I'm fine with the house rules. I like the super crits!
And I like this adventure too ;)
Going with my Second level of Bard, and I guess spending 100 gold on two shots of Restoration, in the Lesser.
I is all better now!
Kirana will make use of the Restoration servie once (-50gp), and will use her Potion of CLW.
Ready to roll again!
I've been preoccupied and havent updated my character yet. Maybe I can get it done tonight
There is also a matter of a note you found the the hobgoblin sorceress. It was written in goblin so you couldn't read it before.
It's rather important.
ha thanks for the reminder... :)
I am thinking of dropping out of this game, here's why
I thought we were exploring the underdark, looking for keys to open a mysterious vault, got clues about some lost band of heroes, that sort of thing
Now we are gathering evidence to bring against a powerful man who may have murdered his nephew
One of these games is the kind of game I want to play, the other is not.
So, I'm really going to have to think about this
Wagsy noooo........
Hmm, the whole mayor wycheck thing is mostly just a sidequest to help you gain a bit more experience. You actually need to go explore a new section of the underdark in order to do it and it brings you closer to finding the vault.
As a note you should try to get more information about those lost heroes. Lord kyle was talking about them when he got shot and Freya and Crus have both met them.
Actually lets have a quick refresher what do you remember that you discovered about the heroes and the vault so far?
Sure that would be great DM.
I in fact like that Sandbox options :)
They went in before us and found a few keys but were lost en route to another. They killed a vampire to obtain one of their keys.
I think some reference to a bird of prey was mentioned, not too sure.
The birds of prey is the name of the group.
You also found a journal on the body of a member of the birds of prey (their wizard) that mentioned them being ambushed after killing the vampire.
There is also an orc invasion building up although this is also relevant.
But yes the best way to look at this adventure is like a sandbox game. Events are happening and what you do about is entirely up to you.
You can ignore the whole lord kyle thing if you want and focus entirely on the vault.
I'm very much looking forward to getting back to exploring the underground and finding the keys, but considering the spoiler we'll have to face this orc chieftain in order to progress.
Also, it seems like lord Kyle can give us more info if we revive him. So far we don't have a lot of other leads.
Okay, I like it, I'm in. Be back on Wednesday, got a minor crisis to attend to. Thanks for being patient with me
Hurray, Wags will stay!
Hello to all
I will be away until Tuesday so expect very very little posting from me.
Please bot me if needed
Tks
(traveling today and Tuesday, so i might be posting from phone)
Wow that is blunt and direct...WOW. That is like telling the emperor in person ahead of time while you are unarmed that you're planning to steal the plans to the deathstar and that you know were they are and giving the name of the one who sent you.
Ah yes, then again, she's a mental patient and she rolled 20 on diplomacy. :)
Maybe Wagsy can convince the Mayor Lilly's a tad delusional.
I'm sure she'll come up with something.
Too bad on the age thing, but let's hope it had some effect.
But nothing ventured nothing gained, right?
I'll leave for Scotland tomorrow, and I'll be gone till July 26 - 28. I won't have internet access while gone.
Good luck when traveling to the Underdark again!
Nope Wagsy, it's his minions' demise we're preparing for.
(cue insane smile)
well hopefully we will also get a good leverage on him too as we need his ok for the raise dead
So onward toward the Evil temple wherever it may be...
Just an FYI, I am traveling from tomorrow through Monday, and I have no idea what the internet situation might be. So, if you need to DMPC me, please feel free. I should be back to full posting on Tuesday.
Enjoy your trip
Indeed Enjoy
Firebeard found a secret passage. You still haven't searched the whole temple either. What do you do next?
Hi everyone!
Scotland was awesome! Came back a bit earlier than expected though.
I've just read up and posted ;)
Well the amount of dust suggest that the temple has been used in a very long time.
Before we head down in the secret passage Gloin and Lilly will do a full search of the place along with our detect magic. then head down the secret passage
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And welcome back Kirana
Let's not forget we'd best take a heal, we both took reduces dmg, but still, 8 is a good chunk to a caster.
you can heal yourself :)
I've thought about this long and hard because I've never bailed on a game before, but it's probably pretty obvious that my heart hasn't been in this game for a while now. Work and other RL stuff is picking up, and I have to drop one of my games and this one is the logical target. I'm sorry I have to bail on you guys mid-dungeon, but there it is.
GM Dire Merc - Thanks for putting up with me as long as you have. Feel free to kill Firebeard off in the most gruesome manner you like - do gargoyles like the taste of dwarf?
Everyone - it's been fun gaming with you. I wish you much joy in your hunt.
Sorry to see you go.
Do let me know how you feel about the adventure so far this is a play-test of a work in progress really. I have already made a few changes for next time.
The idea is to have a sandbox adventurer and to just have the pc's go about and do what they want. There are dozens of quest and side-quest available with the ultimate goal to get the keys to open the vault.
The vault being a dungeon I took from an old adventure from 2.0 and modified for pathfinder. Since the vault is designed for a level 14 party I need to keep the group entertained for quite a while exploring the region particularly the underdark and finding clues as to what happened to the last group the birds of prey who vanished going after the vault two years ago.
What do the rest of you think?
Too bad firebeard.
Naturally, rl comes first.
I'd say that sounds like plenty of rp& adventure content.
I'm curious to see what's in store.
I've only started playing a little before last august, so i'm not familiar with anything prior to the current edition. Was it much harder or easier?
Bye Firebeard, shame to see you leave :(
I like the adventure a lot so far, but I wonder how long it'll take us to reach level 14. It's taken a real year for the players to reach level 3, and it's only now that we get closer to the first key. That means if we continue with a pace of 2 levels a year it'll take us 5.5 real years to reach level 14.
With enough quests, side quests, and other things to discover I don't mind that much, because I'm having fun. Though I can imagine the ultimate goal's too far away for many players. Wags is the only one left from the original party formation, and the formation will probably experience a lot more changes during those years.
This is true play by post does go at a much slower pace. I started worldwound months ago on here and the party is now level 5 and at the end of part 1 and in a couple session in RL my friends are already further than they are. They are level 7 and well into part 2.
I will try to quicken the pace pretty soon you should be level 5 by the time you finish this dungeon.
I know I've been a bad poster, but I'm having a good time, and I enjoy the other characters a lot. Do we need to recruit a new player (as there seem to be only three of us now?)
4....
;)
hehe, I forgot to count myself, not you, I could never forget you
I will reopen recruitment and we will see.
I like the story so far DM
it have a bit of everything. Looking for obscure knowledge, intrigue, straight dungeon etc...
The story's awesome, absolutely! I love the dungeon crawling, and this side quest is a lot of fun :)
dotting in. ready to roll. Any oddities, specific, or important info I should know about before I get involved?
Be mentally stable...
That was a requirement? I thought we were on our way to our new asylum.
The most important thing is probably some familiarity with the story. We're searching for 3 keys to open a hidden vault. We're currently on a quest to revive a dead lord. He was shot while we were with him, but his uncle doesn't give permission for a resurrection. So we're trying to find a way to make him give permission. A wizard then sent us to an old temple in the underdark.
Underdark = lots of dangerous places underground that are all connected.
DireMerc, do you want us to jump in anytime, (as if we were here all along), or are you gonna introduce us when it's time?
Thanks for the update (Kirana) and advice (Lilly).
woot became an uncle this weekend! A new baby boy has joined our family.