GM Knightmare's Therapy Sessions [Strange Aeons]

Game Master TheChelaxian

Unless someone's character is built to do that pretty assuredly (only character that might fit the bill is Ethyl?), I say expediency.

I am fine with you making spellcraft rolls on my behalf for identifying items if you want. Otherwise, if you have other ideas, that's fine by me, too.

No preference. Feel free to roll for me if needed.

So long as we have someone has max ranks in spellcraft I'd rather items be automatically identified. It eases loot tracking because what the items are can be difficult to track back to the spot in the AP that we found them if we miss the initial check.

Unless someone's character is built to do that pretty assuredly (only character that might fit the bill is Ethyl?), I say expediency.

Only for potions which I can do with alchemy and without detect magic. My ranks in spellcraft will only be what I need to easily scribe scrolls into my formula book.

Yeah, I only mention Ethyl because sometimes there are other identification methods other than "spam the Spellcraft button." Linguistics for Scrolls, Alchemy for Potions, etc.

So long as we have someone has max ranks in spellcraft I'd rather items be automatically identified.

I'll allow this, I think, and roll for the relevant skill-havers.

Alvar can take the haversack, and probably should for the reasons that Ethyl mentioned. Plus, with their prehensile tail, they can draw items with a swift action! Also, as they said, the pearl should probably go either to them or Nyarai. I don't think either of our other prepared spellcasters (Ethyl and Iosif at the moment) could use it quite as effectively. Or, quite possibly at all, in Ethyl's case.

The Witch and the Wizard should arm wrestle for it!

With things as they are now, I would like to present my case for getting the pearl of power:

It can be a free CLW per day.

I'm not particularly keen on having one, but I think it would be useful until we get some additional options for healing.

No reason we can't pass it around as needed either. Fine with you having it.

IDK about Ethyl using it. RAW I think no but extracts are similar enough to spells that I can see an argument for it. I won't push that boundary if I don't have to.

Are pearls of power per day?!?!

And I think there's an equivalent to pearls of power SPECIFICALLY for alchemists and most investigators. (The ones who Bard cast are an exception who could probably use a pearl of power)

Alchemist

Boro bead

There are many fun Alchemist toys. I have played 6 in PF1e...lol.

Lol I even had it in my notes as wanting a 2nd level one.

Yes pearls of power are per day. Get a 2nd level one on a cleric and never have to sleep again.

Might be wise to sleep anyway.

... That would have been nice to know with my first character.

And they'll work on most Investigators too, since they "cast" like alchemists. No one here is an investigator, but I'm reminding myself since I have a character who'll be dipping into Empiricist.

I put the Loot link in the Campaign Info tag for ease of access.

I've taken off all the claimed items which is pretty much everything except the CLW potion (party gear), and coin that isn't easily split without making change.

To summarize

Alvar: Handy Haversack
Ethyl: Dagger +1, surgeon's tools
Iosif: Phylactery of faithfulness
Nyarai: Pearl of Power 1st

With things as they are now, I would like to present my case for getting the pearl of power:

It can be a free CLW per day.

I'm not particularly keen on having one, but I think it would be useful until we get some additional options for healing.

An excellent point. Go for it.

Oh boy. This is going to be something.

Boo search function seems broken.

I doubt we're able to sell anything here, but Alvar doesn't need their original backpack now. If anyone wants it, they're happy to hand it off.

GM check-in, how we holding up?

Doing good. I quite like this party for this AP in particular. Momentum has been excellent so far and have good hopes that we will finish. Difficulty should be more even now that we've leveled and have a base to retreat to if needed.

SO - MANY - MYSTERIES!

Yes, game seems to be doing well, with a healthy post rate.

I may have made a mistake when I made a socially stunted character. It will get better. Right now, she is just hyper-focused on not knowing her name. I also want to find a way to extract information from the Orpiment Apostle. SOMEHOW.

I'm enjoying this too!

I appreciate the inclusion. I am enjoying this game.

Still figuring out Enoch's personality, but, mostly adhering to his Archetype and Campaign Trait.

Before I post further, is looking at the thing in the door a sanity check?

Before I post further, is looking at the thing in the door a sanity check?

Absolutely. Made a post in Gameplay for the check. Apologies, thanks for the reminder.

Yeah, that could've been very bad for Iosif, given that his threshold's only 2... could've very easily gotten a madness from 1d6 sanity loss.

Yeah. As soon as possible I'm probably getting a WIS headband if only to avoid sanity shenanigans. He won't be casting much other than healing, so I figured I'd be fine with a 14 in his casting stat.

Nope. Not fine!

Lol ninja GM.

Not going to edit. Visiting family right now.

Sonuvabich! GM Ninja (NinGM) is my next alias.

Enjoy time with family! How did you angle that mirror?

Whichever way is most convenient for you. My goal was to show that Ethyl is vain. But her goal was to reassure herself that she hasn't become ugly like the haunt.

Also narrowly dodged another madness, lol.

I thought your ST was 3, but I'm probably thinking of one of my characters... bizarre rogue with an 18 INT :)

Alvar is, unsurprisingly, one of the two most resilient minds of our group. Amusingly, I'm pretty sure that Nyarai, whose patron is insanity, is their peer in that.

Ouch, I believe that Enoch's roll is our first madness.

I was thinking of using disrupt undead to blast it from a distance. Brute-forcing, but it'd work!

Ooo, madness! Enoch, shall I choose an appropriate madness or shall I roll for it? Actually... Patients one and all, would you like me to roll on the madness table for whenever y'all dip past the threshold or would you like me to choose one appropriate for the case in which your sanity broke?

Fun though I think randomness would be, I think it'd be more coherent if you chose. That said, I don't object to rolling if others want to go for that.

I'm fine with you choosing. I hope Iosif's luck continues with his paltry threshold of 2.

Is this the correct chart/page?

Sanity Rules

Depending on which Classification of creature, it may only require the initial save.

Not certain if this applies?

Yes, that is the correct page.

It is only the initial save, as well.

Sweet! Save my insanity for another time....lol.

EDIT!

I really like your post! We don't need to retcon anything. It's great!

It's only a lesser madness, and it should've said sight-based Perception checks rather than any/all Perception checks, as your hearing and touch aren't affected.

I'm not sure whether there're materials for Alvar to copy their scroll spell into their book available, but I would want them to try doing so. It'd cost 10 gp and would be a DC 16 Spellcraft check. Of course, if they're not available, then that'll have to wait.

GM willing I could help justify its availability by crafting it with alchemy. A DC 15 item that costs 10gp I can craft in one day by taking 10 on the check. Not looking for a discount just a narrative justification because I'll want to scribe scrolls we find as well as well as copy Alvar's homework.

Ah yeah, Alchemists poaching Wizard's spellbooks.

If Alvar and Ethyl want to craft/scribe they can do so in the smaller shrine. There is enough supplies (if you want to "turn in" wealth) to accomplish minor crafting and scribing.

Oh, that's great. Also, I totally forgot that Ethyl can get extracts from Alvar's grimoire. Alas, the same is not true in reverse. xD

EDIT: Whoops, I forgot that for an Eldritch Scholar, it costs double to transfer spells, so 20 gp, which Alvar doesn't actually have.

The sketchy map provided gives the party a +4 on dungeoneering checks to navigate the asylum.

There is a discovery for the reverse, I'm pretty sure. You can't get CLW out of it though.