GM Aarvid: Am I correct that some foreign trade goes out of the old harbor (fish, salt, building materials)? Is Lubella aware of any such vessels in port at the moment.
Yes those would be correct assumptions. She can certainly see other vessels in port.
She would not likely know names of specific ships or cargo for today without having gathers info about it beforehand
A case of strep throat has been tearing through my house (first my toddler, then husband) and now me. Will try to keep up but just to explain why things may be slowing down this week.
Get well and stay well. I am waiting to see what I catch from spending 3 weeks in nursing home and hospitals with my mom with now double pneumonia. Take care and don't wait too long before getting treament! Speedy recovery tingly all
I'm assuming that the boat is close enough to the rendezvous point, that it would look suspicious if the captain turned the boat around. Lubella is just going to act like everything is normal and try to bluff her way through through the problem. Luckily, everyone has a good bluff skill. :)
Probably a good assumption on turning too much, but still far enough away taking slightly different course may seem plausible
The diplomacy aid from Arcos definitely paid off on that one. As GM I found it comical:-)
Will be flying home Saturday morning to see my family for the first time in 3 weeks. So I may be a bit short on posting over the weekend.
I apologize for the inconsistency while dealing with my mother's illness. She is starting to turn for the better finally.
Not to worry, we all understand.
Yeah, please, no worries. We all get it. Glad she's turned a corner and is getting better.
With regards to the expenses involved in transporting the textiles, let's reimburse those out of the final sale price. I think that's 11 GP total (10 for the boat and 1 for the laborers), unless I'm missing something.
That covers it.
Sounds good to me.
On the dropping off bag of gold coins in the Wasps Nest, keep in mind there are a few extra people running around from teams, possibly Rexus and more supporters as you grow. I am assuming bag just not left on a table. There was mention of possibly contractors being hired for renovations is why I asked. :)
Started my long drive home after work today. Will have a larger post up tomorrow night. Should be more regular posting again starting tomorrow once home. :-)
No worries, Aarvid. Hope all is well with you mom.
Also...
I had an emergency project on Friday which is why there was no post then and it has come back today, likely through tomorrow. I’ll try to keep posting as best I’m able but right now work is kicking me in the nads. Just want to apologize for not posting as often as I’d like.
I will be without internet for the next 3 or so days as we are heading into the desert. Please bot Talvek as needed.
Who's going to make the 1000th gameplay post?
It'll be me!
For what it's worth, Perform Sing is meant to be Lubella's primary roll; I just imagine her dancing while she does it.
The second line of the second verse seems appropriate:
"Well I'm outta my mind why, why can't we get along?" :)
Was a crazy weekend. Sorry for delayed post.
Fellow PCs: We have a fair chunk of valuables in the loot sheet. Between just the pearls and proceeds from the textiles, it's about 1000 gold (or 250 each). Should we divvy that up or is there a group purchase we should look into making (e.g., wand of cure light or infernal healing)?
GM: Aldren definitely would have wanted to buy a bottle of rum at Clenchjaws. Is that okay and, if so, how much should I deduct?
Then unsold loot is left over from stuff we collected at 1st lvl. The two previous PCs took their share when they departed, leaving Arcos and Lubella with the remainder, which we haven't had a chance to sell yet (Arcos and Lubella have only their starting money from 1st lvl so far).
I am fine OK with Aldren and Talvek getting a share of the textiles, since there was some work to do selling them. Lubella jumped the gun a bit and used some of her proceeds from the textiles to buy a masterwork backpack (I'll deduct that when we divide the money).
The Silver Ravels treasury should get a small contribution.
For healing wands, Lubella will stick with Cure Light Wounds; she's not interested in Infernal Healing.
Totally reasonable and fair on the loot collected at first level. I hadn’t thought of that when suggesting it be divvied up.
That said, on a wand, a first level spell will cost 750 gold. Aldren share of the textiles isn’t going to cover a 1/4 of that (even adding in the 50gp he kept from character creation), so I think it’ll have to wait.
What with Channel Energy, and some CLW spells from Lubella, I think we're OK for healing for now.
Lubella's priority is to buy a small mithril scimitar (1015GP), before we run into more devils, (or a certain supposed half-devil).
I wonder if we can 'recruit' Julessa and the Owl Bakery as some sort of Rebellion Team. I liked the basing our medical outreach and food distribution from there.
I think you need Detect Magic or Identify to determine the properties of a magic item with Spellcraft, which is unfortunate (it would be really nice to know what those raven figurines do).
GM: Aldren definitely would have wanted to buy a bottle of rum at Clenchjaws. Is that okay and, if so, how much should I deduct?
Hi, GM. Just bumping this as I imagine it got missed in all our chatter. Thanks!
My mother in law is in town for Mothers' Day and is staying with us, so I may not be able to post this weekend. I will try, though.
Yes, sorry - bottle of rum is totally allowed. Half normal price since the owner was thrilled not to be sweeping up broken glassware
Btw - I am flying out tomorrow afternoon on business trip next week. So posting will be sporadic. I will get going on the 2nd week of rebellion activities - if you want to start thinking of actions
Arcos has a pretty good Spellcraft modifier. We can also consider buying Talvek a scroll of identify with party funds, so he can add it to his formula book.
Rebellion Actions (2):
-We definitely want to recruit supporters (we always want to do this, until we're at the max allowable rank for Book 1 — rank 5).
-For our second action, we could either promote the peddlers team to merchants (so they would earn more money with the Earn Gold action), or we could recruit another team.
Edit: Or, we could make the peddlers happy and allow them to Earn Gold.
I'll note that Lubella is the most effective person to manage teams at the moment (+4 on the checks of her teams).
GM Aarvid: Could we 'recruit' Julessa and the Owl Bakery a team? At your discretion, that could help us to advance the RP goal of healing and feeding the poor.
I would say Julessa and her friends/associates could definitely be a second team (in addition to the peddler's you already have).
Either as another set of Peddlers (raise funds, becoming merchants).
Although, of the three types of teams, probably they would start as Freedom Fighters (rescue/aid)
"Freedom fighters patrol the streets of Kintargo and are ready to step in to aid citizens who need help"
I do not see her group being Outlaws, per se.
I've edited the loot sheet and divided up the money from the textiles:
Everyone gets 90 GP each (Lubella has deducted 50 GP for her masterwork backpack).
The leftover 19 GP goes to the Silver Ravens treasury.
Everyone should carry a Silver Raven figurine (including Rexus and Laria), in case they need to send a message (which works like the Animal Messenger spell).
Edit: Math fail! Everyone gets 95 gp each, with the leftover 9 gp going to the Silver Ravens treasury.
Thanks. You have identified the command word for one of the figurines. And they will operate like the animal messenger without the food part.
Ah, so they all have different command words? Does that mean we shoud be rolling spellcraft checks for each figurine?
Yep. :)
So, if "Re" is the command word for one of the statuettes, shall we try Do, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and Si?
Lol...I made up the commands, but seemed fitting
Lubella is going to be carrying a Silver Raven figurine. My suggestion is that everyone (including Laria and Rexus) takes one, unless carrying capacity is an issue. At a minimum, each separate group heading out should have one.
GM Aarvid: Should we worry about selling the various buttons and rings, or can they basically be used as cash? Lubella could sell them while she's out shopping.
Treat them as cash is fine.
Lubella is also buying 2 charcoal sticks and a sheet of paper, so she has something to write a note with. She already has thread for attaching the note to the raven figurine; she has 50 ft of thread: plenty for anyone who needs some.
Sounds good on the purchases.
Fyi - will be fly cross country tomorrow so most of the day on planes or waiting. Will post if I can. Will be home again Sunday.
Depending on the time of day, Lubella might have time to scout around the salt works, but Talvek could also do that after dark.
Whichever we do, I'm OK with GM Aarvid just narrating the results; things move slowly enough in PBP without spending several days roleplaying the scouting.
If we aim to do the operation tonight, scouting after dark may not be very useful, but Talvek is of course up for it.
FWIW, Lubella and Arcos have already met The Newt.
Ok good - I did not go back and search, but you'd know about the market nearby.
It sounds like a plan. I just need to know who is going where if there are any purchases for supplies or disguises.
Also if there will be any scouting prior to the actual "mission".
Finally, which of the core team is going where (path via city/bridge or harbor etc) on the mission and the target arrival time at the Salt Works.
We could buy a Disguise Kit, if people wanted. It's a bit pricey (5gp per disguise use), but allows for more diverse disguises. Lubella can use her Disguise skill on other people, I think.
The disguise will be a backup for Lubella; her main identity concealment will be via the bandana/hood method.
I guess Lubella might as well do some scouting ahead of time. Our plan is a night mission, so we want to arrive by 8 PM or so. I imagine we're going via the bridge. I'm presuming Vendalfek can fly across the harbor and meet us on the other side.