Dien's Entombed with the Pharaohs (Inactive)

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Oh, derp, that is me being an idiot. I was using it to mark who of the good guys is hasted, because Shaggar and Hatyah wouldn't be, but then I realized haste was probably not happening and forgot to take off the icons. Will remove them later.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

Yo, Lyrian! Let's roll!

If we don't hear from him, I vote he casts Heroism. :D


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On who, you? :P He'd have to go into the silence to do that (range: touch), and then couldn't cast it.... he could cast it on himself, though.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

Oh, I was thinking it was a group buff. Hmmm ... yah, that's far less useful.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

If nothing else, he can cast it on himself to make the most of his archery.

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Heldar, you're up!

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A party of five versus a party of five... with me runnin' two of the PCs... the posts get VERY LONG. Sorry guys.


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So, for the record, this is the bad thing about fighting a cloistered cleric with the knowledge domain, especially if the GM decided to run him smart.

As written, Julistar has a lot of spells/abilities that I was like 'oh for ****'s sake, that's going to be useless'-- like speak with dead, and remote viewing, etc. My initial, depressed look at the stat blocks of the enemy team was that this was going to be a cakewalk curbstomp for you all.

Then I sat back and said to myself, okay, but what if I ran them like a real party, using the tactics I would if I were playing them as PCs, and gave them a little boost to gold and bought more sensible gear for them all, and improved their stats to a 15-point buy? (Yes, you read that right, originally they were below a 15-point array...)

Julistar has been aggressively information-gathering on you, as the competition, since your first encounters. He cast 'speak with dead' on the corpse of the spider-horror, and learned about your tactics and abilities as well as general layout of the pyramid; when they heard the lift descend, he used his remote viewing to verify it was you guys approaching, and then to set up the ambush (a glyph of warding with a silence spell), buffs already cast, an invisible Xaven lurking down at the other end of the hall behind you.

So, if this fight feels tough... it's because I decided to run the bad guys smart. ;) There's no threat to a party like another party.

Still, you guys have advantages of your own: overall better gear, much better stats, and very solid builds. I'd say the 'ambush' quality of the fight, and the fact that the bad guys came in buffed, evens things out fairly well.

...

That aside... As of the last post, Javi is currently locked into the confusion-spiral with Hatyah, where they will both keep attacking each other until the spell ends or is ended. Javi, I gave you the chance to roll your attack, but if you want to speed things up and have me roll, I can do that too.

I'm running 8 characters, a summons, and a spiritual weapon, so what's one more? ;)

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GM had busy day, and long night. *flumph* Update coming later today.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

Hey! I just realized I'm tied with the Shaggarvator for kill-count this fight! (teammates still count as kills, right?)


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Pssh, Hatyah's not dead yet. ;)


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Apologies for the lack of posts guys - a mix of work and family duties bore down on me for the past few days. I should be able to update tonight.


Male Musetouched Aasimar Bard 6 (archaeologist) - HP 45/45 (-1 Wis) - AC 21/T: 15/FF: 17 - Perception +13 - F: +3/ R: +9*/ W: +5 - CMB: +6 - CMD: 21, Speed: 30, Init. +4

Meanwhile I haven't posted because I was laid up in bed with strep throat. Somewhat better (or at least less loopy) now.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

I'd be happy to take over posting for either Shaggar or Rosalia if you'd prefer, Dien. :)


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Lol, it would give you something to do, wouldn't it? *pat pat* Sorry about the confusion, that sucks to be out of your own control this entire fight.

We'll see what happens this round.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

Lol. It would, but I was more interested in shouldering a bit more of the narrative load (and freeing you up to have a bit more energy to ... ya know ... run the game).


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Dang, I really wish you were not confused Javi... This would have been over by now. Just sayin' ;)

And apologies for not having gone through the Dispel yet.

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(Updating later, sleeping now)

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Just a heads-up that I have several big work deadlines hitting right now, and a bout of sickness in the family, so I'll probably be a little slow for several days. Sorry about that, but I'll try and squeeze in a post here and there.


Male Musetouched Aasimar Bard 6 (archaeologist) - HP 45/45 (-1 Wis) - AC 21/T: 15/FF: 17 - Perception +13 - F: +3/ R: +9*/ W: +5 - CMB: +6 - CMD: 21, Speed: 30, Init. +4

Feel better, my friend!


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Hang tight Dien. RL will pummel you like that every once in a while ;)

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Threw up four times yesterday. Someone shoot me...


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

... only if it can be from great range. Sorry to hear it. Feel better.


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Get better soon Dien - I'm coming down with a fever today also... Bleh, I miss Summer.


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Guys, just a heads up to say I will be travelling on work for the whole next week - not really sure what kind of internet access I'll have, so can't guarantee any posting, but I'll try to drop a line whenever I can. Best bot me as needed though.

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Welcome back, Shaggar. :D


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

Agreed. Good to have you back, buddy.


Male Musetouched Aasimar Bard 6 (archaeologist) - HP 45/45 (-1 Wis) - AC 21/T: 15/FF: 17 - Perception +13 - F: +3/ R: +9*/ W: +5 - CMB: +6 - CMD: 21, Speed: 30, Init. +4

I remember that dude!


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I was sort of laughing that of the four men on the team, only Scepter survived in terms of actual HP, because he's just such a skeezy scumbag. If ever there was a guy who would test your acceptance of his surrender/cooperation.... :P


HP:12 | AC:16 ; T:11 ; FF:15 ; CMD:16/15 | Fort:+4 ; Ref:+3 ; Will:+2 | Init:+3 ; PER:+6 (Darkvision)

Oh he is a prince of a human being... if you put aside the whole amoral, rape/torture thing. :)

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At least Julistar is/was LE, and you can deal with LE as a rule. Scepter's just a NE sadist with wimmen issues...


HP:12 | AC:16 ; T:11 ; FF:15 ; CMD:16/15 | Fort:+4 ; Ref:+3 ; Will:+2 | Init:+3 ; PER:+6 (Darkvision)

I'm thinking we throw him out the upper pyramid entrance.... that's kinda like 'letting him go', right?

:D


Male Musetouched Aasimar Bard 6 (archaeologist) - HP 45/45 (-1 Wis) - AC 21/T: 15/FF: 17 - Perception +13 - F: +3/ R: +9*/ W: +5 - CMB: +6 - CMD: 21, Speed: 30, Init. +4

It's always the rat bastards that live. S'a rule of nature or something.


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Dang, its nice to see you Shaggar. Welcome back!

Had you come back in a little earlier, you could have seen Heldar in action - even I was surprised :)


HP:12 | AC:16 ; T:11 ; FF:15 ; CMD:16/15 | Fort:+4 ; Ref:+3 ; Will:+2 | Init:+3 ; PER:+6 (Darkvision)

I've caught up on the whole thread so I actually read through all the ass-kicking I missed! :)


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Well, my hat goes off to Heldar - she carried like a million NPCs around.

And it can't be easy to carry a gnoll ;)


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Just so that we have a list of loot from last fight:

Xaven:
- A magical chain shirt, sized small (+1),
- a finely-made desert travelling cloak (cloak of resistance +1),
- a few vials of liquid that don't detect as magical,
- a bulb of garlic on a string around his neck,
- a glass cutter,
- a flask of holy water,
- a set of curiously weighted bone dice,
- a tiny stone jar that rattles as if something hard is within,
- a flask of a greasy-looking substance,
- a set of quality lockpicking tools,
- a few other inexpensive sundries useful to a thief.
- a fresh-looking burn scar on the nape of his neck, in the shape of an Asmodean pentagram.

The half-orc:
- a well-made breastplate of northern steel-work, though neither it nor the massive, man-high shield he was using are magical.
- His blade, a Taldane falcata, is beautifully balanced and does show up as magical. +1 falcata
- He was carrying two potions - potion of CMW, potion of CLW;
- and a nicely made travelling cloak not unlike a larger version of the one the halfling had on. Cloak of resistance +1,
- mundane traveling supplies-- rope, a waterskin, a sturdy pack, dry rations, a solider's bedroll and mess kit, and nothing that doesn't look to have been kept for purely utilitarian reasons.

The Asmodean:
- a tunic of maille that is clearly of quality make, the links made of a reddish steel. +1 chainmail
- A shield was strapped to his forearm, painted with the sigil of Imperial Cheliax; this too is magical. +1 heavy steel shield
- a scroll of Remove Curse CL 7,
- a finely stitched headband with words of Infernal embroidered upon it, Headband of Inspired Wisdom +2,
- and a wand of ebony, capped with a silver ring a wand of CLW, 15 charges remaining.
- He also has a symbol of Asmodeus, made of gold, on a golden chain, and
- a signet ring carved of black onyx that looks familiar... after a few moments of looking at it, Rosalia fishes out an identical ring from a pocket.

"This is the ring we found in that pile of dust in the entrance atrium," she says. "Exactly like it. If he was telling the truth about Imivus being his grandfather, maybe it's a family signet ring?"

Julistar:
- a coin-pouch containing a few dozen platinum pieces, small gemstones, and other currency. ~207 GP
- a journal, the text in Infernal. Heh, that rhymed. Fortunately, Heldar knows the tongue of hell, and is able to translate a few select entries.

Scepter:
- has a very nice-looking chain shirt made of mithral +1 mithral chain shirt,
- his stick-weapon (on close inspection, it appears to have both wooden and metal parts, as well as a wand fitted into a groove along the end of it),
- the usual desert traveling gear,
- a number of small, elongated metal pellets,
- a pouch of black grit,
- and a necklace that radiates magic Brooch of Shielding.
- The wand is a wand of scorching ray, and has 11 charges remaining.


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Congrats, guys! If Shaggar hadn't pulled off that massive crit and Lyrian hadn't followed it up, that could have gone very differently for y'all. ;)


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If only I could embed sound...


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Heldar wrote:
Meaning I plan on re-reading most of our Gameplay - I just say Dien has chosen an amazing module for us to play. There's just so much info to digest and correlate :D

I'm glad you've enjoyed it! :) I have embellished and added quite a bit to the original module, to be fair. The bones were there, but a lot of the flesh was mine, so I'm pleased it's been enjoyable. Once we're done (which will be shortly), I'll be happy to break down anything you're curious about.


HP:12 | AC:16 ; T:11 ; FF:15 ; CMD:16/15 | Fort:+4 ; Ref:+3 ; Will:+2 | Init:+3 ; PER:+6 (Darkvision)

I've only got one question... the 'hungering blood bowl', that was your add, right?

RPG Superstar 2015 Top 16

Blood bowl was indeed Yours Truly.


HP 54/54 NL 1 :: AC 23 T 18 FF 16 :: CMD 23 :: F +8 R +12 W +4 :: Initiative +6 Perception +12 (-4 sight-based/+2 traps) :: Google Doc

Very nice touch! It was one of the more interesting little encounters. :)


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Well, with a fabulous sense of timing, I broke my laptop, and it'd be a minimum of $200 to get it repaired. Having dumped Wis, I'm going to attempt a fan replacement myself, but this is likely to take me several days while I get the new fan and fumble my way through disassembling a laptop using nothing but the user manual and my own pig-headedness. I can still check the boards via my phone, but writing actual posts on my phone is about as enjoyable as nailing my toes to plywood, so.....

Essentially, we're on a hiatus at least from GM input. This is really rotten timing, but I really can't GM from my phone and I don't have another computer I can reliably use. Sorry, I'll try and be back quickly.

Wish me luck. :-\


Male Musetouched Aasimar Bard 6 (archaeologist) - HP 45/45 (-1 Wis) - AC 21/T: 15/FF: 17 - Perception +13 - F: +3/ R: +9*/ W: +5 - CMB: +6 - CMD: 21, Speed: 30, Init. +4

I'd use a rock.

On the laptop, not the toes.

Good luck!


Male Musetouched Aasimar Bard 6 (archaeologist) - HP 45/45 (-1 Wis) - AC 21/T: 15/FF: 17 - Perception +13 - F: +3/ R: +9*/ W: +5 - CMB: +6 - CMD: 21, Speed: 30, Init. +4

Heldar:

Let me be clear. I, Scott, am not at all upset at you. Who wants only good things to happen to their characters? That would be boring!

I recently played a PFS game where my high-level ranger picked a fight with an obvious bad guy when everyone else was trying to skirt the encounter with diplomacy. It was a near-TPK, but my ranger survived unscathed. The players of the dead PC's were pretty upset with me and I -acted- contrite to keep the peace, but I honestly think they were being big babies - bad stuff happens to heroes in any good story.

And heck, yeah, I, Scott, also want to see what's up the Fiend Pharoah's sleeve.

But Lyrian? He's not so fond of bad stuff happening to him and -he's- upset with Heldar. PC's have different views than players. :-)

So as far as I'm concerned, I'm glad you did it! Even if it was really Dien doing it...

And I'm also happy with this group. I hope Dien will consider a follow-on adventure for us.


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

Hey Dien, sorry to know about your laptop - what happened to it? I've got some IT skills, so if you want to send it over to me, I'll be glad to help :D

@Lyrian: No worries whatsoever Lyrian/Scott. I'm hoping no one is upset at anyone in fact - I know I'm not, even though Heldar is ;)

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I broke the fan with an attempt at cleaning it. It's actually very, very tentatively working right now, but I'm afraid to jinx it. Taking advantage of the moment to transfer a bunch of files to cloud/etc in case it dies on me. I was expecting I'd have to fully take apart the laptop to repair the fan, because it's one of those models where the fan's beneath the motherboard, which is beneath the keyboard, etc etc.


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GM attended Eddie Izzard show tonight! GM had a good time. Gm is very sleepy though, so here's a quick post from Rosalia for tonight, more tomorrow as needed.


Male Half-Elf Oracle (Dual-Cursed Oracle) 7 || Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +14 || - hp 51/51 Spell slots: 3rd (3/5) - 2nd (7/7) - 1st (6/8) - 0 (at will) || Channel (1/8) || Energy Body (7/7)

People, I will be away on work from the 11th to the 18th June. I should have access to the internet, but my schedule is so packed, I'm not sure I will be able to post at all - feel free to bot me if needed.

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