Hellscarred and War-torn (Inactive)

Game Master Zedth

@Others

Also, if you guys have any magic item request, asks away, because I'll have to calculate how much I can create given the time we have.

@GM

Here is an updated cruch of Catcher.

I have no time to post today and tomorrow, so please forgive me. I'll probably be normal from saturday on.

I'll need a total on that from the DM then. Slab and Daggers need to be defined. We are looking at 87695gp total so far. That's 21923.75 per person. This is one of my favorite parts. Shopping.

Catcher: How long is the armor going to take? Is there time to do any other items?

Time to fill in those slots.

Starting money: 25990.25

Body: Cassock of the clergy 4600
Chest: Vest of surgery 3000
Feet: Slippers of spider climbing 4800
Head: Jingasa of the fortunate soldier 5000
Headband: Headband of inspired wisdom +2 4000
Neck: Amulet of natural armor +1 2000

total cost 23400

total= 2590.25

@Time to create items:

Assuming each week is 7 days Catcher should have a total of 21 days’ worth of crafting time.

Based on earlier Zedth post, remodeling the armor should take three days, plus the weapon and the belt of str, that's eleven days (11), which leaves 10 days’ worth of crafting.

I can use 'accelerated crafting' by adding 5 to the craft DC and reducing the time to craft by half (I did it with the belt and sword; otherwise they would take 8 days each instead of 4).

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So, to answer Gromff, I have time to create about 20k in magic items.

I just remembered that I have Veronica's player's ph# from when we met up. I just sent him a text, so we'll see if we get any news.

I'll post in-game a bit later today.

RE: Mithril slab and coins

Weapons of mithril are valued at 500 gp/pound, so to make things simple just take the weight of the slab and coins (50 coins = 1 lb) and multiply it by 500. That will give you a gold value with which you can trade it. We'll further assume you can get full value for it (as opposed to 1/2 value for typical trade-in expectations) since mithril is rare.

The slab is 50 lbs, so that is 25,000 gp.
2500 coins = 50 lbs of weight, so that is an additional 25,000 gp of value.

$$ $$ $$ $$ ;)

Daggers are 1lb so that's 1000 for the two of them.

The longsword and shortsword are 4lbs and 2 lbs respectively. That's 3000gp. We have plenty of money but that is a hefty chunk you are keeping to yourself just to look pretty.

Old total: 87695gp
slab = 25000
coins = 25000
daggers = 1000
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New Total = 138695
New Per Person = 34673.75

FWIW I sort of encouraged Catcher to keep them by saying I wouldn't count the value against her as far as WBL averages. I wanted you guys to have shiny nice things without feeling gimped, if you wanted to keep them instead of selling.

You guys are free to do what you want with your treasure, though I did try to give a large chunk of extra loot to make up for not selling the mithril greatsword. But by all means - if you guys want to sell and buy other things, that will make me just as happy.

So, to answer Gromff, I have time to create about 20k in magic items.

That's an item of 5000 per person. I'll go with the Jingasa then. That reduces the price to 2500.

Starting money: 34673.75

Body: Cassock of the clergy 4600
Chest: Vest of surgery 3000
Eyes:
Feet: Slippers of spider climbing 4800
Head: Jingasa of the fortunate soldier 2500 - reduced
Hands:
Headband: Headband of inspired wisdom +2 4000
Neck: Amulet of natural armor +1 2000
Shoulders:
Wrists:
Wand of Cure Light 750
Wayfinder 500
Dusty Rose Prism 5000

total cost = 26650

total = 8023.75

Jingasa of the Fortunate Soldier: Holy cow, that's a DC 25 craft without using accelerated crafting.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 17 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 17 + 1 = 26

DC Breakdown: 15(CL)+5+5(Can't cast spell:Moment of Prescience) for a total of 25, to cast such item, I'll need Gromff's help, since he'll need to cast Divine Favour at the right times when the item is being created.

Edit: I'll post later today the RP from crafting the item.

The longsword and shortsword are 4lbs and 2 lbs respectively. That's 3000gp. We have plenty of money but that is a hefty chunk you are keeping to yourself just to look pretty.

There’s no reason to save the world, if you can’t look pretty in the process! :>

As a reminder the weapons are a greatsword and a longsword.

@GM

I’ll post a list of spells Catcher will look up to purchase in the city, if there’s any magic shop available.

2nd:

• Eldritch Conduit
  

4th:

• Dimensional Anchor
  
• Stoneskin
  
• Dragon's Breath
  
• Fire Shield
  
• Black Tentacles
  

3rd:

• Spellsword
  
• Fractions of Heal and Harm
  

Then that's 6000 then. I still have 8000 left over though.

Also, you could buy a scroll of Crafter's Fortune, copy it then cast it once a day.

Also, you could buy a scroll of Crafter's Fortune, copy it then cast it once a day.

Nops, that's a spell I don't intend to use, and also it's a 8th level spell, which I cannot cast yet.

Edit:

Also, Gromff, don't forget to have Gromff ask on Gameplay for Catcher to craft the item for him.

Crafter's fortune is level 1. It increases Craft roll by 5.

With Rik's assistance and reputation with the artisans and magic-types in the city, there is a 75% chance for each item/spell/scroll that you folks wish to purchase or commission to be available. Please roll a % for each desired item/spell/scroll, high rolls win. (1%-25% means the item/spell is not available). Good luck with your rolls!

2nd:

• Eldritch Conduit 1d100 ⇒ 46
  

4th:

• Dimensional Anchor 1d100 ⇒ 47
  
• Stoneskin1d100 ⇒ 83
  
• Dragon's Breath 1d100 ⇒ 84
  
• Fire Shield 1d100 ⇒ 73
  
• Black Tentacles 1d100 ⇒ 78
  

3rd:

• Spellsword 1d100 ⇒ 32
  
• Fractions of Heal and Harm 1d100 ⇒ 78
  

@Gromff

Oh, okay, I thought you were talking about the other spell from the item, which is the level 8 spell.

Body: Cassock of the clergy: 1d100 ⇒ 84
Chest: Vest of surgery : 1d100 ⇒ 100
Feet: Slippers of spider climbing : 1d100 ⇒ 92
Headband: Headband of inspired wisdom +2 : 1d100 ⇒ 26
Neck: Amulet of natural armor +1: 1d100 ⇒ 45
Wand of Cure Light : 1d100 ⇒ 53
Wayfinder : 1d100 ⇒ 2 <-It's not that expensive and without it, the ioun stone is useless.
Dusty Rose Prism : 1d100 ⇒ 33

Shining Wayfinder: 1d100 ⇒ 59

Or maybe take this one?

Zedth, there's one amulet from the mindflyer which I havent identified yet.

Ill use the identify spell to help me. spellcraft + identify: 1d20 + 17 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 17 + 10 = 32

@Full shopping list:

• 2nd level spells (purchase and write on spellbook): 187,5
  
• 3rd Level spells (Purchase and write on spellbook): 937,5
  
• 4th level spells (Purchase and write on spellbook): 6375
  
• Belt of STR +4 (Craft item) 8000
  
• Headband of vast intellect +4 (upgrade) 12000 1d100 ⇒ 65
  

Total used: 27500gp
Remaining: 7500ish.

Here is my new prepared spell list:

0th: Detect Magic, Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation, Mage Hand

1st: 1/1 Catcher's heavy Blade, 1/1 Obscuring Misty, 1/1 Grease, 3/3 Shocking grasp, 0/0 (not prepared, blank for emergencies during the day).

2nd: 2/2 Scorching Ray, 1/1 Resist Energy, 1/1 Web, 1/1 See invisibility, 0/0 (not prepared, blank for emergencies during the day).

3rd: 2/2 Haste, 1/1 Fractions of Heal and Harm, 1/1 Chains of Perdition

4th: 1/1 Dragon's breath, 1/1 Black Tentacles, 1/1 Dimensional Anchor

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I tried a mix of area control/denial as the usual blasting spells (Catcher is a evoker).

If I can get the Shining Wayfinder, I'll have a little over 5000 left over. Think I'll get my armor upgraded to +2 for 3000

1d100 ⇒ 44

Just in case. That leaves me with 2000. I will stop there. Still no word from Roland of Veronica?

Still no word from Roland of Veronica?

I text'd with Veronica's player, he's been swamped with heavy personal incidents that have left him without time or desire to post. He said he hopes things calm down so that he can catch up and post in a week or so.

Haven't heard from Roland since last week when he said he was busy. Let's take it easy since we're at a fine pause point in the game right now. I'll check back on the thread every day to see if they've posted but until they're back we should consider the game on pause.

I'm here, having some trouble catching up, though.

Roland 9th level: Barbarian 9 (Surprise!!)
HP: 9HDx12HP = 108+27con+9fc= 144 hit powers points!
+1 BAB;
+1 Ref/Will;
+6 Skill Points: +1 Perception; +1 K.Planes; +1 Sense Motive; +2 Survival; +1 Climb;
Fire resistance improved to 2/-
Feat: No idea, I'm open to suggestions and don't have the time to look for anything nice. Improved Critical is an option.

Regarding money, I'm ok with you keeping whatever you want. These are the items I currently have, if I remember well:

+ Divine Ring of the Battleborn (btw I'm anxious for the enhancement cap to raise, since my +1 "furious" earthbreaker is atm worse than a +2 earthbreaker because of the limit)
+ Dark Iron Amulet: +1 NA, +2 to Handle Animal [~2500gp - loot]
+ Furious Earthbreaker +1 [2340gp - loot + Furious by Catcher]
+ MW Longsword [315gp - loot]
+ Gauntlets of Ogre Power [4000gp - loot]
+ Feather Step Handsomely Brute Boots [2000gp - bought]
+ +1 Blue Dragonhide Breastplate [Crafted - Catcher]

I would like to add the property of the winged boots to my Feather Step Handsomely Brute Boots if possible. Maybe if we have the money I'd like to also enhance my gauntlets of ogre power to +4. I just noticed that, for some reason, in this campaign my bookkeeping is terrible, for some reason. I usually have everything recorded somewhere, which in this case I don't. It took me like 5 minutes to recall where do I have bonus armor from...

Btw Gromff I think you also have a ring of sustenance.

Also, I'm unable to catch up on the roleplay today, so please bot me till tomorrow or wait a little bit more, sorry for the inconvenience.

Points to resolve later when I get home and have more time to elaborate:

A question, did you remove the stack limit from the weapon/armor?

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Rolls for Roland:

Spellcraft Boots DC 18: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (8) + 18 = 26 Price: 12k | time taken: 6 days
Because it is a second enchantment, then it's 50% more expensive. The initial price is 16k +50% (8k), and half of that to craft: 12k, the DC assumes +5 for accelerated crafting.

Spellcraft Gauntlets DC18: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37 Price: 6k : time taken: 3 days
The DC assumes +5 for accelerated crafting.

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And with that, I'm pretty sure I used all my allowed time to craft items.

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Rod: Intencified Spells (Minor): 1d100 ⇒ 50

Total current money: 4,5k

Also, I've just read the magic item creation rules and I have no idea how to calculate the price of multiple effects on a single item, so Roland, disconsider the price above and I'll leave the cost calculation to the DM.

A question, did you remove the stack limit from the weapon/armor?

Yes.

"If the item is one that occupies a specific place on a character's body, the cost of adding any additional ability to that item increases by 50%. For example, if a character adds the power to confer invisibility to her ring of protection 2, the cost of adding this ability is the same as for creating a ring of invisibility multiplied by 1.5."

The cost to add flying to his boots would be the same as winged boots x 1.5.

Or maybe take this one? (RE: Shining Wayfinder)

Yes sir, that is fine.

RE: spellcraft on the claw talisman.

Shadow Dragon Claw
The talisman is a severed tiny dragon's claw, one with scales blacker than night, emitting soft puffs of wispy black mist that dissipated within seconds. The claw is secured by a fine silver clasp, hanging on a black leather necklace.

Its properties:

I'm trying to finish catching up now guys, but I'm right now in doubt about something. The rules are not explicit about which enchantment should get a price increase, if the first, the second, the most expensive or the least. Yes, I know in the example above they listed the cost of adding invisibility as the one that should be increased, because it's being added to the item or something like that. But in this kind of reasoning I could craft Winged Boots, then add the feather step effect for half the price, couldn't I?

Either way, in most campaigns I play we'd been applying 50% to the cheapest enchantment, allowing you to have that "secondary power" for not much more than what it should cost, still making it possible to have powerful ones. What do you think GM?

Another option is to craft something like "winged cloak", which would sounds reasonable, in my opinion, and leave the boots like they are right now. Unless I'm being a bother then we could just go with the 12k and be done with it.

Did the armor thing inside Catcher's spoiler happened or not guys?

I'm gonna wait till after lunch to keep reading and writing, hopefully someone answers by then.

I'm trying to finish catching up now guys, but I'm right now in doubt about something. The rules are not explicit about which enchantment should get a price increase, if the first, the second, the most expensive or the least.

If you were creating the item from scratch you would obviously take the more advantageous method and craft the secondary effect at the lower price, but this item already exists.

You'll need to pay up the juice for the new ability on your boots or have it as a new item (such as a cloak, as you suggested)

Did the armor thing inside Catcher's spoiler happened or not guys?

Yes it did occur. I'm giving all of you guys some artistic license right now and Catcher ran with it this time. Apparently the depths of the devil plate armor's evil was more than even the GM could fathom!

@Armor thing.
That was just a fancy way to change Catcher's hair color. I was thinking about some 'last' prank/evilness before whatever was inside the armor stopped influencing the wearer.

@Inn
Well, when Roland puts that way I guess it really sounds strange about the inn, but I was kinda influenced by Rik saying that visitors were not that usual (but guessing they still received visitors) which would make sense to have at least one place where they could stay.

@Roland: It’s all about that hair.
Well, I’ll post something up then to give you reason to bully Catcher ingame.

re: Inn

I had similar thoughts when I first read Catcher's post about finding an inn. I probably would have narrated that there were zero inns but that is the beauty of PbP. We have collectively made something better.

This city rarely gets any visitors other than diplomats/magicians/priests who were specifically invited. That said, those visitors that do visit will need a place to lay their heads, so it does make sense that there might be one inn in the city somewhere.

Can everyone please give me a breakdown of every new magic item you have purchased.
Catcher, can you please give me a breakdown of what items were crafted and how much time was needed to craft them.

I know the info is in posts above but I would like to see it in a few concise consecutive posts.

Craft Actions:

• 2 days: Devilhide Armor rework I had already worked a day at the Hound’s archon camp
  
• 4 days: Enchantment transfer from Scythe to Greatsword
  
• 4 days: Craft Belt of STR +4
  
• 2,5 days: Craft Gromffs Helm
  
• 3 days: Upgrade Roland Gauntlets of STR from +2 to +4
  
• 6 days: Add flying enchant to Roland’s Feather Step Handsomely Brute Boots This still need the player approval, since he said that for this price 12k, most likely he wouldn’t want to craft it.
  

Total days used: 21,5

Purchases:

• Lot’s of scrolls from 2nd to 4th level.
  
• Upgrade Headband of intellect from +2 to +4
  
• Rod: Intensified Spells (Minor)
  

Scrolls purchased:

2nd:

• Eldritch Conduit
  

3rd:

• Spellsword
  
• Fractions of Heal and Harm
  

4th:

• Dimensional Anchor
  
• Stoneskin
  
• Dragon's Breath
  
• Fire Shield
  
• Black Tentacles
  

Edit:

@Zedth:

It’s a bit of shenanigan, but I’m planning to combo the intensified spell rod with Shocking Grasp Spell, for a bit more of damage for Catcher.

It works like this:

With the 3rd level spell, spellsword, I can place a rod inside my greatsword, which in turn counts as if I’m holding the rod for purposes of usage. Intensified spells allow me to add up to +5 dices of damage to a spell up to level 3, three times per day without raising the spell level. On this case, during melee combat, I can cast shocking grasp for 9d6 (max 10d6 at caster level 10), by using the rod which is inside the sword.

If you think this is too much mix-max for you, I’ll give up on the idea take the feat later, which in turn will make my spells second level instead of first, for the same effect.

Most of the spell's verbiage is to facilitate a melee-oriented rod to be used in conjunction with your weapon's melee attacks, but this line is very clear: "For the spell’s duration, a character wielding the transmuted weapon is also considered to be wielding the rod or staff as well."

So yeah, I don't see any problem with Catcher "wielding" the rod via her sword and enhancing her spells through the rod.

@Roland

You need to tell me if you'll craft the boots or what other item you want. Just remember the craft cost cannot be more than 12k (maybe upgrading your weapon and armor).

Let's go with the cloak. I wanna look like a knight.

I don't know what more I could ask for, the armor should be fine, or a belt of constitution, anything would be fine.

That aside, I'm really having trouble catching up these days since I arrive home exhausted from working on the house (yes, I'm helping build it - from habitat for humanity experience ^_^). So please forgive me for delaying the game, I'll keep trying my best keep playing every day, but this week is being hard.

Spellcraft DC 18: 1d20 + 18 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 18 + 1 = 22

Here is the item I crafted for Roland:

Spellcraft Upgrade enchanment of breatplate from +1 to +2: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36

EDIT2:

Since anything is fine, Catcher is upgrading his armor because she doesn’t really like this death-wish style of fighting and she believes that if she can make him wearer a better magic-protected armor, he might be safer, but of course she’ll never admit that.

Oh gods. A flying Barbarian.

@Gromff

Well, thinking about this, I should have added something off to your request as well. I've lost my chance, but on a next opportunity, how about this:

{Insert here the name of the item} of Royal Dwarf Beard

This {item} once equipped, give the wearer a lustrous and marvelous dwarf beard, as well the ability to manipulate the appearance of his beard at will. The changes are permanent and continue even after the {item} is removed, but it’s just a marvelous dwarf beard, and nothing magical or different about it.

EDIT:

Zedth, what's your take on Spellscribed armor?

RE: Spellscribed armor
That sounds cool! Approved.

That aside, I'm really having trouble catching up these days since I arrive home exhausted from working on the house (yes, I'm helping build it - from habitat for humanity experience ^_^). So please forgive me for delaying the game, I'll keep trying my best keep playing every day, but this week is being hard.

When I first moved to Las Vegas (I was a 14 year old kid) I helped in a community project where we restored crummy houses (in the ghetto) to a much nicer state. Lots of junk removal, painting, etc. It was a lot of work but we helped a lot of people. It was certainly tiring though, so I can imagine what toll Habitat for Humanity might take on someone.

No need to apologize. We are a bit of a lull for multiple reasons, one of which is the waiting on Veronica's player to hopefully return. I'll text him again sometime next week if we don't hear from him online soon. We might need to recruit another player, and being in this city provides a good opportunity to do so.

We're kinda chillin' right now in-game due to you guys shopping and such, but that is mostly done now I suppose.

-Is everybody fully leveled up? (Please take a moment to update your 'header' with your updated stats. Also please double check my info at the top of the webpage to ensure I have your correct HP, initiative, and perception scores)
-Is everybody done shopping/crafting/upgrading?
-Shall I start a recruitment for a 5th player? (either to replace Veronica and/or to supplement the group for when she returns) I'm going to start a recruitment to be safe. I don't think we should carry on with potentially 3 players.