He walks up to the creature, brandishing his scimitar as if daring it.
That thing you walk up to (which looks like a death worm) looks dead and has some blisters on it.
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Knowledge checks don't recall anything, too low. Initiative:
On the map now that someone sees it. Knowledge (arcana) to know more. Any last minute actions before Initiative incoming.
If anyone gets the Wuhan Virus (or other severe illness), please let me know via private message and we can pause the game if you are out of commission (or play if you have decent botting instructions and you don't mind). If everyone is feeling good, we will keep going. Also if you need botting instruction on your character, now might be a good time to update them. Also a note about botting, I don't mind botting your actions for a round or two in a row to keep the game moving, but more than that in a row means you've been gone for several days and there might be an issue. Let me know if there is an issue. Stay safe everyone.
As noted on the map, the outcroppings are 50' tall and the "strong" winds are blowing towards the West (moving right side to left side of the map). The sandstone scarps are 50 feet tall and feature only narrow handholds (Climb DC 20), save for a recently collapsed section to the northeast that has jagged spars that can serve as more adequate handholds (Climb DC 15). This rock fall has created an area of dense rubble at the base of the escarpment where it fell. The rest of the area is covered in light rubble (scree). Perception DC 26:
You spot some "thing" hiding high up on top of the north wall behind some rocks. Knowledge (arcana) to know more.
You travel through the tunnels and emerge on the map.
Seltyiel performs the ritual and restores a few of his used mythic power points. You are able to break through the floor by pounding on it a bit with your weapons (hp 20, hardness 8, break DC 33) and make a hole big enough to get even the largest of you through. It is a little bit of work but you think this is a good plan. You drop into the tunnel and start walking. You find a system of tunnels that runs under the temple, cutting through the mountains. These dark, 10-foot-wide round passages extend throughout the region (as you soon discover), allowing the creature that created them to travel throughout the Pillars of the Sun. Spots along the rough walls show signs of chemical reactions between the rock and some unknown substance. Craft (alchemy) DC 15:
You can determine that the substance is a potent acid. Knowledge (arcane) or Knowledge (nature) DC 20:
You recognize the galleries as a series of interwoven death worm tunnels. Knowledge (dungeoneering) or Survival DC 20:
You travel efficiently to the next area
Khargrom, Kyra, and Yoon you spot a worn-out leather strap hanging from the mouth of one akata. The strap is attached to a belt pouch, which you extract with ease. Hours spent in the akata’s stomach has destroyed most of the contents, but several parts of a journal are still intact and legible. The entries include poetry and music composed by Nefti, as well as mundane day-to-day observations. The last several pages record Nefti’s complaints about the Aspis Consortium’s lack of appreciation for his accomplishments. A folded sheet of paper wedged in the journal bears the title “Potential Partners” and names the Pathfinder Society among other well-known organizations. Khargrom, several of the fallen cult’s tools have survived the passage of ages. You find a dagger, a vial containing one handful of dust, and a sheet of beaten gold. The sheet bears an inscription in a language you can't currently read (Aklo in case someone wants to comprehend) but it seems to describe a ritual of sorts that it looks like you could perform. Both you and Seltyiel think that if you could read it there might be something planar specific and important in there. Performing this ritual—which does not require you to understand Aklo—takes one minute and restores 1d2+1 uses of mythic power to the creature up to once per week. After defeating the monsters, you can again pick up the trail, though the footprints are partially obscured by those of the akatas. The tracks lead to a buried door at the end of this passage. Khargrom you determine that the tracks stop about 15 feet from the buried doorway before disappearing. You have three options.
Everyone vote and the first option to 3 votes and we follow it.
Everyone take the chance to heal up before we move on. As you hang around and wait for the fog to disappear (a few minutes) you feel like something is watching you but you don't see anything (and since nobody can smell anything when they are not raging, you can't detect anything {gitterdust wears off in rounds/level}). You check out more of the drawing on the wall and get more of the story of this place.
I'll try to post more tonight after the plane trip home and hopefully some rolls. Everyone give me 5 rolls:
Kyra picks up Yoon and continues moving through the fog while trying to convince the team to work together.
The creature appears to teleport a bit farther away, casts a spell and disappears. For those that are not in the fog and can see, you can attempt a spellcraft on what it cast.
Spellcraft DC22:
Plane shift Out of Combat.
... becoming visible after the first hit. I think some of you missed the fact that the "thing" became visible after it attacked, hence it was invisible, now it can be seen. It is not in the fog being obscured but the fog still obscures your vision if you are in it or in a position where the fog blocks your view. You all heard the sounds of combat as it tore into Yoon so you know which direction that was coming from (which was behind you as you were starting to move into the fog). It is true that you don't know if it teleported away like it has been doing, but there is one in your party that can smell it and is standing next to it and not attacking? Although getting to the other side of it would have provoked an AoO. I'll update later tonight if anyone wants to revises their actions.
You can't target a spell from inside the fog to a square that you can't see. You can move out and then cast.
Kyra readies a channel and convinces the team to move as a group.
Triggers: Kyra, Bossk, Khargrom, Seltyiel do not see the enemy through the fog (it has total concealment) thus triggers do not go off. Keep in mind that only Ray can see the enemy and Bossk can smell it.
I'm traveling this week for work and will try to get a few post out, but I know it is going to be a little sporatic.
Kyra tends to the wounds of Bossk and reminds everyone to ready.
Things happen. None of your readies go off.
Bossk:
You faintly smell the enemy once more but oddly, it is on the other side of the group from the fog, yet you don't see anything, but you can smell something over on that side. See yellow arrow direction.
Kyra lays a heal on Ray whom is still laying on the ground for some reason, then tells everyone again, to get over there.
GM:
dumb choice but OK. Lesser Hound of Tindalos walks down out of the fog as if walking on air and up to the closest opponent Bossk and attacks (with height advantage).
Kyra moves over to heal Yoon
Lesser Hound of Tindalos walks down in the air near Khargrom and attacks but not before triggering the ready. Khargrom's readied attack hits and takes a chunk out of the beast. Seltyiel trigger did not go off as he can't see it from that vantage point obscured by fog. The beast counters from on higher ground.
Kyra lets the healing powers wash over the entire party while excluding the two dead Akatas she can see.
Green as if walking on air appears out of the fog cloud right next to the ceiling and walks down (at a 45 deg. angle) right next to Yoon and attacks.
Yoon calls out "Found it, OUCH, and it's gone"
You know that will cure the Akatas that are within that heal radius. And you can't selectively channel them out because you can't see them. If you really want to revive the bad guys, I'm fine with it. We're going with that unless you do something different. Scratch that, when I put them back where they were, you can select them out (if you choose) as they are not in the fog cloud. But you can't select out anything else in the fog cloud.
Indeed you don't see it where it last was but you're not too surprised by that because you did see it teleport before. I want to note for the folks that didn't actually read the Linguistics spoiler above that Khargrom was able to decipher, the Temple of the Beyond has 20-foot-tall walls.
You know that will cure the Akatas that are within that heal radius. And you can't selectively channel them out because you can't see them. If you really want to revive the bad guys, I'm fine with it. We're going with that unless you do something different.
Ray wakes up laying on the ground, but decides to stay there for some reason then fires a magic missile which seems to work perfectly. He also realizes that being this far seems to be a benefit for not getting hit with that gaze attack again.
A bank of fog billows out from the middle of the hallway. The fog obscures all sight, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. A creature within 5 feet has concealment (attacks have a 20% miss chance). Creatures farther away have total concealment (50% miss chance, and the attacker can't use sight to locate the target).
So I don't forget later,
Kyra uses her healing powers to bring Ray back from the brink as he gasps awake and wonders why he is on the ground and moved.
Bossk saves against the continued gaze of the green "thing" then steps up and proceeds to kill the Akata before him.
Akata Red 1 returns the attack against Khargrom
Green 3 steps up to the little fire bug Yoon and attacks.
Clarification: while I'm playing the pregen, I'm able to run Mechien in a different game, yes? As far as I know, yes. While you technically have to identify the character you are going to apply the chronicle to at the start of this game, that character is not technically playing in this game.
Seltyiel surges and saves but then misses with his swing.
Ray realizing that it is kind of hard to hit one of the sitting down ones from range, scoots up a little to get within point blank range and tries to hit Red 2. missed.
Red 1 moves towards the closest target Khargrom and tries to bite him.
Blue 5 stands up and starts moving towards the group.
If you failed the Fort save above against the gaze attack, then either try to avoid the gaze (avert your eyes or close them) or make another Fort save on your turn. For purposes of averting, roll the d100 and low is bad and you have to try to save, high is good you're safe this round. Also remember that you can Surge a d20 roll after you learn the result. So if anyone wants to burn a mythic point to surge their failed fort save, you are welcome to try.
Khargrom is a bit too surprised to focus and his hand shakes a little to much as he lets loose with a dart which careens off the column up ahead and clatters to the floor.
Knowledge: Dungeoneering Red 1 = 10 I was grouping them by color for the same thing. You don't know anything special about them other than they look like the description you read earlier about Akatas.
But you do see them both lurking behind the columns.
As you are all getting into the caverns Kyra uses her wand and cures away all of the damage and fatigue. Everyone is feeling better and adjusting to the low lighting conditions in this long hallway. You read some of the interesting story on the walls and discover a bit about the cult that used this place a long time ago. You head down the long hall. Khargrom sneaks forward trying to be stealthy but the rest of the party sounds like a parade of jingles and jangley bits echoing off the walls. Distracted by the amount of noise everyone is making, he almost steps on something but stops just short. Initiative:
GM:
The glyphs in the walls are extremely old, predating the creation of the Ancient Osiriani language, but the pictography is mostly representative rather than symbolic, which facilitates comprehension.
DC 17 Linguistics:
You are able to decipher the glyphs and learn about the history of the forgotten cult that built this place. The pictograms tell the story of two monsters fallen from the stars in the aftermath of Earthfall. The creatures mentioned in the glyphs - bizarre two-tailed, lion-sized quadrupeds with tentacled manes encircling their necks. Eager to unravel the mysteries of the great beyond, an ancient cabal of wizards retrieved and hatched the things cocoons for study, imprisoning the creatures in a cage. The cultists worshipped the outer gods and performed foul rites, summoning and dismissing the vilest types of otherworldly horrors with the intent of contacting an emissary of the Great Old Ones who would finally disclose the deepest secrets of the Dark Tapestry. These encounters are minutely documented in the 20-foot-tall walls, which also predict when certain stars might align with the narrow holes in the ceiling above. DC 16 Knowledge (dungeoneering):
You identify the creatures mentioned in the glyphs as akatas—bizarre two-tailed, lion-sized quadrupeds with tentacled manes encircling their necks DC 15 Knowledge (engineering) check or DC 20 Perception {stone bonus applies}:
Tremors and time have weakened the columns in this area, leaving them sturdy enough to climb, yet poorly anchored and easily toppled. You notice these properties and judge that, so long as several columns were to remain standing, the room would not collapse. Tracks lead into the temple from the east and continue to the west. Thanks to the thick layer of dust in this area, you have no difficulty following the tracks.
As you are following the trail and attempt a bonus survival check fail. It's hot outside and some of you use wands to mitigate the heat. Other think they are superhuman with their new mythic abilities and leave their fate to chance. fail. Fatigued
Khargrom spots the stone trap door and checks it for traps and finds nothing of interest. He heads into the passage way leading the team. After descending down a roughly hewn tunnel, you reach a long underground gallery.
If you want to heal yourself before the next room, please note it. And some of the pregens have free cure light wounds wands with max charges.
Everyone has the opportunity to make a bonus Survival check while you were following the tracks to see if you able to follow efficiently. Also everyone give me two Fortitude saves while you were trying to avoid the very hot conditions. You could also mitigate that with Endure Elements or other abilities. If you are using a spell, mark it off your spells or wands.
Anthony please check in with whatever pregen you were going to try out (Yoon possibly?). And please be sure to add in the sage blessed template detailed above in Player Handout #1 and #2.
Once you are prepared to leave Eto, Amenopheus teleports the group to the northern edge of the Pillars of the Sun. There, just as the sun is peaking over the horizon, he and you are able to find the path Kafar and Nefti used to enter the mountains. Temperatures continue to rise all through the morning, and after four hours of travel, the group reaches a place where the winding path through the spires splits. The tracks make it appear that Kafar and Nefti split up and traveled in separate directions. Without knowing which of the two agents has the sage jewels or whether they too have been split up, Amenopheus decides that the best choice is to split up. Assuring you that he will remain in contact with you (gives a sideways glance at Bossk), he sends you down one path, and he travels in the other direction. Your path leads you to a series of switchbacks that ascend the steep side of a gorge, and approximately one hour after Amenopheus’s departure, you reach an immense cliff where the tracks simply end. Perceptions:
(darkvision, scent when raging) (darkvision, +2 traps, +2 stonework, +4 stonetraps) (darkvision) Perception or Survival DC 20:
You reveal a crevice in the rock face that leads to a trap door that descends deep underground.
Amenopheus adds, "WE're going to the mountains so the heat shouldn't be any problem. And did you pay attention a moment ago there Bossk, you're coming with ME! You don't have to call me, you can just turn around and there I'll be staring back at your next dum... silly question. Again with the comprehension, what did I expect from a barbarian, the Diamond Sage wants the gems and somehow the Aspis Consortium is involved as well. That is what we are going to find out." "Now if you all are ready. We don't have time to sit around while the bad guys get away with the gems. We have to chase them down."
As Bossk is the first to burn a mythic point he learns a valuable clue about the thieves (under the 30 spoiler). Amenopheus considers Khargrom's question, "I think it best to leave any pack animals here and well cared for, plus I can only transport so many people in a teleport." "Anyone have any more questions for me before we teleport out?"
This is one of those times where you could surge the result and use up one of your mythic points. So you are at a 26 with the assist. You could burn the mythic point and add a d6 to that and try to get the 30. The odds are at 50% at this point. Or you can save your mythic points for later, you never know when you might need them.
Thank you for letting me join this group! Glad to have you. This part is going to be a little weird with all of the interrupts and re-rerolling. One of the funny things with mythic that I like is that you can do stuff after you learn the results of the roll, which is just so unusual in normal PFS games. This can get silly with the "nope I don't like that result, I'm re-rolling" or "I want to surge that." We will cover some of those rules in the early part of this one. Now I want to run a Wrath of the Righteous game which goes to level 20 and Mythic Tier 10. I played it and we were like gods by the end. But at the height of power, the bad guys are gods, and they really hurt. I wonder how many years that would take to play online and if I could find enough people that would want to play it.
Am I correct that the chronicles have slightly different things than the sage blessed template and that I should use the chronicle rebuild instead of the sage blessed since I am playing Khargrom (because he has the chronicles)? Since you are playing on a character that has played the previous two, then you can use the chronicle sheet version which is slightly better. Even better is if you had the source books as that really opens up some fun shenanigans. But you really have your pick of either set: the chronicle or the player handout. Just to clarify for everyone else, if you are playing on a pre-gen character, you can only choose the player handout version. If you are playing on the same character that played part 2, then you can use either the chronicle version or the player handout version. Additionally if you are playing on the same character and you have the additional source material for mythic, you can choose to use that instead of the handout or chronicle. Also if everyone can be sure to add their mythic power points to their status line to help me keep track.
You may have questions for Amenopheus, which he will endeavour to answer. You had several hours the previous evening to explore Eto and make inquiries. Diplomacy (gather information) or Knowledge (local)
DC 10+:
Witnesses report seeing a rather tipsy Nefti playing the flute in various taverns throughout Eto over the past several weeks. He hasn’t been seen for three days. DC 15+:
A man matching Kafar’s description recently visited a local herbalist and apothecary. DC 20+:
Several caravan guards in the city overheard Kafar and Nefti complaining to one another about the Aspis Consortium. DC 25+:
Nefti tried to sell information about the Aspis Consortium to a foreigner, but the deal fell through. DC 30+:
The foreigner was actually a covert Pathfinder operative who suspects Kafar and Nefti may not only be aiming to go rogue, but are also looking for a new patron. You may already know about the Pillars of the Sun. Knowledge (Geography) DC 10+:
The Pillars of the Sun are an isolated range of mountains named for their tall, wind-weathered spires. DC 15+:
The mountains begin 15 miles south of Eto, and an experienced rider might reach them in half a day. Because of its location and elevation, the region is extremely dry and hot during the day, with temperatures dropping drastically at night due to strong winds. DC 20+:
In past eras, attempts to settle in the region were frustrated by the mountains’ harsh conditions and aggressive fauna. To this day, many ruins stand as reminders of these ill-fated enterprises. DC 25+:
The Pillars of the Sun have long been an isolated place, and interspecies competition has honed the abilities of its monstrous inhabitants. Even creatures that are typically harmless in other ecosystems can be deadly here, and some are said to have truly extraordinary power. DC 30+:
Many ancient structures within the Pillars of the Sun take advantage of the terrain and are actually carved inside the rock. Adventurers looking for ruins are more likely to find hidden trap doors and secret passages than crumbled temples covered in sand. Some of these subterranean vaults extend for miles beneath the surface, and a clever explorer can use them to cross from one valley to another to circumvent the most difficult of the mountainous terrain.
Chronicles are posted here. Let me know if there is any issue with them. The session has been reported. I'll start getting stuff setup for part 3, wrap up any last minutes purchases in town. Normal PFS rules apply for between session purchases and stuff.
Are the mythic heroics in place of the two mythic feats we would normally choose? For a pre-gen character, you get the Sage Blessed Template (described above). If you were playing your character (which has the attached chronicle sheets) then you would be free to add the three mythic tiers (assuming you had the books) and get more creative.
I don't own Mythic books. So this is a Core scenario which requires the purchase of non-Core books to enable powered options? or are those options listed in the module and available to all participants via some kind of of Appendix? I'm a bit confused with the Core campaign as things seems to be allowed or disallowed at random (sometimes you can use your chronicle sheets, sometimes you cant; very confusing) No books needed. If you had them, then you could have a little more flexibility in creating your character. The rules are all included on the chronicle sheets you'll be getting as well as on a player handout for people that drop in on a game (or using a pregen) and haven't actually completed the part 1 and 2. I'll post the player handout below so you can see. All of these abilities can be looked up on the official PRD. Also see Mythic Hero rules
For Part 3 I will bring Kyra as a pregen. However, I'm not clear as to which Mythic abilities we're supposed to add. If you have the sources I noted above, then you can apply 3 levels of mythic. And for Kyra, probably the most useful are the Hierphant path and Faith's Reach path ability. Also Mythic Spell Lore and then pick all your healing spells for Mythic versions. If you don't have the sources, then you'll have to wait for the chronicle sheets (all three pages of them) which detail mythic abilities you can use.
So, Ray will be level 3 starting this scenario, so he should be good to go (once I level him), right? He will indeed be perfect for part 3.
Plan on starting Part 3 next Monday (24th). I'll try to get the chronicles done later on today then you have a few days to play around and discuss your build ideas. I'd like to see builds as you have them ready so I can go over them and make sure you picked the legal options. This being Core + Mythic and possibly non-core-pregens, it is going to be a bit complex to review.
given that those characters aren't high enough level, does that also mean that the result chronicles cannot be applied to those characters (or else not applied until they reach the requisite level)? It will be a Core chronicle for a level 3 core character. You can apply it to your current character when it hits level 3 or if your current character is still level 1 you could opt to take the chronicle as a level 1 chronicle which reduces the gold down to 500g. You could even go Slow track on part 2 and part 3 and then be able to apply them both still to your level 1 character.
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