Vindlér Far-seer's page

Player: Mjolbeard
Character: Vindler Far-Seer
PFS#: 177216-6
Faction: Silver Crusade
Progression: Normal
Day Job: Profession (Soldier): 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26

Hey folks. I’m afraid things have come to a point for me where I can’t sustain my desired level of engagement with this campaign. Between work becoming increasingly busy, my increased responsibilities at home as a father, and the general mental wear and tear of the past year, I’m just not keeping up with things as I would like to and as would be fair to my fellow players.

I’m going to withdraw from this campaign effective immediately. GM, please remove me from the campaign (assuming you have access to do so). Sorry for falling off in my participation here folks, but I don’t think it’s fair to you all for me to keep dragging this out any longer. Hopefully we can play together again another time.

Best of luck to you all!

Know (planes): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Know (arcana): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

I would think we initially saw the illusion, then those of us who passed the save would've seen beyond it, wouldn't we? At least, that's how I've always understood illusions to work.

"Aye, lads, there are monoliths here, etched in ancient runes glittering with powerful magic. And over there across the clearing is a cabin standing among the trees. And there's a garden a few feet from the cabin's front door."

"Shall we make for the cabin first, lads? Or head straight for the monoliths?"

Assuming Shake it Off like Anthys, as well as bonus against "poison" from Hardy

Fortitude save, shake it off, hardy?[/dice: 1d20 + 8 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 8 + 2 + 2 = 32

Moving into the clearing the following morning, Vindler's keen eyes scan the scene.

Again assuming Shake it Off and Hardy in case this counts as a spell or SLA

Will save: 1d20 + 13 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 13 + 2 + 2 = 34

Worth a shot! Monster Lore +4 on top of these rolls if applicable.

Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Knowledge (planes): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Vindler waits until the decision to rest has been made before accepting Vinroot's draght. As they chat over bowls of sap, he ponders this talk of shadown gnomes and the faegard.

What kind of knowledge checks could I make to see if I have an idea what Vinroot is talking about with those subjects?

"You mistake me, my treant friend," Vindler says in stern, but even voice, "If there are those who have escaped from this Fellnight Realm, I am not one of them, nor are my companions. If you need help sending these invaders back to their home realm, however, we will help you. But you MUST STAND DOWN." Vindler's eyes flash darkly with this final command, hoping to coerce the treant into ceasing its potentially violent behavior toward the group before things escalate further.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Knowledge (nature), monster lore: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 5 + 4 = 23

Vindler pulls his shield and stands firm next to Anthys, letting the others do the casting and figuring while he tries to get a read on what might be influencing this creature.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33

Total Defense for me too. Think that puts me at AC27

Vindler's eyebrow rises as Beratoa waxes eloquent on the nature of love. "I must say you surprise me with your deep thoughts and your beautiful words, Berato," the dwarf says with a chuckle. "Nonetheless, you're right. We're hoping to find Braybittle. Could you point us in the direction of the fey-mound, Fira? Or should it be fairly easy to find once we reach the hills?"

Vindler lets the spriggan flee, recognizing that, without magical intervention, he won't be nearly fast enough to catch the fleeing fey. Instead, he turns his attention to the dryad, checking to see if she is conscious and offering healing from the wand he pulls from his back.

Will draw my wand of cure light wounds and ready an action to cast it on her if she needs healing.

Vindler moves toward the fire and grabs onto the ropes binding the dryad and attempts to move her out of the fire.

Move action to get to the fire; standard to attempt to move the dryad out of the fire. In case you need a Reposition maneuver check...

Reposition: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Vindler draws his cold iron axe and charges ahead with the others.

I think I can make it there with a full action run

Vindler whispers to the others, "We should try to free the dryad and the unicorn. If we can save them still, that should be our first priority. Xasay? Ach! Where'd ya go..ah there you are. Do you have any way to go in invisibly? Might be good if we can start out with the unicorn gettin' free."

"Let's go," Vindler says, nodding along with the others. "If there's someone in trouble, we should lend our aid. Lead the way, Spirit. Tell us, what is your name?"

Vindler hustles to get a clear shot on the remaining spriggan.

Double move!

"Anthys, go ahead and join Berato! I'll hold the line here, lad!" He stows his morningstar and draws his repeating crossbow, which he trains on the remaining spriggan.

That's two move actions!

Kn. nature, monster lore: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 4 = 21 Special attacks?

After sharing with his companions what these creatures are, Vindler curses under his breath as he realizes he left his be-flamed morningstar in the grass near the rows of benches. Still, an axe also isn't a bad way to deal with a plant.

"You have disturbed the peace and joy of this day, Tenzekil! For that, you and all whom you call ally will feel my judgment! Lastwaaaalll!!!" The dwarf hurtles toward the nearest spriggan and slashes at it with his axe.

Cold iron battleaxe, charge: 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 9 + 2 = 25 Damage (S): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"If it's the gnome, then we need to get to Viviana, in case he comes for her. Quick, lads, to the chapel!" And so Vindler moves as fast as his dwarven legs will carry him toward the chapel, keeping an eye out all the while for any sign of the bees' master.

Round 1 Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
round 2 Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

The opportunity is upon us, Vindler realizes as the swarms enter the tent. With a bit of regret at having called upon Abadar too soon, he drops his morningstar, and moves toward one corner of the tent, drawing his battle axe to help in dropping the canvas onto the bees.

Battleaxe : 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 Damage (S): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Hey folks! Sorry for going AWOL there for a bit. I got a little overwhelmed with things for a minute. Just decided to jump back in and throw up a post. Hope my absence hasn't been too disruptive.

Vindler draws his morningstar as he steps into formation with Berato, then casts a spell to summon Abadar's fervent strength into the weapon. The head of the morningstar begins to glow white hot as the dwarf stares down the buzzing menace before him.

Move and draw a weapon; cast Flames of the Faithful on my weapon

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21

"This wedding seems to have an increasingly interesting guest list," Vindler says, peering into the shadows at this new arrival. He pauses before leaving the horseshoe pit to investigate the maze in order to greet this individual.

Should be fun to have a little creepy boi on the team! Thanks for jumping in!

I'd also be glad to have you run the module for us, RePete! Thanks for offering to step up!

On a side-note, my wife and I actually just had our first child about two months ago! Seems like a fun coincidence!

Congrats on the new player joining your team, Fez! And I'll also add my sincere gratitude for running games for our little experiment for the past few years!

Best of luck with the new work schedule, the ever-growing honey-do list, and the new little Fez-let!

@Players
I'd still be interested in sticking around to see if we can pick up a GM to step in and at least finish up this module for us. Waiting until after Gameday seems like a reasonable idea too. So, the break time continues!

Next couple of days? lol! you wish! (hint: this is for life, my man... ;) )

Wait, what?! You think having a newborn will affect my life for more than a couple days?! Oh nooooo!!! ;P

No, I just meant I’d be away through labor, delivery, and through the hospital stay. We just got home yesterday, so I’m back in a limited capacity, but it looks like the timing for that worked out okay anyway.

No problem with me on taking a short break. I’ve also dedicated Vindler to this group, so he’s not going to be expected elsewhere.

Vindler wanders around the Shelynite temple, but finding the emphasis on love and beauty too much for his rather austere style, moves on to the rose garden.

”Ah, a maze! Now this could provide an interesting diversion!” Enters the maze and begins making his way through, observing the statuary as he tries to find his way to the maze’s resolution.

Taking my 20 minutes to explore the garden and maze. If that takes longer than 20 minutes, I’m willing to miss the tournament. Vindler feels he did his job by helping Halak out. Let me know what check(s) you need me to make to investigate this area.

Hey folks! My wife is going into labor with our first child so I’m probably going to be afk for a couple days at least. Please feel free to bot me.

Vindler lines up at one end of the pitch and grabs a set of horseshoes. "Come on, Anthys! Two warriors of Lastwall should be able to make good sport for this little diversion!"

Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Diplomacy: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

"Gladly! I can't say I'm much of a performer to drum up a crowd, but perhaps displaying some skill at the game will entice a few guests to try their hands at it!"

”If Abadar teaches us anything, it’s how to get things organized! I would be glad to help friend! See to your musicians. My friends and I will assist Halak!” Vindler gives Parmis a clap on the shoulder, then moves toward the horseshoe pit.

After some searching, he finds the one called Halak and offers his aid in starting the horseshoe tournament. ”How can I be of service my friend? Do you need a judge to preside over the matches? Or perhaps you need someone to help cordon off the area to make sure no one is harmed passing through the playing field? Do let me know what you need!”

Vindler moves over to the director, "Pardon me friend! You seem rather busy. Is there anything my friends and I could help you with so you could focus on entertaining these good people?"

Vindler remains beside Elaril, as his particular dwarven upbringing didn't include much in the way of dancing. He spies the harried half-elf, though, and wonders at the man's strange behavior.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (6) + 19 = 25

"Honeyed almond cake! I haven't tasted that in decades. My mother used to make us honeyed almond cake before we moved to Lastwall. Perhaps I'll put a bid down on it." Vindler moves over and lays a handful of silver pieces in the box.

Bidding 8 sp on the honeyed almond cake

Vindler enjoys the meat along with the others. He accepts the honeymead, though he quietly wishes he could have a nice tankard of ale instead.

Vindler grunts his thanks to Berato for enhancing his armor. Even in a peaceful setting like this, Vindler is constantly on his guard. His years serving as a watchman in Vigil has taught him there's no event that isn't served by a watchful pair of eyes.

That said, he does his best to maintain a low profile, covering his shining armor with a light cloak and minimizing his enchanted shield to the size of a buckler for easier stowage. He also leaves his warhammer and battleaxe in his pack, so he only wears his morningstar and crossbow, though they are hopefully somewhat concealed by his cloak as well.

Coming upon the children fishing in the creek, Vindler looks down into the water, trying to judge how good of a fishing hole they have selected.

Knowledge (nature): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

While Anthys asks about the groom, Vindler tries to think if he knows anything about customs near the Verduran Forest (that's in Taldor right?) for coming armed or armored to a celebration like a wedding.

Knowledge (local): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Present!

Agreed! Whimsical is fine by me, and GM fun is equally important to player enjoyment! I'm sure we'll have a great time, whatever you choose.

So preferences for the next game? Module? Scenario?

Of the options Anthys listed, here are my top three votes:

1) The Guantlet
2) Deepmar
3) Fellnight Queen

I'd also include Harrowing as a 4th option.

I've just recently played through Dustpawn, so would prefer not to do that one.

And yeah, there's plenty of PFS scenarios I haven't played, so there's tons of options there.

As to what we do next, here are the modules for L8 as best as I can determine:

Cradle of Night
Cult of the Ebon Destroyers
Doom Comes to Dustpawn
No Response from Deepmar
Realm of the Fellnight Queen
The Gauntlet
The Harrowing

And of course there are a LOT of PFS scenarios. I am open to any of those - if it's one that I've played, I'll use a replay. I'd prefer to play something I haven't done, if possible.

Of the options Anthys listed, here are my top three votes:

1) The Guantlet
2) Deepmar
3) Fellnight Queen

I'd also include Harrowing as a 4th option.

I've just recently played through Dustpawn, so would prefer not to do that one.

And yeah, there's plenty of PFS scenarios I haven't played, so there's tons of options there.

Yup, I believe I'm all set now.

Done!

I didn't look into this before, but this doesn't stack super well with my Ability Mastery feat, since they'll both be enhancement bonuses, but that means I can use the boost from Ability Mastery to boost something else, like my Wisdom, which will boost a bunch of my skills, Will save, Initiative (because Inquisitor), etc. Still a good deal!

Okay, final decision time, I'm definitely going with Anthys's suggestion to make my shield +1 Folding so I have the option to switch between ranged and melee while still using my shield.

Question now is, do I go with the Bane Baldric or the Belt of Physical Might? Bane Baldric obviously would be useful for giving me extra rounds of Bane, but the Belt would help boost my AC, ranged attack rolls, etc etc. I'm leaning toward the belt, but want to see if anybody has any objections to that?

Cool, makes sense to me. Just wanted to ask the question. :)

Still, 5 extra rounds of Bane/day sounds pretty nice.

Re: Glitterdust - I can totally respect Anthys's desire for honorable combat. I think Vindler has a little less commitment to that given that he follows Abadar rather than Iomedae. He is Lawful Good, but his directive is to bring those who would subvert the rule of law and order to justice, not to have an honorable/glorious fight.

Anthys, this may not be totally in line with what you're thinking for your character development, but would you feel more comfortable attacking blinded targets non-lethally, or using combat maneuvers and the like to subdue them instead of killing them outright?

Ah, the Bane Baldric! I've been trying to think of that item!

Question on that, is the effect for an inquisitor basically just to extend the number of rounds/day you can use Bane? Or would it give me access to Greater Bane?

Shoot! I haven't been playing as much PFS lately, so I've started forgetting how to add enhancements to stuff.

I like the sound of Folding, but don't have Armor Master's Handbook. I could just switch to though buckler, though. Seems like a decent idea, even though I'm not granting as much of a bonus to allies, although you're right that it's probably not as crucial in cases where I'm using the crossbow.

I'm thinking of holding off on the ring, especially since I don't have a lot of teamwork feats that it would be useful to share. At the moment, I have:

Shield Wall, Shake it Off, Lookout, and Lastwall Phalanx

Lookout is the only one that nobody else has, and it's pretty situational (based on being able to act in a surprise round).

What I might do instead is lean into this new focus on using my repeating crossbow as a secondary combat option. I'm thinking of enchanting my shield and giving it the Animated ability, so I can keep two hands free to fire the crossbow while my shield stays up to keep helping defend me and providing Shield Wall for the party. I'd cost 5000gp, so I could just barely afford to do this and the ring, but I could probably wait for the ring, or possibly skip it altogether.

I'm also considering making my crossbow +1 to help with my attack and damage rolls.

Thoughts?

I'm planning to take both levels. I want that second judgment ASAP!