To be honest, I think this is highlighting one of my flaws as a GM--I have some difficulties gauging how fast a campaign is supposed to progress. That includes giving PC levels and balancing loot. I'm working to get better.
With an adventure path I just follow the suggested leveling points, it's easy enough to adjust encounters if I have to. For stuff I make up it's whenever I feel like it.
That's what I'm doing with this AP, definitely.
Admittedly, I'm more concerned with telling a good story that entertains my players than providing a serious combat challenge. I'm more fond of challenging my players in different ways.
I like that myself, I'm not a big fan of combat, though I know it's needed. In a face to face game it's not so bad but in a pbp one it can kill games due to the length of time it tends to take. I have a skulls and shackles game I run on rpol that is in book two and we've been glossing over most of the combat, it's a pain in the butt to run, and it really slows things down at times.
Amen to that.
I'll admit that I can be a bit of a combat junkie in RPGs when I'm in the mood for it. That being said, that's usually when I'm playing Baldur's Gate. ;)
Once the rest of you decide on a course of action, I can get us moving to the end of this part. :)
Just waiting on them to come out and tell us what they found.
I thought they did...
Ikoma went inside, they never said they came out that I saw.
Been a bit busy with work, sorry guys :(.
Poke poke poke.
Gilbert? Yui? You guys still here?
Yip yip
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Once again, sorry about slacking off.
I'll get a post up to move us along in the morning.
Sorry for the lack of posting, I've been caught up in my own Pet Project recently.
Anyone have anything to add? Or should I just get us back to Sandpoint?
And I'm back, after taking a bit of a break! Thanks for being patient with me. :)
Yay!
The bounty (as Caerwyn was so kind to calculate for me--thanks! :D) comes out to 640 gp.
The Whispering Shrike can be used in combat (it's not broken), but the loose hilt means you'll take a -2 penalty on attack rolls.
It'll cost about 600 gp, a DC 20 Craft (Weapons) check, and a day of work.
The Whispering Shrike is enchanted, so there's that...
Caerwyn, you still interested in playing? You haven't posted in a while...
Sorry, with things heating up in our Skull & Shackles campaign and in RL there hasn't been time for much else. Although I'm on vacation this week so should be able to get back to regular postings.
After divvying up the coinage and selling the various gems, jewelry, and objects d' art everyone gets 577 gp, 1 sp, and 9 cp.
If there's anything on the list that anyone wants please speak up.
Caerwyn is interested in the Ring of Climbing and the MW chain shirt (as I'm sure a lot of people are), but nothing else catches his eye. I believe that Yui already has the Cloak of Resistance, Nestahsa the MW kukri, and Ikoma has Whispering Shrike.
I think the Animal Bane arrows should go to Gilbert.
We currently have 7 potions of Cure Light Wounds. I think everyone should get at least one, with the remaining two going to our Non-Primary combatants, Yui and Nestasha. The two Cure Moderate Wounds potions should go to Gilbert, and Ikoma respectively. The Lesser Restoration potions should then go to Caerwyn, Nestasha, and Yui.
I believe that Gilbert is the only one who can use the Cure Light Wounds scrolls, same goes for Yui and the False Life scroll. The Wand of Identify should go to Yui as well for the same reason.
Does anyone have any other ideas or anything on the list that they want?
Many thanks to Caerwyn for setting up the loot list. :D
I can also use CLW :).
So Gilbert and Yui can split the Cure light wounds scrolls, one apiece.
Getting Koya or Father Zantus to cast it might be cheaper than having the blacksmith do it.
Make whole would repair the Whispering Shrike, as would mending. However, the caster needs to have a caster level equal to or greater than the CL of the magic item being mended.
Yui would have learned from identifying it that the Whispering Shrike has a CL of 5th.
Okay, so that's out.
Alright I'm going to liquidate all the fireworks, Gutwad's gear, the MW shurikens, and the Wakizashi's from the skeletons.
With that done everyone receives and additional 133 gp, 7 sp, 2 cp for a total of 710 gp, 9 sp, 1 cp.
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Gohei would like the town priest to try to cast masterwork transformation on his sword. Totaling for 300gp in fees.
Also he would ask if the town cleric can cast mending. He would gladly donate a few more coins to the church. Also maybe the old lady can cast the spell? He would ask her first. Maybe she is a wizard or cleric?
The items that have been struckthrough and given to the characters are not included in the gold piece total.
Still waiting for Gilbert and Nestasha to chime in.
I'll look it all over when I get a chance, might not be until late this evening due to work and mini's night.
I'd like the chain shirt, but I'd give it away if someone wants it. Not that much of a difference, but the fact it's masterwork would help me stealth better, while still having great AC.
I think that sounds fine to me. I'll stick with my current armor until I can find a mithril shirt or something, would rather not take the acp. I think the division of potions sounds good as well.
I think Gilbert is going to be more of the ranged specialist while Caerwyn is more of a mix it up toe-to-toe kind of guy. Although Gilbert could follow Ikoma's lead and for 150 gp's have someone cast Masterwork Tranformation on his studded leather and remove the ACP altogether.
Sorry for keeping you all waiting--I was enjoying my (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend. :)
So... where's everyone else?
No clue, it saddens me as I'm starting to have a lot of fun now that we're out of combat city for a bit.
Still here, but there is nothing going on as Nestasha is going on a shopping spree :). Think you can move ahead with the other stuff ;).
This is going out to all the games I'm involved in. I'll be unavailable from October 30th to November 1st, as I'm going to a local convention and I'll only have my phone for Internet access. I'll try to keep up to date with my campaigns, but for those games I'm playing in--please feel free to bot me to move things along if it comes to that.
For the campaigns I'm currently GMing--I'll be back as soon as I can on November 1st to move us along. :)
Caerwyn? You haven't posted in a long time--are you still here?