Hello sir!
Feel free to write out some ideas for your downtime here before you settle on stuff in the gameplay thread. Especially if you have something longer to ask. We can also chat on discord.
Man, sorry for posting in the campaign thread and perhaps mess up with your combat scene!
Have not thought about anything special so far, but I'm a sucker for the buildings rules.
Stuff that Yazi would like to do:
- Combat training, since her performance so far has been a little hit and miss
- Investigate this necromancy business in the Dead Warrens - who is at the head of this, their associates etc.
- Spend some time with Magda and help her out with her projects, maybe explore the sewers together a bit
- Start a youth community center/orphanage in Old Korvosa (especially after hearing from Magda about Lamm's Lambs)
- Look for references and inspiration for her tattoo art
Definitely start work on my mercenary company. Taking name suggestions. I'm thinking of something really simple, like "The Hounds" or "Bloodhounds" or "Iron Fang Company". Definitely want to play with the dog aspect somehow.
Also, how dare this guy do damage with a combat maneuver! How rude!
Vera will attempt to identify anything that the party recovered that was not previously identified, taking 10 and using Zellara's harrow deck to cast Identify.
She has a shopping list, if there's time to both rest and go shopping before the execution.
Scroll of Comprehend Languages
Scroll of Magic Weapon
Scroll of Protection from Evil
Scroll of Silent Image x2
Scroll of Disguise Other
Scroll of Fog Cloud
Scroll of Invisibility
Scroll of Daylight
Wand of Heightened Awareness
so the reward money is 875 each right? Magda will make sure Yazi gets hers.
The GM and I have hashed out all of the recent loot, and the excel sheet is now up to date. Please mark and mention anything from the loot that you would like to keep, that way we can liquidate the rest and get paid.
Items Marcus recommends the party keeps
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds x3
Potion of Lesser Restoration
Items Marcus wants to claim personally
Silver Dagger
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds x1
Potentially the Ring of Protection +1, definitely open to negotiation on that
Edit: Currently if we liquidated everything we would get 21697gp. If we want we can divide that money up to the party evenly, and then if anybody wants to keep any parts of the loot they can essentially "buy" it back at half value before we sell it off.
Thoughts?
The buy half if the most prevalent I've seen, so I like that. Consumables like potions though I think could be left out of that like the cure moderate wounds you want to keep. Things like rings of protection and cloaks of resistance, defaults could be offered to be sold at half price to others when/if you upgrade in the future.
And thank you both for hashing it out!!!
Items I recommend the party keep, and does not come out of anybody's individual loot, as it is good for the health of the entire party
Vermin Repellant (it's good at what it does and very cheap)
Potion of CMW x3
Potion of Lesser Restoration
Scroll of Dispel Magic
With those items kept, it would put our sell price down to: 20902 gp
I am assuming that Yazi will count for loot splitting, and that Erasmo will not, based on the former's involvement and latter's lack of involvement in gathering the relevant loot. That means it will be a 4 way split between: Marcus, Magda, Yaziyah, and Vera.
That means the four of us each get: 5225.5 gp
Alternatively we could split it 5 ways and give a share to "party loot", which would make the split: 4180.4 gp
Which we can also use to buy from the current loot sheet at 1/2 price.
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For Marcus, the biggest question on the loot split is "who gets the ring of protection?" Obviously it's a good item for most people, and Marcus tends to take a lot of lumps, but he already has the highest AC and perhaps somebody else would like to bump their AC instead.
Vera will keep her commendation and is inclined to keep the books regarding disease and necromancy. Agreed with keeping the various party items.
I don't have a strong opinion regarding the Ring of Protection--it shouldn't go to Vera.
*Edit* - Vera also claims the spellbook and the following scrolls:
Scroll of False Life
Scroll of Dispel Magic
Scroll of Command Undead
Don't forget, your friendly neighborhood oracle occasionally will do shield of faith, so that ring might be best on someone who needs it in case of surprise, etc.
Magda does care about the ring.
Stuff that was gathered before Yazi joined the party should be taken out of her share. I like the idea of a party share.
It would also make sense to keep the handy haversack as party loot.
I agree with party share, but could we start that next loot period? Since we are moving from 4 to 5 and we'll be using some capital for downtime activities. Magda will take the haversack from her own share so we wouldn't lose it. (She loves it). Magda will also keep her commendation.
Is it just the reward for Trina and the commendations that Yazi wouldn't get? If so that would be 3200 taken out of the 20902 so 4,425.5 for each. Plus an addition 1,066 for Vera, Madga, and Marcus.
But we are over already and you are raising our halfling maybe we should just divide by 4 on the last full haul to make sure Yazi doesn't fall behind either?
But we are over already and you are raising our halfling maybe we should just divide by 4 on the last full haul to make sure Yazi doesn't fall behind either?
This was what I was intending, having forgotten that Yazi wasn’t there to get commendations, nor was she there for Trinia. I’m fine with this, btw, especially because otherwise, honestly, some of the Trinia reward would go to Meira.
Excellent! So 5225.5 each if everyone is okay with delaying the party share.
Magda is grabbing the handy haversack with her money is selling a lovely well used perfectly weather maskerwork backpack. If anyone wants one for 25gp instead of a new one for 50gp it is ALL yours. (yes it is stained but who isn't)
Ah yes, we should remember that shield of faith overlaps with the ring.
@Yazi - all of this was gathered after your arrival, so no worries.
I'm also fine with delaying the party share, was just an option I wanted to put on the table.
@Yazi - So I think the two main contenders for that ring are us, since we are the most frontline of the party. Since you're the caster of shield of faith, what do you think would be a more efficient use of the ring? I am fine either way.
I think the ring should go to Marcus, since Shield of Faith only lasts 5 minutes at level 5.
Wealth before distributing loot: 774.59
After distributing loot: 774.59 + 5225.5 = 6000.09
Oh. Oh wait. Hold on. Yazi you should take the ring. I hit 6k, which means I can afford an item I have been wanting for a while.
Purchases from loot:
Silver Dagger (11gp)
6000.09 - 11 = 5989.09
Sell 2 alchemist's fires for 20
5989.09 + 20 = 6009.09
GM, remember that modified Sash of the War Champion we talked about for 6k? I want to see about purchasing that :D
YEAH YEAH YEAH, FINE *GRUMBLE*. Roll the 75% chance that it's "findable" in the city. Because it's a custom item, it'll take a few days to procure/make though. High always good for players.
Womp womp.
I suppose I could make an argument that as a custom item it takes time to make/order anyways, which is usually the case of you miss the percentage roll anyways. That's how I remembered the percentage anyways, that the town/city had enough economy to procure it, they just didn't have it in stock at that moment.
Items I recommend the party keep, and does not come out of anybody's individual loot, as it is good for the health of the entire party
Vermin Repellant (it's good at what it does and very cheap)
Potion of CMW x3
Potion of Lesser Restoration
Scroll of Dispel MagicWith those items kept, it would put our sell price down to: 20902 gp
I am assuming that Yazi will count for loot splitting, and that Erasmo will not, based on the former's involvement and latter's lack of involvement in gathering the relevant loot. That means it will be a 4 way split between: Marcus, Magda, Yaziyah, and Vera.
That means the four of us each get: 5225.5 gp
Alternatively we could split it 5 ways and give a share to "party loot", which would make the split: 4180.4 gp
Which we can also use to buy from the current loot sheet at 1/2 price.
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For Marcus, the biggest question on the loot split is "who gets the ring of protection?" Obviously it's a good item for most people, and Marcus tends to take a lot of lumps, but he already has the highest AC and perhaps somebody else would like to bump their AC instead.
I double-checked everything on the form, and as an update, barring having "claimed" something, everyone gets 5,569.38 if there is no party split. To move along, I'm going to assume there isn't one. Check the bottom-right part of the loot sheet to confirm how much cash you actually get after everything is liquidated and you've claimed what you want.
As noted, with Zellara's help, you actually get everything ID'd the same day.
Updated expense list:
Scroll of Comprehend Languages (25)
Scroll of Magic Weapon (25)
Scroll of Protection from Evil (25)
Scroll of Silent Image x2 (50)
Scroll of Fog Cloud (150)
Scroll of Daylight (375)
Wand of Heightened Awareness (750)
Cloak of Resistance (1000)
Cost to learn spells from Vreeg's spellbook . . . (will update)
3rd - Fly, Gentle Repose, Water Breathing
2nd - Blindness/deafness, Darkness, False Life, Scorching Ray
1st - Chill Touch, Feather Fall, Magic Missile, Shield
So in all seriousness, what's our plan here? Are we just here to observe the scene? Realistically speaking I don't know how good are odds would be to intervene in any sort of way, unless it's in response to an attack.
;D
Disguise Marcus as the executioner. :)
I like that one.
Play it by ear, maybe. Cause a riot of our own. Just yell obscenities. Fling some poop. Sacrifice the halfling... just kidding :)
I might get this instead of one of the other expensive things on my list.
Also the following:
Prognostication manual (30)
Further updated expense list:
Prognostication manual (30)
Scroll of Disguise Self (25)
Scroll of Comprehend Languages (25)
Scroll of Magic Weapon (25)
Scroll of Protection from Evil (25)
Scroll of Silent Image x2 (50)
Scroll of Daylight (375)
Scroll of Fly (375)
Scroll of Dimension Door (700)
Wand of Heightened Awareness (750)
Cloak of Resistance (1000)
Sleeves of Many Garments (200)
Total: 3580
Spell writing costs:
3rd - Fly, Gentle Repose, Water Breathing (270 gp)
2nd - Blindness/deafness, Darkness, False Life, Scorching Ray (160 gp)
1st - Chill Touch, Feather Fall, Magic Missile, Shield (40 gp)
Total: 470 gp.
That about uses up Vera's gold. But when she's done she can sell Vreeg's spellbook to have some coin to spend.
Still looking for a last bit of chatting/follow up to close out the chapter, and then we'll move on to our downtime posts.
I've chatted with each player individually, for a little while, about what they want to do after we close out with Kroft, and end the book. As I said, the downtime is about a year long (11 months, to be exact).
So during that time, everyone should do at least the following:
a) post a roleplaying-style narrative summary with an example vignette of their activities. If you're going in full-bore with downtime rules, you may need to roll with me to determine events, etc, which should be reflected in the narrative post (you don't need to post any mechanics). If you're just painting a narrative picture without hoping to get money out of it, I'm allowing a lot of freedom in your personal narratives, go wild! Create NPCs if you want, as long as they're not gary stus that will just throw piles of money at you. :)
b) explain in-and-out of character how you and your companions have kept in touch. It doesn't have to be extended banter or roleplaying, but by the end of it, even the newish players should have PCs that feel at least somewhat connected to the others.
Where did you and I end up settling on the rules for Marcus's mercenary company? Perhaps it might be unique since it's just being created now.
Are we leveling up and/or getting the point buy adjustment during this downtime? I know I have a feat I want to retrain.
I finalized the rules of your company, and have a timeline that's finished for the entire thing, based on your request. I offered to walk you through it, but you were busy. It is unique, yes, but is a flattened version of the UC rules.
Nobody is level up (you've recently leveled up), but everyone is getting the point buy adjustment. Recall that retraining is 1/10 the cost and time.
Kk. I should have time Wednesday to review in detail.
Hi folks--Jedi allowed Vera to do some retraining to take Craft Wondrous Item. So your most recent purchases can perhaps be crafted instead and your money can go a bit farther. Vera is ready to take new guinea pigs customers!
Gonna close out the conversation, if Marcus wants to add anything, he can do so with an Earlier tag. Please start planning your vignettes etc. Since we've already spent a few weeks working on things, I think my original plan of 1 month of real time is unrealistic, so we're only having a downtime/RP break of about two weeks at most. We'll move on to the next book sooner if we get all the descriptions done before then.
Will have a large post up sometime Monday or Tuesday.
7158.39gp after downtime
Also I have 5 "magic" from my company, which is worth 500gp of crafting materials
Also Yazi is providing a 250gp discount off one wondrous item and one non-wondrous item
Vera crafts modified sash of the war champion, using 500gp from "magic" and 250gp from Yazi, costing Marcus: 2250gp
Vera crafts gauntlets of the skilled maneuver for 2000gp
Vera crafts aegis of recovery for 750gp
Vera crafts scabbard of honing for 250gp
Vera crafts warpaint of the terrible visage x3 for 50gp each
Purchase ring of resistance +1 with Yazi's 250gp non-wondrous discount for 1250gp
508.39gp left
Other things of note:
Retraining fighter bonus feat from cleave into bulette rampage.
With modified sash of the war champion I picked up the ability to move at full speed in heavy armor, as well as Armored Juggernaut, which gives me DR 2/- for right now.
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Magda
40.3 profit on downtime
Vera made her
A simple headband of woven red strands: headband of inspired wisdom +2, 250 discount from Yazi's lovely enterprise.
A coal-black cape that you could just disappear into: cloak of elvenkind
Lovely leather boots that fit perfectly that will never be fed to anyone: boots of striding and springing
A soft green cap that looks like it would be very warm but otherwise forgetable, hat of disguise
She has an agile breastplate made for her (250 discount from Yazi's non-wonderous discount) because someone (correctly) keeps points out that she could die if her ac doesn't get better
469.6 left
Accounting post:
Vera's expenses:
2.9 gp loss downtime
40 gp retraining (crafting feat and Profession (fortuneteller))
50 gp gravesite for Zellara
Vera's purchases:
Prognostication manual (30)
Scroll of Disguise Self (25)
Scroll of Comprehend Languages (25)
Scroll of Magic Weapon (25)
Scroll of Protection from Evil (25)
Scroll of Silent Image x2 (50)
Scroll of Daylight (375)
Scroll of Fly (375)
Scroll of Dimension Door (700)
Wand of Heightened Awareness (750)
Vera's crafting:
Cloak of Resistance (250) (applying discount)
Hat of Disguise (900) (very excited to do disguises with Magda)
Liquid assets:
467.62 gold
Vera's approximate wealth: 11,810gp.
Vera's stat adjustments (will modify after combat concludes):
Adulthood: -2 Dex, +2 Str, +2 Con, +2 Wis
20 point buy: +1 Int, +2 Dex
Updated stats: Str 8, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 20(18), Wis 12, Cha 14
Paired disguises!!!
I forgot to include that Magda retrained out of profession butcher to another point in profession merchant.
Her wisdom went from 17 to 18 (point buy was at 16 to 17, the next point is the advancement on level 4) and charisma from 10 to 13 (she get pretty)
Gold before downtime: 6932 gp
Profit from the community center: 68.4 gp (1650 investment, 1718.4 revenue).
After downtime: 7000.4 gp
Purchases:
Mithral breastplate - 4200 gp
Belt of giant strength +2 - 1750 (crafted by Vera with 250 gp discount)
Cloak of resistance - 500 gp (Vera discount:))
Wand of Bless - 500 gp (250 gp purchase discount)
Gear value: 14463 gp
Remaining cash: 51 gp
LVL UP!
1 Level at Swashbuckler (mouser)
hp: 8 (6 HD, +2 Con)
BAB: +1
Ref: +2
Skills: 5 ranks, 2 background
+1 Acrobatics
+1 Bluff
+1 Disable Device
+1 Perception
+2 Profession (guard) [background]
+1 Stealth
Feat: Accomplished Sneak Attacker
Class Features:
Deed - Derring-Do
Deed - Dodging Panache
Deed - Underfoot Assault
Panache (1 point)
Swashbuckler Finesse (does nothing saddly)
Now, thanks to Underfoot Assault, whenever Erasmo climbs a foe, it gets -4 to hit everyone and -2 to hit Erasmo! Also everyone is flanking the foe, which is also awesome.
Erasmo is not a damage dealer, but for sure is a damage enabler.
Level 5, Oracle:
- #JustOracleThings: nothing interesting here beyond more spells.
- Feat: Additional Traits
- Traits: Magical Lineage (Divine Favor), Reckless. The first lowers the spell level by 1 when applying metamagic feats, the second makes Acrobatics a class skill and gives +1 trait bonus.
- FCB: +1 hit point.
- Spells known: Bless, Ironskin. Curse spells: Levitate, Minor Image.
- Skills: +2 Acrobatics, +1 Diplomacy, +1 Perception, +2 Craft tattoo
Arcanist 5:
+6 HP
Arcanist exploit: Quick Study
Spells Known: Resist Energy, See Invisibility
Feat: Improved Initiative
Skills: Appraise, K. Arcana, K. Dungeoneering, K. History, K. Nature, K. Planes, K. Religion, Spellcraft.
Want to also learn Spider Climb if there's time to find a wizard to transcribe spells from.
Marcus Level 5
HP: 6 (average) +2 (con) +1 (favored class) = +9 hp
BaB: +1
Class Features: Weapon Training (heavy blades)
Skill Ranks: keeping my max skills maxed out...will probably pick up knowledge (dungeonerring) and maybe ride? nothing crazy
Feat: UHHHHH HELP ME can't get greater maneuver feats yet...possibly charge through? definitely open to suggestions here