Saga of a New Land

Game Master karlprosek

Also my bloodline spell: dispel magic

I'm not totally set on enlarge person, though, so if Bydar and Orlog don't think they'll want me to cast it on them that often I'll get something else.

I agree that we should probably just save some BP for a big purchase, though we also definitely need the house. I'd like us to get that road to the Sootscales finished, too.

I have thought about the continuation of the Christian's blood line. I have ideas but nothing set yet.

I have thought about the continuation of the Christian's blood line. I have ideas but nothing set yet.

Bydar would of course encourage anyone to marry for love yadda yadda, no surprise there.

But I suspect as the settlement grows, Lord Christian is going to become a HIGHLY Desired Bachelor by some nobles who have landless daughters to unload.

Could be a lot of fun RP for you. The rest of us will get the popcorn :)

Turn 4 - Cont.

Edict Phase
Assign Leadership: No change
Claim or Abandon Hexes: Claim labyrinth beneath town (1 BP)
Build Terrain Improvements: None
Create and Improve Settlements: House (1 BP, after Stone Shape)
Create Army Units: None
Issue Edicts: None

Income Phase
Make Withdrawals from the Treasury: None
Make Deposits to the Treasury: None
Sell Expensive Items for BP: None
Collect Taxes:
Economy Check: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (18) + 20 = 38
Result: 12+2 = +14 BP

Event Phase
25% base chance of event; 75% base chance if no event last turn.
1d100 ⇒ 78 = No event

It occurs to me between the 'meet cute' situation where our GM will be playing Cavan, on top of his other duties, that Bydar getting leadership and at least one cohort might be more on his plate he didn't ask for from me.

Not sure if it helps, or oversteps, but feel free to ignore this DM Vaylean if it's the latter. I expect you'll want to do some tweaking even if you like one.

To the rest of you, sorry for the wall of text, I hope it at least entertains.

A half dozen cohort concepts for who Bydar's cohort might be and how he might get them:
1) "The Fellow"- Lady Tulla, Bydar's old mentor, and the kindly priestess of a shrine who first gave him the missive that started him on his journey to the stolen lands, has heard of Bydar's progress spreading the faith in the stolen lands and has sent aid in the form of another priest. The fellow sent is a cleric of Shelyn as well, but shared faith aside, is very different. Where Bydar is single, the fellow is married and has a family. Where Bydar is youthful, the Fellow is now past forty. Bydar likes sculpture, the Fellow teaches music and like Lady Tulla, plays the violin. In short, Tulla gave him aid in the form of a fellow who can give a different perspective while still acting as a brother in the priesthood. It's entirely possible the Fellow and his wife will try to matchmake for Bydar much as Bydar himself tries to for others.

2) "The Kid"- Booker Marmilade comes up to Bydar, and introduces him to a nephew. He says the 'kid' (Who is an adult despite the nickname) needs a good job, and is a Shelynite besides. Said 'kid' IS devoted to Shelyn, and a bard with some cure spells besides. Before Bydar realizes what happens, he's just been hornswaggled into taking on 'Kid' as an assistant. Eager to please, but perhaps a bit enthusiastic, the Kid is likable but also hopes more halflings come to the area and will complain if he feels halflings are mistreated. Booker seems pleased to have finally gotten his relation steady work. If the Kid had just gone into the family business this wouldn't have been necessary!

3) "The Survivor"- Nivakta's Crossing was devastated by dragon attack and many families lost in whole or in part. One survivor, lost the woman she loved to the mad dragon. At one time she had considered being an acolyte of Pharasma, but the idea that this was MEANT to happen did not set well with her. Rather, she embraced Shelyn and with Bydar's help, tried to put aside darkness and rage in her soul and be grateful for the love of those in her family who did survive. She hoped to become a cleric, but finds herself harder edged than most and Shelyn seems to have the path of Inquisitor set out for her instead. So be it. She understands now the dragon was not in its right mind, but she still works on forgiveness.

4) "The Servant"- Bydar thinks of himself as a priest first, and a noble second, but the fact remains he is a Lebeda. Even his own humbler branch of that family is still noble, with servants and the like. After a recent visit where he encountered his brother again, Bydar finds he has been sent one of those servants. Bydar remembers the servant from when they were children, the fellow shined shoes and the like. Now they're both grown up, with Bydar as a cleric and the shoe buffer as his assigned and loyal Butler. Bydar would release him except that would mean unemployment, also the fellow has grown to be annoyingly competent. The fellow does worship Shelyn, so mostly Bydar puts him to work helping the congregation. Of course, what Bydar may not know is just how skilled the servant is in other areas (Class Unknown to Bydar is possible. Maybe the guy is like Pennyworth but a swashbuckler or Alchemist)

5) "Less than Perfect Cousin" - The Lebeda line is extensive from minor branches to major. A noble daughter with two perfect sisters and a small dowry may have trouble getting a husband. One of Bydar's cousins was born with a bad leg, possibly a deformed one. Naturally her parents were embarrassed for her and paid coin for the Church Abadar to cure her. Then Pharasma, and so on. Bydar's cousin went to many at their behest but resented that this was what her parents and her perspective suitors alike seemed to focus on. She was riding to the Shrine of Shelyn to seek out Lady Tulla (Who was not popular with her parents for putting 'ideas' in young Bydar's head) one windy day when she saw a servant's child on the edge of a bluff. While she might have limped, she was an excellent rider, so when the boy fell, she rode hard as she could. She tried to grab him, the horse stopped, she tumbled forward, and she and the boy both fell to their.. well what should have been deaths. Somehow they survived relatively unharmed and since then, Bydar's Cousin had a touch of the winds about her. Lady Tulla declared the young woman an oracle, touched by the goddess, and that there was nothing wrong with her and never had been. Now Bydar's cousin has headed south to help him out and maybe learn more about her mystery.

6) "Nature's Advocate"- Long before even the Whitehallows came, before the staglord, the Greenbelt had druids. Many followed the Green Faith, some Erastil, but one them paid at least partial respect to Shelyn. For in Nature, true beauty abounds! Of course, when suddenly expansion began, and a flood of people started heading to what had been an old fort, a certain druid got curious. Just how big was this city going to get? How 'civilized' were they going to make things? He brought his complaints and concerns to Bydar ,and Bydar was surprised to find the druid was a follower of his goddess. They debated and argued a bit, but mutual respect was achieved. Now, that druid, seeing himself as Nature's advocate, has decided he will ASSIST Bydar and get the cleric to see that Nature's needs are taken into account when Bydar talks to that Lord Chirstian and the council. Bydar is happy to have the help, and enjoys the theological debates. The druid is surprised to find he likes the people of this growing town against his better judgement. (Need not be a human)

So opinions, I went with Devotion against the Unnatural for Fenrir which gives him +2 saves v aberrations, outsiders, and Undead; and immunity to the unnatural aura of undead critters.

but could consider Disruptive Companion

OR

Thrill of the hunt

I'm not totally set on enlarge person, though, so if Bydar and Orlog don't think they'll want me to cast it on them that often I'll get something else.

Not sure how often it would be of use for Bydar, but then again the glaive would have even MORE reach. Whatever makes you happy :)

Friendly Fighter

So opinions, I went with Devotion against the Unnatural for Fenrir which gives him +2 saves v aberrations, outsiders, and Undead; and immunity to the unnatural aura of undead critters.

but could consider Disruptive Companion

OR

Thrill of the hunt

Game mechanics aside, I think my opinion is that Devotion against the Unnatural works best for keeping everyone's favorite wolf alive and adorable. :) But then I don't know how often we'll face Aberrations, outsiders, and undead

Aberrations are a bit rarer, but I think Outsiders and Undead are almost always a safe bet.

It is Pathfinder after all... Is there an AP without those two somewhere?

So our favorite Wolfdog now as 44hp, and an AC of 19 without buffs. I could have pushed it to 20, but thought the +1 Str to get to 20 was a better option. Next Feat for Fenrir will be light armor so Orlogg can make him a chain shirt or the like!

True! Then my 'vote' remains Devotion against the Unnatural! Fenrir must survive!

Nice work Bydar. I almost feel sorry for the ones that wouldn't get hired.

Thanks!

EDIT: Of course, if the DM likes more than one I'd be flattered if he tweaked the extras for other purposes.

And I'll keep casting mage armor on Fenrir every day. :)

Enlarge person could also be handy for Brandt, who for some reason I thought was primarily a Dex fighter.

Its the bow, but that's just to soften them up until I can bring the melee weapons to bear :D

enlarge person + lead blades gets Brandt up to 3d6+13 damage + flaming

I really need to know if the loot sheet is up to date. I want Orlog to enchant his weapon before we head back out again. So I could use the money.

@Bydar - You will have the "fairness and generosity," "special power," and home base bonuses to your Leadership score. If you use your base Charisma bonus, that should give you a Leadership score of 13.

Of the six excellent NPC proposals you've written up, you could take one as a Cohort and take another as your lvl 2 Follower, assuming you don't mind them being less powerful than what may have been originally envisioned.

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@Orlog - I'll have a look at the loot sheet and see what needs to be updated.

For the future, does anyone want to volunteer to be in charge of updating the loot sheet?

For the loot sheet, I've added the +1 keen scimitar taken from Uncle and the 4000gp reward for "slaying" the dragon. I also added the 4 BP investment from the Church of Abadar to your kingdom treasury.

I'm not sure if there's anything else that needs to be added.

@Bydar - You will have the "fairness and generosity," "special power," and home base bonuses to your Leadership score. If you use your base Charisma bonus, that should give you a Leadership score of 13.

Of the six excellent NPC proposals you've written up, you could take one as a Cohort and take another as your lvl 2 Follower, assuming you don't mind them being less powerful than what may have been originally envisioned.

Thank you. Sounds great! I take it you don't have a preference for the main cohort?

DM Vayelan wrote:

@Bydar - You will have the "fairness and generosity," "special power," and home base bonuses to your Leadership score. If you use your base Charisma bonus, that should give you a Leadership score of 13.

Of the six excellent NPC proposals you've written up, you could take one as a Cohort and take another as your lvl 2 Follower, assuming you don't mind them being less powerful than what may have been originally envisioned.

Thank you. Sounds great! I take it you don't have a preference for the main cohort?

I don't have an immediate preference, and I would rather give you the privilege of choosing.

However, if you are simply having too much trouble picking between them, I could offer my recommendation.

I don't have an immediate preference, and I would rather give you the privilege of choosing.

However, if you are simply having too much trouble picking between them, I could offer my recommendation.

Well, I'm pretty sure "The Kid" is who I want for the second level follower. Just seems a fun background character and tip of the hat to Booker.

The primary 5th level follower (Has to be two levels under Bydar) I am a bit more wishy washy on. So if one would be more fun for you to have in the background than others, or give you more to work with I'd be happy to hear it.

Oh hold on. I just want to see what the dice would say, rolling twice in case I get "The Kid" who I already decided on for the second leveler ;)

2d6 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

Well the dice like "The fellow" a lot. Huh

Still like the GM's pref though :)

"The Kid" does seem like a fun character to include.

For the cohort, if I had to pick...

Based on RP potential, I think I'd go with "the Servant." Offering Alfred Pennyworth as an example definitely got my attention, but I can think of some other characters to draw inspiration from. (Of course, this is assuming you'd want me to RP him; you may want to control him yourself).

Based on plot potential, I think I'd go with "the Less than Perfect Cousin." Her concept and backstory gives me ideas on how to connect her with future plot lines involving...well, I better not give it away.

Thank you! Those were in my remaining three . I figured you'd roleplay whoever. However, a highly scientific method .. (I flipped a coin) the cousin wins :) Though obviously if you wanted to make the servant a first leveler with higher level snark that's up to you *G*

Mind you, the fact the cousin gives you ideas both intrigues and makes me nervous. we'll see what unfolds :)
So "Less than Perfect Cousin" and "The Kid" it is. If you want, I can make names for each, or let you do the honors.

Thank you again for your patience.

Well done Bydar. That was a nice read and I enjoyed the characters for leadership.

Thanks!

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the small army you've got assembled :)

I have plans to expand the background of Argent Dracos. Bring in some flavor from other groups that I have personally worked with or for within the SCA.

Well from the Dynasty Founder Feat I get...
25 1st level
2 2nd level
1 3rd level
Cohort of 4th Level
From Leadership Feat I get...
40 1st level
4 2nd level
2 3rd level
1 4th level
1 5th level
Cohort of 5th Level

Now if I somehow acquire or have made a Ring of the Ecclesiarch.
I double my followers. That is a nice little army for one city of our size.

I will also mention that with Lord Christian's array of followers, some of the proposed NPCs could be part of his coterie.

Of the six, the Survivor, the Kid, and Nature's Advocate are not intrinsically tied to Bydar, so they could be adapted for Lord Christian.

I will also mention that with Lord Christian's array of followers, some of the proposed NPCs could be part of his coterie.

Of the six, the Survivor, the Kid, and Nature's Advocate are not intrinsically tied to Bydar, so they could be adapted for Lord Christian.

If that's what you and Lord C player want, well, dandy :)

If there is no objection, I'll take over the party loot page tracking.

AS to not drain all the money, I suggest we only take 1450 in coins for now. That will leave 1564.2 gp in the party loot. I chose not to sell anything yet. We'll revisit that later.

Before we head back out, Orlog want to enchant his weapon, giving it a +1. If you have the coins and are willing to wait, I can also enchant your weapons and/or armor.

I have no objections.

Congrats on the Hammer enchantment, Orlog! Not sure if you wanted it it recognized in game, or if Bydar is interrupting Orlog's 'Miller time' but figured it couldn't hurt :)

No objections from me either. If anyone wants some Wondrous Items, I can help with those too. :)

campfire beads might be useful come winter...emergency heat if needed.
We could make those available in the city to help keep wood available for building materials instead of heating fuel.

Okay. My lap top has died (Looking into it), and my computer access more limited for a bit so my responses maybe a bit slower for awhile. Apologies.

Christian stops and waits. He nods agreeingly that they should not approach any closer.
Let them kill each other and then we tend to the survivor. I know it is not very honorable, but I am not about to tackle all three at the same time. Plus, this ford is necessary. I thought the Whitehallows had cleared this out?

opps...wrong thread....sorry

Besides using magic, Linguistics can be used to decipher the coded message. Additionally, Knowledge (Local or Nobility) can be used to assist the Linguistics check.

Assuming you are finished here at the river crossing, as you proceed to venture down the opposite bank to continue your exploration, please make either Perception, Survival, or Knowledge (Nature) checks.

In the map link titled "Greenbelt and Barony Map," I've placed a red arrow to mark the location of this battle-torn forest glade.

Important message to all my games:

My wife tested positive for Covid yesterday. I'm taking some time off work to look after her and our two-year-old daughter. All three of us are vaccinated, so hopefully we will get through this soon.

In the meantime, my ability to post will be severely compromised. I will try to update when I have time (such as when my wife and daughter are both sleeping), but I can't make any promises.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

I hope they feel better soon! Thanks for the update and take as long as you need.

I hope all goes well and that your family is on the mend in no time.

Are we able to take 20 on the perception roll?

Are we able to take 20 on the perception roll?

I was actually just about to say that you could, but then Orlog (aided by Bydar) managed to make the check.

That might be for the best. Going slow to Take 20 would mean that something...unpleasant would have time to notice the party's presence. For now, you remain undetected.

Hey everyone, I apologize for being MIA for so long. Going cold turkey on psychiatric medicine is not something I recommend. I'm on an alternate one now, and feeling way better. I am very sorry but it was just really hard to do much more than get through each day in the meantime.

Hey everyone, I apologize for being MIA for so long. Going cold turkey on psychiatric medicine is not something I recommend. I'm on an alternate one now, and feeling way better. I am very sorry but it was just really hard to do much more than get through each day in the meantime.

Glad your alternate appears to be better.

My old one worked as well, but unfortunately they just...ran out of it and the pharmacy didn't tell me until I was completely out as well. Took a few weeks to get a replacement and, of course, it's more expensive.

Hey everyone, I apologize for being MIA for so long. Going cold turkey on psychiatric medicine is not something I recommend. I'm on an alternate one now, and feeling way better. I am very sorry but it was just really hard to do much more than get through each day in the meantime.

Glad you are feeling better.

Apologies. Family drama, I will be slow and erratic posting this week

Sorry my computer died over the weekend - I'm working on getting back online now.

Just wanted to remind everyone that you get +2 to attack against the woman due to my challenge.