GM Jiggy's The Order of the Griffon (5e) (Inactive)

Game Master Jiggy

We should probably interrogate first so this joker doesn't escape or something.

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Hit die: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
Do we get the "resting with a bard" bonus?
Bard Bonus: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Healing: 2d8 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 + (2) = 12
And then...
Further healing: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

I've updated the treasure list in my profile (Spidre took the bow, Pietro plate armor and greatsword).

There's two 'double strength' healing potions that probably spidre and thyra should take (?)

I agree. I'd meant to claim one.

Cheers. I'll cross them off. You want the other, Thyra? They're double strength (4d4+4).

Sure I'll also take the +1 great axe. I need a back up weapon

Amended. Jiggy, did the bandits have any coinage of note?

Whoops, completely forgot about actual cash. Let's say you found 2d100 ⇒ (2, 47) = 49 gold pieces.

Cheers. Added that too.

Apologies for the radio silence. Got crunched at work and didn't have any creative energy. I'll make sure to return to posting at least once a day.

Sick today. Will post later.

An intriguing plan. How far away will the Pietro/Thyra/Halsere trio wait while Spidre and Mirrel do their parts? Will Spidre be using anything other than basic skill checks to move among the trees? Any preparations for anyone?

I don't think I have anything else, but I am fairly acrobatic. I figured I'd change into some +1 studded leather before attempting the feat though.

I'm still trying to decide if I want to start the party with an arrow or an illusion.

Illusion of a gargantuan arrow?

If you could spare another invisibility, Halsere I'd appreciate it.

By the way - doesn't invisibility last for an hour?

By the way - doesn't invisibility last for an hour?

I does indeed, so I'll start us off with you still invisible. (Though if Halsere gets hurt, he might lose concentration and reveal you.)

New post incoming.

I figured I'd change into some +1 studded leather before attempting the feat though.

Have you updated your AC to reflect this?

Certainly not!

EDIT: wait, why is my HP so low?

I've removed the studded leather from party treasure.

Can we have noticed Spidre was injured before I left? If so I can give him a couple of healing potions (2d4+2 each) and a healing word (1d4+5), which should cover a significant amount of the shortfall.

Yeah, I definitely would have taken some kind of action for that.

Yeah, that's fine.

Well here's my potion.
healing: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 1) + 2 = 7

My bad guys, I think I must have just misunderstood the plan on a player level.

Healing Word: 1d4 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
Healing Potion: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5

(Both for Spidre).

My bad guys, I think I must have just misunderstood the plan on a player level.

Part and Parcel of PBP, I think. At the table we could have much more back-and-forth - here it's just as important to keep moving forward as it is to get everything sorted down to the last detail.

Thanks Mirrel.

And yes, that's fine Thyra. Stuff happens. Worst case scenario you get everyone killed.

That was encouraging, right?

The guard looks around, wondering where the voice came from.

FWIW (although I'm not with my books at the moment), I'm pretty sure casting a spell ends my invisibility.

D'oh! You're right. Oh well, very little difference for that round.

Yeah - I just figured it might be relevant soon. :o

Out of curiosity, is that a new thing in 5E? It seems to me that doing something benign like healing didn't "used to" break invisibility, but maybe we've just always done it wrong.

Also - do you think in this situation that the caster no longer able to see the target is aware that the spell he's concentrating on is now achieving nothing/has ended?

In Pathfinder, casting a non-offensive spell didn't break invisibility. So you could heal or summon, but anything hitting an enemy would blow your cover.

I'm fine with a caster knowing that their concentration spell has ended; otherwise, what are they concentrating on?

I was also imagining the situation where Halsere is concentrating on keeping two people invisible (or flying or whatever) and they're out of sight. Does he know when one of them is no longer affected?

It obviously doesn't matter here, I'm just curious what you'd think.

FYI, I might not be able to post much (if at all) over the weekend, as there's a good chance I'll be out of town.

Where's Mirrel when you need him?

Under pressure at work, I'm afraid (going to Paizocon this year means all my June deadlines have been brought forward a month).

I'm afraid I kept meaning to post something...then just didn't. Creative energy is a rare commodity currently. Apologies. I should still be able to post every day.

Sorry - been ill. Will try to get back into it shortly

Hope you feel better, Halsere.

So, we're not leveling yet, but you can do some selling/shopping if you like. Here's a general idea of what's left:

King Halav's Tomb is basically the last dungeon of the game, then you go and confront Koriszegy in an attempt to end this threat once and for all. You're not leveling yet, but will be after the Tomb, before heading off to fight the vampire.

Also, although I'm already generally a proponent of "chips fall where they may" GMing, I've generally been trying to err on the side of safety in encounter design, since character death can derail a campaign so easily.

But there's not much campaign left to derail. Either you find the artifacts and defeat the vampire, or thousands (millions?) of innocent people are killed and/or enslaved. Starting with King Halav's Tomb, we're playing hardball. I won't be suddenly changing how I adjudicate the rules or anything unfair like that, but PC death and/or total campaign failure is a looming threat now. You have been warned; prepare accordingly.

>:D

Hah nice, its sad that this campaign is coming to end, it has been a fun foray into 5th edition.

Cripes, this wasn't your first 5E game, was it? Because some of this stuff (mostly the treasure/magic items) is waaaaaay outside the baseline assumptions of the system.

What can I buy to make Pietro roll crits again?

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Yeah it was my first and to date only 5E game, however in reading the player's handbook it seemed pretty clear that the magic items aren't typical to a 5E game.

Remember the GM was basing it on an old school computer game. On that basis, he nailed it :)

Yeah, it's definitely been an enjoyable campaign. I'll be sad to have it end! I've enjoyed gaming with you all! But here I am talking like its already over, we still have a whole dungeon to go!

Glad you're liking it!

Let me know when you guys are ready to march forth into the tomb. Appropriate theme music has been linked at the top of the page.

I need to buy some +2 light armor, but idk if I can afford it. Not sure how much gold we have though.

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Just occurred to me that I haven't posted details for Specularum shopping yet, so here's the breakdown:

A simple, one-handed weapon costs 800gp for +1 or 1,400gp for +2.
A simple, two-handed weapon or a martial, one-handed weapon costs 1,200gp for +1 or 2,000gp for +2.
A martial, two-handed weapon costs 1,800gp for +1 or 3,000gp for +2.

Light armor costs 800gp (plus the base price) for +1 or 1,800gp (plus the base price) for +2.
Medium armor and shields cost 1,300gp (plus the base price) for +1 or 3,000gp (plus the base price) for +2.
Heavy armor costs 3,000gp (plus the base price) for +1 or 5,500gp (plus the base price) for +2.

Spell scrolls can be purchased for 500gp per spell level, for any spell up to 4th level. Alternatively, for 200gp per spell level, spells of up to 4th level can be added to a spellbook in a matter of minutes.

Potion of fire resist: 200gp
Potion of invisibility: 200gp
Ring of fire resist: 5,000gp
Potion of healing: 50gp
Potion of Extra Healing (4d4+4): 200gp
Ring of Protection +1: 3,000gp

Your own gear can be sold for half price (using these prices).

If anyone needs some gold, Thyra can lend some. GM Jiggy, would I need to make a knowledge check to know I might need a silver weapon to fight the undead with? Being honest, I don't know what silver weapons work well against in 5E, but it seems like it might be a good idea to bring a silver weapon.

Yeah - maybe the duke can tell us what is good vs undead?

I need to buy some +2 light armor, but idk if I can afford it. Not sure how much gold we have though.

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Not a lot, I'm afraid. I make it 234 gp, so that's 46 gold and 8 silver each.

We do have a +1 rapier and +1 full plate, plus whatever Halsere didnt need of the spellbook. Can we trade those for other items?

Alternatively we can sell them (for 2100gp + whateverthespellbookisworth).

I'd kind of like a +1 shield, but I think we're better off boosting Spidre's armor, since he's on the front line more. I have a fair amount of gold left over for myself, if anyone else has stuff they want.