Here is the discussion thread.
So once everyone has checked in, some of you may want to attempt to get to know each other, I don't want the whole party to be best buds but one or two of you may want to know each other. I will give you some time to get that sorted out.
Dotted... Thank you and looking forward to this!
Also, I doubt Wesh would normally try to buddy up with folks, since he's trying to remain at least semi-incognito, at least till he gets to Lilywhite.
Perfectly fine, just wanted one or two so for you to be a complete odd man out is fine.
Hello! Thanks for having me! =)
Hello Dhavyn!
@GM Shade That works. That being said though, Wesh would certainly be interested in knowing who he's traveling with, so he could definitely be casually involved with conversations on the ship.
Thanks for selection, GM! Checking in..
Now I want to give a fair warning, I will be bumping up some of the encounters to provide a little more challenge for the increased party size. I don't want you waltzing over anything now do I :)
Wouldn't expect anything less, GM! :)
What??
I'm out!
Lol j/k
Checking in. I'll update this game's version of Capricia tomorrow. Glad to be gaming with you all!
Only missing Dain, hopefully he will check in soon and you can begin coordinating some who might know each other.
Capricia's stats are updated and she's ready for adventure!
EDIT: I've looked at other folks' backgrounds for possible links. Only thing that jumped out at me is that Wesh is from Oppara while Capricia's from that city's pirate version, Little Oppara in the Shackles.
Capricia's backstory has her currently between crews in Lilywhite. She's probably been hanging out at dockside taverns waiting for her next opportunity and might meet other characters that way.
That works perfect, I will give Dain another day to check in and after that will likely ask another to fill in for him.
@Capricia Belacrest-Maxeme, That's a neat connection. I'm sure Wesh would be interested in anyone connected with Oppara, if only indirectly, though he might be suspicious of you since he's specifically trying to avoid people from Oppara.
@Barnabus,
So I was reading your background a bit and had a thought. I'm not sure it would make sense for Dhavyn to have grown up in Ilizmagorti as it's a bit on the rougher side of things but...maybe your father helped Dhavyn's father escape with Dhavyn's mother? But then if Dhavyn wasn't born til later that's not much of a connection. Hmm.
Maybe Ilizmagorti wouldn't be so bad to have been where Dhavyn grew up.
I would say that maybe Dhavyn's father was on the same ship, but I don't want to shoehorn in on your background lol.
@Dhavyn:
I have no problem if our fathers were on the same ship. It's a ship, it requires a large crew so it's not far-fetched. I have no problem if we know each other.
Dain checking in. Sorry for the delay, I'd just gone to bed when things started happening.
This is a common condition for Dain by the way, if there was a job that required sleeping he'd be all over it.
@GM. Are we working, or passengers?
Dain is tall and well built for a Wizard. With the tan and bleached hair of a longtime sailor. If we're not working he spends most of his time testing the light blocking properties of his wide brimmed hat.
He does however keep an eye on the ships course, watching the sun, the stars and any landmarks it passes.
You can be either, I leave it up to you. I would like to start tomorrow so try and get connections.
gameplay thread is up and ready to go.
I'm still around, just waiting for everyone to post before I start the action.
Barnabus I think you have a chance to set the record, I will explain the rules once Dain has decided to join the challenge or not.
The Lucky Drunk Challenge
Step 1 you can try to identify the drinks a DC 15 Knowledge (local) check or an alcohol-related Profession check such as Profession (brewer) - both are trained only. This check stands for all the rounds of the contest so you can pick a favourite beverage, and keep selecting it. Presumably you pick one of the less alcoholic drinks.
Step 2 if you did not identify a drink roll a d20. A result of 1 means the character takes a triple strength drink, a 2–10 means you taken a double strength drink, and an 11–20 means you take a standard strength drink. You must roll for every drink
You can consume a number of alcoholic beverages equal to 1 + double his Constitution modifier. Drinks consumed in excess of this total cause you to become sickened for 1 hour per drink above the maximum. If your character keeps drinking after being sickened, each additional drink requires the character to attempt a Fortitude save with a DC of 15 + the number of drinks consumed since becoming sickened. On a failed save, the character is (messily) nauseated for 1 round and disqualified from further play; his is likely doused with a bucket of water.
Probably easiest to go ahead and make 11 sets of roles and then check through to see if you fail. 11 is the record you are shooting for
Good luck Dhavyn and Barnabus, may Cayden be with you.
So we roll the Knowledge Local check 11 times and then roll the 1d20 for the ones we fail? Or just roll the Knowledge one time?
You will roll the Knowledge Local check one time and that will determine if you have to guess for all the drinks or none of them. If you succeed the skill check you presumably select the weakest strength drink every time so you don't have to pick a random one.
1d20 ⇒ 11 1
1d20 ⇒ 6 2
1d20 ⇒ 8 2
1d20 ⇒ 8 2
1d20 ⇒ 3 2
1d20 ⇒ 14 1
1d20 ⇒ 6 2
1d20 ⇒ 8 2 Sickened
1d20 ⇒ 17 1 Fortitude DC 16
1d20 ⇒ 8 2 Fortitude DC 18
1d20 ⇒ 19 1 Fortitude DC 19
You must roll those three saves to beat the record.
I'll be without internet access until some time on Tuesday. Please bot Capricia as necessary to keep things rolling. Her goals at this point are to get on a pirate crew, try to remain as ladylike as possible, and do her best to stay out of Carlsson's bed! ;)
Happy Memorial Day weekend to those in the U.S.!
I'm still around, just waiting to see how Barnabus does before reacting.
I am still here, I checked and I don't want to DMPC him because my rolls result in a failure of beating the record. I feel he should get his shot.
I'm guessing it's just the Memorial Day weekend slowing things down. All of my games have been slow the last few days.
Yep me too, sometimes that is just how it goes.
Feels like it's about time for our good dwarf to puke and all of us move along, IMHO. :)
I will bot him tonight
Cool. It's also possible that Barnabus missed your call for saving throws in the brief flurry of posts it occurred in. Maybe he'll see these posts and roll them.
Raging he makes it but otherwise he fails
Alright he has had enough time, so sadly he will fail. I will bot his contest in the morning and post an update so be prepared.
I don't really care honestly, lol, but didn't Dhavyn do better at 8 drinks? Anyway, pass the hurling and on to more festivities! I'll post later on today. =)
He failed on his tenth drink so he successfully downed 9 unless I am missing something, if I am let me know.
Ah I thought I'd read he got through 6 drinks since his were heavier strength. If not, my mistake. We've already moved on anyway and it was more of a funny thought than a concern. =)
I puked first!! lol
Question regarding the race - wouldn't Dhavyn and Barnabus's successful checks put them on obstacle 3 or did I miss something?
That is my understanding.
And speaking of Obstacle 3, so just to make sure I'm reading it right, there are 2 paths to choose but each path has 2 options, is that right?
You are correct simple slip up, my apologies. Yes their is indeed two paths and you can choose based on which one is more favorable to you.
I could have really thinned the competition if I'd been allowed to use Grease and Glitterdust. :)
@GM Shade No worries. Just wanted to make sure they weren't actually on Round 4. If you got to skip a whole obstacle with the 2+1 checks, that would have made that option much more attractive.
Dain I will let you use grease if you wish, it will slow all non player characters down one round.
No, it's fine. Dain was never going to win, and he'd rather not have a group of pissed off people looking for payback. :)
Wipe the floor with their sorry arses, Barnabus! I'll be there approximately a week from next Tuesday! ;)
Wipe the floor with their sorry arses, Barnabus! I'll be there approximately a week from next Tuesday! ;)
Huh--a week from next Tuesday has passed; guess I was overly optimistic!
Still lurking and waiting my turn. Hope we haven't lost Dhavyn or Dain.