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Enjoyed playing with you all! There's no rush on my chronicle, I'm signed up to run a game for OutPost but I don't think I'm playing in any...though I suppose I'd better check that to be sure!

"As long as them keeping the axe is consistent with the mission we were given, then I'm fine with it," Prothero weighs in. With a chuckle, he nods at Ailean and adds, "Though if it grows into a fire shard tree, I'll want to see that."

Prothero lowers his bow and approaches, calling out, "A fine choice, it would not have ended well for you." He then goes to check on the health of the fallen leader.

Prothero takes another step forward and lets more arrows fly at Melkorka!

Flurry using Perfect Strike, higher of two rolls is attack roll, lower is crit confirmation roll if needed.

Arrow 1:
Flurry with Longbow, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 1 = 13
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6
Flurry with Longbow, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 1 = 29 This is attack roll.
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 2 = 11

Arrow 2:
Flurry with Longbow, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 10 - 1 = 19
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7
Flurry with Longbow, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 - 1 = 22 This is attack roll.
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 2 = 7

Prothero take a short step forward, then lets fly a pair of arrows at Melkorka, saying quietly, ”You just keep shouting and waving that axe around, I’ll kill you from here and we’ll all go have cocoa.“

Five foot step, flurry at Melkorka.

Flurry with Longbow, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 10 - 1 = 21
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

Flurry with Longbow, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 10 - 1 = 26
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

”In case it wasn’t clear,“ Prothero explains, ”what my friend here is asking is whether you might be able to assist us at the keep, as well as simply allowing us to go there.“ Unfortunately, his tone is ill-judged and he sounds as if he’s talking to an idiot rather than a prospective ally.

Aid Diplomacy : 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

"Wow, that's an amazing tale..." Prothero says, leaving the more elaborate response to someone with a smoother tongue.

Diplomacy, Aid Somebody: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19

Prothero waits for someone else - anyone else, really - to begin telling the tale, trying to helpfully add details. Unfortunately, his little tidbits of detail do more to distract the listener than fill out the story.

Perform (oratory), Aid: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7

That was awesome, Carina! I hope you don't mind my grabbing you and sort of deciding your action for you, but I was concerned that not getting to act in the surprise round might have grave consequences for you. Turned out to not be so bad, but I think we had an excellent teamwork solution - and that's the first time I've used that jump bonus!

"All right," Prothero says calmly, as the warriors do not seem to mean them harm, and they are not a charging herd of bison. "Where are we going, and what are we talking about?"

Jump: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (4) + 38 = 42
Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Prothero makes another incredible jump! But the timing of his landing could have been better.

Come on, Carina, keep jumping with me! It'll be fun! ;)

DM - is it possible to jump over the herd as it passes, rather than climbing up? By spending one ki point, Prothero has a +38 to jump, due to the monk High Jump ability. I'd like to grab Carina and try to jump over the herd. It may not be entirely realistic, but it's cinematic and heroic, which is why I want to go for it. I'll post as if it's okay, let me know if it's not.

Prothero hears the rumble of many hooves and remarks, "Note to self: next time, listen to the fortune teller. Sorry about that, Carina." He then steps next to the Varisian woman, smoothly picking her up and leaping impossibly high into the air in the instant before the herd is upon them!

Jump: 1d20 + 38 ⇒ (12) + 38 = 50 That would let me jump 12' straight up.

So, I don't think I saw the foes up above, I saw them in the gorge with the animals. I think we may be overthinking this, as sometimes happens when a party gets stuck at a simple door in a dungeon. I propose we go into the gorge. If we all die, sorry.

Through the gorge! What's the worst that could happen?

Though the snowshoe store is an appealing notion.

As our Archer somehow has the Highest AC of the group, I vote I go up first and him second...

And I don't even have barkskin up! I'm good with that plan, though I think the scenario may limit us to going through the gorge, but at least we'll be prepared. Also, I love the undine phrasing, 'up in a wavecrash.'

As Zero gives him a gentle nudge and points out an area Prothero hasn't scanned, the monks eyes widen, "You know, I thought I saw something as we came close to the gorge, and now I realize what it was. There were humanoid figures moving around some of the mammoths and bison, though I don't see them now."

He pulls a wand from his belt pouch and asks Carina to tap him with it, for protection. Then he says, "If we're going in here, we should be on our toes."

Mage armor, please?

Good point about longstrider being a personal spell, Carina. Guess the wand is not so useful as I thought.

"I might be able to use those weapons, Grainne," Prothero replies, "though I've not spent a lifetime training with them, so I'll stick with my bow, thanks."

That fully charged wand of longstrider could come in very handy. I don't think it's on any of our spell lists, does anyone have a bit of UMD?

Perception, DC 25: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 Close, but nope.

Arriving at the canyon, Prothero listens to his companions' observations, with little to add except to comment, "This looks like a fine place for an ambush. Well, another ambush."

Wisdom check,DC 12: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Knowledge (history),DC 15: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Prothero studies the cave-in alongside Ailean, asking the garble-tongued Pathfinder, "Wait, rock blocked the cave whole or blocked the cave hole? I guess it's both, or either, eh?"

Deciding it won't be fruitful to inquire further, Prothero then turns to consider the the images painted on the cave walls, particularly the elements pointed out by Ailean.

"I believe I've seen or heard something about this in my travels," he offers, sounding a bit surprised that he's got any knowledge about a painting in a cave, of all places, so far from his home. "The axe-wielding figure in the first scene is different from the other humanoids depicted. See how he is shown with a white beard? That is not something you typically see among the Kellid peoples. I think the painting of the three mammoths symbolizes migration, and each painting of three mammoths stands for the passage of a single year, so we're looking at thirty years here. And finally, the moon in its various stages symbolizes eternity, or some period of time that cannot be depicted with the migration symbol, usually meaning hundreds of years."

Prothero lets fly another brace of arrows at the remaining dinosaur!

Flurry at the one still up.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Cover: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 1 - 4 = 8
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Cover: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 11 - 1 - 4 = 15
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

I'm going to presume Prothero would not have entered a dark, scary cave without getting his bow off his back. Would also love to know what these creatures look like, aside from being medium. I assume they're little dinosaury things like their tokens?

Prothero raises his bow and shoots twice over Grainne's shoulder!

Flurry at the one in front of Grainne.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Cover: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 11 - 1 - 4 = 20
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Cover: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 11 - 1 - 4 = 14
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14

@Prothero it's a con check, not a fort save

Ah, so it is. That explains why everyone else seemed to have a terrible Fort save bonus! I still made one of them, thanks for the healing!

Fort, DC 10: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Fort, DC 12: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

The rigors of Prothero's monastic training have prepared him well for hardship, and the extra hours of marching in the day do not seem to affect him.

Also take ten, for a 15.

Prothero, aided in his understanding of Ailean's words by his own reading of the weather, concurs, "As Ailean says, there's a storm ahead that might cross our path. If we push for a slightly longer day of travel today, we should be able to make the next camp on the map by nightfall, and have some shelter."

Prothero stands quietly by, curious to see if his companions will ally with their attackers somehow, or if they'll just end up back in the same fight that ended a moment ago.

Finally able to get a line on a target who's not lying on the ground, behind a rock or magically befuddled, Prothero nods in satisfaction and lets fly a pair of arrows at the one in green!

Flurry at Green.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 1 = 22
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 11 - 1 = 16
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7

Rather than draw the attacks of the confused foes, Prothero moves into the stone circle and attempts a difficult shot at the warrior with the green headband.

Move into position, shoot at green.

Longbow attack, cover: 1d20 + 10 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 10 - 4 = 11
Longbow damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Well, I guess I'll just aim my shot at the northern warrior, hoping to draw his attacks on me rather than Ailean. But I still missed.

Not wanting to complicate the results of Ailean's spell, Prothero moves into better position and fires at the barbarian.

Move into position, attack barbarian.

Longbow attack, PBS, DA, non-lethal: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 1 - 4 = 8
Longbow damage, PBS: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 13

Prothero raises his bow and calls out, "We see you! Step into the open and lay down any weapons!"

He then lets fly a blunt-tipped arrow, aiming to only injure the closest target, before calling out, "The next shot will be to kill, do as I say!"

Shoot at pink with a blunt arrow for non-lethal damage.

Longbow attack, PBS, DA, non-lethal: 1d20 + 11 - 1 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 1 - 4 = 24
Longbow damage, PBS: 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 10

As I've said, I'm loving Ailean as a character, and I agree he fits very well with the PbP format. I've got at least one character who I thought would be tons of fun to play at a table and works much better in PbP. I also think it's appropriate that one of Ailean's posts was just a bunch of random characters.

"Hmm, wonder why they took the weapons but not the gold?" Prothero muses. "Anyway, if we're on the right trail, let's get on the trail again, shall we?"

Prothero steps out from behind the snow-covered bush between him and the raging wolverine and lets fly with even more arrows than usual!

Flurry with longbow, spend a ki point (1/7 today) for an extra arrow. Thanks for the blessing, Ailean!

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Ailean bonus: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 11 - 1 + 2 = 26
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 1 = 28
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 1 = 29
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking about the picture, but I think you want to get a picture below your name like the rest of us have. To do that, here's what you do:

Go to the top of the page (should work from any page on the Paizo site) and click 'My Account'. Log in with name and password.

Scroll down to the box where it says 'Organized Play' towards the bottom of the page, and click on the button that says 'Make Changes'.

Assuming you've got registered PFS characters, you'll see a list of them. To the right of the list, each character has a button that says 'Edit' - click that button.

On the Edit screen, you'll see 'Character Image' and a button that says 'Change' - click that. It will open up a screen with many avatars, and some ways to filter them. Find one you like and select it.

You'll be back on the Edit screen for that character - scroll down to the bottom, click 'Submit Changes' and you'll have a picture for your character.

"Hmm, he doesn't look like he's here to chat," Prothero observes mildly, raising his bow as he speaks. He lets loose a flurry of arrows at the wolverine! Sadly, he still is not accustomed to fighting in the snow, and his shots are poor indeed.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 1 = 13
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 1 = 13
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11

Prothero here's the folder with the updated chronicle sheet.

Great, thanks!

Prothero, having focused his studies more on physical than mental disciplines, does not speak the injured man's language. He continues to keep an eye on the surroundings, knowing his companions will fill him in when they've gathered what information they can.

Prothero pulls out a wand and offers it to Ailean, then explains slowly and clearly - and perhaps a bit loudly - what he has in mind, as he's still not sure he understands how the cleric's thought process works, "This is a healing wand. We can use it on the injured man, to see if we can talk to him." Gesturing first to himself and then to Ailean, he continues, "I cannot use it, but you can. See? If you heal him, he will wake up, and we can talk to him, right?" He then pauses, a hopeful look on his face, to see if he's been understood.

Assuming Ailean uses the wand, here's a roll to heal the Kellid:

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Hmph. If that doesn't do it, her's another:

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Ailean - I know your character is more mad than stupid, but Prothero isn't quite sure what to make of him, hope this response is fun rather than annoying. I love your character concept and execution, it's giving me some ideas for a character based on a crazy guy with a puppet I met on the Paris metro many years ago.

I don't think you can take 20 on survival here Prothero, most survival checks are once every 24 hours. "you make a Survival check once every 24 hours. The result of that check applies until the next check is made." Basically you've already seen all you think you can make out for the day after the first check.

Yeah, I read that also, but I don't think that's really the relevant bit of the rules, since the full sentence is "For getting along in the wild or for gaining the Fortitude save bonus noted in the first table above, you make a Survival check once every 24 hours." At the same time, the fact that "For finding tracks, you can retry a failed check after 1 hour (outdoors) or 10 minutes (indoors) of searching" suggests that taking 20 would take a very long time, on the order of 20 hours, so the answer is basically the same as what you said.

GM - is it possible to find more detail about the tracks? Prothero can take 20 for a 25, if that's of value here.

As Ailean heals the injured man, Prothero slips his bow off his shoulder and stays alert for any surprises, looking around and remarking, "If it's a good ambush site one, it's a good ambush site twice." As he surveys the surroundings, he tries to make sense of the lantern worshipper's ramblings, and his own eyes helpm him understand what his hears cannot. "Ah, I see what you're saying, Ailean. I see the other tracks as well. Our quarry is wearing proper boots, and someone is following them in cruder footwear, flanking their trail. This gets more complicated. Buit doesn't it always?"

Take 10 on Survival for a 15

Satisfied that there's no further threat nearby, he turns to hear what the injured man has to say for himself.

I'll let others lead the questioning, as my social skills are poor, but will take 10 on Sense Motive for a 19.

GM - would you mind marking the game for part 2 of this series inactive, so it no longer shows up on our campaigns page?

Thanks

Edit: also just took a look at my chronicle for part 2, and you've given me slow track gold and prestige (which is correct), but XP for normal progression. Would you mind correcting the chronicle so it only gives 1/2 xp? And I guess while I'm at it, I'll make a Day Job roll:

Craft (bows): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Sorry to request all the remedial bookkeeping, comes from my having not received notifications in the discussion thread so I missed the conversation about chronicles.

Sorry again for the late arrival, all. And that was a fantastic post of your Harrow reading, Carina! Really cool stuff. Welcome to our new players, looking forward to getting to know you, your characters are already a lot of fun.

At the outset of the journey through the frozen lands, Prothero introduces himself to the newcomers to the group, and greets Zero and Carina warmly. He is older than many Pathfinders of his relatively low rank and dressed in faded grey robes, his only extravagance a beautiful bow of black wood extending over his right shoulder. His coloring – the bronzed skin and a few struggling wisps of brown hair – indicate his Taldan birth, and his sparse but neatly trimmed beard marks him as being of the noble blood of that land. Strangely, his earlobes have a fringed, almost tentacled look to them, and the tops of his ears look ever so slightly like the wings of a bat.

He happily accepts Ailean’s offer of magical protection against the cold, thanking him with almost courtly grace, surprising in one so simply dressed. He then considers what he knows of the history of the area, but draws a blank. ”I know that I studied these matters at one point,” he remarks, ”but I can bring nothing to mind about these lands.”

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Wow, again I didn't get any notifications that there were new posts in the previous discussion thread! I have been late to the party the last two scenarios, very sorry about that.

I have not yet fully updated Prothero's alias, may not be able to until tomorrow, but he didn't level up so there won't be any major changes.

”Wow, he’s a tough, determined little fellow, isn’t he?“ Prothero asks before he lets fly with two more arrows.

Flurry some more.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 11 - 1 = 27
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 1 = 28
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

Surprised the little dragon is still alive to harry them, Prothero shrugs and looses another volley of arrows at it!

Second verse, same as the first.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 1 = 21
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 11 - 1 = 29
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

Reflex, DC 16: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

Prothero grins as the little creature tries to hide in the mist, not knowing he and his companions can see it. With a nod to Spackle he says, "That is quickly becoming my favorite song." He then takes a step away from the door and lets fly with a brace of arrows!

5-foot step, flurry.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 - 1 = 21
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 11 - 1 = 24
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10

Position in room is okay with me.

Prothero is once again grateful for Spackle's odd little song, that allows him to see in spite of the haze in the room. He nocks an arrow and joins the others moving onto the twinkling floor.

"Let's be thorough and check what's behind the door," Prothero replies, "we've found clues in surprising places on this quest of ours."

Slipping his bow onto his shoulder, Prothero says to the goblins, "Where are the keys to the slaves' shackles?" Once he's got them in hand, he unlocks the shackles, telling Skagni, "We have indeed been looking for you, through one frozen land and another, all to give you some documents. It's rather a tale. I understand some fellow named Caggrigar was behind your kidnapping. Do you know where we can find him?"

Prothero moves into the room behind Carina, an arrow nocked menacingly on his bow, and waits to hear the goblins' responses.

The gobbers are blind and trying to surrender, I say we let 'em.

Prothero sees no reason to kill creatures that are asking not to fight, so he calls out to the goblins, "Lay your weapons on the ground, walk to the far wall and kneel against it. Then you'll answer our questions."

Threading his shots past his friends and through the doorway, Prothero sends a pair of arrows at the blinded, sparkly goblins!

Flurry, at green first, then blue if green goes down.

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Inspired, Cover: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 1 + 1 - 4 = 22
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim, Inspired: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 12

Flurry with Longbow, PBS, Deadly Aim, Inspired, Cover: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 11 - 1 + 1 - 4 = 22
Longbow damage, Deadly Aim, Inspired: 1d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 9