DM Bigrin's Shattered Star (Group B) (Inactive)

Game Master bigrin42

Thankfully the gold cost of teaching the familiar is ONLY the cost of the scroll (i.e. no magic inks needed like for wizards). However, you are correct on the 1 hour per spell level to teach it. I'll just hold onto the scrolls until there's some spare time to do the work, but it'd be nice to get them while I can. I'll suggest the following 2 options:

1) Since Harbug doesn't need rest (he's got full spells and HP), he can go shopping with Krass (also full HP) while Tia takes care of Angelica and shabbezz rests for spells...

2) Alternatively we could all go shopping, then rest with Tia doing a heal check on Angelica and Harbug can either assist in that check (at -1...) or feed scrolls to his familiar (taking 10 and succeeding).

Krass will need some heavy armor by level 5, but until then, his current armor will do. That means that I don't need to buy anything in particular. That being said, if someone has an urgent item or two they need, feel free to use my share of the gold :)

I'll toss that masterwork dagger I called dibs on back into the pot. Getting that wand of cure light wounds is important, and frankly if Shabbezz gets engaged in melee a +1 bonus isn't going to help me much.

What I do need for now is a new wand of magic missile at CL2 or CL3, and a wand of mage armor at any level, but preferably also CL2 or CL3.

If I can swing it, I'd also like to use my share to purchase some scrolls to learn as we go (the price for a wizard to learn each is included in parentheses). I can go without these if we're strapped,for cash, but ideally I'd like at least two on hand to learn so as not to waste my downtime.

Assuming I can keep at least 10 of the crossbow bolts the potion of cure light wounds, and the potion of lesser restoration, and of corse the bracers of armor that we've scavenged, I really need anything else, at least not until I qualify to get a handy haversack. The others can do the shopping, I'm going to rest for spells and try a check to transfer my scroll of comprehend languages to my spellbook for 10 gp.

Arcane scrolls are easy enough to come by, as there are many arcanists in the Pathfinder ranks. Divine spells, on the other hand, are not as readily available.

Angelica will:

sell her MW ST leather (for 87.5 gp), splitting 5 ways gives us each (17.5 gp more)

Putting the total at - 359.9 gp each

(That is of course if we each put in for the wand of CLW, which I think Harbug, Shabbezz, and I have agreed on. Krass and Tia, are you guys cool with it?)

Purchase a MW Chain Shirt (250 gp)
2 Potions of CLW (100 gp)

Leaving me with 9.9 gp

Also:

Angelica will stay at the lodge on shopping day if someone will do long-term care on her.

So, we stay the night we returned, shop and rest on the next day, return in the morning. (only two nights, and one day away from the Crow.)

Ready to move on, then?

Yeah I think so. So 359.9gp each, a Wand of CLW for the party, and then buy yourself stuff?

DM Bigrin--can we get a full wand of CLW?
Angelica--are you still down 4 ability points on a single stat? (i.e. 2 8-hour rests)?

(Note to self: 193.9g for me with wand, 343.9 without).

I'm saving my money for later. As said before, if anyone needs some spare gold for a scroll or potion, let me know, otherwise I'll sit on it.

.. until I can get some heavy armor ;)

I'm down 3, so 1 full rest with long-term care and I'll be fine, as 1 point down doesn't cause a penalty.

I was just waiting for someone to step up and roll the long-term care check.

I could roll it, but... wisdom -1. So yeah.

Sorry, Wisdom -1 here as well. I can try, but I'm likely to fail it if I do. Tialara or Krass would have the best chances of success.

In any event, I'm ready to go if everyone else is. I'm just going to roll to copy that comprehend languages scroll into my spellbook before Shabbezz went to sleep that night.

Casting read magic (CL3, duration 30 minutes, automatically decipher all magical writing).

Spend one hour studying the scroll of comprehend languages and make a Spellcraft check at DC 15 + spell's level (1):

Spellcraft vs. DC16: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 Success.

The spell disappears from the scroll. Shabbezz spends 10 gp's worth of materials to copy the spell into her spellbook.

I was thinking Tia, especially as she suggested it, and has the best chances. I haven't heard from her since then, though. Are you still with us Tia?

Yeah, I'm still here. Just been busy and didn't really have anything to contribute.

Cool, I was worried. So, if you can do a long-term care on Angelica, she'll be ready to go.

I'm ready to move on. If need be I'll go on without the long-term care.

I'm ready too. If someone else doesn't make the heal check by tomorrow afternoon I'll do it, though I'm pretty sure it will fail. Either way, we should keep going.

Sorry for the delay. I have been without reliable internet since Friday. I will move forward in an hour or so.

Heal vs. DC15: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1 Failed.

Sorry Angelica.

Heal vs DC 15: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Yay, no penalties for the 1 pt of damage.... currently. Leave it to Angelica, she'll likely get poisoned some more somewhere else.

Just keeping track of what I gear I purchased and what loot I kept from the last excursion.

I sold that masterwork dagger for 151 gp. I'm not sure if Angelica added that up in her total, but if not that gives us each an extra 30.2 gp each.

Kept:

bracers of armor +2
potion of cure light wounds
potion of lesser restoration
wand of mage armor (CL1, 11 charges) [Forgot that I called this when we divided up the spoils in the game thread; no need to buy.]
10 crossbow bolts

Purchased: (starting cash 359.9 gp [or 390.1 gp if the dagger wasn't factored in for 30.2 gp]

potion of cure light wounds x1 (50 gp)
scroll of feather fall (25 gp)
scroll of web (150 gp)
wand of magic missile (CL1, 15 charges) (225 gp)
-10 gp to add that comprehend languages scroll to my spellbook.

Total remaining: 49.9 gp (or 80.1 gp, respectively)

In Honor of the Day.

Caught me off guard. By the name I thought it was some classical piece, so when it began I was like 'Oh! Well I sure wasn't expecting that.'

Nice.

In the spirit of keeping everyone informed, I want to let you know that I will be leaving at OMG It's Early in the morning for a trip and won't be back until Tuesday. I have no idea what the internet situation will be like, so be prepared for no updates until I get back.

This is just a heads up. I will have limited accessibility due to travel from 25 Jul until 9 Aug. I will have my computer, but will only be able to post as the wife and available internet access allow.

Did Krass say he was going to be gone? I hate to GMPC him if he's around, but there is no good sitting on our thumbs here. I'll give him until my lunch break before pushing forward.

This is the first call for Tialara and Krass. PMs have been sent. I hate to break this group up, so you have until Friday to post.

Haven't heard from Krass yet, but Tia said RL is taking over and she has to drop out.

Posting here to prevent clutter in the gameplay thread.

This may differ slightly as Evil Eye is a supernatural effect (Su), and not a spell (or spell-like ability (Sp)), but LINK

Succeeding on a Saving Throw: A creature that successfully saves against a spell that has no obvious physical effects feels a hostile force or a tingle, but cannot deduce the exact nature of the attack. Likewise, if a creature's saving throw succeeds against a targeted spell, you sense that the spell has failed. You do not sense when creatures succeed on saves against effect and area spells.

So for single-target spells with saving throws, the caster knows if it succeeded or not; I assumed Evil Eye was the same, but wasn't certain. Also of note is that Evil Eye, like most hexes, is (Su), but some hexes are (Ex) or (Sp).

okay, given that, you realize the spell has failed.

No matter--Harbug charged in to attack either way.

So, apparently we have lost 2 players to RL.

What do you guys want to do? Recruit new players? Push on with me DMPCing one (or more) of our AWOLs?

We have had a really good run (coming up on 2 years now), and I'd hate to have to kill the campaign now. But, that is your choice.

Did you get a PM from Krass, or just based off posting silence? I'm just wondering since he's Gustar in my Mummy's Mask (with you and Suru).

I leave it up to you. We are in an odd place to add somebody new, so maybe DMPC them during recruitment. Also, since we are down to 3, do we want 1-3 more? Will you open recruit, or send personal PM invites?

We will need at least a tanky, but other than that anything else works (maybe a little more healing).

EDIT: speaking of the MM, I think both Brennan and Suru are up.

I am up for whatever you (the players) want to do, with regards to replacing characters. I will DMPC until a decision is made.

As for Krass, it's just based on complete and total silence for a month.

We need a tank, and a dedicated healer would be nice. Beyond that I feel comfortable leaving it to your discretion.

2-3 new players sounds best, in case one of them drops early on. How you go about recruiting is up to you.

I suppose you can DMPC Krass and Tialara for now, but if I could make a suggestion, having one of them take a serious injury in the near future would be a good reason for the party to retreat back to the lodge. Then we could add the new members and jump right back where where we left off.

Despite being in this campaign for almost 2 years, I am still "new" to play-by-post; that said, Shabbezz' suggestion sounds quite reasonable to me.

One broken leg coming up :)

Okay, we've got a gnome cleric of Desna and a Catfolk two-weapon fighter coming in. Now we just need to finish up here so I can introduce them in game :)

Hello! Stalwart here, in my new alias as Zaphomil. Still finishing up the character, but the profile is done and most of what I've already submitted is there (submitted for your approval, Bigrin). I mainly have to buy some gear; I've already selected a few things that will likely be masterwork, but I'm not sure if I'll have enough for any magic items of particular worth. Given my recruited role as healer, I'll likely pick up a wand of CLW and keep it at the ready.

Bob Evil, alias Shabbezz. Glad to have you aboard, we've been needing a dedicated healer.

Your gear set sounds good enough, we haven't picked up much other than a few silver weapons for wererats and some minor devils. In any case, that wand will be a solid investment at this level. You may also want to pick up some alchemist's fire and a few torches; we'd neglected to bring them before and it was a bit of an annoyance to work around.

Jakscar Silverclaw saying hi. Will get my profile sorted today or tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I had some money left over from my planned items (assuming Bigrin approves). I can either pick up some of those items or possibly Zaphomil, we could link our backstories and you could have it towards a wand etc.

Good idea. Glad to have you here.

Bought my gear. It's in my profile now, for approval. Generally, I decided to go with some travel-related items to fit the theme.

Jakscar, I'm totally happy to merge backstories with you.

By the way, I could afford the wand myself, but if you have an idea for something else we can go together to buy, that's fine with me. For example, the campfire bead is a pretty neat little item, but costly for its true utility. I could throw that back and have a bit more gold for a joint purchase. (A wand of lesser restoration would be fantastic, but wow 2nd level wands are expensive.)

Zaphomil - I like it, I like it a lot. Looks like a fun version of the cleric. I can't wait to see how it plays out.

Here is the current profile, fairly standard fighter gear. Still got over 300gp left (and my shortbow is probably a little unneccesarily strong, which would be 75/150 extra) which I can either spend on joint stuff, alchemist's fire or hang on to.
Zaphomil I would hang onto the campfire bead it seems appropriate. I was just thinking of keeping it simple and that we were the remains of a previous party, or just that we have travelled together before, then if I had previously known/known of Tialara that could make it easy to link us in. What do you think?

That's fine. I was thinking that I had explored a few Thassilonian ruins, maybe around Korvosa, but didn't uncover any great works of renown (unless Bigrin wants to say I scratched the surface of someplace we're going to end up exploring -- that might be fun "I was here three years ago! I can't believe I missed that door!"). But otherwise I'd say I discovered some ancient Thassilonian buildings like a granary, or bathhouse, or brewery. Maybe a little slice of life from ancient Thassilon (since there had to be ordinary people doing regular things. It can't be all rune giants and mega-powerful wizards).

That would work well with Jakscar, as I was thinking he had just come back from the Fenwall mountains. So could even just be that we travelled back together. I see what you mean about 2nd level wands ouch! Are there any other wands or scrolls that might be handy? Mage armour and shield would be a bit inappropriate for us, but maybe an attacking one or an enlarge person?