Bink's Wrath of the Righteous OOC

[Farmerbink]

Morevek's charge: (1d20+9)[29] atk
(1d20+9)[16] CC (27+)
(1d6+4)[10] dmg
(1d6+4)[5] crit bonus

[MuffinMan]

Waylan's Knowledge: Nature about the strange worms: (1d20+5)[10] vs DC 15

[Farmerbink]

There does not appear to be a consensus among the party yet, so action is still on you all.

The demonic thugs continue to ransack the carts, as the perception DC to hear your conversation from this distance would be like 36.

[DarkOne-Rob]

We are also conversing using the Message spell again.

[Farmerbink]

That's why the DC is so high. A spoken conversation at this distance would be like DC 15- the message spell starts it at 25.

[Farmerbink]

Initiative:

Filburn 23
Waylan/Morevek 18 (higher modifier)
baddies 18

(1d20+1)[18] Aurora
(1d20+4)[20] Elrembriel

Edit: well, that simplifies things. Everyone who hasn't already posted a full round of action, please do so.

Also, I'm going to have the NPCs act on your turn. Please feel free to post suggestions for their actions, in-character.

[JWallyR]

Per discussion elsewhere, I'm taking advantage of the option to have cast Ray of Frost in the prior round, having edited my previous combat post to suit.

Attack: (1d20+7)[16]
CC: (1d20+7)[23] for x2 on 27
Damage: (1d3)[2]
Crit damage: (1d3)[2]

[MuffinMan]

Waylan's Will save vs the Cause Fear effect at the top of round 2: (1d20+7)[26] (+1 from Bless) vs DC 13

[Gwynfrid]

Elrembriel's Knowledge(Planes) (1d20+11)[17]

[Untarr]

People within 10 ft of Aurora get +4 vs fear. Aura of Courage yo.

[Untarr]

(1d20+12)[22] Knowledge

[MuffinMan]

Arrow Tracking: Waylan has fired 4 shots between Defender's Heart and the start of the current battle. Rolling to see which can be recovered (>= 51):
(1d100)[37]
(1d100)[73]
(1d100)[66]
(1d100)[26]
2 recovered, so Waylan starts the battle against the two demons with 18/20 cold iron arrows (and has fired 4 as of round 3).

[Gwynfrid]

Guys, I think we have been seriously under-using the loot we found, because we didn't take enough time to count it and split the spoils.

So I took the liberty to build this table of all the loot I could find (thanks to the search engine). Let me know if I'm missing something. Also, are there things that were claimed that I should mark as such?

Once that's done I intent to claim several baubles...

Item	Quantity	Value	Proceeds	Identified?	Found	Owner
Pearl of Power level 1	1	1000		y	Blackwing	Waylan
Pearl of Power level 1	1	1000		y	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Spellbook (alarm, alter self, cat's grace, dismissal, dispel magic, magic circle against chaos, resist energy, spider climb, versatile weapon)	1			y	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Scroll of Dimensional Lock	1			n	Blackwing	?
Scroll of Invisibility	1			y	Blackwing	?
Potions - Cure Moderate Wounds	2			y	Blackwing	?
Composite Longbow +1 (+1 Str)	1			y	Blackwing	Waylan
Banded mail	1			y	Blackwing	?
Falcata +1	1			y	Blackwing	?
Light steel shield +1	1			y	Blackwing	?
Alchemist fire	6			y	Cultists	Elrembriel (1x)
Cold iron dagger	6			y	Cultists	Elrembriel (1x)
Breastplate	5			y	Cultists	?
Longsword	5			y	Cultists	?
Heavy crossbow, 20 bolts	6			y	Cultists	?
Masterwork breastplate	1			y	Cultists	?
Masterwork longsword	1			y	Cultists	?
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds	1			y	Cultists	?
Wand of Magic Missile - 7 ch	1			y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	Elrembriel
Potion of Invisibility	1			y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	?
Ranseur of the Gargoyle (IC post #675)	1			y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	?
Half-orc's brass ring (strong magic faded)	1			y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	?
Scroll of Death Knell	1			y	Hosilla	?
Oil of Magic Weapon	2			y	Hosilla	?
Potion of Invisibility	1			y	Hosilla	?
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds	1			y	Hosilla	?
Wand of Spiritual Weapon - 7 ch	1			y	Hosilla	?
Alchemist's fire	2			y	Hosilla	?
Antitoxin	1			y	Hosilla	?
Masterwork dagger	1			y	Renegade mongrelmen	?
Masterwork longbow	1			y	Renegade mongrelmen	?
Masterwork chain shirt	1			y	Renegade mongrelmen	?
Potion of Cure Light Wounds	2			y	Renegade mongrelmen	?
Wand of Longstrider - 10 ch	1			y	Renegade mongrelmen	?
Potion of Cure Light Wounds	2			y	False crusaders	?
Scroll of Cause Fear	1			y	False crusaders	?
Gold	129	1		y	False crusaders	?
Spellbook (Detect Secret Doors, Fog Cloud, Grease, Invisibility, Resist Energy, Shocking Grasp, Silent Image)	1			y	Millorn	?
Marble statuette	1	75		y	Millorn	?
Scroll of Resist Energy	1			y	Millorn	?
Masterwork dagger	1			y	Millorn	?
Cloak of resistance +1	1			y	Millorn	?
Platinum	8	10		y	Millorn	?
Gold	7	1		y	Millorn	?

[JWallyR]

Due to Morevek being limited to Scimitars and no armor, most things on the list are not useful to him. Scrolls and wands are not workable with Spell Combat, so until (and unless) I have him take Wand Wielder, that's not a strong starter either.

[DarkOne-Rob]

Filburn took the +1 Falcata. I will look over everything again and select stuff as we discuss this more.

The Cloak of Resistance +1 would be valuable to anyone in the party. If Morevek doesn't have a cloak already and won't use the rest, he should take that, IMO. Otherwise we should give it to whichever PC has the lowest save modifiers.

[MuffinMan]

Thanks for compiling this list, G! (In other games we've started a Google spreadsheet to track loot - should we do that here?)

Here's what Waylan has claimed:
- Pearl of Power lvl 1 (actually this could go to Elrembriel if you want, since wizards have fewer options w/o spells and she could always let Waylan borrow it if need be)
- +1 composite longbow (+1 str)
- wand of spiritual weapon (might as well, since it's on Waylan's spell list)
- masterwork longbow (this can now be sold or given to Aurora as a ranged option)
- scroll of resist energy
- alchemist's fire x2

IMO the cure potions should go Elrembriel and Morevek, since they lack in-class healing options.

I also thought the masterwork chain shirt went to Filburn. If not, Waylan can use it as a minor upgrade (2 less ACP).

[DarkOne-Rob]

Filburn has a MW Chain Shirt already - no need for a second at this time.

[Gwynfrid]

I updated the table with your inputs.

Filburn took the +1 Falcata. I will look over everything again and select stuff as we discuss this more.

The Cloak of Resistance +1 would be valuable to anyone in the party. If Morevek doesn't have a cloak already and won't use the rest, he should take that, IMO. Otherwise we should give it to whichever PC has the lowest save modifiers.

I agree. Elrembriel took a bunch of stuff, so I'm going to leave it to those less well served. Morevek, for instance, took no "active" items.

Thanks for compiling this list, G! (In other games we've started a Google spreadsheet to track loot - should we do that here?)

Here's what Waylan has claimed:
- Pearl of Power lvl 1 (actually this could go to Elrembriel if you want, since wizards have fewer options w/o spells and she could always let Waylan borrow it if need be)
- +1 composite longbow (+1 str)
- wand of spiritual weapon (might as well, since it's on Waylan's spell list)
- masterwork longbow (this can now be sold or given to Aurora as a ranged option)
- scroll of resist energy
- alchemist's fire x2

IMO the cure potions should go Elrembriel and Morevek, since they lack in-class healing options.

I also thought the masterwork chain shirt went to Filburn. If not, Waylan can use it as a minor upgrade (2 less ACP).

I prefer having everything related to the game in one place, ie. this forum unless you guys agree otherwise. So I'm going to ask John to copy this in the 1st OOC post.

I split the cure potions per your advice. For the Pearl of Power, thanks, but I think I got a lot of things already. Keep it for now. If I run out of spells too often, I'll ask you for it.

Filburn has a MW Chain Shirt already - no need for a second at this time.

OK, I put it in Waylan's column then.

In other news, I claimed the wand of Longstrider. I looked the UMD rule up, and it turns out I can use it with a good chance of success, since it's possible to retry with no penalty for failure (other than losing the opportunity if a 1 is rolled). Having 33% more speed is always a good idea.

Here's the table please send me your remarks. (Edited to add oil of magic weapon and cloak of resistance for Morevek)

Item	Quantity	Value(unit)	Proceeds	Identified?	Found	Owner
Pearl of Power level 1	1	1000		y	Blackwing	Waylan
Pearl of Power level 1	1	1000		y	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Spellbook (alarm, alter self, cat's grace, dismissal, dispel magic, magic circle against chaos, resist energy, spider climb, versatile weapon)	1			y	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Scroll of Dimensional Lock	1	3000		n	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Scroll of Invisibility	1	150		y	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Potions - Cure Moderate Wounds	2	150		y	Blackwing	Elrembriel
Composite Longbow +1 (+1 Str)	1	2500		y	Blackwing	Waylan
Banded mail	1	250		y	Blackwing	?
Falcata +1	1	2318		y	Blackwing	Filburn
Light steel shield +1	1	1159		y	Blackwing	?
Alchemist fire	1	20		y	Cultists	Elrembriel
Alchemist fire	2	20		y	Cultists	Waylan
Alchemist fire	3	20		y	Cultists	?
Cold iron dagger	1	4		y	Cultists	Elrembriel
Cold iron dagger	5	4		y	Cultists
Breastplate	5	200		y	Cultists	?
Longsword	5	15		y	Cultists	?
Heavy crossbow, 20 bolts	6			y	Cultists	?
Masterwork breastplate	1	350		y	Cultists	?
Masterwork longsword	1	315		y	Cultists	?
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds	1			y	Cultists	Morevek
Wand of Magic Missile - 7 ch	1	105		y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	Elrembriel
Potion of Invisibility	1	300		y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	Elrembriel
Ranseur of the Gargoyle (IC post #675)	1			y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	?
Half-orc's brass ring (strong magic faded)	1			y	Aneiva's and Irabeth's	Elrembriel
Scroll of Death Knell	1	150		y	Hosilla	?
Oil of Magic Weapon	2	50		y	Hosilla	Morevek
Potion of Invisibility	1	300		y	Hosilla	?
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds	1	300		y	Hosilla	Morevek
Wand of Spiritual Weapon - 7 ch	1	105		y	Hosilla	Waylan
Alchemist's fire	2	20		y	Hosilla	?
Antitoxin	1	50		y	Hosilla	?
Masterwork dagger	1	302		y	Renegade mongrelmen	?
Masterwork longbow	1	400		y	Renegade mongrelmen	Aurora
Masterwork chain shirt	1	250		y	Renegade mongrelmen	Waylan
Potion of Cure Light Wounds	2	25		y	Renegade mongrelmen	Morevek
Wand of Longstrider - 10 ch	1	150		y	Renegade mongrelmen	Elrembriel
Potion of Cure Light Wounds	2	50		y	False crusaders	Elrembriel
Scroll of Cause Fear	1	25		y	False crusaders	Elrembriel
Gold	129	1		y	False crusaders	?
Spellbook (Detect Secret Doors, Fog Cloud, Grease, Invisibility, Resist Energy, Shocking Grasp, Silent Image)	1			y	Millorn	Elrembriel
Marble statuette	1	75		y	Millorn	?
Scroll of Resist Energy	1	150		y	Millorn	Waylan
Masterwork dagger	1	302		y	Millorn	?
Cloak of resistance +1	1	1000		y	Millorn	Morevek
Platinum	8	10		y	Millorn	?
Gold	7	1		y	Millorn	?

[JWallyR]

I have gone ahead and claimed the Cloak of Resistances and thrown it on my character sheet, as well as the potions of healing that were suggested. I don't want to be difficult, but Morevek's weapon and armor restrictions are going to make balanced WBL awkward, but I'm not sure that justifies me claiming one of the Pearls of Power, even if it would be super helpful to have another spell slot. Just throwing that out there... if magic scimitars become an option, or we reach a point where spare wealth can be used to purchase such and miscellaneous magic gear, then great? Meanwhile... *shrug*

[Gwynfrid]

I have gone ahead and claimed the Cloak of Resistances and thrown it on my character sheet, as well as the potions of healing that were suggested. I don't want to be difficult, but Morevek's weapon and armor restrictions are going to make balanced WBL awkward, but I'm not sure that justifies me claiming one of the Pearls of Power, even if it would be super helpful to have another spell slot. Just throwing that out there... if magic scimitars become an option, or we reach a point where spare wealth can be used to purchase such and miscellaneous magic gear, then great? Meanwhile... *shrug*

This makes sense. On top of that, if you can't have a magic scimitar, at least you should have the oils of Magic Weapon. They'll make your scimitar +1 for 1 minute, it's good while it lasts. I edited the table with these changes.

[JWallyR]

I'm not super jazzed about the oils of magic weapon, since they duplicate the only thing I can (currently) do with my Arcane pool. At level 4 I can spend a point to maximize damage on a successful weapon attack or increase the crit multiplier of my weapon on a successful crit, but the former is kinda meh with the majority of Morevek's potential damage not being weapon-based and the latter has no effect on spells, so I really have very little better to do than burn those points to give the weapon +1 and later, special abilities.

[Gwynfrid]

I thought this would give you an opening to add flaming on top of the +1, but looking at RAW it looks like it's not the case. Oh well.

[JWallyR]

At fifth level, maybe. I'm not 100% sure on the stacking between the oil and use of an arcane point, and what would happen when the oil wore off during combat?

Guess a DM opinion might be helpful :D

[Farmerbink]

Short version: I'm not opposed to having the arcane point and oil stack. It wouldn't stack beyond +5, but I doubt oils of magic weapon will be a big thing at that stage in the game.

[Farmerbink]

Campaign trait stuff: In the interest of protecting spoilers, I've left out the increased fluff that you discover in this book and the next.

Spoiler: Chance Encounter (Trickster)

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Chance Encounter mechanics: You always tended to get in over your
head as a child, but your biggest youthful misadventure
was the time you “accidentally” found yourself behind
enemy lines in the Worldwound. Once per day,
if you fail an Acrobatics, Bluff, Disguise, Sleight of Hand,
or Stealth check, you may immediately reroll that check
as a free action. You must take the second result, even
if it is worse.

Fluff:You probably never
would have made it back home to Kenabres if not for the
help of a mysterious woman who helped you trick your
way through a group of cultists. The woman never told
you her name, but you remember her beauty and a deep
sense of sadness she seemed to carry with her. Her skill
with the bow was impressive as well, but the thing you
remember most about her was the symbol of Desna she
wore—she often held onto it without seeming to realize
it, as if the connection to the goddess was something she
clung to in a sense of need, as someone might clutch at
a rope while dangling over a vast pit. She left your side
a few moments before you were picked up by a patrol of
crusaders, who finished the job of escorting you back to
safety, and you’ve never seen her again.

Book 1 upgrade: The PC gains a +2
trait bonus on Reflex saves. By expending one use of
mythic power, the PC can take 20 on an Acrobatics, Bluff,
Disguise, Sleight of Hand, or Stealth check without an
increase in the time required to make the check.

Spoiler: Child of the Crusades (Marshal)

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Child of the Crusades (Marshal) mechanics: Once
per day when you fail a saving throw against an effect
created by a demon that would possess or incapacitate
you mentally, you may immediately reroll that saving
throw as a free action. You must take the second result,
even if it is worse.

Fluff: Your parents were members of
the crusade, as were their parents before them. The righteousness of the crusades
sometimes feels as if it runs in your very blood, and
it bolsters you against demonic influence. This strong family tie bolsters
your mind and sense of belonging to the crusade.

Book 1 upgrade: The PC gains a +2
trait bonus on Will saves. Whenever he successfully saves against a mind-affecting effect from a demon,
as an immediate action the PC can expend one use of
mythic power to cause the demon to become staggered
for a number of rounds equal to the PC’s mythic tier.

Spoiler: Exposed to Awfulness (Guardian

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Exposed to Awfulness mechanics: Once per day when you fail a saving
throw against an effect created by a demon that would
kill or physically incapacitate you, you can immediately
reroll that saving throw as a free action. You must take
the second result, even if it is worse.

Fluff:When you were
a child, you were nearly slain by a demon
that managed to make its way through the
wardstones into the lands beyond. The demon was slain before it could kill
you, but you lingered at death’s door in a coma for weeks
before waking. Ever since then, you’ve been unusually hale
and hearty, as if your body had endured its brush with awfulness
by becoming supernaturally fit. But still, the scars (whether physical or purely mental) of
your brush with death remain, and nightmares of what could have happened often plague
your sleep.

Book 1 upgrade:The PC gains +3 hit
points per level. When she is reduced to negative hit points
by an attack or effect from a demon, as an immediate action
the PC can expend one use of mythic power to heal damage
equal to 2d6 + twice her mythic tier. This healing occurs
after the damage is done—if the damage is enough to kill
the PC, she cannot activate this ability.

Spoiler: Riftwarden Orphan (Archmage)

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Riftwarden Orphan mechanics: You gain a +2 trait bonus on all
concentration checks.

Fluff: You bear a strange
birthmark on your body—something you’ve
learned is the Sign of the Seeker’s Spiral, a
rune associated with the secret society known
as the Riftwardens. You have researched this
rune, and have learned that the mark
sometimes appears on the children of
Riftwardens who have been exposed
to particularly strange planar
energies. Unfortunately, you never
knew your parents, for you were
raised by a foster family in
Kenabres. Your foster family has conf irmed
that both of your parents were Riftwardens,
and has further conf irmed that your parents
went missing on a secret mission into the
Worldwound less than a month after you
were born. You’re not sure what happened to
them, but you’re certain they’re dead—and
your gut tells you that the one who murdered
them yet lives!

Book one upgrade: The PC gains a +4
trait bonus on caster level checks to penetrate a demon’s
spell resistance. Once per day, he can recharge a charged
magic item by expending one use of mythic power. Doing
so adds a number of charges equal to 1d10 + his mythic
tier to the item, up to its normal maximum number
of charges.

Spoiler: Stolen Fury (Champion)

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Mechanics: Today, when you face demons in combat, those energies
bolster your fury, granting you a +2 trait bonus on all
combat maneuver checks against demons.

Fluff: You were forced to take part in a
demonic ritual as a youth after having been captured
by cultists. Whatever the ritual’s purpose may have
been, it didn’t work out the way your captors
envisioned—rather than corrupting your soul,
you absorbed the ritual’s energy and made it your own
before you escaped to safety. Ever since, you’ve been
haunted by strange nightmares about the ritual, and
have long felt that the energies it bathed you in have
changed you. Recently, those energies have changed—
it’s as if you’ve f inally managed to come to terms with
your past and have turned the ritual’s aftereffects to
your advantage, following the old adage of what doesn’t
kill you makes you stronger. You’ve been unable to learn
more about the ritual or what it was for, but the question
lingers in the back of your head to this day.

Book 1 upgrade: The PC gains a +2 trait bonus
on Fortitude saves. By expending one use of mythic
power as a swift action, she can ignore a single demon’s
damage reduction for 1 minute, and increases the critical
multiplier of any weapon she wields against that demon
by 1.

Spoiler: Touched by Divinity (Hierophant)

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Mechanics: You begin play with a silver
holy symbol of your chosen deity for free. In addition,
choose one domain associated with your chosen deity.
You gain the use of that domain’s 1st-level domain spell
as a spell-like ability usable once per day (CL equals
your character level).

Fluff: As long as you can remember,
you’ve had an unexplainable interest in one deity in
particular. One of your parents may have been a priest
of this deity, or you may have been an orphan raised
by the church, but these alone cannot explain your
deep connection to the faith. You’ve always felt calm
and at ease in places holy to the deity, and often have
dreams about the god or goddess visiting you—most
often in the form of a sacred animal or creature. Your
faith is strong...

Book one upgrade: The PC can select a
second domain granted by his affiliated deity. He can use
the 1st-level spells of both domains as spell-like abilities
a number of times per day each equal to his mythic tier.
By expending one use of mythic power, he may use any
of these two domains’ spells as a spell-like ability, but
may only use spells of a level equal to or less than his
mythic tier.

[Gwynfrid]

I took the Exposed to Awfulness trait. Does this mean I can't go Archmage?

[Farmerbink]

It does not. I just want to make sure you guys know what the authors expected. If you wanted to consider taking the rift warden orphan trait (as I recall, Elrembriel's parents fall into an awkward place of no one really knows where they are), that would be fine. If you prefer keeping the trait you have, and going archmage regardless, the trait bonuses from the guardian path are at least universally beneficial.

[JWallyR]

So, to chime in on this thread- after checking out the mythic paths a little more carefully, I'm pretty happy with the idea of Morevek going Trickster. I originally grabbed the Stolen Fury trait (aligned with Champion), which was never a particularly great option for a low-Str magus who is not building toward combat maneuvers. While ignoring DR on a particular target is not bad, being able to take 20 on an acrobatics check to tumble behind someone and flank would be pretty sweet every now and then.

I don't know who currently has the Trickster trait, but it's worth having the conversation about what might suit that person better? :D

[Gwynfrid]

It does not. I just want to make sure you guys know what the authors expected. If you wanted to consider taking the rift warden orphan trait (as I recall, Elrembriel's parents fall into an awkward place of no one really knows where they are), that would be fine. If you prefer keeping the trait you have, and going archmage regardless, the trait bonuses from the guardian path are at least universally beneficial.

Father unknown, mother known all too well! Also, zero connection to Kenabres in her background, and no such thing as a foster family. There's no way the fluff could be reconciled here.

On the other hand, I could go with the bonuses from the Exposed to Awfulness path, so far. Hopefully, not having the bonus vs demon SR isn't going to be crippling for Archmage? If the bonuses for the following books fall into that category as well, then it could become a problem. Hard to predict without knowing the full path.

[Farmerbink]

Well, I know that this is what they do through the 3rd book. I don't know that the traits upgrade again, but there's TONS of fluff to tie things in to your traits later on.