GM Deneve's The Fall of Plaguestone (PFS 2e) (Inactive)

Game Master redeux

We do have the 50 gp of alchemical supplies, too, so if we were willing to take some time, we could stock up on some elixirs of life.

Kunsheng will cheerfully make elixirs of life, but the GM may want him to do it for cost.

Yes, at cost please, unless you wish to spend crafting them?

Does Kunsheng need the formulas in his list in order to make them at cost?

I've never used them, but the Drakeheart Mutagen from the APG looks very useful for those not in heavy armor (and with a Dex of 14+).

I'd also recommend a Comprehension Elixir or two.

Otherwise, we can just make a bunch of bombs.

So is there a consensus yet?

I think we're going to rest the night and go back out in the morning.

I think there's no doubt about that.

If there's no other suggestions, Simon will take a +1 rune for his rapier and make a bunch of bombs with the alchemical reagents - 50 gp worth gives us 5 level 3 bombs. I'll suggest two bottled lightning (for flat-footed), and three blight bombs (for pure damage).

We can buy a bunch of lesser healing potions with the remainder. Simon will use spare change to buy a bunch of caltrops (we seem to be in tight quarters often, this should help us control the flow of battle).

I think we're going to rest the night and go back out in the morning.

Sorry, meant consensus on what you're buying.

Leo will have a problem if you guys just rest and leave at first light. His agreement with Simon was to help him with Sor Lawren, then go. Despite Kunsheng, Leo considers the town undefended until his sire is helped enough to be of use or he has to stay back to protect it himself. It helps that you’re not under a time constraint.

Is anyone proficient in bombs?

If not:

We can spend 60 gp + 5 gp of Tamli's life savings to buy 2 +1 potency runes.

The 50 gp worth of alchemy supplies can be used for Elixirs of Life.

It'll take Kunsheng some time to make them.

I don't think anyone is leaving at first light given they're going to attempt to craft bombs. More than likely that means a couple of days of being at Etran's Folly while they're being made.

If you are Crafting, please let me know, in the meantime, I'll move us on to the next day at Etran's Folly.

If anyone needs non alchemical crafting, Leofric is your man :)

Crafting takes 4+ days, right? I know we aren't on a tight timeline, but if we're going to take that long, do the non-crafters want to get a cart to go and collect that alchemical equipment?

Yeah, let's do that. Simon will bring some stuff to make a little memorial for Sinan, and we can board up the door. We'll bring back the items and then downtime?

Leo can help with bolting the door and possibly some work around the "manor"

I will write on the boarded-up door, in chalk:

Blud Oooz
Keep Out!

It might be taken more to heart by passing tourists if you wrote it in blood.

Gamble will need to purchase a healer's kit out of the pool.

How long do you want to spend on crafting?

I would say just the 4 days you need to craft a batch. With the crafting supplies we have, I don't think we have to worry about being economical about it, going into the last chapter of the adventures.

Crafting should take much longer than 4 days. Crafting has a lead time of 4 days, after which a check is made. F/CF necessitates repeating those 4 days; S/CS adds a gp/day value to to the task until the task is completed (or the remainder of the value is purchased with gold).

Example:

Trained Crafting of 3 Quicksilver Mutagens (12 gp each) = 36 gp value
1. Buy raw materials for half of the value = 18 gp of raw materials (Day 0, completed 18/36).
2. Work for 4 days (Day 4, completed 18/36).
3. Make a Crafting check (Level 3 = DC 18).
CF = lose 10% of raw materials (1.8 gp), start over.
F = start over
S = 0.5 gp/day => 18/0.5 = 36 days of Crafting required (excluding dead time)
CS = 0.7 gp/day => 18/0.7 = 26 days of Crafting required (excluding dead time)

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Success, so 4 days dead time + 36 days Crafting = 40 days total
Total Cost: 18 gp currency, plus 40 days Downtime.

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Let's try again, because Simon doesn't usually roll that well. :\

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Failure (1), so start over.

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Failure (2), so start over.

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Failure (3), so start over.

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Failure (4), so start over.

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

Critical Failure (5), so -1.8 gp and start over.

Crafting: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Success, so 36 days Crafting + 20 days dead time = 56 days total
Total Cost: 19.8 gp currency, plus 56 days Downtime

Yes, but if you aren't looking to reduce the cost, you just make the roll, spend the 4 days, and pay the full cost, right?

If that's the intent, can we just buy it at full cost (and forego the 4 days Crafting dead time altogether)?

Not if you want higher level than the store has available things that Kunsheng could make, I believe.

I updated Gamble's Loot sheet to indicate that we had only 38 gp worth of alchemical reagents left.

Is there anything we're waiting for before setting out again?

I believe our GM has been under the weather (+/- Thanksgiving).

That's a bad combination

True that.

Hope the GM is feeling better.

I miss this game

Me too. I'm very interested to see how it turns out, and I'm thinking about running it for my kids.

I hope the GM is OK.

I think at this point whatever has happened to our GM has put them out of commission longterm. Do we want to seek a replacement GM?

We're already into the holidays, so I'd recommend waiting until after the turn of the year. If he hasn't rejoined us by then, let's find someone else to run the last part.

I agree. It's possible they are on an academic schedule and very busy at the end of the semester.

Still nothing from the GM, here or elsewhere on the boards. I'd say it's time to get a replacement.

I agree. :(

Agreed.

:(

Leofric, what do you think?

Assuming he is on board, we should have a quick chat about how to do this.

1. Do we want to interview prospective GMs and choose one; take the first one willing?

2. Do we want to agree in advance what to do if Deneve comes back?

3. Do we want every decision to be unanimous or is some dissent okay?

1. I advise bringing it up to Tyranius or one of the other online VCs and letting them follow their usual protocol (which, IIRC, is generally first willing).

2. If GM D returns in time, I'd definitely prefer to stick with him, so we can make that a condition for the replacement--that should be easy enough to go with, and I've seen it happen that way before.

3. My preference would be for unanimity, with the proviso that AFAICT we're all reasonable people. If, e.g., the first GM to pop up is a complete novice, or is someone that one of us has had a problem with in the past, then let's agree to communicate about it (via PM, if we want anonymity) before making the call.

How does that sound to everyone?

It's generally first willing with the players having right of refusal/declining. That doesn't happen often as beggars can't be choosers. But there is one GM that I'd refuse.

Agreed (including the part about there being one GM that I'd refuse)

That sounds good to me.

There are definitely GMs I would not prefer, but I think "beggars can't be choosers" sums it up.

I can also try to set up a Discord chat if people are into that. I actually prefer the boards/PM (I can't Discord from my phone) but 2021 yada yada yada.

I'm on board but I'm currently recovering from covid so I'm not on much. I hope to be online more again next week.

Good luck, and get well soon!

I'm about to post the request for Tyranius to Cottonseed.