The Ironfang Invasion: Fangs of War

Game Master vayelan

GM, when were you thinking of having this AP start back up again?

Are there any changes you'd like me to make to my character, or should I start putting my information into an alias?

GM, when were you thinking of having this AP start back up again?

Are there any changes you'd like me to make to my character, or should I start putting my information into an alias?

I think your character's crunch and fluff both look good. We can start up the AP again immediately, perhaps introducing Gaius as he stumbles upon the cleared out Ironfang camp. If Brother_Guiness needs a little more time to put together Undari the Healer, we can introduce them as the party returns to its refuge at Hidden Hope.

...working on it. I should have something in the next day or two.

Perfect! Getting the alias up now and will post in gameplay afterwards.

Undari the Healer is here!

DM Vayelan, please take a look at the alias. The homepage link will take you to the detailed character sheet. I did some guesses with the week's worth of herbalism crafting, assumed full price for gathered herbs, and 1/3 price for crafted alchemical items that he could make with a take 10 craft alchemy.

Everyone else is free to look too, as you are interested. I left his backstory a bit vague, as he is taking care of refugees from the Ironfang Invasion -- he could be at Hidden Hope, or wandering through the woods looking for food and herbs, as he does just about every day when he is not caring for the sick and injured.

Undari the Healer is here!

Very interesting build! I've never noticed that archetype before, it's really cool! Basically a Clerical Druid, fits the party role and is really thematic. This is going to be great! :D

Undari the Healer wrote:

Undari the Healer is here!

Very interesting build! I've never noticed that archetype before, it's really cool! Basically a Clerical Druid, fits the party role and is really thematic. This is going to be great! :D

Yes, significantly more complicated than my typical build, especially with the interaction of the herbs with the herbalism poultices/tonics/potions -- for example, if he gets a "fairy cap" herb and uses one of his herbalism slots on it, it can give you enlarge and bull's strength at the same time (full round action). High herbalism, alchemy, and survival skills needed to make that work, but I am hopeful.

Hopefully I can keep track of it all and make it work well. You just know he'll be spending all his downtime wandering in the wilderness looking for herbs or set up somewhere making poultices...

Hey all. Sorry for the lack of posts. Having some serious computer/tech difficulties that will hopefully be resolved soon! Please bot me as needed.

So to make sure I understand:

1) Gaius is in the camp rooting around for supplies
2) Two hobgoblins, a goblin, and a wolf were at the camp entrance. Goblin now dead from a landmine(?)
3) Undari & the party are approaching the camp from different directions?

Please let me know if I have something mixed up and how much info the "main group" does or doesn't have about the mines. Sorry if my other post jumped the gun!

So to make sure I understand:

1) Gaius is in the camp rooting around for supplies
2) Two hobgoblins, a goblin, and a wolf were at the camp entrance. Goblin now dead from a landmine(?)
3) Undari & the party are approaching the camp from different directions?

Thorek is correct on all three points.

I've updated the encounter map to clarify matters.

...I like Thorek.

I have to do one more bout of travelling. This will probably be it for a while though. Looks like Tues thru Sunday. Will do my best to check in as I can, but no guarantees. Apologies in advance

I have to do one more bout of travelling. This will probably be it for a while though. Looks like Tues thru Sunday. Will do my best to check in as I can, but no guarantees. Apologies in advance

Bree, are you already traveling, or do you have time to post in Gameplay? I believe you are the one on whom we are waiting in initiative.

Undari’s movement speed is 20, so it will take him a round or two to get to the stairs. He is not trying to hide from the people below in the camp, and he will respond if addressed, but right now he is just walking, watching, and listening.

Boudra, are you signing when you use bold and italics?

Whoops, so sorry, I should have made that clear - yes, when it's bold italics Boudra is using sign language, which several of the other PCs know at this point.

No worries, I just wanted to make sure Gaius responds to your posts appropriately :)

EDIT: On the loot, the chests might be extra weight, but everything is basically "pre-packaged" for us. We could fill up Gaius' handy haversack and then tie the remaining chests together in pairs with rope. Then we could drape each pair over the horse so the chests are at the horse's side. I think I can even get an additional horse per casting to help us out here as needed.

So sorry for my radio silence - had some unexpected hiccups and now in the throes of moving - much less time than expected. D: Please bear with me as we get everything sorted out...will check back in ASAP.

Bot me as needed.

Since you guys are having some great RP in game right now, I've been a little hands off lately.
I just wanted to let you all know that I'm not ignoring or forgetting you guys.

Thanks for the heads up, Vayelan! I don't know if anyone else has more RP they'd like to get to, or if we're accosted in the night, but I'm ready to proceed to the search for Fort Nunder whenever the group.

Undari is ready to move on too, unless someone seeks him out for conversation during his watch.

Has everyone nabbed loot that they want?

I was considering grabbing the +1 wooden shield, and a mswk scimitar. The potions and scrolls and whatnot are still up for grabs. It's quite a haul!

Also, GM, is it feasible for us to find and dig up the landmines back at the sacked camp, and if so what checks would that require?

Having come late to the party, Undari has not laid claim to any of the treasure, as he sees it earned by the previous party members.

If he is invited to claim something, I will look at the list and see what he might want.

If no one else wants it, that cloak of woodland creatures would be pretty thematic for him. He could also use the antitoxin to restock his healer’s supplies and hand out as needed.

Also, GM, is it feasible for us to find and dig up the landmines back at the sacked camp, and if so what checks would that require?

It is feasible, albeit very dangerous. I would say that Disable Device or Craft (Traps) can be used to dig them up, while Craft (Alchemy) and Knowledge (Engineering) can be used to aid the check(s). Survival can be used to identify where the landmines are buried by recognizing the disturbed earth.

May not be worth it to nab the landmines right now.

Undari, Thorek has a pragmatic streak and if you're going to be taking the field with him he's going to want the team to have as much magic & equipment in their corner as they can.

May not be worth it to nab the landmines right now.

Undari, Thorek has a pragmatic streak and if you're going to be taking the field with him he's going to want the team to have as much magic & equipment in their corner as they can.

Well in that case, Gaius will pull some items too!

EDIT:
Snagged these wands:
Magic Missile 1
Magic Missile 2
Grease 2
Mage Armor 27
Prestidigitation 31

Scrolls:
Darkness
False Life
Ray of Enfeeblement

No idea how to add myself to the list, but all of these were some of the other wizard's items.

Would this spell help with getting through the “Trackless Forest”?

Nature’s Paths

Thank you, Thorek. Undari's character sheet is now updated with the Cloak of the Woodlands and the five antitoxins.

No need to thank me! You're in the party now, that means equal shares of the loot :)

agreed. You find something you can make good use of it, go for it

How does the Militia Phase get handled?

They rules are in the Player's Guide and also the Lands of Conflict book. I have a template saved in a word doc that I've copy-pasted in the last two time we've done one and am happy to continue so.

Basically we decide what our PC command squad and NPC teams do during that time, and we can get information, items, gold, etc. We haven't gotten to do a lot of stuff with the ruleset yet since we're low-level and haven't expanded beyond Hidden Hope yet.

How does the Militia Phase get handled?

Good question!

Undari is happy to help however he can. He has already done some work with the Survival checks and supplying the camp with healing poultices (act as healing potions).

I did not see a role particularly well-suited for Undari, so just have him help out however you like.

For this role, are we going to keep the Loyalty check bonus the same using Cedric's info? Otherwise whose stats should we use instead?

Also, it's been months of real-time since we've done done one of things so I think it's a good idea if we reassess our options. Do we want to recruit a third team? We currently have Informants for info-gathering and Patrons or earning gold, but could add Moles or Defenders; upgrading the teams we currently have is also an option.

The Treasury has 54gp and we have plenty of money how to add to it if we want, so we should be great on that score. I think GM lets us know if our Notoriety Score increased, which it probably did after we wiped out a forward base.

I'm fine with continuing to roll Drill Militia actions, especially since we lots a ton of training points last Militia Turn.

Thoughts?

Gaius would try to use his studies (magical and practical) to help out, but would otherwise need to be told to do something more specific.

As far as the militia actions, training some moles would be my preferred. If we can do Defenders too, that'd be great, but our current situation suggests we want more espionage than direct action (at least to me).

I think mole sounds kinda cool

Yes. I'm not sure if we're ever going to completely go on the offensive in this campaign. Not that it's a bad thing but it does give me that vibe

I’m down with moles, but Thorek would strongly prefer Defenders so the group has something to offer the Rangers when they get located.

If you are looking for votes, Defenders seem to be a higher priority to Undari.

Also, did you want to replace Cedric as Commandant and Cyrioul as Overseer?

The Commandant's modifier is based on Hit Die, and the Overseer's modifier can draw upon any ability score depending on whether you're trying to affect Security, Secrecy, or Loyalty.

TBH Thorrek seems like the obvious choice for Commandant to me. He is trusted by current leadership and has a head for leadership (despite his apparent opinions on the matter :P). Overseer, at least to me, would then be someone well-trusted to be organized and not hated. That one, I've no current ideas for.

As a player I have no problem taking on that role, Thorek would need some nudging for reasons he's already laid out :p

Looks like we have 2 votes for Moles, and 2 votes for Defenders. Any tie breakers?

RPwise, how do we go about telling Cedric that we are looking for a new Commandant? Is that going to be a blow to him, or would he be ok with it? Haha or do we just know?

Also at risk of derailing us from our vote (anyone heard from Boudra lately?) I would like to raise the name of our little militia. Given the Hemlock Banner Aubrin made for us, I've been kicking "the Hemlock Harriers" around in my head. What do y'all think?

totally cool with that. also, I'm not against defenders, that works too

RPwise, how do we go about telling Cedric that we are looking for a new Commandant? Is that going to be a blow to him, or would he be ok with it? Haha or do we just know?

RP-wise, I imagine that Cedric would willingly step down from being Commandant so he could focus better on serving as a spiritual leader and caretaker for the refugee community.

Undari votes for Thorek to be the hairiest of the harriers.

lol, okay then I suppose we can assume Cedric steps down and asks Thorek to take over direct day-to-day command in his place.

If we're okay with Defenders I'll go ahead and roll up our week's Militia Turn

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