I hear what you're saying. Quite honestly, I don't think I've ever played in a game as difficult as one DM'd by Gygax. I think some of the spells for all spell casting classes are too high a level or not high enough. Just my take. Then again, in my 3.5 game, it seems like all the spells are terribly overpowered, and the monsters mostly cream puffs.

I always remember that the magic users had to stay clear of the melee and had very few spells of any really significant until 5th level where they had a fireball, but it had to be used at the right time.  Then on to 9th where their spell started becoming really formidable.

Always felt that they should have a bit more flexibility on the spell selection based on the fact that they have a limited number of spells without a bonus for high intelligence.

Since most magic users have a high intelligence, Always thought that there should be some sort of roll aginst that to determine if they happen to have the right spell memorized for the occasion  (Kind of a Macgyver factor so to speak)

As first level character, I think that there should be a certain green value to them.  There is a sailor saying that "a calm sea never made a seasoned sailor"  the character would need to learn how to fight and defend against such creatures.

To be honest, I think we pulled off the greenness of the characters.  Some by just blind luck.

I think you guys performed exactly as I expected. A few scrapes on your side, but ultimately victory.

Keep in mind, getting wounded to the point of unconsciousness is not a small thing in real terms. Two important characters down, with a third paralyzed is a very big deal. So survival is a victory of sorts, and now you find some plunder that may be useful. I'd say it was a hard earned victory...

To the overall point, though, I think each character would know enough to realize they are green, and that this 'adventure' is about more than getting loot. Thus the opportunity to talk while Weasel recovers.

Of course, if you don't wish to talk, that's fine. It'll be a quiet two days for Weasel...during which I can regale you tales of a former player in another adventure who found a bag of holding and didn't record it on his character sheet. When he mentioned that he had one a year later, I said, "What bag of holding." This was after I'd warned him several times to take better care of his charater sheet.

Fair warning...keep good notes.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:14, Thu 12 Oct 2017.

to be fair, sometimes I actually have no idea what's going on :)

What...you think I do?

LOL!!!

Chaos theory. That said, you're in a dungeon. The rest, as they say, is academic.

I'm back - just drove 9 hours from south FL to central South Carolina, so a bit burnt out.  Will post in the coming days, once I see what disasters await me at work...

Thanks for the patience.

A 9 hour drive sounds hideous.  I’ve done the 8 hour drive between my old city and new city 4 times now, and flying between the two cities from here on in.  I don’t envy you at all, rest up.

Ugh...9 hours is a haul.
It's 9.5 from Wilmy to Orlando. We normally break it up on the way down, but do it all on the way back.

Rest up, dude.

Thanks - pretty beat tonight, but I'm okay.

XP up in the rewards thread. Please keep track.

Will post when everyone's chimed in.

Thanks for running the game,  I'll be working on getting my character updated over the weekend.  and figuring out how to take good notes.

LOL! Good luck with that...

LOL still working on my character update.  Also, I added a bit more to my post this morning.

Howdy - bear w/ me this week - I'm balls to the wall w/ work. I'll try to get something coherent out at some point, maybe Thursday, more likely Friday.

Thanks,
The Management.

Don’t stress about it on my account.  When there is something happening to post to, I post, when there isn’t I wait until there is.

Lol,  yeah, it's getting that be that time of the year Hang in there Seer

Don't the years just have a habit of speeding away!!

No worries Seer!

Okay gang - time to move on.

Please read the final few posts in the "Day 2: Back into Quesqueton" thread to bring you up to speed (if you haven't already).

A new thread: Day 4: Combing Quesqueton was started today to move the adventure along.

Along with that, check the rewards thread for new experience points for each of you. As an aside on this issue, I am not tracking your personal XP - I tend to think that's your responsibility. Please make sure you're accurately reflecting the rewards I'm giving - I am fairly liberal when it comes to passing out XP, so if you feel like you're getting short shrift, let me know via PM and we'll hash it out.

Really well played, folks. Thought the ghasts and shadow were going to be a problem, but you all did what you needed to in order to survive.  Good job.

Also see the new notice: XP Tables for your review. Holler if you have any questions, and keep in mind that you gain XP as you adventure, so you can level up while immersed in the adventure.

Howdy - expect a post in the next day or two. I see Kullonar asked for the ring of feather fall. Don't forget to divvy up the rest of the magic as fairly as possible to those who want it. Failing that, you can give what you don't want/need to Weasel, our pseudo-NPC. He could probably make use of both potions, given his experiences in the dungeon thus far.

Remember, if it's not on someone's character sheet, I'll assume you all discarded it. That's one of the few hard and fast rules I have.

both potions are on Weasel's character sheet.

Kullonar, put the ring of feather fall on your sheet, please. Now's the time to speak up if someone objects.

Zan has the wand & the spellbook.

Myrrick has the halbard.

Uthecar and Bruno have each other.


MAKE SURE YOU RECORD THE ITEMS ON THE CHARACTER SHEET!!!

I know I'm being a pain. It's for your own good.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:14, Tue 14 Nov 2017.

Item magical item count.  (let me know if I missed anything)

- Mage Spellbook           (Zan)
- Magical Axe of chopping  (Myrrick)
- ring of feather fall     (Kullonar)
- potion of healing        (Weasle ??)
- potion of invisibility   (Weasle)
- Wand of Magical Missles  (Zan / Ginger)
- Sphere of annihilation   (lol just kidding on this one, couldn't resist)

Might be better for Kullonar to hold the potion of healing, as he would be much better suited to determine who needs it most.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:20, Tue 14 Nov 2017.

While you are probably right in game terms, I am personally more a fan of healing being spread throughout the party than kept with just one character.  That way one failed save can't potentially destroy all healing for the group, and it also safeguards Kullonar.