GM Brunoreturns' Shattered Star (Inactive)

Game Master brunoreturns

@Barkot, how long did your downtime activities take?

@Barkot, how long did your downtime activities take?

I think I assumed about a week with the research, but it could be as short as a couple of days (scribing the two scrolls only took 2 hours each) if it matters.

It only matters for updating the calendar, which I am not sure I am going to keep up.

Long day - will post in the morning when I’ve had enough coffee to think of something to say to Jasper.

Can barkot use my perception as aid another? Just threw those dice out there as I did not have access to the other Ks.

Chances are Paeral will make the check. Regardless, you were both close enough that there is something odd about the paintings and reroll. I'll even allow you both a +2 as your search is more focused.

Sounds good to me, thanks.

Mechanically, she will pay full value for some items, and will pay a bonus if you discover special artwork.

Not much else to disclose with this little side quest generation, though I am happy to continue the RP.

In the meantime, it is time for the party to decide how they want to get to the cape, unless there are other preparations or questions you would like to ask. Discuss, and we can move forward when you have decided.

Incidentally, Jasper is going to be waiting at Heidmarch Manor when you come back, having informed Sheila that you invited him along. She won't have admitted him to the Manor, but has allowed him to wait in the front gardens.

Thanks for clarifying - will be back online this evening.

Has the party chosen the overland route, the water route, or something else?

Good question. I'd lean towards the water route to save time and bring us directly to Maroux's Isle and avoid the war between the troglodytes and boggards (and whatever the "three dangers of the Mushfens" are), but I can be talked out of it. The downside of boat travel is that Barkot has a modifier of +0 in Swim.

I'm good either way.

Fire jets, lightning sand, and manticores of unusual size, of course.

Squint was a sailor. Of course he's interested in the water route.

Water route is fine by me as well...

Sorry - back in the morning.

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Clarifying ooc as it could be taken different ways. I was not complaining, just surprised. Yeah, we would have put in at that point.

GM, can you give us the water depth? Surprised we can see the skeletons in their locations. What is the shore line like? Can I run? Got killing on my mind.

You are on / near the surface, so you can see the skeletons. People on the shore cannot.

The water is 15 ft deep at the ship. Probably 10 ft deep where you started.

I'm not setting any restrictions on the shore.

BTW: Since Deric is making no effort to be quiet, I'll assume that he called out that there were skeletons in the water.

Ah, sorry - not sure why, but I assumed we could see them.

These skeletons, given something to chase will mindlessly do so. They have less than 0 chance of ever catching a dolphin (-2 swim check) unless Squint makes a horrid tactical decision.

So, do you guys want to force a combat here or just gather the seaweed and leave?

I’d prefer to just gather the seaweed and leave...

Concur.

Hooray for Squint! 100% agree. We might lose some loot, but that is a lot of skeletons with DR against our best weapons (especially when Ulyi is gone). I had hoped to distract half of them; getting rid of all of them to allow us to bypass the combat is just smart resource management.

*blush*

Anyone else have an opinion on which cave to go to?

Head out now or find a place to camp?

Do you have an image of the map she drew?

I marked the locations on the main map of the Lady's cape.

I'll draw and scan a map if you really want, though I won't guarantee it will look anything like the actual image :)

Perfect. Thank you.

I suspect that Deric might not realize that Taldane is the official name for the Common language.

It is the language of the Taldan empire.

I suspect the gm is correct. Will play along with that.

Taldane, Troglodyte. You say tomato...

There goes the cdg.

@Barkot I am not comfortable botting in the current situation. No rush, but we will wait for you.

@Barkot I am not comfortable botting in the current situation. No rush, but we will wait for you.

Sorry - hitting a busy patch at work but will try to keep up.

It occurs to me that I forgot to ask if you brought the nag of holding.

I'll assume it is tied to a tree just off the map...

That’s reasonable - Barkot wouldn’t have left the Nag with Maroux for fear of her turning it into Stu.

Is there any chance, GM, that the grid on the map could be lessened in intensity? In other words, could the lines be made less thick? It's, frankly, difficult to look at.

Thanks for considering it.

I think so. Let me work with the image editing tonight.

Made the line width as small as possible, but it still looks pretty large. Must be something with the size of the image.

So, I made the color of the lines a softer grey. Hopefully it is still visible enough but not jarring.

Where did the grid go?

Yeah, looks good, GM!

Looks good to me.

Also, I'm sorry for the delay. I'm going to be busier than usual at work through June 1 - I should still be able to post daily-ish, but if I miss a day or so that's why.

I'm trying to think what the effect of grease would be on a creature with no legs.

Obviously it will still need to make the Acrobatics check to move in the grease and be limited to half speed, but since it can't be tripped, I think it is reasonable to infer that it can't "fall prone" either. Objections?

Good call, boss. Did not realize those details. Yes. See game play.

GM: Since Paëral was included in the Haste, is it OK if I add a third arrow to my full attack since he casted before I fired? If not, no worries, thought it was worth asking...

Yes, go ahead Paeral. As long as you are in the 30 ft restriction, I haven't examined the map yet.

Is the creature flying, GM, or slithering?

If the former, then yeah, poop-sandwich. If the latter, then unless the creature has something in its description that says as such, then I think “A creature can walk within or through the area of grease at half normal speed with a DC 10 Acrobatics check. Failure means it can't move that round” would be applicable. Grease should be able to affect those who wriggle.

I Agree with all that, Squint. (It is slithering, and does not appear to have any ability to fly.)

It was the second part of that failure condition, the "and needs to make a Reflex check or fall prone" that I questioned. I am thinking that, since it can't be tripped, that it also can't fall prone, but it certainly can get stuck in the grease.

It likely won't matter, but I wanted to set expectations (and confer with the GM hive mind available to me here).