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We're on for tomorrow, normal time. Vulmar won't be making it, but he said it'd be fine for me to play his monk for the session. The party is still making their way through the Dankwood jungle, towards the distant mountain pass Daniel pointed out. They should make it there and beyond in tomorrow's session! 
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I will be there, no lateness, no busted sinks, just dank nugs and dank memes in the dankwood
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Mar 11, 2016 21:49
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Live now! https://www.twitch.tv/syncrpg
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Mar 12, 2016 19:12
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I tried to add some more RP and did a bunch of other things based on your feedback, how was the session? Want to tweak anything else? As always, I appreciate all feedback!
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Mar 13, 2016 00:36
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Full Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7-UbpoYBUs The party makes their way through the Dankwood jungle, encountering a lost halfling merchant, two large gorillas, an orc hunter, a troll, and Ivuk, a gruff and unlikable druid that allowed them to rest in his grove after hassling them a good deal. Especially Jorlaug the cleric of Bahan. Unable to use the mountain pass, they discuss their predicament with the dirt-covered man, and he directs them to an abandoned mine that he claims will lead through the mountains to the Three Rivers Valley. They walk for miles through enormous caverns built by giants ages ago before finding a smaller, human-sized mine with signs of modern activity. As they venture into the darkness, they deal with the denizens of the Orange Mountains mine in various ways. Talking, sneaking, and of course pummeling. Will post the individual encounters after I edit them! Inverse Icarus fucked around with this message at 02:37 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Mar 13, 2016 02:31
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Ras, please note that because of dumb laws in America, I will be GMT-7 starting tomorrow. Will you still be able to play at the normal time?
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Mar 13, 2016 04:21
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Hey, my brother is visiting next weekend and we're going to have board game day on Saturday. Gonna try out Twilight Imperium! So I'll be MIA next Saturday. Speaking of brothers, tell yours that I've seriously considered what he suggested and I think he's right. There's a newer Arduino driven by a 32Mhz oscillator, which will get me to at least 100ns with plenty of room for overhead, maybe even 50ns. I'm going to order one and give it a try.
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Mar 13, 2016 16:53
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I like the new direction, but I'm obviously biased. And the time change is no big deal. This is still a cushy ~6pm on Saturday timeslot, so an hour in either direction is no big deal. Plus my dumb laws are gonna catch me back up in two weeks anyway 
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Mar 13, 2016 18:32
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Portaits of NPCs you've seen: Chef Spicebreath, obese orc of the Red Tusk tribe  Daniel Strongcurrent, Ironist ranger  Old Garumba, friendly treant lady  Ivuk Scrogg, a gruff and unlikable druid Some of the individual scenes and encounters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8MM8nfdbU Moving out of the thick jungle and into the forested foothills, the party is surprised by a voice shouting in common, “Halt who goes there?! I am armed and not afraid to use my weapon!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGydYijEAm4 Since Looge's unnatural Aura trivialized all of the animal-based encounters (4 so far!), I decided to use THE SOCIAL TOOLS AVAILABLE ON SYNCRPG.COM to throw together a quick encounter with an orc hunter in just a few seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVt9BqSyATM Finally at the mountain pass, the party is sad to see it covered in trolls. As they sneak up to get a closer look, a sole wandering troll notices them and charges in, licking his lips while looking at the meaty camel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXU276_ocxQ Running from the trolls, the party finds a small grove, tended by a real rear end in a top hat of a druid. He gives most of the party a hard time, especially Jorlaug the cleric. Birbin does his best to ingratiate himself to the wild man, while Telothar yells for him to help the party or shut up. While annoying, he's not outwardly hostile, and allows the party to take refuge there for the night. Over root soup, Birbin tells him of the trolls in the pass, and the druid proposes an alternate way to cross the Orange Mountains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ1bMpQa7EY Within the Orange Mountains Mine, the party finds an area of light and sends Birbin to sneak ahead. As he turns to look around a corner, the flames inside a massive forge begin to crackle and hiss as they form into a face. The halfling introduces himself with a flourish, and begins chatting with a bound fire elemental as the rest of the party walks over. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYcvAMOrPw This one's a bit long! The party sneaks up on a group of kobolds playing some simple gambling game, but Jorlaug nearly stumbles into a falling rocks trap. He holds just behind it and summons a cloud of fog. As the party kills several of the little lizard people, one retreats. Jorlaug runs after it, and falls into a very special pit trap.
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Mar 15, 2016 08:31
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Inverse Icarus posted:very special pit trap *gelatinous cube voice*: This... is crack.
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Mar 15, 2016 10:48
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Oh, and I asked in the Pathfinder thread, and everyone there believes oozes can bleed just fine! I guess their more-liquidy portions start spilling out of their wounds.
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Mar 15, 2016 17:34
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Inverse Icarus posted:Oh, and I asked in the Pathfinder thread, and everyone there believes oozes can bleed just fine! I guess their more-liquidy portions start spilling out of their wounds. I always assumed they were homogeneous blobs, but presumably this means they have an outer membrane and/or internal structures of some kind. Would also explain why you can just stab them to death.
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We're on for tomorrow. As noted, Hesh/Birbin won't be joining us this week, but as long as we have three of the four players I'm going to keep the sessions rolling. I'll try not to get the halfling murdered! We pick up in the middle of the mines.  Whatever you expected the mine to be, it was certainly nothing like this. The tunnel surrounding you is gigantic in size, with a ceiling that is usually beyond the light of your torch, at least three times taller than that of a human mine. The entire structure is periodically supported by massive arches, cut from blocks of pure stone and arranged masterfully into symmetrical bows. Despite its fine engineering, the interior of the tunnel is empty and boring, like a highway through a featureless plain. Time passes slowly during the long walk. You walk for what feels like ages as you travel over a mile into the heart of the mountain. The shifting folds of rock and steady passing of stone arches finally ends when you come upon a small human-sized tunnel cut into the left side of the main shaft. As you approach it, you see another, then another. These tunnels are much younger and were made much more recently. This area appears to be a junction of modern tunnels cut into the ancient giant shaft. Up ahead, the parallel bands of rusted rail tracks are visible. They begin near the center of the junction and disappear into the largest of the modern tunnels. If there is an exit from this place, it is probably at the end of those rails. So far the party had encountered a haunt, scared away some dire rats, talked to and eventually freed a fire elemental, blocked off a section of narrow passageways, and fought a small group of Kobolds near the tiny lizard people's traps. Will they ever find their way back to civilization?
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Mar 18, 2016 18:49
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It's 25 minutes from now, yeah? I didn't screw up the timezones?
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Mar 19, 2016 17:36
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Sorry, I didn't see your message  We're on in 9 minutes.
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Mar 19, 2016 17:51
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Streaming now! https://www.twitch.tv/syncrpg
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Mar 19, 2016 18:10
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I'm going to chop up the video and post about it later, but I had a pretty good time today! The darkmantles were pretty fun for me, I hope you enjoyed them. We'll be picking up the next morning in the small town of Gotian in the Three Rivers Valley.  quote:Gotian is a small town located at the northernmost tip of the valley. As the final settlement at the edge of civilization, it attracts pioneers and adventurers who come seeking fortune and fame but more often find honest pay for honest work. 1. Town Hall: Mayor Gabriel fields pointed out this large building where his office is as he walked you to the inns. 3. The Toiling Peasant: The lower-class in that mostly caters to locals. Run by a Dwarf known for his collection of alcohol. 4. The Gilded Sheep: Expensive, upper-class inn run by Francis Obbelburg III, a gnome that wears a powered wig nearly as tall as he is that claims lineage to a noble house of Gilfensfall. Where the party is staying. 5. The Temple of Gotian: A small temple of Teddag is the only temple in town, although several tiny altars or shrines to various other Savant and Sower gods can be seen scattered throughout the settlement. More on this next session, when we visit it! If there's anything that your characters would like to do in town on the day after your escape ended, let me know so I can prepare some fun stuff. Inverse Icarus fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Mar 19, 2016 |
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Mar 19, 2016 22:37
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Telothar will attempt to use the most convenient method to contact his family. Sending spell. Carrier raven. Letter with the next caravan out. Whatever is the best method available to him, to let them know where he is what happened to him. Maybe they can send a new boat? His family is pretty loaded and his father and grandfather are pretty powerful sorcerers in their own right.
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Mar 20, 2016 01:16
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Hey, you guys got D&D in my D&D. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM_JOVmBIGc
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Recordings! I also went and edited in some tips / highlight text when I'm doing something in the VTT. If anyone's thinking about running their own game sometime, check them out! (Example) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSouqASv7j8 The party follows the rails to their end, and find the main tunnel of the mine collapsed. As they search along the walls for any way out, a kobold patrol led by a rogue skulked around the corner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA4XjW8IS2M A roleplaying encounter where the party talks to the ghost of Gwinkle Loudbottom, Master Demolitionist and Alchemist Extraordinare! Through conversation, the party learns that he was attempting to complete an experiment in life, but has been unable to complete it. He agrees to help get them out of the mine, but only if they help put his spirit to rest by gathering the reagents he needs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbKjr_jiGo0 Trying to avoid crossing a rushing underground river, the party returns to the narrow tunnels in search of darkmantle blood for a ghostly alchemist's experiment. Before they can find the strange creatures, they encounter another group of kobolds and their clever traps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGLDzZupRn4 quote:The tunnels open into a large, roughly cut chamber up ahead. Your light flickers off a faint reflection from a very thin trail of silverish metal traces that are scattered throughout the walls of the area, like earthen spider webs frozen in time. The party finds the darkmantles they were looking for. One of them wrapped itself on Vulmar's head. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1W9-Yc_ZTM Thoroughly searching the room with the darkmantles in it, the party almost misses a secret door, but Jorlaug's dwarfsense tingled just enough to reveal it. On the other side was a large chamber filled with small furniture, and several of the tiny lizards guarding a kobold in a flowing red robe. Full Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE26VY-de_4 Inverse Icarus fucked around with this message at 09:19 on Mar 20, 2016 |
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Mar 20, 2016 08:56
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Bump. Everyone good for Saturday? And remember, if you'd like to do anything interesting in town, let me know so I can prepare stuff! Inverse Icarus posted:We'll be picking up the next morning in the small town of Gotian in the Three Rivers Valley.
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Mar 24, 2016 18:50
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I'm good for Saturday.Inverse Icarus posted:Bump. Everyone good for Saturday? Birbin has been lamenting the loss of his favorite hat - it was curiously absent when he woke up in the orcs' cage. He would very much like to visit a haberdashery.
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Yeah I'm game. Would've piped up earlier but I've been out of town for easter all week. Jorlaug is gonna go looking for some divine guidance. For starters, he's gonna thank Foroqa for helping everyone be not dead. Then he's probably gonna have a chat with Father Field to convince himself that mean old druid didn't really get to him*. And then he's gonna ask both of them "so can I have a break now" and they're gonna be like "  " and then he'll drink heavily.* Given how "worldly" the deities are, I'm tempted to flavor his lvl3 power surge as "hush money." Y'know, the dwarf expresses the tiniest inkling of doubt and instead of addressing his concerns the gods just tell** him everything is fine and throw him another handful of superpowers. ** I am probably exaggerating the directness of these communications, but you get the idea.
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Mar 25, 2016 20:49
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How bad of an idea is Scribe Scroll? Having an extra Comprehend Languages or Obscuring Mist to pull out in an emergency seems like a good deal, but I'm not sure if we have the time or resources to support it.
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Mar 26, 2016 15:21
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Oh, and Teleothar would also like to take this time to: A) Have a fever dream regarding the majesty and terror of the Dankwood B) Sell the chunk of silver for however much it's worth (maybe letting the dwarf handle that sale), plus other misc items he's carrying that the party doesn't need.
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Terrorforge posted:How bad of an idea is Scribe Scroll? Having an extra Comprehend Languages or Obscuring Mist to pull out in an emergency seems like a good deal, but I'm not sure if we have the time or resources to support it. There will be some time for crafting before the next event happens in-game, but not a whole lot.
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Mar 26, 2016 17:49
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Streaming now! Having finally returned to civilization, the party rests indoors for the first time in three days. Has their adventure come to an end? https://www.twitch.tv/syncrpg
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This week was an entire session without combat, as the PCs spent a day and a half roleplaying with the townsfolk of Gotian. They took some time to relax, sold off their loot, and met with some of the most important people in the small frontier town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OZrVuHzJ2I I like to start all of the sessions I GM with a recap of the previous ones, and taking advice of Creighton Broadhurst I've found it best to let the players do the recapping. It's more fun and interactive than the GM just reading the party a list of their accomplishments, and really helps to get everyone back into things. Today Terrorforge (playing Jorlaug) leads the effort, but not until the dice gods tried to have their way with jon joe (playing Telothar.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djBOEw4WLSk Settling in to the small town after their harrowing escape from the Dankwood jungle, the party begins to unwind and get to know the locals of Gotian, a small frontier town of less than a thousand people. Birbin the halfling bard spent some time at a rowdy tavern known as The Toiling Peasant, Vulmar sought a place to meditate, Telothar inquired about ways to contact his family in Gilfensfall, and Birbin found a buyer for the cave fisher filament gland he's been carrying around for three days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_2bNCBna_U Jorlaug the cleric of Bahan and Foroqa was wracked with nightmares, the voice of the druid Ivuk echoing in his mind. "The power of nature is all around you, brother, seize it for yourself! Do not kneel!" After waking he pondered things for a while, and almost forgot to pray for his spells that morning! He and several other party members head to the only temple in town, devoted to Teddag, the sun hound and got of the hunt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pz1X6XcgHM One of the first orders of business for the party was to liquidate all their loot. Telothar's camel Looge was loaded with weapons and armor from the orcs, kobolds, and other creatures of the jungle. They met with the town smithy and his wife who runs the local magic store. Afterwards they met with the town sheriff and talked about the various threats they encountered on their way back to civilization. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkbMucYWxOA After speaking with Old Garumba during the escape from the Dankwood, Birbin the halfling bard requested a piece of her trunk to carve into an instrument. Whittling in what little free time they had, he created a recorder that looks like a quiver full of arrows, in memory of Daniel Strongcurrent. While walking through town, Birbin's instrument catches the eye of Juliana Daveth, a beautiful, older elf woman in fine dress. Birbin can't help but notice her eyes dart to his magical instrument, and she helps to unlock its true power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goIuCSLL_ic Having spent a day and a half in town, the party was beginning to believe their ordeal to be over. Telothar had made arrangements to be taken home on the next riverferry caravan, and everybody began to relax. The next morning brought with it grim news: Local hunters had spotted bands of orcs moving through the plains towards Gotian! The party works with the leaders of the small frontier town to prepare for the orcish invasion, using their experience as seasoned adventurers to try to bolster the defenses, improve the morale of the militia, and find weak spots in the orc's defenses. Full Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40iVGwYRYWM We'll pick up in two weeks with the siege of Gotian! Inverse Icarus fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Mar 28, 2016 |
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Mar 27, 2016 23:58
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Everybody still good to play this Saturday at the usual time, and wrap up this adventure? Still remember how to throw dice?
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Yep I'll be there.
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Apr 7, 2016 22:24
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Same. Although I am pretty sick right now, so I may or may not be an ambulatory ball of phlegm at the time.
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Apr 7, 2016 22:38
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Terrorforge posted:Same. Although I am pretty sick right now, so I may or may not be an ambulatory ball of phlegm at the time. You can help roleplay Looge!
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Inverse Icarus posted:You can help roleplay Looge! yeah, the sounds I am making right now are probably fairly realistic ambient Looge effects
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Apr 7, 2016 23:46
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Wait, this is a dice game?
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Apr 8, 2016 04:39
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Ready to go, though I'm also sick. I blame Terrorforge for getting me sick by talking about it.
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Not-sick-crew checking in. Must be halfling's luck. Although, I have spent the waking parts of the last 72 hours implementing balanced binary search trees in java... I think I'd rather be sick.
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Live now! Having spent several hours working with the frontierfolk of Gotian and preparing the defenses, the looming orc raid reaches the walls of the small town. The militia hold the palisade walls as best they can, rooftops capped with archers shooting at the orcs on the other side. quote:As the orcs begin to assemble in the plains around Gotian, you get your first glimpse of the horde. Red banners fly high and red paint adorn their scarred bodies, and many of them wear kelp sashes or jagged shells. These aren’t just orcs. These are Red Tusks. Your hunters have found you! However, you don’t plan to run this time. The orcs begin to set up their battle formations as Mayor Fields waves to you and approaches. “You’ve done all you can do for us up here. Please withdraw to the center of town. We need an experienced strike force like you to reinforce the watch and militia if any of the monsters break through. Withdraw to the town square and charge anything that gets inside. Sheriff Gwen and I will do everything we can to keep the main force outside this gate.” https://www.twitch.tv/syncrpg
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These orcs are very pitiful.
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jon joe posted:These orcs are very pitiful. Anyone looks weak when pitted against such a powerful sorcerer. --- On an unrelated note, I have to admit I'm a little disappointed you survived. I was all prepared to make a big scene out of how hurt Jorlaug was by the tragedy of losing a comrade right before the finish li- whoops no turns out he's okay.
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Terrorforge posted:On an unrelated note, I have to admit I'm a little disappointed you survived. I was all prepared to make a big scene out of how hurt Jorlaug was by the tragedy of losing a comrade right before the finish li- whoops no turns out he's okay. Me too! I've yet to kill a PC having run through this adventure three times. Almost got one!
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