Ummm, this would be the OoC, the place for table talk.

cool - aa fressh new one!

guess the old one was all full?

I dunn know, but I heard something about threads going over 500 post is bad for RPOL.net. So I figured it was time to close that one.


I'll close our adventure thread once we get through this rp section.

Duex? Wow sounds kinda Roman,
Kinda Gladiatorish.

no arena!

I played one of those, I went undeated for my first 14 fights, and hated it.
I left at my first loss - figuring it was a good time to 'retire'.

Man, we kinda missed the 500 post limit on the old one...only about 400 off :p
Speaking of which, our current adventure is getting a little lengthy too...we gonna start a new thread for that too?

Yeah Quin, i am going to close it too, but I was kinda waiting to see what happens.

I'll start a new thread once we change corse of action, i.e going deeper into mine, going back to Sundabar, going on to felbarr, or what ever else you guys decide.

speaking of that: If you guys want we can skip ahead to the corse that you decide, or we can continue to role play it. Either way is good and fun for me, so it is up to you guys.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:37, Sat 26 Nov 2005.

It seems to me that we are heading to Felbarr to negotiate our pay. Am I right here, guys?

I'm kind of confused on who really owns this mine at this point. Don't we still have half of our pay waiting for us back in Sundabar?

Hey, if the dwarves say that it's their mine, I don't mind going to Felbarr first, pick up their pay, and then go to Sundabar afterwards and if we are really lucky and don't talk too much, get paid again.

Of course, we could mention the dwarves to Drace after we get paid.. again.

Ohhhhhhm,,,
It seems like a good idea.
Thank Jebus Pello is here to do the complicated thinking. *s*

Well, I'm quite pleased with the haul already, so I'll leave the negotiating up to you guys.  But for me, looting 2 materwork weapons and a diamond worth more than 10000 gp makes Quindil a happy little elf.

I like your thinking, my friend.  I had much the same idea when, which I sorta mentioned to Vespian.  Of course we gotta report the truth to Drace - but what conclusions he draws from it are up to him.

After collecting all we can - we might even be able to charge Drace for the addional information.  Depending on what we find at Felbarr, of course.

I knew that score of 17 (soon to be 18) in intelligence would come useful. How would you poor warrior brutes survive without the magnificence of Pello?

Erdthar would be okay, hes' got that survivor thing going on. Vesp, would be totally lost.


H'mmm,,, I wouldn't mind a weapons upgrade. A +1 to the chain MuMu would be nice.

A nasty DM would make a stone that valuable almost immpossible to sell, at least at anything approaching retail, outside of a major market like Waterdeep or such.

Speaking of nasty DMs Erd..,
I heard you run a pretty hard dungeon. *s*

But a Montey Haul DM, which are the only good DM's, would let you snag full asking price, as it is a trade good, in the lowliest hamlet in the realms!

ha ha!

Not that being a trade good has anything to do with anything, but I just saw a couple weeks back in the PHB that gems and art should net their whole appraisal value. I didn't realize that, up to this point I've only been giving half price on gems to players.

Hamlets have a GP limit of 100gp, and average around 1000gp in total wealth.

Yeah, trade goods and selling loot are at the beginning of the equipment section in the PHB.


Didn't I DM for you guys once?  As I remember, we had more trouble fighting the stream and the brush then we did fighting the goblins.

Indeed, the loot we have now is great. Pello's idea of trying to get rewarded twice is great though.

I know it'll be near impossible to sell...but it's still 10000gp in the back pocket (and besides, we couldn't buy anything worth 10000 gp unless we were at a place where we could sell it).  And I like double rewards (or even triple) too, I'm just not much of a negotiator...I'll leave that up to people with a positive modifier in Charisma.

Yes, yes indeed,
Welcome to the Dark Side my Dear Friends.

I have one of those, whadda call, Negative Cha mods too.

But I don't like cheating people.  I don't mind letting them cheat themselves though.  If Drace thinks he can hire me to steal a mine for him, he deserves what he gets.  And if the dwarves back  in Felbarr sold the place - then we still rescued their people...

   Ow, Ow, Ow, Ow!!!!! To much thinking, to much thinking for me it makes my head hurt.
   Lead on with your Machiavellian bad self Pello.

Definitely agree with you there Erdth...I'm not stealing a mine for a fat lazy merchant (or eve a lazy merchant), and I have no problems taking as much money from him as possible.  And if it comes down to Drace vs Dwarves, I'm siding with the dwarves, %100.

Oh, if you are thinking I'm machiavellian now you should see me play Diplomacy or Risk.

I had a bit of a long weekend, I had a few chances to sneek in here and check it out but not much time to update.

I will get us going tonight after work.


So I take it we are going to Felbarr with the dwarves?  I am going to fast forward a bit when i update, so let me know the plan.

That's the plan. Going with the dwarves to Felbarr that is.

Eh.. there is light at the bottom, right?

yeah there are a few torches attached to the walls in spots.


My bad i left that out in my update.

Thank you.

Some of you might need to bare with me here on this.


I know role playing isnt always as exciting as smashing goblins, but it is an important part of the game. So please do your part and give some input. :)

Awesome rp! thats what i'm talking about! Thanx

I have few arrands to run and then I'll get an update in.


Carry on.

So Erd? You into geology? Or just a feldspar fan?


I am geology major.

I don't know why I knew that.   My head is filled with useless trivia like that, that has no application with what I do for a living or any of my hobbies.

I call dibs on Erd if we ever play Trivial Pursuit teams!

Can we do that? I think it would be fun.

Rock some trivia.

and no cheating looking up the answer on the net, you have to go straight out.

So Erd and Vesp, with Vesp as Capt.

I pick Pello, you good at Science Pee?

Dudes!!!!! Myth is a writing fool today.
What up Bossman, to cold to be out working on your deck?

Yes, its freeking freezing out there. And its snowing like mad.

The deck is actually finished, I am just waiting on teh city to give me a final inspection. So the deck party should be inplcae for next year!

My wife got the truck stuck in the snow trying to back out of the driveway this morning.

I am so jealous, you guys are getting all that wonderfull Christmas season weather and we have to run the airconditioner, walk around in shorts and short sleeve shirts... Its Just Not Fair!!!!

Ohh I bet that was fun?

Shovel time!


And trival Pursuit does sound intresting....Hmmm

Its hot where your at?  Thats just not right! I love the snow, when it snows so much I dont have to go to work. Also like it for snowboarding but that it is. I wish it could snow and still stay at a bout 60 degrees.

I lied,
Its piss, sleet cold here.

Oh, a bit. Unfortunately I suck at remembering facts. I simply remember the larger picture and work my way from there. So count me out when it comes to years, personalities and things like that.

Wait... how would we do this Trivial Pursuit? Would we have Myth ask us the questions, we answer the questions, then we get a point until a certain team reaches a certain amount of points?

On another note, I wish I had snow here. All I have is this crap that just barely sticks to some of the grass.

I had snow last night - sorta.  I's more like a thick layer of frost.

I guess the rules for Trivial Pursuit would be whatever Myth says they are.
Just don't ask me the Pink or Orange questions.  Blue and Green and Yellow are my strong categories.  And I do alright in Brown.

Oh sweet I wanna get the pies too, the pies are awesome.

Uum, pie..

Did you get pumkin this year. Man, my wife makes a mean mean pumkin cheesecake pie mix.

MMMMmmm i love pumpkin cheesecake.

The beetle shelter sounds reasonable to me,Gim.


Im off shovelling snow...

Ohhhh,,,ooooooooo,,
Thats a pretty map.

The GM made a map for our campsite today.

I wonder if there will be an encounter?

Lmao rofl. I know it's so predictable.


anyways, the top of the map will always be "North" for simplicity. You used that as North, correct Erd?

How many sections are we setting for the watch?
Totall duration?
Who needs uninterupted sleep to recharge besides Pyro Flarne?

yes, I used north as the top of the map.

Pyro? My my if that isn't a nickname that you've got to live up to.

Sorry guys I had something come up last night, was not able to update.

I will get us going after work today.

If anyone is looking for another great game. A friend of mine is in need of some players.

The game is a DnD 3.0/3.5 homebrew game(masterfully done by the way) that is set as a swashbuckling/pirate campaign. Its a blast!


If your intrested heres the link. If you decide to request access to this game, just let teh Gm know that Myth sent you. That way he knows where you came from, and your not just some bumb of teh street looking for a free ride.

link to "Buccaneers of the Spine of Swords 3.0/5 DnD"

Been there done that. And ya, it is a great campaign. Say hey to Gilbert if you decide to join. You can't miss him. He's the ghostly kobold admiral in an equally ghostly fullplate armor.

I was in that game once.
It was crazy!

Any one else got some actions for the camp encounter? Your awake if you want to be.

See Hall of Horrors thread for enemy pict.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:45, Thu 08 Dec 2005.

Sorry, I'll make my post tonight.

Hey Vesp, didn't we all get healed here...?


Or are you just being dramatic?

Ohhhh,,, yeah, dramatic it, thats it, yeah.

Erd.........?????


any actions????

Death dogs can attempt to trip as free action. If they fail you cannot attempt to trip them.


I went ahead and rolled your saves, I used your best score between str and dex.





Also 50Xp to Quin for his realism bit. I like that.

I had a long weekend. Hit the slopes sat and had Xmass parties to attend yesterday.


I'll get us updated tonigh after work.

I want snow...

Quin and Pello, roll me some init for round 3.

Hey Myth, I get my AoOs right?

Another question: Did we ever settle on a new way to do init?

You would get 1* AoO if he moved passed you, But he moved forward to attack you.


And initiative hasn't changed; I never made up my mind, so I left it how it is. I guess if it aint broke, don’t fix it.



*(Combat Reflexes gives you multiple AoO attempts per round, however, you can still only make one AoO per enemy)

I always forget about the important words like, "Once per turn" or, "Do NOT push that button."

Not to be a spoilsport - but just what Opportunity did your dog provoke for you to attack Gim? unless you have a reach weapon, he never left a square you threatened.

Also, Mobility isn't something you can 'declare'
You get the +4 bump against the AoO's you provoke by moving.

Gim, I am going to use that AoO as your attack, the other roll is nil.


Erd is right, in this situation you are not entitled to an AoO.


I will get some clarification to our AoO system put up in the house rule section. It will be a bit before I get to it, but I will let you all know when I get that info added.

A pair of good articles on the subject:
part 1:  http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20041026a
part 2:  http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20041102a

Yeah, I've been out of the game for a while.

No worries Gim. AoO's are kind of a pain to keep up with.

Well that whole encounter was kind of weak. I thought those Death dogs would do more than they did, but ohh well.


Good job guys!




I will probably advance us on to Felbarr, unless there is something that someone wants to do on the journey there? If you have something in mind, let me know.

dwarf stew?

I think it was the fact they never really got off a trip attack that was successful, and then gained the free hit. Thats the deadliness of wolves supposedly.

Thats what I was trying to remember.

When an enemy trips and opponent, does the enemy get a AoO? I wasn't sure about that, and havent had a chance to go rule diving.


Edit: Its standing up that provokes an AoO...huh?  Even though it is a move only action?
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:54, Fri 16 Dec 2005.

No.

Normally, trying to trip someone provokes an AoO by the defender, on the person trying to trip them.  If the person trying to trip has the improved trip feat, they don't provoke the AoO, and they get an free attack at their highest attack modifier on the person they just tripped.

- note that the free attack is very like an AoO, but technically isn't one (so, for instance, it doesn't count against the number of AoO's you can do in a round).

Wolves effectively have improved trip, but it's a special attack and not the feat.

I didnt think they got one for the trip itself. Thanks!

I see now that the AoO would come from the opponent standing up.

I have a lot going on today after work. I am going to try and sneak an update in here.


Feel free to Role it up.

I am so sorry guys, I am not ignoring the game. I just have a lot to do. It being Holiday crunch time and all. Between the wife and i we have nearly 40 family members. So ya we got a lot going on. I suspect it will stay a bit slow until the holidays arrive, but i'll get us updtaed when I can.



well off to the mall.

Man, that's a little weird...

Post #1...
Myth -DM-
 GM, 721 posts
 Snow Covered and Frigid
 Beast n Men,Fight or Die!
Fri 16 Dec 2005
at 12:49

Post #2...
Myth -DM-
 GM, 722 posts
 Snow Covered and Frigid
 Beast n Men,Fight or Die!
Sun 18 Dec 2005
at 12:49

Note the times...what's up with that Myth, your lunch break start at 12:48?

Anywho...I may not be around quite as much when the holidays roll around (lacking my own computer, I'm libel to forget to check).  But I'm not home free yet, so I need to go study for my remaining 3 exams...

Wow that is kind of odd.


Anyways. My scanner still isnt working and I want a map of Felbarr.

So I offer 100xp to everyone if anyone can get me a picture of the Felbarr map that comes with the Silver Marches book.


I was going to offer the reward to the first person, but figured that would be un-fair, because maybe you all dont have the book. Therefore i will give every one 100 xp if anyone can get me the pict.

Edited by Myth to keep the page from running off to the side.

-DM- Removed map and added it to the Lay of the land thread
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:16, Tue 27 Dec 2005.

Thank You very much.

Xp awarded. 100 each

and the xp for the devil dogs?

Ummm.... yeah I'll get that too. ;)



Nothing like a good prodding from a great axe ....

Grrrr .... i hate computers!!!


I have a virus on my home PC, some trojan thing-a-magigy. And i cant seem to get rid of it. Mainly because I dont know enough about what I'm doing!



Does anyone know: If I re-format my HD and start from scratch will that get rid of it?



Blasted I am pissed!!!!

Well, I'm no computer expert either, but I believe that should whack it.

Of course, aftewards you'll still have to check all your diskettes, burnt cds, etc, etc, etc, for any trace of the trojan, or it might just reinfect you.

or invest in the newest norton and run a full system scan

I have Norton's newest updates.

And that hasn't got rid of it yet.


I am extremely frustrated, i'll get it. hopefully sooner than later

Heh, funny thing about Norton. I've never had Norton on a computer for more than a year before some virus would infect norton itself. Probably just a curse aimed particularly for me by an evil little god somewhere.

Instead I use AVG, which has a free edition for home users. Hasn't had a single problem with it yet, and it seems to pick up the viruses nicely enough.

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

Microsoft, hard to beleive, actually is running a pretty good seek and destroy virus finder.

If you haven't kept your ear to the wire, beware of SONY CD's. They have a crap protection scheme on many of them that goes into your computer, deep. Even if you say No, you don't want stuff installed, it still puts it there and then goes into stealth mode. There are quite a few secondary viruses that now go in and use the Sony namking scheme so that they can hide too.
Sony has a host of class action suits up against them but still haven't made an atempt to recall the discs or even pubically admit they screwed up.

A reformat will clear up any issues, although that is somewhat of a last resort.  With viruses, I first try yo find the name of the virus (Norton is usually kind enough to tell you), then find as much about it and removing it as possible (generally from www.symantec.com).  If the instructions from there can get the job  done, then it gets more difficult.

Thank you guys for all your help. I think, think i got it.

I downloaded all the new updates, evedently Norton put a new one out last night, it helped.

Then with some guidace from a friend we went through the "regedit" thinga ma jig. and deleted all the files associated with the virus. Symantec had the complete list of all the files that were effected by said virus. So it seems to be working, at least well enough for me to post from home.



Stupid viruses, why does someone always have to be a Dick!

Ok we should be able to get bcak on track here.


If you guys have something that you would like to do while you are here. Let me know. Either IC or OoC, doesnt matter.

Death Dog Xp : 3598 total   514 each



We had some people level. Please get me a copy of all your changes.


thank you.

Leveled. Joy.

So close. So very close.

Guys I want to scribe some scrolls, can you give me a couple days respite?

I have to see how much xp I can waste.


I got 179 pts to deal with, at 19xp per first level scroll, thats about 8-9 scrolls, so like, we could have those be bless, or shield of faith or something, that would be beneficial to the party, then I could use my other spell slots for other things.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:34, Sat 24 Dec 2005.

Reno, I don't mind.

Also, since it is the holidays: Merry Christmas!

Anyone wanna stick around for a few months? Then I could make those alchemist fire myself :p

Anyway, I haven't got a problem with staying around a few days and enjoying some nice dwarvish brew.

I totally blew that anyway.

I can only create as many srolls as I can cast spells in a day.

duh.

So 3 days would be nice.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Hey,,,
Is all cool.
Hook up the scrolls Reno.

Sweet!
Thank you great and glorious DM!

 You guys know that you don’t necessarily have to say anything in-character to participate in the current role play section, right?

You can always post about what your PC is doing, even if all that is sitting and listening to the conversation going on around you. Or possibly they are sitting there day dreaming or staring at the nice furniture and tapestries. Or maybe you see something that no one else did (Small details about the room or something, just little bits of “fluff” here and there, what not.)


Anyways hope you all had a great Holiday!!!

I  have to go out of town on short notice this weekend, I will be back on tuesday.

I may or may not have net access where I am going. i will check in and update if I can.

So hope everyone has a great new year!!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Also: parchment can be found down the street along with all the writing supplies Reno will need. Cost = that in the PHB

Room and board will cost 2gp each per night.

Felbarr also has nearly everyting else listed in the PHB along with Master work weapons and armor. Weapons and armor of up to +1 enchantment can also be bought or sold here.

If you have something else in mind that you need, let me know, you can probably find it...given time

Pello's diary has been updated with the 5th and 6th of Fading.

 Happy New Year!!!

Well I made it back, but man am I tired, been up since 3.00am. So I’m off to sleep after this.


If you guys need supplies or anything, get a list together with prices, and we’ll say you all went shopping. However, Selling goods, metals, or gems will require that you go down to the Mercantile and/or Assayers Office.

Happy New Years Myth!!!
As it became a work day for me, I'm celebrating late...,

I was thinking of getting a masterwork rapier, some oil for the lantern, a new cloak, and a bandoleer. It should total around 325 Gp and 7 Sp.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:35, Tue 03 Jan 2006.

Oil?? H'mmm Gimuld, you are looking exceptionally dashing today.

Ok I can’t hold my tongue any longer, if we were all around the table I would have blurted this out already.


Is anyone going to try and get some loot for rescuing the dwarves, or have we gotten too caught up in the whole Drace issue.


There I said it.

Didn't Dundbar already promise us 350 gold? I mean, we could try and wring him for more, but that would just be rude, especially since we have that diamond of his. Which he won't get 40% of.

I'm more than happy to take all the loot we found down there as payment.

Pello, are your going to identify any of the items that you guys have left? I think its two wands.

Yep, but for that I need to pearls, and for that I need monies.

I figure we can get this wrapped up and move on to the next adventure, be it Sundabar or the newest offer.


I will get a round up of the money spent so far and subtract it from the money pool.

Gimuld's: 325 Gp and 7 Sp
Reno's: 150gp
Pellos: 200gp (pearls)

what else we got?

Well lets get this show back on the road!

Reno has completed his scroll scribing and Pello has completed his identifying of items, during the three days that you have been in Felbarr.


Wands = Wand of Magic Missles, Wand of Sleep (Both at min caster level)


I also remember Erd wanting a weapon upgrade. That can be done in this time as well.



It feels like i am missing something, so please lets recap what you wanted and get going on an adventure. It feels like we have ground to a hault here, which is mainly my fault.

erd can't afford a weapon upgrade, unless we sell the diamond.

how much does it cost?  i havent had a chance to look it up.

Almost forgot I had to buy those 6 bottles of alchemist fire and a 3 gallon keg of beer. Dump another 120.6gp on the expenses. Unless I can get my hands on some more expensive dwarvish brew..
This message was last edited by the player at 16:49, Fri 06 Jan 2006.

-6 daggers  1gp ea
-3 light crossbows 18gp ea
-4 morningstars 4gp ea
-4 suits of studded leather(goblin sized) 13gp ea
-full platemail 750gp ea
-4 chain shirts 75gp ea
-3 Gnoll Battleaxes 5gp ea


Commodities:
-fine silver ware(100gp)

Gems:
-Light Blue Quartz(15gp)
-Smoked Rock Crystal(55gp)
-Large Diamond(400gp)
-Green Garnet (25gp)
-Black Opal (175gp)
-Red Sapphire (250gp)


Art:
-Silver bracelet with small Emerald inset(250gp)
-Gold necklace with four tiny rubies incrusted(500gp)
-Silver hoop earrings(20gp)
-Platnuim trivet(450gp)


The items listed above have been sold and the gold has been added to the pool
Total:  3433gp added to pool.


I did not inlcude any of these items in the sale:
Magic Items:
-2 Thunderstones
-Vial of Yelow liquid[Reduce Potion]
-Vial of Red liquid[Cats Grace]
-Vial of Bluish liquid[Bull's Strength]
-Enchanted platemail(+1)

-MW Breastplate
-MW dagger
-MW half spear
-2 MW battle axes
-2 MW long spears

Do we want to sell all this stuff? Or does somebody want some of it? there are some usefull items here.

Well, I've got all I need. Though it seems a shame to sell the platemail, when we have a cleric running around.

Yeah, I think its a shame that we would sell any of those magic items. I find it hard to beleave that you guys couldn't use a potion of Bulls strength or Cats grace. Even thunderstones seem usefull to me, but hey what do I know?

We seem to have a couple folks MIA.

Vesp??

Milo??

Im here sorry, i was unexpectatly away for 4 or 5 days

Hey Milo. Whats up man.



Reno: your old armor is sold and the 75 gp has been added to the loot pool.

ok so the splitting of the loot took far too long.

Note to self: lets not do that again. We'll be keeping better track as we go from here on out.


So now that the paper work is all done, i think we can get back to gaming here.


I do beleave that Dundbar is awaiting an answer from you all. (Remember you do not have to accept his job, you could still go back to Sundabar or anywhere else for that matter)

Pello and Reno Thanks for updateing your Sundabar Ledger entries!!

100xp for Reno and Pello.

Seems like we have an increasing loss of interest around here.

What’s the deal?

I'm having a spot of computer trouble, so my posting may be spotty for a while.

Edit:
And now its fixed. Let's head out!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:56, Thu 12 Jan 2006.

every one is back to full hit points.

Please double check the HP thread. To make sure I have everything correctly.


Thanks.

Okay, where have I made a mistake? According to my journal we'll be leaving on the 10th of Fading.

Oh, and I've updated so that those little nuggets of info are colored in red. That way you don't need to trawl through all the wordiness to find what truly matters.

well you got to Felbarr on the 9th. Reno needed 3 days for his scrolls, and i threw a fourth day in there just for kicks, let you guys rest up.


Why? Did we miss something?

I looked a little closer to our timeline.


I am a day off, but we will make it work.


Hers how it played out.

12pm 5th of fading, left Cryoden for Felbarr, full three day ride.
8pm 5th of Fading, fight with death dogs.
9am 9th of Fading, arrived at Felbarr (this is were I messed up, but that time loss could be acounted for as burial time for the dwarf and recovery time after death dog fight.)
6am 13th of Fading, leaving for Sundabar.

Righto. I'll fix my dates.

I wont be getting an update inhere today, just found out that I must work late, very late.


So carry on with your tours of teh city or simple wait by the boat  until we leave.


I'll get us updated asap.

Vesp and Reno have both had some RL issues come up. They will be back, but not sure when.

I will NPC them in combat situations only.

I'm back, as far as checking in and posting. Thanks Myth.

Hey bud welcome back.

I my self have had a run of non stop hard work lately, I have been bust'n arse trying to get all my employees yearly reviews done. It’s a mad house.

Today is my first day off in a while, so I will get an update in here for us.


Sorry for delays, this is a very busy time of year for me, it will be back to normal in a few weeks ;)

Ok so we have had a streak of some serious role play here. Over a month's worth.

And for your efforts i have rewarded you each with 250xp.


Thanks for sticking with the game!!!

Bonus! Just 15 more months of roleplaying like this, and I'll be able to lob fireballs!

heavens help us!

Myth, slow down the XP!

*shuddering at at the carrot-top shrimp weilding fireballs*

Oh ya guys. You better learn improved evasion while you have the chance.

If any of you know someone that might enjoy a fast-paced game that doesn't take itself too seriously, I need spellcasters in a game I'm just starting.  Core rules only, no new races/classes/feats/spells/etc.

link to "DnD 3.5: A Generic Tavern in a Nameless Town"

Kool Erd, I will go check it out.





What ya trying to say? Is this game taken too seriously ... :)

did I say that?

Did I?

Maybe you implied it.

Quit taking his side!

Quit being a weeny!

Who you calling a weeny?

*knocks self out with a punch to the jaw, and drags the corpse away*

lol. I like that...




So any request for gear or should I just throw something together?

Its going to be a nasty hike up the mountain, there are no roads or trails. Maybe a game trail here and there but thats about it.

masterwork climbing kits all around

Add a harness and a short rope to tie the gnome to anyone with enough strength to hang on to a mountain and a falling gnome at the same time.

I don't trust my climbing skills, and I'm intelligent enough to whine about it.

Everburning torches all around would be handy as well.

A few scrolls of extended Rope Trick by a fifth lvl caster..

But now I'm probably exceeding the 1000gp limit.

Erd doeosn't need the torch

Pello, cant you make the torches?

If we could aquire some ruby dust and spare the time to have me memorise the spells, then yes.

Unless we can say that he just made them back in Felbarr, using his amazing intellect to consider that we might need some.

In the intreste of time, I will go with option 2.

You brought 2 Everburning torches with you from Felbarr.

Everburning Torch 110gp

Smokesticks x 2 40gp

Holy water flasks x4 100gp

Parchments and scribing equipment (enough for 10 scrolls) cost to be defered until I actually scribe and get the gold amounts/xp costs.

Antitoxin vial x2 100gp

and a potion of bulls str if he can get it 300gp

I'm not really sure that holy water would be worth its price. It's a really expensive way to take out undead. Unless you have some specific tactical use for it?

Group’s
7 – MW Climbing Kits
2 – Scrolls of Levitate (minimum caster)

Renoart’s
1 – Everburning Torch
2 – Smokesticks
4 – Flask of Holy water
2- vials of antitoxin
1 – Potion Bulls strength (subtracted cost from Treasure pool)
10 – pieces of parchment and scribing materials.


Here is what you have. Only the Bulls strength was at a charge, everything else is free.



Onward and Upward!!!

So we have 3 everburning torches now?

correct. Actually you have 2 and Reno has 1.


All those items above have been added to the Vault.

Okay, I'll steal the scroll of levitate. Who wants the other everburning torch?

I figured you will end up with both scrolls, as I think you are the only one that can cast from them.


Edit: Scrolls added to Pello's inventory.
This message was last edited by the GM at 18:57, Sat 04 Feb 2006.

A couple scrolls of feather fall, maybe?

and maybe a sort of backpack/saddle for Milo to ride Erd's back (more than he does already)

50 gp for the feather falls.  Subtracted and added to inventory.

And do you really want an orc saddle? LOL

LOL - well, if he doesn't have much gear and the backpack thing doesn't weigh too much, Milo shouldn't be more than a light load for Erd - It might be safer than having him climb on his own.

Or we could just have a couple people climb, and haul up the lighter party members and gear by rope.

Hopfully, there would be a suitable ledge or such every 100 feet or so.

Come to think of it, I already mentioned a harness for Pello. Don't see it anywhere. And I'm serious, I don't trust Pello's climbing abilities the least.

Now here's a question, what about Ruff?

I was just about to ask the same question.  What about Ruff can he make it?

the 'haul up the supplies and drones with a rope and basket' is looking better and better

Are you calling me a drone?

I have no idea what you're talking about

*looks everywhere but at Pello and Milo*

You know, one of these days I'll get the fireball spell. I'll blast you straight to the realm of modrons I will.

Well there are two modified House breaker harnesses in town that may work.

70 gp each.

You want them?


Ruff, well he may make most of it, hopefully.


Also, having a SB party, so may or may not get an update in. GO Seahawks!

I say we take them. By the way, do we have any rope? (would be stupid if everyone assumes that someone else has)

lol, opps i forgot rope in the freebie stuff.

You'll need some of that. How much you want?

As much as the mule.. err I mean, as Erd can carry.

:p

All my visuals are down, Myth, are you having any problems with your links?

The links seem to be working. I see all the ones in the lay of the land thread.

*sighs*

I wish Vespian were with us.
It's just not as much fun suggesting we could trick her out to pay the repair bill, when she's not there to react.

Vesp is moving irl.

25 XP to Milo for his song and good reasoning. :)

Geez, I leave for 2 days, and there's 25 posts in the adventure thread...I'mma have to go catch up.

quin, did you see the 1 year thread?

I did indeed...then forgot to post there, then I didn't check for a few days.  But it's all updated now :)  Soon I'll get to tidying up my character sheet (when I level up, most likely).

Squawk!!!!!!!!!

Sup Vesp! Welcome back.

Oh my!  the two spellslingers are the ones that failed the WILL save?
How odd.

My thought exactly.

The wife and I are heading out. I wont get an update in tonight, but I will get us updated tomorrow.


Have a good night all.

I'll give the others a bit more time before I update.

Sorry everyone, but I'm going on vacation this week (saturday - sometime) and as such, I might not be able to post. If my hotel has internet, I'll be sure to post, if not, well, I get NPC'd.

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Spoiler for what Haley said OotS #284: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)
What?
No, wait, that verdict doesn't make sense.
Laws don't work that way.
I've seen enough of my Thieves' Guild friends sent to prison to know that this should hake heen a conviction.
But…but it doesn't make any sense!
No! I'm not OK, this whole trial made NO SENSE!
We WERE guilty! It should have been a guilty verdict!
I can understand if they wanted to reduce the sentence due to the circumstances, but it should have still been a guilty verdict.
Oh, never mind, I don't know why I'm bothering.
Wait - Elan, what did you just say?
Oh my gods, Elan! That's it! Elan, you're a genius!

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This message was last edited by the player at 18:20, Mon 20 Feb 2006.

huh?

I thought everyone that played play-by-post read OotS

Hmmmm, i have never heard of that. What is it?



Ohh btw: I was out playing in the woods all weekend, the reason for no updates, I'll get us updated after work.


Grrrrrr!!!!

Oots, or Order of the Stick. A comic which can only be really understood by Dnd gamers. Home of the familiar without a name, the "bluff, bluff, bluff the stupid ogre" Inspire Competence bardic song, and the explanation of why dwarves fear trees.

In fact I think it makes perfect sense. Since I read that strip I have never turned my back to a tree.

Trees causes the breach in reality - with those insidious, probing roots of their's.

I could have sworn that I left a link. Oh well.

http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bi...ntITP/ootscript?SK=1

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Spoiler for for what Haley said OotS #285: (Highlight or hover over the text to view)

You can't understand me, so let me just say that you're a frigid bitch and your thighs look fat in that armor.

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Sorry bout disappearing for the week there...had to go back home for a job interview.  I'll get caught up...again...

Oh, and nice parking there Myth ;)

Okay, I'm back all, and I will never fly United again...

I thought you were just lost in the woods

pello, you have 23 hp.

I don't think so.

I'd have 8 hp for first level. My private messages indicate that I gained 5 at level 3 and 8 at level 4.

That gives 21. Unless I managed to roll -2 on a d4, I can't have 23.

But I might have made a mistake somewhere in the calculations there.

Anyway, my character sheet says 29.

yes. You have 29 total. Minus the 6 from teh lb

so you currently have 23, not 21

Oh..

Uhm..

Right..

I'll go right over and fix that.

Pello and math,,

The two shall never truly meet.

And I intend to start on an education as a teacher after the Summer. Main subject: math.

I assure you. I am usually more competent.

Really.

Stop sniggering.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:22, Wed 01 Mar 2006.

Erd: unless you can jump up 27', you cant hit with your axe.

Reno: you cant take 20 on the climb, there is a chance of failure.

lol Pello, Math really isnt your strong point :) j/k


You have more than 1hp, you know?


check the chalic of creeping death thread.


I see what you did.


the 22hit! was the attack roll. it was followed by -10hp
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:43, Thu 02 Mar 2006.

Huh, what?

I don't know what you are talking about.

I NEVER typed I had only 1 hp.

Really.

Never.

I guess I just shoot my crossbow, and hope they don't have unlimited lightning bolts.

Remember that the climb with the rope is only DC:5 at 1/4 speed. or DC: 10 at 1/2 speed.

And you guys each have a climbing kit that adds +2 to your roll.




will get us updated later today, hopefully we see Gim and Vesp before then.

Pello: that was awesome! A natty 20 on an attack like that, Priceless!!

Ya, I know. I actually sat thinking. It would be so cool if I rolled a 20. And the I rolled it. Didn't work with the crit though, even if I also managed to roll max damage.

FEAR THE WRATH OF REDHAIRED GNOMES!

Awsome Pello!

Myth-I'm not sure if I have to follow the bird around or if we are constant in our positions.
I'll roll two attacks but only count the first one if I am moving to stay in the battle.

Okay, isn't there a way I can withdraw without catching 3 attacks and then 3 more AoA attacks? Defensive retreat or something?

Withdraw allows you to retreat without AoO. Ofcourse thats 3.5. 3.0 Could be different im not sure.

Vesp, I think it would be total defense.


But I cant remember, i will have to look it up later. Erd will know!


Withdraw is 3.5. Funny though, i finally broke down and got the 3.5 PHB and DMG. No plans on converting yet, but I am starting to like 3.5. (what the hell did i just say? i must be loosing my mind)



Also updates may be kind of weak this week. I have a bunch of stuff to do. I will still update, but they may lack some fluffy content.

3.0 3.5

4.0?

The basic system remains the same. They add some weird diagnol movement content, which I found with play testing, to be lame, it adds nothing to the game.

The ranger fix was nice, the spell weakening was not.

They added epic info, and all the prestige classes to the DMG but took away 1st level multiclass variant rules.

I suppose its a give and take thing, but just the added content to the DMG makes it a far more complete source book. More useful. All and all, I have to go where the sheepol go, don't want to lose your player base and be some lonely 2nd ed guy with nobody to game with. 3.0 is still good though. Now 4.0, who knows?

Those of you that wish to shoot, but don’t want to risk firing into Vespian's melee, may choose the "Ready" action.

In which case you will fire when the shot is clear, or you could always set other parameters for the Ready action if you like.

In both 3.0 and 3.5 - if you withdraw (or double move, or do nothing but move in the round - they are all about the same thing in game terms.)  you don't provoke AoO for moving out of your initial square.  After leaving that square though, you provoke for movement normally.  So, the trick is making sure that first 5' of move gets you out of all threatened squares.

Oh thats right. Thank you Erd, i knew you would have the answer



Man, I just got home, I mean just walked in the freeking door, and now I get called back to Work. Grrr


tonights update is going to be short and sweet.



Milo: Please roll the attacks and state the actions of your eagle.

Eagle stats:
ATK: 2 claws +3, 1 bite -2
DMG: claw 1d3, bite 1d4
AC: 14
HP: 5
Speed: 10', fly 80' (average)

If eagle moves he gets 1 attack of your choice, other wise he may make a full attack.

We missing a few people?

Not much of an opportunity to get out of the way as the other bird is following me.

Guys, I have some bad news.

I had some RL BS come up this weekend.

Unfortunately I am forced to take a break from the game, as I have no connection or PC at home right now, and other more important problems stacked on top of that. I cannot update from work, not enough time and not the correct resources.

I don’t imagine this situation will last for more than a few weeks.

We will pick up with the end of this battle when I can, depending on how long I am gone, I may just place us near the Keep and take it from there.

Sorry guys, I hope you hang in there, but I understand if you can’t wait.

Laters
Myth

Take your time and good luck. I'll be here when you return.

I'll stay, I have nothing better to do.

Always here for you bud.

I shall await your return, Milo is a fun character to play I dont want to lose him.

I'll be here.

One of my favorite games ever, so I am not going anywhere.

I'm not going anywhere, most likely.

I'll still be around too.  Unless it starts up again in the middle of finals.  Then...I might not be.

What a pisser,,
It started off like a nice morning, and I'm thinking, "Hey Fire Up the Barbie!," Then I hop out to buy some yummy cookables and the sky turns cloudy and rainy, so I set up for a descent Italian dinner instead,,,

Well now!!!!! The sky hates me!!! Its Sunny, the neigbors are grilling, I want to grill too!!! Byut nOoooooooo,,, I am no longer capable of driving legally cause I have way had too many beers to be able to make the limit, seriously, I don't even think it would be safe for pedestrians, small trees and curbs if I tried to navigate an automobile at the moment even if there was not a law..
Why do I need to drive? Well to buy the stuff for grilling that I passe don earlier of course,, duhhhhhh,,

Anyone here run another game they'd like advertised on the website to all the sycbyrd players?

I'm thinking about starting up a really dungeony dungeoncrawl game, with focus on hack, treasure, dungeon exploration, and some hack roleplaying. But that is just in the fermenting stage.

The only game I'm seeking players for now is a cyberpunk-era arena game. Not really sycbyrd worthy I think.

Don't sell yourself short Pello M'Lad. Hehehehe,,, I think it would be a good idea for you to post up on the website, maybe even, *shudder* grab a spot on the DM page.

Sycbyrd worthy?

Thats a pretty low standard actually, except for Runehand. Who can live up to that crusty old 70's dnd'er.

Oh well, if you wanna have a look, it's here:

link to "GURPS 4th: Live Fight"

Did I mention it was GURPS?

checking in.


Im still here but, still no home pc. :(


Oh well, summer is around the corner, extra money season.

Hey Myth old buddy,
Hope the other things are going okay.

Hope everything is going ok for everyone. I know I'm a late arrival here at Sundabar, but I have enjoyed the game so far. Hope to be back up soon.

Well, I have a line on a decent pc from a guy at work.

I been so busy out side in the yard, we are doing a crap load of landscaping, and its been nice to hang out out side. That has become my focus lately.

So we will get this rolling sooner or later. Again sorry for the delays.



I know this has taken much longer than I thought :( But blades and blood will fly again soon.  I have been thinking and writing up some kool stuff, so it hasn't been a complete waste of time :)

Well see you on the flip side fellas.

Well, I'm still checking the site regularly, so whenever you start it again Myth, I'll be here (no pressure or anything tho ;)).  I may not be very vocal outside of the game (nd even in it :p) but it's been a lot of fun so far.

Wierd,
I can not log into RPoL from my usual link, but I was able to make it back thorugh the link at Wilkepedia.

Heyyyy!

Mine had that problem too .

Hello, Hello, Hello Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?

I'm still here and ready to kick ass.

echooooooooo

eep

Good to see everyone hanging out.

I have nearly everything recoverd off of my old pc now.


I will be going on vacation near the end of June, and dont want to get back into this until i get back.

So, we should be getting going around july 8th or so.


Sharpen those blades!

*Preps a Flaming Sphere*

ooo ah ah

well, i got my connection back! Seems that i have everthing working ok too.

So we are still on track to get this going again first part of july.

Now i have a question of you guys.

I was thinking about raising everyone to the next level, that would effect some more than others and wondered if you would want that, or just keep going the corse.

So let me know your thoughts.

Should we bump up a level?

Or should we stay the corse?

Levellllssss, we wants levelllssss...

Actually, I'm good either way.  Adding an extra level would make life easier for me, but either way, we're still killing monsters and travelling the globe in search of loot and treasure.

Just in time, I finally remembered my password!

Either way for me, though i lean toward a level. Im looking forward to shapechange
ing

I think finishing the fight first would be good. That way the abilities doesn't seem quite as much like they just pop into existence.

I wouldnt worry about that Pello, I am going to move us past that current battle when we get going.

Well I have decided.

Everyone, bump themselves up a level and get me the changes when you have a chance, so that I can get everything updated before I leave on vacation.


To make life easier I am also placing everyone at full HP.


So if you are still wanting to play, get those sheets updated.

Full hit points for the new level, or full up to level 4?

full hitpoint for current level and role for the new level.

Good question, needed to be clarified. Thanks.

I will be back home tomorrow night, and will update then.

Cool!!!

Updated.

Oh heck, I have been bad.
Gee, This is a good level for me too.
Where is my book, where is my book..,

Three fireballs! BOOM BABY!

Oh ya, and you might want to keep your distance from the next group of enemies that shows up.

did everyone get leveled up?

And did you PM me the changes?


Thanks

Actually this was not my best level for leveling. I am still at 3 hit die until 6th. Vespian now hides behind Erd as standard combat strategy.

Behind Erdthar?

Damn!  there goes his view of all the action

Well Pelo your quite they pyro. The next thing I expect your character to yell out is "My Life For You!"

It's not the fire that is all that interesting. It's the burning! :D

Well the reference I quoted was from Trash Can Man from the book/movie The Stand

Was that in the movie? Man, I read that book like near 25 years ago I think. Long book, and that was the cut version.

I read the book about that long ago myself, and saw the movie a few times, it's on like a 4-dvd set - both are excellent, and the movie is surprisingly true to the book.

Anyway, that line is in both the book and the movie.

A whoops, I'd forgotten that the cliff we crossed was Horseshoe ridge. Anyway, I've edited my post.

Would everyone do me a favor and check the Chalic of Creeping Death thread. Making sure that you HP and AC's are correct?

If there are any discrepancies please either post here or PM me.

Thanks
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:54, Mon 10 July 2006.

Well, my current AC is 14, not 13.

thanks, fixed. I never added the bonus from the bracers.

Still haveing some issues retrieving some of my older maps, so I have to use this for now.


Location on map:
The group is currently Half-way between Horseshoe ridge and the first stream (South stream)

Well, i got Milo's resignation today, this morning :(

he states that he has lost intrest in playing Milo and that He has gotten too busy for Rpol gaming at this time.

I gave him an offer to play another PC, but have not heard back from him.


I just posted his exit in the game thread.



Hate to see him go, but gotta do what you gotta do!


*snif, snif** He was one of the first players to apply for this game, I wish him the best!
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:39, Tue 11 July 2006.

I'm not a vertern (veteren) of the game, so I can't comment on anything. Sometimes I wonder if all my players up and left me, if that might not be the best thing for me anyway.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:55, Wed 12 July 2006.

Man, it's too bad to see him go, although I can see how a druid in our party lke ours would be difficult to work, to the point of it just not being much fun.  He needs ro reroll a kobold bard or a mostly good half-orc rogue with occasional murderous tendencies and an eye for world domination.  That would keep it interesting.

But like I said, it's too bad he's handing in the character.  It was fun having him around, especially in the early goings when we were basically lost in the city.  Ah good times :)

Hope ya stick with us Milo, even under a new PC.  And if not, best of luck with everything else that's occupying your time.

Yeah,
Its to bad.
He was a nice guy,
But I agree with Quindil, we are a bit of a brutal group.
Personally, I know Elves are supposed to be good right,, and to think that Quindill might want to slice up Pello for bruning up a chunk of forest, well hey, I am totally geeking out.

Milo started off in the Hobbitish, save the Shire mindset and it really is admirable that he stuck it out as long as he did.
I wonder if he had any inclinations of playing a Dwarve or Pirate?

Uhm, don't attack me in an effort to protect the forest. I've rolled pretty well in hit points, so I'll probably survive at least a round or two unless you all gang up on me. Approximately 60% of my spells are fire spells, including my 5 light spells. Without those we are talking of 10 spells out of 12, including my fireballs, and my personal flaming variant of lightning bolt.

I don't think it would do the forest much good.

Well I told Milo he was welcome back at any time, with Milo or any other PC he chooses. So hopefully he'll be back in the future. RL has a way of cutting into game time.



Pello, i am pretty sure no one is going to attack you, I think they were just a bit upset with your frantic fire. ;)

And I've updated my journal.

No, Quin wants to slice Pello up for needlessly making more work.  Ie-creating hard grunt labour because of a poorly planned fireball, by a gnome who is incapable of doing afor-mentioned work.

That's why Quin is pissed off.  Because he's lazy.  Like me :D

He'll get over it, once he has a drink or two.

sorry guys i have had a very busy weekend, and end of last week.

Summer time is the busy time :)

So we camping here for the rest of the day until morning, or do you guys have another plan?

Nope, I think that's that. Camp until the storm passes.

Pello, remind me again where the keg came from.

Erthar's been carrying it

It's a while back, but I think I bought it at Baugh's place.

Hmmm, either that or it came out of that cart that you guys used when you headed to Felbarr from the mines.

ok screw this traveling crap. lets get to some action :)

Yeah, Scew,, action,,,

Sorry for the slight delay the last few days.

Soooo much work, need to stop and rest and play Dnd and eat and sleep and ...

Annnnnddd.......

Summer is two months over. When's the Deck party?

lol, the deck is done. Now its on to a retaining wall and landscaping. Party to follow



As for the new map, i just wanted to give you cats an idea of where you where. First time i have used a map like that, i think it looks ok. But keep in mind i am no artist.

I will get us some updates in here later today when i have some more time.

Don't sell yourself short, loosrd know its better then anything I've ever done. Man, i'm so map challenged, if the DungeonForge things doesn't work out, I just might end up buying Campaign Cartogorapher. And I have avoided that for long, it will be an admitted defeat if I buy it.

If you are map challenged, I think you should stick to dungeonforge. In my opinion CC actually requires that you have some skill, wereas in dungeonforge you can just plop down the tiles and be done with it. Not to mention that making non-tile maps can take an eternity.

And finally, if you want to go that route (I mostly use it for none-combat overland maps) there is a freeware program called Autorealm. It probably doesn't have all the features, and it definetely has a few bugs (but not greater than you can ignore them). But hey, it's free.

http://www.gryc.ws/autorealm.htm

I was trying to wait for some spot or listens or something.


So, just to make it clear. You guys have to roll your skill checks. I know some of you would rather not know if you pass or fail, but I don’t have time to Research your PC's and then roll the checks all the time. So you will need to declare what check you are using and roll the dice.

For checks like Search, spot, listen, etc ... Who knows maybe the dc is 1 or maybe its 100.


I know this may not be realist, but hey its just a game, and if you know you fail a check, well it gives you a good opportunity to role play.

You could just tell us to roll. That way you don't have to research, and I don't have to roll in every post to make sure I spot things.

Yeah, i could make that work.

It will kind of be like giving it away, but hey, we all make sacrafices ;)

Just use the good old fashioned GMing trick.

"Roll spot checks please."

"14"

"I get 16"

"Just a 7"

"15"

"Oh well.. you don't see anything."

Hmmm....  dont know if we lost Gimuld or if he is just out of town. But he hasnt checked in in a while.

we'll see

I see what you are saying Myth,
It's just somehting we haven't been doing in this game or the others that I recall.

yeah, we realy dont have many skill checks in this game...lol, perhaps thast better, or worse.

we'll just play it by ear i suppose.

I was trying to wait for Erd, but he must be away.

So i will get us an update later today.

thanks for waiting

Sorry - I was away for the weekend, and didn't think this game would move fast enough that I had to say anything.  Silly me

no worries, i figured you would be back.