[Pathfinder] Burnt Offerings

[CanadienneBacon]

Asked and answered. I just tossed up the surprise round results and started the first full round. Everyone should now have either more knowledge to work off of, or should by now be aware of the goblin threat in the square. Also added the goblins in on the Init order.

Shayuri posted that he's busy with things this week, so if need be I'll post for him. Shayuri is a him, right? One can never be sure about screen names.

 

[CanadienneBacon]

I will be out of town June 11 - 20. May have limited connectivity (but probably won't have all of my books) for half the time. The 14th through the 18th, however, I will be well and fully away from posting--Grannie-sponsored trip to Disneyworld for my four daughters, on which I shall serve as parent accompaniment.

I plan to bring some .pdfs and .docs along on the trip on my USB drive, which should enable me to post on some of the days I'm gone.

 

[mfloyd3]

I will be out of town June 11 - 20. May have limited connectivity (but probably won't have all of my books) for half the time. The 14th through the 18th, however, I will be well and fully away from posting--Grannie-sponsored trip to Disneyworld for my four daughters, on which I shall serve as parent accompaniment.

Enjoy yourself! Actually I should probably warn you that I will be on limited connectivity June 21-28. I should still be able to manage a post a day, but I thought I'd let you know.

 

[Ambrus]

I'm guessing that some or all of the goblins will take the opportunity to attack my dog PC on their turn. Assuming they close to melee range, he'll execute a full attack with his natural attack routine on his subsequent turn.

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

Asked and answered. I just tossed up the surprise round results and started the first full round. Everyone should now have either more knowledge to work off of, or should by now be aware of the goblin threat in the square. Also added the goblins in on the Init order.

Shayuri posted that he's busy with things this week, so if need be I'll post for him. Shayuri is a him, right? One can never be sure about screen names.

Have a good time!

 

[CanadienneBacon]

Combat is concluded, for the moment. You guys can post at will in the IC. On the days I'm free during my vacation this week and next, I'll provide in-context updates to the IC.

 

[Ambrus]

[sblock=CanadienneBacon]Did you roll Taran's Disguise check opposed by Elyra's Perception to determine whether she saw through his disguise? There's no mention of Taran's disguise check result in the last die rolls sblock. [/sblock]

 

[mfloyd3]

[sblock=Ambrus&CB] You're obviously enjoying "collie mode," and Lord knows it's fun to watch. Elyra is not going to drop this, but there may be a way to maintain it.

If no one believes Elyra, she'll spend the rest of the adventure claiming the dog is not a dog, and no one else will take her seriously. After he gets used to it, Taran can start taunting her about it, perhaps even speaking to her when the others aren't around. Maybe he'll be glad to have someone to talk to, or maybe he'll just enjoy messing with her.

Thoughts?
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[Ambrus]

[sblock=mfloyd & CanadienneBacon]I'm not quite sure what to say. Much of my character's self-identity is tied up with being a dog; it's really the only persona he's ever had and so is understandably relunctant to abandon it. I didn't really put a whole lot of thought into how or if he'll admit to the other PCs what he is. I figured I'd just wait and see what developed.

Even if Elyra doesn't begin to second guess what she's seen, she may at least arrive at the conclusion that the pseudo-dog is unintelligent or at least unable to converse. That's up to you. She might want to keep her suspicions to herself, at least for awhile, to avoid sounding crazy to the townsfolk and PCs who don't know her very well yet.

Taran certainly won't taunt Elyra with the truth. His motivation for passing as a dog isn't really based in deriving amusement through deception. Your idea of his wanting to have someone to talk to has some merit, but it'd naturally depend on his feeling safe with the person he approaches. I just don't know if that's Elyra yet. [/sblock]

 

[CanadienneBacon]

At this point, I don't think we're kidding anyone anymore with the sblocks. If someone has something that absolutely must remain private, please e-mail me or send a PM (if you're ENWorld-enabled to do so).

Didn't I include the Disguise check? If not, I'm sorry. I keep a running tally on a paper notebook at my desk. Writing everything down as I roll it helps me stay organized. When I wrote the post, I thought I'd included everything that I rolled, but I guess I left out the other half of the check. Taran got a roll of 12. With a +10 to Disguise, his total is 22.

Elyra got a roll of 15. With a +8 to Perception, her total is 23. Now that I think of it, I believe I may have used Elyra's +10 to Perception for a total of 25, but that's versus goblinoids, not versus collies. Even with the +8 to Perception, Elyra's 23 still beats Taran's 22.

I'll check my last IC post and amend it to include whatever I seem to have missed. I shall leave it to the two of you to work it out in the IC how you deem best. There's a lot of dust in the air in the festival square. Taran could use that to try to discount Elyra's Perception check. That, and most normal folk don't have the whopping Perception ability that Elyra has--most folk would think she's nuts just by her trying to say she's seen something from a distance, even without the dust in the air.