// #d&d — 2010-12-30
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01:01:28 Topic for #d&d is: EM: Sat 8th 3pm | LSK: Sun 11am | PFS: Thu 30th 10am | CotE: Sat 7pm - level 1 Pathfinder, see Ballig || All times AEDT
01:01:28 Topic for #d&d set by Ballig at Wed Dec 29 23:52:20 2010
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01:13:10 <Mekkis_x200> I really hate reading comments on couriermail.com.au
01:13:35 <Mekkis_x200> it makes me wish there was a "punch in the face" command
01:14:47 <Mekkis_x200> Ron from Albany Creek Posted at 11:04 AM December 24, 2010
01:14:47 <Mekkis_x200> I'd like to "Poo Hoo" Stephen Conroy's national plan. By the time that arives, everyone will be using satellite. Typical Labor waste of money, as usual.
01:15:18 <Mekkis_x200> yeah, because satellite is known for it's great latency and bandwidth
01:19:45 <Ballig> yeah people think that because it's a /satellite/ it must be awesome
01:19:55 <Ballig> anyone can get satellite. and it's the second-shittiest option
01:20:28 <Mekkis_x200> or that wireless is the way of the future
01:20:58 <Ballig> but it's WIRELESS!
01:21:03 <Ballig> isn't that always good?!
01:21:16 <Mekkis_x200> and it does 100mbps*!
01:21:32 <Mekkis_x200> *half-duplex, shared amoungst all users, under ideal conditions
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02:05:35 * ChanOP sets ban on *!*David@*.iinet.net.au
02:05:43 <Mekkis_x200> ?
02:06:03 <Ballig> I'm assuming he said something
02:06:05 <Ballig> I have him on ignore
02:06:06 <Ballig> he's a retard
02:06:25 <Mekkis_x200> I didn't receive anything
02:07:02 <Ballig> maybe he didn't
02:07:06 <Ballig> not sure why he'd bother then
02:07:11 <Ballig> he joined another channel I'm in too
02:15:01 ChanOP gives channel operator status to Ballig
02:15:14 * Ballig sets ban on *!*@10a8c8c8.optusnet.com.au
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04:50:28 <Avatar> I was sleeping by about 12.30
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09:00:16 <Ballig> don't we have PFS now
09:02:29 <Avatar> I thought so
09:03:01 <Ballig> because I kind of got up early for it
09:03:15 <Avatar> you're telling me!
09:05:20 <Ballig> I thought I had Brunius' number but I mustn't have saved it
09:07:31 <Avatar> mekkis are you here
09:08:31 <Ballig> did mekkis end up actually giving you his number
09:08:40 <Ballig> or does he still think we'll make obscene phone calls
09:12:04 <Avatar> yeah he did
09:12:33 <Avatar> is it worth smsing both of them
09:12:37 <Ballig> dunno
09:12:52 <Avatar> I'm inclined not to
09:13:19 <Ballig> I might play some NWN2 until it's sorted
09:13:26 <Ballig> too awake now to go back to bed
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09:14:11 <Brunius> Sorry about that
09:14:17 <Brunius> only woke up about 5min ago
09:14:21 <Brunius> then paniced
09:14:22 <Avatar> don't worry about it, mekkis isn't here
09:14:36 <Avatar> of all people
09:14:44 * Brunius rolls his eyes
09:17:45 <Ballig> I was going to text you 10 minutes ago but didn't store your number
09:18:02 <Brunius> Niice
09:18:35 <Brunius> Doesn't Skype have it?
09:19:12 <Brunius> Yeah Skype has my mobile on it
09:19:14 <Ballig> didn't check
09:25:21 <Avatar> no reply from mekkis
09:32:13 <Brunius> He probably "can't get signal in his house"
09:34:56 <Avatar> will find out when he is actually back
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09:44:50 <Mekkis_> moin
09:45:13 <Brunius> good timing
09:45:24 <Mekkis_> 15 minutes to go, right?
09:45:27 <Brunius> another few seconds and I was gonna go "screw it, crysis"
09:45:45 <Brunius> It's 10:45 man
09:45:51 <Mekkis_> 9:45
09:45:58 <Mekkis_> oh cock
09:46:08 <Brunius> Daylight savings, remember?
09:46:24 <Mekkis_> yeah... you backward southerners
09:46:34 <Brunius> Yeah
09:47:09 <Mekkis_> ummm is everyone here?
09:47:18 <Ballig> who's meant to be here
09:47:41 <Mekkis_> you, Brunius and Avatar
09:47:51 <Brunius> Avatar was here before
09:47:51 <Ballig> we were all here 10 minutes ago
09:47:55 <Ballig> I assume he's still around
09:48:09 <Avatar> yeah I'm still here
09:49:43 <Mekkis_> Ballig, have you a sheet or are you playing a pregen
09:49:50 <Ballig> playing a pregen
09:49:51 <Ballig> the gnome cavalier
09:50:43 <Mekkis_> Avatar, Brunius: have you registered your characters?
09:51:38 <Brunius> How do you mean?
09:52:04 <Mekkis_> on Paizo.com
09:52:09 <Brunius> Nope
09:52:11 <Avatar> no
09:52:13 <Avatar> didn't know I had to
09:52:18 <Brunius> I was unaware we were suppoed to
09:52:20 <Brunius> +s
09:52:41 <Avatar> do we have to?
09:53:01 <Mekkis_> by the end of the session - or at least before Arcanacon, you will
09:54:35 <Mekkis_> alright... I'll start by covering the basics
09:55:02 <Mekkis_> You're all members of the Pathfinder society, and this is apparently your first assignment.
09:55:10 <Ballig> are we playing now
09:55:22 <Mekkis_> if possible, yes
09:55:41 Ballig gives channel operator status to Mekkis_
09:55:41 Ballig gives voice to Avatar Brunius Ballig
09:55:41 * Ballig removes channel operator status from Ballig
09:55:45 Ballig is now known as Bob
09:55:53 Mekkis_ is now known as Mekkis_N97
09:56:03 Mekkis_N97 is now known as Mekkis_
09:56:14 Brunius is now known as Kaleb
09:57:14 <Bob> Avatar
09:57:27 Avatar is now known as Roger
09:57:32 <Mekkis_> Operatives known as venture-captains coordinate teams
09:57:32 <Mekkis_> of Pathf inder agents in their assigned regions, tipping
09:57:32 <Mekkis_> them off to ancient legends, passing along newly discovered
09:57:32 <Mekkis_> maps, and supporting efforts in the f ield. Each venture-
09:57:32 <Mekkis_> captain oversees the activities of several tightly-knit
09:57:33 <Mekkis_> groups of Pathf inder f ield agents who conduct much of the
09:57:34 <Mekkis_> exploration and adventure that fuels the society as a whole.
09:58:13 <Bob> what do they get out of it
09:58:23 <Bob> do we have to pay subscription fees or give them a cut of the loot
09:58:24 <Mekkis_> they as in the society?
09:58:29 <Bob> right
09:58:31 <Bob> and/or venture-captains
09:58:35 <Mekkis_> no, you need to make reports
09:58:51 <Mekkis_> based on what happened. Luckily for you, this is done during downtime
09:59:19 <Bob> so how do they make money
09:59:41 <Mekkis_> selling the information
09:59:43 <Mekkis_> mainly
10:00:33 <Roger> so we bought the information?
10:01:06 <Bob> sounds like a scam
10:01:12 <Mekkis_> nope. You have been called to Absalon for an assignment.
10:01:20 <Bob> like those free ipods if you sign 50 of your friends up to someone's advertising
10:01:41 <Bob> what's Absalon
10:02:03 <Mekkis_> capitol of Golarion
10:02:53 <Bob> oh okay
10:02:58 <Bob> I ride around on my pony named Billy
10:03:34 <Kaleb> (Is this typical Ballig playing?)
10:03:48 <Bob> what
10:03:52 <Mekkis_> In accordance with the "Play Play Play!" rules, I am able to provide you with a single pregen PC to aid you. I shall provide an human cleric to aid you. If you want him to do anything special, you'll need to tell me. Otherwise he'll just stay a short distance away.
10:04:07 <Roger> sweet
10:04:24 <Kaleb> Can we tell him to do a backflip?
10:04:32 <Mekkis_> could each of you PM me your faction name?
10:04:33 <Roger> yeah, do a backflip my cleric
10:04:48 <Roger> mr*
10:04:52 <Roger> what's the cleric's anme
10:04:53 <Bob> I would love to
10:04:54 <Bob> what's a faction
10:04:57 <Kaleb> ...
10:05:09 <Roger> you would've had to choose one during character creation
10:05:16 <Bob> I didn't create this character
10:05:26 <Bob> it has (Order of the Sword) written next to it
10:05:31 <Bob> is that a faction or a type of cavalier
10:05:34 <Mekkis_> The factions are listed in the Guide
10:05:51 <Roger> where's Bob's char sheet
10:06:01 <Mekkis_> the reason they're not on the pregen list is because they're not specified.
10:06:01 <Bob> it's in PFS Pregens - PF RPG APG.pdf
10:06:33 <Bob> where's the guide again
10:07:07 <Mekkis_> http://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/scenarios/v5748btpy84k4
10:07:38 <Mekkis_> Wall-of-text approaching:
10:07:50 <Mekkis_> “There’s trouble at the Blakros Museum again,” Venture-
10:07:50 <Mekkis_> Captain Adril Hestram growled when you first entered the
10:07:50 <Mekkis_> meeting room in the Grand Lodge earlier this afternoon. “The
10:07:50 <Mekkis_> museum’s curator, Nigel Aldain, came to me this morning
10:07:51 <Mekkis_> asking for help. Apparently, a wayward daughter of his illustrious
10:07:51 <Mekkis_> patrons, the powerful Blakros family, has disappeared, along
10:07:52 <Mekkis_> with a few of the museum’s watchmen who went looking for
10:07:57 <Mekkis_> her. The Society has helped him in the past, and he wants us to
10:07:59 <Mekkis_> find her, before he loses his job, or worse. Now Nigel’s an old
10:08:00 <Mekkis_> friend, and a former Pathfinder, but this kind of missing person
10:08:03 <Mekkis_> case isn’t really our bailiwick. Normally I’d tell him to find the
10:08:05 <Mekkis_> district guard and leave the Society out of it.
10:08:07 <Mekkis_> “But then he made me an offer that was too good to pass
10:08:09 <Mekkis_> up. Not only will he allow the Society access to the Blakros
10:08:10 <Mekkis_> Museum’s extensive and very private library, but apparently this
10:08:12 <Mekkis_> same missing daughter just returned to Absalom with a pack
10:08:15 <Mekkis_> full of ancient relics collected throughout Osirion and northern
10:08:21 <Mekkis_> Garund. And Nigel promised the Society first pick of any of
10:08:22 <Mekkis_> those pieces that catch our fancy. I don’t need to tell you what
10:08:22 <Mekkis_> those kinds of things might be worth, so it looks like you’re
10:08:24 <Mekkis_> heading to the Blakros Museum tonight.
10:08:26 <Mekkis_> “The missing daughter is named Imrizade Blakros—half-
10:08:29 <Mekkis_> Osirian herself and a pretty successful adventurer and fortune-
10:08:31 <Mekkis_> hunter by all accounts. She just arrived in Absalom out of the blue
10:08:34 <Mekkis_> a few days ago, after a couple of years’ worth of tomb-raiding in
10:08:35 <Mekkis_> the Osirian deserts, and carrying an odd metal cylinder covered
10:08:37 <Mekkis_> in hieroglyphs, like nothing Nigel has ever seen before. Nigel
10:08:38 <Mekkis_> says she went straight to the basement of the museum to do
10:08:40 <Mekkis_> some research in the family’s library, muttering something
10:08:43 <Mekkis_> about ‘whispers in the dark’ and ‘old tapestries,’ or something.
10:08:45 <Mekkis_> He didn’t hear from her for a couple of days, which isn’t unusual
10:08:47 <Mekkis_> when someone is deep into their research in the archives, but
10:08:48 <Mekkis_> he got worried when strange noises started coming from the
10:08:51 <Mekkis_> basement. He sent a watchman down there to investigate, and
10:08:55 <Mekkis_> when he didn’t return, Nigel sent a few more. That was last
10:08:56 <Mekkis_> night, and they haven’t come back up either.
10:08:59 <Mekkis_> “Go to the museum and find out what happened to Imrizade
10:09:02 <Mekkis_> Blakros and the watchmen. Nigel would prefer them alive,
10:09:02 <Mekkis_> of course, especially the Blakros woman, but the Society is
10:09:04 <Mekkis_> more interested in what she brought back with her. I’ve got a
10:09:06 <Mekkis_> hunch it wasn’t just grave goods and pretty jewelry. Whatever
10:09:08 <Mekkis_> she found, the Society wants it, or at the very least some
10:09:11 <Mekkis_> information about it.”
10:11:22 <Bob> what faction should I be in
10:11:47 <Roger> Taldor
10:12:05 <Roger> should we have a conversation with this guy or just go out and do our thing
10:15:04 <Roger> ?
10:15:14 <Bob> I don't see a need to talk to him
10:15:15 <Kaleb> I reckon just go out and do our thing
10:15:18 <Bob> I don't think he knows any more than what he just said
10:15:25 <Bob> "Aye aye, cap'n!"
10:15:31 <Bob> and I ride my pony, Billy, to the museum
10:15:42 <Kaleb> "Alright."
10:15:53 <Kaleb> I follow Bob
10:16:43 <Roger> yep we all go to the museum
10:16:54 <Roger> what's the cleric's name
10:17:08 <Mekkis_> You can make knowledge checks if you think it appropriate
10:17:18 <Roger> what do I roll, knowledge religion
10:17:31 <Bob> haha
10:17:42 <Bob> we have to roll knowledge to learn the cleric's name?
10:17:45 <Mekkis_> history, local or diplomacy
10:17:57 <Roger> is this for real
10:18:06 <Mekkis_> The cleric's name is Alolth
10:18:10 <Mekkis_> yes
10:18:21 <Roger> but you just told me
10:18:38 <Roger> what am I rolling knowledge/diplomacy for
10:19:01 <Mekkis_> sorry, the knowledge checks are based on the Blackros museum and related events
10:19:51 <Roger> !throw 1d20+7 diplomacy
10:19:51 <diebot> Roger, diplomacy: [1d20=12] 19
10:19:51 <Kaleb> !throw 1d20+6 Knowledge(Local)
10:19:51 <diebot> Kaleb, Knowledge(Local): [1d20=11] 17
10:20:19 <Roger> !throw 1d20+3 knowledge(history)
10:20:19 <diebot> Roger, knowledge(history): [1d20=18] 21
10:20:26 <Roger> bardic knowledge is awesome
10:20:34 <Roger> !throw 1d20+3 knowledge(local)
10:20:34 <diebot> Roger, knowledge(local): [1d20=10] 13
10:20:53 <Mekkis_> Roger and Kaleb: you learn that: The wealthy and prominent Blakros family is a large, extended clan of eccentrics with trade contacts rivaling those of the Aspis Consortium who make most of their money selling valuable antiquities across the Taldor-Qadira border. Their daughters are known far and wide for their beauty, and marrying a Blakros woman is a sure path to power and riches.
10:21:39 <Mekkis_> Roger also recalls that: Rumored to be originally Taldan by blood, the Blakros have since intermingled with bloodlines from all over Golarion, by marrying daughters to a succession of Qadiran trade princes, Vudran rajahs, and even the occasional Tian noble and Mwangi chief. Gifts from these foreign potentates (and the sale of illicitly gained secrets) provide the foundation for the Blakros fortune and their famous collections.
10:21:42 <Kaleb> Ok
10:22:09 <Mekkis_> Pertaining to the Blackros museum, Roger recalls that:
10:22:58 <Mekkis_> In the early days of Absalom, the Blakros Museum was originally the stronghold of an eccentric wizard. Abandoned for centuries, it was later bought by the Blakros family, who turned it into a museum for their impressive collection of curiosities from across Golarion.
10:22:58 <Mekkis_> The mad astrologer Ralzeros the Overwatched built what is now the Blakros Museum thousands of years ago, as an observatory to study distant worlds (and some say, to be studied by them). He later disappeared following a mage-duel with another of Absalom’s early wizards.
10:23:33 <Roger> how on earth am I going to take all this in
10:23:55 <Bob> by reading it
10:24:03 <Roger> I have the memory of a sieve
10:24:11 <Bob> by copy/pasting it into notepad
10:24:17 <Roger> yeah I am
10:24:31 <Bob> key points: it was a wizard's tower
10:26:55 <Bob> I scratch Billy behind the ear
10:28:24 <Roger> I stopped off at a tavern for a quick drink but now I'm back with you guys
10:28:35 <Mekkis_> You addive at the museum. You see Nigel Aldain, the curator.
10:28:41 <Mekkis_> "Are you the Pathfinders?"
10:28:59 <Kaleb> "I suppose so."
10:29:16 <Bob> "Yeah. Heard you have a missing girl."
10:29:33 <Roger> "Which definitely makes us the Pathfinders."
10:29:55 <Mekkis_> "She went below several days ago. I haven't seen her since"
10:30:31 <Bob> "What's below?"
10:30:39 <Mekkis_> "I can show you the way to the library, but the last guardsmen I sent down there did not return.
10:30:41 <Mekkis_> "
10:31:03 <Roger> "What can you tell us about these.... *guardsmen* ?"
10:31:27 <Roger> I give him a very suspicious look
10:31:38 <Roger> like I am overdoing it
10:31:38 <Mekkis_> "They are salaried guards who normally keep the museum safe from looters"
10:31:40 <Bob> /very/ suspicious
10:31:47 <Bob> "Yeah, but what's BELOW?"
10:32:01 <Roger> "Loot, I'd imagine."
10:33:39 <Mekkis_> "The library is below."
10:33:45 <Bob> "Just the library?"
10:33:56 <Bob> "How big is it?"
10:34:00 <Bob> "Is there only one entrance and exit?"
10:34:20 <Mekkis_> "There's a ramp that leads downwards - that is the only way in."
10:34:23 <Bob> "Have you been down there yourself? Before or after the woman went missing?"
10:35:23 <Mekkis_> "I have been there before. We store scripts, and various unused exhibits there"
10:35:31 <Kaleb> !throw 1d20+4 Is Nigel Aldain telling the truth? @Mekkis_
10:35:43 <Bob> "But you haven't been down since the woman went missing?"
10:35:47 <Bob> "Where were YOU the night of her disappearance?"
10:36:23 <Roger> I'll sense motive on him too
10:36:36 <Bob> me too !
10:36:41 <Mekkis_> "I was upstairs. The blackros daughter was clearly very excited when she arrived from her trip. She went below straight away."
10:36:43 <Bob> !throw 1d20+5 sense motive @Mekkis_
10:36:46 <Bob> +1 against bluff
10:36:48 <Roger> !throw 1d20+4 sense motive @Mekkis_
10:37:03 <Mekkis_> You all believe that he's telling the truth.
10:37:08 <Roger> lol
10:37:10 <Kaleb> ok
10:37:25 <Bob> "Roger here tells me that this place used to be a wizard's tower."
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