DM Salsa Presents: The Rise of the Runelords (Inactive)

Game Master AdamWarnock

1. The guard has contacts and are more than willing to help.

2. It won't unless you want it to. It's designed to work with other systems, so if you don't want to rebuild, you don't have to. I have a digital copy if you want to take a look. It can be found here: Spheres of Power
Off the top of my head the main things are that Caster Level is now like BAB, if you cap at 4 spell levels, its 1/2, 6 is 2/3, and 9 is 1. and Save DCs are 10 + 1/2 your caster level + your casting stat modifier.

3. It would stack and of course I would. :D

4. How could I forget you and Trace, Ronnie? You two are the Dynamic Duo of Spooniness! (DDoS for short, not to be confused with Distributed Denial of Service):þ

5. You should careful. We still aren't done with the goblins, and I could be getting ideas as we speak. :D

I need to read up on fractional bonuses now. That's one of the ones I skipped.

Basically, you add the fractions you would have gotten together so you don't get as penalized for multi-classing.

That's a gross over simplification, but that's the gist of it.

Also, what do you guys think about using the wound Thresholds?

Rules here

1. Cool beans. I'll work that into a retcon post.

2. I'll give that a squiz. Not sure if it would fit too well with my concept, but who knows. *shrug*

3. I don't mean to alarm anyone, but that would mean I now get 14 skill points per level. So I might need to start spreading out into some of those situationally-useful skills :P

4. Yeeeeeeeeah! Long live the DDoS!

5. *whimpers fearfully*

6. I... don't know about wound thresholds. It adds a good level of realism, but man, it's scary.

I'd test it in a fight before using it for anything that might cause a TPK without it. Honestly, you guys tend to do well enough that I don't think a minus is going to hurt unless all of you take some nasty hits.

And since I'm already bending parts of this AP into pretzels, I don't think it'd be too much of a hassle to come up with something other than you all die, because where's the fun in that?

I am not too thrilled about wound threshold idea. while it is more realistic, I fear it is more math to deal with. and with Noro's rage changing her hp levels that means more re-calculations.

so 1000 gold more? I wonder what to buy? what is available would be a better question.

I really like the background skill system. Of all the pieces of unchained that was the one I jumped on first and implemented in my game.

I read over the wound system and I liked it enough, but my players groaned. I'd be up for trying it out because I've been itching to do so, but only if others are interested.

Well, I'm working on getting a setting down on paper that I've been wanting to run a game in for a while. I'd be up for trying it that game, if I get everything written out.

So that's two that aren't thrilled with it and one that would like to try it out.

Also, I think I'm going to say go ahead and adjust your sheets for the Background skills and the fractional bonuses if they apply.

oh yeah forgot, never mind... man I am either confused or tired.

got to adjust my sheet for background skills.

also I have a PFS game tomorrow night so may not be on-line much

That's cool. I'm probably not picking up the pace until Wednesday.

I'm not a fan of the wound threshold, really, and I'm not sure as far as the Spheres of Power, as I've never worked with them.

Noro updated with new skill system.

I need to read wound thresholds now too. :p

I'll go ahead and add in the background skills, as appropriate.

That's three against. One more and I'll be tabling it for another game.

Ping's updated. I also had to level her up. :S

On another note, I've got 1000 gp, and no idea wha to do with it.

If we have another thousand gold I'll take that crossbow from the armorer. :)

Okay, so Olivius now has Vansaya, the crossbow. (I'm assuming that's what you spent you're 1000 gp on?)

On another note, I've got 1000 gp, and no idea wha to do with it.

*bangs fists on table* Wenches and ale! Wenches and ale! :P

Okay, so Olivius now has Vansaya, the crossbow. (I'm assuming that's what you spent you're 1000 gp on?)

Yes. I now have a legitimate long range option. :)

If I remember right, it's a +1 Repeating Crossbow.

Cool. I have some updating to do.

As far as wounds, I think I'd rather RP the wounds. I know the penalties aren't huge, but I'm a very busy person and usually update on the fly so the less I have to remember the better.

Okay, no wound thresholds then. I also think I'm going to leave out Spheres of Power in this game.

So, the only changes to the game are the Background skills and the fractional bonuses.

» Personally, I’d have been greatly interested and quite happy to try out Spheres of Power in-play, since I bought it myself several months ago and would really like to see it in action, but I can understand that the ‘options paralysis’ involved might be off-putting. (I’d already sketched out a rough model of Pavanna under SoP casting (see spoiler), but as always GM sign-off would have been the sine qua non.)
» I agree that Wound Thresholds, while a great touch of realism, probably wouldn’t be worth the added book-keeping or headaches. Especially if the ‘death spiral’ kicked in. :-S
» Background Skills? Yes, please! In all likelihood Pavanna would promptly plunk all six skill points into Artistry (literature), Lore (Iomedae), Lore (Parego Regicona district of Westcrown), Lore (Naos district of Magnimar), Lore (Thassilonian ruins of Magnimar) and Lore (magic of ancient Thassilon), like Ronnie suggested. ;-)
» Fractional bonuses? Hrmmm... a little more book-keeping, but the added granularity is nice. /me does maths It hurts Pavanna’s Will save a little, but her Ref save and BAB do get a slight bump. I can work with it. ;-)

I’m afraid I’m still getting my notes sorted on that matter from your PM, Salsa, but I hope to get it back to you in the next day or two. :-S

Re: Spheres of Power
Well, I thought about it and decided that I would just forgo it this time and use it as the magic system for the setting I'm working on at the moment. I do want to run a game with it, but I think trying to squeeze it in this one might be a bit much.

Re: Private Messages
No worries, I'm still waiting on Olmek to respond, but I think that I'm going to have to leave Saroune behind, which sucks because I finally thought of something for her character arc. :(

Salsa, you fiend. That is awful and hilarious all at once.

Is a Horatigobbo!

I wish I was that smooth-talking! :P

Also, I'm a bit bummed about losing Saroune. There goes my OTP.

On the crossbow: I didn't realize it was exotic and I will now be taking - 4 to wield the thing. Does the armorer take returns?

If she doesn't I'll just put some of Olivius's background as a failed merchant to the test and try to resell it. :)

His name's actually Goberto. :) I rolled on the random encounter table. Be glad I decided to roll twice. It could have been 4 rat swarms.

@Horatio: Oh, if you think this is bad, wait until you get to Thistletop.

@Everyone: Don't forget, you are all on horses. Unless you have mounted combat as a feat or a class feature, you'll be taking a -4 until you dismount and go on foot.

@Olivius: Well, she's been trying to get rid of it for a year now, so not likely. On the other hand, Magnimar isn't too far away, you could always make a trip after this and sell it, if you don't want to spend the feat to use it sans penalty. Level 4 is actually pretty close.

Re: Saroune
Olmek hasn't posted in this game since shortly after I got the ball rolling again. I really hope he's just busy, so I tried to just get Saroune out of the way in a way that would allow her to come back in very quickly, but it's possible we may be down one Thassalonian scholar and wizard, and like I said, I finally had an idea for Saroune's character arc, so I'm doubly bummed. :(

Awww, how could I forget about... *checks gameplay thread for horse's name* Fortinbras? Oh god, that's a terrible name.

Oh no, what's at Thistletop? D=

Well, there's a goblin lair for one. And we all know what happens when I get to play goblins. :D

Oh come on guys, can't you wait until he does something more than hit on Pavanna before you try to kill him?

I know, I know. That is how Noro and Thirzin would react, but still.

He's a goblin, and Thirzin has not had the best of days recently. He's also wanting to try out some...new skills, shall we say?

Noro is just plain mad...

So it's a normal day then?

So, with Thirzin's new adaptation ability, what sort of action is activating it considered?

Do the background skills stack with the free skills we got at creation or no?

Yes they do. Sorry if I forgot to answer this one.

... So I REALLY want to challenge Goberto to a play-off to get out of this sans combat...

-Posted with Wayfinder

Too late, I already did the dumb thing.

Well, you can certainly try. Give me a diplomacy roll.

Of course, I had really hoped that I could have roleplayed Goberto a little longer before punches and dorn-dergars went flying, but hey, I can always bring him back.

Diplomacy rolled. Come on, you can't throw another bard at me and expect me not to do something stupid like this.

It's not quite the same as challenging a pit fiend for the souls of the party, but baby steps.

I don't know why, but that last comment had me guffawing.

Hey, it's a perfectly reasonable character goal.

Oh, and Salsa? I just wanted to thank you for allowing me to do this dumb thing.

I haven't laughed this hard at myself in a long time.

Also, Pavanna, I'm sorry in advance.

I should be thanking you. I've been looking forward to more goblin Wackiness. Now, we have sppoy goblin wackiness.

It's a Spoony showdown! How would Goberto be as a cohort? Serious question. Kind of.

In a word, bad. Neutral Evil and a worshipper of Zargonel. Also, I think all of the ladies in the party would be trying to kill him to stop the overly-wrought flirting.

About what I expected. Pay no attention to the dumb thoughts I have, brought on by the brain-frying Aussie heat. :P

Unless they're really, really fun, like the play-off.

actually Noro is contemplating who she want to punch first.