Too bad, but understandable. Happy trails all.
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I am personally a big fan of Secret checks. I had started doing this in PF1 before the advent of 2e, to prevent the meta-gaming of knowing that someone failed badly at skills that you really can't tell, like perception or stealth. And while adults might not meta-game purposefully, it's still affects your actions and thoughts about what you missed etc. I have no issues with how things have played out so far. I think there are threats bigger than the party sometimes, and you just have to be aware and/or take some hits. Just the way the ball bounces sometimes. I prefer a combat challenge instead of steam-rolling foes all day long. I expect the GM will evolve with us as long as the feedback is constructive.
Hope that goes ok, sorry to hear it. I am also out of touch until Sunday at the earliest, as I will be OOO without my gaming gear, and unlikely to post until then.
Rudely awakened by Brightberry crashing to the ground, Lyra leaps to her feet quickly and draws her blade. She spend a moment scanning the creature nearest the mules, marking that as her prey
Good luck Tibold!
Lyra will take the last watch, so that Edoom can rest up. She especially keeps a sharp eye out to see if the wolf family is still following them
Lyra pats Edoom on the back. "It happens to all of us. Good to have you taking risks and keeping them off the rest of us. Sometimes, it might get hairy for you, but the healing team has got your back." As Brighberry motions to the wolves, Lyra actually speaks to them, trying to see if they understand speech, and will listn. "It's ok, wolves. Thanks for helping us. Take this meat, we have food, at least for now."
While the others check on the fallen Edoom, Lyra drops her sword and draws her bow, taking careful aim at the fleeing boar who is among the wolves now. "Glad the wolves are there, but they make shooting difficult." she mutters out load, trying to aim around the allied wolves.
Lyra thinks about shooting her bow, but the boars close the distance quickly, so instead she draws her longsword, and attacks the boar which is directly between her and Edoom. She strikes it twice, dealing some slashes to its rear and flank.
I am holding posting until the initiative comes around for Lyra. I may be tied up this weekend, so if it comes to my turn, feel free to shoot the boar if they are hostile (or if we are hungry) using her bow skills. I will be back Monday most likely.
I added a tab "Rumors and Leads" to the Loot Tracker file, so anyone can add/edit etc there. I will list these things we learned most recently.
Lyra has spent some time outdoors, and has not seen wolves follow groups of people before, usually they slink away and look for easier prey. As they walk the next day, she spends some time watching them, looking for any other behavior that is out of the ordinary.
To be clear, the 105gp results from the sale of the bandit items, and the other things that Lady said we could take. We gave back her guards gear and the money, and offered back the magic weapons. Offering them to her was intended as a courtesy, not a slight. If she didn't want to have first dibs on the other gear, and would retain the magic weapons instead, I think we would've just kept the magic weapons, and sold the things elsewhere in Brevoy.
"We will likely need to be off the road, so perhaps the mule with saddlebags is the right choice for now. What about feed for the animal?" Provided everyone agrees, she forks over 2.4gp for the beast and two saddlebags. She would also like to buy a 4-person tent (5gp) and provisions for a week or two for everyone including the mule. An extra week at 4sp times 5 people is 2gp additional.
Lyra will offer up the sword to anyone who will use, and will move the rune to her longbow instead, if that's the decision. I will vote for waiting a day to get that accomplished along with selling the rest of the gear, and buying some outfitter supplies. Do you want to manage that on camera or off? I am fine with hand-waving it if DM and all are. Happy to handle the math of selling, and buying, and splitting the proceeds. I'd like to get that business settled so we can set of for real. I am fine with daily requirements most days, though there are some where RL intrudes. And I will try to tell you if away for any length of time. My experience playing/running PF2 is still limited, but I don't think there has to be a tank per se to make things work well. There is enough flexibility without super-optimizing party dynamics to make most things work, so play what would be fun for you.
Longsword +1 and mace +1 are yours. Lady Jumandi appreciates your offer, but insists you keep them. Lyra will keep the longsword then. Anyone want the magical mace, or sell? Or hold on to the rune to Transfer?
I will assign them to you on the Tracker Sheet. Do you want the non-healing ones as well?
Lyra returns the box of cash and the magical mace. She parts with the magical sword found along the way as well. The items that were the house-guards they easily return. If the clerk wants to claim any of the other gear, jewelry or loot, Lyra will listen. Once the accounting of what is the House's is settled, Lyra offers the clerk to buy the rest for 105gp. "Why make some middleman rich. You can take if off our hands at sale price, and not have to pay retail. We would trade some of the coin for a cart and animal to lead it if have any to spare." "Oh," she adds, "If you can point us in the direction of an outdoor outfitter, we have some other supplies to get before we set off for our charter-lands."
Unless someone objects, we will return all the longswords, including the magical one (but Lyra will get mundane one back), the chain mail, 6 hand crossbows (after Edoom takes one). The magical mace will be returned as well. I think we would keep/sell the rest, except for the potions, which someone should claim/carry. If the Lady wants to buy it from us, it saves a step. If my math is right, that adds to 104.11 gp. I'd suggest we get a cart and draft animal (mule?) with some of that so we can carry things through the Greenbelt easily. Think we should also get some outdoor gear, like tents etc, and enough food for a while. Thoughts? I am fine with a team name. Guardians of the Greenbelt is merely a suggestion.
"Well, I hope we've seen the last of them," says Lyra ironically when the Iron Wraiths and the other groups leave. "Does anyone have a map or know where this Oleg's is?" "Also, we have a pile of gear to sell or move along with us. I am new enough here, that I don't know anywhere to deal in those things, do any of you?" She looks proudly at the medallion, thinking back about the actions of the night before -- at least right up to the point where she fell.
As far as pre-buffing goes, I think my rule would be what's good for the goose is good for the gander, and if we decide to allow it, then the bad guys will use the same tactics when they can. I would tend to lean against it, especially given the 'extra action" economy available vs PF1 etc. In Age of Ashes, the bad guy of book one is pre-buffed in the stat block with Mage Armor, FalseLife etc already in place before the heroes arrive. But that was first AP, and authors may have moved away from it over time.
Welcome Jade, and thanks for the healing. Sorry, I was tied up last night and couldn't respond timely. 1) can we assume we are fully healed when we start again?
So far, I think its going well. I am perfectly happy with Lyra's build, but I need to find her voice a little better, which might come more in non-combat situations. Thanks for piloting us this far!
Oof, went from 60 to zero.... Do I need a death save now, or is it next round?
Seeing Brightberry go down, Lyra now trains her targeting onto the boss, trying to take her down so someone can get healing to the falledn leshy. She then trains a pair of arrows on the axe-wielding leader.
Inspired by the scene, Lyra grins in approval as her first target falls. She takes the measure of the other assassin, marking him as her prey now. She nocks her bow and fires at that target. She thinks it a killing shot as it leaves her bow, and starts to move across the room, to get a clearer line of sight on the boss who remains.
Be advised, I will be OOO starting tomorrow morning through Sunday evening. Will likely not be able to post during this stretch, so feel free to bot Lyra as you see fit. Should be back to regular schedule Sunday night or Monday.
I didn't see the suspend play post until after I already posted. Feel free to discount as you see fit.
With Brightberry opening the door, Lyra spies the assassins across the room, she fires her bow at the nearest of the two, marking him as a target first. She then steps into the room, breaking to the right, as she does so.
Lyra shakes her head at the offered goodberry, "Maybe later, but hold it to see what kind of trouble we get into. Let's move out." She strides over to the door leading south from the billiard room, and readies to open if once Edoom the Tank is ready to go.
I updated, sorry. AT 15/20hp. And am fine to continue that way.
There are still 6 minor and 1 lesser healing potion in the loot bin, so if you need to top off after berry's and band-aids, then use them. We can always get more.
Lyra wipes the blood off her blade before sheathing it once again. She strolls back to the doorway and gathers her bow, shouldering it for the moment. When that's complete, she searches the fallen bandits for loot, gear or treasure, making sure to show any items to Brightbarry for magical detection. "We can spare a few minutes, I think. To make sure we aren't the ones who end up dead." She drinks a potion again if no one is administering to the wounds she suffered previously. BLEH
Enraged at the man attacking a defenseless woman, Lyra steps adjacent to the assassin's boss. "Put down the blade and live, or keep pushing it and die." she cries, marking him as her newest target. Either way, she stabs at him with her longsword, determined to at least wound the man and get his attention.
Lyra, sword in hand, leaps through the doorway and at the wounded assassin. "I don't care if you kill her, I don't even know her but you'll end up just as dead." She attacks the Black Tear minion with her longsword after marking it as her hunted prey on the way forward. possible critical?
That doorway really limits my tactical options. And the die roller is getting karma revenge on Lyra. Hopefully Edoom (and I) will survive the 2nd wave of attacks
Lyra catches the wink from Brightberry as he sends healing energy to the fallen Edoom, and it fills her with hope for a moment, even if one of their number was already down. Determined, she sees this is going to be an up close fight. She holds the doorway, trying to keep the assassins inside the room. She drops her longbow, draws out her longsword and attacks the hunted prey through the door way.
Lyra's eyes widen at the scene, including the assassin's leader and the body of Jaerthal. From the doorway, she marks the bad guys directly across the billiard table as her prey, then fires a pair of arrows at that target.
Lyra doesn't really cast a second glance at the fallen Turtuccio. This is a war, and people die. Didn't seem like a very friendly sort anyway. When Edoom is ready to move out, she covers him with her bow, ready to shoot if anything menacing is waiting on the others side of the door.
Sorry for the late notice, but I am away on vacation this week, returning on Sunday night late. Will try to peek in occasionally, but have had some trouble with Paizo site access. Please run Lyra as you see fit during my absence.
"Milani? That's clearly the Inheritor. See how fierce she is?" Lyra enters the room carefully, looking around for anything else of note. If she doesn't see anything, she motions to the others to leave. "Lady Jamandi isn't here, so no sense standing around."
Lyra moves out after the others, the burns on her face and arms still smarting. She enters the other room, which is still ablaze, and helps the others with extinguuishing the remaining flames.
As the flames leap up around her, Lyra cannot react quickly enough to avoid getting roasted. The heat and flames scorch her but she manages to finally help quell the fires.
I am out of town this weekend starting today through Sunday. I will be unlikely to post during that time, so feel free to bot Lyra as needed. If she survives the double critical fail, she will keep fire-fighting as needed. If combat occurs, she will typically shot using her Ranger hunting skills to inflict most damage.
Lyra hurries into the next room after this one seems safe. She struggles to breath a little through the bedroll mask, but is thankful to not have to inhale the smoke. She beats at the flames in the second room as much as possible.
Like Edoom, Lyra looks for something large to put over the flames to suffocate the oxygen feeding them, like a rug or tapestry. Failing that she uses her cloak to batter on the burning manor rooms, trying to beat them out. But first, seeing the smoke filling the hallway, she holds her breath, trying not to inhale the heavy vapors.
I see it.
Lyra is still a bit wounded (13/20hp) and looks to see if there is any first aid or potions available before leaping back into the breach. She will down another minor potion. Once she has little of those wounds restored, she goes to the door where rags are stuffed under, and opens it for Edoom.
[ooc]Marked the minor potion off the loot list for now. She is at 19/20, so that's close enough for operations./ooc]
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