GM Frost's A Level 1-5 Adventure of PFS (2E) Escapades

Game Master Frozen Frost

The 1st Ed Kensai had bonuses to hit and damage with A singular katana, the one he had in his hands. It didn't apply to ALL katanas. Therefore if he was given a different katana or broke the one he had, the bonuses he had would not apply.

With the PFS2E Thaumaturgist, if Rybar throws his implement - a hatchet, and he re-arms with another single-handed weapon (let's say a hand crossbow) would that new item become the "weapon implement"? Or he shouldn't throw that 'precious' away?

Ehm, no. Your implement is just THE one, so if you pick weapon implement you make A weapon as the implement. You could go returning rune I guess, though I'm not really sure.

Old school here too. I do not read optimization guides. Or reddit. I just read the books and try to build fun, contributing, flexible characters.

When I read Timber Sentinel, I decided right then and there to make a Kineticist that had Wood as a Gate. The Vanara ancestry came next. Followed by the worship of Arundhat. The rest of Hanu's build is basically trying to utilize and balance those big ideas.

=)

I started with such a quirky idea I had at least 4 different class builds locally for him before deciding :D

@GM frost, speaking of tweaking builds, are you happy if I change armour and a feat before the bounty - no rush though I can do it when we hit a bigger town if that makes more sense.

Incredible initiative doesn't seem so useful with the bonuses already in play in the group, but toughness might be useful.

@Otani and @Ed, okidoki - that's very clear regarding the implements. It's the Kensai's "this katana"... sigh.

You're right, I probably shouldn't be throwing the hatchet around.

So that was really stupid advice from an article I read then. I should've gone for a bigger weapon, with more damage - like a longsword.

Catch up on posts after work.

Hey PbP folks!

I am headed to the hospital to have my first kid, and so my posting may be a little spotty today and the next few days. Some of my characters have better botting instruction than others, so I apologize in advance for that. That said, I may be able to poke in here and there at reduced posting capacity, probably requesting assistance with Maps, etc. To the games I am running, I will do my best to prioritize those first, best I can.

See you all on the other side.

Cheers!

I am headed to the hospital to have my first kid

Whoohoooohoooo! Congratulations!

Wow! Congratulations! Just take the time you need. The games can wait.

Big congratulations, Rainax!

Hey PbP folks!

I am headed to the hospital to have my first kid, and so my posting may be a little spotty today and the next few days. Some of my characters have better botting instruction than others, so I apologize in advance for that. That said, I may be able to poke in here and there at reduced posting capacity, probably requesting assistance with Maps, etc. To the games I am running, I will do my best to prioritize those first, best I can.

See you all on the other side.

Cheers!

Congratulations!!!!

Oh hey! Congrats!

Best wishes and congratulations, Rainzax!

Rybar dances around a fire yelling unintelligible things. THen he catches himself, and says "It's a hunt for ingredients. I'm game. Let's go!"

I think Orion was meant to be Rybar. I see 9 minutes left to edit the post :D

Ack. Missed that one. Yes, it was supposed to be Rybar.

And who are you? Just kidding. I can make this PC inactive.

Please do. Sorry about that. Did it twice today.

Please do. Sorry about that. Did it twice today.

Done.

On the other hand, I updated the link for the Sign-Up Sheet to our Bounty 5 game, linked above. And if you have made changes to your characters, kindly update them as well in the Macros.

Busting out my Aerial Boomerang!

Fellow players, as we will be playing together for a long time, this is a defining ability I want you to become aware of, as it has movement and positioning implications.

That said, I perpetually have a plan B, plan C, plan D, etc, so NBD either way.

=)

That is a sweet ability sir! I like that.

Busting out my Aerial Boomerang!

Fellow players, as we will be playing together for a long time, this is a defining ability I want you to become aware of, as it has movement and positioning implications.

That said, I perpetually have a plan B, plan C, plan D, etc, so NBD either way.

=)

Maybe Moist was right that we need a playbook :P

Hmm, I'm not sure if fixing the cauldron helps during battle, but I think maybe? I also assume each check is one action.

It's worth a try I think.

Oh, now I see it's two actions to try. Not sure if the post was modified or if I plain missed that the first time around.

I let pass your attempt, although it still falls short. Typically, disabling requires two actions.

Hi GM Frost,

okay - so I'm not sure what to do with at this point. Rybar found out that it's vulnerable to splash damage. So does that mean that when he attacks, its as if his weapon implement is dealing splash damage? Sorry I've not read any other thaumaturge entering into a situation like this in the other threads.

Should I roll for a personal weakness next?

You are correct. Even though you hit the swarm, for example, with a club that deals bludgeoning damage, you also activate its weakness with that attack. And you can keep using that Mortal Weakness with your attacks to that same target you Exploit Vulnerability with.

From Mortal Weakness, "Your unarmed and weapon Strikes activate the highest weakness you discovered with Exploit Vulnerability, even though the damage type your weapon deals with doesn't change..."

Personal Weakness is usually employed if the target has no weakness that you can activate, or you get a Failure in your Exploit Vulnerability.

That's a damned good explanation. Thank you for clarifying. Now I understand that ability. :D

That is one tough cauldron!

Kindly check your details in the sign-up sheet above so that I can send the chronicle afterward.

You can make adjustments to your characters after this bounty. If you do so, kindly reflect them on the Macros as well before we continue to the next bounty.

Should we tell him it was already broken when we hack it?

Good one!

My channel of Deadpool. Happens often...lol.

I'd love to post this, but it will get us killed.

"Kupyn... I'm so sorry. It's HANU's fault. He fed your cauldron these dreadful ba-na-nas... and it just kept vomiting rocks until it finally 'died'." Rybar points at Hanu with both index fingers.

Note that ba-na-na is pronounced the way Minions says it.

Ban-nannana!

Waiting for Hanu and Otani to fill the sign-up sheet.

Apologies! Starting a 2nd job today. I will get it done after....

Congratulations!

B05 Chronicles are here. The game is also reported.

We will be playing B08 The Tireless Path next.

And congratulations, Dorian!

Thanks Frost! Chronicle looks in order.

I bought a few useful things just in case: antidote, antiplague, minor healing potion (since we don't get school items for a while).

Chronicle looks good here too. Thanks for running GM Frost!

Also, given the rebuild rules, at first level do people normally sell old items when upgrading or just switch them and pay the difference?

1st level Rebuild begins with a fresh 15.00 gold plus whatever you have earned in bounty, as I understand it.

1st level rebuild is completely free. You can do it as many times as you wish, changing anything you want and you keep your full income ... minus expendables, as always, so no buying potions every adventure untill you level =)

Chronicle looks good. Thank you.

@Hanu. It's only now that I'm studying Kineticist that I understand the bananas. Very interesting concept. Does this mean that your trees are also banana trees?

Hi, just wanted to ask to be botted through this weekend. I'm currently with some health issues that are going to prevent me from posting through the next couple of days. It's nothing serious, it just hurts to focus on anything. See you all on monday and thanks for understanding.

Get well soon Ed!

Get well soon, Ed!

I hope it passes quicly Ed!

Likewise, hope you are feeling better soon Ed.

Thanks all! It's ... better, yet not quite there.

Still, life goes on, so, back to work!

GM may mean to re-roll, because knowing the outcome of an action before attempting it seem counter to the idea of RNG.

=)

RNG? What does that mean?