Highlighting some items we probably should not leave behind.
3 empty sacks -
flask of Acid -
flask of Acid -
flask of Alchemist's Fire -
flask of Alchemist's Fire -
flask of Alchemist's Fire -
Oil of Magic Weapon -
Potion of Bull's Strength -
Potion of Cure Light Wounds -
Potion of Cure Light Wounds -
Potion of Invisibility -
Everburning Torch -
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope -
Ornate compass -
Medium tent - Weather could be our enemy.
Fil certainly couldn't carry it all.
Toruk will take the alchemist's fire and the potion of bull's strength if no one else wants them. Non healers should take the CLW potions. Honestly, we should take everything - put the pack mule to use.
I am fine with taking whatever we find useful. I just didn't want to be greedy and take too much. I am contemplating taking the masterwork warhammer, and maybe try to buy or make a shield for my off hand to bump my AC and make he a little more likely to stay standing.
Yeah, I can always throw the acid or fire if we run into a swarm, and we should have it, but I don't know if anyone here has a better thrown attack than I do (I'm not really built to be amazing in combat).
18 days’ worth of trail rations - 3 days worth for each of you
Medium tent -
Medium tent -
6 full waterskins - 1 for each of you
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope -
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope -
Ornate compass -
Small tinderbox -
6 tindertwigs - Jocasta
5 torches -
Everburning Torch -
Grappling hook - Toruk
Healer's kit - Toruk
3 empty sacks -
flask of Acid -
flask of Acid -
flask of Alchemist's Fire -
flask of Alchemist's Fire -
flask of Alchemist's Fire -
Antitoxin - Jocasta
Antiplague - Jocasta
arcane Scroll of Scorching Ray - Fil
arcane Scroll of Web - Fil
divine Scroll of Cure Moderate Wounds - Cedryk (cleric CL 3rd)
divine Scroll of Lesser Restoration -
double-ended masterwork quarterstaff - Cedryk
masterwork cutlass -
masterwork rapier - Jocasta
masterwork warhammer -
masterwork chain shirt - Jocasta
masterwork chain shirt -
masterwork chainmail - Musami
masterwork leather - Cedryk
Oil of Magic Weapon - Braggi
Oil of Magic Weapon -
Potion of Bull's Strength - Braggi
Potion of Bull's Strength -
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Braggi
Potion of Cure Light Wounds -
Potion of Cure Light Wounds -
Potion of Invisibility - Braggi
Wand of Cure Light Wounds (38 charges) - Toruk
Wand of Mage Armor (13 charges) - Fil
Wand of Magic Missile (21 charges) - Fil
Wand of Magic Weapon (17 charges) - Toruk
Please, people, take the potions, at least the Cure ones.
Very well, I will take one potion of cure light wounds, as well as the acid and the alchemist's fire.
I don't have ranks in Use Magic Device so I can't help with the wands and scrolls.
Updated what Cedryk will take, as well as the items Jocasta mentioned above for herself.
18 days’ worth of trail rations - 3 days worth for each of you
Medium tent -
Medium tent -
6 full waterskins - 1 for each of you
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope - Cedryk
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope -
Ornate compass -
Small tinderbox -
6 tindertwigs - Jocasta
5 torches -
Everburning Torch - Cedryk
Grappling hook - Toruk
Healer's kit - Toruk
3 empty sacks - Cedryk
flask of Acid - Jocasta
flask of Acid - Jocasta
flask of Alchemist's Fire - Jocasta
flask of Alchemist's Fire - Jocasta
flask of Alchemist's Fire - Jocasta
Antitoxin - Jocasta
Antiplague - Jocasta
arcane Scroll of Scorching Ray - Fil
arcane Scroll of Web - Fil
divine Scroll of Cure Moderate Wounds - Cedryk (cleric CL 3rd)
divine Scroll of Lesser Restoration - Cedryk
double-ended masterwork quarterstaff -
masterwork cutlass -
masterwork rapier - Jocasta
masterwork warhammer -
masterwork chain shirt - Jocasta
masterwork chain shirt -
masterwork chainmail - Musami
masterwork leather - Cedryk
Oil of Magic Weapon - Braggi
Oil of Magic Weapon - Cedryk
Potion of Bull's Strength - Braggi
Potion of Bull's Strength - Cedryk
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Braggi
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Jocasta
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Cedryk
Potion of Invisibility - Braggi
Wand of Cure Light Wounds (38 charges) - Toruk
Wand of Mage Armor (13 charges) - Fil
Wand of Magic Missile (21 charges) - Fil
Wand of Magic Weapon (17 charges) - Toruk
Braggi will pick the compass too.
18 days’ worth of trail rations - 3 days worth for each of you
Medium tent -
Medium tent -
6 full waterskins - 1 for each of you
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope - Cedryk
Coil of 50 feet hemp rope -
Ornate compass - Braggi
Small tinderbox -
6 tindertwigs - Jocasta
5 torches -
Everburning Torch - Cedryk
Grappling hook - Toruk
Healer's kit - Toruk
3 empty sacks - Cedryk
flask of Acid - Jocasta
flask of Acid - Jocasta
flask of Alchemist's Fire - Jocasta
flask of Alchemist's Fire - Jocasta
flask of Alchemist's Fire - Jocasta
Antitoxin - Jocasta
Antiplague - Jocasta
arcane Scroll of Scorching Ray - Fil
arcane Scroll of Web - Fil
divine Scroll of Cure Moderate Wounds - Cedryk (cleric CL 3rd)
divine Scroll of Lesser Restoration - Cedryk
double-ended masterwork quarterstaff -
masterwork cutlass -
masterwork rapier - Jocasta
masterwork warhammer -
masterwork chain shirt - Jocasta
masterwork chain shirt -
masterwork chainmail - Musami
masterwork leather - Cedryk
Oil of Magic Weapon - Braggi
Oil of Magic Weapon - Cedryk
Potion of Bull's Strength - Braggi
Potion of Bull's Strength - Cedryk
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Braggi
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Jocasta
Potion of Cure Light Wounds - Cedryk
Potion of Invisibility - Braggi
Wand of Cure Light Wounds (38 charges) - Toruk
Wand of Mage Armor (13 charges) - Fil
Wand of Magic Missile (21 charges) - Fil
Wand of Magic Weapon (17 charges) - Toruk
It is now 10 Bells. You are free to plan any last actions in Hommlet.
Let's hit the jeweler to divest ourselves of the box we found, have lunch locally, then head out to the moathouse once more.
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Apologies to all with my absence this week. I've been a very busy person with multiple personal problems, but a death in the family has taken paramount importance. I will be back to really posting Sunday. And back to evening postings Monday (good news is I got a new job, from being unemployed, but all in the same week my car broke down and the death in the family, and I am a Pallbearer tomorrow at 11 AM).
Sorry for your loss Fil ... but congrats on the new job.
My sincerest condolences and sympathies for your loss. And my congratulations on finding a new job.
Sorry for your loss Fil. Nice work on the job though.
Take care Fil
Thank you all. It's been a whirlwind week. I appreciate everyong being super understanding.
Sorry for the absence guys. A day trip to Ireland WV for St. Patty's Day events yesterday ended up being an overnite in the backseat of my car. Engine trouble, no hotel nearby, no cell reception, and no PC left me pretty much back in the 1970's. Locals were nice enough to give me a ride somewhere for parts, took much of the day to repair it, but I finally made it home.
I will get everything caught up in the AM.
Sorry guys, had a PC crash. I am restoring files now and re-downloading software. While I get my system back on track can everyone make sure their aliases are updated. I'll use them to rebuild my Hero Labs files to keep track of everything.
Cedryk has left the game, I will NPC the character until such time as you return to Hommlet, then you can decide if you wish to replace him with another player, incorporate an NPC into the group, or have a go with 5 players.
Ok.
I would like to pick up a cleric, oracle, or inquisitor with healing abilities.
I am sad to hear that. He would have been a wonderful character to see develop. I concur that we add to our healing abilities.
Cedryk does not appear to be carrying any gear for mapping.
I know, sorry. Braggi mentioned Cedryk just because he has seen him move in the wilds as appears to be at ease with pathfinding skills (i.e. has a high Survival). Also, he doesn't know Cedryk is going to leave us.
Apologies for yesterday. My run of bad things continues. I spent the evening in the ER with what is described as a "horrific sprain" but not a broken ankle. That's the good news (no boot of shame for me!
I'm very sorry. I saw the notifications, but every time I wanted to post my turn something happened. I'll catch up and try not to let it happen again.
Sorry for my absence since Wednesday. Someone has placed Beshaba's Eyes on my (if we were in the Forgotten Realms, that is). I've been away from being able to post due to circumstances beyond my control, unfortunately. My apologies to everyone.
And poor Fil! Holy crap, but a deserved fate with whatever that slime is!
The clerics in Hommlet can restore your Constitution fairly easy, might take a day for them to rest and ready the prayers, but they'll have you right as rain, or what passes for it amongst elves.
The bigger problem here is the cost. Fil has to have money to pay for that. And coin's hard to come by right now for him, and he's hardly earned his keep.
Ahh but debts are how the church gained so much power in medieval Eurpoe, selling dispensation and trading forgiveness for services rendered...
And an Elf in debt cannot return to his homeland until the debt is paid. A horrible situation, should he find the items he seeks.
Ehh, put it on Cedryk's tab.
*throws dice over shoulder* F$*% it.
I can't even tell where the cell doors are on the map. I can't make any tactical decisions. I give up. Just kill me with a zombie next round, please.
I'm serious, by the way. In spite of having specifically called out that the zombies could probably open the doors from the inside, and playing a highly intelligent character, because I can't tell where the doors are on the map my character just walked right into their line of attack with no warning, no "you realize that the door is right next to you," etc.
Please just kill my character and I will leave the game.
Without a cleric, our current space will kill us if we try to fight the zombies. I can magic missile a few more times to try to prevent the overflow, now that I have the wand out, but Fil is intent on going to the stairs and going up them to use them as a choke point so that only 2 zombies can reach us at a time.
Jocasta, in light of your line of thinking, perhaps Jocasta, with that intelligence, would have been looking to bar the door closed, preventing the zombies from opening the door. I certainly would want to prevent the bum rush that we are now dealing with. You are a great player and I would hate to lose you. We can get out of this.
I follow your line of thinking Fil. Call it out in gameplay so Musami understands and he'll follow you up.
Done, Musami. This is a very difficult battle without more bursts. Even if I used the scroll of Scorching Ray, I'd only take out one. That would be a waste. I really want to be able to get to relative safety, then defeat the zombies.
I will be at a family event tomorrow evening and Saturday, I will try to post tomorrow at normalish time, but Saturday I will not get a chance to post. If I do not post and my turn comes, my intent is to get in sight of zombies and then magic missile one. So far, 2 charges used.
Someone has PM'd about wanting to join your group, as a healer or replacement druid. How does the group feel about this?
I am fine with someone else joining. And a healer would be welcome. I was going to ask that, if Musami dies, I be allowed to roll up a replacement character of the healing variety.
Sounds good to me.
Thumbs up.
I am good with a healer type joining.
That's fine, as now that we're out of the dungeon, it's time for me to leave.
My displeasure with the zombie scene stems from one specific fact: We as players are (especially in this medium) wholly dependent on the DM to interpret the world and tell us what we see and how our actions reflect what is going on fictively.
In that particular scene, after specifically calling out "don't do this because it's bad," when I moved my token and could not tell that it was in a bad spot, instead of getting feedback like "just so you know, there's a door right there" or "are you sure? That doesn't mesh with what you were just saying," I got "Ok, your character is an idiot. Here, the thing you just warned everyone about? It happens to you. Because your character is a moron and you can't rely on the DM to tell you if what you think you are doing matches up with what's going on in the game world."
This makes it impossible to know that my actions will match up with my intent. Ergo, I am leaving.
Good luck with your replacements, and I hope you have an enjoyable game.
Players, I apologize for this situation and the resulting retirement of Jocasta. If anyone else is of the same mind and wishes to depart please let me know. If you feel I was in the wrong likewise now would be the best time to discuss the matter, should there be any lingering concerns.
It was never my intention to paint anyone as an idiot nor a moron, though perhaps my words were harsher than I'd intended. The line I used was "Too late Jocasta realizes she moved up and placed herself in mortal danger, as the zombies in Cell 1 rush the bars, eager to get at her." While I didn't specifically call it out the map did have a black band over the fixed bars, and a gray band over the cell doors. As no one asked at the time I regrettably assumed the map was understood.
That particular round in the fight Jocasta had moved to a position by the bars just before multiple zombies attacked from the cell, (due to initiative order and not any planning on my part), and unfortunately scored a critical hit. At that point Jocasta made the determination to have the character killed.
I didn't address the matter openly at the time as I'd hoped time would ease the situation, or that Jocasta would address the situation privately, if so inclined. Cedryk had addressed me privately to discuss his reasons for retiring from the campaign. Those reasons were his own and aren't mine to share. I regretted his decision as I do Jocasta's, but accept both as we each should do as we feel appropriate.
Do you wish to recruit a replacement Rogue character at this point? Do you want to go it without one, or pick up an NPC for the interim? Do you wish to discuss the above matter, my play style, or any other issues? This should be a collaborative effort after all, and hopefully a fun one. Otherwise what's the point?
I am enjoying the game. Musami isn't overly bright and I am relatively new to RPGs having been playing for less than 2 years. I have no issues recruiting another player of whatever class.
I honestly don't think it was such a serious matter, but then again I am not Jocasta's player so I can only judge from my own point of view.
It mostly depends on you to recruit people focused towards a particular role - only you know which dangers we will face and whether a specific player is needed or we will be able, with your help, to bypass whatever hazards we might encounter. Also, it is usually up to the GM to decide with how many players he feels comfortable.
That said, if you still ask me, I'd say the more the merrier.
Re: your playstyle: I'm fine. I've played with some real jerks and I consider you not one of those, by far.
I'm okay both ways. I would very much like to see both a Rogue and a healer-type join our party. Meeting with the town leadership and/or the church of St. Cuthbert should provide us opportunities for those tie-ins.
Jocasta, it was good to have you, and good luck to you.