All's Well that Ends in a Well

Game Master Choon

Flying to Vancouver in the morning to help my brother. Not sure if I will have a chance to post from there or not, so might be essentially offline until the 4th. Apologies for the late notice. Please bot me as needed.

I have been DMing my own home game and it makes me wonder, how much money and how much of this place would have to be cleared to claim the dungeon as ours and found a city on top of it with kingmaker rules

Hmmm. I'll have to get back to you on that. But I'm not saying no. :)

That would be pretty awesome.

Marco would make a good counselor or Marshal

So, I don't see a problem with setting up your own underground settlement here as long as you could recruit the right kind of settler. You need to clear at least this level before that can be barely feasible. Level 1 smells like crap and has a crap monster constantly "cleaning" the area. Probably not good for trying to build a functioning settlement.
Two, the one you're currently trying to clear, is roomy (kinda) but has several possible entry points for creepy crawlies with big teeth.

Could also spawn a "party goes looking for crazy people to live in a creepy death trap" adventure. :)

We can always put people on the top, outside of the dungeon

It would probably have the “city of the dead” and/or “resettled ruins” settlement modifiers

And would definitely count as a lair and a landmark
Not sure about the terrain type, probably plains

That being said we should definitely clear the top two or three floors

Indeed. It would be plains or forest. I'll have to double check the terrain around the graveyard. All that is negotiable though. You have a lot of work to do before that comes into play. ;)

Don't stop dreaming though. You guys could blow through level three and hold your recruitment drive in no time. Who knows!

Depending on how you design it, this could be very appropriate:

Under-City

The settlement is built atop a dangerous subterranean structure, filled with monsters and a haven for criminals and outcasts. This under-city might be a massive sewer system, disused railway or subway tunnels, ruined and forgotten basements or dungeons, or a nearby mine or natural cavern system, perhaps even one that descends miles beneath the earth.

Increase Lore +1, Danger +20.

What’s the first obstacle

You must either vault over the sarcophagus as kayla did or attempt to move it.

Hey Choon, what's that for a welcome back present?
Pretty darn deadly don't you think?! ;-)

Will catch up and post in a bit once I am settled in my office desk and rushed through a couple hundred eMails ...

I think I built Marco too tanky (and I know I made him too stoic)
He can’t die
And he rarely has things to say

Welcome back, Simon. :)

I think I built Marco too tanky (and I know I made him too stoic)

He can’t die
And he rarely has things to say

That's what character development is for! Strike up a conversation. :)

I got the stoic guy to talk but when he’s not stoicly observing he’s rather untrusting
I didn’t realize this until he started to talk for himself

Boy I think I should start to hide all those rolls in spoilers ^^
This wall of green text far out-shadows my fluff posts!

Hey all, phone crashed, lost everything, getting back on line slowly will try to update tonight

Oh noes! I'm sorry. :(

Enemy's turn to come this evening. Stupid responsibility is getting in the way. :P

I just had an amazing idea for what happens if youall fall. :)

Just sayin'

If we can get a wand or scroll of Silverlight heightened to level 4 should do the trick.

Silverlight is the same as daylight except it harms all creatures susceptible to silver

I think a 50 charge wand will run about 21,000 gold for 50 charges, but a scroll will be around 700 gold but will require someone that can cast level 4 spells

If I negate the hit point damage with power points do I also negate the str damage?

As it is not a touch attack I'll say yes.

I'm afraid I can't cast fourth level spells yet.

Ah well, was worth a shot I guess.
Now we have to fight them and hope we take them down faster than they take us down?
Any better ideas?
Any way to get Zadira back up?
We could do a point-blank fireball here.
Would be more healthy than this str damage *lol*

Ya. This and Saracek tie for the nastiest fights on this level.

Now imagine fighting this as non-pseudo-gestalt level 4 characters. :)

Sounds ... unhealthy?

Very. :)

Brave Sir Robin ran away?

Grelthe might not suggest it, but would likely go along with a retreat if suggested by someone else?

Boy ... aren't they getting fewer o.O
I really think we should make a run.
We better be fast enough x_x

Cain, what's up, you're okay?

They are, actually. You've taken out three. Only a few left. :)

Not all of them have been able to attack every turn so it gives the illusion of not-dwindling.

If we were raw, I would probably not standing anymore, driven to the ground by my two knives, let alone my mithral shirt.
I am at 2 Strength now, so probably one more hit and I am out as well.

Glorious last stand, hoping that I can do enough damage such that Grelthe and Cain can finish them or run away like hell?
Mhhhh.....

This is the tipping point. Looking forward to what you decide. :)

Sorry I’ve been getting ready for school and work has been crazy because corporate is screqing things up
I’ll follow whatever the party decides and will be the last to retreat

Can Emily drag Simon out?

Probably yes.
Depending on how raw we go (I never track my weight beyond a gut feeling of what would be too much) and if she gets another hit like that in the process.
Technically I can still walk and even fight until I get 2 more Stress DMG...

Sorry, I stopped getting updated on this one for some reason

I set up my phone to give me push notification on my gameplay threads. It works fine, even in times where the site is struggling - and prevents me from F5-ing the site to its death ;-)

That's fantastic! Thanks!

Can I post yet?
Holy crap and hallelujah! We're back!
I'll update when I can, but it will take a few hours.

And no, I don't do self-damage on a crit fail.

It's going to be fragile for the next few days. Make sure you copy before you submit.

I have created a discord to act as a life boat if this site goes down again. Very much a work in progress, but here ya go.

https://discord.gg/uWKhDHC

Signed up for the discord.

signed in

It came up as a NSFW channel. Yikes.

Really? I'll check into that.

what is NSFW?