Longroads Coffeehouse 2.0

Game Master chadius

This is a bounty, so no Downtime.

I will try to wrap this up today and get chronicles out sometime tomorrow.

I hope everyone enjoyed the adventure.

- Yellow Skull attacks Bella, critically misses
- Bella Reacts with an Opportune Riposte, landing the killing blow
- Yellow Skull Reacts to Bella's Reaction by exploding in front of Bella (assuming the death explosion is a reaction)

Rereading the >Rules on Reactions< it looks like there's no rule against reactions to reactions. I thought there was, but I guess not.

So two things on that.

Yes, you can react to a reaction. Most reactions happen after the triggering event so it would be as you said: Reaction destroys the undead which triggers the death explosion.

Second, technically they did not make the death explosion a reaction. My guess is so that it could happen regardless of circumstances. There are ways to prevent reactions and they would still want the death explosion to happen.

Fiery Explosion When destroyed, a flaming skull explodes in a blast of fire and bone that deals 1d6 piercing damage plus 1d6 fire damage to each adjacent creature (DC 18 basic Reflex save).

It is part of the defensive abilities block and not marked as a reaction. It doesn’t have any traits at all.

If someone had done the killing blow and then moved away, there is room to argue that since it isn’t a reaction they would have time to move away. I am glad that I didn’t have to deal with that little bit of rules wackiness.

Ah yes, there was the possibility of the skull's death throes not to be a reaction.

Sometimes with Orc Ferocity, players/GMs try to trigger it multiple times per round, which shouldn't be possible.

The bigger issue is the Orc or Half-Orc fighter that uses their reaction for Attack of Opportunity is now no longer able to use their ferocity. Something that sounds really useful to a fighter is more useful to a class without reactions like a thief, wizard or sorcerer.

Chronicles sent.

@Massee/ Stitch, you didn’t include an e-mail or Discord ID. How do you want your chronicle delivered to you?

Oh, usually just a PM is fine with a link, but I can PM an email if that's better.

Oh, usually just a PM is fine with a link, but I can PM an email if that's better.

Alright, sent to the e-mail you PMed me.

The chronicles look good to me. Thank you, GM.

Looks good on my end as well, thanks, looking forward to the frosty north.

The game is now reported.

Chronicle looks good, thank you!

Apologies for the silence; work was busy Tuesday & Wednesday and I've spent a good part of tonight setting up my new PC. Catching up now!

Chronicle looks good. Thank you for running.

Might not have Internet service over the weekend. If I suddenly go quiet, that's why.

Chronicle looks good. Thanks GM. Roark will do some shopping before the next adventure (buying potions)...

Alright, with Roark going silent for the weekend and Fran needing to do everything that comes with a new computer how about we start on Monday?

Sounds good, I've got a packed weekend out of town as well. Hopefully the last for a while!

Sounds good to me, too.

In about 24 hours, I'll be on a plane, so I'm fine with taking the weekend off.

I'm good to go on the PC stuff (aside from ordering speakers...forgot the speakers...this is what happens when you've used a laptop for the last decade+) but happy to take a weekend break if it works for everyone else :)

I'm back and Stitch is updated and ready to roll out. Meat Wagon doesn't get to vocally voice its opinion.

Playing catchup now as well... and I'm back! :)

I'm good to go on the PC stuff (aside from ordering speakers...forgot the speakers...this is what happens when you've used a laptop for the last decade+) but happy to take a weekend break if it works for everyone else :)

Did you get a nice sound system to go with those (Basically speakers + Subwoofer)? :)

I have some questions about the alchemist class.

Under Research Field, it says "Your research field adds a number of formulas to your formula book; these are your signature items. When using a batch of infused reagents to create your signature items using advanced alchemy, you create three items instead of two."

Does the bolded text refer to Field Discover feat in Level 5 of Research Fields?

And under Formula Book, it says "Each time you gain a level, you can add the formulas for two common alchemical items to your formula book. These new formulas can be for any level of item you can create." Does it mean items that are the same level as my Advanced Alchemy level which is my character level?

Under Research Field, it says "Your research field adds a number of formulas to your formula book; these are your signature items. When using a batch of infused reagents to create your signature items using advanced alchemy, you create three items instead of two."

Does the bolded text refer to Field Discover feat in Level 5 of Research Fields?

Yes, it does. So during your daily preparations you can spend 1 reagent to make 3 bombs instead of 2.

And under Formula Book, it says "Each time you gain a level, you can add the formulas for two common alchemical items to your formula book. These new formulas can be for any level of item you can create." Does it mean items that are the same level as my Advanced Alchemy level which is my character level?

Yes, you can add any formula of your level or lower. I had to watch a few videos on the Alchemist class because it's awkwardly worded.

I have some questions about the alchemist class.

Under Research Field, it says "Your research field adds a number of formulas to your formula book; these are your signature items. When using a batch of infused reagents to create your signature items using advanced alchemy, you create three items instead of two."

Does the bolded text refer to Field Discover feat in Level 5 of Research Fields?

I would phrase it differently.

You have some formulas from your research field that you are better at using. They are your signature items.

Bomber:
You start with the formulas for two common 1st-level alchemical bombs, in addition to your other formulas.

Chirurgeon:
You start with the formulas for two common 1st-level alchemical elixirs with the healing trait (like lesser antidote, lesser antiplague, or minor elixir of life)…

Mutagenist:
You start with the formulas for two common 1st-level alchemical mutagens, in addition to your other formulas.

So those formulas gained from your Research Field are the ones you can make three of per reagent.

Under Formula Book we find:
Each time you gain a level, you can add the formulas for two common alchemical items to your formula book.

There is nothing requiring that those new formulas be in your research field.

Under Research Field we find:
Each time you gain a level, you can swap one of your signature items with another formula in your formula book.

So each level you gain two new common formulas. You can change one formula as your signature item each level. The signature items allow you to create three of the item instead of two per reagent spent during daily prep.

You still only have 2 signature items that you can do this with and they must always be in your research field.

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The level 5 Field Discovery gives you more flexibility in items creation.

Before this point, 1 reagent gets you two items. If it is your signature item it gets you three. All three must be exactly the same item.

With Field Discovery, you can now use a single reagent to make any three items in your research field. All three don’t have to be the same thing. As a bomber, you could make any three bombs with one reagent.

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An example is probably good.

Assume a Bomber.

You picked lesser Alchemist’s Fire and lesser Bottled Lightning as the formulas you added based on Research Field.

When doing daily prep, if you use a reagent to create lesser Alchemist’s Fire, you get three bombs instead of two. Same for lesser Bottled Lighting. The bombs must be the same type, you can’t spend a reagent and get two alchemist’s fire and one bottled lighting.

You adventure some, add formulas and gain levels. You might decide that you like Frost Vial better than Bottled Lighting so at a level you change your signature item from lesser Bottled Lighting to lesser Frost Vial. That changes what you can get the three for one deal on.

When you get Moderate formulas, you pick the Moderate version as your Signature Item. Take you until 4th to get both of them at Moderate since you can only swap one per level.

At fifth level with the Field Discovery, the shackles come off. After this point I’m not sure Signature Items matter since it says

Bomber: When using advanced alchemy to make bombs during your daily preparations, you can use a batch of reagents to create any three bombs instead of just two of the same bomb.

At this point, I don’t think the signature items matter any more. You can spend one reagent to get any three bombs you have formulas for in any mixture. So you could use one reagent to get one alchemist’s fire, one ghost charge and one bottled lighting if you wanted. As long as they are bombs it is a three for one deal.

If a bomber used reagents to create elixirs of life, they would only get two of them per reagent and they would all have to be the same type of item. It is only formulas in your research field that get the increased flexibility.

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Sorry it got so long.

And under Formula Book, it says "Each time you gain a level, you can add the formulas for two common alchemical items to your formula book. These new formulas can be for any level of item you can create." Does it mean items that are the same level as my Advanced Alchemy level which is my character level?

Yes.

Thank you so much for the explanations, Bret and Chadius. Adding them to my Liked Posts for future reference.

As I understand the rules, Meat Wagon and Mr, Midnight do not get separate exploration activities.

Khiari does because she is an Eidolon.

That means only Clover is searching as you move.

That's fine. I can swap over to search as well instead of investigate. That is the draw back to avoid notice. Do swashbuckler's get a boost for avoiding notice like rogues? Or is it just for character flavor?

Sadly Khiari does not get a separate exploration activity because Bella has taken the Summoner Dedication, and the dedication does not give tandem actions, like separate exploration actions.

Back to the falling trees.

Edit: I'd like to return to discussing exploration activities. Let's imagine that tree didn't fall.

Yep, Mister Midnight is mostly along for the ride~

Fran spends 1 Focus and casts Life Boost on Bella. I believe this gives her Fast Healing 2...or 3, I'm not sure.

You temporarily bolster the target's vitality. The target gains fast healing equal to double the spell's level.

Focus spells auto heighten so I believe it would be Focus 2 for you giving Fast Healing 4.

Mister Midnight can ride on my shoulder if he likes

How close are people in experience?

I am running an in person game of Year of Boundless Wonder this week and since this group has already played that I thought about giving Vardarel the GM credit. With the credit from Bounty 18 From Family Lost, he is at 25 xp — 1 xp into level 3.

Stitch is 25xp currently. I believe everyone else should be 25, maybe Roark is slightly higher?

Alright, if everyone else is at exactly 25 xp I will apply it to a different character. Keep the group in sync.

I am also at 25 xp.

I'm at 25 xp as well :)

Nicole is also at 25 XP.

Roark's at 29. I played 3 Lvl 1 bounties while GM'ing Pathfinder Trials.

Clover's at 31 XP. I am 5 XP from Level 4. But I could start slow tracking through Level 4 to make myself more in sync with the rest of the group.

BTW, can someone please clean up the character tab to just include the current characters and the GM? I find the current character tab to be beyond confusing to look upon.

I did some house cleaning on the list. PCs (and their animal companions) are marked as PCs while others are NPCs. Hopefully that clears things up.

Clover should probably wait to slow track for a scenario, so next GM. Slow tracking this or the next quest would only make it more difficult to match our XP.

I am waiting to slow track when we get into scenarios. Thanks for cleaning up the Character Tab!

Stitch - took a page from Scratch's book and made my Poppet gunslinger a sniper with a +1 arquebus. Looked like fun when we played the Oppara series... especially the "BOOM!" coming from the roof!

It is very crit reliant, and also a bit monotonous for combat unless you've got some other stuff going on. Looking forward still to some other actions to mix things up.

True, Bun Helsing has a lisp though... so him yelling at opponents might prove to be hilarious... assuming you can understand him! :)

GM: So is there no such thing as large - long in 2e? Like a horse would be? Or are horses now 4 squares as well?

I don't think Diplomacy is an option with this King.

But I don't know how to lure it out. Deception, Diplomacy and Intimidate didn't work.

My understanding is that all large are 4 squares. No large / tall or large / long.

If you find something in the rules that allows for other sizes, please point it out to me,