[Living Pathfinder] Little Rock of Horrors

[Maidhc O Casain]

Pari watches somberly as Giocco makes his exit. Scratching Tagaiwi absently under the chin, he turns to the others. "We should take a few minutes and clean the place up a bit - he's a tough lad but he'll not need to see the results of the fight upstairs. Helping him lay his father to rest would also be a kind gesture. And then we'll need to make arrangements to get off this rock - I'm assuming he'll take us back to Venza, but you never know . . ."

[sblock=OOC]We can RP all that out, or you could post a summary, GE, whatever suits your needs.[/sblock]

 

[Scott DeWar]

Heinrich uses his mage hand extensively to gather the mouldy/spoiled foods, and then he starts to work on the dishes them selves, wth the invisible hand, while he sits on a chair and his hand grasping from a distance and such. He otherwise looks deep in thought.

 

[mfloyd3]

Garnet gathers a blanket from the chest. "I'll wrap his father for burial," she says matter-of-factly, making her way back to the ladder.

 

[GlassEye]

It's an unpleasant business all around but the group removes all evidence of the vegepygmies and prepare the senior Lanterna for his funeral rites. During the clean-up Heinrich has the chance to assess the burnt pages of the book and finds that there are a few spells salvageable: Endure Elements, Touch of the Sea, and Elemental Touch. The cover, cracked and burnt from the heat of the fire, doesn't seem worth saving but when Heinrich goes to toss it into the fire again he notices a scrap of paper that was used in binding with some odd characters on it. He can't make it out but Garnet looks at it and recognizes the Lesser Runic character for 'mine' and a few others too faded to make out. Dismantling the cover shows several pieces of old paper used in the binding but none seem to have any relation to the one with the Runic character on it.

Giocco tells you the funeral rites will be held in a couple of days after the proper rituals are held and that you can stay if you wish. The funeral itself is simple and the villagers in the nearest village help Giocco build a small raft, place the body on it and set it adrift on the ocean as the tide goes out. Giocco arranges for a fisherman to take you back to Venza on his quicker and more roomy vessel and asks if you will deliver a letter to those in charge of naval issues for him. He tells you the letter asks for specialists to repair the fire still burning with green flames and the broken optics.

The journey back to Venza is much quicker than the longboat journey and you have the chance to relax a bit since you don't have to take turns rowing. The fisherman drops you off and takes off with little ceremony. Back on Venza's streets you are able to have the treasure assessed and sell the bits you aren't interested in keeping.

GM: Feel free to keep roleplaying a bit if you want but the adventure officially ends today. I'll answer any questions you might have. I'll get the experience and treasure updated into the first post of the thread as soon as I possibly can. Congratulations to you 1st levels, you'll definitely reach 2nd level. And I would really appreciate it if you have suggestions and comments about the adventure that I could use to make better adventures in the future and/or especially to become a better DM. Thanks, you were all good sports and I enjoyed it. --GE

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

OOC: A nice little adventure, GlassEye! I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm glad my terrible rolls didn't get Pari and Tagaiwi waxed!

 

[Scott DeWar]

OOC: is the page with the rune "mine" perhaps a treasure map?

Before leaving the lighthouse. .. .. .. ..
Heinrich to Garnet:
"Do you think zees ist map or deed to a mine?"

 

[mfloyd3]

"I don't know if the Dwarves made deeds back then," comments Garnet, frowning. The Seithr Dwarves had used stone markers at least since their return to the mountains, she reflected. But who knew what the older traditions were.

"I'll keep this, then, if ye don't object," she says, brandishing the faded parchment. "If anything ever comes of it, I'll find you and see that you're in for a share. Though there's little enough here."

OOC: Cool run, GE! Not sure what to suggest as far as improvements, everything seemed to work pretty well.

 

[Scott DeWar]

"Garnet, Vee need to take book cover to a book binder. Vee can find out more about writing from zem, Ja?"

And to the party as a whole, Heinrich would like to buy the bracers from the party. The spells he would need to rest the night and memorize a cantrip and copy them to his book, and then the party can sell the pages.

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if ameeable to the party, Heinrich will do the following:
copy spells in to his own book (cost 60 gp)
buy bracers (1000 gp)

gp gained:
encounters: 1205.5
Time gp: 336 gp
total receied: 1541.5 gp
spent: -1060.0
net gain: 481.5 gp
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[GlassEye]

Garnet is pretty certain the parchment is neither a map nor a deed. With just one readable rune it is impossible to tell its import, however. And the person who bound it into a book's cover clearly didn't understand what it was they had in their possession. A knowledgeable bookbinder might be able to tell you where the book came from. (This is actually supposed to be a lead-in to another adventure but I've been a bit busy and haven't finished and submitted it yet).

OOC: Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad no one died. It seemed to be a close call a couple of times; lucky my rolls were nearly as bad as yours! I'm curious what you all felt about the delaying action if it took longer than 24 hours for someone to post. Mowgli, you are letting your players give you predetermined actions in case they are unable to post for a while. How is that working? I think if you like the way it works, I might give it a shot and see how it works for me.

 

[Scott DeWar]

I'm curious what you all felt about the delaying action if it took longer than 24 hours for someone to post. Mowgli, you are letting your players give you predetermined actions in case they are unable to post for a while. How is that working? I think if you like the way it works, I might give it a shot and see how it works for me.

maybe if it is
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it would help to keep the clutter down.