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Hello everyone,

I must first off, apologize for the delay in getting this posted, it has been a rough few weeks and gaming took a low priority. I could give a number of reasons, but what it boils down to is that I’m stepping away from the Paizo site for a while, at least until my life settles down, perhaps longer.

RPing with many of you has been enjoyable, and for those I just started playing with, I wish it could have been longer. For games I’m a PC, feel free to bot or remove my PC however you see fit. For those I am GMing, I leave it up to you to decide if you want to find a replacement or let the game die.

If anyone is interested in a more detailed explanation of what’s going on, feel free to PM me. I may not divulge every personal detail, but I could provide a bit more to those I have spent so much time with.

Sorry

Have we all filed into the room, or is this just for the leader in our little vent-crawling train?

Would taking a break have any impact on this being a Gameday game? Or when you mean halt the game, just cancel the whole thing?

Zander likewise begins to fowwlow the others, impressed at their puzzle solving skills. Perhaps I will not need my bow on this mission, a welcome reprieve from the seemingly constant bloodshed of my duties as a Pathfinder.

That's what I had OOCly, was debating if Zander would have thought of it though

Trying to decide how much my Int 7 character can figure out over when I can descern,as I fancy myself above a 7 int...

Zander tries to help the others, but it seems he and Okawe simply get in each others way and fail to accomplish much of anything.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

I wonder if we've done something wrong? Akinra has posted many times in the other games, most recently yesterday.

Zander assists Dasim's survey of the room for possible evidence, doubting they'd leave anything is such a commonly trafficked area, but being thorough none-the-less.

Perception aid: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

”My apologies.” stammers Zander, trying his best to look guilty for the crime his has been accused of. ”I’ll just be going.” He then continues toward the southern halls door as he intended, doing his best to hide his limp.

Zander mentally notes Dasim’s plan and slowly works his way forward. ”Sir, with all the back and forth through the main hall, we’ll take these around the side to lessen the traffic.” he states, whisking up a tray of food before heading out the lower door. A10

Aid another bluff: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Zander watches Kiyoshi have difficulty, and gulps down some anxiety. Pulling out the other elixir of hiding, he drinks it down, amazed as he watches as the shadows seem to elongate and welcome him to their fold. Passing from shadow to shadow, he tries to rejoin the others on the far side of the garden.

Stealth: 1d20 - 1 + 10 ⇒ (9) - 1 + 10 = 18

Zander looks to the rogues to take the lead, as stealth seems to be the skill required at this point.

The goodly gods will watch out for their own. Besides, it appears our rogues our not the most persuasive of folks ;)

Bluff: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

Zander nods at Theodore’s comment, as it mirrored his own. Taking care to hide any features that might impart his normal affiliation, Zander steps out into the hall, walking purposefully toward the gardens. If he catches any of the servants looking at him he glares back, ”You would do well to forget you saw this, Anstrella doesn’t like her business being nosed about. You don’t want to become some devil’s plaything, do you?” he’ll growl, continuing on as if he cares little for wellbeing of these lesser peoples. Greater good. I shall have to serve much penance after the activities of today. Irori forgive me

Am I correct in thinking that each PC needs to do their own check, or for the bluff option, could we go as a group if the bluff makes sense? Like an official leading slaves/prisoners?

Zander looks to the others, feeling a clock beginning to tick in his head. ”Any practitioners of the larcenous craft should take point. They may be able to alert us of possible trouble that may be avoided while we conduct this search.”

AKA, the lame archer is not leading ;)

No worries, you can still say something. In theory there is no limit on the number of people that can aid.

A beautiful thing: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

"Yes yes. You wouldn't want it known to the Ambassador that you have been poking around their private affairs, it does upset them so." adds Zander calmly, letting the woman's imagination continue with the rest of the visual.

Diplomacy not aiding: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Zander sees the others floundering and does his best to come to the rescue. "Well done wingman." he says as he hobbles forward, "Boys don't know how to act on official business." he adds, going into a misshapen bow. "But what they speak is the truth, in a manner of speaking. We do have business with your superiors, and it wouldn't do to keep them waiting. Now, please, show us to a sitting room so that I might rest my leg while you go and tell them we are here." He hated such missions, preferring the rescuing of endangered peoples, but the greater good would be served by doing such things, and if it means finding the disappeared one, then so be it.

Zander takes a moment to burnish off an invisible blemish from his breastplate as he examines his companions. He had shifted his vision to that of piety and sin long before arriving at the embassy, and his stomach was roiling over the number of people who delve too strongly into the darker end of the scale. Still, it seemed his companions were not cut from that cloth, and for that he was thankful.

Cant rightly say I know who Qi Zhong is, but I'm happy he's with us. remarks Zander with a grin, adjusting his leg to ease some of the strain of standing for so long. The old war wound always acts up at the worst time. he thinks to himself.

Red 5, standing by!

Oops! Zander Scott reporting for duty!

Personally, I think anyone named “The Sword” needs to be a monk, so the entire time you are fighting, they are waiting for you to pull this fancy blade from your hip, and you just beat them soundly with your fists. You also need to introduce yourself with the sword moniker, even in battle, to help psyche out your foes. ”I am Okawe, the Divine Sword of Justice! You have been weighed and measured, and found wanting, the blade of truth shall now deliver your soul to Pharasma’s tender mercies.” and then kick them in the shin.

This may be why I tend to play chaotic characters….

Channels and diplomacy here too, and reasonable archery skills. Just don't expect a lot of mobility

Zander will be undergoing a face lift for the game, as I'm rewriting him before playing at level 2.

But, Hello!

Zander was about to suggest Shelyn's Hole as an idea, but stops as the number of people who'd get the wrong idea would be staggering. I like the idea of a hat tip to our fearless leader. Janira something would be good... Except Janiras Tomb, that we made sure of!

I will not be joining the next game. I need to rewrite Zander and have become overwhelmed at the number of games I am in, so I'm trying to reduce it to a more manageable level.

I feel I didn't give this game 100%, and don't want to take up a spot sandbagging it when someone else could be enjoying the fun.

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Zander just chuckles over the antics of the group, and not wanting to upset Shelyn, does not participate in any of Aroden's rituals.

Seeing the kind of reaction leaping has earned Vincent, Zander stows his glaive and withdraws a sling, setting a stone in the cloth cup and sending it whirling over his head.

1 action to stow glaive, second to pull out sling.

Never hold up the game just for Zander :) If I haven't posted I either have nothing more to add, or am too busy with work/family.

Zander's shoulders slump as the lizardfolk refuse to budge. "We mean you no harm, but we will be exploring these caves. If you insist on attacking us, we will have no choice but to defend ourselves." He then sets his glaive in a defensive posture, sincerely hoping the lizardfolk don't press the issue.

Total defense

While Zander does not speak fluid draconic, he is fairly certain that offspring of an improperly formed egg and cared for by the undesired harlot of a bottom feeding amphibious slug. is not going to get a very good reaction from the lizardfolk. He therefore hefts his glaive in anticipation of combat.

Looking back to the others, Zander silently inquires if the group feels ready to try the other method of diplomacy.

Zander isn't about to start a fight with humanoids who are most likely just protecting their homes.

Hoping to press his luck, since they did not immediately loose on him, Zander asks "What is this place? Is there a group of you living here? Have you seen any pictures on the walls?"

Ongoing Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Groaning inwardly at yet another encounter with a stream running through it, Zander tries a different approach. Seeing the lizardmen draw weapons, Zander steps off to the north, arms held wide in what he hopes is a peaceful gesture. ”We .. Exploring… Mean … No .. Harm he says as clear as possible, not even sure they understand common.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Zander takes the wand with a nod, "Hopefully I'll not have to use it before we are done with the remaining investigation" he says, tucking it in his belt pouch.

FZ may have seen me link this when it happened, but a few months ago my Zen archer exploded something with crits on a longbow

As a reminder, He ignores all cover and concealment. While I doubt an 18 hits, if it does the rabbit just took 183 damage...

It ended up only being 167 damage :\

I will live. I failed to anticipate that the beast would be able to reach me without opening him self up for a reprisal strike first. says Zander with a lopsided grin. Seeing the others taking care of Janira, Zander moves to ensure the beast is dead, but also to check it for the spoils of war.

I think I'm going to pass on playing one with Zander while he gets he rewrite.

FZ, which scenario did you buy me? I could run one of those if you'd like. I'll just have you do the chronicles ;)

Adelaide is fine, her AC was 24 due to Total defense action so the axe missed.

Seeing the beast whirl about ineffectually, Zander continues healing himself so that he can get into the fight and hopefully put down the beast.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Zander is at 12/13 HP

It depends on how you build your cleric and who else is in the group, so there isn't really a hard/fast rule about it.

Zander was built to be a melee beatstick, so losing 1d10+6 so he can heal 1d8+1 isn't a good option from an efficiency stand point. Necessary at times, but not really great.

Garedon/FZ has a more support build cleric that heals in combat just fine, but he also has a number of other damage dealers so it makes the loss of his attack less impactfull. He also uses the luck domain's "touch of luck" ability well because he puts it on the 2h weilding barbarian to hopefully ensure that 2d6+9 actually hits.

Long story short, you can build a cleric designed for mid combat healing, but the other characters should be able to pick up the damage lost. If they can't, then it becomes a rough row to hoe.

I've been in a senario on my inquisitor offline, it was him, lvl 2 tanquisitor, lvl 1 wizard, lvl 1 defensive monk, lvl 2 healing cleric, and level 2 support/archer bard. The fights were AGONIZINGLY slow as my 1d6+3 was the biggest DPR option.

He'd not have taken it anyway. As a Martial cleric, his normal MO is to use his channels between fights to top people off. Mid combat healing, like what he just did, is usually like trying to fix a dam with duct tape. It works in teh short term, but damage usually comes in faster than you can heal it, making it a better option to just try and finish the damage causer before he causes more damage.

I didn't in this case because if Zander had hit, there would be no reason for the mino to ignore him as he'd have cause most of the damage of the people nearby.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 Awesome...

Seeing the others rush forward to try and distract the thing, Zander takes a step back and calls forth his Lady's blessing to mend some of the gash caused by the fearsome gore attack.

HP: 5/13

I didn't think gore/bite type attacks could be made with reach, had been hoping for an AoO, but those are some long horns! Waiting to see what others do.

Cannot access map at work, but it's pretty obvious where he's going.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 2 + 1 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 2 + 1 - 3 = 19

Zander nods to Adelaide as he starts his run toward the narrow point in the water. At the last moment he leaps across, his momentum carrying him surprisingly far, even with the hindering effects of the bushes. Glaive at the ready, he realizes he's the only one on this side, squaring off with a minotaur! "Shelyn protect me!"

Double move plus the clearance from the jump should get me on the southern shore well enough

Zander moves forward slightly, eyeballing the long jump he'll have to make in a few seconds. Not feeling overly confident with the brush slowing him down, he asks Shelyn to guide him as he endeavors to save their expedition leader.

Guidance cast

Who are we waiting for on the game play?

Zander dashes forward, hoping to use his strength to make the 5' jump to the other side at the narrowest point.

Zander laughs out loud as Adelaide fells the odd beast, "Well struck! So that was an ooze? Odd thing, I'm surprised you were able to find a vital point in the thing. What do you look for?"

Zander strikes out with his weapon, feeling a little better seeing the corrosive effect of the cube not damaging the edge. He then takes a few steps back, allowing others to maneuver a bit better if then desire.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 = 221d10 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9