Neutral good.
Level 2!
And a simple process it is for a fighter.
+1 BAB
+1 Fort
+9 hp (5+1, +2 Con, +1 Favored Class)
Cleave
Class Feature: Bravery
+1 Perception/+1 Knowledge Dungeoneering
Background skills: +1 Local, +1 Perform
Hey Bernard, while you're updating your stat line, I think you're no longer paralyzed. ;)
Also, Knowledge (local) is not a Background skill.
As for me:
Occultist 2
+7 hit points
+1 BAB
+1 Fort and Ref saves
+1 Mental Focus
Skills: +1 each of Diplomacy, Disable Device, Heal, Knowledge (religion), Perception, Spellcraft, Use Magic Device; Appraise, Knowledge (history)
New implement: Enchantment
Spell learned: 1st-Bless (no cleric orisons of the enchantment school)
New class features: Magic Item Skill (+½ level to Use Magic Device)
Object Reading (as the occult skill unlock, but at will, 1 minute, no cost)
You're right! My paralysis was all in my mind - having faced down the Lady with the aid of my friends, I find myself free of all mental shackles!
Ahem.
Also, thanks for the tip. I've upped Engineering instead of Local. Cheers!
Thanks for the corrections, Khardir. Other than that, so far so good.
Here's a reminder of your accrued loot (and other rewards) so far:
- 2 Small leather armors
- masterwork Small studded leather armor
- 2 Small slings
- 3 Small spears
- masterwork Small shortbow
- 17 arrows
- 3 potions of cure moderate wounds
- 5 gems worth 20 gp each (according to Khardir, at least)
- Hunclay's key-ring (like, not a ring of keys, but a finger ring with a key built into it)
- 2 mithral daggers (with a strange series of notches carved into the flat of each blade)
- 60 platinum pieces
I'm assuming that Nyzaj allows you to have the other dagger, so someone else can claim that if they wish.
(As for our intrepid kobold, I will assume that he is delivered to the temple of Shelyn to recover.)
Anybody else think those mithral daggers with strange notches might be the keys to the treasury?
Yuuup.
That is something to try out when we go back. Also leveling will having to wait until I have my computer back.
Feel free to keep roleplaying, or if you're done, tell me where you'd like to go next. It's still afternoon-ish in game, so you could go have another look at the dungeons before calling it a day—or pick something else from the quest list, and pursue that instead. You aren't on any strict schedule when it comes to the kobolds, but obviously the baroness would want you to get it done sooner rather than later.
Just as an aside, in case it affects your future plans: note that the map depicting Belhaim's environs is relatively small in scale. By my estimation, it would take about twenty minutes or so to get to the quarry (assuming you don't get lost, or stumble across a monster or some other hazard). You don't need to prepare for a long trip, is all I'm saying.
I say we try the daggers in the tower dungeon's treasury to see if that unlocks it.
FYI, I will be flying back home Sunday and will be able to level Bel up. My dependence on Herolab to avoid mistakes is...noticeable now.
Yup. I say we try the daggers.
Okay. Anything else you want to check out while you're down there?
I think daggers is a good first stop? Don't think we're messing with the magic machine just yet.
Yeah, it'll take a while, what with the acid pit and all, but eventually you'll be able to get it all out of there. Maybe a point of damage or two, but nothing that can't be fixed by a night's rest. I can certainly set up the scene at the Wise Piper when I have time for another post, but you can assume that you get there before sundown, and feel free to chat amongst yourselves about what comes next.
Also, I'm gonna use object reading on the daggers, which might help us figure them out.
Sorry. Been taking care of sick wife. Will post soon
I looked at the wrong number when I did that appraise unless it happened after the leveling up. But I am putting a rank in it now. Sorry
Please reminded me how we are doing hit points
I get infusions so I can share my magical stuff.
Skills:4+3+1 = 8
Perception, Acrobatics, craft alchemy, Disable Device, Stealth, Diplomacy, Bluff, arcana
Background skill: appraise and slight of hand
+1 BaB, +1 to fort and reflex,
Trapfinding so I can pick magical locks and I get half level added to disable device and to perception to notice traps.
For my one spell I will ask for opinions. I could get Ant Haul, enlarge person, reduce person, or adhesive spittle. I like all of those ones but I am open to suggestions
For what it's worth, I'm happy to share our loot with Vibenia.
Sharing is caring :) I have no issue with it either. Also no issue with giving part to locals.
Also, I'm gonna use object reading on the daggers, which might help us figure them out.
Sorry, I seem to have missed this post. Reading the daggers would, in fact, have revealed their purpose as being keys. Obviously, the last person(s) to use them would be Nisany and Nyzaj.
Object Reading is a really cool ability, so do keep using it. :)
Please reminded me how we are doing hit points.
PFS style (maximum at first level, ½ + 1 thereafter); you can roll if you want, but must abide by the results.
I was gonna make a cool IC post, but by the time I reached the boards to say I was gonna object read in my prior post, they'd already been used, so it was redundant. :)
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll have opportunities to get use out of it. As I said, I really like Object Reading and similar abilities, and I'm very open to giving useful hints that way. I was just trying to move things along.
Cool! Adhesive spittle is good battlefield control spell, and seems to go thematically with firebelly
It is a really fun spell. I do like battlefield control.
@Vibenia: Nice rolling! I sent you a PM with the relevant info. Present it as you will.
Back home from vacation and now have access to Hero Lab again! I have updated Bel to a 2nd level witch, and have detailed the changes below. Also, I have added the spell hoard spoiler to keep track of her spellbook with the informational links.
- HP: 11 (current) + 3 + 1 (con) + 1 (favored class) = 17
- Hex (2nd level): Evil Eye
- Skills (# of ranks added): Climb 1, Knowledge (Arcana) 1, Knowledge (Nature) 1, Knowledge (local) 1, Perception 1, Spellcraft 1, Swim 1
- Background skills (# of ranks added): Knowledge (Geography) 1, Knowledge (History) 1
- Spellbook (spells added): Ill Omen, Touch of Blindness
I thought Bel's spelunking and small-town maneuvering should be represented in her skill-ups, along with the furtherance of her arcane knowledge. Please let me know if anything looks off.
Will post in a few hours when I get to my computer. Want to give all the pertinent information on the mobiles and tunnels.
Lol.....so...uhm.......did you just pledge....ALL the party gold? Dragon lady might have some choice words for you.
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Ha! No, no no no. Bernard has no desire to die tonight. Just his chunk, which comes out to about 100gp or so, right? Should be a big help for the town.
Also, it's my opening bid for getting the whole town to like us, as per one of the quests ;)
I actually have no issue giving it all to the town. Just throwing it out there.
The lovely baroness gave us fifty platinum. While the coffers held 18,500 cp, 4,000 sp, 115 gp, 14 pp, a teak case containing 30 gems that was worth 800gp.
We don't actually need all of that. Yes it would be awesome I could buy some sweet magical stuff but public opinion will matter more in the eventual murder of the noble and placing ourselves in the noble seats! Muawhahaha!...
No my actual reason. Having the town liking us is always better than not. Bernard is clearly not well liked and some of us are outsiders employed by the baroness. Most of the time the peasants do no like their rulers or the rulers lackeys. We are not giving it to the baroness but giving it to the towns people. We are buying loyalty!
Also it occurs to me I have not even two coppers to rub together to my name so how are we dividing up the payment from the Baroness? And what is the group wanting to do with the money found in the tower? If we are divining it how? I mean I was planing on not keeping my portion but knowing matter.
Normally I would be fine with spreading a little goodwill, but Bel being the character she is, I don't think would ever part with gold rightfully gained for herself. It has a mechanical effect too, as she needs to keep amassing gold (100 gp per level) to continually commune and use her powers.
For simplicity, I would assume an even split across everyone, Vibenia included.
Yeah, no expectations on my part that anyone else share their gold.
What are the individual shares then?
Mechanically having to be greedy is really cool actually Bel. That archetype is a fun one.
If we are sharing with Vibenia, which I am totally cool with, than the reward from the Baroness is 10pp each.
While the coffers split 5 ways is 3700 cp, 800 sp, 23 gp, while the platinum turns into 2.8 for us all. So 2pp and it needs to be broken into gold.
Though my recommendation is 2pp each and the other 4pp goes to the towns coffers as does the 800gp worth of gems.
Though Bel if you wanna go shiny dragon then you could trade out some coins for some gems. Way easier to carry.
Also consider that since this is a pretty unconventional party, and well be dealing with enemies dropping small sized gear, it may be a while before your next chance to upgrade your stuff.
How you deal with your loot is entirely up to you—I have enough on my plate without having to worry about extra math. I still recommend having someone take over the role of treasurer, or at least setting up a document that everyone can edit, as discussed before. Unless there is a system in place, things are bound to get a bit messy as you accrue more stuff.
As for donating money to the town: giving away everything would certainly hurt you mechanically, so I don't recommend that. As Bernard suggested, 100 gp or so would be a large enough sum to make a real difference. That would certainly help you ingratiate yourself to the town's Abadaran population, basically restoring Bernard's status amongst the congregation. Mechanically, that would make any Abadaran NPC's initial disposition towards him improve by one step. If a PC is obviously a worshiper of an opposing religion, an NPC's initial reaction is decreased by one step. So, it's a trade-off. This goes for Vibenia as well: she'd have an easier time dealing with followers of the Green Faith than others. So, if you want to have an edge in any specific encounter, you might want to think about who's doing the talking.
I should point out that I don't see any NPC's disposition as "set" before you've interacted with them in some fashion, usually requiring a roll. Doing a quest for an NPC mostly bypasses all of this, immediately making them helpful.
Since it would befit Bel's character, I will assume responsibility for loot tracking. I've put in all known loot we have acquired to this point from the summary posts above. Mark if you want something assigned to your character. After a couple days, we will sell the rest and divide the remaining currency. Let me know if I missed something as well.
The sheet is here.
GM, could you house this link somewhere accessible here?
Thanks, Bel! 340gp! Woot!
Oh wait. All gone. So sad.
But maybe an open tab at Talia's? Huzzah!
Delightful. Thanks Bel!
So are we just wanting to split the money evenly and those that wanna donate can?
Are we ok with me keeping one of the daggers for now?
Sounds right to me, Nisany. And I'm fine with it.
Makes sense!
Since it would befit Bel's character, I will assume responsibility for loot tracking. I've put in all known loot we have acquired to this point from the summary posts above. Mark if you want something assigned to your character. After a couple days, we will sell the rest and divide the remaining currency. Let me know if I missed something as well.
The sheet is here.
GM, could you house this link somewhere accessible here?
Thank you kindly. I've linked the sheet up in the campaign description.
Thanks, Bel! 340gp! Woot!
Oh wait. All gone. So sad.
But maybe an open tab at Talia's? Huzzah!
As I said, 100 gp would be more than enough to win some good-will. Do tell me if you want to give more than that, but it's not strictly necessary.
100 gp it is from Bernard. Done!
I forgot to add in the 500 gp earned from the Witch Tower Quest (We did receive this from lady Origena?). Should be 460 total if that's the case. Sheet has been updated to reflect that.
I forgot to add in the 500 gp earned from the Witch Tower Quest (We did receive this from lady Origena?). Should be 460 total if that's the case. Sheet has been updated to reflect that.
That's included in the 60 pp I listed earlier. The other 10 pp was from Sesserak.
I'll move us along tomorrow. Barring any objections, I'll assume you're heading over to Malak farm next morning.
That's included in the 60 pp I listed earlier. The other 10 pp was from Sesserak.
Ah, for some reason I read the 60pp as 60 gp. I redid the calculation. The total comes to 468 gp each.
What kind of stuff can we buy in town?
Awesome. So the bank of Abadar functions like an actual bank? Like can I store money there to collect later?
I know Nisany is gonna donate 100gp for now.
What kind of stuff can we buy in town?
The town's Base Value is 1,000 gp. Any mundane items under that price are available, as long as it makes any sort of practical sense that they would be sold in a remote town in Taldor. Marcus Chance is now hostile towards you, so buying metal weapons or armor is going to be difficult. Any magical items priced under 1,000 gp have a 75% chance of being available, with GM approval for more obscure objects.
As for specific magical items, here's a handy list:
- House of Abadar: +1 light crossbow, +2 longsword, scroll of restoration (3), wand of cure moderate wounds (39 charges)
- Shrine of the Seven Roses: deep red sphere ioun stone, goggles of minute seeing, wand of lesser restoration (43 charges)
- Sensina Hides: +1 studded leather armor
- Delbin's Devices: +1 frost short sword, golembane scarab, ring of minor acid resistance
- Chance Smithy: +1 bashing heavy steel shield
And again, making the proprietor of any of these establishments helpful towards the group will result in a 10% discount. I probably need to throw together a sheet where you can view your relationships with the townsfolk...
Awesome. So the bank of Abadar functions like an actual bank? Like can I store money there to collect later?
I know Nisany is gonna donate 100gp for now.
You could certainly open up a basic deposit account for 5 gold, if you so wish.
Just that you know, beyond Bernard's initial 100 gp, you'll need to find other ways of buying good-will. The banker would recommend that you invest directly in local businesses instead of just filling the town coffers. That would be a good way of improving their attitudes personally, giving you access to those sweet, sweet discounts. To increase everyone's dispositions all at once, you would have to give out a lot of money.