Chapter 14: Q&A / Discussions

[Jeff]

Joe, for whatever reason you already have 5 cantrips. Not sure what we did wrong there, either, but anyway, we're fine now. He's supposed to have 5 cantrips at 10th level. You do, in addition to that Divine Intervention thing I mentioned above (and have added to the sheet), you do get to prepare one more spell per day (for a total of 14). So go ahead and choose one. You've got a second 5th-level spell slot available as well.

[Dave W.]

I think the goodberries should be simply be split among us all... there are like 6 of us going? one each and 4 folks get an extra? Other than stabilizing him, they won't really help Adamant much (admittedly, stabilizing is a real help).

[Jeff]

The Goodberries will just sit there on the ground unless they are actively taken, in any case.

So Kal can now use either the wand or Skyfang as an arcane focus, and can switch between them at any time (i.e. as long as he is holding one of them, he has an arcane focus available,
but only gains the bonuses from the wand when he is holding that), right?

Exactly.

[Jeff]

Sept 1, 2017 8:00:39 GMT -4 Darren said:

Just felt like role-playing Kal learning Message.

Cool, but don't treat the ring and the spell the same. The ring is much more powerful. for one, with Message you're actually speaking, whispering, not just thinking. Soft enough that only you and your target can hear it, but they do audibly hear it.

Outside of combat it's not too big a deal as long as you keep the sentences few or short, and give your target an immediate chance to respond.

In combat it's different, of course, since actual rounds and actions must be taken into account. But the target can respond immediately even when it's not their turn, doesn't use up their action.

[Darren]

Yeah, I know.

[Jeff]

Sept 1, 2017 12:06:38 GMT -4 Brian said:

Sept 1, 2017 10:50:51 GMT -4 Jeff said:

Is it appropriate to ask why Thul has a male symbol in the lower right corner of his avatar??

Hah! Feeling a lack of confidence, Brian?

I think that's just some new thing with Proboards. I can probably add it to yours if you need the assurance.

So Starg is essentially offering to cast Fly on Melethos. Only affects one person, and it will last 10 minutes. He won't cast it right now, not until you're just about to leave.

Ken, am I correct in assuming that Belarin is going to want to take a short rest after his Scrying, to replenish his spell slots? If so, the party has to wait more. But we don't have to all sit around. If no one's doing anything else, it'll go by in a flash. It's just about Belarin needing some rest to gather his magic again.

[Elvis]

Adamant muttering was amusing. If Thul had heard, he'd have been overly proud of himself.


I didn't see any symbol on my Avatar. Is it still there?

[Jeff]

Not the avatar itself. Below and to the right of it. Also, doesn't display on mobile. It can certainly be removed. Doesn't matter to me.

[Ken]

Thanks for the do-over on the Scrying, Jeff! And yes, Belarin will do a short rest afterward so he will have his two spell slots.

[Elvis]

Hmm. I see nothing on my laptop either.

Either way, no need to change anything.

[Dave W.]

Adds ready to go stop the rain

[Ken]

Ready to move on!

[Brian]

Ready to go.

[Darren]

Yeah, I don't think I've got anything else.

[Joe]

Streko is as ready as he can be and he, too, would enjoy some time in the sun...or at least out of the rain. He feels like he lives in Seattle. (Although Seattle had a very dry summer...go figure)

[Jeff]

Sept 5, 2017 12:02:42 GMT -4 Joe said:

Sept 5, 2017 11:08:30 GMT -4 Jeff said:

I've moved Melethos' pack and waterskin back to him in the stat sheets, so you can add the stone (if everyone in the party agrees). Streko should remain unencumbered thanks to selling the lanterns and sunrods prior.

One thing to remember, Joe, about the Haversack. Note that if the stone is placed in there, he'll have only 10 lbs. before this happens:

If it is overloaded, or if a sharp object pierces it or tears it, the haversack ruptures and is destroyed. If the haversack is destroyed, its contents are lost forever...

[Joe]

If someone else has more room, that's fine. Streko was taking it only because he thought he could. He is not attached to it.

[Jeff]

Sept 5, 2017 20:53:17 GMT -4 Ken said:

Belarin looks at Kal with surprise. "Worried? Who's worried? Surrounded by a baker's dozen of ghouls, a giant acid-spewing beetle, and a specter in an underground necropolis... that's when I worry. This? This is fun."

Hah! Fun callback to an actual encounter.

Also, no worries, Joe. Although the haversack can be damaged and ruptured, it's still pretty durable. A little snag on a thorn isn't going to do it in, but maybe a slash by an enchanted blade. Also, it's not an attunement item. Anyone can use it, can place things in it and take them out. If Streko falls, another can take it up in no time.

Sept 6, 2017 5:10:14 GMT -4 Brian said:

Unless I'm wrong about the size. I don't think this is something that could be put in a pocket or pouch. Certainly not at twenty pounds.

Right. It's about the size of Melethos's hand, not something a casual belt pouch could handle. Any backpack can accommodate it, as long as that backpack wasn't jammed packed already.

[Darren]

Okay, that was the important part. If anyone can retrieve the stone without Streko's intervention, then by all means it should stay with him. That part was not made clear to me.

[Jeff]

You can look at another character's sheet, it's okay. The haversack's description has been there for a long time, and updated to 5E since we changed over.

[Dave W.]

There's an odd thing... I'm always reluctant to look at someone else's character sheet. It's weird because I have no issues with anyone looking at mine, but it just makes me feel like I'm doing something naughty to look at someone else's...

[Ken]

Hmmm, so... why do I see in Adamant's inventory the latest issue of Playforged Magazine? Hey now!

[Jeff]

Just a reminder:

A fall from a great height, even on something soft like water, can kill you. Whatever you hit will still be hard. So keep in mind that during this trip up, you're all sitting between a roc and a hard place.



Don't roc the boat, man.

[Brian]

Good grief...

[Dave W.]

We have to suffer for Jeff's "art"...

[Jeff]

Hey, this isn't roc-et science.

[Elvis]

Thul leaps to his death.

[Brian]

Instead of Thul, I guess we'll call you Thud.

[Joe]

"Ladies and Half-Orcs, we'll be here all week. Thank you. Thank you."

[Darren]

Jeff, I just realized why Kal had an extra cantrip. Spell Sniper gave him an extra one, which was when he gained Fire Bolt. So he should actually have one more. I don't have my book in front of me right now so I can't choose a new one right now, but I'll look at it when I get home.