DM Delmoth's Strange Aeons (Inactive)

Game Master Delmoth

Allegra leans in. "Good, Captain. Illuminate us, please." She comes across as more menacing than usual, intentional or not.

"If he is, it is only out of admiration and, perhaps, a bit of jealously. After all, some men's soap bars are bigger than others," Ci Ci replies.

Theophilus nods absently as the group continues to discuss their preferred conveyance to Okeno.

The White Rabbit is still moving beans on his abacas.

When the amusing--and smartly attired--1/2 ork meanders up to the otherwise preoccupied group, Theo tips his hat a him.
What a supreme pleasure seeing you again, my good Junior. I see that your style is as amazing as your company.

The White Rabbit seems to be dumping a plethora of soap out of a sack; little eyes looking directly at Junior.

Theophilus loudly clears his throat, tossing a handkerchief haphazardly over the newly formed--and one might say mysteriously processed--pile of soap.
I can Teleport us 3 at a time?

He takes out a deck of cards, shuffling them while blue eyes looks at each person in the group.

Junior smiles at Ci Ci and says in a sing-song voice while the soap piles up, "One bar to makes you bigger, and one bar makes you small, and the ones that mother gives you, don't do anything at all."

He claps his hands, "Well I should be able to handle two of you just fine!" His gaze drifts to Dervak, "Would you kindly hold my hand?"

“One bar made me fall in the convent shower. It was the second-most humiliating experience of my first year.”

She decides to travel with Theo by this questionable means. “Is that ‘three’ counting the White Rabbit?”

I am pretty sure Theo can take 3 besides himself, and familiars don't count.

Dervak looks warily at Junior.
"Uh, I'll go with Theophilus if that's okay. In case he gets off target and needs someone to watch his back while we make our way to the spot. We've been watching out for each other a long time now. Mara, you with us?"

Really hoping we don't get split up, of course.

”I will accompany you, Junior,” Ci Ci replies, offering the Captain her hand in an uncharacteristically ladylike fashion.

Mara said, "Yes Dervak, I'll come with you and Theo. And Pocky." I just hope we don't end up miles out to sea. She was rather nervous about the uncertainty of teleporting.

Excitedly--and quickly!--packing his abacus, the White Rabbit changes into a Flight Attendant outfit, hands out some peanut packets, and checks everyone's seatbelts.
He gives a thumbs up to Theophilus.

Theo smiles.
Any last words?

Pocky says, “Not yet.”

She slips a peanut into her mouth. If anything goes wrong, I’ll at least be experiencing a delicious peanutty taste at the moment.

“Okay. Now I’m ready.”

Junior pouts a little bit as Dervak rejects him. He take Ci Ci's and Allegra's hands and starts chanting, "Ah-ah, ah!
Ah-ah, ah!
We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow
The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands
To fight the horde, sing and cry
Valhalla, I am coming."

Spell kenning for teleport: 1d100 ⇒ 6
for things: 1d100 ⇒ 26
for things: 1d100 ⇒ 77

Miraculously you arrive in Okeno exactly as intended and right next to each other. Junior holds his hand up high for Theo, "It worked? It worked! C'mer bro!"

Okeno is huddled beneath Stonespire's imposing mountains, it has no wall or fortifications. You're looking out over a natural harbor that forms at the foothills of the mountains which offers a calm anchorage. A vast district of ashen stone rises out of the waters, carved seemingly from a single piece of bedrock. Higher up in the mountain you see large manors and well maintained houses, no doubt rich off the backs of their slaves.

Okeno is a slippery mass of alleyways and streets, a confusing maze of sunless dead-ends and corners where cutthroats doubtless will welcome you. Hard to avoid are the fleshfairs, seemingly endless auctions where slaves are bought and sold.

Junior says, "I'm going to hole up in the Fleet for a while. See if I can't get a lead on a ship to liberate."

You know that Lowls will have bought slaves from Biting Lash for his expedition to Neruzavin, however Pocky's research revealed that she only deals with people she has a prior relationship with. Finding her means finding someone who already knows her. Luckily you have a name, Hyena Princess Njano, who operates in the Laughing Fleshfair.

What do you do?

Map with points of interest up on the slide.

Pre-buffing prior to takeoff: Lucky Number for everybody; Feather Step on Dervak; Heroism-self

Theophilus looks out over the rolling blue seas. He turns his matching blue eyes to the city of Okenos. He sighs.

He then realizes the still awkward position of his good friend Junior. The gentleman looks Junior in the eyes.
Of course, we did it. We are professionals, afterall.

He looks at the 1/2 ork's arm still just hanging in the air.
Did you suffer a cramp, my friend?

The Witch then asks a simple looking gnoll gentleman where to find this Laughing Fleshfair....

Junior mutters as he's left hanging, "Not cool man. Not cool."

Pocky gives a pity high-five.

If I were to roll a standing high jump, Pocky would get 8 ft off the ground with a nat.1

The raised arm is easy for the tiny nun to reach with a leap. It seems effortless.

Upon landing, she bows to Junior. “A job well done, Captain. Thank you for your assistance.”

Dervak likewise joins in with a high-five, but does his best to make it seem not out of pity.

"Good work, Junior."

In Okeno, he will keep an eye out for anyone who seems to be watching or tailing the party. But other than being alert (which he will try to be subtle about), Dervak will do his best to appear generally at ease and not threatening. He's not going to glare at people or keep his hand on his weapon or otherwise appear to be looking for trouble.

The warrior is happy to lend a hand with Diplomacy if needed (he is at a +10 these days), but will generally hang back unless his assistance is required.

Diplomacy (Cha): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31

Theophilus continues to trail the fast walking gnoll fella.
Perhaps, just point the way, my good man...err...apologies; it's the darn Hollywood writers!

The White Rabbit sagely affirms the declaration with offered news articles in a purple folder.
+2 aid another

Theophilus also seems to be concerned that Dervak may explode if he stays clenched up like that. He tells the White Rabbit.
No more peanuts for him. Possible allergies.

Ant Haul and Overland Flight cast before the teleport. Contingency (Cure Serious Wounds, Mara drops below 10 hp) active: duration 11 days.

Mara felt an unpleasant lurch as Theo teleported her, but was relieved that they seemed to have arrived at the right place. "We made it!"

She looked around and got her bearings saying, "If we don't want to risk staying at an inn, I can always create an extra-dimensional hideaway to sleep in when we need to rest. Let's head to the Laughing Fleshfair and see if we can find Princess Njano."

Assuming that spells from other APs are available, Mara can cast Sylvan Hideaway (from Ironfang Invasion: Fangs of War).

"Hyena Princess. Such a lovely title," Ci Ci says to no one in particular. "Ah well. Let's be off. Thanks again, Junior," she says, smiling at the Captain.

Extended Magic Vestment on her buckler

Allegra holds her breath through the transit and lets out a heavy, relieved sigh once the group is safely in Okeno.

"Thank you, Junior, for seeing us here safely."

She'll assist with the info gathering, languidly twirling her new mace around as the group moves through the city.

Auto-Assist, using Intimidate to gather info, which the rod allows

"Hyena Princess is just a title, correct? I'd prefer to avoid tangling with any legitimate authorities if we can manage it."

You rather easily find the Laughing Fleshfair, so named because the cackling of the gnolls that frequent it. An overwhelming number of the merchants and customers are gnolls but there are a few other humanoids scattered about. The guards eye you nervously and you can tell they're just looking for an excuse.

The place is busy and sweaty; the dusty feral stench of hosts is everywhere. You see all sorts of people and creatures for sale, kept in pits between 10ft and 30ft below. Its apparent that the Laughing Fleshfair specializes in slaves meant for entertainment, often violent, ranter than those meant for work.

Theo, without fear, flags down a gnoll and asks him about Njano. Something about the hatter's countenance must have thrown the gnoll off balance because he points towards the hyena princess. She wears a fine mantilla draped on her head, paired with loose fitting green dress. She is conversing with pair of gnoll slavers. She has two bodyguards, the first is a short muscular human woman and the second is a halfling swaddled in black robes with a monkey perched on his shoulder.

Images of the princess and her first bodyguard are on slide 3.

Pocky is thoroughly disgusted by the display. She would help the slaves if she could, but for the sake of the mission, she will be civil. One of the guards is her kind, so if the parties are to talk, she will keep an eye on him.

When they reached the entrance to the Laughing Fleshfair, Mara prayed for divine assistance for her upcoming inquiries. She was no longer in her crone aspect, finding that she didn't need it now to enhance her spellcasting. She steeled herself for the repugnant sights that she suspected she was about to see, and entered the grounds.

Casting Heroism on herself, using the metamagic rod.

She had never experienced a slave market before, and had to force herself not to think about the horrible things that the captives here must be going through. She let Theo take the lead while he asked where to find Princess Njano. It didn't take long for them to locate the well-known hyena slaver.

Mara approached the gnoll woman and greeted her, bowing in what she hoped was the correct manner. She spoke in gnoll, "Greetings, Princess Njano! I am Mara. We have sought you out due to your esteemed reputation. We humbly ask you for an introduction to the merchant known as Biting Lash. We hope that Biting Lash may be open to bargaining for some information that we are seeking, for a suitable price naturally."

Knowledge Local (appropriate greeting custom), heroism: 1d20 + 4 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 3 = 8
Diplomacy, heroism: 1d20 + 18 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 18 + 3 = 40

She tried to judge the princess' attitude towards her inquiry.

Sense Motive, heroism: 1d20 + 17 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 17 + 3 = 30

Now that she has mental prowess +4, the +4 enhancement to wisdom from crone aspect no longer matters. She'll only cast Threefold Aspect when the intelligence boost is important.

The monkey does not react to Pocky.

When the party approaches you hear not so subtle growls from the assembled gnolls. The human bodyguard not only bars the way but shoves Mara before she can get close to Njano. Before a fight erupts the Hyena Princess howls at her subordinate,

The bodyguard relents and Njano apologizes, "Please accept my apology for the rudeness of Kisetz. She will be properly disciplined."

When Mara mentions Biting Lash Mara sees recognition light up in the gnoll's brown eyes. She lets loose a high pitch squealing, laughter. She puts her arm on Mara's shoulder gently nudging her to the side and says, "We should talk. But not here, meet me at my estate this evening." Njano provides directions.

Dervak feels some pity for the slaves, and contempt for the slavers.
One problem at a time.

As the bodyguard shoves Mara, Dervak sizes her up.
A stupid one, then.

He does not draw his sword, but catches Mara and mutters to the half-orc "I got your back if she tries worse."

As Njano reprimands Kisetz, Dervak keeps an eye on the unruly bodyguard.

Allegra, cheerful as ever, glowers at the slave markets in generalm exuding a palpable aura of don't-mess-with-us. Approaching Njano, she focuses her staredown on the bodyguards. When Njano apologizes on behalf of the bodyguard's mistake, Allegra's lip curls in a smirk, sending a clear message of your master just saved you.

Intimidate: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25

With that resolved, she focuses on threat identification.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (15) + 24 = 39

Ci Ci keeps her mouth tightly shut, willing herself not to speak.

All those times I complained to my parents about being a slave to the family business, and had convinced myself it was true...what a stupid, stupid child I was! I had no idea what I was talking about. This is horrible!

Pocky is certain that the bodyguards are slaves themselves. The Hyena Princess’ response seems to confirm this. In her own experience, there were slaves who found ways on their master’s good side.

Pocky preferred beatings to that.

But what fate awaits a gnoll’s slave that doesn’t seek the master’s favor? Pocky reminds herself not to pity the bodyguards. They are the enemy. If it comes to blows, perhaps she will fight to subdue rather than kill.

Disgusted as she is, like Ci-Ci, she remains silent. Any words attempting to escape Pocky’s lips are either insincere, or likely to provoke a fight she doesn’t want. Yet…

Theophilus wanders the markets looking totally like a tourist....

As the approach the pens of their contact, he attempts to engage any gnolls he passes with flattery.

Bluff: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

Once the group is in front of the Hyena Princess; viewing the quick reactions of the bodyguard (and more importantly) the non-reaction of the halfling, Theo nods to him.

Smiling at the Princess, the gentleman doths his hat, bowing low to the ground.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 2 = 25

The White Rabbit seems to be aiding by pulling out some nice fabrics and silks.

Mara nodded to Njano, "Of course; we'll be there."

She took her leave and retreated from the aggressive guards. She did her best to maintain her composure, although she was a bit shaken by the rough treatment she had received. I guess that's what passes for acceptable behavior in a place like this.

Once out of earshot, Pocky says to Mara, “You handled that quite well. Hopefully, the guards will behave themselves when we are in a less public place.

“I mean for the guards’ sake.”

Pocky sees no reason to reiterate her feelings on slavery. From her tone, it’s apparent she lacks empathy for the guards.

"Nanjo would have nothing to gain from siccing her guards on potential customers, that's just bad business. Look around, despite the unsavory business, this place is secure, ordered. Fighting in the streets doesn't sell. They'll keep that to the fighting pits. Maybe the occasional back alley...or secure house. So let's be on our toes."

She reaches out a steel hand and gently places it on Mara's shoulder. "And if they try anything, we'll make them pay in blood." This is Allegra trying to be...supportive?

Kisetz watches you as you go she bring her hand to her neck to make a threatening motion, but then she catches sight of Allegra and hesitates.

The halfling cocks his head at Theo's comment but the monkey makes sure to show White Rabbit his ass.

You have a few hours before your meeting to make any preparations or trouble.

Theophilus--not wanting to be rude--turns smartly; mooning the monkey!
Your welcoming customs are a bit...err...different than my Varisian ones!

Pocky has a big grin on her face. “Now I understand why this is called the Laughing Flesh fair.”

Mara couldn't help chuckling to herself over Theo's apparently sincere antics. Once the group had left the market sje asked, "What do the rest of you want to do until the meeting? I was thinking of asking around about Princess Njano, so we have a better idea of who we're dealing with."

Where roughly is Princess Njano's estate on the map?

Theophilus walks away with his comrades. The gentleman seems to be enjoying the sites. His darting blue eyes bounce to each architectural marvel after another.
At Mara's question, the Mad Hatter suddenly is seen shuffling a deck of cards with a grin on his face.
Sleight of Hand(Dex): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 32
Practiced Gambler
I bet that the gambling halls would be a great place to learn more!

The White Rabbit is seen wearing a green visor, dark glasses, and he is currently polishing his abacas....
Theo begins changing for the role...
Hehe

The estate, the Emerald Circle Manor is far away from the docks near the mountains.

The party heads to Ratstails, a ramshackle gambling den made of old ship parts that leans over the calm waters of the bay. After several hands of cards Theo is 146 gold richer and has heard several rumors about their potential informant.

A ratfolk who wears a signet ring suited for royalty, in contrast to their otherwise common appearance whispers, "She's not really a princess. But everyone treats her like it, she's one of the oldest established slavers in Okeno."

A gnome with bright pink skin says too loudly, "She's got enemies everywhere. I heard she doesn't sleep in the same place every night, and that she has a place for each day of the year."

A dwarf with a missing arm grumbles, "She wreaks blood vengeance on her enemies. I should know."

Finally a halfling with a thin almost whiskery mustache suggests, "I think you've had enough hands for tonight. Why don't you have some dinner? Complimentary of course."

See if they'll comp us the Celine Dion show too!

Ci Ci, no expert on reading body language or tone, nevertheless tries to parse out the motives of the little mustached man.

Sense Motive, untrained: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Good call.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 24 ⇒ (12) + 24 = 36

Dervak accompanies the party, generally quietly. He smirks at Theophilus returning the 'greeting', and observes as the witch rakes in the chips - though Dervak mostly watches the other spectators during the game.

Dervak cannot possibly match Allegra's roll, but he would likewise be suspicious and so I'll make a check.

Dervak is far better at judging people than he used to be - his days as a gutter-dwelling pariah are long gone - but he is still no true expert.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Allegra senses only mild deception on the halfling's part. He wants Theo to stop winning, but can't point to a specific cheat.

Will move onto the meeting tonight.

Post reaction after work...hehe!

Allegra keeps her findings to herself. She does, however, speak up during their dinner, keeping her voice low enough to not drift beyond their table. "There is much to find admirable about this city. The climate is favorable, the views are beautiful. The people are clearly industrious, and they keep the peace. But all this promise is squandered on cruelty and bloodsport, with nothing lasting to show for it. Okeno disappoints me."

Mara replied to Allegra, "This place disgusts me! I wish that we had enough time to put a stop to the slave trade here. But I fear that if Lowls isn't stopped, the world may suffer a catastrophe."

Ci Ci eats in silence, keeping her hood up and making eye contact with her companions.

Before he takes a bite, Dervak will ask, "Hey, Mara, Allegra, either of you able to detect poison?
That's one way to get slaves. Drug people."
He says this loud enough to be heard and watches for any reaction from onlookers.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

"If anybody has drugged my food, and didn't put enough to take me down, I'll raze this whole damned city to the ground."
He watches for any ill effect on his companions - although poisons have a delayed onset.

After a few moments, he takes a bite or two.

Theo nods. Theo grins. Theo plays cards. The Mad Hatter seems to be in his element. The bets are flowing. The drinks are arriving. The laughter and the camaraderie seem to be quite genuine.
....and then she walks away (all huffy and snorting even!) before I could say Fold!

Theophilus tells story after story to his table mates. The gentleman is the perfect guest; eloquent, sophisticated, and humorous. He does loose a hand here and there, but he smiles even wider when that happens.

When the pit boss announces that his evening has expired; Theophilus holds up his hands.
You got me copper! Oh, you didn't--well, then--perhaps a fine meal after such a most enjoyable evening is in order!

He whispers into the halflings ear
Please make certain my winning are donated to the employees of this most excellent establishment!
Diplomacy: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18
Theo eagerly joins the others for dinner.

"Hey, Mara, Allegra, either of you able to detect poison?

That's one way to get slaves. Drug people."
He says this loud enough to be heard and watches for any reaction from onlookers.

Allegra stops chewing and stares at Dervak for a moment before she gulps down her mouthful. She pats her mouth with a napkin and looks back over. "Not today."

"But if such treachery is visited upon us, any survivors will see us avenged."

Mara added to Allegra's reply, "I can detect poison if I prepare for it in the morning."

Detect Poison is a shaman orison. She would just have to memorize it.

I missed that...hmmm...i still like the name for Theo's new Summons...lol. Touch attacks and all!

@Dervak in our original SA game; how far did we get? Book 1 chapter 1?

lol, believe it or not for some reason I was looking back at your posts in that game recently. You made it to the middle of part 1a. The quest for doppelganger corpses. Most of the SA PBP games I know about have died around this point.

This game is so much better...

But yes, we did the first fight (waking up and fighting the nurse-doppelganger) and that was it I think.

I was just rereading those myself. I felt badly for dropping, but it was frustrating at the time.
I am grateful for Dervak reaching back out to me.

I have enjoyed playing Theo again!

We started ours with an epic jailbreak. A houseruled use of Pugnacious (allowing me a +4 effective size bonus to STR check instead of increased damage dice) gave me just enough strength to break a metal door (with a natural 17). So my brawler kicked the DC28 door down while players in a second cell combined magic spells to grab the key. In a third cell, someone distracted the doppelgänger.

Oh… Delmoth! Did you take over just after I nearly died getting one of the doppelgänger corpses? Yes, that is the campaign death spot then, isn’t it?

Mara joined this game as a replacement PC, just before we met two dopplegangers at once. She hadn't found her regular weapon yet, so she used had to use backpack as an improvised weapon. In fact it was one of the dopplegangers (in the guise of guards) who was carrying her starting weapon!

Dervak had to fight that damned nurse twice, of course. In both cases he was an Aberrant Half-orc Bloodrager who was intent on avoiding Rage as much as possible. Wanted to save it for an epic reveal. And weaponless and unarmored.

He killed the thing with his tusks the first time, though there was some ridiculous softballing by the GM - directing its attacks at a weak summons instead of Dervak (had it not been for that, Dervak would have finished that fight with Orc Ferocity and collapsed at -11, which would have been way cooler).

The second time he was again instrumental and was on the verge of getting killed by the thing before a party member AOO saved the day. The GM (not Delmoth) softballed a bit in that fight but not as blatantly as in the first campaign.

Still figuring out a couple of things on level-up; which new spells, and if I want to do a spell swap.

My feat for level 11 isn't one of my bloodline feats, so I will go ahead and take 'Shake it Off' to add to that collective bonus, and get Spell Penetration at 13th.

@CiCi, I think you might be cheating yourself.
Your bloodline feats, when they come up, are bonus and in addition to your general feats from leveling.

I think you should have one more feat.
6 base, 1 human bonus, 1 bloodline bonus, and Eschew Materials, for 9 total.

I am not sure, may have missed something. Pardon the observation if so.

Shake it off is probably a better investment for Allegra then than Quickened Blessing.

@CiCi, I think you might be cheating yourself.

Your bloodline feats, when they come up, are bonus and in addition to your general feats from leveling.

I think you should have one more feat.
6 base, 1 human bonus, 1 bloodline bonus, and Eschew Materials, for 9 total.

I am not sure, may have missed something. Pardon the observation if so.

I think you’re right. I probably miscounted when I leveled up from the other campaign.

Well, it looks like I can get Spell Penetration now instead of waiting two more levels.

Dervak level-up:

+9 HP (new total 103)
+1 BAB/CMB/CD - new iterative attack!
Greater Controlled Bloodrage (+6 morale bonus to divide between Str/Dex/Con, can apply effects of spell of 1st or 2nd level on self)
Skill points (4): +1 Perception, +3 Fly
Background skill points (2): +1 Linguistics (Gnoll), +1 Knowledge (Engineering)
Feat: Shake it Off
Spells (+1 3rd known): Monstrous Physique
Automatic Bonus Progression: Cha bonus increases to +4 (+1 Diplomacy/Intimidate, +1 3rd-level slot per day)

I’m really looking forward to fighting trippable medium-sized foes. With a Leg Sweep, I can potentially get 5 max-BAB attacks:

Leg Sweep (atk + trip)
Greater Trip
Vicious Stomp
Flurry #1
Flurry #2
Iterative #1
Iterative #2

Oh... and damage die is d8, not d10. I forgot to scale down my Damage die for size.

On wealth:

The new PCs' gear wasn't included on their tabs so I just put "starting gear - 31,000 GP" as a placeholder so they are no longer appearing under-geared on the Party Reports tab.

It now looks on the Party Reports tab like we all have considerably more than our target WBL, but that is due to unsold "Party Loot." In terms of actual gear, Dervak is about 14,000 behind his WBL, but with a share of selling everything he would be about 19,000 over WBL.

That includes all of Kat's gear, and the gear on Elder Lythiin that specific PCs claimed. Did Elder Thyrr want us to return his stuff, or could we keep it (to use or sell)?

We are in a metropolis now but might not be so for long (and who knows if we will get to one in the next two books?). And I don't know how much downtime we'll have to craft in the future. So maybe the intent is that we are a bit over-geared now?

We could just bury Kat's gear with her if we don't want to tilt to far?
We do have a full party now, so not seeing a good reason to go above WBL.

With ABP also, I am finding Theo's desire for gear has lessened considerably; although, he being a caster/Hexer he doesn't require as much as a martial imo.

I had thought of sending Kat's gear back to the Sleepless Detective Agency. Even though Kat resigned, she did seem to like and respect Cesadia.

Bury it and some grave-robber comes along and digs her up... plus she was cremated...

Anyway, I agree we should not claim it.

You get to keep the elder's things, he gave you permission. Cesadia will gladly put Kat's gear toward causes that she would have championed back in Thrushmoor.

What are our respective share of the platinum? I need to buy some diamond dust to use stoneskin in the future, and there may be other spells on my list that have an expensive component.

Joining you guys on Shake It Off!

Will add vicious stomp to a cestus later.

Adding Vicious Stomp to a cestus through the Training enchantment would reduce your primary attack bonus and damage.

Because instead of being attuned to one weapon (your Amulet of Mighty Fists) at +2, you would be attuned to two (Amulet and Cestus) at +1/+1.

Maybe not a huge problem, but it is a tradeoff. I had considered getting myself an Amulet of Mighty Fists with the Training enchantment (and helping with Monstrous Physique natural attacks) but decreasing the bonus on my main attacks would be the downside.

The melee types have had no trouble hitting lately, so missing out on a +1 to hit is not a big deal.

I was trying to figure out the treasure shares.
Hope I didn't screw up anything on the spreadsheet, but you should be able to revert to an earlier version if I did.

I removed all of Kat's gear. Wasn't sure if the Periapt of Health was hers.
I shifted the Ring of Feather Falling to Pocky's tab, and the Necklace of Adaptation to CiCi's.
I moved most of what we wanted to sell from Party Loot to the Vendor Trash tab.
I figured out as best I could what would sell for how much - my understanding is that "art objects" sell for full, and everything else for half.

Most of what is left in Party Loot is wands, scrolls, and potions. There are 6 1,000 GP diamonds there as well (I guess one just got crushed by the jeweler or the monk?).

Factoring in the stuff selling for half, the "Vendor Trash" tab plus our remaining 900 PP come out to shares of about 14,500 each. Which would put Dervak just about exactly at WBL for 11th under ABP.

It was not Kat's it was treasure you found in the mysterium apparently, or at least should have according to a quick search of the PDF.

Edit: Wait a minute, you have a wand of make whole. I guess Seymour worked just as well.

Adding Vicious Stomp to a cestus through the Training enchantment would reduce your primary attack bonus and damage.

Because instead of being attuned to one weapon (your Amulet of Mighty Fists) at +2, you would be attuned to two (Amulet and Cestus) at +1/+1.

Maybe not a huge problem, but it is a tradeoff. I had considered getting myself an Amulet of Mighty Fists with the Training enchantment (and helping with Monstrous Physique natural attacks) but decreasing the bonus on my main attacks would be the downside.

Short version: it turned out I misunderstood the ABP ruling on the amulet. Upside, for almost the same cost, I have two training cestuses and a Thorny Ioun Stone. Basically, I can have Greater Trip with the same bonus as before (with the stone) or I can attune to a different cestus for Piranha Strike.

Eventually, I’ll just use the tripping one and have a second feat on it at Lv.14 and a third at Lv.15 (all trip-related, none prerequisites).

My saves in (parentheses) are with the max teamwork bonus.

I have a few characters with teamwork feats and they are a bit tricky to adjudicate in PbP since unlike in face-to-face we aren't all seeing the map and making our saves at the same time.

If Delmoth posts that the enemy casts Fireball, and then Pocky and Allegra move, and then I get around to checking the map later and making my save, I'll need to know whether Dervak was adjacent to Pocky and Allegra at the time of the Fireball.

It is probably easiest for the GM to note the PCs' position at the time of the attack. And then say that he needs a Reflex saves from Pocky (+1 SiO), Allegra (+2 SiO), Dervak (+1 SiO). Or roll our saves for us (as long as we keep our stat lines accurately updated with things like Rage and buff spells).

@GM - would a Robe of Arcane Heritage work for Dervak? If not, is it possible to get a variant of that robe that works for Bloodragers?

@Dervak sure on the robe.

I'll think about a solution for saves. No one but me can look at the map edit history correct?

What should we do for saves? Just make an SiO notation?

EDIT - I put it under active conditions. next to the saves. (In bold for now.)

I can look at earlier versions of the maps but it's a question of matching timestamps with the Gameplay post to know exactly which version was correct when the damaging effect took place.

New shares of 14,010 each, plus the 5086 he had before, minus the 1000 he spent on Modify Memory, leaves Dervak with 18,096.

Buying Robes of Arcane Heritage and also Gloves of Reconnaissance.

That leaves him with 96 GP.

The Mnemonic Vestments take up the same slot as the Robes, so he could sell those off (and gain 2,500 GP in doing so), but would let CiCi have them if she wanted. They're quite useful and she has way more spell slots than he does. But if she wanted to get her own Robes of Arcane Heritage, then selling the Vestments is the way to go.

Edit: he'll need to come up with 500 GP to get the focus for Tactical Adaptation. There is more we could sell from Party Loot, or he can sell some of his own gear. It's a fairly small amount at this level.

The Mnemonic Vestments take up the same slot as the Robes, so he could sell those off (and gain 2,500 GP in doing so), but would let CiCi have them if she wanted. They're quite useful and she has way more spell slots than he does. But if she wanted to get her own Robes of Arcane Heritage, then selling the Vestments is the way to go.

The robes look pretty awesome. If you are willing to let me sell the vestments, I can 'just' afford them, with a little bit left to buy some diamond dust.

Dervak will sell the Vestments, give CiCi 2,000 so she can get her own set of Robes, and use the remaining 500 to get himself the focus ring for Tactical Adaptation.

@DM_Delmoth: I'm thinking of using Permanency to give Mara permanent See Invisibility. She would be using Use Magic Device to cast See Invisibility from a scroll (Mara needs to be the caster since it's a personal spell). The Permanency spell description lists a minimum caster level of 10 for See Invisibility, but does that just refer to her caster level for Permanency, or does the scroll need to be CL 10? This affects the cost of the scroll and the DC for UMD.

EDIT: Permanency is a Time mystery spell, which the Speaker for the Past archetype adds to Mara's spell list.

Dervak will sell the Vestments, give CiCi 2,000 so she can get her own set of Robes, and use the remaining 500 to get himself the focus ring for Tactical Adaptation.

Done deal.

Also, selling talisman of beneficial winds for 25 gp.

Though anything combat-useful is always nice, are you going to need Pocky for stealth missions?

She’s good at stealth, and can become even better. (Admittedly, I’m looking at items that are fun, if not thematic. Boots of Lightning are an example of ‘thematic,’ though I doubt I’ll get those.)

Hmm... it seems like Shoes of Lightning Leaping help you escape a grapple. That would be cool. Like Boots of Escape with a little something extra.

Goggles of Night would be very helpful for stealth missions (hard to sneak in the dark if you need light to see).

Can Mara cast see invisibility from a scroll and then make it permanent with a permanency spell?

Yes, but the caster level to dispel is the caster level of the scroll not the permanency spell.

Mara bint al-Katheeri, paraphrasing wrote:

Can Mara cast see invisibility from a scroll and then make it permanent with a permanency spell?

Yes, but the caster level to dispel is the caster level of the scroll not the permanency spell.

Fair enough. Can she use a caster level 3 See Invisibility scroll?

Sure can

Adventuring Skill Ranks:
+1 Diplomacy
+1 Perception
+2 Sense Motive
+1 Spellcraft

Will alter this to:

Mara Purchases:

Circlet of Persuasion 4500
Scroll of See Invisibility 150
Aegis of Recovery 1500 (to replace the one used up in the Mysterium)
Contingency spell focus 1500
Permanency spell components 5000
Quick Runner's Shirt (assuming Permanency cast successfully)

Total: 13150

Holy crap! 14 posts! Well played!

@Dervak Theo can always give you gp if you are ever short.

He may purchase something in Katheer prior to us leaving...nothing he needs at the moment; but, I shall peruse the ol' magical items section on Nethys!

Maybe something nice for The White Rabbit...lol.
White Rabbit bling 1000gp

I'm guessing this 2e item would be in bad taste? :)

EDIT: How about a Pocket Watch?

We sold the ring of blood calling, right?

Correct.
Also the Rod of Escape.

I should probably write down that 14010 down then, eh?

Correct.

:sad_face:

Damn, I bet that devil is someone we could have talked to.

Sorry. You had said you wanted to sell it and I was trying to be helpful in organizing the loot so we could move ahead.

I am sure Theophilus can summon a great variety of manifestations of evil incarnate if you ask him to...

•Cloak of Eternal Mist (3600)
•Acrobatic Slippers: sold for 1500
•Boots of Lightning Leaping (10500)
•Cap of Human Guise (800)

Couldn’t help myself, especially when I saw an avatar that has the same clothing, different face.

The White Rabbit happens to know a guy!