GD14 - Under the Eye of the Mantis (T3-4)

Game Master Nomadical

No worries. Life happens, and family is way more important. It was more about me letting the rest of the table know what to expect.

And with Adelmare's success, let's get this ball rolling....

Announced Condition:

Medical Resources: When this condition is in effect, the PCs gain the benefits of a successful Treat Wounds (Expert for levels 1–4) once between missions, as the Pathfinder support teams have now established robust supply lines.

Yeah, you might need that soon...

Knowing my luck this is when I'll start rolling 20s.

...and there we go. Sorry.

So here's how I'm going to rule this. I don't have exact stats for the encounter, only that it's the Rank 4 spell confusion. While it's the same Rank 4 spell for all the tiers of the Special, the DCs get adjusted for different Tiers of PCs. A Counteract check should be based on Rank, but the Rank of the effect should be appropriately scaled to the Tier of the Party.

With that in mind, Eltis' check would be a Success, which would normally counteract an effect up to 1 level above his counteract Rank of 2. So technically not enough, but again, the encounter doesn't give scaling for Tiers nor does it indicate Encounter Challenge (i.e. Moderate, Severe, etc.), so I'm going to rule that it should be enough to Counteract a reasonable threat for your Tier.

Now who's going to heal the Signet, hmm...?

Announced Condition:

Short Skip: When the Short Skip condition is in effect, each PCs regains one Focus Point and also one use of their highest-level spell slot. PCs who do not benefit from either of these may instead recharge a single already expended talisman that lasts until the end of the adventure. This is due to Zarta Dralneen using an artifact she brought with her from the Grand Lodge’s archives.

Your Success on this mission put the House over the next threshold. Congrats!

However, that probably means they will give the "5-minute" warning in the next day or so. We can start the combat encounter, but may not have time to finish it especially with the Halloween weekend. Just FYI.

So we get to have a bit of fun, then moon them as we run away! Heehee!

So we get to have a bit of fun, then moon them as we run away! Heehee!

*full moon them

**HOUSE GM ANNOUNCEMENT**

Viore Ciobanu blasts a ghoul to cinders while Giovana decapitates another with her wicked blades. The pair burst through a pair of large iron-bound doors. The Venture-Captain calls out, “We’ve reached the inner sanctum, Pathfinders. Hurry! We need to brief you for the final assault!”

The Breached Sanctum condition is in effect. Table GMs, you have 2 days to resolve your encounters.

Sorry, but as I suspected we're not gonna have time to run this next encounter. Per the Scenario "If you are in a combat encounter, all hostile creatures flee at the end of the current round." So, it would just be one round if we even got through that with the weekend. Sorry.

You're going into the Final Boss Fight next, in case it wasn't obvious.

In other news, the Special will go on Pause during the announced shutdown of the Paizo web site and store.

Given where we are in the flow of the Special, I expect that as soon as the forums are back up, the House will start the Final Confrontation encounter.

Don't forget going into it that you have the benefit of the Short Skip condition, along with the Gabbing Gossip, and the conditions listed here.

Ooo, that Medical Cache sounds key!

I may as well use the non-battle full heal benefit now.

I did not see the shut down notice. Thanks for pointing that out.

The focus point and a high level spell slot back means a lot. Was getting low on heals!

Paizo has slipped the shutdown by a week. Who knows if they'll do that again or if this date will stick. Either way, the House has decided to press on with the Final Confrontation. Gameplay post coming shortly.

FYI: I'll be at a face to face gaming con this weekend. Will have internet so should still be checking in between games.