A bit of respite from the road. Swap lies, tell tales, plot your next venture... whatever floats your ship of the desert.
"Aaaaarrgh - it's a pugwampi! Kill it, Kill it with fire!"
"Here little puggy. Bad puggy! iNSanE PuGgY!!"
Alright everyone (else), check in and compare notes. Everyone is Chaotic Good so we shouldn't have any ethical issues. Also no healer, but there are ways around that so i'm not too worried.
It's a US holiday weekend so I may not start this up until mon. night so just tawk amongst yahselfs. and what's your time zone?
i'm at GMT -7.
I have a couple of questions. 1 - What is a Pugwampi?! Never heard of it before. 2 - Do you think that the group is okay for melee characters or should I try to get myself into the thick of battle to assist? Switching to a melee styled Bard is easy, so just let me know what you think.
I am in England, so time zone = GMT +0:00
Thank-you Voodoo for choosing me to play this campaign and congratulations to my fellow players for also being selected. I look forward to playing with you guys.
Pugwampi:
Detestable little fey loathed by nearly ever other creature including their fellow fairy folk Pugwampis are commonly known as "jackal rats" and are beacons of bad luck and misfortune.
At last Voodoo found his zodiac sign ;)
Bad luck, fey?! Now they sound dangerous. Please tell me we will not be coming up against any of them!
Do you guys know the push/pull capacity of a Mule? Just doing a couple of final stock buying.
While trains may be great in a push/pull configuration, I do not thing that mules are quite as effective - and in the push configuration if you have to get behind them they are likely to raise their tails and show you what they think of you.
Voodoo - thanks for choosing me, now I just need to get that Bow of Speed with Arrows of Pugwampi Slaying. --> Although I am guessing that normal arrows would work on the little vermin.
And to my fellow adventurers, welcome time to get some sand in our eyes and grit under our fingernail -- apparently we have no wussy cleric to worry about, so here is to Swords, Fire, Brimstone, and tactics which limit our injuries.
Kzrira is modified to a 20 point build and set for the desert. Someone let know if there is anything which needs to be modified/corrected. This should be interesting with a Bard, Rogue, Fighter(Dex based) and Wizard - I think we better all get really good at sneaking and hiding in the sand - maybe Karethas and I should take a level or two in rogue and we will have the sneakiest party in history - hehehe, backstab via arrows.
Hello all happy to be aboard this here...desert. : p
It always a good thing when the Rogue is the wisest in the party. If i get murdered by mind controlled party members I'll be so...well dead but really grumpy. Heh.
I should look at buying my gear I guess. Won't be till tonight that I can get that hammered out but if Monday is the objective I have a day or two to get that resolved.
@Faelar - I wish I could remember exactly but I believe quadrupeds take their strength score on the push/pull/encumbrance chart and multiply that by something like 1.5 or 2 but I am not sure so I wouldn't quote me on that. That may also be a 3.5 ruling too...hmmm.
No dedicated Healers should be fun. Keeps us on our toes....
Oh and I am on Pacific Standard time which is UTC -8 I believe, but I have a one year old that pretty well keeps me n strange hours so I post all over the place time wise.
Central Time here, but I usually check throughout the day - less on weekends. Don't expect very many posts after midnight for me.
Yeh - I hope the Bard is planning on taking some cure wounds, or making the strange multi to oracle -- that would be interesting, could be an oracle of music.
Just dotting to watch the fun
Oh the Srd confirms: medium quadruped would be at Capacity or push/pull at their strength then multiply that value by 1.5.
Thanks for selecting my character Voodoo! I'm in the Eastern time zone, and I check the boards from work and in the evenings. I can usually post multiple times a day during the week, but a little less on the weekends.
Maybe since we are short a healer Voodoo can give us a wand of CLW and the bard can keep us topped off :-).
Faelar- I don't have a problem with Dervish Dancer. that'll be fine. and you might consider taking cure light wounds for a spell since you have that capacity.
Ok, camp followers- no more spoilers. Pugs are one of the 'joys' of LoF. don't listen to them Faeler. Pugwumpis are just a myth. Nothing could be that ugly and annoying...
DM Voodoo - would you care if I were to switch from the base Fighter specializing in Archery to the Archery archetype? Now that I have reread it, I think it would work well.
*sews his mouth shut*
No no no, unsew that. What else should we know? ; )
There is a gnoll on the cover of one of the modules and a genie on another one...if that helps :)
I have to admit that I'm quite sad that I'm not a part of this, but I will remain lurking behind a camel...one that is not rigged...
DM Voodoo - would you care if I were to switch from the base Fighter specializing in Archery to the Archery archetype? Now that I have reread it, I think it would work well.
That's fine. I also don't have a problem with making adjustments to your character until level 2. It always takes me a level of actually playing a character to kinda set the concept and see what works.
Okay so the modifier is multiplied...but what is a mules Strength score? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Once noticing that there wasn't a Cleric in the group, I was thinking about changing one of my spells to be a Cure Light Wounds. So are you guys okay with the group as it is, or would you like me to become a more melee based Bard, so we can have another person in close combat (Although I still won't do much damage)?
Edit - So should I play the beginning like I was a couple of days ago (never even hearing of these Pugwampi) or are the a famous myth?
I don't know that I've seen stats for a pack mule- i'd probably just use a pony with a 16 Strength (carries ~175-525 lbs. medium load)
Okay, thanks Voodoo :)
I would go with something similar to a mule, say an elephant or an M-1 tank.
I would go with something similar to a mule, say an elephant or an M-1 tank.
You could probably buy those in Katapesh... just look for Crazy Ali's Trans-porium!
so i did a little research and pack mules generally carry about 200 lbs. so sounds about right. I'd give them an 18 Con as well.
I have spent all of my money now and updated it into my profile. Now just trying to figure which spell to change for Cure Light Wounds.
You may be wondering why I have the poles and canvas, well there is a reason. The poles are all places on the wagon, sticking upwards. 5 on each side, 3 straight up and 2 at a 45 degree angle (the one at the front sticks out over the mules and the one at the back sticks out away from the mules) Then I have the Canvas attached to the poles. This means that my wagon (which I will ride in while travelling in the open desert) is shaded from the sun, so if anyone else cannot walk any further they can sit in there for a while, while I walk.
Finished all of my adjustments now and ready to play when everybody else is now :)
As we are a small group, if Voodoo wants to start the game thread with an intro, we could all start introducing ourselves and feeling each other out. We can hold off on the real game until Monday or whenever DM Voodoo is ready.
I just want to sort a few things out as it won't be the usual LoF opening. We'll be starting in Katapesh City at a cafe called the Golden Net.
Kzrira may be looking for info on Haleen's whereabouts from the well connected and friendly proprietor. Amir and Karethas could be plotting their next move at this favorite hangout. I want to check on Faelar's hook.
Kelmarane, the Pathfinder Society has heard rumors
of several ancient structures in the area, including a
ruined monastery once dedicated to Sarenrae, and would
like to learn more about them. Even more pressing is the
mystery of what brought about Kelmarane's ruin in the
first place, reports of which are vague at best. If you can
determine the cause of the village's abandonment so many
years ago."
However, if you wish to change the mission, I will not complain. The thought of finding the original copy of a book, Faelar would be EXTREMELY excited about this mission and give it his all. The new mission you have selected would probably be a better fit for Faelar actually.
I don't mind performing with the Elf at the Golden Net, I can dance and sing (although I have focused them on Irish folk dance and song style). That could be how the others meet me.
Are you okay with the idea of having the shaded wagon with the canvas? I didn't know how much canvas I needed, so I got all I could.
Also how knowledgeable do you want to be about Katapesh? Have you studied? If so then you have likely heard stories about these Pugwumpis, but like most you think it's just a way to write off bad luck. and i'm fine with the wagon, but where did you get the funds to buy it?
I would have studied it as much as possible, so may have heard of them. As for recovering the book, it is perfect for Faelar.
It is up to you how I meet the others though, it doesn't affect me really. Just fills out my story a bit.
Keen. It sounds like our enterprising young bard is ready to go so here's the link.
i'm heading out to hear GRR Martin talk and then prolly camping tomorrow, so enjoy yourselves. game is on. :).
I had a couple of equipment questions which I will assume in the affirmative and will take off my sheet if you have an issue with them:
I was hoping to buy a spring loaded wrist sheath from the Adventurer's Armory. Seems like the perfect kind of thing to grab at the Nightstalls.
My second issue was in regards to letters in Amir's possession. I was hoping that he might be able to find someone who could bind the letters into a book (and maybe somehow mount and preserve his mother's final letter in that same book) I was thinking that 15 gp would probably cover the specialty work (the same cost as a traveling spell book) since it would be less pages but might require about as much attention as something as specialized as a spellbook would require. Would this work for you?
The last thing is the urn of his father's ashes. In Amir's backstory it notes that it was mostly formed from the melted jewelry of his father. Is there a certain amount of my gp wealth that you want to go towards that? Do you care to come up with a value and/or weight for the urn and his father's ashes? Eventually he will spread the ashes in Kelmarane so who knows what that is worth. I doubt Amir would ever sell the urn when empty, he may even bury it or dispose of it somehow if it seems right in the moment. Anyway, wanted to get your input on that issue too.
Thanks a lot, hope GRRM was awesome.
That you for the prompt reply my Sheik ;)
Okay so I need to change my mother's kukri to a dagger because Rogue's aren't proficient with kukris....go figure.
Okay so I need to change my mother's kukri to a dagger because Rogue's aren't proficient with kukris....go figure.
or short sword- more damage.
I also wanted to mention that most people in Katapesh City will be speaking Kelish as a common tongue instead of Taldan. The outlands will be mainly Kelish with some Osiriani.
Hmmm - born in Osiriani and lived in Katapesh for 10 years - should I take both languages and no Taldan? I have Common, Osiriana and Gnoll at present, seemed likely languages, did not realize that Kellish was the common tongue in Katapesh
It's not a World Guide thing, but I see Katapesh as more in the Qadiran sphere of influence so why would everyone be speaking the language of a rival country. Just substitute Kelish for Common (Taldane).
It's kinda like everyone in Hong Kong speaking English, oh wait...
;) Well, Common would more likely be a second language mostly used in the urban core, how about that? Taldan won't really come into play in this game too much anyway.
EDIT: Looks like everyone 'cept Faelar speaks it anyway which fits since he's from Avistan. translate for the bard anyone? :)
(if you want to sub a language Faeler, I don't think Infernal will be used at all, probably not Draconic either.)
Changed - I now speak Kellish, Osiriani and Common - I really do not have meeting a lot of gnolls in my background and have done substantial travel on merchant vessels, so those three languages make sense.
That's fine. Amir has Gnoll covered and would have likely had dealings with them in Katapesh's seamy side.
Voodoo- I just wanted to mention that I noticed I should have picked an additional first level spell so I added Hydraulic Push to my spellbook.
Alllrriigghhtttyyy then. Gear is done, Amir is a little nuts about being prepared. If you have seen the beginning of "Alladin" just think of that merchant, Amir can be a bit like -that- as far as how he talks about items and things people might "need".
@Sheik Voodoo - I ended up switching Dodge for Combat Expertise...because its better in every way better for my needs and a pre-req for Improved Feint if I want to go there. Additionally I took your recommendation of short sword. I think those are the only adjustments I have made.
Welcome back Voodoo - hope the camping was fun
ah yes, exploring sky islands west of Socorro NM. some hunters at the campground told me about their 'secret spot' which turned out to be a great hike on the north face of Mt. Baldy. about 10,000 ft elevation, beautiful views, plenty of wildflowers, and even water in a creek :) we spent most of the day up there and my girlfriend and I didn't see a soul.
Hey all, everything looks great. i'll allow some more time for introductions, then start the action ...
That is some beautiful country. I am from Western Colorado myself and I love the Southwest climate/landscape. My wife, who is from the Northwest, thinks I'm nuts.
That is some beautiful country. I am from Western Colorado myself and I love the Southwest climate/landscape. My wife, who is from the Northwest, thinks I'm nuts.
I am from New Hampshire, but went to school in LA and lived for several years in Frisco and Denver, CO - so I have been out there. It is beautiful country, glad you have fun.