Yergi's Outpost III: PF2 #1-03 Escaping the Grave

Game Master yergithefirst

Welcome all!

I guess I'm not following, when are these games happening? This PBF or PBP, something like that?

I guess I'm not following, when are these games happening? This PBF or PBP, something like that?

This is a PBP game that's part of Outpost III, an online con. The con begins on March 30, and that's when our adventure will begin as well. Some of the other games posted on the signup sheet are PBD (Play By Discord).

Hello all!

Thanks for signing up for my game of Escaping the Grave.

This will be my first time GMing a PbP game, but I've GMed for several years in-person. I've played in PbP games as well, and I like to think I've picked up a few tricks from the great GMs that led those games.

Before we start next week(!) please go to the slides for the game and enter in the relevant stats for your character on slides 2 and 3. This will help me with rolling Initiative, secret checks, etc. without having to wait for any given individual player to be able to post.

I'm looking forward to getting started in a few days and hope y'all are too!

Hello all!

Thanks for signing up for my game of Escaping the Grave.

This will be my first time GMing a PbP game, but I've GMed for several years in-person. I've played in PbP games as well, and I like to think I've picked up a few tricks from the great GMs that led those games.

Before we start next week(!) please go to the slides for the game and enter in the relevant stats for your character on slides 2 and 3. This will help me with rolling Initiative, secret checks, etc. without having to wait for any given individual player to be able to post.

I'm looking forward to getting started in a few days and hope y'all are too!

Your slides are in "View Only" mode. You have to share them in "Edit" mode for us to be able to manipulate them.

(I made this mistake about the first 4 games I GM'ed, btw.)

Thanks; it's in Edit mode now!

Thanks; it's in Edit mode now!

Excellent. I've updated the tabs with my info.

Hi, I'm one of the players signed on the excel sheet, nice to be here and very excited to start playing!

I've noticed I'm not on the players tab. Has there been any problems with that?

I'll fill out my details about my character on the slides later today or tomorrow.

Hi, I'm one of the players signed on the excel sheet, nice to be here and very excited to start playing!

I've noticed I'm not on the players tab. Has there been any problems with that?

I'll fill out my details about my character on the slides later today or tomorrow.

Once you post in the Gameplay thread as your character you'll show up as a player. Just make a post and then delete it. That's what the "dot and delete" refers to.

Oh okey, I'm not familiar with the term. Already did it, many thanks!

Hi. I am looking forward to playing with you all. LOL I was wondering that myself. I am new to all Paizo games. My first few were on Discord, at Roll for Combat.

Hi Frik, are you the same one that was just playing with me on 1-07 on Roll for Combat? What a coincidence, glad to see you again

I've reached out to the three who haven't mustered yet to see if they still plan on playing. If they don't check in by the morning, I'll look for replacements to join us while we're dealing with the briefing.

Speaking of, I've just posted into the Gameplay thread. Please read and introduce your character there! We'll get started around 9am Eastern.

Hi Frik, are you the same one that was just playing with me on 1-07 on Roll for Combat? What a coincidence, glad to see you again

Yes indeed lol. Glad to play with you again. Which character where you?

TheUnexpectedSpanishInquisition wrote:

Hi Frik, are you the same one that was just playing with me on 1-07 on Roll for Combat? What a coincidence, glad to see you again

Yes indeed lol. Glad to play with you again. Which character where you?

I was Glokta, but I'll be playing a new Character for this one, as Glokta is with another Quest.

I've gotten a response from Cherbo's player that they will post by tonight. I'll give everyone a chance to post their character intros and ask the VC questions today before moving forward.

I'm a bit new to organized play, PBP, and Pathfinder; but have been playing tabletop RPGs for a long time. Appreciate y'all's patience while I adapt. :)

Friknubem Frik wrote:

TheUnexpectedSpanishInquisition wrote:

Hi Frik, are you the same one that was just playing with me on 1-07 on Roll for Combat? What a coincidence, glad to see you again

Yes indeed lol. Glad to play with you again. Which character where you?

I was Glokta, but I'll be playing a new Character for this one, as Glokta is with another Quest.

That's what I thought, excellent. I wont forget to heal you ;)

TheUnexpectedSpanishInquisition wrote:

Friknubem Frik wrote:

TheUnexpectedSpanishInquisition wrote:

Hi Frik, are you the same one that was just playing with me on 1-07 on Roll for Combat? What a coincidence, glad to see you again

Yes indeed lol. Glad to play with you again. Which character where you?

I was Glokta, but I'll be playing a new Character for this one, as Glokta is with another Quest.

That's what I thought, excellent. I wont forget to heal you ;)

Well, appreciated hahaha. But this time, I hope I don't need it!

I've got a +6 Perception +4 Survival and +6 Athletics. Someone else will probably be better for the setup.

Since the athletics check is a lower dc, you're probably the best unless Farathorn is trained, I think.

Well, I just realized I misread that. Oops! That does explain why you're not doing the setup, the Athletics check is the non-setup check, I misread it as all of them being different setup skills.

Faerinaa will take the setup for this then.

I forget, does my cat have to do a roll here?

Wow Vinny, looks like you and me have the same roll. Just missed it by 1 :(

Wow Vinny, looks like you and me have the same roll. Just missed it by 1 :(

The worst, right? So close, and yet... :(

I realized later on that both 14s had already added the +2. So unlucky :(

Faerinaa's got a +5 to deception, but she would really like to take that Stealth check since she's got a good chance to crit, especially if someone is able to do the setup. Anyone good at deception? Cherbo maybe?

Sweet crit success lol. I only have a +2 deception. Does one of us need to stealth successfully or each has to do it? I am assuming each. I only have +5 to stealth, this seems risky for me to do. Basically, I would have to get a 10 or higher?

Well, I have a +3 for Deception, but I'm a Paladin, so using Deception is not exactly what I would want. I have a +0 for Stealth, so I'm probably going to Hustle.

No Deception here. A +4 to Stealth.

Vinny or Cherbo is going to have to set us up, here and we'll have to hope for decent rolls afterwards.

I would suggest everyone hustling but I suspect there are more of these and we don't want to lose the option for everyone early on.

Yeah, I've got the social skills: +7 Deception/Intimidation, +4 Diplomacy/Performance.

I forget, does my cat have to do a roll here?

Sorry I apparently wrote up a response but the submit didn't go through. Companions / familiars don't need to make checks; just PCs.

Do I have to roll for my cat, for these checks? or just my character?
I am unfamiliar with pets. I will see what the rules say.

No, just for you.

Great job everyone! We're getting there. I think Frik is probably best suited to take the setup roll to guide us through the plants?

Yes, I think the same. I have a +0 to both setup rolls, so clearly not me. I'll wait until the setup is done.

And great job everyone, Goldenflame we are coming!

Actually, I've got a +4 in both and it looks like Frik has a +2.

I'm jealous of everyone who got their bad roll out of the way just before combat.

I just remembered that since Faerinaa has the trap finder feat, if she goes within 10 feet of a trap she gets a perception check to detect it even if she isn't looking for it (at +9 with the bonus from the feat). I doubt its been relevant so far, but we're heading into the sort of place where it could come up, so I wanted to remember to mention it.

I'm sorry for the delay answering, I thought I did it yesterday when we reached the town and I didn't had time to come back and check again before.

No worries Farathorn! It happens to all of us.

I just remembered that since Faerinaa has the trap finder feat, if she goes within 10 feet of a trap she gets a perception check to detect it even if she isn't looking for it (at +9 with the bonus from the feat). I doubt its been relevant so far, but we're heading into the sort of place where it could come up, so I wanted to remember to mention it.

Thanks for letting me know! You're right - hasn't been relevant yet but I'll keep it in mind in case it does become relevant. :-)

Sorry for my tardiness yesterday, I had a rough day. Today is better. These are trying times. Yergi feel free to "bot"me, if you need to. However, I hope to make efforts to get on every day. Thanks.

I got my cat token made. I still struggle with the action economy. Is how I posted correct? I need to wait till next turn to instruct my cat to attack.

Since we're listing things that our characters have that might make a difference - Zabu is a Sensate Gnome so he has imprecise scent 30'.

He's also go the Illusion Sense Ancestry feat so he gets a +1 to Perception and Will against illusions.

Sorry for my tardiness yesterday, I had a rough day. Today is better. These are trying times. Yergi feel free to "bot"me, if you need to. However, I hope to make efforts to get on every day. Thanks.

I got my cat token made. I still struggle with the action economy. Is how I posted correct? I need to wait till next turn to instruct my cat to attack.

No worries, totally understandable. And yes, you did it correctly! Don't be afraid to ask if you have questions.

I think I'm going to wait and see if the two immediate zombies are still up after Farathorn's turn before Faerinaa goes. If they are, she can move up to try and finish one off, otherwise she can shoot the yellow shambler and get her rapier out to get into melee next round.

I am confused about using Heal spell. "You channel positive energy to heal the living or damage the undead. If the target is a willing living creature, you restore 1d8 Hit Points. If the target is undead, you deal that amount of positive damage to it, and it gets a basic Fortitude save. The number of actions you spend when Casting this Spell determines its targets, range, area, and other parameters.

Single Action (somatic) The spell has a range of touch.
Two Actions (verbal, somatic) The spell has a range of 30 feet. If you're healing a living creature, increase the Hit Points restored by 8.
Three Actions (material, somatic, verbal) You disperse positive energy in a 30-foot emanation. This targets all living and undead creatures in the burst." So using all three actions I can cast this spell 30 feet away and it will have a 30 foot circle of affect? Or is it I cast the spell and there is a 30 foot radius around me? Any help would be appreciated.

How it works is this:

Spend 1 action: Spell has range touch.
Spend 2 actions: Spell has range 30ft and improved healing.
Spend 3 actions: Spell becomes an AoE burst, reaching 30 ft out from you, and targets everyone in that burst.

Boo yeah! Max heals and damage! I finally get a excellent roll lol. I am a fan of druid heal and damage.

And now we are all getting low rolls LOL.