The Adventures of the Knights of Spellforge Keep

[Grog]

Wow! Great update, Doc. I hope the big battle was fun for everyone.

 

[wolff96]

I'm curious as to what happened to Otto's Irresistable Dance.

That's an 8th level spell -- and it had virtually no effect on the dragon.

From the PHB:

The dance makes it impossible for the subject to do anything other than caper and prance...

Maybe it's just creative license in the story hour, but it sure looks like the dragon continued to attack to me.

What's the story?

 

[Richards]

Originally posted by mypetrock:

I guess my biggest problem is that if there is no legitimate threat to the phylactery then Vek is immortal - there aren't any downsides to becoming a lich.

Sure there are! Here are just a few:

1. Vek now smells funny. (Just ask any of the other Knights. Only be sure to do it out of earshot of Vek.)
2. No genitalia. Sure, he lives forever, but there's that whole "quality of life" issue...
3. Liches can't snap their fingers, no matter how cool the background music is.
4. For that matter, they can't make that cool "fake fart" noise with their armpits.
5. No taste buds or digestive system means no more going out with the guys on a drunken binge. If the Knights want to go bar hopping, you just know poor old Vek is going to be stuck being the "designated driver."
6. Having to endure the whole "lich pronunciation argument" with everyone you meet.
7. No lips means no smoochies.
8. No lips also means that when you get a piece of broccoli stuck between your teeth, it's right there for all the world to see. (It's possible this is one reason liches don't eat a lot of broccoli - well, that and the whole "being undead" thing.)

I'm just scratching the surface, here - I'm sure there are plenty of others. Maybe Wee Jas will chime in with some more?

Johnathan

P.S. - Excellent writeup, Doc, as always!

 

[Wee Jas]

aren't any downsides to becoming a lich.

The money and the XP loss hurt. Its hard to heal.. and boy... I can never get a date! The villagers trying to torch me every time the crops are bad isn't fun either.

Sure I didn't lose a level from death like Shade but I have been disentegrated and lost all of the magical items I held dear. Being a long time reader you know about my old shield Lilith. I still get weepy.

Vek is tougher than some of the other players mostly cause he is 2 levels higher than most of them Grumbar is one level lower than me.. his attacks are like +30/+25/+20 maybe another.. I'm not sure. Grumbar is damn tough but not really flashy so he doesn't come across as the super-powerhouse he is in the story sometimes. I had that problem with Erasmus (my archer). I would take down like 2 or 3 foes with arrows and Hannah would cast fireball and take down the other 10. When the enounter got written up Erasmus wasn't even mentioned. Hard for Doc to remember everything the next day so usually the 'big bang' stuff makes the cut.

The big half orc has been doing some great role-playing lately and Kizz was great last week. I'd like to think Vek is entertaining and fun as an anti-hero and not overshadowing other characters. The groups got a great dynamic right now. I'm going to miss 2 or 3 game sessions. That should give the other players much needed 'catch up' XP (Grumbar might out level me).

Anyhow.. enough of the meta (I've got townsfolk and KoWJ to ressurect!)

Great write up Doc!

 

[Wee Jas]

7. No lips means no smoochies.

/cry

oh wait... I can't do that either.. Damn you Richards! I have a broom waiting for your NPC when he shows up in the story hour!

 

[fenzer]

As the only member of the Jamison Crow fan club, all I have to say is, WAY TO GO CROW! Nicely done, Doc. It is good to see some healing and hey, the dead dragon is pretty cool too.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Re: The Book

OK, keepin' the book:

Felix: 10 on KoSQ at 2:1

Lela: 1 on Kizz @ 2:1
2 on Grumbar @ 2:1

LGodamus: 10 for Vek's killing blow at 4:1

Felix:


Can't believe no one died. Can't believe the CE dragon didn't break his word and run, or crush Vek, or something.

WOW

Edit: How long did that combat take in game, anyway?

 

[Morte]

Originally posted by Dr Midnight She stopped near the center and knelt. Here was what she was looking for. She gently brushed some snow away and looked upon the remains of her parents. Two skeletons, wearing colored rags, with frost-covered wedding bands on their fingers.

Hmm. Resurrection.

 

[Felix]

Way to go Knights!!!

Originally posted by Olgar Shiverstone
Felix:

w00t.

I'll need those when I go to Atlantic City this weekend. Wish me luck.


ps, Wee Jas, since security around Spellforge Keep is going to be on the light side for a while, if you need a name for the terrifying undead cat that lurks the halls and eats uppity pesants, you know where to find me.

 

[Elemental]

He didn't crush the Phylactery because Vek didn't leave. It was only there as a means of threatening Vek- otherwise, all he has to lose in combat are his items. Perhaps the dragon would really just crush it spitefully as he begins to lose, but who wants that? I just wanted to present the threat, and I felt it came across. One side wins, one side loses... no in-betweens, this time.

I assumed the item was a duplicate of Vek's phylactery--it would have served the same purpose of making him hesitate to flee.