With the way the game has been limping since Day 0, it might be better to just call it rather than keep sinking effort into it that would likely be better spent on something else.
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Round 1 Zababa hugs the wall, hoping for Torric or some of the bigger and more heavily-armored people to engage the creatures head-on (sort-of like Tyros) and create an opportunity for him to strike.
"Oh, of course, Tyros," replied Zababa, who stepped around him to inspect the wire.
Zababa will try the key on the door.
"Ah-ha!" Zababa practically shouted, holding up the key.
"Oh, my-my-my, there's a needle hidden on the latch: it's probably poisoned! Good thing, I'm being careful," he says, digging into his belt pouch for this tools.
Later on, he'll make his way over to the locked door and open it as well
"Oh, my, yes!" said Zababa, scurrying over to check out the chest. Looking it over carefully,
Round 1 Zababa looks at his dagger, then at the skeleton, then back at his dagger - and his shoulders slump to realize he likely wouldn't be able to harm the thing at all with his small weapon. Sheathing it, his hand passed over his club which he'd been tripping over for the past two days... maybe he'd have better luck breaking some of the bones with it than in trying to stab its nonexistent tissues. Scuttling around the edge of the room, he took up a place to make his attempt when the monster's attention was elsewhere.
With the oversized bug-thing down, Zababa resumes his sketching of the ruins. Following the others through the gate into the mountain proper, he 'oohs' and 'aahs' at the thought of being inside the Castle proper. When he hears a sudden clattering noise, he looks up to see a skeleton coming together and roaring soundlessly.
Zababa attacks again, even as Torric is coated in slimey acid.
Zababa moves behind the creature when it burst out of the ground and attacked Tyros, seeking to take advantage of it's focus on Tyros.
With the centipede in front of him no longer a problem, Zababa edges around the "nest" to try for another of the live ones...
... missing completely.
Round 1 Zababa reacts to the eruption of centipedes in front of him with surprising speed, drawing his dagger and stabbing at one before it could get a chance to bite him.
Status: HP 16/16
AC 16 In Hands: Right - Dagger Conditions: none
As the group slowly picked their way through the courtyard, Zababa alternated between drawing sketches of the magnificent ruins and oogling whatever treasures were turned up. Satisfied the courtyard was about as thoroughly picked over as could be expected, he eyed the buildings still standing. "Can we go check those out, now?"
Zababa inspects Torric's find, turning each item over and around in the light of the sun.
"Wow, Torric! Those are terrific finds!"
"Yes, the courtyard!"
I'm ready.
Zababa confers with Byrny's blacksmith and leatherworker to acquire an exquisite set of armor.
In selling the +1 Longsword (since no one who can use it wants to) and buying a wand of CLW, we each get 370gp 4sp assuming an equal 5-way split. Melima hasn't posted in a month, so if she's gone that goes up to an even 463gp.
"My tabulations are complete; while keeping the magical sword, fine armor for Tyros and regular armor for Torric, potions, and a horse for each of us, we each get one hundred sixty three gold, and nine silver after acquiring a healing wand and bartering with the town's merchants for the remaining portion of our claim. We're rich!"
Why would you buy a [normal type] chain shirt when we have 6 as part of the treasure haul?
It seems tremendously wasteful to sell our first magic weapon to buy Mwk armor, especially since our characters should be ooh-ing and ahh-ing at such a haul and you two should be arguing over who gets the sword. If we keep the +1 Longsword, Mwk Chainshirt, and potions/oil, we'll each get 267gp and 5sp assuming Tam gets an equal 5-way split: (just barely) enough gold to buy a Mwk Chainshirt for 250gp.
Here is the loot list. Edit privileges are enabled: please "take" what you want, and we can cash in after everyone's gone through it after a few days. I'm assuming Tyros will want the +1 longsword, and Torric the MWK Chainshirt, but left those items in there just in case.
Reclining in an over-stuffed easy chair near the fireplace with pipe and ale at the hand, Zababa pens the first entry into his Exploration Journal of Castle Whiterock
The grounds secured at last, our wounds necessitated a temporary withdrawal to Byrny, and not least to dispose of those slavers that had been captured instead of killed in the fighting. We were able to secure the slavers' wagon, and with great irony placed our prisoners in the very manacles they'd used on so many others. In returning to Byrny, however, we were set upon by the slavers' compatriots in the disguise of the town guard! These, to, were driven off before returning to the Slumbering Drake to a hero's reward."
"Yes, let's, Tyros! I've got to update my journal, after all!"
"Hi, Tam! Thanks for the help, we were really in a pickle there. Mmm, pickles. Do you like pickles, to?" thanked, and ever more completely digressed, Zababa.
Zababa, seeing the guard-impersonators turn tail and run, picks up his dropped sling and takes one last shot at the nearest of them.
"Take that, you big bullies!"
Round 3 Zababa drops his sling, draws his dagger, and tries to stab at the last guard to get him to back away.
"Bad town guard, bad!"
Round 2 Zababa brings out another bullet, and winds up on the Guard Captain again - unfortunately without the advantage of surprise.
Round 1 "What's going on here? You're not really in the town guard, are you?" Zababa exclaims in an accusative tone. Standing up, the otherwise genial Halfling draws his sling to pelt the Guard Captain with a bullet.
Zababa is riding in the wagon.
The guard captain answers: "Actually, we can take it from here. Well done, guys. Have you been able to rescue any of their victims?" "But, we're going into town anyways and they're all chained up to the wagon we are taking into town, and you must have something you were doing out here besides waiting for us..." wondered Zababa.
"But, if you insist, we'll let your ride with us back to the sheriff!" he says, happy to help the town guard.
"Hi, there!" greets Zababa. "We've got some slavers to turn over to you fellows. Where's the gaol in Byrny we should take them to?"
My opinion isn't so much "no more party members" as it is the simple expediency of not delaying things while you recruit replacements.
Crap, I missed that DD wasn't a Class skill. :\ That's why I like Traits: with a few notable exceptions, I can get almost any skill as Class! I'd probably change the level 1 feat to be Skill Focus instead of Weapon Finesse... but then I'd be absolutely useless in combat. Maybe a cleric, instead? With a good Int score, I could still have decent skills.
I could switch to a Bard with the Archaeologist archtype without significantly affecting how I play my character. At level 2 they can Disable Device on magical traps like rogues, and CLW is on the Bard list as well as UMD being a class skill. Archaeologist:
Unnamed Hero
Male Halfling Bard (Archaeologist) 1 NG Small Humanoid (halfling) Init +3; Senses Perception +6 -------------------- Defense -------------------- AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+2 armor, +3 Dex, +1 size) hp 8 (1d8) Fort +1, Ref +6, Will +3; +2 vs. fear -------------------- Offense -------------------- Speed 15 ft. Melee Club +0 (1d4-1/x2) and . . Dagger +4 (1d3-1/19-20/x2) Ranged Sling +4 (1d3-1/x2) Bard (Archaeologist) Spells Known (CL 1): 1 (2/day) Grease (DC 14), Cure Light Wounds 0 (at will) Ghost Sound (DC 13), Detect Magic, Dancing Lights, Prestidigitation (DC 13) -------------------- Statistics -------------------- Str 8, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 10, Cha 16 Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 11 Feats Weapon Finesse Skills Acrobatics +6 (-2 jump), Appraise +6, Climb -2, Disable Device +1, Escape Artist +4, Fly +2, Knowledge (history) +7, Perception +6, Profession (Book Maker) +4, Ride +0, Stealth +8, Swim -4, Use Magic Device +7 Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven, Halfling SQ archaeologist's luck +1 (7 rounds/day), bardic knowledge, fearless Other Gear Leather armor, Club, Dagger, Sling, Sling bullets (20), Backpack, masterwork (empty), Bedroll, Belt pouch (empty), Blanket, Flint and steel, Thieves' tools, Torch (3), Trail rations (3), Waterskin, 7 GP, 6 SP, 7 CP -------------------- TRACKED RESOURCES -------------------- Archaeologist's Luck +1 (7 rounds/day) (Ex) - 0/7 Club - 0/1 Dagger - 0/1 Sling bullets - 0/20 Torch - 0/3 Trail rations - 0/3 -------------------- Special Abilities -------------------- Archaeologist's Luck +1 (7 rounds/day) (Ex) Gain Luck bonus to attack, damage, saves, and all skills. Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add +1 to all knowledge skill checks. Fearless +2 racial bonus vs Fear saves. Hero Lab® and the Hero Lab logo are Registered Trademarks of LWD Technology, Inc. Free download at http://www.wolflair.com
"I thought I looked through their tents, Tyros, and didn't find anything," said Zababa, increasingly disappointed that their wounds would prevent them from further exploring the ruins.
I could switch to a Bard with the Archaeologist archtype without significantly affecting how I play my character. At level 2 they can Disable Device on magical traps like rogues, and CLW is on the Bard list as well as UMD being a class skill.
We should try to stabilize the unconscious slavers to turn them in when we get back to town. We can just use Heal checks (and maybe Aid Another to make the DC), and load them into their own wagon and take that back to town.
"Brilliant idea, Tyros! Serves the slavers right, to be locked up in their own slaving paraphernalia," said Zababa with definiteness. "Shouldn't we explore more of these ruins to make sure there aren't any more hiding about, though?"
Zababa will double-move to (AA,54) Status
Zababa drops his sling and draws his dagger before moving to (V,54).
Round 4 Zababa "oohs" and "ahhs" at Torric and Tyros' martial prowess, momentarily forgetting he was involved with the combat.
Zababa will move to (S,53) to help Tyros.
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