Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote: "Can even centuries of self-reflection overcome a creature’s base instincts?" Calling her a creature seems a bit disrespectful! Oh wait, I compared her to a beaver just a moment ago!
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
I hope Aquila can make a solid argument using his own background, but he'll have to default to Diplomacy. "We cannot deny Hao Jin used the river of souls to power her tapestry. She syphoned off energy from souls on their destination to the boneyard for their eternal rest." "The tapestry however is just a temporary delay, as it's demise is as inevitable as time itself. It might be unraveled in the next week or in a million years, it will never outlast the boneyard and the time that energy spent powering the tapestry will be nothing compared to the infinity it'll spend in the boneyard. So it's a case of just borrowing rather than stealing." "It's like a bird capturing air currents to fly, or a river barge using the flow of a river to travel downstream. Maybe the best comparison would be dam made by a beaver to create a living environment, only temporary delaying the water to finally reaching the ocean." "I am a sailor and travel the waves and my ship's sails capture the wind to move. Bending the chaotic nature of weather to my will. But there is only respect for both of Gozreh's gifts, any sailor without that will journey the river of souls sooner rather than later. Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (17) + 18 = 35
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Ruby Azuranti wrote: For the sake of justifying her presence here, Ruby will offer to address this notion with Diplomacy, if that's ok. I'm ok with that if you think you've got a good story. Also would your Good Fortune ability (ex) be allowed? It's not magic, it's more like this happens instead of this.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
I don't think anyone has any of those skills in any reasonable amount, so I guess it would be best if Kramac defaulted to Diplomacy?
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
"Honored Judges, I am Knight Captain Aquila Audax of Andoran. As you undoubtedly know people from Andoran hold Liberty in the highest regard. We are disgusted by slavery, abhor limiting someone's freedom in any way, and see scrying as an rude attack on our right to privacy." As Aquila is quite sure of these was the one that spied on us, the last remark is a bit tongue in cheek. "I myself questioned the tapestry and Hao Jin's motives quite recently. Then I learned that the sites she had taken and the people within were almost always in peril. I think we can all agree its easier to save someone from a burning building and then ask for permission than the other way around!" "I've touched one of Hao Jin's memory engrams and relived part of her past. The traumatic event that sparked her magical talents was one of great destruction. I felt this also fuelled her altruistic nature, awakening the need to save things from almost certain annihilation." "The tapistry was never a prison, but always a sanctuary. Regarding living conditions: Even with the demi-plane's destruction at hand its inhabitants didn't want to leave." Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (16) + 18 = 34
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
With these things I really need artwork to help organize all the information mentally. I've added pictures of both Psychopumps to the slides, but it's not clear what kind of inevitable Tenth-by-Third is.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote: There is a bit more information for those capable of making an okay Knowledge (local) or Profession (barrister) roll, but otherwise you have all the info. Zwei has a +9 modifier for Knowledge (local), so with a bit of luck (from Ruby, so rolling twice), he might be able to recall some things...
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Kramac wrote:
Sure, Zwei already used his reroll and both Ruby and Barnette have +4s on their rerolls.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Kramac wrote:
This is for the understanding of the dynamics, not for the DC 33 Knowledge planes on the info from Aquila, right?
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote:
So Knowlede (local, planes or religion) or Profession (Barrister) are still open :-) Also, I've still got two rerolls with an additional +5 modifier I can give to other people if they don't have their own reroll (or one with a much lower modifier).
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote:
In that case, Can I switch to Sense Motive? That's a +14 modifier, so 32 instead.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote: If you want to ask around and use your understanding of the dynamics at play today, you can do this using many skills: Diplomacy, Sense Motive, Knowledge (local, planes or religion) or Profession (Barrister). Do different skills yield different results? Is one really big succes better than many smaller successes? I'm assuming no to both and Aquila will just ask around (diplomacy). Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Kramac wrote: We did find your engrams. They gave us some insight into your life. You seem full of hubris. Intent to do what you will with little regard for the lasting effects. Brilliant as a mage, or so my companions seemed to indicate. But reckless. The cycle of life and death should not be harnessed as one uses a fire to boil water. It is beyond our understanding. Kramac hopes your time here has tempered your ambition. Aquila nods.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Branding Opportunity wrote: Do any of you want to discuss any of the visions or the upcoming tribunal with Hao Jin before it begins? If so, we can briefly RP these. If not, I could briefly summarize a general interaction with the Ruby Phoenix and then move directly on to the final scene. I've got family obligations today and a F2F game tomorrow, so I'm fine with a summary, but if others want to RP, that would be even better.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Ruby Azuranti wrote: Ruby has a look of disapproval on her face. "I'd like to think that we would have been able to convince 322 to give up on this petty grudge she holds against the Society. I'm certainly not happy about aiding her in stealing something from the Grand Lodge." "I don't think she holds a grudge against the society at all. I think she just needed to borrow something. I'm sure she'll return it when she's done. Let's focus on the mission: save the contents of the tapestry."
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
"Thanks." Aquila accepts the bag and checks the content. "You are aware that taking things from Skyreach wasn't actually part of the agreement. 'a bit of snooping there, nothing more' is what we agreed on. I guess you feel entitled to the thing you took. Would you be so kind to let us know what it is, so we don't have to worry you took something dangerous?"
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote:
"Yup, working on that mission at this very moment! I'll explain everything in the report. Explore, Cooperate and Report you know! Don't let me distract you longer." Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote:
"No problem at all!"
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Aquila hears Ruby mumble and thinks back to her Harrowing. Ruby Azuranti wrote: "The bear is a representation of Hao Jin's power. Similar to the owl, it represents a natural power, drawn from the nature of the universe itself. It also serves as a warning of consequences should someone or something attempt to trap or cage that power." "As we've uncovered that Hao Jin stole the power for the tapestry from the boneyard, does this mean that the bear doesn't stand for Hao Jin's power, but for the stolen power instead?"
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Zwei` wrote: " We could possibly even write up a contract to be enforced by one of these super police?" Writing up a solid contract can take a long time though!
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Don't have that boon. Sense Motive: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25 "I think I can get you into Skyreach. It's just that the last time you were there, well... You remember! So if you could set my mind at ease and tell me what you want to do, that would help. I might even be willing to assist! I think they actually used to have people enslaved there, so I want to check out if the Ten have changed their ways!" Diplomacy: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (14) + 18 = 32
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Talking still seems like the thing to do. PS, Barnell, you can try and ativate the wand of Honeyed Tongue again if you want (and I'll lend you an ioun stone (pink and green cracked sphere) for a +1 on UMD.)
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
"Ruby, Kramac, do either of you see the engram?" Aquila will use his eagle senses to spot the engram without the use of magic perception: 1d20 + 34 ⇒ (8) + 34 = 42
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Barnette Bright wrote: Barnette was about to cast Dispel magic on the imposter, but as Ruby moves up to the figure and begins to speak, he waits to see where this goes and if the sudo Yakomo will drop her disguise on her own accord. Casting dispel magic on someone without their consent might be considered agressive, so you might not even be capable of doing so!
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote: Sorry, I was planning on giving you the DC so that you could react. It's DC 23 Will save. I felt really special rolling a 20 and resisting the will of a god, now you tell me I only needed a 2! :-( "My mind is like a stormy ocean. Too wild to be tamed and too large to be contained!" Aquila feels some pride for having been able to resist the 'blessing'.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Aquila will try and resist. Not that he's aggressive in any way, but he likes to be in control of his own mind, without interferance of external sources. Freedom of thoughts and actions and such. Will: 1d20 + 22 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 22 + 1 = 43 Natural 20! Garra will try and resist as well Will: 1d20 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 + 1 + 4 = 15
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
"The serene circle sounds more like a complete sub-realm. I think it won't be as small as a marketsquare." Having a marketsquare called the sirene circle would probably be too paradoxal for the axis anyway...
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote: "Given what I saw of her magic, I expect she was being quite literal and waits there in my guise even now.” Do you know What kind of magic? Illusion, transmutation, conjuration? Can you give an example of the things she did?
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote:
"We need the engram so Hao Jin can safely undo her tapestry and make sure the locations within are safely returned to Golarion."
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
I'm waiting for a bit more information. I'm assuming that we're going into initiative and that everyone who has made the perception roll has a surprise round action. I'm also assuming the door would be closed and locked, but as we all have mass fly up, we could go through a window. I'm also assuming the doors/windows would be too small for large creatures like Beak and Lark. Too many uncertainties to determine my actions.
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
Zwei` wrote:
"Remember that certain creatures can see through invisibility, but not through objects, so sneaking is still a smart thing to do!" Aquila whispers to Zwei
Male Halfling Eagle Shaman 11 | HP: 69/69 | AC: 22 | T: 20 | FF: 12 | CMD: 24 | Fort: +15 | Ref: +11 | Will: +22 | Init: +2 (+4*) | Perc: +30 | Sense Motive: +14 | Speed: 30 ft.
GM BrOp - PFS wrote:
My mass fly is 110 minutes and with it we could have easily flown over the crowd, so is it fair to say that saved us 15 minutes and that we've got 5 minutes of mass fly left? :-) |
