[PbP Gameday VIII] GM Mindxing's Forged in Flame, Part 1: The Cindersworn Pact (Inactive)

Game Master MindXing

I'm heading out of town for the weekend; I should be able to carve out some screen time to post, but I can't guarantee it. Returning late Monday, which is a long driving day with no posts for sure.

Safe travels to those on the road!

And re: Gameplay I'm suddenly very happy I decided to bring Nella along! Nothing like a fun moral dilemma :)

By the way guys, even though Nella obviously wouldn't be happy about it I, as the player, am more than willing to go with the majority consensus if the group decides that it's easier to just return Vassago's contract as-is, without any tampering. I definitely don't want to force the rest of the group into doing something that they may not be comfortable with!

Yeah... trying to work out where Kulga lies on that...

She's definitely uncomfortable helping someone cheat their way out of a contract, but it's not going back on anything she promised...

I think Kulga's vote is a no, but that's just meant to be a single vote, not anything like a veto. Eh, I'm not the one with the skills anyways :-p

If Kulga isn’t going to lose her temper over it, Garduk’s only concern is whether after the forgery is completed we’re still going to have to make a bluff check.

Tarragon is Lawful and is not in favor of the forgery as it is tantamount to theft. But he also does not want to support slavery. He does know that devils and contracts are something separate from slavery though. He would like to explore the possibility of buying out the contract.

Tarragon, you should jump in in-character and make your position known.

If we proceed with this plan (which seems likely, though possibly without Tarragon's help), we should have a plan ready. We may need to complete the work in a single round, though we may get more time as well.

Below, I've gathered everyone's bonuses together. If we have 3 rounds or more, it probably makes sense to have Garduk take charge of the whole operation; nobody else has a bonus even close. If, however, we only have a single round, we'll have to organize around the 2nd best bonuses to give us the best overall chance. Remember, we can only attempt each check once, and we only get 2 failures before we've ruined the document.

@GM, can we use aid another actions to assist the primary rollers?

Thoughts?

Craft (calligraphy)
Garduk +3
Nella -1
Brady -2
Brayne -2
Kulga -2
Tarragon -2

Knowledge (arcana)
Garduk +16
Tarragon +8
Nella +5

Knowledge (planes)
Garduk +14
Nella +8

Linguistics
Garduk +13
Brady +5
Tarragon +1

Spellcraft
Garduk +14
Brayne +9
Nella +5
Tarragon +4

Yes, you can assist. For each type of check, the team as a whole can do one primary + assists.

Okay, so if we have to do it all in one round, I propose the following:

Spellcraft:
Brayne +9

Knowledge (arcana):
Tarragon +8 with Nella assist

Linguistics:
Garduk +13 with Brady assist

That assumes Tarragon decides to work with us on this plan. Nothing's been said in Gameplay yet, so not sure how that will play out.

Thanks for putting this together, Brady. GM, will we know how much time we have?

Edited to add: Both Nella and Brayne have Guidance on their spells known/prepared lists. I think it has a one-minute duration, so maybe they could each cast it on themselves and a couple of other party members before Nella dispels the wards, to assist with the first skill checks?

Yes, you will see the roll from Nella that tells you how many rounds that the dispel lasts.

I guess if I was diabolical I could roll that in secret and leave you guys in the dark... but instead I'll assume that Nella can sense how effective her spell is.

Great plan! I'm onboard with this.

Tarragon, you should jump in in-character and make your position known.

As I noted in a discussion post earlier, I am now traveling in Croatia and having to post from a bus on my phone. That makes it difficult to add detailed RP type posts. I’ll try to get something up soon.

I'm heading out for another vacation this weekend. This is the last of three consecutive weekends that I'm away, so I should be around for a while after this. I may still get one more post in today if it's sensible for my character to act, otherwise please bot me until I show back up on the boards on Monday!

Have fun!

And I’ll be back home Monday!

Apologies for my unannounced absence these past few days! I've been unable to post due to a poorly planned work trip bundled with lack of internet connection. I have internet connection now and am attempting to catch up on all my games. Hopefully by tonight. With that said, I'm still on the work trip till Sunday so I might still have some unexpected loss of connectivity until I'm back home.

No worries and welcome back! You've not missed a whole lot :)

For a party of half-orcs (except for you Nella), you guys have been doing great with the skill checks and have had incredible patience with the lack of combat in this scenario (so far).

...so far...

Hey everyone, I totally messed up this game for gameday. I was supposed to complete the reporting as of yesterday even though we aren't done. That was the deadline and the instructions said that if I didn't report by then then no one would be eligible for the boons.

If you guys roll for boons early today I will report today and see if they will accept it 1 day late. Otherwise, I'm terribly sorry.

A 19 or 20 on a d20 wins a boon. Then roll 1d3 to determine which one.

boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 7

Boooon!: 1d20 ⇒ 20

Which boon?: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Boon: 1d20 ⇒ 4

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Boon!?: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Garduk, I'll need your email for the boon. Can you pm me?

Boon?: 1d20 ⇒ 11 Alas!

Sorry for the sluggish posting; moving, work, and winter malaise got me busy and feeling a little down. At least the moving part should be largely done after Saturday so hopefully service will improve starting next week.

Good luck with the rest of your move, Nella. And I understand the winter malaise, too. I hope things improve for you next week.

^Thank you! We've basically got nearly all of the 'small stuff' moved and the big furniture goes later this morning, which will finish the bulk of the actual physical process of moving. So I think once that's done I'll feel a bit better; unpacking can be done at a more leisurely pace if necessary :)

Like a lot of US folks on the boards, I am likely to be off of my usual posting schedule through Sunday. I'll try to keep an eye on my games and will probably be able to post daily as needed, but may miss a day here or there. (Also, my daughter - eldest child - gets home tonight and there will be much rejoicing!)

I'm in the same boat as Garduk--American Thanksgiving. I'll be available to post throughout today, but not much more again until next Monday. Enjoy the holiday if you've got it, and feel free to bot Brady if needed!

Happy Thanksgiving and/or Happy Thursday! I hope you all have a grand day no matter what you do or who you spend it with :)

Hello everyone!

I am strongly looking to participate in Forged in Flame - Part 2!
Is it possible to join you in case you are going to run the second part?

Hey all, because of the holidays, I'm taking it a bit slower. I'll do an update tomorrow (about 24 hours from now) and then I'll wait till Monday.

As for part two, I was planning on running part two as soon as this one is done. I was hoping that all of the same players would stay to play in part 2 but I was going to ask soon. Now is as good a time as any. Please indicate here if you plan to stick around for part 2.

Thanks.

No worries GM and sure, I'm game for Part 2. With the chronicle for Part 1 + a GM chronicle for a game I just finished, Nella will level up to 8th. Hopefully that won't skew the subtier calculation for Part 2 too much :)

Thanks, GM - Garduk will be here for part 2. Still level 6, I’m afraid.

Hey GM, I'm in an unusual situation from a work and personal life, hence my in and outs that I have to really apologize and thank you all for your patience. I would love to continue, but I will have to be honest that until February of next year, I cannot commit to be 100% at the table. Just too many things going on with my life right now.

Brady will be here for Part 2

Hmm. I have this nagging feeling I have played part two. If I have not I'll be there. I will have to check tomorrow night. Such is my schedule.

Brayne, you said you can't be 100% at the table does that mean you can't do part 2 at all or you would just have to be botted a bit?

GM, sorry if I missed it earlier, but what is the large square grating in the lower left corner of the map?

Although it looks like a grate, it is actually just patterned tile. It is the stage that the musicians were on.

Of course it would be cool if it was a grate that when opened, released Basira's pet bandersnatch into the room. But... they didn't write it that way.

Thanks - just checking. Because that could totally have been it.

Please, let me know somehow or note when I should theck this tread to probably find an opportunity to join you during Part 2.

I see couple players here doubt about future involving.

I will bring Monk (Sensei) / Living Monolith total of 9 lvl, if you wonder.

Thanks. I'll let you know. There's a good chance that there will be an opening.

By the way GM, I've enjoyed this scenario and the game itself. Once again I'm impressed that you opted to begin your foray into PbP GMing with a higher-tier scenario and I think you've done a good job considering the random stuff we've thrown at you. So thanks again for running :)