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Ten specials - I'm well short of that. Only done three as a GM.

((I'm assuming Sisro))
((Glimma: -65, Sisro: -43))

Sisro doesn't answer but their next action basically say 'No'. They bonk Yellow with the hammer
dsh: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (16) + 15 = 31 b&e: 1d8 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 then, if yellow is destroyed, goes chasing after Delia.

Meanwhile Glimma continues the firefight with Cueball
cghp: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (9) + 19 = 28 c&p: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (3, 2) + 9 = 14

Everyone is up.

So you head to Maren Fuln's office. When you get there, the door is locked and he shoos you away from inside. You can convince him to let you in with a successful Bluff, Diplomacy or Intimidate or break in with Disable Device or Strength.

Don't forget to check the slides to see if you have an appropriate boon to help from past adventures

If you need a spare GM for the PFS1e special, I suppose I could - even thopugh I'm playing it.

Anyone know the requirements for the fifth star? I got 177 GM credits for PFS1e at the moment.

((Glimma: -65, Sisro: -33))

Yellow and Red are successful in hitting and Yellow manages to grapple.

Rattus still to go.

will(G): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
((Glimma: -56, Sisro: -13))

So far you know ...

The Dark Tapestry is the common term for the lifeless space between the stars.

Most efforts to plumb the secrets of the Dark Tapestry drive researchers to madness. Whatever powers lurk in the void are hideously alien and, thankfully, pay little attention to life on Golarion.

One of the Pathfinder Society’s foremost scholars of the Dark Tapestry is Paucol the Gray, but the disturbing things he’s learned have left him unstable and distractible. He accepts visitors only by appointment.

Any advance on 20? Cortina?

If anyone has the Blakros Family Member vanity, they receive a single 2nd-level scroll of their choice from the staff. Each qualifying PC can select a scroll of any spell available to her as per the Additional Resources document. This scroll disappears at the end of the scenario if the PC does not use it.

And Cueball whips her good
((Glimma: -46, Sisro: -13))

Zarta would have fixed that

Cashel is able to learn of what they seek without getting bogged down in reception’s bureaucracy or the staff’s inexperience. You learn that the items are called “Beacons of Ralzeros” and that the remaining two beacons are in journeyman wizard Maren Fuln’s office on campus and on display in the Blakros Museum.

Everyone please roll Knowledge Arcana or Knowledge History.

I can't see why non-DA members can't help

Cashel produces a report worthy of an 'A' and Pal;oma is able to help him harvest fungi.

This follow up research reveals that, as Zarta suspected, this object has a resonant connection to two other devices. It was originally built as a beacon, but a mysterious alien force has corrupted its original function, causing erratic interactions with its surroundings such as the one you have just witnessed.

The Arcanamirium is the oldest and largest magical college in Absalom, as well as perhaps the most prestigious academy of arcane arts in the entire Inner Sea region. The campus is dotted with gothic-style stone structures and imposing marble towers, with apprentice wizards hurrying between buildings on their way to classes.

When you arrive at the Arcanamirium’s reception desk, the student employees greet them with a cheerful demeanor uncommon among seasoned secretarial staff.

Roll Bluff, Diplomacy, Knowledge (local), or relevant Profession check, followed by a Diplomacy, Intimidate, Knowledge (arcana), or Sense Motive check.

And misses.

Glimma shoots at Cueball before ducking back around the corner.
cghp: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (7) + 19 = 26 c&p: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 5) + 9 = 16

Sisro shoots Delia with their corona laser pistil then powers up the hammer.
Tag! You are IT!
clp: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 fire: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 2) + 7 = 13

Everyone is up.

Only Cueball's AOO hits Glimma
((Glimma: -16, Sisro: -13))

Rattus still to go.

And that disables the beacon. Zarta emits a sigh of relief. All the fungus in the room disappears.

Zarta then allows you to claim any items from the vault that are still in working order. Inside, you can salvage three bags of [i]Shards of Aucturn (see slides), as well as a masterwork buckler, a masterwork starknife, a masterwork throwing axe, and specific tools that function as an adamantine flail.

If you wanted to harvest bits of the fungus residue, please roll Craft Alchemy, Dexterity, Knowledge (nature), or Profession (herbalist).

The beacon stops glowing and descends to the floor.

Zarta lithely slips the wand back into the folds of her dress, her eyes darting around the blasted vault. Nicely done. I’ll go to Ambrus and lift the lockdown. That being said, you still have work to do.

Her gaze falls upon the dormant glass sphere, its fluid contents now black and flecked with pinpricks of light. I don’t know what caused this to happen, but I do recognize that item. The Society purchased it from the Arcanamirium a few weeks ago for further study when they told us they suspected its magic was somehow linked to the Dark Tapestry. It’s one of a set of three, and if this one malfunctioned, I anticipate the others won’t be far behind.

Zarta digs through one of the wrecked crates and emerges with three small lead boxes etched with sigils. She places the sphere into one of the boxes and fastens it shut. At this point, our responsibility is to contain these devices before they cause any lasting damage. Get whatever supplies you need first. Once you are ready, head to the Arcanamirium, find the other two items, and place them inside these warding containers. Their magic is keyed to each other, so you shouldn’t need to disarm the other devices; just scoop them into the boxes and lock the lids. Once we have all three, we can figure out where to go from there. Do not delay, but tread carefully. The Society knows precious little about the forces of the Dark Tapestry, other than that those who deal with them haphazardly often find their sanity compromised.

Zarta also prompts members of the Dark Archive members to perform follow-up research on the beacons following the encounter.

Producing a sufficiently detailed report requires a PC to succeed at three different DC 17 skill checks from the following list before failing at two: Appraise, Craft (any), Disable Device, Knowledge (arcana, engineering, nature, or planes), Perception, Profession (herbalist), Spellcraft, or Use Magic Device. Each Dark Archive
PC can attempt her own set of research checks.

Zarta also requests that they carefully secure any possible avenues for obtaining information straight from the source of this power, including interrogating a Dark Tapestry native or (ideally) taking one captive for later questioning in a secure location. She stresses that you should prioritize your own sanity over gaining information.

No, they don't stack. And since there's no one else for it to touch, nothing apparently happens.

ref(s): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9

((Glimma: -0, Sisro: -13))

Zarta informs you that she has three casts of Lesser Restoration if you need them. You can also request her aid in disabling the beacon, now that the golem is down. If you succeed at a DC 15 Diplomacy, Knowledge (arcana), or Spellcraft check, she assists, granting you a +4 bonus on Disable Device checks and allowing you to attempt the check untrained to disarm the beacon as if you had the trapfinding class feature (PCs who already have the trapfinding class feature gain a +6 bonus from Zarta instead). This assistance also allows PCs untrained in Disable Device
to roll aid another checks.

The beacon fires off another Extruciating defomation..

Excruciating Deformation - Your touch attack causes your target to become painfully malformed. Its limbs twist and buckle, while its body contorts uncontrollably, shifting and warping. Each round the target suffers excruciating pain and takes 2d6 points of nonlethal damage, 1 point of Dexterity damage, and 1 point of Constitution damage, and its speed is reduced by 10 feet. Once per round as a free action on its turn, the target can attempt a new Fortitude saving throw to resist the spell for 1 round.

Everyone is up.

I presume that's Khubelu.

It doesn't matter who he's shooting at - those shots miss. Sisro, the 'robit', is indeed immune to non-lethal. And they are actually an SRO.

Since Delea is closer, Sisro will pound on her instead.
sh: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20 bludgeoning and electricity: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (2, 3) + 7 = 12

Glimma takes a five foot step from Cueball and shoots at her.
ghp: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (14) + 19 = 33 cold & piercing: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (1, 5) + 9 = 15

Everyone is up.

Well, if Batpony doesn't mind, I'll do that. Otherwise I'll come up with something else.

From the wording, I'd say the beacon is the trap

Yeah - okay. I'll be in. Is the Technomancer playtest still ongoing?

Unfortunately for Cueball, the AOO misses and she's wielding a switchblade in her offhand. The bullrush misses
ultrathin switchblade: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (12) + 17 = 29 slashing: 2d4 + 11 ⇒ (3, 3) + 11 = 17

We should stay in initiative

Sobek sneezes at the wrong moment but Cortina gets a hit in ((Golem -55)
Ryul also misses but it doesn't matter. The golem suffers a RUD. (Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly).

Now there is just the beacon to deal with.

Ooooh .. that's going to be a nasty boo-boo Glimma says sarcastically. Mommy should kiss it better

So saying, she takes a five foot step from Cueball and proceeds to shoot her in the 'boo-boo' with her gelid hail pistol.
ghp: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (1) + 19 = 20 cold & piercing: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (3, 2) + 9 = 14

Meanwhile Sisro rolls towards Khubelu and smacks him with it's damagnetic storm hammer
sh: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28 bludgeoning and electricity: 2d4 + 7 ⇒ (4, 1) + 7 = 12

Everyone is up.

You might be right

Not being able to swarm more than one person, the golem reverts back to it's non-swarm form. ((full round action))
Vines regenerate but Zarta zaps them back.

Everyone is up.

As per procedure, this game has been reported to HQ

Oh yes. This is definitely going out. It's being picked up by the media people and Ratrod's security team. Laboni may have had a hand in that.

Gimma seems immune to being flatfooted (uncanny agility)
ref(Glimma): 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 with evasion
ref(Sisro): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

(Glimma: -27, Sisro: -16)

Cueball can still take an action. I presume the drone was set to transmit beforehand so it transmitted Glimma's confession.

No I haven't

Initiatives:

Cueball: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19
Delea: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
George 09-23: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Khubelu: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Rattus: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Glimma: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Sisro: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Map is on the slides. Cueball, George and Khubelu get to go first.

Does anyone know what happened to the Poppet Ancestry Boon on the ACP Boon page? (Costs -160ACP). I went to get one for a new PC and it's missing.

Two, with each player controlling their PC and a pregen.

perception(Paul): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Paloma discovers the swarm is not immune to fire. All the weapon attacks miss ((Golem: -38))

Game has been reported to HQ.

If there is nothing else, I'll close this campaign in the next day or so.

Added Taariik's Chronicle

Missing Boon rolls:
Taariik: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Wembly: 1d20 ⇒ 18
GM: 1d20 ⇒ 15

I would say yes to Cueball's dampen and the reflex DC for the explosion is 18. Only Cueball and George failed the save.

So the drone isn't recording your progress?

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The beacon is also a trap and that roll wasn't quite enough to disable it. Paul takes the effects of Excruciating Deformation (DC 14 save to partially negate.)

Excruciating Deformation - Your touch attack causes your target to become painfully malformed. Its limbs twist and buckle, while its body contorts uncontrollably, shifting and warping. Each round the target suffers excruciating pain and takes 2d6 points of nonlethal damage, 1 point of Dexterity damage, and 1 point of Constitution damage, and its speed is reduced by 10 feet. Once per round as a free action on its turn, the target can attempt a new Fortitude saving throw to resist the spell for 1 round.

The AOO misses. So far, everyone has saved.

Sobek gets to go twice

Once you recover from being caught in an explosion, you clamber down the ladder into the twisting service corridors that riddle the area under the track.

The short passageway at the base of the ladder opens into a warren of branching corridors and small chambers, carved from the compacted and sealed junk that makes up the walls. Rusted iron plates cover fissures in the floor, where junk has previously collapsed in on itself, and several crates stand open in the area, their interiors filled with padding and small gray packages.

You just had to get involved, didn’t you! a woman’s voice rings out, echoing through the passageways. Do you realize what you’re interfering with? Kyvex took everything from me when they killed my sweet Orsis, and now they’ve got to die! Her voice cracks in a choked sob. They deserve what’s coming to them, and I’ll make sure that horrid Ratrod takes the blame; if it wasn’t for his races, my son would still be alive. I didn’t want to have to kill you, but you leave me no choice. Sisro, get them!

They then move to positions of cover.

A robotic voice answers with an obedient, Yes, mother.

Question: Did you bring the repaired drone with you and if so, what is it doing?

The longspear misses but the acid doesn't ((Golem: -31))

The golem swarm continues to swarm around Sobek and Ryul
damage: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 6) = 9 + evisceration

Zarta clears out the fungal strands around the entrance.

Everyone is up.

I had to create a new PC in a hurry yesterday for 1st level play and selected the Background 'Library Dweller' (the PC is a wizard who is a Librarian). This background is 'Uncommon' and I'm wanting to check to see if there is a boon or something else that allows it to be taken.

It's on Page 22 of the Rival Academies book

I've done all the Chronicles except for Taariik as I still do not have reporting information.

They are in here

Artemis, Claudia and Zartan have already rolled for boons. Anyone else?

It gains the swarm subtype so I presume it keeps it's immunity to magic that allows spell resistance

The spell does nothing.

Sobek, Cortina and Paloma still to take actions

ref: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Anything that is more than half filled with vine

The golem discorporates into a swarm of tiny parts . It is now rated as Large. It then swarms all over Sobek and Cashel doing damage: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 3) = 5 + evisceration. Zarta clears the area between Paloma and the golem swarm.

Wood shape will do damage to the golem

You can see the fungal strands regenerating 1d3 ⇒ 3 squares, starting with the ones closest to the beacon.

Everyone is up

Sobek hits, Cortina does not. ((Golem -30))

And remember, if you touch or move through a fibre square, please make a DC 12 fort save

George comes to the conclusion the phone number leads to a burner phone. Probably one that's been spoofed to avoid tracking.

Cueball opens the hatch ....

.... and there's a MASSIVE explosion from underneath, catching all of you in the blast.

Everyone takes fire: 6d12 ⇒ (11, 1, 12, 10, 2, 5) = 41 unless you pass a reflex save to avoid it.

((Golem: -12))

Cortina and Paloma to go.

Anyone else doing perceptions?