Outpost IV - GM Valen's PF 2e 2-00 The King in Thorns (Tier 5-6)(30 Challenge Points) (Inactive)

Game Master Lysle

Just checking, GM. Does that mean that I still have that spell that I was trying to cast?

Yes.

Super! Thanks. :)

Whatever it is we do, I feel like we should use Mushroom Ring Disabled on the next encounter. I know the obvious use of that would be against the final encounter, but part of me wants to actually experience that encounter as intended.

Whatever it is we do, I feel like we should use Mushroom Ring Disabled on the next encounter. I know the obvious use of that would be against the final encounter, but part of me wants to actually experience that encounter as intended.

One more vote for using the Mushroom Ring Disabled benefit and I will adjust the encounter accordingly.

I’ll second that!

I’ll second that!

Done.

Kyra should be Wounded 1, even though she was at Dying 2.

Dying

That is correct!

It's a tough one to wrap your head around, sometimes.

A gnome with wild blue hair runs up to the party. "Seggiatore at your service," and then proceeds to soothe your wounds.

**AID TOKEN: Burst of Healing**
**Passing From**: GM Grimsnik
**Passing To**: GM Valen
**Aid Character Name**: Seggiatore
Effect: A fellow Pathfinder heals all the PCS by listed amount
**Boosted?** Yes
**Boost Effect**: Increase healing by 1d8

A reminder that the party is encouraged to send another Aid Token to another table.

Burst of Healing or Provide Knowledge

I could do another, if needed, but probably good to let someone else.

If you succeeded the save, then you would have gone back down to Stage 1.

You are correct. Unfortunately, though, I haven’t succeeded.

Except the GM rolled for you, bringing you back down to Stage 1. ;)

Except the GM rolled for you, bringing you back down to Stage 1. ;)

I made the roll in this post. It was a success. Given the nature of the special, I made the roll when I didn't see it in your post in order to keep things moving.

I could do another, if needed, but probably good to let someone else.

I didn't see any other takers, so I urge you to do this.

Nina's been casting a lot of spells with the healing trait. Should that have boosted the token? Or do I need to specify that it gets boosted?

If a specific/dedication action is needed, Nina can attempt a DC 22 Performance with her third action this round.

Gregol Silverbeard wrote:

Except the GM rolled for you, bringing you back down to Stage 1. ;)

I made the roll in this post. It was a success. Given the nature of the special, I made the roll when I didn't see it in your post in order to keep things moving.

So many rolls going around; I completely missed that; my bad :P

Nina's been casting a lot of spells with the healing trait. Should that have boosted the token? Or do I need to specify that it gets boosted?

If a specific/dedication action is needed, Nina can attempt a DC 22 Performance with her third action this round.

It does not take an action. Go ahead and roll here or in Gameplay.

Performance, DC 22: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

Bah!

Kyra tries to hit on red but lucky is not with her

I didn't realize that Kyra was a player.... and with FEY! :D

The elf is knocked prone!

@ Celister - You may use your attack roll above as an attack from the prone position or retcon a new third action.

Knockdown requires its own action to knock someone prone; it shouldn't be able to use it on an AoO (unless it's Improved Knockdown, which is a different thing entirely).

That involves information that only the GM has.

That involves information that only the GM has.

Uh...the GM literally told us that it had Knockdown:

Attack of Opportunity (tail)(agile, reach 15 feet): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

Damage bludgeoning plus Knockdown: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Ah. I didn't realize that it was an AoO. Still, there could be something in the monster entry that allows it.

Ah. I didn't realize that it was an AoO. Still, there could be something in the monster entry that allows it.

Doubtful, since 2e is all about keywords and Knockdown is a very specific keyword. Generally if it was something like an automatic-prone-on-a-hit it would be a different keyword (like a choker having something called Strangling Fingers and not Grab with a variation from the standard ability). Again, if it were IMPROVED Knockdown (which is a free action) then it would be a different conversation.

Assuming the GM wasn't flat-out using an incorrect keyword, bog-standard Knockdown couldn't work on an AoO. But if the creature has something that I'm not accounting for, then so be it, and I will concede that Celister is prone. I'm just making an argument based on the information that I have.

The argument is moot, really, as the GM has the final say.

But if everything is as you said, then RAW says the knockdown shouldn't have happened.

But, it's a game. Let's keep it fun. :)

Only tier 7-8 gets to fight Qxal itself?

Only tier 7-8 gets to fight Qxal itself?

Yeap. Since you can play each tier once, you will have chance to face Qxal as a player even after playing the lower tiers.

Oh, I didn't realize that you could play each tier once. Was that true of PFS1 specials, or is this new to PFS2? And is it that a player can play each tier once, or a character can play each tier once?

I thoroughly enjoyed that special. Great job all around. :)

Oh, I didn't realize that you could play each tier once. Was that true of PFS1 specials, or is this new to PFS2? And is it that a player can play each tier once, or a character can play each tier once?

They started the Tiered Special approach recently with the Starfinder Season 2 special. With kind of the same idea. The "big Bad" was only faced in the higher tiers [9-12], however the other tiers [1-4, 5-8] also has something special for its final encounters.

Making the special some what repeatable, in that you can play each tier band once, helps with the issue of giving cons that happen late spring/early summer a chance to still host the recent special and still get players that can play. This special has three tier bands, [1-2], [3-6], [7-8].

Although usually groups will muster to keep 3-4 and 5-6 on different tables, they are still the same band. So after this you can play a character in the 1-2 and 7-8 but not at 3-4 table since that is in the 3-6 tier band.

For your other question, you would have to play each band with a different character.

That is pretty sweet. I was worried at first that we still had the BBE fight (that we were going to fight Qxal on top of the redcaps), then a little puzzled when it became apparent we weren't going to fight Qxal at all (unless the redcaps were going to climb on top of each other and make Qxal, Voltron-style).

It's a great setup, I'm going to make an effort to play the 7-8 subtier someday.

GM, please mark this table as inactive once everything is wrapped up.