The Dying City: DM Norv's "Curse of the Crimson Throne"

Game Master The Norv

The classic story of intrigue, magic, and strife in Korvosa, and of five figures caught in the balance of greater forces than they know.

Current Date: Starday, 10th of Lamashan, 4708

Current Map | Flex Time | Loot Tracker | Floorplan for the Rosa in Fiore

Harrow Points and Uses:

Current Harrow Points:
Callie: 3
Korriban: 2
Lantressa: 4
Matoska: 2
Teodor: 3

Flash of Insight: You can spend a Harrow point to attempt a skill check that normally requires training for a skill in which you have no ranks. You gain a one-time +5 bonus to that skill check.

Intelligence Rerolls: You can spend a Harrow point to reroll any one Intelligence-based check. You must abide by the new result, even if it's lower (but you can spend more Harrow points to reroll again if you want to).

Focused Thought: You can reattempt a Knowledge check that you have previously failed. On this attempt, you gain a +10 bonus on the check.


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Male

No worries--just wanted to check in!


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Hey, Norv! I think it's time to make a decision on our fifth.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

I love how Korriban is trying to be nice and Teodor just twists it around.

And I love how the two are just debating this in a philosophical way.


M Human (Ustalavian) Cleric of Groetus 3/Slum Shaman 1/Evangelist of Groetus 5

I enjoy the Korriban-Teodor talks a lot, too.


Male

Sorry for the slight delay--life slapped me in the face, but we're back!

I also have an ask out to someone from the recruiting thread, so hopefully we'll have a fifth player soon! :)


M Human (Ustalavian) Cleric of Groetus 3/Slum Shaman 1/Evangelist of Groetus 5

Hope you didn't mind Teodor grilling them a bit.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

So many interesting choices.

I love how when Korriban and Teodor have their conversations, everyone just stares in confusion.


Male

Absolutely not, Teodor! I enjoyed it.

And everyone, say hello (when he gets here) to our new fifth player: Diamon, a dwarf stonelord of Abadar! :D


Male Dwarf Oathbound Paladin 1 | HP 13/13 | AC 16 | CMD 14 | Fort +5 | Reflex +0 | Will +3 |

Speaking of which!

Greetings all! Diamon Erlatt, Stonelord to Abadar, at your service! If you're curious as to what a Stonelord is, it's an archtype exclusive to Dwarven Paladins. They get things like natural armor and DR/Adamantine bonuses, an Earth Elemental they can summon, can shrug off crits and precision damage, can cleave through solid stone and metal at higher levels, gain Stalwart Defender powers, and generally be awesome.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Welcome to the game, Diamon! Glad to have you aboard!


Male

What's the plan of action, then? What, and when, will you tell Kroft?


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

That we are unsure of...


Male

Adoros, anything to add? And what are other people's feelings? I'm inclined to pick a path as quickly as possible so that we can move on to your next meeting with Kroft (which will let us introduce poor Diamon, waiting in the wings here...)


Male Dwarf Oathbound Paladin 1 | HP 13/13 | AC 16 | CMD 14 | Fort +5 | Reflex +0 | Will +3 |

Don't pay me no mind...

Is busying himself with carving the entirety of The First Vault from clay


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Sorry about that, Norv and Diamon. As for my choices, I'm with Gadriel. I say we either go with Vencarlo as a neutral party or place our trust in Kroft.


Male

Woohoo! Diamon, head on over to Gameplay! :D


Male Dwarf Oathbound Paladin 1 | HP 13/13 | AC 16 | CMD 14 | Fort +5 | Reflex +0 | Will +3 |

AT LAST!


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Welcome, Diamon!

Aw, Kroft's worried about us. She does care.


Female Human Witch 3
Stats:
hp 7/20 | AC 16 | FF 14 | T 12 | CMD 12 | F+2 / R+4 / W+3 | Init +2 | Per +5

Welcome Diamon! Welcome to the freakshow. :D


Male

So happy we're moving again! Fair warning, like most people in the US, I am observing Thanksgiving on Thursday, which also means that I'm traveling tomorrow night. I will try to update when I can, but in extremis, I will update sometime on Friday at the latest.

Happy holidays to all those celebrating! :)


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Uh-oh. Looks like Adoros and Gadriel might be getting themselves into trouble. Adoros, I hope you can diplomacy your way through this. Maybe Gadriel can help with a subtle spell? Just a thought.

Happy Thanksgiving!


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Wow, two jabs at me from Teodor and Adoros. Didn't see that coming.


M Human (Ustalavian) Cleric of Groetus 3/Slum Shaman 1/Evangelist of Groetus 5

I'll be traveling with spotty connection over the next week or two. Just letting all my games know. Happy holidays!


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Hello, everyone. Want to wish everyone a happy holidays!


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Norv, would it be okay if, after we're done with this job, I try and sell more of the loot we got from Lamm and take care of some other things in the Flex Thread? Also, I put 4 platinum pieces into the Rosa's funds several months ago. So the Rosa's funds should be at 190 gp.


Male

Absolutely, that's fine. Though it will take some time to track down this body... ;) I'll update the Rosa's gold.

Since we haven't heard from Teo recently I'm going to bot him for a moment, just to move us along. Update coming shortly.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

So, for the last few days, I've been thinking about the layout of the Rosa. I kind of want to try my hand at creating a floor plan for the building. But, I'm having trouble finding a good, free dungeon builder/cartographer program that can help me out. The only one I can possibly see is dungeongrapher. But, I want to know if there's anything else.


Male

Hmmmmm. I have friends who swear by MapTool, but I don't have much experience actually creating content with it myself. Unfortunately most of my successful games have been in reality, not the virtual world, so my maps are usually hastily markered onto a whiteboard. :P


Female Human Witch 3
Stats:
hp 7/20 | AC 16 | FF 14 | T 12 | CMD 12 | F+2 / R+4 / W+3 | Init +2 | Per +5

Maptools is great for running a game, but most people I play with on it either import maps from the AP's, or create their own in GIMP. Sadly, that it likely not the easy app you're looking for.

For my meatspace games I use a projector. I cheatz. :D


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Another question: how long has Verik been in jail? Doesn't he have a sentence of a month? Also, do we still have his gear? I may have an idea of what to do once he gets out.


Male

Verik's been in jail for about two weeks game-time now; and yes, you should still have all his gear as far as I can recall (excepting his fancy dagger, which I think you traded to Devargo, but I haven't had time to track that back yet).


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Well, I have an idea for Verik on his release. Maybe returning his gear and... offer him a job. :)


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Hey, Teodor. Are you still thinking about whether to multicast as a sorcerer or an oracle? Just my opinion, but I think that an oracle might be a better choice due to the fact that you won't have to worry about arcane spell failure due to your armor. Then again, that's just me.


Male

Hope that anyone else in the Northeast USA is staying safe and warm tonight! Not terrible where I am, but I'm sure it's hitting some places hard.

Just waiting on actions from Diamon, Teo, and Gadriel!


Male

Hello to all my games:

Unfortunately, a substantial medical emergency developed in a member of my close family last night. I'm with my family now, and hopefully will be able to return early next week, but I won't have much time (or inclination, to be honest) to post until something develops. Please bot me as needed to keep things moving forward.

Thanks for your patience. I'll have a post up for you ASAP.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Okay. Hope everything turns out okay.


Male

Thank you for the thought, Korriban. Things are not wholly resolved yet, but things have moved along enough that I was able to get my mostly written post up.

Sorry to Gadriel and Diamon for this round. :P


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

This is quite the situation we find ourselves in.

"Norv wrote:

Thank you for the thought, Korriban. Things are not wholly resolved yet, but things have moved along enough that I was able to get my mostly written post up.

Sorry to Gadriel and Diamon for this round. :P

No problem. Glad to hear things are getting better.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Dang it, I'm dazed. Why do get the feeling that it'll try to coup de grace me? Also, Gadriel really needs help. Good thing we only have to deal with two of them for now.


Male

Good news is, it can't coup de grace you when you're dazed. You don't take any penalties to your defenses, and you're not helpless--you just lose your actions. :)


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Yay!

I have a long event day on Friday. So posting may be sporadic.


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

I forgot to add Teodor's healing channel to my hp. So Korriban is at 17 hp.


Male Dwarf Oathbound Paladin 1 | HP 13/13 | AC 16 | CMD 14 | Fort +5 | Reflex +0 | Will +3 |

Thanks for the CMW Gadriel!


Female Human Witch 3
Stats:
hp 7/20 | AC 16 | FF 14 | T 12 | CMD 12 | F+2 / R+4 / W+3 | Init +2 | Per +5

No prob, wish I could have rolled better. :D


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Woo! Things are turning around!


Female Human Witch 3
Stats:
hp 7/20 | AC 16 | FF 14 | T 12 | CMD 12 | F+2 / R+4 / W+3 | Init +2 | Per +5

Hey all. Sorry for the silence, 2 60 hour work weeks have left me little time to get involved. I'm out of town this weekend as well, but I should pick back up to a decent speed come Monday. In the meantime, Gadriel sits in the back, says awkward things, and creeps people out. :D


Male

No worries, thanks for letting me know! Hope your work lets up soon. :)


Male

Apologies for the delay--was waiting for Teo to post and then got swept up in preparations for my IRL game. Sorry for that last round, Diamon. :P

Just so you guys know, I'm going to be heading into a craaaaaaazy week at work (and it's the job that's farthest away from me, poo). I'll post as often as I can, but it may be sporadic.

In the meantime, kill that otyugh!


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

C'mon. I just had to make those puns! That's how Korriban works! :D


Male Human (Varisian) hp 45/56 | AC 22/T 17/FF 15 | CMD 22 | Fort +4 | Ref +7 [+8 v traps] | Will +2 | Init +6 | Perc +13 (+15 to locate traps) | SM +17

Are we all still here?

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