One more usage of the CLW wand has been applied, and Juriya has been holding it, don't trust seedy alchemists' CLWs :P
And I have UMD now, so I can attempt to use it in a pinch!
I don't think Juriya is going to take UMD, I already diverted her skills so she can identify everything with 2*INT knowledges at level 7.
We're also getting a new healer that has clw in their spell list, probably. I'm working on a loot & resources sheet. I have no idea if it's going to be good so I'll leave it editable so you guys can improve it if you can detect improvements.
Added a tentative loot and resources link at the top.
Oh, Arrian, don't forget to level up your character to 4 by the way.
Did we ever hear details about Bruthazmus' rivalry with Shalelu? I figured it'd be good to show her proof of his death, but I can't remember if we got that detail in this game or if I'm misremembering the previous RotRL game I was in where Shalelu herself put him down when he literally ran into her in a yeth-hound-induced panic after we caught him in flagrante delicto with the goblin wives....
Oh, Arrian, don't forget to level up your character to 4 by the way.
I did although I forgot to change the actual number on his level in his sheet from 3 to 4 but the info was all updated. Oops! 8)
Everyone not named Arrian has non-positive Wisdom, lmao.
Everyone not named Arrian has non-positive Wisdom, lmao.
Hehehe.
Apologies for my delay in posting - there's been a bit of a workplace emergency at my lab. Nothing dangerous, but one of our instruments failed spectacularly, so my group is on "autopsy" duty to make sure it doesn't happen to the other ones. I'll try to get something posted tomorrow if I can.
Whoa! Yeah, that'd be important! Thanks for the update. What kinda lab do you work at, that sounds cool?
Glad no catastrophe happened on your end, Zeldrith.
In unrelated news, I found this bard archetype and this fits Saryo (Ano's aunt) perfectly. Might even see one day of playing her in another campaign in a Varisian setting (like Curse of the Crimson Throne or Jade Regent)
Apologies for my delay in posting - there's been a bit of a workplace emergency at my lab. Nothing dangerous, but one of our instruments failed spectacularly, so my group is on "autopsy" duty to make sure it doesn't happen to the other ones. I'll try to get something posted tomorrow if I can.
Sounds horrible! No rush, just get your instruments working!
Apologies for my delay in posting - there's been a bit of a workplace emergency at my lab. Nothing dangerous, but one of our instruments failed spectacularly, so my group is on "autopsy" duty to make sure it doesn't happen to the other ones. I'll try to get something posted tomorrow if I can.
I'll second everyone else: Yikes! :(
Thanks for allowing me to join your group! I look forward to the adventure.
Welcome! Without a doubt our highest WIS party member lmao.
Welcome, welcome!
Welcome, cleric of best Lawful Good deity!
A couple of suggestions on how to meet Ethan and introduce him to the group:
If you're going back to Sandpoint immediately: he could be found returning from a delivery, or maybe tending to the bruises and abrasions of some youngsters who were playing a bit too rough and tumble.
If you're going to be in the woods/out of town for a bit: you could encounter Ethan out in the woods, hunting, practicing his archery, or the like.
Ethan's not a local, and he arrived after the Swallowtail Festivals fracas, but it's possible you recognize him from seeing him around.
Anyway, there's a few thoughts to get the ball rolling!
Cleric! And considering Juriya somehow managed to pull Orik's dossier out from the ether (inspiration my beloved), she might well recognize Ethan as well somehow. I'm partial to the woods meeting, myself.
Welcome to the table! :)
I think that should be most things taken care of at work - apologies again for the delay. In response to Donimah's question, I'm a plasma physicist - our lab's working on coil design and testing for stellarator technology.
I've tried to get caught up as best I can - we're preparing to head back to Sandpoint, yes?
Plasma physicist?! That IS cool! :D
Yeah, we are returning to Sandpoint.
BTW, Ethan, I asked this of everyone at the start of the game and ask you now. Do you have any previous knowledge of this campaign?
I do, sort of. I have been part of at least four Rise of the Runelords PbPs that never made it out of Sandpoint.
I do, sort of. I have been part of at least four Rise of the Runelords PbPs that never made it out of Sandpoint.
Never made it as far as it fell apart or TPK'd in Sandpoint?
Never made it as far as it fell apart or TPK'd in Sandpoint?
Twice, the GMs had a personal issue that required them to stop running the game.
Twice, the GMs just ghosted the PCs, and left us hanging.
Always shortly after the Swallowtail Festival. I have a vague memory of one game making it to Weathertop, and another ending in the Glassworks, if that helps.
Never made it as far as it fell apart or TPK'd in Sandpoint?Twice, the GMs had a personal issue that required them to stop running the game.
Twice, the GMs just ghosted the PCs, and left us hanging.
Always shortly after the Swallowtail Festival. I have a vague memory of one game making it to Weathertop, and another ending in the Glassworks, if that helps.
I was just curious around the circumstances. A couple of my friends tried to play this AP in-person - twice. I don't know where/what things went south but the first time it was a TPK.
They decided to try a second time, built the PCs better based on their experience the 1st time, and it ended in half the PCs dead and one more bleeding out and they decided to play 'Winter's Reign' instead.
Reign of Winter was the fiest AP I played in on here if memory serves, I might get a chance to play that disaster of a character again in 1e.
Pathfinder tachanka...
I have a character I've wanted to play Reign of Winter for a while now. One of the last of the Frozen Shadows who, after Ameiko Kaijitsu's friends basically massacred their family and ninja clan during the events of Jade Regent, fled the Lands of the Linnorm Kings and became a mercenary, battling for coin and against his depression until his wanderings lead him to Taldor, where he stumbles on the events of Reign of Winter and as he becomes involved, finds himself becoming a hero in spite of himself!
In response to Donimah's question, I'm a plasma physicist - our lab's working on coil design and testing for stellarator technology.
I'll expect you to send me a functional lightsaber for Christmas. ;)
To clarify, is the maze ON the head rock or on the mainland? I'm trying to figure out if Nualia's behind us, meaning Ano's running back into Thistletop or ahead of us, as Juriya seemed to suggest.
To clarify, is the maze ON the head rock or on the mainland? I'm trying to figure out if Nualia's behind us, meaning Ano's running back into Thistletop or ahead of us, as Juriya seemed to suggest.
I'm not sure either or if we have any means of getting to where Nualia is without going back through Thistletop and its remaining defenders.
I was under the impression that Nualia is ahead of us, since we didn’t get the chance to see her until we crossed the bridge.
Head Island with the construction where you first found Nualia.
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Plant maze where you killed a bunch of goblins, evaded a bunch of goblin dogs and a sleeping big cat. Nualia is here heading towards the exit.
...If there's a new player actively waiting to reunite with the rest of the party, shouldn't we be working towards getting back to Sandpoint, rather than getting sidetracked on yet another tangent?
We can deal with Nualia later, if she even comes up at all - frankly, I'd prefer to face the main threat of this section of the adventure with the aid of a divine healer, not to mention that it seems downright rude to keep our new player waiting forever while we go through weeks of combat against a spellcaster, arguments, interrogations, et cetera.
I was assuming Nualia was going to GM ex machina us to there, to be honest. We chase after her, end up in some random neck of Sandpoint where our new player is, and then have a full team again.
So new player is doing some interesting RP. This chase can have some interesting moments and it has the clearer implication that Nualia escaped instead of holing up in Thistletop.
I've been that player waiting to participate and, while the wait stinks, I understood that events were in motion and I had to wait for a pause in the action.
I don't mind the solo RP, if it results in a natural, organic character introduction.
Wouldn't the alignment-based spells be extraordinarily weak if they only targeted the [evil]-tag creatures?
Chaos Hammer has separate wording and effects for lawful creatures and lawful outsiders. Pretty sure all [Lawful] creatures are outsiders.
Then again, I admit I could be entirely f@$#ing wrong. I thought D20 just linked to the words, but https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivn8b/gameplay says otherwise. It might only auto-link the capitalized version? There is a relevant FAQ here , but that COULD be because evil is capitalized due to beginning a sentence.
So, everything I read that compares Burst of Radiance with other spells consider that it does damage creatures that have evil alignment.
So, Ethan, go ahead and roll your damage.
Out-of-character clarification, Donimah was trying to negotiate with Gogmurt because there's still more dungeon in Thistletop that we haven't cleared yet, and I worried that if we just finish Nualia off outside and leave we won't be allowed back in.
Oh man, you can't ready a full-round action? Rest in peace the plan of prepared coup-de-grace then.
Oh man, you can't ready a full-round action? Rest in peace the plan of prepared coup-de-grace then.
Also, in PF1, you can't ready an action out of initiative.
I hope I did a good job of portraying INT-based intimidate there. I rolled before to see how pitiful it was going to be... and then I got a 19.
Ooooh Nualia talked about Ano’s dad…part of me wants Ano to just strike Nualia with an unarmed strike but I’m probably not gonna do that since it would disrupt the flow
Ooooh Nualia talked about Ano’s dad…part of me wants Ano to just strike Nualia with an unarmed strike but I’m probably not gonna do that since it would disrupt the flow
If that's what Ano would do, go for it. Nualia is obviously trying to antagonize Ano.
The bigger ethical question is what to do with Nualia now?
If we even can convert her it won't be to any of the good gods, I'm going to be honest.