GMF's Savage Tide

Game Master Fanguar

Cheers BD! Catch ya round...

Afternoon All - seems my sojourn might be short lived. As quickly as the manic RL period has come, so too it has lulled a little. In tandem several other games here on boards I'm in have also slowed considerably in pace.

In short - think I could manage to continue with this saga, so if GMF's offer still holds I'll rejoin - either with immediate effect or at a suitable juncture.

Cheers

BD

Your seat is still warm. Hop right back in.

Welcome back! glad the RL madness isnt so mad.

I'm away for a week or so. Bot as needed to keep things moving. I have the internet still so will check periodically

Ahhh geez...

Fight or flight? The last time we fought one of these it was nearly a party wipe, one hit and we're either downed or nearly downed. Maybe if it's chained we could plink it from the door but... This is a reaaaal dicey one for us and an inevitability for the monster.

Back off and finish the sweep? We could at least try to bargain with other humans...

@GMF it looks like there's a few doors and halls we haven't explored is that accurate?

No shame in you running its a viable option, Play Kellan. This place appears massive, Bhru will keep going until he falls or finds light at the end of the tunnel.

We've also spotted a guard with the creature so they would sound the alarm, if we haven't made enough noise already. Bhru's low on hp, so going to take some luck but he is a soldier. Either come home with your shield, or on it ;)

Good luck!

Can I just shut the door and say "They're busy, we can come back later"?

@Kellan: that's true, but you were level 1 at the time.

There's a ton of this place left to explore, there's no way that you can clear it in one delve. The adventure doesn't really expect it, it's very much a cut off the head and body will die kind of thing.

As for slamming the door and withdrawing, that is always an option.

@Fang-- My apologies! It occurred to me a little too late that I moved further than my halfling legs would allow. Any suggestions on how best I can go about fixing my post? Many thanks!

No worries. I'll just ignore the attack and double move you instead.

Schweeet, thanks!

Oh man the plot thickens! Any thoughts on the job offer? I think this could be the makings of a fight ranging from fun to impossible (but I'm very game if that's the route we wanna go).

Kellan has a professional, but more importantly a personal score with Vanthus so... see his post ;p

I agree that this looks a bit much for us fight wise atm, see if we can get anywhere with convo first...

Well the convo is going well... lulz

What do you guys think? See what she's offering and wait for an opportunity for vengeance on the "inside" so to speak, or do we politely ask to be shown the door and seek vengeance on Vanthus another time?

Third option which feels like we may be on the verge of is Bhru bull rushes her and all hell breaks loose. I'm game and will defer to the martial charges...

talkin isnt goin anywhere quick and bhru isnt one to wait too long... ;)

you and ukufa took point so just post and go with your gut.

Hah, aiight Bhru keep the bull rush prepped...

Oh man these posts are getting me far too jazzed, fellas! I'm with Bhru in that the longer this draws out the more inclined Phineas is to start swingin, hah. Seems like we're kinda stuck between a Littlefinger vs Jon Snow approach here. Though I think we gotta wait to see how your latest and/or Ukufa's response plays out there, Kellan?

Yea, whenever the armor spikes start flying I'll jump in but she's also our only lead and not unhappy with us. Just gonna see if she can come up with a job/sacrifice that's not too onerous and we can get out without any further violence and a possible ally...

@Fang--Thanks for letting me re-use my rolls and apologies for my premature attack! Just wondering how exactly to retcon here. Should I write a new post or maybe wait til next round?

No need to post again, I'll just incorporate it into my post.

I'm just gonna ask cuz it keeps happening. Can I add guidance to these crucial rolls even though someone posts first? At the table I feel like we'd probably have a quick discussion about who'd pick the lock then buff the roll as we could but due to the vagaries of PbP I find I'm waiting to see what a character does then wanting to cast it. It's kind of a weird spell to spam too so I'm not sure how you'd rather I play it GMF. If I'd got in before Jon I could have offered it to the undecided lock picker I suppose but as often is the case I'm a bit late.

Well, Jon was busy exulting over the treasure, so it took time for him to make his way up front to the door. You have time.

I'm fine with playing with assumption that Kellan cast guidance before any skill checks.

Awww heck yus!

Just gonna drop some of this before I forget what I did...

Revelation: Dark Secrets
Feat: Spell Focus Illusion
HP 4+1 + 2 con = 7
Spell 1 of 2: Shadow Trap
Spell 2 of 2 (Dark Secrets): TBD

+1 level Rogue (Unchained) Pirate
+5 hp +1hp favored class
+1 BAB, +1 Ref save,
*Add special abilities:
Evasion
Swinging Reposition
*Add Skills (12):
Acrobatics
Bluff
Climb
Diplomacy
Disable Device
Escape Artist
Know: Local
Perception
Profession: Sailor
Sense Motive
Stealth
Swim
*Add General Feat: Improved Feint

Full List (I hope...):

+1 FCB Oracle
+1 BAB
Revelation: Dark Secrets
Feat: Spell Focus: Illusion
HP 4+1 + 2 Con = 7, 24 total
+1 To Fort and Ref saves
+1 Lvl One Spell Slot
Additional Spell Known 1 of 2: Shadow Trap
Spell 2 of 2 (Dark Secrets): Dancing Darkness

Skills +5 +1 FCB + 2 Background
Adventure + 6 (18 total now):
Stealth
Diplomacy
Bluff (or Intimidate I kinda forgot which it was tbh)
Sense Motive
Know Planes
Know Religion
Background + 2 (6 total now):
Sleight of Hand
Animal Handling

Following suit and dropping this here!
+1 level Cavalier
HP: 5+1+2 (total up to 27)
BAB: up to +3
Fort Save: no change
Ref Save: up to +1
Will Save: up to +1

Special: Cavalier’s Charge, +4 bonus on melee attack rolls on a charge

Lloyd (wolf mount): +2 natural armor bonus, +1 str/dex bonus, 2 bonus tricks, evasion

Skills (+4)
Bluff: up to +6
Intimidate: up to +6
Handle Animal: up to +6
Perception: up to +3

Bonus Feat:

3rd Level Up

+1 Level in Ranger

+1 BAB
+1 Will Save
+7 HP (6 from class, 1 from CON)
+7 Adventuring Skill Ranks; additional ranks taken in: Climb, Knowledge (Dungeoneering), Knowledge (Nature), Knowledge (Religion), Perception, Stealth & Survival
+2 Background Skill Ranks; additional ranks taken in: Knowledge (Geography) & Knowledge (Nobility)
Class Feature: Endurance Feat
Class Feature: 1st Favoured Terrain (am leaning towards Underground since we've been spending a bunch of time in dungeons. Know the campaign leans heavy in jungle enviros etc, but feel this is more fitting?)

Favoured Class Benefit: +1 Skill Rank in Swim

3rd Level Advancement Feat: Double Slice

just in the middle of moving guys so ill get my lvl up as soon as i can!

@Ukufa: You'll get plenty of millage out of underground. Jungle is useful for the middle bit of the campaign, so maybe pick it up as your next one.

Quick tally off the last page:

alabaster statuette of a succubus (worth 350gp)
onyx statuette of a displacer beast (worth 100 gp)
silver statuette of a rearing unicorn (worth 500 gp)
2 jewelry boxes (each worth 150gp)
seven silver and gold chain necklaces and bracelets (worth a total of 300 gp).
a dozen rings and earrings (worth a total of 550 gp).

Three courtier's outfits )(worth 30 gp each),
a noble's outfit (worth 75 gp)
a flowing (and scandalous) robe of shimmering lavender silk (worth 450 gp).

A large collection of exotic and expensive perfumes: 24 vials in all. (Twenty of these are worth 10gp apiece, 200gp)
Mur, Alfheim, and Sigil each worth 200 gp (600gp)

Shendilavri, contains six doses that grant the wearer a +10 competence bonus on Diplomacy checks for 1 hour. One dose of this intoxicating perfume is worth 200 gp. 1200gp total worth)

Stolen goods chest: 5450 gp

Payment from Lavinia: 1000gp

Total haul of 9965gp, + 1200gp if we sell the Shendilavri/Diplomacy boost perfume too.

Or... 1993 each, +240/share of perfume (6 doses though so doesn't exactly divide evenly...)

We've nearly got three 'faces' should we each keep a dose and sell the rest? Pretty sweet bonus for this level, that'd be my vote; another 120gp each (or 300/each for the less charismatic members)and we keep three?

I'm going to encourage, nay, insist, we buy a wand of CLW for 750 cuz I hope to have cooler uses for my slots... So drop 150 off the individual totals above? 50 uses, I believe both myself and Jon can use it or is it either or for arcane/divine?

Second obtaining a Cure Light Wounds wand.

Very down for the CLW wand.

Fourthed on the Wand.

Ukufa will take the alabaster statuette of a succubus (worth 350gp) as part of her cut and denote the "art" piece to her church.

Alright folks, looking for a bit of help in advancement.. and i think i may have missed some things along the way but it seems like a lot of people enjoy playing Siegebreaker 2 (fighter archetype) then up to Slayer 6 for sneak attack bonus's to the combat maneuvers.

I want to add shield slam into my combat maneuvers, from what i can tell i should be able to Bullrush -> Spiked Destroyer -> Overrun -> Shield Slam.

I'm pretty sure that i missed my second level feat, which i could take Improved Shield bash, but not entirely sure where i should head with my third level feat as I do not have 15 dex or two weapon fighting which would lead me into shield slam?..

So far below is what i was "thinking" of doing... (admittedly i am always lost with pathfinder so any help / perusing over my character from the vets would be very much appreciated, also what are ancestry feats, and did i miss this for level 1?)

feeling very dumb right now

3rd Level Up
+1 level in Slayer
+1 BAB
+2 Ref Save
+10 hp (6 from class 4 from con)
+6 Skill Ranks (+1 Knowledge Local, +1 Perception, +1 Climb, +1 Swim, +1 Intimidate, +1 Bluff)
Class Feature Studied Target
Class Feature Track
Third Level Advancement Feat not sure what to take here… thinking Improved Bullrush here is the right decision? +2 dmg and can add enhancement bonus's?

Missed bonus feat at level two for fighter, Taking Improved Shield Bash

HELP

EDIT: Fifths on the wand, pew pew

Shield breakers replace their second level feat with:

Breaker Momentum (Ex)
At 2nd level, when a siegebreaker successfully bull rushes a foe, he can attempt an overrun combat maneuver check against that foe as a free action.

This ability replaces the feat gained at 2nd level.

As for third level feat, improved shield bash for when you get shield bash next level?

As for the magic chain shirt, Kellan can figure it out eventually. It's a +1 glamered chain shirt.

Might as well sell the Perfume as well.

I'll keep a dose assuming the reason it was denoted as Xgp per dose was that it was easily splittable. So 250gp to the four of you if we aren't keeping any more.

I think we covered this one of our shopping days but that was ages ago so... @GMF is pretty much anything on the table in this spot? Maybe I should have posted that OOC here instead, was looking for some specialty material armor for future enhancements... Also, refresh me, do you have a standard trade in value?

Just saw that you suggested CLW Wand last shopping day Jon and now I'm embarrassed that I didn't jump on it... good call...

Went with mostly as above with a few tweaks after talkin with gmf

@gmf, would like to have armored spikes added to bhru's new armor.. i think pathfinder allows characters to wear two suits of armor, benefits not stacking, i like his battle dwarf look, but just wearing chain mail doesnt fit that bill... anyway, long story short, was does it cost to find someone to craft the spikes for the new armor?

As always I think my eyes were bigger than my wallet... Bought:
MW Light Crossbow
MW Buckler
20 Bolts

@Bhru: I'm sure you could do that, but it might make more sense to let one of the other players use the +1 glamered chain shirt and just buy a suit of full plate?

Apologies, but I noticed I missed a few thing for the ol mount. Thought I'd drop a note of the edit in here!

EDIT on Lloyd lvl-up:
Need to add a couple of feats for Lloyd:
Endurance
Diehard

Lloyd’s tricks:
Attack (DC20)
Entertain (DC25)
Heel (DC15)

Fair enough, Who wants the Glamored Chain.. @Ukufa?

-1500gp for Full Plate + what ever cost to add Armored Spikes

If Ukufa doesn't want the +1 Glamored Chain Shirt, I'll take it.

@ Phineas: Couple of things. You probably want to pump your ride skill every level, since it helps to keep your mount alive. Also, Halflings have an alternate racial ability you probably would have wanted to swap in originally:

Outrider: Some halflings specialize in mounted combat. Halflings with this racial trait gain a +2 bonus on Handle Animal and Ride checks. This racial trait replaces sure-footed.

@Bhru: Armor spikes are 50gp. Also if you want to save some coin, half plate is only 600gp and only drops you 1 AC. Also Dwarven warshields are only 50gp, if you want to get that nonsense started.

@Jon: You take it mate.

Work and RL over last couple of days have emptied my tank folks. Going to get my head down and recharge, will likely be weekend before I'm up and posting again.

Bot me as necessary please.

@ukufa. All good, catch up when you're rested :)

@gmf ill go full plate, 1 dwarven war shield. + armor spikes

so -1600gp for kit.

@GMF: Thanks, Fang! I’ll swap for Outrider and going to throw another rank into Ride instead of Intimidate if that’s cool. Also I hope you don’t mind but I bought a riding saddle (figured it’s pretty important), and updated my char sheet accordingly.