GM Erich's The Flesh Collector (7-8) for Gameday IX (Inactive)

Game Master Thereus, Silver Crusader

Here is the place for out of character discussion...

Gerald
Pai Kromnite PFS
12445-5
Grand Lodge
Gnome Illusionist
Level 10
Day job 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (15) + 17 = 32

Player Name : Arrowhawk on Mythweavers
Character Name : Ajax Arrowhawk
PFS Number 43870
Faction - Liberty's Edge
Race - Human
Class - Ranger
Level - 10

Name: I'm Hiding In Your Closet
PC Name: "The Amazing" Julian Leroux Vanzetti
PFS#: 40025-7
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Race/Class/Level: Aasimar Sorcerer 9
Perform (Acting): 1d20 + 22 ⇒ (18) + 22 = 40

Thanks for being able to join.

Name: noral
Character Name: Shardra
PFS #: 314670-21
Faction: Silver Crusade
Class: Shaman 7
Race: Dwarf
Track: Normal

Welcome everyone, I hope you all will enjoy this scenario. I'll try to get a feel for everyone's level of role-play involvement and interaction and not try to rush the encounters. When combat does occur, I hope everyone can commit to checking and posting on a daily basis.

My own PbP combat style is to try and respect initiative order in resolving actions rather than just simple posting order (unless the sequence of events would benefit significantly otherwise). I'll roll initiatives at the start and some saves (or opportunity attacks) if they will affect my further actions in the turn to keep things moving.

Make sure you roll for your actions in the order they occur. (Requested saves first and please do critical confirmations either immediately after the threatening roll or at the end of your attack sequence. Just be consistent. I will do the first method.)

Make sure you keep your tagline updated with the current value for your Saves, Perception, Initiative, and Armor Classes. Treat it as your verbal response if I were to ask you what the value was in a face to face game, because that is how I'll treat it. But don't worry about conditional modifiers like cover or prone, I'll handle that stuff.

Feel free to ask about anything in the discussion threads or if you think I've ruled incorrectly or made a mistake. You likely know your character better than I will. I'll make corrections as necessary, but I think we all know there are still some rules that are up to the GM's discretion. Also, let me know if you need to take a short break from the game for any reason.

This will be low tier with this group

Hello.

As an FYI, I am not a hardcore RP'er, especially since this character isn't big on the social skills.

Some basics on how I play Ajax:
1. When entering dungeons, bars, any abandoned buildings, AJax will use the following spells from wands:

1. Mage Armor on Ara (Companion)
2. Shield Companion
3. Longstrider on Ajax.

Before entering an area that is obviously going to be combat, Ajax will use Gravity Bow...even if it's several rounds in anticipation.

Don't know how you want to handle Init for the Companion. Most GMs just have it move on my Init and then let the two of us move together.

Ajax will typically have his bow in hand unless he needs both hands.

@TEAM -

We don't have any real frontline here. My Ranger is strictly ranged. He's not going to be too effective if he's god bad guys in his face. I can use my Companion to tank a bit. Eager to hear suggestions from the other players about how to handle some of the combat.s

@Ajax Thanks for all that. As mentioned, I am a little picky on initiatives so I do roll initiative for companions (unless you are riding them).

I’m not sure what we are going to do for a front line. Shoot arrows and run away, lol!

@Ajax If you have a token for Ara, go ahead and put it in the handouts and I'll format it.

Done.

Nota Bene: It would be helpful if you could help make certain I never neglect my Bloodline Arcana should it come up: "Whenever you take damage in battle, your effective caster level increases by 1 during your next turn. This effect does not apply more than once per round."

So what now? Is there anything in particular we should say to the guy?

@GM - is there a skill check what Ajax can get a sense for how strong the monks are? I would like to avoid killing them if possible.

perception - where did the voice come from? : 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Shardra then casts detect magic and scans the master and the area.

FYI, I'll be out until Sunday. If I am holding up combat, feel free to DMPC me. Ajax will avoid doing Lethal damage and use Ara as a buffer.

Quick Poll to keep things moving...

Temple or Library? First to 2 votes wins...

Library. Was waiting for others to chime in.

Library!

Just to avoid future confusion. It seems my Skill check modifiers are off by a few points.

So for Perception in buildings)

10 (level
3 (Wisdom)
2 (Dead Spotter's Rink)
4 (Favored Terrain)
3 (Class Skill)
1 (Jade Wayfinder)

Survival adds +5 for Track feat. So +23 and +28.

Someone please remind me: Can one still take a 5-foot step in the same round as a full-round action?

Yes.

I take it the peach-colored Swiss cross in the center there is the silence zone?

I'll be taking the '+2s' this round; I'm not sure whether everybody's just within range as is, or if I'd have to choose between Ajax and Pai; given that Ajax technically precedes me, he could just take a step in my direction to guarantee that all are in range (of course that would mean no bonus for him this round).

The range is +5ft/2 levels. So that should be a total of 45ft if you're level 9 correct? Are we not all within 45?

The peach area was the glitterdust.

The silence effect is essentially the whole first floor. You are not sure where it is centered.

For the blessing, everyone is within 30 feet of each other.

So can we talk or are we silenced?

Consider that if you are in the library now you are silenced. There are some pockets that aren't (and the upper levels aren't) but you aren't sure where those are. If you are worried about commanding your companion, I don't see anything in the rules that says it is a verbal command.

I was wondering about being able to talk out loud

@Shardra - I am admittedly at a loss as to why Sharda is taking aggressive action against the monks when it's clear that this is a misunderstanding?

To be clear, those of you in the hallway can speak. The silence effect is just in the library itself.

@Shardra - I am admittedly at a loss as to why Sharda is taking aggressive action against the monks when it's clear that this is a misunderstanding?

I had opened the thread when the GM had not posted I think.

Ignore the post.

Ajax Arrowhawk wrote:

@Shardra - I am admittedly at a loss as to why Sharda is taking aggressive action against the monks when it's clear that this is a misunderstanding?

I had opened the thread when the GM had not posted I think.

Ignore the post.

Ah. That makes more sense.

@Vanzetti I won't be like JJ Abrams, there likely will be an answer as to why your bust was featured before this adventure is over...

OMFG you'd better not be like J.J. *shakes fireball-laden fist*....

STD, as they call it, was disappointing enough (don't believe me? Watch it side-by-side with TNG and DS9), but it was a f!+&ing breath of fresh air after "they made me director despite my open disdain for the source material"-Trek (that last scene from Into Darkness was especially nauseating).

If we can retrieve the human bade shortbow, Ajax will definitely stow it in his efficient quiver.

I am honest guys.

I have no idea what to do.

I think this spirit has a legitimate cause.

Are we just going to kill this spirit?!?!

Yeah, I agree. OOC, it seems like the scenario has a path for some type of non-violent resolution, but I don't know for sure.

If we do fight it, we will need some sort of protection spell, though I am not certain Jathyl is actually evil.

So it will be a fight to prevent any more stealing.

If I understand what Jathyl is saying, simply killing/defeating the Iouri monks won't stop the stealing. We have to neutralize/convince Jathyl.

I think Ajax is right. I hit a good diplomacy roll and it didn’t seem to help, s I guess we will have to fight it sooner or later, unless anyone has any other bright ideas.

Guys, I won a pitch and the next two weeks will be crazy because of work.

I am very sorry but I will need you to bot me if I do not react within 24 hours for the next 11 days. :-(

Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

I moved myself from where I had previously been on the map since I had only been standing at the base of the tree for the sake of levitating up it; I moved myself next to Ajax since it's sensible I'd be next to him having just cast heroism on him.

Man those were some crappy rolls. My experience with the Dice Gods suggests that when a PC rolls poorly, it is rewarded by excessively great rolls by the GM on behalf of the NPCs.

Let's hope these creatures don't have a Swallow ability.

Yeah, this looks tough here!!

@GM - I think Noral said she might need to get botted for the next week or so.

Can we get a end of round update before I post for Ajax?

That was over quicker than expected.

Done. For a moment I though you were going to cast force cage and ruin my fun. Then I checked your spells...

I have to laugh. A couple of months ago, I did a special and teamed up with this Ranger/Zen Monk..Flynnxxxxx. He convinced me to take Undead, insisting that nearly every scenario has undead in it. Boy was he correct. I've also had to shake my head at how many incorporeals show up. The last scenario I was in had one.

I keep a minimum of 20 ghost-salted arrows on me now at all times. I ran out during the special...made sure that won't happen again. But I have to admit, the fact that ghost-salt arrows are a thing is totally cheesy.