Nightmare in Katapesh OOC

[SanguinePenguin]

Correction: (1d8)[7]

[SanguinePenguin]

Spoiler: Mauricio legal lore

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Legal situation here is dicey. You are definitely breaking the law by freeing his slaves.

If he has done the proper paperwork, legally, he can take the slaves back (if he is alive). He could also get the Zephyr guard to take the slaves back. Although you don’t see any paperwork here, it could be at a different location.

If he has not done the paperwork, and you walk out with the women, there is little he can do legally. Although if any women admit they were his slave and were freed that could cause some issues. Granted he will likely want revenge.

Oddly enough, legally the consequences for you for killing the gnolls would be a slap on the wrist. Assuming they are not a guild members, there might be a fine. Taking their property however would likely result in a period of servitude (being made a slave for the individual slighted or the highest bidder).

Spoiler: Sadar gnoll lore

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Purheegee lives in the sewers. While gnolls are hardly renowned for cleanliness, this is not a typical dwelling for a gnoll. Gnolls tend to live together in a pack structure. That Purheegee is down here with just two other gnolls suggests he is very unpopular among most gnolls in his tribe. Though both certainly exist, typically with gnolls, pack bond trumps family bond. As the gnolls seem to have done everything short of exiling Purheegee, he is unlikely to be missed.

Though one ran off, you are skeptical that other gnolls would rush to his aid.

[SanguinePenguin]

A few things:

1) I will advance the game soon, but I have a very long post to write and not a lot of time to do it over the next few days.

2) You have all hit level 2. Please level up!

3) If you want to do any character modifications, some design choices you perhaps haven't liked or expected more from, feel free to swap out skills / feats. If you want to do a larger overhaul (e.g., changing race or class), we can discuss that.

4) I know I've also have been laying a bunch of hooks on the horizon, so my apologies if I've been doing a mediocre job providing... depth perception... to continue the analogy past its welcome. I want your characters to be interacting with the world and seeing it developing alongside you. I want you to see future challenges and opportunities, but I don't want them to be too distracting.

5) It is also a good time for a temperature check. This is of course a custom campaign. This was only the first chapter, and there are a lot more exciting things coming (I think anyway). Let me know if you have any critical feedback about the game. I want everyone to be enjoying it, so if that isn't happening, let me know, and we can figure out what is needed.

Discussion can take place on discord. I just wanted to put it here to make sure everyone sees it.

[Prehysterical]

Yeah, I'm rolling a Lore (Legal) check to see if we're being set up: (1d20+8)[19]

[DrK]

I'll level Sadar up to level 2. Apologies he's been quiet this week. It was a busy one at work.

[SanguinePenguin]

The following items are magic:
Runed battle axe
2 vials of red liquid
Large canine tooth
2 large flat stones
Large flat stones with runes
2 Three inch long claws
Glowing lime-green gemstone

[BelGareth]

Runed battle axe (1d20+5)[25]
2 vials of red liquid (1d20+5)[18], (1d20+5)[18]
Large canine tooth (1d20+5)[14]
2 large flat stones (1d20+5)[6], (1d20+5)[19]
Large flat stones with runes (1d20+5)[17]
2 Three inch long claws (1d20+5)[24], (1d20+5)[18]
Glowing lime-green gemstone (1d20+5)[19]

[SanguinePenguin]

Battle axe with a +1 rune
2 vials of red liquid - minor healing potion
Large canine tooth - Wolf Fang
2 large flat stones - Runestones (empty)
Large flat stones with runes - Runestone for +1 weapon
2 Three inch long claws - Owlbear Claw
Glowing lime-green gemstone - Potency Crystal

(Technically, you didn’t get the “Runestone” but I feel that would be a special kind of stupid to not infer that from the one you did ID)

[BelGareth]

Loot google sheet

[DrK]

Could Sadar grab one of the +1 runestones to make his falchion +1? As primary melee its quite useful for him
(the potency rune would also be quite cool with power attack for a nasty alpha strike bit I don't wnat to be greedy!)

[BelGareth]

Could Sadar grab one of the +1 runestones to make his falchion +1? As primary melee its quite useful for him
(the potency rune would also be quite cool with power attack for a nasty alpha strike bit I don't wnat to be greedy!)

I would suggest Sadar for the potency rune as well, you are the main front line fighter.

[SanguinePenguin]

Dalnu’s appraisal:
Silver/onyx/jade bracelet - 25 gp
Purple gem - amethyst - 10 gp
Green oval flecked with red - bloodstone - 2 gp
Large red sphere - carnelian - 8 gp

[Starbin]

My recommendations, based on our discussions.

Sadar
- battle axe with a +1 rune transfer rune to his falchion, sell the axe
- potency crystal affix to falchion
- Wolf Fang affix to armor ... unless someone else has armor / athletics?

Kharesh
- Runestone for +1 weapon buy handwraps, affix

Mauricio
- 2x Owlbear Claws

Anyone
- 2x minor healing potions
- normally I'd say give them to the 'front liners' but if we both have battle medicine, maybe these got to folks who can't heal themselves? Or Mauricio if he's going to be in melee?

Are the 2 large flat stones - Runestones (empty) worth anything? Seems like something for a magic user to infuse later, so either Gex or Dalnu?

Sell all the non-magic loot, unless someone specifically wants something

[DrK]

Thanks for writing the summary Starbin

[farothel]

Are the 2 large flat stones - Runestones (empty) worth anything? Seems like something for a magic user to infuse later, so either Gex or Dalnu?

Sell all the non-magic loot, unless someone specifically wants something

An empty runestone is 3gp and can be used to place a rune (fundemantal or property) in it for later transfer to a weapon or armour. If you take a rune from a runestone, the process cracks the runestone making it useless. So it's a consumable and I would keep one or two in case we want to transfer one rune and not another on the same weapon (because the target weapon can't handle it).

[Starbin]

messed up my roll in the IC post. : Perception - (1d20+6)[15]

[Prehysterical]

I will also roll Perception: (1d20+8)[25]

[SanguinePenguin]

Spoiler: Mauricio

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Mauricio is certain the patrons are under the effects of pesh. Kamil himself is not under the influence at the moment. The man does not seem to hiding anything in your conversation so far, at least not intentionally. Mauricio notes that Kamil is carrying a shortsword, slightly concealed. There is also a large man resting at ease in a dark corner, barely visible. You suspect he is some sort of bouncer or bodyguard.

[farothel]

I try to do a sense motive to see if the guy is lying about the bliss.

SENSE MOTIVE [one-action]
CONCENTRATE SECRET
You try to tell whether a creature’s behavior is abnormal.
Choose one creature, and assess it for odd body language,
signs of nervousness, and other indicators that it might be
trying to deceive someone. The GM attempts a single secret
Perception check for you and compares the result to the
Deception DC of the creature, the DC of a spell affecting the
creature’s mental state, or another appropriate DC determined
by the GM. You typically can’t try to Sense the Motive of the
same creature again until the situation changes significantly.
Critical Success You determine the creature’s true intentions
and get a solid idea of any mental magic affecting it.
Success You can tell whether the creature is behaving normally,
but you don’t know its exact intentions or what magic might
be affecting it.
Failure You detect what a deceptive creature wants you to
believe. If they’re not being deceptive, you believe they’re
behaving normally.
Critical Failure You get a false sense of the creature’s intentions.

[SanguinePenguin]

The man is behaving normally as far as you can tell. While he is certainly trying to get you to patronize his establishment, he does not seem to be engaged in any significant deception.

[SanguinePenguin]

As a reminder to all, though you didn't speak with him, you have encountered Moss Pelt before.

[SanguinePenguin]

Spoiler: Mauricio (nature)

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There could be a variety of natural creatures in these coastal waters, but only a few dangerous ones might be this close to shore: crocodiles, crabs, sea urchins, snakes, maybe a very rare shark. That said, the presence of humanoids and fishery activities would probably drive most of these away from the immediate area. Some dangerous fey are possible as well, notably a kelpie might live somewhat close to humanoids, but very unlikely this close. The water is unlikely to be very deep close to shore, even Gurmok should be able to keep his head above water.

[SanguinePenguin]

Spoiler: Dalnu (perception)

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On the one hand, the clear views, flat ground, and sparse vegetation make for terrible concealment opportunities - a scrubby bush here and there, but for the most part nothing. The flipside of this is along the flat adobe walls you see no one, no other guards than the two who were seated on the south side. A building inside the compound has a second floor that sticks up a bit higher than the wall, but right now you can’t see anyone there. There is no entrance on the long western wall parallel to the coast or on the short northern wall. Aside from the guarded door, there is only wading around to the east as a possible entrance. You are pretty sure if you close against the wall no one inside or the guards would see you, but anyone outside could see you easily, and given how clear it is, you could see them easily too.

[SanguinePenguin]

Spoiler: Gex (occult)

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Gex has heard of Leng. He doesn’t know much about it, but has trouble imagining that “bringing it here” could conceivably be a good thing. It is said to be an awful inhospitable demiplane of nightmares within the Dreamlands (which are themselves within the Ethereal plane).

[Prehysterical]

Devise a Stratagem: (1d20)[19]

[SanguinePenguin]

A single crucial roll - (1d20+5)[24]

[Prehysterical]

Devise a Stratagem (S2): (1d20)[4]

[SanguinePenguin]

Fort P6 (1d20+6)[19] half dam, no bleed
Fort P1 (1d20+6)[7] double dam, double bleed
Fort F3 (1d20+4)[9]
Fort F8 (1d20+4)[17]
Will drop P1, F3, F8
Zen dropped S1

[farothel]

screwed up the damage roll: (1d4+2)[6] and fire damage: (1d6)[2]

[Prehysterical]

Devise a Stratagem against F4: (1d20)[9]