Carini's page

Looks good to me! Thanks so much for the game.

Player: Zin Z'arin (Rob Riemersma)
Character: Carini
PFS#: 192785-6
Starting XP: 6
Starting PP: 9
Starting Fame: 12
Starting Gold: 4116.57 gp
Day Job: Craft (armor), mwk tools: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 7 + 2 = 19
Day Job, shirt reroll: Craft (armor), mwk tools: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 = 18
Items Sold: 8.96 gp
Gold Spent: 4020 gp

Carini flips through the diary, but can't make much sense of it, not understanding the dwarven runes. She brings the diary to Aldran, climbing down into the pit after the dwarf if she needs to, and asks him to help translate.

When he does (assuming he does), Carini asks the group about some of the details that are bothering her. "I don't know, there's something more here... I read or heard something about this during my training in the Lodge, but I can't place it."

Can somebody please make a Knowledge (local or history) check on Carini's behalf, followed by a Knowledge (nobility) or Linguistics check? This is related to the Grand Lodge spoiler, above.

Hi team, my apologies for disappearing at the end of last week. My life took a bit of a messy turn, but I'm getting it back on track. I don't know that I'll catch up entirely today, it may be until tomorrow or Thursday until I get get back on track with all of my games. Thanks for any botting you've done, and please feel free to keep botting until you see a post from me in Gameplay. Thanks!

Carini springs around the other side of the rock, slipping the head of her guisarme between the legs of the wolf. She deftly entangles its legs, attempting to send it to the ground!

Carini moves quickly, readying her guisarme as she takes up a position on the other side of the rock, ready to flank the wolf if it moves towards the group, or circle around the rock and force the issue if needed.

Knowledge (engineering) DC 15: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

"Hmmm... that seems like it would work, I guess." Carini, perhaps a bit too vocally proud of her induction to the Snowmask Clan throughout the travel to get here, shuts up as she realizes the winter knowledge passed on to her isn't quite as complete as she might have wished. She appears to have no ideas for how to get through the ice.

Carini does her best to simply stand and look the part of a guard. It having been her primary career, she's a natural fit for it, evidenced by the success of their negatiation with the Baroness.

Before they head out, she purchases a cold-weather outfit, out of an abundance of caution. The Snowmask Clan taught me about cold, but I'm not sure if Irrisini cold is the same thing.

Weathering the cold relatively well, Carini tries to focus on helping the group stay on track, using Haltani's guidance to hone her own skills.

Survival DC 18, wayfinder, Haltani: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 2 + 4 = 29
Survival DC 18, wayfinder, Haltani: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 + 2 + 4 = 22
Survival DC 18, wayfinder, Haltani: 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 + 4 = 14

Carini accompanies Faeria. She probably would have anyway, just out of interest in the bartering, but now she's certain that Faeria needs someone to keep an eye out for her. I don't think she sees the world around her at all... just some vision or imagination!

She stays silent, but stands strong in support of her ally, catching Alexei's eye with a nod of the head or a cracked smile when Faeria's craziest imaginations become voiced.

Diplomacy, aid: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (9) - 2 = 7

Carini tries to help, mostly by staying out of the way. When someone tries to engage her in talks of trade, she tries to direct them to a capable member of the party.

Diplomacy, aid: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (11) - 2 = 9

What are witch-tree seeds, and are they availabe for CORE characters to purchase?

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1 Don't know the DC to open the spoiler, but it's not really relevant with this roll

Carini stands by watching as the other Pathfinders make their case. That guy is a statue! I have no clue what he might be thinking.

"Your offer is... well, not bad..." Carini begins, but pauses when Haltani and Agon begin discussing the insignia and questioning who really was responsible for the raid. She holds off on adding any more until these details get resolved.

"And I am Carini, Snowmask Sister, and I have already been to Irrisen and returned to tell the tale. The risks we take are our risks to take. We accepted our task and we intend to see it through."

Though her hackles still appear to be up, in some sense, she is calm but resolute. "We would prefer not to be detained from our trip any longer than necessary. Do you have any aid or advice for us, knowing that we still intend to cross into Irrisen despite your urgings of caution?"

Diplomacy, aid: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (13) - 2 = 11

"Fine, if you're all okay with this, I'll not object any more." Carini still doesn't seem happy about the situation, though, and she doesn't appear to let down her guard when they all begin moving.

"No. That's too much. The search was a minor interruption; fine, whatever. But now you ask us to go to another location, adding further delay to our travel?" Carini plants the end of her guisarme firmly in the dirt at the edge of the river.

"You worry that we might be agents of the witches. How are we to know that you are anything other than simple brigands, set to rob us in ambush? No, we'll be on our way now."

Reflex DC 15, circumstance bonus: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 4 = 8

Carini, halfway between an attempt to gain control of the tiller, and a separate and opposite attempt to brace herself, finds herself off balance; she faceplants into the gunwale, landing hard on her side.

Groaning, she starts picking herself up with one hand while she holds her nose with her other, checking it for blood. That hurt!

Sense Motive DC 15: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (19) + 0 = 19

Once she's sure that she's not broken, she takes a moment to listen and examine the men that have waylaid them. She motions to the others to keep their weapons down. "These seem like reasonable folk; I don't think they intend us harm. Well intentioned, if poorly planned."

"Haltani; careful! There's a trap in the water, over there. The rope! Halt the boat!"

If Haltani starts taking action to stop the boat, Carini explains in more detail what she saw; PCs can read her spoiler. If not, Carini will leap up and try to wrest control of the boat from Haltani.

Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

Carini does her best to keep her eyes on the lookout for rocks, but finds Haltani to be very entertaining, and keeps drifting her attention back to their guide.

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I'll be no use guiding the ship. If you had an oar for me to swing around, I could probably help, but it's muscle I provide, not skill." Carini speaks true, there, she is an impressively strong woman, and she certainly seems capable of rowing deep and long into a workday.

Sitting around the fire that night, she shares a bit of what she's experienced here in the far north. "I'm actually an honorary member of the Snowmask Clan, now--a Snowmask Sister, as it were. I don't take that lightly, neither. It weren't no easy task! We Pathfinders came all the way up here--spent time here in the Land of the Linnorm Kings, but also to Irrisen where we're headed. Ended up in the Realm of the Mammoth Lords. We found and recovered Jedrek's Shard and then laid it to rest beside Ranulf's body himself. You know, since then the cold just hasn't bothered me. I'm getting to quite like it up here, in fact."

Diplomacy: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (8) - 2 = 6

Though her tale is sincere and true, she never was much of a talker, and this story somehow still falls flat.

Haha, I was guessing blackfire clay must be some kind of explosive. :)

Carini nods her head, a bemused smile on her face as the nature of blackfire clay is explained. "Not what I was thinking it was, then."

She obviously can't add anything to what the others are saying about Irrisen. "I've been up this way for a while, but I guess I focused more on my blade than the local culture. These good folks have already said everything I know about the place: witches and cold!"

Carini has a boon from a previous scenario that gives her endure elements down to 0 deg F; she shouldn't need the clay unless things get really extreme.

A strong half-elven woman steps forward and takes the bag of blackfire clay from the Venture-Captain. "I assume I should be careful with these?" she asks as she adjusts the straps of her own back to make room for this new bag. She seems to have no trouble accommodating the additional load.

"I'm Carini, and I'm lucky enough to have a little experience this far north. I can pack and help carry all we need, and I'll do all I can to make us safe. I've never been good at making or keeping friends, though, so let's hope someone else here has a better gift with words, if new contacts are something the Society wants."

My chronicle looks good; thanks so much for the game!

Will DC 18: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14

Carini recoils when the wave of negative energy roils over her, causing her muscles to cramp, with pain and fatigue both settling in all over her body. She gasps as she tries to catch her breath. She'd been trying to settle on which foes to attack... those that don't seem to command the worst aspects of Nethys instantly rose as much more attractive targets in the young warrior's mind.

She immediately veers right, dipping the tip of her guisarme and once again going for her target's legs.

Carini, moving as swiftly as she can in slightly cumbersome armor, continues forward, looking for an opening in a melee where she can insert herself.

Double move: 40'

Carini begins to move forward, intent on closing the gap between her and the Shadow Lodge foes. She holds her guisarme menacingly, clearly ready to use it against any foe that tries to approach.

Double move: 40'

Day job, Craft (armor), mwk tools: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18

Carini purchased an 8 gp cold weather outfit at the beginning of this series, but I don't think it got recorded on that Chronicle sheet. We should probably get that noted. She has no other purchases pending.

Perception DC 25: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Perception DC 5, take 10: 10 + 11 = 21
Perception DC 10, take 10: 10 + 11 = 21
Heal DC 15: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (8) + 0 = 8

Carini's sharp eyes quickly note a few things about their surroundings. She points out some tracks that approach the mouth of the gorge, but turn around, and she notes the remains of a large saber-toothed tiger, partly eaten by scavengers.

"What do you make of this," she ponders aloud.

Carini joins Hortensia in cleaning her weapons and armor, and making sure the guisarme's blade is as sharp as possible.

"Should we set up a watch for the night? I'm happy to take a shift."

My bad! I play in a couple of games with players who use that avatar for their PC, so I didn't notice that Carini's saves had been botted. Thanks for that!

Carini steps around an enormous mushroom and brings her guisarme down to the lizard's feet and pulls up in a sweeping motion. She stands ready to strike it down if it tries to stand.

Fortitude DC 12: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Fortitude DC 14: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Carini reacts with Hortensia, moving forward quickly and bringing her guisarme to bear on the other lizard. However, she holds her blade a moment while Loni tries to communicate with them, though she remains ready to strike should the creature continue to be aggressive.

"If you speak their tongue, Kavor, why didn't you speak up sooner? Tell them we don't want to hurt them!"

Carini stands put where she is and whips her guisarme around, attempting to bring the man in green to the ground.

I don't think I'm seeing the same maps? The link is taking me to the maps for 2-17, and I'm not seeing any other maps there that look like this combat.

I just wanted to make this quick post to let you all know that I'm back! As you may have noticed, my goal to post during vacation was a complete failure, so I have a lot to get to; it could easily take me all day to catch up on all of my games.

I'm cross-posting this note to all of my games early. Please feel free to continue to bot me until I post in Gameplay, if there's an urgent need; otherwise, I'll post before the end of the day if my character is up. Thanks!

Cross-posting in all of my games; apologies if you see this more than once.

Tomorrow, I head out for a weeklong vacation to where there are beaches, sunshine, and tropical beverages. I intend to be taking utmost advantage of all of the above (especially the latter). As such, I may have difficulty posting while I'm away; please bot me if necessary.

That said, the resort does have free WiFi, and I just got a new keyboard for my iPad that should allow me to post better on vacation than I ever have been able to before. I will be trying to keep up with all of my games as much as possible.

I expect, though, that my posts will necessarily be brief, even to the point of simply making my rolls without much roleplay. If I am silent in social situations, or not posting my combats, please err on the side of botting me early, rather than waiting; it will likely be better for us all that way.

Thanks!

question: Is anyone familiar with HeroLab? I can't find Page of Spell Knowledge on the magic item list, even with the Everything tab set.

What do I do to get the Page to work?

Have you purchased the source for use with HeroLab?

It looks like that item comes from Ultimate Equipment. So you need to own the hardcopy or digital version of Ultimate Equipment (from Paizo, to use it in PFS), and you have to add the Ultimate Equipment data package (from Lone Wolf, to use with HeroLab).

Yes, if you're using HeroLab to manage your PFS characters, you have to buy two copies of every rules source that you use; the Paizo version and the HeroLab version. It's great software, but it's not cheap, not by a longshot.

I should be able to post through most of the holiday season; I may have a day or two on the actual holidays themselves when posting is a challenge, but otherwise I'll be pretty good.

More significantly, I am leaving on Wed for a week-long vacation to a sunny place. I have purchased a new keyboard for my iPad, and I intend to try to keep up with my games, but I can't be certain that I'll be able to; I also intend to have a drink in my hand most of that time. :)

Day Job: Craft (armor), mkw tools: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 = 13

Carini will be sticking around for Part 3; she will have some shopping to do in the meantime, though.

Carini, guisarme at the ready, swiftly moves into the room and immediately hugs the wall, staying close and heading the opposite direction as Kavor. Her eyes pore over the clouded ceiling, looking for any sign of the dragon.

Double move: 40'

Feeling much more herself, Carini responds as her body temperature rises. "I'm with Kavor." She draws a wand out of her bag. "You don't need to expend your own resources, Hortensia, though I'm grateful for your help. Heal me up with this, and I'll be ready to head back in there."

We're still in initiative, so I won't roll for any charges from Carini's wand yet, but it's available for whomever helps heal Carini back to full.

"Let's just make sure we plan our attack, now that we know what we're facing. Get in quick, spread out, and target that thing with all that we've got."

Reflex DC 16: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Shirt reroll: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12

Carini, frozen to the core and barely able to move, has no trouble following Kavor's advice. "... ... S-s-s-soooo... c-c-c-c-cooooooold..."

Move: 15'

"I was thinking you'd never ask." Carini responds with a smile as she too turns towards the last door. She studies it herself quickly, then waits to see if anyone else wants to investigate it before she opens the door.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Carini strikes at the goblin instinctively as it tries to stand, but misses badly in her haste. She repeats her strike, not willing to let these miscreants live, then moves to make sure they can't flee into the room to the south.

Carini slices expertly with her guisarme as the goblinoid leader approaches, opening a deadly gash.

That's a lot of damage; did it kill him?

Carini slips into the room. "Their bones, or mine?" she asks, challenging this strange goblinoid leader. "'Cause neither will be easy!"

Double move: 40'

Carini readies her guisarme, and glances around at the other Pathfinders. With a look that asks, are we ready?, she nods her head on cue for the group to make their way into the next room.

"Well, if that isn't just our luck. Didn't the Society think to send us out here with someone who knows traps?" Based on what she's seen of this group's talents, she guesses that nobody here is specialized in that, but she looks on expectantly anyway, hoping someone will speak up and prove her wrong.

Assuming nobody has Disable Device

When nobody speaks up to the contrary, Carini begins examining the shelves in the room. "These were just about insects and stuff, right? Nothing really that the Society needs or anything?" She begins pulling books off one of the shelves that has the longest planks. Unless someone else presents a better option, she begins tearing the shelf apart and building a plank bridge to span the distance over the trap.

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Our 3 damage between 3 flasks is a pretty unusual result, haha

"Pretty sure you have us mistaken for someone else, here, bub! I ain't never cut a tree down, and I can't use magic to save my life." She retrieves another flask of acid from her pouch and tosses it.

"I don't suppose you'd be interested in talking this out? Help figure out where we got off on the wrong foot?"

I'll be away from my home and work PCs from Wed PM through Sun afternoon. Odds are I won't be able to post at all during that time. Carini's botting is spoilered in her profile, but relatively simple. Trip > AoO is the primary strategy.