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Wylka Senna, and Claudia,
If anything is off, please tell me. As I said, I've been travelling a lot so did not check for your body modifications or not Senna. If you did not take any or do not keep them you can cross off the last boon (Wayand diplo' thing). MERRY XMAS TO ALL! And thanks for the fun game.
Here is the link with the first Chronicle Sheets:
Senna & Wylka: no day job rolls
Merry XMas if you are celebrating!
Cazlin spots Farzhan noting down some his riddles, especially the ones towards the end: "For my speeches!", says the Mayor. But, early the morning, without being able to sleep in after the ceremony and celebration, the Spider’s Silk returns to take you back to Ramparassad .
Back at Old Pak's tobacco shop, you see the workers still churning up sewage.
Yes, please, get in touch if you come to France, even if in a few years.
To get back to the game, I have reported the game (1 XP - 2 PP for all) and there were no problems. You will get 524 gp (plus day jobs etc.). You will have access to several nice things for CORE players (I confess to trying to choose my scenarios w. things that help CORE PCs): aegis of recovery (1,500 gp; Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 254)
I am saying all this in case you want/need to join another game and want to work on your characters. I will wrap up the Conclusion here, and try to get your Chronicle Sheets out by Thursday, but, just in case I am a little busy, you are all Reported on Paizo and have the main info' here.
Well, Red - and the others - if you come to France, I can offer to put you up for a few days to a week, in the countryside (but it is between several top level tourist places: in the Loire Valley, the castles of Chambord, Chenonceaux... and the towns of Blois, Bourges).
VICTORY! The adventure has come to an end... and will soon wrap up in RP. On your trip back, you can have any modifications removed (for free) if you want.
I will do the Chronicle Sheets shortly.
THANK YOU FOR THE GAME!
Mao comes up to aid Claudia with the puppets. While Cazlin aims at the shadow-wolf racing along down the beach with his longbow and releases his arrow. Red arrives back... but it seems the fight is over.
But the wolf will never return... for Cazlin's arrow strikes it in the back, snapping its spine. The wolf seems to break apart, becoming dark tendrils once again, that disappear one by one: the beast has returned to the Shadow Plane. Harjandi continues helping Claudia perform the ritual, and even Eynemb steps in to help: "Sorry, I am sorry...". Wylka and Senna look around, and step up to help too. Thus Claudia continues the acrobatics, moving the puppets with brio, and, soon the ritual is complete!
As Claudia operates the puppets, and the ritual is completed, rays of moonlight suddenly strike at the last pockets of thick shadows, and burn away the monochrome.
The wayangs start moving back, slowly... except for one, Mayor Farzhan, who races down the beach, running towards you: "You did as I instructed. Bravo! Bravo to Mayor Farzhan, your elected official!" He comes up to you, and starts pumping your hands, demonstrating his gratitude with hearty handshakes that quickly transform into warm embraces.
Harjandi looks on in bemusement. Eynemb's dispells his images, but seems totally lost: "I did not believe this was true... I thought it was but old wive's tales... I wanted to prove to all this ritual was ridiculous..." The Mayor hands you a decoratively carved box that contains an aegis of recovery and a pair of heavyload belts: "To help you, my faithful employees, oh faithtful followers of ". Eynemb falls to his knees: "I recognize the error of my ways. I wanted to free our people of what I thought was a stupid superstition. I was wrong." The Mayor waves his hand: "And you shall be appropriately punished: you are hereby barred from participation in any future ceremonies, and you must work for Mayor Farzhan!" Everybody cheers the Mayor, and surround you Pathfinders, with joy and thanks, and they carry back to Inahiyi to party all night long, feeding you and offering you all you can drink!
Claudia nimbly moves the puppets around, getting help from Harjandi, and performs another part of the ritual. Mao's blows glance of the wolf's thick dark hide for the first, but hits hard for the second.
Terrified by Eynemb's spell, the shadow wolf turns coat and starts to dash off--
Eynemb moves up and casts a spell, even that far away... that pierces the wolf's magical resistance, but that the wolf shakes off . Harjandi helps Claudia continue the performance, and Wylka and Senna also help... with Mist running around, yapping.
Red is happy, with a magic axe... but sad there seems to be nothing to smash.
(rituals performed 4/6)
I think that if you play a CORE character in a game where one person plays a Standard, the entire party becomes to Standard!
My personal feeling (which is not super good as a VC) is "who cares", just keep your Chronicle sheets in order, and if you only played CORE and are CORE it's fine.
That's one of the nice things for CORE w. this scenario. Be careful of the Aegis though, it can get you killed.
As Claudia is healed, the wolf of shadows bites at Mao, but the monk nimbly avoids the dark maw. Eynemb casts another spell of Fear... and barely pierces the lupine's magical resistance, and TERROR overcomes the yellow eyes of this terrible beast.
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(rituals performed 3/6)
Hi all! Here is a link to my first draft of the Chronicle Sheets: Graff, Khellek, Nit - should be ok Evarice - you did not do body modifications, correct? Zephyr - do you want a player name on your sheet? (on reporting: Sovereign Court?) Apo' - player name ; faction ; and you did no body modifications either, correct? (on reporting: Silver Crusade?) Tell me what you need changed if you need anything (as in entering your own player names yourselves or whatever). IMPORTANT NOTE: I reported this, but I have two PCs who come back as Standard:
Funneling the power of his mask into this fists and feet, Mao steps up and strikes out and hits the wolf, his fist connecting, and feeling that there is hard flesh within the shadowy tendrils.
Senna orders Mist to attack the Shadow Wolf, and takes a step back, herself, taking her sling out.
Eynemb hears Cazlin and, snapping out of his daze, rushes around the side - his images moving along with him: "I... this is not supposed to happen. This... this does not exist. The ritual is-- I though... a farce!".
Wylka...
(rituals performed 3/6)
Hello all!
I will have more time to give info' etc. this week-end (and steal the Pepper Box!... again). I was Overseer of this Special in tabletop, and happy to GM it in PbP. Note: on January 26 to 28 I will be running our national Convention (if any want to come to Paris, France for it: 8-99 B and 9-00 will be the main events) so probably not much time to post then (1/day yes, not much more).
Unfortunately, the acrobatics are not good enough this time, the distraction provided by the shadow-wolf must've shaken things up too much. Wylka stabs Eynemb, making an image disappear. Eynemb reacts: "I am not the enemy... that... that... that thing is!" The large shadow-wolf bites Claudia's leg and upends her, tripping her: Claudia falls prone.
Mao helps Claudia, and then Senna comes over to help, as does Harjandi, chipping in... while Mist bites at Eynemb, but misses. Eynemb just stands there, slack-jawed, staring at the wolf made of shadows: "What? It is all fake... this cannot be."
Can people who took body modifications tell me if they wish to keep them.
Wayang Body Modification: During your time in the wayang city of Inahiyi, you underwent some form of wayang body alteration. Be it ritual piercings, tattoos, or even skin bleaching, you’ve committed to keeping the modi cations you received. While the alteration is noticeable, it bears real significance only when viewed by other wayangs. You gain a +2 on all Charisma-based skill checks made to influence wayangs.
The mayor leaps away fearfully to avoid Apollyanna, but recovers in mere seconds: "I too am happy I saved you, but I cannot give in to everyone's thankful advances... I am flattered, but I must save myself for my position as mayor!" ____________________ As you make your way through Ramparassad, coming up to “Pak’s Tobacco and Spice” shop, the smell is awful, and you see even more workers toiling away on pipes and the sewers. In the shop, Old Pak is enjoying another pipe. He is very interested in hearing about your experiences, and encourages you to give details about the ritual and the festival in general.
Old Pak takes note of all of you who accepted any of the wayang body modifications available during the festival.
Old Pak claps his hands: "I thank you Pathfinders for your service and I will send findings to the Lantern Lodge in Goka, where Amara Li will hear of the your actions."
Cazlin's arrow hits the shadow-wolf. Red runs... and then stops: "What the?", coming back to his senses. Claudia continues with the ritual, but she is distracted by this wolf of shadows.
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Mayor Farzhan smiles, and holds out a box for you: "Here, a gift to our guests!" It is a decoratively carved box that contains an aegis of recovery, and a pair of heavyload belts. "Oh, of course, of course, tomorrow you can visit the library." Harjandi steps up: "I am sorry, but tomorrow morning the Spider’s Silk is set to sail at first dawn to return you to Ramparassad ".
As Eynemb's sight returns, he is obviously deeply shaken by all this.
"Thankfully I was here to save the day!", says Mayor Farzhan.
"I am Graf!"
Well, the adventure is over, and we can wrap up the aftermath and such in RP.
You will receive full Fame/Prestige beside the 1 XP. I will look into the Chronicle Sheets (and have them to you by this week-end). Spoiler: since you "aligned" the masks in the fight and the debate (by doing what they like) they helped you, and you had done 2 rounds at least of ritual before the beast appeared, so the flash staggered the Shadow Girallon - and I rolled a 3 on the d3... which was a nice help! (only 1 bite, instead of that + 4 claw attacks + rend).
As Graff grows in size thanks to Zephyr, he swings his axe, that manages to bite into the shadow girallon, slashing it right back into the Shadow Plane from where it came. The image of the four-armed terror breaks apart, becoming black tentacles once again. The tentacles still squirm around, and thrash, and the Shadows are still present... while you continue to perform the ritual, moving the puppets on the stage. Eynemb mutters blindly: "What is happening? It is all untrue... this cannot be! It is all fake old wive's tales". Finally finishing the ritual, in less than a minute, you complete the ceremony and rays of moonlight burn into the dark monochrome like rays of fire, destroying the tendrils.
The fleeing wayangs stop, and return to the stage, cheering for you have remanded the dark presence within the volcanic crater! Victory is yours... Well: yours and also that of Mayor Farzhan, who, upon his hasty return, jumps about, raising his arms: "Yes, yes! We have won once again. Vote Farzhan!" He demonstrates his gratitude with hearty handshakes that quickly transform into warm embraces, while smiling at the crowd and fawning about. Harjandi looks on in bemusement... but bows deep to you in thanks.
Eynemb is told of what happened, and, realizing the error of his ways is extremely contrite, trying to explain himself to you if yo will listen.
Zephyr drops to his knees, and pulls at his eyes, screaming, oblivious to the mist Evarice created. Though all are gone, and there is no audience - or maybe because of that - Khellek is wonderful on stage, carrying on with the ritual and completing . Round 6 Bold is up
Wylka hits Eynemb's image, and slices into nothing-ness: Eynemb is now alone. Mist moves in to bite Eynemb, but is wary of all this magic, and misses. Eynemb takes a step back and incants... making five more images of himself appear! Senna helps Claudia perform. Claudia does her actions with the puppets, helped by Mao's previous move and Senna's current aid. The tentacles that formed into a large wolf, replete with ferocious obsidian spikes now let the wolf totally appear in the Material Plane.
But all your masks suddenly let out, at the exact same time, a burst of dark light that washes over the air, and seems to shake up the wolf. The wolf, though distraught, takes a step towards Claudia and bites at her... but though the jaw clamps around her chest, her armor resists, barely!
Claudia shoots at Eynemb, making one of the images disappear.
Meanwhile, the shadowy tentacles wriggle from the stage, infesting the Material Plane.
As for Eynemb, he takes a step back, both of the images of him you see, and he casts another Cause Fear spell, pointing at Mist.
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