GM Ietsuna's 10-13 Fragments of Antiquity

Game Master Ietsuna

Discussion Thread

Pooka and Luna, checking in!

We have two open slots, do we want to see if anyone is interested in joining or just go with 4?

We can advertise. I am also quite happy to run with 4. Up to you all.

I am fine with the 4 party adjustment. We might be a bit squishy with H2H if Pooka/Luna can't charge.

I'm game either way for the remaining slots. Sorry for the delay, I'll do my best to get Pooka updated tonight.

I suspect the lance is a Two-handed hafted weapon, so at +2 its 9 hardness and 30 hp. It'll take a 6th caster level mending for either Nuggats or I to fix it, should it become damaged, so both of us can fix it, but not until tomorrow. Since we're on a time crunch, if it gets broken, I suspect it'll be broken for the scenario, unless they give us scrolls. It does have a reasonable chance to not take damage, given its hardness, and broken is just -2 to attack, damage, and only crit on a nat 20, with 2x crit.

I suspect the lance is a Two-handed hafted weapon, so at +2 its 9 hardness and 30 hp. It'll take a 6th caster level mending for either Nuggats or I to fix it, should it become damaged, so both of us can fix it, but not until tomorrow. Since we're on a time crunch, if it gets broken, I suspect it'll be broken for the scenario, unless they give us scrolls. It does have a reasonable chance to not take damage, given its hardness, and broken is just -2 to attack, damage, and only crit on a nat 20, with 2x crit.

Thanks! I appreciate the details there.

So the good news is I always carry a feather token (lance) and I have a back up weapon, but based on your excellent break-down the most I might have to worry about is a negative to hit.

On another note, that ghostly librarian wouldn’t be a haunt, would she?

I’ll let nuggets try the evokers Counterspell first :)

The whirlwind is always 5 feet wide at its base, but its height and width at the top vary from creature to creature (minimum 10 feet high). A whirlwind’s width at its peak is always equal to half of its height. The creature controls the exact height, but it must be at least 10 feet high.

Creatures one or more size categories smaller than the whirlwind might take damage when caught in the whirlwind (generally damage equal to the monster’s slam attack for a creature of its size) and may be lifted into the air. An affected creature must succeed on a Reflex save (DC 10 + half monster’s HD + the monster’s Strength modifier) when it comes into contact with the whirlwind or take damage as if it were hit by the whirlwind creature’s slam attack. It must also succeed on a second Reflex save or be picked up bodily and held suspended in the powerful winds, automatically taking the indicated damage each round. A creature that can fly is allowed a Reflex save each round to escape the whirlwind. The creature still takes damage but can leave if the save is successful.

So if the whirlwind is small, it would suck up tiny and smaller creatures, including our ants. The books are probably also tiny sized, so it wouldn't preclude them from being sucked up, but i would think that the smaller things would get sucked up first, and that the ants would be less dense than books, which are essentially the same density as wood (if you've ever moved media). If you're kosher with that interpretation, I'll grab a several small air elementals with summon monster IV and start with the hover action!

Sounds very reasonable, and more importantly fun.

...they are now flying ants, on this mother Fing plane. The visual of this is *much* better than the mechanics...[/ooc]

I freaking love this. Well done!!

Nice Kenath!

GM rolled rocks on those reflex saves - glad those weren't attack rolls.

Man, how devious would it be to have a trap like that go off during an encounter? and resets after a couple rounds... Especially if it was an encounter you had to stay mobile.

That plus ants!

It is a great trap. The bear traps shoot out and then it reals you in.

So I believe that we have both all the amber shards, and all the texts. What do we do now?

You have two goals on this mission; the first is to search the library’s archives and return with a selection of documents most valuable to the Society; this could contain rare Shu documents many centuries old! The second, which may turn out even more rewarding, is to search for any clues about what happened to Hao Jin, or at least what she was studying at this library.

Hao Jin was from Goka, a city on the continent of Tian Xia. A powerful sorcerer and famous collector, Hao Jin was killed and returned to life several times before she vanished without a trace over 400 years ago.

One of the librarians at this archive was considered an authority on the Great Beyond, and maintained a separate department on the mysteries of the planes that was hidden from normal visitors. I’ve encountered such creatures before and count myself lucky to have survived such encounters. We should preserve that knowledge in case we need to fight such foes again.”

Relevant Post

The notes include a list of books Hao Jin took out and then returned:
• The Manual of City-Building
• The Application of Justice in a Well- Ordered Society
• The Eagle’s Twin Hearts
• Walls and Ditches in Siegecraft
• Administering to Public Health in Large Cities

My apologies for my absence the last few days. I got sick this weekend and it screwed up my schedule, I completely forgot about the boards.

I don't think Pooka is going to get a charge off on this map.... Ha! If I can get up to the top level without leaving you guys exposed down there I will, otherwise we will have to hack it out down here... Curious to see what else these things can do, I am guessing it is more than just swing back at us...

FYI I am ok if we end up shattering a bunch of mirrors, in case that matters :)

Actually, I couldn’t have done that, my swift action was used by the immediate action emergency force sphere, so not only is he fine, there is no goop in his square.

Clever Ietsuna remembered that he GMed this group before so I have reported the game. Just need day job rolls.

craft Alchemy: 1d20 + 13 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 5 = 33
reroll craft Alchemy: 1d20 + 13 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 13 + 5 + 4 = 42

Craft Alchemy: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (6) + 20 = 26

Craft Alchemy reroll : 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (15) + 20 = 35

Handle Animal via Farmstead Vanity: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (19) + 21 = 40

Well done everyone, and big thanks to you GM Ietsuna! The biggest part of having fun in a scenario by far is the players and the GM, and you guys are all great fun to game with. Well done again GM! Thanks so much for running!

Ok, chronicles are ready. Please pick them up HERE

If I have made any errors please let me know and I will correct them.

Thanks all and have a great day.

Thanks so much for running this, I had a blast.

Looks good GM, thanks again!

Thank you GM and everyone else. I had a blast (literally).

Any interest in playing #10-15 Tapestry’s Trial 7-11 next?

Of course!

I think I have that scenario. I am happy to continue to GM, but also understand completely if you want to switch to someone else.

I'm good to keep playing with Pooka.

Turns out I'm a dope, and never updated Pooka from 8.1 to 8.2 for this adventure. So this chronicle puts Pooka at lvl 9. I will actually get him updated for the next one, if we do it.

GM You have done a great job so far - no reason to ruin a good thing.

Rallas & Kenath both of you have been fantastic - would love to keep this little group together for another one or two. :)

I have set up a thread for the game HERE

I will prep it over the weekend.