Does it mean you need to run another game? Because I will be filled with sorrow forever if this game ends.
Absolutely not. I love this game. I just thought it was odd.
I've been in a weird mood ever since I wrapped up my RL Rise of the Runelords game a couple weeks ago.
<3 for this game, and Oglaf.
Sorry work kicked into high gear just as I had to prepare for a visit from my mom. And, you know, as a grown ass man with a wife and a mortgage, that really shouldn't be a thing that phases me. And yet...
Post coming momentarily.
Just an ahead-of-time FYI: I'm going to be unable to post during the last week of this month. You can bot Koshu as needed.
I will be away from tomorrow until Saturday as I'll be at the Steam Developer Day's Conference in Seattle. Please bot Suri and Ahmed as needed.
I had some real life drama with my grandfather getting sick. He's basically at the stage where the doctors can only "make him comfortable". This has been not a great couple weeks for my family, and my posting here has suffered as a result. No while I won't offer an apology for needing to take a small break. I do apologize that I couldn't at least write up a post to beg your patience. If everyone is still game, I would like to slide back into a normal-ish posting rate this week, with a post coming soon.
Real life and real people always take priority. No apologies needed.
I'm in.
Sorry to hear it, Ray. The time during which my mom was in "home hospice care" was difficult beyond relating. You have my sympathies.
And Jos is bang-on: Family is more important than a PbP. Don't feel pressured; take whatever time you need.
No pressure from me. Take what time you need, we'll be here.
I'm really sorry to hear that, Ray. As the others said, take the time you need.
As others have said, certainly take the time you need. Sorry to hear about your grandfather.
Thanks for the encouragement and patience. I'm a little tired tonight, but I should be able to post something by tomorrow to keep us going.
Sorry for the delay. Will post tomorrow.
Djehuti, you would know that the summoning circle is more of a physical protection that wouldn't need to be enchanted since any wizard worth their salt could easily cast some version of the most broken spell in pathfinder--protection from evil.
They wouldn't let just anyone stay and defend the temple, right? Right?
If I was a high priest on Golarion I'd much rather go to my eternal reward than stick around and protect a crypt forever.
Yeah, Sennenmerek got a bit of a raw deal. Remind me to give you guys his backstory later.
I'll be moving us to the last room tonight.
Sorry for the delay. Had a death in the family. I'll get a post up tomorrow.
I'm really sorry to hear that, Ray. My condolences.
No rush chief. Take all the time you need.
Sorry to hear that, Ray.
Anybody else want the ring of the grasping grave?
Not really Kwin's style, but thanks for offering. Condolences, Ray.
It looks like a monk item to me, Koshu.
Looks like vendor trash to me ;).
Seriously though, I can't think of many situations where just attacking wouldn't be the better option.
Things Ahmed is bad at:
- Attacking
- Casting magic
- Knowing things
- Connecting with people on an emotional level
Things Ahmed is good at:
- Whining
- Being self-absorbed
SOMEONE'S MOOD SOURED QUICKLY.
Technically the only one who Senenmerek is friendly with is Djehuti. And even that's because of the spell. I hate that you kind of wasted your natural 20 there Ahmed, but I didn't really see a good option for that diplomacy. Sorry.
That's totally okay! I was mostly just surprised because he seemed less... rage-filled before. But this does seem like the appropriate time for that to change.
When you were helping him murder the other intruders he was a-ok. But once that was over he was starting to feel conflicted.
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Can I just say that I love RPGs. Here was this cool boss fight monster and you guys managed to turn him into an NPC. And with all of you going back and forth on what you should morally do, this has been a surprising bit of drama.
Same here! I love the off-script stuff the most. :D
Gah! I missed ALL THE THINGS!
Big post moving us forward tonight.
Now that we're back in town and can check, IS there a Nethysian church or officials around?
Hey Folks,
I've updated the loot list. I will be doing another sell off and payout, but please look over it for any items you might want.
I plan on keeping all consumables as 'party loot'. If there is anything you want, just put your name next to it and add it to your profile page. (don't delete it from the list, incase there is someone else interested in the item)
If there are any scrolls that the casters absolutely don't want, let me know and I'll sell them as well.
Hey, I just wanted to thank you again for maintaining that list. Very helpful!
That said, I don't see anything Kwin can't do without.
Thanks, Torin.
I signed DJ up for the Pearl of Power, Apprentice Gloves, and scrolls of Knock and Halt Undead. I put Izra's name next to the wand of Lesser Restoration and scrolls of Align Weapon and Remove Paralysis.
I don't think DJ needs the Detect Secret Doors scroll.
The Tablet of Languages Lost is really interesting but I don't see any of us carrying it around.
Maybe we could keep the tablet, but leave it where we're staying?
Koshu needs to sell his +1 scale mail, but I got a parsing error when I tried to add it to the loot list.
I signed him up for two potions (bull's strength and CMW), and the ring of the grasping grave, on the assumption that the text means that he won't get mummy rot if he attacks a mummy - at least, not from his own attacks.
This is the part where I do NOT say, "holy crap! There's a loot list! And someone ELSE is maintaining it! Woo Hoo!"
Instead, I say, "Thanks, Torin, for keeping up the loot list. It's very helpful. and much appreciated."
Time to go shopping! Er.. I mean... "I think I will look over the list again, as it's been a while since I did that, and I should make sure I haven't missed anything."
:-)
Hmm..
Didn't Kosh take the Khol a while back? Not complaining at all, here, as if it was up to me to maintain, there would be no loot list, but I'm having trouble telling where/when the various payouts occurred, so I'm not sure what's still there. I believe this is a flaw in my ability to read things like graphs and charts, and not a flaw in the list. I'm asking for clarification, not changes. :-)
That said, here are my thoughts so far:
Reading the Ring of Grasping Grqve's description from the SRD, it protects the user from the ill effects of coming in to contact with an undead "touched in this way" - i.e. when using the ring's power. I don't think it helps with unarmed attacks.
That in mind, however, Kosh having the ability to completely cut an enemy off from being "healed or aided by the effects of Negative energy" seems useful. Not sure if it's worth the loss of a regular attack/flurry, but then again, I suppose it depends on how many bad-ass undead backed by Negative energy channelers we think we're going to run into. Might maybe be a fit for Kwin, actually. Or sale.
I'd suggest that Kwin get the other potion of CMW, as he's the one (other than Kosh) most likely to find himself outside the range of convenient healing, and carrying the potion also allows him to "retreat" more tactically, if he doesn't have to come directly to Izra in a pinch. Speaking of which, it's also comforting to think that the most mobile of us has a potion just in case Izra goes down, somehow.
Would Dj not want the Ioun Torch? Izra's not big on carrying any light sources herself, because, well, Fetchling.
The Everburning Torch might be useful, but somewhat redundant, if DJ has the floaty.
Also, we have a LOT of sh... er.. stuff! :-)
Also (last bit, I hope),
DJ and Ahmed and I never really got to concrete specifics about that "pile of scrolls and [etc.]" Specifically when DJ broke down the scrolls list in Discussion Post #633.
Izra took all of the scrolls specifically on the Oracle Spell List, but there were a couple on both Oracle and Wizard lists, and we didn't break them down.
Hold Person
Magic Weapon
There was some discussion about whether Magic Weapon was a better fit for whom, and DJ was "more likely to pull out a scroll in combat," so I assumed that he was taking it, but didn't clarify, and we never mentioned Hold Person.
Also, I don't know whether Ahmed took any scrolls at all, and there are a number that are on both Summoner and Wizard lists:
Identify
Levitate
Invisibility
Warding Weapon
Lastly, there is the Ranger scroll:
Effortless Armor
Since Kosh now has that level of Monk, and isn't wearing armor any more, do we want to just sell this one? Alternatively, it's also on the Cleric/Oracle list, so I guess Izra could take it, but she doesn't wear heavy armor, either.
None of these appear to be listed on the Loot List, other than the reference to the "Heap of scrolls, wands and spellbooks," which is fine. I just don't want to miss anything - whether to divvy up, or sell.
I'm cool with DJ taking both of the scrolls that Izra could take, I just want to make sure we have that written down somewhere.
Also, Izra is going to want to buy a Scroll Organizer. DJ might want one, too, assuming that Ray allows them.
It's a 3.x Forgotten Realms thing that I always try to port into any 3.x/Pathfinder game in which I play a character that uses scrolls. Up to you, Ray, whether to allow it or not, but here's the item description from the 3.x FRCS (Page 96):
"Scroll Organizer - 5gp, .5lbs: This long strip of leather has an overlapping series of 15 pockets sewn along one side, each large enough to hold a scroll of a single spell. When slipped into a pocket, only the top of a scroll shows, allowing you to scan the scrolls' titles."
There's no listed game effect, other than to be effectively a leather scroll case that allows you to hold 15 scrolls in it, and then find those scrolls faster than if you were rooting around in a backpack. I think in 3.0, it cost you a Standard Action to pull a scroll out of a scroll case, but in 3.5/Pathfinder, it's a Move Action either way, so this is mostly fluff.
Assuming that everything on the list that doesn't have a name beside it hasn't yet been sold off, we have 2 potions of CLW, 2 Potions of Darkvision, and a Potion of Lesser Restoration that should really be divvied up.
Izra already has Darkvision, and 2 potions of CLW (not to mention her wands), and the wand of Lesser Restoration. So she doesn't need any of these, but the rest of you might want to consider them.
I missed the Ioun Torch. Thanks, Izra.
That scroll organizer would be cool, so fluff or not, DJ will buy (or invent!) one.
Effortless Armor scroll looks like a sell. Agree that the CMW pots should go to the meat shields er, brave warriors.
Ray, how secure is the Inn? Do we think the innkeeper is trustworthy enough to ask to store the Tablet for us?
Oh, since we have some downtime, can anybody think of Alchemical or Wondrous items they want crafted?
If you can craft it, Koshu wants it! Especially if it's shiny. ;P
Some bracers of extreme awesomeness and hit-avoiding would be great, or a headband of fully amazing wisdomliness to help with his cat side.
DM, is it possible for Koshu to retrain his favored enemy to undead instead of humans?
The loot list says Koshu already has Bracers of Armor +1; +2 Bracers will be 2000 gp, or did you mean some other kind of Bracers since Kosh got some magic scale armor? Longarm Bracers, maybe?
Headband of Inspired Wisdom +2 will be 2000 gp to craft. We'll probably have to wait until after this auction before we have enough GP to make it.
I was hoping for a +2 something-or-other (the headband more than the bracers), but Koshu doesn't have 2000gp, and likely won't even once he sells his share of the loot. That magic-market we heard rumors of is very tempting... Who wants to go market-hunting?
He can wait for our next downtime if he can't get ahold of the funds during this downtime.