Discussion of Scotley's Pathfinder game (closed)

[Leif]

Yeah, Rhun, I hope he gives you some, too, but I really hope we didn't fight those bugbears for nothing!

 

[Scotley]

Yeah, Rhun, I hope he gives you some, too, but I really hope we didn't fight those bugbears for nothing!

Sorry to disappoint, but my intent was that the exp for he bugbears was assumed in the starting total. The reason is as Mowgli pointed out, you are already a bit over the proposed starting level of the adventure. I don't want to spend too much time boosting every encounter, so I hope you'll slowly even out with the expected level.

The Trust points are unique to this part of the adventure path and are indeed a recognition of how well the party is getting along with the locals. It will have an impact on things like the difficulty class of information gather efforts and the amount of assistance you can expect from the locals when you need healing and resupply. Running roughshod over these folk will make you later tasks more difficult.

 

[Leif]

He**, I only 'ran roughshod' over a LAWYER, for cryin' out loud. Besharrn shoud get a MEDAL for that!

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

He should indeed! "Shoot all the lawyers . . . shoot 'em on sight!"

I foresee a LOT of this kind of interplay between Vadim and Besharn - should be fun!

 

[Leif]

Agreed!

 

[Scotley]

I did not mean to indicate that your treatment of Councilman Hearthmount was too heavy handed. I thought it appropriate as he had clearly shown some disdain for you as well. While you may need the help of the locals before this stage of the adventure is over I did not suggest that you roll over and squeal like a pig for them.

The troubles you face go way beyond a few superstitious and xenophobic yokels.

 

[Leif]

Thanks for that vote of confidence. But Besharrn would likely have done the same regardless of whether it hairlipped Vadim or not. And he might have enjoyed it more if so. I have not played such an uncivilized, feral PC for a very long time, if ever. I'm having great fun with him!

[I say 'feral' because he was raised as a good, hardworking (domesticated?) farm boy by his human mother. It was only after her death that he had much of a chance to explore his orcish nature, so he kinda went wild, returning to his genetic roots.]

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Oh, I don't know . . . what about that Tiefling Avenger you played in renau1g's Kingmaker 4E game? He had a different motivation for sure, but he seemed to thoroughly enjoy running roughshod over folks .

 

[Leif]

Oh, I don't know . . . what about that Tiefling Avenger you played in renau1g's Kingmaker 4E game? He had a different motivation for sure, but he seemed to thoroughly enjoy running roughshod over folks .

Wow! I had totally fogotten about old Faustus the Tiefling Avenger. Yeah, he was pretty much of an a**hole, too, wasn't he? But Besharrn is one more or less by accident and inborn boorishness, while Faustus went wayyy out of his way to be one.

 

[Scotley]

Oh, I don't know . . . what about that Tiefling Avenger you played in renau1g's Kingmaker 4E game? He had a different motivation for sure, but he seemed to thoroughly enjoy running roughshod over folks .

He was more of a homicidal sociopath than feral.