Chronicles of Arcania: B/X Homebrew game.

Game Master Peet

@LCDM - are the scrolls that Wallia identified divine spells? There are a few spells (light, prot from evil, detect magic) that are on both spell lists. Are they interchangeable or is there a divine and arcane version.

@Wallia - it depends on the answer to the above question as we have a number of scrolls from which you could learn a spell. I'm assuming your first spell was CLW but I don't see it on your character sheet.

Is everyone's hp up to date? If so, it looks like:
Fistep 10/17
Ferrous 18/27
Ana 12/15
Zynazyr 11/12

However, we get healing from resting. @LCDM - is HD = lvl +1?

If Wallia can cast 2 CLW and Lay on hands once, healing would take up his spells for the day.

I think Ana and I should switch and she can scribe spells first so that she can scribe "read magic" and learn it so she can teach me the next day. In casting it to teach me, can she then read the rest of the spells for herself?

Ferrous and I are close to leveling, so I wouldn't be opposed to going back to H and possibly taking out the fire beetle nest if we are close to fully healed.

@LCDM - What does the ring of animal control do?

I will also need to go back to visit the magi to find out what second level spells they can teach me. It won't be free, but I need to know what I should select as my next spell.

Wallia & Zynazyr:

@LCDM - are the scrolls that Wallia identified divine spells? There are a few spells (light, prot from evil, detect magic) that are on both spell lists. Are they interchangeable or is there a divine and arcane version.

The scrolls Wallia identified are divine-only scrolls, so only he can use them. Likewise he cannot use the ones from the spellbook.

Ok, I am going with DEX and then Zeal... Does anyone have any suggestion on what my spell could be?

So DEX now and then Zeal at 5th level? That is reasonable.

I went and posted an answer to this, but it looks like it got eaten.

@Wallia - it depends on the answer to the above question as we have a number of scrolls from which you could learn a spell. I'm assuming your first spell was CLW but I don't see it on your character sheet.

As a cleric of Life Wallia also knows all cure spells, but not the reverse (i.e cause wounds spells which he would have to learn separately if he wanted to cast them).

Wallia is a spontaneous caster and cannot "learn" spells from scrolls. However: his talisman can hold a single spell that can be loaded by using a scroll. The catch is that at higher levels you might want to replace this spell with something else, so the best choice for this is a spell that is good now but that you don't think you will need at higher levels.

Wallia currently knows light/darkness and cure light wounds

That leaves:

1. Cure Light Wounds (Cause Light Wounds)
2. Detect Magic
3. Detect Evil (Inscribe)
4. Light (Darkness)
5. Protection From Evil (Binding)
6. Purify Food and Water (Corrupt Food and Water)
7. Remove Fear (Cause Fear)
8. Resist Cold (Produce Cold)

Wallia also has scrolls of 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Of what he doesn't have, 5, 7, and 8 are defensive but their reverses all have offensive options.

Is everyone's hp up to date? If so, it looks like:

Fistep 10/17
Ferrous 18/27
Ana 12/15
Zynazyr 11/12

However, we get healing from resting. @LCDM - is HD = lvl +1?

You all have a racial hit die in addition to your hit dice from levels. So it is 3 HP recovered for everyone.

I think that means that everyone but Ferrous should be at full. Ferrous should be at 21.

BTW Wallia: Your HP line still shows temporary HP. You used those up days ago. They don't come back.

If Wallia can cast 2 CLW and Lay on hands once, healing would take up his spells for the day.

Wallia can now cast 3 spells per day. He will get a second lay on hands at 4th level.

I think Ana and I should switch and she can scribe spells first so that she can scribe "read magic" and learn it so she can teach me the next day. In casting it to teach me, can she then read the rest of the spells for herself?

Teaching a spell requires casting it in a way that you don't get any other benefit from it. She can still scribe read magic in the time currently allowed.

@LCDM - What does the ring of animal control do?

I'll post complete explanations of the magic items you found shortly.

It won't be free,...

The price the Magi have quoted is expensive, but it is worth mentioning that there is not a lot of stuff you can spend your money on right now. They might take stuff in trade.

Oops.. Anyway, do you remember what the name of the books are? I checked the loot sheet but it just says 9 books. Walia would like to read one or two of the books he mentioned when they were found.

The list of books is in THIS POST.

List of Magic Items

Oops.. Anyway, do you remember what the name of the books are? I checked the loot sheet but it just says 9 books. Walia would like to read one or two of the books he mentioned when they were found.

It has the entire list in the loot sheet, you may need to scroll over to the right.

Remove Fear might help if we want to get past the haunts.
I think Walia said Bless would dispel the haunts, but that's a second-level spell?

OK I will take remove fear.

Thanks Fistep and Game Master

Okay, remove fear it is.

Yes, bless is a second-level spell.

Two more points of order before we get going on Day 7:

Wallia: Do you wish to use one of your scrolls to add a spell known to your holy symbol?

If yes, my recommendation would probably be resist cold mainly because it is something the wizards can't do, and it also allows produce cold which gives you a magical cold attack or allows you to briefly enchant a weapon with cold.

Zynazyr: Ana has now taught you read magic, and I assume you are preparing it. Do you want to use it right away? Or do you want to wait until you camp again? If you wait you have the option of swapping it out for magic missile if that is needed.

I'll wait to cast it. I'll use any remaining time to copy the spells I can already read.

Resist cold sounds good.

Okay, bad news on my end. My computer is down for what duration I cannot say. I might be back online in a few days, it may be a few weeks. Needless to say, this suspends my gaming. I can log on through my wife's computer, but I cannot access any of my files. Hopefully, this will be resolved within a week. Please bear with me.

If I am in your game, bot me as necessary (though I will try to log on once a day).

If you are in one of my games, I don't know what to say. I will try to keep things moving as best I can with what I have to work with, but as I said, my files are inaccessible right now. Just hang in there and we'll be back!

Sorry to hear that, Ana. Thanks for letting us know. We will bot you for the next while.

FYI guys I probably can't post on Saturday, and not on Sunday until late.

I'll be at a work conference through Thurs. in Vegas. I'll try and respond, but if not bot me as appropriate.

No problem.

Just remember: What happens in PbP, stays in PbP. :)

BTW, sorry for the delay, guys. Called in to work on the weekend and I was pretty exhausted.

FYI I should be training a new hire starting at some point in the next few days, so my posting frequency will drop for a little while. We have had staffing issues at work for the last couple of months.

At the end of the month I will be on vacation for two weeks but I will be staying in resorts and expect to have internet access, so I should still be able to post.

FYI guys I know my posts have slowed down a bit lately.

Here's what's going on.

Right now we have a staffing shortage at my workplace, and I have been pulling extra shifts. This has left me pretty tired and worn out. I also expect to be training some new hires soon (though I'm not sure when), and since I do most of my posts from work it is unlikely I will be able to post much on those days, but we don't have a schedule for that person yet, so I don't yet know which days I am doing that, and I may not end up knowing until I arrive for my shift. So since I may not have any warning I'm letting you guys know now. The training will probably be spread over three days.

After that I am leaving for a much needed Vacation on September 30th. I expect to have internet access, so I should be able to post in that period, though it may be a bit irregular.

Sorry for any problems this might cause. Things should be back to normal for me in mid-October.

Thanks for letting us know and for giving us a timeline. No worries, we'll still be here.

Slower actually works better for me right now, so I'll be right here.

No problems here.

Sorry for the delay guys but the stress was building up.

I should have a post together after midnight.

NP, thanks for the update.

with this game there is never the fear of being completely ghosted so when I login and don't see a post I just think must have been a busy weekend. LCDM you have established a level of trust that is so rare for pbp that I just want you to know how appreciated that is.

I agree!

As do I!

Thanks guys.

Before I started this I read Painlord's guide. And the prime commandment was "Finish What You Start."

This game is my baby, and I am not going to give it up. But I have had a fair bit of mental fatigue lately.

BTW: This week I will be training a new guy on Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Probably can't post then. Saturday is my flight for my vacation so Friday night and Saturday morning and afternoon are probably out, but I might get something in Saturday night.

LCDM

I also was on vacation. I have returned and will roll my own misses from now on.

lol

A bit worn out from another road trip. Will try to update tomorrow.

Re: Plate Armor:
Getting the sections of plate mail through the narrow passages is doable, but will basically require it to be taken apart and then reassembled, which is a bit more complicated than just taking it off. But it will only take extra time; we will say 1 turn for a disassembly or reassembly. Fistep and Ana can do this at the same time.

Thanks for your forbearance, guys.

I just finished another road trip yesterday, and am in Las Vegas today. I don't want to waste my time sitting at the computer so I don't expect to post again today and tomorrow I have an early flight. So probably will continue tomorrow night or Thursday.

Sorry for the delay.

Be careful out there, DM!

I'm back, safe and sound. :)

Working on the map, but I have to put it down for the moment. Update will be in a few hours.

So it looks like we need magical weapons to hit this thing. I think only Ana and Brathas have them. Brathas may want to consider giving his sword to Fistep or Ferrous to use. I don't think my warrior spirit will be able to do anything other than absorb hits. I can have him do that or dismiss him, then I can try my silver ustars or cast my energy bolt cantrip. I can't move while controlling the spirit so someone will have to come get the glands or I could have the spirit get them.

@LCDM - is the spirit medium or large and what is his move speed?

The warrior spirit might be able to affect it since it is a spell after all, and a spirit warrior could reasonably affect an undead.

Brathas will happily give his short sword to Fistep (who has the best AC, and good attack rolls). He also has a few magical arrows he can shoot. He could hold the lights if nobody else can, though it's probably better if he tries a few arrows.

Remember, we have some holy water and that Oil of Anointing.

I can try to attack with the spirit warrior. Someone will have to get the light then. I forgot about the holy water and I see we also have scrolls of protection from evil and undead, although if prot from undead is like prot from evil, they end when the person attacks so limited usefulness.

We can use the turning to buy time to get into position, trade weapons around, and get lights ready. The scroll of Protection from Undead would likely have a similar use, so with a successful turning it is kind of redundant.

That makes the most sense, I will keep pointing my symbol at while you guys shuffle things around. It cannot attack us until we attack it.

@LCDM - is the spirit medium or large and what is his move speed?

I'll have to look up the move speed but it is more than enough to reach anywhere in the room and still attack.

B/X/BECMI does not have specific size categories like Pathfinder but the spirit is considerably larger than man-sized.

Ferrous has no magical weapon and the way I roll I would not put a limited use item in his hands. He seems to be an excellent beetle gland holder though.

Since Wallia's DEX is 13 he is actually better at ranged attacks than Ferrous.

Like I said I am a great beetle gland holder like my father before me.

Damn, looks like my post got eaten. Must have hit "preview" instead of "submit."

I'll get back on it shortly.

Lol, love the tokens for the wandering group.

Really tired right now... will post something in the afternoon or after midnight.

No worries

Sorry guys, I've been under the weather for the last few days. I'll try to get caught up soon.

Take your time, feel better!