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First gameplay post up for both tables.
The Codex Alera is one of my very favorites series of all time. I have read it around a dozen times and own it in print and audio.
I am in the process of collecting all the Dresden books. I have read through Ghost Story.
Sorry for the lack of posts everyone. I am keeping an eye out but haven't had time to post amongst work activities. (Have another function starting in 10 min)... Kassie's still here and will try to get a post up later tonight or (more likely) tomorrow morning.
We'll look forward to the awesomeness of Kassie posts again!
Back to Gaurm, Ghost Story is awesome. Such a brilliant book.
GM, I do hope you're enjoying the Spirit Council. I'm having such fun with them!
We'll look forward to the awesomeness of Kassie posts again!
Back to Gaurm, Ghost Story is awesome. Such a brilliant book.
GM, I do hope you're enjoying the Spirit Council. I'm having such fun with them!
I am indeed! It makes Taj seem perpetually henpecked even though it's just her.
I had just about gotten "used" to Shivaji, so the intriduction of Gita really made me laugh (and threw Zoh back on his heels). Well done, Taj.
To be honest, Gita surprised me too. I'm glad that she has such radically different values than Taj. She cracks me up. Let's see if we can push on to the war college today, though. I'm sure the rest of D Squad is eager for their briefing.
Taj
Looks like we can head out whenever. I'm all set to go myself.
I love that everyone at table two is all off put by the Cap'n! NPC's that can elicit reactions are the best!(even negative reactions.)
And we're at the War college! Time for that briefing, GM!
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Not that Zoh can hear it, but Gita had better stop calling me 'biza'. :)
Briefing in progress.
Not that Zoh can hear it, but Gita had better stop calling me 'biza'. :)
I'm so glad you appreciate her turns of phrase. :)
Briefing in progress.
Excellent. Thanks GM!
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Taj, if anyone on your council would have anything to say about the Precentor, it would be Idli, who recognizes a fellow outdoorsman.
Admit it. You just want to hear the voice of Idli, the Insufficiently Clothed. Thanks for the suggestion! I'll keep that in mind once the Precentor starts talking to us!
SO, I have a confession, Taj and Zohruk. I was strongly considering taking Bonded Mind as an inquisitor, just for the abuse of constant telepathy with everyone nearby. However, you've built a beautiful story with yours, so I'm hesitant to do so.
Aww... You like the story!!!
Huh. Grimold wanted to do this too. If you can think of a story reason why Taj's spirit bond would spill over that we can make work, we could try to make this a go. I'd like it to be a really GOOD story though. Something that doesn't just happen, but arises out of events. I don't want to lose what makes Taj's bond with Zoh special, but I could see things spilling over given the right course of events.
Right, that's why I was hesitant. It was actually one of my TW feats when I was building her. The idea was that somewhere along the line, she'd developed the ability to probe minds. But then I saw you two, and didn't do it because of that. I don't know that I would.
For reference, the interaction is between Solo Tactics and Bonded Mind. Everyone can receive telepathic messages from an inquisitor with both.
Well I'm sure I speak for both of us when I say we're happy it's been so well received. It's been a pleasure developing these two characters.
I can think of one story way to get to what you're thinking of, Allie... Though it would mean not using that teamwork feat for a bit. What if you became curious about Taj's magic and started investigating the spirits? You are an inquisitor. If you started poking into them to try to figure out how the bond worked, you might be able to get the experiment to work after a bit... Do you feel like inquiring into Mwangi ancestor henpecking worship, Allie?
(Taj does not have a god, but is very curious about this burning mother creature that Zoh worships.)
And yes, it has been a pleasure developing Zohruk and Taj. Zoh is a fantastic collaborator, and happily adopted my whole spirit zoo... Though only a few of them are sketched in, both Shivaji and Gita the Fat make me laugh.
(Zohruk starts shopping for lead-lined helmets...)
Telepathic inquisitors could be very scary indeed.
I do warn you that if you do poke, both Grandmother Juju and Gita the Fat are going to get in your head. And Grandma Juju is NOT a nice person. But it could be a really interesting subplot.
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(Shops for bigger lead helmets.)
Oh, poor lonely Sir Daen! Really, what are those Tilernos sisters doing? I figured one of them would have bagged you by now.
Not everyone shares Cyanne's predilections for elven ears. But Daen doesn't make moves on them because he's not particularly fond of any particular gods in Allie's case and Kassie is to fickle. She'd break his heart in an instant, and then he'd be good for nothing for a while. He's no dummy, but he is also not very perceptive. It's likely that someone even made a subtle move on him and he hardly even noticed.
That's not to say something couldn't happen in the future, I figured that we'd just stick to the single life for now because it's a bit more exciting dramatically. I toyed with the idea that he quietly got married in the interim and just casually drop it in conversation, but I decided against it.
What? But elven ears are so sexy!
Okay, back as the person actually playing in this game... I like that Taj and her relatives have no particular bias against orc blood. The orc tribes near the Mwangi expanse are trading partners not enemies. It's kind of fun going with someone with a slightly different preference than the norm.
I do enjoy the characters you all built together. It's fun coming in amongst you and learning your social dynamics.
Taj
PS So... So far each group has met one NPC, is this correct?
Hi guys!
First, sorry :( I had thought I had gotten my computer fixed, turns out to be temporary... Then I lost my tablet, all of a sudden I had ZERO internet...
Good news! got it working, better news getting a new one monday! Sad news, gotta see how much a new tablet will cost :(
So Ill get onto it immediately
Hope everyone had a good weekend, posts are up in gameplay.
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I'm starting to think Zoh should get a little card. Get a hole punched every time he infiltrates an orc fortress, ten times he gets a free sandwich...
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We ain't had nothing but maggoty bread sandwiches for three stinking days!
We ain't had nothing but maggoty bread sandwiches for three stinking days!
The sound of muttering old lady voices arise once more as Gita whacks Zohruk with bread again...
"Stop, Gita! We'll be needing that bread!"
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@ Grimold: bond-servant?!?
@ D-squad: There were multiple mentions of blue capes in gameplay. Is everyone wearing one like a uniform, or did you all go in for different looks?
@ Daen: Unless you post soon, Taj will speak up again before you get a chance to.
@ Zoh, Kassie and Allie: We'd best get out shopping done quickly. Are you up for it? I have boots, supplies, a horse and a flag to purchase... Is Zoh doing the practical stuff because he's pretty sure that Taj has no idea what to buy, leaving the clothes to the girls?
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(At the use of the b-word, Zohruk clicks one of those little hand-clicky-counter things.)
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"I just don't see what's wrong with "bread"." Eilidh shakes her head sadly at Zohruk.
@Taj: I agree. IF it's going to happen at all, it needs to happen soon.
Cool. Let's get going! BTW, are blue capes a thing for D squad?
EDIT: What is the name of our Knight Order?
EDIT 2: Lord Ulthun... he sounds like a big deal. Is he mentioned in any of the official wikis?
EDIT 3: You are not leaving me behind, Zoh! Taj whacks the half-orc with bread herself.
EDIT 4: I found Lord Ulthun. He's nineteen?!? He's the same age as all of us...
Taj, our order is the Knights of Ozem. When he says we're the last of our order, he means we're basically the only Knights left at all. There's probably the barest force left to monitor Gallowspire, and Mendev might have been transferred to a coalition of other knight orders and religions, otherwise it's guarded only by low templars.
The Wikia site is way outdated. The PathfinderWiki is the go-to source; Ulthun may be 22 or 23 at this point.
I know nothing of blue capes. If it's part of the uniform, Grimold is likely in violation of that.
Ah, yes. The wiki states 22. Still in our age range. Taj is 22 which in half-elf years is probably 17 or 18. The Knights of Ozem? Excellent! I was curious to see if there was a group uniform or not. You guys must be reeling at this news.
BTW, I just updated the Personae and Places document to include these details. Now off to compose!
The blue cape isn't about the Knights, it's about Eilidh's faith.
Ah... There goes my vision of the six of us in blue capes. That's fine. You're all individuals, and would like to dress as such.
Taj
You're right. I just spent the most dangerous two weeks of my life getting you *out* of Belkzen, I really should be more eager to send you right back in...
(Pops proto-alchemical Xanax.)
Gonna post soon...
D Squad:
What do you think? If I'm going to haul it around, it better look good! I'll admit, this is what I've been doing instead of composing my response to Zoh's statement.
EDIT: Two hours??! How am I going to get a flag done in two hours? Let's hope they had a flag ready to go...
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Is biza adjective (cheap), noun (cheapskate), or both?
Both of course!
Okay, last shopping opportunity.
With the 1500 we each set aside, we can purchase as a group:
2 healing wands (do we want one IH, one CLW)?
1 pair of first aid gloves
1500 for 2 other wands -- I'm voting endure elements and prot from evil unless I hear other suggestions.
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I'm also doing a last listing of scrolls.
Does IH buy us something more/less than CLW? I forget.
IH is a lot more effective than CLW. IH is 10 points of healing every time, but Daen said that it leaves scars based on a Last Vigil houserule. CLW is 2-9 points of healing every time. If GM Malleus will allow us to have IH without the Last Vigil houserule of the scarring, then two wands of IH is the most sensible purchase. If not, then we should have one of each.
Because I'm guessing that neither Taj nor Kassie want scars... Also, come to think of it, Lord Ulthen may not appreciate having his paladin wounds healed infernally. But those I could handle with my own CLW and CMW spells when the time comes.
Taj
Finally completed all the purchases on Taj's sheet.
Things she fled Urgir with in her backpack:
For use with mnemonic vestment[UE]:
first aid gloves
wand of cure light wounds (50 charges), wand of endure elements (50 charges), wand of infernal healing (50 charges), wand of protection from evil (50 charges)
Things that were purchased in Vigil:
If there are any other useful scrolls that you want, speak now.
Looks pretty good. Rope Trick is a good really good hiding spell, it might come in handy. Summon Swarm is pretty awesome too, but both of them are not on your list, so they'll require a UMD 20 roll to make them work. Let me know if you need a little money, Daen would be definitely for survival.
Oddly, summon swarm is one of my spells known if Ali is my spirit of the day... So my spell list is fairly variable. But yeah I have to UMD it otherwise. For rope trick were you thinking of a scroll? My UMD is only a +11. Do I need to kick it higher?
Taj
(Zoh is just about to click, stops himself at last second.)
Is Gita feeling okay? She didn't shoehorn in an opportunity to call me 'biza'.