Niversal searches for a weapon... it takes a while but as the conversation above continues you find a crate of lomgswords.
English and some German.
Keep the languages you know, also you gain bonuses languages based on your INT modifier. As those download into your brain like all the skills that you had not learned before, spells, and any specials that your class gives you.
As pact wizard gives a patron and I chose shadow (for illusions), I thought maybe there is some powerful creature from the shadow plane that I am getting the pact from. First I thought maybe a shadow Dragon, and eventually I could be able to become one or more like one.
I must say, the infusion of new blood into the campaign, has been refreshing. I hope our new players have as much fun as I am!
This game seems very interesting. I honestly didn't read any of the game play before I chose Merlin's spell book. That was just an amazing coincidence. Excited to see what may come of that.
On my previous thoughts of the patron that may be granting me magic, I have found that not all Umbral Dragons are evil, Ghostmaw serves Pharasma a neutral deity, Ithanothaur is mentioned as being not evil aligned. So perhaps a similar dragon has agreed to be my patron. Would I be allowed to flesh out such a dragon's story? Something like a good dragon getting stuck in the plane of shadow and being changed. Though also a lesser god or someone like Sivannah could be my patron or even Loki!
Go for it Serrill! Though the Mistress would be your easiest choice.
The one the brought us here? That would be the simplest and now that I think of it the best. I will go with that and maybe later find some way to transform into a dragon or something.
Uh... I'm going to state this for Serill, when I made my character I took my other language that I knew (some partial German) and just put it into what I thought it would be its in game equivalent(Dwarven). Not sure if Wolf wants to do that again or has something else in mind.
I am fine with you keeping your former languages. I forgot what we had originally chose.
I'm enjoying myself quite a lot too! I ended up picking the phantom thief option, because Unchained Skills seem cool, and I'm a sucker for neat options like that. That being said, I'm super into the actual content of the wish having more or less content based off of my top of my head wording in the recruitment thread! Fun is fun after all!
Birthday presents are on there way! Guess what I might get on the 16th, win and you get a boon and a magical item!!!
I bet you get a new game.
Knowing our demographic, dice seems like a solid guess
To cast a spell, you must be able to speak (if the spell has a verbal component), gesture (if it has a somatic component), and manipulate the material components or focus (if any). Additionally, you must concentrate to cast a spell.
Yeah its not very specific. So you can have one hand free, which can hold the material component. Though remember to read the spell description for any nuances it alludes to you needing for the spell.
The earliest Gestalt would be the alter or one other room.
I strongly suggest the rooms you might encounter, otherwise it will just be a fort turned dungeon! Have fun, I do incorporate player suggestions a lot!
Is it me or has posting drastically lessened?
Could be coming-up-to-christmas busyness. I feel like I am posting too much atm maybe!
You are not! I assure you! Normally that's me.
I'd like to do more posting too! There's a lot of RP that I'd like to get in, just maybe not right when it looks like I'm going to die horribly! I've got half the HP of the wizard... :(
Did anyone win the prize? Also: I requested access to the Arcanum NPC/Quests link. Hope you have a pleasant birthday!
I will access the request when I get some time. Thanks John. I will be opening the rest of my gifts tonight so you have a chance still to win!
John it looks like you are missing your background story... also you gain expert levels! That is why the wizard has more HP than you!
Once you Gestalt you will lose all the abilities of your expert levels other than your added HP. Trust me you are going to need it. Original players you will need to make these adjustments, you get to keep the HP from the expert levels and only that. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
Looking around you see that you are in a bedroom of some kind. A large four poster bed is made with rich silks. It has pillows on it. The lights are torches with flames shedding light to the room. You see there are carpets on the floor. A large mantle with a roaring fire within the fire place. The room is hot. It is a nice change from how cold you have been recently.
I let out a muffled Oomph. as I feel something blunt and pointed jammed into my face. Getting a little ticked off, I start shoving, hard. POP! the lid comes off and it turns out I was jammed into some stupid little crate or something. Ya, that lady musta not been too pleased with me. I grumble as I take stock in where I am at. It also turns out the thing making its presence known in my cheek was my Stats textbook.
Friggn joke in there about hitting the books or something and frak! It’s hot in here! Somebody left the friggen firepit going full blast…
I take my bright red and white winter jacket off, fold it under my arm and pick up my computer bag once more. I take another look around and shake my head.
Yup. This is gonna suck…
Despite my grumbly attitude I did notice something unusual. I know something. Interesting…
With that I head towards the door of the room and begin calling out Hello! Hi, anyone here? Can somebody please come and help me?
That said, just currently getting my character sheet written up. :)
As you get about halfway across the room the door opens and you see a woman. Confidently open the door and enter, then freeze seeing and hearing you, as if for the first time. Then see looks around the room and sees her clothes rifled through. Her face gets perturbed and apparently is thinking of what to do with you.
Hey! Wait a sec, it's Magic! Would someone intent on sneaking around go and carry their luggage with them and go hollering for someone to come find them?
At a second glance, it is becoming more apparently obvious that I don't belong here nor in this way. I got a black satchel-looking bag under my right arm, a thick traveling coat under the other and holding some sort of cooled brown drink with a bright red straw in it. My clothes seem to be casual wear but not like anything remotely local and topping it all off sits a barmy hat.
Hey lady, this ain't where I thought I would be, could you tell me where the heck am I? And I hate that I am asking this, but I got a feeling... Could, um, could you tell me when this is too?
So here is a more specific and final inventory of what I have on me:
Medium Ice Capp
Black bowler hat
Red and White winter coat
Red shirt
Jeans
White shoes
wallet
-$5.00 in coins
-17 various cards
-picture of my grandma & grandpa
Iphone 6
Black shoulder satchel computer bag:
-Laptop computer
-Ipad Pro with keyboard attachment
-Bluetooth Noise Canceling Headphones
-Wireless mouse
-Mousepad
-3 charging cables
-Apple plugin adapter
-headphone jack
-Permanent marker
-2 pens
-0.5 mechanical pencil with extra lead
-White eraser
-variety of multi-colored sticky notes
-Scotch tape
-Mask
Books
-Bible
-The Complete Idiot's Guide to Statistics
-The Personality Puzzle
-Black folder with:
--stacks of paper: blank, lined and grid
--APA Guide to Formatting a Paper
--APA Guide to Referencing
I carry all that on my shoulder, every day. I literally take my office with me and that's why it's fekking heavy!! Oof...
Earth! Now there’s a locator I recognize. I take it we are not on the fourth rock from the sun either, though I am particularly impressed that you know WHAT Earth is if you are not on it.
Ah, no. Sorry, I can’t give you these. But hold on a sec, I got an idea.
With that I turn my back partly from you and rummage through my bag a bit...
When I turn around again I have something small and delicate in my hands. Some things only last a moment, yet they can be captivating.
Within is a small, brightly coloured flower intricately shaped from sticky paper and shaped around a pen which I then hand to you.
It didn’t turn out that great but I hope you enjoy. I shrug.
Oh, what’s this about an overload? You got me thinking, I should really probably be trying to keep a lower profile, at least until I can get my bearings about me. I wouldn’t want to be talking to the people I shouldn’t be saying yes to. Any chance you could help me with that?
The Overlord laughs and says, "And what fool do you bring me? An Earthling?"
Hia! Sorry I haven't posted in a bit but I wanted to pound through and get my crunch completely finished, and I did! I figured that we are heading into a part where I am going to need to use skills and abilities so I needed to know what those skills and abilities were. >__>
Just doublechecking; we effectively have 2 Expert levels of hp and skills? For hp I used max for lvl 1, average +1 after that. Good enough?
FCB:
Is it alright if I took the Orc's FCB ? Doing everything I could do to prolong my mania was exactly what I used to do. If not, I will take Monk as my FCB .
My last Feat:
I haven’t spent my last feat. Iwas wondering if I could save it until I gesalted with Monk? Basically all of the feats I want from here on out require Imp. Unarmed Strike. :/
If not I could take Additional Traits or maybe Desperate Battler.
Additional Traits: Gain Helpful (Combat) and Quick Learner (Equipment) as additional Traits.
Helpful: Grant a +3 bonus when using Aid Another.
Quick Learner: Non-proficiency penalties on weapons are reduced by 2 after the first swing. You must "relearn" the weapon each time you pick it up.
Desperate Battler: Gain +1/+1 while there are no allies within 10ft and you are not benifiting from the Aid-Another action.
I’ll get to responding now :)
But I get a little too distracted by the throne to really look around and muse to myself A bit fond of Warhammer eh?
However, once I think I am close enough to be within earshot range I keep quiet while standing alert and attentive. I am generally waiting to see how things play themselves out.
Cold Cameron you should have 3 class levels and 2 expert levels. To a total of 5 for you. So add two levels of monk. Do not count your expert levels towards your total of feats. So for levels you should have a total of 2 feats.
Originally we just did the hp and skill points. So you guys are getting a bit of a boost until you are gestalted.
The figure in the armor shifts and raises one of its arms, in a deep male voice it asks, it is hallowy likely from the helmet,"First I want to know what wish you made with Alethia."
Apparently all of the players just want a dungeon... done.
Sorry about that ma’am. I say politely but a little curtly.
M’names Cameron. As for intentions, hmm. I glance around a bit, I guess looking for an opportunity, but I do not yet know the right questions to ask of it.
That lady, Illelia was her name? I half-smile and tap the side of my skull with a finger, I asked my mind back. Losing one, an experience be best you not have. I end that thought with a mirthless smile.
Oh! She got me an Ice Capp too!
I'll admit that I'm a bit lost on the physicality of the scene, but that's on me! Where we are in relation to everything else... perhaps its my poor reading comprehension skills :P
John I hope my description of the courtyard is helpful.
You might want to respond to others posts.
This is actually quite normal, I am doing my best to explain what you do see. As it is night and the only light is given by that stone.
The woman stands up and walks up, tapping her chin in thought. "You know... I can't think of anything useful to use you for." She raises her hand and a black maisma forms over it.
Ha! I bark out a short laugh, I didn’t say I became insane, I said that I regained my sanity. And there is an unique clarity that can come with such an experience.
I take a quick glance around the room, If I were to hazard a guess, you bought your throne with meat and threat? If so, would not hope be your greatest threat? Clarity of thought can be a most useful fulcrum on which to steer that which lays under thrones, but as I said, I do not yet know which questions to ask; what words you need, what words are just noise.
Even so, the Lady Morgana still raises her hand.
I stand, arms low at my side,
May I ask what the Lady Morgana intends with that?
You hear a whisper of a voice enter your ears, "Five choices are yours to make. Plead for mercy from Morgana, Prove your worth for the Overlord, Pull a chain to free the muscled man to the left, Please the imprisoned female to the right, or Protract yourself back to an unseen option."
Merry Christmas everyone! God bless ^_^
Thank you! Appreciate it, and same to you!
Merry Christmas!!!
Bonuses!
Serill: I got one expansion to one of my games: Hinterlands for Dominion. Bonus:+1 to one ability score
Magic item: weapon, wand, scroll, or wondrous item?
John: I got 2 sets of metal dice!
Bonus:+1 to two ability scores
Magic item: weapon, wand, scroll, or wondrous item?
Wow! I can't believe my original players did not guess or offer suggestions. :(
Christmas well wishing; Make a wish!
Cameron make sure to check the spoiler above.