Shackled City (Pathfinder) - GM_Chris

Game Master Chris Shannon 719

Your changes are dizzying, but I do prefer your first, and current, choice. ;)

See now I feel bad.

See now I feel bad.

What? You feel bad? :(

Don't feel bad that you've made me make Atol feel dizzy...it happens all the time to him whenever he thinks hard about something.

He gets dizzy trying to remember: "First socks, *then* shoes."

::hat tip to the far side::

Assuming he's wearing shoes.

Some of you folks should come join the apps for this PbP game with Painlord and myself.

The lone rogue submission just bailed, so good chance for a cunning-personality submission.

Sir Bregan, SORRY!

I didn't see you come up in that crowded bar (also, stopped reading for a bit). Apologies!!!

I'll try to work my way back. I suck.

Love,

Ravens

Thanks for the invite Glimmil, but one PbP is all I can handle. So it's socks first huh? I've just gone without socks 'cause I keep screwing that one up. Easier to just wear shoes over bare feet!

LOL, no worries.

You posted after I did, you just talked to the other guy!

I thought about it but it's so far along I wasn't sure I'd be in time.

TBH, I'd say now's the perfect time for fresh blood to come in and steal the show.

If I could read the GM's mind, I'd say a cunning social rogue would have really good odds in this one (versus say a half-orc warrior rogue).

I thought about it but it's so far along I wasn't sure I'd be in time.

Meh. The long long application process and the chaos in the bar has me worried for the intentions of the judge. It's been too long and too odd. We'll see what happens.

LOL, no worries.

You posted after I did, you just talked to the other guy!

Sorry! Sorry!

I haven't been reading the other posts so just got his as one that I saw. I suck.

I saw in another thread he was running five (5!) games total. That makes me...wary. Although I have a social rogue I could drop in easily.

Meh. The long long application process and the chaos in the bar has me worried for the intentions of the judge. It's been too long and too odd. We'll see what happens.

Even though there's a dozen or so submissions, there's many with very little depth and some have had so many typos I'd say it's hurting their odds. Coming in late would be a boon since you'd avoid association with some of the chaos.

Plus you'd have Ravens the bird-man to talk to!

EDIT - I think it's his first game as a GM.

I saw in another thread he was running five (5!) games total. That makes me...wary. Although I have a social rogue I could drop in easily.

Actually, I think it was Patcher who was currently running 5 games while also opening up recruiting for Kingmaker and CCrown recently.

I declined to engage in those. I appreciate GM_Chris because I know this game is his sole reason for being (or primary escape from work...same thing) and dedication he puts into it.

He has been doing a great job, I'm having a really good time.

Ditto on GM_Chris's dedication. This one has risen like a rocket to my favorite game.

I also passed on the two games you mentioned for similar concerns. I'm right about at my maximum capacity for work-time distraction.

Welcome Jasper.

Love,

Ravens

lol, figured what the hey. Every game can use a guy with +15 to Disable Device. This one, for example. ;)

lol, figured what the hey. Every game can use a guy with +15 to Disable Device. This one, for example. ;)

LOL I almost felt out of my chair.

Don't forget it's a 15-pt buy, not that you'd lower your Dex.

What is the airspeed of an unladen taciturn raven?

lol, figured what the hey. Every game can use a guy with +15 to Disable Device. This one, for example. ;)

Southern Loquacious Raven!?!?

Dearie me.

Bah forgot about the 15 point. Thanks.

Let the NTR vs. SLR war begin!

I'll be afk a few hours for errands.. try not to get shanked, Glimmil!

Glimmil reads off some more of the runes, ... "Piddlespot Peddlers" "The Endgamers."

Lolz. Sounds like a bunch of yahoos to me.

Dyrant recalls that they are the names of adventuring companies or mercenaries, but can't recall any of their exploits aside from The Endgamers. They had a glorious career before their leader, Monsieur Montoya, convinced the entire party to buy matching red and white boots of flying with flames embroidered on the side. He then led the charge into the lair of the Elizalich to the cry of "Fireball Formation!"

Someone owes me a new keyboard. Damn that's funny!

At this point Glimmil has completely forgotten to Detect Evil.

Somewhere outside, in the city of Cauldron, a non-divine-sparked priest facepalms, ruining his notes, and he doesn't know why.

I think it would only be appropriate for Glim to invite Skie along, giving GM_Chris another gnome NPC to torment Dyrant with at every turn.

There's certainly a lot of gnomes in Cauldron. I had no idea.

Balodek wrote:

I thought about it but it's so far along I wasn't sure I'd be in time.

Meh. The long long application process and the chaos in the bar has me worried for the intentions of the judge. It's been too long and too odd. We'll see what happens.

I had confidence in GM_Chris's process. Oh wait :)

Sadly the Vanishing didn't get them all.

Well done Glimmil, those were funny introductions

Glimmil's going to give Dyrant, Silfr or Finneas a chance to post before he continues his relentless chatting with Skie...

I miss Dryant's old icon already. It was such a good one, it captured his disapproval and grumpiness so well.

I miss Dryant's old icon already. It was such a good one, it captured his disapproval and grumpiness so well.

But it seemed to be confusing some as to my age.

This one has a youthful spring about him. I was tired of people confusing me with Silfr or a prune.

EDIT: Look at me, looking to the skies, I'm asking St. Cuthbert for patience for I must endure such trials in Cauldron.

Aww, part of Glimmil thinking you were "near the end" has to do with demeanor and actions more than actual appearance indicating your age.

Dyrant could be 40 years younger than Silfr and Glimmil would feel the same way him.

Sir Bregan,

Tag. Ye be it.

Love,

Ravens

Someone needs to submit an application now as a goblin stable master named Snarltooth.

You've added an awesome dimension of humor to Ravens, I love it.

I was poking at someone...Tee hee hee.

Hah, that would've been good.

Bregan likes keeps his eyes on Varisian or Scarzni "rogue types"

Hey now, I thought you liked scoundrels?

D30 wrote:

I miss Dryant's old icon already. It was such a good one, it captured his disapproval and grumpiness so well.

But it seemed to be confusing some as to my age.

This one has a youthful spring about him. I was tired of people confusing me with Silfr or a prune.

EDIT: Look at me, looking to the skies, I'm asking St. Cuthbert for patience for I must endure such trials in Cauldron.

It's funny you should say that, since this guy looks older than your previous one to me. :)

Hey now, I thought you liked scoundrels?

Darn you quoted my typo before I fixed it!

Hey, I didn't say why I was keeping an eye on them... there's all kinds of reasons for that.

It's funny you should say that, since this guy looks older than your previous one to me. :)

Oh yeah. I think they could be about the same age, however, this one *appears* more youthful and alive...and if he's looking to the skies for patience, which he shall surely need.

I'd like to recommend a Cleric of Pholtus as your replacement PC should Dyrant meet his demise early.

I played LG in the Pale, I know Pholtus all too well.

Don't tempt me.

First order of business: Slay the Cuthbertine.

EDIT: On second thought, that isn't much different than my current character.

How are we handling the money? Split up, carried by one guy, or maybe Skie will set up a credit account with us and we track shares equally?

I suggest we leave a chunk in the group fund and split off individual shares as we get nice clean chunks. The real question will be how do we handle magic splits, but that's later...

Also, don't rush on my account. I knew I'd have a day off or so waiting for your triumphant return!! No worries. :)

I like the bank it idea, if Skie handles most of the magic item purchases then I imagine most of our transactions will be through her anyway.

As for Atol, I think a quick trip to the snake oil, er, antique salesman and we should be ready to rock Jzadirune again. Once everybody else buys provisions of course. Maybe a tent. And some lockpicks. Battering ram. Small army of gnome "trap springers".

As for Atol, I think a quick trip to the snake oil, er, antique salesman and we should be ready to rock Jzadirune again. Once everybody else buys provisions of course. Maybe a tent. And some lockpicks. Battering ram. Small army of gnome "trap springers".

I could use a bit of time/money to scribe some new scrolls.

Also, I *love* the idea of the gnomish/atol-ish trap springers. Brilliant.

Unskilled labor is 1sp a day. For 1 gold piece we can get 100 people to run through the tunnels and spring every trap and ambush. Oh wait, we're the good party.

How much time do you need for the scribing? I'm sure we have time to spare. It's dark in the dungeon anyway, and we if we only get about 1 hour into it before needing to retreat we'll have plenty of spare.

How much time do you need for the scribing? I'm sure we have time to spare. It's dark in the dungeon anyway, and we if we only get about 1 hour into it before needing to retreat we'll have plenty of spare.

Meh. It'll actually take me two days to make that work.

In fact, I don't even have the Comp Lang scroll from last night.

According to the rulez, this is the process:

1) I need to know the spell that I want to scribe.
2) I need 8 hours of rest + 1 communing with my familiar to learn a spell
3) It takes 1 day per 1000gp of scroll that I scribe. It's not clear that that can be cut down for cheaper scrolls, i.e. 41gp of crafting per hour, so a CL1/Lvl 1 scroll takes 45 minutes.

So, to redo the scroll of Comp Lang, I would need to:

1) Go back and talk to my familiar for an hour, learn Comp Lang and the other spells that I want to scribe.
2) Scribe for the day.
3) Rest for another 8 hours, relearn spells for the delve.

I'd like to do that as another scroll of Comp Lang and others might be helpful, however, I suppose we want to get back down.

I believe it's just 2 hours to scribe an inexpensive scroll.

Source: PFSRD

I believe it's just 2 hours to scribe an inexpensive scroll.

Yerp.

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Dyrant thanks the nice gnome and turns to leave...

...but then spins about to ask one more question.

"Miss Skie, are you sure the vanishing actually happened? We've visited with you and a master gnomish locksmith and neither of you were able to help us much to get into the city. It just seems more likely, having dealt with you and Glim here, that your city went out on a gnomish picnic and the one gnome with the key got lost looking at pretty rocks. Ever since you guys have been locked out of Jzadirune, too embarrassed to admit the truth. Isn't that what really happened?"

It just seems more plausible. Geez...no one has a key?

I post this here as to not ruin your chances with the fair maiden, Glim.