General Chit-Chat Thread

Total bummer about losing Carric
So, um, how is Ashton set up for healing? Hope everyone had some potions. :)

Yeah I concur -- oh did you not now Ashton is a closet cleric ;)

Greta is ready to rage! Just let me know when to post in the story. Also, could I get a readers digest of what the party is up to? Why are they searching the farms for obelisks?

So the others can chime in because I’ll undoubtedly miss something important, but we’re on our way to the western woods to investigate a person who has gone missing. There’s also been reports of damaged property to the farms leading out to our destination. We (Quogrim) found an entrance to a tunnel that had been dug by something small. The first 100 feet or so was investigated. Quogrim’s cat did see some type of creatures, possibly goblins, in the tunnel but we were unable to locate them and with our party split we decided to keep moving toward the woods.

The obelisks are something we investigated in the town, but couldn’t make heads or tales of it. We passed the information along to some who may be able to decipher the ancient runes written on the obelisks.

Don't worry I've got one spell slot a day I dedicate to a healing spell. So everybody gets one, but not all at once!

The only thing I will add to oddtrails recap is there was a list of plants but I think both the people who were looking at that are gone now so...maybe not lol.

There is also a page for notes that we are trying to keep track of who all we have meet and everything. I have forgotten to update it with the three farmers we just meet though.

To clarify Puck the cat did not see goblins, he smelt them aka they had been there recent enough to leave behind a scent but no visible bodies were spotted.

Yes if anyone wants to pick up the list and get into alchemical / herbal gathering business let me know -- it does take at least proficiency in Nature to gain the insights that Carric had.

Also Greta is now replacing Carric so within reason all things accredited to Carric are now her's provided she wants to further any of those things he began. This also means Greta is with the rest them doing the current scouting of the area near the current farm.

And we know Greta from the caravan or from the garrison?

Oh, and we befriended an artificer that invited us to dinner when we get back to town... provided we bring all the food.

You know Gretta just like you knew Carric

Also I have added some pictures to help you visualize the landscape of the plateau

Quogrim can pick up the botanical collection list, he had nature and herbalism kit proficiencies. I will start adding nature checks on my searches. For anything on the list and anything else useful, ex potion of healing or antidote ingredients

Mostly for the new players benefit but for everyone in general -- to avoid using a days rations one has to succeed at a Survival check for the areas DC depending on how good that roll is determines whether they use a 1/2 ration, a full ration or have an extra 1/2 ration to share with someone else but at no point will surviving off the land cover more then 1.5 daily rations.

Of course if the farmers feed you then that can cover ones daily rations as well thus 2 farmer meals is a days rations.

Do we need Kumo's list or can we just say we look for anything on the list?

If you want the list your character can have gotten one from Kumo -- however knowing what each item is on that list is part of the test Carric had only completely identified the Nature based items (Herbal and Apothecare) but the Alchemical ones would require an Arcana roll which no one had successfully made.

So one person can forage for the party? Everyone has to do it themselves?

Yes that is correct if you wish to forage for food and water you must make a survival check for your supply of food -- some classes can aid this I think but everyone makes their own roll --- if you fail it simply means you consume one of the daily rations you have brought with you and the water situation can be dangerous -- although here you can refill your water at a farm for free

Also note it takes 2 Waterskins of water for a full days ration of water not just one

Again survival in the wilderness is supposed to be a serious aspect of this game -- aka it is a threat in and of itself. Not treating it with caution as you would a monster means you could end up in not a good situation. This of course brings to highlight those abilities that actually help with surviving in the wilderness that would otherwise be of little to no use.

Ya but Ashton is more the sit around the campfire and provides the vibes while others provide the food type of survivalist. You know he feeds the soul...

I could always have Cef catch you something extra. He might even be able to bring it back alive!

Lol Ashton will try to catch himself something when we are done searching for the hole.

Finding nuts and berries and the like as you travel is just something else you can get and sometimes more long term hunting/gathering does provide more food. We are currently just talking about gathering while you travel kind of thing.

Also if someone gets enough for a days ration they can share half of that with another but the key is in the end how much of the rations you have brought along with you get consumed.

So, I'm feeling like this campaign might not be a good fit for me.

Some expectations I have as a player:

1. Combat
2. Exploration
3. Roleplaying

So far after a week of playing I've gotten none of theabove. Going back and reading the old posts, it seems like there's been a little 3, not much of 2 and none of 1.

I don't have a clear grasp of what the party is doing or why. I don't know for instance what the difficulty check is for survival to forage. So I make a post and so do the others, but we get no feedback or even information so we can fill in the blanks on our own.

It is obvious you've made a very complex world that I as a player am very interested to explore and interact with, unfortunately to me it seems that your style is more "no but" than "yes and" as a DM. I hope I'm wrong, and I am willing to be patient for a little while longer, but something, anything has to happen.