Cap'n Voodoo's Freebooter PBP

Game Master voodoo chili

Just not at the same time I hope! :S

Och, aye.

I haven't forgotten about you, boys. I thought I had a genuine Bigfoot sighting, but it turned out to be a hulking teen in a hoody. oh, well.

i'm posting from the Ashland, OR library after a few days in the Rogue River valley. Solstice festivities in the Sierras this weekend and then I should be back to relative normal next week.

Glad to hear you are having fun

Advanced warning that your friendly neighborhood midget will be on vacation starting 27th June all the way through to 17th July. We will be taking our first big ol' vacation in six years and swanning off to Hawaii (both Kauai and Oahu). Our first trip to the US, and despite needing about 16 hours in a plane to get there - we are still super excited :)

However since we'll be travelling with only an i-pad for computer support both my predeliction for sesquipedalian loquaciousness and the relative alacrity and frequency of posts shall suffer most terribly during that time. So in essence Dibbets will be relatively inactive while I'm off sinking deep into Kalua pig, malasadas and loco moco. Fear not for I shall return fully recharged and reinforced for the onward push towards what resembles sanity for Freeport.

If in the case that DMPC or PCPC will be required, Dibbets responses will tend to follow the following logic:
1) If in doubt, drink or swear at something.
2) Use as glorified heal-stick is supremely warranted.

I'm hoping there'll be a chance for a "HERE'S JIMMY!" with the axe.

Work's a beast at the moment so am enjoying the show as Kaul is dragged hither and wither by nefarious walking deaders...

Kudos to all :)

well, I think I'm going to make insanity point removal somewhat easier, but gaining too any too fast will lead to some long term instability. Seems Jim has earned his moniker...

I like that were loons!

But Jimmer is a Crazy motherfecker!

well, I think I'm going to make insanity point removal somewhat easier, but gaining too any too fast will lead to some long term instability. Seems Jim has earned his moniker...

Yeah, I'm not sure about how the sanity points work, but losing seven points in short order like that seems excessive. Particularly as the more you lose the easier it is to lose more.

In other news, Kauai is most enjoyable.. And I am feeling very piratey, having bought my first piece of scrimshaw! Arrrrrrrr indeed.

Nice! do tell- a leviathan dragging a ship into the deep? an hula girl? or more dice? ; )

So I think I'll use the PF rules on curing madness here.

We got personally inscribed in Kauai - missus Kaul got a tribal turtle to add to her collection of ink, and me... a tribal shark on me inner forearm... Arrrrrr :)

Glad yer enjoying it Dibbs - mind them cockatrices :)

nice. I was going to get inked in Hawaii as well, but ran out of time :/

Groom- i'll be up your way end o' the week. you available for a pint thurs or fri?

Kaul--there's an author living in Edinburgh whose twitter stream I follow, and he was saying it's supposed to be bloody hot out that way. (Well, hot for Scotia, anyway; the Cap'n and the Groom, they'd be wondering what all the fuss was about.) Then he retweeted a comment about what the Glaswegian emergency broadcast system'd sound like: "Get oot the fookin' sun, ya bamsticks!"

It is indeed a feckin hot day in Scotia - 24 degrees C in Aberdeen... loads o' lobster skinned Scots walking around lol.

Funny thing about here is we moan about the cold all year - and when we get sun and heat the novelty typically lasts until the beer gardens close, then its all "This feckin heatwave is totally pish!"

Groom- i'll be up your way end o' the week. you available for a pint thurs or fri?

Well, either day is open based on your schedule. My Friday night game has a week off, they are licking their wounds from getting pounded by rocks from Charu-ka monkey men in the finale of Racing to Ruin from the Serpent Skull AP. I told them they are lucky they are only throwing rocks, and not anything else the monkeys might have at hand.

24 C is HOT??!! we're sitting at 40-42 C. AND WE LIKE IT!!!

Death Valley FUN!

Groomie- i'd likely not be so restrained with my monkey men...
PM me your # and I'll give you a call when I gets up to the 505.

24 C is HOT??!! we're sitting at 40-42 C. AND WE LIKE IT!!!

Crazy fools!

Works the other way too - bear in mind most of the year is between 5-10 C and grey, drizzly and nippy on the sweeties ;)

My best is a 56 degrees C day in central Aus... In a wooden hall with no fans or air con.

Apologies for the silence but net access dried up again once I hit Waikiki again. A few days till 14 hours of hell on a plane and I'm back in KL. So not much longer till you have a disturbed midget to deal with again :)

Nae worries shipmate - fair winds back to KL

PS - 56 degrees and wooden hall with no air con sounds like Boggo Road Gaol or the like lol... ;)

Chief negotiator in like Flynn (afore ye even keeled crewmen can spoil the rum)

Just realized above reads like the rantings of a half mad orc blooded thug - need to tone down the method playing lol

I had an enjoyable weekend, which included the opportunity to meet, dine, and drink with our illustrious Captain Voodoo. He got to meet the Mrs. the Groom and see our house in its reconstruction phase. A good dinner at a barbeque joint, and later with the Mrs. the Groom safely sent out of the way, we got down to gaming talk over local pints. A good time had by all.

Safe travels heading north, Cap'n.

Agreed! Thanks for hosting, Mr. the Groom. Here's a secret for the rest of you: the Groom's house is a MOVIE STAR! and its got all three location, location, locations : )

I promise no scheming against the rest of you was involved ; )

Och. If only tae be a flea on the wa'

Very jealous our Skipper and Groomy were chewing the fat (fig and lit) over the game :)

One thing that I did mention to the Groom was that the Campaign Info page has lots of interesting information including an adventur-ography of all the scenarios you've been through and your experience points. a-hem.

*knock-knock* "Who is it? Why, hello there 5th level. Come on in. Oh, I see you brought Bane with you, how nice."

And a great job on the campaign page. I will definitely be referencing that more in the future. Thanks for the effort.

Looks like the wee one arrived back just in time :) - 5th level and tattooed magic it is!

Oahu and Kauai were indeed most excellent and nascent plans are in place for spending of accrued long service leave time on Kauai. 16 hours in a plane yesterday and 6 hours time difference to acclimatise to will make recovery relatively slow - but a tired and addled mind is the best for Dibbs anyhow :P

Heh - just picked up Dead Man's Chest from the Razor Coast KS and it's got a nice little feat in it...

Level 5 for Dibbets isn't too interesting - HP: 1d5 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6
New spells known: Remove Fear and Instrument of Agony (from UC)
Skill points: 2 in Craft Tattoo, Perception, Sense Motive, Bluff, Swim, Profession (Sailor)
Feat: Craft Magic Tattoo
Now immune to fatigue... which means he can party even harder at night ;)

Welcommen bakk Dibbs... trust your in one piece? No Scottish shark fishing techniques were deployed ;)

With regard Dibb's new fatigue free lifestyle:

PARTY HARD!

Level 5 for Kauly is pretty mundane also...

HP: 1d8 ⇒ 2
+3d6 Sneak Attack
Skill Points: 8

+1 Ranks in: Climb, Escape Artist, Intimidate, Knowledge: Local, Perception, Profession (Sailor), Stealth, Swim

Feat: Considering Exotic Weapon Prof - for my ax (to use 1-H)

Once I get my hook hand in play Kauly will likely move towards 2WFighting (maybe a dip into Fighter)

Now I think about it worth doing the Fighter dip now do ye think???

In one piece indeed... and we skipped the flesh-fishing adventures.

Ye missed rolling for HP the Voodoo way Kaul - should be d5+3

Why am I not surprised that you're an Andrew WK fan, Kaul?

Why am I not surprised that you're an Andrew WK fan, Kaul?

Heh.

If its loud and dramatic then generally I'll like it :)

@Dibbs: Yeah forgot about the HP sauce... any thoughts on Rogue vs Fighter dip??

Kaul- well, you'd put off +3d6 sneak attack. You could just take 2WF for your talent next level unless you already had plans for it.

the extra d6 sneak damage coming in is esp nice as you need to sacrifice a die for brutal beating.

my 2 pennies anyway.

Third Level Spells........The insanity begins........

I'll level up later today.

Aye... third level spells for the opposition like. All three of our spell flingers need to wait at least annuver level.

Kaul - I'm loathe to multi-class at all really, but that's more my playstyle. I'd say stick with Rogue as well - much along Voodoo's line of thought.

I was toying with the idea of taking a level of ranger just to get more class skills and a better Reflex save, but that can wait. Jim will take Iron Will as his L5 feat--figure he's getting lots of practice keeping from acting OCD at inappropriate times.

L5 HP: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8

Aye... third level spells for the opposition like. All three of our spell flingers need to wait at least annuver level.

Kaul - I'm loathe to multi-class at all really, but that's more my playstyle. I'd say stick with Rogue as well - much along Voodoo's line of thought.

Dang. That's right. I forgot that was our house rule in my tabletop campaigns to take away the level penalty.

1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 Hit Points

Feat - Expanded Arcana

Spells: Glitterdust, Summon Monster I, Scoop

Yeah I'm not a dipper by nature - so this does sit better with me.

Alrighty then Kaul sticks with being a pure thug :)

rerolling of HP Sauce: 1d5 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Will upgrade to TWF with next levels talent :)

hp = 1d5 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Fav. Bonus: +1 1st level spell

Inquisitor:
Bane 5/rnds
Detect Lies at will
Judgements now +2

Feat:Precise Shot

Spells:
1, Forbid Action
2, Weapon of Awe (Had considered Instrument of Agony as well)

+1 Skills: Intimidate, Know. (Arcana, Local, Religion, Nature, Dungeon), Perception, Sense Motive, Spell Craft

Can't say we pulled much loot out of the Asylum. But there was some to consider:

2000 Sails
+1 Cruel Club (4000 sale price)
+1 Ring of Protection (500 sale price)
Arcane Wand of Command Undead (10 charges) (450 sale price)
Unknown Wand

Anything I missed?

The club can be a nice chunk of change, but I think it would be a nice keeper for its synergy with "Our chief weapon" Intimidation and Fear tactics this party employs ("Our two main weapons..."). I will give Kaul first dibs on the club, as it is very thuggish. But would like it if he passes.

...of course I can be persuaded that the money from its sale can be better put toward the 'Tithe' we owe the Benevolent Brothers.

Jim is going to increment all his skills except Profession (Sailor); he'll pick up a rank in Profession (Navigator) (or would Pilot be a better area) instead.

Would be a nice flavour weapon for Kauly - but he also has his adamantine boarding ax as well, so reckon you should wield it Groomy.

Like you alluded to previously have a real image of a waterlogged Eastwood as The Groom... heheh.

Sack selling it though!

Aye, keep the club. I always find found weaponry more flavorful than the purchased kind.

Plus a Groom flailing around with a Weapon of Awed and Instrument of Agonied bloody club of doom is a nice image ;)

It seems that there will be a whole lot of shaken-ing and sicken-ing going on! :P

Dingus- if you type [spoiler=xxx] at the beginning of a spoiler it will label the spoiler by what you put after the '=' sign instead of labeling it 'spoiler'.

NOTE: It's my last week of summer break so I'll be backpacking in Yosemite and incommunicado until next weekend.

Nae bother Voodoo - enjoy the sunshine while you still can :)