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Also, I've been doing a lot of Pathfinder Society GM'ing lately. That really doesn't affect this game a whole lot, other than the fact that I've been going through and reformatting a lot of my character sheets to try and make them all uniform, and easier to post with. One example is that any ability that has a 'uses per day', like Flamboyant Arcana, gets a spot in the header bar. This keeps me from forgetting about crucial abilities. For instance, this character would have an entry for Spellscars and Magus Arcana, along with anything else I find during the process.

I'm posting this because I don't want anyone to see such a drastic change in appearance of my sheet and think that I've tried to get away with a free rebuild or anything. It's just that I've found a better way to not forget about character abilities with all of the games I'm playing and GM'ing simultaneously, and it increases the quality of play and enjoyment for everyone involved.

Also, GM, I just wanted to tell you that this game (and the massive influence it has on this character) has influenced me to make a pathfinder society version of Reiko, and once I finish the build, he's going to be insanely awesome and fun to play. :)

No worries Eldon. The wonderful thing about PbP games is that no matter how much time you take off, everything is still here when you get back. :)

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

When the woman casts her spell, Reiko shrugs, and speaks.
Have it your way then. We were trying to be nice.

He steps forward, making sure he won't catch any of his allies in the blast, and then casts the spell he was readying from his scar.
Burning Hands, Elevated by Trait: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 2) = 10

He then raises his katana into a fighting position, and smiles.
Let us dance, then.

We weren't waiting for an initiative order post? I was going to let Antonio do the talking and then go bat s@%* murder hobo on her.

Reiko sighs.
Given recent events then, I'm assuming you aren't the nice kind of coven that sings to the moon and trees and all, eh?

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Reiko rolls his neck, cracking it, and then raises his katana into a defensive (but ready to strike at any moment) position. His crimson eyes catch the glow from his still enchanted blade as he stares at the woman cooley.
Since you actually seem willing to talk, why don't you tell us who you are and what you're doing here?

One of the scars on his back begins to glow, as if the elf is getting ready to cast it should he need to.

Antonio, you still receive sneak attack due to the fact that they haven't acted yet this combat.

Reiko uses one of the arcane scars on his arm and casts burning hands at them, trying to catch them all in the blaze as they are bunched up at the door.
Burning Hands Damage: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 1, 1, 3) = 7

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

That's what your friends said earlier. They're dead now. Do you want to follow suit?

I was giving everyone else a chance to act.

Reiko grabs the limo old man by the collar and strides toward the entrance where the noises are coming from. He lets his blade shine crimson light over the scene, and he waits patiently for someone to enter. When they do, he smirks.
I have your old man. He was rather pathetic. I suggest you go ahead and give up.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Inspired Trait Reroll: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Reiko looks down at his captive as the massive elf finally shrinks back down to his normal size. He helps bind the old man, and shakes his head grimly.
He won't make this easy. I'm not one to usually suggest it, at least not now, but perhaps this will require a.... hostile interrogation. Pain has a way of making people talk...

Reiko screams out at the old man.
SPEAK DAMN YOU! I'LL MAKE YOU BEG FOR DEATH IF YOU DON'T!!

The elf seems barely in control, his enlarged muscles bulging with rage.

Reiko strides forward and places his blade at the neck of the old man.
Speak. Now. You think you caused us pain with that magic? Imagine how you'll feel when I skin you alive and bathe you in sulfur...

Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
Intimidate Reroll from Inspired Trait: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Reiko flexes his arms and laughs. His eyes are now a burning crimson and his muscles are taut, almost bulging out of his scarred skin.
You call this pain! I'll show you pain when I rip you out of your own skin!

He swings his katana at the armor Antonio didn't perforate.
Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Attack of Opportunity From Earlier: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Ok, that's a failure - you're wracked with pain - every part of you just wants to scream at the top of your lungs.

Game effects, for now: –2 penalty to AC, attacks, melee damage rolls, and Reflex saving throws, and must succeed at a concentration check (DC equal to the DC of this spell) to cast spells.

Everybody else may also be affected. Spellcraft, anybody?

Actually, my mythic power allows me to succeed on any concentration checks to cast spells. Does that cover this as well?

Fortitude Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Swift Action: Make Katana a +1. Standard Action: Cast Enlarge Person from spell scar (normal version). Move Action: Move in between the two suits, distracting them both. Using Flamboyant Arcana to Parry and Riposte if they attack.

Reiko's eyes grow more and more crimson, until they look like pools of glowing blood, and one of the scars on his right arm glows a matching red, and then fades. As he grows, he growls out
This place reeks of foul magic! You are connected to the evil that has plagued this place!

He strides forward, meeting the two suits of armor, and holds his massive sword up in a readied stance.
I'll deal with your guards first, and then you!

Readied Parry: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Is the room too small for Reiko to cast Mythic Enlarge Person? It would jump him up to huge.

Reiko nods, and takes a drink of his own mythic water. He then nods, and slides the blade of his katana across his forearm, drawing blood. His eyes begin to tinge crimson, and he strides forward to stand beside Antonio.
Be ready. This might get nasty.

Sorry guys. Spent the week doing inventory and then doctors appointments for the demonspawn that's coming. Yep, I have a little one on the way. Was kind of a shock considering that I've been told I was sterile for the last ten years. Should be semi normal now though.

Reiko draws his katana, and casts light on it. He then stays in the back of the group, keeping the less martially inclined members in front of him. He offers Sakuro a slight grin.
Worry not. I'll stay here so you aren't caught in an ambush from behind.

I'm here. A bit busy, but here.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Yeah, Ive found that the best thing to do to keep the pace up is to roll pretty much anything passive for the players. Perceptions, initiatives, saves, you name it. If it would be something that the rest of the players would have to wait for someone to post on, then just roll it for everyone.

I think what she means is that the gm rolls for everyone at the beginning of combat, and then posts a blurb like:

Reiko
Antonio
Sakuro
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Enemy 1
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Nala
Nia
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Enemy 2
Enemy 3

And then updates next to each persons name as they go. It really expedites combat.

Ditto to what Nia said. I've said before that I really enjoy this plot, setting, and character. I hope to be able to do more than just read posts soon, because I would love to see where this all ends up.

That being said, I understand GM frustration. Do what's best for you, Eldon.

I'm still keeping up with the game, I just don't ever have time for posting and all that. Feel free to bot Reiko to jump across the boats and into the cultist's boat.

No, I'm still here. Just a combination of waaaaay to many things going on in my life at the moment. I'm trying like mad to keep up with the plethora of games I'm in but it's a downhill slide. Please feel free to bot me for now. You know how he acts, so I feel comfortable with you playing him. Life should level out soon, though, so don't expect me to be gone for too long!

Reiko turns back to the fray, the magical fear finally having worn off, only to see the massive shape of Antonio in the way. An exasperated look crosses his face for a moment, before he starts stalking back toward the enemies, his left hand beginning the shapes of a spell.
Readying an action to attack the first one to get around Antonio with a shocking grasp spell.

You have picked the wrong place to practice your dark magics, men. I will use that same dark power to destroy you.

As he speaks, his eyes begin to take on the crimson hue they do when he is exposed to Titan magic, usually right before he loses control and slaughters everything.

I have a bow, I'm just waiting on confirmation that my fear effect is gone. That, and with Antonio's size, he grants cover to all of the enemies in front of him, so ranged attacks are pointless.

Ok, whose turn is it? GM, it may help to lay out the initiative order and do a turn recap after each round is over. Once I started doing that, it cleaned up combat a ton.

With the lack of a frontliner glaring, with a little hefty retrain, I can make Reiko a solid frontliner.

Of course, it would have to be part of the story, perhaps something he finds in the monastery partially warps him into the abyssal creature he made himself in the past, or such.

Basically, I make him an abyssal bloodline magus archetype, and take the mythic abyssal bloodline feat. He would be solidly capable of dealing frontline damage, and with a frat retrain, would be able to take hits like a tank.

Of course, I'm fine with keeping him as he is also. Up to Eldon.

Psst, Reiko; Will save...

Whoops, missed that.

Will Save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 With an additional +2 against enchantments

If that fails, then the duration is halved due to the forgotten past feat. Speaking of, still waiting to get them memories back to complete it!

As unfortunate as it can be for story elements in a lot of cases, pathfinder is very much a miniature based game. Characters are built and decisions are made on things that are finite pieces of gameplay, such as reach, positioning, feat utility, and the like.

Knowing what is going on, on the map, is a very big part of that. Hidden enemies are ok, but players know and expect that they have to succeed at stealth checks to surprise players. As such, we buff perception. Having them come out of nowhere while we get no way of countering that leaves a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths, especially after our mythic powers have been found to be different than what we expected.

Not that I don't like this game. I love the setting, the plot so far, my character, and the people in the group with me.

I think the best fix is to start using tokens on your maps you draw. I know that would go a long way to helping me see what going on and what decisions to make. A lot of the time, when there are a lot of enemies, I don't really feel like I'm doing anything more than "I attack the guy who hit me" most of the time.

I know my posting rate has been sporadic for a long while now, but I got shifted into a new job that pretty much eats all of my time, and it's hard to keep up with all of my long term games. I'm still here and I appreciate you guys bumping me and rolling init and things like that.

All in all, I think what we need is just more clarification on a lot of things, especially if they are going to change rules that we take for granted. Not that I am against those rules being changed, but just asking for a heads up is all.

Reiko sweeps his katana around, and parries the second attack, and then with a wicked grin drives his katana into the foe!
Parry Attempt: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Riposte Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

His eyes begin to take on that haze they do when he is in battle, almost as if the elf loses himself to what few terrible memories he has left...

Finally seeing what he was waiting for, Reiko nods to his opponents and raises his katana into an attack stance.
Picture a Jedi settling in for a light saber duel.

His blade begins glowing blue as he funnels his power into it, and he grins slightly.
Are you ready to pay for your crimes? And to die?

Swift Action to make katana +1, move to engage armored enemy, and standard to attack.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

I was just waiting on an official action from Sakuro, since she said she was waiting until someone came through the door. Reiko isn't stellar on reflex saves and I didn't want to have to fight that and the enemies all at once.

Reiko follows Antonio, his katana out.
Well, I suppose we're about to get a lot of answers. Perhaps more questions, too.

When the thing in the water is pointed out, he stiffens a bit.
Perhaps another monstrosity like we fought in the woods? We should be wary...

Reiko draws his katana at the sight of the light inside the tower, and frowns.
Someone is already here. We need to be careful.

He takes off his coat, revealing once more his arcane scarring all over his upper body, and puts one foot on the side of the boat.
Let's go in. Anyone with a weapon guard the sides, magic users stay in the middle.

Reiko spends the night in contemplation, and adding new spell scars to his arms. His meditations are spent trying to force himself to have another vision of his past, trying to put together what is happening here with what he was a part of... before. After he's done carving these new spells onto his body, he rests, and meets back up with the group in the morning, his traveling gear packed and his blade on his side, and his water skin filled with the water from the spring.
I am prepared. The monastery, then?

Scars of Burning Hands, Enlarge Person, and Infernal Healing added. Also, it is probable a good idea to buy some bandoliers and some empty potion bottles for the spring water, that way we have access to it in potion form and a ready location on our bodies at all times. If we have time before leaving, Reiko would see about purchasing some for himself.

Reiko just spends his time meditating, and preparing himself to explore the monastery.

Reiko's build progression is meant to include mythic in order to stay viable in a couple of levels, so I really don't know what to do with him now. I'll figure something out, I guess.

Yeah, I think that the limited resource kind of threw us all off, especially with our choices of path abilities and whatnot. I think we were expecting to find more here is all.

Reiko shakes his head in frustration.
What are we missing? There has got to be something here we aren't seeing...

Reiko takes his time and 20 searching the surrounding area for a way under the shrine, or a hidden passageway to... Well anything, really.

Reiko sits and eats, and converses with his friends about where the likely source is before heading to his rest and subsequent watch.

Reiko nods.
Indeed. We should rest here overnight, and set back out in the morning.

I'm a bit wary about resting on the island, but I'm more wary about the lake. Perhaps it's safer to rest here and set off in the morning?

Reiko helps move the pieces of the barge so that Nala can repair it, and aids in any other way that he can.

Not a whole lot for a combat magus to do here.

Reiko nods.
Perhaps this island even has some answers as to what we are facing. Exploring it is probably the best idea.