[AP] The Shackled City Adventure Path by GM Rutseg (Inactive)

Game Master Balacertar

I think I've almost got it. The best thing you can do for us is to demonstrate the cone in real time in a YouTube video. Now, my attention span is quite short, so you'll need to wear some brightly-colored costume. Might I be so bold as to suggest a bumblebee outfit?

Expectations vs reality.

Well played, sir. ;)

Congratulations, you have completed Chapter 8 of Shackeld City - Lords of Oblivion written by Christopher Perkins :)

Next comes Chapter 9 - Foundation of Flame, by Chris Thomasson.

In addition to leveling up to 14th think also on selling/buying stuff. You can take it calm, you can do it easily through the next week. Without the Lord Major and Vhalantru, you will have to take a stake into the politics of governing the city for a short while unless you prefer to let things descend into chaos :P

Woo, level 14.

Horizon walker8
HP +6(HW) +1 (con)=+7
Skill points: +6(HW) +1(human) +2 (BG)
BG: Geography & nobility (each to 14)
Primary: Acrobatics, planes, perception, stealth, survival (each to 14), diplomacy (to 1!), climb (to 4)

BAB +1
Ref and Will +1
Favored Terrain: Astral plane (extra +2 for abyss)
Terrain Mastery: Astral plane (extra fast fly in no or subjective gravity)

Awesoooooome!

It just so happens that I've got a few nights off after tonight so I should hopefully be able to get Marigold leveled up pretty quickly. I'm sure she'll want to buy something shiny but I'll wait and see what the loot shakedown is before committing to much :)

Last Level March 25th, 2020 :)

Well done one and all :)

I'll get the Loot sold off over the weekend - as always cast your collective beadies o'er the swag and lay claim to anything that takes your fancy before it's sold off :)

Level Up

+1 Level of Arcane Trickster

Spellslinger 6/UC Rogue 4/Arcane Trickster 4

+1 BAB
No change to saves
+1 CL (CL10; additional 5th Level Spell/Day)
+1d6 Sneak Attack
+6 HP (4 from class, 2 from CON)
+7 Adventuring Skill Ranks; additional ranks taken in: Diplomacy, Disable Device, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Dungeoneering), Perception, Sense Motive, Spellcraft & Stealth
+2 Background Skill Ranks; additional ranks taken in: Appraise & Profession (Merchant)

Between Fentor's & Thifiranes' spellbooks will have a decent pick for the new spell to add to his repertoire.

As an aside Maxim is mulling learning Permanency as his new 5th Level spell (from Thifiranes Spellbook).

In addition to crafting and improving arms and armaments, he'd also eventually be offering arcane upgrades courtesy of permanency at al.

Something went very wrong with me and/or the forums yesterday night.

There was a great ending post with a lot information in gameplay. I think JJ managed to read it.

I am trying to see if there is something I can do to recover it but I am not hopeful. Does JJ or anyone else happily read it and have it still open in one tab of the browser? Please tell me yes and pass it!

:( I did not see it, unfortunately... <looks at JJ, hopefully...>

I didn't see it sorry, just the "double" post about levelling up.

Forums went funny for me yesterday as well though.

Level 14 - Cleric 12

HP = 6+2=8
Skills = 2+1=3 [Stealth, Perception, Disable Device]
BaB +1
Saves = +1 all Saves
Spells = +1 more 5th & 6th level spell slots

Away until the weekend, short family holiday.

Thanks for the heads up JJ!

In that case we probably want to move on without further talk with Celeste.

Do you go to rest (if so where?) or some of you have different plans? Feel free to relax and recover any NPC contact or press on towards advancing the plot.

Also, do not forget about telling me a 18000 gp item or I will chose for you!

Sorry; didn't get a chance to get Marigold leveled up after all and now I'm at work for the evening. I'll try and get her done (and get an item picked out) when I get home in the morning!

Also, do not forget about telling me a 18000 gp item or I will chose for you!

Maxim will take a pair of Winged Boots thank you kindly :)

Regards loot - if everyone can have a final peel o'er the bounty we have and claim anything they see fit* before I conduct the sale and divvying of items.

JJ - Did you claim the ioun stone?

*And of course update your character sheet and crunch accordingly ;)

For my free item I think I'll go with a Periapt of Wound Closure, please!

At first glance through the loot sheet I don't see any 'must haves' for Marigold (though OMG that Scarab of Protection is pretty sweet - maybe something for one of our front liners?) but I'll keep noodling it over. Also depends a little on what others want :)

I think somone else ended up with the ioun stone. While it would be helpful for JJ, it is more about his increasing collection of circling head stones. Practically it means I can upgrade the belt more easily. In character, he just likes being a bit showy :-)

@JJ: Don't think anyone has claimed the ioun stone mate. For Maxim the additional HP and Fort Save bonus would be sweet, but JJ would benefit also. Am good either way hombre.

Oh yes! Prismatic Spray chaos, welcome you are! :)

I also love that JJ is showy, it makes him the target of appropriate partners even faster.

JJ we are sticking to the recruitment creation sources for items too: Core, APG, ARG, UM, UC, ISWG and Bestiaries.

I know I am a bit strict on this, but I think it helps to avoid decision paralysis having a shorter source from where to pick, and to keep the balance of the players with respect the adventure which is specially old.

So no Ultimate Equipment.

Right, let me have another look.

I'm leaning toward either a +4 cloak of resistance (freeing up my +3 cloak for someone), a +3 ring of protection (freeing up my +2 ring for someone), or maybe a belt of giant strength +4 (freeing up my +2 str, +2 con belt for someone).
Outside option is also amulet of natural armour +3 (freeing up my +2 for someone) - but deflection is generally better than natural as it helps against touch.

A bit depends on how much free cash we get from selling up, as various iterations of those (or even slightly better) are helpfully for sale.

About the only body slot I don't have items in at the moment are wrist and chest.

11K posts! Well done, folks :)

JJ's gonna need two Caps, I'm thinking. One the size of a human skull, the other the size of a squirrel's noggin.

That one admittedly took me a second, but then...

JJ we are sticking to the recruitment creation sources for items too: Core, APG, ARG, UM, UC, ISWG and Bestiaries.

I know I am a bit strict on this, but I think it helps to avoid decision paralysis having a shorter source from where to pick, and to keep the balance of the players with respect the adventure which is specially old.

So no Ultimate Equipment.

OK, just double checked and my item of choice is from Ultimate Equipment [These days I just google search so my initial search did not reveal the sourcebook].

Instead Kythel will choose Pearl of Power IV.

Loot Shares and running totals:

Current spending pot split is: 50,673 Gold Suns per Watcher.

Commons Total: 89,662 Gold, 29 Silver and 9 Copper :)

Maxim purchased from Skie one of her Cloaks of Resistance +4 and Headband of Vast Intelligence +4 - essentially just upgrades on his current +2 versions of those items. Added the cast offs to the collective pot.

51k EACH? gagagagaga
Time to buy some realestate!

Just for convenience, Skie has good enough relation with Maxim that she will accept selling the party for just the upgrade price. That is for example, if you give her a good condition cloak +2 and get a cloak +4 you only have to pay for the enhancement, that is 12000 gp, instead of selling your cloak at half price to buy a better version at full price.

nice!

I think there may be some upgrades in my near future.

JJ also wants to see what might be for sale in his new price range...

Wow, we are getting pretty wealthy to be sure, I will have to figure out how much to give to the Church and how much to keep to obtain an item, our limit to purchase within Cauldron is about 15K correct? Anything more expensive comes from Sasserine and will take 3 to 6 days which we do not have before the next meeting.

Exactly. You have immediate access to Skie's Treasury catalog, and there is also a smithy shop and an alchemicals/potion shop at town you can check if you need more stuff, but will be random and not ad-hoc.

...and there is also a smithy shop and an alchemicals/potion shop at town...

Of course, they would be a distant 2nd choice after the Malachite Forges... ;)

Likely Skie purchase:

Belt of Giant strength +6 (36k) - I'll also claim one of the +2 belts for a discount ) (8k) net -> 28K

How much would it cost to have Alakast enchanted to make it actually holy. (I know it is currently good aligned, but here I am thinking of the holy property).

Skie Purchase:

Book, Tome of Understanding +1 - 27,500.

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Kythel will donate another 8,500 to the Church to ensure that there is plenty of liguidity to continue creating magic items.

I will retain the last 15,000 for future use.

@Kythel, the only items available at Skie are here within the spoiler.

@JJ, given holy is a +2 increment and Alakast is currently a +3 weapon (+2 and bane). The difference between a +3 and a +5 weapon is 50000 - 18000 = 32000 gp. And the time to craft it would be 32 days, 16 if rushing the work.

@Kikinnin, I am still missing what Kikinnin would like for his Celeste present. I can chose randomly an item if you would prefer 3:D

Maxim - winged boots
Marigold - Periapt of Wound Closure
JJ - Cloak +4 or ring +3
Kythel - Pearl of Power IV
Kikinnin - ?

Sounds good to me. Let’s let Celeste select :D

For Celeste I'll go for a +3 ring.
I'll aim to get Alakast made holy. The time is a bit of a pain, but I think it is worth it.

I may have to settle for a +4 strength belt though. Still, small steps in the right direction.

Weird wedding weekend with Wisconsinites will begin shortly, weather permitting. Should be back to the boards by Sunday evening...

So final adjustments
+3 ring of protection from Celeste.
I can either +2 ring goes back into party mix - or give it to Sara to try and keep her safe.
+4 belt of giant strength (cost reduced from 16k to 12k by turning in a party +2 belt)
Alakast upgraded to holy - 32k
And I'll also acquire another ioun stone, a deep red sphere to make up for the loss in dex from my belt trade (8k - not sure if we need to send to a bigger city for this )

Total cost 12+32+8=52k.

Guess I'm not buying any businesses this time around.

The base value for Cauldron is 4800 gp. Anything past that will require a bigger city.

Enjoy the wedding Kikinnin! Don't abuse the free bar! :)

Sounds like either a trip to the big smoke or putting in an order and waiting a while then.

Thanks DM missed that one somewho. Glad that I made that mistake, I will take the Headband of Alluring Charisma +6 available at Skie's for 36K and sell my Headband back to Skie's (unless that's just an offset in value).

That brings my Charisma up by 4 and gives me two more channels per day so well worth it.

I will donate 9,000 to the church and that leaves me with 6,000 held back.

11K posts! Well done, folks :)

I lost this before.

Nice mark! This is already my most abundant game on post count (with close permission of Age of Worms). And that is in great part to the inter-party dialogue you have created. I am very grateful for that. It makes GMing much more entertaining :)

You’ve cultivated a wonderful storyline, and your attention to character detail has facilitated a very 3-dimensional role play. Not every 11k game can claim such depth. :)