Carpy DM runs Serpent's Skull!

Game Master Wellard

DM,
Just want to commend you on the game. Adding and removing characters is tough and you have done it with style. I really like the slow intro that the poison allows.

Story wise it also solves the too many convienent castaways problem. Who knows how long we were in those webs? Rollo and party may have been on the Schiv for some time. It is not tooooooo much of a stretch to presume a minor stasis effect in the venom.

Also I love the unique loot

Minor question for the future.
Looking at Weapon focus: claws, Rending Claws, Eldrich Claws, Improved natural attack, and multiattack as possable future feats. I will not be able to afford all of these but i think the Weapon Focus and multiattack are likely canidates. What is you feeling on taking these feats?
There is a current, off the cuff, ruling by a dev that having a natural attack on a rounds per day basis do not allow feats but this ruling opens a can of worms and considered ruling has not yet been made.

This is for the far future. I will not consider multiattack before 11th level so there is lots of time. I am just playing with higher level versions of Setebo in Hero-lab.

I have a problem with multiattack for PC's it is essentially a feat for monsters.The others are no problem

I have a problem with multiattack for PC's it is essentially a feat for monsters.The others are no problem

True the multiattack is a bit cheesey. With imp unarmed strike and the brawler rage power I was looking at a high level attack sequence of: Overrun (full bab) Claw-claw-bite at bab -2 Stomp for remaining iteratives. All on a charging pounce. A bit of Gouda there.

Thanks for clarifying.

On the subject of feats: Can somebody tell my the difference between Power attack and Piranha Strike?

It's only the prerequsite that tells them apart, right (and that piranah is restriced to light weapons)?

On the subject of feats: Can somebody tell my the difference between Power attack and Piranha Strike?

It's only the prerequsite that tells them apart, right (and that piranah is restriced to light weapons)?

It's power attack for finesse fighters, no more no less.

On the subject of feats: Can somebody tell my the difference between Power attack and Piranha Strike?

It's only the prerequsite that tells them apart, right (and that piranah is restriced to light weapons)?

You pretty much have it. Those are the only differences. They also cant be used together.

Darn, i read that Piranha strike was something to improve the damage for finesse figthers and thought "Hey, that's me!". No luck there then :/

Darn, i read that Piranha strike was something to improve the damage for finesse figthers and thought "Hey, that's me!". No luck there then :/

That is what it does. +2dam -1bab per 4 bab what am I missing?

I meant something more than i would already get from power attack.

I meant something more than i would already get from power attack.

Hmmm two weapon rend maybe? Or are the qualifications nasty?

edit. Yup the qualifications are nasty. hmmmmmmm perhaps teamwork feats? I there is one that gives you +d6 per attack. Desperate battler might be an option as well. There are also effectively 4 fighters in the party. Capt, Setebo, Rollo, and you, gang up starts looking more attractive. Stay close to the Capt and Rollo and get +2 hit from gang up and +d6 per attack from the captain's ability to share teamwork feats. Welcome to the meatgrinder.

Hmmm two weapon rend maybe? Or are the qualifications nasty?

edit. Yup the qualifications are nasty. hmmmmmmm perhaps teamwork feats? I there is one that gives you +d6 per attack. Desperate battler might be an option as well. There are also effectively 4 fighters in the party. Capt, Setebo, Rollo, and you, gang up starts looking more attractive. Stay close to the Capt and Rollo and get +2 hit from gang up and +d6 per attack from the captain's ability to share teamwork feats. Welcome to the meatgrinder.

Natalyah doesn't seem like the teamwork-featy type to me :) I'll go with the two weapon stuff that's available. Still quite a long way to go :)

Will anyone really mind if I just dispose of a constant count of XP and just level you up at appropriate points?

Will anyone really mind if I just dispose of a constant count of XP and just level you up at appropriate points?

Please do! Xp is a pain to track.

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Hmmm two weapon rend maybe? Or are the qualifications nasty?

edit. Yup the qualifications are nasty. hmmmmmmm perhaps teamwork feats? I there is one that gives you +d6 per attack. Desperate battler might be an option as well. There are also effectively 4 fighters in the party. Capt, Setebo, Rollo, and you, gang up starts looking more attractive. Stay close to the Capt and Rollo and get +2 hit from gang up and +d6 per attack from the captain's ability to share teamwork feats. Welcome to the meatgrinder.

Natalyah doesn't seem like the teamwork-featy type to me :) I'll go with the two weapon stuff that's available. Still quite a long way to go :)

Maybe give Desperate Battler a look? +1 hit and dam so long as there are no allies with in 10 feet and you are not receiving the aid another action. It is a morale bonus so it might confict with the bards songs.

I'm cool with it =), Rock on DM wellard!

Will anyone really mind if I just dispose of a constant count of XP and just level you up at appropriate points?

nice! i'm no fan of xp and would be happy to be rid off it.

Maybe give Desperate Battler a look? +1 hit and dam so long as there are no allies with in 10 feet and you are not receiving the aid another action. It is a morale bonus so it might confict with the bards songs.

Seems abit situational. And Natalyah isn't desperate! She is cool and cunning in battle (or as cool and cunning that the player allows her to be, in this case not very cunning :/ ). Power attack, Double slice and perhaps Weapon focus are on my list.

Seems abit situational. And Natalyah isn't desperate! She is cool and cunning in battle (or as cool and cunning that the player allows her to be, in this case not very cunning :/ ). Power attack, Double slice and perhaps Weapon focus are on my list.

Those sound good. I am looking at weapon focus and power attack as well. Next feat is Iron will however. A dominated Setebo is not to be considered.

Setebo

Setebo

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Sweet thanks.

A thing i just remembered. When Uchendu left he took the lootlist responsebilities with him. Anyone feel like they want to carry that burden? Or does it befall to whomever brings up the subject? :)

I would be more than happy to. I am training to be a valet afterall. ;7)

Any clue where the current list is for me to transfer?

\o/

He had it linked in his profile but it's gone now :( All i know that i some how have come to claim almost all of the tangible equipment.

1 mwk short sword (from the jenivere, belonged to a dead crewman)
1 magical dagger (from the brine deamon, belonged to the boats captain)
1 mwk cold iron star knife (from ishirou's treasure, since nobody else could use it)
1 +1 buckler (from ishirou's treasure)

i have no clue as to how much gold, silver and copper we've collected.

\o/

He had it linked in his profile but it's gone now :( All i know that i some how have come to claim almost all of the tangible equipment.

1 mwk short sword (from the jenivere, belonged to a dead crewman)
1 magical dagger (from the brine deamon, belonged to the boats captain)
1 mwk cold iron star knife (from ishirou's treasure, since nobody else could use it)
1 +1 buckler (from ishirou's treasure)

i have no clue as to how much gold, silver and copper we've collected.

Oh dear. Well I'll start with the spider loot and work backwards. May take a bit

I hadn't realised that was no longer available..in which case I will have to get on it myself.It should be a DM responsibility after all.However work demands mean I wont get to it till Sunday at the earliest.

https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsS3yHEZHq4kdE5nSWxXa FBUSnE5c2dUUXRwWi0xNXc&hl=en_US#gid=0

Nyar there it is :O! I use google docs alot and saved his link awhile back =)

Hope that helps =), Later I can go through and enter in all the random stuff. It may take me awhile but I will flesh it out on a new sheet.

this is a sheet I made for another PBP i'm in =) Tell me what you think xD

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?hl=en_US&key=tHLWUm58fO vNw8fWccw7izg&hl=en_US#gid=1

Atzi that's great..at least someone had a bit of sense..I actually prefer your version of the sheet though it seems better organised.

Nice work Atzi!

So you taking loot track duty? I think the players can take on at least a chunk of this tracking. Anything to make the GM's life easier is an overall good after all.

I too like the second sheet.

I only have view access to these but if you want to add "Subtextorbust" my gmail account to a copy of your sheet I can start transfering things from the old sheet and update the headings.

On the question of absent friends.
What do you want me to do about the inventories of the ill characters? Strip the gear from their sheets and record it on the loot list making a note that is belongs to character 'x'? This way we can use it if we need to with out it causing overwealth issues once we reach civilization and the characters w/o players depart.

Same question with the NPC gear come to think of it.

~will

The NPCs will not let their equipment be used by anyone else..and most of it is mundane anyway.As for the sick sure lets Greyhawk their stuff until you can get off the island..

The NPCs will not let their equipment be used by anyone else..and most of it is mundane anyway.As for the sick sure lets Greyhawk their stuff until you can get off the island..

Coool so that is Uchendu Kybwa'ka, Inkathru, and Storian? Or just the first two?

Here is the loot of the ill. I will work with Atzi to get it collated properly.

Storian vanished along with all his gear quite early on..second or third night if I recall.

The others are good to go but I doubt you'll find much use for thier items..

I think Uchendu has changed some of his equipment since he left this game. In this game he was an inquisitor, now he's an oracle. He did have an elven curved blade which seems to be gone now.

I think Uchendu has changed some of his equipment since he left this game. In this game he was an inquisitor, now he's an oracle. He did have an elven curved blade which seems to be gone now.

Ah. Well I will ignore his stuff and just greyhawk Inkathru's

So do you want a google doc to track stuff or just a list on my alias?

Oh dear I think the first document has been removed. Can anyone else access it?

I you can grab a copy of the data.

Sorry for the wait everyone my work just had me switch to night shift and i'm working 16 hours a day so my psting is all messed up. Give me about 12 hours and I will get a new spreadsheet setup and add Setebo in to help me manage it. Would have had it done sooner but my schedule is all hectic now. Sorry ^^;

Sorry for the wait everyone my work just had me switch to night shift and i'm working 16 hours a day so my psting is all messed up. Give me about 12 hours and I will get a new spreadsheet setup and add Setebo in to help me manage it. Would have had it done sooner but my schedule is all hectic now. Sorry ^^;

No troubles. 16 hour days are nasty.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AttbM8X3dv3zdGdPWFV5Ml FHbnd0MHZFOGRXcTlGUFE&hl=en_US#gid=0

Here is the start of it, still a rough draft and I have you added Setebo =) thanks for the help =D

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AttbM8X3dv3zdGdPWFV5Ml FHbnd0MHZFOGRXcTlGUFE&hl=en_US#gid=0

Here is the start of it, still a rough draft and I have you added Setebo =) thanks for the help =D

Sweet! Working on it now.

Hmmm we could use a breakdown on the Jewelry/Art/Commodities category. Never know what might be useful.

That whistle for instance. Good way to wake folks if we're attacked in the night.

Atzi, does this list include the spider loot? And how out of date is it? I could go back through the posts but you might have a better idea.

OK. Who has the logbook, the +1 buckler and the Masterwork Studded leather?

Also DM, I am assuming some of the oil for the lamps have been used?

And does anyone have gear they do not want to carry? I could add a "owned by" column so you would get it back once we hit civilization.

The gear form the sick folks and Setebo's donations added.

Working on the Spider loot now.

Natalyah has the +1 buckler. Don't know who has the mwk studded armor, or where it came from.

The Masterwork Studded came from the dead First mate of the Jenivere and was originally claimed by Uchendu.That's one bit of his equipment you can Greyhawk.

The Masterwork Studded is being used by Atzi ^^; uchendu never updated the sheet much =/

So we may have to come back through from the start to present to figure out what we have/don't have. Once i'm off work I will help out as well =)

OK I've gone through the thread and I believe this is everything you have found so far.

FROM THE JENIVERE

A bottle of fine brandy worth 50 gp,
a darkwood model of the Jenivere in aglass bottle worth 100 gp,
a small coffer containing 350 gp.
a long leather satchel that holds a dozen potions for emergency use: four potions of cure light wounds,
a potion of cure moderate wounds,
four potions of lesser restoration,
a potion of remove disease,
a potion of water breathing,
a potion of water walking.
a block and tackle,
three large canvas sheets,
two fishing nets,
a grappling hook,
two bullseyelanterns,
12 flasks of lantern oil,
150 feet of hemp rope
five shovels.

From the wreck of the Tattooed Lady[b]

[b]From the Wreck of the Golden Bow
Opening a cork-stopped gourd [3 cp] you find several pieces of relatively inexpensive jewelry.
There is a copper ring topped by square-cut banded agate [10 gp], a gold-plated nose ring etched with spiraling lines [4 gp], a calico moss agate the size of a large pea [11 gp], and a small silver pendant showing a woman in a long flowing dress dancing lovingly with a bear on its hind legs [22 gp]. Tangled with this, you find a slender silver chain bracelet with an onyx bead [29 gp]. In the bottom is a tiny silver whistle in the shape of a robin [2 gp], a small cube of milk white halite [3 gp], and an ivory ring with an inset figure 8 of smooth onyx [20 gp].

In a backpack you find a length of fine rope [silk, 50 feet, 10 gp], two heavy gauntlets of gray leather [2 gp] and a spool of strong black thread [3 cp]. Two large-eyed needles stick in the thread coils [needles, 5 sp each]. A small ornate metal box [5 sp] lies underneath. It is silver colored [tin] with raised golden designs [copper wire]. The top pries off to reveal a pack of heavy paper playing cards [5 gp]. In a linen bag are three tightly rolled strips of cloth, a one-edged blade, a pair of plain tweezers and three round boxes. Two of the boxes are partially full of salves with herbal smells, each different. The third looks used but is empty [healer’s kit, 40 gp]. At the bottom of the pack are coins [2 sp, 5 cp]. Wedged between the seams you find 3 coins [3 gp] and a flawed, redspeckled gem [bloodstone 40 gp].

You find a smooth whalebone box [14 gp] the size of a large book. Jocular smoking men have been carved into the lid. Once opened, you discover fragrant, extremely high quality pipe weed[13 gp]. A finger-sized copper figurine [23 gp] of a goddess with the head of a tigress is buried in the tobacco.

In the pocket of a sea coat are several coins [3 gp, 2 sp, 10 cp], a small piece of cheese wrapped in a waxed cloth [4 cp if edible] and a pair of tweezers made of gray metal with enameling on the sides, showing a miniature set of flowers in a garden [6 gp].

A cotton and bamboo hand fan [8 gp] unfurls gracefully to depict the stately, domed palaces of a famed metropolis(Katapesh), the intricate design painted onto the fan by a very skilled artist. The fan is held shut by an ingenious bamboo clasp, carved to resemble a mounted knight dipping his lance to a lady; their clasped hands form the 'lock'.

From the ‘Brine Demon’
a golden locket with a finely detailed miniature of a beautiful redhaired half elf woman,the name Aeshamara is inscribed below the picture

A Masterwork Dagger

From the Treasure Pit (Ishirous 20% has been deducted)
a Masterwork Cold Iron Star Knife.
a Darkwood Buckler +1
scroll of Raise Dead
4200 Cp
2400 Sp
1050 Gp
Pouch of Garnets and Amethysts worth 750Gp

That is all apart from Inkathru’s gear.

Great work DM.

Tebati and I will get this on the spread sheet over the next couple of days.

How do you like the sheet so far?

I'd love it if I could acess google docs which I'm having problems with

I'd love it if I could acess google docs which I'm having problems with

Is it a firewall thing? Will you be able to access it from other

TO all. Take a look at the list and let Atzi or me know who wants to carry what. We have a number of potions that will serve us better than the folks in camp. We also have a dose of alchemist's fire that should go to a high dex non-melee type.

That vial of fire and the dozen or so bottles of lamp oil give me a lovely idea for a way to hit a big nasty.

I can totally see everyone carrying a flask of oil, and whoever has the highest dex taking the flask of Alc Fire... Nyar that would be some fun! Dose them with oil and Burn the bad guy!

The spreadsheet looks great Setebo and it'll only get better as we figure out all the costs and make a selling list as well. xD

Actually the problem is that I don't have a google account..something I will have to remedy.

So i now have a google account and...I don't have permission to view the document..