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[Demonic Spoon]

Not to mention the numerous magical ways to create wind, heck there's even a enchantment for sails somewhere to have them always be full of wind. Probably stormwrack, something like everfull sails.

[Kogan Loloklam]

No wind in the endless underground Kogan.

Caves are subjected to the same forces that create wind elsewhere. The larger the area, the greater the temperature variance potential. The more temperature variance, the more likely you will have different pressures. Different pressures equal wind. In a large underground ocean, there most certainly would be wind.

[Tidal]

Ooh. Think of all the alternative possibilities of climate and such. There could be parallels in weather and things. Like something like rain or hail, fog, things like that. Magical effects might be able to cause storms inside the cave.

[Dwarmin]

Predictably, My Kobold has levels in profession (Ratcatcher). Much more cost effective than keeping a cat.

[Kogan Loloklam]

I was going to put
"A Ship's Cat, because you can't trust Reptilian vermin to catch vermin!"
in my things the ship needed, but I decided against it. Mostly because I don't think Grek would have taken another reference to Mister Puffins very well

[Tidal]

Spoiler: Naga (click to show/hide)

Description
Personality:
Naga personality varies greatly from individual to individual; they have no set personality type.

Physical Description:
Naga resemble snakes from the start of the legs, down. Their upper body is that of an Elf. They possess long tails ranging from 9 to 15 feet in length in place of legs. The size, color, and shape of the scales on their tails vary from individual or group. The color of the hair generally corresponds in some way to their scale color. Aquatic Naga often have paddle-shaped tails, while subterranean Naga posses rough, rocky scales. Grassland Naga have smooth, green keeled scales. Some possess hoods along the side of their waist, others have rattles on the tips of their tails.

Relations:
Relations with Elves, Gnomes, and Fey are generally quite good regardless of the origin of the Naga. Other relations can be altered based on habitat and community. Earth (Subterranean) Naga are quite suspicious of Halflings,

Alignment:
Naga alignment is highly varied. Some are very kind, while others can be considered extremely cruel. The Naga generally is not conscious of the difference, acting only as it feels is right- it is other races that put an alignment on them.

Naga Lands:
Nagas are very widespread, inhabiting reefs, islands, cave systems, forests, or grassy prairies. The majority of Nagas are grass and forest Nagas, originating from the Elven lands.

Religion:
The majority of Nagas follow Seshkali. Seshkali is the Goddess of the Naga. Seshkali most often takes the form of a four-armed Naga and is associated with water, knowledge, war, and time. She is often depicted holding a scimitar and hourglass.

Language:
Nagas speak Draconic and Common, but often learn the languages of those that they encounter often. As such, many know Elven or Sylvan.  These Naga come primarily from the southern Elven lands. Subterranean nagas often learn Gnome or Dwarf. Aquatic Naga generally know Aquan or Halfling, since these are the ones that trade the most with the Imperials.

Adventurers:
Being fairly adaptable to many environments, they enjoy travel. Adventuring is an easy way to get around.

Racial Traits and Mechanics
•   Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.
•   Medium: As medium creatures, Naga have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
•   Ability Mods: Nagas are exceptionally dexterous, much like both Elves and snakes, giving them +2 Dex. Again, like both, they are not very tough; they have a penalty of -2 Con.
•   Naga base land speed is 30 feet. They have a swim speed of 20 ft.
•   Racial Bonuses: +4 Balance and Grapple checks, +2 Move Silently, +2 Climb.
•   Low-Light Vision: A naga may see in much dimmer light than a human thanks to their Elven upper-halves.
•   Stability: Naga are exceptionally stable thanks to their tail. A Naga gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
•   Cannot Jump: Naga lack legs and their tails make conventional jumping impossible. Any jump checks are cut in half after all other calculations.
•   Compact: A Naga may be treated as one size smaller than her current size when attempting to enter a confined space; however, she is treated as being prone while doing so.
•   Natural Weapons: A Naga possesses strong jaws, giving it a Bite attack (1d4+Str). This is a secondary attack. Nagas rarely use it except in dire situations.
•   Grappling: A Naga that successfully grapples a target may Constrict them for 1d6+Str damage with its coils. While Constricting, a Naga is immobile. A grappled target of Tiny size or smaller can be consumed on a successful Bite attack.
•   Automatic Languages: Common, Draconic
•   Bonus Languages: Aquan, Sylvan, Dwarven, Elven, Halfling
•   Favored Class: Ranger. Nagas roam far and wide. Many are in tune with nature, and enjoy hunting. Those encountered outside of their homes are often Warriors. Naga Rangers are normally not seen by those of towns.

Here you go, Grek. Tell me what you think. They're very tweakable.

[dragonshardz]

Spoiler: Naga (click to show/hide)

Description
Personality:
Naga personality varies greatly from individual to individual; they have no set personality type.

Physical Description:
Naga resemble Elves from the start of the legs, down. They possess long tails ranging from 9 to 15 feet in length in place of legs. The size, color, and shape of the scales on their tails vary from individual or group. The color of the hair generally corresponds in some way to their scale color. Aquatic Naga often have paddle-shaped tails, while subterranean Naga posses rough, rocky scales. Grassland Naga have smooth, green keeled scales. Some possess hoods along the side of their waist, others have rattles on the tips of their tails.

Relations:
Relations with Elves, Gnomes, and Fey are generally quite good regardless of the origin of the Naga. Other relations can be altered based on habitat and community. Earth (Subterranean) Naga are quite suspicious of Halflings,

Alignment:
Naga alignment is highly varied. Some are very kind, while others can be considered extremely cruel. The Naga generally is not conscious of the difference, acting only as it feels is right- it is other races that put an alignment on them.

Naga Lands:
Nagas are very widespread, inhabiting reefs, islands, cave systems, forests, or grassy prairies.

Religion:
The majority of Nagas follow Seshkali. Seshkali is the Goddess of the Naga. Seshkali most often takes the form of a four-armed Naga and is associated with water, knowledge, war, and time. She is often depicted holding a scimitar and hourglass.

Language:
Nagas speak Draconic and Common, but often learn the languages of those that they encounter often.

Adventurers:
Being fairly adaptable to many environments, they enjoy travel. Adventuring is an easy way to get around.

Racial Traits and Mechanics
•   Creature Type: Monstrous Humanoid.
•   Medium: As medium creatures, Naga have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
•   Naga base land speed is 30 feet. They have a swim speed of 20 ft.
•   Racial Bonuses: +4 Balance and Grapple checks, +2 Move Silently, +2 Climb.
•   Low-Light Vision: A naga may see in much dimmer light than a human thanks to their Elven upper-halves.
•   Stability: Naga are exceptionally stable thanks to their tail. A Naga gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
•   Cannot Jump: Naga lack legs and their tails make conventional jumping impossible.
•   Compact: A Naga may be treated as one size smaller than her current size when attempting to enter a confined space; however, she is treated as being prone while doing so.
•   Automatic Languages: Common, Draconic
•   Bonus Languages: Aquan, Dwarven, Elven, Halfling
•   Favored Class: Ranger. Nagas roam far and wide. Many are in tune with nature, and enjoy hunting. Those encountered outside of their homes are often Warriors. Naga Rangers are normally not seen by those of towns.

Also, I'm considering giving them either a Constrict option (1d6+Str) for grapples or a Bite (1d4+Str) and Swallow Whole for things smaller than them. Both seems too much.

Here you go, Grek. Tell me what you think. They're very tweakable.

Perhaps the player can choose at chargen? Or maybe males get Constrict, and females get Bite/Swallow Whole?

I think I may make a Naga character and hold it in reserve, should people drop out and Grek not mind me taking a slot.

[Tidal]

Actually, if he deems both not too much, then I could probably just go with both. Alternatively, I could reduce the damage they do. Hm...

[Grek]

@Dwarmin: You have 1 ship, and you can't store an unlimited number of prisoners in there. Your biggest defense against people you beat deciding to come back for revenge is that you can go back to the boat and sail away if you decide that you've made too many enemies in a given place. It's not like they're going to swim after you or something.

@Zako: There aren't any standing bounties for you to claim. It's an unexplored territory and neither you nor the people you work for know much about the people inside know enough about them to want to place a bounty on anyone. That said, the natives might have some bounties on the local pirates...

@Criptfeind:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Technology is magic and magic is technology. All governments worth caring about either have standing agreements with one or more magic users, or have incorporated them into the government directly as a "Court Magician", "Royal Priest" or some such, who's duties involve using magic to create infrastructure, advise the king, bless the crops and do whatever else you need a wizard/cleric/druid for. Gnomheim and Merica both have magical academies and Alfheim has a state church headed by the Emperor.

Most magic items ultimately originate from some past or present king ordering it to be constructed for the benefit of their kingdom and then given to some suitable servant of the crown and then either put to use or stolen or sold at some point ages ago. Potions and scrolls are the big exception to this, since they're much easier to create. They're for sale on the general market in addition to being produced by governments.

No conflicts between magic and religion aside from the usual; Alfheim's church disapproves of all demon/devil summoning and most forms of necromancy. Both are banned outright in Alfheim proper and will get you the stink-eye from the local clerics in Gnomheim. Unterhold banns anything that inconveniences the vampiric nobility and has some heavy restrictions on peasant ownership of magical healing. Merica, the Elfin Kingdoms and the Aboleth States have no real restrictions on what sort of magic or religion you can practice.

Scrolls can be bought to scribe into your spellbook with a Spellcraft check (DC 15+spell's level). As per the "Spells Copied from Another’s Spellbook or a Scroll" rules, you may only attempt to copy a spell from a scroll once every time you gain a level in spellcraft, so you can retry 3 times for spells of level 0 or 1 and try only once for second level spells.

@Kogan:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

If someone doesn't show up to a session, they are assumed to be "guarding the ship" if the party is on shore or "below deck" if the party is on the ship. In either case, they're off camera and nothing interesting will happen to them.

You can refuse a surrender if you want, and I expect the party will occasionally find someone that they really hate that you'll want to kill, but it usually isn't going to every be worth the bother.

@Edio: Naga is approved, given that you mean "Like an elf from the legs UP" not from the legs down. Elf legs and snake upper body precludes arms, which are somewhat of a requirement to be a playable character. Thematically, they come from one of the southern Elfin Kingdoms.

They get Swallow Whole (tiny or smaller only; you can't swallow entire gnomes) and Constrict 1d6+Str. The bite is 1d4+Str, but, as a natural attack, is considered secondary if you use any manufactured weapons.

[Dwarmin]

@Dwarmin: You have 1 ship, and you can't store an unlimited number of prisoners in there. Your biggest defense against people you beat deciding to come back for revenge is that you can go back to the boat and sail away if you decide that you've made too many enemies in a given place. It's not like they're going to swim after you or something.

Fair warning then, if you get us to accept a surrender from an enemy who attacks us again, we'll just go back to killing everyone.

[Kogan Loloklam]

I don't know, It'd depend on the situation for me.

If we fight them in a pitched battle and we capture him as a prisoner of war, and exchange him for other prisoners, and we run into him again, I think I would still give quarter. If they surrender and then attack once we let our guard down, then yea it would be to their death. If we took them prisoner and then they tried to escape later that evening I probably would accept their surrender as well.

[Criptfeind]

My spellcraft is +5 [Int] +6 [Ranks] +3 {Skill Focus [Spellcraft]} +2 {Masterwork Tools [Spellcraft]}

Which gives me a total of +16. I need to get 17 to copy a level two spell. Lowest I can roll on a 1d20 is a 1.

So I did not bother to roll. I spent most of my money on new spells.

I am thinking vaguely of dropping the most expensive ones and buying Bracers of Armor. I will decide later.

[Zako]

Dude, that is a very large amount of skill for a level 3 character! O.o

Good to know that the locals might pay us for hunting some douchebag down. Also, this is a massive underground OCEAN. I would expect that some people would have boats, and that there are monsters that can swim and might even swim after us if we sail away in a hurry. We should keep an eye out for pirates as well, since they could come out of nowhere when we are sailing.

[Heron TSG]

I'll be trying to get as much concentration as possible to as to gain Psionic Focus whenever possible. Why? Free +1 ML if I use it, 1d8 damage to me if I don't. Yay for psionic feats!

(Overchannel and Talented, specifically. Also Stygian Archon, but that's unrelated.)

[The Fool]

I may already have +21 to swim (5 (strength) + 6 (skill) + 8 (Racial) + 2 (M. Tools)) and a swim speed, but I want to swim up a waterfall at some point in this campaign. I might even spend a feat for some more swim speed if it will help. I kind of want to know the DC for swimming up a waterfall now.