Yeah, in a straight up fight i think we'd win against 4 or 5 for sure, although there would certainly be a non-negligible chance that one of us would die in such a fight. So engaging in a campaign to whittle the hoard down would require being able to repeatedly split off groups of 2-3, maybe 4 if we could engage them from an advantageous position. That would still take a while to reduce the hoard to something that Stagfell could resist.
Following their trail back to Hargulka sounds better to me.
A third possibility - if we can come up with a clever plan to pull it off - would be to find a way to take out the leader of this band. Without someone driving them, the hoard might well splinter into less focused, smaller groups. The trolls would still be able to terrorize the countryside, but would pose significantly less threat to Stagfell.
If the numbers are accurate, we very likely could not destry that many trolls. Sending the lizard folk to warn Stagfell is probably for the best but we would need to send a message so that the guards / mercenaries would accept the message.
We could likely backtrack to Hargulka's lair and, hopefully, find him without a lot of guards.
This week has been filled with taxes (mine and my mother's), making offers on a house and my oldest son's fourth birthday (today). So, no appearances from me until tomorrow, probably.
Does the party have access to invisibility? If so, what's the duration? If long enough maybe one of us running to spy is helpful. It isn't clear to me the distance separating us from the pack (more specifically, the time it would take to traverse that distance). Invisibility may be moot, unless we can also fly, due to the weather meaning that we will leave obvious tracks too.
Your wizard does not have either Invisibility or Fly.
Then I think we should just ignore this group of them for now entirely. We can't split them or scout them effectively.
Any objections to this?
Not from me! I just want to get a move on!
No objections from me, either.
No flying magic here either. As for invisibility, I have a potion (minutes of inviz) and I think Alister can turn invisible for a few rounds with a vanish spell.
If no one has a clever idea to take out the bladed troll first, then I have no objections to to heading for the forest.
As a heads-up, I will be away from next Sat 22 March to Sun 7 May inclusive. I probably won't be able to post, though I'll check in if I can.
(Reminder I'll probably be absent from tomorrow.)
I can sign in from here so should be able to check in and post. :)
Starting a new job today. I probably won't be posting again until Wednesday. Thanks for your understanding.
Good luck!
Awesome! Congrats on the new job. I had an interview today. I am not betting on anything coming from it but it would be nice even if the commute would be way worse.
Good luck on the new job & the job hunt!
My commute is only an hour but that's mostly on 2-lane highway.
My commute is 45 minutes, but it's against traffic, so I'm okay with that (although my former commute was 12 minutes).
Away again today until Sunday night, probably won't be able to post sadly! Scott, looking forward to seeing you soon and hearing about things!
Me too! Travel safely.
For what its worth. I think Ahran should have 46 HPs. 11 for first and 7 for the other 5 levels.
I agree 11 for first, but then an average of 6.5 for the following levels (half of a d10 being 5.5), which is how I get 43. Unless we're rounding up? I was alternating 5s and 6s.
According to the rules on the Yuku page its half +1.
Oh nice. :) I wonder if I've been playing it wrong at his in-person games these past years as well, then! I'll correct next level.
Hero Lab uses half +1 for each level, so my wizard gets 4 hp per level after first, and then 1 hp/lvl for CON.
That is correct. We round up.
Hey guys!
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Piotr is stuck to the troll's chest and held fast by several sharp blades. He will take damage every round he stays there and damage when he pulls himself free. Breaking free requires a DC 25 Escape Artist or grapple check. Despite being grappled, Piotr's hands and arms are unencumbered.
Does this mean that Piotr can still cast spells?
Yep! It'll require a concentration check, however. That's quite an ouchie.
A touch attack of 20 misses a giant. That is a bad bad sign.
It definitely would be... but I screwed up. I missed that it was a touch attack. It definitely hit.
Headed to Japan tomorrow for most of the week. I'll try to post, but no guarantees it'll be consistent.
So its been about 48 hours since I've been able to get the Paizo site to load. Was it just me? Based on the number of posts, it looks like the rest of you have been able to load it just fine.
I have had trouble seeing the website over the last day or two. Its been intermittent to non-existent.
Same here. Lots of people have had the same experience.
Me, too! I know I did.
Please take the time and calculate your PCs current wealth in money and possessions. I want to know where we are versus the Wealth By Level chart.
Somebody (Piotr/John?) is tracking party items (like the Instant Signal Towers). Could I get that list, too, please?
Aristu's current wealth:
Bracers of Armor +1 : 1000gp
Ring of protection +1: 2000gp
Ring of sustenance: 2500gp
Robe of Blending: 8400gp
Potions (3 1st, 1 2nd level): 450gp
Scrolls (8 1st, 1 2nd, 1 3rd level): 725gp
Wand of Magic Missiles (CL 3, 5 charges): 225 gp
Wand of Burning Hands: (CL 2, 7 charges): 210 gp
magical Fetish/necklace he just picked up: unknown
mundane & alchemical equipment: approx 150gp
coin: approx 1185 gp
Total: 16,845 gp + the magical necklace taken from the 2 headed troll
I believe Ahran's current wealth, based on Hero Lab (which I keep updated), comes to 7,994 gp in equipment plus 1,151 gp in money. So a little over 9,000 gp total.
I'll be out of the country this coming Saturday until July 20. So posting may be intermittent for that period, although I'll check in when I can. (We may be dead by Saturday anyway!)
Hopefully that refers to the PC's and not the players.
Ha, me too. Well, I hope it refers to neither. ;)
Alister's wealth is skewed by Thorn.
Thorn (+2 fey-bane longsword): 18,688gp
MW Cold Iron longssword: 388gp
Shortsword: 10gp
Dagger: 2gp
+1 Chain Shirt: 1250gp
Light Steel Shield: 9gp
Ring of Protection +1: 2000gp
Potion of CLW: 50gp
Scroll of CLW (x4): 100gp
Scroll of CMW: 150gp
Scroll of Share Language (x2): 100gp
MW backpack: 50gp
Spell Component Pouch: 5gp
Black Ink: 8gp
Mapmaking kit: 10gp
Everything else is mundane and below 5gp.
Total: 22,605gp
Cash on hand: 26gp
I gave up on attempting to track loot distribution because of the player turnover.
I cannot find any list of party loot.
As for character wealth, what I have in HeroLab is:
- 3 CLW potions: 150 gp
- Potion of Protection from Evil: 50 gp
- Scroll of Arcane Mark: 12.5 gp
- Scroll of Comprehend Languages (4th lvl): 100 gp
- Scroll of Crafter's Fortune: 25 gp
- Scroll of Daze: 12.5 gp
- Scroll of Detect Secret Doors (4th lvl): 100 gp
- Scroll of Enlarge Person (2nd lvl): 50 gp
- Scroll of Mage Armor (2nd lvl): 50 gp
- Scroll of Resistance: 12.5 gp
- Scroll of Shield: 50 gp
- Scroll of Vanish: 25 gp
- Spellbook (cost of writing): 2185 gp
- Cash: 114 gp, 7 sp, 9 cp
- Other gear: 20 gp
Total: 2994.79 gp
So we're seeing a wee disparity in PC wealth, it seems. Well, that's also part of what this audit is about. BTW, how is that Aristu has bracers and rings and a robe and Piotr has only scrolls and potions? It's the Man keeping you down, Piotr! :-)
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In reference to Party Loot:
From these sources:
I infer that all the loose items floating around were sold prior to the team setting out into the Narlmarches, and that any gear acquired since then has not yet been distributed or sold. Thus I believe the Party Loot currently consists of:
From boggard patrol:
3 potions of Barkskin
+1 greatclub (2305 gp)
+1 black dragonhide scale mail (1300 gp)
potion of Bull's Strength
potion of Cure Serious Wounds
masterwork heavy wooden shield (157 gp)
326 gp
From quickling:
* +1 shortsword (2310 gp)
* vial of blue whinnis poison (600 gp)
* 149 gp
* 164 sp
*a dozen different sparkling gemstones worth 2,250 gp in all.
From the Grimstalker:
* fine velvet cloak (12 gp)
* a gold necklace (125 gp)
* a silver ring set with an emerald (375 gp)
* a bejeweled masterwork short sword (640 gp)
* a moonstone (67 gp)
* 95 sp
* 39 gp
From the empty tower:
* Mithral statuette of Findeladlara, the elven goddess of art and architecture (1200 gp)
From the Dancing Lady / Daria:
*a life-sized alabaster statue of a nude, dancing elven woman (worth 900 gp, but weighing almost 500 pounds)
* a gorgeous Taldan harp
* a small, carved jade statuette of a coiling snake (worth 75 gp)
* an ancient filigreed elven water clock (worth 1,000 gp, but weighing 200pounds)
* a snow-white bearskin coverlet (worth 50 gp)
* Two royal outfits (200 gp each)
* three courtier’s outfits (30 gp each)
* 3 vials of exotic perfume (100 gp each)
* a gem-studded tiara (350 gp)
* an elaborate bottle filled with some perfumed liquid (magical, but unidentified)
* 539 sp
* 463 gp
From the Trolls so far:
* 293 sp
* 37 gp
* 4 BP worth of kingdom goods (will need several wagons)
* Magical necklace (Aristu has it now)
I have:
+1 Fullplate 2650
+1 Wooden Shield 1157
+1 Cutlass 2315
+1 Cloak of Resistance 1000
Gold:2856
Silver: 9
Copper: 0
Various mundane equipment
Total: 9078
Okay, so adding all your wealth to the sale value of the party list, it's something like 14,500 each, so slightly below WBL for 6th (16,000) and well below WBL for 7th (23,500).
So should I hold him at the choke point or start backing up to make room?
If you back up, we might be able to get it to move into the Grease AoE
On the other hand, if there seem to be any more enemies behind the rock troll, then keeping it in the bottleneck would probably be preferable.
Two questions, before taking my action:
1. Is the troll flat-footed or is its movement a surprise round? (Asking to determine AoOs.)
2. If it is flat-footed, can I move through its square?
Otherwise we all need to Withdraw to somewhere we can fight it.