Leora is just talking to Jessi after the silver ravens stuff is done. Not trying to be particularly private or sneaky about it if anyone wants to eavesdrop. Just putting spoilers on so it's a little clearer / easier to follow the main gameplay.
Leora, right now you could be using the ear-piercing scream spell to talk to each other and Dom wouldn't have much appetite for butting in. :-)
PS - I love this group.
What was that about an ear-piercing scream, Dom? I think Leora just cast that while attempting to sneak to the Silver Star ;)
No problem GM, one of the downsides of play-by-posts is the slow pace! I appreciate that you "hurry" things along, we can always RP in spoilers before we leave or anything.
PS, I will be traveling from the US to Europe for work next week (Monday thru Saturday). I will try my best to post, but no guarantees, especially on Monday-Tuesday (traveling from 2pm Monday-8am Tuesday with the 5 hour time change) and Saturday (traveling from 11am Europe time to 9pm Eastern time, including 5 hour time change).
Hmm,
So as GM pointed out, we're about at that point where we should stop and consider the "other" HR: Human(oid) Resources, aka the Weekly Rebellion Thingy.
Some thoughts on Actions:
* Recruit Followers: Always Be reCruiting.
* Upgrade Team: Can we make Turl's team into Rumormongers? Might help to have more actions available to us.
* Earn Gold: rebels gotta eat, no?
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?
Dom
PS - Leora, for your Stealth check I'm reminded of a very early OOTS comic where Elan botches a Stealth roll.
PPS - And have a safe trip!
PS - Leora, for your Stealth check I'm reminded of a very early OOTS comic where Elan botches a Stealth roll.
PPS - And have a safe trip!
Ahahaha, thank you :)
1) Just realized a channel can be targeted at undead or living, but not both. Derrrrrp.
2) How should I handle AoOs? Should I roll it in a spoiler tag? Let you roll (which I'm okay with, I guess)? Something else? Is there a consensus "best practices" for this?
Having trouble loading the roll 20 since I'm overseas and on my work laptop.
Here is what Leora would like to do, since I'm not able to see the map:
1. Leora would like to move and cast protection from evil on T'chazzar
2. If #1 isn't possible due to movement or AOOs, Leora would like to cast protection from evil on Dom.
3. If #1 and 2 aren't possible, Leora would like to move closer so that she can be in a better position to cast protection from evil next round, and use her standard to channel positive to harm undead.
Thank you in advance! Traveling home tomorrow, I may have some downtime to post from the airport, we shall see!
Having trouble loading the roll 20 since I'm overseas and on my work laptop.
Here is what Leora would like to do, since I'm not able to see the map:
1. Leora would like to move and cast protection from evil on T'chazzar
2. If #1 isn't possible due to movement or AOOs, Leora would like to cast protection from evil on Dom.
3. If #1 and 2 aren't possible, Leora would like to move closer so that she can be in a better position to cast protection from evil next round, and use her standard to channel positive to harm undead.
Thank you in advance! Traveling home tomorrow, I may have some downtime to post from the airport, we shall see!
I went with option #3: I moved your token up 1 square diagonally (cost 3 squares) so Leora'd be able to reach Dom next round (I have a hunch T'chazzar may be moving closer to you in pursuit of your foe).
Do you want to roll the channel positive energy damage or should I?
Leora, you were looking for Scribe Scroll candidates. I give you dress corpse! Yes, it will have to wait until we ding 3, but damn if that one doesn't sound like the answer to a few curry-related problems.
Alright, we got some loot!
3 potions of lesser restoration
4 potions of cure light wounds
scrolls of cure moderate wounds, daylight, remove blindness/deafness, and remove disease
potion of arcane mark
I suggest everyone except Leora take a potion of CLW, and that we share the potions of lesser restoration so people can drink em quickly during combat if needed. Leora is okay to hang onto all the scrolls since I think they are all cleric spells, but is willing to share if others have them on their spell lists!
Any ideas for what we would use the potion of arcane mark for?
T'chazzar, we do have a loot list, linked in my signature. Feel free to browse and claim stuff if there's any equipment you are looking for!
Also, don't forget we all got potions when we got to rebellion rank 3, worth 300gp or less.
Haha, good find Dom!
None of our current loot is useful to me except maybe potions. I just need cold, hard cash to get better gear (armor, magic boots, etc.).
I'm sorry but after those last few Stealth rolls of Jessi's, it's clear to me she's got catlike speed and reflexes.
I'm sorry but after those last few Stealth rolls of Jessi's, it's clear to me she's got catlike speed and reflexes.
Heh, I was expecting one of Stimpy's many pratfalls.
Hey, GL on the procedure you mentioned in the Gameplay thread!
PS - woe to the dumbass that decided to trash Miss Eradon's rose bushes. This is why you make Dom your gardener!
Hey, GL on the procedure you mentioned in the Gameplay thread!
PS - woe to the dumbass that decided to trash Miss Eradon's rose bushes. This is why you make Dom your gardener!
Thanks. Bonus clue! An examination of the roses reveals they haven't been slashed; they were stomped and/or mashed with a blunt object. Now what kind of a$$clowns would march around after curfew wielding light maces and attacking innocent rosebushes??!!
Now what kind of a$$clowns would march around after curfew wielding light maces and attacking innocent rosebushes??!!
After I replant, the (bleep)ing dead kind...!
Leora, I almost forgot. You were asking about the 8th Proclamation. That was the one issued the morning of the riot in Aria Park. I forget the exact wording, but it's something about foreign ships being forbidden to dock? Or the sailors can't get off the boat? Some equally dumbass thing, done to rile up the people.
Thank you, Dom! I knew I'd remembered something I'd forgotten...but then forgotten what I'd remembered again. Anyhow, in Mayor Barry's own words:
“You say you chafe at the presence of non-natives in positions of power? That authorities not of this city have no place as its leaders? That you will not be yoked by intruders? Your lord-mayor hears you. And so it is with a heavy heart that I issue this proclamation, in response to your demands: all ships’ captains are hereafter barred from leaving their vessels and setting foot on Kintargo docks or streets, under pain of... let’s say... squassation!”
Woo! Loot sheet updated with our new $$$. 1654gp after Laria sells the stuff we just brought back. Should probably up the rebellion fund a little.
PS, don't forget to each take 1 potion of CLW. Davina, do you want the Handy Haversack since you are often over carrying capacity?
Edit: Welcome, Falina! Glad the GM was able to work the character change in pretty quick :D Also, we can give Kiri's share of the gold to you once we meet in game. And feel free to loot the treasury, we have lots of scrolls and stuff!
I actually wrote the above before I made the check, just based on my personal knowledge of the setting, then made the roll and saw the spoiler.
I'm more than happy to allow stuff like this; I think you guys are pretty up on the setting and believe things like this add to the gaming experience. So if you feel that your PC would know something that I spoiler, feel free to ignore DCs. In the unlikely event this gets abused, I'll PM the player.
Welcome, Falina! Glad the GM was able to work the character change in pretty quick :D Also, we can give Kiri's share of the gold to you once we meet in game. And feel free to loot the treasury, we have lots of scrolls and stuff!
Heh, while I got Falina into the game fairly quickly, I forgot to account for her equipment or lack thereof. I'll be looking into this either later today or tomorrow.
Probably tomorrow, actually. I'm hoping to get a link to a city maps document up by later today.
Hey folks,
A couple of weeks ago I'd made a post outlining some possibilities for our next rebellion turn. Anyone have any thoughts on it?
Dom
I don't remember, I'll have to go digging. I can't even remember how to do rebellion actions right now. :/
Hmm,
So as GM pointed out, we're about at that point where we should stop and consider the "other" HR: Human(oid) Resources, aka the Weekly Rebellion Thingy.
Some thoughts on Actions:
* Recruit Followers: Always Be reCruiting.
* Upgrade Team: Can we make Turl's team into Rumormongers? Might help to have more actions available to us.
* Earn Gold: rebels gotta eat, no?PPS - And have a safe trip!
^^^Here's Dom's post he mentioned (higher up on this page)
GM has helpfully listed all the rebellion actions on the Campaign Info tab for those who need a refresher!
Do we want to try to recruit another team since we can have 3 now? If I am remembering correctly, we get 3 teams since we are rank 3 but the Fushi Sisters don't count as one? If so, I vote for swapping earn gold for recruiting some sort of team if we have any candidates...
Other than that, I'm on board with Dom's ideas! I also say we add another 100gp to the treasury to cover the cost of upgrading Turl's team.
Yeah, he was cute too, sucks that every game of this I've played he dies.
;_;
Those suggestions sound good to me.
Sure, I guess do that. I have no idea what I need to roll, if anything. My brain is mush today.
Are the Fushi Sisters a free/additional action? If so we'll rejigger things to add in a Recruit a Team action (I'll look at what we've got and find one that fills gaps in our action capabilities).
More on this later. Today's a bit crazy for me so hopefully I can see to it, otherwise, tonight.
Have a great day!
One more note: outstanding work on that map! If you haven't seen it yet, folks, check the Campaign Info tab up top.
Seriously great job.
Very nice, I like them. What are the ones on the lower right that are just blobs?
Very nice, I like them. What are the ones on the lower right that are just blobs?
The orange blobs are supposed to be semi-transparent and on the maps themselves, shading areas that aren't part of the featured district. They seem to have wandered off spectacularly. I'll try to fix things today.
I was kind of wondering... :)
Are the Fushi Sisters a free/additional action?
The Fushi Sisters are a bonus team that doesn't count against the rebellion's total number of teams (see the Max Teams column of Table 1: Rebellion Advancement, in the Hell's Rebels Player's Guide, p. 22). They DO NOT grant an additional action (though having an officer in the Sentinel position DOES grant an extra action). So basically the Fushi Sisters grant the Silver Ravens more options, not more actions.
OK, and given that I think Dom is in fact our Sentinel, we're probably set. I'll figure all this stuff out later.
Enjoy your afternoon!
I removed the failed shading and excess white space from the maps document; I think it's more usable now.
DAVINA gets a +2 bonus to the weekly organization action of her choice thanks to her campaign trait, so...any chance we can get you to volunteer to be the group's official dice roller?
Also, something to remember: all rolls for the current week have a -4 penalty due to last week's event (Dissension in the Ranks). And...the bonus action granted by Dom the Sentinel gets a +2 bonus to the roll.
Do we want to try to recruit another team since we can have 3 now? If I am remembering correctly, we get 3 teams since we are rank 3 but the Fushi Sisters don't count as one? If so, I vote for swapping earn gold for recruiting some sort of team if we have any candidates...
Feel free to add any team listed in the HR Player's Guide; we'll retrofit them into the overarching storyline after the fact. Also, remember that a new team will need to have a manager assigned to it.
Yes I can be the die roller. Sorry for the slow updates. Super busy week so far.
OK, Davina can make the weekly organization rolls (and maybe break the tie on one of the actions: earn gold vs. recruit a new team) whenever she'd like.
Also, a couple more things for this game week:
1) DAVINA needs to reply to Lady Aeldervenk's letter and set a date for her lecture. 2-3 weeks out is generally considered acceptable, but you could see her sooner if you'd like.
2) LEORA is scheduled to attend a Vernal Equinox party on Sunday at the end of the current week (with Jessibel at the Vashnarstill estate).
Other folks may make their own plans, of course. Possible missions would be the Red Jills, Saul Porter, garden bashers, and/or student protests. Oh yeah--Sabrina's still missing. And you might even want to take the sleeping beauty Falina on a tour of the city.
Upkeep Phase:
Notoriety is low enough we don't get supporters rounded up and jailed.
Treasury is fine no loss of supporters.
Net loss of 3 supporters. I think we rank up to 4.
+ Recruiting Officer Bonus.
It's 50 gold to upgrade a team. Do we want to do that? Looks like we have about
Other folks may make their own plans, of course.
Silver Raven-ish activities notwithstanding, Dom's week will probably be consumed with replanting the garden (and setting an ambush at night in case the vandals return), and trying to make inquiries about Sabrina in any of her old hangouts.
(Naturally, if any of that search took Dom anywhere near the Devil's Nursery, he'd try and come up with any half-assed excuse to find Zea he could think of.)
LMK if you need subsequent details.
Some Quick Notes
First, before I forget, the next day I'll be online is Tuesday (thanks to Presidents' Day on Monday). I didn't leave myself enough time today to rule on the Activities Rolls Davina made.
Some random notes (mostly to remind myself on Tuesday):
1) Davina forgot to add the -4 penalties from (Dissension in the Ranks); also, the Rebellion Rank gets updated before the activities are rolled (meaning that the earn Gold Result is likely 8 - 4 = 4 x 4 = 16). Also, the Recruit Followers action will cost 40 gp.
2) You guys earn a title (Guardian) and more importantly, a bonus feat! Choose between: Alertness, Deceitful, Persuasive, or Stealthy.
3) I rolled the Upkeep stuff in advance, so ignore Davina's results. I rolled a 1 for Supporter Attrition, you gained 3 tiefling followers (an ongoing bonus for killing the tooth fairies), and the Recruit Supporters action added another 9 for a weekly gain of 11 to a new total of 36! Unless something horrible happens, chances are the Rebellion Rank will be at 5 the following week (its maximum for the near future), earning each PC a +1,200 XP bonus, more than enough to bump you all to 3rd-level, so start planning for that!
4) LEORA: Since, as a player, you're in charge of the loot list, how about your PC becomes the Silver Ravens' treasurer? Since no one's made any sort of run on the loot and/or gold the party has collected, I don't think anyone would complain if you shifted funds into the Treasury when you see fit.
5) You guys still have one action left (possibly upgrading Turl's Troupe; Jessi votes Yea!).
Dom: Zea has some news to share, so she'll be turning up sooner rather than later.
Have a good weekend, folks!
2) Woohoo! Gonna go with Deceitful. Leora can use all the help she can get with bluff checks, and she's been practicing a lot lately so even fits with the story!
3) Almost level 3? Awesome!
4) Sure thing, Leora can be the Silver Ravens treasurer. Will add the +16 gp - 40 gp from this turn. I assume that GM adds the stuff to the treasury page. Please do add the 100gp from the party treasury, and I will subtract it from the loot sheet.
5) Upgrading a group sounds good to me so we have more action options in the future.
Not sure how detailed we want to get with each day, but Leora will want to attempt to craft a scroll every day (or at least until she runs out of money!). GM, should I wait til we play out each day, or is there another way you'd like to proceed? Leora is (begrudgingly) becoming more responsible ;)
Davina will start crafting Efriti chord as soon as she can.
I wasn't clear which week we were on so I just rolled them all. :)
Davina takes stealthy.
Sorry, got a late start today. I'm hoping to get the week's actions all in the books tomorrow.
I'm not sure how I'll run this week either. Maybe this'll be a quick and quiet week for the rebellion. Or maybe not. :)
As for scroll-making (and other crafting), let's assume Leora works a full week and as things transpire during the week we can 'subtract' days from what she manages to scribe.
For what it's worth, Jessibel will go with Deceitful as well. Oh, those poor Vashnarstill twins! ;)
Alertness for me.
I will be away from good computer access this weekend starting tomorrow. Feel free to bot me as needed. I may be able to post, but can't guarantee it.
Crazy, or brilliant?
Dom: Both! It's spring, so the growing season's upon Kintargo. On the negative side, it might give CCG goons another reason to trash the garden (if they're smart enough to recognize the plant; debatable). Technically, though, the Lord-Mayor's proclamation says nothing about growing mint, just using it in food and drink. I even have an NPC in mind who would be willing to buy the stuff. I say 'Go for it!'
From seeding to maturity, mint takes about 90 days. This means that it will achieve its full height, generally of 1 to 2 feet, and it will be ready to harvest. At this point you can cut mint down to 1 inch above the soil, and it will regrow to harvest height again in a month and a half or so.
Oh, Dom is so going to be exploring indoor growing options! (TODO: assess viability of continual flame for use as a grow light.)
Little confused on who is where at this point. I know that Dom and Davina are walking to the Manor, I know T'chazzar is elsewhere, but I'm unclear on where Leora is or what happened to Jessi since it seems she was there and then she wasn't.
Falina, I think people are jumping around. I suppose there are 2-3 things going on at once and it's getting confusing. I'm guilty too! Falina is welcome to come learn about Saul too if she wants, didn't mean to exclude, I was sort of lost in who is where without realizing it.
Anyways, I think since we are looking at stuff going on over a few days:
-Right after Falina wakes up, everyone is around and figuring out what to do next, and are talking about learning more about Saul
-At some point after that, Dom and Davina (and possibly others) go back to Erandon Manor and get the roses
-Around the same time, Leora is back at the Nest with whoever wants to go, and gets the note from Jessi
Yeah, I was responding to events from two different days, and should have headered my posts appropriately to minimize confusion. I'll make a point to do so going forward.
Ah, now I see the dates of things. I missed that there were two of them. Now it makes much more sense.