DM Barcas - The Carrion Crown
Game Master Isaac Duplechain

Good luck getting back online mon ami!

Since we're nearly out (and should then level) - I was thinking of moving Melk away from the "classic" monk: either a maneuver master or martial artist (the one that doesn't get the mystical ki things). I'm open to your preferences DM Barcas :)

It's up to you. UC has a lot of great monk options.

Oh, since you're out, you can level up. I'll get you an exact experience amount soon. The changes will go into effect during the night.

Melk's levelled up. Almost nothing changed from a practical perspective. Here's the run down:

• Empty Lotus became Martial Artist (which changed the Touch of Serenity back to a Stunning Fist, and flurries are limited to monk weapons again)
  
• HP from 11 to 19 (I assumed half-rounded-up is right)
  
• saves -> 4/4/4 becomes 5/5/5
  
• BAB +1
  
• skills +1 to Acrobatics, Climb, Perception and Sense Motive
  
• nothing else (no feat changes or the like)
  

Speaking of material items. We recovered two potions of CLW and a scroll of Less. Res. from the chapel. Did anyone note they were carrying these?

I totally forgot, though I think we may have drank the potions.

I had those potions, and they're both gone. I gave one to Tanner and one to Aydan, and healed myself with an extract.

So, anyone else care to level up?

Your current experience is:
AYDAN: 2468
AZUK'AI: 2442
MELK: 2536
RUNYON: 2532
TANNER: 2151

The third day (where we are currently finishing) saw you gain about 1000 EXP each, 600 of which was from the brutal combat of the Harrowstone.

I've levelled up, nothing major, took roused anger, so I can rage tired, and had fun with skill ranks, which I get alot of for a melee character.

I leveled Run last night, just forgot to post over here.

I took Expeditious Retreat for a new formula, bumped up K(Arcana), K(Religion), Appraise, and DD among others. I get Poison Use and Poison Resistance at this level. Only got a 2 for HP, unfortunately.

Most importantly I get another bomb now, bringing me up to 7/day, and I took the Precise Bomb discovery which I figure will be mighty handy in combat so I don't have to be so worried about hitting party members with splash damage.

I was holding off till Tanner got the OK as I knew he was lagging in XP.

I took average HP, or do we roll those?

Will definitely be a better support character now as he picks up cure light wounds up to 3/day and disrupt undead as an orison.

Also picks up Track, Wisdom bonus to Initiative, Detect Alignment
+1 BAB, +1 Fort, +1 Will

Can't remember the exact break out of skills, but did pick up Know(Religion) for his experience so far, and Spellcraft, and Know(Arcana) as he starts to realize his spell casting ability.

You can do either average or roll, but you have to stick with your choice.

By the way, I use Hero Points in my games, under the following rules (which I have added to my profile).

HERO POINTS

All PCs gain 1 Hero Point each time they level up.

You can use 1 Hero Point to do any of the following actions. You can only use 1 Hero Point per turn for these actions.
1. Gain an extra action of any type less than full-round.
2. Gain a +8 bonus to a d20 roll if spent before or a +4 bonus if spent after.
3. Perform a readied action without readying.
4. Regain a spell or use of a limited special ability.
5. Reroll a d20.

You can use 2 Hero Points to do the following, regardless of if you have used a Hero Point this turn.
6. Survive a fatal attack (2 points)

As I mentioned in the Kingmaker OOC, I'm strongly considering picking up a player to replace Duron. (By replace, I mean start playing the PC.) Thoughts? Suggestions? Ideas?

No thoughts, but Duron being far less developed is much more open to revival. Just get a decent writer and we're away.

Azuk'ai's leveled, took average hp. As to Duron, I say we're still early enough to replace him altogether if we can't find anyone willing to take him over.

Thinking of a twist to be a little more useful in combat. Tanner carries a big pack with a crowbar, shovel, (and I should include a trowel). But I thought perhaps swapping a trait, Fortified Drinker (+2 vs Mind Control while drinking-maybe re-picking that up later) for Rough and Ready (+1 using tools of your trade in combat). If I swap a skill point into Profession-Archaeologist Field Hand, perhaps he could wield a crowbar 1d8 Bludgeoning damage (or piercing if designated) as an impromptu morningstar and a trowel 1d4 slashing as an impromptu dagger. I doubt a shovel would ever be a useful weapon (Mystery Men beside the point - I love the Shoveler :-])

Just a thought to stress the point that Tanner was never trained to be a warrior, but was always handy to the Professor. I really like the idea of eventually enchanting a thundering crowbar.

Just a thought...What do you think?

Are we all going together to the Church? Because each of us needs to top off the holy water and buy available healing. I figure us dribbling in all morning in ones and twos might put the old priest off his porridge.

Azuk'ai's a little tied up right now.

Well, Run has no interest in going to the church, she'll stay put if at all possible and either get holy water elsewhere or hope someone else gets extra.

Azuk'ai's a little tied up right now.

Hey, if I get out of this you can rest asured you guys will be the first ppl I come looking for.

ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!

Azuk'ai's possession provides a few salient points:
1) Ghosts can possess people, and you need to be prepared for this.
2) There's no telling who your enemy might possess at any given time. Be vigilant. And paranoid.
3) ZOMBIES!

Also, that critical hit was just about perfectly timed.

Witness the power of SCIENCE! Muahahaaa!

My god I've always wanted to say that.

Ha! Well, Runyon is going to be an MVP with her splash damage in this fight.

"Witness the power of SCIENCE! Muahahaaa!"

hahahaha! I figured out who the problem child in Carrion Crown will be... ;)

Heh. Oh man, I hope not. Taisper's about all the hassle I can handle.

Also, I hope 7 bombs will help us out enough, as that's my daily of those. I didn't pre-brew any other extracts besides the 1 CLW that I've been doing, gonna have to get in the habit of maybe doing one more.

Guys, I fear that I might be overextended right now. Between the hours of my new assignment (0600-1400), the expectations of my new apartment manager (that I basically patrol at 2300 hrs and 0500 hrs, and apparently never sleep), and classes on the other side of the city on Wednesday and Thursday, I can't give this game the appropriate attention it deserves.

How would you feel about putting this game on hiatus for a few weeks or months, until I've fully transitioned into the way things are? Tell me what you guys think. I want to give the campaign the attention it deserves, and to be the best DM/storyteller I can be. I just can't do that until I get in the swing of things.

I plan on continuing Kingmaker as-is, so don't panic that you're losing all the games. I will commit to restarting as soon as I feel comfortable, and you know that I will not let you guys down.

Ofcourse my friend. Real life must take presidence, it's just that simple.

Frankly my experience with games that go on hiatus is not good, few survive it as people tend to go their seprate ways, pick up new games or disapear altogether, but such is (cyber-)life.

Still, I'm glad your keeping our kingmaker campaign running ;)

I figure that since it's all the same players, it won't be tough to reassemble.

Fine with me, sir, I'm with Sigz; RL gotta come first of course. :-)

I fully understand. Sometimes it's hard to just keep up with ordinary posts as a player for me - and I have a relatively benign job. :)