Only two people have rolled the perceptions for level 1 or 2. No one has looked at level 3 (got side tracked by minotaur).
As far as the oozes, I think they would be great additions to traps, but won't stop any one from clearing them out.
As far as the golem. I would like to rebuild it & can provide some of the necessary materials, but have no craft (alchemy). I have racks in an unnamed craft, I could make it alchemy, but is a bit out of character.
Once we level. Put it as alchemy. Just make it that the construct really peaked your interest and you began to obsess a bit about bringing it back into a working order
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As I will disappear for two weeks starting this Saturday, my plan is to get us however far we can this week, and then have you level up while I'm gone.
So, let's try and do as much as possible, which, ummm, so that it helps your decisions and such during leveling up, perhaps if you could hurry on and do room 3-5?
Ok, we fly out tomorrow morning. Unlikely that I'll be able to post again until 4 January.
Everyone go ahead and level up.
Did we finish 3-5? I feel like I missed something (conjuration magic?)
As it turns out, poison use is tied to the alchemy skill. (I think we have always home ruled it as it's own skill). Gertrart has been playing with poison, so has been working on alchemy. :) I said Gertart was spending time in the cardinal's library, way back when. I will have to search the threads, but I might have even mentioned researching poison back then with the intent of going assassin.
hp roll: woot :)
Someone has listed much of the tasks of the horn on the loot sheet. I am not sure if they include the places that we need to repair. I will try and bold those that need work.
It looks like we will need to do some recruiting for militia and probably repairs as well. I am guessing some of you may soon have followers along as part of the Leadership feat?
I can now make magic arms & armor, so I need to do some recruiting of my own for...
If that could instead be supplemented with XP, I have a concept brewing. More specifically if the character can supplement it with someone else's XP. Most specifically supplement with deluded but willing thralls or in a pinch unwilling... recruits.I find this to be a decent example of this rule "If it is thematic and cool, I may rule for it"
How about this:
Supplemental gp value can be made up with the sacrifice of unwilling victims at a rate of 100gp per HD
This can only be done for supplemental gp. You can't sacrifice 20 1HD people to make a +1 sword.
Non-sentient or willing creatures cannot be used for this purpose
The process takes the usual length of time, so 2 days for a +1 sword, so you can't break into a place, do the deed in 20 minutes, and leave with a +1 weapon, You need to have a place ready for the transfer.
If I believe the rule is being abused, I'll nix it. Evilness like this should be used judiciously. Make sense? At higher levels, prisoners will have more HD, or you can sacrifice a church full of parishioners in a blazing fire, so I intend to be liberal with this.
I can get a +2 with my caster level, but I will have to get a smith set up. That will be my first goal here, however I also need to spend time repairing an alchemist shop, repairing the golem, and harvesting fish-poison. As the resident engineer I might have to oversee much of the repairs, but I am hoping those are only overseeing.
Other thoughts or goals?
Boggarts can be minions =^^=
No leadership feat for me. Due to template and discussion with GM =^^=
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Lvl gains:
HP +5 (average +1 con)
Known:
+1 lvl 1 spell => Snowball
+1 lvl 2 spell (+1 a/day) => Blindness/Deafness (awesome curse)
+1 lvl 3 spell (+1 a/day) => Explosive runes (yeah baby!)
Bloodline Feat: Improved Initiative
Bloodline spell: Dispel Magic
Skills:
Bluff +1
Intimidate +1
Perception +1
Sense Motive]+1
Spellcraft +1
Lvl Feat: Toppling spell/toughness?
I think toughness is a trap feat.... im sure there are many other feats that you can benifit from
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I like toughness, especially as it scales with HD. It is something I take often in particular with Prestige classes when favored class bonuses go away.
I also like the meta-magic feats as they add some nice flavor to a spell. However I struggle with taking them, mostly because I think the 'spell level tax' is too high on them. This is worsened by metamagic rods. This campaign doesn't seem to have the magic shop mentality of the system, so maybe a meta-magic feat is more worthwhile. Toppling is one of my favorites (burning & lingering as well :)
+8 hp
+1 BAB
+1 to F, R, W (+1 vs poisons)
uncanny dodge
+1 to Craft (smith), Disable Device, Disguise, UMD, Sense Motive, Sleight of hand
+2 Perception
Craft magic arms & armor
Awesome stuff. Yah. That template is a game changer for this character
Eventually want to have 3 abilities on my weapon:
Keen. Unholy. Bane.
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The burning looks neat too, especially granted Xeram's taste for destruction with fire.
But the toppling seems more useful in a tactical way, as the potential +4 for our melee are a useful bonus.
Lol. That may be true, but I choose character & flavor over mechanics.
As I'm sure you've noticed. :) 'Tis also why I roll hp & tried the foible & favorite char gen.
At Malleck, one goal is the keen falchion death attack. As soon as I finish mine I'll start on yours. That goes for everyone really. Magic weapons are yours for a few Mitran and aristocratic lives. :)
I have craft wondrous item too, last time.
That aside, in advance, Merry Christmas all!
Have a wonderful and blessed Christmans =^^=
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Gertrart yawns after a gorging on turkey and chocolates. His neck pops as he stretches.
I will need to get myself a headband of charisma soon. Will give the minotaur my belt of con+2... since for my ritual to have a success rate of a 100% i will need 25cha. I will be able to cast the +4 buff on myself by then. So a cha of 21 is min =^^=
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If you ask me or Gertrart kindly, you could get one.
I can do the weapons & armor. Wondrous would be later.
Here is a little theory crafting test...
+2 armor = 4,000gp = 2,000 & 20 HD of sacrifice*
Doubtful I can take out a 20 HD creature on my own but what about my level (need 3 victims)? Or playing it safe, four 5 HD creatures? (Also more likely to find 5 HD targets >:)
Paralyze a victim DC 16 Fortitude save, using party as examples.
Level 7 Gertrart-type
Level 7 Malleck-type
Level 7 Xeram-type
Level 5 Gertart-type
Level 5 Malleck-type
Level 5 Xeram-type
Gertart's average damage if the save is successful: 26 (2d4+4+4d6) plus poison from the death angel spine is Con damage.
See, I wasn't kidding about liking to roll dice :)
Not bad, I think I can manage capturing & binding four 5 HD Mitrans :)
I still have about 10 to sacrifice myself...
thats for own ritual
you do know you make the items at half price already? why do you need the 20hd of people?
Yeah...i don't know, i mean it's going to take a lot and lots of time, to amass the wealth for my own ritual. Only by then do i need an act of sufficient evil (like oh, erm, mass sacrifice?) to empower me.
Sacrificing nobility or some of the royal household and servants would do, maybe?
GM did say the amount you need is less, and if possible we can take it from lvl9, we sacrifice a level and a feat
Btw, how's married life coming along?
Not much changed. except for this thing on my hand... drives me nuts sometimes.... only use to wearing a watch. no other body accesories
you do know you make the items at half price already? why do you need the 20hd of people?
Aye, the 20 HD is the most expensive. It may be much less, but he also said it was for trading 'magic dagger for magic sword' I figured for an experiment I would try worst case scenario.
I quoted the post above, but Grymp put 'XP for gp exchange' in the character gen rules. We need certain people for the ritual as well.
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I had to stop wearing my anniversary ring, & it is driving me nuts thinking i 've lost it, but I started out that way too (20 years ago :)
I am back and online. Let me see about getting a post up, hopefully tomorrow. Work got backlogged while I was gone.
welcome back
level 7 gains....
Bard +1
BAB +1
HP +4
SR +1
Spells/day Gained: 1x 3rd
Spells Gained: Hideous Laughter, Fear, Good Hope
Inspire Competence: +3
Skills (8): +1 Perform(Comedy), +1 Perform(Oratory), +1 Perform(dance), +1 Perform(Percussion), +1 Spellcraft, +1 Kn(Arcana), +1 Kn(History), +1 Kn(Planes)
Versatile Performance: Bluff +1, Intimidate +1, Diplomacy +1, Sense Motive +1
Feat: Leadership
Bardic Performance: +2 rds
Spell Resistance: +1
Welcome back. Going to level and then I'm good to go.
Level 4
+1 BAB
+1 Fort
+2 Rounds of rage
+1 Rage Power (Surprise Accuracy)
hp
+2 skills
Don't roll hit points, just take half plus one,
Got it.
Welcome back:
Level 7:
+1 will
+7 hp
+feat: Sacred summons
+1 known sorcerer spell: Glitterdust
Cleric CL 6
Sorcerer CL 6
HP +7
BAB +1
Feat : Mask Of Virtue (Damnation Feat)
+4 Skill Points
+1 2nd Level Spell
lvl4 Augmented Cerberi Companion
=^^=
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Awesome :)
Quite a good one!
Because of poison use I have alchemy. I will work on golem & be harvesting poisons.
FWIW we have now met two interesting golems and I am thinking a replacement character (should Gertart die*), would be a golem crafter :)
Make the cohort whatever you want to play. As a bard it could even be a troop of performers spreading rumors to divert attention from where & what ever we are working at the moment. Since a permanent base of operation adds to your leadership score, a way to move from and to there would be useful (teleporting). I would appreciate more wands though Leadership + wands is usually bad for game balance.
*Don't worry, I haven't finished painting his mini yet. :)
I think we have a bit more to do though, before reaching 'downtime'
What book/source are Mudmen found in? I only see Mudlord in the Bestiaries.
Anyone planning, or know of someone planning, to run a decent Hell's Vengeance game?
I still havent played hell's rebels....
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Negative. I've only done one AP & that was Savage Tide. We are 1/3 through Shackled City :p
I will let you know if I do though.
I'm in a Hell's Rebels game right now, we're at 3rd level.
I've had an interest in playing an evil game. No one was doing a decent Way of the Wicked, so I started this one instead.
I'll keep my eye out for a Hell's Vengeance though.
I strongly suspect that Hell's Vengeance will have a different evil flavor than Way of the Wicked.
Im sure we all will be keen to join :P