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Game Master Black Powder Chocobo

Sounds good to me.

day job roll, craft weapons: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

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wow guys, that was an epic fight! I was just checking in here to see how you where doing. Seems like Deaglan missed a whole lot of his to hit rolls.

Yes, yes he did.

For your chronicle Deaglan, I'm giving you 3/4 of the rewards other than XP, which will be 3 (rounding it just makes it easier all around).

Hope things have been better on your end!

Thanks David!

If you want a day job roll I will take 10 for an 20 (Heal). I leave it to you whether you use that or just give me 0, I won't miss those few gp.

Things are better on my end, especially with holiday looming just over the horizon at the end of this week ;-). I will check in after that and see if I want to commit to PbP again.

Hey guys! So Mahasi offered to run a new module for us, Realm of the Fellknight Queen. I think that is a generous offer and as suggested above, I want to run the next Thornkeep level, the Dark Menagerie, beforehand for two reasons.

1. It is the easiest of the Thornkeep levels and running that at level 7 will be laughably easy.

2. If Deaglan were to join us again, then he will be level 6 for Fellknight Queen and thus able to play it with us :)

That said, we still need at least 1 more person. Do any of you know of someone who may be interested?

I know someone who might WANT to but unfortunately is going on vacation, so probably wouldn't be able to... Maybe we could try a little recruiting if we need to.

You be level 7 Varian? Hmm... you'd have to go slow tier for Dark Menagerie/Fellknight to keep up with everyone. You alright with that?

yes, I'm 7th now. and was planning on going slow progression anyway

Cool, thanks! And good choices of spells. Plus, your now magical weapons will hurt more :D And that rusting grip ability is going to give someone a bad day.

6th lvl gnome alchemest possibly interested in playing Thornkeep - he's already played through levels 1-3 though.. what level are we doing next?

4th. Dark Menagerie. He'd be perfect as far as Thornkeep experience goes.

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Ah, I suppose I should level up. Stupid 80 hour weeks :P

Yes, level up an do your things! Shilyn, don't forget to update your stats to reflect your Unchained goodies.

Yah, working on that.. but seems HeroLabs has Sorc Unchained version as well as rogue.. Not sure how (if) that would affect taking another lvl of sorc. Still undecided.. 1 more lvl 1 spell.. or more sneaky heh.

Sorceror Unchained? From the alternate magic?

Regardless, the 4th level of rogue to get the Debilitating Strike ability seems to be better to me since you tend to melee things. On the other hand, you do need to hit that 4th level of sorceror so your magical abilities will improve greatly.

Finally, I do suggest upgrading to a mithral chain shirt. Better AC, and if you get the Arcane Armor Training feat, you can then cast your spells without any spell failure!

@Varian: Have your alchemist friend PM me or post in this thread so we can do our Thornkeep stuff!

Ok.. I *think* I have it. Char sheet updated..

I took the following:

1 Rogue level +1 Skill point

Trait: Trap Spotter

Skills: Acrobatics
Disable Device
Perception
Spellcraft
Stealth
Use Magical Device
Escape Artist
Climb
Bluff
Intimidate

I'd like to spend 4000 to get the Noqual shortsword (dammit, should have made a rapier) enchanted to +1, 225 for the wand of chill touch (since my acid arrow wand ran out), 1000 for the bracers, and 4000 for the belt of dex. :)

9225 spent.. leaving me 2039 gp Ugh.. I so wanted that ring of prot.. heh.

If that's ok, I'll adjust and add to the char sheet.

1000 for bracers? Are you referring to bracers of armor? Note that the bracers armor bonus does not stack with regular armor.

Also, what weapon type did you choose with Finesse Training? It's not listed in your stats.

Hrm.. good point. Since I want to take your advice on the mithral chain (once I get the feat to make it worthwhile), I'll skip on the bracer then :) Hrm.. but then a 10% spell fail isn't all *that* bad. Oh wait.. this is my invoke of the dicebot we're talking.. but it'd look soooo chic. hah.

Stats corrected to reflect rapier finesse.

@Shilyn: As noted before, make next level Sorceror, then you can qualify to have your level 7 feat be Arcane Armor Training, which allows you to reduce ASF % by 10 as a swift action. So between that and mithral, no spell failure!

Going to go Arcane Trickster?

Ok.. *struts around in shiny new stuff* Went with the mithral. Looks soo nice and shiny! woo.

Undecided about arcane trickster. Depends on what that shadowy spirit has to say about it ;)

Hey guys! I'm heading out of town this Saturday and won't be able to post much at all until the following weekend, so we'll officially get started afterwards.

Varian: Have your alchemist friend post in here so I can look at the character sheet.

Deaglan: Hope you can make it, otherwise, we'll four-man this level.

Here is my Alchemist. :)

I will join, but away after start of next week (after Tuesday), so expected little posting. Will update sheet over next couple of days.

Posted this from phone and right before going out, so forgive me for shortness.

No worries! I think we got a solid 5 now :)

@Quarr: Looks good... the bombs for AoE will come in handy for the party!

We'll get started after I return next week!

I am lebeled.

I am ready

Mahasi, how long would Realm of the Fellknight Queen take? Think it could be accomplished quickly for PbP Gameday four if we can clear out The Dark Menagerie quickly?

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Quarr and I are finishing up another game... hope we can wait til we're done there...

You're using Varian in another game?

Just trying to make sure I understand you correctly.

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yes I have Varian in another game now, but it should be a short one, and we'll be available very soon...

Well, if that's the case... I could put us in the PbP gameday for Dark Menagerie.

Everyone else okay waiting a few weeks?

Otherwise, we can start without them for a short bit and have Varian and Quarr jump in late.

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shouldn't have to change anything - we are fighting the last opponent now... should be very quick...

Ahh gotcha,cool!

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I do not think I could run the Fellknight Queen in that time frame. I tend to run a little on the slower side anyways, even without it being a module.

Alright, thanks for your input!

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Varian is free and clear to play now - other game is officially over and I have my chronicle.

Hey guys! Wife surprised me with tickets to Weird Al in Denver, so road tripping it again! Posting will be light until Monday.

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Sounds good. Have fun!

Sorry guys, conference/Seminar training today so little to no posting for me until late evening or tomorrow!

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Sorry guys. Strange week. Been unemployed since Feb. 30+ applications and only 3 interviews. Was "top candidate" (whatever that means) for one only to have the position put on hold for another 60 days. Ugh.

Needless to say, got a lot going on so I'm not sure if I'll have to drop or not. Not fair to y'all when I'm not active. Bleah.

No worries; take care of yourself and good luck on the job hunt!

nooooooo....

Where do you live? What sort of job are you looking for?

oh wow... that's harsh, but I feel your pain vicariously... my son and dau in law have both been out of work for over a year. Good luck with your job quest. it's a tough market out there.

We'll keep a seat warm for you!

Thanks y'all. I'll try to post as I can, but wanted you to know why I haven't been doing so much lately.

I'm actually in the IT field. Been in computers for over 30 years, but as far as programming, I'm only entry-level (college classes but no experience) as most of my time was in mainframes / tech support. I have faith that the Lord will provide :)

Shilyn, take care of yourself and your loved ones before gaming. I hope you can find a new job soon.

Thanks for the update.

I will be away from internet starting tomorrow afternoon (CET) until end of next week (sept 18th). Please bot me.

I think the post I just made can be used as a template for my actions:

if hp > 5: attack viciously
if hp <=5: defend and hope for the best

if Deaglan can step away he will do so and cast cure moderate wounds for 2d8+4, replacing spiritual weapon. He does not trust his concentration skill enough to cast while threatened.

Good to know, thanks for the info and enjoy doing what you do!

If they intend that for liberating command they should really say "target one other creature". Otherwise, its simply analogous to enlarge person. Poor wording on their part.

Well, if someone else casts it, can I at least use the escape artist roll :)