Forest Combat Aftermath

Here is the final count of experience for the party.

In addition, for objects found on the creatures, add 143 for Embla and Lothar, who don't receive an x.p. bonus, and 157 for Engelhart and Pandred.

This puts Embla and Engelhart both up a level.  I don't know if it gets Pandred there.  Lothar, I know, doesn't make it.

I'm going to work, but Embla should roll a d8 for hit points, as should Engelhart.  Engelhart, you gain a 2nd level spell at 3rd level, plus 2 bonus spells from your wisdom.  Therefore, you should choose three spells from this list.

This is all I have time for.  We'll sort out sage abilities when I get back.  I'm off work again tomorrow, so we have time to make sure everything is accounted for.

The Women Hear a Story at the Greasy Cod

Date: 9pm Tuesday, April 26, 1650
Location: Stavanger, Rogaland
Weather: a gentle breeze is blowing from the northeast, from inland, with chilly weather and clear skies.  Feels like 1.4 C.

This night, half the town's ships took out from the harbour, with perfect weather for making their way to England or the Low Countries.

Pandred and Embla are sitting in a tavern, the Greasy Cod, which is empty this evening of sailors or most everyone.  However, they cannot help but see two men across the tavern, whom they are told came into Stavanger a week ago, covered with scars and having lost three companions in the woods.  Since then they have been staying at Old Man Askjellson's house, healing so they say.  To date, they've said nothing about the events that happened . . . but they is a rumour going about that these two men intend to go out again to search for their lost companions, and may be looking for others brave enough to go with them.

Having formed a party, the followers accepted so far include:

This is a fix; the first time I posted this I did not adjust Bergthora's
hit points for her constitution.

Embla Strand Character

This post is for Dani's female half-orc assassin.

Adjusting for age and race, Embla gains +1 strength and +1 constitution for being mature, and +1 strength, +1 constitution and -2 charisma for being a half-orc.  This gives you:

Strength: 17 +1 to-hit; +1 damage
Intelligence: 14
Wisdom: 12
Constitution: 18 +4 hp/level
Dexterity: 12
Charisma: 9

As an assassin, you start with 1d8 for hit points, the roll of which is always deemed to be maximum, or 8 h.p. to start.  Due to the recent change of assassin to thief, the constitution bonus is not +2 but +4, as it would be for any fighter.  Therefore, this gives you 12 h.p.  Because you weigh 191 lbs., you get a d8 for mass hit points.  I rolled a 5, so your character starts with 17 hit points.

Your birthplace is Golnow, in Further Pomerania. This is modern-day northwest Poland, near the Baltic Sea, where there is a half-orc colony of about 300, a quarter of the town.  The colony was founded by mercenary soldiers from Cumana, who fought in Poland in the 1630s.

Your maximum encumbrance is 202 lbs.  You do not suffer any movement penalty if you carry 81 lbs. or less.

Natural armor class is 10.  Your THAC0 is 20.

You start with three proficiencies.  Remember to consider these as "soft" choices.  Also note your benefits with spear or javelin.  See drive.

Then, have a look at the Assassin Sage Abilities.  Like before, you will need to pick a field and then a study in that field.  NOTE, because of your background, you may also take any study from any class (but not the field surrounding that study), in which you will also gain 10 points of knowledge.

We'll continue once you've made those choice.