Busy, full day. I'll try to post as soon as I'm able.
You know, I've no idea. Now that you mention, I might not be able to. Gotta check now and see if I've been cheating. :P
Whew! It looks like I can. The helm is considered "head" and the headband "headband". Man I was sweatin' that one for a minute. Here's a link that helps clarify: Magic items
Hi, just woke up...
Sorry for falling off grid, I've been pulling long shifts and it's been throwing me way off. I'll catch up tomorrow tho
Variel and Dhaavan – if you guys are up for joining, the GM has me botting this adventure; it’s currently on the Social RP thread to make it easier to find. Also, there’s some issues with the time/space/placement via the magical transport; so you could all leave at once, but you’ll eventually appear with the party as soon as you want to join.
For what it’s worth, Dhaavan, the place they’re in is the River Kingdoms; it’s currently ruled by a collection of Barons governed by their Queen who has a friend who is a young female dragon. Rumor has it that one of the Barons is a powerful barbarian warlord to the east… you may have heard of him :)
Hay all still here just reading the thread to catch up. Will post something tonight.
It'd be good to see where Variel materialises as he didn't come out of the doorway when we did ... Hopefully he'll show up not too far from where we are currently. :)
Okay, here's the lowdown. Rajah can cast Endure elements, communal.
He will use a Mythic point to cast it since he doesn't have it learned.
Now, I need to divide it among how many? And I'm guessing Variel will be involved as well.
He will use multiple Mythic points if he must. Because I'm guessing he'd need to cast it on the horseman as well. Unless they're too good for it which would be totally fine with Rajah. ;)
There's like, what, 5 of us? Jiro, Rain, Variel(?), Rajah, Amen... who am I missing? I feel like I'm missing someone.
Anyway, if he's gotta burn about 3 or 4 points to cover everyone and to cover them for longer durations, he will.
Okay, here's the lowdown. Rajah can cast Endure elements, communal.
He will use a Mythic point to cast it since he doesn't have it learned.
Now, I need to divide it among how many? And I'm guessing Variel will be involved as well.
He will use multiple Mythic points if he must. Because I'm guessing he'd need to cast it on the horseman as well. Unless they're too good for it which would be totally fine with Rajah. ;)
There's like, what, 5 of us? Jiro, Rain, Variel(?), Rajah, Amen... who am I missing? I feel like I'm missing someone.
Anyway, if he's gotta burn about 3 or 4 points to cover everyone and to cover them for longer durations, he will.
Well, OUT of game Daeron is the only one who isn't at least a 4th level ranger; the others already have Endurance, plus relatively decent Fortitude Saves... However, they would never turn down a bonus to aid them in the wild :)
Also, Variel MAY be involved - but don't ask me; for all I know, the magical elements which bring him to this place could have him come after the storm... In short, if you use it, do what you can with what you know and we'll see how it turns out :)
It'd be good to see where Variel materialises as he didn't come out of the doorway when we did ... Hopefully he'll show up not too far from where we are currently. :)
Indeed! Well, I guess we'll just have to find out what happens next :)
and Dhaavan said he was coming too... but hasn't posted his step into the portal yet.
and Dhaavan said he was coming too... but hasn't posted his step into the portal yet.
He may not be used to the frequency of posting in this game yet. But that's okay, I'm pretty sure he'll get back into the swing of things once he starts up.
Speaking of which - I just got back from another twelve hour shift (sorry for the late posting). That being the case, I should point out I post once a day - sometimes more. I also will write a response to every PC who posts, though sometimes I consolidate those responses into one single post.
If I'm going to be AFK for more than 24 hours, I'll let you guys know on the Discussion Thread. If you guys are AFK for more than 24 hours, please let us know so we know who can bot you.
Cool! That said, the boards have been up-dated; more to come when I see you guys do next :)
Rain was looking for a place/shelter to ride out the worst of the storm. Christopher seems to be asking if we want to check out the ruins. It wasn't meant as a 'let's go exploring' thing but a temporary shelter until we can ride out again for Castle Urion.
As to fly, I only meant that Rain could fly just above the treetops to get to the clearing. The worst of the storm is further up in the sky, I'd presume. I don't mind throwing up a Fly check if it's required but I need to know the current wind speed (or at least know what the wind force is - light, moderate, strong, severe etc) so I can incorporate a penalty to the fly check. Thanks, Dain GM.
Okay, including Dhaavan now, that would be 6 of us.
4 horses
4 riders
So, 1 for each the 4 horses and 4 riders. That's 6 hours each.
And 1 for 3 of us and 1 for the other 3. That's 8 hours each.
So that would be 4 Mythic points to cast the spell 4 times.
Sound good?
The only issue I'm having is, do we have Variel and Dhaavan with us? If not, Rajah will cast 1 of the spells on Amen, Rain, and Seijiro. And save the last one for himself and the other two.
Rain has the Endurance feat which can help with her Fort saves vs cold. However Neko doesn't. Perhaps put your spell on Neko instead of Rain and Rain will take her chances.
Oh yeahhhh, Neko.
Okay, how about this then. Neko would equal 15 creatures. So in that case, Rajah will burn all 5 Mythic points and get 3 people per casting.
That way, everyone is at 8 hours each. That'd be cool. And Rajah has no problem going that route.
How's that sound?
As long as I haven't forgotten anybody else that is. Which, unfortunately, has a high level of probability. :P
Okay - so Dhaavan did a shout-out to you; you advanced to the tower, but Dhaavan may or may not come with you, and he'll certainly need some 'splaining In-Character before you're caught up.
That said; do you two want to RP that in front of the two outriders by the horses, or further into the forest?
If you do that RP in the forest, it means you could all meet up with Rain, Neko, Jiro and Amen-set and then we could go from there?
Also, you may want to hold off on your last casting until you formally meet up with Variel and Dhaavan, as I'm not sure you'd know to cast it on them until/unless you meet them.
Looking forward to what happens next :)
Yeah, will wait until Variel and Dhaavan show up for the last one.
I'm fairly certain Dhaavan will come with us. It just wouldn't make sense for him not to. It'd seem pointless to be here if that was the case. Unless, of course, he has some other grand plan of adventure he wishes to take on his own. So in that sense I guess you never know. :P
That said; do you two want to RP that in front of the two outriders by the horses, or further into the forest?
Doesn't really matter to me. I'm good with whichever/whatever.
That said; do you two want to RP that in front of the two outriders by the horses, or further into the forest?Doesn't really matter to me. I'm good with whichever/whatever.
Good! In which case I'm going to say Dhaavan would acknowledge your response, but he won't do anything in front of the outriders until he knows more about them specifically.
When he sees you move into the forest, he will naturally follow you in while still Invisible, especially as Vanish doesn't last that long anyway - after you're both past the initial tree line he'll start talking with you to catch up on what you missed (you two can RP that out if you'd like before catching up with the others).
At this point you'll reach the clearing by the ruined tower and Dhaavan can then introduce himself to the others at this time.
If anyone else is on, feel free to RP seeing Rajah and Dhaavan come out of the trees before the tower, too :)
NOTE: I apologize for my last post. I re-read it and the grammar/writing was almost incomprehensible to me. I'm sorry for that; I'm having a few issues and I clearly wasn't very focused when writing it. Since it past the 1 hour mark I can't edit it.
However; Rajah didn't move "beyond" the party, he moved "behind" the party; as in, he was following them on a path that seemed to have either vanished or was non-existent.
Despite the age/size/thickness of the trees/roots, the entire clearing has no trees in it; and not even growing roots from trees beyond the clearing have stretched to break or damage the base of the tower itself.
Not well tonight. I'll post something in my morning. Thanks for your patience.
Not well tonight. I'll post something in my morning. Thanks for your patience.
No worries, Rain.
Also, Dhaavan? I've read your sheet; the only languages I was able to find was "Aquan" but I think that's Jack's... I must have missed it, but what languages do you read/speak? Thanks :)
Right now I'm botting Dhaavan. Since I don't know what he would do, and since no one acted for him I'm just having him "Hold Action" in the open doorway by the south side of the tower.
Quick Aside - for those of you who studied the enemy, you probably realize the CR is modestly challenging. I don't think it's too OP given that you have 5 9th Level Mythic Heroes, 2 8 Level NPC's and 1 7th Level NPC with your group.
To Clarify; the enemy could indeed feel more OP if people don't act. The CR is meant for your party and it will become more difficult if members of the party don't act.
That said; it's your move!
So this combat feels pretty complicated - I blame the GM on the lack of Description and a Map.
However, the GM's knowledge of uploading maps is poor - so he didn't make one yet.
This will change soon - I'll have a crude (yet functional) map up soon on the Discussion Thread to aid things.
I apologize in advance for how bad the map will look; but it will be functional!
It's just the security settings on the map - that's why we can't see it. Once Dain GM is back from work, it'll get sorted out. Thanks. :)
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Rain: Thanks for the kick-ass map and adjustments.
For all your help/support with the combat/mechanics I'm awarding you 1,000 GP. You can have that in either gold, Crafting Supplies (either magical or mundane) or Plunder - your choice!
Variel; if you could please make a note of that on the Loot List for Rain I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
Wow, thanks Dain GM! Rain will take it in gold, please.
As to the map, I was creating it during work hours and had to do it quickly as I was getting weird looks. LOL If there are any issues with moving your avatars, then let me know and I'll fix it. Thanks! :)
Wow, thanks Dain GM! Rain will take it in gold, please.
As to the map, I was creating it during work hours and had to do it quickly as I was getting weird looks. LOL If there are any issues with moving your avatars, then let me know and I'll fix it. Thanks! :)
No worries, Rain! Typically I'd reward you with the gold during an In-Game opportunity. But I'm going to just have it added to your sheet now.
As the game continues, obviously there will be chances for other rewards for everyone to come, but I guess we'll all find out what happens next :)
Current Map for Easy Access
Thanks, Rain! :)
I will be traveling from Saturday morning until Weds. night (driving up north to see the eclipse). I will try to check in at least once a day, but if I miss a post time, please feel free to bot me to keep the flow going. I don't want to hold up the game.
I will be traveling from Saturday morning until Weds. night (driving up north to see the eclipse). I will try to check in at least once a day, but if I miss a post time, please feel free to bot me to keep the flow going. I don't want to hold up the game.
Thank you, Jiro. I appreciate that!
Meanwhile, if I don't hear from Dhaavan by tonight, I'll bot him and move forward.
Thanks for the bot. Sorry, I worked late last night and picked up an early shift today amp promptly passed out to sleep off a fever I picked up.
I'm ok, just was out of it
still swamped at work this weekend at the hospital. Will check in and get a response when I can. Hopefully tonight if not tomorrow.
Sounds good!
Meantime, not much has formally happened other than story/plot development since the death of that spider monster, so hopefully there's not too much to catch up with. I mean, there are some posts, but mostly they just have insights on the NPC's you'll interact with as well as some clues as to what will come, but they're meant to be subtle clues.
Right now the rain has turned to freezing rain; it's pretty cold out and most of you guys aren't dressed for cold weather so heading out of the rain might be a safe bet - just in case :)
Rajah did cast Endure elements, communal on several folks I believe. At least, that was plan I thought. He was saving his last one for himself, Variel, and Dhaavan. It takes all of his Mythic Points to cover everyone. But if y'all think he should use his last one for a lesser restoration then we can go with that.
I believe the total number of people/creatures he could cover was 15.
Sorry, I don't have a great deal of time so forgive me if I don't respond to posts directed at Rajah.
Like JAF0, also traveling to check out the eclipse. Will be more normal come next weekend. Spotty rest of week.
Rajah did cast Endure elements, communal on several folks I believe. At least, that was plan I thought. He was saving his last one for himself, Variel, and Dhaavan. It takes all of his Mythic Points to cover everyone. But if y'all think he should use his last one for a lesser restoration then we can go with that.
I believe the total number of people/creatures he could cover was 15.
Sorry, I don't have a great deal of time so forgive me if I don't respond to posts directed at Rajah.
Like JAF0, also traveling to check out the eclipse. Will be more normal come next weekend. Spotty rest of week.
No worries. Endure Elements will work if people need to make Fortitude Saves for Disease issues; right now it's mainly that people are suffering through the cold, unfortunately.
Meanwhile, you could flip the Restore if you'd like; but if you recall, they were about to make camp for the night and rest. If the resting goes as planned, then Jiro and Amen-set automatically regain 1 Strength point in the morning, plus - Lesser Restoration can be used then, too. It might be good to hit Jiro with one tonight, though, just to be sure (in case we roll more Natural 1's in the morning).
If you'd like to use one now, though, that's totally cool, of course, but it's up to you :)
Rajah, no healing of HP is necessary. At the moment, Amen and Jiro have lost pts in STR.
Amen is at 8 of normal 11 STR and Jiro is at 8 of normal 13 STR (gained +4 after Rain gave him one of her potions of lesser restoration to drink). I believe Jiro also has a potion of lesser restoration (going by his gear list) like the one Rain had but which she gave to Amen to revive her as she was at 0 STR at the end of combat.
Okay, I'm confused. It looks like it helps protect against cold/hot temperatures: Endure elements
Or am I just like totally misunderstanding? Because it wouldn't be the first time. :P
@Rain: I was actually about to say scratch the healing posts but then I figured I'd check out the thread and I just saw this from Dain:
Chris, Amen-set and Daeron all seem much relieved. The spider had trampled them relatively badly – but in all the excitement, such normal means of harm had nearly been overlooked.
But I actually wasn't for sure if anybody got tore into so you saying something actually brought my attention to it. Thanks!
And like JAF0, I made it back tonight. Probably be tomorrow before I get something out there though. I'm beat with all the driving and there are 24 new posts for me. I know that's gonna take a while so tomorrow for sure.
Never seen an eclipse. Man it was totally cool. It was night time at noon o'clock in the afternoon for a couple minutes. Pretty trippin'. :)
Sorry for the delay; I was at work nearly 15 hours again, but I'm home now.
Meantime - Rajah; you are correct via the Endure Elements - still, magic may protect someone, but it doesn't completely negate the desire to be inside a toasty tower with a warm fire rather than standing outside in freezing rain and sleet ;)
Also, you are correct; they did get damaged by the trampling of the spider, but your Channeling healed the people who suffered.
Glad you're back, though!
To All: what happened to the coins that were discovered? Just curious to know what was done with them...
What do you mean what happened to the coins? They're in the chest. Rain couldn't make out the markings/stamp on them. And no one else has rolled the check/s. The coins are still inside the chest at this time.
What do you mean what happened to the coins? They're in the chest. Rain couldn't make out the markings/stamp on them. And no one else has rolled the check/s. The coins are still inside the chest at this time.
They were in the chest - but I didn't know if anyone had decided to keep them as "Party Loot" - and if by Party Loot they'd split with the guys from the River Kingdoms; or if they'd give them all to the guys with the River Kingdoms, or even if they'd try to take some out on the sly...
There's a lot which can happen between now and tomorrow morning, of course :)
What is really confusing to me is that everyone in the party could have at least tried to learn more about them; after all, Appraise is a check people could make even without being trained in it - besides; many of the players have Ranks in it - perhaps we'll learn more about them, soon, though.
That said - I'm so tired I'm having dizzy spells, but I need to take medicine to help me sleep; so I think I'll have to wait until tomorrow to make another post. See you all then!
There's so much platinum coin in the chest that it would be better right now for it to remain in the chest for the time being. If we mean to split it, we can, but it would be heavy for those of us walking on foot to Castle Urion.
Because there were other things to look into, the division of the coin was put to the side to look into the map and letter. Rain would have no issue including Ironhorse and his men in the coin division as they fought/worked alongside us.
I'm sure we can sort out the loot before we leave the tower.
Btw, Rain being a sailor, would she have heard of the gray corsairs or the deceased captain during the course of her travels to ports and on the sea? I rolled pretty well on the know local check.
Feel better, Dain GM.
There's so much platinum coin in the chest that it would be better right now for it to remain in the chest for the time being. If we mean to split it, we can, but it would be heavy for those of us walking on foot to Castle Urion.
Because there were other things to look into, the division of the coin was put to the side to look into the map and letter. Rain would have no issue including Ironhorse and his men in the coin division as they fought/worked alongside us.
I'm sure we can sort out the loot before we leave the tower.
Btw, Rain being a sailor, would she have heard of the gray corsairs or the deceased captain during the course of her travels to ports and on the sea? I rolled pretty well on the know local check.
Feel better, Dain GM.
Abut the thing with the Gray Corsairs - yes, you would probably would have heard of their group on a Global Level, but I thought you were using Knowledge: Local to learn about Hawkins specifically - about Hawkins there's not much chance of knowing much about him personally without a very high DC as he's just one captain in that group. I can have more about the Gray Corsairs up later today when I'm on my lunch break and have a chance to put up a bit more on their group.
I hope you all have a good day and I'll do what I can to get more up soon. My first job today is with the government, and we're doing training all week and I'm able to access Paizo from their computers (they block most sites, like Facebook and others, but not Paizo :)
The job right after that doesn't let me get home until around 11:30 PM tonight, so there will likely be some gaps in time before I can do more answers. That said, I'm sorry for any confusion or complications - I'm literally having trouble focusing very well so if I've missed data from you guys, I'm really sorry.
Have a good day and see you soon!
Thanks for covering for me, Dain. I appreciate it. Well done. :)
Rain will address Ironhorse and Daeron's rp in my next post. Sorry, it's a busy day at work today.
Rain will address Ironhorse and Daeron's rp in my next post. Sorry, it's a busy day at work today.
No worries, Rain! You've been doing a lot, I completely understand if you need a little time :)
Meanwhile, other than the chance to grab some more information and formulate your plans a bit better; you guys are pretty much good to go to your next stage.
Quick Break-down
1. The Outriders need to get back to Urion as soon as they can to get the information delivered. The only reason that Christopher didn't leave at once was because they need to rest up for the long ride tomorrow and he wouldn't find a better place to do it than where you are now. However; you're all free to make any further searches of the ruins, as well as ask any other questions you'd like to ask.
2. It's clear by the information you've found that Urion will likely be hit by Cheliax Navy posing as local raiders. The Sullen River is pretty large and Castle Urion will likely need skilled sailors to help defend against a skilled assault by Cheliax Navy (these guys will be much tougher than just locals, they've been brought in for a reason, so your skill-set should be invaluable if you offer it).
3. To get home you'd likely need the support and favor of the Lord of Castle Urion; doing what you can to help him, as well as get clues on how to get home, is something to focus on when you arrive (Castle Urion is more than a castle, it's a castle originally but it grew to a town around the castle, so there will be lots to do when you get there other than defending the fort/port kind of thing).
4. The tips you found indicate that Cheliax is trying to plan something to aid Asmodeous - the data you found indicate they're starting small raids and making secret alliances with private agents all over Golarion - including The Shackles. The notes ALSO indicate someone in The Shackles who is important is one of their spies - you don't know who, but whoever it is must be important - more data about this could help you when you get home to deal with the Cheliax threat there.
5. You have clues for some potential allies; including in the River Kingdoms and also your The Shackles (potentially) in the form of the Gray Corsairs and possibly the town of Pezzack - more on that to come.
6. Finally, there's some kind of vague prophecy that a band of heroes armed with "weapons from the stars" will be useful in stopping the rise of Asmodeous - finding out more about this prophecy could also be useful.
Cool - so, I got to go - I'll toss up a post on my lunch break at work; meantime, you guys have a great day!
thank you for the relatively short summary... much appreciated!
Rain (and I) and not excluding anyone from the morning activity - I'm certain Variel will have orders etc .. just tossing something up before my bedtime so I'm not holding up any other rp when the rest of you are up and posting and I'm sleeping.
Thanks, and, good night from this side! :)
Jiro, Rain asked after your wellbeing - your strength in my post, as well. She directed the question to you and Amen since your STR is diminished. You and Amen were both at 8 STR the day before. After 8 hours rest, you would have gained 1 pt of STR back, so you're both at 9 STR come morning.
Rain looked to Amen and Jiro, "Is your strength any better? Do you require further healing before we leave? We cannot be caught at a disadvantage on the path to the castle."
sorry - missed that.