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It's posted. Thanks again for running this.

If we are going beyond core, and I stay with rogue, I will probably go unchained. I too like the Background skill system. I haven't used any other parts of unchained.

With switching to non-PFS, will we get all the treasure as listed in the scenario (vs how PFS does it)? Also, is crafting now a possibility?

In regards to xp, you could consider to maintain the PFS rule of leveling every 3 scenarios to keep things simple.

Yes, thank you for running this. I was looking forward to trying to run the story arc that you had suggested with a (fairly) static group. Would you consider continuing non-PFS or is this not going as you wished?

Xaaven hands Tsakolk the lantern and watches as he begins following the path that was melted in the ice. He glances over towards Natalya to see how she is reacting. "I think Tsakolk can handle this. I'll just wait here to make sure she doesn't try to pull something on us." How long of a path to the figurehead?

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Xaaven smiles when he sees the path to the figurehead, hoping that the end of his affliction is near. "Care to lead the way?" he says to Tsakolk.

Xaaven nods. "I know I'm ready for this to be over and to be warm again. Create a path and we shall place the lantern where it needs to be," he says looking around at the ice surrounding them.

"I agree with my companions. I believe we can help each other," Xaaven says as he waits to hear how she responds to Tsakolk and Daereon.

Aid another(diplomacy): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6 wow, some great rolling there!

Do we have the lantern?

"We are Pathfinders sent to find a cure to a curse that affects Skelg, and now me also. We are stricken with a cold that cannot be warded off. Do you know anything of this? We are also looking for Skelg's shieldwarden, Tirfyr. Have you seen him?" Xaaven asks hoping for a positive response, especially regarding the curse.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16
Sense Motive: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Xaaven is a little startled when Tsakolk comments on the mask, having expected him to be busy starting up the stairs.

"That's ok. I think I can handle it," he says sheepishly as he gets ready to leave. "Looks like we have only one way to go," he says pointing up the stairs.

Xaaven shakes his head "no" in response to Daereon's question, his eyes fixed on the gold mask. He carefully approaches the body and removes the mask. "I wonder how much this is worth? Perhaps Skelg would want it as a trophy," he says to himself as he inspects the mask.

Appraise: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6 I apparently have no idea. Why am I not surprised.

His eyes grow large as he tries to hide his excitement. "Is this really what I think it is? What is such a relic doing here and how did they come upon it? I must do some more research on this once I return."

He then slips it in his pack quickly, hoping that no one noticed, and waits for Tsakolk to climb up the ladder.

Slight of hand: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 lol, oh well, get them out of the way with these useless rolls I hope.

Xaaven walks over to where his arrow is stuck in the side of the ship. Climbing onto one of the benches, he tries to pull it out to see if it is still usable but it breaks as he does so. Putting his bow away, he pulls out his rapier. He searches the bodies while waiting for everyone to get healed and ready to exit the hold.

Low: 1d100 ⇒ 51 lol, of course

Xaaven moves down the stairs to get a clearer shot at the remaining creature. "Keep up the good work everyone. You've almost taken care of all of them." He waits to see if his companions will finish it off before it can attack again, nocking an arrow just in case. Delay until before "A" attacks.

Delayed attack: 1d20 + 3 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 3 - 4 - 4 = 13
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Yeah, I got a little impatient. In retrospect, I should have just moved up and waited for things to clear up.

Trying to assist the attack, Xaaven fires his bow at the creature next to Aerith but it flies past.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 - 4 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 3 - 4 - 4 = 4 but with a roll like that it doesn't really matter.

Xaaven drops his mace and draws his bow.

Not wanting to rush into a group of undead, Xaaven waits for the fighters in front of him to move up. Delay. I can't do anything from this position so I'll wait and go last.

Xaaven draws his mace and waits to hear what Tsakolk has found before entering himself.

Oops, forgot about that part. might as well roll.

non-lethal damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Xaaven waits for the fighters to approach the trapdoor. When they are ready, he opens it and peers inside before letting them enter.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Fort save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Xaaven wakes feeling the cold again. Wrapping himself in a blanket, he waits to enter the portal.

Following the group to the ship, he searches the drum and then the trapdoor, hoping to find a cure to his malady.

Perception (drum): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10
Perception (trapdoor): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 [ooc]+2 for traps[/dice]

With everything going on trying to determine the outcome of our battle, I forgot to search for my arrows afterwards. If I'm allowed to retcon ... (low is lost)

Find arrow: 1d100 ⇒ 69
Find arrow: 1d100 ⇒ 26
Find arrow: 1d100 ⇒ 21
Find arrow: 1d100 ⇒ 52
Find arrow: 1d100 ⇒ 74

and 3 that hit, so I'm either out 5 or 8 arrows. Please advise so I can update sheet.

Tyros shakes his head. "No, we already tried that. In fact, it works for a while and then returns."

Xaaven's smile quickly vanishes when Tyros mentions the affliction could return. "How long before it returns? I guess I might be needing those after all," he says looking down at the blankets. Having already eaten, he curls up in the chair and covers himself with the blankets in order to get some sleep. "I might as well stay here so I don't have far to go in the morning in case the problem returns."

Xaaven returns to the manor. Still feeling chilled, he asks for some hot stew and washes it down with hot tea. Unable to shake the cold, he asks Tyros for some blankets. He begin to feels weak, as the cold saps his strength. Wrapped in blankets, he sits in a chair by the tapestry to see if the lantern will open the portal. He feels the blast of cold come from it, yet he feels warmer as the affliction seems to be lifted. He stands, letting the blankets fall to the floor.

"I don't think I'll be needed all of these now. I was getting worried I wouldn't be able to join you." He looks into the portal and the cold land beyond with a concerned look. He turns to Tyros. ""I really don't want to experience that cold again. Do you have any cold-weather outfits we could borrow for our trip?"

Xaaven looks at the two late comers. "While Ilandro tries to get everyone to their feet, do you mind helping me search the boat?" he says as he starts down the stairs. He checks to make sure the entrance to the boat is not trapped and then lets them enter first before following and searching.

Perception (traps): 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9
Perception (search): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

After searching the loft, Xaaven looks disappointed. "We have the lantern, but nothing about how to reverse the effects. Maybe Bengeirr knows something."

He watches hopefully as Daereon attempts to stop the bleeding. "It looks like that cut is too deep. I'm not sure if I'll have any more luck, but let me try. Otherwise, use a potion on Ilandro if he's still alive and maybe he can save Bengeirr."

He moves over to attempt to stablize Bengeirr.

Heal: 1d20 ⇒ 20 lol, not sure I wanted to waste a 20 on that but so be it.

We should probably try to save him to see if he has any info. I'm not familiar with heavenly fire. Would that work on him?

"Thank you, your timing couldn't have been better." Xaaven looks around to see what else he can find other than the lantern.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Heal 1d20+1

Um, according to your character sheet, your heal skill is +6 which would give you 13 + 6 = 19.

Busy holiday weekend. Sporadic posting.

oh yeah, forgot about them, lol. That makes sense then.

I'm not sure if using pregens to replace a killed character is the same as using one if a person has to leave the table for RL issues. I'll leave it up to you. It does seem that the GM has the ability to exercise their discretion to handle situations.

I think I will alter a few skills and get a new name but the rest will be the same. Will try to put together tomorrow.

I'd like to stick with rogue. As long as we pick up martial characters I don't think it matters if we switch.

As I understand the rules, you can only flank in melee. Being able to add sneak attack damage at range if within 30' would only apply if target was denied dex bonus.

In retrospect, the only thing I could have done differently was to try to climb up a support beam to access the balcony to engage in melee. However, based on our rolling, that would have only sped up my demise.

Admittedly, this is only the second time I've played a rogue so I'm open to suggestions. However, in addition to bad rolling, I don't think this encounter worked well for us tacticly. I was using my bow in hopes to take a few hp of off bbeg while his henchmen were dispatched. Then, the stairway didn't allow much space to get up and into a position to flank. It also didn't help that we were down to 4 players.

If we move on to the next scenario, when do we make up the missed exp from this one?

"No!" Xaaven screams when Tsakolk goes down. He begins to panic as he sees his companions go down knowing that he will come to the same fate if he can't take out Bengeirr. Not wanting to face him head-on, he fires another arrow.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 wow, I'd stab myself with an arrow to end this but I'd probably miss.

The dice gods have not been kind to us and obviously, losing some players didn't help either.

I'd be fine if we dropped PFS. If we continued as is, we wouldn't be able to use these characters outside of this scenario arc anyway. We could then play the scenarios again for PFS credit. It would also allow us to start again at the beginning of this encounter with a new group. The only issue would be to find others who are ok with that plan. I honestly would like to continue with this character concept to see where it goes.

I have 20' speed w/o my pack. The stairs look a bit crowded at the moment for me to get by for flanking.

Xaaven moves towards the stairs and gets an angle on Bengeirr.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 4 = 13
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4 and the streak continues - max damage on a miss

I'm still here. Was waiting to see what happened before my turn. My apologies on weekends though, sometimes it's difficult to post.

Xaaven note you took that turn out of order, so that is your turn for this new round. Tsakolk has a turn, then Bengeirr.

I think I already went.

Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 doah
Fort save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 whew

Seeing Bengeirr move back into sight, he takes another shot.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 lol, and when I do hit, I don't do any damage.

I'm assuming I can still see Bengeirr or can move to get a shot. If not, I'll ready an attack if he shows himself.

"You'll be the next to fall Bengeirr if you don't surrender," Xaaven says as he fires another arrow.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Xaaven fires another arrow.

attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Xaaven again takes aim at Bengeirr before he can use the lantern again.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1 lol, well at least I hit this time

Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21 :)

Concerned when Bengeirr grabs a lantern and that he would be stricken with the same affliction as Skelg, he braces for the unknown only to have nothing happen. A sigh of relief escapes his lips.

If I can see Bengeirr, I'll shoot at him. Otherwise, the new guard. Not sure I can get a clear shot.

Not expecting Bengeirr to be casting spells, he nocks another arrow and fires at him.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 hmm, doesn't seem to be my forte
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Sorry for the delay. Busier than expected weekend and I didn't pay close enough attention to which games were going to be delayed.

As his companions move to block the warriors, Xaaven hears the man in the loft. He raises his bow towards the man. "Bengeirr, I presume. We need a word with you. Call your men off and don't move."

Xaaven prepares to fire his bow if Bengeirr moves.

Readied attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Xaaven moves up behind Tsakolk and readies his bow if any of them move to attack.

bow attack: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 - 4 = 9
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

How are we handling the guards? Trying to capture them or just attack?

Now that he is out of the water, Xaaven tries to tell if anyone is on the boat.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

As he waits for the fighters in the group to move forward, he gets out his bow and nocks an arrow.