Doug M's Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master Douglas Muir 406

Hi DM

Reading all the posts in gameplay posts now.

Sorry I got whisked away to Florida last three days, very fun but also very grueling. Sorry I thought I would be given a chance to post over the weekend but had not computer and phone charger got left behind.

Had to do schoolwork on the plane, had to find people to cover for night job on way to the airport, and I did not bring my phone charger and phone died very early on so could not post from my phone.

Back now and getting to the reading.

Any thoughts about a new 2nd level spell for me? A few ones that could be useful.

Levitate <-- I think Cy and Dren already have it
Spider Climb <-- situational
Glitterdust <-- always useful
Slow <-- nice debuffing spell
Create Pit <-- oldie but goodie (perhaps underpowered at our level)

Please consider Slow Judge.

Do you have Haste covered for the group?

I think Spider Climb would be the least useful of those you listed, but after saying that I am sure DM will prove me wrong.

I have a list all worked out in my profile once we know what else we find and what is in the magister a box I will finish tabulating it all

Cуровую has a list too but more of a back up, that's for keeping at this guys.

Okay, gang -- that's the end of this module. The campaign now goes on hiatus for a little while. (How long? Not sure. At least two weeks. Work stuff, family stuff, and after fourteen months I just need a break.) If you have final comments on the campaign -- criticisms, praise, lingering questions, whatever -- feel free to post them here.

THANK YOU DM!

Really that was simply an AMAZING and ENJOYABLE RIDE!

More later, or I will just sound like a little girl.

Throw in the captain's axe, Breaker.

Also MW full plate.

Edmin, I think an adamantine axe will come in handy, you should keep it as a secondary weapon.

DM any helpful hints on which Knowledge Skills to pick for level increase? I'm just trying to figure one or two points.

Suggestions from other players for level up are always welcome.

Can I at least just visualize level up, that would be sweet!

Spoiler:

Possible Skills

Bluff +1
Knowledge hmm which one +1
Perception +1
Sense Motive +1
Survival +1 (free)
Use Magic Device +1

Wizard Spells 3rd Level

hp 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Pick spells that others don't. Being a wizard with a bound object gives you a little more freedom to grab situational spells.

Incidentally, we've never worked out the details of your bonded object. Let's do that now. No, it can't be something that you've swallowed or had surgically implanted under your skin. The RAW is that it must be an "amulet, ring, staff, wand, or weapon". Presumably it's an amulet or ring, since you managed to get it through Branderscar. We can bend a rule and say you managed to make an untrained Sleight of Hand roll to hide it in your hair or something. But whatever you choose, it has to be something you wear on the outside of your body. In order to work, it must be in contact with the outside world.

Knowledge... is there a Knowledge skill that we haven't used? I don't think so. So, whatever you pick, good chance it'll get a workout at some point.

Originally I envisioned Cуровую as a new born child being forced to swallow a Matryoshka doll by the Eternal Hag, giving the great Witch of the North a means to 'grow' Cуровую in her image, as well as a means to keep tabs on her.

Also it would have been a means for DM to 'pass notes' as the DM to use plot or story item, but Jax and Dren already have items that talk/hum/speak to them. Lastly, having the item inside Cуровую would have had the advantage of not being stolen but the distinct disadvantage of not being able to built upon later (say making a Rod bonded item into a Rod of Quickening) as well as DM saying 'poof' you are now under the power of your Great Great Great (x3) Grandmother, YOU ARE A LIVING Matryoshka doll (for your Great Grandmother), do not ass Go end of your career.

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You normally have a great skill of pointing us in the right direction, I was wondering if there was a Knowledge that would be more useful than most.

And a cohort was born...
Cimu, Zoren has stinking cloud and heroism for 3rd level spells..so don't pick those up this level :)

Hey, I know that guy! Age of Worms, amirite?

The icon or the name? I've never played Age of Worms..I picked the wizard icon that looked like he might be a drug-dealer in a back alley on weekends.

-- See, I don't want to go "poof" and have you die. No no.

Ideally, I want you to MAKE CHOICES. Choices that are real choices, not seats rearranged on a railroad car. Choices that are made of your own free will, without being pushed or prompted. Choices that then cause you to die. That's so, so much more satisfying.

Lol he just told you it couldn't be swallowed. Go with a ring. That means you can enchant it without the feat. Can be very useful since you can craft it at half price.

Ah, the icon. He's a demiboss halfway through the first module -- fourth level necromancer IMS. Which wouldn't normally be a challenge for a 2nd-3rd level party, but he's encountered in his lair with his undead friends all around.

Or you could go headband to get the+ 2 int item for half price.

Pretty sure I fought Zoren in an AoW campaign. Seems to have changed his name though.

Or you could go headband to get the+ 2 int item for half price.

Headband is not one of the options for a bonded object. I have tried this before in another campaign and it got nixed there. However, having a bonded wand with useful spells is always good. Or a ring or staff since Craft Ring and Craft Staff is so situational and rarely used. Although Craft Wand does lead to the Stafflike Wand discovery which is a fun feat/arcane discovery.

Ring or amulet is a lot tougher to take away. Wand is pretty easy to Sunderland.

I can make wands! When I'm not drunk or hiding from gambling debts..

I'd recommend a staff, Jax's cohort can make any wands we may want. (Picked up Wand-Wielder arcana so can spell combat with wands. May have to make a wand of vanish for some amusing fun with enemies who have no way of seeing invisible creatures.

Edit:
Xen, did you remember to sell off the items we got from the Hermit?
Druid's Vestments
Scroll of Antiplant Shell
Scroll of Kiss of the First World

We also still have your mithral shirt which we can sell off.

And a cohort was born

Is that Jax?

i did not add the druid items i will do so

and yes Xen's shirt is already in the list

New total is 3072 gold 2 silver per evil doer

Edmin Al'Roth wrote:

Throw in the captain's axe, Breaker.

Also MW full plate.

Edmin, I think an adamantine axe will come in handy, you should keep it as a secondary weapon.

Cуровую suggested that Edmin keep Breaker as a secondary weapon, we may need an adamantine weapon for something we come up against later.

Thanks for doing all the math Bref.

Are you wearing a kobold costume?

I saw zimu but since he has not said yes he wants to keep it I have left it as is.

And bref only wears his chef hat this is my dm avatar since in jade regent and runelords they are fighting gobljns

I thought it was Elmo eating a goblin.

Or a goblin skinned Elmo and made a hat

Up to the group about the axe, my smite overcomes all DR but there is a chance we need it still against something like constructs.

Smite overcomes all, but if you are facing 5 or 10 lesser creatures, then the smite only will work against 1 or 2 at this level.

The Adamantine axe is much better, the problem for roleplaying reasons is that you have so much history built into the Branderscar axe.

well i am completely objective since I do not get any of it. I think you should just sell it and use the money to buy more stuff.

Hopefully you will be able to use the note of credit as well.

I'm in favor for selling the adamantine axe. The brandenscar axe is +1. While adamantine is better, if Edmin doesn't plan to have it enchanted in some way and use it to replace the brandenscar axe, there isn't much reason to keep it other than as a situational thing.

Up to the group about the axe, my smite overcomes all DR but there is a chance we need it still against something like constructs.

Its also useful against doors.

Especially ones with ancient daemonic seals.

I was suggesting he keep the ademantine axe as a secondary weapon, I think Edmin should remain loyal to his girlfriend ... er, the ax of Branderscar.

well up to you guys. I say sell the dumb thing, unless Edmin says otherwise the sales remain the same

Edmin would never replace The Headsman's Axe with Breaker. I vote sale. We need the money...just like Little Boy Blue.

Sale it is then.

I'm sure we won't regret this.*

*Somewhere in Eastern Europe, a 20th level DM smiles widely in his sleep.

To pass the time, a quick look at animal intelligence.

You can also cut through Adamantine DR with a +4 weapon..which Jax can make as a swift action.

smiles widely in his sleep.

Not at all.

Can someone remind me how to set up a new campaign? It's been... wow, like fourteen months, since I last did it.

I'm not sure, but I believe you have to post something in the recruiting area? I've only done it once and it was by accident..

Sure you go to the gameplay forums and do create new thread then at the top the optins for adding discussion etc will be there

Unless you really want to recruit, don't create a recruitment thread. Just start the campaign. I forget how, as it has been quite a while for me as well.

U post in the gameplay section and it asks you if you want to create a new campaign

You don't want to continue on this thread and have a huge long American sized thread?

Personally, I like having everything on one thread. I have campaigns with 1 thread, and ones with multiple threads. I prefer keeping everything in a single thread as it makes searching for things easier.

Both ways have their positives though.

12,000+ in gameplay and nearly 5,000 in discussion? Time to start over afresh, I think.

DM kills them and leaves them.

Cуровую will be working on these spells (pending DM approval), please give suggestions, my friend did the rules work after I requested what I wanted, these are not final.

Cуровую's Winter of Our Discontent

Cуровую's What Dreams May Come

So jax I read warbreaker it was pretty good.

I think winter of discontent should either be once they leave the area it is finished the next round.

Also as a side note if you are going to quote Richard the third then the spell should force the target to betray their allies.

As to the other a successful save should mean you see nothing.