KickStarter Knights of the Chalice 2 Thread - Augury of Chaos

[luj1]

Do you have a Gladiator in your party? Who are your frontliners? Do you use Grease? With some positioning you can beat enemies who are 5 levels higher than you

 

[calgary.alberta]

Straight up I'm losing my shit. What character should I use in that list?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Straight up I'm losing my shit. What character should I use in that list?

Barbarian

 

[Desiderius]

Do you have a Gladiator in your party? Who are your frontliners? Do you use Grease? With some positioning you can beat enemies who are 5 levels higher than you

They caught me with my spells down from getting the instruments back.

Bard, Pal, and Mysticism Bishop can buff everybody up and White Wizard casts high DC Grease. HG Ranger and Elf Swashbuckler Feint Rogue can probably handle them with help from Augmented Elementals if I reload and save spells, but will save for lvl3 instead. Lvl2 vs lvl7 group is meh.

 

[Dorateen]

Question for the Mod creator

Welp, my lvl 2 party got ganked by the lvl7 Hellhounds on the way back from fighting the instrument thieves.

Dorateen, is this intended as a simple reload and come back or am I missing something?

Level two seems low to be in that area, but of course there is nothing stopping such characters from going there early. I would say at third level or higher the hell hounds would be a good challenge. So best to come back a little stronger.

 

[Darth Roxor]

You can return from the instrument thief area without triggering the hellhounds if you stick tightly to the left border of the map iirc. I know it's possible because the same thing happened to me.

 

[Desiderius]

Question for the Mod creator

Welp, my lvl 2 party got ganked by the lvl7 Hellhounds on the way back from fighting the instrument thieves.

Dorateen, is this intended as a simple reload and come back or am I missing something?

Level two seems low to be in that area, but of course there is nothing stopping such characters from going there early. I would say at third level or higher the hell hounds would be a good challenge. So best to come back a little stronger.

I got vectored there so feels like a gotcha, which is fine just making sure I hadn’t missed something. Wanted to find instrument somewhere to turn on Story Teller for Bard (and obv bonuses).

 

[Serus]

Dorateen can you remake your campaign in Skyrim engine, please?

Seriously though, I hoped that Gandalf will make the first fully made in KotC2 engine, campaign module*. It won't happen, which is a shame. I don't have anything against the author, doing something as large as a KOTC2 full module requires a lot of time. Also being crazy. However I still hope for some crazy people with too much time. Anyone? When I think of some shitty games with shitty engines that get hundreds of mods, full conversions or new campaigns I get angry and sad. I could muster the time but I'm only slightly crazy not batshit insane, too lazy and I only like to play in D&D-like games - I don't want to make anything D&D-like.

*No disrespect Dorateen, you are the the man but your module is, how to say it, multiplatform.

 

[luj1]

Two gladiators with Greater Trip and reach weapons. You will be in disbelief once you try this.

 

[Desiderius]

That's fine. Too narrow for my tastes.

 

[Gandalf]

It won't happen, which is a shame.

Hmmm, oh yes, it is some kind of possibility, but the other possibility is that the new content will show up before the end of 2024!

 

[Serus]

It won't happen, which is a shame.

Hmmm, oh yes, it is some kind of possibility, but the other possibility is that the new content will show up before the end of 2024!

Really? Good news. I though you said it's over and you won't work on it anymore, 100% certain. My bad, I'm sorry. Still, you are to be congratulated either way for making something which is more than i can say about myself.

 

[Desiderius]

On Hearkenworld:

Is there a trick to unlocking the World Map? So far it's inaccessible.

Journal isn't updating. I'm getting new quests, but just the main quest (4 total so far, with going to Kelton the latest) and those don't close out when completed.

Speaking of which, what's the name of the Order of Zephyrs guy you meet in Khyn? Is he my sponsor? That would be handy info to have in the Journal.

 

[Dorateen]

On Hearkenworld:

Is there a trick to unlocking the World Map? So far it's inaccessible.

Journal isn't updating. I'm getting new quests, but just the main quest (4 total so far, with going to Kelton the latest) and those don't close out when completed.

Speaking of which, what's the name of the Order of Zephyrs guy you meet in Khyn? Is he my sponsor? That would be handy info to have in the Journal.

The world map is not something that can be pulled up in game. However, as a reference this is how the maps link together:

Spoiler

I only use the journal for the main quests. This module is designed like games from the early nineties, especially the Gold Box games, where it was expected the player might have to write things down.

The sponsor for the Zephyrs is

Spoiler

Callistar Thul. You can type in either first or last name, or the entire name.

There are two references in the game, including a book, that list all the names of the sponsors. So this information could be obtained through further exploration.

 

[Desiderius]

So, uh, does the module have any Clubs or Quarterstaves?

 

[Dorateen]

So, uh, does the module have any Clubs or Quarterstaves?

I can tell you there are definitely magic clubs and magic quarterstaves to be found. But I’ll have to check if there are any drops of the regular variety.

 

[Desiderius]

Dwarven Druid wants to get his Shillelagh on!

Any chance to add one to initial stash? Wizards like to pretend they can use one too.

 

[Dorateen]

Any chance to add one to initial stash? Wizards like to pretend they can use one too.

Yes I can do that. I’m also wondering if it is possible to make a basic club or quarter staff with the forge action when you trade with a cleric merchant. I’ll have to test if that’s an option.

 

[Desiderius]

Are there any?

Haven't found any yet (merchants with Forge function available)

 

[Dorateen]

Are there any?

Haven't found any yet (merchants with Forge function available)

In Edinmoor Keep, there is a cleric that you can trade with. That should allow the forge and enchant functions.

 

[Desiderius]

Wouldn't be a bad idea to add that functionality to the Blacksmith as a reward for tracking him down.

Any earlyish forge facilitates different playstyles without being unbalanced.

 

[Dorateen]

Wouldn't be a bad idea to add that functionality to the Blacksmith as a reward for tracking him down.

That's a good idea. If I change the blacksmith's character class it should allow the function.

I just tested with the cleric in Edinmoor, and you can make a standard Club or Quarterstaff for 1 gold. There are ingots at the Keep, too. In a way, this is kind of neat. If a player is looking to make a weapon that had not otherwise been available, this gives them a reason to travel to Edinmoor Keep irrespective of any story or plot reasons. In other words, the player provides their own motivation.

 

[Desiderius]

I’m almost to lvl five and have heard no mention of that Keep. Is it in Elven lands?

 

[Dorateen]

I’m almost to lvl five and have heard no mention of that Keep. Is it in Elven lands?

When you were on the map with the tavern (the mission looking for information), there is a transition on the west side of the screen that will take you to Edinmoor. Following the dirt road south will lead to the Keep.

 

[luj1]

Pierre needs to make modules which are not mindless gauntlets, but something more standardly open like Castle Hearkenwold