I think our next move will depend on what we learn from the captured bandits. Depending on what they tell us about the Stag Lord, we may either choose to move directly against him, or come up with some other plan to reduce his strength.
Either way, I think we'll be wanting to explore the hex into which the tracks lead, no? Maybe even heading out during the second half of Day 1 so as to make the most of our element of surprise.
There is information to be had, though there is a distinction between what you might get from the leader of the bandits and one of the rank and file. I'm just waiting for a clear plan of how you're communicating with the bandits and if you try to save any of them.
Overcommunicating can be helpful in this medium ;)
Going to have to catch up on the hexploration rules, but overall, even without looking too deeply into that, I think Emil would be focused on the removal of the Stag Lord as a thing in the area. He did give his word after all.
One thing I would like the group to work on is “proactive posting.” That is, adding OOC comments or spoilers of “I’m not sure if I can do this yet, but here’s what I’m going to do”, or "I'm leaving options open to the group, but here are things that I am or am not willing to do", reducing the feedback loop between a prompt and discussion. I'm not picking on anyone, (it's certainly a skill I'm still trying to learn how to best do) but a few examples:
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Audsley: DM, you're calling Turante, Janna, Franka and Emil to go, but you've got Audsley arrowed in your combat table. Is he going too? If so…
<dice roll>
<damage roll>
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Túrante:"Whatever your choice, if this is the beginning of a new land, as the Solicitor hinted," she continues, "this act will be the first to decide its tenor, and its consequences will resonate with us."
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Anwyay, something to keep in mind trying to move the game forward a bit more :) I'm making a mental note myself to always explicitly state my Assist in a Diplomacy roll; in a different PbP game I'm playing in, apparently the GM was waiting around for my assist when I figured that it wasn't needed after a 30 Diplomacy check was made ;) Oops.
Awesome points, DM.
Speaking of which, Turante and Emil have the highest diplomacy checks. I think one of them should take point, but Audsley will help.
Side note, the Loot page is (currently?) editable to allow people to claim stuff, or note stuff that you want to sell. What we'll probably do is have a mass sell-off of stuff when the group returns to town of anything that isn't claimed, unless you have a different way you want to handle things.
Party Gold Pool and Provisions Pool I'll let you guys decide how you want to handle.
I might as well take the bow if noone else minds.
I'm looking over the hexploration map and I'm confused. I know there's a post explaining what stands for what, but I cannot find it. Should I assume that the sun is where we are?
Also: If we've sold off whatever remains of the loot, someone should update the loot list. I'd volunteer, but I've been doing it for my IRL groups so long, I'd like to take a break.
Yes, the sun is where you currently are. If there's another symbol people want, let me know.
I'll recap the hex map some tomorrow. I think it was explained across three posts.
I'll take a stab at it. Will update the loot list tonight.
I have updated the loot list. I added the Stag Lord amulet and alchemist's fires to my own equipment sheet, and claimed four horses for the party for use as pack horses. Everything else I sold for half price. (Is that OK, Wolfspirit?) If the sale of everything works out, that is more than enough to cover the cost of the 44 provisions we needed.
Our current party fund consists of 209 gp, 5 sp and 68 provisions.
DM, I'm still getting used to my spell list. Sorry, forumulae list. Is it too late for me to have added my Expeditious Retreat potion to those which I drank before the fight? It's of course totally fine if so.
Sure, assuming you don't go over your allotment.
Hey, just to let everyone know, I'll be traveling from tomorrow afternoon through Wednesday night. I might get in one more update before I head out, and another when I get in Wed night, but don't be surprised if I only post again Thursday morning. Feel free to bot me if necessary (Audsley has one more bomb (range 30 feet, +8 touch attack, 1d6+6 damage.)
Thanks for the head's up :) Will bot as necessary. If you have anything you want to preemptively weigh in on, let me know.
I think Zev got moved down and to the left a few too many times. =P Thanks though. It shouldn't matter too much. Did Kressle actually walk up to Zev though or did she just throw her axe? If she walked up, Zev readied an attack that I thought you might want to roll. If not, I can make it or just include the rolls for my readied actions in the future just in case they get triggered. Whatever you would prefer.
Probably got moved too much. I'll throw in an attack for him. I read the readied action as "If she moves towards Sera" ;) It's all good though.
Flight was cancelled. Looks like I'm heading out this weekend.
Hectic past couple days, will post sometime this evening.
Turante gets a big thumbs up for her post. As does Emil!
Why thank you! I figure that there's a little political theory training in her back history. :D
It's one of the things I wish we had more time for - inter-PC rp. Audsley is no doubt terribly intimidated and fascinated both by Turante, but we haven't yet had the space to develop that relationship. Hopefully that will come through in time!
If people want to, you can always RP outside of the current scene in a flashback or however you'd like. I just push the scenes to keep up momentum for the game :)
Speaking of which, I'm re-writing a bit of what I'd had; Emil did *much* better on Diplomacy for himself than what my rolling would have given. Timely and well done :)
As for what we should do next: I think we should take the opportunity to explore this hex, since we're here now. After that, Franka would argue (vehemently) for following the mite tracks, exploring as they go.
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I could have sworn I mentioned it, but I just wanted to be explicitly clear the camp features a natural ford for the river, so you can use it to Explore and Travel through the current hex without requiring Swim checks.
If you do decide to Explore the hex you're currently in, you can do it in a half day (I'll abstract that it took part of the day to find the camp that can be rolled into the Exploration.)
Can we finish exploring the hex at a later time and still have it count as a half-day?
Can we finish exploring the hex at a later time and still have it count as a half-day?
Likely, yes. I'm playing a bit fast and loose with the abstraction in a few places so that they make sense. On the other hand, you guys are flying through things, timeline-wise (making a bum-rush to the Thorn River camp does that...) so a few "breaks" may be in order ;)
I don't think there's an urgent reason for following the trail, before exploring the current hex. The Mite trail is already pretty cold, half a day more shouldn't matter.
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Traveling today, please bot as needed!
I have Con duty this weekend. Expect participation delays.
Loot Question:
Is the "MW Chain Armor" a Chain Shirt or Chain Mail?
Whoops, missed that. It's Chain Shirt
Back from Captain Con, will post tomorrow when I don't feel like the screams of a thousand con-goers is echoing in my head.
Just a question, GM: How does travel between hexes of different terrain work? If we move to the Outpost, that's going from a Forest tile to a Plains tile. Will this take 3 hours, or 5 hours (at movement speed 50), or maybe something in between?
If it's the first (3 hours), we could double that to 6 hours by foraging, to reach the Outpost in a day. That will allow us to bring home some fresh food as a gift for Oleg and Svetlana, while also filling out provisions stash a bit without having to pay gold.
The way I understand it is the time it takes to travel is for the hex you're in.
Túrante levels up!
Ranger 2
+7 hit points (+6 class, +1 favored)
+1 BAB
+1 Fort saves
+1 Ref saves
+ rank in each of:
Diplomacy
Knowledge (nature)
Perception
Ride
Sense Motive
Survival
Swim
Handle Animal
Knowledge (nobility)
Perform (dance)
Ranger combat style: Shield fighting
Bonus feat: Shield Focus
Since we spent a day traveling, I healed 1 hit point for the overnight rest, and I added the hit points gained from going up a level.
Leveling up is always nice. :)
I'll take my first level in Spell Sage Wizard. Will try to get this done tonight. I still have to think about specialty school, and such...
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Any idea where you guys want to go next, so I can plan? I doubt there will be anything that significantly changes where you would go from this visit.
Also, were you planning on selling or returning the musical instrument to Oleg?
I'd say we head southeast, since that part is still unknown, and the direction the Mite trail lead (generally).
The musical instrument was supposed to be returned to Oleg, for free. I wrote it as such in the loot list, at least...
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You'll be rewarded for returning Svetlana's ring ;) So, one vote South East? Anyone second or is there another plan?
Seconded.
Hello everyone, I'm going to be traveling tomorrow, so please feel free to bot me if needed!
Levelup:
Spell Sage Wizard 1
Hit points: +6 (1d6 +1 +1fcb)
Will save: +2
Skill points (2 +3 Int +2 background)
Knowledge Arcana
Knowledge Religion
Knowledge Æther
Knowledge Local
Spellcraft
Knowledge Geography
Linguistics (Draconic)
- Focused spells: Once per day increase caster level by 4 for a single spell cast.
- Arcane School (Conjuration, Creation)
- Opposed schools: Necromancy, Illusion
- Create Gear: Create any object that weighs no more than 1 pound per wizard level, made of simple material. Remains 1 minute, usable 6/day.
- Scribe Scroll Feat
- Spells (3/1+1). Spells known: All cantrips (excep Necromancy and Illusion), Mage Armor, Grease, Comprehend Languages, Identify, Burning Hands, Magic Weapon
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Level Up!
(Also reflected on my profile page shortly)
Bard (Arcane Duelist) 1
+Arcane Strike
+8 HP (5+3)
+2 REF
+2 WILL
+6 Skill Ranks
Ride
Handle Animal
Diplomacy
Intimidate
Spellcraft
Perform (Oratory)
+2 Background Skill Ranks
Profession (Soldier)
Perform (Oratory)
0-level:
detect magic
know direction
message
read magic
1-level (2/day):
identify
unbreakable heart
7 (4+2/lvl+1 FCB) rounds/day
Inspire Courage +1
Rallying Cry
Distraction
Fascinate (DC 12)
I've done some housekeeping on the Loot List.
- Sold everything that we didn't need.
- Added the 600 gp reward.
- Converted the reward from Svetlana (250 gp) into free provisions.
- Bought an additional 38 provisions. What we have now will last us 6 days.
What we're left with is slightly over 1667 gp. I suggest we pay out 200 gp to everyone, leaving the party with 267 gp. If anyone would like to upgrade to a MW weapon or such, my share is available. I don't need a lot of gear yet, would prefer the martials to upgrade first.
Also, we have two Thunderstones and one Potion of CLW up for grabs. Please claim them. :)
If you're going to take Identify, Janna, I'll probably swap that one over for something else. Would be a waste to have overlap already.
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If you're going to take Identify, Janna, I'll probably swap that one over for something else. Would be a waste to have overlap already.
A note: The spells I know/spells per day will likely never increase. I could get something bard-specific, I suppose?
Also, since a longbow replaced it from party loot, you can kick 15 more gold into the pot from the shortbow I'll sell off.