They Who Dwell in Shadow (ooc and questions lll)

[Inferno]

Yup, Ingrid still has Mouser's lantern.

[DadsAngry]

No it's Hoom's lantern. Hoom passed it to Mouser who then passed it to Ingrid. If you look at the bottom of the lamp you'll see the initials J.B. which has been scratched out and H.F. next to it. J.B. is the fellow Hoom stole the lantern from, fair and square.

Character leveled. Look out Hoom cast two spells now.

Do we automatically get the new hit points or do we need to heal up to the new max.

I got an extra point of healing.
healing rate 20% [1d100] = 5

[Inferno]

No it's Hoom's lantern. Hoom passed it to Mouser who then passed it to Ingrid.

You're right! Sorry. I should have written:

Yup, Ingrid still has Hoom's lantern.

[Scott308]

Nope. Ingrid has Ingrid's lantern. She considers it a gift. If Hoom would like to make a donation to the church...

[Inferno]

[Inferno]

"This is no cosmopolitan Hochoch."

"Finster is a local hero there. Just so you don't say anything awkward..."

[OGRE MAGE]

I believe that we may encounter a giant snapping turtle somewhere in this swamp.

[OGRE MAGE]

I think that Ingrid should use her last CLW on herself. Bo has 3 as well that he can cast, but I don't want to burn all three of his second level spells before we even set out. I would save one and cast 2 CLW on Telkis if that seems agreeable.

Thoughts?

[Inferno]

I believe that we may encounter a giant snapping turtle somewhere in this swamp.

Of all the images to choose for the module cover, to entice a gamer to buy, I can't figure out why they chose a giant turtle.

That said, it is a pretty mean looking turtle.

[Inferno]

Hi,
Looks like consensus is forming to leave the windmill and the village of Briarsgate.

Are you going directly to the Rushmoors, or stopping first at the abandoned farmhouse of the hanged family to get the rest of Hoom's equipment?

The farmhouse is a few hours NE of the village, on the road to Hookhill. The cultist map's path to the Rushmoors goes due south, through the SE tendril of the Dim Forest. So stopping at the hanged family's farmhouse adds almost 7 hours of walking.

Hoom currently has some of his possessions on him: his lantern, armor, weapons, spellbook and enchanted lockpicks. The rest is hidden at the farmhouse.




The heroes are at X, the windmill.

[ChubbyPixie]

I believe that we may encounter a giant snapping turtle somewhere in this swamp.

Of all the images to choose for the module cover, to entice a gamer to buy, I can't figure out why they chose a giant turtle.

That said, it is a pretty mean looking turtle.

Maybe lunging out of the water would have been more menacing than, um, conveniently, yet awkwardly perching on two precisely spaced boulders? The illustrator in me suspects one of two things: either the weird turtle is covering some other failed creature painted first, or the background was painted separately (by another artist) and the foreground painter was trying to decrease the complexity of the interface between the two (see: turtle lunging out of the water). But I could be totally wrong. We may never know the truth...

[ChubbyPixie]

I think that Ingrid should use her last CLW on herself. Bo has 3 as well that he can cast, but I don't want to burn all three of his second level spells before we even set out. I would save one and cast 2 CLW on Telkis if that seems agreeable.

Thoughts?

I LOVE THIS IDEA! THIS IDEA IS SUPER GREAT!

[Inferno]

I LOVE THIS IDEA! THIS IDEA IS SUPER GREAT!

Ha. Yeah. The injured want to wait, to heal. The healed people don't want to wait. The fastest way to win hearts and minds to the "leave now" faction is to heal the injured.

[Zhym]

Hoom has his spellbook, magic thieves tools, weapons, and armor, right? So his only argument for returning to the farmhouse is that he left his backpack and something precious to him but not important to the mission?

[Inferno]

Hoom has his spellbook, magic thieves tools, weapons, and armor, right? So his only argument for returning to the farmhouse is that he left his backpack and something precious to him but not important to the mission?

Correct.

[SocraticLawyer]

I think that Ingrid should use her last CLW on herself. Bo has 3 as well that he can cast, but I don't want to burn all three of his second level spells before we even set out. I would save one and cast 2 CLW on Telkis if that seems agreeable.

Thoughts?

I LOVE THIS IDEA! THIS IDEA IS SUPER GREAT!

I, too, support this idea. Urdur is firmly in the "leave now!" camp.

[Scott308]

I think that Ingrid should use her last CLW on herself.

Ingrid will do just that. I didn't want to use her final spell to heal herself in case the more fighterly types end up needing it, but if others are suggesting it, I won't feel selfish about using it.

[Zhym]

"If it's important, I for one am willing to help retrieve it... but if it's a book of Elven poetry, I swear to Garl..."

[Zhym]

So, Grothnak wouldn't suggest this because he's all about the direct action, but what if Hoom told Ramne where the papers are? Then the hermit could try to send a warning to Hookhill somehow.

[Zhym]

Telkis
"Let's get going before we have to endure any more half-orcian speeches or ultimatums."

"Or his laughing." Bo adds from under his breath with a wince and a smile.

See? That's why he hardly ever laughs! He's just self-conscious!