[Outpost VII] #4-10: Arclord's Abode (Inactive)

Game Master PaleDim

For organizing ourselves prior to the game.

Once you get onto the event signup, please add yourself to this rpgchronicles signup.

There are now also links to slides and macros in the campaign header.

I have 3 PC'S that I can bring:
- Lvl 3 gunslinger (Pistolero) who played the previous Arclord scenario
- Lvl 3 Witch
- Lvl 3 gunslinger (vanguard) ;)

Since we have 1 gunslinger I am leaning towards the Witch at the moment ;) Unless playing PC who interacted with the school is so much better

From a scan I'm not seeing mechanical benefit for characters who played the first part (I might have missed it, but if so it's not obvious). Continuity is always nice for the player and as we know PF2 party composition suffers less from "class redundancy" than 1e, so go for the gunslinger if you'd prefer it.

I will bring Klara - who already familiar with the arclord as she participated in this investigation since Gallowspire archives.

Even without mechanical benefits it is usually cool to know the plot.

I will likely do the charsheet in here during upcoming weekend.

My apologies. I didn’t realize Jack was double booked. I’ll drop out. Have fun everyone!

Darn. Please be sure to remove yourself from the Outpost signup sheet to open up the slot for another. Thanks!

Done

Oh didn't know there was a prequel to this scenario. Oh well.

Will bring my L2 thaumaturge, Yuan Wu. Hmm, looks like he is the main frontliner for now? Which is not good. :P

I've included his Diverse Lore skill under Bardic Lore, with the -2 computed in already.

Oh didn't know there was a prequel to this scenario. Oh well.

Will bring my L2 thaumaturge, Yuan Wu. Hmm, looks like he is the main frontliner for now? Which is not good. :P

I've included his Diverse Lore skill under Bardic Lore, with the -2 computed in already.

Hey Kuey! Rose do not mind being close to the action ;) Until we face an enemy with AOO she can shot from close range ;)

Btw. I have 1 glyph, so I would offer my one extra Hero POint to Yuan Wu, use it wise Kuey! Use it for good!

Thank you!

Outpost has officially started but I'd like to give a few more hours for the final players to check in.

Still waiting for one more player, but since we have four I'll go ahead and officially kick us off.

Thank you for checking in RRho. Can you add yourself to the dice macros at your earliest convenience?

From the looks of the CPs on RPG Chronicles, assuming you're full then this is high tier no matter what I bring...

Since healing appears to be missing, I can bring either a lvl 4 cleric or a level 4 bard. We don't have any lvl 1's do we?

4 glyphs to share.

Macros and Slides done!

Thank you!

BTW, for the secret rolls I'm taking what is available to me from the macros.

I've also played this before (though it's been awhile). So those who haven't may take the lead...

Hmm... that combat tracker looks somewhat familiar... ;)

Y'know. Steal from the best :D

Interact to draw, Step, Strike.

Crossbows have reload 1. Does Cragorn generally carry it around loaded until it's first use in an encounter?

Cragorn Greyforge wrote:

Interact to draw, Step, Strike.

Crossbows have reload 1. Does Cragorn generally carry it around loaded until it's first use in an encounter?

Oh, whoops, I had the L4 version of Cragorn up on Pathbuilder (with Running Reload) when I posted that. My bad.

Can skip the Step, or however you feel fair to adjudicate is fine with me.

Ah, I see. Since he very well could have loaded it before combat, let's Rule of Cool this one and account for the reloads explicitly from here on out :) No change to this turn.

I generally allow crossbows to be preloaded... though realistically speaking, I don't think they have safeties like modern crossbows do! :)

I generally allow crossbows to be preloaded... though realistically speaking, I don't think they have safeties like modern crossbows do! :)

Ow, my foot! :)

Well, considering in the Three Musketeers movie (not the animation), Porthos had a loaded hand crossbow that he just pulled and shot the assassin (the scene where D'artagnan was dueling the assassin while hanging from a banner)...

It's been well over 24 hours. Instead of botting, I will delay Yuan Wu.

Sorry was MIA for last few days. Back now, and catching up.

By the way, Yuan Wu has Diverse Lore, which functions as Bardic Lore (using his Esoteric Lore-2, i.e. +6), which I've indicated in the macro. Please use that for Recall Knowledge? Thanks!

Welcome back! Ty for the note on diverse lore.

creatures that haven’t acted are flat-footed to you.

Both creatures have acted.

Yuan, how do you have access to an uncommon weapon? (the asp coil)

Yuan, how do you have access to an uncommon weapon? (the asp coil)

Oh sorry, should have mentioned. I bought the Frequent Shopper (The Unscathed Blade) boon.

You’re a regular customer in the Grand Bazaar, and as a result you’ve gained access to some unusual wares. You have access to the following options from Lost Omens: The Grand Bazaar: burnished plating, dragon’s crest, reinforced surcoat, shield augmentation, twining chains, skyrider sword, fanged rune, thundermace, tri-bladed katar, asp coil, dueling spear, elven branched spear, piranha kiss, tonfa, butchering axe, sickle-saber, spiral rapier, switchscythe (level 1), Hongali hornbow. You must bring a copy of Lost Omens: The Grand Bazaar with you to any session where you play this character.

Let me know if you would like to take a look at it.

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Separately, I know it is only 3 damage, but checking if the personal antithesis of weakness 3 was included in the damage? Yuan Wu would have done 17 damage in total.

Also, Yuan Wu would now be at -10 due to the 1 persistent acid damage.

Let me know if you would like to take a look at it.

Nope, that's all I needed to hear :)

Separately, I know it is only 3 damage, but checking if the personal antithesis of weakness 3 was included in the damage? Yuan Wu would have done 17 damage in total.

I think I was unsure at the time if the "+3" in your damage calc happened to be that same +3. Since it's not, I'll mark off the additional 3.

Got it, I'll make it clearer in the future. :)

Alyreha reminds me of Morte.

I am posting this to all my games
I will be unable to post for the next few days as it’s Family holiday time.
GMs if you need my PC to act please Bot, Players in my games, I should have you are a point where you can do things on your own, for a few days.
Will post here when back online

FYI that I am headed out of town for a work conference and extending it into a vacation to see the eclipse. I'll most likely be sporadic throughout that time, though I will try my best to post once each day.

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FYI that I am headed out of town for a work conference and extending it into a vacation to see the eclipse. I'll most likely be sporadic throughout that time, though I will try my best to post once each day.

Nice, I hope you get a cloudless view of it.

Hi All
I am sorry but I must drop out of this game
I wish you all the best, and fun on your play.

Sorry to hear, thanks for letting us know!

Checking the signup again, it appears the remaining party still has enough challenge points to remain in high tier.

FYI: I am going away this weekend on a camping trip and will be away from computers. I will likely have signal but limited ability to post on my phone and with little time to do so. I will check all of my games before I leave and since it's just the weekend I hope for minimal disruption.

I will return early evening on Sunday (US/pacific) time and catching up and resume posting.

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Special note for here: Since this is the game I am GM'ing I will favor checking it and posting first if/when I do have time on this trip.

After this combat, there is one more final encounter, and then whatever level of exploration you would like of the remaining rooms.

Also, big ooops on my part but I miscounted the research fragments somehow and there are two left. But... there was already one room from which a piece was missing so you can probably guess what you'll have to head up to, to retrieve it.

The end of the convention is sneaking up on me. Usually games I run aren’t this sluggish so I’ll look back and see where I went wrong. My hope is we’re well into the final encounter by the time I need to report, which would be reasonable.

Behind the scenes correction that has no impact on your scenario experience: earlier I miscounted how many pieces of research were left when you spoke with Alyreha. There is one more with the final enemies. To make things simple, it's simply that instead, the piece in the evocation room that you just finished is the one missing and with them.

Again, it doesn't break the flow of the scenario nor change the conclusion, but in case others had GM'd this before you might notice the slight difference.

Well, this combat certainly imposes a real level of danger.

And here i have some doubts, we have two people at dying. With Rose I can walk towards one and give them healing potions, But then I spend my whole round on it.

I see that Shayla has soothe and hymn of healing can she use one of it to heal Yuan?