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[RAM]

Thankyou for the session, it was fun, and sorry about the delays, for some reason my turn always came up in both games at once. Good luck with your test, and don't let the Java bugs bite!

[Heron TSG]

I never complained about the bandit attack, I just wish that whoever cast the entanglement spell had moved it so that I could actually participate.

[Shoruke]

I never complained about the bandit attack, I just wish that whoever cast the entanglement spell had moved it so that I could actually participate.

Actually, that was directed more at Finny, who tried to call BS on bandits who attack during the night and try to kill you. Funny thing about bandits... also, you're in for a rude awakening once you're past those mountains.

Also, someone requested some fourth-party Alternative Bloodline stuff?

Spoiler: rambling (click to show/hide)

If I understand it correctly, they're basically underpowered prestige classes, with two prerequisites: a corresponding bloodline feat, and the special condition that your bloodline levels cannot exceed your other total class levels. Aside from being utterly senseless ("I feel like suddenly being part vampire! Now all the vampires like me! See? I'm totally all vampiric oh wait no teeth..."), it's also a bad idea. Some of the better ones will give you Power Attack for free at level one, and the other class characteristics (namely skills) are better than those of a fighter... but you've already given up a feat to take the bloodline class at all, so you've effectively traded away a feat (and fighter's feat-qualification levels) for 4 skill points. Then you get a buff spell (it's like being a sorcerer, but with only one spell!), a stat bonus (not bad, per se, but not good enough), and some natural armor (kinda nice to have) and skill boosts (mehhh). On the other hand, you could take 5 levels in fighter, and get 3 feats (plus you wouldn't have to waste a feat on the bloodline feat); feats are extremely versatile and useful. Another example of Bloodline uselessness is the Lich bloodline, probably the best of the bloodlines available. The int bonus is very appealing for wizards (more spells, higher DC's, yay), and bigger hit dice are always nice for squishies, but you could make a VERY strong case against trading away 2 levels worth of spellcasting advancement for cold and electric resistance.

Their one redeeming trait is that they present interesting roleplaying opportunities, which I am loathe to avoid.

I will okay these new bloodlines, but I'm placing the restriction that you have to declare your intention to use one at character creation. For the characters that already exist, I'll let you declare it now, since I hadn't heard of this system when your character was made. But from a strictly powergaming perspective, I would advise against them.

[Willfor]

After the session Randress was in, lines could be found on the ground outside the city that looked sort of like a cross between runes and random lines. It is where Randress managed to make impressions in the ground that make sense to her, and her hope, one day, will make sense to alligators. Somehow.

Spoiler: Randress's 'Journal' Entry (Alligator script) (click to show/hide)

To all uncivilised creatures who didn't bite me as I wandered your swamps so long ago, beware this city! There are humans here who do not understand the laws of the outside. Do not take their shinies. Or their food. Really, just don't. There were once these birdmen who tried to take food, and I helped the twolegs figure out what to do with the ones they didn't squish. They will squish you! Beware! You can't talk to them like I can, so just stay away.

I don't understand twolegs, and why we can't just walk. I think I'll like this strange wagon thing though. It's fun moving without using your legs. You should enslave some other creatures in your swamps, and force them to pull you along! These creatures have enslaved horses to do it. If the horses rebel, I will bite them, and make them not rebel. Rebellion is futility you peon fourlegs!

Hair is strange, I don't get how they stay warm. The two legs or the fourlegs, how can they stay warm without scales? Scales absorb the sunlight! Bah. Hope they don't freeze when it's important for them to be alive.

Stop being too dumb to read this, alligators. The dragons can do it, so can you! Look, I even dumbed down the draconic words for you!

[Pillow_Killer]

I have complained not of bandits trying to kill you, but rather, bandits NOT trying to kill you,and more like trying to kill horses which is more like dedicated hitmen than bandits.

[RedWarrior0]

Too late for the Journal?

Spoiler: Anyways (click to show/hide)

To my sister, who has returned to the earth,

The past few days have been eventful. Of particular note is the Kenku we captured the other night. Some of us chose for all of us in this matter, giving the poor birdman up to several guards. I protested, as did some others, about whether this was right; while they were stealing, a wrong decision, in this case the end justified the means, as it was to feed families. Apparently the guards made some headway with their investigation and paid us, but I gave the money to the group. I'm not buying things with blood money.

After that we went to the library, and heard from one of the librarians about a city to the east of the mountains. He told us of four possible ways through. We were considering going through the Goblin Forest, though in the past few days I heard during some investigation about worse things than goblins. We instead decided to go through the dwarf city and the kobold caves into the desert, as there would be room and even ground for wagons. I hope Lyca will be alright down there, and I wonder if this is the same place Brother went.

With love, Ethan

Also, I'm giving the other 50 gp of the payment to the group fund.

So do I get the Journal XP for this, or no?

[Happerry]

Journal Time

Spoiler: Letter Home (click to show/hide)

Dear Uncle, Things have been stranger then usual recently. After a recent tussle with some Kenku thieves, we made the decision to investigate some old records of a city beyond the mountains. The Librarians informed use that we would be richly rewarded if we could provide maps to such a location, and the prospects for loot excited some of the party members. We are also on the look out for some medicinal plants someone wanted a sample of. While we originally were planning on making our way through the goblin woods, rumors of hostile fey and worse things has made us decide to instead try an old dwarven tunnel around the Kobold caves to go under the mountains instead.

I also have recently been gifted with a wand of healing, to bolster my efforts in keeping the rest of the party alive. Sadly, my targeting issues for spells seems to be going on as strong as ever, but I shall endeavor to keep improving. Please pass my love on to Aunt Lora when she swings through the town.

With Love, Tallulah

Also, speaking of boneheaded things I didn't think of, someone remind me to use the Cure Light Wounds wand on the horses next session.

[The Fool]

It is a bit late but here is the Doctors journal.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Upon returning to the city we turned in the kenku. I have taken up hunting, it is not fulfilling and it does not fully subdue my urges, but it will have to do. I have discovered that the library wishes to send us to a desert past the mountains. A vast sea of sand. I will not enjoy this area, I believe that hunting will become an impossibility and I may end up resorting to violence. Regardless, I asked around for clues as to of how to find the Dwarven Caverns that could lead to this desert. I managed to find a dwarf and he told me of the dense underground caverns and of a kobold cave that is nearby the exit. The kenku were found guilty and we acquired gold and a thanks from the guards.

Should I be unable to hunt within this desert I must get away from the others, lest I should become a threat to them.

What is the DC for hunting animals of any size in the desert anyways?

[Pillow_Killer]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Step 1: Buy lots of mice or chikens, or other small things in dwarven city
Step 2: Release things one at time
Step 3: Hunt small thing
Step 4: If bloodthirst is satisfied, BREAK, else GOTO Step 2

[The Fool]

I don't think he would want to keep animals with him. He would rather hide his obvious bloodthirst than make it any more obvious. I will keep this character as long as the RNG permits. After which I will switch to a ridiculous dodge tank, which we need to help with damage mitigation. Mages cannot take a hit very well and we only have one tank.

If anyone is interested this is the reserve character.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Van'Baelianzair (or just Van): http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=255364

Actually the DC for hunting in the desert shouldn't be too bad at night, so the RNG should keep this character kicking until he dies from battle. If we absolutely need another tank later on, just let me know and I can swap out characters.

[Heron TSG]

Mages cannot take a hit very well and we only have except for the one tank.

Craziest sorcerer ever.

[Pillow_Killer]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Finny's Log
We have finally embarked on an expedition to the great desert on the eastern side of the mountains.
The librarian, Tarlach, have offered us a meager sum of five hundred gold coins, but the rewards that lie beyond the mountains are too great for me to abandon the idea. My allies have all agreed to travel through dwarven underground without a sound, and that is what worries me most here. Are they so captivated by the promised riches? Do they honestly believe we will find no ill there?
The supplies should be enough for us to hold for a while, but I have underestimated the group capacity to chew through the rations, and I'm afraid I  will  to spend what little gold I have left to buy additional supplies at the dwarven city, to which we are headed now. We shall be approaching the human center of the realm now, but I hope to pass through it rather quickly. Hopefully, We will be in Grelòtis Rinde in two days.

[Shoruke]

Ethan, Randress, Dr. Moon, Tallulah, and Finny receive experience points for their journals. I've noticed they're getting subtly better over time; keep this up and when we eventually have to move on to bigger and better things, we will have epic and awesome journals! People will read our thread just to hear the stories. After all, people watched that one movie where someone shoots the president and 5 different people see it from a different point-of-view, so... yeah.

Also, sorry for missing your experience earlier, Red.

Also, you guys are going to LOVE the desert. It's going to be fun.

EDIT: Fool, just for easy reference, you should list your monk's wisdom bonus to AC as a misc. bonus, so that we don't get confused if someone catches you flat-footed.

[Heron TSG]

Ooh, I didn't think we had another chance for a journal so soon, but I told myself I'd make one for every session.

I can't write right now, I have a battle to fight! Well, I guess I have a little time to think, that silly druid made all the plants around the horses reach up and grab at everything touching them, so I have to wait until they stop before I can get into the thick of things. The trip here was pretty good, I guess. We went through another human town, a less racist one. They let goblins in, though they weren't well liked. It's the thought that counts though, right? We've been on the road for a few days, so I'm surprised these are the first bandits we've encountered. Whoa! That bandit is slaying one of the horses! Grargh, why did that tree hugger have to block me like this? We may all be magic users here, but some of us prefer to get physical, too. Darn him and his sissy plant-webs. Oh well, I guess it helps everyone else a little bit. Ooh, I'll throw knives! ... [pause] ... Well, I missed, but it's the thought that counts, right?

Spoiler: side notes (click to show/hide)

Maelrigar has some variety in his spells now that he's level 3, but all of them are personal effects or close range. At least I brought a half-dozen knives with me to chuck.

[The Fool]

Fool, just for easy reference, you should list your monk's wisdom bonus to AC as a misc. bonus, so that we don't get confused if someone catches you flat-footed.

Your right, sorry about the confusion. I thought it didn't apply when flat-footed. If it is alright my character will be taking a Vow of Poverty. The bonuses are indeed awesome (21 AC at level 1!?), and it costs two feats, but the real trade-off comes later when everyone else has magic items of ownage and I have a predefined bonuses that are limited by level. Also, this means that most of my coinage will automatically be party funds.

I think the Doctor will be making a run for it we will most likely be trapped in the caves for days on end without hunting or killing, and I would rather not make everyone angry by attacking people without reason, or killing people at night (as you currently trust him as the nightwatchman). For this reason I will just swap out the Doctor for Van. Also, sorry about constantly swapping characters hopefully this one can tank alongside the crazy tank of a sorcerer and do decent damage. Hopefully the Doctor can have a cameo in the city or something so there is a little closure on his location, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.