You'll need another 150gp for the masterwork cost, Furnok. Sorry bout that
I'll just clean out this old children's party building to cover that
Huh, apparently today in game is a festival of Nethys. Not relevant to our characters, or to the environment, but neat nevertheless.
I've yet to properly update the calendar, but yes that day was a festival to Nethys, and I mentioned it briefly back then. Nethys doesn't have a following in Varisia.
Indeed. Just little tidbits of information. I like that sort of thing.
You may notice that I've been staggering posts. This is just because it takes a while for me to write them, and I don't always have the time or mental fortitude to write it all in one go. Thanks for your patience.
Don't worry about that - take the time you need. I know how it feels to not have the motivation to post. I've burnt out before trying to do so, and don't want it to happen to anyone else.
take all the time you need. I feel you're pretty busy between your various campaigns. Here...Have a KoFi on me ;)
Thanks, Wabbit for the KoFi. Not to fret, I'm not burning out at all. Actually I've been having a really fun time finding more inspiration for this adventure.
I want to mention by the way that I'm using a simple reputation system for you guys while you stay in Turtleback Ferry. It's just a measurement from -10 to +10, based on character qualities. Some of these you can change, others are much more difficult. Race, mannerisms, and appearance (including displayed religion) are mainly what are being measured right now. Things like your deeds in Turtleback, and who your friends are, will change things as we go along. The higher your reputation, the more people will try to help you. The lower, and the more likely they try to hinder you or run you out of town. You get bonuses or penalties on skills like diplomacy, bluff, intimidate, and sense motive.
So far one of you is at Tier 1, one of you is at Tier-1, and the rest of you are neutral.
Oh and Savage Outcast removes racial penalty. So our Gathlain has a flat +0 on the race end of things.
Intriguing...
Yikes, Erastil’s church looking a lot like Christianity there. Hopefully no one minds if I say that that makes me uncomfortable. I’m not Christian myself, and seeing it in a game like this is kind of... uh... dissonant and uncomfortable.
Thanks for speaking about this, Kemras. Before I address your concern, is there anyone else here who's experiencing similar discomfort?
It's odd. It doesn't bother me but I do think since it bothers Kemras it should change. There should be little reason the visuals and rituals couldn't change especially since it is not integral to the story.
I'll hold off on posting in case anything changes drastically.
Echoing what Cleo said. I'm not bothered by it, (though do agree it feels a bit dissonant), but I also agree that we should change it for Kemras.
Yes I think since it's bothering Kemras something should be done. We could put it in spoilers and keep Kemras out of it, we could skip past it, or we could rewrite it. Which would Kemras prefer?
I'm also not Christian, I just have a fascination with medieval european history, and saw some similarities between Erastil and small town Christian churches.
I would prefer rewriting it - not that I disagree there are similarities between Erastil and small town Christian churches in principle, I feel like imitating some of the specific practices are going a bit too far.
Alright, I can do that. Is it just the practices that are too much?
References to trinitarianism, baptism, etc. are all dissonant and discomforting to me. Things like that. Having it fulfill a similar role to the medieval church in a small town seems logical to me (though there's no external authority in Erastil's church, canonically). Indeed, it does things very similar already.
At least, that's my take on it.
Okay, I got it. I'll post a rewrite sometime today
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Thank you TreasureFox!
Also, Kemras: I don't feel like you're hogging the spotlight at all! I've been really enjoying reading your posts. And I think w/ new characters there's also a need to get a lot in early to help "Establish" them for everyone.
Not a problem. I'm here to entertain, not to harm. I hope this alternative proves much better.
You were on a solo scene, so it only makes sense you had some extra "spotlight". I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities for others to step forwards as they see fit.
Your posts were lovely, Kemras. Don't ever feel bad about posting. The more the merrier :)
true that!
Ah, the joys of being a skill-monkey. Where you get a 27 on the roll of a 3. That said, I almost feel bad with how many mechanical widgets and skill bonuses I get. The fact that I'm not losing inspiration uses for any of the rolls I've made yet feels like cheating somehow. I know it isn't, but guilt can be a funny thing.
I blame not playing mid-level games that often.
Yeah, as I read the book (anniversary edition), I can easily tell it was designed back when Pathfinder was a simpler time. Core races and classes only, core feats only, most DCs are 15 and under, most NPCs are built with roughly 15 point-buy, high magic setting but low magic items. Most of the monsters are quite basic, and a ton of them fight solo. So I find it a bit challenging to properly balance.
I don't consider it cheating. I get to play the same game when I rewrite enemies, and I get to tailor them depending on your abilities. We play this metagame where I'm tailoring things to be challenging for the group. Not OP, nor UP, just a challenge (with the occasional slaughter for feeling powerful). The trick however is to keep all the PCs on a relatively equal footing, otherwise what I design may be trivial to some PCs, and lethal to others.
I'm grateful that the Hell's Rebels AP I'm running came out when a lot more was there, 'cause it helps me to not need worry too much about that stuff. I hope.
Well, we'll see, anyways. I'm only like, 2 encounters in.
I'm running a Hell's Rebels game here, which Cleo is part of. They're missing occult stuff, but the hybrid classes are uses on rare occasion. I still see a lot of solo fights, but I also see significantly more social encounters, some traps and puzzles, and less DMPCs. My difficulty with Hell's Rebels is not so much about balancing the encounters, it's more about ensuring that the story is cohesive. It's fine if you don't put much thought into it, but if you zoom out for the big picture and ask "why" a few times, it kind of just falls apart. Still a great game, but I never run anything completely as-written.
Sorry I've been a bit ill, will get a post up today!
When you guys are done talking, just let me know. Something like "__ checks to see if the sermon is over" would work.
On a random note, if the loot list is accurate, I would like Kemras to eventually study the goblin alchemists' formula books. He can learn spells from them!
I mean, eventually. There's not an immediate IC reason for the Shield to give him access to them, given that he's someone they've just met, and actually don't know he's capable of magic at all. xD
All the stuff at the top was sold, but those are down below I don't know. I know we had an alchemist gnome with us at one point who had them, but did he take both??? One of us could still have it, if Treasure is okay with it.
No worries if they're gone. It's not a huge deal, just something I noticed and thought I might take advantage of.
Yeah those journals are long gone. I know Wilhim copied out one of them. Anyways, I consider the journals part of Kemras' starting wealth, meaning he got their value in gold pieces when he built his level 8 character.
I'll go ahead and update the loot list. I think everything there has already been claimed or sold. We can start off with a blank slate.
Sounds good to me.
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@Wabbit, I haven't forgotten about your climbing tattoo, I've just put it on the backburner for the moment.
My goal will be to give you an alternative to climb things, but not to replace your current limb-climber abilities.
I should invest in a bag of holding soon, 'cause at the moment, I'm pretty sure Kemras needs to cast ant haul every morning just to not be overwhelmed with his equipment's weight.
Or you could get a donkey. I don't care much about carrying capacity, but if you were a walking armoury, I'd talk to you about it. I think you're doing fine.
But then I'd have to drag an animal all over! :P
More seriously, I'm happy to get use out of ant haul.
Cleo has a pony. You can add some more weight to her if you wish.
Did you ever name your pony? We should try to bring out her personality a bit more.
Forgot the gender and nope never named him. Hmmm... I'll consider those there Wabbit, thank you :)
Wait, do you ride your pony? Isn't there a halfling law that mandates all halfling riders must ride riding dogs?
:) Well, to put things right in the universe, I think she only did so once, for that boar hunt. Since then he's just come with her everywhere.
Man, that was awhile ago :)
I was gonna say I could make you a minor Bag of Holding, but the spell level required is pretty absurd given the cost of the item.
If I remember correct the caster level is off for items that have ranks, like bag of holdings have 1 through 4.
Yep,
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic-items/magic-item-creation/
look at the FAQ block.
Oh, are there any divine spells that anyone needs Cleo to memorize today?
I looked up some spells that I though might be useful, but they were all ranger/druid spells. You might find something I didn't consider, though, so don't take my word for granted.
shifted off another level one spell to cast waterproof on Aggah as well. And took lighting lash instead of continual flame, since I forgot about Tink.