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Profession (brewer): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Profession (brewer): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Well that's about average. ;)

performance(act): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
performance(act): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14

Short sword is already cold iron, but I hadn't thought about arrows. Buy 20 cold iron tipped arrows.
2 scrolls of protection from evil
2 scrolls of protection from chaos

I also bought silver and cold iron arrows

Hey folks, I'll be away this weekend with limited access to post. Best case, I'll be able to do short posts through the weekend. Worst case, I'll catch up Sunday afternoon.

Not a worry, have fun! :)

I have sent out updated chronicles with your dayjob checks filled out. I hope they are okay. Lets see if I can remember to do them next time.

Hi! Just a heads up, I'll be away this weekend on a camping trip from Saturday early morning until mid-day Sunday (US/Pacific time). I'll be unable to post while I'm out there, but able to resume Sunday afternoon (so really only 1.5d away). Feel free to bot me as necessary.

I am headed to Origins today - expect my posting to be sporadic through this weekend.

Thanks for letting us know guys. Have a great weekend. We will be here rolling fort saves.

I'm so sorry team, I've had a shocker of a week, been working over time to get quotes finished. I'll update in 12 hours when I'm awake.

No worries.

Sorry for the delay team, but now that the boss is finally showed up, I don't want to be botting you guys and your rolls, especially not with Will saves. What are you guy's opinions here?

We're waiting on Naneryn and Seward? Bot'ing isn't fun (because you'd like the players to run their characters, obvi), but set a policy and stick with it to keep things moving. My own as a GM is 24 hours on weekdays and 48 hours on the weekend (i.e., one post per weekend).

When I've botted somebody a couple of times I will then PM them to see what's up.

Thanks Telos. We will see where people are at, headspace wise. I understand middle of the year can be tough on ppl. I know i'm going through some things too.

Ah, I see. Sorry to hear that hope it all resolves smoothly! Real life first.

I have to apologize this week I got robbed and no longer have a computer of any sort. And while I have tried a few times to update its a lot slower and I've had other stuff going on

Sorry to hear that. I've had my car stolen out of my driveway, have know folks who have been mugged, and similar. Hope everyone's okay.

Don't apologize for that :( Hope you're well and things start looking up.

Full update tomorrow, hoping everyone has had a really nice weekend!

Hey Seward, I totally missed your message. I hope you are okay, and please take care of yourself first. We'll be here, but there is only one you. I'm so sorry that happened to you, it sucks hard. Please let us know if you need some time off or anything else. We understand, and I'm always here to help.

Hey, so sorry. I'm pretty messed up right now. I'm perfectly OK with someone botting me and me getting ZERO credit for this module. I have failed you. You'd think I could keep up with ONE game, but no.

Sorry to hear things have been going bad. Hope it turns around for you soon! Real life first. You haven't failed anyone here, this is just a game.

Hey there Naneryn, don't sweat it brother. We all got s$#& on our plate to deal with. We will be slowing the game real down just for you guys. I'm sure the rest of us don't mind at all. And don't worry, no one is missing out.

Take your time to catch up, and post when you feel like. :)

Hey, so sorry. I'm pretty messed up right now. I'm perfectly OK with someone botting me and me getting ZERO credit for this module. I have failed you. You'd think I could keep up with ONE game, but no.

Nanerynbot gives all of his stuff to his good friend Pietro.

"WHY THANK YOU!" Pietro says clapping the elf with his usual bear-like enthusiasm on the back.

Pietro channels positive energy Naneryn's way.

Very odd. I've take my turn and made a post that appears here on my character profile, but not in our gameplay thread (at least as of this post).

I still need to take my actions this round, but I need to see if those next to it are going to move first. I will take my actions by end of today (US/Pacific time).

At work. Will post in about 6ish hours.

I didn't think we were doing *too* bad. I'd kick in for a scroll of Daylight or similar and have another go at it. Other ideas? (My vote is currently for re-trying the fight, after rest).

Assuming it doesn't return from where it came from--it is only visiting after all. Since we are the only two PC talking here, I vote for retreat just now.

I don't mind partial credit if it makes more sense to move on, though I don't think Pietro can play in the next level of the dungeon because he wouldn't be in tier.

I thought retreat still entailed "live to fight another day, and actually fight the day after" or something :P

Yeah, definitely, votes from others welcome :)

Yeah my intent, for what its worth, was to go grab some cold iron and silver ammunition and some daylight and try it again.

I am ok with partial credit as well, but I am in the same boat as Pietro, at level 3.

Alright, so currently we are on the fence with 2 votes each way. Would someone like to change sides, or Naneryn can be the deciding factor.

I just don't want to sway your decision.

Poetry, was your vote retreat and never return?

{Blushes, bats eyelashes at Telos} "Do you really think I'm like poetry?"

Pietro is good either way (Retreat. Retreat and come back. Did I mention retreat? It is a key part of the plan.) Even without the darkness there's still the flying, and the fact that we don't know what it is, and what reliably hurts it. Pietro will see to party morale by getting drunk with anyone who wants to join him, while the scholars in the party can look into those other things.

lol, somehow I missed a bad autocorrect, that was probably a bump on public transit or something, whilst posting from my phone, poetry indeed :P

Yeah, I don't think anybody is against retreating *now*. The question is whether to come back soon'er'ish, which it sounds like Seward and I have voted for.

Alrighty, sounds like we are going back in. I'll give you guys 24 hours to make your purchases, or back out from the fight. When you are ready, say ready and we will press play again.

How are you feeling with ability damage?

That would involve money, right?

Alright, who has money? I've got about 740ish gold I was planning on investing in the tavern.

How are you feeling with ability damage?

Oh, I'm fine. Assuming 8 hours of rest that is.

Healing Ability Damage Temporary ability damage returns at the rate of 1 point per night of rest (8 hours) for each affected ability score. Complete bed rest restores 2 points per day (24 hours) for each affected ability score.

so I've got some wands that I can make heavier use of this time, we could make sure to get all the fighters magic weapon. I think we'll do better without the battery of dretches to fight again.

What else would help the warriors?

What else would help the warriors?

Seeing the enemy! :)

Sounds like a few people are quite busy. What i will do, if i will wait untill next week for your decision. And in the mean time, i will start prepping the next scenario to play. After we finish this floor, we will do a quick run of From Tome of Ritcheous Repose so those who are below the minimum for next floor can level up!

Please make yourselves ready by Monday 6th.

My question is, how much time, in game do we have to recover. I am dealing with some extensive ability damage. If it does not get healed, my smite evil will be pointless.

What else would help the warriors?

Gold from a chronicle sheet. ;)

My question is, how much time, in game do we have to recover. I am dealing with some extensive ability damage. If it does not get healed, my smite evil will be pointless.

As much as you like. You can spend 2 days recovering if you wish.

17 years later....

Okay, I have a wand of mage armor. Who would that help?

If I had a wand of magic weapon, who would benefit from that? (else I'll go with another wand of magic missile because that was slowly wearing it down).

For daylight, unless somebody has a better option it's 375 gp per scroll.

Seward is going to be one quiver of cold iron arrows and one quiver of silver arrows since you've got magic weapon covered.

I'll throw in 75 up for the scroll. Do we have anyone who can use it?

I doubt anyone is at the appropriate caster level. So it's Pietro's caster-level check vs. anybody else's UMD (Telos: use magic device +12)

Will post tomorrow. Still waiting on everyone to organise themselves. If we can't do so this week, i'll be moving us along to Tome.

TBH, I'm willing to cover the shares of those who haven't spoken up, just to move us along for now (and assume they chime in later with agreement).

I though I posted earlier, I will fork up some gold as well.

Explore, Report and Cooperate....or something along those lines.

I have sent our elf friend a message, hopefully he is still around.