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And I gave him two guards of honor, thinking him to be too weak on his own against my group...

Greetings, fellow travelers.

Ok, so there are no heraldic issues discussed in the GttRK. The only thing I found about Mivon was, that they do not have a common heraldic symbol, but rather every house has its own colours (doesn't make it easier though).
Also, the swordlords having fled to Mivon when Choral struck, still worry about their flight, having develloped the feeling that the very existance of Brevoy is an insult to them.
That makes it hard for me to see them bearing a symbol derived from Restov.
Concerning Pitax - a (silver) fox might also fit the bill. The "founder" of Pitax was a man being nick-named Silver Fox and Irovetti is silver-tongued and cunning as well.

Ruyan.

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Thanks for the ideas. Didn't think about the stoneshape spell - thanks, Sect. But I think, I will go for some role-playing and in-party-arguing with this poor, old man :-)

Well, *constant* scanning was an exaggeration, but he does scan every person they meet before deciding on actions, which starts to annoy me. And area scanning will start, when they start exploring on horse back.
I know, that players are rather paranoid about being caught flat-footed so to speak and as a paladin of Iomedae, he thinks I am trying to constantly bring him in a situation, where I can play on his virtues/code of conduct (which he put together!) with him coming out on the losing end *sigh*. I am not THAT mischievous ;-)

Anyways, thanks for the cool ideas.

Ruyan.

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Because I wanted to see the combination of a certain template with a certain class variant, I put together the following (note that you'll need the APG to see what some of the abilities do).

I've prepared two versions of Vordakai's champion, {stuff}

The Spoiler-clicky-thingy doesn't open up, when I click it. Others on the board work fine for me - is there a possibility to share your improved versions of the Champions?

Ruyan.

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I haven't found anything on Pathfinder Wiki concerning heraldry, but maybe there is something in the Guide to the River Kingdoms by Paizo? Unfortunately, I am away from my books, but could have a look at the guide tonight.

Shouldn't Restov's/Rostland's heraldic banner have some similarity to Taldor's (divided shield blue/green with a white lion under a golden crown). At least Sirian First (later named Sirian Aldori) was a noble from that nation (same goes for the founders of Issia). A sword would definitely fit as well, though.

Pitax needs a crown or something in my opinion. Grapes and a cup are also ringing my bell.

Varnhold - founded by a band of mercenaries under the lead of one Maegar Varn...
Could be anything, I would go for a line of hills/mountains, a tower and crown with a blue or green background.

Hm, I am somehow fixed on the crown as a symbol.

Anyway, I will check my Guide to the River Kingdoms tonight and state a short message.

Ruyan.

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The problem with meld into stone is, as far as I understand it, that you remain really close to the surface of said stone.

Now, my group has a paladin (should have stated that in my first post, sorry), who basically "scans" his surroundings with detect evil *all* the time - and he definitely will do so in the lair of the BBEG.

And since detect spells are only blocked by 3ft of dirt or 1ft of stone, I think I will not get away with Nugrah hiding inside the walls. ALso, just for the record, Nugrah will have lvl 7 in my game - so reincarnate is possible for him to cast.

Hm, maybe just play on the "I am an old, broken, decrepit, abused man, who has been held prisoner here (who is evil, but none-the-less...)".

Any other ideas?

Ruyan.

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I am just wondering, if you could tell me how Nugrah escaped. I am currently "re"designing the encounter with the Stag Lord and have been toying with the idea of having Nugrah reincarnate his dead son (to take revenge). My problem is that I cannot think of an elegant (satisfying) way of having Nugrah escape from his abode in the cellar.

My group is quite industrious when it comes to making sure, nobody gets away alive (and looting, especially the paladin of Iomedae *sigh*).

Also, my group will deliver the Stag Lord's body to Davik Nettle, so I have to think about a way to steal the body from the group, while they transport it to Nettle's crossing, but first things first.

Ruyan.

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I just noticed, that there seems to be a consistent typo in #31, #32 and #33 concerning the river Gudrin/Gurdin.
While on the maps the river is named Gudrin, the text (see entry S in #33) and also some encounter sites (#32, site L) spell it Gurdin.

Only a mere nuisance, but it got me rather confused.

Ruyan.

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I have never cared too much about Kesten, being only "another warrior-type NPC, filling the ranks", but your idea with letting him take over the trading post is nice and simple, WarColonel. This will give him a bit more significance... hm, interesting side plot options invade my mind *evil grin*

Ruyan.

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I must admit, I wouldn't have figured that out (I am through 5 of the 6 chapters), if I hadn't stumbled over your post... the card game aboard the barge and its description how Phardas picks up the rules makes much more sense now. Thanks!

Ruyan.

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I'm not sure if your comment was just that or a criticism or something completely different.

Anyhow, if the ease of exploration bothers you, you could use disadvantageous weather conditions to slow exploration down somewhat (from the core rule book) without spoiling all the fun for a druid enjoying her new "power"level.
I am DMing with core material only (and don't have a druid in my group), but weather will definitely play a role in my game.

Ruyan.

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i have the pleasure to run this encounter in two days' time - my players have done most of the planning, but actual combat will take place on wednesday. they, also, decided to close the gates and i agree with abraham spalding.
i opted for a full-round action, needing two people (one for each leaf), but no checks.

ruyan.

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when i read your post athas from ad&d aka darksun campaign setting comes to my mind - maybe you could dig the net for further information. darksun is a brutal setting without divine/godly guidance. clerics (as per the rules) exist, but worship one of the four elements (athas is a desert world btw).
then, there are the sorcerer kings (mighty users of arcane magic), who grant spells to their followers (called templars) - i hope i got that right, i am away from my books and playing darksun is quite some time now.
the sorc kings would also fit your idea of resembling the roman catholic church during the dark ages.

ruyan

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the ac is not an animal as per the rules/mechanics anymore. though i doubt it can ever start talking - sticking to your lion - it has been stated and debated quite often, that raising its int to 3 is possible (see tm's guide on druids, e. g.) - and removes the necessity to rely on handling animal tricks for getting it to do what you want, because it then understands verbal commands.

ruyan