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Samy, if you need a break then take one! Just let us know when to expect you back. All moves are stressful, we don’t want to add to that. Best of luck on the job interviews! Even if you don’t have time to update the game, let us know when you find a better job!
As Harmose keeps their attention, Kito moves into the room. Moving over to the table, she can finally see the rest of the room. With her left hand hidden by her body from the Silver Chain gang members, she holds out four fingers so the rest of the group know how many are in the room. Probably best to take care of the two at the back, prevent them from joining the inevitable battle. We can’t just leave them to plunder more graves, especially with what is going on in Wati right now, Bot first round combat: Web the back of the room with the two gang members, 20’ radius spread, Reflex DC 17.
Moving into the room, Kito waits for one of the others to take the lead talking to this person. Sounds like there are more than just these two. If I can move to a better position, I might be able to prevent them from joining the battle. While others are speaking, Kito looks for an opportunity to move to a place where she can see more of the room.
Kito gets to a position where she will be able to see past Polux and Ra-Khefer are — ready to misfortunate on of the guards.
Kito moves through the doorway and waits Polux and Turel to give her a report over the message spell before going down the stairs. She makes sure to stay out of the way should anyone else want to jump down.
Eidolon is sort of temporary... Anyone with an Improved Familair can get their choice of several humanoid creatures including brownie, silvanshee, cassisian, homunculus and several others. Homunculus are also available to Alchemists and I believe there are archetypes that focus on that. There may also be something that can be done with clockwork creatures, I’m not sure.
Kito casts a protective charm around herself before going into the next area.
Looking to the rest of the group, Kito suggests “They both cooperated. I would not object to letting them go.” Looking back at the two guards, she adds “...but no more grave robbing!”
My understanding is the both cost money, although Roll20 can be used for free. I’ve very limited experience with any VTT.
Actually, online there is a lot of call for the early scenarios you already own. Are you looking to do VTT via Roll20/Fantasy Grounds or PbP?
Sorry, had not realized that! Well then, some of the details have likely changed but the basic structure is the same. They have gotten rid of faction missions, instead now having optional faction journal cards. I find the cards give people a good idea what the goals of the various factions are, even if you don’t track them it helps understand the factions. APL may have changed, depending on when you last did it. The structure of the guide has changed quite a bit. There have been some clarifications. They also added a new Campaign Clarifications document to deal with some grey areas of the rules.
When they give her the look, she glares at them. “Since last night, we have had to destroy a mummy and several zombies and skeletons. I was hoping you might have a clue where that started!”
The cute little bird on her shoulder totally destroys the impact of her glare. Schoolchildren have appeared more threatening than she does. When Qasin pipes up, she asks the two guards “Can you give us a better idea where downstairs he is being held?”
@Polux, Yes, anyone can. It doesn’t even have to be at a public event. Get a copy of the Roleplaying Guild Guide and read through it. Think of it as the house rules of the campaign. As a GM, you don’t have to own any of the books — just use the PRD on Paizo to reference the rules. I would still encourage you to reach out to the local PFS leadership for the region you are looking to GM in. They can answer questions and provide help. I don’t know of any region that wouldn’t like more GMs!
Although she can’t seem to tell if they are lying or not, Kito is confident her friends will let her know of any tricks. She starts questioning them, probing for useful information. “How many are in the gang?” “Has anyone experienced a sudden elevation in status with Ekram becoming the leader?” “Are there any areas that Ekram forbids you from entering?” “Have you noticed anything unusual lately?” “Anything significant happen last night?”
I loved both Sewer Dragons of Absalom and Gallows of Madness! The others are also good, but those two stand out for me. Tyranny of the Winds works best if you can play the whole series in order to get the full story. The scheduling was what convinced me I wanted to do PFS. It really is great that you can drop out for months, and they will still welcome you back when you have time again. The other thing that gets some people is that you can find a game when out of town. People who travel a lot can sometimes connect with the local gaming groups at their destination and just drop in. There is one tool I’ve used a lot to help with the record keeping. It is the PFS Session Tracker. It helps you track what scenarios you have already played. When you first start, it really doesn’t seem like a big thing but it doesn’t take that long to get to the point where the tool helps. If you stick with it, try that tool to help you track what you’ve played. Here, we also use it as organizers to try and see what scenarios to run..
Which scenario did you play? I agree that there is more bookkeeping than I would like. I don't consider it exhausting, but I know a few people that decided it just wasn't worth it. I generally do forget about the boons on a character unless they are something that immediately changes something for the character. The boons that do get remembered are those that allow access to a different type of item such as an intelligent item, familiars, or something that gives an in-game title. You can do just fine ignoring the various boons if that is what you want to do. The folder per character is how I do it, although I am still looking at how to take it all electronic. Something you didn't mention that has been a big advantage for me is the scheduling flexibility. When I have something open up in my schedule, I can check if there is a game available. If my schedule changes a couple of days before the game, I can just back out and it doesn't generally cause the game to collapse. I also have enjoyed it because of the people I've met. I hope you find a way to deal with the paperwork that allows you to enjoy the game!
Leaning down over the two prisoners, Kito checks that they are both awake. “I think we can convince them to be reasonable people.” she says, watching them. “Look at them Alexis and Turel, don’t they seem reasonable to you?” Standing again, she says “I doubt they want the Cult of the Forgotten Pharaoh here any more than we do. There is no telling where we might have gotten information that just happens to hurt the Cult while leaving others” at which point she plays with one of the silver chains found on the guards “alone.”
Looking to Alexis and Turel, she asks “Which of the two seems most sensible?”
At hearing Harmose’s mention of rainbows, Kito tells the group “Time to go in!” Having said that, she heads towards the entrance Harmose took in.
Kito casts the message spell. As Harmose goes in, she frowns slightly in consternation. Looking towards the building, after a short time she tells the others "I think he may have found the guards. Be ready!"
Kito just nods in response to Deseri's question. Isn't that always part of any plan? Wing it when things go pear shaped.
“As long as sound is all we are worried about, Harmose probably has the best magic for the job. His rainbow is bright, but it doesn’t make much noise.” She spreads her fingers out like a flare as she says this.
I don't recall any such discussions, but it may have happened before I joined the game. I would expect timezones to make it difficult for us to all be on any of those platforms at the same time. I have accounts for Google and Roll20.
“We have already learned that they wiped one pharaoh from the history because they didn’t like them. I expect the cult members are looking for the mask because it links in some way with why this Hakotep is not in our history either.”
“It is likely that any gang members we meet in the tunnels below could be convinced to just leave. There has been tension between the original gang and the Cult.” She then relates the rest of what she knows of the situation.
Seeing the others trying to calm the creature, Kito figures it is worth a try. Taking a little bit more food, she puts it into her hand and reaches out the hand to in front of the bird. “You have found help, no need to be excited. Just calmly explain who needs what help where. Who, what, where.” She lays the bird food out in front of the Nosois where it can easily reach it.
Kito puts away the writing implements.
"Can you point the way to where help is needed?"
Frowning for a moment, Kito asks Thera to allow her to share the treats. She offers some to Thera first, and then fills Deseri's hand.
Kito gets out some paper and a quill, setting them down near the ‘bird’. “It is a Nosois, used as a messenger. It should be able to write out what it needs!”
Frowning, Kito asks "I wonder why the summoner concealed themselves." Turning on her heel, she then says "Best continue towards Meehr Zet's residence." The sooner we deal with the other areas, the sooner we can check on the outskirts.
Looking down at the woman, Kito mentions “I suppose it is possible she is the one who did it.”
I hope your move goes smoothly! Take care!
Kito looks around with a puzzled expression. In response to Qari, she says "They were summoned, but I don't know by whom."
"Well...they seem much more interested in the zombies." Kito doesn't seem very sure of herself.
“Messy eaters too...wish they were as fast as they are messy!”
Kito gives the esobaks a wide berth but slowly inches her way around to where she could sprint in and protect the woman if needed. She does not mind the esobaks making a lunch of the zombies as long as they don't threaten the woman. "As long as they don't hurt the woman, I would rather not hurt them. If left alone, I believe they would help destroy more of the undead infecting Wati."
"Don't hurt the creatures that attacked the zombies! Their actions are most likely in support of Pharasma's teachings." Kito then moves within 35' of the woman while staying out of the reach of the pair of creatures destroying the zombies. She then casts stabilize on her and says "That should give us a little bit of time!"
"I wonder if any of this has spread to the outskirts" Kito ponders with some trepidation. I hope my family and Terhk Fourwinds are alright.
Kito pours oils over the body and incinerates it. She says a short prayer to Pharasma as she stirs the ashes. Once they have cooled enough, she sweeps the ashes up into a small box and gives them to Sehhosep.
“You have suffered enough. We can take care of it.” Kito replies gently. She is still attached to the physical body. Some token may help her transition in her grief. “Would you like his ashes afterwords?”
"If you ever want to meet his soul in the bone yard or beyond, we need to make it whole." Kito offers. She does give Deseri a strange look as she says this. It looks like age took the fellow, not an injury. Although this is neither the time nor place to discuss it, I think it would be a bad idea to try to bring him back.
Kito shifts nervously. She doesn’t realize what has happened to the man? How horrible! If a god did this, it wasn’t as a blessing. “If you don’t mind saying, what exactly happened?” Sense Motive, DC 17: Although she is dong a good job of hiding it, Kito is repulsed by the sight of the zombie. She is just trying to figure out how to destroy it without causing problems.
Thunder? No, something else. I think it is time to run the wrong direction again... “Did you hear that?” Kito asks. “I don’t think it bodes well!” she says as she hurries ahead. Samy: Since I heard it, do I recognize what it might be?
Kito is not relieved that no one has seen nor heard from Ptemenib. Still, she has no ideas on what to do about it. “Let’s make sure friends are safe first.”
Kito would like to visit the Pharasmin temple first to ask how things are going and discretely check if anyone has seen Ptemenib. She dearly hopes it is coincidence that everything happened after he left the auction. Depending on what happens there, she may ask Turel if he can check with Bal about Ptemenib and mention how the undead appeared shortly after he left. After that, Kito would advocate checking the general city locations (listed by Aleris above) next. That should help bring down the panic level a little more. That said, Turel made an excellent case for investigating the Sanctum of the Erudite Eye. |