GM Kyshkumen's The Dragons Demand

Game Master Kyshkumen

Doubtful I will be posting tomorrow or on Tuesday the 26 - travel days to and from PaizoCon. Just wanted to give you the heads up.

Actually wanted to address that. I think Kludde is the only one not going to a convention this weekend. So just a heads up to expect a pause over this up coming weekend with a local convention and Paizocon which I think everyone else is going to.

Have fun, guys. I won't be at a convention, but I'm having visitors this weekend. The end effect will be similar...

Hope everyone had fun this last weekend and are recovered enough to continue with our game.

Just to let you know, Eugene is not going to pass on spouting legalistic language. I'll have more time later today, so expect a post then.

Aoden is out with a stomach bug today. He'll post when he can, but right now he's not up to it.

I'm out until Monday. Sorry for the short notice.

I'll be in China for the next two weeks, and I'm not sure what the internet situation will be there (especially, whether I can access google drawings). In the worst case, I might go black until the 21st.

Have a safe, profitable trip!

I am more than happy to play anything out in campaign posts, but I also don't want the minutiae of spell scribing to slow us down.

GM Kyshkumen - Can we assume we can get writing supplies at the Nachis sisters, and come and go to transcribe spells (perhaps over the course of a few days)? Or is this something we need to negotiate with appropriate NPCS?

Davros - Can we assume Aodan and Davros would cooperate and share, or would you like to play it out?

Spell book notes & musings:

1) I hope (and assume), that according to the contract we will be able to come and go from the manor (to buy appropriate ink at the Nachi's sisters) before officially ending the investigation of traps and guardians. (There still is a Shae left, so technically the party hasn't finished yet.)

Lady Origen's terms

2) It looks like there are 87 spells, which would cost a total of something like 7080 gp (and 87 hours) to transcribe all (assuming Spellcraft checks could be made). Aodan currently has 306 gp (enough to cover many of the first level spells and a few higher level). Depending on whether we can come and go (and possibly oer the course of a few days), I can prioritize which spells Aodan wants the most (that fit within his current gold and/or potential reward gold).

3) It obviously would be most beneficial for Aodan and Davros to divvy up copying, with the idea of sharing later. (Assuming Aodan can put aside his prejudices of Qadirans - but at least he considers - rightly or wrongly - a slave to be less of a much less of a threat than a "noble" or merchant/trader.)

Level 1 spells
Scirbing cost per spell: 10 gp
Total Number: 25
Total potential scribing Cost: 250
Spellcraft DC: 16

Alarm
burning hands
charm person
color spray
comprehend languages
crafter's fortune
ear-piecing scream
expeditious retreat
grease
heightened awareness
identify
infernal healing
mage armor
magic missle
magic weapon
Obscuring mist
Ray of enfeeblement
shield
shocking grasp
sleep
stone fist
summon monster I
true strike
unseen servant
vanish

Level 2 spells
Scirbing cost per spell: 40 gp
Total number: 22 spells
Spellcraft DC: 17
Total potential scribing costs: 880 gp

Acid arrow
arcane lock
blur
cat's grace
create pit
dark vision
false life
flaming sphere
glitterdust
invisibility
knock
levitate
make whole
mirror image
scorching ray
see invisibility
sonic scream
spectral hand
spider climb
summon monster II
summon swarm
web

Level 3 spells
Scirbing cost per spell: 90 gp
Total number: 17 spells
Spellcraft DC: 18
Total potential scribing costs: 1530 gp

arcane sight
daylight
disable construct
dispel magic
displacement
explosive runes
fireball
fly
haste
heroism
hold person
secret page
spiked pit
stinking cloud
summon monster III
tongues
vampiric touch.

Level 4 spells
Scirbing cost per spell: 160 gp
Total number: 12 spells
Spellcraft DC: 19
Total potential scribing costs: 1920 gp

Acid pit
black tentacles
control summoned creature
dimension door
earth glide
enervation
illusory wall
greater infernal healing
greater invisibility
stoneskin
summon monster IV
wall of ice.

Level 5 spells
Scirbing cost per spell: 250 gp
Total number: 10 spells
Spellcraft DC: 20
Total potential scribing costs: 2500 gp

Cone of cold
dominate person
fire snake
hold monster
life bubble
magic jar
overland flight
permanency
summon monster V
teleport.

I agree, lets not bog down game play to much and you and Davros can spend some time working out the details for your plans. I only suggest this since it goes against player thinking, but Zilchus and Eugene could spend the time tracking down leads in town.

Cooperation is fine by me!

... but Zilchus and Eugene could spend the time tracking down leads in town.

Zilch is unsure what leads need to be tracked down and, moreso, what leads *he* needs to track down.

We have some rumors to research, but not sure that Zilch would want to start on those before he finishes here.

What is Z missing? (outside of a positive charisma score)

Does Zilchus know where this mysterious cave is?

Does Zilchus know where this mysterious cave is?

Rand: "Upper corner of the map, duh."

Zilch: "Oh yeah."

Aodan's spells desired to copy from book if limited to his own current gold:

Level 1 Spells (DC 16, 10gp each)
Roll Spell
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Color spray
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Comprehend languages
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 Obscuring mist
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21 Shield
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 True strike
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 Vanish

Level 2 Spells (DC 17, 40 gp each)
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Acid arrow
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 Cat's grace
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 Glitterdust
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Invisibility
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 Knock
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Scorching ray (fail)

Totals:
16 hours for 11 spells
260 gp Missed Scorching Ray

Aodan's Previous Level 1 Spells
Abundant Ammunition
Blend
Expeditious Retreat
Gravity Bow
Grease
Magic Missile

29 previous pages + 6 pages (level 1 spells) + 10 pages (level 2 spells) = 45 pages total

The eventual cost to Aodan and Davros won't change, as each has to pay to write it in his own book. If they need to copy with their own current funds (before they get their reward), they'll need to coordinate how many they can get with current funds on hand (as well as see if the other can make the spellcraft for a spell he desires if the other fails).

Aodan's desired spells to copy - if he can use money from reward and/or Davros can copy some

Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14 Magic weapon (fail)
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 Ray of enfeeblement (10 gp)
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 Blur (40 gp)
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16 Flaming sphere (fail)
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 Levitate (fail)
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Mirror image (fail)
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 Web (40 gp)
Spellcraft DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Dispel magic (fail)
Spellcraft DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Fireball (90 gp)
Spellcraft DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Fly (90 gp)
Spellcraft DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 Haste (90 gp)
Spellcraft DC 18: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Tongues (90 gp)

Total: 17 hours, 450 gp, 17 pages

Big day at work - I'll post tonight.

Big day at work - I'll post tonight.

Lies. It's now Wednesday.

**Totally nozzed this whole thing up - forgot to crossreference with Magus spell list.**

Davros' spells desired to copy from book:

Level 1 (DC 16; 10gp each)
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 burning hands fail
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 expeditious retreat
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15 grease fail
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 magic missile
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 magic weapon
Spellcraft DC 16: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14 ray of enfeeblement fail

Level 2 (DC 17; 40 gp each)
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22 blur
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18 flaming sphere
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9 mirror image fail
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 sonic scream
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 spider climb fail
Spellcraft DC 17: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26 web

Totals:
11 hours for 7 spells
190 gp Missed burning hands, grease, ray of enfeeblement, mirror image, spider climb

Davros' Previous Level 1 Spells:
keep watch
Kreighton's perusal
Serren's swift girding
shield
shocking grasp
touch of corruption
true strike

19 previous pages + 3 pages (level 1) + 8 pages (level 2) = 30 pages total.

As it struggles to stay on it's feet Davros strikes with his blade to deliver the killing blow.

Well, Davros finally killed something. Guess its time to call this game. :)

GM Kyshkumen wrote:

As it struggles to stay on it's feet Davros strikes with his blade to deliver the killing blow.

Well, Davros finally killed something. Guess its time to call this game. :)

Wow. I didn't think this was a serious post. Your last in game post was Thursday.

Should we find another or call the game quits after we finish this section?

Is there a convention out in Sac this weekend? That might explain the lack of posting.

Family emergency, sorry I gotta be out for this week.

I care little for the personal hygiene of this cerebral crustacean. As the knights of my order would put it: charge!

GM Kludde, hanging out with our mutual friend Auke. I think I knew him before you did...but he's telling me all about your metoric rise from 1 star to 4 star as a PFS GM. Small world.

Ah, great! Send him my regards. Are you at Gen-Con? (that being the most likely place for such an encounter)

Ah, great! Send him my regards. Are you at Gen-Con? (that being the most likely place for such an encounter)

Ayep.

Also met another of your players (or explayers), a guy named Steve (aka Cyrus the Flea but I don't know what yahoo he played in your game). You have quite a following Kludde.

You're a regular Zilchus. ;)

Things are slowing coming back to normal. Post incoming in a bit. Sorry again for the delay.

Alright, before anything else happens I want you to all level up to 4.

Alright, before I kill you with this OP monster anything else happens I want you to all level up to 4.

Ayep, totally missed this. I won't be able to level up until tomorrow night (if I'm lucky) or Tuesday night as I'm away from home until then. Sorry for the delay.

I did the basic save/hp/skill levelling. Putting the full stat block in the profile requires more focus than I currently have, but I've updated the tagline.

Alright, before I kill you with this OP monster anything else happens I want you to all level up to 4.

I know it was rather nice of me to double check before I brutally slaughtered you all.

Alright, before anything else happens I want you to all level up to 4.

A level up? I guess I need to shoot Zilchus in the butt roll natural 1's more often.

How should I treat damage when gaining HP? Do I keep current damage, or current HP constant?

If you have been hit this round keep that damage. Otherwise go up to full.

Zilch, lvl 4
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+7 hp

+1 Strength (heroes, especially ones about to die, need strength)

+moar spellz

+5 skillz, mad
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+1 Perception (Zilch is a good finder)
+1 Bluff
+1 Fly
+2 Know (Nature)

Eugene's changes are mostly:

+6 hp
+1 wisdom (which brings me to 16, so some skills and will saves have gone up)

Two skill points, which lead to:
+4 spellcraft
+4 appraise (makes sense)

Aodan - level 4
(+1 book reader/bow strummer - +1 Fort, +1 Ref)

+4 lvl + 1 con = +5 hp

+1 Intelligence

Scorching Ray, Web

+1 Disable, +1 Know Arcane, +1 Stealth, +1 Spellcraft
+2 Perception

Davros - level 4

+4 hp

+1 Int

Shocking Grasp

+1 language (going to take Draconic)

+10 skills Ranks (+1 Acrobatics, +1 Diplomacy, +1 Knowledge (arcana), +1 Knowledge (planes), +4 Perception, +1 Spellcraft, +1 UMD)

Yeah, forgot about the extra AoO for the "ranged attack" part of the spell. I thought it was wierd that firing a bow would auto-provoke but casting a ray-spell through it could be avoided with a concentration check. Provoking makes more sense.

Another super-busy week at work. Will post as I can. (Please don't let me slow things up - use Aodan as needed.)

I'll be at a con Wed-Sun. Reception may be spotty, so I don't know how well I'll fare in updating.

There is an up coming auction, please browse the new section of the campaign thread to see if there is anything of interest for any of you.

Just checking in. Would like to start sometime next week if that works for everyone. If I don't hear from you here I will try google chat for those I have added.

I'm going to try but... complications.

I'm here!

Just checking in. Would like to start sometime next week if that works for everyone. If I don't hear from you here I will try google chat for those I have added.

Would love to go again, but without good commitments from Aodan and Darkrose, I think we should wait.

Would like to get this started again after my job settles back down. I know that probably isn't going to work for Davros so we might need to recruit a few more. Let me know if you are still interested in picking this back up and if we need to then we can discuss new players.

Same here with the job, I'm just hoping our settlement times overlap :). I'm currently really busy, but I hope to get in a better position within a month or so. Settling down and recruiting will probably take a while?