Circle of Life's Red Hand of Doom OOC Thread [Archive] - Page 3

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-06-30, 05:57 PM

Using my Paladin ability to sense if this guy is as evil as his reputation and plans would seem to suggest.

On a exponential scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is "compulsive jaywalker" and 10 is "Tiamat Herself," Koth ranks about an 8. Which translates mechanically to a moderate evil aura.

Roni didn't know what bad guys did in their offtime, but he hoped it was fueled by compliments or else this gambit wouldn't pay off.

Time to see if Roni's assumption paid off (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PunchClockVillain)...or not (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WrongGenreSavvy). :smallcool:

Sense Motive: [roll0]

TekHed

2013-06-30, 07:02 PM

Er...10 is Tiamat Herself and an 8 is moderate??? Are you certain your scale has been calibrated correctly Dice?

And wow...Koth can't sense motive for sh!t today according to the RNG.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-06-30, 07:13 PM

Er...10 is Tiamat Herself and an 8 is moderate??? Are you certain your scale has been calibrated correctly Dice?

Remember that the spell tells you the strength of an evil person (in this case, either that he is an evil creature with 11-25 HD or an evil creature who has 2-4 levels of a divine casting class with the Aura class feature), not their level of devotion to evil. Your average baby-sacrificing level 1 cleric might rate a 7 on the "how despicable is he?" scale but still only radiate a faint evil aura.

And wow...Koth can't sense motive for sh!t today according to the RNG.

Yeah.... :smallsigh: Though Vaeri's not totally in the clear; Koth believes her to be a priestess for now, and it's up to her to keep that impression going.

Fireheart

2013-07-01, 06:05 PM

Hey all just a quick note -daughter had to have a teeth extracted today so things have been...complicated.

I'll start working on an IC post but it may be tomorrow before I post it.

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-02, 12:27 AM

Better toss an AP at that [roll0]

Edit: Just realized we probably qualify for aid another bonuses to our bluff since we're all presenting a unified front and the first bluffs were so well received. Maybe even get a +2 Draconic bonus. :smallbiggrin: Forgot to specify my speaking was in Draconic. Will edit now.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-02, 02:03 AM

Only a 14, huh? Let's see if Koth breaks his unlucky streak...

Sense Motive: [roll0]

EDIT: Well, well, well... :smallamused:

TekHed

2013-07-02, 02:31 AM

:smallsigh:

Looks like Auran is the jerk who botched it. Should've kept my snout shut.

Fireheart

2013-07-02, 04:55 PM

Is okay, we expect this to end in combat...just a matter of seeing how long it takes. :) Besides I'm kind of hoping to kill Koth and just take over his forces.

:)

Is that wrong?

~Fireheart

Sallera

2013-07-02, 05:30 PM

'Course not. Seems we're giving him an impression favourable to that course of action anyway, and he just handed Vaeri a plausible reason she can use on his minions. ^^

TekHed

2013-07-02, 05:46 PM

The question becomes, if and when we do take over the evil forces, how do we deter or disband them from their anticipated massacre? Somehow I don't think they will respond well to a change in leadership if the new orders are to stand down...

Sallera

2013-07-02, 06:33 PM

All we need to do is delay them, for the moment - we could tell them plans have changed, we need more time to prepare, etc. We need to find out the extent of the Horde, and whether the Ferry is doomed or defensible. These guys here? Yeah, with us on Drellin's side, they probably couldn't take the town. But if the larger force moves in...

Plus, even getting them on our side temporarily could give us scouts and runners.

TekHed

2013-07-02, 07:20 PM

EotLQ is calling you Sal... :smalltongue:

Sallera

2013-07-03, 02:43 AM

Post over there, then, not in someone else's thread. -.-

TekHed

2013-07-03, 03:36 AM

Hey as far as I'm concerned both of them are our threads. :smallsmile: Just seemed like you were pretty active here, but hadn't checked in for awhile over there so I was just poking ya. Sometimes I'll do that with Dice...post a check-in on our ooc thread for the solo game he is running for me because, why not?

Fireheart

2013-07-03, 11:20 AM

Checking to see if Vaeri get's Roni's message. :)

And boy, do I need to put ranks in sense motive if Roni's going to try send her messages. :)

[roll0]

Yeah, not so much! :)

~Fireheart

Sallera

2013-07-03, 11:31 AM

I think the intended recipient doesn't have to roll to get the message if the Bluff succeeded. Sense Motive would only be for someone else to understand it.

OMG PONIES

2013-07-03, 11:59 AM

I think the intended recipient doesn't have to roll to get the message if the Bluff succeeded. Sense Motive would only be for someone else to understand it.

That's affirmative on both counts. DC 15 for simple messages or 20 for complicated ones. So the success or failure of conveying the message depends on how complex thinks "Hit me!" is :smalltongue:.

Fireheart

2013-07-03, 08:52 PM

Ah, okay, I'll wait for our DM to confirm the DC before I post.

If Vaeri did get the message, she'll hit him. :) If not, I'm sure I'll think of something. :)

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-03, 09:28 PM

For an even better effect, blast him with an ice shard!

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-03, 11:31 PM

That's affirmative on both counts. DC 15 for simple messages or 20 for complicated ones. So the success or failure of conveying the message depends on how complex thinks "Hit me!" is :smalltongue:.

I think the "And only she can silence me, hint hint" pushes it down into simple territory, so Roni succeeds in conveying it. Whether he succeeds in not alerting Koth, though...

Sense Motive: [roll0]

EDIT: Yep, Koth's unlucky streak is gone. How would he interpret the byplay, I wonder? I'm heading to bed shortly, but I'll think about it and post his response sometime tomorrow.

OMG PONIES

2013-07-04, 06:10 AM

EDIT: Yep, Koth's unlucky streak is gone. How would he interpret the byplay, I wonder? I'm heading to bed shortly, but I'll think about it and post his response sometime tomorrow.

Sons of a hydra's heads. :smallfurious: And here I thought we could bluff ourselves through it all. Plan B: Murderous Hobos!

Fireheart

2013-07-05, 10:34 AM

That's okay...we'll see how well this works!

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-14, 06:24 PM

Weeeeeeell... 'Twas a good bluff while it lasted.

Surprise Round?

Sallera

2013-07-14, 09:03 PM

Yes, I'm sure he'd be very surprised if we attacked him after he called our bluff. :smalltongue:

TekHed

2013-07-14, 09:49 PM

Well, I mean the jig appears to be up. Roll initiative?

Anyone able to cast a silence type of spell to keep him from calling guards?

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-14, 11:24 PM

Well, I mean the jig appears to be up. Roll initiative?

Yep. Good luck.

Vaeri: [roll0]
Roni: [roll1]
Auran: [roll2]
Faien: [roll3]
Koth: [roll4]

EDIT: ...well then. No luck for the party, it seems. I'll have an IC post up shortly unless someone wants to try a last-ditch plan to wriggle out of this.

TekHed

2013-07-14, 11:49 PM

Well Vaeri or Roni can try and stall him, but it seems hopeless since she really won't be able to answer his test in a believable way (unless like maybe a nat 20 on a knowledge Arcana roll to know this stuff...or maybe from Roni's side since he is a scholar (in the bardic sense anyways), and Koth thinks he is pulling the strings...).

Fireheart

2013-07-15, 07:16 PM

Yep, that was my hope as well.

Knowledge Religion

[roll0]

Edit: Okay that's fairly high. Oh, great DM? Is that enough for her to know any of his tests?

~fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-15, 07:18 PM

Very nice! Not quite a 20, but not bad either!

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-15, 09:38 PM

Edit: Okay that's fairly high. Oh, great DM? Is that enough for her to know any of his tests?

The Malediction is a prayer offered before an offensive against Tiamat's sworn enemies--the dragons of Argonnessen and the Silver Flame, mostly, but she certainly doesn't lack for enemies.

The first verse talks about sending Tiamat's wrath to strike despair into their enemies' hearts. The second verse is as follows:

As we do battle, Goddess, open wide
The mouth of Khyber to consume our foe.
Let us crush the skulls of foes on every side
And send their cries of torment to your realm below.

The Malediction has a more consistent meter in the original Draconic, as it has a single word for "cry of torment," among other vivid and cheery terms.

The third and fourth verses continue on to talk about taking all of their enemies and their possessions and sacrificing them to Tiamat in a massive ceremony, and it just gets more delightful from there.

The Third Mystery of the Scaled Goddess concerns the fivefold nature of Tiamat: she has five aspects that each are associated with different colors, strengths, traits, etc. and whose clergy compete with one another to win Her favor, yet all five aspects are part of one single, perfect being and act in concert. Every priest(ess) of Tiamat must come to understand this Mystery in their own way, so while any novitiate can recite the basic prayers by rote, a true priestess must be able to cogently and concisely explain this Mystery (and the other four of the Five Mysteries) to reach the next rank.

As for the appropriate rank an Azure-aspect priestess would have to outrank Koth, you can go ahead and pick something that sounds cool and that will be the appropriate rank. :smallcool:

Shrines of Tiamat don't exact advertise publicly, so you can't recall any nearby shrine names that sound like they would fit. Hopefully you or Roni can come up with something to fool Koth.

Fireheart

2013-07-16, 10:56 AM

Okay. Give me a couple hours to draft up a decent post. :) And we'll add a bluff check as well.

I'm at work now but I'll try to post something by tonight if that works?

Sweet!

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-16, 06:56 PM

Just reviewed the Bluff rules. Looks like failing by less than 11 (or rather, the opposed sense motive check not succeeding by more than 10) isn't as catastrophic as I'd thought.

Fireheart

2013-07-17, 06:47 AM

Dang! Beautiful speech. Lots of detail. Roleplaying! And I roll a 4. :(

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-17, 07:26 AM

Heh. Well, we'll see...worse comes to it, better to roll low now than in battle.

Your color tag syntax got messed up. Also, IO is a Faerunian concept. The deities here descend from the 3 Progenitor Worms...in this case Bahamut from Syberis and Tiamat from Khyber, the Dragon Below.

OMG PONIES

2013-07-17, 07:51 AM

Also, IO is a Faerunian concept. The deities here descend from the 3 Progenitor Worms...in this case Bahamut from Syberis and Tiamat from Khyber, the Dragon Below.

We can just fluff it to fit :smallbiggrin:. For instance:

Dragons were one of the first races in Eberron, if not the first. As such, everyone learns of the Progenitor Worms: Siberys (The Dragon Above), Khyber (The Dragon Below), and Eberron (The Dragon Between). However, only the scholars and dragonblood clerics teach of Io, The Dragon Before.

Io was the Great Father of all three Progenitor Worms and the original author of The Draconic Prophecy. When his three offspring discovered the words he had written, they began to argue about the meaning. What started as an argument evolved into a war between them--a war which Io sacrificed his own life trying to prevent in a futile attempt to restore unity among his children. The battle that ensued among the three is the stuff of legends, but many have forgotten how the tale truly began. Those who follow Bahamut, the Son of Siberys, still war with the Talons of Tiamat, Daughter of Khyber...though they are all eggs from the same nest.

Ta-da, now you've got Io in Eberron! Whattayathink?

TekHed

2013-07-17, 08:28 AM

OMG PONIES

2013-07-17, 02:16 PM

Uh...I think it fundamentally changes the setting, and makes the Progenitor wyrms less than. It also means that dragonblooded know more than actual dragons. It's a pretty big change to make.

I grew up with Faerun and it's cosmology, but what I love about Eberron is how unique and distinct it is, especially with it's planar cosmology and creation myth.

I'm going to try treading very lightly here, so please let me know if I sound too flippant and allow me to clarify. While on a macro level it changes the Eberron setting as published, does is really change anything inside our game? For me, part of the fun of D&D isn't trying to remember every fact of the campaign setting, but fleshing out a world together.

In my opinion, the inclusion of Io doesn't make the Progenitors lesser...it just shows that there's something even bigger. Can you point me to the Eberron books that deal most with the Progenitor Worms so we can figure out a way to include Io? After all:

If it exists in D&D, then it has a place in Eberron. :smallbiggrin:

Sallera

2013-07-17, 03:27 PM

Tek, when your character's background contains direct intervention from a deity that's not supposed to be a confirmable existence, you don't have much ground to stand on when it comes to religious setting changes. :smalltongue:

Anyway, I think you might be again forgetting that religion in Eberron is not like religion in the other settings. There isn't any way to confirm the existence of divine powers, and so there are plenty of breakaway sects and multiple interpretations of everything. Maybe the tradition Roni and Vaeri's teachers come from preferred the idea of a single creator, and slotted in Io above the Progenitor Wyrms. Maybe Koth's tradition doesn't, and that's why Vaeri's bluff is so bad. There are plenty of options other than "fundamental changes" to the setting.

Fireheart

2013-07-17, 03:59 PM

I'm not sure about the "fluff"; I'm flexible there - mainly it's an aspect of the spellscales. Their blood quickening is based on all the draconic dieties. So Io has to be in there somewhere along with Lendys and the various other minor dieties that aren't Bahamut, Tiamat, etc

Alternatively, we could make Eberron = IO for the purposes of the Quickening in this game?.

(Sudden Highlander flashback.)

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-07-17, 05:10 PM

Fair enough points all around. Though Sal, it's worth mentioning that Auran has never really had any direct contact with Bahamut, and, when I proposed a similar setting-altering idea for Shard, you shot it down, and I had to come up with a better version...

Sallera

2013-07-17, 05:32 PM

No, you're missing my point. I'm saying that one group of people who happen to believe in Io is not a noticeable alteration to the setting, precisely because its religion is so mutable. In no way does it imply that Io has to exist. This isn't even remotely on the same scale as your idea of playing a character who was a piece of one of the Progenitors, or even the idea that Quori can survive the turning of an Age without being reborn.

TekHed

2013-07-17, 06:01 PM

No I get that part. Sects and all. Carry on.

TekHed

2013-07-17, 06:53 PM

P.S. Fireheart your speech color tag still needs fixing.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-18, 12:35 AM

Flavor-wise, the approach I'm taking to the draconic deities is that, if they exist at all, they're believed to be really really powerful dragons somewhere out there (or down there, in Tiamat's and Falazure's cases). Spellscales think they're real gods, Hostians who have heard of them believe that the good ones are just another set of aspects of the Host and the evil ones are nasty buggers who belong in Khyber, Dark Six worshipers believe the opposite, Flamites think they're all false heathen gods, and no one else really has an opinion on the issue.

Kids of more mainstream faiths are brought up to just not get into serious religious conversations with those who appear to take the idea of the draconic gods (or other more obscure gods) seriously and worship them as such, as opposed to viewing them as mere cosmological quirks, and if the Bahamut's Witnesses show up at your door and ask if you'd like to chat about Bahamut your Draconic Lord and Savior it's considered more polite to just avoid that conversation entirely.

Or, in other words, schools in Eberron teach an abstinence-only approach to sects education. :smallbiggrin:

TekHed

2013-07-18, 01:25 AM

OMG PONIES

2013-07-18, 06:12 AM

...with the notable exception that Tiamat IS actually quite real, and currently chained up in the deific-demonic-draconic flesh a few miles or a hundred somewhere beneath Argonessan under 24 hour watch, lock, and key by some of the oldest, biggest, baddest dragons on the planet...

I would imagine that there would be some on Eberron who have grown skeptical of the truth of that legend, ascribing it the same mythical status as the other tales they've heard. Others claim it to be true, and we'll never know unless someone lets her out. Which, you know, hopefully our motley crew of heroes can prevent :smalleek:.

TekHed

2013-07-18, 06:17 AM

OMG PONIES

2013-07-18, 10:32 AM

I was under the impression that pretty much no one not associated with the dragons of Argonessan would have any clue about Tiamat outside of the general knowledge that she is a dragon-goddess and perhaps that she was one of the greatest of the Khyber-spawn (demons) IF they were particularly scholarly.

Right, sorry, wasn't insinuating that it was common knowledge all over Khorvaire...I was saying that even among the dragonbloods I'd think some consider Tiamat's tale as myth while others regard it as fact. For instance, a more pragmatic spellscale like Roni considered every legend as little more than morality tales before his direct involvement with our main plot. In fact, coming to terms with the reality that there are powers larger than chance and his own wit are kinda my main schtick for him.

Coming face-to-face with the idea that Tiamat is not just a constellation and a whisper is one of the things that's scaring Roni straight and giving him notions about being more like Auran. Because of that, I'd assume there are others who know the tale, but don't really believe it as literal truth. Others still (Auran, as case in point) treat it as a looming reality and possible powder keg. As always in Eberron, interpretations vary.

TekHed

2013-07-18, 01:02 PM

Yeah the only reason it made sense for Auran to know was because of being Dragonborn and because he is an agent of the Chamber (and one of the few non-dragons who knows that he is).

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-21, 04:50 PM

And now for the moment of truth: does Koth buy it and start cooperating again, or does the combat music start playing?

Sense Motive: [roll0]

EDIT: Yeah, Vaeri's bluff is well and truly called. Koth's up first, since we already rolled initiative.

TekHed

2013-07-21, 06:22 PM

Whew! Hadn't heard from you in awhile Dicey. Had me concerned for a moment.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-21, 06:27 PM

I'm still alive, just dealing with working a 9-to-9 job for the past while because one of our clients expects to be able to give us new requirements the last week before a release and have us bend time and space to get them done in time. No, I'm not bitter at all, why do you ask? :smallsigh: The Masters and DS maps are done, I'll try to have those posts up tonight or tomorrow.

TekHed

2013-07-21, 06:47 PM

Ack. Sorry to hear that. Prior to Pride you had indicated things had slowed down for awhile but I guess they slammed you against a deadline again.

Did my email go through at least?

Edit: Just read the IC...

It didn't make a difference this time Dice, but please remember in the future when rolling saves that all Auran's allies within a 30' radius gain +1/2 his Charisma bonus, rounded down (so currently+2) to all saves.

Also, Auran can't make Spellcraft checks, but the effects are familiar enough to recognize a web spell (though the fluff description seems more like a Black Tentacles). Sal used them on us in his game. Not to be too metagamey but there's no way we're going to make those strength checks and I don't think Faien has enough teleports left to get us out. In Sal's game we had to resort to nuking ourselves with Alchemist's fire and just eat the damage. However, a little Dragonfire Inspiration would also do the trick...

Fireheart

2013-07-22, 07:40 AM

Vaeri doesn't go until the end so

spellcraft: [roll0]

Okay, atleast she knows what it is. :(

~F

Sallera

2013-07-22, 11:09 AM

Spellcraft: [roll0]

Fireheart

2013-07-24, 09:12 AM

Nudge:

Are Roni or Auran going to go? Can they go? Otherwise, Vaeri will go ahead and go but since she goes last, I thought I'd see if one of ya'll wanted to post?

~Fireheart

OMG PONIES

2013-07-24, 10:32 AM

Yep, just cooking up Roni's action.

TekHed

2013-07-24, 03:02 PM

There is nothing effective I can do to escape unless Roni brings the fire...

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-28, 11:11 PM

It didn't make a difference this time Dice, but please remember in the future when rolling saves that all Auran's allies within a 30' radius gain +1/2 his Charisma bonus, rounded down (so currently+2) to all saves.

Sorry about that, I mixed up his Defender aura with the standard paladin Aura of Courage since it's been a while since his last combat scene. Noted for next time.

TekHed

2013-07-28, 11:33 PM

Dice, you're on the update warpath right now. Hooah!

TekHed

2013-07-29, 12:57 AM

Since I'm adjacent to Koth can I attack him from my current square through the door?

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-07-29, 01:21 AM

Dice, you're on the update warpath right now. Hooah!

Yep. I just posted maps to the DS thread, so I'm now fully caught up on all my games!

...which will last, oh, a day at most, I'm sure, probably less. :smallsigh:

Since I'm adjacent to Koth can I attack him from my current square through the door?

He closed the door at the end of his turn, but assuming you open it first, yes you can. He has cover from you (and vice versa) thanks to the narrowness of the door, though.

TekHed

2013-07-29, 01:50 AM

Move action to open then I presume.

TekHed

2013-07-29, 03:30 AM

We are pretty close to leveling...in fact we probably will if/when we live through what's about to happen, so...

I'll toss an Action Point at that attack roll: [roll0]

Bah! Not the best rolls... :smallannoyed:

TekHed

2013-08-06, 12:26 AM

Can someone tell me if the Crossbow goblins can fire at Auran through Kith's square and personage? Cuz I might want to get out the way in that case.

Otherwise I can try and bash him again.

The other option might be to hop up to the stairs and make them come to us, perhaps on the roff, but I'm concerned that they'll rally more reinforcements, and we have a better bottleneck with the doorway than we would if they come into the room and have clear shots at the stairs.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-06, 12:46 AM

Yes they can. Koth only grants you soft cover (+4 AC), he doesn't block line of effect. Of course, between Koth and the doorway, Auran has improved cover (+8 AC, +4 Ref), so he's not too vulnerable if you want to chance staying there.

TekHed

2013-08-06, 12:50 AM

Oh, yeah, in that case I'll tank it. :smallbiggrin:

TekHed

2013-08-06, 01:09 AM

Damn! I roll a 4 and then a 5! Bad luck day. Well...apparently I barely missed on a 22, and I REALLY want to hit this guy back, and anyways we're closer to next level.

So...Action Point!!! [roll0]

TekHed

2013-08-06, 06:18 PM

Sallera

2013-08-06, 06:28 PM

Clearly, you should be letting Faien stand in front. :smalltongue:

Fireheart

2013-08-08, 11:07 AM

*Sigh*

Fireheart...we already covered this once before...Auran is in the radius of your area of effect attack on Koth, takes extra damage from cold, and has a low ref save.

AND, not only are you taking the -4 from melee but Dice already told us he has soft cover meaning at least another +4 to AC. I missed on a 22, and you had only +5 on that attack.

I thought you said you weren't going to do that anymore?

Hopefully Dice will let you choose another action, because I seriously doubt Vaeri would make that same mistake AGAIN after she hosed Auran with it last time, and that was under more favorable conditions.

Think before you shoot woman!!! :smallsigh:

Acknowledged. However, it's a ranged touch so I was hoping the AC wasn't as high as the 22 for a regular attack.

Splash is a valid point. Vaeri is, however, going to start finding a way to casts Protection from Cold on Auran so that if he does end up in her range. :)

I can change the action if folks would rather though?

~T

TekHed

2013-08-08, 11:40 AM

Yes please. I can't imagine someone consciously choosing to fireball when one's own party is in the AoE. Surely Vaeri has some more accurate spells? magic Missile?

Sallera

2013-08-08, 11:44 AM

Tek, could we have Auran switch places with Faien? You've got a reach weapon, but he doesn't, so he can't do much from back here, and he's better equipped to hold the doorway anyway (DR and SR in addition to AC).

Fireheart

2013-08-08, 11:46 AM

Yes please. I can't imagine someone consciously choosing to fireball when one's own party is in the AoE. Surely Vaeri has some more accurate spells? magic Missile?

Okay...will edit.

Let's run w/ Magic missile

[roll0]

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-08-08, 11:47 AM

Sure, I forgot you made that request. Let me edit my actions then.

Edit: Done.

OMG PONIES

2013-08-08, 11:48 AM

Yes please. I can't imagine someone consciously choosing to fireball when one's own party is in the AoE. Surely Vaeri has some more accurate spells? magic Missile?

Neither can I, but that's not quite what happened here. Vaeri used a spell that dealt targeted damage and DEX damage with a successful ranged touch attack, or less splash damage and no DEX damage on a miss. Either way, she's damaging Koth. While it sucks that Auran's vulnerable to cold, we're talking a maximum of what, 12 damage (or 6 on a successful save)?

Tek, could we have Auran switch places with Faien? You've got a reach weapon, but he doesn't, so he can't do much from back here, and he's better equipped to hold the doorway anyway (DR and SR in addition to AC).

I think this may be a good idea, letting everyone contribute meaningfully. Roni's basically out of useful tricks here, so I'm trying to drum up something useful I can do. Worst case scenario, I may just lay down an Inspire Courage on top of the Dragonfire Inspiration.

TekHed

2013-08-08, 11:52 AM

The fact that he is on the other side of a very narrow doorway with Auran filling the opening, makes more sense to magic missile to me...between firing into melee and Koth's cover she'd hardly see him, and it would be an obviously problematic shot. And, she did say IC that she was going to be careful with that spell after the last time she hit Auran with it. :smallconfused:

Sallera

2013-08-08, 12:02 PM

With Koth's AC and the doorway cover, Inspire Courage might be a pretty good idea.

OMG PONIES

2013-08-08, 12:04 PM

With Koth's AC and the doorway cover, Inspire Courage might be a pretty good idea.

Yeah, after I typed it I started asking myself "why not?" It definitely seems like the best option.

TekHed

2013-08-08, 12:11 PM

Looks like Fireheart changed her spell (still needs to roll damage though).

However just to clarify why I made an issue out of it and to answer your question OMG, Auran has a poor Ref save so he would most likely eat 12...considering he only has 54 HP left and this battle is only getting started I'd say that is a significant chunk of HP for me to lose to friendly fire.

Fireheart

2013-08-08, 12:53 PM

OMG PONIES

2013-08-14, 01:30 PM

Are we waiting on a player action or DM update?

TekHed

2013-08-14, 03:34 PM

DM. Dice posted a brief update in our Dark Sun game but has been otherwise quiet for a week. I'm guessing deadlines are still beating him like a stepheaded redchild.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-14, 10:00 PM

I'm alive, mostly. IC post going up now.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-14, 10:59 PM

You know, rolling damage for the lightning bolt might help.

[roll0]

Map coming shortly.

TekHed

2013-08-14, 11:14 PM

I'm alive, mostly. IC post going up now.

Better mostly alive than mostly dead. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tAKLTktY0) :smalltongue:

TekHed

2013-08-14, 11:39 PM

Just got to the IC.

A couple of important questions Dice...

You describe the minotaur as huge, but is he a small minotaur? I thought they are large creatures and therefore would take up 4 of those squares (and might not even fit through the door which you described as quite narrow).

The other thing though is that a Bull Rush is a standard action...he couldn't have charged to do it because his own allies blocked his path. But he wasn't there last map meaning he had to move into position in front of the door to hit Faien, so then how can he move into position, standard action, and then 5 foot step? Even if he had charged, that would have ended his move with the bullrush, since you can only 5 foot step if you have made no other moves in the round.

Lastly, unless he 5 foot step enters into the square in front of the door...he is going to provoke an AoO from Auran whose longspear threatens that diagonal reach...

Note: Small and Medium creatures wielding reach weapons threaten all squares 10 feet (2 squares) away, even diagonally. (This is an exception to the rule that 2 squares of diagonal distance is measured as 15 feet.)

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-15, 01:05 AM

You describe the minotaur as huge, but is he a small minotaur? I thought they are large creatures and therefore would take up 4 of those squares (and might not even fit through the door which you described as quite narrow).

He's still Large, he's just squeezing (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/movementPositionAndDistance.htm#squeezing) to get through the door. Technically, he'd be centered on the door and be squeezing along the diagonal, but that would ruin my very pretty map. :smallwink:

The other thing though is that a Bull Rush is a standard action...he couldn't have charged to do it because his own allies blocked his path. But he wasn't there last map meaning he had to move into position in front of the door to hit Faien, so then how can he move into position, standard action, and then 5 foot step? Even if he had charged, that would have ended his move with the bullrush, since you can only 5 foot step if you have made no other moves in the round.

Lastly, unless he 5 foot step enters into the square in front of the door...he is going to provoke an AoO from Auran whose longspear threatens that diagonal reach...

Bull rushing involves moving into your opponent's space (assuming you don't fail and get pushed back out), and you don't provoke AoOs for that movement if you have Improved Bull Rush. It would be more correct to say "He moves 5 feet into Faien's space without provoking an AoO and not as part of his move action," but I just said he 5-foot stepped into Faien's space for brevity.

TekHed

2013-08-15, 01:48 AM

Okay. Shouldn't Auran still get an AoO on him for when he enters that first square before the door though? Or does Improved Bullrush negate the AoO for his movement first too?

Edit: Just checked squeezing and it says the space has to be minimum half his normal width...but the door you described as narrow, and takes up a bit less than the full square it's in (at least that's what I interpreted why it was giving Koth and I cover), and if the passage is less than half his width, he'd need to use the Escape Artist skill to squeeze.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-15, 02:22 AM

Okay. Shouldn't Auran still get an AoO on him for when he enters that first square before the door though?

Nope. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm#coverandAttacksofOpportunity)

Edit: Just checked squeezing and it says the space has to be minimum half his normal width...but the door you described as narrow, and takes up a bit less than the full square it's in (at least that's what I interpreted why it was giving Koth and I cover), and if the passage is less than half his width, he'd need to use the Escape Artist skill to squeeze.

I didn't describe doorway as being particularly narrow; it has to be able to accommodate the rather broad-shouldered Koth, after all. The doorway grants cover because it's easy to step to the side to put the door jamb between you and an attacker and because there's a heavy door you can partially hide behind. (Also because the corner-to-corner cover rule means that a door on a 45-degree diagonal always grants cover if it's less than 7 feet wide, but that's a secondary concern.)

TekHed

2013-08-15, 02:37 AM

Well, Balderdash.

What should we do gang? I'm getting to the short end of my hit points.

Concentrate Fire?

Too bad about that Brooch of Shielding.

Fireheart, please don't ice Auran! :smallwink:

In retrospect, I should have had Auran ready a 5-foot step to block Koth from exiting the room when our negotiations went south. Oh well, live and learn. Or not...

Fireheart

2013-08-15, 07:19 AM

Too bad about that Brooch of Shielding.

Fireheart, please don't ice Auran! :smallwink:
.

Yeah...the Brooch is a bit annoying. Vaeri's a bit limited in non-ice damaging spells. (Definitely need an rod of substitution!)

She does have some that don't have the splash effect which she can use.

Other than that. I'd say...fancy exit out the window?

~Fireheart

Sallera

2013-08-15, 11:42 AM

Did Koth get past Faien's spell resistance?

Also, unless you're using Charging Minotaur (which from the lack of damage I assume is not the case), don't you have to follow if you want to push someone more than 5ft? (Also also, not to get too pedantic, but Improved Bull Rush only prevents the AoO from the defender, not from other combatants.)

TekHed

2013-08-15, 08:01 PM

Except I didn't know about not being able to use reach weapons for AoO through the cover of the door (which is why I switched to the spear in my last post).

Had I known that I'd not have done so, though it is easy for me to rearm my warstar now. Auran is pretty much in the line of fire though, so we need to come up with something fast.

At this point, even if we do manage to take out the minotaur (which we kinda should if we can), Koth is going to escape and/or call down the entire fortress on us.

Add to that Auran's flaw which prevents him from using the Withdraw action.

Should we really just up the stairs and leave? Where would we go? They will most likely give chase and I'm not certain we could outrun them, especially Faien without his horse.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-15, 10:35 PM

Did Koth get past Faien's spell resistance?

An excellent question; I checked the Spell Resist block on your sheet but didn't think to check your list of 'melds.

[roll0] vs. 17

EDIT: It appears he did.

Also, unless you're using Charging Minotaur (which from the lack of damage I assume is not the case), don't you have to follow if you want to push someone more than 5ft? (Also also, not to get too pedantic, but Improved Bull Rush only prevents the AoO from the defender, not from other combatants.)

:smallredface: Sooo, it turns out that my notes have him using Knockback this round instead of a regular bull rush, which is why I didn't move him and ignored any AoOs from moving. There are too many different ways to knock people around. :smallsigh:

Let's change that bull rush to a Knockback, then, and if Faien is lucky that'll mean he doesn't get shoved around at all: attack [roll1] vs. AC 27, damage [roll2], crit confirm if necessary [roll3]

EDIT: Lucky Faien, that's a miss.

TekHed

2013-08-15, 10:41 PM

Hmmm...so he missed? What's the map look like now then?

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-15, 10:42 PM

I'll fix the map and have it up shortly.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-15, 11:02 PM

New map and actions are edited in.

TekHed

2013-08-15, 11:31 PM

Ok. Karky is probably going to try that again, or bullrush/squeeze through the door like before but we have a turn to smack him before he does so.

Is Roni going to IC? I think Faien counts as soft cover meaning I'll be at a -8 to hit Karkilan but I think I ought to try.

Vaeri is at a worse disadvantage I think. Unless you have a way you think you can damage Karky without hitting Auran or Faien, maybe clear some webs in case we need to beat feet? Or I suppose magic missiling would also be good to help wear the Minotaur down faster...assuming he's not wearing a similar brooch. Dice?

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-08-15, 11:56 PM

Or I suppose magic missiling would also be good to help wear the Minotaur down faster...assuming he's not wearing a similar brooch. Dice?

No brooch as far as you can see.

OMG PONIES

2013-08-16, 06:15 AM

Is Roni going to IC? Already did last round, with plans to continue.

TekHed

2013-08-16, 07:27 AM

Sallera

2013-08-16, 10:33 AM

An excellent question; I checked the Spell Resist block on your sheet but didn't think to check your list of 'melds.

Oh, my bad, didn't realize there was a Spell Resist block. Fixed now.

OMG PONIES

2013-08-16, 11:05 AM

Oh yeah. Well it takes no action to maintain, or if you wanted to cast a spell it would last 5 rounds. If you don't cast a spell could you clear out some webs?

I'm wondering if Karky comes in again, if the webbed squares won't hinder it too?

I'd hope the webbing would hinder the minotaur, as long as he's not some sort of Spider-taur, freakish experiment of the Red Hand gone horribly right :smalleek:. Roni couldn't continue his music this round; he's at 3 HP, and activating the healing belt requires a command word. As such, we've got 5 rounds until it wears off. At that point, I'll hit us with another dose of bardic music.

Man, now I could use a Glitterdust, facing off against a high-Fortitude melee beast instead of a caster. Alas, I've used up my 2nd level spell for the day, and I have only 1 1st level spell remaining (since I cast Comprehend Languages earlier, then exchanged 2 1st level spells for the last glitterdust). PairODice, there's no chance that Versatile Spellcaster stacks across spell levels, is there? Ideally, I'd like to burn two 0-level spells for an extra 1st level spell, then burn that with my remaining 1st-level spell to drop another glitterdust on the baddies. Whattayasay?

Also, a question on the spellscale's Bahamut meditation. If I use it in conjunction with glitterdust, does it only deal damage if the selected creature is evil, or if the selected creature is evil and fails their save? It simply states that it deals 2d6 points of damage "in addition to the spell's normal effects." Is this no-save damage, or does it receive the same saving throw entry as the rest of the spell? If it's the former, is there any possibility of retconning my prior glitterdust to include the meditation and thus deal 2d6 damage to Koth?

Sorry for all the questions :smallredface: but I'm done now.

TekHed

2013-08-16, 06:17 PM

Ouch! I hadn't realized you were so low on HP. Fireheart...how is Vaeri doing?

This is not currently looking too good for us... :smalleek:

Sallera

2013-08-16, 06:24 PM

Yeah, that's what we get for not blocking the door. I think it was part of the original plan, but the way things played out, I guess it just slipped our notice. Anyway, heal up this round, hope Koth can't do that again. (And hope Faien's spell resistance works next time, since we got terrible healing rolls.)

TekHed

2013-08-16, 08:01 PM

I mean...that was kind of the point of having Auran next to the door. I think this is all my fault. :smallfrown:

OMG PONIES

2013-08-16, 08:57 PM

I mean...that was kind of the point of having Auran next to the door. I think this is all my fault. :smallfrown:

Eh, these things. They happen.

Fireheart

2013-08-17, 09:06 AM

Vaeri's actually okay unless I suck at math and/or missed something. She's only down 11.

She doesn't have a lot to contribute through. She can alternate between Magic Missiling the Minotaur and clearing the webs.

As a side note: I'm getting ready to go on vacation from tomorrow 8/18 - 8/26. I'll try to post but do not feel obligated to wait on me.

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-08-17, 09:52 AM

Have a fun trip!

Also, I think you're up Dice! Man, what a suspenseful battle. I haven't been this worried since Sallera sicked a giant zombie squid at us. :smallbiggrin:

TekHed

2013-08-18, 07:04 AM

In retrospect maybe I should have buffed Faein...at the time I was thinking about extra damage with a two handed weapon, but it would be good to help Faein hit Karky too.

So close to next level when Auran will have awesome healing powers...til then I can't be of much help in combat. Looks like we did a good 35 or so damage to the brute this round. With Faien attacking again now hopefully we can wear it down sooner or later.

...but then we still have Koth and a bunch of Goblins to fend off.

So, assuming we can withstand Karkilon's assault...what then? Flee up the stairs? Auran can glide, Roni is still shifted, but I'm not sure what to do about our lame magistrate. We'd also have to brave being out in the open and vulnerable to the keep trying to get past the treeline. We could really do with some reinforcements eh?

Fireheart

2013-08-18, 10:03 AM

Ironically, Vaeri could help with the Goblins. I've got color spray which might actually be useful if I can get positioned to get them in the cone.

:)

~Fireheart

TekHed

2013-08-27, 03:17 PM

Man, the playground has been pretty slow for a few weeks (at least in terms of my User CP).

OMG PONIES

2013-08-28, 01:44 PM

Ugh, of course I roll a natural 20 when telling others not to bother with healing me.

Man, the playground has been pretty slow for a few weeks (at least in terms of my User CP).

Agreed, same here. Sorry I don't have much to post in our MW game.

TekHed

2013-08-28, 03:32 PM

It's okay. Dice is up next anyhow.

OMG PONIES

2013-08-29, 04:39 PM

It's okay. Dice is up next anyhow.

Hey, the longer he takes the longer Roni stays alive :smallamused:.

TekHed

2013-09-19, 01:52 AM

I was wrong. I thought it was Dice up next but it's actually Fireheart...

TekHed

2013-09-21, 02:34 AM

*ahem*

Fireheart? Paging Fireheart. Bueller?

OMG PONIES

2013-09-27, 04:39 PM

*ahem*

Fireheart? Paging Fireheart. Bueller?

She hasn't been active since 9/14 :smallfrown:. Also, I saw your update over on MW about Dice being inactive as well. Looks like RL takes precedence for most normal folks. :smalltongue: Hoping all is well with both, and just busy.

EDIT: Good news, Dice is online now! Mayhaps an update is in our future? Also, Sallera was online today, so we've got a decent number still active.

Sallera

2013-09-27, 05:04 PM

Fireheart vanished without warning from our other game, as well, so presumably whatever's going on isn't giving her any time to post. It's a pity, but at least we're in combat, so it's easier to NPC her for a bit.

TekHed

2013-09-27, 07:33 PM

Dice actually PMed me back a couple days ago. Said family drama. Should be updating soon. I concur, Fireheart gave us permission to NPC her if needed. I'm sure she will come back though.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-10-11, 02:28 PM

Hey guys.

My sincerest apologies for basically abandoning this game for a bit. The last month or so has been really crappy for me--there was a death in the family and I was this close to being disowned by said family--so I've been non compos mentis for a while and have been avoiding my PbPs. I'll get the next IC post up as soon as I can.

OMG PONIES

2013-10-11, 05:02 PM

OMG PONIES

2013-11-01, 10:13 PM

Hey Dice, 5% checking on the status of the game and 95% checking on you to see if things are any better.

TekHed

2013-11-03, 03:42 PM

Yeah same here. I've been wondering.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-11-04, 12:39 AM

Game-wise, I'm caught up on all my GitP games now except this and Tek's ToB game and should have a post up in the next few days.

Personal-wise, my boyfriend had his place broken into this week and was consequently severely beaten up and robbed, necessitating a long and anxious hospital stay for both of us, so my life is currently 3 for 3 on the Torturing Dice for Kicks front so far. :smallsigh:

OMG PONIES

2013-11-04, 07:07 AM

Personal-wise, my boyfriend had his place broken into this week and was consequently severely beaten up and robbed, necessitating a long and anxious hospital stay for both of us, so my life is currently 3 for 3 on the Torturing Dice for Kicks front so far. :smallsigh:

I'm sorry to hear that! :smallfrown: Hope things start looking up.

Sallera

2013-11-13, 12:43 PM

Ouch. Hope things start looking up for you soon.

Spellcraft: [roll0]
Spellcraft: [roll1]
Listen: [roll2]

TekHed

2013-11-14, 01:56 AM

Recall we condensed Spot and Listen to Perception for this game: [roll0]

Edit: Also, we stuck that minotaur like a pig! I LoLed at it's face looking momentarily like a cow. :smallbiggrin:

OMG PONIES

2013-11-19, 03:12 PM

Hope things are starting to look up, Dice. Know that you've got a patient group here. Also, Fireheart hasn't been online in over a month so perhaps our pace will give her less to catch up on.

Also, Tek--any chance Auran can spare 13 rounds of Lesser Vigor? That would bring me to full. What CL is the wand?

EDIT: I can't remember if I asked this or not--what's our DM's ruling on Versatile Spellcaster "stacking" (i.e. using 2 0-level spells and 1 1st-level spell to cast a 2nd-level spell, rather than using 2 1st-level spells)?

TekHed

2013-11-20, 06:50 PM

CL 1. It lasts 11 rounds per use (doesn't stack iirc) so it's up to Dice how many I can get off.

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-11-20, 07:01 PM

Thanks for all the patience and sympathy, everyone, I really appreciate it.

EDIT: I can't remember if I asked this or not--what's our DM's ruling on Versatile Spellcaster "stacking" (i.e. using 2 0-level spells and 1 1st-level spell to cast a 2nd-level spell, rather than using 2 1st-level spells)?

That's a no on the stacking, sorry.

CL 1. It lasts 11 rounds per use (doesn't stack iirc) so it's up to Dice how many I can get off.

You can take however many rounds you feel is safe. I strongly suggest Roni roll a Perception check before making that decision. :smallamused:

PairO'Dice Lost

2013-11-25, 05:30 PM

So that's one lesser vigor from Auran and nothing active from Roni, who can still take his actions if he wants to do something else this round. The bad guys don't reach you guys this round, so you can go ahead and take another round's worth of actions.

TekHed

2013-11-28, 08:26 AM

With all of the healing and such that has gone on can I get a current tally of Hit Point Levels?

The current round (round 6) went to Faien. Roni requested the next one (round 7). Does anyone know what Vaeri's hit points are at? Has anyone had luck trying to contact her? Have we tried?

Excited to get this going again.

Oh, and the Dragonfire Inspiration just ended at the end of round 6. Currently posting for round 7. Inspire Courage lasts until the end of round 8.

Round 8 Lesser Vigor will go to Vaeri if she needs it.

Please keep track as Sal is doing, regaining 1 HP per round for 11 rounds.

TekHed

2013-12-03, 09:44 PM

I sent a PM to Fireheart. I'll wait another day then send an email if she hasn't checked back in.

OMG PONIES

2013-12-05, 02:16 PM

I sent a PM to Fireheart. I'll wait another day then send an email if she hasn't checked back in.

I think Fireheart may be tied up in RL. She was a player in a game I'm DMing and went radio silent back in August. I haven't really heard from her since.

EDIT: a check of her public profile shows last activity 11/29/13. Sorry to be so stalkerish...I just really like our group.

TekHed

2013-12-12, 06:07 AM

Yeah she hasn't been on since then. She hasn't responded to my PM and her profile is set not to allow emails. However her sig lists her website, which has an email address. I sent her one but you never know if it's an inbox she checks or if it gets shunted to a junk/spam folder.

I'm not sure how we could continue without her, given her and Roni's relationship is so central to the story. It's not like the times where a character can just get called away on family business, and it doesn't seem right to kill the character off either (should Fireheart not return).

What do we do gang?

OMG PONIES

2013-12-12, 06:46 AM

It's not like the times where a character can just get called away on family business, and it doesn't seem right to kill the character off either (should Fireheart not return).

What do we do gang?

It sounds really selfish to put it this way, but I think dealing with the death of his sister would provide some interesting character development opportunities for Roni.

TekHed

2013-12-12, 09:26 PM

Well yeah I can see that but it really should be a last resort. We would then also have to recruit a fourth.

Also to consider, even without Dice and Mine's personal and health difficulties, this is a trying time of year for PbP. Holidays usually precipitate a lull in posting. I take solace in knowing that many of best games have survived several years now of such lulls.

I suppose I can try emailing her a second time. At the very least a check in from her as to where she is at with it and if she intends to return would be welcome.

TekHed

2013-12-15, 02:58 AM

I sent a second email to Fireheart/Tera.

Also, OMGP could you please report to Dark Sun? (Thanks Dicey!)

:smallbiggrin:

OMG PONIES

2013-12-16, 05:25 PM

I sent a second email to Fireheart/Tera.

Also, OMGP could you please report to Dark Sun? (Thanks Dicey!)

:smallbiggrin:

Yep, you were a bit faster than me. I've checked in. I don't really know what else to add in that game right now, since I picture Wuub as the strong, silent type. He doesn't much care for a situation like the one we're currently in.

TekHed

2013-12-16, 06:13 PM

I received a reply from Fireheart! Said she would check back in by the end of the week.

OMG PONIES

2013-12-16, 06:14 PM

I received a reply from Fireheart! Said she would check back in by the end of the week.

Sweet! Hopefully that nudge will remind her of my pirate game as well :smallbiggrin:.

TekHed

2013-12-16, 07:11 PM

Yarrrrr...

OMG PONIES

2013-12-30, 11:59 AM

Checking in to say I hope everyone's been enjoying the holiday season. I'm ready to keep on rolling once everyone's back up and running!

TekHed

2014-01-02, 08:01 PM

Yay! Fireheart's back! I'm glad all my pestering paid off. :smalltongue:

OOC: I'm sorry for disappearing guys. Life got really rough there for a while and I just found it easier to not come by the forums! My deepest apologies. I'm happy to give this another try. Though I promise if I need to disappear this time, I'll try to let you know.

No worries...whatever it was it couldn't have been worse than the stuff that has kept Dice away for just as long.

What was it? :smallsmile:

P.S. Auran will use a Lesser Vigor once per round to anyone who needs it after Roni, for however many rounds it takes before we are under siege again. Until everyone has one each...probably not going to be enough time to do a second casting. Just let me know how many charges I get to expend Dicey-poo. :smallwink:

Fireheart

2014-01-02, 08:11 PM

TekHed

2014-01-02, 08:33 PM

Aha! So what you're telling us is...that you're a con-artist... :smallbiggrin:

OMG PONIES

2014-01-02, 10:59 PM

And no, it was definitely not worse than Dice's. I am so sorry to hear about Dice's rough time!

No it wasn't bad, it was just complicated...basically, in no particular order: I got a job, I started a business (running a con), I had more stories published and finished the first draft of a novel, and my daughter started school (and choir and dance.) Add into that various house and car troubles and it was just too much.

I kept thinking of coming back to the boards but I never could find a good time. Tek's email was enough for me to atleast give it a shot!

I appreciate the patience and the fact you guys didn't give up on me.

~Fireheart

Sounds like there's some good stuff mixed in with the bad, so that's good! If you want to rejoin our pirate game, it's actually perfect timing. Captain Chess was taken captive by some bad guys, but the party literally just freed her and attempted to revive her. If you want to jump back in, let me know!

Aha! So what you're telling us is...that you're a con-artist... :smallbiggrin:

LOL that's what I thought at first as well...

TekHed

2014-01-02, 11:08 PM

Did someone say Pirate game? I've always wanted to try my hand at a Gestalt Dread Pirate/Dread Necromancer and Captain a Black Ship with a literal Skeleton Crew. :smallbiggrin:

OMG PONIES

2014-01-02, 11:19 PM

Did someone say Pirate game? I've always wanted to try my hand at a Gestalt Dread Pirate/Dread Necromancer and Captain a Black Ship with a literal Skeleton Crew. :smallbiggrin:

I'm running an existing pirate game. It's not gestalt, and Fireheart's actually playing our captain. She's playing a warlock that, amusingly enough, did use Dead Walk to create an actual skeleton crew :smallbiggrin:.

TekHed

2014-01-02, 11:37 PM

Yarrr...well I have a great idear for a Mongrelfolk ship's mate should ye need another hand aboard matey. What level did ye say it be?

OMG PONIES

2014-01-03, 06:46 AM

Yarrr...well I have a great idear for a Mongrelfolk ship's mate should ye need another hand aboard matey. What level did ye say it be?

We're currently level 6, about to hit 7. If you're interested in a planeshopping pirate game with a more lighthearted tone, PM me a character sheet and I'll take a look.

TekHed

2014-01-03, 04:36 PM

Planeshopping? So water is not involved? Is it an astral pirate ship? Are there Githyanki? Could I get a link to the ooc, or at least character creation guidelines (rolling/pointbuy/hit points/race class restrictions/possibilities of conditional (i.e. well done) homebrew etc.), and a bit more info about the setting/premise?

Lighthearted is perfect.

TekHed

2014-01-04, 05:55 AM

I just remembered Auran has a healing belt and now would be the time to use it...who requires triage the most?

Sallera

2014-01-06, 12:22 PM

Roni or Auran, I'd guess.

OMG PONIES

2014-01-06, 12:29 PM

Roni or Auran, I'd guess.

Roni's got some Vigor running, but if we don't have a lot of time before re-engaging he wouldn't mind some healing belt charges. Prideful boy that he is, he's still got to learn that sometimes heroes admit they need help. :smalltongue:

TekHed

2014-01-06, 01:30 PM

I see Roni and Faien also have healing belts...have you used them?

Are the HP on your sheets all accurate? Being the Paladin that he is, Auran will prioritize you guys and use his belt for himself at the last possible moment.

Sallera

2014-01-06, 01:53 PM

Yes, my sheet is accurate (as is the 0/3 charges left on the Healing Belt).

OMG PONIES

2014-01-06, 01:57 PM

I think my sheet is accurate and my belt is used up, but I have to daaaaahble check tonight.

TekHed

2014-01-06, 03:42 PM

Sheet says 1/3 charges remaining. Since Faien has 3 charges and Vaeri is down 11, I'll give a lesser vigor to her, a healing charge to Roni (and use your last one if you need to) and then heal Auran (he had access to swift action temporary hp so it's less worrying). So total 2 lesser vigors and 2 healing belts for a total of 4 rounds elapsed since we slammed the door, meaning Roni has +4 hp and Vaeri has +3 from the vigors already. I can't read Sal's sheet from my mobile so can't see Faien's hp count but sounds like he's doing ok. If we have a 5th round to prep I'll use a LV on Auran.

Dice pmed me saying he was flying back from the holidays yesterday so I expect we'll hear from him any day now.

Sallera

2014-01-06, 03:48 PM

0 charges (0/3 charges left, as in my last post).

TekHed

2014-01-06, 03:49 PM

Yes I was referring to Roni's sheet.

Sallera

2014-01-06, 03:52 PM

You said Faien has 3 charges; I'm just letting you know he does not, in fact, have any left. (He's at 30/45hp, if you were wondering.)

TekHed

2014-01-06, 04:20 PM

Aha! I get confused because the MW format for spells is used/total, so I mark my sheets down 0/3 meaning I have used zero out of three. I getcha now.

Ok so...1 healing to charge to Roni since he has one left and 2 to Faien in round 4 (since we slammed the door).

Roni: [roll0]
Faien: [roll1]

Huh...damn, same result for both uses!

That brings Roni up to full but keep note of the Fast Healing 1 for a total of 11 rounds.

Faien is now 2 points short of full.

Vaeri is still down 8 HP (as of round 4), but will also keep healing 1 per round up to round 11.

Auran has 39, 40 if he can get off a LV on himself in round 4, and I can swift add 10 HP when needed so I think we are good. The trouble I foresee is if that Manticore is able to Kite us with it's spines (nasty) at range since Auran can't fly yet (and even if he could a Manticore is faster), so it's probably a good idea we decided to tank ourselves in this room.

TekHed

2014-01-07, 12:11 PM

Hey gang...thought y'all would get a kick out of this post from a comrade in another game I'm in (Salera's EotLQ that I'm playing in)..

Most of you are playing/have played Red Hand of Doom, right? We just did something awesome and I have to share. OK, OK, I admit, a bit of bragging is planned too.

Warning: spoilers for the module's second encounter.
So... the hydra. Nasty beast that is... Which is good. Very very good :smallamused: I knocked it out with a Numbing Sphere, giving the party's artificer plenty time to prepare some Charm Monster spells. We now have a seven-headed pet hydra. I dubbed her Miss Noggins.

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-01-13, 06:03 PM

Welcome back, Fireheart, and I hope everyone had a [good|merry|happy] [insert winter holiday(s) that you celebrate]!

It looks like the consensus is that you guys are spending 4 rounds healing, clearing out the room, and otherwise taking a breather, and then you plan to hold the room against the oncoming baddies as long as possible. Any objections, clarifications, questions, or other preparations you want to take before I put up the next IC post and move us along?

Sallera

2014-01-13, 06:10 PM

Nope, that sounds about right.

TekHed

2014-01-13, 06:13 PM

Sounds good boss!

TekHed

2014-01-15, 02:35 PM

I love seeing that Dice has made a post. It's like getting to open a present! :smallbiggrin:

Questions:

The damage rolls for round 3 are when the manticore smacks down the hobgoboin and the rolls from round 4 are against the door?

Since Auran is still healing in round 4 I think we can move to round 5 (or whichever round it is in the grand scheme of things) since we are making them come to us. OOC I know that Manticore's are ranged fighters so we might not want to stand directly in the doorway...perhaps Auran and Faien flank either side of the doorway, while Vaeri and Roni can overturn Koth's desk and take cover behind it?

Also how much of the web have we been able to clear so far? The rest of you spent the time clearing while Auran was healing yes?

Sallera

2014-01-15, 03:46 PM

Faien doesn't have any torches, so no.

Manticores may have a ranged attack, but we don't want to let the hobgoblins through just to take easier cover. Faien will continue to block the door.

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-01-15, 04:56 PM

The damage rolls for round 3 are when the manticore smacks down the hobgoboin and the rolls from round 4 are against the door?

No, sorry, my bad, it should have said "The conversation takes 2 rounds, then they start attacking the door in round 3"; I'll edit that. So round 1 is lots of talking, round 2 is smacking the hobgoblin and intimidating the rest, and rounds 3 and 4 are banging on the door, not that it really makes a difference for your actions.

Since Auran is still healing in round 4 I think we can move to round 5 (or whichever round it is in the grand scheme of things) since we are making them come to us.

Yep, it is currently the party's turn at the start of round 5.

Also how much of the web have we been able to clear so far? The rest of you spent the time clearing while Auran was healing yes?

Faien doesn't have any torches, so no.

Note that bardic music lasts 5 rounds after the bard stops performing, so after Roni ends his DFI by casting improvisation (in round 2, I'm assuming, since that's when the hobgoblins come in range and Roni would need to be ready to fight them) everyone still has a flaming weapon for 5 more rounds.

That means Faien and Vaeri can each clear out four squares of webbing and Roni can clear out two, so as far as getting stuck while moving around is concerned, the room is clear of webs.

Sallera

2014-01-15, 05:01 PM

He switched to IC partway through the battle, so we lost the DFI early, unless you'll allow them to stack in that manner.

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-01-15, 05:27 PM

Whoops, you're right; the note in Tek's spoiler said IC was ending, so I was thinking that was the first music used and DFI was still going. And now I see I forgot about Spellbreaker Song, so it would have been more than 5 rounds since it ended anyway. :smallredface: Guess the webs are sticking around, so to speak.

TekHed

2014-01-15, 05:41 PM

Vaeri in particular and I think Roni as well said they would be clearing webs awhile back while we still had flaming weapons...so *some* of the squares at least have been cleared. The cover I meant for Vaeri and Roni. If Faien is going to block the door, Auran will again stand behind him with his longspear to poke at the square just outside the door. Our own personal Thermopylae! (Let's hope we end better than they did).

Hmmm...so what should we do with our round then, aside from add another point of healing for those not full with Vigors going? I don't have any other buffs or spells to cast.

Also since it's been a few rounds, I take it Auran has a good radar reading on the level of evilness trying to get at us?

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-01-15, 06:00 PM

Also since it's been a few rounds, I take it Auran has a good radar reading on the level of evilness trying to get at us?

Yep. His evil-dar detects seven faint auras, one dim, and one strong.

OMG PONIES

2014-01-15, 06:08 PM

*sings at top of lungs*

Dice is back and we're gonna be in trouble, heyla, hey-laaaaaaaa...

*looks around, shrugs*

What?

Faien doesn't have any torches, so no.

Manticores may have a ranged attack, but we don't want to let the hobgoblins through just to take easier cover. Faien will continue to block the door.

What about controlled entry? Flank the door--if any stupid hobs want in they've got to enter one at a time through threatened squares, taking attacks of opportunity from each of you at a +2 for flanking. Roni and Vaeri could stand 5 feet in if we still get some kind of cover from doorframe so any hobs who make it past your first 2 threatened squares also leave one of ours. Lather, rinse, repeat. What do you think?

Sallera

2014-01-15, 06:17 PM

I'm more worried about one of you taking a faceful of manticore spines if we present you as obvious targets.

TekHed

2014-01-15, 06:54 PM

That was my thought too...flank the door and make them eat AoOs as they try and come in...if Roni and Vaeri overturn Koth's desk and hide behind it they get cover from it AND the door. It could backfire though and I defer to Sal's wisdom when it comes to survivor-tactics.

Sallera

2014-01-15, 06:59 PM

Cover doesn't generally stack, and if we leave the door open, sure, we can gut the first one or two... before we're surrounded by the rest of them. Neither of us has Combat Reflexes.

TekHed

2014-01-15, 08:05 PM

A very good point. As for cover stacking, I thought that is what Dice had done with the Minotaur fight.

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-01-15, 08:08 PM

As for cover stacking, I thought that is what Dice had done with the Minotaur fight.

You can benefit from both cover (stuff in your way) and soft cover (people in your way), but cover + cover does not upgrade to improved cover.

TekHed

2014-01-15, 08:09 PM

So then what is cover plus cover?

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-01-15, 08:12 PM

So then what is cover plus cover?

Cover. :smallwink:

Basically, if Vaeri and Roni are hiding behind the desk, they either get cover or improved cover based on how much of them is protected; any additional cover they might get from the door frame doesn't affect that.

TekHed

2014-01-15, 08:24 PM

Alright, well I still think it's a good idea for them to be behind cover, in case we do get overrun somehow and have to retreat (and recall I took a flaw for Auran preventing me from using the withdraw action).

I suppose I should say so IC, since the twin's probably lack the tactical experience to think of it.

How are we on resources, i.e. bardic music, spells etc.?

I've used both my high level spell slots but the buffs will last for minutes still, and I have 3 1st level spell slots with with I can cast Divine Favor (+1 to hit and damage) with a 1 minute or Protection from Evil for a +2 Deflection AC and Saves vs. evil. Hmm...will do that.

I also have Protection Devotion still to fire which will give us all an extra +3 Sacred AC for a minute.

We'll likely have to whittle down the Hobbos to get to the boss...and then Koth is still out there preparing...

OMG PONIES

2014-01-15, 09:51 PM

I suppose I should say so IC, since the twin's probably lack the tactical experience to think of it.

Au contraire, mon frere. Roni's quite versed in all tactics that involve hiding and letting someone else do the bulk of the fighting :smalltongue:.

OMG PONIES

2014-01-15, 09:55 PM

Burning that last healing belt charge at some point in those 4 rounds: [roll0]

TekHed

2014-01-15, 10:27 PM

Didn't Auran already top you off?

OMG PONIES

2014-01-16, 07:33 AM

Didn't Auran already top you off?

Sorry, getting twisted around...I thought from our OOC conversation Roni should use his last healing belt charge. No? :smallconfused:

TekHed

2014-01-16, 12:45 PM

That was before Auran used his belt on you. :smallbiggrin:

Aha! I get confused because the MW format for spells is used/total, so I mark my sheets down 0/3 meaning I have used zero out of three. I getcha now.

Ok so...1 healing to charge to Roni since he has one left and 2 to Faien in round 4 (since we slammed the door).

Roni: [roll0]
Faien: [roll1]

Huh...damn, same result for both uses!

That brings Roni up to full but keep note of the Fast Healing 1 for a total of 11 rounds.

Faien is now 2 points short of full.

Vaeri is still down 8 HP (as of round 4), but will also keep healing 1 per round up to round 11.

Auran has 39, 40 if he can get off a LV on himself in round 4, and I can swift add 10 HP when needed so I think we are good. The trouble I foresee is if that Manticore is able to Kite us with it's spines (nasty) at range since Auran can't fly yet (and even if he could a Manticore is faster), so it's probably a good idea we decided to tank ourselves in this room.

TekHed

2014-01-19, 04:29 PM

Fireheart last logged in to make her post 10 days ago...I think we should just NPC her for the time being, though I can prod her again by email. Should be safe for Dice to update yes?

OMG PONIES

2014-01-24, 10:44 PM

I checked in with Fireheart via e-mail today; she confirmed that she's still interested in continuing as Vaeri and said she'd try to post something by Sunday.

Fireheart

2014-01-27, 08:35 AM

I realize it's Monday. :) But I'm posting. I'm posting! And I'm setting this thread and the other up to email me when someone else posts so I can check in. :)

Thanks all for patience! (I forgot we promised to help the in-laws declutter yesterday...Oh joy! so what I thought was a free day...wasn't. :( ) Ya'll are so good to me!!!

But I'm here. Hopefully...

~Fireheart

Fireheart

2014-01-27, 08:41 AM

Sorry for the double post...but apparently I can't just roll and then post. :)

[roll0] - arcana

Okay....that helps.

~T

Fireheart

2014-01-27, 08:52 AM

Triple post...I'm really sorry!

Ready action: shoot her spell (Ice Knife) at the manticore as soon as it enters line of sight.

Attack - [roll0] (ranged touch, +4 due to spell)
Damage - [roll1] (+2 pts Dex Dmg, Fort DC 17 to negate Dex Dmg)
Knowledge Arcana - [roll2] - any other weaknesses/info on the Manticore

right...trying this again. :)
Okay..that works.

~T

TekHed

2014-01-27, 03:45 PM

Dang...we really need to get some beefier spells on Vaeri's list FH! :smallwink:

Fireheart

2014-01-27, 04:43 PM

Well, at some point...eventually...I hope we'll have the opportunity to level up and she can get more spells!!!

~Fireheart

OMG PONIES

2014-02-04, 02:59 PM

Glad to have you back, Fireheart! I feel like we've paused at a great cliffhanger here...but I'm ready to keep going whenever :smallbiggrin:.

Fireheart

2014-02-09, 11:01 AM

Thanks! I'm trying to check in more frequently and let folks know I'm still around. Life's still crazy but it's starting to level out some. :)

~T

TekHed

2014-02-09, 04:52 PM

The forum says Dice has been on every day...but he may have just left a tab open or something. I PMed him but still no reply. I can only assume he is dealing with shhhtuff, but I wish he would be a wee bit better about letting us know when he is going to be gone for weeks again. All the games I'm in with him are paused at these cliffhangers and the suspense is killing me!!!

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-02-09, 06:18 PM

The forum says Dice has been on every day...but he may have just left a tab open or something.

I leave all of my to-be-posted-in PbPs open in tabs so I can track which ones need attention and so they stare me in the face every time I get on, so while I do occasionally post from work on the rare occasion that I have some free time, the Last Active timestamp is usually just those tabs.

I can only assume he is dealing with shhhtuff, but I wish he would be a wee bit better about letting us know when he is going to be gone for weeks again. All the games I'm in with him are paused at these cliffhangers and the suspense is killing me!!!

I am trying to get better about keeping people posted. I keep going through this cycle of "Yay, someone posted, I'll update this evening"..."Okay, something came up, I'll update this weekend, they can wait a few days"..."Oookay, working this weekend, I'll get to things"..."Crap, it's been two weeks, when did I last post? When did I last sleep?" and I should probably know better by now. :smallsigh:

I'll have the next IC post up tonight.

TekHed

2014-02-10, 05:17 AM

Since Auran currently threatens the square just outside the door, does the Manticore trigger any AoOs from either bursting in or retreating?

And even if not you say we get our ready action and an additional attack against it?

Fireheart

2014-02-10, 08:13 AM

I am trying to get better about keeping people posted. I keep going through this cycle of "Yay, someone posted, I'll update this evening"..."Okay, something came up, I'll update this weekend, they can wait a few days"..."Oookay, working this weekend, I'll get to things"..."Crap, it's been two weeks, when did I last post? When did I last sleep?" and I should probably know better by now. :smallsigh:

Given your patience with me...I'm willing to wait. :smallbiggrin:

And sleep is important.

~Fireheart

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-02-10, 01:32 PM

Since Auran currently threatens the square just outside the door, does the Manticore trigger any AoOs from either bursting in or retreating?

Breaking something doesn't grant an AoO, and "he starts to retreat" is flavor for "he wants to get the heck out of the way but he's used up his move action and two of you haven't taken your actions yet." :smallwink:

And even if not you say we get our ready action and an additional attack against it?

Correct, one readied standard action from Faien and Auran and then everyone gets another turn. Basically, you guys got a turn and all readied actions, then they got a turn and broke the door down, then it's your turn again.

TekHed

2014-02-10, 02:05 PM

Right. I guess entering the threatened square doesn't provoke when the door is closed.

OMG PONIES

2014-02-10, 04:42 PM

Breaking something doesn't grant an AoO

Sundering provokes AoOs unless the sunderer has taken Improved Sunder. Damaging held/carried/worn items also provokes an AoO. Since the door is neither held, carried, nor worn, damaging it provokes no AoOs. Sorry, I'll see myself out. :smallredface:

Sallera

2014-02-10, 04:50 PM

Crit confirm: [roll0]
Extra damage: [roll1]

TekHed

2014-02-10, 05:15 PM

For a moment there I thought you had another case of twin-20s Sal, but alas, t'was but a 19-20 spare.

I think the "AoO" listed as your first attack is meant to be your ready action attack?

Sallera

2014-02-10, 05:23 PM

Yeah, it was. Same numbers, either way.

TekHed

2014-02-10, 06:44 PM

By my count we just collectively dished out 62 hit points of damage on this thing. Not bad, and yeah, that's gotta smart something fierce! I wonder if Faien's critical means the sword went straight up it's nose?

Edit: And if he doesn't withdraw he is going to get an AoO to the face...

Sallera

2014-02-10, 11:15 PM

Given that a longsword is a slashing weapon, I don't think so. :smalltongue:

TekHed

2014-02-10, 11:25 PM

It's has a point too yanno. Never understood that about DnD...how many times in movies and tv shows have we seen someone run-through with a sword? Likewise a stabbing short sword like a gladius is perfectly capable of slashing, as is a dagger... :smallconfused:

Sallera

2014-02-11, 01:22 AM

It's sort of a matter of effectiveness. A dagger works fine regardless of what you're doing with it; it's light, short, and easy to thrust or cut with. A good longsword has a point, but it's the edge that's designed for use; it's flexible enough that stabbing is risky, and long enough that it's not terribly practical. Drive the point through someone's unarmoured neck when they're already helpless? Sure. Wield it like a rapier? Not so helpful.

TekHed

2014-02-11, 01:41 AM

Drive the point through someone's unarmoured neck when they're already helpless?

Or their stomach, or their back. :smallamused:

Fireheart

2014-02-11, 01:17 PM

:)

So just confirming that Roni & Vaeri can go now?

~Fireheart

TekHed

2014-02-11, 03:35 PM

Yep! It's our turn right now. :smallsmile:

TekHed

2014-02-12, 02:38 PM

That was one weaksauce touch attack... :smallfrown:

Roni's up!

Fireheart

2014-02-13, 08:51 AM

Yeah well, rolling a 2 will do that do you. Could have been worse. I could have rolled a one. :(

~Fireheart

TekHed

2014-02-13, 05:21 PM

...or have a negative total modifier. :smalltongue:

OMG PONIES

2014-02-17, 07:55 AM

Yikes, I hope Roni can establish line of sight to the hallway...especially given the double 1s I just rolled for his action if he can't :smalltongue:.

OMG PONIES

2014-02-17, 07:59 AM

Sorry for the double post--forgot to mention that if Roni can get line of sight, sees some goblins, and casts his spell, there are two important notes to add.

He's using Versatile Spellcaster to expend his 2 remaining 1st-level spell slots for a 2nd-level spell. I know, probably not the best, but I'm hoping to shut down these foes quickly so everyone can conserve resources for the fight against Koth. Also, if worst comes to worst, I've still got some 0-level spells I can exchange for 1st-level spells.
He's using the Conceal Spellcasting spell trick, especially given that he's behind the desk. I'm concerned that this manticore may be beefed up w/ some kind of casting given his apparent Intelligence. [roll0] vs Spot checks of onlookers to tell Roni's casting something.

EDIT: Now I get the nat 20. Really? :smallannoyed:

Sallera

2014-02-21, 07:05 PM

only one battleaxe blow does more than skid off Auran's breastplate.

Faien's, I imagine? If so, non-magical weapons?

TekHed

2014-02-21, 07:17 PM

Right, Faien is blocking the square before the door. Auran is behind Faien. A single Hobbo could 5 foot step into the square on the opposite side of the door, which is great because he can then be attacked now by Faien and Auran again.

Good teamwork gang!

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-02-21, 07:47 PM

Faien's, I imagine? If so, non-magical weapons?

Yes, Faien's, my bad. Mixed up the positioning, map coming shortly. And no, they don't have magical weapons.

TekHed

2014-02-22, 03:51 AM

Ouch. With the cover bonus I don't think that roll is going to cut it Sal. Will see if Auran fares any better shortly.

And damn glitterdust is a choice spell. Keep at it Wonder Twins!

OMG PONIES

2014-02-22, 08:23 AM

And damn glitterdust is a choice spell. Keep at it Wonder Twins!

Thank you very much. Waiting for the map before posting so I can figure out who Roni's got line of sight to rather than bugging Dice about it.

Fireheart

2014-02-25, 04:55 PM

Just double checking...none of those actually hit Vaeri did they?

I'm holding on posting until we can see the map, I'm still a little confused as to placement of good guys vs bad guys and I'm limited in my ranged spells until I can see who is not in melee...Note to self: Point Blank Shot and Precise Shot on the Feat wish list. :)

~Fireheart

TekHed

2014-02-26, 12:18 AM

Yessir! Mappity Map-Map Maperton!

Knock Knock.

Who's there?

MAP!

eh...don't mind me; one of my intermittent bouts of insomnia has rendered my brain into bread pudding. With raisins.

TekHed

2014-03-07, 08:44 PM

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!

You ok buddy?

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-03-08, 06:14 PM

Not really, but I'm here. IC post is up.

TekHed

2014-03-08, 07:56 PM

:smallfrown:

Sorry to hear. I figured some crazyness must be up to keep you away for so long. Do you feel like sharing?

Also, yay map! As I understand it, Vaeri and Roni still need to act for this turn, then Dice gets to counterattack before Auran and Faien can act again.

Fireheart

2014-03-11, 09:14 AM

Sending Hugs.

I'll go post as Vaeri today. :)

~Fireheart

OMG PONIES

2014-03-11, 09:33 AM

Agreed--sorry that RL seems to have been rolling a bunch of 1s for you recently :smallfrown:.

TekHed

2014-03-22, 02:30 AM

Well...see you guys in a week!

OMG PONIES

2014-03-31, 12:58 PM

The forum is back! Granted, if you're reading this, you already know that...

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-03-31, 04:46 PM

Yes, it's back, and it's time to get things rolling again with a bang! Or more of a sizzle, really. :smallamused:

OMG PONIES

2014-03-31, 08:12 PM

Dumb question: the hobgoblin's arrow that it shot at Roni would have been enough to hit normally, but since the cover of the desk gave a +4 to AC it missed, right? I was confused by the fluff text about it hitting him but not drawing any blood. I can roll with that, but wanted to make sure I didn't need to deduct that 1 damage.

Also, is there any Knowledge roll to identify that atrocious breath weapon?

PairO'Dice Lost

2014-03-31, 08:45 PM

No! The documents! :smalleek:

Yes, the documents. :smallamused:

Dumb question: the hobgoblin's arrow that it shot at Roni would have been enough to hit normally, but since the cover of the desk gave a +4 to AC it missed, right?

Yep, that's what I was trying to convey. I'll try to be clearer with the colorful flavor text next time like I was with the manticore batting Vaeri's orb away.

Also, is there any Knowledge roll to identify that atrocious breath weapon?

Knowledge (Arcana) would do it: [roll0]

Upon seeing (and smelling) the breath weapon, Roni easily determines that it was a line of acid that the manticore spat at him. Generally, a line of acid implies a psychedelic night on the town in Sharn a black dragon, and since this manticore has a blackish cast to its fur, more black spots than normal, and extra claws on its wings, he's pretty sure it's a manticore-dragon hybrid. A half-black-dragon manticore, to be precise.

OMG PONIES

2014-03-31, 09:01 PM

Yes, the documents. :smallamused:

...that I memorized via Autohypnosis way back when. :smallbiggrin: I'm basically like Mike Ross on Suits...but w/ scales.

TekHed

2014-04-01, 12:58 AM

Ouch...of all the times to roll a natural 1. :smallfrown:

Fireheart

2014-04-09, 07:27 AM

Hey all, sorry for the delay. The new forum thing messed up my emails. :(

Hopping on now. :)

~tera

TekHed

2014-04-09, 03:39 PM

We aren't doing too well are we? Reaaally wish I hadn't rolled that natural 1 just now. We need to kill this Manticore and Hobbos and get the heck out of here...

OMG PONIES

2014-04-10, 06:10 AM

Yeah, I've been keeping some resources in reserve to go up against Koth but at this point here's what I could contribute:

1 use of bardic music (I was thinking spellbreaker song to give him spell failure chance, but I guess the damage from DFI is better)
1 1st-level spell (via Versatile Spellcaster)
1 cantrip
Knowledge Devotion until the cows come home
2 inspiration points (only if going against Koth counts as a new encounter)
Alter self, maybe? It's been less than 40 minutes since we entered, right?

On that note, was Roni's alter self dismissed when he reverted to his own form for the bluff against Koth, or is that allowed when the spell says:

You can change into a member of your own kind or even into yourself.

Because if that spell's still running, I've been doing things all wrong :smallredface:.