GM Otha’s The Moonscar (Inactive)

Game Master Otha

Well, then, I guess her touch AC has to be lowered by 8 again.

Y’all were in less danger from the demon once you expelled it from the dragon’s body; its express purpose then was to kill the dragon…

Got Valentine plans all afternoon/evening, will move us forward tomorrow…

No way to tell that to Flynn, but out of character I say keep scouting until you find something dangerous. That way we have most of the map revealed before you need to fly back. We can then formulate some plan or tactic, and this has the advantage of allowing us to save Janira or other friendlies before they're unto us... once the keep is under alert, it could lead to bad things...

Flint does plan on scouting the four rooms undetected if at all possible and reporting back. At least that is the plan. :)

On the road; will try to get a post up tonight. If I don’t hear otherwise, I’ll set it up for a Vrock visit ;)

With the exception of Sweet Mawd and Flint there is no one really in the party with the stealth chops to sneak up on the vrocks anyways so a party visit is in order.

It is time to say hello to the vrocks. :)

Oh, one more question…are you all flying down?

I'm thinking the spell elapsed and we will either have to climb or be spelled again. Marta has a descent climb skill and a climbers kit if there is a shortage on flight spells.

Flint's scouting foray should not have taken long. Perhaps a couple of minutes at most. He was only taking move actions and free actions and with a fly speed of 60 feet (halved for stealth) he could have covered the area quickly. Of course it is up to GM Otha to officially tell us how much time has elapsed. :)

Yea, I did not mean your fly spell, I meant mine and anyone else's cast at the top of the last pit. The characters with overland flight are still good too.

Marta could climb, get a fly spell cat on her, or just be carried to the bottom.

Yes, your Fly spell is well expired that is for sure. At least 40 minutes have already past since we jumped down the last hole. :)

The great thing about PbP is that you can always go back and read the prior posts. This makes record keeping so much easier and more accurate.

Hmm…this’d be a tough climb as there’s no wall near the hole in the ceiling; the hole is in the middle of the ceiling and you’d have to climb the top of the ceiling to a wall and the ceilings are fairly smooth…lemme do some research and see what the DC would be unless you had something like a monkey-fish spell…

She does have a spider climb potion, so that is an option too. Just waiting to see if someone offers to help her before I waste resources or attempt a potentially dangerous climb.

Sounds good, Marta. I’ll wait to post till I hear how everyone’s managing to get down…

Flint will fly down as he should have time remaining.

Both Agata and Sweet Mawd are flying.

Neither of them read Abyssal (Sweet Mawd has Truespeech but I don't believe that applies to reading).

Reminder to everyone that (I believe) Communal Mindblank and Heroic Invocation should still be active.

Agata will tap herself with her wand of Heightened Awareness before entering the vrocks' area (and dismiss it when we roll initiative).

Alie has time on her overland flight. She can cast Fly for whoever needs it with some of her 4th level spell slots.

Marta will take a fly spell then and glide down with the others. If noone can read the writing, she will use a scroll of comprehend languages.

Just a heads up to give you an idea on where we’re at with this module…

We’re on the backside of it; I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. While this chamber is not the last you’ll have to get thru to the finale, you’re getting closer. Those of you who did my Tomb of the Iron Medusa know that one took 10 months to complete; we’re at about the 6-month mark on this one and we’re on track to finish well before that one, methinks…

I'd love to have the group take a rest and recover spells. Metagaming tells me there will be no consequences in doing so.

We can take a rest if you like Marta. Just bring it up in character and we will find a nice (extra-dimensional) place to rest. :)

Agata has her Fairy Ring Resthouse spell prepared again for us to rest whenever we like.

Thanks for botting me. I'm on a trip and brought the wrong charger so my laptop died. Have just sorted it out today and am getting caught up.

@Agata - Are you going to put up Mind Blank, Communal and Heroic Invocation after our long rest? I am assuming that you are but it is always better to ask. :)

I’ll move us forward in the morning…

Sorry for he absence everyone. I will post today!

Backtracking to the pool after your victory, you check out the rotting corpse; the body is too decomposed to identify, but thru Flint’s sift spell, you find and identify the following items:

+2 cold iron warhammer
a headband of alluring charisma +2
4 oils of bless weapon
a potion of neutralize poison
a set of celestial armor

Status:
Marta (-1)
Theodric (-37)
Zaarah (-5)
Agata (-1)
Sweet Mawd (-1)

Ring of Obedience (Slide 1)

Strongly Chaos-Aligned and Evil-Aligned: Nonevil or nonchaotic creatures take a –2 circumstance penalty on all Intelligence-, Wisdom-, and Charisma-based checks in the Moonscar. This penalty stacks with itself for creatures that fall into both categories (-4).

Impeded Magic: To cast a spell or use a spell-like ability with the good or lawful descriptor, a caster must make a concentration check (DC 20 + the level of the spell).

Has the celestial armor been claimed already? If not Zaarah would don the armor.

It has not been claimed, so it’s yours if you wish…

@Agata - Are you going to put up Mind Blank, Communal and Heroic Invocation after our long rest? I am assuming that you are but it is always better to ask. :)

Yes, I thought I had posted to that effect but sorry if I missed it. Both of those, as well as castings of Heroism for all the people I've done in the past (I've lost count of exactly how many it is but I have multiple slots of Heroism prepped).

Sorry, had to stay late for work, it was a long day…I’ll update in the morning…

Question on Deathwatch. How does that affect undead, in particular vampires? Is it referrIng to hit points alone? I only ask as these are vampires and even when they’re 0 or below, they aren’t dead until staked, immersed in running water, exposed to sunlight, etc. The description also mentions knowing if they’re undead (and you already know they are):

You instantly know whether each creature within the area is dead, fragile (alive and wounded, with 3 or fewer hit points left), fighting off death (alive with 4 or more hit points), healthy, undead, or neither alive nor dead (such as a construct).

So, aside from telling you they’re undead, does it tell you anything else about them?

Gotta make a pickup up this morning but will post when I get back…

You mean Death Ward and not Deathwatch, which is what Flint cast, and Marta intends to cast? It protects from level drain, first of all, and negative energy/death spells in general. With a pack of vamps about to descend on us, it could be a life saver.

@Marta - Not to put words in the GM's mouth but it does seem like he is actually talking about the spell Death Watch here and not Death Ward.

You do make a solid point about the level drain. Try to be immune to Energy Drain or do not get hit. :)

@GM Otha - I believe that the vampires would register as undead only under the Death Watch spell.

OK. I did not see a post about death watch, but then again I was not looking too hard and certainly did no word search. Just figured he meant Death Ward since both of us were doing it.

Marta is right, I misread it, my bad. I saw an area of effect someone had placed on the map and was wondering why when I recalled death watch had that so I posted before I went back and double checked. Sorry ‘bout that…

Post incoming…

Hey y’all, I’m gonna try to get a post or two in this afternoon and evening but posting might be sparse the next few days. My longest known friend, from pre-kindergarten thru high school and beyond is in the hospital and not doing well; they’ve called the family in.

In addition, I’ve got a colonoscopy scheduled for tomorrow and today is prep day…

Sorry for any delays…

I do hate the prep. Been through it a few times myself. My throat is closing up as I think about it.

Yeah the prep’s worse than the procedure; this is my second one so at least I’m familiar with the process…

Only working a half day today so I should have time to get in a post or 2…

Sorry to hear about your friend. Sending good thoughts.

All the best!!

Best wishes for your friend and take care of yourself GM Otha.

Let's push this game through (no pun absolutely intended... :P) so that you can perhaps get yet another load (again, no pun intended, of course) off your shoulders! ;) :D :)

Thoughts to you and yours, Otha.

Thank y’all. Sorry, probably won’t be posting till Wednesday; my friend passed away and the prep is taking its toll…

take all the time you need... it's not like there are a dozen adventures waiting for this 17th level Seeker/Venture-Captain on his honey moon vacation with himself! :D :P

Thanks. Back from the procedure, it went well, and resting. My friend’s visitation is tonight and his funeral is tomorrow, so I’ll try to get the next post up NLT tomorrow evening…

tag line inquiry: where am I getting DR 5/adam(45) again? I forgot... lol

It is from my character casting Clay Skin on you yesterday. If you like Flint could have already cast it today on your character to help prevent Theodric from getting too beat up. :)

Remember to deduct temp HP from heroic invocation, and, for Marta, to convert 5 points from every attack to non lethal because of ablative barrier. Are spells like magic missile considered attacks? I have no idea if PF has defined 'attack' but you can try to make sense of the arguments on-line or make your own decision. I'm good with whatever you come up with.