GM Ietsuna's Call of the Copper Gate

Game Master TriOmegaZero

It looks like you've got a GM to finish this off. Please reach out to me by PMif you need anything.

Pregen choice is up to the table, so feel free to weigh in if you need Seelah for paladin stuff or someone else with skills.

They never released Pre-Gens for the Occult Iconics, did they??

An Occultist, Spiritualist, or even Medium would not be a bad choice.

I don't think I've ever seen the Inquisitor pre-gen in play, but she'd be good here, too, as might the Investigator.

The Cleric, OTOH, I've seen enough of to frankly have grown bored with her.

Triixi still here.

Kaervek is here, too! :-D

Thank you, Grandmaster TOZ!

If Oria is also still with us (let's give them a little time to find out we continue), do we even need a pregen? I believe we could simply continue with the 4 player adjustment, right?

Right you are! I miscounted on the player tab, so that solves that problem.

Question for everyone continuing, has your character participated in any other Blakros Museum adventures?

Yes.
Echos of the Overwatched
Voice from the Void
The Blakros Connection.
Oath of the Overwatched

Oh wow, we're back in business! Thank you very much for volunteering to fill in, TOZ!

Oria hasn't been through any Blackros scenarios on this character, but I've had my fair share on others. Certainly some worth a replay...

In terms of support from pregens? Kyra is the common pick, but we could also go with a front line defender. As I recall, Oria had to stand up front and she isn't exactly optimized for tanking. We're also short on rogue skills? Hmmm.

Kaervek played only one: #03-07 Echos of the Overwatched.

Regarding party composition, we are not quite optimized:

- Shaman 6
- Psychic 6
- Sorcerer 6
- Wizard 3

I think we really could do with another frontliner...

Man, try going at it with three healing clerics, a wizard, and a druid (no animal companion). :P

Blakros adventures, this character? I'm fairly sure not.

Regarding party composition, we are not quite optimized:

- Shaman 6
- Psychic 6
- Sorcerer 6
- Wizard 3

I think we really could do with another frontliner...

Someone with muscle and guile is what we could use, so a Cavalier, Gunslinger, Hunter, Inquisitor, Medium, Monk, Occultist, Ranger, Samurai, Skald, Slayer, Swashbuckler...or Vigilante?!?

Since we’re at four, I don’t think we can bring along an NPC. If Skorn wants to keep going with the replay, that will keep us at five but doesn’t solve the melee deficiency. It will certainly be interesting!

Since we’re at four, I don’t think we can bring along an NPC. If Skorn wants to keep going with the replay, that will keep us at five but doesn’t solve the melee deficiency. It will certainly be interesting!

Oria, we're a full party. Time to go back to tanking!

Oria: "Yes, creator"

Amusingly enough, due to scenario mechanics Kaervek succeeds in aiding another. :)

Oria, we're a full party. Time to go back to tanking!

Oria: "Yes, creator"

Kinda hate to say it, but I LOL'd.

Since we’re at four, I don’t think we can bring along an NPC. If Skorn wants to keep going with the replay, that will keep us at five but doesn’t solve the melee deficiency. It will certainly be interesting!

Well, Kaervek can do a bit of crowd control: entangle, stone call and a high initiative modifier (+9) should help against us squishy casters being charged. And there's also a summon monster II spell in his spellbook, but it doesn’t last very long at CL 3... should he go and buy a scroll of summon monster III?

should he go and buy a scroll of summon monster III?

All I can really say is, I wouldn't.

Anyone else ever read Incredible Hulk #1? The guy on slide #1 there reminds me of The Gargoyle.

Also, I love how that site has "Enlarged Head" as its very own category.

Because I was only in one other game I left my browser on that game and did not see that this has restarted until that other game ended. If you guys need me and the GM is good with it I will jump back in. But also fine not to do so.

That's perfectly fine, I just need to know what you want to do in order to confirm which sub-tier I use for the skill DCs.

I am level seven. Does that answer your question If not I might need more info. Been a while.

I just need to know if you are still part of the calculation.

Sorry to be confused. I am not sure how I have a choice there.

Are you dropping out or staying in? I'm assuming staying in, but I wanted to make sure.

I'll be glad if Shine comes back!

Ah, Yes. Sorry. I'll finish it up. Catching up on the Gameplay thread now./

No worries, this encounter is definitely a complex one, so we’re taking it easy on top of getting the table restarted from the break.

Party, I just want to make sure you've been following my innuendoes to you, having passed both checks to do so with flying colors (surely you'll agree at least the first one was "simple", DM)?

BTW, folks, Bluff-to-innuendo mechanics would indicate you would all have understood what I was trying to say simply because I'd made the requisite roll.

Also, I have to ask: How did a 5th-level Cleric cast a 4th-level spell?

They’re actually 7th level.

Yea. I need to update my tag line. Sorry. This character has not been played in years.

I posted here before I read the game thread. That was a close save. I only had slightly better than a 1 in 4 chance of the creature failing the save. Whew.

And you only barely beat the SR!

Wow - Would have been a tough fight.

Wow, that's some quality wizard loot there! :-O

If Kaervek survives this scenario, he'll have a boatload of rolls to make to learn all these spells from the spellbook. ^_^

Question! How long has it been since the start of the session, in-universe time? I'm probably gonna want to refresh Oria's barkskin if I have to.

I would say an hour has elapsed since the Arcanimirium with all the investigation and foot travel.

Sorry for the delay, work has been busy this week. I should have an update posted by tonight.

I've taken the liberty of moving everyone else's tokens to the other side of the lower-left door on Slide #5, since I am guessing the bulk of that slide is where we (or rather, everyone else) are still trying to get INTO; I hope I am correct.

That is correct, I was almost done setting up the room for you all when I found the barred door section at the end of the description. You'd think that would be the first thing mentioned, but no!