Dungeon Master S's "Curse of the Crimson Throne" (Inactive)

Game Master Chris Marsh

Sandor, you wound me. Man of such little faith in his friends. If we face invisible foes, I'll be able to bring them out into the open. I can also provide Abadar's Protection if the need arises. It probably wouldn't hurt if you wanted some extra potions of whatever, just in case. Note that when we face Ileosa, Cricktik has a nice surprise for us. We've been chatting and he's got a nice boost he can provide to his hive. In this case, us!

As for identifying Odric and/or Gaius in the thick of battle, I can always brand their faces. It's temporary, but should last for as long as we need it. It will be the Key of Abadar etched onto their mugs if they choose to go that route.

Ready. Spells prepped...2 Water Breathing; each casting gives the party 40 mins. Hope that's enough.

Correction: water breathing will last 4 hours per person, per casting. Big difference...

My good friend Ferox I had no intent to wound you, your prowress in bringing them visible once battle has started is unmatched. I was looking for something that would allow us not to be suprised each and everytime we face an invisible foe.

So we are surrounded by hidden devils and agents of Illeosa. Odric's man hasn't returned, and I fear him gone. If we need supplies I say shop where it's save in Vigil, if not then lets head straight to the Sunken Queen. The only other suggestion is that if Odric wants to do anything to save his holdings is to pull his battleships out of Pearl Harbor pull his personnel out of the Keg and Eagle because replacing buildings is easier than replacing souls.

Ooc- did my post get eaten?

Odric whispers to Oso, who sprints for the door.

Odric orders a 100% immediate withdrawal to the Keg & Eagle. If any element finds that is impossible, disperse and lay low.

Odric whispers to Grough. He nods and sets to work.

Odric orders preparation of the emergency escape into the sewers for the Stout Legion, all members of the household, and all K&E employees.

Nope. It's here.

Whoops sorry. I remember that now. Busy weekend just posting when I can.

Who is doing shopping? We badly need another wand (or two) of CLWs. Grym only has one left that is about half used up.

Purchasing CLW should be easy enough. I would front the $$ for it -- Grym should not have had to front it before...

1d100 ⇒ 98 With the conspirators here, they quickly locate a black market wand... Someone just needs to pay for it.

Blackjack finally gives his two coppers on a plan. "Rest tonight, and travel to the Sunken Queen in the morning. We'll sow the Rebellion with all the new information. It's going to be a LONG night for the city. The chaos, I'm hoping, gets to her and serves as a distraction. I'm going to get on it, and I suggest you all do the same."

d100 With the conspirators here, they quickly locate a black market wand... Someone just needs to pay for it.

done

Make it so.

The UpTurned Cup wakes refreshed in the morning. Smells of food and cooking draw the party members like a Siren Song. The same common room they had last night is closed to the public and given to the party. Grym sits down to a minor feast while all the group make final adjustments and ready themselves.
The ranger sits w/ the other mute and the two eat a big bowl of fried potatoes covered in cheese and a fried egg.
Grym sits there savoring his fare. It is always possible they may die later that day (Grym, Ferox, and Mork know this for fact), but the ranger enjoys the simple things in life while he waits for the others.
He looks on w/ a smile as Sandor polishes off a tankard of weak Stout (breakfast blend?). Grym clicks his tankard of milk w/ the dwarf.

Bucho sees nothing but the pile of sausages and the tray of potatoes that fell on the floor. Floor food is his by right and the dog starts the clean up process.

I kid you not Grym, I'm going to eat that for breakfast tomorrow.

Sandor is uncommonly silent as ususal these days. But his smile is genuine. The tension felt on the buildup to battle is there. Each of the members know the feeling and each deal with it in their own way and the groups common way.

This is when Sandor chooses to slam his mug down on the table, some of his breakfast blend sloshing out and landing on Bucho's meal. He lifts his mug and Cricktik pass on a loud UPTURNED CUP, TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE! BUT IT'S A BETTER DAY TO MAKE ILLEOSA AND HER ILK DIE!

He then concentrates a moment and points in the direction of the Fangs of Kazavon.

I kid you not Grym, I'm going to eat that for breakfast tomorrow.

potatoes w/ fried onions and peppers, w/ sausage and covered in cheese and a fried egg. Good stuff!

Serious question. How do we get out of the city? Is there enough chaos/rebellion for us to just walk out?
It is already established that Grym can follow the map. Can we walk there from the city? Or do we need Mork to "bamf" us there?

Right now the streets are relatively empty. That's likely to change when you wake up and there is massive rioting everywhere.

Right now the streets are relatively empty. That's likely to change when you wake up and there is massive rioting everywhere.

I guess that's my question. Do we think the rioting will be enough "cover" for us to walk out? A group of well-armed total badazzes.

Grym and a few others can sneak/stealth out fine, but not everybody.

The conspirators assure you that it'll cover you.

Morkeleb gets a tankard (a true rarity!!) and raises it to Sandor's toast.

It has been an honor to fight with you, my friends. He drains as much as he can in one drought.

He then sits against a wall, staff in easy reach, and meditates until the time to leave arrives.

The conspirators all look at you, waiting for the word to enact the plan....

Lets go!

The party does their best to sleep that night....

For sowing the seeds of a full blown rebellion, each party member receives 12,800 XP.

At the break of dawn you are awoken by the sound of military horns. Open war greets Korvosa this day. It is a new dawn.

A red dawn.

From all over the city you can here the sounds of rebel fighters fighting off the queens minions. Devils both invisible and disguised make their presence known as they fight to maintain control. The remaining evil in the city has their hands full.

The time to make for the Queen, the Usurper of the Crimson Throne, is now.

Your card draws and Grym's knowledge help you pinpoint your target. The Sunken Queen lies 150 miles West by Northwest....

Your move heroes.

Your card draws and Grym's knowledge help you pinpoint your target. The Sunken Queen lies 150 miles West by Northwest....

Your move heroes.

We need to get their quickly. Sounds like teleporting is the way to go. Can Mork do the whole party in 1-2 teleports? How close can Mork bring us?

"I agree, 150 miles would take far too long to travel by Mundane means. Are there other options that don't deplete Morkeleb's spells?"

Gaius makes a show of counting on his fingers as he mumbles some calculations.

I cannot. I can get four of us half that distance, but not all of us the whole way. I think Morkeleb's teleportation magicks are the best option. Or, if we've funds and can quickly get to The Acadamae, perhaps we can pay one of the Archmages there to cast the spell. But there are no guarantees and that will take time. I vote Morkeleb teleports us.

Retcon: You can have made contact with the Academae. They'll do it, but they're officially neutral, so they're going to charge you. Toff Ornelos (Head of the Acadamae) can do it. It's going to be a single casting of Teleportation Circle: 2,530 Gold Crowns

that works for me...as I have a great deal of liquid cash and nothing to spend it on right now, I'll take the hit.

I say we get to 10 miles away...that way we can still approach with some stealth.

Toff Ornelos, on hand, prepares the circle, and makes it to Morkeleb's specifications. The archmage is careful in his casting, and careful to never look a member of the Upturned Cup in the eye.

Knowing that Grym and Bucho are the key to our victory Sandor doesn't want them out in front scouting. He will lead out in front with Gaius, pending his approval.

Survival take me to the Queen Sunken Queen that is.: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (18) + 19 = 37

As Sandor jumps ahead (with his now super fast) stubby legs. Grym watches for a moment and is impressed w/ the dwarf's course heading as they get started.
Satisfied that the party is moving in the right direction. Grym and Bucho fall to the back of the group and concentrate on protecting the rear. Grym keeps SharkSlayer out at all times and is ready to call up his armor's flying abilities if needed to bring swift death w/ the difficult mucky terrain.
Bucho ambles along, stopping to sniff new things here and there. Every so often the dog raises his nose up and smells the air currents alert for danger.

Perception 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34

Bucho scent perception 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (3) + 20 = 23

The party makes their way forward, Sandor's certainty in the path is comforting. After about 5 miles of progress (and what feels more like 8 miles of walking) Bucho gives a growl and Grym spots movement. On an intercept course is a war party of marsh giants! Their affinity for the terrain gets them close, but Grym's eyes foil the ambush!

Cold, black eyes stare out from the fish-like faces of these hideous green skinned, web-fingered, and obese giants. It's clear that they mean you ill...

Baddies: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Ferox: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Gaius: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Grym*: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22 (Includes Favored)
Morkeleb: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Odric: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Sandor: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Any square that doesn't include a path on it is difficult terrain.

Round 1:
Ferox: Go
Grym: Go
Odric: Go
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Round 1
Ferox uses the grace that Abadar provides to move to where he has a clear shot on some of the giants. He calls on the knowledge Abadar grants him in overcoming any foe and lets loose an arrow at the closest giant.

Free action to use Agile Feet to ignore difficult terrain and move.

Swift action to activate Bane: Giants

Attack!
Arrow at Yellow: 1d20 + 21 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (19) + 21 + 2 - 3 = 39
Damage: 1d8 + 7 + 2d6 + 2 + 4d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + (5, 5) + 2 + (4, 2, 3, 6) + 6 = 44

Cricktik follows after Ferox and hurtles a javelin at the same giant.

Javelin at Yellow: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 and poison.

Confirm Crit: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 30
Crit Damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7

Poison (Ex)—injury; save Fort DC 21; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1d4 Dex and sickened; cure 2 saves. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Inquisitor and vassal join together to strike hard at one of the giants. The giant bellows in agony as the weapons strike through fat and muscle! The giant is already hurting severely from the attack. The poison doesn't seem to be working though.

Round 1:
Ferox: Hit!
Grym: Go
Odric: Go
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Posting for Adam too

Round 1

Alerted to the marsh giants the two warriors move up to form a line to shield the weaker team mates. Odric and Grym stand side by side w/ blades drawn letting the giants come into range. Bucho bounds through the mucky ground and lets out another growl while he impatiently waits

characters moved on the map

The warriors take position with weapons, ready to defend against the onslaught.

Round 1:
Ferox: Hit!
Grym: Prep
Odric: Prep
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Gaius moves swiftly along the paths and goes to hide behind a tree, in the brush.

Stealth:1d20 + 21 ⇒ (16) + 21 = 37

Double Move

Gaius vanishes among the flora

Round 1:
Ferox: Hit!
Grym: Prep
Odric: Prep
Gaius: Ninja!
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Round 1 Can't move myself on the map yet, but the bottom right of my icon will be end up 2 squares north of Gaius

Well you're smaller than your hill cousins, but I bet that ya be just as stupid as em, cmon ov'er 'ere 'n fight sumthin ya own size.

As he's walking towards the giants following the path, he pulls out one of his potions and drinks it. Sandor's gate increases as his body grows to match the height of his opponents.

I moved Sandor back a bit Move to take out, standard to drink, 5' step.

The giants obey their leader and hold back for a moment, muttering and babbling in some strange and confusing way. Some babble loudly, others just use it as a cry before boulders start flying:

Yellow babbles the loudest, aiming his noise at Ferox Will Save DC 15 or be confused.

Blue and green step forth and hurl boulders at Morkeleb in the back
Blue: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32 THREAT
Blue confirm: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27 CRIT DMG: 4d6 + 18 ⇒ (4, 1, 6, 5) + 18 = 34
Black: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27 for DMG: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 5) + 9 = 16

The leader summons forth icy wind and rain, bringing a storm down on the center of the party! The ice storm pelts and stings! [ooc]All characters in the area take Bludgeoning: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 5) = 11 and Cold: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6 damage.

The storm abates, but it leaves the field of battle harsh and treacherous (-4 Perception checks and it's difficult terrain.)

Round 2:
Ferox: Go
Grym: Go
Odric: Go
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

ROUND 1

Morkeleb is struck solidly by the barrage, and is badly injured. Nonetheless, he focuses his gaze on the southernmost giant (white?). the wizard's eyes glow green as his will lashes out to grip the giant.

Irresistible Demand, Will DC 26 to negate.

Finally, he steps behind whatever cover the nearest tree/stump offers.

Morkeleb's beguiling words sink into the giant and WILL: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10 it turns and looks at it's master with ill intent!

Round 2:
Ferox: Go
Grym: Go
Odric: Go
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Round 2

Grym hunches down a little at the giant's icy spell. Then w/ the poor footing even worse, Grym has an idea. He leans over and bumps Odric w/ his elbow and transfers a FeatherStep spell into the warrior.

Bucho growls and holds position.

Grym's spell takes hold of the Fighter Lord

Round 2:
Ferox: Go
Grym: Buff
Odric: Go
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Go
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Apologies for my previous post, I was so excited to see the "Giant" subtype that I forgot Sandor can't speak.

Now the dwarf steps up and takes a swing at the furthest advanced giant. (green). Hey big uglies stop throwin crap at lil buddy and throw one at me.

Dwarven Waraxe +1 PA+Enlarge: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (2) + 19 = 21
Dmg Lg weapon: 2d8 + 15 ⇒ (4, 6) + 15 = 25

Despite the uncharacteristically clumsy swing, Sandor connects with his waraxe, cutting open the giant's side, and flooding thing battle field with malodorous ichor.

Round 2:
Ferox: Go
Grym: Buff
Odric: Go
Gaius: Go
Sandor: Hit
Giants: TBD
Morkeleb: TBD

Hey guys. I'm starting this thread on Adam's suggestion. I don't want to make to many places for us to have to look for information, but this way you can post pertinent, but eholly OOC stuff on one site.

A couple of points:

1. Power Attack is no on/off it's not a scale to choose from. Check out the feat description.

2. Combat gets complicated quickly. I'll take any suggestions on how to make it run more smoothly.

So, first combat down. I learned a lot from the experience. It's harder to keep track than I realized it would be.

Going forward let's use Mike's suggestions. Post the round number and current HP first, then your actions. I'll do the same for the baddies. Also, I'll do the combat summary at the end of each fight. It's your responsibility to apply XP to your character sheet.

Also, I invoked the autopilot rule. Let me know if you're okay with what I did for actions. If not, adjust accordingly.

Man this is good stuff. I'm enjoying myself.

Odric grimmaces and rubs his aching knee, then noticing Grym's ashen face, bloody hip and putrefying wounds thinks better of it. He roots around in his sodden belt pouch and produces a small vial covered in mud. He hands it to Grym gravely.

Odric hands one Potion of Cure Light Wounds to Thorgrym, I assume he quaffs it - Phil, roll your own - I don't want the guilt of it curing you for 1 HP if I roll poorly

Thorgrym quaffs the pale blue liquid and thanks Odric with a clasp of the forearm. Odric nods, You get to buy the first round back at the tavern after all this, friend

Odric clambers out of the boat, crouching next to the wall of the building. His boots squish and bubble as his weight shifts slightly and there is a swampy scent clinging to the big man. He fears that no matter how quiet he is or how stealthily he moves that the lingering odor from the ship's hold will give him away. While he waits quietly for his companions to join him, he risks a peek into the window.

stealth check 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18. Odric is on the dock, crouched just north of the northernmost window on the building's east wall. He tries seeing into that window.

ummmmm S, wrong thread....

Anyway, Josh decided to drop. The PbP setting just isn't his bag. That being said, as he didn't actually participate, and he's out....

XP for first combat is 80 per person. Please adjust accordingly.

Did the gunslinger slip into the water which got his powder wet leaving him defenseless to the sharks? Or was he brought down by spiders?

Its a little different, like when we were planning at the end of the harrowing. I kept thinking we had left the place, but then we were still talking about it. Odd, but I'm having fun.

Keftan drops all his valuables on the ground, hands Odric 50 GP and a magic sword, then inexplicably runs into the warehouse shouting that his pants are too tight. He tackles the half-orc and gnaws its face.

one thing abotu combat is that you really need to wait your turn. :-) It's easy to get very eager and post your next action, but it's important to follow the initiative order (at least, whethe ryou're before or after the bad guys). That's my only real comment/suggestion.

actually, there's two. I suggest trying to keep one single post per palyer per round, if at all possible. Makes it easier on the DM. And don't forget to post ROUND # (and I also suggest current HP if not max, and AC if not your "typical" ac on yoru char sheet)

sorry to see Josh go. chris, if you're willing, I know a guy who would join tghe group!! :-)

Good points Mike. But its tough to wait your turn so to speak. But I can see how it would get confusing w/ one person putting out multiple posts.
I guess it will work smoother w/ us now putting the round# and stuff up.

Bummer about Josh. I thought PbP would have worked for him. I was interested in seeing how a Gunslinger did at higher levels.

I was interested in making whiskey barrels into giant gunpowder and caltrop-packed claymore mines. :(

Hmmmm Mike I was thinking about Bill, but I like a party of 5. Nothing against him, it's just I'd rather stay lean and mean.

nobiggie. Your call. 6 can get cumbersome.

Yeah, Party of Five was S's favorite TV show. Pretty much still is.

As long as he watches Walking Dead, he can watch gay shows too.

serious question: Is Keftan with us functioning as an NPC at this point of has he wandered off? I think NPC make the most sense. His character has a legitimate motivation to be here, nothing in-game would have driven him off except for Odric appropriating all his GPs and magic items. But I want to be clear on what our fighting strength is at this point..

Having never actually seen an episode of that show, I can only defend myself I cleaning there are hot chicks on it, Which I seem to remember...

As for the serious question, the not so serious yet official answer, is that Keftan Is chasing the man in black who fled across the desert.

He's out like he was never there.

Some additional "house" rules:

If you're healed magically there are no scars. If you heal naturally you scar naturally.

Potions are anyone's guess, but the light through dark blue of curatives are constant. Remember ny the RAW anyone can identify a potion on. DC 25 Perception check.

Some additional "house" rules:

Potions are anyone's guess, but the light through dark blue of curatives are constant. Remember ny the RAW anyone can identify a potion on. DC 25 Perception check.

So my role of 1 didn't quite cut it huh?

I recommend becoming familiar with the Appraise skill. Due to the nature of the roll, I will roll OFF the board and post the the "findings." S seems to be proactive with posting. This is actually really convenient because I can track the actual result and the true value easily.

the other thing we coudl do is roll the appraise check under a spoiler taht we don't read (be honest now!!), and you post the result. *shrug*

the other thing we coudl do is roll the appraise check under a spoiler taht we don't read (be honest now!!), and you post the result. *shrug*

I don't know. Adam is playing with us and old habits die hard.

Dude... Hey by the way, there is a thread of discussion on this page somewhere about whether reading the adventure ahead is cheating and people actually are trying to argue no. They say it is your responsibility to the party to know what is coming and be prepared for it.

ALSO: WTF?!?!? Anyone ever seen this? Star Wars Holiday Special

I can't see the updated battle map - the link you posted above is //access denied// and the tab on the campaign site has the old one with the spiders.

I went back through all the posts and did the math. The mean of all our d20 rolls so far is 9.706
I would have bet it was about 4.

I did notice Tony has a penchant for rolling 18s and Chris rolls 20s.

Just ask the guys.... i roll an unnatural number of 20s ehe.when I DM.

I protest.

Just ask the guys.... i roll an unnatural number of 20s ehe.when I DM.

I protest.

Dude, that is the most amazing display of S-hoodmanshipism I've seen in a long long time.

Mike, Tony, and Rich can all atest to the fact that I roll a crazy number of 20s. I even have shirt that says, "I roll 20s."

Unfortunately my dice rolling as a player is more inline with the law of averages.... accept ability scores. I've got a really good run with those.

Dude, that is the most amazing display of S-hoodmanshipism I've seen in a long long time.

Mike, Tony, and Rich can all atest to the fact that I roll a crazy number of 20s. I even have shirt that says, "I roll 20s."

Unfortunately my dice rolling as a player is more inline with the law of averages.... accept ability scores. I've got a really good run with those.

Thanks, eh? That took all day though.

I can see the battle map.

S, I don't want to sound gay or nuthin', but your writing of Odric is one of the few pieces of writing that actually causes me to laugh out loud when I read. The lengthy exposition pieces are friggin awesome. If Odric had his own Pathfinder novel, it'd be a bestseller.

OMG lets go!

Chris, suggestion. At the end of each round, or else in the middle of a round when there have been a lot of posts (or several long ones), you amy want to post something like this:

ROUND #

First guy: resolved
Second guy: resolved
Bad guy: resolved
Third guy: unresolved
etc

and maybe a quick recap of the total action in the previous round. If you like, I can dig up a few examples from my other PBPs of what I'm talking about. With bigger combats, it's going to get *real* easy to lose track of who's doing what to whom.

Cool, send it my way!

Lamm's turn - GO!

I already posted it. S, sent you an IKS email.

hey Chris: I'll give a good example of a combat thread later (today or tomorrow). For nwo, however, I made a nice mod on my profile page. Under my "spells" spoiler, I made each spell a link to the Paizo web source, so you shoulnd't have to look anything up (just click Morkeleb to get to my profile, and the spell will be linked under the spells spoiler). I've also noted what spells are prepared, the DC for a 0 levle spell, and my DC bonuses for enchantment spells (whihc are italicized in the list).

Man, I'm good.

Nicely done.

Here is a "good example" of a battle, IMHO. I encourage everyone to read it!

Battle with rats

The battle itself starts toward the bottom. It's a good exmaple for a lot of reasons: the DM does what I believe to be a really good job of sumarizing each round, and keeping track of who is resolved and who is not. I also like his techniquie of allowing a round to progress; as long as all the bad guys have gone, some of the good guys at the end of teh round might be delayed in posting but the good guys at the front of the new round can still post.

It's also a long, complicated battle which was pretty well kept-track of (I'll read through it again to make sure I think I'm right).

it's also a good example of players being kinda dumb--those front-liners moving into the room so they can get surrounded? What what??

Hey, did we ever get any XP for the gnome taskmaster? I went back and looked at it but didnt see it. Did I miss it? I have my XP count at 547. Does that sound right?

I have my total at 467. There's 80 xp I'm not accounting for somewhere, I guess.

Phil, I think you're right. I just went through an double checked. The correct XP total for each PC should be 587

What XP progression chart are we using?

Medium.

Gentz . . . I have a bookkeeping suggestion.

Remember how you added your class/race/level? by going to your profile and adding it to that field? Well, I suggest that you keep your current/max HP and current AC/touch AC in that line as well, like I did. This will do 2 things.

1) keeps a live up to date record of those for all to see (and so Chris doesn't have to ask before killing us)

2) makes it so you don't have to update your Obs Portal character for losing or healing a few hp (because Chris gets an email every time a characrter is updated, but it doesn't tell him HOW it was updated). Personally, I save the Obs Portal character sheet as a "level up/base" sheet, and keep day-to-day stuff on the Paizo profile for easy access.

Just a suggestion. :-) Oh, it also keeps combat posts just a little shorter because you don't have to add an HP line in each post.

any other suggestions for critical stats that may go in that line? maybe touch AC?

So whats the deal w/ the fame points?

Oh yeah. I will get to this as soon as I can

So the quick summary of fame is that it works like Karma in the old Marvel game.... sort of.

Fame is something like a cross between an XP total and an ability score. Each character has 2 parts to their fame score. The total Fame, and current prestige.

Total Fame: This represents how flat out famous you are. It controls access to certain favors and uses.

Current Prestige: This represents the amount of social collateral you have, and it gets turned in for favors.

Here's a quick example:

You do a deed that earns you 2 Fame. Your Fame score is now 2. It gets you access to the list of favors that cost less than or equal to 2 points. If you cash in a favor that is worth 1 point (such as having someone donate a 150 gp item) than your Fame is 1/2. If you cash in a second favor worth 1 point, your Fame is 0/2.

I'll put up the list of favors ASAP.

So, another way to say it would be like this:

"Fame" is the total fame points you've ever been awarded. "Prestiege" is your current number of fame points. As you "cash in favors" by spending fame points, your Prestiege drops, but you are still as famous as ever.

right?

Yes that is a much more succinct way to describe it