Welcome to What Prestige is Worth! If you have signed up for this game in the Outpost IX Event Listing spreadsheet please feel free to dot and delete in gameplay, fill out your info at RPG Chronicles Link and add your token/information to Slides.
Once you’re here, let me know a bit about your character; what are they like, what are their usual roles in a party, and do they have any uncommon rules interactions or unusual abilities I should brush up on?
In high tier play, there then to be a lot of buffs of varying durations active. I have set up a buff tracker here, which I will use to track active buffs and their remaining durations: Buff Tracker
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You are familiar with Anthys of course!
For the other players: Anthys is a fighter with a number of teamwork feats (of which Lastwall Phalanx and Coordinated Charge are shareable) and the solo tactics ability. He also has Barroom Brawler 5/day so can pick up situational feats when needed. He has a pretty solid AC and excellent saves when adjacent to allies. He deals respectable damage but is a sword-and-board fighter, so not as much damage as a two-handed build.
He's got a level 11 feat to pick, and a ton of gold to spend, so I might look to see what the other PCs are capable of and if there are gaps that need addressing.
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Rot-Zug is a small varisian wayang wizard of Urgathoa. He's a solitary necromancer that suffers from a silent disease that's slowly killing him, as he was born with poisoned blood (Poison Minion racial). He's socially awkward among living creatures, feeling more at home when he's surrounded by undead creatures. The only real company he has, it's his Familiar named Pigro, which is a soulbonded crystal familiar, surgically inserted into the corpse of a cockroach.
At the moment, he doesn't entices the idea of sharing his illness with the world, since his only connection to Urgathoa was that it was instilled in him from childhood, as well as the awe of her escaping from the clutched threads of death woven by Pharasma through sheer will to live.
When he is not constantly sleeping due to the physical exhaustion caused by his illness, he spends his time doing necromancy and dressing his skeletons with clothes so they "don't feel the cold of death".
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Mechanically, Rot-zug usually feels tired and lazy during battles, tending not to move around much on the battlefield if it's not necessary, casting haste and other buffs among his allies so they can do the heavy lifting. He also is able to bring debuffs and control spells (Black Tentacles, Create Pit, Wall of Force) to make things easier for the rest.
But he's a capable blaster, normally bringing fireballs from all types and sizes; As well as having strong necromantic spells (Enervation, Boneshaker, Possesion/Suffocation) to throw at the enemies. Although, he doesn't have high saves nor defenses, besides casting ofc (Mirror image, Shield).
He usually rises dead enemies as bloody skeletons to bring them with the party, if given the chance.
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Only abilities that would come to mind to have an eye for is that he uses Shadow Speaker a lot to gain bonuses on attack rolls or saving throws, as well as ability checks to make opposed Charisma checks against undeads.
Also, Rot-zug has Magical Lineage & Wayang Spellhunter traits, both linked with Fireball and lowering the metamagic increment by 2. So he usually brings empowered fireballs at 3rd-level or quickened at 5th (Not that it's going to help that much in Hell tho)
He tends to use Fate's Shears a lot too to make the enemies reroll their saves.
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I haven't played him in a long while, so I'm still working on him and seeing what purchases to make. Thinking on probably learning 'Planar Adaptation' so he could cast it for this scenario, so he doesn't has to depend on scrolls.
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The Bitting goblin, or "The duende Muerde" is all but your typical alchemist, dressed up in what a appears to be a boblin costume, the mask made of leather on top of a metallic frame, with googles attahed,,
He is a bit excentric, but useful in combat, most of his main attacks are mde by "Pumpkin" bombs with several effects, He has precise bombs to prevent damage allies on clusterd areas, also force bombs and cold bolbs to impede the enemies about.
Unknown to most he is also the esteemd Taldane Senator Noramin Astborn, but of course who would believe that the estemeed Senator would be in the middle of the field throwing bombs. Even if he had to do it from time tp time ( his bombs in this persona, doens't have the pumpkin sticker, so of course can't be the same person, right? ( He has one level of vigilante, which is what gives this persona )
Aside that all his discoveris has gone to make bombs, he is also is an able speaker in the specific situations, With the student of philosply trait, he can use his int instead of cha for Diplomacy to make impresion and Bluff to lie.
That is preety much him or .. rather. . they . ( alas both personas uses him/he to refer to themselves )
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Noir is your tipical tight black leather cat dressed lady with claws, white hair, mask and tendency to get things done no matter what.
She is quite agile and strong, almost superhuman, she fights on the frontlines dodging hits and dealing twice as double strikes as she gets.
However, Noir is just the alter ego of well educated taldan Countess and wife of the raising senator Noramin Astborn, Celine Catrina Ravenmore, who believes Noir is a misterious henchwoman of her family, although Noir is fully aware she and Celine are the same person, she acts like a big sister protecting Celine, always taking the reins when the situation seems too much for the countess and of course, taking on the physical part of been a pathfinder.
Both personas refer to themselves as She/her
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You see a middle-aged elf dressed in greens and browns, no armor, wielding an adamantine scimitar. He has a diminutive hedgehog sitting on his shoulder. The little bundle of spikes seems very protective.
Greetings I am Sirianthus, you may call me Siri. I am a bard as well as serveral other things, but not that kind of bard, I don't sing and dance to inspire others, I am inspired by Sarenrae and only I can be inspired by her. I am what most would call support but I do love to engage in combat. I can find and remove traps, hide in plain site if needed, and most of all, I know things, lots of things. If you want to know something just ask Siri.
My little buddy here is my familiar, Alexa. She helps me with all kinds of things, protecting me and also, she is magical! She can dimension door a couple times per day if she is not hiding, er resting sorry Alexa, in her familiar satchel.
Decent base AC and saves, light on damage until abilities activated. Very dexterous and probably the most intelligent bard you know (20 int). Claims to be the worst cleric of Sarenrae ever, not even enough wisdom to cast first level spells.
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Okay, I need to get Anthys finalized.
I was going to take Improvisation as his 11th-level feat, but if we are good on all the random skill checks then I'll skip it. I'll take Combat Reflexes instead.
And as his 11th-level Armor Training, instead of the +1 Max Dex and -1 ACP, I'll use Advanced Armor Training to get an Armor Mastery feat, Sprightly Armor.
Then I'll spend 12,000 GP to increase his armor from +2 to +4.
Also 10,000 GP for a Bane Baldric, and 2,000 GP for a Blood Reservoir of Physical Prowess.
Total spent: 24,000 GP
Remaining: 2,086.6 GP
Might pick up some scrolls after the briefing.
Yes, you're good to prebuff for the meeting. It looks like we did lose someone, though I am not remembering who was signed up in that slot. I think you will probably be ok with 5, but I can post in Flaxseed to see if anyone wants to jump in. If we get someone in the next few days can add them in.
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Hello everyone, I could join you with my level 10 character if that would work for the group?
I also have a couple of 9th level characters if those fit the scenario better?
- Exploiter Wizard 9, Kitsune
- Bard 2, Paladin 4, Unch. Monk 3, Ifrit
- Psychic 9 (Amnesiac / Enlightenment discipline), Ifrit
And I have more 10th level characters:
- Monk (Zen Archer) 3 & Inquisitor 7, Dwarf
- Paladin 2, Ninja 2, Medium 6
What would you prefer or what fits the scenario or group composition?
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So are we still full?
No.
Perhaps I owe you an explanation.
In my local lodge, and in the vast majority of my PbP PFS experience, one PC can never demand that another PC spend their resources on anything. If one PC dies, you cannot pressure the others to chip in for a Raise. Communal purchases are entirely voluntary. No matter your faction. Exchange members do not get a special dispensation to dictate others' expenditures.
Toral demanded that everyone pay equally. I found that demand extremely offensive, and out of frustration (in a since-deleted post) had my character offer to just pay for the scroll.
I knew this would be disadvantageous to me but I just wanted to get on with the mission and put the penny-pinching behind us. We are all committed to seeing the mission succeed, bringing whatever we can to the table, and no PC has the right to judge any other's contributions as being adequate or insufficient.
And rather than quietly letting it go, Toral chose to gloat. That is why I withdrew. The initial demand had me nearly ready to quit, and the gloating pushed me over the edge.
At this point the experience has left such a sour taste in my mouth that even if Toral were to withdraw I don't think I would enjoy the scenario. So I am out.
Good luck with the game. Sorry I can't see it through. Glad we discovered this incompatibility early enough, before the mission has properly begun, that you can find another PC to fill in and that I can retain my ability to play it.
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Colin reporting in. Many familiar faces here. I believe I have GMed or played with most of you.
My summonning druid, Colin, would be the substitute for our front line. Or more specifically, his big cat companion, Winifred. And many more summoned cat if needed.
Edit: It's unfortunate what happened, and I hope the fighter finds a game soon. Speaking of the scrolls, instead of Planar Adaptation, we might want to look into Talisman of Reprieve instead.
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So are we still full?No.
Perhaps I owe you an explanation.
In my local lodge, and in the vast majority of my PbP PFS experience, one PC can never demand that another PC spend their resources on anything. If one PC dies, you cannot pressure the others to chip in for a Raise. Communal purchases are entirely voluntary. No matter your faction. Exchange members do not get a special dispensation to dictate others' expenditures.
Toral demanded that everyone pay equally. I found that demand extremely offensive, and out of frustration (in a since-deleted post) had my character offer to just pay for the scroll.
I knew this would be disadvantageous to me but I just wanted to get on with the mission and put the penny-pinching behind us. We are all committed to seeing the mission succeed, bringing whatever we can to the table, and no PC has the right to judge any other's contributions as being adequate or insufficient.
And rather than quietly letting it go, Toral chose to gloat. That is why I withdrew. The initial demand had me nearly ready to quit, and the gloating pushed me over the edge.
At this point the experience has left such a sour taste in my mouth that even if Toral were to withdraw I don't think I would enjoy the scenario. So I am out.
Good luck with the game. Sorry I can't see it through. Glad we discovered this incompatibility early enough, before the mission has properly begun, that you can find another PC to fill in and that I can retain my ability to play it.
I’m truly sorry that this happened! I really put in the OOC comment of my post that Toral’s words are only role-playing the character and that I would as a player pay any share, so that it is clear that I as a player would never take advantage of other players.
So my offer still stands that I withdraw, so that you can play! I really like these boards and want this to be friendly and harmonic place and for that reason, it is very important for me that there is no frustration and I again would like to apologize for any frustrations that I caused.
It is unfortunate that things went the way they did, but I think its best if we move on. Welcome Colin.
Talisman of Reprieve is definitely an option. It clearly stops the alignment related issues from being in Hell. What is less clear if whether Planar Adaptation will; after reading a bunch of threads across the internet with people arguing about it, I think a reasonable case could be made either way, and am inclined to go with the more generous interpretation where the alignment traits are considered environmental effects and protected by Planar Adaptation.
The tradeoff then becomes personal only vs. short duration vs. higher level for planar adaptation/talisman of reprieve/mass planar adaptation, so feel free to choose as you wish for your protective magics.
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It's all good, folks. There’s no need to let things boil over something like this.
I’m sorry things unfolded this way overnight, let’s not take it personally. It's no one's intention to spoil anything to others. I believe this is just a communication problem, that isn’t worth escalating to at this point.
We’re all here for our own reasons, and everyone’s own decisions should be respected. I understand that stress exists for everyone, so it's better if we don't feed it anymore and put this behind us.
Let's just take this easy and treat this game casually, we're here to have fun after all. No need to burn bridges over something like this. It's not worth it.
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Yes, the situation overescalated, and while i understand the point of view of the involved parties, i believe that things could have become calm with enough comuniation , so for the future lets try to not to take things personally.
And move with the game. I could help cover as well for the scrolls, just need to make numbers, but almost sure could cooperate easily with part of it.
.....Special: You cannot take 10 with this skill. You can’t aid another on Use Magic Device checks. Only the user of the item may attempt such a check.
Vigilantes have ways to do that, even in skills were taking 10 is usually not possible.
.....Special: You cannot take 10 with this skill. You can’t aid another on Use Magic Device checks. Only the user of the item may attempt such a check.
Ah ha, you are absolutely correct! I forgot about Skill Familiarity.
Had a vague feeling of vigilante may have something to do with it, but my own vigilante character get stuck at lv3 for so long that I forgot about something that she will pick up at lv9.
I added buffs to the buff tracker, let me know if there is anything else you have cast, if I got any durations wrong or if you have any questions about how it works (its linked from the first discussion post and the summary). I have the wild shape and overland flight starting on entering hell and the planar adaptation on entering the fallen fastness.
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I saw a request to edit the buff sheet come in, I had it configured incorrectly. It should be set to edit for anyone with the share link now, let me know if there are any issues with that.
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I added buffs to the buff tracker, let me know if there is anything else you have cast, if I got any durations wrong or if you have any questions about how it works (its linked from the first discussion post and the summary). I have the wild shape and overland flight starting on entering hell and the planar adaptation on entering the fallen fastness.
Let me add mine, I think I would only cast heroism
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Just asking if someone has a mage armor avail for Siri. Normally I will wand whip it if given notice.
Rot Zug can cast you a Mage Armor from his slot, that would have a 10 hours duration, I have a Pearl of Power to recover the slot, so it's not a big deal. I could lend you my wand of Mage armor as well if you want, it has 5 remaining charges.
There are a lot of NPCs in this one. There are not a lot of pictures, but I'll add what I have to the slides and add a 1 line NPC description for the people you've met so far at the bottom of the buff tracker.
Last time a player use Posession against my monsters and controlled the boss, he just had the boss CDG herself. Very efficient I must say.
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I wasn't expecting it to work tbh, this is the second time I use this.
First time was in a module, against a bandit who ambushed us while we were sleeping.
If i could bring the body with us like this until the spell duration ends, that would be cool. But if not, I don't have a problem with it either.