[PACS - Special] [Gameday IX] Tyrant of the Harrow: mid-tier Legendary with BR eddiephlash (Inactive)

Game Master eddiephlash

This is the Discussion page. Please dot in here and on the gameplay thread. Also feel free to discuss your character choice.

Hey there - I'd like to play with Radovan (from Pathfinder Tales). He's tier 5.0, uses the Finesse and Ranged adventure packs, and has a boon that gives him a gun and a bit of ammo.

Hey. Signing up with my tier 4.0 Talitha w/ the Magus/UM decks. Haven't played legendary difficulty. Thought I'd give it a try. How hard is it?

Per the Core rulebook, Legendary mode typically adds 3 wildcards, either randomly chosen, or decided by the group, as well as increases the level of banes in the vault, and adding 1 to # for banes. Increased number of locations and fewer blessings in the hourglass are also sometimes used to increase difficulty.

For this special, there are specific rules for what Legendary means, which I will leave as a spoiler until we are closer to the start. You may want to familiarize yourself with the various wildcards though.

I haven't played Legendary either but I've been playing a Heroic game (which I think is one level easier than Legendary?) and have been enjoying the variation that the Wildcards provide.

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/W6Z4Ye

There was lack of interest in the tier 1 games so switching to here.

Hakon just hit tier 3 so I might be unnderpowered.

He just started his last scenario in DD so should be ready in time.

Hi folks, Seoni here. Just finished up DD with Hakon So, level 3 with 3 xp. Don't remember if you can tier up at that point or not. Anyway, link included for the past PbP with everything on it. Seoni and Hakon Level 1-3

And I'm in the discord. However, I will need permission to join the channel for this event.

You can absolutely tier up with 3 xp.

I guess I am going to do so for the Hero Point opportunities.

Things I need from you:

329026-1007

Seoni is playing for advancement.

215382-1003

Will be playing for advancement.

145373 - 1021 playing for Advancement.

100198-1004

Playing for advancement.

With everyone checked in and ready to go, get the locations and starting stuff posted so players can state where they are going/starting hand stuff so we can hit the ground running Tuesday?

Since we will often need to use support on banes we don't want to waste much on unwanted boons. Wanted boons on the other hand are worth getting.

What level 4 and below boons are each of us looking for?

High priority
Item 4 Wand of Restorative Touch

Low priority
Armor 3 Magic Spiked Full Plate
Weapon 4 Thundering Earthbreaker
Ally 4 Lyrune-quah Truthspeaker

Scenario TotH-1A wrap-up:

Please list the following:

This is a Convention! Everybody also gets a boon roll. Success on a nat 20.

1d20 ⇒ 20

Scenario TotH-1A wrap-up:

Radovan spends his Hero Point on a Power Feat (#5): "When a monster encountered by a character at your location is undefeated ([X] or when you defeat a monster), display a monster from the box next to a displayed devil form."

This leaves Radovan with 1 remaining hero point.

Radovan is now Tier 5, 1 xp.

Radovan is interested in the Theater loot card, especially if the rule about burying non-Harrow blessings applies throughout the special (in which case he would like to trade out one of his higher level Blessings for this loot card). He's also willing to defer if anyone else particularly wants it.

Upgrade: Blessing 4 (using as Blessing 3). Replace Blessing of Abadar with Master of Masters (or, alternatively, with a Harrow Blessing if the rule about blessings is known to apply throughout the Special).

Bonus Upgrade? If the rule about non-Harrow blessings applies throughout the special he'll use a bonus upgrade to replace one of his non-Harrow Blessing 3 cards with a Harrow blessing.

In general, Radovan has most of the cards he'll want until level 5 cards become available (which I realize won't be in this special), so he'll defer to the others for upgrades. He might be interested in an Item 3 or an Armor 3/4 if one shows up but overall he's pretty set with his cards already.

Re continuing on or waiting, slight preference to wait, just because the next several days are very busy, but will go with whatever the group prefers. Might not be able to post as rapidly though.

This is a Convention! Everybody also gets a boon roll. Success on a nat 20.

1d20

Nice!

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 19

Since we will often need to use support on banes we don't want to waste much on unwanted boons. Wanted boons on the other hand are worth getting.

What level 4 and below boons are each of us looking for?

High priority
Item 4 Wand of Restorative Touch

Low priority
Armor 3 Magic Spiked Full Plate
Weapon 4 Thundering Earthbreaker
Ally 4 Lyrune-quah Truthspeaker

For Radovan, all Low priority:

Tier 4
XP: 1

Hero Point: Card Feat (Spell)

Hero Point Remaining: 1

Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Spell 2: 1d1000 ⇒ 206
Lightning Bolt - added with Hero Point

Ally 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 137
Academy Student ->Salvator Scream

Depending on answer, spot 3 for me would be a blessing.

1st xp at tier 4.
Hakon will check the (☐ or a spell or a blessing) part of his feat.
1 hero point remaining.

item 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 224

weapon 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 556
ally 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 934

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Talitha will pick up a Skill Feat: CHA +1

Upgrade Preferences:

-Item 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 725 Staff of Heaven and Earth
-Blessing 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 438 Blessing of Osiris or Blessing of the Seventh Veil

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Slight interest in loot, but only if no one else wants it.

Talitha
Skill feat charisma +1
Item 4
Blessing 4

Seoni
Card feat Spell
Spell 2

Radovan
Power feat

Hakon
Power Feat
Weapon 4
Ally 4

Looks like we as a group want more item 4s armor 4 and armor 3.
Still a weapon 3, ally 3, and I think a ton of blessing 4s unclaimed.

Weapon 3: 1d1000 ⇒ 863

More of a side grade that a real upgrade, it gives Seoni some options that she normally wouldn't have.

Upgrades:

Blessing 4: replace Blessing of Abadar with The Joke.

Bonus Upgrade: Blessing 4: replace The Savored Sting with The Locksmith.

Loot: Radovan takes The Theater, temporarily setting aside Old Deadeye.

Scenario Tyrant A (replay) wrap-up:

Upgrade pool:
Item - 44322
Ally - 4420
Blessing - 44444

Talitha will take a Blessing 4 upgrade.

Replacing Blessing of Pharasma with Blessing of the Lord in Iron

Item 3: 1d1000 ⇒ 662

If no one else wants the Item 3 upgrade, Radovan will use it to replace Red Mantis Mask with Wayfinder. If that's not available then Radovan chooses no upgrades.

Item 4. Given what Talitha and Radovan want, this is a guarantee.

And item 4 for Hakon.

Scenario TotH-1B wrap-up:

Please list the following, assuming this is not a replay:

* Spend 1 hero point on Card Feat (Armor). Fill new empty Armor slot with Sable Company Leathers (a level 3 card).

* Current remaining hero points: 1.

* Radovan is now Tier 5, 2 XP.

* No interest in the new loot but Radovan will continue to take The Theater (loot) unless someone else wants it, swapping out Old Deadeye for it.

* Upgrades:
None (unless I need an Armor 3 upgrade for the new armor, in which case I would be interested in that one) Armor 3 if needed: 1d1000 ⇒ 696

1) Talitha will take a Card Feat: Spell and fill it with Cure

Hero Points: 3

Tier 4; XP: 2

2) Will take the loot if no one else wants it, but will let others choose first

3) Upgrade preferences:

Spell 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 172 Arcane Theft
Blessing 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 30 Blessing of Angradd
Spell 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 128 Summon Hellhounds

And a Boon Roll!: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Boon!: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Con Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Tier 4
XP 2

Hero Point: INT +1
Hero Point Remaining: 0

Spell 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 749
Knock -> Death's Touch

Spell 3: 1d1000 ⇒ 747
Soothing Word -> Magical Mansion

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 8

Second XP at tier 4. Taking skill feat Strength. 1 HP remaining.

armor 3: 1d1000 ⇒ 81

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 19

No interest in the loot. Though I am thinking 1 less Harrow to acquire is worth it and I want to pick a Harrow next scenario.

Con Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Weapon 3: 1d1000 ⇒ 593

Looks like we get to choose a boon so Hakon will pull Spell 4 for Giant Form and no second upgrade.

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Hero Point: Power Feat

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

3rd xp at Tier 5.

Spend hero point on Skill Feat (#5): +1 to CHA. This leaves Radovan with a balance of 1 hero point.

Upgrade: Armor 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 634 - replace Shark Skin Armor with Moon Maiden Armor

Bonus Upgrade: Blessing 3: 1d1000 ⇒ 811 - replace The Locksmith with The Savored Sting

I think there should probably be sufficient Armor 4 and Blessing 3 in the upgrade pool already, in which case I'm happy to let someone else choose what card type to draw for the scenario reward to expanding the upgrade pool.

Thanks for playing, everyone, and thanks for running, BR!

Thanks for the game. First time at such a diffucult tier. Totally worth it.

Scenario CCT-1A wrap-up:

Please list the following, assuming this is not a replay:

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 17

Will spend a Hero Point on a Power Feat: When you would discard a spell for a power on a Staff boon, you may discard or bury (☐ or recharge) a blessing (☑ or any boon) instead.

Upgrade:

Spell 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 399 Summon Hellhounds

Weapon 4: 1d1000 ⇒ 429 Staff of Toxins

Will apply Adventure Reward (discard new Harrow) to Talitha

Will apply Additional Adventure Reward to Thargrap (215382-1010)