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Glad to know your still ok. Yeah, Im disappointed we have to give this one up probably.
I'm starting to think we need to look into a new GM. What do you all think?
Made it. Lots of pain, but good people to help me through it.
Thank you all. Technically I feel fine right now. No chest pains or anything. I had some shortness of breath about a year ago, but that went away when I changed my diet (Less nitrates...or is it nitrites? Whatever is in cheap processed meat a lot.). Had some weird pressure on my left side (like someone was sticking his hand under my ribs). No pain really. But my doctor wanted to do some tests, then some tests were off, and they lead to more tests...until bam! I evidently have 5 arteries clogged on the left side of my heart (2 of which are at 90%!). So now we rush to do bypass surgery. I'm not looking forward to it...but I have to do it for my 9 year old son. He lives with me (his mother moved to Boston) and I need to make sure I can stick around for the long haul as much as possible.
Well...here it goes: I have been diagnosed with a bad ticker. And they are in a hurry to get it fixed: Next Tuesday I will be getting open heart surgery and a Heart Bypass at my local VA. That means I will be in the hospital for at least a week of recovery and home resting after that for weeks. I will attempt to keep up with my games, at least by phone for now, but I cannot guarantee anything after next Monday yet. That's assuming I survive. They gave me a pretty low percentage of something going wrong, but with any surgery you never know... I am still available between now and next Monday however. If you need anything from me for this game until then, just let me know. Either way, please feel free to bot my character as needed after next Monday, and I hope to get back to all my PbP games (by phone at least) as soon as I can. Hopefully by...Christmas? We'll see I guess.
Still here.
Laser Torch:
We also had access to an EMP gun which I thought you took:
You are correct: But you are basically in Melee and I really doubt the creatures have resistance to Fire Damage...and the EMP gun might damage the screen or the cameras if the GM rules as such...Can you add Bane damage to an EMP gun?
Im at work and will post later tonight. @Basil: Didn’t we give you a grenade launcher and a laser gun earlier in the game? They may be time worn…
Just gave me an idea…Misc magic item that activates a minor Haunt when you throw it! Portable Poltergeists!!
Some stuff... I was already doing:
I will take the +7 Skill Points and +7 HPs easily/. Story Feat:(possibilities)
I feel the best choices are Magical Enigma and Protector of the People...although Craft(Robot) might be a possible choice too rather than a Golem on the Protector Story Feat? That would be funny too...crafting a secret robot protector for a group of people who hate and fear technology! That would be...yikes!
Keldor already has been taking the +1/4 extra evolution pts. The rest I can look at later once Im at home.
Well, I'm not a TRAINED Paladin. I'm a trained Summoner. Technically the Paladin part got thrust upon me mid-game. (Not complaining!). 'Know: Religion' has been something he has considering taking, but he never had much interest in the subject until recently, and he only gets a few skill points each level, even with his intelligence bonus. So I don't think he would realize what he could do or not do yet.
I think the GM is right. "While fused with his eidolon, the synthesist uses the eidolon’s physical ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution), but retains his own mental ability scores (Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma)." No I have not picked up 'Restore Eidolon' yet. At the time of last leveling I was still under the impression that normal healing spells could still help him.
@Gameplay:I like Isirah. Which given my track record so far in other games means nothing good.(As in, if my past experiences are an indicator, she will probably find a lost memory fragment and remember that she wants to kill us all, probably taking over the place, and flooding us with gas and robots and sealing doors and whatever.) Yeah…that DOES tend to reflect your luck with such things.
I'm sorry. I think we all appreciate everything you have managed here, and wish you luck on your future, whatever that is. Come back anytime!
Oh boy. My 'absent' father (or was it my mother?) hopefully won't just show up out of nowhere...
Many congratulations! That is very exciting! As someone who has been thinking through publishing some 3rd party stuff, I might have some questions for you... I don't know a lot, but I am more than willing to answer anything that I can.
I can’t help myself, but I just got an email from my previous publisher! He just found a really good review of a PF1 book I wrote: Blood and Broomsticks review…if you dare!.. Its like… my first real review! Im over the moon.
I already have a flashlight and Neraplast armor, but what we found is different than that, right? Sorry…work has been a mess and my personal life is just getting hit hard.
Apologies all: I hate to pile on, but it may be difficult for me to jump on and post for the next few days or so. My father has been at home in hospice care for over 2 years now and things seem to be suddenly accelerating today according to my sister. Please bot me where/when needed, and I will attempt to stay up to date and post when I can in the near future.
It doesn’t really matter now, but the 1/2 limit was put in place first, I thought, then the GM house ruled later once I had the ability to heal that it did both. Not worried about it anymore. As long as I can continue to play the character, I got no beef with however either GM does it. I was a Summoner before we gestalt-ed, and adding the paladin part made the best sense at the time. Blending stuff like this was bound to cause some questions.
The previous GM's interpretation, that Lifelink ability was too powerful. I was limited to a maximum 1/2 damage inflicted and it maxed at 1/2 my characters total Hit Points that I could transfer. I had originally thought I couldn't heal Gauntlet without using my Heal Eidolon spell, but we never could see exactly where it wasn't allowed with normal healing magic...until now. I can do it however you want. Most GMs don't allow the Synthesist Summoner for many reasons...
Sounds familiar…
After the proclamation and without comment, Keldor wanders off into the wilderness, quietly contemplating his circumstances. He won’t generally return until the next day.
Nodding at the verdict, Keldor sighs softly. “It is not my place to question my god or your judgment. If Erastil had disagreed with your decision, he would have stripped me of my link to him. I am his hand in this world still, and I thank you for your wisdom.”
Keldor steps forward, placing the creature’s equipment near the families who lost loved ones. ”The Blood Ghost is dead. We have defeated the creature.” He sighs heavily, then goes on to explain the entire story that led to this current situation, and Keldor’s part in it. ”My allies would never have agreed to free the creature, if I had been brave enough to argue. I take full responsibility for my choices and actions. I throw myself on the mercy of the tribe, and can only beg for forgiveness from the families who have lost too much already.” He then kneels and lowers his head in silent prayer, ready to accept whatever the tribe metes out.
No problem. It was about what I was expecting from Thawm!
If the Xill left any equipment or weapons behind after his death I would like to gather those and offer them as basic gifts to those families who lost members to the Xill.
“Basil, Im not telling you to do anything. I’m asking…begging you to back off. Let this play out. If my god deems me worthy of no wrongdoing then any sentence or punishment I get will be light or balanced to the situation. The Ghost Wolves, as Harg stated, are intelligent and are savvy enough to understand my situation. I can only hope…but hope is a virtue I’m told. That must mean I’m doing the right thing. Right?” He then turns to follow Harg back to camp solemnly.
You’re cool! I just know I can’t walk away from this fight unscathed. One way or another judgment is coming for Keldor. All he can do is own up to it and see what happens, or wait and see if his god does the unthinkable…
Shaking his head sadly Keldor rebuffs Basil. “You misread the situation. You two never would have gone along with the Xill, if I had forbidden it. I was the deciding vote. Its MY responsibility. No rescue needed. No gunshots. Please. Basil, you are more than smart enough to understand this is MY decision. My truth. By becoming a Paladin, I accepted certain things in my life…would be necessary. Inconvenient truths are not something I can hide from, if my god can peer into my soul. This done. Walk away.”
Keldor releases Gauntlet and watches the last of the Xill fade. “We have to tell them the truth. We are…at least partially responsible. Now that we know our assumptions were correct, we can’t lie to them. We released the creature from its captivity. Good reasons or not. I will take full responsibility for it all. I should have known better, but my instincts and fears overwhelmed my reason. Im surprised my god has not cast me down by now…unless he is simply waiting for my atonement in advance.” He shakes his head and turns to Harg. “I surrender myself to you for trial. Please take me to the elders for judgment.” Looking at Basil and Thawm, he chides. “You should leave while you can. I will not escape punishment, nor fear it, but you are not obligated here. Only I am, and maybe you can meet Harg back in Torch later.”
No problem! I just wasn’t sure.
Who’s up next?
“Stop or I’ll…**BOOM!**…shoot again!!”
But if Thawm had shared her vision, maybe someone good aligned could've rebuked her xD Most likely. =/
I've put Keldor's name on the stuff I would like to take, and if I don't hear anything in a couple of days then I am going to add it all to to Keldor's character sheet. I'm assuming this is good now?
The shaman was now working hard to contact Ghost Wolves outside of this main encampment to warn them but could only reach one or two groups per day due to the inherent limitations of his magic. Asking permission to pray to Erastil over the dead man's corpse, Keldor makes sure Basil, Thawm, and Harg know what he has learned about the man's death. After that he offers to see if he can find a way to help in getting a warning out to other Ghost Wolves still at a distance from the gathering. "I don't have any communication magic, but I DO have the ability to fly. I could journey over large distances quite quickly if I could gain good directions on how to find the missing Ghost Wolves. I'm not afraid of this 'Blood Ghost.' I could deliver the warning and both lead any groups I find as they retreat back here."
Sighing, Keldor turns and starts to circulate the camp, talking to those who would listen to him.
Still obviously worried, Keldor nods grimly. "I MUST help these people. I just don't know how yet."
His lips pursed, Keldor has remained completely silent since Thawm said the word 'Xill.' He was a smart guy compared to most, but he had not put all the information together until that obvious point was made by his compatriot. He speaks quickly, but with as much compassion as he can. "Whatever you are comfortable with offering is fine with us Chieftain, sulfurous or not. We will help regardless in this situation. Although I'm afraid I personally can't offer much other than to try and kill it...IF we can find it." He looks at the others and then moves back to give the others room to speak clearly to each other without interference. Deciding he needs personal guidance, he attempts to swallow his personal pride down into his stomach and moves closer to the Lady Dinvaya. "What do you think? I never intended to involve you in such a hunt for such an awful monster, but 'involved' you are now. I am unsure how to fight such a creature, much less find it! And...I fear we might know its name."
I've put Keldor's name on the stuff I would like to take, and if I don't hear anything in a couple of days then I am going to add it all to to Keldor's character sheet. After that we need to start looking into selling everything else we each don't want to take. I had a thought: Do we have 2 Autograpnels? We seem to have 1x Timeworn Autograpnel from way back when, and 1x +1 Autograpnel? Is that correct? Maybe we should replace the balistae-in-the-cart with an autogrpanel? That could be pretty cool.
"Only one returned from their expedition, and shortly after his return he was split stem to stern as something emerged from him." Looking aghast and a little queasy at the chieftain's remarks, Keldor looks at the others before speaking. "I can only speak for myself of course, but that IS why we came to be here. You have asked for help, and we can possibly help, if you will let us. Can you tell us more of what this enemy is or how we can help stop it?"
Geez, I haven't looked at the loot sheet in a while! Have you gone over it yet? (It appears we may have pre-spent some of out 8K gps before we left Torch!) Did we really pick up a Ring of the Ram?
So are we OK to take what is listed by our names? Maybe some more?
With the +1 Chainsaw now, I wouldn't mind taking some more charged batteries, just in case I need them. It is only 1 charge to start it and keep it going for 10 minutes, but that could add up if I have to start it and stop it multiple times for various reasons. Now that I can fly with Guantlet, taking a couple of grenades (not all) might also be useful when I need to dive bomb something... Anything beyond what we don't take or share communally should be sold of course. Also, I don't think we have written down what we got from defeating Hellion that we found. I'm so terrible about writing this stuff down, and that was while we were playing on Discord...
While not completely lost, and definitely ignoring the mention of bodily fluids altogether, Keldor tries to hit the proverbial nail on the head. "OK...but WHAT is Unity? Are we talking theology or science? Is it a thing? A god? A thing/god? Or just something beyond our ability to truly understand and could be the technical (no pun intended) equivalent? Hellion was powerful, grasping for more power still, and WANTED to be a god. Yet he...it?...was not. Could he have truly achieved that? I always find new technology to be interesting and fascinating, but god-like? I just don't see that...and that COULD just be my failing there. I'm not the wisest paladin, but I try to at least understand my limitations on such things. I am only mortal, and therefore can only truly see things from a mortal's perspective. Anything else...could lead to madness in the end."
Are the Tech items time-worn? Or fully functional?
Pushing past the others, Keldor immediately moves to hug the friendly half-orc. "Amazing! It feels like years since we have seen you! You must have an intersting story to tell about being here. Come! See Basil again and say hello to our new friends!"
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