TOZ's The Flesh Collector (Inactive)

Game Master TriOmegaZero

Thread is open for final party selections and coordination. I would like to keep the gameplay thread mostly free of OOC comments, so if a discussion is raised that is more than a quick single sentence, go ahead and bring it over here.

I will get gameplay up probably closer to the weekend, so there's no pressure on time.

(Partly repost so everything can be found in discussion)

Player Name: Chris N. aka kaervek78
Character: Grunjar
Class/Level: Cleric of Desna 8
PFS # 331079-1
Faction: Silver Crusade
Progression speed (slow/normal): normal

This heavily armored but still quite quick dwarven cleric of Desna has Stonecunning and can use Good Fortune (Ex) (reroll one of his d20 rolls as an immediate action) 1x/day.
He would love to use his Domain Powers Door Sight and Bit of Luck for benefit of the party!
And he can use each ability 10x/day... :-D
You'll forgive him that he cannot remember your names correctly. I assure you that he's trying... ;-)

@Fellow Pathfinders:
Maybe it's a bit early to talk tactics, but please consider this:
Anyone who often rolls a d20 in a combat round (attacks of opportunity, BAB>5, archer with rapid shot, anyone with parry/riposte, ...) might want to get a bit of luck from me.
It uses up my standard action, but you have 2x the chance of hitting (and critting!) for one round (it even applies to saving rolls!).
Therefore, you might want to be after me in the order of initiative (and maybe have to delay in the first round).
I used it before in several adventures on an archer, a rogue and a swashbuckler with really good results. :-)
So please inform me if you want this buff in combat. Thanks!

Narrowed it down to either my 8th level Bard/archaeologist or 10th level Spiritualist.

Here's what it looks like so far:
Grunjar: Cleric 8
Drusilla: Fighter 9
PDK: Rogue 10
Wei Ji: ???
Otha: ???

The lowest available PC I have that’ll fit is a 10th level Ranger/Zen Archer (Ingrge; TOZ, you’ve GM’ed him before, methinks). If this is low tier, I don’t mind playing down, but with a 9 and a 10 already on board, not sure if that’d bump us up. While I’d like to play, I can drop out if that’s an issue…

I think we are definitely crossing over towards high tier with these kind of levels. I'll let the rest of the party chime in and double check the differences in subtiers. I know there are some notable changes, but the scenario might not suffer if you have some strong combat characters.

Player Name: PDK
Character: Skivven Steelwhiskers
Class/Level: Unchained Rogue 10
PFS # 4456-8
Faction: The Exchange
Progression speed: slow

Traps/stealth/sniper/scout/flanking buddy. High Tier option.

Player Name: PDK
Character: Zzorn
Class/Level: Barbarian 2 / Fighter 4 (Siegebreaker) / Ulfen Guard 2
PFS # 4456-12
Faction: Sovereign Court
Progression speed: slow

Steamroller/party face/nobility buff/spycraft magic afficionado. Low Tier option.

Player Name: Wei Ji T. L.

Character Option 1: Estarra Potts
Class(es)/Level: Kineticist (TK)7/UnRog1
PFS#145296-19
Faction: Dark Archive
Progression Speed: Regular

Character Option 2: (Captain) Ikilwa Underfoot
Class(es)/Level Bard 8/Pathfinder Delver2
PFS#145296-31
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Progression Speed: Regular

Character Option 3: Andrietta Ebonfeather (the Silver Crusader)
Class(es)/Level Paladin 10
PFS#:145296-6
Faction: Silver Crusade
Progression Speed: Regular

Character Option 4: Karasuma Tazou (Guaril)
Class(es)/Level UnRog 5/ShdD 3
PFS#145296-5
Faction: The Exchange
Progression Speed: Regular

I also have a Bolt Ace(Gunslinger)/Freebooter(Ranger) but I'd need to do a little work to figure out where he's at exactly as he hasn't been touched in years at this point.

I have no higher level character than this cleric 8.
But I do not mind playing upper tier - already did that once, and it was fine.

@Ingrge: You certainly look like a perfect target for my bit of luck ability! ;-)
(Also, may I ask: have you considered buying a wand of gravity bow, maybe with PP? Fights that last longer than 10 rounds are scarce, so it would free a spell slot...)

Taking all of the lowest levels puts you at high tier, so go ahead and lock your characters in with that in mind.

Drusilla is just a regular fighter, who is skilled with her morningstar, but can use a greataxe or bow if needed.

She has a bunch of useful combat feat, of course.

I'll update her equipment.

Looks like I'll be bringing Inga, my level 10 Spiritualist and her entourage.

Oh this will be good. :)

Looks like I'll be bringing Inga, my level 10 Spiritualist and her entourage.

Hooray, I'm on another mission together with Inga and Klaus!

I wonder if there will be another snowball fight... ;-)

Since we’re going high tier, think I’ll run with my 11th level Sniper/Slayer/Ranger, Daedîn…like Ingrge, he’s an archer as well just a little more varied in what he can do…

Could we get a recap of what folks are bringing so we're not hilariously stacked on one thing and sorely lacking in another?

What I see so far...

Grunjar: Cleric 8
Drusilla: Fighter 9
PDK: Rogue 10
Wei Ji: ???
Otha: sniper/slayer/ranger 11
Roll4init: Spiritualist 10

Any idea which PC you're bringing, Wei Ji?

I like your Bard/Delver. It will bring a bit of arcane into the mix.

My Spiritualist is similar to a bard (lots of knowledge, similar casting & spells), so, basically, another support PC. Her phantom is a bit tanky. He's a good flanking buddy for the rogues.

This scenario does benefit from having a character for each faction, but play who you want. Working on the briefing post now.

This scenario does benefit from having a character for each faction, but play who you want. Working on the briefing post now.

Ohhh. Faction boons?

FYI, I'll be away this week end, bot me as needed

Faction specific boons weren't a thing until season 5, so this is just faction missions, which I plan to hand out.

I made some big changes & purchases on Inga's sheet & profile. I noted it all on my last chronicle.

I used a boon to sell my +2 crossbow for 75%, then bought a +1 Darkwood Holy Adaptive Orc Hornbow (+2 Str) from a chronicle (#9-11) and paid the 2 PP to replace the Rapid Reload feat with Exotic WP (orc hornbow).

I added a bunch of chronicle boons and whatnot to her profile and tidied it up.

I may have more purchases before we start. Probably just some 1st & 2nd level scrolls.

Is anyone bringing Liberty's Edge/Andoran or Dark Archive/Cheliax folks?

Last question to the party, will determine who I bring based on GM note about faction missions.

Drusilla appears to be Liberty's Edge, but I don't see any Dark Archive in the crew.

Please make sure to update the slides with your chronicle info once you have confirmed your character.

Getting my Belt of Giant strenght improved ( +2 to +4, so 12000 GP)

Selling Muleback cords (+500 GP)

Getting a Bag of Holding type II (5000 GP)

Getting my shield enchanted to +1 (1000 GP)

20674-(12000+5000+1000-500)= 3174 gp left so far

Purchasing Belt of Physical Might (+2 Dex/+2 Con) 10,000 gp

Purchasing +1 to Armor (new level +2) 3,000 gp

Purchasing +1 to Shield (new level +2) 3,000 gp

Will have updated stat block up in a bit.

And we're off!

I will update Grunjar's stats (and also think about some purchases) tomorrow at the latest.

I'm ready to go. I'm just waiting for a couple of the other party members to post. I write my posts on a notepad app first and wrote my introduction with others in mind. Also, Inga is always fashionably late.

Player Name: Otha
Character Name: Daedîn
PFS#: 239913-6
Faction: Grand Lodge
Day Job: Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (9) + 25 = 34
Progression Speed: Slow

I swear that none of my posts, like the intro one, will ever be that long again in this game. I just got a bit carried away.

@Inga: "Let's not sully our relationship with cheap lies." ^_^
(Citation from: Order of the stick #950)

I love your intro! I laughed heartily, more than once! Please let yourself get carried away again. :-D

I also noticed that your oath covers only this game... ;-)

Just a reminder, I will be traveling internationally starting tomorrow night for two weeks. I intend to check in nightly, but posts may be slower to come.

Safe travels, TOZ!

Ah! Ok. Happy journeys & safe travels, TOZ!

Ah! Ok. Happy journeys & safe travels, TOZ!

+1 ;-)

Faction missions are not required for this scenario but have been provided for your enjoyment. Feel free to pursue them or not, and please remember to update the sign in slide with your chronicle and reporting information.

Skivven sees nothing out of the ordinary...

Does this mean Daedin opened the door and Skivven looked down the hall? or that Skivven doesn't see anything outside where we are and any traps on the door?

I was awaiting the resolution between Daedin rushing off and Inga attempting to stop them. In any event, the gate is locked.

@Inga: spiritualists can cast heroism but not clerics. Let me know if you could activate the wand once per dungeon for Skivven going fwd or if he should attempt UMD. Thanks.

Ah. There it is! A 3rd level spell. I thought heroism was 2nd level and didn't scroll that far on my list. ;)

Ok, cool. Since it is 10 minutes per level, yeah I can totally cast it on you whenever you want. What caster level is your wand?

5th

5th

Nice. Almost an hour of the spell being active on you. I'll mention the casting of your wand in my next post.

@GM TOZ: I just realized my wand of CLW is low. Can I make a quick purchase since we haven't had any encounters yet?

That should be fine. I'm attending the wedding today and flying home tomorrow, so we will be on a more regular update schedule next week.

Thank you! Have a great time!

I'll spend 2 Prestige for another wand of CLW.

I was hoping I had a partially charged cure wand or two on a chronicle.

I wish infernal healing was on the spiritualist spell list.

Are we all following Skivven into the compound now?

Well, we've had Klaus scout, and now Skivven scout. Anyone else want to go look?