Wardens of the Reborn Forge (Inactive)

Game Master Zesdead

...sometimes life just doesn't play fair!!!

Hey all -- I just wanted to apologize to all of you for disappearing from the game. You knew things were getting backed up back in September, but I never really did get my head above water. I started teaching at a new college this fall, and didn't take into account that I wouldn't have much mental energy (or whatever metaphor you want to use) left over. As such, I drifted from all the games I was in.

I hope the game is going well for all of you, and again I'm sorry to have just vanished.

Just a heads up: I currently have the stomach flu, so I am kinda in and out of consciousness. I am feeling better and should be able to pick up tomorrow.

All, I am putting this Campaign on hold until the New Year (5th January)...Tychi's player is unwell (he posted apologies in other games) and I think Major Luke Rand's player was sick as well. Then we'll be stuck in the Christmas rush...

So, rather than a 'step...go...stop...go' over the break...I will contrive / finish reuniting the party with a GM post before the New Year...that will take us on to the final section of the adventure...the titular 'Reborn Forge'.

...your Christmas homework shall be to level up to Level 14...

...and a happy Christmas to one and all...

weeeee. Levelling up now.

Yeah, sorry, I'm trying to post in the games I play in, since that's much more infrequent than the games I run. I just didn't see anything for Tychi to do. :)

I'm fine with a hiatus though, I feel like @#(*$&

Have a problem with leveling up Nike.

Divine Bond is useless for her (she can't use a mount, obviously, and she can't use divine bond with natural weapons, due to how the power is worded).

So, would you object to making her a Hospitaler/Divine Defender? This would give her Divine Bond with her Armor, instead of a weapon, which is useful.

The down side, is it removes her Mercy's (although she's not used her Mercy so far, so it's not as if it would require a retcon to remove something she hasn't used).

Nike's levelling sounds fine to me...

...I was thinking you guys would post for following Metruni into her chambers as I thought you would still be wary of a trap or suchlike... There isn't a trap or anything like that though... So, I will (at some point over Christmas) post so etching that takes you to the end of the Karggat Mines and ready for the Reborn Forge itself

Happy holidays everyone, I'll see to levelling Carran to level 14, will have to wait after the holidays though.

I have got everything set up for exploring the final part of this adventure... You guys need to level up to 14 - we can RP the final bit of the Mines (finding / reuniting with Major Luke Rand and exiting the Mines) whilst you sort that out...

I must admit I forgot. I'll get him up to speed shortly.

Leveling done, just need to get the sheets uploaded and the profiles updated.

Heading back to Alkenstar or proceeding? It's a bit of a trek to get back to Alkenstar although I realise Nike can travel pretty quickly...

I will PM Carran as well to get him back on board...

Took another level in Ranger, getting my AC stats up with a boost.

Done leveling.

it sounds like we're headed back to town.

BTW: Nike & Tychi are fully updated now. Whenever we are ready.

Sorry for my absence, had three days without internet before someone told me how to get access to a new network in our apartment block.

WB!

Happy for you guys to deal with purchasing stuff as a housekeeping exercise (including mending damaged items)..

We can RP the other aspects - progress update to Councillor Baratella and trying to find out what happened to Figwidget and the released Slaves....

As you guys seem keen to check up on Figwidget, would you like me to ask his player if wants to (or can) return to the adventure for the final section? If he can't, we will stick with three players....

Up to you guys. Nike/Tychi are checking on him because it's what they'd do. I don't want to push the player if they aren't into the game.

If he can return, I feel that he's more than welcome.

Hey guys -- the GM contacted me and said you'd be heading back into town, and would check up on Figwidget. I'd love to rejoin, and Figwidget would love to head back with you. He'll want an update on what happened after he left.

I understand that Figwidget probably helped escort the rescued slaves back to town; does that make sense?

Yep, that was what we assumed.

Welcome back.

Welcome back Figwidget, just a short distance to go when we return to the mine.

Thanks!

Since I haven't been around, should I level up to level 14, or stay at 13?

Sorry guys, I think I might have to drop out of this game. As you may very well have seen from my lack of posting, I've been having increasingly less time to check and post at the Paizo forums.

With Figwidget back, you might have enough people to finish this regardless. Best of wishes to you all and good luck.

Okay, thanks for letting us know...hopefully you enjoyed the game up to this point (we are about 2/3 of the way through so you can definitely claim to have played the majority of Wardens of the Reborn Forge)

Everyone else? Hopefully you are happy to play on...and move out?

Figwidget - you can level up to Level 14

I'm here, if we can continue. If not, we can stop, or recruit, either one. Depends on everyone else's time. If we end up recruiting, we are at the very least, in a good spot to do so.

Sorry to loose you Carran.

You mentioned that we could spend 80,000gp worth of loot -- the WBL difference between level 12 and level 14. What fraction of that can Figwidget spend? (Since he wasn't there the whole time, I won't be surprised if it's less.)

Figwidget can spend the entire amount... Figwidget should be a fully effective Level 14 before tackling the final section as a party of three...

If everyone can post their purchases, we can move on...

Here are Figwidget's 80,000gp of purchases. Let me know if there's a problem with anything.

Plans? It is nighttime now so you have the benefit of the cover of darkness...

Tychi is wwaiting for input from the Figwidget.

Sorry! Busy few days. Posting now.

I am travelling with work for the next two days - I may have some internet access and get a post up - but probably not...feel free to RP amongst yourselves, etc...

Think we are waiting on Major Luke Rand acknowledging / agreeing with the plan... I will get a GM post for your approach to the walls as soon as I can...

I actually already agreed. He's just pacing cause he hates the waiting, like most soldiers =)

Not sure how this is going to go forward at this point. :)

Tychi is under the impression the other two are using the river to sneak up on the main entrance, and is waiting for them to signal they are in position to attack. Nike's also under the same impression.

They have broken through the grating and are inside the fortress already, with Tychi having no way to know they've changed the plan. :)

Oh well, Tychi & Nike are used to working alone anyway.

If you trust nothing else, trust that you will know when it's time to come charging in =D

Oops... sorry, I guess I did kinda change the plan there by trying to open the grate.

Anyway, we're back outside!

Waiting on a post from Major Luke Rand to move us along I think?

Tychi's in 'wait in shadows' mode, at least until sunrise or someone else does something. :)

Still waiting on Major Luke Rand - think his player may have been ill and is now in catch-up mode. Will wait a while longer...

This is going out to all the games that I'm in currently:

So my work has me working 50-60 hours a week to keep up with all the work that I have been assigned, and this is probably going to persist for the next 3-6 months, until the end of our busy season. That being the case, I'm going to have to drop out of my current play-by-post commitments. I apologize if this inconveniences anyone, it was clearly not something that I was expecting to have happen, but I ultimately have to face facts.

Again, I apologize if this is a burden on anyone else.

Okay...

So do we want to recruit a couple more players (it's still an okay point in the adventure to do so) or close it down? I'm happy to continue, in fact it could be a little better without the IC friction that was developing between Major Luke Rand (charging in style) and Tychi (strategic planning)...

Will leave the choice down to you...

I'd be fine to recruit some more and continue, I think continuing with just Tychi and Figwidget would be difficult.

However, if you don't mind, I'd suggest a 'retcon' to take us back to the city so we start out with people, rather than people magically turning up as we assault and Rand magically vanishing. :)

@Vrog - Sorry to hear your work is hitting so hard, my own job is hitting hard (temporary thing) so I sympathize.

I hear you on the hard work thing. The job I'm in (college physics professor) sometimes does that to me, and sometimes it comes on unexpectedly. That's why I drifted away in the fall.

I'd like to keep going. Just Tychi and Figwidget *would* be difficult, although we do have Nike with us as well :) I suppose you could give us NPC allies (e.g. suitable clockwork thingies that Figwidget made in his workshop) if you can't find other PCs. I don't know how hard it will be to recruit folks to come in halfway through the module. (Are we halfway through? Just guessing.)

Let's see if we can get a couple of replacements - Tychi's idea of ret-conning back to Alkenstar probably works best...

Will get a recruitment thread up shortly...

Hello everybody, I'm very excited about being a part of this game. Feel free to peruse my character sheet to point out any mistakes or to suggest changes (particularly in spells). I'm looking forward to getting started!

GM Zed, I'll get Lector's background under his profile in the next day or two. Thank you for being understanding.

Hey, thanks for the selection, Zed! I appreciate it.

And I've got to SERIOUSLY clean up his alias. I'm gonna try and get that done over the next day or two.

Question:

1. How commonplace are guns here?

Once I know that, I'll be able to purchase ammo at the proper cost. I totally bought it at the wrong cost and am going to have to redo that.

EDIT: I knew I was forgetting something.

Hit points. When you say, for example, 3.5, 4.5, whatever. Do we actually do, like, 3.5 or 4.5 x 13(which is the rest of our levels)? And not like half + 1?

Javell, if you want to clean up your character alias, consider using my Character Creation Guide.