Tarnbreaker's Trail - GM Wayfinder - Outpost III (Inactive)

Game Master Eric Collins - France

Welcome all to Pathfinder Second Edition's scenario 1-10 Tarnbreaker's Trail.

I am as always in a learning process, so forgive your GM for the blunders I will be making but don't you dare make a single mistake yourselves! 
I hope it will be a fun run for us all.

Hereunder is what I will need from all of you.


Please take time to discuss and ask about what you don't understand or do not have yet, and, as much as you can, try and only post this when you have it all (so I have your info' in one place).

Character Chronicle #: What chronicle number is this for your character? 
Player Name: What name do you, as a person, want on your chronicle sheet? 
A.K.A.: What is the name of your character? 
Class & Level: What is the class and level of your character? 
Organized Play & Character Numbers: What is the PFS 2E # for your character? 
Faction: What faction are you slotting? 
Factions & Reputation: What is the current reputation you have in various Factions? 
Starting XP: How much XP do you currently have?  

Slow Track: Do you wish to earn Slow Track XP? 

Starting Gold: How much money do you currently have? (total from last chronicle) 

Buying / Selling: Do you wish to buy or sell any items, and have it noted on your chronicle? 

Starting Fame: How much fame do you currently have?  

Conditions & Others: Any conditions needed to be cleared, or other things you need (resolved and) noted on your chronicle? 

Downtime: What will you be doing in your downtime (and please make your roll if one is needed)?
Have fun, and roll high!

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Character Chronicle #: 9
Player Name: Pirate Rob
A.K.A.: Sylvia Dyspell
Class & Level: Wizard 2
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 757-2003
Faction: EA
Factions & Reputation: EA 24
Starting XP: 20
Speed: Normal
Starting Gold: 88
Buying / Selling: 10.8gp Crafting 4x Scroll of Jump
Starting Fame: 18/20
Conditions & Others: No
Downtime: Crafting 4x Scroll of Jump (Sylvia has magical crafting, and knows the formula for 1st level scrolls)
Total value is 12gp so putting down 6 gp and spending 4 days to begin the craft.
Scroll of Jump is level 1 so the DC is 15.

crafting: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (11) + 10 = 21
Success, I am level 2 so that's 3sp per day, which gets to 1.2 gp after 4 days of work. I am going to pay the remaining 4.8gp to finish the craft so I can start afresh

Hello Pirate Rob!
Thanks for joining. Hope it will be a fun game for you.
And welcome Sylvia Dyspell!
(that is pronounced: "dispel", or "die-spell"?)
All good for me re. your info' (so, you'll be level 3 after this! Cool - she must survive!.
I will soon be adding the Slides and links to init' page etc..
Will post when that is up.

Close to the first. DEH-spell

As a note I have GMed this one several times

It'll be my first run at GMing this one, so I hope I won't disappoint...

Character Chronicle #: 4
Player Name: Falgaia
A.K.A.: Klatzu
Class & Level: Cleric 2 (Champion dedication)
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 110963-2002
Faction: Envoy's Alliance
Factions & Reputation: EA ((third scenario underway atm, likely 14 in EA))
Starting XP: Hopefully 12
Slow Track: no
Starting Gold: How much money do you currently have? Start + presumeably 42
Buying / Selling: I'll get back to you on that
Starting Fame: ((whatever is in Factions and Reputation -4))
Conditions & Others: Any conditions needed to be cleared, or other things you need (resolved and) noted on your chronicle? not to my knowledge (yet)
Downtime: What will you be doing in your downtime (and please make your roll if one is needed)? I'll get back to you on this, character will likely be rebuilt slightly going into level 2 because Neutral Champions don't exist yet and that may change some of my choices.

Klatzu is currently wrapping up a game from PlayDis Con, but it should be wrapped up before the listed time of March 30, so the dragging game will hopefully not be a problem. If it is, I'll just run him in my -2004 slot as a Level 1 clone.

Paizo forums feel weird to use after doing PBDiscord for three months, should be a fun time. +)

Welcome Falgaia!
And Klatzu!

Character Chronicle #: 5
Player Name: Katrina H/numbat
A.K.A.: Barb Ahalak
Class & Level: L1 Barbarian
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 267966-2008
Faction: Vigilant Seal
Factions & Reputation:Vigilant Seal 4
Starting XP: 4
Slow Track: No thank you
Starting Gold: 14.17
Buying / Selling: Before starting out, Barb will purchase a Wayfinder for 2 Fame and Winter Clothing for 4sp
Starting Fame: 4
Conditions & Others: TBD during the game
Downtime: Usually spent crafting to earn income.
Crafting: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 DC14 for L0 task
Fail but not critically fail. 1cp/dx8d=8cp

Edit to add purchases.

And a warm welcome to Katrina, as Barb wraps up in winter clothes!

You can all either post a little presentation in the Gameplay, or else dot & delete.

...and another and: can you all please go to Tarnbreaker's Trail?

On slide #2, you can:
• add your mini to the marching order bar
(I will help for those who do not know how to create one)
• enter your info' for Initiative etc..
There are three boxes to fill out.
w. stuff like:
[dice=NAME]1d20+[/dice DEFAULT EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
You put your name in "NAME", and add your bonus (or 0) after the + of the d20.
You can do so for Stealth, Perception, and then for what will be your usual Init' (what you choose depending on your go to Exploration Activity).
Then replace the words DEFAULT EXPLORATION ACTIVITY by what that is (like Avoid Notice etc.).

NO PROBLEMS if you have questions re. this, I'm here to help as it can be confusing if never done before.

Thanks!

NOTE: you will find the above link at the very top left of these pages.
As well as a link to the online PFS Guide.

You will also very soon find the above link in the bar under my avatar.
(I just have to update that last one later on).

Done-- you have the links on the top left, and under my avatar bar the 2nd link is the one you want: Tarnbreaker's Trail.

Character Chronicle #: 14
Player Name: Gabriel Normandeau
A.K.A.: Coptidel
Class & Level: Champion paladin (Knight of Lastwall)4
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 43907
Faction: vigilant seal
Factions & Reputation: vigilant seal 49
Starting XP: How much XP do you currently have?  41

Slow Track: No

Starting Gold: 30,5 Gp

Buying / Selling:
Starting Fame: 27

Conditions & Others: No
Downtime: Don't know at this Moment.

Welcome Gayel!

Update: decided I'd rebuild Klatzu as a fresh Level 1 on my -2004 slot, in the hopes that I'll have an idea when Neutral Champions will be released by the time he hits level 2; -2002 is awaiting a rebuild going into its second level and is thus on the backburner for now.

Character Chronicle #: 2 (other chronicle is an as-yet-unreported Spirit Road replay from a local convention)
Player Name: Falgaia
A.K.A.: Klatzu II
Class & Level: Cleric 1
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 110963-2004
Faction: Envoy's Alliance
Factions & Reputation: EA 4
Starting XP: 4
Slow Track: no
Starting Gold: Start + 14
Buying / Selling:
Starting Fame: 2
Conditions & Others: none
Downtime: tba

No problem!

Welcome Klatzu II...

Character Chronicle #: 5
Player Name: J.G.
A.K.A.: Dran'Thil
Class & Level: Barbarian 2
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 212081-2004
Faction: Envoy Alliance
Factions & Reputation: Envoy Alliance 13
Starting XP: 13

Slow Track: No

Starting Gold: 11.9

Buying / Selling: All already noted on previous one 

Starting Fame: 13

Conditions & Others: No 

Downtime: What will you be doing in your downtime (and please make your roll if one is needed)? Earn income, Mining Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Welcome Dran'Thil!

Character Chronicle #: 5
Player Name: Julien
A.K.A.: Fin-thir
Class & Level: Ranger 2
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 293201-2001
Faction: Horizon Hunter
Factions & Reputation: Horizon Hunter 13
Starting XP: 13

Slow Track: No

Starting Gold: 13.81

Buying / Selling: No 

Starting Fame: 13

Conditions & Others: No 

Downtime: What will you be doing in your downtime (and please make your roll if one is needed)? Earn income, Warfare Lore: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

And welcome Fin-Thir!

Combien de personnes parlent Français à cette table?

You, Fin-thir and me I think. The GM as well. Some more?

Yes, I speak French.

I don't speak it, but feel free to roleplay in French if you have to negotiate with an adversary. Klatzu is a Gorumite Cleric, and one of his anathema is literally "resolving conflicts through negotiation," so if you want to roleplay negotiations in a language he doesn't understand, that is certainly one convenient enough work-around. Otherwise I'll come up with a reason like "Klatzu is busy tripping on the staircase outside the boss chamber."

no no. On Paizo we play in english. It's also a workout for me. And I like it. Hopefully I'm not so bad in english...

Paizo does not allow playing in other languages than English. So the moderators can check what is said.
Which does not prevent, I imagine, from using a sentence or some words now and then.

Hey all. This is my first PFS PbP. May need a bit of help :-). Please call me Frogger! Have played this scenario before with my 2001 but heard it was updated since. It's repeatable, right?

Character Chronicle #: 6
Player Name: Tommy E.
A.K.A.: Maithias (though he's a Magic Warrior - call him Frogger)
Class & Level: Druid 2 / Magic Warrior
Organized Play & Character Numbers: 215382-2002
Faction: Horizon Hunters
Factions & Reputation: Horizon Hunters: 18 / Verdant Wheel 1
Starting XP:17

Slow Track: No

Starting Gold: 68.56

Buying / Selling: Not sure yet - will update if I find anything worth buying
Starting Fame: 17

Conditions & Others: Nope
Downtime: Herbalism lore

Downtime: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Have fun, and roll high!

Welcome Frogger... we WERE talking about French! )))

Yes, it is a repeatable, indeed.

Have fun, and roll high!

I shall try to roll high... oh, you meant the players? (((

We have time before we start, so please ask what you wish re. PbPs.

And when we play, ask ALL you want.
We're here for that, to help others with what we hopefully have learned.

Thanks! Good to be here! No French for me sadly. :(

I've played a lot of ACG PbP on here- but it's usually low roleplay and high rollplay.

Just found a character template and will upload that in a bit!

French wasn't a condition to be sent to the race with the party :)

To be fair, it is mentioned in a few PbP guides that since translators are easy access you can feel free to use foreign language as a posting gimmick if you find an appropriate time (I think at least one guide I saw was using the Arabic alphabet as part of a stand-in for Celestial, as an example.) Either case, I have no issues with it, so RP however feels natural.

Hello all!
So, a week and a half to go.
And we have:

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

Coptidel
Champion paladin (Knight of Lastwall)
Level 4
TANK HIT HARD AND PROTECT?

Maithias a.k,a Frogger
Druid / Magic Warrior
Level 2
NATURE SURVIVAL SPELLS?

Sylvia Dyspell
Wizard
Level 2
SPELLS RECALL KNOWLEDGES?

Dran'Thil
Barbarian
Level 2
BOOM BOOM?

Fin-thir
Ranger
Level 2
NATURE SURVIVAL FIGHTING?

Klatzu II
Cleric
Level 1
HEALING RELIGION MEDICINE?

So, hoping that between the lot of you you have most skills covered.
You can always discuss this matter here, in case someone wishes to take a Hireling or whatever.
You know it is a race in the harsh Land of the Linnorm Kings.

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CHALLENGE POINTS

Levels 4, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
In 1-4 scenario
Thus:
6+3+3+3+3+2 = 20

So, since Parties with 19 or more always play in the high sub tier, you will be playing in Tier 3-4 (hold on to your hat, Klatzu II! Or Klatzu III will arrive sooner than later!).
Since you have over 18 CPs there is no adjustment.

We have only one character whose level equals the adventure’s base level, since that base level is 1: and that's Klatzu II.
Darn, Klatzu III seems to slump back in the waiting room.

@Klatzu II: you will get a LEVEL BUMP.
[spoiler=What to do, Klatzu]Can you make sure to note that in THIS adventure (if no characters change) you must:
• Increase every DC you have by 1 (like spell DC etc.)
• Increase all your attack modifiers, attack damage, spell damage, saving throw modifiers, skill modifiers, Perception modifiers, and AC by 1 (ie. +1 Perception, +1 AC, +1 damage to attacks in melee or spells etc... but not +1 to your Healing spells, for example)
• Increase your Hit Points by 10 (or by 10%, whichever is higher)
(you do not have more than 94 HP do you?! So +10 it is).
I let you take care of that.[/smaller]

@OTHERS (Copitdel?): remember to slot any mentor boons you might have or want to purchase.
Klatzu can benefit from TWO such boons at the most, so do NOT slot more than that (talk amongst yourselves now re. that).

In general, if nothing specified in the scenario, you'll be going w. the 5-player adjustment.

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I put all this out here, so anyone can correct my mistakes, and/or learn/follow how things are done for when they wish to GM.

Sweet, I've been interested in trying out the level bump rules player-side for awhile now, so this should be fun.

As a player, i have been à subject of this. You Will survive.

And yes.gm.i Will slot my mentor boon. (But even level 2 can!)

As every mentor boon gives different bump, Klatzu should have a look to them and then ask the right player to buy the boon.

@GM: I didn't imagine Dran'Thil as Boom-Boom.

Boom Boom buy da' boon!

Yep! Frogger is a nature fiend. He has +10 to nature at level 2. I just realized I was playing him without a level 2 skill feat too. I took Assurance(Nature). With that and Natural Medicine, he can treat wounds easily. Also planning on taking Automatic Knowledge - Nature later on which needs assurance.

In my local games, he's been a healer mainly (because no one in my lodge ever plays a healer). Since he's a druid, he can switch out spells to fill any holes that are needed. Never really play casters so if anyone has suggestions for good primal spells, lemme know.

Finally filled out my character sheet profile. I think I got everything. Though I do need to do some shopping before the session starts. Will look up some items to buy.

a good spell is Electric Arc. Mathias. This THE spell i have seen to
be the most used.

Primal has two incredibly solid DPS spells depending on your build, being Shillelagh and Hydraulic Push respectively. HP deals a whopping 3d6 damage as a 1st level spell, while Shillelagh acts as a rounded up Magic Weapon for Clubs and Staves only that can boost their damage dice to 3 dice versus unnatural creatures (aberrations/undead/extraplanar).

Aside from those damage options, other good 1st level spells for combat utility include the freshly legalized Shockwave (15 Foot Cone of Tripping that makes targets that pass their Reflex save still count as flat-footed for a whole round) and Shattering Gem (If you know Defending Bone from 1e, it's basically that, throw it on your frontline as a defensive buff that has a chance of tanking damage before it reaches them, deals 1d8 to the attacker when the Gem hits 0 HP) both from Gods and Magic.

Also you get Jump, which is surprisingly decent battlefield utility this generation. (30' jump in any direction including up or diagonally over things, after which you fall; the kicker is it's only a 1 action somatic to cast) And Grease will always be a solid option as well.

Cantrips are pretty much what was said above, and admittedly I haven't seen what your summon options are like this level so some of those might be rad too.

Just to make sure: I am not asking anyone to purchase any mentors boons.

I was just reminding those who have them that now's the time to slot one.
And that if any were planning on getting one at some point, now is a good time too.

Don't forget Shocking grasp as first lvl primal spell.

Another reminder: if any of you have 1 or more Glyphs from DMing, do not forget to donate a Hero Point when Boon slotting time comes.

(and thanks all for filling out the slide!)

Do we have two mentor boons for Klatzu? If not, I could get the Horizon Hunter mentor boon: Rugged - increase saving throws by 2 instead of 1.

Who can slot Mentor Boons, and which ones?
If you are willing to adapt, maybe we can see which will help Klatzu the most?
(thanks for the offer, Frogger!).

I can take Envoy's Alliance Skilful for +1 to all skills which I strongly recommend for one of your choices. (Might as well let Klatzu pick between offered options)

Oh, just to make it clear, in case:
You will basically get a +1 to all your d20 rolls.
Choosing the two Boons you might want, is choosing two sets of rolls (Attacks, Skills, Saves...) where you bump that +1 to a +2 (keeping the rest at +1).

I can give a +2 to attack (which inclure spell attack)

Klatzu, the question is: do you want 2 mentor boons or not?

If two people are up to slotting a Mentor boon for you (and it does not take up an important slot for them) I would say why not go for it.