It might be nice to do everything in one trip (i.e. grab all the treasure and kill all the monsters) but remember, we're wearing ourselves fairly thin with this, and have exhausted a lot of our supplies, with regards to healing anyway. If we come across the mother and the daughter, then our objective would be complete, and we could come back at a more leisurely pace, if we wanted to; don't forget we're supposed to be doing the main quest as well.

If we see something very interesting and desireable, we can still pick it up this way, but we'd also be going as fast as possible, and hopefully run into the mother and daughter sooner with less encounters... and traps...

Well, that's my 2 copper pieces on it anyway

I also agree with that third shoice--You son't think we ladies could let you get by with just two shoices did you Kaelyn. A man should know better than theat Give females two shoices and they take the third one .

Now that we've picked up a fair bit of loot, I was just wondering how everyone wanted to split it? Aelistae, if I was in character, would look to split it 8 ways (6 shares for the PCs, and one share each for the NPC and the patron). But I'm not sure if everyone would agree with that.

We've also picked up some potions, and I was wondering whether, Kaelyn, you'd allow us to guess at their contents by taking a small sip? The only other way (I think) to identify potions is to cast the spell Identify. But it's a very expensive spell to cast on one low level potion.

Finally, would Aelistae be free to take a prestige class from Faiths and Pantheons (it's a 3.5 FR supplement)? It's a long way off yet before she could meet the requirements for a prestige class, but it's good to plan ahead.

DA's alternative works for me.

I have the aith's and pantheon's book, so feel free to try and level towards any Prestige class therein. I think I have an idea of what you're going for, but let me know just i case.

"Option 3"
Alright, I'll give a run down as to rooms -at-a-glance. For the hallway you're in for example, I'll have you guys open two doors to start, and see what you wanna do.

Loot:
Splitting it up is entierly your decision!

Potions as a rule:
Anyone with the brew potion feat can identify potions with a successful spellcraft check. Sample sipping will garner a more desriptive flavor of the potions.. :Ie, Aelistae sis the blue potion, finding it bittersweet and leaving a tangy aftertaste. It smells vaguely of pine."
While that may not mean anything, should it be identified, it may help should you find future copies of the potion, or it could possibly lead you astray rusting your senses like that

'Identify spell on potions:
For spending 100gp (pearl) plus an hour of time identifying, I've always ruled that when it comes to potions specificaly, I roll a D4+1/2CL's and that's how many potions are identified with a single casting. (In the case of the scroll, that's 1d4+2.)

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Hope that helps!
Now onto the update

If Artanis can let me know what she's taking out of the last treasure gained I can update the Party Loot page, .. or her peronsal chaacter sheet if she's pocketing anything.

thanks, .

game's updated, enjoy.

I've gotten a couple questions in regard to party treasure, and in response I figure I'll do the following.

Look for an updated 'personal wealth' section in the main treasure post. Where I'll list each individual's personal wealth in currency only. (gems art and othe vaulables will be on the character sheet.

This way, when back with Bart and such, I'll divy up the currency as fair as possible (with bart always taking the lowest share when uneven numbers come up)

Personal wealth has been added. Each time a leg of an adventure, encounter or otherwise is completed. and you are once more reunited with Bart I will automatically split all money found and add it to the personal wealth of everyone, leaving the 'party wealth currency section' as Bart's share. (remember he's already stated he'll risk everything for this mission, so his share will be spent on party supplies and lodgings)

For now though, items picked up will stay on personal character sheets. such as Linnix's items, Aelistae's backpack and armor, and Hopefully Artanis' gold when she posts..)

(Again, once reunited a simple post or q/a mention of putting stuff in party treasure will let me divvy it up.. )

(If linnix for example, decides she wants to keep the money found on the dead soldier, then just don't mention putting it in party treasure and there it will stay nice and safe on your character. We're all experienced rp'ers enough to know characters act differently and not hold it against them personally especially when one doesn't know about it in game.)

Thanks for answering the queries I had Kaelyn.

The prestige class I was thinking of was (obviously) Sword Dancer of Eilistraee. But that's a long way in the future.

About the magical loot (or what we think is magical), we should probably wait until we have it all identified before splitting it up and before we start using it.

I remember once playing with a guy who started experimenting with a sword the party found. He would swing it around, shout random words that he thought might trigger a special effect...until he eventually stumbled across something that did trigger the sword's magic. The sword spat a fireball out and nearly killed him.

CD points updated. some of you are getting close to your first bonuses.

Sort of hard to develop character revealing background history and alike, which is what makes up CD, when you can not remember what went on in you life.

I have been purposefully playing Kas in the present as she is, and not delving into her situation, doing a simple here and now and not yet having her face the dilema of her affliction, though with Tyr piping in on her, just recently, has her off kelter, but since they were in rescue mod. She has put aside her personal problems to do what has to be done now she has focused on that and not her personal problems.

I want to do some sort of CD but I not sure how deep I can go, other than a building sense of "We are not in Kansas".

I haven't been giving CD points on the basis of a character acting in accord with their background. I've been giving them simply for posts (or a series of posts) that I've enjoyed reading.

And there's loads of rp opportunities for Kas as memories trickle back to her (if you want to go down that route).

Here's how I'd 'like' to do party treasure.

Each member of the team is entitled to a 'share' of the treasure obviously. Each item found of value, needs to be given a cash vaue once appraised, and those who want to claim said items (this is particularly meant for magical items and such) half that item's value should come out of that member's share. (Why pay what it would cost to purchase it when it's found? gotta save some money somehow right?)

For example.

4 adventurers finish slaying an ogre, and in the back of the cave find a treasure chest containing 2,000gp and a +1 longsword (which we know to be worth 2,000gp in it's own right accordng to the DMG)

Originally, the four members would each gain 500 GP. (2000 / 4) however, since bob wants the longsword, (worth 1,000 to him) he gives up his 500 gp share to the other three, (giving them 666 gp each with some change left over) He must also cough up the remaining 500 gold from his own purse, or future treasure (like a running tab) in order for that +1 sword to be officially 'his'.

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The party swapping items and using them for the graeter good of the party is a wonderful thing, but when players eventually start wanting to claim items specifically for themselves, (which is expected) I think this is the fairest way to go about it.

If more than one person wants the item, it goes to auction. with the player willing to put the most into the pot (thus benefitting everyone else) winning the item.

Thoughts?

I've used this system before and it works well. It leads to an equal distribution of items which is always good.

But, of course, there's not much point in doing this until we have the items identified.

Bri, Loriel doesn't have the shield, so she can't 'use it to protect the woman'.

Even if she did without the Quick Draw feat it would be useless to you. (it's a move action to sheathe or draw a weapon).