GM Bret’s Outpost V Lodge of the Living God (Inactive)

Game Master BretI

With ten minutes, did we have time to refocus after using lay on hands?

Faerinaa aims carefully at the lead skeleton, taking a shot at it. Seeing the size of her opponent and her one remaining crossbow bolt, Faerinaa begins to move back towards Kaul and Bastian.

Strike Red Skeleton, Flat Foot AC: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Does it look like the skeletons are tall enough that Faerinaa could attack from on top of the wall as the skeleton moves through the gate?

Strike, Stride, Stride

With ten minutes, did we have time to refocus after using lay on hands?

Yes.

Faerinaa hits with her crossbow bolt. As expected with a skeleton, it doesn’t do full damage. She then moves to just over the broken gate.

I am going to say if they are adjacent to the wall, someone on the wall can strike at the creatures.

Red moves forward and then swings its glaive at Khaul through the arch of the gateway. It misses. It then tries to swing at Vinny in their position on top of the wall. This strike is more accurate and hits her in spite of the cover.
Glaive: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Glaive: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 14 - 5 = 26 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 1 = 12

Yellow hurries up ahead of Red and then strikes once at Bastian but misses.
Glaive: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

Round 1 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage
Yellow Skeleton
Tess
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 2 damage
Bastian

Round 2:

Faerinaa

Ah spells! Tess obliges her ancestors by casting Disrupting Weapons on Khaul and Bastian's weaponry. Then she casts shield on herself.

Khaul and Bastian, you each have 1d4 positive energy added for each hit with your main weapons for the rest of the battle.

Empowered by Tess, Bastian goes on the offensive. Daring to get closer, he ◆ Strides up to yellow whirling his War Flail around his whole body and tries to smash it.

◆ War Flail +1, double disrupting, bludgeoning and positive: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 111d10 + 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (4) + (2) + 3 + (2) = 11

missing, he goes again

◆ War Flail +1, double disrupting, bludgeoning and positive, MAP: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 5 = 201d10 + 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (6) + (3) + 3 + (4) = 16

↺ Glimpse of Redemption ready!

Tess makes the weapons Khaul and Bastian are wielding glow with undead-disrupting power!

Bastian misses with the first attack, but hits with the second.

Round 1 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage
Yellow Skeleton 16 damage
Tess
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 2 damage
Bastian

Round 2:

Faerinaa

Khaul raises his shield, steps forward and swings at the yellow bedecked skeleton.

"Me hammer be thurstin for more bone dust." he mutters.

strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
B damage, magic, disrupting: 1d8 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (8) + 3 + (4) = 15

* Raise shield
* Stride
* Strike

* will use either glimpse of redemption (if someone else is wounded first) or shield block (if he is wounded first) as a reaction.

Khaul steps up and damages the same large skeleton that Bastian just hit.

Round 1 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage
Yellow Skeleton 31 damage
Tess
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 2 damage shield raised
Bastian

Round 2:

Faerinaa

"Owwww!" Vinny shouts as she gets stabbed by the skeleton champion. "Stupid skeletons, let's see how they like this..." She pulls out her last acid flasks and throws them at the yellow skeleton.

acid flask, lesser: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
1 point of acid damage on a hit, 1 point of splash acid damage on hit or miss, 1d6 persistent acid damage on a hit

acid flask, lesser, MAP: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 7 - 5 = 20

After throwing, she will move back away from the edge of the wall to get out of range of the glaives.

strike, strike, stride

Seeing the fight has moved outside the fort, Faerinaa runs down the stairs and draws her Rapier.

Stride, Stride, Draw Weapon

Vinny misses with the first flask, only managing to splash it with a small amount of acid. The second flask does hit the creature.

Faerinaa decides it is time for her to enter melee and repositions herself.

Red makes a broad sweep against Bastian and Khaul.
Glaive vs Bastian: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17
Glaive vs Khaul: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Khaul uses his glimpse of redemption but the skeleton still attacks.
Bastian uses his glimpse of redemption but Red is determined to hurt something.

It then attacks Khaul with its horns but fails to connect.
Horns, enfeebled, MAP: 1d20 + 14 - 2 - 8 ⇒ (4) + 14 - 2 - 8 = 8 Agile
Piercing, enfeebled: 1d10 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 2 = 13

Yellow tries the same trick, attacking both Khaul and Bastian. It misses Khaul but hits Bastian.
Glaive vs Khaul: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Glaive vs Bastian: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing: 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

It then tries to use its horns on Bastian.
Horns: 1d20 + 12 - 8 ⇒ (2) + 12 - 8 = 6 Agile
Piercing: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

The acid burns yellow
Acid: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Recovery: 1d20 ⇒ 12

Round 2 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage enfeebled 2
Yellow Skeleton 40 damage d6 persistent acid
Tess
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 12 damage shield raised
Bastian 23 damage

Round 3:

Faerinaa

Flat Check to cast spell this turn: 1d20 ⇒ 1 Hero Point
Flat Check to cast spell this turn: 1d20 ⇒ 17

She almost loses her struggle to defy the ancestors, and then finds the will to persevere.

Tess casts Disrupting Weapons on both her weapon and Faerina's, and then boldly moves forward. Faerinaa, you now have +1d4 positive energy on your weapon of choice.

Tess casts Disrupting Weapon on her elven curve blade and Faerinaa’s rapier, then moves into position to attack.

Round 2 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage enfeebled 2
Yellow Skeleton 40 damage d6 persistent acid
Tess disrupting weapon
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 12 damage shield raised disrupting weapin
Bastian 23 damage disrupting weapon

Round 3:

Faerinaa disrupting weapon

Bastian continues his flail-swinging onslaught.

◆ War Flail +1, double disrupting: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 161d10 + 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + (5) + 3 + (3) = 13

trying again, with the follow through

◆ War Flail +1, double disrupting, MAP: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 5 = 221d10 + 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (10) + (2) + 3 + (2) = 17

◆ He then clutches his weapon to his chest and casts Lay on Hands "Milani aid me against the tyranny of the Whispering Tyrant!" (12 healing)

↺ Glimpse of Redemption ready!

I’m going to assume Bastian is continuing to attack yellow.

Bastian misses with his first swing, but hits the giant skeleton with the second swing. That is enough to destroy that skeleton. He then heals himself.

Matthild calls out from the watch tower that this appears to be the last of the army!

Round 2 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage enfeebled 2
Yellow Skeleton 57 damage d6 persistent acid
Tess disrupting weapon
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 12 damage shield raised disrupting weapon
Bastian 11 damage disrupting weapon

Round 3:

Faerinaa disrupting weapon

Faerinaa moves around the skeleton, sliding behind it to stab it in the back as Tess attacks it from the front.

Striker, Rapier, vs. Flat Foot AC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 + (1) = 17

Stride, Stride, Strike. Will use Nimble Dodge if attacked for +2 AC.

Faerinaa misses the skeleton.

Round 2 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 6 damage enfeebled 2
Yellow Skeleton 57 damage d6 persistent acid
Tess disrupting weapon
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 12 damage shield raised disrupting weapon
Bastian 11 damage disrupting weapon

Round 3:

Faerinaa disrupting weapon

Keeping his shield raised against the fearsome opponents, Khaul calls out to his patron.

"[b]Torag guide my hand!/b]" as he swings his masters favored weapon.

strike: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28
damage (blunt,magic)disruption: 1d8 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (5) + 4 + (3) = 12

Then, on the backswing, tries again to fell the big boss skeleton.
strike,MAP: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 5 = 7
damage (blunt,magic)disruption: 1d8 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (6) + 4 + (3) = 13

* Raise shield
* strike
* strike

Khaul hits the skeleton with his first swing, but misses on the backswing.

Round 2 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Red Boss Skeleton 18 damage enfeebled 2
Yellow Skeleton 57 damage d6 persistent acid
Tess disrupting weapon
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 12 damage shield raised disrupting weapon
Bastian 11 damage disrupting weapon

Round 3:

Faerinaa disrupting weapon

Vinny lobs two fire bombs at the red zombie.

Attack, alchemist's fire, lesser: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 4
1 point splash damage on a miss, hit, or critical hit, 1 point of persistent fire damage on a hit

Attack, alchemist's fire, lesser, MAP: 1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (5) + 7 - 5 = 7
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

She then grabs Sylvina's potion from her bag and drinks it down.
healing: 2d8 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2) + 5 = 11

strike, strike, potion

Vinny hits with the first bomb, but the second lands too far away to even splash the skeleton. Unfortunately the skeleton is not harmed by the fire damage.

The remaining skeleton once again makes a wide swing, attempting to hit both Khaul and Bastian.
Glaive, enfeebled 2 vs Khaul: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 14 - 2 = 31 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing, enfeebled 2: 1d8 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 9 - 2 = 9

Glaive, enfeebled 2 vs Bastian: 1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 2 = 27 reach 15 ft, forceful
Slashing, enfeebled 2: 1d8 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 2 = 8

Bastian once again uses his reaction to reduce the damage that Khaul takes.
Khaul, which reaction do you want to take, shield block or Glimpse of Redemption?

It then takes a careful step back so that it is no longer flanked.

The tiny amount of fire is not enough to further injure the skeleton,
Recovery: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Round 3 of Wave 3:

Religion to identify them. Each of you trained in Religion or Undead Lore have tried once, results here.

Bolded may act.

Khaul could shield block or Glimpse of Redemption as his reaction

Red Boss Skeleton 18 damage enfeebled 2 1 persistent fire
Yellow Skeleton 57 damage d6 persistent acid
Tess disrupting weapon
Vinny 12 damage
Khaul 12 damage disrupting weapon plus 0 or 4 damage depending on Khaul’s reaction
Bastian 11 damage disrupting weapon plus 8 or 3 damage depending on Khaul’s reaction

Round 4:

Faerinaa disrupting weapon

Khaul will use glimpse to protect Bastion as Bastion has been kind enough to protect Khaul.

Raising his shield, Khaul strides to regain a flanking position around the giant mummy. He then again smashes the Hammer of Torag into the foul thing.

strike no bonus for FF included: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Damage (blunt,magic): 1d8 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (2) + 4 + (1) = 7

*raise shield
*stride
*strike

Bastian follows up, ◆ striding purposefully to giant red.

He grits has teeth and tries to smash the bones of the unnatural creature.

◆ War Flail +1, double disrupting: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 131d10 + 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (7) + (6) + 3 + (1) = 17

and in a very familiar pattern, he tries again...

◆ War Flail +1, double disrupting, MAP: 1d20 + 9 - 5 ⇒ (17) + 9 - 5 = 211d10 + 1d6 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (9) + (1) + 3 + (4) = 17

↺ Glimpse of Redemption ready

Faerinaa moves behind the skeleton as Khaul distracts it, stabbing upwards at its spine.

Strike vs. Flat Foot AC: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Rapier Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (5, 6) + 4 + (1) = 16
Deadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 2

Strike vs. Flat Foot AC, MAP: 1d20 + 10 - 5 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 5 = 14
Rapier Damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1d4 ⇒ (3, 2) + 4 + (4) = 13
Deadly?: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Step, Strike, Strike. I don't think we were flanking already Khaul, the line between our centers would have gone through its right side and top instead of opposite sides.

Khaul hits with his hammer.

Bastian barely manages to hit with the second swing of his flail.

Faerinaa finds a crack in the bones and drivers her rapier deep into it. The crack travels up the spine and causes the skeletal structure to collapse.

Combat over

Having dispatched the most powerful of the attacking army, it is only a short while before you finish destroying the rest of it. Matthild confirms there are no more on their way.

There are several shouts of joy. After some checking, you confirm that everyone survived the attacks. The preparations paid off.

Mask Narsen thanks you each individually for your work on the repairs and the battle preparations. He assures you that this has firmly cemented the relationship between Razmiran and the Pathfinder Society. He hopes for many years of productive and mutually beneficial cooperation.

Junissa offers to stay long enough to help rebuild the main gate again.

Have some closing remarks, but figured I should give you time to react here.

"Everyone survived! Everyone survived!" Tess hugs villagers right and left, and then runs up to hug Bastian, Khaul, Faerinaa and Vinny. "This has been an amazing journey, and a wonderful project. I am so happy that I had all of you by my side!"

She uses up her remaining first level spells in healing bursts.

Three 1st level spells cast in bursts: 3d8 ⇒ (1, 6, 5) = 12

"Let's get everyone healed up, and then tonight, let's eat together! We did it!"

"Ha! See, I told you, even skeletons hate it when you jam a rapier straight up the spinal column." Faerinaa smirks briefly, before she takes note of Khaul and Bastian's wounds and gets a worried look on her face until Tess runs up to heal them. "That was awesome everyone! Great job!"

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When Mask Narsen thanks the group for their efforts, Faerinaa gives him a smile and nod. "Thank you Mask Narsen, this has been a memorable experience. You and your people have been a pleasure to work with and fight beside. I wanted to mention Lotte in particular; she and her family were most welcoming hosts, and were both hospitable and hard workers on the fort itself."

Vinny grins as the last skeleton falls. "Woohoo! Excellent work everyone! The undead are difficult foes, but we are victorious!"

She accepts Mask Narsen's thanks with a smile, and offers to help Junissa with rebuilding the gate if she needs assistance.

"Astonishing. I did not expect this mission to turn out like this. Amazing companions. A successful Lodge-building. A brutally exhilarating battle. Tonight we celebrate!" Bastian offers handshakes and a few hugs.

He also congratulates the villagers on repelling the undead and thanks them for their assistance.

Khaul makes sure his shield and hammer are in good nick. Thanking each of them, the champion of Torag wants to ensure his equipment is ready in case of another surprise attack. Once that is done, he is quick to help in the repairs to the main gate.

Once all that is done, he does his best to show that dwarves really do know how to celebrate.

"An excellent job. And what a baptism for the new lodge! Holding off an undead army while protecting the people of the village. That is a worthy foundation to work from."

The town joins in the celebration, all of them relieved to have gotten through the attack without significant injuries. When you go down to the village, you find that there was only minor damage done there. A few broken doors where they had been locked and some items spilled on the floor.

The new gate takes a little longer than the original one, but part of that is the Hengus’s crafting some iron bands to reinforce it. Junissa also makes a few adjustments in the stone around it so as to give slightly better protection.

About two days after the attack, Mask Narsen makes the journey to the lodge to talk with your group. He tells you about having investigated the papers and love letters you found. He now believes the fort was originally built about 500 years ago by a minor Varisian noble from Ustalov and his Kelli wife. Their names have been lost, but what is remembered is that they were run out of Caliphas after their devotion to the goddess Urgathoa was made public. They fled to here and used their fortune to build Fort Agate. They hired bandits and used the fort as a base to raid local shipping on the Glass River and Lake Encarthan.

Nothing is known of their eventual fate, but several bandit lords used it in the following centuries. The fort was mostly neglected during this time. Evidently bandit lords don’t believe in maintenance. The last bandit lord to use it was driven out in 4661 AR by Razmir, blessed be his name.

About a week after the attack, some Pathfinder agents arrive to take over and allow you to return home. You are allowed to keep the remaining constructions funds as a bonus for your work.

About a month later, you each get a letter from Venture Captain Narsen thanking you again and stating that he was selected to become the Venture Captain of the new lodge. He invites you to visit when you have a chance.

Wait.. Mask Narsen is also now Venture Captain Narsen??????

Wait.. Mask Narsen is also now Venture Captain Narsen??????

Yes, and chef Lotte Mayar is listed as a key member of the lodge who organizes the workforce.

Now that you have finished the adventure, you might want to look up Exalted Lodge in LO Pathfinder Society Guide.

Another child and me myself tested positive this morning. Great school holidays...

I have two broken fingers - I've snapped of the tendon at the top of one of them as well. Could be worse. Typing is slower! I hope the COVID isn't serious. I felt awful for several days when I had it.

Best wishes for a full recovery, Bastian.

I will try to get an update in today. Going to be slow on my side this week still because I’m preparing for an in person convention. Going to be the first one where I am the organizer, fortunately it is a small convention.

Sorry for all the delays.

Okay Team, we have two person days worth of projects left and then we are done with construction of the Fort. That means that Vinny and Khaul could finish that one together without any assistance.

(Khaul, I know you are sick. Is there anything else you want to build out at the Fort?)

If not, the other three of us should spend the last day talking to locals and seeing how many people we can influence and get to take up the coin.

Day 13 work

Already completed tasks:
* Clean the Fort (Approach Road)
* Patch the Hole in the Outer Wall
* Rebuild Scaffolding for Battlements
* Replace the Main Gate
* Clean the Fort (Courtyard)
* Collapse the Watchtower
* Repair the Well
* Clean the Fort (Great Hall)
* Rebuild Collapsed Stairs
* Clean the Fort (Roof)
* Construct Cover for the Roof
* Excavate Stairs Below Great Hall
* Clean the Fort (Dungeon)
* Decipher Ancient Writings
* Cleanse Urgathoan Shrine
* Clean the Fort (Barracks)
* Repair the Barracks

Task: Build Wooden Watchtower
Klaus: Plisken, Rakka, Martin
Vinny: Junissa, Wilfred, Braderock

Today’s Progress: 10 person days, 6 gp
Completed: 10/12 days

Task: Talk to Locals
Tokens accepted by Bessama and Matthild.

Tess talks with Mask Lumley, Rakka, Plisken.
Faerinaa talks with Lotte, Mikkel, Plisken.
Bastian talks with Edgar, Matthild, Mask Lumley

Money 26 gp - 6 gp spent today = 20 gp remaining

CURRENT STATUS: TALK TO LOCALS

Holding Coins:

Bessama
Matthild

Coin Questions Pending:

Plisken
Rakka

Helpful But Not Currently Holding a Coin:

Petrus
Rakka (coin question pending)
Sylvina

Question to GM: If PCs become helpful, do we know that they would not betray us?

DAY 14 TALK TO LOCALS -- First Thoughts

Assuming that both Plisken and Rakka take up the coin on Day 13, who else do we want to influence?

I am hoping to do one more try at Sylvina. However, we could focus efforts on someone else in town. There are the two smiths. We could also try to make Mask Lumley helpful, assuming that we make any progress with him on Day 13, but Tess would not trust him with a coin.

Thoughts?

I'm just as happy working the repairs. Khaul is not really a talky kind of a person. Though he is more than happy to spend time with the smiths. IC he'd be pretty happy to try and work on them once the repairs are done, but mechanically a bonus of +0 is not likely to prove helpful.

Question to GM: If PCs become helpful, do we know that they would not betray us?

Provided they stay helpful, yes. If their attitude shifts down then they will go to their default.

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I will probably only do one update this Thursday-Sunday. I can still answer quick questions, but need to concentrate on the convention that I’m organizing this weekend.

We will try to get back up to speed next week. I do not foresee any problems finishing before the end of Outpost.

I kind of like the idea of having Tess work away at Lumley for at least a few more tries, though I agree we definitely should not offer him a coin. We've failed to influence him a number of times, so its probably not worth it for those of us with lower diplomacy modifiers from trying him. I agree she should make another attempt to get Sylvina to take the token.

Faerinaa would like to keep working on Mikkel and Lotte, and would like to go and visit the nearby ponds with Plisken on day 14. After that, she would probably like to focus on the Mayar family until they all seem helpful.

If we've got 16 more days, I think we should have a good chance of turning the whole town helpful. That seems like a lot of time though; events might occur before the end, or maybe the scenario just got written with a lot of padding in case the players were unlucky.

We're going to be all done with repairs in another day, so if Vinny and Khaul want to keep busy at the fort, we'll need another project. I was thinking about it, and thought maybe we could have some boards with arrow slits attached to the top of the watchtower so they could be pulled up and locked in place in the event of an attack; it would make a great sniper's nest up there.

Mechanically, I'm thinking something that would let the person in the tower spend a 3-action turn raising the boards to give Greater Cover.

Would that be viable GM, and what would the requirements on that be?

Someone with a good sense motive would help you influence the town. Sometimes you have been successful but didn’t find out until later because you couldn’t figure out if you had successfully changed their attitude.

Why the interest in Mask Lumley?

Its because he's the semi?-official head of the town, so getting him to be friendly towards the developing lodge seems like it could be good for laying a strong foundation for the lodge's relationships with the town going forward. He's definitely not pathfinder material, but we've gotten a few good prospects on that front already, so it seems like it might be worth some effort to smooth things over with the official presence so to speak.

Tess is DONE with Lumley. Based on her reading of Lumley, he's not worthy of being a friend of the Pathfinder Society. We have tried gamely to persuade him, and he is still a bigoted tyrant. It would have been nice to make him friendlier, but unless we have a ton of time left*, I want to focus on other folks.

Let us prioritize the people we most want to convert.

I like the idea of the arrow slits project.

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* I'm pretty sure that we're on borrowed time as it is. I suspect that events will hit us sooner rather than later.

Alright, what is the plan going forward?

Are you looking to create mantlets or something similar across the top of the outer wall? I’m not sure what you are looking for.

Arrow slits are something you build into a wall, usually a stone wall. They sort of need to be designed in.

Right now, what you have is an intact wall, gateway, main keep, and barracks. You have a mostly complete wooden tower looking over the Glass River Valley which will give a good view of anything moving along the river.

So far, four people have accepted the tokens. The tokens are for people you want in the society.

What do you want to do now?

Well, finish the tower... do we have crenellations on top of our wall?

We could build a small forge, but that might upset the local smiths, so many not.

How about a small garden just outside, or a vegetable garden inside, in case of sieges.

Something similar to a mantlet, but attached to the top of the tower. Basically a short wooden wall with arrow slits in it hinged to the top of the watchtower, so the wall usually hangs down to avoid blocking the view but can be pulled up to give cover to shoot out of.

For the next day, Faerinaa is going to talk to Lotte, Mikkel and go visit the ponds with Plisken. The following day, she'll probably visit Braderock, Wilfred and Mikkel.

There are no crenellations on the wall, it is a simple wall with scaffold leading up to it. I would need to look up the proper name for the scaffolding, but is basically something to stand on.

I will think about what sort of effort some sort of palisade with arrow slits on top of the wall will involve. I don’t think that will be too difficult.

I agree that a forge seems reasonable and may cause some disappointment from the Hengus family.

Garden is more a matter of setting aside space and working it than building something. You already have some flowers planted around the lodge.

Simple furniture might also be appropriate. At some point, someone is going to point out that the lodge is done and ask why you haven’t moved in.

@Faerinaa Your group has already given a token to Plisken.

Furniture.

Definitely. Desks, beds, tables. Cupboards.

Oh... a library. Shelves.

We don't necessarily want the place looking like a fortress - its a lodge. That doesn't mean we don't want it to be defensible.

Furniture.

Definitely. Desks, beds, tables. Cupboards.

Oh... a library. Shelves.

We don't necessarily want the place looking like a fortress - its a lodge. That doesn't mean we don't want it to be defensible.

This is the last step before Bastian would move in, I think. Then we can go down to the village for supplies, etc. and chat with our neighbours.

Sorry for the delay. Here are the tasks you requested.

Construct Cover for the Wall
[Downtime] [Manipulate]
Requires: Trained in Crafting or hire Carpenter
Work Required: 12 person-days
Skill Check: DC 15 Crafting/Architecture Lore
Build wooden palisade on top of the wall to provide cover against missile fire while allowing missile fire at the enemy through gaps.

Build basic furniture for lodge
[Downtime] [Manipulate]
Requires: Trained in Crafting or hire Carpenter
Work Required: 6 person-days
Skill Check: DC 15 Crafting/Carpentry lore
Build some simple benches, tables, bed slates, and shelves for the keep and barracks.

That looks good to me!

I think Khaul would opt for the furniture first as being the more immediately usful items.

We need to get back to this if we are to finish before the end of Outpost V.

Botted Vinny.

Will do day 16 update tomorrow.

Given the number who have already said they would do so, I’m going to assume the whole group decides to move into the lodge today.

Please tell me if your character does not want to do that for some reason.

I will work on the Talk to Locals late tonight.

Go ahead and plan out the next few days work.

Can we just declare our work on the lodge done once these final projects are finished?

Can we just declare our work on the lodge done once these final projects are finished?

You can declare it done at any point you want now.

Does everyone else want to be done?

Sorry, didn’t get the results of talking with locals up until this morning. Was trying to do it last night and it just wasn’t working.

Wha tis the significance of declaring we are done?

Khaul would just keep pottering around making extra furniture and enjoying putting his skills to work until the folk who are supposed to move in permanently arrive.

Doing nothing means I can skip forward to when the scenario says something happens. I don’t think it is much of a spoiler to say something will happen.

Continuing to craft doesn’t take me much time, but if I wait for each person to post or a day has gone by that does limit how fast things go. The Talk to Locals tends to take me longer.

May 16th is the end of Outpost V and it would be nice to complete on time.

Right, Khaul will potter away with woodwork until something happens. Making improved fittings for the rooms, bookshelves etc. Just T10 for a 17 times as many days as we have.

Bastian is going to spend his time training and socialising with the excellent group he finds himself with.

As a player, I'm half-expecting a portal to open up under the keep, or forgotten catacombs, and us to find the undead or demons inside.

Bastian will have his blade spirit as a disrupting weapon because of the Whispering Tyrant rumours.

We haven’t heard from Faerinaa and Vinny. It has been a while since Vinny posted.

In any case, I don’t see us finishing by May 16th. Sorry. I will be able to report it but the game will not be done by then.

Sounds like Khaul wants to craft until something happens. No issues there. Bastian will fill his time with other things that do not require that I do anything. Tess is willing to finish off the last project you are in the middle of.

Sort of surprised that Khaul didn’t want to finish the project with the cover for the wall.

I can easily take care of the above.

Hi, sorry, I'm still here! I got out of the habit of checking the game and then finals week hit. It's winding down now, so I'll be able to post more regularly! My apologies again.

Faerinaa is excited for her wall cover project, and I think will just work on that until its complete or something happens.

Once its done, I think its good to just skip forward to when things happen.

Alright, I’m hearing a lot of support for just doing some crafting without any villagers until something happens ™.

Bastian will be scouting the area, doing weapons practice, and other such things.

Tess do you want to help with more furniture or with the wooden wall cover?

Vinny do you mind if I just Bot your crafting checks?

Fine with me!

Sorry, happy to finish the wall cover before I continue the furniture.

My level of concentration has been lacking a bit. Covid recovery has just left be really quite drained. Everything is fine until suddenly I hit a wall and I need a rest. This has a bit of an impact on my gaming.

Alright, will go forward with that.

Looks like Tess is well situated to train the villagers for Combat. It looks like we would need two training sessions.

Everyone else is qualified to work on one or more of the traps. Am I understanding this correctly that we can get the bonus from having a specialist for free, but that the NPCs are not rolling, so we'll have at most 5 attempts for things per 8 hour cycle?

Can Faerinaa bring up help to finish the wall cover on one of the 8 hour shifts without paying as well?

Do we need to sleep in here at all? That seems potentially important.

Also, can we do recall knowledge checks on generic zombie/skeleton resistances/weaknesses ahead of time? Its always possible we're facing some sort of non-standard zombie/skeleton setup, but I know they usually have common resistances and weaknesses. Faerinaa has fought standard ones before, and it would likely help us set up some tactical things ahead of time like Vinny's bomb loadout or targets for crossbow fire/disrupting weapons.

For those of us training the locals, can we roll our own Diplomacy skill checks?

so we'll have at most 5 attempts for things per 8 hour cycle?

One check per 8 hours, all the tasks take 8 hours. I don’t know where you got 5 checks per 8 hours.

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Each of you gets to make 2 or 3 checks to improve the defenses.

If you make 3 checks, you will be fatigued when the undead get here.

Yes, you can certainly make a separate recall knowledge check for generic zombie and skeletons, but until you see them you aren’t going to be able know exactly what type of zombies and skeletons they are.

No one is charging for their work. The villagers sort of want to survive this.

Go ahead and roll your own checks. For training, you should select the names of the NPCs you are training.

If Faerinaa wants to use up the NPCs required, yes she could use one shift to try and complete the wall covering.

Faerinaa wrote:

so we'll have at most 5 attempts for things per 8 hour cycle?

One check per 8 hours, all the tasks take 8 hours. I don’t know where you got 5 checks per 8 hours.

Five PCs, each making a check = 5 checks per 8 hours.

Faerinna was embracing the whole team's potential.

If you make 3 checks, you will be fatigued when the undead get here.

So... Let's vote. Two checks and perky, or three checks and fatigued? Tess votes for two checks and perky, but will stay up with everyone else if that is what the group decides.

Tess votes Perky!

EDIT: Tess has looked up Fatigued, and has changed her mind. She's decided she is willing to risk lower defenses for herself to help others. Tess will be taking the 3rd Action, but will understand if others in the party require their sleep.

we can get the bonus from having a specialist for free, but that the NPCs are not rolling,

Missed this one.

Yes, you would get the bonus for the specialist.

GM Bret wrote:

Faerinaa wrote:

so we'll have at most 5 attempts for things per 8 hour cycle?

One check per 8 hours, all the tasks take 8 hours. I don’t know where you got 5 checks per 8 hours.

Five PCs, each making a check = 5 checks per 8 hours.

Faerinna was embracing the whole team's potential.

Alright, if that is how you want to view it.

Yes, your team can make between 10 and 15 total attempts to improve the defenses. Doing more than 10 means at least one of you are fatigued.

You don’t all have to do the same number of tasks.

Also, for reference fatigued.

Huh. Fatigued is not as bad as I thought it was.

Okay, I have changed my mind. Tess will go for the all-nighter in hopes of helping the village.

Bastian won't pull an all-nighter. I've been fatigued in games before and it was not good.

He should do one training and one crafting?

Tess is going to do three trainings, which will cover everyone from the village (actually, it will be an overage, because you can train up to 8 villagers.) I think I may need to leave the two trapsmiths, Matthild and Plisken, out of the trainings so that all of you can use them to lay down traps.

I will go ahead and do my three rolls, and then Bastian can decide if another training is needed, or if he can devote himself to trap-making.

Since this isn’t making an impression nor request, Tess will be at her base Diplomacy for the training.

If you can get a critical success, it means you can get some sleep.