Marvin Mews Was Really An Amazing Dancing Cat
Marivhon, by my count, you're at 64,390 xp, and you need 98,000 to reach 7th level. 30,000 xp is probably 3 more castle levels, sorry to say. With 8 people, xp divides on down. For what it's worth, Dave FoO needs 40,000 xp more to level. Things'll start to pick up in a couple dungeon levels, when the stakes get even higher... and certainly beating the module, getting Vrill, redeeming your souls, and saving the world from the KoA would net a ton of xp. If that's the way things go, of course.
Marivhon, the alchemist here is clearly deranged. He's got some more Potions of Dwarf Control if you'd like to make a tea of those. Plus, you know, stuff like mercury, oregano, ethanol, sunflower seeds, gnome hats... shall I go on? Nothing too crazy. You want a crazy tea, you gotta add some crazy stuff. No other potions are left, alas.
The Accounting Secrets book tells you how to double your money. You get one shot, an initial investment between 100 and 50,000 gp, and a village. It also gives a +1 to Accounting checks.
The Impressive Slippers were once owned by a Lucky Cat who loved to dance, named Marvin Mews. They are now imbued with the cat's impressive dancing skills. If you have the Dancing NWP, you get +1 DX and +1 AC.
The Black Ring turns whoever wears it into a Ghoulmaster. Be careful.
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Special training, Tut, is +2 hp/level, not +3. Please correct. You really can just move on in and set up shop, no one seems to care that this was once a magnificent castle. Tinkering is a fine NWP. Engineering, Math, all those are fine.
The people of the castle can give you a shield for no extra charge.
As for scrounging, gimme a roll. And anyone can search by rolling a d6 too. You don't necessarily find anything else of note, just as a first pass. Otto's cool. Just chillin'.
Finally, okay, you want to start putting those skills to work. A backbrace, huh? Gimme two IQ checks, and pawn a magic item for enough good metal, wood, and lathing tools. You have some cursed crap which you could trade in just fine.