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Well thanks I suppose. I'm trying to determine if there are indeed spellbooks on any chronicle sheets. Our area is running Core stuff, and as a treat to our groups wizard, I'm interested in finding the right scenario to run. So, I'm looking to buy stuff. But, it also seems that the idea that a wizard can only get a non core spell from a scroll (uncommon at best), or spellbook (I've never seen one, but I think I've seen an alchemists formula book) is a hollow statement.
So, I'm doing a core run of the sanctioned bits of Half Dead City. Spoilers ahead... Spoiler:
group is about to meet The Scorched Hand at the inn. It leaves it interesting in a few ways. Spoiler:
1. The Hand is hungry for knowledge, and not looking to make enemies.
2. I've got a wizard in the party that may be looking to swap some spells with these guys. Azaz has Ear Piercing Scream, and Velriana has '3 first level spells of the GM's choice' in her book. Spoiler:
So, would the Scorched hand trade some spells? Would giving Velriana a non core spells an okay thing, considering it a reward for a resourceful player? Thanks
Well, I've been out of the loop a while, but want to run some games again. I have a comment, and a question. Firstly, I absolutely hate this website now. It was easy and I was comfortable with it, I turn my back for a year or so, and now it's even worse than the WotC site. Bad form. Now the question stems from the above. I'd like to run some sanctioned adventure path games, and find I have to mine the site for far too long to get the info I need. Can anyone link me to the page showing which bits of the various paths are pegal for play, and then I would need the chronicle sheets as well. I would hope those 2 items would be on the same page (makes sense right?) but I imagine both are on different pages (likely, based on the level of difficulty I've had with this new design finding anything). Thanks.
I like option 4. Our society died because veterans couldn't replay anything around season 4. I also like option 2, perhaps with a way to get more favored characters...tied to GM glyphs perhaps? You get 1 glyph you can get another favored character? I don't understand what option 3 is. Maybe there are alot of evergreen scenarios with random encounters or varant encounters. In every 30 scenario year, create 10 evergreens. That in my mind is the best method. Also the most noob and vet friendly. Another method, which I've long held as as the right way, is to release about 50 scenarios a year. Personally I like the 10 evergreens a year though.
Generally, I think after APG, we had enough classes. A great many points were made above about reskinning, and along the way I'd say some pretty broken things have happened. So much so that my final attempt at a campaign is 15 point build core only. I'd rather Paizo had doubled down of society and hardback adventures rather than just bloat
You've got to get that gunslinger mobbed, disarmed and disabled. I would round up every minion I had in the entire complex and find a way to bring them all to bear in 1 big fight. 5 baddies aiding 1 baddie to disarm him followed by 1 other baddie running off with his weapon is an idea. I also like the Uber cheese of a large air elemental whirlwinding the gunslinger and just removing him from the combat. Persistant heightened glitterdust. Or suggestion.
Ok folks! I'm running a home brew, and need a main bad guy. Any of my Stones of Oblivion players.... move along. So, my bad guy is touted as the Herald of Orcus. At full power, he's CR 20, but when encountered he will be like cr 14 or 15, due to certain binding magics (dampening templates, which I will need). Stripping the dampening templates away allow him to regain his powers, and add CR back. I'm envisioning some sort of undead/demon type, with clerical casting levels. The special thing is that in its cr 20 form, it is immortal, and I need ideas on that as well. Perhaps, at cr 17 it begins to regain an ability to reform?
I've gotten around this by custom building the opponents. I use swarms, I attack cmd, use touch attacks, 4 guys aiding 1 guys attacks, or just try building foes with big bonuses to hit by adding class levels (barbarian) and choice templates like half fiend or the like. Also, I use walls. Pits. Tanglefoot bags. Necklace of fireballs with 1 10 hd fireball. True strike with purple worm poisoned daggers. Monsters with multiple attacks. Last session an eidolon got killed outright by a pouncing fast zombie dire lion (8 attacks at +16 due to haste!). Overcoming the AC isn't hard, but my job is to not over do it. I still throw stuff at them that lets that AC shine, but they know I've always got something coming, likely later in the round, that can target one of their vulnerabilities.
+1 ghost touch net is pretty solid. Another thing my group has debated is casting mage armor on the incorporeal. Wouldn't that limit it's mobility as far as floating through walls and the like? But I digress. Disrupt undead, magic missile, protection from evil, mage armor, shield, spiritual weapon, Magic weapon spell, wand of cure light wounds are all various low level ways to fight incorporeal undeads. Ghost salt (or something) weapon blanched on crossbow bolts or arrows is another way that's cheap
Ok folks this little game breaker seems like it could derail the remainder of my campaign, so I'm grasping at straws here. The tie up option line states If you are grappling the target, you can attempt to tie him up in ropes, but doing so requires a combat maneuver check at a –10 penalty. Is that combat manuveur check a simple, flat CMB roll at -10? Any bonuses for improved grapple and/or controlling the grapple yo that roll?
The first round, the basilisks emerged from their dens, 1 fairly close. By the end of round 1, the 2 knowledge guys were petrified before they could act (I rolled good for initiative, they rolled bad). By round 2, 2 more basilisks ran into range, and the remaining party members didn't know to avoid the gaze, and we're turned to statues. I gave them a choice on how to pick up. Either way, after a few months, a rescue party shows up with a 12th level wizard hired by Ptenenib in tow. I figure maybe none, some, or all of the petrified could survive if desired
So, I had a TPK. Area I in the parched dunes was it. The Basilisks closed qickly, into gaze range, and the overlap of 3 of the beasts caused everyone to turn to stone. Some without even getting to act... A few people knew where they were going (Ptenenib, and a dwarf that used to fill in), and the mask is resting inside a bag of holding that has been turned to stone. I can see a possible rescue mission forming in like 2 or 3 months time, which is our new party, but that creates it's own problems. Will the basilisks eat the doomed? If so, I'm figuring the mask will somehow shunt it's way material from its stony extra dimensional prison - it is an artifact after all..
My home brew group just got our arses handed to us by a level 3 half orc cleric, level 1 half orc cleric, and a level 1 half orc cleric. We were 2nd level. Round 1 murderous command on the fighter, I get attacked and drop on round 1. Round 2, fighter is dropped, I get healed, critted and killed. Our cleric died next,then alchemist dies. Ferocity is pretty nasty.
Well, we have a cleric (not a big channeller, caster), conjurer, and ranger archer. I want big damage and big AC. Big fan of being enlarged. Druid may not work without wild armor and not enough HP. I'm kind of thinking alchemist fighter now...maybe 2 levels alchemist, the rest fighter? The group scored some magic item/artifact/plot devise gear that they need a proper warrior type to use
I've used combat expertise when I had to. My lore warden (Talos) has had to go toe to toe with nasty incorporeal types, in which case he uses CE And fights defensively, putting his effective AC vs their touch attack at about 21. He ties up the beast while his companions add channel/ magic missiles. Would I take it just to take it? No. But in the case where you need a good AC it's nice to have.
Wouldn't the city and maybe the armies of 50k have access to some powerful high level types to really throw a monkey wrench into the plan? They may not have a 20th level type, but could they confront the arch mage with 4-6 15th level types? High priest here, master swordsman general there, high court advisor wizard types? Even throw in a few dozen types of various levels at or below 10th, and I would think this becomes much more difficult to simply have your wizard take down in one afternoon. I know that's not the exercise here, but numbers might support a few choice high level types to challenge the wizards efforts.
This scenario went way off the rails. My party burned down the cults hideout, and a bunch of the cultists and townsfolk came to put out the fire. I had to wing it at this point, as it became the town vs pcs at this point as spelled out in the adventure. After the fire was out, I hit them will more than a dozen cultists in a bloody scary melee. There was no feast as the mayor labelled the pcs bandits. After more encounters, they retreated into the surrounding wilds to rest some amongst clouds of mosquitos and snakes. I found a way to get the party to the last encounter, which the barbarian made short work of. All told, it was chaotic, but a total blast!
Yes. Eye taker called the party in to defend themselves, surrounded by the his skeleton baliffs. As the face shot down his accusations, I added in that the skeletons crumbled a bit. I was ready for combat, even changed 2 of the baliffs into skeleton champions tetori monks. The party through back the eye takers accusations and won the day with words and rp!
Last night was really fun. Over time, I've learned how to make a cheesy character if I wanted, but I also recently think I know why to. We went through the golemworks incident, with the following: Pregen rogue 7
So I will keep the current situation vague so I don't put spoilers out. Our group is exploring a bandit town and need to overthrow its leaders. We known who they are, and it looks like the majority of our opponents are humanoid. My sorcerer is an air elementalist, and almost 5th level. I have shield, burning hands, magic missile, color spray, obscuring mist and create pit. I get scorching ray next level ( and have precise shot and pbs). I carry a wand of mage armor, and scribe scrolls. Stats are S12, D12, C14, I12, W10, 18Ch. The mist spell has saved us, and the color spray is still very handy. I am more than happy to pick up another 1st level spell with FCB. We will likely be in close quarters, so vanish is on my to get list with FCB. That leaves a first and a second. Thoughts? Summon monster 2? Grease? Sleep? Mirror image? Glitterdust?
My party is close to obtaining the mask. Since detect magic does not work on it, how do they identify the magical properties? Will the identify spell work? They might just sell it! Or, is it simply the big mystery of 'what is this?' That prompts them to head across the river to the library? Should I up the heat of the cult if they flaunt the item ( like spending all day in the market showing it off looking for clues)? I also know once the city dies down they will likely want to spend weeks crafting, so I could see the cult showing up poking around, especially if word gets out the mask is found.
Name: Torc
: I changed the encounter here quite a bit. The zombies were fast zombies, the cultists were level 3 maguses, and Meret is a level 1 bard/5 summoner. All were carefully reworked statwise to be the same CR.
The monk was already beat up from zombies and a magus shocking grasp, and got critter by the stinger from Merets eidolon. Instant death.
I really like this guide, and it was helpful. I am making a DD for iron gods, after my previous character died. The build so far ( only 3rd level)
1. Human, urban barbarian1; Power Attack, technologist.
At 7th level and beyond, I am open to suggestion on feats. I see the character as a melee type, and am open to loosing technologist and/or combat reflexes. Thanks!
Without spoiling to much, my party had a cleric, rogue, monk, and paladin for a while. They lamented lack of control effects and knowledge skills, but could heal quite well. Arcane types will do well in this AP, and there are moments where things can be settled with words. Basically this is a well rounded campaign. If you lack certain abilities it will come back to bite you.
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