Ironfang Invasion

Game Master GM Red

Agreed. I find wisdom in the words of my fellow dwarf companion; whether Grymwold leads the charge or follows one of Gronilda's arrows matters little to me as long as the result is a dead hobgoblin.

Let our focus be on forging a tale together, minimizing the strain on our willing GM, and ensuring the longevity of our shared adventure.

May the bonds of our incipient fellowship be as resilient as the finest dwarven steel.

I'm all for minimizing GM strain. It sounds like we have a consensus on post order initiative.

'Uncle' Grymwold, if your campaign page is quiet, there is a recruitment with few applications thus far. It uses a different magic system, and is restricted to core classes and races, + aasimar and tiefling. The setting is a different universe too.

Archetypes are free game, i believe.

Recruitment page

If i can get my cleric done (it's been in a semi- writer's block), there'd be 3 players. You'd make #4.

Thanks for the heads up :) I took a look at it and I'm not interested in learning ANOTHER magic system. Now if it was DSPs Psionics or Path of War that would be a different story

Thanks for the heads up :) I took a look at it and I'm not interested in learning ANOTHER magic system. Now if it was DSPs Psionics or Path of War that would be a different story

Luckily applicants are not required to take magic classes, it's just a plus if people do. With an arcane caster and divine caster already present, one could go free on non-casters.

The resources the PCs and their followers need to survive are abstracted throughout this adventure as Provision Points. One Provision Point sustains a person for 1 day and consists of a half-gallon of fluid (clean water, or ale, broth, cider, goat’s milk, or sheep’s milk) and 3 to 5 pounds of stable food (apples, berries, bread, dried boar, dried venison, hard cheese, mushrooms, nuts, pickled vegetables, and smoked trout).

Basically, you will be acquiring a number of refugees, and will need to feed them. Resources will be supplied as loot that you can record as Provision Points. There will be a time that we will need to track PP and consumption, or refugees will begin to starve and die. This will drive part of what actions your characters take.

I've started a spreadsheet of refugees as well as loot. I will do my best to make it personal for you. I will give unnamed refugees names and personalities, such as your family members. If you want, you can also same other unnamed characters. Other games of Ironfang have had characters control groups of ncs for camp activities. We can get into that latter.

Also, if anyone loves putting together or building spreadsheets, I'm not against letting someone take over running that portion.

If it gets to be a strain on you I often end up managing loot sheets for games I'm in at some point. Or if you want to make it editable and shared so that someone else can update it if you end up too busy at some point that could be helpful.

I think I see Skill Focus: Survival in my future

If it gets to be a strain on you I often end up managing loot sheets for games I'm in at some point. Or if you want to make it editable and shared so that someone else can update it if you end up too busy at some point that could be helpful.

I think I see Skill Focus: Survival in my future

I always forget to make it editable

Since we're at a drinking establishment, how about for the 2 unnamed commoner NPCs?

Betty the barmaid & Bradley, eccentric botanist and herb peddler.

Lol, done.

Lol. "herb peddler" sounds like he sells the kind of herbs that that Saélihn's mom won't. heh

Lol. "herb peddler" sounds like he sells the kind of herbs that that Saélihn's mom won't. heh

Unintentional, but now that you put it that way, it does sound like the town's botanist is a stoner in his spare time. X)

Ask at the bar for the secret menu.

Ask at the bar for the secret menu.

Or the secret ingredient in the latest brew.

And that starts to explain how an army of hobgoblins popped up in the middle of the town without the free spirited Phaendarians raising an alarm xD

Respect helping Jet bring the resources in the tavern, he said before what to find here, but got buried on the previous page.

Jet speaks up from behind the counter, crossbow still in hand. "We have food and alcohol in the cellar. We should bring that with us. Oh! And there's probably people still upstairs in the rooms!" With that, she slings a bag over her shoulders and looks ready to go. Three more people emerge from the kitchens to join her, knives in the hands of two of them.

Gronilda is going to the cellar with Skalla.

I've been updating the loot sheet, and I had a question. The loot listed for hobgoblins (mwk backpack, heavy crossbow etc.) - is that for each of them, or for both together?

I've been updating the loot sheet, and I had a question. The loot listed for hobgoblins (mwk backpack, heavy crossbow etc.) - is that for each of them, or for both together?

Both together.

marching order?

scouts or tank in the lead?

marching order?

scouts or tank in the lead?

This scout knows your AC is higher than hers.

For those of you who are familiar with this part of the adventure, you know that there is an importance to the order of your visits. I have also amended the happenings to include your homes, or families business.

@Skalla Just checking your current status. I have you at 9 hp, having used 2 rounds of song?

3 rounds of song used, I'll find a place in the status line to track that.

Proposed marching orders

Single file or when breaching doors:
Grym
Saelihn
Ghost
Skalla
Lizzie
Gronilda
Pawnies

When possible, I will prefer to remain in the middle lines. Otherwise, with 20 feet movement, I might have trouble to reach with a cure spell on a companion in need.

I agree with the order except that I'd have Ghost ahead of me, since his initial attack will likely be to charge, and I'll be hanging back from melee unless necessary.

Skalla should be at full HP, 9/9.

Skalla should be at full HP, 9/9.

Got it.

I have created a slide with array rolls for Perception and Initiative which are the most usual done by the GM. That way each player can keep them updated when they level up and it is a bit less work for the GM :)

Just to clarify init

Telakin (Doppleganger)
Initiative:
Bold may go

Skalla
Lizzie
Hobs
Gronilda
Pawnies
Grymwold
Saelihn
Ghost

In this instance
1) Salalah Lizzie act in post order
2)the Hobs
3) Gronilda pawnies Grym Saelihn ghost in post order

Just to clarify init

Telakin (Doppleganger)
Initiative:
Bold may go

Skalla
Lizzie
Hobs
Gronilda
Pawnies
Grymwold
Saelihn
Ghost

In this instance
1) Salalah Lizzie act in post order
2)the Hobs
3) Gronilda pawnies Grym Saelihn ghost in post order

That's pretty much it.

Skalla and Lizzie may go.

Hobs go

Everyone else may go

Yeah that would be why I haven't posted yet, since I may be reacting to the hobgoblins actions., If Lizzie is waiting for Grymwold like it says in her post, then she's delaying and drops down to after him in the initiative order.

Regretfully sneak attack only works up to 30 feet distance unless you have some special option like the deadly range talent.

On the positive side, slings deal strength damage, so Skalla's raging song should help a bit there :)

Thank you, I was just about to mention the raging song. Don't forget to accept or decline the song on your turn. Sadly, I'll have to take the sneak back.

I forgot to add the raging bonus damage to my own damage, haha.

Please check my record keeping on hp. After the last battle, I had Ghost down 4 and Skalla down 2. With Skalla's Rage active he would've gained that two back, but Ghost was still down , correct? I'll try to keep a better system of tracking.

It's accurate. Ghost hasn't healed any damage.

What do you think about maybe Skalla and Lizzie posting already the next round of actions as they are coming before the hobgoblins have another chance to go anyway? It can help streamline posting with less waiting.

EDIT: No worries, just saw the GM ninja'd me for a single min xD

GM Mahuffma, we placed our post at the very same minute, so I fear you might have missed Gronilda's help on bashing down the door :D

GM Mahuffma, we placed our post at the very same minute, so I fear you might have missed Gronilda's help on bashing down the door :D

I did totally miss that. I've also been sick the past couple of days and haven't investigated. Ready to go now.

Gronilda wrote:

GM Mahuffma, we placed our post at the very same minute, so I fear you might have missed Gronilda's help on bashing down the door :D

I did totally miss that. I've also been sick the past couple of days and haven't investigated. Ready to go now.

Take care of yourself.

Is everything ok GM Mahuffma?

I see Pawnies is bolded, but I had no spare move action to command him this turn, so he will not act.

Everyone else seems to have their post up, so I guess we are ready for more! :)

The GM hasn't been killed by hobgoblins, have they? O_O'

Hope not!

I've been absent from posting the past few days. Life has become hectic and I haven't made time for pbp. Bad news is, this seems to be a continuing theme with our house being built and working on the property. I'm sorry to say I'm going to need to retire this campaign. All of your characters are fantastic and I was exciting to watch them grow. I've just it off more than I can chew. Sorry for just getting you started and then dropping you.

Bummer. Well at least good luck with the house.

In that case, shall we make a thread for finding a new GM?

I think so! It's quite early on so shouldn't be too hard for a new GM to pick up

Good luck with the house, Mahuffma!

And I'm down to try and find a new GM.

Good luck with the house GMM

I'd love it if we could find a way to continue this campaign.

I've made a thread in recruitment to fish for another GM.

Here's to hoping someone picks us up.