paizo.com Recent Posts by Adalan Mussarapaizo.com Recent Posts by Adalan Mussara2020-08-31T19:02:12Z2020-08-31T19:02:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=83#41062020-08-29T19:30:58Z2020-08-29T19:30:58Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>That's fair. Is the 4th level <i>invisibility</i> also not cast then, since it has a duration of 1 minute as well?</span></p>That's fair. Is the 4th level invisibility also not cast then, since it has a duration of 1 minute as well?Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-29T19:30:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=82#41002020-08-29T04:26:07Z2020-08-29T04:26:07Z<p>As soon as the Blue Streaks are spotted, Adalan uses his scrolls to ward Bair against several forms of attack and hides the roc from view with an invisibility spell. Shortly before it lands, he places a pair of spells on Thorax that wrap the goblin in a more durable illusion and accelerate his movements.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><i>Stoneskin</i> and <i>resist energy</i> (fire) on Bair, 2nd level <i>invisibility</i> on the roc, and 4th level <i>invisibility</i> and <i>haste</i> on Thorax, assuming there's time for all that.</span></p>
<p>Once his flurry of preemptive casting is complete and everyone is on the ground, Adalan advances and tosses a fairly predictable torrent of flame at the Blue Streaks.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Fireball:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">6d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 6, 5, 2, 2) = 21</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>with a DC 25 (plus Spell Penetration) basic Ref save.</span></p>As soon as the Blue Streaks are spotted, Adalan uses his scrolls to ward Bair against several forms of attack and hides the roc from view with an invisibility spell. Shortly before it lands, he places a pair of spells on Thorax that wrap the goblin in a more durable illusion and accelerate his movements.
Stoneskin and resist energy (fire) on Bair, 2nd level invisibility on the roc, and 4th level invisibility and haste on Thorax, assuming there's time for all that.
Once his flurry of...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-29T04:26:07ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=82#40932020-08-28T19:11:12Z2020-08-28T19:11:12Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I hadn't considered using it on the roc, but that might not be a bad idea....</span></p>I hadn't considered using it on the roc, but that might not be a bad idea....Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-28T19:11:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=82#40882020-08-28T17:13:31Z2020-08-28T17:13:31Z<p><b>"I suppose retaliation is probably the best way to ensure the caravan's safety,"</b> Adalan concedes, <b>"But we should be careful about how we approach this Annihilation Canyon. Hopefully the roc will let us spot our enemies from far enough away that I'll have time to cast some protective spells before we engage."</b></p>"I suppose retaliation is probably the best way to ensure the caravan's safety," Adalan concedes, "But we should be careful about how we approach this Annihilation Canyon. Hopefully the roc will let us spot our enemies from far enough away that I'll have time to cast some protective spells before we engage."Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-28T17:13:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=82#40742020-08-27T18:33:03Z2020-08-27T18:33:03Z<p>Adalan fires a blast of ice pellets at the sniper currently under attack by the roc, then directs his summoned bear to charge at the same foe and attempt a bite.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Ray of Frost @Red:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">4d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 1, 1, 3) + 4 = 13</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Jaws:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 3) + 4 = 15</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>If Red is dead, the secondary target for <i>ray of frost</i> is Blue and the secondary for the bear is Yellow.</span></p>Adalan fires a blast of ice pellets at the sniper currently under attack by the roc, then directs his summoned bear to charge at the same foe and attempt a bite.
[dice=Ray of Frost @Red]d20+15[/dice]
[dice=Damage]4d4+4[/dice]
[dice=Jaws]d20+11[/dice]
[dice=Damage]2d8+4[/dice]
If Red is dead, the secondary target for ray of frost is Blue and the secondary for the bear is Yellow.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-27T18:33:03ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=82#40652020-08-26T23:06:31Z2020-08-26T23:06:31Z<p>Adalan begins casting a more powerful spell, forming a squirming sphere of black and green between his hands as he chants. The orb floats forward, slowly expanding until it explodes into a grizzly bear mid-roar on the other side of the acid. The bear paws at the gunner caught between it and bear, holding onto him if gets the chance or slashing again otherwise.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>4th level <i>summon animal</i> to create a <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Monsters.aspx?ID=47" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">grizzly bear</a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Claw:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d10 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Grab if that's a hit, otherwise:</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Claw:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 4 = 9</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d10 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13</span></p>Adalan begins casting a more powerful spell, forming a squirming sphere of black and green between his hands as he chants. The orb floats forward, slowly expanding until it explodes into a grizzly bear mid-roar on the other side of the acid. The bear paws at the gunner caught between it and bear, holding onto him if gets the chance or slashing again otherwise.
4th level summon animal to create a grizzly bear.
[dice=Claw]d20+11[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d10+4[/dice]
Grab if that's a hit,
...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-26T23:06:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=82#40592020-08-26T16:35:45Z2020-08-26T16:35:45Z<p>Adalan slides off the roc and advances to the edge of the acid, placing a spell on Bair to speed up the goblin's attacks as he moves.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><i>Haste</i> on Bair.</span></p>Adalan slides off the roc and advances to the edge of the acid, placing a spell on Bair to speed up the goblin's attacks as he moves.
Haste on Bair.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-26T16:35:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40462020-08-25T18:00:19Z2020-08-25T18:00:19Z<p>Adalan uses minor telekinesis to press the tracks of various animals into the ground, leading away from the caravan's path.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Crafting (T):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29</span></p>
<p>He leaves the krooth salvaging up to Thorax, who seems to be doing an excellent job of it.</p>Adalan uses minor telekinesis to press the tracks of various animals into the ground, leading away from the caravan's path.
[dice=Crafting (T)]d20+13[/dice]
He leaves the krooth salvaging up to Thorax, who seems to be doing an excellent job of it.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-25T18:00:19ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40372020-08-24T20:46:54Z2020-08-24T20:46:54Z<p>Adalan listens approvingly to the briefing. <b>"Sharing knowledge is a small price to pay for officially sanctioned access to Numeria's wonders. Anything more we should know about Baric and the rest of our escort?"</b></p>
<p><b>"Oh, and just in case the records are lost somehow, are there backup copies which we could honestly promise the Black Sovereign would be delivered to him before too long?"</b></p>Adalan listens approvingly to the briefing. "Sharing knowledge is a small price to pay for officially sanctioned access to Numeria's wonders. Anything more we should know about Baric and the rest of our escort?"
"Oh, and just in case the records are lost somehow, are there backup copies which we could honestly promise the Black Sovereign would be delivered to him before too long?"Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-24T20:46:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom Initiation DiscussionAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/discussion&page=18#8972020-08-24T20:37:08Z2020-08-24T20:37:08Z<p>PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
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CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
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PFS #: 270872-2001</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Downtime: Academia Lore to Earn Income (DC 19):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29</span>
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+12 gp</p>
<p>BOONS:
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Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
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Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
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Advanced: Valais's Assurance (2 uses)
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General: Heroic Defiance
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General: Wayfinder
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General: Adamant Wayfinder
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Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
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Slotless: One-Who-Waits
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Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
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Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
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Slotless: Blood Offering
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Slotless: Wayfinder Connections</p>
<p>Scenario Consumables: scroll of stoneskin, scroll of resist energy</p>PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
PFS #: 270872-2001
[dice=Downtime: Academia Lore to Earn Income (DC 19)]d20+13[/dice]
+12 gp
BOONS:
Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
Advanced: Valais's Assurance (2 uses)
General: Heroic Defiance
General: Wayfinder
General: Adamant Wayfinder
Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
Slotless: One-Who-Waits
Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
Slotless: Blood...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-24T20:37:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40222020-08-23T01:14:08Z2020-08-23T01:14:08Z<p>Adalan closes the distance to the organist and fires a blast of lightning up at him.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Electric Arc:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">4d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 2) + 4 = 17</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>with a DC 25 basic Reflex save.</span></p>
<p><b>"Is this music supposed to be doing something?"</b></p>Adalan closes the distance to the organist and fires a blast of lightning up at him.
[dice=Electric Arc]4d4+4[/dice] with a DC 25 basic Reflex save.
"Is this music supposed to be doing something?"Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-23T01:14:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40162020-08-22T15:33:02Z2020-08-22T15:33:02Z<p>Adalan briefly considers trying to counter the organist's attempt to dispel Dran'thor's flames, but decides that the fire will soon be more of a hindrance than a help.</p>
<p>Raising the hand that wears his ram-shaped ring and clenching into a fist, Adalan launches a blast of force up at the stage, hopefully hurling the musician back from his instrument.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Ring of the Ram:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">6d6 ⇒ (3, 3, 3, 1, 2, 1) = 13</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc> plus pushed 15 ft, with a DC 22 basic Fort save.</span></p>Adalan briefly considers trying to counter the organist's attempt to dispel Dran'thor's flames, but decides that the fire will soon be more of a hindrance than a help.
Raising the hand that wears his ram-shaped ring and clenching into a fist, Adalan launches a blast of force up at the stage, hopefully hurling the musician back from his instrument.
[dice=Ring of the Ram]6d6[/dice] plus pushed 15 ft, with a DC 22 basic Fort save.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-22T15:33:02ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40112020-08-22T05:35:58Z2020-08-22T05:35:58Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I meant it’s weird that a ray of frost isn’t affected by passing through a wall of fire, though the lack of interaction with performance is certainly a bit odd as well.</span></p>I meant it’s weird that a ray of frost isn’t affected by passing through a wall of fire, though the lack of interaction with performance is certainly a bit odd as well.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-22T05:35:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40092020-08-22T00:53:11Z2020-08-22T00:53:11Z<p>Adalan advances back into the room, muttering, <span class=tiny><b>"Alright, let's see what you can do without those zombies to command."</b></span></p>
<p>Once inside he summons a globe of swirling frost around one hand, then directs it in a piercing stream at the organist.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Ray of Frost:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 15 ⇒ (4) + 15 = 19</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">4d4 + 4 ⇒ (3, 3, 2, 4) + 4 = 16</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Strange that the wall of fire doesn't interfere with that at all.</span></p>Adalan advances back into the room, muttering, "Alright, let's see what you can do without those zombies to command."
Once inside he summons a globe of swirling frost around one hand, then directs it in a piercing stream at the organist.
[dice=Ray of Frost]d20+15[/dice]
[dice=Damage]4d4+4[/dice]
Strange that the wall of fire doesn't interfere with that at all.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-22T00:53:11ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=81#40012020-08-20T17:12:47Z2020-08-20T17:12:47Z<p>Adalan accelerates Bair's movements with a bit of temporal magic, then follows Thorax's lead and retreats.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><i>Haste</i> on Bair.</span></p>Adalan accelerates Bair's movements with a bit of temporal magic, then follows Thorax's lead and retreats.
Haste on Bair.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-20T17:12:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=80#39942020-08-19T23:16:35Z2020-08-19T23:16:35Z<p>After the haunt is dealt with but before the party continues down the corridor, Adalan pauses for a few minutes to clear his head of the incessant chanting.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Treat Wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 15 ⇒ (3, 5) + 15 = 23</span></p>
<p>In the present, Adalan considers summoning something to distract the demented organist, but the ineffectiveness of Dran'thor's flames and the counterproductiveness of the zombies' musically-inspired tactics convince him otherwise. Instead, he conjures a vaguely insectoid monstrosity with acid dripping from its jaws on the flank of the attacking undead. The creature chitters as a shiver runs from its tail to its front, ending in a geyser of caustic liquid that spews over the zombies.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting a 4th level <i>summon animal</i> to create an <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Monsters.aspx?ID=23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ankhrav</a>, which then uses Spray Acid.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 1) = 8</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus 1d6 persistent acid, with a DC 20 basic Reflex save.</span></p>After the haunt is dealt with but before the party continues down the corridor, Adalan pauses for a few minutes to clear his head of the incessant chanting.
[dice=Treat Wounds]2d8+15[/dice]
In the present, Adalan considers summoning something to distract the demented organist, but the ineffectiveness of Dran'thor's flames and the counterproductiveness of the zombies' musically-inspired tactics convince him otherwise. Instead, he conjures a vaguely insectoid monstrosity with acid dripping...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-19T23:16:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=80#39822020-08-18T21:18:14Z2020-08-18T21:18:14Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Not his wisest decision ever, it seems.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Will:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23</span></p>Not his wisest decision ever, it seems.
[dice=Will]d20+14[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-18T21:18:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=80#39792020-08-18T15:12:53Z2020-08-18T15:12:53Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Due to his use of Battle Medicine on his last turn I think Adalan should be fully healed, and thus no longer wounded.</span></p>
<p>Adalan skims the Osirian history book as Thorax gathers everything else, glancing up and smiling slightly at the disagreement over the sausages.</p>
<p>When he reaches the hallway with the music, he stops and says, <b>"Well, that certainly sounds ominous. Let me sneak ahead and get some idea of what we're dealing with."</b></p>
<p>With a muttered incantation and wave of his hand, Adalan fades out of sight as he cloaks himself in a concealing illusion. He advances invisibly up the hallway, on the lookout for any danger.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Perception (T):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32</span></p>Due to his use of Battle Medicine on his last turn I think Adalan should be fully healed, and thus no longer wounded.
Adalan skims the Osirian history book as Thorax gathers everything else, glancing up and smiling slightly at the disagreement over the sausages.
When he reaches the hallway with the music, he stops and says, "Well, that certainly sounds ominous. Let me sneak ahead and get some idea of what we're dealing with."
With a muttered incantation and wave of his hand, Adalan fades...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-18T15:12:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=80#39672020-08-16T16:03:15Z2020-08-16T16:03:15Z<p>Adalan groans as he slides back into consciousness, blearily opening his eyes and surveying the battle. When he sees Thorax down and the bandaged woman advancing, a surge of adrenaline pushes him back into full wakefulness.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Spending a Hero Point and using <a href="http://www.organizedplayfoundation.org/encyclopedia/pathfinder-2-0-faction-boons/#Heroic_Defiance" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Heroic Defiance</a> to regain consciousness.</span></p>
<p>Remaining on the floor, Adalan hastily bandages a few of his electrical burns as he tries to decide what to do next.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Battle Medicine:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 15 ⇒ (2, 7) + 15 = 24</span></p>
<p>Concluding that his immediate goal should be to delay their assailant and provide time to regroup and heal Thorax, Adalan draws on his backup reserves of magic to repeat the trick he tried against the golem. A complex, glowing diagram appears around the bandaged woman and attempts to project a hardened dome of force over her.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Arcane bond to recast <i><a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=255" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">resilient sphere</a></i> (DC 25 plus Spell Penetration).</span></p>Adalan groans as he slides back into consciousness, blearily opening his eyes and surveying the battle. When he sees Thorax down and the bandaged woman advancing, a surge of adrenaline pushes him back into full wakefulness.
Spending a Hero Point and using Heroic Defiance to regain consciousness.
Remaining on the floor, Adalan hastily bandages a few of his electrical burns as he tries to decide what to do next.
[dice=Battle Medicine]2d8+15[/dice]
Concluding that his immediate goal should...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-16T16:03:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=80#39542020-08-14T19:23:53Z2020-08-14T19:23:53Z<p>Adalan decides to follow his allies' lead and generates a conflagration of his own, filling the same area Dran'thor targeted with a somewhat less intense surge of flame.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Fireball:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">6d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1, 6, 2, 2) = 20</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>with a basic Reflex save (DC 25 plus Spell Penetration).</span></p>
<p>He then advances to the corner of the nearby table.</p>Adalan decides to follow his allies' lead and generates a conflagration of his own, filling the same area Dran'thor targeted with a somewhat less intense surge of flame.
[dice=Fireball]6d6[/dice] with a basic Reflex save (DC 25 plus Spell Penetration).
He then advances to the corner of the nearby table.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-14T19:23:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=79#39482020-08-14T05:14:54Z2020-08-14T02:31:49Z<p>Adalan adds his own medicinal efforts to Thorax's healing of Bair.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Treat Wounds:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 10 ⇒ (4, 8) + 10 = 22</span></p>
<p>Once in the unsettling office, he begins walking around the room casting a series of minor divinations designed to locate any magical auras it might contain. Adalan also examines the stairs and wall at their base carefully, looking for anything hidden.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting 4th level <i>detect magic</i>.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Perception:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26</span></p>Adalan adds his own medicinal efforts to Thorax's healing of Bair.
[dice=Treat Wounds]2d8+10[/dice]
Once in the unsettling office, he begins walking around the room casting a series of minor divinations designed to locate any magical auras it might contain. Adalan also examines the stairs and wall at their base carefully, looking for anything hidden.
Casting 4th level detect magic.
[dice=Perception]d20+12[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-14T02:31:49ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=79#39362020-08-13T02:45:42Z2020-08-13T02:45:42Z<p><b>"Golems like this one take a fair amount of magical expertise to create, not to mention esoteric ingredients. If you tried to make one purely out of meat I don't think the result would be quite as dangerous."</b></p>
<p>Adalan turns his attention to Thorax's wounds, then channels the power of a talisman he wears to guide both goblins' weapons toward their target.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Battle Medicine:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 15 ⇒ (5, 2) + 15 = 22</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Using his <i>pendant of the occult</i> to cast <i>guidance</i> on Bair and Thorax.</span></p>"Golems like this one take a fair amount of magical expertise to create, not to mention esoteric ingredients. If you tried to make one purely out of meat I don't think the result would be quite as dangerous."
Adalan turns his attention to Thorax's wounds, then channels the power of a talisman he wears to guide both goblins' weapons toward their target.
[dice=Battle Medicine]2d8+15[/dice]
Using his pendant of the occult to cast guidance on Bair and Thorax.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-13T02:45:42ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=79#39312020-08-12T20:10:06Z2020-08-12T20:10:06Z<p>Adalan pulls out a scroll and begins a low, ominous chant before briefly placing the palm of his hand on Bair's back. A ripple spreads across the goblin, encasing him in a protective layer of hard but surprisingly flexible marble.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Using his <i>scroll of <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=312" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">stoneskin</a></i> on Bair.</span></p>Adalan pulls out a scroll and begins a low, ominous chant before briefly placing the palm of his hand on Bair's back. A ripple spreads across the goblin, encasing him in a protective layer of hard but surprisingly flexible marble.
Using his scroll of stoneskin on Bair.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-12T20:10:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=79#39252020-08-11T20:45:00Z2020-08-11T20:45:00Z<p>Adalana huffs in frustration as he realizes how many of his abilities have just been rendered useless. Circling around to take a position behind Bair, he patches some of the goblin's wounds.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Assurance to get a 21 on DC 20 Battle Medicine.</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Healing:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 5) + 10 = 22</span></p>Adalana huffs in frustration as he realizes how many of his abilities have just been rendered useless. Circling around to take a position behind Bair, he patches some of the goblin's wounds.
Assurance to get a 21 on DC 20 Battle Medicine.
[dice=Healing]2d8+10[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-11T20:45:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=79#39162020-08-10T22:19:31Z2020-08-10T22:19:09Z<p>Adalan waits until his allies have finished their attacks, then casts a spell of his own. With a twirl of his hand he creates a ring of jagged, glowing lines on the floor around the creature. They undulate and hum with increasing intensity until a translucent barrier springs up from the circle and tries to form an unbroken dome over the monster. While it is hopefully trapped, Adalan begins moving towards the dais to disrupt whatever effect animated it.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Delay until immediately before the creature's turn, cast <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=255" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><i>resilient sphere</i></a> (DC 25 plus Spell Penetration), then Stride. If Thorax is ahead of Adalan in going for the dais then he will Recall Knowledge about the monster instead of moving.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Religion? (T):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26</span></p>Adalan waits until his allies have finished their attacks, then casts a spell of his own. With a twirl of his hand he creates a ring of jagged, glowing lines on the floor around the creature. They undulate and hum with increasing intensity until a translucent barrier springs up from the circle and tries to form an unbroken dome over the monster. While it is hopefully trapped, Adalan begins moving towards the dais to disrupt whatever effect animated it.
Delay until immediately before the...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-10T22:19:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=79#39122020-08-09T21:47:53Z2020-08-09T21:47:53Z<p>Not looking forward to the prospect of dealing with undead but convinced of its necessity by the mission's objective, Adalan asks Gorm, <b>"Has your research led you to any inklings of what sort of books or documents this library is likely to contain?"</b></p>Not looking forward to the prospect of dealing with undead but convinced of its necessity by the mission's objective, Adalan asks Gorm, "Has your research led you to any inklings of what sort of books or documents this library is likely to contain?"Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-09T21:47:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom Initiation DiscussionAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/discussion&page=18#8762020-08-09T21:41:46Z2020-08-09T21:41:46Z<p>PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
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CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
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PFS #: 270872-2001
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STARTING XP: 77
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STARTING FAME: 45
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Item Purchases: <i>choker of elocution</i> (200 gp)
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STARTING GP after purchases: 314.26</p>
<p>Downtime: <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Academia Lore to Earn Income (DC 19):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32</span>
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+12 gp</p>
<p>BOONS:
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Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
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Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
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Advanced: Valais's Assurance (2 uses)
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General: Heroic Defiance
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General: Wayfinder
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General: Adamant Wayfinder
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Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
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Slotless: One-Who-Waits
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Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
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Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
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Slotless: Blood Offering
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Slotless: Wayfinder Connections</p>
<p>Scenario Consumables: scroll of stoneskin, scroll of resist energy</p>PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
PFS #: 270872-2001
STARTING XP: 77
STARTING FAME: 45
Item Purchases: choker of elocution (200 gp)
STARTING GP after purchases: 314.26
Downtime: [dice=Academia Lore to Earn Income (DC 19)]d20+13[/dice]
+12 gp
BOONS:
Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
Advanced: Valais's Assurance (2 uses)
General: Heroic Defiance
General: Wayfinder
General: Adamant Wayfinder
Slotless: Engraved...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-08-09T21:41:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=71#35082020-06-26T23:00:44Z2020-06-26T23:00:44Z<p>Adalan sighs at the other alien's reaction. If the humanoid is still standing, he moves to get a different angle and fires a blast of force from his ring, hoping to push the alien into the portal. </p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Ring of the Ram:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 6, 5) = 20</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus pushed 10 ft, with a DC 22 basic Fort save.</span></p>Adalan sighs at the other alien's reaction. If the humanoid is still standing, he moves to get a different angle and fires a blast of force from his ring, hoping to push the alien into the portal.
[dice=Ring of the Ram]4d6[/dice] plus pushed 10 ft, with a DC 22 basic Fort save.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-26T23:00:44ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=71#35012020-06-25T17:30:38Z2020-06-25T17:30:38Z<p>With his spells that might directly incapacitate the humanoids expended, Adalan focuses on removing their illusory protections. He conjures a sphere of magical disruption and hurls it at whichever alien has the most active images before pulling out one of his scrolls.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting a 3rd level <i>dispel magic</i> and drawing his <i>scroll of stoneskin</i>.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Counteract Check:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34</span></p>With his spells that might directly incapacitate the humanoids expended, Adalan focuses on removing their illusory protections. He conjures a sphere of magical disruption and hurls it at whichever alien has the most active images before pulling out one of his scrolls.
Casting a 3rd level dispel magic and drawing his scroll of stoneskin.
[dice=Counteract Check]d20+15[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-25T17:30:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=70#34942020-06-24T18:36:12Z2020-06-24T18:30:25Z<p>Maintaining his shield, Adalan makes a complex arcane gesture and tells the further humanoid in a strangely melodic voice, <b><i>"Stop fighting us and we won't hurt you."</i></b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting <i><a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=315" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">suggestion</a></i> (DC 25 plus Spell Penetration) on Teal.</span></p>Maintaining his shield, Adalan makes a complex arcane gesture and tells the further humanoid in a strangely melodic voice, "Stop fighting us and we won't hurt you."
Casting suggestion (DC 25 plus Spell Penetration) on Teal.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-24T18:30:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=70#34832020-06-23T18:19:08Z2020-06-23T18:19:08Z<p>Adalan runs up to a position behind Bair and summons a shield to ward off any attacks that come his way.</p>Adalan runs up to a position behind Bair and summons a shield to ward off any attacks that come his way.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-23T18:19:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=70#34682020-06-22T17:54:12Z2020-06-22T17:54:12Z<p>Adalan slips between Deshacerla and the smilodon to position himself between two of the remaining plants (and dangerously close to the proteans). He hurries to treat both vines with some ingredients from his healer's kit and a bit of transmutation.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Using Assurance to get a 21 on both Treat Wounds.</span></p>Adalan slips between Deshacerla and the smilodon to position himself between two of the remaining plants (and dangerously close to the proteans). He hurries to treat both vines with some ingredients from his healer's kit and a bit of transmutation.
Using Assurance to get a 21 on both Treat Wounds.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-22T17:54:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=70#34522020-06-21T23:29:02Z2020-06-21T23:29:02Z<p>Still hovering, Adalan's summoned wasp switches its focus to the last remaining guardian.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stinger:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d12 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus poison.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stinger:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 5 = 8</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d12 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus poison.</span></p>
<p>Meanwhile, Adalan himself directs a surge of lightning at the janni.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Electric Arc:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">4d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4, 1, 1) + 4 = 12</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>with a DC 25 basic Reflex save (and Spell Penetration).</span></p>Still hovering, Adalan's summoned wasp switches its focus to the last remaining guardian.
[dice=Stinger]d20+12[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d12+4[/dice] plus poison.
[dice=Stinger]d20+12-5[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d12+4[/dice] plus poison.
Meanwhile, Adalan himself directs a surge of lightning at the janni.
[dice=Electric Arc]4d4+4[/dice] with a DC 25 basic Reflex save (and Spell Penetration).Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-21T23:29:02ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34452020-06-21T00:29:58Z2020-06-21T00:29:58Z<p>Adalan draws on his backup store of magical energy to reform the wasp right were it was before and direct it to attack the smaller janni again.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Using arcane bond to recast <i>summon animal</i>.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stinger:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d12 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus poison.</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stinger:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 12 - 5 = 14</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d12 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus poison.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>For future reference, would casting <i>haste</i> on the smilodon do anything useful, or would it not be able to take the extra action without an additional Command an Animal action from Dran'thor?</span></p>Adalan draws on his backup store of magical energy to reform the wasp right were it was before and direct it to attack the smaller janni again.
Using arcane bond to recast summon animal.
[dice=Stinger]d20+12[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d12+4[/dice] plus poison.
[dice=Stinger]d20+12-5[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d12+4[/dice] plus poison.
For future reference, would casting haste on the smilodon do anything useful, or would it not be able to take the extra action without an additional Command an Animal...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-21T00:29:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34432020-06-20T22:01:11Z2020-06-20T22:01:11Z<p>Adalan intones a rapid, repetitive incantation and gestures dramatically with his staff, causing an enormous wasp to burst into existence between the two large guardians. It hovers over the smaller janni and jabs down at them with its stinger.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting a 4th level <i>summon animal</i> to create a <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Monsters.aspx?ID=405" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">giant wasp</a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stinger:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d12 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus venom.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stinger:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 - 5 ⇒ (2) + 12 - 5 = 9</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d12 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus venom.</span></p>Adalan intones a rapid, repetitive incantation and gestures dramatically with his staff, causing an enormous wasp to burst into existence between the two large guardians. It hovers over the smaller janni and jabs down at them with its stinger.
Casting a 4th level summon animal to create a giant wasp.
[dice=Stinger]d20+12[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d12+4[/dice] plus venom.
[dice=Stinger]d20+12-5[/dice]
[dice=Damage]d12+4[/dice] plus venom.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-20T22:01:11ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34382020-06-20T17:16:11Z2020-06-20T17:16:11Z<p>Adalan does his best to work out the rules of the hallway's energy and use them to steadily advance, his magical skill hopefully making up for his frequent distractedness whenever he notices a strange new element of the environment's construction.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Arcana (E):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Arcana (E):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 18 ⇒ (6) + 18 = 24</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Arcana (E):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23</span></p>Adalan does his best to work out the rules of the hallway's energy and use them to steadily advance, his magical skill hopefully making up for his frequent distractedness whenever he notices a strange new element of the environment's construction.
[dice=Arcana (E)]d20+18[/dice]
[dice=Arcana (E)]d20+18[/dice]
[dice=Arcana (E)]d20+18[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-20T17:16:11ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34252020-06-19T23:08:54Z2020-06-19T23:08:54Z<p><b>"Try to vary your attacks, it adapts to resist whatever hits it!"</b> Adalan calls out. He summons a dart of fire and sends it flying at the protean, then follows up with a small blast from his ring.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Produce Flame:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">4d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2, 1, 4) + 4 = 15</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Ring of the Ram:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>plus pushed 5 ft, with a DC 22 basic Fort save.</span></p>"Try to vary your attacks, it adapts to resist whatever hits it!" Adalan calls out. He summons a dart of fire and sends it flying at the protean, then follows up with a small blast from his ring.
[dice=Produce Flame]d20+15[/dice]
[dice=Damage]4d4+4[/dice]
[dice=Ring of the Ram]2d6[/dice] plus pushed 5 ft, with a DC 22 basic Fort save.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-19T23:08:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34212020-06-19T17:52:16Z2020-06-19T17:52:16Z<p>Adalan curses under his breath as the Rindle avoids the spell and sinks his teeth into Adalan's flesh. </p>
<p>With the fiend dispatched, Adalan hurries away from the ongoing fight and begins binding his wound. As he works he tries to remember what sort of abilities or weaknesses the snake-like creatures might possess.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Battle Medicine (Assurance):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 + 15 ⇒ (6, 2) + 15 = 23</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Religion to Recall Knowledge:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Persistent Bleed:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 5</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>DC 15 Flat Check:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 ⇒ 14</span></p>Adalan curses under his breath as the Rindle avoids the spell and sinks his teeth into Adalan's flesh.
With the fiend dispatched, Adalan hurries away from the ongoing fight and begins binding his wound. As he works he tries to remember what sort of abilities or weaknesses the snake-like creatures might possess.
[dice=Battle Medicine (Assurance)]2d8+15[/dice]
[dice=Religion to Recall Knowledge]d20+12[/dice]
[dice=Persistent Bleed]d6[/dice]
[dice=DC 15 Flat Check]d20[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-19T17:52:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34112020-06-19T00:50:41Z2020-06-19T00:50:41Z<p>Adalan strides forward, tracing a wide circle in the air with his staff and shouting an arcane phrase at Rindle. Bright points of light appear around the "halfling" and emit beams which connect them into a polyhedron with innumerable faces. Translucent panes grow between the beams, enclosing Rindle within the effect.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting <i><a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=255" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">resilient sphere</a></i> (DC 25, with Spell Penetration).</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Assuming he doesn't get a critical success...</span></p>
<p><b>"Now, how about you tell us who you really are, and what you're doing here,"</b> Adalan says. <b>"I can tell you're shapeshifted, by the way, so feel free to dispense with the disguise."</b></p>Adalan strides forward, tracing a wide circle in the air with his staff and shouting an arcane phrase at Rindle. Bright points of light appear around the "halfling" and emit beams which connect them into a polyhedron with innumerable faces. Translucent panes grow between the beams, enclosing Rindle within the effect.
Casting resilient sphere (DC 25, with Spell Penetration).
Assuming he doesn't get a critical success...
"Now, how about you tell us who you really are, and what you're doing...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-19T00:50:41ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=69#34072020-06-18T17:49:58Z2020-06-18T17:49:58Z<p>Adalan listens to Eliza's briefing with some concern. <b>"Are you at liberty to tell us why exactly the maze was sealed?,"</b> he asks. <b>"And has Sorrina been consulted about its reopening?"</b></p>
<p>When the dispute breaks out over the halfling's squirrel, Adalan steps forward and waves his diviner's staff around them a few times, looking for auras of transmutation or illusion.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Using his <i>staff of divination</i> to cast a 4th level <i>detect magic</i>.</span></p>Adalan listens to Eliza's briefing with some concern. "Are you at liberty to tell us why exactly the maze was sealed?," he asks. "And has Sorrina been consulted about its reopening?"
When the dispute breaks out over the halfling's squirrel, Adalan steps forward and waves his diviner's staff around them a few times, looking for auras of transmutation or illusion.
Using his staff of divination to cast a 4th level detect magic.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-18T17:49:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom Initiation DiscussionAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/discussion&page=16#7932020-06-18T17:41:52Z2020-06-18T17:41:52Z<p>PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
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CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
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PFS #: 270872-2001
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STARTING XP: 73
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Boon Purchases: Heroic Defiance (4 fame)
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STARTING FAME after purchases: 41
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STARTING GP: 416.26</p>
<p>Downtime: 8 days of Off-Hours Study (finishing the boon and becoming trained in Pathfinder Society Lore).</p>
<p>BOONS:
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Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
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Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
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Advanced: Off-Hours Study (Pathfinder Society Lore)
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General: Heroic Defiance
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General: Wayfinder
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General: Adamant Wayfinder
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Slotless: Engraved Wayfinder
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Slotless: One-Who-Waits
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Slotless: Ally of the Iruxi
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Slotless: Multicultural Training (Varisian)
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Slotless: Blood Offering
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Slotless: Wayfinder Connections</p>
<p>Scenario Consumables: scroll of stoneskin, scroll of resist energy</p>PLAYER: The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge
CHARACTER: Adalan Mussara
PFS #: 270872-2001
STARTING XP: 73
Boon Purchases: Heroic Defiance (4 fame)
STARTING FAME after purchases: 41
STARTING GP: 416.26
Downtime: 8 days of Off-Hours Study (finishing the boon and becoming trained in Pathfinder Society Lore).
BOONS:
Faction: Improved Vigilant Seal Champion
Vigilant Seal Bonus: Resist Corruption
Advanced: Off-Hours Study (Pathfinder Society Lore)
General: Heroic Defiance
General: Wayfinder
General:...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-18T17:41:52ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom Initiation DiscussionAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/discussion&page=16#7672020-06-14T18:10:16Z2020-06-14T18:10:16Z<p>Unfortunately I think I'll be sitting this quest out, I want to completely rebuild Jasariel before leveling her up and I've been too busy to do that recently. I'll be back in for the subsequent scenario though, and the new Jasariel will be finished in time for whatever's after that.</p>Unfortunately I think I'll be sitting this quest out, I want to completely rebuild Jasariel before leveling her up and I've been too busy to do that recently. I'll be back in for the subsequent scenario though, and the new Jasariel will be finished in time for whatever's after that.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-14T18:10:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=67#33352020-06-13T17:28:17Z2020-06-13T17:28:17Z<p>Adalan exhales in frustration and heads back to the barrow. Drawing on the reserve of power in his bonded ring, he makes another attempt at suppressing the corruption effect.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Using arcane bond to recast 2nd-level <i>dispel magic</i>.</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Counteract check:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25</span></p>Adalan exhales in frustration and heads back to the barrow. Drawing on the reserve of power in his bonded ring, he makes another attempt at suppressing the corruption effect.
Using arcane bond to recast 2nd-level dispel magic.
[dice=Counteract check]d20+12[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-13T17:28:17ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=67#33242020-06-13T00:16:19Z2020-06-13T00:16:19Z<p>Adalan traces a diagram of interlocking circles and triangles on the rocks that make up the cairn, and when he finishes the shapes glow a crackling blue. The diagram's light intensifies for a moment until it abruptly dissipates, sending a barely perceptible shudder through the barrow. </p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting a 2nd level <i>dispel magic</i> on the cairn.</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Counteract check:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18</span></p>
<p>Adalan then moves back to get a look at the battle and see if his attempt at disrupting the barrow's effect had any discernible impact on the undead.</p>Adalan traces a diagram of interlocking circles and triangles on the rocks that make up the cairn, and when he finishes the shapes glow a crackling blue. The diagram's light intensifies for a moment until it abruptly dissipates, sending a barely perceptible shudder through the barrow.
Casting a 2nd level dispel magic on the cairn.
[dice=Counteract check]d20+12[/dice]
Adalan then moves back to get a look at the battle and see if his attempt at disrupting the barrow's effect had any...Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-13T00:16:19ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=67#33222020-06-12T20:55:15Z2020-06-12T20:55:15Z<p>Adalan hurries invisibly to the barrow and prepares to try dispelling the effect it emanates.</p>Adalan hurries invisibly to the barrow and prepares to try dispelling the effect it emanates.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-12T20:55:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=67#33162020-06-11T23:59:22Z2020-06-11T23:59:22Z<p><b>"I'll try sneaking to the barrow and suppressing the corruption directly,"</b> Adalan says hurriedly. <b>"Hopefully that'll weaken them."</b></p>
<p>He mutters an incantation and motions as if throwing off a cape, sweeping his body out of visibility. After darting past Hannah's enormous leg he begins ascending the path, keeping himself pressed against the boulder on one side.</p>"I'll try sneaking to the barrow and suppressing the corruption directly," Adalan says hurriedly. "Hopefully that'll weaken them."
He mutters an incantation and motions as if throwing off a cape, sweeping his body out of visibility. After darting past Hannah's enormous leg he begins ascending the path, keeping himself pressed against the boulder on one side.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-11T23:59:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=66#32992020-06-10T17:20:21Z2020-06-10T17:20:21Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Religion (T) to Recall Knowledge about wights:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19</span></p>
<p><b>"I'd recommend smashy for the skeletons at least,"</b> Adalan tells Bair. <b>"I've never encountered a wight before, but I might have read something about them..."</b></p>[dice=Religion (T) to Recall Knowledge about wights]d20+11[/dice]
"I'd recommend smashy for the skeletons at least," Adalan tells Bair. "I've never encountered a wight before, but I might have read something about them..."Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-10T17:20:21ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=66#32802020-06-09T18:29:32Z2020-06-09T18:29:32Z<p>Adalan hurries forward to join his companions and calls on the power stored in his bonded ring to repeat his earlier spell, charging Hannah with a temporal effect that speeds her passage through time.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Arcane Bond to cast <i>haste</i> on Hannah.</span></p>Adalan hurries forward to join his companions and calls on the power stored in his bonded ring to repeat his earlier spell, charging Hannah with a temporal effect that speeds her passage through time.
Arcane Bond to cast haste on Hannah.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-09T18:29:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=66#32702020-06-09T05:26:46Z2020-06-09T05:26:46Z<p>Adalan focuses on sensing the magical residue and using it to help navigate through the hills. However, he finds the ancient serpentfolk techniques difficult to understand and has a hard time tracking the auras.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Occultism (T):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Occultism (T):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14</span></p>Adalan focuses on sensing the magical residue and using it to help navigate through the hills. However, he finds the ancient serpentfolk techniques difficult to understand and has a hard time tracking the auras.
[dice=Occultism (T)]d20+13[/dice]
[dice=Occultism (T)]d20+13[/dice]Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-09T05:26:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PFS2_Luke_Parry] 01-01 The Absalom InitiationAdalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkko/gameplay&page=66#32572020-06-08T01:00:46Z2020-06-08T01:00:46Z<p>Adalan steps forward and taps Bair on the shoulder. With a muttered incantation, he augments the transmutation already affecting the goblin with another spell that wraps his feet in a blue glow.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc><i>Water walk</i> on Bair.</span></p>Adalan steps forward and taps Bair on the shoulder. With a muttered incantation, he augments the transmutation already affecting the goblin with another spell that wraps his feet in a blue glow.
Water walk on Bair.Adalan Mussara (alias of The Sesquipedalian Thaumaturge)2020-06-08T01:00:46Z