Regional Venture-Coordinator, Central Europe
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All conditions gained during an adventure, except for
permanent negative levels, ability drain that does not
reduce an ability score to 0, and conditions that provide no
mechanical effect, must be resolved before the end of the
session; if these are not resolved the character should be
reported as ‘dead.’ Permanent negative levels, ability drain,
and non-mechanical conditions being carried over to the next session should be recorded under the Notes section
of the Chronicle sheet.
Permanent negative levels and ability drain are exceptions to the rule that all conditions have to be cleared at the end of a scenario
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You sit down at a certain "investigate the cult and pretend to join them" scenario and the total charisma modifier is -11.
This. Actually. Happened.
Even funnier. You have to infiltrte an embassasy. The Gm says "Ok, how has the lowest bluff" and the lowest bluff is 9. The GM thought it would be fun, but we just lied, kissed and intimidated our way though the scenario. No roll failed.
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You sit down at a certain "investigate the cult and pretend to join them" scenario and the total charisma modifier is -11.
This. Actually. Happened.
It is only marginally better if you have a very high charisma and diplomacy character, but that character is a paladin. "I don't exactly want to join your cult, but if you don't mind me asking politely, what kind of evil shenanigans are you planning?"
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Paladins. The best people to take when trying to infiltrate an evil cult. Brilliant!
Or the time I heard "There are going to be traps" I straight up asked the VC why she didnt assign Rogues to the party.
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nahh it was a handwave and "Next Question"
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Hey. My paladin is excellent at finding traps. :)
And since he's also a monk, the traps often fail to affect him.
-k
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The fact is you're going on the adventure with whatever the people sitting at the table have in level range, followed by the new factor of the faction they're trying to play, and then if you're lucky by their ability to fit into the group. This can either break your suspension of disbelief in a group of competent adventurer archeologists, or you can just play the society off as a either sociopathically apathetic to the survival of its agents or just as an insane adventurer's hogwarts.
The fact is you're going on the adventure with whatever the people sitting at the table have in level range, followed by the new factor of the faction they're trying to play, and then if you're lucky by their ability to fit into the group. This can either break your suspension of disbelief in a group of competent adventurer archeologists, or you can just play the society off as a either sociopathically apathetic to the survival of its agents or just as an insane adventurer's hogwarts.
I do like t think Society is just run by incompetant fools that dont even read the dossiers of anyone.
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You know how you can pay 5 PP for a corpse recovery?
Ever wonder who gets the job of recovering those bodies?
Yeah. Today, that's you.
-j
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Kind of like having missile weapons, and healing, and a face PC, and ... all the things that make us "a team of diverse adventurers".
Yes, but anyone can have a missile weapon and healing with minimal investment. Dealing with magical traps usually takes a level dip. (or an adamantium weapon to go around it...)
... your best means of searching for traps is poking the ground with a quarterstaff.
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...the intro text begins with Aram Zey sincerely complementing your characters and expressing relief that such competent agents were available.
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Kind of like having missile weapons, and healing, and a face PC, and ... all the things that make us "a team of diverse adventurers".Yes, but anyone can have a missile weapon and healing with minimal investment. Dealing with magical traps usually takes a level dip. (or an adamantium weapon to go around it...)
Or an ankylosaurus animal companion. Best mechanical trap springer ever. Because his AC's so high nothing can hit him, and he's got the hp to survive a fall if its a pit trap. Seen this one in action.
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Or an ankylosaurus animal companion. Best mechanical trap springer ever. Because his AC's so high nothing can hit him, and he's got the hp to survive a fall if its a pit trap. Seen this one in action.Kind of like having missile weapons, and healing, and a face PC, and ... all the things that make us "a team of diverse adventurers".Yes, but anyone can have a missile weapon and healing with minimal investment. Dealing with magical traps usually takes a level dip. (or an adamantium weapon to go around it...)
*tap tap taps pointy stick*
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*tap tap taps pointy stick*Or an ankylosaurus animal companion. Best mechanical trap springer ever. Because his AC's so high nothing can hit him, and he's got the hp to survive a fall if its a pit trap. Seen this one in action.Kind of like having missile weapons, and healing, and a face PC, and ... all the things that make us "a team of diverse adventurers".Yes, but anyone can have a missile weapon and healing with minimal investment. Dealing with magical traps usually takes a level dip. (or an adamantium weapon to go around it...)
So, pointy sticks are better than an ankylosaurus? Suspect Stampy would disagree. Will check with his ranger... :-)
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The best trap springers are dead goblins tied to the end of a rope and thrown down a hallway.
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You enter a town that frowns on weapons. The gunslinger tries to bluff his way through, and is asked to demonstrate that they are empty. He does.
The cleric has to roll a new character.
The best trap springers are dead goblins tied to the end of a rope and thrown down a hallway.
Minor correction: the best trap springers are dead goblins rigged up with rope and a paddle, and then manipulated via "Bugsby's Hand of Marionette Control".
If you don't have it in your spellbook, phone up Vaarsuvius and offer to trade it for a coffee machine that does espresso.
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You know how you can pay 5 PP for a corpse recovery?
Ever wonder who gets the job of recovering those bodies?
Yeah. Today, that's you.
-j
Been there, done that. Just this past Sunday, actually.
And, since there were several bodies of late Pathfinders we recovered, we were all wishing that we got the PP for the recoveries paid to us, in addition to the normal PP for the scenario.
And found out some more background on <redacted>, and got a <redacted> boon that took two chronicle sheets to cover.
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I will check with Stampy, and then decide if it warrants a pointy stick offense against the animal companion/ humanoid companion contract.
So, pointy sticks are better than an ankylosaurus? Suspect Stampy would disagree. Will check with his ranger... :-)
Also have to wonder how you get an ankylosaurus out of a pit trap. :-)
I thought that was only paladin mounts?
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The one that shocks me, is when I sit down at the table and the guy playing the Rogue (5th level) doesn't have disable device, not even one rank, (he did mention it at the start of the adventure) because he would then be expected to have to deal with the traps, and that could get you killed... "I'm not that kind of Rogue."
Shocks you? That is the rogue-iest thing I have ever heard. I love it.
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Been there, done that. Just this past Sunday, actually.
And, since there were several bodies of late Pathfinders we recovered, we were all wishing that we got the PP for the recoveries paid to us, in addition to the normal PP for the scenario.
And found out some more background on <redacted>, and got a <redacted> boon that took two chronicle sheets to cover.
I don't think <redacted> actually had the prestige to recover those Pathfinders, since it wasn't the main scope of the scenario.
If I'm thinking it is the scenario I ran on Sunday in my area..