In reply to John D'oh (msg # 31):

Sounds good. I'll update them. Let me know when your sheet is updated, and what else you'll do in this downtime.

John visits Pickpockets General Goods and asks for an appraisal of the following items.

four emeralds
a silver ingot
a silver battleaxe

four emeralds - 5 gp, 10 gp, 7 gp, and 12 gp
a silver ingot - 25 gp
a silver battleaxe - 15 gp

John goes ahead and sells the ingot and weapon(@ 1/2 price), keeping the gems. While waiting for his weapon and armor enchantments, he works at the forge to craft three shield sconces to mount on shields as needed (work takes maybe an hour each, they are priced at 1 gp). He then looks around for other things to buy, seeking a Cloak of Resistance +1.
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You ask at Pickpockets, and he says he has one. (Normal Price)

John buys the Cloak +1 for 1000 gp. After consideration, if one is available, he buys a Mighty Masterwork Composite Longbow (Str +4) and 40 arrows for 802 gp, and sells his MW Heavy Crossbow and 37 MW Bolts for (350+?)/2 gp.


OOC Not sure what 37 MW Bolts go for.

A set of normal arrows, 20 pcs cost 1 gp. A set of normal bolts, 10 pcs also cost 1 gp. The rules for masterwork weapons says to add 6 gp to the cost of a single unit of ammunition, such as an arrow and further says that a set of 10 masterwork arrows costs 70 gp.

So, 61 divided by 2 or 30 gp for 10 bolts. Sound right?
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:36, Wed 19 May 2021.

30 gp for 10 bolts sounds good. So 3 3/4 × 30 means 112 gp for 37 MW bolts, and 175 gp for MW Heavy xbow.

The last item John shops for is a Handy Haversack (2000 gp I believe). After waiting for the enchantments to be finished and making three shield sconses, John will be ready to return.

You find a nice haversack, make the deal, and prepare to return to Sturnheim.

Is your character sheet updated with all the new items, stats that have changed, and etc.? If so, you can walk back down the road, and return to Sturnheim. I will make a copy of your updated character sheet, and update my battle planner. Once that is done, we will resume.

All updated except for one thing. Forgot I had this 'bronze ring with jet' from a while back that I picked up. I'll spend the gold to have it run through Detect Magic and Identified as needed.

I ran a scan on both this thread and your main game thread, and came up blank on anything that says jet or anything that said ring other than the ones I've already told you about. I scanned for the word bronze, and only came up with the bronze seal of authority. Can you point me to the thread in which you found it, please?
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:46, Fri 21 May 2021.

Only ring I come up with came from Poots. Golden with mystic(?) etchings on it. Don't see anything done with it. Might as well put the gold on Detect Magic for that, then.

Ok. I found it.

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The careful search of Poots main room nets you a purse with 125 gp, a golden ring with unusual runes etched in the inside of it, a scrawled note that says "South centaurs friendly", and then another scrawled note that says "The key is the sword, the sword is the key! South of Forsaken Road.", and an old piece of paper with many doodles on it.

The ring when identified is a ring of warmth.

John happily slips on the ring (in case the frost brand makes his fingers icy cold) and moves to make his exit.

-----> back to John's thread.

As he move around the Netherworld returning from his recent gig with a nice haul Garret does not forget to seek out his master, Mr Pickpockets and check in on anything he would like done.

He enters Pickpockets general store and looks about for the boss.

@Garret: You go to his shop, but it is locked up and apparently abandoned. Peering through a slat in the wooden shutters, you find it bare except for dust and a broken chair. You ask around, and to your bewilderment nobody seems to know who you're talking about.
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Confused and concerned Garret will reach out mentally to the Keeper, he speaks out loud.

Keeper, Has Mr Pickpockets moved his general goods store?

In reply to Garret (msg # 50):

The Keeper replies telepathically that he doesn't know the whereabouts of Mr. Pickpockets. Once someone leaves the Netherworld, he isn't able to know where they go beyond which place they exited into. He relates that Mr. Pickpockets exited into the Forgotten Realms, but he doesn't know exactly where.

Thank you, Keeper

Garret wonders at this, he had meant to donate some of his loot for the apprenticeship and to talk to his old teacher, but the fellow moved on. Garret wonders for a moment about going to join him as he walks back to the other shops.

After getting all his new gear and outfitting himself Garret feels rather dapper with his new dark blueshine mithrel shirt, soft vest which is a dark mustard yellow and boots stained dark almost black with a hint of green crocodile hide. He wears a black backpack and has simplified his gear, no longer bristling with different weapons, he carries a white handled dagger on one side and a black steel dagger on his chest under the vest.

He's feeling happy and light with all the changes, but he is concerned about Mr Pickpockets. Garret did not imagine coming back to find there is no general store and no Mr Pickpockets.

Keeper, do you think he was under stress to leave? Perhaps I can go seek him out and ensure he is well?

The Keeper is unable to help you in regards to your questions as he knows nothing about the whereabouts of the man, nor anything that might regard him personally.

GM - Our group is looking for a next adventure, is this possibly a hook I can take back to the group? I can't tell if this may be a hook or is it just that you are clearing out old NPC traders now that we are populating Netherworld with PC and NPC traders using the new system?

In reply to Garret (msg # 55):

It's not a hook, and it is a temporary removal of old NPC traders. I left an option in case this new thing falls on its face. So far, it's looking like it's going to work so you may not see him again. Also, I'm at my spring limit for running games as I am want to do more outdoor things than sit at a computer. Maybe one of the other GM's might run something, but I cannot speak for them.