Might and magic, Lords of the Contested Lands

Game Master Chyrone

omg. I thought I had been botted. Apologies. Missed that it was my turn.

I have no familiarity with the zen archer monk.

They do their flurry with a bow instead of unarmed strikes. Same routine, different weapon.

Sorry for my slowness this week! Was sick and muddling through the IRL stuff.

Can't post to gameplay. I hit Submit Post and it continues to present the dialog box and not post.

Apparently no such problem in discussion. Can someone else bot Brunhild?

Or use this.

Brunhild shoots at the nearest opponent.

Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 151d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d8 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11

Sometimes that happens if you don't write something and only put in rolls, or if you wrote the exact same words before. To get around it, it usually works if you just write in a tiny bit of description or something so the duplicate-check bot is satisfied.

our dice certainly have not been the kindest so far haha. I believe my past 3 rolls have been 6 or under XD.

Daniels to hit is 3 BaB, 3 Str, and +1 from masterwork, so the +6 includes power attack. Its just most of the combats we've been in he has been using his sap, not his longsword. Specifically drew the longsword this time around as a point.

Ha ha. Indeed. I don't think that this adventure continues into the afterlife, but I am sure that it will be good. :)

That would actually be an interesting point to work off.

Not the preference for the campaign, though. X)

as a lover of illusions-

a visual figment that cannot extend beyond four 10-ft. cubes + one 10-ft. cube/level (S)

minor image can make you appear to be a wizard casting huge wall of stone if you so desire. Now, if the creature would normally move through the blades, accepting the potential damage, theres an argument to be made they would still do so. As nothing actually makes the image real RAW. That said, most people wouldn't choose to run through/into a wall, but they *might* try to hitting it, which would easily give them a +4 to the save, if not negate it entirely.

Hindsight it could be argued that, seeing that dwarf image fade away when Severa casts another spell, he might get suspicious of things she conjures up.

Though, yellow could try analyzing with knowledge, and knocking the image failing that, and get the same result in failing to move through.

Yes I don't expect the illusion to lock this guy down forever, just hoping that he wouldn't immediately try to race through the blades and totally negate the use of the spell. If he spends a turn or two trying to interact with the blades, rolls a will save or two, then it's worth it to me.

Honestly, I don't remember why we were going to see the king. Was it part of getting dwarves out to fix the castle, or maybe getting permission to go check out the weird undead barrow things, or something else entirely... sorry, just don't remember. I am sure my character remembers, but the player is lost. For some reason I thought it had to do with Brunhild, but she has exited, so maybe not?

Honestly, I don't remember why we were going to see the king. Was it part of getting dwarves out to fix the castle, or maybe getting permission to go check out the weird undead barrow things, or something else entirely... sorry, just don't remember. I am sure my character remembers, but the player is lost. For some reason I thought it had to do with Brunhild, but she has exited, so maybe not?

Indeed. Steward Tobias mentioned the dwarves of Stone City having the best engineers for the job. But jobs of this magnitude are done by the Royal Engineering Guild, and they work on orders of the throne.

The barrow exploration is a quest more in the expertise of their own church.

I believe, it was originally to announce ourselves as the new leaders harmondale. Maybe set up trade, and request some assistance from stonemason guilds.

ninja'd by 13 seconds. lol

Ah, yes, permission to get the royal engineering guild's help... and the Brunhild part was probably just that she was a local and would probably be able to do this better as an insider, since we are all outsiders.

And yes, other stuff besides just masons. Good point.

Got it... thanks for the reminders. :)

I believe, it was originally to announce ourselves as the new leaders harmondale. Maybe set up trade, and request some assistance from stonemason guilds.

As it stands currently, you can decide how to develop Welnin and the surrounding western lands.

Harmondale is still a roughed up region on the continent's map. The 2 other towns would have heard mention of a change in governing in Welnin by now, but mentioned earlier by Wendel Tweed, your court historian, was that their opinion on externally appointed rulers coming "to govern", has not been very warm so far. Them having been left to fend for themselves, after Harmondale was occupied yet again some years ago.

You could hear this from Wendel, the other two towns would not follow anything decided in Welnin, with the current situation. He had suggested helping them, to get them to open up to you.

To refresh the information:
Fairhaven (in the middle) is inhabited by folk from both Avlee and Erathia.
Fairbrook's residents (in the northeast) are mostly folk from Avlee. The latter in particular, would have a strong opinion on the concept of Erathia appointed strangers, supposed to govern all of Harmondale.

But given that said governing had been handed over to you, people not aligned Harmondale to either Avlee or Erathia, that would work in your favour.

I am feelings fairly under the weather atm. I'll try and get a post up in the morning before work if I can.

Take care of yourself first and foremost.

Bowing to Lady Greenbriar but feeling not much wiser for her acquaintance, Strom is thusly surprised to be swept in with the group to an audience with the King! He keeps to himself during the descent into the castle proper observing for posterity, a future memoir, perhaps. It's not the sort of place he is accustomed to spending time in, and he much prefers the open airs of AvLee's forest glens.

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Having his own agenda for speaking with the King, he waits patiently as the others go on about land ownership troubles and dilapidated castles and such, for which he has no stake nor interest. Strom serves AvLee, if he owes any land allegiance.

My expression, for this post sounds both ominous, agendas often being secrets and all, and i am looking forward to future events.

My expression, for this post sounds both ominous, agendas often being secrets and all, and i am looking forward to future events.

5) Particular goals in life? Strom is in Stone City in part to help heal the lasting wounds caused when his ancestors exiled themselves to AvLee. The memory of dwarves is eternal, and as a keeper of history it is his duty to help others understand the past. Ultimately, he seeks an audience with King Hothfarr to impress on him the spirit of unity, and perhaps serve as an emissary between their distantly related clans. Beyond that, he wants to help protect the traditional lands of druidic enclaves like Weatherchurch by preventing infringement, perhaps going so far as to establish and defend political borders to such lands.

GM Chyro wrote:

My expression, for this post sounds both ominous, agendas often being secrets and all, and i am looking forward to future events.

I'm not sure what to make of this.

I'm not folding my hands laughing like an arch devil, if that was what you were worried about.

I did mention prior, that i'm staying close to the source material.
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5) Particular goals in life? Strom is in Stone City in part to help heal the lasting wounds caused when his ancestors exiled themselves to AvLee. The memory of dwarves is eternal, and as a keeper of history it is his duty to help others understand the past. Ultimately, he seeks an audience with King Hothfarr to impress on him the spirit of unity, and perhaps serve as an emissary between their distantly related clans. Beyond that, he wants to help protect the traditional lands of druidic enclaves like Weatherchurch by preventing infringement, perhaps going so far as to establish and defend political borders to such lands.

Hmhm. ;)

I figured. I have faith you'll guide Strom into the fold in a way that Astella and Daniel deem sensible, but at this moment Strom believes his time working with them is at an end.

Sorry for my absence this week! The wife has been a bit sick but I'll try to check in much more regularly.

Sorry for my absence this week! The wife has been a bit sick but I'll try to check in much more regularly.

It's those months again, after all.

As far as buying additional scrolls, it would be wise, but we likely can't afford it.

We need to sell a lot of stuff, but going by current cash only (which I just updated), we could distribute to the 5 of us (since Estelle bot would theoretically still get a share) and it would come out to about 1270 each. Which is enough to buy one potion if you choose to, but it also uses up everything we have worked for just for that, leaving very little left to actually build up our town or get people to patrol and make the area safer, etc.

I think in kingmaker there are additional rules for doing stuff like that, and they just assume you are able to build things up, but as far as I know in this game it all comes directly from our pockets.

As far as buying additional scrolls, it would be wise, but we likely can't afford it.

We need to sell a lot of stuff, but going by current cash only (which I just updated), we could distribute to the 5 of us (since Estelle bot would theoretically still get a share) and it would come out to about 1270 each. Which is enough to buy one potion if you choose to, but it also uses up everything we have worked for just for that, leaving very little left to actually build up our town or get people to patrol and make the area safer, etc.

I think in kingmaker there are additional rules for doing stuff like that, and they just assume you are able to build things up, but as far as I know in this game it all comes directly from our pockets.

Earlier in recruitment, i mentioned this campaign's version of management was light. Certain checks of the regular Kingmaker won't need to come into play. Such as turn phases, or the need for ruler roles checks.

The better circumstances you create for Welnin, and the other townships by extend, the better they can function, contribute and provide help to each other. The more Welnin improves, the bigger it can get, the better items it has available in stores and services. And yes, if funded and there is sufficient manpower, you can certainly have people watch the roads.

Deciding how to develop Welnin, is in your hands. Do you want to make it a mercantile settlement with a lot of shops? Sure. Should it become a military oriented place? Whatever you choose to invest in.
As it currently stands, Welnin gets by, but with the raids going on trade is hampered. Money, food, and construction materials, will start to get an income if the lands are safe. The amount would depend on both size of the settlements, and whatever opportunities could come your way.

Daniel votes a military oriented place, funded by merchants. As it stands, the biggest issue atm is stability, and getting a better armed force to deal with brigands, roaming bands of *insert lesser threat here*, and general citizen conflicts the better we will be. After that, we can worry about setting up shops, merchant caravans, and raw resource gatherers.

I'll hopefully have a post in tomorrow. I work in the parcel delivery service, and as you can guess, this week is always ludicrously busy.