Ok everyone - Couple of things here I wanted to bring up.
First things First: I made a minor mistake on the Loot Sheet. There were two tiny masterwork weapons we got off the Atomie's way back, sometime just before or after the portal. I made a note for myself but still forgot to actually look up the price on those. Not sure why I didn't just go with 300 apiece...
Long story short - add 60gp to your gold.
Ok, the second thing is a question for GM Damo regarding the enchanting/crafting.
Ishbaad is going to sell all his weapons and armor, and buy different stuff.
I am working off of the assumption that I will pay full price for my masterwork weapons and armor, and then half price for the enchantment.
ie - the +1 Cold Iron Greatsword Ishbaad will now wield will be 400 for the weapon, then 2000gp for the enchantment. (first enchantment on cold iron is 4000, halved for 2000)
Or another example is the +2 full plate he will now wear. I accounted 1650 for the masterwork full plate, but only 2000 for the +2 enchantment.
Just want to make sure I did that right. I really like Ishbaad's new look now, really excited to take this guy out for a test drive.
Added a level of Cavalier (which opens up the heavy armor and martial weapon proficiencies)
Cavalier is Order of the Seal - Sworn to protect a secret place/object/person. In this case, the secret thing will be Aoife.
In addition to the mount (Onyx) this gives me the cavaliers challenge, and makes linguistics a class skill. The challenge makes it so that when Aoife stands next to me, I lose 1 AC and she gains 1.
I also get the tactician ability, so once per day I can give everyone close to me the Outflank teamwork feat. (flanking gives you +4 instead of +2)
I took the feat Intimidating Prowess to synergize with my Omen trait. Intimidate check is now +13, and I can demoralize an opponent once per day as a swift action.
For shopping Ishbaad sold just about everything and purchased +2 full plate, and a +1 cold iron greatsword.
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I finally found this post from July. I have been struggling to figure out how much gp Aoife is supposed to have on hand right now and the above link really helps with determining it.
In case it helps anyone besides me, I'll write it out. Up to this point, each character has earned the following amount of gp from selling items in party treasure:
In addition, each player may be selling specific items they are carrying to add more cash for personal purchases, but I think this is the baseline from selling party treasure items. At least, I'm pretty sure this is correct. Please let me know if I'm way off base here.
I'm not sure if this will help anyone, or just me, but I also wanted to time stamp how much gp each of us had at this point in the game in case I need to look back on it at a later date.
Anyway, don't mind my ramblings...
He insults Jorvik without seeming to mean to. To one as often slighted as Jorvik, however, the intent is unmistakably there. 'More inline'? He might as well have called Jorvik an outcast to his face.
I cannot tell you how sad this makes me. This was Jorvik original background, the one that did not get me into a Wrath of the Righteous Campaign yet again. I though that I put enough disdain for the Ulfen girl, but in my original backstory it was a Romeo and Juliet plot hook that a GM could have used. So sad that it crashed and burned here. No pressure Kuragin, but ALL HOPE RESTS WITH YOU NOW.
Looks like I am going to go +1 Adaptive to my longbow for 1,500 gp.
I cannot tell you how sad this makes me. This was Jorvik original background, the one that did not get me into a Wrath of the Righteous Campaign yet again. I though that I put enough disdain for the Ulfen girl, but in my original backstory it was a Romeo and Juliet plot hook that a GM could have used. So sad that it crashed and burned here. No pressure Kuragin, but ALL HOPE RESTS WITH YOU NOW.
Oh, hey buddy... not to worry, there is hope. You're talking to the head of a group of Jadwiga in front of all of his lackeys. While he is a culture crow, he's also deeply racist and would most likely insult you for just being a half-elf. Percisely because he's stilyagi, he's at least not openly shunning you (as he easily could) for your choice in mate.
Your disdain for the Ulfen girl was great, and appropriate, and sufficient... but also (as far as Pavel goes), expected. Keep in mind that 95%+ of the ruling class you speak to around the place are of evil alignment.
So... not being told flat out to leave Pavel's presence after revealing that he ran away from Irrisen with an Ulfen girl to go somewhere as 'boring' as the Worldwound? Total win for Jorvik.
Please, please, please let me know if you're expecting more acceptance from your peers and I can work with you on that. Erm... sounding like a guidance councillor on the last one there, but I think you know what I'm angling at.
Ok, the second thing is a question for GM Damo regarding the enchanting/crafting.
Ishbaad is going to sell all his weapons and armor, and buy different stuff.
I am working off of the assumption that I will pay full price for my masterwork weapons and armor, and then half price for the enchantment.
ie - the +1 Cold Iron Greatsword Ishbaad will now wield will be 400 for the weapon, then 2000gp for the enchantment. (first enchantment on cold iron is 4000, halved for 2000)
Or another example is the +2 full plate he will now wear. I accounted 1650 for the masterwork full plate, but only 2000 for the +2 enchantment.
Just want to make sure I did that right. I really like Ishbaad's new look now, really excited to take this guy out for a test drive.
Absolutely 100% correct. The enchanting is half price. Essentially, you pay for the materials. For arms and armor, that includes the masterwork set first, then half price for the enchant.
You boys are doing well in terms of gearing up. Thanks!
Also, again, please make sure your wish list is up-to-date on the loot sheet. Just in case.
I just finished updating Aoife's gear. She will purchase the following (pretty basic, but very needed) items:
1. Upgrading Masterwork Chain shirt -> +1 Chainshirt = 1000gp * 0.5 = 500 gp
2. Upgrading +1 Chainshirt -> +2 Chainshirt = 3000gp * 0.5 = 1500 gp
3. Upgrading Masterwork Cold Iron Greatsword -> +1 Cold Iron Greatsword = 4000gp * 0.5 = 2000 gp
4. Oil of Magic Fang = 50gp
5. Oil of Magic Fang = 50gp
Aoife GP remaining (if my calculations are correct) = 83gp
Why I am so nerdy that even buying a few new items for my toon is super exciting.
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You're yelling at the screen in a movie theater :)
Ishbaad the Chosen wrote: Use the Elixirs of hiding!! That's why we have them!! Sorry, just trying to have fun with this even though I'm not there, not trying to tell you how to play your characters. :) We just have like 10 of them... -Posted with Wayfinder You're yelling at the screen in a movie theater :)
Hahahahahha! Nice one :) and so appropriate :)
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I cannot tell you how sad this makes me. This was Jorvik original background, the one that did not get me into a Wrath of the Righteous Campaign yet again. I though that I put enough disdain for the Ulfen girl, but in my original backstory it was a Romeo and Juliet plot hook that a GM could have used. So sad that it crashed and burned here. No pressure Kuragin, but ALL HOPE RESTS WITH YOU NOW.Oh, hey buddy... not to worry, there is hope. You're talking to the head of a group of Jadwiga in front of all of his lackeys. While he is a culture crow, he's also deeply racist and would most likely insult you for just being a half-elf. Percisely because he's stilyagi, he's at least not openly shunning you (as he easily could) for your choice in mate.
Your disdain for the Ulfen girl was great, and appropriate, and sufficient... but also (as far as Pavel goes), expected. Keep in mind that 95%+ of the ruling class you speak to around the place are of evil alignment.
So... not being told flat out to leave Pavel's presence after revealing that he ran away from Irrisen with an Ulfen girl to go somewhere as 'boring' as the Worldwound? Total win for Jorvik.
Please, please, please let me know if you're expecting more acceptance from your peers and I can work with you on that. Erm... sounding like a guidance councillor on the last one there, but I think you know what I'm angling at.
No it is just more of me being being a sensitive flower.
The icicle wand can also be sold, and should be worth a nice amount of gold.
I need to check my wish list, I still have no idea what gear a caster would want...
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Yeah, let's sell the icicle wand, if we're not going to use it. Seems sort of pointless here. Of course, a certain goblin doesn't care much for ice, anyway.
Kuragin -- a short list:
- Pearls of Power
- Metamagic Rod of Extend (any)
- Metamagic Rod of Daze (any)
- Metamagic Rod of Toppling (lesser) -- assuming you can cast magic missile and the like.
- Ring of Invisibility or Blinking
- Wands of Mage Armor, Blur, Mirror Image (or scrolls, too)
- Cackling Hag's Blouse
- Mask of Conflicting Energies
That's just a few...
Wait, I thought that the Loot spreadsheet said 1,539. I have based my purchases on 1,539, not 5372.
Is it 1,539 or 5372?
The first 2401 included gold that I believe was spent in Heldren. (The first 1000 or so is what I bought Ira - the bow of awesomeness with)
Starting at the 862, that was all gold we started collecting at the portal and forward. We didn't have any place to "sell" anything until now.
That is one thing that is so hard about the loot sheet in general. For as much as I tried to do to keep it organized, I have no idea how often people checked it and "took" the stuff that was assigned to them. I was under the impression that the 862 and forward gold was (mostly) unusable because there wasn't a town or city big enough to support the general sale and purchase of other things. (as the majority of it was from the sale of items we weren't going to use)
I am brainstorming a few more ideas on how to keep the Loot sheet organized. I think the best way moving forward is to give everyone a couple of days to decide what we want to do with the next loot haul, assign anything that hasn't been claimed (either to a character or to sell) and then make a discussion thread post that details what everyone gets. Once I do that, then I will "hide" the entries on the spreadsheet so no one gets confused anymore about what they have, don't have, claimed or forgot to claim.
Sorry if it is all so confusing. Also sorry if I didn't answer your question. :(
Wait, I thought that the Loot spreadsheet said 1,539. I have based my purchases on 1,539, not 5372.
Is it 1,539 or 5372?
Sorry if there is any confusion, dude.
5,372 gp is what I calculate each toon has earned, in total, from selling party loot since the game started (at the very beginning). I was not trying to say this was how much we earned from selling loot at this particular instance in time.
I tried to pull up the great work Ishbaad has done compiling our share of the look, and from what I can see, I think our characters have earned 2,971 gp since the last time we have earned gold selling items in Waldsby (?).
Ishbaad, can you confirm if this is correct?
I like 2791 better than 1539. Let's do that!
GM how hard is it going to be to get cold iron arrows and other magics against fey?
Might have to hit the underground mafia.
Oh, no trouble getting cold iron if you are Jadwiga! Many things that are banned to the peasants are readily available to the ruling class. The laws governing each strata of Irrisen society are vastly different. You'd still be questioned for having a hex nail but the Jadwiga are pragmatic: cold iron hurts fey, and the fey are everywhere.
So... no trouble at all.
Dang, Damien. I just wanted to say I'm loving the Aoife/IMQiS/Tower scene. I'm posting and on the edge of my seat, just waiting to see what happens. For me, this scene helps show why/how PbP can be so powerful. I mean, this same thing would be fun at a tablet, but it couldn't be as descriptive.
Also, I wish Aoife knew what those trolls said :)
Ha! Just this one time, you can open the spoiler. Aoife can't. ;-)
I'm really enjoying the tower, too. Love that Aoife decided to push her luck. Hope you don't think I'm punishing you with what's happening now...
Actually, I'm super excited with what happened just there. I'm really interested to see what happens now, as a reader of the story. Scared for Aoife but excited and interested at the same time. Time for her to duck and hide, now I have to decide where.
Holy crap! I'm on the edge of my seat too!
It looks like Ishbaad's conversation with Greta is wrapping up, so I will try to nudge it in that direction. GM Damo - feel free to either close that loose end or mention something else if you are looking for Ishbaad to do or say something he hasn't yet. (ie, if she needs him to admit he has the mantle of the black rider)
Oh, I thought I already did that nudge: Ishbaad doesn't need to mention exactly about the Black Rider, but he does need to have given her honest assurances that he has some special reason for believing he can get into the hut and take it away.
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Dang, Damien. I just wanted to say I'm loving the Aoife/IMQiS/Tower scene. I'm posting and on the edge of my seat, just waiting to see what happens. For me, this scene helps show why/how PbP can be so powerful. I mean, this same thing would be fun at a tablet, but it couldn't be as descriptive.
Also, I wish Aoife knew what those trolls said :)
I will say that you missed out on me miming what Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight would have been doing. Jumping, beckoning, everything!
I will say that you missed out on me miming what Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight would have been doing. Jumping, beckoning, everything!Dang, Damien. I just wanted to say I'm loving the Aoife/IMQiS/Tower scene. I'm posting and on the edge of my seat, just waiting to see what happens. For me, this scene helps show why/how PbP can be so powerful. I mean, this same thing would be fun at a tablet, but it couldn't be as descriptive.
Also, I wish Aoife knew what those trolls said :)
Sorry, dude. The set-up of exploring the tower was too fun not to have Aoife get into a bit of trouble. Plus we might have missed out on this great experience if Aoife had run away :)
Sorry, dude. The set-up of exploring the tower was too fun not to have Aoife get into a bit of trouble. Plus we might have missed out on this great experience if Aoife had run away :)I will say that you missed out on me miming what Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight would have been doing. Jumping, beckoning, everything!Dang, Damien. I just wanted to say I'm loving the Aoife/IMQiS/Tower scene. I'm posting and on the edge of my seat, just waiting to see what happens. For me, this scene helps show why/how PbP can be so powerful. I mean, this same thing would be fun at a tablet, but it couldn't be as descriptive.
Also, I wish Aoife knew what those trolls said :)
Oh no... I think he means that by not playing at a table, we would have missed out on Jack literally showing us what IMQiS was doing to get your attention.
Great News! You can show us in August!
:)
Sorry, dude. The set-up of exploring the tower was too fun not to have Aoife get into a bit of trouble. Plus we might have missed out on this great experience if Aoife had run away :)I will say that you missed out on me miming what Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight would have been doing. Jumping, beckoning, everything!Dang, Damien. I just wanted to say I'm loving the Aoife/IMQiS/Tower scene. I'm posting and on the edge of my seat, just waiting to see what happens. For me, this scene helps show why/how PbP can be so powerful. I mean, this same thing would be fun at a tablet, but it couldn't be as descriptive.
Also, I wish Aoife knew what those trolls said :)
Oh no... I think he means that by not playing at a table, we would have missed out on Jack literally showing us what IMQiS was doing to get your attention.
Great News! You can show us in August!
:)
Oh, hahahahaha! I did misunderstand that. Dang, that would have been funny to see at a table. I guess I'll see it over a beer at gen con :)
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@Ishbaad you are correct on one hand... but there better be some plying with beer to get the second part going. Maybe not too much, but still.
Of course, we'll have to remember it. That's in 6 months or so...
@Aoife - oh, no... i totally get having Aoife be impulsive. Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight would have been right there with her if the statues wouldn't have moved.
I'm just busting to tell you guys about those statues! Argh! I've already left a few clues... we'll just have to wait until they're defeated first (maybe until after Logrivich is defeated).
I am such an evil GM.
I am such an evil GM.
No, you're not. I'm in love with this portion of the story. And so she ascends the stairs...
I'm sorry to all that I'm being a bit selfish here with having Aoife wandering around the tower alone, but it seems so fun I can can't seem to have her run away just yet.
Just be careful, mate. I'm rolling some random rolls in the background...
Just be careful, mate. I'm rolling some random rolls in the background...
Roger that.
@ Everyone: Bah! This game is getting nuts now. Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying this an obscene amount, but I also feel terribly that I'm unintentionally (possibly) forcing this encounter early. That was not my intention at all. I had just hoped to play up Aoife rebelling/making bad decisions after learning about her father, and was only looking to sneak around a bit inside the tower because the opportunity presented itself. So, sorry guys if this has spiraled out of control because of me.
@ GM Damo: on the map, it looks like there are small windows that might be possible to access by either ascending or descending the stairs. From where Aoife is, does she think she could crawl out one of those windows (assuming the map is accurate)?
Oh, it wasn't a railroad at all! I just wanted to plant a bit of panic in Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight's mind... via his player. Heh. Glad it worked.
I should also mention that fighting a dragon is a tricky proposition at best. Fighting one when you haven't had time to research its subtype and memorize appropriate spells and buy the right wards / scrolls / potions... well, it'll hurt.
@Aoife: Don't feel like you're monopolizing the time at all! There is plenty that the others can still be getting on with. Unless you want to be a part of that, keep going. Just realize there could be consequences.
The windows, as Aoife notices upon further inspection, are quite common in non-ulfen houses. They are simply a highly polished sheet of solid ice. When the inside of a structure doesn't need to be heated (eg. because all its residents are immune to cold weather) then it's a very cheap way to glaze windows.
Break rules will be standard for a 6 inch block of ice (ie. hardness 0, 18 hp).
@ GM Damo: Awesome, thanks so much for the information! I'm going under the assumption Aoife is small enough to crawl out of one of the windows (please let me know if that's incorrect), once the ice is broken away (i.e. 18 hp worth of damage).
And I totally realize there could be consequences. It's very scary, for sure, but it would be no fun at all if there was "nothing" on the line.
@ GM Damo: here are a few questions I had about Aoife's current predicament, that I didn't want to ruin the ongoing narrative by so indelicately listing them out in the gameplay thread.
-Are either of the doors open or ajar in the hallway?
-Can Aoife tell if the singing seems to be coming from the east or west door?
-Can Aoife see what types of items make up the pile at the end of the hall, and would it be possible for her to hide amidst the pile?
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So... metagaming... either it is small enough that we'll stand a chance... or we're dead.
Either way, Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight will not balk at it. I'd assume it was a white dragon (thought we were already told that), and his fire will be... wondrously effective. And he'll probably be dead after it, because he'll draw the wrath of the dragon. He'll have bumped up his everything has high as he can for that fight.
-Are either of the doors open or ajar in the hallway?
No, both closed.
-Can Aoife tell if the singing seems to be coming from the east or west door?
Neither door, from straight ahead (she thinks). Cannot see anything singing, though.
-Can Aoife see what types of items make up the pile at the end of the hall, and would it be possible for her to hide amidst the pile?
It's very dark in there. Boxes, crates, barrels is all she knows. She could hide amidst the pile... unless the thing singing is already hiding there...
So... metagaming... either it is small enough that we'll stand a chance... or we're dead.
Either way, Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight will not balk at it. I'd assume it was a white dragon (thought we were already told that), and his fire will be... wondrously effective. And he'll probably be dead after it, because he'll draw the wrath of the dragon. He'll have bumped up his everything has high as he can for that fight.
Logrivich is indeed a white dragon (this is widely known) and fire is quite effective... but I have yet to see a knowledge (arcana) or any active research from a PC that would tell you that for sure.
Metagame-wise, the adventure would expect you to be the right level and ready to face the dragon at this point... but I've kept you deliberately under-leveled in the past, and also bumped the CR of encounters by 2+ in the past (in addition to the under level). I prefer to provide you with a real threat and a real challenge. Make of that what you will! :-)
Oh, and none of your characters know any of that... so please have some more fun figuring out what to do about Aoife going into the tower solo (and what you know about the tower).
Random bookkeeping note - since this is the first day after we arrived, though technically we did our shopping before the cocoa pot and the tower infiltration, I am assuming that things like my magical full plate and magical armor are still being crafted/enchanted, right?
Seperate note - I don't know why it didn't occur to me to roll a knowledge (arcana) check, but Ishbaad would definitely do some mental searching for what he knows of dragons. I can make that roll in my next post, it might actually be relavant in the conversation that Jorvik and Ishbaad are about to have with his Iron Guard contact.
So... metagaming... either it is small enough that we'll stand a chance... or we're dead.
Either way, Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight will not balk at it. I'd assume it was a white dragon (thought we were already told that), and his fire will be... wondrously effective. And he'll probably be dead after it, because he'll draw the wrath of the dragon. He'll have bumped up his everything has high as he can for that fight.
Logrivich is indeed a white dragon (this is widely known) and fire is quite effective... but I have yet to see a knowledge (arcana) or any active research from a PC that would tell you that for sure.
Metagame-wise, the adventure would expect you to be the right level and ready to face the dragon at this point... but I've kept you deliberately under-leveled in the past, and also bumped the CR of encounters by 2+ in the past (in addition to the under level). I prefer to provide you with a real threat and a real challenge. Make of that what you will! :-)
Oh, and none of your characters know any of that... so please have some more fun figuring out what to do about Aoife going into the tower solo (and what you know about the tower).
One more note!
This is totally what I expected when you introduced the concept of a fight with a dragon, that we would be sore pressed to kill it, but it wouldn't be impossible. There have been some real butt-pucker encounters lately, and I wouldn't expect this would be any different. I am so excited for this.
From a Meta game perspective - things like potions or scrolls of energy resistance, adding fire to attacks would all be appropriate. Hopefully I can roll high enough on my know arcana check to have all of that make sense.
Also hopefully Aoife's scouting gives us enough preparation so that we don't blow our wad before we even get to the dragon.
I am really excited for this "dungeon tower crawl"
Hopefully Aoife can get out of there so that we can circle our wagons and actually prepare. I think that Kuragin is down 2 third level spells.
Yea - and if my suspiscion above is correct, then we don't actually have any of our magical gear yet that we purchased, since it would probably take a few days to craft and enchant. I am hoping to be wearing my full plate when I face Logrivich and his merry band of trolls. :)
Random bookkeeping note - since this is the first day after we arrived, though technically we did our shopping before the cocoa pot and the tower infiltration, I am assuming that things like my magical full plate and magical armor are still being crafted/enchanted, right?
That is correct. Your items have quite a while to be enchanted. I haven't totaled it all up yet, but you're looking at at least 10 days' enchant time. Even if Solveig has 2 people helping her, that's still over 3 days' wait.
Seperate note - I don't know why it didn't occur to me to roll a knowledge (arcana) check, but Ishbaad would definitely do some mental searching for what he knows of dragons. I can make that roll in my next post, it might actually be relavant in the conversation that Jorvik and Ishbaad are about to have with his Iron Guard contact.
I was assuming you would do enough research and searching that you would eventually get Logrivich's age category and a full list of abilities. So... I was mostly just waiting for you to do the scouting, etc, and then wait for you to ask me about it! If you want to know what you know now, you can just make a roll (as Ice Melts Quietly in Sunlight just did regarding the statues).
Bombs will do damage, as they are (as far as I know) non-magical and do not allow spell resistance.
Oh, I think of the making and hurling of the bombs as a supernatural ability... but the explosions themselves as mundane. I guess that's just quibbling really. Anyway, no SR means it affects them.