Sorry guys I had been waiting for something else to go on with Alexander and his reactions with the body. I'll be more cognizant of keeping posts rolling! Also on that note I will be busy all day today so I'm not sure if I will be able to get a post in. Will try!
Come on Nulyth you have got to pick it up to stay in this, your last post was Monday ... That's three days ago.
Holbrecht, are you back in town yet?
Yes, I finally am. I spent all day yesterday recovering (putting everything away, mowing a two-week untended lawn, and getting a decent night's sleep). I will be catching up, and should have a post up no later than the next few hours. I can do a short one right now.
Ridiculously busy night at work. Will try to get a post in whenever I can.
Hey, at least looking both ways makes good sense. We don't want something to sneak up on us from behind.
I am thinking that likely, the stairs leading down will eventually bend back into a landing intersection. Though, one might just lead to our untimely deaths.
Fair enough, Nulyth. I think I just jumped on it too quick. Looking back, in the other game Nefer and I are in together, my PC had referred to the casters identifying potions as 'fawning' over the vials. Nefer had been upset by it and we discussed it. It was the same case, where used the words I did because it was how it came across to my character.
Sorry for being too quick to take offense.
Either way, it helped remind me of the added benefits of Stonecunning, so if nothing else I learned something from it.
I really hope someone is going to open the door at some point... lol
Added the Hammer, Pitons, Alchemist's Fire, and small arrows to my profile. I had missed them while I was on leave.
btw when searching squares with perception just tell me which squares you are searching and just give me one roll. I will use that roll for the first thing you come across. if I need more I will eaither roll them or let you know.
Please don't roll for every square...... that takes forever.
btw when searching squares with perception just tell me which squares you are searching and just give me one roll. I will use that roll for the first thing you come across. if I need more I will either roll them or let you know.
Please don't roll for every square...... that takes forever.
Hey guys, my son is very sick and I have to take him to the doctors. I will not be able to make any post today.
I hope everything turns out ok. Get the little man better.
Good luck, Nulyth!
Hey all, my little guy is doing better, but he's still sick. My wife is staying home with him today to take care of him. So incoming post.
If you are wondering, waiting on Lin & Holbrecht to state their actions. Then I will process round 1.
Sorry, your last post said "Group 1 Go" and the creatures are in group 1, and I'm in group 2. I had been waiting for all of group 1 to go before I took my actions. If that's not the case, I will go ahead and post them now.
You are correct Holbrecht, it is Lin we are waiting on. If she hasn't gone by 9:00pm CST I will hold her action and move her to Group 2 and process Group 1 for Round 1.
Hey all, going to be very busy today. I will likely not be able to get a post in. Nulyth will enter the room and take a defensive position while everyone else does their thing.
Extremely busy night at work. I will try my best to get a post in, but I can't promise I'll be able.
Hope everyone is having fun. If there is anything you feel I could do to help with the fun of the game please let me know I am always open to any suggestions.
Hey guys, just found out my wife wants to go away on our vacation that starts tomorrow... So I have no idea what my posting will be like yet. I will try to let you all know as soon as I know. I will also try to keep up as best I can! Sorry on the short notice... I just found out this morning myself... Wives...
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I am having fun, but it would be more fun for me if we could move a little faster. The combination of slow posting with the number of posts it is taking to advance is painful. I would be fine with us setting up a protocol that we follow so that you can fast forward us to the next event or choice. Could that work?
Neferteri is going to always take 20 searching the path in front of him and anything they are going to open or pick up. He will generally pronounce something safe and then move back for Nulyth to take the lead going forward.
I don't like for a game to run on auto-pilot because I think he pulls away from the involvement of the players. However I do think that most everyone but Nulyth has met the posting rate of once per day but some of the post have been very lax for any relevant action or RP and that is dragging the pace to a crawl. If you are only going to post a comment once per day it doesn't move the game and takes multiple days to get anywhere.
In a typical well run game at your current position post typically should look like this if you are only posting once per day.
Using Nefer as an example:
Neferteri closes the doors and then will place a broken arrow and wedge it beneath to offer what security it can, then he will move back up the stairs into the foyer with the mummified cats to the northern doors he then will recheck the doors leading north throughly for anything that the group may have missed earlier he will then move back and report his findings to the others and await for the rest of the group to come open the doors.
Of course you can word it, add your characters thoughts etc to the action but you cover a lot more ground than just saying "I close the doors"
then one of the others could then say they moved to x square and opened the doors and if it has stairs leading down I will open them as soon as Nefer gives the all clear.
That way the pace moves faster and we don't need two days to move 20 feet without using a constant Auto-Pilot.
You may also use if/then statements to account for future actions after a certain thing has happened.
I am sorry if you guys feel I'm not keeping up with the pace of the game. If the party wants me to stand down and allow someone else to take my place, that's fine. Just let me know please.
If I stay with the group, then perhaps what you suggested would be a better way of keeping things moving. That way I'm not waiting around for doors to be checked and the the results posted by the GM before I move to open the doors. Most of the time, that's why I haven't posted, because I'm waiting to find out if a door is trapped or not. I'll start getting posts in with the if/then format.
I'm having plenty of fun.
The only thing I can imagine that can help with speed is to post the spoilered DC's of things that don't necessarily take actions to do.
Mainly knowledge checks. So when we first see a creature, if you spoiler what knowledge and the DC to know about them. Or In some rooms where it's either History or Religion or such. A lot of things we would get non-action rolls to know.
Unlike appraise, spellcraft, or the like, where it's only when we choose to examine something.
Though it can speed things up, I'm not a big fan of the if/then posts, especially if there's more than one. Sometimes it can cause pressure to go along with a course of action that someone if/then posted, even if against it, just because they already posted it, or maybe if they rolled well.
I will be out for most of the day. (Yeah the work thing is a b*@*+.) I will be back tonight to catch up on everything and move the story forward.
Vacation going well so far. We are all having fun and I should be able to get posts in, maybe not regularly, but here and there. It's from my phone so don't expect super posts... But I figure something is better than nothing!
While my reply time will be short for the next day or so I am trying to give the game a quality reply to actions. I hope you like.
You too Nefer...... I just updated the combat, sorry about being slow the last couple days.
Just waiting on Holbrecht actions to process the round. I'm guessing he will be five foot shifting and channeling energy since he is at 1 hitpoint but we will wait and see. He might have a surprise up his sleeve for us.
*facepalm* My magic is less than impressive... If we survive this, I'd like to suggest we head back home for some R&R before we tackle the rest of the tomb. ^^;
That sounds reasonable. You have a week before the next drawing so you could take as much time as you need. It is not going anywhere.
But first you do have to make it out of this alive. Looking dicey in there, might have to think outside the box on these dolls.
I will be out for most of the day. I will return this evening to finish processing the round after Lin post.
I am still waiting on Lin to post her turn, I really hate to DMPC her in the current situation. Alexander is kind of alone in there.
Normally, you can't full attack if you move more than 5' unless you have pounce. Not saying I know if they do or not, just clarifying since it's the difference between me being up or down.
Normally, you can't full attack if you move more than 5' unless you have pounce. Not saying I know if they do or not, just clarifying since it's the difference between me being up or down.
You are correct, please retcon the second attack so you are at 1 hitpoint instead of down. I was really tired after work last night and missed that.
No problems, it happens.
I had remembered last night that we picked up some alchemist's fire, then woke to find I was down. I got worried.
I will process again once Lin and Nefer have posted their actions.
I have had groups breeze by these things and I have seen at least one TPK on them. They are quite the nasty little things. Hardness 5 on a 1st level enemy with a AC of 18 makes it difficult as hell if the dice roll poorly.
Yeah... Not sure who at Paizo thought this would be an acceptable CR for 1st level group... Hardness 5 is ridiculous for a low group, let alone adding an 18 AC. At my best attack bonus, say we throw in flanking for good measure... Nulyth needs a 12 to hit. That's pretty rough when your attacks isn't even gaurenteed to do damage! Lol
Actually it is not their CR, they are 1/2 CR each.
Tiny Animated Objects Reference
So with three of them that puts the encounter at CR2.
Party of 6 1st level adventurers is considered a CR 2 so by scale it shouldn't be a hard encounter.
However I do believe that they are one of the toughest 1/2 CR creatures in the entire bestiary collection.
That's what I mean, lol! They are extremely difficult with at a 1/2 CR. Given the Hardness, High AC and Construction Traits... I'd take one a swarm of goblins and kobolds over two of these suckers any day! Nasty little buggers.
Granted, most of the problem we've been having is the high rolls you've been getting with them. Seems they each hit at least once per round. Brutal.
I have gathered up everything of value for you guys except for opening the chest and the urn that are sealed with wax. Here is the list below just let me know who is carrying what in case we need to track the encumbrance on the return trip.
Composite Shortbow (Sell Value 37.5 gp) 2 lbs. (Neferteri carrying)
MW Khopesh (Sell Value 160 gp) 8 lbs. (Nefereteri carrying)
MW Spear (Sell Value 151 gp) 6 lbs. (Neferteri carrying)
Ornate Chest with Trap (Sell Value 200 gp) 25 lbs.
2 x Gold Metal Page Books (Sell Value 600 gp) 50 lbs.
2 x Light Wooden Shields (Sell Value 3 gp) 10 lbs.
4 x Funerary Gold Plated Mask (Sell Value 300gp) 4 lbs.
2 x Unknown Potions (Clear Watery Liquid)
Cure Light Wounds / Mildly Flowery Smell / Mildly Sweet Taste
Unknown Potion (Dark Orange Smooth Liquid)
Darkvision / Sharp Smell / Taste Like Carrots
Scarab Shaped Light Steel Shield (Unidentified)
Scarab Shield (Sell Value 2,199.5 gp) 6 lbs.
This +1 light steel shield is fashioned in the shape of a scarab beetle—a creature that functions as a psychopomp for Pharasma, guiding the souls of the departed into the afterlife. Scarab shields are especially favored by archaeologists and tomb raiders for the protection they grant against guardians and vermin frequently found in ancient ruins and forgotten tombs.
Once per day on command, a scarab shield grants its wielder a +2 sacred bonus on saving throws against fear and death effects for 3 minutes. At any time while this bonus is in effect, the wielder can end the effect as a swift action for a burst of healing energy. The wielder loses the saving throw bonus, but is healed of 1d8+3 points of damage.
In addition, a scarab shield can protect its wielder from swarms. If a mindless swarm attempts to enter the wielder’s space, the swarm must attempt a DC 11 Will save. If the save succeeds, the swarm can enter the wielder’s space and attack the wielder normally. If the save fails, the swarm instinctively avoids the space occupied by the wielder, completely ignoring the wielder for 3 rounds. This effect ends if the wielder makes any attacks, but the wielder may use non-attack spells or otherwise act without ending the effect. This ability functions once per day.
Spellcraft checks: & & .