That sounds ominous for sure!
I've got Thanksgiving off on Monday (Canada), and Tuesday off so I probably won't post too much until mid next week. Will try and get a post in here and there.
Happy Thanksgiving. No problems.
I've never done a scene in a brothel before, so this is new. Nice of you to buy Polos something. Time at sea is so lonely (although in Pathfinder women are far more common at sea).
I think I'm going to be slower posting for the next little while. Work just became WORK.
WORK sounds lame.
Do you want to take an official break?
super lame.
How about we take a break till November? See how things are by then?
I will give one warning.
I don't mind giving you a break but I did this for one other game and the person came back but then ended the game after.
I hope that doesn't happen here. I really like this game.
But of course, real life comes first. I can put it on ice until November.
Alright I think things have settled enough where I can post at least once every two days (not including weekends!). Are you okay to continue GM?
I am ready and willing.
I will be out of town from Friday to Monday for a 5th Anniversary trip. I will be unable to post. In addition I fell ill today so am not up to posting.
Sorry!
No worries at all. Hope you're feeling better so you can enjoy your weekend and annivesary.
Still went but also still sick.
Ugh.
So you do plan on sticking around for a month?
How much do you want to get into the downtime? I doubt you want to interview various carpenters.
Yeah, going to go ahead with the ship repairs so stuck for a month unforunately.
Yeah no need to interview carpenters and the like. That's why I put down what Queshem would do if nothing of note happens for the month. She'll be getting really antsy though. She's pretty focused on Bag Island for the moment and she'll want Draflo to find out about Beachcomber and surrounding areas if she can. She'll also be hoping that Draflo figures out the things that she's working on (I believe there's a locked box that we can't open and also something about Irrois Starra that Draflo can't quite remember?) She'll want to try and train Key for the purpose of Hunting.
Big post and I didn't even get everything in....
Don't worry, there will be more info about Beachcomber coming in. Obviously the docks will be alive with news...
Hope I'm not making you work too hard!
So Queshem is basically committed to focusing on a War For Bag Island. Is that good with you?
Oh, no problem. That is where I was expecting this to head for some time. I am just curious how you will go about it. I hope to have provided any number of options.
Yeah there are ways that Queshem can approach it for sure. She hired Tenkac as well if that's okay. If it makes it simpler than the gnome is in charge and Tenkac is at a lower pay grade.
All works for me.
Sick! I will try to post Friday but most probably resume on Monday
I've had a headache for the last 36 hrs...ugh.
Rest up! Headache GMing is no good for anybody!
The show must go on!
You are really good at tailoring your pitches to different NPCs.
I was just going to say that I really appreciate how you're going along with it. I know it can't be easy to keep up with how selective Queshem is being with the information she's parcelling out to different people but the fact that they're reacting appropriately really makes the setting sing.
Poor Crowther doesn't even know there are skymetals floating around.
A bard! Interesting...Let me see what i can fit into my nefarious plans.
So what is your plan on sailing to Bag Island? I am curious how you intend to do this and have been leaving it open ended.
Hope you are having fun?
Yup having fun.
Her plan is that hopefully the prospector can guide her to a sea cave which she can get her ship into unnoticed and then from there the crew makes camp while a party goes out to explore the caves and find the oppressed half orcs. Make an alliance with the half orcs and then do some stealthy reconnaissance of the surface using the half orc knowledge of the caves under the island.
From there a surprise assault on Beachcomber with half orc allies would be her first preference, second would be to come to the aid of Slipcove and settle in for a longer struggle.
Basically she wants to keep the element of surprise and then use it to best effect.
Ok for gear... shopping in Pathfinder isn't easy. Especially when Queshem has a ship and crew to maintain.
Here's a quick and dirty wish list I came up with:
Full shopping list
For herself
Mithral Agile Breastplate
A Familiar Satchel
For crew
* Extra powder and shot to carry out live drills
* Upgrade armor quality one step
* Upgrade weapon quality one step
Gift for half orcs
* Courageous Falchion
* Courageous GreatAxe
General
* Can Draflo craft Scrolls or Wands of Protection Against Evil and Magic Circle Against Evil? Also Glitterdust? Daylight? Darkvision?
* 5 x divine scrolls of Magic Cricle against Evil
* If Starra is REAL generous than a Divine wand of magic Circle Against Evil!
Basically Queshem wants to gear up to fight Norbergerites which seem to her to be backstabber types who rely on invisibility and stealth so she wants to have magical counters to that as well as the mind control that Gnarea seems to have.
Sorry for the delay. Holidays!
No worries. Have a great season. No need to post until you have some time.
I'm going to be traveling for holidays until Tuesday. So hiatus until then!
Hope you're feeling better!
Sorry about the delays, we should be back now.
Very cool. So Queshem got the following?
For herself
Mithral Agile Breastplate
A Familiar Satchel
For crew
* Extra powder and shot to carry out live drills
* Upgrade armor quality one step
* Upgrade weapon quality one step
General
* 5 x divine scrolls of Magic Cricle against Evil
Any answer to the question of Draflo crafting Scrolls or Wands of Protection Against Evil and Magic Circle Against Evil? Glitterdust? Daylight? Darkvision?
Yes to all those items.
As for crafting, I would assume she can craft as usual for a character of her level/class. I think she has all those spells. Feel free to ask her!
I plan to RP some of the items (the breastplate and the crew armor).
Hey, was a bit difficult to write the last post.
A girl wearing a hijab got attacked with scissors in the area I live in so dealing with prejudice in a fantasy game is not what I'm looking for. I know you probably had plans but could you ease off on them when it comes to tensions between Thasha and the crew? Strikes too close to home.
Thanks for understanding.
Sorry if I pushed any buttons. I totally understand. It isn't a big deal to me or the plot anyway. I am glad you felt comfortable enough to tell me.
The world can be a dark place sadly. If there is anything positive I can do, name it.
I really appreciate the understanding GM. Of course now it seems like the story was a hoax, which leads to a whole other set of problems. Everything's complicated.
Still grateful for your adjustment.
Onwards!
That is good.
And no problem.
Bag Island, here we come!
By the way is the dwarf who claims to know the caves of Bag Island on board?
Yes, but I forgot (I'm only human).
Just pretend he is staying in his bunk, due to seasickness (Yes, even in port, poor fellow).
Sorry for saddling you with so many NPCs! I think Queshem is at a full crew complement now though
Well, unless something happens to someone....
Mechancially Queshem was aiming for the following for Key as tricks.
Hunting (DC 20) An animal trained for hunting knows the tricks attack, down, fetch, heel, seek, and track. Training an animal for hunting takes six weeks.
And then I saw this from the Ultimate Wilderness book that seems appropriate also.
Hunt (DC 20): This trick allows an animal to use its natural stalking or foraging instincts to find food and return it to the animal’s handler. an animal with this trick can attempt Survival checks (or Wisdom checks, if the animal has no ranks in Survival) to provide food for others or lead them to water and shelter (as the “get along in the wild” use of the Survival skill). an animal with this trick can use the aid another action to grant a bonus on its handlers Survival checks for these purposes.
Since I don't think eagles would have scent then I'd replace track with Hunt.
That makes sense for me. I'd imagine Key can hunt fish and stuff at sea, being a sea eagle.
Enjoying things?
Can you believe it has been a Real Life year since you set foot on Bag Island?
It certainly feels like that amount of time has passed to Queshem as well! It's been eventful.
And also a lot of fun. The island segment was really really cool and rebuilding in Quent was great.
I'm glad, this is one of my favorite games. I was worried the downtime would be boring but Quent is an exciting place and you met some interesting people!
I hope we can have a satisfying 'conclusion' to this story arc. My co-Gm and I have spent time trying do it justice.
You have a co-gm? That's pretty interesting. How does that work?
I'll let him speak for himself-
'Really I'm not so much of a Co-DM as a DM's advisor who got promoted. Mostly what would happen is that GM Mowque would run into an issue thinking of how to move a plot forward, what monster is appropriate for a fight and I'd suggest some possibilities, but that kept happening and I became interested in how my ideas were playing out and how to advance them until I was following all the games he ran (except when he was running 12 at once because that was the act of a maniac) and was consulting on nearly every plot event for them. Since that all happened before your game, yours is one I've been involved in since the start, I've enjoyed seeing your reactions as a player quite a lot and I look forward to seeing where your plans take you with some of the long term plot stuff we have planned.
Generally because GM Mowque is a complete soft touch you can tell something was my idea because it nearly killed you or was at the very least emotionally traumatic to the character, I generally sum up my role using this image:'
Back to our usual scheduled program:
Yeah, it is a big help to have someone to bounce ideas off of, explore concepts, storyboard with. Frankly, it would be impossible to run these games without that little bit of help. Also, he is more of a rules expert then me, so when things get technical, I have someone to help me dig through rulebooks.
Hope that answered your question.
Ah, now I know who to blame!
Seriously though that's really cool and it's great both of you have a wonderful collaboration like that. GMing is a heck of a lot of work I've found out.