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Which way is that? The peepholes are to the northwest. Are you going up the stairs to the north, or down the stairs to B2 and then going west from there?

Whichever way I hear the voice moving. I am standing at the peephole, so hoping I can gauge the direction as the person is talking back to us as he moves away.

Retcon healing for Morsun: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Sazen is surprised that someone is talking to them, and she moves in the direction the voice seems to be going, hoping she can catch up, although she doesn't run. Wouldn't pay to be too incautious in a haunted place like this.

Corrected healing amount from 20 to 26, see discussion.

Ah, good point. It is just an extra flat 8, not 1d8. Okay, that helps. It is 26 rather than 20 that way (dropping the second two numbers). Appreciate the correction.

After whatever happens (if anything) from jabbing the peep hole...

Sazen hears what Quisillo is saying and notices that she is still bleeding. She says

No worries. I'll get that.

She casts Heal on herself

Heal (heightened to 2nd level): 4d8 ⇒ (8, 5, 6, 1) = 20

Seeing what Merlin is pointing at, Sazen moves over and jabs an arrow into the peep hole.

Fort Save (DC 19 for this round): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25 (pass, immune for 24 hours)

Sazen shakes off the paralyzing agent and, masking her fear with anger, she attacks Red again.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Attack 2: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 6 - 5 = 17
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Will Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 (pass, immune for 24 hours)

Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 (fail, paralyzed)

◆ Move from 20 feet away to right next to the Red one
◆◆ Attacks as noted above (unless you want me to re-roll them).

Just noticed that they aren't "above" because my post made a new page, so copying here to make it easier to see:

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 5 = 21
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Additional Crit Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Nah, I think Quisillo is correct, and we should probably beat them to powder, just to be sure.

She steps forward to do just that, swinging her morningstar to start hammering away at the questionable bones.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (20) + 6 - 5 = 21
Bludgeoning Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Additional Crit Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Sazen smirks at the wordplay.

Right. Sounds good to me.

She follows Emri with her bow ready, in case they run into any more carnivorous furniture.

◆◆ Sazen moves to a better position on the stairs so she doesn't have to shoot through her friends, then takes another shot at the covetous, carnivorous cabinet.

Attack (Ghost Touch Longbow): 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 11 (inspire)

Missing completely.

◆ Disappointed in that crappy shot, she tries one more.

Attack (Ghost Touch Longbow): 1d20 + 8 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 - 5 = 20
Damage (Piercing, Magic, Ghost Touch): 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 (inspire)

Please correct my map placement if it is wrong... I think that is one big area, but the different color in the middle made me a little unsure.

Sazen moves in and takes a shot at the carnivorous cabinet.

Attack (Ghost Touch Longbow): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Damage (Piercing, Magic, Ghost Touch): 1d8 ⇒ 7

Extra Crit Damage+Deadly d10: 1d8 + 1d10 ⇒ (7) + (2) = 9

Okay, Creepy Cabinet. Not sure why you are just talking rather than eating then if you aren't willing to listen. We can fight you if you want, but it is our job to come in here and figure out what is up. You can help us or fight us, but we have to come in. It's the job.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Sazen likewise says nothing, observing and seeing if she can learn anything, and waiting for a possible answer.

Occultism: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 (ha.)

FYI, I am on Christmas break December 16-January 2. I might get on somewhere in there, but the likelihood is not high. I will have zillions of relatives here taking up all my availability. Apologies. Please bot me or have me lapse into a coma or whatever for the duration, and I'll check back in in a couple of weeks.

Sazen waits to see if Morsun succeeds at picking the lock.

If he does not, she tries her hand.

Thievery: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Not trying to take your job... just backing you up.

Sazen continues with Morsun, approaching the house.

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24 (pass)
Fort Save: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24 (pass) ... or if you meant two reflex saves, then still pass because it would be 2 higher. You didn't roll the piercing damage though, so we still need that, unless the save nullifies the damage entirely?

Also, Emri said she was sticking with me at first, but I don't think it was clear that she approached with me *after* we saw the swarm and then I approached further. Sazen would have discouraged her from doing so, in fact, since her damage would also have affected her if she was there (and she was not on the map that way at the time of my spell). I am going to cast that same spell again, and if we are ruling that she is there, she will again take the same damage as the swarm, depending on her own fort save, unless she moves at least 10 feet away from me.

Sazen walks out of the swarm again, casting Gale Blast again once she was clear of the swarm, glad that she had calculated correctly and she was keeping them here rather than having them engulf the entire party.

Bludgeoning damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Area effect is 5 feet all around me. Fort save DC 18, and if they make it, they take half. If they don't make it, they take it and are pushed 5 feet away from me. (Crit success, no effect, crit fail, double damage and pushed 10 feet)

Centipede swarm, eh? I'd say that's the indication of an enemy. Thanks for being clear.

She casts Gale Blast as she approaches the swarm(s), finishing as she steps in to make sure they get the full effect (and also to keep the swarms up here rather than moving on to the entire group, if she correctly understood how swarms work).

Bludgeoning damage (heightened to level 2): 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Area effect is 5 feet all around me. Spell DC is 18, so if they make it, they take half. If they don't make it, they take it and are pushed 5 feet away from me. (Crit success, no effect, crit fail, double damage and pushed 10 feet)

Might be a good idea. Quisillo makes a good point. We don't know for sure if the tree is there to trap us or bad things from the haunted manor. Not sure it can communicate with us either though.

Sazen has no idea if it will work, but she gets closer to the tree and says

We're here to investigate the mansion, and deal with any threats. I don't know if you can communicate, but if you are good with us doing that, then maybe show us a sign. If you're not okay with that, then attacking us would be the way to show that as well.

If there is no reaction, she looks back at the group, shrugs, and continues.

If there IS a reaction, then she'll decide how to react based on whether it is positive or negative, and of course whether she is directly affected.

Nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19

Sazen finds the gate interesting, and something seems familiar about it, but she can't quite recall, so she just assumes it isn't that important.

She nods at Emri's prompting, and follows her in, bow in hand.

Sazen follows Emri at a distance (enough for her to scout, but trying to keep her in sight) with her bow ready, knowing exactly why she was so serious, but not wanting to quell the enthusiasm on the non-jaded types.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14
Nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

Sazen squints, but can't see what everyone is talking about. She is a little embarrassed that she can't see a sign from Pharasma, so she just nods wisely and stays silent.

@Emri... oh, I know that, no worries. I just went with it. It might be short for something (Burnadette? Burnzilla?) if I think of a good pokemon name for her, but it is equally likely that we just all started calling her Burny, and it stuck, even if she has a name with no burn in it, like "Arson" or "Flicker." :)

Well, her former owner didn't take care of her very well, and she was grumpy from the starvation. Now that we have all of that under control, she's happy.

...I believe we ate just over an hour ago. And no, the raven doesn't look very appetizing. Plucking feathers out of my food to get at so little meat? No thanks. Reeks of effort. Although, if you want it, I can shoot it for you. Burny might even be able to burn off the feathers... although you still might be able to taste the feather ash in the scorch marks, so not sure if that sounds appetizing.

Sazen smiles and responds to Quisillo.

I was a ghost myself, once, I suppose you could say. Coming back from that experience has made me respect the cycle of life and death a lot more. That is why I am now dedicated to fighting the evil undead. Interest is good; it gives us the impetus to learn. I just wanted to make sure you also had caution in mind.

... I read of an account once where a ghost led a woman to a necklace, which the daughter saw as a cherished gift from her dear departed mother. When she put it on, however, she realized she couldn't take it off. She then panicked, realizing the ghost was not her mother after all, and she was dead in less than 10 seconds, strangled by the necklace.

(Sazen is a duskwalker... basically a reincarnated soul (or "ghost") who was in the afterlife briefly and then given a new adolescent body (created body, incapable of reproduction) to continue the soul's work in a new life. You may choose to know this already, since it is established that we're friends, and the tone of her skin might also give it away, if you know anything of duskwalkers. It is sort of an ash gray, even though the picture doesn't really show that.)

You seem eager, Quisillo, but please be wary. Ghosts are not always the harmless visions of loved ones that people talk of. I have made particular study of this, and I assure you they can be deadly.

She idly pets her fire leopard with a special fireproof glove that she had made specifically for the purpose.

That's just flavor. I am assuming that I have all the appropriate things that I need to handle this particular animal.

Sazen considers shooting the bird, in case it is someone's familiar or object of scrying, but decides she is being paranoid and leaves it alone.

Welcome everyone.

DM, I'll get everything updated over the weekend, but feel free to lead us on before that as you wish.

Oh, good call. Okay, switched from the general versatile heritage which she already had to the specific duskwalker one. Thanks for the tip.

And yeah, if you want to open it up for general recruitment, totally cool with that. I'm sure there are some good players out there that we just don't know yet. :)

Okay, thanks for the tip. I can get rid of the Ghost Eater dedication and take the Animal Trainer dedication instead, which lets me have the fire leopard. :)

As far as being a better ghost hunter then, since it won't come naturally anymore... can I get a ghost touch rune on my longbow? It lets me add it to the program, but the description says melee weapon, so I wasn't sure if it was allowed or not... if you would have to get ghost touch ammunition instead, or how long range would work with ghosts.

Okay, redid it to just plain Oracle... downside is no Fire Leopard... can't figure out a way to get a companion/familiar this way. Haven't updated my sheet yet, but it is built.

Let me know if we are getting close to starting up, and I will accelerate getting it into my profile.

Awesome. Taking the Fire Leopard as an animal companion.

Second class... not sure if it is an archetype or not.

Okay, looked it up:

https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1328

Looking at it here, I guess it is supposed to be their version of gestalt, so probably not allowed.

Yeah, I was struggling with getting my stats to look the same as well, but the new ones are a touch higher, so I decided to just go with it, since I am redoing it anyway. Maybe they changed the build rules a little? We started this way back in 2019, so a lot may have changed.

I am working on a Ranger/Oracle mix with a medic background to cover who Sazen used to be... and the oracle part still captures her religious devotion, just in a more general way. She also has a specialization in fighting ghosts, which will fit the adventure. ... Just want to make sure that I can do the dual class thing. Couldn't figure out how to just add one level of something else, which would be the other option, but I think I would have to do it by hand since this software doesn't seem to allow it as far as I can tell.

Been working on the redo of my character in something I found called "Pathbuilder 2e" ... seems to work well. Just wanted to make sure though... am I allowed to do a dual class character (apparently from the gamemastery guide)?

Good question. And I thought Sool was fun to banter with, but cool that the concept was deeper. Agree that we should keep him around to work on his book. I'll try to get to the rebuild of Sazen tomorrow, but it might take longer.

Hey, what about that fire leopard we rescued? If I make a character that is able to have an animal companion or familiar, can I have that?

Sazen will select the Ring of Minor Arcana, although she admires the other rings as well, torn between that and the Bort's Blessing ring as she is making a selection.

These have prices... are they things that we can also buy?

Yeah, I'll tweak Sazen... keep the continuity going, such as it is.

Sazen helps him repair his robe with a mending cantrip, and then selects an interesting book from the shelves, settles into a comfortable chair, and starts reading.

It was an interesting thought. She did wish she had a longer life. She wondered if there was a way to polymorph yourself into an elf, or some other way to extend your life. But definitely not wise to play into Sool's sense of superiority, so she just started reading.

I do. I mean, I don't regret having faith or religion in my life... not that. But I suppose I feel like my efforts to share that with others, well... I don't think I am cut out for that. Not good at it, and I find that although of course I don't want anyone to die, when faced with evil I'd rather know how to do more about it than keep someone else on their feet... if that makes any sense.

Sazen tries one of the armchairs.

Yeah, good furniture. Hmm. Well, I have been sort of regretting my career choice lately. Maybe I'll stay for a while, since no one is using this place, and study up on something else.

... Keeping out of your way while you write, of course

she adds so that Sool doesn't do that unhappy sputtering thing he sometimes did.

Sounds good. 2e is fine. I should probably learn it better anyway. Maybe a Thaumaturge. Seems like a good fit for a description like that. :)

Hmm. I'm in on another game if you want to DM one, and even willing to try 2nd edition again if that is your preference, but might make a different character. I really don't like 2e clerics... might have mentioned that too often, sorry. :) (Although if we switch to 1e, then I would be cool remaking Sazen as a 1e cleric.)

What were you thinking in terms of a new game?

Sazen casts Heal on Throkk as a second level spell.

Heal: 2d10 + 16 ⇒ (3, 1) + 16 = 20

Honestly, I'm fine with just calling it as a TPK. If she does something similar to me, I'll die just as fast. Not sure we're able to triumph in this fight if one of us can die in one round like that... and honestly, the whole game seemed like the enemies were out of our league.

Sazen casts Heal on Sool as a second level spell.

Heal: 2d10 + 16 ⇒ (5, 1) + 16 = 22

Sazen speaks from the doorway, still wary of whatever glop was waiting.

Vengeance isn't the way to heal, and it can't provide justice either. I'm sure the wrong they did to you was great... but there are also people there that didn't participate in that, or who weren't even born at the time. Only a deity can make things like that right, without letting the whole world descend into angry infighting. This is a poor use for all you have learned... for your true genius. Repent, and start your life over working for things that matter rather than trying to heal your childhood alone. It can't be done, but Erastil's light can make you whole.

Ha. My cleric was turning into a healbot there for a while. Finally she brings in some faith.

Sazen will stay behind the doorframe for now, just looking in, and ready to move aside if the evil woman throws some gloppy alchemical monstrosity at them.