FairyGM's Way of the Wicked

Game Master Therenger

Honestly, I've grown tired of the lessons. This is the last room. If you want to attack, go ahead and take a surprise round. If not, then let me know what other plan you have for Sir Balin and Timeon.

Vormog and Rayse, how about you two make the call--IC or OOC--about what to do with these two, i.e. jump right into combat, or try to trick info out of them first, or set up some conversion of Timeon, or whatever else occurs to you?

As your captor, Sir Balin is more important to you folks than to the rest of us, and I feel as our newest group members you should have the chance to make decisions which the rest of us have.

Right, however you guys want to play it, Posh will back, and he's got the song up to aid in combat. Make it a devastating first strike, if that's the plan.

It does seem like we're headed right into the violent option, but again, ready to follow your lead.

TBH, I've already lost track of why we're going on with this deception. Part of me wanted to turn Sir Balin or Timeon, or put a bug on them and let them out in the wild as sleeper agents, but then I remembered this isn't sci-fi.

Trying something else.

Yeah I don't know where we're going with this either. Having a bit of writers block as a result.

So how does this group feel about going murderhobo?

We'll commence with combat later today once I get a map setup.

The deception was just to get him to drop his guard so we could get a surprise round, with the possible bonus of getting some info out of them if they knew about, say, the sapphire amulet.

I suspect Thorn will be fine with us dispatching Balin however we do it. Might be worth some style points to take him alive for interrogation and/or sacrifice, though I suspect Tiadora has already gotten everything useful out of him. Since we're probably not going to knock him from positive hit points to negative eighteen (or whatever) in one blow at this level, taking him alive wouldn't be difficult, just a matter of not doing a coup de grace when he's down.

I was hoping to get him thinking about Timeon, possibly suspicious. Did we take the real Timeon upstairs?

Ha! We may not need a map. Go ahead and hack away.

This map's not worth the effort. Go ahead and assume flanking positions when you roll. Balin's not moving.

Understood. Should we treat all the actions we've taken so far as our surprise round actions?

Not feeling it today. Go ahead and swing away and let's get out of this dungeon.

Great takedown. I can't post right now, but let's use my spell slots before the wands?

I hear that, but when a guy is negative, Posh is using whatever he has available!!

I formally apologize for Rendylyn spending wand charges to emphasize the value of cooperation when she wants party members to give her valuable objects.

I mean, I only ask that we try to use renewable resources only. Just trying to look out for the group's resources.

The full plate bumps Rayse's AC to 20 and no doubt it looks great too.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoEp445KLwwr_EKzPCvMc JY-Aa0COGEQjvHg&s

As for the cloak + potion, I'm set. I can cast CLW spontaneously and I have good Con and Wis (curtesy of the Focus & Foible abilities) and my class also gives good Fort and Will saves. If I fail reflex, I'll just tank the damage with my good HP pool.

I think we should up the save of anyone all who have the lowest Will save. Failing Fort saves can (eventually) be fixed by spells, but failing Will is a bit more urgent.

As for the pot, I think it's for whoever can't heal themselves. Maybe even Rendylyn so she doesn't feel pressured to fill out spell slots with cures. Healing should be a post-combat type of action.

So, should we start a loot tracking sheet or something of the like?

A loot tracking sheet would be great, but let's not keep EVERYTHING on it. Once that armor goes to Rayse, it comes off the loot sheet. Otherwise, the things get super long and unmanageable.

So, I've created a google sheets for a loot table. The format is simple, only 3 columns.

"Loot", "acquired by" and "source". The source column is meant for a link to the post where the loot drops, so we can backtrack the loot more easily.

I am obviously very noob at this, so if anyone has a suggestion to improve (or completely redo) this format, feel free to do so.

Here's the link, please let me know if it's not working.

Lowest Will save, and over-all, goes to Posh.

That sheet looks good. Always go with KISS.

Add the items to the table. Once sold or added to a CS, remove. So Posh, remove the cloak once you add it to your CS.
Rendylyn? Have you added the holy symvbol to your sheet?

Posh already set up a loot list. I'm fine with using either one, and have updated both.

Hahaha, so I did!

Which one are we using?

I’ve taken charge of the cloak!

I think we all forgot about the one Posh set up. (Except for Rendylyn!)

Either one is fine. Just decide on one and we need a link to it so we remember.... At least I need a link. I'm old and forget things!

I linked mine in my stat line. Make sure it works for you.

Rendylyn's interior monologue upon being asked what she's learned.

Anyone feels like they got the short straw on the boons can add a +2 to save vs Fear effects.

Short straw? My boon is amazing!

I agree with Vormog. Treesa doesn't have hexes where resistance or immunity matters much yet. But there are some that I was planning on taking. And the bonus to the knowledge rolls is always helpful!

Always happy to learn new languages, especially if the GM/Module thinks they're important ones!

Would folks mind if we kick in on another communal item or two?

I feel we need a way to smuggle and protect our Asmodean contraband, including our copy of our contract with Thorn. A Secure Paypack would be just the thing, if GMT allows the purchase, and we could pay for it by trading in our gold discs from the map room.

Sure thing.

No argument here. Helps to have magical carry space!

I'll delete mine from my CS. Added it to the loot tracker for now.

I stuck a 2 next to that, to include mine.

@GM: Can we get a fixed link to the loot sheet somewhere please?

@GM: Can we get a fixed link to the loot sheet somewhere please?

We have one, in Posh's stat line.

For some reason I thought the gold discs were worth 500g. Even with all six, we're short of what we'd need to buy a Secure Paypack (assuming GMT said one was available). We can afford a Pathfinder Pouch, or pay a little more for a lot more capacity and style with a Devil's Crux--you just know Cardinal Thorn has one of those available. The latter is bound to be more conspicuous, though. One of each, putting the latter in the former?

Can we sell Warden Richter's spellbook? If we know the spells we could calculate the value. Should be worth a few hundred. ??

If you prepare Read Magic you can find out what's in it.

I have read magic on my list.

Then why didn't you list it as an asset?

What I wouldn't give for a holocaust cloak...

I thought we already did that. Treesa has the spell. Just needs to prepare it for the day.

I have Read Magic as a known cantrip. I got it.

I'm inclined to say the manor armory is not that robust. No magical weapons or anything worn on-person, and no wondrous items. Only the basics for potions and scrolls, and in limited supply. He's not stockpiling the good stuff that could be put to better use in the field. If I have to click a link to learn what it is, he doesn't have it.

Then why didn't you list it as an asset?

What I wouldn't give for a holocaust cloak...

Settle for a wheelbarrow?

How about a Cork Vest then? Mundane item. 25 GP for a life jacket. We are at or near a port right? I assume so since we are boarding a boat.

I had to click on it, so no.