Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
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Sure, I'll get back in.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
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Smokepowder is a minor magical/alchemical item. So it's costly.
But I don't want to make it so expensive your guy can never afford it.
Smokepowder is a minor magical/alchemical item. So it's costly.
But I don't want to make it so expensive your guy can never afford it.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
armor you can buy in Karse-port
Fild would have
Mules, ponies, and horses are also available, if anyone wants to ride or to acquire a draft animal.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
CoolAdam wrote:Sure, I'll get back in.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
A pony after the trip. Fild has str 13.
Florin is 10 sd, correct?
So with 355 sd I have ~35 florins... that's not enough to buy better armor. Are you sure it's not sd? Cause 200 sd (equivalent of 200 PHB gp) for studded leather seems a bit steep.
Fild can make bullets cause he has... plumbing (lead-blacksmith). Without tools though I think he's better buying them.
Florin is 10 sd, correct?
So with 355 sd I have ~35 florins... that's not enough to buy better armor. Are you sure it's not sd? Cause 200 sd (equivalent of 200 PHB gp) for studded leather seems a bit steep.
Fild can make bullets cause he has... plumbing (lead-blacksmith). Without tools though I think he's better buying them.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
200? What, no 20.alhoon wrote:A pony after the trip. Fild has str 13.
Florin is 10 sd, correct?
So with 355 sd I have ~35 florins... that's not enough to buy better armor. Are you sure it's not sd? Cause 200 sd (equivalent of 200 PHB gp) for studded leather seems a bit steep.
Fild can make bullets cause he has... plumbing (lead-blacksmith). Without tools though I think he's better buying them.
Oops, I wrote florins and not deniers. Let me edit.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
I was very tired and dealing with a cranky baby. Sorry for the confusion, Alhoon.
To clarify: I meant to write deniers, not florins. Silver, not gold.
Taking it from the top.
To clarify: I meant to write deniers, not florins. Silver, not gold.
Taking it from the top.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
FILD ENCUMBRANCE
Up to 45 lbs. is unencumbered.
Up to 45 lbs. is unencumbered.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
First thing first, the sd / gf mix-up was not a problem.ewancummins wrote:FILD ENCUMBRANCE
Up to 45 lbs. is unencumbered.
10 lbs boomstick
3 lbs sword including scabbard/belt
5 lbs clothes, boots, cloak, whatever
a couple pounds of powder and lead shot
So approx. 20 lbs
+ armor
Looks like he's lightly encumbered in the heavier armor. But that's no bid deal, as he can always stick his boomstick on a mule/pony--or hire a gun and extra gear carrier. It's not like he's wading into melee with it. That's why he has a sword, right?
Lightly encumbered in heavy armor seems fine IMO. What penalties does it cause? How long to put on the banded?
So... 115 sd left? That's fine.
How much to send letters back to Povero (the two aristocrats) of where he is, that they reached the place safely and his best wishes for them to find happiness? Not much info on the letter. If the price is reasonably affordable, I would write it up, but if it costs a lot to send back a letter, then he wouldn't do it yet.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
Also, I have to admit I am a bit disappointed I didn't get to use my Arquebus against evil pirate scooner or something as they approached unaware, and then complain how much it costs for each shot.
Arquebuses would be excellent against small pirate boats. Inaccurate? Sure, but it's not like the ships stand idle; bows would be as inaccurate! And the Arquebus can damage a boat's structure, has a loud bang to scare the mongrels (is that anti-pirate lingo? Or we call them scum? ) and has a bigger punch than an arrow.
Historically speaking, I am not sure why crossbows were used in ships (making the Genoese crossbowmen the fear of the Mediterranean pirates) and not arquebuses...
Arquebuses would be excellent against small pirate boats. Inaccurate? Sure, but it's not like the ships stand idle; bows would be as inaccurate! And the Arquebus can damage a boat's structure, has a loud bang to scare the mongrels (is that anti-pirate lingo? Or we call them scum? ) and has a bigger punch than an arrow.
Historically speaking, I am not sure why crossbows were used in ships (making the Genoese crossbowmen the fear of the Mediterranean pirates) and not arquebuses...
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
Water damps powder. Damp powder no splode.alhoon wrote:Also, I have to admit I am a bit disappointed I didn't get to use my Arquebus against evil pirate scooner or something as they approached unaware, and then complain how much it costs for each shot.
Arquebuses would be excellent against small pirate boats. Inaccurate? Sure, but it's not like the ships stand idle; bows would be as inaccurate! And the Arquebus can damage a boat's structure, has a loud bang to scare the mongrels (is that anti-pirate lingo? Or we call them scum? ) and has a bigger punch than an arrow.
Historically speaking, I am not sure why crossbows were used in ships (making the Genoese crossbowmen the fear of the Mediterranean pirates) and not arquebuses...
Oh, sure, splashing water and rain is not good for bowstrings and such, but a wellmade crossbow would likely be more reliable at sea. And more accurate than an unrifled arquebus.
Hand guns were used at Lepanto, as I recall. Wheellocks, even. But that's a bit beyond the technology of this setting.
We are, as you suggest, looking at something more like Genoese crossbowmen shooting up some pirates.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
About smoke-powder (which is not the same as real gunpowder)
Based on DMG:
It is a binary explosive, usually kept separated.
Granular steel blue stuff and fine white powder. Inert until combined.
Does 1d2 damage a pinch if set alight.
Explodes with great force.
Sounds like a high explosive to me. So the gasses expand more quickly than from burning gunpowder.
This makes sense. Those exploding PHB arquebuses are not only primitive guns, but primitive guns shooting some hot stuff!
I do not see a lot of notes about water. I will rule that soaked powder does not ignite. It has be be dried out afterward.
But I am going to say smokepowder is as effected by precipation , humidity, all that as bowstrings. Which is to say, most of the time we ignore it in play. shooting in a heavy downpour might be a problem. D nD rules are not hyperdetailed. It would be dumb and unfair to go overboard adding realistic drawbacks to powder while ignoring things like swords breaking, bowstrings getting too wet, and so on.
The boon is the exploding damage dice.
The drawback is sometimes your arquebus goes boom out of all the wrong places, in your hands.
Based on DMG:
It is a binary explosive, usually kept separated.
Granular steel blue stuff and fine white powder. Inert until combined.
Does 1d2 damage a pinch if set alight.
Explodes with great force.
Sounds like a high explosive to me. So the gasses expand more quickly than from burning gunpowder.
This makes sense. Those exploding PHB arquebuses are not only primitive guns, but primitive guns shooting some hot stuff!
I do not see a lot of notes about water. I will rule that soaked powder does not ignite. It has be be dried out afterward.
But I am going to say smokepowder is as effected by precipation , humidity, all that as bowstrings. Which is to say, most of the time we ignore it in play. shooting in a heavy downpour might be a problem. D nD rules are not hyperdetailed. It would be dumb and unfair to go overboard adding realistic drawbacks to powder while ignoring things like swords breaking, bowstrings getting too wet, and so on.
The boon is the exploding damage dice.
The drawback is sometimes your arquebus goes boom out of all the wrong places, in your hands.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
RE LETTER
I'll look over my (incomplete) maps and figure cost.
Ships come and go between Povero and this part of the world, so he might be able to get a captain to carry it for him for a modest sum. A letter takes up negligible space.
I'll look over my (incomplete) maps and figure cost.
Ships come and go between Povero and this part of the world, so he might be able to get a captain to carry it for him for a modest sum. A letter takes up negligible space.
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Re: Beyond Povero OOC and recruitment
Sorry, I'm a bit behind at the moment!
Since I am a new player, is there a gap in the party roster I should fill? Are we short of anything?
Since I am a new player, is there a gap in the party roster I should fill? Are we short of anything?
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kintire wrote:Sorry, I'm a bit behind at the moment!
Since I am a new player, is there a gap in the party roster I should fill? Are we short of anything?
This group felt a little bit lightweight in straight up fights, last game. But at that point, it was a thief heavy group. Now it's down to just one thief type.
This party has no magical healing since the player of the cleric had to bow out.
Play what you please. The stats from the ability score bank, rejiggered with either option, should allow a wide variety of possibilities.
If you know which race you want to play, that will narrow it (class choice)down.
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