Loyalty is only used during specific events and during wartime and with armies.
Furthermore, Ultimate Campaign's rules are MUCH more balanced than what first appeared in the Kingmaker module. I'd have thousands of gold and dozens of BP by now under those rules.
Sort of true. All right.
Another thing that I feel I should have mentioned earlier. Do to kobolds dark vision and light blindness about all koblod activity in the city is at night. It really is the city which never sleeps.
lol. I hadn't thought of that.
It's the details that make all the difference.
In the morning, we shall discuss which hexes to explore and begin our adventure. Might I suggest H36 and H38 to cover all of the Tuskwater.
Good night all.
Sort of true. All right.
Another thing that I feel I should have mentioned earlier. Do to kobolds dark vision and light blindness about all koblod activity in the city is at night. It really is the city which never sleeps.
Okay, Adular will feel better about that, after all, nocturnal soldiers defending your city, even scrawny ones, are nothing to sneeze at.
Still the downtime rules are being far too easy to sidestep the kingdom rules. How about this after you build a building with the downtime rules it does not count for the kingdom rule until you buy it using the kingdom rules. However you get a half price discount on the BP price.
Still the downtime rules are being far too easy to sidestep the kingdom rules. How about this after you build a building with the downtime rules it does not count for the kingdom rule until you buy it using the kingdom rules. However you get a half price discount on the BP price.
That's still pretty generous, as using downtime resources first will always be more cost effective. It also creates a logical disconnect: The building is there, and is fully functional to the kingdom and its citizens in every way, so why isn't the kingdom benefiting from its presence?
Nevertheless, it is an easy to implement patch since there is already a precedent for half-priced buildings.
If you do decide to implement that rule, I recommend grandfathering in everything from the first six months, if only so you don't break my brain trying to reconfigure all the math.
I will be adding downtime buildings to the kingdom map (even if they are only one room), but they will be marked with a large "C" for "under construction" to denote that they are not yet effecting the Kingdom stats in any way.
We can explain it away as simply being the initial rush and excitement of new opportunities provided by a new settlement, which has only just started to settle and die down.
That kinda sucks for me because the whole reason I started building the hospital was for its bonus to the kingdom stats. I rather just dust my hands off it and turn it over to kingdom control once I'm done.
Excited to be out under the sun, Riva buys a pair of rowboats (complete with oars), each outfitted with two fishing kits, a fishing net, and a harpoon.
"Let's go fishing! It seems such a shame to let the bay go to waist."
Of course we will grandfather in the already made buildings.
rummors about the area
A small swamp on the southeast bank of the Tuskwater is the domain of a mysterious crone named Elga Verniex, known to travelers as the Old Beldame. Most of the denizens of the southern Greenbelt believe the old woman to be a hag and call her the Swamp Witch, believing that she sold her soul to a demon or devil for malign powers. Any time a child goes missing, the Swamp Witch is blamed, and her legend is commonly used to scare said children into behaving well or finishing their suppers.
hey Ravingdork, is it just Riva and Adular talking now or have you left to see if Eldric and Rory are interested too? Cause I am. He's in his office at the theater if you wanna roleplay that in.
hey Ravingdork, is it just Riva and Adular talking now or have you left to see if Eldric and Rory are interested too? Cause I am. He's in his office at the theater if you wanna roleplay that in.
I bought supplies for four, and was addressing everyone with the line "Let's go fishing."
Assume I brought it up at the end of a meeting or something and that we are all present.
Alright, Was just wondering since the post before was Riva and Adular discussing the BP stuff and Adular even continued like it was such, just wanted to be sure before i just joined in.
Dunno if you guys have gotten around to checking out the new blog update, but they're teasing a lot of cool new diety related stuff in Inner Sea Gods. Also, Adular, behold the apparently new face of your god (if the blog comments are to be believed)
Ravingdork you of all people know how to protect someone from aging in pathfinder.
Yes, but that's an adventure unto itself. :D
and i'm lost... but that's fine. lets my surprise be more authentic in game.
and i'm lost... but that's fine. lets my surprise be more authentic in game.
I've been dropping subtle hints about this all over the place, but I don't mind being less subtle if you are having trouble piecing it together.
Riva once had a biological daughter who, for reasons unknown to your characters, died at some point in her past. This is why Riva pushed to have the capital city of Caerulus named Allania. It was to honor her daughter's memory, whose name the city shares.
It's also what has spurred her to adopt a kobold, because the child reminds her a great deal of Allania--something that is simultaneously a great source of joy and pain for Riva.
This may also go a long ways towards explaining Riva's occasional mood swings (she may be bipolar) and why she can be exceptionally loving and exceptionally harsh towards Tarka--or to those who remind Riva of such things.
Riva dealing with the new love in her life, and the inevitability that she will one day lose her too (practically tomorrow for an elf), is going to be a big roleplaying point for the character. She may well seek out a means to extend her new daughter's life, if only so she doesn't have to let go.
no no no, i got the part about the daughter and stuff. It was the bit about extending life that i was lost about. Or at least that's how i interpreted what DM said.
Rory's got issues with his past that he doesn't bring up period in the RP. I'll give a hint. Rory may have played the role of Jamie Lannister with his half-sister. Rory never brings it up because he's far too ashamed about it. S'why he never mentions his sister to his friends, even Selene. Though she know he has a sister, that's about it. Its part of the reason why the Lady of the house tried to have him killed. This is all in his back story (except that i'm confirming the incest now) so i'm not really spoiling anything.
Yeah, that was kinda' difficult to miss that one.
It's gonna be fun if his past is ever brought up. I love messing with my characters. Though to be fair, he didn't know they were siblings when they did it. It's also why Rory was so awkward whenever Eldric and Adular brought up dating and why it took Rory damn near 8 years to really try to be with someone again. Romance is a touchy issue for him. I can only imagine it's going to be more fun soon.
There are a lot of way to protect from aging such as that ion stone you had in you characters inventory originally. Making another on hardy seems like a quest and you have a bit of time even at the rate Kobolds mature.
There are lots of ways to stop aging EFFECTS, but not aging itself. Off the top of my head, there are only a handful of ways to live forever:
1) Beat the test of the starstone and become a deity.
2) Undergo some horrible transformation into something else, such as lichdom.
3) Become a 20th-level wizard and take the immortality arcene discovery.
4) Become a mythic being and take the longevity path ability.
5) Obtain continued quantities of sun orchid elixir.
Nearly all of them require quests or are otherwise not easily obtainable.
Hello? Anyone there? I was really hoping for an adventure today.
What about using the reincarnate spell?
You still die when your time is up. Not likely to solve anything unless she becomes an elf--and lets face it, such a drastic change might adversely effect her mental well-being. Among other things, you lose many of the memories of your past life when you are reincarnated.
Not too mention she has to die first.
Hey Ravingdork, whenever you add the hospital I'm building to the district map, put it by the arena. I think its appropriate for it to be by there in case people get seriously hurt they don't have to travel far.
lol. Good idea.
Riva will be buying that arcane spell scroll of command undead.
Sorry folks, busy night...friends dragged me off to a movie by surprise
DM, it might be faster if you make our Perception rolls for us in the future. That way you don't have to wait for the better part of a day for such a small aspect of the game. You have access to all of our modifiers and it's not like it will make much difference to us with the online roller.
Off to bed.
It would be nice if everyone would put their perception, sense motive and Init in an easy to see place having to open up everyones character sheets is a pain.
In future when you say what spell you are casting and what the save DC is it would help if you mention which save it is. I can look it up of course, but still.
@ adular - what movie? Captain America 2? That's such a damn good movie.
@ DM - So now we wait for Eldric since he's top of initiative order or are we gonna delay him?
It would be nice if everyone would put their perception, sense motive and Init in an easy to see place having to open up everyones character sheets is a pain.
Here's one that I put together for you. It includes all the skills and checks that the GM is expected to roll behind the screen, plus a few others for more practical PbP play.
In future when you say what spell you are casting and what the save DC is it would help if you mention which save it is. I can look it up of course, but still.
Sorry about that. Blindness is a Fortitude save. In the future, I shall link to the spell descriptions for easy reference as well.
You can put up your action now. I will put the turn together when I have everyones actions.
Thanks Ravingdork.
"Blinking barghests!" exclaims Riva, as though it were a curse. Steel your minds, lest it charm your senses or crush your will!
I didn't misread anything. (Is that what you meant to say?) The spell specifically states that blinking creatures have a 20% miss chance. Third paragraph, third sentence. Likewise, your own attacks have a 20% miss chance, since you sometimes go ethereal just as you are about to strike.
If you meant to say that I had read the spell, and shouldn't have, then I'm not sure why you gave me the list of spell-like abilities in the first place. Knowing the names does my character no good. It's knowing what they do that matters. Don't forget, the knowledge skill doesn't say I learn something, it says I recall useful information.
Also, I see no reason why the barghest couldn't ready an action to attack while it is material as well. Among other things, it would mean giving up its full attack.
Yes you were meant to read the spell.
This is hex H36
No idea what kinda monster it is...
Rory makes a good point, DM. Could you start future encounters by giving us a description of our foe(s)? Even if it is just copied out of the Bestiaries, it will serve to help us visualize the threat without having to Google it. Not to mention it helps with the immersion.
EDIT: Ooh, and linking it to cool artwork could be fun too! :D
Pictures are always nice.
This snarling, canine beast pads forward on all fours, its slender front limbs looking more like hands than a wolf's paws.
What's with Eldric? It doesn't look like he's posted since Saturday.
No idea. I remember him saying something about having those one week on, one week off demanding work schedules, but I thought last week was his week on.
What ever the reason could not hold the game any longer. Have to keep up momentum.
Is the encounter over then?
I think so it is unlikely you will be able to find it again at this point.
By the time you get around the area of the hut there is nothing there. You have any survival to track with?
Can we do that? He did teleport, which means we'd be trying to pick up a trail that could start anywhere within an area over a million square feet. (Literally, over a million!)
I suppose it couldn't hurt to try.
I think hex H28 is a bit out of your way. Unless you mean some hex adjacent to you.
I think hex H28 is a bit out of your way. Unless you mean some hex adjacent to you.
Sorry, meant 38.
Damn. With all the barghest fuss, I totally forgot about the tortoise.
What should I mark on the map for H36?