[PFS] Your Drow of the Darklands Pyramid (Inactive)

Game Master Yours is mined

“... and a third had died in his bunk of natural causes – for a dagger in the heart quite naturally ends one's life.”

― Sojourn

Welcome All! Feel free to dot/ninja dot in Gameplay.

TriShadow (Hi, brother!) and grimdog73 still have PCs to select for the game.

Our APL is currently sitting at 9.75, so we are likely to play high tier if that helps your decision.

Being a PFS1e Season One scenario, there is no 4 person adjustment or other modifications based on PC numbers/levels.

I have no problem with you changing your mind about which PC you want to bring, up until the game starts and the VC’s briefing concludes.

Made my character selection and posted it to the spread sheet.

I also realized that I still need to level Bo up as he just hit 11th after his last game. I will do that in the next 24 hours.

The ratfolk went through the crowd casually, half observing the constructs on display and half observing all the nobles and rich emissaries that were in attendance at this year's Golemwalk Parade...

Sleight of Hand, Day Job: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (12) + 21 = 33

Someone was kind enough to add my character's information to the spreadsheet. Thanks. :)

I might make some purchases or fiddle with his prepared spell list before play but he (and his familiar) are otherwise ready for play.

grimdog73 here...standard rogue/slayer/brawler...hits like a truck when sneaking..switch hitter, but better in melee...skills abound, and can use wands pretty good...

@Bo...finally finished that Everwars game, eh? slackers....lol

You can't rush perfection, lol.

Pathfinders,

Here’s a little something to get us in the mood for the game.

Also, please add your token to the Marching order >>Here<<

O_O

Skivven is unsure if he wants to fight her...

PS: note on marching order --> Skivven will often be scouting ahead under stealth, so the suggested marching order only applies if he's not doing that... sorry for the scouting / roguish complications ahead of time... ;)

PS2: Skivven's entire build relies on skills: trap detection, trap disabling, stealth, sleight of hand, escape artist, bluff, and more... he GREATLY benefits from the spell *heroism*. If the party has the capability to offer him this long buff, great! if not, he will definitely invest in getting potions or perhaps even a wand/scrolls of it before we depart, so please let me know! :)

Please allow me to lay out the ground rules, which are designed for fairness and consistency, while keeping the game moving at a pace to ensure we finish on time.

If you have played with GMs like GM Doom ‘n Gloom, GM PDK, or GM supervillan, I doubt there will be any surprises 😉

⚔ Please make it obvious what buffs you have active and what your AC is.

⚔ Miss is always low if a miss chance applies. For example, if there is a 50% miss chance on a melee attack, a result of 1-50 on d100 is a miss.

⚔ I roll group initiative and track character actions. Unless you state you are waiting for another to act, I will adjudicate those actions in the order they were posted.

⚔ You may delay to a later position in the initiative sequence as usual.

⚔ If I make a mistake in the current combat round, please let me know and I will try to make it right.

⚔ I generally prefer PCs to roll their own saving throws and Attacks of Opportunity (AoO). However …

⚔ I like a relatively fast-paced scenario. I find when a game loses momentum, the fun is quickly sucked out of it.

As such, if you do not post an action within 24 hours from when I invite you to post, I reserve the right to take actions for your character.

⚔ If at all possible, please let me know if something comes up that prevents you from posting.

Questions? Just let me know.

There isn't room on the marching order as is for Kernuffle, Nana's Large-sized ape companion. Nana will generally want him by her side or in front of her.

Nana is a negative channeling cleric, but she plays more like a druid in some ways, often summoning critters or buffing Kernuffle in combat. She's sort of specialised in summoning, but has had plenty of adventures where she's not needed to summon at all.

Nana has a special figurine of wondrous power called a "viridium moonbeast" named Kevin - given that Nana already has a 'combat pet' in her animal companion she can only use the moonbeast as a mount. It flies, albeit only at a speed of 20. If she lends Kevin to someone else they can also use it to fight though.

Feel free to suggest spells to prepare. A default load-out is on Nana's sheet. The only spells that I would tend to consider "fixed" are 2 x monstrous extremities and at least one Magic Vestment.

maybe Blessing of Fervor?

I am just wondering how you avoid damaging your mount or animal companion without the Selective Channelling feat?

A flying mount is just fine. It saves you an Air Walk spell at least and is great for action economy. So it is all win. :)

Blessing of Fervor is good but my wizard always has at least one Haste spell prepared so do not feel obligated to prepare it but it is still very good. You can probably get away with Resist Energy, Communal instead of Protection from Energy, Communal if you like but both are good choices.

You have both Heal and Breath of Life prepared. These are the two spells that we need to have on tap.

Xilt begins to hear soft whispers filling his ears; he soon recognizes the telltale characteristics of a simple message spell, uttered in fluent orc:

***"Do not be alarmed, for I am part of your expedition. I shall remain incognito for the moment being as I wish to observe if anyone followed us to this meeting location. However, in the meantime and while we wait, may I tempt you with a freshly purchased scroll of heroism, for your own private spellbook addition? my only request: that you memorize the spell each day for my own use before the beginning of a dangerous infiltration operation... I find this particular brand of magic useful to keep my limbs loose and my head clear of any distractions... what say you?"***

There is no way my character would agree to that plan, He does not even know your character and he is stingy by nature. He would be more than willing to cast any arcane scroll provided to him outside of combat.

I am just wondering how you avoid damaging your mount or animal companion without the Selective Channelling feat?

I very rarely use channel as a combat action. There's almost always a better choice. I just wanted to point out that Nana's not a heal-channeller.

That said, I've found it useful against swarms in the past :o

I have a seeker level Herald Caller negative channelling daze cleric that is highly effective but that is a specialised build. Still to be able to dish out 6d6 AOE damage is still good when you consider that you are not using a spell to do it. :)

There is no way my character would agree to that plan, He does not even know your character and he is stingy by nature. He would be more than willing to cast any arcane scroll provided to him outside of combat.

The ratfolk quietly and silently slipped out of the gathering place, formulating a new plan. The cost would be higher, but the benefits were too great to ignore, especially considering the level of risk this next mission came with... As he understood it, the Decimverate was now asking him to accompany senior level mages and clerics into a dangerous mission in the Darklands. And judging by the early indicators, these casters may pose an additional risk, so Skivven would need a backup plan, as well...

Skivven will purchase potions of heroism (amount TBD), as I don't believe the spell is one commonly used by the party.

If you want to buy a wand, i can use it on you...might be cheaper in the long run...

Great suggestion! will take a look at Skivven's funds!

Bo has a Carpet of Flying and has made wonderful use of it. Hovering out of melee range, with the occasional use of Lock Gaze to hold the enemy and a barrage of arrows. Not certain how useful that will be underground (assuming that is where we will be spending time).

I think I am going to pick up more pheromone arrows. It will give Kernuffle a +2 bonus to hit on any target struck by the arrow (as well as Bo if he has his Wolf aspect up). With the number of shots he gets, Bo could tag a few in the first round of combat. Not that I am assuming there will be violence. After all, the Pathfinder mission is to explore, discover and recover. Granted, the fact we do this to places and stuff belonging to other people tends to create conflicts. Who knew?

goods idea...i'll pick up a couple as well...can't hurt...

Game starts Monday, people!

Are we all ready to go? ;)

Nana will get the chronicle sheet from the game I've just finished running for Aeliah, GM. Doesn't change her level though. She's got a big pile of gold and I may spend some.

Oh please don't stress about that, sv

I know you'll get it sorted after managing higher priorities in your life.

Hi GM Yours- just letting you know that my post rate will be low this week, returning to normal around Friday. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

I am ready and excited to get going.

Picked up more pheromone arrows, so I think Bo is all set.

Hi GM Yours- just letting you know that my post rate will be low this week, returning to normal around Friday. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

I doubt it will cause any inconvenience, PDK.

Enjoy your break (if that's what it is) or commiserations if it's something else.

Nana and Kernuffle's hooves are the result of Monstrous Extremities spells. I think we're not supposed to have any 'pre-cast' spells at the start of a scenario but since this is one where we have several days' travel time I take the liberty of exposition during the briefing.

(If we get jumped before setting out, of course, then the spells won't be active).

Done Nana's shopping - took the easy choice of upgrading her Headband of Wisdom to +6, and bought a small item off a chronicle (seaweed leshy bulb, grants waterbreathing for 10 mins when consumed).

I just want to make sure everyone is aware of the fact that Tad is wizard squishy because of his archetype. (he is not allowed to wear armor) However, he can once a day cast any spell from the cleric spell listeven if he has not prepared it.

@YiM: Bo has a Carpet of Flying. Would it be acceptable for Bo to borrow a camel, but have the team use it as a pack animal while he flies above the rest of the team as they trek through the desert? I figure he could stay about 20 feet above the team. Within earshot and buff range, but high enough to have a better view of the area.

Thoughts?

Fine by me.

buying 5 pheromone arrows...just in case...

@Yours is mined : Are we planning on leaving that day? If so at what time, roughly?

Up to you.

If you're worried about beating the heat, Sothis has mild weather this time of the year -- maxing out at 68F during the early afternoon and dropping to 53F at midnight.

I guess its proximity to the Inner Sea has a major impact on its Winter climate??

HOWEVER, once you are in the desert proper (say 18 hours later) you can expect to be needing those endure elements spells ;)

As a Salt Mephit I thrive under arid conditions. Will my boss need to protect me from the desert heat (with Endure Elements) or should I be fine?

Yeah, even the deserts of southern Osirion do not compare with the borderlands between the Planes of Earth and Fire.

Tzleztor should be fine.

on that note, Rallas has warn weather gear already from a previous mission...plus the wand of EE...he should be good...

Nana doesn't have a wand of endure elements, but will prep the spell for the desert trip. (One casting, recovered with her Pearl of Power so that she can cast it on Kernuffle as well). Unless anyone has got wand charges to spare and feels generous ;)

yeah...use mine...almost fresh wand...only used one charge...save your spells for more important stuff...

Do not bother to waste your charges. My character has open spell slots on day one and plenty of pearls of power to cover everyone in the party with Endure Elements. One of the best characteristics of prepared casters is their ability to squeeze out free long duration spells the night before. How can you turn down free spell casting! :)

I will post in-game when I have time latter today but just know that everyone is covered.

Aye, Nana will have Extended monstrous extremities spells on herself and Kernuffle carry over into the next adventuring day to free a couple of slots up.

I switched one of Nana's level 4 slots to Blessing of Fervour. With one casting from Nana, another from Tad, and Haste from Xilt Sphinx, we should be good for any heavy combat.

Xilt smiles at Nana's comments and is thankful that there is not a Paladin in the party.

Nana has adventured with a few paladins before, and counts one (gnomish) paladin as a friend. It helped that Nana saved that gnome paladin's life :D

Nana is completely ignorant of Good and Evil in any cosmic sense. I never have her use spells that reference alignments for that reason.

Generally as long as the character in question is not disruptive to the game then the other characters are more than willing to let all this sort of fluff slide. It is seen as RP color and nothing more.

Xilt does not necessarily have this sort of meta-knowledge so hence his in-game comment. :)

@Nana, I've tried splitting up the slide-show to see if it makes things easier with respect to viewing Google Slides your end.

If a problem does arise for anyone, please let me know.

If you want to buy a wand, i can use it on you...might be cheaper in the long run...

@Rallas: looked into this, and at 11,250 gp I don't think it's gonna be an option for Skivven. I'll look into his chronicles to see if there's a partial charge one available. Other than that, if any of you know another magic item that offers X/day charges of heroism I'd be willing to consider.

@everyone: back from my (insane) travels now, and now getting full campaign notifications (finally) so posting rate should be back to normal now... ;) Knock on wood that I didn't get Covid from that air travel last night... :(

Hmm... looking back at his finances, it is in fact an option! ;)

I will, however, have to depend on some of you for Endure Elements, if that's still on the table... otherwise let me know and I will add a wand of that via PP purchase.

Buying:

Wand of Detect Magic: 375gp
Wand of Heroism: 11,250gp

@Skivven - We should be fine with Endure Elements as a party. With my characters supply of Pearls of Power and Mnemonic Enhancer available to an open spell slot that is a lot of available first level slots cast for free overnight. There are also two full time Clerics and characters with wands so it really should not be a concern. At this point in time consider yourself covered.

In terms of the Heroism spell getting a wand is a good idea as you can use it multiple times/day. A cheaper alternative is of course the Knight's Pennon of Battle for 4500 gold for Heroism 1/day.

yeah, the pennon is a cheaper solution...not the best fit for a rogue though, flavour wise...kind of hard to be all sneaky sneaky with a flag hanging out from your back...although you could have it Japanese style, a sashimono...just an idea...

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'll stick with the wand at this point. It should last well into the medium and perhaps even into the high levels, and the cost at that point will have become negligible.