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We know where he is. "Come to think of it, we only really know what the girl has told us. Whatever unseen forces might be at work behind her possession - we can't be sure they mean us well. It could just as well be a trap for us. Just how much does Lamm have a hand in? "I used to work for the Guard, and after I... left, I spent some time patrolling the Midlands. Lamm really has a hand everywhere - from street urchins, to drug kingpins, to corrupt guardsmen." Andras looks menacingly at Rake. "We are not safe from his machinations anywhere." "But now we have something to start from, and a common purpose. I will go out and question some of the Midlands thugs tonight, about who and when goes in and out of the Old Fishery. I am fairly sure the promise of getting closely acquainted with some of the finer features of Citadel Vraid's torture chambers will loosen some tongues."
To clarify - did you intend us to do those rolls as part of our nightly (or daily in some cases I suppose?) independent vigilante activity, or as part of a group brainstorm like Tess is describing?
The Midwife that died in the fire... the tale sounded tantalizingly familiar but Andras was so stunned by the supernatural spectacle that any details have escaped his mind. He kept silent as the possessed girl spoke, and only after she finished the realization started slowly dawning on him. Carefully, he reached into his sack and produced the charred Harrow card. "The Paladin... So it was you who sent this to me? To.. us?" He looks into the faces of the others, waiting to catch a glimpse of recognition. His outward appearance doesn't change but his facial expression becomes fearsome with repressed anger and the clenched fists cause powerful muscles to bulge under his sleeves. "My name is Andras Teoss. Lamm has a lot to answer for before me as well. His bribes have cost me my job, and his goons have deprived me of my home and family. The evil he brings to Korvosa must be buried - and as The Final Nail I will use every chance to ensure this is done."
If it's a trap, then not just for me - and a mighty strange one, Andras deduces.
"Why did Alika choose your store to invite us? Is it her who needs help - or you?"
Andras tries his best not to look tense, but isn't very successful. A couple of faces look vaguely familiar to him and he struggles for a moment to remember - until he gets it: the wanted lists back from his time in the Guard. "A trap, clearly." he thinks. He looks around casually, trying to identify all possible exits from the building.
"Alika is a pretty common name here in Korvosa isn't it?", he offers nonchalantly. "If someone asked me to come up with a female name on a whim, that would be my first pick."
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Andras breaks into sweat as he reads the card. "I've blown my cover! But where?!" He hastily pockets it and looks around, but the delivery boy is gone.
In the dead of the night, the evenly paced steps of the lone hellknight trace the perimeter of the Romani's music shop at Bridgefront before vanishing into the darkness of the dockside.
I guess I am slightly confused regarding the multiple alignments/identities... Is it OK if I just switch the Social to be LN and Vigilante to be NG? I want to retain the LE option for the Infiltrator. Another couple of questions:
W00t! And so it begins :)
I have spent 5K on a bag of concealment for this purpose :)
CyberMephit here with my Faceless Enforcer ready for submission. May tweak a feat here or an item there in the crunch, but I think the core is solid. As a Faceless Enforcer, my identity change is linked to the helmet as part of the armor. I have taken a Steel Skin trait (reflected in the background); I hope it will stack with the Armored Juggernaut class feature? Also I have taken an extra feat Weapon Focus (Polearms) in Hero Lab - this is to account for the Signature Weapon vigilante talent that does not work with the anti-feat tax house rule package.
I would like to submit Andras Teoss, an NG Human Arcanist (Occultist). GM answers are in the profile, reposting them here too for convenience: 1. What is your character's connection to Korvosa? Why is he here?:
Andras was born in Magnimar, but moved to Korvosa in order to enroll in Acadamae as he possessed a significant magical talent, especially in the field of conjuration, and the prospect of mastering the art of conjuring extraplanar beings, and through them, learning about life in the multiverse, exhilarated him. However, once his studies began in earnest, he became disillusioned with the way Acadamae focused on brutally pressing the summoned outsiders into service, treating them as expendable (if dangerous) tools. On his penultimate exam, he has succeeded in keeping a majestic celestial eagle bound to the material plane for much longer than was necessary, at which point he was ordered to kill the creature. Appalled, he refused to do so, and was suspended from studies. As his case was being investigated by the school board, his roommate, with whom he had cold relations, was found murdered. A supposed eyewitness has framed Andras, and he was immediately expelled. Later, the charges were quietly dropped as the Guard has found evidence that the roommate was addicted to shiver supplied to him by a gang of one Gaedren Lamm, and was killed by the gang over the money he owed them for the drug. Andras just happened to be the most convenient scapegoat at that point. But Andras did not try to restore in the Acadamae, feeling that the relationship between him and the university has been mutually soured forever. Still, he has come to love the vibrant city outside the forbidding Acadamae walls, and he still hopes to see justice done to Gaedren Lamm’s gangsters and the man himself. He finds Korvosa much livelier as opposed to Magnimar, which in his memories is dominated by lifeless golems and timeless monuments. 2. Who is one NPC your character thinks of as a friend or ally? (Can be made up and not from AP or official source material.):
Gregor Hugthorn, a recently retired Acadamae enchantments instructor. Giving a much kinder impression than most of the faculty, he always taught that arcane knowledge is best used as an academic research tool and not to be wantonly used on unwilling subjects. He was on the examining commission witnessing the summoning incident, and has taken a liking to Andras since then. Rumor has it that he was the one who extracted the truth from the eyewitness, while some add that after Gregor was done with him, the poor man went insane way before Lamm’s thugs got to him. Gregor himself maintains silence on the subject, denying any use of magic outside of the campus in relation to Andras’ case. 3. What is one goal for your PC other than the one provided in your campaign trait?: Andras dreams of undermining Acadamae’s de-facto monopoly on the conjuration studies. He wants to raise awareness about the finer aspects of conjuration, be it getting celestial help to protect a community from a calamity, communing with other planes to get insight about the tide of events in the multiverse, or simply studying the endless forms of existence for the benefit of humanity. Sometimes he dreams of opening a sort of extraplanar menagerie, where all sorts of benign outsiders would be displayed for the fun of onlookers and available to perform a minor service in return for a charitable donation.
Andras reflexively catches the flask and stares at it incredulously for a moment, before finally tossing it at the ogrekin. -Posted with Wayfinder
Andras carefully approaches the door and looks inside, hesitant to clamber across the spikes in his heavy armor. -Posted with Wayfinder
Andras gives his crossbow to Karla and his silver dagger to one of the black arrows. Armed with a cold iron longsword and a light steel shield, he takes position abreast of Lucan and ventures forth, ready to face the dangers lurking upstairs. -Posted with Wayfinder
"It's the least I could do after you took the vilest of those monsters head-on and spared us from a similar fate, Karla."
Andras hurries over the catwalk to Karla's slumped body. -Posted with Wayfinder
Is it just me, or has Karla taken Str damage from poison 3 times in 2 rounds?
Yeah, I suppose I can see why they ended up removing full BAB from the Warpriest in the blog post. I'll enjoy my sniper powers for another month :) I have completely missed the fact that the Warpriest can choose any weapon as his Sacred weapon though, with a longbow or a melee weapon I wouldn't have to spend so many feats on getting a full attack.
By Abadar's grace, these eight-legged freaks are worse than the ogres!
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The combat lasted 5 rounds, which means most of the buffs will be down within 2-9 rounds, PfC on Lord Zohan, Shalelu and Zadderk will be up for 1.5 more minutes. Do we press on immediately, or stop for a few rounds of healing and looking around?
Andras puts the still-glowing crossbow away and reaches for a healing wand.
Andras makes a parting shot at the nearest zombie before retreating into the dining room to free up the corridor. -Posted with Wayfinder
It does have this ability - http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/archon/hound-ar chon I am not sure if summoned creatures can teleport though... A summoned monster cannot summon or otherwise conjure another creature, nor can it use any teleportation or planar travel abilities - http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/summon-monster
"Hey I just came here! This battle is too chaotic and needs to be more orderly."
Sorry Zadderk, but the Blessing of the Law can only be applied to melee weapons! Goodbye Serra, hope things work out for you at school. Thanks for resolving my doubt Lucan. I've read so much about healing in combat being the worst thing a cleric could do that I was reluctant to do that. Maybe I should play more and read the boards less.
Andras moves past Lucan and makes his wound stop bleeding by releasing a portion of positive energy.
Actually, I answered my first question (a burst does not go around the corners), but I'll rephrase the last one: Will Lucan's touch spell be discharged if I touch his weapon? -Posted with Wayfinder
Wow, did you guys decide to catch up for a week of not posting in a single day? -Posted with Wayfinder
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We came from the top. The zombies are off the map, to the left of Serra.
DireMerc, I think it might help move things along if you made the map editable by the players so that we could draw/move our tokens? Anyway, I think the current layout is as follows: Andras, Lord Zohan and possibly Shalelu (if she is still with us?) are definitely in the room at the top. I don't quite know where Zadderk is but I assume he is also with us.
Maybe everyone could also roll Init or we can agree that the DM rolls for us?
Andras would be up for the amulet after all the melee types have what they need.
Actions: "Touch me for protection", he whispers as he puts the same ward Withers has received on himself and those who have contact with him. . Actions:
Still holding the crossbow in one hand, Andras reaches for the healing wand with the other hand and hurries towards Serra. -Posted with Wayfinder
After making sure Withers has received the protective spell Andras follows the group into the house, taking the magic amulet from the dead ogrekin's deformed body as he passes by.
"This actually sounds good to me - if there is a trap, it won't harm us, and if an enemy shows up, we'll turn it into a porcupine from here. Unless someone is willing to sneak up on the porch first?" -Posted with Wayfinder
"Good idea. But we should not linger inside, we can do a thorough search after we made sure both buildings are clear. I can put a protective ward on Withers, but it will only last for a few minutes." -Posted with Wayfinder
"I'd rather say they have not devolved enough to quit using language."
"So, looks like this savage brute has somehow managed to wound or capture this bear's master? Given that the Black Arrows' whole purpose was to eradicate ones like him, it doesn't bode well. We should be wary for a trap of some sort." After a couple of attempts Andras finally gets back on the horseback and follows the party (and the bear's) lead.
It looks like the ogrekin will be dead twice over when the damage for this turn is tallied :) -Posted with Wayfinder
Andras is surprised that the bear doesn't use the chance to escape its hunter. In the heat of battle, the meaning of Zadderk's words seems to elude him. -Posted with Wayfinder
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Karla's shouting riles up Andras, reminding him of the worst commander he ever had. Determined to put a stop to it as soon as possible, he lines up his crossbow a second time and releases two more bolts at the ogre-kin, figuring the dogs will scatter once the hunter is down. -Posted with Wayfinder |