paizo.com Recent Posts by Lyariepaizo.com Recent Posts by Lyarie2024-03-25T22:50:21Z2024-03-25T22:50:21ZForums: Advice: 11 HD, low CRDeborah Tudor-Smith (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tqan?11-HD-low-CR#12016-06-16T13:08:32Z2016-06-16T13:08:32Z<p>I'm looking for a monster with 11 HD and as low a CR as possible. Is anyone familiar with one?</p>I'm looking for a monster with 11 HD and as low a CR as possible. Is anyone familiar with one?Deborah Tudor-Smith (alias of Lyarie)2016-06-16T13:08:32ZForums: Rules Questions: AO's and the Kyoketsu ShogeLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qmti?AOs-and-the-Kyoketsu-Shoge#12014-01-31T18:45:22Z2014-01-31T18:45:22Z<p>In the description of the kyoketsu shoge, it says that "the rope and circlet can be whipped around and swung at opponents as a bludgeoning reach weapon." Does this function like a whip insofar as using it provokes an AO as if using a ranged weapon?</p>
<p>(I checked out other threads and couldn't find an answer to this... or any definitive answers about this weapon's jumble of special properties. There's too much rationalizing and not enough rule citing.)</p>In the description of the kyoketsu shoge, it says that "the rope and circlet can be whipped around and swung at opponents as a bludgeoning reach weapon." Does this function like a whip insofar as using it provokes an AO as if using a ranged weapon?
(I checked out other threads and couldn't find an answer to this... or any definitive answers about this weapon's jumble of special properties. There's too much rationalizing and not enough rule citing.)Lyarie2014-01-31T18:45:22ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Deity Favoured Weapon: Unarmed StrikeLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qmrq?Deity-Favoured-Weapon-Unarmed-Strike#62014-01-31T14:29:46Z2014-01-31T14:29:46Z<p>Thanks all, especially Rynjin for the link.</p>Thanks all, especially Rynjin for the link.Lyarie2014-01-31T14:29:46ZForums: Rules Questions: Deity Favoured Weapon: Unarmed StrikeLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qmrq?Deity-Favoured-Weapon-Unarmed-Strike#12014-01-31T05:53:04Z2014-01-31T05:53:04Z<p>I have a cleric of Korada (favoured weapon unarmed strike). Does a cleric's proficiency with her deity's favoured weapon essentially give her the Improved Unarmed Strike feat (allow her to do lethal and not provoke attacks of opportunity) or is it mechanically useless? </p>
<p>For:</p>
<p>If I was GM'ing in a home game, I would probably allow it to function as Improved Unarmed Strike, because it's essentially the same as getting the martial or exotic weapon proficiency to use a longbow of Erastil or starknife of Desna. I mean, the whole point of being proficient with a deity's weapon is to be able to use it with at least a small degree of competence.</p>
<p>Against:</p>
<p>Pharasma, Nethys and several other deities have simple weapons (which clerics are already proficient with) making them mechanically useless. Unarmed strike is a simple weapon, so why should a cleric of Korada get anything special?</p>I have a cleric of Korada (favoured weapon unarmed strike). Does a cleric's proficiency with her deity's favoured weapon essentially give her the Improved Unarmed Strike feat (allow her to do lethal and not provoke attacks of opportunity) or is it mechanically useless?
For:
If I was GM'ing in a home game, I would probably allow it to function as Improved Unarmed Strike, because it's essentially the same as getting the martial or exotic weapon proficiency to use a longbow of Erastil or...Lyarie2014-01-31T05:53:04ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: 5-01 The Glass River RescueLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q1h1&page=3?501-The-Glass-River-Rescue#1112013-09-19T04:57:26Z2013-09-19T04:57:26Z<p>I have a couple of Dev question about things my PC's did that I wasn't prepared for. </p>
<p>First off they decided to try sneaking the dwarfs out. The Holy Abendhile saw them cause they're pretty terrible at covert ops, but it was a noble effort. Where I had trouble was with her reaction to that. I just pretended their weren't 3 half-naked dwarfs in the common room for the sake of her combat strategy, but I'm not sure if that was how I should have played it.</p>
<p>Second the module says that a cart has been pushed up to block the main door. They decided to try getting out that way. I let them do it with some rules I ad hoc'd. Is that something that I should have done or is the cart supposed to be an impassible obstacle?</p>I have a couple of Dev question about things my PC's did that I wasn't prepared for.
First off they decided to try sneaking the dwarfs out. The Holy Abendhile saw them cause they're pretty terrible at covert ops, but it was a noble effort. Where I had trouble was with her reaction to that. I just pretended their weren't 3 half-naked dwarfs in the common room for the sake of her combat strategy, but I'm not sure if that was how I should have played it.
Second the module says that a cart has...Lyarie2013-09-19T04:57:26ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: 5-01 The Glass River RescueLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q1h1&page=3?501-The-Glass-River-Rescue#1102013-09-19T12:38:22Z2013-09-19T04:30:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Doug Maynard wrote:</div><blockquote> [...]choosing a course on the river [...] has absolutely no bearing on the combat to come.</blockquote><p>Actually, the tree-canopied vs open sky option can greatly affect combat if you are tactically-minded enough to work with it (I'm not, so the module should probably point it out). A drake is both a flying and swimming creature. If you go open sky, it is going to spend as much time in the air and out of range as possible. If you go covered, it's hard for it to get distance in flight so it should be spending more time using water as cover.
<p>If choosing starts to be a time waster, like if the party is bickering, have the captain grumble in frustration and arbitrarily pick a course (determined by random roll).</p>Doug Maynard wrote:[...]choosing a course on the river [...] has absolutely no bearing on the combat to come.
Actually, the tree-canopied vs open sky option can greatly affect combat if you are tactically-minded enough to work with it (I'm not, so the module should probably point it out). A drake is both a flying and swimming creature. If you go open sky, it is going to spend as much time in the air and out of range as possible. If you go covered, it's hard for it to get distance in flight...Lyarie2013-09-19T04:30:51ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: Season 5: Secondary Success GoalsLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q5sw?Season-5-Secondary-Success-Goals#32013-09-19T04:05:18Z2013-09-19T04:05:18Z<p>Okay thanks, I did.</p>Okay thanks, I did.Lyarie2013-09-19T04:05:18ZForums: GM Discussion: Season 5: Secondary Success GoalsLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q5sw?Season-5-Secondary-Success-Goals#12013-09-26T16:37:50Z2013-09-14T00:54:01Z<p>I can't find the secondary success conditions for the older scenarios, specifically 3-23 The Goblinblood Dead.</p>
<p>The Guide to Organized Play says I should be able to find them at paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/pfsproducts/pfsFreeProducts but I can't. Maybe I'm just missing it.</p>I can't find the secondary success conditions for the older scenarios, specifically 3-23 The Goblinblood Dead.
The Guide to Organized Play says I should be able to find them at paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/pfsproducts/pfsFreeProducts but I can't. Maybe I'm just missing it.Lyarie2013-09-14T00:54:01ZRe: Forums: Serpent's Skull: Advice on adding Mythic to Serpent's SkullLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q2ee?Advice-on-adding-Mythic-to-Serpents-Skull#52013-09-01T18:37:48Z2013-09-01T18:37:48Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">The NPC wrote:</div><blockquote> As for me I had the PC become mythic when the spirit of Garund performed a ceremony on him while he was unconscious after the ship sank. </blockquote><p>At the beginning before they wake up on the beach? Also, do you mean the spirit of the county Garund? Or are you referring to Jask, the Garundi priest of Nethys?
<p>I'd stay away from making a PC (or multiple PCs) mythic unless they have actually just done something worthy of it, nor would I make some PC's mythic without making the rest mythic - that sort of thing could cause bitterness between players or you and players. I wouldn't make them mythic from the get-go, but I'm mostly basing my thoughts on the matter off the first 3 pages of a module I'm just starting to read, so take it as you will.</p>The NPC wrote:As for me I had the PC become mythic when the spirit of Garund performed a ceremony on him while he was unconscious after the ship sank.
At the beginning before they wake up on the beach? Also, do you mean the spirit of the county Garund? Or are you referring to Jask, the Garundi priest of Nethys? I'd stay away from making a PC (or multiple PCs) mythic unless they have actually just done something worthy of it, nor would I make some PC's mythic without making the rest mythic -...Lyarie2013-09-01T18:37:48ZRe: Forums: Serpent's Skull: Advice on adding Mythic to Serpent's SkullLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q2ee?Advice-on-adding-Mythic-to-Serpents-Skull#22013-09-01T17:10:55Z2013-09-01T17:10:55Z<p>I'm only just starting into reading new AP <i>The Worldwound Incursion</i> but the progression guide states that, at the end of the first book, following the climactic finish, the PC's should be catapulted to 6th level and attain their first level of mythic. I would run a similar progression of Mythic in Serpent's Skull. Perhaps they attain their first mythic tier by removing the island's curse.</p>I'm only just starting into reading new AP The Worldwound Incursion but the progression guide states that, at the end of the first book, following the climactic finish, the PC's should be catapulted to 6th level and attain their first level of mythic. I would run a similar progression of Mythic in Serpent's Skull. Perhaps they attain their first mythic tier by removing the island's curse.Lyarie2013-09-01T17:10:55ZRe: Forums: Serpent's Skull: Racing to Ruin - ItombuLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q39u?Racing-to-Ruin-Itombu#72013-08-27T03:28:39Z2013-08-27T03:28:39Z<p>I've tested the waters of how the players want to proceed - how open they might be to a second chance. I'd really like to see more of the interesting cast of characters they currently have, but they seem to be embracing the idea of making a new team from one of the rival factions and picking up where their old characters left off rather than hoping for something to allow their old characters to survive. </p>
<p>I don't think a single one of them has particularly lamented the loss of their characters. It's not that they didn't enjoy playing them, they just relish the chance to try something new. I think I'm the only one who is having a serious issue with it because I feel responsible, you know what I mean? The whole point of a game is to have fun, and if that means I have to suck up not getting the poetic ending I wish I could give, then that's what I'll have to do.</p>
<p>Thank you for the good suggestions though. They may come in handy for future misfortunes.</p>
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<p>I think I'll at least give them an epilogue of their characters surviving in a sailing-into-the-West sort of way. Closure that's not "And you all die in your sleep as the fighter kills you off one-by-one." I'm thinking the fighter kills off the NPC guide (Nketchi the priest of Gozeh) and it wakes the party up. They manage to knock out the fighter (they have a subdual expert) and the demon emerges. They scatter all directions into the jungle, the druid healing the fighter enough that he can flee too. The demon gives chase but is distracted by a tyrannosaurus (legit random encounter). </p>
<p>The PC's who were really bent on the idea of joining the Zenj rebellion do so, fermenting the civil war that may eventually end the Sargavan oppression. The druid joins Athyra in protecting the lives and freedoms of the dinosaurs and chickens of the M'neri plains with extreme prejudice. The fighter hooks up with his basket weaver buddy and they sail into the sunset in his beloved boat (he really likes his boat). The half-orc ranger of Gozreh joins a Mwangi tribe and, after a montage of training and studying, hunts down Itombu, killing the shadow demon to avenge Nketchi.</p>I've tested the waters of how the players want to proceed - how open they might be to a second chance. I'd really like to see more of the interesting cast of characters they currently have, but they seem to be embracing the idea of making a new team from one of the rival factions and picking up where their old characters left off rather than hoping for something to allow their old characters to survive.
I don't think a single one of them has particularly lamented the loss of their...Lyarie2013-08-27T03:28:39ZRe: Forums: Serpent's Skull: Racing to Ruin - ItombuLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q39u?Racing-to-Ruin-Itombu#32013-08-26T03:54:06Z2013-08-26T03:54:06Z<p>They already used up the fetish on the dire ape which failed >.></p>They already used up the fetish on the dire ape which failed >.>Lyarie2013-08-26T03:54:06ZForums: Serpent's Skull: Racing to Ruin - ItombuLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q39u?Racing-to-Ruin-Itombu#12013-08-25T04:23:27Z2013-08-25T04:23:27Z<p>Impending TPK...</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>They're content, even happy, with making new characters, but I feel wrong ending it this way. I want to have done something wrong that I need to ret-con, or have a reeeaaaaally convincing reason for the NPC to go completely against his CE desire to destroy everyone.</p>
<p>It has to be really convincing because they will be very unhappy with a blatant Deus Ex Machina. Suggestions? Calling it a fair and legitimate TPK, and advising me to embrace them making new characters is a perfectly valid piece of advice, but I'm hoping for something to keep them alive.</p>Impending TPK...
[Spoiler omitted]
They're content, even happy, with making new characters, but I feel wrong ending it this way. I want to have done something wrong that I need to ret-con, or have a reeeaaaaally convincing reason for the NPC to go completely against his CE desire to destroy everyone.
It has to be really convincing because they will be very unhappy with a blatant Deus Ex Machina. Suggestions? Calling it a fair and legitimate TPK, and advising me to embrace them making new...Lyarie2013-08-25T04:23:27ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Lamplighter's Season 5 tidbitsLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q2ow?Lamplighters-Season-5-tidbits#202013-08-22T13:42:27Z2013-08-22T13:42:27Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">FanaticRat wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Scott Young wrote:</div><blockquote><ul><li>If a player at the table casts the spell, the GM must record the name and PFS # of the person who casts the spell. It is considered good form for the dead character to provide the costly material components.
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<li>If other players contribute gold, the GM should record the name, PFS #, and amount of gold contributed from each player on the dead character’s Chronicle, and the name, PFS number of the dead Pathfinder and amounted contributed in the "Conditions Gained" or "Notes" section of each contributor's Chronicle. Remember these people, you owe them your life!</ul></blockquote><p>I am wondering a bit on this. How, exactly, can one reimburse other PCs for this? Just buying the items? I thought it was illegal to buy things for others or to give them money, aside from chipping in for spellcasting services—for example, if I blow 5000 gp on a diamond to Raise Dead someone (don't ask my why I would even be carrying it around in the first place), that guy can't just toss me like 1k gp to help cover the cost, can they? Likewise with components in spells like Restoration, or stuff like using your own wand charges on people, either directly or inadvertantly (I ate a lot of charges on my wand of CLW during Gencon and had to buy a new one for my Life Oracle due to Life Link).
<p>I mean I don't think I'd ask someone to pay me back but that stuff could get expensive, y'know? </blockquote><p>I take this to be a note primarily for RP purposes. It's a reminder that this character (and player) helped save your life, possibly in a substantial financial way. It's a suggestion that, while <i><b>you don't legally owe a debt to that character•</b></i>, you might show in-character gratitude and/or charity to him/her. If the game was at a convention and you don't think you'll ever see that person again, you might con sider "paying it forward" by being more generous than you would otherwise be to other characters who end up in similar situations that you did.
<p>Ex: A greedy character might exhibit surprising, if resentful, generosity for a while after receiving help from others. A very honour-bound character might consider himself in a debt that needs to be paid and can really play it up. Even a player who is usually of the opinion that he has no obligation to help others financially might change his tune a little... at least until he's paid out the same amount as was donated to him.</p>
<p>•<i>helping another player financially does not in any way entitle you to reimbursement. You can RP a desire for it as long as it does not interfere with the course of the game, but you have no mechanical right to expect them to return your generosity. It's a donation, not a loan.</i></p>FanaticRat wrote:Scott Young wrote:If a player at the table casts the spell, the GM must record the name and PFS # of the person who casts the spell. It is considered good form for the dead character to provide the costly material components.
If other players contribute gold, the GM should record the name, PFS #, and amount of gold contributed from each player on the dead character’s Chronicle, and the name, PFS number of the dead Pathfinder and amounted contributed in the "Conditions Gained"...Lyarie2013-08-22T13:42:27ZForums: GM Discussion: Season 5 PrimerLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q2w4?Season-5-Primer#12013-08-21T22:48:07Z2013-08-21T22:48:07Z<p>I'm told there's a season 5 primer or something along those lines - an overview of the changes, etc. Can anyone confirm that this or is not available and, if it is, where I can find it?</p>I'm told there's a season 5 primer or something along those lines - an overview of the changes, etc. Can anyone confirm that this or is not available and, if it is, where I can find it?Lyarie2013-08-21T22:48:07ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: So I Can't CountLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pwn6?So-I-Cant-Count#122013-07-10T16:25:00Z2013-07-10T16:25:00Z<p>Next time I am definitely doing that.</p>Next time I am definitely doing that.Lyarie2013-07-10T16:25:00ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: So I Can't CountLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pwn6?So-I-Cant-Count#92013-07-09T14:58:47Z2013-07-09T14:58:47Z<p>It might not even be an issue, as far as reporting it goes, given the lack of response on getting back to me with PfS #'s.</p>
<p>Are we allowed to pregenerate PfS #'s and hand them out to players who don't have them? The only other solution I can think of it to pass my laptop around the table and have people create PfS #'s before we start!</p>It might not even be an issue, as far as reporting it goes, given the lack of response on getting back to me with PfS #'s.
Are we allowed to pregenerate PfS #'s and hand them out to players who don't have them? The only other solution I can think of it to pass my laptop around the table and have people create PfS #'s before we start!Lyarie2013-07-09T14:58:47ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: So I Can't CountLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pwn6?So-I-Cant-Count#62013-06-30T19:01:35Z2013-06-30T19:01:35Z<p>I was running one game and had an emergency extra GM running another game. I was shuffling players to one table or the other depending on whether they had already played one of the sessions that morning. I also had three people sit down to play, realize it was going to be four hours long and leave, which meant I could bring in more people who were waiting for a seat.</p>
<p>I had two sessions running and 14 players in the room, they just ended up being unevenly distributed. I didn't notice that there were 8 bodies at my table because it was round so not immediately obvious. I didn't notice it on the sign up sheet because one person forgot to put her name on. I didn't even notice when we were leaving that I signed off on 8 chronicle sheets because I had printed out enough sheets for two session and because we were in such a huge rush as the con was closing down around us.</p>
<p>I was in the car on the way home and talking with the other GM about my assorted players and the things that they had done when I realized that there had been 8 of them.</p>I was running one game and had an emergency extra GM running another game. I was shuffling players to one table or the other depending on whether they had already played one of the sessions that morning. I also had three people sit down to play, realize it was going to be four hours long and leave, which meant I could bring in more people who were waiting for a seat.
I had two sessions running and 14 players in the room, they just ended up being unevenly distributed. I didn't notice that...Lyarie2013-06-30T19:01:35ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: So I Can't CountLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pwn6?So-I-Cant-Count#42013-06-30T11:00:09Z2013-06-30T11:00:09Z<p>Thanks guys. There's a lot less panicking going on in my head now. :)</p>Thanks guys. There's a lot less panicking going on in my head now. :)Lyarie2013-06-30T11:00:09ZForums: GM Discussion: So I Can't CountLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pwn6?So-I-Cant-Count#12013-06-30T03:14:20Z2013-06-30T03:14:20Z<p>At an event at a con, I just ran, I realized after everyone was gone that I had run 8 players. What do I do now?</p>
<p>Can I report it with 8 players?
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Should I claim I ran two games and split the party? (because it's the same session, I don't get two gm credits so there would be no issue of doubling up)</p>At an event at a con, I just ran, I realized after everyone was gone that I had run 8 players. What do I do now?
Can I report it with 8 players?
Should I claim I ran two games and split the party? (because it's the same session, I don't get two gm credits so there would be no issue of doubling up)Lyarie2013-06-30T03:14:20ZForums: GM Discussion: Tiers and PregensLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pwc8?Tiers-and-Pregens#12013-07-22T14:51:16Z2013-06-27T04:23:32Z<p>Say I have a table of five players for a tier 1-5 game (subtiers 1-2 / 4-5). Four players have level 5 characters and one player needs to use a pregen. Obviously, the players want to play up. What level should the pregen be?</p>Say I have a table of five players for a tier 1-5 game (subtiers 1-2 / 4-5). Four players have level 5 characters and one player needs to use a pregen. Obviously, the players want to play up. What level should the pregen be?Lyarie2013-06-27T04:23:32ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: Time is of the EssenceLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pvx1?Time-is-of-the-Essence#42013-06-23T18:28:31Z2013-06-23T18:28:31Z<p>I'm excited to run it. It looks like a fun little dungeon crawl. I'm thinking of running one of the First Steps as well. Any thoughts on which is the shortest of the three?</p>I'm excited to run it. It looks like a fun little dungeon crawl. I'm thinking of running one of the First Steps as well. Any thoughts on which is the shortest of the three?Lyarie2013-06-23T18:28:31ZForums: GM Discussion: Time is of the EssenceLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pvx1?Time-is-of-the-Essence#12013-06-23T17:05:35Z2013-06-23T17:05:35Z<p>I'm running two games at a convention next weekend and my timeslots are a tight 4 hr timeframe. Any suggestion on scenarios that keep things short but sweet?</p>I'm running two games at a convention next weekend and my timeslots are a tight 4 hr timeframe. Any suggestion on scenarios that keep things short but sweet?Lyarie2013-06-23T17:05:35ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Haunting of Harrowstone questionLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9s6?Haunting-of-Harrowstone-question#132012-12-17T14:30:30Z2012-12-17T14:30:30Z<p>Worrying about a divine-caster-less party going against haunts is the same as worrying about a fighter-type-less party fighting a big stompy or a rogue-less party doing a highly trapped dungeon crawl. You don't gimp the monsters or traps just because the characters aren't specifically designed to handle it. Likewise, don't make the haunts easier than they should be.</p>
<p>If they didn't plan their party dynamic, one or more of them are going to die and can bring in a cleric or similar more effective character.</p>
<p>That said, if you think it will seriously hamper the fun your players will have, then do what you feel is best. You are the DM and this is your home game. However, if you're going to make the haunts easier to beat, lower the CR severely (half or more).</p>Worrying about a divine-caster-less party going against haunts is the same as worrying about a fighter-type-less party fighting a big stompy or a rogue-less party doing a highly trapped dungeon crawl. You don't gimp the monsters or traps just because the characters aren't specifically designed to handle it. Likewise, don't make the haunts easier than they should be.
If they didn't plan their party dynamic, one or more of them are going to die and can bring in a cleric or similar more...Lyarie2012-12-17T14:30:30ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Is there any attacking spells that can automaticaly Hit a blinking creature/person.Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9xj?Is-there-any-attacking-spells-that-can#192012-12-17T14:13:03Z2012-12-17T14:13:03Z<p>I would agree with you on the issue of it saying "invisible, ethereal creatures," but the line on the bottom specifically states that "Force effects and abjurations affect you normally" so I rule Magic Missile can hit.</p>I would agree with you on the issue of it saying "invisible, ethereal creatures," but the line on the bottom specifically states that "Force effects and abjurations affect you normally" so I rule Magic Missile can hit.Lyarie2012-12-17T14:13:03ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Force Cage: Reflex NegatesLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9yh?Force-Cage-Reflex-Negates#112012-12-17T13:53:27Z2012-12-17T13:53:27Z<p>I'm just being difficult in this case, but what if there is no safe space outside the cage to dive to? Perhaps I'm surrounded by a sea of acid or walls on 3 sides and a 1000ft drop on the other side?</p>I'm just being difficult in this case, but what if there is no safe space outside the cage to dive to? Perhaps I'm surrounded by a sea of acid or walls on 3 sides and a 1000ft drop on the other side?Lyarie2012-12-17T13:53:27ZForums: Rules Questions: Force Cage: Reflex NegatesLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9yh?Force-Cage-Reflex-Negates#12016-07-10T02:30:54Z2012-12-17T04:25:51Z<p>A reflex save supposedly negates the effects of a force cage. I can't wrap my head around how a medium creature in the middle of a 20x20 area could negate being enclosed in a cage with a reflex save. Do they get shunted 10ft out of the effected area? Does their amazing reflexize ability so distract the caster that the spell fizzles? Are they so dextrous that they can slip through the bars of force?</p>A reflex save supposedly negates the effects of a force cage. I can't wrap my head around how a medium creature in the middle of a 20x20 area could negate being enclosed in a cage with a reflex save. Do they get shunted 10ft out of the effected area? Does their amazing reflexize ability so distract the caster that the spell fizzles? Are they so dextrous that they can slip through the bars of force?Lyarie2012-12-17T04:25:51ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Haunting of Harrowstone questionLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9s6?Haunting-of-Harrowstone-question#102012-12-17T04:14:50Z2012-12-17T04:14:50Z<p>When we went through we had the advantage of some PC who had positive energy abilities, but we defeated most of the haunts by completing the quest-things to release them.</p>When we went through we had the advantage of some PC who had positive energy abilities, but we defeated most of the haunts by completing the quest-things to release them.Lyarie2012-12-17T04:14:50ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: does cloak of displacement - minor provide concealmentLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9xb?does-cloak-of-displacement-minor-provide#32012-12-17T04:09:23Z2012-12-17T04:09:23Z<p>"The subject's outline appears blurred, shifting, and wavering. This distortion grants the subject concealment (20% miss chance)."
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http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/blur.html#_blur</p>"The subject's outline appears blurred, shifting, and wavering. This distortion grants the subject concealment (20% miss chance)."
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/blur.html#_blurLyarie2012-12-17T04:09:23ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Is there any attacking spells that can automaticaly Hit a blinking creature/person.Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9xj?Is-there-any-attacking-spells-that-can#82012-12-17T04:05:13Z2012-12-17T04:05:13Z<p>"Force effects and abjurations affect you normally. Their effects extend onto the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane" http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/blink.html</p>
<p>Magic Missile would still affect you.</p>"Force effects and abjurations affect you normally. Their effects extend onto the Ethereal Plane from the Material Plane" http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/blink.html
Magic Missile would still affect you.Lyarie2012-12-17T04:05:13ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Exceedingly specific questions about serpentine eidolonsLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9v8?Exceedingly-specific-questions-about#162012-12-17T03:54:18Z2012-12-17T03:54:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TGMaxMaxer wrote:</div><blockquote>This gives you a 15lb. saddle. Actually, if that is -not- how it works, I can't see a riding dog being able to carry an armored gnome cavalier at all, assuming a 40lb gnome, 25lb. saddle, and 25lb gnome plate armor, we're already deep into his medium load and riding dogs have a 15 Str. </blockquote><p>A riding dog would have a max light load 99 (str 15 = 66 x 1.5 quadruped bonus) and a max medium load of 199.5. With the weight of the saddle and rider that you have above, that's only 105, barely a medium load.
<p>Furthermore, if we're talking cavalier, the mount gets a +1 str/dex every three levels, increasing its carrying capacity.</p>TGMaxMaxer wrote:This gives you a 15lb. saddle. Actually, if that is -not- how it works, I can't see a riding dog being able to carry an armored gnome cavalier at all, assuming a 40lb gnome, 25lb. saddle, and 25lb gnome plate armor, we're already deep into his medium load and riding dogs have a 15 Str.
A riding dog would have a max light load 99 (str 15 = 66 x 1.5 quadruped bonus) and a max medium load of 199.5. With the weight of the saddle and rider that you have above, that's only 105,...Lyarie2012-12-17T03:54:18ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Exceedingly specific questions about serpentine eidolonsLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9v8?Exceedingly-specific-questions-about#152012-12-17T03:29:15Z2012-12-17T03:29:15Z<p>TGMaxMaxer, Christopher Rowe factored in the half weight of the exotic military saddle which is usually 60. The issue at hand, however are the need of an exotic saddle (I say yes) and whether as snake should have quadruped carrying capactiy or not (I say yes it should).</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Christopher Rowe wrote:</div><blockquote>The musculature of serpents is not conducive to withstanding downward pressure anywhere along their length—they are, in other words, spectacularly unsuited to be mounts, at least according to my experience and observation.</blockquote><p>I would assume that an exotic saddle for a serpent would be made to alleviate the centering of the downward pressure, spreading it out along the body to avoid impeding the snake. The whole point of an exotic saddle is to make a normally unrideable creature rideable.TGMaxMaxer, Christopher Rowe factored in the half weight of the exotic military saddle which is usually 60. The issue at hand, however are the need of an exotic saddle (I say yes) and whether as snake should have quadruped carrying capactiy or not (I say yes it should).
Christopher Rowe wrote:The musculature of serpents is not conducive to withstanding downward pressure anywhere along their length--they are, in other words, spectacularly unsuited to be mounts, at least according to my...Lyarie2012-12-17T03:29:15ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Critical Fumble Deck: Attack Damages Self.Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9xu?Critical-Fumble-Deck-Attack-Damages-Self#32012-12-17T03:04:09Z2012-12-17T03:04:09Z<p>That was what I thought and how I ruled it when it came up in my game last night. I opperate on the policy that you should almost always rule in players' favour if you aren't sure on a rule and are unable to find it with a quick search. You don't want to kill a PC (or NPC ally) and three games later find out that they shouldn't have died.</p>That was what I thought and how I ruled it when it came up in my game last night. I opperate on the policy that you should almost always rule in players' favour if you aren't sure on a rule and are unable to find it with a quick search. You don't want to kill a PC (or NPC ally) and three games later find out that they shouldn't have died.Lyarie2012-12-17T03:04:09ZForums: Rules Questions: Critical Fumble Deck: Attack Damages Self.Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p9xu?Critical-Fumble-Deck-Attack-Damages-Self#12012-12-17T02:46:19Z2012-12-17T02:46:19Z<p>If I roll a 1 on and attack that would cause sneak attack damage, and the card says that you take damage instead of your opponent, is the sneak attack damage included or just normal damage?</p>
<p>Arguement For: The card says that the damage is applied to you and does not say anything about ignoring precision damage (like sneak attack).</p>
<p>Arguement Against: Precision damage (like sneak attack) is based on choosing a vital position to strike and based on the target being flat-footed or flanked. It does not make sense for damage to the self to be either to a chosen vital spot, and if you are making an attack, you are probably not flat-footed. </p>
<p>Afterthought: If the above card is drawn, and you would have been recieving favoured enemy bonus to damage, against your target, does that damage apply to you even though you do not qualify as a favoured enemy?</p>If I roll a 1 on and attack that would cause sneak attack damage, and the card says that you take damage instead of your opponent, is the sneak attack damage included or just normal damage?
Arguement For: The card says that the damage is applied to you and does not say anything about ignoring precision damage (like sneak attack).
Arguement Against: Precision damage (like sneak attack) is based on choosing a vital position to strike and based on the target being flat-footed or flanked. It...Lyarie2012-12-17T02:46:19ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=5?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#2022012-12-13T05:44:27Z2012-12-13T05:44:27Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kyros Deun wrote:</div><blockquote> "I wasn't that bad!" Kyros looks over and whispers to him "I was." </blockquote><p>"I was worried that I might lose a toe or three!" Violca exclaims with a giggle.Kyros Deun wrote:"I wasn't that bad!" Kyros looks over and whispers to him "I was."
"I was worried that I might lose a toe or three!" Violca exclaims with a giggle.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-13T05:44:27ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Shirt RerollLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p97p&page=2?Paizo-Shirt-Reroll#512012-12-13T05:40:07Z2012-12-13T05:40:07Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Michael Brock wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Lyarie wrote:</div><blockquote><p> This isn't about girl gamer issues. This is about not wanting to feel like I'm choking. I have the shirt. I want to wear it as a shirt. </p>
<p>So to reiterate my question: Can I still get my reroll if I heavily modify the shirt as long as all the important bits (image and tag) are there? </blockquote>Yes </blockquote><p>Thanks! I'll begin work on the shirt and let people know how it turns out :)Michael Brock wrote:Lyarie wrote:This isn't about girl gamer issues. This is about not wanting to feel like I'm choking. I have the shirt. I want to wear it as a shirt.
So to reiterate my question: Can I still get my reroll if I heavily modify the shirt as long as all the important bits (image and tag) are there?
Yes Thanks! I'll begin work on the shirt and let people know how it turns out :)Lyarie2012-12-13T05:40:07ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Shirt RerollLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p97p?Paizo-Shirt-Reroll#492016-01-19T01:39:02Z2012-12-13T04:18:52Z<p>This isn't about girl gamer issues. This is about not wanting to feel like I'm choking. I have the shirt. I want to wear it as a shirt. </p>
<p>So to reiterate my question: Can I still get my reroll if I heavily modify the shirt as long as all the important bits (image and tag) are there?</p>This isn't about girl gamer issues. This is about not wanting to feel like I'm choking. I have the shirt. I want to wear it as a shirt.
So to reiterate my question: Can I still get my reroll if I heavily modify the shirt as long as all the important bits (image and tag) are there?Lyarie2012-12-13T04:18:52ZForums: GM Discussion: 2-13 Murder on the Throaty Mermaid Chronicle SheetLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p990?213-Murder-on-the-Throaty-Mermaid-Chronicle#12012-12-12T14:02:59Z2012-12-12T14:02:59Z<p>The Murder on the Throaty Mermaid, as many of you know, is a murder mystery where the murder can be a different NPC each time you play. The Chronicle Sheet lists certain items that are only available if person x is the murderer. You cross off the items that would be available if one of the other suspects was the murderer.</p>
<p>As the GM, do I get all the items from the Chronicle Sheet, or just the ones from the murderer I chose this time through?</p>The Murder on the Throaty Mermaid, as many of you know, is a murder mystery where the murder can be a different NPC each time you play. The Chronicle Sheet lists certain items that are only available if person x is the murderer. You cross off the items that would be available if one of the other suspects was the murderer.
As the GM, do I get all the items from the Chronicle Sheet, or just the ones from the murderer I chose this time through?Lyarie2012-12-12T14:02:59ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1992012-12-12T13:23:32Z2012-12-12T13:23:32Z<p>"You missed Kyros trying to dance." Violca smirks and winks at the half-elf.</p>"You missed Kyros trying to dance." Violca smirks and winks at the half-elf.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-12T13:23:32ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Shirt RerollLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p97p?Paizo-Shirt-Reroll#62012-12-12T12:36:00Z2012-12-12T12:36:00Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">LovesTha wrote:</div><blockquote> Someone with good sewing skills should be able to take the current one and re cut and sew it to something more to your liking, if there is enough spare cloth (always order a size or two to big when you suspect you'll want to do this) </blockquote><p>It was bought for me so I didn't get any size or style imput. I don't know anyone who would be both willing and able to change the shirt. Also, baby-doll t-shirts (the most common generic girl style t-shirts) are usually specially shaped for the female figure. It would be hard to modify the shirt while keeping it intact without a base to work off. Hence, the best way to 'fix' the shirt would be to cut the logo off and sew it to another shirt.LovesTha wrote:Someone with good sewing skills should be able to take the current one and re cut and sew it to something more to your liking, if there is enough spare cloth (always order a size or two to big when you suspect you'll want to do this)
It was bought for me so I didn't get any size or style imput. I don't know anyone who would be both willing and able to change the shirt. Also, baby-doll t-shirts (the most common generic girl style t-shirts) are usually specially shaped for the...Lyarie2012-12-12T12:36:00ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Shirt RerollLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p97p?Paizo-Shirt-Reroll#32012-12-12T05:02:32Z2012-12-12T05:02:32Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Oladon wrote:</div><blockquote> Heh, nice question... you might want to re-title it to something that'll get more official attention, like "Paizo Shirt Reroll" or somesuch. </blockquote><p>Good plan.Oladon wrote:Heh, nice question... you might want to re-title it to something that'll get more official attention, like "Paizo Shirt Reroll" or somesuch.
Good plan.Lyarie2012-12-12T05:02:32ZForums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Shirt RerollLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p97p?Paizo-Shirt-Reroll#12014-02-26T04:09:13Z2012-12-12T04:43:53Z<p>I just recieved a Paizo t-shirt as a birthday gift, but they only come in boy styles so it's not very comfy for a girl and generally makes me feel like I'm choking. I am considering cutting up the shirt and sewing the image of the goblin onto a more girl-friendly shirt.</p>
<p>As most of you probably know, a Paizo t-shirt allows a player a once per session reroll. If I use the full image from the t-shirt, it's not like someone else could use the open-chest remainder of the t-shirt to get a free reroll. I could even remove the tag from the original shirt and sew it to the new one just in case.</p>
<p>So the question is: Would I still get my free reroll if I dismembered the shirt?</p>I just recieved a Paizo t-shirt as a birthday gift, but they only come in boy styles so it's not very comfy for a girl and generally makes me feel like I'm choking. I am considering cutting up the shirt and sewing the image of the goblin onto a more girl-friendly shirt.
As most of you probably know, a Paizo t-shirt allows a player a once per session reroll. If I use the full image from the t-shirt, it's not like someone else could use the open-chest remainder of the t-shirt to get a free...Lyarie2012-12-12T04:43:53ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1962012-12-10T17:29:19Z2012-12-10T17:29:19Z<p>Violca raises her wineglass in Antal's direction in a toast. "To good causes, and slightly depressing mottos."</p>Violca raises her wineglass in Antal's direction in a toast. "To good causes, and slightly depressing mottos."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-10T17:29:19ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1942012-12-09T22:44:00Z2012-12-09T22:44:00Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Antal Underfoot wrote:</div><blockquote>"wait a minute, only one person I know can sing like that." He rushes in: "Lissa! It's me Antal, I've... oh." He looks up at the lovely woman who was singing (assuming it's not the Ulfen man twice his size). "Hello there, miss. You have a lovely singing voice." </blockquote><p>"Thank you Antal," Violca replies. "I'm always happy to hear when my music is appreciated, though I take it you were expecting someone else?"Antal Underfoot wrote:"wait a minute, only one person I know can sing like that." He rushes in: "Lissa! It's me Antal, I've... oh." He looks up at the lovely woman who was singing (assuming it's not the Ulfen man twice his size). "Hello there, miss. You have a lovely singing voice."
"Thank you Antal," Violca replies. "I'm always happy to hear when my music is appreciated, though I take it you were expecting someone else?"Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-09T22:44:00ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1852012-12-08T23:10:00Z2012-12-08T23:10:00Z<p>Violca returns to the bar as the Aasimar walks in. She slips behind the bar and winks as Menas as she pours a new tankard of Vjarik for Magnus.</p>
<p>"Alain, darrrling," Violca purrs. "I don't believe that you are drunk enough." She chuckles. "You don't want rum, Alain. Drink this." She pours another tankard of Vjarik. "It'll put hair on your chest."</p>Violca returns to the bar as the Aasimar walks in. She slips behind the bar and winks as Menas as she pours a new tankard of Vjarik for Magnus.
"Alain, darrrling," Violca purrs. "I don't believe that you are drunk enough." She chuckles. "You don't want rum, Alain. Drink this." She pours another tankard of Vjarik. "It'll put hair on your chest."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-08T23:10:00ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1802012-12-06T18:38:47Z2012-12-06T18:38:47Z<p>"While you wait for your storytellers, I'll earn my keep Menas," Violca calls over her shoulder as she makes her way to the dias once more. This time she sings a simple but pleasant song about the comforts of a drink and friendship on a fine evening.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18</span></p>
<p>The music wafts out through the open door. Combined with the warmth and light spilling into the street, the song does its job as people pause outside to listen then wander in to find the singer.</p>"While you wait for your storytellers, I'll earn my keep Menas," Violca calls over her shoulder as she makes her way to the dias once more. This time she sings a simple but pleasant song about the comforts of a drink and friendship on a fine evening.
[dice]1d20 + 9[/dice]
The music wafts out through the open door. Combined with the warmth and light spilling into the street, the song does its job as people pause outside to listen then wander in to find the singer.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-06T18:38:47ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: 2-13 Murder on the Throaty Mermaid [Possible SPOILERS]Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p8ei?213-Murder-on-the-Throaty-Mermaid-Possible#92012-12-06T17:55:24Z2012-12-06T17:55:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Purple Fluffy CatBunnyGnome wrote:</div><blockquote>If the PC completes both faction missions and also the overall senario goal, they still only get 2 fame correct? They do not get 3 </blockquote><p>I know that they never get 3, even if they complete everything their faction wants and 'win' the scenario. Max is 2.
<p>I was under the mistaken impression that winning the scenario (ex: finding out whodunnit) was essentially an extra chance to get a prestige if you failed one of your faction missions.</p>
<p>I now understand that, winning the scenario is not worth prestige at all. Each goal on the faction mission is worth a prestige, one of which counts as if it were the faction mission and one of which counts as if it were the scenario mission. (Note: which one is which is irrelevant as no distinction is made on the Chronicle sheet).</p>Purple Fluffy CatBunnyGnome wrote:If the PC completes both faction missions and also the overall senario goal, they still only get 2 fame correct? They do not get 3
I know that they never get 3, even if they complete everything their faction wants and 'win' the scenario. Max is 2. I was under the mistaken impression that winning the scenario (ex: finding out whodunnit) was essentially an extra chance to get a prestige if you failed one of your faction missions.
I now understand that,...Lyarie2012-12-06T17:55:24ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: 2-13 Murder on the Throaty Mermaid [Possible SPOILERS]Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p8ei?213-Murder-on-the-Throaty-Mermaid-Possible#32012-12-06T17:11:51Z2012-12-06T17:11:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Netopalis wrote:</div><blockquote> Remember: in season 0-2 missons, each faction has 2 faction missions. Prestige is not simply awarded for success (unless that is the faction mission); both terms have to be met for ANY prestige to be awarded.</blockquote><p>I was aware that each faction has two goals (in some scenarios more) in season 0-2, but if I'm reading you correctly, you're saying they have to complete both of their faction goals to get any prestige from their faction? Or do you mean that both one (or more) faction goal(s) and the group goal have to be achieved for any prestige to be given?Netopalis wrote:Remember: in season 0-2 missons, each faction has 2 faction missions. Prestige is not simply awarded for success (unless that is the faction mission); both terms have to be met for ANY prestige to be awarded.
I was aware that each faction has two goals (in some scenarios more) in season 0-2, but if I'm reading you correctly, you're saying they have to complete both of their faction goals to get any prestige from their faction? Or do you mean that both one (or more) faction...Lyarie2012-12-06T17:11:51ZForums: GM Discussion: 2-13 Murder on the Throaty Mermaid [Possible SPOILERS]Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p8ei?213-Murder-on-the-Throaty-Mermaid-Possible#12012-12-06T16:20:55Z2012-12-06T16:20:55Z<p>I am running Murder on the Throaty Mermaid and am curious as the RAW versus RAI for success on some of the faction missions. Each faction mission has two possibilities for prestige and at least one requires that the PC's convince a given crewmember to become involved longterm with their faction.</p>
<p>A problem arises if the PC's, <i>after</i> convincing that given crewmember to work with their faction, have to kill him/her. They met the requirement for the prestige in the RAW which only states that they need to convince the person, but the person is clearly not going to be doing what they agreed to if they're dead, so the goal was not ultimately accomplished.</p>
<p>So the question is do I award the prestige or not?</p>
<p><i>NOTE: This is a what-if situation as each faction has two possible goals which would allow them to get both prestige awards even if they kill off one of them. It is also probable that not all factions will be represented in which case it would be easy to avoid forcing the PC's to fight the person in their faction goal.</i></p>I am running Murder on the Throaty Mermaid and am curious as the RAW versus RAI for success on some of the faction missions. Each faction mission has two possibilities for prestige and at least one requires that the PC's convince a given crewmember to become involved longterm with their faction.
A problem arises if the PC's, after convincing that given crewmember to work with their faction, have to kill him/her. They met the requirement for the prestige in the RAW which only states that they...Lyarie2012-12-06T16:20:55ZRe: Forums: Andoran: For Andoran!Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p7za?For-Andoran#52012-12-05T19:49:11Z2012-12-05T19:49:11Z<p>"You needn't call me 'Miss Grey,' my given name's Violca and I do so like hearing it," <i>Violca says with a wry smile.</i> "Especially from handsome young men who have the courage to stand in the face of oppression."</p>
<p><i>Violca continues,</i> "I'll tell you a favorite story of mine, about an old friend of a friend. It doesn't have the freeing of slaves or the furthering of the Andoran cause, but it does reinforce the necessity of strong leadership.</p>
<p>"His name was Fred and he was a dwarf. I don't know why his parents thought that Fred was a good dwarven name, but it doesn't do to judge. Anyway, Fred was not what you'd call a socially inclined individual. He tended to be that 'I hit it with my axe' kind of adventurer." <i>She gives Corin a knowning look</i> "I'm sure you've met a few of those in your time, however short it has been.</p>
<p>"Fred the Dwarf, however, ran into a situation where he needed more than one blade. War was brewing and the people needed a battle-strong leader. In an immense effort, he raised and rallied a whole army. The morning of the great battle dawned cool and misty. This was Fred's climatic moment. He stood before his array of troops and gave the most inspiring speech ever and since.</p>
<p>"He spoke of the power of unity, of how they could do anything if they worked together. With a cheer and a loud cry, they charged over the ridge towards the enemy line. </p>
<p>"It would have been the perfect moment if the enemy had not, as desperate gambit, taken on the services of an amateur illusionist. The caster caused a swarm of illusionary giant bees to rise out of the mists in hopes of gaining a few extra moments of preparation.</p>
<p>"Fred the Dwarf crested the ridge and saw the bees rise up. Never the perceptive type, he failed to see through the illusion. With terror in his voice he shouted out, 'BEES! Every man for himself!' and he turned tail and fled with his entire army close on his heels."</p>"You needn't call me 'Miss Grey,' my given name's Violca and I do so like hearing it," Violca says with a wry smile. "Especially from handsome young men who have the courage to stand in the face of oppression."
Violca continues, "I'll tell you a favorite story of mine, about an old friend of a friend. It doesn't have the freeing of slaves or the furthering of the Andoran cause, but it does reinforce the necessity of strong leadership.
"His name was Fred and he was a dwarf. I don't know why...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-05T19:49:11ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1752012-12-05T02:03:26Z2012-12-05T02:03:26Z<p>"I suppose I'll regret asking, but what does a tree have to do with this?"</p>"I suppose I'll regret asking, but what does a tree have to do with this?"Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-05T02:03:26ZRe: Forums: Advice: Transporting a mount into hard-to-reach placesLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p80i?Transporting-a-mount-into-hardtoreach-places#112012-12-04T17:40:25Z2012-12-04T17:40:25Z<p>I forget which book it is in, but one published description of Absalom states that many businesses use elephants to transport the residents of Eastgate to their places of work in other districts of the city.</p>I forget which book it is in, but one published description of Absalom states that many businesses use elephants to transport the residents of Eastgate to their places of work in other districts of the city.Lyarie2012-12-04T17:40:25ZForums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: PronunciationLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p81i?Pronunciation#12012-12-04T17:33:25Z2012-12-04T17:33:25Z<p>How does one pronounce Zenj, as in the Zenj tribespeople of Sargava?</p>How does one pronounce Zenj, as in the Zenj tribespeople of Sargava?Lyarie2012-12-04T17:33:25ZRe: Forums: Andoran: For Andoran!Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p7za?For-Andoran#32012-12-04T17:15:20Z2012-12-04T17:15:20Z<p>"A tale of valor to be sure. Teacup, the man I mentioned, is a gunslinger too. A musket master. Personally I like the look of a pistol better, but I guess that's just me." <i>She smiles warmly.</i></p>
<p>"I am Violca Grey, dancer, songstress, and storyteller. Terrible with a bow, worse with a rapier, but inspiring to fight alongside." <i>Violca chuckles.</i> "Perhaps it's not the magic of my music that makes others around me perform better in combat, but rather a mundane seeming of doing better by comparrison."</p>"A tale of valor to be sure. Teacup, the man I mentioned, is a gunslinger too. A musket master. Personally I like the look of a pistol better, but I guess that's just me." She smiles warmly.
"I am Violca Grey, dancer, songstress, and storyteller. Terrible with a bow, worse with a rapier, but inspiring to fight alongside." Violca chuckles. "Perhaps it's not the magic of my music that makes others around me perform better in combat, but rather a mundane seeming of doing better by comparrison."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-04T17:15:20ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1702012-12-04T13:50:05Z2012-12-04T13:50:05Z<p>Violca laughs brightly and she leads the dance, keeping Kyros moving at a furious pace, but not letting him miss his footing too badly. </p>
<p>Perform Dance <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18</span></p>
<p>When the music crashes to an end, Viola directs the applause and praise to the fiddler. While he becomes the centre of attention, she guides Kyros back to the bar and sits him down with a mug of ale.</p>
<p>"Drink up," she directs. "Maybe tomorrow you won't remember." She ruffles his hair and takes a seat between him and Magnus.</p>Violca laughs brightly and she leads the dance, keeping Kyros moving at a furious pace, but not letting him miss his footing too badly.
Perform Dance [dice]1d20 + 9[/dice]
When the music crashes to an end, Viola directs the applause and praise to the fiddler. While he becomes the centre of attention, she guides Kyros back to the bar and sits him down with a mug of ale.
"Drink up," she directs. "Maybe tomorrow you won't remember." She ruffles his hair and takes a seat between him and Magnus.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-04T13:50:05ZForums: Andoran: For Andoran!Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p7za?For-Andoran#12012-12-04T03:02:25Z2012-12-04T03:02:25Z<p><i>An attractive, young Varisian woman sits reclines in an overstuffed chair in one of the Grand Lodge common rooms. Clustered around her, is a small array of other Pathfinders, largely of Andoran inclination. The image is almost comical, as if she were a priest at mass, or perhaps a grandfather holding court before a gaggle of grandchildren.</i></p>
<p>"... -icked down the door we poured out onto the landing. The slaves were shackled below. Most were slumped hopelessly in their shackles, their eyes dull and almost lifeless. One however stood rebelliously before his captor, his eyes firey with defiance in the face of a raised whip.</p>
<p>With a loud voice I cried out, 'For Andoran!' All eyes turned to me as I drew my bow and loosed an arrow at the slaver," she pauses dramatically, "and missed completely!"</p>
<p><i>The small assembly takes a moment to process the change in tone then joins the woman's laughter.</i></p>
<p>"I swear that I have never been happier to have companions with better aim than myself. I stuck to raising morale for the rest of that battle while Teacup blasted a hole bigger than a melon in the biggest slaver's chest!"</p>
<p><i>There is a chorus of approval as she leans back and smiles.</i></p>
<p>"But enough about my exploits. Let's hear some of your tales of claiming victory in the name of Freedom and Democracy."</p>An attractive, young Varisian woman sits reclines in an overstuffed chair in one of the Grand Lodge common rooms. Clustered around her, is a small array of other Pathfinders, largely of Andoran inclination. The image is almost comical, as if she were a priest at mass, or perhaps a grandfather holding court before a gaggle of grandchildren.
"... -icked down the door we poured out onto the landing. The slaves were shackled below. Most were slumped hopelessly in their shackles, their eyes dull...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-04T03:02:25ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1682012-12-04T02:13:01Z2012-12-04T02:13:01Z<p>Violca tips her head to the side for a moment then nods.</p>
<p>"Very well, Kyros, let's see if you can keep up." She drains her glass and stands, placing her hand in his. To the fiddler in the corner she calls out something in Varisian.</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>The fiddler grins obligingly and begins to play a firey tune. Violca spins away from Kyros, undulating to the music and beckoning him to follow her to the dias, the only real open space in bar.</p>Violca tips her head to the side for a moment then nods.
"Very well, Kyros, let's see if you can keep up." She drains her glass and stands, placing her hand in his. To the fiddler in the corner she calls out something in Varisian.
[Spoiler omitted]
The fiddler grins obligingly and begins to play a firey tune. Violca spins away from Kyros, undulating to the music and beckoning him to follow her to the dias, the only real open space in bar.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-04T02:13:01ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: For Andoran!Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p7wp?For-Andoran#42012-12-04T01:44:04Z2012-12-04T01:44:04Z<p>I would have posted it as in character, but I would have had to leave out the mechanics as the Faction talk is all IC. I shall rethink my wording and repost there, I think.</p>I would have posted it as in character, but I would have had to leave out the mechanics as the Faction talk is all IC. I shall rethink my wording and repost there, I think.Lyarie2012-12-04T01:44:04ZForums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: For Andoran!Lyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p7wp?For-Andoran#12012-12-03T19:08:34Z2012-12-03T17:51:04Z<p>I just realized that, as a bard with Perform: Oratory and Lingering Performance, I can begin combat by shouting "For Andoran!" and it will actually give a morale/competance bonus. This amuses me greatly.</p>
<p>I would love to hear amusing or inspiring moments of PC's shouting "For Andoran!" (or "For Freedom and Democracy!")</p>
<p><i>Note: As we all know, we must be careful not to give spoilers no matter how awesome the story is.</i></p>I just realized that, as a bard with Perform: Oratory and Lingering Performance, I can begin combat by shouting "For Andoran!" and it will actually give a morale/competance bonus. This amuses me greatly.
I would love to hear amusing or inspiring moments of PC's shouting "For Andoran!" (or "For Freedom and Democracy!")
Note: As we all know, we must be careful not to give spoilers no matter how awesome the story is.Lyarie2012-12-03T17:51:04ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1632012-12-03T17:01:04Z2012-12-03T17:01:04Z<p>Violca chokes back a laugh, covering her mouth to avoid spitting out a mouthful of wine. She swallows both the wine and the laughter.</p>
<p>"I am well thank you," she says, nodding to each in turn. To Magnus she rplies, "I think, however, that you need some more lessons from Kyros before the offer of tasting is considered."</p>Violca chokes back a laugh, covering her mouth to avoid spitting out a mouthful of wine. She swallows both the wine and the laughter.
"I am well thank you," she says, nodding to each in turn. To Magnus she rplies, "I think, however, that you need some more lessons from Kyros before the offer of tasting is considered."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-03T17:01:04ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1592012-12-03T00:15:58Z2012-12-03T00:15:58Z<p>Violca arches a delicate eyebow, a faint smile marks her amusement.</p>
<p>"And how is it done, Kyros?" she purrs.</p>Violca arches a delicate eyebow, a faint smile marks her amusement.
"And how is it done, Kyros?" she purrs.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-03T00:15:58ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1552012-12-02T19:21:30Z2012-12-02T19:21:30Z<p>Violca puts on a pout.</p>
<p>"I don't want to die yet. I quite like being alive, thank you very much, she declares before murmuring. "And I don't relish being ever being used as a spell component."</p>Violca puts on a pout.
"I don't want to die yet. I quite like being alive, thank you very much, she declares before murmuring. "And I don't relish being ever being used as a spell component."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-02T19:21:30ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1532012-12-02T16:51:28Z2012-12-02T16:51:28Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kyros Deun wrote:</div><blockquote> "He's saved our ass more times than I can count." </blockquote><p>"I try to do the saving, though I have been the damsel in distress now and again." Violca smirks. "Sometimes that's more fun."Kyros Deun wrote:"He's saved our ass more times than I can count."
"I try to do the saving, though I have been the damsel in distress now and again." Violca smirks. "Sometimes that's more fun."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-02T16:51:28ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=4?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1512012-12-01T21:54:16Z2012-12-01T21:54:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kyros Deun wrote:</div><blockquote>I tend to see a select group of people in my adventures." </blockquote><p>"I know what you mean," Violca chimes in. "There are a few people that I fling my lot in with more often than others. There's a quadre of tieflings I run with now and again, as well as Menas and a crotchety Chelaxian gunslinger." She runs a finger around the rim of her wineglass. "No matter how little know my fellow agents, I'd sooner have all alcohol turn to dust in my mouth than see one of them die."Kyros Deun wrote:I tend to see a select group of people in my adventures."
"I know what you mean," Violca chimes in. "There are a few people that I fling my lot in with more often than others. There's a quadre of tieflings I run with now and again, as well as Menas and a crotchety Chelaxian gunslinger." She runs a finger around the rim of her wineglass. "No matter how little know my fellow agents, I'd sooner have all alcohol turn to dust in my mouth than see one of them die."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-12-01T21:54:16ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1462012-11-30T01:33:56Z2012-11-30T01:33:56Z<p>Linguistics <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24</span></p>
<p>"I have yet to face a creature that seeks vengeance on men from beyond the grave, but I do know of them. It is well enough to say in jest that <i>the Hells have no fury like a woman scorned</i>, but it is sobering to remember that sometimes it is true." Violca shivers and drinks deeply.</p>Linguistics [dice]1d20 + 9[/dice]
"I have yet to face a creature that seeks vengeance on men from beyond the grave, but I do know of them. It is well enough to say in jest that the Hells have no fury like a woman scorned, but it is sobering to remember that sometimes it is true." Violca shivers and drinks deeply.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-30T01:33:56ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1392012-11-29T17:24:58Z2012-11-29T17:24:58Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote><b>"Hey Violca! A question!"</b> He clears his throat, sounding all genteel like (but obviously a bad impression).<b>"I am requesting permission to touch you!"</b></blockquote><p>Violca flutters one hand in front of her face like blushing lady and extends the other hand in front of her, palm down.
<p>"Sir may kiss my hand," she drawls, mimicking a similar genteel tone, "but he'll be needin' my daddy's permission if'n he intends to court me."</p>Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:"Hey Violca! A question!" He clears his throat, sounding all genteel like (but obviously a bad impression)."I am requesting permission to touch you!"
Violca flutters one hand in front of her face like blushing lady and extends the other hand in front of her, palm down. "Sir may kiss my hand," she drawls, mimicking a similar genteel tone, "but he'll be needin' my daddy's permission if'n he intends to court me."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-29T17:24:58ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1342012-11-29T14:43:19Z2012-11-29T14:43:19Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote><p>As she begins mopping his face...</p>
<p><b>"Wha? Wo! What is this?! Hey! Hey! No touching in this tavern! Everytime you touch me, you must pay me."</b> </p>
<p>[...]</p>
<p>Violca can swear she saw a smile creak somewhere on his dour visage. </blockquote><p>Violca giggles and presses the new tankard of Vjarik into his hands. She gives a last teasing swipe of the cloth over his nose.
<p>"Then you can wash the rest off in the rain barrel outside," retorts playfully.</p>Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:As she begins mopping his face...
"Wha? Wo! What is this?! Hey! Hey! No touching in this tavern! Everytime you touch me, you must pay me."
[...]
Violca can swear she saw a smile creak somewhere on his dour visage.
Violca giggles and presses the new tankard of Vjarik into his hands. She gives a last teasing swipe of the cloth over his nose. "Then you can wash the rest off in the rain barrel outside," retorts playfully.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-29T14:43:19ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1312012-11-29T03:47:09Z2012-11-29T03:47:09Z<p>Still laughing, Violca tumbles out of the dance, catching her breath.</p>
<p>"Don't pout sweetheart, it doesn't become you," she coos as she drops into the seat beside Magnus with a swish of her skirts. "It may be an Ulfen compliment, but I'm a Varisian and my body's my own to do with as I will. I don't mind a wink and a leer, but I'll not have touches that I don't explicitly ask for. I'm sure you can understand that." She gives Magnus a soft smile. </p>
<p>Violca reaches over behind the bar and snags the damp cloth kept there for spills.</p>
<p>"Here, let's clean you up a little and make our peace," she says as she begins mopping some of the alcohol from his face. "I'll promise not to threaten your manhood and you can promise not to touch me unless I say you can. Fair enough?" </p>
<p>She holds out her hand for the mugs she knows Menas will have poured, a light ale for her and more Vjarik for Magnus.</p>
<p>"Oh, Menas, the lovely Ulfen man at table three is buying for the night." The ruby from earlier appears in her hand with a snap of her fingers and she tosses it to the bartender.</p>Still laughing, Violca tumbles out of the dance, catching her breath.
"Don't pout sweetheart, it doesn't become you," she coos as she drops into the seat beside Magnus with a swish of her skirts. "It may be an Ulfen compliment, but I'm a Varisian and my body's my own to do with as I will. I don't mind a wink and a leer, but I'll not have touches that I don't explicitly ask for. I'm sure you can understand that." She gives Magnus a soft smile.
Violca reaches over behind the bar and snags the...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-29T03:47:09ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1292012-11-29T02:10:50Z2012-11-29T02:10:50Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote>He mutters something in Skald before turning his attention back to Menas. </blockquote><p>Linguistics <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25</span>
<p>"I need no rabbit heart to punish you, Magnus," Violca calls with a grin as she catches hold of Kyros and pulls him into the dance with her. She spins and twirls to the fiddlers tune, tipping her head back to laugh exultingly.</p>Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:He mutters something in Skald before turning his attention back to Menas.
Linguistics [dice]1d20 + 9[/dice] "I need no rabbit heart to punish you, Magnus," Violca calls with a grin as she catches hold of Kyros and pulls him into the dance with her. She spins and twirls to the fiddlers tune, tipping her head back to laugh exultingly.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-29T02:10:50ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1252012-11-28T20:16:46Z2012-11-28T20:16:46Z<p>Violca takes a position centre stage and begins a story of the witch Baba Yaga. She tells the story of Vasilissa the Beautiful.</p>
<p>Vasilass was a young girl seeking vengeance against an abusive husband of a forced marriage. The girl went to Baba Yaga in desperation after no other would help her. The witch brewed a potion out of the heart of a rabbit for Vasilissa to drink and told the girl that it would make her strong enough to overpower her husband.</p>
<p>Vasilissa drank the potion but it was a poison that killed her in an instant. From her body, her spirit arose. It flew back to her village in the dead of night and the next morning her husband was found dead with his face contorted in fear and terror.</p>
<p>Now legend says that a slighted woman may stand on a hill at midnight and call out the spirit of Vasilissa the Beautiful by eating the heart of a rabbit to seek vegeance on her behalf.</p>
<p>Perform Storytelling <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25</span></p>
<p>The story draw to a chilling close, leaving the bar in an eerie quiet. The silence is abruptly broken by the Varisian fiddler in the corner letting out a cackling laugh. He croaks something in Varisian and strikes up his fiddle. With a bow to him, Violca begins dancing, a smile lighting her face once more.</p>Violca takes a position centre stage and begins a story of the witch Baba Yaga. She tells the story of Vasilissa the Beautiful.
Vasilass was a young girl seeking vengeance against an abusive husband of a forced marriage. The girl went to Baba Yaga in desperation after no other would help her. The witch brewed a potion out of the heart of a rabbit for Vasilissa to drink and told the girl that it would make her strong enough to overpower her husband.
Vasilissa drank the potion but it was a...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-28T20:16:46ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1212012-11-28T18:52:20Z2012-11-28T18:52:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote>As she leans over, he gives her a complementary Ulfen-style bar-wench slap on the ass.</blockquote><p>Violca drifts out from behind the bar to stand beside Magnus. She reaches out with one hand and uncurls his fingers from his tankard one by one, holding his hand in her own. She smiles and leans in close to himm and whispers in seductively in his ear.
<p>"If you ever touch me again without my permission, I will castrate you." And with a flick of the wrist she snatches up his tankard and splashes the remain Vjarik in his face. She flits across the room to the stage before he can clear his eyes.</p>Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:As she leans over, he gives her a complementary Ulfen-style bar-wench slap on the ass.
Violca drifts out from behind the bar to stand beside Magnus. She reaches out with one hand and uncurls his fingers from his tankard one by one, holding his hand in her own. She smiles and leans in close to himm and whispers in seductively in his ear. "If you ever touch me again without my permission, I will castrate you." And with a flick of the wrist she snatches up his...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-28T18:52:20ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1182012-11-28T16:42:47Z2012-11-28T16:42:47Z<p>"Aw, that's sweet Magnus," Violca replies as she refills his mug. She leans a hip on the bar and snags her wine glass from the shelf behind her.</p>
<p>"And, yes Kyros, that's the Baba Yaga I mean. No relation to my Baba of course, but I heard tales of her a million times over. </p>
<p>"<i>Baba Yaga the Arch-Crone, the Bone Mother, the wild and untamable, the nature spirit bringing wisdom and death of ego, and through death, rebirth.</i>"</p>
<p>Violca sighs with a little shiver. "It's enough to make a chill run down your spine."</p>"Aw, that's sweet Magnus," Violca replies as she refills his mug. She leans a hip on the bar and snags her wine glass from the shelf behind her.
"And, yes Kyros, that's the Baba Yaga I mean. No relation to my Baba of course, but I heard tales of her a million times over.
"Baba Yaga the Arch-Crone, the Bone Mother, the wild and untamable, the nature spirit bringing wisdom and death of ego, and through death, rebirth."
Violca sighs with a little shiver. "It's enough to make a chill run down...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-28T16:42:47ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1152012-11-28T15:37:08Z2012-11-28T15:37:08Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kyros Deun wrote:</div><blockquote>Ms. Grey, your parents seemed like wonderful people </blockquote><p>"Darling, you needn't call me Miss Grey. Violca's the name I was given and I like hearing it. Also, you might be a tad confused on Varisian tradition. My mother is a story for another day, but Baba is Varisian for grandmother." Violca grins like a fox, "Have you never heard the tales of Baba Yaga?"
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote><p>Everytime the women of the south see me, they go the other way. But if what-ya-call-is poetry gets me some southern ass without payin' for it, then so it be it!"[/b]
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</blockquote><p>"As for you, Magnus, is that your game? You're being poetic and romantic so you can bed me free instead of paying another for your nightly company?"Kyros Deun wrote:Ms. Grey, your parents seemed like wonderful people
"Darling, you needn't call me Miss Grey. Violca's the name I was given and I like hearing it. Also, you might be a tad confused on Varisian tradition. My mother is a story for another day, but Baba is Varisian for grandmother." Violca grins like a fox, "Have you never heard the tales of Baba Yaga?" Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:Everytime the women of the south see me, they go the other way. But if what-ya-call-is...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-28T15:37:08ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=3?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#1092012-11-28T03:14:25Z2012-11-28T03:14:25Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kyros Deun wrote:</div><blockquote><p> "Agreed. Must have been all the drink I had before here. Had some Alchemist's kindness before I went in. You're mcuh too pretty to be inbred."</p>
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<p>16+7=23 </blockquote><p>Violca wastes only a brief glare at Menas before focussing on Kyros.
<p>"Thank you for soothing my pride, sweatheart," she almost purrs. Raising her voice she adds, "<i>Some</i> people just don't appreciate me." </p>
<p>Turning then to Magnus, she continues, "For a bit of truth in the matter, I won't say that my childhood was all rainbows and sunshine, but I had a good Da, and my Baba was a force to be reckoned with. While I won't deny that some of the women in our troupe provided some more <i>exotic</i> entertainment, my Da would never have made anyone do anything they didn't want, and my Baba wouldn't have let him if he tried."</p>Kyros Deun wrote:"Agreed. Must have been all the drink I had before here. Had some Alchemist's kindness before I went in. You're mcuh too pretty to be inbred."
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Violca wastes only a brief glare at Menas before focussing on Kyros. "Thank you for soothing my pride, sweatheart," she almost purrs. Raising her voice she adds, "Some people just don't appreciate me."
Turning then to Magnus, she continues, "For a bit of truth in the matter, I won't say that my childhood was...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-28T03:14:25ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#972012-11-27T19:28:32Z2012-11-27T19:28:32Z<p>Violca steps back, leaning against the shelves behind the bar and deep drink from her glass. She puts on a pout as she turns to talk to the returning bartender.</p>
<p>"Menas, I told two visions of my past, one where I my family were fun and interesting traveling entertainers, and one where my family was a degenerate bunch of inbred flesh-peddlers. Magnus picked the latter as true. He thinks my Baba would have let my Da prostitute me," she laments.</p>
<p>She absently pours an ale for the newcomer, sneaking him a wink while maintaining her demeaner off dejection.</p>
<p>Bluff <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18</span></p>Violca steps back, leaning against the shelves behind the bar and deep drink from her glass. She puts on a pout as she turns to talk to the returning bartender.
"Menas, I told two visions of my past, one where I my family were fun and interesting traveling entertainers, and one where my family was a degenerate bunch of inbred flesh-peddlers. Magnus picked the latter as true. He thinks my Baba would have let my Da prostitute me," she laments.
She absently pours an ale for the newcomer,...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-27T19:28:32ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#932012-11-27T05:01:37Z2012-11-27T05:01:37Z<p>"You want to know where I come from, Magnus?" Violca murmurs, arching an eyebrow. "Well let's take a look..." She touches a finger to her chin, pondering a moment before continuing. </p>
<p>"Every story has no fewer perspectives than there are people to observe it, and I shall give you two perspectives.</p>
<p>"<i>I was born and raised a true Varisian. My house a caravan, my family an extended collection of the most interesting people, and my home the whole world. Wherever we went, we earned our bread with song, dance, and unique craftsmenship. We children were a happy, tumultous bunch, forever laughing and running about.</i>"</p>
<p>Violca pauses a moment then begins again as if starting a new tale.</p>
<p>"<i>I was spawned and reared a degenerate wanderer. My house was a half-rotten shack on wheels, my family an inbred gaggle of theiving charlatans, and my home any land that couldn't manage to keep the rats out. Wherever we went, the men stole what they could while their mothers, wives, and any daughters old enough were rented to lustful men with low enough standards. My siblings and cousins were cruel as only children can be, chasing, taunting, and beating the weak, the odd, and anyone who stood up for them.</i>"</p>
<p>Perform (Storytelling) <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16</span></p>
<p>Abruptly turning away, Violca pours a few more drinks and shouts a few more orders to the kitchen. She comes back to stand in front of Magnus, a glass of wine in her hand. She takes a slow sip and her tone becomes lighter.</p>
<p>"How am I doing so far? Do you like my tale?" She inquires. One corner of her mouth is turned up in a crooked smile, but her dark eyes are suddenly more piercing than twinkling. "Would you like me to continue?"</p>"You want to know where I come from, Magnus?" Violca murmurs, arching an eyebrow. "Well let's take a look..." She touches a finger to her chin, pondering a moment before continuing.
"Every story has no fewer perspectives than there are people to observe it, and I shall give you two perspectives.
"I was born and raised a true Varisian. My house a caravan, my family an extended collection of the most interesting people, and my home the whole world. Wherever we went, we earned our bread with...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-27T05:01:37ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#892012-11-24T15:56:42Z2012-11-24T15:56:42Z<p>Violca watches Magnus' half-spoken musings with a smile. As the shape of his story begins to take shape, her conceals her mirth, but by the end of the tale she cannot help but laugh aloud.</p>
<p>"A beautifully crafted tale," she chuckles. "A very... optimistically dramatic description of events past and to come. I warm you though, you can't scale the Momument of Violca with less than a day of adoration and flattery. And it will take a lot more than an offer to have primodial trolls overthrow a pantheon for me to get me to wed anyone, not even for a drunken Magnimaran fling."</p>
<p>Violca tops up Magnus' mug of Vjarik and calls out, "Who's next to spin us tale?"</p>Violca watches Magnus' half-spoken musings with a smile. As the shape of his story begins to take shape, her conceals her mirth, but by the end of the tale she cannot help but laugh aloud.
"A beautifully crafted tale," she chuckles. "A very... optimistically dramatic description of events past and to come. I warm you though, you can't scale the Momument of Violca with less than a day of adoration and flattery. And it will take a lot more than an offer to have primodial trolls overthrow a...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-24T15:56:42ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#872012-11-23T15:09:05Z2012-11-23T15:09:05Z<p>Violca dances back and forth, filling food and drink orders. She pauses breifly to lean on the bar in front of Magnus as she slowly pours him a mug of Vjarik-one does not rush when handling with Vjarik.</p>
<p>"Let's hear a tale of glory from you, sweatheart," Violca implores with a smile.</p>Violca dances back and forth, filling food and drink orders. She pauses breifly to lean on the bar in front of Magnus as she slowly pours him a mug of Vjarik-one does not rush when handling with Vjarik.
"Let's hear a tale of glory from you, sweatheart," Violca implores with a smile.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-23T15:09:05ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#852012-11-23T02:06:53Z2012-11-23T02:06:53Z<p>"The Great Urai Agmundur buys your drinks tonight so drink them well, friends!" Violca cries as she waltzes across the room to take charge of the bar. She plucks up the ruby from its place on the bar before it gets 'lost' among the mugs of patrons. With a snap of her fingers with a grin and the gem disappears.</p>
<p>With a flourish, Violca pours and deposits two tankards in front of Leon.
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"Shall I get your companion a bowl for his, or is one of these for me, love?" She laughs, twirling away before gaining a response. She calls out something in Varisian into the backroom, presumably a food order. As a response, a bowl comes flying out of the back room. Violca catches it and slides it onto the bar beside the tankards.</p>"The Great Urai Agmundur buys your drinks tonight so drink them well, friends!" Violca cries as she waltzes across the room to take charge of the bar. She plucks up the ruby from its place on the bar before it gets 'lost' among the mugs of patrons. With a snap of her fingers with a grin and the gem disappears.
With a flourish, Violca pours and deposits two tankards in front of Leon.
"Shall I get your companion a bowl for his, or is one of these for me, love?" She laughs, twirling away before...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-23T02:06:53ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Forgetting a bookLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p6kl?Forgetting-a-book#202012-11-22T04:37:20Z2012-11-22T04:37:20Z<p>The point is not the APG. It could be a more obscure source, like a trait from Legacy of Fire. My point was answered in that, if you don't have the reference, and your GM is not familiar with it, you can just not use that feat/trait/piece of equipment for the duration of the session.</p>
<p>All is good :)</p>The point is not the APG. It could be a more obscure source, like a trait from Legacy of Fire. My point was answered in that, if you don't have the reference, and your GM is not familiar with it, you can just not use that feat/trait/piece of equipment for the duration of the session.
All is good :)Lyarie2012-11-22T04:37:20ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Forgetting a bookLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p6kl?Forgetting-a-book#42012-11-21T20:29:35Z2012-11-21T20:29:35Z<p>Cool, thanks guys.</p>Cool, thanks guys.Lyarie2012-11-21T20:29:35ZForums: Pathfinder Society: Forgetting a bookLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p6kl?Forgetting-a-book#12012-11-21T20:24:55Z2012-11-21T20:24:55Z<p>Scenario: I have a feat such as lingering performance (AVP). I forgot to bring the AVP to a game and no one else has one on hand. Can I still play my character and just not use that feat, or do I have to play a pre-gen/alt if I want to play that session?</p>Scenario: I have a feat such as lingering performance (AVP). I forgot to bring the AVP to a game and no one else has one on hand. Can I still play my character and just not use that feat, or do I have to play a pre-gen/alt if I want to play that session?Lyarie2012-11-21T20:24:55ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#792012-11-17T22:05:55Z2012-11-17T22:05:55Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Armont Duvall wrote:</div><blockquote><p><b>"Wolf or naught, do keep the music going, I'm ere to relax and eat!"</b></p>
<p>After removing his gloves and receiving a mug of brandy, he raises and salutes, <b>"To my fellow Pathfinders and brethen Andorans, Good health, happy fortunes, and a safe road!"</b></blockquote><p>"How could I not oblige a fellow Andoran?" Violca murmurs with a smile. She snags a bottle from behind the bar and fills her glass herself, carrying both across the room to the dias that serves as a small stage.
<p>She sips her drink and then sets aside the bottle and glass and begins to sing again. This time she sings in Varisian, a hauntingly beautiful folk song of a traveller's nostalgia for home and hope of returning one day.</p>
<p>Perform (sing)<span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28</span></p>Armont Duvall wrote:"Wolf or naught, do keep the music going, I'm ere to relax and eat!"
After removing his gloves and receiving a mug of brandy, he raises and salutes, "To my fellow Pathfinders and brethen Andorans, Good health, happy fortunes, and a safe road!"
"How could I not oblige a fellow Andoran?" Violca murmurs with a smile. She snags a bottle from behind the bar and fills her glass herself, carrying both across the room to the dias that serves as a small stage. She sips her drink...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-17T22:05:55ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#742012-11-16T14:37:10Z2012-11-16T14:37:10Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Joshua Smith wrote:</div><blockquote> <b>Menas gets a strange expression on his face as one of his eyebrows makes a dash for his hairline. </b> <i>"Friend - I am not due to leave for a few days... and besides... it isn't a sure thing. A courier will come and fetch me in a few days if my services are needed. You guys don't get rid of me that easy!"</i> [b]The Taldane man pours another mug of some Dragonpunch and slides it to Magnus. </blockquote><p>"Ugh!" Violca exclaims in frustration. "You make it sound as if you're about throw aside your apron to dash off without so much as a spare pair of drawers and then you blame us for being good and willing friends." She lets down her hair and shakes it loose.
<p>With a jingling of bangles she vaults the bar to perch on a stool. She snatches up her wineglasses and holds it out expectantly.</p>
<p>"One for for 'Almost Trustworthy,' one for 'more Predictable than Trustworthy,' and three for comparing me to a wolf!"</p>Joshua Smith wrote:Menas gets a strange expression on his face as one of his eyebrows makes a dash for his hairline. "Friend - I am not due to leave for a few days... and besides... it isn't a sure thing. A courier will come and fetch me in a few days if my services are needed. You guys don't get rid of me that easy!" [b]The Taldane man pours another mug of some Dragonpunch and slides it to Magnus.
"Ugh!" Violca exclaims in frustration. "You make it sound as if you're about throw aside[/b]...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-16T14:37:10ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#682012-11-16T01:28:43Z2012-11-16T01:28:43Z<p>Viola drops her scarf, her teary-eyed facade replaced with a pout. </p>
<p>"First you say incriminating things about me, then you tell me you're up and leaving without me?" She lifts her chin indignantly. "It'd serve you right if your tavern burnt to the ground!" she exclaims, but her scornful gaze lasts only a moment. </p>
<p>Violca sighs then stands and adeptly ties her hair back with a scarf before moving behind the bar.</p>
<p>"If it weren't for all the times you saved my life..."</p>Viola drops her scarf, her teary-eyed facade replaced with a pout.
"First you say incriminating things about me, then you tell me you're up and leaving without me?" She lifts her chin indignantly. "It'd serve you right if your tavern burnt to the ground!" she exclaims, but her scornful gaze lasts only a moment.
Violca sighs then stands and adeptly ties her hair back with a scarf before moving behind the bar.
"If it weren't for all the times you saved my life..."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-16T01:28:43ZForums: Pathfinder Society: Traits PermittedLyariehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p5se?Traits-Permitted#12012-11-15T15:15:01Z2012-11-15T15:15:01Z<p>I want to play an aasimar cleric of Sarenrae with the Merciful Healer archetype (UC). The traits I want to take are:</p>
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<p>Are both/either of these legal for PfS play?</p>I want to play an aasimar cleric of Sarenrae with the Merciful Healer archetype (UC). The traits I want to take are:
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Are both/either of these legal for PfS play?Lyarie2012-11-15T15:15:01ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#622012-11-14T15:00:26Z2012-11-14T15:00:26Z<p>Violca laughs brightly.</p>
<p>"Ah, but I'm not ready to be a wife just yet. I'm sure I have many a year in front of me, and if my life is cut short, then I certainly would rather have spent the little time I have off on grand adventures than raising babies." She tosses her black amber hair and then looks slightly abashed.</p>
<p>"That being said, my own mother and her mother before her married and started popping out the little ones as soon as they were old enough. For that I give them every credit out of respect... And because my Baba could probably whoop my carcas into next week!" Violca exclaims merrily with another laugh and stops in abrupt seriousness and continues with sombre insistance. "No, seriously. I wouldn't be able to sit down for a week, and that's if I was lucky."</p>Violca laughs brightly.
"Ah, but I'm not ready to be a wife just yet. I'm sure I have many a year in front of me, and if my life is cut short, then I certainly would rather have spent the little time I have off on grand adventures than raising babies." She tosses her black amber hair and then looks slightly abashed.
"That being said, my own mother and her mother before her married and started popping out the little ones as soon as they were old enough. For that I give them every credit out...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-14T15:00:26ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#582012-11-13T15:44:45Z2012-11-13T15:44:45Z<p>Violca wanders back to the bar, reaches over it and pours herself another glass of wine.</p>
<p>"You'll have to stand in line, Magnus, or perhaps fight to the death. You're not the first to declare he will wed me," she says as she sips her drink, "and I doubt you'll be the last. Besides...[Spoiler omitted]" Violca continues to presumably explain something with a shrug and a smile but it must have been spoken in Varisian based on the appearance of few patrons who chuckle in response. The Varisian fiddler from the corner grins as widely as a goblin.</p>Violca wanders back to the bar, reaches over it and pours herself another glass of wine.
"You'll have to stand in line, Magnus, or perhaps fight to the death. You're not the first to declare he will wed me," she says as she sips her drink, "and I doubt you'll be the last. Besides...[Spoiler omitted]" Violca continues to presumably explain something with a shrug and a smile but it must have been spoken in Varisian based on the appearance of few patrons who chuckle in response. The Varisian...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-13T15:44:45ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#562012-11-13T03:31:13Z2012-11-13T03:31:13Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote><b><i>"Ahhh, can't wait until I become a legend myself. My name celebrated by beautiful women, song and hard drink..." </i></b> he mutters to himself and takes a swig from his tankard.</blockquote><p>The melodic and soothing tones of Violca's voice continue to boast the exploits of the great Urai Agmundr but she gradually begins broadening her focus to the great Ulfen people. She starts weaving stories of the Linnorm Kings, their tribes, and one known as the Fist of the Linnorm.
<p>She sings of how he proved himself in grand ventures for the Pathfinder Society, returning victorious from battles in the frigid northern realms while lesser men tremble at the slightest chill. She continues to unfurl a tale of his training and combats with the Irorian Monks of Tian Xia, as he woos the blushing Tian maidens. She recounts his bare-fisted victories against the noble Shoati warriors as his deeds become legends throughout all of Golarion.</p>
<p>Violca sings to the room, the men and women seated nearby, but doesn't raise her eyes to the men at the bar until she brings her musical interlude to a close and smiles or perhaps smirks as she takes her bows.</p>Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:"Ahhh, can't wait until I become a legend myself. My name celebrated by beautiful women, song and hard drink..." he mutters to himself and takes a swig from his tankard.
The melodic and soothing tones of Violca's voice continue to boast the exploits of the great Urai Agmundr but she gradually begins broadening her focus to the great Ulfen people. She starts weaving stories of the Linnorm Kings, their tribes, and one known as the Fist of the Linnorm. She...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-13T03:31:13ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe&page=2?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#522012-11-10T14:22:20Z2012-11-10T14:22:20Z<p>Violca watches Urai enter with a quiet, appraising gaze. Taking her mug of water she slips back over to the dias, watching him from the corner of her eye as she goes.</p>
<p><i>Knowledge Local:</i> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26</span></p>
<p>Quietly at first, then growing just loud enough to be ambient, she begins singing the tales of Urai Agmundr, the blood stained legend of the Pathfinder Society.</p>
<p><i>Perform (Sing):</i> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24</span></p>Violca watches Urai enter with a quiet, appraising gaze. Taking her mug of water she slips back over to the dias, watching him from the corner of her eye as she goes.
Knowledge Local: [dice]1d20 + 9[/dice]
Quietly at first, then growing just loud enough to be ambient, she begins singing the tales of Urai Agmundr, the blood stained legend of the Pathfinder Society.
Perform (Sing): [dice]1d20 + 8[/dice]Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-10T14:22:20ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#372012-11-09T17:03:23Z2012-11-09T17:03:23Z<p>Violca comes laughing and twirling over to the bar, pulling her shoes on as she comes. She takes a seat with a swoosh and a thump, her breath heavy from the exertion.</p>
<p>"I'll have an Ulseberry Ale, Menas, and in the cleanest mug in the house," she orders giddily. "I'd forgotten how fun it is to do that without dodging halflings with greataxes between steps."</p>
<p>She drinks her ale down in a few gulps and relaxes with a sigh. "And I'll now suffer the scorn of ordering water in a pub, if you please," she continues with a laugh, holding out her mug to be filled.</p>Violca comes laughing and twirling over to the bar, pulling her shoes on as she comes. She takes a seat with a swoosh and a thump, her breath heavy from the exertion.
"I'll have an Ulseberry Ale, Menas, and in the cleanest mug in the house," she orders giddily. "I'd forgotten how fun it is to do that without dodging halflings with greataxes between steps."
She drinks her ale down in a few gulps and relaxes with a sigh. "And I'll now suffer the scorn of ordering water in a pub, if you...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-09T17:03:23ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#342012-11-09T02:40:35Z2012-11-09T02:40:35Z<p>Violca smiles as a travel-worn Varisian man in the corner pulls out a fiddle from a battered case and strikes up a lively folk song. She kicks off her shoes, a bit of a dangerous thing to do in a bar, and begins clapping in time with the music. Once the majority of the bar have joined her more-or-less on the beat, she turns her back to the crowd for a moment before twirling around and moving with the rhythm.</p>
<p>Before long Violca is dancing and spinning with swirl of skirts and a swish of colourful scarves. The bangles on her wrists and ankles chime in perfect time to music.</p>
<p>OOC: <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3774184/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Perform 24</a></p>
<p>It seems all too soon that Violca casts her eye to the fiddler who takes his cue and together they bring the song to fierce crescendo and a stunning finale.</p>Violca smiles as a travel-worn Varisian man in the corner pulls out a fiddle from a battered case and strikes up a lively folk song. She kicks off her shoes, a bit of a dangerous thing to do in a bar, and begins clapping in time with the music. Once the majority of the bar have joined her more-or-less on the beat, she turns her back to the crowd for a moment before twirling around and moving with the rhythm.
Before long Violca is dancing and spinning with swirl of skirts and a swish of...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-09T02:40:35ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#312012-11-08T14:02:19Z2012-11-08T14:02:19Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:</div><blockquote>"So let me ask you this: If you have the Starstone in your grasp and became a goddess on the morrow, and you must choose between dance and quill, which of it would it be? What is your heart’s desire?”</blockquote><p>Violca laughs lightly, "How could I ever labour over a quill for eternity if I could be the Lady of the Dance?"
<p>With that, she flits across the room and commandeers the small dias that serves the bar as a stage. "It's a little early, so my fellow performers aren't here yet, but I will dance for you, if someone will give me music."</p>Magnus "Fist of the Linnorm" wrote:"So let me ask you this: If you have the Starstone in your grasp and became a goddess on the morrow, and you must choose between dance and quill, which of it would it be? What is your heart’s desire?”
Violca laughs lightly, "How could I ever labour over a quill for eternity if I could be the Lady of the Dance?" With that, she flits across the room and commandeers the small dias that serves the bar as a stage. "It's a little early, so my fellow performers...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-08T14:02:19ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#272012-11-07T19:53:34Z2012-11-07T19:53:34Z<p>Violca smiles at the mention of the Tian monks.</p>
<p>"I've been to Tian-Xia and watched them fight," she says as she runs a finger around the rim of her empty wineglass. "I spent some time at the Dragon Temple there. They take a whole body approach to combat. Every student is trained in staff, sword, knives and spear, as well as wrestling and unarmed combat. They later add more exotic weapons and some even incorporate magic into their styles, so don't go in expecting nothing but hands and feet. Of course, I wasn't permitted to train with the brothers, but I don't take to that kind of authoritarian approach anyway."</p>
<p>Violca smirks as the wineglass sings under her finger. "It was hard enough maintaining my role as a sumbissive lady who liked sitting under peach trees and drinking hideous teas. Training under the masters would have turned me black and blue from the beating for my inevitable insolence. To their credit though," she continues with a giggle, "if they saw me spiking my tea with something stronger, they didn't say anything."</p>Violca smiles at the mention of the Tian monks.
"I've been to Tian-Xia and watched them fight," she says as she runs a finger around the rim of her empty wineglass. "I spent some time at the Dragon Temple there. They take a whole body approach to combat. Every student is trained in staff, sword, knives and spear, as well as wrestling and unarmed combat. They later add more exotic weapons and some even incorporate magic into their styles, so don't go in expecting nothing but hands and feet....Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-07T19:53:34ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#192012-11-06T02:21:51Z2012-11-06T02:21:51Z<p>Violca smirks, "Alas, the Monument of Violca takes more than a little ferocity and waving around of weapons to be persuaded to bolster anyone."</p>
<p>She pauses and tips her head to the side seeming to think for a moment then continues in a much less sultry tone. "Of course, if we're being literal, I'd follow you and your Wayfinder about and bolster you to your heart's content if the journey looked interesting. I'm a bard and chronicler for the Society."</p>
<p>"Menas," Violca jerks a thumb towards the returning barkeep, "and I have been on a few expeditions of our own. I only dance in the Delve as something to do between assignments."</p>Violca smirks, "Alas, the Monument of Violca takes more than a little ferocity and waving around of weapons to be persuaded to bolster anyone."
She pauses and tips her head to the side seeming to think for a moment then continues in a much less sultry tone. "Of course, if we're being literal, I'd follow you and your Wayfinder about and bolster you to your heart's content if the journey looked interesting. I'm a bard and chronicler for the Society."
"Menas," Violca jerks a thumb towards the...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-06T02:21:51ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#172012-11-05T16:19:54Z2012-11-05T16:19:54Z<p>The Varisian woman traces the symbol of Pharasma over her heart and downs the rest of her wine before sliding off the bar. She moves over the the Ulfen man and gently uncurls his fingers from around the crumpled map.</p>
<p>"Let's have a look at that for you darling," she says as she smooths the paper out on the bar with delicate fingertips. "Ah, it's Varisian, and quite a decent map if you know language. Lucky for you, you found me," she says with a grin.</p>
<p>"You can skip the 'Miss Grey' business and call me Violca," she continues as she scans the map. "Most everyone does.... and there we are. This is us over here by the little tear to the left of this wrinkle and you want to be here." Violca takes the large man's finger and places it on a prominently marked monument that would have been easy to find if the map had been in Common.</p>
<p>"They say that, if you practice weaponplay before the monument with enough ferocity to fighten the chardas, you will be bolstered with courage in future battles."</p>The Varisian woman traces the symbol of Pharasma over her heart and downs the rest of her wine before sliding off the bar. She moves over the the Ulfen man and gently uncurls his fingers from around the crumpled map.
"Let's have a look at that for you darling," she says as she smooths the paper out on the bar with delicate fingertips. "Ah, it's Varisian, and quite a decent map if you know language. Lucky for you, you found me," she says with a grin.
"You can skip the 'Miss Grey' business...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-05T16:19:54ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#142012-11-03T18:38:59Z2012-11-03T18:38:59Z<p>"I do have to admit that World's Worst Rogue [TM] does sound more interesting, if a little less effective, than Greatest. Let's hear your tale."</p>"I do have to admit that World's Worst Rogue [TM] does sound more interesting, if a little less effective, than Greatest. Let's hear your tale."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-03T18:38:59ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#112012-11-01T13:57:48Z2012-11-01T13:57:48Z<p>Violca gives a low chuckle. "Perhaps if you had spent more time writing and less time researching, the would have been more interesting." She pauses and ponders a moment. "You know, a guide to Korvosan bordellos could actually be quite useful, provided you devoted a greater portion of the text to the socio-political landscape and less the personal topography of the employees."</p>Violca gives a low chuckle. "Perhaps if you had spent more time writing and less time researching, the would have been more interesting." She pauses and ponders a moment. "You know, a guide to Korvosan bordellos could actually be quite useful, provided you devoted a greater portion of the text to the socio-political landscape and less the personal topography of the employees."Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-11-01T13:57:48ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#92012-10-31T01:52:37Z2012-10-31T01:52:37Z<p>Violca leans behind the bar and pours herself a glass of Damsel in Distress, savouring the drink before responding. </p>
<p>"It was paper that cut from midriff to throat. I'll spare the details, but fortunately for me, despite his terrible jests, Menas' divine connections fixed me up without a lasting scar," she says as she raises her glass in a toast to the Lucky Drunk.</p>
<p>"As for money-making, I'm a terrible barkeep. I'm too fond of talking and drinking to get anything done and I just don't have the servile knack. And, as appreciative as people are of my dances and stories, the Society pays more for my work as a chronicler than the layman can afford to toss at my nimble feet."</p>Violca leans behind the bar and pours herself a glass of Damsel in Distress, savouring the drink before responding.
"It was paper that cut from midriff to throat. I'll spare the details, but fortunately for me, despite his terrible jests, Menas' divine connections fixed me up without a lasting scar," she says as she raises her glass in a toast to the Lucky Drunk.
"As for money-making, I'm a terrible barkeep. I'm too fond of talking and drinking to get anything done and I just don't have the...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-10-31T01:52:37ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#52012-10-30T17:32:56Z2012-10-30T17:32:56Z<p>"I reckon that my uplifting stories of "Ulfric the Unbitten" and my... inspiring dance kept us all alive, Menas. And I think you still owe me a drink from that 'papercut' incident," Violca retorts with a toss of her hair.</p>"I reckon that my uplifting stories of "Ulfric the Unbitten" and my... inspiring dance kept us all alive, Menas. And I think you still owe me a drink from that 'papercut' incident," Violca retorts with a toss of her hair.Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-10-30T17:32:56ZRe: Forums: Andoran: Damptons Delve - Tavern - Magnimar Naos DistrictViolca Grey (alias of Lyarie)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p3xe?Damptons-Delve-Tavern-Magnimar-Naos-District#32012-10-30T17:22:36Z2012-10-30T17:22:36Z<p>An attractive, young Varisian woman emerges from the back room with the swirling of bright skirts and the jingling of bangles. She stands about 5'8 and wears her dark hair loose to her lower back.</p>
<p>"If you can pay for your drinks, Cormac O'Bron, World's Worst Rogue [TM], I'm sure Menas will let you keep your seat for as long as you can hold your liquor." She smiles warmly. "But your tumbling act had better not be replacing my performance this evening."</p>
<p>She hops up to seat herself on other end of the bar, watching the barkeeper fill the quartet of glasses and mugs</p>An attractive, young Varisian woman emerges from the back room with the swirling of bright skirts and the jingling of bangles. She stands about 5'8 and wears her dark hair loose to her lower back.
"If you can pay for your drinks, Cormac O'Bron, World's Worst Rogue [TM], I'm sure Menas will let you keep your seat for as long as you can hold your liquor." She smiles warmly. "But your tumbling act had better not be replacing my performance this evening."
She hops up to seat herself on other...Violca Grey (alias of Lyarie)2012-10-30T17:22:36Z