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"Maybe Torch needed to convince the Ten that we no longer exist?" Borel posits. "It's not that much different than Cousin Guaril deciding the same. Lay low, reduce some heat."

Barbarian 12, Spirit of the Shadow Lodge, Friend of the Family.

Borel Bloodbraid wrote:

You could also buy a non-masterwork composite shortbow (+9 STR) for 2PP.

I've found that to be the best power-for-prestige investment. Usefulness may vary.

Yeah, but at -2 to hit when Dex already isn't your best stat... How many low level characters do you know with a 28 Strength? I realize that may be a typo, but I still wanted to remind everyone that if you don't have at least the amount of strength the bow is rated for, you take a -2 to hit.

Not being able to draw my bow makes me angry, and when I'm angry I seem to draw the bow just fine. Curious.

It's cheaper to buy two 2PP bows (one for rage, one for normal) than it is to buy one adaptive bow.

You could also buy a non-masterwork composite shortbow (+9 STR) for 2PP.

I've found that to be the best power-for-prestige investment. Usefulness may vary.

The Shadow Lodge is real!

A big thank you to all of the GMs this weekend (especially Craig and Jason (holy crap, every slot)), the players who made it out from Lincoln to Sioux City to Council Bluffs and to Todd, Rachel, Nate, and Jason for making it run as smoothly as one can expect.

Now if we can just figure out where this Amenopheus fellow went...

Torch cares about your success, provides reconnaissance and supplies, checks in with you repeatedly, and doesn't wear a mask.

He's pretty much the antithesis of a Venture Captain. He's a good guy.

Wait a couple of years. When Torch has removed the toxic Decemvirate elements that so love to waste our lives in fruitless endeavors, we'll see a new golden age of the Pathfinder Society.

Maybe even a little bit of compassion from above. But I'm not holding my breath.

I'd be happy with a bit of recon info. One argument you can't dispute is that Torch-led scenarios had the most a priori information about the things we would need to do.

2) The Brotherood of the Shield

The Shadow Lodge promised Pathfinders an opportunity to look out for one another and to seek better treatment from Venture Captains. After Grandmaster Torch's deception, many Pathfinders found themselves in a difficult situation - they were supportive of the ideals of the Shadow Lodge as it existed within the Society, but did not trust Grandmaster Torch or the separatist Shadow Lodge. These Pathfinders gathered together to create the Brotherhood of the Shield, which is dedicated to mutual protection and the proper training and outfitting of new Pathfinders.

You mean, like the Shadow Lodge?

It's more of an idea than a group. We even managed to get The Confirmation written to better prepare our junior members.

"PROTECTION? WHAT PROTECTION!? ARMOR IS FOR COWARDS!"

Rukk proceeds to explain the proud stories behind his many, many scars

You just got to love that AC of -1 on a charge. It's like having a cantrip-level cloak of displacement. Since natural 1s always miss, I have a permanent 5% miss chance, even with a negative AC!

The looks you get from the dancy little piles of AC when you're getting hit on less than 10 are always heartwarming.

Mistmail makes that miss chance (slightly) more reliable. Unless its windy.

As an added bonus to having a single digit AC is that some DMs just assume rolls less than say, 12 always miss and don't even mention the attacks.