The Cap's CotCT OOC

[Cpt_kirstov]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

Hey, Cap--please let me know if Arius knows about ** spoiler omitted ** as it'll affect his choice of actions.

We'll let the dice decide: say DC.... 18 knowledge local, knowledge underworld or a relevant profession/craft skill sound about right (as its a new drug)

[Dread]

Thanks Eric. Its just a good thing Invisible Castle hasnt turned on me totally yet...;)

[Eric Zylstra]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

We'll let the dice decide: say DC.... 18 knowledge local, knowledge underworld or a relevant profession/craft skill sound about right (as its a new drug)

Sounds like Knowledge: Local, for which Arius has +7. Branahm doesn't have it trained, so he won't get a chance to roll.

1d20+7=8

Well, looks like no

Spoiler:

lifting the cage's latch and freeing the pseudodragon

for a few rounds, though the other prerequisites will be ready. Let me know when Arius needs to make his second save.

[Eric Zylstra]

Dread wrote:

Thanks Eric. Its just a good thing Invisible Castle hasnt turned on me totally yet...;)

It's got me and flash as its whipping boys. [rolls a 1] "Thank you, sir. May I have another?"

[Eric Zylstra]

I'm estimating an 85% chance that I'll be starting part-time law school in the fall. I think that I'll be able to keep up with this PbP, but I want to give everyone an early heads-up in case that I have to go inactive for a while (e.g., during finals prep).

[Cpt_kirstov]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

I'm estimating an 85% chance that I'll be starting part-time law school in the fall. I think that I'll be able to keep up with this PbP, but I want to give everyone an early heads-up in case that I have to go inactive for a while (e.g., during finals prep).

Good for you eric! don't worry about the time... let me know and I can DMPC the brothers when needed.

[Eric Zylstra]

Thanks, Cap. I'll let you know if I need to take you up on that.

By the way, I'm still open to letting another player run one of the brothers if we find a good candidate. I tried to convince my brother-in-law, but without any luck so far.

[Dread]

sorry last few days have been hectic for me. Ill get a post up tonight after work

[Cpt_kirstov]

Dread wrote:

sorry last few days have been hectic for me. Ill get a post up tonight after work

no problem, i started a post 5 hours ago, that I haven't finished yet..

[flash_cxxi]

If anyone is interested, Elizabeth now has her very own picture drawn by the talented Sarah Feather (the wife of Snorter).
Elizabeth Danflor

[Eric Zylstra]

Thanks, flash. I think that "minx" is something of an understatement.

Keth, whatever critical that you just got is one that I hope that never gets applied to us. ("42? Hmmmm... lose your eye and be eaten by a nearby carnivore.")

[Cpt_kirstov]

Like the pic flash....

Like I said earlier you should all more or less be lvl 3 now.. character sheets?

[Eric Zylstra]

They're at home--I'll try to send them tonight.

[Eric Zylstra]

Sorry about the delay, but you should have them now.

[flash_cxxi]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

Like the pic flash....

Like I said earlier you should all more or less be lvl 3 now.. character sheets?

:)

Cool, I'll get Liz updated to level 3 ASAP.

[Eric Zylstra]

flash_cxxi wrote:

...Cool, I'll get Liz updated to level 3 ASAP.

Mage or rogue?

By the way, Invisibility is coming soon to a spellbook near you (well, near Liz).

[flash_cxxi]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

...Cool, I'll get Liz updated to level 3 ASAP.

Mage or rogue?

By the way, Invisibility is coming soon to a spellbook near you (well, near Liz).

Rogue. She is primarily gonna be a Rogue, with a few levels of Wiz thrown in for support. Invisibility will be muchos welcome in a few levels!

[Eric Zylstra]

That's what scrolls are for. You just have to convince Arius that you'll use them for legitimate purposes.

[Cpt_kirstov]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

That's what scrolls are for. You just have to convince Arius that you'll use them for legitimate purposes.

Figure I'll ask before the actual date... do people want to stay with the Beta or switch over to the full PFRPG come august?

[flash_cxxi]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

That's what scrolls are for. You just have to convince Arius that you'll use them for legitimate purposes.

She can be very persuasive when she tries... she can pay them off to Arius in interesting ways ;)

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

Figure I'll ask before the actual date... do people want to stay with the Beta or switch over to the full PFRPG come august?

I'm happy to swap, although maybe not straight away, depending on when I get my hands on the PFRPG Core Book.

[Eric Zylstra]

flash_cxxi wrote:

She can be very persuasive when she tries... she can pay them off to Arius in interesting ways ;)

I'm sure that she could sucker Arius, or most other men for that matter, into doing something against his better judgment. However, she can get what she wants in this case just by fronting the raw materials cost, as long as she's discreet about how she uses (or misuses) them afterwards.

[Eric Zylstra]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

Figure I'll ask before the actual date... do people want to stay with the Beta or switch over to the full PFRPG come august?

I'd probably vote for using the full PFRPG, but would like to have the book in hand first.

[The 'Cap]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

Figure I'll ask before the actual date... do people want to stay with the Beta or switch over to the full PFRPG come august?

I'd probably vote for using the full PFRPG, but would like to have the book in hand first.

Definatly, I want to have time to plow through the book before switching over... most likely about the same time the bestiary comes out so I don't have to play around with as much conversion (not like that has been hard so far... but certain things later might get interesting.

[Eric Zylstra]

I think that this time is a simple five-way split: 300 gp each (for the bribe plus the 500), plus anything that Anju, Arius, and Keth won in the knivesies betting.

Cap, I'm assuming that this is the next day and we have our new spells unless you indicate otherwise. That Invisibility spell may come in handy.

[Cpt_kirstov]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

I think that this time is a simple five-way split: 300 gp each (for the bribe plus the 500), plus anything that Anju, Arius, and Keth won in the knivesies betting.

Cap, I'm assuming that this is the next day and we have our new spells unless you indicate otherwise. That Invisibility spell may come in handy.

yeah that's fine.. if you look its actually pretty hard to win money in knivesies unfortunately... I'll figure out what the thugs wagered later today if possible (might not be til sunday though)

[Eric Zylstra]

That's okay. Considering its source, it's both literally and metaphorically chump change.

[flash_cxxi]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

I think that this time is a simple five-way split: 300 gp each (for the bribe plus the 500.

Awww damn... Liz was so looking forward to not telling you guys about the fact she still had the bribe tucked away under her dress...

lol

300gp is a nice addition to the "Enhance Caress Fundraising Drive" :)

[Dread]

id like to go PFRPG when it comes out...or shortly thereafter after I get my hands on it ;)

[flash_cxxi]

flash_cxxi wrote:

300gp is a nice addition to the "Enhance Caress Fundraising Drive" :)

Speaking of which, I have a question regarding Enhancement of Arcane Bonded Items.

PFRPG Beta Rulebook wrote:

A wizard can enchant his bonded object as if he had the required feats.

The Feat I require is Craft Magic Arms and Armour, which has a prerequisite of Caster Level 5th. Does that mean Elizabeth can't start to Enhance Caress until she is Caster Level 5th (in her case a very long time, as Rogue is her Primary Class), or does it mean that right from 1st Level she is treated as if she had Craft Magic Arms and Armour and as long as she had the money could start Enhancing right from then?

My personal take on it is the latter (she can enhance from 1st Level), as the Rulebook does state 'as if she had the required Feat with no mention of when it occurs', but it is a little ambiguous.

[Eric Zylstra]

Branahm was planning to take Craft Magical Weapons and Armor at 6th level, so Liz will have access to enchantment capabilities regardless of Cap's call on this. However, I can understand why she might not want to dependent on somebody else for enhancing Caress.

I'm interested in the answer to this question because of its application to magical enhancement of Arius' ring.

[Cpt_kirstov]

flash_cxxi wrote:

PFRPG Beta Rulebook wrote:

A wizard can enchant his bonded object as if he had the required feats.

The Feat I require is Craft Magic Arms and Armour, which has a prerequisite of Caster Level 5th. Does that mean Elizabeth can't start to Enhance Caress until she is Caster Level 5th (in her case a very long time, as Rogue is her Primary Class), or does it mean that right from 1st Level she is treated as if she had Craft Magic Arms and Armour and as long as she had the money could start Enhancing right from then?

My personal take on it is the latter (she can enhance from 1st Level), as the Rulebook does state 'as if she had the required Feat with no mention of when it occurs', but it is a little ambiguous.

it doesnt say upon meeting the prerequisites, a wizard can.... so as written in the beta I would say that the wizard can enhance from 1st...

[flash_cxxi]

Cpt_kirstov wrote:

it doesnt say upon meeting the prerequisites, a wizard can.... so as written in the beta I would say that the wizard can enhance from 1st...

Thanks, that was my impression as well. That means Liz now has enough cash saved to make Caress +1... :)

Do we have 2 days of downtime between getting our reward from Kroft and her visit regarding Trinia?

[The 'Cap]

flash_cxxi wrote:

Do we have 2 days of downtime between getting our reward from Kroft and her visit regarding Trinia?

Sure

[flash_cxxi]

The 'Cap wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

Do we have 2 days of downtime between getting our reward from Kroft and her visit regarding Trinia?

Sure

Yay... now I gotta go look up Enchanting an Item... alls I know is it costs half and takes 1 day for every 1,000gp in the initial cost! :)

[The 'Cap]

Read once you all get in the room, taken from PF# page 46

Spoiler:

At the start of the chase, each PC and Trinia makes an initiative check to determine the order in which they move. When a character moves, he decides if he wants to attempt to move one, two, or three cards. A character can move one card as a move-equivalent action (scrambling under laundry lines and across open rooftops) automatically, or he can attempt to move two or three cards in his turn by taking dangerous shortcuts as a full-round action (leaping from one rooftop to the next, clambering up a drainpipe, swinging along a line, or balancing along a narrow walkway, for example). If a character wants to move two cards, he must select one of the two skill checks from the card he starts his turn on to make in order to move two cards. If a character wants to move three cards, he must make both of the current card’s skill checks to progress. If a character fails any of these checks by 5 or less, he only moves one card forward. If a character fails any of these checks by more than 5, he cannot move at all that turn, and if he fails two checks by more than 5, he falls 1d4×10 feet to the street below, taking the appropriate amount of falling damage. A fallen character has two choices—he can either make a DC 15 Climb check on his turn to return to the card from which he fell, or he can wind his way through alleys and over fences and through mobs to continue the chase by making a DC 15 Strength or Dexterity check (his choice) to move one card—a fallen character cannot choose to attempt to move two or three cards until he climbs back up into the Shingles. A character can also choose to make a ranged attack or cast a spell during his turn. If the action is a standard or move-equivalent action, he can still chose to move forward one card. If the action is a full-round action, he can’t move at all. For purposes of determining range, it’s easiest to assume that each card represents a distance of 30 feet.

If a character ends his turn on the same card as Trinia, he may attempt a single grapple check to grab and restrain her. Once Trinia is pinned, unconscious, or killed, the chase ends. Also, if Trinia manages to move off of card 15, the chase ends.

I'll start working on the 'cards' now

[Eric Zylstra]

Okay, I'll look forward to seeing the first cards. I checked his sheet, and Branahm does have Hold Person in memory (but unfortunately only one). Fortunately, Arius has an incapacitating spell option as well.

[flash_cxxi]

I'm so glad that Expeditious Retreat is one of Liz's core spells that she memorizes... never know when she may need to run away from something really, really fast!

[Eric Zylstra]

Sweet: If Branahm can't paralyze Trinia, Liz can outrun her. Will Expeditious Retreat give Liz a freebie bonus card of movement, Cap?

Right now, the initiative order is:

Trinia ??
Keth ??

Branahm 24
Liz 20
Anju (and Tikaani?) 9
Slow-poke Arius 6

[Dread]

Will Keth's Favored Terrain: Urban, play into this 'card drawing'.

[Eric Zylstra]

Cap: Are you waiting for Branahm? I wanted to see what the first card looked like before stating his actions.

[The 'Cap]

sorry, I usually do the fluff posts from work and the crunchy posts from home, when I can reference the actual book.. but we (my girlfriend and I) had a concert that we went to friday, so she was home when I got there, and I didn't have time to do it until today.Here are the checks for the first 4 cards...

Card 1

Spoiler:

DC 20 Acrobatics and/or DC 15 Perception

Card 2

Spoiler:

DC25 escape artist and/or DC 10 climb

Card 3

Spoiler:

DC 15 Acrobatics and/or DC 15 Escape artist

Card 4

Spoiler:

DC 20 Climb and/or 25 acrobatics

Trina will be going after Liz

[The 'Cap]

Dread wrote:

Will Keth's Favored Terrain: Urban, play into this 'card drawing'.

I'll say that it would give a +1 synergy bonus to every check, and you still get your +2 perception checks for being in Urban terrain on top of that. I don't expect trina to make it very far, uless IC keeps hating Liz...

[flash_cxxi]

The 'Cap wrote:

I don't expect trina to make it very far, uless IC keeps hating Liz...

She'll be off the board in no time then...

grumble... stupid IC

[Eric Zylstra]

Sorry, Liz.

Cap, the spoiler tags up above don't seem to have anything inside, at least for me.

[reloads browser]

Ah, much better.

[The 'Cap]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

Sorry, Liz.

Cap, the spoiler tags up above don't seem to have anything inside, at least for me.

[reloads browser]

Ah, much better.

She fails all 3 saving throws.... you could just take the move actions and get to her Sigh That was anti-climatic.... going to fast forward....

[Eric Zylstra]

Sorry. Branahm was going to try Diplomacy for the first round to persuade Trinia to stop, but she was already over 90' away. I was worried that if she got out of casting range, he'd never get a second chance.

[Eric Zylstra]

Enjoy your trip, Cap.

Dread, Anju, flash: Any suggestions re. scrolls to buy for the mission? I was thinking of picking up a couple of Command Undead.

[Eric Zylstra]

Okay, here's the Pelganes' shopping, assuming that Cap okays it:

Arius:
scroll of Control Undead (CL 3rd) (1) 150 gp
scroll of Eagle's Splendor (CL 3rd) (1) 150 gp
scroll of Detect Undead (CL 1st) (1) 25 gp
vial of holy water (1) 25 gp

Branahm:
vials of holy water (3) 75 gp
scroll of Lesser Restoration (CL 3rd) (1) 150 gp
potion of Detect Undead (CL 1st) (1) 50 gp
He'll give 40 gp to the temple while he's there.

Strategy Ideas for PCs:

Spoiler:

Some thoughts include giving the potion to Keth or Liz for a scouting run, using the charisma-boosting scroll on Branahm for a combat against weak undead, and using the control scroll if we encounter a single enhanced undead, preferably a non-intelligent one. The spell has no save for non-intelligent undead, but it's too expensive to waste it on a standard skeleton or zombie.

[Eric Zylstra]

Cap,

Thanks for the map. Branahm and Arius' positions look reasonable given their actions; I suspect that Arius is about to wish that he was hanging back a little bit.

Given the relative ease of disguising guardian undead (e.g., skeletons) in a room full of corpses, Branahm will make sure that his holy symbol is readily accessible.

[Cpt_kirstov]

Eric Zylstra wrote:

Given the relative ease of disguising guardian undead (e.g., skeletons) in a room full of corpses, Branahm will make sure that his holy symbol is readily accessible.

I was just trying to fit everyone on the map

Skeletons (12)
Anju (11)
broters (6)
Owlbear(2)

Liz and Keth, I'm going to do the next post in about 12 hours... is inits aren't rolled by then, I'll roll them for you