Clebsch's Reign of Winter

Game Master Clebsch RoW

A post and a new map are up.

Be aware, I'm starting to get posts which do not actually post after being submitted. The page reloads but it shows the top of the page, not the bottom. Scrolling to the bottom, the new post is not yet posted. Refreshing the page usually makes it right. Just check after posting to be sure your post got past this bug.

I have been noticing the same thing. Glad it's not just me.

Yup same here.

Speaking of having multiple arcane casters, when you get the chance take a look at the Toot table in Dom's profile. There are a number of scrolls that might be useful to someone.

Those scrolls do look very nice and comprise a lot not yet in my collection! For anything that hasn't been sold, lost with Erland's kidnapping, or claimed by Rurik, Crasius, Ozella, and Hadda can compare notes and figure out a good distribution. For comparative arcane studies, I went almost exclusively with a spellbook, so I can only do one of those a day (so that it won't disappear). But being able to do more emergency casting will be great.

By the way, if anyone has an issue with Hadda's attitude or language, please let me know. I'm enjoying looking up a lot of weird stuff and checking whether it would be feasible to have known a certain concept in a vaguely Medieval/Renaissance setting. I've been playing her as a bit grating, in that kind of smart person who doesn't seem to recognize that they don't have to constantly speak in jargon, to represent the Int 20 Cha 7 (vs. Ozella's Int 22 Cha 16). But I can dial it back if it's uncomfortable for anyone. Or feel free to have your character call Hadda out at some point if it bothers them. It seems like Crasius and Ozella have gotten used to it. Just checking in.

Ingrit is definitely glad to have Hadda join them, (having an expert on magic is very useful), but is often thinking "wtf is she talking about??"

I'm still here, but I find myself incredibly busy. Please bot me if needed, and apologies for the trouble. I shouldn't be busy long.

Just checking--there are five chalices but we're a six-person party at the moment. Are there supposed to be six chalices or does someone need to be left out?

Not a problem. You'll see when the you get into the room and learn the nature of the challenge.

Dom did you miss the part about the trap or just feel like making things interesting?

Not sure if the trap matters but I will wait to drink.

Still here but don't think I have anything to add at this juncture, just making sure to check in.

Just checking if anyone wants to try some more tricks or if one of us should drink! Could be someone other than me.

So there is an effect that happens when someone touches a chalice and a different effect(s) when the liquid is drank.

So if someone posts doing either of those things, be sure to wait for me to post the results. You may try other things, of course. Just limit actions to what could be done in one round. We're not in initiative but if certain things are triggered, everyone will need to be on the same round as if we were.

By the way, none of the chalices appears to be from a palace. There is also nothing that is a vessel with a pestle nor a flagon with a dragon. For fans of a certain Danny Kaye movie classic.

I went ahead and drank. Will spend this round seeing what happens if I stop drinking vs continuing to sip.

The stones rise and remain for at least 1 round after just 1 sip.

I've been delayed by RL things these past few days. Tuesday was my wife's birthday (a movie and dinner). Yesterday I lost some files I use with my physics class and haven't been able to find the back-ups I thought I had made. I may be extra busy for a few weeks as I recreate some of the files I need. Will try to post later today.

Does anyone want to pity in a claim for the Aegis of recovery?

There's strong reasoning for it going to Rurik, since the healer being able to auto-heal himself while unconscious could be a lifesaver for everyone.

That sounds reasonable.

I’ll take it if it’s thrust upon me, but I’m not greedy for it.

I agree that Rurik should get it.

I am not sure anyone should wear it. If it gets destroyed due to use then we may be in a bind if we need all three to open something.

I think it's likely more of a bonus than a necessary item in that sense. On a metagame level, it would be really poor game design to make a necessary McGuffin also a highly useful but potentially expendable magic item.

Humans make games. Sometimes better than others. But hopefully, we never need the life saving aspect anyway.

I haven't read through the entire book, but I think the amulets double as clues about what to seek and as minor magic items.

Looks like Rurik wins!

I made a marching order in the hallway, but folks may veto it. I think what to do with Wapiti is a big decision, I left him back to make room, but the alternative approach is for him to lead the charge Ingrit would prefer that.

Sorry been busy. Catching up now.

I think having Wapiti up from would make sense here since at the back he's useless since he can't charge through the entire party to engage anything. Ingrit could even be mounted at first to give her a better view and angle on anything we're facing.

Of course that would make both of us failing the perception check quite amusing.

Well at least it works out since I'm not acting this round.

Wapiti can squeeze through the entrance. Just check the rules for the modifiers that imposes.

I'll get a post up later today after I run some errands.

I'm now working another double shift (2 classes meeting Tuesday and Thursday, morning and evening). But I should be able to make some posts in the afternoon in between classes. Or I would have, but yesterday I could not log into Paizo from my work computer. Some players in my WOTR campaign are having the same issue.

I've created a server in Discord so players can communicate with me and each other in the event of problems posting and maybe a way of pinging people when they've been absent a while.

If you have an account on Discord, let me know your user name and I'll invite you to join or search for Clebsch and request an invite if you can do that.

Mark Thomas #7167

Yay Discord!
Tazo#1275

On Discord I am:

coreyllon

I made some changes to the server settings and some people in my WOTR campaign have joined.

My user name and number may be needed: Clebsch73#2206.

I'll PM another invite.

I followed the link to the server, but it says that there are no channels.

I'm also having trouble joining this second time, even though Hadda and I joined an earlier instance of your server just fine.

I technically joined but there's nothing there I think

I see the reign of winter channel. But only Hadda has posted. So I tossed up a howdy.

I'll send invites that I believe are just for the ROW channel.

For what it's worth, I think Wapiti should be able to walk past me. I am in the 10 ft hallway, not the narrow 5 ft part. So he should be able to walk through my square and then squeeze through the narrow area.

Will post shortly

Crasius would like to wear the dragon amulet, but if someone else wants it then have it. Its more of a vanity thing then belief he is the best one to wear it.

An update on the Discord, I've got the Welcome to the general thread by get the "You do not have permission to send messages in this channel"

Crasius, I think the dragon amulet is yours!

Ingrit, I tried tagging you in a message on Discord to see what, if anything, you can do. Reacting is a step, but we may need to change/give roles.

Also, I may have unintentionally written Hadda as J.R.R. Tolkien. She's getting ready to write a fantasy book with ecological surveys, recipes, and songs.

So it showed me a notification but I can still only see the main thread and don't have permission to post. Just sent friend request, not sure if that will help any.

Good grilling, Hadda!

I'm still finding Discord a very confusing app to navigate. I made Mark Thomas a member of the channel (I think), so see if that fixed the problem.

I'm in!

Can you try the same with me? I think I have the same issue.

Done.

The boar is the size of a large horse while the hearth is only about four feet across, so there is much left over meat yet to be cooked. Ratibor asks if they might smoke some of the meat so he can enjoy it after they leave.

As for a name, that is your choice, if you want one. I might suggest summer riders or some reference to summer, to contrast the quest of Queen Elvana to have eternal winter.