You cannot really go now in any case, you would need a ship willing to sail into the middle of the ocean and some means of tracking the cleric, neither of which you have at the moment.
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Finding the Spark (Pathfinder 1E Quest)
- Thread starter DragonParadox
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You cannot really go now in any case, you would need a ship willing to sail into the middle of the ocean and some means of tracking the cleric, neither of which you have at the moment.
- Location
- Russia
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Enough blood had been spilled and you are not planning to stay on the water anyway, drop Galvo-slayer into the port in Augustana.
-[X] Bid him to warn his people against attacking surface dwellers in the future, for they are many and prone to acts of dreadful vengeance. If his people are already beset by deadly threats, the last thing they need is to bring the wrath of the navies of the world down upon them.
DP: Do you wish to continue?
Readers: Yes, of cause, we are winning already!
DP: Are you sure that you wish to continue?
Readers: We have already won, and our party will easily beat any reinforcments!
DP: Are you absolutly sure that you wish to continue?
Readers: ...we are better going now...
Or maybe not this scene, there were a lot of Illithids in ASWaH...
-[X] Bid him to warn his people against attacking surface dwellers in the future, for they are many and prone to acts of dreadful vengeance. If his people are already beset by deadly threats, the last thing they need is to bring the wrath of the navies of the world down upon them.
It seems I remeber reading that scene...
DP: Do you wish to continue?
Readers: Yes, of cause, we are winning already!
DP: Are you sure that you wish to continue?
Readers: We have already won, and our party will easily beat any reinforcments!
DP: Are you absolutly sure that you wish to continue?
Readers: ...we are better going now...
Or maybe not this scene, there were a lot of Illithids in ASWaH...
- Location
- Argentina
I meant this scene, yes. Aboleths are CR 7 too...
- Location
- florida
to keep the mold and moss from growing over the wooden deck, while at the same time it also helps in keeping the planks swelled up. Thereby leaving very little room for the water to get under the lower decks.
According to the internet
Hm have you watches Tales from my DND campaign @DragonParadox ?
Also probable worst case scenario Veiled Master
Though I can't imagine any static defense capable of keeping one of them out. And they are... subtle.
Clearly the solution to this is to activate more ancient Azlanti facilities.
The flesh craft certainly strikes me as in their wheelhouse. There exist more than a few flesh crafted abominations supposedly created by them.
Like Faceless Stalkers
I wonder if they would just tell us how to get to the place where they wanted to take us?
And how they might feel about that?
Same.
[X] Enough blood had been spilled and you are not planning to stay on the water anyway, drop Galvo-slayer into the port in Augustana, bid him to tell his people that no sacrifice of blood and flesh will affect the devices, a guess can be made fact if one is convincing enough (Bluff DC 20)
-[X] Take some fishy blood surreptitiously for later Scrying.
Kori does not know and would probably not ask about the planks, he still thinks this sailing thing is absurdly dangerous and not worth the trouble
Yes, I have seen that episode and I was disappointment when the campaign ended without showing those on screen
You can never have too many Azlanti facilities
- Location
- florida
It IS pretty disappointing. THREE mindblanks they say...
Also I did some looking into Aboleth society in pathfinder. That's some juicy lore.
- Location
- florida
I mean that sounds like a pain.
And with blood we can scry or divine them pretty directly.
With Locate Creature you do not even need that. All that it requires is that you had seen that particular being up close and in person (30 ft distance max). It will not show you the creature, but with two castings, a good map and some basic math you can place where it is with reasonable accuracy.
- Location
- Argentina
I see this as if there is an Aboleth inside the facility, it has been keeping at bay something for the Ceriatodi, and that once it gets out it will likely enslave the Ceriatodi further.
Do you wanna seed some doubts into the tribe? That way they might keep it in chains some time more.
Do you wanna seed some doubts into the tribe? That way they might keep it in chains some time more.
One thing you guys might want to consider is what you want to do once you hit land? Click is going to be off your hands which means for the first time since you came out of Nar Voth initially you will be able to consider the big picture. What do you want to do? Who do you want to serve?
You have that offer to join the Grey Corsairs, but it is pretty clear not everyone is going to be welcoming, especially of Cob. Sirim sounds like he is working his way to hiring you, if his meeting with the pathfinders works out. Also you can try to basically homestead out in the wilds, there is still a lot of that left in Goldarion even in a relatively settled lands like Andoran.
You have that offer to join the Grey Corsairs, but it is pretty clear not everyone is going to be welcoming, especially of Cob. Sirim sounds like he is working his way to hiring you, if his meeting with the pathfinders works out. Also you can try to basically homestead out in the wilds, there is still a lot of that left in Goldarion even in a relatively settled lands like Andoran.
Massgamer
Advance toward the Future
- Location
- The Future
[X] Enough blood had been spilled and you are not planning to stay on the water anyway, drop Galvo-slayer into the port in Augustana.
-[X] Bid him to warn his people against attacking surface dwellers in the future, for they are many and prone to acts of dreadful vengeance. If his people are already beset by deadly threats, the last thing they need is to bring the wrath of the navies of the world down upon them.
-[X] Bid him to warn his people against attacking surface dwellers in the future, for they are many and prone to acts of dreadful vengeance. If his people are already beset by deadly threats, the last thing they need is to bring the wrath of the navies of the world down upon them.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Checking out the Pathfinders seems like a good option, IMO. They're a great way to find places to explore for loot and XP. They probably won't be overly prejudiced either, IIRC. Still not sure about Sirim, though.
We should consider visiting an Abadaran bank, too. Those bank notes we've been carrying around almost since the beginning could be worth something.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
How does the set of the coordinates we got for points of interest correlate with the map of the continent? I want to pursue those leads, and I will serve whoever gets us there, with or without them knowing.
The party still do not have a surface map, but Caulker may have one. Do you want to try to borrow one and if so do you want to tell him what for or bluff?
Of course you could also buy one at your destination.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
These all seem like complementary goals to me.
Getting in the good books of the Pathfinders means useful contacts, potential jobs, access to resources that might otherwise be difficult to acquire, and a wide pool of potential allies.
The Pathfinders have tons of information about previously explored but uninhabited locations that could be perfect for Iruxi settlers. The Iruxi could even setup a Pathfinder waystation wherever they end up settling down, which could make them useful to the organization on an ongoing basis.
And the Pathfinders are almost certainly our best bet for getting information about Azlanti ruins and artifacts, along with having contacts and resources that could help us reach those places.
None of this means we need to immediately try to join the Pathfinders, though. We can probably still benefit from some of their resources simply by making friendly contact with them, especially if Sirim really is a member.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
That's more for my sake than the characters'. But yes, I want this quest to have an overland map, and I am fine with spending coin to get it.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
I would rather purchase one from the city, preferably from a shop that sells them. Maybe even a Pathfinder chapterhouse (or whatever they're called, I can't remember)?
Even if Caulker has one, he's the captain of an Inner Sea ship, meaning he more likely has naval charts and the like. Inland maps wouldn't be a priority for the limited space in his ship.
Even if Caulker has one, he's the captain of an Inner Sea ship, meaning he more likely has naval charts and the like. Inland maps wouldn't be a priority for the limited space in his ship.
- Location
- florida
That is indeed the idea. : )
Oh for sure. And even more than that- they are the kind of people who would fund those kinds of expeditions, and pay handsomely for relics. Or better yet stories.
Oh of course. Never do for free what you can get paid for
I'm happy to avoid committing to anything until the price is right.
When we get to port... I assume Sirim will have jobs. The navy is at least worth following up on.
Buying supplies and perhaps securing lodging for ourselves?
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
I wonder if the basic information we can provide from our home area of Nar Voth would be worth anything to the Pathfinders? We have some pretty solid info about the local environment which probably is not commonly known on the surface.
Cauldron is a welcoming and relatively safe community for a group of Pathfinders to operate out of, for example. There is the Xulgath ruins they could be interested in, and the mysterious temple which should be right up their alley. And all of this being below Cheliax might even make the information more valuable.
What else might tempt them?
Cauldron is a welcoming and relatively safe community for a group of Pathfinders to operate out of, for example. There is the Xulgath ruins they could be interested in, and the mysterious temple which should be right up their alley. And all of this being below Cheliax might even make the information more valuable.
What else might tempt them?
- Location
- being near locations is my passion.
After we get Sirim back to a position of security and they feel safe, a tricksy wizard who we helped might consent to being under a temporary non-lying-curse, or some other strong method of disallowing lies.
Ripping the idea of how to check for genuine honesty from Dimension 20 season 16, "Neverafter".
My thinking is we ask a resonable set of questions, "do you intend to fuck us over", and - grabbing from the wiki - we ask something that has a similar effect to:
Basically, we ask the questions, and then we ask "were you honest with us about with previous answers rather than merely not lying?"
[Also, what are the specifics of what is going on with you possessing/surviving through your familiar? We might accept being morally flexable in times of desperation, but there is a limit and we don't want to get entangled with someone who's happy to be... really shitty.]
Honestly, a level 5+ wizard could book passage on a boat easily enough imo, if only with the promise of payment at port in terms of money or a few stashed magic items. Especially if they can point to a group like the Pathfinders and say one is a member.
The desire to avoid embarrassment about their circumstances still sounds like a lie to me
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Aside from me wanting to give Sirim a chance - which means consensually questioning them while they can not lie - after we get to port and they feel secure in their position - I really do like the bank and Pathfinders idea.
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My piority is:
1. Lich
2. Gorok's folk
3. Cash out the bank notes if possible
4. Pathfinders for general plot hooks and general plot hook accessories. If there's any group who can be expected to be 'probably-good-folk bearing evil aligned magic items' it's probably the Pathfinders.
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Though the first three are likely to be hooks on their own, iirc, DP said as much regarding the bank notes at least.
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