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"Arlok try not eat you, but you make Arlok sad and Arlok eat feelings."
Take care, always tough to leave but sometimes we have to adult and stuff.
Take care Malzii, life happens and reality takes priority.
Hopefully things will settle down for you in the not too distant future and you can return to our little playground! In the meantime, Keil will have a look over your profile; the greedy son of a... :)
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Varg grunts as the small kobold suddenly announces that she is wandering off on a new adventure. He silently watches her go. Unseen by the rest of the group, a small tear creeps down from the corner of his eye. The grey dwarf considers wiping it away, until he realizes that the last place other party members are going to look for emotion from the stoic dwarf is his eyes.
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Sorry to see you go. I hope to be here for the long run - how often do you get to fight demon lords - and if you get more time, please come back. Malzii was one of the few in the group which Varg felt a connection (probably because she had the wisdom to not do really stupid things - which are amusing from a gameplay standpoint).
Drop in to say hi when you can.
OK guys, I just wanted you to know you are getting close to the end of this mission arc (once you get past these skeletons, that is). Once you escape from this place, you will get a chance to return to Mitchrod and trade in your loot :D...
...which leads me to my next question: This is a rather sandbox-y adventure but there are many places you can go to gather treasure (and a quick painful death if you are not careful). I do have some ideas percolating in my head as to what Komm wants you to do next, but if you wish to do something else then feel free to chime in here.
Some ideas are:
1) Continue exploring Rappan Athuk. Komm would issue you another mission in that case, he he.
2) Head out into the wilderness and check out some of the areas around the dungeon.
3) Head off into other famous places like the Stoneheart Dungeon, or the Slumbering Tsar...(I may even drop some hints as to the powerful artifact known as the Sword of Air...)
Again, any other ideas that strike your fancy, feel free to voice them here!
Grey's goal has always been to set up a basecamp at Rappan Athuk and start colonizing it as areas are cleared out. He's looking to build a new kind of civilization.
Continuing to explore the dungeon and exploring wilderness areas would both further that goal. I am not sure if going to other famous places would or not.
Grezzor is one power hungry little goblin - I know he doesn't digress about it much, or even about his background, but it is an ever present urge there at the back of his head.
He will obviously do as instructed by Komm, but will probably also push to investigate any avenue that may seem will bring him progression in the arcane arts, or knowledge not immediately available to others.
That being said, Rappan Athuk is known as a source of untold dangers but also treasures and magic power, so going there is an immediate yes for him. Now... Stoneheart Dungeon and Slumbering Tsar are VERY big names (and I would love to play them by the way), so that will tickle him also, and very much so.
As for exploring, the logic of it makes sense (as it may create easier comings and goings from civilized areas), and is enough to argument that it should be done, but it is not as enticing for Grezzor as the other prospects.
I like Rappan Athuk personally.
If I were to cast Restore Corpse on the destroyed skeletons to patch up the damage could I re-make these kinds of skeletons with DR once I can cast Animate Dead?
Praetor: You could cast that spell if these were normal skeletons, but these are not normal skeletons. Black skeletons were created by a dark ritual by the priests of Orcus and therefore cannot be restored as a normal corpse.
Alright.
Worlds Largest Dungeon is the largest. (though it is arguable that publishing it was mostly a publicity stunt and that no one expects any group to actually get though it.)
Tomb of Horrors is undeniably the deadliest. There's five nasty deathtraps before you even make it through the front door, and about 8 more in the first hallway. Things get worse from there. Gigax was not screwing around when he wrote it.
That said, Rappan Athak is certainly up there on both measurements.
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Tomb of Horrors is great. It was amazing the simplicity that Gary Gygax was able to put into a few rooms to make them capable of wasting the strongest and most prepared of parties.
(You look at the picture on the wall . . . you all die.)
(Your fighter falls in a pit trap - he dies and is disintegrated.)
(You go down the passage to the right - you die.)
Oh yeah. If you're a GM, it reads like comedy. I must have laughed out loud about a dozen times while I read through it.
I have this dream of someday running Tome of Horrors with players as Goblins. A lot of goblins. I want to keep a tally of the body count.
Sorry parents came to visit and was away a couple days. Catching up. I'm good with continuing with whatever everyone likes :) Will post in GP shortly.
Which one of Arlok's parents is the ogre, and which one is the demigod?
Father god :)
Who wants this rest-period's Masterwork Transformation. First come first serve. Just tell me what piece of gear you want transformed.
Well, I guess Grezzor can be the very last one when it comes to that, maybe to improve his quarterstaff :D
But I think there are still improvements to be done on the weapons of others.
Sadly, no.
But equipment can be masterwork too. Are there any skills you want a +2 to? Just about the only thing I can't make a masterwork tool for is Knowledges.
OK you have basically completed your mission. Should you decide to continue onwards into Rappan Athuk, I plan on removing both Raaz and Malzii from the party leaving you at six players. While you will gain XP at a faster rate, you will lose some healing. Fortunately potions are readily available.
Thoughts?
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My vote is to explore on the surface some to get a level or two before coming back down. For instance at level 7, Varg's fists will be considered silver or cold iron, both of which are most beneficial when fighting undead and demons.
If everyone else wants to keep delving down, I understand and am good with that.
surface sounds fine for a while.
I would really like to establish some kind of base camp or outpost above the area we will be using as a primary entrance.
Being the son of Baalzebul, Arlok wishes to continue to bring the fight to Orcus and his minions here and conquer the dungeon to strike a blow against the Goat prince.
Three days of travel is three more masterworkings.
First come first serve. Who wants a masterwork tool, weapon or armor?
Brok still needs masterwork armor to improve stealth.
Brok, I'm hearing two separate things.
1) You would like masterwork armor.
2) You would like a masterwork Stealth tool (which can be anything. Quiet boots. Camo cloak. Or it could be built into the armor but then if you get new armor you'll need a new Stealth tool too).
Is that correct? I just want to clarify before I make my post.
You made Brok a mw stealth tool previosly, I'm just looking to drop the acp of his armor to improve stealth and acrobatics.
Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, no problem.
Anything else?
Also, because of Brok's stealthy-crawly-ness I'd been kind of going with a spider theme for him. Want me to continue that?
I think more scorpions than spiders, but I'm good with arachnids
I don't think you can create a Masterwork Tool for Spellcraft? :D
I don't think you can create a Masterwork Tool for Spellcraft? :D
That's up to the GM. According to James Jacobs you can make a masterwork tool for any skill so long as you can justify it's use in a way that makes sense for the setting.
Some masterwork tools are circumstantial (like a balancing pole helping with Acro checks related to balance but not avoiding AoOs). Some are universal (like masterwork thieves tools).
For Knowledge skills and Spellcraft I've seen things like field guides. Can't be used in combat, but when you have time to flip though them they grant a +2. In another game a GM allowed the creation of "resonance stones" which were set into a wizard's staff. They glowed slightly in the presence of a particular school of magic. That glow allowed the wizard to more quickly narrow down a spell being cast, granting a +2 to spellcraft to identify spells and existing auras.
Interesting concept there Praetor. Something like a tome containing a myriad of sample spell effects and guides for identifying them. While I am inclined to include something like this I would limit it to only wizards being able to produce such a guide. Consider it a gathering of trade secrets as it were.
Looks like one more night. So that's 3 masterworkings left unclaimed.
Any takers?
Arlok will take some large boots to help him sneak better :)
Meh, I was kinda liking the idea of the Spellcrat guide... If it is a no go, then I'll go along with Arlok's idea and get MW boots to improve stealth?
Ok, one left! Going once? Twice?
Got it.
No worries, I wanted others to get things before I worried about my secondary weapon.
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