The thread for general out of character chat.

I forgot how bad 3d6 in order without rerolling ones sucked! ;-) Lololol.

That's not too bad at all? I've seen plenty worse at least.

Very true, I get 2 +1s. Do we get max hp at 1st level? Or roll every level?

https://pdfcoffee.com/qdownloa...08-pdf-pdf-free.html

Roll but reroll 1's.

Starting money?

Starting gold per the rule book.

It might be in this pdf, just saying.

I have ALL of the PDFs. ;-) Thanks.

Then why aren't you using them? Seems a huge waste of DM time.

Ahhh, that is uncalled for dude, it was a legitimate question. Every GM has their own way of deciding starting money and hp. He said use the book, I did when he told me too. Many give you max for both, this one said to roll, I did. Please, mind your own business.

You're welcome to your opinion.

DM, I don't see secondary skills in the book. Am I missing something?

Page 25, Old School Essentials, Advanced Fantasy, Players Tome.

In reply to Maximillian Yragerne (msg # 14):

The reference doesn't mention secondary skills. p 25 has adventuring equipment.

That's the classic tome. Do you have access to the advanced tome?

You have the wrong book. You have the Classic book, you need the Advanced Fantasy.

https://necroticgnome.com/prod...fantasy-players-tome

Old School Essentials, Advanced Fantasy, Players Tome.

Page 25

I looked at 3 versions, they're all the same. Do you have a link?

Ah!! busted link. All three of those ref's take me back to the older one and I didn't realize it was the 'classic' basic reference.

Secondary Skills
d100 Secondary Skill
01–03 Animal trainer
04–05 Armourer
06–09 Baker
10–12 Blacksmith
13 Bookbinder
14–16 Bowyer / fletcher
17–20 Brewer
21–23 Butcher
24–26 Carpenter
27–28 Chandler
29–33 Cooper
34–35 Coppersmith
36–46 Farmer
47–50 Fisher
51–54 Furrier
55 Glassblower
56–59 Huntsman
60–62 Lapidary / jeweller
63–66 Lorimer
67 Mapmaker
68–69 Mason
70–73 Miner
74–76 Potter
77–78 Roper
79–81 Seafarer
82–84 Shipwright
85–87 Tailor
88–90 Tanner
91–93 Thatcher / roofer
94–96 Woodcutter
97–98 Vintner
99–00 Roll for two skills

I rolled a 62, Jeweler/Lapidary.

https://preview.drivethrurpg.c...antasy-player-s-tome

$9.00

Okay I rolled some stats but I'll have to wait till Sunday to finish. I hope that's not a problem?

Yeah there's no rush.

Greetings Clay, welcome to the nightmare! ;-)

I aim to start the game on monday if everyone are finished with their sheets by then. Feel free to use the other thread to practice. It doesn't have to be a coherent narrative over there, can be anything that comes to mind.

Oh cool. I popped in and rolled secondary skills - I'm a brewer

You're my new best friend Clay! ;-)

I've added a Journal thread, the idea being to have a place to document an overview of important events, experience points, rumors, NPCs and other stuff that easily disappear when the thread count rise. If anyone is interested we can take turns keeping it up, otherwise I'll just update it myself as we go.

How many players are you adding yet boss?

By the way, anyone needs anything or needs me for anything.

Maximillian Yregerne
ZagygtheMad
John
tigger1tom@yahoo.com

If I can help, I will.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:14, Sat 02 Mar.

I think 4-6 players is about what I can handle so I'm adding up to two more if I get the RTJs. Since we're already 4 I plan to start the game up on monday regardless.

'Thumbs up' Awesome!

Updated the character creation thread with what optional rules we're using and the optional abilities for humans. Should have had that from the start, sorry about that.

Hello, there.  This is Enigma, your party's Mage (Carcass Crawler).  If it comes down to it, though, and we haven't got a Magic-User, I'll convert her into a-one of those very quickly!

And, you're not going to believe this, but her Secondary Skill came up Potter, so now we've got containers for drinks and drink components.

Greetings and welcome!

Okay.  I think I'm done now.

I've looked through your sheets and made some notes where applicable. I think you're finished enough to get started so here we go.

Can folks do us all a favor, put up descriptions and stuff so we have a clue what you look like and all.

Done.

Thank you.

There's some misunderstanding here. You've grown up in candlekeep along with the rest. It's the starting point of the crpg we're emulating.

Ahh.  Sorry.   I'll go back and edit.

In reply to Clay the Curious (msg # 41):

Great, thanks!

Done and I've added a picture to my description although he's not QUITE like that because that one's a girl and he's effeminate looking NOT female and he's somewhat scruffier as well.  It's not a BAD likeness though.

It's a bit androgynous, but it is female. Nice.

*Bows... no NOT a curtsey* Thank you.

Still around, very busy few days and have to go out of town unexpectedly today. Should be back in the swing of things Thursday.

Be safe and take care.

Be safe.

Game is open Ben and Eni. We await the pleasure of your company! ;-)

Welcome Malus to the game! I'm going to hold off on starting the noble rat extermination quest until he's ready to join.

Greetings Malus, when you check in! ;-)

Greetings all,

Looking forward to dying horribly to a trap adventuring with you all. Not 100% what class I’ll be playing, but I’ll expedite things since you’re ready to set out. Sounds like you have a great core already.

Cheers

Say, would you all prefer descending or ascending armor class?

I'm used to descending with these Old School rules.

Likewise I guess that.means our attacks should be marked as THAC0s rather than +whatevers

I'll use whatever is decided upon!

So will I.

I prefer Ascending, but I started with THAC0, so I’m good either way. Just gotta get used to it again : )

When you guys get a chance, please add a description for your characters in the proper place so we have an idea what you look like. Thanks! ;-)

In reply to Maximillian Yragerne (msg # 59):

OH!  Jeez, I forgot!  That's usually the first thing I do, too...

Gimme a few minutes with my BG I install and GIMP.  I'll get a description, and I'll get something more.   😼😼😼

Sweet, thanks dear!

Ok, character is made, have a short description up and I’ll add to it but that at least gives a start to it.

The portrait is a bit off really, but I imagine him as ‘Forgotten Realms Bohemian’.

When not studying magic or making rope he enjoys reading everything he can get his hands on or penning his own writing.

Hi all, I will be playing Niall, a paladin, charisma was far and away my best score, although I am a klutz as dex is far and away my worst score.

So I will be in the front line trying not to trip over my own two feet. The image is spot on. A handsome sword and board paladin.

I figured Malus and Niall could introduce themselves in the IC thread before I fire up the storehouse cellar thread.

My idea is that the first small delve will be more of a test to set procedures and get to learn each other so feel free to bring feedback as we go.

Well the storehouse thread is up. Let's give this a whirl, I'm pretty curious to see how it goes in play by post.

Make sure your sheets are in order before you start posting anything actionable.

Are we using ascending or descending armor class?

I think most people said descending so let's go with THAC0.

Im going with us, or not? Just wondering.

Can you please put up a short description please Benedict? Please?

Since I’m going to be hanging back, do you guys want me to hold the torch? That way Clay can be sneaky, and the rest of the frontline can use sword and shield?

Forgot to mention a few things. Your exploration speed is based on the slowest of you and by your sheets I think that's Max and Niall at 60'/turn. The map is based on 5' grid since I ripped it off a modern source. A torch has a range of 30'.

You can post general talk or descriptions of something however often you like but I'll be keeping an eye out for everyones actionable posts before moving on to the next chunk. If you do something that takes a lot of time I may tick several turns at once.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:45, Sun 10 Mar.

I hope we have enough torches. Clay didn't by any because there was a limit both to what he could afford and what he could carry.

I've got very little, but it puts me in the encumbered area at 60'! I do have 6 torches.

I have 3 torches.

I have 6 torches as well

Two and a half hours then. Perhaps we don't have time to be over cautious.

I guess I wait for Enigma and Benedict to post then roll?
This message was last edited by the player at 07:54, Mon 11 Mar.

You can go ahead and roll you listen at doors check. I'm going to wait for people to post - up to a point. I don't know what timeframe I should put on it but say I update the game twice a week and if someone haven't posted then I'll assume they don't take any action at all?

I've made some notes in everyone's sheets since we use some of the optional rules (see the character creation thread).

I've updated my sheet as per instructions

I have updated mine as well.

Is the hole passageway sloped, GM?
This message was last edited by the player at 23:06, Mon 11 Mar.

I updated mine too, though it changed nothing. ;-)

Looks pretty level but a little uneven. The wall is made with mortar and stone and the hole looks like it was chiseled.

Hmm, im just pondering if we could use oil to ignite a fire leading inside the hole, then it hits the rat feces, and that serves as burn material. The rats either die in the fire, run away, or if they come out, we dispatch them as they emerge. I definitely don’t want to creep around that hole.

I thought it was clear from the map but I should have written it out: the passageway is about 5 feet long and debouches into what looks like a corridor on the other side.

Ahh ok, and you said in OOC it was chiseled open? So the hole appears man instead of mouse made?

Yes, exactly.

If you see something, say something : D

I put the passageway description in the IC thread. Sorry, I'll up my description game going forward. I would like to blame it on my 6-year old that climbed around my neck while trying to type but I'm not sure if it's a valid excuse? I missed that practice segment during GM training.

Oh, I wasn’t talking about the description/map in my last post, I was joking about the IC comment about telling Reevor. : )

In reply to Malus Aerden (msg # 89):

Got that, I was just commenting on my own.

I forgot to declare!  I can cast light on my staff for 1 turn per level.  So, if you wanna conserve torches... call on me!

We're not in combat/initiative order so no need to declare.

I'm going to mlve the game forward later today.

In reply to GM (msg # 92):

Think of it as more of an, "I do declare, I said, I do declare, everybody, I can save you torches!".

 but umm other than that everyone I'm just kind of this... walking magic item that's got Thief Skill percentages for what I can do  Same with Acolytes.  I really like the design on those two classes!
This message was last edited by the player at 06:10, Wed 13 Mar.

Let's say welcome to a new player, Xalten. Depending on how quickly he finishes his character he might join you in the sewers.

Greeting Xalten, welcome!

Hello Xalten. Welcome.

Welcome to the X-Men, Xalten, I hope you survive the experience!

What’s that? Wrong genre? Right then.

Sewers? Ewww...maybe I'll take my time. ;)

Thanks all for the welcome, do like me some OSE.

Is the walkway wide enough to have more than Max and Clay able to engage the rats in melee? Or are we effectively bottlenecked?

I'm not going to count grids that way. It's narrow but you could probably get an attack in.

I'm at the very back, so I am going to assume that I am likely out of luck.

On another note, I just got the Shadowdark RPG, and I gotta say, it's pretty cool as I am reading through it.

In reply to Niall Mallory (msg # 101):

Yeah, three is probably a stretch. You do however see, as you look more closely, that the water isn't very deep, probably a foot or so.

I backed the Shadowdark kickstarter, really like it.

Niall, if you want to move up on ‘dry land’, I’ll hang back. I’m sure you are much more effective (and durable) than I am
This message was last edited by the player at 17:50, Sat 16 Mar.

I never heard of it until now. Looked it up and the HC's are all sold out! PDF is $29.00, a little expensive for me atm. If I ever find/see a game, I might think about investing.

As I'm down to 3 hit points, I'm not durable at all! I rolled poorly for hp!

You're only down 1. My THAC0 is a little rusty but with AC 6 you're hit on a 13 or higher, right? The rats have a THAC0 of 19.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:04, Sat 16 Mar.

I only started with 4, or were we supposed to start at max at first?

No, sorry, I read it wrong. Missed the "to". Nevermind me.

I'd much rather have 7hp left than 3! ;-) I won't complain if I should have started at max at first and roll every level there after! ;-)

I don't see that you've done the HP reroll you can do since you're human though? Go ahead and give it one more try.

I got 5! ;-) LOLOLOL, I picked up 1, thanks.

Yeah, I guess I will do that.

How many rats are there?

Three one more. Should have read the IC thread first.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:54, Sun 17 Mar.

Sorry. I thought there were more coming, my bad.
This message was last edited by the player at 21:03, Sun 17 Mar.

Lol, no, I meant I should have read the IC thread first. I wrote three before seeing that clay and niall made short work of two.

For those interested, the Shadowdark Quick Start rules are free on Drivethru RPG.

I may take the plunge and run a Shadowdark game, still reading the initial rule book.

https://preview.drivethrurpg.c...k-rpg-quickstart-set

I downloaded them, color me interested!

In reply to Niall Mallory (msg # 117):

That's great. I posted an ad in the gms wanted forum.

I'm banned from the GM's Wanted thread. ;-)

Xalten, you ready to play?

Sorry for the delay folks, it's hockey playoff season.

Thanks DM, I only need 1,996 more xp for 2nd level! ;-)

How does rounding work if we have bonus XP due to primary ability score(s)?

If we got 4 is that a bonus of 1? Or 0? Or for every 10 total 1 bonus? Or?

Edit: And if it’s 5% that’d be different math, of course. Like for every 20 XP it’s 1 bonus.

My scores,

ABILITY          SCORE BONUS AFFECTS
   Strength         14    +1    Melee atk/damage (melee, thrown), Open Doors: 3 in 6
   Intelligence     11    +0    Languages, Native, Literacy
   Wisdom           13    +1    Save vs. Magic
   Dexterity        12    +0    Missile atk, AC, Initiative
   Constitution     12    +0    Hit Points
   Charisma         10    +0    Reactions, # of retainers, 4, Loyalty 7



Is that a 5% bonus for strength? My scores are above average, but unimpressive.

Yeah, a 14 in Strength for a Fighter would be 5% bonus (13-15 is 5%, 16+ is 10% on primary score(s)

And I just read the section on Healing, oof. 1d3 per day of rest or magical healing is it.

I’m used to PF2E where you can do a Medicine check to Treat Wounds to take care of minor wounds.

OSE is grim and gritty which is part of its charm. : D
This message was last edited by the player at 15:09, Tue 19 Mar.

I suggest you get an extra 5 or 10 xp every 100th point.

I'm in the same position as a thief with a dex of 14.

Yes, yes I am. Add me to the 5% experience bonus group, though I had to decrease WIS to get there, which is never...wise.

I also get 5%. Would be higher if I had a decent wisdom but I’ll take 5%

I had to decrease both wisdom and intelligence, which is neither wise nor clever.

So, what do you do?

Worry ye not, bitten ones, I've got a special power that'll allow me to enable you to make another roll against those rat bites.  It's once daily at the moment, so there is that, but it's alwyas there!
I can, alternatively, restore 1 HP, but I'm not going to lie, the infection is scarier to me...

Let's just see who it is coming up on us, first.  Hate to blow it on an interruption.  Is it AVON Ladies?  A rat in overalls?  ...Arkanis and Deder?

Both? A rat in overalls selling AVON products?

As long as its not the Spanish Inquisition...

Beat me, whip me, make it hurt so good!

 *looks at someone off to the side and shakes my head, mouthing something*    😿

Am I in a position to attack?

In reply to Niall Mallory (msg # 139):

Sure, I figure you've all positioned yourself roughly according to marching order.

 *looks at roll* Oh, rats!  Hey, wait...

Busy weekend here, I will post later today (currently on phone atm)

Max, you're up.

Tell me there's a bonus for attacking an unsuspecting figure from behind, because those rolls were terrible.

That old geezer packs a wallop. Oof.

It would have killed me.

In reply to Xalten (msg # 144):

No bonus needed, AC was equally terrible.

Delighted to hear it!

We are regarded as friends, but do we have a backstory for how Xalten fits in?

You're all orphans, raised by the sage Gorion in Candlekeep, a secluded library fortress on the sword coast.

Max, you mind if I take one of those daggers you found? Lost one of mine in the sewer water

That'd be fine.

Well, we got 5xp each! ;-) Keep 'em coming boss! ;-)

Who's our wizard? We do have one?

Oh, it's Enigma. You casters will have to fight over the wand.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:36, Wed 27 Mar.

FROM THE OTHER THREAD: "Hey, kids, had one kind of a week at work.  Gonna catch up later todays."


Dad-blessit, ever since this new software change I've been posting in the wrong boards... Anyways!  Let me get my bearings, here...

Journal is updated and new thread is up.

Does the 21 include the 5% bonus? If not those of us who get it should perhaps add another since 5% is one in twenty?

No, not including the bonus. I figured we can add that for every 100xp to keep the math simple. I'll make a note of it in the journal when the time comes.

I also re-formatted the experience tally a little, I guess it makes sense to track it per person going forward.

How much of the Realms outside of Candlekeep do we know? I mean, OOC I have a strong idea who "E" might be, but IC?

In reply to Xalten (msg # 158):

Very little. I mean, you grew up in a library so you'd probably know anything that's in a book but not much of everyday life, regional knowledge, that kind of thing.

Gorion always was a bit of a mystery too, not telling you anything of himself really.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:46, Thu 28 Mar.

Which means we have no idea why someone is trying to kill us. Thanks Gorion, ye old bastard! ;-)

In reply to Maximillian Yragerne (msg # 152):

Enigma is a mage I think from Crawler. I’m a basic book magic-user. Enigma is welcome to the wand though if she can use it.

That said, is there an Identify spell? I don’t see it in the magic-user spell list.

I don't know about this edition.

In reply to Malus Aerden (msg # 161):

There isn't an available spell. There's testing, using a guinea pig or paying a high level NPC: https://oldschoolessentials.ne...Magic_Items_(General)

There's at least three of us who could use the wand, just a question of who wants to give it a try.

Well, hmm...!  Enigma's got a Wisdom of 13, so she might have too high of a survival instinct to go playing with anything not properly identified...   😹

While she's indeed the Mage from Carcass Crawler, and basically a Thief with select spells instead of Thieves' Skills and hasn't got the "oomph" of a Magic-User or even an Illusionist, if the wand will benefit one of them over her, then so be it.  Enigma is plenty happy being a walking, intermittently-functioning magic item for now!

Did we find Benedict dead when we went to his room?

Not sure that we've got there yet?

Right, if I haven't described it to you it can't have happened. I'm honestly still waiting for word from Benedicts player but since he seem to have disappeared he will probably not come with you. Don't think I will kill him off but whatever happens I will let you know explicitly.

Okay, he definitely appears to have ghosted us!
This message was last edited by the player at 20:16, Sun 31 Mar.

Not ghosted exactly, he's communicated some with me and there are reasons. Still, won't let the game hold up so I'll move us forward soon.

Well that is good, I'm glad he didn't ghost. I did say 'appears'! ;-) I hope real life cleans up for him soon, it can really suck some times! If he's who I think he is, I played with him before, good guy. Hope all is well soon!

I posted the timekeeping table in the IC thred before. To me it's a super helpful structure for the procedural side of things but I'll bring it back behind the GM screen next time. Main reason to keep it upfront was so you could make concious choices regarding how long your actions take and so on and to show you I'm not just making shit up. But I can just as well ask you "it's gonna take 3 turns, is that all right?"

Any comments on that?

It's fine by me, but I tend not to worry so much about the framework as the story others may not feel the same way.

I'm fine whatever.

I'm fine with just making shit up, but this will do.

I’m fine with whatever as well.

Whatever way is easier for you to run is good with me

If this new board is like the old board, I think you removed Benedict from the game when you moved his character to NPC. As DM, you can NPC characters by just posting using their PC. You can NPC any character you wish that way. But when you made him NPC, I think you accidently took him out. He'll have to go rtj again to add him back. Not a big deal, but you'll have to tell him maybe.

No, I haven't removed him as player, just changed the tag.

Excellent, they must have changed it there. I haven't tried to DM a game with the new board.

Be with you kids within the day, just keeping you posted that I'm here and... well, I ain't hungry, we ate at the inn!

Just dropping a note that I’m out of town until next Monday. I have little access until then for posting.

Be safe and take care Niall.

How much will it cost us to get back in some day?

Can we get a Treasure thread boss? We can keep track of everything then. We got 11gp, 2 short swords, and 3 daggers and a wand so far. We'll divide it in the thread.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:58, Fri 05 Apr.

In reply to Maximillian Yragerne (msg # 184):

It's in the journal.

Ahhhhh, okay, thanks. I thought hat WAS a 'journal'. Guess I should have read it! ;-)

I'm guessing if the LL says the sewers are sealed, a dead-end, more than once then the sewers are not our way out!

Now I’m even more wondering why the assassins were down there. So they were able to infiltrate into the Keep, went into the tavern, into the basement, broke through the wall, just to have a place to hide? Why not just hide outside the walls, and cut down on the chance of being discovered as they were by our characters? Do we know where the sewer empties out? Into the ocean or into a river?

I agree. If it IS a sewer, there is an outlet. Otherwise it is a septic tank that needs pumped out once in a while.

I don't know if he's someone we'd know, but of the Cellar tutorial NPCs, he and Arkanis do make a return in the Candlekeep Catacombs in Baldur's Gate... Damn shame Canderous, Osprey, and Mordaine don't, I always liked Mordaine.  She's like Dynaheir without the bald, hamster-toting baggage!

I never played the video game on the computer. I don't play any of them.

Well all right, that's the end of the prologue then. I'll set the next part of the game up shortly but first I want to ask you for feedback. What do you think so far, anything you'd want to change, shift around, ideas, suggestions?

I had fun! I DO need healing though, out of 5hp, I'm at 2hp.

It's been a lot of fun so far.

I enjoyed discovering the hole in the wall, checking out the sewer. If anything, I’d maybe suggest less back to back combat, a bit more exploration or problem solving, and maybe more gold/treasure as that’s the biggest chunk of experience in OSE. 21 experience when a character needs, say 2k-2.5k for a level, in a month real time means progression is going to be very long.

Two combats left our group needing a day or two of rest given the system is tough in the healing department. And with 0 HP being dead, no saves or anything, sitting on 2HP as Max was is deadly easily. If we’re playing more a ‘character carousel’ where new characters easily come and go it’s not really an issue, but the game seems to be fairly plot heavy on us being related in fostering. If party members drop often, it will loose that initial theme. I’m ok with that, just something I thought I’d mention.

Maximum HP at 1st level is always a good idea. I was fortunate to roll 5 on a d6, but obviously not everyone was that lucky. You're always one hit away from instant death at 1st level, to have a chance of surviving that is obviously very useful.

Other than that I'll agree with what Malus said.

I hear you but the identity of the game is still very much in the air. My initial idea has been to be true to the prepped material which I won't just hand to you unless you go out and find it. Since you didn't explore much of the sewer you didn't get away with much either. Stick to it and I won't be stingy.

Regarding character carousel - that's up to you. If you die you can immediately roll up a new character and we'll insert it into the narrative. If you build up a retinue you may choose from that roster as well.

I will do my best to reward any out of the box ideas you have while exploring.

I always give max hp per level no matter what version of the rules I am running, always have going all the way back to the late 70s just to make it a little easier to survive. I got lucky and rolled an 8 on my hit points.

I am enjoying it. Looking forward to a little bit of roleplaying as well, and I think we should hire a cleric, one that can cast.

All right, new thread is up.

If you look on the main game map you can see the game area. It's in hexes and I'll use a hex travelling procedure if you leave the roads, otherwise we're doing a point crawl. This will all be behind the scenes but just so you know.

There's plenty of procedures goin around. I think the one for wilderness exploring in the OSE books is a little too rough so I like to divide the day into 4 watches (hour 1-6, 7-12, 13-18 and 19-24). You have to rest 1 watch per day or be fatigued.

Reevor is in the Library Clay, he isn't going to Baldur's Gate, Beregost or Waterdeep! Not sure who we're meeting in the Friendly Arms, no name was mentioned.

Baldur's Gate is north, Waterdeep is WAY north, Beregost is just outside of Candlekeep.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:37, Thu 11 Apr.

Since we don't know each other very well I can't judge if this talk of Waterdeep is IC blabber for flavour or if you're serious. I'll get a little meta here. If you go to Waterdeep... well, I won't force you to interact with what happens right now on the sword coast of course but you'll write that character right out of the game. If that's the case you're welcome to create a new character that has better motivations to dig where you stand, so to speak.

I also would appreciate help to keep the party gathered, in the larger sense (splitting up while exploring and such is of course fine). I'm not running a multi-party game, I honestly don't have that kind of time.


The letter mentions Khalid and Jaheira. It's in the journal.

Oh and I want to be clear here - I'm NOT saying you need to go to the Friendly Arm Inn if you don't want to. You can do what you want it's just the focus of the game is supposed to be the sword coast. That's a pretty large area though.

Shyte, I forgot and should have reread it again! Thanks for reminding me. Trying to keep us together!

Sorry folks brain fade. I do want to keep us all together though and much as Clay would like to avoid going where we're expected, he doesn't want to go anywhere on his own whether it's Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep or even Calimshan

Understood, GM. I thought Waterdeep would be ‘in play’ since it’s part of the Sword Coast. But with your post above, I’ll have Malus just follow the group, not looking to split us up or anything. Could you give us an idea for what is the ‘in bounds’ area so we know kinda where we can and can’t go?

Yes, have a look at the game map.

I guess I didn't consider waterdeep a part of the sword coast, my FR lore is maybe not top notch.

So, where do you go and by what path? I mucked up your travelling speeds before so they're updated now and you move by the slowest party member = 12 miles/day. If you leave the road there's a risk you get lost. Hexes on the map are 24 miles, for reference, even if you're not exactly certain IC.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:07, Fri 12 Apr.

It will be much faster traveling on the road, hook up with a group or caravan maybe to where we're going. Not sure how far it is to the FA.

I've updated the traveling thread with procedures for traveling if you're interested. I'll handle it all behind the scenes but remember, the more specific instructions you give me regarding your actions the better i can interpret your intentions.

Regarding loot: What's on your sheets is what you have with you. I'm noting loot in the journal for experience purposes, nothing else. If you want to keep things, note them on your sheet and update your encumbrance. When you leave the scene, I assume you leave any stuff you haven't written on your sheets behind.

Max, you asked about a Treasury thread and I referred you to the Journal - Would you like me to set up a Treasury/Inventory thread as well to keep track of who is carrying what, encumbrance and so on? Rather than everyone doing it individually on their sheets?

Since this is the first time I'm saying this, go ahead and note what you keep from what you got in Candlekeep.

A Treasure/Inventory thread always helps (IMO), better to keep track of who is carrying what - I've put the wand with the goat's head emblem in my character sheet, but I haven't claimed it as mine by any means.

Uh oh! Enigma gave her real name!

It's almost like she's an...oh shoot, I'm sure there's a word for it... :)

Great RP guys but I need someone to describe to me what you actually do.

Done, if anybody follows.

I've been a little busy lately but IC thread is updated and there's a treasury for you to use as you see fit, keeping track of your stuff.

I will be away for several days due to a death in the family. I will return next Wednesday.

So sorry for your loss, condolences. :-(

Amen

I would suggest we don't forced march. We don't want to be tired when we get there.

I agree with Clay.

Thanks everyone. I am finally back after that and some family drama, although I have a busy weekend ahead.

So you'll wait until dark and then head north along the coast way?

Sounds right!

In the dark?

Well you just tell me what you want to do.

Guys, I may be wrong guys but looking at the map, there's no point at which we're on the east side of the road.

There is now. We went around the guys at the intersection through the woods. We're moving north on the road toward the Friendly Arms now.

Ahh, well that was silly of us, but okay, I was wrong after all.

So, what do you do?

That's a great picture of the inn! I do wonder though why it has crenelated battlements, but appears to have no walkway around the walls to make use of them!

You're kind og jumping the gun guys. The inn is fortified and there's guards by the gate.

Sorry.  My fault

No problem. You can just edit the post to describe what you do as you come up to the gate. There's two guards with halberds.