PFS1 - #10-04: Reaver's Roar - Gameday X - GM Nowruz (Inactive)

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have fun!

I hope we finish this scenario before the end of Gameday X.

Same. I really don't want to miss out on the end.

Gameday is running until November 15. :/

I sincerely hope we’ll be finished by then. :-D

Something special happening at the end?

Also - can't think of a better time for a break than this week - but will be attentive on Friday.

Something special happening at the end?

I just want to make sure we get both success conditions and any juicy boons.

Ajax will also cast Life Bubble on the party I assume Klaus doesn't need it.

Klaus has the Outsider (Phantom) creature type. I just looked up "Outsider" and, apparently, he does breathe, but doesn't need to eat or sleep. We have a nice watchdog and more crumpets for Inga now.

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

Hopefully we can get Elby to a PF Lodge before the end of the adventure. Restoration costs only 2 prestige.
Inga does have a wand of lesser restoration. Is a casting of that good enough?

i have 2 scrolls of restoration...use it if you need to....

My character is certainly more useful with two arms... though I doubt she is getting the original back.

I think the rules changed and we can all contribute to buying items. So ajax will contribute a share of the gold to replace Rallas scroll.

I, too, will chip in to help a fellow party member.

"Characters may also expend consumables on behalf of their party members. Players are permitted to spend character gold to help a party member purchase spellcasting services such as raise dead or remove disease. This includes pooling money to buy breath of life or raise dead scrolls or potions for use in the game. If the PCs buy an item using pooled money that they do not use during the adventure, one PC may purchase the item at the end of the adventure, paying the item’s full cost. If no PC wants to purchase the item, the PCs must sell the item back for half value, reimbursing each PC for half of what she paid into the pool."

I am fine with whatever decision the party makes, both about when she gets fixed and who pays for it. She has plenty of PP, but that does not solve the problem of her combat effectiveness during the rest of the scenario.

Rallas offered his scroll of restoration. I have no issues with using my wands on the party if needed.

Maybe there’s another solution… this is a holy place … :-D

Will update on Monday.

Translation: When scenarios do crazy stuff, the usually have ways to undo it.

I will only be able to update on Monday! Sorry!

And again a reminder as indicated earlier: I am going on vacation from Oct 9 to Oct 23. :-(

No trouble!

But for maximizing opportunities, it seems you post usually around 7-9am CET, then occasionally, and more around 8-10pm CET. Is that about right - any other times we should be vigilant? [1-3am EST + 2-4pm EST]

First time that I have had a chance to use Rallying Cry. For the most part, Lorian is more of a cheerleader and less of a fighter. Since we are not able to get out, I can not have my henchman, Minara Ryuunosuke fight for me.

You’ll potentially get your chance to use it again. :-)

@GM - So I'm a little confused. Does Ajax find obvious tracks that the reaver was in this room and tore up the orcs? I'm not sure if there is anything to see here, butt it's based on whether there is reason to believe something else besides the reaver did this.

I'm gong to assume the reaver was in the church at this point, but please correct me if I'm mistaken.

The reaver confronted these orcs before you entered the church.

That was some ridiculous luck with those arrows, wow.

There's something I forgot to mention at the beginning of the game. Inga & Klaus would have told the party about his Aura of Fury ability at some point during their journey.

I need to know if it's okay with you all if you're caught in Klaus' Aura of Fury. Luckily, we all have a +3 sacred bonus to AC to help negate part of the penalty, but, just want to know if it's okay. The bonus to attack rolls is untyped, so, it stacks with all other bonuses. Unfortunately, it affects all creatures, friend & foe.

Luckily, Klaus can always just affect himself with the ability. At the beginning of his turn he can activate it as a swift, then shut it off as a free action at the end of his turn. This is usually how he uses it.

Aura of Fury (Su): When the spiritualist reaches 7th level, as a swift action, the phantom can emit a 20-foot-radius aura of fury. Creatures within the aura gain a +2 bonus on melee attack rolls but take a –2 penalty to AC. Ending the aura is a free action. The phantom can use this ability in either ectoplasmic or incorporeal form.

i'm cool with it...

Yes, I'm fine it with, I will just make sure I avoid the auro if I do not want the lower AC.

Ugh! I forgot to do the Aura thing. Oh well. It only affects Klaus during his turn if I do the swift & free actions thing.

Guys, I’m off to vacation now. :-/

I’ll update in two weeks as discussed!

have fun

Safe travels! Enjoy your time away!

Ahhhh! The suspense! Will it kill us or the orcs?!

Have a blast!

Semi-random note: I thought Orcs had light blindness, but they only have light sensitivity (I'd avoided looking them up while fighting). So the Daybreak arrows only dazzle them for a round (-1 attack and perception), not blinding them.

better than nothing....

We will continue on Tuesday!!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Welcome back! I hope you had a pleasant vacation.

Yes! It was great to spend so much time with the family!! :-D Kids are growing up so fast.

Ugh. I had a big post ready to go but so much has changed in 1 round.

How high are the bookcases? Can Inga see the ceiling beyond the bookcase closest to her?

Yes, you see the ceiling.

So what is the Sacred Armor bonus we are getting? Is that everyone or just people close to Elby?

@Gm - who is still alive?

Everyone gets the +3 sacred bonus to AC. We got it for safely retrieving the helm from the font.

Aww, crap. I knew I should've discussed casting confusion earlier with you guys. It was on my mind the past two weeks and I never bothered to mention it. Sorry.

Given that the GM has not posted the results, retcon it and do something else. Save the spell for another combat is my 2 cp.

Yeah, I would agree. Confusion is one of those spells that works better against PCs than it works for them.

For what it's worth, I think the confusion would have been fine - if one or two of them lost a round of attacks it could be worth it. Also, a confused creature will attack a creature that attacked it the last round - just have to skip attacking to let it be confused again. If one had happened to attack the other - then it would have been a back and forth attack lock.

Also, FYI GM, non-lethal only turns to lethal when the creature has more non-lethal than their Total HP (not current). Separately, some argue that since non-lethal makes a target unconscious when it equals or exceeds current hp, it overcomes ferocity. I don't agree with that though. Ferocity is the more specific ability that keeps them up while 'negative'. Non-lethal just interacts funny with it.

Thanks,
now I understand what you mean. But that would mean that I can essentially ignore the nonlethal damage until it reaches total hp and then it counts as real hp damage ... because ferocity cannot just be overcome with nonlethal?

Ahh, no, I think I misinterpreted. So the blue orc just dropped unconscious because lethal plus non lethal were more than hp plus con.

Will upate later today.

That was.. anticlimactic.

Where was all this text about the statues located?

Sorry about that.

You all only had to take 10 on kn religion (DC 17) already knew all the items relevancy and meaning.

Then it continues like this:

The description of the items appear below, many with embedded clues. The books here are in poor condition and difficult to read in many places, though a PC can search them for information about the statues. By spending 15 minutes researching, a PC can attempt a Knowledge (history), Knowledge (planes), Linguistics, or Profession (librarian) check in place of the Knowledge (religion) check above. Alternatively, a PC can attempt a Perception check, treating the DC as 10 higher.
Without context, the PCs can systematically try different combinations of the figures to solve the puzzle, though doing so takes three hours of experimentation. If the PCs identify the proper figure to place in one, two, or three hollows, this experimentation time respectively decreases to 30 minutes, 5 minutes, or 1 minute.

Maybe you can take 10... even though my character has studied the ways of Sarenrae for years, she would still have to rack her brain to figure it out.

Knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Though I guess she didn't sleep through "ancient iconongraphy" class.

I'm of two minds with puzzles... having a "roll to pass" option does feel cheap, but they can also grind the game to a halt. Six Seconds to Midnight may have had the least bad option, where you eventually are just given the answer, but lose some gold from the chronicle, so there's motivation to do it yourself, but not a requirement.