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Jacen Benedictt wrote:

Jacen Benedictt wrote:

Wanted to bring up varients one more time, after writing to GM.

Free Archetype
Ancestral Paragon
Gradual Ability Boost

Only AP is important to discuss for our characters at Level 1, the others come into play at Level 2.

Any thoughts on these? I guess only AP needs to be decided on at the moment

I am definitely a fan of Free Archetype, and Ancestral Paragon looks fun too. With the action economy, it's nice that having a few extra abilities doesn't tend to unbalance things, just gives more versatility.

I haven't ever played with gradual ability boosts, so don't have a strong feeling either way. I will be creating in Hero Lab, so tracking it won't be an issue.

I think I typed some of this in Recruitment, not sure. The thing with Gradual Ability Boost is that it really fascilitates low level play. The feeling of the character becoming more capable is much stronger when potentially almost every level some ability gains +1. Even something which starts at +4 can go up to +5 by selecting it at both 5th and then 7th level, allowing actual PLAY with the +5 versus simply having it for the incredibly short amount of time that the character is 10th+. Just my take, but I've used it in several campaigns and really enjoyed it.

Wanted to bring up varients one more time, after writing to GM.

Free Archetype
Ancestral Paragon
Gradual Ability Boost

Only AP is important to discuss for our characters at Level 1, the others come into play at Level 2.

Any thoughts on these? I guess only AP needs to be decided on at the moment

Was also thinking Oracle ...

Brother 1: Fighter

Brother 2: Melee. With SWORD!
Jacen: Psychic
Blueberry Peat: Investigator
Thaumascrouge: Imperial sorcerer/Blessed One
Matt: Halfling??

I'm missing somebody, here.

Yes, the 3rd brother ...

Had planned psychic again ... but could go shapeshifting druid too. Both can have a lost continant vibe for sure. Can make Psychic int-based too if that helps.

Def excited!

Wanted to bring up varients one more time, after writing to GM.

Free Archetype
Ancestral Paragon
Gradual Ability Boost

Only AP is important to discuss for our characters at Level 1, the others come into play at Level 2.

Thank you sir!!!

Thank you for having been understanding about the fires ... was not something anyone here planned on. Would really love to be in this.

Am going to just cast my Vote for Varients:
FA
AP
GAB
Obviously the only one of those that impacts 1st level is Ancestry Paragon, but for build planning purposes it would be cool to know about the others.

Jacen is also ready to be back in Osprey, happy to travel with his comrades as soon as they can be off.

"Those facts aside, just know that we tried our best to save everyone, and that your captain's courage is likely part of the reason our elder still lives. Your grief is pain we share."

Jacen reached out a hand to the First Officer, in solidarity if nothing else.

absolutely

I mean, the current posts are kind of like an epilogue, right?
Like I get that there's no Epilogue Tab, but we're done. Speaking to the boat people is a courtesy.

Thalassa nods as Kazmuk gives her the details of the story.

"This is an important matter. We need a cleric to cleanse, or perhaps destroy, this thing. We don't want it to fall into the wrong hands."

"We could fetch someone from Osprey also: these are our neighbors, we should help them."

WOW, so helpful. So that means if I apply these 12 to my character who has 1xp, he will be 3rd level? or does he need 24?

are these characters not lvl3?

Correct - which isn't to say I couldn't make a new character to apply the credit to I guess. Hadn't thought of that.

Let me give Jacen a few days. If we dont hear back by Friday, Ill report without him. Hope your ok buddy!

Totally didn't know we were going to do chronicles ...

Force Barrage @demon

FB(3action): 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3, 2) + 3 = 11

Whatever happens here, players and GM, I'm glad we made it this far in this adventure.

Agreed - and if someone will give me a nudge about who to magic missile, I would appreciate it

"It is very much past time for us to put this to rest and rescue the Elder. We need to take her home."

[ooc]Caught up![ooc]

Jacen's Level 2 Soothe does 2d10 +8 ... does someone still need it?

I'm not sure Jacen has cast Soothe this entire adventure; would that help Kazmuk?

Apologies all, I felt like I posted in all of my games that I only just rejoined the workforce after a year and a half; it's different and wonderful all at the same time. Week 2, yayyyy.

Please DM or Discord me if I have fallen behind though.

DIPLO: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

"Truth be told, we need your help. We need to stop this demonic invasion of our lands and homes. So do you. There is no way that this is good for any of us. Please, lead us to the place where we can vanquish this abomination and restore peace."

I just want to make sure that we do a full rest; don't recall seeing that spelled out anywhere. Is that okay? Full rest, spells refreshed, refocused, real food. all that, if we can.

I took your journal post as inferring, Jacen shares X, Y, and Z with the group as he reads the journal, which was wonderful because I didn't have to post a relay message ;)

Looking around the room, you find a the torch lying casually on its side on the desk is an everburning torch. Nearby on the desk, a journal (written in Thassilonian) lies open to the most recent entry, which has no date. It’s an ancient journal Several pages in the middle of the journal contains two rituals: create undead and inveigle. A key sits on the

desk under the journal.
The iron-bound chest is locked with an average lock (DC 25 Thievery checks )

Does anyone read Thassilonian or can the open a lock?

Jacen can read Thassillonian

Jacen quickly fires off Telekinetic Projectile (using one of the other snake bodys) at the 3rd snake!

TKP: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 213d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 5) = 8

Peat says to the spellcasters in the group, "Anyone interested in this wand of fear? I could probably get it to work, but it would be too easy for the target to resist my weak hold on the magic."

I have Trick Magic Item, but a target would probably make their fear save on me.

"Not really Peat ... but I woud buy a few drinks with the gold we would fetch from selling it."

Agreed

"Let's keep looking. Seems to me that we are getting closer to the elder." she sounds positive but there is self-doubt in her own words. She begins collecting the gems and lets Peat take the wand for identification.

"We would have to be, you are right, let's press forward."

Jacen Benedictt wrote:

fine_young_misanthrope wrote:

Round 2, fight!

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Did Jacen's FB take that one down? If it did he will move into the room, if it didn't he will cast again

Yep! thats ones dead. You also have your first round actions, so you actually get a full three more actions.

In that case ...

*** ForceBarrage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2, 1) + 3 = 7

Round 2, fight!

Kazmuk perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 swing and miss!
metal creature: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25 metal magic!
Peat perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 HAMMER TIME!
Jacen perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Force Barrage
Caleb perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 SHOCK!
Thalassa perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15 wind slice!
metal cultists: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13 dagger throw!

The remaining cultist attempts to hurt caleb by throwing two daggers rapid fire at him!

[dice=cultist dagger ]1d20 + 6;1d4+4
[dice=cultist dagger ]1d20 + 2;1d4+4

Round 3 fight! post your actions when you can!

Did Jacen's FB take that one down? If it did he will move into the room, if it didn't he will cast again

Im glad things are better out there. Now come rebuilding. I hope nothing bad happened to you and yours.

Thank you! We had one long night of serious concern, but the fire in our area was contained. That said, I am closer to Sunset Blvd; many of my friends who live even a couple streets north received an evacuation order :(

Scary stuff; I actually only just unpacked my evac bag

In other news, very much needed rain arrived in Los Angeles last night. I have gone to my balcony no less than 17 times just to listen to it.

Jacen, always there in spirit, had returned to presence of mind. Although he had not moved all that far as they decended the stairs, he knew he needed to attack the cultist he could see. The shards of force raced across the space between them ...

*** ForceBarrage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4, 3) + 3 = 13

Apologies all, I've been a little out of touch.
The New Year brought some very unexpected changes here in Los Angeles, but I think we're through a lot of it (other than the air quality issues).

I should be able to catch up later tonight :)

Peat nods, and then scurries back into the main hall. "Well, then, I guess those two doors are left. The one to the north, then?" They again listen at the door.

[dice=Perception]1d20+7

I've moved myself to that location on the map.

"Let's do it! Door to the north: we've got an Elder to find."

It's not war god related, but your check learns that this is a priestess of Gogunta-the demon lord of fetted swamps. While not nessassarily a friendly god/demon, its not in line with some demon lord of rot and decaying metal.

The frog looks at you and says, My subjects and I were looting this temple. Its fallen to something beyond the god that once ruled here. You are friend friend. I will give you badge to prove you friend! The frog takes out a few twisted amagamation of brances and bones the size of a badge.

Who takes a badge?

Jacen totally takes a badge

The frogwoman seems genuine. After you give her some privacy, she gets out of the mud and gets dressed. The frog priestess meets you and says, Why are you here? What do you want?

"Ma'am, I know you will pardon me for my confusion, or maybe both of us will pardon each other; do you know where you are? Do you know what we have been through to arrive at this very much unintended "interruption"? We are not wandering this labyrinth without purpose, facing demon spawn and cultists at every turn simply for the opportunity to disturb you whilst bathing. You know that you are surrounded by evil, right?"

Jacen, clearly, is a touch exasperated. It isn't that the lore of the land and all of their childhoods didn't include strange stories about buried grottos and the like, but this, after all they had been through, was like the gods laughing at them.

Did we actually peek into all the D6s? That leaves 2 smaller rooms on the north side of the map, correct?

Jacen, tiring of the constant barrage of evil doers, fires off another phase bolt at them

PhaseBolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 93d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3) = 8

WOW - please take care of yourself!!!

Can someone go ahead and help me with "losing out on any chance of saving the Elder ..." - missed that, like totally. Probably because we have no indication of that, but just checking. She was alive enough to write the note.

Sorry (not sorry), but I've had this problem with false sense of urgency in other campaigns and I can't really deal with it at the moment. There is virtually nothing imminent or immediate that they are aware of, so I'd like to be able to align myself with the situation if we can figure it out.

Jacen, once again, moves into the room and fires a Phase Bolt at the dog creature

PhaseBolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 203d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) = 7

Jacen moves into the room and fires a Phase Bolt at the dog creature

PhaseBolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 93d4 ⇒ (1, 2, 2) = 5

I should ask again; can I use a Hero Point for a do-over?

Jacen moves into the room and slings a Phase Bolt at the creature just south of him

PhaseBolt: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 123d4 ⇒ (3, 4, 4) = 11

Can I use a hero point to hit (or roll again); those damage dice are too good to waste Please bot the re-roll to keep momentum also

DO IT !!!