone had a safe and sound Xmas and haven't been too badly blindsided by the holiday season, and here's to a better overall new year!

So what is everyone thinking about next stop? Gather more info/look for allies, or try to scope out or confront some of this cult?

I would like to engage with the thunderbird somehow. Magdi wants to try to make it an ally if possible.

Happy Xmas Adriana and everyone else! :)

Ok, so we have one vote to look after the Thunderbird. Do other players have other preferences or everyone is fine with taking this direction first?

Sounds good! Tonny’s worried it’ll tip our hand to the Stormcallers, but it might be time to start pushing back (and if we’re successful, they’ve have lost a significant resource).

I'm not sure what our other options are, but if we end up picking the thunderbird I'm assuming we could engage with it when we feel its a safe distance away from the Stormcallers?

If it goes flying around, yeah. Maybe we should make knowledge rolls to see if we know any behaviors that it might normally indulge in? Magdi doesn't have Knowledge (arcana), though.

Please, assume Tonny translates the thunderbird for you, otherwise this scene is going to take forever.

We may want to take the specifics to the discussion thread, but we can also chat here, if our GM doesn't mind.

If you feel it to discussing in-character, I think it is better. But if you think there are reasons to make it in discussion go ahead, it is your game!

I'm gonna need sticky notes the way I've been going today. Took 4 hours to get a post to stick because I keep forgetting to clear my cache/cookies. Should be good now *fingers crossed*

Sorry to hear that, I honestly do not know what might be going on, it is working for me. I can only advise to copy the text before submitting, and trying the go back button if it fails.

Yeah, I always copy my entire post before submitting, just in case the forums go "haha no."

You know, I just realized that with the Life wandering spirit, Magdi can channel positive energy like a 7th level cleric. Whoops.

A feature of certain relevancy, haha! xD

So, there are two people voting to call Eryssala, and two to avoid doing it for now.

If you are unsure on whether you want to use that card now, we can explore other ways. Is there any particular thing you are thinking on? Maybe another divination spell?

If you only wish to talk with the enclave people to try narrow up directions, feel free to provide a Gather information Diplomacy check! :)

Is this the same day as our confrontation with the kraken, or should I prepare new spells?

In principle I assume you went directly afterwards (you just woke up anyway), but you are free to delay one more day if you wish.

Sounds good to me!

This is an embarrassing note to self, but 'preview' and 'post' are two different things.

Won't make than mistake again DM, sorry

Magdi, do you have the Selective Channel feat or anyway to exclude a number of enemies while channeling?

I think it is first time you channel energy here :)

I do not have that. Oops... It's also probably the first time Magdi's channeled, since he doesn't usually have a life spirit.

So, uh, if you other players don't mind, I'd like to leave it as is. I imagine he probably confused it with how it would work with undead (who would be unaffected, since heal and turn can't both be used simultaneously).

I don't think the globsters are undead, so it'll also be healed by the effect. No worries on my end.

Due to computer issues, my availability over the next week may be limited. Apologies, but I'll try to make sure I can get things back to normal as quickly as possible.

The dispel check would fail Magdi, we are playing with Hero Points though (I myself often forgot), so this might be a good chance to use one for a reroll if you feel bad your spell did not take effect. See here my HP tracking for this campaign.

Oh, good idea. I'll do that.

The rules say aid another can only benefit someone who is engaged in melee combat, but I will defer to the party benefit here and allow Tonny to aid another for the arrows to land.

Oh, thanks for catching that! We can change the Aids to boost AC instead, no problem.

Tonny does have an effective Strength score of 11 for the purposes of carry capacity, but that’s not going to make too much of a difference here. XD Also, does the witchlightning provoke an AoO from Tewa for making a ranged attack?

Oh yes! Tewa has an AoO :)

We really should replace Adriana (hope the player is doing well), but I do not think it is worth for just a level of content remaining.

If someone wants to take the reins of the character, it will help me much.

Otherwise, I will keep her around as a helpful NPC that goes on adventure with you. But probably will not do the effort of leveling her up myself.

Leveled up! Apologies for the delay. XD

Regarding Adriana, having her become an NPC makes the most sense to me. If the GM wants to run her in encounters, she'd be welcome to continue "actively" adventuring with us. Otherwise, it might make sense for her to shift to helping the townsfolk and pop into the story for special occasions or when we specifically call on her for aid.

I'm pretty sure I've leveled up as well. Likewise on the delayed front.

And while I'd be open to having Adrianna stick around as an NPC in the party, I don't think it'd be fair to put it entirely on our GM's shoulders to run her. That said, I am so not the person to run someone if we want them to fight well.

I’m dealing with an allergic reaction to some medication with an annoyingly long half-life, so sorry for being slow to post. I’ll try to get Tewa leveled as soon as possible.

Once I feel better, I should be able to handle Adriana if nobody else wants to

Sorry to hear that Tewa, hope you get better and find an alternative medication.

That would be great, if you want to handle Adriana :)

leveled up now! sorry for the delay, very busy week at work this week

Got Tewa leveled! Should I level up Adriana?

I’m feeling significantly better but probably won’t be back to normal until Monday. I appreciate your understanding and patience

Good! It seems everyone has leveled up.

Feel free to level up Adriana, but it should be ok going with her current statblock too if you don't find the time. It is a 4 characters adventure after all.

Now, where next? :D

Not the most exciting adventure out there nowadays eh? :D

Today it makes a whole month without anyone posting in Gameplay.

It is probably the time to call out this campaign.

That said, we are very close to completing the current module. Just the last part remains, and it is the shortest of the three.

If you are still up for this, I am up for running it streamlining how to reach there. What remains is the assault to the Augur's Throne. A classical 'assault the tower' mini-adventure with only just a few rooms. Without Aeassra there, it should be doable after a full rest.

We should be able to finish it before autumn, definitely before the year turns.

Anyone?

We've definitely lost some momentum and a few players, but I am down to finish it out if we have enough people still playing!

Likewise, I'm happy to finish this off if everyone else is! It shouldn't be too hard, I think, and it'll be fun.

I’m good either way. I just can’t abide a snail pace. It makes it harder to stay invested

About Magdi's question in Gameplay, you were with Orleva a while back, but she was under disguise. My memory tells me you did never found any signs of what hags they are (the Thunderbird did not tell you anything specific on this), but if someone wants to go back and check those encounters you had, maybe I am wrong and there was something pointed out there.