DM Fflash's Shackled City Campaign

Game Master DM Fflash

My goal is to use something like Map Tools or Roll 20 as a virtual table top. Anyone recommend a voice chat application?

TeamSpeak probably... or Skype if you can do conference calls.

I should be able to do the 15th. I may be late to start, but after that I should be good.

Did you see the new Hero Lab product Realm works? Not sure how good it is, or if you can do voice, but it looks like a cool tool..

Was there a faction point award somewhere buried in the last couple weeks' posts? As of now, I only have the 1 entry point for Nowzai.

2 prestige points for the primary mission to put in the faction of your choice.

Individual awards are up to you to look at your faction and see what you think you've earned. You have at least 2: honor roll and sponsoring Sam.

Epik's stat block has been updated to include the new magic items. His memorized spells are:

1. Divine Favor x3
2. Bull's Strength x3

Nowzai al'Nazari wrote:

Was there a faction point award somewhere buried in the last couple weeks' posts? As of now, I only have the 1 entry point for Nowzai.

2 prestige points for the primary mission to put in the faction of your choice.

Individual awards are up to you to look at your faction and see what you think you've earned. You have at least 2: honor roll and sponsoring Sam.

I await your call on the potential PPs for the book donation and kuo toa lore. It looks like I'll also gain a couple points for the last couple wizard levels.

I most likely will not be able to talk on a call most nights, I can listen and will type what I am doing as much as possible but my office shares a wall with the bedroom so talking is out most nights

No problem. Magma and Epik? Think you can make it?

Have we gotten an official cash amount yet? Couple of things instill want to make/buy

You were the last one to post a cash out of any kind, which was ~ 12k. I lost track of the rest of the bids.

Yeah I had rough numbers, just didn't know if Magma came out with an official one

DM Fflash wrote:

My goal is to use something like Map Tools or Roll 20 as a virtual table top. Anyone recommend a voice chat application?

TeamSpeak probably... or Skype if you can do conference calls.

Do we need a server for TeamSpeak or is it open?

DM Fflash wrote:

Nowzai al'Nazari wrote:

Was there a faction point award somewhere buried in the last couple weeks' posts? As of now, I only have the 1 entry point for Nowzai.

2 prestige points for the primary mission to put in the faction of your choice.

Individual awards are up to you to look at your faction and see what you think you've earned. You have at least 2: honor roll and sponsoring Sam.

I await your call on the potential PPs for the book donation and kuo toa lore. It looks like I'll also gain a couple points for the last couple wizard levels.

Book donation will gain you full value credit towards next semester's tuition.

Kuo-toan info gains another prestige point and yes, 2 for level up.

Was there a faction point award somewhere buried in the last couple weeks' posts? As of now, I only have the 1 entry point for Nowzai.

In addition to the crafted items, Nowzai would like to buy scrolls of tongues, arcane eye and dimensional anchor from the academy, and then transcribe these to his spellbook.

[dice=Spellcraft (tongues)]1d20+19
[dice=Spellcraft (arcane eye)]1d20+19
[dice=Spellcraft (dimensional anchor)]1d20+19

Prepared list subject to change based on the next mission...

Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 8th; concentration +16):
4th—arcane eye, black tentacles, stoneskin, summon monster iv [S], summon monster iv
3rd—hydraulic torrent, magic circle against evil, sound lance (2), summon monster iii [S], wind wall
2nd—baleful transposition [S], create pit, darkvision, greater slide, levitate, summon monster ii
1st—benign transposition [S], feather fall (2, DC 19), identify, lesser orb of sound (2), shield
0 (at will)—detect magic, light, open/close (DC 18), sonic snap

Showing you one too many 3rd level spells mem'd

Still need the 8 skill points and language from the Int increase.

Showing you one too many 3rd level spells mem'd

HeroLab says I should have 6/5/5/4 for prepared slots, plus the specialist slots. Did you account for the +4 Int headband?

Still need the 8 skill points and language from the Int increase.

This raised an eyebrow... based on anecdotal experience from the past, like DDO, I though this might be a bug when it came up on HeroLab. I figured the Int increases wouldn't provide bonus skills/languages from previous levels. I couldn't find a ruling one way or the other in the PRD.

If you're happy with the retroactive points/languages, then I'll do it. Just wanted to clarify...

it was my understanding that the headbands skills were pre-selected and you got 1 per skill per level. So that should sort out hero labs by just putting 8 points into the Sense Motive and Perception skills

Not sure about Languages though

DM Fflash wrote:

Showing you one too many 3rd level spells mem'd

HeroLab says I should have 6/5/5/4 for prepared slots, plus the specialist slots. Did you account for the +4 Int headband?

DM Fflash wrote:

Still need the 8 skill points and language from the Int increase.

This raised an eyebrow... based on anecdotal experience from the past, like DDO, I though this might be a bug when it came up on HeroLab. I figured the Int increases wouldn't provide bonus skills/languages from previous levels. I couldn't find a ruling one way or the other in the PRD.

If you're happy with the retroactive points/languages, then I'll do it. Just wanted to clarify...

I posted the link from the PRD earlier, it's very clear. You get it.

To Sams point, it's not the headband, it's the Int score increase at level 8.

Missed the +4 onr band. Haven't added it yet.

No problem. Magma and Epik? Think you can make it?

Yes, I should be able to make it. Any chance we can do something earlier than 9 - midnight?

The mountain guys aren't available until 7. Will probably be good to logon a bit earlier so when they shownup we are all ready to go

No problem. Magma and Epik? Think you can make it?

i usually work on Thursdays it will depend on if i have any orders to put up that night

Nemoris wrote:

Jenya Urikas *NPC* wrote:

Jenya stats have been updated in this profile. If you wish her to have increased equipment, armor, weapons ... you'll have to provide them to her.

I was hoping Epik or Magma could use this +1 spiked plate, but if they're not going to snag it we can certainly loan that out. I think we have/had a holy mace too at one point, might have sold that though.

Per the schedule I for sure can only attend 100% on Thursdays after 7:30-8pm MST, but most nights after 10pm MST I'd be available 75%+ (if the baby wakes up I'd have to go change diapers, etc.)

Weekends are pretty up in the air, but I'm a bit more flexible then as long as it's later at night.

armor is being sold if Epik does not want it

If Epik isn't going to use it I say we at least ask Jenya if she'd like to use it. Having her be a bit tankier can't be a bad thing, and the sell price isn't that great.

What does everyone else think?

I am down with Jenya having the +1 plate, it should be a pretty solid bump for her AC.

Switched out Vamp Touch for Stinking Cloud while in town, hoping we don't run into anything in town that will drop me low enough I feel the need to have Vamp Touch

Clerics can't use heavy armor in pathfinder, sorry guys.

Is there anything else we are selling? If not I will post the gold totals

Level-up, continued...

+ Languages: Polyglot (unless there is a more appropriate regional dialect around Cauldron)
+ 2 Craft (books), Knowledge (geography, nature, noblility)

HeroLab is showing that I should know 2 more languages, but that only appears when I equip the new headband.

Some questions for you all who have played casters

So I am almost getting to an Int level where I will get bonus level 7 spells but as a Magus, I will never be able to cast level 7 spells.

1) - Is there anything I can do with that bonus slot? Can I memorize a spell with a metamagic feat that would make it a level 7 slot? What are some options if there are any options?

2) - I know I can use a level 2 slot to memorize another level 1 spell, would that bump up the DC of that spell by one since it's a 2nd level slot?

3) - I didn't know this was a rule for wizards too, I thought only Clerics got this

When preparing spells for the day, a wizard can leave some of these spell slots open. Later during that day, he can repeat the preparation process as often as he likes, time and circumstances permitting. During these extra sessions of preparation, the wizard can fill these unused spell slots. He cannot, however, abandon a previously prepared spell to replace it with another one or fill a slot that is empty because he has cast a spell in the meantime. That sort of preparation requires a mind fresh from rest. Like the first session of the day, this preparation takes at least 15 minutes, and it takes longer if the wizard prepares more than one-quarter of his spells.

1 - nope, gotta have at least a 0 in the 7 column for the bonus spells
2 - not without Heighten Spell
3 - yes, that's a rule.

Got it, so the feat allows the DC to go up

How does overcoming SR work. Do I only get a +1 on my d20 roll to overcome SR with a shocking grasp or do I add my caster level of 8?

Also any other caster tips any of you that have played casters before don't be stingy....b%!!$es

Caster level check to overcome SR. d20 + caster level plus any spell penetration feats/items.

How close is everyone to being ready to continue? Post here once your purchases/crafting are complete.

Magma asked about Jenyas gear. It's available in her profile.

I still need several faction updates from you

Hmm? Thought I hit them all.

We did, but there was a discussion going on with the Crusaders that needs your follow up

k

I just can not seem to find a way to spend my last few thousand gold! :)

Tike, any chance I can get druid/ranger wands for some level 1 and maybe level 2 spells? I was thinking longstrider and some of the other buffs.

For profession is it gold per day or week?

Also, did anyone else want arrows? Pretty cheap and might help if we have to do ranged combat like that flying demon.

The mountain guys aren't available until 7. Will probably be good to logon a bit earlier so when they shownup we are all ready to go

So, I got the dates wrong. She's out of town 18-22 May.

So, any of those evenings work for you ... Thursday is out that week for me, since I have to drive to Niagra Falls to meet her at the airport in Buffalo early the next morning.

the 19th or 20th could work for me earlier in the evening if my wife keeps working evenings on Monday and Tuesday but that might be ending.

But she works until 10 PM MST on those days so I could play anytime from about 5:30 MST till 10:00 PM MST

I can usually play after about 11:00 PM MST those days as well because she goes right to bed.

DM Fflash wrote:

The mountain guys aren't available until 7. Will probably be good to logon a bit earlier so when they shownup we are all ready to go

So, I got the dates wrong. She's out of town 18-22 May.

So, any of those evenings work for you ... Thursday is out that week for me, since I have to drive to Niagra Falls to meet her at the airport in Buffalo early the next morning.

Oof, I think that leaves me out, if everyone else can make a night I'll see if I can change plans around so I can attend. Sadly still for me the absolute earliest I can do it is 7pm MST for that range of dates :(

I can't do the 20th and 21st. Any of the other days is fine

I'm in town that week. I may have limited availability depending on the night.

18th good for me but I can also do 19th

After responses from everyone (except Dave ... where ARE you), looks like the Monday the 19th is the only common time with the exception of Nemoris who I think is limited to Thursdays only.

The 18th, a Sunday is a close second, but not on Sam's list ... it would likely allow us to start earlier though ...

I could swing a few hours on Sunday I think. If we can nail down a time that would help me but Sunday's are usually pretty good.

My inlaws are coming into town on the 22nd so I will be doing a lot of house cleaning but I can take a break for awhile and play

What program are we using?

I'm thinking about roll20 since it's online. I need to opscheck it this week. I use MapTools as well ... for all the maps and tokens you guys see. It's got a lot of handy features (Fog of War and Player visibility options for individual items are my favorite), but it seems complicated and not entirely intuitive.

Level-up, continued...

+ Languages: Polyglot (unless there is a more appropriate regional dialect around Cauldron)
+ 2 Craft (books), Knowledge (geography, nature, noblility)

HeroLab is showing that I should know 2 more languages, but that only appears when I equip the new headband.

Researching this, apparently JJ said back in Feb that languages aren't gained after start regardless how the Int bonus is gained. Given that I don't find additional languages to be overpowering, I'd say that any permanent or semi-permanent (i.e. headband of vast intellect but not fox's cunning) increase will give you bonus languages.

Copy RE: languages.

Again, I'm on the road that week, so my availability is a total unknown, though I should be okay for either day.

Could i have a list of what everyone has spent. Thanks

I'm thinking about roll20 since it's online. I need to opscheck it this week. I use MapTools as well ... for all the maps and tokens you guys see. It's got a lot of handy features (Fog of War and Player visibility options for individual items are my favorite), but it seems complicated and not entirely intuitive.

have you created an account?