GM Tektite's PFS #04-07 Severing Ties (Inactive)

Game Master Hawkwen Agricola

Discussion Thread

So is this where the whores hang out, darling?

GM Tektite! Thanks for the invitation. I've got things updated for Linnea here, but I may buy some more equipment before we get started on the session.

I am certainly interested in participating! I present Varg, 3rd Level , Male Barbarian (Invulnerable Rager) for consideration. PFS #44418-4. Thanks for the heads up GM Tektite.

Hey Zynep...whaaazzzup?

So is this where the whores hang out, darling?

Takes one, to know one,Sweetie!

I can play my bard 2 or Luisila depending on the group's preference.

I am still in the UK but am heading home tomorrow.

Another familiar face - outstanding!

Though the choice is ultimately up to you Luisila, I will say that this scenario is know to be deadly. So a higher level might be in order, plus I think two priestess(es?) of the Savored Sting might be fun. Plus your gonna need a lot of healing for all the people Varg decapitates.

Though the choice is ultimately up to you Luisila, I will say that this scenario is know to be deadly. So a higher level might be in order, plus I think two priestess(es?) of the Savored Sting might be fun. Plus your gonna need a lot of healing for all the people Varg decapitates.

#4-07 Severing HEADS - got it!

If Neb brings the gasoline, I can bring the fire - no worries!

Are we playing 1-2 then?

Also ... Tektite, Agricola ... is there a geology thing going on here, Vegemite?

I thought tektite was a Zelda reference. Also, I am purchasing a +1 enhancement for Linnea's chain shirt armor.

Why is it that when there are more prietesses, there is less clothing? It must be in the union guidelines: section 69, paragraph 36 DD.

Being level 3, I'm OK up or down because of the severity of scenario. Of course, if Varg unleashes another OMFG-l33t!-roXXors 63 hp crit, we may not have to worry about such situations.

Zynep will have to be updated after she gets her more resent chronicle sheet. Omrax can be as slow as a paladin in plate wading through the swamp. Hey-oh!

Zynep and Luisila on the same party yikes! Sir Omrax would definitely need atonement by the end for sure. Fortunately(?) for him, he is tied up in Thistletop for awhile.

I can bring a level 1 ranger or pregen 4 if we go high. My other level 2s are also tied up. If neither of those will fit, I can sit out. I might try running another in a couple weeks.

And Varg would have taken out the BBEG for th 6-7 tier of Vault...so ouch is right. 2hp shy of his own ( and Zynep) faction.

Yeah...that was damn close to being an epic failure!

It's up to you and the rest Omrax. This has a deadly reputation and so far is the only scenario I've played in where we lost a PC. Funny enough, it was the dude who played Badger in Neb's First Steps. The guy up and closed his account after that.

One character death and he takes his things and leaves? Some folks are so sensitive. Either that or this scenario really is that extreme.

Yah, Badger was a bit of a putz. I had to fix his character sheet 5 times. Getting a decent post out of him was like milking an almond. I knew I shouldn't have picked him for that game, but after all the effort in making the corrections I gave him a chance.

Speaking of putzs, Varg, I give your "A Devilish Epidemic" two, maybe three months before it falls apart =v).

So Varg=3, Zynep=3, Linnea=2, Luisila=2or3, Omrax=1or4.

Looks like a strong 1-2 or a very weak 4-5. Expecting a 6th PC?

So, I just took a quick peak at character sheets and I noticed that Zynep, Luisila and myself all use whips. I'm sensing a theme...

So, I just took a quick peak at character sheets and I noticed that Zynep, Luisila and myself all use whips. I'm sensing a theme...

Yeah, apparently sexy, shoeless goddesses of war like whips ... Oh, and Zynep does too! ;)

A pbp without Aarvid is hard to imagine. How long until Fendahl is available?

In the interests of full disclosure, I am being threatened with a Live Night March game Fri nite, Tektite Time. If this is a drama, please let me know.

I can find you guys a sixth, if you want one. Fendahl's got a bit yet.
Luisila, I don't mind waitng, as long as the group doesn't mind.

Oh yeah Luisila, are you a detective or do you lust play one on PbP?

I'm in no rush to get started as this is all very unexpected.

Ol' Tektite says, "I'm thinking about running another game."

Typically I take that as in a week or two. In tektite-time, that's about 5 minutes before a board gets set up =v).

If we go 1-2 then we probably would not need a 6th. For 4-5 definitely.

@Zynep: Yep, I am thinking that the "Devlish Epidemic" may not even get started at all. I am sorry now that I signed up, and I am wondering about the impact of this on the GM's other game that I joined. The Gamethread has just started, but it does not seem to be flowing well. I need to audit better.

Glad that I found all of you for PFS - the scenarios have been very enjoyable.

I've already found a sixth, he'll be over shortly. If you guys decide to go 4-5, and Omrax wants to bring Fendahl, we can make that work I think.

Howdy, all.

Regardless of sub-tier, I've got a plethora of characters to take (and even one unbuilt DM-Credit Baby at 2nd level.) If you guys want to peruse my aliases, they're all listed. I don't have a lot of preference to what to play and am willing to build-to-cater the credit baby (if it's something I'd build anyways, which is usually pretty likely; I'm really keen on taking requests.) Alternatively, if you don't want a 6th, I'm cool with that, too.

EDIT: Sen Tarlp is my Unbuilt DM Credit Baby, and I kind of want to either bring something that will enjoy the company of Calistrians and/or uses a whip. Contemplating a Whip Magus as of 5 seconds ago, though my Wizard would thoroughly enjoy being in such an attractive party. Conundrums, conundrums...

@Baron ... Welcome! A friend of Tektite's is a friend of mine .... Especially if they come up with character names like Meat Beat Hammer Shaft or 72!

As an excellent crimson skulled GM I know says, play what you want!

Tektite, I have been called defective, but never a detective b4. Oh, and have you and the GM known previously as GM Mike Tuhloski made a bet or something?

Yes, welcome. Whatever you choose to play, this should prove to be an interesting and fun scenario with this group.

I think if we're shooting for Tier 1-2, Ernest is both fully-updated and can cover control/utility magic load and any knowledge gaps we have. Additionally, he won't clog up the cover lanes for the whip ladies. On top of that, he's got DC 17 Grease at least twice a day and needs some life experiences (part of his 7 Cha reasoning.)

@Baron ... Welcome! A friend of Tektite's is a friend of mine .... Especially if they come up with character names like Meatbeat Hammershaft or #72!

To be fair, I didn't actually come up with that one; Some Fantasy Name Generator came up with "Hammershaft," "Meatbeat," and "Thunderchute." Two other local guys made his siblings, also named via the "Fancy Name Generator." Ole' Hockswing hasn't seen play, but Drunkwood Hammershaft (Meatbeat's sister) is a dm-credit level 2 baby. By pure chance, they all ended up using the Dwarven Boulder Helmet from Advanced Race Guide, but for entirely different reasons. Meatbeat uses it to crank his Bull Rush up to +14 at first level, Drunkwood uses it to two-weapon fight with a two handed weapon, and Ole' Hockswing uses it to threaten adjacent with his reach weapon. They're planned for a horrible low-tier convention run someday.

Just need Omrax to weigh in on his character pick.

Just to be clear, if it gets down to Zynep using her whip for offense, we are in big trouble. This might be a rare case of too many support characters. I'm a step back and let the big boys do all the work kinda gal. ;)

Hmm...
Level 2 Bard/Lore Warden
Level 3 Cleric
Level 3 Cleric
Level 3 Barbarian
Level 2 Wizard

Yep, that's a lot of support. My goal is to be a tripping queen with the whip, but I won't totally bloom at that for another couple of levels.

Still, I think we can make it work.

We're all prepared casters, too (barring the bard.) We can actually harmonize stuff. Actually, we could start planning now; I've got my spellbook in my profile and got a nice haul from killing a Magus last scenario. There will be a LOT of people sitting on their butts in this one, though, between two whip users and a grease-master. All the better for the Barbarian to murk'em. (Though note Evocation is one of my prohibited schools, so no effective blasting here (except for my trusty magic missile wand.))

You guys work that out...me and my Axe will be ready when you are!

If we are playing 1-2, then I will bring Roland the Ranger 1, if that works for the rest of you. I do not see this party tackling 4-5.

He will hang in the back and shoot stuff since Varg will crush stuff in melee.

I'll try to get the gameplay open this weekend and look to start next week if everyone agrees on the Tier

I have no opinion on tier...any will do.

I'm thinking low tier.

Gameplay thread is open. Low Tier seemed to be the general consensus. I'll probably just leave that first post for the weekend and get started Monday. I think this could turn out to be a fun scenario for this group, as long as we don't get anyone killed. :)

Thanks GM Tektite. Looking forward to it...should be a fun group for sure.

And if we went high tier with not a single pc in-tier, I am sure we could find a way to get killed. LoL

I see my role in the party as:

1. Keep Cleaver up
2. Keep Linnea up
3. Make feathered shafts sprout from our enemies

We'll see how this works in practice.

Survived the Night March of Kalkamedes #4 - 19. Excellent scenario. Good problem solving, tough but fair combat and a real OMG moment during the end-game.

Problem solving element might make it hard to do as a PbP, though.

In alphabetical order …

GM Ernest, GM Roland, GM Tektite or GM Zynep

Dumba$s question: Why is there often a difference between Acrobatics and Jump skill modifiers? I’ve tried searching for jump in the PRD – but no dice.

Varg and Linnea – do you GM as well?

Easy Answer: They're both the same skill, but jumping is affected by one's move speed. The faster one is, the better one is at jumping.

Linky

Creatures with a base land speed above 30 feet receive a +4 racial bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump for every 10 feet of their speed above 30 feet. Creatures with a base land speed below 30 feet receive a –4 racial bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump for every 10 feet of their speed below 30 feet. No jump can allow you to exceed your maximum movement for the round.

I have GM-ed two sessions for Pathfinder - First Steps I and II. I'm afraid I wouldn't consider myself much of an authority on anything.

I do DM in RL, but not PbPs.

I have no problem slowing down. I put up the post, partly, because of my being unavailable this weekend. I felt I was behind. In truth, the scenario starts with the PCs in Riddleport and you are allowed to ask questions retroactively. I started us in Magnimar for fluff and allow everyone to get to know each other, since I knew I was out this weekend. Regardless, always feel free to let me know if I'm going too fast or slow.

Also there is now a map of Riddleport at the top. I'll try to add markers as the scenario precedes.

I always wondered why PFS scenarios do that. You are already on your mission, but you have to do the intro in flash back. Really funky.

Ernest pretty much has the gist of it. Some items will affect only jumping like Boots of Striding and Springing.

My role will be to buff Varg, keep Roland up and make sure Luisila doesn't go home with any slimy Varisian guys, again.

Maybe they can get Ernie to come out of his shell a little

See, the thing that's funny about this line is that Ernest is that when a mission is a boys club (as you put it,) he prattles on endlessly and spams useless knowledge. Talk people's ear off is pretty much all he did in Oppara. It's the fact that it's a mixed bunch on gender this time and his lack of experience in getting female attention (excluding Mother's) that making so awkward.

Ernest, well the character is a whole lotta fun to read about and 'watch'.

Boy, he didn't take long. Did he cast haste on himself?

When I first saw this I mis-read it as … Did he cast chaste on himself.

"I'm so glad you came by, L--Thestil. Talking with those ladies is so difficult,... Plus, the other guys, besides you ...

"… I need to remember to thank Linnea after he's done in the Overpowering Lady Brothel House."

Am I right in thinking that Ernest thinks Linnea is a young man?

If so, that is delicious, Ernest.