For kingmaker it's left to gm discretion I think. The main thing is the PCs need to lose to help Chaliz get around fasiels order so as long as they figure that out they can throw the game so no roll necessary. I have for players that were interested in putting on a show let them roll deception or gaming lore etc so they can make it look like they tried to win, but letting Chaliz "best" them is what's important.
My understanding, though it's been quite a while, was that it let her cast an extra spell a turn potentially. She does have an array of innate abilities that can be used for her standard as well. There's a lengthy GM discussion thread for the scenario
There's some discussion of her tactics and casting in there that may provide some guidance. Hope you have fun with the scenario!
Yea my understanding is they get a full night's rest, regaining spells. The potion Chaliz gives functions mechanically like a barkskin potion but instead of bark it looks like stone, in this case flint, to fit with the elemental earth connection. I picked flint specifically since barkskin give weakness to fire and flint can crack and explode if rapidly heated
I was looking through my notes to see if I had any other detail, but I couldn't find anything. My memory is that it's a business associate that Yon is on friendly terms with since it's marked as business communication, but could as easily be his child who provides him with supplies and he also wants to see his grandkids. I think of Yon as the grandfatherly sort. There's nothing firmly established, so go with whatever seems most relatable to your group. Hope you all have fun! :)
I was working on a playlist to go along with all the bands. Here's what I've got so far. I was curious if anyone had their own ideas :) Absa-Wow - DJ Snake Lil John - Turn Down for What ( 3:36)
The art is crazy good in this one. The art: I'm going to use anytime I need one in other adventures!
ghost ship I hope people will find mystery and otherworldly wonders amidst any danger in this dream world. Lady Luck be with you, Pathfinders!
Oh yes, it's happening. We're back!
I didn't come up with the title, but my interpretation is that it can refer to many of the people involved in the adventure. The goals of most of the characters have to do with their reputations and how they're perceived and what they're willing to do for that.
I'm at a loss for words how great the character art and map look. Just giddy at seeing all these characters so well-realized. Bravo!
Stay on your guard out there on the dunes, Pathfinders :-)
"A vortex of swirling metal flies into motion: a thousand, thousand lethal shards that recreate the visage of the Vault Lord, looming over the stadium." As Lehto says, it's the vault lord creating their own image out of the broken holoprojector and the other materials scattered in the room from their minions accessing the power core. The construct is a variation on a junk golem. So short answer, yes, the golem looks like the Vault Lord. :-) It's also clearly a construct, so in case the question is whether the PCs would think they're fighting the actual creature they saw in the holo-projection - no, it's not that good a facsimile. Sorry for being a bit-long winded; wasn't sure of the story rationale behind the question and trying to anticipate. I hope that helps and you and your players have a great time :-) Edit:
-Additional wights spawn per the hazard at the three sets of double doors at the top of the map. You can see three areas with a counter and two sets of doors behind the counter. That's where the corridors are the wights are running in from. -The unliving magefire enters at the center "undead starting point" location. That area now functions as another wight spawn location as the magefire burned a hole in the station that undead outside can enter through. I hope that makes that clearer. Sorry it's been giving people headaches.
@Alex Wreschnig I'm so glad to hear it was fun! Thanks for leaving the review :-) weaving:
The weaving is a reference to Demolition Man and the rehabilitation conditioning from that movie. :-) organization:
Yea, the info possibly would be good to have also there, though there are always word count concerns. My thinking with the sidebar is the GM can copy it out and have the info on the side in a notepad document or other reference. Good to know what people's preferences are for the future. area2:
The magefire is supposed to burn through the ceiling directly above the center of the room. The hull breach and debris then cause problems for the civilians. There's three doors on the north side of the room that are the wight spawn points, with the starting wights in the noted locations. The magefire then opens up a hole in the ceiling that more wights pour in from. Sorry that wasn't clear from the annotations. :( I'm so glad you liked the magefire. I went through a lot of iterations on the design and I was pretty happy with the final result :-)
How was it managing the wights? Was the number of them unwieldy or did it go ok running that many enemies? area3:
The main limit on hacking at range is the computer the PCs have to do the remote hack with. If they spent the credits to have the ability to hack from a distance, more power to them :-) Plenty of opportunity for the guns blazing PCs to show off. This gives a reward to the more skill-focused PCs to shine in combat and contribute. The enemy start locations are pretty broad so lots of flexibility for the GM to adjust to give Vradak more cover from their troops. The room is also brightly lit so the Lurker in Light gets the benefit of its natural invisibility, which should hopefully freak out the PCs a bit. My practice was to have Vradak in back, the golem form front and center, the two bruiser enemies protecting Vradak, and the assassin enemy lurking to the side to invisibly get to the PCs' back line and start tearing up the squishies. Vradak's advance command helps to set that up. A lot of goading from the Vault Lord can encourage the PCs to rush into melee, which is right where the enemy wants them. Generally speaking, there's a lot of tactical leeway for the GM in this one with some very smart enemies in Area 1 and Area 3 who will try to use their abilities to maximum effect. The golem slow speed is very much a built-in weakness to compensate for its jacked stats, which are significantly higher than its CR should normally allow. Clever PCs can definitely take advantage. :-) Edit note: I am definitely curious what GMs find challenges Starfinders in combat though. If I get the chance to write more encounters, especially with the Vault Lord, I want them to be memorable! Everyone having a good time is all I can ask for. Thanks so much for the feedback!
Yea, because of the limited number of phases, my practice would be that a PC gets to choose one location to go to and can explore that entire location. So the Ysoki encampment is one spot in that context. In practice the idea is that the PCs have enough time collectively to make two attempts to succeed at checks at each location.
The hazard area in my turnover basically overlapped Z2, blowing up that 6x6 section south of building 4 in the middle of town. Since that marking's not there, I would assume it's Z2 that blows up. The planted explosives going off are tied to the thasteron explosion; they start setting off these charges and it ignites the thasteron causing a huge detonation. So the PCs get a warning that something bad is going to happen there and a chance to move and potentially lure enemies into it. That's how I would personally run it anyway, barring word from development.
Name: Natalie Corvellan
Description: Description: Natalie is one of the surviving members of the Corvellan family of Westcrown, who were nearly wiped out by a rival noble house. She lived on the streets for years before managing to put together enough money to flee to Absalom. The result of her Chelish mother's indiscretion while on a trip to Varisia, Natalie has her father's brilliant green eyes and her mother's auburn hair. She carries on the family worship of Sivanah, who kept her safe and hidden growing up. She wears a belt of seven knotted scarves and seven rings, switching which finger carries her bonded ring as she fidgets with them. While life as a thief taught her the value of subtlety and moving in the shadows, Natalie lacks patience for schemes. She prefers to think on her feet, adapting to the situation at hand rather than creating some complex plan. She's always friendly and cheery, regardless of her actual mood, though she falls back into Wescrani slang when she's nervous. She realizes her magic through numerology and sequences, and the constant examination of these patterns has left her with odd patter and mannerisms, with frequent repetition. Natalie is fascinated with ancient cultures and the achievements of humanity during the Age of Destiny. She believes in reclaiming the lost history of the world and is obsessed with collecting secrets. She only really shares them with faction members, doling out need to know to other Pathfinders, and hanging onto a few precious ones just for herself.
Yes! Slamming this straight into my March schedule. Hyped! :D
It'd be fun to get scenarios that showcase the story lead up from past seasons into the new campaign that the staff want fresh in our minds as they unveil the first 2e season. Like having Silent Tide last year refreshed memories or clued in new players to upcoming events. I thought that was great. :)
Gonna spoiler just in case, but in general, had a very fun time! Spoiler: The antagonist was very colorful, the PCs really engaged with several of the NPCs they met, and the buildup encounters did a good job of getting the paladin really gung-ho against the villain. It felt like an Indiana Jones story with a nice mix of intrigue, subterfuge, and combat; I was imagining the Cairo scenes in Raiders for much of it. I don't want to get too into spoilers in the product thread since there's a lot of stuff that happens that has fun surprise value [particularly one cinematic moment], but I enjoyed it and I think the players did too. I had a couple minor quibbles but overall a great addition to season 10.
Prepping and reading this was a joy. I have the perfect ratty old fairground teddy for the poppet :-) Also, maps since I didn't see it posted yet.
Spoiler: Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Noble Estate Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Museum One Custom Full Page map
Thank you so much for the opportunity, John! It was a pleasure to work on 10-08. When I was researching for it, I only found one prior published adventure set in Dis from back in 1995, which is really too bad. Glad to have helped grow that number. :-) Happy holidays and thank you for another fun year of Pathfinder and Starfinder!
Hmm... well Leventi likes putting people into situations where he can negotiate from a position of strength, so he'd probably try to strand them somewhere where he can find them later and make a bargain to get them home. Somewhere desolate on the material plane perhaps. Maybe a tiny air pocket in the Diaspora? ;) I'm not sure Plane Shift is accurate enough for that, but I'd be thinking on those lines.
I can see the wordplay has already begun. Make sure to budget time at the start of the scenario for some punicillin or you'll quickly Dis-pair of ever getting through the briefing. ;-)
I wonder if it would be possible to do mini handouts like Example 2 or 3 that the GM distributes at the event and have each be coded so that the player can access a full page digital chronicle on the site. The essential info is on the handout, and the players have access to full page printouts and expanded text on the rewards online afterward. Since the essentials are on the mini version, immediate turnaround on reporting isn't required.
Good luck to all the contestants!
A completely reasonable question. It did occur to me during writing that it could be a bit weird for him to have the gold dragonhide but there wasn't a lot of word count to explain much of what was going on with him and it didn't give him the right look in my mind if he was wearing armor made from a chromatic dragon. My personal head canon is that during his earlier adventures he helped a gold dragon and received the molted scales as a boon. I have some very slightly sketched out ideas for what was going on with that. One involved stopping a ritual sacrifice performed by some cultists of Rovagug to birth some monstrosity and the other involved assisting a gold fighting an old blue wyrm in the desert, but neither idea made it off my notepad. I'd personally go with the latter if I needed a back story running it. Describing a draconic battle just sounds more fun to me and the scenario has enough creepy already. :-) Organized Play Character
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