I don't think I mentioned it being precise, but it's a weapon I basically designed with you in mind, so precise is definitely one of its tags.
Hurray! Partial success and decent damage! I'm being useful, Sinathel!
Yes you are :) Now just to stop you from dying in a fiery, flamey death.
...how high is it to the base of the wings? I feel like I'm now to late to do what I had planned and hadn't had the time to post, strike the thin flesh of the wing near it's base, where it connects to the body. There have to be lots of nerves there, meaning lots of pain.
You can reach the base of the wings even when it's standing erect, especially because I flavored your elemental shape form as being slightly taller than you are normally. No problem.
By the way Bolus, and everyone else - there wasn't enough time to explain before, but Myltharial is actually a rerolled alt of Hawke the Lost, a Fighter in our original group for this campaign. Mr. the Lost was unable to keep on posting on our campaign for awhile, then messaged me indicating that his schedule freed up a bit and he was interested in rejoining. Working together we devised his character concept and inserted it into the story. It was good timing since I wanted to bring the party size back up to 4 anyway. :)
Cool. Welcome back aboard :)
I already figured that out, but thanks for letting us know :) Glad you could come back to re-join us :)
Edit: Yes, I got nosy and curious. :) And I knew I had seen your main alias name somewhere before...
Welcome back! Olivius misses Hawke, even if he hasn't admitted it yet.
Thanks. I miss him as well, but unfortunately the time stream has taken him elsewhere. Who knows, maybe we'll run into him once more at some point. Hopefully he'll not have given into the darkness in his heart at that point in time.
So what kind of adventures did Myltharial get up in the past? I'm thinking he was consulted on some weird never before seen creature assaulting the Terminus walls (pretty common occurrence sadly) and he was brought in as an expert based on what the creature looked like. Initially Bolus dismisses him as an overly well dressed egghead but is impressed when they take out the creature together. Blah blah they become friends.
Myltharial is extremely well versed in the Grand Histories of the World so it is possible he was brought in as a consult for exploring ruins or to be consulted when a creature from the past, perhaps thought extinct at this point in time, emerged to threaten the city. Could have even been some kind of mad scientist trying to garner power through bringing the past back to life. An undead abomination some some kind of great conqueror from the past?
Let's go with undead abomination a... giant octopus irradiated and mutated somehow to survive in the air and travel through the wastes to attack Terminus.
My idea of the future is that as far as the people of Terminus know everything that doesn't live within the city walls is extinct and all the oceans have boiled away which is why no one had any idea what the thing was at all. The hide was s o tough that it repelled every ranged attack and Mylth identified the creature and some way to kill it as well that required a small team going in close. Which is how Bolus and Myltharial met.
Hell here's an idea. An alternate name for Terminus can be 'Ark City' as it is protecting the species and creatures within it from the wastes just like Noah's Ark protected them from the flood.
Or, in common conversation, "the Ark", "this Ark", etc.?
The Ark. There's only one :)
I'm updating my character sheet with the drake loot. What tags do you want on the spirit blade, DM?
Olivius, you helped spawn a wonderful little story in my head with your question to Sinathel :) Working on it right now.
And I have a question for you, Frogfoot. How would you feel about over time, Sinathel starts branching out her Shapeshifting into things like Drakes and such? It could be seen as her growing in power. I'm okay if you say no, but I thought I would ask :)
Olivius: The effects of...whatever happened to your blade as it glowed when the drake died are currently unknown. Certainly you can understand why the natives of the island would revere such a dagger and think it a soul-stealer, if it reacted that way in the presence of kills.
Sinathel: Wyverns are sub-dragons, inferior in intellect and complexity to true dragons. Shapeshifting into such lesser dragons and faerie dragons is not unheard of among druids, though it often requires months of concentrated study to manage it. Shapeshifting into a true dragon is another matter, accomplished only by the greatest druids of legend, and only when the need was greatest.
Good to know :) Maybe she'll try it again soon. She did say the last time she tried was early shape-shifting days :)
Could I inquire into what tags/special abilites I should put down for the fire whip and grappling hook?
I totally understand that I don't know all its abilities, but are there any tags other than precise you would like me to add?
Fire Whip: Precise, Reach. When the wielder is enraged, gain the Flaming tag. Weapons with the Flaming tag deal fire damage and may deal additional damage situationally - the DM will advise you.
Grappling Hook: Take +1 to Volley attempts with this weapon.
Spirit Dagger: Precise, Hand. On a successful Tricks of the Trade move, add +2 damage to your next Hack and Slash; stacks. This dagger reacts with brilliant light in response to kills; exact effect this has on the dagger is presently unknown.
From the RP so far, I think Mylthariel should be trailblazer and sinathel should be scout. It's a toss up between Bolus and I for quartermaster
All of the checks for difficult journey seem to be wisdom based checks right? A bit surprising. Bolus is fine to be quartermaster and we are all... not wise characters here :)
Yep, they're all +WIS.
And I am seeming to take the scout roll, with having The People assist us. :)
So I'll make a post as Scout :)
End of Session:
Did we learn something new and important about the world?
Yes, corruption within the higher levels of Terminus City hierarchy, mysterious group set on burning it to the ground.
Did we overcome a notable monster or enemy?
Yes Cragga and Drake
Did we loot a memorable treasure?
Yes, climbing boots, see in the dark hood,
Fulfilling alignment
Protected and then Healed Rory
Fulfilling Bonds
Well, I think Bolus is confirmed in his view that Olivius is gutsy and good to have in a fight. Do you agree Olivius?
And Sinathel isn't being rude to him anymore so I think that Bond is fulfilled too. Do you agree Sinathel?
So is that 6 Xp for end of session?
For the Stun Baton, can I add a switch that can be flipped that will add the Stun tag to the weapon instead of a damage dealing weapon?
I'll say your character knows how to add a jury-rigged modification to the stun baton mod to redirect where the additional charge goes on the baton. If you spend a few hours fiddling with it I have no problem with it; but Stuns don't work on everybody. :)
End of session:
We learned something new, defeated a noteworthy foe, gained treasure as bolus said.
Fulfilling alignment: I'm pretty sure Olivius had no idea what he was doing until it happened for the entire drake fight. :P
Bonds:
Bolus, I agree. However, subtlety is still lost on Bolus, so no resolution on mine.
Regos: as he is no longer playing, I'll resolve this one.
Sinathel: I have shown that I can be a Hunter, do you agree?
If you do, I propose the following: "Sinathel is out of get element in this city. I will see to the druid's well being. "
I still don't feel like I've discovered all about yala.
+7 xp for 11 total if everyone agrees. That will be just enough for me to level to 5, but I'll see what Sinathel thinks before doing that.
I highly doubt she'd disagree, she even called you "Little Hunter" in Elven.
Hey Bolus did manage to sneak through his home city as a fugitive without drawing attention :).
That is true. How about this, "Bolus is now on my side of the law. I will help him see the humanity of the 'criminal'."
Ok and Bolus will add "Olivius and Yala do the wrong things. Got to make sure they keep doing the wrong things to the right people." Sounds good?
That sounds fantastic, actually. :)
Level 5:
Move:
Connections
When you put out word to the criminal underbelly about something you want or need, roll+CHA.
✴ On a 10+, someone has it, just for you.
✴ On a 7–9, you’ll have to settle for something close or it comes with strings attached, your call.
Attribute: Str +1. Because heaven knows I've been in enough melee to justify a bit of muscle.
Oh Olivius, the possibilities! Good choice. Let's see what your dice say to the Underbelly of Terminus City.
They say "I want it, you have it. Now gimme." Bolus the Paladin may be walking around with a crime boss if we stay here long enough. :)
The age-old struggle of having a paladin and a rogue in the same party...a classic.
Alright Bolus leveled up to 18 Str, New Move: Perfect Knight for an extra boon on quest time.
So for three minutes per day either the stun rod will do extra damage or will do no damage and become a stunning weapon? Hrm.
I never said it would do no damage, it just gains the Stun tag and doesn't gain the extra damage the module would normally give.
Stun mode: Normal damage, stun tag
Damage mode: Enhanced damage, no stun tag
Ah.. I think I'm understanding tags now. Thanks Frogfoot.
No problem!
End of Session:
Yes, yes and yes
Fulfilling alignment: As much as I would love to say yes, I don't remember Sinathel doing this since last End of Session. Unless her actions when she acquired the egg count for this. If any of you think she destroyed a symbol of civilization, please let me know :)
Bonds:
Resolving the bond with Regalos since he is gone and replacing it with one for Mylthanrial.
New Bond: I shall keep my eye on Mylthanrial till he proves to be trustworthy. I have no wish to deal with jungle-fowl traitors.
@Olivius: Totally agree :) Also, I feel that since Sinathel has acknowledged you as a hunter, her side of that bond has closed as well. Resolving: Olivius is learning to be more hunter than prey, though he still has a long way to go. Replace With: I will instruct Olivius in the ways of the People.
Provided you are okay with that :)
@Bolus: You gave her a good reason not to be with helping her keep and protect that egg after already showing you are not cruel to The People.
That gives me 3 xp end of session + 2 xp from bonds. Leaving me 3 xp away from leveling.
I agree, Sinathel.
Proposed bind with Mylthabrual: "This man asks too many questions. I must know why. "
I'm going to be very spotty through at least the holidays. I keep getting shuffled from project to project here at work making an already busy time of year even busier.
I'll post when I can :)
I made another recruitment thread :)
I think it's pretty certain that the game is going to slow down for the rest of the year right? I'm going to be around pretty much all the time but that's just me :)
I know that we have the holidays coming up, but with vacations people are on the computers checking the recruitment threads and I'd like to start up strong again in January.
Hey Sinathel, since Bolus helped you out with the egg I guess you could resolve that bond with him. Since Sinathel is actually not being rude to Bolus I'd like to resolve it as well and replace it with
She doesn't seem to like the city much, but I hope she sees that it's the only thing keeping both people and nature safe from the wastes outside.
Sound good?
It does. :) She has stopped being rude to you because of that help with the egg.
Main reason I hadn't resolved it yet was that I wasn't sure if we could resolve more than one bond at the end of session for Exp. If I can, I'm fine with resolving it. :)