I figure them as if you get a + to fort you are martial and a + to will you are magical. Some classes will do well.
Rogues default to martial as they suck enough as is.
So a ranger is both?
Just Psychical - not supernatural. Bear with me on this as I am using the will save bonus as the base line.
I totally meant for Nalun to be a somber sarcastic and dreary guy....However now I feel compelled to play him like an excited schoolboy to contrast Emmett's more world weary self loathing.
I think thats cool
I totally meant for Nalun to be a somber sarcastic and dreary guy....However now I feel compelled to play him like an excited schoolboy to contrast Emmett's more world weary self loathing.
You could keep it that way, amplifying to the point of sarcasm the inner loathing that you detect...
Nah, that might come across as just being a jerk. But I suspect that sarcasm might naturally creep into the character.
Ah, I didn't notice that the game thread had passed 2000 posts. Congratulations! I don't think many PbPs actually reach that mark.
Thanks! It couldn't have happened without you and the others, though the team has changed since we started.
Its been a lot of fun. I've enjoyed the RP immensely and I think its been a differentiator from some of the other games I've played PbP.
I think we are over the hump on this module. The bulk left to play is dungeon delving though I want to give you RP opportunity.
def, I don't see any point in interviewing children. Even if we catch the perp, there'll just be another possession.
Pessimism in the clergy is always a sad thing... And oh so delicious to the dark powers.
There are a number of things to try but let's see what Father Grimburrow says to Jaru... Feasible they may or may not be.
Actually - I am finding the game has stalled and become a little stale. Its not just you. Its something I need to pick up, hence me moving forward on a few things.
But just keep posting - I was in one game I'd played in for months and felt it had out lived itself. I was just barely posting while the other players were still engaged and then the game got better and its worked itself out.
As always, I encourage you all to leave their thoughts and feelings here - we all get a better game experience when we are on the same page.
I don't know that there is anything wrong here. Most of my games have been a bit flat lately. Might be the change of season or upcoming holidays keeping folks busy.
I think moving forward with trying to wrap up Harrowstone is good. I'd suggest streamlining the dungeon crawl aspects if you haven't been already. Room-by-room can get tiresome in PbP. One thing that has worked in another game I'm in (Jade Regent) is posting multiple rooms at once with a bolded OOC title to keep them separate. Actions ensue if needed, progress continues.
I may well steal that - I think I'll do it slightly differently but its a good idea.
Also ALL players - I am looking for a new journal post.
It is a page from your characters diary/letter In Character to a loved one etc posted here wrapping up the events in the last 24 hours of in game time.
If its halfway decent I give you a re-roll to be used as needed. They expire after a week real time (though I have held them a bit longer once or twice) meaning that you need to use it or lose it or provide another journal entry :)
oh, a request again that the GM clean up the characters tab ...
I refer to it sometimes and it's cluttered with those left behind or inadvertently included. You just hit EDIT in the Campaign Info tab and scroll to the bottom where there are boxes to check. Thank you.
Sure... doing now.
I left Nighteyes and Lament for now. I may need to refer to them and Lament may come back.
Much better. It's not JUST me being OCD, I do use that tab for navigating sometimes : )
You can punch active and NPC to put characters in a separate NPC category for Lament and Nighteyes if you wish.
Not a bad idea either
LOL I'm been 'meaning' to write a new journal for some time now....just can't seem to get the free time to sit for a half-hour and get one done....darn kids :)
C'mon guys - lets keep the journal a-rollin.
If you can't remember then reading the last 2 pages will a) help you remember and b) help you focus oh... and c) get you material for that journal :)
hmmm, I was looking for the list of relics we found on the Ob portal and I'm not seeing them. I do remember pipes and holy symbols. What else?
I don't want to bogart the journal entries. I'd enjoy another of Simeon's entries...
I think there was also the spellbook and the lopper's knife....if memory serves.
Lopper's Axe and the Spellbook which I think is Splatterman? Grimmy just mentioned those in game.
That just leaves Mosswater?? knife?
There was a hammer, spellbook, pipes, holy symbols in a tangled heap and an axe.
Oh - Simeon and I have been PM'ing re spells but need to mention something here. Mold has destroyed most of the book’s contents, but nine
spells do remain viable: comprehend languages, dispel magic,
false life, gust of wind, illusory script, levitate, mage armor,
magic missile, and summon monster III.
Simeon could very definetely scribe one of those a night with a Spellcraft check. I'll give him a roll for last night and the night before if he wants.
The book does make reading it an uncomfortable experience.
Simeon handle any spell scribing here.
The professors library does have a good selection - not of spell books but research materials. Normally I only allow core rules spells, but post Harrowstone you should have 2 weeks or so. At that point I'll allow research and access to learn an APG spell for those interested. For Clerics and Wizards it adds a new spell to your lists. For bards and sorcerers etc it will allow you to take an APG spell when next applicable.
I'll come up with post arc rewards later.
Jaru gives Emmett a significant look as if reading his mind and the tall Garundi looks a little pale. "Well, we have work to do. Further delay will only make things worse and I shiver to think what other atrocities might be committed by whomever is possessed by the Splatterman..."
:D
Alright. I'm posting another since I likely have the most free time and I was reviewing anyway.
Harrowstone, at last
Father Grimburrow has finally signaled his blessing by personally sending a few items to aid in our mission. I cannot say how heartening it is to finally have the local church’s support. The old prison is in ruins as is to be expected after being abandoned fifty years and more. Recent disturbance is frighteningly evident however: bloody runes cover the base of the prison… the work of the Whispering Way no doubt.
Simeon paused to begin an in depth study. Perhaps there would be some value in it, but I am afraid that we do not have the luxury of time. Besides, I find his enthusiastic interest in such things a little unnerving. Of particular note was the repetition of the warden’s name among the occult runes.
Inside, well, to say the ruins are infested with haunts is an understatement. The very structure groans with malevolent intent and violent spirits. Burning brands hurled by the unseen maim Elidal. I would guess from previous scars this was not her first nearly lethal encounter with burning. I find that my conduit to healing energies is inhibited. Perhaps it is the nature of her prior injuries?
Nighteyes spots a concealed panel and within among other confiscated items: an axe, a hammer, a collection of holy symbols, a spellbook and a tarnished flute. We also find a scorched pit in the ground which likely is our access to the burned cells and the remains of the most powerful specters. I could recount all the types of unsettling spirits encountered here, but I am too tired. I feel I must add one more note, however.
When we sought to sell some of the recovered medicines from the old infirmary to Jominda we had a bit of a shock. She paid us with antique coinage clearly from the time of the Lich Tyrant so feared in these lands. I thought nothing of it, but the apothecary reacted strongly to our idle inquiry. It turns out that she has taken a few steps that may tangle her life’s thread. Namely, selling poisons to a mysterious stranger. Nighteyes suspected the stranger might be a vampire, but I am loath to jump to such conclusions. It did however sound like a cultist to me. Regardless, it has unfortunately driven a wedge between Jominda and Kendra.
Great - love it. Also updating the site... With both items and journal.
You get a re-roll.
Anyone else wants to throw up an entry?
Nice Journal entry, Jary! And thanks for the vote of confidence :)
Ok
2 Spellcraft checks, DC 15+ spell level
So, he was successful on the first night.
I'll randomize which spell he deciphered
That's mage armor, which he knows already, he'd continue onto another... which gives him...magic missile.
Nothing to see - move along
Simeon... just add a condition to your status bar of "-2". We can have some fun with that later.
I think Father Toths entry contains events from 27th. We still need an entry for the 28th and 29th, one or two that introduces the new characters AND rolls away the old... anyone want to take a stab at that?
Another to bring us up to date for the new guys.
Ill omens and Loss
How quickly the victories of one day sour the next by a turn of fate. I could never recommend this town for anyone seeking just one night of undisturbed rest. This time, the church’s bells resounding through the night. I cannot say that the disturbance was totally unappreciated. At least it ended the nightmares- I dreamt that I was being flagellated by chains bearing my own dear faith’s symbol. A sending from the spectral Charlatan, I surmise.
Father Grimburrow could offer no explanation for the untimely alarm. Only a twisted holy symbol found upon the mantle. I do not think it a coincidence. Upon a hunch, I requested an augury of the strange relics recovered in Harrowstone and found the hammer, pipes, book and all were in fact the treasured possessions of the dead fiends that trouble the town.
Far worse awaited us than loss of sleep this day, however. Another summons from the sheriff. Another bloody letter at the cenotaph and this time the blood was from murdered corpse of Vigilance. I cannot say I was close to the strange man, but he was honorable and committed to our task. His life was cut short by other than fate. Nighteyes quickly tracked the murderer to Gibbs’ shack.
What happened next is something of a blur. Lament sought to intercede I think, to open the door rather than break it down and offer Gibbs the chance to surrender. The madman assaulted her with a vicious razor grievously wounding her instead. I moved to heal her and in a moment it was over. Gibbs fell with his throat slashed in turn by Nighteyes’ great elven khopesh. I do not know if it was the right thing honestly, but I stabilized the man stretching his string a little longer. Nighteyes’ look of anger I won’t forget. I do not know if Gibbs' actions were influenced by the criminal spirits or merely the work of a spiteful bigot, but I felt it was for the town to judge his mortal fate and I’ll trust in Pharasma to judge his eternal fate.
I should learn not to put so much faith in the public. The council decided to try Gibbs immediately that very day. At least justice is swift here. We had little time to make another attempt at exorcizing the ruins if we were to bear witness at the trial. Perhaps I should have listened to fate that day. It was not to be. We never even entered the place as all the vermin imaginable rallied against us. I returned drained of blood and feeling the first stirrings of despair.
Kendra had guests and I had little to say honestly. My mood by no means improved at the farce of a trial. It was set in the tavern and all in attendance were already drinking. I am certain it would have been another mob scene had I not immediately put an end to it. Lament soothed things with the patrons. I must admit that I have grown very fond of the small bard.
I am sorry to say that I botched my testimony, but surprisingly Simeon rallied. I suppose that I should not be so surprised that he is well versed in common law as well as magical law. It seems to have mattered little though; Heathmount made a plea of insanity and Gibbs will live albeit confined to an asylum elsewhere.
It is with a very weary body and soul I conclude these notes tonight to stand watch as is my duty and honor over Vigilance before his burial tomorrow.
I think Father Toths entry contains events from 27th and 28th...
Not even. The 28th was quite a fun-filled day (see above), but now up to the 29th.
Wow - ok... way to go the extra mile.
I'm going to reciprocate. Your D20 re-roll comes at a +4.
I made ONE small edit. It was two letters written in Laments life blood.
Those two entries have been added.
I've also added the letters V.E.S.O.I to the wiki page and updated the items page.
Another nice journal, Jaru!
Gm, was wondering if Simeon had time to scribe some scrolls , 0-level.
Would Lorrimar's library have the reqired materials?
I'll give you enough for 2 freebies.
After that you'd better go see the Unfurling Scroll
Great.
2 0-level scrolls scribed, both Disrupt Undead.
My dear Wife,
I left this note for you on the table. I woke up before dawn and did not want to wake you. I didn't sleep well, to be honest. I'm sorry if I missed breakfast, but I had to take some fresh air, and I've just been summoned by the Sheriff. I am writing this with the lad waiting for me outside.
As you know, I paid a visit to the newcomers. Strangeness has engulfed the town in a scarf woven out of Varisian madness. I thought it had to do with the strangers, but as it turns out, there is a dark cancer growing from inside. It's about to take over, and I've decided to do something about it.
I don't think you would approve. Actually, I don't know. Perhaps this is why I'm writing you instead of telling you... I feel I haven't been a very good husband these last few years... I can't really say why, but I don't know that it will get better...
If something happens to me, know that I've left some savings behind the pantry. Know also that you should leave this town. Bring the children with you, and start anew. There is a great darkness in the walls of Harrowstone. I know, because I've felt the darkness touch through me. For the first time in my life, I've felt the need for Pharasma's cold cleansing breath. And yet, though my soul has been shattered by madness, I now feel a stronger fervour. An imperative to stand up against it. It's not for the town, and to be honest, it's not even for you and the children. I think I have to do this for me...
Be well Ednea. Be safe.
Your husband in this life and the next,
Emmett
Reluctant to move it on without say so. Are we ok to proceed back to Harrowstone?
Emmett
I'll accept that - take a re-roll.
What we are aiming for in future is something that gives a summary to the events of the day before. For Emmett, this is a pretty realistic response to the day before.
Ok, I wanted to show how things evolved from the character's perspective, and hint at upcoming changes in life and character.
I'll try to weave more of a summary within next time.
Letter up on site :)