EbonFist's 1-16 Opal of Bhopan Discussion

[EbonFist]

To talk of cabbages and kings.

Please check in to the Gameplay Thread and please fill out the skill sheet linked at the top of the campaign.

[rainzax]

This will be a Replay for me!

(Both if we go the distance)

[FieryFran]

Froggy here. Replay for me as well.

5 glyphs to share.
Friendly fire ok as long as it doesn't drop her
Lesser Healing Potion as her provision

[Cirri Merryweather, the Strix]

First time for me.

I have 2 glyphs to share, so we should be able to start with 2 Hero Points.

Friendly Fire is fine as long as it doesn't increase my dying value.

I'll take a scroll of Clear Mind as my Provision Item. I have the Bard Dedication so I should be able to use it.

If you are injured by Vitality, please tell me. Ocean's Balm is my go to option for healing.

I have Four Winds, which allows up to 4 teammates to Stride half their speed. This happens immediately as I use the action, but that's hard to coordinate in PbP. Other tables I've been on will just Stride when the player posts or at the start of their turn.

[Selena Albina]

Done with the skill sheet. Lesser healing potion for Pathfinder Provision. Friendly fire is okay.

After this scenario, Selena will level up to 5 before the next game.

[Ghardak]

Hi there.

Replay for me.
2 glyphs.
Lesser healing potion.
Okay with friendly fire.

[FieryFran]

I just realized that I need to update her botting spoiler after her last adventure... I'll get to it tonight (I hope)

At the end of both adventures, she will level up to 6.

[Desmond Vilks]

Sorry that your medic is late!

I play Desmond as a field medic hired to help keep Pathfinders alive. As such, he doesn't exactly see himself as a Pathfinder. He also tends not to attack with Strikes, although when he does, I may reflavor them as slapping away the enemies' hands or even accidental hits.

Friendly fire is fine, though expect to hear about Desmond having to fix it.

He's a Treat Wounds monster, so feel free to let him handle out of combat healing.

[rainzax]

No 1-#11 for Maruta

[FieryFran]

I was about to say, if we didn't have a healer, I can switch to a healer as well. Likeable healer -- though he thinks he's a dragon and claims to be named for one... :)

No 01-11 for Fran either, though I have played it.

[rainzax]

FieryFran wrote:

None of the above... does anyone have Follow the Expert?

I see two PCs expert in medicine...

[Ghardak]

Traveling 10th to 15th. Should still be able to play, hotel wifi willing. If not, please bot me.

[rainzax]

Would use Four Winds to fly back 20 feet, yes!

(Marked on map)

[Desmond Vilks]

We don't need to cross the ravine to get to the dryad. We just go to the north and then across the map. I would assume the plants can cross the logs, so they might be able to engage us. Ideally, we can take them in twos rather than all together?

[Cirri Merryweather, the Strix]

Ya'll can move when I use Four Winds on my turn. If you know what movement you would make I can move you. Of course some of this depends on what the enemy does.

Desmond, if we can get to a chokepoint that would help us a lot. Then we can fight a few at a time or force them to use ranged attacks.

I'll try to make a recall knowledge check on the plants to see if they are better with melee or ranged attacks. When my turn comes up. And they're close enough to make the check.

[FieryFran]

Sorry folks. Rough week 2 weeks ago, then caught a cold late last week -- I needed a break...

[Ghardak]

Apologies. Tried to login to Paizo but was caught in an infinite login loop. I have some work to clear and will try to catch up and post in the next 12 hours.

[FieryFran]

GASP! He was caught in a rupture in the space-time continuum! It will only be broken when the cycle ends (or when the Enterprise-D evades the exiting USS Bozeman) ;)

[EbonFist]

Is Ghardak secretly a Witchwarper?

[rainzax]

GM,
I am not seeing any damage against the plants from Maruta's slashing gust.

Did they resist all the slashing damage?

[EbonFist]

No, I just forgot to notate it until last night. It'll be in the update, today.

[rainzax]

My post coming this evening - I am excited about this game just got behind my pbp one entire day...

[Selena Albina]

I’ll be out of town from December 22 to December 29, so my posting will be intermittent during that time. Please feel free to bot my character if needed. I may also be quite busy from December 30 to January 1, though I expect many of us will be as well.

[EbonFist]

No problem. There's always the danger of things slowing down this time of year.

I hope everyone gets some time to relax and enjoy themselves.

[rainzax]

Desmond,
I am seeing your token 25 feet away from Black - you need us to move it?

[Desmond Vilks]

Nope, Desmond tried to throw the plant down the ravine and then backed away. Now hopefully he's in a better position should someone need healing.

[rainzax]

I did a Bot.

Very complex character. And very cool character!

No "ally" was within 30-ft to heal with Radiant, so I skipped that part.

I think 11 damage might finish it off, but left the token in both places just in case.

[Selena Albina]

Thank you so much for botting, rainzax! I’m back from traveling, but the next few days will be busy again.

As for the exemplar, it’s definitely a complex class, I’m still having a hard time fully grasping its mechanics. As far as I understand it, you only benefit from an active ikon's Immanence or if you Shift Immanence to an ikon, making it the active ikon. Also, once you perform its Transcendence, the divine spark is ejected from the active ikon, and you must Shift Immanence again to choose a new active ikon.

[rainzax]

My understanding is that once you Transcend, the activie Ikon cycles to another of your choice without having to (◆) Shift Immanence. And that the purpose of Shift Immancence is to relocate your divine spark without using the active Ikon (like, if you wanted to cycle multiple rounds of sparking your weapon Ikon, for instance, or, if your "plan A" conditions chancged since your last spark and you want to pivot to "plan B", etc).

Trancendence

Transcendence channels the might of an exemplar's divine spark through one of their ikons to surpass the mortal and enact a miraculous deed. Each ikon has an action with the transcendence trait, and using it is called Sparking Transcendence. To use the action, your divine spark must be empowering that ikon and you must have the ikon ready to use (typically holding a weapon ikon or wearing a worn ikon). Immediately after you Spark Transcendence, your divine spark is forcefully ejected from that ikon, coming to rest in another ikon of your choice. You can Spark Transcendence only once each round. As it comes from your divine spark, a transcendence action has the divine trait

[Selena Albina]

Happy New Year, everyone! I’m back and will slowly catch up and post updates in all the games I’m in and GM.

@rainzax, that's better, then! No need for me to spend an action which is always nice! Thank you for that.

[rainzax]

Isn't it? Very neat design.

And: Difficult to track (irl and pbp). Let alone communicate to your party, many of whom could benefit from your passive immanence effects. I like to use the "☀️" symbol for my Exemplar to help myself keep track.

This means you must choose your "new" ikon each time you transcend - requires a bit of anticipating / planning on your part. But ofcourse, that is also part of the fun.

=)

[EbonFist]

I haven't dug too deep yet, but it sounds like how the Solarians work in the 2nd edition of Starfinder, having to switch from one mode to the other each time you use one of the abilities linked with it.

[EbonFist]

Just in case there is any confusion -

1.) Remember that Selmius was one of the Founders of the Pathfinder Society. His death took place centuries ago. This is definitely a Cold Case File.

2.) The actual citizens of Bhopan are humans. They clearly have fey heritages (as you will see more and more as the adventure continues) but they are human, unlike the dryad and bilokos which attacked you.

[FieryFran]

apologies for the silence. been a really busy last 2 weeks.

My martial arts instructor is also in town until Tuesday, 13 January -- so I've been taking advantage of his presence to train. Of course, by the time I'm done, I'm practically dead...

[Selena Albina]

I will be unavailable this Saturday and Sunday due to a work-related activity, and I may not have internet access in the area. Kindly bot my character when necessary, or delay my actions in combat if possible.

[EbonFist]

I usually follow the first two agreeing votes rule so I'm going to assume that you guys are going to try to break into the vault.

But, I'll wait until tomorrow to move us forward so you guys can have some more time to RP out the conversation.

Or definitively decide not to do it.

[rainzax]

Maruta is happy to follow the party, and will typically agree with the first person to decide a course.

So, down either way.

=)

[EbonFist]

With the next Gameday being announced and it's start coinciding (roughly) with what I expect the start date of the second part of this arc to be, I'm going to go ahead and submit it as part of the convention.

I'll do it as GM's Choice so everyone who wants to continue can.

If there are any objections, I'm willing to listen, but I figure everyone can use a little extra ACP.

[rainzax]

Cirri Merryweather, the Strix wrote:

Er sorry. Can I do 1 check, or can I try all 3 checks once?

EbonFist wrote:

You may each do one of the following activities before the dance. Successfully performing these will earn Edge Points for the upcoming Infiltration.

=)

[EbonFist]

I am in Texas and we are set to get (what is for us) a big winter storm starting tonight. There is an off chance that my power will go out at some point and likely not come back on until Tuesday or Wednesday.

I am also going on a camping trip next Wednesday through Friday and will not be able to post.

So, there is an off chance that this is the last message you will see from me until next Friday.

I apologize in advance if that happens.

[rainzax]

Been lazy tracking Maruta's spells.

We are same day (no long rests), right?

=)

[Selena Albina]

I think it is a new day after this post.

[EbonFist]

Yes, you can assume that you've done your daily preparations since expending anything.

[rainzax]

Cool.
So down one R1 spell.
Will update in my next post.

EDIT: Nvm, you heal yourself.

[rainzax]

GM,
I think Watchful Guards is completed 3/3? (currently unmarked)…

[FieryFran]

GM do you have any glyphs? Grimmy's in my 07-09 (Chitterwood Pt 1). There are 5 glyphs on the table. Do you have #6?

[EbonFist]

I'm afraid not, but I'm happy for Grimmy to miss out on the bonus Hero Point.

[EbonFist]

Hi guys. I wanted to let you know that I will be chaperoning my daughter's camp for the next 3 days and Saturday is Valentine's day so it may not be until Sunday before I can post again.

That being said, everyone please place your tokens on the map.

Despite this slight delay, you are making good time with this adventure and I fully expect us to be done with some time to spare before starting part 2 as part of the next Outpost.

And yes, for those doing the math, I will be at a kids' camp in the deep woods next to a lake on Friday the 13th. I'm sure everything will be fine.

[FieryFran]

EbonFist wrote:

And yes, for those doing the math, I will be at a kids' camp in the deep woods next to a lake on Friday the 13th. I'm sure everything will be fine.

Sure! What could possibly go wrong? :)

[FieryFran]

So did the entire camp survive the lake monster attack or are you and your daughter the only survivors? ;)