ULTRA PLUS Catastrophe's Spark (Inactive)

Game Master Will Huston

This is where we'll discuss the thread.

@GM Ultra Plus
Nyx Kirath's numbers are 2420864-2008

Character changes uploaded.

There are a few questions in the maps and slides link, including marching order.

Does anyone have GM Glyphs and thus some extra hero points?

One glyph from me.

Hey, I had something come up, I don't think we'll start until Saturday or Sunday.

GM Ultra Plus, I can't edit the Macro sheets.

@GM Ultra Plus I sent the request to be able to modify the slides.

when I get home from work, I'll see what I can do about fixing that.

I think I found the missing toggle. You should be able to edit it now.

Ken, can you do me a favor and put some basic info about your character in the race/class/gender text fields of your profile? Like your character's AC, HP, Saves and Perception?

Ken, can you do me a favor and put some basic info about your character in the race/class/gender text fields of your profile? Like your character's AC, HP, Saves and Perception?

Sorry for that, it's done!

Friendly reminder that it's best to let Ken scout as he has the worst perception here.

I had no idea that was a tactic used. It makes sense. I put Nyx forward because he has darkvision. Suggestions?

@GM Ultra Plus are you referring to round 1?

I was referring to Locke who'd still have his weapon after being dragged.

Thanks for clarifying GM Ultra Plus

ready to go

Okay, we have lost one of our players, who realized they've played this before. I guess we'll need to either find another 4th player or get a pre-gen.

Okay, we have lost one of our players, who realized they've played this before. I guess we'll need to either find another 4th player or get a pre-gen.

On my way!

I don’t need to rest.

Apologies if I'm slow over the weekend, my aunt died and I have my mum staying with me 'til Sunday afternoon.

I’m so sorry. Take care of yourself, and your family.

Telua, please take care.

So, if you read the reviews of this scenario, not very popular this puzzle. You have all the tools you need to solve the puzzle, I'll say that.

I'm gonna give you lot some time to think it over. Feel free to discuss it, both in and out of character. In ~24 hours, I'll give a hint, and if you still need something, there's an option of combat that can unlock whats on other side of the matrix of brambles.

So, if you read the reviews of this scenario, not very popular this puzzle. You have all the tools you need to solve the puzzle, I'll say that.

I'm gonna give you lot some time to think it over. Feel free to discuss it, both in and out of character. In ~24 hours, I'll give a hint, and if you still need something, there's an option of combat that can unlock whats on other side of the matrix of brambles.

Is the 'Trone'/'Throne' spelling mistake deliberate?

I believe it is.

It must be important then.

My hint is, the puzzle is more for the players than it is for the characters. The logic makes less sense the more you know how translations work.

And TRONE is important.

Yeah, I got nothing.

OK, next question - the apostrophe is missing from IVE/I'VE - is this also intentional?

Yes.

That's important too.

I've been staring at the handouts. Is this a hidden message puzzle? So each strange phrase has a word or phrase hidden in it that means something when you put them together in a specific order?

each handout has its own self-contained clue in it.

Next thought - I don't think we've found any 'heartwood', just rocks - so 'heartwood' might be important. I don't know how, unfortunately.

I think I have it. (I'm currently in a very dull meeting!)

trONE

iF IVE

oF OUR

hearTWOod

haTH REEled

TRONE was the clue. IVE helped. It was a hidden word thing. (Assuming I'm not talking nonsense).

Telua only has 12 INT though.

Nice job!

And 12 isn’t dumb

You nailed it! Like I said, the puzzle really is more for the players than the characters. (They're speaking Taldane, not English, and I don't think translation can really work like that) I'll get us into the next park when I get home from work.

How are people meant to work that out in the middle of a 4-hour scenario? The weird typeset helped me spot FIVE and FOUR but I had been staring at it for a while.

That's awesome
Didn't get thst

I honestly don't remember how it went down when we played it locally. I would think having a bunch of people in a room looking at it might lead to some more brainstorming (like just having people around and talking through it can lead you to places).

Would Nyx have secured all of the fingers, or would each of us need to grab one separately?

Only need 1 person to succeed with the -2.

I gave you one that I don't think you've used

Thanks for letting me know

Carry my body out please!

I think its implied, but it doesn't explicitly say, that the collapses do non-lethal damage, because its says "If a PC is knocked unconscious..." so that's how I'm going to rule it.

The chase scene, like everything else in this scenario, is very tough as written. I don't remember this scenario being this tough when I played it. Just a few bad rolls puts the party behind the eight-ball here, and the RNG was not in your favor. After 3 collapses, it ends. You guys did get all 10 treasure bundles, but by failing the chase, you forego the secondary success condition.

I'll have the chronicles for you in a day or two. Please review and make sure that the information you gave me for the chronicles is correct.

Chronicles are here

Thank you all for playing. Hope it was not too bad for you.

Chronicles are here

Thank you all for playing. Hope it was not too bad for you.

Some bad rolls, but a good game. Thanks for running!

Hey GM Ultra Plus! Thanks for running! It was loads of fun!
Thanks guys for a great game!