GM Whiteroses Curse of the Crimson Throne: On A Knife's Edge (Inactive)

Game Master Vanulf Wulfson

Welcome to the group!

Well, if you call three hours later shortly.

Hey, everyone. Looking forward to playing with you all.

Howdy! Happy to have you!

Welcome, welcome! :D

Alright Nicolai, I got an intro between you and Jolon going on in the gameplay thread and have an idea for further discourse. Feel free to jump in.

Sorry, it was under a spoiler tag. Didn't see it.

Veryone, take a look over Nicolai's spellbook and see if there's anything there that you would like him to make a scroll of or if there's any spell you would like him to add and let me know.

Also, how have you guys been doing hit points? Half, half+1, or roll? I've taken the liberty of just going halfsies but if there's another system, I can go with that instead.

Full first. Roll for each other level, if it comes out to less than half+1 take the half+1.

Okay.
Level 2: 1d6 ⇒ 1+1=2
Level 3: 1d6 ⇒ 1+1=2
Level 4: 1d6 ⇒ 3+1=4
Half+1 it is.

Sorry guys, I've been doing some home and personal maintenance over the past couple days, I'll get the next book started properly shortly.

Take your time! I'm glad we got through the first book! :D

And the fun part is that Jolon's Charisma is high enough to be that poetic! :P

I'm going to have very limited access to a computer from now until Monday, so please bot me if I'm holding anything up.

Hey everyone, just a heads up. I'm on vacation this week and while I'll be around until Wednesday I'm going to be out of town from Thursday until Sunday. I'll try to keep up with things on my phone but 'bot me if necessary to keep things moving.

Speaking of trips, I will be leaving on one myself tomorrow to Lake Geneva, WI, the birthplace of D&D! While I will have internet access for the five days of the trip (the same length of time Nicolai will be gone, funnily enough!), posting will most likely be phone-based and therefore sporadic and laconic.

Just fyi, my posting will be a bit sporadic this weekend. Out of town on a trip.

Have fun! :D

Jolon, why don't you take a 5' step to your right so that you're flanking with Nicolai.

Congratulations guys, you've leveled!

Great!
+11 HP
+1 BAB
+Second Studied Target
+Studied target bonus becomes +2
+6 skill points
+Weapon Focus (Greataxe)
He will also buy a +1 Cloak of Resistance if he's able to with all the chaos going on in the city.

+4 HP
+1/6 Rogue Talent
+10 Skill Points
+Weapon Focus (Dagger)
+Sneak Attacks are now 3d8

I'm selling my Black Adder Venom, Blue Whinnis Poison, and +1 Leather Armor for the 50% of value each to then buy a Mithril Chain Shirt. Bought a Bag of Holding I as well.

Both of you are able to easily find those items, Korvosa is still working, though under constant threat of plague. And I'm not sure if I mentioned it Nicolai, hp is increased by half+1 for each level or what is rolled, whichever is higher.

Hit Points: 1d6 ⇒ 6 FCB: +1 Hit point
+7 skill points
Spells: Clairaudience/Clairvoyance, Haste
Feats: Craft Wondrous Items, Craft Wand

Hit Points: 1d8 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 3 + 1 = 10
+5 Skill Points (3 Adventuring, 2 Background)
Feat: Selective Channeling
Spells Known: Ant Haul (1st), Silence (2nd), Levitate & Minor Image (Haunted curse)

Haha, I forgot about the HP rule too...I was just going with half.

HP for level 2: 1d8 ⇒ 8
HP for level 3: 1d8 ⇒ 5
HP for level 4: 1d8 ⇒ 7
HP for level 5: 1d8 ⇒ 1

So 5 for level 5

I added a thing to the top of the campaign...

I had been under the impression that if you picked to roll then you were stuck with that outcome even if it was low, so I misunderstood too and had just been taking half+1 haha

Level 2: 1d10 ⇒ 4
Level 3: 1d10 ⇒ 7
Level 4: 1d10 ⇒ 3
Level 5: 1d10 ⇒ 8

Nah, I like it when my PCs have higher hp. Let's people try the really silly and heroic stuff and lowers their guard a bit *cough*.

Having high HP is the whole point of my character build!

Of course now comes the hard part. I'm TERRIBLE at shopping for my characters. I know I should invest at least in cure wands for between-battle heals. But I also need to invest in better arms and armor to get to the shaman-knight image I'm going for. I already have the handy haversack. What do you folks suggest?

I'm terrible at reading instructions! It's been my downfall for years yet I never learn my lesson...

You shouldn't have to supply the team's cure wands for us, that's unfair use of your money. I'm just living dangerously to get some key pieces of equipment I'm always going for in the beginning and callously "letting my guard down" for the GM to kill me before I purchase a wand :).

There's always the "big six" gear items to clear first. Some of the most common fillers for the six would be a Cloak of Resistance, Ring of Protection, Amulet of Natural Armor, Headband of Alluring Charisma in your case, magic armor, and magic weapon. There's also the random items like Phylactery of Positive Channeling that can come in handy for you.

Can I afford any of those, 4 platinum is only 40 gp, plus the 75 gives me 115 gp to spend on stuff.

You definitely can't afford any of those right now, the cheapest would be a Cloak of Resistance at 1,000 gp. You may have enough after we sell the magic items we just collected, but that depends on how much we're able to sell them for.

Half. I've never had a 'day at the market' scene really pan out in a worthwhile way for standard gear. Strange, unique, and esoteric stuff, yeah, but bog-standard stuff nah.

Okay cool, some GMs I've had really get into it so I always try to check.

We can sell the three magic items for a total of 7,000 gp, so 1,750 apiece. After that you can buy a Cloak of Resistance or wait until we get a bit more gold to afford a lot of the other magic items that cost 2,000 gp.

Come to think of it, have we turned in those promissory notes we got from Cressida?

Hmm, I don't actually know if we ever did.

I think Aloysia's been keeping track of those. It was mostly just fluff so she's not constantly handing you enormous sacks of gold.

Oh, I don't think I did track the promissory notes...I don't actually remember promissory notes, but I'm also WILDLY sleep deprived this month so that may be why I don't remember. Also, I will definitely get the cloak of resistance with Aloysia's share of the sales.

It sounds like I might want to invest in a silvered sword for this. I'm hesitant to post until I know for sure what I'm buying...

Went back for all the notes and miscellaneous gold. Total is 5490 gold, which totals to 1372.5 for each of you. Also a wand of cure moderate wounds with 34 charges remaining from one of the women that you saved from Cabbagehead and Rolth's lair.

*slams hands down on the table Phoenix-Wright-style*

THIS CHANGES THINGS!

(Also, since we haven't exactly moved on yet, request permission to switch the feat I took with Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Bastard Sword)?)

I'm thinking I'll buy a Sunsilver Bastard Sword (485 gp), and then a Masterwork Agile Breastplate (550 gp) and Masterwork Klar (162 gp).

That leaves me with approximately 175.5 GP. Good idea? Bad idea? Ugly idea?

It covers two of the big 6, so I think it's a good ideal!

Granted. So we ready to fight some were-rats and possibly get infected with Lycanthropy?

Also buying 3 potions of cure light wounds as well, more to share than for myself.

Sorry that took so long, folks!

GM, can you keep the fallen wererats on the map? Maybe cross them off or grey them out until they are dead. Nicolai intends to go back and stanch their wounds to keep them from bleeding out.

Yeah, I can do that. Only one has fallen thus far.

Jolon wishes you all a blessed Solstice! :)

Jolon wishes you all a blessed Solstice! :)

And his player wishes you all a Merry Crystalhue! :D

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday season and a Joyous New Year.

<tap, tap, tap>. Is this thing on?

I'm waiting for my turn to see whether I attack the wererat to help Majenko or find a way to open the gate for Thugmofos to come in and even the odds by crunching down a few wererats.