Shards of the Titanswar

Game Master EldonG

Four temples in the city...I need to get to work naming the gods...

One is a female protection goddess of nature...one is a god of knowledge and law (not very popular, out here, but BIG in the kingdoms to the south)...one is a mercantile god of travel and the sea...and one is...well...a bit more...mysterious... :p

I'm thinking I'll post up the 'Pheasant, if people want...it's likely a couple of you have been there.

Mind you...it's still a bit of a work in progress...

The 'Pheasant

Make note...the main room features not one...or two...but SIX chandeliers.

(one is a bit higher, over the High Street entrance)

The ground floor is an incredible 15 feet high...the second and above, 12 feet each...the inn towers a total of 62 feet...not counting the cellar...but including the attic...both of which are unmapped. The main room is open above, coming to a height of over 35 feet at the peak. The pantry is under High Street...and it's rumored that the cellars are...extensive...

Just looking at the last week...

Of 40 posts, I made 16.

I'm revising my thoughts on how long the campaign will take...maybe six to eight years.

Well, I'm just posting as often as it seems like I should. ^^

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Though, uh, some of those posts you made seem like unnecessary additional posts that you could have put together and made at the same time...

90% of my posts are made from a phone...that loves to screw up my posts...

Maybe my math isn't what it used to be...but...it looks like I have seven players...that's under four posts a week, each...are weeks getting shorter?

I keep asking what the problem is...get no significant answers..

Personally, I think the mist fiends were a drag on this week...I've tried revising them, but. though I like their story (more to come on that), I can't seem to get them to work, in game...I needed the encounter to introduce Alyra, or I wouldn't have used them again...

I think it's moving at about the same pace as the other games I am in. Personally, this was a bad week for me. I had a pretty intensive band practice, a new bass on which I had to fix a lot of hardware issues, and store wide inventory since last Friday. Hopefully all that's over so I'll be able to get back into posting regularly.

Perhaps it's because of the way you're posting from a phone, but I've noticed that many of your posts are full of ellipses. When I read them, they sound very hesitant and uncertain, like you're not entirely sure what you're doing. That might not be how you intend to sound, but it's how I read them. It's a bit hard to really have confidence in my own actions when the GM sounds very "maybe" about things. The posts are also fairly short, so I have a harder time visualizing the area and what's going on. Perhaps things would go better if you focused on making longer posts from a PC?

If I had that option, I would. I have hopes that I'll get that situated again soon. I like elipses - never thought of it as a weakness, really, more of a pause. That's what they're supposed to be, the way I was taught.

If it's a problem, I'll use a lot fewer.

I think it's moving at about the same pace as the other games I am in. Personally, this was a bad week for me. I had a pretty intensive band practice, a new bass on which I had to fix a lot of hardware issues, and store wide inventory since last Friday. Hopefully all that's over so I'll be able to get back into posting regularly.

A lot of games do seem pretty slow, right now...but most I'm in average at least a half-dozen posts a day, with fewer players. That's not all, of course...and...I knew it was a bad week for you.

I'm pretty convinced it was that encounter, more than anything else...just hoping most encounters that I monkey with go smoother.

The revised estimate, though, is just based on levelling. I'm guessing at two to three per year...

Wow that's a lot of posts per day; you must be very fortunate in the games you got into.
All of the games i'm in had rapid posting the first 2-4 weeks, but then cool to about once every other day.

How would you feel if I took a few levels of ninja? I think some if the ninja tricks could suit Reiko, and the stealth and tracing I would be something he slowly remembers over time. I'm thinking two levels of ninja and the extra trick feat.

I feel like he's your character...but sacrificing that lvl 19 power is quite the sacrifice...

Totally your call, though.

FYI, I am in the middle of a huge project at work which keeps me out of the office all day, and haven't had any time at night to do much "fun" stuff. I will be gone all day Thur and through the weekend out of town. So I probably won't be on much at all the next week or two. I will try and get some time to post, but it will few and far between. Please Bot me and excuse my absence if you can.

Can do. Appreciate the heads up.

Just wondering who noticed the 'Pheasant...

The what?

The what?

Scroll up a bit - there's a link by that name...4 story (+attic and cellars, not included) inn - the actual full name: The Pickled Pheasant.

As far as things Reiko would want in the city, a library is probably it. He's on a personal quest to recover his memories, and he will try to learn as much about blood magic and the titans as he possibly can.

Hey guys. I've got a question, Eldon. If we're just waiting on a couple of players wanting to go shopping, can we just take care of purchases here and fast forward or cutscene to the next scene? It's not that I don't enjoy playing out those interactions, but we've been lagging ourselves pretty badly and I think immersion in the next scene would do wonders for involvement and posting. What do you think, man?

Apologies, I've had a lot on my mind for the last couple of days.

I may have missed something in this list, but here are the items of particular value that you came out with:

The greataxe - Doran has it, but I haven't heard from him.
The alchemy lab.
All the alchemical goods.
A masterwork dagger, and the rest of her knives and eight darts.
The formulary.
The extra-large breastplate.
Three scrolls.
Coinage (totals in gameplay for what was found, add 520 gp in rewards)
Two horses and farm cart.
There was some simple jewelry found in the house when you went back through, a nice wooden box with a lock (key was found in her apron).

..,lastly, you were promised two free mw weapons. He has limited inventory...think dwarf. Some throwing weapons, no missile.

To move things along, Hortense offers 500 gold toward consignment - he promises half of what he makes selling it all...obviously not including the coinage, the promised weapons, and the axe.

Oh...the sheriff still has his swords. That was what he paid.

Let me know what everybody wants...unusual stuff is unlikely to be immediately available...but if you're amenable to Hortense's terms, we can get moving.

I am totally in agreement with that. {consigning the goods to Hortense for half of his sale. I trust him.}
I would like to buy, with group gold, enough cure light potions for everyone to have two. I am also interested in any first or second level scrolls available to be purchased.

Ugh...speaking of scrolls, that's also not including them. If you want any of the alchemical goods, speak up...

All I really need is the opportunity to study more spells. ^^ If there are any that Sakuro could learn from in the area, great! If not, don't worry about it. XD

According to my calculations we have 1,408 gp and 8 sp.
388 gp from farm, 520 bag reward from sheriff, and 500 advance on consignment from Hortense. I suggest we keep some, maybe half, in party treasure and distribute the remainder to the companions.
Please, express your opinions. If you want, I will keep track of the party treasure including items and coin.

I like Aya's proposal. Let's do that.

Hey guys. I got a call last night from my mom. My grandmother passed away yesterday. So, I will be traveling all day tomorrow for the funeral on Friday. I will try to check in as much as I can, but it probably won't be a lot. I'll be back around on Sunday evening. Also, I am up for Aya's idea.

My condolences. Do what you need to do, we'll be here.

Going camping, back 8 Aug. Bot me as necessary.

I'm back! Also, going to put up a post. Anyone mind if I ask him to commission a crossbow for me? Even if he can't I was thinking it would be a good idea to ask. Glad to be back around.

Go for it.

As people get to the area, feel free to look at the map. Squares are 10', elevation lines represent a 20' rise. The terrain is pretty rough anywhere except for the road, mostly being underbrush, and rocky, higher up, with a fair bit of scree at the base.

Oh wow! I missed a lot. Okay, I'll read up and post.

I'm on vacation in Panama City beach for the next two days. Please feel free to bot me, and to use Reiko's backstory flashbacks as much as you want. I can still read what's going on and all that, just won't have time to type posts up on my phone. Thanks!

There's a new link to Morda's Pass.

Hey guys. Just giving word that for this week I'll only be checking the game at night, starting on Wednesday. I'm going to Gen Con starting Wednesday and I'll be busy all day long each day.

Is it our turn again?

The surprise round is over.

The one standing ogre has a pathetically low initiative, but it will come up if nobody else acts.

Just an fyi - the 15th (tomorrow) is the 53rd anniversary of my birth. I make no promises.

I now have access to the ACG...loads of stuff in there.

Mm-hmm! ^^ I just need to figure out any changes I might want to make, now that the full selection of options is available ... I'll be looking into that shortly.

Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday Eldon.
Happy birthday to you
And many more.
From dad and Deb.

Oh, and Kay (step-mom) says Happy Birthday also.

Wow. So good to hear from Kay, even indirectly.

Thanks all.

Should I just move on to the ogre's next round?

I have someone to 'bot', but I hate playing solo.

I'v gone this round.

I'm basically ready to go. ^^ Just wanting to cast that Grease spell if/when the enemies get close enough.

I already went this round as well. Just waiting on my turn again.

There was the surprise round, and round one. So far, only NPCs have gone on round 2 - top two initiatives.