GM TOP #1-5: Trailblazer's Bounty (PFS2, Gameday IX) (Inactive)

Game Master Pete H.

Discussion for GM TOP's run of PFS2 #1-05, Trailblazer's Bounty for Gameday IX.

If you have already signed up for this on my recruitment form, go ahead and check in here and ghost dot into gameplay. If not, there is currently one spot available. If you want to join, go to the slides and fill in your info on the recruitment page.

Further stuff will develop here and in gameplay as we ramp up to our start date of September 1st, thanks!

Hey, Roumatha reporting for duty! Excited to start a new adventure, hopefully somewhere away from the paved streets of Absalom this time!

Awesome! Good to have you. We will definitely be getting away from any sort of street, paved or otherwise on this mission.

Duncan checking in. No streets, eh. Maybe some water? I could tell you about the fish I caught. It was huge.

That said, I got the humble bundle and this is my first foray into 2E, so you'll have to let me know what I screw up.

RePete here. Looking forward to the game. Tempest definitely prefers nature over paved streets. ;-)

Welcome to 2e Duncan!

Welcome all, looks like we have a couple still missing, I'll send a followup message their way.

All are welcome to post character introductions in gameplay. The official mission will start on the first of the month, but it's good to get some of the intro chatter out of the way.

Also, take a look at page two of the slides, there is some information to fill out, most importantly your exploration marching order.

And it appears we just got our 6th, huzzah!

Greeting everyone!
Klara Hroft aka Rrho gonna follow you on this path and lead in uncovering misteries.

Thats gonna be my first game with investigator class. So, hopefully GM is familiar with it...

Hi everyone! Vinny is looking forward to meeting you all and going on an adventure where she gets to blow some things up!

Hello, Faerinaa here! Looking forward to some sneaking, scouting and stabbing with you all.

Need to get my paperwork in order, but should get a post up later today.

Oh sweetness we are full up! Assuming no one has leveled since posting in the recruitment slide, we are currently at 14 challenge points. This puts us squarely in the low tier with whatever six player adjustments are necessary.

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So a big welcome to one and all. We'll be starting officially in about twenty-four hours. I'll generally post about this time every weekday and occasionally on the weekends. Depending on the pace, I can often post more than once a day during the week.

Fair warning, my wife is due to give birth to our second child at the end of September, so I'll be taking a short break at that point. It's also possible we might be done by then, so we'll see!

Does anyone have any boons to slot? Go ahead and list them on your character sheet or (preferably) the recruitment slide. You can also pick your free items from pathfinder training (if you get them) now or wait till the mission briefing. Once we are on the road it's too late for boons or schools items to be selected.

Faction Boons link

Pathfinder Training link (aka 'schools')

*And for anyone who has any questions about the game, just post them here or send me a PM. I'm happy to answer or find the answer for you, no worries. I'm assuming everyone has a basic understanding of d20 style games and pfs2 combat, but other than that I'm certainly not expecting any sort of crazy knowledge of the system.

I hope everyone is ready for some tall tales. Duncan is an incorrigible liar.

Faction Boon is surely Horizon Hunters Champion basic one.
Valais Asurance (General) also slotted.

As for item - I think Minor Healing Potion is the best choice!

I am actually bad in understanding boon system within PF2e, so not sure what to slot in a condition, when I have only 2 chronicle sheets.
So, I'd appreciate some low-levels lifehacks %)

If I'm reading that right I can't actually get the basic boon. It takes 4 fame and this is Duncan's first mission so he has none.

Fortunately, your first basic faction champion boon is free.

A lot of low level characters don’t have enough boons to slot in all the spots, so don’t worry if you don’t fill them up. Hirelings are often quite valuable in filling out skills your PC wasn’t able to get trained.

I did some reading on the Investigator class, it seems simple enough we should be able to figure it out if there are questions.

Faerinaa will be slotting her Envoy's Alliance basic boon and Valais' Assurance from her #4 chronicle (linked in profile).

She took three points in swords, and usually goes with a minor healing potion and a lesser antidote for her two items.

In that case, Duncan will slot the Home Region - Cheliax and Horizon Hunters Champion boons. He'll also be trained and put all 3 points in Swords. That will add Scouting Lore and Cat Fall to his abilities.

For his Swords items he'll take 2 minor healing potions.

And we are off!

If any of you are wondering, I'm very open with all my rolls. I'd rather a mistake on my part get noticed than worry about being super secretive. I trust all my players to keep separate in character and out of character knowledge.

General posting hopes for this game include one (or more) post from each player every 24 hours during the week. If we hit that mark, we'll keep moving along nicely. Sometimes your character may not have anything to do so that post might just be a bit of RP or combat communication, but you'd be amazed at how much that can help keep us moving.

Slotted Boons
==Faction==
Verdant Wheel Champion

==General==
Big Game Hunter (General):

==Slotless==
Initiate’s Wayfinder (Slotless):

Leshy Ancestry (Limited-Use, Slotless):

Downtime Roll: Lore (Abyssal): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

School Item: Minor Healing Potion

Vinny will slot the Horizon Hunter's basic boon. She took two points in Scrolls and one in Swords, and will take a sunrod for her item.

I will invest everything into Scroll and take Multilingual feet, which provides Klara with 2 bonus languages (thanks to Nomadic Halfling): orcish and giant, as far as we go highland.

For two item I'll grab Feather token (ladder) and lesser eagle-eye elixir.

Scribe Lore would be also handy to create map!

I sent a PM to Roumatha but even if they don't check in I'll get the game moving along today. Good work all so far.

Apologies for tardiness! I was finishing my house move and dealing with my younger kid starting school; hopefully I should be able to post regularly from now on.

Roumatha has 2 points in Swords and 1 point in Scrolls. His bonus feat is Scouting Lore. His bonus item is a potency crystal.

Feeling a bit of Bilbo meets the dwarves here

Feeling a bit of Bilbo meets the dwarves here

Hahahaha, "Vinny Santorini, at your service!" elaborate bow

Got a post updated, hopefully we will be able to get through this little section tomorrow and can move along to even more fun things. I greatly appreciate the RP and chatter you all are putting forth, well done.

If anyone wants to really get their minds into the proper place for this scenario, I would strongly recommend watching "The World's Toughest Race" (free if you have amazon prime). It really brings into scope how difficult exploration (like this mission is) can be.

Back up plan is beat them with the cane part of the sword cane, but improvised weapons involve some GM discretion. That said, there is this that would be similar, but is too expensive and not sanctioned to have for real... yet.

Definitely are rules for improvised weapons, I just have to figure out what type and amount of damage it does.

I'd say 1d4 Bludgeoning would make sense for a cane. Not quite as hefty as a club, but would at least hit as hard (and lethaly) as a fist.

Do we want to try for the bridge? I'm decent at crafting checks!

I can volunteer a rope, and also I'm good at Aiding if it's allowed.
As for the other remaining challenges, can they only be attempted by those who didn't make any checks yet?

I would allow untrained aid checks for this specific crafting check, but remember Aid DC is almost always 20 with anything 10 or under being a Crit fail. And yes, you can only attempt a specific check once.

I've got Ladder Feather Token, which could be handy!

I would allow the ladder to be substituted for the ropes and even grant a +1 circumstance to the roll, but obviously the token would be then used up.

Guess that's what I get for nailing the first roll.

I'd like to note that Vinny has officially gained 1 extra Hero Point for her utter and complete destruction of the raven swarms. Well done!

I'd like to note that Vinny has officially gained 1 extra Hero Point for her utter and complete destruction of the raven swarms. Well done!

Oo, yay! Thank you! :)

Hello all, I have some scheduled time off starting tomorrow (kicking into gear tonight with prep) to help my wife out as we are expecting our next child. If things go as roughly planned, I'll be back after this weekend to continue gaming.

Take this time to get your rolls posted and finalize the group(s). I'll see you all on the flip side!

My gosh, I had not calculated how needy my Toddler would be with the new baby around. I'm not complaining, but it definitely cuts into my time to make large posts (like when GM'ing...), so apologies for that. I'll still do my best to keep up with a big post a day and a few smaller ones if things come up.

Last encounter coming up. Go ahead and roll or declare your downtime action if you haven’t already.

Day job roll:

Florist: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Day job

Sailor: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Day job:
Scout: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Still need Earn Income rolls for Faerinaa and Rrho.

Chronicles are here!

I'll add the last two PC's once I get their Earn Income results. Let me know if anyone has questions or issues.

And... after reporting I got an email from a coordinator. Apparently they retroactively changed the bonus Horizon Hunters Reputation from +1 to +2. You are all welcome to update that on your own chronicles if you wish. I was told it was corrected in the organized play section so that you would officially get the 2 instead of the 1.

Day Job:
Scouting Lore: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Got it. Thanks GM!

Thank you for the game, GM TOP!

Thanks all!

Faerinaa's chronicle has been added. The Rep on it has been updated, no need for any edits.

Thanks for the game. Duncan will have to venture out again soon.

Oh... sorry for being missed.
Obviously Scribe Lore: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 for Earn Income as we struggled to create Paths map...

%((((( Probably RRho just let scribed map to wet ocasionally