Curse of the Crimson Throne / Edge of Anarchy (Aardvark DM)
Game Master Troy Malovich

So are we continuing on?

Traveling for a couple of days. Should be able to post, but don't wait long on me.

Not sure if my last post was the brightest move to make, but Im sure itll be interesting, lol.

I like the approach, personally.

I liked it. Let's see if the DM smacks you down!

I also lol'd at Rutter's "Told you she was just a painter." Nicely done.

Yeah, your diplomacy of 6 had made her angry atfirst, and then trying to move the blame to her only didn't work due to her Sense Motive. Otherwise, she would have fallen for it.

Also, I have a House rule I put in place back in 3.0 that I prefer to use. I'm not a Tyrant (though some of my players have called me a benevolent dictator), so I ask if you guys wouldn't mind using it.

Since skills are the only area that 1's and 20's tend to not be auto fails or successes, I modified the mechanic. Don't worry, I didn't change it to auto fail/success, just that a roll of 1 or 20 results in a -/+ 10 to the roll (I can be talked down to 5). A nat 20 =30, and a nat 1 = -10.

I did it because I got upset at skill rolls where the player would say "Even on a 1 I can't fail, so there's no point in rolling." or "Oh, I wasted my crit on a Knowledge History" (okay that may still happen).

Mainly, it was just to add weight to 1's and 20's on skill rolls, so they were just as exciting as when it happens in combat.

Thoughts/issues/complaints?

I'm okay with the house rule, though I'd prefer +/- 5 rather than 10. And I'm okay with +/- 4 on aid another checks. So if you roll a 1 and that takes your aid attempt under 10, then you'd impose a -2 on the check?

Yes, a 1 would subtract 5 from your total, and if it wasn't enough to get over the 10 to assist, you would -2 from their total. Kind of a Nat 1 meant that you just got in the way/undid whatever work they had done.

I am ok with the House Rule. At higher levels, I can see why you would want to do it in increments of 10, but at these levels a fluctuation of 5 is more in line, I think. jumping it to 10 at level 5 seems appropriate.

Weather gods continue to frown on me. Without power for several days at least. Will post as I can.

Happy Monday everyone :/

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I got to GM a couple sessions of Pathfinder Society (The Dalsine Affair and Shades of Ice 1), so mine wasnt too bad. :P

At godDMit: A convention perhaps?

Our Sunday game narrowly avoided a TPK when 5 of 6 pcs failed saves against some very twisted satyrs. Lost the bard and the fighter.

Hopefully we'll have better luck here in the Gray!

No convention, just a regular PFS get together. We meet about twice a month, generally between 12-16 people.

Just updated Copper's page. I linked all the spells on his list to the PRD. So if you need to know what they do, just click on them, and theyll take you to it. :)

We still moving on with this fight?

So how did your finals go?

Meh, okay. I took the last one this morning. I think I only got a low B in two of my classes, and just might eke out an A from the other. I will update the game tomorrow, the maps are on my work computer, and I have a Murder Mystery party tonight.

Okay, I can't find the rule anywhere where it says one way or the other.

If the duration of a spell is 1 round, does that round end at the beginning or end of your next turn? If I daze someone, will I get the benefits of them being dazed for my next turn, or does it end before I go again?

EDIT: nvm, I found it.

I'll probably be unavailable from Friday through Monday. Some kind of holiday, apparently. Anyways, while I'm gone, Rutter can run around trying to cut up those derro, if his turn comes up again.

For Felgar's damage, as I read each rule, should be +15.

Normal, a two-handed weapon does Str and 1/2. With overhand chop it does Double Str. I think one overrides the other. I do not think it doubes your Str bonus, then adds the 1/2 for two-handing. It changes your two-hand from x1.5 to x2.

SO,
18 str, w/bull's Str = 22 Str (+6 mod)
+6 doubled is +12, then two-handing power attack adds +3
end result +15

Also, for your attack bonus, furious focus removes the penalty for your 1st power attack in a round. So you do not have the -1 penalty, thus the +11 to hit.

Makes sense on the plus 1.5 not stacking with the overhand chop. I have never had both, so I am not sure what the boards have said, but I certainly accept your ruling going forward in this regard. Thanks.

So, normally, without the Bull's Strength, we are talking +11 (+4 times two with the overhand chop and +3 with the Power Attack, right?)

Yes, +11 would be right.

Also, until you get multiple attacks, there's no reason NOT to power attack. You get no penalty on your 1st attack a round, and get +3 damage. I guess the only penalty would be to your 1 AoO a round.

Right - that is what I was thinking.

Disturbed1, I hope you don't mind, but I'm totally going to steal your foreign language magic words idea to add some flavor to my own sorcerer's spell casting in another game.

It's cool. I'm using Dutch, if it makes a difference to you.

I am playing a Summoner in a Carrion Crown game, and as a native Ustalavan I use Russian. The great part is how you do it. For Detect magic, the english is actually just "Is there magic here" but in Russian it becomes "Yest Li Mag'ia Zdyes" (I also split some of the words up, and modify them slightly so that it doesn't exactly read in Russian).

What language are you using for Copper's spells?

Dutch, lol.

I'm half Dutch, and found it different enough from the english translations, opposed to Spanish per se, that it looked foreign and kind of arcane.

I've got the phrases saved in a word doc so I dont have to look it up every time I use one, lol.

I use Russian mainly because I speak the language. For my homebrew world, though, the countries and names are all derived from a warping of words in the language that best represents the culture. So my lands based on Spain (culturally) was like New Valley in English or something, which in Spanish was Nuevo Pezaria(-ish), and became Evo Pezar. So it has a similiar sound in the name, but isn't actually a Spanish word, and also doesn't literally translate into English verbatim.

I like the sound of Dutch, but I might use Portuguese, Spanish or French. I'm wide open, because the closest I've ever came to bilingual is the Spanish I've mostly forgotten. Google translator will be providing the incantations.

That's what I use, too. Works well enough for me.

I've got a con over the weekend. Likely wont be able to post from this afternoon til Monday morning.

Feel free to bot me if necessary. :)

If we survive this, remind me to learn some spells that dont have to deal with Spell Resistence, please.

Remind me to scribe a scroll of Remove Paralysis!