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Third and final (for now; we're going to try Ron Lundeen's campaigns next) run of S&S complete. No deaths, although we came close several times; a few replays, notably including the last scenario before we swapped Abrogail's Fury for the Mistmourn (no, Kerdak, we don't want to find you yet).

Character Name: Feiya
Role Card: Sea Witch
Skill Feats: Int +4, Cha +2
Power Feats: 8 hand size, recharge to reduce spell or monster or barrier by 2 + deck number, recharge to add 2d4 to Fort or Survival, recharge Hshurha or any blessing against an Aquatic bane.
Card Feats: Spell +4, Item +2, Blessing +2
Spells: Freezing Sphere x2, Quickened Ray, Resist Energy, Seamantle, Shapechange, Tsunami x2, Vomit Twin, World Wave
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Farglass, Ring of the Iron Skull, Wand of Flame
Allies: Master of the Gales, Pierce Jerrell, Tessa Fairwind
Blessings: Hshurha x5, Kelizandri

Character Name: Lem
Role Card: Sea Singer
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Int +2, Cha +3
Power Feats: 7 hand size, recharge to add 1d4+3, add 1d4 to noncombat checks against banes or ships
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Spell +1, Item +1, Ally +3, Blessing +2
Weapons: Blasting Pistol +2, Crossbow of Retribution, Flaming Musket +2, Skyrocket Crossbow
Spells: Dimension Leap, Divine Fortune, Find Traps, Holy Feast
Items: Crystal of Healing Hands, Letter of Marque, Ring of Regeneration
Allies: Alise Grogblud, Audessa Reyquio, Corlan, Dindreann, Elderleigh Baines, Hanelius Fitch, Slip
Blessings: Kelezandri x2, Milani x3

Character Name: Lini
Role Card: Feral Druid
Skill Feats: Str +3, Wis +3
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Light armor proficiency, Put animal on top of deck, Discard to use d12 for Str Dex or Con, Reveal Divine for Str +1d8 Magic Melee and Fire Cold or Electricity
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +2, Item +1, Ally +2, Blessing +2
Weapons: Greyflame Mace +2, Venomous Pike +2
Spells: Black Spot, Blazing Servant, Control Weather, Cure, Resist Energy, Wall of Blades
Armors: Reflecting Buckler
Items: Hurricane Crown, Svingli's Eye
Allies: Monkey, Parrot x2, Pteranodon x2, Rotgut
Blessings: Abadar x3, Cayden Cailean x3

Character Name: Valeros
Role Card: Tactician
Skill Feats: Str +2, Con +4
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Add 1d4+4 to others' combat checks at your location, Move when another character encounters a villain
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Armor +1, Item +2, Ally +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Aiger's Kiss, Brine's Sting, Flaming Falcata +3, Invigorating Kukri +1, Old Salt's Rapier +2, Venomous Pike +2, Zul
Armors: Breastplate of the Deep, Brine Dragonhide Breastplate, Fortified Breastplate
Items: Immortal Dreamstone, Impossible Bottle, Ring of Rat Fangs, Sea Tyrant's Patch
Allies: Mase Darimar, Mogmurch, Old Salt x3
Blessings: Achaekek x4

Current Party Ship: Mistmourn

As far as the Adventure 2 armies go, though, what you're looking for to avoid defaulting to a d4 requires:

Diplomacy, Knowledge, Ranged, and Survival on different characters
Arcane, Divine, Knowledge, Perception, and Diplomacy on different characters
And Divine, Melee, Stealth, and Fortitude on different characters.

Starting with Hawkmoon's decent base of Kyra, Adowyn, Seelah, we see that the first army means we need another person with Ranged or Survival; the second requires an Arcane caster and someone with Perception; and the third means we're going to need another person with Melee or Fortitude.

Crowe actually looks like a great fit here - he has Arcane, Survival, and both Melee and Fortitude, so then you're almost free to fill in as you want. I'd probably take Harsk for Perception - it's better than Alain or Seoni's, plus he's better able to fight multiple times in a turn - and for the last one, I don't know, you have lots of great options. Shardra has the amazing-for-large-groups power to provide rerolls, so I'd probably end up going with her. Ekkie's tempting, though.

My wife and I have done Runelords and now S&S three times each (to use all the characters, in parties of four). Our highest check to date was near the end of the second Skulls & Shackles run - Oloch landed 115, with support from Damiel, Lirianne, and Merisiel.

Party #3; Still no deaths, and we haven't had to replay with this group either.

Character Name: Feiya
Role Card: Sea Witch
Skill Feats: Int +4
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Recharge to reduce difficulty of spell, monster, or barrier by 2 plus adventure deck number, Recharge to add 2d4 to your Fortitude check
Card Feats: Item +2, Blessing +1
Spells: Aqueous Orb, Dehydrating Touch, Detect Magic, Dimension Leap, Vomit Twin, Wall of Fire
Items: Jalhazar's Wheel, Letter of Marque, Totem Necklace, Wand of Flame
Allies: Monkey, Pierce Jerrell, Rotgut
Blessings: Achaekek x4, Kelizandri

Character Name: Lem
Role Card: Sea Singer
Skill Feats: Dex +1, Int +1, Cha +2
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Recharge to add 1d4+2 to a check, Add 1d4 to your noncombat checks to defeat banes
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +1, Ally +1
Weapons: Brine's Sting, Cat O' Nine Tails, Vindictive Harpoon
Spells: Cure x2, Dimension Leap, Find Traps
Items: Amulet of Life, Farglass
Allies: Ambrose "Fishguts" Kroop, Conchobar Turlach Shortstone, Hanelius Fitch, Imp, Mogmurch
Blessings: Milani x3, Sivanah

Character Name: Lini
Role Card: Feral Druid
Skill Feats: Str +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Light Armor Proficiency, Put allies on top of deck, Reveal Divine card to use Strength +1d8 Magic Melee for combat.
Card Feats: Spell +1, Item +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Zul
Spells: Aid, Black Spot, Charm Animal, Cure, Find Traps
Armors: Besmaran Vestments
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Svingli's Eye
Allies: Parrot x3, Snow Leopard
Blessings: Abadar x3, Pharasma x2

Character Name: Valeros
Role Card: Tactician
Skill Feats: Str +1, Con +3
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Add 1d4+1 to other combats, When another character encounters a villian may move
Card Feats: Item +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Falcata +1, Falcata, Goblin Pegleg, Icy Boarding Pike +1, Trident +2
Armors: Buccaneer's Breastplate, Fortified Shell Armor
Items: Masterwork Tools, Ring of the Iron Skull, Spyglass x2
Allies: Corlan, Old Salt x2
Blessings: Cayden Cailean x4

Current Party Ship: Devil's Pallor

Second party complete. No deaths, no replays after the midpoint, and a combat check record by Oloch of 115.

Character Name: Damiel
Role Card: Grenadier
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Int +5
Power Feats: 8 hand size, Discard to add 1d6+3+1d12 if alchemical, When you succeed at a Craft check you may examine the top card of your deck and add it to hand if an item
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +2, Item +3, Ally +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Crossbow of Retribution, Enervating Pistol +3
Spells: Blazing Servant, Control Weather, Telekinesis, Vomit Twin
Armors: Reflecting Buckler
Items: Fuse Grenade x2, Potion of Flying x2, Potion of Healing, Potion of the Ocean, Tot Flask x3
Allies: Jack Scrimshaw, Old Salt
Blessings: Hshurha x4, Kelizandri

Character Name: Lirianne
Role Card: Deadeye
Skill Feats: Dex +3, Wis +3
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Shuffle a card to add 1d4+3, When you move to a location examine that location deck and you may shuffle it
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Armor +1, Item +2, Ally +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Blasting Pistol +2 x2, Doubleshot Pepperbox, Humanbane Crossbow +2, Navigator Musket +1, Toxic Blunderbuss +1
Armors: Flaming Buckler Gun, Sniper's Studded Leather, Wilderness Studded Leather
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Sniper Goggles, Pearl of Wisdom, Svingli's Eye
Allies: Dindreann, Hanelius Fitch, Master of the Gales, Slip
Blessings: Gorum x2, Milani x4

Character Name: Merisiel
Role Card: Shadow
Skill Feats: Dex +4, Cha +2
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Weapons proficiency, Evade boon to top of deck, Recharge for 1d6+1 if alone, Don't take damage before or after you act
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Armor +1, Item +3, Ally +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Brine's Sting, Invigorating Kukri +1, Scoundrel's Sword Cane, Skyrocket Crossbow, Sword Cane Pistol +2
Armors: Sharkskin Armor x2
Items: Emerald of Dexterity, Farglass, Hurricane Crown, Impossible Bottle, Letter of Marque, Magic Spyglass, Ring of Regeneration, Sea Tyrant's Patch
Allies: Corlan, Old Salt x2
Blessings: Abadar x2, Gorum x3

Character Name: Oloch
Role Card: Shield of Gorum
Skill Feats: Str +3, Con +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Display blessing or weapon to add 2 to a check, return displayed to hand at start of turn and when you reset, When a character at your location takes damage reveal armor to reduce it by 1 or discard to reduce it by 2, Add 2 to checks to defeat Humans, If a character plays a blessing on your combat or strength check they may recharge a random discard (and the blessing if it was a Gorum)
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +2, Armor +1, Item +2, Ally +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Aiger's Kiss, Flaming Falcata +3, Grayflame Mace +2, Seaborne Trident +1, Venomous Pike +2
Spells: Cure, Divine Fortune, Find Traps, Quickened Ray
Armors: Breastplate of the Deep, Fortified Breastplate x2, Reflecting Buckler
Items: Crystal of Healing Hands, Topaz of Strength
Allies: Mogmurch
Blessings: Achaekek x2, Cayden Cailean x5

Current Party Ship: Filthy Lucre

Unfortunately, add us to the list of subscribers who didn't get this (checked inside the box, naturally, and opened the card packs too). Strangely, we did get 2 of the Knights of Kenabres support card, for 111 cards total, but no dragon costume. Sorry for the hassle; thanks for getting this taken care of.

Our second party for Skulls and Shackles; no deaths, but we've had to replay a couple of scenarios.

Character Name: Damiel
Role Card: Grenadier
Skill Feats: Dex +1, Int +3
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Discard to add 1d6+2, When you succeed at a Craft check you may examine the top card of your deck and add it to hand if an item
Card Feats: Item +3
Weapons: Fire Lance
Spells: Dimension Leap, Find Traps
Armors: Magic Chain Shirt
Items: Liquid Ice, Potion of Fortitude, Potion of Glibness, Potion of Healing, Potion of Heroism, Potion of the Ocean, Tot Flask x3
Allies: Jack Scrimshaw
Blessings: Hshurha x2, Milani x2

Character Name: Lirianne
Role Card: Deadeye
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 5 hand size, Shuffle a card to add 1d4+2, When you move to a location examine that location deck
Card Feats: Item +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Dragon Pistol, Dragon Pistol +1, Shock Musket +1, Vindictive Harpoon
Armors: Goblin Buckler Gun, Magic Chain Shirt
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Farglass, Pearl of Wisdom, Svingli's Eye
Allies: Hanelius Fitch, Lady Agasta Smythee, Surgeon
Blessings: Gorum x2, Milani x3

Character Name: Merisiel
Role Card: Shadow
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Cha +2
Power Feats: 6 hand size, Weapons proficiency, Evade boon to top of deck, Recharge for 1d6+1 if alone
Card Feats: Item +2, Ally +1
Weapons: Brine's Sting, Cat O' Nine Tails, Dagger Pistol +1
Armors: Sharkskin Armor
Items: Emerald of Dexterity, Jalhazar's Wheel, Letter of Marque, Masterwork Tools, Ring of the Iron Skull, Spyglass, Totem Necklace
Allies: Corlan, Dindreann, Slip
Blessings: Abadar x2, Gorum x2

Character Name: Oloch
Role Card: Shield of Gorum
Skill Feats: Str +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 5 hand size, Display blessing or weapon to add 2 to a check, return displayed to hand at start of turn and when you reset, If a character plays a blessing on your combat or strength check they may recharge a random discard (and the blessing if it was a Gorum)
Card Feats: Ally +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Falcata +1, Icy Boarding Pike +1 x2, Keen Falcata +1
Spells: Cure, Protect
Armors: Benevolent Buckler, Buccaneer's Breastplate, Fortified Leather Armor
Items: Topaz of Strength
Allies: Mogmurch
Blessings: Achaekek x2, Cayden Cailean x3, Gorum, Sivanah

Current Party Ship: Devil's Pallor

Neat to see the agreement - thanks for the opinions, all. Andrew, the issue I have with that fix is for barriers like Large Chest - it could be undefeated, you'd banish it anyway, and then by that wording it would go to the bane pile. I'd probably change the last sentence to "...he is undefeated unless all 6 henchmen are in the bane pile or the box", unless that would break something I'm not seeing. The other alternative would be "when you defeat a bane or would banish a henchman", although that might have issues with summoned henchmen (e.g., the owlbeartross's Riptide Grindylow).

Had an interesting situation come up last night. My wife and I were playing Press Ganged when Oloch stumbled across the owlbeartross. One dead grindylow and one dead owlbeartross later, we searched the deck for the next monster to banish and found Maheem (one of the henchmen).

I realized that by the rules - unless I'm misunderstanding something - we lost the scenario right there. The owlbeartross tells you to banish the next non-villain monster; Press Ganged requires you to defeat the henchmen and put them in the bane pile before you can defeat the villain. We put Maheem in the bane pile anyway (didn't have much desire to repeat that scenario just because Mr. Owlbeartross decided to see how many licks it took to get to the center of a Maheem-pop), but I thought it was worth pointing this out. Did we understand the rules correctly? What would you have done?

Final characters, after Alahazra finished off Kerdak Bonefist without much trouble. No deaths throughout.

Character Name: Alahazra
Role Card: Stargazer
Skill Feats: Int +2, Cha +4
Power Feats: 8 hand size, Examine the blessings deck or a character deck, When examining a boon you may encounter it, If combat check has the Attack trait add the Fire trait, Gain Perception and Survival: Cha +2.
Card Feats: Spell +3, Item +1, Ally +2, Blessing +2
Spells: Cure, Holy Feast, Recast, Shapechange, Tsunami, Vengeful Storm, Wall of Blades, Wall of Fire
Items: Crystal of Healing Hands, Ruby of Charisma, Wand of Flame
Allies: Audessa Reyquio, Master of the Gales, Old Salt x2, Slip
Blessings: Milani x2, Pharasma x3, Sivanah x2

Character Name: Jirelle
Role Card: Pirate Queen
Skill Feats: Dex +3, Wis +2, Cha +2
Power Feats: 7 hand size, If Swashbuckling reroll 2 dice on your check, Gain Diplomacy and Craft: Cha +3, Reveal a Swashbuckling card to add the Swashbuckling trait to your check, If you are on a ship you may move at the end of your turn.
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Item +2, Ally +3, Blessing +1
Weapons: Blasting Pistol +2, Enervating Pistol +3, Humanbane Gladius, Invigorating Kukri +1, Keen Rapier +3 x2
Armors: Eelskin Armor
Items: Farglass, Ring of Regeneration, Ring of the Sea Strider, Svingli's Eye
Allies: Dindreann, Hanelius Fitch, Lady Agasta Smythee, Mogmurch, Old Salt, Pierce Jerrell
Blessings: Besmara x4, Hshurha x2

Character Name: Ranzak
Role Card: Kleptomaniac
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Con +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 9 hand size, Heavy Armor Proficiency, Add 1d4+3 to your check to acquire a boon, On a 3+ explore your location, If another character at your location fails a check to acquire a boon you may attempt a check to acquire it
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Armor +1, Item +4, Ally +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Blasting Pistol +2, Crossbow of Retribution, Distance Musket +1, Doubleshot Pepperbox, Skyrocket Crossbow
Spells: Find Traps
Armors: Breastplate of the Deep, Flaming Buckler Gun
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Conch of the Tritons, Hurricane Crown, Immortal Dreamstone, Letter of Marque, Magic Spyglass, Onyx of Constitution, Sea Tyrant's Patch
Allies: Corlan, Tessa Fairwind
Blessings: Abadar x4, Cayden Cailean

Character Name: Seltyiel
Role Card: Spellblade
Skill Feats: Str +2, Int +4
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Recharge for 3d6, Add Intelligence to Sword combat checks, When you acquire a spell or weapon explore again, Discard a spell to pick up a weapon from discard
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Spell +2, Armor +1, Item +1, Ally +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Aiger's Kiss, Brine's Sting, Falchion +3, Flaming Falcata +3, Spellsword +2, Venomous Pike +2
Spells: Black Spot, Blazing Servant, Control Weather, Freezing Sphere x2, Quickened Ray
Armors: Reflecting Buckler x2
Items: Impossible Bottle, Ring of Rat Fangs
Allies: Pteranodon x2
Blessings: Achaekek x3, Cayden Cailean x2

Current Party Ship: Abrogail's Fury

Character Name: Alahazra
Role Card: Stargazer
Skill Feats: Cha +4
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Examine the blessings deck or a character deck, When examining a boon you may encounter it, If combat check has the Attack trait add the Fire trait
Card Feats: Spell +1, Blessing +2
Spells: Animate Water, Aqueous Orb, Cure x2, Find Traps, Wall of Fire
Items: Amulet of Life, Ruby of Charisma
Allies: Captain, Old Salt, Snow Leopard
Blessings: Milani x4, Pharasma, Sivanah x2
Current Party Ship: Man's Promise

Character Name: Jirelle
Role Card: Pirate Queen
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 7 hand size, If Swashbuckling reroll 2 dice on your check, Reveal a Swashbuckling card to add the Swashbuckling trait to your check
Card Feats: Item +1, Ally +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Cat O' Nine Tails, Cutlass +1, Tidewater Cutlass +1, Vindictive Harpoon
Armors: Magic Chain Shirt
Items: Farglass, Jalhazar's Wheel, Ring of Wave Walking
Allies: Besmaran Priest, Lady Agasta Smythee, Mogmurch, Pierce Jerrell
Blessings: Besmara x2, Erastil x3, Pirate's Favor
Current Party Ship: Man's Promise

Character Name: Ranzak
Role Card: Kleptomaniac
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: 8 hand size, Add 1d4+1 to your check to acquire a boon, On a 3+ explore your location, If another character at your location fails a check to acquire a boon you may attempt a check to acquire it
Card Feats: Item +2, Ally +1
Weapons: Blunderbuss, Dragon Pistol, Dragon Pistol +1, Shock Musket +1
Spells: Charm Animal
Armors: Magic Chain Shirt
Items: Besmara's Tricorne, Letter of Marque, Onyx of Constitution, Sea Tyrant's Patch, Svingli's Eye, Totem Necklace
Allies: Captain, Corlan
Blessings: Abadar x4
Current Party Ship: Man's Promise

Character Name: Seltyiel
Role Card: Spellblade
Skill Feats: Int +4
Power Feats: 7 hand size, Recharge for 2d6, Add Intelligence to Sword combat checks
Card Feats: Spell +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Brine's Sting, Falcata x2, Keen Falcata +1
Spells: Black Spot, Dimension Leap, Freezing Sphere x2, Sphere of Fire x2
Armors: Fortified Leather Armor
Items: Masterwork Tools
Allies: Captain
Blessings: Cayden Cailean x4, Pharasma
Current Party Ship: Man's Promise

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My wife and I have been subscribers for all of the Skulls and Shackles PACG adventure path. We finally received Adventure Deck 6 today and happily opened it up - we've been waiting to continue in the adventure path until we had all the promos - only to find that NONE of the promos were there! We checked the box (and sifted through the packing peanuts a few times), we checked inside the adventure deck case (where we did find the make-good pack for Adventure Deck 4), but we did not find the promos anywhere. How do we go about getting them?

It seems like changing the text so that you're instructed to advance the blessings deck again BEFORE resolving the Sihedron special effect (and shuffling it back in) would work, wouldn't it? That way if there's nothing left but Medallions, you simply time out (as should be expected). It reduces the chances of hitting multiple medallions in the same turn, but otherwise doesn't change anything.

Just finished our third and (for now) final Runelords runthrough. No failures or deaths since Seoni perished in Black Fang's Dungeon - we found that this party (Seelah, Seoni, Lem, and Harsk) was definitely the weakest to start but strongest by the end of any we've run.

Character Name: Harsk
Role Card: Sniper
Skill Feats: Dex +3, Wis +3
Power Feats: Hand size 6, Recharge to add 1d4+4, Divine: Wisdom +1, Your blessings add d12 to your Dex check
Card Feats: Spell +2, Item +2, Ally +3, Blessing +1
Weapons: Acidic Sling +3, Force Sling +3, Returning Frost Spear +2, Venomous Dagger +2, Venomous Heavy Crossbow +2
Spells: Augury, Major Cure
Armor: Snakeskin Tunic
Items: Revelation Quill, Ring of Protection, Sihedron Medallion, Staff of Minor Healing x2
Allies: Black Arrow Ranger, Jakardros Sovark, Shalelu Andosana, Sheriff Hemlock
Blessings: Calistria x2, Erastil x4

Character Name: Lem
Role Card: Virtuoso
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Cha +4
Power Feats: Hand size 7, Weapon Proficiency, Recharge to add 1d4+3 to your or another's check, Shelyn adds d12
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +2, Item +2, Ally +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Chellan Sword of Greed, Venomous Heavy Crossbow +2
Spells: Corrosive Storm, Dominate x2, Mass Cure, Sign of Wrath, Summon Monster
Items: Magic Spyglass, Ring of Energy Resistance, Sihedron Medallion, Wand of Enervation
Allies: Brodert Quink, Cat x2, Mountaineer, Saber-Toothed Tiger
Blessings: Nethys x2, Shelyn x4

Character Name: Seelah
Role Card: Crusader
Skill Feats: Str +3, Wis +3
Power Feats: Hand Size 5, Discard top of deck for 1d6+2 (recharge if blessing or spell), Examine top card at start or end of turn putting on bottom or under top card, Recharge Iomedae
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Spell +2, Ally +2, Blessing +2
Weapons: Fanged Falchion, Flaming Icy Axe +1, Karzoug's Burning Glaive, Mokmurian's Club, Shock Greatsword +2
Spells: Augury, Major Cure, Mass Cure
Armors: Breastplate of Fire Resistance, Invincible Breastplate x2
Allies: Charmed Red Dragon, Eagle, Sacred Killer, Vale Temros
Blessings: Gorum x4, Iomedae x4

Character Name: Seoni
Role Card: Celestial Sorcerer
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Cha +4
Power Feats: Hand Size 7, Discard for Arcane +1d6+2 with Fire or Acid, Automatically recharge spells or items, If you would fail by 1 bury a card to succeed, Pharasma adds d12
Card Feats: Spell +3, Item +3, Blessing +2
Spells: Disintegrate, Haste, Incendiary Cloud, Poison Blast x2, Scrying
Items: Magic Spyglass, Necklace of Fireballs, Robes of Xin-Shalast, Sihedron Medallion, Sihedron Tome, Staff of Hungry Shadows
Allies: Lizard, Monkey, Mountaineer, Pyromaniac Mage
Blessings: Lamashtu x2, Pharasma x5

Midpoint of our third and likely final (for now) Runelords playthrough, using the characters we hadn't tried yet. Seoni died in Black Fang's Dungeon (which was also the first scenario we've failed), as this party seemed to have a rougher start than our previous two. They've definitely gotten a lot better with various feats, though.

Character Name: Harsk
Role Card: Sniper
Skill Feats: Dex +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 6, Recharge to add 1d4+3
Card Feats: Ally +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Light Crossbow +1, Returning Throwing Axe +1, Shock Longbow +1, Venomous Dagger +2 x2
Armors: Snakeskin Tunic
Items: Holy Candle, Masterwork Tools, Ring of Protection
Allies: Black Arrow Ranger, Shalelu Androsana, Sheriff Hemlock
Blessings: Abadar x2, Erastil, Sarenrae, Torag x2

Character Name: Lem
Role Card: Virtuoso
Skill Feats: Cha +4
Power Feats: Weapon proficiency, Recharge to add 1d4+2, Blessings of Shelyn add d12
Card Feats: Spell +1, Item +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Deathbane Light Crossbow +1
Spells: Augury, Cure, Holy Light x2, Scorching Ray
Items: Sihedron Medallion x2, Staff of Minor Healing
Allies: Brodert Quink, Cat, Father Zantus
Blessings: Lamashtu, Sarenrae, Shelyn x4

Character Name: Seoni
Role Card: Celestial Sorcerer
Skill Feats: Cha +4
Power Feats: Discard for Arcane +1d6+2, Recharge Arcane spells or items, Blessings of Pharasma add d12
Card Feats: Spell +2, Blessing +1
Spells: Augury, Haste x2, Mirror Image, Toxic Cloud
Items: Sihedron Medallion, Staff of Minor Healing, Wand of Enervation
Allies: Acolyte, Jakardros Sovark, Sage, Toad
Blessings: Calistria x2, Norgorber, Pharasma x3

Character Name: Seelah
Role Card: Crusader
Skill Feats: Str +2, Wis +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 5, Discard top card to add 1d6+1; if blessing or spell recharge, Place examined card on bottom or underneath top card
Card Feats: Spell +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Greataxe, Icy Longspear +1, Impaler of Thorns
Spells: Cure, Find Traps
Armor: Elven Breastplate, Magic Chain Mail, Magic Half Plate
Allies: Saber-Toothed Tiger, Vale Temros
Blessings: Gorum x5, Iomedae x3

This seems highly related to "Can you play Rage during combat" - I think they stand or fall together. Playing Rage during combat also doesn't immediately affect the check, but of course them burying a card for 1d10 does. Hawkmoon's last post in the other thread indicated that he thought that would be acceptable, and both his reasoning and his track record of being right led me to agree with him.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but couldn't you still use it in the "Play cards and use powers that affect the check" step to hand someone a dagger for them to discard if they'd already played a weapon?

Second completion of the adventure path. Still no deaths; still no failed scenarios.

Character Name: Amiri
Role Card: Berserker
Skill Feats: Str +4, Con +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 6, Heavy Armor proficiency, Bury a card for 1d10+1, +4 to acquire a weapon, Blessings of Gorum add d12
Card Feats: Weapon +3, Item +2, Ally +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Flaming Ranseur +3, Greatclub +3, Greatsword, Karzoug's Burning Glaive, Mokmurian's Club, Runechill Hatchet +2, Shock Greatsword +2, Shortspear +3
Armors: Invincible Breastplate x2
Items: Belt of Physical Might, Ring of Protection, Sihedron Medallion, Spyglass
Allies: Jakardros Sovark, Sacred Killer, Sheriff Hemlock
Blessings: Gorum x4, Lamashtu x2

Character Name: Ezren
Role Card: Illusionist
Skill Feats: Int +4, Wis +2
Power Feats: Hand size 8, +2 to recharge, +4 to acquire a spell or ally
Card Feats: Spell +3, Item +3, Ally +2
Weapons: Chellan Sword of Greed
Spells: Augury, Disintegrate, Incendiary Cloud x2, Lightning Bolt, Mirror Image, Poison Blast, Scorching Ray, Sign of Wrath, Summon Monster, Swipe
Items: Robe of Runes, Robes of Xin-Shalast, Sihedron Medallion, Sihedron Tome, Staff of Hungry Shadows, Wand of Enervation
Allies: Brodert Quink, Charmed Red Dragon, Clockwork Librarian, Pyromaniac Mage x2

Character Name: Lini
Role Card: Wild Warden
Skill Feats: Wis +4, Cha +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 7, Weapon proficiency, Reveal animal for 1d4+4
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +2, Item +1, Ally +3, Blessing +1
Weapons: Fanged Falchion
Spells: Augury, Dominate, Major Cure, Mass Cure, Restoration x2, Sign of Wrath, Swipe
Items: Greater Luckstone, Ordikon's Staff, Ring of Protection
Allies: Bear, Cat, Eagle, Monkey, Saber-toothed Tiger, Velociraptor
Blessings: Lamashtu x3, Pharasma x2

Character Name: Sajan
Role Card: Zen Archer
Skill Feats: Dex +4, Wis +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 7, Roll Dex with Magic when unarmed, Reduce noncombat damage by 2, Recharge Ranged weapons
Card Feats: Weapon +3, Item +2, Ally +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Force Sling +3 x2, Returning Frost Spear +2
Items: Amulet of Fiery Fists, Belt of Physical Might, Revelation Quill, Sihedron Medallion, Staff of Minor Healing x2
Allies: Black Arrow Ranger x3, Charmed Red Dragon
Blessings: Erastil x4, Irori x2, Sarenrae, Shelyn x2, Torag

Hey all! I am pleased to announce that Game On in Midland, MI will be kicking off PFACG Organized Play next Monday, October 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. For the initial session, we will be loaning people class decks, so come on in and give it a try!

The second session will be Monday, October 20, from 5:30-7:30. Future sessions will depend on interest and turnout for the first two.

Well, you aren't defeating the ship that Enemy Ship summons, since you're not even fighting it; you're fighting Devil's Pallor instead. So you can't seize it.

This topic raises another question: When my group played this scenario (yesterday), and encountered the Scribbler with four characters at his location, we summoned a different monster for each character (that's how the effect naturally read to us). It sounds like the OP's group summoned one monster and had everyone encounter it. Which resolution is right, and why?

Our second group, which has just slain Barl Breakbones (and I mean slain - Amiri got 71 on one combat check, and Ezren got 54 on the other...)

Character Name: Amiri
Role Card: Berserker
Skill Feats: Str +2, Con +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 5, Heavy Armor proficiency, Bury a card for 1d10+1, Blessings of Gorum add d12
Card Feats: Item +1, Ally +1, Blessing +1
Weapons: Flaming Mace +1, Glaive, Greataxe, Greatsword, Impaler of Thorns
Armors: Magic Full Plate, Magic Half-Plate
Items: Crowbar, Holy Candle, Spyglass
Allies: Jakardros Sovark, Sheriff Hemlock, Vale Temros
Blessings: Gorum x3, Lamashtu x2

Character Name: Ezren
Role Card: Illusionist
Skill Feats: Int +4
Power Feats: Hand size 7, +2 to recharge, +2 to acquire a spell
Card Feats: Item +1, Spell +2
Weapons: Vicious Trident +1
Spells: Augury, Charm Person, Frost Ray, Haste x2, Incendiary Cloud, Lightning Bolt, Mirror Image, Scorching Ray x2
Items: Codex, Headband of Vast Intelligence, Sihedron Medallion, Wand of Enervation
Allies: Acolyte, Brodert Quink, Sage

Character Name: Lini
Role Card: Wild Warden
Skill Feats: Wis +3, Cha +1
Power Feats: Weapon proficiency, Reveal animal for 1d4+3
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +1, Item +1
Weapons: Heavy Crossbow
Spells: Augury, Detect Magic, Cure x2, Find Traps, Holy Light x2
Items: Masterwork Tools, Sihedron Medallion x2
Allies: Crow, Saber-toothed Tiger, Toad
Blessings: Lamashtu x3, Pharasma

Character Name: Sajan
Role Card: Zen Archer
Skill Feats: Dex +4
Power Feats: Hand Size 6, Roll Dex with Magic when unarmed, Reduce noncombat damage by 1
Card Feats: Weapon +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Deathbane Light Crossbow +1, Light Crossbow +1
Items: Masterwork Tools, Spyglass, Staff of Minor Healing x2
Allies: Black Arrow Ranger x3
Blessings: Abadar x2, Calistria, Erastil x2, Iomedae, Pharasma, Shelyn, Torag

Maybe I'm missing something Andrew, but was there a problem with the previously-suggested wording of "would banish a card from your hand or for its power"? That should make everyone happy, I'd think.

Now that my wife and I are starting our second runthrough of RotR, I'm finally getting around to uploading our characters from the first one. No deaths, no failed scenarios, anywhere in the adventure path.

Character Name: Ezren
Role Card: Illusionist
Skill Feats: Int +4, Wis +2
Power Feats: Hand size 7, +3 to recharge, +4 to acquire a spell or ally
Card Feats: Item +3, Spell +3, Allies +2
Weapons: Chellan Sword of Greed
Spells: Blizzard, Disintegrate, Dominate, Haste, Incendiary Cloud, Mirror Image, Poison Blast, Scrying, Summon Monster, Swipe x2
Items: Robe of Runes, Robes of Xin-Shalast, Sihedron Medallion, Sihedron Tome, Staff of Hungry Shadows, Wand of Enervation
Allies: Charmed Red Dragon, Clockwork Librarian, Pyromaniac Mage, Toad x2

Character Name: Kyra
Role Card: Exorcist
Skill Feats: Wis +3, Str +3
Power Feats: Hand size 7, Weapon Proficiency, +1d8+1 against undead or outsiders, Shuffle card from discard to deck when defeating undead or outsiders
Card Feats: Weapon +1, Spell +2, Armor +1, Item +1, Allies +1, Blessing +2
Weapons: Flaming Ranseur +3 x2, Mokmurian's Club
Spells: Augury, Holy Light x2, Mass Cure x2
Armors: Breastplate of Fire Resistance, Fortress Shield, Magic Full Plate
Items: Headband of Inspired Wisdom, Ordikon's Staff
Allies: Ayruzi, Shaman
Blessings: Gorum, Lamashtu x2, Norgorber, Pharasma x2, Shelyn, Torag

Character Name: Merisiel
Role Card: Acrobat
Skill Feats: Str +2, Dex +4
Power Feats: Hand Size 6, Weapon Proficiency, Evade and return to top of deck, Recharge for 1d6+2 to combat, +2 against barriers or closing locations
Card Feats: Weapons +1, Armor +1, Items +3, Allies +1, Blessings +2
Weapons: Acidic Sling +3, Venomous Dagger +2, Venomous Heavy Crossbow +2
Armors: Reflecting Shield, Snakeskin Tunic
Items: Belt of Incredible Dexterity, Holy Candle, Magic Spyglass, Revelation Quill, Ring of Protection, Sihedron Ring, Sihedron Medallion, Staff of Minor Healing, Wand of Scorching Ray
Allies: Black Arrow Ranger x3
Blessings: Abadar x3, Erastil, Lamashtu, Nethys

Character Name: Valeros
Role Card: Weapon Master
Skill Feats: Str +2, Con +2, Cha +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 6, 1d4+3 to others' combat, Use Melee instead of Ranged, +2 to acquire a weapon
Card Feats: Weapons +3, Allies +2, Items +2, Blessings +1
Weapons: Fanged Falchion, Flaming Icy Axe +1, Force Sling +3, Greatclub +3, Karzoug's Burning Glaive, Runechill Hatchet +2, Shortspear +3, Vicious Trident +1
Armors: Breastplate of Fire Resistance, Fortress Shield, Magic Full Plate
Items: Magic Spyglass, Sihedron Ring, Sihedron Medallion, Staff of Minor Healing
Allies: Jakardros Sovark, Sacred Killer, Sherrif Hemlock, Vale Temros
Blessings: Gorum x2, Lamashtu, Norgorber

Now that my wife and I are starting our second runthrough of RotR, I'm finally getting around to uploading our characters from the first one. No deaths, no failed scenarios, anywhere in the adventure path.

Character Name: Ezren
Role Card: Illusionist
Skill Feats: Int +4
Power Feats: Hand size 7, +2 to recharge, +2 to acquire a spell
Card Feats: Item +1, Spell +2
Weapons: Sickle +1
Spells: Augury, Frost Ray, Haste, Incendiary Cloud, Lightning Bolt, Mirror Image, Scorching Ray x2, Speed, Strength
Items: Codex, Headband of Vast Intelligence, Sihedron Medallion, Wand of Enervation
Allies: Brodert Quink, Cat, Toad

Character Name: Kyra
Role Card: Exorcist
Skill Feats: Wis +2, Str +2
Power Feats: Hand size 6, Weapon Proficiency, +1d8+1 against undead, Shuffle card from discard to deck when defeating undead
Card Feats: Spell +2, Blessing +1
Weapons: Impaler of Thorns, Spiked Chain
Spells: Augury, Cure x2, Holy Light x2
Armors: Elven Breastplate, Spiny Shield
Items: Sihedron Medallion
Allies: Father Zantus
Blessings: Erastil, Gorum, Lamashtu x2, Norgorber, Pharasma, Shelyn

Character Name: Merisiel
Role Card: Acrobat
Skill Feats: Dex +4
Power Feats: Weapon Proficiency, Recharge for 1d6+2 to combat, +2 against barriers
Card Feats: Weapons +1, Allies +1, Items +1
Weapons: Frost Longbow +1, Returning Throwing Axe +1, Shock Longbow +1
Armors: Snakeskin Tunic
Items: Belt of Incredible Dexterity, Holy Candle, Masterwork Tools, Medusa Mask, Sihedron Medallion, Staff of Minor Healing, Wand of Scorching Ray
Allies: Black Arrow Ranger x2, Shalelu Androsana
Blessings: Calistria x2, Erastil, Lamashtu

Character Name: Valeros
Role Card: Weapon Master
Skill Feats: Str +2, Cha +2
Power Feats: Hand Size 6, 1d4+1 to others' combat, +2 to acquire a weapon
Card Feats: Allies +1, Items +1, Blessings +1
Weapons: Bastard Sword +1, Longsword +2, Warhammer +1, War Razor +1 x2
Armors: Elven Breastplate, Magic Halfplate, Shield of Fire Resistance
Items: Crowbar, Spyglass, Staff of Minor Healing
Allies: Merchant, Soldier, Vale Temros
Blessings: Gorum, Lamashtu, Norgorber, Torag