For maps I'll likely use Roll20 unless someone complains; it's free to join the basic platform, though I've heard that it either doesn't work or is challenging to use if you game via a smartphone. Assuming this works for everyone, please send me your Roll20 names when you get a chance.
Cool, I like the advancement of the story line, it ties lots of different things together! I usually have time in the evenings to post, so Roll 20 should be fine. I can request a "token mover" if I have to post from my phone.
My username there is Meg S.
I can do roll 20, my name there, like most everywhere, is drogeney.
Would you be willing to let me swap out characters at this point? Kiri really was at a point where she didn't keep me entertained very well and I'd had an idea for something that would still fill a similar role in the group. The character is a human sorceress (mainly a blaster style build) with the blue dragon bloodline. She has strong ties to a villain from one of the later books, though she doesn't really know it. Including the backstory for consideration. I could have her finished up tomorrow afternoon/evening.
Rizolla never knew her birth family, in fact she had no memories before the age of five when she was found by her foster parents. How she got into the Devil’s Nursery is unclear, what is known is that she was found by a tiefling couple named Gezrond and Terrena. The couple brought her home with them and, despite the difficulties in living in the Nursery they took the strange five year old girl in as their own. While she grew up in the Kitchen, a rough place, particularly if you’re not a tiefling, the pseudo human girl was able to pass herself off as a tiefling due to the delicate blue scales around her vertical pupiled eyes and on her shoulders along with tiny nubs of bone at the back of her skull.
As she grew up Rizolla was able to fit in fairly well with the tiefling children, even if she did age much faster than most, and didn’t have any clue she wasn’t one of them. Her parents suspected she was not one of their kind but they didn’t care, they’d been childless and were delighted to have one of their own finally, even if not by birth. The Kitchen could be tough at times, particularly once she got older and started to develop into a very attractive young woman. She didn’t quite realize how badly it could have been for her when she got trapped in an alleyway at the age of thirteen by some thugs who didn’t care she was too young to have some adult fun with. They were in for a rude awakening when Tizolla called upon the eldritch might in her blood out of reflex and hit both of them with enough electricity to nearly kill them.
With a newfound sense of safety Rizolla began to practice the use of her magic, all the while never realizing that it came, not from some devil, but from her biological mother. She was very deft at conjuring electricity and eventually manage to learn some other uses for her power as well. Now nineteen years old, Rizolla has become an accomplished sorceress and gained a reputation for trying to help when and where she could. Eventually the streets became worse, particularly since Barzillai took control of the city. Imps and other lesser devils now all but control and terrorize the district and she desperately wanted to do something about it. This is when she heard about the Silver Ravens and decided that she wanted to join them. Rumor reached her from a friend of a friend that the remains of the Silver Ravens’ leadership would be helping find some missing teens on Temple Hill and she resolved to become involved in the investigation so that she could try and join their ranks.
Kiri - Not a problem, though a part of me hates to see yet another original Silver Raven vanish from the flock. Jessibel will miss having her stealth instructor around to berate her (assuming that you guys find her, of course).
Perhaps we could explain Kiri's disappearance from the game by saying that her father recruited her for some special mission outside the city. That work for you?
Yeah, I figured the pair decided to get the he'll out of dodge with the sudden troubles. I'm of two minds about it honestly, if most people would prefer I stick with Kiri I will. She's interesting, I was just having a hard time with keeping motivated to post with her. Course the speed and large amounts of text per post were causing me issues too so maybe it wasn't just the character.
Leaving out Kiri for the moment how many original Ravens are left? Obviously not Dom, and at least temporarily, Jessi.
For the question in the original Ravens, just Kiri, Leora and Davina.
I should have some time later this evening to post in the gameplay thread
Alright, I'll stick with Kiri for now. If I am having too much trouble enjoying her then I'll reconsider swapping characters. I'll get a post up in a bit.
GM, should we be concerned that you are using Barzillai Thrune as your avatar? ;)
I thought I'd seen the Silver Ravens' emblem amongst the avatar choice previously and was planning on using that but couldn't find it when I made this alias. Therefore, I went with the other side of that same coin....
Quick Note: It looks like between a mid-day doctor's appointment and helping my sister with a few errands, I'm unlikely to post tomorrow. The good news (barring major snow/ice storms) is that my schedule should then be free until the very end of February.
Good point Davina! It's been awhile, I forgot about your disguise.
GM, good luck with your appointments today! Hope you stay snow free.
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Bah! Looks like I may have picked up a bug while at the doctor's office yesterday. If I vanish for a day or three, that'll be the cause.
I'm going to have sporadic access this weekend. Bot me as needed. If I do post they will be short.
Well, I fired off an invitation to the player of the drow paladin to give him a shot. As Leora pointed out, a side adventure might be a good way to see if a drow PC is overpowered before we get back into the meat of Hell's Rebels. I also figured that being a drow could replace the boon(s) some of us got at the start of this campaign.
My fingers are crossed.
Hi folks, this is the prospective drow paladin.
I understand that there's some concern over the advantages of the character type. If you need another party member but aren't comfortable with this one, I'm always happy to come up with something different - if you have a specific role that you need (trapfinding, healing, social skills, frontline melee, etc.), I can "build to suit."
This particular character is a suboptimal one because it's built to eventually do two-weapon fighting, which is not great for a paladin (though you do, at least, get your smite bonuses on both weapons). Also, as a gray paladin, he loses a lot of paladin immunities. On the flip side, he doesn't have a detectable aura of good and has more moral flexibility than most paladins. Due to being an elf, his Constitution is only average, and two-weapon fighters don't have really good AC (no shield bonuses), so the character is definitely "behind the curve" in terms of performance. (I have a halfling armor master who is a much, much better front line melee defender, even using a small weapon.)
Similarly, if you're just uncomfortable with a drow in the team, I'm happy to explore other options.
I'm good with you bringing the drow paladin. As was pointed out we all did get a boon, yours just happens to be being a drow. It might well balance out in the end and if not we can always make some adjustments.
No problem by me! Welcome, T'chazzar!
GM, should we hold of on in-character stuff? Will that help you get the new PC involved, or should we keep moving?
I'll be super busy with work stuff all day and evening tomorrow, so not sure if I will be able to post.
It looks like you're rocking level 2. DM, should I come in at level 2? What should be my starting wealth total?
Jayna peeks out from behind Davina and waves at Leo who is hiding behind T'chazzar.
It looks like you're rocking level 2. DM, should I come in at level 2? What should be my starting wealth total?
Yep, start at 2nd level with normal wealth for a PC of that level (1,000 gp). That might put you a little ahead of most of the other PCs (who invested thousands of gp freeing a former PC from slavery and helping pay the entrance fee and tuition for the prestigious Kintargo Opera House Society for my currently-MIA PC. I figure things will even out over time.
GM, should we hold of on in-character stuff? Will that help you get the new PC involved, or should we keep moving?
We'll keep moving. I have an idea for introducing T'chazzar into the party and story in the near future.
Ok, I've updated to level 2 and set my starting wealth total to 1,000 gp worth of gear.
It looks like my area's in for a pretty good snowstorm all day tomorrow (10-15" of snow plus decent wind), so I'll probably take a day off from posting tomorrow. Should be back on Friday though.
Woo, hope you stay safe and warm!
Unexpected snow day yesterday, but I'm back. I've added a link to Lydia's map beneath my alias for easier access.
As Leora pointed out, Infamous Footwear is the closest marked location from the Opera House Society HQ, but Kiri made a good point about following in Jessi's footsteps. Jessibel reportedly turned east at the intersection near the bakery, so (assuming she didn't stroll into the Temple of Asmodeus for a spot of afternoon tea) she'd likely have stopped at either Paqshari's Potions and Poultices (D) or Pinch's Haberdashery (F).
Let me know where you'd all like to head next.
My vote is for the closest spot, since we're right here (Infamous Footwear).
Yep let's head there.
Was really busy yesterday, I will be able to log in to Roll20 and post this evening. Thanks for your patience!
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Gonna put this thought here as a sort of permanent reminder before I forget it.
A possible bond between the original party and T'chazzar could be if the drow paladin knew Formian Crowe or one of his pals through a sort of 'rebel grapevine.' Since the Formian's Fighters team is still unclaimed by a manager, perhaps T'chazzar might at some point take up that mantle.
And another reminder: The original Silver Ravens still have a few teams at their disposal. You might want to assign them a task (Search for Jessibel?) while you run down your own leads on the missing young people.
I'll probably be unable to post the next couple of days (Sunday & Monday holiday). Hopefully I'll be able to hit the ground running Tuesday once Kiri posts (her actions will definitely affect how the dwarf thugs will act/react). Have a nice long weekend!
I will be traveling to Chicago for work Tuesday thru Friday this week. I should have plenty of time to post at least once per day, except maybe on Friday.
Lol, I forgot to mention earlier that I love the commoner minis, GM! Great picture choice :)
Thank Google for bringing that image up when I did a search for "medieval peasants" or "fantasy commoners" or whatever I entered when I decided I needed some basic townsfolk tokens. It was one of those rare "OMG--Perfect!" moments.
Can't get on Roll 20 at the airport. I can post tomorrow or if you want to bot Leora, she would try to get back near the leader and use her rapier again if possible. Not sure how the map looks or if she can do that without provoking an AOO.
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Leora can take a 5-foot step west to Davina's side, both avoiding an AoO from the Dwarf Thug nearest her and protecting herself from being flanked.
I'd like to make a "See You Next Monday" post later today (4 PMish Eastern) to give you players something to do or consider tonight and/or Sunday until I can post again Monday afternoon. I'll hold off botting Leora until then.
Adding a useful EDIT on my recent Gameplay post.
Update: I got a PM from Dom today in response to one I sent him shortly after he vanished from these boards. I told him the state of the "Hell's Rebels" game and offered him a spot in this mini-adventure if he's up to getting back into the swing of things. Any objections to letting him rejoin? It shouldn't be too difficult for me to ramp up the challenge a bit more.
If you need me to step out to bring him back I can do so.
If you need me to step out to bring him back I can do so.
Shouldn't be a problem. Our Hell's Rebels game had 7 PCs at its height, and I have 5 PCs in the other game I run on these boards, so I'm not anticipating any problems.
I'm fine with his returning if he thinks he'll avoid disappearing this time. And I don't think you need to step out T'chazzar, ramping the difficulty slightly is more than enough to counter. Besides, it helps to have more than four players.
I don't mind bringing him back in. The more the merrier.
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Cool, more people is good with me! Glad to have someone return AND have T'chazzar join us!
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A tall cloaked figure tries to surreptitiously take a seat in the back, only to bang his shin on the furniture.
Clutching his leg, he mutters under his breath in Orcish. "Ow! Proklyatyy stul..." Suddenly remembering what he was doing in the first place, he looks around. Smooth, Dom.
"Uh, hey folks."
Welcome back, Dom! Good to hear from you again.
I'm in the process of de-Vigilantifying Dom (too many fiddly bits; I asked, and Jess is cool with a return to Slayer), and I'll probably have the results of that process in this profile tonight.
I won't be posting an update tomorrow: forecast of 12-18" of snow and blizzard conditions in my area. I'm planning on staying inside all day and eating bowls of chili and popcorn. ;)
To any and all that are gonna get hit by this one, stay safe. I'm expecting an equivalent amount, and figuring my day will consist of telecommuting while my wife keeps our two sons from trying to kill each other. :)
Popcorn and chili sounds good, though.
I'm over in California where right now we're having summer weather. Sorry?
Yeah but aren't you guys in like, year #15 of a big drought? Trade-offs everywhere, I guess.
By the way, hi there, nice to meet you.
Re: your Gameplay post, even if Dom was going to freak out over seeing a dark elf, which I'm not 100% certain he would, he wouldn't do it in public. He would trust his comrades to fill him in on the situation later as appropriate.
Year 4 I believe out of what's projected to be a 30-year drought, but we just had a massive unexpected atmospheric event that put us at like 120% reservoir capacity and dumped a huge snowpack on the Sierras so we're ok. Probably gonna be a hot summer though.
And hello!
Stay safe in the snow! Or enjoy the nice weather if you are somewhere warm! Ohio is expecting 2-12" of snow. Here's hoping I'm far enough south that the lake effect snow doesn't hit me.
Only took until 10:15am to lose power. Now it's a party...
A Donner Party!
Having rain rain and more rain in the Seattle area. I read that we'd had something like 30 hours of sunshine since October. It's been either raining overcast or dark the rest of the time.
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