Beldak may have found something important!
I'd like to have the rest of the characters sort of "check in" with a post, just so we all know we are on the same page (we are all in the Black Village) before I post again
made my suggestion already
Yes, I'd like to hear from Alder and Duglin, before we proceed...
Next Stop, the entrance to the Dungeon
A Twist
Kobolds, and the Dwarven Island of Baylor
Kobolds to not occur in the original module, so for fun I was going to throw this into our campaign, it will be significant, SOON!
Kobolds are not considered monsters on the Island of Baylor, and a history of cooperation and harmony exists between the Dwarven people and the Kobolds.
Kobolds are normally found in caves, not too deep within the ground. They are considered expert miners, competent smiths and have a strong magical tradition (their villages are often lead by a group of Cavern druids). It is said that the Kobolds speak to the departed spirits of Dragons (and each community of Kobolds is dedicated to one such spirit, the Kobolds speak of this spirit not in terms of worship, but more in terms of a guarding, guiding watchful “head of the family”). The only real trouble associated with Kobolds is their complete lack of a serious nature, and they are often described as “far out,” “lost in their own imaginations,” or simply, “kooky.” They can be difficult to deal with, but are always willing to trade (they delight in dried fruits, sweet candies, and cakes, as these are difficult to come by in their natural environments). Kobolds can fashion masterwork weapons and armor (of the finest metals) but are turned off by the idea of working with wood, this tends to make the weapons they do manufacture a bit heavier than normal (all Kobold made weapons are 25% heavier than the listed weight).
It is considered rude, to Kobold culture, to be a guest of a Kobold Hovel and not partake in a meal, this is often another place where relations are awkward, as Kobold food, though not bad tasting, is usually heavily spiced, and served extremely hot.
Alder has graciously dropped out of this adventure. I will make the necessary corrections to the game, and get us up to speed
Haarold and Duglin, any chance I could get you two to fill in the class/level section of the alias to match the other characters, in style/format that is?
done
Checking in since it had been awhile. Looking forward to the answers from the kobold.
Yes, I was celebrating my Birthday yesterday. Sorry for being away at a really bad time. The Kobold will respond today, and if we can get this little scene out of the way we will be headed toward the Dungeon in the next day or two.
Thanks for the patience everyone.
Cheers on surviving another year and good luck with the nwxt one.
none of my games got updated this weekend, I'm shooting for tomorrow, after I digest all the birthday cake I've consumed...
Sounds good. Enjoying birthdays are nothing to apologize for.
Skeletons and gobs... if ever I wish i had slotted magic missile....
Haha sounds fun. Can't wait to join in!
We may have lost a couple of payers over the weekend, let,s hope they check in tomorrow, and head downstairs
I'm fine with heading downstairs, if that's what we want to do. Are we getting lunch with the kobs? That would seem to save on rations.
I think in the least we can get more information from the kobs if not some XP defending them or ourselves. Maybe even save or gain resource materials too. Also, we have two dwarves with us (I hope still) and it seems an appropriate choice to delve for a back door to the palace.
Terq: the last time stamp said "Saturday morning .... 12:20pm" I just wanted to know where we stood with time actually for exploring / resting purposes.
well, it's still 12:20pm, actually not morning anymore so I goofed that didn't I. Benny has offered the Kobold Hollow Hovel as a place to rest, and there is a new Player to join the group as soon as the party enters the hovel, so you will have about 6 to 7 hours of daylight left on Saturday.
Yep, just a waiting.
Clearly Hennet cannot speak normally. He must screw something up in order to roll well.
Benny has indicated he will try to take care of the pony and the cart is hidden in the rubble.
What will you do now?
Kairon - welcome to the game! check out the tab at the bottom of the page that says, "how to format your text"
Thank you. I did check it out and tried to fix accordingly. How do you write the blue passages for rolls? I do apologize for any future posts I might accidentally write in past tense. I will try not to, but I write all my novels in past tense.
No worries! We are a relaxed bunc here. All the different posting varieties are explained in that tab, you can come to this thread and play around with the formats to see how it works
I'll respond to Beldaks questions after a while to give the other players a chance to post first
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Replace { } with [ ] and rolls can be made like {dice=skill, attack}1d20+modifier{/dice} any other blue text is just out of character type which is {ooc} out of character {/ooc}
Write however you want! Our DM himself is writing in first person in another camp right now!
I did post a reply about being called a Dragonborn and introducing... it will take me a moment to get used to posting but I shall do my best. My thanks for all the help.
NP...welcome aboard!
Thank you. I look forward to this game.
It's funny that I think about it, Kairon's staying with Kobolds and I don't have him knowing draconic...
Semantics!
I really don't think they would notice...
How many ranks do you have in Surfer?
Ah too hopped up on fun juice
The party of adventurers can talk among themselves, ask questions of the kobolds, and when they are ready, we'll call that the end of the day.
When the next day dawns, you should have a plan for getting to the entrance to the Palace as quickly as possible.
I would like to explore the kobold caves farther. Specifically looking for an underground entrance, or passage up the mountain that leads in to the castle without using the front door?
If that's unreasonable or there aren't any jewels (diamond worth 50gp) or other potential spell components laying around then I'm ok with resting.
The Kobolds do not have any Diamonds worth 50 gp, they would provide you with an opportunity to buy diamonds worth less, and other small lower cost gems and jewels.
A simple question about the extents of the Hovel, and if there is an access to the palace from them should get you the information you are looking for.
Never ending dungeon crawl!!!! <8D
Would I have knowledge of the importance of silvered weapons in this particular setting??
It is common knowledge, no roll required, that Silvered* weapons are particularly effective in fighting some types of monsters.
*an Intelligence Ability Skill Check roll of 10+ will allow your character to recall one fact about a Silvered weapon, and for each number rolled >11 one additional fact is known, up to six facts
Note: Knowing these “facts” should not be taken to mean that what you know is the truth.
We off the rails yet or is this reasonable? Currently expecting to get Haarold's axe silvered over night.
we've been off the rails for a while now.
I original envisioned the game starting with the party standing at the entrance to the dungeon, but then thought a little role play of getting the group to know each other wouldn't be a bad thing
A little…sheesh
But it’s all good, sort of, we’ve seem to have lost one player already, so I’m glad I stuck to recruiting six characters. I just hope we don’t lose another.
We can move ahead to the Dungeon as soon as everyone is ready, and don’t think I am pressuring anyone to stop doing what they are doing.
It’s your game and mine, so play it as you want to and I’ll just hang on for the ride.
Hahahaha which dungeon? Castle entrance? or Kobold hovel?
There was no Kobold Hovel, originally, I just threw it in to give the players a base to retreat to that was close to the dungeon, I really need to stop improvising
Stick to the script you crazy old fool!
Oh lawd... OK, I don't mind fast forwarding to the front door in the morning unless you plan on throwing a 300xp skeletal ambush at us overnight.
I was just being flippant, by all means, please keep doing whatever you want your character to do to be prepared before entering the palace, that way when you are slaughtered by the goblins, ehem, I mean ready to beat a hasty retreat, you’ll know you did everything you could to prepare.
Slaughtered or running? You must be thinking of another party!
Ok, then let's head to the front door. After getting the weapons silvered, I am ready.