What is our current total XP after the Crakckjaw fight? I want to mark it down on the campaign documents.
I've updated your PDF character sheets to include your character bios (at least the parts leading up to your having entered the Stolen Lands) as well as your updated character portraits. You can use the old links, or you can use the ones below, which I've provided for convenience.
I would appreciate it if you guys would start using them for consistency's sake.
Also, I spent a lot of time tracking down the font used in the official Kingmaker maps this morning, then spent $25 to purchase licensing rights to use it. So now OUR kingmaker map looks even cooler now; be sure to look carefully at the new text styling when I next upload it.
Being a perfectionist can be damned expensive at times. XD
DM, if nothing happens during the night, we're going to begin exploring G39 the following morning, after we've prepared spells and made ourselves ready.
1200 xp from Barghest
1200 xp from Old Crackjaw
200 xp from exploring 2 hexes
divided by 4
makes 650 each
When I GM, I assume NPCs have taken 10 on their Stealth checks (or on their Perception checks in the case of guards). It helps to avoid the ridiculousness of groups almost never being able to sneak up on anyone because someone will always roll low (or high in the case of a bunch of guards watching for PCs).
And though it isn't RAW, I also have enemies of the same kind go on the same initiative count.
For example, in this encounter I would have rolled once for the wolves, and once for the worg.
Little tips and tricks like those really help to streamline things and keep things moving along quickly.
Worgs are Big Evil Evil intelligent wolves that like to trip.
I suppose you can always fall back on to the monster's general description in that case. It at least adds some depth to the encounter and keeps players from feeling like they wasted their skill check.
That song was perfect. I bet it is what Rory is playing for inspire courage.
Sorry folks, for Easter I have a cold and it is zonking me out. Is it too late to act?
Your turn right now. You have just been attacked.
That song was perfect. I bet it is what Rory is playing for inspire courage.
Being able to set the proper mood is an important and invaluable skill in roleplaying.
@ Ravingdork - Now that I"m on a computer and not my phone i can properly look at our updated character sheets and holy crap those are awesome!
Glad you like them.
On the battle grid I created, where is everyone in relation to everyone else?
Just give me the coordinates and I will work out the rest. The darker squares is a tree line.
Updated the map. How's it looking now?
Nevermind. Forget the map.
*Kicks Onedrive*
Piece of junk!
Does this party have any backup healing?
Afraid not. We could be resting quite awhile. Though Technically, My character has an acolyte (Puthgus) who is a 1st level cleric who could bring Adular to positive if we get back home.
Nope. No resting. Just dragging your ass back to base. ;D
ok so if possible, i need to retrain an offensive spell and at the very least one cure spell...
the encounter gains you 2,400 xp which means 600 xp for each of you.
I wanna drag that bastard to town and have someone make his pelt into an awesome cloak for Adular. We should all carry around a trophy of whatever manages to fall us to remind us that we're not invincible and through our allies we stand while they don't.
In other not related news at all, Rory wants a tannery in the settlement. lol
And did we finish that hex for another 100, or is there more to do?
Well I don't think you want to drag Adular when exploring the hex. I admit that you are unlikely to encounter any more resistance in this hex, but you don't get the Xp until you map the hex.
Yeah, we'll worry about that later.
And this why a healing items is very useful even if you have a healer.
Yes, we are keenly aware of that now. :P
Hindsight is a beach from what I've heard. I'm already looking into retraining a spell but i need an arcane caster who can do cure spells. As far as established NPCs go, the only one that might be able to is Selene since she's a level 1 bard, but i don't have any of her spells picked out.
edit: take that censors!
And so the apprentice becomes the master. XD
Hey DM, do you want me, as well as the others since we all have apprentices, to build them? Especially since at least two of them may eventually have roles in the kingdom.
Hey DM, do you want me, as well as the others since we all have apprentices, to build them? Especially since at least two of them may eventually have roles in the kingdom.
If we do do this, and you used the team-building rules to get them, then there level will be set (usually 1 or 3 with ranks in specific skills tied to their role). They would also need to adhere to the NPC creation rules.
Hopefully the GM will allow for it. It would be great fun to stat out Firefang.
right, but we already purchased them as apprentices/acolytes so they should already be a level 1 bard/sorc or wizard/cleric, right?
Okay, I got a bit jumbled in the gameplay thread, it looked like we'd made it to the city but then didn't or something... so I just went with being back in Gorum's temple and getting taken up to -1 and 'awakening' in bad so not to slow down game play any further
Yeah, i might have jumped the gun a little during a temporary rules blind spot. Best we can do is wait for an official ruling from DM on what to do.
Sorry guys. Didn't mean to slow things down.
It's just that I've never NOT had magical healing of some kind available in our games, so I'm not as familiar with the mundane recovery rules as I might otherwise be. I was just trying to make sure we got it right.
I apologize if that just served to make things more complicated.
DM, do we encounter anything else in hex G39? Can I mark it as explored?
Provided I have everyone's blessing, I intend to take 2 points of BP from the kingdom treasury during Arodus as a long-term investment meant to increase the Kingdom's Economy modifier.
Then I will use those funds to earn lots of magic capital during the first half of the month.
I will then put that capital into crafting a headband of vast intellect +4. Not only will this make my character more personally powerful, but it will allow her to max out four more of her knowledge skills and increase the kingdom's economy rating by 2.
I hope to have enough BP in the treasury left over to also expand the kingdom and turn our Consumption rating to a negative number.
With my library, I have a +18 Spellcraft modifier to craft magical items, or +20 if my daughter can help me using the Aid Another action.
The DC for the headband will be 23.
23 = 5 base + 8 caster level + 5 missing spell requirement + 5 decreased crafting time.
Assuming you guys allow me to do that at all, this is my check:
I'm beginning to realize just how awesome it can be to earn magic capital, and then use it towards crafting. I'll be happy to craft wondrous items for the rest of you as well in coming months provided you help me stay well-funded enough to keep earning the magic capital necessary.
I'll probably be wanting the charisma one eventually... and the helmet thing of all charisma based skills unless DM will let you craft one that souly aids my perform check. I don't think he will though, he didn't seem that interested when i proposed it.
A circlet of persuasion you mean? Those are nice and cheap, and increases all of your Perform skills just fine, as well as all your Charisma-based skills and checks. (Though I think we will style it as a crown.) I'll happily get started on it for you for 1,150gp or a like amount of magic capital (23), which should allow me to make it nearly at cost (I had to round up a little to make sure I get the right amount of magic capital).
Shall we explore more hexes, or take a break and play out the Kingdom rolls/events for Arodus? I'm opting for the latter for now. Perhaps we could explore a couple of hexes each month.
You manage to explore the hex without incident.
Can we see the rolls for Arodus, please?
I would like to claim F40, take 2 BP out of the treasury, and build a bunch of Terrain Improvements.
Rory, I recommend switching from Stability to Economy this month. That way we get your bonus for both Stability AND Economy this month. EDIT: Scratch that. It puts us at too much risk for gaining a lot of unrest next month.
yeah but with my versatile performance, all i really need is my perform to get the bonus. plus if we can increase the bonus via item creation rules, it'll be cheaper for one skill opposed to all the cha based skills.
Using the item creation guidelines to try and get a better benefit over established items for cheaper costs is really cheesy, and not really what they were meant for.
what about upgrading the item then? starting out the the helm that gives +3 to cha abilities but upgrading it later since it doesn't have its own level up.
You mean like getting a +6 or +9 to all your Charisma-based skills? I think that has too much potential to be broken. (My opinion only. DM may allow for it.)
You could wear it along with a headband of Charisma though, or even combine the two into one majestic crown (though that would cost more).
I dunno. My home game is filled with minmaxers and they like finding ways to abuse the rules (actually its just one but he's a handful). Its nice not dealing with that for a change.
edit: Also, I'm curious if this investigation stuff is going on instead of us working for capital and stuff or alongside it...
I'm waiting for the GM to play out the NPCs. I think this is something we will ultimately have to investigate ourselves though.
probably.
Off to bed. Hopefully we can play out this man-hunt, as well as the month of Arodus, tomorrow.
dunno. I have a lot of work i need to do today for class tomorrow so i may not post much (i know i say that a lot, but i'm serious this time)
Question, do we have a blazon for Caerulus? Some heraldry can be fun to play with. Of course, we'd have to agree on some basics, colors and symbols and the like.
What's a blazon?
A blazon is a coat of arms, or the description there of. A crest if you will..
here, from the pathfinder wiki, and example
House Garess' crest is that of a snow-capped mountain peak in gray set against a dark blue field. There is a silvery crescent moon in the upper right corner, and there is a black hammer across the base of the peak.
Now that's for a family, but nations also have them. Brevoy's symbol is a two headed dragon
A sigil and words, kinda like in game of thrones. "We will not fall". How's that for our words? Just came up with that on the spot. Shows how stubborn we are and how we won't give up on something.
I could piece something together if I have some input/details to work with.
Some real life examples couldn't hurt either.
Rory heads towards the blacksmith and purchased a short bow and a quiver of twenty arrows before meeting the others by the outskirts of town.
Might have better luck with one of the hunters when it comes to bow shopping.