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. Unsure of what else could be done, Uke tentatively suggests, "Perhaps we should look to spiritual means to discover the winged creature? Such as prayers to one's deity? I myself will see about building an abode suited for a Kami to dwell in; if there are any in this town, I know not at the moment."
Happy Holidays as well plus 2019 coming up soon too. Apologies for the extended RL absence due to RL stuff over on my end, as well.
Having instinctively felt something a little off about the strange couple that Vaunu, Belegar, and Thrandir spoke to, Uke wisely chose to let the more outspoken ones handle all the talking.
"That makes sense- the red mantle man seemed to be protective of some forest to the west."
Uke, being somewhat uncomfortable at the thought of having to think really that hard in any official capacity within the party, looks to both Vaunu and Jurgan and asks them in a lowered whisper, "Should we give them their root back?".
Silently thanking the Kamis that govern the dice of fate in his thoughts, Uke follows Thrandir's prompt and proceeds to ask if there could be something to repair the Half-Orcs axe in Draconic. "Is there something that can return his axe to the way it was before the pillar made it smaller?"
Thinking a bit upon the revelation that a human gave the roots to the kobolds, Uke helpfully adds in, "Those power roots makes one into a restless dead from what we saw of it.", a moment or two later in Draconic.
. Making sure that the any-tool doesn't get stuck, Uke manages to help weaken that ladder just enough for Thrandir to finish the battle. Once the battle is done, Uke places the any-tool back to his pack and waits to see what everyone will do.
Feeling somewhat sheepish after having to crawl and using his blade as a conveyance tool at that, Uke keeps his attention focused towards seeing if there are any more non-surrendered kobolds to vent his frustrations on instead of being communicative to his fellow party members.
I know the feeling, Vaunu; If it's any consolation, I've gotten to post back here for the first time at this month myself.
For Round 3, Uke will try/attempt to stand and cross that cursed bridge. .
. . If Uke is unable to reach the green kobold, he'll hold off on his challenge that he was saving once he got into melee range if allowed to (it'll be fine if you'd prefer that Uke makes his challenge before moving though; in such a case, Uke just has to merely reach that green kobold before his challenge runs out). ;) You'll also have to change Uke's position on the map as well to account for the failed acrobatics... ;)
After thanking Thrandir once the healing is done, Uke remains mostly observant in regards to the four pillars. I suspect that if we do get any kobold captives that won't turn undead upon eating those roots, they'll be dragged to those four pillars for an explanation from some of the others. Once Vaunu has dealt with that kobold watch-hound, Uke double moves forward towards the green kobold out in the open, empowered by Belegar's song.
draconic: "You should hurry and eat your root if you aren't able to face my blade as you are now!"
At this point, Uke should be fine at full hit-points; remains to be seen if he could stay at those hit-points though. ;)
Then Uke will definitely make mention of landing upon some old bones but may not have paid all that much attention to the type of bones that was down there.
Once Uke is out of the pit, he'll say to the Wayang and Half-Orc, "Thank you, Vaunu, Thrandir; that fall was most unfortunate. Does anyone have any means to help heal me? I would use my own potion of minor healing but it might be better suited for more dire emergencies..." "Toss it over and then pull me up with those wiry arms of yours. Anything down there Uke?!" . At Jurgan's prompting, Uke tries to recall if he's seen anything in the pit while he was down there. If there's anything to be seen, Uke will point it out to Jurgan before the Dwarf floats down the pit.
Knowing what the roots are, Uke will take three of them from the kobold supplies before joining up with the rest of his party. Upon being informed about the pit trap, Uke will attempt to cross it with care. .
Upon the mention of roots, Uke will go over and take a look at them. Glancing over these strange roots, Uke will try to determine their usage via Know:Nature. .
Replying to Vaunu's question, Uke said "I think he had something from his chief..." as he lifted up the box only to find the dead kobold underneath. Initially disappointed that the party no longer has somebody to show where the chief was, Uke reacts as the dead kobold suddenly attacks. "So it is not dead?" Uke takes a 5' step before attacking the (prone?) not-dead kobold with a one-handed attack. . .
Uke will give a low warbled chuckle as he strides up to the box that he was pretty sure that he saw moving and places a solid foot upon the lid-up side of that very same box. He'll put most of his considerable weight onto it so that it doesn't scurry off into the shadows but will not put enough excess force to completely collapse said box if he could help it.
Uke will then call out to Vaunu, "We have very clever one here; maybe he can tell us where his chief is, yes?"
Giving a toothy grin to Vaunu's remark, Uke replies, "Heh, it seems that this kobold might just be worthy enough to be cut by my blade."
Following after Vaunu to chase down that retreating Green Kobold, Uke double moves into the Altar Chamber past Belegar.
Uke, satisfied that the first unworthy kobold (cyan) finally fell to Vaunu's blades, deigns to take out and toss his kunai at the green kobold instead of wading into the greased area. . .
Letting Jurgan pass through to render some specialized aid to Thrandir, Uke will issue a challenge (in common) as a swift action to the cyan kobold fighting with Vaunu. "You, who tosses javelins at me, will never be worthy of dying by my katana; fall instead to one standing before you- he who is more than a match for your worthless stature!" In exchange for -2 to Uke's AC (from 21 to 19) from all attacks other than the cyan kobold, Vaunu has a +2 bonus to hit on that very same cyan kobold. As a free action, Uke then relinquishes his two handed grip on his katana in order to hold it in one hand. As a move action, Uke then draws out his kunai with his other freed hand. .
If there's enough room to maneuver through, Uke moves up parallel with Thrandir in order to strike "two-handedly" at the still armed blue kobold with the spear. . . . .
Most of us avoided that pit while the one who did fell into it had no injuries from falling in. Truly the Kami have blessed us all! . Uke goes with the rest towards the rightward direction. Overhearing Thrandir's loud whisper, Uke whispers back, "Perhaps he is too busy looking for the kobolds to hear you?"
Once Thrandir gets healed up by Belegar, Uke will sheathe his katana blade and help the Warpriest to get back up onto his own two feet. "Shall we go through that barricade of theirs and knock upon their door again?"
. It is a big bug- thank the Kamis that it is not an invincible one!
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Welcome back. Thank you. :) And also wanted let everybody know that Uke would be fine either way with a combat encounter or a diplomacy one with the Kobolds. ;)
As Uke strides forward to back up Thrandir, the Nagajii Samurai peers intently at the two Kobold archers hiding behind that barricade. Clearly those two cannot be reasoned with; I can only hope that their fellows behind that door are more willing to talk and not be so angered by the sight of pink-colored skin...
@Vaunu, Mary: Apologies about this late entry now; stuff piled up over on my end of things in RL. Should be good to go now. :) Re:Kobold-Rush: Had this rather silly "evil-spin-doctor" thought about blaming those two archer guards for being trigger-happy enough to usurp their chieftan's place by attacking our peaceful delegation instead of letting their chief know that we were here to talk; not too sure if the rest of the Kobolds would ever buy that excuse though... ;)
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Once downside, Eileen casts 2 CMW on Uke. Finding himself awakened upon the ground, Uke surmised from the reactions of his compatriots that the foul undead creature had made its' escape, somehow. "I know not what it was, other than it was some kind of unnatural flying blood-drinker with sharp fangs and claws, or where it went. It will need to feed again- perhaps we shall catch it then, Kami-willing?" Uke does offer his thanks to both Eileen and her initiates before they leave. "May you all be blessed by the Kami's favor." Uke will also make sure to get his sling and remaining ammo back from Thrandir.
Still annoyed with loosing the previous day, Vaunu sips his coffee, "We should check out the kobolds, I at least speak their language, and they don't fly." Giving this strange concoction known as "Coffee" a try, Uke will add, "In my travels, I have traded with the ones you call "kobolds" before. Perhaps they will be more at ease with those bearing scales as they do?"
That was where the Spider Climb came from? It definitely was a great choice of spell. :)
Uke cautiously steps 5ft backwards on the roof, and focuses his nagaji glands.
Inwardly cursing his misstep as the sticky spit wildly misses the undead flyer, Uke is treated to yet another round of bitey/clawful pain. Luckily, Thrandir's surprise intervention gives the woozy-headed Naagaji Samurai/Knight just enough breathing room as the Half-Orc Warpriest has gotten the attention of the winged and legless creature. I may have to fallback and use my potion soon...
Hearing the bustle of help arriving down below on the street gives Uke just the opportunity that he needs to take another step towards a more firmer footing upon the rooftop while making another attack upon the undead flyer with both of his hands gripped upon his katana hilt. No time to dig out that potion or to make another spit attack; I will have to trust in the fortunes of the Kami if I'm to survive this night... . .
Shouting in Draconic to Wicked Flyer of the Worst "توهان کي تمام غيبي انداز سان ڀڄندو آهي جڏهن توهان کائڻ ۽ ڊش وانگر آهيو ! توهان هن تي ايترو آسان نه ڪيو، جيڪو توهان جي هر پٽي کي پنهنجي هر پٽي کي پنهنجي ماڻهون تي چاڙهي سگهي ٿو !. تو کي مون وٽ اچي اچڻو آهي!" translation:
"You flee in a most unseemly manner when you dine and dash like that! You shall not sup so easily upon one that can make his mark upon your person with every cut of my very blade! So come upon me, if you dare!" With a mere gesture, borne of untold years of practice, the Nagaji Samurai has his Katana in hand once more as he seemingly awaits upon the rooftop for an attack by the undead legless woman.
Heh, funny that you should mention TacticsLion... you could say that I'm a recent "convert" to the "Unofficial Church PS. As one of our unspoken suggestions
Finally reaching to the very top of the roof of the nearby home, Uke sees that the flying kidnapper is close enough in range for him to let loose with his blinding poison spit. .
Sure. Sounds good to me; will proceed to climb next round then. ;)
Before starting to climb up the side of that house, Uke will pass his Kunai and Bag of Sling Bullets over to Thrandir while saying to the Half-Orc, "You will make better use of these than I would; the Sling for these bullets should be nearby where I dropped it."
Anyone have another knife Thandir could throw? Otherwise I don’t think he has any chance of hitting or doing any damage Before Uke goes to climb the house, would it be okay for him to hand over his kunai and sling bullets (the sling itself should still be around the ground where he dropped it) to Thrandir?
Apologies for the radio silence these past couple of days- had no internet access during that time; am glad to be back and will have Uke being active again. :)
Uke notices Vaunu bringing out the grappling hook and rope. Pretty clever, as expected of the one with hardened "brains"...
. Dropping the sling in his hand onto the floor, the Nagaji Samurai does his best to help Vaunu hook a flying kidnapper from midair.
The silver part was more from seeing how effective his katana attack was; think someone else bought up holy weapons though- Uke mentioned enchanted weapons... although now that I thought upon it some more, it does seem kinda dubious for Uke to bring it up like that. On the other hand, one type of "Marvel No-prize" style of answer that comes off the top of my head for why Uke mentioned "enchanted weapons" along with silver is that Qadiran Silversheen is known to be unrustable, so that sounds kind of like "enchanted magic" to him. Heh, not sure if you'd wanna buy that though as a suitable explanation. And no worries on the All-tools- figured it'd be a bit of stretch there. ;)
A watchmen near Uke nod, and both run off to get specialized aid. As both of the remaining watchmen run off to get help, the Nagaji Samurai looks about to find something that can be used against the flying undead kidnapper. While he does so, Uke spies the house that the dining half-woman is flying precariously close to. Pointing over to that house in the eastward direction, Uke says to the Wayang Burglar, "Vaunu, can you get us inside of that house? Perhaps it has a way to get us all to the rooftop..."
Uke, observing how little effect the arrow from Belegar's bow had on the winged "Watchman-Drinker" (and deciding that his sling would likewise have very little effect if he were to use it), finally turns to that same Watchman who gave Thrandir his bow and says, "Have you any way to call for reinforcements? We'll need silvered or enchanted weapons for this one..."
Rushing into the fray, Uke will take a slash with his "sheenish"-silvery Katana at the winged, half of a "woman" at nearly the same time that Thrandir and Vaunu does. . .
Trying to get a better lock onto that flying, blinded creature, Uke places his Katana back into its' sheath, then draws forth his sling (he still has to fish for a sling bullet though).
"Some lamp went dark out over some distance from here; Vaunu, Belegar, amd Thrandir went off the balcony to see what goes on!" Uke makes his way past a few tables, and ends up outside just near Jurgan and Thrandir. Uke manages to rush out of the inn quickly enough to see both Belegar and Thrandir standing outside. Judging from the way that the Half-Orc Warpriest is bellowing out his challenge as he moves out of view, some kind of trouble definitely lays ahead but the Nagaji Samurai isn't able to see what that sort of trouble even looks like from his current vantage point.
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You awaken. There is no sound. You open your eyes, All is darkness and cold stone. You have a vague recollection of going to sleep last night yet you awaken in a dark, stone box only a few inches larger than you in each direction. The cool scent of earth surrounds you. You can feel that you are wearing your typical clothing and can feel that your gear is with you.
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Recruitment is now open for The Tyrant's Grasp. It will remain so until the current players select two of you. That may be very fast or may take some time. We are at the end of book one and plan to finish the AP of six books. Two encounters and then the boss remain in book one. The party will level up after the boss encounter. One of our players has not posted in any campaign for a couple weeks. The other recently committed suicide by NPC. The current players will decide who they want to join the party. Please keep all discussion here in recruitment until selected. Tally (a shaman) and Walhart (a slayer) are the current players. As we are in an AP that claims to be horror/survival as a GM I will present the AP as written and only intervene if a ruling is necessary. It is you and the dice versus the AP as written. Death is always on the table and the authors have done a great job making it spooky. Character creation is addressed in the first discussion post. You will be level 4 with the gear of a first level PC. There is some loot once you are in.
When I click on a private message I get the following error: The requested URL was not found on this server, or you do not have permission to access this area. Cleared cache and cookies for Paizo. Can access them with a tablet so it must be the browser? Was working fine a few days with no changes on my part. Then it started to happen periodically but continued attempts would eventually get through. No longer the case. Just that error every time. Suggestions?
You awaken. There is no sound. You open your eyes. All is darkness and cold stone. You have a vague recollection of going to sleep last night yet you awaken in a dark, stone box only a few inches larger than you in each direction. The cool scent of earth surrounds you. You can feel that you are wearing your typical clothing and can also feel that your gear is with you. Initiative:
Etgar Donovan Niu Agnimitra Round 1 The Awakening
You may take your turn when the check mark is on the line with your name. Niu ✔
Pathfinder Adventure Path - - Tyrant's Grasp Theme: Survival Horror The overall theme of Tyrant’s Grasp is survival horror. The player characters will often find themselves in desperate circumstances with limited resources, particularly during the first few adventures. Terrible tragedies are destined to occur as the events of Tyrant’s Grasp unfold; often, your objective isn’t to prevent these disasters, but to survive them and to display heroism and resourcefulness in their wake. Circumstances will compel the player characters to leave Roslar’s Coffer much sooner than you might expect, so characters prepared to travel across Lastwall and beyond are the best fit for this Adventure Path. This path is about survival and horror. This is about your abiity to survive the module as written. Your GM will do his best to present the horror when appropriate and will not pull any punches to ensure your survival. Character creation: The Players guide for Tyrant's Grasp is available in the store at no cost. Familiarize yourself with it and use it as your guide.
Map of the region around Roslar's Coffer (Lastwall) What now:
Noon, Neth, Fireday. Two days after the New Moon
The oars bring the Jurin Kreed gracefully to a stop at the dock. Soon enough, she is tied off and you make your departure. You head to The Sitting Duck for lunch. Being a work day, even at lunch time, the tavern is sparsley populated. Mary sets a menu on the table. "Anything from the bar?" Menu Filled Green Peppers
Ham Soup
Lamb Chowder
Roasted Rabbit
Grilled Frog
Herb-crusted Pork
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Rhen has been spending his days and nights at The Sitting Duck wondering where the other members of his party have gone off to.
Recruitment is now open for three players. You may submit multiple PCs in case someone else gets your first pick of class. Where We Are This is a continuation of play that started with Hollow's Last Hope
What To Expect One post per day and one over the weekend. I will be somewhat flexible with that. I do have a bag of omnipotence and will use it. Max HP each level up. You will have the funds available to a PC of your level at each level up. We do not track bar tabs or even loot. You can keep anything you find and use during the module in addition to the level up wealth. Any wealth not spent at level up or during the module is ignored. The final battle in Wing Clipper's Revenge is indicative of these mods. It was an absolutely epic battle. What did I throw them? CR11 at level 3. Submit your PC
When will you know?
Any questions you have are very welcome in recruitment. Let us build a great party.
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The month is Lamashan, the day is Moonday. It is four days past the full moon, a waning gibbous.
The Jurin Kreed makes dock in Falcon's Hollow just before sunset. The weather is clear and the temperature is dropping through the sixties right now. Jaylene greets you as you enter The Sitting Duck, seats you at your choice of locations and takes your order.
Discussion is open to anyone, player or not. The purpose of this campaign is to properly learn and then test the new rules provided in the most recent playtest. Expect discussion to be heavy and game play to be slow.
The year is 4707 ar. You are in your favorite tavern in the city of Magnimar. Welcome to The Left Handed Lobster.
Discussion is open. This is the sequel to Wingclipper's Revenge
Recruitment is currently open for one player. You will be joining a party that just finished two modules together. Your character should be a good fit for the party. There is no deadline for submissions. I would like to get started as soon as possible keeping the current momentum. Hollows Last Hope (completed)
Character creation rules:
House rules:
Commit to post daily and at least once on weekends. Current party makeup: Ranger, Bulgard His page with stats Rogue, Rhen His page with stats Bard, Zevon His page with stats All submissions are appreciated!
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You awake to the smell of bacon. You did not sleep well last night. Occasional strange lights and sounds woke you. You head downstairs for your usual breakfast at Jak’a’Napes.
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This a continuation of Hollow's Last Hope
Over the next few weeks, you get to know Falcon's Hollow pretty well. Powers That Be The organizations listed here represent a few of the influential factions in Falcon’s Hollow. Blackblood Covenant: This secretive congregation of Falconers who bow to Urgathoa, the Pallid Princess, gather to worship under a cabal of disease-ridden priests. Many of the most high-ranking clergy members hide in plain sight as leprous beggars by day. By night, they lead dark rites to the Pale Princess of Pestilence in remote groves outside of town. The covenant’s ultimate motive and plans remain shrouded in mystery, but it most likely does not have healthy intentions toward the populace of Falcon’s Hollow. Church of Iomedae: With all the down trodden to preach to in Falcon’s Hollow, missionaries of Iomedae, Goddess of Valor and Justice, have established a foothold in town. Many other religious sects who fled here to escape the Church of Light’s persecution resent Iomedae’s followers. Tensions run high between congregations, often resulting in less than holy brawls on the muddy thoroughfares of Worship Way. Lumber Consortium: This powerful collection of unscrupulous tycoons and magnates of the lumber trade controls most of the tree-felling camps (commonly called cutyards) in the area around the vale. Those lumberjacks who refuse to affiliate with the consortium (and agree and pay practices) are often muscled out of business or simply disappear. The consortium employs three hundred jacksand nearly half that many sellswords,thugs, and mercenaries to protect the cutyards from monsters as well as to intimidate competitors. Redrock Guild: This organized criminal syndicate poses as a business club and moneylenders union, but most Falconers know its members constitute some of the vilest flesh-peddlers, sneakthieves, and murderers in town. The current leader is a fearsome half-orc named Kadran Bloodeye, whose penchant for flaying his enemies alive in the basement of his pleasure establishment, called the Rouge Lady Inn, is well known. Places of Note Goose’n’Gander:
Hollow Tribunal:
Jak’a’Napes:
Quinn’s Carnival:
The Rouge Lady:
The Sitting Duck:
Who’s Who A few more details on some of the noted community members mentioned above are included here. Sheriff Deldrin Baleson: Deldrin used to be a poor lumberjack toiling in the cutyards under Gavel Thuldrin Kreed’s oppressive thumb. One day he refused to pay an “axe tax” on a lumberaxe he had already bought and paid for. Boss Teedum tried to take Deldrin’s axe, and the half-elf smashed Teedum’s face with the flat of it. As one of the few locals to stand up to Teedum and Kreed, he was elected Sheriff the following week. Now he carries the same axe around on his shoulder to remind Kreed and Boss Teedum he is not afraid of them. Deldrin is tall for a half-elf, towering over most humans, and his well-muscled, imposing form is further enhanced by his sharp gold flecked eyes. Kabran Bloodeye: Kabran is a short statured half-orc with blood-red eyes. He lost his nose as punishment for numerous criminal activities in a large city far from the hollow. He wears a bronze nosepiece over the ugly crater left in the center of his face that whistles disturbingly as he breathes and leaks blood and mucus (which Kabran dabs away with a crimson handkerchief ). Magistrate Vamros Harg: Harg is bought and paid for, but the halfling wishes he wasn’t. The little magistrate was a failed barrister in a large city far away before coming to Falcon’s Hollow. Kreed propped him up with the understanding he’d tear the little lawmaker down at the first sign of disobedience. Vamros doesn’t dare oppose Kreed directly, but every chance he gets he nudges cases away from Kreed’s greedy eye and tries to give people a fair shake. The little halfling is ashamed of his own cowardice, but if a group of hardy adventurers supported him in opposing Thuldrin Kreed, Harg might just step up to the challenge and start doling out true justice. Harg is an attractive young halfling fond of finery whose romantic interests run toward his own gender. Boss Payden “Pay Day” Teedum: Payden, the pug-faced, mash-nosed human thug licking at Kreed’s boots, has a big bone to pick with Deldrin. The only reason he hasn’t tried to break the sheriff’s neck is that Kreed fears turning Deldrin into a martyr for other Falconers to rally around. “Pay Day” gets his name from the way he doles out “dues” to anyone who fails to follow “Mista Kreed’s” commands fast enough. Sharvaros Vade: This odd hermit lives in a small shack just outside of the town proper, only a stone’s throw from the local cemetery. Most know Vade is a strange man but few are aware of his expertise at necromancy. Vade conducts vile experiments on corpses unearthed from the graveyard in the deep gloom of night, forcing his son to assist him. Vade is bony and thin, with gray eyes and an unkempt black beard.
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