Greetings everyone. It has been a long time, but I am back to continue. I am ok but things here have not been so well. We've had floods here in australia east coast (didn't lose anything thankfully) so lost power and internet for a time. Then after that I've had to move house and only just able to relax. Whenever I thought about my games here I was always busy doing something, when I could relax I forgot all about my plan to update games.
I don't know...Posting this on April Fool's Day?!! A little hard to believe. But if it's true, I'd like to come back as well.
We can certainly continue. I'm glad you're safe, that's the important part.
Not a joke lol. Though I also wondered when my real estate told me I had to be out by the 1st if it was real. Moving is such a pain.
We all alive over here? Been quiet for a while.
Last message from the GM was about moving. No news since then sadly.
Oh boy, I am finally back. That absence dragged on way too long. I want to continue running these games and am hoping there are players still interested in playing this game?
If we can all assemble like the Avengers again, sure!
That would be great. I will keep trying for a couple weeks to see if players want to come back or not.
Still here. Welcome back.
I'm here too. Was a couple of days from writing Toby's epilogue in a post.
Let me guess: a daring rescue, a grateful priestess, and sailing off into the sunset on your own ship? ;)
Mostly. Ultimately captaining a ship in his mother fleet in The Maelstrom.
I don't hear a dispute about the rest of it lol
Sweet. Earthsong, Rosanne and Tobias are here. Ill still give some time for the others but we can definitely finish the island with you three and recruit more players for book 2.
Not a bad idea actually. It would let us fill in gaps, or for that matter stay alive, as a three person party is down one point for APL. Which in another S&S game I'm in has been a problem at various points.
It was in the original recruitment post that you will gain mythic tiers at the end of each book. The island is the last part of book 1 so there is that to look forward to.
Fair enough. Let's see if we can live that long once we're reunited :)
Rosanne was designed to go to Arcane trickster. So she will cover both traps & arcane soon.
I don't know. I'd prefer the immediate benefits of gestalt characters, to the reward of epic levels down the road.
Earthsong was meant for support and healing to some degree. Going mythic will continue that. Having spent time looking, I'm not well-suited for gestalt in terms of my ability scores; Wisdom is her high score, the rest not so much. Not to mention druidic limitations. Fun to think about though.
Having done Wrath and Mythic levels I'd prefer that to Gestalt.
Well if you guys are ready lets get this game rolling again. I'll bot the others for now and we can recruit when you have the ship at a port again.
Sounds good. Still waiting on Toby's search of the chest.
Waiting for the expected undead attack ;)
I am away from home atm sorry guys. Will update on Wednesday.
I was waiting on a post or two from you guys reacting to the sighting of more grindylows.
Been pretty sick. Updating today! Cheers for your patience.
No problem. So our enemies lose 1 hp per day you've been away right? ;-)
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Come on in Rosanne. Blow your save so we can start setting up a proper TPK :-)
Come on in Rosanne. Blow your save so we can start setting up a proper TPK :-)
And done!
yea 4 out of 5 failed saves is rough...
That's because whoever designed the monster failed to understand that being limited to single moves is almost as bad as a full stun...and it just stunned the party. Can't do that with power word stun.
Checking in. Been a week and I know we're in the holiday stretch, but I figured I should.
Yea I guess things are busy for everyone now. I'll try to keep things moving anyway so we dont stall too much.
Posting a day early, but Merry Christmas to everyone! Try to stay warm and safe if you're affected by the invasion of cold from the North pole!
Also: Earthsong is not that kind of elf and not nearly that powerful a druid, it's not her fault :p
Merry Christmas all.
Only a couple of hours to go to New Year down here. Have a good one everybody.
Got a bit under 19 hours here. Happy New Year's to everyone. Let's meet up and try to finish this soon :-)
Congratulations guys you have defeated the final boss of the first book of Skulls and Shackles. You are now level 5.
When/If you accept the boon/curse of the gift from Besmara and install it on your ship you will find some other benefits that benefit the ship and crew. But I shall only reveal that if you do take the helm for your ship.
Of course, the curse part is merely that with accepting favour from one god, followers of others are likely to move against you, especially those that seek power in the shackles. Is it worth the risk?
I will also open up recruitment now for 2 or 3 more to join us after the ship gets to a safe harbour and you can start recruiting a full crew.
Level in Sorcerer. Will +1.
New Spell Disrupt Undead.
Skills +1. Knowledge Arcana. Perception. Profession Sailor. Perception.
First: a question. Since this game is ABP, does that mean the weapons we found with enhancement bonuses lack them? Like the bolts and the Vindictive Harpoon?
Second, who wants what from the loot? :-) I'm built on first level gear but I note Rosanne and Toby don't exactly have a lot either.
I forgot to change those. They should have a +1 equivalent enchantment instead.
Rosanne will take the Skull scroll, and a MW dagger if no one else is taking it. Not much else for her there.
I could use the wand of summon nature's ally. The lesser bracers of archery and the masterwork cold iron sickle also suit. The spearhead can hopefully be made into a spear if someone wants it, though I think I will avoid spears for a weapon for now.
I was also going to ask what happened in game terms to our teammates. The Whale got them? Fade into background as crew? Stirge food?
Jacques, Amuro and other PCs will leave the crew/decide the pirate's life isn't for them after all.
You will need to fill certain roles to have the ship managed effectively. The Master-at-arms and Master Gunner positions can be bundled with other roles. So someone could potentially be First Mate and Master-at-arms.
Officers don't count toward the required crew amount (currently 20). It is good to have double that or more so the crew can work in shifts. I'll add this to campaign tab so it can be easily updated in future.
Name - Ship Role - Responsibility
Officers
Tobias - Captain - First in command
? - First Mate - second in command
? - Boatswain - deck crew and rigging
? - Sailing Master - piloting the ship
? - Surgeon/Carpenter - Ship/Crew Health
Ambrose Kroop - Cook - food and drink
? - Quartermaster - inventory and supplies
? - Master Gunner - weapons
? - Master-at-Arms - discipline
Crew
Swab - Ship Maintenance
Rigger - Rigging and Sails
Well, Tobias hopes to fill many of those roles with the winners of the recruitment. Surgeon should be Sandara. And Rosanne as First mate.
Unfortunately, Earthsong is a lubber LOL
With 5 PCs and 7-9 officer spots there is plenty to choose from Earthsong. There aren't many requirements either.
Captain and first mate make profession sailor rolls. Same with sailing master. It could help the surgeon to have ranks in heal, craft carpentry skill helps for fixing a damaged ship. Profession cook helps with cooking. That's about it I think though I may be missing something. Eventually you might all be captains if you capture many ships and are able to get enough crew to man them all.