sarge33rd: *************NEW EPISODE********************
Ep 10
1) we solve the maze
2) kill some wights and the like
3) encounter the Lord of the castle, Master Mordracht
https://youtu.be/h3sGB6NkzvA I'm running several episodes behind, but I got around to watching this one.
That Half-Plate+1 you dropped had a -1 AC over the Chainmail Peter was wearing at the time, but it allowed a Dex bonus of up to +2 unlike the chainmail and Peter happened to have 14 Dexterity (+2 bonus), so you would of given you +1 AC overall (I guess though that any condition that would cause you to lose your Dexterity bonus to AC would make the armour you stuck with better, and I'm not sure how the weight compares with the chainmail).
I did see you forget to confirm those spell changes with the validate button the first time, so it wasn't just the game messing with you (I know you suggested this as a possible reason as well during the video).
Also I have been wondering if you cast Goodberry, whether those 10 berries would be used instead of rations during a long rest (I know they work on the world map, I was just wondering if they would work here).
That combination of levitation and misty step looked good, a little frustrating that the camera view set you wrong there. I am very curious now(have to try it in my next game) as to whether you can get up there just by using Misty Step alone. I tested it after pushing the block down and I can do it, but I'm not sure if you can without pushing that block down first. One thing I love about the game is the LOS system. I can't Misty Step up there if pressed right against the wall, but as I moved away from the wall I could eventually spot the top floor and then use Misty Step to get up there.
You may of talked about this before in an earlier video (on why you don't do this), but within the castle you can bring up the map and use quick travel to get around the castle.
Finally in that last room where you accidently persuaded the boss to step down; that top-left locked room had a teleport zone activated in my game which led to another room with some nice loot (it was a while ago, so I don't exactly remember which loot).
sarge33rd: ************************NEW EPISODE******************************
Ep 11
1) return to Caer Cyflen
2) return Angbi's bones and get some nice goodies
3) prepare to return to the floating library
https://youtu.be/OmpqZ9ONMxI Nice, I would think Peter would hit better with those Ogre Gauntlets (we'll see...). For Kashina I think Short Swords are Finesse weapons, so they get better hit and damage through dexterity (If you get Ambidextrous later on, I guess you could use Longswords though to get that extra damage via strength).
Argh, can't believe you couldn't attempt to lock pick that chest again...savescumming seems to be the way to ensure you don't miss out on any loot, as once you fail that is it for the rest of the game :(
I never did get those boots of striding, so I look forward to seeing how well they work in the future :D
sarge33rd: *****************NEW EPISODE***************
Ep 12
1) return to Caer Lem and Master Dackin
2) return Manacalon Library
3) prepare to return to Caer Cyflen
https://youtu.be/TalDas6E6qQ Cool, I never got that side quest through the Academic background so that was all stuff I hadn't seen. I really do hope that they fix the pathfinding in Fly; I've sometimes run into the same problem where the party can get to the destination without Fly, but the person with it can't....Fly is a really neat feature on paper, so it is a shame it has so many problems at the moment.
I was interested to know what treasure was missed at the Manacalon Ruin myself, since I was only aware of that Handy Haversack, and would very much of liked to get Bracers of Archery. As for checking chests that have been opened, you can just open the map screen and any chests that you have seen will appear there...mousing over the treasure chest icons on the map will tell you the contents (usually empty if you had taken them, or unknown if not).
Also good job on learning how to put out the fire on your guys. Looking at your video it seems hard to miss that little icon, but I definitely overlooked it and my party was dying over and over again and I had to google it to figure out how to put them out!
sarge33rd: *************NEW EPISODE************
Ep 13
1) do the Missing Sword quest for Annie
2) Get another quest to Caer Lem and do it
3) Arrive at ancient Tirmarian ruins
https://youtu.be/yJHdj7RdE2Q Finally caught up. Near the start it turned out that I had already discovered that chest/basket near the Manacalon ruins, but you pointed out another one that I had actually missed; it didn't have anything amazing unfortunately.
Bad luck with that rolls on opening that chest containing the sword for Annie. I think the first DC is 30, so was actually impossible for my rogue (I forgot to mention it earlier, but I was happy to learn of how useful the Guidance cantrip is). Giving 1 GP drops this to 29 so pretty much required a natural 20 to open, so being the gold miser I am I reloaded until I got a natural 20...the things I do for 5 GP.
You completely trounced the following ambush as the priest (guy who casts blur on himself in your game) managed to get off a lightning bolt on my party the first time I encounted them. As for not having languages to read that scroll, I recon Comprehend Languages is an excellent spell to have since like Detect Magic & Identify it is also ritual based so you don't need to prepare it ahead of time...check the Arcaneum guy (the one that steals your joke, but I can't remember the name) as he has a pretty good selection of spells if you don't have it; memorize it and you should be able to use it to read that unreadable scroll (though I don't think it was particularly important from memory).
I did not have that Caer Lem message board quest, though I was suprised to see those undead play smart by picking on Kashina, correctly deducing that Paladin Peter was a vastly smaller threat to them. Leaving your Mage to fireball them though was a poor choice on their part.
I have no idea how good your PC is, but the Tirmarian Ruins completely destroyed my framerate (waterfall area). It's hard to know the framerate by the video recording, but I would be interested to hear your feedback on this area when the screen is filled with water (if you have a monster PC, you might not notice much of a difference, but I hear that even powerful rigs notice a drop in performance here).
