DM Jesse's Temple of Elemental Evil PbP, Pathfinder style

Game Master Jesse Heinig

Ugh! That sucks! That will not feel good when it passes!

Be strong, this too shall pass?

I'll try to not get you killed! :D

I will be camping and out of contact this weekend. Back Monday!

Kidney Stone Update: No change in status. Assuming the pain doesn't get bad, I'll be checking in again on Wednesday. Back to drinking water, water, and more water!

Sending positive vibes your way!

Hey everyone! Got bogged down way more than expected with Food Day preparations. I'll try to fire off a proper post later tonight.

Everybody make it through the holiday weekend ok and ready to kick this into gear?

Vae Victus!

(For indeed much stuffing was conquered and now lays in ruins in my wake. ;)

Yeah - I thought I was gonna have internet over the holiday, but the place I stayed had super-unreliable 'net. I could get online half the time but I certainly couldn't load anything data intensive like Google drive, Roll20 maps, or any file downloads.

Here, but still part-time. Passed a teeny little grain last night and the urologist said, "Yay! That's it!"...but I'm suspicious. The stone I passed was tiny and there was pretty much no pain involved, and the pain in my side hasn't subsided much, so I'm drinking lemonade and lots of water for one more day on Tuesday and hope to get back to (almost) everyday posting on Wednesday.

Hi everyone. My girlfriend's grandfather passed away suddenly yesterday. I'll likely have some down time tomorrow to post, but if it is necessary to bot me in any capacity until I am able to do so, please don't hesitate. Apologies for the disruption.

So sorry to hear that.

Very sorry to hear that.

@Enoby: Hope you and your g/f got/get through this thing OK.

It appears my kidney stone is a thing of the "passed," and I'm back to my old posting schedule.

Everyone good with Bat's suggestion of reporting to Burne and trying to sell the war gear to him and/or the Hommlet militia?

Congrats to Fezzik! What a cool reward! :D

As for what to do next, much as I love to chew on some good RP, I don't think I'm alone in wanting to check the Moathouse off the to-do list once and for all.

I agree with Enoby. Bat's planning an upgrade to her shield that will require a trip to Verbobonc, but that can wait a bit.

I don't really have much to do in town, so I'm up to finishing off the moathouse.

Moathouse

You turn over the bandit leader for judgment. Rufus takes him to be judged by the town council, to await his fate.

I'll presume, unless specified otherwise, that you sneak in a rest period while back in town, since you had to go back and forth while carting stuff and that would take up the whole afternoon.

After spending the afternoon hauling goods back to town, you take the opportunity to rest up before returning in the morning.

The moathouse is still squat and forbidding, still surrounded by marsh, with no signs of inhabitants. Nobody has replaced the bandits that you drove out.

A quick search of the first floor shows that it only holds a few small animals; nothing dangerous has moved back in... yet.

You head down the stairs and into the ogre's room once more...

What next?

Is making the map anything we need to make any sort of skill check for? Or is whoever volunteers assumed to just be doing it as we go along?

You can make a crude but serviceable map without a skill check. It will not necessarily be completely to scale or filled with beautiful straight lines, but it will at least show the relative positions of various rooms. Making something more elaborate than that (or if you had to map extradimensional spaces, shifting levels, etc.) would involve use of an appropriate background skill.

Note that whomever is mapping has their hands full while you are exploring.

Note that whomever is mapping has their hands full while you are exploring.

Hahah, now that's old school! Exactly what one should expect of Hommlet and the Temple of Elemental Evil!

Bat would've put in a good word for the bandit, saying that he'd led the group to a treasure stash and acted in good faith while at the moathouse and on the return trip. She'd recommend leniency insofar as that's possible.

Bat would've put in a good word for the bandit, saying that he'd led the group to a treasure stash and acted in good faith while at the moathouse and on the return trip. She'd recommend leniency insofar as that's possible.

Is he a trained cartographer?

No.

Character sheet and skills updated to include everyday thieves tools!

We seem to be handling everything ok for now so I think we should hold off on bringing the men-at-arms. What does everyone else think?

Also, regarding order, I can go first or second after Zinnath so he can search for traps.

Fezzik--Sounds good to me.

Agreed. Let's save those extra swordarms for when we're into a bit thicker trouble. Also, the moathouse isn't particularly large and that'd be another four bodies cluttering up the room to maneuver.

Sounds good. Who's mapping?

Sorry, sorry. Been on vacation, which actually gives me -less- free time to post. I wouldn't posted sooner but a sick toddler had other ideas. The good news is that if one has recently ingested a half cup of hot cocoa, the vomit actually smells kinda nice. =)

Of course, it looks like you guys got dis. =3

As a bit of a word nerd, I would like to offer our illustrious GM a high-five for the use of "digitigrade"

Sorry for the delay, family was in town and wasn't able to get on.

As a bit of a word nerd, I would like to offer our illustrious GM a high-five for the use of "digitigrade"

It's that old game designer vocabulary.

And a second high-five to our illustrious GM for landing our game's 1,000th post!

Sorry for my lack of posting. I've been swamped at work with year-end projects combined with family obligations on the weekends. Please bot me as needed.

Just to piggyback on DM's idea, Alchemist fire, while extremely cool, isn't a fireball. Indeed, it kinda just attacks one target, with adjacent creatures taking 1 hp.

Hence, we might be better off just staying where we are and putting Deko and Fezzik here, in front of our doorway, with Enoby and Bats on the flanks. Scary Dragon(tm) can go and provoke them into attacking, and then we, like the 300 Spartans of fame, will be able to take them without getting surrounded.

...

Wait, I've just been handed a note.

Okay, well, -unlike- the Spartans, we'll have victory.

And less sex. ^_^

I'm good with whatever. If there's any stealth involved, however, you might want to leave Bataleigha where she is.

Quick Note: I've got a full schedule of real-life errands tomorrow and won't be able to post again until Friday. The GM can bot my character if needed.

Since we're in combat and my readied action clearly missed, I don't have much to do until next round of initiative. Just dropping a note to say I'm definitely still here and keeping track of things. :)

Huzzah!

I survived (I think). Again, I apologize for my absence. Things got a bit crazy. I should be back to normal now.

Season's (& Pelor's!) Blessings on you and your families throughout the holidays!

Related Note: It looks like I'll be unable to post for the next two Sundays/Mondays (12/25 & 12/26, 1/1 & 1/2, though I may be able to sneak in a brief post on 1/2). I should be able to post as usual on the weekdays in between.

"It is an injustice that no one ever mentions that the wise men stole the gold, frankincense, and myrrh from a mighty dragon in the East!"

"It is an injustice that no one ever mentions that the wise men stole the gold, frankincense, and myrrh from a mighty dragon in the East!"

You albino pygmy dragons say the most adorable things! Here--have a sugar plum! (Whatever the **** those things are!)

"Adorable? Does that mean the same thing as 'sage' or 'wise?'"

"Adorable? Does that mean the same thing as 'sage' or 'wise?'"

"Oh, absolutely. That's exactly what it means."

At the in-laws for the holiday, should be back in 2 days!

Enjoy!

Oh, Deko. At least he's consistent. :)