[OOC Viridian] Idylls of the Rat King [D&D 3.5]

[GreenDragonPage]

D U N G E O N.....C R A W L.....C L A S S I C S.....#1
Idylls of the Rat King
By Jeffrey Quinn

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THE PARTY:


Player
Name
Race
Class



spectralphoenix
Alan Stonefist (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2828429)
Dwarf
Fighter



NontheistCleric
Tersie (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2828571)
Forest Gnome
Beguiler



Infernally Clay
Ashley Kingsleaf (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=342719)
Human
Druid




SCARY WIZARD
Manari Riversong (https://og.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2807355)
Elf
Sorcerer



AscarothD
Coron Blackblood (https://og.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2829996)
Half-Orc
Warlock



remetagross
Ember (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2829597)
Human
Monk




In your first post, please post a link to your character sheet and select your speech color. As I am a green dragon, I will select Dark Slate Gray and Dark Green as my speech colors.



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Remember the golden days of role playing, when adventures were underground, NPCs were there to be killed, and the finale of every dungeon was the dragon on the 20th level? Well, those days are back. Dungeon Crawl Classics feature bloody combat, intriguing dungeons, and no NPCs who aren’t meant to be killed. Each adventure is 100% good, solid dungeon crawl, with the monsters you know, the traps you fear, and the secret doors you know must be there somewhere.

Idylls of the Rat King was awarded an Honorable Mention for Best Adventure in the 2003 Gen Con Ennie Awards. In Idylls of the Rat King, goblin bandits are once again attacking the silver caravans, killing innocent miners and stealing cargo. The goblins have taken up residence in an abandoned mine northwest of Silverton. Someone must get rid of them. But this is no ordinary abandoned mine. It was deliberately barricaded generations ago when the Gannu family, founders of Silverton, discovered unspeakable evil on its lowest levels. And these are no ordinary goblins, for the curse of the Gannu family courses through their veins...


System: Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Player Count: 4 to 6
Style of Play: Dungeon Crawl
Allowed Content:




Player's Handbook 1
Player's Handbook 2
All non-Psionic Complete books
Miniatures Handbook


Character Creation:




Backstory: Skirt Length
Experience: Level 1
Wealth: You may take the average for your class or you may roll for it.
Ability Scores: 4d6b3, placed where you like. Standard rules for re-rolling apply (PHB pg. 8). If the sum of modifiers (before race) is 0 or less OR your highest ability score is 13, you can re-roll.
Hitpoints/Health: Max first level, roll every level there after
Alignment: Please make characters that are team players



Other Notes:



We will be playing on the Giant in the Playground forum. Play by Post format.
The PHB race variants in the Monster Manual are available for use.
No LA Buybacks
No Flaws

[NontheistCleric]

https://i.ibb.co/Qdbpn2k/Tersie-VII.png
Tersie (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2828571)
Forest Gnome Beguiler
AC: 15 | HP: 9/9
Conditions: -
L0 Spells: 5 | L1 Spells: 4



Tersie will speak in black.

[Infernally Clay]

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Ashley "Ash" Kingsleaf (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=342719)
Human Druid 1
HP: 10/10, AC: 17
Conditions: None
Spell Slots: 0th: 3/3, 1st: 2/2

Bark
Wolf (Animal Companion)
HP: 13/13, AC: 14
Conditions: None




Ash will speak in Amber.

[AscarothD]

https://i.imgur.com/q8k54fi.jpg
Coron Blackbood (https://og.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2829996)
Half-Orc Warlock 1
HP: 7/7, AC: 16
Conditions: None
Invocations: Summon Swarm






Coron will speak in the color purple.

[spectralphoenix]

Hello everyone! Alan Stonefist (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2828429) will speak in Blue.

[remetagross]

Hi mates!

Ember (https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/?id=2829597) will speak in...ah darn, Amber's already taken. Let's roll with good ol' red.

[SCARY WIZARD]

Meowdy, purrdners, Manari Riversong will be using A52A2A.

[remetagross]

I find it endearing that our characters have single-digit HPs, number of spells per day, or total attack bonuses :smallbiggrin: who will die first?

[NontheistCleric]

We're only first level. Give it time!

[Infernally Clay]

I find it endearing that our characters have single-digit HPs, number of spells per day, or total attack bonuses :smallbiggrin: who will die first?

We should be fine. We've got Alan, Ember and Bark (yes I'm proud of that pun) for the frontline and plenty of spellcasters. I just hope I'm not the only one packing any form of healing magic because Ash won't be particularly good at it until she hits third level and even then it won't be amazing. I'd just be able to burn a first level spell slot to give fast healing 3 for three rounds to everyone within 30ft.

[GreenDragonPage]

The holiday weekend got the best of me! IC coming today! Sorry for the delay!

[roll0]

[NontheistCleric]

We should be fine. We've got Alan, Ember and Bark (yes I'm proud of that pun) for the frontline and plenty of spellcasters. I just hope I'm not the only one packing any form of healing magic because Ash won't be particularly good at it until she hits third level and even then it won't be amazing. I'd just be able to burn a first level spell slot to give fast healing 3 for three rounds to everyone within 30ft.

You are, but of course, the solution to less healing is to just kill our enemies faster.

[GreenDragonPage]

The IC is live!

https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?659379-IC-Viridian-Idylls-of-the-Rat-King-D-amp-D-3-5

[NontheistCleric]

GreenDragonPage, can we take 10 on that Survival check? Not that it really matters, now that I consider it, since Ash has +8 to Survival. If any of us uses Aid Another there is no chance of failure.

Also, just keeping a count–we now have:

1 Cure Light Wounds potion

1 Cure Minor Wounds potion

3 Virtue potions

Not sure who wants to carry them, although Tersie is almost at a medium load so it won't be her if they weigh 0.76 pounds or more.

[remetagross]

Ember is at the limit for light load as well. Besides, she will suggest using one of them on the dying dude!

[Infernally Clay]

I’ll roll the skill check anyway, ‘cause you never know if beating the DC grants a bonus.

Lulz. Of course I’d just barely make the check even with a +8.

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[remetagross]

It's nice to see Survival put to good use once in a while.

[spectralphoenix]

Do we have anyone who can look for traps? There's probably some traps in there.

[NontheistCleric]

Sadly, no. Tersie technically can find traps, but I went heavier on the 'illusionist' side of Beguiler than the 'roguish' side, so she isn't actually good at finding them.

She has a plan for drawing some out, though. Writing post now.

[remetagross]

Okay, I now regret having written in Ember's fluff that she has no sense of humour. Because what is happening here is pure comedy gold :smallbiggrin:

[SCARY WIZARD]

Okay, I now regret having written in Ember's fluff that she has no sense of humour. Because what is happening here is pure comedy gold :smallbiggrin:

Aww, this could be a developing moment for her, and maybe even the start of her putting ranks in Perform (Comedic Storytelling)!

[remetagross]

That would rather be ranks into Perform (burst into laughter) :smallbiggrin:

Alan, I think you're a bit too convincing. The goblins fear facing the Mighty Dwarf Hero©.

[spectralphoenix]

I've finally found my calling it seems - roleplaying a hammy and overwrought roleplayer!

[GreenDragonPage]

I apologize for the delay. Update for the IC will come today :)

[NontheistCleric]

Hold on, how did Alan kill two goblins with one hit? He doesn't even have Cleave. Also, I think we were trying to keep (at least one of) them alive, if maybe in the negatives.

[GreenDragonPage]

Hold on, how did Alan kill two goblins with one hit? He doesn't even have Cleave. Also, I think we were trying to keep (at least one of) them alive, if maybe in the negatives.

Readied attack, then his regular turn attack (to speed the game up). One of them is in the negatives. I will adjust the post.

[NontheistCleric]

I think he was intending that to be the attack he readied, though, since he couldn't have applied the charge modifier to both attacks. Also, he stated that he only attacked one goblin and left one for the others.

Well, I guess it doesn't really matter. We just have to Cure Light Wounds on the goblin now instead of making him sleep.

(did we establish who is carrying the potions?)

[SCARY WIZARD]

Not me, all I've got is some bottles of acid!

[AscarothD]

We do have the following items from the woman.
She has 3 potions of Cure Light Wounds (30gp each), 3 potions of Cure Minor Wounds (12gp each) and 9 potions of Virtue (10gp each).

[NontheistCleric]

We do have the following items from the woman.
She has 3 potions of Cure Light Wounds (30gp each), 3 potions of Cure Minor Wounds (12gp each) and 9 potions of Virtue (10gp each).
We didn't buy all of them, though. We have:


1 Cure Light Wounds potion

1 Cure Minor Wounds potion

3 Virtue potions
Also, anyone with a good Charisma want to help with the interrogation? I feel like we might need to intimidate this goblin and Tersie is no good at intimidation.

[SCARY WIZARD]

My Charisma modifier is +3, but that's about it. No points in social skills.

[NontheistCleric]

You might as well try. It's the best Intimidate modifier any of us have got.

[spectralphoenix]

Perhaps a Charm Person spell if skill checks don't work? Alan and his -2 charisma modifier are staying well away from this.

[remetagross]

My Cha sucks and my carrying capacity is full :D

Coron could impress him with a summoned swarm, I guess. That'd make for quite a scene.

[AscarothD]

Yeah, I am not interrogating the goblin, unless we just flat out ask it questions when it wakes. Although I am waiting for something to happen. It's been a few days.

[SCARY WIZARD]

I already posted, so I'm also waiting -- maybe for someone else to give Manari a nudge...

[NontheistCleric]

I'm just waiting for GreenDragonPage to say what happens when the goblin wakes up–then we can get to asking him things. Tersie can come up with the questions, I just thought it might help to have a scary elf (elves scare goblins, right?) standing there menacingly.

[SCARY WIZARD]

They scare goblins who haven't read the Player's Handbook to find out that they're usually short a Hit Point over the other people that mess with 'em, I'll tell you what!

[AscarothD]

Guess GM has IRL stuff to deal with. Last visit was 9/21, 6 days ago.

[remetagross]

Let's hope so.

[remetagross]

I've PM'd the game master. Sometimes, it works :p

[AscarothD]

Well, hopefully they are ok IRL, nothing bad and such. And as long as sending them a PM emails them a notification etc.