Seth Darthis's page

Well, I read what's happening!

But that's fine, it's funny sometimes to have oppositions inside parties. I don't think Seth and Czav would get along well anyway :D

You're right. Seth is a cleric of Nethys. It is anathema to do things mundane when a magical solution presents itself. Hence the RP about "if it's not magical - don't bother".

It was fun playing this.

@GM Erich, thanks so much for running!

@everyone, thanks for a great game!

Seth Darthis wrote:

"She also claims that Csav over here is "a master of subterfuge and magic". Seth laughs. "This damphir is neither skillful at deception nor possesses one iota of magic. He is talentless in either."

Czav fakes a smile, so happy to pass as an idiot.

Nothing escapes you. :D

"Lieutenant Eloqi, prior to us going here, Raike issued two statements I'd like to address. She had said that there was "some sort of assassination attempt" here. Indeed, there was. The bulette's were brought here by the Aspis Consortium, and there have been several deaths for which they are solely responsible for."

"She also claims that Csav over here is "a master of subterfuge and magic". Seth laughs. "This damphir is neither skillful at deception nor possesses one iota of magic. He is talentless in either."

"If you are wondering what we were doing in Greeleep's tent, I will address that. We suspected something was wrong when the bulettes came, and we chose to investigate the situation. That investigation has led us to where we are now... presenting the truth, as we discovered it to be."

"The reality is this, we Pathfinders have been true to you since the beginning. We offer you our companionship and a relationship that is faithful and beneficial." Seth gestures to his companions, and he bows.

Seth will speak last

Seth looks hopefully to Elsha.

If the roll above is a failure, I'll spend a Hero Point to reroll
Diplomacy Hero Point: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Seth climbs out to the surface. He quickly and quietly advises Elsha to continue with his task. "Go on please. If you plan to move over to Raike's. It is possible that her hut is similarly booby-trapped. Do whatever it takes, but don't get caught."

He quickly says a small prayer to Nethys asking for guidance, then moves out of the hut to talk to the captain.

He then addresses the lieutenant. "...And in that one statement, she has revealed to you her heart's desire. She wants to claim everything as her own. That hut, is certainly not her hut. It is Greeleep's. You know this. And if you and your people are not careful Lieutant, if you believe this snake's words - she will take everything from your people." Seth speaks dispassionately.

"As for her claims about Czav, easily disproven. Let us see Lieutenant Eloqi. We can address all of these things in his presence."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

"Greeleep, we must go above. You need to wear your diguise again and vouch for us - say you'd invited us to your tent. Otherwise, the whole camp may turn on us and we won't stand a chance. Remember to use your disguise!"

assuming there's a need to convince the kobold...

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16 rerolling if that's a fail
Diplomacy Hero Point: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Czav smiles: "It's all about magic!"

At that stage, you should have figured out that magic is not Czav's thing ;)

"If it's not, don't bother."

"I don't mind you doing your diversion. That'll probably make it easier for us less stealthy folk to get in. Is it a magical diversion?"

Awesome! Enjoy!

Seth says "It will be very tough. Having proof of what we say would help. Let's do Raike's tent from the bottom?"

"I'm afraid that Master Sergeant Morgroar is beyond healing. Certainly, it will be difficult to explain his death to his kinsmen. But it appears we've found our 'snake in the grass'."

Seth looks at the two ladders going up and says "Should we deal with Raike first?"

"There are four forms of self-defense Czav. One of them is called 'in defense of a stranger'. This qualifies since despite our pleas for him to stop - he tried to kill you. As for stabilizing him..." Seth checks if he can.

Treat Wounds: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

"Fool! That's a poor choice! I will not let you murder my companions! By Nethys!" A blast of force bursts from Seth's hands, and strike unerringly at Morgroar's chest.

◆◆◆Force Barrage: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 4, 3) + 3 = 14

"Cease and desist Master Sergeant Morgroar! You are very powerful. But you are no match for all of us combined. Come to your senses! Of course we are down here! We're trying to figure out what happened! Think clearly!"

Seth casts healing on Corvus. Then casts a defensive Shield cantrip on himself, ready to defend if needed.

◆◆Heal Corvus: 2d10 + 16 ⇒ (8, 6) + 16 = 30
◆Shield (↺Raise Shield if taking damage)

Just get out of there. Just do ranged attacks to contribute something.

Why is everybody healing? We've a cleric, let the cleric do his job. You guys should be kicking that Master Sergeant's butt.

Seth moves over to Czav and bandages up his wounds. He then casts a defensive Shield cantrip to protect himself.

◆move
◆Battle Medicine DC 20: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23 Healing: 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (7, 3) + 10 = 20
◆Shield (↺Shield Block if taking any damage)

"Bring him down, but do try NOT to kill him" says Seth to his companions.

Sar puts his hands twice on Elsha, calling for the healing power of Nethys. Elsha's wounds heal up completely.

He then spends the next ten minutes refocusing.

◆lay on hands (12HP)
◆lay on hands (12HP)

Seth has two focus points. He'll use both, then refocuses to regain 1

And yes, please save those potions for when Seth can't get to you

Sorry I didn't realize Elsha was wounded still. What is the healing roll result?

Seth moves closer to the egg and sees if its something he can carry ((Strength +0)).

Perception Seek: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

"By the grace of Nethys!' Seth casts a series of spells beginning with Guidance on himself, then Needle Darts aimed at the Orange Ant.

◆Guidance
◆◆Spell Attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 = 24 Piercing: 4d4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 4) = 12

"A brilliant idea Black Molly."

Seth also speaks Draconic

"Yes. It's protecting it's eggs, which seem to be those oval rocks."

Crafting Mug: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11
Crafting Vials: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Seth asks Nethys for help to find his way North, and tells his companions which direction is which.

Know the Way

"I'm not very good with tracking or spelunking... but, I will certainly support the party in any endeavor. Let's go explore the holes if it can be explored."

Right after the fight, Seth sets out to prove that Pathfinders aren't just fighters. He sets up a table, and calls for wounded to be brought to him. He spends his time healing the Iruxi.

Medicine: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

While healing the wounded, he interviews each one. Apart from asking how they got wounded, he also asks if anyone had seen anything unusual during the fight.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Seth considers striking the creature, but remembers his role. He instead sends positive energy from Nethys towards Corvus. Just in case, he raises a defensive Shield cantrip on himself.

◆◆Heal: 2d10 + 16 ⇒ (7, 6) + 16 = 29 (for Corvus)
◆Shield (↺Shield block if taking any damage)

Holy Cow. Yes, I did forget that all spells regardless if they're not positive energy or not - don't work so well. Modified the post.

Seth patches up Czav's wounds using his healer's tools and skill. He grabs one of Czav's potions and administers it to him.

◆Battle Medicine
Battle Medicine: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Battle Medicine Hero Point: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27

heal: 4d8 ⇒ (6, 7, 7, 5) = 25 and wounded condition is removed since it's a critical success

◆Grab potion

◆Administer potion Czav I don't know what dice to roll for this. Kindly roll it for yourself.

Seth & Czav already spoke about healing at the start of the game. Both IC and OOC. Why would the cleric RUN to a Damphir's side? The obvious answer is to apply Battle Medicine +11. It's actually written on my character description ^^^. Also you only have a few of those elixirs left. I suggest you keep that for when the cleric is downed, or if you are about to go down, and the cleric can't help you.

@GM Erich, posted already

@Czav, sorry - you've to wait one more round. I used up all three actions just getting close to you.

Remembering Czav's advice about healing him, Seth decides that the best way to help him is to run. He makes a mad dash around the hut and stops beside Czav's fallen form.

◆stride
◆stride
◆stride

I had to backread a bit and found that I'd already cast the spell in the 1st round of the fight, which is why everyone's talking about Sustain. My declaration should've been to Sustain (which takes only one round) rather than cast. Sorry about that, I missed reading I'd cast the spell already.

@Seth, I think its just one action to sustain Spiritual Armament to make the attack. You can also sustain it multiple times per turn, taking MAP.

My understanding of this is that as soon as the spell is cast, you get to hit once.

Next round, you get to sustain the spell and attack with it - just once.

The note regarding MAP is if the caster of the spell does something else, like for example cast Spiritual Weapon/hit with it, then hit with a dagger he's holding or in the reverse order (hit with dagger 1st, etc).

It doesn't make sense to sustain a spell that hasn't elapsed yet, since the spell was cast on this round.

Seth raises his staff as he calls Nethys for aid. A ghostly staff flies from him and attempts to strike the red creature. It returns to his side immediately after. He then casts a defensive Shield cantrip to defend himself.

◆◆Spell Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17 Bludgeoning: 2d8 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10
◆Shield ↺ Raise Shield - if Seth takes damage

Seth quickly moves outside. Once he sees the foes, he calls Nethys for a Spiritual Armament spell for which a ghostly magical staff appears beside the red creature. He attempts to strike it with the shimmering staff.

◆move outside
◆◆ Spell Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13 spirit damage: 2d8 ⇒ (1, 4) = 5

"Lord Eloqi, the Pathfinder Society is a world-spanning organization whose members are primarily adventurers who explore the world. We report what we discover, and these findings form the Pathfinder Chronicles. Sometimes we take a direct hand in containing evil when it is encountered, especially when the evil is such that it would cause many great harm. To sum up: we explore, report and contain.

We have provided you with a copy of the Pathfinder Chronicles. That, which represents enlightenment by way of knowledge, is our gift to you and your people."

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Prior to entering the camp's meeting hall, Seth addresses Sergeant Drussem's question and says "Yes, I am."

Upon meeting Artennod Raike, Seth engages her in conversation. "It is a pleasure to meet the representatives of the Aspis Consortium. I've heard that your people are very interested in the business of doing many things. I assume that this includes Art Works?" Seth pauses for a dramatic effect in a bid to see the reaction of Artennod. But, he won't give her a chance to speak and immediately follows up with "Have you ever heard of the succubi statues of Ayavah? I hear that they're priceless!"

Seth being an Artist, continues to discuss the statues, their rarity and value... all in an effort to impress Artennod.

Make an Impression: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

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No doubt, the Aspis Consortium agents have already tried to sell their wares to the people here. Seth will see if he can find out what, and if there's any 'gimmicks' going on.

Gather Information: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 17

Seth bows prior to speaking. "Well met Lieutenant Eloqi of the nation of Oprak. I am Seth Darthis du Nethys. I and my companions represent the Pathfinder Society." He pauses to see Eloqi's reaction.

Diplomacy with Aid: 1d20 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 1 = 18

Seth goes around to gather information from whom he can.

Diplomacy +9, Perception +10

Seth prays to Nethys to guide the way, and in his mind's eye - he absolutely sure that a particular direction is North. He relays this information to Corvus.

Seth's Cantrip is Know Direction. Not sure what bonus that will give Corvus.

Thanks for the information regarding the damphir's negative healing.

"I've some training at diplomacy. I'm not the best at it, but I will do my best."

Diplomacy +9. I'm leaving this here as I am GMT+8

hi! What is the deal with Csav's healing? The player doesn't understand what's going on. :D

I also observe Nethys, having grown up in Nex. It doesn't much factor in my alchemicals though.

"Ah, that is good Elsha. I consider Alchemy to be magic also, and thus part of the province of Nethys. It is a preferred methods of problem-solving, compared to anything else mundane."

"To all forms of divine magic. As I follow the Laws of Mortality, I'll prefer to avoid any interaction with divine powers."

"I see Czav. Thank you for letting me know, and in a most respectful manner. That respect is returned. As you may know, Nethys favors the use of magic, and frowns upon the use of the mundane when magic is available. Thus non-magical healing, is a last resort for me. I trust that you've brought your own healing?"

And finally, he adds after another pause: "Also... is any of you specifically linked to a deity?"

"Yes, I serve Nethys." He looks at Czav with pity, though he does not verbalise it. "Does that apply to healing as well?"