5E Adventure's in Midgard – North (Reaver's Spring)

Game Master Tareth

Woo, Enhance Ability *salivates* :)

I'm terribly sorry but we're doing levelups where a golden beam of light boosts us up right away yeah?

It's just that I've got this whole...thing...planned out and I'm wondering to do I now or later.

I think with just an hour's time would be sufficient for dramatic sake.

I'm starting to feel, so used already... ;D

Luthael looks to be an interesting addition. Yet another elf-marked to torment our Thorson cleric. ;)

In other news, I get a new spell known and access to forth level spells. I am thinking about getting Dimension Door, Greater Invisibility, or Polymorph. Any suggestions or thoughts on what y'all think?

My opinion probably not the best, I'd pick something crazy like Locate Creature or Hallucinatory Terrain.

There's a new one from Fizban's if you haven't seen it:

Wait a minute! We're in Midgard. I've got options that I haven't looked at.

@GM: Is Deep Magic an option for spells? I have it.

Oh fiddlesticks I was posting on my phone earlier and only just now saw Jubal's post.

Okay, yeah, Jubal, this actually works out really great.

Kalisuel: Yes, Deep Magic is certainly usable.

Thanks! This makes my problem so much worse though. Making a list of spells I like the looks of. Just finished with the Midgard Hero's Handbook and about to dive into Deep Magic once I make a post in gameplay.

Gunnar picked up an abjuration spell—Banishment and one thematic for his thunder god worshipping—Storm Sphere.

Okay, here's the updated list of spells I'm looking at. I must admit that Draconic Senses is really tempting, though I'd like to reflavor it a bit.

Spell Picks
- Dimension Door (4th)
- Greater Invisibility (4th)
- Polymorph (4th)
- Wotan's Rede (2nd) MHH 203
- Hero's Steel (3rd) MHH 173
- Heartache (2nd) MHH 172
- Frienzied Bolt (2nd) MHH 169
- Unluck on That! (2nd) MHH 201
- Loki's Gift (1st) MHH 181
- Outflanking Boon (3rd) MHH 184
- Draconic Senses (4th) DM 200

What would I even roll to know what Scram is talking about?

Tareth's call of course but the source I'm looking at is Journeys to the West' which connects Mnemosyne's disappearance with the creation of the first Lamia on Midgard (a quite recent event).

They were Mnemosyne's nymph handmaidens who were cursed with monstrous forms when the goddess was imprisoned. So since they are a monstrosity which is the result of a curse, perhaps arcana. An argument could be made for nature just as easily though I'm sure. Minotaurs were the ones doing the cursing (with their furious hooves).

There's another race of centaur like creatures which start with L, I think. I thought you were going for them.

cheers

@ Kali, Greater Invis is never a bad choice, ive found.

Wait, are we having a short of Long rest? Honestly a long rest would really help me out here.

Kali wrote:

What would I even roll to know what Scram is talking about?

Tareth's call of course but the source I'm looking at is Journeys to the West' which connects Mnemosyne's disappearance with the creation of the first Lamia on Midgard (a quite recent event).

They were Mnemosyne's nymph handmaidens who were cursed with monstrous forms when the goddess was imprisoned. So since they are a monstrosity which is the result of a curse, perhaps arcana. An argument could be made for nature just as easily though I'm sure. Minotaurs were the ones doing the cursing (with their furious hooves).

Hrrrrmmm....I think given the somewhat religious nature of the Lore in question I'd say either INT(Arcane) or INT(Religion) probably make the most sense. Probably DC15 given the relatively uncommon knowledge of this mask outside of Barsella and the Western Sea.

But perhaps Scramsax has stumbled upon an interesting connection given Kalisuel's own missing memories...hmmmm.

Short or Long Rest is up to you all. So far as you know, the tower is safe at this point and Gunnar is certainly going to need some time to prepare any ritual to try and restore Radovan.

Kali wrote:

What would I even roll to know what Scram is talking about?

Tareth's call of course but the source I'm looking at is Journeys to the West' which connects Mnemosyne's disappearance with the creation of the first Lamia on Midgard (a quite recent event).

They were Mnemosyne's nymph handmaidens who were cursed with monstrous forms when the goddess was imprisoned. So since they are a monstrosity which is the result of a curse, perhaps arcana. An argument could be made for nature just as easily though I'm sure. Minotaurs were the ones doing the cursing (with their furious hooves).

Is this a real 5e book or are you just playing 3000 IQ Xanatos Speed Chess? :)

Journeys to the West is one of the older Midgard books that was originally for Pathfinder.

There wasn't much on Barsella in the world book so I started looking at other sources. That one I just found recently (but was published 2012) and has a full map and lots of details on the Mnemosyne story (which will be part of Scram's story, somehow). It's not great (actually kind of sucks the more I read it), but something to mine when I need inspiration.

Most of the main ideas were ported into the 5e world book...I mean that is basically what the world book is: a compilation of all the patreon projects from the last decade edited down. Its straight up copy/pasted for the most part.

Also Furious Hooves is in my top 5 funniest spells of all time so I had to mention it. LISTEN TO MY HOOVES

But yeah, Im probably geeking out too much. Ill stfu.

It's alright. The video gave me a laugh and this is really interesting.

Besides, if you keep talking, I can start spouting off about the game I'm running for my coworkers.

I was going to post more, but I want to see if that Nat 20 investigation check uncovers something, first.

A few things:
- I know Luthael is concerned about Kalisuel, but she just met him and hasn't built up any trust with him yet. There's things that the GM and I know about that I want to keep under wraps and see how things play out. Besides, I'm trying to be mindful about how much of the spotlight I hog.
- I and Kali are really curious about how Britta, Freodrick, Radovan, and Rook all met and their adventures. This was why Kali follows her to the kitchen and what I was going to add to my post before rolling a nat 20.
- Aterro is welcome to talk to Kali about the Thorspear if he wants. Kali's not going to push the issue though.

Annnd that's it. I hope y'all have enjoyed Kali as much as I've enjoyed playing with all of you.

- Aterro is welcome to talk to Kali about the Thorspear if he wants. Kali's not going to push the issue though.

This would be an interesting thing to ask him in character.

Understood. Just starting a friendly relationship. Have to start somewhere.

Cheers

Maybe after something to eat. Kalisuel is a bit too rattled at the moment.

Jubal, I thought we were jumping ahead, but looks like maybe we will play out the dinner so feel free to chat up Scram if you want to explore your new character.

Jubal, I thought we were jumping ahead, but looks like maybe we will play out the dinner so feel free to chat up Scram if you want to explore your new character.

Scram never introduced himself. Just reacted, so Lutheal didn't think he wanted to chat.

Lutheal is very is easy going and will go where other people want to go

cheers

Feel free to eat dinner. Gunnar is just making his roll for a long time span of Arcana work…He will probably come into dinner briefly to get a snack and ask for help (if someone is trained in Arcana, that will really improve his roll with a consultation).

Of Vrindel, there is no sign, although the trollkin had grown restless and uncomfortable within the confines of the tower.

Why do I have a bad feeling about that...

Woops, sorry I posted in like 5 seconds before I zipped out of work for the commute home. I think I misread that the circles were marked with runes, so ignore my post.

Oh god, did Aterro take the Chef feat during his rebuild? XD

Hooboy. Poor Kali's definitely going to be picking up how to cook, if only to avoid having Aterro ever do it again! ;P

Also, bravo to DM Tareth! This is getting off to a fantastic start.

Speaking of builds, would it be okay if I reflavored Draconic Senses a bit as my new spell? I want to fit it in with Kalisuel's background and fey nature.

Team

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Kalisuel: The spell flavor change works fine for me. Go ahead with it if you want.

Thanks! Updating her character sheet now. :)

Wait, am I the big Thorsman or am I Radovan?

We're seeing the story from Radovan's point of view. We're the unknown members of his party.

Hey all, I'm on the road today. Probably won't be able to post until tomorrow morning.

And in answer to Aterro's question, Kalisuel is right, you are seeing things through Radovan's point of view, but also there yourselves.

Thanks for the heads up, saves me disappointment when I click refresh every 10 minutes for hours and hours. Btw, that's normal right?! You all do that, isn't that right?!?!? *clicks refresh*

Yup. Totally normal

Kalisuel: Your WIS damage should be healed with the earlier long rest and Luthael's access to Lessor Restoration.

sweet.

Also, hope Kali's actions are okay. And if you're wondering what her singing sounds like, google kulning and Scandinavian funeral songs. It's kind of a cross between the two.

you are seeing things through Radovan's point of view, but also there yourselves

I don't know why my interpretation of that was so far off. I somehow thought it was like a past echo of yourself, but not actually yourself.

Brains.

Just going to roll with it, sort of like coming up with different characters for each scene. :D

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you are seeing things through Radovan's point of view, but also there yourselves

I don't know why my interpretation of that was so far off. I somehow thought it was like a past echo of yourself, but not actually yourself.

Brains.

Just going to roll with it, sort of like coming up with different characters for each scene. :D

Huh. I also thought this.

I guess I should say, that although 'you are all represented within the wizard's memories' as part of the arcane ritual that is putting Radovan back together again, it is not necessarily as your exact selves. You are appearing as psychic 'stand ins' that make some sense in context with Radovan's actual memories, experiences, etc. So everyone's posts are totally fine. Each 'physical representation' of your aspects is within the 'memory' sequence, and contains some connection to your 'true selves. But the aspect itself doesn't have to strictly adhere to your actual character abilities for each sequence.

Of course, no one has any idea how the actions within the dream sequences may affect the wizards final rehabilitation. ;)

Sorry for the confusion, I'm just kind of rolling with this. Also the die rolls do matter as the number of successes or failures affect the DC and damage for the next sequence.

Hrm, have I told everyone the nature of Aterro's re-spec? I've thought it in my head many times, but I'm not sure if I ever gave all of you guys a heads up.

Basically, I thought that WarCleric would be great through level 4. And I was right. Alas after that it becomes...just a cleric. (And not even good one. Like, LightCleric has some really exciting options! It's more a dual-speccing archmage.)
Anyway, yes, with another cleric there is both opportunity and need for more front-line focusing, so I'm swapping a few levels over to Fighter. Basically I always wanted to play a BattleMaster, and I don't wanna wait any longer. ^_^

Also, I'm re-speccing from WarCleric to LifeCleric. The speccs merge well with the overall theme I'm going for (an undying warbringer) and I'm still going to call myself WarCleric...it's just that Aterro is doing it the way -he- thinks it aught be done. =3

Hi Team

I’m starting another business trip Monday working 14 hour days returning Friday. Bot me as necessary. Sorry. My travels should calm down after this trip.

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Hmm this is possibly getting a bit nail-biting. No clue how success is determined of course, but it seems the party has saved at just as many runes as it failed at this point.

Kaunen (Gunner's rune) INT: Scram save, Kali save, Gunner save, Attero fail, Luth ???? [Majority saved]

.....Gebu (Attero's rune) WIS: Scram save, Kali fail, Gunner save, Attero save, Luth save [Majority saved]

.......Naudiz (Britta's rune) CHA: Scram fail, Kali save, Gunner save, Attero fail, Luth fail [Majority failed]

.....Isaz (Scramsax's rune) CON: Scram fail, Kali save, Gunner save, Attero fail, Luth fail [Majority failed]

Nykoping (Kali's rune) STR: Scram save, Kali fail, Gunner save, Attero ????, Luth fail

Jera (Luthael's rune) ?: ?

Luthael: Safe travels. And to answer ypur question, I'm just making it up as we go. No past gaming party involved. :)

Did I miss some saves? Thought I get t them all