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Really did have a great time, thank you again for hosting! Now to figure out what to do with teh gold and lootz we got!

Thanks for running, and Aurelius, you did well! Being the yoyo in a fight isn't the best feeling, but as long as you had fun, that's what matters.

Also, YAY level 2, no need to roll for treat wounds, and grabbing Medic Dedication for even better healing later on.

It had its moments were it was looking more like a tragedy, but it was still fun. First game was a breeze, this one seemed like I really earned it!

And thanks for running the game, I'll be looking for another chance to play here soon as well. I've got one more game I believe to reach level 2 myself, at which point I hope Aurelius will start flexing more into his own.

Original idea was to try out a Melee Bard and the Gladiator Archetype... but a Fighter with a Gladiator Archetype may very well may have been a better idea. We will see how this fairs!

That being said I absolutely loved everyone else's character concepts. I had a lot of fun to share with my wife who has been indirectly following along. Was a really enjoyable game to be a part of! Cheers!

Wow you all! That was one VERY INTENSE ADVENTURE! Was really worried about losing Aurelius multiple times, and I have you all to thank for helping keeping him in the action! Well played everyone!

Once Aurelius made his way back, he recounts the epic tales of the adventure for many others, demonstrating the level of skill and boasting about the amazing exploits of his allies to crowds a many!

With having such an epic tale to share, many gathered to enjoy the story and share with Aurelius their coin, and the Taldan reflected upon his comrades with a sense of appreciation and respect. He would not soon forget this adventure, and he swore to himself he would not let the memory be lost to time!

Performance DC 14!: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Not sure how success is calculated, but here is my roll! You all have been really amazing, and I eagerly look forward to seeing you all in the future! That and having to fight the spirits and everything, Aurelius certainly has gained a whole new level of respect for spirits and undead!

EDIT: Looked up here how to do Earn Income. Looks like I get the following: 8 days @ 5cp each = 0.40 gold!

After having received more healing from Guz, Aurelius quickly grabs his magical glaive and makes an effort to stand and attack in one fluid motion! (◆Interact, ◆Stand, ◆Attack actions) "Thank you, we are not out of this yet! Back to arms!" Aurelius proclaims as he attempts another go at the large beast!

Glaive Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 +1 from Magic Weapon, lasts for 8 more rounds I believe!
Glaive Dmg: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (4, 5) + 3 = 12 Bonus from Magic Weapon.
Crit?: 2d8 ⇒ (2, 6) = 8 Pre-rolling, though doubtful as it may be.

And thanks for clarifying, the heal looked like an attack! Back in action!

No need to wait on me, my character is stable at 1 hp and unconscious until woken up.

The combat continues, though sadly Aurelius remains felled upon the field till awoken... Despite the condition, the man seems to have been able to keep death away, only having suffered a single mortal wound.

Hope everyone and their families had a Happy Halloween!

Damage is accurate as one of the skeletons also got me for 3 damage. -13 on the first strike, +11 on the heal, -3 on the skeleton (now felled) and another -13 on the new strike for a total of a wopping 16 health! Aurelius is indeed downed! Making death save here, assuming long enough rest from before to recover from the wounded condition from earlier.

Dying 1 recovery: 1d20 ⇒ 11 = DC 11...MET! No longer dying, now at EXACTLY 0 HP and now Wounded 1

Updated! You are my savior! LoL Thank you!

You all are great! Really appreciate the positive feedback. Just really want Aurelius to last past the first few games and want to help as best I can! Cheers!

Also thanks for the heads up on the rest/heals. Aurelius is back up to 16, here is hoping it helps!

Really hard not to get discouraged with how this game has gone. Don't think I've meaningfully contributed at all with all these low rolls and being KOed so many times. Hope you all are still having fun despite the bad rolls/limited impact.

Aurelius gets bashed by the undead, though the prompt and sudden healing was invigorating. ”Thank ya! Now let us return the favor! Desperate, Aurelius casts ◆◆ Magic Weapon upon himself and returns the attack in kind!

◆ Glaive Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Glaive Damage!: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (5, 8) + 3 = 16

I swear, these beasts strike hard, this will be the third time I’ve almost been nuked on the first exchange… thanks for the saves everyone!

"A valiant idea! Let's help set these undead to rest!"

Token placed!

Still a little shaken from the last encounter, Aurelius takes a deep breath and ponders taking the lead. ”I could attempt to impose a good impression on the Kitsune. How bad could it be? Clearly there hasn’t been any ill intent so far, and the artifact could be more of a problem than the spirits or the kitsune!” the taldan pointed out.
Sorry for the delay everyone, lifes been a bit hectic!

Aurelius continues to do what he thinks he knows best, but due to his mental state his efforts at tact and diplomacy come across more as pleading and begging, his efforts to subdue the spirits getting lost between mumbles...

When all else fails, he resorts to chanting his epic poems, hoping it will help either himself or his allies get through the thick of this mess...

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 2 = 12 Frightened 2
EoT Will Save: 1d20 + 5 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 5 - 2 + 1 = 18 Frightened 2, Inspire Courage 1
◆Inspire Courage
◆◆Diplomacy... One more time...

Diplomacy Roll: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 1 = 8 Once again attempting to appease the spirits!

The debris buffets Aurelius and it cuts his cheek just as he was beginning to get the hang of things. He brings his spear up to the sky, doing his best to continue his chant.

Just as he did so, the spirits appeared to have gotten a hold of one of his memories of being in the arena, bringing back a mortifying memory of a brutal slaughter of a cherished comrade. The fear in his eyes glossed over, as his performance began to falter...

"Spirits, we implore you... let us help you seek peace..." Aurelius began to beg, the memories starting to overwhelm him and causing his attempts at persuasion to fail critically

EoT Will Save: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 - 1 + 1 = 6 Frightened 1, Inspired 1, EPIC FAILURE! Now Frightened 2? Talk about a BRUTAL last few turns... and my Action point is no more! LoL
◆Inspire Courage
◆◆Diplomacy... a rather poor attempt at that!

Action Point Diplomacy!: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 1 = 14 Welllll... Was worth a shot? LoL

Aurelius continues his poetic speech long enough to then make an effort to appease the spirits. "Come now spirits, do you not see the error of your ways? We mean you no harm, calm thyselves and let us put an end to your suffering!"

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 - 1 + 1 = 21 Frightened 1, Inspire Courage 1
DC 22 Failure?: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25 Debris attack!
AC 16 Hit?: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4 Debris attack, possible crit?!?
Critical?: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 Ouch!!!
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 7 - 1 = 14 Frightened 1
EoT Will Save: 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 - 1 + 1 = 11 Frightened 1, Inspire Courage 1
◆Inspire Courage
◆◆Diplomacy

Will save!: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 1 = 15 end of turn save, hoping to shake it off, +1 from inspire courage! Sadly not enough to break even but still shaken.

MIGHTY WILL SAVE!: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14 ...that sadly isn't so mighty, though still not as bad as it could have been.

"I know your struggle to be dire, we are here to help!" Aurelius pleads as their visions begin to take their toll on his resolve.

Seeing the spirits beginning to haunt those around him, Aurelius resorts to what he knows best... reciting epic tales of glory against all odds as he begins:

"To arms, to arms! my jolly warriors!

Hark, how the drums do roll it along!
To horse, to horse, with valiant good cheer;
We'll meet our proud foe, before it is long.
Let not your courage fail you:
Be valiant, stout and bold;
And it will soon avail you,
My loyal hearts of gold.
Huzzah, my valiant countrymen! — again I say huzzah!
'Tis nobly done — the day's our own — huzzah, huzzah!

Weaving his recital into a spell, he raises his glaive to the sky, quivering from the visions of dread he attempted to push through and exorcise the spirits!

Exorcise those spirits!: 1d20 + 3 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 3 - 1 = 16 Occult +3, Frightened -1

◆ Inspire Courage to bolster allies against the fear!
◆◆ Occult to exorcise the spirits

Will Save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

"Foul spirits! We mean you no harm, your anger is misplaced!"

Aurelius regards Briney with a humorous shake of his head. "Well I hope it serves you well Briney, and for the sake of the other I hope they will not be in need of it while it is in your possession."

He then turns to Panarug, "That is a relief, though I'm sure there could have been a better fate for our fellow caravan folk. Our mission is clear, we must obtain the artifact. Though I hope we can still have some time to insure the safe return of the caravan as well" Aurelius reflected, eager to get a move on.

Aurelius watches the others with a sense of respect and concern. He keeps an eye out on their surroundings once word of the Kitsune is made clear. "Seems to be a tricky thief, we'll have to be careful if we are to grab them."

In a wedding the next view days so will be afk. I'll chime in when I can but if I hold things up please feel free to NPC me! Should be back by Sunday Morning.

Aurelius stands, enjoying the goblin cook's tenacity. "You've got this Nic Nic! Show us how it is done! Come everyone! A feast is before us!"

The taldan's words help to inspire the lot, while also warding Nic Nic from the Undead Champion's attacks!

◆◆Forbidding Ward(sustained) - Nic Nic now gets +1 to AC and Saves against the remaining undead for up to 1 minute!
◆Inspire Courage - EVERYONE Gets the perks of of +1 to hit, damage, and saves against fear.

oops! 4d8 it is!
4d8 ⇒ (4, 3, 4, 2) = 13 Woop! Now 13/18 hp! Thank you!

EPIC Medicine!: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 1, 2) = 11Now 11/18 hp, Wounded 1, and unconscious (will wake up on next round from having been healed), thanks for the save Panarug!!! Was starting to wonder if I needed to roll up a new toon already! LoL

Aurelius gets instantly overwhelmed by the champions attacks, "Bring peace to these restless corpses my allies!" he proclaims as he falls unconscious.

Dying 1 flat check, DC 11, FAILED! Now Dying 2...
Recover?: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Or rather, my training is in Swords... sorry guys still getting the hang of this. Still going with the minor healing potion though.

They changed how boons work again so not sure if I even have any.

Sticking with general: Healing Potion

Not aware of any other perks/preparations?

Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 6- BARELY Passed!

Aurelius raises his glaive to the skies, "TO ARMS! We have the cursed among us attempting to invade this town!" the Taldan proclaimed, ◆inspiring courage to all those around him.

He then ◆moves directly north 10ft and ◆attacks the Yellow Undead directly to the Northeast of him, hoping to take advantage of his glaive's reach!

Glaive Attack!: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 1 = 14 = +6 base, +1 inspire courage
Glaive Damage?: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5 = +3 base, +1 inspire courage

Inspire Courage - Myself and all allies in the area gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects (does this affect the flat check against frighten for all lower initiative players?).

Ah yes, a performance they say! Aurelius thrives on pleasing crowds and when the opportunity arises, he steps forward.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 Well, gotta get these low rolls out of the way now right? Haha!

Occultism: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15 Though, if anything his efforts to understand the occult hopefully makes up for his lack of performance.

Aruelius performs a number of weapon and flexing displays for the crowd hoping to impress, though given the weather and the long journey the Taldan quickly realized he wasn't exactly in the best shape to be at his peak performance...

When he realizes this, he instead resorts to trying to appease his knowledge of the occult spirits in the area, feeling that such efforts would be better welcomed in these lands!

Aurelius then turns to the others, "I apologize, I'm usually better equipped to impress the crowds. It would seem my knowledge is better suited here!"

Wow, didn't realize the rules had changed THAT much! Survival is going to be my primary importance right now, so will likely stay with the healing potion for the time being. As I get more comfortable and can start to afford other means of staying alive I'll likely switch back over to the Blades. Hopefully for the better!

Aurelius regards the rest of his team with a mild sense of curiosity. The goblins alone were not typical fair and had a comical element to them. Listening in Aurelius would do his best to soak in the traditions on how to make proper tea, but for the time being he would leave his own introduction open and eagerly await for the others to more formally introduce themselves.

Well I only have the one so far, will have to read up on it. Hopefully I won't have to use it this time around... would suck to have to make death saving throws on my second adventure! Haha!

Plan is to take a Healing pot and a potency crystal, just so we are clear.

I'm not so sure about how boons work or the faction system works, so will continue on as if I don't have them till I can wrap my head around it all.

Aurelius looks at the others, a look of admiration and respect apparent in his eyes before regarding his pathfinder agent. "Aurelius Lux at your humble service! I am eager to prove myself to you and the lodge at large, and am excited to work with you!" Aurelius would greet.

He would then consider Amara Li's words. "The Kami will have due respect for sure, and if anything perhaps we can ask them for help! Perhaps with how things are going, we would be doing them a service by helping them with the troubled caravan, no?" the Taldan would say aloud, eager to get the mission started and prove his worth.

Nature (recall knowledge): 1d20 ⇒ 19

This will be my second game, trying to get my friend in on the mix as well!

Turns out my friend will have to duck out of this one so it will just be me. I'm not necessarily new to Pathfinder 2e but definitely new to the PFS 2e in general. Like... I have faction points and have no idea what all that means right now.

I'm excited to play this particular module, as the description seems to have a fun tie in with some of the stuff I'm running some friends in Jade Regent right now.

No matter what, really excited to play with you all!

1) Player name: DicesMuse
2) Character name: Aurelius Lux
3) PFS#-Character#: 25260-2002 PFS(2ed)
4) Character Class & Level: Bard 1
5) Faction: Horizon Hunters
6) Regular or slow speed for chronicle: Regular

This will be my second game, trying to get my friend in on the mix as well!

Thank you @Watery Soup!

Eagerly looking forward for any PbP for a pair of 2 level 1 adventurers.

Currently only have played 1-22 Doom of Cassomir

Hello everyone! Really looking forward to trying to get as many PbP as I can for my bard, and if I can manage it shoehorn a close friend of mine along the way. Thanks for having this as a resource!

Redeux this was a BLAST and had a great time! Please keep me posted if you happen to run games like this again. Love your GM style and if any thing has inspired me to pick up the GM mantle again. Thank you!

Wow this went fast and we flowed through it all so well! Well done to everyone!

Yay! My first Earn Income! Time to do gladiatorial/body guard stuff (in STYLE!)

Performance: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 (Ok... maybe not THAT stylish... People just aren't ready for my Epicness this early in my career? LoL)

Aurelius, seeing the red creature begin to rise, laughs aloud as he takes his glaive and begins to fend off the creature from reach, hoping to fend it off from advancing to his allies behind him.

"Stop spouting your religious nonsense Deceiver, you and your pets have been forsaken and your lies fall on deaf ears! To the grave with you all, just as your god would have it!" Aurelius mocks as he swings his glaive.

◆ Stride 10 feet, difficult terrain (5 feet remaining)
◆ Attack against red pet, inspire bonus added.
◆ Attack 2nd time, Forceful bonus to damage against red pet. Inspire bonus added
Free action to mock the witch from behind his allies.

Attack1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 (+1 Inspire Courage)
Damage1: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10 (+1 Inspire Courage)
Deadly1?: 1d8 ⇒ 4 (Applied only if Crit.)
Attack2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18 (+1 Inspire Courage)
ForcefulDamage2: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 8 (+1 Inspire Courage, +1 Forceful)
Deadly2?: 1d8 ⇒ 4 (Applied only if Crit.)

"HA! Brother you've had worse wounds than that! Obviously Ahksiva doesn't have a clue who she is up against!" Aurelius soothes Harik after he took another wound from the crazy woman.

Aurelius then strides directly North for partial his speed, doing his best to provide support for Drakmak, knowing full well his Pathfinder friends would seek vengeance upon the woman for her transgressions in quick order.

◆◆ Cast spell, Soothe - Range of 30ft, Heals as well as grants a +2 to all mental saving throws for 1 minute! Note: Last spell slot that I have access too, hopefully this will make the difference! Thanks Lando for relieving me of maintaining the song, means I may be able to move about now. Bard Action Eco is rough!
Soothe(Enc) on Harik: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12
◆ Stride actual 20ft, with 1 square of difficult terrain.

Wow! Way to go to start off swinging! Well done!

"My friend, just like old times! Purging the land of Deceivers and Blasphemers all over again! TO ARMS!" Aurelius boasts as he begins to cast a spell upon Harik, his words granting him the benefits of Magic Weapon

"Down with the Deceiver! See her run, even she knows she has lost the grace of her own god!" Aurelius declares sarcastically, his words inspiring his allies to drive on further still!

◆◆ Cast Magic Weapon on Harik, granting his hammer the +1 striking weapon enhancement, thus gaining a +1 item bonus to attack rolls and increasing the number of weapon damage dice to two for 10 rounds/1 minute.
◆ Inspire Courage to all allies within 60ft radius

Landitho starts setting to mood by switching to more upbeat violin music.

If only Aurelius was into string instruments, I could see him and Landitho jamming out to some thunderstruck... MUAHAHAHAAAA!!!!

Instead, some poetic boasting and chest beating will have to suffice!

Aurelius took the opportunity to call the woman on her vanity. "How dare you take claim to Groteus' glory! You dare claim his triumphs for your own? After all that was preached, you claim it as your own. My comrades know better and see now through your deception! A blessing you say, yet they are nothing but lies. Deceiver!"

Intimidation (Coerce): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

Aurelius turns the woman's speech against herself (◆Intimidation), and in so doing his words bolster all allies within 60ft radius with ◆Inspired Courage! +1 status bonus on attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects for 1 round. This is not directly intended as a hostile action, but instead a "pre-buff" in anticipation for her explanation/potential hostile action(s). Aurelius will then ◆Arm himself with his Glaive.

"This is some foul magic laid before us, be on your guard" Aurelius warned gruffly, knowing full well that they were still there to impersonate agents of the church. "We are still here on the call of Reast, lets use that to its highest advantage before we act." Aurelius would quietly suggest to the group as they approached the threshold of the temple.

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 7 Yup, dice want us to be blind and charismatic, let it roll! LoL