Motteditor's Savage Tide (Inactive)

Game Master motteditor

New level! Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

New level changes
+1 fighter level (because Silvio is a fighter, on top of being a lover)
+6 hp (i'm taking the average) from class + 2 from con = +8 hit points = 36 hit points total
Stat increase goes to +1 intelligence (because i need combat expertise)
Fighter bonus feat goes into combat expertise (Silvio has learned to read his opponent better)
Skills (favored class bonus goes into this):
+1 acrobatics (Silvio has added some theatrics into his combat style)
+1 Bluff (because facts should never come between a good story)
+1 Diplomacy (because Silvio makes friends wherever he goes)
+1 Intimidate (because Silvio's swordplay is impressive and daunting!)
+1 Stealth (because Silvio's extravagant persona has been able to keep a low profile when scouting)

That's it, me thinks.

Couple questions: How are you guys feeling about pacing? I'm more meaning in terms of leveling -- you're on the verge of getting to 4th -- though otherwise too (I feel like we've been in these caves forever!).

I'm happy with the pacing. This is a great adventure!

Also, would one or two of you mind when you get a chance posting how you guys are looking wealth-wise? I'm feeling like you may be fairly under-treasured for 4th-level characters per WBL standards.

I don't know the WBL standards but i think Silvio is below it. According to Herolab he has 25gp in hand and gear worth 126 gp.

Well we have a bunch of stuff to pawn once we get back to town.

We should be a little better then.

Agreed, but I think you're clearly below WBL a bit: You should have about 6,000 gp at 4th level. I'll try to jack the loot up a touch. Plus, it's always more fun to have a roaring rapier instead of just a standard +1 rapier.

Zstelian's 2nd favored enemy is coming up. What do the mutants count as? I'd like to take favored enemy against whatever they count as.

Edit:

Also, I'm waiting for the results of my failed Fort save before I write any sort of intermission RP.

I'll have a new Kyson up after 9pm PST. Long day at work...and I'm still not done having fun with Sekathral.

I like this game - expire screaming in a shower of elf guts three times and get a free rapier :)

As far as level 4 goes...

BAB + 1

Ref Save + 1

HP + 6 (50% of d8 +1, plus bonus hp)

Stat increase: + 1 to strength, for extra stabbitude

Rogue talent: Resiliency

EDIT: Forgot - I get uncanny dodge too!

You've got the failed save results now. You can count the mutants as "savage," which should work.

However, at the risk of spoilers, I don't recall how much more they come up over the course of the Path. I don't think it's a lot though; I just don't want you to waste a class feature, though you can take it despite that if you want, obviously.

In case you were still curious, Zstelian is at 1527 character wealth.

Not rushing you at all; just let me know when you want to reach land. I'm enjoying the interplay. (You've got about 10-12 hours of awake time on the ship before it reaches Eleder.)

Kyson: +1 lvl Cleric

+1 Int (yeah biyotches! I got me a 16 INT! w00t!)
+1 language - Auran

+5 (class) +2 con = +7 HP

+a few more spells

+10 skillz (+2 for class, +3 for Int, +1 for fc, +4 for INT bump)
+1 Percept
+1 Spellcraft
+1 Know (Arcana)
+1 Know (Planes)
+2 Know (Religion)
+2 Heal - only for you Zstelian!
+2 Sense Motive

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p.s. Do you guys mind using group funds for divine utility scrolls and crap? I'm spending 300gp to revive Zstel and Seka and just wanted to be sure to split the costs.

EDIT: updated Kyson's alias

Fine to use group funds for healing/restoration, etc. - I thought we'd pooled funds for those invaluable wands of CLW before.

In case you didn't notice, Painlord likes repeating himself.

O I forgot we can take average. Just as well as I seemingly rolled a d6 instead of a d8 for some reason.

I added Harliss Jarvell to the NPC list on the campaign info tab. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like added there.

Sorry to hold it up, i got a project thrown at me at work and that's taking up all my time. I'll try to have a post in a bit.

Re: using Acrobatics to move through difficult terrain, there's nothing that I can see that says explicitly either that you can or that you can't - what it does say is that You can also dive, flip, jump, and roll to avoid attacks and overcome obstacles. My interpretation of that would be that you can use it to move through difficult terrain, but I'm happy to accept a decision either way.

Re: healing, let me know what you guys prefer. I don't want to be a hardass, or accidentally kill any of your characters (I'm a big believer that an epic fight ends with five PCs unconscious with the last one at 1 hp when he finishes off the foe, with no PC deaths -- see my Kingmaker game for a great example). Obviously PBP is a different medium than face-to-face, and Zstelian never actually said he was going in yet.

His previous post could easily have been interpreted as talking tactics with me moving ahead because of the next posts.

Don't worry about it Mott.

I would much prefer you move things along at a good pace then worry about making sure people get time to get topped off.

OK, too wiped tonight to do a full update (sorry), but let's see what we've got going on...

Sounds like Sekathral and Kyson are still outside looting corpses/protecting converts, at least for this first fight.

Dargon, Zstelian, Silvio and Khazmia are inside.

I'll adjudicate Round 1 tomorrow, so speak up if there's an issue with this arrangement.

Sorry, guys, been busy lately. Will post in the a.m.

Sorry, sick doggie's messing up my posting schedule. Will try to get something in tonight.

OK, sounds like we may be splitting the party again. Let me know if you're going down to the basement with Kyson or up to Lavinia's bedroom with Zstelian.

Off to a wedding Saturday, so may have limited posting this weekend. Though I may have time to get something up before I leave on Saturday.

Point 1: Site went down as I was typing this up at home, so no map updates. Sorry.

Point 2: Site went down but for a change I had the latest version of what I'd finished so far copied and pasted in an email, so I didn't lose it! Ha!

Point 3: Please feel free (obviously) to let me know if I miss anything. I've got about dozen characters' actions to manage.

Point 4: This is actually the first time I think I've ever used a rust monster as a GM. I feel like that should be a landmark.

Could I please just double check - do we get average HP per level each time we level up, average +1 (not including favoured class bonus) or roll? I've checked the previous entries in this thread and it's not 100% clear.

I'm going to be out of action regardless, but just thought I'd better make sure.

I think I gave people the option of rolling or average+1.

I'm definitely down one level's worth, regardless - I've gone for average +1, so my profile's been updated accordingly

Oh, I was unaware I was that close to him already. In that case, Zstelian will step away. I'm trying to keep 10 feet of distance between us.

Zstelian is willing to learn from Seka's pain. No 30 damage for me sir.

Whoops, I misunderstood your last post in my quick read when I was whipping up the map, Zstel (and actually already factored in what I thought was your last action). Consider yourself not next to him.

Are we waiting on anyone? I think Seka is down and stable.

I'm at work. Will try to update ASAP.

No rush. I just wanted to make sure we weren't waiting on someone else.

I believe that was the fastest turnaround on combat actions ever for this game.

I plan to update later tonight, but not sure what my posting status will be for the next week or so. I was originally supposed to go on vacation to D.C. Monday through Wednesday, which might have limited my posting (though I'd probably still be able to check in at least once a day). Now that trip is up in the air thanks to Stormageddon: The Rainening.

Anyway, if I'm home I may have lots of free time to post. Unless I lose power, in which case I won't be posting at all.

So, to sum up, I'll either be posting a lot, the normal amount or not at all in the next few days.

Heh, thanks for the heads up Mott.

Before i forget again. I will be busy thursday-sunday this week and my posts will be scarce, if not non existent, until monday.

Lights started flickering here, just as I'm getting ready to update. I'll probably hit submit after every graf or two, just so it's saved if the power goes out, and then keep going back and editing.

I have no power, so posting will be difficult.

No power

Bummer.

Stay safe Mott.

And obviously I'm now back.

Please forgive if I can't make a proper post each day for a little bit. I'm still without power due to Sandy so I can't be certain I'll have the power, internet, or time to get in a post in each day. Thankfully work if partially operational so that might be my saving grace provided I'm able to break away long enough to post.

Re: Zstelian's question, you have not leveled yet. Seems a little too fast, so I might add in a little surprise or two between books.

I generally didn't list treasure that belonged to the Vanderborens, since you indicated you wouldn't take it, so I think everything but the few items from the room where Kaskus was found (i.e. the boots and glowing dagger) is technically loot from the invaders, and thus yours for the taking. You could probably ask Lavinia about those last items, though.

Well I don't speak for the others necessarily, but Zstelian isn't about to start asking for her parent's stuff.

If Sekathral doesn't know who the dagger & boots belong to, he'll ask Lavinia if we can keep them. If he does, he'll probably give the dagger back, especially if peer pressure is applied.

I pinged Motte to begin a discussion about lootz, like I have in the past.

I'll post stuff when we figure stuff out...until then, let's RP some stuff at the manor. :)

Still in communication with motte about the treasure.

I know he's busy and we have two different sections to sort through (the Pirate Cove and the Manor).

Also, I'll have a few Kyson posts up this weekend. Not ready to move forward without a treasure resoluton and some RP.

Kept:
Slippers of spider climbing (Khaz)
+1 thundering rapier (Silvio, I think? Maybe Sekathral?)
Two +1 hand axes (who has these?)
+1 keen dagger (Sekathral)
Headband of inspired wisdom +2 (Kyson)
belt of giant str +2 (Zstelian)

Claim by Sunday Night or it goes to be sold:
Ring of swimming
Ring of protection +1
black skeletal leotard
4 potions of cure moderate wounds
boots of striding and springing
+1 scimitar
Wand of CLW (7 charges)
1 dose of salve of slipperiness

Sell: (let us know if you want this)
MW kukri
gold nose ring & silver chain linked to silver hoop earing (100 gp)
ruby ring (120 gp)
+1 studded leather
MW rapier
purple silk cloak with emerald clasp (20 gp)
silver locket with tiny portrait of Vanthus (10 gp)
Darkwood buckler
Three silver bars (30 gp each)
Vial of vermillion ink (40 gp)
jade serpent earrings (500 gp)
40 (standard) throwing axes and clubs
studded leather armor
+1 hide armor
+1 greatclub
wooden crown fitted with seven moonstones (each worth 100 gp)
MW studded leather
17 gp
+1 leather armor
MW spear

Seka currently has the +1 leather armor and the thundering rapier. I don't know if he was planning on keeping them.

Zstelian has one of the +1 handaxes but he'll hand it over for pawning.

Appreciate you cataloguing the swag, Kyson.

I do have the +1 leather armour and the thundering rapier - I'll certainly keep the thundering rapier, but I'd rather have the +1 studded leather than the +1 leather I have. And the skeletal leotard.

I'm more than willing to give up the +1 keen dagger - however, I would very much like the boots of striding & springing, unless we're giving them (and the dagger) back to Lavinia.

I also think we should keep the wand of CLW and the 4 potions of CMW, as a sort of party reserve of healing items.