Welcome to Table 1 of my game of Head Shot the Rot! Glad to have you here and run this for you. It should be a good game to start around Halloween.
First, before anything else, make sure to dot in on the Gameplay thread.
I should have most of your reporting information already so feel free to pick from among the pregens available. We have four for this game:
Booker Karr, A strong Way of the Vanguard Gunslinger from Jalmeray
Doc Featherton, A Way of the Drifter Gunslinger with some medicine and a checkered past
Zakzak, A Way of the Pistolero Gunslinger goblin intent to be like Hero Goblins of the past (There's a few things wrong with his character which we will have to discuss if there's no official correction before we start)
Zindarel, A Way of the Sniper Gunslinger elf from Jinin and for some reason friends with Zakzak.
If you want to read more details about them, this PDF has all their details.
Once you've picked a character, be sure to mark your name down on the second page of the Slides for this table and claim them. You can then put your token on slide 3 in marching order.
If you want to set your exploration activity in the character macros for this then feel free to do so, but that can wait as well.
We'll get started as soon as we can legally to apply for the weekend, either midnight UTC or West Coast US.
Oh, I'd love to see what kind of character he turns out to be. I've heard of Clive Cussler never really read his works though.
Okay, seems like Zakzak is the only one unclaimed!
Just for my sanity, if the profile you plan on posting as for this scenario is different than some variation of the pregen's name, would you mind changing the Paizo alias part of slide two to match the profile's name?
Additionally, there was a mix up from one of the people who signed up for this table where they signed up for multiple sessions of this (non-repeatable) One-Shot and had to cut back, but we found a new fourth, I'll be sending them a link in just a second.
I'm here for Zakzak. Not sure I understand your request.
For example, if you make a 'Zakzak N N' alias, it'd be pretty obvious who you are posting as, but if it's 'Generic Pregen 71' alias, it'd help me to keep them straight... After the first few days it shouldn't be a problem but for the start knowing which profile is which character would help.
Also when you're finished setting up your Pregen alias posting here would work too!
Yes, or make/use a generic pregen one. Like this one.
I don't know if anyone has made a BB coded version of these pregens yet. I can take a look....
As for actually creating the alias, that would be up to you, you can't really copy someone else's alias. I've seen people who make one or two generic aliases (See my last post) and uses them for everything, or people who take the character name and make a unique change to it so they can use the name (Such as adding a special character ["!/~ etc.] or adding something to the name [Zakzak Junk Collector, Zindarel, Friend of Zakzak]) or add something of their main profiles name to this as well (Brooker by N N would work, or Zindarel Watery.)
I would highly recommend making them through a general profile alias (the name will appear in the same purplish red that this alias's name is in) and you can do that through clicking on My Account and choosing Account Settings or just going to https://paizo.com/paizo/account
Test
Seems like there's a possible fix for Zakzak's non-existent feat and him using a weapon that is explicitly not what his way would prefer.
Okay, so I changed this gun to a spoon gun and added 3 hit points, removing Incredible Init for Toughness. Was there anything else?
That was about it!
Do zombie victims rise as zombies for this one? Not sure if that's a thing or it was just done in the livestream.
Oh, I'd love to see what kind of character he turns out to be. I've heard of Clive Cussler never really read his works though.
Clive Cussler has a detective named very similar to mine... Basically he's a crack shot with a pistol (which is why I chose him as the recipient for the chronicle). Go look it up and you'll see what his name is :)
Do zombie victims rise as zombies for this one? Not sure if that's a thing or it was just done in the livestream.
You'll find out soon enough!
I'm going to try using a special optional mechanic for this game, where a crit to a zombie is a headshot and an instakill.
Hrmm the times that you miss and will roll below a 5 for the flat check for a misfire will be rare, and one thing that I have found in cases where you take different actions depending on something you don't know yet, posting two different courses of actions keeps moving things along. So rolling the attack roll, then adding the possible misfire, and if both are low then do an 'If this hit' and an 'If this missed' course of action. Given the Headshot rules for the zombies I'm loathe to just straight up give the ACs away, especially for later enemies.
A little confused about how the damage is affecting the zombies.
Zakzak hit black dash for 5 with slashing and the creature also had 1 splash Then Zak bit for 5 piercing. The total damange is 16. Can Zak see it is weak to slashing and resistance piercing?
1 damage from Booker's pellets (no resistance or weakness to piercing) then 4+1 (combined for weakness and resistance) slashing which triggered a weakness 5 for 11 damage before the bite and then 5 from the bite for 16 total damage. Also why white has 8 damage now (three splashes one of which it was weak 5 to.)
Ah. Thank you. So weak to slash and no resistance to pierce.
Damage to White might actually be 17? I forgot to repost that there is the +1 splash damage to the target.
Yes it would be, I forget splash applies to the target on a hit as well.
I believe that only applies if we specify that we're going for the harder DC.
FYI, Doc crit succeeded on both herself and Zak, so we both get another 2d8
I believe that only applies if we specify that we're going for the harder DC.
I'm pretty sure that you're thinking of the DCs under the 'Treat Wounds' action. I've always seen the medic bonus work rather like a crit effect. If you hit that number you get the bonus. You don't need to 'call your shot' so to speak.
Dangit I meant to roll those extra dice for crit succeeding for Doc. I'll do that in just a moment.
I believe that only applies if we specify that we're going for the harder DC.I'm pretty sure that you're thinking of the DCs under the 'Treat Wounds' action. I've always seen the medic bonus work rather like a crit effect. If you hit that number you get the bonus. You don't need to 'call your shot' so to speak.
I've always run my PFS medic as Zakzak has read the rules. I could see an interpretation of it applying automatically, but give the way treat wounds is worded, and the DCs, I really think it is only to apply when someone declares that DC before hand. Additionally 4 different DCs for one roll is almost never seen in pf2e as far as I've seen, you set a DC before rolling and then benefits or penalties trigger based around that. I'm going to rule that if Doc wants that +5 she'll need to roll a DC 20 Medicine check instead of the base 15.
Hey guys, tomorrow is going to be a busy day doing larp, I might not have time to post, but I'll make sure to pick things up on Sunday morning.
Regarding ammo, I don't see it listed on my sheet.
Ah. It's labeled "rounds"
So I posted this:
The goblin cuts a piece of rope and ties one around his waist and the other around the cable so that it slides along as he balances. More confident, Zakzak attempts to cross
This seems like a pretty straight forward way to stop one from falling on the ground. Is that type of problem solving not allowed?
Looks like Zakzak has Cat Fall, so I think that would make it 5 bludgeoning if the safety rope is disallowed
I forgot you had done that and meant to do something for that. Personally it'd have made the Grab an Edge reaction easier and you'd have been able to not fall. I'll retcon the damage.
Thievery +9 but I don't have Thieves Tools.
I'd say you can jimmy it without thieves tools
Zak has Blast Lock
Ah then maybe you should give it a try! Or Doc could try as well.
This Piercing Wind is a +1 striking combination weapon. The scenario traditionally only gives you a +1 version of it, but adding striking would make it worth trading weapons for.
Piercing Wind without Striking is fairly impressive. It is a combo weapon with the Combination Trait which allows you to melee strike and then fire the weapon at the same time. It's also got Forceful, Sweep, Fatal AIm 10.
If you are putting Striking on it, you'd be allowing one player to essentially double their damage compared to everyone else.
You're right. When I first read through the rules for combination weapons I felt they weren't that strong, but rereading them it seems that it'd be a good step up without the striking rune. I'll retcon that to being a regular +1 version instead.
Seems like Booker would get the most out of both the melee and the gun aspect. Plus you have the armor/toughness for melee. Also your dwarven scatter gun is 10ft which would make it harder for you to use your gun if anyone else was in melee. So long range you can use the scatter gun. Close range you switch to Piercing Wind.
Are we assumed to have drawn weapons heading into the theater?
I would assume so. But all of you have free actions to draw them as well if needed.
If Zindarel moves to the star that I've placed on the stairwell, is there enough of a bannister to hide? Can she take cover?
Are any of the tables on the map overturned?
None of the tables are overturned (at least in the scenario). Over turning one would be an action.
The bannister would be enough to grant cover.
We should focus on the Lady who is the most wounded.