Random DM nagging.

[Yuthirin]

Muirfinn's sheet is up.

Completely reworked, geared toward better unarmed damage and defense.
Companion got attacky-er.

That took forever. -_-

[Anastasia]

Mei's feats are Extra Smiting(18) and Gift of Faith(VoP18).

[Anastasia]

Does Tongues provide the ability to understand written languages as well as spoken, our would a concurrent Comprehend Languages be needed?

No, it only covers verbal languages, looks like.

[Anastasia]

Muirfinn's sheet is up.

Completely reworked, geared toward better unarmed damage and defense.
Companion got attacky-er.

That took forever. -_-

I can relate. Guess what I'm doing after all these level ups? Hint: Making new NPCs you guys recruited!

Whimper.

[Anastasia]

Rosa's up. She's an interesting case of trying to compensate for low hit points in every other way. She has okay saves, insane AC after Armor of God and/or Protection Devotion and several big immunities coupled with heavy fortification. But if you can get at that HP, she goes splat fast.

[Corwin]

Incidentally, wouldn't she be at 18HD like the rest of the NPCs?

[Anastasia]

Yeah, gonna level her up in a bit. PrC hunting since she finished up Skullclan Hunter, but I wanted to get her posted already. It'll happen tonight or tomorrow.

[Anastasia]

Anyone know why DM nagging was locked?

[Anastasia]

Rosa

- Rogue 8 and Fighter 17.
- 8 on a d10 for a total of 123 hp.
- +1 bab for a total of 18.
- Gains improved uncanny dodge.
- +1 ref saves.
- Skills go up as normal.
- New feat is Divine Vigor(18)

Mediocre level, but divine vigor helps with her endurance problem. 36 temp hp for a turn undead use is a good deal for her.

[Anastasia]

Let's talk about contingency. I gave this a few days to percolate around my head, giving it a good'n'long chance to be weighed. I'm going to make several rulings that are as follows:

1. Craft Contingent Spell is banned. This isn't anything new, as it wasn't in use and I wasn't planning on allowing it anyway. Consider this the official word on it.
2. Contingency/Heal and Fortunate Fate do not stack. If one is applied, the other is dispelled. While Contingency/Heal allows more flexibility in execution than Fortunate Fate, they're essentially the same thing. I don't feel allowing these to stack is good for game balance.
3. Any contingency must be expressed in one simple, clear sentence. No second sentences, no commas. If you can't aptly express your contingency with that level of clarity, I will rule it fails for being too complicated. Contingency is not the place for elaborating how the contingent spell interacts with other spells active on your person. Ideally, a contingency should be something like this: x spell is cast when y circumstance happens. For the sake of ease, feel free to use mechanical terms here instead of fluff ones. We'll assume that IC the character in question dresses it up in the appropriate lingo instead of using mechanical terms. Contingency may range from the general to the specific as long as it falls under these guidelines. 

This ruling does scotch Cor's plan to use a contingent heal spell plus Fortunate Fate together. A contingent Panacea spell would accomplish much of the same, though I forget if you still have access to that spell. There's probably a few more spells that could accomplish something similar to that, though I can't think of any offhand.

The root of this ruling traces back to the same reason I heavily discourage abilities that grant rerolls. Layering contingency after contingency requires a higher level of power to properly threaten a character, and this leaves the characters without those protections in greater peril. It's an arms race that does no one any good - as the DM, I'll keep up simply because I control the rules. It places more stress on the other PCs and NPCs, increasing the overall lethality of the game.

[Anastasia]

Ellese

- Fiend-Blooded 9 and Sorcerer 18.
- 4 on a d4 (max hp per hd) for a total of 270 hp.
- +1 bab for a total of 13.
- Gains acid and electricity resistance 5.
- Gains +1 constitution.
- Gains 1 8th and 3 9th level spell charges.
- Gains 1 9th level spell known. Her polluted magic selects Utterdark.
- +1 to fort, ref and will saves.
- Skills go up as normal.
- New feat is Steadfast Determination(18).

Okay level.

[Corwin]

Currently, the Aurora fund is at 271,026.27gp.

Fourth repair round suggestions:

Not a lot can be done in parallel here, and things are getting expensive enough that fixing stuff sans boosters is probably too expensive to care about.

(1)

Unicorn arrow trap for the gates, fires after the magic missiles (5 unicorns; CL 17): 75,000 gold; 2 DC 32 spellcraft checks; 1 DC 33 K:A check; 3 days.

Improve cafeteria(Everything is a heroes' feast; soldiers who eat before battle will have the benefits of this): 200,000 gold; 3 DC 50 K:A checks; 2 DC 50 K:R checks; 2 DC 50 spellcraft checks; 3 days.

Kascha. Spellcraft +40, K:A +43, K:R +29 normally. Spellcraft +55, K:A +58, K:R +44 with Spellcraft, K:A, K:R boosters.

Six day mark....

Improve courtyard electricity damage to 10d6: 30,000 gold; 3 DC 30 spellcraft checks; 6 days. ---> Improve courtyard electricity damage to 20d6: 75,000 gold; 3 DC 40 spellcraft checks; 7 days.

Kascha. Spellcraft +40 normally. Spellcraft +55 with Spellcraft booster.


(2)

Improve growing farms (Things grow overnight): 25,000 gold; 2 DC 28 K:N checks, 1 DC 25 spellcraft check; 5 days.

Sylvie. K:N +37, Spellcraft +32 normally; K:N +52 with the K:N booster, Spellcraft +35 with the floating feat.

Six day mark....

Improve officer's barracks more (As above again): 50,000 gold; 1 DC 27 K:A check, 1 DC 27 K:P check, 1 DC 27; K:N check; 15 days.

Sylvie. K:P +37, K:A +37, K:N +37 normally. K:P +55, K:A +52, K:N +52 with K:P, K:A, K:N boosters and floating feat.

Adjustments due to leveling:

Kascha: Knowledge(arcana)+44, Knowledge(religion)+30, Spellcraft+41
Sylvie: Knowledge(arcana)+38, Knowledge(nature)+38, Knowledge(planes)+38, Spellcraft+33

(+1 to all)

[Anastasia]

Okay, go ahead and roll those up tomorrow, since I won't be here anyway. Post the results and I'll edit the Aurora topic tomorrow evening.

[Corwin]

[11:04] <Jaela> ---
[11:04] <Jaela> Unicorn arrow trap for the gates, fires after the magic missiles (5 unicorns; CL 17): 75,000 gold; 2 DC 32 spellcraft checks; 1 DC 33 K:A check; 3 days.
[11:04] <Jaela> Kascha. Spellcraft +41, K:A +44, K:R +30 normally. Spellcraft +56, K:A +59, K:R +45 with Spellcraft, K:A, K:R boosters.

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[11:05] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 spellcraft aid1
[11:05] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 spellcraft aid1 and gets 26." [2#1d20 = 6, 20]
[11:05] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 spellcraft aid2
[11:05] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 spellcraft aid2 and gets 32." [2#1d20 = 14, 18]
[11:05] <Jaela> roll 1d20 k:a aid1
[11:05] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20 k:a aid1 and gets 20." [1d20=20]
[11:05] <Jaela> roll 1d20 k:a aid2
[11:05] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20 k:a aid2 and gets 1." [1d20=1]
[11:06] <Jaela> roll 1d20+60 spellcraft1
[11:06] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+60 spellcraft1 and gets 62." [1d20=2]
[11:06] <Jaela> roll 1d20+60 spellcraft2
[11:06] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+60 spellcraft2 and gets 64." [1d20=4]
[11:06] <Jaela> roll 1d20+61 k:a
[11:06] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+61 k:a and gets 78." [1d20=17]
[11:07] <Jaela> 25%+10%+10%+15% = 60%

[11:08] <Jaela> 30,000gp/75,000gp (60% discount)
[11:08] <Jaela> ---
[11:08] <Jaela> Improve cafeteria(Everything is a heroes' feast; soldiers who eat before battle will have the benefits of this): 200,000 gold; 3 DC 50 K:A checks; 2 DC 50 K:R checks; 2 DC 50 spellcraft checks; 3 days.
[11:08] <Jaela> Kascha. Spellcraft +41, K:A +44, K:R +30 normally. Spellcraft +56, K:A +59, K:R +45 with Spellcraft, K:A, K:R boosters.

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[11:08] <Jaela> roll 3#1d20 k:a aid1
[11:08] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 3#1d20 k:a aid1 and gets 36." [3#1d20 = 7, 16, 13]
[11:08] <Jaela> roll 3#1d20 k:a aid2
[11:08] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 3#1d20 k:a aid2 and gets 29." [3#1d20 = 11, 5, 13]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 k:r aid1
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 k:r aid1 and gets 30." [2#1d20 = 17, 13]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 k:r aid2
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 k:r aid2 and gets 15." [2#1d20 = 11, 4]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 spellcraft aid1
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 spellcraft aid1 and gets 16." [2#1d20 = 12, 4]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 spellcraft aid2
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 spellcraft aid2 and gets 21." [2#1d20 = 14, 7]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 1d20+63 k:a1
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+63 k:a1 and gets 79." [1d20=16]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 1d20+63 k:a2
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+63 k:a2 and gets 71." [1d20=8]
[11:09] <Jaela> roll 1d20+63 k:a3
[11:09] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+63 k:a3 and gets 78." [1d20=15]
[11:10] <Jaela> roll 1d20+49 k:r1
[11:10] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+49 k:r1 and gets 65." [1d20=16]
[11:10] <Jaela> roll 1d20+49 k:r2
[11:10] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+49 k:r2 and gets 57." [1d20=8]
[11:10] <Jaela> roll 1d20+60 spellcraft1
[11:10] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+60 spellcraft1 and gets 67." [1d20=7]
[11:10] <Jaela> roll 1d20+60 spellcraft2
[11:10] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+60 spellcraft2 and gets 64." [1d20=4]
[11:12] <Jaela> 25%+9%+7%+9%+5%+2%+5%+4% = 66%

[11:12] <Jaela> 68,000gp/200,000gp (66% discount)
[11:12] <Jaela> ---
[11:12] <Jaela> Improve growing farms (Things grow overnight): 25,000 gold; 2 DC 28 K:N checks, 1 DC 25 spellcraft check; 5 days.
[11:13] <Jaela> Sylvie. K:N +38, Spellcraft +33 normally; K:N +53 with the K:N booster, Spellcraft +36 with the floating feat.

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[11:13] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 k:n aid1
[11:13] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 k:n aid1 and gets 21." [2#1d20 = 3, 18]
[11:13] <Jaela> roll 2#1d20 k:n aid2
[11:13] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 2#1d20 k:n aid2 and gets 13." [2#1d20 = 11, 2]
[11:13] <Jaela> roll 1d20 spellcraft aid1
[11:13] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20 spellcraft aid1 and gets 2." [1d20=2]
[11:13] <Jaela> roll 1d20 spellcraft aid2
[11:13] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20 spellcraft aid2 and gets 15." [1d20=15]
[11:13] <Jaela> roll 1d20+57 k:n1
[11:13] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+57 k:n1 and gets 75." [1d20=18]
[11:13] <Jaela> roll 1d20+57 k:n2
[11:13] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+57 k:n2 and gets 77." [1d20=20]
[11:14] <Jaela> roll 1d20+40 spellcraft
[11:14] * Hatbot --> "Jaela rolls 1d20+40 spellcraft and gets 50." [1d20=10]
[11:14] <Jaela> 25%+15%+16%+8% = 64%

[11:15] <Jaela> 9,000gp/25,000gp (64% discount)
[11:15] <Jaela> ---

[Anastasia]

Quick question about the Cauldron of Stars you were interested in. As noted below, Hanna expressed there were several levels of Cauldrons. How strong a one are you interested in?

[22:41] <Kotono> "There's different grades and types of Cauldrons," Hanna says, "But they do about what you'd think - create stars. All but the greatest really just make overblown moving points of light. Making the stars in the Court requires special ones and forges that the Lady of the Lake created. Also, they're not the same stars as the ones on the Primes - t hose are different altogether."