Den of the Slave Takers (4e)
Game Master Rev Rosey

First of all sorry about all the drama, I can be notoriously bad at making PC creation decisions.

♪ Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the spout ♪
♫ Down came the rain and washed the spider out ♫
♪ Out came the sun and dried up all the rain ♪
♫ Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again! ♫

Sorry the weather outside reminds me, of this.

at least you had rain :I

Lots of it. Lots 'n' lots. And then some more.

Been flooded. At war with towels. Ground floor only, but not pretty.

Damn you rain. *shakes fist then runs & hides*

Don't taunt the rain. It can do this in revenge.

Speaking as a representative of the US, the Midwest will gladly take some of the rainfugees away from the flooded lands...

If you want to come over and collect some, July's rain is falling right now.

All of it.

In one day.

Our Year 10 visitors are very wet.

have a splitting headache :-(

Radavel, hydrate, hydrate & drugs. ;)

Yay, Dabbleboards back!!

Dances.

Just wondering would it be a good idea, for us to also makes sure we note down our positions in case something like this happens again.

well, as long as we mention our movements in the posts, referring to the square, we should be fine for the most part.

Got flooded (ground floor only and more smelly than tragic, but still a pain).

Yup. If you just make sure you note your final position square, I can always rebuild. I keep home notes for the monsters. Although in this case I wouldn't relish having to reposition all of them, which is calling certain doom down on my head.

Hope the first night of Faustus went well, Rev.

Having lots of fun here.

okay, who ordered the TPK with a side of horseflesh?

We ain't doing too bad, I can transform and (if lucky) knock V1 into burst range of V2. Which breaks you from any restraint. Unfortunately I cannot use an AP to Chill wind them both....

...unless can you bull-rush without charging or moving?

And my Beastie (Spirit Companion) keeps S1 locked there.

worst part is that Rev went for my 'bait' and I couldn't capitalize.

Attacking my mount does provoke my mark equivalent.

That said, I'm still not 100% on how to use a mount in combat. I do know all Mounted Combat does is eliminate the penalty for the mount to hit in combat, but do I get that instead of my attack or with?

I need to practise my Funky Gibon.

♫ Whoo, wooo, woo, the funky gibbon. ♪

Generally, unless the mount stats say otherwise, you only get the same number of actions in mounted combat than you would otherwise. So you and your mount share actions. In this case, you would use your mount for the move action and probably take the attack and minor actions yourself. What the Mounted Combat feat allows you to do is gain the benefit that the mount provides you with in its stats, assuming you are the right level. So you probably need to check its stats as they are pertinent. Mounted combat is a bit of an afterthought in the DMG, rather than being in the PHB where it arguably should be.

okay thanks for that clarification, Aubrey. I did some snooping, and found out that MC USED to be needed to use a mount's extra abilities, but was removed some time ago, now simply removes that -2 to hit when attacking via mount.

I stand corrected.

Hope I hit of I'll be eating an OA.

Btw how far up the tree, do you have to climb to hit the goblins? I was at 6 move, 1 square away thus had 3 to move in and start climbing.

well if you get an OA, I at least get a free swing at him, plus the OA is at -2. I can slow him with that hit, and the next one could do some knockdown

I believe Rev said they're 15 feet up? so without reach, 10 ft up is where you need to be, I guess.

D'oh because I climbed 1 square (5ft?), with my last 2 movement points. I was hoping to knock him out of it, jump on him and then run off to another tree.

Hmmm.... I could run giving him CA...

Back. Finished Faustus and flaked out for 24 hours. Never again do we do 8 youth theatre shows with four of them in back to back weeks.

Yup. Gobbos are 15 feet up, so Luce needs to be 10 feet up to hit.

Hope it went well. That poster looked great.

It did. Really good audiences. That's my son in the middle, looking intense and gloom stricken. Now up to my neck in bags and bags of costumes to be washed.

What role did he play? Faustus or the Devil? Well I have alright hanging out clothes weather, even if the Great Yorkshire Show was cancelled.

:O Wow, Kendall is awesome even without critting he is....golly rather great.

He played Faustus :)

Why can I never build characters like Kendall?

I know a defender who damages like a Striker & here Luce is doing d6 damage in AoE.

Well, I am off out for a couple of hours lunch. :)

"A life of dedication and valor yields rewards upon the field of battle, M'lady"

Knights pretty much only use MBAs so its easier to focus on them, like the Bracers of Mighty Striking. +2 to damage on MBAs only. The Knight's aura is what lets me slow on an MBA, and World Serpent's Grasp lets me knock down those who are slowed or immobilized.

That just frees up feats for other things.

I was rereading A Little Learning, when I came across this gem, I just had to share it to those who may've forgotten it.

The large volume that became, or is, or was the Monster in glasses flutters invitingly.

The book stops fluttering and goes pointedly still.

Lulz...

"T' way Knight takes care of 'is charge (or charger) doest 'im credit" Luce thinks.

Yeah I suppose the MBA's are quite nice especially if you combined them with multi-classed at-will's that count as MBA's (like the barbarian or druids)

Or Paladin! Unfortunately, Essentials classes cannot do multiclass, as well most of the abilities specifically say they need an MBA, and I do not think things such as Virtuous Strike would technically be able to capitalize. While it is able to BE an MBA, it is not one for all intents and purposes.

That said, There's more than one nifty Bard ability or Warlock ability that hits AFTER an MBA. Dimensional Step with a Knight would be most amazing...

I see two things I need to buy. Impenetrable barding (resist 5 for the mount when ridden), and a mirrored caparison (makes mount immune to area attack 1/enc)

I have enough cash for one of em, I am disappoint I did not find it until after I started play.

Cool, protecting your horse, grand. I'm sure we'll have chance to grab them later - once we request the answers from the goblins.

Still got decision paralysis over my Background.

well ,maybe after you walk around in her shoes a bit more it'll become clear. Personally I think most of the ones you gave a run down on are all winners.

Hope your feeling better soon.

Man-flu - the deadliest disease known to man (if not woman).

Lol ;p

I had that myself last week. I almost never get sick, but when I do, well I had to stay home for two days and I still feel the remnants of it

Don't speak to me about man-flu. I can sympathise, I can buy appropriate drugs and I'll be nice about it. I don't need the puppy-eyed self-pity that comes with the deal around our place.

Self-pity is one of the symptoms. Though whether it's a symptom of man-flu or simply of being a man, I'm less sure.

1000 posts Yay.

No damage from the fall?

Ooops. Yes. 3, halved from the Acro check. 1 damage to our bouncy ape.

I think this is the optimum time for me to post. Around 8:43 PM where I am.

I shall remember :)

1000 is good. I like 1000. Let's see how far we can get these chaps.

Just to give you all warning, I will be away and unable to update from this Sunday until the following Saturday.