Jhiang Jhones's page

Let's exchange phone numbers ahead of this.

I just sent you a forum PM with my contact info. Hope to be able to get to the PI for some games in May.

@GM Tiger: Thanks for the game, as always. I see you jumped onto my PaizoCon table, so I'll see you there if not before.

I updated the map to remove Green and to show Jhiang's position after having used his reaction to move behind Blue as posted. 

Resists fire, does he? Jhiang Jhones considers as he makes a quick spinning jump to land behind the one in the Green.

He focuses on the man's form as he casts a spell and imbues the energy of the wind into his blade.

Flat Check DC 5: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Spellstrike vs OG: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Damage with Slashing Gust and 4 Fire: 2d6 + 4 + 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 + (4, 3, 2, 4) + 4 = 28

◆ Leap, does not provoke. ◆◆ Spellstrike
If Crit, 3d4 persistent bleed

If Green drops, Jhiang will use his Reaction for Distant Waterbird's Poise to Leap into Flank with Blue (where the sideways Jhaing token is), also not provoking. If Green does not drop, he'll stay put.

Jhiang watches as Ghardak and the others rush in and engage. "Don' like sorcerers?" he asks Ghardak with a wry smile as he launches into the air and arcs across the room to land on the far other side. When he touches down, a splash of fire erupts from the spot and washes over the two nearest foes.

Blazing Dive bludgeoning: 3d4 ⇒ (1, 3, 3) = 7 and fire damage: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6) = 13
With CA, 21 total. DC 20 Basic Reflex save from Blue and Green.

As the flames subside, the wizard-not-sorcerer-warrior enters his own combat stance.

◆◆ blazing dive ◆ Arcane Cascade

Exactly! You should come down in May when(ever) I'll be in Alabang!

Where else is there F2F PFS in the PI? Are the games on Warhorn or MeetUp or something? Maybe I could hit more than one place while I'm there.

Oops, my bad. I thought BK had opened the new door.

Jhiang steps back at Ghardak's warning to give someone else better access. This isn't his cup of tea.

Ahh, what I would give for a good cuppa Shenmen bluestem tea. Ooh, maybe have at t'e Tien grocery down by docks.

"Yam Seng!" Jhiang gives a congratulatory cheer and fist bump to BK when the last one lays down his arms. He knows that Ghardak actually got the last word in, but the little gnome is in such an infectiously good mode that he can't help it.

He steps up to the door and prepares for combat. "T'ank you for look-see t'e door," he then says to BK as the gnome opens it.

As Blue hits the ground, Jhiang raises an eyebrow at the one remaining intruder. He draws a centering breath, exhales on a double-count, and lets the magic rebuild within him.

His sword flashes in a fiery arc...

Spellstrike, Ignition, Flanking: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Damage, S, Fire, Force: 2d6 + 4 + 4d4 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2) + 4 + (2, 3, 3, 4) + 1 = 21

But in his eagerness to replicate his previous decapitating strike, he grossly misjudges the distance to the man's throat.

"Maybe t'e gods want you live today."

◆ Refresh Spellstrike, ◆◆ Spellstrike Whiff 

"BK, 'less you can make both give up," Jhinag says to gnome in his sing-song Common, "one gonna die," he finishes with an apathetic shrug of his wide shoulders as he sizes up the two intruders.

BK has Group Impression. Could he use that on both Blue and Red? 

How about at your place when I come to Manila? I'm going to fly in just to play with GM Tiger and his group sometime in mid May. Or is there another group in the PI that I can go play with also? (Cause that'd be awesome!)

Recentered mentally and physically, Jhinag Jhones practically flies across the hallway into the fray. His sword flashes with fire as he slices into his foe.

Long Jump with Quick Jump: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31
Jumping means his movement does not Provoke due to his Hybrid Study.

Spellstrike vs White with Ignition, Flanking : 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
Damage, S, Fire, Arcane Cascade: 2d6 + 4 + 4d4 + 4 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + (3, 1, 3, 4) + 4 = 29
If Crit but not a Kill, target takes 3d4 persistent Fire damage. 

◆ Long Jump w Quick Jump, ◆◆ Spellstrike 

Sorry for the delay. Posting now.

Jhiang casts a quick spell at the one in the clean White shirt.

Slashing Gust, Anthem vs White AC: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 1 = 12

But it fizzles in his hand. The big man curses in a mix of 3 different languages, and though no one would understand the exact meaning of the words, his frustration is clear. His venting complete, he takes a calming breath and enters his combat stance as a further way of centering himself for the combat.

◆◆ Slashing Gust, ◆ Arcane Cascade Stance 

Jhiang looks over the gear and simply picks up a healing potion. He nods to the others and sets off towards the barricaded stairway.

Jhiang stays out of the way and lets the others do the talking. He's mightily impressed by BK's and Ghardak's combined success at coaxing these intruders out, but he keeps a wary eye on the ones that have "surrendered" lest they change their minds.

Untrained in any CHA skill, and a 0 CHA bonus. Pass turn. 

Jhiang watches with respect as the medic does his thing. He waves off any offered help, simply pointing to the aeon stone in his wayfinder.

Meanwhile, he waits to se if Ambrus Valsin ever comes to find out where that countdown timer originated from.

Pearly White aeon stone and only down 5 hp. No worries. 

"T'ey're Shadow Drakes," Jhiang informs his allies. "T'ey don't like bright light and got weakness to fire." He says the last part with a grin as he casts a spell through his sword.

Spellstrike, ignition vs OG? : 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27
Damage, S and FIRE : 2d6 + 4 + 4d4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 + (2, 4, 4, 2) = 20
If Crit: 3d4 persistent fire damage

It seems as if the explosion of fire lifts Jhinag into the air as he flies away to the north. As he lands, he smoothly flows into his martial stance, sword held back and level and one hand out to the front, fingers pointed upward to the sky.

◆◆ Spellstrike, ↺ Distant Waterbird's Poise (Leap 15 feet), ◆ Enter Arcane Cascade 

Did Quin and Jhiang flank Red before J moved? How does that work for Tiny creatures occupying someone's space and another adjacent ally?

@GM: Did you want me to roll the Recall Knowledge?

Finally registering the screeching and sounds of combat from behind him, he turns his head to see what the others are fighting.

◆◆ Disable, ◆ RK re: the critters

Reflex DC 18 : 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

The magus turns his shoulder just in time to avoid the worst of the blast. Thankfully, too, the lingering energies of the Spurned Tempest protect him a little bit more. He hears Valsin yelling from afar, but pretends to ignore it and focuses on the panel.

Arcana (E): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23

"T'ink t'at worked?" he asks Quin.

Finally registering the screeching and sounds of combat from behind him, he turns his head to see what the others are fighting.

◆◆ Disable, ◆ RK re: the critters

Resist Cold (and Electricity) 1 from a Chronicle boon.

Jhiang found the control panel. He just Crit Failed his attempt to disable it, which was in the spoiler. But it's been found. 

Jhiang nods to each of his companions as the arrive, but quickly turns his attention to finding the hidden control panel.

Seek: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Nope, we gotta find this thing. Hero Point
Seek : 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

If that was not enough to find it, he'll keep seaching: 

Seek: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
Seek: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Wow, just wow. With all those garbage rolls, maybe he at least found it on the reroll.

Jhiang spends a few seconds looking around the room trying to find some way to turn off the fire trap.

◆ Perception to Seek: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Jhiang nods to Desmond in agreement then races into the central corridor. From there he turns southwest hoping to find someplace with some space to stay out of the way of the flame track.

Knowing better than to voice his question lest he bring bad luck on himself, he nevertheless wonders silently where the "sizable creatures" are.

◆ Stride West and then SW. ◆ Stride SW towards the corner. ◆ See below:

Is spotting the control panel automatic? Does he need to Seek/Search to find it? If so, he'll do that, if not he'll cast shield. 

hihi - gotcha. (Or I could write 555, which is how the Thais write "hahaha" in texts since the word for 5 is "ha.")

Desmond/Jhiang - you can only be in a Stance during encounter mode, though it's moot at this point :)

Oops. Right. First time playing him, and first time playing a stance-user. I assumed the encounter started as we moved into the room, but yeah, technically it doesn't start until Initiative is rolled. But just to clarify for our turn, do Desmond and Jhiang count as being in our stances, or do we need to use the actions again? Matters a lot for Jhiang cause he has to cast a spell before going into the stance.

if I'm not mistaken, Ghardak is Singaporean...

@Ghardak: True? I go thru SG a few times a year. Played a couple times at Bugis Bunker, but that's gone, and I can't seem to be able to find any in-person play now. Is there any? I'd love to jump into a game next time I'm there.

Jhinag takes a moment to cast the minor spell of shielding. He whips his sword across his body as he did earlier, extending one hand with fingers pointed skyward, then moves cautiously into the room.

◆ Cast shield (AC 23), ◆ Enter Arcane Cascade, ◆ Stride (This assumes we arrived to a fight with sizable creatures with weapons already drawn.)

Singaporean accent? :)

Yeah.... busted. Someone's heard some Singlish. But there's a Lore reason. The Tian Xia World Guide renamed Amanandar to Linvarre. Linvarre is the Taldan enclave in Tian Xia, so already a little Singapore / Hong Kong.

Then on pg 132, they mention, "Once the children rise, the whole family enjoys breakfast while chatting in Taltien, Linvarre’s lively pidgin dialect that mixes words from both Taldane and Tien."

They then expound on it further on Pg 34:

The Taltien dialect has achieved a degree of international notoriety. Some denigrate it as a wild mix of Tien phrases shoddily translated into Taldane, or Taldane words squeezed into the confines of Tien grammatical structures. Linvarrans take great pride in their linguistic mashup, though, and local scholars have pushed for Taltien’s adoption as a global trade tongue, calling it the link between the two common trade languages in Tian Xia and Avistan. While one can rarely encounter an outsider fluent in Taltien, most foreigners can understand about 50 percent of a conversation if they strain their ears, and Linvarre’s immigrants generally pick the language up within six months to a year.

So they made Singlish canon!

But I don't want to just mix in "Tien phrases" which no one would be able to parse (plus I don't speak any IRL Asian languages to use as a base). So instead I'm trying to make it more like what I hear when 'Poerans speak English in that chopped, staccato style to each other but they aren't speaking full-on Singlish. I'll be refining it as I go, and if anyone has suggestions on how I can make the accent both understandable and distinctive, I'll listen.

"Asuumin' t'at t'e quote 'sizable creatures' not paht you upgraded defenses, lah? So if t'ey need killin, we go t'ere, lah?" he confirms with Toldrar.

Vote for Magical Trap, or at least voting to go kill some sizable creatures. And Jhiang would not take any of the offered items. 

Jhiang flicks his blade to clear the blood of his decapitated foe before sheathing it. He nods to Green for having made the smart decision before turning to Sorrina. "Westyr-sama, t'eza ..." he pauses to clear his throat and reset his accent. "These men were attempting to escape from where the explosion occurred. Few of t'em have been ... befriended ... by Quin and BK now. Only one was killed," he finishes with a glance at the headless figure of the one with one bloody white glove remaining. He bows out respectfully to Westyr-sama, turns over the debrief to the others, and begins moving about the room wary for any others hiding or approaching.

Jhiang assess the battlefield and decides that the others can worry about capturing them alive or talking them down. Neither is his schtick. The one trapped in the flora isn't going anywhere, it seems, so the others are ... disposable.

With that decided, he leaps into the air, landing behind the one wearing one White glove. Where is his other glove? Why white? Is it a fashion statement or did he lose it? Sometimes these Avistani are so strange. Or maybe he's not Avistani. We'll find out soon enough I guess. His thoughts race as he prepares to unite magic and steel with the power of the air.

Spellstrike, slashing gust, Anthem vs OG: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 14 + 1 = 32
Damage, S, spell, anthem, Arcane Cascade: 2d6 + 4 + 4d4 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 + (4, 1, 1, 4) + 1 + 4 = 24
If crit: Deadly 1d8 ⇒ 7 plus 3d4 persistent bleed damage.

He then bounces away, carried by the power of his strike to cut off the others from escaping to the south.

Long Jump, Quick Jump, No provoke: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19

◆ Leap*, ◆◆ Spellstrike using slashing gust, ↺ Distant Waterbird's Poise**

* He's the new Aloof Firmament style magus from Tian Xia Character Guide. Think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for how he fights. It's a little complicated, but basically as long as he Leaps or Jumps (or flies, yes, he will later this combat), he doesn't provoke and does extra Cascade damage.

** Distant Waterbird's Poise: ↺ Requirement: You hit a target with a Spellstrike. You flow around your foe, using the magic of your attack to carry you away. You Leap, High Jump, or Long Jump, and this movement doesn't trigger reactions from the creature you hit. If you High Jump or Long Jump, you don't have to perform the initial Stride (nor do you fall if you don't Stride 10 feet). The lightness of your steps persists after the jump, granting you the ability to land on or walk on the surface of water or other liquids until the end of your next turn.  (I guess Green could take a Reaction if he has one.)

Sorry, realized I left off the DC for Red.

Each round that a creature starts its turn in the area, it must attempt a Reflex save VS DC 20.

On a failure, it takes a –10-foot circumstance penalty to its Speeds until it leaves the area, and on a critical failure, it's also immobilized for 1 round. Creatures can attempt to Escape to remove these effects.

Either way, all the area is difficult terrain.

"Oh, no, you not goin'. Boss-man wan' chat-chat wit-choo,' Jhiang says, his accent coming back in the heat of battle. Knowing they all want to go down those stairs, he decides to make it a little harder for them to do so. Arcane words in a mix of languages cause plants and mushrooms of all types to burst form the walls and floor of the stairway, grabbing at the one already in there and trying to entangle him.

His spell complete, Jhiang whips his katana around in a flourish. As he holds one hand out in front of his body with his fingers pointing skyward, a breeze begins flowing around him as if ready to lift him from the ground.

◆◆ entangling flora , ◆ enter Arcane Cascade stance. Spell effect is a 20 foot burst at 120 foot range, so it extends a further 20 feet off the map. All the area is Difficult Terrain, and bad things happen if you start your turn in the area.

I vote to stay with 5. We still have a decent party balance.

"Allergies, nah. Been stung few times, so don' t'ink I'm 'llergic to any 'dem t'ings. Let's hope t'is job don' need no fightin', but if it do..." He pauses as Miss Sorbet arrives, his mouth agape at the image she presents.

"Uhhhh, hi, Miss Sorbet. I'm Jhiang Jhones, pleased to meet you," he says in a generic Absalom accent slowed down from his normal hasty speaking pace. "T'at suit is amazing," he gushes in excitement. "But how fast can you move in it?" he asks as he circles it to inspect it before returning to face the colorful bear.

As Locus executes a perfect bow in return, a man comes running into the lobby and looks around as if searching for someone. He hustles over to where Locus and Quinthalas are standing while Minzy sidles into the conversation.

"Neng Locus? T'at's you, laa?" he asks in a very strange accent. When she nods in assent, he switches into a fast stream of a tonal language familiar to some as being from Tian Xia.

After just a few back and forths in Tien, the android bows again to Quinthalas. "I'm sorry Quin, I've been reassigned to a different task. I do hope that we can meet again," she finishes simply as she gathers Minzy and Toop, and they depart the lobby.

The man who served as messenger turns to Quin. "Sorry 'bout t'at," he begins. "T'ey don't tell me t'e whys, only to switch teams wit' her." He executes a Tien style bow himself to Quin. "Jhiang Jhones, originally from Linvarre, but been Absalom a fair-long-bit." His words are rushed and staccato but with lilting tones in odd places, too.

He stands quite a bit taller than most would expect of one from Tian Xia, and the slightly pointed ears below the samurai top-knot are not quite pointed enough to be even half-elven. His armor is also a strange design, more Casmarron than Tien, but his only weapon is certainly of Tian origin, a katana in a beautiful black and gold saya.

And per RPGChronicles math, that takes us to 19 CP and into the high tier. I don't want to bring a 6 and do that to the 3's, so I'll switch out. I don't mind at all. In fact, it's a brand new level 5 (full Remaster rebuild) that I've never played before, so this will give me a chance to establish his personality as we go.

Although, his PBP profile isn't set up at all, but I'll have it done tomorrow morning Asia time, I promise.

Jhiang Jhones, Human (Sylph) Magus 5 {Aloof Firmament}