Megadungeon Keeper: The Spire Upon The Marsh

Game Master Scarletrose

For now, I'm google translating Magda's dialogue into Hmong for Goblin. (It was another player's suggestion and I've yet to have a reason to change it.) But as nearly everything Magda says will be Goblin, let me know if it gets bothersome and I can do something else.

I like that plan xD
I was going to ask which language you were using so that I could do the same :D

BTW, before I post about Unk watching while floating just off the floor behind the parapets, would Andra be watching from atop Albarath too? XD

BTW, before I post about Unk watching while floating just off the floor behind the parapets, would Andra be watching from atop Albarath too? XD

She'll be riding on Emmett's shoulder, taking time out of his daily patrol route to carry her to the edge. (She's not tall enough to see over the parapets.)

I'll wait for your post to make mine.

Of course things start moving as soon as I have a relatively busy weekend :P

Buit don't you worry, go on and I will be here to take care of it.

@Scarletrose: I know right? xD

@Andra: sempai does not approve of kohai having higher ground, thus the need for extended overland flight everyday :P

She probably has the same spell available most days but she's afraid of heights. XD Emmet's shoulder is okay though.

Oh, and one thing I keep forgetting to ask (but will be easy enough to fix at any point before adventurers show up):

How does Albarath feel about having undead wandering in his (un)hallowed halls and/or basement?

As long as Unk can keep them under control, and they touch nothing, Albarath will tolerate mindless undead within his walls. The goblins, on the other hand, are not to enter without explicit permission.

seems fair xD

She probably has the same spell available most days but she's afraid of heights. XD Emmet's shoulder is okay though.

She definitely has it in her blessed book, unless she was too lazy to copy it for some reason :3

And if you don't happen to want to grab all the spells on your staff of fire for free as part of leveling up, I'll just add some scrolls to the loot so that Unk can craft it properly xD

They'll be on there. I actually went with the staff of caustic fury (same spells, but they deal acid damage).

I'll let you know once I have all the spells picked out. It's a pretty massive undertaking and I've never played a full 9/9 caster before at such a high level.

Unk the Conjurer wrote:

Oh, and one thing I keep forgetting to ask (but will be easy enough to fix at any point before adventurers show up):

How does Albarath feel about having undead wandering in his (un)hallowed halls and/or basement?

As long as Unk can keep them under control, and they touch nothing, Albarath will tolerate mindless undead within his walls. The goblins, on the other hand, are not to enter without explicit permission.

Should I assume that permission extends to Magda and Bogdirt, or is Emmet going to have to be our gopher when we have business inside?

They'll be on there. I actually went with the staff of caustic fury (same spells, but they deal acid damage).

I'll let you know once I have all the spells picked out. It's a pretty massive undertaking and I've never played a full 9/9 caster before at such a high level.

soka I see! Yay acid xD

I suggest the wizard spell filter from d20pfsrd.
I suspect you'll want plenty of evocations, which you can filter for :D

If you just go through each spell level quickly and pick the spells you'll want the most (like I did), that'll probably get you well past the number you get for free xD

@everyone: BTW, did you guys want to RP the battle plans? We could just say that we're using Magda's intel to strike a little house on in the prairie desert.

Also, after some thought, I realized Unk wouldn't be comfortable having undead inside Albarath unless he could figure out a way to keep them from tracking dirt in.
So he'll make his own tiny private wizards tower next to Albarath (maybe 50 or 100 feet away, opposite side from grubstomp village, and only two stories xD) to house them.
'cause bloody skeletons drip sometimes xD

<3 "Wall" of Stone

also that means I should add a few hundred gp to the loot cost to pay for material components...

<3 Forest's Blessing

@Magda: that reminds me, I don't think wizard discoveries normally require any outside help, but did you want to add some RP flavor that Magda worked with Unk at some point? xD

Makes sense that you'd learn your druidic discovery from the druid who abducted you. :P

"Worked with" implies a level of collaboration that Magda is not truly capable of, at least when it comes to humans. She's kind of a bitter old shrew. If Unk did learn anything from her, it was more likely through her trying to show him up. (i.e. "My Summon Monster is cooler than your Summon Monster")

Makes sense that you'd learn your druidic discovery from the druid who abducted you. :P

I thought so too xD

"Worked with" implies a level of collaboration that Magda is not truly capable of, at least when it comes to humans. She's kind of a bitter old shrew. If Unk did learn anything from her, it was more likely through her trying to show him up. (i.e. "My Summon Monster is cooler than your Summon Monster")

I was afraid of that xD

That would be much more likely. Especially if you appeal to her ego.

I've been waiting to see what other characters are doing. Is everyone else waiting for something too, or just all busy?

I am waiting for Magda and Unk to make a plan before I do anything else.

I've been busy, and forgot to mention it, sorry
>.>
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I guess Unk and Magda will do most of the planning after beseeching Albarath for direction...

Also I finally updated Unk's skill list to include his hat, which I decided should give bluff, diplomacy, and UMD instead of what I wrote before...
And I Realized that I forgot to give him a rank in fly, so I moved one from craft armor xD

If ya'll are ready to do the missions, we can fade to black after Magda replies (probly angrily?)

And with that, I think it's safe to just have Bogdirt march off with... 10 goblins? sound good? and maybe 12 potions of CLW. Also as much rope and/or twine as you want XD

I presume that you'd like Vampiric touch on your spellstoring dogslicer, but if you'd like blindness, deafness, hold person, or slow, Unk and Andra have those too.

Which reminds me:

Posting just to say

Still reading everything. Waiting for confirm on how many people are going on the raid.

At the same time this weekend is my 6 month since my wedding so I will probably be out a lot celebrating.

I will still keep an eye here from my phone but I won't have access to manuals or maps until probably monday.

Oh, then why don't we just put the details here? xD
Also it'll be two raids, first Unk will get to Pashow, (because phantom steeds are fast) and then Bogdirt and his team will reach the eastern trade hub xD

In more detail:
Unk and his familiar Qrix will go to Pashow
I didn't mention in the gameplay thread that he'd be riding a phantom steed (moving 10mi/hr or 20mi/hr if hustling doesn't hurt fake-animals like phantom steeds) until the city is in sight. Then of course Unk and Qrix will fly into the suburbs while invisible >:D

Which reminds me... how many miles is it? xD

For Bogdirt, he'll be raiding the trading post that's almost due east. He'll bring probably 10 goblins with him, unless he wants more...
All the gobbos will have +1 breastplate, +1 dogslicers, and a potion of CLW.
Bogdirt can use one of his own spells on his spellstoring dogslicer, or he can have one of Unk's (vampiric touch, hold person, dispel magic, or blindness/deafness)

I'll let you know about the distance as soon as I get my hands on my pc.

Just as a remainder. The goblins are still leaderless and in this state of anarchy all you will gain from raids is what you pcs will personally get your hands on.

I assume you know where to find the realmbuilding rules but if not I will give you guys a link as soon as I am home.

You do not have to be the leaders of the tribe yourselves but you need to at least appoint a random gobbo

I have been thinking about that. If Unk is able to use planar binding, can the summoned outsider act as the leader?

And on a semi-unrelated note, did Alarath ever finalize the dates for his (un)holidays?

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I was thinking we could spare a few hundred gold to have a scary guy show his face for the leader-picking-ceremony, and then just pretend he was always around xD

But if we hired outsiders and they had "accidents" before they collected any pay, or if we paid in excess sacrifices or something...

I'm pretty sure we could convince some Barghest to take payment in the form of "leftover" sacrifices.

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The distance between the swamp and pashow is around 50 miles

From the swamp to the eastern trade hub is 100 miles

Yay! Unk can get to Pashow in 5 hrs :D

let's see, gobbos move 30ft so 3mi/hr for 8 hours (desert isn't difficult terrain, right?)... just over 4 days each way?
Maybe we should prepare some unicorn jerky for their trip...

I still have no word from Bogdirt about his raid and how many goblins he wants, but I assumed that it would not change the plans for Unk so I proceeded with his side of the trip which is relatively uneventful.
the people of Thuvia are unaware of you and there is nothing considered a major threat right now so the entry in the city is easy.

Depending on what you want to investigate, that could prove harder, and of course, if your threat spreads the security will get tighter.

in case it matters:

I'm sorry. I have been sick. Bogdirt will take along ten goblins. He would have also asked unk to bless his sword with vampiric touch.

you will also have to remove from your gold the price of 44 rations (you + 10 goblins for at least 4 days if you plan to go there and find there food to get back to the swamp) of course you can take more to either go and return or to allow yourself detours.

That reminds me, we have over 80k gp in gems and coins, we could buy more rations for future raids :P

Unk is authorized to resupply the legal way while in Pashow

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@Bogdirt I put the map of the bandit camp in the links above, you should be able to move the tokens but just in case, try and verify that.

I'm not able to move them. That map is pretty neat though.

Since it'll be at least a day before Unk gets back, can I spend some of that time exploring the swamp nearby?

BTW, the bandits might count as a food source :D

"While they prefer human and gnome flesh, a goblin won’t turn down any food—except, perhaps, vegetables."

The thought had already crossed my mind.

Sorry for the absence, had some trouble with the internet.

@magda: sure. Do you want some goblins with you while you explore? And if you do how many?

@bogdirt going to post on gameplay as soon as I get home hoping that it will work this time. I will also see if I manage to set the map in a way you can move the goblins.

@Unk: same for you I will post hopefully tonight

I'll go alone. My internet has been out all day, but I'll make a post tomorrow

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Did anyone else misread this line in the spoiler? xD

Albarath is our God, the great Rain Pain Bringer.

Still accurate

I know, right? XD

I actually loved the fact that in the poorly translated version it became the nag bringer.

I imagine is what the kids apprentices call it when Albatath complains about their slow progress in magic.

Coming back from a day at the beach. Will post later if I still have the strenght to do it or tomorrow.

Sorry for the delay. a mix of busy week and Paizo Messageboards going down on me whenever I try to post.

I have to ask, it is just me or any of you had problems connecting in here in the last month? I am having constant problems and is the only websites that I have trouble reaching so I know is not a problem of my connection in general.

There have been a lot more issues with the site lately, but they seem to be improving from what I can tell.

I have been wondering, since I haven't seen the others post in quite a while, what is the plan going forward with just three players and no archvillain?

I've had issues, but i tend to be busy with other things when the boards are at their worst...