Vita est Ludus

Strahd seems to enjoy toying with us. I don't think he plans to kill us off yet. Don't know that we can move the unconscious people... Can we carry that much?

Protection spells sound good.

How effect was the Light spell?

I plan to move my char sheet into the D&D and Beyond App - which will automatically prompt me to choose the character traits I'm missing, will automatically calculate my skill bonus points and saves, and will automatically track number of spell levels available and used.

How did he separate people from their Shadows? That's creepy. And what are the implications of people's Shadows fighting for Strahd? Which abilities of the person does the Shadow retain?

Re: Notes from 2/27/2020 Chapels and Thrones Please fill in the [?] portions.

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Those us who were damaged, in the Battle with the Bat, were healed. Then we continued to explore the main level of Strahd's castle. We found an auditorium/large chapel with a balcony. We saw - but were not able to reach - two dark immobile figures in the balcony (could not reach from this level). Th...

We need a story line for where Chip went and what he is doing now... Can DM and/or player provide that?

Would the Honorable Fuma consent to post his adventure notes in this honorable forum?

How did you finally wake up Mercy? Or, does the Sleep have a duration that wears off?

Is Eclipse stable or bleeding out? And is Eclipse still asleep?

BTW, Go Sedon! and Go Fuma! Get 'em. Get' em all!

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 Fight...

Fuma: Tentacle rod - 3 rubbery tentacles makes 3 attacks at +9: doing 1d6 bludging dmg; if all 3 hit make a DC 15 CON sv if fail: speed half, disadvatage on DEX saves, and can only take an action or bonus action and can't take a reaction for a minute I think the save and reduced speed threw me off,...

What is a Tentacle Rod? What does it do? Do you flail your enemies with it?

Hi, Im totally confused about the magic items/loot. If you look at the game log, you can see my confusion during the session. I thought there were two ioun stones, one + chain mail, one rod or wand of paralysis, and the rings found earlier. But since than I have heard from Chip that there was a rod ...

I'm thankful to have it, of course. But what are the stats?

I'm thankful to have it, of course. But what are the stats?

DM, do you have a record of the cloak and its stats? I suspect I got this right before I was cursed and so it fell under the radar while I was doing my dwarven rebuild.

Eclipse +2 scimitar +2 dwarven axe (not used, did this shatter?) ring of opening #1 drow sorcerer’s cloak/abjuration-->do we know anything about this item? I don't have it recorded in ny PC stats nor on my sheet The Dwarven Axe is party loot. It was borrowed when Eclipse was cursed. It does not &quo...

After we rest us, what are our immediate objectives?

Um... I think our most pressing need is to find the Green Lady before our window of opportunity closes...

What are these creatures? Do we think we can trust them?

-Cat

I think we could start with "get us to the green lady." We don't have to ask anything else or reveal any other intentions. I don't feel the least bit guilty "withholding the sum of our plans" from an entity that controls and disposes of innocents.

After Cat accept his "gift" he was looking a lot more charming and persuasive!

Cat is very persuasive. He is also very, very stealthy. Not that you would know with all your loud clanking and bantering and bright lights. Though you appear to be a good capable-in-battle party to join up with, you are also very likely to attract more battles than necessary. So Cat had to observe ...

The party set up watches for the evening and began their resting. During the night, a tall, golden-haired, male, elf opened the door and looked in. He asked the party members on watch if he could come in. The party was suspicious, but let him stand just inside the door and explain himself. He said h...

We talked before the game and agreed that November/December is the likely time frame for starting Invisible Sun. We may meet earlier to discuss characters, though, and get the set up. Of course, if Ravenloft folks would accept the Count's invitation and go have dinner with him now, then we could sta...

I can cast another Healing Spirt before we go back to the Dwarves.

I wonder if Chip should pretend to be a dead body, being carried out by Sedon? Put lots of blood on Chip to disguise his features, etc.

Where does the Ravenloft group stand? Are they nearing The Big Bad?

Has anyone gotten their kit yet?

I was thinking if we get them this month, perhaps we could start in Sept or Oct?

My schedule should be changing by then.

When do you think we will start Invisible Sun?

Re: Notes from 5/2/19 - Looted So, after resting, what is our plan? -Eclipse

So, after resting, what is our plan?

-Eclipse

If Eclipse could sell or trade the + greataxe for a + scimitar that would be ideal. But I suspect trading posts are few and far between. At least the greataxe is a + weapon for situations where only + weapons will do damage. Otherwise, we seem pretty even on magic items now.

Re: Notes from 4/11/19 - Skirting conflict Did we pop? lol

Did we pop? lol

Is the goal to find Sedon's daughter first? Or protect the god first?

Could we plan here before the next session?

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 underwo...

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 meet...

Belle and Blue, her panther, are called away on another mission. I am taking a hiatus from Ravenloft. I realized that thurs are dinner nights, with later starts, so I would have to log off after only 30 to 40 mins most nights (considering setup time moves us to 8:30 or 8:45 but the time we are under...

Forgottne Realms tends to start earlier. So it seems to me to be more okay for Eclipse to poof out early from that. Perhaps she finds her own special dagger of something-slaying and it transports her away and back as Mercy did that time...

How about a ghost (could be ghost of Belle) who appears and gives warnings and communicates visions... ??

I don't mind introducing a new PC who is not a fighter. Alternatively or Additionally, I might ask Kili to take over my PC for later part of the evenings. Alternatively, I might role play an NPC monster or such part of the time and be a DM lackie. Alternatively, I could skip the Thur games for a whi...

I am looking to either modify Belle or introduce another PC who can hang out with the party part-time. She would need to leave the party between 9 and 9:30pm. (Explanation in group email.) I am thinking a healer Cleric, for instance, who comes in and heals and casts boons/spells. role-plays, and may...

Meta discussion: First, I was hoping Shar was just on the other side of the portal and you all would go and talk to her while I did my new character sheet, which I didn't understand I was supposed to be doing while we debated. :? Next, I hoped you would all come back and we would all go through the ...

-We could rate items we find on a scale of 1 to 10. -10 is an epic item or an item necessary to complete a quest. -1 is a non-magical (mundane) item, such as: a starting weapon, musical instrument, or fine pair of boots. -We rate items as best we can in the first couple days we have them. -We vote o...

If owner of site could delete the Logistics thread? I will start over here in a less complicated manner... Treasure Division Suggestion: 1.) DM enters day's loot list in game table to be posted on Vita. 2.) Veracity picks up lists from post and creates tables (as Brianna used to do) tracking who ha...

Yes, we issued IOUs and we used "cash out values" of spare loot. I'm just concerned that we don't get "enough" gp anymore and don't have any place to "cash out" spare loot anymore. It's possible that in Ravenloft, where we are paying in coin for food and lodging, we cou...

Veracity wrote: --The method should have ways of "appraising" an item even when we can't immediately discern everything about an item. It's not at all clear how this can be done, but I'll reserve judgement until I hear the proposed details. In other words, I do not "agree to the foll...

Please post here = your "new" treasure and gp you have aquired since we started adventuring together. (Skip things you got in starting package at L1) DM = I know this is asking a lot and not really your responsibility, but could you post the party gp loot awards to date, as a one-time favo...

Could Fuma enter the prophecies/rumors/clues he has noted here?

For example:
--Sedon's related visions and communications from his book and his daughter, etc.
--The blind wagon driver's information.
--The prophecy from the underground halfling town.
--The original "chosen ones" legend.

Could the PCs list their "new" stuff here? Meaning anything aquired after coming through the mists.

Also, if anyone is holding anything "for the party," list that here too.

Could Calder enter the proshesies here?

I will list out the key items and places, etc and add that to the information I'm creating to track treasure and gp.

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...

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