Became convinced I should take the following feats at the next two levels:
Snatch Arrows (6th Monk Bonus)
Great Fortitude (In spite of having a +5 Fort save, I've failed more than 2/3 of the rolls to date.)
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After looking at the XP the rest of the adventure has to offer, now looks like a good time to flip the XP switch back on.
Consider yourselves as having just reached 5th level. We will be using the Medium track, and I'll note the amount of XP you gain after each session.
You should barely make 7th at the end of the adventure. If you don't make it to 7th, you'll ding to 7th after it ends.
Became convinced I should take the following feats at the next two levels:
Snatch Arrows (6th Monk Bonus)
Great Fortitude (In spite of having a +5 Fort save, I've failed more than 2/3 of the rolls to date.)
didn't i suggest snatch arrows as your level 2 bonus feat?
/duck
Became convinced I should take the following feats at the next two levels:
Snatch Arrows (6th Monk Bonus)
Great Fortitude (In spite of having a +5 Fort save, I've failed more than 2/3 of the rolls to date.)didn't i suggest snatch arrows as your level 2 bonus feat?
/duck
No need to duck - you did. I took Improved Grapple and haven't had an opportunity to use it once. You were right.
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Went fishing. Punched a big scaly reptile to death underwater. Got an iron chest with 1,000 GP and three potions, one of cat's grace and two of lesser restoration, plus a machete.
Kavi appears to have run out of her medications. Growing increasingly erratic. Is so concerned about betrays, hasn't noticed the pineapples watching her.
No, Havelem, I will NOT ask Trini to do that.
Someone is out to kill us and my companions don't seem concerned with finding out who that is. Lini is keeping secrets from me. I'm beginning to wonder who I can trust.
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Session 23:
Interrogated an agent and let him go.
Had a short discussion with Kassata and Aerys the next day and left Kalabuto.
Searched for a sunken ship.
Got ambushed by some tribesman shooting arrows from the tall grass
Young elasmosaurus CR 6 XP: 2400
4 Mzali Rangers CR 1 XP: 4x400
Total XP: 4000
XP per PC: 1000
Loot:
wand of glyph of warding (3 charges), carried by Trini
On agents (sold): 4 suits of +1 studded leather, 4 hand crossbows, 40 bolts, 4 masterwork punching daggers, 4 masterwork short swords, 4 grappling hooks, 4 silk ropes, 4 thieves' tools - total 4300gp when sold
4 thunderstones
138gp
1000gp in gold ingots
potion of cat's grace
2 potions of lesser restoration
adamantine machete (as short sword)
2 +1 human bane arrows
4 leather armor
4 handaxes
4 masterwork composite shortbows (Str +2) with 80 arrows
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Session 24:
Fought some lizardmen and a hippo.
Found some dead Mantis
Fought a really mean ape.
Used up an item...
3 lizardmen CR 1 3x400
Hippopotamus CR 5 1600
Dire ape CR 3 800
Shadow Demon CR 7 3200
Total XP: 6800
XP per PC: 1700
Loot:
4 masterwork studded leather
3 masterwork spears
5 short swords
magic ring (not identified)
IMPORTANT NOTE: I miscalculated where the correct point for 5th level began in the module. Give yourselves a bonus 4000xp each to get yourselves where you need to be. Remember, we are on the Medium track.
...I am getting a mite bit frustrated with "Fail a Save, Out of Fight" at the beginning of each fight for two weeks running. :)
Sounds like it's time to launch plan "Off the Rails!"
No, no. We tie you TO the rails, Kavi. Eventually, someone will develop a locomotive to run you over. We can wait. We're all younger than you...
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Alright, I might as well post my thoughts and be frank.
I'm not happy with Kavi having a CR 3 zombie that can tear the hell out of everything you meet for the next few levels until it gets torn down. But Command Undead allows control of it despite no HD limitation at all, so I allow it as a GM.
I'm also not happy with losing a player for the night outright because the mood for in-character or out-of-character discussion about the subject wasn't right.
I haven't prepped the campaign too far ahead so it's no real skin off my back if it halts.
If there's a way that a player discussion or character discussion can occur to continue this campaign, then I'm open to it. That's pretty much the only way this will continue.
So somehow, that happens, or this stops. I really can't force the issue in any direction in any way. Those have to be my terms.
I have nothing to say that needs to be splashed on a message board instead of said in chat at a future time.
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Session 25 (2 hours)
Killed witch doctor with troll zombie (2400xp)
Kavi took control of troll zombie
Loot:
+1 spear
dagger
amulet of natural armor +1
unidentified war mask
250gp in onux stones
spell book:
4: animate dead, contagion, enervation
3: fly, ray of exhaustion, vampiric touch
2: blindness/deafness, false life, hypnotic pattern, spectral hand, summon swarm
1: chill touch, mage armor, ray of enfeebleness, shield, true strike
Session 26 (2 hours)
Kavi suffered epiphany/episode and destroyed her troll zombie and familiar
Killed 3 mwangi spriggan (Eloko) (800xp each)
Loot:
3 sets of leather armor
12 daggers
3 masterwork halberds
unidentifed bell
total XP 4800
per PC: 1200xp
You are all very close to 6th level. Try to have those versions ready, because they will likely take effect mid session.
I will not be able to attend tomorrow's session most likely, an impromptu meeting was announced at work, no idea when it will be over. Apologies for the short notice =(
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Session 27
(Ciani and AdAstraGames were absent)
Identified war mask of terror (scare 1/day, etc.)
Identified Eloko bell (4 charges, DC 14 Will save)
Encountered spirit dancers, freed them from the succubus (2400xp)
Awakened their animal spirits:
- Lini - changed to lion
- Trini - zebra
- Kavi - acquired new patron, rhino
- Rameej - goat
Arrived at walls of Tazion, eastern wall.
XP per PC: 600
You are all now officially 6th level, plus 500xp each.
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Awakened animal spirit details
Each of you has a specific animal spirit that was awakened by the spirit dancers you encountered just before arriving at the walls of Tazion.
Lini
Animal Spirit: Lion
Benefits:
1/adventure - +5 sacred bonus to a Disguise, Perception or Stealth skill check
1/adventure - (Su) may roar as a lion. All enemies within 30' must make a Will save DC 10 + 1/2 your level + your Cha modifier or be shaken for 3 rounds. This is a sonic, fear, mind-affecting effect.
Trini
Animal Spirit: Zebra
Benefits:
1/adventure - +5 sacred bonus to a Diplomacy, Handle Animal or Ride check
1/adventure - (Su) may increase your speed by 30 feet for 1 round (sacred bonus).
Kavi
Animal Spirit: Rhino
Benefits:
1/adventure - +5 sacred bonus to a Bluff, Intimidate or Survival check
1/adventure - (Su) may perform an Improved Bull Rush on an enemy during a charge or charge an object to attempt a Break DC, both as if your Strength is 18.
Rameej
Animal Spirit: Goat
Benefits:
1/adventure - +5 sacred bonus to a Handle Animal, Heal or Survival check
1/adventure - (Su) may ignore difficult terrain for 1 round
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Session 28
- Found trap in wall breach
- Rameej hopped up on wall and scouted, got chased off by apemen
- Party triggered trap with summoned earth elemental and crept in under the trees
- Ran to ruined tower, fought snakes. Lini got snagged and crushed by giant constrictor.
- Found aqueduct, travelled to west side of Tazion, fought water elemental, disabled summoning trap
- Returned to aqueduct, took south passage to shaft.
- Descended to bottom and fought decapus.
- Climbed shaft and fought 4 apemen.
XP:
1 Barbed net trap (triggered) (CR 3) = 800xp
3 venomous snakes (CR 1)x3 = 1200xp
1 giant constrictor snake (CR 3) = 800xp
1 huge water elemental (trap, summoned) (CR 7) = 3200xp
1 decapus (CR 3) = 800xp
4 charau-ka (CR 2)x4 = 2400xp
TOTAL: 9200xp
2300xp per PC.
Loot:
Masterwork breastplate
unidentified magical scythe
2 potions of cure serious wounds
climber's kit
masterwork thieves' tools
132gp
I'm open for it.
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Session 29
- After emerging from the pit, they heard commotion from a nearby pile of rubble. Investigating revealed three charau-ka (as the Zenj natives call them) killed. Two by puncture wound to the back, one slashed across the throat.
- Moving north, they saw 3 more charau-ka on rubble. They charged and attacked. After 2 were dropped, the final tried to flee but was grappled and killed by Rameej.
- Further north lied a shrine choked with overgrown trees. Mathers was sent overhead to scout for a clear entrance. Rameej was able to climb over the western walls and peek inside. He saw 4 charau-ka on platforms over a tar pool, just waiting. In another room he saw 4 more charau-ka in snake robes about to burn 3 captured Zenj tribesmen. They all climbed the wall to save them and fought off both groups.
- While leading the tribesmen out the entrance of the shrine, Lini was struck by a falling block trap. The tribesmen ran into the woods, never to be seen again.
- Kavi and Lini proceeded around the long way while Rami and Trini tried to climb over a nearby wall. Rami found 2 more charau-ka and fought them with Makani while Lini and Kavi tried to make there way to the battle. Casting was heard.
- After the 2 charau-ka were dispatched, everyone made their way to the final upper chamber where the tribal shaman and his giant constrictor snake were waiting. It was a pitched battle, but he was eventually killed.
- The party found various treasures along with an extraordinary moonstone serving as the eye for a decapitated snake mural. The decapitated head reminded Kavi of the snake battle that the Tempest guided them to in their first animal spirit trance (Trini's zebra hoof blow knocked its head off when they defeated it).
Killed 13 chauru-ka (13 x CR 2 - 7800xp)
Triggered falling block trap (CR 5 - 1600 xp)
Killed Raogru, tribal shaman (CR 6 - 2400 xp)
Total XP = 11800xp
XP per PC: 2950xp
Loot:
unidentified hide armor
unidentified heavy mace
unidentified red potion
unidentified golden lion figurines (duh)
holy symbol with snake skull on it
1500gp in relics
500gp moonstone gem that radiates divination magic
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Mistake in Session 29:
- Divine Power with a range of personal qualifies as a shared spell and would have made a certain boss fight against a constrictor snake companion more challenging. (Two chances to strike and constrict are better than one).
Mistake against shadow demon:
- Incorporeal attacks are against touch AC.
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Session 30
- Found elegantly written note warning that charau-ka are aware of the party's location, moved outside the walls to rest
- Awoke next morning, approached northern ziggarat
- Killed 3 giant wasps
- Found pool room, killed 1 leech swarm, damaged Rami's stats
- Searched moon room, found 2000gp in relics
- Found idol room, avoided courtyard, found nothing of note.
- Searched garden, attacked by basidirond, everyone disabled except eidolon. Killed basidirond.
- Found door with yellow mold on other side (Rath: "oh hell no"), avoided it.
XP:
3 giant wasps (CR3x3, 2400xp)
1 leech swarm (CR 4, 1200xp)
1 basidirond (CR 5, 1600xp)
avoided yellow mold (CR 6, 2400xp)
Total: 7600xp
Per PC: 1900xp
Loot:
2000gp in relics
How Lini was contacted by the mantis remains unknown to me, I suspect they’ve been keeping fairly close tabs on us, but aside from poor Sasha I doubt that anyone close to us has been compromised. It was probably some mysterious note, assassins like to do that sort of thing, but if they used a contact to deliver the message directly I’d think Lini would see the danger signs in that and warn us. You only use contacts with people you’re planning to recruit or dispose of.
I was in the midst of my brewing when Lini called. I do love this cauldron. I can’t even imagine how much time and effort this would have saved Chilton and me in Alkenstar. I should make a note that if I die I want this cauldron given to a local apothecary or alchemist. I’d hate for such a fine item to be wasted by being buried with me.
The meeting with the mantis was across town. The city was completely unknown to us so they couldn’t have been hoping to drag us out of our comfort zone, more likely they were going to use a more established and secure meeting area, somewhere in territory they controlled, and well away from the docks and shackle ears. I was comforted by the fact that it didn’t fit with their motif to lure us into a trap. Killing people that agree to meet with them is no way for a group of assassins to behave. There always needs to be trust.
To my knowledge I’ve never dealt with the Mantis before, but there are still large chunks that are missing, I don’t think I’ve ever met with them before, but I’m pretty sure that I was once the sort of person that might have used them. If they have knowledge of me I’ll be at a serious disadvantage, thankfully I’m willing to bet that most people believe that Bergljot Kawilvi is dead, and the rest are too young to have known her. Chilton was connected with this Egzimora though, and this was a name from my past, but was she striking at me or was she also known to Chilton? I wish I remembered more.
The meeting took place in some hidden room at the back of a bar. Lini asked for someone at the bar named Ginger and we were sent to a private room. The lady had red hair, like Sasha, which is quite rare in this part of the world. What are the chances that two girls with red hair mixed up with the same organization weren’t related? There’s a good possibility actually, but I suspect that an organization like the Red Mantis is probably at its core made up of clans, speaking from personal experience it was the best way to ensure people who hated one another kept working together. Mother might not like Elvana but against the low born the Jadwiga will stick together.
The one named Ginger led us to a concealed door which led down a flight of stairs . . . straight into a mantid of Mantis. I counted 12. So this was how it was going to be: intimidation.
In the centre of their ring stood a lone female. The other Mantis kept their masks but she alone showed us her face. She was an elf. Her eyes and hair were dark, but her skin was pale, and in the torchlight it almost had a red glow to it.
“Welcome, please come in,” said the apparent leader, “I trust that Ginger wasn’t rude to you.”
“Not that I noticed,” Lini said.
“Before we get started I think we should set up terms,” I said, but Lini and the mantis leader were talking about something else.
“Damn I was wrong?” Lini was saying, “I thought he was working for someone else.”
“Well he does specialize in information as I’m sure he told you.”
Who were they talking about I wondered.
“Linarran is most useful in keeping us informed,” The mantis woman was saying, “Not that he would be so foolish as to not include us in his endeavours.”
‘Well,’ I though, ‘He will have to be dealt with.’
"First,” I said aloud, “I think need to be upfront with our dealings."
"Indeed,” Remi was saying, “It seemed unlikely that he would only be working for one employer at a time. Can you trust him not to sell the information to others as well?”
I knew of a way to ensure the treacherous mouth was sealed permanently. Spilling our secrets, endangering the lives of millions, all for some baubles in some forgotten Azanti city? The other laughed at the treachery but the snake, the serpent I mean, she hadn’t risked her life crashing the boat into the smuggler’s shiv for treasure. There was something powerful and evil buried or hidden at Saventh-Yhi, I’d bet my soul on it, and I couldn’t let that fall into the wrong hands. It was a shame that I couldn’t make the others understand that.
"We have already made arrangements with the shackles," I said.
"Yes, I've heard you are direct, Kavi,” The Mantis lady finally said, “Snooping around town. You are far from subtle."
‘I’m done with being subtle,’ I wanted to say, but instead I told her that we had no intentions of going back on our deal, but I added: “However we are open to further arrangements."
"As we are no doubt aware,” The Mantis lady said, “You do realize those pirates have no interest in keeping deals with outsiders."
"Not my concern," I said, which was true, the pirates were just a means to an end, and if they kept their end of the bargain it would be a bonus, “I only look into my end of the deal.”
"If they don't,” Lini said, “It'd be their last mistake really."
That was a rather blood thirsty statement I thought. Perhaps Lini was only talking tough in front of the assassins, but she had to know that we were using the money and manpower of the shackles to get us to Saventh-Yhi, and our promises of riches and valuable Azanti artefacts was not the real prize. If the shackles discovered our real goal, stopping some unknown serpentfolk plot they’d probably realize that my hopes for any actual treasure in the city were really just slim to none. The city has been lost to the outside world for thousands of years . . . but likely not to the inhabitants of the jungle. If the city hasn’t been picked over by locals already I’d eat my hat.
"A shame,” the Mantis lady said, “One can benefit from mutual understandings."
"We still can make arrangements," I said trying to walk the line between deference and defiance, I wanted to show that I could be amenable, but I needed to stress that I wasn’t going to be intimidated, “Believe me I have no desire to work against you, but if you don't wish to work with us I will do my best to destroy you.”
I kept my eyes on the Assassin leader, around me I heard the sounds of swords leaving their sheathes, and perhaps there was a moment of understanding between us as she held up her hand to halt her murderers.
"Second,” I said pretending to ignore the immediate threats to my person, “if we do work together I don't want you "fixing things" on our behalf"
The last thing I needed was a group of assassins killing indiscriminately. I’m sure they could take out our opponents for us, but the problem with our current situation was that there was one true enemy, and then there was merely competition. Supposing my worst fears are realized and there is some great and terrible thing in that jungle that the serpent folk are after, well the wealth and knowledge of Saventh-Yhi will likely be secondary concern, and former rivals could become potential allies. I didn’t need the waters muddied with a few murders between us.
"Kavi, do not make enemies of us,” The lady assassin was saying, “Truly. If it is your dying wish to cause the Mantis harm, we can make that a reality. But little would be gained."
Perhaps she hadn’t understood what I was saying? Perhaps she was now just posturing for the benefit of her people? I shrugged.
“I just said I don't want to be enemies,” I said, “But the ball will be in your court"
"Then I suggest you choose your words wisely."
"I did," I said, "I suggest that you listen to what I'm actually saying instead of looking for threats"
Perhaps with all her talk of subtly she wasn’t as quick to pick up undercurrents and stresses as she thought she was. Perhaps she didn’t understand what she represented? The Mantis were assassins, not spies, not information brokers: assassins. The organization had gone to great lengths to establish this fact. The only thing they could bring to the table was death. The only threat they held over us was murder. Their choices in dealing with us were ignore, deal, or destroy. I had no illusions that I could defeat the organization if they decided to turn against us. All I’d promised was that I’d do my best.
"As for our interests in Saventh-Yhi,” the assassin said, “There may be other information there of benefit to us, and I will leave it at that. Naturally our first goal is to get there, and to do that, we need to know where Tazion is."
"Now as I was saying, no killing folks without our say so,” I said, trying to continue the negotiations, though secretly my mind was working over what I could remember about the Mantis and their deity Achaekek, I knew it was an ancient god, but could he be that old? What else would draw a religious cult of assassins to an ancient city?
"I have no qualms about putting down folk that need to be put down,” I continued, “But we have to make that call."
"Kavi,” the woman said, “The Mantis operates by its own needs and purposes. It will not acquiesce to any of your demands when it comes to our purposes."
"And last condition,” I said ignoring her failure to communicate, “You let Sasha go, she's a good kid, but she doesn't need to be messed up with the lot of you. I think you know that. Let her live her life away from you."
At the mention of her name the lady assassin waved her hand and Sasha was brought forth. She looked terrified. Like on the island she’d gone quiet, withdrawing into herself from the world, and I felt that pang of sorrow and regret that I had for my own daughter. I couldn’t help but wonder where she was and what had happened to her. Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind I knew the answer, but the intense need I felt to save Sasha (my proxy daughter) made me terrified to look harder.
"Those are my conditions," I said, forcing myself to look away from Sasha, "I don't see how they could be unreasonable to you"
"Sasha has been somewhat helpful to us,” the assassin said, “She was quite easy to find once we had need for her. However, she tends to be a bit... timid, and didn't have a great deal of information to provide. As for 'letting her go', as you say, she was sent her by her mother, as directed by the Mantis. I do not make that decision, and it is not up to me."
I couldn’t help but feel a pang of annoyance. Sasha was of no value to them, she would never be a member of their ranks, what would be the harm in giving her to us?
“Perhaps I'm not dealing with the correct person then," I said, "I'd assumed that the one who was sent to make the deals was capable of making a simple deal as this."
“Kavi,” Lini was saying to me, “I think you're getting sidetracked here . . ."
Lini was correct, I had gotten side tracked, and I had to wonder if the Mantis knew what showing me the girl would do to me? Probably not. I struggled to regain my composure, to negotiate a deal, but I remained fixated on Sasha. I felt white hot anger boiling through me. They were trying to bully us, intimidate us, they flaunted the fact that they’d taken the information that we’d nearly died for on the shiv, and now they were even refusing to give us the child?
"I have offered you no deal,” The assassin finally said, revealing her true intentions, “When I determine the value of what your friend has proposed, you will hear from me."
Lini had agreed to give the assassins the information they sought (likely the location of some holy relic) in exchange for nothing, and as a result the assassins now thought they had a stake in our expedition. If I was right it wouldn’t matter. It was the principal of the thing. They were going to take what they wanted from us and they expected us to be thankful.
"See to it our guests find their way out,” the assassin said as a dismissal.
“No, we're not leaving yet,” I said, “Sasha come here.”
“Kavi . . .” the assassin whispered in a dangerous tone, “Do mind your manners. Not all Mantis are as patient as I am."
"I'm not leaving her with you thieves," I said, tired of being diplopic. Sasha giggled. For a moment I saw the girl that had once shined on the island. The tarnished pearl that had come out of its shell. The sprit the mantis sought to crush for no other reason then she’d been born into their sect. Sasha was no angel but she deserved a chance at life, how else could she ever hope to change like I had? She was being killed from the inside by these mantis. It wasn’t fair.
"Do not waste your time Kavi,” the assassin said, “It is the Mantis' will that she be here, and there is nothing you can do to change that. Perhaps temporarily, the Mantis will always have who and what they want."
"Please... go," Sasha whispered with a shake of her head. She was trying to save me I realized. Something snapped inside of me.
“I think you're forgetting one thing . . ." I whispered to the assassin, my eyes met hers, and I knew she was looking into the black pit of my soul. One merciless killer looking into the eye of another. In those years I’d lived before I’d met Chilton I’d done some horrible things, I probably had more blood on my hands then this entire squad of bugs, but I was eternally thankful that he’d given me the chance to learn a better way. I felt his pistol on my belt. He’d been a lawman. Taught me right from wrong. He’d used his pistol to help people rather then harm them. The gun suddenly felt so heavy on my hip.
“. . . and what is that?" the assassin asked.
One shot, I could end it all with one shot. It would end my quest. It might even end the world if I was right about the serpentfolk, but what good was the world or revenge if I couldn’t even save one little girl? Let the monsters have it. There was no point in living in a world were cruelty and evil go unchecked. I felt my body tensing. I knew what I had to do. I was ready to meet my maker.
“kavi,” Lini was saying, “Its time to go. Sasha is fine, and will be fine."
I looked down at my gnomish friend. She was standing between us, like her tiny physical form could intercede and stop the violence, like she was ready to pull me off of the assassin. It seemed so absurd. Comical even. I felt myself laughing. If I’d drawn my gun, pulled the trigger, I knew my life would be forfeit, that was the price I’d have willingly paid, but I’d not considered Lini or her sister. My actions would likely have cost them their lives as well. Here I was obsessing about justice and right and wrong and I’d almost taken away their lives as well. I wondered what Chilton would have said about that? Blind justice?
"Very well assassin," I said, "You win. No one dies today"
"Not today,” she said, I realized that she’d also tensed up, preparing for violence, “And Kavi, who you are looking for is not among us. So end your search at our doors."
I said nothing. It was a small gift but a gift none the less. Something that she hadn’t needed to offer but had anyways. Perhaps she was bound as tightly by her assassin cult as Sasha was.
“Wait,” Lini said, “If you know who that is, we wish to learn of that also. Information exchange in future. Also on the table for consideration."
"I do not know this person she seeks,” The assassin said, “She is not a Mantis. That is all."
With that we made our way to the surface. I was beginning to feel regret for my actions. It was possible that the assassin had been lying to me but it didn’t feel like she was.
"What a waste of our time," I said trying hard to keep laughing, because I knew the raw emotions that were lurking underneath, “I can't believe that sad bunch of cut throats and thieves are the dread Red Mantis."
"I'm not sure why you are saying such Kavi,” Lini said, “But you clearly weren’t seeing the same things."
"I didn't want to leave Sasha behind . . ." I whispered as I felt the humour die inside of me, “I was going to kill her Lini, They'd have killed me, but I was going to take her life."
"...yeah. Because?" Lini asked.
"How could we leave her?" I asked as I felt the emotions finially catch up to me. Tears were steaming down my face.
"...at a place she chose to be and wasn't a prisoner in?" Lini asked, seemingly oblivious to the reality of the matter.
“She didn't deserve that," I cried.
"You should go save gelik from the pathfinders next," Lini snapped, clearly angry at me. She was wise but clearly she didn’t understand people.
"So, you felt it worth it to trade your life, and ours, without consulting us?” Remi asked, “To save this Sasha person?"
“My life?” I asked, “Yes, I'd have given it gladly"
My life wasn’t worth a damn now that Chilton was gone. There was nothing for me now. Death would have been a small price to pay of I could end Sasha’s suffering.
"I have no qualms about you trading your life in a futile gesture, Kavi,” Remi spat, he was clearly furious, not the usual serine, leaf on a pond, calm inner peace that’s you’d expect from a monk, “Your life is your own coin to spend. You do not get to spend mine. Is that clear? Do you honestly think that had you made your grand gesture of stupidity, that they'd have let any of the rest of us live? Or did your desire to die a martyr outweigh your consideration of the rest of us?”
"Remi,” I said as honestly as I could, “I don’t know you, and honestly I don't care about you. But I couldn't risk Lini's life as well. So that's why you live"
"Kavi, just stop threatening people okay?” Lini seemed to be begging me, “Rameej especially. I know you get confused about stuff, but you have to stop doing this"
She was right, I did get confused. On this island I’d briefly thought Sasha was my daughter. I knew that wasn’t the case. I’d been wrong, confused, but not about this.
"I didn't threaten anyone Lini,” I said, “I just wanted Sasha safe."
"No,” she snapped, “You are wrong. You DID threaten. A lot."
"Or I wanted to be sure that no one else could hurt her," I said, trying to explain.
"No,” Remi said,” You threatened the head of the Red Mantis with murder at a later date.”
I blinked. Where had he gotten that from?
“Why do you assume that I want her dead?" I asked, "I never promised her any such thing"
A thought occurred to me:
"I promised that I'd do my best to destroy her,” I said, surely they knew that there were ways of dealing with people without killing? There was magic that would ruin her, cripple her, destroy her mind. There were far worse things then death as well, “What else could we do if she comes at us?"
"You do realise that you just said a minute ago you were going to kill her?” Lini asked, “That pretty much says it."
"You said, and I quote..."no one dies...today",” Remi said, “That is a threat to most sensible and sane persons."
I looked between the two of them. Anger and confusion was written on their faces. How could they have completely misunderstood my words? They thought that I’d intended to kill the assassin.
“Sasha,” I cried, “I was going to kill Sasha.”
Pygon, I infer from the nature of your posts that you are playing in a Chat Room, which you eluded to in your initial post on this thread. Is there a Paizo Chat Room, and if so, how the Heck can I find it? Regards, KGM
Thanks very much Guy. Greatly appreciated. KGM
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Session 31
- Killed 3 mithral cobras (CR 3x3 = 2400xp)
- Killed 8 charau-ka (CR 2x8 = 4800xp)
- Killed 1 girallon (CR 6 - 2400xp)
- Killed 1 serpentfolk caster (CR 8 - 4800xp)
- Located Saventh-Yhi on world map (4800xp)
Loot:
- ring of protection +1
- dagger +1
- wand of web (10 charges)
- spellbook (4 1st level, 6 2nd level, 3 3rd level spells)
Total XP: 18400xp
Per PC: 4800xp
Party is now 7th level. Congrats!
You have an extra 450xp into 7th to work with.
Mistake: Didn't add Int stat to boss's concentration checks!
Kavi is updated
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This is the end fight as it began.
Serpent Skull 2 End Boss Fight
Here is what the Pillar of Light room looked like in TTopRPG:
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Session 32
- Found a shatterspike
- Destroyed the multicolored gem
- Spoke with Chivane, she retreated to the trees with her expedition
- Leveled up to 7, Lini powered up Droogami
- Met with Kassata and the Shackles expedition, made their way to the entrance of the Saventh-Yhi map
- Left the expedition behind while they cleared the trails around the waterfall
- Killed 3 pteranadons over a stream, saw 4 large crocs below
- Showed them the vista of Saventh-Yhi
XP:
- Killed 3 Advanced pteranadons (3x CR4 - 3600xp)
Total: 3600xp
900xp per PC. (now at 1350xp into 7th)
Loot:
- Shatterspike (weapon in Core book)
Note: You can use the Shackles expedition as a small town for cashing in treasure and acquiring items you want to purchase. I haven't decided on the max item value yet.