No worries Wolf, thanks for running the game as you can.
I might have asked before, but do you guys have a good way to create and share simple maps?
google docs spreadsheet
not the prettiest in the world, but easy.
simple example
Hey, that's pretty useful. Too bad you can't put an image in the background.
Yeah I use google docs draw for mine. But I use maps from my books, which may not work so well for homebrew.
Here's a google doc of the campsite.
I forgot Ursa.
New post tonight, I hope. Can everyone see the map?
Looks good to me! I can see my face! :) Also I have the ability to edit, which I imagine everyone does and it was probably by design, but just so you're aware.
I can see it, looks good. Toasty!
I was going to leave it editable so you could move yourselves around but I'll just do it based on where people say they are going so I can keep up with where you were.
You guys never did figure out what witch wands you wanted. Any 1st level witch spell. Maybe something on one of your spell lists so you can use it without a UMD check.
I am still voting for cure light wounds and burning hands as I believe they would be the most useful. But I don't want to outright say that that is what we got because everyone else had a part in getting them as well.
I do want a clw, and the other I'm not concerned about. Burning hands would work I think.
I joined late, you folks pick what you like.
Sure - fine with me if burning hands is ok.
Looks like CLW and burning hands it is, I will hold the CLWs so that we have two people able to heal incase the need arises. Any one able to wield burning hands?
Not me! Damn arcane wands.
So you dudes picked a wand... for Rena?! Gotta "bee" honest, the only reason I've EVER seen any group choose Burning Hands is because of a swarm... are you guys having Swarm PTSD?
15ft cone for 1d4? And a save for Reflex/half? We're talking 1-2 damage average.
Sorry, just speaking up because it would require Rena to essentially melee engage.
How about Color Spray (melee range but takes them out!), Magic Missile (range, auto hit)?
Haha! So she does have an opinion! ;p
actually the witches spells are rather limited, if you would like a different choice feel free to have a look. I only picked burning hands so that we could have an Aoe spell (and we are running around in woods, swarms do happen)
0-Level Witch Spells—arcane mark, bleed, dancing lights,
daze, detect magic, detect poison, guidance, light, mending,
message, putrefy food and drink*, read magic, resistance,
spark*, stabilize, touch of fatigue.
1st-Level Witch Spells—beguiling gift*, burning hands,
cause fear, charm person, chill touch, command, comprehend
languages, cure light wounds, dancing lantern*, detect secret
doors, enlarge person, hypnotism, identify, ill omen*, inf lict
light wounds, mage armor, mask dweomer*, mount, obscuring
mist, ray of enfeeblement, reduce person, sleep, summon monster
I, unseen servant.
Hmm, since we've opened up the discussion again, and thanks Icaraus for posting the spell list.
What about ray of enfeeblement or enlarge person?
(at least we got 1 of the wands chosen!)
I gotta better one for ya! Ha!
I neglected to choose wizard opposition schools! He school is Illusionist/Shadow (sub-school).
Typically, I exclude Enchantment (believing in free will) and Necromancy (revering life - no enfeeblement). Any thoughts/suggestions?
Help would be appreciated.
I suggested Mount originally as I recall - on the "one day we'll need a replacement horse".
Mage armour isn't bad - means we could armour up our horses when we needed to.
OK, let's keep this democratic (or somewhat)...
Shorga & Icarus: Mage Armor or Mount? I'll be crafting next level... so our choices will increase, no worries!
Thanks!
I feel mage armor would prove more useful in the long run then mount, mount only lasts 2hrs per level.
Icarus: true, but you can keep using it. Assuming the mounts can pull the carriage (question for DM) it means a potential to run the carriage for 50 hours straight with two horses running. EXPENSIVELY I add.
I would say if they can be used as mounts, you could use them as draft horses also.
Well I was going to vote mage armor, but Shorga wouldn't really benefit from it. If the less-armored folk don't care then I sure like the idea of taking the 'pony' express if we were in a hurry for something.
That does seem more situational than mage armor, and so that'll remain my 1st choice, with mount a near second. :)
The votes are in... Wand of Mage Armor! Rena will greatly benefit... appreciate and reciprocate.
Sorry for the delay, I'm trying to work out how to do the next encounter and how to map it.
No worries. Maps from scratch is hard!
I sometimes use Pyromancer to get a basic map up. But it's not very robust, a pretty light system. But it's free, online, and not blocked at my work :)
Ooh that's nice.
Oh and then I'll use the Snipping tool in windows to pull what I've made out of Pyromancer, then copy it into a Google Draw map and add in the icons plus whatever other edits I want. It's not perfect, but it works. :)
Sorry guys, Internet is on mobile. Will try to participate, bot me if necessary.
I'm back!
Wahoo! :)
I finally remembered to use the early warning system I set up earlier!
I like to have the encounters make sense together (e.g. not too many alpha predators in close proximity) but to keep me from delaying too much sometimes they will just be random.
That sucked.
Added vehicle stats to the campaign info page. (Just using the carriage from the PRD.)
I really do want a Drake mount though haha, that would be super cool. Not that I expect it to happen in this game. Maybe some other time.
Any ideas on why Kalum can't see this MAP?
Hmm, firewalls at work? Browser incompatibility?
Kalum what's the error you're getting?
Oh nm!
Kalum that link didn't work for me either. But the one you posted in the discussion thread does Wolf.
There was more than one link so try them both.
Sorry for the delay again...will try to get moving soon.
It's alright Wolf, things have picked up at home and work and I'm not getting on the boards nearly as much as I'd like. So the delay is no problem for me. :)
Seems like all I do is get on here and apologize for being late...but I haven't forgotten about this. Just busy at work, working on a couple of funding proposals and a paper.
Keep on keepin' on! :)
Keeping the faith! :)
Understood. Working on a paper or two myself - you have my sympathy.
How's the paper going, Wolfwaker?
Thought I'd take this opportunity to say howdy! and add my inquisitiveness to Kalum's.
Hows everyone doing?