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This was apparently fixed, however, in my PC's Sessions Tab, my Core PC is still showing:

Quote:

"Character is incorrect organized play type PFSRPG for table of type PFSPFC."

My PC in that game has the same message for Bonekeep, but they're still listed as a Core character.

Same here (also from this table). I messaged Tyranius today about it.

We got better (after burning a bucket of Prestige and gold).

I was a revenant for a bit! (A good one, I promise)

And don't rely on the votes of someone who's already dead.... ;)

They will be there; if not now, eventually. I'm keeping a good pace of running two games at a time. I only run scenarios I've played, and I try to always run the scenario in CORE before I run it in Standard. So, as my PCs continue to level up, I'll be offering higher and higher level scenarios, all on these boards, and mostly in CORE first.

I'm just one GM, of course, and two at a time by PbP is a remarkably slow pace, but they will come in time.

Ny'a is the only CORE character I have in tier for a 5-9, and I just spent the PP I had pooled to save her after death; I can't risk her again (she is a favorite of mine).

But thanks so much for the game! The chronicle looks good!

That looks correct for Ny'a

Constitution (stabilize) DC 10, Ny'a: 1d20 + 2 - 8 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 8 = 2
Constitution (stabilize) DC 10, Ny'a: 1d20 + 2 - 9 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 9 = 11 How about that?

Constitution (stabilize) DC 10, Harpua: 1d20 + 4 - 8 ⇒ (4) + 4 - 8 = 0
Constitution (stabilize) DC 10, Harpua: 1d20 + 4 - 9 ⇒ (16) + 4 - 9 = 11 Hey! Dice on my side, finally

Just the shirt reroll I mentioned above; go for it.

You can't, but you can pay for the restorations in gold and the raise dead with PP--or vice versa--to divide it up if you can afford one more than the other.

Edit: you can:

*You can buy raise dead using 16 PP, 5,450 gp, or 8 PP and 2,450 gp.

The Empyreal Revenant Boon that Ny'a used to remain alive and complete (well...) the adventure also reduces the cost of spellcasting services to restore her to life:

Empyreal Revenant: Nothing can keep you from achieving your goal. Within 3 rounds of dying, you can check the box that precedes this boon to begin slowly recovering, fueled by a combination of personal determination and supernatural vigor. During this time, you cannot be turned into an undead creature. After 1 minute, you are restored to life per raise dead with half your maximum hit points, gaining no negative levels in the process. If you died as a result of ability damage or drain, you either remove 8 points of that ability damage or remove enough ability drain to return that ability score to 8 (though no higher than your original ability score value). If you died as a result of negative levels, you remove a number of temporary negative levels equal to half your level (rounded up).

At the end of the adventure, your relentless grip on life fails, your body collapses, and you die; this death is not the result of hit point loss and cannot be reversed by effects such as breath of life. The cost of any spellcasting service to restore you to life at the end of that adventure is reduced by 3 Prestige Points for each unique Martyr’s Shard boon this character has earned. If a PC casts a spell to restore you to life at the end of the adventure, instead reduce the material component cost by 1,000 gp for each unique Martyr’s Shard boon this character has earned. emphasis added

Ny'a has three unique Martyr's Shard boons, so her raise dead will be 9 less, reducing her cost to 5+(16-9)=12 PP to be alive. A further 8 for two restorations will remove the negative levels; that's a total of 20 PP. Also, because of Empyreal Revenant, she has to pay this whether or not the Hail Mary works; she'll pay the whole bill on this chronicle.

Do we earn any xp or PP from how far we progressed, or is that all just zero because we died?

I don't have it marked off, but I'm pretty sure I remember using my GM star reroll early in that nasty room that destroyed our will saves.

However, I have a shirt as well, that I used for rerolls before I got my GM Star. I should still be able to loan that out, right?

Constitution (stabilize) DC 10, Ny'a: 1d20 + 2 - 7 ⇒ (10) + 2 - 7 = 5
Constitution (stabilize) DC 10, Harpua: 1d20 + 4 - 7 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 7 = 3

Do we just call it now? The only PC standing appears to be dominated.

Will DC 20, Bonekeep penalty: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 2 = 21

Combat Maneuver (escape grapple): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

Constitution (Harpua, stabilize) DC 10: 1d20 + 4 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 4 - 5 = 0

Ny'a tries to focus on keeping Pau free of the spider, darting in with her blade just when she sees the spider trying to attack again.

+1 longsword, aid another vs AC 10: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

+2 AC to Pau vs next attack from yellow spider

Sorry Tere, but Ny'a's Escape Artist is -4; she could try to aid on Combat Maneuver checks, but she's no help with the Escape Artist route.

Sorry, weekend got away from me. I'll post in the morning.

Ny'a was no fool; she wasn't getting out of here without Pau delivering his dose of damage, so she reaches up and tries to help the monk free himself of the spider's grip.

Ny'a rips and tears at the creature that's boring into her mind!

Will DC 20, PfE, Bonekeep penalty: 1d20 + 10 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 10 + 1 - 2 = 19

Ny'a, bouyed by the death of one spider, tries to follow through and deliver the same to another.

[dice=whose nose bleeds]1d3

N'ya starts to find their nose bleeding as a dull migraine builds.
Will DC20

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[dice=next migraine in round]1d4+5

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Stuff (happens r8)

Does this mean the next migraine is in round 8, or 8 rounds from now (i.e. round 14?) Asking because we need all the help we can get.

Ny'a continues swinging her sword, hoping against hope that she can connect and end at least one of these foul spiders' lives.

Note: because the damage is split between Pau and the spider, Pau needs to approve this attack per PvP rules. If Pau doesn't approve, please switch the target to green.

Some official language:

If You Are Grappled: If you are grappled, you can attempt to break the grapple as a standard action by making a combat maneuver check (DC equal to your opponent’s CMD; this does not provoke an attack of opportunity) or Escape Artist check (with a DC equal to your opponent’s CMD). If you succeed, you break the grapple and can act normally. Alternatively, if you succeed, you can become the grappler, grappling the other creature (meaning that the other creature cannot freely release the grapple without making a combat maneuver check, while you can). Instead of attempting to break or reverse the grapple, you can take any action that doesn’t require two hands to perform, such as cast a spell or make an attack or full attack with a light or one-handed weapon against any creature within your reach, including the creature that is grappling you. See the grappled condition for additional details. If you are pinned, your actions are very limited.

Grappled: A grappled creature is restrained by a creature, trap, or effect. Grappled creatures cannot move and take a –4 penalty to Dexterity. A grappled creature takes a –2 penalty on all attack rolls and combat maneuver checks, except those made to grapple or escape a grapple. In addition, grappled creatures can take no action that requires two hands to perform. A grappled character who attempts to cast a spell or use a spell-like ability must make a concentration check (DC 10 + grappler’s CMB + spell level, see Concentration), or lose the spell. Grappled creatures cannot make attacks of opportunity.

A grappled creature cannot use Stealth to hide from the creature grappling it, even if a special ability, such as hide in plain sight, would normally allow it to do so. If a grappled creature becomes invisible, through a spell or other ability, it gains a +2 circumstance bonus on its CMD to avoid being grappled, but receives no other benefit.

Ny'a knows that she can't hold Harpua back now; they needed everything they could get in this fight.

She stabs with her sword, trying to free Pau from his spider, and doesn't stop Harpua from continuing to try to attack either.

Sorry folks, busy weekend and still catching up. I'll get my post in tomorrow AM.

Ny'a continues swinging away, trying to defend Pau and free the Pathfinder's most effective warrior from the malignant poisoning of his mind. "Iomedae, you are the Lightbringer!!! Let your light shine in this dark place through me!"

"Iomedae, guide my arm!" Ny'a blurts as she swings haphazardly at the spider in front of Pau. She quickly pats Harpua on the back to check how the dog is doing, and points out the same spider, hoping her dog is well enough to try a bite.

"Harpua, it's not real! I think it's a manifestation from that brain statue or something; it's fine! Just get that out of your belly and come back to me!" Ny'a tries to reassure Harpua, but--recognizing that the dog is pretty much incapacitated as things are now--she plans for the incoming spider attack.

Uuuuuurrrrgh. Was so close to being able to get a charge off....

Well, if Pau's not wearing the +2 cloak, then Ny'a will; no sense letting it be wasted.

Will DC 15, bonekeep penalty: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 - 2 = 17
Will DC 15, bonekeep penalty: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 10 - 2 = 23

Before the portal

Between the two haversacks available, Ny'a gets everything of use--and not of use--stuffed away, so that it was easier to cart everything around. "We're gonna make it out of here, so it's best if everything's organized. And there's nothing like a good old magic organizer!" she says proudly, cinching the last one tight. She straps one haversack, full of mundane gear, on Deluge, and hefts the other with all her own gear along with all the goodies, on her own back.

"It seems crazy, but I'm freaking dead, and I'm still walking in there. Nothing's crazier than that!" Ny'a's glee is bright and palpable. If I wake up after this, I'll never have to worry about the Bleaching again! What a trip!!!

Floating BRAIN?!?

You've got to be kidding me. I'm gonna keep my grandkids from Bleaching just from the stories of this....

"What is this that thing?" Ny'a asks reflexively. "Is it a foe... or a riddle?"

Move: detect evil vs floating brain
Swift (if evil): smite evil vs brain thing

Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 bahahahahaha

Bella also has a headband of inspired wisdom +2; Tere and Ny'a both have an open headband slot. Tere, it boosts that Will save and your Perception; both are better boosts for you than Ny'a, so I think Tere should wear that.

Ny'a will carry Bella's +1 light crossbow and +1 returning starknife; they'll both have size penalties, but could fill a need in a pinch.

She'll use Deluge's handy haversack to carry all of her stuff and the extras, so there will be no additional encumbrance penalties. She stuffs everybody's wands, scrolls, potions, and goodberries in the haversack.

Two Blades has a belt of incredible dexterity +2, and both Pau and Tere are both wearing belts; Ny'a will wear this!

Two Blades also has boots of striding and springing; that's +10' enhancement to base speed. Tere, that can help you move around quickly while invisible to scount and get in position.

If everyone else is game, Ny'a is up for it.

She'll be taking the nexus crystal, and she'd like the +2 cloak of resistance, if nobody else needs it. I think Pau or Tere are better off with the +2 cloak. Tere's Will is only +5, and while Ny's has a lower save than Pau's +9 across the board, her other two are higher and Pau is more of the front-line damage dealer.

If we're going to be fighting in more corridors, Ny'a is probably relegated to healing behind Pau, very quickly switching to her wand. If we have combat in more open spaces, Ny'a can contribute more, and if we encounter legit Evil, Ny'a can start to let loose.

She is built for mounted charging. If she connects with a charging lance, especially against a creature she can smite, the damage becomes pretty incredible. We may want to have Tere do some investigating, and identify if there's a good charge opportunity for Ny'a. She can blast in for one big hit and then maneuver into continued combat or healing support, as the situation warrants.

To that end, I think it might make sense for Tere to use the potion of invisibility. If Tere can scout, inform us, then we quickly implement a plan, Tere can be in position to sneak from invisible and then sneak from flank from there on.

Keep reading. The clarification begins with literally the next sentence, in the same paragraph:

However, a few conditions need not be resolved by the end of play, including permanent negative levels, ability drain that does not reduce an ability score to 0, becoming a fallen member of a class that requires an atonement spell to regain class features or spellcasting abilities, and conditions that impose no mechanical effect.

Permanent negative levels, ability drain, and nonmechanical conditions being carried over to the next session should be recorded on the Chronicle sheet.

I don't think you need to pay for the restoration. Temporary level loss is regained through rest, I thought.

You don't technically have to pay for restoration, but they are permanent negative levels. You can choose to continue playing your PC with the negative levels if you really want, but they definitely don't go away with rest.

But it is a fair point that you don't need the 8 pp for restoration immediately. You can pay that any time later, in increments of 4, to remove the negative levels. You'll just take the -1 (x2) penalty to most rolls until you do.

5 pp for body recovery
16 pp for raise dead
4 pp x 2 = 8 pp for two castings of restoration

So, 29 for the whole lot after a TPK. As long as one PC survives, you typically don't need body recovery. If your body isn't whole, it may take resurrection or true resurrection instead. All spells have GP equivalents.

What does the nexus crystal do?

The only thing I really saw that is a help to Ny'a is a +2 cloak

Armor and weapons are their size, but wondrous items resize to fit?

Two out of three votes is enough to make the decision. That said, Ny'a's already going to have to deal with clearing the "dead" condition after this scenario; she's only up and moving due to a chronicle boon. If she dies again, she's in exactly the same situation, so she would vote yes to continuing if there weren't already a consensus to leave. Shoot, maybe we'd finally encounter something evil that she could really sink her strengths into.

tl;dr: sure, let's leave

"That makes a lot of sense, big guy. It'll suck to do so, with only three of us, but we should set a watch, just in case."

"You're not wrong!" Ny'a agrees wholeheartedly. "I've freaking died once already... I'm not sure if I want to do it again!"

She waves her wand, though, with a light shrug and a small smile. "But I can make us fresh again!"

Which, of course, she proceeds to do, starting with Harpua before turning to any of the Pathfinders. Ny'a--much to her dismay (though she tries to hide it)--is completely unharmed. "These narrow mazes..." "No room to move..." "F&^#@ng corners..." she's heard to mutter under her breath as she gets everyone back into fighting shape.

Ny'a will use your wand or hers, doesn't matter. Roll and let me know how many charges if you use hers.

cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 41 damage to 35
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 35 damage to 32
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 32 damage to 26
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 26 damage to 24
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 24 damage to 19
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 19 damage to 15
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 15 damage to 11
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9 11 damage to 2
cure light wounds, Harpua: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 2 damage to full
9 charges

Should we do the same with Tere and Ny'a now, so Ny'a can keep her conduit to Iomedae's grace funneled into Pau's lower back? If so, is Tere going to still try to get on the other side (the failure still bounces him back to the square he's currently in, which is still just a move action), or just do the swap?

Iomedae, this only works if you can provide healing as fast as Pau gets hurt! Without this healing, I fear none of us ever leave this place! Though she'd never think of speaking it aloud, Ny'a's internal dialogue begins chastising her patron... for good or ill remains to be seen.

Her hands having never left the back of her tall monk friend, Ny'a continues to concentrate on sending healing energy into Pau.

I recognize that is often true. However, it's going to be missed sometimes, and why introduce the risk? It's a house rule (or house custom, however you want to phrase it); PFS doesn't allow that. It's hurt players at tables I've GMed before (not on purpose; I only noticed it after the fact). It just seems like a bad habit to apply unnecessary penalties to your own rolls; I've never understood why players would do that.

FYI, cover provides a bonus to AC, not a penalty to attack rolls. I know people apply it both ways--and quite commonly--but it's REALLY to the players' disadvantage to apply it to attack rolls. If the GM also applies it correctly as a bonus to AC, the player ends up double penalized. The rules are clear that it's an AC bonus, and PFS is supposed to be by the book; we shouldn't be using house rules that flip it into an attack penalty.

Ny'a plants both hands firmly in the small of Pau's back, her eyes squinted shut as she puts everything she has into healing Pau with Iomedae's divine glory.

Shall I do the ride check for you for future blows against Harpua? Though to be honest with their attack bonus and your ride... you would be lucky. Still, any chance is better than no chance.

Yeah, I'm totally good with that. It's an immediate action, and definitely impacts your posting narrative if she succeeds, so go ahead and make the roll for her.

And yeah, she's not likely to succeed much; I got the feat for the chain, not for its particular effects.

Ny'a can feel Harpua's life flowing away underneath her, but she grits her teeth as she faces the harsh reality: saving anyone here starts with saving Pau. Tears begin weeping from the corners of her eyes as she reaches out to send Iomedae's healing energy into the tall monk instead of her loyal mount.

It's under the Mounted Combat feat; DC is the attack roll that hit.

Ahh, yes! New this level, haha.

Thanks! Unfortunately, while I remember reading about that rule, I can't actually find it, so I don't know the DC. So here is a plain Ride check.

Ride (avoid attack vs mount) DC: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Ready to heal Pau, Ny'a looks down in horror as Harpua is nearly obliterated underneath her. She instinctively sends Iomedae's healing power coursing into the animal, then scrambles for her healing wand, knowing she's probably going to need more than Iomedae can provide.

"Get him, Harpua!" Her attack command comes almost as an afterthought.

I moved Pau into a squeezing position with Tere.

Ny'a follows Pau, and considers her options. She obviously wanted to get up on that front line, but the crowded maze-like halls prevented that. So, she made herself ready to do what Pau asked, getting healing in her mind. She stows her shield, but adds an offensive edge to things should she find the opening to take advantage.