Going out of Business (Inactive)

Game Master subway rat

"I believe we were in the middle of a sale, but that can wait. Did you know your cat was a demon?" Benlei points to the burn mark and the corpse before taking a knee next to Jacaranda.

Heal (Stabilize): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 12

"Devil." Tagatha says, correcting Benlei.

Shalin shakes himself as he grows back to his true size.

Gah, thank the gods, it's a relief to be free from this devilry.

Turning to his companions, a small smile crosses his lips.

Well fought, this day we have struck a blow for all those opposing the darkness in this world

He then turns to the sleepy wizard.

Evil lurked in your household, how is it a devil came to possess your cat? How many visitors have suddenly disappeared... There is much to be explained. Ignorance is no excuse when it comes to dark magics...

Still shaking himself off from the rather dramatic return to normal size, Withal nods approvingly at Shalin's rebuke of the old man, "Aye, if you can't bloody keep people safe in your own home, don't invite them in the first place old man!"

He lays a comforting hand on Telorast's neck, "We're alive but only barely. I think it's safe to say you own us big time..."

Jac breathes heavily from the ground in disgust while unconscious...

Withal is broken from his anger by the gnome's sounds of distress. Sighing, he moves over and kneels down next to Jac's small form, "Right little guy, on your feet..."

Cure light Wounds: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

As the old man stirs from his slumber, he looks at the scene before him. "Snaps! Snaps where are you? Did you kill him? Oh, thank the heavens! I'm free, I'm finally free!"

The wizard leaps up and dances around chanting about his freedom and the vanquishing of his foe. Eventually, you get him settled down, and he tells you the story.

"Many years ago, in my folly, I intended to conjure a more powerful familiar. I was a novice in the ways of conjuration, and arrogant. The procedure worked, only a little too well. I summoned an accuser devil instead of the imp I was expecting. It came a gentle supplicant willing to serve my every whim. If only I was wiser. Over the next few months, it disguised itself as my old feline familiar, Snaps. Imps, you see, are relatively harmless. Sure they are cruel as the day is long, but they can't summon other devils. Snaps and his cohorts began spinning webs of fog in my mind. Eventually, I was powerless to stop his cruel practices. I tried to kill him. I tried to turn my self in to the authorities. But the devils control was too subtle and too complete. Every time I tried, my mind would cloud and I would doddle around like an old codger. My current plan was to go on an adventuring trip and hopefully be eaten by some creature or another. But as fate would have it, you lot showed up. Snaps had taken to shrinking people with that blasted artifact, and eating them before I could stop him. You have done me and this community a great service. Please, take what you like, no charge. Oh, and have this too."

The wizard walks over to the locked chest, opens it and pulls out a hefty bag of coins.

Now I must go talk to my order and once, and throw myself at their mercy. Thank you again!

With that he grabs his suitcase and teleports away.

The bag is full of gems and platinum. You estimate it is worth 12,000gp

I'm sure Stylz would like you to divide the loot fairly closely to wealth by level. Decide who gets what, and I'll give the OK.

"AHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!" The gnome screamed as he sprung back to life. He scanned the room while breathing heavily and surmised that he was alive and well. And back to normal size.

"Thank you friend." He said to Withal then, addressing the rest of the group, "Thank you all in fact. Were you not here, I surely would have been slain. As for the reward, I don't exactly feel entitled to much. All I would ask for is the shirt I'm already wearing and some coin for my trip home. Also, for your troubles, I'd be willing to give Harrow readings to anyone for free."

I'm asking for the Quick Runners Shirt and whatever the group decides for the rest. On the Harrow reading front, you guys can PM me and I would love to give anyone an in-character reading. They're fun, I promise!

Withal hardly notices the wizard's departure as he stares at bounty in the bag, muttering more to himself than anyone, "Aye, yeah...that should cover it...cover it nicely..."

Wow, that's a fairly impressive haul! Roughly WBL sounds good to me.

Two questions Contentious : Firstly, what about the ring Jak found under the floorboard? Can we identify it? Secondly, are we able to get the Mask of the Living God from Benlei's earlier haggling? Are there any other items around? Not expecting, just being thorough :)

Now that we're out of danger, is anyone else interested in the ioun stones? Wanting to trade theirs for a gold share? I'll likely turn in the one I have. Cracked orange prism, grants an extra cantrip. It's interaction with my wayfinder is a little too random for my taste.

I think I just want my Mask (paid for out of my funds so it'll be easier to figure out WBL) and gold. I don't really need the stones, even with the wayfinder (I think).

We've done good work here comrades, proving once again that good folk working together can vanquish the darkness. I could make good use of this curious stone, and of course we must be equitable.

As he speaks he plucks the stone from it's orbit and offers it around.

Hey, that's loads of cash! For division purposes do we add in the value of all the items and to get a total and then divide from there? I completely missed the quick runners shirt bit.

Withal shakes his head, "I don't know, personally I think this is just more proof that too much bloody magic can ruin anything...but hey, worked out it the end I guess.", he nods to Jac, "We're all alive at least...not to mention a little wealthier.", smiling, he downs the last of his flask.

I think that's the best plan Shalin. I'm just waiting to find out about those last couple items so we can do the math properly. WBL is pretty easy at this level. We just divide the total into 9 shares and everyone gets a share per level of their character.

You are able to identify the ring as a prisoner's dungeon ring. (It is not advisable to put it on, since the jailer's ring is no where to be found. I meant is as a sort of trap that could screw you over for a while, but no one took the bait.) The Ornate pole was an almost used up wand of vanish.

Total Loot in gp:

12000 - Bag of cash
1000 - Cracked orange Prism ioun stone
2000 - Cracked vibrant purple prism ioun stone
1000 - Tourmaline sphere
1000 - Quick Runner's shirt
100 - Meditation Crystal
2100 - Holy mask of the living god
10 - Flask holy symbol
250 - Prisoner's Dungeon Ring (No jailer's ring)
45 - Wand of vanish with 3 charges left
total value = 19505

Wealth by level guidline:
2 1,000 gp
3 3,000 gp
4 6,000 gp

It looks like you all get about 40% above WBL this encounter. I'm sure it will even out eventually, so enjoy the extra wealth for now. Thanks for playing. I hope you had fun. Remember you can get custom weapons and things crafted from other players in the main gameplay forum on Endless Encounters. Also, don't forget you can use your crafting days (or day jobs) for the encounters you missed while in this one. The rules for that are posted as well.

You all have gained one level, so when your character sheets are updated, post in the recruiting forum and you will be put back in the que for the next encounter.

According to our percentage of loot by level, I should get about 2700gp worth of stuff. I'd like the Quick Runner's Shirt and about 1700 in gold and gems. Shalin is on that same track. Benlei and Withal should get about 4200gp worth and Tagatha gets about 5500gp worth. This will obviously vary based on what we all want and the RP. Just my two copper.

I was taking the Meditation Crystal (100) and the Mask of the Living God (2100). I guess that leaves 1200 in coins.

I'm a little uncertain how you got those numbers Jac. By my estimation, you and Shalin should get 2167 or so, Benlei and myself 4334 and Tagatha 6502. Though it will go down a little as we decide to sell things no one wants.

On another note, we're actually getting a little over twice our WBL out of this. Not that I'm complaining, at this level it's still a relatively small amount and will likely balance out as we progress. :) Going forward, I should point out that the WBL numbers are designed to indicate total wealth for a character of that level, not how much it increases.

For myself, I'd prefer all cash but I will take the tourmaline if no one else wants it? I suggest we just sell the Dungeon Ring and the wand (vanish isn't particularly useful at CL 1)

Withal, I did the math based on our new levels. Out of the 14 PC levels we all encompass I just found the percentage of each person's level out of the total and applied it to the treasure total. I'm curious how you did your math. Did I miss something?

hey folks, i'm not sure whether i want the ioun stone if it's 2k, i don't really see how its better than a pearl of power for 1/2 the price.

presumably there is a clear ruling about whether you use level at start or end for determing cash split.

I'm just bummed that the wayfinder bonus won't work for spontaneous casters. Anyway, I'll happily take it if no one else wants it?

Seeing as this encounter took us from the start of one level to the next, I based the math off of how much each character is supposed to gain from the start of our beginning level to the end one. I'm pretty certain that's how the other groups have been doing it. It's still a ton of money for each of us.

So a potential split would be :
Sell - Dungeon Ring, Wand, Flask = 152 New total = 19352 / 9 = 2150gp / level share.

So far we have :
Jac - Quick Runner's Shirt, 1150gp
Withal - Cracked Vibrant Purple Prism, 2300gp
Benlei - Mask of the Living God, Meditation Crystal, 2100gp

That leaves the two 1000gp ioun stones up for grabs. Does anyone want them or should we sell them? Selling them drops everyone's share by a little over 100gp.

I don't know what the cantrip is inside the Orange one so...if no one objects the Purple one would be amazing. I will instantly back down if someone with more room in their budget asks for it.

The orange stone lets you add a cantrip of your choice :) That said, I have no problem with you taking the purple one.

ok, happy for jac to have the purple stone. i'd rather have the cash...

Cracked: Wearer adds one cantrip or orison (determined when the stone is created) to his list of spells known or spells prepared. Price: 1,000 gp.

We'll wait to see what everyone else wants. I have my eyes on a different item I want to buy so...

Sorry guys, been away. I don't have any need for the items, I'll take whatever cash we figure the amount is.

are we ready to confirm the split? like i say i don't want any of the gear.

I think we are. Looks like no one else is interested in the purple one. With your budget constraints I'll take the purple stone Jac. Hope that's cool?

Selling the orange and tourmaline stones shares drop to 2040gp each.

So So that gives us :
Jac - Quick Runner's Shirt, 1040gp
Shalin - 2040gp
Withal - Cracked Vibrant Purple Prism, 2080gp
Benlei - Mask of the Living God, Meditation Crystal, 1880gp
Tagatha - 6120gp
Sound good to everyone? Do you approve Contentious?

I am super OK with all that. Show me the money! Also, don't be afraid to hit me up for Harrow readings. I need practice and it's another cool RP thing.

I may just do that :)

Tucking his substantially heavier coin purse behind his belt, Withal grins to the others, "I guess that's that then. It's been a pleasure shopping with the lot of you. Hit me up for a drink later."

Whistling for Tel, he makes for the door.

Yes, farewell companions. Maybe we'll link steel and spells again before these lives are out...

Looks good to me!

See you all back at base.