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Kingsbay - - MacSheehan


I will be on Friday for a continuation of this game with the group currently in Macsheehan

Start time for this game will be between 6:30 and 7Pm PST



I will also be on Earlier from about 3PM PST for adhoc and lower levels that may show up
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Should be able to make it.

I wish I had time to log a session sometime this week for Aglaril doing some research/homework but unlikely to happen.
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Games today may depend on when the server comes back up

Message has been left with Host
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Arianna wrote:Games today may depend on when the server comes back up

Message has been left with Host
Server downtime was approximately 01:00 on 01/22/2016 until approximately 16:00 on 01/22/2016 due to failed cable modem and work schedule preventing an earlier replacement.

Server is up at ms.alandfaraway.pw:5121
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W00t, thanks SF
Formerly: Aglaril Shaelara, Faerun's unlikeliest Bladesinger
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It’s not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who actually is in the arena, who strives violently, who errs and comes up short again and again...who if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement, but who if he fails, fails while daring greatly.-T. Roosevelt
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I will be on and available today

Might be on prior to 3PM PST no promises

adhoc available for groups of 2 or more 3-6 PM PST


The Group dealing with the Ruins will start around 6:30 - 7PM PST
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I will be available around 3 pm PST

Ruins game starts around 6:30 - 7PM PST

There will be updates prior to game times
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I will be on tomorrow as usual

Ruins game starts around 6:30 -7 PM PST

All levels welcome but it is aimed at higher levels :kitty: so lower levels will have higher risk as well as higher reward if they survive.
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I will be on today starting around 3PM PST

Ruins -- starts around 6:30 - 7PM PST
Current NWN2 PC: TSM- Lessa

HDM of Moonshae Server DM on BG
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Ruins -- starts around 6:30 - 7PM PST
Current NWN2 PC: TSM- Lessa

HDM of Moonshae Server DM on BG
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NO GAME 3/4 , I going to have some RL fun 8)
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The nerve!

Have a great time, don't get into too much trouble, don't do anything Aglaril wouldn't do. :lol:
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Current main: Ky - something

It’s not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who actually is in the arena, who strives violently, who errs and comes up short again and again...who if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement, but who if he fails, fails while daring greatly.-T. Roosevelt
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I will be DMing tonight as usual

There is a almost 30mb update this time . .plan ahead

[not all content is ready for consumption yet ]
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*chomp* *gobble* :eek:

Thanks for all your hard work Arri *bow*
Formerly: Aglaril Shaelara, Faerun's unlikeliest Bladesinger
Current main: Ky - something

It’s not the critic who counts...The credit belongs to the man who actually is in the arena, who strives violently, who errs and comes up short again and again...who if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement, but who if he fails, fails while daring greatly.-T. Roosevelt
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I am happy to see so many players on lately, hopefully everyone is having a bit of fun and finding reasons for their PCs to go forward in their lives.

I would like to take this point in time to explain a bit about the way I DM my games, the the house rules I employ more or less . . . .
You can decide for yourself if this fits your play style or not . . . . . . I am more into the story then a race to the Boss scenario.

I try to promote RP, more then solely the game engine, in my games.

Your Dice rolls are used in conjunction with your RP for several things.

This means for instance . . . if you go into the middle of a room or Quickly skim around the edges of a room and roll SEARCH , and I get * searches room * from you , even if you roll high . . . your less likely to find something then the person that stops in front of the statue and tells me
* searching around the base and over the engravings for anything unusual* and does this for each thing they are checking . . . and gets a mediocre roll.

If your 2 feet from your party when you doing your listen rolls . . . your probably going to hear them instead of possible enemies . . . unless they are being very quiet.

Diplomacy . . . . is going to be determined by your RP with the NPC your interacting with . .. And their ability to offer what you desire in the first place . . . I don't care if you roll a 40 if the NPC doesn't know the information OR its not in their power to deliver its not going to get you what you want.

The above are examples and not the only rolls that are specifically affected by RP

When you are seeking something . .. Do not automatically assume it will be in something that is interactable . . it might be , then again it may not.


I do prefer Players that take notes . .DM Is not responsible for helping you remember what you learned in the last few games.
Players that are self driven, if your just sitting RPing in the inn that's fine I may hang around and listen, but I am not liable to drop adventure in your laps.
Check the rumor threads and the forum threads related to the game to keep up with whats going on.
I will give you lots of clues , some may be superfluous to your current quest, Ffolk beliefs, customs, and personality will get you different clues. I rarely spoon feed information.
The world does not stay static for very long . . . I try to make sure that my games are not centered around any one PC specifically, a game may focus on a particular PC at times but if that PC were to die or disappear . . it would not keep the plot from moving forward.
Most importantly . . . the PCs are the Heros . . . its not the NPCs job to take care of the problems . . . they may help with information IF they have it under various circumstances.

I am not big on Merc groups because I have a hard time having to PAY a PC to adventure . .


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Current Recent Events on the Isles

Since about a year ago as the cycle turned to springtime , the weather in various places started to turn bad one after another. Drenching rains, occasionally broken by days of searing heat enveloped the Isles. As a result the crops in most places failed miserably. Fishing became a chore either the weather made taking the boats out too dangerous or there was not fish to be found.

A Tidal wave hit the Nelanthar Isle of Skaug, washing the streets clean of filth , damage was quickly repaired and business resumed. Also as the Crowns Navy was in the general area at the time most of the Crowns navy ships were destroyed as well.

During Late Spring / early summer the lower coast of Alaron , the only areas not affected by the weather extremes, had multiple raids on the small fishing and farming[unnamed] villages that lined the coast between the walled towns of Grady, Llewellyn, Kythyss, Dorset and Blythe. The few survivors from these raids tell of the people and livestock being rounded up and carried away on galleys sporting purple sails. The walled towns were never attacked and since late summer there have been no further raids. Without the people to work the land and sea it lies idle, the few crops rotting in the fields. About this time the undead started harassing Kingsbay on occassion.

In the fall Queen Alicia sailed to Waterdeep to buy grain to feed her people though the winter. This was a month long journey to and fro. Grain was distributed to the the various towns and Keeps including the Northmen Isles affected by the Weather. Because of this the Crown and Cantrevs have very little coin to offer as rewards as the coffers have been drained to feed the people. If the weather does not improve soon the next winter will see many die to starvation.

In Late Winter, Adventurers focused on the problem around Kingsbay, that seemed to stem from the Ruined town of MacSheehan. Things got worse before it got better, the town was on edge and there were many days when the people all complained of nightmares. Once they declared the problem solved the weather in Kingsbay improved significantly as did the fishing.

Some Specific Background

[ I try to use mostly the cannon by the Creator of the Moonshae's, Douglas Niles. Including the information in the Moonshae accessory, the Darkwalker Novel trilogy, the Druidhome Novels trilogy, and then relevant information from other TSR/WOTC resources.]

Per Druidhome trilogy - The Earthmother is NOT Chauntea. Chauntea gained a solid foothold on the Isles between the time of the Darkwalker Trilogy and the Druidhome trilogy when the Earthmother was presumed dead, killed by the Beast. At the beginning of the Druidhome Trilogy Alicia Kendrick reawakens the Earthmother at one of her Moonpools with the staff her mother, Robyn Kendrick the previous Grand Druid gave her.
The Earthmother is Jannath.

Jannath The Earthmother, the Goddess, the Greatmother

Symbol: The Tree of Life
Alignment: N
Portfolio: Nature, the Moonshae Isles
Worshippers: Most denizens of the Moonshaes
Cleric Alignments: CN, LN, N, NG
Domains: Animal, Earth, Plant, Protection, Renewal, Water
Jannath, more commonly referred to as the Earthmother, is a goddess of nature, wild places, and the natural order of things. She advocates a simple life, conducted in harmony with one’s environs and the beasts that live within it. The Moonshaes are her specific charge, because she and the islands are one and the same, and all who dwell upon them are her children. When the Moonshaes suffer, Jannath’s power wanes. When they prosper, she grows in strength.

The druids of Jannath associate no images with her, as she is all around them, all the time. Although her symbol is often shown as the Tree of Life (said to be within Myrloch Vale), in truth any aspect of the natural world can serve as her symbol, whether it be a songbird, or a towering oak. The air is her breath, the earth her body; her essence is in everything that lives on the Moonshaes.

It is commonly believed by foreigners that Jannath is an aspect of Chauntea, the faerûnian goddess of agriculture. Some theologians harbor doubts about that assertion, however, as Jannath is a much more primal power. In actuality, she has more in common with Silvanus than with Chauntea. Jannath regards agriculture kindly enough, but not when it begins to dominate the land. According to the Earthmother, wild places are sacred and must be preserved.
History: By all accounts, Jannath has always been worshipped on the Moonshaes. According to the Ffolk, their ancestors were mainland followers of Jannath, who she called to the islands by speaking to them in their dreams.

Dogma: There is balance in all things, and all is a cycle. Find your place in this dance and be content with it. Wild places must be preserved, for they are the cradle of life, and all life must be respected. Particularly your own. Do not complicate your existence by making things more difficult for yourself than they have to be. Live a life that is simple and pure. Do not covet more than you need. Nature provides all that you need, and to claim more than that is to invite misfortune.


The other dieties most seen on the Isles are Tempus and Ishtishia

Synorria and the elven city of Chrysalis was destroyed by the elf eater during the Druidhome trilogy. It lies in Ruins, the remaining Llewyrr either returned to Evermeet or scattered to enclaves around the Isles. Though they have certain loyalties to Queen Alicia due to her Help in Stopping the Elf eater before it destroyed them all.
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