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Looks good, thanks GM!

Already rolled income in my last post, it was a nat 1 for a 4 total :(

Starting XP is 1.
Starting Rep is 1.
Starting Gold is 7.9 gp.
Last Chronicle number for the character was 1 (this is his second chronicle).

PFS Lore (Earn Income): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Jeepers!

So, I have some bad news. I was looking forward to joining everyone for the second scenario, but certain personal matters have come up that are making it more and more difficult to post. I am finishing up any scenarios that I'm already in but I'm afraid I will not be able to start any new ones for the foreseeable future.

I had a blast with you all and hope to one day share a table with you again!

Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

BLECH. Sounds about right.

No problem! My Medicine modifier is only one higher than yours I think, so I wouldn't have had a huge leg up or anything. Mostly I was offering to heal because Rashid can't really do a whole lot else to help here. The Athletics check to aid with the tablets is pretty dang tough at 1st level.

Rashid gives a weak smile to Webny. "Thank you."

Turning to Jak, he says, "We must see our mission done. I do not think I will be of much service finishing this task, but I will do what I can; afterward, I can tend to everyone's wounds."

Rashid's skills would probably be put to better use making Medicine checks to heal folks, but he has to wait an hour anyway since everybody just got treated by Webny. I can make another Athletics attempt right now since he has to wait an hour to start Treating Wounds, and if we're not done after that I can start rolling Medicine checks.

Athletics (aid): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

Seeing the orc cycle between standing and falling again, Rashid calls, "Rangi! Get out of there!"

He raises his hand again, calling on Chamidu's grace once more, then steps carefully toward the battle.

♦♦ Cast stabilize on Oogi.
♦ Step.

After a recount, I realized Rashid is actually out of Divine Font, so I didn't heal Rangi but I did stabilize him so he's not in immediate danger of dying unless the creature goes after him again. Might not be a bad idea to try and bring it down first? Though the druid is the tankiest of us too, even with a potion another hit will probably drop him back down -- and at Dying 2 this time (or Dying 3 on a crit). It's risky either way.

Sooo going back through, it turns out Rashid is actually out of his Divine Font. I thought I had one left but I forgot about the fight at the skull. That was same day, so I've actually used all 3 heal spells. However, I do have stabilize!

Rashid, battered and bloody, hobbles across the room to get both closer to, and a better line of sight on, Rangi, then raises a hand and whispers a prayer to Chamidu. The internal hemorrhaging within the old orc stops and his breathing steadies.

♦ Stride 20ft.
♦♦ Cast stabilize on Rangi.

Pregens are a great choice, especially if you play in a low-tier game like this one is, because you'll be playing a 1st-level pregen for it and that means you can apply the XP credit to Webny. That way you get to try out another class but Webny still makes progress toward level 2!

That's assuming Webny has no other XP yet; if she was level 2 after this scenario I'm not sure. I don't know all the details on how pregen credits work in PFS2 yet, but the answer is probably in the Guide to Organized Play (it's worth re-reading even if you've gone through it already; there's a lot in there and it can be hard to remember it all).

Ready when you are, Deevor!

I'm so sorry to hear that. Please take all the time you need, we can wait.

Haven't decided if I want to swap anything out with Rashid. I feel like he's got a bunch of skills he never uses but that could just be the scenario he's in.

Badly wounded, Rashid scrambles to his feet and backs away from the beast to avoid further harm and get himself into a position to heal himself.

♦ Pick up shield.
♦ Stand.
♦ Stride 15 ft.

Rashid raises his hand, calling a long shaft of electricity into his hand, then lobs it with all his might at the beast before striding into melee to engage its attention.

♦♦ Charged Javelin vs Wight: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Elec Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 3
♦ Stride 20 ft.

As long as the target is taking persistent damage from this spell, creatures gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls with metal weapons or electricity effects against the target, and the target takes a –1 status penalty to saves against electricity effects.

Kinda starting to hate focus spells. Or any spell where I have to roll a die. /facepalm

Well to be fair, they are basically the same spell now! So you weren't far off, just off by the spell level rather than the actual spell. :)

@Pooka: Just so you're aware, comprehend language only lets you understand a language you're hearing or reading, it doesn't let you speak the language (unless you're casting the spell at 3rd level or higher, but I believe the wand was as a 1st level spell). So if it can't speak Common, this might be a one-sided conversation. Still, we might be able to at least know for sure that it's hostile (though I suspect we'll learn that as soon as its turn comes up). :D

Can I roll another Athletics to aid on the mural? I don't think Rashid has any other relevant skills now that the ocularity is done. After we fight the scary skeletal cyclops thing, of course. O_o

Rashid takes this hour to patch up people's wounds.

Pretty sure he doesn't have useful skills anywhere else so gonna try to heal people up.

Was there anyone left damaged after that last fight? I believe between Pooka's spell and Rashid's Medicine check, Rangi is all healed up, but what about Tonraq and Oogi? Webny is still down 5 I believe, so I'll start with her.

Oh, and spending 10 minutes to Refocus and get his Focus Spell back. :)

Medicine (Treat Wounds v Webny): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Womp womp. Sorry Webny!

Rashid glances at the cursed ocularity and sighs. "We need to get what we can, I suppose. And I do have a pretty strong will. Or so my instructors always said. Though I believe the term they used was 'bull-headed.' Six of one, half dozen of the other." He cautiously steps up to the orb and tries to study it.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

Gonna go ahead and use my hero point on that. Removed it from tagline.

Perception, reroll: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Woohoo! And I'm guessing I'll need a Will save like the others...

Will Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

I feel you! Ended up having to do the same thing. The only thing Rashid could research is the cursed orb, and he's not touching that.

I'm on vacation for the next week so my posting might be spotty. Feel free to bot me as needed!

Hopefully it doesn't come up, but Rashid is down to one use of his Divine Font today. :S

Rashid feels entirely out of his depth, here. He decides to try and help move the tablets around for easier reading.

Athletics (aid) DC 20: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Eyyy! Okay, so next hour, Rashid will finish Treating Wounds on anyone still injured, because he can't do research on any of the other areas except the ocularity, which appears to be hella cursed.

@Webny: This is mostly personal preference, but if you want my advice: At lower levels, it might be better to just roll your own check rather than aid. The DC to aid is 20, and if you critically fail, you actually hinder the person and grant a -1 penalty to them instead of a bonus. When you roll your own check, you rarely negatively affect others with a crit fail; it's usually just yourself.

Aiding another becomes easier as you level, however (provided you're at least Trained in the skill) because the DC never increases beyond 20, barring outside circumstances (the DC might be higher in the middle of a windstorm, for example) but your bonus keeps going up. I generally don't try to aid until I have at least a +7 or +8 bonus because it minimizes my chances of hindering the person's roll.

This is mainly personal preference, as I said; I'm less of a risk-taker than most because I usually roll like a dumpster fire and don't want to get my hot garbage on my fellow players. But if nothing else it's good to know the rules for Aid Another! They're definitely different from 1e.

So just to summarize the rules (since that was kind of longer-winded than I intended):

Aid Another is DC 20 (+/- from external factors, at GM's discretion).

Crit Success: +2 circumstance bonus to the aided roll (+3 if you're Master in the skill, +4 if you're Legendary).
Success: +1 circumstance bonus to the aided roll.
Crit Failure: -1 circumstance penalty to the aided roll.

EDIT: Also should note that in combat, Aid is a Reaction, and requires you to Ready an Action (a 2-action activity) on your prior turn. Can be kind of a pain but sometimes helps in things like setting up a Trip or Grab attempt!

Just Common and Vudrani, none of the listed ones.

Rashid moves into the room, curiosity outweighing prudence as he lowers his shield to inspect his surroundings.

Will make a general Perception check on the room.

After scoping the area, he moves toward the orb to inspect it.

Rashid will cast detect magic in the vicinity of the orb. What sort of checks can be rolled to research it?

Rashid, in the midst of binding Tonraq's wounds, curses and rushes over to Rangi, but thankfully the orc manages to stabilize, so he puffs out a breath. "Had us worried for a moment. Sit tight, I'll get to you as soon as I'm done with the ranger."

Once Tonraq is bandaged up, he gets to work on Rangi.

Wish I'd done Rangi first, that crit success would have been epic!

Medicine (Treat Wounds) vs Rangi, DC 15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

HAHAHA I did it anyway!!

Healing: 4d8 ⇒ (1, 3, 3, 3) = 10

UGH barf. I guess it's better than 4 HP, but still.

Rashid puffs out a breath, wipes off his spear, and stows it with his shield. "Okay, who's hurt?" Seeing Rangi taking care of himself, he looks over Pooka, Tonraq, and Oogi to see who's worse off.

Unless my math is off, Tonraq is currently worst-off at 15/19 HP. Are Pooka or Oogi even damaged currently?

He motions the druid over. "Here. Let me patch you up."

If Tonraq agrees to be treated:

Treat Wounds (Tonraq): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Noice! Wish it wasn't for 4 whole damage lol

Healing: 4d8 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 2) = 15

Fort save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Could be worse.

Ugh, I keep forgetting about Pooka's Inspire Courage! That should actually be 9 damage on that hit, not 8. Sorry!

Rashid stabs at the fungus twice with his spear then raises his shield.

♦ Spear v Yellow: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 P Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
♦ Spear v Yellow, MAP: 1d20 + 5 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 - 5 = 20 P Dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
♦ Raise shield.

Rashid steps into a flank and attempts to finish off the final ooze with a few jabs from his spear.

♦ Step.
♦ Spear vs Yellow, Flanking: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20 P Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
♦ Spear vs Yellow, Flanking, MAP: 1d20 + 5 - 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 5 = 10 P Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Rashid sighs. If he bursts healing to everyone, he'll heal up the damnable ooze on the wall, too. The last thing he wants is for this fight to go on longer. He turns to Webny, who seems to be the most hurt at the moment, and sends a powerful wave of positive energy into her before moving closer to the remaining creature.

♦♦ Heal (2-action) Webny: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
♦ Stride 10 ft.

Barf! Sorry Webny. >_<

Could we get a rundown of everyone's hp totals? I want to see if I need to fire of a 3-action heal this round or not. Also I kind of forgot where my own total is. Derp!

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Spores are just... so gross. Hang in there Jak! You're next on my to-heal list!

Fort: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Ruh-roh, Raggy...

Rashid rubs at his eyes again, cursing as his electric bolt sails wide. Everyone's getting torn to shreds here. He raises his symbol of Chamidu and mutters a prayer, pulling strands of light from the darkness into the symbol for several seconds, until it pulses with power. He then points the symbol at Tonraq and fires a blast of pure positive energy at the ranger. It coats his body and his wounds immediately begin stitching together.

Casting 2-action heal on Tonraq (would have done a burst but it would also heal the fungi).

He then raises his shield against further attack.

♦♦ Heal (Tonraq): 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
♦ Raise shield.

Flat Check DC 15: 1d20 ⇒ 18

Huzzah!

Cursing, Rashid rubs at his eyes, then looks around blearily at their attackers. One of these fiends is about to get a lightning bolt to the face, and he decides on the one attacking Webny. He raises a hand above his head, and lightning begins to coalesce in his palm, stretching out into the shape of a spear made of pure electricity. He then lobs it at the fungus, and raises his shield after.

♦♦ Spell Attack (Charged Javelin) vs Green: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 Elec Dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 6
♦ Raise shield.

If the fungus is struck by charged javelin, it suffers 1 persistent electricity damage. So long as it's taking the persistent damage, other creatures gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls with electric attacks, and the creature suffers a -1 status penalty to saving throws against electricity effects.

Not that a 13 is likely to hit. *sigh* Might as well use my hero point.

Retry that Attack!: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

.... Yep. That figures.

Flat Check: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Actually I believe it says the Multiple Attack Penalty caps at -10 (-8 for agile weapons).

Also keep in mind that attacks made when it isn't your turn (such as part of reactions like Attack of Opportunity) do not suffer any MAP, they're made at your normal attack bonus. This might not come into play for you if you never pick up a reaction that allows an attack roll, but good to know if you ever play a character that does (fighters start with the Attack of Opportunity reaction, for example).

YOWZA! That's a first!

I would also like to know the effects before I act. If it's hit point damage, for example, I'll probably cast 3-action heal, but if it's poison I might try to help folks with some First Aid checks, etc.

Fort vs Green: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27

Fort vs Gold: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

OOF. Opposite ends of the spectrum, there.

Who knew a polar bear was so strong? XD

Rashid has neither and I don't want to feed the group false info with a crit failed RK check (very, very possible with his +0 modifier).

Rashid looks over the door, sets his shield aside, and gives the huge stone slab a good heave...

Athletics (force open): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

See, now, this is how people throw their back out. smh

Athletics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Not bad. Fingers crossed.

Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

Rashid traces his fingers through the air above the murals, careful not to actually touch them and further degrade them in their fragile state. "She Who Would Eat the Sun," he murmurs. Turning to the others, he says somberly, "This place changed. It was once a shrine dedicated to the Moon, a peaceful place. But over time the murals were painted over with darker, uglier images. The Moon became not a deity of contemplation, but one of violence. They called Her the Devourer of Light, She Who Would Eat the Sun. A deity demanding blood sacrifices, particularly during the solar eclipse." He nods at the piece of lapis Jak found. "Likely they missed that while desecrating this temple for its later purpose."

He glances down the hole distastefully. "If the information up here was that bad... Chamidu protect us from what's down there."

He touches his shield and mutters a quick prayer for light to guide their way, and the shield begins to glow. "Shall we?"

I see no need to change party order from what we chose on the slides, unless Rangi wants a break from going first. My AC isn't amazing, but it's not terrible either, when I have my shield raised. Either way, I'm good.

I have played it, but I never read it as granting the leshy ancestry, only granting a leshy-specific background.

Ooh! I'll have to look into that.

I'll be honest, I'm not in love with the Achievement Point system; it rewards people who have the time and money to attend lots of conventions or actually run games, and those with limited time to play like myself basically have to wait years just to unlock one thing (based on my previous rate of play, I would have earned ~20 Achievement Points a year, since I normally have time for only about five scenarios a year, even by PbP, meaning it would take me about 4 years to unlock one uncommon ancestry). It just feels like it punishes people who don't have the resources or time to devote to hammering out scenarios like crazy.

If I manage to keep this crazy pace the rest of the year (super doubtful) I will have ysoki unlocked by December. But more than likely I'll have the AcP sometime next year, which sucks. Watch for my ysoki inventor sometime in 2024! (I wish that was a joke.)

Anyway, I should quit griping. It's not like complaining about it changes anything. It is what it is, and I doubt it's going to change. I haven't looked around much but so far as I'm aware, there isn't a big call for ending the AcP system so I think we're stuck with it.

Who knows? Maybe by the time I have enough AcP to buy the ysoki ancestry, they'll have discounted it or something. Fingers crossed. :P

Same! I also kind of overloaded myself with PFS games recently because I'm working hard toward getting enough AcP to unlock ysoki. It's slow going normally because I don't have time or money to go to cons (even online ones) and I can generally only fit in a couple PbP games, so my AcP progress has been sloooow. The extra games have been a bit of a strain, but a fun one, and I really want that ysoki unlock, they're one of my favorite ancestries from either edition! ^_^

Anyway it'll be nice to ease off the posting load for a couple days, especially since I also have to work the weekend. I'm sure the fireworks will be lovely. :P

Seeing that the hole appears too small for Jak or even Pooka, Rashid decides the best bet is to help with the door. He goes to one side and tries to help shove it open past the rubble.

Athletics (aid): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

WOWZA! Two crit successes on aid checks. I don't think I've ever seen that happen!

Religion: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Rashid's training has been spotty at best. He has yet to delve much into haunts. "I will have to take your word for it, I'm afraid," he says to Tonraq.

He looks up the steep stairwell. Even with the rope, this will not be easy. He sighs. "Glad I stretched this morning," he mumbles, stows his shield, and begins climbing.

Athletics (climb): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Rashid chuckles as he stitches up the remaining tear in Webny's flesh. "Thanks, Pooka. We try."

It's part of PFS. It gauges how much gold we get at the end of the scenario, based on how many valuable items we find, which are generalized into "treasure bundles." It's basically just a way to mark treasure in the abstract to make it easier to determine our GP rewards at the end. :)