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...

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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)
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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.

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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 :).