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Thank you - looks good!

I'll take the first option as well.

What do you think, Redelia? I see that you are running Academy of Secrets for the next Gameday. Would you rather wrap this up?

This might be the last adventure for Ranalus, or maybe he will get to do Moonscar. I've played most (but not all) of the high-level PFS content. I kind of would like to do the last part so he can try out his new high-level abilities like Shades, but if you need to wrap this up then I understand.

I was offering three different Teleportation-type abilities to get it done really quickly IC, thereby not needing to waste time on the matter. You told me not to do it because you had it covered, despite lacking such capabilities. I didn't press the matter.

I was offering to step in and do one of the problem-solving things that my character is good at (he certainly isn't good at combat or Diplomacy). I was not expecting anything to be hand-waved, as the journey with an NPC could indeed be quite perilous. The two-and-a-half-week IRL hiatus after that point unfortunately did leave Arvanor in limbo with an unresolved fate.

I'm not looking for a fight here, I'm just saying what happened IC. I offered to bring Arvanor to safety, you told me not to, and then nothing happened with him. As far as we know he is still resting his head on a pack.

I would rather have solved the situation "on-screen" with my character's capabilities. You would rather have it solved "off-screen" for understandable reasons about pacing.

"As you can see from this note we recovered, the malfunctioning of the Brass Guardians was deliberate sabotage. They were reprogrammed by Krauss (now deceased) at the behest of the mastermind of this operation.
Syckar, the Sabosan druid who was leading the mining and processing of the Eidete, explained that the reprogrammed Brass Guardians were sent out to cause havoc and destroy Eliza Baratella's credibility.
Krauss's journal, here, notes the involvement of a Minister. And she drew this seal, corresponding to House Sultur; not coincidentally, the Sultur Mill Outpost is where the experiments were taking place.
We also rescued a prisoner, Arvanor; Minister Eliza Baratella's assistant."

I had offered to bring Arvanor to safety using my many travel options, but Arcturus waved off the idea here. So I don't know what happened to Arvanor. We had a couple of weeks hiatus IRL so I think he got forgotten?

"If Minister Sultur is not here, then I imagine he is at Megator Facient. We are prepared to go there."

Completely Unnecessary Diplomacy to Aid: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Ranalus is fine with either option.

Ranalus looks at the gun briefly, but is not very interested in it.

Lacks Knowledge (Local).

"I suppose we must head to this Megator Facient. Which is guarded by this Endermere thing. A construct, it sounds like from the letter. As well as this gun-loving hill giant Hrugor."

Ranalus hangs back and observes. He is not too sure what to make of druids in the Mana Wastes.

Good luck! If only real recovery were as easy as it is in the game.

I too am here.

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
"Some sort of bat-like humanoid."

Ranalus describes it as best as he can in hopes that the others can identify it.

"We can try a peaceful approach if you wish, Arcturus. I do not know what language they speak. A Tongues spell would be helpful but I do not have it prepared."

Ranalus uses Door Sight again.
4/10 used.

Ranalus rather doubts that a mere scorpion is worth expending spell slots on.

He waits to see the result of his allies' attacks. If Slash missed, then Ranalus will step up and send the scorpion to Hell.

Plane Shift Touch Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30
Will DC 22 Negates, but NOT mind-affecting so vermin are not immune.

If Slash hit, then Ranalus will just hang out where he is and do Total Defense.

Ranalus pokes through the ogrekins' items lazily. Then he is ready to move on.

Going up the stairs from the room we are currently in is fine with me. As a note, Ranalus can use Door Sight 10 times per day, so not unlimited; I think he has used it 3 times so far. He will be judicious going forwards; listening at doors (Perception +36) and using Door Sight if he hears anything.

Waiting to hear what we know about the creatures.

"Let's go deal with this room. I doubt that a couple of Aurumvoraxes will be a challenge for us. Everybody ready?"

Hmm... I have some cool new abilities that it might be fun to try out (like the Shades spell), so I'm not adverse to combat. But I would rather it be an actually challenging one. It's not in this character's nature to throw out spell slots just for the sake of feeling like he contributed, not if the fight is well in hand.

So I might say skip the trivial encounters but by all means please do retain any challenging ones.

Or, I'm fine doing everything.

Ranalus looks at Arcturus in disbelief.
"Pretty bad? These are scratches."

Ranalus took 15 damage out of his 129 HP, so not much at all. He has DR 10/Cold Iron.

Has he brought barbarians back from death's door before their rage wears off? Has he seen wizards, thinking they were safe in the back rank, shredded by arrows?

He shakes his head and accepts the healing.

He thinks these are serious wounds...

Really, what this character has going for him is a diverse array of utility spells and SLAs, plus his defenses - good saves, decent AC, and that incredible DR. That's why I was fine going in unbuffed and using very basic offensive options. Wasn't particularly concerned that he was in danger.

Ranalus takes only 8 points after his Feysworn DR (unless the ogre hook is cold iron).

He smirks, then stabs at the ogrekin with his rapier. It is a pretty weak option, but these seem to be pretty weak foes.

Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Iterative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Ranalus uses Alien Mind as a swift action (1 of 9 rounds used today) and casts Murderous Command on the nearest enemy (Blue).

Automatically succeeds at the Concentration check to cast defensively, just in case they have Combat Reflexes. Will DC 20.

"Yes, I believe so. We must explore this area for our investigation.
Rogar, Slash, do you wish to prepare? I am ready."

Ranalus will relay to Arcturus whether he saw shackles or not @GM please clarify and then open the door.

Ranalus has had a most varied experience in the Society, and he thinks about how various past comrades would have handled this situation.
All manner of perspectives...

He stands aside to let everyone else handle this as they see fit.

"Let's try the main building."
The cleric uses Door Sight again.
While each use takes 1 minute, I don't think we have any short-duration buffs running.

"You said it could make us sick. Through magic? Or is it just poisonous?"

Ranalus does not know about 'radiation'. To him, that is just another kind of magic.

"Is there any chance that its strange magic could interact with the magic of the Haversack in an unexpected way?
We seem to be in an area where magic does not work as expected."

I'm around, I am only now seeing a bunch of notifications.

Ranalus will check that door with Door Sight.

Ranalus opens the door to the ransacked room (having relied on Slash's Trap Spotter talent to assure him there are no traps).

He looks around the room for anything the ransackers missed.
Perception: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (19) + 36 = 55

He is in particular looking for trap doors up or down.

If he finds nothing, he will suggest moving to the large building.

Yes, Ranalus will use Door Sight again and report on what he sees.

"Recently ransacked. Not sure by who. Is there another group on this case? Aspis, perhaps?"

Oh, I was confused too. I get it now. I think the body is outside and the brass guardian is inside.

@Arcturus, we are not in there yet.

Ranalus relays what he sees through the door.

"The brass guardian in there might animate to attack us if we open the door, or it might not. The dead body skewered to the lightning rod might animate as well. Who knows?"

He checks the door for traps.
Perception: 1d20 + 36 ⇒ (20) + 36 = 56

He will cast Resist Energy (Electricity) on himself.

Once everyone else has done any preparations they wish, he will open the door.

"Keep the guards off of me."

Ranalus uses Door Sight to look through the door.

Door Sight (Su): You can lay your hand upon any surface and see what is on the other side, as if using clairvoyance. Using this power takes 1 minute, during which time you must be touching the surface you want to see through. You can keep looking for as long as 10 minutes with each use of this power, but must touch the surface and take no other action the entire time. The surface cannot be thicker than 6 inches plus 1 inch per cleric level you possess. You can use this power a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.

@Arcturus - merely that Ranalus is an adventurer of legendary status (see the Legend Lore spell) who has explored elemental planes, pocket dimensions, and all manner of insane environments. As I see it, 14th level is insanely high, closer to being a demigod than a regular mortal. He's not going to be flustered by rough weather. And especially not after this:

Once again, the team's luck holds, and you are all safely sheltered from the gate to the outpost.

Ranalus sighs. "Lead on."

"I know you are in a great hurry, Arcturus, but once we are out of the storm may we take some more time to proceed?
I have, as you may recall, the ability to see through doors. It takes a minute of concentration.
Feel free to ask me to look through the next door we wish to enter. I would not want the elemental to be killed needlessly.
I would have offered outside, but you seemed quite alarmed by that mana storm. I confess that I do not know much about such phenomena, so perhaps I should have been as worried as you had I known about it."

Ranalus is not overly alarmed by the weather. Winds and rain are not too dangerous to him, and he unfortunately lacks the requisite skills to understand what a mana storm can do.

He doesn't have any ranks in Knowledge (Arcana), and has only 1 in Spellcraft.

Yes, the crackling magic looks scary, but he may not understand just how much of a problem it is.

Ranalus considers using Shadow Step or Teleport to get the party to the mill faster, but it doesn't seem so far away. He just takes a double move (so 80').

1d100 ⇒ 1

I am pretty sure you would get some potential players if you put it out for recruitment - PFS Seeker opportunities are few and far between, and many would take any opportunity to play even just the third part of a module.

So even though I don't think we need another PC, I think it would be a kindness to the PFS community to make that opportunity available.

BUT... I am not sure how this works with the "Everyone begins at 33 XP" Seeker Arc mode for this module. I am pretty sure the Venture-Captains would let you bring in a replacement if it was just for the sake of increasing Seeker PFS opportunities.

Ranalus will boost his Cloak to +5 and also get a Ring of Evasion.
All done with purchases.

The X'd out boon would be for participating in the Haagenti demon-lord ritual, I would think.

Thanks as well GM! Chronicle looks good. I have to decide what to buy.

Still here!
And still no Day Job.

"I don't know what I will do. I probably will go find a quiet place to think. Seeing your companions who have not rejected you does suggest that there might be a place for me where I won't be being used."

Hmm. Well, the Society accepts outcasts of all sorts, but it is true that they use them as well. That Shadow Lodge had a point, after all. Then again, they do pay ludicrously well. So if she can deal with being accepted but also being used, she might find a home in the Society.

He doesn't interfere with Arush's attempts to persuade the demonic cultist to find a better path.

"I can bring this Arvanor to safety if we wish, once we are done questioning him."
Ranalus has Shadow Walk as an SLA 1/day, Teleport as a domain spell, and Wind Walk as a cleric spell. He's got a lot of mobility options.

Ranalus listens quietly.

"My master, Count Ranalc of the Eldest, is a patron of exiles and outcasts. Such as myself.
I am not unsympathetic to your plight, and I do understand that you accepted help from those who offered it."

At Arush's comment, he merely rolls his eyes a bit. He as a cynical follower of a CN deity has far less regard for civilization than the paladin does.
Corruption in courts is to be expected.

Ah... I was going to say just take Slayer2 and use the Slayer Talent to get Rogue Talent (Combat Trick), but your archetype loses the Slayer 2 talent.

Some other full-BAB classes give feats from a more limited selection at level 1 (like Blood Conduit Bloodrager or Gendarme Cavalier) but I don't know of any that give "any combat feat" besides fighter. Lore Warden or Skirmisher might be good choices, giving up armor proficiency for more skill points. Gloomblade gets a kind of cool trick at 1st in addition to the feat.

As Arcturus says, though, Brawler for Martial Flexibility would let you pick up Spring-Heeled Reaping on the fly, plus you would also get Improved Unarmed Strike and +2 Ref over going Fighter.

Ranalus gets Shades as an SLA next level...

"No, it is avenging oneself against those who have betrayed you..."

Ranalus offers only the most minimal of protests to Arush's characterization.

While the rest of the Eldest insist that Count Ranalc betrayed them, it is most evidently and obviously true that they betrayed him and drove him into exile because they were jealous of the love that he shared with Nyrissa.

Just as the half-elf's parents were driven into exile for their love.

That's true for Ranalus. He is very loyal to Count Ranalc.
Arcturus seems ready to jump to combat, which is fine with me.

"Oh."
Ranalus seems thoroughly unmoved by the revelation.

Demon lord. Okay.

He watches Arcturus. A spirited one, isn't he?
Now, if it was Asmodeus, there would be a different reaction... but Ranalus regards the demon lords as generally irrelevant.

Ranalus likewise contemplates the deity's title.
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
He doesn't recognize it, but doesn't care.

I am Feysworn. I serve Count Ranalc the Betrayed, and he has granted me power beyond my wildest dreams.

He says nothing.

Ranalus will follow Fendel's example - watching and listening to the responses of the other group.

Perception: 1d20 + 35 ⇒ (14) + 35 = 49
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (3) + 18 = 21

There's no scroll scribing in PFS, unfortunately.

Assuming it is in fact the magical weapon that Arcturus linked...

"A fine weapon, especially considering the many ogres in here, but I am not skilled in its use."