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The Sihedron Brand will stack with False Life for temp hp as they are different sources.
However, the duration of the Sihedron Brand hp is only 3 minutes (per Caster Level for the Brand, and equivalent to Bear's Endurance duration). This is stated by Mark Moreland (Paizo Developer) in the GM Discussion thread for Cultist's Kiss. (It is omitted from the Chronicle Sheet, and I only found it because I went looking on the forum).
It's a standard action to activate the temp hp function of the Brand. The Brand is treated like a Magical Tattoo (see Inner Sea Magic).
Thanks for letting me know Teric.
I'll be going on holiday for just over a week starting next Friday. I don't know what wi-fi will be like, but I'll post when able. If wi-fi turns out to be problematic I can let you know by posting via phone.
Drugs are somewhat peculiar in Pathfinder. They do automatic attribute damage, usually give some short-lived benefit, and have a Fort save against addiction (but NOT to avoid attribute damage).
Lethe is described as highly addictive and causing forgetfulness and mild euphoria. However it does not have stats set out in the scenario. I am therefore going to improvise, aiming to stick to the nature of the drug as described.
Sampling the Lethe will cause 1d2 WIS and 1d2 INT damage, and grant a +2 alchemical bonus on saves vs emotion effects for 3 hours. For the purposes of this scenario I will not force addiction saves.
Rules for Drugs are found on P236 of the Gamemastery Guide.
Gameplay update incoming.
A note on Alignment infraction:
There are several "opportunities" in the Krune saga for PCs to do bad things that impact their alignments. Doing Evil stuff drops your alignment down towards Evil, and if you become Evil you need an Atonement spell (with the relevant costs paid) to shift you back again otherwise you get retired from PFS (marked as 'dead').
Typically, one outright Evil act will drop you from Good to Neutral, or from Neutral to Evil. A particularly heinous act could drop you straight from Good to Evil.
As long as you Atone before the end, you might be temporarily Evil during a scenario.
Sometimes there's a grey area. For example, Teric just murdered a bystander with a spell. Teric is Chaotic Neutral. This doesn't mean he gets to murder at will with no consequence - that would be Evil. But I'm not going to ding him down to Evil for one 'collateral' killing given that his attack was aimed at three cultists that he could reasonably assume were evil enemies. If he were Good aligned, however, I would ding him down to Neutral. Being Good does not permit such collateral killing. Being Neutral might justify it to a very limited extent, but repeat offences would still result in Alignment shift.
One more thing about Alignment (that I see some variation on): if you use Evil to fight Evil, you are also Evil. Killing Evil is not automatically Good. Sure you can say "the ends justify the means" but it has consequences for your soul. "Whoever fights monsters..."
I'm aware there is lots of variance in how Alignment is interpreted in D&D and Pathfinder, so I thought I'd let you know now how I handle it for PFS.
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I think that's fair. I would argue for some leniency for good characters who turly believe they're doing a good act and would have no expectation that it would lead to a innocent death. But Teric knew there was the chance that unleashing a huge fireball spell in a confined room would hurt someone else even if he was trying to limit the collateral damage. He probably should have used a different spell.
And really, Evasion on all three?
^^ spotted that, no worries.
And yes, all these guys have evasion. Welcome to Season 4 tier 10-11 ;)
I am on holiday now for the next 9 days. I expect we'll have wi-fi but it could be patchy and I'll be doing a bit of traveling too, so my posting rate may drop a little.
I should be able to update gameplay with the results of your actions this round this evening (12 hours or so from now). I think we're waiting on Seldanna now anyhow.
No wi-fi at our overnight spot, so hopefully an update tomorrow. Still waiting on Seldanna, I will bot if she hasn't posted yet.
Have arrived at holiday destination, and we have wifi. Too late (and too tired) to update gameplay now though, will do so tomorrow. 2 days driving with the wife and toddler is pretty tiring!
Poor old Drollis. He's quite a fun build, but really needs a flank buddy or two in order to hurt anyone. And his dice were terrible :)
We'll be moving house either late September or early October if all goes to plan. Back to the UK from Belgium. We've moved several times in the last few years, hopefully now we can put down some roots though.
Stafford. It's where most of my family have lived for years.
I spent three years in London as an undergrad. Nowadays I make occasional trips there for work. Good luck with your move :)
Congrats and good luck! Check in when you can but don't worry about us.
Proposed marching order (single file, not mounted):
Fendel, Quiella, Serie, Inky, Nina, Teric, Seldanna, Daedin
If there are no objections to this (it seems like it fits with what people have proposed so far) then I will move you on to the basement level tomorrow.
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From my reading of Breath of Life, it can bring recently slain creatures back to life, if cast upon a creature that has died 'within 1 round'. Does within 1 round mean that it has to be done in the same round? Or does it mean within 1 round after death? If the latter, couldn't it be performed next round?
None of my characters are very magical, so I'm just asking as I don't exactly know what within 1 round means...technically, I'd have thought if it had to be the same round it would say 'within the same round' but I could be wrong...
Ironically, my -1 was killed during the Siege of Gallowspire special during Outpost III...luckily, a PC there had Gloves that allowed her to cast Breath of Life and it saved him...but it was applied in the same round, so no insight there...
Those are First Aid Gloves, and Fendel has a pair.
Seldanna's death occurs on Kesoulla's turn, so 1 round from then expires immediately before Kesoulla's next turn begins.
Seldanna's scroll is in her pack so Teric doesn't have time to retrieve it and attempt activation.
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Reading through gameplay. Just got the part where everyone was buffing. I think the GM let me cast Shield of Faith before walking through the first door; presumably that would still be up.
The other two buffs Quiella would have cast while everyone else was buffing would be her wand of Shield and Divine Favor. If the GM will allow it?
I'll allow your two additional buffs Quiella - because you had a good reason for absence :) I did a summary of party buffs in the first post of this encounter (under spoiler, for length).
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Hey GM, just to clarify since it appears Teric is the only one that can see it. Is this wind barrier similar to a Wall spell (Force, Fire, etc.) or is it something wrapped around Kesoulla? Just wondering for next turn if this was something we could attempt to move through or over or if it was just around her...if the latter, my bow's no good and I'll need to switch weapons...
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It's a wall of wind - although it's invisible so you're reliant on what Teric tells you. It is represented by the white line on the map.
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^Similar line of thinking, since we're all in this together for another (3?) scenarios after this, I'm happy to coordinate with others on potential items/consumables to pick up between scenarios. I had really wanted to get a pair of those gloves for Nina (my cleric of the same level has a pair) but didn't have enough money.