Sorry for my absence guys. Some work and personal issues after I finished holidays. Trying to work back into things now.
I'm happy with the four although OK if you want to add another.
Any particular reason why we wouldn't mutiny immediately? The first thing I'd do if I was Plugg is start whipping us and deny healing.
Xantrius is hoping to wait for a moment of weakness but he'll settle for one day's travel away from the other ship...
They outnumber us and we don't know how powerful they really are. If the entire crew ends up dead fighting each other and leaves us alive we are still dead since we won't have enough people to sail the ship.
My point is we would have to fight them without their cronies...I am guessing they may be thinking of getting rid of us at the first opportunity as well so everyone will be on their guard. I do want to kill them but it seems like a fairly even fight at this point.
Hmmmm I do have disguise self, I could order the other crew members below so we can deal with just the two of them...what do you think? I am pretty good at bluff as well.
I'm not so sure about being outnumbered. Most of the crew are now helpful or friendly to our cause. Of those who are hostile, Shivikah is dead I believe. We have a slight numbers advantage. Xantrius will be pushing for it IC very soon...
The idea that it will be soon is pretty much going to be the only thing stopping Nakon from sticking a knife/teeth into Plugg at the first opportunity - which is as soon as he turns his back. If he does what I imagine is going to happen within the next 24 hours and tries to make an example of Xantrius or Nakon (I'm thinking 50/50) then its probably going to be on immediately regardless of the odds :)
On that topic, the next time he asks for Mata's sword he'll get it. Ideally mata would like to wait one night to memorise spelks.
I believe we rested/partied last night so you should have your compliment of spells back. Even passed out from being drunk counts :]
I'm away on work until Sunday, I'll have my phone but the reception out their is poor so I don't know if I'll be able to write. Please autopilot Mata if required.
Hi all. Got my final exams this week so expect radio silence from me until the weekend.
Hi all. Family emergency. Posting will be worse than usual. Agree on a plan. I'll be back ASAP.
Sorry I've been slow recently. Work has been hectic all year but will be particularly bad for this month. So I am likely to be a little shorter on posts. Additional I'll also be away 8-10th at a convention.
Sorry for the lack of clarity. The intent was for Sevien to lead someone to us for a surprise round, hence the "we'll be nearby..." comment. Should have been clearer.
I was thinking the same thing Alex but trying to roll with the punches...I think we would have preferred to have them around the corner and just walk him around it into them otherwise Plugg could win init and just shut the door putting us back to where we started...
Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Plugg is currently ignoring Sevien and ready to fight the others.
That said, this is my last post in Oz.
Will attempt to update when possible, but going to be even worse than usual.
Thanks all for your patience.
:-D avid
Hi all,
I've decided I won't be updating until I get back home.
We've been setting a cracking pace across America and I've realised that starting combat isn't a good idea while I'm away. I'd like to get into it and didn't want to slow things to a stop but I've realised that I can't do justice to this long awaited moment. So I'll hold that enthusiasm back a few more weeks, so when I return I can dedicate myself to making this a decent experience. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
:-D avid
Greetings all.
I am back and will be updating things over this weekend. From there, I'd like to try and get on with some regular posting and see if we can move things along. The module is about to shift gears somewhat and when it ends (still a while away) we'll give it a quick review of how we can improve things before, and whether, we go into the next module.
Don't just wait till module end. Any ideas and feedback on how to improve things are always welcome. Feel free to throw even content issues my way. Maybe stuff you want will be coming up, or stuff can be skipped. As GM I should be able to tweak or ignore the module so we all have fun.
Hope to keep gaming with you all soon.
:-D avid
Sounds fine to me. Lets get going again
Ironically my time for PbP opened up somewhat just as you stopped posting. I should still be able to keep a better pace up right now though :).
Ready to unleash hell! :]
And, we're away. Thanks all for your patience this last month.
Please give a quick go over of previous posts to remember where we're at. I've tried to recap some stuff in the current post. Remind me of things I've forgotten and I'll try and incorporate them where they should be. If you're not sure if you can do something, ask me and I'll give you my take on it. I'll be checking daily now.
Itching for my initiative to come up :). Mata did you include Xantrius' Flagbearer bonuses on your to hit and damage?
I'll track all buffs Xantrius is providing when his init comes up.
Itching for my initiative to come up :). Mata did you include Xantrius' Flagbearer bonuses on your to hit and damage?
I'll track all buffs Xantrius is providing when his init comes up.
To tell the truth I have no idea but with the enlarge person and flag +1 my damage should be 2d6+8 not +7 in my post so I would assume not. If Dave is fine with it can you add 1 to my attacks and damage for last roll.
Just realised I hadn't applied Xantrius' new armour to his profile yet. now at AC15.
Hopefully he is down or into single hit territory.
I find myself wondering about what assumptions the AP makes about when the PCs mutiny. Seemed to me at least our position was just going to get worse over time.
I think it assumes we will mutiny and succeed... :]
At stag do. Assume xantrius accepts seviens wishes.
Treasure!
How do you guys want to do this? Since this is your first real haul, I've given you descriptions, but not what it is. Once we've figured out how you want to identify and distribute treasure, we can cut to the chase, or if you like the descriptive method, we can stick with that.
If you don't care and want me to make an arbitrary decision then as GM I am prepared to take responsibility and just say, "2 potions CLW, a flask of wyvern poison, dagger +1 and a ring of prot +1. Character gets poisoned. Take damage."
Or words to that effect. :-)
Happy to assume that Mata needs to properly identify everything via spellcraft rolls / identify. Would vote to automate that as much as possible during downtime though. Its not a particularly interesting process and for most of us theres just not anything we can do to influence it.
If we want to take chances using unidentified items we've found mid-encounter day then let the chips fall where they may.
Can we assume Take 10's on Mata's identifications for simplicity, and if anything isn't covered by that DC we'll tackle it?
+1 Mata takes 10's with identify with assists. We should be able to identify most items without even rolling.
Heading out of town again for a week, so posts may not be up to scratch. Feel free to plot among yourselves and enjoy your newfound freedom. You have a short break before the railroading returns. :-)
In Hawaii until Thur then Oz actually to see my dad (a bit impromptu as hes sick). Not sure if people' are around.
I'm around. Come visit. :-D
I have no problem with who addresses the crew. They're not going to mutiny on their first day. :-)
Hi all- off to a wedding tomorrow morning, will be out of action until monday most likely. Bot as necessary!
I'm back after obligatory stupid 22 hour flight.
Particularly sorry I couldn't find time to catch up David. Ended up spending most of the time at the hospital with Dad and shuffelling between that and my Mums. Wish I could have stayed longer actually.
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While technically different weapons, we'll say that scimitar and cutlass are similar enough for all intents and purposes, especially since we're all pirates here.
Cutlass, One-Handed Melee Weapon, 15gp, 1d6, 18–20/×2, 4lbs, S
Back in 48 hours... :-)
"The men are going to have to be pumping through the night, we should press on so we can get back sooner and give them a hand." Mata says "And thanks. What were those things and how do you protect your self?"
"The men are going to have to be pumping through the night, we should press on so we can get back sooner and give them a hand." Mata says "And thanks. What were those things and how do you protect your self?"
I understood, sorry for not being clear. We have a mission, the quicker we get it done the quicker we can go back.
I'm going on holiday tomorrow for two weeks, I should have Internet access most days but please feel free to NPC me too speed things up.
Posting erratic for the next week. Family. :-(
My housemate tripped over a cable and broke our router; out of action for a few days. Will try to post via Ipad if urgent.
Liberating Command CMB (on behalf of Nakon) 1d20+9
Not that it makes any difference, but how did you get +9?
I make it +6 = +2 escape artist (dex bonus only) +4 (2 x caster level)
Didn't read the spell completely (posted in a rush) and added the +4 to his CMB, rather than Escape Artist.
I'm away on holiday from tomorrow to about the 7th of Jan. I probably will have occasional access to Internet until new year then none. Feel free to Game Master Mata to prevent delays .
Merry Christmas
Greetings all and apologies for my silence.
I have been very slack of late and the festive season has made a great excuse for me to remain slack. So again, my apologies to all.
I don't want this game to expire just yet. While my enthusiasm has been waning, I do wish to at least finish this module. So I propose to remain inactive over Christmas and the New Year and come back refreshed in a few weeks time.
We still have maybe a quarter of the module to go, but pacing will be very different from now on and I hope upon our return we can fall into a routine of regular postings and lots of action.
Thanks all for your patience and understanding.
All comments and suggestions welcome.
:- D avid