We could have some RP at the house without affecting the outside world. If that sounds good to you guys, let's make it happen. :)
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Sorry I haven't been able to post the conclusion to Theron & Raj's adventure with Alendru; assume you get the following:
- A book on loan that gives you a +2 to a check on one of the prisoners (pick one at random or choose one yourself).
- The book Galdyce's Guest by Ailson Kindler, along with a couple of other titles of hers.
- Two of the boiled lollies--that Theron has detected as magical, so they're guaranteed to work.
All for the princely sum of 10gp.
The real fun part is going to be seeing what Theron makes of some of the stuff he detects in the shop. ; )
The real fun part is going to be seeing what Theron makes of some of the stuff he detects in the shop. ; )
Muahahaha!
We're probably going to take a year or two off of this guy's life just from all the stress XD
And by 'eucalyptus leaves' I mean HUMAN FLESH!
Ack! Were-Koala attack!
assume you get the following:
- The book Galdyce's Guest by Ailson Kindler, along with a couple of other titles of hers.
- Two of the boiled lollies--that Theron has detected as magical, so they're guaranteed to work.
All for the princely sum of 10gp.
Character sheet updated! :)
I'm going to come up with some fun names for Kindler's other two books, if you don't mind.
I have a feeling that Raj is going to be a very bad influence on the party's Inquisitor.
*checks* Oh what do you know, bluff IS an inquisitor class skill. A point is going in there at level 2.
Wasnt Kendra hugging Raj' just a bit too long earlier? Now you got Rose thinking about him too...
Must be his aftershave.
Still here.
assume you get the following:
- The book Galdyce's Guest by Ailson Kindler, along with a couple of other titles of hers.
- Two of the boiled lollies--that Theron has detected as magical, so they're guaranteed to work.
All for the princely sum of 10gp.
Character sheet updated! :)
I'm going to come up with some fun names for Kindler's other two books, if you don't mind.
I don't mind at all; you can find some of her other titles here. : )
I don't mind at all; you can find some of her other titles here. : )
Aw, I imagined she was a complete hack. Turns out she isn't the Ann Rice of Ustalav. :( Mind if I come up with some fictive titles for her that are novelizations based only loosely on her research? I've already got a sample of one shown on my equipment list. :)
I don't mind at all; you can find some of her other titles here. : )Aw, I imagined she was a complete hack. Turns out she isn't the Ann Rice of Ustalav. :( Mind if I come up with some fictive titles for her that are novelizations based only loosely on her research? I've already got a sample of one shown on my equipment list. :)
Of course you can come up with your own titles; this is just as much your world as it is mine. And you can make them as lurid as you like: Ms. Kindler's adventuring career was certainly a serious one, but her writing is definitely more in the style of a penny dreadful. : )
Wow, Theron couldn't identify some of the stuff in that store even with high rolls. I really hope that this Alendru guy isn't THAT powerful XD Nah, he wouldn't be just running a store if he was level 9+, he must have gotten some of these items from somewhere...
Yeah, I was surprised at the difficulty too; the Knowledge (arcana) DC is 15 plus half the caster level, and the Spellcraft DC is 15 plus the whole caster level. Which is why identify is still a valuable spell for those who are in a hurry and can't take 20. So for an item that requires a caster level of 8, you need a 19 on Knowledge (arcana) and a 23 on Spellcraft--even just for something as simple as, say, a headband of vast intelligence, just to choose a magic item completely at random that I'm sure has no connection to this situation whatsoever... ; )
if he's 9th level I think we are all toast.
He's really a level 20 wizard with a really high bluff skill. His hobby is messing with 1st level adventurers, and right now he's biding time until we are all in the same building so that he can use Wail of the Banshee on us.
Each page in the books Raj has brought with him has a Symbol of Death.
He's really a level 20 wizard with a really high bluff skill. His hobby is messing with 1st level adventurers, and right now he's biding time until we are all in the same building so that he can use Wail of the Banshee on us.
Each page in the books Raj has brought with him has a Symbol of Death.
Hmm... looks like I better take 'Uber Trapspotter' assuming I live to see Level 2. :)
Looking forward to Cyns return... We will see if we can move to day two of the investigation... We have let to get the church record, talk to the Sheriff about the town AND how Lorrimor died, that Blacksmith sounds intriguing, We should invite Father Grim for drunks ... I mean drinks. We can look ask to look at town records and we have not nailed down if we loot this stash Lorrimor mentioned or ask the Father for it... So much to do :)
That said did ppl like the idea of splitting into small groups? On our own we cant get aid another bonuses or leverage strengths but in a big group? We step on each others toes... Perhaps two teams of 4?
Finally does anyone (incl. Cyn) have and issue with letting others post for them if they are away or delayed within specific simple guidelines such as aid another and general narrative ASSUMING there is pre-permission? I allowed Lem and Walter to post generic stuff for Dragomir and I was real happy with it.
Another question: is anyone struggling with character development that they want help from the group on? Involvement or focus? We sort of ditched Rose and Flori last time. I was hoping they'd go scooby-foo on their own but it may have been a bit of a let down in retro spect
Lol. I know. Karrik at least had something to do in the time at the house... don't sweat it, Helaman. I really was giving you a hard time earlier when i called you on the Karrik-ignoring.
Thanks for the earlier props on the Karrik concept. That strange juxtaposition was exactly what drew me to the character in the first place.
I have to admit I'm a little disappointed in how i've been writing him. I had intended to write him as being so abrasively intellectual that it came off as arrogant. I think that last bit is missing.
Oh well... i'll keep rolling and just rely on his strangeness/bluntness (not to mention his disdain for the "ignorant, close-minded local folk") to justify his CHA penalty.
Sh!t yeah! Looking forward to that... may cause some additional character to character distain though as Dragomir was designed to mirror -not copy- Ustalav commoner opinions etc.
I don't mind Dragomir taking an intellectual black eye to help your RP... (he can't spell 'intellectual'... in fact, he isnt sure what intellectual means). We can even wrestle it out later, perhaps literally.
Having some sparks (no fire though) wouldnt hurt either of us RP wise. I think Dragomir will come to accept and then appreciate both Flori and Karrik but its gonna take some time and a few bonding experiences that are best dealt with by rolling lotsa dice against monsters and such.
Alright, time to figure out what Theron is actually doing at the house. I guess he is going to be giving that book to someone to see if it has any useful information (might need Rose's comprehend languages).
Gah!! My post got deleted again! And I hit Ctrl-C to copy and everything. Grrr, let's try this again...
This is an addon for Firefox I use that makes that issue a non-issue.
I am also following along and will post soon. I just bought Mass Effect 3 and had to do inventory on Monday so I've gotten no time that hasn't been space aliens or running SKU numbers. But I'll make space for writing ole Walter soon. :)
I just bought Mass Effect 3 and had to do inventory on Monday so I've gotten no time that hasn't been space aliens or running SKU numbers. But I'll make space for writing ole Walter soon. :)
How is it? I loved the first one, loved the changes they made to the interface (especially inventory) in the second, but felt short-changed on the story; 80+% was about running around making your team up rather than actually confronting the adversary.
How does the third one play out so far?
I just bought Mass Effect 3 and had to do inventory on Monday so I've gotten no time that hasn't been space aliens or running SKU numbers. But I'll make space for writing ole Walter soon. :)How is it? I loved the first one, loved the changes they made to the interface (especially inventory) in the second, but felt short-changed on the story; 80+% was about running around making your team up rather than actually confronting the adversary.
How does the third one play out so far?
A lot of graphical glitches and cut corners, but the game's story itself has been very rewarding-- especially since I've uploaded my ME1 character and have been playing them through, and like I said before, I have a robust memory so all of the people coming back I remember very well. I couldn't imagine just playing a new game and letting the game make all the choices for me-- completely different and probably awful.
The only thing I dislike is that the game's dialogue in cutscenes boils down to
"What do you think?"
a) Yes
b) Snarky yes
for about 50% of its decisions. I have yet to see a paragon or renegade option. Or a persuade option.
The rest is very decent.
This game is also a lot of running around instead of confrontation, but I'm about 12 hours in and the confrontation of the main adversary has begun and it was shiny.
The best way I can describe the story is "pandering." :P
Hi folks. Will make the next post in the morning, around eight or nine hours from now. : )
Lol. Cyn, you and I are on nearly opposite schedules.
I can't tell you how many times i wake up in the morning, go to brew my morning coffee, refresh your threads while filling the carafe, and see your sign-off post with a time-stamp of "12 minutes ago". :D
At least we seem to catch one another at the end of my work day (morning your time) every once in a while.
OH well... to be expected in a globe-spanning PbP game, right?
So that's the game we're playing, eh?
This is a paranoia note. It is designed to instill paranoia. Pass it on.
LOL! What does it say, preciousss? We wantsss to know.
Lol. It's called plausible deniability, Rose!
If you want to read Karrik's post, feel free. I spoiler it because -- in character -- there was an effort to keep that conversation secret. I don't mind if other players read it as long as they don't use the information. :)
Just poking fun. At my home game, whenever note cards would start getting passed around between players, it would usually end up with 'paranoia notes'. I often did it as a GM during BBEG fights. Everyone rolls initiative, I pass a notecard on it that says "THIS IS A PARANOIA NOTE" to one player, and watch the hilarity ensue.
That rocks! :D
There is little that matches the joy of messin' with players' heads.
Hey hey kids.
I know there's still the open question about the cache in the Pharasmin tomb, but I am going to make a post now that moves us on a little. You will be able to follow up on the tomb forthwith--seeing as nobody has made a concrete plan about what to do yet.
Hope you don't mind me cutting a few conversations short--and with Walter still not having posted yet about his discovery upstairs.
...Walter still not having posted yet about his discovery upstairs.
That sounds like the beginning to a porn film.
bucka-bucka-wow-WOW
I TOLD you about that stash of Art!!
...Walter still not having posted yet about his discovery upstairs.That sounds like the beginning to a porn film.
bucka-bucka-wow-WOW
"Hello Vesmera, I've come to clean the pool..."
(Actually, I'm not sure that will translate across the cultural gap...but I'll be interested to see if it does.)
Psssh! Of course it translates... porn is universal. :)
Now we just need the pizza delivery boy...
So, do the locals see that we are here?
Let's just keep it at pool boys and pizza delivery guys (and the occasional cable repair man). We don't need no aberrant sorcerers and their crazy tentacle fetishes...
You show great and profound wisdom, Rose. Say NO to Hentai porn!
Hentai porn can have the best stuff and the worst.
The aberrant sorcerer and his/her/its crazy tentacle fetishes might be because he/she/it is lonely and doesn't have any other...
Oh John Holmes... how we miss ya. :) Nice one, IT!
Raj?, whats your secret you chick magnet you...