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[Shoruke]

The Vest of the Master Illusionist... 3/day, swift action to give +2 DC to give your next Illusion spell +2 DC and does spell level * 2 extra damage if applicable, allows the use of Sudden Metamagic feats when casting from wands or staves, costs 10,000 gp. Looks legit.

The unmodified version only works for evocations that do direct damage, but I'm balancing it out with the fact that most Illusions don't do damage directly, so that aspect of the vest is nigh-useless. (also bear in mind that this only applies to hitpoint damage, not attribute damage or suchlike)

And Mystellar's journal wasn't THAT hard to read. It was a bit like Cerrad's, only with an increased concentration of unnecessarily lengthened words to artificially instill the illusion of verbosity in the perception of the reader.

Today's session is in just over 2 hours. I don't think that there'll be a session next week though, since I'll have just gotten back from a camping trip and I will want to just rest.

[Kogan Loloklam]

So, do we discover the new Journal system now, or is that still pending?

[The Fool]

I'm glad that I have more than 1 magic item to get now, but I think I'll get the INT boosting hat first. BTW you can reduce the number of names my character has showing on the OP to just the ones on the character sheet (his gnomish name is longer than that anyways).

As for the journal system how about if you are lower than an ideal level you get higher than normal exp (1.5x journal exp?), but if you are over the ideal level you get reduced exp (0.75x journal exp). It would speed up those at lower levels and slow down those at higher levels. Bridging the level gap could be an issue without hurting someone's journal exp noticeably. No matter how you cut it higher level characters will stay higher level as far as exp is concerned.

[Shoruke]

OP is finally updated, by the way. And the server is up.

For journals...  I'm thinking that, for every level you are above the party average, you get 15% less journal exp; for every level below average, you get 15% extra. So if the average is 4 and you're level 6, you get 70 exp per level instead of 100. A level 3 person would get 115 exp per level. Etc.

The problem then becomes "what is the party's average"... since the roster changes every week or two, and if I decide based on who shows up, then I can't give out the journal exp until after the session starts. And for this particular session, that creates a problem, since a few people are somewhat close to a level up... Kimiko being the closest.

I think I'll leave the journals until the end of the session, so that I can get some feedback from the players.

[Grek]

Homebrew spell request:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Saint Maxwell's Thunder
Evocation [Electricty]
Level: Cleric 2
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 0 ft.
Effect: Lightning in your palm
Duration: 1 min./level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

Balls of crackling lightning appear in your open hand. The lightning harms neither you nor your equipment.

You can strike an opponent with a melee touch attack, dealing electricity damage equal to 1d6 +1 point per caster level (maximum +5). Alternatively, you can hurl the electricity up to 120 feet as a thrown weapon. When doing so, you attack with a ranged touch attack (with no range penalty) and deal the same damage as with the melee attack. No sooner do you hurl the ball than a new set appears in your hand. Each attack you make reduces the remaining duration by 1 minute. If an attack reduces the remaining duration to 0 minutes or less, the spell ends after the attack resolves.

This spell does not function underwater.

Exactly like Produce Flame, except second level (the level clerics with the right domain get it), no light and electrical damage instead of fire.

[Vherid]

Shit completely slipped my mind haha, too late.

[Heron TSG]

We're still playing, come on and play with us. It's super great.

[Heron TSG]

Spoiler: Maelrigar's Log (click to show/hide)

We went to the big mercenary meeting. There were people wishing us luck, cheering us on, it was great! The guy with the sword telling all the mercenaries where to go spoke pretty clearly, though some members of our warband thought he wasn't. There isn't much to this mission, after all. Go underground. Kill underground things. It will be glorious. We are going to save Eriden!

(fresher ink below)

Right. I just killed half a dozen gigantic spiders. This is going swimmingly, pardon the pun. After meeting up in the central underground hub, the groups were split off into each tunnel branch. Our party went exclusively to the northeast tunnel, followed by a little gnome from the Library. He reminds me of Finny, in a way... Sometimes I miss that ridiculous gnome. We wandered through the huge tunnel for a bit before I realized that it looked like a tunnel made by a giant burrowing creature. Perhaps a gigantic desert worm. Eventually we reached a huge cliff that we tried to scale, only to be halted by the aforementioned spiders. We made an abortive attempt at all climbing up there before I sent everyone back down the rope and unleashed a Fireburst on the horrid things. That sure lit a fire in their bellies! The survivors tried to murder the rest as they came back up, but we made short work of them. Apparently our recent addition to the tribe, Kenneth the Paladin, has been trying to come up and fight the spiders even after I warned everyone about the fire. What a fool. Everyone knows that fire is painful. More tunnels ahead, gotta go.

[Shoruke]

Current Quest Kill Count: 13

6: Maelrigar: 375
5: Mystellar: 517
4: Andre: 550
3: Stihe, Vaba, Kimiko, Raspul, Rush: 619

Also, journals. And then bed. Too... much... looking... at... screen...
P.S. the loot from this session will be added to the loot for the next scheduled encounter. If you guys somehow manage to miss it... Ouch. That would take some serious work though.

P.P.S. OH RIGHT THE JOURNALS
Any complaints against the +- 15 exp per level per level deviation from the average? If not, who should I include in the "average": the people present at the start of the session, the end of the session, or anyone who's showed up for any of the previous 3 sessions?

[The Fool]

Maybe it is better if I don't show up at the next session. I'm almost out of non-personal spells. I COULD do another fight, but I'd be out of spells by the halfway point. Either way it seems that Rush will get to investigate that orb in the downtime.

BTW Shoruke you can list Van under the Dead and Gone tab.

[Kogan Loloklam]

Spoiler: Stihe watches the ooze slowly spreading on the cave floor while she considers the fight (click to show/hide)

There was a flash of purple, and the activation of a summoning item. I think these things were summoned by someone. Andre said they are some sort of acid elemental thing. I was afraid that they were Bounty Hunters. I'm quite relieved to discover that they aren't human. I wonder who summoned them? Perhaps it was the purple skinned people the others keep talking about. Those ooze elementals were strange. When I used my powers on those oozes to absorb their acidic resistance, it didn't work. That must put a severe cramp on their social life, seeing as their very touch hurts each other. Too bad about the dagger I lost when I jammed it into them to cut their energy free. I expected that, though I am quite disappointed to discover there was no energies to separate. I don't know why I expected Andre to know much about them.

That one punched me quite hard. That little splash of Acid hurt too. Good thing I managed to brush it off before it caused anything except mild irritation. Raspul's fire from that flask wasn't good either. I'm glad it didn't leave any welts. Not even a bruise, thanks to that elf who healed me. I'm not sure which was more painful, the fire or the Acid. Raspul deserved that slap for his carelessness. The spell I took from him during the slap feels slimy. I don't like Necromantic magic, it just doesn't feel healthy. I think the spell causes exhaustion in another. I don't expect it'll be of much use down below, but best not to waste resources that might help me later. Perhaps I'll find need to use it on Raspul, with his lack of care about who else might be around when he goes throwing fire.

My Kompendium

[RAM]

Hey, don't feel bad about having no spells left, aside from a little healing I was worse than useless, only the monty python references saved me...

P.S.
 I am taking a level in bad-oracle I get a new domain, it is going to be awesome, ish, maybe...

P.P.S.
 I would prefer the average party level be as average as possible, with characters from last 3 session, or even the whole roster, contributing. But may as well make it the folks that are there at the start of the session, should be easiest to track...

P.P.P.S.
 Our next foe was, alas, creatures of elemental water. It was a mercy then that they were corrupted and lacked the spirit of true water beings. Our task, clearly being to purge the lair of creatures, left little value in diplomacy, and their nature was corrosive to our tools, leaving the battle with no swift resolution. Conserving my strength for the guardians of the source of these conjurations I contributed little to the battle, which was predominatly uneventful regardless. I did, however, encounter a spontaneously generated water construct, overtaken by curiosity my researches lead me to discover that they are possessed of the most palatable of fluids, I shall have to determine if there is a means of replicating this effect in a more convenient form...

P.P.P.P.S.
 Living Refreshment
 Clr 3 Drd 3
 Conjuration(creation)[water]
 casting: 10 rounds
 range: 30 feet
 target: 1 living creature / 2 levels
 save: Fortitude negates(mostly harmless)
 SR: yes
 duration: 6 hours
 
 This spell creates one animated column of water for every two levels that the caster possesses. These columns resemble eels and 'swim' to the targets then physically force the targets to imbibe them(the eels are magically cohesive and do not cause choking or drowning. If one of these 'eels' are successfully consumed, the consumer is, for the following 6 hours, granted a +4 bonus to fortitude saves versus dehydration effects, a 10-foot ehancement bonus to land speed, and damage resistance 10 versus fire. These effects are dispelled if the warded creature fails a fortitude save versus a dehydration effect.

P.P.P.P.S.P.S.
 I am not really satisfied with these bonuses, can anyone think of anything better?

[Heron TSG]

It could grant you the power to shoot watery sharks from your hands. Or maybe give you a watery... aura? Perhaps you can leak water. Water breathing? Fire breathing?

[Theoboldi]

Spoiler: Raspuls Journal (click to show/hide)

We have made some progress deeper into the cave by now. I had the chance to talk to the other members of our party a bit, and am happy to have discovered that at least the twins and Kimiko seem to not mind my studies. They didn't even raise an eyebrow when I mentioned my final goal. I cannot express my happiness about this sufficiently, but I can at least say I'm happy. Very happy.

Deeper into the cave, we were attacked by a bunch of acid elementals, who were apparantly in service of the purple people we are investigating on. I stormed forth a little a bit, and started a summoning spell to help us with this battle. My casting was interupted though, as one of the elementals attacked. It was rather painful, to say at least and I am afraid I would have probably died if Mysteller wouldn't have been there to aid me. Shortly thereafter I ran away and placed Freddy between me and the elementals, in hope he would distract them.

The rest of the battle I spent throwing some of the alchemical bombs I had with me. Sadly I seem to have hit Sithe with one, and later was slapped for it. On the opportunity, she also took one of my spells, which leaves me at a grand total of 6 for the rest of our mission. Two of which are not suited for combat. Fantastic.

Kimiko also ran away shortly after me, and decided the best course of action would be to hide behind me. I do not want to criticise her actions, as she did her best to help me, but honestly a sheet of paper would make a better protection than me.

Freddy meanwhile, did his best to stand in the way and protect me. He did it well, but sadly was destroyed by a good hit of one of the elementals. I know I can replace him, and plan on doing so, but for now, I feel oddly unsafe. I will find a replacement as soon as possible.


On the ground lies a note next to the skeletal remains of a human. It reads:
Here lies Frederick Greathill, Paladin of Heironeous.
He was scum, a man who murdered a father in front of his child.
May he rot in the abyss, as his suffering in life was too short.
Father, you are avenged.

Also, it would be nice if Mael could carry Freddys stuff for now. It would be annoying if I had to buy new equipment for the next one.

[Heron TSG]

Got it.