The Gaming Den

Might as well inspect the scene of the attack. I was a little afraid we might also be attacked there, but I think we'll have to track them back to the silver mine. I'm curious to see how Clue Points work - is solving the mystery simply a matter of accumulating enough of them? Or maybe we're not solv...

The benefit of a class system is that characters invest in the ability that they want (say rage) and they get a bunch of abilities that they wouldn't have selected 'for free (like saving throw bonuses, skills, etc). In a point based system you can sacrifice defenses for more of or more powerful atta...

There's a lot of things you identified as a problem, and a few more that you didn't (though many are solved by tome classplosion). Sometimes a class offers an ability that seems critical to a concept (like not provoking AoO using a ranged weapon which was originally only available through the Order ...

Question the survivor!

Agree. View the dead thing first.

Solving a mystery seems the least likely to get us killed or to require abilities we haven't yet advanced. I recommend 203.

I don't know what is Screaming. Sky?

We have 5 Amonour so we can raise our stats by a total of +2. I think that we will get the most benefit by raising Skill, so I suggest we spend 4 points to raise Skill by +2. We only have 2 Gold Pieces left, but starting a fight with the IRS seems like a fight we could lose badly. If we're going to ...

I think it is Fire.

12+111+80+3 = 206

I don't think 120 damage is RNG breaking at 17th level. +6 damage is not level appropriate at 16th level. I mean, if you compare this to a 3.5 Fighter at 17th level it's clearly better. But to a Cleric Archer? Edit - Still not understanding whether changing froma 6 to a 1 has an impact on a save you...

I feel like the break between getting +6 to damage (level 1 to 16) and getting +120 to damage is very extreme (level 17). Stay in the Fight is weird before you get Improved Yahtzee (level 20); if you give yourself a +6 bonus to saves you can be affected for 18 rounds; but if you put a +1 bonus in sa...

Yes hopefully we won't spend money and be rejected without learning a damn thing. Except that higher education is robbery.

I think the 3rd option sounds the most awesome so I hope it's that. 451.

I'm willing. Pay 4 gold and enter as a novice.

With money in our pocket, I feel more confident about visiting the Halls of Learning (15).

I think our Strong-arm friend could use the coin and we should try him.

I'm always in favor of asking for advice even if I decide not to take it. He's got a warm smile and a twinkle in his eye - maybe his advice is good. Let's hear what he has to say.

Nothing in our pocket but a trinket. I agree, he can work his con alone. We won't look honorable long if we make Rodriquez our pal.

Lee Miles has already explored the docks. Please make your votes before 7:00 PM PDT to guarantee that they will be counted. Explore the docks. I would have gone back to the docks and not told the guards if that was an option. I still want the backpack. You may want to vote for something else if you...

D'oh! I wanted to vote for following the backpack. Too much stuff at work.

Since the stallholder is here, and Slime and Swine Guttery sounds like messy work, might as well ask him if he's hiring at present.

Can you not do "Orc to get 19 Str" to bypass the whole percentile system? I mean obviously, you still have to roll an 18 or whatever. I'm away from my books but I don’t think half-orcs were in the Players Handbook. They were in the Complete Book of Humanoids and they do give you a +1 Str,...

Damn, I don't think we'll have another chance at getting our backpack here. I am looking for adventure, so I think we should go to the Adventurers' Guild.

2nd edition Call Woodland Creatures came with a percentage chance for the creatures to be in the area. If you cast it a couple of times, you'd get a Treant companion. And then any number of Fighters in the party were pretty much worthless. Was a treant companion better than an 18/00 Dart fighter or...

Agree. Report the theft.

Agree. Explode the docks. I feel like we're going to see our backpack of we keep our eyes open.

Looks like we may be able to ask all our questions. Some of them make us look a little dumb. He already mentioned Salacoins when he tried to sell us a map, but it might be worth asking more.

What coinage (204).