Sorry for the delay guys and gals. I haven't checked the site in awhile.
Sorry for being invisible. Life got busy all of a sudden. I keep putting off saying something because I think I'm just about to be able to post. Lol. Anyway, update will be forthcoming Sunday evening. I promise!
Have fun on the train. :D
I'm getting locked in a room (with a Frenchman) this weekend.
You guys are having way more fun this weekend than I!
Please take a look at these rules and let me know what you think.
If Caught on Fire, the PC will then roll 1d10 on the following table:
- 1 = hat->cloth headband/scarf->hair
- 2 = shirt (or upper portion of dress/robe/coat)
- 3 = pants (or lower portion of dress/robe/coat)
- 4 = shoes/boots/sandals->socks/stockings
- 5 = beltpouch->belt
- 6 = backpack
- 7 = cloak->cape->coat
- 8 = one miscellaneous item a character may have attached to his/her outer person of player's choice (E.g. bandolier, sack, quiver, scroll case, spellbook, etc.)
- 9 = Roll 1d8 and the item from the above list corresponding to the new result is Caught on Fire. However, your quick thinking and reflexes allowed you to respond to the item's cumbustion, you and the item still take the damage from it catching fire, but you managed to snuff it out, and it will no longer be considered Caught on Fire.
- 10 = Roll 2d8 and the items from the above list corresponding to the two results are Caught on Fire.
Each turn you are Caught on Fire (fail the next turn's Reflex save), there is a 20% chance (roll 1d100) of another item catching on fire. If the category previously rolled has a "->" progression, the next item in the list is automatically ignited if 20% chance is met. Otherwise, roll 1d10 again on the above list.
Sounds like a sensible set of rules. By the way did I mention Ali had some fire retardant sprayed onto his equipment and clothes :P
So I realized that while I had worked on the next GM post this weekend, apparently, I did not actually select "Submit." It is my fervent hope that it still remains in the Preview state which last I left it. My apologies for not remembering to do this as I had thought I had already moved us along and had been waiting for posts from you guys. Oops!
Serious question: Do you guys dislike the "mega-posts" I end up having to make for the NPCs? Would it be better if I made several smaller posts in a row? Or is one large post preferred?
With today's weather I can just about get Ali's 'Clouded Vision'. It's so foggy & misty here I can almost see the undead pirates....
Serious question: Do you guys dislike the "mega-posts" I end up having to make for the NPCs? Would it be better if I made several smaller posts in a row? Or is one large post preferred?
I'm OK with big posts when they are broken up like you do it. It is nice to get feedback turn by turn in case somebody gets into trouble and needs help, but the mega post at the end of the round is a nice recap.
And a reposting of init order at the end is helpful so we don't have to go digging... just sayin'.
Yes, yes. Don't worry. Once I get the Lyre's turn completed initiative will be reposted as usual. ;P
Oh, he's not done yet.... D:
Tic-tock...the current players with the ability to act will be botted soon...
Phone posting with faulty touchscreen. Can't see map. Please move as appropriate. Home again someday.
Looks like ODV (Llewyn) and Stavos (Brokk) have opted to leave the game. We're coming up on a natural exit point for them, so I will only be botting them for a short time. As they are leaving the game though, I will now include them in my GM posts only.
At this time, I would like to advise that if you wish to make any changes to characters, you may do so. One player has expressed an interest in changing classes, so we have worked out an RP explanation for how that happened. Anyone wishing to do this even if it's to swap out a feat or skill, please let me know here, or in PM if you wish to be more private while we work out the RP details.
Game on!
Here is Armin, rebuilt as a bloodrager. It was the original plan, but I didn't want any conflict with Brokk, and none of the bloodlines quite seemed right at the time. With what just transpired though, "destined" seems pretty fitting.
Nothing much has actually changed, yet.
CN Medium humanoid (android)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +7
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 13 (1d10+3)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +1; +4 vs. paralysis, poison, and stun effects
Immune disease, exhaustion, fatigue, sleep
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee planson +4 (1d10+4)
Melee handaxe +4 (1d6+3/x3)
Ranged javelin +3 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks bloodrage (6 rounds/day), destined strike (+1, 3/day), nanite surge (+4, 1/day)
Bloodline destined
RAGING STATISTICS
When raging, AC 15; hp 15, Fort +6, Will +3; Melee planson +6 (1d10+7), handaxe +6 (1d6+5/x3); Ranged javelin +3 (1d6+5); CMB +6; Skills Climb +9, Swim +9
STATISTICS;
Str 16, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats Empathy, Power Attack
Skills Climb +7, Knowledge (nature) +6, Perception +7, Survival +5, Swim +7
Languages Common, Hallit
Traits Nanite Revival, Pioneer (Knowledge [nature])
SQ constructed, fast movement
Gear scale mail, handaxe, javelins (2), planson, backpack, belt pouch, blanket, flint and steel, iron pot, rope, soap, torches (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 34 gp
Is it morning?
No, if I recall the dream ended just after midnight. Of course, if no one has anymore RP to do, I can advance things to morning. :devilish:
Life is totally kicking my a$$. Trying to get my head above water this weekend and return Monday.
Looks like I will be making the choice for the group. Post will probably be late tonight or tomorrow morning (Pacific zone morning that is :P).
Why do I feel like Deadpool?
Do we know anything about the land we're chartering? I don't have much in the way of homesteading gear, nor gold to buy any.
You know what the Player's Guide says, of course. Beyond that would be some knowledge checks. If there are some specific questions you have, I can probably address those in game but a lot of it will likely be in the rumor chart style, meaning maybe not everything you hear is exactly true or fully true.
Roswitha has the following and is willing to share/pool resources:
Personal Equipment: Dagger, cold-weather outfit, belt pouch, caltrops, clear crystal, light crossbow, 20 bolts, backpack, bedroll, weatherproof scroll case containing charter to The Greenbelt.
Poolable Equipment: 8.8 gp, 10 pcs chalk, crowbar, grappling hook, silk rope, 10 days rations.
Possible party needs: Pack animal, mapping gear (parchment, scroll case, ink/charcoal), tent, lantern, oil, extra ammo, tools (axe, shovel), extra provisions, alchemical stuff, trade goods???
Personal Equipment: Cold weather outfit, Rusty Dagger, old battered leather armour, Glass Marble, twine, blanket, fish hook, wood fiddle, spell component pouch.
Poolable Equipment: 5.5gp Twine, Cast Iron Cook Pot, Brown Paper Bag of Turnips, carrots & apples.
Party Needs: Flint & tinder? More food?
Oh, good, you've got a cook pot. Maybe some canvas and oil to make a tarp?
Stuff: blanket, flint and steel, iron pot, riding kit (bit and bridle, riding saddle, saddle blanket, saddlebags, horse feed [2 days]), rope, scroll case (charter), soap, torches (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 18 gp
Armin has a horse - we could always use that as our pack animal.
Or for dinner.
Oh, waterskin. We'd all better have one.
We could use a large tent, but it only sleeps 4 and costs 30 gp. I was thinking of an oilcloth tarp. 9 sq yds of canvas plus some oil would be 9 sp for the canvas plus however many oil pints are needed - probably fewer than 1 per square yard of canvas. So for under 2 gold, we could have a big tarp to use as makeshift shelter, cover, sack, ground cloth, etc.
If we move half-speed, our Ranger can provide for herself pretty easily using Survival, and has a chance of providing for more of us (If she rolls 14 on the D20, she can feed us all). She can also try predicting the weather so we'll know if we need to spend time on shelter or can sleep rough.
Miyari has 5 days worth of rations and a waterskin. Rope, soap, 10 torches, blanket and 21 gold that she's bringing to the table. Also, 40 arrows. Kind of a weak inventory, but a bit of remaining gold.
Glen doesn't really have much that's very useful for a group.
A bedroll, Thieves tools, string, 4 trail rations, 5 pieces of chalk, 5 pieces of parchment, a waterskin, 2 empty vials, and 2 pieces of charcoal. 8sp 4cp
Arielle possesses:
- dagger
- backpack
- blanket
- candle (3)
- candle lamp
- canteen
- chalk (2)
- fortune-teller's deck
- marbles
- poor meal (3)
- mess kit
- mysterious amulet
- 8 sp, 5 cp
Hopefully we'll never need it, but is there any cheap/reasonable way to reverse flesh-to-stone. Since cockatrices are fairly low-level.
Anyway the tarp is a great idea for a cheap tent. Really a second set of clothing could be useful - but I don't think we've/ I've enough cash for that.
The plan should be move as far as possible on our trail rations before we slow down to scavenge off the land, since the rest of us can map at the same time. :D
PLUS Ali is also trained in survival (+5) to help with the gathering.
Ready to leave? I thought we had left, even though we haven't figured out supplies yet. Glen moved us along to the road, where we're all marching along, right?
I'm kind of assuming we did supplies the afternoon we got the charter, so are figureing them out in "flashback", sort of. That way we would leave first thing in the morning?
The plan should be move as far as possible on our trail rations before we slow down to scavenge off the land, since the rest of us can map at the same time. :D
Did somebody give us mapping supplies, or do we need to buy them? And doesn't mapping require expensive stuff like compasses and levels and marking sticks? >_>
We are so broke.
Recognizing there is some consternation over supplies, I will offer you all the chance to use you RCs to claim cash prizes. During the prior afternoon and the morning walk from the Dragon's Rest, you may choose to spend an RC to acquire 50g through some encounter of your own making. I will allow a maximum of 2 RCs to be spent in this way.
You can describe your random encounter finding money in a barrel or sack of flour (a la Skyrim) or maybe you gambled for it in the Dragon's Rest common room or in a back alley dice game while the others were having dinner. In the event any of you have Professions or Craft skills that could be reasonably employed within the afternoon and morning span in question, you may do so in addition to spending the RCs. Or...you could not describe it at all, and just spend the RCs to get the money!!!
Regardless of the means, please post your decision to do so, and list your new mundane goods. And yes, I realize with magic being ubiquitous scrolls and potions are "mundane" for the purposes of this event, so they are on the table if you can afford them.
Please post your new skill rank and trait here in the discussion.
Skill point: Stealth 1 rank
Bonus Trait: Linked Surge
Skill point: Diplomacy 1 rank (+9)
Bonus trait: World traveller (+1 to Diplomacy and it is a class skill)
I forgot to mention that skill rank limit of no more than your level is still in effect as is only possessing one type of trait per category (e.g. Combat, Social, etc.)
Skill Point: Spellcraft (+5)
Bonus Trait: Arcane Temper (+1 to initiative and concentration checks)
More Human Than Human (-15 RC): Raging Vitality
Skill point:
Perception (1 rank, +3)
Bonus trait:
Called: Once per day upon rolling a natural 1 on an attack roll, you may reroll the die and take the second result instead.
Trait: Student of Philosophy (Use int mod for Bluff to convince of lies and Diplomacy to persuade others.)
Skill point: Bluff (+3 or +7 to convince lies)
Sorry I have been MIA. Bad headache kept me down most of the day. I'm going to get everything moving tomorrow.
Hope you are feeling better, Pin. Sunday Headaches suck.
Conveniently, all the those with new charters not even a day old choose to set out together.
This has been bugging me a bit. In-game, you leaned hard on "Conveniently", as if we were metagaming to go together to the Greenbelt. I thought we all have the same charter as part of an adventuring party and we were meeting up in town at the charter office. Or do you mean that there are other parties with other charters setting out along with us?
Sorry, I just want to comprehend. I don't like the idea that we metagamed going as a group. There was something either in the PG or the intro that made me think we were hired as part of a group.
In truth, the AP does assume that you all conveniently form a party before setting off on the expedition. I added the stress just for fun. Take it as a nod for the meta if you'd like. But not at your expense. More like I was poking fun on how I brought everyone together.
Incidentally, did you guys want to come up with a name for your expedition? We will assume that the charters would all include it as well.
Well I see it that if we were a colonial expedition (ala Far & Away) that you'd want to set out in numbers - especially in Bandit Country & thus we're not really meta-gaming.
As far as a name, I'll think on it.
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I posted this from my work computer!!!
Marvellous Miyari & the Mystery Machine*
Official notice of 1 RC for Miyari in thanks for the attribute spreadsheet.
Update is coming, I promise. Work got real busy, so I've had less time. Bad excuse I know, but I will get something written soon.