GM Jhaeman's "The Many Fortunes of Grandmaster Torch" (Inactive)

Game Master Jhaeman

DC15

I made a mistake when describing what happened with Avi's grease spell. I can't explain why at this point, other than to say that the result would necessarily have been exactly the same--but for a different reason. I don't like the inelegance of ret-conning the description, so I hope you'll be willing to suspend your disbelief a little if it becomes necessary later in the encounter.

Hehe, yup, no problem.

Everyone: in the interests of fairness, and since it was my boo-boo, please assume your PCs now realise (after the sleep hex failed to materialise at all) that there's some sort of anti-magic field around the Secure Market and that only a cosmic fluke (or sloppy GMing) would allow spells, magic items, and supernatural abilities to work. [This was the info that Torch would have told you if you had stuck around a bit longer.]

Ahhh, okay. Good to know! :-)

Can I get those of you who have been hit--Bennett, A.M.T., and any others--to please update your hit point tally in your taglines? It makes it easier for me to know you've taken into account the enemy's actions. Danke!

I'm pretty sure this encounter won't last much longer--you've just had some low dice rolls and the positioning was awkward.

Well that escalated quickly

BTW I really can't get my head around how flanking works from within the enemies square and the rogue ability doesn't clarify things at all.

Then you probably don’t provide or benefit from flanking while in an opponent’s space. :-(

A swashbuckler archetype with a somewhat-similar ability (Mouser) specifically states that the Mouser and all adjacent allies are considered flanking.

Bummer

Crit for 1 non-lethal damage....

I REALLY need that Agile Amulet of Mighty Fists....

We are entering the final lap of this auto race, ladies and gents, so now would be a good time to double-check the information you gave me in the Recruitment thread. If you would like to roll a Day Job check or have anything in particular you need me to write on Chronicles, please go ahead and list it here. Lastly, a final reminder to mark off any consumables (potions, wand charges, etc.) used from your encumbrance/inventory tracking sheets.

Prof merchant Day job: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Thanks GM!!

Craft Weapons: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Good times.

I feel like throwing a bomb in this area is a bad idea but as Gillie has no reason to think this....

Sorry

Kolris did point to the sign and tell us it says “No Fire” in very loud letters. Does that count?

Oh bother, I didn't read quite far enough back
Still very Gillie :P
Glad it didn't go toooo badly

Thanks for playing, everyone. I enjoyed your characters and the quality role-playing you brought to the table. I will now report this session and start filling out the Chronicles. If you have any last things I need to put on the Chronicles (day job checks, faction cards, etc.) please tell me ASAP.

Regarding the Chronicles, you succeeded on the primary success condition (retrieving all four of the statues) and on the secondary success condition (you didn't activate any of the statues and didn't set fire to the refinery--though if Gillie's bomb radius had touched the edge of one of the vats, then . . . inferno!).

You obtain access to all the items on the Chronicle within your tier. In terms of gold, this is one of those Season Zero scenarios that's kind of a jerk. By doing the right thing and not taking everything in Nasir's lockbox, you lose out on some of the gold rewards. The scenario reckons "That’s the price of honesty." Sorry!

There is only one "boon" on the Chronicle--that you owe Grandmaster Torch a favor. "When he calls in this favor, you are obligated to fulfill his request so long as it doesn't violate any moral restrictions of your race, class, or alignment." So watch out!

I'm hoping to get the Chronicles ready for you within the next couple of days, and I'll post the download link here when they're ready.

Super fun. Thanks!!

Thanks so much for running this. I had a blast playing this scenario and particularly with this collection of characters :)

There is only one "boon" on the Chronicle--that you owe Grandmaster Torch a favor. "When he calls in this favor, you are obligated to fulfill his request so long as it doesn't violate any moral restrictions of your race, class, or alignment." So watch out!

So, if I had to guess, it's a specific future scenario that plays out a certain way if you have this "anti-boon" :P

Thanks for everything GM!! :-D

Okay everyone, you should be able to download your Chronicles here. If there are any issues, just let me know and I'll get them fixed up.

Looks good! Thanks again!

Thanks a lot!!

Day Job (Craft Alchemy): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

@GM, I missed the call for the day job check; can you please update?

Craft (alchemy), alchemy, alchemist's lab, crafter's fortune: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 14 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 26
shirt reroll: 1d20 + 14 + 3 + 2 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 31

I put out the call for day job checks two weeks ago, grumble grumble :) But okay, give me a day or two and I'll post a new version.

"Sorry" whimpers the little rat :(

Okay, I forgive you! Gillie and Kolris, you'll find your revised Chronicle sheets at the same link under the clever titles "gillie2" and "kolris2".

Thanks GM!

I'm going to switch this campaign over to Inactive, but if you need anything just PM me.