That's an interesting helmet. I'd like the +2 perception and if I get the bow, I could use the other ability, but I don't worship Erastil. I don't think any of us does.
with that said, I think Rillka could probably use it more with her spells.
Rillka would argue that Rhavi's bombs would be more beneficial with the helm and Rillka's only ranged targeting spell already targets a touch AC; so the helm would definitely be better in Rhavi's hands. I like the idea of Rhavi having and using the bow and helm.
The Amulet Nat Armor or Ring Prot are about the only magic items RIllka could benefit from; and I still believe that that they are better in the hands of the fighters. I am fine with a pure gp cut of the treasure.
Rillka claimed the 9gp Azurite crystal from the Stag Lord's loot; I separated it as a separate loot item and subtracted it from the total jewelry. Rillka will also ask if Kazmuk can set it as the waterdrop in the Gozreh symbol he made for her from the mite dart when they return to Oleg's and the forge.
Rillka would argue that Rhavi's bombs would be more beneficial with the helm and Rillka's only ranged targeting spell already targets a touch AC; so the helm would definitely be better in Rhavi's hands. I like the idea of Rhavi having and using the bow and helm.
Rhavi's bombs are also touch attacks :-)
But I guess you can use them together, since touch removes the armor bonus, leaving the target with only "your size modifier, Dexterity modifier, and deflection bonus", while flat-footed removes the dex bonus. The target would then have an 10+size(+deflection) in AC. I'll gladly take it, unless someone else see a better use for it.
Rillka claimed the 9gp Azurite crystal from the Stag Lord's loot; I separated it as a separate loot item and subtracted it from the total jewelry. Rillka will also ask if Kazmuk can set it as the waterdrop in the Gozreh symbol he made for her from the mite dart when they return to Oleg's and the forge.
Ups, wait. I can't use the longbow. Don't have proficiency :-(
And FYI, Rhavi can make potions. She just needs the gold (and the time)
She can make these up to CL 5:
Reduce Person
Cure light Wounds
Crafter's fortune
Endure elements
Ant haul
Tears to wine
Rilka wants to get a couple CLW; buy or make, she used her supply up this part of the adventure… and clearly we as a group need them!
I am interested in the belt of course, the ring or the amulet. I also think that those with a lower ac should get the AC items personally .
On a side note
We lost Gird and I am sad to see him go. I know his character can and does use a bow. None of us use it and RP wise he would want to take it. Even with him not longer in the party I am fine with giving it to him. That is just me.
I think we should do the following, in this order:
1) Send Gird to Oleg with the message to bring either Denton or Keston to help man the fort. If possible, also send provisions.
2) Explore the immediate surroundings of the fort.
3) Search for the orcs in their last known place. In "in-game time", it has not been long since we have seen their camp, so even if they've moved, we should be able to track them.
3.1) If the orcs are still around, we have to deal with them, since it would be too dangerous to risk them capturing the fort, while letting them lose will make the transportation of provisions between Oleg-Temple-Fort risky as well.
4) Explore the eastern region, since it is closer to the fort.
5) Explore the western region, since it is more distant to the fort and it will take more time, as it is probably forest
6) Send word to Restov, informing our mission is finally completed.
That sound like a good plan. Would have suggested something similar, but Rhavi don't know all of this ;-)
I like that idea.
Agreed!
I will update Sunday or Monday, my weekend if full. It will be a larger post as well since I can take your longer term plan and work through it in one go.
I am really sorry for the delay, and will try to get a 'final' post up next week. I injured my lower leg early this week and have been working closely with a physiotherapist and doing a bunch of extra exercises and stuff to rehab it before my trip, so I have been a bit distracted and overwhelmed at the moment.
Wanted to let you guys know.
Just heal up and enjoy your trip. We will hold down the fort until then!
Ditto...
Sorry to hear about you leg. Really bed timing with the trip. Hope it'll be good to go.
Thanks for letting us know :-)
Thank you all for your support, and I will be in need of it again.
This is not how I wanted to leave the game hanging (I will return) but over the weekend my grandmother passed away. I am leaving early to fly out and visit family and hopefully attend the funeral depending on the time frame.
I have no energy right now to make a pleasant wrap up post. I know that you all are going to be okay with that, but I wish things had gone better over the last two weeks so that I could close this out on a better note. You all deserved at least that.
I hope you all have a wonderful summer, I am sure I will once I have had time to settle my mind. You will all be in my thoughts, or at least your characters antics will be. Turning over what is happening in game in my mind is a great past time.
With great fondness, DM Rostam.
Probably gonna take some time before you see this, but so sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope you got to say your last goodbyes how you wanted to!
I'm sure every understand why we didn't get further for now.
Looking forward to see the videos from your trip!
and of course for the game to pick back up!
Just wanted to pop in and say hi....so...
Hi! :-)
Hope everyone is doing good :-)
Hi Rhavi!
Hope you are doing well!
I'm good, thanks!
Nice to see that I'm not the only one checking in ;-)
Nope - I pop in every so often, just to check.
I hope Rostam is having a great trip!
Still here as well.
Nice to hear from you too, Sir! ;-)
Bump
And a bump to you too, sir! :-)
First day of a 3 week vacation today! So nice! :-) :-) :-)
Bumpity bump bump
I love these little bumps :-)
So good to know everyone is still well and thinking of this game!
August bump!
Bimp bomp bump :-)
boo.
September nod to things that go bump in the night.
Rillka waves!
Late September hallo from a newly married Danish guy!
(that would be me, if you were wondering! ;-))
Congratulations...
Sorry for the late response.
Rhavi congratulations on getting married!
I am sorry for the delayed message, been trying to login for a week and am only now able to.
I am also sorry that I can no longer DM for you. I wish I could live up to the promise of coming back, and seeing all the post bumps shows how great a group this was and I truly enjoyed running it, but with the time away I've had a chance to review many things and gaming is something I need to cut back on for my mental health.
Interacting with all of you, and creating this story was amazing and a wonderful experience. But in many things in my life I had far too high expectations on myself and spending 60-90 minutes everyday running online campaigns was taking a toll on me on top of other things. Unfortunately for now I need to fully step away.
Leaving this behind is hard, due to all the joy you've helped add to my life.
If you ever want to talk feel free to reach out to me at connor.mckay@ymail.com and we can find a more convenient way to get in touch. If you need support or someone to listen while you are going through something I am more than willing to help as well.
I dont know how to properly sign off on a post like this, but just know that I am greatful to have known you all and sorry for leaving like this.
All the best, DM Rostam
I am sadden to see you leave but I understand. I wish you the best of luck for your future.
Jovich
I have reached out to the other players and have heard back from the player of Rillka. That player wishes to continue as do I. I heard back from the player of Kazmuk and he has decided to move on and not continue with game. I have not heard back from the player of Rhavi.
I have taken over control of the game and plan to reach out to see if we can find a new GM.
Hi Rostam... Or should I say Connor now? :-)
So sad to see you go, but life comes first. This is, after all, just a hobby. I wish you all the best going forward. I'll send you an email, just to keep the lines of communication open
@Andreas and Rillka, sorry I missed the message, I would also like to continue! I enjoy the adventure and playing with you both!
I am glad to hear that you want to continue.
So that makes three of us.
I will post a thread seeking a DM and maybe 2 or three players?
That sounds like a good way to move forward
Recruitment thread is posted.
Hello,
So we have some items to discuss before we get started. We will start with some broad items and then get into more specifics after.
New Players
Two people have already expressed interest in joining the game. One as a divine caster which is a need. I am comfortable just grabbing the two of them and moving on. The game has been on hiatus for months and waiting several more weeks in recruitment may not be worth the time as momentum in PBP games is sadly easy to lose. What do you guys think? We could also grab those two and then open a recruitment for a third as well or recruit someone people know as an alternate choice.
Site and Maps
Sir Andreas, do you have control of this page? Are you able to give me access to edit the boards so I can update information or should we open new boards? I plan to use Google Slides for maps, handouts and images. I will likely put that into a link under my posts. If it is easier, I can also keep them updated at the top of the screen.
Kingdom Building
I have to say, I like the kingdom and city building aspects of this campaign. I am playing in a campaign that is much further along and my character came out with a multi-year plan to build up the kingdom. But I understand not everyone is as interested in it and it can be hard to do in a PBP. Regardless of what was discussed before, moving forward do we want to get into the fun of building cities, the economy, etc. when the time comes. Or do we want to largely hand wave that to save time and keep the story moving?
Ruler, Positions and NPCs
I have not had time to read all the campaign and obviously would not know about any DM conversations. So have you guys discussed who would be the ruler or fill any of the other positions once the kingdom is formed?
NPCs in this game are important as your friends and allies could be instrumental in the growing nation. Is there any NPC that your character has formed a strong relation to and you want to continue to grow that relationship? Pointing me towards the correct pages for this would be handy!
Starting Point
Lastly, it looks like you have largely finished the first book. I will be checking to see if you missed anything that looks like it will be important for future books. But part of me thinks it would be a lot easier with a new GM and potentially half a new party to just start at the beginning of book 2. Would you guys rather continue through the remnants of book one or start cleanly at the beginning of book 2?
Campaign Progress
I made scans of the maps and will start setting up the maps and info that I need to get us going. I would like to start it moving as soon as we can. So toss in your two cents about the topics above. Especially, the parts about new players and the starting point.
First...
Welcome to the game and thank you for taking over.
New Players
I am fine with grabbing those two players and moving forward. If you wish to add a third player to round it out to six, I am fine with that as well.
Site and Maps
I sent an email to the Paizo and took control of the game from the last DM. I can send a message and ask them to give control to you. I will take care of that tonight. It usually takes a couple of days at most.
Kingdom Building
As the last player left over from the start, I want to get to the building part. After so long to get through book one and then to just wave off the building part would be wrong to me. I think it is what we all would like to see. The different characters giving their input and such. I vote for building the kingdom.
Ruler, Positions and NPCs
This is a little tricky. I know that every player knows about this game and what it to be. I have tried really hard to not use that knowledge in the game and have pushed along the idea that all that we did was for the Dragon Throne. This is all their lands. So No real positions were promised but we have built our characters towards a certain role.
Andreas was built for the Ruler and General second.
We bought potions from bokken. page 30
Kobolds...made a deal to cultivate the moon radishes and trade them to the kobolds for silver from the old mine. Page 36
Saved kobolds page 23
I cannot remember much else. It has been long time.
Starting Point
I think we pick up right were we left off. A refresher course of sorts. Anything that we missed we can finish up with as that is part of the charter to explore the region completely. while building up the land that we pick for our home base.
Campaign Progress
I have reached out to the two players to see if they are still interested and to get their characters set up while we wait to get feedback from Rhavi and Rillka.
Did your group use Background Skills or Elephant in the Room rules? We will stick with whatever the group was started with.
Did you guys use a 25 point buy? Or did you start with a 17, 14, 14, 14, 12, 12?
Good afternoon all.
The player of Jacob Mulle here.
I am very happy to join in and should have my Oracle rebuilt once we hammer out what build rules you happy few used back in the dim mists of lost time.
Is skeleton form I am bringing in a Human Nature Oracle with the Haunted curse.
I am torn over taking the Spirit Guide archetype. The Wandering Spirits can REALLY help with the utility spells and Hexes are flat out awesome.
More importantly SG adds to the whole bedeviled/befriended by spirits vibe.
In fact the Spirit guide might be TOO good and straying into cheese territory.
Any opinions?
And again thanks for letting me join.
~PWO
Lots of ground to cover so I will try to keep it short (says the halfling)
GM_Coreyllon - thank you for taking up the mantle of GM; looking forward to continuing the story!
There are Background Skills and I think it was a 20pt buy.
New Players
Start with the 2; add a 3rd later
Site and Maps
Rilla was a cartographer and kept the party map up to date (in game; not the DM version, she has a bunch of maps that may prove usesful - or not from previous GM.
Kingdom Building
I have no player knowledge of kingmaker - never ready any of it; know enough that teh building is a fun part, so too would like to roleplay the building of the kingdom.
Ruler, Positions and NPCs
Based on history, Andreas would be the natural ruler. Rillka could fill a number of roles; As chief annoyance to the ruler is not an official job, vizier would be fitting.
Kazmuk, former PC set up a forge near Olegs and had other dwarves operating the gold mine - I don't know what the "rules" are for NPC-ing a former PC; but that could be a valuable "NPC".
We also have Akiros and a number of redeemed bandits reclaiming Erastil's temple.
Kobold alliance; to Rillkas dislike and Bokkens support as noted
Starting Point
I have no idea what would be left in the explorations phase of the game, but having defeated the Stag Lord, would be ok with a narrative to close out book one and move on from a "clean" breaking point.
@PWO - I am not too familiar with Oracles, so cannot give any meaningful advice other than play something you want to play.
Hello. I'm the other player who's expressed interest. I sort of got excited and built my character by reverse-engineering Andreas's point-buy and going from there, so Akilina is ready-ish. She's a Dex-based Magus, focusing more on swordsmanship and less on flashy spell cheese. That being said, I'm open to building toward more debuffs or more bursty damage, depending on what the party needs.
@PWO: I don't think Spirit Guide is particularly OP. It's certainly a aolid archetype, but I don't think it's cheese levels of power.
Rillka gives a welcoming wave to Jacob and Akilina!
Happy to have you join the game.
I will start a recruitment tonight or tomorrow for the final position. I would like to get started this week if possible. I know between now and the New Years will be crazy. So we will see how it fairs.
Welcome, Akilina and Jacob! Nice to have you here!
New Players
I'm fine with both options.
Site and Maps
Just tell me where you put them and it'll be fine by me :-)
Kingdom Building
I think we should do this too. I've tried using them in a couple of other games and they can be complicated, but it is an important part of this campaign, so I would like to keep it.
Ruler, Positions and NPCs
I agree with Andreas as the ruler. The rest is pretty open. I can't even remember what I had in mind, when I built Rhavi.
There has been several of the previous players that has been used as NPCs after they left. I like that, gives us some options. Especially with Kazmuks smithy and the mine. He got someone from his hometown to come manage it, as I remember it.
Starting Point
I hate missing out on anything we could have done. I'm the kind of guy that runs in and out of the dungeon in computer games, trying to get every possible scrap of loot out!
But still, I do understand that it would be a good way to get the new guys in the game faster, if we did a kinda wrap-up post, letting us know what we would find looking over the places we were missing and then take it from there.