Protectors of Golarion (Wrath of the Righteous AP)

Game Master Sensen

Just a courtesy heads up: Two trucks just took out our internet cable at home, so no internet until someone comes out and fixes it (we just reported it). So fingers crossed, it’ll get fixed by day’s end.

I’ll try to do what I can on my iPhone, but I don’t want to use up too much of my download limit, as we’re using our phones for work purposes as well at the moment.

No worries. Hope things go well for you.

Wait a minute, were there actual children, like juveniles, in the pieces of bodies in the kitchen? I interpreted it as bodies/pieces from only adult humans and 'forgotten children,' AKA mongrelfolk. Maybe I'm confused.

No, you are right. Forgotten children, traitors, and adult humans. I may have been unclear, because I find the mongrelfolk name a bit weird, and haven't used it in-character. Ergo, it may have been less than obvious.

No worries. Hope things go well for you.

Thank you. The technicians are coming out tomorrow between 8am and 12 noon (my time) to fix it. Hopefully it’s first thing as I dislike having no internet service.

Okay, I've taken on everything I can of the loot-weight (gold, gems, cure potion, unholy symbols, unholy water, longbow, 2 glaives) while staying in medium rather than heavy encumbrance, and updated Verene's carried items list and weight in her statblock to reflect it. Being Small, even with the same Strength score, technically reduces your carrying capacity to 3/4 of normal; but then again, when her original gear resized that would have also reduced its weight by a lot, so instead of working it out I considered it a wash.

I also realized we had not added the pouch of gems to the loot list at all, so it is now added there, and in her carried items list.

In terms of valuables left over, there is still a masterwork scythe and two masterwork chain shirts that Verene can't carry. Of course, any rearranging that anyone else wants to do with any of the loot is perfectly fine, and it might make more sense for her to take a 25-lb chain shirt that folds into her backpack instead of two 10-lb glaives, but I do kind of enjoy the mental image of this three-foot-tall gnome balancing two seven-foot-long poles over her shoulder as we walk along.

I hope your internet situation is fixed soon, Elyda!

Thanks, Verene. Unfortunately, they cancelled the job for today (without informing me) and said they’re coming out tomorrow lunch time to fix it. To say I’m annoyed is an understatement as I currently work from home and that is hard with no internet. :/

Oh no! That's really annoying. :(

Merixia can take 68 more pounds of gear before hitting heavy encumbrance, so how about if she takes the weapons and armor?

Internet finally back up now.

I’ll check the boards in my morning and post something then.

Night! Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Can Anevia and/or anyone who wants to go not move along while levitating using handholds on the walls or ceiling of this chamber, as she and Aravashnial did to cross the chasm yesterday?

Yes, though it's about 40 feet from the hole's to the water, that's about 30-ish feet, give or take a few, above the water to pull herself along the ceiling. Assuming, of course, that there's no enemy in this hidden chamber.

So, who wants to go down with Anevia? Assuming anyone does. I mean, you could let the woman with the broken leg take all the risks. I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem.

How is everyone doing? Busy weekend?

It seems like a bad idea on multiple levels for Verene to be one of the people going down to the water cavern, as she is a) not trained in relevant skills should things go wrong; b) not strong; c) not good in melee combat if there are enemies; d) at 2/3 health already.

However, she's very much the type of person who would just try to do it anyway. Accepting her limitations is not her strongest suit, particularly not when Someone Ought To Do Something.

I think you have two more uses of the levitate scale today.

I think Elyda or Thesius would be best suited for this, so I'll wait until one or the other posts. If they don't, Merixia will volunteer, but medium armor and water don't mix well.

I just got up and not wholly lucid for posting. Elyda can go down to investigate. I’ll make a posting in the next hour.

I just got up and not wholly lucid for posting. Elyda can go down to investigate. I’ll make a posting in the next hour.

Take your time, eat breakfast, drink your caffeinated beverage of choice. The game's not going to run away. :)

Apologies for the delay. I've been sick with some kind of virus for the past week and it's trying to kick my butt.

Hope you feel better soon, Thesius.

Have we completely cleared the cult's hideout?

Well, your Neathholmian informant mentioned a labyrinth she'd been thrown into, and that they had demons, and an unholy warrior who ruled the traitors. So, it's unlikely.

Admittedly, her information is a few months out of date.

Oh oops, that identify bonus should be 10, not 11. Doesn't matter though, fortunately.

Technically, the darkvision potions last three hours, but not a huge issue.

Oh right. Got confused by spell level vs caster level. Scratch two, insert three.

I think we've fought only nine traitor Forgotten children warriors: two outside, two in the first room, Wenduag, and four in the room down the ladder, is that right? But we encountered Wenduag twice before killing her, and there was the giant lizard as well.

I could've sworn there were three in the first room, but you may be right. I didn't double-check when I wrote it.

Posts will be coming later today. Just... need some time.

No worries, GM! Take your time.

Apologies on the delay. Work and being ill have had me blah. I do seem to be towards the tail end of it. I'm working on getting caught up. I should have a post up tonight or tomorrow at latest. From there moving forward I should be more regular again.

How far up the ladder would Merixia have to go to effectively use the wand of spiritual weapon?

Hm... i'd say almost all the way up, which would be about 15 ft.

It’s been a long and tiring weekend and I’m brain dead. I’ll make a post on the gameplay thread tomorrow morning, my time. Sorry for the hold up. Happy Halloween. :)

I've taken a quick look a couple times, but was unsure how to act. I'm waiting until Elyda acts to see what the options are. They all see pretty poor currently.

Keep in mind that it's flat-footed right now - it doesn't threaten any squares, so you can freely ascend and get into its room.

I moved Elyda just a little to give the others access into the room (at least Merixia to try to hit it). If the others wish to remain below until we can hurt it a little or figure out how to hurt it, I can have Elyda move 5 ft to keep trying to hit it.

Okay, another question. Does spiritual weapon occupy a full 5' square, or can it share with an ally? It's not a full sized Medium creature, after all, just a floating force weapon.

There has been many a discussion about this, but I found this online not long ago:

Does spiritual weapon occupy a space?
Spiritual Weapon does not occupy a square. A spiritual weapon doesn’t pass through walls. It also doesn’t occupy its space; it’s not a creature, and it’s not described as being large enough to fill its space.

Yes, that would've been my answer as well - it is a spell effect, not an entity of its own volition - they can't attack it, at any rate.

Awesome, one spiritual bastard sword coming up!

I promise this isn't as bad as it looks - especially if Merixia keeps rolling like that with spiritual weapon.

On the splash damage: Sorry, I thought it was an only option type of thing against a flat-footed swarm. And Elliot is out of fires now anyway so he can't throw any more of them.

Wait, why 4 minutes and not 2, Elyda? Is there something I'm missing here?

I’m mixing up characters as I was posting in multiple games. Sorry, it’s 2 mins. I’ll change it. Thanks, GM.

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No worries. I was just wondering whether there was some interaction between your judgment feat and your spell, and was very confused for a moment. xD

When it becomes relevant, Anevia shouldn't have to technically ascend the ladder, just levitate upward, yes?

You are right! I'd forgotten that, but I don't think it would've changed her behavior here.

Prehensile Tail is the best racial trait ever for classes that can use wands and scrolls. :D

Yeah, it's pretty great.

GM, since Elliot goes before Elyda, can we say that as she stood at top of stairs she could grab hold of the opened healing potion he was offering before taking her 5’ step away to cast her spell?