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GM, can this be marked as inactive please? I need the space in my ongoing games for CotCT!

I'd be happy with Curse or War. I'd like to hear GM_DBH's opinion too.

Sounds like a sensible plan. I've got three character concepts for CotCT that I've been working on today, so I'm cool with that.

A great wrap up for a fantastic game.

Thanks to GM_DBH for a brilliantly run game, and thanks to my fellow PCs for being such great shipmates. I've had such a great time playing Marnir for the last five years, and I'm probably more sad about the end of my time with him than I've ever been about a PC before.

However, I'm looking forward to starting a new adventure with you all. I'm happy to go with Kung's ranking for the next AP.

Looks like we got to a shortlist of Hell's Rebels, War for the Crown, and Curse of the Crimson Throne. Apparently I theorycrafted some characters, but I can't for the life of me remember who they were!

That's a lot of loot for PCs that don't really need loot anymore.

Marnir is grateful to feel the warmth of Niobe's healing soothe his wounds, and he relishes the look of confusion on Bonefist's face his mind is shattered by Cally's hex. Howling in triumph Marnir times his attacks with Kung's to hack down the traitorous pirate lord, his blood spraying across the wet gunpowder as Bonefist crumples to the floor dead.

Reaching down, Marnir takes the Hurricane Crown from Bonefist's head. He looks it over, feeling the power it contains course through his entire being. "This is it. This is what we've been fighting for, what we've bled for," he says, somewhat overcome by the gravity of what they've just done.

I can't believe it's nearly over, nor that it's been five years.

I've had so much fun with this game, it's had so many cool characters, and has been run fantastically throughout.

We had a discussion about the next AP previously, I'll have to go back and have a look at what we said. A fifth player would be a good addition though.

Don't worry about us, concentrate on your family.

Marnir grimaces as Bonefist's blade strikes home over and over again, blood beginning to flow freely from wounds across his arms and chest. He continues his warchant undiminished as he moves with Kung to attack Bonefist from as many angles as possible, the teamwork between Marnir and his mate smooth and effective.

Free Action to continue Inspired Rage, Free Action to 5ft step, Swift Action to use Arcane Strike, Full Round Action to full attack Bonefist.
Niobe/Cally - I'm starting to leak quite a lot of vital fluid, I could do with a bit of healing if any is available please.

Axe attack, flanking: 1d20 + 24 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 24 + 2 = 43
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (8) + 30 = 38

Axe attack, flanking: 1d20 + 24 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 24 + 2 = 37
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (3) + 30 = 33

Axe attack, flanking: 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 16 + 2 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (1) + 30 = 31

Hope he's OK GM.

Marnir is surprised to find his hands slip from Bonefist, as though the bastard were greased. He slips but quickly regains his balance, long years as a seafarer giving him an excellent ability to stay on his feet. "Slippery bastard!" Marnir growls, moving slightly to let Kung past and taking a couple of slashes from Bonefist's sword for his troubles. He squares up, continuing his warchant, and hacks at Bonefist with his axe.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Swift Action to use Arcane Strike, Full Round Action to full attack.

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (4) + 24 = 28
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (6) + 30 = 36

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (13) + 24 = 37
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35

Axe attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (4) + 30 = 34

Marnir slams into Kerdak Bonefist and slides off without being able to grapple the vengeance driven Pirate King.

He has Freedom of movement going. :)

Nooooooo! I was going to be so smug about that!

Sounds like you're having a miserable time GM. I hope things pick up for you.

"Oh s##~!" Marnir exclaims as Kung smashes through the door to reveal Bonefist's plan. Marnir launches himself at Bonefist in a headlong tackle, trying to get him away from the powder before he can blow them all to the Boneyard. "Kung, some help please!" he calls as he starts to wrestle with the traitor, his warchant breathy and desperate.

Inspired rage starts without an action, Free Action to 5ft step, Standard Action to try to grapple Bonefist. I assume he's armed with something that he's been opening the barrels with, but hopefully I can pile on him before he gets an AoO.

CMB to grapple: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (20) + 19 = 39 F~** yeah!

"Don't say I didn't warn you," Marnir shouts through the door as he hefts his axe. "Kung, let's get through that door," he says before bringing his adamantine axe down into the timbers of the door.

The cannons are fine, but I hope Kung and I can hack the door down with our adamantine weapons.

Marnir motions for Kung to move with him across the lower deck as he heads towards the sounds of cracking and crashing coming from behind what he assumes is some sort of strongroom or locker.

"If you come out and don't make me kill you, I'll let you live," Marnir calls out, hoping that Bonefist can hear his voice over all the noise. He looks round at the others to check that they're ready, expecting some sort of treachery from Bonefist rather than a simple surrender.

"Will that hold him for long Cally?" Marnir asks as Cally's spell stops the mystery person in their tracks. "We need to get after Bonefist before he scampers away."

Assuming Cally's spell will last a good while...

Marnir turns back towards Bonefist's ship and with his axe raised descend below to look for the traitorous bastard.

Good news GM, I hope you and your dad are OK too.

No worries GM, hope everyone's OK.

The hate-filled inheritors of an ancient curse, lamias appear as lean and attractive women from the waist up, while below they possess the bodies of powerful lions. Even their humanoid features bear distinctly feline traits, their eyes slitted and feral and their teeth like predatory fangs. The lamias presented here are but the most common and least powerful members of this cursed race, with others bearing serpentine, avian, and even more perverse forms.

The lamia's I'm used to seeing have been lionwomen, but it turns out the more powerful ones are snakewomen. It's very confusing.

Marnir is looking towards the stairs that lead below to where Bonefist presumably lurks when he sees movement in the doorway leading into the mansion at the edge of the water. "Hey, get away from that ice block!" he shouts, pointing at the lurking form. "We can't let the lionwoman get get free," he says to the others before changing direction to head towards the doorway.

Perception: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (13) + 24 = 37

"Be careful down here," Marnir says as he leads the group below decks. "Who knows what that wily bastard has waiting for us."

Marnir follows Kung, directing his legendary growl and angry eyes at Bonefist's minions to ensure they stay away. "Run him down before he gets away!" he calls to the others, keen to chase down Bonefist and end him once and for all.

That ice tomb has saved us a lot of hassle. Great work Cally!

Reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Marnir sees Bonefist readying his pistol for another shot and dodges, but unfortunately dodges into a freezing cold blast of magic. The cold seizes up his muscles briefly but his Ulfen constitution quickly shakes off the now unfamiliar feeling of the icy wind blasting his skin.

He grits his teeth and steps up next to Kung, growling at the pirate behind Kung who suddenly looks less than keen to continue the fight, and hacks into Tsadok, trying to break his way through to the spellcaster beyond.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Swift Action to use Arcane Strike, Full Round Action to full attack Tsadok.

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (19) + 24 = 43
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (11) + 24 = 35
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (4) + 30 = 34

Axe attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35

Marnir reels from the smack of Bonefist's bullet and feels a creeping chill spread across his whole body from the ensorcelled shot. Ducking a swing from one of Bonefist's minions he brings his axe in a savage upward swing towards the pirate's midsection, trying to fell him and move to take down the spellcasting lion woman sooner rather than later.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Full Round Action to attack red, then using a 5ft step to move onto black if red dies.
I feel like we should be moving north to take down the lamia and force Bonefist and his cronies to move after us.

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (8) + 24 = 32
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (5) + 30 = 35

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (17) + 24 = 41
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (6) + 30 = 36

Axe attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (2) + 30 = 32

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Reflex save: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14

Marnir sees the lion-woman's crackling bolt of electricity arcing towards him but as he tries to dodge his foot slips on the blood-slicked planking and he takes the full force of the spell, his muscles contracting painfully as he grits his teeth against the pain.

As the agony subsides Marnir starts up the next stanza of his warchant, his voice louder and more strident than before. He moves up next to Kung, holding the line against the oncoming tide of pirates and Bonefist's other minions. He slashes his axe towards the aurumvorax, trying to cut it down before it can sink it's claws into Kung or himself.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Swift Action to use Arcane Strike, Move Action to move 10ft, Standard Action to attack the aurumvorax.

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (6) + 24 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (2) + 30 = 32

Knowledge (arcana) to identify the aurumvoraxes.

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (10) + 20 = 30

"Invisible lion woman casting spells from in front of the mansion, between the two aurumvoraxes. Take them all down together if you can, don't let the little things grab you," Marnir calls to Cally and Niobe between stanzas of his warchant, before focusing on the oncoming sharkmen. They look dazed and unwell and Marnir takes full advantage, scything his axe around in a series of rapid slashes.

AoO vs blue: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (15) + 24 = 39
Damage: 1d8 + 27 ⇒ (8) + 27 = 35 Damage slightly lower because I didn't use Arcane Strike.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Swift Action to use Arcane Strike, Full Round Action to full attack - starting with blue and then yellow if blue dies.

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (10) + 24 = 34
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (2) + 30 = 32

Axe attack: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (12) + 24 = 36
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (8) + 30 = 38

Axe attack: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (1) + 16 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (7) + 30 = 37

This made me think of Marnir on the deck

I think I've found our Captain's soul. lol

Not sure he can manage that level of harmonics, but I suspect he'd be happy to practice our next long voyage, perhaps with the senior officers as backing singers.

I put haste in my ongoing spells but looking back I suspect it would have run out by now. I'll recast it for everyone to benefit.

As the sharkmen come through Cally's spell, looking sick and unhappy, Marnir takes a moment to protect everyone with his magic before moving along the jetty to stand beside Kung. He raises his axe and his voice as the fight begins, calling out "Drakes, attack!" as he stands alongside Kung.

Inspired rage starts without an action, Standard Action to cast haste, Move Action to move 15ft, Swift Action to use Battle Cry (to give everyone a +1 morale bonus to hit, a +4 morale bonus on saves vs fear, and the ability to end the effect to reroll a save against a fear effect).

Hope everything goes OK for you Niobe.

I'm happy where I am. Current spells are heroism, see invisibility, 2 mirror images, haste.

As Cally sends off her spell to deal with the oncoming enemies Marnir step towards the doors to the brig and chops off the locks with his axe (which is adamantine, so I figure it should go through whatever is holding them closed fairly easily).

"Anyone inside looking for revenge on Bonefist, now's your chance!" he calls inside the dark and stinking buildings, hoping that anyone Bonefist is keeping down here might relish the opportunity to fight back against him.

You just have to be difficult don't you?

We've been going for more than 5 years now, this shouldn't be a surprise :-)

Marnir sees Bonefist's lackeys standing with a dazed look on their faces as he approaches the brig. He raises his axe, bares his teeth, and shouts "Flee or die!" in his most commanding voice.

I'll try to Intimidate them into running away.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (15) + 27 = 42

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"Good work Kung," Marnir says, slapping his friend on the back as he sees the destruction wrought by the cannon fire. "Let's see if we can find any friendly faces in the brig," he suggests, heading back down the stairs towards the nearby brig, hoping to be able to find some help from those imprisoned by Bonefist. Marnir grabs the dropped weapons of Bonefist's minions as he rushes down the tower, realising that anyone released from the brig will need arming.

I figure we might be able to find some assistance from whoever's in the brig, and it provides a nice bottleneck in case anyone tries to rush us.

Marnir is pleased to see Kung take the initiative as he starts moving the cannon round to fire on the Filthy Lucre. He nods his assent at Kung's raised eyebrows and follows the instructions given to him to help aim and load the cannon.

I assume it takes us all working together to get the cannon firing at an acceptable rate, so I'm going to help Kung with his explosions.

Where are you finding that range increment GM, AonPRD says 100ft. Either way the ship is very much in range.

Marnir wipes blood off his axe on the clothes of the dead pirate at his feet. "Anyone know how to use this?" he asks, pointing at the cannon. He looks over the rampart and points at Bonefist's ship. "I bet we could do some damage to the Lucre, and we could slow down his getaway."

While he's there, Marnir looks around to see if there's been any response to their attack and the firing of the cannon.

The blast of the cannon from the floor above spurs Marnir into action and he charges up the stairs, fearful of finding Kung smeared across the roof. He sprints up the stairs into the smoke from the cannon discharge and is relieved to see Kung still standing, if slightly blackened. He charges at the nearest goon, axe hacking down as he roars his warchant in defiance.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Move Action to move 30ft, Swift Action to use Arcane Strike, Standard Action to attack green.

Axe attack: 1d20 + 23 ⇒ (10) + 23 = 33
Damage: 1d8 + 30 ⇒ (8) + 30 = 38

It's a pretty good spell, especially with a good Intimidate bonus. The Ref save is pretty low at this level but occasionally it'll get someone.

Marnir pushes past the two shrieking and quavering figures, kicking their crossbows down the stairs just in case they changed their minds about surrendering. "Hang on Kung, this'll help you take them down upstairs" he says, quickly marking out a series of gestures across the half-orc's body and eyes before the big man suddenly vanishes from sight.

Hopefully they're not pointing a cannon at us, but if they are I've cast vanish on Kung, which might create an opportunity for them to become distracted enough to not blow us apart as we go up the stairs.

Marnir moves up the stairs behind Kung. Unable to progress past the big man ahead of him he pauses in his warchant briefly to unleash a scathing tirade at Bonefist's people. [b]"Drop your weapons or die!"[/] he calls, infusing his words with magic and rage.

Free Action to continue inspired rage, Move Action to move up the stairs behind Kung, Standard Action to cast blistering invective - I make an Intimidate check to demoralise each enemy within 30ft (Intimidate: 1d20 + 27 ⇒ (17) + 27 = 44 vs DC 10+HD+Wis mod), if I pass then they're shaken for 1 round + 1 round for every 5 by which I exceed the DC, they take 1d10 ⇒ 7 points of fire damage and must succeed at a DC 16 Reflex save or catch fire.

I wonder whether that means that this is a bad plan...

Marnir follows Kung up the stairs. "Let's get to them before they're ready for us," he says to the first mate, axe in hand as he begins his warchant which echoes loudly around the circular tower. "Hang on a second," he calls to Kung quickly waving his free hand over Kung's chest while muttering a short arcane phrase. Kung's form suddenly becomes more indistinct, hopefully protecting the big man from any gunshots that might come his way.

Inspired rage starts without any actions, Move Action to move 30ft, Standard Action to cast blur on Kung.

Sorry, was absolutely slammed yesterday.

Marnir recovers quickly from the disorientation of the trip through space-time and hears shouts from the tower ahead. "Get in through the door!" Marnir calls, pointing at the base of the tower. He steps up to the door, grabs the handle and attempts to yank it open.

Free Action to 5ft step, Move Action to open the door.

My grandfather had that, it's miserable. Hope you're feeling better.

Hope you feel better soon.

We're not aiming for the ship as yet, the plan is to land on the isthmus to draw people in then hop to the ship once we get an opportunity, hoping that we can catch some of the defenders unawares. I've marked my target location with a lightning bolt on the map.

"Right, I've got a better plan," Marnir says as he looks out of the filthy windows into the cave beyond. (which I assume is lit in some way?) "We'll teleport over there, draw some defenders in, then hop onto Bonefist's ship once we've whittled down his underlings. That should give us the best chance to cut down his people and keep him from overwhelming us."

He looks back at the others and when they don't object to the plan Marnir gathers his magic, muttering a few Ulfen words under his breath before reaching out to grasp the others. "Hold onto your guts," he warns before finishing the spell that suddenly rips the group through space and lands them on the sand across the water.

Just waiting to check that everyone is happy with the dimension door plan.

Low level summons might not be combat-effective, but as Kung says they're a flanker, or a distraction, or a hit-point speed bump. They're not nothing, and if they can tie up some guards for a round or two then it's worth a shot.

Regards the approach plan, are we happy with a dimension door into the area between O and N on that little isthmus? It gets us close to the ship, bypasses the mansion, and reduces the amount of force that can be brought against us at once.

Doesn't mean they're not lurking somewhere out of sight waiting to crap on us.

So Mass Fly or Teleport (Dimension door would leave us helpless during surprise round)

dimension door only leaves the caster unable to act by my reading. Depends on how you interpret it but in the games I've run previously I've allowed passengers to act as the spell says "you can't take any other actions until your next turn" where you refers to the caster.

Depending on the GM's interpretation it might provide an easier route in than flying.

Hi, I made this subscription order for Lost Omens: Mwangi Expanse on July 4 and I still haven't received either the pdf or the hardcopy of the book and my payment has already been authorized and gone through.

It says this product is still available so did my order just get jumped over somehow?