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Sorry it's taken me this long to respond.

Lately, stuff has come up IRL and I need to cut back on the number of games I'm in. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to withdraw from this campaign.

Thank you for letting me game with you while it lasted.

Sarona waits for Lupe to return from scouting.

Aaliyah curls up on the android's foot and starts to snooze.

"I agree." Sarona nods. "Lady Vulpina, your wound will need to be sterilized to prevent infection from spreading, and we do not have the resources to do so here. Returning to camp is the safer option--we met unanticipated resistance from an advanced form of undead here and we have no information on what else may be within the church."

Sarona looks over Lady Vulpina's injuries.

Heal?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Sarona uses another guidance cantrip on Lady Vulpina.

Sarona imbues Lady Vulpina with a guidance cantrip.

I'll do that then.

Sarona opts to change tactics, splaying her fingers out and unleashing a burst of flame on the monster!

Burning Hands: 2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3

DC 15 Reflex save for half.

Would I be able to take a 5' step back and use burning hands on it without catching anyone else in the AoE?

Sarona pokes Casper with another guidance spell.

"This creature is proving to be distressingly resilient."

Also, if it's a flank, I'm pretty sure you get sneak attack damage on top of that.

Sarona pokes Casper with a guidance cantrip next.

Sarona turns to Lady Vulpina and imbues her with her now-familiar guidance cantrip.

Guidance on Lady Vulpina. Next attack she makes has a +1 bonus.

Sarona fixates on the hostile with an evil eye, seeking to impair their ability to avoid injury.

Evil Eye hex on target. DC 15 Will Save: successful save means their AC is reduced by 2 for only 1 round. Failed save means their AC is reduced for 7 rounds.

Sarona starts to move towards the church. "Aaliyah has assisted me with developing a hex that will counteract the pugwampi's innate misfortune powers."

When Sarona sees the pugwampi, she momentarily freezes. A wave of heat radiates out from her heart and floods into her limbs before it abates.

Is this irritation? Likely. Pugwampi have a well-earned reputation for being unfathomably annoying.

"Attention. We are likely to encounter more pugwampis once we reach the church." She informs the party. "If anyone has any second thoughts or recommendations for alternative courses of action, I recommend voicing them now."

"I vote the church."

Right--back to the monastery for ranged weaponry. There's my vote.

I'll at least see if I can get a sling with bullets or something.

I'm still here.

Sarona sighs. "Everyone, stay together. We should investigate some of these outlying structures--if nothing else, they can serve as a forward operating post for our investigations if we do not wish to draw attention to the main camp."

Sarona wrote:

"That is a peryton. It has marked Lupe as potential prey and likely seeks to eat his heart." Sarona states, her tone clinical. "I have further information about its place in an ecosystem, but I suspect that is currently irrelevant to the situation."

Casper's eyes narrow,

"And what, exactly, leads you to suspect this?"

"Its shadow changed to match Lupe's--and it has changed its shadow to match Rahella's. That is how it identifies potential prey. It is hoping one of us will stray from the group and thus single ourselves out for attack."

"That is a peryton. It has marked Lupe as potential prey and likely seeks to eat his heart." Sarona states, her tone clinical. "I have further information about its place in an ecosystem, but I suspect that is currently irrelevant to the situation."

Will post more in the morning.

Does that include what it is? I'd like to know if it has any special attacks and its weaknesses.

"Enemy approaching. Everyone prepare for combat." Sarona looks up into the sky to see if she can identify the beast.

Knowledge (Arcana?): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Sarona waits for Lupe to return from scouting.

"Then we have a plan." Sarona gets up to leave. "We should go."

Sarona shakes her head. "No. On both counts."

"It was not a question of acting ability I was concerned with, but expendability." Sarona replies, her tone flat.

"Oh."

Sarona blinks. "I suspected you would nominate me for the role."

"...I suspect our plans involve hunting this Carrion King down and ensuring he does not pose a threat to our resettlement efforts." Sarona remarks.

Sarona's eyes flash open.

What sort of check would it be to recognize what made the howl?

Sarona remains eerily quiet during the whole proceedings. Aaliyah occasionally nips at her master's feet to ensure she's awake.

@GM: I've been taking the bonus skill rank for my Favoured Class Bonus with each level up. That's why I have 14 skill ranks.

Also, +5 HP.

And shifted my extra skill rank from Profession (Scribe) to Use Magic Device.

Will work on getting 1000 GP of gear together.

Would I be allowed to get a +1 cloak of resistance?

...I may be feeling a bit vindictive over the abundance of gremlins from the monastery.

Level Up Summary

+5 HP

+1 Will Saves

New Hex: Fortune Hex
--The witch can grant a creature within 30 feet a bit of good luck for 1 round. The target can call upon this good luck once per round, allowing him to reroll any ability check, attack roll, saving throw, or skill check, taking the better result. He must decide to use this ability before the first roll is made. At 8th level and 16th level, the duration of this hex is extended by 1 round. Once a creature has benefited from the fortune hex, it cannot benefit from it again for 24 hours.

New Patron Spell: Sanctuary!

New Witch Spells: Sleep, Comprehend Languages

+1 Cantrip Slot
+1 1st-Level Spell Slot

+1 BaB

2 + 4 + 1 (Favoured) Skill Ranks
--1 Craft (Alchemy)
--1 Intimidate
--2 Heal
--1 Spellcraft
--1 Knowledge (Arcana)
--1 Knowledge (Local)

You get BPs when you would normally get feats or, in your case, hexes.

We can do hexes as BPs but, like I said before, those BPs would have to be spent on things you can get with hexes. It's just that if you wanted to get a substandard hex you could get it at a reduced price. If you always plan on getting the best hexes, like evil eye, then don't bother. It will just complicate things.

Since you do not get a feat at second level but you do get a hex, you could just skip the whole BP thing. Or, if you wanted to get a couple of substandard hexes instead of a good one, you could do it the BP way.

The whole idea of the BP thing is to allow players to take interesting feats/abilities that they normally would not because it would weaken the character. Instead of one top notch hex you could get two hexes which, together, are about as powerful as the top notch hex.

Also, I encourage creativity. If you like the theme of an ability but the designers dropped the ball, you can suggest a rewrite that brings it up on par with a more desirable ability of the same type.

For example, Coven is pretty much useless for a PC. But if you wanted to be a part of a clandestine coven that communicates telepathically and lends you power from afar, we could work something out and redesign the useless (at least for PCs) hex.

This level, I think I'll just skip the whole BP thing. I'll try to complete my level-up today.

Alright, because I'm not seeing how many BP we get per level-up (and I spent all my original BP), how many BPs would I get for this level?

HP Gain: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Half + 1 it is, then.

Sarona will move to assist Zastoran with stowing his gear.

Sarona holds her hands up. "We have all earned a chance to rest and prepare ourselves to continue our task. We should report back to camp and inform Garavel of our success in clearing the monastery--there will be time for arguments when we have done so."

Sarona inclines her head in acceptance of the party's thanks.

"You are welcome. However, my over-reliance on said guidance cantrip has revealed inefficiencies in my choice of spells and tactics. Had I the foresight to prepare multiple invocations of burning hands, the gremlins may not have been as... problematic as they were."

She looks down at her fennec. "Aaliyah and I will need to confer regarding my choice of spells in the future."

Sarona moves next to Lady Vulpina and imbues her with another guidance spell.

Sarona moves to poke Casper with a guidance spell.

Sarona moves to Lupe and casts guidance on him as well.

"Focus on the leader."

Sarona looks at the two oncoming gremlins, then bolts to Lady Vulpina's side.

"Here." She quickly pokes her with some helpful magic.

Casting guidance on Lady Vulpina.

Sarona and Aaliyah share a look before turning back to the proceedings.

Sarona is pointedly not interfering in Lady Vulpina's affairs.

Sarona pokes Katsumi with another guidance spell.

"Climb up after her and help her kill the gremlins above." Sarona's eyes seem to sharpen.

"I refuse to believe that you are only capable of contributing to this fight by growling like a wounded animal or running away."