[Ptolus/AD&D] OOC Thread #1

[Benoist]

The game's started! See there for details!

If you got any questions, don't hesitate to shoot them here (unless they're relatively short, in which case you can ask OOC in the game, whatever).

Sorry for the delays, folks. My internet crashed again and just came back. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping it's back for good.

It's started. Yay!

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Ptolus/AD&D Threads on the RPG Site
Pre-game Chat
Player Characters
Experience Points
Out-of-character thread #1
People and Places of Ptolus
In-character thread #1 - The Gold Ladder
In-character thread #1a - Delbaeth
In-character thread #2 - Underground (part 1)
In-character thread #2b - Limbus Sanguineum
In-character thread #3 - Back to the Surface

[Benoist]

Oh, and here's a map of the area directly in front of the Spire (to the West), for you to have an idea of the topography around town:



In the east you've got the docks, with the King's River reaching the Bay of Ptolus immediately to its south-west. Going up along the King's River to the town, you can see the Market district to the north of the river (with the huge circle in the middle, by the gates), and the main area of town to the south (with Dalenguard being the fortified structure right in the middle of town, with three towers aligned right next to each other). Light grey lines are roads or more appropriately, paths usually travelled around town.

There's much more to this map than this, but that ought to give you a good idea of what the area looks like. Oh, and the Gold Ladder is immediately to the North East of Dalenguard, right in the middle of town... ish.

[thedungeondelver]

Ben, I'm assuming I already have my hirelings ('cause if not boy howdy is my entry in the game thread gonna be weird...) and that they're paid out through the month if that's OK.  I would assume a rough and ready assortment such as they would be shilling outside the city walls, ready for hire...

[Benoist]

Ben, I'm assuming I already have my hirelings ('cause if not boy howdy is my entry in the game thread gonna be weird...) and that they're paid out through the month if that's OK.  I would assume a rough and ready assortment such as they would be shilling outside the city walls, ready for hire...

Assuming you've paid them from your starting money, yes, that's what I assume as well. As for finding more henchmen and hirelings, part of the point of the setting is to have First Ed in a microcosm. If it's First Ed, Pre-UA AD&D, it's in Ptolus. So if you ask around for a place to find some people for hire, you will find one, along with an assortment of individuals ready to work for some hard coin.

[thedungeondelver]

Assuming you've paid them from your starting money, yes, that's what I assume as well. As for finding more henchmen and hirelings, part of the point of the setting is to have First Ed in a microcosm. If it's First Ed, Pre-UA AD&D, it's in Ptolus. So if you ask around for a place to find some people for hire, you will find one, along with an assortment of individuals ready to work for some hard coin.

Excellent.  The "good" news (for me ) is that I can only lead two more hirelings en toto, but for now it'll have to wait until I can get more finances

[thedungeondelver]

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, will you be speaking for my hirelings, etc., or exactly how will they be given voice when necessary?

[Benoist]

I will speak for them when you want to address them, or they have something to say, though you will control them when it comes down to combat actions and the like, of course! That okay with you?

[thedungeondelver]

I will speak for them when you want to address them, or they have something to say, though you will control them when it comes down to combat actions and the like, of course! That okay with you?

That's entirely OK with me.

[Cranewings]

Hey Ben, do I need the Write Magic Spell? I only get to pick one, so does the one I pick need to be Write Magic?

[Benoist]

You get four spells at level 1, including Read Magic, which is reversible (Write Magic). This is different from the 1st level spell Write, which allows you to potentially copy spells you cannot yet cast to your spellbook. So, when you've got Read Magic copied onto your spellbook, you can memorize Read Magic or Write Magic without problem.

Does that answer your question?

If you're speaking about the spell you memorize for today, first think it's for the day. You will be able to change it if you're able to make it through your first day as a delver.

What is useful or not depends a lot on your playstyle. Just a note on spells though. You can copy new spells you can cast from scrolls onto your spellbook automatically. This consumes the scroll, but you do not need any spell to be able to do that. For spells you cannot yet cast, that's when the spell Write becomes useful.

Now Write Magic, the reverse of Read Magic, allows you to make a writing of yours indecipherable without the use of Read Magic. This is different.

Hope this helps.

[Cranewings]

I got ya. I think I'll pass on the spell Write, and just jealously guard any scrolls I find (:

[Benoist]

Cool. Now when you copy a scroll, as I just wrote in my edit of the previous post, it consumes it, but the spell's in your spellbook. Done. Forever in your spell list (if your spellbook's not destroyed or stolen...). So indeed, these are very valuable commodities for Magic Users. This probably is the primary way in which you'll acquire new spells in the game, in fact.

[Sigmund]

Sorry it took me so long to post in the IC thread. Just to give notice, I'm driving to FL today and might be out of contact possibly until the weekend, although I'm going to try to log on and post. Benny, have Tudd follow along and do whatever is needed if ya like and need to move things along. He lets Runch do most of the thinking anyway If I don't get to post between now and then, Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow 'mericans

[Benoist]

Happy thanksgiving to you, man. Thanks for the heads up!

[Benoist]

Alright folks. We're going to move things along, now.