Doug M's Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master Douglas Muir 406

i have a feeling it is going to get very crowded in Chez my dead characters

omg don't die guys, I am already in love w my replacement that I am creating.

I am trying to die, that is the whole goal. Although I need to wait 2 levels to do it properly.

Next fellow is the bastasrd love child of Xen and Bref I think

I had NOO idea you guys swung that way.

Mazel tov!

Final conflict: you guys can either sit back and let it play out as a series of cutscenes in front of you, or jump in and join the fun. Obviously your participation may have some effect -- but note that this is going to be a big combat, so joining in will not be without dangers. It may not be just a case of slaughtering hapless low-level warriors.

The Judge really likes being alive, or at least sentient, he would prefer not dying. This is why his objective is to get the bugbears and goblins into the keep, and then let them do the slaughtering and/or dying. Once the main gate doors are open, the bugbear army should be able to get in.

I am of the opinion that we have done enough damage. If I can get a few fire elementals to burn things in town and the keep, I will. But otherwise I see no reason to risk our necks against possible low level crits/nat-20s.

Looting through Xen's stuff, I transferred the party loot over to Jax's sheet along with things from Xen's body >.>

Jax is going to, at least for the moment, cloak of resistance, boots, thieves tools, and potion of CLW.

He may keep the hat simply because it's fancy. Although for actual use, its best for the Judge. Judge doesn't look human in his standard form and he has the charisma to actually be useful undercover. Jax has no diplomacy or intimidate.

I figure we will sell most of it, but Jax plans to continue hunting down archers/looking for treasure in the fort as it gets sacked.

Edit: Dren got the hat first :D

Up to you guys, I am okay with either. Can we sit back and help as we can with exposing ourselves to little danger like using the last of the wand and other ranged affects?

The judge can summon several larger creatures on the walls as they attack to cause havoc and the wand could potentially wipe out a whoile set of defenders on the wall as there is a major attack allowing them to take a section of the wall quite quickly.

If nothing else, Jax will gladly take one of Cimu's last scrolls of invisibility and go hunting for treasure as the bugbears ransack the shit out of the fort.

Only if I get to go with you friend Jax.

I'll post xen's loot in a bit

I was thinking maybe you could run Grumblejack if DM was ok with it.

edit OMG! Xen was 20?!

isn't grumbles bleeding out

Xen's loot Anything not claimed I will add to the party loot and divide it amongst you guys

100 GP 18 SP 9 CP 240 GP Worth of Walrus Ivory

Handy Haversack (Heward to open),
Hat of Disguise,
2 bottles of wine from the mansion,
4 goblets, Mithril Shirt,
2 daggers, Shortsword,
2 Short Spears,
Light crossbow,
10 Bolts,
MW short Spear,
Daredevil Boots,
Belt Pouch,
Waterskin,
Wineskin,
MW Manacles,
Cat-o-Nine Tails,
Light Hammer,
Sap,
Whetstone,
Scroll of Enhance Water,
MW Thieves Tools,
2 Spring Loaded Wrist Sheathes.
Scroll of CLW,
Potion of CLW,
Potion of Slow Poison,
Cloak of Resistance,
Brass holy symbol of Mitra

I would take the cloak or the haversack. Weight is a big problem for me for a few levels.

ok, I will assume that Judge takes the Haversack, and someone will take the cloak, so i will cross them off the list

oooo and we have a cauldron of brewing! don't die, cause i am making an alchemist, so potions and poisons for all!

Jax already stole the cloak and boots >.>

I think it's really beautiful the way you all are honoring the memory of your fallen comrade.

meh, they need some more loot and my new fella can't use any of that mess, Jax you need to take the MW thieves tools

The real question is who is taking Della? Or will you bury him with her

Bury you? Nah, we are going to drain you of blood and the use the remaining body parts for a flesh golem. Think of it as LE recycling.

hey dm, if they live will they level to 6 or still be 5

I think it's really beautiful the way you all are honoring the memory of your fallen comrade.

Hey I PM'ed Xen and have not begun the vulturing.

I am actually really sad about Xen.

hey dm, if they live will they level to 6 or still be 5

Let's get past the "if they live" part first.

theme fighting words guys! you go show dmdm who is boss

I was still thinking we could play a decent roll in taking down the fort per Dren's or Judges suggestions, but we would just keep our personages out of harms way for the most part.

A key fireball or Croc could make a big difference in the Bugbears and Goblins taking the front wall easily and over-powering the defenders without exposing ourselves to much danger.

As far as treasure, it would be nice to get some easy pickins but not worth risking our lives for.

As far as Xen, at least I didn't cut his head off and sacrifice him to my darker powers...that is about as close to friendship as you get from him. He respected Xen and had worked together for several months now. Not the connection that he and Bref had, but he does actually have loyalty to the group..you are the only "family" he has. You don't sacrifice family...unless they deserve it.

lol

you probably want to use that scroll of CLW on Grumbles

note that Zimu has the extend rod, that only has 1 use left for today

Dren I assume you have the MW healers kit with 5 uses

Also WE HAVE A POTION OF PROTECTION FROM ARROWS!!

so i have everything totaled up on the loot front, not counting the potions or scrolls

also there is still the bank notes that will have to be handled (dm said appraise or knowledge to see if there was value to be had)

and a locked box with possibly a magic ward on it

adding the commanders stuff to the list now

assuming edmin will trade out his full plate for the dastard plate and judge takes the headband of CHA

Can we please do this bit after the fort falls?

I mean there are some items there ALL of us could use.

The boots work best for Jax, check. Same with the tools.

The cloak, well a few of us could use that.

The Portable Hole, ditto, BUT I suggest someone who carries the party loot who we trust keep it.

For sentiments sake Cуровую, would love to keep Xen's hat, but she will take even the non magical version, just because she was fond of his antics.

Let's not mark them off first because we may lose some items in the process.

Bref can you keep track of the loot for now or keep Xen's page the way it is?

Can we do this later?

the magical items that xen has are going to be kept, by the party, no way you are going to give up the haversack, the hat or the boots, or the cloak so you guys can figure that out after the fact, so I am not including it in the math i am doing.

his non magic hat has no value

The Portable Hole, ditto, BUT I suggest someone who carries the party loot who we trust keep it.

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we don't have a portable hole…do we?

his non magic hat has no value

It has value to me.

:(

Dick

hey now, no need for name calling.

I meant Haversack.

Bref I am NOT saying we sell any of it, I am saying we do all this later during book keeping so we don't lose items in the shuffle.

And because others may want certain items.

Just because I did not want to vulture Xen's corpse does not mean I was thinking of the cloak for example.

I was just saying maybe we can wait a little.

hey now, no need for name calling.

Obviously I was joking.

Because you ruined a tender moment.

Dick

lol

DMDM - After I put on the headband, do I get an additional 2nd level spell today? Or an additional Summon Monster? I assume these do not come into effect until after rest, but want to check.

DMDM - After I put on the headband, do I get an additional 2nd level spell today? Or an additional Summon Monster? I assume these do not come into effect until after rest, but want to check.

Correct, you get the DC right away but no spells or other things until 24 hours pass.

Ninja'd me. Yep, you need 24 hours.

meh, they need some more loot and my new fella can't use any of that mess, Jax you need to take the MW thieves tools

The real question is who is taking Della? Or will you bury him with her

It was mentioned earlier :) He took the tools.

since I am making an alchemist, I left the cauldron of brewing in our loot, since there are lots of fun gadgets that he will be able to make for us.

Like I said berfore, I do not want to take away your fun of running your character but we all have to play together. We are a group and need to make decisions as such in then be ok with them once they are made.

Everyone gets to voice their opinion then we need to decide.

If the majority of the group decides on plan "A" please go with it.

If she wants to go rogue and get herself killed, it is her choice. I just ask that it be completed in a few posts so that the rest of us are not waiting for days.

Okay, cutscenes it is.

A note on these: their outcome is not fixed! Assume I'm rolling a lot of dice behind my virtual DM's screen. Basically I'm playing with some large-scale combat rules. So either side could roll badly or well.

(Mind, if the defenders are outnumbered 100 to 1, no amount of lucky crits will change the outcome -- it'll just pile up the bodies and/or kill some NPCs.)

If she wants to go rogue

It is not going rouge! I have nothing but the interests of the Ninth in mind!

немного трусы !!

Off to bed.

Cуровую will ask to shore up the defenses here and once secure she will request permission to leave immediately for her to take intended actions that she has already outlined several times, she will press for this to happen sooner than later.