I figure out the XP today, pretty sure there is enough for level 4. Actually all that is left on the Island is one room, with a few more clues about the the Chopper, no encounters.
I think the options at this point are to go back to Thistletop or start the next module (and at some point go back).
In his downtime, Matthias will spend his time investigating the island, so if there's anything there that adds to the creepy factor, you can use him to deliver it. Indeed, he would like to find out who owns the island and see about purchasing it if no one does.
Also, 4th level! Woot!
Well, if we are leveling up, here goes the dreaded HP die roll.
[EDIT] Well, not too bad. :D
I'm good for the hand waving and the leveling up.
Good roll is good.
Old Total XP:5,919xp
Pit Trap CR3
800
Remnant of the Chopper CR3
800
Simon Korvut (Story)CR4
1200
XP Total:2,800
2800/6
XP Per Person: 467
New Total XP Per Person: 6,386
Need for 5th: 10,000 (Fast)
Everybody Level Up!
Chopper Island Loot
Scroll: Summon Monster III, CL5 (and if used to summon a Dretch it is elite)
400GP
masterwork artisan’s tools (wood carving)
100GP
Sihedron Dagger of Wrath
Special
(Con,FC) meh, it'll have to do.
+1 Str, 4th lvl increase
Magus lvl
+1 BaB
+1 F/W
+6 Skill pts (Climb, Diplomacy, Arcana, Planes, Spellcraft, Swim)
Spell Recall class feature
2 Spells to spellbook, (Blur, Elemental Touch)
2 2nd lvl spells/day
+1 Str, 4th level increase
+1 BaB
+1 F/R/W
+5 Skill Points
Bastion Stance (Try tripping or bull rushing her now!)
Ki Pool (Unarmed attacks count as magic)
Improved Unarmed Damage (From 1d6 to 1d8)
Monks get a lot of good stuff at 4th level!
OK:
+1 Cha
+1 BaB
+1 Ref, Will
+1 1st lvl spell [fc point; note I hadn't been spending them, so + 2 0ths also)
+2 2nd lvl spells known (Cure Moderate Wounds, Silence)
+1 2nd lvl spell/day
Nice!
+9 skill points
Note: I'll update my skills tomorrow, I'm way to tired right now.
Not much happening on 4th level for me, I'll have everything updated soon.
Level 4!
+1 BAB
+1 Fort
+2 Skill Points: +1 Knowledge (Dungeoneering), +1 Swim
+1 Bonus Feat: Furious Focus
Retrain Feat: Weapon Focus (scimitar) > Weapon Focus (falchion)
+1 Strength
Good HP rolls for everybody.
Post Shadows/Thistletop
40 gemstones (10gp/ea)
Helmet (3000gp)
Amulet of Natural Armor (Khrondak)
Chopper Island
summon monster iii scroll (CL 5) (400gp)
masterwork woodcarving tools (100gp)
sihedron dagger of wrath (left with Father Zantus)
Updated Khrondak's sheet with the purchases here
added 500gp to each player and party stores for sale of massive helmet, gems, woodcarving tools, and sm iii scroll
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Bel'Tanis would like to sell the +1 feveriron scimitar (+2,289gp) and comission a +1 falchion (-2,375gp) if at all possible.
+1 Wisdom
+1 BAB
+1 For/Will Saves
+ 10 HPs (6 roll + 2 Con +1 Toughness +1 Favored Class)
+1 1st-lvl spell slot
+1 2nd-lvl spell slot
+1 to Channel Energy DC
+3 skill points (Intimidate 3)
Destructive Smite +2
Next level: fireball!
Back to Thistletop then?
That might be a problem. As Scoria has the key to that particular vault everyone wants to crack open. She's fairly certain that whatever's inside there is insidious and deadly and it would be irresponsible to open it at all.
That said, I'm not going to have her stubbornly refuse to hand the key over, you just have to present a better argument for possibly releasing a demon than 'I wanna see what's inside there' first.
That's okay, currently I don't think Thaddeus wants to check it out. As long as we maintain the key, he feels we are keeping it at bay. If something comes up that makes him think we should investigate, it will likely change his mind, but not yet.
Bel' Tanis, since a +1 falchion is above the 1300gp base price for Sandpoint you won't be able to find one. But you could have one commissioned. You could buy the Falchion from Das and have the wizard Grandethus who runs the academy in town enchantment it for you.
We can RP it out if you want or just hand wave it...
Also any interest in redeeming the Dagger of Wrath, instead of destroying it?
That (roleplaying it out) sounds great to me. Since we won't be dealing with (presumably) Malfeshnekor immediately, Bel'Tanis can visit Das the following morning after the man's emotions have settled.
Did you want to jump forward a particular amount of time afterward (2 weeks? 2 months? x increments of time?) to kick off the next chapter?
That dagger can be redeemed?! That sounds like a sweet idea to me too!
Yeah I like the idea of redeeming items rules from the Book of Exalted Deeds. I'll come up with an idea for it. Hmm since the Runelords are based on the seven sins, then the opposite of wrath would be compassion, I believe.
Also we will wind down Burnt Offerings over the next couple of days and start up Skinsaw. I believe we were going to have a month of downtime.
...The seven virtues of rule (charity, generosity, humility, kindness,
love, temperance, and zeal)......evocation magic, wrath, and kindness
I know it is listed somewhere else, but I'm not sure where.
So, Kindness is the opposite of Wrath, based off what I've seen.
EDIT: adding the others
abjuration magic, charity, and envy.
conjuration magic, zeal, and sloth.
enchantment magic, love, and lust
illusion magic, humility, and pride
necromancy magic, temperance, and gluttony.
transmutation magic, generosity, and greed
I'd certainly enjoy the opportunity to turn an evil weapon into a not evil weapon. And for a month of downtime...I suppose by the time that we start the Skinsaw stuff, Scoria would have a new masonry job lined up in Magnimar, and is juuuuuust about to leave for it when this stuff happens and drags her back into adventure.
Okay I'll work on something for redeeming the dagger.
Also did anybody claim the horse Shadowmist from Thistletop?
Khrondak did, I was thinking. He's the horse guy.
If we managed to get hmi back, Khrondak would certainly take Shadowmist to Daviren's stable!
You are more than welcome to have Shadowmist.
Back to Thistletop or on to Skinsaw?
I suspect Khrondak's vision will spur us onwards to Skinsaw. Bel'Tanis would have preferred the question 'what will happen to Sandpoint if we leave Malfeshnekor alone', but I supposed our personal harm is reason enough to let imprisoned demons lie. =)
I say Skinsaw, and we deal with the demon/devil/whatever later.
'what will happen to Sandpoint if we leave Malfeshnekor alone'
I believe augury cannot anticipate complex relations, nor see very far in the future. Once I get divination we can ask that. ;)
Skinsaw for me!
It's time for Skinsaw, yay!
Okay we will move forward one month to the Skinsaw. That will give people time to train, research and work their day jobs.
Do we want to do any sort of upkeep? Such as making skill rolls for day jobs, cost of living, running a business, that sort of thing?
Some plot lines open plot lines from Burnt Offerings/Chopper's Isle.
1. Where did Nualia go.
2. Who is Malfeshnekor.
3. What happened to Notick.
4. Is the Chopper really dead.
5. The Dagger of Wrath.
I've never done any kind of upkeep/day-job rolls before but I'm happy to wade into unfamiliar waters if it's something others are interested in doing.
Likewise! How does it work?
Scoria will probably want to continue to do some work as a stonemason while looking for another big job, so I'm thinking that if anyone in town desires services such as inspecting foundations and the older buildings to see if they're in need of service, she's the girl. Otherwise she'll mostly be doing upkeep practice at the House of Blue Stones.
For the downtime, I was thinking of using more of a simplified version than what is on the prd.
Basically any free day (not used in retraining, spell research and item creation) you can perform a skilled profession or craft roll to earn a small amount of coin. You can also do an unskilled job for 1sp a day.
Skilled: divide each skill or profession roll by 10 for each day to determine income, you can also take 10. For example, you perform instrument and roll a total of 20, you get 2 gp.
Also if you employed by an organization or business, you will receive a salary without rolling. Right now Bel'Tanis and Thaddeus have "jobs". Thaddeus can earn 2gp per day working with the watch. Bel'Tanis can make 1gp guarding the Sandpoint Cathedral.
Then select your lifestyle:
Destitute (0 gp/month): The PC is homeless and lives in the wilderness or on the streets. A destitute character must track every purchase, and may need to resort to Survival checks or theft to feed himself.
(From the PRD)
Poor (3 gp/month): The PC lives in common rooms of taverns, with his parents, or in some other communal situation—this is the lifestyle of most untrained laborers and commoners. He need not track purchases of meals or taxes that cost 1 sp or less.
Average (10 gp/month: The PC lives in his own apartment, small house, or similar location—this is the lifestyle of most trained or skilled experts or warriors. He can secure any nonmagical item worth 1 gp or less from his home in 1d10 minutes, and need not track purchases of common meals or taxes that cost 1 gp or less.
Wealthy (100 gp/month): The PC has a sizable home or a nice suite of rooms in a fine inn. He can secure any nonmagical item worth 5 gp or less from his belongings in his home in 1d10 minutes, and need only track purchases of meals or taxes in excess of 10 gp.
Extravagant (1,000 gp/month): The PC lives in a mansion, castle, or other extravagant home—he might even own the building in question. This is the lifestyle of most aristocrats. He can secure any non-magical item worth 25 gp or less from his belongings in his home in 1d10 minutes. He need only track purchases of meals or taxes in excess of 100 gp.
Bel'Tanis' campaign trait affords him free food and lodging with Ameiko so how would that interact with the cost of living?
As for work, Bel'Tanis is content with his position at the Cathedral.
Khrondak will offer to help Daviren with the stables in exchange for lodging and food. He can also hunt outside town (Survival skill checks) and help bring food to the table, or even sell some to the Rusty Dragon.
Matthias would offer his services as an Alienist to the Guard. Taking 10 nets him a 19, thus earning 1 GP, 9 SP for each day he works. In a month let's say he works 10 days. So, 19 GP for the month. He'll aim for an average lifestyle. Ideally he'll look for a small studio-type apartment, though he'd be perfectly happy lodging in the Rusty Dragon if that's an option.
Thaddeus is comfortable in the community, so would look to actually buy a house there. With his job as a member of the watch, he will become a resident of Sandpoint.
EDIT: So he will take the Average lifestyle (10 gp/month: The PC lives in his own small house).
Scoria has a more frugal existence to her, so she'll be taking the Poor lifestyle. She hasn't yet decided if she wants to put roots down in Sandpoint after all.
I find it a bit frustrating that the dice bot hates Khrondak this much... but on the other hand, I have a character in another PbP that always rolls awesomely. :)
I'm going to be going on a road trip later this week, driving from Minnesota to Washington (state). So my posting may be bit spotty for the next week and half. I'll be bringing my RotRL book so we can keep going as much as possible.
This is just a heads up. I will have limited accessibility due to travel from 25 Jul until 9 Aug. I will have my computer, but will only be able to post as the wife and available internet access allow.
Whew finally back. Sorry I didn't have any time to post, to much driving and other stuff going on.
No sweat Valkur! Hope you enjoyed your time on the glorious road! =)
We did, on the way back took a day to go through Yellowstone. Six hours was not enough to see everything. I need to go back sometime and stay for a week.
Th geysers and the springs were really neat to see. The downside was Old Faithful had too big of crowd for up close viewing, but the lesser geysers you could walk right up to them and get the whole show.
Didn't see any animals though in Yellowstone, which I thought was a bit strange. But I suppose you have to hike in the back country to see the wildlife. Though we did see a young male moose jumping a cattle fence along the road in the Big Horn mountains in Wyoming.
I've always wanted to visit Yellowstone. Sounds like a really fascinating place. Glad you got a chance to walk around even if it wasn't long enough =)