Stat adjustments are done. I need to deal with gear but that will be on Wednesday most likely.
HP +9
Fort +0
Ref +0
Will +0
Bab +1
Stunning Fist DC +0; +1 per day (can make target fatigued instead of stunned)
Ki Points +0
Ki Power +0
Level Feat: none
Bonus Feat: none
Skills: (4-1 int+1 fav class= 4) (currently 16 total)
Acrobatics +1
Perception +1
Diplomacy +1
UMD +1 (additional +2 UMD to correct missing skill points)
Background Skills:
Lore (True Dragons) +1
Ki Strike makes my natural weapons now count as cold iron and silver as well.
Level 7!
+7 HP (half+1, Con, FCB)
+1 BAB
+1 Sacred Weapon Rounds per day
+2 3rd Level Spells per day
Class Feature: Sacred Armor
Feat: Deadly Aim
Spells:
+2 3rd Level Spells per day
Adventuring Skills:
+1 Perception
+1 Sense Motive
+1 Survival
Background Skills:
+1 Appraise
+1 Knowledge (engineering)
As with others, it may be a day or two before I pick out new items. Just to clarify: can we upgrade and/or replace items?
Leveling:
HP +5
BAB +1
Feat:
1st level spell:
2nd level spell (FCB):
3rd level spells (2):
10 skill points:
+2 bardic performance, bardic performance is now a move action rather than standard.
Dawned on me I forgot it's an odd level, time for a feat! Now what to take.
Im thinking about either power attack (and later cleave) or vital strike (for when I can only make one attack) at the moment.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Skills 6+INT(3)+1 =10
Acrobatics (Dex) 7+3+2-1=+11
Bluff (Cha) 3+3+1=+7
Climb (Str)
Diplomacy (Cha) 1+3+1=+5
Disable Device (Dex) 7+3+2=+12
Disguise (Cha) 1+3+1=+5
Escape Artist (Dex) 3+3+2-1=+7
Heal (Wis) 1+3+1= +5
Intimidate (Int) 3+3+3=+9
Knowledge (all) (Int)
Arcana 3+3+3+1=+10
Local 2+3+3+1=+9
Nature 1+3+3 =+7
Religion 6+3+3=+12
Dungeoneering 1+3+3=+7
Planes 4+3+3+1=+11 (Focus)
Perception (Wis) 7+3+1=+11
Sense Motive (Wis) 7+3+1+2=+13 (+3 to determine if Insane)
Spellcraft (Int) 7+3+3=+13
Stealth (Dex) 4+3+3=+10
Use Magic Device (Cha) 2+3+1=+6
As for gear, if it's acceptable, Zan will just upgrade his bow to +2 (extra 6,000, assuming we're doing additive costs) and a cloak of resistance +1.
Level up.
HP +9 (average +3 con)
Skills
+1 Diplomacy
+2 Ride (no rolling for ride checks!)
Feat:
doubting between toughness and Word of Healing
(thoughts? I like the two feats for flavor reasons, but toughness makes me that little more endurable)
Latter is prerequisite for Sunblade
+1 BaB
+1 Smite evil a/day
Lvl 2 spells!
(x1 a/day)
No advancement for the animal companion.
Leveling continued:
Feat: Focused Shot
1st level spell: Solid Note
2nd level spell (FCB): Heroism
3rd level spells (2): Thundering Drums, Reviving Finale
That should be it on leveling I think, and for item to bring me up to WBL, I'm going to pick up a belt of incredible dexterity.
Edit: Oops, forgot skills. Putting them in Acrobatics, Diplomacy, Perception, Disable Device, Stealth (6)
Note: I’m still in the process of moving and only have my tablet, which is difficult to work with on rolls and stuff. Be back to normal probably Thursday. Can someone roll me a couple of research rolls in an attempt to assist whoever is lead researcher before we get on the ship?
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for Zarine.....not sure which ones are needed most....
Finally got my gear done, I upgraded the cloak to a +2 and got a belt of con +2 which puts me about fifty gold or so over the target.
I also went with Power Attack for my feet.
You'll be kicking extra hard then? ^^
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Btw I've not forgotten these rolls, will fill you in later.
Apologies if the conversation between the NPCs is out of order - the website is behaving very strangely with new posts. The posts are not displaying in order I posted them for me.
Previous post got disintegrated...
Taking Mounted Shield as lvl 7 feat. It adds my shield's bonus (including shield focus) to my mount's AC.
I'll hold off on getting an item for WBL, so next time i'll find me a rop.
I'm taking the family on holiday, I'm expecting internet at the villa but posting won't be priory #1. Still I'll see if I can get an update tomorrow.
Have fun, not worries
Sorry all for my absence folks been crazy several days in RL
Wow that round took ages to process, lets hope I got it right and didn't miss some ability you have to negate the daze.
Regarding the ritual to enter the Dreamlands, it has to be done at night. You will need to decide where to perform it, and who if anyone knows about it. Your mortal bodies will be comatose while you psyche travels.
DREAMLANDS EXCURSION
School conjuration (creation); Level 5
Casting Time 50 minutes
Components V, S, F (a miniature staircase made of polished
horn and ivory worth 25,000 gp), SC (at least 2 and up
to 8)
Skill Checks Knowledge (arcana) DC 25, 2 successes;
Knowledge (planes) DC 25, 3 successes
Range touch
Duration instantaneous; see text
Saving Throw none; SR no
Backlash All casters take 2d6 points of damage.
Failure Something awful from the Dreamlands crosses over and attacks.
Some details about occult rituals:
The primary caster leads a ritual’s casting, often with the aid of a number of secondary casters. Secondary casters can be indispensable to the ritual’s casting even when they’re not taking an active role in ensuring its success. Unless stated otherwise in the ritual description, secondary casters must be within 100 feet and line of effect of the primary caster and each other during the entirety of a ritual’s casting.
While secondary casters can help by attempting the skill checks the primary caster assigns them, their chief purpose is to aid in the ritual’s casting. If a ritual’s casting is aided by at least four secondary casters, all casters gain a +1 bonus on all skill checks attempted as part of casting the occult ritual. This bonus increases by 1 for every four secondary casters beyond four (up to a maximum bonus of +5 for 20 or more secondary casters).
To cast an occult ritual, the primary caster must learn the ritual’s secrets (see Discovering Occult Rituals). Secondary casters can assist in the casting without fully understanding the intricacies of the ritual.
Since it is possible for those lacking the ability to cast arcane, divine, or psychic spells to cast rituals, variables that would normally rely on caster level (such as range and spell resistance) use the character level or total Hit Dice of the primary caster instead. This is the case even for a ritual caster who has the ability to cast spells. Characters with a caster level gain a +1 bonus on skill checks to cast a ritual, and this bonus increases by 1 for every 5 caster levels they possess (to a maximum of +5 at caster level 20th) as their understanding of the fundamentals of magic grows.
A primary ritual caster with the ability to cast spells or use spell-like abilities can tap into a ley line within 30 feet by performing a simple ritual that takes 1 hour per 2 caster levels of the ley line. At the end of the ritual, the primary caster must succeed at a Spellcraft check (DC = 15 + the ley line’s caster level) to attune herself with the ley line. If she fails, she can try the attunement ritual anew. On a successful check, the primary caster and any secondary casters gain a +1 bonus on skill checks to cast an occult ritual using the ley line, provided they remain within 30 feet of the ley line. This bonus increases by 1 for every 5 caster levels of the ley line, to a maximum of +5.
TL;DR each of you gets to make Kn:Planes and Kn: Arcarna checks, potentially with lots of bonuses. Two planes and three Arcarna checks need to pass. You also need to designate one person to take the backlash. Masterwork tools count as +2 and I'll let you use Lowls's library for that. Winter may be able to aid you magically if you inform her of your intention. She is a level 7 cleric now.
So as far as the checks go, can those without Knowledge (planes) and Knowledge (Arcana) still attempt to aid? Are the usual limitations on the skills not in place for this? And do we have that 25,000 gp worth of ivory? I don't remember if we ever got that.
I'll let you make them untrained and yes you have the carved ivory staircase.
To add a little colour to this, with the research rules you are allowed to make knowledge checks untrained if you have access to a library. I'm deeming the tomes you retrieved from Lowls's mansion as a library with the correct focus.
Roger that. And we would get the bonuses as well without being trained in the relevant skills?
DC 25 when I only have a +6 means that I have to basically have a crit success without the bonuses. Bonus potential seems to be ... +10? Can we tap a ley line and remain in 30 feet of it while on a ship? Do we have enough caster levels to make the attempt worth it? Even if we can pull off the +10, if there is no other skill, that means some people will have to roll a 15 minimum to succeed.
... is failure just a battle, or a potentially world-ending thing like allowing chthulu into our realm or something?
(oh, I forgot the bonus for the library of +2, so potential of +12?)
Ftaghn!!!
Lay lines can be found, I'll look up the rules later. Yes you can get the bonuses untrained.
Heinrich has +10/11 in those skills and he has inspiration so he has a decent chance of making the checks, especially with bonuses. The scholars also have quite high knowledge skills, they may or may not be keen on participating however...
What happens if you fail, I'm afraid there is only one way to find out.
By the way would you mind discussing what to do in character? :)
Ok here are the rules for laylines. In addition to these I'll house rule that a DC20 Kn: Arcarna check with a dowsing rod will point to the nearest layline (if any) within a mile and DC15 check for one within 1/4 mile. We can say you have a dowsing rod. The check takes 1 minute.
I've reread the rules and it looks like the primary caster can make all the checks, one every ten minutes. That makes things a ton easier.
I don't see anything in there on the Ley Line stuff that mentions using them from a boat (did I miss it?). I am guessing you can't, since they don't move, and we would be obviously moving, unless we purposely guided the craft along one, and one being along our path seems unlikely, but ?? Anyway, if we can't, that lowers the bonus potential to +7.
As for discussing in character, I already posted there, and this part was about points and rules... things that our characters wouldn't be talking about. Was there something specific I posted here that you wanted discussed elsewhere?
If Heinrich can make the rolls without the ley line bonuses, that does make it way better, and if we don't need assists by people who don't have a certain skill, it might even work.
Another character might say no way in hell, but Zarine is basically fearless, and she already woke up a world-ending beast for examining an item, so hey... might as well risk the fictional world some more. So, she's willing to try if the rest of the party is.
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Fearless... or curiously reckless?
You might still botch a save vs fear effects, after all. :3
*dashes past your legs smiling*
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No you didn't miss anything! Most nights the boat will moor up somewhere, sometimes by throwing the anchor into the river, or by tying ropes around rocks or trees. You might get lucky and be able to moor up by a layline (you may need to persuade Skywin to moor in a particular place), or you might have to hike a bit.
You need to work out (preferably in character) a few things:
* Who will be primary ritual caster (I'm guessing Heinrich but there are other options)
* Who will take the backlash damage from the ritual (this happens whether it's successful or not).
* Whether you're doing this in secret or openly (the sailors reactions to potentially dangerous occult rituals are hard to predict).
* If you want to ask Winter to prepare any particular spells.
* Safety considerations for your sleeping bodies.
A question for you all, does the Dunwich Horror mean anything to you?
By name it does. It was a mythos story, involving an outer god spawn, from reading an article online.
The trip to Cassomir is very long and we have an opportunity for a little sidetrek if folks are up for it. Something that'll fit in with book 3 just fine. Something very Lovecraft.
Merry Christmas all, may you and yours be safe, merry, and have a day full of family, laughs and memories.
As for the Dunwich Horror, I would have guess something from Scotland's darker days but would have been a guess only. Didn't Google, but Filbert's up for it.
It's a Lovecraft story, I know that, I think I remember which one it is but not all of the details. I'm up for it if you guys are.
Merry Christmas!
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I’m not at all familiar with the Dunwich Horror, but I’m open to the side excursion.
Merry Christmas!
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OK then I'll weave it in, oh and Merry Christmas one and all!
So I guess I'm waiting for Heinrich to chime in before we start the ritual. In the mean time lets go explore with the scavenging party :)
Agrippa's gonna need some assist rolls....
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I have a map for the caravanserai but it's late and I'm traveling all day tomorrow, please bear with me.
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No sweat, DM. You've been exceptionally consistent, particularly over the holidays. So... speaking for myself, I'll give you a pass this time. ; )
So I'm kind of confused just now, do we have two different things happening at the same time and what is exactly going on in each?
Are we all in the dream lands or only some of us?
Sorry for the confusion. The exploration of the lost village happened earlier (you need to decide if it was the same day or not) when half of the party volunteered to aid a foraging party. I'm running this in parallel with the dreamlands excursion. Oh and it seems Azarra may be sitting that out.
Happy new year folks!
Can you clarify what you want us to keep track of on a separate sheet? I am not sure if I need to pull in another alias, or if I can just keep a separate statblock for the dreamlands stuff. Or, if it is cheating to tell us, just tell me if I need a duplicate alias. :)
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Items and negative effects should be tracked separately.
GM, is it possible to attune to the blade in the coming days?
On top of that, Vorpal 'occupies' all +5 enhancements, i think?
Am i right to assume that this weapon will therefor not deal any [+X] damage?
This is exactly why a while back I moved us to virtual WBL. It's like ABP in that we don't need to track every last item that drops, but you can pick up and use a +5 weapon and gain all the plusses, no attunement.