AvB - Epoh

[Shadowleaf]

ONLY OCEL AND HIS DM ALLOWED IN THIS THREAD, BY LAW OF TENTACLE MONSTER.

You enter a long hallway with doors on both sides. There are small signs on all the doors, identifying the employer and the job. There are 10 doors on the sides, and one door at the end.

12 by your count are looking for protective workers, 9 are looking for problem-handlers.

[ocel]

Observing the signs, he sighed,while muttering to himself, "so much for playing both sides of the same coin" eh? "still, he consoled himself before relying on the filp of a gold crusted shilling to settle this decision, "if there are more doors for protective works, then there must be more of a demand for that service, and possibly greater pay."

[ocel]

well, no need to over think this any longer, he said, as he knocked on one of the protective worker doors.

[Shadowleaf]

The door swings open by itself. You feel something from behind pushing you into the room, and once inside the door closes behind you.

The room is 10'x10' big, with no features other than a desk with a man sitting behind it in the middle of the room. The walls glow softly with magical lighting.

The man is roughly 30 years of age. He is bald, has a plain and nondescript face, wears a long black robe and has a heavy silver chain around his neck. "Yes, and who might you be?"

[ocel]

Refraining from making the snide retort of asking the question back, he replied,I've been called Epoh. And whom am I having the honor of answering thou's inquiries?

[Shadowleaf]

The man looks surprised. "You're the first to ask for my name in years. I'm Bob, no one important - just the messenger. I represent milord Dominik Hertz."

[ocel]

"I have not been acquainted with your lord's name, although, I suspect I will in due time. What errand does your lord have in mind for me?"

[Shadowleaf]

"Lord Hertz is a very busy man, and needs someone to keep him self as he goes about his daily business. You need to be ready within a moment's notice to keep him safe from harm's way, you need to know how to behave in.. Different social circles, and you need to be able to keep your mouth shut. The Lord might also have other types of work for you, should you show any particular abilities he thinks he might be able to use. For the details of a potential contract, you would have to talk to him."

[ocel]

"Very well, when and where does my work begin?"

[Shadowleaf]

"Schneider Street, near the inner wall. The blue house there. Lord Hertz is already aware of your interest, and is expecting you tonight."

[ocel]

I'm going to need an able bodied guide, as I am still foreign to these parts, could you assist me in finding your master? We haven't much time to waste.

[Shadowleaf]

"No, sorry, I'm being paid for sitting here, not escorting foreigners around. Just ask people, it's not like it's hard to find the inner city walls. The Noble District is between here.. Or rather, between the Maid and the Mermaid and the walls."

[ocel]

epoh's eyebrows slightly rose, "what do you mean by "the Noble District is between here.. Or rather, between the Maid and the Mermaid and the walls"?

[Shadowleaf]

"That the geographic location of the Noble District is located between the Maid and the Mermaid tavern and the inner city walls of the city of Sesbury."

He looks slightly annoyed.

[ocel]

"Ah,thank you once again,now I must take my leave, Till we meet again," he turned towards the door and reaches for the door nob, and turns it.

[Shadowleaf]

Nothing happens.
"That won't leave you anywhere." The man gets up, turns around, click!, and a door appears behind him. "This will."

Going through the door, you now find yourself on the street outside the Maid and the Mermaid, with the Maid's front door right behind you.

[ocel]

I head directly to the noble district with no further delay, by either walking or running to that area.

[Shadowleaf]

The Noble District is north of the Merchant District, on the other side of Broad Chase, toward the castle and the inner walls.
The District is known for its cleaniness, its increased safety and guardsmen patrols, its fine architecture, and rich denizens, obviously.

Do you head for Hertz' address straight ahead?

[ocel]

yes i'll head directly to my primary objective, hence hertz's location.

[Shadowleaf]

You have no trouble finding the rather large blue house on Schneider Street. It's a two story house, and you can safely assume it has a basement as well. There are 4 windows in the front, and the main door is a heavy oaken door. You can hear movement inside.

[ocel]

(OCC: What do the movements sound-like is it a commotion like an attempted assassination or mere foot steps walking about inside?

Well either way I'll enter, although I'm guessing its a trap or ambush.
Unless... is there is an alternative entrance?)

[Shadowleaf]

It sounds like someone is walking around in there.


You can safely assume a large estate has at least one servant entrance.

[ocel]

Hmm, I shouldn't use a spell unless absolutely necessary, it would be best to take the front entrance, anyone attempting to sneak in would enter via the servant's quarters, so I'll be sure to make a mental note of setting spells
by the entrances and servants quarters, too bad i didn't set up or invest in a permanent spell feat or item creation traps skill, still the earthbound metamagic feat should suffice later on. Additional note to self, arrange for spell, alarm later on.

I enter the building through the front entrance.

[Shadowleaf]

As soon as you open the door, you find yourself staring down the blade of a greatsword. What do you do? Initial reaction.

[ocel]

I perform, my variant class ability first, immediate magic, abrupt jump back from the entrance by 10 feet, then use two of my feats earthbound magic and mobile casting inorder to cast Resinous Tar (CM) LVL 1 while taking another 20 feet back, afterworlds I shout "is this how you initiate your bodyguards or is this the trial for your nursemaids?"when he comes over he'll be stuck, and then i'll simply use my boots to teleport by the entrance leaving him stuck outside while I lock the door, so he can sulk, while having a proverbial time-out.

note: if the earthbound meta-magic feat takes a full turn then i'll just cast mirror image, to buy myself sometime while he keeps himself occupied with my doubles, while i use my boots to teleport to the entrance and lock him out.

[Shadowleaf]

I have just looked over your sheet, and I have no idea what's going on. Why do you have 0/7 listed in your spells?
You should be able to cast:
0nd Level: 4
1st: 6
2nd: 4
3rd: 3
Your DC's are one too low (10+5+Spell Level)
You haven't listed anything about an ACF.
You have to prepare spells with Metamagic attached to them.
Why do you have 6 feats? 1 start, +2 flaws, +2 from levels = 5.

[ocel]

I have just looked over your sheet, and I have no idea what's going on. Why do you have 0/7 listed in your spells?
You should be able to cast:
0nd Level: 4
1st: 6
2nd: 4
3rd: 3
Your DC's are one too low (10+5+Spell Level)
You haven't listed anything about an ACF.
You have to prepare spells with Metamagic attached to them.
.. You don't have "Boots of Teleport".


I have the dimension stride boots, which I wrote down under other notes, its basically like a short teleport 20 feet jaunt. Ah I forgot about that, thanks i'll be sure to fix that next time, till then. Also I have focused conjurer and the trait spellgifted, although that does deduct from my illusion spell's dc, so yeah, guess I'm going to have to go with another spell. how about benign trasposition, i'll exchange my location with his, and lock him out of the house.

[Shadowleaf]

First of all, you need to format your posts properly. OOC stuff in spoilers, IC stuff outside it. As such:

Epoh activates a charge from his Boots, teleporting 10 feet backwards. "Is this how you initiate your bodyguards, or is this the trial for your nursemaids?"
He then proceeds to conjure up a spell.


Activate a charge of Boots of Dimensional Stride.
Shout as a Free Action.
Standard action to cast: Blabla.


I can't really make out what's IC and OOC as it is right now.

.. And fix your sheet. Please write what ACF you have used, instead of just saying you have one. Did you even build your character yourself? :smallconfused:

[ocel]

ah thank you, i'm still new to play by post gaming, is there any other clerical errors i possibly made in my sheet that you want me to correct? any way the spell was benign trasporsition

also the amount of spells should equal 6 due to my focused specialization and the dc should be 16 because of spell gifted trait

[Shadowleaf]

See my edit in my last post. Feats, ACF's, spells per day, DC's on spells, your XP, deity, age (Gnomes aren't adult until they are 40 years old).. Really, look it over.

Put your Specialist spell as a "Bonus Spell", write your barred school, list higher DC's for your specialist school.

Please write where your feats are from (HD, flaw, bonus feat, etc)

I see what you are doing. You need to build your own character, not copy it off a handbook you found on CharOps. You've even copied the comments the author has made.

[ocel]

updated my sheet is it not sure if all the bugs are worked out on it yet through, note where is the box for Alternate class features i don't see it on the sheet, so i just wrote it in other notes, added it in class

[Shadowleaf]

I'll look it over later. Revise your turn and write it as I explained. What do you do? Rewarping back to you at swordpoint. You have the initative.

[ocel]

Use intimidate magic: abrupt juant, back 10 feet from sword point; than Activate a charge of Boots of Dimensional Stride;
Standard action to cast: Baleful Transposition; than close doors and lock him out as a free action.

the dc to resist is 10+5+2+1=18

[Shadowleaf]

You teleport back ten feet, and swap locations with what you identify as a bugbear. He is wielding a beautiful greatsword, and is wearing a fullplate.
Before you can close the door, he comes charging at you. His greatsword connects with your arm, and pain spreads through your body.

He hits you for 14 damage.

[ocel]

does this mean he is in the building with me or did he hit me before i locked the door?

[Shadowleaf]

You swapped positions, you are now inside the building. He charged you before you had time to close the door.

[ocel]

Darn, is there anywhere I can teleport that is away from him like a nearby second floor or a chandelier ? if there isn't one available i'll just use abrupt juant again, then cast mirror image, and use 3 of my charges to move out 40 feet away from him, so i can summon a few meat shields while I think of a plan.

[Shadowleaf]

You are in a 20'x40'x10' room. There are two closed doors behind you.
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E= You
B= Bugbear
D= Door

Where do you Jaunt to? Remember you can only take one Immediate Action per turn.

[ocel]

You are in a 20'x40'x10' room. There are two closed doors behind you.
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E= You
B= Bugbear
D= Door

nice map, anyway, move action, 5 ft step back,than cast mirror image as a standard action, afterwards i'll use, use 3 charges to move 40 ft to door A, if i have one more action i'm throwing some catelops by the entrance to slow down that bugbear

[Shadowleaf]

You mean you take a 5 foot step back, cast Mirror Image as a standard action, then use your immediate action to activate 3 charges of your boots, teleporting 30' back to the door?

[ocel]

Actually according to the other notes it says 40, but yeah, anything to keep me away from him, exactly in the order you just said, i just moved ordinary 5 ft first to avoid the attack of opportunity. actually scracth the mirror image just summon monster 3 is fine as long as i don't take a full turn to summon them.

[Shadowleaf]

Stop revising your actions after having posted them. And Summon Monster is a full-round action. If you look at the map, each square is 5'x5', and you are standing 30' from the back wall.

[ocel]

sorry about that, anyway yeah, if it's going to take a full turn than i should just cast mirror image, till i find a place where i can take him out from afar or trap him.

[ocel]

anyway yeah what you said on post 40, are the series of actions that defines my turn

[Shadowleaf]

[roll0]+2 images appear.
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E= You
B= Bugbear
D= Door

The bugbear reaches into a small pouch at his side, and pulls out a beautifully crafted longbow with an arrow notched, dropping the greatsword. He takes aim and fires.

His arrow dusts one of your images. 5 remaining.

[ocel]

did he hit me or one of my illusions?

[Shadowleaf]

Had to roll it. He hit an illusion. Your turn.

[ocel]

first I use my at will ability silence at the bug bear,
second, free action then I open and close the door,
third use my endless caltrops bag at where he'll likely follow me,
fourth cast resinous tar, then abrupt jump again

[ocel]

first I use my at will ability silence at the bug bear,
second, free action then I open and close the door,
third use my endless caltrops bag at where he'll likely follow me,
fourth cast resinous tar, then abrupt jump again

scratch the at will ability, just everything else

[Shadowleaf]

I assume you mean you want to use your Ring of Silent Spells, which is centered on you?
Opening a door is a move action.
Using your bags of caltrops would be another move action.

[ocel]

I assume you mean you want to use your Ring of Silent Spells, which is centered on you?
Opening a door is a move action.
Using your bags of caltrops would be another move action.


ah thats right.... ok how about abrupt juant, past the door, than drop caltrops, and cast tar spell?

[Shadowleaf]

You can only Abrupt Jaunt within Line of Sight. You want to use your Move Action to open the door, Abrupt Jaunt in, and use your Standard Action to cast a spell?

[ocel]

ah, sorry, wasn't thinking the plan all the way through, that deduction of my hit points made me panic, lol, anyway yeah what you suggested is better.

[Shadowleaf]

You open the door into what appears to be a kitchen. A man wearing a linen tunika is standing 12 feet away from you with a spoon and a bowl, looking directly at you. He looks surprised and slightly scared.
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Move Action used. What next?

[ocel]

You open the door into what appears to be a kitchen. A man wearing a linen tunika is standing 12 feet away from you with a spoon and a bowl, looking directly at you. He looks surprised and slightly scared.
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Move Action used. What next?


well with the tar there i'll be able to hold him off for a second; but i have not a moment to linger, i use my spell ability silence, on the kitchen's cook, or whatever he's there for, than dump a few catelops by the entrance, than one more abrupt jaunt, thus far i've used 3 of them so i only have one more left.

in other words it would be:

standard action spell like ability silence first,
second, make another abrupt juant 10 ft away from the entrance,
and finally, move action dump catelops

[Shadowleaf]

You cast Resinous Tar on which 10' square? Remember you are currently standing in B8, and you cannot Jaunt this turn.

And your next turn? Silence focused on yourself, Jaunt to B6, spread Caltrops?

[ocel]

oops, thought I already casted the tar spell, well, no matter, by the time that cook reveals my location, that bugbear will be stuck in molasses.

as to the other question it is the square closest to the door

[ocel]

i cast the tar spell on the square closest to the door I emerged from.

[Shadowleaf]

Assuming that's what you do.

As you start spreading the caltrops, the cook swings at you with the spoon.


18-4 for improvised weapon is a hit.
Hits you on a 6: [roll0]


The bugbear is now standing in the doorway, he shoots another arrow at you.

[Shadowleaf]

Hits you on a 1. [roll0]

Two of your illusions go poof. There is now 3 remaining.

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[ocel]

I have the feat cloudy conjuration, so it would have incapacitated the cook if he was that close to me when i casted the spell.

When you told me i had too many feats i got rid of the invisible metamagic feat, hey did the bugbear succeed on the previous fortitude checks?

[Shadowleaf]

You still haven't said where you cast your Tar spell. Anyway, he wasn't adjacent when you cast it, so you couldn't do that.

.. What Fortitude checks?

[ocel]

Hits you on a 1. [roll0]

Two of your illusions go poof. There is now 3 remaining.

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well i casted the spell at where i entered, which would be either 4A or 1A, eitherway i'm already down to only 5 hp remaining and fewer places to hide.

[Shadowleaf]

You entered at A6. You hit A5-A6-B5-B6 with your Tar spell. You still haven't answered what Fortitude checks you mean.

[ocel]

when its my turn again, i'll use my last abrupt juant, and cast haste,

[Shadowleaf]

Seriously. Stop ignoring my questions. It's getting old.
The man swings his spoon at you. He misses horribly.

The Bugbear shoots another arrow. Hits you on a 1: [roll0]

One of your illusions go poof. 2 left.

[ocel]

You entered at A6. You hit A5-A6-B5-B6 with your Tar spell. You still haven't answered what Fortitude checks you mean.


Cloudy Conjuration on complete mage page 40 you'll find the feat I've mentioned, basically it works like this

"Benefit: When you cast a conjuration spell, you can choose to have a 5-foot-radius cloud of sickening smoke manifest.

The cloud can appear in your space, adjacent to you, or in the space of or adjacent to your target (if any).
The cloud lasts for 1 round. Any living creature is sickened while inside it (but not after exiting).

The cloud in all other ways acts like a small area of the fog cloud spell.
Creatures immune to poison are immune to the sickening
effect. The cloud appears in conjunction with the spell
taking effect (not before or after). Any creature you call or
summon with the spell is immune to the sickening effect
of the cloud.

Special: A conjurer can select this feat as a wizard bonus feat."

[Shadowleaf]

Yes. The bugbear hasn't actually entered the tar. He's standing in the door opening.

[ocel]

Then when its my turn again, i'll use my last abrupt juant to 2A, and cast haste

[Shadowleaf]

.. You did so. You Abrupt Jaunt where exactly? A2? And is affected by Haste. Your turn again.

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(Assuming you Jaunt to A2)

[ocel]

I still have one last charge of my boots, so i'll use that to get past the door than cast grease once i'm on the otherside of the door.

[Shadowleaf]

... Again. Write what you do. Like this:
Immediate action: Activate boots. Teleport to A1.
Move Action: Open door.
Standard action: Move through door?

[ocel]

.. You did so. You Abrupt Jaunt where exactly? A2? And is affected by Haste. Your turn again.

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(Assuming you Jaunt to A2)

Ah, thats right using a magic item is a standard action, sorry, after what happened to my character earlier, I got so caught up in the moment that i forgot one of the basics.

Anyway, yeah in this order:" move action: open door,standard action: cast grease by the otherside of the door,

[Shadowleaf]

No.. Using your Boots is a Swift action.. It says so on its entry. Why would you cast Grease on the other side of the door, you don't know what's behind it. You do realize the door to the north is a new door, and the door to the south is open and there is an angry bugbear with a bow in the doorway, right?

[ocel]

No.. Using your Boots is a Swift action.. It says so on its entry. Why would you cast Grease on the other side of the door, you don't know what's behind it. You do realize the door to the north is a new door, and the door to the south is open and there is an angry bugbear with a bow in the doorway, right?

even better, use my last charge of my boots, to get to the other side of the door, than if there is no one there i'll cast summon monster 3.

I was reading some other magic item, and got confused, its been while since I played a wizard, and used that particular item.

[Shadowleaf]

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D1 is the same door.

Updated battlemap.

Swift Action to teleport next to the door.
You use your move action to open the door. It opens up into a street, there is 10' to another house on the opposite site of the door. The street continues for 50' left and 50' right, both ends connect to other streets.

What do you use your standard action on?

[ocel]

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D1 is the same door.

Updated battlemap.

You use your move action to open the door. It opens up into a street, there is 10' to another house on the opposite site of the door. The street continues for 50' left and 50' right, both ends connect to other streets.

I swear to whatever deity my character worships, I'll sic a horde of my summoned minions on the ungrateful insert your own expletive here. On another note I'm going to cast summon monster 3, its about time to repay my host with my own version of entertainment...

[Shadowleaf]

Summon Monster 3 is still a full round action. What do you spend your Standard Action on?"

[ocel]

Summon Monster 3 is still a full round action. What do you spend your Standard Action on?"

doesn't a full round action take all my other actions when i use one?

[Shadowleaf]

Okay. Seriously. Get your head in the game. You spend a swift action and a move action this turn. You have a standard action left. A full round action takes a move action, a swift action and a standard action, thus you cannot cast it this turn.

[ocel]

Okay. Seriously. Get your head in the game. You spend a swift action and a move action this turn. You have a standard action left. A full round action takes a move action, a swift action and a standard action, thus you cannot cast it this turn.
Right, right, sorry,I haven't been thinking clearly, the only other spell i have would be slow which i could cast on the cook if I'm close enough, through i'm not positively sure.

[ocel]

If the cook isn't close enough i could use the hide skill I have, till my next turn

[Shadowleaf]

You are still in square A1, inside the house. You have used your move action to open the door. You are 25' away from the Bugbear with the bow, who I'd say is the real threat.

[ocel]

You are still in square A1, inside the house. You have used your move action to open the door. You are 25' away from the Bugbear with the bow, who I'd say is the real threat.

I agree but I came under the presumption that i was too far from him, if not then i'm definitely casting slow on him.

ps sorry, if I've been annoying earlier, I thank you for your patience,

[Shadowleaf]

DC 19? He doesn't seem affected.

He does, however, fire another arrow at you. Hit on a 1. [roll0]

[ocel]

DC 19? He doesn't seem affected.

He does, however, fire another arrow at you. Hit on a 1. [roll0]

was that one of my illusions or did he hit me.

[Shadowleaf]

Your spell fizzles as you cannot produce the verbal component, by the way.

You take [roll0] damage.

[ocel]

Your spell fizzles as you cannot produce the verbal component, by the way.

You take [roll0] damage.
Crud that takes me to -2 hp, so I'm bleeding my heart out. I'm so going to die lol.

[Shadowleaf]

The bugbear's next arrow strikes you in the neck, dealing [roll0] damage.

You die in an ally behind a petty noble's house, with two arrows sticking out of your body and a viscious slash across your arm. The bugbear loots your corpse and throws it in the sewer.

[ocel]

well, epoh i knew you well, for minute anyway, he's dead.

[ocel]

Ah well i'll just reroll another character then. Thanks for dming.

[Shadowleaf]

Ah well i'll just reroll another character then. Thanks for dming.
Thanks for playing. I suggest getting a firmer grip on the rules before playing again, as you could easily have taken down the bugbear, had you made better choices in combat.

[ocel]

Could I make a tome of battle class, I found a couple on this board I always wanted to try.

[Shadowleaf]

Could I make a tome of battle class, I found a couple on this board I always wanted to try.
What do you mean, you found a couple on these boards? You can make a character with class levels in Crusader, Swordsage, Warbade etcetera, if that is what you mean, yes.

[planswalker]

but no homebrewed tob-like stuff. we specifically have banned that. sorry to intrude, but I thought that was an important point to bring up. stick to swordsage, crusader, or warblade and the prc's found within the ToB book.

[ocel]

got it, thanks for answering.