This is the discussion thread for GM Zed's 'The Emerald Spire'.
The party for this adventure are:
Gypsy Mischief - Marian Ceville, Human Barbarian
Chakka - Conner Kordson, Human Magus
Whtknt - Drusellia Malacore, Drow Sorcerer
Chainmail - Luther Lightblade, Aasimar Cleric of Abadar
Daniel Stewart – Symon, Fetchling Rogue
Please drop in to say Hi and, in the meantime, I'll get our Gameplay thread up and running...
Ok, Symon signing in!!
Conner is here... Thank you for choosing him.. XD
Signing in. Thank you.
All - I have no problem with people modifying their character (within reason!!!!) whilst we are based in Fort Inevitable...once we head towards the Emerald Spire, things will be a little more rigid (although the maxim, 'if it isn't fun, fix it', will always apply).
By the way, I will be leaving on vacation for a week, 6th thru the 12th. Hopefully can post from my phone, but will be at a lake and may not be able to....DMPC me as needed..
All - Apologies but I have very limited internet access through until the end of the week...so, if you don't mind, am just pressing 'Pause' - all things being well, I will restart posting on the weekend.
Thanks, GM Zed
No. Just glad your still there!
Hi, folks. I will be at GenCon from Wednesday until Monday. Please bot me as required until my return.
Have Fun....will Let someone else take your action for next round if necessary....
Welcome back Dru....glad you had a good time at GenCon...and even more that your accident didn't result in any injuries...
Just waiting to get a bit of posting from everyone else post this first combat and then we'll see where you are headed...
Any word from Marian?
I PM'd Marian a while back... He seems to have gone absent from other games as well... But it is about Summer Holiday time, so maybe he is without Internet for a while. I will GMPC him if required but hopefully he will return soon...
So what would people like to do about Marian? It's looking quite unlikely that the player is coming back...he's been quiet in all of the games that he is / was playing in...
Choices are:
(A) Booted from game, Character returns to Fort Inevitable...leaving you as a group of 4
(B) I continue to GMPC him....keeps you as a group of 5 but I'm not convinced having the GM playing the heavy hitter / goblin squisher is much fun for the rest of you...
(C) One of you takes over his character, at least until the end of this level...
(B) and (C) both give Marian's player an opportunity to return...at least in the short term...
Thoughts, Opinions, Other Suggestions?
I dunno, it's been nearly 3 weeks, but I'd hate to boot somebody.
I'd vote B, mostly cause I'm horrible at controlling two characters.
However, I will swing my vote to whatever the majority is....
I can run Marian until we return. If he doesn't return, we can get a replacement.
Ok, unless Dru or Symon strongly think otherwise, let's go with Luther controlling Marian...
Hopefully he'll return (although I doubt it...and I'd want some guarantee from him that it won't happen again) and, when we get through this first level of the Spire, we can reconsider what to do (which is probably a choice of running with 4 or a recruitment)
Let's push on...now we are down to 4, can I ask you to try to achieve the 1 post per day target...
The good news is that the Emerald Spire is written in such a way that routine returns to Fort Inevitable are not only possible...they are probably encouraged. There will definitely be an opportunity to run a recruitment for another player...
Sounds good to me. We're going to need to replace him at some point if he does not return, but in the short term, if Luther is comfortable running him, then I say go for it.
Seems the cool thing to do. CM roll seemed appropriate.
Hi,
I'm on Team B from GM Zed.
It's fun to read your side of the adventure.
Maybe if there is a future recruitment I could do a second character to join you, if GM Zed allows.
Hi there Ea!!!
All - if you are hiking back to Fort Inevitable, it may be the appropriate time to wave goodbye to the GMPC (Luther PC!!!) and get a fifth player...How would you like to approach this?
Options are:
- Run a recruitment (on these boards (which I could start immediately)
- You suggest someone from any other games you are playing in
- Maybe take Ea up on her offer
What do you think?
However it works best. If you have no objection to Ea running a second character, I'd be more than happy to have her.
...alternatively, I have a Dwarf Ranger who didn't get into my Shattered Star game... I have asked whether he might be interested in taking Marian's place...
Thoughts?
what kind of character will Ea be joining us with??
If you don't mind, I'd like you to think about having this character join us...
i have no problems with either, so if I had to make a choice, it would be the dwarf. Ea is already in one of GM zed's games.
Got no problem with letting another player joining you.
I had an idea of a martial character, probably a human fighter to keep things as simple as possible.
So, I would like to invite Dezco to join our game…as per Conner’s observation, as Ea is already in my second Emerald Spire game, I’d prefer to bring someone new in….and, given that I have a ‘someone new’ with a character that requires ‘minor tweaking’ at most, we’re good to go….
I will engineer you meeting each other in the ‘Juliver Arms’…
All - I will be travelling today so won't post until quite a bit later in the day....
Order=Symon+ranger then Luther+Dru Conner rearguard
Doors are two squares north of Dru on map.
Dezco, the light probably isn't bothering you. Apparently regardless of the source, light only extends 5' from the source. That's why I brought so many sunrods. If I have to I can light up a room by lighting and dropping them... XD
This where we discuss tactics. If you are in front of Luther with readied weapon, you would get an aoo if he fails save. If you ready an attack to be triggered on his apprach, you would get another.
I don't see why they wouldn't...you can ready to attack when your enemy moves into range...and then take an AoO when your enemy attempts to go past (moving through a threatened squares)
Unfortunately...in this case, there isn't enough room for your enemy to move past you...I don't think Command allows for anything other than normal movement...so passing through enemies spaces won't happen...(equally, I don't think unlocking the door, which isn't a move action shouldn't happen either...but that would be terribly unfair on you guys)
...so, if Luther's Command works, expect the door to open and the enemy to walk as far as the first person it meets...
...if you are readying actions, write what they are...I think Conner and Drusellia are slightly unsighted around the corner so, until you move off the stairs...they're going to be restricted as to what they can do...
Dezco - At some point, could you go back into your character’s backstory and change it from Magnimar specific to having a reason to be in the River Kingdoms / Emerald Spire area.
...no dramas...it's just helpful for me if I decide to stick some things into the adventure that talk to the different PC's backstory...
As cool as it would be--tumbling past this bbear {occupied square} would probably be suicidal.
Can't let this continue--hope we get around him. Don't leave me hanging- I'll eat the first aoo if there is one.
Don't leave me hanging. I was hoping he wouldn't have improved unarmed.