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If you want to rub salt on the wound, make it a rimed frigid touch. Happy Entangle day!

Of course, I've been told I've got a nasty streak in me...

The to go is generally frigid touch, so bad guy is staggered, no save.

Some people like vampiric touch for a emergency(sort of), heal.

DM - awaiting your turn on table 2 - my turn 1 action is to delay until after the orcs. There's bleeder before Elo gets her turn 1 action.

Glad that everything worked out. Urm..Gaurm, me thinks you'll need to move your token next to Barett for ze fancy stuff. I'd do it for you, but I has no computer access for the next 8-10 h or so...

My first round action is to delay until after the orcs.

I'm a little confused on group 2. Have we started main round or are we still in surprise round? Elo hasn't posted on surprise round, I posted for surprise round (should I post for main round?)

Joshua posted for both surprise round and main round, Barett for main round as he did not get to act in surprise round, Gaurm hasn't posted yet. I'm just worried we're waiting for someone but don't know who we're waiting for.

Kashuya takes a step northeast, utters 4 words in an unknown tongue, "Kreh Hadrim Kotin Krasaar" while her right hand touches a point in the air, forming a diamond, as she intones each of the words.

5 ft Northeast, Spell target is Orc No. 6, DC 18 Will save or be nauseated for 5 rounds

Using the Message Spell to Elo,"Keep the others orcs off me, I will try to use another mental discipline to put them to sleep, and if it works, finish them."

Tried to have a family gathering on good friday, but a lot of people called in sick >.< Oops.

Didn't mind the extra food, since I had it for dinner and I'm somewhat a greedy guts, anyway.

I typically post from mobile, so I can't see roll20. I can arrange for desktop views, if necessary though, but no where as frequent as my mobile access would be. Yes, that's where all my spelling errors and typos come from.

Map would be nice please, in case glitterdust and AOOs are involved, thx =)

Bleh keep thinking it was self only. I can use one then, otherwise its take 10 for total of 12 stealth. 5 rounds = max speed of 300 ft per vanish, assuming 30ft/std or move action, not counting if run is used. But more realistically, the non vanished other of the pair will have to move at half speed for stealth, so vanish should be activated within 150 feet of the orcs.

There's an option of using a bag of holding but I'd rather not in case anything goes wrong.

Vanish is self only.

Not really, except that Gaurm and I aren't very stealthy. Barett is still passable, but we can just see how it goes and roll with it.

"Professor Kashuya of the Acadamae of Solthis, Department of History." She raises her eyebrows at Elo. "Sometimes, I feel people have been drifting from one conflict to the next,"she comments pensively.

"As you wish, Elo. Or is there another title you would prefer us to use? Set the deployment, so we may begin."Most commanders do no care for insubordination, nor backtalk. I've said my piece, lets leave it as that.

"Why would their leader be bleeding? Many commanders prefer to lead from the back. Afterall, you can't give orders if you're dead or incapacitated. Could he be a captured leader of the orcs enemies?" Kashuya muses out loud.

Take 10, total 21 for knowledge history for battles fought.

"In the battle for the Golden Oasis, General Hakeb underestimated the numbers and ferocity of the desert normads. He divided his forces into 2, intending to flank them. They saw through his ruse, and wiped the columns individually as they tries to move into flanking position, the other column being too far away to assist." She pauses a while, then continues. "The book of war states that only if you outnumber your enemies 2 is to 1, should you attempt a flanking maneuver and only if you outnumber your enemies 10 is to 1, should you attempt to surround and destroy them."

"Six orcs, you say? There are only 5 of us. We do not have a numerical advantage over our foes, rather the opposite. Should they decide to charge at the people at the end of the valley, we will not be able to get there in time." Kashuya shakes her head.

"Should you wish for the element of suprise, I, as I have earlier said, can bend the light around us, if we keep ourselves bunched together to render us invisible, at need. Most of my mental disciplines work best at close range. I have one that could blind everyone within a small area. Hidden by my mental discipline, we could creep next to them, taking them unawares. You will want to leave me some room to work that mental discipline, for it is indiscriminate. The moment I release it, we will all become visible, and you can take advantage of their confusion of being blinded to cut them all down."

"I doubt blinded orcs run very well, and I believe this plan will serve better then the one you earlier proposed."

"Alas for the land being sparse, or I could command vegetation to hold them in place."

Awaiting orders, Elo. My take on this is we throw a flashbang then go in there guns blazing, storm the front and rescue Mr Tin man. If you really want to be extra careful, ping me by message to cloak Group 2(me, Barett and Gaurm), and the orcs wouldn't even know what hit em.

Scribe scroll only states you can scribe a scroll in 2hs. It does not state you can scribe more then one scroll per day. Since there is no specific rule trumping the general rule of 1 scroll per day, you are limited to 1 scroll per day. Page 549 or page 552 of the Core Rulebook(depending on which edition you're using) also states the limitation of 1 scroll per day. In fact for crafting, there is a general rule of 1 magic item per day.

Sure, you can scribe the scroll in 2 h(but you're still limited to 1 scroll per day), it just means the rest of the free time, you can..you know, do something else?

D20 states it better, but I'm aware that site is not canon.

the creator also needs a fairly quiet, comfortable, and well-lit place in which to work. Any place suitable for preparing spells is suitable for making items. Creating an item requires 8 hours of work per 1,000 gp in the item's base price (or fraction thereof), with a minimum of at least 8 hours. Potions and scrolls are an exception to this rule; they can take as little as 2 hours to create (if their base price is 250 gp or less). Scrolls and potions whose base price is more than 250 gp, but less than 1,000 gp, take 8 hours to create, just like any other magic item. The character must spend the gold at the beginning of the construction process. Regardless of the time needed for construction, a caster can create no more than one magic item per day. This process can be accelerated to 4 hours of work per 1,000 gp in the item's base price (or fraction thereof) by increasing the DC to create the item by 5.

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Scribing a scroll requires 1 day per 1,000 gp of the base price. Although an individual scroll might contain more than one spell, each spell must be scribed as a separate effort, meaning that no more than 1 spell can be scribed in a day.

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I'll be up for 5h of the 8, and it only takes a standard action to wake me up, anyway.

Only complication: scribe scroll states 1/day, so any stuff will take a while. Anyone mind a scorpion on watch?

Tiny fruit tarts are for laughs. Like you know what happens when you throw one in someone's face? Though, big fruit tarts would be more appropriate, again they wouldn't fit in a spell component pouch.

Sure, I am perfectly happy to mark the gp cost off for scrolls. Was intending to do so in the first place. The portable artificers lab was so just I had everything I needed to craft with, I'll deduct everything I make out of my gp, as per crafting rules, subject to adventuring crafting limitations, which is 375 worth of stuff per day, unless I accelerate crafting by taking a -5 to the check, which would put me at 750 gp/day.

I read it as everything needed - including the materials. I don't see the point of the item existing, if it wasn't for crafting things on the go, without the need of tracking materials.

Afterall, with a spell component pouch, you don't track how much bat guano you're carrying, are you?

If there was an item that existed that gave..."basic crafting materials", I would have bought it, screw the inventory tracking.

Kashuya leafs over Barrett's spell book."So, that's what those magic practitioners spellbooks look like. Hmm. Never had one shown to me." She turns over a few pages, with an incredulous expression on her face, "So you mean you fling sand at people after saying some words and it comes up in rainbow colours? Doesn't make any sense."She turns a few more pages, stopping at the page for identify."This one at least does...maybe I could have a copy of that..."

Meanwhile a certain sneaky blue-banded scorpion begins to crawl up Kashuya's robes...to have a look. "Oh NO you DON"T!" as she grabs Hottentotta Tamulus. "Sorry."she apologizes,"He's got one bad habit I haven't broken him off. If there's an interesting looking manuscript, he'll try to eat it up." She gives a sigh. "You have no idea how many people I've had to apologise to for eaten documents."

Im assuming a portable artificers laboratory has everything you'd possibly want for crafting magical items of any sort, and that includes scrolls.

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Barrett - transfering spells to a witch isn't that simple. You need to feed the scroll containing the spell to the familiar. Which means I need to craft the scroll of the spell, then feed it to my familiar before I can use it. Of your spells, I can only use identify, of mine ear piercing scream, snowball might be of use to you, but lets work out which spells we want to transfer here before letting it play out in game.

I'm thinking you should scribe one of my protection frm evil scrolls into your spell book, so I can use you as a source for more protection from evil scrolls. You should also keep the rest of protection from evil scrolls as prohibited school in pathfinder does not mean you can't cast spells from your prohibited school. It just takes 2 slots to prepare, in scrolls it makes no difference activating.

Elo - nothing of yours I can use.

I'm thinking we should start writing up the following:
5 scrolls obscuring mist
5 scrolls enlarge person
2 scrolls lesser restoration
1 scroll invis sphere/2 scrolls invisibility

Can't do some of it without your help though.

"Ah, I see, " as she scribbles a few notes in her journal."Yes, but this partucular one only. Ohhh the backtalk I get."She smiles fondly at her Hottentotta Tamulus."He's pretty smart. Smarter then some people I've met, certainly."

He perks up a bit at the mention of growing larger and grins,"I have fought like that a few times. I would not object to it again in the future."

"Well. Then its time to set up shop." She snaps her fingers. "Gaurm, could you help me set up my crafting bench, over there, thanks," as she opens her bag of holding, exposing the portable artificers lab, points at a sheltered corner faciing the low side of the rock.

"That way I can see whats coming, while I work." she comments. "The rest of you, don't be shy, if there are some scrolls you'd like me to inscribe, just provide the source, add it to the list," in a brisk, businesslike manner.

She sets up her bedroll near where the portable artificers lab was to be placed. "I need only to sleep for the last watch."

Kashuya spots her Hottentotta Tamulus scuttling around the camp. "Ah there you are, my fine fellow,"and grabs him by the side in a long practiced gesture, deftly avoiding his stinger and pincers, drawing some angry chitters from him. After a short exchange of chitters, she grins and says, "He's just volunteered for nightwatch. Work that spell of yours. He can see better in the dark then any of us. I'll be up with him most of the night, anyway."

"Could you prepare that slippery effect tomorrow? Then I can start inscribing it down."

"Also how do any of you feel about growing to twice your size? Or do you like being the way you are, in a fight."

Seema mercenaries are a particularly closed mouth bunch...

"Oh, so that's how you do it!" Kashuya exclaims, then starts takes notes. "I'm a part-time artificer and a collector of manuscripts." She opens up her bag of holding to reveal a portable artificers laboratory. "See? I've even brought my own crafting bench," she says smugly. "Also, can anyone trigger this manuscript down here?" as she holds out a scroll of protection from evil."I can write down mantras which can be used to unleash certain effects. I believe practitioners of magic call them scrolls." She raises a finger, "I would like to look into the creation of mantras that make one slippery and hard to grab. I believe it may come useful if we end up in the mouth of a dinosaur. Unfortunately, I am unable to create that effect on my own. Can any of you create such effects?"

"But enough about me. What brings you all to the mercenary calling?"

Yep, I know that was an insult to possibly quite a number of classes(druid, shaman, possibly witch and even clerics of nature gods - and maybe a few more I didn't think off). Its also pretty racist in Golarion.There's quite some to be said about cultural insensitivity^^

Gaurm's comment takes Kashuya by suprise.See to the defences? But...all the fortifications she knew about involved loads and loads of stone, and lots of magic in construction. And there didn't seem to be a single stone block in sight. Kashuya sputters a bit, "But..but..you're mercenaries. Surely you know how to fortify a campsite! I'm not one of those backward, woodsy native people who go around praying to trees for walls of vegetation."she protests, as she goes off to watch Gaurm prepare food.

As the smells of a meal waft around, she remarks,"Oooh, smells good. A definite improvement over the stuff they whipped up when I was last outfield." She shows her ring of sustenance to the party. "There's a lot of time to do research at night, if you can cut back on your sleep. Not having to eat the stuff they cooked up was an added bonus."

"Charming," as she gives the place a supercilious look."A definite step down compared to the quarters of the Acadamae. Reminds me of the time when I was on an archeological expedition in Wati."She looks down on the site again."Seems defensible enough, I suppose."

She digs out a pearl from her bag of holding and touches it. She then mutters an incantation. A blue sphere surrounds her briefly, before it dissappears.

Regaining mage armor from pearl of power and recasting it.

"I suppose the next matter of the day would be to prepare meals, and after that, set the night watches?"

I know who I'm going to chivy to haul my artificers portable lab in and out of my bag of holding every night ;)

*snicker*

Though I wonder, how do you deal with Elo?

GM, would it be better if you just told us when we levelled instead of constantly counting xp? I've noticed it can get tiresome over time, to constantly count it.

"That's really thoughtful of you, Gaurm, and the rest of you would do well heeding his good example," with a twinkle in her eyes. "But don't worry about it the next time it comes up. For one, I've a spare pair of boots." She spends a full-round action, digging through her bag of holding to pull out another pair of walking boots."See? Anyway, my boots are special.They'll resize to their wearer, keep themselves clean, it's no hassle at all."

Kashuya keeps with the rest of the non scouting group."I can bend the light around us if we're grouped together to let us travel unseen, but for a short while only. Tell me if there is such a need."

If the rest of non scouting group are stealthing, I'll take 10 for stealth, total 12

Garum, probably a good idea to state your method of out of combat healing before we run into the next bunch of hostiles.

Kashuya shakes the hand of anyone who offers. When Garum introduces himself she remarks, "Ahh, finally someone with good manners and a proper sense of gratitude. I could loan you my boots, if you like," and gives Garum a small smile.

"All the yelling across the plains is SO unseemly." She gives a disapproving tsk. "There are far better ways of getting your message across, then having everyone in the vicinity hear you. Of course, you attracted my attention as well, which was fortunate for you, but I highly doubt most things you will encounter out here are inclined to be friendly."

She pauses for a while, "Watch. Watch and learn." She utters a single word, Zul, and points at each member of the party. "Point your finger at whom among us you wish to speak to, and we may hear your voice within 120 feet. Even if you should be speaking in a whisper, we will hear you, as if you stood by our side, uttering those words into our ears."

"Come to me every 2/3rds of an hour so that I may ensure the path remains open."

Using Message on everyone.

"Magi? Nay, it is all the power of the mind." She wags her index finger. "The mind is limitless, in many ways. With discipline, you can accomplish almost anything."

"Scorpions are common in Osirion, just that this little fellow here seems to be a little special. They usually don't come in these distinct colours, and this fine specimen even understands the teachings of Irori. I meditate with him every morning. He is my meditation focus."

"And you should know that even though Irorians don't start fights, we do finish them."

"Up to you, its your wand." She shrugs indifferently.

On hearing the rest of what Elo has to say. "Ahhh, a mercenary band, no? Going straight into the heart of the conflict? Excellent. " She rubs her hands in glee. "Now don't get me wrong about causes and good fights, they're all nice and noble sounding. I believe I shall hang around and provide assistance to you lot, as our purposes intertwine. Afterall, how many authors can boast of being in the midst of the action?" Kashhuya shakes Elo's hand.

"Oh, let me introduce you to an associate of mine, Hottentotta Tamulus."

Once they're out of Stego territory, Kashuya introduces herself to the rest of the party. "I'm Professor Kashuya, of the Acadamae of Solthis, and I'm here to document the Lastwall conflict for my latest book, the Chronicles of the Lastwall." She holds out her hand for everyone to shake.

As Elo uses the infernal healing wand on herself, she flips her black robes up a bit to reveal a smart looking pair of boots. "Try stand a while in these, they work pretty well for mending injuries."

"Must say the security here is pretty questionable, considering I managed to slip past the border without being asked any questions. So, do you happen to be involved in the Lastwall conflict? What are you doing here, and where are you headed?" she asks. She then takes out her ink, inkpen and journal to start penning down replies.

Yeah Kashuya definitely has some problems. Maybe you guys can hazard a guess on why she was sent out of the monastery? ;)

knowledge nature- whats gotten them riled up, a territorial dispute?: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15

Full round action withdraw to Elo

Kashuya appears next to Elo, "I must say this is the first time I've run into really big dinosaurs outside books."

She looks down at the bleeding images of Elo. "Can you stand?" and offers Elo a hand, waiting for the right Elo to grab it.

"I strongly recommend that we get out of here most speedily, by the way you came from. You see, they have small heads, molars instead of cannies, and those spikes look more of a defensive nature. Therefore, I conclude that we're dealing with herbivores, and the only reason they'd be attacking us, is because we're in THEIR territory." She concludes her lecture smugly, seeming indifferent to Elo's distress.

"Oh, and don't take too long in deciding, the effects of that mental discipline of mine won't last forever."She taps her foot impatiently.

init: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Placed a K where my character is supposed to be - attempts to upload the picture didnt work out very well.

Kashuya utters 4 words in an unknown tongue, "Kreh Hadrim Kotin Krasaar" while her right hand touches a point in the air, forming a diamond, as she intones each of the words.

DC 18 will save or nauseated for 5 rounds. The stego next to Elo. Hey, I'm fairly precise...

Ok - I have 2k gp extra - I will rethink on whether I want craft wondrous scrap that, there are still pearls of power to craft, as there's no making of stat booster items (but handy haversacks are still cool and all that). Chances are if boots of earth are once per day only (thought the errata applied to PFS only), I will have to rethink what I want to buy.

Ok, I'm more or less ready, pending some questions regarding items.

I.e:

Does Boots of Earth work like the PFS version, or can it be used more then 1 time per day?
Does a Ring of sustenance allow an arcane caster to get 2 hrs sleep and prepare spells? (Forums are two minds about it - I'd like to check with GM before I actually make that purchase). I intend to craft - so I will change my feats accordingly if ring of sustenance doesn't work the way I think it does.

I'll start writing backstory slowly.