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Just wanted to say that these POVs have been a huge help. Thank you for writing 'em up.
Hi, Ayvahree! New to Regina after the Fort Mac fires and really excited to dive back into the tabletop scene with a new crowd. If you'd like to chat, reach me via text at 587-288-8832 anytime (and that goes for the rest of you central sask folks reading this post, too).
113. If you get bored with your character, just find a way to suicide and make a new one. Nobody minds stuff like that.
I should note that, although I've read Faiths of the Balance/Purity, I have yet to pick up Corruption. Since neither of the first two books talked extensively about what actually happens when you eat it, I assume the latter is probably pretty brief as well.
Religion across Golarion is fascinating, and I'd love to learn more about it. But for the time being one particular question weighs heavily on my mind. What do the noble families of Cheliax generally believe awaits them after they leave this world, given they've been cutting deals with Asmodeus? Is there any supplement that talks about this? Other than that, this thread is a place to chat about strange religious customs, ceremonies, or beliefs held across Golarion, and the idea of the afterlife as presented from place to place. Do the Ulfen viking-like raiders imagine a sort of Valhalla? What philosophies do the red mantis assassins possess? What about goblins?
Plotting to get free
I actually had the unthinkable happen and my PCs cut a deal with the Grindylow Queen - they'd throw a weakened Plugg and Scourge overboard for her, AND they'd tell other pirates that Bonewrack Isle was a place full of treasure and send other weak wannabes there to get devoured whole by the Whale.
Character: Kella, Merfolk Druid 3
This thread just reeks of creepy.
Congratulations, I think that has to be one of the most ridiculous necro-bumps I've ever seen on the pathfinder boards.
To make an Aid Another check to increase an ally's AC or attack roll, all it requires (by RAW as far as I can tell) is a melee attack roll against a foe both you and your ally are fighting. The rules then state that 'you can also use this standard action to help a friend in other ways,' but honestly I don't believe a Perform skill check is ever mentioned unlike the 3.5 counterpart.
Simple question, I think. I'm referring to an environment where each PC has total concealment from one another.
I did something similar, and I don't feel like it's going to throw the campaign off the rails. If you plan on ever playing this module, you know the drill - this next part is chock full of spoilers. Movie plot spoiler: Barnabas doesn't need to be presented as a 'look at me, I'm so gosh-darn evil' villain for him to be effective. In fact, I think the opposite is true. Scourge and Plugg serve well enough as examples of why a pirate's life is a crappy place to be, and I think it's more interesting to use Harrigan to offset that. He's swinging into battle ripping out human hearts, he's a bit on the mysterious side and certifiably a badass, and he does what he wants 'cause a pirate is free.
If the PCs decide they want to get on Harrigan's good side, let them be noticed. It doesn't matter in the end - the Man's Promise sails off and, even if things DID go according to Barnabas' plan, the pcs would be stranded in port peril waiting for him to come pick them up to rejoin the crew. That probably won't be happening for quite some time. Harrigan is more fun as a tragic villain. Parents died when he was young, grew up listening to romantic stories of pirates and adventure. He was disillusioned when he discovered pirates were 'little more than lice-infested drunks who'd cut a boy's throat over a few gold pieces', got tossed in prison, lost an eye, etc etc. But the most telling bit is found in book five, when it's revealed that he's sold himself out. He's traded away the things he cared about most in the world. "He would have been a champion pirate had his luck not ran out when Druvalia Thrune caught him. Harrigan appears confident, but while he attempts to bolster his ego with Thrune promises, ultimately he realizes he's a pawn and has been for some time. This
Have him LOSE his seat on the pirate council to the PCs during the race in part 3. Where he might have been only a good-natured adversary before that, this will be the last straw. It'll push him over the edge and he'll begin working on the Cheliax invasion immediately, planning on being the last pirate captain to ever live in the once-free Shackles.
...they don't have private rooms. The PCs made a big deal out of having their own quarters on the Wormwood. Seeing as how the Man's Promise would be theirs for some time, and was a merchant vessel anyway, I saw no harm in changing the layout slightly to make the PCs feel better about making it their own. Other PCs did respond to the muffled noises, and there were plenty of opportunities for the plan to have been discovered or stopped along the way. I feel guilty about killing a PC that early in the game but definitely don't feel the circumstances were unfair.
Name: Cap'n Nico
Make it very clear that the punishments are doled out during the Bloody Hour. And play it off as Harrigan being amused by the kid's audacity...after all, he was the same way when he was a first mate, and he's got other things on his mind with the Cheliax situation anyway. Therefore, the PC's punishment will take place on the following day.
Then have Scourge and Plugg humiliate/punish other NPCs during the day, have it roll around to the bloody hour, and have the PC brought forward. Basically a 'Well, jim lad, have ye come around t' the life of a pirate, and understandin' who be in charge here? Or will Ambrose be making elf-ear stew t'night?'
I've volunteered to GM a pre-existing adventure path for my players - however, I'm inexperienced, ESPECIALLY with higher-level encounters.
One of these is a CR 18 Fighter that I've transformed into a straight level 16 Stormborn Sorcerer. But due to a total lack of experience, I'm probably seriously over or under-estimating where numbers should be as a fair fight for PCs of that levels, or completely missing important details. The group is a solidly Tier 3 party of five, with only one that has an in-depth knowledge of higher-level play and appropriate magic items and so on.
Kerdak Bonefist Revised: Level 16 Human Stormborn Sorcerer
STR 12 (+1)
HP 155
CLASS FEATURES, FEATS AND TRAITS
SPELLS
1 - Alarm, Comprehend Languages, Keep Watch, Interrogation, Snapdragon Fireworks, Shocking Grasp
EQUIPMENT
SUMMARY
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