Oct 8, 2018 5:30 pm
Dazzle already has the dagger, and has been using it.
Chapter 2 - Red Larch, continues
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Oct 9, 2018 8:13 pm
Mhorva chews at her lip while Sorgrimm relays the information about the Earth Cult, and when he finishes, she grunts quietly in acknowledgment. She'd never heard of an Earth Cult, leastways not one that would do something like this. Then again, she'd spent most of her life in one corner of the world and relatively unconcerned with anything outside its borders. P'raps I should've stayed, she thinks.
Well, I don't know what yeh're gettin' yehrselves into, but we should return t' the surface; people will be curious, and 'twill be dark soon. And afore we know it, another poor soul will be sent down here and perish for no reason. Death begets death, she notes with an air of inevitability. If there's nothing else then, come. The hallway's pitch 'til we round the corner left, but the stone'll guide yeh. With that, she turns and steps through the doorway.
Well, I don't know what yeh're gettin' yehrselves into, but we should return t' the surface; people will be curious, and 'twill be dark soon. And afore we know it, another poor soul will be sent down here and perish for no reason. Death begets death, she notes with an air of inevitability. If there's nothing else then, come. The hallway's pitch 'til we round the corner left, but the stone'll guide yeh. With that, she turns and steps through the doorway.
Oct 10, 2018 3:22 am
OOC:
All right, I'll post a wrap up scene here tomorrow.Each of you advances to level 3 (Mhorva excluded as I had her start at 3). Make your hit point rolls (or choose to take the average) in the appropriate thread.
I'll also start Chapter 3 tomorrow in a new thread, with a link here.
Oct 10, 2018 5:34 pm
Conclusion
The aftermath of the discovery of the Tomb of Moving Stones depends on how the last few encounters played out, in particular the discovery of bodies in area T5. The corpses are those of murder victims.
The characters expressed curiosity about the bodies, and matters grow more serious. Harburk quickly draws the correct conclusion that the Believers are the murderers. The constable launches a full-fledged investigation.
If he can, Harburk questions Grund (the dead madman) and Baragustas (the old man you captured). Baragustas is innocent of any overt wrongdoing, and he’s quick to confirm Grund’s involvement and exonerate himself. Grund didn’t kill anyone or witness the murders, but helped stash the corpses. Albaeri Mellikho and Ilmeth Waelvur oversaw the process.
Marlandro Gaelkur, Albaeri Mellikho, and Ilmeth Waelvur are the actual culprits. Mellikho maintains her innocence in the face of all evidence, blustering loudly. Waelvur breaks down and confesses his involvement, and he implicates Mellikho. Gaelkur plays it cool as long as he can, and tries flees town when it becomes clear Waelvur is about to implicate him as well. The murderers also tell of Larrakh’s part in the scandal, and of their use of his magic dagger.
Here ends the prequel adventures of the Princes of the Apocalypse campaign. Chapter 3 will start the campaign proper.
If you have any questions about some of the individuals above, I'll post their involvement in the town of Red Larch.
The aftermath of the discovery of the Tomb of Moving Stones depends on how the last few encounters played out, in particular the discovery of bodies in area T5. The corpses are those of murder victims.
The characters expressed curiosity about the bodies, and matters grow more serious. Harburk quickly draws the correct conclusion that the Believers are the murderers. The constable launches a full-fledged investigation.
If he can, Harburk questions Grund (the dead madman) and Baragustas (the old man you captured). Baragustas is innocent of any overt wrongdoing, and he’s quick to confirm Grund’s involvement and exonerate himself. Grund didn’t kill anyone or witness the murders, but helped stash the corpses. Albaeri Mellikho and Ilmeth Waelvur oversaw the process.
Marlandro Gaelkur, Albaeri Mellikho, and Ilmeth Waelvur are the actual culprits. Mellikho maintains her innocence in the face of all evidence, blustering loudly. Waelvur breaks down and confesses his involvement, and he implicates Mellikho. Gaelkur plays it cool as long as he can, and tries flees town when it becomes clear Waelvur is about to implicate him as well. The murderers also tell of Larrakh’s part in the scandal, and of their use of his magic dagger.
Here ends the prequel adventures of the Princes of the Apocalypse campaign. Chapter 3 will start the campaign proper.
If you have any questions about some of the individuals above, I'll post their involvement in the town of Red Larch.
Oct 10, 2018 5:43 pm
OOC:
How long will there be between this and our next adventure? Is there enough time for some downtime activities? Balak is interested in creating a new warhammer, and having magics imbued into it. What would it take for him to do that kind of blacksmithing work and how much money would it cost?
Oct 10, 2018 6:37 pm
OOC:
Great question. The adventure doesn't give exact dates, but the next events are certainly within 15 days. I'll look up the rules for crafting, and you can have at least started that process.Oct 10, 2018 9:25 pm
Unfortunately, Balak doesn't have a "Formula" to create the magic item.
[ +- ] Creating Magic Items
The creation of a magic item is a lengthy, expensive task. To start, a character must have a formula that describes the construction of the item.
A character engaged in the crafting of a magic item makes progress in 25 gp increments, spending that amount for each day of work until the total cost is paid. The character is assumed to work for 8 hours each of those days. Thus, creating an uncommon magic item takes 20 days and 500 gp.
While crafting a magic item, a character can maintain modest lifestyle without having to pay the 1 gp per day, a comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost.
Now the tricky part here is the "formula". The DMG provides no advice on how PCs might obtain such a formula, but something in how much said formula might cost:
MAGIC ITEM FORMULAS
A magic item formula explains how to make a particular magic item. Such a formula can be an excellent reward if you allow player characters to craft magic items, as explained in chapter 6, "Between Adventures." You can award a formula in place of a magic item. Usually written in a book or on a scroll, a formula is one step rarer than the item it allows a character to create. For example, the formula for a common magic item is uncommon . No formulas exist for legendary items. If the creation of magic items is commonplace in your campaign, a formula can have a rarity that matches the rarity of the item it allows a character to create. Formulas for common and uncommon items might even be for sale, each with a cost double that of its magic item.
A character engaged in the crafting of a magic item makes progress in 25 gp increments, spending that amount for each day of work until the total cost is paid. The character is assumed to work for 8 hours each of those days. Thus, creating an uncommon magic item takes 20 days and 500 gp.
While crafting a magic item, a character can maintain modest lifestyle without having to pay the 1 gp per day, a comfortable lifestyle at half the normal cost.
Now the tricky part here is the "formula". The DMG provides no advice on how PCs might obtain such a formula, but something in how much said formula might cost:
MAGIC ITEM FORMULAS
A magic item formula explains how to make a particular magic item. Such a formula can be an excellent reward if you allow player characters to craft magic items, as explained in chapter 6, "Between Adventures." You can award a formula in place of a magic item. Usually written in a book or on a scroll, a formula is one step rarer than the item it allows a character to create. For example, the formula for a common magic item is uncommon . No formulas exist for legendary items. If the creation of magic items is commonplace in your campaign, a formula can have a rarity that matches the rarity of the item it allows a character to create. Formulas for common and uncommon items might even be for sale, each with a cost double that of its magic item.
Oct 10, 2018 9:47 pm
OOC:
Alright then, DM. That's what I want. *lol*I want to build a magical stone warhammer. He's gonna be looking around for one of them formulas.