GM SpiderBeard's Wrath of the Righteous (Inactive)

Game Master Barvo Delancy

I will be away till Thursday, bot Jinxx and Ronan as needed

I will be on a business trip through the weekend, so my posting will be limited. I will still try and get to the boards at least once a day for updates. If you need to DMPC me to move things along, feel free

Will be away this weekend, no internet. Bot me if needed

We're at Geek Girl Con this weekend, but we won't be home too late. We should be able to check in before we go to bed.

Level 4! Scout archetype finally kicks in! ;-)

Updates:

Ability increase: +1 DEX
Favored Class Bonus: +1 hp
Skills (8 rogue + 2 INT + 1 Human = 11): +1 Acrobatics, +1 Climb, +1 Disable Device, +1 Escape Artist, +1 Knowledge (local), +2 Knowledge (planes), +1 Perception, +1 Sleight of Hand, +1 Stealth, +1 Survival
Rogue Talent: Trap Spotter
New class feature: Scout's Charge (Whenever a scout makes a charge, his attack deals sneak attack damage)

I assume that new spell slots are immediately available, but can't be filled until we rest?

You are correct.

Oracle level 2, Ability increase to Charisma (18)
Favored class bonus: +1 0 level spell known
Skill ranks (4): +1 to Knowledge (planes) (+4), +3 to Spellcraft (+7)

Added spells will be Create Water and Read Magic (after resting).

The Charisma bump increases her spells, channels, and lay on hands per day to 5 each.

1d10 ⇒ 7 HP gained.
+1 Cha This effects Smite, LoH
+1 1st Level spell per day!
4 Skill points (2+int+1Human+1FCB)
+1Kn:Religion, +1Sense Motive, +1 Diplomacy, +1Kn:Nobility

Magus Level 4
+6 hp
+1 DEX
+1 BAB
+1 Fort, +1 Will
Class Ability: Spell Recall
Access to Lvl 2 spells (2): frigid touch, mirror image
6 skill points: perform (dance), spellcraft, k. arcana, k. planes, perception, umd

And...that +1 Dex bumped up all kinds of offensive and defensive abilities!

will level up tonight.

Here is the unclaimed loot. Speak up if you want anything:

Unclaimed from Topaz Solutions:
An acid flask
An alchemist's fire
Two vials of antitoxin
Three vials of holy water
Potion of Barkskin +2

From Faxon and the cultists:
Wand of cure moderate wounds (9 charges)
Bracers of armor +1
Cloak of resistance +1
2 potions cure light wounds
2 scrolls comprehend languages
1 scroll cause fear
Unholy water
2 masterwork glaives
2 masterwork chain shirts
2 daggers

From the chest:
5 holy symbols of Iomedae
masterwork longsword
masterwork scimitars
wand of bless weapon, 9 charges remaining
broken phylactery of faithfulness.

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Sarkast could use the potion of Barskin, but then so could anyone. He could carry any of the splash weapons, but he usually runs directly into melee.

Ronan will take the Bracers of armor +1 if no one else wants them.

And any scrolls/wand that Ronan can put to good use

P.S. Still working on leveling up, will update later tonight

Nilus doesn't really want anything.

Ronan and Jinxx stats are updated.

OK, so lacking further input, here is how I'm dividing loot. If you object to taking anything I force on you, say so.

Dejik:
3 +1 Flaming Arrows, Wand of cure moderate wounds (9 charges), 2 scrolls comprehend languages, 1 vial of holy water

Sarkast:
1 vial of holy water, potion of barkskin +2

Ayesha:
acid flask, Potion of Cure Light Wounds

Nilus:
Potion of Cure Light Wounds, 1 vial of holy water

Ronan:
alchemist's fire, Bracers of Armor +1

Questions:
wand of bless weapon (9 charges) - Ronan just bought one for party use before we went out last. Do we keep this one, or leave it with Defender's Heart?

Wand of Magic Missle (CL 3, 11 charges) - This was at Anevia's house. I don't show we sold it, and Ayesha is capable of using it. Do you want to hold on to it?

Sell / give to Defender's Heart:
Cloak of resistance +1
1 scroll cause fear
Unholy water
2 masterwork glaives
2 masterwork chain shirts
2 daggers
spell component pouches
5 holy symbols of Iomedae
masterwork longsword
masterwork scimitars
collection of expensive-looking silverware
broken phylactery of faithfulness.

Cash to be divided after seeing what Defender's Heart offers

I think the cloak of resistance should be useful to someone. Who has no resistance bonus yet? We can give it to whichever of us has the lowest saves.

Dejik can cast cause fear, but she's already carrying a scroll of it from Rowan. It might end up being useful to scare off a guard or looter or something. If we do have do an infiltration/spy mission, she'll hold on to the second one, also.

Also, Dejik has Rowan's wand of spiritual weapon, which is a medium range spell, but Dejik's vision is limited to close range.

If Ronan or Ayesha want to carry that wand and UMD it, it would be a lot more useful at the full 100 ft range.

Updated Nilus' sheet with the potion and holy water. I think probably Sarkast might need the resistance cloak more than Dejik or I.

Can Ronan or Dejik use the scroll of cause fear?

My saves are +5/+5/+4. Not great but not bad.

I'll definitely take a CLW potion and the flask of acid, just in case.

Edit: Looks like Ronan and I have the worst saves, so the cloak should probably go to one of us.

Annnd more loot to divide. From the gameplay thread:

- 8 potions of cure serious wounds
- 4 potions of lesser restoration
- 10 +1 evil outsider bane arrows
- A chime of opening
- Two cold iron shortspears
- A wand of protection from evil (31 charges)
- A wand of daylight (24 charges)

Damn, where were those? I missed that completely!

EDIT: I read this before the gameplay, didn't see Aravashnial's post. :)

Sarkast will take the spears, since that is his primary weapon. He's the main door-opener, so he can carry the chime.

We only have one archer, so the arrows are easy.

1 potion of CSW each, with the extra three held by Dejik in case Life Link gets ahead of her, and redistribute as they get used.

Sarkast already has a potion of Lesser Resto, so 1 each to everyone else.

All that's left then is who wants which wand?

SpiderBeard, if Dejik picks up a Handy Haversack, would you allow other characters to retrieve items from, too? (Assuming they know the item is in there, that is.)

If so, any unclaimed loot that fits can go in there, and if anyone needs it, they can just grab it.

Dividing up the cash taken from the cultists, everyone gets 65.84 gold.

Spiderbeard, the items I would like to see if Sarkast can find are:

Daredevil boots (Ultimate equipment, 1400gp)
Elixirs of Vision, Tumbling, and/or Hiding (250gp each)

Also, if we are using Defender's Heart as a base, he will leave some of his gear hear (particularly his bedroll and blanket).

Everything is available except the elixir of tumbling.

I think you mentioned there was a handy haversack available last time. Can we assume it's still here?

Ronan, do you have any cold iron crossbow bolts?
Alternatively, SpiderBeard, is there any Weapon Blanch available? (Oooooh! or a Weapon Blanch Bomb)

Ronan can use the wand of Protection from Evil without UMD, so I think he should carry that. That would be a nice buff to have handy for Jinxx.

Ayesha and Dejik can both cast Daylight, and Ronan can UMD the wand. It might be better if someone who can see the actual light conditions takes charge of the wand of Daylight, but Dejik will carry it if no one else wants it. (Dejik's blind sense is still affected by Deeper Darkness, so she'll know when we run into that.)

No, but that is an excellent idea. If they are available to Ronan will get some.

SpiderBeard,

The group found a book of war prayers with the cultists?. Is that a book of evil prayers (pinky to mouth)?

If it's just a normal book of war prayers, are those dedicated to any particular deity? Get +2 on your first save vs. fear each day is kind of nice, but I think we all worship different deities, and at least two of us probably won't be praying to anyone other than our patron.

Also, out of respect for Nilus, Dejik will look for some blunt arrows so she has a non-lethal combat option. (She'll still take the -4 penalty to do non-lethal with them, but she can't do non-lethal at all with normal arrows.)

Did we get an answer on the book of war prayers and the blunt arrows?

You did not! Blunt arrows are available. Book of prayers is a mundane prayerbook dedicated to Baphomet. So no in-game bonuses from it. It can sell for 25 gold or get burned in a fire of righteous fury. Or donatd to a local orphanage. Your choice. :D Haversack is available.

Fire of righteous fury it is! Thanks.

So ... tactics! ;-) I was pretty brief when I said why I was moving around, so I blame only myself ... my intent was to have Nilus and Irabeth get their attention and draw them forward, so that Sarkast could move around into flanking position. The Grease spell prevents one from moving, and also makes it harder for the archers (prone targets get an AC bonus vs ranged).

Not a big deal, and we're still learning how to best use our abilities with each other, so no worries. You've used your move to give me flank plenty of times! ;-)

The intent was to put one out of action while the other was at a disadvantage either charging out or standing on shaky ground. I made the assumption that one at least would fail its save. We'll see how it works out :)

Trust me guys. That grease spell was a REALLY good idea.

Blocking an egress has worked very well for me in the past.

Bonus points for use of the word egress.

Well, I certainly wouldn't block an ingress. That kind of defeats the purpose :)

:-) Good point on blocking the door, I hadn't thought of that.

Kidneys, doc. Kidneys.

Edit: I realize you may not get the joke. It's the punchline from the only joke my granddad knew, and it's kind of an inside joke in my family. It gets tossed around so often I forget that most people have no idea what we are talking about.

Wow. When I saw your post originally, the only thing I could think of what that basic joke (slight variation, told as an "Aggie joke"*). I figured there was no way that was your reference, and just scratched my head and moved on. :-)

I'm from Texas. Aggie jokes are as common in my house as fried chicken and dog hair.

I realized I was a few days behind on the Campaign Journal, so I updated it. Hard to believe we have come so far so fast. Anyways, feel free to read up on it.

Smashingly good job I say!

Awesome! Thanks so mcuh for the work on the journal. And yeah, I'm delighted at the pace we're keeping. PbP has a glacial pace as is and so I'm always trying to push things to the next content just a little bit to keep it moving and fresh.

Hey, just a quick question - since it's daytime, a standard darkness spell should only be dropping the lighting from normal to dim, shouldn't it?

... Yes. Good lord, did I ever forget that. This changes everything!

... Yes. Good lord, did I ever forget that. Thanks for pointing it out!

I just found out I will be leaving tomorrow for a 4 day trip. Please carry on without me. I will post if I can, but connectivity is likely to be limited.