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[PaPaj]

I am gonna look for the next exit down

[sjm9876]

"Any hints, professor?"

[milo christiansen]

((Both exits are level, you seem to have reached the main body of the old ruin. Don't let your guard down though!))

"Hmm, these carvings are really very interesting. The left set seems to indicate an armory or workshop, and the right living quarters. I am surprised that we have not encountered any bandits here yet... I don't suppose they are sleeping? If so it would be very sloppy of them."

[sjm9876]

"An armoury? Certainly worth a visit." Skia pauses. "Though if they are sleeping, would be a shame to waste out chance now."

"Are these bandits likely to be so lax?"

[milo christiansen]

"How should I know? Knowing what bandits are likely to do is what I hired you for!"

[PaPaj]

"Wait a secound..."
Go back a floor up and look for more hidden doors

[sjm9876]

"Bandits tend to act under instruction of their leader. A figure that only you here are acquainted with."

Skia sighs.

"However, if you can be of no assistance here, I would suggest the armoury. More advanced equipment would certainly lend us an edge, and would tell us how well armed our enemies might be."

[milo christiansen]

((@PaPaj: You already searched that floor.))

[PaPaj]

((Did i miss any floors or were there just these two?))

[milo christiansen]

((The entry, the "landing", and now the main floor here.))

[PaPaj]

I am gonna look at the entry then

[milo christiansen]

While everyone is debating which way to go, PaPaj slips away back to the entry, to search for anything that may have been missed. (6) No secret doors are found, but in a pile of debris you find a dagger that is still in good shape. It's not any better than the one you have, but maybe you can sell it or use it as a spare.

[PaPaj]

nice
Go back to the others while still noone suspects that i might have left

[endlessblaze]

"The armory is likely to have some gear we can loot. But there may be enemies present, and they would have access to plenty of weaponry. Nevertheless I think we should go there first. There will likely be less bandits there then the liveing quarters"

[milo christiansen]

((I'll just level with everyone: The combat system I'm using is starting to be a problem. Not a huge problem, and not in a way you may expect, but a problem none-the-less.

The issue is equipment.

The system is designed for fast light games with minimal bookkeeping, which makes it flexible enough to work with my setting, but starts to break down on longer adventures. As of yet it hasn't been a problem, as not much has happened in the way if progression. Once better equipment appears on the scene I need to figure out what stats should be boosted, and right now I only see a few unappetizing solutions.

1) Armor boosts armor, weapons boost armor penetration.
2) I retcon a -1 to everyone's innate armor (to keep armor number from getting too high), armor boosts armor, weapons boost damage.
3) I don't allow weapons or armor to have anything but a +1 to damage or armor, but I try to come up with other bonuses for equipment.

I don't like 1, since that basically devolves into throwing larger numbers at the problem. Late game would be exactly like early game, just with bigger numbers. Boring.

2 seems OK, but I will need to keep equipment bonuses low, leading to good equipment being really rare, and only a little better than the ok stuff.

3 would be really hard. What kind of bonus makes sense for an artifact sword? Dagger? Bow? It would be very hard to make meaningful items that people actually want to use.

I think option 2 with a small mix of option 3 is my best bet, and with loot quickly becoming required I need to do something soon. Unless someone has a better idea, don't be surprised if your 1 armor suddenly becomes 0. Also I will probably cap innate armor at 2. Elementals that don't wear traditional clothing will still have armor options, and elementals with innate weapons will be allowed to get items or similar that boost their damage.

Numbers will remain low, but even so, I hope to make new weapons/armors fell like meaningful Improvement. Keep in mind that this is an all new setting, being run by a novice GM who has never run, or even played, a game like this before. Some growing pains are to be expected. Feel free to make suggestions!

Anyway, I won't be doing anything imediatly, but I will be soon.))