Ah, skilled would to it.
Juriya's is pretty simple:
- 3 Class Skill
- 4 INT
- 3 CHA
- 4 Rank
Sure she's charming and intelligent, but a quote from somewhere that pretty much sums up her skill point distribution to a tee.
Has the physical strength of a boiled turnip
Has the wisdom and overall strength of will of a concussed lemming
Some serious development has happened between my former mother and I, so posting might be spotty for a few days.
That's ok, do what you gotta do.
Some serious development has happened between my former mother and I, so posting might be spotty for a few days.
I'm hoping for the best for you.
Same here. Please stay safe.
Just an FYI, primarily for the DM. Reading back through the thread, it sounded like the coins we found in the ruins under Thistletop were split evenly among the party, and that the proceeds from the giant helm and any unclaimed armor, weapons or magic items would go into a GROUP FUND for the collective good of the party for wands, scrolls, potions and such. If I am incorrect about this, please let me know.
The reason I mention it, is I used my share of the coins to purchase six (6) packets of powdered silver, which are needed for many of the cleric spells Ethan uses, most notably consecrate.
I just wanted to make sure this was known before any action starts, so that 1.) if I wasn't supposed to claim a share of the coins, I can reverse the purchase before we get started, or 2.) if everyone is okay with this, I wanted to make sure it was documented that I made the purchase.
I'm hoping for the best for you.
Same here. Please stay safe.
Thank you both. Basically the real life Fosyo is no longer a part of my life, and drama involving other family happened. I'm safe, and doing much better than I thought I would.
I'm hoping for the best for you.Same here. Please stay safe.Thank you both. Basically the real life Fosyo is no longer a part of my life, and drama involving other family happened. I'm safe, and doing much better than I thought I would.
I'm happy to hear you're doing better. :)
I'm hoping for the best for you.Same here. Please stay safe.Thank you both. Basically the real life Fosyo is no longer a part of my life, and drama involving other family happened. I'm safe, and doing much better than I thought I would.
Glad to hear!
I'm glad you're better, Ano!
@Ethan: I do not make any assumptions about how you guys divide loot. But I am fairly sure Arrian has assumed all money is divided equally among yourselves.
If you guys want to set up a collective fund for party-wide items, it's really up to you.
So it looks like the following might be worth checking into.
1) Examine the bodies at the mill
2) Talk to Ibor Thorn
3) Talk to Grayst Sevilla
4) Follow up with relatives, friends, associates of the three conmen. They went to meet with someone; who was it? Or what were they involved in?
5) Follow up with relatives, friends, associates of Benny Harker and Katrine Vinder. Was anyone jealous of the either of them?
Am I missing anyone/anything?
Just an FYI, primarily for the DM. Reading back through the thread, it sounded like the coins we found in the ruins under Thistletop were split evenly among the party, and that the proceeds from the giant helm and any unclaimed armor, weapons or magic items would go into a GROUP FUND for the collective good of the party for wands, scrolls, potions and such. If I am incorrect about this, please let me know.
The reason I mention it, is I used my share of the coins to purchase six (6) packets of powdered silver, which are needed for many of the cleric spells Ethan uses, most notably consecrate.
I just wanted to make sure this was known before any action starts, so that 1.) if I wasn't supposed to claim a share of the coins, I can reverse the purchase before we get started, or 2.) if everyone is okay with this, I wanted to make sure it was documented that I made the purchase.
Question for the GM: Could Ethan (or anyone) carry powdered silver as a form of currency? That way Ethan wouldn't have to 'buy' the silver; he could just have some money in powdered form?
Speaking for myself and Arrian: I always assume gear and money is shared amongst all PCs. Hence why I asked Donimah for scroll suggestions if they were on the cleric and wizard list so she could save some gold. And if Donimah needed some arcane scrolls to buy and scribe into her spellbook plus buy extra copies for use during an adventure.
For example buying a scroll of see invisibility. I think only Donimah can use it right now (maybe Juriya?) but the ability to find an invisible opponent (and then hit it with Glitterdust) would be a HUGE benefit for all of us.
I'll probably have a list of purchase options for Juriya up soon. Probably basic equipment, alchemical items to have manufactured over the months / bought from parents, and oils so she isn't flopping like a fish with DR/magic.
Two levels from now and she gets INT to damage with thrown splash weapons. Not that useful on base Vivi but Juri's got the Bomber talent. :3
I also, assumed for the sake of my sanity, that Juriya does not habitually make a large quantity of explosives during down time. Otherwise she'd have a good few dozen more bombs.
I also, assumed for the sake of my sanity, that Juriya does not habitually make a large quantity of explosives during down time. Otherwise she'd have a good few dozen more bombs.
I dunno it sounds like something Juriya would do! ;)
So it looks like the following might be worth checking into.
1) Examine the bodies at the mill
2) Talk to Ibor Thorn
3) Talk to Grayst Sevilla
4) Follow up with relatives, friends, associates of the three conmen. They went to meet with someone; who was it? Or what were they involved in?
5) Follow up with relatives, friends, associates of Benny Harker and Katrine Vinder. Was anyone jealous of the either of them?Am I missing anyone/anything?
As I said OOC in the other thread, Ven Vinder, Katrine's dad, is currently being held as a suspect, given his reputation as overprotective of his daughters (something both Arrian and Ethan are aware of, as he grumped at them under suspicion that either of them might start courting either daughter).
@Arrian: Well, not everyone will take silver powder for payment. Some will, though. Kind of a coin toss. Just don't toss silver powder.
Not literal months worth. That'd involve keeping to a routine! :3
@Arrian: Well, not everyone will take silver powder for payment. Some will, though. Kind of a coin toss. Just don't toss silver powder.
True not everyone likes glitter. :)
The more likely they are to use silver for its non-monetary value, the more likely they're going to accept powdered currency, I imagine.
The time has come.
Up to level 5 everyone!
The time has come. Do not hide from the fox.
Juriya's sense motive bonus is now +16. Her perception is now +12.
Ceaseless Observation.
Note she's still frail and very lacking in her Will save though, lol.
Juriya can use scrolls, but not wands, of spells on the alchemist list. So yes, she can use See Invisibility Scrolls. She won't get the extract for a long while though, holy s~+! her extract progression is delayed.
As for items, presumably the standard and a good bit of alchemical items. Essence of independence for sure though :3
Okay, Cloak of Resistance Purchased.
Question: are alchemical weapons with blackpowder allowed? I'm primarily looking at fireworks due to the lines Arrian said.
Question: are alchemical weapons with blackpowder allowed? I'm primarily looking at fireworks due to the lines Arrian said.
Yes they are.
Alica level up report:
Paladin 4 (Hospitaller) -> Paladin 5
Gains:
HP from 38->48
BAB +1
Takes the feat "Deft maneuvers" from elephant in the room
Takes tiefling FCB, increasing her self heal from lay on hands to 2d6+9
Skillpoints into bluff and kn. religion
Background skill points into linguistics (picking up some level of proficiency in Thassilonian) and perform sing
I also belatedly find out that Paladins start out with zero spells per day at level 4, rather then 1 like bloodragers, as such, my spells stay the same.
I would like to pick
Angelic Bond: As a standard action, the paladin can call forth an angel spirit that bonds to her, causing her to manifest a resplendent halo. This bond allows the paladin to shine light as per continual flame for 1 minute per paladin level. Additionally, while the halo shines, all allies within 20 feet gain the benefits of protection from evil, except the deflection and resistance bonuses are +3. For every 3 levels she has beyond 5th, the deflection bonus and resistance bonus provided by this effect increases by 1, up to a maximum of +8 at 20th level. The paladin can use this ability once per day at 5th level, and one additional time per day for every 4 levels beyond 5th, up to a total of four times per day at 17th level.
Instead of divine weapon bond as it reinforces Alicias role as a tank/support character that also does damage, and I think a +3 deflection to AC (and resistance) will be greatly enjoyed by our lineup of somewhat squishy frontliners.
Musings:
--At some point Alicia may single level dip into Bloodrager (Abyssal) if pushed to extremes, I was expecting that the Malfeshnekor fight would do that, but by the grace of good we prevailed anyway.
--New actual capabilities:
1: Deft maneuvers allows her to effectively use her secondary natural attack for a variety of things such as f.e. disarm, as many maneuvers can be done in place of a secondary melee attack (although there is some table variation on this, and dirty trick cannot be used in such a way without additional feats).
2: Notable, Alicia has really high bluff and can feint quite effectively in combat. At level 7, greater feint will make foes she feinted against flatfooted for the entire party to exploit, currently, its just against her next attack.
3: A once per day 5 minutes zones of protection from evil, but +3 is really potent.
4: She does not get an extra smite (her archetype trades that out), the main improvement of her channels and lay on hands will be at one further level.
Alicia does not in character know that she has an Angelic bond yet.
HOLY WATER FIREWORK!!!
Anyways, Greater Feint coming online right before Juriya gets multiattack is nice, means she has an option other than flanking while she keeps sprouting tails. I built Juriya around Feinting in combat, since Kitsune Trickster gives her both Charisma and Intelligence to certain skills, Bluff included.
Unfortunately, we're doing half HP round up.
Ok, 6 hp then, still decent :).
Alicia is not going to get sneak attack or Cornugnon smash, but greater feint is really good against dextrous enemies, and Alicia being an outsider should mean she can feint demons/devils etc. without penalties.
Narratively, Alicia angelic bond will be her singing, rather then an angelic halo, as this fits her better and it gets me to a) post interesting lyrics b) post the actual music.
And I really think that everyone will greatly appreciate a +3 deflection and resistance bonus vs evil, as well as the other good things protection from evil does.
It should also apply to herself, the deflection is obviously not stacking with smite, but while she is singing, vs evil Alicia can literally tank like a boss.
Oh level up, lemme jump on the computer to do that.
HP: 6
Base ATK: +1
Ref +1, Will +1
Skill Ranks: 4 (1 Acrobatics, 1 Diplomacy, 1 Perception, 1 Survival)
Class Ability: Restrained Magic
At 3rd level, an urban bloodrager can attune her spells so they are less likely to impact her allies or innocent bystanders. When the bloodrager casts a spell, she can grant a +2 bonus on the saving throw against that spell to any creatures she is aware of that are targeted by the spell or within the spell’s area. Any creature that receives this bonus and succeeds at its save is unaffected by the spell, as if it hadn’t been targeted or wasn’t in the area.
This ability replaces blood sanctuary.
I'm a little stuck on what to select for a feat. Iron Will can be solid to help with her Will saves...would there be anything else that can help Ano out? She's not getting spells until the next level anyway.
Also, if the DM will allow it, can we have it where Ano learns some Thassilonian from hanging around Donimah? I can select a different language if not.
There is the "Steadfast personality" feat, which gives you a +3 to mind affecting saves (and which will scale further with charisma increases)
It does not however help vs. will saves that are not mind effecting (there are a few evocation spells I believe, it also does not help vs channeled energy).
Still, it is a good mechanical option for bloodragers.
You could also get combat reflexes, in anticipation of getting long arm the spell next level. It should turn you into quite a blender once this is achieved, as you would gain the great combination of a lot of AoOs and reach.
Improving will saves is certainly a good idea though, Alicia can help with that a bit, but that kind of shackles you to her pretty slow rear end, and her angelic bond is a standard action to activate.
Oh, there is a fun thing Urban Bloodragers can do after level 10 bloodrager.
You get to grab spells from the bard/magus list because Urban Bloodrager, and can possibly cast them as a free action useing greater bloodrage. One spell that is great for such things is Bladed dash, and it does fulfill the criteria to be cast as a free action upon entering a greater bloodrage.
What does this mean?
1: Enter rage
2: Cast bladed dash, move 30 feet and hit someone
3: Since that was a free action, you can still full attack that someone, makeing it pounce on steroids. Very effective, although limited by your available level 2 spell slots (who are very tight, because they include your best defensive spell, mirror image).
This will be pretty far away though, effective level 12 or so?
I'm a little stuck on what to select for a feat. Iron Will can be solid to help with her Will saves...would there be anything else that can help Ano out? She's not getting spells until the next level anyway.
Iron Will is good especially if you're thinking about Improved Iron Will later.
Weapon Focus for Ano's rapier, Dodge for +1 AC, Combat Reflexes to increase the number of AoOs and being able to take them when flat-footed, and Improved Initiative is always a good option for high Dex PCs.
Arrian's Level 5 changes
HP: 5 base + 2 Con + 1 Toughness = 8
Bane class ability
Discern Lies class ability
One additional 1st and 2nd level spell slot.
One additional 1st and 2nd level spell known (1st level from Favored Class Bonus)
1st Level spell: Deciding between Magic Weapon and Funereal Weapon. Alicia has Bless Weapon but I'd prefer for her to keep her L1 slots for Hero's Defiance. While Funereal Weapon is not as good Arrian has more L1 slots.
2nd Level spell: Invisibility
Arrian could switch out one 1st Level spell but I like the ones he has.
Skills (7 skill points): Perception, Survival, Stealth, Knowledges (Arcana, Nature, Planes, Religion).
Feat: Extra Bane
Given that Elephant in the room is on, dodge is also mobility, for an extra +4 total vs AoOs.
5 HP +1 CON +1 PREF Class
Feat: Alignment Channel
+1 to all current skills
Channel Energy to 3d6, DC 16
3rd level spells: 2+1
I have chosen Iron Will for the feat. I definitely know the next feat I’ll take once I reach character level 7-Improved Familiar
if it’s alright with the GM I would love to get myself a faerie dragon familiar
Meanwhile, Cherry's disapproving stare in the corner. Level 7 here is going to be another tail and "Her history roll rivals the literal Thassilonian Specialist."
Pretty much all of Juri's build besides a few extracts are planned out. She remains the same absurdly fragile skill monkey throughout.
Meanwhile, Cherry's disapproving stare in the corner. Level 7 here is going to be another tail and "Her history roll rivals the literal Thassilonian Specialist."
Pretty much all of Juri's build besides a few extracts are planned out. She remains the same absurdly fragile skill monkey throughout.
Cherry’s not getting replaced, he shall turn from a bird to a little dragon
@Ano: You can learn Thassilonian from Doni as long as you spend a skill point on Linguistics. It's a background skill, so it's cheaper to.
Also, the faerie dragon is a viable option for the Improved Familiar feat, with a minimum caster level of 7. Since you have 2 levels of fighter, you'd reach this caster level at character level 9.
Unless (hear me out)... I noticed your traits step on one another. You have 2 traits that give +1 trait bonus on Perception. These do not stack. Instead, you could retcon Seeker to give yourself Magical Knack (bloodrager) and then you can fix the leveling issue.
Ugh god yeah, caster level b*$@@#&+.
Stares at the multiple caster levels on Juri's sheet.
@Ano: You can learn Thassilonian from Doni as long as you spend a skill point on Linguistics. It's a background skill, so it's cheaper to.
Also, the faerie dragon is a viable option for the Improved Familiar feat, with a minimum caster level of 7. Since you have 2 levels of fighter, you'd reach this caster level at character level 9.
Unless (hear me out)... I noticed your traits step on one another. You have 2 traits that give +1 trait bonus on Perception. These do not stack. Instead, you could retcon Seeker to give yourself Magical Knack (bloodrager) and then you can fix the leveling issue.
I will absolutely do that
EDIT: It is done
CL [level]: Kitsune Tail Feat SLAs
CL1: Kitsune Trickster Charm Person SLA
CL2: Investigator Extracts
CL[level-5]: Alchemist Extracts.
Juriya's a disaster magically lmao.
CL [level]: Kitsune Tail Feat SLAs
CL1: Kitsune Trickster Charm Person SLA
CL2: Investigator Extracts
CL[level-5]: Alchemist Extracts.Juriya's a disaster magically lmao.
Just magically? Hehehe!
Completed Donimah's level up:
HP: 4
Feat: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Harpoon)
Bonus Feat: Extend Spell
Spellbook: Fly, Haste
Skills: Knoweldge (Religion) +2, Perception +1, Sense Motive +1, Spellcraft +1, Use Magic Device +1, Knowledge (History) +1, Linguistics +1
Now to FINALLY get her shopping done. >w<
Curious here: What's with the weapon proficiency? It's not a pre-req for your intended prestige class...
Donimah out here trying to be a freaking runelord with her weapon.
I mean, it's kind of obvious everything except her skills are an intentional disaster ;P
Juriya's got it in one. And for some reason I couldn't select Arcane Discoveries in HeroLab...
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Curious here: What's with the weapon proficiency? It's not a pre-req for your intended prestige class...
After becoming a Runelord and conquering Varisia, Donimah will become a Pirate Queen and terrorize the coasts of Golarion.
Look out, Tammerhawk! Even if you DO end up succeeding Cromarky, you won't be Overlord of Riddleport for long! >:)
Juriya at the end of all this is probably either going to die to WIS/STR damage, or end up as a famous investigator.
... I may have made fox Sherlock Holmes without realizing. Eventual drugs and all. S@%&.
Donimah out here trying to be a freaking runelord with her weapon.
I mean, it's kind of obvious everything except her skills are an intentional disaster ;P
For the record, this 'everything except her skills are an intentional disaaster' is supposed to refer to Juriya, not Donimah. I was supposed to reply to Arrian's message for the second half but... my sleep-deprived self put them in the same message.
God, I feel like an idiot looking back on that message... there's a reason I RP the 7 WIS nutcase so easily, after all.