DM Alexander Kilcoynes Serpents Skull PbP- Chapter 2, Racing to Ruin (Inactive)

Game Master Alexander Kilcoyne

"I might toss her back into the sea for good measure"

Nkechi "The Tempest", speaking about Willow Whisperwood.


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Female Human Oracle 4

FYI, I'm going to be mostly out of service today. I'm so busy, my tasks have tasks. *sigh*


Male Human Uber Nerd

Congrats to surviving! I can't wait to see what adventures await the team off the island! *gets some popcorn* I hope Chi gets better


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

This is what I've managed to mark down on Chi's sheet....
..though I think I've used

Treasures and Equipment found/made
Chi:

Red Mantis Assassin masterwork dagger
Ring of Swimming
4 cold iron arrows
3 +1 arrows
3 +2 arrows
Small steel mirror

Consumables:
1 potion CLW
2 potions Lesser Restoration
1 Tanglefoot Bag
2 Flasks of Oil
Javelin of Lightning
Vial of Anti toxin
Smokestick

Treasures and Equipment Used
2 potions Lesser Restoration
1 CLW
1 javelin of lightning

Hope it helps with the divvying of the gear...
Chi isn't as much of a horder as I am ... so I'd keep everything, she'll only keep what we need, but everything above she will keep.
She'll take the wand of V.Touch from Ambroze, although not sure if she'll use it much, hitting is a bit of a problem for her..


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

OK so not much left. We have the following things still to appraise (assume we could take these to a specialist in the city)

Watertight mithril scroll tube
Darkwood model of the Jenivere in glass bottle
Adamantine Box - unopenable
Silver unholy symbol of Ydersius (Ambroze is claiming)
Final temple writings (We may not want to just sell these I guess)

Need a few people to weigh on what they want to do with the soul gems. I think we have two votes sell to temple.

Few more people to weigh in on the keep/sell items.


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

Hmmm... I would think we might keep the adamantine box until we've opened it....you never know what's inside?

Keep all the unholy symbols ... you never know when you might need them ...

Otherwise happy with what everyone is suggesting...


Female Human Oracle 4

Rule #1 of D&D, you never sell the box that nobody can open. It's probably a MacGuffin. Vote to keep.

Gwen votes to destroy the soul gems, if it's within our power to do so. She would be unhappy about us making money off of them, so if you're going to sell them (even to a good aligned temple for destruction), do it behind her back and be quick about it :-)


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

Well I assume will be straight off to the temple of Sarenrae (or whatever) to see if we can get a cure for Chi so two birds with one stone?

More than happy to wait with the box. Are we just waiting on Chi to gain enough ranks in disable device? Did she have a go when she hit lvl 4?


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

No she hasn't had a go since she hit level 4, so its something she can try.

And yep...Chi would go straight to the temple...its her first priority.


Your Humble Narrator

Model of Jenivere in bottle is worth 100GP.

Watertight mithral scroll tube- 250GP (but could be useful if you get wet...)

The final temple writings, from what Ambroze has translated thus far, hint at an incredible discovery- theres no way you want to sell those, right? :)

Edit: Anything else you need valued before you can post up a full sell list etc.? I'd like you to sort out selling etc. as early as possible.


DM Alexander Kilcoyne wrote:
The final temple writings, from what Ambroze has translated thus far, hint at an incredible discovery- theres no way you want to sell those, right? :)

NO!!! Definitely won't sell those! Ambroze will be happy to hold onto the temple writings - in fact, you can count the watertight mithral scroll tube toward his share and he'll keep the writings in that.

So to summarize, Ambroze is holding onto the following as his share of non-consumable items:
- Wickedly Sharp Masterwork 'Short sword' (Med. sized Dagger recovered from the locked chest on the Brine Demon);
- Small-sized Masterwork Backpack;
- Wand of Mirror Image, CL 3 (4 charges left now);
- Silver Unholy Symbol of Ydersius;
- Watertight Mithral Scroll Tube (250 gp value); and
- Temple writings and Ieana's notes (in scroll tube)

Of the consumables, Ambroze has the following:
1 Smokestick
1 Thunderstone
1 Alchemist's Fire
1 Antitoxin
1 Oil flask
1 Potion: CLW
4 Potions: Lesser Restoration

Definitely think we should hold on to the adamantine box, although I keep having visions of the puzzle box from Hellraiser when I picture it in my mind...

The rubbings from the Scriptorium (worth 600 gp to an Azlant historian) don't make any reference to Saventh-Yi, correct?


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

I can have a go at the split up although it might be a few days til I get enough time.

1. So mithril scroll tube and the writings to Ambroze. If their so incredibly discovery-y and thats apparent to all of us then maybe we should keep the alarm charm to stick on them? Marcus wasn't paying much attention.

2. Keeping the final writings and the box off the list its just the cost of the holy symbol for Ambroze's share. And whatever we can get for the soul gems. I do assume that we won't collectively be doing any buying though until we've worked out how much for Chi's cure.

3. Oh just realised I didn't mention me. Only item Marcus can really make use of is the amulet of natural armour +1 plus the consumables he has on him already.


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

OK I lied.

Here is my first attempt, shamefully copying one of the players in my LOF campaigns hard work.

LINK

So the split is on the right hand side. You buy your claimed items, paying their sale value, out of your share.

Consumables and group survival supplies are excluded from the split. If the split seems arbitrary its because it is kinda but I thought it would be worthwhile to set out. The wand of vampiric touch is one of the more expensive items at 3,150gp.

I nearly managed to forget that Marcus started at 2nd level with 1,000gp (although he had 100gp in potions). Seems like the fairest thing to do is reduce his share to reflect the difference between his starting and base gp?

Currently have noone with the efficient quiver or the bracers.


Your Humble Narrator
Marcus Alanto wrote:

I nearly managed to forget that Marcus started at 2nd level with 1,000gp (although he had 100gp in potions). Seems like the fairest thing to do is reduce his share to reflect the difference between his starting and base gp?

Yeah, seems best.


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

OK will recalculate did people start with average or max gp?

Hmm missed the raise dead scroll for some reason.


Your Humble Narrator

Assume 130GP average.


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

OK then on the current provisional split amount and assuming like treatment for potions that means Marcus loses 616 gp and everyone else gains 154 gp (900-130=770; x/5=154 ; 770-154=616).

I'll leave it there for now but hopefully thats enough for Alex to confirm what we have and for everyone to be thinking purchases. Everyone but Marcus should have just over 6k to split between claimed items and new purchases.

If anyone thinks there is a mistake or doesn't like the allocation please say so. I'm not the boss treasure splitter. Again making Chi pay for her wand is a bit borderline, particularly when she wasn't particularly enthused with it. Or maybe we just sell it.

Subject to further adjustments in the split amount, Marcus has just over 4k to spend and his purchases are therefore pretty straight forward (although he may need to sell his bow).

- Enchant sword to + 1
- Light Spiked shield + 1
- Cloak of Resistance + 1


Male Mwangi (Caldaru) Human Ranger 3 (Shapeshifter) / Barbarian 2

I think I'll be letting go of the boots of friendly terrain so that I have enough cash to buy the rather expensive Amulet of Mighty Fists. Just makes too much sense for Tun'ada to have with the claw/claw/bite attacks.


Your Humble Narrator

Allow me to offer an alternative to the amulet of mighty fists- magic fang scrolls with permanency scrolls, if anyone in the party is able to use both?

It is of course vulnerable to a dispel magic but it should work out far, far cheaper?


Thanks for the spreadsheet, Marcus.

One question: Should Ambroze's masterwork dagger and Chi's Red Mantis masterwork dagger be valued at 302 gp each instead of 152 gp each?

Marcus Alanto wrote:
1. So mithril scroll tube and the writings to Ambroze. If their so incredibly discovery-y and thats apparent to all of us then maybe we should keep the alarm charm to stick on them? Marcus wasn't paying much attention.

That's actually a really good idea. Ambroze will purchase the Stone of Alarm from his share.

Alex, do we know the command word for the Stone of Alarm, or is that something we can set?


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

Yes they should. Looks like I was in valuing masterwork armour mode. Oddly I seem to have got those wrong and the magical weapons right.

I'll do a final version once everyone has weighed in.


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

Maybe a bit weird but it just occured to me the only thing we left standing on the island apart from the indiginous monsters was the gibbering mouther. Left all by its lonesome in a long forgotten temple with all of its undead friends smashed to bits.

Will it digest Mawj and then slowly starve? Swear revenge and come back as a recurring enemy?

I'm pulling for the big guy.


DM Alexander Kilcoyne wrote:
Ambroze has made so little use of his weapon finesse feat that i'm willing to let you swap it out for something you feel you can justify having picked up on Smugglers Shiv- have a think about it and you can propose the change to me after this fight (if your still alive).

Alex, if this offer is still available I'd like to take you up on it. Do you think it would be reasonable for Ambroze to switch out Weapon Finesse for Dodge?


Marcus, feel free to throw the small masterwork backpack into the group sale pile - I'm planning to purchase a Handy Haversack instead.


Your Humble Narrator
Ambroze wrote:
DM Alexander Kilcoyne wrote:
Ambroze has made so little use of his weapon finesse feat that i'm willing to let you swap it out for something you feel you can justify having picked up on Smugglers Shiv- have a think about it and you can propose the change to me after this fight (if your still alive).
Alex, if this offer is still available I'd like to take you up on it. Do you think it would be reasonable for Ambroze to switch out Weapon Finesse for Dodge?

Absolutely.


Cool. Thanks!


Your Humble Narrator

Remember dodge bonuses apply to CMD too :)


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

I think we should sell the wand of vampiric touch. We should probably pick up wands of healing, Cure xxx Wounds, or other useful spells, with the money we make? Unless someone has some better ideas.


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

Sorry for absence. OK sell the wand then. Its sell cost has been allocated to the split.

Everyone else happy with the spreadsheet?

Wand of CLW seems like a good plan, that would be 150gp each from split. In terms of other consumables we look pretty good to me. Although one possibility is we could sell the very expensive scroll of raise dead and buy a bunch of lower level stuff but I guess I've always assumed we want it spare for a rainy day. Someones going to die sooner or later.


I agree with the plan for each of us to chip in to purchase a Wand of CLW for the group. Let's hold on to the raise dead scroll - just in case!

Does the spreadsheet show the final breakdown?


Your Humble Narrator

Sorry for the slow updates all- as i mentioned to Joana i'm absolutely swamped with a guest (DM Aron Marczylo on these forums) and getting a new PC sorted.

I'll try and get an update in ASAP, but absolute worst case scenario 5-6 days and i'll get things back on pace.

Do we have a complete breakdown so everyone knows how much they have to spend now? Can I assume your going to look for this inn Ambroze knows about? Player input needed :). Very soon, I will make a chapter 2 thread in response to your next decision.


Male Human Fighter 5 50/50 hp 4hp nonlethal

I need to do another version updating who is taking what but the amounts should be right.

Only thing missing is the raise dead scroll to be added to the consumables list.


Female Human Oracle 4

AK, you couldn't have chosen a better time to be slow on updates, my own life is INSANE right now. I am still around, though. When I'm at home tonight, I'll look the spreadsheet over.

Gwen is fine with an inn. Beyond fine, in fact.


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

Chi will be fine going to the Inn, where she will be as reclusive as possible, until she gets fixed up at the temple.

I have Chi spending 1192 on:
Thieves Tools:
Masterwork Red Mantis Dagger
Ring of Swimming
Mirror

Chi would also like to have either the Amulet of Natural Armor, and/or Bracers of Armor both cost 1000 gp each... will have to look up which doesn't stack with Mage Armor.


Amulet of Natural Armor will stack with Mage Armor; Bracers of Armor will not.


Your Humble Narrator

Chapter 2 is up- this discussion thread should now be linked to Racing to Ruin.


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

Bouncing to and fro from the new thread and back ... wheee!!!


Guys want to apologise for general tardiness in posting over the last few weeks. Have had some work and home issues. To put it in context I've had Skyrim for nearly two weeks now and haven't had the chance to play it yet.


Dan E wrote:
To put it in context I've had Skyrim for nearly two weeks now and haven't had the chance to play it yet.

Now that's a shame. That game is awesome! Speaking as someone who has lost their life to the playstation in recent weeks.


Your Humble Narrator

Too late to cast Breath of Life?


DM Alexander Kilcoyne wrote:
Too late to cast Breath of Life?

Yep, I'm afraid we are into Raise Dead territory, though not quite into Resurrection territory yet.


Your Humble Narrator

Its a shame to get to the second chapter and off the island finally for you guys to all stop posting... I hope it picks up after thanksgiving.


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

I've not been posting much, as Chi is really not gonna be doing much until they either leave into the wilderness, or she has been to the temple to get her curse removed...

So she really, really hopes that we get going and start chapter 2 and everyone starts posting again. Hoping its just the 'Thanksgiving Blues' that is causing the slow down.

I guess if anyone's wanting to leave the game then letting us all know now would be a good time, so that AK can recruit a replacement, but I rather hope we can all stick this one out together.


Ugh. Apologies for the absence - was unexpectedly called away for an earlier than anticipated Thanksgiving 'vacation' due to health issues with an out-of-state elderly family member (who is thankfully doing somewhat better now). Got home just in time to catch a killer head-cold. This holiday has been a blast... But I hope everyone else had a good Thanksgiving!

Back now and ready to kick this campaign back into gear. Can't wait to get our expedition to Saventh-Yhi up and running!


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

One thing I think is a bit of a problem, is that the 2nd gameplay thread is not showing up on my list of games when I focus in on the list. It continues to show Chapter 1, but not Chapter 2. This makes it more difficult to see when someone has written a new post and could be one of the reasons we haven't quite kicked this chapter off yet....

Do we all have the same problem?


Male Mwangi (Caldaru) Human Ranger 3 (Shapeshifter) / Barbarian 2

Occasionally I will have an issue where threads aren't showing new posts or I will occasionally loose my "dot". The primary reasons I haven't said much in the game thread is busy real life with work and holidays and primarily, Tun'ada is not comfortable in the trappings of civilization. So odds are, he will be following someone else's lead while in the city. Now when we make it back out into the wilds, that will likely be a different story.


Female Elf Witch 3 (favoured) / Rogue 2 HPs 19/27

OK Amroze, Gwen and Marcus ... it's up to you guys to lead Chi and Tun'ada through this city life ...

And get a good price for the Wand of Vampiric Touch ... :)


Your Humble Narrator

Anyone seen any sign of Jer anywhere on the forums?


Not I.


Can't say that I've seen him either. Looks like his last post from any alias was November 30.


Bump.

Whats up guys.

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