Feast of Dust

[Palanan]

Just as a reminder to the DM about Mahasset’s 38 on Perception in fox-form, trying to pick up any trace of a scent which might give a clue about where the ghoul-woman has been, and where she might have gone.

[paradox26]

Thanks for the reminder.

Also, for purposes of Majeed's Detect Evil spell, can anyone remind me if they are evil aligned?

[Paddywagon Man]

I am not.

Hul's 44 perception also has Scent riding with it if it makes a difference though I doubt anything could have gotten past that 38

[Palanan]

Neither Mahasset nor any of his echoes of past lives are evil.

Also, very decent of Esmaeel to leave the journal out for Mahasset. But after that one lonely natural 20, it's back to the Playground dice roller hating me.

[rypt]

I made table of the PCs for ease of reference.

Player	Character	Race	Class
Palanan	Mahasset	Samsaran	Druid (Desert) 4 / Wizard 3 / Arcane Hierophant 4
CasualViking	Esmaeel Naffar	Human	Armiger (Stance Master) 11
Paddywagon Man	Warlish Gro-Mitt	Human (Poison Minion)	Kineticist 11 (VMC Sorcerer)
Athaleon	Majeed al-Dimayeni	Human	Paladin (Knight Discipline) 11
Gunhaven	Edar'Kear-Throden and Ossalur	Kobold	Hunter (Beast Bender) 1 / Wraith (Swarmheart) 5 / Hive 5
rypt	Vesrin Asellus	Human	Magus (Arcane Weaponeer) 1 / Hedgewitch 10
Phantom Genius	Bazir Sandstorm	Kasatha	Cleric 3 / Walker in the Wastes 8

If I got anything wrong, please let me know!

Also, Vesrin has a Sanction ability that affects every creature of a certain type within range. It would be good to know where there might be overlap between ally and enemy during future encounters. My understanding is that we have entirely humanoid party with the exception Aluna, who has a yet-to-be-determined type, and then some vermin and animal companions. Are there any other allied creature types I'm missing?

[Palanan]

Originally Posted by rypt
I made table of the PCs for ease of reference.

Gotta say that’s one slick table. Nicely done.

Originally Posted by rypt
My understanding is that we have entirely humanoid party with the exception Aluna….

I’m a bit confused by Aluna, especially the part about the human with a kobold subtype. Also curious how she ended up with three times as many hit points as most other party members.

But I’m sure she’ll get along swimmingly with the actual kobold who hacks up insects and rides a giant arthropod….

[Gunhaven]

Gotta say that’s one slick table. Nicely done.



I’m a bit confused by Aluna, especially the part about the human with a kobold subtype. Also curious how she ended up with three times as many hit points as most other party members.

But I’m sure she’ll get along swimmingly with the actual kobold who hacks up insects and rides a giant arthropod….

Edar’s too busy processing people not starting at unfriendly because of all the insects. I’m sure he’ll fix that notion once the three swarms emerge and turn into vaguely humanoid forms.

[Paddywagon Man]

I’m a bit confused by Aluna, especially the part about the human with a kobold subtype. Also curious how she ended up with three times as many hit points as most other party members.

But I’m sure she’ll get along swimmingly with the actual kobold who hacks up insects and rides a giant arthropod….

The kobold subtype is racial heritage I guess but I am also confused about the HP

I see "11d10[105]+98+30", but 11d10 for a PC is 65 not 105, and even at 105 that only adds up to 233 not 261.

[Phantom Genius]

I made table of the PCs for ease of reference.

Player	Character	Race	Class
Palanan	Mahasset	Samsaran	Druid (Desert) 4 / Wizard 3 / Arcane Hierophant 4
CasualViking	Esmaeel Naffar	Human	Armiger (Stance Master) 11
Paddywagon Man	Warlish Gro-Mitt	Human (Poison Minion)	Kineticist 11 (VMC Sorcerer)
Athaleon	Majeed al-Dimayeni	Human	Paladin (Knight Discipline) 11
Gunhaven	Edar'Kear-Throden and Ossalur	Kobold	Hunter (Beast Bender) 1 / Wraith (Swarmheart) 5 / Hive 5
angelpalm	Aluna Shamir	Human (Kobold)	Soulknife (Augmented Blade, Gifted Blade, War Soul) 3 / Psychic Warrior (Reaver) 2 / Awakened Blade 6
rypt	Vesrin Asellus	Human	Magus (Arcane Weaponeer) 1 / Hedgewitch 10

If I got anything wrong, please let me know!

Also, Vesrin has a Sanction ability that affects every creature of a certain type within range. It would be good to know where there might be overlap between ally and enemy during future encounters. My understanding is that we have entirely humanoid party with the exception Aluna, who has a yet-to-be-determined type, and then some vermin and animal companions. Are there any other allied creature types I'm missing?

Well, Bazir is missing from the table.

[Palanan]

DM, does Mahasset learn anything more from the journal, either from the written text or from any subtle scent-cues on the pages themselves?

[Paddywagon Man]

I have a familiar and an animal companion, so magical beast and animal

[paradox26]

DM, does Mahasset learn anything more from the journal, either from the written text or from any subtle scent-cues on the pages themselves?

You don't learn anything more from the journal. You do, however, get a scent of an older human male on the book, who must be Sayid, you think. You will be able to recognise him instantly if you meet him in future.

[Athaleon]

Had a brain fart. Majeed has Religion and Planes, I meant to roll Religion

[CasualViking]

Perception as rewuested: (1d20+22)[41], (1d20+22)[23]. +2 vs traps.

[angelpalm]

Sorry if my character is off, I just took an existing character and did some minor changes and probably forgot some stuff. That plus the rules might be different in this game. That being said I will bow out.

[Palanan]

Still here, still interested, just supremely wiped out from work and life.

Will try to post a little more tomorrow.

[paradox26]

Sorry to lose you, angelpalm. You are welcome back if you change your mind.

Sorry I have been absent the last couple of days, it has been a long weekend here and I have been busy. What I just posted will alter your actions, I am sure, so before you go to the Whitewaters compound, you can explore the secret trapdoor in the storeroom.

[Palanan]

Still in fox-shape, Mahasset has moved up next to Esmaeel and is scenting, peering and listening carefully before entering, with a Perception of 34.

[paradox26]

Sorry I have been silent, everyone. For some unknown reason the forum has stopped sending email updates on the latest posts, so I thought no one had responded to my last post.

[rypt]

Same thing happened to me! It's been driving me crazy. Didn't realize it was affecting others.

[Palanan]

DM, I'm having real difficulty visualizing where everyone is and what we're seeing right now. Is it possible to provide a map that shows the layout of the area, including the secret door and the room(s) beyond and/or below? That would really help.

[paradox26]

I am not sure how to link directly an image, so I have posted it into a google doc. The link is here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

Ignore the bit about traps, they are unknown to you. The trapdoor is on the left hand map at A5, and the storeroom you appear in downstairs is at A6.

I may create a thread in forum problems to let the admins know that emails aren't going out, now that I know it isn't just happening to me.

[Palanan]

Originally Posted by paradox26
I may create a thread in forum problems to let the admins know that emails aren't going out, now that I know it isn't just happening to me.

There’s already one on this issue, and it sounds like there are other people affected. Might be helpful to post your experience as well, just to give the admins a better sense of the scope of the problem.

[paradox26]

I noticed the existing thread, and was planning not to comment. But you are right, explaining the scope of the problem is a good idea. I will post it there shortly. Thanks for the suggestion.

[Palanan]

Mahasset gets a 36 on Perception to pinpoint the precise location of the undead, and another 36 on Knowledge (nature) to identify its kind and abilities, as well as low-20s rolls on Knowledge (arcana) and Knowledge (religion) on the same topics.

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[Gunhaven]

I’m just gonna roll this here in case it’s needed:

Searching/Disarming traps (magical or otherwise): (1d20+19)[37]

[paradox26]

Mahasset gets a 36 on Perception to pinpoint the precise location of the undead, and another 36 on Knowledge (nature) to identify its kind and abilities, as well as low-20s rolls on Knowledge (arcana) and Knowledge (religion) on the same topics.

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Learning about undead uses Knowledge Religion. But low 20s is enough to discover its details. It is a ghul, which is in Bestiary 3, page 125. You will know all about the basic ghul from that, though this could conceivably be an altered one.

[rypt]

Does Vesrin know anything about this Jackal Lord? He has +25 to monster lore checks for Arcana, Dungeoneering, Planes and Religion, but only +17 for Nature.

(d20)[5] plus free Inspiration (1d6)[3].

[Palanan]

Just checking in. Still here, still following along.

Mahasset is still in fox-form, sitting next to Esmaeel, and he's debating whether to shift back to human to ask a couple questions of his own, or if he should just put this thing out of its misery. I'll try to post something tomorrow if I'm able to.

[paradox26]

Vesrin has heard of the Jackal Prince. He is a harbinger of the Daemon Horseman of the Apocalypse of Famine. He is a powerful foe, which is why he was locked away using artifacts, one of which seems to be the Sword you are currently looking for.