Mr Clint's Strange Aeons Campaign

Game Master Mr Clint

* applause! *

Very unnerving! I am excited to see where this goes!

I am sitting down for dinner, but I'll try to respond later tonight.

Yes, a fun and exciting start. I didn't mind waiting at all for those smarter than me to also die. ;)

<applause> you ran it perfectly. Well done!

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As a rules question. Bolkvar has sanity -1 when rolling (Int8 Wis14 Cha6) but he has “ Enuring Stoicism: You gain a +2 trait bonus on all saving throws against spells or effects with the fear or emotion descriptors.”

Sanity sounds like an effect with emotion descriptor. So should his sanity rolls be -1 or +1?

It is a very difficult opening to pull off. This is probably the 3rd time I've played through the opening (oh pbp and all your false starts) and this was the best so far. I wouldn't have begrudged you just narrating the opening.

Yes, I think the opening went very well.

Yeah, I got the impression that the opening is supposed to play out a bit like a cutscene. I think it went great! Really set the mood.

I enjoyed it greatly as well. And (once I went back and read everyone else's spoilers/posts) I feel like we learned a surprising amount about each other's characters from it.

I just did the same thing. For how little we actually remember, we got quite a bit of character development from Mr. Clint. Bravo!

Ethyl, we're going to be good friends lol

Lol

If I could, I would need your email address so I can plug you into the Google Slides for our interactive maps. If you feel more comfortable PMing them to me, that works also.

If I could, I would need your email address so I can plug you into the Google Slides for our interactive maps. If you feel more comfortable PMing them to me, that works also.

You can set the sharing settings to anyone with link can edit. This would avoid you needing to approve each of us individually.

In any case I have requested edit access.

Mr Clint's Strange Aeons wrote:

If I could, I would need your email address so I can plug you into the Google Slides for our interactive maps. If you feel more comfortable PMing them to me, that works also.

You can set the sharing settings to anyone with link can edit. This would avoid you needing to approve each of us individually.

In any case I have requested edit access.

Ahh perfect! New to Google Slides... I have changed that in the setting. Let me know if you are able to move your token.

I cannot move my token. The map still says view only.
I'll request access later if needed when I get home since I have a different gmail for work and it can get a little wonky if they get criss-crossed.

I think we need a new link if you changed the sharing settings. I can edit via the files shared with me but not if I follow the link in your prior post

Try this link

Plain text:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VOGLVj26ddwaHIC8TyrvDA_EcSQhliq0IOY ASxXQn8c/edit?usp=sharing

Good to go

Ok. I can edit if I follow the link Ethyl provided.

As a heads up: son was born 10/10. Obviously I’m still posting (this keeps me sane, ironically enough), but as it is via iPhone I’ll have difficulty with maps for a wee bit. Please bear with me on that

CONGRATS on new human!

I can also move my token fine now, thanks to Ethyl's link.

I also got a kick out of Ethyl's comment on Wulfric's great hair XD

As a heads up: son was born 10/10. Obviously I’m still posting (this keeps me sane, ironically enough), but as it is via iPhone I’ll have difficulty with maps for a wee bit. Please bear with me on that

That's awesome!

Congrats, Bolkvar. Hope you're prepared to not sleep for the next year or so. But it's worth it. I have one who is 6 now.

Grats Bolkvar

As a heads up: son was born 10/10. Obviously I’m still posting (this keeps me sane, ironically enough), but as it is via iPhone I’ll have difficulty with maps for a wee bit. Please bear with me on that

Congrats on the baby boy! What a celebration! Don't worry about the game stuff, focus on the family. If you need my or someone else to move you, we can make it happen. Or, if you need me to bot you for a bit that is more than understandable.

But hey, congrats!

Lol. Just logged on after 8 hours to find 17 posts in this thread. Grats Bolkvar!

I’m also on my phone currently. I haven’t checked gameplay yet but, if appropriate, I’ll post there now and either someone can move my token for me or I’ll move it next time I get to my PC at home.

Many congratulations to Bolkvar/Grumbaki and family!

If I don't have another opportunity just ignore my post.

Ethyl will let either Erebus or Astrat take the key ring if they grab it.

I'll take it as long as the GM confirms you were able to get the keys and get out of the cell. Then I'll make a post.

Lol, remember what the guide said, "Trust your GM."

Strange Aeons Player's Guide wrote:

Since this Adventure Path presents a nonstandard opening, it requires a high element of trust between the GM and the players in order to work smoothly.

So I am going to ask you all to do something that will call upon the trust you need to have...

Go into your character sheets and delete all of your items that you had on there. As it is right now, you only have the long white gown, pants, and slippers. And of course anything that you find since waking up.

I just made a slash through all of it so that if we get it back later I can just remove the slash; I hope that’s okay.

I'm currently on a train, I expected to have wifi on said train but it turns out that's not offered on this route in particular. I've got my phone but it's tedious to post that way, so sorry for short, less formatted posts.

Gm, is it OK if our characters recognize on some level some of the just-discovered possessions as "theirs"? Or should we feel no affinity towards any of the items?

There are going to be things they you receive that multiple people could claim, then others that are specific. I think that outside of Wulfric's holy symbol, which btw I let the Command slide w/o his symbol, everything else anyone could use. Just play it out and see who sees what they think could be useful.

@Wulfric you can make a slash through it, but it isn't going to be item dumped on you in the next room or anything. I would prefer if they were just removed, but striking them out hypothetically does the same thing.

Also, be sure to adjust your AC and such since you don't have armor.

I actually double-checked the components before casting to command… it only required a verbal component, no divine focus.

I actually double-checked the components before casting to command… it only required a verbal component, no divine focus.

That is awesome! thank you for doing that. I will be more vigilant.

I found a better image here for the surgeon doppelgänger.

Here's a question that's not explicit in the rules. Can I prepare my mutagen without my crafting alchemy kit? I know extracts are off the table for the time being. At least I can still sneak attack, lol.

I would say that any spells, mutagens, etc that you would have already had prepared are good to go.

A simple loot tracker. So the gear we collect doesn't get left behind. I went ahead and assumed that Wulfric wants the holy symbol.

thank you for doing the loot tracker. I will add this to the header so everyone can have access to it easily.

Also, when it comes to a marching order what would you say is the single file, and the two by two marching order?

I can go anywhere except the first row.

I would think probably Ryzel and Bolkvar in front?

Middle’s good for me so I can get to the people on either end if they need healing or a buff.

I'm not sure how much chance I would have had to do things before the new initiative triggered. I'm assuming I started next to the cabinet with Asrat, dagger in hand, and then double moved to my current spot on the map, but without breaking things into-six-second chunks I'm hazy on if I had enough time to get the dagger first. If I didn't, I didn't.

I would think that you were looking through the stuff before the initiative started. And since everything that you have been through it would be logical that she saw the dagger and grabbed that first. I will hold your action though because you are on the later end of the initiative order.

Ethyl/Bolkyar/Erbus - bad guy - Grigore/asrat/ryel/wulfric

I’m sorry, I think I’m slightly confused on the sequence of events… do we all have our ‘trinkets’ back already or does Asrat have all of them?

Oh, sorry, I was in such a rush to post that I didn't even notice posted initiative order, my bad. *hangs head*

I’m sorry, I think I’m slightly confused on the sequence of events… do we all have our ‘trinkets’ back already or does Asrat have all of them?

yeah that I say bad actually. Ryzel does not have a dagger. He could have went out from her cell and grabbed one of the makeshift shives, but not the dagger.

Asrat still has all of the items that he found. He found them at the same time that the Dr went into the other room and started the initiative order. Everyone else that is going into the room with the bodies could snag a shive off the ground as they head out that door.

Then I'll have a makeshift shiv!

Thanks for a bit of patience. I had to drive my wife to the airport yesterday and it turned into an all-day trip.

No worries. Life happens and the weekend is technically a one post expectation. So you're all good. BUT, I don't know if you're all good with that new Alias photo. You changed it to a smurf... I'm not sure how I feel about that in my minds eye as I read your post. lol.