Completely lost, but gamely following. :)
sounds good will move along after girls are in bed.
Excellent recap Helgash. I will get a post up tomorrow detailing all of the reactions from the 9 at the gathering tomorrow.
Thanks! Took some digging and memory exercise. And a portion was from a recap Venja did when she was still with the group.
Also good for me to remember the 'story so far' :D
Excellent job so far guys. The AP calls for 3 diplo checks but with that 41 I am calling that 2 successes. Thus the reason you only have 2-3 against you right now. Another diplo or other skill check that makes sense will work to further your cause. Other skills can be up to you as long as you make sense of it. Each of you can attempt a skill check of your choice to aid 1 person for the final check.
This way all can join in the last attempt to help out and rp a bit.
Thus someone could do knowledge to identify enemies, another could try to intimidate those against you, a third could do diplomacy etc. Just need to know who is aiding and who is making the official check.
Well Jetro can rain arrows down on his foes rather well so he can help with the siege.
Sorry for going missing. I picked up a nasty cold from somewhere on Sunday and have been bedridden since then. It might be a day or two more before things get back to normal.
@Manos, I am just grateful for your patience. Our pacing slowed greatly just as you came on board. I see great things possible if we can coordinate the efforts of Manos and Duardlara. She’s not proud - if you have ideas about how to maximize our effectiveness, sing out. She only cares about surviving, not who gets the glory.
I will be better on pacing now that I am more settled in on my job. The past 2 weeks were tiresome to say the least. Thanks for hanging in there everyone.
No worries, Variel, I wasn’t complaining, just stating facts. We’ve had some turnover and holidays and all the normal things that can put a PbP on pause. I really haven’t thought your rate was lacking any more than mine.
At the moment, I am giving others the possibility to speak up in the assembly ;)
Get well soon Manos!
Agree Helgash. This is time for others who not always the diplomat to chime in.
*URRPPPPPPPP*
Baub, you think the best course of action would either be a strike team attacking the camp or as an emergency response team heading to different areas of weakness during an assault.
Hey everyone. I know I asked you a long ways back to give me your wealth on your character as well as a request for a particular item that you may want. Please realize that this campaign is designed to be way under the wbl guidelines (almost 2 levels behind by my calculation s at parts). Still I know that a lot of the fun is in gaining wealth and outfitting a character. Therefore this is the chance to gain that item(s) that normally wouldn't exist in a traditional reward setting. Please let me know what your wealth is via pm. I know as well that you are sitting on some expensive items that can be sold for almost 30k gp so I will take that into account as well.
Please have fun with this. Dig through the books and find some things that
1) appeals to you,
2) is not overpowering (nothing over +3 enhancement for armor or +2 for weapons)
Thanks again
Once we get the armory and wealth equalized a bit then I will move us onward. If I don’t hear from everyone by Thursday night I will assume that everyone else is good with what they have and move on to the siege.
Thanks for the reminder. I am curious what my fellow players have in mind. I will have to work on the WBL when I return to my computer.
Sorry Variel - lost track of this one. I should have some ideas up shortly ;)
Are we sure we are still sitting on those items worth 30k? :P
That being said, some ideas in no particular order (maybe some of them can just be bought without any special request):
- Ring of Regeneration (Yeah I know... Still had to put it down), though...
- Boots of the Earth?
- Bracers of the Merciful Knight
- Ornament of Healing Light
- Phylactery of Positive Channeling
- A weapon along the lines of Inheritor's Light (perhaps +2 :P)?
- Wand of Cure Light Wounds! (or CMW? :D)
Just remember to pm me your current wealth so I know where we are
For Greta I really don't know - maybe:
- a +2 Adamantine Greatsword;
- or something to shore up her will saves (Headband of Wis or a Four Leaf Clover from Occult Adventures I think);
- A Celestial Plate;
- Boots of Flying
Dunno :D
The total value of Cynehelm's gear and wealth is 33,986, or about half Wealth-by-Level.
I'd like the following:
*Greater elemental metamagic rod (24,500 gp)
*Headband of Inspired Wisdom +6 (18,000 gp)
I was not sure if we are limited to weaponry and armor. For a weapon, a non-composite enchanted bow (since my strength has fallen too low to use a composite properly). Armor, there's lots of possibilities.
But if we are looking at non-combat items, there are interesting rods, but most interesting would be belts to offset my physical limitations with my premature aging.
More details to come, I'm borrowing a machine and don't have access to the one with my character sheet on it.
Variel, are we still getting any items, or should we just try to go ahead with selling/buying?
The total value of Cynehelm's gear and wealth is 33,986, or about half Wealth-by-Level.
The Cookbook is half of the value of my gear. Without it, my total is about 2/3 of Cynehelm's. With it, my wealth look healthy.
However, considering the benefit we are getting from it (a single metamagic use each day), I would be happy to return it to the party's kitty for resale in hopes that I might be able to pick up a metamagic rod for a fraction of the cost and three times the utility. It would be much more useful for someone that can cast highest-level spells, but I will never have that option.
The value of the Cookbook is 21,500 gp, for purposes of determining party wealth-for-sale.
It appears that the price range for requests is around 8000 gp - 9000 gp based on the examples given. My preferred item would be a Belt of Physical Might +2 to augment my Dexterity and my Constitution since my aging has dropped those two save-related abilities.
However, assuming that is too pricey, my next preference would be a +1 energy longbow, replacing my existing masterwork composite longbow. (The energy special property chosen would depend on our hosts' recommendations for the battle ahead.)
For purchases, I am very interested in finding out what lesser metamagic rods are available.
To confirm, after speaking to Variel, the cookbook is for sale. I will remove it from my sheet shortly.
Lara, I think we had discussed this before - you (or another caster) should keep the cookbook, but I don't think it should be accounted for as your character wealth, at least as far as the group goes (WBL is up to Variel).
Also... Selling such item is just.... Uncool. Don't you think? :D
There really is no need for the cookbook and selling it will get you some nice money to the point that if it is split along with the other items with Jetro, Helgash, Duardlara, and Cynehelm that should bring you closer to 40k total wealth.
Cash is nice. But you can't hurl it an enemy in combat.
Well, I guess you can, but you see my point.
Lara, I think we had discussed this before - you (or another caster) should keep the cookbook, but I don't think it should be accounted for as your character wealth, at least as far as the group goes (WBL is up to Variel).
Also... Selling such item is just.... Uncool. Don't you think? :D
If it's not part of my wealth, then I have the wealth of a seventh-level character. Mechanically for an effective half-caster like myself, I feel it's an inferior choice, especially considering I can purchase multiple metamagic rods for the same cost.
I do agree that selling it seems uncool; that's why I clung to it. That and we really didn't have a chance to improve the situation.
Ok then - Variel, are we able to barter in the Armory:
- the icelink armor
- The boots of the winter jarl
- The Cookbook of Augmentation?
How much do we get for these? Shall we retcon it?
Let’s not retcon it right now as there will time after the seige to sell items and such before you leave them. I would rather not go back now that we are in combat and combat takes a while anyways.
Also why didn’t anyone remains me that Orgar was no longer with us...my bad I had him still in the init and forgot about it. Taking him out after the seige.
I assumed that you, as the all-knowing GM, knew something that I did not.
Lol not this time
I have the memory of a... oh look! Cows!
Guys, I wanted to let you in on my upcoming schedule and some changes which will most likely impact my availability in game.
From the 3rd June I am starting a new job, and one with more responsibility than my latest ones - next week I will be starting the handover (Mon-Wed) in the mornings. This shouldn't impact my gaming much, but when work starts it most definitely will (I am hoping to get myself organized to post once in the am, and once in the evening, as even though I will most likely still have a PC in front of me most of the day, I am not sure how available I will be to post. And I want to focus strongly on this job opportunity).
Then, from the 15th June I have three (or four) weeks of vacations - WOHOOOOO!!!! So there's that also :D
Bottom line, from the next week until the... 15th of July or something along those lines, this will be a bumpy ride. I will keep you up to date on whether I will be able to keep up, etc. I'm not leaving though ;)
Congratulations on the new opportunity, Helgash! Let us know what we need to know to bot the mechanics as necessary, but no one's going to steal your thunder on the rp, I assure you.
Sorry guys but too tired right now and will update tomorrow.
I've been overwhelmed with RL. My wife fell last week and actually fractured two vertebrae. I'm effectively an only parent to two little kids just now. Please play on through without me. I'll rejoin soon.
Oh man, best wishes to you and yours.
Oh, no! All the best for you and your wife. The kids can be surprisingly resilient with change, they will be fine.
Botting should be easy, right? "Cynehelm has prepared four variations on fireball today. Again. So I cast Fireball!"
Seriously, take care of you, we will be here when RL allows your return.
Damn... Really sorry to hear that Cynehelm. I hope it is nothing overly serious... Best wishes and a speed recovery!
Sorry for my silence, a family matter has had me away from home the last few days. Things are settling and I"ll be back to regular posting tomorrow.
Hope all turns out for the best!
All the best wishes Manos.