[GD13] PF2e - 06-03: Godsrain in a Godless Land (P1)

Game Master UncleFroggy

Hello! Welcome to my table. Before we start, please do the following:

Please complete the macros linked at the top of the page. This will be used for initiative and secret rolls.

Please also post your token to the slides and post your position in the marching order. The slides are also linked at the top of the page.

As per the Organized Play Foundation Community Standards, each player must decide if they will allow their characters to be damaged by friendly fire (usually via splash damage). In keeping with the “Explore, Report, Cooperate” motto of the Pathfinder Society, engaging in non-consensual character-versus-character conflict is prohibited. While accidental friendly fire happens due to missed attack rolls or other factors, players must obtain the consent of other players before deliberately including fellow PCs in damaging effects. This rule does not apply in situations where a character is not acting of their own free will, such as if they’re being mind-controlled by an NPC and forced to attack a fellow Pathfinder.

You may select a consumable item from the Pathfinder Provisions list. These used to be the school items you get prior to starting an adventure. This applies to Scenarios only. Quests and bounties do not receive provisions.

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Macros/Slides/Spell Templates: Frozen Frost

Howdy everyone!

Friendly fire damage is fine by me, as long as I'm conscious and I wouldn't fall unconscious because I failed a saving throw.

I'll take a scroll of >Mountain Resilience< as my Pathfinder Provision.

I have 2 Hero Points to give away, I usually give them to the lowest level PC.

If anyone needs a level bump, I have this mentor boon:

Finally, I have a wolf Animal Companion.

Woof.

Miladistra knows Argoni well!

Argoni is a bomber without the Bomber alchemist ability to manage the splash. Therefore, I need explicit agreement to be ok with the splash damage before Argoni can use it around each of you. It will usually be only 1 or 2 points of splash at a time, and he won't do it if you're in danger of dropping or already down. I also have a backfire mantle to loan out if anyone wants it.

This is also the first game I'm playing with his after the remaster changes to the Alchemist (and Investigator). It's changed his ability to throw bombs significantly, so please feel free to point out things if I miss them.

Lastly, Argoni has both the Magical Mentor and Skillful Mentor boons if needed.

While we're getting ready, you may choose your provision if you wish.

Fly or Dispel Magic might be clutch, but I think Argoni will just got with the 2 moderate healing potions.

will take 2 moderate healing potions.

I just realized my vacation is closer than I think. I forgot it is only 21 days away and not like 8 weeks away. I go on vacation from October 20-27 out of the country in the Bahamas and part of Mexico and will have no internet access. I can be botted from that time, but wanted to let you know ahead of time if that is a problem.

no worries... went to the Bahamas about 15+ years ago (cruise with my mom and sister) and had a blast -- though the heat is like being inside an oven...

Drink some blue agave juice for me while in Mexico! :)

The Blue Agave must be good. And yes half of it is on the Cruise. Not sure what part of Mexico, my brother paid for it. He works in IT. In fact he can build computers not just fix them or upgrade them.

oh cool... I dabble in IT myself...

Waiting for the following:

Macros - Song Jun-Mei, Luciola Iridessa
Slides - Song Jun-Mei, Luciola Iridessa, Johnny Sniper 2

Akame is a kitsune liberator champion of Nalinivati, Queen of Nagas. As part of her remaster rebuild I changed her heritage to the dragonblood versatile heritage, which maybe helps explain her fondness for serpents. As the child of a kitsune and a mirage dragon, she recently developed the ability to breathe a cone of gas that assaults the senses (mental damage).

She has a spiny lodestone and trinity geode which she can use with Trick Magic Item if a ranged or area attack is needed, but those are not her preferred tactic.

I'm going to take a 4th-rank scroll of dispel magic to use in an emergency for my provision.

Reminder that I need explicit approval for Argoni to hit you with splash damage. Let me know if you have questions!

Splash is fine

Luciola will take the healing potions - never can have too many of those

Plus I can contribute three glyphs to the pool. Anyone got any more?

And if Luci is in splash range, she's obviously in the wrong place - so it's her fault.

2 glyphs here.

3 Glpyhs, friendly fire is fine.

Luciola is the biggest spender so far... 636 with all that... :)

Yep. All those GM credits add up :) Plus I had to cash in an item that had been withdrawn - the Wand of Fey Flames

Johnny - I thought you already left, which is why I botted. Sorry about that. Didn't notice that you're gone starting Sunday.

I am preparing so posting had slowed up. I do get on that Plane Saturday afternoon though. A half a day in Florida then leave for the ship on Sunday.

1 Hero Point up for grabs. Either post your recommendations openly or behind a spoiler.

1 Hero Point to Miladistra for using non-cantrip spells to resolve the obstacles.

I will vote for Luciola to get a Hero Point to restore the HP spent to avoid that trap.

I'm back, catching up now.

Jun-Mei taunts Red but her words have no effect. She tries to fill him with fear but he sneers at her. "A good try. Did you know that casting divine spells is illegal here? We'll get a good reward for this when we-aagh!" His taunt turns into a strangled cry as Naga-kun wraps him up.

Fear is a spell common to all four traditions and not exclusive to divine. Unless the bad guy has some sort of special ability he likely won't immediately recognize Jun-Mei as a divine caster and might not even recognize the spell itself. When I run situations like this I usually have the bad buy take an action to recall knowledge just like PCs.

Also since we have been ordered to not kill any of the bad guys will we be able to stabilize them when they fall or will they die immediately upon hitting 0 HP when hit with a lethal attack or spell?

FYI: Luciola can Stabilise and Heal so she'll be ensuring these guys don't die.

And maybe the NPC is assuming that a spell in the divine tradition is cast by a divine caster even if it is also in the other traditions. Luciola uses Primal but since Heal (for example) is usually associated with Divine, then it can be reasonably thought she is a divine caster.

I sometimes play my celestial sorcerer as a non-denominational cleric. :)

Miladistra also has stabilize and is a Primal caster.

And Argoni can create alchemical Elixirs of Life if really needed, or can perform mundane First Aid.

GM Tiger wrote:

Jun-Mei taunts Red but her words have no effect. She tries to fill him with fear but he sneers at her. "A good try. Did you know that casting divine spells is illegal here? We'll get a good reward for this when we-aagh!" His taunt turns into a strangled cry as Naga-kun wraps him up.

Fear is a spell common to all four traditions and not exclusive to divine. Unless the bad guy has some sort of special ability he likely won't immediately recognize Jun-Mei as a divine caster and might not even recognize the spell itself. When I run situations like this I usually have the bad buy take an action to recall knowledge just like PCs.

Also since we have been ordered to not kill any of the bad guys will we be able to stabilize them when they fall or will they die immediately upon hitting 0 HP when hit with a lethal attack or spell?

Divine Spells - True. You can disregard the 2nd half of the taunt.

I just realized they changed Alchemist Goggles in PC2, though oddly AoN doesn't easily link to the old version to compare. I think it's better unless you're throwing underlevel bombs, and I suppose with the changes to the Alchemist Dedication, that's less of an issue. So you'll see more splash damage, but only for the target.

I hope you have some way to enhance Athletics... either via spell or potion -- the next obstacle will require it... it's like the 1st one (Diplomacy) where you needed an ungodly roll to hit the DC...

IDK if I like the mechanics of this scenario... it's kind of a reverse infiltration (but it's not, because of the lack of EP)...

Two hero points on the table. Please vote on who gets them.

Miladistra and Jun-Mei - have a hero point!

Thanks, everyone! I'll hold onto this to stave off death.

I put up a complicated healing post that should nearly top us all off. The important question is to figure out if I can use the garden for "fresh ingredients" and get a +2 bonus for Natural Medicine.

I think Sorcerous Potency works on Heal.

We're about to go into the final encounter. If you'd like your downtimes as part of your chronicles, go ahead and roll them.

Crafting(E) Downtime, DC 20: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (7) + 15 = 22

8 gp.

Lore: Herbalism: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

Success, 7.2 gp.

vampires lore: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35

I'm thinking of raising another Wall of Thorns on the stairs to force the enemy to come around. We had to face 4 enemies last time and it was pretty rough.

I'll probably try to cast Calm at that point if they bunch up and keep the minions non violent while you take out the boss.

Argoni is going to attempt to actually craft. First time I'm trying this, so please let me know if I get it wrong.

He'll attempt to craft a batch of 4 moderate alchemist fire (level 3 item; batch of 4=40gp; DC18)

He has the formula, so 1 day of prep and 20gp in materials.

Craft, Expert (alchemist goggles): 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 15 + 1 = 35
Crit gets him 3gp of progress each day! So in the remaining 7 days, he makes 21gp of progress, which finishes off the batch.

So, he spends 20gp and gains 4 moderate alchemist fire.

According to my count, Luciola doesn't have any Hero Points left, although the header says 1. Which is correct?

performance(dance): 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 18 + 1 = 24 dance downtime.

performance-earn income DC20: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25

Success! 8 gold.

Apologies for the silence. Had a really really toxic Thursday-Friday at work so I needed the weekend to recharge. If you dabble in IT, let me know and I'll tell you the horror of it all :)

I used to be in IT