[Outpost VIII] GM Chadius 3-98: Expedition into Pallid Peril

Game Master chadius

(I'm awake between 8 am to 10 pm EDT (UTC-4 hours) so roughly 1300 to 0300 hours, GMT.)

Howdy. If you're a member of one of my games, then here are a few rules I'd like you to follow:

1. Please post at least once a day.
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- Hit Points
- AC
- Saving Throws
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3. Any skill with the Secret tag should be rolled privately. If I show the DC, feel free to make the roll openly. Otherwise, there are 2 ways to do this in my games:

- You can say which skill and which bonus you want to apply. (Example: "I use Occultism +5 to investigate the skull's mystic origin.")
- Or you spoiler your dice roll and everyone sticks to the honor system of not opening it.

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I will be using a replay for this game.

Dusting off a character I haven't played in 4 years, a former monk Remastered into a "monkish" Bloodrager! Kept his base personality, just added the new blood-stuff, should be a nasty time.

☑ Oath to post daily undertook
☑ Character Bar populated
☑ Note on secret checks read and agreed
□ Provision chosen
☑ RPG chron page filled

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I have also added the link to the slides to my profile and the header for this thread.

4 glyphs to share
I played this a long time ago at a lower tier
Shayla has Underwater Marauder.
Friendly Fire is ok as long as it doesn't drop her.

Kernal Klank reporting for duty. I've played this at the last event it was a special for with another character.. so a couple years ago I guess? Have not GM'd it.

Klank will accept a moderate healing potion as his provision. He's also OK on splash damage, especially fire, as he has resist 3 to fire.

The Kernal is a very tanky built Dwarven fighter, if you picture a Dwarven soldier, that is he. Full plate with a steel shield doing his best to outlast the competition on the battle field.

I'll add in also that Kernal Klank is from the Five Kings Mountains region.

Done with Slides and RPGChronicles. I have two glyphs to share. Friendly fire is okay as long as I am not or not going to be Dying. I will the resident medic of the group, hoping to fully that duty in this mission. Moderate healing potion as Pathfinder provision.

Provision: Moderate Healing Potion

I guess I'll be the secondary resident medic (Assurance DC 20; Continual Recovery)... :)

"There's nothing I like more than some doting medics to keep me standing!"

"There's nothing I like more than some doting medics to keep me standing!"

+1

Joli will stand beside his dwarven ally trying to resist killing and probably failing…

Three GM glyphs.

No glyphs to share. Fine with friendly fire (though Evindal is most likely to be the source with the splash from his bombs!).

Evindal also has two Backfire Mantles to loan out to front-liners to help negate splash damage.

Evindal also has the Skillful Mentor boon if anyone is getting a level bump.

We have begun! Please introduce yourself in the Gameplay thread if you haven't already.

Looks like everyone starts with 2 Hero Points.

Joli has not played #2-19 nor #3-10…

Also, I have two backfire mantles I'd like to give to two frontliners to protect you from the splash from my bombs. Any takers?

Do you have the stats?

Evindal Mog wrote:

Also, I have two backfire mantles I'd like to give to two frontliners to protect you from the splash from my bombs. Any takers?

Do you have the stats?

Backfire mantle gives you resistance 3 to the splash from my bombs. I can also choose to have splash only affect the target (bomber research field) but the mantles mean that I can have the splash function normally (and hopefully also catch another enemy or two) without worrying about harming my allies.

I will record that in my profile - cheers!

Btw, I'm taking my kid on a short vacation tomorrow. My posting will be a little limited until Monday but I'll do my best to keep up.

what do the symbols mean? the X and the \?

I ran out of skeleton pictures, so the Scimitar-wielding skeletons were turned into X and \.

Then Evindal one-shotted them, so don't worry about it.

I look to be next in line but un-bolded?

I'm going to go!

=)

Yup, go for it Joli. Destroying the Blue skeletons in one shot opened up more turns.

Beyond the Unsealed Way's reach as in "outside of our mission", or as in "someplace we're supposed to explore because it hasn't been before"?

My guess is the former, else GM might have provided ooc options?

Either way...

The door leads to an area beyond the Unseen Way, so you're supposed to return to the Unseen Way map and keep exploring it.

My apologies for the posting delay (and missing the encounter with the statue sisters!). Got back from my trip a few days ago and have been busy catching up. Should be back to normal posting schedule now.

These guys have level 1 attack numbers!

Yeah, I checked and double checked. They really are rookies.

Yeah, I checked and double checked. They really are rookies.

Which almost makes me feel bad about what I just did to them. Almost.

Mrs. Perkins has focus healing (Life Boost), so if we have 10 minutes, she'll always cast Life Boost on anyone who's wounded (fast healing 6 for 4 rounds = 24 hp) and then Refocus.

So, after double triple checking, it turns out I had the Tier 1-4 book instead of the Tier 3-6 book, which explains a lot.

The later encounters will be a tad more difficult from here on out.

I believe we're going to the Labyrinth next. You have the opportunity to leave Pallid Peak, return to base camp, rest for 8 hours and reenter.

We should have Mrs Perkins and Mrs Crinkle (Warah's PC) in the same adventure... should be hilarious...

GM, I think I forgot to mention that Evindal has the Elven Instincts feat: +2 circ to Initiative (when rolling Perception, which hopefully the Investigate exploration activity allows), AND Evindal goes ahead of any baddies that he is tied with (so effectively it's like a +3 to initiative). Fyi.

Apologies for being quiet. I'll catch up tomorrow my time. Just need to be up early tomorrow.

Btw, I have family visiting this weekend. Posting will be a little limited through Monday but I'll do my best to keep up.

How is Henri able to give Klank temp hp? False Vitality appears to only apply to the caster...

I guess Kernal was special... looks like they've changed it from past versions. I can't say I've had a character with access to it in 2nd edition!

Shayla is right. There is no change from Legacy version False Life. So I've been using the spell wrong all this time. I did not notice that. I'm sorry.

Rainzax are you ok with taking splash? If the ghost stays where it is, I'm going to try to use caustic blast to get around the resistances.

Disregard -- Caustic Blast doesn't do splash. I thought it did.

Has anyone attempted those recall checks GM keeps posting - perhaps having Red Mourner's name may swing things one way or the other?

I have not, but could next round if we wanted to. Figured someone at range would have a spare action, trying to keep my shield block up.

Mrs. Perkins will attempt. She didn't have LoS on Red, before.

Has anyone attempted those recall checks GM keeps posting - perhaps having Red Mourner's name may swing things one way or the other?

Evindal did both Knowledge checks back here, learning "all of them are undead, incorporeal spirits. He knows the three ghosts are resistant to physical damage except for ghost touch, vitality and force damage. They can also moan in a way that frightens people close to them.

The mourner has a symbol of Torag embedded in her forehead, but it's been desecrated. Maybe she was a follower of Torag in life but undeath has caused her to forsake him. Divine casters can be interrupted with her reaction or to her touch. She is drawn to priests or Torag like a moth to a flame, or she may flee in terror within their presence.

He's pretty certain all of them are trying to kill the Pathfinders."

Hmm, I thought I was going to get a 1 day warning, but the parties did hit all thresholds for Act 1.

We have 3 Hero Points up for grabs. Please nominate 3 PCs to get them. If you have a good reason why, add that too. You can post it, spoiler it, or PM me.

I'll pick in 48 hours or when everyone picks, whichever comes first.

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.

Perkins, you can see Black and Yellow easily (20 feet), and maybe Blue (also 20 feet), but kind of round the corner, probably cover.

Klank, Evindal, Mrs. Perkins: Have a Hero Point!