GM supervillan's 5-13 Weapon in the Rift [Low Tier, Gameday] (Inactive)

Game Master supervillan

OOC discussion thread for the low tier table.

Since we already have a wizard and don't seem to have much on the nature side of things, would you all prefer me to bring my druid?

Both are level five and I have fun with both pc's, no preference either way.

whatever you feel like playing, man...

Since we already have a wizard and don't seem to have much on the nature side of things, would you all prefer me to bring my druid?

Both are level five and I have fun with both pc's, no preference either way.

Sure, why not? If you'll have fun either way, I see a more diverse party as a win.

I have decided to bring the druid!

Pete H.
Dexter & Salazar
123584-3
Grand Lodge
Using John's Roll from the Recruitment Thread of 13 plus Dexter's Mod of 14 that is a 27 for the dayjob. I could reroll if that is preferred.
Standard XP

i'll be bringing my slayer 6 to the fold...

You dotted in with a Cleric 5 Grimdog, but you can of course switch PC.

cool...just wanted to make sure i wasnt upsetting the APL...or people relying on a healbot...

This scenario has an optional Hard Mode.

Hard Mode presents additional challenge above and beyond the standard level. Playing in Hard Mode does not provide any additional reward beyond bragging rights. There is an exception - I believe there are one or two convention boons that do provide rewards for completing a number of Hard Mode scenarios.

Please let me know if you would like to attempt Hard Mode. All players must be unanimous, otherwise we play in normal mode.

This scenario has an optional Hard Mode.

Hard Mode presents additional challenge above and beyond the standard level. Playing in Hard Mode does not provide any additional reward beyond bragging rights. There is an exception - I believe there are one or two convention boons that do provide rewards for completing a number of Hard Mode scenarios.

Please let me know if you would like to attempt Hard Mode. All players must be unanimous, otherwise we play in normal mode.

I'd rather play at normal and see how it goes.

Normal mode it is.

Decimus, do you have a portrait or token you'd like to use on the game map?

here's my dude

Normal mode it is.

Decimus, do you have a portrait or token you'd like to use on the game map?

If you don't mind I prefer to use the Ennead Star for his token; if he lives to see 7th level, most PCs won't see his face anymore. :)

Checking in! I'll make sure my sheet is up to date within a few hours of this post.

token image

Not able to run through my sheet tonight as planned but will in the morning.

Need to knows:
PFS#14196-4
Silver Crusade
Init: +3
Profession: Tower Guard +7
Standard prog

update: later tonight!

My weekends get pretty packed, so likely weeknights (US Central) will be my most ideal post times.

I'm UK based, so don't worry about posting times. I aim to set a steady pace, but there will be times when I miss a day here or there. I only ask that players let me know when they're going to be out of the loop, as far as that is possible.

I do have a bit of travel and a minor medical procedure later this month, but I don't expect to miss more than a day's posting at a time and I'll let you all know when I'm out of action :)

I'm UK based, so don't worry about posting times. I aim to set a steady pace, but there will be times when I miss a day here or there. I only ask that players let me know when they're going to be out of the loop, as far as that is possible.

I do have a bit of travel and a minor medical procedure later this month, but I don't expect to miss more than a day's posting at a time and I'll let you all know when I'm out of action :)

Hopefully very minor medical procedure and good luck with it! If you need/want to take a few days off before and after, just let us know so we don't flood your inbox with PMs. :)

...just let us know so we don't flood your inbox with PMs. :)

OR, you know, don't tell us if you really want the attention ;)

Hi guys! Just checking in. I had some papa duties to attend to and then a minor home emergency that's now been dealt with, but now have to head to work. Will post during a break as soon as I can!

@GM Should you find I'm a bit lax on posting my turn/actions, do feel free to bot me to keep things moving. I do not want my current circumstances/schedule slowing the game down. This week, I'm helping fill in for a sick coworker, so things are a bit wilder than normal.

No worries Radiarch, thanks for letting me know.

Lol, I goofed on writing out the Spellcraft roll sorry y'all. I meant that the aid was a bonus I was receiving (that how I interpreted Dexter's post), but then didn't actually add in the bonus and now it looks like I'm aiding Dexter... Thanks for pointing that out Trajan!

GM, my intent was indeed to roll the main spellcraft roll and accept the aid that I think Dexter was rolling for.

@GM: Just a correction - it is Trajan's Wayfinder. I tell ya, Paladins get no respect! :P

It is indeed :)

That's what happens when I post at the end of a long day.

I am travelling today, but should be able to post tomorrow :)

I am travelling all day Saturday so won't be able to post again till Sunday - which gives you time to think on the puzzle :)

I am travelling all day Saturday so won't be able to post again till Sunday - which gives you time to think on the puzzle :)

Have fun traveling! One question that's been overlooked in the 'Gameplay' tab is what Knowledge check or checks would give the PCs more information on "Eleder." The writing on bar #4 tells us it's a city but that's it and it isn't clear what connection there is between the Acts and Eleder.

Puzzle Post.

First let me start off by writing that I hate puzzles. I'm operating on some assumptions; I'm looking for input to see what everyone else thinks.

1) I doubt any of the four bars will reference the same 'Act' so I'm assuming each 'Act' will only be used once in the puzzle.
2) The dials go from 0 to 9 and include a blank 'value.' Since there are 11 'Acts', I'm assuming 10 would be represented as 1-0 (meaning the '1' on the first dial and the '0' on the second dial) and 11 would be represented as 1-1. I don't know how to underline, strike through, etc. on here so please bear with me. So, for example, if one of the lines/hints/bars had 'Acts' 1, 2, and 11 referenced, the dials would be set to 1-2-1-1.
3) I'm going to post what I think are the answers but I'm not sure about a couple of them so I'm going to use an 'X' for the unknown part.
4) The first bar only references 3 'Acts' and the second bar only references 2 'Acts', so I'm assuming this is where the blanks come into play. I'm going with the English (and other languages) bias of reading from left to right so I'm assuming the blanks would be after the numbers of the 'Acts'.
5) This is what I think so far:

1st Bar
6-9-7-blank (There appears to be only 3 'Acts' in this one)

2nd Bar
4-8-blank-blank (Looks like only 2 'Acts' are referred to)

3rd Bar
X-3-1-1 (I'm puzzled on the first dial and not sure which 'Act' the clue on the bar refers to. The '1-1' is for the 11th 'Act', the last 'clue' mentioned.

4th Bar
5-X-1-0 (The second 'Act' is the one I OOC'ed the GM about since "Eleder" doesn't appear anywhere in the 'Acts of Iomedae.')

When it comes to the 3rd Bar, I found this in the Archives of Nethys:
"First Act: Iomedae recovered her allies from the gullets of the beast Nakorshor’mond. Study of this act grants the reader +2 sacred bonus to CMD when resisting a grapple attempt and a +2 sacred bonus on concentration checks to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability when grappled."
Lyrmin Discourses - My Paladin can't afford this Holy Text.

So I'm leaning towards "By escaping the wound," refers to the 'First Act', thus it's dial settings would be:
1-3-1-1

Further, if my 1st assumption about not repeating 'Acts' is correct, and my guess on the first dial of the 3rd bar being the 'First Act' is correct, it means we're only missing the 'Second Act.' Thus it would appear the 4th bar would be:
5-2-1-0

Oh wow, I clearly didn't understand the puzzle. There is a full set of dials on each bar? Let's go with this then!

EDIT: Whelp, it is quite clearly stated they each have a full set. Good job me, Vosk is clearly the one with the rocking int stat, not me!

Oh wow, I clearly didn't understand the puzzle. There is a full set of dials on each bar? Let's go with this then!

EDIT: Whelp, it is quite clearly stated they each have a full set. Good job me, Vosk is clearly the one with the rocking int stat, not me!

I have the same problem where my PC probably knows something but I don't. My inquisitor made his Knowledge (Religion) check on the vulnerabilities of skeletons but, for some reason, I wrote that my PC was using his short sword. It should've been his dagger; I was hoping the GM would let me switch as it was my, and not the PC's, brain that farted but no go.

Gotta sleep, but will play by turn early in the morning (US Central).

Sorry, I need clarity on one thing as creatures have moved on the map before I was able to see, so piecing the action together based on what's written thus far. The creature straight across from me in the other room by itself... has it done anything yet or have we just been fighting the shade that's currently next to Trajan and Salazar?

There's a skeleton on the floor, which has a token. But it hasn't moved and isn't fighting. The hostile shade is next to Trajan and Salazar.

Thank you! Oh but to be able to shoot through walls...

With enough strength and adamantine arrows, anything is possible! ;)

Can Salazar ready to strike the ghost if it comes back out of the wall in range or are readied actions too complicated for a companion?

If a Companion knows the Defend trick I generally treat that as a useable Ready Action, albeit with the limitation that the triggering criteria can't be more complex than attacking whatever attacks the Companion or whoever it is instructed to Defend.

Dexter will issue ‘defend Trajan’ then since that was the last pathfinder attacked. Thanks!

To speed play, I find it useful in pbp to post Readied attacks under spoiler, like this:

To speed play, I find it useful in pbp to post Readied attacks under spoiler, like this:

** spoiler omitted **

Thank you, we'll all that attack roll you made for all of the PCs this round! ;)

Oh, if only all my PCs rolled as well on the dicebot :o

Can I ready an action to cast Vanish from the wand vs the target of the shade's attack?

You can do this, but bear in mind that Vanish has range=touch so your action will only go off if the shade attacks someone adjacent to you. Let me know if you want to do that or just vanish Doran.

Oh, if only all my PCs rolled as well on the dicebot :o

Vosk wrote:

Can I ready an action to cast Vanish from the wand vs the target of the shade's attack?

You can do this, but bear in mind that Vanish has range=touch so your action will only go off if the shade attacks someone adjacent to you. Let me know if you want to do that or just vanish Doran.

Yes, I assumed everyone was piling into the other room now, so touch range should be ok! :D

You can only crit an incorporeal with Ghost Touch - but Holy Weapon Balm on a magic weapon is also effective.

Noted! I keep meaning to equip Radiarch with more tools of the trade for stuff like this, but I get lazy until time. I've got the gold to burn. Just need to hunker down and do it!

GM supervillan, from IC thread wrote:

You can only crit an incorporeal with Ghost Touch - but Holy Weapon Balm on a magic weapon is also effective.

Noted! I keep meaning to equip Radiarch with more tools of the trade for stuff like this, but I get lazy until time. I've got the gold to burn. Just need to hunker down and do it!

And the better news for archers is that, unlike melee weapons, you can coat 10 arrows/bolts in Holy Weapon Balm.

The reason for the apparent disparity in the shade's hp is that it gains temporary hp whenever it hits successfully with its incorporeal touch.

Though I marked that temp hp on the tracker, I probably ought to have described it too.

The reason for the apparent disparity in the shade's hp is that it gains temporary hp whenever it hits successfully with its incorporeal touch.

Though I marked that temp hp on the tracker, I probably ought to have described it too.

Don't worry, I can't read or do math.

Radiarch casts daybreak arrow on his entire quiver of remaining arrows

Radiarch, I pm'd you regarding your spells. You cannot cast level 3 spells as a level 5 paladin.

You may choose alternative actions.

I'll give Radiarch another 24 hours or so to post before botting or delaying.

I feel truly embarassed. I am going back over notes and I can't see how I reached such an outlandish assumption I could run those spells. Truly sorry to waste time on that, but am working to fix that pronto! I was not until tonight privy to either you or Shadow Dragon (Trajan)'s PMs sent over the weekend until just now. I had my email notifications shut off so I was oblivious to them.

@Shadow Dragon - Thank you for reaching out. I think I'll take you up on that offer to help apply more of the Balm of Holy Weapon on yours to finish out the fight.

Many thanks you two!

If that's the action you want Radiarch to take, you'll need to delay or ready him; I forgot that Vosk used his Wand of Vanish on Trajan so, right now, no one can see him. By the end of Trajan's turn he will be visible; at that time you're free to help out or use one of the Scrolls of Magic Weapon on Radiarch's arrows. :)

Bummer! That's right. Is the scroll on you and within reach of me within reason?