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Looking good for me, too! Sorry for having to be gone right at the most dramatic part. I had a lovely time as well <3

Hi everyone! It’s Pride weekend here in SF so the wife and I will be extra busy so my posting will be limited to nonexistent until Sunday evening. Thanks for the understanding!

Ginko moves up by Hanlin, then holds an open palm under his beak. ”Even if you hide from starlight, you cannot hide from stardust.” He blows over his palm and stardust flies at where the will-o-wisp has hidden herself.

Standard action to use Stardust on Tulvatha. She can’t benefit from invisibility or concealment and takes a -2 on attack rolls and sight-based perception checks for the next three rounds

Who would like a Barkskin?

Ginko bows to Hanlin. "Thank you for the spell of protection. I think that will be very helpful, yes?"

False Life: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Perception (heightened awareness, heroism, see beyond): 1d20 + 26 ⇒ (8) + 26 = 34 That number is 5 higher vs ethereal/invisible things
Knowledge (religion) w/heightened awareness, heroism: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 19

"Oh, I am not very much interested in the void. I'm afraid that you will have to pass on your sales pitch to someone else."

Keeping his voice calm and level, Ginko begins to speak. "Peace. There is no need to be so loud. What have we done to you? Please, relax for a while. Think about what you are doing."

Diplomacy (heroism): 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 16 + 2 = 37

Ginko sighs and gives his thoughts truthfully, but in the most evasive manner he can. Beyond not liking to reveal such information to random voices, he simply does not like talking about himself too much. Being evasive

"I'm afraid of something that is unlikely to happen. I acquired it in my old age. The fear springs up here and there."

Never seeing his husband again in the afterlife

Ginko is not particularly used to being intimidating. He prefers to avoid being so assertive, not wanting to rush into anything, preferring to let things happen as they do, per Ghenshau's wisdom. Nevertheless, he is wise enough to read the room, and he adds his presence to the group's to assist with cowing Sharpthorn.

Intimidate (heroism) Aid: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Dealing with Rainsong is far more to Ginko's speed, as he worships an empyreal lord himself. "You know, Ashava is quite dedicated to fighting against will-o-wisps. They are sworn enemies. You would be helping us deal with one. Everything has lined up well to please your Goddess, and you just need to take the opportunity as it comes."
Knowledge (religion) w/heroism and heightened awareness: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 21

Ginko tries to lead Loyalstorm to discover the conclusion on her own without him explicitly saying it. "Loyalstorm, you have a good nose, don't you? Doesn't something about this whole situation smell of the grave to you?" Knowledge (nature) w/herosim and heightened awareness: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 14

Ginko watches Quietmoon as he attempts to find a quiet way to soothe the wolf. He eventually settles on a nice calming tune that Ginko himself has been known to hum to help calm himself. Perform (sing) w/heroism: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24

Ginko takes a similar tack with Dreamhunter as he did with Loyalstorm, trying to lead the wolf to the correct conclusion. "It's very strange for someone to come back after dying. Most of the ways of coming back alive are very difficult, but coming back as undead is not so much. You are an experienced hunter, yes? How much have you seen the former compared to the latter?" Survival (heroism): 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 2 = 19

Ginko flinches at the coup-de-graces. He instead tries to focus on the woman in need of assistance. He waddles over to her and holds out a talon. "How are you? May we help you, my dear?"

Ginko steps forward casually and yawns. "Great job, everyone. Just stay patient and everything will work out." As he speaks, he activates his spiritual armor for the next hour.

Ginko waddles forward and looks to one of the fey. Black

"Quite a bit of misfortune in attacking us today, hmm?"

Misfortune DC 18 Will save on black

Ginko digs around in his haversack and produces a scroll.

"Feel the calm blessing of Ghenshau, friends."

Bless from a scroll on everyone. +1 morale bonus to attack rolls and saves vs fear

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Ginko brushes off the blindness. He gives a curious look as he notices that Hanlin has succumbed to the spell. Ginko begins speaking in the direction of Hanlin, but not to Hanlin, curiously.

"Oh goodness. I see you have managed to get into this nice man's eyes, little spirits. I know you are agitated, but perhaps you could leave? I would be happy to leave an offering of tea for you later."

Standard action to use the animist ability Wrangle Condition to cure Hanlin of his blindness

Wrangle Condition DC 30 (diplomacy with heroism): 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (15) + 18 = 33

He makes the DC, so Hanlin is no longer blind

Ginko takes the time to apply his extended heroism and a heightened awareness, and he also progresses in wolf form.

He takes his time to try to slip between the brambles, doing so deftly and with ease. Bramble Patch Slip Between DC 23 Dex (wolf form): 1d20 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 4 = 24

He tries to jump over the quicksand, but he's unaccustomed to his four-legged form and doesn't quite get it himself. Quicksand Jump Over Acrobatics DC 30 (heroism, wolf form): 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 2 + 4 = 17

Likewise, he has difficulty keeping his balance as he attempts to balacne on the slippery log with four legs. Slippery Log Balance Beam Reflex DC 26 (heroism, wolf form): 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 4 = 21

And the spider webs manage to get him tangled as he tries to pass. Spiderwebs Move Around DC 32 Escape Artist (heroism, wolf form): 1d20 + 2 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 2 + 2 + 4 = 26

He has absolutely no difficulty holding his breath, having practiced holding his breath many times. Swamp Gas Deep Breath DC 24 Fort (heroism, wolf form): 1d20 + 9 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 9 + 4 = 33

He attempts to ward off the phantoms, but he lacks the full ability to do so in his wolf form. Spectral Hands Back, Foul Phantoms! DC 30 Religion (heroism, heightened awareness, wolf form): 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 23

Likewise, he is not able to shoo away the bats on his own. Bat Swarm Shoo DC 32 Handle Animal (heroism, wolf form): 1d20 + 6 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 2 + 4 = 20

However, with his magical assistance, Ginko easily spots the way forward with a minimum of effort. Mist Patch This Way! DC 32 Perception (heroism, heightened awareness, see beyond): 1d20 + 26 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 26 + 4 = 34

Agreed! The outcome is pretty clear at this point

Ginko trudges after Hanlin, tapping him with the wand once more.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Ginko is a pacifist, so he's just gonna play support

Sorry! Forgot I was up

Ginko trudges around the melee to get up next to Hanlin, Ginko's cure light wounds wand still in-hand.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Ginko steps closer to Hanlin and away from the guards, not wanting to draw attacks with what he is about to do. He turns to Theodorus and gives an exaggerated sneeze, launching a spray of starry, shining particles into the inquisitor's face.

Standard action to use the Shaman Heavens Spirit Ability Stardust on Theodorus. He takes a -2 on all attacks and sight-based perception checks, sheds light as a candle, and can't benefit from concealment or invisibility effects. These debuffs last for three rounds

Ginko yawns. He tilts his bird-like head and looks directly at Theodorus.

"You take everything so seriously, Theodorus. You should relax, or you will find bad luck catching up to you."

Misfortune DC 18 Will save on Theodorus

Ginko turns his gaze towards the other nearby flunky.

"Goodness me, perhaps you are bit unlucky, too, my friend."

Misfortune DC 18 will save on red

Ginko then draws his wand of cure light wounds, anticipating that some healing may be necessary soon for poor Hanlin, then trudges after him. Five foot step

Ginko would be in hybrid form. He also spent 300 gp on incense in town so he could cast See Beyond, which lasts for 24 hours

Ginko stands where he is and tilts his head as he stares at the closest foe. "Bad luck for you to be stuck following this Theodorus, eh?"

Misfortune on Magenta dotted line, DC 18 will save. It's supernatural so doesn't provoke. The terrain looks like difficult terrain so no five foot stepping for Ginko :/

Sadly, I looked at Ginko's spell list, and he does not have See Invis, Glitterdust, or Invisibility Purge! I did prepare See Beyond, though, which can get him up to a buffed +31 perception vs invisible things. His buffed UMD is only +11 buffed, but he can UMD something if necessary

Ginko wakes up from a doze in his chair, content from the nice meal. "Hmm? I like traveling in moonlight. Very relaxing. Sleep all day and then wake up and go on a little walk is an ideal day. Oh, and with tea, of course." He yawns and scratches at his beak. "What kinds of animals and plants should we look out for?"

Ginko has to prepare Speak with Animals every day for his spirit spell anyways, so that'll help if we need to talk to someone in doggy form

Player Name: Evie T.
PFS#: 99807-15
Faction: Silver Crusade
Chronicle Number: His last chronicle was 9
Starting GP: 3414 gp
Starting XP: 19
Initial Prestige: 26
Initial Fame: 30

Total GP and PP costs for any equipment you purchased in this scenario: None
Day Job: Profession (tea critic): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
Progression Speed: Normal

Initiative Bonus: +2, gets to roll twice and take the better and always acts in the surprise round
Perception Bonus: +17 (might be as high as +21 if heightened awareness and heroism are up)

I'm all ready for the next one!

Ginko stretches and yawns. ”I am not one to turn down a blessing offered in gratitude. I will accept.”

Thanks, y’all!

And yes, I am up for the next scenario!

Just a heads up: my wife and I are going on a mini vacation for our anniversary from Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening. We will be taking it easy so I may have time to post, but I won’t have my computer, just my phone, so don’t count on me being active. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Ginko nods. "I will graciously accept."

Figure he can go around healing/buffing without worry if invisible. He won't use the starknife though, as he's a pacifist and doesn't do damage

@GM You have purple marked as unconscious. If those are undead, they don't go unconscious from HP damage. Undead are destroyed at 0 hp

Ginko walks up and around to the azata, starknife still in-hand. He casts a cure spell he prepared earlier and releases it on the azata by tapping their nose. Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 He holds out the starknife.

"I believe this is yours, yes?"

No one is disputing that! We aren't talking about Archeologist's Luck, though

You're mixing things up. Maestro of the Society DOES add to Archeologist's Luck. Your math there is exactly correct, and you don't need to worry about.

The problem is your pool of Sleuth's Luck from your investigator level and the panache from your swashbuckler level though, they do not stack. You only have 4 points in the pool you use for swashbuckler deeds and sleuth deeds. You have it listed in your profile that you have "Panache (7)" which is wrong

I think there's confusion between Archaeologist's Luck and Sleuth's Luck. Archaeologist's Luck would be 10 rounds per day. That's completely separate. But your panache/sleuth's luck pool would be 4, not 7, as you don't get to add charisma twice

Ginko picks up Davorge's holy symbol next. Move action to pick up. He has the holy symbol and the azata's starknife in each of his hands now. "I'll be there in just a moment."

Surprisingly for the lackadaisical tengu, it is literally just a moment before he disappears and reappears right next to Davorge, holding out his holy symbol.

Ginko uses his Heaven's Leap hex on himself to teleport 30 ft

The red AoE is Noke's glitterdust

Ginko picks up the azata's knife, then looks to the soul eater. "Not lost? Maybe you are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bad luck, yes?"

Misfortune on the soul eater, DC 18

It's actually my turn. He was just going on ahead and identifying

Ginko also would have refreshed his heightened awareness before coming in. He doesn't discharge it. He also activates his spirit shield and recalls his barkskin

Knowledge Planes (heightened awareness): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 = 19
Knowledge Planes (heightened awareness): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
Knowledge Religion (heightened awareness): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8

Ginko trudges into the room and locks eyes(?) with the soul eater. "Are you sure this is where you are supposed to be? You look a bit lost."

Ginko casts Mind Maze DC 23 on the Soul Eater

Ginko would happily take the scroll and the prayer beads. His whole thing is healing and support, so it makes sense for him to hold onto them.

Ginko pats Serge on his (much shorter now) shoulder. ”You did wonderfully. You protected us well! And luck always turns around. You just need to be patient, yes?”

Ginko joins in the effort to cleanse the shrine. Diplomacy (heroism): 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 16 + 2 = 20

"I think you may have something in your eyes, Mr. Mohrg."

Ginko waves his talon and a burst of stardust flashes in the mohrg's face.

-2 on all attack rolls and on sight-based perception checks on the mohrg for 3 rounds

Ginko steps back out of the way of the giant Serge, the taps him with a healing spell.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

He then draws his cure light wounds wand, prepared to keep healing if necessary.

Waiting to see whether Serge makes his fort save. If he doesn't, Ginko will draw and use his scroll of remove paralysis on his turn

Knowledge (religion) w/heroism, heightened awareness: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 15
Knowledge (religion) w/heroism, heightened awareness: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 11

These types of undead don’t ring any bells for Ginko. He goes to his standard fallback for undead. He addresses the long-tongued undead. ”Some bad luck to have come back as such a horrible creature, no?”

Misfortune DC18 will save on the one with the tongue

Oh, I totally forgot, but Ginko gives Serge Barkskin as per his request. It sounds like Gitano wants it as well, so he can Pearl of Power it and cast again. He'll cast both with his Lesser Extend Rod so they will last 140 minutes

Ginko is an animist shaman, meaning he literally sees afflictions as spirits that he can talk to, so I think I can confortably say that he has a relationship to spirits

Blessed Spirit
"Patience is indeed a virtue. Take your time and relax and your focus will make all of this easier." Diplomacy (heroism, related to spirits): 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 16 + 2 + 4 = 27

Disoriented Spirit
"Oh goodness, everything is okay, my friend. Just stay calm and speak with me." Diplomacy (heroism, related to spirits): 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 16 + 2 + 4 = 30

Gaunt Spirit
"If you are tired, you should sleep. Let yourself rest when you need rest. You are too anxious." Diplomacy (heroism, related to spirits): 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 2 + 4 = 28

Scarred Spirit
"Do not worry, we will look after you. Calm yourself and know everything will be okay, yes? Let Ginko take a look." Diplomacy (heroism, related to spirits): 1d20 + 16 + 2 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 2 + 4 = 25

Ginko isn't good at any of the skill checks for the Youthful Spirit, so he'll pass on that one for now

Ginko nods sagely and strokes the feathers underneath his beak.

"Oh I am told I am a calming presence. I am sure we will be able to help with the spirits."

He will also take 10 on diplomacy for 28

Ginko calls upon the spirits of his tengu ancestors and a spiritual shield of his own emerges into existence, circling his body and protecting it. Using his Spirit Shield revelation to get a +6 armor bonus for 1 hour. He can use it for 7 hours per day, so if he needs to use it longer for this excursion, he will just extend it

He then calls upon the spirits grant him extra fortitude against dangers ahead. False Life: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

"Do any of you fine young people need some extra protection? I can give your skin the protection of bark. Trees are fine creatures, you know. They know how to take their time and let things happen." He has a +3 barkskin prepared if anyone wants it

EDIT: Oh, and he refreshes his heightened awareness, too

Ginko calmly refreshes his heightened awareness from his wand then goes over to investigate the items.

Spellcraft (heroism): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14
Spellcraft (heroism): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8
Perception (heroism+heightened awareness: 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 17 + 2 + 2 = 37

He nods sagely as Gitano gives his read on the chalky substance.

He will provide his assistance to the ritual as well. His spells already up, he is not slowed down by taking his time with them.

Diplomacy (heroism): 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 16 + 2 = 23

Ginko strolls up onto the stairs. "Oh goodness, this is all going by so quickly. I wonder if that last elemental will have bad luck as well?"

Misfortune (DC 18) on the remaining elemental

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Ginko's trademark lackadaisical attitude bites him in the butt as he is just ever-so-slightly too slow to avoid the full brunt of the fire. Nevertheless, he remains (mostly) at-ease.

"All that flying around everywhere...why don't you take a rest down on the ground?"

Ginko casts Burdened Thoughts(DC22) on the purple drake

DC is 10(base)+2(spell level)+5(wisdom)+1(spell focus)+2(peacemaker feat)+1(mediator trait)

"Oh goodness. This is all rather exciting, isn't it?"

Ginko wanders over near Hanlin. He looks at the northern drake and smiles. "You are rushing too much. You are just going to make mistakes like that."

Misfortune Hex, DC 18 on purple

Perception (heroism, heightened awareness): 1d20 + 17 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 17 + 2 + 2 = 32

Ginko takes his languid time getting ready for the ritual, casting a couple of spells on himself as he gets around to it (he casts heroism with his extend rod and heightened awareness from his wand).Sadly, the ritual is already done by the chance he gets up to contribute. He merely shrugs and smiles. "Ghenshau says good things come when you take your time." He then joins the others who pray to the shrine for its blessing.

Knowledge (religion) w/heroism and heightened awareness: 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 + 2 = 26

Ginko stretches and yawns as he listens to the others, his eyes lidded and sleepy. "Ragathiel is always too stressed. He should learn to slow down and enjoy a nice cup of tea. We think better with tea." He slowly shrugs again. "But that is just this old crow's thoughts. No point in making a fuss about it."