Hit "Work" Monster With Sword! How Many Experience It Worth?

Work monster is a boss monster with unlimited summons, so the XP remains the same, unfortunately (Stupid rule!)

Well, so long as Gerad is channeling Esimenekodu, Mother Of Cities, the Tale Of Founding and the Lady of Industry, one of the powers she grants is the ability to spend a part of the power she provides to get basic work and construction done with the cost based on how much it would cost in gold pieces to simply hire workers to do something. (Thus getting a basic earthen wall or hanging curtains and getting the troll hall fixed up earlier). Presuming that the figure was for a crew of five (to match the party size) working for ten days... basic clear-the-rubble-and-clean-up is a job for a normal crew of laborers, and relatively cheap. Do you think it's worth it, or should be try climbing down into the chasm?

And John can design basic engines (block and tackle, complex axles,etc,) that act as force multipliers for labor.

Unless Esi-whatsis wants a drink, it's not my thing!

Hm. Adamantine blade to allow proper hacking through walls...

Descent into the chasm is certainly more heroic. But hey, if construction crews and being randomly attack while doing so is your thing, then I won’t stop you.

Oh it will only take a few seconds; it's just that how much power the effect costs depends on how many GP it would cost to have it done by conventional means.

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Well, here we go, one of the few magic items I grant in play... Xenophon can pretend he's Thor. Sadly, doesn't protect from massive damage from rubble or the like...


Spear of the Ancients (~50,000 gp):
(Spear 1d8+2, Crit: 20/x3, deals 2d10 electrical damage on crit, extra 1d6 electrical damage on command)

+2 Enhancement Bonus to Hit/Damage
(+2) Shocking Burst

5 charges:

• 2 Charges - Part of the Attack Action - Add 3d6 Electrical Damage for 1 round
• 3 Charges - Part of the Attack Action - 10' burst of 3d6 Electrical Damage
• 5 Charges - Standard Action - Lightning Bolt 6d6 damage, save DC 16

Hahaha! I HAVE THE POWERRRRRRR

I'd guess that it has daily charges. Given that it's damage, it should stack if you pick up something like Lightning Stance.

Gadgets don’t change action types. Just saying.

And if you have your potions fixed to your helmet then there is a greater chance of it getting destroyed in combat. Okay… update later… been too busy to do much updates today.

There a basic post.

I hate being sick… just saying.

Well, do get better!

Bah, tablets. Perhaps a better message later.

And a better message it is! I do hope that you're continuing to feel better. Random illnesses can really kill your energy and drive.

I had a burst of energy today. Hopefully this presents a return to full health soon. But knowing my body, this current burst will be short-lived. I fear the siren call of bed shall summon me soon-ish.

I hope that it will keep getting better!

Well, there don't seem to be any further votes... we mostly seem to have "we are not ready for a dragon, hit surrounding areas and if still not ready go fetch-questing for a tailored solution"?

Well, sally forth to hit more treasure-laden areas then. Very well...

Still under the weather oh most wise GM? Here is hoping that it will improve; don't try to come back to this until you feel up to it!

John, there is no time dilation for reading, studying, or resting in the Gerad man-cave/house/lair. You get a boost to crafting items is about all as I recall.

Though it would be considered poor form to use a consumable magic item of great value without discussing it with the other party members first. Nobody else uses spears, so that is why Xeno ended up with a spear, but typically it is best to divvy up treasure equally. But hey, your party can do things however they like. Just wanted to make sure you didn't consume two valuable items without consideration for the others.

Wasn't planning on it. Wonder if Gerald can create a Xerox effect though....copies for everyone?

I don't think that would work directly - but it might be possible to do something indirectly. I've mostly been pulling the group-enhancing effects from the "magical businesses" section of this article - https://ruscumag.wordpress.com...-magical-businesses/ - but those do have to be paid for. Still, they're quite efficient ways to get everyone a boost.

The Magical Tattoo Parlor is probably best; "Create Magic Tattoo" ( https://dndtools.net/spells/sp...-magic-tattoo--4247/ ) offers a variety of useful effects and each individual can have three of them.

John, your sheet and your response aren't aligned:



Stated 17 to Luna. Is that a deliberate deception, or is John unaware of his actual age?

Deliberate deception.  Like to know what age she expected to find, if any.