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Yes, our first priority is a safe place to do a long rest, then we need to consider: Ideally, we like to avoid encountering Strahd again until we can do it on our terms and at the time of our choosing. Barring that, at least having some warning. So, some sort of way to avoid him or detect would be g...

Brianna Sollandry wrote:By the way, looking at Calder's character sheet, I see that his name is pronounced "call-DER". I don't recall anybody pronouncing it like that.

Yes, I often switch the pronunciation between the correct and incorrect one during a session.

Thanks for the log! Yes, we should start a forum discussion, and then continue it game time.

When informed about Mercy's sensing of a large group of Elves (we assume Drow) nearby, the Dwarves told us about a patrol of theirs that went missing recently, and asked us to investigate. We agreed. Our prisoner, an ogre not an orc, was helping us carry the loot. We asked the Dwarves if we could ex...

Since we are looking at "who can best use an item in melee" when we find loot.... Could we have a general working discussion of how each of us would like to operate prior to, during, and after melee? Here is my (probably much less than full understanding): Fuma = Honorable Front Line Figh...

I see you got confused between the rod and the wand. Fuma did type the items into gametable, but by that time you combined the two in your mind. Mercy: i have chain shirt +1; would make armor class worse; who can use? Fuma: prism shaped purple stone: ioun stone reserve stores 4 spells levels current...

We should ask that they return this complex to the rightful owners, the Dwarves. In addition, we should ask what their goals are.

Eclipse rolls d100: (d100) : [72] = 72 Mercy rolls d100: (d100) : [39] = 39 Eclipse: Eclipse gets cloak and throws the draven armor into the party mix. Eclipse: +1 magical dagger from Chip Eclipse: +2 Wand of Warmage for Sedon Eclipse: Chip might keep both daggers and fight two-handed. Eclipse: no m...

Short rest: Fuma rolls Regain hp (CON): (d8+2) : [1 + 2] = 3 Fuma rolls Regain hp (CON): (d8+2) : [3 + 2] = 5 Fuma rolls Regain hp (CON): (d8+2) : [1 + 2] = 3 Fuma rolls Regain hp (CON): (d8+2) : [1 + 2] = 3 Fuma rolls Regain hp (CON): (d8+2) : [4 + 2] = 6 Mercy rolls d10+1: (d10+1) : [8 + 1] = 9 Me...

Or, fish nibbled away at the rope tied to the rocks at the bottom of the lake - and Deelo's bloated body bobbed to the surface - where it was found and animated by a Necromancer... Since then, "Deelo the Deviously-Controlled Deceased" has been havocking local hamlets. Agents of the underw...

A messenger delivers a coded message to Belle. She reads it, pales, crumples the paper and throws it in the fire. "I must leave immediately," she tells her companions. "My apologies. Let us wish each other luck. I have found our time together pleasantly challenging. I hope we may mee...

Sorry to hear it. Yes, I think a cleric would work - someone who you could play when you're there, and then become a DMPC when you're not (i.e. still continue in the action when you leave by healing party members, etc.). It would be up to the respective DMs, of course.

The party returned to the first corridor and waited for Eclipse who stopped to talk to the new hammer. They then continued to the library. The naga said the hammer was the Soul Hammer. The hammer that Eclipse is holding (and having a private conversation with) is the Hammer that Binds . The naga to...

Article on one of our regular dinner places (and my favorite):

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Next time we have audio issues like this, we should try switching to audio only - either with Skype or something else like Google Hangouts - since we still play without video. I wonder if it would work to use Skype for video and audio out (mute Skype microphone) and use Google Hangouts, or whatever,...

Considering that literally nothing has changed in my setup since the last time we did this, hard for me to understand what I could change to get a different result. My impression is that the only people who had trouble hearing me were in Newton; the Pittsburgh people seemed to understand as well as...

Last night was tough. I was happy to end early as it was very fatiguing to try to understand just what the DM was saying. We need to fix that audio echo. I'm sure we missed a bunch.

Madam Eva , hunches over a crystal ball. "You are here to raise the curse" . Cards: Five of Swords (Mymidon) . History; knowledge of the ancient will help you understand your enemies. Look for a den of wolves in the hills overlooking the mountain lake. The treasure belongs to Mother Night...

Please no point system. We have gp - let's use gp. Even if items can't be sold at the moment, they have a gp value. Let's use that. If we do adopt this system, then just assign each hoard a value, and divide by the number of characters - as in the past. Assigning a "hoard value" and divid...

Assuming we have agreed to the following... Let's talk implementation/logistics here. I'll start. Please change/add. Distribute gp and magic values roughly evenly over time : (A) Create tables that list current holdings of party and individuals (B) Create either a gp value system or a point value s...

Summary = Have we agreed to the following? Um, no. As far as I can tell, I'm the only player who has expressed partial support for such a scheme (as long as I don't have to do the bookkeeping for it). Sounds like you're jumping the gun on assuming player consensus. --We will go with a method that d...

One thing that is slow and inefficient is having the DM slowly read off the treasure from the module while we slowly type what he says - including asking him to repeat things. Perhaps instead of that, the DM could block off the text we shouldn't see, and we could just take a picture of the treasure ...

In retrospect, I regret the "magic item shop" aspect of V3/V3.5: to my eye, that encouraged minimaxing equipment, rather than actually using stuff that you found. I agree. While such a system existed in the world, it made sense that characters used it, but it made magic items less "s...

Equitabitly (if that's a word?) happens over the course of multiple loots over multiple months and years. When you divide the *values* after each loot collection, then each PC rises at roughly the same rate. It sounds to me as if you're motivated to implement equitable treasure division over multip...

Deed to the Windmill... Caldor I believe Caldor originally picked it up at the haunted house and carried it around without indicating one way or the other that he was claiming it. But since he had it in his possession we started calling it his. And we starting telling the hags he owned the Windmill...

Veracity wrote:It is my hope that we will discuss this here - in the forum - as players - before the next game. I do NOT want to have this discussion in game as PCs.

If we (including the respective DMs) do agree to this method, how would you suggest that it be introduced in-game?

Wasn't this the method of treasure division suggested by Brianna that we adopted fairly recently but not universally? It's a good system, but perhaps each party should role play its merits.

The woman noticed Mercy's sword and recognized it. She asked to see it. Mercy let her have it. She handed it back to Sedon. In his hands, the sword screamed, and he dropped the weapon. Each of the party tried the sword in turn, and it was calm. The sword glowed when each party member held it (the d...

Brianna Sollandry wrote:I'm curious to hear your-all's thoughts on this.

Can't go wrong with Monte Cook, but I do wish they'd include some sample paragraphs in addition to their topics list.

The ghoul tells us to join the Lord of Waterdeep The human walking on all fours tells us die horribly The Hooded One tells us to join the One The halflings tells us to seek out the evil goddess The spider things tell us to sit in the chair The King of the North tells us to please visit the tower I'...

Here is the link:
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You might enjoy a this band I stumbled upon on YouTube. They’re based in Denmark and sing in various ancient (and some modern) languages - including Old Norse, Old High German, Old English, as well as English and German. For example, their song “Krigsgaldr” (“war magic”) features a couple of verses ...

-While we were healing up, a voice spoke in Chip's head and asked for help. Chip invited it to come forward and a white-eyed halfling approached . Still in voice in Chip's head, it said it wants us to help it get back to someplace . (We think to another plane.) I believe the halfling wanted just to...

MercyDrake wrote:There is no truth to the rumor that Marcy was mumbling "My name is Inego Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

I think we've done a few of these.
YouTube: Top 5 Dungeons and Dragons 5e Rules Everyone Gets Wrong

The Player's Handbook (PH), Dungeon Master's Guide (DMG), and the online System Reference Document (SRD) are always official (although the DM or house rules may alter individual elements of those too). Beyond that, each campaign may allow other books and sources. If a source hasn't been explicitly a...

MercyDrake wrote:Shield with golden windmill on red field not taken
Longsword with windmill on hilt not taken
Top hat not taken

Does any one of us use either a shield or longsword? We should take those. We should look into the top hat (and check for a rabbit). If the hat fits, Calder will take it.

'We know you are here. We will take away your pawns until we find you.' Fuma believes that this note was written by someone who is trying to find (and destroy) a hidden god - likely the most honorable goddess Shar - who the honorable party knows is nearby. Thus the honorable tentacled creature impa...

Seston Tempiri wrote:Was the second sleeping trog killed? I recalled some debate, but I've forgotten whether Mercy finally acted?

I believe the second sleep troglodyte remains sleeping. The honorable Mercy stated that she is keeping an eye on it.

Mercy can turn into a dragon for 12 or 15 rounds per day. Not that many rounds - just half her level, in rounds, so currently 2 rounds. She recovers one round if she does a long rest. The blind gnome wagon driver was dodgy about whether or not there are strings or curses attached to our gifts from ...

Veracity wrote:Do we feel any moral obligation to rid the town of the vampire under the floorboards?

Proly puts a damper on church attendance that.

I liked Deelo - she has character!

Veracity wrote:Actually, I was curious why the Voice told Fuma to blind her? As though Fuma might have some new possibilities in his toolbox with that black cloak around his shoulders? Perhaps if Fuma concentrated on casting something....?

Or maybe Fuma is supposed to throw the cloak over her head.

(For the second time in about a week I submitted a reply that didn't post. The first time was from my phone, but this time it was from a Chrome browser). Do we have a plan for blinding the demon and taking her staff? Fuma is planning on casting darkness , and then those of us who aren't charmed are ...

I had fun for the first parts. Then, when we got through the gates, I couldn't hear the DM over the other players, so I kinda zoned out. Could the DM wear a hear set with mic? If the DM is remote it should work, if not, then we should probably make the DM's machine the active mic in the room. A hea...

The other thing we need is a tactical. Whee was each of us in relation to the wagons, etc.

Just a note that Rangers don't get any spells until L2 and then only 2 1stL spells. They do get a couple nice cantrips, though. Wow, I see that the spellcasting of Rangers has really been beefed up in 5e! Previously, they didn't get spells until 4th level. Under 5e, full time spellcasters - like so...

Lots of fun. I'm sure we'll get more serious when the nasties show up.

Interesting - I thought I posted a follow up post, but it disappeared. I'm thinking of "knowing" the following spells: Cantrips: Fire Bolt, Light, Mage Hand, Message ( Message is nowhere as good as in 3.5 - it's a single whispered message to a single character in range (but need not be in ...

Okay, here is what I have so far (subject, of course, to DM approval - including the geography - I'll modify if there is no such place). Still needs personality traits, ideals, etc. Calder ("call-DER") Half Elf male sorcerer (Dragon Bloodline - Brass Dragon - Fire). CG (Belenus) Background...

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