Gob Smash One

Game Master Tacticslion

Could I get some low level scrolls? More than three? 'Cause I do want the secret and the assistance.

Bey, are you sure you want that armor? I... don't think it actually does anything for you other than be magic. I think your current get-up has just as much AC, check, DEX, and the like as your requested armor. In fact, comparing the light armor and the mithril shirt, I'm entirely correct: the only difference is that the +1 mithril shirt happens to be magic (and thus does, I admit, have a higher hardness/more hit points; useful against sundering, for sure). Also, I might be able to do something with the potions... but I'll see.

Dijrion, You may wish to ask for its secrets and, perhaps, tutelage in the craft and secrets. That could be... interesting.

You are absolutely right DM i forgot :)

Here is what i'll take then (upgrade):

Cold Iron Scimitar To +1(2000gp)

Cloak of Resistance +1 (1000gp)

2 Potions of Shield (if these can count as single item)

Donate 500 gp to recruit intelligent (Bad idea) Powerful (bad idea) Undead (Hate them, Bad idea) Spider (Really Bad idea,creepy creatures)

At work

Soooooo many shiny things! (>_<)

Okeys, jus' a quick, lil' question.... (>_>)

Can we be basin' our askin' on stuffs we's bin findin' in'a place?

*Whistels innocently* (<_<)

So that's a no on the scrolls whose value equals about 3,000 then?

Sunny: So... you'd like me to craft a short-list to choose from, or just give you treasure-value equivalent stuff? Or ask for a deferred payment? Because I'd be glad to. It just might take a bit for me to get some details down that your character in specific might be interested in.

Dijiron: I was at least a little evasive deliberately - you could certainly ask about it, or about what I noted above; you may (or may not) be pleased with the results. If that's what you want to ask for (secrets and arcane power, which what I'm getting as the gist of your desire from your post, i.e. "more than three low-level scrolls"), you may well be advised to ask about exactly that sort of thing. I did not say the word 'no'; but it's as I said to Beylinda: I'll see. A shame that you don't have a rare or unique scroll to trade, though, like a unique scroll of color spray, to maybe get more out of all this, eh? What?! Sorry: I couldn't resist! :P ;D

EDIT: As a point of clarification, if anyone wishes to attempt to acquire more than three things that are consumables, you may ask me - and be specific - and my response is going to be, "We'll see." for now. I'm working out the logistics of stuff, and how, exactly, an ancient intelligent creature that you're dealing with would view such things, and how it might come about. I'm not saying, "no", but I'm not saying "yes" - I'm saying, "interesting idea, I like the gutsy-ness of the request, and will think about if/how to integrate such an idea." I do like creative ideas and questions.

Please be aware, all: if I'm evasive, it's because I'm interested in seeing what you come up with, both as players, and as characters. I'm giving a rather open-ended reward with the presumption that you guys would be able to come up with some interesting ideas - for yourself and your characters -, and that it would be fun. If it's not fun, or too open-ended, than let me know: I'll be sure to give more focus in the future. I do understand that, while rails aren't really a desired thing, some guidance is often nice. In Sunny's case, I'll put some work into making a "short list". As no one has noted that they've contacted anyone, I'll go ahead and get to work on that... soon. Though, lacking a response, you may be interested to know, Dijiron, that I'm probably going to get Eris to ask for exactly what I suggested. At least that way I'm less likely to make the wrong choices for her character.

I think Ceru's going to ask for Knowledge of the tower, a magic weapon, and a magic jewel, of the spider's choice. It is in Ceru's nature to want a surprise (but shape to an extent what the surprise might be) and it saves me from agonizing over Ultimate Equipment for six years before deciding what I want (and then picking something utterly mundane because I can't make up my mind).

EDIT: As a point of clarification, if anyone wishes to attempt to acquire more than three things that are consumables, you may ask me - and be specific - and my response is going to be, "We'll see." for now. I'm working out the logistics of stuff, and how, exactly, an ancient intelligent creature that you're dealing with would view such things, and how it might come about. I'm not saying, "no", but I'm not saying "yes" - I'm saying, "interesting idea, I like the gutsy-ness of the request, and will think about if/how to integrate such an idea." I do like creative ideas and questions.

Please be aware, all: if I'm evasive, it's because I'm interested in seeing what you come up with, both as players, and as characters. I'm giving a rather open-ended reward with the presumption that you guys would be able to come up with some interesting ideas - for yourself and your characters -, and that it would be fun. If it's not fun, or too open-ended, than let me know: I'll be sure to give more focus...

Sunny: So... you'd like me to craft a short-list to choose from, or just give you treasure-value equivalent stuff? Or ask for a deferred payment? Because I'd be glad to. It just might take a bit for me to get some details down that your character in specific might be interested in.

NO, no, no... nuffin' like that.

Is...jus', y'see Suny has tha' skills ta' use tha' Aldori Deuling blade. So, I were thinkin'... maybe she buys a couple what are 'Master worked' and with the 'Dog slicer' modification worked in.

That way, she can be swingin' 'em both all two handed, like, but with nary a penalty...

*Flashes two, bright, shiny swords all about the place*

*Strikes pose*

(^_^)

Before anyone gives up gp credit for knowledge of the tower, I say let's see how much we can get out of the creature by trading the knowledge our characters have for its knowledge!

*Starts singing*, go-go bard-ic knowledge; go-go char-act-er back-ground knowl-edge!

Vitreous would like to pitch in 500. Then he would like a blessing, cause well its a new experience. Leaving 2100gp for Feather Step Slippers (no more difficult terrain for Vitreous).

For the blessing, Vitreous, I will ask you to choose one, two, or three, according to the following.
- One: choose a number. I recommend substantially less than ten. But it's... your call.
- Two: choose a number. I recommend substantially less than twenty. But it's... your call.
- Three: heh. Heheh. Hehehahahah. AAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahahah! Er... I mean choose two numbers, akin to the above. Heheheh. (No, but seriously, be careful about this one. It's an option for a reason, but... it's very dangerous.)

For the record, fewer is safer... but more means more... opportunities. All are random, but you're choosing the number of rolls I make for... something (hint: it's a number of effects). Be aware, I make no promises of your character's safety, security, or over-all well-being. But the opportunity is... impressive... as well, to say the least. This is basically gambling.

To be honest, I both want you to choose this one... and fear it a little. But it is going to be interesting, no matter what. That's for sure.

EDIT: if you don't choose option one, two, or three, I will roll a d6-3 (minimum one) to choose for you, and roll a dice equal to my lower number (this is the same as asking the spider to decide). Yes, that's skewed toward one on purpose. I like my player's characters, and don't want to get in trouble. Of course, then again, it could be disappointing, if it's mostly prosaic. We shall see.

Also, with seven people throwing into the "let's get his aid", I'm going to presume everyone does by this point. That's 3100 gold credit for each player. Nice. I'll work on the post tomorrow.

Actually, V, I'll do that now. You can decide what you want: the dice or your choice.
Option: 1d6 - 3 ⇒ (5) - 3 = 2 (minimum1)
1: 1d10 ⇒ 1
2: 1d20 ⇒ 7
3: both of the above
WELP. Good to know.

Also, I'll roll the other options soon.

Shaedo shall make her item requests of the undead webhead once she has completed her bargaining for secrets. (^_^)

She still has her eye on the cloak of elven kind; however, the handy haversack that Layla suggested sure does look nifty.
Hmmm... the devious little kitsune may have to come up with a more cunning way to enhance her sneakiness, while leaving other options open...
~_^

Feel free! I do like clever ideas! However, it will be "remaining balance deferred" instead of permitting immediate selection, for the sake of the ability to move forward in the game.

By all means, please move forward!

I do not mean to take the bargaining any further than to see if the group can get the webhead to tell us "the secret of the tower" in exchange for our characters sharing their stories of the outside world, and so maaybe we save on the 1,000 gp credit cost of that secret! ;b

The secret Shaedo hopes to actually buy, I am thinking shall be the secret of spidey-stealth! How do the buggers move so silently- and could she learn it in a timely fasion? ~_^

However, I shall wait for that in game until after the next story post! (...Is that is what you mean with "remaining balance deferred"? ^_^)

I'm sorta confused.
Though I would go with the riskier option, I am a gnome after all.
So I'd take the 3rd where I choose 2 numbers. The numbers I would choose are below. If you feel the random you've done would be better or more exciting that will be ok too.

I think about a 4 on the first
and a 9 on the second.

Sounds interesting.

Alright! Good to know, V - thanks. You don't need to be confused: if my other post is confusing, feel free to ignore it. You needn't concern yourself: as you answered, it's now partially irrelevant.

Alrighty, then. With that mostly settled, I'll try and work on a full update tomorrow. And Shaedo: good to know. Heehee.

*Holds up hand*

So...um.. a coupe of master worked swords? An' maybe that ring of nommin', folks were talkin' about?

Much cheers ta' all. (^_^)

Everything OK? There's been no posts on either thread in 2 days!

I'm holding back for the next update. If people are waiting on me for something, please let me know!

Otherwise, I'm hoping everyone is well, and as always, best wishes! ^_^

Sorry. It's totally on me! We've been rearranging the house, been overwhelmed by toddlers, and then, each time I've almost sat down to start making a post... oops, something else comes up. I'm probably going to make a several posts out of what I was initially planning. Breaking it up is probably a wiser idea. In fact...

EDIT: Updated. Spider's backstory, as told by spider (in exchange for your own), and a brief response to Layla's describing anti-goblin things. More is forthcoming, but I just need some more time. For whatever reason, it's taking me a bit longer than normal. My apologies. I am almost done, however.

EDIT: I was also kind of hoping to hear from Eris, but it seems that I'm going to go on without doing so at this time.

I'm hoping to have this done by today... or maybe tomorrow. Scheduling things have become a bit awkward, and I should have mentioned this sooner. Mostly it's a matter of clear, personal down/think time so I can concentrate on this one thing. Soon, though.

No worries! I am that all seems to be well. (^_^)

*Hugz* Glad ta' hear every thing be all hunky, okeys with yer selfs Master DM, Sir. (^_^)

Real Life comes first. None of us begrudge you for taking time to spend at home with your family. Especially with toddlers there.

Glad to hear things are ok, I'm not the best at staying on task here. It's so easy to gt distracted and not post...

You've all inspired me to start running my own play by post game. I am not nearly as creative, so I will be using the Iron Gods adventure path, which I am running for my IRL friends now that we finished Rise of the Runelords. I will be posting a recruitment thread in the next couple of days, and was offering at least one spot for members of Gob Smash One.

May Scarlet's back story entertain yourself for a while. (^_^)

You've all inspired me to start running my own play by post game. I am not nearly as creative, so I will be using the Iron Gods adventure path, which I am running for my IRL friends now that we finished Rise of the Runelords. I will be posting a recruitment thread in the next couple of days, and was offering at least one spot for members of Gob Smash One.

I'm glad! Also, don't think that you're not creative. Running a pre-published does not mean you lack creativity. Usually it's a sign of lacking time. The proof that you're creative is Vitreous! He's quite creative!

Also, I'll think about submitting to Iron Gods run by you!

Also, still trying to find time to work on a decent post. The difficulty is eliminating the walls-of-text. I could just right a novella and tell you what you want, but keeping it succinct and clear doesn't seem to be my specialty. Sorry. Also, I haven't been home today much at all. Sorry! I like the stories, though. Very entertaining. :D

That sounds awesome Viskous. Unfortunately I'm already in five PBPs including this one, and I would definitely be stretching myself too thin to join another.

That's great Viskous! I agree with Tac; an AP does not indicate a lack of creativity. In fact, I'll add that running an AP sometimes requires a great deal of impromptu creativity, when the players do something unexpected and you have to adapt the story accordingly! (~_^)

Also, I enjoy reading Vitreous' posts. He's a very entertaining character! My one regret is that Shaedo hasn't shared any of her gnome songs yet, with the two gnomes in the party.

As for joining Iron Gods, I too am involved with lot's of games on line and in RL, so I do worry about spreading myself too thin. I nevertheless will keep an eye on your recruitment thread when posted though. (^_^)

Gnome songs. I might have to come up with a theme song for Vitreous.

Recruitment thread is up!
http://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75hojn3/recruiting

Tomorrow I am going away to a conference through Sunday. While I don't expect to be entirely without Internet, I am going to be on the move and access will probably will be intermittent at least. Please bot me as needed.

For the record, Dijiron will accept the tattoo on his left shoulder. Further, does this mean he has all those spells on his list of spell known now? 'Cause that's how I read it.

To answer your question: yes. He can prepare and cast them as spells known, in the spell level listed, regardless of their normal level for a wizard. However, it is probable that you should write them down in your book, as, otherwise, once cast, they are gone. Should she choose to, Eris could learn one of the spells on level-up as well.

Effectively, the spellkeeper functions as a powerful scroll... plus a few minor extras... without the need to make spellcraft checks or the need to read it, for example.

Also, in Dijiron's and Eris' case, the tattoo comes with a tiny, flat spider in the middle of it. Shaedo's ankle mark lacks that particular feature.

EDIT:

Recruitment thread is up!

fixed

:)

Gnome songs. I might have to come up with a theme song for Vitreous.

I would very much like to see that! (^_^)

Shaedo's got a gnome song she'll likely sing during the first camp, should circumstances allow!

Working on the new map(s). If you haven't, check out the last post I made in Gameplay. I'm planning on having a full update tomorrow.

All: I have no internet at present. It died around 6:30 EST, just as I was updating. As I am on my iPad, the update shan't be happening today. My apologies. Feel free to take a day to RP, though, anything you like!

That blessing of truth telling sounds pretty awesome, especially since Vitreous is full of it 90% of the time. Though I think half the time he believes his own lies/stories. Lots of interesting Role play for this.

What kind of bestial form? Can I turn into a bunny? Especially when I tell amorous fibs?

Glad you like it! The animal is hypothetically random each time, however, over time, you may find ways to influence the change. Could be interesting! For now, however, it's strictly random. Simply inform me whenever Vitreous attempts to fib, and I'll roll, or, if I can explain it easily (not at present), I'll let you roll. :)

Hm. Surprisingly slow day. I hope everyone's just busy... and having a great weekend! Enjoy, Gob Smash One!

I'm working away at work. Actually I have to go run the kids pokemon card game program now, so I won't be posting again til sometime after I get home from work.

I'm still planning what lies to have Vitreous tell!

I think Sunny said he was busy busy with work for the next couple of days in a thread somewhere.

Ugh, I've been at work all day, and my weekend job precludes any communication with the outside world. :/

I'll post something this evening or tomorrow. I'll have to think of how Shaedo is going to protect her ears from this yucky flies! Hmmm... maybe ears to the head is enough, or her floppy hat, ooorr perhaps a change of form... (~_^)

I might have to tell a big lie to turn into an bat or something that likes to eat that sort of thing! Or maybe a large cow to use my tail to swat them!

Have been working and effectively lost use of an eye... Causing mind to excruciating head aches.

Will have some free time and hopefully be feeling better soon.

Much cheers and best wishes to all.

Sunny, I'm so sorry! That's awful! My dad is going through something similar (though, hopefully, his will be healed, soon), so I'll pray for you with him, too.

Shaedo: sorry. That's the opposite of what I was hoping for Gob Smash One folk. I hope you have a great weekend nonetheless!

Vitreous: that's awesome! Enjoy.

Not the GM alias, because I'm responding outside of my role as GM, here. :)

Thank'e Tacticslion!

Though, seriously, it's probably reading far worse than it sounds. The problems of having to wear contact lenses... Losing one and not having any spare/replacements.

Thanks for the sympathy Tacticslion! :) All's well now though. After dealing with one last thing last evening, I now have today free, far as I know.

@ Vitreous, I love having another shapeshifter in the party! I suggest Vitreous attempt a particularly cunning and sly (read: foxy) deception, then maybe he'll turn into a fox! I think you'd like a fox form, and that way the foxes will have the rats matched in the party. ;)

Sorry, all, for my delay in posting... Busy teacher getting ready for students this week... Will read and post more when I can... Feel free to bot me if necessary.

@ Vitreous, I love having another shapeshifter in the party! I suggest Vitreous attempt a particularly cunning and sly (read: foxy) deception, then maybe he'll turn into a fox! I think you'd like a fox form, and that way the foxes will have the rats matched in the party. ;)

Nonsense, the rats are so awesome they count three times. The rats shall reign triumphant forever!