Things are too hectic for me to update today. Sorry about that. I'll have something up tomorrow.
So, selling all the gear (Except for what Isabel claimed) gets everyone (except Josef...sorry bud lol) + group loot 352 gold and 8 copper.
Who wants to carry the wand and Restoration Potions?
Headed to a Boy Scout Shooting Sports campout to run the archery range. In the Hill Country and a valley, so there is no cell service after I get there.
Will be back Sunday night.
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Not a problem with no share of loot I had no hand in getting.
Well played at getting a quick, relatively calm resolution to the immediate threat. Not much of a place for me to jump in as well as it went, really.
A bug has been making the rounds through my house. Started with kid, then wife, now me. Keeping things moving as best I can.
The guy you caught and killed had this on him.
Loot:
Cloak of resistance +1
Potion of cure light wounds,
Scroll of comprehend languages,
Wand of blur (6 charges),
Dagger,
Light crossbow with 20 bolts,
Pearl of power (1st level),
Guard’s kit*,
Spell component pouch,
spellbook,
2nd—beacon of guilt* (DC 16), detect thoughts (DC 16),
glitterdust (DC 17), summon monster II
1st—enlarge person (DC 15), grease, mage armor, summon
monster I, unseen servant
0 (at will)—arcane mark, light, open/close (DC 14), ray of frost
A poster with a reasonable likeness of Darian & Isabel.
46 gp
Anyone got eyes on any of this? The spellbook should sell for 237 gp, 5 sp.
Lots of good stuff there. I'd be interest in a fair amount of it - particularly the pearl of power.
The scroll would be nice to add to my list of spells known, as would about half the spells in the spellbook.
Oh yeah, witch. Hehehe. Keep viewing you as a Druid.
Understandably so, since my last two level choices have been druid. The next two are witch though. :)
Let's see who else is interested in what. Lisl could make solid use of the pearl too and I don't want to be a treasure hog.
The only thing I’m eyeballing is the cloak. But that’s good for everyone and I’ve already picked up a couple things here and there.
The wand and potion could be group loot. But I’m fine with you taking the spellbook and scroll to build your repertoire.
Can the remainder of the spellbook (the pages that Freya doesn't feed her raven) still be sold?
Remaining in the book would be:
2nd — beacon of guilt* (DC 16)
1st — mage armor
0 (at will) — arcane mark, light, open/close (DC 14), ray of frost
She would potentially add to her familiar:
From the spellbook -
2nd — detect thoughts, glitterdust, summon monster II (Spellcraft DC 17)
1st — enlarge person, grease, summon monster I, unseen servant (Spellcraft DC 16)
From the scroll -
1st - comprehend languages (Spellcraft DC 16)
I suspect I would have Freya do this over a couple of days in order to make use of inspiration on each roll.
Help yourself to the pearl of power.
What's in the guard's kit? I can't find it on the usual sites.
It's from the Villains's codex.
The guard issues a standard set of supplies to each of its members. This kit consists of a backpack, a belt pouch, a flint and steel, manacles, 50 feet of rope, a signal whistle, soap, and 5 torches.
Well then, so far we have expressed interest:
Cloak of resistance +1 - Darian
Potion of cure light wounds, - Group
Scroll of comprehend languages, - Freya
Wand of blur (6 charges), - Group
Dagger, - Sell
Light crossbow with 20 bolts, - Sell
Pearl of power (1st level), - Freya
Guard’s kit*, - Lisl?
Spell component pouch, - Freya probably just because?
Spellbook - Freya
Any further interest? Like I said, if anyone else wants the cloak (who wouldn’t?), I’ll bow out as I’ve already gotten a MW sword and MW armor earlier.
Not really interested in the guard's kit, I just didn't know what was in it. Looks like nothing particularly special. Can always take the soap and the rope, I suppose.
Last week was a shooting sports event for the local BSA council.
This week is a district camp-o-ree and I'm off to camp with the troop. See everybody on Sunday!
On Thursday I’m having surgery. Posting may be slow afterwards but I’ll let y’all know how it goes.
I hope all goes well and you recover quickly.
Try to enjoy your rest. And actually REST. You'll need to after surgery.
Agreed, when I had my knee replaced I was pretty much comatose for the next three days. Hospital food got me back on my feet and out of there though. It's that bad!
I am home from surgery, trying to muster up the motivation to catch up and post. Will do so as soon as I can, I appreciate all your continued patience with me.
@ Darian. Just remember to sleep when your body tells you to. It knows what it needs.
Loot:
Oil of magic weapon (2),
Potion of bull's strength - 3,
Potion of cure moderate wounds - 4,
Potion of enlarge person (Cl 3rd) - 2,
Potion of invisibility,
Scroll of glitterdust,
Scroll of invisibility,
Scroll of magic weapon,
scrolls of mirror image (2),
scroll of obscuring mist,
scroll of protection from good,
Wand of mage armor (19 charges)
thunderstone;
masterwork splint mail,
Light steel shield +1,
masterwork breastplate - 2,
masterwork studded leather,
masterwork rapier,
masterwork composite longbow (20 arrows) - 2,
masterwork longsword,
Javelins (8),
masterwork greataxe - 2,
cloak of resistance +1, silver unholy symbol of Asmodeus,
1271 gp
448 gp
73 gp
113 gp.
spellbook:
2nd-mirror image, scorching ray.
1st-magic missile, shield, shocking grasp
0-daze (DC 13), detect magic, light, resistance
@GM: Yeah. Fortunately I’ve been on a regular sleep schedule for the past two days. Recovery has went well so far.
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Josef, when it comes to loot, what we’ve been doing thus far is everybody say what they may desire from a loot haul, then settle it up rationally based on who could use it best and how much they’ve already gotten. Also, coinage has been split 7 ways, with the extra share going into a group fund for things such as rations, wands, potions, and supplies. Items that anyone can use has also just been being placed in the group fund as well.
Group Loot:
Oil of magic weapon (2),
Potion of bull's strength - 3,
Potion of cure moderate wounds - 4,
Potion of enlarge person (Cl 3rd) - 2,
Potion of invisibility,
Scroll of glitterdust,
Scroll of invisibility,
Scroll of magic weapon,
scrolls of mirror image (2),
scroll of obscuring mist,
scroll of protection from good,
Wand of mage armor (19 charges) - Though someone may want for personal use
Unclaimed:
thunderstone;
masterwork splint mail,
Light steel shield +1,
masterwork breastplate - 2,
masterwork studded leather,
masterwork rapier,
masterwork composite longbow (20 arrows) - 2,
masterwork longsword,
Javelins (8),
masterwork greataxe - 2,
cloak of resistance +1
silver unholy symbol of Asmodeus - being destroyed
Coinage: 272 gp, 1 silver and 4 copper each.
spellbook: - Freya again?
2nd-mirror image, scorching ray.
1st-magic missile, shield, shocking grasp
0-daze (DC 13), detect magic, light, resistance
No need for the spellbook for me this time. The only spell from that book that is on the witch list in any form shocking grasp, and I'll get that as a Patron spell next level.
Of the rest, the only thing Freya would be interested in would be the wand of mage armor, but since she got a lot of the last bit of treasure, I'm perfectly fine with leaving that as a party item.
Nobody else has commented, so I’m gonna break down the sale values and potential coinsplit.
Freya - Wand of mage armor (19 charges)
Who wants this? Cloak of Resistance +1
Group Loot:
Oil of magic weapon (2),
Potion of bull's strength - 3,
Potion of cure moderate wounds - 4,
Potion of enlarge person (Cl 3rd) - 2,
Potion of invisibility,
Scroll of glitterdust,
Scroll of invisibility,
Scroll of magic weapon,
scrolls of mirror image (2),
scroll of obscuring mist,
scroll of protection from good,
Thunderstone - moved to Group Loot
Unclaimed:
masterwork splint mail, - 175 gp
Light steel shield +1, - 579.5 gp
masterwork breastplate - 2, - 350 gp
masterwork studded leather, - 87.5 gp
masterwork rapier, - 160 gp
masterwork composite longbow (20 arrows) - 2, - 200 gp
masterwork longsword, - 157.5 gp
Javelins (8), - 4 gp
masterwork greataxe - 2, - 320 gp
spellbook: - 130 gp
Total Extra Coinage per Person: 309 gp, 7 cp
If anyone wants any of the above rather than selling it, say so and I’ll recalculate the sale.
Im thinking we should also get three Medium Tents, in case we have some poor weather while out and about. May help a wee bit, and we won’t be camping under the stars every night. Also, gonna replenish our group rations back up to 60.
That’ll cost us 72 gp from the party fund, which I’ll deduct now before I forget but if anyone objects I can fix later.
No objections here. None of that gear is anything I want.
Have you considered donating some of the combat gear to the team trying to guard Oleg's while you are out and about? I get that it can be a drain on PC worth, but it could help make the home base a stronger, safer spot . . ..
Just thinking out loud. You may well have already had this conversation. I don't know.
Josef could use the Cloak, but the player thinks it should go to one of the existing characters first.
I’m all for that if the others are. Didn’t know what their weapon styles/classes/feats/proficiencies were. But yeah I’m all for donating to Kesten and his guards to help protect the base.
Agreed, anything that makes Kesten's militia better is good. It will also improve morale and loyalty (one hopes).
Then let’s say we are offering Kesten and his men any of the arms and armor from above first for free, and what they don’t take we sell to Oleg. GM, just let us know what they leave behind.
Good plan.
About the bandit captives/prisoners/convicts.
We are currently in a liminal state where we have to deal with them on an individual basis and find things for them to do, but anyone familiar with this AP will recognize that eventually you found a small nation and then you can abstract them - "We are building a settlement and we can enlist them to help, and they get houses and new lives in return."
Basically I'm trying to lay the groundwork for that conversion: If we start out having them do helpful things around Oleg's, like rebuilding the palisade wall, repairing the siege engines, assisting the militia, and (if Oleg agrees) building an extension to the wall with a barracks or housing for the militia (so Kesten and his men aren't living out of tents indefinitely), this will at least give them something to do while we continue to explore. Hopefully before a year is up we can establish a nation and then convert them into regular citizens, at which point repatriating bandits that we capture should be much simpler.
I fully understand and am on board.
Works for me as a player. I'm sure Freya will come around eventually ;)
Kesten will gratefully take the MW Breastplates, MW Studded leather, the MW Composite longbows, and the MW Longsword for his guards. The rest you can sell, he also promises to repay you when he can.
Which will actually be fairly soon, Josef can tell you why Kesten has a bit of coin to spare. :)
After Kesten’s take:
masterwork splint mail, - 175 gp
Light steel shield +1, - 579.5 gp
masterwork rapier, - 160 gp
Javelins (8), - 4 gp
masterwork greataxe - 2, - 320 gp
spellbook: - 130 gp
Official Total Extra Coinage per Person: 195 gp, 5 sp
Now to the suggestion of building a trade building here at Oleg’s. Anyone who has ever gamed extensively with me knows I love the Downtime Rules stuff. I have one character who has enough businesses using said rules that the profits generated totally go into supporting his Extravagant Lifestyle. Haha.
Anywho, we have in the Group Fund, 1,288 gp, 56 sp, 21 cp
Building suggested so far:
Stonemason
Carpenter
Blacksmith
Barracks - well out of our price range so not listing it yet.
Inn
If the workers are fine with staying in the guest house or tents for now, we can hold off on an inn. Carpenter seems like the logical choice first choice, but I’m going to go ahead and list stats for all of the above to consolidate the list.
MILL
Create 17 Goods, 16 Labor (660 gp)
Rooms 1 Mill Room, 1 Office, 2 Storages
This would generate a +12 bonus on GP.
Adding a team of 3 carpenters (4th Level Experts) would cost 200 gp, and add another +4 to the earnings check.
Adding a Workstation would cost 300 gp and add +8 to the earnings check.
STONEMASON
Create 18 Goods, 18 Labor (720 gp)
Rooms 1 Artisan’s Workshp, 1 Office, 2 Storages
This would generate a +14 bonus on GP.
Adding a team of 3 carpenters (4th Level Experts) would cost 200 gp, and add another +4 to the earnings check.
Adding a Workstation would cost 300 gp and add +8 to the earnings check.
SMITHY
Create 18 Goods, 1 Influence, 17 Labor (730 gp)
Rooms 1 Forge, 1 Office, 2 Storages
This would generate a +14 bonus on GP.
Adding a team of 3 carpenters (4th Level Experts) would cost 200 gp, and add another +4 to the earnings check.
Adding a Workstation would cost 300 gp and add +8 to the earnings check.
INN
Create 52 Goods, 5 Influence, 47 Labor (2,130 gp)
Rooms 1 Bar, 1 Bath, 1 Bedroom, 1 Common Room, 1 Kitchen, 1 Lavatory, 1 Lodging, 1 Stall, 1 Storefront
This would generate a +52 bonus on GP.
Sum up:
Carpenter would cost us 1,160 gp and have a +24 earnings check. 60 days to build.
Stonemason would cost us 1,220 gp and have a +26 earnings check. 60 days to build.
Blacksmith would cost us 1,230 gp and have a +26 earnings check. 60 days to build.
Inn would cost us 2,130 gp and have a +52 earnings check. 134 days to build.
Regarding the earnings check, I suggest for simplicity we always Take 10.
Example: if we left the carpenter to work a week while we explored, it would generate 10 + 24 = 34/10 = 3.4 x 7 = 23 gold and 8 silver in “profits” for us that week.
I would suggest we agree in advance that, until we get to the proper kingdom building phase, we pool all profits into a separate fund and use that exclusively for saving towards other businesses. In this way, we are all essentially the stockholders in these businesses until we get to proper kingdom ruling. Then maybe any of these we manage to get built beforehand could just get rolled into the kingdom then.
Assuming the DM is agreeable to this sort of shenanigans, I suggest we start with the Carpenter. It’s the cheapest and a good way to get our feet wet.
I'm fine with keeping it on the side.
Note that if we get a carpenter, we will de facto need a lumbermill to make lumber for him to use if we have him/her making anything more complex than a new log palisade.
According to the setting background, the Stolen Lands have a vast array of trappers, loggers, charcoal-burners, and the like who live rough in the wild and sell their goods at Oleg's. Getting timber from the edge of the forest 2-3 days away should not be a huge problem; the existing loggers probably already sell timber to Oleg, who passes it on to caravans to Restov where it's sold for making new houses and whatnot.
Getting stone will be harder. We haven't run into any major stone-bearing areas so we may need to import it. That suggests that most of the buildings we make might have a stone foundation but will be made of wood.
Hahaha, Darian’s player just finds a natural entertainment in working the Downtime Rules for the sake of good background RP fodder.
Darian the character, however, would not find this minutia interesting at all. He’d follow it enough to understand what was going on, but crunching the numbers...nah.
If someone wants to take those numbers I posted and run with it in character, feel free. Side note, regarding materials, those prices above should account for the goods, labor, everything.
... why is everyone suddenly looking at the priestess of commerce?
Oh...no reason...hahaha!
Aside from the gold mine resources don't really get a mention. If you wish I can start adding sites for stone, coal and other things you can use?
Timber is one resource that you have in plenty.