DM Panic's Scourge of the Slavelords Prologue

Game Master wakedown

Doruk wrote:

So should we all train to level three, or is that just for folks who die first? :)

No. That's for us plaintiffs in the wrongful death suit. The settlement was completed out of court and the results are confidential.

Well I hope you plea bargained for more accuracy. ;)

Yes, level 3 for everyone!

...I know it was a long haul up from that crypt, and we barely had the strength to carry a female dwarf maiden we've just met and all of Aralynn's gear, but we could've brought her up here and dug a grave for her next to that tree where you buried the evil cleric. The sunset would've barely touched her cheek as we threw the first shovel of dirt over her bare body because we had no coffin, and she always wanted to be buried at sea..."

Is it bad that this encourages a DM to kill players so he can see what funeral rites they've earned?

I truly appreciate how the evil cleric, the dwarf and all of Aralynn's gear were worth carrying out of the cairn. :)

Is it bad that this encourages a DM to kill players so he can see what funeral rites they've earned?

Probably wrong. But do what you gotta do. :(

So...are we done with MGK?

We need the treasure sheet updated (probably after you get home and with scenario in hand and to level up to 3?

I'll try to have Mukluk updated tonight.

Create Pit and Glitterdust, here I come!

Doruk is being leveled now...

+1 Reflex and Will Saves
+1 BAB
+8hp (6 fighter, 1 con, 1 preferred class)
New Feat: Dodge
4 skills (2 class, 1 int, 1 human): Acrobatics, Perception, knowledge (dungeoneering, engineering)
He also gains the ability to use a shield and Guisarme or other pole arm

Martigan the Sun-Touched
HP +5 level +1 Con +3 Toughness
Skills
Heal +1
Knowledge: Religion +1
Spellcraft +1
BAB +1
Saves
+1 Reflex
Feat
Toughness

Mukluk Muletender

+1 lvl Wizard (Earth)

+Glitterdust, Create Pit

+6 hp (4 for lvl, 2 for con)

+6 skills:
+1 arcana
+1 spellcraft
+1 religion
+1 nature
+1 engineering
+1 dungeoneering

feat: Improved Initiative

Yep, you guys finished Mad God's Key.. congratulations!

A sequel exists but I'm afraid I don't have it - it's a Living Greyhawk only module, whereas MGK was actually printed in Dungeon Magazine.

I might take a day or two to prep the next leg of the journey so you all have plenty of time to level, roleplay and go shopping should you choose.

Good work? You let a party member die and are bringing back a burnt out key.

Martigan! We got ghosts in the IC thread!

We're going to need an exorcism to get rid of that screaming banshee...

* * *

Anyhoot, we're finishing early (less than 30 days) and under costs (one less person to pay out...I think).

And it's not like we lost someone important, like Petrel. :)

AND we picked up another elf who also wields a bow - and does magic to boot! A huge win. Money saved and team improved!

Petrel 3rd level

+1 rogue, add Sanctified Rogue Archtype
+8 hp (5 3rd + 2 con + 1 favored class)
+1 Bab
+1 Fort, Will

3rd Feat: Quickdraw

9 Skill points (8 + 0 int mod + 1 human)
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Appraise
+1 Bluff
+1 Climb
+1 Disable Device
+2 Perception
+1 Sleight of Hand
+1 Stealth

A huge win. Money saved and team improved!

I am definitely haunting this party except for that nice new elf.

Totally interesting feat choices at level 3...

Toughness, Improved Init, Dodge and Quick Draw!

Going front line cleric, 27 HP seems pretty good. :D

Totally interesting feat choices at level 3...

Toughness, Improved Init, Dodge and Quick Draw!

Is this sarcasm? Serious?

My language detector is failing to adequately interpret this and I can see it going either way.

I fail.

p.s. Unless someone gets to it first, I'll try to update the loot spreadsheet and money by Monday so we can sell and buy. I have a busy weekend.

Mukluk updated his profile on the google sheet.

Loots:

*Sell* (unless someone chimes in by noon PST on 10/16):
Masterwork morningstar
Banded mail
Heavy steel shield
2 scrolls of Contagion
Belt pouch containing 205gp
Dagger
4 sleep arrows from Cyrathas
Fancy Temple Sword (3 charms)
12.4 GP
Short Bow

*Keep*:
1 potion CMW (Doruk)
Wand of Magic Missle (Mukluk)
Cloak of Protection +1 (Mukluk will take it, but will offer it around first)
Masterwork compostite longbow (+1 Str) (Doruk)
Blunt arrows (Doruk)
1 CLW potion from Cyrathas (Mukluk)
Plain copper key (Theldrat)
Book in Draconic, damaged (Library)

Thedrat Payout: Should be 1 orb/day + share of loot. How many days, dear DM Panic? Payout for Aralynn?

Loots:

*Sell* (unless someone chimes in by noon PST on 10/16):

Agreed.

Standard 1/2 list price for all items sold...

Still catching up on a quick read-through the next adventure - then I'll surely whisk things along as Rinalda spills the details.

Sometime this week I'll get up the next leg of your adventures.. trying to get the PDF for this adventure as it makes my life 10X easier...

I've done the math, and everyone gets 235.25gp from the loot distribution up to this point as noted on the loot sheet. Seems low to me for being third level, but maybe I'm just used to the PFS higher than normal cash by level...

I have 566 gold, I'd like to use it towards a CLW wand. I'll put up 550 if somebody has a spare 200.

I'll put 200gp toward it.

I'll put 200gp toward it.

Ditto.

Alright, finding a CLW wand in the Free City is a piece of cake.

Sorry for the delays on getting the next installment kickstarted. Possibly the weekend before I get the free couple of hours to get all my pieces lined up properly...

MM's new gold total is 250gp.

I've done the math, and everyone gets 235.25gp from the loot distribution up...

New loot total:

(pre chipping in for Wand of CLW and whatever payout we get from Theldrat)

Updated my alias (less scrolls used and + Wand of MM, Pot of CLW).

Herolab estimates my wealth to be: 1280 gp then adding cash on hand (485.25)= 1765.25.

Not complaining about WBL, but noting it in case the GM had other ideas of where we should be/he wants us.

I'm still hunting for my 1-2 hours to prep the next leg of your adventuring.

Unfortunately you guys took a backseat to my prep for the return of my Sunday tabletop group this weekend (which involved something like 4 hours of prep time and even then I felt like I wasn't fully prepped...)

This week for sure, barring a crisis.

It's cool, you've got to do what you've got to do. :)

I will be getting married on Saturday, and as such my posting rate will drop slightly until Sunday evening. Feel free to DMPC me along if necessary.

congratulations! Seems we're all getting married or are already married. Unusual for a gaming group to have dates, let alone long term relationships. hahhaa :D

Congrats on getting married. I havent't forgotten about you guys, I just haven't had time to prep the next adventure still... sooner rather than later, if work calms down for me too this week.

Crazy times for everyone it seems. No worries I'm still around, I've finally recovered from the weekend and I'm back at work today.

I haven't forgotten about you all... with the SCAP game on a slow-down, I didn't see the need to push this game forward until everyone was back and active regularly in the other game (good excuse, right?)

Plus, the holidays, holiday-crunch in the office - you know the drill.

I'll get things moving if the other game picks up steam and it seems like folks are ready to post again - or I can keep the pause button pressed longer if more than one of you are pressed on finding time for multiple games - I'm flexible like that.

I'm actually dropping out of several PbPs I'm in for various reasons (tabletop group starting the same campaign, slow plot progression), so what little time I have is better focused. :)

I can't speak for the others, but for me and my shadow (shhhh) I'm ready for this to pick back up even if the other game is slow.

Slow is fine. :)

I liked playing Petrel. I was just talking about how much more I enjoy Petrel-Mukluk interactions compared to Silfr-Dryant.

Well I haven't forgotten this game... just gotten lazy about getting off my butt and brushing up on my memory of the next adventure and kicking it into action again.

Perhaps soon, now that it seems we're all attentive to the SCAP game again (at least getting to once a day posting).

I'd love to revive Doruk here. We're starting a campaign and I considered revamping Doruk for that campaign such is my love for him! :)

I'm still around ;)

Mukluk is probably still in the bar, drinking.

He might even be under the table by now, unable to stand on his two feets.

Heh, my tabletop group is coming back to life for the first time since my wedding in August.

Unfortunately, I'm running 2 of the 3 campaigns that our tabletop group is playing, and the thirst seems to be for the two games I'm running.

I scrounged six hours to dust off Savage Tide this weekend.

This game's right behind catching up on the tabletop group. I could probably fudge the introduction part, but I wanted to improve the "hook"... we'll see how thorough I am :)

OK, time for a roll call to see who might still be following this thread; I think I have enough track to get the train back en route to the next station. :)

Howdy

"BBBBBuuuurrrrrrrPPPP!!!" Mukluk lets loose with a rather loud (and somewhat smelly) beer burp from the stool he's been sitting on for the last 28 days.

When is that yahoo going to get here?

Also, would prefer to keep same thread. I like seeing the total number of posts.

I'll ping Petrel/Doruk/the dead elf chick.

Soups on!!

This thread can't die until Mukluk does.

Ready and willing.

OK, main game thread has some posts... have at it!

If you guys can check and see if Petrel will be returning, that'd be right-dandy.

Petrel looks startled, his hand stuck in a jar.

"What? I was here the whole time. Practicing with this thing.. my new gauntlet."

There he is! He's just so good at sneaking! I didn't see him there.

One of my "character concepts waiting in the wings" is a bard or wizard heavily based on Gob Bluth. :)

That was a great bit of clips, thanks Painlord.

I'll miss that elfess. We traveled together for so long and now I can't remember her name. This new one looks promising though, she'll probably turn out better.

"lolololol"

Martigan the Sun-Touched wrote:

I'll miss that elfess. We traveled together for so long and now I can't remember her name. This new one looks promising though, she'll probably turn out better.

"lolololol"

Agreed. I LOL'd at the gym. People were looking at me funny.