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Server is up and running.

Today's Random: [100d20]=(1003)

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Server closed. One ECL 12 princess captured, 6 cr 6 gnolls knocked unconscious, 1 cr 10 CE warrior disabled. 5000 gp from princess, some loot.

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I gotta wonder...Was I doing something wrong in my DM'ing?

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Not that I can tell.

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Thanks for the vote of confidence. That really makes me feel better. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

But...You're still there. I'm kinda wondering about the people who don't show. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Server online.

Today's Random: [100d20]=(1068)

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I can't seem to contact the openRPG server.

Maybe I've got the wrong IP in there?

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Are you using an IP (mine has changed recently), or are you using the server name? (Loony; obviously I can still get out)

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I have an IP in there. I'm not sure it's a real IP.

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Hmm.... seems the metaserver is down! Ahh! Well, IP's should work. Check your PM's in a moment.

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Server closed.... in the middle of a war. Fun times; the gate is breached, "we" hired mercenary companies for support. (expensive, that)

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Yes. I figured nobody would head out to die for 2sp a day, when they could adventure and potentially get 100's of gp. So all mercenaries want a month's wage, in advance. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

(Besides, if I didn't he could have hired 3,000 mercenaries!)

Oh, and log is up.

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The specific talk about the economics of hiring mercenaries was on March 12 (log attached).

We settled on 2 sp * level^2 for each mercenary, 6 sp * level ^2 for a leader, food for the duration (5 sp per person per day), minimum duration of one month (30 days); at that rate, a band of 20 level-1 mercs with a level 3 leader ran to a little under 600 gp (6*3*3=54 sp/day to pay the leader, 20*2=40 sp/day to pay the grunts; 21*5=105 sp/day to feed them all, so 162 gp for the leader, 120 gp for the mercenary grunts, 315 gp for the food for a total of 597 gp; rounded to 600 gp for miscalaneous expenses)

As a side note, each of those 20 level-1 warriors is getting roughly 6 gp for the action (2 sp a day, 30 days - a month's salary), in addition to getting trail rations suffiecient for the month. As trail rations are 5 sp a day, the food is more expansive than the Mercs, at that level. Likewise, over 1/4 of the money spent is profit for the mercenary commander.

Edit: Of course, we are raiding a fortress to retrieve a rather pretty penny for - what was the name of that town - which will presumeably cover the expense, and then some.

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I don't think I gave it a name - Just the City of Clerks.

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Server is up and running.

Today's Random: [100d20]=(1015)

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Server closed.

One ogre, down to EXACTLY 0 HP, a bandit fortress cleaned out, roughly 25 mercenaries down (after deciding that mass battles are much easier to handle as cancellation reactions....). 100 exp for the mechanii puzzle, loot to be determined in a post on Monday by Narf.

Orginize the loot, have Jacob cast Detect Magic on it; mundane armor and weapons given to mercs, rest kept for later investigation. Also, stabalize any mercs (and bandits) that we can. Hole up for a few days for healing via Cure Light Wounds.

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Quick update:

It appears that most of the treasury was distributed to other sites (Including some on the surface. Yes, I did notice comments in that direction http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif ). Amount left TBD. (Have to balance keeping the player(s)? happy with power level http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif )

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I'm honestly planning on simply turning the gold in, and claiming the reward. After all, it's just metal.

Other loot, though - as I said, mundane armor + weapons (pretty much what the opposing bandits were wielding / wearing) goes to the mercs, as a combat bonus, say. The rest, though.... For amount, you could just figure the remaining for the CR of the Ogre (3, if it's the SRD cersion) by standard methods, and assume that the other bandits didn't have much (they were what, CR 1, individually?) that didn't get passed out to the mercs as mundane equipment; perhaps a few coins and some gemstones, but nothing earth-shaking.

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Party change of plans noted. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

With the previous party composition, the exact details of what would happen after were...Sketchy.

Any comments on where you would like to campaign to go?

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Methinks "Shady" is a bit more applicable than "Sketchy".
But hey, the people that were wanting to be very greedy have wandered off.....

I might be inclined to further investigate that odd anklet picked up early on - it resisted magical identification, so it is likely either a psionic item, a minor artifact, or an intelligent item; as we have come across a university in our travels, that might be a good place to ask about (or find a Psion with Identify - which should be much less expensive than the magical variety, lacking the Material Component).

Push come to shove, he could just try it on; he's got a pretty good will save, after all.

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Server online; metaserver appears to be up and running as well.

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Server closed; no PC fights, got some information on that strange anklet - which is now stored in a shielded container with "Evil item inside - Do Not Touch" carved into the side. An agreement by Jacob to send an animal messenger back to the carver if Jacob ever finds a good use for the anklet. EXP awarded for fortress run - Jacob nearly up to level 4.

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And the log is up.

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Oh, Narf - I'm curious - did you catch the word play on Emor (city in ECL 12 game)?

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More?

Not very good at those.

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Emor <-> Rome
Emor was built in a day; Rome wasn't built in a day.
A little detail, just because.

Well, I have a BBEG (Big Bad Evil Guy) all stated out at a nominal CR 14 (don't worry - unlikely to face him directly - just his assorted summons)

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Funny.

I wonder if anyone else actually reads this thread:
http://shop.rpg.net/product_info.php?products_id=36852

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I might be late, but I should be able to make it.

Was skimming a bit of the thread last week...I hadn't really thought about it, but what I thought the game would be like and what it's actually turned out like are two very different things, in some respects. A lot more serious than I expected.

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Server online.

Today's Random: [100d20]->1108

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Time test

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OpenRPG has frozen on me. Restarting it.

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Again?

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Server closed. ECL 12 game. One Barbed Devil disabled but stable, introduced a BBEG very briefly (he didn't stand and fight - he called a conjoured minion to do the job - who failed).

For reference, Devil down to -6 hp.

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Did the NPC's react believeably? The BBEG popped in to see what was up (surprise round), and then left to send someone to take care of it; the devil was under a compulsion (and so couldn't simply run away - which, with Greater Teleport at will as a spell-like ability, would have been VERY reliable), and didn't have any experience with the area (had been stuck in a summoning circle until the BBEG set him on us) so didn't know where the traps were.

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It seemed realistic to me.

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Oh, and what would you like to see in the next session I run?

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Now there's a shirt: http://shop.rpg.net/product_info.php?products_id=36868

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So far, I find I've always been pleasantly surprised by what you come up with.

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Well, sometimes I've improvised like mad at the last second...So that makes me feel better. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

But I think I have something.

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Bad news; I can't make this week's session; playing taxicab for my grandmother. Server should still come up without me there, however.

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Well, I think that's an acceptable reason. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Server online, and I'm heading off. Have fun, assuming someone shows up.

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I'm back; server closed. Did anyone show?

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Um...I got a lot of work done on a 3d model I'm working on...

(Or, in other words, to not be obscure, nobody came and flooded the servers so much, nobody else couldn't get on. I here there's going to be a lawsuit.)

Or, nope. Nobody came.

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Server is up and running.

Today's Random: [100d20]= (1069)

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Server closed; ran one of Narf's sessions. Now have a goal for further adventures.

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As an interesting side note, I'm a lucid dreamer, sometimes - It's how I got the details of how to wake up from dreams.

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Huh; I always turn over to wake up.... maybe I'm doing more work than I need to....

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If I woke up every time I turned over, I'd never get to sleep. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Server is up and running.

Today's Random: [100d20]=(1081)