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I haven't made a big deal about it, but Samen has been carrying that 8000gp inheritance around this whole time.
Cheer GM.
Wamblee has a +2 Str woven-branch armband too.
If we still have the gold, a belt of tumbling could be situationally useful.
I'd lean towards the burglar's boots for either Wamblee or Iniga. They're handy for avoiding traps.
Actually, how much for that incense?
And nice one Samen. :)
I've got the armband here, I just forgot to call it out as an armband. Thanks for the reminder!
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April 22 +2 str, but only for one person so far. (Wamblee)
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Re: incense.
Beat Oga in a game of tshala :p
Eyes flashing, earrings chiming, the ele simply says, "For free, of course. And a few games of 'shala."
That's fine. :)
And posted in gameplay.
Re: buying stuff
The prices for all the items I listed are on whatever online resource you want to look them up in. If possible, please let me know what/if anything you are buying (along with total gp spent) in the next two or three days.
@Iniga, Samen, Samoon: What do you think? Anything you want to see purchased?
I do not like the phrase prime material plane - common phrases in this setting would be 'equal plane' or 'equal world' because the elements exist in equal quantity.
famous quote:
the elements are equal; life is not.
I'll leave the current conversations open another two days. I'll plan on updating on Wednesday night with a summary of another 'fast forward' week to get us to Winter Meet.
Minor correction:
I am putting the beginning of chapter 13 here on Gameplay page 49, rather than on the previous page.
I may not get to post before tomorrow evening.
Re; buying stuff
Let's say the items are open for purchase until I post on Sunday night. Just write what you are buying in Discussion - the four Firenzes all have 2000 each to spend (plus whatever was already in your inventory). Someone would have eventually inquired about the strongbox contents, and Samen hasn't struck me as the type to keep a secret unless it's about one of his own arcane theories (or perhaps a sour comment or two)
I think the scene is interesting for now, letting it sit so everyone can react or not as they see fit. I'll be responding to posts that others make over the weekend.
We'll actually "get to" Wintermeet on Sunday night.
In that case, Wamblee will pick up the Boots of Tumbling for 400g.
I still point folk to the burglar's boots. They cost 4,000g but could be useful.
ehh, I dunno. We're not really doing anything else with our inheritance, but this hasn't been a very trap heavy campaign.
Of course, now that I say that... :P
You didn't do enough forbidden exploring in Root or Branch ;)
Been a long day. Doubt I'll get to post tonight.
Appreciate the update!
No problem. Catching up.
How far are we from the "entrance" at the moment?
I did kind of a "tiered" set of posts where there was a goodbye from Odakotah ; a side conversation with Iniga ; and "now" you are at the entrance. So whenever you are ready to greet the Meet, it is here!
Ah right, I wasn't too sure.
Samoon - are you around? Haven't heard from you in a while. RL comes first of course, but I'm going to plan on botting you tonight if I haven't heard back.
I'll hold off a bit longer for other family responses.
it's ok by me if you want to reply - the chieftain was talking to you :)
Fair enough!
Question: do monks, particularly from Root, have any bans and/or traditions around them acquiring a mate?
Wamblee isn't necessarily always going to see eye to eye with his (former?) affiliation, but at the very least his years there would have coloured his views.
No bans per se, but many of the masters decide to go without a mate and/or celibate. A choice, not a requirement.
I'll catch up tomorrow.
busy weekend! updating either tonight or tomorrow.
Fair enough.
Hi all - got a PM from Samoon. RL, especially workload, is making it tough to post, so he made the decision to withdraw from the campaign. I am, of course, open to Samoon coming back to us if life ever calms down, but for foreseeable I will be botting Samoon.
That is unfortunate news!
I completely agree about Samoon having the option to return later.
Iniga - haven't heard from you in about a week. Everything ok?
Also, wanted to check in with everyone about Meet plans. Do any of the following events intrigue you?
--Hunting: tracking and capturing earthen animals (exact type a mystery until the day of the hunt)
--Magic Duels: a showing of both skill and creativity; will be abstracted into a skill challenge with some narrative bits
--Tshala tournament
--Physical events: climbing, wrestling, spear throwing, and running
Wamblee is keen on the physical events, with some interest in the hunting and tshala.
Everythings fine, I was still following the game, just didn't feel like I had many opportunities to contribute to the conversation until now - it seemed to be an oread speaking to oreads thing.
I'd probably give the Physical and Magical events a go and see how Iniga does
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@GM
Damn, but that was unexpected. A murder in this place? And by a spear, and not by Dark creatures? I was thrown.
Fatigued
A fatigued character can neither run nor charge and takes a –2 penalty to Strength and Dexterity. Doing anything that would normally cause fatigue causes the fatigued character to become exhausted. After 8 hours of complete rest, fatigued characters are no longer fatigued.
The main idea was to drastically reduce Matoskah's options for escape.
Makes sense - not being able to run is a major hindrance for him right now.
Indeed - plus there is no time limit stated for fatigue in the monk's stunning blow section. Matoskah will either need a good night's sleep or something else that specifically removes fatigue.
Well done everyone! Wamblee, if you had not locked down Matoskah so effectively, that could have been a very different combat.
You are all Level 6! Start planning, but please don't do any official updating or HP etc until you get a chance to rest.
Also wanted to take a second to see if everyone is still enjoying the campaign - I know I am! I don't think I asked these questions during the June State of the Game, so here they are now:
--Since we do not have Samoon anymore, how does the game feel with 3 players?
--Do you like the amount/type of combat - more, less?
--Rate of Leveling, wealth, etc? Is your character fun to play?
--Do you like the storyline, feel like you can affect the world? Is your character fun to roleplay?
--Is there a part of the world or a part of your backstory you want to explore but have not had the chance yet to do so?
etc
As always, this is a shared, long-term endeavor which I enjoy immensely, and I'm open to hearing any feedback either here or PM (if you prefer)
Huzzah!
On questions:
--Since we do not have Samoon anymore, how does the game feel with 3 players?
There is less character interaction, for obvious reasons. Though you certainly are doing your best to minimise that impact.
--Do you like the amount/type of combat - more, less?
I'm okay with the amount of combat. The combat that is there is meaningful. If you felt the need to adjust, I would lean towards a little more but would be also okay with a little less.
--Rate of Leveling, wealth, etc? Is your character fun to play?
I'm thoroughly enjoying playing Wamblee, both as a character and mechanically. My instincts lean towards more magic items, but I realise that we also have unusual abilities. Though will Iniga be able to tap into something similar?
--Do you like the storyline, feel like you can affect the world? Is your character fun to roleplay?
I enjoy the story at the very least as a family tale, though it's hard to gauge how much impact our party is having on the wider world. That said, hints of that are appearing, such as the hand of fiery doom being something that we might be able to safeguard.
--Is there a part of the world or a part of your backstory you want to explore but have not had the chance yet to do so?
Running into ever more of the history of the setting, whether known, rumoured, or hitherto lost would be great. If there's one thing this clan is good at, it's crashing into mysteries that saner els might leave alone. ;)
--Since we do not have Samoon anymore, how does the game feel with 3 players?
Losing both Marianne and Samoon makes this a very different game. With our goals all being family based, having half the family being NPCs makes it feel a little like you're playing both sides of the table and I'm just more of a spectator. Three players is fine (assuming everyone is engaged), but 3 PCs and 2 NPCs seems a little off on the ratio.
--Do you like the amount/type of combat - more, less?
I think it's been about right, but it would be nice to actually be able to take someone out once in a while :P. This must be what Batman feels like.
--Rate of Leveling, wealth, etc? Is your character fun to play?
levels and wealth have never been what this campaign is about. I feel like we have the tools necessary to tell the story that we're telling. Being as much of a grump as Samen can be is delightful :).
--Do you like the storyline, feel like you can affect the world? Is your character fun to roleplay?
Honestly, I still don't have much of an idea of what's going on. My only directions this whole time has been "don't die" and "investigate the mcGuffins", and now that we've got a reasonable idea of at least what they are (if not where they came from or what their relevance is), I would want to know what to do with that beyond starting an elemental daycare.
--Is there a part of the world or a part of your backstory you want to explore but have not had the chance yet to do so?
I feel good about this, but I would like to see what sort of new party motivations we could come up with that don't include Marianne and Samoon.
That's a good point about having 3 PCs and also 2 NPCs. After I hear Iniga and Wamblee weigh in about this, I'll think about it more. My first thought is keeping Marianne (she's simpler mechanically, I really don't want to have to figure out an alchemist's action every round) and having Samoon leave the group temporarily to go find Bree, which would fit in-character and would be too individualistic of a goal for the rest of the family to follow.
Thoughts?
Isn't Bree dead? Did you mean Krissa?
--Since we do not have Samoon anymore, how does the game feel with 3 players?
It feels ok. The presence of NPC's are welcome in combat situations, but it does feel a little weird that we are almost outnumbered in a 3-2 combination. Its not putting me off or anything but it is a little harder to flow as a party with a high number of 'player NPC's (by this I'm referring more to Marianne and Samoon rather than other NPC's like mercenary captain)
--Do you like the amount/type of combat - more, less?
Its been a fine balance. That illusion damage worried me a little (since two rounds of that kills Iniga due to Rage) but I'm fine with things.
--Rate of Leveling, wealth, etc? Is your character fun to play?
I'm happy with the rate of leveling, wealth etc. I'm not feeling vulnerable and feel comfortable enough to play Iniga and head into combat encounters. Leveling at a good pace is really nice for Iniga (since she can hit her Dirty Trick fighting style quicker) but I'm still feeling pretty good. Likewise with wealth - I don't feel like I need heaps of wealth (although any is always welcome) - lets Iniga by more unique items.
--Do you like the storyline, feel like you can affect the world? Is your character fun to roleplay?
Yes I like the storyline. I don't think we are affecting the world much, but I think its more we haven't had much opportunity yet. I *feel* that we can start influencing things though - just when the opportunities come along.
--Is there a part of the world or a part of your backstory you want to explore but have not had the chance yet to do so?
I just started, so I haven't explored much of my backstory yet. Thats ok though and my rp with Margherita has been nice.
Samen,
Bree is indeed dead, but Abbygailiwy hinted at one point that Samoon's dead lover might be found in the Breathless Valleys. I had planned on making the character slowly become more despondent and obsessed with it, as alchemists are wont to do, but as I write this out it seems to make sense to have him leave (for now). It doesn't really fit to hve him be obsessed with Bree and just sticking with the group and doing nothing.
And thanks for replying everyone! It sounds like Samoon will be leaving the group to head for the Breathless Valley near Light. I'll work it into the narrative when things settle down.