OTOH I like Glitterdust as soon as possible, nice blinding effect even without picking up the invisible creatures. :)
Yeah, it was tough to choose the 2nd level spells, lost of good ones. Heroism is another one that was tough to wait on.
I like Glitterdust early as well though. It a great "big red emergency button" spell for lots of situations due to the blinding effect. Good for situations where you're outnumbered, badly surrounded, keeps enemies with flight on the ground, to shut down the big baddie while you deal with mooks, etc. It has a long range on it too. Good area control debuffing. Actually I don't think I've ever used against and invisible enemy (yet).
Cat's Grace is very likely to be Fenna's 5th level pick.
Are any of the items Kari's size? Either the mithril chain shirt or the Cloak of Resistance would be of interest to her. Given that the aquatic cummerbund is believed to be gnome in origin it might fit her, and would be thematic. :)
Since they're magic, we'll just say they magically size to fit the wearer.
The mithril chain shirt would be masterwork, but not magic.
no, the mithril chain shirt is also magic. I'm not sure if the chain shirt is something I adjusted from the book, but I wanted the loot to also reflect the jump from 2 to 4. There's more treasure here than the book gives.
Urram should take the wand and the spear. Kari and Fenna should probably each take a swimming item. For now, Kari likes the cummerbund, because of the theme, although long-term it competes for the belt slot with a belt of dexterity. What does Fenna want? Kari is interested in both the +1 mithril chain shirt and the +1 cloak of resistance, but that would give her more than her fair share. :)
Maybe the cloak should go to Urram. His FORT save is pretty low.
Keep in mind that coin is far less valuable here on the island than in a standard adventure closer to civilization. You would basically be sending orders with the ships that are scheduled to make trips here, obtaining what you purchase the next time a shipment arrives.
I'm OK with Urram getting the cloak.
Always working on the principle of 'my saves are fine as long as I don't get hit!' Thanks for the cloak regardless.
Also remember Urram is now able to start crafting - so our WBL will be a lot more efficient soon :D
I guess I might as well carry the wand - don't think either of you can cast Flaming Sphere?
I don't think we've clarified who's getting the +1 mithril chain shirt. Does Fenna want it?
Sure, I'll take the chain shirt if you don't mind Kari. I suppose it's a good match since it will lower my ACP to 0 if I remember correctly. That will help with skills.
So, if I understand what everyone's taking it should be as foloows:
Kari: Ring of Ferocious Action, Aquatic Cummerbund, Amulet of Natural Armor(?)
Urram: +1 Agile Spear, +1 Cloak of Resistance, Wand of Flaming Sphere
Fenna: Ring of Swimming, +1 Mithril Shirt
I'll go ahead and take a larger amount of the gold. There are a couple of things I would like to "order" from civilization: Masterwork Thieve's Tools, and a Traveler's Any-Tool. Those two items cost a combined 350gp.
Kari wasn't planning on taking the amulet of NA, since she'll almost always be casting Barkskin on herself.
When giving an order to the next boat, you can include items you want to sell at the standard 50% value and use that toward what you purchase.
Also, with regard to your new languages: I've never been a huge fan of hand-waving how easy it is to learn a whole new language. We'll have some downtime coming up, but until then use just the ones you knew before.
As far as gold goes I suggest we pool it and just buy things that we want (as Fenna is.) Remember Urram has crafting now (and will be getting more) so the more gold we keep is more gold Urram can use for making items at 50% cost.
@Fenna: Any preference - explore further or go back to the colony?
Oh, I guess I wasn't very clear. Fenna would continue taking a liitle more of a look around, but doesn't see the point in exterminating everything. She is dragging around a heavy sack attached to her by a rope. That will get tiresome really fast.
As indicated in the gameplay thread, Kari would like to get a suit of leather barding made for Hrolf. I think it should cost 20 GP (x2) and weigh 15 lbs. I don't know how long that would take.
Sorry about not posting yet - I'm waiting for a bit more information about Lyra and whether she actually believes Urram again... a week is plenty of time for personal drama!
Ready to move forward!
I mean does Kari sleep fully dressed and geared?
No one said anything about Kari being dressed. :)
Theoretically, she could switch her Shroud of Water to armor, and then deactivate it before getting into bed; if she gets up in the middle of the night, she can restore it as an immediate action. Admittedly, that would reduce her AC by one from wearing her studded leather.
Kari is willing to go down the well first, but she's also willing to let someone else go first if they want to.
Unbeknownst to Hrolf, she does have a way of bringing him along (assuming there's enough room where we're going): the Haunted Oracle's Curse adds Levitate to her spell list.
Edit: not until 5th lvl (Hero Lab mistakenly adds it at 4th lvl) — sorry Hrolf!
Between Ant Haul and Grease Urram can probably make someone strong enough to carry Hrolf down and get him through any tight spaces. Kari? It'll involve gadgets :P
We don't know how much water we're gong to be in at the bottom. What if it involves swimming underwater? Can Hrolf do that?
Hey Everyone, I'm away for the next twelve days in Florida - going to Disney World for the first time!
I won't be able to check my games while I'm away so I'm on pause until the 10th (or possibly the 11th if I'm too jet-lagged!).
Please feel free to bot me as the situation requires! His spell slots/buffs are at your disposal :)
the boards downtime really screwed up my posting this week. I'll get one up as soon as I can. Bot me if needed.
I think the dark creatures are next to act.
I'm back and ready to go.
Urram will put Barkskin, Mage Armor and Shield on himself as well as the shield on Fenna. New AC is 24 :)
The battle map link is in GM Clockwork's status line.
Oh! Okay. I went to the top of the page. I figured the two links would be the same. Updated Fenna's movement.
It took me many attempts to make that post!
We're back up and running!
Or *trying not to be strangled-ing*!
Have just watched Infinity War. Urram needs a gauntlet full of Ioun Stones now... :D
If we are interested in a Discord, I have set up a channel here
I'm not 100% sure I am doing this right:
I think we're waiting for Urram's action.
Bit of an announcement, I started a new job this week. While I ramp up, I wont have the same ability to post during the day. I absolutely plan to continue our game as long as everyone wants to keep playing, and I'll keep to at least 1/day to the best of my ability.
I'm pretty sure I have something wrong with the Discord that I set up. Did anyone try the link?
Oh! I totally forgot about the discord setup. I've never used it so I'm not exactly sure what it's for?
I'm in much the same boat a small promotion and a move to a new office for it has made my commute longer, I've mostly adjusted now, but the last few weeks have been tough on my posting. Congrats on the new job!
Congrats indeed.
I confess I'm not hugely keen on Discord, but if group consensus likes it I will give it another go! ;)
I admit that I'm entirely ignorant about Discord. What would we use if for?
Is the cloak useful for anyone? It's not the greatest thing for Kari, since she needs both hands free for Gather Power, but she would get some use out of it. Of course, she would discard it once a cloak of resistance was available.
Urram needs his hands for casting/spearing so no. Not much use here :)
Selling items is long process, since money isn't much use at the colony.
Kari is correct. Selling something like a magic item would take place when the next ship arrives, and the money/purchased item comes on the ship after that.
Have we finished exploring the cavern complex, or is there an area we haven't been to yet?
The cavern is completely cleared.
Thank goodness!