tomboys and troublemakers part 4: the doom that is to come

[wilphe]

I already said that was outside my comfort zone

[Volthawk]

Potentially stupid question, but do horses go on the boat with us or are we leaving mounts behind and picking up new ones when we get off?

On another topic, are the dreams happening when we're resting in the inn or once we're on the boat?

[bramblefoot]

Potentially stupid question, but do horses go on the boat with us or are we leaving mounts behind and picking up new ones when we get off?

On another topic, are the dreams happening when we're resting in the inn or once we're on the boat?

horses on boat. dreams happen on boat

ook ook

[wilphe]

If your mount is on your character sheet it is on the boat

For those without that we make provision (ie for the pilgrimage we had separate carts)

[wilphe]

I added mounts etc to the PC list.

The group currently consists of:

5 PCs

2 cohorts (Siobhan and Aletta)

2 servants (Berthold and Odmar)

1 passenger (Deanna)

5 horses

1 packmule

1 Larger than Average Raven

2 Adolescent Giant Wolves

++++++++++++

For the core group of 9 we are therefore short of transport for 3 or 4 depending on if Jasmine rides her beast

This is also why we have a dedicated ostler

[MrAbdiel]

Lmao. We have like... Five horses and a mule. And two juvenile giant wolves. But Odmar is our hireling horse-handler, so it's managable. And now I have a squire who will also have that job.

EDIT: Wilphe, as always, is too quick and too slick. :D Got me again.

[bramblefoot]

Lmao. We have like... Five horses and a mule. And two juvenile giant wolves. But Odmar is our hireling horse-handler, so it's managable. And now I have a squire who will also have that job.

EDIT: Wilphe, as always, is too quick and too slick. :D Got me again.

oh bretonnian knight of the pond, what is your wisdom?

[dojango]

The pack mule is for carrying stuff. Jasmine was riding on a wagon during the pilgrimage, IIRC, and will be walking when not on a boat.

[bramblefoot]

lemme poke volthawk.

[Volthawk]

Yup yup, busy few days, got a little behind on posting.

[wilphe]

Wighard will draw up night watch for the five

Jasmine and Meloth will get whenever it is going to be darkness depending on moon and clouds

[bramblefoot]

will the night vision peeps gimme perception tests at -10?

[bramblefoot]

bertelis: can i have the stats for the dracoleech?

[MrAbdiel]

Well, I'd say "You can't do this to us, Dracoleeches only live in the river Grismerie, down between Bordeleaux and Mousillon; we're on the other side of the country, up by Couronne and L'Anguille"; but what I ACTUALLY mean is "AHHHHHHH".

I will DM you on the Dracoleech's stats - Old One Eye has clearly wandered abroad. Things are worse in Mousillon than even we feared!

But also, can I negotiate with you on the IP? Just because a -30% WP test is mad harsh and if we catch shovels of IP at such a rating frequently we're bee-lining for the funny farm. A hard test like that against a small number of points is like a significant disturbance that's hard to overcome; a flat fest against a big number of points feels like a heavy shock but one you have a chance of getting past. But a harsh test against a bunch of points (That's 2d4 keep best one, right? May I recommend a regular d5 if that's the ballpark you want, or a flat 2 or 3 if you feel 1 would be too few?) feels just like a hammer beyond reasonably expectation to dodge. With a -30, most of us are looking at the 10-20% success realm, that's all.

Also,

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Since our riverboat is taking atleast 10 people and a bunch of horses, it's certainly too big to capsize - unless this Leech is much bigger than they usually are. But it can still have it smash onto the deck with its bulk to damage the ship.

A riverboat usually has a Toughness Bonus of 5 and 70 wounds. That means when it slams, it does SB+2 (Which is 6+2+ the normal d10 you add to damage rolls) to the ship, so an average of about 13 damage minus the TB of 5. If it's slamming for 8 damage, the board can take maybe between 5 and 10 of those slams before breaking. The Rules as written there have that slam damaging the dracoleech as well, but that means he's going to kill himself long before he breaks the boat. If I were running it, I'd consider the following:

The Dracoleech is Frightening, so anyone who fails the fear check against it has to spend atleast one turn standing in paralyzed shock. What a great time for it to slam the deck. You can do damage to the ship once, and a whopping 8+d10 hit to players (I would ignore Fury on this roll, it's not a really precise number) who are paralyzed with shock and unable to automatically get out of the way. But I'd describe it cracking and splintering parts of the boat, maybe have the captain scream that the boat's not built for such hits; then the players know they have to kill this thing right away.

It only has 1 attack when it's not slamming and damaging itself; but it's huge enough that you can apply the old "-30% to parry because of hugeness" modifier without it feeling unfair. And I would probably, quietly, increase its toughness bonus to 6. With 6 toughness and 2 natural armor all over, that's a reduction of 8. With only a reduction of 5 as the profile reflects, a party will kill such a creature in two short rounds of swift attacks and Ulric's Furies.

[bramblefoot]

Well, I'd say "You can't do this to us, Dracoleeches only live in the river Grismerie, down between Bordeleaux and Mousillon; we're on the other side of the country, up by Couronne and L'Anguille"; but what I ACTUALLY mean is "AHHHHHHH".

I will DM you on the Dracoleech's stats - Old One Eye has clearly wandered abroad. Things are worse in Mousillon than even we feared!

But also, can I negotiate with you on the IP? Just because a -30% WP test is mad harsh and if we catch shovels of IP at such a rating frequently we're bee-lining for the funny farm. A hard test like that against a small number of points is like a significant disturbance that's hard to overcome; a flat fest against a big number of points feels like a heavy shock but one you have a chance of getting past. But a harsh test against a bunch of points (That's 2d4 keep best one, right? May I recommend a regular d5 if that's the ballpark you want, or a flat 2 or 3 if you feel 1 would be too few?) feels just like a hammer beyond reasonably expectation to dodge. With a -30, most of us are looking at the 10-20% success realm, that's all.

Also,

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Since our riverboat is taking atleast 10 people and a bunch of horses, it's certainly too big to capsize - unless this Leech is much bigger than they usually are. But it can still have it smash onto the deck with its bulk to damage the ship.

A riverboat usually has a Toughness Bonus of 5 and 70 wounds. That means when it slams, it does SB+2 (Which is 6+2+ the normal d10 you add to damage rolls) to the ship, so an average of about 13 damage minus the TB of 5. If it's slamming for 8 damage, the board can take maybe between 5 and 10 of those slams before breaking. The Rules as written there have that slam damaging the dracoleech as well, but that means he's going to kill himself long before he breaks the boat. If I were running it, I'd consider the following:

The Dracoleech is Frightening, so anyone who fails the fear check against it has to spend atleast one turn standing in paralyzed shock. What a great time for it to slam the deck. You can do damage to the ship once, and a whopping 8+d10 hit to players (I would ignore Fury on this roll, it's not a really precise number) who are paralyzed with shock and unable to automatically get out of the way. But I'd describe it cracking and splintering parts of the boat, maybe have the captain scream that the boat's not built for such hits; then the players know they have to kill this thing right away.

It only has 1 attack when it's not slamming and damaging itself; but it's huge enough that you can apply the old "-30% to parry because of hugeness" modifier without it feeling unfair. And I would probably, quietly, increase its toughness bonus to 6. With 6 toughness and 2 natural armor all over, that's a reduction of 8. With only a reduction of 5 as the profile reflects, a party will kill such a creature in two short rounds of swift attacks and Ulric's Furies.

understood. lets call it 3 ip

[MrAbdiel]

Alrighty. Well; let's see if we can't crank out some miracles.

-30% vs 3 IP (Looking for 19 or less): (1d100)[98]; FP Reroll (1d100)[65]
-10% vs Thanatophobia (Looking for 39 or less): (1d100)[99]; FP Reroll (1d100)[96]

Haha, look at those rolls, cool cool cool...

[bramblefoot]

Alrighty. Well; let's see if we can't crank out some miracles.

-30% vs 3 IP (Looking for 19 or less): [roll0]; FP Reroll [roll1]
-10% vs Thanatophobia (Looking for 39 or less): [roll2]; FP Reroll [roll3]

jesus h. christ. with that unluckiness, your likely to be taking a swim, or gibbering madly

[MrAbdiel]

Well, I first take an immediate WP test or go double insane: vs49 - (1d100)[48]. I can't really afford to be double insane right now, so last FP reroll as required: vs49 - (1d100)[65].

Thank God for small mercies, I guess!

[dojango]

Perception (1d100)[94] v. 56
fear (1d100)[57] v. 16

[wilphe]

Wighard will draw up night watch for the five

Jasmine and Meloth will get whenever it is going to be darkness depending on moon and clouds

See this is why we post watches

Let us see who was on watch (1d5)[3]

Bertelis
Bruno
Jasmine
Meloth
Wighard


Also if it is 40 foot long isn't going to be able to coil around the boat because the boat is more than 12 feet wide

[wilphe]

We will be FPing that roll against fear

(1d100)[87] 57

[wilphe]

(1d100)[2] Insanity? 77

[wilphe]

So:

Jasmine was on watch

It must be a lot bigger than 40 feet

Wighard is not insane but going crazy for a bit

[wilphe]

(1d100)[24] 86

(1d10)[6] Heal test for the exploding skellies

[farothel]

Question: is this serpent thing before or after the dream? Just to know if Bruno has his armour (at least his chainmail) on or not? This is also important for my initiative.

Anyway:
(1d100)[56] vs 26 (56WP -30)
FP if needed: (1d100)[5] vs 26 (56WP -30)

initiative: (1d10)[4] (+5 if no armour, +4 if chainmail or higher).

EDIT: thank Sigmar for fortune points.

[bramblefoot]

Question: is this serpent thing before or after the dream? Just to know if Bruno has his armour (at least his chainmail) on or not? This is also important for my initiative.

Anyway:
[roll0] vs 26 (56WP -30)
FP if needed: [roll1] vs 26 (56WP -30)

initiative: [roll2] (+5 if no armour, +4 if chainmail or higher).

EDIT: thank Sigmar for fortune points.

mm. ill say your in leathers and nothing more

[MrAbdiel]

Oh, yeah: Initiative (1d10+5)[12]!

[wilphe]

Wighard, Bertelis 12

Bruno 9


Meloth, Jasmine, One Eye ?

[MrAbdiel]

Silly question, but.. when was the last time we (the whole group) got experience? Was it after the skaven adventures in Axebite pass?

[wilphe]

Yes 18/12/22 when we reunited in Couronne

Not that this is not easily verifiable by checking my tracking at the top of the thread

Next you will be asking me who Sawar Ksaw is