Ah, checking back, I suppose everybody is up still! :)
Forgot to update this game today, but I’ll get to it tomorrow morning!
I'll be away on a family holiday starting tomorrow (the 27) and back the 5th -- but given the need to unpack with small child, probably not actually able to be online to catch up and post before the 8th.
IN the meantime, enlarged Borgol will keep with the smashing and will probably Channel Smite each time he makes a primary now that displacement is gone.
When possible, he'll TWF trying to use shield slam to ground the lich (you'd think getting rushed would require a fly check, but no, strangely)
Need actions from Fergus and Maddie, if she's still around! Haven't heard from her in a while! :o
*curls into an apologetic ball in the corner*
Let's just... yeah. Let's not go there. Ugh.
Would anybody like to engage in downtime activities, or shall I move us along?
Unless there's a bunch of loot that would let us pester Maddie to make stuff, I think we're probably mostly good with moving on. That said, I would imagine at least a 3 or 4 day rest/celebration is in order.
Not that we didn't need our level 11 to deal with Zutha, but it's a little anticlimactic that a huge accomplishment like that doesn't also get you a level. ;)
Well technically you are supposed to be level 12 now. I figured that you had just leveled up, though, so I was going to wait a couple of encounters at least. But, what the heck. Everybody can level up to 12 now! :D
Woo!
Vindicator 6 it is.
+9 hp
+1 BAB
+4 Skill points: Perception, UMD, Stealth, DisDev
CL to 8 -> 1 new L3 slot, 1 new L4 slot
Class Ability: Versatile Channel
Stigmata becomes move action, bonus to +3.
Wowza! Leveling like crazy. I'll try to get updated today or tomorrow.
Maddie, how are you doing these days? Are you able to post more frequently again?
Hopefully.
*sighs*
I'm mid job-hunt and also writing full-time (or close to it) which leaves me creatively drained a lot of the time. So long as I keep on top of things I should be alright, I just get stuck in a feedback loop of "oh I'm so far behind, I don't have time to catch up right now" or I suffer problems.
It's... not ideal, I won't lie, but I do also enjoy this game quite a bit and definitely at least want to try and stay a part of it.
Level-up coming soon.
Level 12!
+1 Int
New skill 'slot': Stealth
New spells: Greater Dispel Magic, Permanent Image
Maddie is up!
Sorry, Remy. I didn't notice how low you were!
No worries! The adventure has a deus ex machine written into it for just such an occasion. :)
Ah, what is our consumable magic situation? I should have checked our wand status before we left the city.
You can retroactively make purchases of wands and stuff if you like,
I believe we bought 2 new ones during the last split. Certainly budgeted for it.
What do we want to do, a few wands of CLW and a few scrolls of cure critical, maybe?
I can confirm that we bought 2 new wands, and had 13 left on the last one -- so we'd have 103 charges at the moment.
I do agree with Flik that some additional - faster - healing would be good. I didn't really consider scrolls of CureCrit. That's not a bad idea (especially given how expensive a wand would be).
Could also look at one or two of Breath of Life -- it's only 1 level above Borgol's caster level -- so he'd be very likely to succeed.
Isn't there some weirdness with action economy around breath of life? I'm all for buying useful scrolls, though. And thanks for remembering about the wands we already bought. I've been in a fog lately.
Isn't there some weirdness with action economy around breath of life? I'm all for buying useful scrolls, though. And thanks for remembering about the wands we already bought. I've been in a fog lately.
Don't think so. Breath of Life is basically the 5th level Cure spell -- it's 5d8+CL (up to 25). Casting is still the normal 1 standard action. It really could just be Cure Mortal Wounds (except then we could spontaneously cast it).
The only "weird" might be about its ability to bring someone back to life -- but, there, it needs to be cast within a round of the person getting flattened.
I forgot to level up!
Paladin 12
Charisma +1
+14 HP
+1 Heal
+1 Perception
+1 Knowledge History
Bonus HP
Sickened Mercy
Thanks to Fergus, I realized that I'd not boosted my Wisdom at 12 -- did that, but in doing that overwrote my spell selection. Ugh.
Will fix that.
Flik, the rapier is part of the construct. This weapon cannot be disarmed, sundered, or removed.
You identify the construct as a clockwork assassin. It has evasion and fast healing, as well as DR/adamantine. Like most clockworks, though, it is vulnerable to electricity.
Thanks, I'll roll for the healing instead
No map for this fight, sorry. But one hound is in the front of the party and the other is in the back, so everybody can cluster around Flik and benefit from the fast healing while still being in melee range to attack the hounds!
This will be the last fight for a while without battle maps, promise! :D
I will be taking the next several days off from work, where I do most of my posting. My posts will be less frequent until next Wednesday, 12/8.
No problem, Brainy.
In the meantime, we'll just find an unattended portable hole filled with all the magical goodies we could ever want and re-equip so we're ready to go Wednesday.
Back now, catching up on everything slowly. Flik still has to act in this round! :)
Okay, I've moved the dragon hoarde into the loot tracker, since we sold off and split the last bunch o' stuff.
The ring of force shield would be potentially useful for Maddie - there's no ACP so she can use it without penalty.
Tremor Boots grants Tremorsense -- which is useful against non-flying invisibles, so that might be useful.
Not really sure the rest of the items matter than much.
Ooo. Circlet of persuasion! Love that item.
Maddie's going to be splitting her days into crafting and researching (to be rolled very soon), upgrading her Headband to +4 (Key Skill being Knowledge (nobility)).
It'll take 6,000 gp and require a DC 13 (CL 8th for the headband) spellcraft check, so I'm gonna double speed for +5 DC and still auto-succeed.
Anyway, that will wrap up in 6 days and then Maddie can start crafting stuff for people now that we finally have money.
If nobody minds, Fergus will take the Greataxe and Heavy Crossbow...
I will be leaving this Saturday to spend the holidays with family. I hope to keep up with the boards, but bot me as necessary.
Likewise, I will be out of town from 12/18 through 12/26, with limited or no internet access for much of that time. Normal posting will resume when I return on Monday, 12/27.
I'll be taking another short staycation from 1/1 through 1/5. Posting will be sporadic until I return to work on 1/6.
I'll be posting to move things along on Monday. Let me know what you want Maddie to craft for you, if anything, during the downtime. :)
Ok, Fergus is taking the 2 +2 equivalent weapons -- did Flik also take the Circlet?
And, can someone remind me - are we doing the full split and the people who grab things pay the "sell" price to the party? Thanks to the Dragon's Hoarde, we could certainly do that this time.
At the moment (assuming that's what's happening), we all have just under 16,000gp (Fergus will have about half that after 'buying' his weapons) -- which is a fair amount to work with. Especially with a crafter in the party. (Sadly, we don't have an arms/armour crafter)
Yes, I believe we're doing the full split and paying back the sell price of claimed items.
Ok, based on that -- Maddie, would you have time to craft some Winged Boots for Borgol? Flying creatures have been annoying.
I'll figure out what to spend the other half of the money on, too - though I confess I'm eyeing the unenchanted armour... and maybe the shield (would we have time to commission something from a non-Maddie person?)
Yes, you have time to commission other items as well. There's no rush at all.
Was short on time today, so update tomorrow!
No problems at all! You can basically find any items you can afford while in Magnimar.
Ok, when selling stuff, I could afford a +3 bashing, so I went with that. I debated getting a better sword, but anything with a useful property is hideously expensive.
So, I'm good as long as Maddie makes the new boots at cost.
Did we do a treasure split?
Yes, Fergus took the Heavy Crossbow and the Greataxe and still gets another 7400 to spend.