GM BBlackwood's The Slave Master's Mirror (Inactive)

Game Master Gum B the chewy

Well, here's to hoping things work out. Fifi can probably take both gnolls in the south, but the real problem is snapper, the two hyenadons and the burly gnoll. I suspect we may have a hard fight before us, so our best bet is to spend all of the resources we need to!

Hi guys, I do not know why but I cannot access this map. :-( Only this map.

Can one of you please bot Kess this round as you can see what is going on?

Kess has Snapper the Hyenadon right next to them, the gnoll that gave orders a 5’ step away, and the other two mutant hyenadons close by.

I don’t know if you can step into the fire pit or not. If you can’t, then getting into position to attack the gnoll giving orders would make you flanked.

So, do you want to tear out the hair of the dog that bit you or the master that ordered it to?

I’ll put a new link into the Discord. If that works I will update the link here.

I think we are waiting for Fifi’s actions?

FYI, I'm leaving this afternoon for a camping trip that extends into the Labor Day holiday. I won't be returning home until late Monday evening; I likely won't be able to post again until Tuesday morning.

No worries, I don’t expect much progress this weekend, but have posted.

Catching up. Sorry for the delay I will have a post up tomorrow.

I have repeatedly fixed the link, not sure if it’s some cookie issue for some players, or what.

When I follow the link from the campaign, I go to the correct slides.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17_1QjRHbCqcYnXPumdHIOLxXVMhUkEpi-wY kSV8Mm44/edit

When I follow the link from your header, I go to Wrath of the Righteous.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rr7bFS-WdNlQD90aRWJegnC1efg7qWnmvSn 4Mw7121Y/edit?usp=sharing

I see them as different links and included the full link URL so you could see it.

I will try correcting it again next time I’m on a proper computer. I have a long history of Paizo boards and character pages crashing etc. because I mostly use my phone. Part of why I like Discord so much better. Anyways, last status initiative post was on the previous page under a spoiler. I’ll post a new one in my next update.

Adhesive spittle is so badly written. Thanks at least for taking the two turns to spit it.

Honestly, I only take it because it fits the character. Works fine if you have time to buff, not so well when you don’t.

I'm sure there was a faction goal to recruit a named gnoll to Liberty's Edge; no?

Season 10 has:

Defeat a known slaver whose Challenge Rating is at least equal to your character level. For the purposes of this goal, a slaver is a creature that owns at least five slaves, is maintaining a compulsion spell or effect to control a creature for at least 1 day, or is explicitly cited as trafficking slaves.

Convince an NPC who serves an oppressive or tyrannical leader to abandon that leader of their own free will by succeeding at a Diplomacy or Perform (oratory) check with a DC equal to 15 + your character level.

Forgo your Downtime to aid to people recently freed from slavery or another form of oppression. Doing so requires a successful Craft, Heal, or Profession check (DC = 15 + your level) or a donation of resources worth 100 gp per character level.

I don’t think you will have a problem finding something to mark off on your FJC. I would think that convincing the gnoll would qualify you for the one I bolded above.

Earlier seasons had different goals, but if you can’t do one of those you can start a Season 10 card.

I was joking, but you're right; this absolutely would count for that, haha.

Note to self: grab a wand of identify!

Anyone on a character that has received credit for Pathfinder Society Scenario #3–24: Storming the Diamond Gate, #4–09: The Blakros Matrimony, or #5– 25: Vengeance at Sundered Crag?

Not Betty.

No

Thinking I already asked that regarding other scenarios, but wanted to make sure as it alters the next room.

So I was wrong about needing to squeeze here or anywhere else further along, Cat can come freely.

Force of habit with so few maps accommodating Large creatures.

Awkin has some sort of Shield Companion thing going, was taking half the damage. Angry Barbarian Came pretty close to knocking them both out.

Ya we soaked a lot of damage Awkin can handle a bit more than Cat but it was a lot of hits.

I don’t think any humanoid encounter is prepared for a Greater Grappler.

Yeah, the person that built this pregen really put some thought into the build.

Before playing Kess, I did not even know that the greater grapple feat existed.

I’ve seen Greater Grapple it in Tetori builds, but hadn’t seen the combination on Brawler.

GM, i forgot the +3 bonus on attack rolls, grapple damage rolls.

Sorry!

Can you add that please. Thanks

So what skills or other abilities does this scenario use for putting out a fire?

I’m hoping that survival is one of the options.

I had thought it strange when a lightning bolt started an object on fire, wasn’t sure if that was fluff or not. Now I know. :(

Lightning bolt says right in its description, sets combustibles on fire, including barriers. So standard fire-fighting skills, which I think generally includes Survival checks as standard actions

Sorry, I did not remember that Lightning Bolt did that in this version of the game.

Survival is my best method. I don’t have any water spell memorized. I’m sort of hoping Tenibri has the ability to call in and command a water elemental to use its quench ability since that would resolve it quick.

I did not prep any water spells.

We will see how well the water elemental works for Tenibri. He did summon a water elemental, but it doesn’t look like he can speak aquan. I hadn’t noticed that before.

Mirror image has a visual component. We should have seen that there were multiple images before this.

“An attacker must be able to see the figments to be fooled.”

The only way it could happen the way you describe is maybe a contingency spell, and if they can cast that we should already be dead.

Evidently the misfortune effect on Kess is something different than a witch hex. The misfortune witch hex requires using Cackle as a move action to extend the duration.

I did call Rothur gnarly and this is the closest any of you have gotten to her. The glitterdust didn’t trigger it as an aoe.

The curse on Kess is one that allows the 1/day combination of two hexes.

I’m not sure how you calling them Gnarly should have indicated that there were multiple overlapping images of the gnoll. Mirror Image only works because it tricks the opponent so they don’t know which is the real person.

It isn’t displacement, which causes you to appear to be someplace shifted from your actual location. It works by creating images and playing the cup game of which is the real person.

I still don’t understand what is happening with the curse. That is probably alright assuming that my character wouldn’t understand what was happening.

She’s supposed to be like fighting those misfortune aura gremlins everyone hates if you’re unfortunate enough to have encountered them. She kinda looks like one, gnarly and tricksy and covered with talismans. Common buffs do not need to be described in a way triggers everyone to know exactly what magic is being used, it feeds meta. Describing the other one as bear-like was enough to have one of you try dispelling.

If you are concerned about meta, give us the Kn: Arcana checks to determine what our characters know. We didn’t see the buffs cast, but would see the effects thus Arcana rather than Spellcraft.

Honestly, given the setup even though we didn’t hear any spellcasting it was a good bet that the gnolls had buffed. There is no meta required to know that they knew we were coming and had a chance to prepare.

100% Tenibri cast dispel magic because it's a strong strategy at this level. Most foes are going to have buffs; especially powerful foes like these seemed. The choice to cast the spell then had nothing to do with any GM description provided (bear-like didn't even register with me, actually); I just assumed any foe we were fighting in this boudoir would be buffed, and it was likely to catch something.

I, too, was a little surprised to have a mirror image effect show up without description.

When spells have obvious appearances, it's not metagaming when accurately describing the spell effect reveals the spell; some spells are just obvious. If my character loses his actions because he's laughing after failing a saving throw; I'm going to know it was hideous laughter whether I have Knowledge (arcana) or Spellcraft or care to attempt them. The same goes with mirror image; casters can't really hide the fact that they're using that spell when they're using it.

I'd love to know more about a curse/hex that allows a cackle-less misfortune as well. Obviously, there are all sorts of rules and interactions I don't know, but I'd love to be educated once the game is over.

Who’s turn is it?

Everyone but Tenibri. There’s more than just the hex sewing misfortune at this point.

Bah, knew I should’ve said that as “everyone but Tenibri…and Kess, who has acted.”

Ahh sorry. :-)

Betty still thinks Kess is impulsive and those impulses connect directly to her fists.

:)

Ha ha… ;-)

Betty is cool!!

Just FYI, I'm leaving for a week-long vacation out of country during which I won't be able to post. I'll be gone from Friday to Friday, 3-10 Dec. I should have time tonight to give my games one last look tonight before bed, but I'll be incommunicado after. Please feel free to bot me after that as needed!

Thanks, very busy with undergrad grading today, but I think everything is ready to resolve.

Since the Gameplay page has turned over, this is also the place to remind you to make Perception checks. There are still potentially dangerous and fragile things here, so no taking 20.

So Tenibri is out until Friday.

Is it worth it for someone to bot them doing a Kn check on the map? They have all three skills at +10 bonus.

The other thing they might want to do is inspect the pool.

Has anyone searched the bedroom portion of the suite?

Bot roll for Tenibri

Nobility: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 = 24 Guidance