Please remove Helikon from this game!
Sorry. swamped by assessment. Likely a day or so before I can post.
Hey everyone,
You might have noticed I haven’t posted in a long while (okay it’s only been two weeks at most but in PBP time that can still be a while.) I didn’t have an amazing and earth shattering emergency or reason for not posting, which would have made this easier to post. Life just got… busy and stressful.
I knew some stress would be coming and that I might be a bit busy, but things well exceeded what I thought. At first I was just busy (and to be honest, a little lazy) and didn’t post for a day or two, but things starting snowballing and I soon realized I hadn’t posted for days and needed to post something longer and more explanatory than a quick apology, but I didn’t have the time, motivation, or emotional fortitude.
One thing I sometimes do when stressed is become avoidant of some things, especially things that are emotionally charged. Last week was one of the most emotionally draining weeks I have had in a long time. Monday started with seeing a friend of four years off because she has stage four cancer and had to go back to the UK. I had to say goodbye to students and teachers I have taught/worked with for years (which can happen any year but was harder than usual this year.) Having to say goodbye to people is something I handle terribly and I was often going home drained and not wanting to do anything or just wanting to sleep. Additionally, the longer I went without posting here the guiltier I felt about it, which made me want to push this off further.
I shouldn’t have stopped posting here and I am truly sorry if I have made anyone wait, slowed down games at all, or have caused you any worry. I am physically okay, and will be emotionally okay, and work has slowed down some (next week might pick up a little but nowhere near what it was.)
If I can I’d love to keep playing Elurius, she’s been a joy to play at times and I want to further her development (though having a bit more consistent reaction would be a good idea.
Sorry if you have/had to read this a few times, I’m posting it in all of the games I am in currently.
Yes...please. I can barely bot your character properly.
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I don't even know how to make the music notes around your dialog, so yeah, we'd be super excited to have you continue with us! No pressure, though. The game is here for you when you're ready. :D
Hey guys. I am back. Just catching up on all my reading of posts. Finally finished my major deadline last Thursday and was in a semi vegetative state for the weekend trying to recover. Things are slowly getting back to normal now though.
Sorry! I botted you into melee!
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No worries, I'll make do :)
Hey GM, did Kurglunn's Mage Armor wear off sometime between the start of the fight against the addicts and this fight? If not, then that first hit the xorn landed that did 20 points of damage DID NOT HIT. His AC with mage armor is 24. At this point, Kurglunn should only be down 9 HP: 1 from the previous fight after I healed him up, and 8 from this fight.
If I missed something that would make it clear the mage armor wore off, could you point that out for me, because I didn't see anything of the sort.
Thanks!
If there are no objections, I’d love to grab the ring of Protection +2. I have a +1 ring I’d happily give someone in exchange. That would help my AC a bit more, but wouldn’t have mattered back there, lol!
I think the Ring is fine for Oren. If Val doesn't ahve a ring, let's give yours to her.
Rocco the leather is yours if you want it...we can sell/trade it if you don't.
The Circlet should go to Talon or Elurious. You two fight it out?
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I would like to try and claim the Deck of Illusion cards if that's OK? Since it fits my 'Magic Cards' character theme?
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That sounds fine to me.
I added the ring to my sheet.
Elurius should take the circlet I think.
Elurius would IC kill for the circlet, but I could see an argument that maybe we should have more than one person with a good charisma check.
Rocco needs that leather probably the most of all of us. Also I have no idea how much cash we have after that last fight. Did we check the Xorn's body for any loot?
Xorn don't carry loot. They EAT it. Treasure for them is incidental at best.
Rocco, can you add up our total take so far?
If I may suggest?
Let's buy some potions. They should be easy enough to get quickly (1 day?) and anybody can use them with any skill checks. And if we don's use them, we can save them for later!
Suggested potion purchases:
Cure Moderate wounds x5 = 1500 gps.
2x Bull's Strength = 600gps
2x Cat's Grace = 600 gps
2x Blur = 600 gps
2x Barksin = 600gps
1x Good Hope = 750 gps
1x Haste = 750gps
That is a lot of cash on potions. I'm not sure about the haste potion, as that would probably only affect the drinker. Val can cast most of those other spells, a pearl of power is expensive but might be a better long term investment.
Good thinking, but what if you're unconscious? Or (god forbid) in a drug induced haze?
If we have extra funds, I could really use a Strength belt. It’s pricey, but that is something that would help me dish out a bit more damage.
That's 4000gps Oren.
If we are simply asking what we would love to have, then I would take a Cloak of the Hedge Wizard (Conjuration) myself...@2500gps.
We need to be able to get something we can afford to buy with the money we found so far and/or still have on us, and is easy enough to get in one day. Kintargo has limited resources for magic items. Unless we make it ourselves, which takes time.
If everybody would prefer to buy what they want with the funds we have, then each person (Minus Kurglunn. Sorry Rocco!) gets a total of 1438gp, +3sp, +3cp to spend.
Is that preferable?
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It's not a drug habit.. Nahhhh, more of a ... craving for something that she doesn't know what it is yet.
Things may get nasty for poor Val
I can try making a strength belt if you like.
I can try making a strength belt if you like.
This is still waaayyy too early for this, but could you possibly make a Banner of the Ancient Kings sometime down the road? 9,000 gp and a heroism scroll would be significantly cheaper than the base 18,000 gp.
And after reviewing the Circlet of Pursuasion, elurius will definitely be taking it. One question for DM Elan, though, would be does the +3 bonus also apply to Elurius' concentration checks? There are ideas both ways but nothing definitive.
Sadly the banner has heroism as a required spell, so Val won't ever be able to make that. Unless we can somehow find a way to get it onto her spell list.
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About Val's addiction to psychotropic substances... HERE you find the rules for drugs and how to heal from it. Luckily for Val, her addiction to flayleaf is minor so she can even heal the ability damage normally.
Sorry, had a busy weekend with company over the past couple of days. I've got a couple meetings aside from my regular work that will keep me busy a large part of today as well, but I'll try to get all the loot added up today and will add my 2cp on how to spend it.
Let me just say though, that leather armor? Oh I am drooling about that!!! Haha!
Sadly the banner has heroism as a required spell, so Val won't ever be able to make that. Unless we can somehow find a way to get it onto her spell list.
Elurius could provide a casting from a scroll, if the GM allows. Failing that not having the prerequisite spells for wondrous items only adds a +5 to the DC.
Already did it Rocco!
Each person gets a total of 1438gp, +3sp, +3cp to spend.
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The way you divide the loot is a matter for you to decide and I won't interfere.
That said let me remind you the items you get are worth a lot of money as well. It stands to reason someone gets more money if someone else gets an item of great value.
Again, it's something you have to settle yourselves, just keep allfactors in mind when making your collective decision.
Val's biggest problem with being addicted to Flyleaf is she has no idea that she is... or what it is she is addicted to, even if the penny drops.
If we have downtime, then with her daily meditations she should be able to make the save eventually. That said, she is thinking she may have picked up a disease from the dead bodies, which would also account for her feeling off, and is likely to try using remove disease anyway.
I have just over 2000 gold.
If you feel up to taking a day, and giving the Strength belt a try, Val, I’d appreciate it!
That is what the feat is for.
Belt of strength has a CL of 8. So the DC to make it is 13. Val has +8 to spellcraft, meaning a roll of 5 or high is needed for success. 20% chance of losing the money, and 80% chance of getting the price halved. It's a worthwhile gamble.
Alright, I’m willing to risk it all. I’ve not tallied it up, but it looks like I have right around 2200 gold.
Go ahead and make the roll, Val. After you do, I’ll subtract the gold either way in the morning!
Honestly I'll give up my share this time to help Oren get her belt if need be. Let me know if you need it.
Thanks, Talon, but I’ve got it covered with 300 gold to spare!
I'm going to follow Val's advice and buy a Pearl of Power (1st) for myself and one Tube of Abjurant Salt IF the GM allows the purchases.
Total is 1600gps.
If by tomorrow evening/night nobody else has made any changes, we will head back down assuming everyone else is saving their money for later.
So to double check, did we get the cash each or the gear that Lirotha listed?
Each.
I’ve spent my share and I’m ready to go back in.
I bought a Beneficial bandolier
That should make me more effective in a fight. And my Oil of Silence is still good. Have 3 still.
I'm good to go.
Oops forgot to add the Beneficial Bandolier costs 1000gp.
My computer at home is having fan troubles, so I'm probably only going to be able to post from work for a little while! Sorry for the delay!
Okay! Jumping back in!
If you're okay with it, GM, I'd like to make some quick retroactive purchases, just to refill my stocks after our previous foray into the Lucky Bones. I'd like to pick up the following items:
Wand of Cure Light Wounds - 750gp
Scroll of Mage Armor - 25gp
Scroll of Magic Fang - 25gp
So spending a total of 800 of my 1438 and change.
Also, if allowed, I'd like to have used one of the scrolls Mage Armor on Kurglunn when we came back into the Lucky Bones. Rocco would have been counting on running into more fights. It would also be completely fair if you chose to penalize me for my absence, though. Your call!