I agree that it’s weird, but I don’t see anything suggesting being swallowed would prevent an AoO. Gregoth can still make attacks (albeit only unarmed strikes due to the longsword being more than light bulk), the creature takes damage if Gregoth attacks its insides, and Grabbed doesn’t make you unable to use reactions. But if the GM strongly believes this is a non-AoO situation, no worries on my end.
I agree there's nothing (that I know of) in the rules to prevent it. I also know that PF2 is not a simulationist game, and generally we're better off following the rules to get a balanced game and doing our best to build the fiction around them rather than the other way around. I also hate to deny players their class features.
That said, I just can't come up with an narrative explanation for getting an attack of opportunity whilst inside a creature; it's already as completely defenceless as it can get. It's not as if it's actively steeling its guts against attack except for when it's focusing on casting a spell or moving around. It feels especially absurd to be unable to move lest it opens itself up to further attacks from its digesting meal.
I hope this decision isn't influenced by the absolute mockery my players made of the Agents of Edgewatch finale last night, but I'm sticking with no AoO.
I also forgot to put Slowed 1 in your initiative card, and the damage taken. I think you're at 261/315 0/22 Temp HP, I'll put that in the next one.
Not a problem. Let’s get out of a giant worm!
Will post later (hopefully tonight) but at any rate I will use my hero point to reroll my Counteract, just in case I can get higher. Then, either way, I guess I'll fly back.
Given what we saw from Turrey's first arrow (and how the worm reacted to Piercing damage), Gregoth would have shifted his damage from Slashing to Piercing as well (starting from the AoO).
That makes sense, I missed the switch to piercing in your damage block so that'll be two more weaknesses triggered!
We're getting pretty close to the end of this module now after that huge round. I've put a sign-in sheet here for those of you who would like PFS credit, please put your details in there and I'll be able to get chronicles out promptly.
I would like PFS credit, but I'm not quite sure which character I want to apply the credit to.
In part, the decision rests on whether the Chronicle gives any character options, like access to Uncommon archetypes. If it does, I'd apply it to a new character and build around the theme; if it doesn't, I'd apply it to an existing character just for the XP.
The Sanctioning document is a free download. If I were to download it and look at it, would there be any spoilers?
I would like PFS credit, but I'm not quite sure which character I want to apply the credit to.
In part, the decision rests on whether the Chronicle gives any character options, like access to Uncommon archetypes. If it does, I'd apply it to a new character and build around the theme; if it doesn't, I'd apply it to an existing character just for the XP.
The Sanctioning document is a free download. If I were to download it and look at it, would there be any spoilers?
Um...I think it just gives access to Gray Gardener Dedication, which is basically a sub-archetype for vigilante.
There are no spoilers on the chronicle sheet.
Bellaluna is right though it unlocks the boon "Retired Gardener", which I think is access to the Gray Gardener archetype. There are spoilers on that page for this module, but only for things you already know (I think everything there has been touched on in the module already, but I'll be summarising everything in the wrap-up so maybe you'd want to wait until then before reading it. There's no rush on the chronicle information)
The only thing on the sheet other than that is access to the rare item Nosoi Charm.
I've written a long post out (they really do take quite a while at this level!), and realised right at the end that it may be invalid.
Félicité you can't attack the worm until you've done the 6 tribute actions. Would you have used your quickened action to stride away instead? Or stayed up close and let it go to waste?
My bad. I thought only those who crit failed couldn't attack the worm, and those who only failed could, as long as they spent one action on tribute.
If she can't attack, Félicité will definitely tribute two actions, rather than 1 (falling prone and holding for two actions), then rising and Battle Medicine. She will stay within reach and not attack.
Great thanks, I can proceed with eating you out of spite :)
She kept Gregoth alive! I had rolled my attacks in preparation, a crit followed by two hits, enough to take him to dying 1 and then eat him, but I'd forgotten about your healing.
A perfect time for a natural 20 Turrey. Tonight is game night for me so I won't have time to post, but have a think about your epilogues and I'll do a wrap up / invite you to make your final posts on Thursday.
Can the worm still use its “get out of death free card” on our tengu friend since it failed on Turrey? Or is it a “once per death” ability?
Also, thank you so much GM Pudding for running this adventure! I had a ton of fun and I really enjoyed how you brought all the scenes and people to life. Always a pleasure playing at your tables!
It's not completely clear from the ability text, but based on the more verbose text of the creature from 1E I am treating it like it gets just one chance, a successful save kills it.
I'm very glad you enjoyed it, I did too, and I hope everyone else did as well. It took rather longer than I expected, and several times I felt like I didn't quite have the free time I wanted to be able to do it justice. I did appreciate the effort you put into Gregoth's posts, every one was dripping with gothic misery :)
In fact everyone did a great job inhabiting their characters. I will never forget Félicité's actual piano accompaniment to Turrey's dance-off. Amazing!
I'll give Kaldren and Turrey a bit longer to fill in the sign-in sheet if they want PFS credit, and maybe do a final wrap-up in gameplay after your epilogues, if necessary.
Thanks again for playing everyone.
Thank you for running it's been great fun and thank you everyone else for playing. We've had a great group of characters and its been fun getting to know them all.
I look forward to getting to play with you all again.
I've now reported this session and put the chronicles online here
I've only filled in the bare minimum, feel free to roll any downtime checks or what-not here, or on your own table at home or whatever you like. Let me know if there are any mistakes, but all I did was click go on RPGChronicles this time!
Mine looks great! Thanks!
Everything looks to be in order. I'm just gonna roll some checks here.
Wow. So that's, uh...3.2 gp total. Better than nothing, I guess.
I'll roll here for transparency/posterity even though I haven't finished building the character so I'm not sure how they're going to handle Downtime.
The character will be a Grey Gardener archetype, and gambler background. Ancestry and class TBD. XD Tentatively, he's a thaumaturge who finds/steals one of Félicité's magic amulets after she retires.
Thanks so much for running this! I had a blast too.
In hindsight, I overestimated my knowledge of 2e, and I appreciate all of yours' patience with me. It was fun to bring Turrey to life in this game, and I loved seeing how each of you as breathed life into your characters.
Pudding, leading a high level game like this is extraordinarily difficult, and you did a great job at the helm! Thanks so much for leading us through it.
No need for PFS for me; I haven't ever played in sanctioned games.
GM, will you be making any more GM posts in Gameplay?
Yes I think so. After Kaldren has posted something I'll do some sort of small wrap up
I'd like to post a little more as Félicité.
By all means, and if you'd like to sum it up and make a final post of the adventure (after Kaldren) then be my guest!
Sorry, I'm being really slow. Having a pretty busy time at the moment and haven't been able to get in the right mood to write what I want.