You may talk amongst yourselves here.

I received several interesting RTJs. Honestly more than I expected I would. I have decided that, since there are so many, I can run two groups.

The two groups are Team Drowned Rat and Team Mangy Dog. This thread will be open while we get set up.

Since I am increasing the number of players I am adding a rule about posting rate. Simply put, if you are AWOL, and it's holding up the game, I will NPC your player and take the action I think you will take. Please let me know if there are any questions.

Thanks.

What's the reason behind the team names? Just feeling particularly animalistic?

That's good. I like that. Let's go with that...

Actually, I know myself. And if I just called ya'll Team A and B or Teams 1 and 2,  I would end up always forgetting who goes where. Drowned Rat and Mangy Dog are more memorable.

I'll allow it!

In reply to Nimminek (msg # 5):

so now I'm a drowned rat huh? :( so sad :D

In reply to Vaddis Sonaden (msg # 6):

I'll roll him up in the morning, after midnight here now, heading to bed shortly.

Hullo there, I look forwards to playing with you lot.

Er, well at least with the ones in my group.

In reply to Al Karga (msg # 8):

Hello everyone!

Just so I'm 100% sure, we start at level one right?
This message was last edited by the player at 04:54, Thu 25 July 2013.

In reply to Toke (msg # 9):

Yes. Level one.

Hello, all, another Drowned Rat here.  I'm your friendly neighborhood bard.  Looking forward to adventuring with you all.  And giving that no-good-dirty Gaedren Lamm exactly what he deserves.

Mangy Dog here.  Also Halfling Cleric of Erastil.  Hey there, everyone. :)

In reply to Linton Mayberry (msg # 12):

Vaddis is finished and equipped. Ready for DM perusal.

In reply to Linton Mayberry (msg # 12):

Mangy Dog here as well, Jeremiah Arcona here Male Human Rogue, my friends call me Germ..my enemies...well, they don't call..lol

In reply to Jeremiah 'Germ' Arcona (msg # 14):

Awesome! Another Mangy Dog with a nickname!

Hmm, Linton doesn't have one.  His teammates will have to create one for him...

I vote "Opie."

Drowned rat here

Established Alchemist, probably going for a Mr Hyde type build... unless w have enough melee than I'll go bomb lobber.

What else have we got in rat?

Alchemist
Bard
?....
?....

Hey Skirk! *waves*  I believe we also have a paladin, an inquisitor, and a rogue.

The teams are:

Drowned Rat

Alchemist
Paladin
Rouge
Inquisitor
Bard

Mangy Dog

Paladin
Fighter
Rouge
Alchemist
Cleric

I'll let you introduce yourself from there if you haven't yet.

I am working my way through PC sheets. I will get back to ya'll starting tomorrow. I imagine we'll be able to start the games no later than Sunday or Monday. Thanks.
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 06:20, Fri 26 July 2013.

In reply to The Dealer (msg # 20):

So, uh, Paly, whanna get high?

Hello all, your not always equally friendly Inquisitor for team Drowned Rat here.

I'll be playing an Inquisitor of Damerrich, Empyreal Lord of judiciousness and rightful executions ads well as someone whose day job was executioner and judge before the AP starts.

Now to find a suitable picture for a second generation Half Orc (or quarter orc, though that sounds horrible)

I'm assuming that's a melee type inquisitor?

Can't decide i I should build my melee monster Alchemist or go with the more traditional bomber style..

Melee yes, swinging a great axe. I'm not sure about the rest of our group though, Paladins kick ass at range (Divine Hunters are great fun) and both Rogues and Bards can be functional for both.

But as Ratfolk it might be more beneficial, from an optimization point of view, for you to go ranged as bomb damage isn't size dependent (and we don't have anyone who can get you Magic Fang potions :P).
Still, fun is the most important bit I think, so go with what you want. Besides, unless you go Vivisectionist you can probably combine the two at level 1 and figure out from there.

EDIT: I've played both melee and ranged Alchemists (playing a ranged one in another game still) and both are great fun.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:51, Fri 26 July 2013.

In reply to Skirk (msg # 23):

Wow! not a single wizard/sorcerer in either group!

Yet both groups have an Alchemist, a Paladin and a Rogue. Will be fun and probably more challenging than originally intended, but that's fine.

Its funny really... My normal choice is usually wizard..
Figured I'd try something different for once.

Same here. I'm usually a wizard or cleric, though I must confess I'm a much better wizard (too many cleric spells to choose from).

Too bad Cha is a dump stat for me in this case, otherwise I could at least have gotten some utility Sorc/Wiz spells added to my list.

Then again, we could convince our Bard to go for Eldritch Heritage - Arcane and get both a familiar and a small selection of Sorc/Wiz spells :P

Mangy Dog has potentially 2 healers and potentially 2 trapfinders. Nothing wrong with that. =)

If we want arcane power I'm happy to switch, however. NOT having an arcane caster can make it hard to get through APs
This message was last edited by the player at 13:48, Fri 26 July 2013.

I could also switch to Wizard if my team wants... my concept works with it (provided I still take some craft Alchemy)

What say you Team Rat?

Yay or Nay?

I am a Drowned Rat Ratfolk Rogue!

The wizard thing is up to you, man.

If you want to, go ahead.

As far as healing goes, know that while as an Inquisitor I can heal I am by no means good at it. Actually, I'm pretty crappy at it.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:16, Fri 26 July 2013.

Fortunately, one of my Domains is Community which provides a pretty decent healing ability.  So there's a good shot that Linton will be the Mangy primary healer.

Oddly, I got not one RTJ for spell tossers.  Well…I did but it was a couple of days after I stopped accepting.

 

That being said, I am not terribly worried about it.  Most of this AP is fairly forgiving in that respect.  Also, I will be bearing in mind the lack of primary spell tossers and adjusting as need be.

 Switch up if it makes ya'll more comfortable.  I would strongly advise however that you do not sacrifice either social skills or hand to hand for spell tossing.  This AP is heavy on those two.  Not really so much on the spell slinging.  I think the teams are fine as is.  But again, that’s up to ya’ll.

 

I did allude to it above, but I will be changing up certain portions of the AP.  Mostly tweaks but there are a couple I’ll be overhauling.

 

So you know.  Thanks.

 

Methinks I will stay with alchemist then.

Oh yeah, and Al here is a two-weapon fighting badass. He'll be going the Brawler route, his weapon of choice being spiked gauntlets.

So expect a lot of bull rushing, a lot of beating the pulp out of the baddies with my hands.

In reply to Al Karga (msg # 37):

Vaddis the Drowned Rat is ready to go when the DM is ;)

Working on equipment and need an answer to the question I posted in PM, otherwise as good as done.

In reply to Pavar Wintrish (msg # 39):

What are you fellow rat? Paladin here.

Got a question, GM:

Do you have any plans for what to do with players who drop out?  I hate to sound like a Debbie Downer, but with ten PCs I think it's sadly likely at least one person will drop in the first couple of months.  Would such players be replaced?

I'm the inquisitor and another force of both law and good in our group. I serve Damerrich though, the Empyreal Lord who governs rightful executions, judiciousness and responsibility and as such you might find I'm more about law than about good, believing that the laws are for the good of the people.

You might consider me a hard liner, even by Iomedean standards, though I'm less about fighting evil and more about ensuring that laws protect and serve the people and that those breaking the law get what they deserve. Pavar has served the community for years as an executioner, bailiff and judge as well as one tracking down fugitives, be they criminals or corrupt officials. Pavar mostly did this work in the Korvosan territories outside the city itself, serving in town that are to small to have their own officials.

I can tell there's going to be some friction between Tarrov, Pavar, and Vaddis already, lol.  Tarrov follows the rules he agrees with.  :)

Well, as long as you breaking the law doesn't hurt people Pavar is likely to just shake his head and move on. His work consists of bigger crime, not someone stealing an apple. He doesn't condone such a thing and will speak up against it, but it is relatively harmless.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:56, Fri 26 July 2013.

In reply to Pavar Wintrish (msg # 44):

8O You only uphold the laws you want to? That isn't lawful, that's chaotic! The law is the law, punishment will be meted out for breaking it!

Surely you mean that said punishment shall be meted if one has the authority and jurisdiction to do so, no?

In reply to Tarrov Garrick (msg # 46):

ummmm, maybe ;)

Well, THAT's not very lawful!  Usurping the jurisdiction of the rightful authorities?!?  That's VIGILANTISM!!  Are paladins even ALLOWED to be vigilantes?  *consults handbook* ;)

It's better than him playing it Lawful STUPID, eh?

No, but he has not been ordained to enact punishment over petty crime. His mandate encompasses crimes that warrant executions as well corruption of people involved in the justice system. If you steal an apple it is not his place to punish you for it. Besides, he doesn't come from a wealthy home, he knows what it is to be hungry.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:13, Fri 26 July 2013.

Got some eager beavers which is fine. Glad to see ya'll are raring to go

Pavar, I'll respond to the PM in a bit. Just got back in from work.

To answer Linton's question: I am shooting to try to actually finish the AP. So if we have drop outs I will recruit again.

In reply to The Dealer (msg # 51):

I read the players guide but maybe I missed it, how harsh is this place against drugs anyway? I mean the Shingles seem to get away with it fairly unscathed but the rest of the area seems to be held down tight.

Are you paid up on your vice tax?

If I remember corretly, Shiver is technically illegal. But there are a number of opium style dens in the city where you can partake. The question is one of taxation. If an establishment pays the vice tax, the guard leaves them alone. But the tax is expensive. So those places tend to be pricey, at least in terms of the lower classes.

At the start of the game, use of the drug inside a den is tolerated as long as the den is current on it's taxes. Outside those places, it's a crime.

Okay. I think I've checked all the sheets presented to me. If I have not PM'd you or answered a question, please thump me. Those approved can start posting on the appropriate 3 Lancet Steeet thread. If you are still working on your PC, please try to have it to me no later than Monday. If you need an extension, please let me know.

Thanks.

Courtesan, lol?  Where did you get that idea, Pavar?

Ugh, sorry, wrong word, meant courtier. I am a non-native speaker, so sometimes I slip up

Ah, got it.  :)  No worries.  I thought maybe it was something out of your backstory, that you identified people who looked like Tarrov with courtesans.  :)

In reply to Pavar Wintrish (msg # 56):

Where you from? If I may be so bold?

the Netherlands, and in a fantasy setting that actually sounds a lot more ominous than it is :P

In reply to Pavar Wintrish (msg # 59):

:D I know a lady gamer in the Netherlands, do you know Maya Deva Kneis?

Lol no, there are over 16 million people here (small country) so no, I don't know everyone :P

EDIT: About the two colors thing, Seagreen ad Goldenrod are the colors I use most for speech on my different characters, just clicked the wrong one.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:15, Sat 27 July 2013.

U bent Nederlands? De familie van mijn vader komt uit Nederland.

:P I've learned some Dutch as consequence.

True, but there are not 16 million gamers, I've found that the gamer world tends to be a close knit group. I figured there was a small chance ;)

I know, though I have found that for some reason that is less the case here than it is elsewhere, no idea why. Might be just me though, since I loath gaming in Dutch as it makes things sound weird and childish.

@Karga: Nederlands is best een moeilijke taal om te leren. Kun je het ook spreken of lukt dat niet? Veel mensen hebben problemen met de 'g' en 'sch'. En zeg maar jij :)

For all those that don't get it, try Google translate as I'm rather curious as to what it says :P The last part it won't get though, since it'll translate both 'u' and 'jij' as 'you', while they are different in Dutch (the former being a more polite form, common in formal settings)

In reply to Pavar Wintrish (msg # 64):

Dutch is quite a difficult language to learn. You can also speak or failing that? Many people have problems with the ' g ' and ' sch '. And let's say you know (English)

Pavar I am able to speak it, though I find that my ability with writing it is much better. I have family who live in the Netherlands and so I've picked up the speaking pretty quick. Granted my vocabulary is lacking :P

Meh, it's about 50% correct

Maar ek is jammer. Vir ek nie praat die taal nie. Ons praat Afrikaans.

Which shares the same roots as Dutch but ends up just coming off as someone who is terrible at speaking it at the end of the day as far as the internet is concearned.

Yep, afaik Afrikaans is based on old, as in 17th century, Dutch and evolved from there, but in a different direction than modern Dutch. I can understand most of it though, at least when written.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:39, Sat 27 July 2013.

I generally post in past tense third person, so if I slip up please feel free to let me know. =)

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 70):

Darn work! I missed so much!

Now that all the Mangy Dogs are present, I wanted to move things along. Drowned Rats, I'm working on ya'lls now.

In reply to Toke (msg # 71):

Can you make a separate OOC for each group dealer? We won't get so confused then.

ya'lls? My momma was from Tennessee, she talked like that ;)

In reply to Vaddis Sonaden (msg # 73):

I am. I just wanted to keep this one open while we finished set up. The seperate OOC boards will be up tomorrow.

Yeah I'm a mutt from the Southern US. Though oddly I'm the only one I know who uses 'ya'll'. We're a dying breed.

In reply to The Dealer (msg # 74):

My aunts, uncles, cousins all use it, or did 15 years ago ;) Last time I saw any of them, when my mom passed away in Aug. 1998.

I'm on the West Coast, which means I tend to be in a different time zone than most other players.

In reply to Linton Mayberry (msg # 76):

I can guess you got the name for drowned rat because we have 2 ratfolk in the group. And we're still waiting on Nimminek. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 04:47, Sun 28 July 2013.

Sorry guys! Crazy hectic couple of days. I hope to be ready to go by Monday.

Skirk, did you keep the Swarming racial trait, or trade it out? I don't know if we'll ever be fighting in the same square, but it might be cool if we did. :D

Group OOC threads are up. I will leave this one up for announcements that effect both groups.

Announcement one: I will be traveling over the next two weeks. Shouldn't have much of an effect on the games as I will have wifi and not much else to do. But so you know.

Announcement two: Confession time. I suck with maps. Compounding this issue is my lap top has died and I am now on a tablet. If anyone knows a good rpg mapping ap for Android, let me know. I have yet to find one. And of course this AP isn't really a room by room type. So. I am uploading the game maps into a sketch book program. I will erasing out the bits the PCs can't see as well as 'drawing' in some basic counters to represent PCs and bad guys. This should at least be functional until I can get a lap top again. However it will look awful. Seriously. It's gonna look baby town frolics. So my apologies ahead of time. I just ask your patience while I try to find solutions. Thanks.

Sorry folks. Havinf technical problems. I will answer posts tomorrow.

Hey all. I have a project I need to finish, so I will probably be offline the rest of the weekend. Will try to post Tomorrow, but it maybe Monday. Sorry.

I have worked up the XP. Because of the drop off of players and the overall good roleplay that was going on, everyone came pretty close to first level ( We are using the fast track for leveling up). I'm just going to give the extra xp since this is a good point for leveling up. Please level ypur PCs up to 2nd. You may assume you have 1,001 XP.

I will be combining the groups. If you wish to chane your character, now is a good time to do so. I will be taking the night off while I revamp a few things and will merge the groups over the next few days.  Please let me know if there are any questions. Thanks.

Huzaa!

How strict are you about tweaking of builds?

I'm not that happy with my strength rat... was wondering if you'd let me tweak him back to Dex?

What classes are in the group all told then when combined?

What you have already and then an Alchemist (different build apparently) and a Master Summoner/Synthesist.

Hmmm... maybe I should tweak myself into that alchemically inclined wizard I was going to be in the first place... that way the party doesn't have two alchemists!

Skirk, you are fine to tweak.

Keep in mind the original pregen PCs for this game were a paladin, a wizard, a bard, and a ranger. So balance is kind of in the eye of the beholder.

I will have it up and running tomorrow night. Thanks.

So level 2, any increased cash? Or still what we have?

Trying to pick a spell: Grease, Infernal Healing or Protection from Evil. Anyone have thoughts?

i have Grease, so maybe one of the other two/

Toke, unless you wish to start a new Pc, you will have what you are about to loot from Gaedren. Speaking of which...

I have decided the easiest way to intergrate the parties is the 'Universe C' method. To wit. Mangy Dog was Universe A. Drowned Rat was Universe B. In Universe C, the party exists as it is now. Selvin, Skirk, Tarrov, Toke, and Vaddis.  I'll be starting a new thread with everyone on it. You all just beat Gaedren together. So you have some basis for conversation, please post a one or two sentence intro to your PC here.

I'm adjusting the amount of loot upwards to make up for the sudden increase in party members. This will result in a bit of a Monty Haul this time around. But so it goes.

Also, since this is Universe C, you may tweak your PCs as you wish. They will be second level.

For background: In Universe C, the five of you met at the Zellara's home. She disclosed Gaedren's locale asking that you not only avenge her dead son but recover her Harrow deck. You all stormed the Fishery about midday, defeating two of his henchmen and freeing the children. Vaddis, who was looking for his kidnapped sister, did not find her amongst the throng of urchins. You all descended by way of a secret door in the ship out back and fought Gaedren and his alligator. In Universe C, Gaedren was taken alive. Vaddis forced him to reveal the location of his sister, apparently sold to an Inn. The new thread will start with you just having turned Gaedren over to the Watch. It is about seven in the evening. The Inn Vaddis' sister is a known stronghold for one of the city's more notorious gangs. He'll need help getting her out.

There is another reason besides charity to stick together. Among the items in Gaedren's chest was a broach. The broach is of fine quality and obviously worth more than the rest. Several of you have heard rumors that the Queen had a broach stolen from her. This broach matches the description. The reward for the broach is quite handsome. But you can't turn it in until the morning. So if you want a cut, you need to hang with the group.

One last note. During Gaedren's interrogation, Tarrov the bard asked who he worked for. He said he reported to a 'Mister Kindness'. He claimed not to know who this person really was. Neither Toke nor Skirk have any knowledge of Mr. Kindness either.

I'm writing up the shares of the loot and will post in a moment. For now, any questions?

Oooh....much cooler than what we had in our universe lol.

I'm converting all jewelery received to cash. So, each PC will get:

250 silver pieces
450 gold pieces

You identified several items as magic or as being of superior quality. Gaedren had made some notes as to what he thought the magic items were and you have been able to identify them based on that. I will let you divide these items. In case of dispute, please cast lots/roll a d20 for them. High roll takes it, ties are do overs.

Wand of Cure Light Wounds. 12 charges left
A second Wand of Cure Light Wounds. 22 charges left
A wand of Magic Missles. 23 charges left
A vial with a single dose of Oil of Keen Edge (as per the spell)
A vial with a dose of Silversheen
A wand of Cure Disease. 14 charges left
A Ring of Protection +1
Three masterwork light crossbows.

There is also the Harrow Deck and the Broach.

Nice loot! Only a few items I could even use for now. The Harrow Deck goes back to the woman, but I guess everything else is open for discussion.

I'll level up tomorrow.

Is loot Skirk would be interested in.
If anyone else desires the items perhaps we can roll off.

His rebuild is almost complete too.

Dealer, did my excellent Knowledge (Local) check turn up anything about Mister Kindness or the Queen's lost broach?  :)

As far as the loot goes, about the only thing I can use, I think, is the ring of protection +1 and possibly one of the light crossbows.  I don't think a bard can use a wand of magic missiles without a use item check, can he?

Indeed, a dc 20 umd (which shouldn't be too hard in the hands of someone trained... 2+4+3 = 9 ... so almost 50% chance!

I would take one of the Mwk Lt. Crossbows if available.

<looks at his own sheet> Hm. I have a little bit less chance than that for UMD, but I just put a rank in it. And I'm not a bard but that's beside the point, lol.

Does anyone have the Mending spell?

We don't have a healer type do we? Or do we?

I am taking Infernal Healing as my spell for this level, and we have the Cure Light Wands which some could try and use, but we have no actual healer no. Alchemists CAN start making Infusions people can drink, and can make CLW potions when we have time if they so choose.

Maybe we can hold out for a level or so, then I'll start taking cleric levels.

Do I get to keep the cheese knife?

Vaddis is leveled.

In reply to Toke (msg # 104):

Sure. I'll even make it a masterwork simply because I like the idea of a masterwork cheese knife.

I'll post the new thread tomorrow. Let me know if any one needs more time for your Pc update. Thaks.

In reply to The Dealer (msg # 107):

Everything should be good with mine. Minor changes just so I'm not always on the edge of not being able to carry stuff.

I'm all updated and more wizardly!

Greasy Bucket Thread is up. Oh, everyone is at full hit points. You'll need them.

This is the same day as the fight, correct? So our spells arn't refreshed?

Hellknights?

Are they even on this continent?

I thought they were in Cheliax... not Varisia... or did I miss something?

In reply to Skirk (msg # 112):

It was a rumor the guard mentioned, that the hellknights were called in.

Sorry folks. I am under the weather. I will post tomorrow and the rest of the week (not off Wednsday). Thanks.

Sorry to hear it, sir! Feel better! =)

ROFL at Tarrov, I die first you run like screaming little girls!

Was there XP for the whole Fishery thing that I missed somewhere? Also, are we using the Fast XP track or one of the others?
This message was last edited by the player at 02:06, Thu 17 Oct 2013.

Fast track though I reserve the right to switch to medium pace once ya'll are higher levels. I just advanced everyone to second in lieu of fishery XP.

What is our spell situation?  Did we refresh our spells overnight as we leveled up?

Tarrov, yes. We will say all casters got their fou hours while you were waiting for the guard to arrive. You are up on your spells, other than those you cast at the crowd earlier.

Sorry folks. Technical difficulties. Back tomorrow.

Skirk will be on vacation until the 19th. Please wish him a happy honeymoon.

Since we're coming up to the holiday time, a few announcements regarding travel and such.

I will be traveling myself next week, Sunday Nov 3rd through Wednesday the 6th. I don't expect to have any trouble posting except for Wednesday, but if I am absent, please do not think I have left.

I will be in the rest of the year except a few days around Christmas. Dates aren't certain yet. But I'll probably be onlune then as well.

If you will be offline, please let me know when you can. Thanks.

Thanks for the update, I'm always here unless I have technical difficulties.

Congratulations on the marriage Skirk! Have a nice honeymoon! My wife and I went to Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada for our honeymoon a little over 19 years ago! She got to go shopping at the big ass mall they have there, and I got to go to the Hockey Hall of Fame! ;)

Congrats, Skirk! =)

Congratulations Skirk!!  I trust the honeymoon was everything you hoped it would be.  ;)

Congrats

Sory folks. Off line tonight inexpectedly. Maybe Thursday before I'm back.

Sorry folks. Had an unexpected Holiday thing. Will be back online Friday. Thanks.

I had a really late rehearsal today, guys.  Probably won't be able to post until sometime tomorrow.  I apologize for the delay, but this next post is going to be a big one and I didn't want to just dash it off to get it done.

I'm sorry my posting rate has been abysmal. It's final season, so I've been studying.

Hey guys,

Just got back from a performance (I'm the centurion in a rather-elaborate living Bethlehem) and I am picking up a 6 a.m. telephonic deposition tomorrow morning for a colleague, so need to head to bed pretty immediately.  So my next update probably won't be until midday tomorrow.  Not sure how long this deposition is going to go.

Just keeping you in the loop!  :)

8O The horror!!!! A,..a..a...LAWYERRRR!!!!! ;)

Sorry folks. Having trouble due to the weather and a burst pipe. Been cleaning up all day and will respond to posts tomorrow. Thanks.

Huh.  Verik isn't seeming like the bad guy the Kroft kinda made him out to be.  And I'm interested in what he has to say regarding the Queen herself.  I'm also interested in what questions Kroft wants to ask him.  Maybe we can convince him to rejoin the Guard of his own accord?  Pass it off as a misunderstanding, or something.

But that would probably be really difficult.

What do you guys want to do here?  It doesn't sound like Verik is going to just turn himself in.  I'm loathe to just kill everyone in the establishment, especially if their real purpose is to help the poor.  Maybe if we investigate Devargo that would establish some bona fides with Verik?

Hopefully we can find out more about what made Verik leave the Guard and hole up here.  He doesn't seem crazy and he doesn't seem like an ideologue.

Do any of you have any thoughts/ideas?

Verik isn't evil, but his minions are. I'm dead certain that the people that disappear that were bothering others are being butchered and given away as food, whether Verik knows it or not. I'm also certain that the 'skirt' is behind what Verik is doing. The question is, is it being a 'good citizen' or are there ulterior motives, if so, what are those ulterior motives?

Yeah IF that's true, then the cannibals need to go. That's just wrong. But I'm not sure we'll be able to convince dude to rejoin the Guard. We might be able to work with him and use him for a bit, but...I could be wrong but I see a fight coming once mutual enemies/goals are gone. =)

Toke doesn't trust the whole lot, and is actually suppressing surprise that we haven't initiated with the shock and awe after it became obvious that Verik wasn't going to surrender. Now we have to go on a separate quest sent out by our targets. Buuut, he's kinda going with the flow at the moment. He doesn't want to start a fight if he thinks no one would be on his side.

Toke, remember, our quest from Field Marshal Kroft isn't to just kill everyone here.  We're supposed to bring them back into the fold alive.  At least, that's my understanding?

I thought it was to eliminate their threat to the authorities, bring them back if we could, but not necessary.

To answer the question, Kroft left it open ended. She would prefer them coming back alive, but her biggest concern is 'ending the rebellion before it spreads'. You would be safe taking it to mean violence is an acceptable solution. But not perhaps the optimal one.

Let me know if ya'll want a nudge in the right direction from the GM. But if not, I feel ya'll will get there on your own. This is a pretty savvy group.

Well, Tarrov's on board with at least investigating the allegation that Devargo is Kindness.  He blames Kindness as much as Lamm for the death of his mentor.  Any help Verik and his men can give in that regard is welcome, and I think we've already established Verik's hatred of Kindness.  The enemy of my enemy . . .

Plus, Tarrov is really reluctant to kill Verik and his henchmen at the behest of a queen who they might be reasonably resisting.  He's pretty sure that the information on which Verik is basing his rebellion does not show the Queen to be an evil murderess, but it's not until we know what that information is that we can convince Verik that he's misinterpreting it.

And on the off chance that the information IS good, Tarrov would have a hard time living with himself if he later discovered himself to be nothing less than a killer on behalf of an evil royal.

I agree with at least investigating to see if the information given really does indicate Kindness.

If anyone has anything they want to do at All Worlds Meat, please do so. Otherwise I will start the Eels End thread tomorrow.

Eels End thread is up. Map will be up tomorrow.

Eels End map should be uploaded to group 0 now. Thanks

Good roll Toke. You may assume you are the Pathfinder equivalent of Superfly. Google it if you aren't sure what that means. Alright. A quick primer of drug lord ettiquette:

  - Be strong and proud. Only suckas back down from a challenge.
  - Shiver is the drug of the moment. Made from the venom of dream spiders. It goes by various names depending on it's potency. We're not going to deal with other drugs
  - Raw venom is milky. It gets cooked down to concentrate it. At this stage it's called Mother Goodnight and a dose is pricey. Also risky. Some people who use Mother Goodnight slip into comas that can last for days or years if they have a bad reaction. Mother Goodnight has to be injected. If it is drunk it simply makes the user sick at their stomach.
  - If the liquid is cooked down further it turns into a coffee colored paste. This is Shiv. Most of the better dens serve it in this form. A dollop is wrapped up in a kava leaf and then placed in the bowl of a pipe. It is the form most people who don't know better think of when they think of shiver.
  - If the paste is dried out it foms into a ashy colored solid. This is the cheap version of shiver. It's called Hairy Leg. A lot of people who cook shiver down to this stage will add various substances to it in order to make a larger batch. Everything from chalk dust to metal shavings can go into it. This version is called Tote. Having somebody sell you Tote is an insult. It means they think you can't tell the difference.
  - A single dose of either Shiv, Hairy Leg, or Tote is called a Halfling's Nut. It's big enough to fill the bowl of a pipe. A Gnome or Gnome's Nose is the weight most dealers buy. A Nose can usually be made into about fifty Nuts. More if you cut it and turn it into Tote. A Cask is enough Mother Goodnight to make about ten Noses.
  - Pricing depends on purity or how good a con artist the seller is. Street level Tote can run 15 sp. A nut of Shiv in a nice den runs about 20 gold. A Nose can run from 400-750 gp, depending on quality. A cask is hard to buy because most suppliers prefer to hoard their supplies to produce shiv or hairy leg.
  - Hardcore addicts are usually called Spider Monkeys. Dealers are usually called Paw Paws. Before buying, a Paw Paw is given a sample so they can test quality. Low end dealers and cooks, especially those who make Tote, are called Suckas. Being called a sucka is never a compliment.

Toke, if you can think of anything else, feel free to add it. But that should give ya'll enough to play with. Let me know if there's questions.

Ya'll may proceed in to Eels End when you're ready.

Sorry guys. Had a problem with my foot and the pain killers are making me a bit woozy. Will post tomorrow.

Merry Christmas, everyone! :)

Okay. I'm back. Will start updates in a moment. Thanks and Happy New Year all.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Should I be concerned the Helvara's text-speech color changed to red, lol?

Sorry, work has picked up suddenly. I will try to get back to regular posting.

We'll move to the ew thread for this next bit.

Sorry folks. Due to an unexpected situation, I will be offline. I hope to be back by Monday night. Wednesday at the latest. Thanks.

Is where Toke is at out of sight of most of the half-orcs and such so Selvin's ally could be summoned?

Yes Selvin. And am having some trouble with the map. Can't get itto convert to an acceptable type for upload. Still working on it.

Sorry! Had a bit of a...hectic weekend. I will post in a moment.

Sorry folks. Been ill the last few days and tonight, I just really, really need some sleep. I will be posting the rest of the week. Sorry for the gap in responses.

Don't worry about it! Get well! The stuff going around is nasty!

Has anyone ever played the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path?  I've been playing the Adventure Card Game and it seems pretty fun.

You can find the card game here, it rocks.  Also, it's cooperative, so you can play it with your significant other!  :)

http://www.amazon.com/Pathfind...+Adventure+card+game
This message was last edited by the player at 17:59, Thu 19 Feb 2015.

I know what you mean, I've had a sore throat for three days and a fun case of the shits. :(

Rise of the Rune Lords eh? ;) I can't remember how many PF games I've even been in, several the DM disappeared, some were just so slow I couldn't stand them, or I got bored. This is the only PF game I'm still in! I'm in like six 3.5 games. I weeded out the others, these are keepers. :)

Yeah I have bad luck with the Adventure Path games online here, but I keep trying. =)

Ah you're not looking for players, just showing off the game. Gotcha. =)
This message was last edited by the player at 04:44, Tue 04 Feb 2014.

I like our group. Unlike most, we make no attempt to pretend that we are some band of brothers. We sorta just throw our respective strengths at the wall at the same time and hope something sticks rather than really working together. I feel like this is fairly realistic for a group of strangers bound together by shared hate.

Nod. Eventually we'll have more cohesion likely but we haven't been together long enough for anything else. =)

We finally made it to 1,000 posts total!!!!

So... what were those phials of? Shiver?

In reply to Toke (msg # 168):

Bombs

Toke's threat reminds me of a scene in this movie I saw a while back . . .

"Uh, the mighty Chi-Dee asks WHY he must pay fifty thousand."

[Toke holds up small silver ball]

"Because he's holding a thermal detonator!!!!"

:)

We get what we want, with no need for violence.  Tarrov's ideal outcome!

Special thanks to The Dealer's dice for the assist.  :) :)
This message was lightly edited by the player at 06:24, Sat 22 Feb 2014.

Hey all. I've got kind of a busy week up ahead. Three bosses in town. Three dinner meetings. A couple of projects due. And my contract is up for renewal. So my posting may be spotty. Please hang in there. Hopefully it will all be normal by Thursday. Thanks.

Ah 'fun'. I hope it goes well for you! =)

Tigers love to swim Selvin! ;)

Huh, I was looking at the map and thinking Tarrov could drag himself out of the water onto the boards there, but reading the description more closely I guess that might not be the case.  I might have to change my post around.  Let us know, Dealer.

Okay, I'm going to be going radio silent starting in a half hour or so and continuing until Sunday evening or Monday morning.  See you guys when I get back!

Selvin,

I don't think you need to make a climb check to pull someone up:


This message was lightly edited by the player at 21:51, Tue 11 Mar 2014.

Looks like I'm going after the spiders.  :P

I'm going to be out of town starting tonight.  I'll be back Wednesday.  Will have very limited access, so please feel free to NPC me if necessary.  See you guys when I get back!

Enjoy

Uh... is there a target that isn't threatened by an ally at the moment? On that subject, at the moment, exactly how many enemies are currently in this battle?

Counting each swarm as one enemy, there are four you know of. The north swarm that Vaddis is engaing. The southern swarm which is moving towards you and Tarov, though that is mostly clear. The giant spider who is on top of Selvin. And the Ettercap who I'm about to roll a save for against Tarov's sleep spell.

Your best bets for 'clear' targets are the southern swarm and the Ettercap. The southern swarm is about five feet from you and Tarov. The ettercap is on the other side of the Selvin/Spider fight. If you are looking to engage hand to hand, you would need to move to the ettercap, and that would mean going around Selvin/spider. If you are lobbing bombs, you can still throw on the southern swarm and keep you and Tarov clear. Throwing at the ettercap is an option, though you don't want to fumble it.

As a note, because of the various posting rates and people having lives, I'm going to assume anyone who misses a post is defending. I do reserve the right to NPC your charcter and have them make a combat move if you're offline for a while and I think doing so will help the group. I want to move things along a bit and think this will help.

On another note, we are about 65% done with the first book of this AP. I did make some changes to things, but we will be ending up where we need to end up. The next book is in my opinion the best in the path. Very gothic. Very noir. I hope you'll hang on for it.

Thanks.

In the tabletop games I've played in we used fumbles but now that I rolled one I can't find any rule about fumbles in Pathfinder. I didn't know that!

Also, a 20 followed by a 20 for confirmation! That hit REALLY wanted to critical! LOL!

Fumbles are an optional rule. I will use them on occasion. Usually I paint them as circumstantial..."Someone bumped your arm while you were aiming"...rather than "your charcter is so inept he actually shot out the bard's eyeball with his crossbow bolt. Duhhhrrrr".

Sounds like Malder got himself perished.

Also, I thought the Ettercap fell asleep?

You're welcome, Vaddis.  ;)  Now get that guy!!

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 186):

Nope. He shook it off.

Terribly sorry about my slow posting rate. Life has been bogging me down crazy hard. I'll be able to make a post when my next turn is up though! Thanks for ghosting me btw Dealer, sorry you had to do so.

No worries. Real life comes first.

I assume Selvin is still entangled/immobilized in the web? Is there a way to get free (either by strength, escape artist, or attacking it with claws and bite)?

All three could work. But since I don't want you to miss the fun, we'll assume you've been trying all this time. Rolling for you...

Okay. See the in game post when it's up.

The readied action would aim for Verik.

Would I get another turn this round, or is that throw my turn?

Sorry Toke. You can post after my response.

I don't think we want to wake up the sleeping thugs until we can do something to them one by one.  There are still a few rounds left in the sleep spell.

Dealer, what are Tarrov's possible targets?

Sorry folks. Bit under the weather today. Will post hopefully tomorrow. Thanks.

Let's move you guys along. Everyone is third level.

Yay for 3rd level!  Do we roll for our hps now or can we take an average (some DMs allow you to take 4 on a d6, 5 on a d8, 6 on a d10, etc.).

This is the last level I'm allowing ya'll to max your HP. Starting at fourth level you may take the average or roll for it, whichever gives you the better result.

We have two sections left in the first book. When we start the second there will be some nasty combats. If I kill your PC, I want it to be because of the decisions the players make and not because of bad HP rolls. Make sense?

What about bad die rolls in general? lol

Edit: Also, I had a REALLY bad day so am drinking so will not be posting or upping the level on my character tonight. Have a good night all.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:39, Tue 15 Apr 2014.

Hey all. We'll start the next section tomorrow. If you have anything you want to do before we move on, let me know and we'll work it in.

I'll level up tomorrow, if I remember! ;)

Hope my character isn't being too forward with the looting, it seemed like nobody really cared about the rest of the junk. The only thing he has specifically "dibbed" was the drugs and alchemical kit.

Alright. I went ahead and posted the lead in to the new thread, Chasing Trinia. If there's anything you wish to finish at Eel's End, let me know. Otherwise, I'm assuming ya'll got away from there with no incident. Thanks.

Oh. Let me know of you want to make a crack at identifying the magic items or will just stop at a shop to have it done. Thanks.

That was 1500 gold each or total that we just got paid? And yeah, I'll go about identifying the magic items and selling off the junk in transit.

Total.

In reply to Vaddis Sonaden (msg # 207):

Split 3 ways right?

Four, I already said 375 gp each IC. ;)

So he...discreetly displays it prominently? Lol! =P

Pffffttttthhthhthththt :P

I think Tarrov could probably put the Hat of Disguise to good use, if no one else is clamoring for it.

That's a 10-4 good buddy! :D

Toke tossed on the hat only because nobody wanted to claim it. If you want it, it's all yours.

LOL! WE ARE WE ALL YELLING? heh heh

Quick let's all cast Mending on the roof with the hole in it! Lol!

Is there a way Selvin can help Vaddis?
This message was last edited by the player at 13:24, Wed 30 Apr 2014.

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 217):

Only if you wish to fall yourself. He'd probably pull you down with him. He might land soft, and if he doesn't, he might survive the damage, and if he doesn't, I make a new toon! ;) No big deal. 4d6 from a 4 story fall, right?

We're waiting on DM to respond to Tarrov, correct?

Yep. Sorry. Had a work thing that lasted much later last night than I thought it would. Working on post now.

That's okay, just glad it wasn't me we were waiting on! ;)

I'm sorry guys, work has been killing me.  Hope to have a post up tonight or, at the latest, tomorrow.

In reply to Tarrov Garrick (msg # 222):

Take your time man. Hope things get better.

Did we just earn another 375? Also, sorry for not posting, busy week.

Yes

And the promised bonus for being quick & quiet? ;)

Sorry folks. Finishing an assignment for work due in the AM. Will catch up on posts tomorrow.

Oops. Sorry Vaddis you are correct. 500 per

Okay folks. Potter's Field thread is up. Last mission for this part of the story path.

You can assume spells are replinished. Vaddis, you regained 6 hp from a potion before you left Kroft's office.

So how much money do we each have now?  If it's enough to purchase magic items, then how are we going about magic-item purchases, dealer?

From Kroft I believe it was 875 total. I'm not sure ya'll ever split up the haul from Gaedren. Sure yu can. We'll just assume you went inbetween the two missions.

Gimme a mnute. Let me check my notes. Ya'll should have more than 875/a piece

Okay. I took a quick looksie back through the threads. I'm coming up with about 1400 gp a person. It looks like Selvin has done the best job of keeping track of the coin. I'm going with his totals but rounding up. 1500 gp a piece. Please make sure ya'll are tracking this going forward.

Also, have ya'll been divying up the magic items? I know Tarrov has the hat. But I see several other items that have never come into play yet. See below.




You identified several items as magic or as being of superior quality. Gaedren had made some notes as to what he thought the magic items were and you have been able to identify them based on that. I will let you divide these items. In case of dispute, please cast lots/roll a d20 for them. High roll takes it, ties are do overs.

Wand of Cure Light Wounds. 12 charges left
A second Wand of Cure Light Wounds. 22 charges left
A wand of Magic Missles. 23 charges left
A vial with a single dose of Oil of Keen Edge (as per the spell)
A vial with a dose of Silversheen
A wand of Cure Disease. 14 charges left
A Ring of Protection +1
Three masterwork light crossbows.

There is also the Harrow Deck...

From Eel's End, that dust and that dragonfly ring (Dust of Appearance and Ring/Feather Fall respectively)

Tarrov is interested in:

One of the Wands of Cure Light Wounds
The Wand of Magic Missiles
The Ring of Feather Fall
The Harrow Deck

He could also take the Wand of Cure Disease if no one else can use it; he can try and UMD it if necessary.

Obviously he doesn't expect to take all of them but those are the items I think he could use.

I say we give the Ring of Protection to someone (like Vaddis) who plans to get his a lot.

Toke grabbed:
Masterwork Alchemy Crafting Kit, 5 lbs
3 doses spider venom
6 doses of shiver
2 dust of appearance
Magic Hat of disguise (Masterwork) (With Party)
Magic Ring of feather fall

from eel's end.

The hat of disguise was freely given up, and is floating around the party at the moment. Everything else Toke picked up and is holding until someone says they really need it. All of the rest is either unusable or too heavy for Toke to carry on a regular basis.

Vaddis could have used that Ring of Featherfall not too long ago!

He can use the Keen Edge and Silversheen and the Ring of Protection +1

What does Selvin want? I'll take what is left if usable, and we can sell it if not.

Tarrov should probably carry both wands of CLW. I can't use them while fighting

If all else fails, we can trade the Wand of Cure Disease to a church for favors of healing and curing, i.e., they can use it on us if needed, or others if necessary.

Selvin currently only has an 8 before rolling for Use Magic Device and a Wand is 20 I believe so less than a 50/50 chance of activation right now. He would like one of the crossbows at least.

The ring of Protection is good for a front-liner, but that has sometimes been everybody but Toke!

Also, Toke better not turn in to the party thief that keeps treasure for himself all the time! =)

Toke only grabbed the stuff he could carry, and only after you guys grabbed stuff. The only stuff he grabbed without asking was the poison and shiver. Everything else he waited until after everyone passed it up.

We know, he was only teasing you.

Tarrov's UMD is +10 right now.

Okay, so Tarrov will take the following, since he seems the only party member who stays back:

Wand of Magic Missiles
Both Wands of Cure Light Wounds
Harrow Deck

Someone else can have the Feather Fall ring.

Dealer, at what level are the Magic Missile and Cure Light Wounds spells cast?

In reply to Tarrov Garrick (msg # 240):

Third level Tarrov.

I'll be posting later tonight guys. Got an assignment due.

Is that 9 damage to Selvin? Just wanted to make sure I read that right.

It would hit your eilidon (spelling?) first I would think. Sorry for the confusion

Sorry my damage and to hit is all -1 then. I thought his dance affected me this turn.

My apologies. I added the +1 to hit and damage in to my last round as well, thinking we all got them.

Hmmmm, now that I'm thinking about it Tarrov probably should have used the CLW wand to heal your ally, Selvin.  He'll do that next round.  Hopefully the trip attack worked!

No worries. One pt either way doesn't really change things.

Nudge, Tarrov. Nudge. =)

What was our xp for bringing in Trinia? My xp still shows at 3,300. Or are we leveling at certain points? Forgive my lack of memory.

I'm just going to follow the schedule in the AP. Ya'll will be 4th at the end of this current exploit

Sorry I haven't been posting. Dental issues. I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed for the day. So I probably will be out of commission for a while.

Hahahaha I hate your diceroller lol

In reply to Toke (msg # 251):

Hope you get to feeling better Toke

In reply to Toke (msg # 251):

Tons of fun! I had my wisdom teeth cut out about 17-18 years ago. Not pleasant. Felt better in 2 or 3 days though. I remember them giving me some narcotics for the pain, can't remember what, but them, mixed with the anesthesia that was still in my system, had me puking my guts out that night. Hope you feel better soon!

Yeah, sorry got a bit crazy over the weekend in rl. Will post now.

Edit: How far away is Selvin from the snakes? Are they 5ft-step distance or charging distance or what?
This message was last edited by the player at 15:52, Tue 03 June 2014.

The one that overshot Tarrov is, yes. It is in fact close to both you and Tarrov. Vaddis has one on him. The dancer will be closing next round. Thanks.

Work is killing me this week, so my posting may be a little more erratic than normal.  That said, I'm starting to work on one now.

Hey folks. Wanted to let ya'll know I'll be on vacation the 11-19th. I will try to check in and keep up posts as I can. But it may be a little more sporadic than normal.

Thanks for the heads up!

And sorry to hear about brutal work, Tarrov's player

And of course, my getting a couple of hours a sleep tonight led to me getting sick this weekend.  :P  Still recovering, but I'll try and get a post up.

Sorry folks. My vacation turned into a sort of family crisis. I will be updating this coming weekend when I get back. Sorry again for the delay. Thanks.

No problem. As long as we know you're going on vacation, we know there will be delays so we know what to expect and all. Sorry to hear about the trouble though, that kills a vacation. Hope things resolve nicely for you.

Yeah I hope everything works out okay soon or gets better soon!

Hey folks. I'm back sorta. Will be catching up on posts over the next day or so. Sorry again for the delay. Appreciate your patience.

Hooray!

No worries! Hope things are better for you now!

Tarrov, you going to post? Where the heck is Toke? Got his wisdom teeth out 3 weeks ago and disappeared two weeks ago.

I know Tarrov has been busy at work. And Toke I think is in school. And let's be fair...I was out of pocket for more than a week. Really am sorry about that. Vacations and I never seem to go well together. This section is pretty much a straigh dungeon crawl as well. Let's proceed and Toke and Tarrov can rejoin us when they can.

I'm sorry guys, had an accelerated trial date sprung on me and have been incredibly busy.  I'll try to get something up soon.

You're good Tarrov. Do whatcha gotta. We'll keep truckin'.

Let's keep the OOC on the OOC thread if we can. =)



In Pathfinder you certainly can. They are not immune like they were in 3.0/3.5.

I see no reason they can't be crit.

Of course, I don't think a 14 is high enough to crit but that's besides the point lol

Thanks, that's why I put question marks, I was asking because I wasn't sure.

How much damage did Zak the Eidolon take please?

And how far away did it get from Selvin (and Vaddis)?

Are we sure this thing is undead?  Or could it be a flesh golem?

Belay that; flesh golems are out of our league at this level.  :)
This message was last edited by the player at 06:56, Tue 24 June 2014.

Keep in mind this AP was written for 3.5. So the ELs are wonky as all get out. I mean you just fought three necrophidiuses...or is it necrophidi? In any event, I've leveled the encounters so they are a bit more appropriate.

The next book is where we have the really ugly brough-ha-ha. Not to mention the fifth book. If we make it that far, the fifth book is really Kill-Kill -Kill-Die-Die -Die stuff.

......

Not reassuring me. =P

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 275):

Sorry Selvin. Looks like I cut off part of my post. Zak took 8 pts. And the half head is still within striking range. The AOP round is up. You guys can go again.

Sorry to say this, but I think it's time we found a new player for Toke. He's been gone more than 3 weeks without a word.

Coming back soon Tarrov?

Tarrov has been busy I know. We'll press on.

I've left one more message for Toke. I'm contacting a few players who asked to be notified if a slot opened up in any event.

Very good! I knew Tarrov had been busy. He at least has checked in and posted a few times. Toke is just gone.

Well I hope Toke comes back, but yeah I remember Tarrov saying he would be a bit spotty in posting.

It's been three and a half weeks since Toke even logged in. :(

Sorry for the spotty postng this weekend folks. Been fighting a virus of some sort. I will catch up tomorrow. Thanks.

Hey guys, my trial is over, thank God (just settled).  Posting to resume tomorrow.

Welcome back!

You're the attorney? Wow, you just got rich on that one!!! Billable hours out the yin-yang!! ;)

In reply to Tarrov Garrick (msg # 286):

Welcome back sir. You just finished your inspire song and can go next round. Thank ye,

I may only hit once out of every three strikes, but at least it's for max damage.

So ya'll know, I think we have a couple potential replacements for Toke. I'll be working with them and will work them in as we go. Thanks.

Thank you! We need another active player. Hope Tarrov gets 'back' soon too.

Cool!

Ya'll can go ahead and move. I'll intro the new guy once he's finished.

Please welcome Izzick to the game.

Hello all, the rather unconventional Half-Orc Sorcerer of the group.

Howdy.

Welcome!

*tips cap* Welcome, Izzik!

So I'm not sure if Selvin CAN charge one. If not, he will just move so he doesn't have to slip in the grease.

I assume it's magical darkness that darkvision cannot see through?

That's what I mentioned in my post, in Pathfinder, Darkvision actually can see through magical darkness.

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/d/darkness

"Creatures with darkvision can see in an area of dim light or darkness without penalty."

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 301):

Yep. Magical darkness

Well it's only a 20% miss chance if it's Darkness to those without Darkvision, but this sounded like something else. Like Deeper Darkness which DOES block Darkvision. But if it's normal Darkness then...yah.

Yep. I honsetly forgot haf orcs had it. I always want to give them low light vision for some reason. But Izzick is good to go.

Then so am I, since I get the Ediolon's darkvision too. Okay, cool. Good to know.

Hey guys,

Have been completely snowed under with work lately.  I apologize for my absence.  :(
This message was last edited by the player at 17:49, Thu 19 Feb 2015.

8O Heresy!!

I'm back!  :)

Welcome back!

Indeed. Welcome back

It is about time!!!

I consider myself quite fortunate that out of all the players I started with, you three have hung in there. Each and every one of you have brought real enthusiasm to your posts and the way you play your characters. You've made this game a pleasure. Thank you.

I'm also quite thankful that Izzick, our new player, seems to be out of the same mold. I think he'll fit in nicely. But he hasn't had a chance yet to see us in our best form. So. Let's focus our attention on that door...

I guess we started with what, 7 players? I remember the rat folk and Toke hung around awhile, but he never really seemed to be into it that much.

Al Karga, Germ, Skirk, I forgot about the first two completely, then their was another one too I think.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:14, Thu 07 Aug 2014.

It was actually ten. In my experience, when you start a PbP game, and you have four slots to fill, you recruit nine players.

Do you want us to roll initiative? I'm going after the skeleton, and will let the others stop the door. <grin>

Yes. Roll once during your first action and then keep that roll for the rest of the combat. I'm toying with the idea of doing away with init. altogether and just let ya'll have first action in each round. Thoughts?

Hmm. Takes a bit of the random fun out of things if we always go first. That means there's never a chance the monster could go first and get off a good spell or a crit or something. Maybe that's just me.

Lol! I nat 20'ed my initiative. I wonder if that bodes ill for this combat for me lol.

21:53, Today: Selvin Larst rolled 22 using 1d20+2. Initiative.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:53, Thu 07 Aug 2014.

You could always do one init for the bad guys, and then do a party init. two initiatives total to see who goes first each round. Do an average for the party for modifier, mine's 0. ;P

I hope I stay true to that. I've only had to drop out of a few games from time and often when I had little to no interest in them due to other factors - never games I liked. Which, this game definitely seems a keeper.



I've definitely seen games do it, but if we do, I'd definitely like to switch my familiars. Like I said, I went back and forth multiple times between Viper and Scorpion before I finally decided Initiative was probably the better stat to buff.

Sorry folks. Working on a deadline project tonight for work. I will answer posts tomorrow. Thanks.

I think we're going to wrap up the necromancer's lair. I will be moving us on to the second book. I have a couple of longish posts to write, so I'll be posting those tonight (Sunday). Don't worry. It will include loot you found as well.

For now, everyone advances to level 4. You too Izzick.

Woo!

Izzick's already got a Ring of Protection unfortunately. I'll take the Ghoul Touch Wand if no one else wants it (think I'm the only one who can use it without a check among us), but gold would also be nice.

Everyone gets gold. Items generally go to who can use/need them the most. I'm busy atm, but I haven't even really looked at what we found yet. I remember the ring and a buch of gear and blue pigment. Need to peruse it again. Tarrov might be able to use the wand too, I just know I'm not interested in it any case. Between you and him! ;)

You want the ring Selvin?

Vaddis is leveled.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:20, Mon 18 Aug 2014.

I can wear the ring if no one else needs it. Other than my Touch AC, my AC is actually good sitting at 20 AC and 18 Flat-footed now that we've leveled. My Touch AC is an abominable 12, lol.

AND I now have Glitterdust and Haste, though I can only cast like...2 2nd level spells per day as of now.

Armor Class       : 17     10 base + 4 armor + 3 shield + 0 Dex + 0 misc
Touch AC          : 10     10 base                      + 0 Dex + 0 misc
Flat-Footed AC    : 17     10 base + 4 armor + 3 shield         + 0 misc

Sounds like you could use it more than I, sir.

Edit: And now like an actual tiger, the eidolon has a tail. =)
This message was last edited by the player at 15:59, Mon 18 Aug 2014.

At this level, do I need to worry about having 'magic weapons' to bypass damage reduction?

I'm debating whether to take that or increase the tail stinger damage to make it 1d6 instead of 1d4. I was going to take tail slap, which does 1d6, but it's a secondary attack so at a hefty penalty.

Most magic damage reduction comes pretty late on. I think most of the time materials like silver and cold iron are more common early on. I'd go for higher damage until the next opportunity (besides, we'll have magic damage elsewhere).

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 329):

I need to finish reviewing the module some more Selvin, but I would say it is not an immediate need. You will get another level before the truly ugly combats occur.

Alright, thanks to you both. In that case, I believe Selvin is leveled. =)

Yay for leveling!  :)

Also finished leveling.

But Tarrov, did you want the want? (Also, props for the character art in your description, because Nathan Graves is my favorite Castlevania hero)

That sounds good.  I'm good with wands.  :)

Running Errands thread is up. Izzick, hang in there. I know you have no idea who some of these people and situations are we've run through. Won't happen much more this book.

Yeah, sorry I didn't get to posting yet. I got scheduled for 37 hours this week instead of my norm of 20 and it's a bit of an adjustment, haha.

The Bank of Abadar is the church of Abadar, god of wealth. The Bank is the most prominent one on the city and probably has the best hospital. But it ain't cheap. Abadar requires his clerics to be compensated first for all healing they do.

D'oh! That's Selvin's own god too! Sorry! I am a bit tired today and apparently that makes Selvin paranoid.

I'll try to get to a post either tonight or tomorrow, sorry about being quiet.

So how much gold did we each individually get for the last bit? Was it decided?

Hey folks. I got a boss in town and jury duty in the AM. So I'm offline tonight and maybe tomorrow (Wednesday). I should be back online Thursday if not tomorrow. Sorry for the short notice. Both events caught me by surprise.

In reply to Izzick (msg # 341):

Izzy, I think it was a toal of 3,000 from Kroft. So just using that I think you would be at 750 gp minimum. Anyone else have thowe figures onhand?

Vaddis is immune to disease at this point, right?  I think he should definitely be the one to take the box.  :)

Aw, man not cool lol

Hey Vaddis, you're patron is Pharsma right? Sorry, but I'm on my phone and scrolling through everything is a bit of a pain on it.

Iomedae.

Sorry Vaddis. I posted us to the wrong thread. I moved the posts to the correct one. Thanks.

Working at a convenience store and going to college! But I will post.

Sorry folks. Burning the midnight oil on a work project this weekend. Will have dates tomorrow. Thanks.

Head's up: Laptop died, so posting may be slow. It's already at a local computer shop, so we'll see when we get it back.

Vaddis said a half-hour not an hour and a half, Izzick. =)

Woops, my bad!

I'm sorry, guys; work has been beating me like a rented mule.  I should have free time to post tomorrow, though!

And I am back to full laptop capability so hopefully no more mix ups about hour and a halfs and half hours.

Oh whoops I forgot I picked up Scent for my eidolon when we leveled up. But I guess we know where she's going so that doesn't matter lol.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:56, Mon 06 Oct 2014.

Just thought I'd make a note here, but Izzick doesn't actually have scent or any similar ability. I've just been playing it up because he's probably got a better sense of smell than most humans.

I know. But the stench of perfume is unmistakeable.

Smell +2 ;)

So noted. Sorry about that.

Hey folks. So you know, I'll be posting tonight, but will be offline tomorrow and Wednesday. I have an unexpected business trip and won't have a lot of time for posting. Sorry about that.

I'm back. Ya'll stil there?

Yup!

I'm around!

Yes indeed.

Lol, some of us can't always post on the weekend, sir. =)

I'm guessing we should roll initiative at this point? Lol!

Selvin is going to charge one so the rest of you can either fight or we can do a running battle/flight. =)

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 367):

If so:
23:58, Today: Izzick rolled 12 using 1d20+6. Initiative.

Would my Mage Armor still be up or been too long at this point?

It's been a couple of hours game time so you should still be armored Izzick

I am sorry I have been such a flake this week, guys.  I had to pick up an important deposition for a colleague who fell ill and have been pretty much going flat out since Sunday night.  Should be done sometime today, though.  Again, I apologize . . . everything in my life kind of got put on hold.

Dude, no worries. Take your time. =)

In reply to Tarrov Garrick (msg # 370):

As long as I'm not the one being deposed, you're alright

Crap! Forgot we haven't healed up! This may be a short fight for me lol!

In reply to Selvin Larst (msg # 373):

You've had two days rest. I think it's within scope to say you've patched up. Or at least received the benefit of the rest.

Ah okay cool. Thanks!

Are all our opponents down at this point, or do we have some remaining?

Damn, killed them ruffians without a hit by me, thanks DM! ;) I was rolling pretty shitty.

Technically, we've still got Vendra

Speaking of whom...

In reply to The Dealer (msg # 379):

By the bye, go ahead and level up all.

Nice! thank you! When does the leveling take place? After this thread?

Hmm need to pick a 2nd level spell to go with Glitterdust and Haste.

Blur
Bull's Strength
Cat's Grace
Evolution Surge, Lesser
Invisibility
See Invisibility
Slow

Thoughts?
This message was last edited by the player at 00:01, Fri 31 Oct 2014.

You can do it after this little episode with Vendra or now. I just want to bump ya'll up for the next part. Can't recall off hand what Surge actually does. I would hink you would get more out of Blur or perhaps Bull's Strength. But that's a personal opinion and not based on any scenario knowledge.

Surge lets me get a 2pt evolution for a short time.


And now, bitches er, gentlemen, I can FLY! Mwahahahaha!

Hey folks. Having computer difficulties. Should be back online tomorrow.

I got an "18" exactly.  Should I take an action?

Also, what are the stats on this underwater crossbow I have?