☠ Season of Ghosts w/ DM rainzax ☠

Game Master rainzax

Quick question. After the fight with the combusted, there were 6 lanterns that we had a choice to light.

https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivn2u/gameplay&page=61#3022

We never got the results of lighting those lanterns, did it just make a nice smell (or are we yet to find out), or was there a mechanical effect?

Just wanted to clarify as I just finished updating my macros, and wondered if those lanterns boosted any skills the way the Eternal Lantern did.

Good for asking, for each Shrine has a detail that I have overlooked, but am reminded now.

Each grants a +1 item bonus to saving throws (3 each for Fort, Reflex, Will) that lasts for the duration of the Pilgrim’s Path. We will begin that now.

Please adjust your Macros and Aliases with a blanket +1 item bonus to all Saving Throws!

I've updated my Macros. My initiative modifier didn't get auto-filled, though.

I need a few days to level up. Work has been getting a bit busier now that football season is kind of starting. Plus, I have a new girlfriend that I'm head over heels with and we've been spending a lot of time together. ;)

Take your time.

Once we got everyone leveled and ready, I’ll begin our final push.

Take your time.

Once we got everyone leveled and ready, I’ll begin our final push.

I'm off from work tomorrow and don't have any plans for the entire day except to level up Kazuki.

All leveled up! I gained 180 gp at 6th and spent 160 on a +1 armor rune.

Macros updated.

When will folks be ready to continue?

Before or after Gameday XIV starts?

I am ready to continue now, but I had figured people might be away for the long weekend in the US (I forget whether everyone here is American).

I'm ready. I'm not going anywhere on Labor Day.

Auntie Wu and Kazuki spoke above.

Vekka?

I'll be GMing a table of the Gameday special but it shouldn't really impact my ability to post in our game.

Oh yes. I didn't realize I needed to post again. Vekka has been ready since this poist:

DM rainzax wrote:

1) Advance to Level Six

☑ Done. Simply added the lump sum difference for now and retained current equipment.

With feat and spell details here.

Sorry I missed that Vekka.

Moving us forward as we speak - New Map!

Also, there has been a positive development in my irl work life - I will be signing up for rural 2G internet tomorrow distrubuted by fibre optic cables. Possible interruptions, but, if all goes well, I'll be able to step up my GM game by reducing my post time, etc.

=)

Faster internet is always nice!

I goofed with the items - they are not supposed to both be the same. Since you made both checks, I will link both here.

3x Ghostbane Fulu (White paper, red ink)
2x Spirit Sealing Fulu (White paper, blue ink)

This latter one requires that you Affix it to an undead creature. Let's call that a (◆◆) two-action [manipulate] activity that requires adjacency, one hand to be holding the fulu, and another free hand as well as the wearing (or holding) of a Repair Kit. If an affixer is untrained in Crafting (and thus, the tools), I will require an attack roll. A Trained user needn't roll.

I am trained in Crafting and I have a Repair Kit, so I'll keep one of the Spirit Sealing Fulus. Unfortunately I am a sword & shield person, so I don't think I could Swap to the Fulu, Swap a Repair kit, and apply it one round.

Characters can wear two kits and use them if they have a free hand.

(link somewhere)

So if you were ✋ Fulu and ✋ free it would be two actions to apply the Fulu with your worn kit.

If someone else wears the kit, they could do the same, but if they are not trained in Crafting, would have to make an attack roll to “hit”.

Perhaps I misunderstand, but otherwise it seems that affizing the fulu takes 10 minutes and lasts for one round. Right?

Kazuki doesnot need any of the fulus since he has a ghostbane weapon and fights mostly at range.

I am trained in Crafting and I have a Repair Kit, so I'll keep one of the Spirit Sealing Fulus. Unfortunately I am a sword & shield person, so I don't think I could Swap to the Fulu, Swap a Repair kit, and apply it one round.

If you could apply it, would you?

They get a save, so if they make it 50% of the time, they lose 1 round, and 50% of the time it does nothing. It doesn't seem particularly worth a round of action.

Yeah, it seems like the action economy doesn't justify using the spirit sealing fulus during combat, unless we're out of spells and desperate.

On the next attack by the creature, Kazuki will use his Lucky Escape reaction, forcing the creature to roll twice and take the worst result.

Do you have text / link for this ability?

Also, Stunned removes your reactions, so, when you refresh your actions this turn, post this reaction for your next turn, and we'll go from there.

The link is in my profile for my 6th level feat.

Frequency: once per day.
Prerequisites: Unexpected Sharpshooter Dedication
Trigger: A creature targets you with an attack, even if you aren't aware of it.

Your enemy lies in wait, lines up the perfect shot, and pulls the trigger... then at just the right moment you duck down to notice something scrawled on the cobblestone in chalk, a shiny coin, or some other coincidental distraction, creating an opportunity for the attack to miss. The attacker must roll the attack twice and use the worse result.

Thank you for that.

Since the trigger is "A creature targets you" and not "After they have rolled" this is one of those reactions you will have to "call" on your turn before using it.

Ex: "↺) Unexpected Dodge (If Purple zombie target me, he must roll twice)"

Let me know if that is what you would have done if you thought you could cover the distance in a single Stride, Vekka.

And yes, I forgot to apply Terrain - benefit of the doubt goes to the party here.

Purple Kurobozu @ (AC 24) 72/90 HPs

This is meant to say "it has taken 72 damage out of 90 total" - looks like I backwardsded my maths.

Kazuki's crit (due flanking) brings this to "it has taken 86 damage out of 90 total" now - rewritten just now as "4 HP left".

Sorry if I confused you!

Let me know if that is what you would have done if you thought you could cover the distance in a single Stride, Vekka.

And yes, I forgot to apply Terrain - benefit of the doubt goes to the party here.

Ignition spellstrike is perfect. Ty!

FYI I will be away in nature and unable to post this coming weekend, Saturday 9/13-9/14. I will return and resume posting that Sunday evening (US/Pacific time).

Hmm, technical difficulties - lemme know if images don't load?

The creatures in E10 are triangles with exclamation points inside them.

I kind of want that to be the actual monster. Perhaps a relative of Bill from Gravity Falls.

Clear your cache in Google Slides app. That's what works for me when images don't load properly.

I've had trouble with webp images in the past - Google will let me use the URL in Slides but will not actually display them on the slide (despite Google being the creators of the webp format.) Usually I take a screenshot of the image and upload it as a jpeg.

If you have a PC, you can also open the file with MS Paint or Powerpoint, and then save the file as a PNG file. This will keep any transparency the image has in WEBP format.

On a separate note, I just noticed that Lan should have two Focus Points. His tagline has been updated.

I think I got it - thanks guys!

Two votes to move on - seeking quorum of three.

Keep those questions coming as we move along - I will push us this evening if I get time (long day today)

FYI I will be away in nature and unable to post this coming weekend, Saturday 9/13-9/14. I will return and resume posting that Sunday evening (US/Pacific time).

Requesting a Vekka Bot!

Back! Thank you!

Kazuki was using stealth (Avoid Notice) to keep to the shadows. Doesn't the creature need to make an opposed perception check? If the creature still gets to attack, Kazuki spots a shiny stone on the ground.

I prompted:

To Do:
1) Exploration Mode
2) Token on the Map
3) You can make a single check to Explore this room!

You wrote, and rolled:

He glances about the chamber for danger...

[dice=Perception (E)]1d20+13

That means Search. So no retcon.

And you are currently up!

Finally, do you have the full text / link for this ability:

Using Lucky Escape (reaction). Creature must roll attack twice and take worst result. Will take my turn after attack is resolved.

The link to Lucky Escape is in my list of feats in my profile.

I coincidentally pulled it up last night so to save you a click

https://2e.aonprd.com/Feats.aspx?ID=3273

Give another full read-through, if you don't mind!

Vekka sticks close to Lan and tries to channel his seldom-exercised reverence into her chant.

It appears it's too late and unnecessary to aid.

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Vekka smiles at the light that emerges from the dark tree.

Heading to discussion for a moment so that I don't waste our one question... :sweats:

Vekka would like to ask the ghost: How will we recognize the statues that seal other good spirits and how many are there to release?

These are good questions, let's ask how to recognize good spirits that can help cleanse the monastery.

I the player suspects the 3 monks we met may be our "good or evil" barometer. Perhaps they are the vessels waiting to be inhabited by spirits.

I agree with the list we have. Assuming we get a question every time we free someone, I think the first question or two should be aimed at figuring out how we free the others, and eventually, transition into bigger questions about who the monks are and how we deal with the overall threat.

How we recognize the others is probably a very fundamental aspect. I don't know if we got lucky by this tree attacking us, or whether there are going to be some "hidden" ones.

Lan can also switch from Scouting to Investigate (Recalling Knowledge as an Exploration activity) if the group thinks it'd be useful.

Thank you Sigurd. I couldn't get back to make a post since proposing that question.

Awaiting a roll from Vekka and Lan before moving us forward

Do you need me to pick one?

Edit: Oh, I see, we must have crossed posts given the time stamps.

Awaiting a roll from Vekka and Lan before moving us forward

Long day :D Catching up and posting momentarily.

Don't mind me. I'll keep going down the "make a tea ceremony for these undead monks and maybe they will be pacified" route until the party gets annoyed enough or the monks turn violent.

It's hard to tell if this monastery has been overrun by evil undead, or the monks' spirits are cursed and cleansing the monastery will free them.

(And also, 2 of them pummeled the crap out of Sigurd, 3 of them is asking for it)