Anyone else want to introduce themselves to the new player in game?
I know I just started, so it makes me very sad to say that my real life has gotten unnecessarily complicated and I need to step back from a number of things to give me time to cope ... And I won't be able to play in your game. I'm confident that you can find a great healer from your recruitment and continue on your adventure without me. Thanks so much for the opportunity and consideration, and I am truly sorry for bail g on such short notice.
Thanks for your cander...
Anyway, I have re posted for a player but to be honest I can push it forward and figure out the logistics later or worse case scenario I can have Koya tag along as a healer...
Aww, sorry to see you go! Best of luck!
Hello everyone! I would like you guys to welcome Enril and Ahiko to the group as healers.... After they introduce themselves in game and stuff, we're leaving for Brinewall!!!!
Rafael, Enril's player, here introducing myself and dotting the game.
Hello all - Ahiko here... Nice to meet you.
Hello! I followed your applications in the recruitment thread. Great to have you onboard!
Wow two folks? That's cool Welcome aboard
ty, it's good to be here... sounds like it will be fun!
I am busy with finals. My posting will be scarce until May 8th
Good luck with the finals!!! Don't pull a muscle on those blue books... do they still use blue books?
Say, what XP advancement path are you using again? I noticed the new folks and Jorland are 3rd level. I know I missed out on a couple of XP opportunities (e.g. Kalistrine vs. the rats) but I didn't think I was over 1.3k back (assuming the medium track).
I went through some back posts to see if I missed anything, but I think I got all that were posted (and listed them on my char sheet). I did notice a couple of encounters where XP was not mentioned(the amoeba and the batch of skeletons prior to that), but I don't see how that would set me back that far. Anyone else keeping better track that can help me figure this out?
Takeshi, it seems you are missing the story award of 240 from giving ameiko the chest and your relationship xp of 400 not to mention 80 from the amoeba. You should be at 4414.
Thank you. I knew I was missing something, but couldn't find it.
Hey guys, I am all done with college but it seems I've been left behind, way behind. have I been dumped or is it possible to recover?
congrats on finishing up with your schooling. I'm sure it's possible to recover - just catch up on the reading and jump in?
I agree, you have only missed a little. Congrats!!!!
I can try but it will take some time to go over it all and get back in.
Okay, Fortunately I've played this party before. Darn shame I missed so much. Last time I played I was Jorland then too. Hehe, when he first saw spivy, the first thing he said was "Ya tink we can cook it?"
Darn shame I missed so much RP. I was really looking forward to Ameiko's collapse.
I cannot tell, was the ship mentioned the Ulfen ship? And where exactly are we, inside the ruins or still on the outside. I don't read to good and may have missed that.
I will try and recover what I can but I am not happy with how much I missed simply because I couldn't take a second away from my studies.
Studies won't be an issue any more. Done with College as a whole.
I will try and post something later tonight or tomorrow provided I can get a better sense of exactly where we are.
We are right next to the ship, just beat the reefclaws. so go to town about the ship...
I believe we're in the woods, looking for the secret entrance to the castle behind the blacksmith's building.
Okay I have a good idea about where we are at. Good thing we haven't made it to Brinewall yet or I'd really be lost.
Please feel free to post out of turn, i want to game to move at a brisker pace.
I tend not to post much on the weekends anyhow, but it's even less likely this long weekend, as I have family over.
Takeshi's next action would be to cast Enlarge Person on himself (which would give him the reach needed to attack the thing from the ledge). And then moving in and looking at spell-combat spell-striking Shocking Grasp & Arcane Marks for the double attacks (and the extra SG damage for the first hit).
For posting and intitiative, I've seen a method where the initiatives are rolled individually and characters are grouped on either side of the bad guys (depending on the individual results) and any in one group can post, first come first serve, then the baddies, then those in the group who had lower inits (so in this case, Jorland, Ahiko, and Liu would go in posting order, followed by the Decapus, followed by Kalistrine, Enril, and Takeshi in posting order). Seems to work all right.
Level Up!!!
Taking 3rd level in Barbarian, picking up Power Attack
HP Roll
Aww, average. :D
What can we apply to our characters without resting? Or do we need to rest to gain any benefits from leveling?
I would say you can add you extra powers now. If it were spells resting would make more sense but innate abilities, I would say you would just have them... If you decide to take a level in a different class just mention it and explain how you would have learned such a varied skill.
3rd level Kensai
Skill points in Acrobatics, Intimidate, Knowledge (planes), Perception, Spellcraft, Swim.
Magus Arcana: I suppose Arcane Accuracy.
Feat: Crane Style (finally fighting defensively will be a little more effective)
Spells: Shield & Vanish. Takeshi will put the finishing touches on this research after a full rest period, as suggested.
I'm going to be away until Sunday night, so no posting until then!
Hi, everyone. I have sent messages to Liu and Enril and have not gotten any response. Liu said she would jump back in and that was awhile back two weeks and she hasn't posted in six weeks. Should I look for one or two more players, bot them or give you an NPC?
There are always people looking for JR games, so I'm sure you could get more players if you open recruitment, but I'm open to however you want to handle it.
A couple replacements would be good.
Sad to see Liu may not be coming back. Her story intertwining with Jorland's was a lot of fun. It's my reason for taking levels in Ninja.
Another recruit or two will be fine by me.
I'm good with another one or two.
Do we re-purpose some of the items that came from earlier parts of the module (e.g. Whispering Shrike) or are they considered 'with' the other character (who I suppose would become a background caravan member)?
I tried to get Liu to come back and she said she would over two weeks ago and then I sent her another message and no response.
Enril hasn't responded to any of my messages.
If there is a piece of treasure or item you would like, tell me and you can have it as long as another of the PCs don't want it. In that case you can armwrestle for it ;)
Putting them into the caravan makes sense especially for the future...
I was only really concerned about Whispering Shrike, since it's a named weapon that seems to have some history/association in the module (being the Kaijutsu's guardian blade or something like that).
Not something Takeshi's interested in since it's a wakizashi and he, being a kensai, is all katana, all the time. Might make sense to leave it with Liu as a caravan guard and have Shield Other on Ameiko, since Liu's history is as a servant/guardian of the Kaijutsu's.
Then again, it's one of the few magic weapons we currently have. At this point, of the PCs, I think only Jorland can use it (from his ninja level).
I'm very sorry for the prolonged radio silence, everyone. This has been a Springtime of multiple illnesses, plus we're in the process of changing jobs, selling our house, buying a house in another state, and moving between now and mid-June. I thought things were getting under control a couple of weeks ago, but that hasn't been the case. Needless to say, I'm going to have to drop out of this PbP.
Please feel free to assume that Liu Na stays behind with Ameiko, and that she passes Whispering Shrike to Jorland now that he has proficiency with the wakizashi.
Again, my apologies. Good luck and best regards, everyone!
Hmm so I have the wakazashi now. Cool. I am going to wait and see what the ogre does since Takashi rushed the thing. I may bring my lucrene hammer into play and attack it with more force
Note: I'll be up at the cottage from tonight (after 4 or so pm EST) to Sunday afternoon. There's no internet up there so I'll likely be incommunicado for that period. If I'm lucky, I'll have some cell reception, so I might try to at least keep up with things (posting ain't easy on the phone, so no guarantees of that) in the interim.
I have invited Vermandr and Tribble Paddlefoot. Both of whom are imprisoned in the cells around which the combat is occurring.
Welcome them.
Hey guys. Nice to play with you. Lets have a good time!
Hey everyone. Thanks for having me. =)
hi guys!
Welcome!
Should I jump in now?
yup
Do I have any of my channels or spells? Or do I start empty?
To be honest this Pbp was too slow for my tastes and I like that it has been picking up. I do not think this new slew of posts is necessarily indicative of the pace of the pbp from now on. When new characters join there is a lot for them to converse about. I do recall when Ahiko joined Jorland was going rapid fire with her. The other thing to take in consideration is that all of us live in different time zones. I am in MST.
Sorry about that. I somehow missed that I was up.
Note: I'm going to be away for the Canada Day long weekend and then some. I might be online early tommorrow morning, but after that, I'll be effectively unavailable until Wednesday. It's possible that I'll be near some internet/wifi at times, allowing me to lurk a bit, but I can't guarantee to be able to post. Feel free to bot me where necessary.