Friday, 17 August 2012

Yggsburgh Book 2 - Pre-session planning

   
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Book 2 Session 1 planned for 6.30pm Thursday 23rd August.
Hail Smon, and well met!
Smon Has entered the room
Smon: Hi G & K 
Kjato Ragfoot: Hello Smon
Goonergeezer: hiya
Smon: K, re new PC, I reckon I'll let you transfer your current XP tally from your gnome.
Smon: Duvader had 5802 plus any Primes bonus.
Kjato Ragfoot: Oh. That is great, I expected a low start.
Smon: I was in a good mood on the way home from swimming just now 
Smon: You can roll best 3 of 4d6 x6 now and we can discuss class & background
Kjato Ragfoot: 6092 with 10 % thief bonus.
Smon: Eg who you are working for - Hawkes, Kallent etc
Kjato Ragfoot Rolls 4d6x6 and gets:
5443 = 16
5361 = 15
2364 = 15
3453 = 15
4415 = 14
1415 = 11

Kjato Ragfoot Rolls 4d6x6 and gets:
5542 = 16
1453 = 13
2453 = 14
5644 = 19
6661 = 19
1442 = 11

Kjato Ragfoot Rolls 4d6x6 and gets:
3252 = 12
4555 = 19
3615 = 15
4332 = 12
5145 = 15
1345 = 13

Smon: XP - I was thinking use the base number then add any stat bonuses for new PC
Kjato Ragfoot: Oh. That way.
Kjato Ragfoot: All right. Understood it the other way around.
Smon: 13 14 13 12 13 10 on first set by my count 
Smon: Human get +1 STR +1 CON could give CON 15, or put in WIS for Cleric.
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, that is what I got too.
Smon: BTW I reckon I will cap the houseule Fighter bonus damage at 5th level, otherwise it gets a bit ridiculous, and at 7th they get AT 3/2 anyway.
Smon: Or else I'd need to give bonus damage to other classes & monsters too.
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, I think 5th level is a good cap.
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. The rolls are so average, it is difficult to decide for a class.
Kjato Ragfoot: I think I will go for a human fighter.
Kjato Ragfoot: Attribute rolls can be distributed freely?
Smon: I see on my house rules page you can take 15 14 13 12 10 8 if you prefer. 
Smon: Yes, arrange as desired.
Smon: High CHA is v useful in this campaign, remember. 
Kjato Ragfoot: In that case it will be STR 14; DEX 13; CON 15; INT 12; WIS 10; CHA 13;
Smon: House rules page -http://smonsyggsburgh.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/rules-and-house-rules.html
Smon: OK, you start with 200gp for gear, but if you are a retainer you will have issued gear in addition, eg platemail.
Smon: It would prob be a good idea to discuss background ideas with Gooner/Ken.
Goonergeezer: come and join the revolution
Kjato Ragfoot: Gooner: What are you up to?
vondan Has entered the room
Smon: You could be another Hawkes man, or a knight of Kallent like Sir Percy, or an agent of Baron Redfort, for instance.
Goonergeezer: you know i married tabitha yea? well her father has been put in charge of the kingdom....
vondan: are we in here talking rather than the lounge
Kjato Ragfoot: Oh, wow.
Kjato Ragfoot: You got important.
Smon: I reckon I'll start the new campaign with the marriage itself.
vondan: or playing
Goonergeezer: 2 older siblings and a father to die and we are in power
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. I would like to play a landless knight in this case, looking to gain a fief of his own.
Smon: High vondan - discussing new campaign plans, following on from my Yggsburgh campaign of early this year.
Smon: Looking at a political/intrigue knights & daggers sort of thing 
Goonergeezer: but as i see it, it all has to start with the placemnt of spies working for us
Goonergeezer: we need to know hawkes secrets
vondan: i'd rather platy ware i had to carve my own fief out of the wild
Smon: Think about what would bring you to the wedding & in touch with Garrick, Kjato.
Goonergeezer: simon, the malgravy of talworth, was that the place with the tower and the dodgy mage?
Smon: Yes
Goonergeezer: good :-)
vondan: I wasinone game ware we defeated some eveil people in the wild and took there fort an abamoned keep from long past. we rescured a bunch of peasants and sunbued a hob goblin tribe but the other players did not want to take overt the area
Smon: The dodgy mage is Lord Uvoll Darktarn of the Purple Tower, a vassal baron of the Margrave on his western border
Goonergeezer: they are enemies with the house of redfoot who are also kallents enemies
Smon: Yes, no one likes Talworth 
Goonergeezer: i am gonna go back and read all the logs this week to get myself all fresh in my mind
Smon: @Vondan - I like nation-building too, but this is set in the Yggsburgh milieu among the feuding barons.
Smon: Easmoor & Redfort are allies and enemies of Talworth. Kallent is rival of Redfort to the north and Herdley to the south.
Smon: Kallent is friendly with Yggsburgh; Redfort Easmoor & Talworth all want to take over Yggsburgh.
Smon: Regional sketch map:http://smonsyggsburgh.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/regional-sketch-map.html
Kjato Ragfoot: I think I will have a grudge with Redford then. He somehow wronged me and I came to Yggsburgh for plotting my revenge.
Smon: Game will start in Kallent Castle with the marriage.
Smon: You could be an exiled knight from Redfort come to join the Kallent, maybe?
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, that would sound good.
Smon: Maybe you're the true heir of Redfort, determined to avenge yourself on your filthy cousin Lyle?
Goonergeezer: that could work well
Smon: You've been lying low these past few years, adventuring and practicing your battle skills, until it comes time to make your move... 
vondan Has exited the room
Smon: My tabletop group just rescued Baron Redfort;'s sister Octavia from Gold Hal the River Pirate BTW. 
Goonergeezer: i saw, gold hal got away though
Smon: They also captured Bloody Rosie when she chased them!
Goonergeezer: bloodie rosie was captured
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, that sounds good. On the other hand, it would probably include a lot more politics if I was just heir to a part of Redford. Maybe my uncle was to give me 1/3rd of the barony?
Smon: They weren't tough enough to take Hal.
Kjato Ragfoot: But Redford took it all and forced me into exile.
Smon: Baron Lyle Redfort is 32, maybe you're his y brother & were suppsed
Goonergeezer: with the help of talworth we could take it back for you
Kjato Ragfoot: YEs, Lyle is my older brother.
Kjato Ragfoot: That is good.
Smon: maybe you're his younger brother & were supposed to get 1/3 when your dad died?
Smon: OK, makes sense.
Kjato Ragfoot: And my father despised him, but he faked his last will.
Smon: There is a little bit on Redfort at the bottom here:http://smonsyggsburgh.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/nobles.html
Smon: I'll add more esp once you do your PC.
Smon: Garrick & co met Lyle's agent Tal Colton in the Green Dragon Inn at Yggsburgh
Kjato Ragfoot: Oh, and Octavia hates me with a passion. Lyle just wants my part of the barony, but Octacvia hates me.
Smon: Colton was looking for leads on finding Octavia.
Smon: heh 
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. I could be friends with Marcus Hawkes, that would explain how I got in contact with Gerrick.
Kjato Ragfoot: I and him could have gone to school together for some time.
Smon: You could well have attended the College at Yggsburgh, yup.
Smon: I can see Marcus's friend Sir Percy keen to avenge the terrible wrong done to you! 
Goonergeezer: Sir percy is a bit of a joke
Goonergeezer: a dangeous joke tho
Smon: 
Smon: He has a limp now after that ogre 
Kjato Ragfoot: OK, fighter level 3.
Smon: I gave Percy his own page!http://smonsyggsburgh.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/sir-percifal-maltovor-of-kallent-stats.html
Smon: I'm not very good at 'relationship webs' or I'd try doing one for this game.
Smon: @Kjato - as a Redfort I think we have you tied in well to the setting now, lots of people will want to make use of you and vice versa.
Smon: Send me your PC sheet when it's done & we can finalise it.
vondan Has entered the room
Smon: For a time to start the campaign, next Thursday would be good for me as I can stay home that day, how does that sound?
Kjato Ragfoot: Next Thursday should be good.
Goonergeezer: good for me
Smon: Cool 
Smon: What time suits?
Kjato Ragfoot: I have to go to the dentist next Thursday afternoon, but like today should be allright.
Smon: Is 6pm too early?
Goonergeezer: any time after 6 30 ish should be good for me
Smon: OK, let's say 6.30pm?
Kjato Ragfoot: 6 pm your time is OK, that is 7 pm my time.
Goonergeezer: i might be able to make it a bit earlier but 6 30 is a time i will defo get on
Smon: Me too 
Goonergeezer: one quick question simon, do i know how far pregnant is Catherine DuLacy?
Smon: I'll aim to post some intro material on the blog
Smon: She looks ready to pop 
Goonergeezer: damn!! can only hope somthing goes wrong with the birth then
Kjato Ragfoot: Hmm. How did weapon specialisation work again? You had some kind of houserule, but I cannot find it.
Smon: No weapon spec, it's replaced by the +1 damage/level to 5th level.
Kjato Ragfoot: Ah, I just had to be competent with a weapon.
Smon: yup
Smon: Re NPC demographics; nearly all are 5th or lower so 3rd is pretty competent.
Goonergeezer: i think the biggest problem we are gonna have is the lack of cash
Smon: Cash is good 
Goonergeezer: sorry my mind is wandering all over the place at the mo
Kjato Ragfoot: Yes, with the 200 gp I cannot afford a lot. But it will have to suffice.
Smon: OK, I'll post this discussion and I look forward to seeing your PC sheet Kjato 
Goonergeezer: I'm sure there are bits and pieces that we can get you equipment wise
vondan: one of you can sneak in as the mid wife

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