GREYHAWK CY 576: GREAT LEGENDS RETOLD -- CAMPAIGN THREAD

[Aust Thale]

Quixt (downtime):
Quixt spends the next few days/weeks working primarily on his spells and scrolls. He participates in the rescued merchants festivities, but he conducts himself discreetly, as he doesn’t wish to draw attention to himself such that Eryptian authorities on the coast would find themselves aware of his presence. He is polite. And he remains affable, but by no means does he ‘work’ at his reputation, except to convert currency to gems and re-supply. He does ask about rumors when among artisans, taverns during meals, and when among the merchant’s guards. He uses his considerable charm with the bar-maids and maidens for any sliver of useful information about the area, especially the caves. Quite quickly he grows restless, as the longer he remains in one place, the greater the chance bounty hunters or Eryptian political types will locate him. He does reach out to the local mages library for permission to study using his own arcane texts but purchasing spell components from them.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Spoiler: Factors For Haggling

Hawke's skill as an armorer (8) = +2 Synergy
Sphynx's skill as an appraiser (6) = +2 Synergy
Sphynx being an Elf = +2 Synergy
Sphynx's skill at Bluffing (7) = +2 Synergy
TOTAL FACTORS: +8

Sphynx's Diplomacy: (3) = +Die Roll (d20) = 3 + 17 = 20
Total Diplomacy Roll: (28) = VERY nice.

Armorer's Skill (5) = +2
Armorer does not have appraisal skill
Armorer is not an Elf
Armorer's Bluff (8) = +2
TOTAL FACTORS: +4

Armorer's Diplomacy (3) = 3 + 16 = 19
Total Diplomacy Roll: (23) = Also very nice. But not as good as the party.

Party beats the armorer by 5 points; there is a 1d4+1% advantage for each point. Rolls: 4, 1, 2, 3, 1 = 11 + 5 = 16%

50 + 16 = 66% of retail value, i.e., each suit will bring 4150 x .66 = 2, 739 gp. each. (Compared to 2075 each = +664 gp. extra on each suit. Well done!)

Sphynx goes to speak with the armorer about buying the two suits of Elven Chainmail. Being an Elf, and a skilled appraiser, and a smooth talker, in addition to being accompanied by a skilled armorer (Hawke) who can talk up the craftsmanship, he is able to get a really good deal for the party. Instead of 4,150 gp. for both suits, Sphynx is able to get him to pay 5,478 gp. for both.

After the successful parlay, Hawke celebrates by getting drunk at the tavern.

GM: Sorry for the long delay in continuance; my life has been rather hectic lately. But I am now back on track. More coming soon!

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

GM: DM HOUSEKEEPING: Total for the party to split: 12,819.44 (i.e., 12,819 gp. / 44 sp.) Split goes 5 ways (silver and copper amounts rounded to the nearest gold piece for ease of gameplay): Hawke, Nimbar, Sphynx, Ordred, and Quixt get: (2,565 gp. each.) + 1 merchant plate each. (Total gp. each: 3,565.) Quixt can have the wand of Hold Person. Neither Nimbar nor Hawke wants it. Quixt keeps the 26 silver-tipped arrows. Sphynx keeps the vial of poison. Nimbar pays Hawke back for the borrowed gold from last time. (780 gp.) Neither Hawke nor Nimbar quite earned enough xp. to level up; they both BARELY came up short. Ordred takes his leave from the party. Hawke's Handy Haversack can hold 100 lbs. total weight; he has 64.5 pounds worth of gear; that leaves 35.5 pounds for coins. Coins weigh 1 pound per 50 coins; thus, the haversack has room for up to 1,775 coins. Currently, the haversack won't hold the combined coins of Hawke & Nimbar, but they plan to spend a lot of their money in downtime to begin with. (Coming in next post.) Total Gold For Hawke: 5,159 gp. (Current award + previous amount.) Total Gold For Nimbar: 2,815 gp. (Current award + previous amount.)

GM: ROSE GOLD COLLECTIONS: (Counted separate from other treasure): STATS: Drogonspine spear head: 8" long, weighing 2 oz. per inch. (Thus, 8" spear head weighs 1 lb.) Dragonspine machete blade: 12" long, weighing about 24 oz. (1.5 lbs.) VALUE: Value of MW Rose Gold Spear: 301 gp. Value of MW Rose Gold Machete: 365 gp. COLLECTIONS: Sir Walter's share: 6 MW Rose Gold Spears Party's Horde: 21 MW Rose Gold Spears 13 MW Rose Gold Machetes (This is the total amount of Rose Gold items collected from all raids so far.)

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

GM: MORE DM HOUSEKEEPING: Downtime Activities: 4 days x new level attained = total number of days downtime. [This still needs to be calculated.] Under 10th level = characters can be "self-taught," i.e., no mentor needed. [For purposes of gaining a new level.] Sphynx: In walking around, and engaging with people, you discover that the upscale provisioner (the man who sold Nimbar the pearls previously) is the brother of the Keep's wizard; the provisioner tells you that his brother sometimes accepts commissions for the creation of magical items. When you tell the others about this, everyone is glad to know this, but Hawke seems especially excited. It will require 4 days, and 4,000 gp. for the Keep wizard (by the name of Sarris Korval) to enchant Hawke's masterwork armor up to +2. Cost of Inn Room per character: 5 sp. per night. Cost of meals per character: 2 sp. per meal, 3 meals per day = 6 sp. per day (which = 1 gp. per day, with 4 sp. in tips.) Scribing Info: (Nimbar): 75 gp. / 6 xp. / 1 day down = 2nd level scroll. Researching New Spell: 1 week per spell level. 1,000 gp. cost per week. Spellcraft check: DC 10 + Spell Level. (2nd Level Spell = 2 weeks / 2,000 gp. / DC 12) Haven't decided what Nimbar wants to do yet. He will probably at least make some scrolls.

 

[MacConnell]

OOC: Sphynx has both bracers and a ring he would like to have upgraded, if possible.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

GM: RESPONSE TO SPHYNX: Costs for Upgrading Sphynx's Bracers or Ring: Bracers: To go from +1 to +2: 3 days downtime / 3,000 gp. Or: To go from +1 to +3: 8 days downtime / 8,000 gp. Ring: To go from +1 to +2: 6 days downtime / 6,000 gp. (Bracers and Rings are more expensive to enchant than armor.) (Customer's Ring does not apply to special commissions.) ALSO: He has a couple of amulets of natural armor (which stack with bracers and rings) that he could just outright sell to you: Amulet of Natural Armor +1 = 2,000 gp. [w/Customer's Ring: 1,640 gp] Or: Amulet of Natural Armor +2 = 8,000 gp.[ w/Customer's Ring: 6,560 gp]

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

Spoiler: NOTES ON SPELLCASTING SERVICES

NOTES ON SERVICES:
Sarris Corval is not an Archmagus by any stretch of the imagination, and there is no official "Mage's Guild" within the Keep; however, Sarris is quite capable with mid-level magicks, and he has three apprentices that work under him. He is a part of the Keep's official Auxilliary Guard, which is a militia unit composed of "irregular" troops, i.e., clerics and magi. On the side, he has a thriving business, mostly casting spells for the Keep's commander. He will cast spells for the party as well, for the usual fee, minus the discount from the customer's ring; he is fast friends with Hallwynn and Edith (the merchant and his wife.) OOC: Sarris is a 10th level Wizard.

Spell Level To Be Cast:​	Cost of Spell, EXCLUDING Special Components:​
0	Caster Level (10th) x 5 gp. = 50 gp. (41 gp. w/ Customer's Ring)
1	Caster Level x 10 = 100 gp. (82 gp.)
2	Caster Level x 20 = 200 gp. (164 gp.)
3	Caster Level x 30 = 300 gp. (246 gp.)
4	Caster Level x 40 = 400 gp. (328 gp.)
5	Caster Level x 50 = 500 gp. (410 gp.)

IDENTIFY: This is a 1st level Wizard spell; base cost to cast it would be 82 gp. The cost for the pearl would be 100 gp., the cost for the wine would be 10 gp. for a bottle of fine wine, and the cost for the Owl feather would be 1 gp. The 111 gp. of materials would actually only come to 91 gp. with the Customer's Ring, thus, the total cost for an Identify spell would be 173 gp. (Versus 211 gp. anywhere else, a savings of 38 gp.)

SENDING: This is a 5th level Wizard spell; base cost to cast it (in order to send a message to Sir Walter) would be 410 gp. For the copper wire, Sarris' brother would normally charge an additional 25 gp.; However, with the customer's ring, the cost of the wire would be only 20 gold and 5 silver. (21 gp. if you wanted to give him a tip.) Thus, the cost for a Sending spell would be 431 gp. Both Hawke and Nimbar agree that they need to contact Sir Walter at some point, although they have not yet decided when this will occur. This is a note for when they DO decide to do it.

Sarris will also allow the players to scribe spells from his reserve (NOT personal) spell book library, at a cost equal to twice what it would cost to cast, per the chart above. That includes the Customer's Ring discount.

If players wish to have spells cast for them by Sarris, they may consult the spoiler menu above.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

GM: Nimbar will purchase several spells that he will scribe into his own book: 1st Level: Grease, Mount, Detect Undead, Detect Secret Door, Enlarge Person, Reduce Person, Feather Fall, Magic Weapon. [1,312 gp.] 2nd Level: Rope Trick, Spider Climb, Knock, Ghoul Touch. [1,312 gp.] TOTAL COST: 2,624 gp. [2,815 - 2,264 = 191 gp. remaining.] Nimbar will borrow 34 gp. from Hawke, and scribe 3 scrolls: 2 x Scorching Ray, 1 x Nimbar's Improved Shield. Hawke doesn't hold the 34 gp. against Nimbar. Nimbar has 0 gold pieces remaining. Nimbar spends 15 days copying spells and creating scrolls. Sarris offers to recharge (50 charges) Quixt's wand for 3,174 gp., which includes the Customer's Ring discount.

 

[MacConnell]

Sphynx engages Sarris Korval in discussion concerning protective magic items. As he speaks and gestures, he slips on his merchants ring, unobtrusively, but then makes sure that it can be seen. He will bargain for an amulet of natural armor and the augmentation of his currently owned bracers.

OOC: Amulet NA +1, Bracers +2. deducted the 4640 from total GP on character record leaving him with 240gp.

 

[Tellerian Hawke]

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