Here we go a brand new OOC thread with plenty of room to grow. Enjoy.

Edited Korym's last post to change from Sleep to Ray of Frost...and I actually hit!

In reply to Korym Nightstar (msg # 2):

alright, I will insert that when I make my update tomorrow.

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On another note my desktop PC is down for the count until at least Friday, and since the file I use to edit the battle mat is on that, I wont be making battle mat updates until that is fixed. Soo... I am going to have to double down on my descriptions and hope I paint a good enough picture until then.

In other words prepare for confusion.... Maybe. =(

Will get the next post up tomorrow after work, I am a bit under the weather tonight.

DM: I think Einar could use a heal, if Grune has any spells left.

And I must say, this is another fine mess, we got ourselves into!

Will get a post update tomorrow now that I have Hope and Oraphina's rolls.

Also, I am beginning to feel bad for Hope, all her sneak attacks are going into kobolds, who are brittle, so much overkill on them.

Late post but it is up, round 4 is now finished and round 5 begins.

For those in the states happy Memorial Day.

DM: You have End Round 4, Start Round 5 in two different posts, with some PCs posting between them.

Can you clarify? With such a low initiative, Korym's action will likely have to wait until he knows what the kobolds accomplish.

Apologies, The first iteration of the thread was put up and I needed Hope and Oraphina's attack rolls to resolve round 4, there was a note in the first post that I figured you were taking a delayed action to sleep the kobolds as they came up, so I assumed that was your round 4 action.

The end result of that round however is you put to sleep a bunch on the stairs and Hope killed one.

Sorry for the confusion.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 10):

No worries! Korym's actions are as you described, I was just confused on what round Hope and Oraphina were in!

The group can in fact throw the kobolds over the edge into the den with the drakes, and while it will hide the most obvious evidence of battle the area is completely soaked in blood, that sign will remain unless you all plan to spend a long time mopping it up.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 12):

Perfect - not the mopping part!

I will let Oraphina post something if they want; and try to get a post tomorrow, but first after the grizzly task of cleanup what does the group plan to do?

I thought we were going to go down the stairs and check out the room the second wave of kobolds came from.

We need to decide whether we try to rest there, try to go further, or leave the cave and recuperate.

Hey everyone.

I had a very dear friend of mine passed away today. So, I am going to need some time. I am not going to abandon the game, but I am going to need some time.

Thank you for your understanding.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:05, Thu 09 June 2022.

My condolences for your lost, take the time you need to get back on your feet. :-(

My condolences Pyris.

Absolutely take the time you need to grieve. It's important.

I'll be traveling the next week (20-24 June), bringing the computer but I don't know how much time I'll have to give to RPOL.

Hello everyone;

I will be getting a post up tomorrow, thank you all for your patience.

It has been a minute, the plan is to go down stairs and rest yes?

Yes.

Yep

Who is the damage on/ need saves it's a little unclear to me

Oraphina and Hope

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 24):

The good news is that boulders might form a bit of a barricade on the stairs!

where are we on the map? I only see a G for Grune at the top, in the middle, aren't we all together?
This message was last edited by the player at 11:08, Tue 28 June 2022.

I meant to remove the whole group actually. since your not in combat no need for pinpoint positioning, but you are currently all in the new room.

Will get a post up tomorrow, I have to be up way early tomorrow, so need to get to bed early tonight.

Did someone send me a private message recently that I didn't respond to? cuz I thought it was Einar but he said no, and none of the other recent posts had any new messages that I saw.

okay let me know what square you are going to attempt to hide in, and give me your stealth rolls if you haven't already.

Korym, V27 is the stairwell the baddies are coming up from.

For reference; since I know that map is getting cluttered (sorry); the group is currently in the room ranging from H-M 1-12. The baddies are coming up the stairs from the south, if the top of map is north. You all came from the stairs to the east.

I still need a stealth roll from Einar and everyone else's hiding locations, before continuing.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 28):

Hope sent a PM to Korym, which the DM would have received. Is that it?

BTW, did I ever point you to this little gem from an RPOL member: https://battlemap.andrewcooperonline.com/? It lets you create a grid in a user-friendly web page and then it generates the gods forsaken code to post it into RPOL.

You can save the grid too!

In reply to Korym Nightstar (msg # 31):

Yes that is what I am using right now, it has some limitations but it is otherwise a life saver.

And yes! That is the PM I was wondering about. I have a billion PMs and just didn't scroll down far enough, thank you.

Oraphina would probably hide in M12, she's small so could probably share the space with einar

Hope will hide closest to the door in any spot she can hide.

Happy 4th of July to everyone here in the United States, or abroad Will get my post up tomorrow if Einar gives me his stealth roll.

forgot to mention; the battlemat is updated.

Not often, that our group is that efficient in combat!! Yay us.

In reply to the long ooc gm post, don't forget that I took over Oraphina to get her out of this dungeon and add my own much better built pally... I never saw those explanation at the start of the dungeon, and I don't have the time to read it all, I'm about to move and my gaming time is limited ;-)

didn't mean anything by it, just that I figured people were RPing not being able to see to hide bad rolls, and musing about whether or not people might have forgotten, since as I said this dungeon has taken a while.

And I certainly don't expect anyone jumping in to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the game thus far.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 39):

Lol, that "encyclopedic knowledge" is only because I do have rule lawyers in my game, I learned a bit from them ;-)... that and over 30 years of gaming

I'm the games I GM, I'm more of a story teller that uses the rules as a framework to have a consistent base

I have found that having a rules lawyer in a group is actually a boon, as they tend to remember things I would have to look up, unless they're that kind that makes you want to punch them in the face.

That is a relic from 3, 3.5, wizards can wear armor in 5e as long as they are proficient in it and still cast spells, look at the blade singer, or a dwarf wizard, one of the sub races starts with light and medium armor proficiency.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:33, Thu 14 July 2022.

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 42):

If you want to be accurate, it is a relic from Original D&D:


And while it is possible for some wizards in 5E to wear armour, Korym is neither a dwarf, nor a bladesinger and at level 3 he has not even qualified to take a feat.

In reply to Korym Nightstar (msg # 43):

I bow to your superior d&d knowledge ;-)

I actually hated d&d's magic system before 4e and it's at will spells, so every previous version is vague for me. I did acquire a book on the history and tribulations of the business side of TSR and D&D but haven't read it yet.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:27, Fri 15 July 2022.

I am going to wait a bit longer for Einar to post if he wants.

But, just so I am clear, Korym is following shadow down the stairs the cultists came from to look around?

I don't think my knowledge is superior, I am just old and pedantic! :-)

The old "Vancian" memorise/cast/forget system was OK at high levels when the caster had a pile of spells to use. But at low levels it was really boring. "I cast Sleep", then the rest of the adventuring day is "I throw dagger/dart".

Lots of grognards try to paint it as "This is the way", but the the truth is, we were all coming up with house rules to give the mage more options. As a player, I always played multi-class, so I could cast my one spell, and then at least still be useful!

With the huge swing in popularity the last few years, there have been a lot of books and documentaries about the history of D&D. Unfortunately, there seems to be the ones that favour Arneson and slag Gygax; and the ones that do the opposite.

I have read a few, but the ones that I trust are by Jon Peterson. Playing with the World is a huge slog, it is very textbook-like and very long. Game Wizards is much more readable, and much shorter. He relies on documents as opposed to just talking to people, which is to remove bias as best he can.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 45):

Yes. Although when you ask it makes me realise this is not a good idea!

Korym will move just to the bottom of the stairs, not into the room/cave.

Game Wizards is exactly the book I have to read! Small world lol

Okay, so Hope is going to dress up and head down into the next room, Korym is going to go down but stay just out of sight in the stairwell, so what about Oraphina and Einar, you headed down too? You going to want Grune to go down as well with his disadvantage to stealth?

Oraphina could stealth somewhat near Hope, but she's not a rogue.

On another note, I'm in the crunch of the last days before my move, so I'll post only if I can, and expect shorts one, until I'm settled in my new place.

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 50):

Moving sucks! Good luck!

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 50):

No problem, thanks for the update.

Einar just a clarification so I can get my post up, are you staying back in the room you are all in now, or staying toward the back of the group going down the stairs?

Also do you all want Grune to follow down the stairs?

Also, I will need everyone, except Hope, who is simply waltzing in, to make (DEX) Stealth checks.

I will roll for Oraphina; since they are moving and no need to bog them down with a roll.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:43, Mon 18 July 2022.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 53):

Presuming that Korym is one of the waltzers!

Korym Nightstar rolled 14 using 1d20+2 for DEX(Stealth).

Also added to last IC post.

nah Hope is the only waltzer it is my understanding everyone else is staying back and out of sight in the stairwell.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 55):

Excellent her dancing is far superior to Korym's!

Just to let you know, I have covid. Until I feel better my posts may be short or delayed

Staying with the group going down the stairs

Okay well, since someone is moving and another is sick; I will slow down a bit to help them out and get my next post up Wednesday after work, so that this is one less thing to worry about.

Or if I need to hold up entirely for a bit, let me know.

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 57):

Damn, that sucks! It sure looks like it is starting to make the rounds again.

Rest up and get healthy.

Yes get healthy, Health comes first before anything else.

just waiting on a question to be answered from the gm, then i will post

I will get my post up tomorrow so others have a little more time to post if they want.

Do we have any more healing available?

I still think we are best off to leave, but Korym will blast cantrips if the decision is made to stay.

Grune has 2 first level spells left and can use them for healing word or sure wounds, he also gives extra healing when using healing spells.

Not sure if Oraphina has any lay on hands left.

I'm going to hold up a little longer to give Saphira a chance to get moved and check in.

I know they are in the process of an interstate house move which is why they are absent

While we wait, and hope that Oraphina has some healing left, I will note that if Grune is a life cleric, his Cure Wounds is good for 1d8+6 or thereabouts while Healing Word is 1d4+6, so a max of 24 hp.

And looking at the "duel" round 1 the half-dragon did 10 damage with his sword and missed with his spear. Round two was 15 damage with his sword. And this time he has three friends!

Perhaps, we can figure out a way to ambush him? Get him to come up the stairs alone?

Korym has some ball bearings and caltrops, the former can knock someone prone on DC 10 DEX (pretty easy to make) the latter on a failed DC 15 DEX make the creature stop for that round and move 10 feet slower afterwards until they are healed.

If we can catch him unaware, a couple of attacks with advantage couldn't hurt!

Not that I really have a vested interest in either choice you make, which is why Grune doesn't get a vote; but I feel I should point out that Einar still has all of his rage and that means he will only take half damage from physical attacks while raging.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 69):

I've never played a barbarian, never realised how powerful Rage is! Resistance to the standard weapon damages for 10 rounds and +2 to his own damage! Yoiks!

Yeah. And coupled with that while he's close I get sneak attack damage Wether I am Melee or ranged can add some damage too

Mines not just physical I'm a totem barbarian with bear totem so resistant to all damage but psychic. I don't get the +2 damage sadly cause I'm using dex to hit rolled low str

damn...we have a damage-soaking tank here!

while i'm just a lowly thief

I'm semi-back, have internet in the new house, that is a mess that I try to get some sense of order in. Trying to give a small post in all my games before going back to the box opening and furniture moving in 26 degree celcius temperature in the no-AC house...

Oraphina used a bit of her healing on herself, I think she still has like 5 points available
This message was last edited by the player at 13:37, Sun 07 Aug 2022.

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 74):

Brutal! You need to grab a portable AC to keep the room you are working in reasonable.

In reply to Korym Nightstar (msg # 75):

Wife had me buy one for our bedroom, I tried to install it but realized I'm missing a parts bag... until I find it, it's gonna be a good old fan...

Ouch, I can relate, living through a heat wave where I am; I have AC and there are times in the day where it is still oppressive.

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 76):

Damn that sucks! It's been in the high 20's low 30' here, which is becoming the norm for our summers, but I have lived on the West Coast my whole life and up until the last decade we rarely saw the temperature hit the mid-20's for any length of time.

Okay so the idea is to head somewhere and take a long rest?

And then after the long rest deciding if going back in to finish the rest off is worth it or leave to Elturel; Do I have that right?

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 79):

That's what Korym proposed and no arguments have been posted! :-)

From what I recall of the canyon, we want to stick to the left side when we leave as the hunters were camped on the right, near one of the guard towers.

Ideally we can exit the canyon and find a defensible spot on the ridge or in the surrounding brush.

that's our plan. Hope is relatively unscathed, so she will take guard and keep an eye out so others rest

In answer to Korym's question, it is in fact the middle of the night.

Now for a question of my own. Is the group taking a short or long rest?
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:38, Fri 12 Aug 2022.

Korym needs a long rest - but his long rest is only 4 hours instead of 8 hours. But I'm guessing it would be best if everyone gets all their hp back and whatever tricks they burned in the cave.

That was pretty violent for a recon mission!

Sorry been busy lately, will get my post up tomorrow.

Korym what time during the night do you send shadow out, as soon as you get there, when the rocks begin to fall as the cultists patrol or during the morning some time like when the sun is coming up?

Just around sunrise. A little before, a little after, whichever best allows you to spring the next surprise on us! :-D

Thanks for the map!

Our cave looks to be facing almost west - I think the plan might still work. As much as plans ever work in D&D. We take out the patrol on our side when the sun is in the south, which may prevent the north side patrol from noticing they are missing for a bit.

We can then move out, southwest and then circle north if we want to go back to Greenest; or southeast and then circle north  if we want to go straight to Elturel to meet up with the monk.

Just let me know what you guys' plan to do.

Also, I don't know everything about Forgotten Realms but does the sun not rise in the east and set in the west in this universe?

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 88):

That's my presumption. Did I screw it up in my "plan"?

When the sun is in a southerly point, the patrol on the northside will be looking into the sun so if we kill the closest patrol, the north patrol may not notice the south patrol is missing (assuming there is no prolonged noisy battle).

Then we can leave and should not be seen by the north patrol, nor the guards at the cave.

maybe I just misunderstood, either way let me know when you all have made a decision and I will get my post up, don't want to interrupt your decision making.

So what's the concensus?

Going to get my post up tomorrow. Had some stuff going on today.

Okay so the group is going to head back to Greenest correct, not going back in the cave?

We need to drop off Grune and Oraphina there, so if you are all wanting to go ahead and go back we can do a bit of a time skip if you all want.

lets time skip and do it

Greenest then on to Elturel.

That damned blue half-dragon eludes us again!

Okay, will get the next part of the game up and running tomorrow, working on some last minute stuff with Saphira about their character, and also I don't have time to get that all set up tonight.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 96):

No worries! Take your time.

New post up, sorry for the delays.

Going to see the newest member of my family this long weekend, first grand kid, my posting will be minimal for a few days.

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 99):

Congratulations! My daughter is too young for kids, but I gained a grand-nephew and a grand-niece in the last 4 weeks!

Before leaving Greenest for Elturel, Korym will copy Burning Hands from the captured spellbook into his own.

He will leave Felosiel's spellbook with Willcott (if he wants it), figuring that even it is sold, the funds will help Greenest recover.

If no one else wants to wear the Handy Haversack, Korym will be happy to do so (it will be lighter than his current pack). But if Hope or Einar want it he will agree.

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Pyris, if you need to take some time to deal with real life, please do so! The game can wait.

Congrats to both of you on the additions to your families.

As for worrying about me, I'm fine just a lot going on, I'll manage.

good to hear your ok boss, but remember that this is a game, and if you need time, take it

Are we waiting on me? Cuz I was giving everyone time to post if they wanted, if we are waiting on me let me know and I will get the next post up.

Just waiting to introduce Saphira here.

Yeah, first official post as Saphira, you can remove my access to Oraphina, GM

I've posted a picture of her in my description, and I transferred some of her info in the char sheet, I will be using my dndb sheet though.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:47, Sat 10 Sept 2022.

Hey everyone, I and my father have covid, he is hospitalized now, and I am getting better, but my time needs to be with my dad. I will get back when I can.

Get well soon, we'll be here!

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 107):

That is a horrible double whammy. Glad to hear you are on the mend, and best wishes to your dad for a quick recovery.

Take all the time you need.

get well, and take all the time you need

Hey everyone, sorry for the long silence, but I was super sick and at a place where I thought there was a real possibility I would lose my dad  because of this plague.

While my dad is still sick and not completely out of the woods, he is way better and I am now feeling a lot better myself. So I intend to get back to posting soon if everything keeps on the trend that is going on now.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 111):

Wow! Very happy to hear your dad is on the mend. My father-in-law got it pretty bad back in May, and with his history of lung problems we were very worried for him.

I have my fingers crossed that this fall and winter will see COVID behave like the flu...

Like Korym, happy that your dad is in the mend. Being in health care, I know how dangerous this thing is, and see it’s bad side all too often. Luckily for my family, the only two who have had it is myself and my wife, who we are both reasonably healthy and young(ish) nurses, so we bounced back pretty well after a few weeks.

My advice is focus on your family and own health, and when all is good, we’ll be here

Okay, so life has been nuts lately, with little free time for me, things don't look to be changing in the near future.

But I have not forgotten you all and with any luck I will get a post up this Thursday or Friday. And my posting rate will fall to about once a week, more if I'm able, but I can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel and am going to hopefully continue just at a slower pace

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 114):

No problem for me. Hope everyone is feeling better.

Sorry for the long pause everyone but new post is up, and while at a slower pace, I think things can start to get moving again.

Thank you all for your patience.

Will try to get a post up tomorrow or Monday, been busy this week sorry

No problem

How dare real life interrupt our gaming!?! We should be able to play when we want, lol.

No problems GM

Leosin promised 150 gp per PC back in Greenest!

But not bringing it up IC as Korym is not doing this for the money!

The 50 is just for operating expenses. As for the reward, I forgot, that is my bad.

Go ahead and add the 150, no need to edit the post really.

Thanks!

Korym's character sheet is updated (correctly, I hope), updates are:

• added wizard level, to 4
• gained one more Level 2 spell slot
• added average hit points (4+1) taking him to a whopping 22
• increased INT to 18, upping spell DC, spell attack bonus, various skills, and number of spells prepared
• added 1 cantrip: Acid Splash
• added two Level 2 spells: Shatter and Web

Will do some shopping in Baldur's Gate.

I will not take that 150 gold, since Saphira was not included in that reward, Oraphina was.

hope will take it for you

Aside from my dreadful health roll (2) I'm done more con and barb 4

Korym should know this, is there a library in Baldur's Gate? If so, he will want to visit to see if he can dig up any information on the cult.

As for the inn, Korym will be sure to have a hot bath, and have his travelling clothes cleaned properly.

I am still working through Hope and Saphira's side quests, will update main story when I can.

No worries, take your time.

Hope everyone had a happy holiday, I will be getting a post up tomorrow after work moving the story along now, unless anyone has anything else they want to do.

Going to give Hope and Einar a little longer to post if they want. If not just let me know here in OOC and I will get the plot moving along.

Post incoming tomorrow.

Well that was a bit of a surprise post! What we had learned previously:



So, are we still looking to hook up with Jack or Edhelri as guards on a different caravan heading north?

I'm thinking we can just as well follow the Cultists at a distance, without having the bother of being employed someone who might actually want us to do some work!

You don't have to be caravan guards. It's just good cover, that pays. But people not associated with a caravan might seem suspicious. Alternatively you could just pretend to be your own merchant group, given the right supplies.

Will get  a post up tomorrow; to give some more time for Einar and Saphira to post if they want.

Okay, so I can  get my post up, you are going to see Ackyn correct?

Korym, you are confusing Hope and Saphira ;)

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 136):

Yes. What of it? :-P

Edit in place. <facepalm>

We kind of had this discussion earlier in the thread!

Leosin told the group, back in Elturel, to meet Ackyn who could have get us hired as guards with either Jack or Edhelri. We could earn some coin while we travel north.

At dinner, last night (in game) we talked about just travelling with Jack or Edhelri, but not as guards, so we could leave in an instant if the cultists veer off or we simply want to not be tied to guard duty.

I'm for paying Jack to let us travel with him. But not being hired as guards (although we would of course help out if someone attacks).

Yeah but as far as I recall no one has actually told Ackyn that yet, so he is still under the impression you might want to be hired on as guards, and even if you don't you can at least use the letters as an introduction.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 139):

I know that Ackyn doesn't know our discussions, but I wanted to remind the players so we can just choose which caravan, and then whether we hire on as guards or simply travel with them...we don't have to hash it all out again!

Will try and get a post up by Friday, dealing with lots of stuff right now.

okay so are you all following Korym's suggestion? Let me know and I will get the next post up.

Also on an aside Ackyn was human. =P

yep, all for following Korym's idea

Hope I will need another Stealth check if you are traveling with the group in the open.

<OOC: 'Hope' rolled 21 using 1d20+7.  stealth check.>

Great RP on training the girl, Saphira!

I was tempted to tell Bermon that we would 'hire' her to join the caravan, but it did not seem like a Korym thing to do!

she is a paladin, and saw the ravages of combat before, so if she can avoid that the girl dies at her first fight, she did her duty. ;)

Pretty sure her appearance there was no accident from the GM too ;)

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 147):

To be honest, I was wondering if a new player was joining! :-)

It would be a nice entry, but we are level 4, a new PC wouldn't start at level 0, like I suspect that NPC to be lol

Or Saphira is a super trainer!!!!
This message was last edited by the player at 23:34, Fri 10 Mar 2023.

She is just a NPC, this section of the game is full of them. In my first run through my party adopted her, and trained her.

Lol, seems like we might be doing the same thing

If you needed to pick anything up or do last minute shopping you had time to do so.

This part of the adventure is going to be very role play heavy and full of encounters before continuing on with the rest of the main adventure, The trip north is going to take about two months in game time, and I am going to be skipping a ton of these encounters and doing large time jumps for the sake of speeding up this section of the game, but feel free to engage with and befriend or become enemies with as many NPCs as you wish as the more allies in this fight the better.

How many wagons does Bermon control? Are there are other wagons, owned by others, in the caravan?

Presumably the PCs are riding on the wagons?

Jack just has the one wagon.

The cult has put their wagons together in such a way as to look inconspicuous; so you will have to search them out if you plan to spy on them, something I will address more in the next post. But all told there are twenty wagons in this caravan and roughly twenty to thirty people on foot or horseback riding along with it at any time.

The PCs can ride in the wagon if they choose, but there will only be room for two in the back and one more up front beside jack at any one time.

My condolences Saphira and take as much time as you need.

My condolences, Saphira.

My reply to Bermon will be posted later today.

Korym can't help being honest, and Hope can't stand it! If they survive this adventure they may form their own adventuring group, The Bickerers! :-)

Hope so

Hey just a heads up I will be pretty busy until Thursday so don't expect a post until then. But will post before if possible.

I will be moving the game along a few days as nothing is going to happen that night, unless you guys plan to do some snooping or rping or something, let me know and I will get my post up.

So, between having the flu and pharyngitis, i've been quiet for the last 3 weeks. Almost 100% again so should get a post out within 24 hours and back to regular posts....hopefully get a post up tonight, but maximum will be tomorrow.

Your health is the priority, the game can wait. Plus we have a slower post rate so don't feel rushed.

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 161):

Great that you are feeling better.

I will be traveling for the next few days, so the posting schedule will be reduced

No problem, thanks for the heads up.

Who's on watch when the light show starts?

I think hope and shadow, but I left it openended in case I was wrong

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 167):

Korym was on watch with Hope along with the intrepid Shadow!

Oh, I was expecting a fight that night lol

I know....refusing a magic item - but the potential for an ally, or information could yield us more!

hey everyone sorry for this delay but I am going to be afk until Wednesday, so expect next post either late Tuesday or Wednesday.

thats fine boss

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 170):

After reading the DM's description who would want to drink it? :-D

Besides making friends with animals may not be as useful as having a nosy merchant possibly providing us with some info.

I think I missed the transition from evening to day, so Einar is just still sleeping lol

In reply to Einar (msg # 174):

Double-watch for Einar!!! :-)

Post will be on Wednesday. Work has been all encompassing lately, which is why things have slowed.

But, I am going to try and wrap up any conversation going on and move the game along by a short time skip if everyone is okay with that. If not let me know and I will simply update the post with no timeskip.

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 176):

Work sucks!

I'm good with moving forward, as there are no loose threads at the moment.

don't worry.  I'm in the process of packing and moving house so a little slow is fine

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 178):

Blech! That sucks worse than work!

I moved in February, after 10 years in one place...we have a lot of crap! I'm still not really finished unpacking!

we've been building a house, and it's been two and a half years in the making. Its good it's almost done, but not looking forward to the move

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 180):

Well, you're moving for the best reason, and you can probably assume that you will not be moving again any time soon.

Not that it will make the move suck less!

nooo....this is our forever house

Just checking in with everyone, noticed it's been a bit since anyone logged in, just wanted to make sure everyone was still around.

My bad.  Been a busy few weeks with a new role for me. I'll get a post out tonight once i'm home from work

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 183):

Sorry about that. I am on RPOL virtually every day, but I have habit of only looking into my games that have a new post!

Anyways, IC post added.

No problem, was just worried people might have quit. Glad to see I was wrong.

I'm still here, looking regularly and posting when I can, I have a busy IRL. I also have a tendency to look only at the new posts. I know Saphira is totally against that hunt, but I'm trying to figure out how she will express it :P

If the intent is to follow out into the woods at night let me know, or if your going to wait til morning. I will get next post up moving along accordingly.

Korym will not voice an opinion on when to venture out, relying on Einar to make a call.

But I think it might be prudent to wait until the sun is shining. Especially if the woods are alive with "hunters".

Hope is one for the shadows for her own skills, but also knows that she needs to rely on others in this situation, so she's all for waiting too

Night would be bad for me just cuase no darkvision and would need a light source which would make it easy for hunters and hard for Hope

Ok so two teams? One going into forest tommirow and the other watching the camp, or are you all watching the camp or all going into forest?

If I am reading things correctly, we will stay in town for the night, keeping a watch on things as has been the case since leaving Baldur's Gate.

In the morning, we can investigate the woods, since the cultists are unlikely to try anything too belligerent in daylight (I hope).

Alright, with that in mind I will try to get the post up tomorrow after work if I can.

If anyone has any different plans let me know and I will adjust accordingly.

okay so for the people who intend to do more than just watch the cultists from afar but actually sneak around following them I will need DEX Stealth checks.

As for the post it will likely be tomorrow. It seems that trying to post during my work week is just not very feasible since I get home so late and have to be up so early, but tomorrow is my Friday so I should be able to make it work then.

Hope: Are you talking about scouting the camp or the forest?

you know....i dunno.

What does everyone else think?

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 197):

The cultists have been sent to the forest. The leader and the red wizard and a few guards are with the wagons. We might be able to snoop around, but I'm not sure what we find out. We know they have ill-gotten loot, we know the leader is bad ass, and the red wizard could probably toast us.

That female elf that we have seen with the leader always seems to be scared of him and that might mean she is susceptible to being turned...might be worthwhile to go into the forest and see if we can talk to her on her own.

Korym the PC will not be keen to jeopardise the mission (tracking the cultists to their northern base) but he can probably be brought around (especially if the rest of the group makes the decision and goes with it! :-)

Let me know the decision, and I will get post up accordingly.

so where am i going - the forest, or the cart?

I vote for the forest.

As a player I am intrigued by meeting that scared elf to see if we can get her story.

As a PC, I think Korym will go along, because it is reduces the possibility of screwing up the mission by attacking the bad guys!! :-D

Or if something happens in the forest, it is NOT tied to the caravan and can probably be written off as exuberant treasure seekers fighting over loot.

i'm sold on forest

I want to apologize for my lack of substance in my posts, I am currently doing a 3 week course that is proving after 3 days to be extremely loaded. I woke up at 4 this morning to write something for it.

So please be patient.

No problem. Life comes first.

In reply to Saphira Prideflare (msg # 203):

The only time I have seen 4 am in the last year is when I stay up that late playing video games!

Good luck with the course.

Sorry for short delay, next post will be late Tuesday.

Also hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.

Hey all sorry for delay, my dad is in hospital with covid again, it was bad but getting better, I will resume posting when life gets a little more stable.

No worries. Glad to hear he is on the mend. Take all the time you need.

Okay so things seem to be stable now, will get a post up Wednesday night or Thursday this week, thanks again for understanding I know these slow downs suck, but life comes first.

Post is up, again sorry for the delay.

Whoa the new layout for rpol is going to take some time to get used to. Also will get post up tonight!

In reply to Dungeon Master (msg # 211):

I'm not a fan!

Didn't think about shadow, but would she survive seven points of damage if she were to pass the save? If that is possible then I will let you roll a dex save for her otherwise she was fried back to the spirit realm.

I think in bat form she has 1 hp!! So no more Shadow for the time being.

Hope, we are already in a cellar that we locked up. For a short rest, that will have to do. Don't forget to use your arcane recovery, Korym!

Now Saphira won't be tempted to take someone elses things in that cellar but if anyone wants to convince her its for best and replenish our rations...

Maybe we just sit here and party with the wine and cheese and party like it's 1999!

Who woundn't want more wine and cheese.

Damn. I figured holing up in the middle of a war wasn't the best move but I guessing that no one can take more than two hits, Korym can certainly only take one!

Try to finish the rest? Or see what the hell is going on outside?

we need that rest, unfortunately.

Hope is good eitehr way, but shes also mindful of those who need to replenish magic

In reply to 'Hope' (msg # 220):

Korym is fine for magic, it's the 7 hp that is a worry!!

we may need a healer.....

maybe hope should find some religion?

In reply to Korym Nightstar (msg # 221):

its the main reason we need that rest, to let you regain HP with your HD

It's been a while but pretty sure you have one health potion left over from when Einar fought Cyanwrath that was never used, if it was used i dont remember that; and you also have a healing kit with 9 out of 10 uses left that grune handed over at greenest.

Just food for thought.

Yeah we are not in a pretty situation so who volunteers to die?

While I'd like a short rest to top einar off I'm not in as bad of shape as everyone else so I could go either way but I know alot of you are in bad shape after that lighting that ate us up

I think we need at least a short rest to use the HD to heal, else we will need a long one (But given the situation, we may need to save that until someplace safer)

Do Healing Kits do more than stabilise an unconscious character?

I don't have the potion on my sheet; and I don't think it is worth using it for Korym - if we end up going out without a short rest, it will be better to save it for Einar, assuming there will be some fighting.

Does Saphira have her lay on hands? Could use that with the potion and get everyone some healing?

I used some of my healing touch on that stabbed hunter that started all this, and we didn't long rest since, so I'm not at 100%

Healing kits only stabilize a dying character.

And you need the Healer's feat to regain HP with it, once per char per short rest.

I'm not keen to ignore the DM's Subtle Hint^(TM), but I think we have to try to short rest and heal.

i agree, it's worth the risk

My apologies korym there are two enterences the one from the street/alley you came through and the one into the building, which is being attacked

Sorry for the delay, life has gotten in the way. I will do my best to get a post up tomorrow after work if I can.

Hey everyone, just a heads up.

I have been dealing with health crisis after health crisis with my dad since about December/January that's why things have slowed down so much.

And again just last week he had another health issue. He will be going on dialysis now, and because a lot of stuff is going on right now. I am going to have to put the game on a slight hiatus. I don't expect it to be long but I need some time to get stuff set up and in a new routine.

Sorry for the interruption but life comes first and I do expect to come back maybe a few weeks or so, so don't think I'm abandoning you all.

totally understandable, I have a step child with mental health issue here and that cycle of appointments and rough patches is well known here.

Take your time, IRL comes first.

Take all the time you need. I hope all turns out well with your dad. I'm very familiar with dealing with aging parents and hospital visits, and it can be draining.

I'm sure we will all be waiting once you are ready to return.

take your time....i'm also here when things settle