Saga of a New Land

Game Master vayelan

I had a lot of fun coming up with a list of the superstitious, bigoted rumors that frontier townsfolk might spread.

The montage of "on the street" interviews from the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie also came to mind while working on this.

It's GREAT!

It about sends Bydar into a fit, but it's great :)

I read the discussion tab before reading those, and its all I could think of while I read them!

I've realized that the party's original plan was to visit the kobolds again before heading to the sycamore tree. Given how close the two locations are, it would be possible to detour at the kobolds' home then continue to the tree in one day.

Should we retcon that you dropped supplies off with Kip and his tribe first, then arrived at the old tree?

That was the plan yes.. If people are up for it we can drop of the wagon here since the rain is so bad...we could travel faster without it then. It was needed mainly to get supplies to the Kobolds. What little is left we should be able to place on the horses. I would like to retcon...anyone else?

Works for me!

I'm good with that.

Fine and dandy

I'm glad we worked that out.

An hour or two after my previous gameplay post, I was lying in bed trying to go to sleep, when I suddenly realized, "Crap! The party wanted to visit the kobolds first!"

XD I've had those moments too! I don't know about you, but then I get this horrific itch in my brain to rectify the situation and I either have to post about it or resign myself to the fact that I won't sleep.

Ack. Sorry, busy two days. I'll catch up

@Booker: to clarify, are you first going down the east or west tunnel?

I will be going into surgery this Monday and will be home that evening. I am not sure when I will feel the urge to post, it could be a couple of days. Bot me as needed please.

Best wishes m’lord!

Good luck, hope all goes well!

Weird, sorry GM, I could have sworn I stated that Booker'd follow the red arrow first (which looks like the eastern tunnel to me), but looking back at my post, it isn't there at all!

I will be going into surgery this Monday and will be home that evening. I am not sure when I will feel the urge to post, it could be a couple of days. Bot me as needed please.

We'll all be wishing you well. Take your time and recover properly.

Take it easy, Christian! Hope things went well and we'll see you again soon.

Thank you for the well wishes. All went well and now I just need to recover and heal.

I've returned to work today! The first week back is always a doozy, apologies in advance if my posting is sub-par or I miss a day!

no problems

I will have a post up later tonight.

Did anyone else want the Ring of protection?

Booker'd like it, but, again, last priority here!

I'd vote Bydar, since he's got a pretty low AC for being fully armored.

Actually, and before I forget completely, the ring has lead to another possible hook if we want to give our good GM more homework... Now's not the time to ICly discuss it as DRAGONS are more important, but Bydar lucked out on the knowledge noble roll

To share the spoiler OOCly

You recognize the emblem on the signet ring, finding that it belongs to the Redshields, a merchant house that grew out of servants, soldiers, and artisans from the employ of House Rogarvia who did not become folded into House Surtova or the other noble houses.

You are familiar with this merchant house because of their patronage of the arts, but rather than an act of philanthropy, this is widely regarded as an attempt to earn influence and respect with the ultimate goal of becoming an officially recognized noble house in Brevoy.

Their political influence remains middling at best, but they maintain considerable financial assets and connections.

The ring might be worth more as a diplomatic offering to the Redshields to draw their business to the Stolen Lands. Which could have some headaches but some gains. Bydar might find their ambitions a bit sad, but they're understandable.

Actually, and before I forget completely, the ring has lead to another possible hook if we want to give our good GM more homework... Now's not the time to ICly discuss it as DRAGONS are more important, but Bydar lucked out on the knowledge noble roll

To share the spoiler OOCly

Quote:

You recognize the emblem on the signet ring, finding that it belongs to the Redshields, a merchant house that grew out of servants, soldiers, and artisans from the employ of House Rogarvia who did not become folded into House Surtova or the other noble houses.

You are familiar with this merchant house because of their patronage of the arts, but rather than an act of philanthropy, this is widely regarded as an attempt to earn influence and respect with the ultimate goal of becoming an officially recognized noble house in Brevoy.

Their political influence remains middling at best, but they maintain considerable financial assets and connections.

The ring might be worth more as a diplomatic offering to the Redshields to draw their business to the Stolen Lands. Which could have some headaches but some gains. Bydar might find their ambitions a bit sad, but they're understandable.

Ah, I'm glad to see that this potential plot hook did not go unnoticed!

Ah, I'm glad to see that this potential plot hook did not go unnoticed!

Thanks!

I figure this means Bydar will roll a natural 1 when it's time to notice the giant sneaking up behind him one day just to balance things out ;)

I forget...Did Bydar let the others know about the signet ring?

I forget...Did Bydar let the others know about the signet ring?

I don't think so before now, at least not it's identification, but the latest post in the RP thread should correct that just in case

Booker does not do Easy Mode!

:)

:)

Long day with Open House (parents meet the teachers, so we have to put on a bit of a dog and pony show) after school today, so no posts. Please bot as needed!

As an FYI: a few hours ago, I very suddenly developed several symptoms of covid-19, so I'm getting tested in the morning. I will try to keep posting but, y'know, I don't feel super great right now. I am supposed to have results by the end of the weekend.

Hope it comes up negative, take care of yourself

Best of luck, hope you are okay

Thinking of you Syretia, best of luck!

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. The test sucks, I do not recommend it, but I am feeling okay at the moment.

best of luck.

I took one back in August. I agree it did not feel nice getting the test done.

Sorry, Bydar, I missed that you'd already brought it up!

Sorry, Bydar, I missed that you'd already brought it up!

Not a problem, you have some RL important stuff to worry about!

I'll be going to a wedding this weekend so will likely be out of contact all saturday, and might be slow to post on Friday and Sunday

Back. Hope I'm not taking too many liberties with that last IC post

Back. Hope I'm not taking too many liberties with that last IC post

Nope, you're fine.

Whilst establishing cookfires and a triage, the rest of the party has time to take stock of the refugees. About twelve families have escaped from Mefcifax's rampage on their village: one gnomish, two dwarven, and the rest human.

Two Dwarven families? Presumably with a chance for single daughters close to Brightshield's age?

*Shelynite Shipping INTENSIFIES*

And knocked off a hundred gold from character sheet for the tools

I am fine with that but we may find items of use at the ruins...we shall see...

I did ask about bringing such items as horses, wagons and supplies with us but I am assuming that there were no such items to be had.

Aside from the party's animals, the only steed around Oleg's Trading Post is the Levetons' jittery horse Claptrap, which Svetlana rode south first to find you then pass your message along to Charis.

Claptrap is fantastic :) Assuming this is a Borderlands reference.

Claptrap is fantastic :) Assuming this is a Borderlands reference.

I can't take credit for this, since the first book in the AP actually gives Claptrap as the horse's name. However, when I first read it, I also immediately assumed it was a Borderlands reference.

The first volume was released about 5 months or so after the original Borderlands, so it's definitely possible!

Should we make a 'to-do' list? There seem to be a lot of loose strings we need to wrap up eventually, and it might help us keep track of everything rather than just running from crisis to crisis?

I think this is a good idea.

Should we make a 'to-do' list? There seem to be a lot of loose strings we need to wrap up eventually, and it might help us keep track of everything rather than just running from crisis to crisis?

I also endorse this idea. Did one of you want to put it together, or should I?