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So...do we wanna call it folks? It's been almost two weeks and there's no sign of our GM. :(

Anybody heard from the GM lately? It's been over a week since he posted anywhere and I'm getting a little worried...

Everything alright? It's been a while, and I think we've all posted...

Whose turn is it atm?

Gerinel cries out as he sees Yelena fall. He rushes over to her (likely opening himself up to an AoO) and crouches down, whispering prayers to Desna under his breath as he lays a hand on her wound.

Spontaneously casting cure light wounds on Yelena.

"Sometimes we have to make our own luck. Come on, Victor still needs you...we still need you!

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

What can I say but "Yikes!"?

Finishing the casting of the spell, (thanks for the correction, GM!) Gerinel moves to the side, hoping to divert Gobblegut's attention so he and Odver can tag-team the big critter.

Standard action to cast divine favor, as I said last post, and using the move action to position myself flanking Gobblegut so I can attack next round.

Gerinel grimaces at the sight of Gobblegut.

"He's gotten a lot bigger since I last saw him," he comments to Yelena.

He says a small prayer to Desna to give him the fortune he'd need to win this fight.

Casting divine favor on myself, giving me +2 to attack and damage thanks to my Fate's Favored trait!

I will spend a move action to crawl through the doorway.

Gerinel sneers as they enter the room and Gaedren taunts them.

"You didn't seem to care for my skills or resourcefulness when you tried to beat me to death in the street, old man. What was it you said? "F*ck you and those flighty blighters what filled your head with stupid dreams. This life is the best an orphaned moth brat like you could ever hope for. No one's coming to f*cking save you." That's where you were wrong, Gaedren. When those people happened upon us and you ran like the cowardly wretch you are, Desna saved me! And she brought us together, all the others you've harmed over the years, to find you here: a feeble and pathetic mess, wallowing in garbage. Your luck's finally run out. I can't believe I was ever afraid of you."

I am back from my Chicago trip and will begin catching up on posting this afternoon after work! Thank you for your patience.

How much time will we have to ready a character? I'm leaving on a trip to Chicago tomorrow and I'll be gone until Sunday...not only will I not really be able to assemble a proper sheet with only a phone to post from, but Gerinel will probably need to be botted as well.

Seeing the group win, Gerinel crouches down and offers his hand to Hei-wa to pull him up to the walkway.

I'm definitely still interested in Skull and Shackles. I'm thinking of building a storm druid; I've never played a druid before and this seems like a campaign where one could be very useful.

This is LITERALLY the thematically perfect AP to play a Storm Kindler in!

Yo ho ho... Would you be open to a Goblin PC? I'm thinking of tweaking Eli here to meet your build parameters, if you are OK with a gobbo.

I've only known Eli for 7 hours and 11 minutes, but if anything happened to him I would kill everyone in this thread and then myself.

I think I'm going to go a little against-the-grain in terms of concept: a character ADAPTING to the pirate lifestyle rather than starting out already piratically-inclined. Class-wise I'm thinking Arcanist, maybe human or half-elf, with the Ancient Historian campaign trait.

Trinity, you're a monster. :P

Gerinel attempts to jump down to the walkway.

Do I need to make a roll for that?

Yo ho ho! Count me in! I'll try to get something set up before I leave for vacation next Tuesday. I'm going to Chicago!

I stayed later at work today than usual because my coworker wasn't feeling well and left early. And I'd been there since 5:30 AM already!

I'm still here!

Blarg, sorry I didn't respond sooner.

Though honestly, your description was kinda exactly what Gerinel'd contribute...he can't swim! D:

Cue the music! :P

"It's not a shell game, shell games are rigged. It's a coin-toss," Gerinel comments. "We'll have to trust in Desna once again, but I think hedging our bet and sticking together is best. Heads or tails...and I say heads; we go find the vermin in his hole."

I vote going lair door.

"If I were Lamm, I wouldn't build a 'den' with only one escape route. Maybe he can drop straight into the river or he has a path below the docks that ends a couple blocks from here. We will have to find his den to learn the truth."

"If he does, don't expect it to be something tricky to navigate like you might be used to. Gaedren's an old man, and a lazy one at that. He'd want an escape route that's easy on his bones," Gerinel comments snidely.

I'd be interested indeed, though unfortunately I have played through Iron Gods completely in the past (it's the only Pathfinder AP I've completely played through, as a matter of fact). I would, however, be happy to suspend my knowledge of it from the past to go through it again, maybe playing something different than my old character, Fireday, Warpriest of Iomedae and Saint of Starmetal! :D

Still, all things equal, I'd prefer Skull and Shackles as I haven't played that one yet.

Gerinel joins the search as well once he's sure the children will be okay.

Perception (Aid Another): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"That's what I'd recommend, Hei-wa," Gerinel adds with a nod. "There's another option if anyone wants to leave the city behind: Any Varisian caravans about, I'm sure they'd accept a child with no other place to go...I should know, they accepted me and helped me become the man I am today!"

I was working, but at least it was mostly quiet at the hotel...though I did have the whirlwind of reveals from PaizoCon to occupy my mind during that time!

Gerinel finishes descending the steps and smiles.

"Lamm talks a great game about killing people for disobeying him, but he's bad at it. He tried to kill me, but he failed. And we're gonna make sure he can never threaten any of you again!" he declares.

Gerinel stands aside to allow Yelena and Odver to reunite with their respective family members, smiling a bit as he watches.

Gerinel blinks in surprise and rushes after Hei-wa, pushing by Yelena and taking the stairs since he can't match Hei-wa's sheer athleticism.

"That goes for any other Little Lamms!" he adds to Yelena's call. "I don't know if any of you remember me, but I was one of you years ago: Gerinel. The old man tried to kill me, but he failed. Now I'm back and I'm gonna make sure he never lays a hand on any of you ever again!"

Gerinel joins the others in following Hei-wa's lead, keeping silent and listening.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Huzzah! I still have nightmares from my time in school! Which is weird because I graduated from college more than 10 years ago, I *should have accrued* enough workplace experience to fuel work-related nightmares, but my brain always seems to default to me being late on an essay for a class I'm about to fail...

Gerinel shrugs silently at Yelena's question.

Seconded, bag it and tag it.

Huh. I guess I wasn't reading close enough. Derp!

Gerinel offers his own potion to Hei-Wa. He frowns at the sight of the lifeless dog.

"I agree. At the very least, it'll allow us to secure the other exits and make sure Gaedren doesn't have a way to slink away."

Gerinel says a small prayer to Desna and lays a hand on Odver's shoulder.

"May Desna smile on your strike."

Going to give Odver a Lucky Presence Blessing. He can call upon it to roll any one ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check twice and take the better result.

I know what you mean. I really should have prepped a cure spell starting out, but didn't realize as a warpriest I don't GET the ability to swap out spells I've prepared for cures on the fly that normal clerics have...

You can try it, but right now I think he has his mind set on Chinese (or Tian, if you will)

That'd be Vietnamese, Hei-wa's Tian-Dan. :P

"Got a snack for ya! Fetch, boy!"

Want me to make a thrown ranged attack for this?

Gerinel takes out his pack and begins rummaging around in it, trying to find some dried meat among his rations that Bloo might like.

Yea or nay, GM Whiterose? :P

Gerinel follows the others into the room and flinches a little at the sound of the dog.

I'll admit, I don't really have many non-lethal options to help make the dog sit and stay.

"For my part, I like to think I understand where to be merciful and when to send a soul to its final slumber. I've been on the road long enough to know sometimes a caravan has to fight to protect itself. I've no love for any of these scumbags, they made my childhood a living hell. But in sparing them we've proven we're better than them, better than Gaedren. And I can't help but take a small amount of smug satisfaction from that," Gerinel says.

He nods appreciatively as he accepts one of the potions, then his expression sours when Giggles wakes up.

"I barely got to KNOW my mother...OR my father for that matter, you overgrown twelve-year-old!" he retorts, just before Hei-wa goes to work on him.

"Thank you," he says as the half-orc goes unconscious. "He was always one of the worst. Just would NEVER shut up unless Gaedren yelled at him, and even that never lasted long."

Gerinel shakes his head at Tawni's question.

"Never could read Giggles' scrawling, and I'm still figuring out the magic Desna's gifted me, so I couldn't tell you how they work based on that. Yelena, you understand that stuff better, mind taking a look?"

Odver's story tugs at Gerinel's heartstrings.

"I'd never let another kid suffer the way I did under Lamm's foul hand, whether they Chelish or a fellow Traveler. Desna smiles on you this night, Odver Trask. Gerinel is my name, and you've found an ally in me."

He extends his hand to let Tomas sniff him, and offers him a scratch behind the ears if he allows.

Can we assume the people hog-tying the goons are also searching them for weapons, or would someone need to suggest that in-character?

I mean, that's just common sense.

Gerinel nods and does as Trinity asks, opening the door and sizing Trask up when he does.

"Chelish...Not surprised, Gaedren's always been an equal-opportunity scumbag, taking and breaking no matter what your blood is."

He stands aside to allow Odver in, but watching him with a wary eye, especially when he notices the dog.

"Desna's smiled on us so far," Gerinel says with a smile of his own. "These three made our lives Hell, but it isn't time for them to head there...not yet anyway."

Hookshanks peers at the man behind him "Geri? Geri, is that you? My how you have grown in the past few years. Always knew Lamm should have beaten you to death. Too bad, really, it's come to bite him in the ass."

"He tried. And he failed," Gerinel replies. He lets Hei-wa usher him back inside and then assists with the hog-tying of the two goons. "Three for three so far," he comments.

"Typical," Gerinel growls as he finds his footing again. "Ready to bully when you've got bigger men backing you up, but playing the defenseless little guy the moment you're out alone. You haven't changed a bit, Hookshanks."

"Pity, I was about to have a nice dream too," Gerinel says as he stands from Yelena waking him. As Hookshanks attempts to flee, he goes after him, hoping that his own grace and Desna's will see him through.

Double-moving to go after Hookshanks.

Acrobatics: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (10) - 4 = 6

Curse you, chainmail! At least I didn't fall into the water, though.

DAH, SORRY I TOOK SO LONG! Thank you for botting me. :(