Who is this Vale guy? Sorry, a bit lost at the moment.
One of Raseri's recent personal goals is to learn how to dance. She asked her faction leader for some help and was pointed to two people. One was Arrowdyn the Dawnbreaker, a dimensional hopping savant said to be anywhere and the other was Vale, said to wander the Puzzle Box Chamber.
...aaand I had the entire party come along, because I thought there would be a few kewl encounters. However, Kjeta decided to roll 30s all the live long day with her beer.
...aaand I had the entire party come along, because I thought there would be a few kewl encounters. However, Kjeta decided to roll 30s all the live long day with her beer.
If this campaign has taught me anything, it's that beer truly can solve any problem. ;0)
Lexi, I heartily approve of the theme song!
Infinity, have you read _Exhalation_ by Ted Chiang? Your description of the gearforged memory mechanism reminds me of it. (Anyone who's not familiar, he's one of the most brilliant minds alive in SF.)
I've not, nor much sci-fi in general. That description was shamelessly taken from the Midgard Heroes Handbook though, so perhaps it was their inspiration.
After you do rest though, there is only 2 days until the Swan Festival. Anything else you would like to do?
1. Carnadine needs new threads - Is it worth joining the Grey ladies?
2. Speak with the Dead3. Visit the Hall of Banners to learn the heraldry for the Swan Festival
4. Hunt down and take sweet revenge for the deaths of Deimus and Scutarius
cheers
1. no
2. Who is casting and how are you getting to the bodies?
3. I'll set the scene later.
4. alrighty
More on 1, we can hand wave buying clothes. Just tell me how much you spend, and the currency you use (coin, objects, memories, etc). You can describe the result.
1. I'm good with using a memory to get great threads. You only have once to make a great first impression
2. No idea. Thought we were going to do that together
4. Just thought that the cleric's could mem Locate Object too and search for the 1,000 gp of former dragon hoard that Carnadine gave Scutarius
1. Alright, describe the memory you choose to lose forever and the new clothes are yours.
2. You can, go for it whenever ready.
4. Sounds like a good idea.
What does party think?
Re Locate & Speak, I'm down!
Re clothes, Kjeta will wear the same fancy outfit she bought to talk to the council.
Re Ted Chiang, he's the best living writer of fantastic short stories that I know. His "Story Of Your Life" was adapted as the film Arrival (which was almost as good as the story). I highly recommend anything he's written.
Re next steps,
1) She'll invite Koyra as her +1. (I'll post that interaction.)
2) She'll try to find out who she might want to look out for / meet / ally with at the Swan Festival.
Oh! And do I know when the longtailed firebird hunt will be, and if Koyra succeeded at getting us invited?
Coolness, I enjoyed Arrival. I have a long list of fantasy in front of me but yeah...need to get into that type of thing eventually.
On the last question, not yet, but if you are posting an interaction with him for invitation the answer can come then.
Ah right, Pilsner. :)
I mean, it IS the Lord of Light Beers! ;0)
Lord of Light Beers...very well done.
Kjeta/Carn, thanks for the meaty posts, most appreciated. Will tackle these first thing in the morning.
Carn, bravo on the memory, that was awesome. :) Cool way to explore a character's past.
Am thinking about the memory...going to sit on it for the day and post when I have the time to do so.
No worries man, thanks for the heads up. Don't feel like you have to spend a lot of time on it, I for one don't care if its a Nobel prize winning piece or not.
I'll probably not get to both the Hall of Banners scenes and Lexi in the Morgue today...but will try to do one of them at least.
Yes, there is much more to it. Roll some survival if you wish, but you won't have Raseri's Gleam advantage anymore.
Do you want me to continue rolling 1/post? Or a handful? For now, I've posted one (spoilered, to not affect Hrungnir's and Lexi's decision about if they want to come along or not.)
BTW, could we still give each other advantage on rolls, by working together (e.g. me aiding Lexi, or vice versa?) If you'd rather not, I'm happy to go to rolling without Advantage...which, after all, is Quite Advantageous.
No, its only one roller for navigating (or foraging) with Survival...Ras had a special thing with her background feature. However there is another option altogether: you can do a group roll. In that case the number of successes must be half or more. So say 4 go, 2 or more would need success and fails are ignored.
Just whatever method you choose, stick with it for that series of 3. Again either method you need 3 successes (or 3 group successes) before 3 fails.
OK, sounds good.
Hrung and Lex, whaddaya think? Wanna press our luck??? ;-)
Man, this game is so. much. work. Have like 5 more scenes that need writing today. XD Its all good though, please be patient with me.
You could say you did this to yourself.
::kicks evidence of repeatedly splitting up from the group under the bed.::
Yessir, all you.
Hehe, its no biggie. Really there are just a few more big events then it will be a roller coaster to the end. So the idiot DM says anyways. So the DM hopes XD
But sandbox does eventually recede a tad...
Kjeta, kitchen scene continuation in the queue for tomorrow morning. You guys can make your next Puzzle Box Chamber navigation rolls, also.
No post until tomorrow. Sorry.
To be clear:
After three days, I can perform the ritual...but I'll still need to succeed on an INT check for it to work, right? And materials get wasted either way?
Can Hrungnir work together on it (perhaps having me Aid him) when we actually cast it? Or is there anything other than Arcana that I can use for it?
Right, the Arcana check is part of each casting. No Help action but you could Enhance Ability and/or Guidance each other.
Okay, I'm caught up and I've just created a new headache for you GM. Have fun with it. :P
Today I've got:
Kitchens with Carn and Kjeta
Puzzle Box with Lexi/Kjeta/Hru (will roll for Hru if he doesnt shortly)
Puzzle Box with Raseri
Lexi Morgue continuation
I think that's it?
When are WE (clerics with Speak with Dead & Locate Object) making a mission to the morgue?
You wont be allowed back there so will need to sneak/fight/bribe etc
edit: Not saying you cant, just explain how you want to approach it and will set scene.
DM, do we know of a way to speak to Elegyn? She's here, right?
If nothing else, I suppose we'll look for her at the Swan Festival.
I'll have to dig back a bit to confirm, but I believe you've learned she is with a group of Arbonesse (Midgardian, not shadow) elves.
edit: and yes, everyone who is anyone should be at the Swan Festival getting their whore on
Ah, it was one of the things Deimus learned with his coffee rolls during Carnadine's duel.
Lord Chesselfield is a visitor from the Arbonesse elven River Kingdom on Midgard, and is playing a crucial role in arranging the marriage between the Black Prince and Elegyn, a Zobecker noble.
Location 36: Lord Chelessfield's Chamber. The envoy visiting from the River Kingdom is here.
Carnadine also learned their chambers from Scutarius.
Chesselfield/Chelessfield doh. XD My f&&~up.
Chelessfield is the correct one. Their heraldry is also on the Fey Map lower left.
Well, it was fun playing Ras while it lasted.
I wonder, can you exit the puzzle box?
Getting away is possible. And I won't permakill your character without talking to you about it first -- kill, maybe...but not permakill. ;) Game's more about story in my book, not going to throw everything away on a few bad Survival rolls.
Running a little slow today (had one of those mornings where you wake up and f@## the coffee is finished). Update in a few
Lexi, not really sure about Tremorsense vs stealth to be honest. But I was treating it like Tremorsense could pinpoint when you were in motion, but not at a stand still. However it still got the disadvantage from invisibility. Need to read up more on it before/if you all come back in full force.
I don't feel comfortable rolling for Lexi without Vrog's OK first...but I'd be 100% fine with you (Infinity) rolling each of our Survivals for us for the upcoming challenges.
In fact, feel free to use either this (if it's possible for me to offer guidance to each of us)
[dice=Hrungnir+Guidance]1d20+2+1d4[/dice
[dice=Kjeta+Guidance]1d20+5+1d4[/dice
[dice=Lexi+Guidance]1d20+6+1d4[/dice
...or else this one
[dice=Hrungnir]1d20+2[/dice
[dice=Kjeta+Guidance]1d20+5+1d4[/dice
[dice=Lexi]1d20+6[/dice
Of course, by that logic, doesn't it follow that you should *always* roll for Raseri? ;0)
I think if it had tremorsense, it can see me. I can turn invisible, true, but only to things that use darkvision to see in darkness.
Also, I just posted my survival roll.
Lexi, fortunately it seems like we're done with the Survival challenge.
Now we get to interact with the place we've arrived.
I'm primary parent tonight so not sure I'll be able to post, but I will if I can.
Intrigued!!
Thanks, yeah starting to see it that way as well. Really its basically blindsight that doesn't affect flying or incorporeal creatures. However unlike blindsight, it can see through walls and can see creatures on floors if the creature is below ground.
Still, the first attack was an 18 which you can parry so you get away either way. In the future though I won't roll disadvantage I suppose.
Not gonna be a future for that critter chief, unless he follows me!