My plan, for all concerned, is to start the game either on Tuesday or Wednesday. ...
"Sounds good to me," says Rall. "You don't mind if we hang out here getting drunk until you're ready, do you?
Turnipin doesn't normally frequent the tavern. However, business is all but none existant so he decides to be more "public". Besides, he heard the papermill owner does frequent the place and Turnipin needs a more steady income.
The little gnome pauses outside the door, takes a deep breath, and pushes his way in...
Does Balnar work for the lumber consortium?
How does this sound to you?
Balnar has done jobs as both a lumberjack and as an escort for the consortium. He was recently approached and "asked" to join an "enforcement squad", this has him both a little skittish and defensive as he knows that these squads are little better than glorified highwaymen. He is looking for any way out he can get.
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I'm sure most of us are aware of this, but just in case, here is the player-safe map of Falcon's Hollow.
Ok all. I am starting to get past this nasty flu. I am working on a level 1 rogue dwarf named Dunham.
Hope to have him completed soon. Any pointers or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Ok, Dunham lives!
"Okay, so, we're all clear on this? I'm the best looking NORMAL SIZED member of this party?" asks Rall "I mean, if this was a boy band, I'd be the cute one, right?"
"Wow, He makes me look good," Bowen states then after thinking, "But then again it could be the smell he emits... I'll just drink my mead."
Fee definitely does not drink (too many of his mentors favored that aspect of Cayden Cailean and then became less discriminate with their affections - Fee kept telling the preists and monks that more women should be brought into the fold...oh, wait, where was I?). However, he loves to hang out in the Sitting Duck. Hopfully someone will break out in song or tell a story! Being relatively new in town, Fee is still trying to figure out who is who and which are the bad guys.
However, he loves to hang out in the Sitting Duck.
"Oy, another one of the wee folk have joined us this evening." Turnipin says to anyone who is listening.
He waves to the halfling to come join him.
Then he spots that horrid little dwarf, sighs, and waves to him, too.
However, he loves to hang out in the Sitting Duck."Oy, another one of the wee folk have joined us this evening." Turnipin says to anyone who is listening.
He waves to the halfling to come join him.
Then he spots that horrid little dwarf, sighs, and waves to him, too.
Dunham carefully scans the room sizing up each of the individuals. He is drinking an ale and wallowing in his own sorted sorrows when he notices that someone is waving to him to join them in a drink.
He ponders what opportunities this may present and also worries that this may lead to no good thing. Very few people ever take an interest in him.
He stands up and walks over to meet the friendly patron that has waved his direction. His right hand rests on his trusty flask. His left in near reach of his reliable old blade.
"Good day fine sir. May I ask the nature of your inquistive gesture? Perhaps you would like to share a fine Ale with me this day?"
Ok, Dunham lives!I think you forgot to add your intelligence modifier in to your skills. The skill points seem low and in the Craft skill, you didn't give yourself the bonus. Did you change intelligence later and not adjust for it perhaps?
Thanks Tarren, yes I was changing a few things around. I plan to fix up all the skills and change my feat tonight when I get home from work.
Fee enters the tavern and is stunned at the rustic atmosphere. "This is not Magnimar," he thinks to himself. Then he notices a little gnome off by himself waving half-heartedly. A rather small dwarf ambles and plops down next to him.
"Thanks," Fee says as he climbs into his chair. He get to his feet and waves vigorously for the barkeep to send over a waitress. Then he falls into his seat.
"So, I'm new in town. I've been sent here from all the way across the world in a city called Magnimar. Have you heard of it? It's amazing! There is the huge bridge thingy that fell down ages ago. I used to play there as a kid when the priests thought I was scrubbing the floors. Did I mention that I am a priest of Cayden Cailean? Well, I am. That's why I took to wandering and how I got here. I'm new. Oh, my name is Fee. Who are those burly looking guys stairing at us? ..." Fee said excitedly.
Hey, your character sheets look cooler than mine. Should I doctor it up some?
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And yet some more flavor…local hotspots
Jak ‘a’ Napes This inn is located next to the local stables and offers food and lodgings to all and sundry. Jak Crimmy is known for his weight, his crusty cinnamon flapjacks, his juggling and his marksmanship (with a heavy crossbow). The inn is one of the friendlier establishments in town, especially for visiting ‘stunts,’ the insulting term a number of the townsfolks use for halflings, gnomes and sometimes dwarves.
The Rouge Lady Technically prostitution is illegal in Falcon’s Hollow but everyone knows that Kabran Bloodey, a villainous half-orc, runs his dancehall as a brothel. Gambling and drugs are also easily available at the Rouge Lady. The bouncers however are very careful who they allow in. ‘Stunts’ are never allowed entrance, nor is anyone with a reputation for ‘heroism.’ The sheriff has never bothered trying to directly close down the Rouge Lady as he has enough problems as it is.
The Sitting Duck This tavern is located next to the town palisade and is frequented by ‘adventurers,’ toughs, and those passing through town. Frequently a violent place, the ‘house special’ is a brew of fermented dark-wood leaf suitable for cleaning paintbrushes and intoxicating ogres. Dice, ‘Knivesies’ and ‘Mig-a-mug-tug’ are popular games in this establishment.
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The Party:
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Fee Templefound: CG Halfling Cleric of Cayden Cailean (wanderer/missionary)
Dunham: N Dwarf Rogue (quester)
Turnipin Acorncap: LN Gnome Evoker (calligrapher)
Bowen Quaid: CN Human Ranger (guide)
Rall Kirnast: CG Human Rogue (guard)
Balnar Frostblade: CG Human Barbarian (lumberjack/tough)
Bowen finishes his mead when he notices that the gathering of stunts have pointed him out. He sees that they also pointed out the silver tongued Deputy and the mountain of a man that works for the Consortiums.
Thinking he needs a refill anyway and the short people are good for a laugh anyway. He slips out of his booth and stretches to his full height he stifles a chuckle as he thinks none of them come to his waist.
"May I help you small folks," he asks. "I am making a guess here but I don't think any of you actually need a guide."
The first post of the game has been posted.
The game is beginning in the tavern, but don't worry no mysterious stranger is going to be doing any hiring.
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Bowen finishes his mead when he notices that the gathering of stunts have pointed him out. He sees that they also pointed out the silver tongued Deputy and the mountain of a man that works for the Consortiums.
Thinking he needs a refill anyway and the short people are good for a laugh anyway. He slips out of his booth and stretches to his full height he stifles a chuckle as he thinks none of them come to his waist.
"May I help you small folks," he asks. "I am making a guess here but I don't think any of you actually need a guide."
What's cool about seconds is how similar and different they are from firsts. My first is a quiet intellectual whose life ambition is to be funny like dad. He googles 'humour' and 'joke' on the Internet, writes the jokes down, and comes up and reads them to us. He usually leaves disappointed. My second, at 2 and a half, has learnt that rubber ducky, when filled with water, can be squeezed to make a fart sound. This, she has discovered, is particularly funny if followed with a surprised "OH!! EXCUSE ME!!". She does this everywhere. Our house is soaked. heheheh
Best wishes for a speedy delivery and a healthy baby and wife.
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What's cool about seconds is how similar and different they are from firsts.
I've got four and they are each their own selves.
To me, what was nice about the second was that I was not dead on my feet when he was delivered. My wife ended up with four cesearians, the last three scheduled ahead of time. The first though, after 19 hours of waiting and labor, I was dead on my feet and my mother-in-law ended up going in with my wife in my stead.
By the fourth, the doctor was allowing me to watch the operation. My poor wife was thinking, "but what about me,..." and I was all, "wow, that's so neat."
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There was an emergency in another delivery room just as mine was born. They wrapped her up, handed her to me, and disappeared for what seemed like an hour. My wife passed out with one nurse watching her but I was left alone with the little one. She gave me a mischievous smile and I knew that this one was going to be trouble. We are very, very close and I think it is because she bonded with me early on.
Yes the second one was so much more relaxed then the first was. The only thing they changed is the pull out bed is half the size as the last time so I slept on somthing smaller than I would have staying on my own couch.
And thank you all for the words. Everything went wonderful and I now have a second healthy girl who is nothing like her older sister.
congratulations. May your new daughter bring you much joy. :D
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Yes the second one was so much more relaxed then the first was. The only thing they changed is the pull out bed is half the size as the last time so I slept on somthing smaller than I would have staying on my own couch.
And thank you all for the words. Everything went wonderful and I now have a second healthy girl who is nothing like her older sister.
Yes, congratulations!!! Girls are so precious (I have 2)!
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Noddy, your bonus feat cannot be Improved Initiative if you are taking Tactile Trapsmith, too. Your "bonus" feat must come from here.
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Noddy, your bonus feat cannot be Improved Initiative if you are taking Tactile Trapsmith, too. Your "bonus" feat must come from here.
Good catch. :)
Yeah the bonus feat should be from the player's guide.
I don't know how I missed that.
Oops, thanks for that catch. I am trying to edit my profile on the down low at work and keep screwing it up.
I will go with improved init and not trapsmith.
Thanks
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Longreachjones,
Thought I would move the conversation here. It turns out your initial +3 and +5 were correct. Reviewing the rules for the Monkey Grip feat, there remains a -2 penalty to attack rolls. What is removed is the effort required to use the greater size.
Not that any of this will affect your attack roll as it stands nor the outcome.
Longreachjones,
Thought I would move the conversation here. It turns out your initial +3 and +5 were correct. Reviewing the rules for the Monkey Grip feat, there remains a -2 penalty to attack rolls. What is removed is the effort required to use the greater size.Not that any of this will affect your attack roll as it stands nor the outcome.
Thats what i get for doing character maths at 4am... now corrected (again)
I just cannot get the dice to roll in my favor during this fight.
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For some reason my character sheet doesn't show me the languages I chose. I figured Rall would have learnt the languages of his partners in crime so he took 'Common, Halfling, Orcish'. doesn't show up on my sheet though.
You're not alone. For some odd reason the languages box does not, in fact, work. Languages should be entered in with the rest of your character text if you want people to see it.
Would Bowen know any information about the girl's family more than just hearing about her father? As in would I know where to find him and see about his daughter too?
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Would Bowen know any information about the girl's family more than just hearing about her father? As in would I know where to find him and see about his daughter too?
Bowen knows the father, Idris Eavewalker, by reputation. But he has been gone from the area for some two years. The mother, whom Bowen faintly remembers hearing is a seamstress, live somewhere in town.
Rall is turning out to be a bit bossy. He's a big faker ... he tries to take control because he thinks that is how a deputy sheriff would act.
HEY!!!
Rall is turning out to be a bit bossy. He's a big faker ... he tries to take control because he thinks that is how a deputy sheriff would act.
Bowen is quick to give direction but only because he is used to working with people who know nothing of danger or the like. Looks like he thinks the deputy should "act" a certain way as well. That and he isn't really a people person.
Did we hit a road block? Looks like we lost at least one.
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I really, really regret to have to say that real life has totally entangled my every waking hour...I've tried and tried to rearrange my schedule to no avail. Everything is ok, I just do not foresee having any spare time for quite a while. To be fair to the rest of you guys I must resign my position. ...sorry.