[Farol / PF2] Prey for death

Game Master Farol

Hammid sprang for the +3 potency as well, as well as an upgrade to his library robes.

Hey, Sorry I wanted to start the new chapter this week, but next week I have time off, and this week ended up being more hectic.

I will start it next week, again sorry for the delay.

Could you put the money that you spend in the file (value in the same column as items like:

Sien purchase -12000 1
That would deduct from the money,

4,000 to upgrade from Greater to Major Library Robes.

8,000 to upgrade from +2 to +3 Weapon Potency Rune.

I have 1,000.00 of my own money left over from character creation to cover the difference between our disbursed 11,000 and my total cost of 12,000.

But I am not a spreadsheets dude, and don't understand how it works. Where would you like me to put what?

I've put my purchases in the Loot log. Also upgrading one of my weapon potency runes to +3. Total spending = 11,000 gp.

I reorged the sheet a little, so that the purchases are in a separate block from the loot. Note that Sien is spending more than his share of the Level 15 loot - he had 795 gp after Level 14, so he's at 555 gp now.

4,000 to upgrade from Greater to Major Library Robes.

8,000 to upgrade from +2 to +3 Weapon Potency Rune.

I have 1,000.00 of my own money left over from character creation to cover the difference between our disbursed 11,000 and my total cost of 12,000.

But I am not a spreadsheets dude, and don't understand how it works. Where would you like me to put what?

Ok, threw in a line from you. that leaves you at 12 k - Ketsu's potency rune so you are at 4 with change.

I am still readying, so post will not happen today but stay tuned

Scratch that last sentence, we are on!

Thanks, GM, for that summary.

Group - where to next?

I think we followed all the leads we had. We could Gather Information to see if we can discover anything about Saviya. Where can we find her? Who are her associates? Knowing more about the members of the Vernai Council would also be useful. How likely are they to believe us? Or be in on Saviya's plots?

Saviya probably hopes we'll walk right into her home turf with half-baked accusations and has a plan for how to handle that.

That sounds like something someone smart would do.

An OOC question to give some context: how are Saviya's actions perceived by followers of Achaekek and the Red Mantis, specifically? For instance, was her betrayal of those on the Storm Shark considered dishonorable, even if the end result was pro-Achaekek? Does this evidence count "against" her in the eyes of the Vernai?

Well that would be up for a debate. Mantis god does not speak anything murdering others Mantis God page it does however say:

So one could try to twist it against her. But would it be big transgression? Not really. The biggest point is:
Anathema kill a rightful ruler,

So working against the current Blood Mistress is the big no-no!

...unless, she becomes (by means) the next Rightful Ruler!

Fair enough. Thanks for the wall of text, Farol. I'm ready for the next one. Moonlight sure did ask a lot of useful questions.

2/3rds of those questions were yours Ann.

Just sending them through the network.

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Wow that is a lot of info - I need to sit with it a moment...

@ Party,

Librarian or Hunter?

I vote librarian, but only because after watching Parks and Rec, I find librarians hilarious.

Librarian seems fine.

You mean "inherently sus"...

Sure, librarian

Just a note here, You are stalking people who are / could be Vernai,
since being a Vernai is not public, those people will keep it close to their chest. Being discrete is one of the ways to stay alive, not that many people would go against Red Mantis in the open, but if they can be identified they could be the target

It is highly unlikely that by peeking at random they will slip "Oh, I am Vernai, that bloody Saviya! and her scheming"

It can happen, but it is unlikely.

And again don't let me stop you from going for another lead.

I am assuming that since our Characters are smarter than our Players, GM will filter what they hear through their expert / master / legendary abilities and skills.

For example, rainzax is not trained in Society but is trained in Perception, but Moonlight has legendary skill and master proficiency respectively, so who is listening is as much in play as what is being listened to.

I saw no GM text from the merchant (or "merchant") encounter that suggests that Moonlight had a reason to be suspicious, hence, I suggested we move along.

Fair point, and due to the level of NPC's that you are dealing with, I am hinting that it is unlikely that you will pick something up from them, when they are in character. So even if you listen for 10 minutes you probably listen to whole set of conversations, games and laughter.

Their could be things hidden in their homes, or when confronted they could decide to share it. But they would conduct business either in citadel, indirectly (as the hit that you did in chapter one originated from some Vernai but was delivered by dragon-man).

At the same time librarian could be more approachable than wealthy merchant in respectable district

What do you all think?

Press the merchant or pursue “easier” prey?

I think we'd learn more from poking around in the merchant's home when he's not there than by listening in when he is. That's more dangerous, so I think checking out the librarian first and coming back here if needed is a good call.

We can call this outing "preliminary scouting" for the future.

I vote we fight her here.

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I vote we fight her here.

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If am fine with that outcome but:

Why did you get there in the first place?
You know that someone is trying to frame you into being traitors for red mantis assassins, that someone is Saviya. You know that red mantis assassins have plenty of other Vernayi's and you want to clear your name with them. You think that you gathered enough evidence to do so.
But they are not easy to find. You could go to Citadel, knock on the door and give yourself in and present the case. Way paved, lighten and well marked in the book ;)

You decided to look for Vernai's outside citadel. Is your plan to kill them all? Or you associate Vernai with Saviya? Or you guess that if you found them they are surely working together?

I am not sure if what I wrote is clear

What do others think?

I don't think fighting them gets us anywhere. I thought we were looking for more information on Saviya etc

I think there are going to be two classes of Vernai. One is traitorous to the organization and will try to kill us, the other is loyal to the organization and will try to kill us for different reasons.

So, I don't think we should take much stock in the fact that they're trying to kill us.

I do think it's most appropriate to figure out what side she's on.

Agreed. Figure out which side she's on. We're supposed to be assassins, yes, but not indiscriminate murder hobos.

Info about our Ordulf job:

Initial job offer from Vatum, Blood Mistress Jakalyn's guy.

Sien recalled that Ordulf was planning to steal power by means other than legitimate tradition.

I don't remmeber when I given out hero points, and since we started new chapter let us assume that you all have 2 hero points.

Giving Sien chance to re-roll.

GM,
Did Hammid fail?

Biases affect how PCs post. Like which words.

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Thanks for the links, Ann!

Hero Points don't last long on me guys - I have spent both mine in this Influence encounter alone.

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You're welcome.

Hero Points are useless if they aren't used.

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