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Just a heads up guys I am likely not going to post for a couple of days have some sort of fever thing going on that seems to have escalated and is kicking my butt. Heading to the Doctor tomorrow so hopefully I can feel human, and then by extension dwarven ASAP.

"Sounds like we have a ship to catch, let's take a walk down to the docks now and ask around, you never know how frequently ships go that way we would not want to miss our chance!" Tella enthuses, having consumed enough Saki to fell most men and speaking far too loudly.

No worries, best wishes to your Mum hope everything goes as well as possible :)

Generally speaking Dresden you take 10 when copying spells/extracts, certainly my recommendation.

Tella waves a hand, "Some crackpot was saying that 3.5 years ago, but the Pathfinders debunked it, elves sleep like anyone else. S'alright this saki! So how about we meet up tomorrow and seek out a ship. Hopefully we can find some merchant and sign on as guards to cover our passage."

A Masterwork Greataxe sells for 160gp not 120gp generally. Otherwise looks good Tella will not take anything.

Earlier to Dresden

"See value for money, one meal lasted you days! But I don't think so, seems like they don't go in for the same amount of spice. Plus they have this drink, Suki? Supposed to burn just right going down."

Later.

Tella nods,covering her mouth as she speaks through a mouthful of spring roll, "I say we go, I could use a bit of time away from the Smithy, my Da' has decided to play matchmaker and if I have to threaten to castrate another dullard dwarf I am not going to be able to stop at threatening."

"I do not know which lunatic decided this f&+!ing book needed to be delivered via the sewers, but a man lost his life trying to deliver this. If you had not asked for a book you already had a person would still have their life, now you might not have known that such a thing might happen, but I want you to know it did. Good day!" Tella snaps, bristling.

Snatching the book she storms out of the shop and kicks the wall growling, "Idiots! Stupid pointless idiots!"

Heading back into the sewers with her parties help she retrieves the body, and the gear from the kobolds, and returns its late member to The Pathfinder Society.

"Turns out he already had the book. I hope the majority of your missions are better conceived than this farce."

Turning to her companions she adds, "I suggest we go sell this kobold gear, and the book, then maybe we could try this new Tian place Nogg Oneleg told me about, apparently they carve little flowers and such out of carrots."

No that was 50gp and a masterwork greataxe, which is 160gp + 50gp + 100gp so 62gp each - it was a very short scenario so not too bad. We also have all of the kobolds gear to sell which should bring in a bit more, could you list that please GM?

How much XP did we get from the previous adventure? Did we get a figure?

"I don't really want to be obliged to chronicle, and I would rather we were our own bosses, not keen on the shady masked council thing either."

That is the one. Basically I don't think it makes much sense for us to leave Absalom on a single small adventure, but it would for a substantial endeavour such as taking on The Emerald Spire. I have not read it, but the reviews seem strong, and my impression is it is a good dungeon crawl style adventure which I feel is suited to the group.

Whether we become Pathfinders I think depends upon what adventures you choose, if we are going to be doing a number of PFS adventures it makes sense, if we go Emerald Spire, or some other none Pathfinder associated route, then it does not seem appropriate.

My preference to, plus its a lot more bang for your buck, about twice as expensive, but covers more than ten times the span.

Absalom Adventures

Better not to do adventures any of us have done if we can help it I would say.

Has any one played The Empire Spire Super Dungeon? That might be quite well suited to the group and could potentially - I have not looked at it so not sure - be moved to the Isle of Kortos, which Absalom is on. That would take us from our current level to 13th. If the surroundings are important we could go there for the promise of such a huge dungeon, makes more sense than travelling for a minor quest.

There is a list of adventures set in Absalom I found previously, I think there are more than enough adventures to keep us on the Island for the lower levels and that seems to make the most sense.

We probably should sign up as official Pathfinders I think, thoughts?

Tella nods and sets off taking the lead this time, but ushering anyone who seems to want to lead past her.

"Just do yours to Garidan," Tells says as she repacksnher anvil.

"Err, well I guess I know how, but only for dwarves, and you humans don't really worship Today... I don't suppose it could do any harm? Right, okay..."

Tells removes her pack and unbuckles the bottom section pulling her anvil free, "This doesn't sound as good in common as dwarven, but... Though your forge fires grow dim, know this is not the end, all of the things you have shaped, and all those whose lives you have helped to forge will carry forth a memory of you while your soul moves onwards to forge anew. May the works of your old life prove sound and true, and those of the newnachieve new heights." As she speaks she strikes her hammer upon the anvil, forming a complex pattern.

"Well that is it... Not sure it was appropriate, but it is the only death rite I know..."

Tella shakes her head, "He is not going anywhere Variel, let's go make our delivery and then come back this way and return him to the Pathfinders. It was his mission to after all I am sure he would want to see it done."

"I agree, I do not think the message was urgent, else it is already long overdue let's just be careful to keep our bearings," Tella casts about looking for any clues that might give an indication what direction the kobolds came from.

Take 20 on Perception for 23.

"Oh, well that does not seem like a good sign for Master Jerval... Should we try to find his body, or are we willing to assume the worst?" Tella asks solemnly as she reviews the items.

Tella surges forward moving past Varile and taking a position by his side, to her great frustration her swing is poorly aimed and fails to connect with her small foe.

"Torag's toenails!" She curses.

Hammer: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

No probs, hope your Hubby is doing well :)

Tella piles the kobolds up to the side of the passage intending to come back for their armor later, money being money.

"Just let me rune up..." With care she inscribes a rune upon her warhammer, repeating the process four times, the hammer squlaity notably increasing in a dozen subtle ways.

Crawling over the edge muttering dwarven curses Tella retrieves her rope, "Bloody Kobolds, well done Variel, Dresden, sorry I was about as much help as, well, a dwarf in a pit. Pass me that wand and I'll take care of our injuries while you check these scaly buggers for valuables."

Activating the wand she restores everyone to full health before returning it to Dresden.

Cure Light Variel: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Cure Light Garidan: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Cure Light Garidan: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Cure Light Tella: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Wand 46 Charges

I did not get it to be honest.

Waiting until Garidan finishes climbing out Tella begins to clamber laboriously out of the pit, sweat quickly forming on her brow.

Garidan has a speed of 30 I think so a full round climb would still leave him with 5ft to climb, but he could finish thatmove 10ft and still have a standard action next round.

No need to be sorry the point of traps is to be a hazard, no fun with no challenge :) Tellas contribution to the fight is getting herself and Garidan out of the pit and I actually got to make use of my awful Animate Rope domain spell.

No sadly not move action to retrieve the rope and a standard to cast the spell, which the toss is included in - perhaps debatable but the spell is so dreadful without that you have to suppose it is the intent.

You climb at 1/4 speed to so it will take Tella 2 round top climb out after this.

As someone carrying an anvil I need to ensure climb checks are low ;)

Should be enough with a knotted rope braced against a wall Garidan, a knotted rope with a wall to brace against is DC 0.

Tella motions for Garidan to begin climbing up the knotted rope ahead of her, knowing she is slower and carrying a 100lb anvil...

Please note that Tella would normally get a +2 on Perception vs stone features like this and gets an automatic check whenever she is withing 10ft. of them, due to the Dwarven Stonecutting ability, no difference here, but for future reference :)

Tella falls like a stone, hitting the water with a painful slap and struggling to her feet, growling she pulls the knotted rope from her pack and casts animate rope upon it hurling it up to coil around the grate above.

Stonecutting Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18
Ranged Touch: 1d20 ⇒ 12

I suggested thou roll Sense Motive Garidan, as well as anyone else who speaks draconic, no downside and could get lucky.

"And how sure are you they are not just taking us into a trap?" Tells asks, though she does not seem especially worried and follows along readily enough.

"What are they gibbering about Garidan," Tella asks, eyeing the kobolds warily.

Yup, footsteps.

LOL, I think we wait for something that grabs us.

Tella shrugs and takes up a position behind Variel asking, "Need me to cast light?"

Whoops think I swapped Variel and Garidan in my last post.

Tella nods, "Well no time like the present then, let's hit these sewers and find this misnamed Pathfinder."

I'm good with that so whoever has the highest UMD? Tella can just use it out of combat to avoid rolling, not likely to use it in combat anyway.

The Company of the Shocking Lizard?

"Morning Variel, Dresden, hope you are ready to get smelly - I vote for our next expedition we go somewhere absolutely guaranteed not to stink," Tella says waving cheerfully as they arrive.

"Now can either of you think of anything that might be especially useful for the sewers? I could not come up with anything..."

Dresden from the living costs thing I suspect we will all fall into one of two categories, both of which are much cheaper than 28gp a week.

If we get the wand I suggest Tella carries it since I think she is the only one who can use it without a check? If I am wrong in that and someone else can use it without the need to roll they can carry it since Tella is less mobile than the rest of the party.

Poor (3 gp/month): The PC lives in common rooms of taverns, with his parents, or in some other communal situation—this is the lifestyle of most untrained laborers and commoners. He need not track purchases of meals or taxes that cost 1 sp or less.

Average (10 gp/month: The PC lives in his own apartment, small house, or similar location—this is the lifestyle of most trained or skilled experts or warriors. He can secure any nonmagical item worth 1 gp or less from his home in 1d10 minutes, and need not track purchases of common meals or taxes that cost 1 gp or less.

Naming the party and using that for the title perhaps? Suggestions?

Or maybe just name it after the Absalom? Also called The City at the Center of the World, Patchwork City, nd City of Buried Treasures. City at the Center of the World maybe?

Having received the letter, and being unsure if it was sent to just her or all of her new comrades Tella seeks them all out suggesting they meet outside the Grand Lodge at noon to make their descent.

Tella still lives beneath her family's Smithy so she is probably staying there still.

No problem, looking forward to it :)

I assume it was a PFS mission objective, so lets say we gave it a bunch of food and had the bard take it back to whatever Pathfinder wanted it and they gave us a reward for its return of 50gp.

Awesome, please don't think I was trying to dissuade others from taking them just that I do not think they are party items. It is definitely in our interest to keep as much as possible we think we can use since its half price. Plus if you find you are not using them after a while you can just resell at the value you "paid" for them so its win win.

Apologies if I am being a bossy so and so, it just seems the best way to move things along, hope it goes without saying that everything I am putting forward is just a suggestion, etc. :)

Well Lesser Restoration is pretty situational, its a 2nd level spell so Tella could not prepare it until 3rd level. But she does have a decent heal check and generally that is sufficient and a more reliable way to recover from ability damage. Lesser Restoration only does 1d4 so for 150gp its not great value in my book - Penny Pinching for Misers ;) Even once Tella hits 3rd its more a prepare the next day if someone gets ability damage spell, unless you have a good idea you are going up against something with the ability to do ability damage.

If we get ability damage I would say manage it until it is practical to rest and then Tella will take 10 on long term care to get 2 points back overnight.

If someone wants to pick it up awesome, but I personally think its more valuable being sold and putting the money to things that are a definite boost.

Not tempted by the MW Shortsword Variel? You could always sell it later at the same price if you find a weapon you prefer.