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[Egan_BW]

Yay, nice comfy cloak. Totally worth killing that one dude and taking all his money to try to Become a Hero.

Get a shortsword, light crossbow, 5 heavy bolts, 2 throwing axes, kite shield, leather armor.

90+100+(24*5)+(30*2)+85+60=515
660-515=145

Leaving 145 gold.

Having acquired sufficient armament, go find some books to read about common monsters.

Beirus, I'll offer to loan you 100 gold with 10 interest per mission, if you like.

[Beirus]

((I'll consider it because damn it I want to know about that pendant IC. I need to get the large ruby I have appraised first, though, and I might take a loan for the rest.

Adwarf, where's the other pale sword I took from the loot pile and never sold? It was never put into my inventory, but I never said I returned it to the loot pile. And what happened with the XP scaling? Is XP going to be more abundant? I have other stuff I want to ask you too involving the apparent hard times that cost me and Derm all our money but somehow didn't manage to give us any useful experience or knowledge, but I'll wait until if I see you in IRC.

 Egan, if Jase has the sword he'd probably give it to you for that loan without the interest. If you purify it you would have an anti-evil/undead weapon. I dunno how much that would cost, though. You could try to do it yourself like Jase did, but that might have very bad consequences if you fail.))

Spend more time training to see if I make a breakthrough. Whether or not I do, go get that large ruby appraised afterwards. Introduce myself to the shopkeeper. If I can get at least 100 gold for it, take it and go get the pendant looked at. If not, go see if the clerics will look at my pendant in exchange for the Ruby. If so, let them. If not, go cash in the ruby for the previously appraised amount and see about borrowing the missing amount I need from Elizabeth. Don't trade the Ruby if the merchant tries to rip me off after I come back. If at any point it would help my case and not harm it, bring up how our party was the one to clear this fort of bandits. If that would hurt my relationship with any of the vendors or trainers here, don't bring it up.

[Egan_BW]

((I could except a shiny magic sword for that loan, sure.))

[Caellath]

"Allathat fo' som goats? Hellifa gonna find mo' expensive stuff o' ther." Stevi eloquently complained, peppering his charmingly-accented language with colorful hand flourishing, gesturing, and the occasional pelvic-thrusting. Of course he still wanted to acquire some goats, but the price seemed irresponsible if he wanted to purchase a small herd plus keep some pocket money for basic necessities. "Lessay I wanna buy a coupla goats. There a bulk discount?"

Goat-haggle like a true goat herder.

[MidnightJaguar]

Thank you kindly sir, and do you know if there is any place where I could study up on smithing?

For now just buy a set of fine iron plate mail leaving me with 350 gold. Then see if there's a book or trainer that I would be able to learn some more basic smithing from.

[ATHATH]

IN!

*Sees Waitlist*

FeelsBadMan

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: NeverGonnaActuallyGetInTheGame
Gender: Male

Past Profession: Scholar/Mage Wannabe

Trait: Exceptional Potential

[adwarf]

Forgot to place this in the OP, will help explain some of the random words smacked all over the weapons.

Spoiler: Attack Categories (click to show/hide)

Attack Categories are the various types that a weapon falls under and it directly changes how the weapon works in combat. There are a number of categories, but at the moment only four of them are known to the players.

Melee is the default weapon category for close combat weapons and has very little effect on combat, and thus follows the standard combat rules.

Reach is a weapon category for close combat weapons with decent attack range such as spears, pikes, and halberds. A weapon with this category allows its wielder to ignore initiative order in combat and attack their aggressors first unless the opponent also has a Reach weapon. Does not work when surprised, and only applies to the first round of combat for an aggressor.

Ranged is the default weapon category for long ranged weapons and has very little effect on the rules thus acting as a standard weapon, but being able to hit at great distances.

Catalyst is a category that shows weapons that have been made to channel magic and are required to use all spells that have been noted as Catalyst Spells.

[ATHATH]

Forgot to place this in the OP, will help explain some of the random words smacked all over the weapons.

Spoiler: Attack Categories (click to show/hide)

Attack Categories are the various types that a weapon falls under and it directly changes how the weapon works in combat. There are a number of categories, but at the moment only four of them are known to the players.

Melee is the default weapon category for close combat weapons and has very little effect on combat, and thus follows the standard combat rules.

Reach is a weapon category for close combat weapons with decent attack range such as spears, pikes, and halberds. A weapon with this category allows its wielder to ignore initiative order in combat and attack their aggressors first unless the opponent also has a Reach weapon. Does not work when surprised, and only applies to the first round of combat for an aggressor.

Ranged is the default weapon category for long ranged weapons and has very little effect on the rules thus acting as a standard weapon, but being able to hit at great distances.

Catalyst is a category that shows weapons that have been made to channel magic and are required to use all spells that have been noted as Catalyst Spells.

Can you edit that into the OP?

[Dermonster]

Can you edit that into the OP?

Man I wish bay12 had threadmarks.

[adwarf]

Asa's purchases are as follows;

Fine Iron Platemail (-400 G, 350 G remaining)
Short Spear (-100 G, 250 G remaining)
Sturdy Iron Kiteshield (-85 G, 165 G remaining)

He then peruses around town for someone magically inclined, and whom might be willing to teach for a fee.

After purchasing some new gear you spend your time exploring the fort in search of someone with an understanding of magic who may be able to teach you the mystical arts, but sadly your search turns up nothing. Perhaps there are none here?

Well then! Time for the harvest! Butcher ten or so rats and harvest their skulls. Kill two more and use Raise Corpse on them. Make sure they are as outwardly unharmed as possible. Lifelike is neccessary! Put the rest of my mana into the skulls.

Drawing an axe you set about harvesting your puny prey with great ease, each blow slicing two or three rats in hal- who are you kidding? You spent almost ten minutes flailing uselessly trying to slay a group of rats you are almost certain have evolved into some kind of ninja creatures. Frustrated, you stand tired and sweating at the entrance after having failed abysmally.

Yay, nice comfy cloak. Totally worth killing that one dude and taking all his money to try to Become a Hero.

Get a shortsword, light crossbow, 5 heavy bolts, 2 throwing axes, kite shield, leather armor.

90+100+(24*5)+(30*2)+85+60=515
660-515=145

Leaving 145 gold.

Having acquired sufficient armament, go find some books to read about common monsters.

Within moments you've filled your arms with new goodies to accompany you on your journey and hastily pay the smith before dashing off to find some books on the local dangers. It doesn't take long to find one such book being sold at the general store, where the somewhat creepy shopkeeper stares at you with a grin on his face and two fingers rubbing together incessantly as if expecting payment.

Spend more time training to see if I make a breakthrough. Whether or not I do, go get that large ruby appraised afterwards. Introduce myself to the shopkeeper. If I can get at least 100 gold for it, take it and go get the pendant looked at. If not, go see if the clerics will look at my pendant in exchange for the Ruby. If so, let them. If not, go cash in the ruby for the previously appraised amount and see about borrowing the missing amount I need from Elizabeth. Don't trade the Ruby if the merchant tries to rip me off after I come back. If at any point it would help my case and not harm it, bring up how our party was the one to clear this fort of bandits. If that would hurt my relationship with any of the vendors or trainers here, don't bring it up.

You would like to strive for a breakthrough in your combat skills, but your training partner promptly retires leaving you to handle your other tasks in place of yet more practice. Shortly after you enter the general store and before you can even introduce yourself to the shopkeeper he scowls at you, recoiling slightly away from you for a moment.

"State your business and let us complete any transactions quickly, I wish not to tire myself with your kind."

When you ask him to appraise the ruby you bring out the man looks at you in disdain, but reluctantly takes the ruby to inspect with a set of magnifying glasses followed by an odd clear crystal stick that he taps against it twice. Strangely enough the crystal seems to hum after the two taps and the shopkeep nods his head before replying,

"I'll give you one hundred and seventy five gold for the ruby, not a coin more. Here, if you want the money then take it, and begone."

A purse seems to appear in his palm out of thin air which he promptly tosses onto the table, and in an even weirder twist of events the man grins broadly after you take the coins, though only for a second as the ruby swiftly disappears. Off-put by the exchange you make your way to the shrine and pay the priest to appraise your pendant.

As the priest grasps the pendant in his hand a pale blue light shrouds his entire arm before beginning to twine itself around the crystal necklace slowly, threads of light twisting into complex shapes that you can't describe. Mere moments after the pendant is covered in these light structures they shatter into motes of light and disappear while, to your amazement, blood begins to ooze out of the priest's ears, mouth, and even eyes. Shaken for some reason, the priest returns your pendant.

"That artifact is one of particularly powerful divine origin, with my strength I am afraid I cannot understand its origins without a high risk of death from exposure to such a pure source of Divine strength. You have found quite the treasure, now I must rest. Excuse me."

Without further word the man disappears into a room on the far side of the shrine.

"Allathat fo' som goats? Hellifa gonna find mo' expensive stuff o' ther." Stevi eloquently complained, peppering his charmingly-accented language with colorful hand flourishing, gesturing, and the occasional pelvic-thrusting. Of course he still wanted to acquire some goats, but the price seemed irresponsible if he wanted to purchase a small herd plus keep some pocket money for basic necessities. "Lessay I wanna buy a coupla goats. There a bulk discount?"

Goat-haggle like a true goat herder.

Something about your words rings true with this strangely dressed man, perhaps it was your graceful way with words or maybe even the masterful way you emphasized certain words with just the right amount of pelvic thrusts, but the shopkeep seems to give way somewhat.

"For a fellow lover of the arts such as yourself I am willing to drop the price for farm goats to a mere one-hundred gold, and for the finest mountain goat breeds I can bare to spare with a measly two-hundred and fifty. How many are you looking to buy my friend?"

Earn a Friend, General Store Shopkeep

Thank you kindly sir, and do you know if there is any place where I could study up on smithing?

For now just buy a set of fine iron plate mail leaving me with 350 gold. Then see if there's a book or trainer that I would be able to learn some more basic smithing from.

After purchasing a suit of armor for yourself you confer with the smith on the best way to study smithing to which the dwarf grunts and replies,

"I can teach you personally for about a hundred gold a session, but I can't guarantee you'll learn it in one. Chances are you'll need a few to pick up the trade. If that's too pricey for you then try asking that General Store shopkeep, strange fellow, but he has a knack for obtaining things."

Spoiler: Chronus, Dermonster (click to show/hide)

HP: 16/16
MP: 8/8
Armor: 2
Level: 3
XP: 12/120

Class: Fledgling Necromancer
Effects - HP gain per level reduced to 1; MP gain per level increased to 4; All Necromancy spells cost 1 MP less (cannot make a spell cost less than 1 MP); Cannot use weapons, items, or magic of holy origins; Necromancers are extremely disliked and you must keep your path a secret

Gold: 0

Equipment:
Curved Handaxe [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee]
Lit Torch [Provides nine turns of light, when hitting an enemy it deals 2 damage and has a 50% chance to set them Aflame]

Darkwood Stave [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 1, Reach, Catalyst]
Concealed Knife [Atk: 2, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee]
Curved Handaxe [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee]
Rusted Platemail [Armor: 2]
Sturdy Round Shield [Block Chance: 20%]

Improvised Firebomb [Unlit, Light and throw to set any opponents in a short range from impact Aflame]

Book on Wilder Magic [A Book on the basics of Wilder Magic, 1 more spell to be Learned.]
Book of Essays and Blank Pages [Can be used to record various things. Essay on Zombie Weaknesses and Advised Combat Methods, Essay on Human Weaknesses and Advised Combat Methods, A Beginner's Essay on the Basics, and Nuances of Healing, Seventeen Pages are Blank.]
Book of Essays and Blank Pages [Contains A Report on the Condition, and Potential Restoration of Fort Gelden, Observations on the Clashes between Human and Skeletal Warriors, 18 Blank Pages]
Blank Book [Contains 20 Blank Pages]

3x Weak Health Poultice [Heals 4 HP, Uses: 2/2]
Rough Bandages [Cures Minor Bleeding, Single Use]
Herbal Bandages [Cures Intense Bleeding, Single Use]

Basic Lockpicking Kit [Provides no bonuses but allows for picking of locks.]
Mortar & Pestle [Allows the making of Potions and Poultices]
Scribing Tools [+1 bonus to stuff like recording observations, writing scrolls, etc.]
Torch [When lit provides light for ten turns, Unlit]
Flint & Steel [Allow lighting of fires, Uses: Unlimited]
Skin of Oil [A wineskin filled with oil, Uses: 3/4]
2x Rag [Can be tied to things]
Length of Rope [Allows the process of not falling to your death.]

Spells:
Necromancy
Withering Blast [Cost of 2 MP per cast, requires a catalyst. A mass of white light launches from the catalyst and devours the life of anything in its way, deals 3 HP worth of damage to those it hits and gives that HP back to the caster.]
Incomplete Shade Spear [Cost of 4 MP per cast, requires a catalyst. A solid spear of pitch black shadow appears in your hand, and can be hurled at your foes with shocking accuracy. +2 to Accuracy Rolls for this attack when cast, does 5 damage ignoring armor if it hits.]
Summon Spirit [Cost of 4 MP per cast, requires a catalyst. You summon a spirit from the realm of the dead to aid you in your quest, of course whether that spirit is a peasant or a great knight seems to be completely random.]
Raise Corpse I [Cost of 2 MP per cast, requires catalyst. You can either reanimate a corpse or a skeleton. Raising a corpse creates a level one Walking Corpse. Raising a skeleton creates a level one Skeletal Servant.]
Bone Vessel [Cost 1 MP per MP stored into a skull. A human skull can store at most 8 MP, any more can cause the skull to explode violently.]
Mage Light [Cost 1 MP per cast. You summon a magical light which you can command to stick to a specific surface, or follow you.]

Wilder Magic
Power Within [After a short incantation the target a dim red light begins to shimmer around the target's body. While activated the target gains +2 damage, and +1 attack speed to their weapon, but they suffer 4 damage every turn it is active.]
Wild Pact [This spell allows two people to make a pact, one person becomes the guardian and the other the receiver. The purpose of this spell is to take the damage that the receiver takes and transfer it to the guardian instead. The spell takes one turn to make the pact, and one turn to cancel the pact.]

Trait:
Exceptional Potential - You gain 25% more Experience
Bookworm - +2 to Rolls to Garner Knowledge from Books, to transfer knowledge from one source to another, etc.
Staff Focus - +2 to Accuracy Rolls when attacking with a staff, +1 to Spell Accuracy when wielding a staff.

Crafting Recipes:
Herbalism
Minor Health Poultice [Requires a Bag of Ingredients, a Mortar & Pestle, and access to a water source. Crafting roll of 11 or higher is a success, rolls of 18 or higher result in the creation of 2 of this item.] (Heals 4 HP, 2 Uses)
Rough Bandage [Requires a Rag, and a Water source. Crafting roll of 13 or higher to succeed, rolls of 18 or higher result in two of this item.] (Heals Minor Bleeding, Single Use)
Herbal Bandage [Requires a Bag of Ingredients, a Rag, a Mortar & Pestle, and a Water source. Crafting roll of 13 or higher to succeed, rolls of 18 or higher create 2 of this item.] (Heals Intense Bleeding, Single Use)
Diluted Spider's Bane [Requires a Spider's Bane Herb, a Mortar & Pestle, and a Water source. Crafting roll of 11 or higher to succeed.] (Cures Poison, 3 Uses)

Spoiler: Jase Bladeheart, Beirus (click to show/hide)

HP: 15/15
Armor: 2
Level: 2
XP: 60/80

Gold: 0

Equipment:
Short Spear [Atk: 4, Atk. Speed: 1, Reach]
Longsword of the Blessed [Atk: 4, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee, Blessed, Two-Hander]
Bearded Great-axe [Atk: 6, Atk. Speed: 1, Melee, Unwieldy, Two-Hander]
2x Throwing Axes [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 1, Thrown]
Sturdy Iron Kiteshield [Block Change: 30%]
Reinforced Chainmail Suit [Armor: 2]

Large Ruby Gem [What's there to say? Its a large ruby that barely fits in your hand.]
Whetstone [Used to sharpen weapons, Uses: 2/4]
Rough Bandages [Cures Minor Bleeding]
2x Spider's Bane Herb [Cures Poison, Single Use]
Weak Health Poultice [Heals 4 HP, Uses: 1/2]
Crystal Pendant [Shield of Blind Faith]

Ability:
Deadman's Counter [Announce that you would like to use this on the next melee attack targeted at you along with which weapon you want to use to counter. When the attack is made roll a d20, and on a 15 or greater the attack is blocked, you drop your current weapon, draw the designated one, and get an immediate critical hit on the target. If the attack roll fails all attacks made to you the next turn get a +2 to their accuracy roll.]
Practiced Maintenance - Allows you to apply one basic effect to a weapon or armor that you've previously used (such as the effect of a whetstone) at no cost. Can only be used before a mission, and lasts a max of two fights. Possible Effects: Razor Sharp, Flaming]

Trait:
Sure Strikes - You gain +2 to accuracy rolls when using melee weapons. [1 out of 10 Progress towards Rank II]
Heavy Blow [2 out of 5 Progress]

Spoiler: Stevi, Caellath (click to show/hide)

HP: 12/12
Level: 1
XP: 0/40

Gold: 750

Equipment:
Staff [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 1, Reach]

Traits:
Goat Herder - +2 to all Goat rolls

Contacts:
General Store Shopkeep, Friend

Spoiler: Asa Giles, Coolrune206 (click to show/hide)

HP: 12/12
Armor: 3
Level: 1
XP: 0/40

Gold: 165

Equipment:
Short Spear [Atk: 4, Atk. Speed: 1, Reach]
Concealed Knife [Atk: 2, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee]
Sturdy Iron Kiteshield [Block Chance: 30%]
Fine Iron Platemail [Armor: 3]

Traits:
Exceptional Potential - You gain 25% more Experience.

Spoiler: Elizabeth, Egan_BW (click to show/hide)

HP: 12/12
Armor: 1
Level: 1
XP: 0/40

Gold: 145

Equipment:
Iron Shortsword [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee]
Concealed Knife [Atk: 2, Atk. Speed: 2, Melee]
2x Throwing Axe [Atk: 3, Atk. Speed: 1, Thrown]
Light Crossbow [Atk. Speed: 1, Ranged, Two-Handed]
    - 5 Heavy Bolts [Atk: 4]
Sturdy Iron Kiteshield [Block Chance: 30%]
Leather Vest [Armor: 1]
Fine Fur Cloak [Greatly aids in resisting the colder attentions of nature.]

Traits:
Exceptional Potential - You gain 25% more Experience.

Spoiler: Galen Smith, MidnightJaguar (click to show/hide)

HP: 12/12
Armor: 3
Level: 1
XP: 0/40

Gold: 350

Equipment:
Hammer [Atk: 4, Atk. Speed: 1, Melee]
Fine Iron Platemail [Armor: 3]

Traits:
Crafty - Gains a +2 to smithing.

((Adwarf, where's the other pale sword I took from the loot pile and never sold? It was never put into my inventory, but I never said I returned it to the loot pile. And what happened with the XP scaling? Is XP going to be more abundant? I have other stuff I want to ask you too involving the apparent hard times that cost me and Derm all our money but somehow didn't manage to give us any useful experience or knowledge, but I'll wait until if I see you in IRC.))

1.) I added the pale sword back to your inventory. My mistake there, apologies.

2.) XP to level has been quadrupled, but so has all XP gains. I did this to fix how exceptional potential works, makes it work effectively and removes the dumb way I was handling it in the previous iteration of RtBaH.

3.) In setting Kringle placed you on the far side of the country, so you and Derm spent all your cash getting back here. You used safe methods of travel, because you guys aren't high enough level or well enough equipped to deal with dangers in the south. Also, its for balancing allowing you guys to take your old characters :v I wanted to make it at least somewhat fair.

If you still have more questions, feel free to drop them to me via PM or IRC or here. Your choice!

[Dermonster]

God damnit! CORPSES FOR THE CORPSE LORD, SKULLS FOR THE MANA THRONE!

[Coolrune206]

Asa locates a tavern and investigates how the puny liquor of this place measures up to his constitution.

[Egan_BW]

You just asked me for gold, and didn't say how much! Toss the guy one gold and take the book.

"If you want more than that, you should try using your words."

[Beirus]

((Ooh, this should be interesting.))

So it's connected to some divine, then? Head into the shrine and pray to the gods to try and figure out which one made the amulet. If that doesn't work, try one more time while grasping the amulet. If I make contact, see if that God would be willing to accept me as a follower.

[Caellath]

"Yah, grate. Imma get three norms an' one mount'n." Stevi replied, holding up a number of fingers that didn't match his stated number. He was glad his new friend was as appreciative of the majesty of goats as he was despite how weird he looked. "Now, there sum healin' booze an' other ad-veen-turin' stuff in ther?" he inquired.

He knew heroes had booze that could heal their wounds, and ever since he'd heard of it, he wondered about the taste. Would it taste as good as fine goat-farm moonshine?

Purchase 1 mountain goat and 3 normal goats for a total of 550 gold. Ask about other general store goods, such as healing items.