[Outpost VIII] GM Jhaeman's PFS1 # 2-16: 'The Flesh Collector' (Inactive)

Game Master Jhaeman

General Notes:

I try to post every day to keep things moving, and if you can keep a similar pace, that would be great. We all have real life interruptions of course, so if you can't post and we're in the middle of something like a combat, please give me bot instructions or I'll assume your PC does Total Defense.

Please place a good array of information in your character header. Knowing your PC's armor class, Perception mod, Initiative mod, etc., saves me a lot of time when doing posts. If you need help figuring out how to format that, we can help you.

Please note that I don't keep track of your character's hit points, expended spells, etc., so please update your tagline when you take damage or expend resources so I know you haven't missed posts relevant to your character.

If you're new to Pathfinder, Pathfinder Society, or play-by-post, you are very welcome! Just let me know--I'm always happy to help, and we have a great community here.

If you want to earn extra GM love, posting a full character sheet in your profile is great. That way I can look stuff up and answer my own "how did they do that?" questions. Related, if you have some crazy weird or complicated build and want to explain anything, here's a good place.

You'll need a picture of your character for the grid scenes.

Finally, role-playing is good! Please give your PC some personality and engage with the other PCs and NPCs. I'll gently move us along if we're dwelling too much in one part of the scenario.

Any questions, ask away!

My posting is going to be spotty over the next few days--we have an inbound cyclone and I'm a member of the State Emergency Service.

Good luck! I hope all of you stay safe.

Good luck, we get to deal with hurricanes here. It does not help that Florida is a speed bump for them.

Is this the one aiming for Australia GM?

Hope you stay safe, GM!

I'm taking my kid on a short vacation (to Florida, actually) tomorrow and will have limited ability to post until Monday. Please bot me as needed though I'll try to post when I can.

Is this the one aiming for Australia GM?

Indeed! It's slowed down a bit, which might be a good sign that's it's not as powerful as thought. Or, might just mean it hangs out even longer when it makes landfall . . .

No! Lingering is not allowed.

The problem is not as much of the winds but the storm surge, and if it hits at high tide.

It might be better if it lingers before landfall. Near Florida the heat from the Gulf Stream can help boost them before they hit. Not sure what it is like off the coast, but visiting Australia is on my wish list.

Just a note to myself on APL:

Lorian: 10
Pai: 9
Spica: 10
Nikita: 9
Tull: 10
The (very quiet) Rock: 10

Average: 9.67, rounds to 10.

Playing subtier 10-11, with Pai and Nikita receiving out-of-subtier rewards.

Sorry for the posting delay - got back from my trip and have been playing catchup. Should be back to normal now.

Folks, just an early FYI that I'm going to be away on a camping trip for a few days next week. I think we should be able to get this encounter done before then.

Have a good time!

My mom will be visiting from out of town Fri-Monday and I probably won't have much chance to post.

Sorry to go AWOL in the middle of an encounter, but I'm off camping until Thursday. Hopefully you all come to your senses and arrest Nikita as a book-thief and punish him severely while I'm away ;)

And give him noogies until he's bald! Oh wait...

Enjoy the vacation!

My kid starts her week-long spring break today and we are going to visit Grandma. I'll still be able to post but likely with reduced frequency until after April 13. I appreciate your understanding.

Enjoy your family time, and safe travels!

"We also have a set of boons for our PFS1 players. Each GM and Player of a PFS1 game has a 10% chance to win one of our lovely boons at random. Have everyone at your table roll a d20 and a roll of 19 or 20 wins."

(Please make sure your e-mail address is included on the convention sign-up sheet so a boon can be sent to you if you win one)

GM Boon Roll: 1d20 ⇒ 6

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 7

boonieboonieboon!: 1d20 ⇒ 9

Back in 48 hours.

Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 14

Boon roll: 1d20 ⇒ 4

@GM Jhaeman: At what height did Pai notice the pine forest smell? At what height did she fall unconscious? At what height(s) is/are the Fleshforge Manuscript and the other items of note? Feel free to give vague answers if you feel it's justified.

@Pai: Sorry, I completely neglected to respond to your post. You felt the pine smell when you got within 20' of the ceiling, and that's the point where you fell unconscious. The manuscript section was 5' from the ceiling. The other items aren't given specific heights, but if it becomes relevant I can roll randomly to determine them.

@The Rock: It's been a couple of weeks since you've posted--are you still with us?

Thanks! Now for some clarification:

In this post, which occurs after Pai fell unconscious, you state that Spica is able to get to the manuscript without experiencing what Pai did. Is that correct?

That's all. I just want to know if it looks like it was a one-time trigger/trap or if everyone will set it off when they go up there until we disable/dispell it.

I am still here. I will post. :)

@Pai: Yes, Spica did not experience what you experienced.

@The Rock: Great, no worries.

Thanks!

Folks, just an early FYI that I'm going to be away on a training course from 9-25 May. I'm afraid we may not finish this one by the convention deadline, but I'll sort that out with the organiser as we get closer.

I got a few like that too.

Doesn't matter to me whether we finish by the deadline or not.

No problem at this end.

Ditto.

This works for me. Enjoy your trip. :)

Same for me .)

Ok folks, what happens next? I've got about 24 hours to respond :)

Ok, I'm off on that training course, back on the 25th. Thanks for the entertaining game so far, everyone! See you in a couple of weeks.

Have a good time GM!

Okay, I'm back everyone. Sorry for the delay and thanks for your patience. It looks like we left off in Gameplay with you looking into some of the monks' living quarters. What happens next?

Looks like we haven't received a room description for the room with four beds (Pai is at the door on the map). Though if there's nothing there, I'm okay if you move us along to the next room with something to do/see/RP. We're going counter-clockwise around the courtyard.

The rooms along the northern edge all have the same room description: 'Each of these spartan quarters contains a simple bed, a candle, and a robe hanging on a hook.' You're right thought that this doesn't match the actual map where there's clearly multiple beds in each room. Oh well--the important thing is that there's nothing of interest in them. I'll now move you counter-clockwise in Gameplay.

I might gently suggest we keep things moving and not dwell too much on the whispering statue. What would you like to do next?

Pai, do you have a reroll in your back pocket?

Looks like I have a tshirt reroll available, but I'd rather save it. This seems like a low-stakes nat 1, and I get the feeling that dryad's going to give a more fraught opportunity eventually.

Tull, need need you to move since there is a bottleneck.

Later on, this scenario has an optional encounter that can be skipped if time constraints are an issue. I'm conscious I've gone *way* over the expected run time, so I'm quite comfortable dispensing with it. On the other hand, I know some players really like to experience everything they can in a scenario, so if you'd rather I keep it, I'm happy with that too.

I have no issues either way unless it's underwater, then Spica will be right in.