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#1
From the wiki: "Paladins and Rangers can only brew one potion at a time, even with a potion cauldron."

Now that they actually have to spend one of their limited feats on Brew Potion, maybe such non-optimal builds could be rewarded a bit by having the restriction lifted so they can brew in batches like everyone else?

Also: could paladins get cure moderate wounds as a 2nd level spell instead of 3rd?
#2
Journals and Musings / A Father's Journal
August 09, 2023, 07:53:29 AM
Its been a long time since I had access to paper, and money to buy it. And time to write upon it. Perhaps tomorrow I wont. Perhaps we will be here longer than I think.

I remember trees, briefly. Not like the sickly looking willows of the 98th Ring, but leaves verdant and green like emeralds. Is that why they called it the Emerald Hills? And how quickly we passed them by 10 years ago, and I have yet to see of their like again in all my life. Now it is sand, and ash, and storm. Occassionally there are bushes, cactus, and other such things. They are more beautiful than the foul gutters and crumbling alleyways of home, but il always think about those trees, and how we might never see their like again.
#3
Screen Shots & Obituaries / Gers Geiger
July 29, 2023, 09:02:02 PM
Gers Geiger was originally meant to be a scribe ą̷̗̥̞̯͙̖͉̼̺͇͚̏́́̑̋ͅš̴̲̻̜̲͔̻̗̲̽̾͋̅̓̾̂̀̿̕͜͝͝s̶̼͇̙̻̾̒̂̎̍́̈́͝͝a̸͈͍̯͕̭̞͚̲̦̍̔̈́́s̴̮̣̤̈́̊̆ṡ̷̨̧̛̛̜̲̪̟̪̟̩̜͚̽̓̎̔̓̂̌̕͠͝i̸̢̤̰̘͖̟͉͍̲̝̽̄̔̐̐̈́̑̿̕͝n̸̪̓̋͑̋́̂̏͋̃̈̽̀, and a defense attorney. I saw some trials and thought "I could do a better job as advocate than that guy", then made the PC. I never ended up doing any of those things.


Somehow, I cannot recall what it was exactly, perhaps it came to me in a dream, I decided to start a guild for alchemists. I'm pretty sure I was inspired by the Glazier's Union and thought "What if we had that, but it was all PCs and not NPCs". While it wasn't quite that, we did do a few things, got our own tower, got our own lab, it felt like a neat little accomplishment. I enjoyed all the m̴̡̦͈̣̩͚̙͊̑́̍̽͑̀́̃̈̕ǘ̷͚͙̬̰̯̣̬̖̟͓̍̽̓͋̚r̷̥̯̹͑̚ḑ̶͙̦̳̻̬̦̗̻̲̫̳͍̄͗ͅè̴̛̙̪͔̗͍͉̞̀͛̆̍̽̈́̾͋̈̎̈́͘͜͝r̴̡͇̩̝̣̖̱̞̱̤̆̔̓̀̓̍̒̏͑̋͂́s̸̹͇͖̟͊̀̐̾̋͌́̽̈́̓̌͋̕ legal and political battles we had to endure, being the little guys trying to take a slice of the pie from the big leagues.


There were alot of rumors surrounding Gers Geiger, spread about by his enemies perhaps. A̶̢̡̬͚̫͎̙͍̱̰̲̓͗̈́̀̚͜L̶̟̘̙̯͊̉̆͒̂͊̿͂̍͋̀̽͊͘̕L̸̛̬͓͉̮͑̏̂̈̔̒̌́̿͝ ̸̘̮̲̜̟̬̻̇͗̓̏̀̈̈́̈́͛̓̚T̷͙͔͉͙̹͎̓́́̇͌̈́̽͘̕͝R̸̙͇͈͂́̏̐̓̒̈́̈͂͌͆̓̓͜͝Ừ̵̢͉̻̘̼͓̺̗͎̣̹̬̌̓͌̒͌͊̆̎̓͘͠͠E̸̩͔͗́̓̃͂́͠ ̵͎̊̂͆̃̎̂̽́̂̽̄̀̕͝A̶̛̛̟͓̥̻̱̦̦̦͍̎̃͑̈́̽͒͐̓͆̚Ļ̴̼̙̯͉̲̳͑̏̓͊͘̚L̶̨̛̛̝̻̺̭͔̘͚̜̺̼̰͗̃͊̈̐̇͛͋͗̔̓̚͝ ̴̜͍̪̼̞͈͍̞̆̓Ţ̷̢̧̹̦̠̤̦̮͖̮̟̤́̔͋́͂͋̿̎̕R̴̡̨̛̘̥͖̙̥̼̊́̔̎͑̈̒̎̄̕U̸̧͇̬̜̠͚͇̿͊́Ȩ̴̛̰̙͚̗̙̺͙̼̙̪̩͈̊̏̑͆̔̀͋̔̎͆̂͗̚ͅ. All of it untrue of course. He H̶̳̗̥̜͙̬̘̣̒͗̌͂̎̅̉̈́̀̍̃͌́A̸̡̢̡̖̰̫̹̭̥̣̭̹̻͂̚͜͜͠Ť̶̛̠̭̋̓͑̌̈́͛̈̈́̀̂̕͝Ē̵̱͗̀͊͆̉͑̓̃̓̂̈́͘D̶̛̬̮͖̑̅̊͝ cared deeply about his guildmembers and hoped to one day cement the guild's place in Ephia's Well permanently k̴͎̹̙̂̿i̵̹̮̗̿̌̔̅͠͝l̷̢̰̼̠̤̬̙̜̖̗͂͛̇ḷ̸̢̱̘̌̽̓͋͒́̈́͆̌͒̀̽͊͘i̷̡͚̗̥̜͖̖̱̫̯̮̤̙͌̔̆̍̕͘n̷̛̫̬͌̊̓̄̈̅͒͠͝͠g̶̡̧̪̪̪̘͖̝̰̞̖̠̓̅͋̀̋̚͘̚͜͝


His enemies were Ŵ̴̧̛͇̰̳̀̒̎̇̒̎́́͘O̸̧͖͖͚̭̮͎̙͕̙͉̼̲͎͊͒͂̌̑̐̓̓͂̚R̷̥̱̟̺̰͌ͅM̷̡̟̣̺̮̲͍̤̼̟̰̞̺̈́̊͗̌̄̄̀͜Ṡ̵̳̜̖̞͍͕̼͚͕̻̹̗̓̌̀͘͜͝ many, but Gers nearly never backed down from the constant roadblocks in his path, until he finally met his mysterious end.
                             

s̵͈̟͇̳̉̊ȩ̴̧̖̘̣͉̗̇͐̍͛͐̋̒̏̊͐̈́͘̚͝ͅè̷͍̤͉̥̘͗͝ͅ ̸͙͛y̵̡̛̠̯̳͍͓̔̊̏̉͆̊̀̔͛̎̕͝͝͠ó̴̙͙͇̰͈̺̳̰̝̭̤̳̇͆͒̅͠ͅů̵̢̨̬̬̮͍̫̮̲͕̟̎͗̈́͑̓͆͑̅͒͒̎͝ ̵̡̱̺͙͈̩̱̠̰̫̤̉͜ŝ̸͉̭̭̼͋͑͂͛̄̒̈́̊̈̍̉̕ớ̷̢̧̼̜͈̜̳̳̥͗̑̐͜͜ö̴̻͉͉̰͓̲̖̺̝̦̜͈͛͋͊͜ͅn̶̨̨̡̧̠̳̼̝͙͎̟͗̇̎͒̆͒̀͛͛̽͘̚̕



A special thank you to the following characters
Bernadette Valentini
Mari Blacke
Wajeeb al-Sattar
Cosine Mevura
Qari Alriyh
Sol Auk

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#4
Correspondence / A Letter to Elle
June 21, 2023, 06:24:10 PM
Elle of The Rose,

  You are known to me as a composer of song, and I have need of your talents if I am to win this election that has been suddenly thrust upon us all. I would like to commission a song and accompanying performance, let us meet in person to discuss the particulars when next we are able.

Signed,
Guildmaster Gers Geiger
#5
Mari,

  Tell me 'yes' so that we can proceed, or 'no' so that I may find another.

- GG
#6
A wicker basket and lid sits directly infront of the doorway, impossible to miss. It is simply there one quiet moment, with no knock upon the door to announce itself.

[hide=If one were to remove the lid from the basket...]

Inside lays a dead rat, a cheap dagger run through its small frame. No note or letter, but a message clear as day nonetheless.

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#7
Correspondence / Letter to Rashid al-Rashid [DM]
June 07, 2023, 12:02:32 AM
Magus Rashid,

  By time you receive this letter I am sure you will have heard the good news. Indeed, given the totals announced I would say we were the deciding factor in the outcome. Our end of the bargain now being complete, the Worshipful Company of Alchemists is ready to receive your end. Please reach out to me at your earliest convenience so that we may conclude our business.

Signed,
Guildmaster Gers Geiger
#8
Correspondence / Janissary Aseph
May 28, 2023, 10:59:28 PM
Janissary Aseph,

As promised, here are the list of current guildmembers in The Worshipful Company of Alchemists:

- Gers Geiger
- Peter Bloomfield
- Sadira Uutramut-dai
- Bernadette Valentini
- Wajeeb al-Sattar
- Tormund Redmane
- Zahur
- Samantha Cunningham
- Portia


Signed, Guildmaster Gers Geiger
#9
Correspondence / A letter to Sadira Uutramut-dai
May 25, 2023, 10:55:35 PM
Sadira,

It has been far too long since we have spoken. The guild is very curious as to the success of your investigation of the keystone, and we would like a progress report on your findings. Bernadette plans to prune the rolls at the very next meeting, so be sure to reply swiftly so we know you are still active in Ephia's Well.

- Guildmaster Gers Geiger
#10
Self explanatory, just make them all unlocked. Need a key or supervision to enter still, but if your host leaves you wont be locked inside.
#11
Correspondence / Letter for Legate Sol Auk
April 28, 2023, 05:12:13 PM
Legate Sol Auk

As guildmaster of the Worshipful Company Of Alchemists, I would like to inquire about prices for the long term renting of the following:

1. All three stalls in the Souk of Salt and Spices
2. Just the stall closest to the Plaza
3. Prices for the above two for evenings only (exact times to be discussed in further detail at a later time)

I would appreciate your quick reply so that I might propose such to the guild at our next meeting.

- Minister Gers Geiger
#12
Apothar Vergal Mendista

Unfortunately, due to the death of my lab assistant, I will be unable to fulfill your order at this time. You have my sincerest apologies.

- Gers Geiger
#13
First off, yes I am biased as I just died to one of these things.

The problem as I see it is there are enemies that spawn not all that far from the hub (not the outskirts, but nowhere exotic either) that have both stealth, and can disable you before you even see them via a melee attack, essentially killing you before you have a chance to make a decision that isn't "don't leave the hub". In my example I was fully buffed, and died in a single round (so not even being in a group would have saved me).

I'm all for making the road very dangerous and difficult to navigate, but this doesn't feel at all like high difficulty, its more of a lottery of "will I cross paths with instant invisible death or not". There's no reward or punishment for my decision making, its just a roll of a dice if I make a saving throw or not. Any other enemy, no matter how difficult, at least gives you the option to run away upon seeing it!

So, not to sound too cynical about it, but these particular enemies might need a second look.
#14
Suggestions / Give light hammers wizard proficiency
March 23, 2023, 03:16:05 PM
The change to light hammers from martial to simple is good, allowing more characters to portray them as tools rather than weapons.

But why not wizards too? They do not get simple weapon proficiency, they instead have "wizard" proficiency. Let wizards have their engineering tools too!
#15
Defense of the Arcane: Nearby allies in a colossal radius who are bards, characters with the feat Courteous Magocracy, clerics with the Magic and/or Spells domain, sorcerers, or wizards, have a 50% chance to receive each of the following spells: Endure Elements, Ghostly Visage, and Mage Armor.

So, I quest with a magic domain cleric and an astrologian, and i've noticed this doesn't seem to apply to the astrologian in our party and always felt it was a bit weird. As a full arcane class, I feel it would make sense if it applied to them as well.
#16
Legate John Syter,

  Enclosed within is your invoice for services provided in yesterdays games. Amounting to two-hundred (200) dinar for my time, as well as further expenses for scrolls and tinctures used, as was agreed to in person just prior to the event.

  Payment can be delivered to room 9 in the Krak des Roses. I trust the invoice shall be settled swiftly, and look forward to future dealings with the esteemed League of Gold.

Signed, Gers Geiger

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INVOICE

GERS GEIGER, WIZARDRY AND ALCHEMY SERVICES

Invoiced Party: Legate John Syter

On site casting fee, 1 hour ..... 200 dinar
Arcane scroll - Mage Armoring ..... 50 dinar
Arcane scroll - Magic Weapon ..... 50 dinar
Arcane scroll - Magic Weapon ..... 50 dinar
Arcane scroll - Cloud of Bewilderment ..... 100 dinar
Arcane scroll - Cloud of Bewilderment ..... 100 dinar
Arcane scroll - Haste ..... 200 dinar
Arcane scroll - Greater Magic Weapon ..... 200 dinar
Arcane scroll - Dispel Magic ..... 200 dinar
Arcane scroll - Ball Lightning ..... 650 dinar
Tincture - Moderate Curing ..... 20 dinar
Tincture - Moderate Curing ..... 20 dinar
Tincture - Moderate Curing ..... 20 dinar
Tincture - Serious Curing ..... 40 dinar
Tincture - Serious Curing ..... 40 dinar
Tincture - Serious Curing ..... 40 dinar
Tincture - Serious Curing ..... 40 dinar
Tincture - Barkskin ..... 80 dinar
Tincture - See Invisibility ..... 80 dinar

Total ..... 2180 dinar

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#17
Arterian Lunesco,

I saw your advertisement for research assistants, and would put myself forward as a candidate. While my experience with machinery is minimal, I have a wide array of other talents: arcanistry, alchemy, and demolition. Send letter to Krak des Roses for me and we shall arrange a meeting to discuss further details.

- Gers Geiger
#18
Suggestions / Update Rogue Perks to reflect new skills
February 26, 2023, 10:52:58 PM
Just a rough idea for adding in all the new skills to the new perks

Engineer: +2 engineering skill

Explorer: +2 survival +2 archaeology (im told this one isn't really relevant as is since exploration xp has been largely done away with)

Scavenger: +1 survival +1 archaeology

Survivor: +2 survival

Trapsmith: +2 engineering

Treasure Hunter: +2 archaeology

Archaeologist: +3 archaeology skill

Scout: +3 survival skill
#19
Suggestions / Aspects for Paladin Oath rings
February 19, 2023, 10:07:41 AM
Currently the paladin oath rings you "buy" in the starting area do not have an aspect attached to them.

The rings cant be removed once equipped, so paladins are effectly at -1 aspect, as ring slots are otherwise easy to find a desired aspect for given their low weight and abundance.

Perhaps there could be some way to grant them one or have them include a predefined aspect? For example, "road warrior" for the Roadwarden Oath.