☠ Season of Ghosts w/ DM rainzax ☠
Game Master
rainzax
Year, Season: 7108, Fall, Week 10
Current Weather: Crisp Autumn Breeze
Wandering Monster @ Town (graveyard) 20% / Hinterlands 20%
Cerulean Teahouse @ +1i to Raise Hope, +1c to Tea Lore to Raise Hope
Eternal Lantern @ Abadar, Pharasma, Shizuru for +1 party item bonus to Medicine, Society, and Religion
PC Macros ➤ Season of Ghosts
Maps / Slides ➤ Let the Leaves Fall
Loot / Downtime / Wealth ➤ Lan's Accounting Sheet
Useful Info for Character Building ➤ Info
NPC Relationships ➤ LINK
Influence w/ Granny Hu vs Old Matsuki ➤ 2pts vs 12pts
Reputation w/ Northridge vs Southbank ➤ 7pts vs 10pts
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 5 | HP 46/69 | AC 22/24 (shield) | F +11, R +13, W +12 | Perc +12 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +11 | Default Explore: scout | speed 25' | Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
Ah okay. That makes sense.
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What Auntie Wu said.
May or may not get a post tonight - our new kitten just had three kittens and we are suddenly a full house!
Vekka Tchakon wrote:
DM rainzax wrote: Vekka - please make the save indicated HERE vs 2d6 fire damage! I thought I did here? My copy/paste error, disregard!
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Vekka falling from the Heat Aura then the Blazing Howl changes the White one's final action, and changes the Purple ones's full round. Going to do some quick clean up.
Those that acted are free to keep their turns as posted, or completely retcon their rounds with new rolls (if necessary).
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Kazuki Sato wrote: Reminder to stop, drop, and roll in the pouring rain on next turn. Oh good point!
Let’s say that folks outside the cottage (in the rain] automatically qualify for the lower DC to remove persistent fire damage, and if they spend an action, they can immediately roll a flat check (at lowered DC) to remove it, per action.
Sound good?
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 5 | HP 46/69 | AC 22/24 (shield) | F +11, R +13, W +12 | Perc +12 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +11 | Default Explore: scout | speed 25' | Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
That's what i was planning after reading the Persistent Damage rules.
Persistent Damage wrote: Reduce the DC of the flat check to 10 for a particularly appropriate type of help, such as dousing you in water to put out flames.
female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 5 | HP 52/56 | AC 21/23| F +11 R +12 W +13 w/Gutsy | Perc +13 w/ normal vision (&+2 init) | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | Half. Luck 1/1 | Hero 0 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 2/3 3: 1/2| Active Conditions: sickened 2, stupefied 1
I prepared Aqueous Orb today. This seems like a good situation to use it. (Note that engulfing a creature is a choice, not an automatic attempt.)
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DM rainzax wrote: May or may not get a post tonight - our new kitten just had three kittens and we are suddenly a full house! Buried two kittens in the front yard - one survived the weekend and the mother did too, we tried our best to keep the litter but circumstances weren’t ideal, and at the cost of lots of sleep. Going to take a day or two before pushing us along.
=)
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female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 5 | HP 52/56 | AC 21/23| F +11 R +12 W +13 w/Gutsy | Perc +13 w/ normal vision (&+2 init) | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | Half. Luck 1/1 | Hero 0 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 2/3 3: 1/2| Active Conditions: sickened 2, stupefied 1
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DM rainzax wrote: No misfortune trait @Vekka
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NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 5 | HP 46/69 | AC 22/24 (shield) | F +11, R +13, W +12 | Perc +12 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +11 | Default Explore: scout | speed 25' | Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
rainzax wrote: DM rainzax wrote: May or may not get a post tonight - our new kitten just had three kittens and we are suddenly a full house! Buried two kittens in the front yard - one survived the weekend and the mother did too, we tried our best to keep the litter but circumstances weren’t ideal, and at the cost of lots of sleep. Going to take a day or two before pushing us along.
=) So sorry to hear. I'm helping to take care of 2 feral kittens and the mom that live behind my house. Been feeding the mom for weeks and the kittens look sickly, but, from what I've seen of feral kittens here in my yard in the past, they most likely will pull through.
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male mountainkeeper tengu close ties magus 5 | ♥️51/51 | ⛨23 | F +10 R +12 W +9 | Perc +7; arcane sense, low-light vision | Stealth +10 | speed 25 ft; Uncanny Agility | spells 3 ☑haste, ☐vampiric touch; spells 2 ☐acid grip, ☐invisibility | Focus☐ | Wand of Enfeeble☐ | Eat fortune☐ | Arcane Cascade☑ | Spellstrike: charged | ✋Katana | Seasonal Boon☐ | ⚕None
DM rainzax wrote: DM rainzax wrote: No misfortune trait @Vekka Ah, apologies I missed it in discussion (dunno why I was exclusively looking in gameplay).
Sorry to hear about the kittens. Sounds like a tiring ordeal overall, physically and mentally.
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I realized later, after rallying all weekend, that I was dumping a little on my coworkers the unprocessed grief.
But now, just happy to have two trees named Sprite and Gremlin, and two cats named Ogre (mom) and Troll (kitten).
=)
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female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 5 | HP 52/56 | AC 21/23| F +11 R +12 W +13 w/Gutsy | Perc +13 w/ normal vision (&+2 init) | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | Half. Luck 1/1 | Hero 0 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 2/3 3: 1/2| Active Conditions: sickened 2, stupefied 1
Excellent names! I hope Ogre and Troll stay healthy and happy.
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Busy week coming to a close.
I hope to hop back in the chair tonight!
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Counteracting
The Heat Aura is a Rank 2 effect.
Your spell is Rank 3, correct?

female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 5 | HP 52/56 | AC 21/23| F +11 R +12 W +13 w/Gutsy | Perc +13 w/ normal vision (&+2 init) | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | Half. Luck 1/1 | Hero 0 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 2/3 3: 1/2| Active Conditions: sickened 2, stupefied 1
Yes, it's 3rd Rank.
Rules wrote: For spells, the counteract check modifier is your spellcasting attribute modifier plus your spellcasting proficiency bonus, plus any bonuses and penalties that specifically apply to counteract checks. Admittedly, I find the rules for Counteracting beyond confusing, so I welcome any advice. It looks like I shouldn't have included my level in the modifier, correct? If so, subtract 5 from all the rolls:
Quote: Counteract vs. Pink DC 19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 - 5 = 10, failure
Counteract vs. White DC 19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 - 5 = 9, crit failure
Counteract vs. Purple DC 19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 - 5 = 10, failure
Counteract vs. Red DC 19: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26 - 5 = 21, success

5 Warpriest of Shizuru ♥️ 58 | ☘️ ☑☑☑☑☑/☑□ | Spells (DC 20) -/□□□/□□/□□ | Focus □ | ◆◇↺ | Saves **11/*9/**12 | Divine Font ☑☑□□□ ✋ +1 Silver Short Sword + Minor Sturdy Steel Shield | AC 22 | Perception +12 (Low-light vision)|
Counteract rules:
- You make a normal skill check.
- The GM, not you, knows the DC. (This is why it's confusing)
- The GM, not you, knows the rank of the effect. (This is why it's confusing)
- Based on the level of success, this determines the maximum rank you can counter.
If the GM doesn't reveal the DC or rank, Counteracting is very opaque to players. You roll and the GM tells you if it worked or not, and you get no real feedback. Like if you missed an attack roll AC by 1 the GM could say "you almost hit but its thick hide barely repelled your blow!" But the rules don't give a lot of flavor to "just failing to dispel" so it's not intuitive.
Paizo's rulebooks have a disadvantage that they lack examples and read more like a technical manual than a written tutorial. I wish they would just provide examples of counteracting, because they tables they present just feel like walls of text.
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What is your Spellcasting modifier?
+11?
If so, I think you did it correctly, and if the spell’s Rank is higher than the target’s Rank (2), then it looks like you successfully counteract the effect.
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Accessing my computer may be difficult these next two weeks due to internet issues - my combat tracker is harder to do from this device - please bear with!
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Kazuki Sato wrote: ◆ Smother flames in rain
◆ stride 25'
◆ delay?
Kazuki, here are the rules for Delay
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