DM Alexander Kilcoynes Serpents Skull PbP- Chapter 2, Racing to Ruin (Inactive)

Game Master Alexander Kilcoyne

I'll calculate my weight vs. Carrying capacity ASAP as well. Alex, may I have Chi take a look at this Darkwood buckler? Ambroze had a go at it and rolled crappily, but Chi hasn't looked at it yet that I know of. It was obtained in the "Pirate Treasure" cache.

Marcus plans to start taking armour crafting next level up. He can practise on modifying Gwen's new armour :)

Well I would note that you won't get a lot of time to craft armour... In fact i'd advise against the crafting skills and feats for this campaign.

Sure Chi can make a roll, as can Ambroze assuming he put a level 3 skill point into spellcraft :).

Okey dokey I believe I'll follow DM suggestion in regard to such matters :) Will just have to hope we chance about a suit of mithril full plate at some point :)

Forgot about the +1 scimitar. As our one and only magic weapon we'll feel a bit silly if we come across something with DR and we haven't allocated it :)

Sorry, AK and team, I've just had a very busy weekend. I'm getting a post up now. Did anyone else have any questions to ask, here? I know Chi is out right now (hope every things ok, Deevor!), but I feel like I'm monopolizing the conversation.

I believe Chi's back now :)

Aside from the flying monster there was mention of a tengu? Was this pre-Marcus I don't remember anything from my read through? The dryad seems to have pre-dated the nightvoice so she might know about that as well.

OK not a lot of discussion on magic item allocation. In the absence of any other proposals how about:

- Chain + 1 Gwen
- Scimitar + 1 Tunáda
- Amulet Nat Armour + 1 Marcus
- Ring Swimming Chi
- Scale + 1 surplus unless someone wants

Aside from the flying monster there was mention of a tengu?

This is the first you or any of the others have heard of it.

I'm happy for Chi to give the ring of swimming to anyone who needs it, she only put it on so she could swim off to find Tun'ada in her panic. Otherwise she will keep it until someone has need of it.

OK not a lot of discussion on magic item allocation. In the absence of any other proposals how about:

- Chain + 1 Gwen
- Scimitar + 1 Tunáda
- Amulet Nat Armour + 1 Marcus
- Ring Swimming Chi
- Scale + 1 surplus unless someone wants

I'm good with that allocation. I've updated the Party Loot List accordingly.

Announcement-

I totally messed up guys... Really sorry. Tun'ada I worked out the damage of Nylithati's hit that knocked you out- turned out it killed you outright. Please make a new character. Immediately.

Also, the idea of a Goblin on Smuggler's Shiv is patently ridiculous. Mawj, please find a way for your character to suffer an untimely demise (heart attack?) and pick which NPC castaway you'd like to replace.

Thankyou

DM AK

Happy April Fool's to you too, AK. :P

Here's my new character, Alex. I'm certain that you can come up with a logical reason why a Huge-sized Fire Giant-blooded character might be on the island...

:O

If any of you find the time-

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Just popping in to say that I'm rooting for you on your degree, AK! As far as I'm concerned, take all the time you need to get it right, it's something most people only ever get one shot at and it's well worth it. We can wait patiently :-)

Gwen: Gooooooooooooo GM!

+1

If you get more than one shot its usually a sign your doing badly. Mind you the job market isn't looking exactly stellar. What are you studying if you don't mind spilling?

I have a few weeks to pull a third year project out of my ass or i'm toast. So likely to fail.

I study ITO at the University of Southampton- Information Technology in Organisations. I hate it and i'm disillusioned with it.

For some strange reason, I read your major and thought of 'Nick Burns, Your Company's Computer Guy.'

Just go through the next weeks of hell to complete the work and not worry too much about us. If you only have to go through 6-8 weeks of c**p now, it's better than many years of it later.

I'm cheering you for you to get a result and end up with a degree.

Is "get a result" the equivalent of "passing grade"? UK vs US terminology and all that...

I am a college dropout, so - I will accept you either way.

But dude, having a degree is so much better. I wish I had mine, and I hope you get yours.

So, I statted Gwen out in Hero Lab, and found a few very surprising things. First, I'm under a heavy load. With an 8 Strength, I can carry next to nothing. So, I'm even worse at climbing than I thought I was, and I already knew I was pretty bad.

Second, I have more skill points than I thought I did. I haven't been counting the 1/level from being human.

Third, Hermean blood was changed in the new Inner Sea World Guide and, although it's actually worse now, I'd like to use the newer version just because. So, if you see some changing around on my skills, AK, HeroLab is why. Is that alright?

Only glanced at the feats in the new Inner Sea Guide, lets have a look at Hermean Blood...

Wow that really did get hit with the nerfstick. You can use either version for Gwen.

Sheet Updated. Skills are recorded with penalty applied from Heavy Load. If I turn my chainmail over to someone to hold, they look a lot different. But that will rarely happen, so...

Heavy eh? Can't the burly team members carry your misc gear?

Marcus has piles of capacity. Would dropping melee weapons help? Let's face it if gwen has to swing something at something were all screwed anyway.

Yep, if Marcus wouldn't mind carrying my morningstar, that will bring me to a medium load. Consider that done, if you'd care to add it to your sheet.

No problem.

*lurks about lurkily*

I am on page 23 of your thread, and the AP seems very interesting!

I am digging it. Hopefully I can catch up over the weekend! :D

I like the take on the Oracle Gwen! And Chi, you are making me want to play a Witch >.>

Good stuff :D

*zips off*

I wondered if you'd stumble across here at some point Stomphoof :), always like to hear from lurkers.

I wondered if you'd stumble across here at some point Stomphoof :), always like to hear from lurkers.

I cant have made that great of an impression! :P

I had to finish Aubreys ROTRL thread (up to now) before I could start one of yours, and this one sounded most interesting.

I like how you are running the game by the way. Its very different from Aubrey's style, but its still pretty tight and well done.

BTW: Flute being an undead monster? Not cool man! :(

I'm much newer to the block than Aubrey but I prefer my maps to Google spreadsheet things, and I don't really like his structure. Guy gets credit purely for keeping that monster going though! *tips hat*

Oh, also you may want to check out my KM game. Its much less railroaded than SS, so i've had lots of chances to add/remove things to the story and tie it to each character. I have big plans for you SS guys too... You just need to escape the island first! My KM game has a little under 5000 posts in all, but I use a different topic for each chapter/interlude.

KM Chapter 1

Interlude

Kingmaker Chapter 2 (current)

I'm much newer to the block than Aubrey but I prefer my maps to Google spreadsheet things, and I don't really like his structure. Guy gets credit purely for keeping that monster going though! *tips hat*

Oh, also you may want to check out my KM game. Its much less railroaded than SS, so i've had lots of chances to add/remove things to the story and tie it to each character. I have big plans for you SS guys too... You just need to escape the island first! My KM game has a little under 5000 posts in all, but I use a different topic for each chapter/interlude.

KM Chapter 1

Interlude

Kingmaker Chapter 2 (current)

I dont want to spoil EVERY adventure path for myself :) But thanks for the links.

You only running the 2 games?

I also run a Rogue Trader game, at a bit of a slower pace. I'm in my final year at Uni, and plan to run one more game in addition to these three after May.

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I also run a Rogue Trader game, at a bit of a slower pace. I'm in my final year at Uni, and plan to run one more game in addition to these three after May.

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Ohhh gonna have to keep an eye out for that if its a Pathfinder game in May! I wouldnt mind having you as a DM :P

But I doubt you have room in your current Skull Shiv game or anything so no biggie.

By the way, YOU ROLL CRAZY HIGH MAN! I wish when I DMed I rolled like that sometimes. I usually roll so crappy that my players get out of combats unscathed >.>

The dice in my games like drama ;). Oh, keep reading... Quite close to where the group currently are is a nasty combat where there may have been casualties...

Hey, keep lurking and you never know :). I only recently added a a 6th to my KM game, a long time lurker. 6 is really my upper limit though,

The dice in my games like drama ;). Oh, keep reading... Quite close to where the group currently are is a nasty combat where there may have been casualties...

Hey, keep lurking and you never know :). I only recently added a a 6th to my KM game, a long time lurker. 6 is really my upper limit though,

I am at the creeper. It does not appear to be a pleasant fight :P Digging the dwarf monk's mad skills though!

Alexander Kilcoyne wrote:

The dice in my games like drama ;). Oh, keep reading... Quite close to where the group currently are is a nasty combat where there may have been casualties...

Hey, keep lurking and you never know :). I only recently added a a 6th to my KM game, a long time lurker. 6 is really my upper limit though,

I am at the creeper. It does not appear to be a pleasant fight :P Digging the dwarf monk's mad skills though!

*writes something, then deletes it. zips lips.*

Stomphoof wrote:

Alexander Kilcoyne wrote:

The dice in my games like drama ;). Oh, keep reading... Quite close to where the group currently are is a nasty combat where there may have been casualties...

Hey, keep lurking and you never know :). I only recently added a a 6th to my KM game, a long time lurker. 6 is really my upper limit though,

I am at the creeper. It does not appear to be a pleasant fight :P Digging the dwarf monk's mad skills though!

*writes something, then deletes it. zips lips.*

Ah well they made it through NEVERMIND.

I do wonder about the lighthouse though. This island is spooky >.>

EDIT: Seriously?! You killed the Barbarian by falling damage?! ARG!

He was so badass too :(

Thanks, Stomp - Gwen is easily my favorite character I've ever played - like, in my life. If she ever dies, I'm going to be sad. But I sort of expect it to happen at some point.

As for James, some real-life issues made him drop out of the game. His death was scripted, although it came across in a meaningful way - all the more reason why I feel AK is among the very best.

I would be very sad if I killed Gwenyth too :(.

Thanks, Stomp - Gwen is easily my favorite character I've ever played - like, in my life. If she ever dies, I'm going to be sad. But I sort of expect it to happen at some point.

As for James, some real-life issues made him drop out of the game. His death was scripted, although it came across in a meaningful way - all the more reason why I feel AK is among the very best.

I figured he dropped out given the suddeness of the death.

Made me sad though :(

I am at the big fight on the bridge against the cannibals! This PBP is very gripping :P All I have been doing all morning is sitting here reading it.

*mutters about good roleplayers having all the fun grumpily*

EDIT - Remember Tunnel 17. REALLY? :P Hilarious, and makes perfect sense for a dorf.

Gwenyth wrote:

Thanks, Stomp - Gwen is easily my favorite character I've ever played - like, in my life. If she ever dies, I'm going to be sad. But I sort of expect it to happen at some point.

As for James, some real-life issues made him drop out of the game. His death was scripted, although it came across in a meaningful way - all the more reason why I feel AK is among the very best.

I figured he dropped out given the suddeness of the death.

Made me sad though :(

It made me sad too. I don't feel it was entirely seperated from real life events between me and James' player though; the gaming group we were both in fell apart somewhat and I think there was some bad blood between us. I try to keep PbP and RL gaming seperate now (p.s I actually prefer the PbP my players rock).

Stomphoof wrote:

Gwenyth wrote:

Thanks, Stomp - Gwen is easily my favorite character I've ever played - like, in my life. If she ever dies, I'm going to be sad. But I sort of expect it to happen at some point.

As for James, some real-life issues made him drop out of the game. His death was scripted, although it came across in a meaningful way - all the more reason why I feel AK is among the very best.

I figured he dropped out given the suddeness of the death.

Made me sad though :(

It made me sad too. I don't feel it was entirely separated from real life events between me and James' player though; the gaming group we were both in fell apart somewhat and I think there was some bad blood between us. I try to keep PbP and RL gaming separate now (p.s I actually prefer the PbP my players rock).

That sorta thing always sucks. I don't have time anymore for face to face gaming, and from everything I am seeing in PBP I think its definitely going to be more my style. Especially with it being able to be done at work HEHEHEHE.

You better not kill off any more people though! I will be very angry if you do >.>

Erm... Ok. I won't kill any more...

Erm... Ok. I won't kill any more...

*eyes* This does not bode well..

Hahah Gwen made the leader run away. I was kinda hoping she would say "We will see you driven before you and hear the lamentations of your women" rather then the nashing of the teeth :P Still hilarious though.

EDIT: Hope you dont mind me talking to you guys by the way. If its a bother I will zip off :) Just wanted to make sure I was not bugging you / messing with your thread.

Its no bother. We like the attention ;)

Its no bother. We like the attention ;)

I can see that ;)

Now that I am done with the gathering its BACK TO READIN WOOO!

Since I cannot edit my above post...

"Savarend N O O O O O O O O O O O O"

Death Knell? Sweet Jeebus.

Thats what, 3 deaths and numerous near deaths in your game thus far AK. You don't bother with the gloves at all do ya? :P

*edit*

WAIT Tun'ada TOO!

Gdam dude. Just...wow 0_o

Why you gotta be making me sad before I go to bed.

*sniffles and goes to sleep*