Off to War - canceled

[Fangor the Fierce]

Mal would not have offered much information. Things he would have talked about, if anyone else brought up the fight and the treasure hoard would be:

Vester is a Green Dragon, and his follower was a Dragon Shaman like him - named Haden.
Mal is a follower of Emma.
He will not reveal her real name, as that is something SHE would hold dear and would only reveal if it was her wish to do so.
Emma is a Copper Dragon, and is one that is looking to help in stopping the war, but only through her involvement of Mal right now.
The treasure hoard was plenty of gems and coins, but there was no time to gather it.
Haden was killed, outright, as Mal had enough of him.
Aver has cursed boots on, that he can't get rid of, but grant him an increase in speed.

That's all that he would divulge, and all he really knows. He knows nothing of the army, who they report to, etc, so he will pay attention to anything that is told about that from Jareth, Trinham, etc.

Who else has been part of the army? I know Jareth and Trinham, but anybody else? I see that we have Ern, Aver (NPC now), Trinham and Jareth. Who am I forgetting?

 

[Dragonwriter]

Jareth would only have said anything regarding the Ways if he were specifically asked about them. And his answer would likely be fairly terse. If it came up, he'd probably mention the mountain exit.

He absolutely would not speak further of the Treylor saving him, nor of his personal actions in the time since leaving Tharivol's tutelage.

RE: Harkon - Jareth intends to deliver a note for Lady Rizella, with instructions to only open it after the army has left.

RE: The Army - yeah, that's everyone in the current group with you, Fangor. Of them, only Trinham and Jareth were members of the Irregulars. Speaking of which, Jareth would have made plain (if you couldn't already tell) his immense dislike of Dellex.

 

[jackslate45]

-Ernestine would have mentioned the mountain pass and over watch, if only to supplement her story of having lived there for the past month.
-She would not reveal anything about being a Reaver, or her activities with Haden.
-She would mention that there was dragon shamen that they fought against, but was killed by Mal

She would have talked about it, if only to allow some trust in the ambassador. Oh, and ask him his full name

 

[ghostcat]

While Trinham will speak freely with the others, he will only speak to the elves when spoken to and then in monosyllables. It is unlikely that he would speak about the Ways as the others know about it. As its likely that the ambassador will want to know about his travelling companions, he will tell him that "he is a country boy who joined the Duke's army and later found out that he actually has sorcerous powers."

 

[HolyMan]

Ok before you go killing me DW hear me out.

I have my reasons for the improved stats you just have to trust your DM.

Magical items (after Ernestine uses the wand to ID them )

Trinham
ring of substance w/ pearl of power (3rd lvl) added in
sword +1, dragonbane

Ernestine
wand of indentify (42 charges - more than enough for this campaign)
scrolls - Rope trick and Mount (cost to transcribe will be nil when you reach Harkon and do so at Skazul's place)
red Rod of Metamagic (extend-lesser)

Malaroc
gloves of DEX +4 ( I know a little pricey but finding others may not be in the cards - and these are so cute. )

Jareth
mithral chainshirt
Seal of Kem - same as medallion of thoughts (ambassador knows about it's properties)

Tried to give you all what you wanted and what I need to move things along to the next chapter.

HM

 

[ghostcat]

Character Growth

[MENTION=84167]HolyMan[/MENTION] Trinham started off as a country bumpkin and didn't really have any social skills. However, he as recently been rubbing shoulders with the nobility so I thought it was time to develop some Diplomacy skill. Unfortunately not only is Diplomacy not a Battle Sorcerer's class skills but the only Class skills I'm not using are Craft and Profession, which can't really be considered a far swap.

I know I could just take it as a cross-class skill but I also know how you like tailoring characters. So any suggestions.

One thought I had is that I transfer 1 skill point from Intimidate to Diplomacy every level-up.

 

[Dragonwriter]

Ok before you go killing me DW hear me out.

I have my reasons for the improved stats you just have to trust your DM.

Kill you? For what - the wish list? I'm of the mind a Wish List is just that - wishes. If you're lucky, you get the stuff. As for making Jareth a Baron... we'll just have to see how he handles it.

I think it's already been made quite clear you've managed to (mostly ) balance the fights to the characters and their equipment.

And that latest post was pretty damn awesome!

Trinham
ring of substance w/ pearl of power (3rd lvl) added in

Not to be a stickler, but did you mean Ring of Sustenance? Seeing as there's no "Substance" in the SRD...
And Pearl of Power only works for preparation-casters, unless you are tweaking it. WotC did eventually create a spontaneous-caster version (called Memento Magica, in Races of the Dragon).

 

[Fangor the Fierce]

Whoa! Nice gloves! I thought we were getting a single item, so I listed only one I would like. Should have opted for multiple items, hahahaha. Kidding! I LOVE the gloves!

Mals new threat.... "Come get some!"

 

[jackslate45]

Hurray for new spells! Always did enjoy that part of being a wizard.

Also, I think that wand will be highly useful, so thanks HM.

 

[HolyMan]

Trinham started off as a country bumpkin and didn't really have any social skills. However, he as recently been rubbing shoulders with the nobility so I thought it was time to develop some Diplomacy skill. Unfortunately not only is Diplomacy not a Battle Sorcerer's class skills but the only Class skills I'm not using are Craft and Profession, which can't really be considered a far swap.

I know I could just take it as a cross-class skill but I also know how you like tailoring characters. So any suggestions.

One thought I had is that I transfer 1 skill point from Intimidate to Diplomacy every level-up.

Would he be the "key speaker" in situations or use it more like aid another? I think the later to start and then he would develop on his own.

Trinham is due to level up and I'm not sure if he gets a new zero level spell or not. When he does would you be willing to give up a new known spell (zero lvl) to gain Diplomacy and Know(Nobility) as class skills?

Kill you? For what - the wish list? I'm of the mind a Wish List is just that - wishes. If you're lucky, you get the stuff. As for making Jareth a Baron... we'll just have to see how he handles it.

Mostly I didn't want to b killed for making Jareth a Baron. The wish lists were so the same it was hard for me to decided who should get what first. (see below)

I think it's already been made quite clear you've managed to (mostly ) balance the fights to the characters and their equipment.

Is that another reference to the hydra??? I think I will have to bring his brother into the game now that you are higher level and in a boat.

And that latest post was pretty damn awesome!

Thanks it was a long process getting all that together and figuring out. Glad you liked it and didn't mind my taking over Jareth like I did.

Not to be a stickler, but did you mean Ring of Sustenance? Seeing as there's no "Substance" in the SRD...
And Pearl of Power only works for preparation-casters, unless you are tweaking it. WotC did eventually create a spontaneous-caster version (called Memento Magica, in Races of the Dragon).

Yes to both.

It should be sustenance. I figured giving it to Trinham gives your main caster the advantage of needing less rest between regaining spells. And I hope ghostcat will play up Trinham's new found need not to eat.

A pearl of power is prepared only? Odd that. You need to first cast a spell and then activate the item (a standard action) so you can't do so in the same round. So why wouldn't a spontaneous caster benefit from that. That clause will be negated and changed to any spellcaster. Maybe they thought in the hands of someone with a lot of spells per day shouldn't have it?

Whoa! Nice gloves! I thought we were getting a single item, so I listed only one I would like. Should have opted for multiple items, hahahaha. Kidding! I LOVE the gloves!

Mals new threat.... "Come get some!"

I was giving out enough items to hopefully catch people up to the WBL. You will fall behind again but until then enjoy.

Hurray for new spells! Always did enjoy that part of being a wizard.

Also, I think that wand will be highly useful, so thanks HM.

NP - knocking out the need to carry around a lot of 100gp pearls and not be allowed to spend them seemed neccasary. Also have you seen the description of Skazul's library in Battle at Harkon Manor? Talk about getting spells

HM