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[D&D] Philosopher's Stone War II - Game Over! ICB Wins!

I'm sending everyone their maps. Once you have those, consider Day 1 Started.

What do I need from players on Day 1?
I need your character background. This includes:
1. Your Wizard's name.
2. Your Wizard's history (and what they have done in the last ten years if returning).
3. Your Wizard's alignment.
4. Your Champion's personality.
5. Your Champion's alignment.

I also need to know where you base of operations is, be it a house, hotel, etc.

I need to know what spells you have prepared. In everybody's stats I included Spells Prepared under Offense. These are listed as a sequence of numbers; the first represents the number of cantrips you get, the second your level 1 spells, the next your level 2, and so on until level 5. These do not include the bonus spells you get from your Arcane School. Please read/reread the Wizard section on spells and cantrips before sending in your spell list, for both your sake and mine. Also, please look up the abilities I listed under your Arcane School and make sure you know how they work.

You can change your spell list each day, you only need to pick spells for today.

Lastly, I need your Day Plan. This details everything you wish to do throughout the day. While we can assume that you've bathed and eaten without writing it down, anything pertaining to game strategy needs to be sent to me. Your Day Plan can be as detailed or brief as you wish.


Two last rules;
Whenever someone attacks your summoner and your champion is nearby, this ALWAYS provokes an attack of opportunity (the champion jumps in the way and counters). Each player gets extra attacks of opportunity for this purpose.

There are areas in this game that are full of people during the day. While I cannot forbid combat in front of muggles... they can spread word of your champions identity or ability. This makes places like the Market District semi-safe zones.


It is now Day 1. Deadline for all Day Plans is in 78 hours.
Metamagic Tutorial

In character creation, everyone was encouraged to take Metamagic feats. Here's a no brainer's guide to USING them.

Did you notice how some spells have things like Greater, and Mass in their names? These are prefixes that buff existing spells. That's exactly what Metamagic does. When you prepare spells, you can add Metamagic to any or (almost) all of them. By adding your Metamagic to a spell, you increase its spell level.

EXAMPLE
Burning Hands is a Level 1 Spell
Intensified Burning Hands is a Level 2 Spell

Not all Metamagic adds +1 to the spell level, some add more. Check your metamagic feats.
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AN IDIOT'S GUIDE TO COMBAT
No one needs to fully read up on Combat in Pathfinder, but understanding a few things will help.

Full Attack
Under offense, your champion has a list of numbers like +20/+15/+10/+5. This is the number of attacks your champion makes if they do nothing but attack in one round. Obviously, the first attack is most likely to succeed while each attack after becomes less likely. You can do the most potential damage with a Full Attack, but it's an action that takes a full round. The only movement you can make is 5 feet.

Move and Attack
Instead of taking a Full Attack, you can move up to your speed and then attack. Since you attack only once, you are using your best attack most likely to succeed. While a Full Attack may be better in theory, in practice you aren't losing too much damage if you need to move during your turn.

Charge Attack
There are many special combat maneuvers in pathfinder, but the only one I find to be used on a very regular basis is the charge attack. It doesn't work unlike the above Move and Attack, however, by charging you can move at double your speed, you are more likely to hit, and you are more likely to get hit until your next turn. The only restriction to charging is that you must charge in a straight line.

Attacks of Opportunity
When a nearby character does something that distracts them, a melee attacker can take advantage of this to attack them. While even ranged attackers in this can use Attacks of Opportunity to defend their summoner (as stated above), there are many other things melee attackers can respond to. Just a few examples include; using a ranged attack, casting a spell, trying to run away, and standing up from the prone position.
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{ 18:38:33 PM } <Miffy> combat encounter in the market
{ 18:38:42 PM } <Raikage> what
{ 18:38:43 PM } <Raikage> nah
{ 18:39:58 PM } <Miffy> i go first in the initiative check and catch you flat-footed and use miffy hug on you
{ 18:40:00 PM } <Miffy> FUKED
{ 18:40:27 PM } <Raikage> my champion is the headless horseman
{ 18:40:29 PM } <Raikage> he removes his head
{ 18:40:33 PM } <Raikage> miffy is feared
{ 18:41:41 PM } <Miffy> i summon my cultists to swarm you and give me cover and cast that super broken spell that does 360d8 or whatever damage but your knowledge arcana and spellcraft checks fail so you dont'know what it is either
{ 18:42:09 PM } <Raikage> if you cast that spell
{ 18:42:10 PM } <Raikage> you die too
{ 18:42:39 PM } <Miffy> miffy grabs the philosopher's stone and brings me back to life
{ 18:42:40 PM } <Miffy> i win
{ 18:42:54 PM } <Raikage> er
{ 18:42:55 PM } <Raikage> nope

the powers of miffy hug cannot be matched
 
Hey I'm the only one who can have a champion to remove a part of their body to fear people. As for having cultists, that right is shared with Agape.

You two will hear from my champion, Edgeworth.
 
Suggestion

I got this idea:

Since PSW is awesome, we should save the logs from the encounters for later viewing. That might help Von with the postgame and let others enjoy this PSW later as well. I could host the logs online after the game.

So please save the logs from your encounters!
 
Good point, I wouldn't mind hosting either but since you're already hosting yours you might as well host them~

Though maybe I could pretty them up, hmm.

If you aren't using a client that logs just paste everything into Notepad / your text editor of choice and save, please!
 
From the diary of F. D. M. Nash, June 14th 2021.

I've seen some serious shit. Certainly not often, and magical phenomenon sure is difficult to capture clearly on camera. Something has always drawn me back to Amesbury, the site of the infamous "gas leak" back ten years ago. As usual no one at MacTaggart's wishes to speak to me, and from the sounds of it the only incident they've had to today is when the bouncer had to throw out some bum.

That's ok. I have bigger, better fish to fry. Later that day I encountered two children who had been running from some monster. In fact they had been chased all the way across town by someone after throwing a rock into the window of what they thought was an abandoned house. A tall tale, but upon retracing their steps I came halfway across the suspension bridge and found a strange sight. A neat square on the pedestrian's path had been seared with fire.

I'll have to investigate some of the bigger incidents tomorrow though. The Amesbury General Hospital Memorial in the government district was said to grow a mouth and start speaking, and even stranger outside city hall the ground raised and dancing swords repelled people as some Archer and Monk fought. Word is it all happened so fast though no authorities saw it, but many tourists did. The truth will not remain hidden. Will look into this.

It is now Day 2. Send me your Day Plans within 48 hours.
 
From the diary of F. D. M. Nash, June 15th 2021.

Black paint spilled in the sky. So many people saw it. No one can say I am crazy. Painted clouds followed by a deafening boom. Acid poured from the sky, scarring innocents for life. Bright yellow lightning scorched the earth. Hail bludgeoned several to death. Then it got dark. Once the storm had ended, I headed to sight of Amesbury Abbey where the center had been. When I got there I didn't know what to make of what I saw. Graves had been robbed.

All of the graves had been robbed.

It is now Day 3. Deadline is in 48 hours.
 
I'd understand, if 1 undead avoided being sighted
I'd understand, if 10 were stealthly enough
I'd somehow believe, if 100 were hiding somewhere
But a whole graveyard gone missing is over doing it, how did no one see that army...
 
I'm gonna make a ruling when it comes to scrying. This is really just making this official, but enough people are scrambling for anything to make scrying better that it's worth noting here. People have wanted to use blood or tiny bits of hair on their clothing as a scrying tool. This does not fly, as it clearly says lock of hair or body part. As someone actually losing a limb is pretty unlikely, to obtain a lock of hair requires a standard action with your CMB vs. the opponent's CMD.
 
Agape's Prologue said:
Jira Caecus was a veteran of the Philosopher's Stone Wars. Ten years prior, he had committed great evils in the pursuit of the stone. He barely escaped with his life, but was blinded in the process. Years of being a recluse made him reflect upon his actions.

His greatest wish become the destruction of the stone, a power so great it would always corrupt the hearts of those seeking it. In his most desperate wish for redemption, a heavenly figure appeared before him.

"I wish to redeem myself by destroying the Philosopher's Stone," Jira declared.

He had summoned Thomas Aquinas of the Monk Class. A saint and one of the most famous Theoligists of the Christian religion, Aquinas had also made early advancements in philosophy, ethics, and logic.

As a cynic Jira appreciated Aquinas for his logic, but the saint knew that though he had been sent to save his new master he it would not be actions that redeemed him.
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From the diary of F. D. M. Nash, June 16th 2021

Today was the darkest day in little Amesbury's history. As a grim fog rolled through the streets, few were aware of the murder being perpetrated in the Government District. The mayor had been slain in his own office. Though no one realized this had happened until after the killers had fled, security cameras caught them on the premises.

There were two of them, the most notable being Dionysios. Yes, the Greek hitman who had kept his country in fear to suit his own greed for years. The second was a local known only as Kamijou Tomou, I have yet to meet the man myself but I know he frequents MacTaggarts. Stranger and stranger.

I have not heard the name Dionysios in the news for years, and it is hard to imagine what the purpose of his vile schemes are, but it is unlikely they ended with the mayor. For in the afternoon both City Hall and the new Hospital were attacked with explosive devices. Without being able to see into the sky, there was a panic that they may have planes. This doesn't seem to have been the case.

As the police search for these criminals, I found myself wandering the forest north of town where I found another strange sight. There exists a tower made out of strange metal. A hole has been blasted in its side, and the ground is scorched with fire. What is worse, there appears to be impossibly large reptilian clawprints on the ground. Dragons?

It is now Day 4. Deadline is in 48 hours.
 
Ginganinja's Prologue said:
The mark on Peeta's neck burned red. He had successfully snuck all the way into the Arch Paladin's atilier, only to be caught by the man himself.

"So the escaped Apostate has come looking to rescue his girlfriend?" the man in armor said, holding up the documents listing which circle she was detailed in. "Fortunately for you, my associates can reunite the two of you in a much simpler fashion."

In the middle of the room was a magic circle designed to keep a powerful force prisoner inside of it. The inside of the barrier was a dark swirling vortex of energy. "You've caught me at the moment of my greatest triumph," the Paladin said, "We lock up any mage born in our country, but destruction is spread in places we cannot touch, until now. Now, I can put an end to the Philosopher's Stone War."

The barrier suddenly cracked, and out burst an older man. Leonardo da Vinci of the Sorcerer Class had been summoned. "Who is my master?" he asked. When the Paladin began to speak, Da Vinci cast a spell that silenced him. The Sorcerer walked over to Peeta and put a hand on his shoulder. "We should be free to study what we like, yes?"

An explosion rocked the atelier, and Peeta rode north-by-northwest on the back of dragon. Their ultimate goal; attain the power to save the one Peeta loves.
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From the diary of F. D. M. Nash, June 17th 2021

Today almost seems uneventful after the last. However, as I search for clues towards the existence of magic I feel my goals becoming ever closer. I know there is no reason to be impatient about getting what I want, I have time to spare.

At any rate the police station was evacuated today, but no one is really sure of the cause. Rumor has it there was some sort of biological weapon, but this seems to have been a hoax.

I was able to talk to the police chief, but he shooed me away. "This is way over your head," he warned, "This is way over anyone's head." As he walked away, he took a flask from his breast pocket and drank something strong.

He knows.

Aura Guardian's Epilogue said:
There was something to be said about a Champion being suited to each Summoner. Dionysios had drawn Hermes of the Rogue Class after all. Hermes was a thief and scoundrel, but he was also a healer. However he was also supposed to have been a god. That last part didn't hold much water anymore.

Once Dionysios had been the most feared hitman in Greece, arguably the world. His skills were enough that he was able uniwittingly kill a skilled mage. In that mage's dying breath he cast a spell that shared his memories with Dion. This opened the path to two things Dion had never experienced before. The first was magic. The second was guilt.

Dionysios had turned over a new leaf and fought to take down the crime family that had once employed him. But when all was said and done, he could never make up for the lives he had taken. His path of redemption led him to Amesbury, but destruction followed.

Before leaving town Dion went to meet with some allies. He had enlisted the aid of the chief of police and some detectives to find the real culprits who had framed him for some recent terrorist attacks, but when he arrived the police chief and the detectives were dead. So Dionysios left Amesbury, more a wanted man then when he had entered.
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It is now Day 5. Deadline is in 48 hours.
 
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