Ebonfist's #10-11 The Hao Jin Hierophant (Inactive)

Game Master EbonFist

For Chitting and Chatting.

So, from the intro, you can see this takes place soon after the Hao Jin Cataclysm...which is when Aram Zey leaves/becomes the Ruby Phoenix. I'm assuming more time travelling shenanigans since the last briefing was probably not the last briefing Zey's going to give you in this run.

:-)

Thanks for the invitation!!

Are the other players bringing the same characters?

I’m here for the long run now. Thanks again GM!!!

Yup. Should be the same crew. They should be showing up any time.

Okay! As I currently don’t really feel Kioshi I will bring another character that would stay with the group long term then.

He is an Aasimar Warpriest Archer of Rahathiel. He is level 7.

I just found out (as did most of you, probably) that the special for the next Game Day is Blood Under Absalom. It's not on our list of scenarios to play but does lead up to the Ruby Phoenix Tournament that kicks off the whole Hao Jin Tapestry Saga.

I've already signed up to GM it. Would you guys be interested in forming my table with these characters as part of our ongoing story or would you rather just stay the course we've already set?

YES! :-D

I would indeed be interested in partaking in this special :)

Hi guys, I unfortunately f*** up and forgot that I had committed Suussmaar to a real live game and thus I cannot play him in this scenario.

I would bring Kioshi after all.

Sorry for the confusion. :-/

Hey, guys, I'm going on a mini-vacation in a couple hours. I'll be back on Monday but wanted to let you know not to expect any posts from me in the next couple days.

No posts from me for today. Finger is sliced, cannot use keyboard effectively. Need wound to recover.

A question to be answered later, when the wound is healed -

How did you get the wound?

Cleaning dishes. Sliced top of knuckle off. Lot of blood. Bandaged with Neosporin and splint.

And now I'll never be able to wash a knife, again.

Lesson to everyone; don't be hasty like Worg.

Tofu (+9), Diazepane (+16), and Kioshi (+21) all have Knowledge (planes). Given that the DC increases, I think Tofu should ask the easiest question first, and then Diazepane a harder one, and Kioshi the hardest.

Questions I (the player) have:

1. Will returning to the village be helpful or hurtful?
2. Will attempting to collect a plant specimen be helpful or hurtful?

Any other suggestions?

I would really like to know what happened to this tribe after the events with the Phoenix.

Can we ask questions about the past, or only the future? The wording of the lithomancy stones description suggests future only (the DC is set based on how far int he future the question pertains to).

Ahhh, got it!

Then, will we find the sacred flower if we return to the village?

Would you like Deep Tofu to also cast his own Augury on top of that?

Hey guys...sorry for not doing this earlier. I had an in person convention Thursday and Friday of last week, Labor Day yesterday and started running a game and playing a bunch for Gameday, today.

I'll make rolls and answer these questions before the end of the day today -

1. Will returning to the village be helpful or hurtful?
2. Will attempting to collect a plant specimen be helpful or hurtful?
3. Will we find the sacred flower if we return to the village?

Other than your debrief, that's the end of the scenario.

I'll start working on Chronicles.

Of course...I need this info from everyone for those Chronicles -

Player Name:
Character Name:
Character Level:
PFS Number:
Faction:
Slow/Normal:
Day Job:

Thanks again GM!!! :-D

Player Name: noral
Character Name: Kioshi Katsu
Character Level: 9
PFS Number: 314670-1
Faction: Scarab Sages
Slow/Normal: normal
Day Job: craft alchemy : 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30

Player Name: Watery Soup
Character Name: Diazepane Ketal
Character Level: 9
PFS Number: 2358909-1
Faction: Silver Crusade
Speed: Normal
Day Job: Craft (alchemy), Crafter's Fortune, Greenheart's Fortune: 1d20 + 19 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 19 + 5 + 2 = 44

I've been forgetting Greenheart's Fortune! It was our 4-06 boon.

Player Name: Kyle "Worg" H
Character Name: Deep Tofu
Character Level: 9
PFS Number: 220424-13
Faction: Concordance
Slow/Normal: Normal
Day Job: Patient Calm Trait, take 12 Profession Herbalism for 29.

Player Name: RxGus
Character Name: Kalryon
Character Level: 8
PFS Number: 273096-7
Faction: D.A.
Slow/Normal: Normal
Day Job: None

Alrighty, lads, HERE are the chronicle sheets.

Let me know if there are any errors.

It may take me a little bit to start the next one (#10-13 Fragments of Antiquity) so I probably will actually close this campaign out in a few days and PM those of you interested in it when I've got it prepped.

Speaking of which...if my records are correct, only 3 of you are interested in that one so I'll need to get a 4th.

Does anyone have anyone they'd like me to reach out to?

1. My Chronicle looks great.
2. I am interested in continuing, but ...
3. I have played 10-13 before and the credit was applied to Diazepane. I am happy to use a replay and play a pregen if you need players; Bocke is locked in a Gameday game so pregen credit can't go to him.

Thanks so much GM! That was fun! ;-D

Regarding your questions:

Everything looks great with the chronicle sheet

I would skip fragments as I have played that with Suussmaar, the character that I want to bring to this campaign until the end. :-D

So if you would be so kind to pm me that would be awesome!

If you are looking for players best post in recruitment as this shows that there are still games. Would be sad if people lost interest in the Flaxseed lodge.

Have a great weekend!!

Alternatives:

1. If Tofu and Kal'Ryon are neutral or negative about playing, maybe we could skip it?

2. If they'd like to play, and Ebonfist hasn't totally spoiled the scenario, maybe I could GM it? (I'd still be using a replay, but I could apply GM credit to Bocke whereas I couldn't apply pregen credit to Bocke.)

3. I'm also happy to play Diazepane (for no credit) but I think the rules say I can only do that if there isn't a legal table without the replaying character. I'm ... chaotic good with respect to PFS1 rules.

I definitely don't want to lose momentum, so worse comes to worst, I will join the game with a pregen and apply the credit to a new character.

Neutral.

I have not specific agenda, so I guess that is "neutral"?

I am fine if we skip it since that seems better for everyone else.

Ok. We'll Skip 10-13 Fragments of Antiquity and do 3-30 Sundered Path, next.

I still plan to run Fragments of Antiquity at some point but it will likely have to be for different character since the level caps out at 9 on that one and I think everyone's going to level out either on the next one or the one after (and I believe those 2 are a 2 parter.)

I just looked and interestingly (perhaps only to me) 8 of the scenarios of 3-12 through 3-26 are related to the Hao Jin Tapestry.

1. I didn't realize it, but the season is called "Year of the Ruby Phoenix".

2. Sundered Path is 3-20, not 3-30. (I looked up the season because I was like, 'whoa ... 30 scenarios in a season?')

Kal just bumped to level 9, and has a few purchases and upgrades in his future.

It sounds like we have plenty of time for that?

That sounds great GM! Thanks a lot!! :-D

Just for your information: I will be on vacation from Oct 9 to Oct 23 with limited access to internet and reduced posting.

Yes, Sundered Path is 3-20, not 3-30, that was a typ0.

I just started reading the scenario so you have plenty of time for levelling up and what not.

We probably will start before Oct 9th, but won't be going too hard at that point, since we'll likely still be in the intro portion.

Ok, lads, HERE's the link to Sundered Path. Jump in any time.

Perfect! Thanks again!