Clebsch's Reign of Winter

Game Master Clebsch RoW

I'll add it up tomorrow, but I think the +1 Composite longbow is the only magic item I have other than a couple of potions actually.

Inside is a bag, a robe, and a small iron coffer.

Inside the coffer is a wand, two feathers, and a ring (white gold with a large green sapphire).

Damiano, Erland, and Rurik settle in to study these new items; they identify most of them.

The bag is a bag of holding Type II. The bag contains the following: 1,290 gp, 2,198 sp, and 2,787 cp.

The robe is a Robe of Useful Items (with extra patches for a bag of 100 gp, three flasks of alchemist’s fire, a ladder, an open pit, a potion of cure serious wounds, a rowboat, a pair of war dogs, and a window).

One of the feathers is a feather token (bird). The other feather is likely a feather token, but it's not clear which type.

The wand has 23 charges of color spray.

The ring has a strong aura of conjuration, the exact effect is hard to determine.

My total is 2375, wow I'm way behind.

My total is 2375, wow I'm way behind.

Does that include an equal share of the treasure just discovered? I think the overall worth of the items in the vault is around 20,000 gp. So depending on what items are claimed by what characters, your total wealth ought to go up by a few thousand at least.

No that's before the stuff we just found

I think we're all just adding up our current wealth to see where we stand. It might be the case that after adding the new stuff, we are fine.

Sorry guys. Ive got a new shift at work thats 16 hours Wednesday 16 Thursday 8 friday and got kind of Shanghaid into 16 today too thats why I haven't been posting.

I've been meaning to check posts for the past few days and kept having things such as work or events or housework come up and delay me until it's been several days. I would have posted something but each new thing that came up I thought would be the last and I'd get back to posting right after that.

Anyway, someone should make the roll to shut down the portal and do any last identifying of magic items and then let me know when you are ready to hit the road to Whitethrone.

Just to give you a preview, about half of the next book is taken up with the overland trip to Whitethrone where the magic hut of Baba Yaga is supposed to be on display. You have the option of fast forwarding through some of this to get to the next important events that will involve dealing with the White Witches in Whitethrone, including Nazhena. You can also, of course, play the events as written, or I can provide a smaller number of more challenging encounters to speed things up without skipping too much. Let me know your interest.

I like the sound of a smaller number of more challenging encounters . . . gives us a feel for the journey without getting bogged down. But if people like other ideas, I'm pretty open minded.

I was getting crushed at work, I finally got done and got some sleep, so hopefully a bit more time for posting.

Definitely, don't want to completely skip over the journey, so the smaller number of more challenging encounters might be the best middle ground. Sorry, my schedule flipped to days for two weeks and is back to nights now. Been a bit overwhelmed at work as well, should be a bit better now.

Sounds good to me.

I'll work on it. Wrap up any unfinished business at the tower and the journey into Book 2 can begin. Congrats on successfully completing Book 1.

Back from holidays.
longer post after sleep

I aggree we should not skip the encounters .
Otherwise , Damiano doest not have magic items other than scrolls, potions and the attentive mirror but that's all right
In a campaign, I prefer that items go to the people who can use them the most even if they then excedd the cap

As an archer, there really isn't anything I can benefit from all that much. The AP seems to thing crossbows and melee are the only forms of combat worth dropping equipment for.

I'll keep that in mind as I set up the travel encounters.

Just an FYI: I will be busy this weekend celebrating my son's first birthday. I'll try to post tomorrow night or Sunday, but no guarantee. Please bot as needed, thanks.

Well that's an exciting reason. Have fun!

Awesome! Enjoy. Take plenty of pictures, it goes by way too fast.

So incredible, happy birthday to your son!

Congrats.

I'll probably take the weekend (what's left of it) to work on encounters and we'll get things under way on Monday. I don't have to work Monday but I won't have access to my computer, so I'll be working from my iPad during the day.

Sounds good to me! I'm using the holiday to catch up with work, but it's definitely an easier pace than a real workday.

I'll probably be a few days working on battle maps and selecting and prepping the stats for the opponents. The first part of the second book is supposed to take characters from 4th to 5th level. Some of the encounters in the book are either repeats of similar situations (raven swarms) or with mischievous fey which you would probably handle easily.

I'm modifying the other encounters somewhat, which is what I'll be working on the next few days.

To clarify, you listed a Belt of Constitution +2. Is that a second belt, or is it the one bought using the party's pooled resources?

Are there Oils of Magic Weapon available? I prefer that to buying a magic short sword.

Also, more alchemist's fire?

I would prefer that as well.

How much holy water can I get from the temple of Pharasma?

And is the oil of protection from evil caster level 1?

The only thing of any real use for me would probably be the armor I suppose, though if one of our melee people wants it, it would go to better use. Buying a melee weapon, I'll practically never use doesn't make too much sense.

Is there a cleric powerful enough to Remove Curse on Khristov?

I can't until next level, and may need several tries. :/

In the interim maybe I ought to pick up that shortbow and stay out of melee. That leaves Dom and Rurik on their own but I think I'd be a liability.

Are there Oils of Magic Weapon available? I prefer that to buying a magic short sword.

Also, more alchemist's fire?

That would be infinitely more useful for me as well, especially since I can apply it to up to 50 arrows.

I can't until next level, and may need several tries. :/

Just hoping there might be such a powerful cleric in town? Alternately, a Scroll of Remove Curse is 375gp.

I did not go back to check if the party purchased any of these items earlier. If so, the item is not available now. Sorry for the confusion.

Are there Oils of Magic Weapon available?

Regrettably, there are none in stock at the general store.

How much holy water can I get from the temple of Pharasma?

The cleric can sell up to 13 flasks of holy water.

And is the oil of protection from evil caster level 1?

Yes. All potions and scrolls are at the minimum caster level at which the spell can be cast.

Is there a cleric powerful enough to Remove Curse on Khristov?

No. That will take a 5th level cleric, oracle, bard, inquisitor, witch, or shaman or a 7th level wizard or an 8th level sorcerer. The party should level up to 5th before reaching Whitethrone.

Alternately, a Scroll of Remove Curse is 375gp.

There are 3 scrolls of remove curse (caster level 5, divine) for sale in the Sundries store.

Also, more alchemist's fire?

There is only one more flask of Alchemists Fire for sale. Remember, you got 3 flasks from the Tower.

I should have the gameplay post up soon to start book 2. Take what time you need to decide on purchases before leaving Waldsby.

Please forgive me for being a dummy, but are we cashing out any loot, or just keeping all our cash in a party slush-fund? I can't remember and I couldn't find it going back through several pages of the Discussion thread.

If we need alchemical gear, feel free to get components. Erland can brew them up when we get a bit of downtime.

Please forgive me for being a dummy, but are we cashing out any loot, or just keeping all our cash in a party slush-fund? I can't remember and I couldn't find it going back through several pages of the Discussion thread.

I have a mess of a loot table with stuff on my profile banner. Everything on that page has yet to be sold. Some of it has been handed out. The last time I distributed gold was Here, after I bought a Belt of Constitution +2 at a discount rate.

Speaking of which, I am just going to give that Belt of Constitution +2 for to Khristov to use. I think he needs it more right now. Khristov, please confirm you're adding it to your inventory and I'll take it off mine.

So we have 4 flasks of alchemists fire total. Does anyone need the armor, it's pretty much the only thing of any use for me.

Ah, last payout was just before I joined the group.

I don't think I really need anything from the list other than the bless scroll and the cloak of resistance +1, both of which I've put onto my sheet.

I'll take it, and add it on my alias tomorrow, when I have time to go back and do all the math again.

I'll try to post later today. The next few days will be extra busy as it is the end of my teaching term.

The idea of standing there calming a Megaloceros is pretty damn awesome when you visualize how massive they are.

So doesn't seem like anyone else needed the +2 studded leather armor. Ingrit would have taken her share of the liquidated loot from the tower with what she had on hand and bought that.

Yeah, my college had a natural history museum and they had a skull from one hanging over the door. The antlers were wider than the double doors.

Remind me of one good scene from the first Jurassic Park is when they first meet the herbivores and touch them

I'll be out of town Saturday. Back to posting on Sunday. Hitting the beach!

Enjoy!

not wanting to disappoint anyone , byt If I understand the rules rightly a druid must be 7th level to have a Megaleceros ( and I think it is even worse for a ranger)
That being said , I often thought that the animal companion was not a good feature and that the levels requirements were too harsh ...

An home ruling would be good enough for me

It would be fun to give Ingrit an animal companion that we actually met in-game.

Druids and rangers can get a Megaloceros from the beginning. It's just that they are probably not as strong as the real thing until they get an advancement at Level 7. Ingrit just hit Level 4, so she just got Hunter's Bond--I don't think she's even used the other version of the ability. And the Boon Companion feat brings the ranger companion even with the druid's . . . something to grab in the future.

I just spent 1 hour trying to find a site explaining how animal companions work in pathfinder .
A druid can indeed have a megaloceros at level 1 but the hit dice of the megaloceros would be greatly reduced from his normal ones
For Ingrit as long as she does not have the feat , that would mean she get a young megaloceros of 2 hit dice and would need to be 13th level to have a real megaloceros of 9 hit dice .
At this point , I really struggle to see how a 9th level critter can survive long in a 13th level adventure ( a 2 HD creature in a fourth level adventure is a little better but not that much )

This is a real disavantage compared to the cohort system where at fourth level you have a level 3 cohort with class levels

I can see why most rangers don't bother except for roleplaying reasons (whi are always good reasons :) )