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Brannart speaks Aquan. Aquan: "Can you release my weapon? I will not strike you again with it, unless you attack us."
Brannart continues his attack.
Assuming his polearm is stuck, he doesn't get frustrated, but simply lets go of the weapon and draws his longsword.
Sho moves into the room and shoots the table-creature.
Brannart takes a 5' step, takes his Lucerne Hammer in hand , and strikes.
Aquan:
"Yes, and it is uncomfortable to change back and forth."
Brannart looks around for the source of the voice.
Brannart also goes with Vexas to look at the map. He tries to identify the site of the colony, and looks for any notations or text.
Brannart stows his weapons and follows Sosche up. His Climb is a +6 even in full plate, for a 16 on Take 10. Once up on the battlements, he listens for any movement or other sounds.
"I'd rather proceed to the tower. If we can catch up to the enemy, that would be best. If not, it's at least a safer place to rest. Once we deal with this 'Karnax' that they left behind. I wouldn't want it seeking us out while we were resting."
Brannart steps to finish off the other ooze.
Agree on the initiative tracker - it is hugely useful. Round 1
Something like that. Last I saw, you had said that Vexas and Sho could make another attack, which they did, so I thought it was back to the enemies' turn.
Sure, Brannart will have his longsword out for a Readied attack but no AOOs.
With Fatigued, Brannart is AC 26.
I do agree it is best for the GM to roll the PCs' Initiative checks as well as reactive Perception checks. Speeds things up a lot. That is why in the campaign header there is block-code to copy and paste to roll all of those as needed. Also Spellcraft for ID'ing items. I think the Hero Points spoiler may be out of date and will check to see how many I have.
Brannart moves to the side of the boat where the Globsters are, drawing his polearm. He readies to attack He should get a Readied Attack against the first one to come within 10' (double damage if they are charging) and then AOOs as they move from 10' to 5' (assuming they do not have 10' reach). He has Combat Reflexes so gets multiple AOOs. Readied Action:
AOO #1:
AOO #2:
Brannart will likewise row as hard as he can.
Some mechanics take especially long in PbP. I find we are moving at a good clip. Us deciding what skill to use and whether to lead or Aid is a good thing. Better than you rolling for all of us. I had one PFS GM who was absolutely horrible at PbP. He hand-waved huge sections of the game to the point of denying us any agency in exploration and investigation. It was just "Okay you are in a room with these monsters now fight." But then there are other games that are paralyzed by player indecision or delays. So there's a balance to be found. I think things are going well.
"Sho, can you find the way?" Brannart will row as Sho directs.
Brannart tries to assist Vexas with his own shipbuilding skill.
Unfortunately, the approach Vexas is taking is so unfamiliar to Brannart that he is unable to help.
Brannart has some experience on ships - his family are shipbuilders in Almas. And when he first came to Ancorato, he had expected to spend his days building boats and heading out to fish. So he knows a bit about what to do, and how to judge the right course to take in the storm. "Hard to starboard! Big wave coming - hang on!"
Sho also has a very good Survival here (+13). But, just about everybody can Aid Another on Perception on a Nat 1 (Brannart needs a 2+). And Sosche has already specified that he is Aiding Another for Vexas on Perception. So I will do likewise. As cool as it would be to get some use out of a niche Profession skill, I think Perception is our best bet. Don't forget about Hero Points if you think you need them.
"I have some skill at ships and boats - both in building and in handling them - and I think we should chance it.
My vote is that we try to go now."
Brannart has Craft (Ships) - would that work for the repairs?
"I agree that a short message is best and that trying to get more information is too risky. Your response sounds fine. 'Received and understood. Proceeding according to plan.' Let's go back to the settlement to get a boat."
I think you are pushing the right amount. This kind of problem-solving can take a little while for us to look through our resources and options and brainstorm. Brannart, as a non-caster, does not have as much to offer, but he has Profession (Sailor) if that should come in useful.
"Hold on Sosche. I don't think walking is going to work.
We could also send a message to let us pose as the Faceless Stalkers returning, in which case we'd want to use a mode of transportation that this Karnax would expect us to use. We see they used a boat before."
"What would we say if we were the Faceless Stalkers? 'Mission failed. Returning soon.' Something like that?"
"Good idea, Sosche.
"It does appear that the colonists were taken away by boat to that island. Fenna, can you see anything with the spyglass?"
"Let's look for tracks first, and then try to talk to any witnesses. Ramona is probably not the first person I'd go to; she's quite smart, and if she had seen anything suspicious I imagine she'd have brought it to our attention. But somebody who maybe didn't know the significance of what they saw. People living near Carver's house, maybe." "Sho, you are our best tracker. What do you see?" Brannart tries to assist Sho in tracking.
That's three! I posted earlier that we should go to his house. Didn't realize I needed to weigh in again. But yes, "Rule of two" is a good way to go.
Brannart takes a look at the mirror.
"So we have something of a lead, anyway. The purple flowers; a hot environment. What else? Maybe we can ask if anybody saw 'Carver Hastings' leaving the settlement, or returning? And we should search his house."
It would also have been a "no" on PF2 for me. Our new GM asked me about underwater items.
The undead Ulfen had an Underwater Greataxe (no penalties underwater, but effectively reduces Enhancement bonus by 1 given the way ABP works) and a Ring of Swimming. The tree in the Bleeding Forest had "a handy haversack containing a dose of dust of dryness, an elixir of swimming, three potions of cure moderate wounds, a potion of water breathing, and a wand of freedom of movement (17 charges)." I need to go back through in more detail for all of the other items. There was the clockwork digger that might be repairable, the Ioun Gauntlet, and some other potentially-useful things.
"We now have some idea of what their tracks look like, having seen the ones from the goat farm and from the satchel. So that's something. But let's start with the bodies." Brannart will examine the body of the dead 'Carver Hastings' for any clues - unusual sand or foliage in his clothing, perhaps, that might give a clue to where the creature had been.
Oh, I found a GM to take over.
I'll have a chat with them and get the handover done soon. It didn't take terribly long to prepare Book 2. What was a little tricky was the improvising on the plot when the party did things out of order.
Brannart's level-up:
Brannart attacks the enemy leader.
He hits once, leaving a gash across the leader's chest.
Sho is up! Note that the enemy leader has cover at this point against your arrows, so that might impact your decisions to use Deadly Aim or Rapid Shot.
Brannart moves up and strikes, but the false Carver Hastings is elusive and dodges the blow.
Brannart moves up next to Sho and strikes at her foe. His movement opens him up to its sword.
Already wounded by Fenna and Vexas, the creature falls. Sho is up!
Brannart drops the Faceless Stalker he is carrying. It shimmers into view as the invisible warrior drops it. There is the sound of a sword being drawn, and then Brannart appears striking at the enemy leader.
Sho is up!
Sosche's conjured water temporarily douses the flames around Brannart and the creature, although the smoke is everywhere.
Brannart easily drags the creature out of the burning building.
Brannart charges in to grapple the creature.
Despite its attempts to flail at him, he grabs hold of it.
"Let's do that." Brannart approaches the shop.
Brannart knocks on the door.
You go back and regroup with Sosche, Brannart, and Sho. "I guess I could try to restrain him," says Brannart, "but Fenna is right, there is a good chance of the whole place going up in flames if there is a struggle."
Brannart drops the crowbar, takes a step back, draws his polearm, and sets it against a charge. Readied Attack:
AOO:
Brannart accepts Sosche's spell and tries to pry open the door.
He gets it on the second try.
Brannart sees that stepping back to use his polearm will place his allies at risk. So he drops the polearm, draws his sword, and swings at the injured undead.
He deals a powerful blow, wounding it badly. Smoke and flames erupt from its wounds.
"I'd rather go down first," Brannart says, "or maybe have a few of us drop down at once with Feather Fall. One of us alone could get in trouble.
He waits for others to weigh in.
Brannart shows up, ready to go to the Lourdein farm.
His weapon is no longer a ranseur, but instead a Lucerne Hammer.
Brannart heads to bed, but finds something waiting for him in the house. A finely-crafted suit of full plate armor, tailored to his measurements. Finished at last. He then opens up his trunk, and takes out a sash. It has the red-and-blue of the Mendev flag, and is adorned with multiple medals. Several are sword-and-sunburst, granted by the Church of Iomedae. One has the Hammer of Torag, granted by Ingrit herself after reclaiming a temple of Torag. One even shows the Greatsword of Gorum, granted to him by the berserker priest Braganza. He takes it out, looks at it, and lays it across the armor. He'll try it on in the morning. For now, he heads to sleep. ---
Brannart shakes his head. "Give it to someone else."
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