Doug M's Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master Douglas Muir 406

Chainmail 150g
Morningstar 8g
Lance 10g
Cestus 5gp

Backpack (empty) 2 gp 2 lbs.
Pouch, belt (empty) 1 gp 1/2 lb.
Bedroll 1 sp 5 lbs.
Hammock 1 sp 3 lbs.
Shovel 2 cp 3 lbs.
Rope, Silk (50 ft.) 10 gp 5 lbs.
Lamp, Common 1 sp 1 lb.
Oil (3-pint flask) 1 sp 1 lbs.(x2)
Rations, trail (per day) 5 sp 1 lb. (x2)
Waterskin 1 gp 4 lbs.
Flint and steel 1 gp —
Compass 1 gp 1/2 lb.
Grappling Hook 1 gp 7 lb.
Mirror, Small Steel 10g .5 lbs

Alchemist's fire 20g 1lb (x2)
Sunrod 2 gp 1 lb. (x2)
Potion, Cure Light Wounds

=297g

May change list if more things arise, but this is the basics.

dmdm must have been waiting weeks in rl for that powder keg. Evil low cha dwarf meets evil low cha goblin in a closed space.

but the good news is we just learned somethin about tania

and bref might be in love now

oh, did you notice his low Cha score?

love can hurt sometimes.

Doug M.

lol. Maybe bref will make her a statue...

welcome to Team Evil.

Doug M.

sweet. Well there go my plans of taking a level in bard lol. That was awesome. As before bref wisely shuts up I think

While leveling up, don't forget your free skills (Survival for Zimu, Sense Motive for the Judge, etc.)

Doug M.

Judge is Diplomacy, I added it.

Bref sold most of the poison. Everyone gets another 200 GP(another 100 if poison only sells for half but I think it is full since it is also a drug)

Jax can you make Bref some poisons? Maybe Drow poison. that is pretty cheap

After selling the rings and the poison, everyone should have obtained: 800GP
[300 default plus 500 from sold items]

@Bref, I'd be happy to, but I've heard the crafting rules are pretty terrible. For example it would take 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

Well..that was assuming I made the DC in the first place (DC 13). Assume he made the DC and rolled a 13, it would take around four or five weeks to make one dose of the poison. [I haven't used the crafting rules much, but just re-read them and this seems right.

@Dren: I was not aware I could take ten! I will presume the DM will be okay with me doing that instead.

Updated Purchase list (I really like potions and scrolls..)

Oooooh! 500 more?! Shoot fire. I can buy some better stuff!!

Nobody wants to get high and ask questions of the gods?

Doug M.

Bref kept 6 doses. Jax would love to take one..

Bref is asleep hardcore. he kept those as hardcore weapons. when we have to take someone out. But once he is awake he could be convinced to brew some tea.

Just checking - do we have 800 after the Wand of Infernal Healing and the Scale Mail/Great Club for Grumblejack? If not, how much do we have after this?

@ DMDM - Can we buy wands with only half charges? If so, I would like a Wand of Mage Armor with 25 charges (375gp) and possible another Wand, not sure what.

Yes, that was after the wand and the armor/weapon for Grumbles

jax considering what you are doing with the girls I hope you prepped grease

@ DMDM - Can we buy wands with only half charges?

This is the sort of question that makes Pilkington's mustache quiver. No.

Doug M.

Ok, I will but a Wand of Mage Armor. Will hold off on the other purchases until I hear back from Cy as to whether she wants to join me on this purchase. This will leave me with either 50gp or 425gp.

Just want to say it's fun watching you guys RP through this stuff. Frosty Judge, angry Edmin, Jax chillaxing, Bref getting in trouble...

If this campaign is going to go on for a while, think a bit about what direction you might want to move your PC in. As a long-term project, like.

Doug M.

a different class every level! Barbarian 1 rogue 1 sorcerer 18!

but seriously mostly rogue. Might take one more level of barbarian for a rage power, unless I can take the feat for a rage power. Might look into prestige classes down the line...shadow dancer or assassin. There are a buttload of new ones as well.

I was thinking more in terms of RPing. (Though the two are connected, sure. Multiclassing into barbarian is one way to act out anger management issues...)

Doug M.

We will have to discuss vamping. (Get your mind out of the gutter Jax, I have to be female for that definition). I think that Tohram is going to be his usual frosty self. Forcing everyone else to strictly comply with the rules, while finding every loophole he can to manipulate for his own benefit.

o lol

The Judge will have that conversation with the Cardinal fairly soon.

Here's my vision for the next little bit. Instead of a dungeon crawl, several PCs will have opportunities to do things on their own... not solo adventures, these could be as short as a simple conversation, but anyway mano-a-mano. Two of these are already taking shape: "Sir Edmin embarks on a new career path" and "The Judge has a chat with Cardinal Thorn about a possible long-term change in dietary habits". Another one will be "Someone meets an old acquaintance". "Someone does a small job for the Cardinal" is also possible.

Once we're past that, we go into Training Montage for a bit, then on to the next thing.

You also have the opportunity to explore, investigate, talk to any or all of the NPCs you've met so far, and so forth. Think carefully, though, before you violate an instruction or do anything that could jeapordize your standing. The headquarters of Team Evil is not a safe or forgiving place, and you can get TPKed here as easily as in any dungeon.

As noted, I'm waiting until everyone is caught up before proceeding. (Zimu? You with us?)

Doug M.

Oh, and: does anyone have a higher Bluff skill than Zimu's, or is she the top?

Doug M.

I think creepy lady was on target. Bref is child like...he is only 4 afterall. But like children I think he will develop based on his conpanions. He does have very big plans and I think we will see more of just how frickin smart he is.

My Bluff is +11, at least 2 above Cy. How does she have +9? I don't see any traits listed, but assume that she has one that gives her +1 somewhere.

I'm very sorry for not getting to post guys, I will try and catch up, (going on no sleep, I have a few things going on, part work, part school, part FUN) going to power nap after I get some of the game stuff done, I mostly advance Cуровую a few days ago, think ahead of everybody but I am missing upgrades to spell book (wanted to speak to other spell casters and did not know if we had to share but I am reading through all that now) and I have to figure out items.

Edit Edit:
DM, on the Warden were six rings that were taken but no appraise check rolled to see how much they were worth

The Warden had six rings, one quite expensive, five others not as much, I gave each of the five other original players a ring and kept 'my precious' at the time, I am pretty sure I was able to appraise all of them.

Can somebody please explain spell caster teamwork feats?

The group is leaning to Stealth feats though so thats alright by me as well.

DM and the group

I would very much agree to Grumblejack being equipped and I will give party funds to that as well, further one the day of our arrival I would have made sure he had a least one glass on the excellent wine.

I will adress him in Giant and ask what weapons and armor he would prefer, and even offer a buckler and perhaps a spear or throwing axe to supplement what he may want.

Regarding bonus skills, I had added it to Survival already thanks DM.

I would prefer a wand of Infernal Healing over a Cure Light Wounds but we would need to carry at least three potions of CLWs or have Dren memorize them for emergency combat situations.

Judge I have yet to read the main thread, but if you are purchasing a Wand of Mage Armor count me in on 20 percent of the wand price, I normally would cast my own spell for longer duration but I don't mind giving you some funds and you can use most the charges yourself, save 5 to 10 for me.

Judge the bonus to my bluff is from the class skill and bonus point from the crime trait we committed and 2 points I out in.

I'm checking the main thread now.

Edit: DM did not even realize you posted as I did I am reading form that point on the main thread.

Lots of post guys!

I will catch up.

Sadly, bluff is not one of my class skills...with my Charisma I would make a good bluffer...

Here is the feat I was talking about...

Allied Spellcaster (Teamwork)
With the aid of an ally, you are skilled at piercing the protections of other creatures with your spells.

Prerequisite: Caster level 1st.

Benefit: Whenever you are adjacent to an ally who also has this feat, you receive a +2 competence bonus on level checks made to overcome spell resistance. If your ally has the same spell prepared (or known with a slot available if they are spontaneous spellcasters), this bonus increases to +4 and you receive a +1 bonus to the caster level for all level-dependent variables, such as duration, range, and effect.

Would just allow us spell penetration if we were standing next to each other. If we both have the same spell memorized or know, the SP becomes +4 and we get +1 caster level.

BTW I just got around to reading Stealth Synergy:

Stealth Synergy (Teamwork)
Working closely with an ally, you are able to move like twin shadows.

Benefit: While you can see one or more allies who also have this feat, whenever you and your allies make a Stealth check, you all take the highest roll and add all your modifiers to Stealth.

The way I belive it works is we all roll and then take the highest roll. We then add our individual modifyers to the highest roll.
It means we have better stealth, but still not super powerful because if Edwin has a -3 stealth, even if we roll a 17, his net is a 14. I am not sure if it is still worth taking? The 2 stealthy characters can sneak around and take the best out of the 2 rolls but it is pretty useless for the fighter types.

DM

The Cardinal read my thoughts regarding the Eternal Hag?

Even Cуровую would never think her great grand sire's name, much less speak it.

He actually read my mind like he did the judge?

Then spoke her name?

Interesting.

Um

Guys? You guys signed a pact with the High Priest of a dark god ... and did no task for more items or money?!!

I'm not even talking as a role player I'm talking as an stock broker!

Always negotiate!

I am no lawyer but I think maybe there is a way out but Edmin would never say it.

Pilkington is a thin man with a thin voice. His default mood is "fussy" and his default expression is "annoyed". He sits behind a desk in a large office full of cabinets and files.

I work with this guy.

Edit:

Zargo's attitude towards Tiadora is weird: he won't meet her eyes, and is obviously frightened of her, but he keeps staring at various parts of her body when he thinks she isn't looking. Call it three parts cringing terror, one part surly defiance, one part lust.

I work with this guy too.

DM will my ex boyfriend make an appearance too? It would be hard to role play a Wisom 4 character though.

I sort of argued that point. In the Judge's view, if the compensation is not appropriate, then the Cardinal will have broken the contract and we are all free. He is the drafter of a very ambiguous contract.

Actually, I am a lawyer, but trying to not have too much time spent on this issue to take away from the game.

HA!

Bref (the smartest Gob in the world) was holding out!

I knew it!

Love Bref!

I see a love match in the works between Bref and Zargo.

And I thought I had the black substance.

It ok Bref, mi el venemo, sou el venemo.

BREF !

Ohh no!

I want to slap that biotch!

There is an episode of the Big Bang Theory where Raj's sister goes over the roommate contract between Sheldon and Leonard, and picks it apart due to it's ambiguity.

Never got into that show but I'm sure it was funny.

Hmm I definitely work with Zargo in real life.

DM, again you have a very immersive storytelling way of running this campaign.

I laugh, worry (poor Bref) and get excited all in the same span of minutes!

Good work and the gang too!

I like how DMDM tried to take me out by giving me the option to attack crazy lady. I am on to you DMDM :)

I like how DMDM tried to take me out by giving me the option to attack crazy lady. I am on to you DMDM :)

Don't look at me, I am just the shadow who carried your "should be dead" ass out of the prison.

Perception 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 for meeting with the Cardinal

I peeked though before I saw the no peeking.

"No peeking" is the default.

Doug M.

Sorry going on no sleep and semi speed reading.

Its great to see Edmin is staying loyal to his new relationship with the Axe.

Okay, for the next bit I want to try a little narrative experiment. Let's do multiple threads in parallel over the next couple of days. The ones I have so far are:

-- Sir Edmin Gets Tested
-- The Judge Discusses his Future with the Cardinal
-- Zimu Meets an Old Acquaintance
-- Bref and Jax Get High
-- Somebody Answers the Door
-- Everybody Gets Their Circlets

They're going to occur in parallel, so we may drift out of strict chronological order.

In addition, you can start your own threads. So if you want to do "Bref decides to investigate the basement", "Zimu goes looking for Zargo," "Dren wants to talk to the Cardinal about the Dark Tapestry", "Sir Edmin tells Bref to carefully map the grounds of the mansion" or "Jax has yet another threesome" -- go for it.

To help keep clear what's going on, I suggest liberal use of the Quote button.

Doug M.