Revision as of 11:40, 2 May 2016

June 25, 1236 AD (Afternoon)

Dakan Manor

 
Chris: No, still only +4 BAB. Fi only just hit +5 BAB.
Gah. Her touch AC just tanked...
And now she needs new barding. And a saddle...
George: Fleir just got large?
Chris: yes
Hernz: touch AC gone, but more HP and way more damage... who needs touch AC? ;)

Hernz Pummels Fleir
Hernz: Att: 26 || 24 || 19
Damage (P): 6 || 5 || 7
Crit Confirm: 19 || 10 || 18
Crit Dmg (P): +4 || +6 || +6
Special 1: Total all damage before applying DR. Special 2: Target sicken on crit for 1 round. No Save. Special 3: If hit by first hit, Fort DC 19 or stun for 1 round Special 4: Attacks treated as Magic.
I was testing something out... ignore that... wanted to try and whisper that... clearly failed
Cat: lol.
well, i don't have access to cat's grace so.
SORRY.
(From Vegeta): Chad, veg sheet is all updated save that one feat... I'm qinggong ability, though I'm leaving towards snatch arrow
Chris: Fi: 31HP; Fleir: 63HP
Cat: haha.
Hernz: Do the rest of us all have the same? I know at least 3 of us do. Veg at 45
Cat: nidri at 45.
...apparently i'm just not good at divine casters. all these spells just seem useless heh.
Hernz: lol, what you got left to pick?
lvl 2, 3?
Cat: yeah one each
Hernz: cleric list?
Cat: this was what i came up with on the first read through:
2nd list spells - shock arrow, instant armor, inflict moderate wounds, make whole
3rd list spells - create food and water, find fault, shield of darkness
i wanted the dex buff, but it's not on my list.
yeah, cleric list mostly, there are a few cleric-only.
Cat: spiritual weapon is useless without a house rule to let oracle use cha.
Hernz: Badger's Ferocity? Makes a bunch of weapons keen while you concentrate?
not sure how that concentration works... cna you cast other stuff while you concentrate?
Cat: does it work on ranged weapons and monks?
a lot of the 'weapon' stuff is sort of wasted on this party heh.
Hernz: all weapons I think
let me check
yup, all weapons... won't stack with Keen Weapon if we ever get that property in our weaps, but until then... you can do 1 weap/3 levels
Cat: doesn't say it works for monks.
Hernz: BUT, concentration = can't cast anything else.... that might suck
Cat: yeah
the shock arrow one kinda sucks, but i may grab it just to have some sort of reasonable ranged attack.
Hernz: Blessing of the Mole gives the entire party darkvision
Remove curse/disease...
Bestow Curse... nasty spell... remember when we had it cast on us??
Cat: eh, remove curse/disease seems very specific for a spontaneous caster.
that's really my issue.
we'll never see another disease again heh.
Hernz: hahahaha
Cat: the cleric is is, unsurprisingly, geared towards clerics.
it's kind of shit for oracles.
i'm not a fan of "save and it does absolutely nothing" that may be why i edited a bunch of these out.
i'm kinda liking the 'shield of darkness' idea...make it harder to pick off the healer, and the total concealment would mean no AOOs.
Hernz: if they're will saves, they'll cripple fighters, and fort saves will cripple the rest
let me read that one
Cat: it's a neat intersection of possibly useful and cool thing character wise.
Hernz: yup, like invisibility... but evil invisibility
Cat: it's not evil. it's just...dark ;)
Chris: Can Fi custom order large mithral chain barding for 1400GP?
Hernz: Searing Light (no save)? Summon 3?
Cat: not ready to commit to another summon yet.
Hernz: but you're right... nothing too great for you
Cat: yeah, they're not terrible.
just nothing that's like "YES, THAT"
honestly the 2s are worse than the 3s i think.
i considered "silent table" given all the weird shit we discuss these days ;)
too small and too short duration though.
er, also cleric only, not oracle. THANKS.
Hernz: does oracle get to dump them on the fly for heals?
Cat: i get all cure spells.
so basically, yes.
Chris: And I get all summon nature's ally. :-P
Cat: see, if i have the darkness thing, i'm more likely to be able to get in someone's face for a touch attach.
Chris: hehehe... Call lightning.
Cat: lol.
haha giant fleir is awesome.
oh god skills. that's what i forgot.
Hernz: max out swim
Cat: :P
Chris: Pup Shape?!?! SRSLY?
Cat: wat.
mm i could dump a point in k local ;)
i have like 2 skill points kicking around. and no, i'm not putting them in swim. ;)
Hernz: k arcana or planes? to identify all the random shit we encounter?
Cat: yea i have arcana at 6 and planes at 8
i could boost either or
i'm just thinking one point in a different knowledge actually lets me roll the check.
mostly thinking local/nature/geography for that.
realtime 4/8 8:26 am
(GM) Chad S. (GM): 70% chance for custom barding in Harvest Wharf: 38
There is a salesman who sells a Large Mithral Barding for Fleir.
George: One more third and another 1st level spell learned, and I have to pick a feat.
Channel the Gift sounds interesting. Basically hand a third or lower level casting to another caster.
Or Confusion.
Hernz: wow, confusion is a 15ft burst?? nice! that's a pretty good way to neutralize a bunch of fighters
realtime 4/9, 9:38 pm
Fleir experiences a sudden growth spurt as she returned to Harvest Wharf.
Hernz: I think I was convinced today to take Cloak of Winds
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Hmm, looks pretty cool.
Hernz: it's my "anti swarm of tiny things that chad might throw at us" spell
uses 2 ki... unless I see a shit ton of archers, I might not power that up lol
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lol
(From Hernz): hey chad, ok, I'm a little confused at how qiggong abilities work as far as selection... Can I give up an ability in order to be able to select an ability at a later level? For example, if I give up Wholeness of Body (level 7), for Dragon Breath (level 8)... so I hit level 7, gain nothing, but then at 8 I get the ability? I'm asking because I see abilities at level 8 and 10, but no ability to swap until level 11... so why would they differentiate those levels?
(From Hernz): http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/monk/archetypes/paizo---monk-archetypes/qinggong-monk
(From Hernz): if that's the case, I'd likely not pick the cloak of winds and instead go for something else.
(From George): Looking at feats, can I take "Master Performer"? It's got a weird prereq that's based on some particular setting, but grants a +1 to any bonuses from bard song.
(From George): Alternately, would Discordant Voice grants +1d6 sonic damage to any allies within 30' of me when they make a successful "weapon attack". Would that also apply to Fleir and Veg?
(From George): When I'm performing as an SU or EX (All of the inspire songs count as SU)
George: And now Hawk has Expeditious Retreat.
I think I'm just waiting on Chad to let me know which feat I'm allowed to take. :)
Cat: ok, i think nidri is officially done leveling up.
realtime 4/10, 8:55 pm
(To George): Where is the Master Performer feat? I only see Master Combat Performer
(To George): You can't take Discordant Voice yet, you don't have 10 ranks in Perform
(To George): Manny has been eyeing Discordant Voice for a while. Maybe level 13 after Spellsong?
(To George): DIscordant Voice would help Vegeta but not Fleir. It looks like they are referring to manufactured weapons, not Natural weapons, and Vegeta counts as both.
Cat: so we were gonna go talk to dakan, right? :)
(To Hernz): I think you give up Wholeness of body now and get your level 8 power at level 8.
Alexen Dakan and his son Marksen are at the Dakan manor, enjoying lunch after sparring in the morning.
Cat: i mean, we told shavanni we would.
Alexen Dakan: Hmm? Ah, yes. Come in, come in!
The cooks made some beef stew if you would enjoy some late lunch.
Nidranisan: Sounds lovely.
(From George): Damn, I missed the 10 ranks requirement on DV.
(From George): Master Performer apparently is only in the feats database, and doesn't have a regular page on the srd.
(From George): Prereqs are listed as "Bardic performance class feature, Extra Performance, Kitharodian Academy 15 TPA."
(From George): But apparently I don't have extra performance, which I thought I did...
(From George): So I guess that's what I'll pick up this time.
(To George): Yaay! Requirements!
(From George): I thought I'd picked up extra performance, but it was the trait, not the feat, that I was remembering.
(From George): Damn you gadget!
Marxen prepares some extra chairs for the new guests, and finds a large bowl for Fleir to lick.
Alexen Dakan: What brings you here, to my humble abode? If you wanted to see if Marxen could beat his old man in a duel, the answer is still no.
Marxen Dakan: Perhaps, but I managed to land an unexpected blow!
Father and Son laugh joyously, although you notice Alexen rub his chin, nursing some kind of bruise.
Nidranisan: Hah.
Well, we had a nice long chat with Shavanni up in the forest.
She asked us to come by and speak with you when we got back.
Alexen Dakan: Oh? What about? I heard the Krimson were suffering from a terrible plague.
Nidranisan: Yes, well. More the Redtooth lands, as a result of Riga's new wife. Have you heard about all that?
Alexen Dakan: I've heard rumors that put Riga's woman at the center of things, yes.
Nidranisan: Her name is CF...she's been involved in quite a few shenanigans here, in Mardens City, and then finally up in the Redtooth lands.
Miss Marjorie was up in the forest as well, and was with us when we finally caught up with CF.
Miss Marjorie immediately determined that she was a Lucavan.
Alexen Dakan: ...A Lucavan.
Are you sure about this?
Nidranisan: Given that Miss Marjorie and Shavanni were both quite convinced and very concerned, i am inclined to believe it.
She called herself Carnelian Fetish.
Sagittarius, I believe.
...is there anything else you can tell us about the Lucavan(s) you've faced in the past?
Cat: totally not sure what the right plural is there ;) Lucavans? Lucava?
Alexen Dakan: A Sagitarius...this is very upsetting.
Cat: Lucavae?
Alexen Dakan: The Lucavan...a word I had hoped to never hear about.
George: Charlie Foxtrot the Lucasfilms. :P
Alexen Dakan: This group of...terrible creatures were obsessed with freeing their leader. And to do this they needed much bloodshed.
What better way to do it than drum up a phony war?
I encountered several of them, but I've never heard of a Carnelian Fetish.
Nidranisan: Indeed.
Alexen Dakan: Sagittarius was a Serpentine Archer. Her very gaze turned people to stone. She enjoyed smashing her victims, in particular...
Nidranisan: Huh.
That sounds...not much like the creature we fought.
Shavanni said something about the Lucavan having gems that shattered when they were defeated.
do you know if that destroys them for good? do you know how many there were, or how many may remain?
Alexen Dakan: I saw twelve gems shatter before me.
I...do not know the total number, unfortunately.
I had heard once you destroy the gem, they don't come back.
But...well, all of them were destroyed.
I had heard the Kolphan Family were looking into historical projects. Mister Darius once performed a private comedy show for me. A "roasting" as it were.
Marxen Dakan coughs
Alexen Dakan: Yes, I did not realize what I was in store for.
But he also held the event to ask me privately about what I knew of the Lucavan. He said his grandmother was doing some research.
Nidranisan: interesting.
i suppose we could attempt to speak with him as well.
This CF talked about "the other Lucavan" several times. about endangering them, and about wanting me and Miss Marjorie, of all people, to carry on the mission before they do.
Either she's very confused, a very good liar, or not the only Lucavan who remains.
and has an agenda.
Alexen Dakan: I'll certainly keep an eye out for any Lucavan related activity. Each Lucavan, or at least the ones who were willing to speak, have their own version of conquest.
(From Hernz): ok, then yeah, I'll wait for dragon breath at level 8
Nidranisan: and when you say you saw twelve gems shatter...did you or others destroy them?
Alexen Dakan: They erupted as soon as the Lucavan was defeated...their bodies would decompose and we would see the gem for but a moment.
And then it would burst in a spray of light.
Nidranisan: mm.
Defeated in the same way one defeats a normal opponent? As in beating them to a pulp?
Hernz: lol, love that haha
Nidranisan is so blunt and deadpan about that statement.
Alexen Dakan: Hmm...I suppose so. No, Simill was very thorough about her executions. But yes, we would inflict mortal wounds upon them.
Nidranisan: None of those twelve happened to be a Ruby, did they?
Alexen Dakan: Ah yes, the red dragon.
Nidranisan: Is that one you defeated, or at least witnessed the defeat of?
Alexen Dakan: Yes. Shavanni led it into a pit and caused a cave in that crushed all but its head. I braved its flames and dug deep into its neck with my axe.
Listen to me, a poet of violence...
Yes, I defeated it.
Vegeta: heh
Nidranisan: and saw the ruby shatter?
Alexen Dakan nods
Nidranisan: so either this really is not the Ruby, or they come back.
she did quite insist on Carnelian.
Alexen Dakan: Ah, either what is...
This Carnelian Fetish. You defeated her.
Nidranisan: perhaps.
i am...unconvinced.
Alexen Dakan: Tell me what happened.
Nidranisan: There was no shattering involved.
Alexen Dakan: ...Where is it now?
Nidranisan: carefully wrapped in a sacred covering, at Miss Marjorie's suggestion.
by this point, Alexen's joy has given way to concern and caution, exuding the discipline of a trained soldier. Marxen keeps his mouth shut, but seems mostly curious.
Cat: got your eye on those motifs veg? ;)
Vegeta:
Vegeta : Sense-Motive
Check	36
Hernz: was just on that... and BAM...
Alexen Dakan: If you hear any whispers whatsoever, any unexplained visions, I need you to destroy it at once.
Alexen Dakan sighs
Alexen Dakan: Then again, I don't really know how to destroy it.
Nidranisan: Indeed.
And I certainly don't wan to try, and believe we have, and then find out we failed.
Luckily, I do not have any kind of explained visions, so it should be quite clear if something strange starts happening.
Cat: nice one.
(To Vegeta): Alexen seems concerned that the Ruby is intact, and concerned for the party's safety.
Nidranisan: If you hear of any other suspicious activity that might be connected, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Alexen Dakan: Of course. Take care of yourself, in body, mind and spirit. The Lucavan have an annoying tendency to tempt the weak-hearted.
Vegeta: any idea what might happen if we keep carrying this around?
Nidranisan chuckles.
Nidranisan: I will take that advice. But that's definitely not a way I've ever been described.
Alexen Dakan: Reading Lord Argus's diary... I am certain he was tempted. Every day you are pushed a little closer to, evil.
At some point it becomes all too easy.
Nidranisan: In your past experiences with the Lucavan, did they ever address you by name?
Alexen Dakan: Oh yes, some did. Tempting me with tales of heroics if I sacrificed Harvest Wharf. How I could be the ruler of Alenno if I just killed the Mel family.
One of them achieved mental dominance on Shavanni and...
Well, then they learned I could throw my axe very far.
Nidranisan: Did they always use your name exactly as you say it?
Alexen Dakan: No. Some used Alexen Dakan, Captain Dakan, Lord Dakan...
Nidranisan: mm.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Bedtime for me. Send any more questions for Mr. Dakan and I'll answer them when I have a chance.
Woo! No snow!
Cat: lol.
Hernz: so I don't forget......
Vegeta: [party] he really fears for us carrying this thing around and is concerned it's intact

Vegeta LEVEL UP COMPLETE
Nidranisan: Well, perhaps you'll be proud to hear, Hawk's rousing song to aid the team in battle was about the tales of you and the other heroes slaying Lucavan.
it was particularly fitting.
Cat: also a reminder, i'm gonna pick up a healer's kit at some point heh.
Hernz: that gives a bonus, right?
Cat: yup, burn a use to get +2 heal check.
Fi: How much do you know about Mr. Verdantflame beyond his expertise in strange materials?
Hernz: hey Chris, whats the spell that increases die damage by 2 steps?
Chris: Strong Jaw
Hernz: oh level 3... I thought that was one that you had access to now lol
Chris: I just got level 3.
Hernz: you a ranger?
Chris: Hunter
Hernz: ah... ok, that threw me off... gotcha
realtime 4/11, 9:23 pm
Alexen Dakan: Micel Verdantflame was very interested in learning about extraplanar travel. He asked for a few details on any Outsiders I had seen, and then mentioned his ideas about how some exotic materials could be effective against them.
Vegeta: looks like we don't have to worry about Micel
Alexen Dakan: He seemed more interested in outer planes than this one, but he didn't seem malicious. Shavanni pities him and his reclusion.
Nidranisan: he seems happy enough with what he's doing not to be pitied...but he also seems totally out of touch.
Alexen Dakan nods
Alexen Dakan: Useful when you are looking for neutral, unbiased opinions.
Vegeta: nothing wrong with constantly working towards something you live for, heh
Alexen Dakan: So then. Anything else I can help with? Marxen and I have much to discuss.
Cat: did you want to ask about the logo/symbol?
Chris: Might as well.

Fi shows the armor's symbol to Dakan.
Fi: Do you recognize this at all?
Alexen Dakan takes a look at the armor.
Alexen Dakan: This symbol is...new to me. Where did you find this?
Fi: There was an army trying to take Sendrine from the Draugh Empire.
The goblins wore this.
They also had some of the "robots" working with them. One of which had armor made of Sendrine and Adamantite.
Alexen Dakan: Ah, the Draugh...always invading someone or under assault from somewhere.
Hmm. Sounds like a new player in town, Fi.
Vegeta: hm..
Cat: maaaaaybe it's the hook for chapter 2! ;)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Maybe. Bedtime for me though. If you're done asking Alexen stuff you should mention your next target- er, person to speak to.
Chris: I guess we should ask Micel about this thing.
Cat: maybe so.
is there someone other than marjorie we need to report back to at EFTC?
realtime 4/13, 8:40 am
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Marjorie is your boss, and you report to her directly.
  

Micel Verdantflame

 
Micel Verdantflame is actually not sitting in his chair, for once. He's actually packing up his stuff into various chests and boxes.
Micel Verdantflame: Hello. I haven't seen you in a while. I thought you had died at some point.
I'd love to stay and chat, but the Order has asked me to give a report on the ease of planar travel.
Quite exciting, really.
I'll have to stay on their grounds while preparing, of course.
Did you have a question for me in the meantime? Quickly, now.
Fi: I wanted to get your opinion on this and if you had any idea who could have made it.

Fi shows Micel the piece of armor.
Fi: Also do you happen to recognize this symbol?

Fi shows the goblin armor emblem.
Micel stops packing, if only briefly, to look at the armor piece.
Micel Verdantflame: Iron, Adamantine and Sendrine alloy? Interesting idea, but it's too unstable. I'm surprised this hasn't detonated yet.
Fi: ...
Vegeta: maybe we leave that behind... somewhere...
Fi: This is the part that survived the boom.
Cat: do we know who "the Order" is? i feel like he's talked about it before?
Hernz: I don't recall
by the way, I assume you did a magic check on those bows after the last fight? Not sure if we would have taken them with us or not if not magic
Cat: i had det magic up at the time.
believe it was just the ruby.
Hernz: I mean, would we have bothered if they were just plain bows?
Cat: dunno, what do they sell for?
Hernz: 30 each (they were shortbows I recall, right?)
I guess, why act all rich and mighty right? we can use the moneys lol
Cat: yeah, that's not entirely chump change.
Hernz: 90, likely sell for like 50-60%... could be like 10GP each...
Cat: yeah but carrying them back basically costs nothing?
Hernz: right.. might as well I guess
Cat: also, chris, did you want to ask mycel about the colored sendrine or just....we'll deal with that ourselves?
George: I think we should ask about the colors.
Micel Verdantflame: That part survived the explosion? I'd hate to be wearing that when it went off. Then again, armor is a waste of time.
..Did your wolf get larger, or is it just me?
Micel Verdantflame packs some chemical reagents into a crate
Vegeta: what about these different colored rocks?
Micel Verdantflame: What different colored- oh. Oh.
Micel Verdantflame scrambles a bit to grab some more ingredients.
Micel spends a few minutes observing the rocks.
Micel Verdantflame: Hmm. These are also Sendrine, but...their properties are slightly different.
Where do you find these things?
I'll give you 2000 pieces of gold for each.
Hernz: uh, we def need some of this moneys, much more than more arrows :)
(should have had fleir grab a rock instead! lol)
wait, I think we told veg... yeah, we told veg to do so lol
Chad, did we convert any of these to weaps with the smith in the forest? I forget
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You converted at least one of them into more arrows.
Hernz: thanks. I say we sell the other 6... 12k GP is much needed
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You turned one of the Green Orbs into arrows
Hernz: what was the white rock btw? I know it was special... I forget what it was?
George: The holographic imager, wasn't it?
Message from Merki thing.
Hernz: oh right

Vegeta says sell the rocks
Cat: happy to sell any red and remaining green.
can't remember if we had enough blue to do anything useful with it.
...looks like we have 3 red, 1 green, 2 blue unused.
i wouldn't mind keeping 1 blue and selling the other 5.
still a pretty good income.
also...no response on the goblin armor emblem? :)
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Symbol? What symbol? Oh. Hmmm.
Micel Verdantflame shrugs
Hernz: I'm ok with keeping one blue, sure
Micel Verdantflame: Hmm, not affiliated with any planar groups I know of.
Maybe it's some kind of warlord's symbol?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): So it sounds like you want to sell 5 gems for 10000 gp? Someone write that down.
Hernz: editing loot sheet
Cat: i mean, we could let the rest of the party weigh in :P
Hernz: yup... putting it there cause we don't even have noted that we converted one to arrows lol
Cat: sure and put the 2K each
and we can just jot down when ppl are here which ones we sold.
Hernz: ok, edited, and noted our vote to sell
Nidranisan: who is the Order? Will your talk be open to the public?
Micel Verdantflame: The public?
Micel Verdantflame drops his box
Micel Verdantflame: The last time we tried to talk to "The Public" about interplanar travel, they accused us of summoning devils to this plane and tried to kill us.
In fact, they did kill a few. So no, this meeting will certainly NOT be Public.
Micel Verdantflame sighs
Micel Verdantflame: If you wish, I can get you an invite, even though it will be difficult to follow.
Some of my colleagues will find you when the event is ready.
Cat: the beauty of silence.
Nidranisan: that would be excellent.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Sleepy time. Night night, guys.
Cat: g'night!
realtime 4/15 8:45 pm
The party finishes its monetary deal with Micel, and he continues packing his equipment.
Hernz: crap, I forget where we were off to next
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Talking to NPCs, I guess. Melanie did offer you guys a trip to the Isle of the Sun, as vacation.
George: Yay! Off to the hot springs episode! ;)
Hernz: Hawk ok with selling stones?
George: Yeah.
Hernz: to the hot springs.... yay, veg's fave place...
So just so that we're all on the same page, we should each mark 2000GPs on our chars.... who's keeping the remaining blue rock?
realtime 4/16 7:22 pm
Cat: yay vacation.
i don't really care who carries the blue rock, i wanted to keep one in case we decide we're still dealing with a bunch of outsiders and need to get more weapons made.
which has generally been a "party" possession much like the headband, robe, ruby etc.
"ruby"
Chris: I'm fine with selling those. I guess we're done with Micel, and we've got an invite for his presentation.
   

East Ferren Trading Company

 
realtime 4/17, 7:21 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Just to hurry things up...
Eventually the party returns to the East Ferren Trading Company. Melanie is in her sales department, evaluating some artwork.
Melanie Mel: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yeah. Less Red. Too dangerous. More Blue, nice and calm colors.
"Trade not for today, but tomorrow?" Oh come on, people.
I need a better slogan than that.
Melanie Mel yawns
Melanie Mel: Hey hey, party people! What can I help you with?
Fi: "EFTC, Bringing the World Together"

Fi shrugs.
Melanie Mel: Even Fi's got better ideas than you guys. What's up, Fi?
Fi: Oh, we got back with Majorie recently. Don't know if she told you, but it was pretty crazy up there.
Melanie Mel: Yeah, she said a bit about the fight. Lucavan or somethin'?
Melanie Mel shrugs
Melanie Mel: Probably just a poser.
...Did Fleir get bigger? Or...hey Vegeta. Always quiet.

Vegeta politely nods
Melanie Mel sighs
Melanie Mel: Where's the rest of y'all, anyway?
Nidranisan: the...rest of us?
Hawk Hubertins: Hi Melanie.
realtime 4/18 8:23 pm
Melanie Mel: No need to be quiet, Nidri. You too, Hawk, I'm sure Claire's in the back somewhere.
So, we'll be sailing off the Wharf to the Isle of the Sun. Very warm, bring your swimsuits. The trip itself will be fully staffed, and I'm bringing some noblemen and women with me as entertainment.
Any questions?
Hawk Hubertins: When do we leave?

Hawk Hubertins grins.
Nidranisan: ...entertainment?
Melanie Mel: As soon as you guys are ready, we're out of here.
Vegeta: ready when you guys are
Melanie Mel: Yeah entertainment. Sunbathing, singing, philosophy, and of course the fun stuff.
Melanie Mel winks
Melanie Mel: For your sake, I'll try to stay decent.

Hawk Hubertins coughs.
Nidranisan snickers.
Cat: you know we're going to have some ridiculous side-plot mystery or something crop up while we're there.
Nidranisan: guess i need to find a swimsuit.
so yeah, when are we leaving?
Hernz: veg is just glad he never took the Vow of Celibacy lol
Melanie Mel: Whenever you guys are ready. Like I said, this is a vacation.
Don't worry Hawk, I won't tell Sal'nessee a thing.
Nidranisan: Hah!
Maybe tomorrow morning? You guys mostly ready?

Hawk Hubertins blushes.
Hawk Hubertins: I... I'm ready to go when the rest of you are.
Melanie Mel stretches out and yawns a bit.
Cat: so hernz said it's 2k each from selling all-but-one colored sendrines to micel?
Hernz: yup, 2k each
Melanie Mel: So tomorrow morning? Fine with me.
Cat: needz shopping lol.
Nidranisan: Thanks Melanie.
How is Marjorie doing?
Melanie Mel: Marjorie's fine. You know her.
She's kind of an oxymoron of health.
Nidranisan: I was not concerned so much for her physical health, per se.
Melanie Mel: Oh yeah...
(From Nidranisan): I'm assuming random bits like a swimsuit are a gold or two at most...nidri wants to look for a bag of holding before we go, type I would be fine.
(From Nidranisan): assuming they don't implode when i pick them up.
Melanie Mel: She's worried about the Lucavan. I told her not to worry about it, especially if you guys can beat her. No offense, but you aren't the Five Great Heroes.
(To GM) rolling 1d100
(
78
)
= 78
(To Nidranisan): You can find it for sale.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Bedtime for me. Please make any purchases you want to and prepare a vacation where nothing wrong will happen!
Nidranisan: none taken, to be sure.
Dakan is worried too. I suspect they assume this was not the only one.
Cat: also, giant fleir is awesome.
Hernz: cat, does it make sense for veg to buy his own +1/+1 so it's one less spell for you to prep for fights? or he can save for later.. hmm....
Cat: up to you on the prep spell
just lemme know what prep(s) y'all want in general :)
Hernz: hm... alright... I'll save for something else... let me know if anyone wants to borrow to purchase something
Fi: Swim suit? What's that? Some kind of armor that makes it easier to swim?
realtime 4/20, 9 pm
Melanie Mel: You really don't get out much, do you Fi?
You gotta show off your assets while swimming. It's also a lot less bulky.
Fi: Assets?
I suppose keeping you assets on you while swimming is rather bulky.
And I spend most of my time outside.
Melanie Mel: Yeah, well...
Melanie Mel scratches her head
Melanie Mel: Find something nice and light to wear while you swim. Maybe Adrianna will like it.
She's coming along to show off her new fashion line.

Fi thinks for a bit.
Fi: ok.
Chris: I guess Fi is going to visit his friend.
Cat: lolz.
want a swimsuit shopping buddy?
nidri drives all fine tailors nuts ;)
Melanie Mel yawns
Melanie Mel: Alright, see you in the morning. I have a few people to talk to...
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Visiting Adrianna, Fi?
Chris: If Nidri expresses interest in what Fi is doing, you can tag along. And yes, visiting Adrianna.
Cat: yeah probably.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alrighty!
Nidranisan goes with Fi. (and then maybe swings back by the office after shopping.)
  

Drianna's apartment

 
Adrianna has moved out of her tiny apartment and is now renting out a floor of a Traderstrip home. Good thing too, as Fleir would have struggled getting through the other small door.
Adrianna Hodgkins: Hello Fi! Hello Fleir. And hello...did you bring guests?
Nidranisan: Uhm. Hi, I'm Nidri.
Fi: Hello Drianna. Yes, this is my coworker Nidri. She was interested in tagging along.
Cat: yup. we ork cows together.
sorry. been that kind of week (already)
Drianna Hodgkins: Oh! Hello. I'm Drianna. I'm one of Fi's friends.
Nidranisan: Nice to meet you.
Drianna Hodgkins: Good to meet you too.
Drianna Hodgkins shakes Nidri's hand
Drianna Hodgkins: I finally got a doggie bed for Fleir but...she's s bit bigger than I thought.
Drianna Hodgkins scratches her hair, nervously
Fi: Oh yeah, that was... unexpected.
Drianna Hodgkins: I guess that means you're taking good care of her.
How can I help you today? It's a good thing you came now, I'll be on my first fashion tour starting tomorrow.
Fi: Oh, yes. I was informed that there was something called a "swimsuit". Melanie said that I needed one to show off my assets.

Fi shrugs.
Drianna Hodgkins blushes
Drianna Hodgkins: Fi, she's talking about your...um...
Perhaps we'll stick with something conservative. Down to the ankles and the wrists.

Fi nods.
Drianna Hodgkins: Is Nidri here for a swimsuit, too?
Drianna Hodgkins Drianna looks through some of her swimsuits
Chris: Time to start the swimsuit issue...
Drianna begins measuring Fi and Nidri, showing them some of her swimsuits of various sizes and making general small chat.
Drianna Hodgkins: Did Melanie tell you, she was traveling to the Isle of the Sun? She wanted me to demonstrate some of my fashion off to the people there...
Fi: Yes, she's dragging us along. Said something about needing to take some vacation time. Whatever that is.
Drianna Hodgkins: Well, I'm certain you are working hard...
She acts laid back, but she works really hard.
I think everything's a plan as far as she's concerned.
Fi: Yeah, I can only assume there is another reason for us to tag along.
Drianna Hodgkins: Probably...I think she's testing your intent.
Fi: Interesting. I'm not even sure what my intent is. Just trying to figure out what the right thing is.
Drianna Hodgkins: I think she's also wonders about that.
She doesn't really know what the right thing is. Curious...
Eventually Drianna finds a conservative swimsuit for Fi, and a more exciting dress for Nidri.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Bedtime!
Fi: So this is a swimsuit. Thank you so much, Drianna!
Hernz: Noooo!! not a full body suit!! how the hell is veg gonna figure out male or female!?!? this was the perfect chance! SUPER VERY NOOOOOO!!!
Cat: lol rolld20 booted me in the middle of that conversation and didn't tell me.
so yeah. thanks roll20
realtime 4/21, 9:35 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Well, was there anything significant you wanted to add to that conversation?
Cat: not really.
just, y'know, find something interesting and catch the look of her face when i try it on and it falls apart heh.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Understood.
Drianna got one of her swimwuits for Nidri. She turns a shade of pink as it loosens when Nidri wears it.
Driana Hodgins: Why doesn't that tie? I'm so embarrassed!
Nidranisan chuckles.
Nidranisan: It's not you, it's me.
I have to be a little...careful with my wardrobe.
Driana Hodgins: I'll get something a bit more secure. The last thing we need is a...malfunction.
Melanie is quite forgiving, but...
Honestly I think she likes when they fail.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I'll fast forward to tomorrow...
  

June 26, 1236 AD

East Ferren Trading Company

 
Cat: yuuup :)
i was going to try to catch marjorie and ask a quick question about that ruby.
The skies are clear, the wind isn't too bad. A great day for sailing.
Nidri visits Marjorie and Abraxinal back in the office.
Cat: whether it's after hours or just showing up early or whatever :)
Marjorie Mel: Miss Nidranisan. How may I help you this morning?
Nidranisan: If you don't mind, I had one quick followup question about that Ruby.
Marjorie Mel: Yes. Did you sleep well?
Nidranisan: I did.
I was just wondering if you expect any issues were I to keep it in an extradimensional space for a while.
Still wrapped up, of course
Marjorie Mel: ...I do not anticipate any.
Nidranisan: Excellent.
Just wanted to err on the side of caution in this case.
I guess...off to vacation time then.
Marjorie Mel: That is a good idea. Do try to stay out of Melanie's scandals.
Nidranisan: Heh, I will do my best.
Marjorie Mel nods
Marjorie Mel: Please, do tell someone if you find the slightest bit of temptation.
Nidranisan: I will. Thank you, Miss Marjorie.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): I assume you put the ruby and the robe in the bag?
Cat: indeed.
along with some other stuff, reasonably well organized.
and i take it the swimsuit costs a little something?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Adrianna's swimsuit is free. She has to advertise, somehow.
Cat: lol.
so i guess the way i put it in my character sheet is about right.
Nidranisan:
Nidranisan : Swimsuit
Swimsuit by Drianna
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lol
Cat: i'm just going to assume it has a big logo on the butt.
Hernz: logo like "JUICY"?
Cat: so, off to the beach? :)
realtime 4/22, 9:49 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Not much happening before, but Cat... Happy Birthday.
Cat: you too :)
Hernz: ok, let the vaca commence!
realtime 4/23 8:20 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Birthdays, yaaay
  

On the ship

 
The ship is well-staffed, with plenty of servants, cooks and entertainers on hand.
Melanie strips down to her swimsuit almost immediately and lounges near the bow.
Cat: lol giant fleir
that's gonna be funny pretty much forever.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Fleir is HUGE. Actually, she's large.
We got two looong weeks ahead of us, guys.
Melanie Mel says
Melanie Mel: So relax, have fun. The servants will...do whatever you want, honestly.
Nidranisan: two weeks?
Melanie Mel: Drianna's below deck, preparing her costumes.
Yeah, I know. Two weeks.
sigh There are faster ways, but not with these many people.
...no wait, one week. Two weeks is the round trip.
This ain't the Draugh Kingdom.

Vegeta has no idea what to do... he finds a corner to train
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Feel free to ask questions and stuff for the next few days...absolutely nothing will happen in a few days time!
Melanie Mel: Is Vegeta playing with himself already?
Vegeta: hmph, one does not become the price of all sayans by slacking off
Melanie Mel: I'm not slacking off, I'm getting a tan over here!
Vegeta: but don't worry, I'll keep my eyes open, you feel free to enjoy this tri
trip*4
George: Happy Birthday Chad!

Hawk Hubertins strips to the waist and relaxes, often humming a quiet song to himself.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Thanks George.
Nidranisan: wow ok, how long are we staying there?
Melanie Mel: As long as you need to be there. I'm in no rush.
Hawk Hubertins: Is there something we're looking to get done other than relaxation?
Melanie Mel: You asking me, gorgeous? Or your teammates?
Nidranisan snickers.

Hawk Hubertins blushes.
Hawk Hubertins: I.. Err... Y... yes?
Melanie Mel: Well, I got half a dozen parties to attend to. Making deals for the Trading Company and all.
You're the reading type. You might enjoy the Llibrary
Library of the Sun. It has plenty of books on all sorts of subjects.
Hawk Hubertins: What about performances? I know some of my companions will enjoy time in the library, but I'm much more about the local culture.
Melanie Mel: Huh. Good point, good point. The Isle has a huge entertainment district. Music, Dance, Acting...you name it.
There's also a huge judicial district. Laws, legalities, annoying order stuff.
I usually stay out of there during working hours.
Vegeta: any battle arenas we can enjoy?
Melanie Mel: Umm...I think so? I'm sure it's somewhere in the entertainment district.
Vegeta: excellent... haven't seen one in a long time
Melanie Mel yawns
Melanie Mel: Sal'nessee said something about visiting those arenas whenever she visited the island.
Nidranisan: what about napping on the beach.
Melanie Mel: Oh. There are plenty of beaches.
(From Vegeta): is this the "across the ocean" where sal'nessee said there were villages being attacked by frieza's men?
(To Vegeta): No, not there.
Vegeta: Sal'nessee has good taste
Melanie Mel: Yeah, she's pretty good.
Cat: i'm ready to kick back and wait for the sea monsters.
Nidranisan: i'll be lounging around the deck in my swimsuit with melanie.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Alright. I'll give Chris and Meghan time to ask questions before nothing interesting happens.

Fi breaks out some fishing equipment.
Fi: Should have brought this on our last trip.
Chris: I don't think Fi has anything to ask. She's too puzzled about this idea of going somewhere without a job to do.
Hernz: bets on what nothing will show up!
I say... Aquaman
but not just any aquaman, pissed off aquaman with 2 flounder fish!!
Chris: Mermaids from the lost city of Atlanta?
Hernz: we're thinking all wrong... it will come from the skies.... spyro the dragon!
Chris: He can only glide on currents of air.
Hernz: a flock of the evil my little ponies
Chris: We're doomed.
George: You mean the four horsies of the 'pocalypse? And Little Maddie of course.
Hernz: Game of Thrones time!
Cat: chris, kick meghan to pop in so we can get to the nothing-interesting ;)
Chris: I've been poking her.
I think I'm only going to be able to get her to be on if she's needed right now.
Cat: heh.
realtime 4/24, 9:19 pm
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Feel free to rearrange yourselves on the map.
  

June 29, 1236 AD (dusk)

 
Three days of travel pass. Melanie has a nice tan, although she complains of tan lines. The nobles seem to hang onto her every word.
Fi has caught a couple of fish along the way. Definitely from a more tropical climate.

Hawk Hubertins blushes every time Melanie mentions the tan lines.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Hawk is now a candle
George: Possibly. That or everyone thinks he's sunburned.
Melanie Mel: Drianna needs to develop some sea legs! She never comes up on deck.
Fi: Hmm... I always thought it was worse below deck.
Melanie Mel: Eh, maybe she's just doing finishing touches.
She does have a fashion show up and coming.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Make a perception check, folks.
The waves are relatively calm.
Cat: woo woo
time to throw something totally uninspiring, like a 3.
Nidranisan : Perception
Check	15
whooooa.
Fi:
Fi : Perception
Check	24
Fleir : Perception
Check	15
Hawk Hubertins:
Hawk Hubertins : Perception
Check	17
Meghan: ... pathfinder has exceeded its pageview limits
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Fan Site limits! Try reloading.
Chris: It's bouncing up and down. I blame PAX.
Meghan: good point
Cat: oooh.
PAX.
imagine that.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Vegeta has been lost to Game of Thrones, I think
He's not training, he's hogging the TV for himself.
Cat: yup.
Meghan: (I was going to swap out Charm person for something else I think)
Cat: hah you have so much diplomancy you don't even need charm person ;0
Meghan: pretty much
and I get a new spell for level 1, 2, and 3
(GM) Chad S. (GM): You should decide on those soon. For no raisin.
Also, make a perception check
Meghan: kinda hard to do with pathfinder stuff down
Cat: you should totally get touch of derp.
Meghan: why is perform(oratory) a thing?
Cat: actually, you should totally get spontaneous immolation.
i think it's second list.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (To GM) rolling 1d20+15
(
14
)+15
= 29
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (To GM) rolling 1d20+27
(
7
)+27
= 34
Meghan: ahahhaah
I already had resist energy at 3nd lever
err, 2nd list
but now i get it as a bloodline spell
(GM) Chad S. (GM): (GM) Vegeta's Perception 17
Cat: ooooops
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lol
Meghan: so apparently I'm picking 2 second list spells.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): That's what Vegeta prays for
Meghan:
Claire : Perception
Check	22
nice20
hey, I get a bloodline feat, too
Dodge, Extend Spell, Iron Will, Mobility, Mounted Combat, Ride-By Attack, Skill Focus (Knowledge [religion]), Weapon Finesse.
none of those sound like me
maybe extend spell
(GM) Chad S. (GM): lol, bloodline feats
Meghan: yeah
I'm gonna take Extend Spell
ready for super long lasting mage armor? 'cause I am
Cat: niiice.
Meghan: I should get haste
do we already have haste?
Cat: i don't.
Meghan: what level is haste, 3?
George: Hawk has Haste
Meghan: ok
that's probably good enough then
what else do we need?
I'mma change all my spells around
well..
add to them
Melanie Mel sits up.
Meghan: I can get 2 more first level ones (swapping out charm person) and 2 more second level ones and 1 one more third.
Melanie Mel: Did you hear something?
Meghan: what level is touch of destiny? 1st?
Cat: that's a destined bloodline thing.
Meghan: ah
touch of derp then?
Cat: that i can look up on ember's sheet :)
touch of derp and spontaneous immolation are both lvl 2.
Just as Melanie speaks, the boat suddenly rocks, near the aft (ugh, upper right corner of the map)
A giant turtle emerges from the ocean, along with a squad of scaled elves.
Cat: awwwwww.
ADORBS.
(other lvl 1 i've been eyeing was ray of enfeeblement.)
(also looked at scorching ray for lvl 2. if you want more damage and don't want to literally set things on fire.)
Chris: Fi is soooo in the wrong place.
Cat: really? ;)
at least fleir is right there.
Nidranisan: seriously? elf pirates?
Captain Limon: Attention! All of you must surrender to the Great Captain Limon!
Chris: What's the roll to identify the race?
(GM) Chad S. (GM): Knowledge Local to ID the pirates
Knowledge (Arcane) to identify the Draon
Nidranisan:
Nidranisan : Knowledge-Arcana
Check	10
Cat: awwwww yeah.
(GM) Chad S. (GM): It's....arcane?
Cat: yea probably.
i guess.
  

Battle: Vs Captain Limon