Circle of Life's Red Hand of Doom OOC Thread

[TekHed]

Yeah...I was thinking about that. If we assume we can heal (and of course that means Koth is all healed up now too), Koth has already used some of his spells. We just took out his biggest pets. It might be a good time to go after him.

In addition to having his minutes long buffs still going, Auran still has two level 1 spells, 1 use of protection devotion, and 6 Turn attempts that can be spent 3 per for another protection devotion (1 min duration), or 1 per for Divine Vigor (+10 temp HP and +10 to speed 1 minute), or Divine Shield (+Cha to AC for 3 rounds).

So...I can still tank quite a bit if I can get up to full HP.

On the other hand, maybe we should skedaddle. I'm concerned that Vaeri's sorceress blaster spells aren't effective enough. We're also out of Dragonfire Inspiration I think, if Roni does his spellbreaker (which is not really that great). We're also all out of our quick-healing abilities.

What do you think Sal?

[Fireheart]

Vaeri's blaster spell's are definitely not great...But in terms of capability, she's still got pretty much all her 0 level spells. 2 more 1st level, 3 more second level. Her one 3rd level spell is strictly defensive. (I'm sure I had a reason for that when I first built her....)

I think i've also got her spell like abilities left but that's about it.

:)
~Fireheart

[Sallera]

If we can get healed up, I think we want to press our advantage and deal with Koth now. At the moment, we've thoroughly intimidated his forces; if we give them time to regroup, it might well outweigh the advantages of replenishing our own resources. Let's get our vigor charges running, collect the documents that haven't been reduced to acidic sludge, and take a leisurely stroll over to the main area. If there's no one around, open the main gate and leave it that way. Any of Koth's who see which way the wind's blowing might leave, and the Ferryfolk can enter.

[OMG PONIES]

Agreed with the "heal & press the advantage" plan. Will post my thoughts in character.

EDIT: Updated IC. Sorry for the wall of text. Basically, Roni's plan has the following phases:
Wow the gobs
Open the gate
Give them a chance to leave or fight against Koth. Those who leave thin out the number still loyal to Koth, and those who stay to fight against him are given promises of "the favor of the Goddess" or somesuch malarky.
Find Koth.
Dragonfire Inspiration for all (including any new allies)!
Kill Kill Kill.
???
Profit!

[PairO'Dice Lost]

On that note, was Roni's alter self dismissed when he reverted to his own form for the bluff against Koth,

Yes it was. Alter self doesn't allow multiple changes, so once he changed back the spell ended.

[Sallera]

Alright, let's do one charge each after the active vigors expire, then start a second for anyone who needs it and get moving. So roughly a minute and a half longer in the room; we'll see if we get interrupted.

Also, the maps and plans that were on the walls should still be mostly intact, right?

[OMG PONIES]

Yes it was. Alter self doesn't allow multiple changes, so once he changed back the spell ended.

Rats (but as I figured).


Alright, let's do one charge each after the active vigors expire, then start a second for anyone who needs it and get moving. So roughly a minute and a half longer in the room; we'll see if we get interrupted.

Sounds good...and didn't know that we still had active duration on the last ones. How many total HP will we be healing, 15 (4 current + 11 new)?


Also, the maps and plans that were on the walls should still be mostly intact, right?

I. Memorized. Everything. :smallbiggrin:

[Sallera]

Yes, but if we're trying to show this stuff to someone else, having the originals would still be helpful. Also means we don't need to wait till we acquire reams of paper and ink to analyze the things.

For the vigors, I have 2hp left on my current charge; I don't remember what order we got poked in.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Also, the maps and plans that were on the walls should still be mostly intact, right?

None of them were behind Koth's desk, as that would have made planning a literal pain in the neck, so they're all fine.

[TekHed]

It should be in there somewhere. Auran healed himself last and currently has 5 rounds remaining. He can start with the others, 1 charge each as soon as theirs ends, I think Faien might be first up.

so for the sake of Auran's buffs, I count down 5 more rounds, plus 11 for the next vigor, and then the first round of a second (each). That puts my buffs down 17 rounds, with the same in hit points, and another 10 rounds/1 minute of fast healing left for me...the rest of you will be a bit further along since I go last.

So...8 more charges. Does that work?

[Sallera]

If Vaeri and Roni need a second charge, then yes. 6 otherwise. Just need Dice to tell us whether we get ~16 rounds without being interrupted.

[TekHed]

Roughly a minute and a half. Ok, sounds good. Still not topped off, since we only have lesser vigor. Next level healing isn't going to be an issue anymore...

[Sallera]

6th level grants good things to everyone. Naturally, we thus have to work pretty hard for it. :3

[TekHed]

Well I for one am only 1,175 xp from leveling, and we have most likely earned that since the last time we gained some (troll ambush at night I think?).

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Yep, you've each earned 2,875 since then, which you'll get once the rest of the goblinoid forces are taken care of.

[TekHed]

Hmm...it's too bad though. My level 6 "apotheosis" would work really well in a mid-combat scene.

[TekHed]

Ok, at round 5 the goblins are massing, and Auran's LV runs out. So Everyone else will get one each in addition to the current, and then Auran will recast on himself at the start of round 6. So, only 5 more charges used, instead of 8...

[TekHed]

Yep, you've each earned 2,875 since then, which you'll get once the rest of the goblinoid forces are taken care of.

Does that include the rest of the goblinoid forces? :smalltongue:

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Does that include the rest of the goblinoid forces? :smalltongue:

It includes the rest of the goblinoid forces that are currently behind the wall. :smallamused:

[TekHed]

Damn, well we had better kill or convert them quick then! :smallamused:

Care to advance the scene?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Considering that Step 1 of Roni's plan is "wow the gobs," I think I'll wait to do that until tomorrow in case Roni or Vaeri want to do anything before the goblinoids act.

[TekHed]

You said in round 5 we can hear them massing yes? So it will be at least until round 6 before they burst back in? Maybe 7 if they wait for everyone to arrive?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

That's correct.

[Fireheart]

Out of Character:

Okay, having gone back through all the posts, I don't see where Vaeri got hit with LV? Did I miss that post? Otherwise, she's still down at less than half?

Before she goes stomping out there...I thought I'd better check. It wouldn't do to have her die in the first round because her player can't count! :)

~Tera

[OMG PONIES]

Now I'm wondering if we should let them come, use the whiz-bang Magic Bluff here in the office, then only move into the open once we've got any on our side...

[TekHed]

Yeah that's what we are doing. Which means Dice needs to post first.

Fireheart, it was discussed in several OOC posts, the most relevant here. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=16737275&postcount=668)

[TekHed]

Huh. Well now what guys? I count 11 Gobs, plus the worgs, and how much you want to bet Koth is going to raise his beasties, or turn them into Undead Minions (he is a cleric after all, right?)?

We don't have much in the way of ranged offense at this point. Not quite sure. We should probably still make them come to us...if we can.

[Sallera]

This looks like as good an opportunity to try the bluff as we could have received, so if Fireheart wants, we can try that now. Otherwise, yeah, stay here. Worgs might cause some trouble tripping Faien, so target those first if it comes to a fight.

[Fireheart]

Alright, assuming I did my math right. Vaeri is doing better than I thought thanks to the LV, (thanks Tek!) so let's try a bluff!

~Fireheart

[Fireheart]

Alright, assuming I did my math right. Vaeri is doing better than I thought thanks to the LV, (thanks Tek!) so let's try a bluff!

~Fireheart

And rolling the bluff here...

<roll>1d20+6</roll>

Alright? Let me go visit the forum and see what I'm doing wrong. :(

~Fireheart

[Fireheart]

Okay...got it. Using < instead of [ Not sure if the roll +6 will work so I'm going to roll, add the this and come back in to post the total in both threads.

[roll0]

right so a 22...I can live with that.

~F

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I'm giving that Bluff a -5 for "somewhat hard to believe and puts the target at risk." It would be a -10 for lots of risk due to angering Koth, but you did just blow away their two heaviest hitters, so "Maret" is looking roughly as scary as Koth right about now. :smallamused:

Sense Motive vs. DC 17
Hobgoblins: [roll]1d20-1[roll]
Goblins: [roll]1d20-1[roll]
Worgs: [roll]1d20+2[roll]

EDIT: ...I'm an idiot. Lemme try that again in a new post.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Hobgoblins: [roll0]
Goblins: [roll1]
Worgs: [roll2]

EDIT: Wow. Maybe Vaeri should become an actress when this whole thing is over.

Roni doesn't have his languages on his sheet and I don't recall if he speaks Goblinoid, but some of them speak Draconic so we'll skip the middleman for the purposes of keeping things moving.

[OMG PONIES]

Hobgoblins: [roll0]
Goblins: [roll1]
Worgs: [roll2]

EDIT: Wow. Maybe Vaeri should become an actress when this whole thing is over.

Roni doesn't have his languages on his sheet and I don't recall if he speaks Goblinoid, but some of them speak Draconic so we'll skip the middleman for the purposes of keeping things moving.

Thanks for that! I used Coyotecode for the sheet, and found out that it randomly deleted some things. I'll be porting the sheet over to MythWeavers shortly and will post a link once it's done...but Goblinoid was not one of my chosen languages :smallredface:. After this, I'm thinking some skill ranks on Speak Language may be in order.

Also, I'm digging the progression of the Quickwing siblings. Roni's inching ever-so-slowly towards becoming more like Auran, while Vaeri is quickly becoming a better con than Roni ever was.

[Fireheart]

Fair enough. I figured she really only had a small chance...Yeah...I'm actually amazed that Vaeri pulled that off.

I think when we do level, Vaeri is going to have to put a few ranks in bluff just to represent this last bit.

Of course, I think her internal thoughts in the next post should be quite amusing for the readers. :) Even if outwardly, they are going to cause Roni some consternation. :)

~Fireheart

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Thanks for that! I used Coyotecode for the sheet, and found out that it randomly deleted some things. I'll be porting the sheet over to MythWeavers shortly and will post a link once it's done

Sadly, Mythweavers is not a cure-all; I've run into random deletions before and I even had a player in another game lose his entire sheet twice (thank Kol Korran for Google Cache). But hopefully it's more reliable than Coyotecode and I know it's better than Tangled Web.

[TekHed]

They recently fixed their sheets so that (hopefully) that won't happen again. So far much more stable.

[Sallera]

Eh. Regular backups fix reliability, but nothing fixes Mythweavers' lack of useful sheet features. I'm sure I've said this before, but why would you go to the effort of creating an online sheet template and not take advantage of the medium?

[Fireheart]

Hey all, just a quick note to say how much I am happy to be in this game again! I so enjoy role-playing Vaeri with you all! And how much I appreciated everyone's patience while I got real life back to normal!

However, I do have a con this weekend. We'll be in Richmond at Ravencon on Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Assuming the hotel gives us internet, I should be able to check and respond but I wanted to give the heads up that I might be a bit less cohesive for the next three days!

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

The feeling is totally mutual! I love our intimate little group. Seems like Faien is going to take Vaeri under his, um...shield the way Auran is taking Roni under his wing. :smallsmile:

[Fireheart]

Okay...Player/character is looking for guidance on next steps? Anyone want to make a lets go to this suggestion? :)

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

OMG did say he was going to be afk for a few days. When he gets back it's time for a little trapfinding and lock opening!

Edit: Though there seems to be no Search or Open Lock on his sheet. IIRC re folded Spot and Listen into Awareness, Hide and Move Silently into Stealth, and Open Lock into Disable Device, but I think Search is still it's own skill, as it's Intelligence whereas Awareness is still Wisdom based.

[OMG PONIES]

OMG did say he was going to be afk for a few days. When he gets back it's time for a little trapfinding and lock opening!

Edit: Though there seems to be no Search or Open Lock on his sheet. IIRC re folded Spot and Listen into Awareness, Hide and Move Silently into Stealth, and Open Lock into Disable Device, but I think Search is still it's own skill, as it's Intelligence whereas Awareness is still Wisdom based.

When Circle of Life started the game we were using Pathfinder's skill system. According to this (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/skills/perception), Perception includes functions that were under Search in 3.5. So Roni's rocking a +6 due to low Wisdom and generally not sweating the details, but I can bump that by +1 with Cunning Knowledge and another +2 by swapping two 0-level spells to cast Improvisation (http://dndtools.eu/spells/complete-adventurer--54/improvisation--426/). Disable Device is rocking a +13 out of the box, though. Roni's less about finding hidden stuff and more about picking the obvious locks. Low-hanging fruit is kind of his specialty :smalltongue:.

[TekHed]

Just watch out for traps! :smalltongue:

Also, Wuub is needed on Athas. :smallwink:

[Fireheart]

(For once, I'm the one asking!) What's next/Who's next?

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

I think we're waiting for our DM at this point.

[TekHed]

Indeed, where is our Dicey-boo?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Dicey-boo discovered a week or two back that his absolute bastard of a boyfriend had cheated on him with six different people over the course of the past few months, and is currently dealing with the aftermath of taking the nuclear option with his relationship. :smallannoyed: It'll be at least a few more days before Dicey-boo can post again in his DM capacity if you don't want him to be in a very TPK-and-second-Mourning mood.

[Fireheart]

Holy crap. That sucks.

I'm sure it goes without saying but take all the time you need. For some reason, I think this group will hang around and wait for you.

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Damn dude! I mean, I knew that boy was bad for business, but...6 times? Dayum.

Hopefully this won't spoil any future relating with better people. I know sometimes the sting can linger...

[TekHed]

P.S. and yeah...nuke him from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...

[OMG PONIES]

Sorry to hear that, Dice. Take the time you need.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I'm back, and mostly compos mentis. Time to get this game rolling again!

[OMG PONIES]

I'm back, and mostly compos mentis. Time to get this game rolling again!

Huzzah, glad you're back! *gives one million Internet high fives*

Given the amazing quality of your DMing skills and the crappy quality of other stuff happening to you right now, you know this group is a patient one. :smallbiggrin:

[Fireheart]

Yep. What he said.

And just so ya'll know, I head to the beach on 6/14 through 6/21. I may be hit or miss that week. If the weather's crappy, I'll be online some but if it's nice I fully intend to take advantage of sand and water. :)

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Fireheart, not sure why you said Koth was dead in your last post...?

[Fireheart]

Clarifying. I said Tiamat demands his death. :) For other ears, it explains why after taking control of the keep, she's going to turn it over to some others and chase after Koth.

Does that make sense? (Both IC & OC) (or did I miss something?

Also...oh dear DM... Since I do believe you mentioned that we might level up after the fights....any chance we can do that before (or shortly after) we move out? :)

I really want to see if I can find some more effective spells for Vaeri. :)

~Tera

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Also...oh dear DM... Since I do believe you mentioned that we might level up after the fights....any chance we can do that before (or shortly after) we move out? :)

I was planning on "shortly after," once you'd taken care of the Keep and organized the Ferry folk's defenses, but you can go ahead and start planning your level-up now.

[Fireheart]

<3

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Yeah you missed the first line of your last post. You wroth Vaeri saying Koth is dead.

As for leveling I'll wait for xp. :)

[Fireheart]

Got ya! Fixed. :)

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

I do believe we are ready for a DM-narrated scene change, lest we become mired in minutia...

[Fireheart]

Hey guys...the insanity that is running a con will likely overwhelm me the rest of this week.

I promise to check in as I can but otherwise, I'll probably come back up for air next week sometime.

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

Hey guys...the insanity that is running a con will likely overwhelm me the rest of this week.

I promise to check in as I can but otherwise, I'll probably come back up for air next week sometime.

~Fireheart

Hey, try to have some fun while you're at it!

[Fireheart]

Right...so unless our DM has anything to add, Vaeri's going to mount her horse and get the [insert explective here] out of dodge?

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

Sounds like a good plan to me! I think we're ready for a change of scene.

[Fireheart]

Okay, so before we risk combat...can we out of character deal with the items... :)

Also, permission to level please! :)

~Fireheart

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I said you guys would level once you finished with the Keep, so...permission granted! I'll work out the exact XP amounts you get and post it later.

[Fireheart]

Yeah!!! I just wanted to make sure.

Okay, she had originally planned to progess into the dragonfire mage PrC - Is that still okay with you Dice? (Sorry, IRL games, we always have to check with the GM before moving into PrC's)

If so,

HP <roll>d6</roll> Edit: Dang it!

If not,

HP <roll>d4</roll>

Oh and we did finish healing at some point, right?

And the problem with playing a game that started...almost 3 years ago!! is that I wrote down Dragon Magic for her 6th level feat...and have no idea what that was.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Okay, she had originally planned to progess into the dragonfire mage PrC - Is that still okay with you Dice? (Sorry, IRL games, we always have to check with the GM before moving into PrC's)

Go right ahead.


Oh and we did finish healing at some point, right?

It's been several hours, your lesser vigors have long since healed you up.

[OMG PONIES]

Okay, so before we risk combat...can we out of character deal with the items... :)

Yeah, let's divvy up the loot! We've got a ton of coins to haul, plus some magic items to discuss. Roni's UMD ranks would allow him to use either of the staves, but I can't identify any of the items for sure.


I said you guys would level once you finished with the Keep, so...permission granted! I'll work out the exact XP amounts you get and post it later.

Sweet, level 6! Now to remember what I was planning on doing w/ Roni @ level 6 lol. Here's his new sheet (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=7385), ported from CoyoteCode to Myth-Weavers and using their new Alpha sheets system.


And the problem with playing a game that started...almost 3 years ago!! is that I wrote down Dragon Magic for her 6th level feat...and have no idea what that was.

Wow, I can't believe we started with our DMless prologue in 2011 and have been keeping this going all that time. Knowing the little I do of Red Hand of Doom, we've still got plenty of game left to play here! :smallcool: Thank you all for being such awesome folks to play with--I've appreciated the dedication to character development and keeping up with this game through our fast and slow patches.

I also want to give HUGE props to Dice for being such an awesome DM, even in the face of the tumults of everyday life. I'm done being cheesy now, let's get back to the game!

[TekHed]

I'm a fan of your fromage. Ditto.

Crazy that's been so long...and from what little I know we are maybe only hlafway through the first chapter, out of I think four or five.

Someone should probably repost the loot.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Sweet, level 6! Now to remember what I was planning on doing w/ Roni @ level 6 lol. Here's his new sheet (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=7385), ported from CoyoteCode to Myth-Weavers and using their new Alpha sheets system.

Duly noted. Unfortunately I can't edit the OP to fix the link now, so I'll wait until everyone is leveled and then ask a mod if they can edit the OP for me to add those in and fix the table code.


I also want to give HUGE props to Dice for being such an awesome DM, even in the face of the tumults of everyday life.

I have to thank you guys as well for being such a patient and dedicated group. Here's to another few good years of adventure!


Crazy that's been so long...and from what little I know we are maybe only hlafway through the first chapter, out of I think four or five.

Yep, five chapters and you're just short of halfway through chapter one.


Someone should probably repost the loot.

Your loot:
3,950 in liquid assets (1,500sp, 1,100gp, 150pp, and three 400gp gems)
One nonmagical silver unholy symbol of Tiamat.
Three nonmagical sets of ceremonial robes of Tiamat.
One set of magical Large chain armor with unknown properties
One sparkling Medium bastard sword that radiates moderate Evocation [Cold]
Two magical black staffs with blue spheres at their tips, identical to Koth's in appearance. One radiates moderate Conjuration (Healing), the other has unknown properties.
One Huge gauntlet made of bone and engraved with a symbol resembling a frowning orc or goblin that radiates faint Transmutation.

[TekHed]

Remember to refresh your Action Points gang!

Does leveling refresh things like spell slots, or are we still out from the fight in the keep?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Does leveling refresh things like spell slots, or are we still out from the fight in the keep?

Nope, you're still out.

[Fireheart]

[roll0] (HP)

Yeah! And what everyone said.

And how on earth did I build a sorcerer without identify! ::headdesk::

And I can't pick up another first level spell until 7th level. Grr.

Given my luck, any chance I can use Detect Magic and my knowledge (arcana) and/or spellcraft skills to see if I can further ID anything?

~Fireheart

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Given my luck, any chance I can use Detect Magic and my knowledge (arcana) and/or spellcraft skills to see if I can further ID anything?

You can try to ID the kind of magic they have like Roni did, but you won't get exact effects without identify or the equivalent.

[Fireheart]

You can try to ID the kind of magic they have like Roni did, but you won't get exact effects without identify or the equivalent.

Note to self...attempt to further ID stuff when we make a camp. Note to self2: Learn Identify. :)

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Remember max hp/level in this game.

[OMG PONIES]

Were we using fractional BAB and saves? Couldn't remember how I ended up at +1/+4/+4 with Factotum 1/Bard 4. Assuming we're not using fractional saves, I should be at +1/+6/+4. Here (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=7385) is Roni's updated sheet on the new MythWeavers alpha! I just need to know exact XP totals and we need to divvy up the treasure. If we're calling dibs, I'm interested in the staff (since I've got UMD) and the longsword.

P.S.: I needed to snag Mirror Image this level, but next time I pick up a 2nd-level spell it's going to be Harmonic Chorus. Once I get Swift Concentration cooking @ 9th level, I can give Vaeri a +2 to CL and save DCs pretty frequently :smallcool:.


You can try to ID the kind of magic they have like Roni did, but you won't get exact effects without identify or the equivalent.

[winkwink] Or we could find an artificer's monocle or two laying around, letting us burn castings of detect magic to identify magic items. [/nudgenudge]


Remember max hp/level in this game.

Good to remember!

[TekHed]

As I recall we weren't using fractional but I'm single classed so if you two want to it's fine with me.

[Fireheart]

Remember max hp/level in this game.

Cool. I'd forgotten that. :)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

As I recall we weren't using fractional but I'm single classed so if you two want to it's fine with me.

Nah, I'll be fine. Oh, also, are we allowing class feature retraining from PHB II? I'd really like to swap out inspire competence for Spellscale Bard 3 so I can pick up Inspire Arcana and boost Vaeri's caster level. The way I read it, it's an untyped bonus so it would stack with the +2 morale bonus I'll be able to give her once I get Harmonic Chorus. Between Melodic Casting and Swift Concentration (9th level), I'll be able to sustain both effects if Vaeri needs more oomph to give her a +3 to caster level and a +2 to save DCs!

[Fireheart]

Nah, I'll be fine. Oh, also, are we allowing class feature retraining from PHB II? I'd really like to swap out inspire competence for Spellscale Bard 3 so I can pick up Inspire Arcana and boost Vaeri's caster level. The way I read it, it's an untyped bonus so it would stack with the +2 morale bonus I'll be able to give her once I get Harmonic Chorus. Between Melodic Casting and Swift Concentration (9th level), I'll be able to sustain both effects if Vaeri needs more oomph to give her a +3 to caster level and a +2 to save DCs!

"Vaeri smiles." particularly since I lost a caster level with the Dragonheart Mage. Next level, I get spells again! Woot.

~Fireheart

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Or we could find an artificer's monocle or two laying around, letting us burn castings of detect magic to identify magic items. [/nudgenudge]

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:smallwink: I'll see what I can do.


Oh, also, are we allowing class feature retraining from PHB II?

Go right ahead.


I'd really like to swap out inspire competence for Spellscale Bard 3 so I can pick up Inspire Arcana and boost Vaeri's caster level. The way I read it, it's an untyped bonus so it would stack with the +2 morale bonus I'll be able to give her once I get Harmonic Chorus.

That's correct.

[Sallera]

Now to level up a character from a new laptop with no books...

<< Actually, maybe I'll just wait.

[TekHed]

Apologies for my recent lag in posting. Work has ramped up, and I am still learning how to effectively juggle my time.

It's my birthday tomorrow as well, so I won't be around much, but I'll be catching up over the weekend.

Also, advance notice that I will be away from all internet access from the 1st through the 4th.

[OMG PONIES]

Happy Birthday, TekHed! :smallbiggrin:

[Fireheart]

Happy Birthday! Leo's for the win!

:)

~Fireheart

[Sallera]

Sense Motive: [roll0]

[OMG PONIES]

Meant to include this IC, but Roni's Knowledge: Local check also applies to the Twintusk lands. If he knows any pertinent details of Warklegnaw or the Twintusks, I'd like to sprinkle them into his diplomacy attempt as a sign of respect. Just let me know what he knows :smalltongue:.

EDIT: Hooray, a moral quandry for Roni! Give back the possibly ancestral relic or sell it at the first available opportunity? Which reminds me...which one of us is carrying the gauntlet now, Roni?

[TekHed]

So sorry for making y'all wait on me.

Things just kept piling up...first new training regimen, big new clients, new business coach, and then the birthday week. Been feeling busy up to my eyeballs, and too exhausted to tap into my creative flow for writing. Rest assured I'm not going anywhere. Just having to adapt to the all the newness and new structures.

[OMG PONIES]

EDIT: Hooray, a moral quandry for Roni! Give back the possibly ancestral relic or sell it at the first available opportunity? Which reminds me...which one of us is carrying the gauntlet now, Roni?

For the sake of pacing, I just assumed that Roni had the gauntlet. I hope that's okay.


So sorry for making y'all wait on me.

Things just kept piling up...first new training regimen, big new clients, new business coach, and then the birthday week. Been feeling busy up to my eyeballs, and too exhausted to tap into my creative flow for writing. Rest assured I'm not going anywhere. Just having to adapt to the all the newness and new structures.

Hope you're resting up and haven't drowned in all the newness yet.

[Fireheart]

I'm here...we've hit slammed time at work so no worries on my end!

Hope everyone had a great summer, anyway!

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

my previously aforementioned exhaustion ended up turning into a nasty cold and fever that knocked me out for 10 days. Sunday was the first day I felt ok enough to go back to the gym but still recovering energy and clearing residual congestion.

This is also why I have yet to post in the pirates game Ponies, though it's next on my list, hopefully by tonight or tomorrow if I'm not too tuckered after work.

[OMG PONIES]

I'm really liking the scene with Warklegnaw right now, but please let me know if Roni's stealing too much of the spotlighted. I just really think the unappreciated war hero is a great foil for Roni's complete self-involvement, especially as I'm starting to see it fade away. Also, don't know if I let everyone know here before, but in the campaign I'm currently DMing I had a spellscale named Roni Quickwing appear as a minor NPC and priest of Bahamut. Perhaps a future path of selfless service awaits? :smallbiggrin:


I'm here...we've hit slammed time at work so no worries on my end!

Hope everyone had a great summer, anyway!

~Fireheart


my previously aforementioned exhaustion ended up turning into a nasty cold and fever that knocked me out for 10 days. Sunday was the first day I felt ok enough to go back to the gym but still recovering energy and clearing residual congestion.

This is also why I have yet to post in the pirates game Ponies, though it's next on my list, hopefully by tonight or tomorrow if I'm not too tuckered after work.

Glad to hear everyone's still kicking--I know what busyness can turn into! Luckily for me, my busy season at work doesn't begin until the end of this month and goes through April. Even more luckily, I'm getting away twice in that time with two week-long trips to Vegas :smallbiggrin:.

[TekHed]

Vegas baby. Vegas.

[Sallera]

Nope, you're welcome to the spotlight at the moment. I'm busy enough as it is. :3

[OMG PONIES]

Vegas baby. Vegas.

You know it! Except I'm more about the Pinball Hall of Fame (http://www.pinballmuseum.org/) and ridiculous hotdogs (http://www.pinkshotdogslv.com/) than I am about all the booze, gambling, etc. the town's usually known for.


Nope, you're welcome to the spotlight at the moment. I'm busy enough as it is. :3

Cool, thanks for letting me know!

[Fireheart]

What everyone else said. :) Ironically, this is one of the games that because of the dedication of the players and DM, I don't stress if it goes quiet for a bit. I know it will pick up eventually.

~Fireheart

[Sallera]

We are the embodiment of the tortoise philosophy.

[TekHed]

I like Vegas for the attractions and shows myself. :smallsmile:

[OMG PONIES]

I like Vegas for the attractions and shows myself. :smallsmile:

Yep, this time I'm finally going to hit the Neon Boneyard (http://www.neonmuseum.org/about/the-collection/neon-boneyard) as I've missed going to it my first two times. Also, we're probably going to catch a Jabbawockeez (http://www.jbwkz.com/prism/) show.

[TekHed]

I highly recommend Blue Man Group, and any of the Cirque, shows, though 'O' at the Bellagio is my fav. :smallsmile:

[OMG PONIES]

I highly recommend Blue Man Group, and any of the Cirque, shows, though 'O' at the Bellagio is my fav. :smallsmile:

Last time, we snagged discount tickets for Love at the Mirage as a birthday present to me (longtime Beatles fan). The usher moved us from the very back row to the first row in order to fill some seats at no extra charge :smallcool:. I definitely liked Cirque, but wanted to see something totally different this time around so it was either Jabbawockeez or Penn & Teller.

[TekHed]

You should consider BMG...they are serious amazeballs.

[Fireheart]

Just a note to say I'm still hanging about. :)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

As am I. Hope all is well with everyone!

[TekHed]

I iz going nowheres.

[Sallera]

Do we even need to say it at this point? :3

Hope our illustrious DM hasn't been afflicted by Dice Luck again. :smalleek:

[Fireheart]

Do we even need to say it at this point? :3

Hope our illustrious DM hasn't been afflicted by Dice Luck again. :smalleek:

Probably not! But given I disappeared last time, I try to make sure to post every so after just so you all know I'm still here.

We're getting ready to start all new IRL games so it's been a creative-type week. Hope everyone's fall is starting off nice. (Wait...is everyone Northern Hemisphere? If not, I hope your spring is starting off nice. :) )

~Fireheart

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Hope our illustrious DM hasn't been afflicted by Dice Luck again. :smalleek:

Yep. :smallannoyed:

Post coming SoonTM

[PairO'Dice Lost]

RONI used TUG ON HEARTSTRINGS!
It's Super Effective!

:smallwink:

Apparently Roni has much better luck than I've been having, since his impassioned speech hit every favorable diplomatic circumstance in the module and with those bonuses managed to bring Warklegnaw from Unfriendly right on up to Helpful. Everyone gains 750 XP and will, at some point in the near future once he has a chance to make contact with the rest of his clan, have some forest giant allies to help in the defense of Drellin's Ferry.

[TekHed]

SO AWESOME!!! :biggrin:

[OMG PONIES]

RONI used TUG ON HEARTSTRINGS!
It's Super Effective!

:smallwink:

Apparently Roni has much better luck than I've been having, since his impassioned speech hit every favorable diplomatic circumstance in the module and with those bonuses managed to bring Warklegnaw from Unfriendly right on up to Helpful. Everyone gains 750 XP and will, at some point in the near future once he has a chance to make contact with the rest of his clan, have some forest giant allies to help in the defense of Drellin's Ferry.

Look at me, everybody...I'm being USEFUL! :elan:

[OMG PONIES]

Hope everyone's doing well! Dice, are you waiting on actions from us to continue pursuing Koth, or are we getting back on the trail?

[TekHed]

Auran's not really in this scene yet, so I don't have much to add, until Roni and Faien bring the big guy out to meet us. Also, I will be going on a (much needed) vacation from Friday through next Tuesday and will be completely without internet access during that time.

The good news is that when I get back I'll have most of next week and through next weekend to chill and relax and get to all the funs that have fallen by the wayside this last month!

PS: Ponies...Dark Sun is waiting for Wuub's post.

[OMG PONIES]

PS: Ponies...Dark Sun is waiting for Wuub's post.

I may or may not have totally forgotten about that game :smallredface:. Sorry! I blame MythWeavers for not being a site I hit daily.Because there's no reason I should blame myself, right?

[TekHed]

I tend to poke BBD on Skype and you and Mahrke here. :smallsmile:

[OMG PONIES]

I tend to poke BBD on Skype and you and Mahrke here. :smallsmile:

Yep, that's a good move. :smallbiggrin:

[Fireheart]

Wishing everyone (US based) a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

:)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

Wishing everyone (US based) a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

:)

~Fireheart

You too! I hope everyone is doing well, and I'm looking forward to continuing our game.

[TekHed]

You guys are the best PbP buddies a gamer could ask for. :smallredface:

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Wishing everyone (US based) a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

:)

~Fireheart

Guess who unfortunately didn't have a very happy Thanksgiving? The large number of people in my company who got laid off the week before Thanksgiving thanks to the idiocy of one of the new upper managers...as well as those of us who got to keep our jobs, since we got to work through the long weekend and see our normal workload just about double going forward. :smallsigh: I've survived two moronic "idea people" upper managers and will survive this one, but my PbPs are going to stay slow for a good long while, or at least until that a**hole gets fired.


You guys are the best PbP buddies a gamer could ask for. :smallredface:

Aww, we love you too, Tek. :smallbiggrin:

[TekHed]

Dude...

I've said it before but from what you've shared your job=FAIL.

I'm so sure you can do better. I know you have a good reason to stay (which I've forgotten because it's been awhile), but seriously...with all the tech jobs on the peninsula, it can't be THAT hard to find one that isn't completely teh suck...

But, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say it's always Christmas when I see a post from you in my CP!!!

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I stay because my boss and boss's boss are the awesomest bosses that ever did boss, I have my own project over which I have total control and upon which multi-million dollar deals often hinge, and sticking with a company through the IPO is something that a techie really has to do at least once in their life. Basically, the day-to-day work and environment is everything I want, it's just the second-tier management that gets hired on every few months, ****s everything up for a while, and then leaves, and I can weather that storm at least until I finish my project and the IPO happens.

But don't worry, I heard rumors of layoffs and have been interviewing with other companies just in case, so we'll see if anything good happens there. Who knows, someday soon I might get to double my salary and have four hours a day to post to my PbPs from the side of the pool in back of my private mansion. :smallwink:


But, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say it's always Christmas when I see a post from you in my CP!!!

Oh, stop it, you. :smallredface:

[Fireheart]

re: Work. Oy, that sucks. Glad you didn't get caught in the cuts though. (Says the girl whose been through it twice.) And staying because of your immediate bosses is probably a really good reason to stay. Most people leave because of their managers not because of the CEO's.

re: Game. Yeah, like Christmas is a good way to think about it.

Hmm...Let's see...the prequel thread started in 10/2011 and you know we had a couple weeks or so before that of initial recruiting/conversation.
So I'd say for a game that's been going for 3+ years, we're doing pretty good!

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

To confirm, we're still on the same IC day as the attack on the Keep, right? Because if we're facing those forces, my magical tank is almost empty and I'll need to rest for the night first.


Basically, the day-to-day work and environment is everything I want, it's just the second-tier management that gets hired on every few months, ****s everything up for a while, and then leaves...

I think that's a universal experience between sectors :smalltongue:. At least, I'm experiencing the same thing at the financial company I work for.


Hmm...Let's see...the prequel thread started in 10/2011 and you know we had a couple weeks or so before that of initial recruiting/conversation.
So I'd say for a game that's been going for 3+ years, we're doing pretty good!

Time flies; I can't believe it's been 3 years!


But, I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say it's always Christmas when I see a post from you in my CP!!!

Better than Christmas. Dice never gives me socks :smallcool:.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

To confirm, we're still on the same IC day as the attack on the Keep, right? Because if we're facing those forces, my magical tank is almost empty and I'll need to rest for the night first.

Yep. You faced the trolls last night, rested up, took on the Keep around dawn, and now it's midafternoon.


Better than Christmas. Dice never gives me socks :smallcool:.

Memo to self: replace the magical [REDACTED] in the [REDACTED]'s treasure with a pair of socks of striding and springing. :smallwink:

[Sallera]

Best magic item.

And yeah, three years and running is a pretty good benchmark for a successful PbP. Of the many games I've DMed and played in, I only recall four going as long as this one, two of which hit the four year mark (and one of those has since died).

[TekHed]

Yay! I have this and the Eyes of the Lich Queen that Sal is running, and hopefully the other two Dice games I'm in keep going strong. I had one other that made it passed three years but the DMs eventually folded and we couldn't find a replacement.

Yeah...a juvenile or young adult green dragon, 2 Hellhounds, 11 Hobos...that we can see...might be more in the tents and/or towers...

We DEFINITELY don't want to try taking these guys on right now. My tanks pretty tapped too.

Reading the IC I think Faien's idea is a good one. Metagaming slightly I think Roni's absurd success with Old Warklegnaw and the ensuing shortcut has indeed allowed us to beat Koth to the pass. A very smart idea to try and take him on now...after all while we have expended resources, so has he, and we will have way better odds this time with a giant tank/meatshield as well (though we should endeavor to protect him and keep him alive as it sounds like his testimony can garner even more giant allies).

[TekHed]

Hi All!

December has been kind of a hassle, and now it's the holidays. Hope everyone has a great time, and I look forward to things picking up in the New Year!

[Fireheart]

Happy Holidays to everyone! I'm off to the land of the mouse the day after christmas so I'll be pretty useless until after the 5th or so!

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and great new year!

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Which land of the mouse?

http://mythcreants.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mouse-guard.jpg

:smallbiggrin:

[OMG PONIES]

Happy new year, everyone! Fireheart, I hope you enjoyed your trip. In the next few days, I've gotta go back and see what spells Roni has actually used in this in-game day...

[TekHed]

Nobody else likes Mouse Guard? :smallfrown:

[Fireheart]

Sorry! I'm back.

Hope Santa was good to everyone!

We went to Walt Disney World the last week of the year. (And let me tell you, that is the last time, we'll make that trip during the holidays. OMG it was insane.)

:)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

Nobody else likes Mouse Guard? :smallfrown:

Sorry boss, I'm just unfamiliar with it.


Sorry! I'm back.

Hope Santa was good to everyone!

We went to Walt Disney World the last week of the year. (And let me tell you, that is the last time, we'll make that trip during the holidays. OMG it was insane.)

:)

~Fireheart

See, I've heard Disney's awesome at the holidays. Sounds like I'll be sticking to my off-peak times like early May.

[Fireheart]

See, I've heard Disney's awesome at the holidays. Sounds like I'll be sticking to my off-peak times like early May.

Side track: Parts of it are definitely awesome...the castle with all the lights...amazing. It randomly snowed on main street. The candlelight processional at Epcot.

But it was wall to wall people for most of the trip: New Years Eve - they closed magic kingdom at 9:20 am due to capacity. The waits for some of the rides where 2+ hours.

We usually go off season as well, but then the Geeklet started school. We've already decided that I will be talking to her teacher about some educational project to justify taking her out during the school year. (Between Cape Canaveral, Epcot and Animal Kingdom, I'm pretty sure I can get some educational value out of the next trip.)

~Fireheart

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Happy belated New Year's and [insert winter holiday of your choice], everyone! Glad to hear you guys had fun.

Does anyone have any more preparations to make before Koth shows up?

EDIT: Also, Tek, your PM box is full.

[Sallera]

Faien's ready.

[OMG PONIES]

Does anyone have any more preparations to make before Koth shows up?

Nah, I'm set. While I was going to drop a silent image, I think Roni would remember Koth's high Will saves before. Dice, a quick question--would I be able to use inspirational boost as a swift action to activate a strengthened bardic music, then activate my badge of valor (immediate action) before my next turn to boost it by another +1?

[TekHed]

That's usually how it's done. Swift, Music, Badge. Which means that you can't use the spell the next round if you want to follow up with DFI or some such.

[Fireheart]

Oy.

Vaeri apparently is going to stand out like a very sore thumb. :(

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

You guys...stealth is for sneaking. Just take total cover. Or at least take 20 on the roll!

[Fireheart]

You guys...stealth is for sneaking. Just take total cover. Or at least take 20 on the roll!

Ah, I thought stealth incorporated Hide to?

In that case, Oh Great DM? Can I take 20? :)

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Sure but cover block LoS. Stealth is for when you're not behind a tree. Aka "How not to be seen." :smallsmile:

[TekHed]

As a reminder Miss Fireheart, it is your turn to post in Dark Sun before dice can update...

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Since Stealth incorporates Move Silently, one still must make a Stealth check even if one is behind cover, as that only provides visual total concealment. But yes, I'll let everyone take 20 given all the time to prepare, +2 from Aid Another from Baden. That puts everyone's Stealth at the following:

Faien: 20
Auran: 22
Vaeri: 22
Roni: 26
Baden: 28
Warklegnaw: 31 (yay for terrain-based skill bonuses!)

And Koth's Perception check, after the distance (10 feet) and distraction penalties, is [roll0].
EDIT: ...well then. Talk about distracted.

Initiative for everyone:
Auran: [roll1]
Baden: [roll2]
Faien: [roll3]
Koth: [roll4]
Roni: [roll5]
Vaeri: [roll6]
Warklegnaw: [roll7]

EDIT: So it looks like, after I set the scene IC (posting that now), everyone gets their surprise round, then Auran acts again (so go ahead and act twice if you want, I'll resolve things in order) , then Koth, then the rest of the party.

[OMG PONIES]

Sorry to cause a delay, friends! I've posted IC.

[TekHed]

PONIES!

Dark Sun too...

[OMG PONIES]

PONIES!

Dark Sun too...

Thanks for the heads up! That one's a bit tougher to stay up on, as:
A.) It's the only game I'm in on Mythweavers,
B.) As a newer addition to the party I can easily forget the plot at times, and
C.) I'm a horribly lazy person.

[TekHed]

D.) No excuses! :smalltongue:

Edit: I'll say you've lost the plot...we already rescued Rain! Silly Ponies.

Now just waiting on Fireheart.

[OMG PONIES]

D.) No excuses! :smalltongue:

Edit: I'll say you've lost the plot...we already rescued Rain! Silly Ponies.

Now just waiting on Fireheart.

Oh, then who's the unconscious guy the Templar has over his shoulder? Just some random yutz?

[TekHed]

I think so. We left Rain resting and came back for the kill. Read back a page. :)

[OMG PONIES]

I think so. We left Rain resting and came back for the kill. Read back a page. :)

Ah, shows what I know.

[Fireheart]

I'm here. Yeah for email when threads get updated.

I'll post in DS today, I hope. :)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

For the record, though Roni believes Koth he will be keeping an eye on him at all turns and sensing the crap out of his every motive :smallamused:.

[OMG PONIES]

*sigh* I knew I would forget a roll...

[roll0]

Apologies for the scattered style of my most recent post. It's half reflective of Roni's scattershot approach and half me thinking out loud as a player. If there was something--anything--that Koth values & we could dangle over his head, I'd be really tempted to try to handle him like a double agent to get more information about the Red Hand and report back. High risk, high reward... :smallamused:

[TekHed]

I didn't realize DnD had rules for bleeding out above 0 hp/unconsciousness...?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

@PONIES:

Unless he happens to know any crazy hermits, solitary mountain men, or the like, you're all out of luck.

If you think Roni's the type who would have survivalist contacts like that who might be in the area, come up with a basic background for them and roll Knowledge (Geography), and we'll see how things turn out from there.


I didn't realize DnD had rules for bleeding out above 0 hp/unconsciousness...?

It doesn't, barring specific bleeding mechanics for certain abilities...but that doesn't mean that someone who just had a massive hole smitten into his leg can't play on his captors' morals to appear weak and persuade them to close said gaping hole, as Roni's Sense Motive just ferreted out. :smallamused:

[OMG PONIES]

@PONIES:


If you think Roni's the type who would have survivalist contacts like that who might be in the area, come up with a basic background for them and roll Knowledge (Geography), and we'll see how things turn out from there.

With Roni, the idea is that he's always got contacts...but each of those contacts always have reasons to hate/loathe/be annoyed by him. For crazy hermits, let's go with:

[roll0]

Adelai Birdsong, a halfling ranger who helped Roni through the wild on many an occasion. Of course, there's the small matter of him sneaking out without settling the bill last time, which meant Adelai didn't have the gold she needed to purchase medication for her (now dearly departed) riding dog. What can Roni say--the dog had a drooling problem and he's always been more of a cat fancier.

Huxley O'Toole, human artificer/Cyre Scout/Renegade Mastermaker. Former resident of the Mournland, his body has been wracked by cancer since the Day of Mourning, and his prolonged exposure to the aftereffects didn't help too much. He's trying to build a new body faster than his old one can die, and while he appreciates Roni's spunk from an expedition he led the spellscale on into the Mourn, the damned kid is always wasting his time. The residents of New Cyre were uncomfortable with Hux's constant self-experimentation and kindly asked him to GTFO, so he relocated to somewhere in the surrounding hills. His mind is completely baked, and he points the finger at every nation for causing the Day of Mourning. On a bad day, he'll also point the finger at individuals. Last time he and Roni spoke, the spellscale narrowly avoided getting a battlefist wedged into his eye socket as "repayment for using that daggone dragon magic as the catalyst for the unfolding of the Unraveling" or some equally batty gibberish.

[TekHed]

Damn son, you've been making mad rolls for Roni lately...

[Fireheart]

Edit to clarify - She's rolling her eyes at Koth, not Roni. :)

[TekHed]

I'm really digging this renewed feeling of momentum!

[TekHed]

I know there has been all this talk about Auran skewering Koth's leg, but in point of fact I *did* take the penalty to make my dive-charge nonlethal... :smallconfused:

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Nonlethal or not, even an off-center or glancing blow from a fifteen-foot spear-first diving charge is going to leave one Dolurrh of a mark with a not-insignificant amount of bleeding. The fact that he's merely in a lot of pain and able to drop the woe-is-me act as needed instead of gushing blood everywhere and being one good smack away from death is a testament to Auran's restraint. :smallwink:

[TekHed]

I could have sworn I wrote butt-end first...

Edit: Yep. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18796795&postcount=592)

All good though.

[Sallera]

Incidentally, on an OOC level I'm relying on Roni for Sense Motive checks, here. :smalltongue: Faien was too starved for skill points to get much cross-class stuff, even if he really should have some. (Actually, looking over his sheet, I don't know why he has that many points in Spellcraft. Consequence of being Karrnathi, maybe, or just Eberroni.)

[Fireheart]

Just a note to say I'm here and following along. Vaeri doesn't have much to add at this point and it seem silly to keep writing that Vaeri follows quietly or rolls her yes, etc.

:)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

Hopefully my prior Knowledge: Geography check and recent IC post are enough to fast forward us to the artificer's cabin. If not, just let me know what else is needed.


Incidentally, on an OOC level I'm relying on Roni for Sense Motive checks, here. :smalltongue:

You and me both, man...you and me both.


Just a note to say I'm here and following along. Vaeri doesn't have much to add at this point and it seem silly to keep writing that Vaeri follows quietly or rolls her yes, etc.

:)

~Fireheart

I really like the little comments; it helps me paint a mental picture. We can continue without, but I just wanted to let you know they were appreciated.

[Fireheart]

Hey all, Just a quick note to let you know recruiting has stepped up and is killing me at work and con-prep is starting to pick up as well.

I'm still trying to check in but if you don't see me for a few days, feel free to ping me via email.

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

Thank you, Dice.

I've been kicking around the idea of Huxley since he had a different name and feel way back in the Renegade Mastermaker round of the Iron Chef competition on these here boards. I've always wanted to play him in a campaign but couldn't quite think of the right affectation, mannerisms, and vernacular for him...until you hit that danged nail smack on the head.

Thank you.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I aim to please, and I'm glad you approve of the characterization. It's always nice as a DM to be able to strike a chord with one's players, so thanks for giving me the opportunity to do that. :smallsmile:

[TekHed]

Hey just a heads up I'll be at Fanime through Monday and will be able to catch up in all my games starting Tuesday.

Interestingly, this one OOC is enough to let everyone know. :smallsmile:

[OMG PONIES]

Hey just a heads up I'll be at Fanime through Monday and will be able to catch up in all my games starting Tuesday.

Interestingly, this one OOC is enough to let everyone know. :smallsmile:

Nice how that works out, ain't it? How's everything else going for our gang? Fireheart, still a busy season @ work? Sallera, what's new? Dice, has life stopped punching you repeatedly in the face?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I was across the country last week visiting family for my sister's graduation, spending most of the week in a suit in ~90 degree high-humidity weather and getting very little sleep, and then flew my jet-lagged irritated self back home just in time to deal with a big crisis at work, interview a new guy, and train our three new team members. So Life has been kind enough to slow down the punching, but not by much.

[OMG PONIES]

I was across the country last week visiting family for my sister's graduation, spending most of the week in a suit in ~90 degree high-humidity weather and getting very little sleep, and then flew my jet-lagged irritated self back home just in time to deal with a big crisis at work, interview a new guy, and train our three new team members. So Life has been kind enough to slow down the punching, but not by much.

Last I remember you were the victim of a crime while going through a breakup or something horrific like that...I'd say this at least sounds like the abuse has slowed. Hope things continue to get better.

[TekHed]

I apologize for lapse in posting. May was tough for me. Girl problems. Yay.

Coing out of it, but with so much on my plate I'm going to have to pick at it in pieces. Thanks for being patient. NPC me if needed, but I'm still here.

[Fireheart]

Well, the good news is we hired a new recruiter so part of my job will eventually fade away - just in time to pick up for someone going out on maternity leave! Wheee! And of course, our con is only a month or so away so it's crunch time there!

But I am trying to check in periodically! :)

Hope everyone elses' life - if crazy - is still on the positive side of things.

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

I am slowly but now steadily getting caught up as well.

A ping for OMG and Fireheart, since you may not check Mythweavers as much, but both of you are up in Dark Sun when you have a chance. No rush.

[OMG PONIES]

I am slowly but now steadily getting caught up as well.

A ping for OMG and Fireheart, since you may not check Mythweavers as much, but both of you are up in Dark Sun when you have a chance. No rush.

TY, will take a peek. Sorry it's so hard for me to keep up on that one...out of sight, out of mind.

[TekHed]

I bet Dice could program a widget to send you an alert. :)

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Yes, I could program that in all my copious spare time. :smallwink:

I just use the built-in email notifications for when someone posts to one of the game threads. It's not an instant notification, but it works well enough.

[TekHed]

He was referring to the Dark Sin game, on Myth-weavers, which I don't believe has an email notification option. :smallconfused:

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I was referring to the same. It has email notifications for subscriptions just like the Playground does.

[OMG PONIES]

I was referring to the same. It has email notifications for subscriptions just like the Playground does.

Yep, I just enabled them :smallwink:.

EDIT: I will post both, but as a heads up I'm going on vacation from 7/24-7/31 with no Internet connection. I'll post when I get back.

[Fireheart]

The convention is over!!

And as such I get to have a life again. :)

I've updated in this one.

Don't really have much to add in DarkSun - I don't think I'm in a position to do much. :)

~Fireheart

[OMG PONIES]

...and I'm back! Sorry friends, but I'm still suffering from a bit of an info overload on Koth's last speech. I like it, and it definitely paints a great picture of a superior force. However, I'm feeling like there may be some clues tucked in there that I'm currently missing. Any particular knowledge checks that could help me isolate any salient points that Roni may know and his tired player just doesn't?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Depends on the kind of information you're interested in. The composition of the Horde, the Wyrmlords, their plans...?

[OMG PONIES]

The composition of the Horde, the Wyrmlords, their plans...?

Err, yes to all? :smallredface: Sorry, but I think I used all my brainpower trying to go back to work after a week away. I just feel like the shrewd, conniving Roni would pick up on this whole plan a lot better than the tired, headache-suffering Ponies.

EDIT: Of course, the ONE time ranks in Knowledge: Engineering would actually be helpful I pull a nat 2. And sorry, but if we keep the Wyrmlords in the dark/light, who would Koth be reporting in to? And who would be getting this gold from? :smallconfused:

[Sallera]

Koth's real bosses back in Darguun's military. He was ordered to join the Wyrmlords rather than being one from the start.

[OMG PONIES]

Koth's real bosses back in Darguun's military. He was ordered to join the Wyrmlords rather than being one from the start.

Ah yes, thank you!

[TekHed]

Shall we press on then? This module isn't going to play itself! :smalltongue:

[Fireheart]

Ready whenever everyone else is. Poor Vaeri really doesn't have much to add.

~Tera

[OMG PONIES]

Back from a crazy period of RL! Sorry, forgetting where we left the plot.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I was out of town this weekend, but I'll have an post up this evening.

[OMG PONIES]

I was out of town this weekend, but I'll have an post up this evening.

You da best!

[OMG PONIES]

Sorry for double posting--do we have a map overlaying RHoD locations (like Drellin's Ferry) with Eberron locations (like Sterngate)? I feel like we had it at one point but I can't recall...Please correct me if I'm wrong. Roni wouldn't be; just his player :smalltongue:.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

We did (and do) not; I made a quick map of the Vraath Keep area, but that's it.

But fear not! My terrible Paint skills shall come to the rescue!


http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb176/psychictheurge10/Drellins%20Ferry%20Location_zpsairxawa0.jpg

You're in Breland near the Zilargo and Darguun borders; the solid red lines on the map are national borders and the dotted lines are lightning rail tracks. The big blue dot is Drellin's Ferry (obviously not to scale), lying on a river that flows south from Lake Brey to pass slightly to the west of Sterngate. The green dot is Skull Gorge. The red arrows indicate the path that the Red Hand troops at Vraath Keep took, sneaking between New Cyre and Starilaskur and then raiding the surrounding area from Dragon's Crown to secure the area and take care of any settlers that could spread word of the force at Skull Gorge. The yellow arrows indicate the path that Koth says the Red Hand detachment at Skull Gorge wants to take, to wipe out Drellin's Ferry and then assemble at the big yellow dot to descend on Sterngate from the north and west. The magenta arrow indicates the path that Koth says the rest of the Red Hand wants to take, to slam into Sterngate from the east and crush it against the Red Hand troops from the Gorge.

Does that help?

[TekHed]

It's been a little while since we had steam in the game, so help remind me...is the bridge we are planning to assault the only way across the gorge? It also occurred to me that even if we destroy it, and army of that size and organization is going to have a corps of engineers and would be able to rebuild a functional crossing in very little time... :small frown:

Also, I just started playing the video game Dragon's Crown. It's pretty awesome; a modern update on classic false-depth-of-field side-scrollers like TMNT, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, etc...

[PairO'Dice Lost]

It's been a little while since we had steam in the game, so help remind me...is the bridge we are planning to assault the only way across the gorge?

Yep. The location of the bridge is the narrowest point of the gorge by far, and that plus the general terrain around the gorge means that there are no other bridges of that size through the mountains and no other locations suitable for building such a bridge that anyone knows of.


It also occurred to me that even if we destroy it, and army of that size and organization is going to have a corps of engineers and would be able to rebuild a functional crossing in very little time... :small frown:

Quite likely, but "very little time" still gives you at least a few days to make whatever preparations you think could help defend against the horde, and that's better than nothing.

[Sallera]

Yeah, that was the general idea I had. It's a delaying tactic, sure, but anything four people can do against an army is going to be a delaying tactic at best. We just need enough delaying to get ourselves to people who can do more before said army gets them.

[OMG PONIES]

Agreed. Is anyone from Drellin's Ferry still traveling with us (like Captain Sorana, I think her name was)? My call would be to send the locals back to alert Drellin's (since the residents are more likely to trust a friendly face) while we make haste to Sterngate for the more daunting task of warning them.

Perhaps they could evacuate to Zilargo or fortify Sterngate with reinforcements via Lightning Rail? Either way, convincing them that a raiding party is en route seems...easier said than done.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Is anyone from Drellin's Ferry still traveling with us (like Captain Sorana, I think her name was)?

One of the militiamen, Baden, is still with you, just hanging around in the background because interrogating scary hobgoblin warmages is not his forte.

[OMG PONIES]

One of the militiamen, Baden, is still with you, just hanging around in the background because interrogating scary hobgoblin warmages is not his forte.

Cool, anyone else down for the idea of Operation Send Baden To Tell His Captain The Red Hand's Plan And See If They Can Evacuate Or Prepare Drellin's Ferry While We Make Haste Toward Sterngate?

[TekHed]

I'm down. He's been so quiet I forgot he was even there. :smalltongue:

[TekHed]

I have nothing more to add, and I think we have our plan down, so...advance to next scene?

[TekHed]

Hey Dice, it seems like you haven't checked either board in awhile so wanted to check in, and also remind you that Dark Sun is desperately in need of attention. I'm pretty sure Ponies and Fireheart are with me, but I'm worried we might lose BigBadDragon... :smallfrown:

[Fireheart]

I'm here. And for both. Pretending to nanowrimo. ;)

[TekHed]

Hope everyone had a grand start to the holiday season, and that Dice will return to us before too long. Miss our games!

[TekHed]

Wherefore hast thou forsaken is Dice??? :smallfrown:

[TekHed]

I sent him a couple PMs...but he hasn't even seen him yet, which is unusual. Hope he's okay...

[Fireheart]

I sent him a couple PMs...but he hasn't even seen him yet, which is unusual. Hope he's okay...

I hope so too. Will keep positive thoughts.

[OMG PONIES]

Likewise. He's been a hell of a DM for us, but I know RL has also thrown him a few curveballs. Hope there's not another one going right now.

[TekHed]

Yeah no read receipt for my last PMs...

Seems like more kicks to the nutsack. Leave Dice alone life! Give him back!

[OMG PONIES]

Maybe if we say his name one more time he'll show up.

...Dice?

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/7/73712/1401009-beetlejuice_24_eclate.jpg

[PairO'Dice Lost]

So, I'm still alive. A belated Merry Christmas, everyone.

I've spent the past just-under-three months on a business trip behind the Great Firewall of China, where our corporate VPN only let us access internal company sites; they said it would work just fine for the regular internet, so I didn't think I'd need to mention it beforehand, but they turned out to be lying liars who lied and I had to go without non-work internet for the whole trip. Withdrawal is a pain, believe me.

But now I'm finally done with that and on vacation for the next few weeks, so once Christmas festivities are concluded and the extended family is gone I'll have plenty of time for updates. I'm off to another trip in mid-January, this time to Europe; I can't imagine there would be internet issues there, but if I drop off the face of the earth again for a few weeks around then, you'll all know why.

Apologies again for leaving you hanging, and I'll update all my games as soon as I can.

[TekHed]

Oh thank goodness! It was just a case of short-term communism. I was worried it was something more serious... :smalltongue:

[OMG PONIES]

In other news, our DM really IS Beetlejuice!

[TekHed]

In other other news... OMG Ponies is in an infomercial (https://youtu.be/YbYWhdLO43Q)! :smallbiggrin:

[TekHed]

Posting here because this is the game with most of the shared players I play with...

It's kind of odd that because ALL of my DnD games have been in stasis for so many months and slow before that...I've kind of almost forgotten how to play DnD,and forgot how my builds even work. Now that things are picking up it's going to take me a minute to refamiliarize myself with everything. Been playing a lot of Mutants and Masterminds lately.

Still...glad to see things are going to get going again and hopefully with some loving and attentive posting we can nurse these babies back to full health. :smallsmile:

[OMG PONIES]

Posting here because this is the game with most of the shared players I play with...

It's kind of odd that because ALL of my DnD games have been in stasis for so many months and slow before that...I've kind of almost forgotten how to play DnD,and forgot how my builds even work. Now that things are picking up it's going to take me a minute to defamiliarize myself with everything. Been playing a lot of Mutants and Masterminds lately.

Still...glad to see things are going to get going again and hopefully with some loving and attentive posting we can nurse these babies back to full health. :smallsmile:

Agreed & I hear ya, re-familiarizing myself as well. Speaking of:
[roll0] any contacts (official or otherwise) that Roni may have here in Sterngate?

[Sallera]

Ah, oh dear. I think we had a bit of a miscommunication somewhere along the way. Were we not still planning on taking down the bridge to delay the army before heading to Sterngate? (I mean, progress is still better than no progress, so if the rest of you would rather not, I'm sure we can justify either decision somehow.)

[TekHed]

Yeah we're going to blow the bridge (how I'm not sure). Holidays made for reduced posting but should be normalizing.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

The last outline of your plan I saw was this:


Cool, anyone else down for the idea of Operation Send Baden To Tell His Captain The Red Hand's Plan And See If They Can Evacuate Or Prepare Drellin's Ferry While We Make Haste Toward Sterngate?

I have nothing more to add, and I think we have our plan down, so...advance to next scene?

so I figured you guys were putting off figuring out how to take care of the bridge until after that, but if you want to do the bridge first, that can be arranged.

[Sallera]

Ah, I see. Yeah, I kind of figure if we put that off any later than tomorrow morning, we'll miss our chance. As for the how, we'll stay in the shed tonight (Baden can still go back to give his warning) and attack after prepping spells and such in the morning, something we sorely need. Even if we can't find some sort of fancy magical weak point, we've got Warklegnaw with us to throw heavy things at the supports until something gives while we take care of the guard.

[OMG PONIES]

Yeah sorry I forgot about the bridge!

[TekHed]

Baden is going off without us yeah.

Opening a new studio this week so have had so much to do. Hoping to get caught up in games by midweek.

[Fireheart]

Post holidays ignoring of emails is over so I'm catching up. :)

Dice - glad you are okay!

~Fireheart

[TekHed]

Been working like a dog for the last two weeks...good news is that I'm in the home stretch! Soon, things will settle into a much more stable routine.

[Fireheart]

I so understand that.

Just as an FYI, I'm kind of waiting for Sallera (or OMG Ponies) to post first. :) 'Cause ain't no way, Vaeri is talking first.

:)

~fireheart

[Sallera]

Would, but if we're changing the plan (back) to destroying the bridge, we probably need a small scene-post edit first, since we're no longer at Sterngate.

[OMG PONIES]

Agreed indeed.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

I've just edited my post to get you guys to the gorge instead, so post away.

[Sallera]

Can I assume that as per my previous post, we waited until morning? There's no way in hell we have a chance at doing the assault same-day. :smalltongue:

That aside, strategy time, you lot. We've apparently lost Warklegnaw, so plan Giant Catapult is out. Think we should put Roni and Vaeri on runner duty and try to eliminate the guard before anyone gets word out so we have a short breather to find something structurally important and potentially breakable?

[TekHed]

Wait, what? We need Warklegnaw! I haven't had a chance to read the IC yet, but with Roni's grand slam diplomacy he was a key ally we brought into our plan. If he is going to leave could we have an opportunity to convince him to stay and help? I thought he was just as invested as us in taking down these dragon-worshipping gobbos... :smallconfused:

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Sorry for the mix-up, guys, I forgot you guys said you were only sending him off to prep for the Drellin's Ferry attack after the bridge was taken care of, and that you were waiting for the morning regardless and not just because Sterngate is farther away. Re-edits incoming.

[Sallera]

Awesome, thanks. Plan Giant Catapult it is. Faien's laid out his ideas in the IC in typically final manner, but if you lot have changes to propose, he'll listen.

[OMG PONIES]

I've just edited my post to get you guys to the gorge instead, so post away.

Hoorah!


Sorry for the mix-up, guys, I forgot you guys said you were only sending him off to prep for the Drellin's Ferry attack after the bridge was taken care of, and that you were waiting for the morning regardless and not just because Sterngate is farther away. Re-edits incoming.

Hoorah two-rah!


Awesome, thanks. Plan Giant Catapult it is. Faien's laid out his ideas in the IC in typically final manner, but if you lot have changes to propose, he'll listen.

I love the detailing of priorities. Dollars to donuts says that we're leaving Koth in prime condition to slip free and become a recurring villain, but I guess that just depends how well we tie him up. Speaking of...

[roll0] in case my modifier is the highest in the group. If not, consider this an Aid Another.
[roll1] Does Roni know dragon tactics? Also, any chance this dragon is one of the 3 Koth named?

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Dollars to donuts says that we're leaving Koth in prime condition to slip free and become a recurring villain, but I guess that just depends how well we tie him up.

You never know; the module covers various outcomes for Koth after first encountering him, but it does not, in fact, have an entry for "The party captures Koth, makes him spill his guts, deprives him of sleep, and leaves him tied to a tree while they assault the Skull Gorge bridge." Can't imagine why they'd overlook such an obvious and likely turn of events, really. :smallwink:


[roll0] in case my modifier is the highest in the group. If not, consider this an Aid Another.

Looks like yours is indeed the highest, so we'll use that result. One other person can try to Aid Another if they so desire.


[roll1] Does Roni know dragon tactics? Also, any chance this dragon is one of the 3 Koth named?

He knows that dragons in general prefer to use their breath weapon over their claws or spells when facing multiple opponents, and that green dragons in particular prefer to do what they can to terrify and toy with weaker enemies (and pretty much every humanoid counts as "weaker" to them).

IC post coming tonight.

[TekHed]

Not sure how much help 3d6 and 5d6 is going to be against the stonework of the bridge...might as well be chipping away at the stone with a greatsword... :smallconfused:

[PairO'Dice Lost]

3d6 and 5d6 are just the base damage values, as per the Complete Warrior improvised weapon rules. That's before Str (or Str-and-a-half for a two-handed toss) and any other modifiers he may have, so you're looking at an average of 30-35 damage with the boulders or 20-25 with the tree trunks, compared to worked stone's hardness of 8. It'd take a pretty hefty greatsword to match that. :smallwink:

[TekHed]

Oh, right. :smalltongue:

[OMG PONIES]

Add on +4d6 fire damage to those attacks (and everyone else's). Let's do this! :smallamused:

[TekHed]

I'm waiting for Dice to set up the first combat-map post before I declare actions.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Tek, I'm going to need a CL check from Auran for overcoming SR. Also, when I went to look at your sheet so I could just roll it for you in my reply, I discovered that either the link in the OP is broken or your sheet is set to private; could you post a current link and/or make it public, please?

[TekHed]

Heya Dice!

AFAIK Caster Level Check is 1d20+Class Level? If the dragon has SR and is Large Size, then that makes it a young adult, and the number to beat is 19? Yikes. :smalleek:

C'mon RNG!!! [roll0] woohoo!


Re: Sheet Link. Mythweavers switched to a new sheet system. The link in my signature is the current one, and should be publicly viewable.

[PairO'Dice Lost]

Heya Dice!

AFAIK Caster Level Check is 1d20+Class Level?

Caster level plus any miscellaneous bonuses you might have had, yes, and I didn't remember whether the paladin variant you're using had full or half CL


If the dragon has SR and is Large Size, then that makes it a young adult, and the number to beat is 19? Yikes. :smalleek:

Once again assuming that there are no miscellaneous modifiers involved which, if there are, you'll find out about shortly. :smallamused:


The link in my signature is the current one, and should be publicly viewable.

It is. Don't know why I just assumed it'd be the same link as the OP and didn't check there first. :smallredface:

And since Roni's sheet link also needs to be updated after his level-up, I'll just stick this nice and pretty table here for future reference instead of the one in the OP:


PlayerCharacter
FireheartCharivaeri (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html?id=332577)
OMG PONIESRoni (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=7385)
TekHedAuran (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=58669)
SalleraFaien (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=777104)

[TekHed]

Would you rather make a new OOC thread for us, so you can find everything easily?

Re: SR: Hmph! :smalltongue: