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I'm not sure about whether the new rules are supposed to be in addition to or instead of the existing rules. I've put in a request for clarification somewhere appropriate, and I'll share what I find out as soon as I do. And if I can't share an answer, I'll at least let everyone know that, and let you know the answer when I can. Ok, so what happens when the playtest period ends? Does the PC gather dust until such time Paizo releases the actual source for it? Can I apply a GM Chronicle to it in the interim? I've never done a playtest -- so if I were to bring a Daredevil to a Society game, is it treated like a pregen (or it's a new PC with a unique id [OP#-20xx]?)
After leaving the Church of Asmodeus, you return uneventfully to Chun to report. She thanks you again and says that she must report the attack to the High Council. Captain Chun warns you that some will see you as interfering with Chelaxian affairs. She promises to also send a full report along to Ambrus Valsin and tells you to watch out for shrubs on the way back to the Grand Lodge, as they might be "am-bushes."
Thanks for playing all! :) So shall we switch gears to 3-4 pre-Outpost now?
As Captain Rochfort is revived and led off by the guards, he continues to proclaim "See?! Look! He's the great Vardarel..." "We hope not. We've gotten used to the freedoms we've had here. Asmodeus revels in bringing order to the world and crushing any dissent. " You suspect, however, that she's hiding something... DC 18 Diplomacy/Religion to encourage them to share more info: They reveal that Gulv had been traveling for decades, and that Lady Xansippe resented his return. They also share that they have a bad feeling about Lady Val Haltrax, who, it’s rumored, was sent by Queen Abrogail herself to function as a minder.
Crit Success
Spoiler: Kistre glances around herself before offering you a note in Val’s handwriting, signed "Valgrothis."
Aalpo'ol uses both arms to carry the statue, and snaps out his tongue at various intervals to stabilize the statue one way or the other...
By hook or by crook the four of you wrestle the ungainly item downstairs. Larraz guides you around blind corners and makes your job easier. Unfortunately, a small group is waiting for you downstairs... Init:
If you're carrying the statue:
You see a thin man in dark robes behind a pair of skeletal warriors. "Looks... like... I... puff made it... just in time... to stop... pant you insolent whelps. You... will... soon join my... undead army. wheeze" He appears winded, and his hyperventilating makes his threat look more comical than intimidating. However, as comical as the robed man looks, the two skeletons with drawn swords advance on you. Red moves up and takes a swing at before raising its shield. for Blue also moves forward and swings at before raising its shield as well. for ------------------
Before your Turn:
Red (Shield up; +2 AC)
Rochfort continues to applaud Vardarel... until, of course, Clover's snowball bounces off his noggin and sends him to dreamland (where he probably continues dreaming about Vardarel) ;)
Lady Xansippe sweeps inside "You have my thanks. I am off to reflect on my wifely duties." She emphasizes the latter with air quotes before laughing uproariously. Other priests rush out and provide some healing. One of them also hands each one of you a jeweled pentagram pendant and a statue of a grinning phistophilus carved from ebony worth 40 gp. Two acolytes emerge from the temple, identifying themselves as Sildras and Kistre Stillbrook. "We thank you for keeping Xansippe safe. Are there any services or information we can provide? Some healing perhaps? We are experts in Asmodeus’s works in Absalom, the Chelaxian Embassy, and the Church of Asmodeus. We think that the Church in Absalom has always been a more accepting place for "worshippers like us" than mainland Cheliax. We suspect that the freedom and power enjoyed by Lady Xansippe is envied by Queen Abrogail."
Fjorn maintains his grip on Bartolo's neck. He chugs another mutagen and uses Bartolo to pull himself to his feet. GM Dice:
Third meanwhile manages to put the fear of the floaty brain into him. Marius is obviously terrified. Antino takes a step back, away from the scary looking Ulfen warrior. He attempts to grab on to Basag.
Frustrated, he stabs him instead. for
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Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (until Kosh's turn 4; benefits everyone even if Kosh acts first) Special Conditions:
Red Bartolo (-40; S1; 16 < AC <= 22; Grabbed by Fjorn; Immobilized; OG)
GM Dice:
Bun Bun smacks Rochfort with his phantasmal ruler. The captain looks really ragged but continues to fight (and applaud). The Professor then sends Athos a massive brain burn but the man appears to weather the storm.
Rochfort snarls "Interfering Pathfinders!" before swinging at for
The frustrated captain smacks Meat twice... Right now the dent Khiari left has been eliminated by the rents in Meat's side... ------------------
Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-75; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
GM Dice:
Vardarel tries to put Capt Rochfort to sleep by hitting him with some mental energy. The tactic does not succeed and Capt Rochfort continues to applaud. He sticks his tongue out at Meat Wagon, indicating that the display wasn't impressive. Khiari breathes a sigh of relief as Stitch appears to not have noticed the dent left by her hoof... ------------------
Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-68; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
Bella tries distracting Capt Rochfort but he doesn't fall for it. Her slap rings his bells however and he looks a bit stunned. Khiari tries to kick Athos but slips and hits Meat Wagon instead. Although Khiari's hoof does no damage, it does make a dent and Khiari hopes Stitch doesn't notice... Athos pokes Khiari twice and raises his sword to parry. for
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Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-65; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
Pink's awkward sword cut misses Lasha completely and Lasha takes the time to retaliate. The strike connects but doesn't do as much damage as the goblin would like. Pink also blocks the strike with its shield. ------------------
Elias - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 47/47 (AC 22; temp hp - 4/4; Shield - H5 20/20)
The downtime roll is not substantial. For Lvl 1-2 it gives you a grand total of 0.4 gp (or 1.6 gp in case of a critical success). It's a little bit of extra income but don't give up your day job for it! :) Again, while you don't have to, some people do a little bit of RP for the downtime (e.g. so-and-so gives a talk about fighting undead. If a fail - but finds that his slides have crayon marks on them... or a success - the audience enjoyed it) :)
One of the Desnan priests hesitates but the look on Kosh's face scares him straight. He immediately says a prayer to Desna and sends Fjorn some much needed healing.
Kosh then moves up and helps Dinardin break free. Bartolo notices the Fjorn is starting to come around and attempts to hold on.
Bartolo's grip slips and Fjorn breaks free. Fjorn turns and grabs Bartolo instead!! "Yew were sayin'?!" the Ulfen warrior growls at the now fearful Bartolo... Bartolo grimaces and attempts to break free.
Without much else to do, he just pukes... GM Dice:
... and fails...
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Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (until Kosh's turn 4; benefits everyone even though Kosh acts first) Special Conditions:
Red Bartolo (-40; S1; 16 < AC <= 22; Grabbed by Fjorn; Immobilized; OG)
Grimmy confers the Dawnflower's blessing on the group. Lasha steps up with his sword and strikes at White but the blade misses completely. Pink goes after for
It then raises its shield. ------------------
Elias - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 47/47 (AC 22; temp hp - 4/4; Shield - H5 20/20)
GM Dice:
Clover unleashes a mighty BZZAP on the Cardinal, who isn't able to get out of the way. He gets burnt to a crisp as a result Capt Rochfort stares at the Cardinal's corpse in utter horror... then goes back to applauding. He draws his sword and attacks for ------------------
Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-54; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
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Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-54; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
Dinardin lashes out at Marius and hits both times. He then turns and heals Fjorn. Marius says something unflattering about Dinardin.
For whatever reason, his words shake Dinardin slightly Marius then tries to grab the Champion to try to get a Living shield of his own.
Roaring in triumph, Marius tries to punch the grappled knight. for But misses...
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Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (until Kosh's turn 4; benefits everyone even though Kosh acts first) Special Conditions:
Red Bartolo (-40; S1; Grabbing Fjorn as a Living shield; 16 < AC <= 22) **reaction used
Elias raises his shield and rushes at Pink. However, his jaws fail to connect with the walking set of bones. Blue moves around to Bob and tries to bonk him with a morningstar. for plus
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Elias - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 47/47 (AC 22; temp hp - 4/4; Shield - H5 20/20)
Stitch bonks Porthos with his dueling pistol and Meat runs him down. Bun meanwhile smacks Cardinal Richelieu across the knuckles once. As he swings the second time, the Cardinal pulls his hand out of the way. ------------------
Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-54; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
oh just be warned -- if you're carrying the statue and we go into combat, you will need to put it down together or it might break. Bulk rule applies to Sinag but remember Sinag is downstairs. you will need to still get it downstairs. Larraz can help but in his emaciated state he can probably spare 1-2 bulk at the most.
Bob rushes at White and strikes at it twice but isn't successful. Blainn protects his companion with an extra shield. ------------------
**Elias - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 47/47 (AC 22; temp hp - 4/4; Shield - H5 20/20)
Alerted by Bilia and confirmed by Lasha, you position yourselves to the Southeast of the camp. Despite the noise coming from the council—laughing shrieks, the occasional loud curse, and the punctuations of pyrotechnics—the perimeter of the camp feels desolate and cold. An unnatural mist creeps in as dusk turns to night more swiftly than anticipated, and a feeling of dread manifests along with it. These manifestations appear to be coming from a section of the forest southeast of the campsite. Soon thereafter, the undead arrive. They shamble out of the mist in silence, heading for the camp. Init:
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**Elias - AC 20 (22 w/shield) 47/47 (AC 22; temp hp - 4/4; Shield - H5 20/20)
As the afternoon dips into the evening and the sun begins to set, the goblins’ preparations are nearly complete. Several scouting parties trickle back in, including a pair of gourd-masked Bulbheads who dismount their goblin dogs and cautiously approach the party. The pair of goblins lift their decorative gourd masks as they step up. The older of the two stares with cool confidence, while the other seems to be an apprentice. "Longshanks! Pathfinders," says the younger goblin. "This is Bilia, I’m Zyk. They scout. They have news. You should listen." Bilia signs a few words. "Dangers," says Zyk, interpreting the signs. "Big, scary-looking longshank types with spiky black armor." With a concerned look, she replies with a sign back, and Bilia nods firmly, signing the same word again. "Undead scary longshanks," Zyk reports. "Beware!" Where did you spot these undead?:
They point to the southeast, signing that, although distant, the undead were too close for comfort. Are they approaching the camp?:
Bilia responds with a frustrated expression and vigorous signs. "Of course they are!" Interprets Zyk. "Why else would we tell you?" Can you be more specific about these ‘scary-looking longshanks’?: Zyk translates as Bilia signs, "We saw them in spiky soot-black armor and wielding vicious weapons. Not to mess with."
Spoiler:
You realize that these figures were probably Hellknights from one of the Chelaxian orders.
Lasha tries to scare the goblins into believing that they're under attack but they don't fall for it. Lasha then creates (and sings) an obnoxious goblin song. Some of the goblins look pained but enough grin broadly enough that it passes.
Grimmy and Blainn try to post a guard but oddly, the goblins listen to the skeleton but not the goblin. Blainn makes suggestions on the place settings of the delegates. Surprisingly, the goblins listen to him! Raik listens attentively as Lily teaches him how to scare longshanks away. Lily then joins Lasha with the songwriting contest and teaches the gobbos a scary song about fey and the First World. Elias tries to teach the goblins to defend their leaders in case hostilities break out, but they don't take too well to his barking at them. He then heads over to help Mordant build the bonfire but neither are able to get the logs in place. Mordant takes the time to scout the area around the camp and winds up becoming intimately familiar with the surrounding terrain. In doing so, he misses Grimmy blindly shoving volatile powders into tubes and not blowing himself up (much to the amazement of the goblin camp)!
Vardarel maintains his spell on Captain Rochfort with an admonition to watch where he's poking his sword. He then sends Bella and Khiari some much needed healing. Porthos rushes up and flanks Khiari with Athos and tries to poke her. for
Cardinal Richelieu drops his crossbow and draws his sword. Charging forward, he also strikes at Khiari. for ------------------
Active Conditions:
Pink Capt Rochfort (-54; AC 24; Slowed 1; No reactions)
Mustering my tables. Please complete the macros/slides/RPG Chronicles so we can get started when Outpost officially starts. Will the following Pathfinders please report to The Grand Lodge Briefing Room for 06-20: Overthrow of Ambition (Low Tier) Rhaegal Dragonkin
Will the following Pathfinders please report to The Grand Lodge Briefing Room for 06-20: Overthrow of Ambition (High Tier) Arrus Lionius
Will the following Pathfinders please report to Greengold for 07-07: Draconic Folly: Yurika Scaevina
Will the following Pathfinders please report to Breachill’s center for 07-01: Enough is Enough: Izahko
GM Dice:
Granny drops void energy on top of Bartolo, Antino and Olinda. Olinda doesn't survive the blast but her brothers do, though Bartolo turns rather green around the gills after getting blasted by the full force of the void. Basag laughs at the late Olinda's efforts to scare him and moves to attack one of her brothers. He lashes out twice against Marius and hits him where it hurts with his second blow. Bartolo manages to yank his brother back, lessening some of the damage. ------------------
Active Conditions: Courageous Anthem (until Kosh's turn 4; benefits everyone even though Kosh acts first) Special Conditions:
Red Bartolo (-40; S1; Grabbing Fjorn as a Living shield; 16 < AC <= 22) **reaction used
Downtime is usually using Lore. But you can use either Crafting or Performance if you have those skills. In either case, for Lvl 1-2 the DC is 14 so you've already succeeded. It's customary (though not required) to RP what you're doing just for fun (or comedy in the case of a failure)...
Wyrm manages to shore up the ceiling. While he works, he can hear chittering sounds up in the ceiling and can only wonder what might have fallen upon them. In the southeastern corner of the room rests a large stone statue depicting a chariot wheel wreathed in flame.
DC 12 Religion:
You recognize that this statue is meaningful in the faith of Iomedae.
Spoiler: You further this statue as a representation of Jingh, an iophanite angel and emissary of Iomedae.
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