GM ShadowLord's Rise of the Runelords Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master GM ShadowLord

Squishy Witch is up there with Sunday with getting knocked out the most.

With what I've put out there now everyone but Vivi and myself are healed full (I think) and both of us are only down a few so it seems a waste to spend more healing on it just now.

If you think we should take better a different approach, just jump in and stop Delendir before it is too late! :)

Posting in all active games. I am still here but I am in a tech school for a month (basically until the end of next month). I will be able to post still, but I might be a bit more sporadic in the week itself (I am having to drive quite a bit more than normal to get to the schoolhouse and we are putting in some long days while there) but I will try to keep current.

Hi! As my holidays deep in, I will be away from Internet connection for the following few days. Do not expect much from me if anything until next Monday.

Please bot Delendir as needed. He will be suspicious of the stone giantess but not openly aggressive.

Hey all, posting this in my games. My school is now in the practical phase of troubleshooting (read: they break the servers and whatnot, I have to fix it) and it is eating a lot of my time. I might be a bit slower in posting the next few weeks as a result. Apologies, and feel free to bot me as needed.

Turut! So what plan do we decide for people?

And who steps up to execute it?

I am actually fine with whomever goes there and post something that executes his/her plan.

I am around, just waiting for the others to find a way through!

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EDIT: Seems it finally got fixed.

Are others waiting for the kobold to answer back to Delendir? Our illustrious GM specified he was waiting for one and each of us to prepare for combat.

I think this is the first kobold we find in the Adventure Path, they are sometimes funny those lot :)

So I will be posting this in all my games: I am moving from EST to PST finally (this was kinda expected but has been in limbo due to the pandemic). The movers will begin being at my house tomorrow, with final pack out day being Thursday, after which time I will begin to be on the road.

I am not making a straight shot, as it were, across the country. I will have a few rest periods to see family on the way. I expect that I will finish the cross country period mid OCT, after which time I begin the house hunting phase in earnest.

I should be able to keep posting during this time period, but some days (especially any that I am driving) are probably going to be limited in quantity (though hopefully not quality) of posts. That said, feel free to bot me in combat it necessary to keep things moving.

Have a nice trip Vivi! And thanks for the heads up :)

I hope the house hunting goes good. It is a swingy process that can go either way really.

It is hard to believe we have reached so far by sneaking, lying and allying our enemies, what is happening here? :D

Tactics.

It feels like Mission Impossible.

I hope we are not sandwitched when the alarm inevitably triggers :P

Let's go team shadow!

She gonna get nommed.

fun fact: Sunday and Jessica have the exact same Charisma score.

Yep! I just have supernatural beauty to go with it so I look prettier.

Yep-yep

Daud's charisma is about getting others scared or concerned about his state, while Jessica's is about getting people allured around :)

Jessica, I think you forgot to state which spell you are casting (guess charm person).

Oh I'm not just yet. I'd rather avoid using it if I can. Though I probably should.

I will be stationary for this week, traveling again on the weekend. I will be doing things with the family (probably go to the zoo etc) but I am not having to drive multiple hours each day.

Sounds fun, I always enjoy discovering new towns by walking through and reading about how they were created and grow. Our Zoo here at Barcelona has been dwindling for years, I won't be surprise if they close it soon.

Yup High Charisma can be "Damn, she's gorgeous!" or "Don't make eye contact, that guy will kill you!"

Yep, and amusingly Jess really doesn't have that great a charisma, above average yes, but not truly high. What she does have is the charm domain which makes her supernaturally gorgeous.

Truthfully appearance shouldn't be tied to any one stat but should be some kind of combination of at least the physical and charisma, if not all stats. Much like the old comeliness score I've heard about. I mean, look at Hitler, calling him homely is probably generous, but he had a god awfully high charisma.

Delendir the lilliputian

Being supernatural or not I think many people shall be in a crush with Jess back at Sandpoint and Magnimar :)

Next two days will be on the road again. With any luck will be less eventful than the trip to here was (oldest apparently gets motion sick... we have since acquired children's dramamine, so hopefully that negates it). Will be stable once we get there for a little bit again before the final push.

Posting in all of my games. We made it to CA... but finding a home that meets my family's needs (while being in price range) is proving a bit challenging... will be off the boards for a bit. Please bot me as necessary (and possibly send good vibes/prayers my way). Thanks for your continued patience.

People, I think ShadowLord wanted us to manage the healing and on the same post go on with Delendir, Yavenee and Vivi's actions.

So I think Jessica is able to heal as much as needed even if she is not in initiative (probably making use of the wands), and Yavanee can heal and also take an action for this first round (if I properly understood the GM).

That is correct. I am just trying to keep the game moving on by pushing you into the next room. Please assume you handled your healing and concerns before you pushed south to the next room.

So, assuming Vivi is out while looking for a new home, we have been waiting a week for Daud and Jessica to provide actions for their characters.

Hey folks -

I'm struggling to juggle my workload of games these days. I simply have too much and not enough time. The pandemic shifted my lifestyle this year and with the kids at home all day every day with me, I just don't have the bandwidth I used to have to keep the balance. Checking in for games is becoming less fun and more work, so in order to keep my sanity I'm going to need to drop this game.

If you want to keep this active and find another GM, I will help in whatever way possible. Alternatively, we can pause this and try to pick it up later next year if things change and life becomes less crazy, but I just can't dedicate what's required to make this a successful game for you right now. I feel like I'm letting you all down and I'm sorry for that.

That's completely understandable. Once you get past level 8 games become a lot higher maintenance (especially in PBP), and I see that you've got a lot of them going.

Coupled with the chaos of the "new normal" and a lot more to deal with on a daily basis, you have nothing to be sorry for.

I'm sorry to hear that Shadow but I do understand.

I would like to see this game through so I am fine with finding a replacement or simply waiting if necessary for Shadow to get to where he can continue it.

I do completely understand Shadowlord.

We have failed to keep the pace with this one, so this is perhaps better than a slow crawl to nothingness.

My feeling is we were going to have a TPK against Mokmurian anyway. In fact he is just the next combat, thus, if you would like to speed up this zombies fight and get us directly into that final fight, it could be a good end to the campaign.

It would be a good closing for our characters (at least for Delendir), to die trying to save Varisia, and who knows, we might be lucky. Dead (or victorious) would be a good end to the campaign. If you are willing, I am ok to stay here with a post per week or whatever you can manage, then close the campaign after that fight.

*offers hugs*

I completely understand the "feeling more like work than fun" part.

Mokmurian is only a couple of rooms away. After that fight, it would close book four. I don't mind hand-waving the next few rooms and moving you along to that encounter and then wrapping up afterwards if you like.

Thanks a lot! That works for me Shadowlord.

I assumed Yavenee UMDed the scroll for me. Delendir is ready now and will open the door once everyone is ready too.

I am going to assume Daud does not prepare in any meaningful way and thus we are all ready to go.

Happy Holidays everyone! I'll try to get a post in today for you guys to get he ball rolling.

Daud's a Barbarian, he enters a fight, rages, and then hits stuff till he goes down.

No one else is interested to play this last combat? :/

It's rather disheartening situation, all things considered.

That aside I was waiting to see if Jessica or Yavenee were going to cast any buffs before charging in.

C'mon boy, let's finish this with a final bang :)

And we did Sunday I gave everyone blessing of fervor and you specifically heroism. Yavenee has just enlarged you.

Just woke up. Okay, let’s do this.

Jessica, Yavenee your turn! C'mon just a bit more!

After all we have gone through along the years, the thousands of posts, and all the time devoted, it really pains me to see this campaign die like this.

I really would love to see this campaign reach a closing point. One that makes for the care and thoughts we have put in here for so many years.

If others are fine with it, I would like to take the shoes of the GM and finish this encounter and close this book and the campaign with some dignity.

I would be fine with that.

I am still hoping we can count with Daud and Yavenee on this. Thanks for your interest Jessica :)

Hi! I heard back from both Daud and Yavanee through PM!

I am going to try re-energize this encounter. A post shall come up through the day.

I cannot promise this will end good, because the odds are very much against us, but we are the heroes after all, aren't we?