Arcanium

Game Master BloodWolven

I thought it would be weird to level up right away, but a lot of weird stuff is happening :)

Have to say I'm enjoying reading through the backstory of the campaign you know all the old posts and stuff take me a while but I'm enjoying it.

Hmm, the wish...

And in character for when I was 20? Probably wishing for some giant blooded template? I was super hung up over being fairly small, a bit later I went to China on a martial arts competition, which cured my size complex.
Actual Giant blooded is some broken 3rd party stuff though (+10 STR? roflwtf?), thats clearly not a suitable powerlevel.

Going with the Russian theme, Boreal creature? Decently powerful if we houserule it to work on unarmed attacks. CR is just +1 so its not some bonkers stuff like the aforementioned giantblooded.

Alternatively, I was a huge fan of X-Men at that age, and Mutant creature Is pretty cool.

LEVEL 4
HP: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7 BAB+1 Fort +1 Ref +1

+1 1st-level cleric spell per day
+1 2nd-level cleric spell per day

+1 2nd-level bard spell per day
+2 2nd-level bard spells known charitable impulse, pilfering hand

Skills
+1 Fly (because now Zaidel possesses a reliable means of flying every day (either through a spell or other magical manner, such as a druid’s wild shape ability).
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Heal
+1 Intimidate
+1 Linguistics (Auran)
+1 Perception
+1 Sense Motive
+1 Sleight of Hand
+1 Stealth
+1 Perform (sing)
+1 Perform (string)
+1 Perform (wind)

+1 Perform (comedy)
+1 Perform (percussion)

Ability Score Increase +1 Dex
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LEVEL 5
HP: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Channel Energy (Su) 3d6

+1 3rd-level cleric Domain spell per day
+1 3rd-level cleric spell per day

Inspire Courage (Su) +2
Lore Master (Ex) 1/day
At 5th level, the bard becomes a master of lore and can take 10 on any Knowledge skill check that he has ranks in. A bard can choose not to take 10 and can instead roll normally. In addition, once per day, the bard can take 20 on any Knowledge skill check as a standard action. He can use this ability one additional time per day for every six levels he possesses beyond 5th, to a maximum of three times per day at 17th level.

+1 1st-level bard spell per day
+1 2nd-level bard spell per day
+1 2nd-level bard spell known minor image

Skills
+1 Fly
+1 Perform (sing)
+1 Perform (string)
+1 Perform (wind)
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Escape Artist
+1 Heal
+1 Intimidate
+2 Knowledge (religion)
+1 Knowledge (dungeoneering)
+1 Knowledge (engineering)

+1 Knowledge (history)
+1 Knowledge (nobility)

Feat Blazing Channel

One more goal: I'd like to find Kazutal and approach her about becoming her Chosen. Mother Jaguar's ideals and mine line up very well with each other. If I'm to find a god or goddess to worship and serve, she may be the one.

If mutant creature is good, then he would kind of wish for Wolverines regeneration abilities and overall toughness, these would be the

Rugged (Ex)

The mutant has DR 5/—.

and

Fast Healing (Ex)

The mutant has fast healing 5.

Abilities

Turning him into the designated tank of the group.

Jonathan Garret, one of the previous players, had the giant-blooded template, so GM Wolf may be open to it, if it is your biggest perference/wishlist item. Don't count it out just yet, discuss, discuss. :)

Straight giant blooded would be 26 effing strength base, and if I go overdrive (bloodrager and mutagen) it would be 36ish strength (or 2 less then some demon lords). Like, that strength is fine at level 16, not at level 4 .

if I was Gming I wouldnt be too fond of that :).

Is everyone OK? Awful quiet round here.

Oh yeah. I fricking live on this forum. I'm sure GM Wolf will post later today. For me, for the most part, on weekends the forums are a quiet place.

Oh, I'm also super-fortunate to be able to access the forums while I'm a work. Helps pass the time, keeps my mind motivated thinking of what might happen next, and can post when I have a rare slow period to do so. IRL, currently at work.

I got a text from GM Wolf. A week of MAJOR STRESS is the reason the forums have been quiet. He intends on posting Friday night.

Thanks for the update. Major stress happens, I well know.

Life does in fact happen.

Yup life kicked in my teeth on the last day I was posting. I haven't been in the right mindset since then and just trying to make sure I am over prepared, I read my lessons multiple times. My stress level has been within range of my normal times this past week but still doing lots of prep work. Then I have been exhausted since all the doubleshifts that I have practically been doing, so I got home and crashed.... Ahhhh!

I do hope to post at least once a night but it will likely be quick responses. We will see, please give me grace and I hope the game picks up speed again!

Hmm, the wish...

And in character for when I was 20? Probably wishing for some giant blooded template? I was super hung up over being fairly small, a bit later I went to China on a martial arts competition, which cured my size complex.
Actual Giant blooded is some broken 3rd party stuff though (+10 STR? roflwtf?), thats clearly not a suitable powerlevel.

Going with the Russian theme, Boreal creature? Decently powerful if we houserule it to work on unarmed attacks. CR is just +1 so its not some bonkers stuff like the aforementioned giantblooded.

Alternatively, I was a huge fan of X-Men at that age, and Mutant creature Is pretty cool.

I hear alot of options being tossed around. Now you need to decide which you will do, all of those options seem reasonable. Though be careful what you wish for... ;)

Now we wait for Alexander and Jean to respond.

I would be going for mutant creaure, although more collosus then wolverine flavored.
I also think I am about to find out that I am currently the weakest character in the group I guess :).

Double edit: is there a current map?

Working on the map right now.

I will keep that in mind when you make your wish in game.

Fight Map! should work now with the updated map, I included a link here.

Steel skin is what you are going for then?

Mutant creature would get me 2 mutations because I already have 4 hitdice, I think the combination of rugged and fast healing would work well enough.

Mutants get:

A mutant gains a +4 bonus to two ability scores of its choice and takes a –2 penalty to two ability scores of its choice.

I am also looking at:
Vulnerability (Ex)

The mutant is vulnerable to one energy type. If the base creature has innate resistance or immunity to that energy type, it loses those abilities.
To lightning because yeah, Steelskin is weak to that, this would give me a third ability:
Probably sealed mind.

Sounds good!

Alexander did you pick up an ability from Stratton's wish? Did anyone else not get it?

Zaidel got fly 3/day.

Jean declined being part Oni. He is all Dragon! :D

I took regeneration 5 (acid)

Once Zaidel posts we will go to round 5. You may post your round 5 actions.

Race to see who gets what. Each of you can only accept one aspect of the Oni into you.
Options:
horns,
fangs,
bulging eyes,
four-fingered claws,
darkvision 60 ft.,
low-light vision;
$ +1 natural armor, 'golden-skinned'
$ regeneration 2 (acid or fire) or regeneration 5 (acid or fire; with weakness to one of them)
$ Spell Resistance:
3/day—darkness,
$ 3/day—fly
1/day—charm person (DC 14),
1/day—deep slumber (DC 16),
1/day—invisibility (self only)
$ SQ change shape (any human; alter self )

Stratton gains all of these abilities and Str +4, Dex +4, Con +2, Wis +2, Cha +4

*Other options:
$ Str +2, taken
$ Dex +2, taken
Con +1,
Wis +1,
$ Cha +2, taken

Stratton you get to pick three of the chosen abilities to enhance for yourself for half. So if you pick str get would get a +1 to str. If you pick regeneration you would gain have regeneration equal to your wisdom or charisma modifier, you get to choose, to a total of 7 for now, but also gaining the weakness to acid.

3d12 ⇒ (9, 10, 2) = 21

Jock is taking +1 natural armor, 'golden-skinned'

I will be taking the +2 Dex

So, if I were to pick fly, I would gain it an additional time per day (1/2 of 3 1.5 rounded down?)

If I chose Spell Resistance, how much would that go up, if at all?

I'm leaning towards fly, dex, and either spell resistance or strength. With my con being so low, I can't afford having weakness to a fairly common energy type that also stifles my regen.

Zaidel's soul drifts in the ether, waiting for the Amulet of True Resurrection to kick in.

Correct so if you choose the spell, fly, then you can cast it 4 times per day. Spell resistance would likely just give you a 2 or 3 bump. How much do you have?

Yeah that makes sense Stratton!

Yup, you and Angelica I believe. The amulet begins to activate but it takes 10 minutes for the casting.

SR is 15

So, yeah, I'll take Dex, SR, and Fly

So +1 Dex, +2 on SR making it 17, and fly 4/day!

I have a hard time following tbh.

Alexandr would be shellshocked by a near death vision from getting one turned by a mook from 100 to zero (are these guys hasted btw? how do they attack twice with greatswords at no attack penalty?), then acidified, and then even more shell shocked when a 29 damage punch (or the 24 does not confirm?) did nothing. And then acidified, either once, in which case he lives, or twice, in which case he is completely dead.

Assuming I only got acidified once, I am at 4 HP because I am out of rage rounds (only got 7 per day), and am fatigued for 14 turns.

He would probably have switched to attempting to provide flanks and aid another actions against the boss, doesnt really have a clear way out, and since the boss apparently has more then DR10/magic that a normal grave knight has, and since Alexandr does realistically get one shot by an AoO from him....

So +1 Dex, +2 on SR making it 17, and fly 4/day!

Yes

I have a hard time following tbh.

Alexandr would be shellshocked by a near death vision from getting one turned by a mook from 100 to zero (are these guys hasted btw? how do they attack twice with greatswords at no attack penalty?), then acidified, and then even more shell shocked when a 29 damage punch (or the 24 does not confirm?) did nothing. And then acidified, either once, in which case he lives, or twice, in which case he is completely dead.

Assuming I only got acidified once, I am at 4 HP because I am out of rage rounds (only got 7 per day), and am fatigued for 14 turns.

He would probably have switched to attempting to provide flanks and aid another actions against the boss, doesnt really have a clear way out, and since the boss apparently has more then DR10/magic that a normal grave knight has, and since Alexandr does realistically get one shot by an AoO from him....

1st off, you just entered the game. You weren't suppose to fight the graveknight, actions provoked him. No it was just a DR 10/chaos and magic. Flanks check! Aids would have been a good choice. My post for your and Jean's attacks is based on what you have done so far, I also posted, "Unless you want to do something else." You can still post for your action in round 8.

You since i didnt give a save for the destructive channel you auto save, so would most so only 7 damage there. Then the 30 from the fail, unless you post a different action. Final damage would be at 37.

The next step of the campaign is to survive the waves of undead. Which you could easily do by retreating. Nothing so menacing will appear unless you go looking for it.

More rules for daily quest:
All DCs start at 10.

One person can try to aid two people during an hour workout. DC 6 for a +1, DC 10 for +2, DC 16 for +3. Etc.

If you continue to make more checks without resting it increases the DCs by 2 each time.

If you fail a check and don't rest it increases the DC by 5 each time.

If you rest for an hour, the DCs reset. Resting takes an hour with only light movement.

Many magical bonuses can be expended at the beginning of the hour long work out. The lowest denomination is needed.
Guidance, 1 round of Rage, bull strength, inspiring bardic music for 1 round, etc.

You may decrease the time by increasing the DC by 5 or increase the DC by 10 and it only takes 15 minutes.

You may take a 10.
With many of us with enough ability now, this will likely be prominently used.

DCs start at 10.
If you don't rest the DC increases by 2 for the next check.
Then if you continue for every check afterward it increases by 2.

IIRC, you get all the rewards listed for the daily quest, it's not choose one, right? And then the boost points can be turned in whenever you accumulate enough to get what you want out of them, spending them like currency?

If you successfully accomplish the daily exercise quest, you gain all three rewards. If you are apart of Aeria Gloris your boost points are doubled. So you gain 6 instead of 3.

Yep boost points can be used at any time except battle. Well you might want to take the full defense action so you can use the green screen system. So you can do it whenever.

If you fail to accomplish your daily quest, there is a penalty quest. Ask the others about it.

Anyone have access to the special events/locations in New Faces? Would someone look it up for us.

Reading up on things currently, will post tomorow, uncertainity to a egree of what is going on :)

This would have been an excellent place to ask this question, not in gameplay.

What are you confused about?

Reading up on things currently, will post tomorrow, uncertain to agree of what is going on :)

Well, Alexandr has just arrived to Old Reunions, Cayden's tavern/temple in New Faces. You have been invited to accompany a god and some of his familia to a bordello run by an elven goddess of lust.

Like, do I shop? Do I have gold left over? How do I get my Superpower? Are the gods overall identitcal to those on Golarion? Does Alexandr even have any idea about who these gods are?

What did you start with? It should have been whatever you would have with you on a daily day.

I let the armor purchase slide.

Superpower: you have a black stone with specks of light in it. It is a wishing stone. You know to say, "I wish..." while holding it, then say your wish.

If you haven't had an orientation about the gods you should ask a cleric in game but to answer your question there are thousands of gods. Any established god from Earth may be here. All of the pantheons are represented though some have passed away through violence and are back in their plane.

It's my birthday! I hope everyone has a great day and I hope to see more posts!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, GM Wolf!!!

Thank you!

Oh I must have missed it. Let's go with a standard start: 15 cp, 20 sp, and 5 gp. But wait that was after adventuring with him a while. So let us add 3,000 gp to that. Which will get you a magical item and armor.

There are plenty of beautiful women hanging over the balconies inviting patrons to enter. Once you get into the bordello a gaggle of girls grab Zaidel. As another group pulls Cayden into a room. Stratton after the flurry of movement things begin to settle down. A few interested women walk up to you offering a generous price for a friend of Cayden.

I think I was th8nking of Jeler. Sir Drystan Goldenflame collected your limp body and brought it to the group. So just the first part.