RE: Spell durations (to avoid clogging the game thread further)...
A spell does not go into effect until after the casting has been completed. Thus, the spell would actually have begun at the end of Gil's turn (since she does not gain the benefits of the spell -while- she is casting it). After completing the spell, it should then last for the entirety of seven turns, expiring at the end of the seventh round in which the benefits have been received. If Round 1 is the round the spell is cast in, then the benefits should expire at the end of Round 8 (since she receives no benefit during her turn in Round 1). That's my 2 cents, at least.
For example, if a spellcaster provokes an attack of opportunity while casting mage armor, the attacker would check against his pre-mage armor AC as the spell has not been completed yet. Let us call the round in which haste is cast "Round 0." In Round 0, Gil spends a standard action to cast haste. Then, the benefits last for seven rounds. This would be rounds 1-7. At the -end- of round seven, the benefits would expire (as Gil has now experienced seven full rounds of benefits).
To use Aubrey's example of a summon monster spell, the spell takes a full round to cast and comes into effect at the beginning of the caster's next turn. Thus, if summon monster is cast in Round 0, the monster pops into existance at the beginning of the caster's turn in Round 1 and persists THROUGH Round 7, finally blinking out of existance at the beginning of Round 8. This way, the monster would only take 7 attacks (rounds 1-7) but would continue to threaten squares, provide flanking, etc. until the caster's turn in Round 8.
Thanks, Fatey, I hoped you would clarify.
Looking at AG'scomments on the other thread, I suspect I got my wires crossed. Anyway, Jalana is saved and all is well with the world.
Fates, LB is seriously considering attacking Galadaes, since he has (in LB’s opinion), ‘broken the rules’ by having his ally case hold person on Runzyl, and then again by attacking Jalana. Want help, or does Runzyl give LB a look warning him away or something?
Runzyl is pretty much in a blood frenzy at this point, having seen Jalana get cut down. He's not in any position to "warn someone off," though anyone in the vicinity has probably never seen Runzyl quite this pissed off before. :)
For Aubrey only:
For Aubrey only:
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Fatey:
Moving it to the appropriate thread. So far, in terms of loot we have:
+1 shortbow [+1 Str] = 2,425 gp
magic paint = 250 gp x2
+1 hide = 1,150 gp x2
amulet of mighty fists +1 = 5,000 gp x2
2,000 gp of Seren memorabilia
+1 longsword = 2,315 gp
For a total of 19,540 gp of retail value or 9,770 gp of wholesale value. 30% of the wholesale value belongs to the captain, giving him a total of 2,931 gp. We are 69 gp short for the minimum 3,000 gp we owe him.
We already gave him the shortbow from the earlier encounter and I made a mistake in the calculations. The 2,000 gp Seren memorabilia probably counts as wholesale already. So there’s actually 17,540 gp of retail value or 8,770 gp of wholesale value plus the 2,000 gp Seren memorabilia. 30% of 8,770 gp gives the captain 2,631 gp.
The shortbow is worth 1,212.5 gp wholesale, so we need to give him 1,787.5 gp of Seren trinkets.
I'm good with the proposed share for the captain and for the Amulet-owners to keep them both. Don't know if Basher would want to continue to accompany us, but if he does, it would be nice for his natural weapons to remain magical.
Same applies to Lightbringer other than I'm sure he's staying with us.
If necessary to help anyone palate the resulting payout, Gil will forgo her share. As someone stated, this wasn't about money.
Well, subtracting the captain’s take and Janosz’s sword offering coupled with the possibility that Lightbringer and Basher may decide to keep their amulets of mighty fists gives the rest of us 268 gp, 7 sp, and 5 cp per individual (excluding Lightbringer if he opts to keep his amulet).
I'm fine with this if everyone else is. It seems to be the culmination of the discussion.
Lightbringer has thrown his amulet into the pot, divide up with the treasure.
He intends to spend a good amount of time on the way back finding out what Basher wants to do next and trying to turn him away from the Lord of Blades. He will offer to try to set him up with employment somewhere when they get back to Sharn, or else see if Basher wants to stay with them.
By the way, I'm away for work for most of today and tomorrow, may not get much chance to post until tomorrow night.