I have filled out chonicle sheets on paper and recently also online - for this I export the chronicle pages from PDF and fill them manually using the PDF edit function of the Microsoft Edge browser.
I have not used RPG chronicles yet.
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Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it! :-)
"Oh yes, it certainly feels like that right now!"
"How did you...? You know what, it really doesn't matter. But is this the real thing, the good stuff? Show me!" Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof scrutinizes the adhesive and spider glands. "Well, I must say, you really brought me outstanding quality! I can offer you 200 gold and - wait..." She hurries over behind a counter and pulls out a crate. As she sets it on the counter, you hear the clank of glass bottles. "Last of my stash here. As I said: 200 gold and I'll throw in two alchemists fire and three potions of cure light wounds."
"Also, a fair trade’s a fair trade - and you really helped me out here. I've heard there was a half-orc blathering about some important blade or sword or something she found. Moonsilver, Sliverhex, or somesuch. Kept going on about its history to any who would listen." The merchant leans in conspiratorially. "Well I have it from the horse’s mouth, so to speak, that she won’t be needin’ that sword where she’s headed." She draws a hand across the neck, making an unpleasant sound. "The Vessels Between will have that one soon enough. You just need to go out there and grab that sword once they’re through, and I happen to know where they found her little camp."
I'm traveling today - will post tomorrow.
If you leave and go the next potential buyer: It doesn't take you long to find Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof's shop. As you let yourself in, you observe as a middle-aged green-haired gnome woman seems to be in the process of performing a massive inventory check of the supplies and reagents in her shop. Flushed with the effort, she rises from her work near a crate of vials and flasks and regards you all with a welcome expression.
"Yes? How can I help you all?" She seems to glance almost nervously out the door at the day's waning light. "And if I seem curt, you have my apologies, but I'm in the middle of going through all my inventory at the moment..."
Spoiler:
Ezmerlilly is paranoid about being swindled; it would be very difficult to bluff her (DC+2), and she'd be more receptive to diplomacy (DC-2)
Following easily obtained directions, the party find their way to Johannes Vox's shop, in the merchant district of Daggermark. When you enter the shop, a man with black hair and curious brown eyes looks up from the parchment he was reading. "Yes? How can I help you all?" He seems quite relaxed and confident.
DC 15 Sense motive:
Vox thinks there are more nests and believes that the market hasn’t completely dried up, so he doesn't want to pay what you think the adhesive is worth.
He certainly seems to be a proud merchant - getting a better price by laying into him would be quite difficult. But maybe you can convince him with a well told lie that you wiped out all available nests...
@all: I appreciate the great RP, but I just want to make one thing clear: You do not have a contract with Johannes Vox (or any other merchant in Daggermark). You went and acquired the adhesive all on your own. The merchant doesn't know you (yet), he only knows Ulisha (and dealt with her in the past). You can certainly go and deal with Vox, but in no way you are obliged to do so. @Redelia: I have another question. It looks like author of the scenario assumed that the players just sell all of the adhesive to only one merchant. How do I go about this? Shall the merchants say something like 'All or nothing.'? To me that feels a little bit like railroading...
You are able to collect some adhesive from the egg sac. Ulisha's map easily leads you back into town, where you can either find Johannes Vox, or look for a better deal. Diplomacy (Gather Information) or Knowledge (Local) DC 15: A gnome would-be apothecary, Ezmerlilly Vanderpoof, recently failed to deliver some promised goods to the Poisoners’ Guild. She needs something to appease the guild before they decide to drastically renegotiate their contract. DC 25+: Spoiler:
Though he has a reputation for being a fierce negotiator, dwarven merchant Narngar Ninefingers has run up quite the gambling debt. Debtors tend not to last long in a city of assassins, and Narngar is growing desperate for something he can sell to important patrons to prove that he’s worth keeping around.
As weird as it seems, there is no check to collect the adhesive from the egg sac written in this scenario. I've seen one GM make it a survival check with DC 15, though two other GMs just let the group collect the collect the adhesive without a check.Hm... I think I'll rule that I will just let you collect it without a check and move on with the scenario.
Thurgar heads closer to the orb, followed by Crowe and Sam. As you approach, it appears to be a ball of some kind, covered with fresh/sticky spider webs and adhesives, currently suspended from the canopy from a thick string of spider silk. Taking a closer look at the structure, it seems to be an egg sac.
With a little help from a fellow pathfinder each, both Thurgar and Sam successfully extract an undamaged silk gland leaking a sticky white substance!
Sam heals Thurgars wounds. Thurgar's and Lara's attacks both miss, but Crowe's earthbreaker connects with the body of the spider and crushes a big part of it to pulp. The black spider is dead even before it falls to the ground.
You now have a much better view of the white orb - a sac of some sort covered in a sticky white residue.
Sam's and Lara's ranged attacks both miss.
The black spider crawls down enough to attack Thurgar with its pincers from right above him.
The bite lands firmly on Thurgar's shoulder, and the wound is burning.
BOLD: GO!
Spider black (-1 HP)
GM roll:
Janira leads the expedition back to Absalom without further incident. Paloma's/Cheeper's foraging turns out quite well so nobody needs to use rations. The group then returns to the master of Scrolls, Kreighton Shaine who inquires excitedly about the findings of the adventurers. He compliments everyone on their notes. "Be careful with trying to remember everything. I have a hard enough time remembering what I had for breakfast!" "Since you are now the foremost authorities on the cave system you explored, the honor is yours to name it." Kreighton then proceeds to give his compliments, something he will make sure is noted, much to the halfling's delight. Three days later, you are officially confirmed as society field agents. Each of you is awarded a personalised wayfinder.
"Remember: this is not only the symbol of the society, but also a reminder of the three principal duties: Explore, Report, Cooperate!"
Here are the chronicle sheets for The COREageous Confirmation! Please check if everything is correct. @Jack Hurricane: I filled it out with Normal Progression. If you need Slow Progression, I will of course change your chronicle sheet-
@Jack Hurricane: Slow or Normal Progression?
Sorry for dragging my feet again. :-(
I am currently preparing the chronicles for The Confirmation, should be done in the next 30 minutes. @Ryul Dathana: I need a Day Job roll, please.
Crowe's powerful strike shakes the tree heavily...
...but the black spider manages to hold on to the branches. It moves a bit over and shoots another wad of sticky web right at Thurgar.
The sticky substance strikes Thurgar directly on his feet.
Entangled:
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. An entangled creature moves at half speed, cannot run or charge, and takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity. An entangled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) or lose the spell.
BOLD: GO!
Spider black
Will post the conclusion tomorrow, I need to get some sleep now. --- Questions: (because this is my first online pbp game as a GM) How do I report this game?
That's fine, I see it as a learning opportunity. ;-)
Ok, now I'm stumped. How do I handle this situation, @Redelia? A tree is an object, so AC 5. I could use the hardness and hp of a wooden wall, but is this the correct way to go about this?
Samantha burns the dark black spider and it screeches in pain!
This time, the sticky substance strikes Crowe directly on the shoulder.
Entangled:
The character is ensnared. Being entangled impedes movement, but does not entirely prevent it unless the bonds are anchored to an immobile object or tethered by an opposing force. An entangled creature moves at half speed, cannot run or charge, and takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and a –4 penalty to Dexterity. An entangled character who attempts to cast a spell must make a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) or lose the spell. The strain of this action was too much for the red spider and it falls, but a trailing line of silk keeps it dangling 5 feet above the ground.
BOLD: GO!
Crowe
As Janira rises and takes a quick glance at the unconscious Minotaur she says "Thank you for saving my life. I am in your debt." She stands and brushes some of the dirt from her clothes and sees that they are stained with blood. "I will be sure to put in glowing recommendations for your heroism here today! What you do with the defeated Minotaur is decision you should make as you defeated it. But remember that it's a mortal danger to everyone living here or traveling through." Janira pauses for a moment, then asks: "So... what were you able to find out about the caves?"
Jack brings down his sword on the prone Minotaur, and the monster howls in pain. Ryul moves fast to get into a flanking position, but is not fast enough - the monster sees an opportunity to attack and swings its axe at his feet. Luckily for the elf, the Minotaur is still flat on the ground and therefore unable to fully control the swing - the axe fails to connect and the fighter answers with a precise slash across the evil foe’s face. The Minotaur howls once more, then loses his grip on the axe and falls unconscious.
Janira's wounds keep bleeding strongly, but both Cheeper's and the Minotaur's rates of bloodloss decrease quickly to one or two drops per sevond... and then stop completely.
Janira │ Fatigued, Prone, Unconscious, Dying
Lara's gun goes off with a boom and the well aimed bullet hits the red spider where it really hurts.
Paul's arrow goes far. Again, the Minotaur manages to avoid the greasing of his broken axe. Nal's spell adds another layer of bacon fat - and this time, the Minotaur finally slips and falls.
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The young cheetah uses its natural weapons quite effectively - Cheeper manages to wound the Minotaur twice.
The blade of the broken axe connects with Cheeper's ribs and sends it to the ground, unconscious and bleeding - Jack on the other hand avoids the backswing quite easily. The Minotaur snorts at the beaten cheetah, then turns his attention at the opponents that are still standing.
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Paul's arrow hits, but it only grazes the large beast. Nal's spell turns the ground under the Minotaur into a puddle of bacon fat - but again, the monster somehow manages to not slip and fall. Janira's wounds keep bleeding.
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Quite unbelieveable, the Minotaur manages to avoid the greasing of his broken axe. He then swings it at the approaching fighter...
...but Jack isn't hit so easily.
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Being hit with sticky goo, bitten and shot, the Minotaur roars in pain and anger. He swings his broken axe mightily at his foes.
Being on guard Cheeper easily dodges the powerful strike. But Janira gets hit by the backswing and falls unconscious to the ground, bleeding. "Aaaargh!" GM Screen:
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Dim Light:
Right as Samantha starts to warn her companions, the dark black spider moves a little closer to the group and shoots a wad of sticky web right at Crowe from the upper branches of the canopy.
The glob strikes the ground right at Crowe's feet.
BOLD: GO!
Spider black
@Nal Pavleth: Thanks for the info! I stand corrected! This rule text is shortened in the elf racial traits... For reference, here's the link to the complete Rule:
Thanks for giving me another chance. I really appreciate it!
The Minotaur manages to evade the grabbing plants a second time.
The group hustles closer, some with difficulty to stay on their feet. Despite the distance and the dim light Ryul manages to hit the minotaur with a dart, drawing blood. Paul draws his shortbow and fires a cold iron arrow at the Minotaur...
...but the arrow goes wide. Janira steps back from the Minotaur and attempts to throws her tanglefoot bag at it.
She manages to dodge another attack of the monstrosity and even hits it with the bag, but the Minotaur avoids being glued to the ground! Janira then grabs the scrollcase out of the cheetah's mouth. "Thanks, Cheeper!"
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Dim Light:
Again, I am really sorry, everyone. I thought I finally had everything under control and we could go forward with my part of GM school.
Things are better now, I finally posted the update (=start of combat) and will continue to post in gameplay at least once every workday. I can only hope that you give me one last chance to finish this part of the scenario.
The group continues to press forward toward the glob of webs. Just as Thurgar is about to turn the corner around the fallen tree Lara and Samantha notice almost simultaneously some movement in the upper branches. A tiny flicker of a leg, or maybe light reflecting off an eye, draws their attention upwards where they can now see two giant spiders (one a bit smaller than the other) nestled in various webs 20 feet above the ground. Based on the shadows in the dimly lit canopy it is not hard to see how they managed to stay hidden for so long.
Initiative:
___________ BOLD: GO!
Samantha
Preview of Round 1: Samantha
Crowe Spider black Lara Spider (small) red Thurgar
Would it be possible to enter it into the upcoming Gameday with a pre-filled table, or is that not allowed? The Wounded Wisp sounds good to me. And it is definitely possible to have a pre-filled game - just put it in the category GM Choice/Lottery and write in the Recruitment thread something like GM Valen did HERE.
You emerge from the caverns into a 40-foot clearing at the base of the Kortos Mounts. The full moon above casts provides dim light over the entire area, bright enough to illuminate even the shaded leaf litter beneath the trees.
The Minotaur manages to evade the plants that tried to wrap around him. He snorts and stomps forward, swinging his broken axe mightily at Janira.
However, Janira dodges the powerful blow quite easily.
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Dim Light:
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