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I remember playing Baldur's Gate many years ago, and the first time a specific kind of wand dropped as loot while we were still low-mid level. My bard and wizard couldn't identify it, I didn't feel like spending the gold to have it identified at a shop, so, while sitting around in a pub, I just shrugged and clicked on it to see what it did.
Two seconds later all the commoners in the inn are dead, turned into ash by the fireball, the door is being broken down by law enforcement coming to kill us for our wicked mass murdering ways, and half the good-aligned party NPCs are quitting the group because I just tanked our reputation.
So yeah, I'm wondering what this magic watch will do?
Where'd you get the wand? Was it in the Ankheg nest?
Maybe? it was pretty early in the game. It was definitely the Friendly Arms Inn we blew to smithereens.
I'm trying to remember where else in the game early-game parties could find a Wand of Fire--because I definitely remember finding one with about 8 charges per spell in it around the time I reached Nashkel.
Of course, I might just be misremembering it entirely...
EDIT: I just looked it up. It was the one in the Ulcaster School dungeon that I was thinking of.
Oh, yeah, that could be it. I always liked that little dungeon. (Even though the first time I set foot in there we all died because it had all those lightning bolt traps in those narrow hallways, and this was 2nd ed. so lightning bolts BOUNCED BACK AT YOU after hitting a wall.)
Damn, you could blow up inns in Baldur's Gate? Always kinda wanted to play that game.
Well, insofar as 'killing everyone inside because you waved a wand that you had no idea what it did' counts as blowing up inns, yes.
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Speaking of summoning...
I was strongly considering taking summon good monster at level 13. Would you okay with the expanded summoning options superceding some of the summoning restrictions that come with Battle Companion?
Battle Companion (major): At 10th level, you can summon a battle companion. This ability functions as summon monster IV with a duration of 1 minute, but for only a good outsider or an animal with the celestial creature simple template. This ability can summon only one creature, regardless of the list used. For every 2 levels beyond 10th, the level of the summon monster spell increases by 1 (to a maximum of summon monster IX at 20th level).
Creatures like the pegasus and unicorn are major draws for taking the feat.
Unrelated to summoning, this site went through and Pathfinderized most of Greyhawk's deities including obediences and subdomains.
Oh god someone gave me a webcomic and I started reading it and I have done nothing productive all day.
Except yell at my representative at a town hall meeting.
that was pretty fun
Update tomorrow! Honest! If only because I'll probably be done bingeing by then. There is a lot to read in this one.
What webcomic?
"Dumbing of Age". It's been a daily webcomic for about seven years.
Are you just reading that, or going back and reading the precursor comics as well?(It's absolutely not necessary to do so, since they're not even set in the same universe, though it features the same characters, if that makes sense.)
Just DoA. I don't want to read any comic where one of these characters gets hit by a truck. Billie and Ruth hurt my heart enough as-is.
If you guys don't need a break, Tenser might conveniently settle matters pretty quickly. Bear in mind, though, that this is the last break you guys will be getting. After this, every installment will follow in pretty tight succession up until the endgame.
There's also the matter of the Marquis who slaughtered a bunch of Fharlanghn's priests...
In addition to that Tanith would like to check in on the shrine/temple if it's complete.
Re: Loot
Lotta good stuff there. Assumingw e keep a bunch of it, I think Carina should take the Robe of Resistance (she has the lowest saves) and give her Cloak to Cuetz. That'll bump both of their saves by +2, which is nice. Alternately, cloak to Tanith, but hi saves are higher already.
Rod of Fury to Astraden (or sold), Rod of Extend and Circlet of Charisma both to Eben.
Either sell the Ring of Force Shield, or Farrukh keeps it as a backup shield for emergencies. Probably the former.
Side note: "Mak'ar's spiked rod" just sounds...dirty.
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Astraden didn't sound super excited about the rod so I'm assuming she's not interested.
Carina
Robe of Resistance +5
Eben
Rod of Extend
Circlet of Charisma +6 (minus diamonds)
Everyone Else
7,350.00 gold
Alrighty... but I like my dragonskin resistance cloak.
It was a nice gift. :)
You can save it for special occasions. =P
Actually, is the robe of resistance a body slot item or a chest slot item?
Because I have a Runeward Tattoo in my body slot.
Tattoo slots are separate from magic item slots. You can have both.
Oh, really?
Huh. Didn't know that. Now I want more tattoos. :)
31,040 is a pretty big hit to be taking to my loot. Certainly could be handy, though.
I think that's the price, but since you're getting it as loot rather than buying it, you'd basically only be 'paying' 15,520 for it. That said, while it's a neat item, I don't know you need it. You have the deflection bonus better than covered whenever you have shield of faith up (which is almost all the time), and the 1/day empowerment is nifty but not a dealbreaker for you, I'd say. Basically, if you want it, you're not any more in debt than Eben is about to be, but if you don't don't sweat it because it's not like its one of the Zosiel's Tomb items we felt like we HAD to keep.
As for myself: I don't want to be a greedy pig and claim two final boss drop items if anyone else wants one. I'll definitely take the circlet (sans diamonds), and can make use of the extend rod, but if anyone else wants it (both Astraden and Tanith could conceivably make as good use of it as me), I'll defer it to them.
Otherwise, I'll take 'em both and go in big debt to the company store.
Side note: "Mak'ar's spiked rod" just sounds...dirty.
Well, maybe Spellweavers are like cats.
Hey, just realized the Charisma boost item is a 'circlet' rather than a 'headband'. Does this lost relic of 3.5 days accordingly occupy the head rather than headband slot? (If so, I've got a circlet of persuasion to sell off.)
As for myself: I don't want to be a greedy pig and claim two final boss drop items if anyone else wants one. I'll definitely take the circlet (sans diamonds), and can make use of the extend rod, but if anyone else wants it (both Astraden and Tanith could conceivably make as good use of it as me), I'll defer it to them.
This is just one of those happy occasions where "need" and "greed" perfectly align. =)
I think Extended Good Hope is something we'll all be glad to have.
The extend rod would actually be good in Astraden's hands too.
Extended +3 greater magic weapons and/or magic vestments would be sweet.
Great thing about rods is, they can be passed around to other people.
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The other concern with rods is I don't typically have the hand space for 'em. Like, it's nice to be able to loan them from Eben for long-term buffs, but for Astraden they're strictly non-combat items. Which is fine, because as a full caster she gets plenty of nice things just from her non-meta spells.
Yes, you are.
So, are you guys ready to move on?
Yeah. I might make a purchase but I don't think I have enough for anything big.
In addition to that Tanith would like to check in on the shrine/temple if it's complete.
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OOC I have a suspicion we're going to meet Moreto on our way there, but Astraden doesn't think that and will give it a scrying.
Everyone Else
7,350.00 gold
Shopping:
- Upgrade cloak of charisma +2 and resistance +1 to cloak of charisma +2 and resistance +2 - does that cost 4500 gp for "adding any additional ability to that item" or 3000 gp for the cost of just upgrading the resistance part?
- Making another scroll of word of recall centered on the All-Seeing Eye as before, 900 gp
- Scroll of freedom of movement, 350 gp
- Scroll of mass planar adaptation, 825 gp
- Scroll of control water, 350 gp
- Scroll of mislead, 825 gp
- Scroll of false vision, 812.5 gp
- Scroll of sending, 350 gp
She's also going to get her remaining money converted into 75 gp of incense, 50 gp of holy water, 200 gp of diamonds, 50 gp of opals, 20 gp, 1 sp, and 3 cp. I think only the holy water would be inconvertible?
Gonna brew three potions of fly.
1,125 GP spent to brew them.
Think I'm gonna go ahead and upgrade my Klar from +2 to +4. I've been trying to keep my weapons evenly upgraded but that's not really feasible with the Axiomatic property on the Sword of Aaqa eating so much gold.
Honestly, I'm kind of tempted to sell it at this point. Its special wind blast thingy has literally never worked.
Would Tenser be interested in buying a historical artifact weapon, perchance?
Yeah, he'll buy it for half the value.
I need to get a freelance submission done, so the update (and resolution of scrying) will be delayed.
Cool. Then available wealth: 7350 (payout) + 17.5k (sword) + 4734 (leftover from last time) = 29, 584 gp.
Purchases:
+3 Scimitar (if possible, I repurchase my tentacle sword and upgrade it) = 18k
Upgrade shield to +3 (9k)
Remainder: 2584 gp
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- Upgrade cloak of charisma +2 and resistance +1 to cloak of charisma +2 and resistance +2 - does that cost 4500 gp for "adding any additional ability to that item" or 3000 gp for the cost of just upgrading the resistance part?
Want to check on this as well. Just changes how many scrolls Astraden can make.
I'm gonna hold on to my cash for now.
It costs 3,000 gp.
Hey, just realized the Charisma boost item is a 'circlet' rather than a 'headband'. Does this lost relic of 3.5 days accordingly occupy the head rather than headband slot? (If so, I've got a circlet of persuasion to sell off.)
Man, I am cruddy at noticing player questions. Yeah, it occupies the "head" slot.
Otherwise, I'll take 'em both and go in big debt to the company store.
Sooooooome people say a bard is made outta mud...
There we go. The last big infodump before we set out for seventh installment of the Adventure Path: The Prince of Redhand.
I'll wait a day before progressing, in case there's anything else you want to say to or ask of Team Tenser.