land of mag: ooc

@jomsviking, @generalet, @totes_mcgee

Good (time you're at when you read this)!

This will be our thread for general discussion, questions about rules, etc. This is not a thread for questions about what your character perceives, general knowledge of the world, etc. ← that stuff goes in the GAME thread.

First Rules thing: spells you know go in your "backpack" on the character sheet. Holding that s*** in your head makes it hard to carry stuff physically.

Second Rules thing: just to reinforce what's in the Dungeon Goons rules: you need +2 Erudite or better to cast spells … but once you're there, you can just "listen" to the Vanished God Mag and a spell will pop into your head like an earworm song.

Hello fellow Reavers! 🪓

So my guy is +2 Erudite, +1 Brute? That's what I remember, but it looks like you changed the tables from your original Games Tavern post.

As far as naming conventions: any fantasy-sounding name will do? Or does the world have certain names we can use to add lore to our characters?

Also, Dungeon Goons rules say we roll starting silver and then purchase starting equipment. Applicable here?

Table change did not affect anyone's character. Yes, +2 Erudite +1 Brute Yogogan Spearmaster. I'm eager for you to name them and post a character sheet, so that I can drop knowledge about them in the GAME thread. Egyptian / Babylonian names would be great to use!

Yes, please use Dungeon Goons equipment rules.

Also please let me know in this ooc thread how many spells you would like to listen for. I'll roll them randomly from the setting book (it uses enhanced Maze Rats magic tables, for people familiar with those rules). You tell us all what they mean. Then I'll tell you their DRs.

Regarding the character sheet I don't have access to your template.

*Edit 80 silver pieces to spend.

Same for me.

Also, I'll be gone Tuesday and possibly Wednesday, but I hope to finish the character creation basics tonight.

Rollin

I'M RICH!

Torrhen Thynes+2 Erudite +1 Brute, Yogogan Spearmaster

Purchased gear, 80 gold to start with:

Spear (20s)
Armor Piece (20s)
Shield (10s)
Torches, 4 (2s)
Waterskin (2s)
Grappling Hook (5s)

Leaves 21 gold.

Plus 2 spells.
Do we each have these items, or 2 shovels and a sledgehammer in total? If the latter, who carries them, or do we decide?

Backstory once you post more flavor about my dude.

Checked e-mail, granted access!
2 shovels + 1 sledgehammer total.

Spell 1: "comfort vine blood" DR 10
Spell 2: "throne spray course" DR 10

Just a note, the economy in Dungeon Goons (and Land of Mag) is silver-based. When you roll starting coin think little silver pennies, not big hefty gold pieces.

Comfort Vine Blood: A warm, emerald glow spreads as enchanted vines emerge from the ground, wrapping gently around the target. The vines prick the target, injecting it with rejuvenating sap that courses through the bloodstream with a strange pleasantness.

Mechanics: heals one target.

Throne Spray Course: With a commanding gesture, the caster channels the authority of kings, unleashing a torrent of forceful, golden energy in a wide arc. The power courses forward in a controlled path, knocking back and damaging foes.

Mechanics: a conical blast that damages and pushes back enemies. Similar to Thunderwave.

Mag was a four-armed living god, somewhat resembling the trolls who still roam the land. As a Celebrant of Mag, you're responsible for enacting ceremonies to honor the vanished god. You also are a "reaver" who can hear Mag's voice whispering spells to you. I'll randomly roll as many spells as you want to hear, but each one counts against your inventory score (starting score is 8).

I'm going to go 5 spells. I have to figure out the inventory at some point. I think I love Mag, which will make playing the celebrant easier :D

Engaging Celebrant of Mag, skulker +1 and erudite +2. I feel like skulker in this case is less about sneaky-thiefy and more about avoiding the front lines.

IMPORTANT.

I think I introduced some confusion to character generation which I want to correct.

The dice rolls generate random adds to stats. The total of all your stats (B + S +E) at the end of chargen should be +3. No stat should be negative.

Starting coin (silver) is 2d6 × 10.

Wow!
Spell 1: "silence summon" DR 8
Spell 2: "swarm repel" DR 8
Spell 3: "meet ghost" DR 10
Spell 4: "amber hut" DR 8
Spell 5: "blood bolt" DR 10

Thing about spells: when you use them, they're gone — whether or not they take effect.

I'm going to go back up and edit the "spell" posts to add DRs.

It may not go without saying, to cast a spell you roll +Erudite and if you miss the DR you take the difference as HP damage. This replaces the rule to burn HP for bonus to the roll. There may be magic items that help you cast specific spells repeatedly.

Urukh the Tough Degenerate Priest
Has been submitted.

It's hard on inventory LOL

Nice.

When you say "once you use them, they're gone" are we talkin gone-gone, or gone until I hit the books again?

Each spell in your head fills an inventory slot in your backpack on the sheet. It's physically taxing to carry arcane energy like that.

When you listen for a spell, you'll hear one and you can choose whether to keep it in your head. It takes a few (1d6) hours to listen.

When you cast a spell (roll +Erudite, risk loss of hp, happens instantly) — or record it in a book (same roll, same risk, takes 1d6 days) — it leaves your head.

You can copy a spell from a book (no roll, no risk, takes 1d6 days) into your head. The spell stays in the book, too. Each book holds one spell. It takes dozens to hundreds of pages to fully describe and capture the energies that throb in your head as just two or three words.

There is a tower in Magog called the Blue Library. It's a major repository of spellbooks. It charges a very steep admission fee. The books aren't well cataloged, but they're kind of generally organized and you can quickly scan their titles as you move among the shelves. There are librarians who will guide you, too.

Is minotaur like... a symbol.

A 1, 1, 1 doesnt sound like a minotaur, more like a guy with a bull on his shield.

Scrawny minotaur got sent away to bulk up?

@generalet, if it's ok with you, the table would have Urukh be a Charlatan: a person who pretends to be a Celebrant of Mag, but doesn't really understand the rituals or have great faith in the past present or future existence of Mag. Sound ok? (It would be quite surprising for him to hear the Voice …)

I had similar thinking.
Urukh is not not a legit priest.
Not fixed on the exact details, but I see him as a crook posing as a priest. Pretending to hear the Voice if it benefits him amonst other thing.

But I'm open to ideas.

@anirtak, @lemagne, please submit characters when you get a chance!

totes_mcgee I know you're busy today. I will hope for your character submission tomorrow. Even though it's basically done in this thread, I'd like to have it in the little window that pops up at the bottom of the screen.

jomsviking, I'm going to need you to accommodate +1 +1 +1 as your character's stats. He is what he is — for now.

Actually @jomsviking, maybe I should swap entries on my "table" and your guy could be a Coldlands Axebrother with a bull on his shield. Thoughts?

That would make so much more sense. I just cannot picture a minotaur of average strength.

If you played FF X you could think of a minotaur like Kimahri who was a smaller build Ronso.

Don't think I requested access for the sheet earlier. Figured you'd make it public.

Request sent now.

@Totes_McGee,@Anirtak the character sheet template should now be shared with you and I've also made it publicly viewable.

Not sure how to edit the Google sheet. It says "view only."

You could save a copy to your own Google folder.

I didn't mean for the "cool" sheet to be a barrier. If it's a hassle please just make your own.

I'm a low-tech guy, so I'll just make something simple.

Not sure how to share template, but I made a quick sheet.
You should be able to copy the code and paste it onto your sheet. You can then edit it as you see fit.

A rule that I only appreciated after seeing another GM impose it: please don't edit posts in the game thread. Stuff can get missed misunderstood or confused by editing a post after or during follow up posts are made.

Sorry, disagree with this rule.

I reread posts after submitting, and correct typos, formatting, or oversights. In this case, I forgot to bold certain dialogue.

Letting us edit makes for cleaner RP.

Here, check out these rules. One key change is combining HP+load into a Max Strain value, which gives you control over how tough your character is v how much they carry. Another key change is that spells aren't lost when you cast them.

Anyway, the Door is open … let's delve! ?

Never got a response to my above post about editing.

Are you sticking with the no-edit policy or not?

I think we'll take it as a guideline to not make substantive edits to posts.

As I noted, I frequently edit my posts, and worrying about whether my edits are "substantive" or not cramps my style.

Therefore, I'll leave the game.

I liked your character a lot and I appreciate your interest. But I would find it incredibly frustrating to draft a response to one of your posts and then find my response inapt because you had edited the post.

Do we still have a third member?

I don't know. @Anirtak?

It already left. Something about not getting its way. I dunno. Just post twice if you need to add more details.

@Anirtak would be our third and would like to join us in about a week.

Crudely, I envision the character completing a bio break in a corner of the basement and sprinting to catch up with the two of you, miraculously avoiding any dangers you've conquered or avoided in the meantime.

How does this sound to you?

BY THE WAY: there is a way to do "experience points" with Tunnel Goons derivatives that I like quite well. It is that you level up every 10 points, and you get 1 point for each FAILED roll. I think each of you has failed a roll (regarding the intricate carvings in that first room), so each of you gets a point.

Woo! No teacher like failure.

In my real life games, when a player has to miss a session, we always gave the character dysentery, so I support this.