[Outpost] Siege GM Discussion (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Muldoon

Is there somewhere we can see the current number of successes so we have an idea of how the house is doing?

I haven't quite finished it, but I'll link it to the top here so you can see what I've got.

Also, if an injury to aid character requires PPs to heal, do they come from the aid characters prestige or main PC? I am assuming the aid character uses their own PP to heal.

(Moving this here from the Recruitment tab)

Yes, that's correct. It's paid from the prestige of the injured aid character.

Fellow GMs, anybody know whether 1e Yellow Mold Spores are an inhaled or contact poison?
The CRB doesn't specify.

In 2e they're specifically described as an inhaled poison.

It matters, because one or more of my PCs has life bubble active.

At Seeker level, I want to offer the PCs a challenging encounter, so I'm loathe to be too soft, especially in the first encounter. (It's d3 CON damage and nauseated for 1 round on a failed save.)

Is this the Mosslords yellow mold blast? I know when I ran it I didnt allow life bubble to protect from it. I suspect it may be a table variation thing. I was running at Champion mode though and therefore inclined not to be generous. At this level though dealing with a poison should be pretty trivial.

It could be much worse, you could use Microcosm on them...

I agree. I'm not going to let life bubble help, unless there's a RAW reason that indicates otherwise.

My group looks like they are about to finish the first encounter soon. Anyone particularly in need of an aid token?

Oh. We should distribute more tokens from our group after the primary encounter. Will do so later tonight. 2 heroics, let me know if a table is in need.

@brew: as I understand it, the injured character pays out of their own pp. That’s partly why you need their most recent chronicle, which should have all that info.

@lorenzo: I also tend not to let life bubble protect against particulates or spores, as that ability is not in the spell.

My group hasn't seen an Aid Token yet.

I passed mine out; hope GMAndrewW gets you. I control-f'd your name and saw it 4 times so I thought you must've gotten at least one… :/

My group hasn't seen an Aid Token yet.

Noted for next time, GM Lorenzo

Our inquisitor of Cayden Cailean just suffered a critical hit, powerful charge gore from a barometz for a potential 20d10+30 damage and 2d6 bleeding critical.

Like a good GM should, though, I rolled like crap, so Bristor is still alive.

Thanks for the Burst of Healing Aid Token, GM AndrewW. Impeccable and fortuitous timing!

What you didnt power attack as well? I am disappointed...:)

Forgot to when I rolled it. Turns out the crit might not have confirmed, if it had power attacked.

Who knows, the party probably has shenanigans to make the whole thing go up in smoke.

Who needs an Aid Token (Burst of Healing)?

Does a boosted (heroic) Aid Token remain boosted, if the table expended it before passing it on?

Or is it effectively out of play, and the team has to pass one of its own they generated themselves? (Only one left, already distributed two.)

Here's what we received:
AID TOKEN

Type: Burst of Healing
Generated By: Momoko
Heroic? Yes
Effect: 10d6 Healing

Passing From: GMAndrewW
Passing To: GMLorenzo

My table wants to pass it to GM Hawthwile's table.
AID TOKEN

Type: Burst of Healing
Generated By: Momoko
Heroic? ????
Effect: ??d6 Healing

Passing From: GM Lorenzo
Passing To: GM Hawthwile

Aid tokens are only used once, once used they are expended. There is no passing on with these ones.

Thanks, Andrew.

Can the table carry an unexpended Aid Token over into the next encounter, applying it to the two-per-encounter maximum?

Yes, you dont have to use it when you receive it, its up to the players when they apply it I believe.

Another success. Anyone need a token? My group will likely need to pause till the 11th starting Monday.

One Gallowgarden success. Their d20s hated them - but hey, if that wasn't a fumble, it would have done good damage!

Reporting a success for Unexpected Help.

We've passed the milestone for this section, but I'm not going to move us on for a little while yet. I want to make sure every table has a chance to get a success or two. Feel free to slow down your tables if they're flying through.

Thanks, Dennis. I appreciate your sticking to the calendar. My table's doing a good job of posting frequently, but they're not a party of massive damage-dealing meat sticks.

My meat sticks are also highly-engaged and posting more than once a day. Which I LOVE. But I've already mentioned in our OOC channel to expect some downtime… or maybe try some other hijinks that are not optimized for rocket tag.

Excuse me Doug, but one of your players (I'm sure you can figure out which) asked me to make it clear that he is a "massive-damage-dealing veggie stick" :P

Mine are doing better. Isn't the scout mission during this part?

Yes, a lucky crit finished off the initial counter quicker than expected. I thought for a minute it was going to be a tough encounter, lol.

We wait for n overseer prompt for the scouting mission, right?

There is a scout mission during this part. By schedule, it should happen more like April 9th, though I'll probably prompt it fairly soon, given how quickly we're churning out successes.

Ok. Should I try to squeeze another encounter in?

It depends, how much do you want to drain your groups resources. Unlike previous specials this one has no rest or recovery point.

Are more successes of any benefit?

Not particularly. I'm going to post the Aid Mission today, then look through all the tables and evaluate when to move on.

Quick question, can pregen characters take part in aid missions? I know they cannot turn tokens heroic but I cannot find any mention of them in the aid missions. I may be being blind.

They roll 2d6, and can participate. (Page 7)

Thanks

BTW folks, the text says "These missions are more dangerous than improving Aid Tokens", but that's only actually true if the house fails the mission. Try not to dissuade your players from participating with their aid characters, as the total number of successes is what makes it succeed or not.

Also, don't forget to report the total number of successes your table earns on this mission. I've altered the sheet a bit to give you the option to report 0 successes; please do so if your table isn't contributing any, that way I know when everyone is done with the aid mission.

3 successes reported from the 10-11 champs. 3 potential injuries as well.

One death and two helpless (all pregens.) The fourth scout had been injured performing heroic aid, and was unable to participate.

I've got one player who saw the meat grinder and wants nothing to do with it. He's asking if he can switch his aid character (who hasn't yet done anything) out for a pregen.

I've said that "real" PCs have better odds (without giving details), but if he still wants to switch, can he?

I have reported mine as my players have rolled. I am waiting for one more to make the check.

I reported 2 successes separately. It is possible I could have up to 2 others try, one a pregen and one level 5, so the odds aren't good (need 11-12 on 2d6, right?). If we are going to come up short (right now it looks like we only need 2 more), at least the pregen could make the attempt. Is it ok for me to have them wait and see?

One success (at least) reported :)

I reported 2 successes separately. It is possible I could have up to 2 others try, one a pregen and one level 5, so the odds aren't good (need 11-12 on 2d6, right?). If we are going to come up short (right now it looks like we only need 2 more), at least the pregen could make the attempt. Is it ok for me to have them wait and see?

I am pretty sure everyone who wants to try is supposed to roll together and then we total up the number we have overall.

My scout reporting is complete.

Aid mission was successful. I'll post the announcement in a little bit.

GM Fuzzfoot wrote:

I reported 2 successes separately. It is possible I could have up to 2 others try, one a pregen and one level 5, so the odds aren't good (need 11-12 on 2d6, right?). If we are going to come up short (right now it looks like we only need 2 more), at least the pregen could make the attempt. Is it ok for me to have them wait and see?

I am pretty sure everyone who wants to try is supposed to roll together and then we total up the number we have overall.

Ah, I didn't realize that - my fault. Once I had a success, I just reported. I wasn't real clear with my table on how it should work (well, I guess I wasn't real clear to begin with!), so I will adjust for future. Thanks!

Yeah, for future missions everyone should commit and roll, then we add up.

Also, I'm realizing that fewer tables had reported than I originally though, as I just counted the number of rows. If you had players that had committed aid characters to scout roles and hadn't yet adjudicated it, go ahead and let them roll if they'd like, even though I've announced the result. Their risk is reduced, but they should have a chance to earn the boon even though I posted too soon. I'll wait longer for the future aid missions (also, please try to resolve those aid missions quickly).

Thanks, Dennis.