Dungeon Master Heathy's Carrion Crown

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M Humanborn

i have trouble equalizing as well due to my sinuses. it wasnt painful for me though, just super annoying because it took me much longer than everyone else in the group and when i was trying to clear my mask i accidentally swam to the top because i guess i kinda panicked a bit and kicked my legs too hard


I've never actually tried to Scuba, Although I have always thought it would be fun. Lack of money/time/opportunity I guess.

Still, one day! :D


M Humanborn

DM Voice of the Voiceless is running a Black Monastery game (pathfinder rules, 3pp considered upon inquiry) that i am in, and he is looking for one or two more players. here is the link to the discussion thread, if you are interested. There is no recruitment thread, as the game arose from a previous game (Iron Kingdoms rules) with the same group, which is also why the discussion thread is cross-linked with that game.


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Too many games I have;......but what's "Black Monastery?"


M Humanborn

link to product by Frog God Games

story, spoilered for wall of text:

The Legend of the Black Monastery
Two centuries have passed since the terrible events associated with the hideous cult known as the Black Brotherhood. Only scholars and story-tellers remember now how the kingdom was nearly laid to waste and the Black Monastery rose to grandeur and fell into haunted ruins.

The Brothers first appeared as an order of benevolent priests and humble monks in black robes who followed a creed of kindness to the poor and service to the kingdom. Their rules called for humility and self denial. Other religious orders had no quarrel with their theology or their behavior. Their ranks grew as many commoners and nobles were drawn to the order by its good reputation.

The first headquarters for the order was a campsite, located in a forest near the edge of the realm. The Brothers said that their poverty and dedication to service allowed them no resources for more grand accommodations. Members of the Black Brotherhood built chapels in caves or constructed small temples on common land near villages. They said that these rustic shrines allowed them to be near the people they served. Services held by the Brothers at these locations attracted large numbers of common people, who supported the Black Brotherhood with alms.

Within 50 years of their first appearance, the Black Brotherhood had a number of larger temples and abbeys around the kingdom. Wealthy patrons endowed them with lands and buildings in order to buy favor and further the work of the Brothers. The lands they gained were slowly expanded as the order’s influence grew. Many merchants willed part of their fortunes to the Black Brotherhood, allowing the order to expand their work even further. The Brothers became bankers, loaning money and becoming partners in trade throughout the kingdom. Within 200 years of their founding, the order was wealthy and influential, with chapters throughout the kingdom and spreading into nearby realms.

With their order well-established, the Black Brotherhood received royal permission to build a grand monastery in the hill country north of the kingdom’s center. Their abbot, a cousin of the king, asked for the royal grant of a specific hilltop called the Hill of Mornay. This hill was already crowned by ancient ruins that the monks proposed to clear away. Because it was land not wanted for agriculture, the king was happy to grant the request. He even donated money to build the monastery and encouraged others to contribute. With funds from around the realm, the Brothers completed their new monastery within a decade. It was a grand, sprawling edifice built of black stone and called the Black Monastery.

From the very beginning, there were some who said that the Black Brotherhood was not what it seemed. There were always hints of corruption and moral lapses among the Brothers, but no more than any other religious order. There were some who told stories of greed, gluttony and depravity among the monks, but these tales did not weaken the order’s reputation during their early years. All of that changed with the construction of the Black Monastery.

Within two decades of the Black Monastery’s completion, locals began to speak of troubling events there. Sometimes, Brothers made strange demands. They began to cheat farmers of their crops. They loaned money at ruinous rates, taking the property of anyone who could not pay. They pressured or even threatened wealthy patrons, extorting money in larger and larger amounts. Everywhere, the Black Brotherhood grew stronger, prouder and more aggressive. And there was more...

People began to disappear. The farmers who worked the monastery lands reported that some people who went out at night, or who went off by themselves, did not return. It started with individuals...people without influential families...but soon the terror and loss spread to even to noble households. Some said that the people who disappeared had been taken into the Black Monastery, and the place slowly gained an evil reputation. Tenant farmers began moving away from the region, seeking safety at the loss of their fields.

Slowly, even the king began to sense that the night was full of new terrors. Across the kingdom, reports began to come in telling of hauntings and the depredations of monsters. Flocks of dead birds fell from clear skies, onto villages and city streets. Fish died by thousands in their streams. Citizens reported stillborn babies and monstrous births. Crops failed. Fields were full of stunted plants. Crimes of all types grew common as incidents of madness spread everywhere. Word spread that the center of these dark portents was the Black Monastery, where many said the brothers practiced necromancy and human sacrifice. It was feared that the Black Brotherhood no longer worshipped gods of light and had turned to the service of the Dark God.

These terrors came to a head when the Black Brotherhood dared to threaten the king himself. Realizing his peril, the king moved to dispossess and disband the Black Brother hood. He ordered their shrines, abbeys and lands seized. He had Brothers arrested for real and imagined crimes. He also ordered investigations into the Black Monastery and the order’s highest ranking members.

The Black Brotherhood did not go quietly. Conflict between the order and the crown broke into violence when the Brothers incited their followers to riot across the kingdom. There were disturbances everywhere, including several attempts to assassinate the king by blades and by dark sorcery. It became clear to everyone that the Black Brotherhood was far more than just another religious order. Once knives were drawn, the conflict grew into open war between the crown and the Brothers.

The Black Brotherhood had exceeded their grasp. Their followers were crushed in the streets by mounted knights. Brothers were rounded up and arrested. Many of them were executed. Armed supporters of the Black Brotherhood, backed by arcane and divine magic, were defeated and slaughtered. The Brothers were driven back to their final hilltop fortress—the Black Monastery. They were besieged by the king’s army, trapped and waiting for the king’s forces to break in and end the war.

The final assault on the Black Monastery ended in victory and disaster. The king’s army took the hilltop, driving the last of the black-robed monks into the monastery itself. The soldiers were met by more than just men. There were monsters and fiends defending the monastery. There was a terrible slaughter on both sides. In many places the dead rose up to fight again. The battle continued from afternoon into night, lit by flames and magical energy.

The Black Monastery was never actually taken. The king’s forces drove the last of their foul enemies back inside the monastery gates. Battering rams and war machines were hauled up the hill to crush their way inside. But before the king’s men could take the final stronghold, the Black Brotherhood immolated themselves in magical fire.

Green flames roared up from the monastery, engulfing many of the king’s men as well. As survivors watched, the Black Monastery burned away, stones, gates, towers and all. There was a lurid green flare that lit the countryside. There was a scream of torment from a thousand human voices. There was a roar of falling masonry and splitting wood. Smoke and dust obscured the hilltop. The Black Monastery collapsed in upon itself and disappeared. Only ashes drifted down where the great structure had stood. All that was left of the Black Monastery was its foundations and debris-choked dungeons cut into the stones beneath. The war was over. The Black Brotherhood was destroyed.

But the Black Monastery was not gone forever. Over nearly two centuries since its destruction, the Black Monastery has returned from time to time to haunt the Hill of Mornay. Impossible as it seems, there have been at least five incidents in which witnesses have reported finding the Hill of Mornay once again crowned with black walls and slate-roofed towers. In every case, the manifestation of this revenant of the Black Monastery has been accompanied by widespread reports of madness, crime and social unrest in the kingdom. Sometimes, the monastery has appeared only for a night. The last two times, the monastery reappeared atop the hill for as long as three months...each appearance longer than the first.

There are tales of adventurers daring to enter the Black Monastery. Some went to look for treasure. Others went to battle whatever evil still lived inside. There are stories of lucky and brave explorers who have survived the horrors, returning with riches from the fabled hordes of the Black Brotherhood. It is enough to drive men mad with greed—enough to lure more each time to dare to enter the Black Monastery.


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Looks cool......

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I have no idea where the last couple of weeks went! Thanks for stashing Alinya somewhere safe with Ragnvaldr; looks like everyone else is handling things very well.

Also, congratulations fatespinner, great to see you in RPGSS and lots of luck in the voting.


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It's all good


I think this thread disappeared from my list, I've been chatting in game thread all this time! :)


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I work til 9 pm tomorrow night (it's 9:30 pm where I am right now) so, doubt I'll be around much tomorrow.


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp

Is 15000 xp significant?

Hope you have a good day, Heathy, sounds long.


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Yep.

5th level it is.

(medium progression).


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Yep. 13 or so hours.

Long......

the last 4 or 5 is research though; not that hard.


Wow. Long day even by theater standards! :)

Try to have fun?!? ;P


HP 53/53 Dromite Soulknife 5 / Pyrokineticist 1 map

is that everyone? Leik has earned 2500 xp on top of whatever he started at (i assumed a 4th level base).


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Oh yeah; everybody. Either that or we'd be eternally waiting for one guy to level up.


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HP 53/53 Dromite Soulknife 5 / Pyrokineticist 1 map

sweet. one more level and ill take a level of that sweet sweet pyrokineticist, and i will do more than 2 damage in a round!


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right on

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Quick question to the group - I am considering taking Craft Wondrous Item for Alinya at level 5. Are there enough things that people want to make it worthwhile burning a feat on?

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Notes to self.

Spells to acquire:
lvl 1 - count = 13 @ 25gp = 325gp
alarm
protection from evil
shield
mount
obscuring mist
summon monster I
detect charm
detect undead
vanish
cause fear
ray of sickening
enlarge person
feather fall
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

lvl 2 count = 21 @ 150gp = 3150
book ward
resist energy
acid arrow
stone call
summon monster II
web
blood transcription
see invisibility
blur
haunting mists
false life
bear's endurance
bull's strength
cat's grace
darkvision
fox's cunning
knock
levitate
make whole
owl's wisdom
spider climb

lvl 3 count = 29 @ 375gp = 10875gp
cloak of winds
dispel magic
magic circle against evil
phantom steed
sleet storm
spiked pit
stinking cloud
summon monster III
arcane sight
blood biography
clairaudience/clairvoyance
displacement
illusory text
invisibility sphere
loathsome veil
major image
vision of hell
gentle repose
halt undead
howling agony
ray of exhaustion
vampiric touch
excruciating transformation
fly
haste
magic weapon, greater
secret page
slow

feather step?
barkskin?
secret chest

Items to craft:
Spectacles of Understanding - needs comprehend languages
Slippers, Feather Step - needs feather step
Headband of Intelligence - needs fox's cunning
amulet of natural armor - needs barkskin
Cloak of the Hedge Wizard - Necromancy - needs ray of enfeeblement
pearl of power - no requirement
efficient quiver - needs secret chest
scabard of vigor - needs greater magic weapon

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Hmm. Anyone remember how much cash / treasure we've found along the way? I suspect Alinya's share doesn't add up to approx 15k gp, so I'm going to have to be more selective :)


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Heheh, yeah, sounds like most of MY pc's! shopping list! :)

Well, lately (In PbP's) I have always been the one to take Craft Wondrous item, (Or plan to) to help outfit myself and the group. So far, haven't actually MADE anything yet. ;P

The nice thing about Craft Wondrous Item is you can make a lot of 'Spell in a can' items that are genuinely helpful, but that you don't want to take up important adventuring spell slots for.

Things I have come up with that I planned to make for one PC,

Hat- casts Charm Person 1 or 2 times/day.
(Tip the hat, "Good day to you sir" Charm.) :)

I'll try to remember more later. (There were several things along those lines at one point.) ;P


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp

Let's see - can you make Belt of Healing with CWI? How about something to enhance claw attacks? Ability score enhancement is always good. We could probably come up with something if that's what you want to do.


M Humanborn

Yeah Leik could use anything +attribute, +AC, +saves, etc.

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Cool. I'll go ahead then It suits Alinya's growing interest in all matters arcane, esoteric and wondrous.


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp

I really have no idea what Larissa will take as a feat. I suppose the way she's jumping into the middle of things, Toughness or a Save-enhancer might not be a bad choice. Her feats thus far have been all about the oracle abilities.

Always interested to hear what other people think would be a good choice, so I open the floor to suggestions.

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Toughness is always useful. Or what about Weapon Focus (natural attacks) for those energy body claw times. Alternatively you could consider Dodge or Combat Casting. Or Extra Revelation if there's another Oracle ability you'd rather have than a passive feat.

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Another note to self.

Monster summons:

lvl 1
dog
eagle
viper

lvl 2
small elemental (x4)
giant spider
wolf

lvl 3
ape
boar
cheetah
lantern archon


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp
Will Cooper wrote:
Toughness is always useful. Or what about Weapon Focus (natural attacks) for those energy body claw times. Alternatively you could consider Dodge or Combat Casting. Or Extra Revelation if there's another Oracle ability you'd rather have than a passive feat.

I've taken Extra Revelation and Extra Channel. I'm considering something more combat-oriented because she seems to throw herself into the fights.

Speaking of which, what is the roll method for hit points, again?

I think enhancing the claws is pretty tempting. Or Dodge or Improved Natural Armor. I like underlining what makes her not-human even as she acts all-too-human.

Heathy, I may i retroactively make a spell swap? I thought that happened starting at fifth level and missed my fourth-level chance.


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for hp's roll dice. If it's less than half, take at least half for hit points.

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1d6 ⇒ 5

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Quick bump to my question about wealth - has anybody been keeping track or do I need to do a thread trawl and count up the treasure?


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp

I have not kept track of general treasure, just the things I collected. Her hit points have been adjusted - it was a poor roll.

If you don't want me to retro-swap, that's cool. I selected one I have never used and thought I might find a better choice.

She's leveled other than the feat and new spells. Not that there was much else, of course.


M Humanborn

Not sure what our loot is. I was unable to edit my sheet for most of the adventure due to account issues.


HP 53/53 Dromite Soulknife 5 / Pyrokineticist 1 map

1d8 ⇒ 8 hp


M Humanborn

*Borat voice*

VEDDY NIIIIIIIIICCCCCEEEEEEE


HP 53/53 Dromite Soulknife 5 / Pyrokineticist 1 map

important notes, Leik has 10 more HP and two more AC now, and a net +2 more to hit and +1 more to damage, and +1d8 more to psychic strike. cant wait for that sweet, sweet fire lash next level.


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Borat rules.


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Anybody still need to level?...


M Humanborn

Leik is done. unless you need him to level to 6! woop woop!


I AM THE LORD OF ALL HELLFIRE!!!!!

Right on...


<sigh> First Elgan, now Edwin,...

I'm so far behind,....

If God put us on earth to achieve a certain amount of things, right now I'm so far behind that I will never die! ;P

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Alinya is done in herolab, I still need to update her profile. And go through the thread to work out how much money we have so that she can go shopping.


I AM THE LORD OF ALL HELLFIRE!!!!!

Right on.


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp

I still have a feat and spells to select.


Female Changeling (Annis Hag) Oracle of Life 6; 32/32 hp

Spells selected and I think I found the perfect feat - focuses on her non-human nature and enhances her combat.

Mother's Gift is a racial feat for changelings from ARG that grants one of three choices. Hag Claws option grants an untyped +1 to attack and damage with claws, so it will stack with Weapon Focus or Magic Fang if they come along later. I can take it again later for a bonus to her natural armor, which would stack with Improved Natural Armor if I wanted to go there.

Whee!


I AM THE LORD OF ALL HELLFIRE!!!!!

Huzzzah!

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Nice - it's always great when you find the thing that just 'clicks'.

W


Too True! :)


BTW, I'm busy with work and prepping wife for upcoming surgery. I'll stay on top as best I can. Please forgive if I vanish for a day or two.
;P

Thanks,

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