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Hmm...500th post! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Oh yes...Must keep memory together. Some sort of way of detecting pools/sinkholes and determining their alignment.

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Model the ability after the Contingency Spell and it should work out pretty well; basically permitting the specialist to prepare a way to take 10 on a Will Save at a later date, as long as it doesn't take too long, using a focus of, say, a small diamond worth 50 gp. Make it a magic item with pre-requisits, made using the same mechanics; a small pool/sinkhole would require, say, Class Level 2*Bonus, 1000 exp*Bonus^2, 25,000 gp * Bonus^2 to build, and have a market price of 50,000*Bonus^2, for a bonus to caster level for pool/sinkhole specialists; much beyond that, and it gets rather unbalancing as your class mage is casting lower-level spells for insane amounts of effect - at level 3, a character could create such an item (barely) that gives +1 to caster level - getting an effective caster level of 4. Alternately, the item could be single-use (for one spell) and cost much less. Still a very good idea to put an EXP cost on it, however. The mechanics are decidedly different; divine spellcasters (such as a clerics, druids, paladins, or rangers) can prepare and cast any spells on their class (or domain) list; arcane spellcasters can prepare and cast any spells on their personal list. This is feasable if you make the new class gain spells like a wizard, except from the cleric list, however.

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I am not sure if I will pop this time. Besides having an entropic connection, I do not really feel like playing D&D. Or rather, I haven't felt like playing for the past few sessions, and it may have showed. I do not have any specific criticism against the campaign; I guess it just is my moodiness.

Feel free to use Stisnera if you need her for battles however, or any such thing.

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Server is up and running.

Today's Random:
[100d20] -> 1034

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Hmm, and here I though it was just your bad connection that was making you so silent. Ah well, hope you are finding joy elsewhere in life.

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Thanks Jack. To keep with nice habits... *Glowers at the Grammar Fairy* That "showed" was supposed to be a "shown" in my previous post. *Glowers*

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Server closed. I GM'ed. Two troll hunters defeated (one by Possession, and doesn't count), one merchant restored to most his wealth, 7250 EXP to each participant - which only applies to my ECL 11 games. Sorry all y'all. 10,000 in gold, four scrolls, and five potions - all identified at a cost of 1120 GP, one Restoration spell for the Paladin that ran afoul of a trapped chest at a cost of 380 gp. Net booty: four scrolls, five potions, 8,500 gp for the party.

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Oh, Narf - did you save the log? If so, could you post it here? I lost the first chunk of mine with the crash in the middle.

Oh, and in answer to your question about Sorceror levels: Yes - six of them. Ghost has a level adjustment of +5 and no hit dice on the template. Six class levels plus a level adjustment of +5 makes ECL 11.

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Jack, Rudy - Do you want to continue playing? (I might be able to get another player my dad knows)

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Yes.

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Does Brian not get a say?

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Um, sorry Brian. Totally forgot about you. I'm a bad person.

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I'm assuming we're go. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Meant to post this yesterday - The next dungeon will be a seige situation - You're the attackers.

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Server online.

Today's Random: [100d20] = 1112

Edit 1: Narf has arrived.
Edit 2: Anybody else coming? It's 15 after.

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Game broke up due to other issues.

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Such as no players (Jack had to leave). Brian, Rudy - Unless you both post here that you'll show up, there really isn't much point, unless one of you wants to have random encounters. It is a fort...

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I do hope that the anti-post padding measures go into effect soon. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Narf look out, one word posts will subtrack 10 posts from your count each offense. LOL You'll be -10,000 posts before you know it.

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I think you posted that in the wrong thread. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

More trouble - Got a server up and running, but not sure how to add a room.

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The little "Create Room" button from the Game Server window will work for a one-shot; for a longer-tern solution, you need to edit server_ini.xml (in /openRPG/myFiles)to something like:
<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>
&lt;server&gt;
&lt;service port='6774' address='hostname/address' /&gt;
&lt;map file='myfiles/Lobby_map.xml' /&gt;
&lt;message file='myfiles/LobbyMessage.html' /&gt;
&lt;validate_protocol value='true' /&gt;
&lt;room_defaults&gt;
&lt;passwords allow='yes'/&gt;
&lt;map file=''/&gt;
&lt;message file='myfiles/LobbyMessage.html'/&gt;
&lt;/room_defaults&gt;
&lt;room name="D and D" password="NotTelling" boot="NotThis"&gt;
&lt;map file='myfiles/Lobby_map.xml' /&gt;
&lt;message file='myfiles/LobbyMessage.html' /&gt;
&lt;/room&gt;
&lt;cheat text='**Fudged Roll**' help='The text will be included in any faked roll by anyone but a GM' /&gt;
&lt;/server&gt;
</pre><hr />

And then restart the server, of course.

I've actually got my server set up so that all I need to do is run the shortcut (or have the task schedular run it for me) with some command line arguments already included:

start_server.py -p -n Loony -l NotThis

(starts server, registers as "Loony", lobby password "NotThis")

Note that all passwords have been changed in the above examples. Those aren't quite what I use.

If you want to connect to your own server, you can't just select it from the list in the game server as when connecting to someone else's (I couldn't, anyway - might be a security issue with my router - but I can get around it trivially). To connect to your own server, type <font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>127.0.0.1:6774</pre><hr /> into the address bar from the game server window and hit the connect button.

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Thanks. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Not a problem. As I mentioned, I've got my machine set up now such that in order to start the server, set up the rooms, and set the passwords I only need to run a single shortcut - and if I'm feeling particularly lazy, I can just wait for the schedualed task to run (1/2 an hour before the session) and get the server up and running simply by letting that machine run in sleep mode until it's time. It's easy, now.

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Narf, I completely forgot about this thread http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I'm still interested in playing, I've just been having a three week brain fart about it. When are we on?

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saturday, at 11:00 PST.

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47 minutes. Remember, you're assaulting a fort. Your strategy game instincts will serve you well here.

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Server up and running. Narf online.

edit: but 11:13 and nobody else is. hmmm......

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Session over. Nobody but Narf and I showed up http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

Oh well, ran an ECL 11 session - made it to level 12. One blue dragon, one troll.

Booty:
Dragon: - not checked for magic - although a Fireball was cast out of the staff by the dragon
Four scrolls, one potions, one bronzewood staff with brass bucklers, 180 platinum pieces and 2500 gold pieces, a large, well-done wool tapestry, a silver comb with moonstones, a silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems, a golden circlet with four aquamarines, a carved wooden harp with ivory inlay and gems, and a jeweled gold crown.

Troll: Checked with detect magic;
2,830 gp, some bracers (magic), large Chain shirt (masterwork) (magic) and a large masterwork battleaxe (magic).

Zipped log attached. Anyone wanting to make characters for the game now use ECL 12.

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/me wonders if he'll ever get to run that fort...

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Eventually, I'm sure.

Meanwhile, I've built another adventure for the ECL 12 characters if nobody shows next time round.

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I know this is short notice, but I will be unlikely to make it to the next session. Sorry. The server should still work, however.

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I hope nobodies been and gone. I can't really criticize anyone else for being absent after that last fiasco in the other game, but I do have an excuse this time - I was 'otherwise occupied' in the 'waste disposal room'. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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I think my game is dead, dead, dead.

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Hey now! It was just this week! There won't be any more of those training sessions for at least a month! I'll most probably be back next week!

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Yeah, I wasn't talking to you. You've been showing up. I think the other two are, um, bored with my game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

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Server running up and is.

Today's Random: [100d20]=(986)

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Server down and running isn't.

50 skeletons powdered, one evil cleric killed. loot: 1,111 gp (330 spent on Identify; rest given to Derrel so Jason can own the gemstones), 8 small black onyx gems, 4 medium black onyx gems, 1 large black onyx gem; 1 spell components pouch, 5 lbs of silver dust, a vial of Unholy water, a masterwork sickle (+2), a suite of masterwork full plate armor (+2), a large masterwork shield (+2). 900 exp each.

Let's see ... Market prices: Plate 5,650; Sheild 4,170; Sickle 8,306; powdered silver 25 gp; spell components pouch 5 gp; unholy water 25 gp; gemstones: small 25 each (8, so 200 gp), medium 50 each (four, so 200 gp), large 100 (1, so 100 gp). Jason's planning on keeping the gemstones (worth 500, all told); the plate, shield, sickle, and pouch would have a market value of 18,131 gp; sells for 9,086 gp, or 4,543 each.

A heavy warhorse sells for 400 gp, a military saddle for 20 gp, saddlebags for 4 gp, a pack saddle for 15 gp, a donkey or mule for 8 gp. A month's worth (30 days) of feed costs 1.5 gp per animal (5 cp * 30 days = 150 cp = 15 sp = 1.5 gp) (and weighs 300 lbs); a wagon costs 35 gp, a cart costs 15 gp; A heavy horse costs 200 gp.

Two heavy horses, a month's feed for both, a wagon, should cost 200+200+3+35=438 gp.
Heavy horses can drag up to 3000 pounds each; two, 6,000. 600 lbs of feed plus a 400 lbs wagon makes for 1000 lbs; Two heavy horses should be able to drag such a loaded wagon without difficulty.
Jason would like to have Derrel make this purchase for him.


A heavy warhorse, a military saddle, saddlebags, and a month's feed should cost 400+20+4+1.5 = 425.5 gp; if you are interested, Derrel - you do get your own, free, special mount once a day for up to 24 hours (Derrel is on level 12, no?) - although you will want a Military saddle and Saddlebags (24 gp) to go with, so you can store your equipment.

Edit: whoops - was looking at the wrong line - a wagon costs 35 gp, not 40.

Edit 2: and after the purchase, another - a chest (2 gp) with an Amazing Lock (150 GP, DC 40 to open) to store the leftover cash, and put that in the chest - let's see... 5000 for the Dragon, 5000 from the town, is 10,000; 438 for wagon, horses, and feed, 152 for chest and lock runs to 590, leaving 9,510 in the chest ... as long as the Paladin doesn't get greedy.

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I think Derrel will go with the special mount.

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Feel like selling the other loot?
Edit: Or just load it on the wagon?

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The silver dust could be usefull; sell the rest.

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So 9053 gp from sales, 4526 gp, 5 sp each. I'll go update Jason's Wagon.

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Silver dust is mostly useful for making Holy Water - although, you may want to keep the Spell Components Pouch, so that you are always assumed to have any inexpensive material components/focuses on hand.

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Ugh. Allergy season. Don't know if I'll be coherent enough to play tommorrow. So far, not too bad.

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Nose update: Um...Sorry. Unless something changes, I'll be in full dribble alert.

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Well, just in case, I've prepped another ECL 12 session.

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Did I forget to mention that I've had the server up and running for an hour now?

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Sniff. Nobody showed. Server closed. I waited a full hour after the schedualed start time.

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Sorry, I should have said something this morning. Feeling kinda bad. Nose running, head aching, don't mention my mouth or nose...Consious a kinda bothered too...

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You aren't the only one who didn't show up, and you had a previous Maybe warning.

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So.... how's everybody feeling today?

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Much better, thanks. I should be there.