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I'm hoping Quinn made a combined Tanglefoot Bag and Whoopee Cushion so that when targets get stuck, they make farting noises when they move around...

Why are you trying to join the Pathfinders in Ustalav? You've heard that Ustalav is one of the most difficult areas the Society operates in and if you can succeed here, you can succeed anywhere? Perhaps you grew up in or near the area? Only you know...
But all of you are in Ustalav doing odd jobs in and around the Pathfinder Lodge in Caliphas - the nation's capital. After attending a free seminar, 'Werewolves: Just a hairy guy or public safety menace?', you are handed a note requesting your attendance in Venture-Captain Beaurigmand Trice's office immediately!
Stunned at this sudden opportunity you gather your gear and present yourselves to the Venture-Captain! However he's running a bit late so, while you loiter, you may as well introduce yourselves to your fellow prospects.

Feel free to introduce yourselves to each other. :)

Just a point of clarification: Neither the PC Kageryu nor the player deems killing foes who are threatening imprisonment, and likely torture and death, as an evil act.

Navatsiyk starts surveying the areas from the breakroom "Joshi, could you help with searching this place? Then we could move those crates where they will be most useful."

[Dice=Perception]1d20

"Sure let's see if this place has anything useful we can unleash on the Aspis-holes."

After pulling your heads together, you assess that these documents would be worth a fair bit of reward with the crusaders.

Into which direction does the group wish to go next?

We were heading into the room where I placed the smiley face icon.

There was, as his father used to say, two sides to every blade when it came to the physical labor at The Hagfish - time to reflect. Not all reflections are good of course.

Perhaps it was seeing Donimah and Garridan interact at the White Deer Inn or Zel looking for work as a guard for a merchant caravan but memories of his escape from Belkzen returned. The fear from attacks on the caravans from all manners of monster. Shoanti arguing with one another in their own language about something. Would he make it out of Belkzen? Be turned back? Killed?

It was a tumultuous journey undertaken by the boldest of merchants. Even with 'guarantees' of safe travel through some areas you had all manner of disagreements and friction between orcs, the people of Trunau, the dwarves of the Mindspin Mountains, and the various Shoanti tribes. The orc and 'human' he understood; the rest was all loud, angry noise.
Arrian knew his old tribe might send out scouting parties to look for him. It wasn't that Arrian's father was some famous prince, warleader, or chieftain. In fact he was often derided by others of the tribe for thinking rather than fighting. But Magra the Mad said he saw something in Arrian and demanded he be turned over to Magra for training as a shaman for the tribe.

That training was part of the reason why he didn't seem to complain as much about either the heat of Sandpoint's summers or the cold of Sandpoint's winters. The fasting, pain, exposure to the elements, the scarring...it was all meant to draw out the divine spark within Arrian.

And it did.

His father realized that fact and pondered what to do. He knew he'd never survive a challenge against Hogrot. Possibly insane and definitely reckless Hogrot was the tribe's strongest and most fierce warrior. He couldn't have held onto the chieftainship of the Broken Spine tribe otherwise. But Hogrot's animosity towards all half-orcs as "Half breeds worthy only of contempt" worried Davor and for the future of his son. Ever since his wife Kaleria had been killed in a Shoanti raid Davor struggled to raise his son. When the mysterious fires broke out and burned down much of Heliu's Folly, the Broken Spines winter headquarters, Davor seized his chance and disappeared with Arrian during the confusion.
Arriving at Trunau, Arrian saw humans who, for the first time, weren't trying to kill him. It didn't mean they were happy to see him however - not even the human side of his family. Davor gave them all of the money and goods he'd ever salvaged to pay for them to get Arrian on a caravan out of the town. In case Hogrot or Magra decided to look for them Davor would leave Trunau in a different direction than any caravan would travel. Arrian realized what that meant; no solitary orc, not even a warrior, would last long on his own in such perilous lands.
Crying, as his father wiped at his eyes, Davor told him to be a good man - not an orc, not a human - but a man. He quickly embraced his son then set off for the open desolation of the southern Hold...

"Arrian!" Jargie's voice rose over everyone's in The Hagfish. "Boy you daydream so much you're going to cut yourself! Make sure you save some fingers to pickup up empty bowls - my lobster chowder is a big hit! It probably doesn't hurt that it's free today but hopefully...well...everything will be okay."

Jargie smiled at 'the boy'; despite his gruff exterior, and the occasional correction/punishment, he cared for Arrian. He saw the man he was becoming but also some of the more dangerous impulses his temper could land him in. It was all well and good he was making friends but were they the right friends, good people who would keep Arrian out of trouble? He hoped so. As much as Jargie planned to live forever the increasing aches and pains, slowing down, that damnable cough over the winter he still had...he wondered how much time he had left. Plus it wasn't getting any cheaper feeding a boy no...man...of Arrian's size.

Jargie was glad Arrian found religion. Although he was a bit surprised it wasn't Desna, Cayden Cailean made sense. Arrian was always for the underdog, standing up to bullies, and helping people in need. Jargie liked to think his guidance was no small reason Arrian found his way to Cayden's faith. Even though Father Abstalar was a cleric of Desna he still found time to answer Arrian's questions about Cayden, the Starstone test, and any other story - Arrian always loved stories. Did ever since he was a sad boy being talked to sleep every night with some fantastical 'adventure' Jargie went on during his youth. Of course most of it was hogwash but the boy didn't mind. He loved hearing about heroes and princesses and good triumphing over evil. Jargie learned, slowly over the years, much of that was due to Arrian's childhood.

Sighing deeply, wishing he were back out participating in games no matter how bad he was, Arrian said "I'm on it Jargie!" and hustled out to the main room to collect empty chowder bowls and then it was back to the kitchen to clean them for the next group of diners...

move action 5' step, move action retrieve flask of alchemist fire.

5' is free unless we're in difficult terrain or something similar. You'd still have a standard after the move of retrieving the alchemist's fire.

@Players: I'll have Mogmurch go last. If Pa is still standing, Mogmurch is going to use the Bead of Force on him. I'll post the rolls now so I don't hold up the GM later.

Mogmurch nods at the wisdom of Chieftain Poog and musters what little courage he has (almost none), moves slightly, and takes out a lackluster pearl and hurls it against the wall!

Bead of Force: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 5, 6, 1, 1) = 16

@GM: Since the ceiling is 20' Mogmurch will aim the pearl where I inserted a lightning bolt on the map but, going 3D style, 15' up so it doesn't hit any of the goblins. DC 16 Reflex save for Pa Buttmunch to avoid being stuck in a Resilient Sphere.

The smiling Varisian glides over to the older woman to make the request. She then quickly comes back.
OH, My manners! This gentleman is Arrian.

The excited young woman places a hand on the 1/2 Orc's shoulder, as she uses her other to land on Zeldrith's shoulders.
This rugged gentleman is Zel. This is wonderful!

Persephone smiles at her budding Tribe.

Gulping, swallowing, tongue-tied at having been called a "gentleman" by such a beautiful woman Arrian sets to work moving whatever Persephone wants and wherever she wants it.

mumbling noises that sound like "Thank you" and something unintelligible...

Kageryu has some burly deckhands grab Tempestas, turn him upside down, and shake him until coins fall out.

"I knew it! One and three-quarters gold! You were holding out on us..."

Completely made up post that never happened in the interest of comic relief.

It is a shame to not see kobold on the proposed racial list. To allow tieflings and dhamphir a place but not the noblest of races. Shame indeed.

beats up a kobold oracle!

8)

.Mogmurch wrote:

Hopefully Reta drinks the Potion of Barkskin.

If Mogmurch does not want to imbibe it, Reta surely will... Thanks!

Reta is one of the 'big hitters' and we need to protect her.

grimdog73 here..sorry...was busy this weekend...and computer was acting up...all good now...

Note to self: Next time use a bigger hammer...

The struggle is real fellas.

I've narrowed my selection down, but I still need to mull it over. On the plus side, I've got at least two picked.

@Robert Henry: Thanks for the kind words, though I may have a few too many good applicants. ;)

Pushes someone overboard!

Congratulations to Kludde and EbonFist! And thanks for all of the hard work Lady Ladile and Numbat.
Lady Ladile was my first PbP GM and she was so great, I stuck around to annoy people.

"Ha! Told you I'd kill you good, stupid pig!"

Reta starts searching the boar, of course looking at the gourds first.

"Hey! Be careful, Chuffy, or you'll you damage my its stuff!"

I wonder if the boar has something else besides the armor and the gourds...

"Maybe Chuffy is tenderizing the meat so it will be tastier when we eat it!"

Mogmurch joins Reta in searching the piggy for any other goodies.

Starts singing too, "Sometimes where the Boom Boom blows / is not my fault - that's how it goes."

Mindful of the limited number of Boom available Mogmurch moves to the big pig, draws his club, and thwacks it!

Club: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 111d4 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

"Did I do good???

And let me point out the GM has an irrational hatred of good, decent, and honest paladins and besmirches their good name and reputation and casts aspersion at them!
(Note: This post is completely humorous and intended to tease the GM.)
:)

I am interested in playing. I'm thinking a martial character of some type.

Re: The low rolls. This is supposed to be a comical series of modules so the low rolls just makes me laugh even more.

Happy Birthday! Woo woo!

Becky looks at Crispin funny; perhaps she's surprised or impressed by his dancing ability. "No--no Alko from me, I'm afraid." Then her fascination returns to the will-o-wisps.

Talath shares Becky's surprise and considers sharing a story about how Crispin reminds him of dancing shrimp but decides now is not the time.

Looking for some assistance.
Since someone points to the big neon arrow pointed at himself forgot that GM school was available and didn't sign up, can someone point out where some of these slides came from and how they would be moved/copied/whatever the term is from one Google Slides Presentation to another:

Heroes for Highdelve

In particular slides 5 through 7 (the Skills slide, Marching Order slide, and Sign up slide), slide 14, and slides 16 through 19 which have various templates that are handy to have available.
Thanks!

How do you pronounce Eochaidh?

I put it in the character's sheet but 'ah-ked' is probably the closest. It's Celtic and the Roman/Latin/Taldan version would be Achaius - pronounced 'ah-kai-us'.

Does it work now?

It's alive, ALIVE! :)

Touched by divinity gives you a 1st level domain spell as a spell like. Can be very useful depending on the domain/subdomain. I have a kobold of my own who has the trade subdomain. Gives him floating disk as a spell like to aid carrying.

Stuffs Aurical in a bag! :P

Hah the forum dice roller fears Kaervek78!

I won't blame Grimdog if I don't win; I'll blame Kaervek78 instead! :): 1d20 ⇒ 20

Ah darn today crept up on me and i don’t have a submission done. Have fun y’all! One of these days I’ll get into a Forgotten Realms campaign

Just make a Rogue (Scout) or another heretical Paladin! ;)

[dice=Perception]d20+2 (+2 Stonecunning)

LOL. We are on a (bad) roll! Kageryu, our lives rely on your Perception! No pressure though... ^_^

"Agreed, we should not proceed hastily."

I completely missed the extra longbow; Kageryu will take one of those and the Mwk arrows. Expecting ME to make a skill check? We are doomed.

@GM: Kageryu will take 10 for a 17; I've suffered a string of horrid rolls lately and I don't want to boot another one.

"There is a loud thudding and a roar deeper in the cave; we're getting closer."

Torgen wakes up from his 'nap'.

[dice=Diplomacy aid]d20-1

"That girl put an arrow in me, too! You are both lucky to be still alive... because there are people who still care about you, despite your shenanigans!"

Theolish, Kiliuk: That’s how you aid with Diplomacy - simply roll higher than 10... :-P

Strictly for RP reasons but a 1 would've fit in nicely. Shoot the Barbarian and expect him to be nice??!! :)

I'm sorry guys, I legitimately tried to post yesterday but the site's graphics disappeared whenever I clicked anything. The site lost formatting and changed to a white background with links, but when I clicked the links the site wouldn't change.

It's not just you it happened to me too. I gave up after 30 minutes or so and came back this morning to see if it was working.

The woman comes to, groggy and a little disoriented. "Wha-- where am I? Who are you?" She speaks in an Andoren accent.

"Hello I'm Arioch, this is Zarjkil, the ugly guy over there is Fester, the even uglier guy is Vindex the Smooth-talker, I have no idea who this other half orc is, there's a gnome flying around, and then there's the talking pile of rags. You're in a warehouse after being captured by some slaphappy pirates led by some broad named Aleija. So who are you and what were you doing before you were captured?"

I'm back from vacation! I needed an extra day for recovery, hehe

A vacation to recover from your vacation eh? ;)

I can switch characters if it would facilitate more folks playing. While I do like playing Marcus, I have a stable of other folders gathering dust right now... so I can do 3-4 with another character...

Sending a PM.

Hides the sleeping powder and looks innocent...

@GM: Not trying to step on toes but, in case you're curious, you're correct that the Skull & Shackles AP has the Ship Boats listed. It's the only AP I've played besides this one. :)
If you're curious they have ships listed in the S&S Player's Guide so it's a free download. Let me see if this copy and paste will work:

"Ship’s Boat
Large ship
Squares 1 (10 ft. by 20 ft.) Cost 500 gp
DEFENSE
AC 9; Hardness 5
hp 120 (oars 60, sails 40)
Base Save +2
OFFENSE
Maximum Speed 30 ft. (muscle or wind); Acceleration 30 ft.
CMB +1; CMD 11
Ramming Damage 1d8
STATISTICS
Propulsion muscle, wind, or current
Sailing Check Diplomacy or Intimidate (when using muscle);
Profession (sailor) (when using wind or current)
Control Device oars
Means of Propulsion 6 oars, 10 squares of sails (one mast)
Crew 4 to 10 Medium rowers
Decks 1
Cargo/Passengers 2 tons/up to 12 passengers (depending
on size, a ship’s boat can carry up to a total of 16 Medium
creatures, either as crew or passengers)
Ship’s boats are usually carried on the decks of larger
ships to use as tenders to ferry passengers and cargo
from ship to shore or between ships. Some ship’s boats
are reserved for the use of off icers, while others are used
as landing craft or to carry boarding parties. An average
ship’s boat is 16 to 24 feet long (though the largest ship’s
boats can be upward of 30 feet long) and has anywhere
from four to 10 oars as well as a single mast with a
square or lateen sail. A ship’s boat has a waterborne
speed of 2 miles per hour or 20 miles per day. A ship’s
boat cannot carry any siege engines. This stat block can
be used to represent any of several types of ship’s boats,
such as cutters, gigs, jolly boats, launches, longboats,
or pinnaces, as well as other small, open boats such as
faerings, sampans, and whaleboats."

I'm guessing that's why Ramona said we'd need the ship to carry the survivors back; it has the capacity to carry a few of them. Compare the Ship's Boat above to the Swan Boat Feather Token:
"Swan Boat: A token that forms a swan-like boat capable of moving on water at a speed of 60 feet. It can carry eight horses and gear, 32 Medium characters, or any equivalent combination. The boat lasts for 1 day."

I hope you all have been well! I'm sorry I didn't check in, but it was good for my health.

Did you all still want to finish the third book? We were at the very, very beginning. No hard feelings either way. My plan is to either a) finish this third, final book or b) plan something new to be posted

Taking care of yourself is the most important thing. I didn't post it here because it wasn't active but I was the 'lucky' victim of a car accident. I was the passenger in a car, stopped at a red light and a "distracted" driver was going 30something MPH and blasted into the back of the car. Car was totaled, first responders were surprised we weren't hurt more than we were. I still have (after two months; happened June 3) two fractured bones in my right shoulder, torn tendon, bone marrow edema, and other soft tissue damage - fun!

I almost took 10 on it but thought I might need a 20. Guess I should've took 10!

Gaius blushes as he trips over his own feet!

I received my CS and it looks good, thanks again!

Played & GMd Hydras Fang already. Maybe it doesn't need to be short. I'm interested in doing Seasons 7 to 10 stuff. I might wait until after Gameday XII, though. I got selected to GM a Core table of the 1e Special.

Extra Hours GM boon for Shamus:
Take 10 on Profession Scribe for total of 20 = 20 gp.

Not a bad idea to wait. Unfortunately I haven't played enough PFS scenarios to know if any of the 7 through 10 stuff is short.

Thank you for playing, everyone! I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Thank goodness your PCs did not swear fealty to the Tempest Monarch. Wait 'til you see the negative boon on the chronicle. It's a doozy! Probably the worst negative boon I've ever seen on a chronicle.

I'll get the game reported this weekend (probably tonight) and will post a link to the chronicles in this thread soon.

I think I'm going to run another 1-5 scenario starting in a week or two. Probably another short one like this one so it's finished before that Gameday PbP Con coming up.

Thank you for running and the other players for actually doing damage - something Ekadoofus failed to do! :( He stinks!

Embarassing! Nistivo needs to read the Prophecies of Kalistrade better!

GM & Players: Thanks for the game--super-fun, and I'll look forward to another one.

Sleight of Hand: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

A familiar rotting fish appears on Nistivo's shoulder, "And you said I stink! Muahahaha!"

"Yes, and maybe they should've--should give the anomaly a bit of a wide berth when studying it."

"...although you'd get a lot of data just diving into it..."

Master Nistivo Cirek wrote:

"And most importantly, I didn't actually get wet!" says Nistivo, content with his good fortune (in terms of luck, and treasure).

Dr. Bellows, usually a fairly professional (if a bit eccentric) man, looks up at Nistivo, then to his waterskin, then back to Nistivo, many ideas crossing his mind.

Nudging the good Dr. Ekadan whispers, "Do eeeeeet!"

Still need Patros to fill out his RPGChronicles info >>HERE<<.

You'll soon be back in Driftport hitting the taverns or whatever you want to do to celebrate your success.

Go ahead and make those Day Job rolls, everyone!

Also, I need some help editing the chronicle pdfs after I get them into a shared Google file. Is anone able to edit the pdfs for me? A couple boons & the high tier rewards need to be crossed out.

Thanks!

I would help but I've never edited PDFs before. :(

Seeing a raven attack Evelyn, John retrieves his cold iron mace and swings it toward's the tainted raven.

"Nevermore!" The half-orc cries out just before the bird's brittle bones crack and snap.

[dice=Melee (mwk cold iron heavy mace) v yellow]1d20 + 9
[dice=Damage (B)]1d8 + 6
[dice=Confirm?]1d20 + 9
[dice=Additional Damage (B)]1d8 + 6

Admiring the mist of blood and feathers John produced Gaius wryly notes, "He won't be tapping tapping at any chamber door."

Dr. Avery Bellows... will it blend??

Shaken, not stirred?

Yes, it is a bluff check if you're going to feign swearing fealty, or diplomacy, to get the dragon to answer your questions.

"You would do what any loyal subjects do for their ruler, you simple-minded dolt. You will do as I bid; carry out my tasks and do as I say. Soon, I will rule all of The Shackles! Muah-ha-haaa!!!”

"Dolt? I don't think so. And Nistivo might be a hairless monkey but he's my friend and he ain't makin' anyone laugh except me."

I recently discovered that the map of the Grotto is supposed to actually be 1 square = 10 feet. I adjusted your icons and the boat. It definitely looks like that should be the right scale considering how big a swan boat actually is. You guys must have been given a miniature swan boat, though. An actual swan boat is, like, 30 ft by 60 ft.

It's a low-level scenario; we got the discount swan boat. :P

Looking at our sheets I think the highest bonus is STR on Ekadan for a +4, and we have a few others with bonuses that could aid another easier.

Lanel tries his best to aid another with his noodle arms to keep onto the oars. "Someone strong! Get this! I'm not made for this!"

"Everyone drink those potions!"

Strength Check!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

@GM: If possible Ekadan will drink his Potion of Water Breathing.

Like Nistivo, I'm apparently a world traveller too (though somehow I never return with riches!). My posting will be a bit hit-or-miss next week, but then will settle down for the rest of the year.

Excellent! That makes it easier to sacrifice Nistivo to the Kraken to appease the Gods. ;)