The Faeries of Tulia (Inactive)

Game Master Redelia

I enjoy combat not being necessary, though I kind of wish there'd been more need for some of Brennus's trickery. Or perhaps he just should have been more on-board with the diplomatic strategy so he could have participated more. :D

If it helps, the goblins were set up to be something you could entirely talk through with honesty and intelligence and high diplomacy rolls. The tribe was CE leaning towards CN, because one of the chief's two main advisors was CN. They were moving more strongly evil as Dibdob gaines prominence. However, I really like goblins and like to see them as redeemable. The evil fae are not going to be so easy, and some are simply not able to comprehend basic concepts of good. Some of them are going to be more like evil outsiders. This may change a bit who takes the lead.

Yeah, I was guessing that the fae were going to be rather less reasonable than the goblins.

I'm enjoying it very much! As a player I'm very into the goblins being redeemable (and play someone who feels that way in another game). I'm also very excited for the challenge that the Fey will present.

Here's how strongly I (the GM) feel about redeemable goblins. This is probably my favorite character I've ever made. In particular, take a look at Garri's promise to the Lady.

Soap and pickles. :) Aw. He's cute. ... And good. :)

I, too, have a soft spot for goblins, and I am having fun so far.

I like redeemed goblins... but Brennus is a deeply suspicious and somewhat cynical bird. :D

Hey guys, sorry about the long silence. This game has been moving at a faster posting rate than I expected. I had a pretty busy week and fell behind on everything; seeing the number of posts I was behind, I procrastinated catching up with this game. I'm just now catching up, much later.

I will attempt not to go silent that long again in the future.

I know that last bit was very dark, and I will not let it get worse. Please trust me that it will come out in a way that makes everything right. I did not forsee this particular possibility, or I would have made sure I was not getting close to anyone's sore spots.

Redalia, I do not mean to insult you in any way, but I believe we are all adults here. I believe we all understand fantastical horrors, and how they mirror those in what we believe to comprehend as real life. You are telling us a really good story thus far, I think you are doing yourself a disservice by unnecessary apologies. If i only speak for myself, I would like to say that any plot element, dark as it may be (in this case, child abuse-which, if we are all to be perfectly honest with ourselves, we know happens)-would only fuel my character's desire to right the wrongs that are occurring in this story, and will not offend me one bit.

Yup, we are all adults here. *adjusts her onesie*

I'm with Smaxx - the story is good and any dark aspects of it would make my character all the more determined to resolve the situation.

I thought it was cool of her to warn us... and it is probably wise to be sensitive about things like that, which can trigger really bad memories for some. But also agree... great story so far, and enjoying figuring it out.

Hey guys, wanted to warn you there might be a delay of a few days. I need to finish determining the mechanical details of a custom monster before I can respond any further. (I'm not making it from scratch, but altering an existing monster to be the right CR and have the abilities it needs to drive the story.)

No problem!

HA! I just realized I changed the distance by a foot from what he intended to do compared to what I said he did...probably why he rolled so poorly!

Guys, I forgot to have you level up before you set out from the goblin camp. Can you please do that now? (familiars get another level in their PC class, plus any small boosts to their familiar base that come from the master levelling up)

I'll have to do that tomorrow. :)

I will try tomorrow, but I might not have time to level till Friday. (Sorry... don't mean to delay everyone.)

Leveled:

Got one 0 level and one 4th level spell
(prestidigitation, ball lightning, and because I can now cast 4th level spells 2 other bonus spells get added to the list as well)

Added the 4th level ability score bonus to dex, which raised all dex-based things by one.

BAB went up by 1 and Will saves as well.

Added 4 HP (half plus one, correct?)

Added skill points to diplomacy, perception, intimidate, linguistics (sylvan), and bluff.

Think I'm done here:
+9 HP (1/2 d8 +1 +4 CON)
+1 BAB(+2 CMB-3rd level monk ability uses monk level for BAB for the monk part of CMB)
3rd level PC feat Spring Attack
+10' Movement for Monk Fast movement ability

Almost gave myself an ability score point, but then remembered it is the level 4 PC upgrade! *DERP

Mostly done with Brennus, I just need Bethella's updated skill points to finish.

Updated.

+10 HP, +1 on all base saves, BAB +6/+1, 3 SPs, +1 Dex, wild shape 3x/day, 1 extra level 3 and level 4 spell.

So it looks like we are waiting for Azeban and Bethella to level up. I hope we can have that done by Monday so that we can go on with the story.

Also, I want to warn you guys that I think the story is actually approaching its end. Anything I wrote after that would feel really tacked on to me, so I will probably end the adventure then.

okay.

That is fine by me, and thank you for running this.

Yes, thank you. It's been fun. :) I'm going to miss Ollie.

Considering the holiday weekend, I'm not going to push forward without the rest of the party. Let's try to get everyone on board, because I don't want any of you to miss out on this combat, considering it's the only one in the campaign.

Happy Thanksgiving. :)

Yes, Happy Thanksgiving all!

Bethella may not be around--her player told me the end of the semester here is crunching him pretty badly.

Wow, that went quickly. When I look at it, it's a matter of a lot of really good rolls for your team, especially the more important saves and caster level checks.

If anyone is curious, that was a bogeyman straight out of the bestiary except for two changes.
1. He was able to use an illusion that made him appear like a human child. While he used this, his fear aura was supressed.
2. I lowered his AC by one to try to compensate for the ability above.

Single targets are especially vulnerable to a few good rolls, yes.

Thanks for playing, guys. I'll leave the thread active for a few days in case any of you want to make a closing post in gameplay about your character's future.

Thank you for running this little adventure, it was great fun! Ollie is a rather iconic character. :)

Glad you liked the adventure. Ollie may very well be showing up as a full PC in a home game soon.

Go Ollie.

I'm going to miss this game. It was a unique flavor that you don't usually get. ... Also kind of cool to feel some real resolution though. So many games just kind of peter out, unfinished. (Like LOST.)

Thanks for the cool little story. Very fun.

The four of you who made it through to the end will all be welcome in any of my games in the future. Happy gaming to all of you.

Yes, it was quite interesting. :) I'm sure I'll see some of you around the forums again. Have fun!