A Push of the Fates.... Zakhara... You Jewel!

Game Master Insnare

Wow, interesting question. I ran that game as pbp for I think 7 years and got pretty far through it. Would you be running it as Pathfinder or one of the D&Ds?

Pathfinder. I left D&D for "reasons" haha.

Hey GM, what are your thoughts on the Zeitgeist AP? Is other material needed to play/run it, or just the AP?

Let me guess, you saw the discounted price in DTRPG? :D

Yeah I did! And I have been looking for an AP to run. It gets good reviews, but you never know if that's the Devs posting about it.

So... I did some searching here on these forums to see if anyone has had luck with it, and I saw our GM had run a game.

Well, my thoughts... Zeitgeist is really fun to run for both pbp and in person. You only need the materials included in the AP and the Core Rule book for PF. Sure you could allow other materials for the AP if you want, but that is your choice. I completed the first act and was 2/3 through adventure 6 when I just could not keep up with it anymore. It is 13 adventures long and there is some great stuff in there. The Lore is on point. The game adds detective stuff, spycraft and cthulhu. It is wild. Feel free to read through my campaign. There is a lot of really good characters in there. Do you have any specific questions?

13 adventures :O

How Steampunk-ish does it feel?

Victorian? Edwardian? Earlier?

I have the Player's and GM's guide downloaded, and I'll give those a read.

How about the maps and graphics? Would they transfer to VTT pretty well?

I read somewhere that it doesn't provide a Pantheon?

How steampunk is it? Pretty but there are a lot of fantasy elements. Victorian is too broad of a description because she was queen for 63 years. The campaign starts off from a gunnery level of muzzle loaders but the naval tech level of steam and large steam vessels. Later in the campaign bolt action weapons become available. Magic is prevalent except in certain regions of the world. The maps are great, although I do not know how well they transfer to VTT. I think they may have updated things as well.

Religion is handled differently, it is more based on philosophy than gods, which is kind of a plot point about reconnection.

Roger! Thank you for all of that info.

The campaign is great. Players really need to keep notes. I think my favorite adventure was probably #4. The train one was awesome.

XP:
The Trial of the Werefox:
500 for rescue and return of the girl
1200 for putting the Werefox on trial
300 for being humane and returning the werefox to her female form

The Djinni's Lover:
Makshi x10 =9750
5,000gp = 5000
Killing Shafazal = 7000
Giving the Astrolabe to Diliram and Namered 1000xp

Salt Bond:
Showing restraint during Show 500
Befriending Sheikh 500
Saving Sheikh 5500
Becoming Members of Tribe 1000
Killing Hanzala = 975

Boasting Contest:
Defeating the Efreeti: 1000

The Treasure Pit:
5243 copper pieces =52
3365 silver pieces =337
682 gp = 682
Yellow Musk Creeper = 650
Copper Automatons x 2 = 1300
16gp = 16
Wraith= 3000
Al-Ashara Usbiyad = 11,000

Equals 51,262 divided by 6 = 8544

I may have missed something either in cash or combat while travelling in the desert.

No level for me!

Woot! Aggrammar goes up to level 5 Cleric :D

That will push me to 5th level. I travel out of town tomorrow, which oddly, might give me more time to level myself up, hahaha.

I level to 6th need to figure out if I should take read write midani as my new Profiency

+10 points to distribute to my thief abilities and now 2 3rd level spells!

HP: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Incidentally, Frackit, I think you want your description line to read "Glitterbright" instead of "Glitterbtight."

Oops

No level here.

No level, but getting close.

1d8 ⇒ 5
That's 2hp out of a possible maximum of 4. Not very impressive.
I get one level 3 spell! :O
And can turn Undead dramatically better.
Saving Throws do not improve.

And that's it :P
@GMEDWIN, when do we level up - will it happen if we manage to rest overnight?

For those that are wondering, the apricot thing is a real thing.

Most U.S. Marines, and all Army and Marine tankers, Marine Amtrackers, and other armored vehicle servicemembers have a serious thing about apricots. Articles have been written about it in trade magazines and such. Wives are forbidden from packing apricots in lunches. It's a whole thing.

Enjoy your Google searches. I couldn't help but adopt the superstition for Paritosh and modify it for the game.

Hey everyone, I will need to be away for some time due to a family emergency. Please feel free to bot me as needed.

Be safe, and I hope everything turns out well!

HP: 1d10 ⇒ 5

Wasn’t someone keeping like an adventure log or summary of this campaign?

The Sheikh was, Zairiah took up the reins of the party treasury. Paritosh feel free to keep the log going.

Oh no, I've got no time for that!

I thought you might be offering. Fair Enough. :)

So... Who wants Zephyr?
Whomever can use scimitars and wants it speaks up, and then GMEDWIN rolls for who gets it?
I want a shot at it :)

I'll pass. I didn't spend all of these proficiencies on the Khopesh to abandon it!

Nura can also use scimitars and is specialized with them.

I think at least Zairiah also uses scimitars, so I think that means three candidates for now? Me, Nura and Zairiah?

@Zairiah: Let us know.

If all agree with the random method, I would suggest GMEDWIN to roll for who wins.

I think at least Zairiah also uses scimitars, so I think that means three candidates for now? Me, Nura and Zairiah?

@Zairiah: Let us know.

If all agree with the random method, I would suggest GMEDWIN to roll for who wins.

That’s nearly a Rule 33 violation!

In whose hands will it most aid the party?

I'll pass. I favor the bow anyway, so you guys roll off.

My character should know all the values because she is a trader, but let me know if I got anything wrong. I used this for general valuation:

https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Coinage

Which says that in AD&D 2e 1 gold was only 1/5 of a plat, and that it moved up to 1/10 in 3rd edition.

For the valuation of bars, I used this Reddit thread, which I know is not very official, but they sounded like they knew more than I did:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/8fznom/how_much_are_copper_silver _and_gold_trade_bars/

With the coin-per-bar they disagree, but I went with the final comment which was 1 pound to 50 coins. No idea if that Martin_DM guy was correct or not though, especially if that changes through the editions.

Anyway, that's how I came up with the post. Please feel free to correct anything I got wrong. :)

That's basically what I had figured too, but Paritosh had no clue.

I appreciate your humoring me, and Paritosh in this!

I'll pass. I favor the bow anyway, so you guys roll off.

Fair enough. Thanks!

@GMEDWIN: Will you please roll to check which one of us , between Nura and Aggrammar get Zephyr? :)

D6 1-3= Agrammar, 4-6 = Nura.... Here we go 1d6 ⇒ 1

Agrammar gets it... did not preview.

Lucky Dwarf!
So... What does Zephyr actually DO? :D

... did not preview.

As Crom intended!

It is a scimitar of dancing

Nice!

Hey everyone.

Unfortunately, I am dropping out of all my PbP games (with the exception of the one I am running), so will not be able to continue playing with you.

Both my professional and my personal lives have taken a turn, becoming increasingly busier and demanding for the last couple of months - I have been struggling to keep up, and I do not see any chance of improvement anytime soon. I need to make room for these other demands and priorities, and PbP will have to take the brunt of the hit.

The only thing I can say is thank you for a great game and a great time while it lasted.

All the best!
Aggrammar

P.S. Nura, Zephyr is now yours.

Well, whenever life clears up, feel free to DM me and you can come back.

Well, whenever life clears up, feel free to DM me and you can come back.

Thank you Sir. You are a gentleman and a scholar :)

It's been fun, Aggrammar. Be well!

Best of luck in your future endeavors!

Bye Aggrammar may your life calm and peace restored

I am out all next week for a work conference, and won't be able to post.

Feel free to bot me if we get all the looting done and it is time to move on.