Forgive the delay, there. Like I said, you've all been challenging to DM for!
A Small Peek Behind The Curtain:
That whole thing there was, aside from box text describing the house's exterior, and two short paragraphs on the contents of its message box and minimal descriptions of its residents and furnishings, all COMPLETELY unscripted. I'm not even entirely sure why it's even in here. The Sheriff's bit at the end, you could have gotten out of him if you'd simply asked him why they seclude their children, and pressed the issue with a sufficient Diplomacy check.
sorry if I'm slow posting the last few days and the next few as well... We are suffering from high winds and surrounded by fires in all directions. Constant power outages from the winds and service outages from both power problems and the fires are playing hell with my connection. I will post as I can, but please bot me if necessary.. thanks.
No worries Jack please be safe! I can't imagine what all the families are going through with all these natural disaters, i've been very fortunate to live where i do. Please again be safe!
Now that the shadow is quite literally passing, I'll level with you: Nira was/is 3 hit points away from destruction. I'm frankly relieved those last few attacks botched (well, Talondreal didn't botch, but he still didn't penetrate) - she has weak DR that saved her grain, but Thornberry, in particular, would not have been happy if he'd done better!
There actually is no description of the Spark beyond what little you've already received...and the adventure's author, for all his apparent knowledge of cashews, seemed never to have considered that a PC might have the knowledge and ability to utilize basic horticultural techniques like taking cuttings.
Prestige is spent for things like low priced equipment (1st level wands are popular and so are 2nd level potions) and spell or body recovery services. Yanda bought a wand of Cure Light Wounds for 2 prestige points as soon as she could. That is a VERY common practice. When you gain a point of fame you also gain a point of prestige, but you can spend the prestige but not the fame. They tied the maximum item value to your fame which is why you need that 18 fame to get an item worth 4000 gp. Unless, as mentioned, it is on a chronicle sheet in which case you can buy it anyway.
Its all in the guide to society play if you want to look at the list of things you can buy with prestige.
Sorry for my absence the last week or so... Holidays and guests and family stuff, and seasonal depression have taken their toll... will be slowly catching up on all my games today...
Or you could add the chronicles to your slideshow that you have linked above, right? But do you want me to PM you my email address from my alias? Would that be easier for you?
I still need 'Jack-of-Shadows''s and Thornberry's E-mail addresses.
I'm also having trouble figuring out a way to turn the Chronicle page into something I can easily work with. The only ways I know are crude and tedious, and I get the feeling there must be better ways to do it.
Kristoff, since you don't have a Day Job, it may well be worth it to you to spend 2 Prestige to join a Hunting Lodge, which enables you to make Day Job rolls using your Survival skill. It's permanent bonus income for 2 Prestige, whaddya say? If you're willing to spend it now, I'll let you make a roll now!
Corwyn, I recorded your purchase of the 2-gp cold iron chakram, but didn't put anything in your 'gold spent' box, in case you wanted to buy/sell other things.
Also, I put "Silvermane" as opposed to "Silverwolf" - is that alright?
Jack and Yanda, I don't know if you know this or are already doing this, but did you know that if the crafter's fortune formula is in your book, that's a permanent +5 to all Day Job rolls right there?
All you need to do is make Spellcraft rolls and pay to scribe them into your respective grimoires - and remember also that you need not yet be able to cast the spell/make the formula to scribe it!
Ha! I forgot my own last name! Yes, Silvermane is correct. I think I originally had Siverwolf, but since I'm a kitsune I changed it a bit. :) Your expenditure on the cold iron chakram is just fine. Thanks!
