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Zobeck, Free City of
The Hedgehog Tavern
MoondaySunday, the 30th of Last LeafOctober
82 Zobeck Free Years (FY)
Night (9:17pm)
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 MoondaySunday, the 30th of Last LeafOctober @ 9:17 pm

Welcome to Baldr everyone!

This is a continuing thread from OG-Myth-Weavers located here:
Act 1: A Chill in the Air - Page 6 - Myth-Weavers

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Show Characters Status LYYREN Hit Points: 72/72 Hit Dice: 8/8 Spell Slots 2nd Level 1/3, 3rd Level 3/3, 4th Level 1/1 (ATK +9 DC 17) DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________ MATYLDA Hit Points: 44/68 Hit Dice: 8/8 Spell Slots 2nd Level 3/3, 3rd Level 2/3, 4th Level 1/1 (ATK +9 DC 17) DM Inspiration: 1/1

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The day was just like any other. Filled with adventure, excitement, and exhaustion. But now the sun has set and the cool touch of the night is only kept at bay when near the campfire. It crackles and pops in a chaotic rhythm of comfort beckoning you into your memories and deep thoughts. Crickets and other wildlife sounds echo around you as your eyes pierce the darkness during your watch.

((This is can be used when people want to just chat with another character or characters. It will help us develop bonds and memories between our characters. It doesn't have to be a campfire. This is just what I set up initially.))

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The day was just like any other. Filled with adventure, excitement, and exhaustion. But now the sun has set and the cool touch of the night is only kept at bay when near the campfire. It crackles and pops in a chaotic rhythm of comfort beckoning you into your memories and deep thoughts. Crickets and other wildlife sounds echo around you as your eyes pierce the darkness during your watch.

((This is can be used when people want to just chat with another character or characters. It will help us develop bonds and memories between our characters. It doesn't have to be a campfire. This is just what I set up initially.))

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The day was just like any other. Filled with adventure, excitement, and exhaustion. But now the sun has set and the cool touch of the night is only kept at bay when near the campfire. It crackles and pops in a chaotic rhythm of comfort beckoning you into your memories and deep thoughts. Crickets and other wildlife sounds echo around you as your eyes pierce the darkness during your watch.

((This is can be used when people want to just chat with another character or characters. It will help us develop bonds and memories between our characters. It doesn't have to be a campfire. This is just what I set up initially.))

Damn elves and their long lives...

-499 Lyyren is born
-482 The Great Retreat
-439 Matylda is born
-362 Lyyren enrolls at the Scolia Valeresh to become a wardancer
-308 Halina is found dead
-321 Lyyren cuts his service short 9 years. Decides to become an exile and leave the River lands.
-319 Lyyren visits the Grand Duchy of Dornig, becoming a court historian for a time
-293 Matylda leaves River Court
-292 Matylda enters Dorblythe University
-277 Matylda graduates with multiple doctorates
-212 Lyyren leaves Dornig, intent on discovering more Elven history
-211 Lyyren's dalliance with a human woman leads to marriage & his daughter, settles down
-186 Matylda enters the Arcane Collegium
-123 Lyyren decides to take up adventuring again
-82 Lyyren and Matylda meet, they participate in the Great Revolt
-81 Lyyren and Matylda establish the Elden Ring
-65 Matylda found the Void tome
-45 Matylda expelled from the Arcane Collegium
-36 Lyyren's daughter passes

For Game Start

•The mark is Fredrick Greymark.
•Youngest son of the Greymark family. This will be his noble debut in public, and he is going to the theater.
•The outing is on the opening night of the show, there are 5 possible entrances and exits.
•Frederick will be seated in the balcony.
•We suspect Volstaff Greymark has made some enemies, this particular one might have something to do with his third new wife, and the man she was previously engaged to.
•We don't know anything about him yet, but it seems he is tied to some gambling dens (and probably drug rings, you know how these villainous types are).

Potential Resources Noted
•Zanash spying
•Kan-Tor
•The Mouse King

Also working on a starting job for your business endeavors.

- Hired by a well off noble family to 'keep an eye on' their young son as he makes his first outing to a local theatre for a play.
- You are to keep out of sight and not make yourself known unless necessary.
- No harm is to come to your young charge.

Of course this task is pretty menial but you have taken it in hopes to better integrate your services with the noble class.

I will leave the details of who this noble family and your charge is. I want you to have as much input into the story as I have.

When you come up with the details of the above current job then send them to me so I can record it for the start of the game.

The game will start at the theatre among the upper class of Zobeck. Look your best.

We are going to start the game in the year 82. That is 10 years before the timeline in the Worldbook. So events of the last 10 years in the World Book are irrelevant to this campaign. So all the rage going on in gossip right now will be that the darakhul and the vampires of Morgau have formed an alliance and are marching on Krakova which has Zobeck slightly worried since that is only a few hundred miles north and the farthest south the Blood Kingdoms have ever come.

It is just before winter time and the wind is chilly with the promise of winter, the trade fair has closed up for the year, and the last of the dwarf caravans have struck home for the Ironcrags before the passes are snowed in and the rivers freeze over. The city has settled into the quieter rhythm of late Autumn and awaits winter's first frost.

Since things have slowed down perhaps the work of protecting the noble boy is what is at hand.

The reason for the 10 year start, is by timeline standards the Shadow Fey returned to Zobeck 4 years ago and brokered a deal for an embassy, etc. in exchange for help with shadow magic study at the Collegium. The events of this adventure happened sometime prior to that. So I set it 10 years before the current timeline and 6 years from the "official" return. I would think negotiations would have taken a few years after the events of Courts of the Shadow Fey.

Campaign start date (in game) will be an incalendar festival day between the 10th month of Last Leaf and the 11th month of Rimetrail. So it doesn't have a date as it is a festival day. The festival day is called Ghost Festival. It is a festival day when children dress as ghosts and run around the streets chased by Father Ill-Fortune: a man dressed as a black clothed wraith carrying a scythe who was said to be responsible for killing 100 local children a score of centuries ago.

The holiday is not native to Zobeck but the practice was picked up about 25 years ago, it is said to have originated in the Madgar Kingdom to the south.

Since your characters would have at least made Zobeck your home for a while now I am going yo put you guys up as permanent residents of a swanky inn that you use as a home base for what you guys call a "problem solving" service. Basically no job is too small or too large and you are well known throughout town. I will let you know the inns details later today. You guys need to come up with a name for your service.

BIG DAMN HEROES

1. You gain 1 additional HD. So at 7th level you should have 8 HD.
2. Everyone gets a feat at level 1.
3. Your HP are based on the max value of the HD, not the rounded up average. So d10 HD means 10 HP/level. So your HP should be your HD max times your level.
4. When you deal damage with a weapon, spell or class feature, add an additional die. So a greataxe deals 2d12, battlemaster damage is +2d8 for 1 die, flame bolt is 2d10 at level 1, etc.
5. All attributes increase by 2. Your maximum in attributes also increases by 2 to 22.
6. Whenever you are healed by magic (except regeneration), you can also op to expend a HD as well and you regain that HD in healing as well.
7. When you cast a spell using a spell slot or a class feature it is considered to be cast using a slot 1 level higher. So a 3rd level fireball does 10d6 damage.
8. If you have a 3rd level or higher spell slot, you can cast 1st level spells without expending a spell slot. (do not add 1 to the slot level here if cast in this way)
9. If you have 6th level or higher spell slots, you can cast 2nd level spells without expending a spell slot. (do not add 1 to the slot level here if cast in this way)
10. If you have 9th level spells, you can cast 3rd level spells without expending a spell slot. (do not add 1 to the slot level here if cast in this way.)
11. You also get two uncommon magic item of your choice and 500 extra gold.

The two of you have a permanent residence at the following inn. It is also where you operate your business out of.

Location
In Upper Zobeck, surrounded by winding streets and half-timbered homes. The street outside has recently been paved with worn brick.

Description
The inn is a two-storey half-timbered building, with a slate roof. A collection of fine tapestries hangs on the walls. Accommodations consist of several small rooms with beds and woolen mattresses. The main suite is retained by the two of you.

Innkeeper
The innkeeper is a short male dwarf named Sture Gissison. He is absent-minded, and always searching for a missing item.

Menu
Baked Lamb with Coriander and Poached Eggs, Glass of Gin (3 sp)
Boiled Pork and Acorn Bread, Tankard of Perry (10 cp)
Steamed Duck and Millet Biscuits, Glass of Whisky (4 sp)
Roasted Sausage and Blue Cheese, Tankard of Perry (10 cp)
Boiled Pork and Dried Beetroot, Tankard of Ale (12 cp)

Regular Patrons
Erin Resby: Female Human Merchant. Erin is exceptionally beautiful, with golden hair and light green eyes. She wears worn clothing and an iron amulet. Erin quietly seeks to become a vampire.

Ziri: Female Dwarf Servant. Ziri has thick black hair and light grey eyes, and a sharp nose. She wears worn clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Ziri is usually quarreling with any dwarves in the establishment. Except for the barkeep of course.

Bridget: Female Halfling Craftsman. Bridget has white hair and amber eyes. She wears well-made clothing and carries a long knife. Bridget seeks a company of adventurers to slay the Serpent of Taulpheoda and retrieve its head. She is hoping to hire the well-known and respected adventurers that live here at the inn but they have yet to accept her offer.

Arerwel: Female Elf Merchant. Arerwel is rugged in appearance, with grey hair and sharp grey eyes. She wears well-made clothing and a pewter amulet. Arerwel is wrongly sought by the Princess of Enorlon for murder.

Wulfa: Male Human Artist. Wulfa has auburn hair and amber eyes, and a curly moustache. He wears well-made clothing and a dragonscale cloak. Wulfa is haunted by the memories of a past life.

Vyncent: Male Halfling Peasant. Vyncent has messy grey hair and blue eyes, and an unusual mark on his leg. He wears modest garments and carries a long knife. Vyncent is searching for the lost elven kingdom of Thelloriath.

Current Rumors swirling around the Inn

- Lord Azatz is dying of an incurable affliction.
- A new vein of mithral has been discovered in the Crystal Hills.
- The mayor's military relies upon conjured elemental warriors.
- A perpetual storm rages over the Trackless March.
- A noble djinni is held imprisoned within the Pit of the Gargoyle Duchess, bound by chains of magical shadow.
- The giant spiders of the Ironwood Forest have gained wings and the ability to fly.
- The town mayor has become possessed by an aberrant horror.

(Of course, the rumors above are just for flavor and can be used however you like.)

The NPC's listed above are for the same flavor that you can add in your back story as well.

Why you have permanent residence here is up to you.

Zobeck

Fredrick Greymark

The youngest son of House Greymark, Fredrick just recently attended the theater as his first public outing on the eve of the Ghost Festival. The Elden Ring was hired to keep a watch on him from a distance. His current whereabouts are unknown.

Ersebet Cemilla

Ersebet Cemilla is heavily scarred, her scarred arms are the souvenirs of many knife fights in her youth, struggling among the lesser rings, and she is still a ruthless hand with a blade. She is known to use poison, which keeps her lieutenants nervous every time she proposes some new madness and asks them to drink a toast. Ersebet Cemilla has fought magic, steel, and treachery with equal daring, cunning, and bravery for years. She is a human female in her late thirties / early forties and is a rogue of 12th level skill. Like most of the spyglass guild, she is a reformed criminal. Basically she is a hard ass and the Elden Ring has had run ins with her on occasion. Our groups are on about equal terms.

Brayton Ironbridge

 

Altered Wine Someone is smuggling Morgau's finest to customers labeled with a local winery and sporting a strange mark. This was evidenced by some bottles that were left in the noble boxes at the theatre.

Twisted Councilors The Consul's relationship with Zobeck's most influential noble families has apparently drastically changed recently for the worse. He doesn't have more details than that, just something he has overheard.

Trouble in the Strings A lutist is apparently able to cause severe distress and/or aggression. Unsure if he was a member of Legacy Chimera or if he had infiltrated the group. The acting troupe scattered after tonight's events.

A listing of all interesting characters our heroes have come across in their journey

For those times you need to know where things are on those horrible, hard to read maps, HERE is a digital one with the ability to search for things on the left!

29 minutes ago, Neopopulas said:

Instead of adding a whole new post i thought i'd add it here. When i've been playing around with the source, there is an option to resize the source window but it doesn't actually resize, it just makes a bigger box around it. Is there any way to make it resize properly, it would be so much easier to use.

When I am playing in source I ctrl a to select all, copy and then paste into notepad and work from there and copy back when I am done. Much easier to see and search the code.

Some dungeons are dug out with precision by massive hordes of undead workers or tribes of goblins, built in great chaos and energy to the plan of some cunning mind. The Scarlet Citadel is more of a peculiar growth of layer upon layer of tunnels, defensive halls, hidden crypts and labs, and many secrets buried deep below the surface.

Human settlement of the White Forest started modestly indeed at the nearby river village of Redtower. However, over time, both the village and the castle deeper in the woods became a site of importance to dungeoneers, arcane seekers, geomancers, and a certain breed of dwarven mystic. 

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Redtower
Magdar Kingdom
TorsdayWednesday, the 8th of Low SummerMay
94 Zobeck Free Years (FY)
Afternoon (1:00pm)
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 TorsdayWednesday, the 8th of Low SummerMay @ 1:00 pm

Welcome aboard everyone!

Feel free to introduce yourselves here, roleplay. Feel free to use any of the scenery or NPC's to your liking in your post. Tracking room cost and expenditures. Feel free to ask any questions of the innkeeper, I will answer as I have time.

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Show Characters Status   ARIK LOSTCUB Hit Points: 15/15 Hit Dice: 1/1 Special: Resistance (cold) Bear Hug: 3/3 *L Rage: 2/2 *L Spell Slots 1st Level 1/1 (ATK +5 DC 13) DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________   ELENDRIS VESSICARI Hit Points: 9/9 Hit Dice: 1/1 Special: Fey Ancestry, Sunlight Sensitivity Hexblade's Curse: 1/1 *S Path of Darkness: 3/3 *L Spell Slots 1st Level 1/1 *S (ATK +5 DC 13) DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________   INGYRD MOONDANCER Hit Points: 10/10 Hit Dice: 1/1 Special: Fey Ancestry, Sunlight Sensitivity Stalwart Will: 1/1 *S Spell Slots 1st Level 2/2 *L (ATK +5 DC 13) DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________   SHERMAN FLEECE "BLOODNUT" Hit Points: 10/10 Hit Dice: 1/1 DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________   SIR ROBIN HAWKWOOD Hit Points: 12/12 Hit Dice: 1/1 Special: Fey Ancestry Divine Sense: 4/4 *L Lay On Hands: 5/5 *L DM Inspiration: 1/1

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1 minute ago, leons1701 said:

Things you never knew you wanted but now need. 😛

Guess I'm just used to the save, edit, save, look again, try to recall which rolls did what, edit again, etc routine by now, but if we could actually avoid that, it would be excellent.

I third this request as this would be huge for both DM's and players. I think the concern might be though if it was available while replying and you didn't like the dice roll then you could just abandon the post and never submit it. So not sure if it is doable.  We can only hope though.

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Brandescar Prison
Southern Talingarde
FiredayFriday, the 16th of GozranApril
4716 AR
Evening (6:00pm)
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FiredayFriday, the 16th of GozranApril @ 6:00pm

Each of you now have a runic F branded on the inside of your left forearm. The map will show you what you can currently see based on your vision level, if you have normal vision you can see any areas that currently have light, by the torch scones and the cell block door. However you can not see your fellow prisoners. If you have darkvision you can see any area that is not covered by black on the map. This will be an ongoing theme of all maps throughout the campaign. 

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Show Characters Status LYYREN Hit Points: 72/72 Hit Dice: 8/8 Spell Slots 2nd Level 1/3, 3rd Level 3/3, 4th Level 1/1 (ATK +9 DC 17) DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________ MATYLDA Hit Points: 44/68 Hit Dice: 8/8 Spell Slots 2nd Level 3/3, 3rd Level 2/3, 4th Level 1/1 (ATK +9 DC 17) DM Inspiration: 1/1

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Sherman Fleece "Bloodnut" - Ratfolk Rogue 1 

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Brandescar Prison
Southern Talingarde
FiredayFriday, the 16th of GozranApril
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FiredayFriday, the 16th of GozranApril @ 6:00pm

Each of you now have a runic F branded on the inside of your left forearm. The map will show you what you can currently see based on your vision level, if you have normal vision you can see any areas that currently have light, by the torch scones and the cell block door. However you can not see your fellow prisoners. If you have darkvision you can see any area that is not covered by black on the map. This will be an ongoing theme of all maps throughout the campaign. 

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Show Characters Status   LYYREN Hit Points: 72/72 Hit Dice: 8/8 Spell Slots 2nd Level 1/3, 3rd Level 3/3, 4th Level 1/1 (ATK +9 DC 17) DM Inspiration: 1/1 ________________________________ MATYLDA Hit Points: 44/68 Hit Dice: 8/8 Spell Slots 2nd Level 3/3, 3rd Level 2/3, 4th Level 1/1 (ATK +9 DC 17) DM Inspiration: 1/1

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Marisol Karasu

Veil of Useful Items

wondrous item, uncommon

This appears to be a fine silk veil of gossamer cloth. Only as it is held and closely inspected can you see small cloth patches of various shapes. One patch can be detached each round as a action. Detaching a patch causes it to become an actual item. This veil contains: Bullseye lantern Hempen rope Window (2 ft. by 4 ft., up to 2 ft. deep) Potion Coins Symbol of Asmodeus Weight: --

Value: unknown