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Hey folks,

Have selections been made for Pax-Unplugged? Was just wondering when we would be informed so I can begin prep in the desire to create an amazing experience for our players.

Good morning,

I have an order: Order 4544876 that seems to be hung up in a pending status. Would you please take a look and let me know if I need to take any additional action to have the PDFs released to my downloads?

If possible, I would like a shipping update on the shirt as well.

Thank you,
-Larke

I have a hung order as well but assume the store will be up and running again this morning.

Tonya,

Is there a clean presentation of this that we can keep at the stores or have posted? I was wondering if anyone had made up a graphic or grid that we could laminate and have available for our judges?

-Larke

Thurston,

As a long time living campaign player, organizer and one who helps run a local convention twice a year, thank you. These boons and the support that Paizo shows to the local and regional conventions does go a long way to help us promote our shows as well as growing the living campaign community. I am looking forward to working with the new regional coordinators and if they are anything like the Venture Captains and Lieutenants that we have had experience with, it will be a great relationship.

Again, thank you.

-Shadowlarke

So... went to the GenCon site to grab a demo ticket... the system indicates that these events do not require tickets...

How would you like us to proceed?

Also... will there be pre-gens for the module events?

Thank you,

Larke

I have to say, as a player taking such a long hiatus between games is going to be hard. This campaign and the participants have made this regular gathering very pleasurable and something I look forward to each time it comes up. Not playing until June is oddly hard.

For Elam, well... things are complicated. On his mind are all the people he left behind under the thrall of the Queen. While he knows his travels out of the city will eventually allow him to take her down and thus improve life for the people of Korvosa, each day away eats at him.

His compatriots while formidable still concern him with their motivations. Elam believes he understands what drives each of them, but then he also knows that with very little disruption, this group of "heroes" would scatter to the winds.

Tormod seems to have gotten more caught up in his arcane power, and while still a loose cannon, some direction has been applied to him so that destructive nature is focused on the enemy. Once we are finished... well Elam is not too sure about letting his little friend stray alone inside Korvosa without a leash... or at least an escort.

As to Jim, Elam still finds him an enigma. The most loyal of the group, Jim still has his own motivations and is moving along more to route out the evil in and behind the Queen than to save the city which represents a great injustice to his people.

That takes Elam to young Muli. Most of the time this desert rat is concerned with trophies and amassing material and arcane wealth. Then occasionally there are bouts of moral high ground that come out of nowhere. No knowing how things are going to shake out if the party will need to go through the Queen's bodyguards to get to her, Elam hopes that morality will win out over lust.

And lastly Atrius. He is the least understood by Elam. Supposedly out for his own good, he too will occasionally thrown in some moralistic ideals that seem odd when taken against the measure of producing poisons and occasionally sapping people into unconsciousness. What will this half-human do in the city during the chaos that will follow the Queen's removal.

Elam never thought he would be in the position to change the destiny of the entire city, and now chafes under the weight of responsibility he has taken on. He worries that plans should be made ahead of time so that order can be quickly restored in the city after their confrontation with the Queen. And in the darkest part of his fears he wonders what will happen should he and his compatriots fail...

From Elam's perspective, he expected to find Tormod asleep on the floor or in some other "benign" trouble. Being the last one into the fight, I am reminded of the scene from the latest Star Trek movie when the Enterprise warps to Vulcan. *POP* Hey! Where did all this wreckage come from.

I really don't want to think about what would had happened if Elam had not bought that sacred crossbow. And now that the party has found Orsini, they can find the Senechal, prosecute the Arkona for unlawful and potentially deadly imprisonment, kill the Queen and then relax in the house by the sea.

Should be easy enough... we have a gnome... and are not afraid to use it.

following is a note sent immediately after the death of Endrin:

Darron,

The b~#&! killed Endrin! He bravely tried to end the threat to the city, and that inhuman murderer plucked the bolt from her temple and had the audacity to say that she is Korvosa!

Everything has changed now. I want you to gather up what you can and fly down to the manor I have told you about in the south of the city. Bring only those you can trust as the Charter has been revoked. I have some pull with Commander Kroft and will be able to outfit some men from the guard's stores but make sure each man comes with his weapons and his armor.

Also, I came back to the compound to find that Sirocco had been returned to the Aerie. I will need you to shuttle me back to pick up Kish. He was always a stronger flier and stubbornly loyal. With him I am sure we'll be able to make a stand here in the city.

Times are about to become even more interesting Phal. We are going to need to work carefully and quickly to release the city from this bi-lacho chovexani. My recent activities lead me to believe that the spirit of the city is not broken, but is fragmented. We need to reforge the people and take Korvosa back!

I will see you soon Phal.

Elam here,

You think it is difficult being the barbarian? Try being the Lawful Neutral representative of "The Man" without knowing what the actual laws are and having a party full of foreigners and chaotic types...

Being a follower of Abadar and an extension of the law of the city, Elam should have run the nomad and the barbarian out of town sessions ago, arrested the rogue for assault and battery and unlawful imprisonment and just killed the sorcerer for the benefit of polite society (He's seen the stick room).

As it stands, Elam is finding it hard not to take justice into his own hands and become more a vigilante than an officer in a mercenary company. Perhaps he's already leaving his mark on the city with his "urban renewal" plans and his constantly acquiring property in the city. (Which reminds me, he needs to recondition that butcher shop and get his own people in there to maintain occupancy.)

When it comes down to it, the authority under which Elam functions no longer exists. The patron of his Company is missing, and presumed dead. The Queen has created her own secret police force and military arm which will prey on the law abiding folks while letting the corruption in the city grow in the chaos.

One might think that a single well placed shot, with a properly poisoned bolt could cut off the head of the snake and allow others to step into power. Perhaps someone who has the welfare of the people foremost in his mind...

I purchased nothing with this loot share(saving), plus I had to pay the party back the 400gp I owed them for the MW Spiked Fullplate I bought 2 sessions ago. I considered it well spent/borrowed and I'm hoping they have as well.

In Carowyn Manor I felt bad for not being able to heal our gnome comedian(sorcerer), but I was knee-deep in zombies by that point and using Channel Energies to try and pump out additional damage so they could be more easily destroyed. Fortunately he was able to drink his potion before she shot him the 2nd time later on, lol. I did manage to throw up a Silence for a few rounds to prevent further bolts/casting... also purposely keeping the gnome out of the 20' radius so he COULD cast.

As for the crazy woman... Jim is doubtful Zone of Truth will/would've improved our chances, especially if she believes the crazy talk she is spewing.

I am doing my best to impress upon the party that Jim is still very much a barbarian by culture/nature, even if he doesn't have levels as one. Also, I am viewing Gorum's beliefs as a sort of 'battlefield honor', to die in battle is glorious, everything else is worthless... dying as a neglected prisoner is shameful on many levels. Had the party promised to tend to her properly, he would've had no problem with taking a prisoner. As soon as I mention starvation = swift decapitation they get a bit jumpy... guess I made that point clear with Cabbagehead-less, lol. Turning her over to the authorities is probably for the best as I don't know how long I can continue to justify the 'out-of-combat' executions. Chaotic Good cleric worshiping a Chaotic Neutral war deity is bound to be a bit of a fine line.

I had prepared spells for a WATER encounter(as much as one can), which is where the Summon Monster III came from, it just came in handy for the graveyard. The other 3rd level I had was Water Breathing, aka Cure Serious, lol. I had no idea the sorcerer was going to do the same thing. :)

DM_aka_Dudemeister wrote:

I was going to start a Council of Thieves campaign, but your campaign journal has convinced me to run Curse of the Crimson Throne first.

Excellent. I am glad to hear that you will be joining the CotCT family. If there is anything you need help with let us know. Personally I really enjoy this AP. I am looking forward to Concil of Thieves also, but I will be running Rise of the Runelords for my groups next as I have purchased all but the first module (can't find it and will probably be getting the PDF and the map folio to run it) and wish to use them. Also I have learned that I like to have as many of the books in hand as possible to start.

I love to foreshadow and have as many rumors and NPC contacts and meets before hand. It really allows the story to pop and the world to feel alive. When you meet someone and then two modules (4 or 5 months of real time and 3-6 levels) later they turn up to be someone important, either a villain or an important Contact the story just solidifies.

I have to say, as the militant Ranger/Sorcerer I am having an absolute blast in the AP. Oh... and I have the first book and the map Folio for Rise of the Runelords... they'll be with me at the next session.

-Larke/Elam Dhatri