Please use this thread for tangential discussions related to the gameplay thread.
I am going to clean up the prelude limbo thread ..

Please go ahead with questions even if in normal conversation,  it would be waiting for an answer, then someone else asking a different question.

So please anyone else ho has a specific question go ahead and post it.
If you don’t just add that you too were wondering or wanted to ask...

One last thing to add, I don't see Silas as a religious ranter. He was asking about followers of Erastil for a very specific reason ;).

It looks like if you want any information, you will have to talk to Svetlana.  Oleg seems to be quite the curmudgeon.

If the coming encounter turns in our favor, he would be quite in our debt.  Which would probably make him even more so.  He seems like the sort that strives to be self-sufficient, being forced to accept our help will likely rub him the wrong way.

As a result of Razmatin Vulcovila and Tatyana Dec'lan disagreement.
Something I mis read or mis spelling in thread this pop up into my head.

I think it the thought of a bard and a rouge having a duel that did it.

Anyway if you not come across it then I think you find it funny.


    One fine day in the middle of the night,
    Two dead people got up to fighter.
    Back-to-back they faced one another,
    Drew their swords and shot each other.
    One was blind and the other couldn't see,
    So they chose a dummy for a referee.
    A blind man went to see fair play,
    A dumb man went to shout "hooray!"
    A deaf policeman heard the noise,
    And came to arrest those two dead boys.
    A paralyzed donkey passing by,
    Kicked the blind men in the eye,
    Sent him through a rubber wall,
    Into a dry ditch and drowned them all.
    (If you don't believe this lie is true,
    Ask the blind man – he saw it too!)
This message was last edited by the player at 10:09, Tue 13 Mar 2018.

Lol! I memorized that poem in middle School. So, so long ago.

Not to worry I am putting together a few new surprises along the way for you guys....

Of course with 7 PCs you already knew it!!!

My personal fav was always Jabberwocky, which I can still quote from memory.

One more PC involved event planned (ie that i know of) before “morning”

after we win you can go galumphing back!

That’s like saying one is doing spell research on a new chortle orison

Where is Filarion going? Aren't we staying in the stables?

I'm just heading out too process his confusion. I'll be back.

He’s feeling too in-stable

I just need clear something up with GM.

However if I right then this game first encounter may be very different from most.
If I can get away with plan I have.

*facepalms*  ooooh, that was bad. :) :)

If we allowed stupid puns and stuff then after Tatyana post.



It did cross my mind to post something along the lines that Tatyana can ring Tauron bell any time but thought that would be pushing it to far....

However I feel I could put it here without upsetting anybody.

All's fair in gaming and roleplay! :)

Yes but not when come to internet.

This is PG game so I have to be careful.

However you may have just added Tatyana Dec'lan to Tauron spring festival wish list (he is druid!).

Friendly wink at Tatyana.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:43, Wed 14 Mar 2018.

FYI I can create private threads for people to role play in.  Though I would be able to see it.  And would want it to stay PG instead of R rated

I have three requests/thoughts.

1. I request that the game rating is upped to mature(not adult, just mature). I like to have the freedom to describe some of the horrors of combat(blood, gore, etc).  I'm not looking for an R rating, just a PG 13 Rating.

2. Secondly, I would like to request that we know the AC and HP totals of our enemies. That way if one of us finish off an opponent, we can describe it in our posts.

3. Lastly, I request that for each additional level gain, we receive max HP. That way a character won't be ruined with a few bad HP rolls.

Again, These are just requests(take them or leave them), nothing more. :)

I second the first two, but am hesitant on the third. Maybe give us a choice of taking half or rolling for it. Maybe? If we get full, we'll quickly outstrip the creatures we face as they generally have half HD totals.

Just a suggestion as well.

:)

Ok
#1.  Not 100% clear on the rpol game ratings system but pretty sure any level of fantasy role play would have its share of death: bleeding, severing, stabbing, burning, bulugeoning, maiming etc. result in gruesome deaths 100% of the time.

#2&3
I give full hit points level to all PCs and to all NPCs/monsters as well.
.....If you finish off an opponent and decide to feast upon his still beating heat...you can simply edit your post for description.


New issue;
If I post something and it seems to belong to mature or adult, please let me know.

And as always: if I can improve a post or way of doing something; let me know.

Adult is basically for those that deal with graphic sex and or borderline illegal violence (aka rape, s&m, etc) being fully described.

Mature is basically PG-13 with adult being more nc17 it even x+

I'm on board with the GM as far as ratings and maturity levels of our posts.  I doubt things will get out of hand, even with an amorous elf running around.


In the meantime, we have a battle to prepare for.

Drezghl will take his position behind one of the gate nearest the stable.  A tarp could be hung from the parapet for him to conceal himself until he pushes the gate closed.

How is the gate secured?  Steel bolt? Wooden timber?

The gate inself is stuck in place.  Oleg has ordered hinges but they have not yet arrived.  The gates can be muscle moved; either further opened or closed.

So yes you could close one gate now, or both, ....

Hmm. Gate doesn't close.  This is what happens when we make assumptions. I wonder what else we will discover.

Yes the fort is run-down and had been long abandoned.

The hinge system rusted away long ago; Oleg has used heavy rope to hold the gates in an upright position; likely the gates will have to be removed; repaired; refitted and rehung (one at a time) in order to be a true fort....

---

Spoiler text: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)
Also no indoor plumbing

---

Too late!
Post is in for the bandits...and they are incriminating themselves

Kidding I can easily delete that post and repost it later...
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:02, Wed 14 Mar 2018.

I am assuming we are getting a surprise round to act?

In reply to Tatyana Dec'lan (msg # 29):

I would assume so.

Or to parley or whatever....

Now everyone has an action to post for the first round of combat.  Don’t forget to roll perception and read spoilers.

Now we wait patiently for everyone to post...
... it’s so hard!!!

I think I got a 6 on my perception roll. It's so hard not reading the spoiler!! Lol

Mr GM sir:

Are any hostile targets within 30' of Tatyana's position on the tower?

Any of them, both inside and outside

The dice roller hates me.

You too. I rolled a 2...Gorum is sad now. :P

It’s hard to jump out and intimidate at the same time....

Looks like damage was done!

Can you give us some target numbers so that we know if we roll high enough?  That way we can work it into our posts?

Your wish is granted
Happs 16
All other 14

Let me check numbers

Octavia, I think you're getting good ahead of yourself.  The round isn't over yet.

In reply to Drezghl Zuhv (msg # 41):



I'm kidding of course. Just poking fun at the crazy dice roller. :p

Gorum is pleased with battle in general. You are right about the battle not yet being over. :)
This message was last edited by the player at 23:43, Thu 15 Mar 2018.

Just a reminder to everyone, it's basically a +2 to attack and +1 to damage thanks to stacking spell effects.

In reply to Razmatin Vulcovila (msg # 43):

Still think I missed...

Game thread is updated.

Let me know anything I can do to make things better or more enjoyable.

Dice roller likes somebody!

I literally cheered at my desk at work (since I am posting from my phone) when the die rolls came up! Got a couple of looks from my coworkers, but they're used to my brand of insanity. :D

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 46):

And hates others.


Gorum is very displeased.

<scratch this>
This message was last edited by the player at 22:25, Fri 16 Mar 2018.

In reply to Tatyana Dec'lan (msg # 49):

Bardic performance gives a competency bonus. I think those stack, correct?

<scratch this>

I really need to learn how to read. Nevermind me. Nothing to see here.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:25, Fri 16 Mar 2018.

It stacks. Bardic is competence, Bless is morale. Bonuses from different types stack just fine...

Oh mighty DM, I have a small request. Would it be possible to note the round of combat at the bottom of your posts(while combat is on going)? I don't want to go twice in a single round or make a similar mistake.

Also, love the game so far. Having a great time. :)

Ok yes it is round 4 ish right now....

So everyone get a go at the final two bandits.... and those riding away of course...but you have to take a -1 to attack rolls ie you need a 15 to hit

Can I make the following suggestion which will make combat a little easy to keep track off.  It used in other games I am in.  This is suggestion if Gm does not like idea I understand.  I would never tell GM what do.  It a helpful thought...

That at start of combat the GM post the below.
Either in real thread or in OOC: Or even have it own thread.

Round:- 1

Monsters.

Drezghl Zuhv
Filarion Petxalim
Octavia Cassiana
Razmatin Vulcovila
Silas Silverstream
Tatyana Dec'lan
Tauron Alphmellon

Then once a player had made a post use the strike out over their name.
So say The Monster go first and GM done there action and Octavia, Silas and Tatyana have made post then GM updates the thread recording what happened.
The GM would then adjust the post as follows.
The time date adjustment will then allow players to know if this done after or before their last post.

Round:- 1

Monsters.

Drezghl Zuhv
Filarion Petxalim
Octavia Cassiana
Razmatin Vulcovila
Silas Silverstream
Tatyana Dec'lan
Tauron Alphmellon

This way we can quickly work out if we need post or not.
When next round happen GM the post an update.
It also help know which round we on for spell effect.
Even better any spell or bard effect could be posted under round to help player remember.

Round:- 2

Monsters.

Drezghl Zuhv
Filarion Petxalim
Octavia Cassiana
Razmatin Vulcovila
Silas Silverstream
Tatyana Dec'lan
Tauron Alphmellon

I stress this just a suggestion...
This message was last edited by the player at 16:51, Sun 18 Mar 2018.

Great idea.  Maybe just go with it being it’s own thread.  Or even posted as a notice.  Then it can be updated round to round.

Even including spells/ inspiration on a countdown basis.

My personal favorite would be it own thread.
Would make things easy to read.

I did think of spell countdown but I did not want make to complicated an idea.
However spell countdown would be great.  Also negative effect on characters as well.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:32, Sun 18 Mar 2018.

I'm not a fan of separating combat from the main thread, unless the combat itself is the start of a new chapter/act. You lose too much in continuity between game threads. I am a fan of group initiative for the party - either the party goes first (and everyone gets a chance to post before the round is advanced), or the bad guys do (and then the party posts). People with spell effects note them in their posts (bless x/x rounds, etc. like Octavia has been doing).

In reply to Tatyana Dec'lan (msg # 58):

I second Tatyana's option on the matter.

Lastly(and if I'm counting right) I believe all the bandits are dead. Is this so? :)

I think the archer bandits are dead.  Raz has cast SLEEP on the 2 remaining bandits inside the fort.  Waiting for saving throws and to see if Drez killed one of them.



Looks like we will be mounted for our exploration since we get some free horses.  I call dibbs on Happ's horse.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:23, Mon 19 Mar 2018.

Ok so here we go, combat resolved, but still somethings are happening

Happs did have a horse as well, didn't he?

Oh yes.  Plenty of horses to go around.

Saddles also.  Probably mentioned in the bandits approaching post...

Something about a dozen riders and a mule.

updated loot thread

If the Darkwood bow is Str +2 or less, I would love it :).

As would Tatyana.

In reply to Tatyana Dec'lan (msg # 67):

Oh, then by all means you should have it. I assumed my strength would be higher than yours. Bad assumption.

Drez can pull +3.  Just saying...

Sorry for the delay in posting, long day at work.

Also I will be taking a horse. :)


And to the unknown price of some items...
01:03, Today: Secret Roll: Octavia Cassiana rolled 16 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 11.  Appraise
This message was last edited by the player at 08:06, Tue 20 Mar 2018.

Doesn't matter which one I get, but I'll take one too.

Ok so posted as much as made sense to post.

Not sure if the bandit interrogation is first or getting to know Imira or sorting out stuff.

Some can go in ooc thread.  Plenty of horses to go around...,

Updated loot page
The composite dark wood bow is a +1 only

Octavia discerns two items of importance
One key goes to the MW manacles
The other key is a skeleton key

You are also guessing that at least  three items came from Imira or her family
Spell component pouch
HagHead in a jar
Iron pot

I see at least one player asking questions...

I can’t tell if others are wanting to join in or if you are all waiting on me to post answers....

Well I do wish to know if the rapist is going to cooperate or not.

One more and I can go forward.  Using my majority rules, rule.

Does someone want to roll intimidating on the bandit?

Many be I should just introduce him to my swan.

If you ever come face to face with real life pissed off swan you know what I am talking about....

All I can picture is a scene involving a calf in a movie called “the cowboy way”

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 79):

Would diplomacy help?

I tried intimidation.  The dice roller hates me today.

Roll whatever you have....


Even if the dice roller “hates” you I count it as aid another action for a +2 to someone else.

Please let me know if I need to increase or slow down the game pace.

As always feedback is appreciated.

I think it's okay so far, but if anything Majors to happen like the killing of the Bandit for example then maybe give it a full 24 hours to make sure everybody gets a chance to ask any questions they want to.

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 83):

The pace is good. Sometimes I have a hard time posting more than once on work days, but I still feel that the flow is at a good pace. :)

As long as there is balance and player get chance to back track if it really needed then I think it fine.

To many game die to quickly because nobody posts, you lost half player or GM goes missing.

It usually happens over the Christmas/New Years holiday.

Totally enjoying the current pace of the game. :)

 Don’t forget that if you want to do sense motive on someone please roll and identify who or what it is that you’re trying to find out thank you

If you read the last post in the hex map for exploration
You have your information to the bandit camp.  As well as how far away it is....

Also I am considering adding game threads and archiving older threads as the game goes on...
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:47, Thu 22 Mar 2018.

I know, I'm just looking for a rough diagram of the camp itself and just setting up a reason why we know where they are.

In reply to Filarion Petxalim (msg # 91):

Just so we are clear, there are two types of bandits here, right? One who will be hung and two others who will be indentured servants for 3 years. Did I get that right?

Yup. The two "innocent" bandits were ones that were outside and were knocked off their horses by arrows before surrendering.

The rapey bandit was hit with the Sleep spell.

Alright, lets take some time to discuss loot distribution. Don't worry about gold values, once we know what we're doing I'll figure out the optimal shares and splits OOC and then IC we can sell and distribute.

That being said, if anyone would like to claim something, speak now.

I am assuming everyone is taking a horse. If you DON'T want a horse, that is fine. I am going to reserve two additional horses so we can purchase a cart and then things like encumbrance are not too much of an issue.

All the mundane adventuring stuff is going to be sold except for the trail rations BUT if you want a whetstone or waterskin because you didn't purchase one at character creation please speak up.

The BIG item that I think there is going to be a fight over is the Composite Darkwood Longbow

It is a masterwork equivalent so will blow out your share however that doesn't mean nobody can claim it...

---

Loot Distribution
My proposal is that all items go into a common pot and we then split the value of those items 8 ways (7 PCs plus an additional "party share" more on that later)
b
So if there is 80gp worth of stuff, we would each get 10gp. If you want to claim an item, you basically buy that item's value off of everyone else so if there was 80gp worth of stuff but you want an 7gp item then your share is that item plus 3gp while everyone else then gets 11gp worth of stuff.

(any change gets put into the party pot).

The advantage is that items we find only cost value of what it would sell for so it is usually more efficient to use the stuff we find then try and sell and buy however sometimes you get stuff nobody really wants so we sell it and divvy it up.

Party Share
The party share can be used to make party-wide communal purchases, typically things like bags of holding or wands of cure light wounds. In addition players can opt to go over their amount and dip into the party funds with approval from everyone. I will track those overages and they will then pay back the party over time by taking a reduced share.

Contested Items & Lottery
If multiple people want an item then they can speak up and put in a claim. All qualified will then be entered into a lottery and someone can make make a public dX roll and whoever the RNGods pick is the winner. When someone is picked though they lose out on the ability to participate in future lotteries until everyone is equal again.

Here is an example


Basically if you hold back you forgo loot right away but then have a better chance of getting the stuff you REALLY want later on.

Big Ticket Items
Sometimes there is a big ticket item that blows the shares out. Unlike overages, you can lay claim to a BTI and all that does is forgo all other rewards from that share distribution. No pay backs are necessary because you're not actually taking gold out of people's piles.

HOWEVER to represent the importance of those BTI's, laying claim to a BTI counts as a lottery win whether it is contested or not.

To clarify: a Big Ticket Item (BTI) is an item who's value is worth more then TWICE an entire share. If shares are 500gp each and an item has a sale value of 750gp, you'll forgo all other rewards but that isn't really big enough to throw a fuss over. However if shares are 500gp and an item is 2,500gp then that is a big ticket item and will count as a lottery ticket if claimed.

---

Note, the language on this is negotiable. If you want a BTI to be defined as say x3 a share or you want to increase the # of shares going to the party that is prime discussion.

I am good with this summary. Seems fair and I like the way Big Ticket Items are handled quite well.

I'd assumed I was the only primary archer but that was a faulty assumption and given the benefits that a Rogue gets from hitting, I'm going to defer to Tatyana this time. Though I guess I would like that to count as a contested item so that the next time it comes up I get dips :).

Yeah, so the darkwood bow is the reason I want to get this cleared up because it seems like we should have 2 or 3 interested in parties in it...

In reply to Razmatin Vulcovila (msg # 94):

I really like the rules that you came up with, Raz. Two thumbs up. :)

That's an incredibly similar system to the one we use in our Friendly Local Gaming Group (a group of us that have been gaming together for almost 20 years).

You've got my vote on it!

All contested items sold come down to a duel to the death!!


. . .

Okay fine. . .

:/

Proposal for spending party funds

I would put forward the following:
1 cart (15gp)
99 units of Animal Feed (11 days worth): 4gp 9sp 5cp
44 units of trail rations (11 days worth): 44gp
=======================================
63gp 9sp 5cp

This would give us 2 weeks worth of food for everyone plus mounts (assuming we spend some time in plains so they can graze to extend their food supplies).


Basically with 9 horses and 8 riders it costs 4gp 4sp 5cp per day so we can use that for our calculations. I'm sure most people have their personal supply of rations but I think we can save those as "emergency" in case we pick up a prisoner or rescue someone.

Also we can reduce that using survival rolls but that slows down the exploration. A DC 10 survival check allows the following:

---

For those curious about water, a waterskin carries enough water for 1 day of survival. We will be able to store ~ 3 days of water at a time but as this is a temperate region water shouldn't be difficult to find.

Alright that gives an idea of line of credit at Oleg’s ..
Also if I left anything out of the post I just put up.... unanswered questions: failure to respond to a question. Etc
Please let me know.....

Just to add.  Tauron Survival skill is 8.

So unless I roll a 1 Tauron himself get food.
However working on % the roll would mean I can cover 4 people.

What other skilled wilderness workers do we have?
We may not do this right away but useful to know if hunting for food is good idea.

As we have 7 in the party.
So if someone has same sort of skill then we got food covered!!

Can GM say what needed to cover the horse / mules.
They eat more but the type food they need is easier to come by.
It could be in this environment that just giving them time (half movement) they will feed themselves if we on the move.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:14, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

Survival is great when you run out of food but exploration takes a long time and foraging cuts your travel speed in half.

So if we can't reliably cover more then half the party with survival skills then we'll actually be losing food by foraging.

For this group it might be possible to divide or split the party
In a hex being explored for example one group could be exploring, mapping, etc
While a smaller group (2 or 3) could forage..

Dangers of course would be one group or the other being in battle while some characters are too far away to hear or help....
...  and the foraging group may be temporarily removing themselves from the “game”
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:32, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

Split the party you say?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waa2ucfgVgQ

So in all seriousness.... we could split into two different teams if we want to cover more ground.

Basically each team could consist of something like:

Octavia or Filarion for frontline fighting
Tatyana or Silas or Drezghl for ranged support
Raz or Tauron for magical support

So a party of Octavia, Drezghl and Raz and a party of Filarion, Tatyana, Silas and Tauron could work and again, swapping around people in those positions.


It wouldn't be the smartest plan because 3 people starts getting easy to get overwhelmed with a run of bad dice but definitely possible.

This may be coursing complication but if we can find another player we can have two parties of 4.  Four players is ok number to survive.

Anyway it really fall down to what Tatyana Dec'lan survial skill is

and

if either or both Drezghl Zuhv or Silas Silverstream have the skill as well.

Drezghl has survival at 5.  He is a ranger after all.


I think that really depends on how fast we want to clear the hexes.  I think it would be best to travel together rather than split up.  Although we are mounted and may be able to disengage and out distance some
 encounters that look too rough if we get I intiative or an early enough warning.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:57, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

No survival for me... That said, I'm feeling like I perhaps might need to consider re-building Silas.

I have another character concept that might fit in well with this current party and remove some of the current overlaps but I don't want to mess with the flow.

Thoughts?

Just play what you have.  You may be over thinking things.

Yup. We have had a single encounter, don't over think things.

Indeed it may change how you guys plan and do things...

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 112):

Ok. I will keep going as is.

Silas don't change.  I just asking what people have not what I think we should have.

As it stands the group only has one arcane caster.  And he part time.
The fun of these games is to see how it works out with what we have...

Official notice if you do not use your bio lines # 1 and 2
I will put something in it...
Like “the goose is loose”

In reply to Tauron Alphmellon (msg # 114):

Yeah. I will stay as is but I do like the other concept a lot so it wouldn’t be a downgrade in the least bit and I think it could work out better with our current mix. Right now I am feeling a bit of an overlap with other people so I was thinking of switching. That’s all.

And now I really don’t want to put anything in my bio :)
This message was last updated by the player at 18:53, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

In reply to Silas Silverstream (msg # 116):

That’s why yours says “A class fluid; non conforming character”

:). I complied in the meantime :).

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 115):

Up dated mine.....

lol

Survival +0 (+2 to avoid becoming lost when using a Mapmaker's Kit as you travel)

And in no way, shape or form will Tatyana agree to split the party - for any reason.



... which is better than being Druid Fluid. Eww! :D
This message was last edited by the player at 22:10, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

So down to Drezghl Zuhv.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:23, Fri 23 Mar 2018.

In reply to Tauron Alphmellon (msg # 122):

Down to me for what?  I voted no for splitting the party.  Was there another question?

No the question is do you have any Survival skill.

Ah - elf talk to half-orc do I have to say anything else...

he he...

In reply to Tauron Alphmellon (msg # 124):

I posted an answer to that question half of a page above.  But again, yes, I have survival at 5.  What kind of ranger would not have that skill.

Apparently, elves have reading comprehension problems.  he he...

I vote yes for splitting the party. :p

I have a +2 to survival

Hey where are the game thread posts?

Once I get home I'll make a proper post. :)

No.  Your post did not appear on my computer.

Not the first time I had this happened with this web page.

Well it answer the question.  The numbers do not really work out.
We need a party with either two at 7-8 Survival or one at 8 and two at 4-5.
(Really we need two at 8 and one at 4 for it to almost always work)  Which we don't have.

So unless we have reason to go slow and both Drezghl and me are in the party then there is no point in looking for food.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:33, Sat 24 Mar 2018.

I say we just stay together at least until we deal with the bandits.

In reply to Razmatin Vulcovila (msg # 131):

We know where they are right now.   A little bird told us.

We could always go down to recon, gather intel, ambush their patrols, and hit and run on their camp. Every so often, just to wear them down.

Just messing with you, Tauron.  It's all good.

Do we, as a group of charter holders, really have any time constraints, deadlines or goals to meet?

To the best of my knowledge, we are on our own to do as we wish.  No reason not to live off the land and use trail rations if we happen to come up short a couple times a week at worst.
This message was last edited by the player at 05:29, Sat 24 Mar 2018.

Once we handle the bandit camp, we really should split into two groups of four. We don't have any time constraints or deadlines, but we do have a goal. We are expect to explore the Greenbelt and get it ready for colonization by Restov. We can do this faster and more efficiently if we split up.

I suggest splitting into these two different teams. I believe most bases will be covered.

Team Children of Men(Not-Elf)
Drezghl
Octavia
Razmatin
Imira(NPC, if willing)

Team Elf 
Filarion
Silas
Tatyana
Tauron
This message was last edited by the player at 07:45, Sat 24 Mar 2018.

Just for clarification Imira will be willing.... but it will represent a delay in forming two teams....

Any questions?

I think we can cross the split the party bridge after we handle the bandit camp. I would be very surprised if we still have 7 players (no offense to any individuals, just playing the odds of RPOL attrition here :)).

I will once again reiterate my objection to any splitting of the party unless it is for tactical combat actions.

In reply to Tatyana Dec'lan (msg # 137):

I then call for a vote.

So far, 1 vote for and 1 vote against.

Votes for splitting of the party
Octavia


Votes against splitting of the party
Tatyana
This message was last edited by the player at 08:02, Sun 25 Mar 2018.

In reply to Octavia Cassiana (msg # 138):

I am against it

At this time? Against.

Against

Oh was that still up for debate? We had 4 against votes including mine already so I thought that had been resolved

Well poppycock.

I have a nonsensical plan and an NPC(heal-bot) who has stolen my character's back story(but worse than Octavia, due to Imira being personally victimized) and who gives out healing for no praise or prayers at all. Which completely undercuts my character.

Octavia takes her horse and rides back to Restov.

No hard feelings, but this game is not going to work for me. I'm not having fun.

I wish you all the best. Farewell.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:10, Sun 25 Mar 2018.

Interesting post.  I will go ahead and move forward with the game.

The plan to divide the party is not nonsensical it just didn’t happen. Or has not happened yet.

FYI - Imira has not stolen your back story.  Her first incarnation was years ago in a very different Kingmaker game.  Indeed her parents were killed and her hand chopped off by Kressel but she was only 10 years old back then.   She did however learn the same two hexes: from her mother....

I apologize. I should not have used the word "stolen", it's very similar.

Again, no hard feelings.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:28, Mon 26 Mar 2018.

In reply to Octavia Cassiana (msg # 145):

I think having a backup healer in the witch would free you up from having to spend all your spells keeping us alive. I am sorry you are leaving, eventually splitting up might have made sense but for now we need all hands on deck...

Healing isn't really an issue in Kingmaker because it is rare that you are fighting more then a single battle at a time. Having an NPC heal bot/debuff bot doesn't really do that much for combat compared to a front line tank.

As for your backstory, are you expecting that in this bandit-ridden area that you are the only orphan of bandits?

Finally, the vote for splitting the party had happened before an NPC healer was added to the mix but the bottom line is that it still doesn't change our compositions that much. We have 2 front line fighters, 3 archers and 3 support casters. Do-able but at lower levels it is still a little rough for encounters.

As I've said before, if Dreazghl is built to be a switch hitter I would be more in favor of splitting the party. Raz is crap at combat because he was built to support a larger party. IF we plan to split the party I could rebuild him to be more combat oriented and again I'd be more in favor of it...

I have enjoyed your in-game posts and would be said to see you go for the reasons you listed...

It's sad to see you leaving Octavia since we've barely gotten started. Take a bit of time and think about it.

There is a lot of bad stuff that needs to be cleaned out before the settlers can start coming in.   We are stronger together, always.  I just believe that it would be best to be methodical rather than fast. Besides, we orcs like to attack in numbers.



Raz - Drez is going to be a switch hitter. I didn't start out that way during character creation. The dice weren't kind and then all of these darn elves started showing up.   There is no use in trying to out-elf the elves.  So I figured that the Drez would be the kind that would rather get up close and personal anyway.

Well...maybe I have been a little too hasty in my judgements. I just felt like my character was getting the short end of the stick.

Again, I apologize everyone for my outburst. I'll sleep on it, think it over tomorrow.

Thank you.

Everyone please post in the gameplay thread at your leisure ...

I've thought about it and I still don't feel like this game is right for me.

I wish you all the best. Good luck with the game.

Octavia has removed herself from the game.  I intend to continue the game with no interruptions

Understood. Sad to see her go, but we'll keep on in her stead. I'll post inthe gameplay thread tomorrow. My head hurts and I need some zzzz's.

Absolutely I am adding Octavia for a few more posts....

Ok still a few more things to happen at Oleg’s ....
I think I am hearing that  you guys plan to ride out first thing in the morning?

Yep. That's how I understand it

In reply to Filarion Petxalim (msg # 156):

Sorry. Busy couple of days. But I want a chance to react to the temple news. Will try to post later tonight.

May I propose this exploration pattern:

E3 - 2.5
E4 - 5 (bandit camp)
D5 - 7.5
C5 - 10
D4 - 12.5
D3 - 15
E2 - 16.33
F2 - 16.66 (home)


This is a bit longer but in theory lets us take a big chunk out of woodlands exploration while still leaving clear paths of optimal exploration for the plains and highlands on either side.

I think that it might be better to go directly to the bandits camp avoiding the woods.  That way we can get there faster and possibly avoid encounters that could leave us beat up before we even start fighting the bandits.

We are at F2 and bandits are at E4. My numbers include stopping to explore so I'm fine not exploring E3 for now. That would cut out 2 days from the trip...

Is everyone just waiting for morning? Or still ok with me pacing it out?

Feel free to private line me on this thread

I'm fine rolling out...

My next big post will be the first foray into the stolen lands.

I will be creating a new thread for the game to go forward

Any suggestions for the name of the new thread?

I have changed the name of the gameplay thread
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:29, Fri 30 Mar 2018.

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 163):

I would label it something like: IC - 1.0.1 - Hunting Bandits

I am happy to have game move on but I like Tauron to talk to the priest for a while.
For fun.  It should not effect the current game moving on.
So I can talk and we move on at same time I hope.

It may effect the encounter at the Temple.

Going to be out of town for a couple days.  May not have time to post from my phone.

For the sake of play, assume that Drez will begin making preparations to ride as soon as the group decides to to.  If taken to a vote he votes to leave immediately and by the most direct route possible.

He will also use whatever skill he has to help group members prepare.  Handle animal to choose a good horse, etc.

I have posted the new game thread

Feel free to continue in the Oleg’s thread the rest of today.  I will then shut it down.


Also marching order, formation and sops
Standard operating procedures can be pre-established for nightly watches, riding formations, etc

I have placed active quest into the NPC tracking area as well...
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:20, Mon 02 Apr 2018.

Raz will defer to the military minded to determine where and how to march but no matter what he will ride in the cart and play music en route.

Hey gang ^-^ new Octavia here doing my best to slip in as seamlessly as possible (don't mind the pod person goo) After reviewing the OOC threads I've rebuilt Octavia into a front-line fighter. She might not ever be quite as good as a fighter or barbie (T_T) but she hits hard and can take a punch

(◕‿◕✿)

Welcome back?

Lol

Scary accurate first post as well.

question:  Do our horses come with saddle, bridle, and saddlebags?

Usually saddle bags are extra

Oleg probably has a couple and likely a pick& shovel if needed

Tatyana will work with a couple party members to divvie up the pick and shovel between their mounts, and she either barters for or purchases some saddlebags outright.

I try!

(◕‿◕✿)

Marching (Riding) Order for exploration/sortie to the Bandit Camp:

Octavia
Filarion
xxxx
xxxx
xxxx
Tauron
Taty


Tatyana will bring up the rear, both for ranged purposes and for her keen elven vision at the back of the party.

Let me know where you want your PCs to be in the order of things, and I will update this thread accordingly.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:03, Mon 09 Apr 2018.

Octavia can take the front.

(◕‿◕✿)

I'll take just behind Octavia.

Hey guys. Back in the real world now.


Going back to party order, wouldn't it be prudent for the ranger to lead. You know, tracking, way finding through the wilderness and all that stuff? Perhaps one of the high perception elves to follow up.

To tell the truth, I'm still not sure what classes some people are playing.  I know we have a cleric, rogue, a bard, and some kind of fighter.  That's about it. I'm thinking maybe a druid and a mage as well?
This message was last edited by the player at 04:05, Thu 05 Apr 2018.

I'm an agility fighter.

Is everyone ready to go into the new gameplay thread?

I am but just as an FYI my internet connection is going to be very limited over next week due to home construction.

I'll be able to check in but posting will be problematic

Understood
Will pace accordingly
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:09, Thu 05 Apr 2018.

What's going on GM? The new game thread feels like I'm missing some transitional information...

Aha yes because the Oleg thread is still ongoing.
Probably should only post once in the new thread until we wrap up Oleg’s.

Ok Oleg’s thread is closed.

Octavia was given some information that she might share.

Options for now
Head to bandit camp
Catch up to peter the trapper
Look for the suspicious lurker

Some combination?

I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Regarding the encounter with Pieter.

- Is Pieter traveling north or south?

- Which direction is the gate at Oleg's oriented?

I am under the impression that we weren't even worrying about that guy, but rather Bokken, the potion maker who should be somewhere behind the trading post.

In the top of the F2 hex the road dips right into Oleg’s gates...


Peter actually expected y’all to take longer to start out

In reply to Drezghl Zuhv (msg # 188):

Once the stranger was partially identified as Bokken, we stopped having an interest in him. Peter we, I think, were more interested in what he knows of the area.

Ok any issues or pacing difficulties; please let me know here or via private message.

Still looking for the marching order and formation.

I will go just in font of Tatyana.  That put two archer together.

Just to clear up.  Tauron is druid.  But I will multi-class witch.
I have both intelligence and wisdom to do so.

My first Hex will be healing.

Finalizing it myself since not everyone sounded off. Requests to change the order can be made after we deal with Pieter.

Marching (Riding) Order for exploration/sortie to the Bandit Camp:

Octavia
Filarion
Silas
Dregzel
Razmatin
Tauron
Tatyana

Drezghl needs to be up on point.

Marching (Riding) Order for exploration/sortie to the Bandit Camp:

Drezghl
Octavia
Filarion
Silas
Razmatin
Tauron
Tatyana

I am picturing something like a wedge on the front.
Pointman
Left flank ; right flank
Middle group
Rear guard(s)

Don't forget the air reconnaissance..

I'm good with the proposed marching order.

I'm good. I have nothing really to add until we get ready to start hitting things with big pointy sticks!

(◕‿◕✿)

Game thread updated.

Since I was last to post I edited it to move forward

Just a note on rolls for spoilers
Although I try to be inclusive of several skill sets to reveal spoiler information; it would be difficult to list them all

For example finding a snake under a rock
Perception would be useful
As would knowledge nature possibly even knowledge local
As would handle animal
Perform/profession (snake charmer/farmer)
Other circumstances things like your familiar is a snake

So when I don’t list a relevant skill go ahead and roll it and then let me know what it was....

Any questions?

All good here!

Over the plains or through the woods
To the bandit camp we go....

Still alive but still no real internet access. I'm following along but posting via cell is a pain in the butt :(

I know that’s right!

I usually either do posts from my computer or I use the voice to text into notes, then edit that to a post from my phone.
One reason  you might see a post from me that says editing on the bottom

Have you tried tethering your phone to your computer?  I can do it with a USB cable.

What I use

http://themedianinja.com/RPoL/mobilepostcomposer/#

Still waiting on votes for riding the plains or cutting through the woods

I count a majority on through the forest I will update this evening

That  is my understanding too. Have not seen anyone pro-plains

(◕‿◕✿)

This does my old heart good.

For those of us with low light vision, can we roll Perception or is it just to dark.
This message was last edited by the player at 11:17, Sun 15 Apr 2018.

Currently low light vision is cut down to 20 feet
Riding is not possible as the horses need to be lead,

Autocorrect strikes again!!!

I have darkvision 90'.   I should be able to see enough to lead us.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:11, Sun 15 Apr 2018.

Don't mean to call you out Raz but if you aren't able to post in combat then maybe you can stay behind and watch all of our stuff?

(◕‿◕✿)

Razz getting razzed..... interesting

I HAVE INTERNET AGAIN... kind of. I think I broke my desktop's NIC trying to shove in an ethernet. Now it won't respond and I've tried 3 different cables so probably the NIC is just broke.

I've got a replacement coming in a couple of days but luckily I saw on the interwebs that you can totally use your cell phone to pass precious internets to your compooter.

It's not exactly lightning but at least it works :)

BECAUSE I can post again I'm totally going to fight. No luck trying to keep me out of it!!!

Tauron’s spoiler info might be important

I don't know if this was intentional or not but Octavia is also the name of one of the companions in the upcoming Kingmaker cRPG game coming out. THAT Octavia is a wizard/sorcerer of some kind I think so not a lot of overlap but she does have red hair...

Coincidence? I think not!



(◕‿◕✿)

PM.

PM

This message was deleted by the player at 16:23, Wed 18 Apr 2018.

Updated gameplay thread

Also any intention in capturing a bandit for questions or a specific bandit?
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:22, Thu 19 Apr 2018.

How many people can I see in the camp?

06:24, Today: Secret Roll: Filarion Petxalim rolled 10 using 1d20+1 with rolls of 9.  Perception.

Basically from where you are you can make out the first main clearing .

There is at least one man on the platform and 12 bedrolls laid out around the dying fire.

Other perception checks?

Anyone in the bed rolls or are they empty?

Some rolls are lumpier than others it is hard to tell; however you suspect they are occupied

10-4 I figured I couldn't get an accurate count with a 10.

Side thought- I've always pictured short bows to be like those gym class bows that were big back in the 80s. The one were you could unstring them and they would fit in the same quiver that held one's arrows. I will figure this just for flavor, but curious if anyone else thinks the same way.

I always figured that the short bow was just had a lighter draw weight.  That accounts for the d6 VS the d8 damage.

Anyway, glad we have a better count.  That possum had me a bit worried.

I'll roll against Perception as well  Maybe I'll notice something that was missed.

I will need to know who is going into the camp.
Stealthily or charging or some combination?

Feel free to discuss in character and or in the ooc thread.


Just to clarify stealth would be opposed by perception check(s)
Rushing in is likely to give you a surprise round to act, but with a robust counter

I can’t wait to see how it goes!

I'll probably be charging in when the time comes. nothing subtle about a Gorum priest! A bit of heads up though so I can lay out some buffs would be nice. The problem at 1st level is everything expires too quickly.

(◕‿◕✿)

I think that if we can,  we should use bows on the sentries that we can see from here, or anyone close in a bed roll.

After that we can rush in while they're still disoriented.  Keep an eye out for the axe lady.  She sounds dangerous so don't do one on one with her.

Taty will try to coordinate sniping the guards on the platforms with the other party members' moving into the camp.

When she sees the first one enter the camp proper, she'll loose on the guards.

Tauron will join Tatyana and pick same target so we be more likely to down the quickly.

Ok so my understanding is one group is sneaking in for the first wave;
The second wave is our archers and the third wave are those who are going for a straight in assault.

Those who have yet to declare and or roll can go ahead and do so

Drez will fire an arrow or 2 and then wade into the fray.  I'll put up an IC post later.

Those who snuck into the camp can freely attack sleeping bandits in a surprise round or move on into the camp....
If the sneaks attack; the archers can also act in the surprise round!


Have at thee, bandits!!!!
This message was last updated by the GM at 12:57, Fri 27 Apr 2018.

Anyone else rolling attacks on sleeping bandits or firing an arrow?

Oops, I'll fire a bow because I just found out I have one!

Forgive me guys and gals.

How far away am I? How many turns must I move before I give blood for the blood gods?

(◕‿◕✿)

According to my estimates the archers and reserve force were only about 20-39 away and can move in and attack

Where is everyone?  Games usually get quiet between combats, not during them.

I think were waiting on Octavia and Raz

already took my action this turn; waiting on the others.

I went ahead and moved the game forward.


Now everyone is free to post.

Sounds good, boss. Post incoming!

Dagnabbit, the die roller hates me.

The die roller hates everyone but the bad guys.

I just said the same thing in one of the games I play in......

How many bad guys are left?

That's what I was wondering.   Also did my last bad guy go down?  I didn't see anything specific about that.

The bad guy count is basically those who are down wounded and those who are down sleeping
Kressel the hatchet wielding woman
And a yet indeterminate number of reinforcements alerted to trouble by the thunder stone

Did the bandit that Drez attacked and hit last round survive?

Let me check...yes he appears to be down
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:45, Sun 13 May 2018.

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 253):

Cool.  How many more are around me?  Between me and Kressel?

None standing between you and her.

My last post was for the round before.
I was sorting it out when you made your Thu 10 May 2018 post.

I made the rolls in morning but did not have time post them until later.

May a make another attack this round as well or was I to late in my post?

Please continue to post.  If I post too quickly just note it in italics or something like this:

Last round action:
Murdered small bag of Xp with my dagger

This rounds action
Carefully aimed at zombie for increased damage
Longbow attack with deadly aim....

Just for the sake of clarity and the ease of play
Attack rolls of 17 or higher hits
Kressel
Men with shields
Archers using those men as soft cover

I'm getting a bit frightened of Octavia. Maybe I should pick up Dazzling Display and Corrugan Smash and just intimidate the crap out of people once the avatar of death descends upon them.

Or maybe the dice roller is just being friendly

(◕‿◕✿)

What buffs are still in effect?  I've lost track.

Buffs should be listed in an OOC section of the post for each round the caster/wielder of the buff acts. I.E.

OOC:
Bless - 3/6 rounds

... and the following round would change the bless to 4/6, and so on. It helps the whole party keep track.

I'm confused, as some of us are recording die rolls in the posts while others are not. Isn't it fairly standard to post combat rolls?

I usually roll secret and post them private to the GM. Then I post the results IC. I can post the rolls public in really makes a difference.

I am not sure that any convention is necessary.

If everyone wants to post die rolls in the game thread, they can.

I have found it is extra effort to copy/paste the dice results to the gameplay thread rather than just stating the totals.

On the other hand it might help make the game flow more clearly.

As always feedback is appreciated....

I am out of town this weekend and expect spotty posting...

The dice roller now hates NPCs instead of just PCs

I'll take it when I can get it.

No the dice roller hates everybody.
It is only nice to us to make the NPC's feel hated even more.
It is also nice to us at the moment to lull us into a false sense of security.  To make us think it likes us.  Then when we least expect it, the dice roller will turn it's full sense of hate back on us to devastating effect.  We have been warned.

QFT.

You just have to know how to sweet talk Lady Luck ;)

As ugly as I am, we're all doomed.

You guys are up!

Don't forget my bardic performance. That's still going so it's a total of +2 to attack and +1 to damage at least for another couple of rounds.

In that case add another point of damage to Kessel. I missed that.

Hey, guys.   Life happened yesterday.   I'll get a post up later on today.

So I can set the dice roller to secret rolls or I can make it public.

Any preferences on this?

I prefer my games run like we're all at the gaming table. The only secret rolls or determinations are those made by the DM.

For me I tend to set up D&D stuff to be public but as a GM I know to click it before making secret rolls.

I personally don't need to see other people's rolls nor do I feel the need to hide mine...

Idk one way or the other. I just put my rolls as private because you have them as secret.

With my perception roll, of 11, how many bandits are left?

I really don't mind.

What ever will make everybody else happy...
This message was last edited by the player at 11:28, Sat 26 May 2018.

Once again, die roller strikes.

Not certain what is best
I am going to try and turn off the secret roll when I do NPC attack’s/damage
But will use it on opposed rolls against NPCs
Bluff vs sense motive
Perception vs stealth

Wow this is going to be a crazy loot haul!
Also you guys will be leveling at the conclusion of combat, so plan on that
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:44, Wed 30 May 2018.

Onwards!!!

Just a little advice:

do not beg for mercy from a priestess of Gorum

(◕‿◕✿)

Now now, if you kill everyone off then I will no longer have a...captive audience



I'll just show myself out...

Did Drez put his guy down?  Did 8 damage on him.

Yes that happened.

Also the bandits are fleeing towards the downed split tree and the river....(see the map)
This takes them away from the fire area and partially obscures clear line of sight...

Next round they will have cover behind the logs
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:04, Tue 05 June 2018.

Please level to 2 and begin mop up operations in the gameplay thread

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 286):

leveled up to 2.  You can review the character sheet.

My Character sheet up dated.

The good new is I now can call myself party healer.
Not a lot else I can do but I can heal you all.

Plenty of time, plus we have to make sure everyone is still here.

I should be good as well.

I have leveled up! Also I will try and put together a loot listing tomorrow.

Char sheet updated with level-up info

So five people have leveled ...

Mine’s been updated for awhile I just didn’t say anything

(◕‿◕✿)

Six!

Have we lost a player?

NO worries, plenty of time to level up since sorting through the bandit camp and role=play is all I have planned for the immediate future......

And as always I have lots of good information written up for these parts.

Feedback is appreciated.

If anyone is interested I will post about what Kressel would have been like (had she lived)....
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:10, Wed 13 June 2018.

It looks like we lost Silas a back in April.


I would love to see what you put together for us regarding Kressel and the bandits.

Might be easier to play through the interaction with the three captives first as it is also likely that among the three of them they have less to offer than Kressel would have....

Maybe Silas died in battle and no one noticed???
I will send him a private message and see if something came up in RL.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:27, Sun 17 June 2018.

Ok just so you know when asking questions or interacting with NPCs.

I am totally ok with a description and a dice roll....
Example:
Dirk leans in to talk kindly to the bandits to obtain more information
Today Dirk rolled 12 Diplomacy (10 on 1d20+2)

I am also totally ok with atraight verbiage
Example :
”Cooperate and you will have leniency, hell two of those who rode in with Happs are alive and working off their debt.”

Which means I have no preference in the roll play vs role play debate;
Rule zero; the point is to have fun.


Any questions?
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:35, Mon 18 June 2018.

Did we find Svetlana's wedding band? I can't seem to remember now. . .

No sign of it...but one of the bandits might know something....

I'm guessing there's quite a few "good" characters here. Someone is going to have to talk her down because she is going to go all Punisher on these guys given her backstory, alignment and faith.

Blood for the blood god and all that

(◕‿◕✿)

I don't know. It's starting to look like we're playing  good cop, bad cop, bad cop, bad cop, bad cop, bad cop.

Too bad we have no paladin to play good cop...
This message was last updated by the GM at 13:17, Tue 19 June 2018.

Since the lovely Ms. O is taking a fairly big action I am withholding my update for other PCs to jump in.

I will wait a minimum of 24 hours from her post or until a majority of players have posted...

In Taty's opinion, Octavia is justified in her actions thus far. She's not about to harm innocents. She's about to dispense 'borderlands justice', and as long as it is about justice and not bloodlust, Taty's got her back.

Full disclosure...it's a bit of both

(◕‿◕✿)

Dang. I thought I could present an alternative to execution that might spare at least one of them.  Oh well.  Let's not be too hasty, they may still have useful info.

Proceed with said execution/executions....

Someone had to speak up for kindness and love.

Tauron not stupid enough to get between a human and it's need kill other humans.

But he does not have a very high opinion of the group now.

Which could be interesting as he was sort of heading towards becoming the party healer....
This message was last edited by the player at 00:33, Thu 21 June 2018.

Waiting for the axe to fall...

Hi

The following most likely does not need to be posted but sometime it useful to say these things anyway.

I am an old roleplay of many years (ok I owned a bright red and a dark blue box set when I was teenager).

Anyway my point is there is world of different between a player and a character.
At the moment it likely that Octaviva and Tauron will develop a deep seated contempt for each other.
Which in this game I do not feel needs to be an issue.
Both have own objective and view on the world.  Which are different.

As long as we as player do not take it personally which if I read Octaviva player post right I do not think should be.  Just let her know as player I cool about it.

The next bandit is “Kenny”...OMG

In reply to The Spirit of the Land (msg # 312):

That not good.
Remember that after being killed in each episode he comes back only to be killed again.
Does this mean the bandit going to keep coming back only for Octavia Cassiana to kill the poor creature again and again ... (differently each time).
This message was last edited by the player at 00:14, Fri 22 June 2018.

We're cool. I personally don't really care but Octavia's backstory is that her family was slaughtered by bandits. She's not a really a law & order kind of gal but she makes an exception when it comes to bandits.

Just so you know, there are definitely avenues that could be taken to persuade her but she is devout Gorum and so talk of mercy isn't going to cut it nor would she be willing to put her lives in their hands by recruiting them. If you would have talked about putting them in chains and making them work off their debt by building something of value like restoring Oleg's fort or something she might have paused and listened.

Also the GM isn't making it easy for her to find mercy when they repeatedly tried to fight or run and even now are acting defiant.

Snicker snack goes her vorpal blade mr. GM! We can move on down the line unless you want to try and save one.

(◕‿◕✿)

See that the point.  Tauron would not even think of putting them in chains.
Paying of debts yes but chains?
Which is why it going to be interesting future for this land.

And why does the item below spring to my mind when I think of Octavia.  I think she would just love a weapon (longsword) like below.

---

Vorpal

DESCRIPTION

This potent and feared ability allows the weapon to sever the heads of those it strikes.

Upon a roll of natural 20 (followed by a successful roll to confirm the critical hit), the weapon severs the opponent’s head (if it has one) from its body. Some creatures, such as many aberrations and all oozes, have no heads. Others, such as golems and undead creatures other than vampires, are not affected by the loss of their heads. Most other creatures, however, die when their heads are cut off. A vorpal weapon must be a slashing melee weapon. If you roll this special ability randomly for an inappropriate weapon, reroll.

---

It good to know the players are on the same wave length even if the characters are not.
Smiles.

Lack of vorpal weapons the real reason hanging is the choice punishment for bandits and horse thieves!!!

I was thinking about trying to save them but Raz isn't above a bit of frontier justice when it comes to protecting his friends. He likes Oleg and Imira and these guys didn't appear to be just frightened farmers going along with things when they didn't immediately surrender once they started getting cut down.

Actions have consequences.

I'm fine moving on. Octavia's going to go down the line, we don't need to slow things down just on my account. That being said my vote is to head back to Oleg's and buy pretty shiny things

(◕‿◕✿)

Does this mean that Octavia wanted me to post the other two executions and move the game forward?

Or just move things along. I feel bad because I think I'm slowing the game down...

(◕‿◕✿)

Nah you now have dumb and dumber (Lloyd and Harry) to work with on getting more information and work out of....
Maybe more like Scooby and Shaggy....
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:14, Tue 26 June 2018.

Damn.  Octavia may have killed the wrong one.

No you have just been upgrade to The Three Stooges!!!

Yes the best two sources of information are gone.  Kressel has more but Tuck was a close second

However the other two do know a few things

I believe we should be heading back to Oleg's to claim our rewards and trade in our goods!

I am seeing a couple of posts from me for you to get back to Oleg's.
Trip info, and roleplay for bandits....

Does this sound about right to everyone?

Alternately we could skip any questioning of bandits until you get to Oleg's.....
And archive the thread and go into another one....

I am trying to avoid any major slow downs to the game pace......
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:31, Sat 30 June 2018.

Looks good to me

Found this today.

https://i.imgur.com/GnGLNEL.jpg

So...back to Oleg's? Sell some gear and buy some loot?

Sounds good
Expect time to post update this evening

Got it!

Still considering a new thread once you lot head out again.....

Just to keep things rolling.
Will you go on the first route as outlined or will you be following up on a quick jaunt to question the potion maker Bokken.

I'm fine with either or. Don't have a need for potions at the moment so maybe continue exploring and come back when we have more gold to spend?

(◕‿◕✿)

Well we were going to chase down the potion maker to see what he knows of the area and to ferret out of he was dealing with the bandits.

I have opened the option for some, all, or none of you to go to question the potion maker.

If no one goes I will delete the thread.