[OP7] PF2e - 04-15: In Glorious Battle

Game Master UncleFroggy

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I finished my remaster rebuild for Marta. Here is her Character Sheet.

If anyone sees anything I missed, please let me know.

Here's a remastered version of Katrina but I'm not sure it is right yet. Using the old one until I have to switch.

Three glyphs to offer.

3x moderate healing potions are requisitioned

You all start with 2 HP each. Lena has 5 glyphs.

Astrid has Convention Hero. That should let her start with 3 hero points.

Convention Hero (Advanced): The underlying idea for this scenario came from a creative and enthusiastic audience at an
adventure design panel at PaizoCon. You can slot this special boon only while playing a game at a convention. If you do, you
begin the adventure with one additional Hero Point.

Looking forward (admittedly again) to this one. Being one of the few 9-12s out there, curious to see how each of all my high level characters will fare.

Boons Slotted:
Master Hireling: Diplomacy/Scouting Lore
Special: Treasure Bundle Insurance
PFS: 5 glyphs
From Scenarios: Spark of Life (2-00). Grand Finale (1-25)

Have a bunch of scenario related boons, but.....nothing really going to apply here.

I am similarly excited.

Pretty much the same load out as Lena

Boons Slotted:
Master Hireling: Thievery/ Underworld Lore
Special: Treasure Bundle Insurance
PFS: 1 glyphs
From Scenarios: Spark of Life (2-00). Grand Finale (1-25)

Oh, I also have the spell tutor thing in case that is relevant.

Astrid has Convention Hero. That should let her start with 3 hero points.

Convention Hero (Advanced): The underlying idea for this scenario came from a creative and enthusiastic audience at an
adventure design panel at PaizoCon. You can slot this special boon only while playing a game at a convention. If you do, you
begin the adventure with one additional Hero Point.

Just curious, which scenario is that boon from? I have 1 character with a similar boon (from 01-13, Devil at the Crossroads).

Astrid Gertasdottir wrote:

Astrid has Convention Hero. That should let her start with 3 hero points.

Convention Hero (Advanced): The underlying idea for this scenario came from a creative and enthusiastic audience at an
adventure design panel at PaizoCon. You can slot this special boon only while playing a game at a convention. If you do, you
begin the adventure with one additional Hero Point.

Just curious, which scenario is that boon from? I have 1 character with a similar boon (from 01-13, Devil at the Crossroads).

That's it.

Slides updated. I have three hirelings I can choose from to bring with me, depending on what seems the most useful. No, I really didn't have anything else I could buy when Fame was phased out. Leaning Sneezewort, since we have masters at the other two skills.

Murabara (Medicine +13, Theatre Lore +13, Absalom Lore +13, Inoculation)
Sneezewort (Survival +13, Games Lore +13, Hunting Lore +13, Experienced Tracker)
The 79th Magi (Crafting +13, Shelyn Lore +13, Engineering Lore +13, Quick Repair)

I also have one glyph and Magical Mentor.

and awaaaay we go! :)

So in case anyone hasn't figured it out by now Astrid is rather brash and overconfident. Please feel free to reign her in with other suggestions if you think it is necessary. I don't want to ruin anyone's fun.

Oh Katrina hasn't got going yet .... :)

I realized that Leo is still pretty young at 22. It makes sense to me that he feels ill equipped to be a war leader. I'm hoping that I can get some good rp ammo to fuel Leo's growth.

I realized that Leo is still pretty young at 22. It makes sense to me that he feels ill equipped to be a war leader. I'm hoping that I can get some good rp ammo to fuel Leo's growth.

22 is venerable for adventurers from non-long-lived races!

Marta is 21.

Thank you for reminding me that I need to swap my spell stuffs over to the new name and system.

That was a process. Also, GM, is there time / how much time is there to learn some spells?

As the group is making rounds, Leo maneuvers next to Marta at one point. He leans toward her and whispers, "If you use a spellbook, I'd like to have a sit-down sesh at some point to compare notes."

Spell trading between casters like this is not actually necessary. According to the player guide:

Any prepared spellcaster can use the Learn a Spell activity to learn any common spells or other spells they have access to from tutors at the Grand Lodge. This adds no additional material cost beyond the standard cost for the Learn a Spell activity. Having access to a scroll does not grant access to the spell, but a character with access to a scroll can buy a scroll and learn the spell from it.

You would need access for any uncommon spells.

Obviously if you choose to swap spells for rp reasons that's perfectly fine.

"...from tutors at the Grand Lodge."

We're not exactly at the Grand Lodge..

I forgot to declare the provision. Leo will get a rank 6 Heal scroll.

Greater healing potion for Lena

Assuming we're still using school items, Katrina will get the usual healing potions.

There is a provisions list linked in the first post of this Thread.

Marta will take a 5th rank scroll of dispel magic.

Jiki -- I've got Pirate Rob in my Q16. He's using the exact same avatar as you... I often have to read carefully to make sure I'm updating the right game since both characters are equally zany!! :)

Yeah that's got me a bit bamboozled too.

Yeah that's got me a bit bamboozled too.

Oh that's right. You're in it too! :)

I'm just realizing that mediating a combat at this level is pretty intense...

@Lena, @Marta

Could you guys put your skills in your character profile so we can figure out what tasks you're likely to attempt?

Astrid is quite good at athletics, intimidation, and performance and decent at everything else.

Acrobatics +15
Arcana +17
Athletics +11
Crafting +15
Deception +13 (+14 with automatic aid from her familiar)
Diplomacy +2
Intimidation +2
Lore: Academia +19
Lore: Library +19
Lore: Pathfinder +15
Lore: Thassilon +15
Lore: Xin +17
Medicine +0
Nature +0
Occultism +17
Performance +2
Religion +0
Society +17
Stealth +17
Survival +0
Thievery +19 (+21 with automatic aid from her familiar)

I was under the impression that an area could not be worked on more than once per round. Is that not the case?

Basically, what can and/or should I roll for?

I was under the impression that an area could not be worked on more than once per round. Is that not the case?

Basically, what can and/or should I roll for?

I actually just realized that as well... I'm too lazy to go back and change it, though... so heck with it... :)

No worries, it is hard to sensibly maintain not just with the pbp format, but also as tasks get fully completed.

Separately, the map link is not working for me.

Separately, the map link is not working for me.

Try now.

*thumbs up*

Given the not instantaneous time frame for the start of this fight, is it reasonable that Leo could have popped his rank 2 longstrider wand on himself?

sure. you could have done so while rushing to your doo... err... the bridge...

While planning my turn, I read the new light spell. It is so much better!

I'll be swapping some of my previous spell choices during daily preparations.

I think I missed it, what was the benefit from the barricades?

I think I missed it, what was the benefit from the barricades?

Baddies take a -2 penalty to initiative and are slowed 1 (or get their slowed increased by 1) for the first round.

Before anyone spends an action to RK -- they're sulfur zombies. the same kind you met earlier. They go boom when you kill them... though this might turn out to be a shooting gallery with Marta's spell...

Well done Marta

If you'd like your downtimes part of your chronicles, go ahead and roll them now.

circus lore: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (13) + 18 = 31

She flies through the air with the greatest of ease,
That daring young girl on the flying trapeze.

Performance (M) DC 23: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25

Her accompaniment is adequate...

Success, 20 gp.

Elite Sulfur Zombies - 145 hp.

Ironically, only Pink made the save but it needed a crit success to take no damage. So even making the save was enough to "kill" it. Blue failed the save but the other 4 crit failed... it was a chain reaction after that. Blue was "killed" by bits of exploding zombie...

Benefit from the traps has all enemies take 6d6 damage upfront, which is why we'd go into combat with damaged enemies... :)

All of the crit fails were the real mvp of this combat.

All of the crit fails were the real mvp of this combat.

So basically you're saying I should give the dice bot a hero point? :)