Even Angels Weep

Game Master DragonBlood472

Silian has made the suggestion that I have each of you make a wishlist spoiler on your sheets to include things that you would like to have or experience for your character. This will act as a cheat sheet for me, making it easier for me to help you get the most out of the game. I like this idea and would appreciate it if each of you would do this.

Welcome to Fallen Angel, I hope I'm able to do at least a passable job of being a good DM. I welcome any feedback that you have.

Silian checking in.

Dot

Hi hi, I'm here :-P

Here as well.

Just noticed the game had started - very excited to be aboard. I'll be posting momentarily and will make that change to my sheet.

Lianna's post made me smile for some reason.

I'm so glad to see almost everyone has checked in! I've had quite a long day out running errands with a friend. Silian and Vannevar have informed me that they might be slow to post over the weekend due to work and being away from home. So, the first couple of days might drag by a little slower than anticipated. I shall post again tonight, at least once more before sleep!

Probably the joke that was a reference to that whole "1 in 10 people is gay thing". Also I just went to go see Frozen, and my character is an ice sorceress so I'm REALLY in that headspace :-P

Akasha and Silian, I've paused the two of you while we wait for Vannevar, sorry for the inconvenience! He should be posting tonight or tomorrow. Blaze, Aeyra, and Lianna, you'll be tied up in casual conversation for the most part until that point.

For those of you who wish to place best on the race:

I'm not finding anything that specifies how to handle bets on the race, or specific rules for gambling in general. Does anyone know if such a thing exists?

If not, how would you like to handle the gambling? The easiest thing I can think of is to create odds for each of the animals based on their descriptions and the descriptions of the races, and then simply roll a few times for each animal. Any input?

The race isn't really just about stats since most of the beasts racing are intelligent and can do things to change their outcome.

I get that and there are riders involved, 'tis why I'm asking for input.

OK, I've devised betting odds for the beasts. I'm just going to go with what's going to be the easiest for me and the luck of the dice.

You guys are all amazing for dealing with my noob mistakes. Just saying.

Whoa! Get some sleep and this is what I miss? (I work nights) Will get caught up.

Lol, no problem, Akasha.

Eh everyone's a newbie at some point.

I love Blaze's outlook on things. It's fun to see how he perceives the world.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to interacting with all the other PCs.

I'm really enjoying all of the characters!

So, serious question time, how do we want to handle party treasure? I ask because it's something I think we should figure out before we really get started. I'd like to split it up amongst ourselves every time we reach a certain amount, that way we'd have a 'party fund' for things like inn stays so we wouldn't have to worry about 'who pays this time' and it gets split at sizable amounts so we can all get what we want. Or we can just split it evenly every time which would probably go with what our characters would do.

That would work, specific items, weapons stuff like that that are particularly useful to one person we can distribute immediately. Otherwise party treasure pool works with the occasional split during downtime.

Not to be "that guy" that makes party loot hard to track, but Aeyra would probably have her own personal stash.

I figured a mix of both, personal stash ad group treasure. Akasha's used to being part of a unit so she's easy.

Any others have input on the topic of loot dispersion?

Admittedly in this instance it'd probably be easiest to just split it evenly every time we get done with a foray 'into the breach'. I just figured that we should decide on a method now, out of character, so that it doesn't become a problem later.

Wealth: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 3, 4) = 15*10=150

Working on gear now.

Thank you :)

EDIT: Please recheck your calculations, by my tally you've spent 160 gold and 1 silver. Also, please note that the Grapling Hook costs 1 gp not 5 sp, you probably read the line under it that happens sometimes. Thanks again for getting your equipment down, it makes the game go more smoothly.

I overlooked the artisan tools the first time by mistake so triple calculations show 160.1

Out of character, I have no objection to an even split. In character, well we'll see who gets the lion's share :D

Fixed. Dropped my many, many daggers.

Thanks, love. I'm sure you'll be able to get them back soon enough.

I just love when somebody asks us to disarm ourselves and I drop like, a dozen daggers on the ground.

That's how my rogue character Bree Longfield is.

Even division as loot is discovered sounds easiest to me. Division of magic items should probably be discussed more in depth as found.

As a side note, my posting is going to continue to be erratic for the next 2-3 days. due to a death in the family.

I'm sorry to hear that, Blaze. Warm wishes.

I woke up feeling like crap today and my kid is sick as well. I've got a couple of job interviews Monday. I'll still be checking in regularly, though, but my posting might be a bit lackluster.

It sounds like the majority vote is to divide the loot as it comes.

Aeyra gives a little hrumph. "I tried alchemy, weirdest reaction though, only effected this portion of my hair. I suppose trading hair might be beneficial for both of us: I want the color and you want to remain a little quieter since you're an outcast." She sips her drink, acting as if what she said is perfectly normal conversation with a complete stranger.

Aeyra, are you alluding to having personal information about Lianna? You may not simply know things about any of the PC's that happened prior to your meeting them. I need you to make a Knowledge (local) DC 25 check in order to obtain any private information about any of the other PC's as well as provide me with a plausible reason as to why you might have that information. They are all strangers, at this point, after all.

Perception checks should be made to note the condition and such of her bow and other equipment as well.

Ruining all my Sherlock Holmes fun >.> I made connections that could be gleamed from the situation. It was a little spoiled since I've read her background, but I said nothing about any specific part of her past. Only that she wears weapons she doesn't often use (which can be easily discovered by examining them) and that she has a sharp mind. Too often somebody born a wizard is expected to be a warrior and a person born a warrior is expected to be a wizard. Still, I've just been toying with the fringes since we're kind of sand-boxing right now, which I can admit I do sometimes. I shall reign it in, apologies.

I know, it's a spoil sport situation but you are not yet a Sherlock Holmes ;) Someday you may be, but for now, young grasshopper, you are a level one rogue :D

You're making a lot of deductions that your characters should not yet have the experience to be able to make, and even more, to make without any kind of rolls. No one's weapons at this stage are well used, and you can't simply guess a person's class by looking at them. Yes, that could be discovered by examining them, but you didn't roll a perception check or anything else to indicate you were examining them! Reading her background and then in anyway attempting to bring that into game is metagaming and is no bueno.

Thank you for being willing to reign it in, but by all means, be your character... just back it up with rolls and good storytelling ;)

Is she a wizard? I didn't even know that, just assumed a caster of some kind.

Bah, she's a sorcerer! >.<

Aye, the fringe pulling shall be put to an end.

Thank you.

Just have to say how weird it is being the only human in a party. I don't thing that's ever happened before in any game I've been in.

Just think of it as everyone but you and Blaze are down if elf bane weapons/spells come out, lol.

I will not be posting in game until sometime tonight. I had a job interview this morning (went quite well) and another this afternoon. The car is acting up so I'm stuck trying to figure out a ride to the second interview. Please, please, please do feel free to fill up pages upon pages of dialog as you guys get to know each other. I will read them all tonight and post as soon as I can!

Break a leg in the second interview!

Or...you know if he doesn't give you the job break HIS leg :-P.

Thank you, Silian :)
lmfao, Lianna.

I think I did fairly well at both interviews. I'm really hoping to hear back from the second place though, I would so much rather work there. The environment was much more friendly, it pays better, and I'd be able to keep my facial piercings in!

Nice! Good luck!

Thank you, thank you :)