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Sorry, this is very long, but I wasn't sure if people were keeping track as we went along, and I needed to compile this for my own notes anyway.
Loot
Spellbook (from Ferdeth, 1st mate of pirate ship): (C) Fire Bolt, Mending, Prestidigitation; (1) Burning Hands, Detect Magic, Shield Mundane Gear
Cash and Gems
Important NPCs Encountered
Plot Hooks
- A silver-framed drawing of a Ffolk woman with the inscription “Dearest Sandra Taggard, Lily of Moray.” Found aboard the pirate ship. - There’s a war against evil fey in Dernall Forest. Where did Goblinwrath come from? Did someone give it to Bulak? Story Awards
- Twin Destinies: While visiting the town of Bloodvahrer you came across a pair of twins, Yrsa and Gulli, who have arcane abilities. Blodvahrer is not a hospitable place for arcane casters at this time, and when the twins approached you for help in leaving town, you gave it. Traveling with the twins, even if for a short while has shown you that their powers are quickly growing in strength, but that unfortunately their control of them is not growing at an equal speed. It did however give you the chance to witness an actual rain of frogs. The twins left your company in Olafstaad to be reunited with their father who has joined a group called the Initiates of Flame. What the future holds for these two is anyone’s guess. - Friends of Rustfire Clan: Friend of the Rustfire Clan. You have assisted Winnow Rustfire on her mission to attain a red pearl. She now considers you a trusted friend. This story award may come into play in future Moonshae adventures from Baldman Games, particularly CCC-BMG-MOON3-1, 3-2, and 3-3. - A Debt Owed in Silver: You defeated Captain Bluto, and now he and the pirates of Silver’s Blade seek you out for revenge. - A Dark Gem: You have recovered a mysterious gem named Goblinwrath for the Great Druid Antola Pilark. This gem carried with it an enchantment that caused goblins to become ferocious and feral while being biddable by the bearer. The origins of the gem are unknown, but Antola intends to find out and may call upon you to help her. Going forward
Initiative:
Initiative
DM Rolls:
Two goblins among your temporary allies immediately fall beneath the furious onslaught of Bulak's thralls. Round 1
Temporary Allies:
Party:
Braith spends a a couple of silver pieces on = a dragon's bony talon hanging from a plain leather necklace. The merchant tells you that Lehigh isn't very big, so just ask around when you get there, but the Silver Eye is a good bet, it being the only decent place for a meal and a drink.
I planned a couple of longer trips this year, rather than many small uses of my vacation time. Unfortunately, I also took on some freelance projects, which have been taking up my evenings and weekends prior to the vacation! Glad you had fun at Origins -- one day I'll have to go to a game convention (other than our small local one, that is).
Oh nice! Some of our local boardgame designers will be at Origins -- have a great time! If you see games like Diceborn Heroes or Creature Comforts, you will be in the company of some Alberta gamers :) I should also mention that I am going away at the end of next week and work is going to be a disaster between now and then (as evidenced by my still sitting at the computer at 10pm). I think I need to put the game on hold until I get back (July 15) -- I hope that's alright! Feel free to plan your next moves and RP a bit.
That being said, unless you are waiting to see what the others are doing, you can post your action at any time, and I will adjudicate them in turn order. It ends up being faster if everyone just posts their action when they can.
Oh no, that's absolutely fine! I appreciated your post, actually. In this medium, it's a bit hard to tell if someone has nothing to say at the moment or if they just haven't had time to post yet. I just trying to find a happy medium where I can accommodate both!
As you sail away from the Olafstaad, Captain asks: "So, where are we headed?"
Thanks, everyone!
Anyway, feeling somewhat better today. It's hard to not be annoyed by (a) hurting my back while not doing anything; and (b) it taking so much longer to heal than other times. I mean, I know I'm not 20 any more, but this is ridiculous!
I'm back! It was a great weekend in Vancouver -- ate some great food, watched The Boy and the Heron, and met up with a friend from undergrad and drank too much beer. Well, just enough beer.
lol -- yeah, I pinged him privately. He hasn't used Paizo very much and I think forgot to check the Gameplay tab.
As you near the end of the dock, the older man, Blodder, holds his cane out horizontally to bar you from walking past him. Blodder's grey-haired, probably in his mid-sixties, wearing a loose, faded green shirt. He's got real "5'9-but-lists-his-height-as-6'-on-his-Tinder-profile" energy. "And where are you off to? Not trying to skip out on your docking fees, are you?" Tapping his cane for emphasis on the ground at Toki's feet: "It's five silver. Per day."
Yeah, I don't know much about the Moonshae yet either (though I grabbed some of the novels from my local 2nd hand shop on my lunch break today). It's fantasy British Islands, for the most part. The adventure that I have (thanks Aeshuura!) says "four 90-minute adventures" -- basically, four one-shots strung together as a longer adventure. But there are a bunch more in the series online, which I will purchase if this goes well, and we can string it along into a longer campaign. You can play characters from the Isles if you want, or you can be visitors (willing or unwilling). There are backgrounds for the Moonshae Isles in the Regional Guide that are probably fine to use -- I'll have to review them and post a summary, if you are interested in that.
"What?! That damned 'king' was out here casting all sorts of spells -- had me go after Gideon, an' all. And then I got blasted by a dragon. I dunno how any of this is my fault..."
Go for it! Also, feel free to take the Standard Array if you prefer. My irl friend is planning to join us as well -- he's thinking of a cleric build (I mentioned that Gideon is thinking of continuing as a Light Cleric, so if he does, he'll pick something different to keep it interesting). (Aeshuura, you DMed his character Tana for a little bit in The Black Hand when I was playing Jarprax, the Tempest cleric).
And I'm back! Hope you all had fun while I was away :)
Hey gang, I'm leaving Monday until the 22nd (heading back east to visit my mom). I'll have internet access, but probably not enough wits to remember to post, so please bot Baldrick as needed. (Baldrick, buddy, try not to make too many bad decisions...)
Baldrick, still sulking a bit, shuffles his feet, kicking up fine dust from the floor.
Nice! My buddy just got a position at a community college in Oregon (which finally gets him out of LA, which he hated)
"Yeah, or maybe even another way in?"
Sounds good! Final tally is: Mead Hall Irregulars: 4
I know Mellaina was hoping for something a bit more alliterative (me too, tbh), but for now the group has a much stronger connection to Good Mead than to the rest of the Dale, so I think this works out well. Thanks to everyone for participating in my little voting experiment!
Per Umikh's request, compiled and alphabetized. EDIT
I've used check boxes so you can vote on more than one name because with something like 25 choices, it would be very easy for us all to vote for something else. I'm going to suggest that you try to limit your votes to say your top 3 choices (probably there's a way to do that in the poll, but I've never created one before, so I don't know how to do that).
@Aeshuura -- I finally had a chance to look through stuff. I emailed you a Word doc with more NPC Notes!
"He's a plant man
:D
That about sums it up, have we really been playing this game for like 3 years> This thread only goes back to 2021, but there's a (now inactive) thread where Greycastle first started us off -- that was the Mother Tusk adventure -- which started in October 2020 :) Back then, the group name was "Ice Road Truckers" :D I don't know if we need more suggestions of names, I just had some amusing thoughts:
Looks like the necromancer and Helaman pulled out. For ease of reference, here are the six applicants (hopefully I didn't miss any): Isagoras: Human Cleric (Light Domain)
@Greycastle: Are you thinking we should take two of them? As the others have suggested, maybe one divine and one arcane caster would work best. I'll have a look at their stories in more detail tonight and try to help you narrow it down.
No doubt. Elven chain isn't really a major magic item or anything, but it would be very unusual to find in your current setting. I don't know if Greycastle has any thoughts on the matter, but we could work something out. I haven't done it before, but I like the idea of an adventure that satisfies a need or fulfills a desire. I think if you can come up with some story ideas about why this is important and / or how you would work toward something like that (given the constraints of the current setting and party members). So, for example, why is getting elven chain (or whatever) important to Rodalas? Does he know about something that needs doing or someone who need help in the Feywilde? How would he convince the party to go there?
As long as he's not out of spell slots, lol
lol Well, I did think about getting Reegah to just chuck rocks at the archers, but then Turq was all "look at me!" so... but yeah, Hrugh is down to like 10hp or something, so Reegah will have to wait before eating his Turq-wich
Reegah seems very amused, seeing his companion get pummeled by dwarves -- he's much less amused when Turq's axe chops into his legs! He retaliates with blows of his own:
Round 2
Hey gang, we are almost finished this adventure, but I think this is a good place to take a break for the holidays. I'm going to suggest that we pick back up on January 2, but please feel free to RP amongst yourselves or with the dwarves. I'll still be checking this site semi-regularly.
Once you've exited the gorge and turned a corner or two, you deem it safe enough to increase your speed. Khitt's spell still works to hide you from sight while it lasts, though the sound of your marching is more evident now. The dwarves keep pace with you, though it's obvious that the increased speed is having a toll -- you don't hear any grumbling, but those of you familiar with dwarves can read the strain through their body language -- the clenched jaws, the rhythmic march. As Turq rightly judged, they are exhausted. It is well past midnight when you reach the clump of small trees; you are all exhausted.
EDIT:
It's really, I think, to prevent damage to get too far out of hand (as it is, the amount of damage this group does in a round is impressive!). It is a bit counter-intuitive, though -- you'd think as you become more skillful / proficient, you would be able to inflict more damage. Though I guess in D&D, that's accounted for by accumulating other kinds of skills, rather than straight damage (and damage goes up if you can hit more often). I actually really enjoy the OSR way, where your damage is reflective of your training. So, it doesn't matter what weapon you wield, whether dagger or crossbow or 2H sword, the amount of damage depends solely on your class and level. Which makes sense, in a way -- if I'm a wizard, why would I be able to do as much damage as a fighter with the same weapon; if I'm a fighter, presumably I've had basic training with a variety of weapons or, minimally, that training is applicable across weapon groups (maybe I've never used a scimitar before, but it's a bit like a curvy saber...). So, the weapon your fighter uses is suddenly just a matter of flavour -- if you want to play a Drax the Destroyer-style character, you don't have to worry about letting your party down because you want to use a 1d4 dagger instead of a 2d6 greatsword.
I mean... it's your funeral :P
Oi, beardlin', o'er here! Do ya know what the meaning is o' this is? Turq sys as he shoulders his pack, clearly ready to go. The younger dwarf's hand reaches up self-consciously to pull at his short blond beard. Shaking his head: "Dunno, sir. Master Stokely says 'run' and I run. But things are hopping in the Cairn -- we should go!"
Baldrick, with perhaps a few too many mugs of ale and mead in his belly, attempts to look down his shirt, but his beard bunches under his chin, obscuring his vision. Struggling to pull or lift his shirt: "Hey Umikh! Is there hair on my chest too?! Rahaha!"
A sorcerer!? How dare you, sir! I'll have you know that arcane magic is extremely dangerous and borderline evil. I mean, think of all the times we've been in combat and some weird magical stuff started happening! Baldrick is good and loyal soldier, and nothing you can say will convince him otherwise.
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