DM Harpwizard’s Heroes of Elsir Vale (Inactive)

Game Master GM Harpwizard

@DMHW: nice!! Have fun.

@Mantooth, Tirion: reality vs. fantasy/game mechanics. Always a fun discussion!! I agree, in reality, the likelihood of everyone ganging up on one guy is slim, and the likelihood of the second guy standing around and letting it happen is "slim to none and Slim left town."

While this is a "role playing game" and part of the fun is the suspension of disbelief and making it as real as possible, we *are* still bound by the mechanics/rules. As a part-time munchkin, I can't resist the lure of using those rules to my advantage as much as possible!! Yes, it makes logical sense to not put your back to your foe. But, in this game, there isn't any facing--you only worry about that if you're flanked.

In this particular case, Tirion definitely has a point: engaging the second guy wasn't a bad move, because it makes it less liekly he'll draw an AoO to turn tail and run. However, remember two things.

First, simply moving up to him would have done the same thing--if you could close the distance and also hit the wounded guy, that probalby would have been a preferable course of action.

Second, since we were under the effects of Haste, he could never have outrun us (even Bofus)--he'd have gotten down the hall and that's it.

Now, I certainly don't think anyone did anything "bad" (and who am I to think that if I *did* say that, anyone shoudl care??). I just htink that we'll really hit a groove if we keep the game mechanics, and some basic strategic thinking, in mind.

Example: the fight with the rats. If Mantooth and Matthias had stayed in the hall for that fight, only 2 rats could attack at a time. Moving into the room allowed both guys to get swarmed, and allowed rats to enter teh hallway and attakc the squishier guys. Sure, it seemed heroic, but that was a VERY close fight.

I just want us all to live, survive, and thrive. :-) [/soapbox]

Example: the fight with the rats. If Mantooth and Matthias had stayed in the hall for that fight, only 2 rats could attack at a time. Moving into the room allowed both guys to get swarmed, and allowed rats to enter teh hallway and attakc the squishier guys. Sure, it seemed heroic, but that was a VERY close fight.

I just want us all to live, survive, and thrive. :-) [/soapbox]

Thus the reason I am putting forth some of the tactics ideas. Actually my first thought when I read the rat battle was that you guys would go and grab the table in the next room and partially block the hallway, that way you could have just poked at the rats and taken almost no damage.

I'm not sure how many of us had missile weapons besides Thordak

Thus the reason I am putting forth some of the tactics ideas. Actually my first thought when I read the rat battle was that you guys would go and grab the table in the next room and partially block the hallway, that way you could have just poked at the rats and taken almost no damage.

yeah, interesting idea. I don't know if we could have pulled off getting a table into position without giving away that we were there. I suppose setting it up around the corner, then drawing them in that direction, would have worked. Hmmmm . . .

I assume we are sort of on a 2 day hiatus until DMHW finishes harping for a bunch of highlanders.

Thanks for your patience, guys! I will post as soon as I can, but I can't do it yet! All if going well., but still lots going on! Today is the New England Open Clarsach (Scottish Harp) Championship.

Welcome back, Harp Wizard. Hope everything was grand!

brought the family to Canobie Lake Park. It's definitely changed over the years . . . now it's good quality, very clean, but the food value is pretty bad--dreadfully expensive for mediocre (at best) food. So, bring a lunch, do a tailgate party, and only get snax (fried dough, caramel apples, and such). Otherwise, a good time!!

I remember you worked there long ago. It must have been strange to visit it with the family. What was different? Did the park use to be poor quality, very dirty, but good food for little money?

I remember you worked there long ago. It must have been strange to visit it with the family. What was different? Did the park use to be poor quality, very dirty, but good food for little money?

It's gone through various stages. There was a "dumpy" stage where clenliness was a real issue, but that has clearly been resolved. Food has always been expensive, but the quality really seemed lacking on this last visit compared to what we remember (I mean, if you're going to spend $12 on a burger and fries, you would expect teh fries to be hot and at least palletable, wouldn't you??)

It has changed quite a bit over the years, many rides and attractions added and other long-stanidng rides given various face-lifts. It's acutally a nice little park, if you can get past the food issue. :-)

12 bucks for burger and fries? I thought food was rather cheap in the States?!

I'll just hang out behind the boxes, reloading like a sad puppy... didn't want to clog the boards.

12 bucks for burger and fries? I thought food was rather cheap in the States?!

It is cheap - quality wise anyway. And the burger is probably 2 lbs. Versus like 200 grams for 10 euros where you are.

2lbs????

Oh my god *_*

Tirion, I appreciate your actions for Mantooth's round 1. However, let's give him a chance to post for round 2.

Tirion, I appreciate your actions for Mantooth's round 1. However, let's give him a chance to post for round 2.

Oops - sorry, I posted for rounds 2 and 3. Just ignore them if you want, or use them if he has not responded when you are ready to continue.

12 bucks for burger and fries? I thought food was rather cheap in the States?!

heh. It's a study in capitalism.

Normally, food *is* pretty cheap; I can get a half-way decent fast-food meal (including a drink) for under $10. But at an amusement park, they don't allow you to bring food in, and there's only one food company (at Canobie Lake Park, the food vendor the Marriott, by the way). So they can (and do) charge exorbitant prices for food--it's almost THREE BUCKS for a soda that's half ice. They make a FECKIN' KILLING on food. FOUR DOLLARS for three scoops of Italian ice (probably costs a quarter to make, including labor); I almost pooped my pants buying 2 of those for my kids!!

Because there's no competition within the confines of the park, they can charge as much as they want, until people weigh the cost against the inconvenience of leaving the park for cheaper food and returning.

And for the record, it was NOT a 2 lb burger. :-) Probably a fairly standard 4- or 5-oz thing. (sorry, we're behind the rest of the world and I'm not totally up on my metric conversions)

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aaaaaand naturally you got me thinking about Spider Climb!! Hmmmm . . .

DM Harpwizard wrote:

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aaaaaand naturally you got me thinking about Spider Climb!! Hmmmm . . .

You can save the feat, I can always take polymorph other and turn you into a spider - viola, problem solved.

Watch out for birds and cats!

There are rain forest spiders who eat birds?!

@ Tirion

Thanks for posting for me. I have been quite busy this week and I am only able to check the boards about once a day. I just wasn't quite sure what to post to start out with since Mantooth was so far away from the guards with only a sword to attack.

Last night we had our first campus-wide event put on by my branch of the student government. We had four different vendors bring in $3000 worth of buffalo wings to give to the students while they competed for the title of "best wings" as voted by the school. Needless to say, we had a huge turnout - we had people lining up at the door over an hour before it was set to start.

Cool - no problem on the posting. If you are ever going to be away, let me or Bofus know - or Thordak as I know you two know each other well.

Hey all, anyone ever taken this quiz?

http://www.easydamus.com/character.html

Here are my results - not sure if I agree with them as I view myself as Neutral Good, not Lawful Neutral, but hey, that is life

Lawful Neutral Halfling Monk/Wizard (3rd/3rd Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength- 12
Dexterity- 16
Constitution- 13
Intelligence- 19
Wisdom- 13
Charisma- 14

I am at a conference in Burlington and just had lunch with Mantooth! How cool!

Ability Scores:
Strength- 13
Dexterity- 14
Constitution- 11
Intelligence- 15
Wisdom- 13
Charisma- 14

True Neutral

Humans

Bards

@ Tirion: You have definitelky tweaked you ability scores!

@ Tirion: You have definitelky tweaked you ability scores!

Nope - although I probably over judged some of my athletic prowess. Ask DMHW about me, he will confirm that these scores are probably not all that far off - not sure I qualify as a 19 Int though.

I think I should take it again and see if I can get like a CE ultra-buff Barbarian-Wizard, or like a super-wimp Druid or something.

I'm still shocked that I#m true neutral...always thought I was lawful...maybe I did too much politicians bashing

2nd try - you don't want to meet this guy in a dark alley

Chaotic Evil Human Sorcerer (6th Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength- 20
Dexterity- 15
Constitution- 20
Intelligence- 20
Wisdom- 19
Charisma- 20

Wow, I didn't even know the Red-haired one was no longer with us until a few days ago! I guess he needed more time for his pugs...?

So who's the new Matthias? Another college friend of the Harpwizard?

"Please welcome Invisible Doppleganger. He has graciously agreed to play Matthais Teskerwill until Matthias Teskerwill is ready to return and join us. Doppleganger has actually been with us for quite some time now. However, Matthias will always be welcome here. He simply needs to post. However, in the meantime, you have a healer who is always there for you!"

Sounds like a plan! So I am going away for the weekend on a wilderness retreat! I won't be back until late Sunday so I'll ask Mantooth to cover for me while I'm there.

Huh. Lots of stuff goign on, eh?

I'll have to take that quiz next time I'm home and have a few moments (can't from work!)

"Please welcome Invisible Doppleganger. He has graciously agreed to play Matthais Teskerwill until Matthias Teskerwill is ready to return and join us. Doppleganger has actually been with us for quite some time now. However, Matthias will always be welcome here. He simply needs to post. However, in the meantime, you have a healer who is always there for you!"

Greetings invisible doppleganger. I've never seen one before . . . then again, I still haven't.

I'd like to remind the ID that Matthias is carrying the party's Cure Light Wounds wand. (maybe Florence shoudl carry it instead??)

I'll take it! Still 50 charges?

Wondered how long it would take for someone to notice that it was Matthais and not Matthias. Welcome all - I have actually been posting for about a month, hopefully I can give Matthais the same flair he had before - not being a horse person, I will have to work on that one. DMHW asked me to help after Matthias had not posted for a while - decided to keep the old character rather than having him leave and introducing another into the party.

Didn't realize that he had a CLW wand - sorry.

It is possible that Matthias did not have the wand when this character sheet was created. I do not have it on the character sheet. I can hold it, which will put the wand up with the front line fighters, or Florence can add it to her character, makes no difference either way to me.

rofl?!

As Shifty's daughter would say, this is just "teh lulz" :)
I was wondering all the time what you were talking about and only now I relaize we have a new Matthaias^^

Very warm welocme! You can keep the wand if you like, but since I'm mostly lurking in the back row nowadays, maybe I'm better suited carrying it around?

Welcome Doppleganger - keep up the good work, although you probably need more ranks in disguise if you are letting a dwarf find you out.

If Matthais is going to remain as a mostly attacking cleric, then I say give the wand to Florence for backup healing.

I third that motion. (I've got the wand, and some other "group goodies," listed in my profile--definitely check it out and see if there's something in there that is best in the hands of Matthias)

I'll update my "group loot" list to indicate Florence has the wand--or better yet, Florence can put it in her equipment list (and keep track of charges--yes, it's currently still full, and at caster level 1) and I'll jsut remove it from mine!

@ Tirion:

Now I have one previous campaign :)

Btw. I really liked your rise of the runelords AP :)

@ Tirion:

Now I have one previous campaign :)

Btw. I really liked your rise of the runelords AP :)

Considering I was only planning on having the campaign up for about 10 minutes, you will not believe my surprise when the purple one appeared. C'est la vie.

For my personal 1000th post of this campaign I delighted to announce, "Kazam! Everyone is now 4th Level!"

Please roll hit points and make adjustments to your character sheets. Please remember, you may add one point to an ability score of your choice!

WooHoo - 2nd level spells here I come

I am thinking about Web as my new 2nd level spell and Message for a new cantrip - any comments or opinions is appreciated. I get Scorching Ray(acid) next level as a bonus spell so figure that a defensive spell like web will be useful - creates targets for Thordak to shoot at.

Message lets us communicate during battle sort of like a private blue tooth system

Any opinions on this would be appreciated

Hit Die1d8 ⇒ 6

Ability score +1 = CON
Spells: Cure moderate Wounds/Allegro

Gone for a hike up in the White Mountains today. I will post again tonight. Have a great day!

HP 1d6 ⇒ 6

cheater :)

I think that I am going to wait for Thordak to make his own hit dice rolls.

Any suggestions for Mantooth's additional ability score point?

Mantooth's HP 1d10 ⇒ 10

Also, could someone please explain to me what this excerpt from the core rulebook means?

"When Table 3–11 indicates that the paladin gets 0 spells per day of a given spell level, she gains only the bonus spells she would be entitled to based on her Charisma score for that spell level."

"Where did you guys all learn to roll dice?! How do you get it to roll so well when you really need it to count?! Impressive!"

@Mantooth. Look at table 1-3 on page 17. Because your Charisma is 16, you get a bonus 1st level spell. Therefore as a 4th level paladin, you get 0+1 = 1 First Level Spell. Look through your list on page 231. Each morning you may select one (or keep the same one) to cast that day. As you go up in level, you will be able to add spells to the number you can cast per day.