So it seems like Maurie is going to naturally stand up in a few rounds? If so that's good, and if not we should try to heal her quickly, since another character with reach will contribute a lot, especially if there are more orcs in the back.
I wouldn't say naturally... as the DM pointed out, she started out black out unconscious. The potion she took will restore her to full hp and remove all side effects of previously being out cold, but it isn't an "instant miracle" or some such. I doubt aid another or healing would do anything to speed up the process, but once done she should be ready to join the fray. Which is not to say that Grok would know any of that IC, ;) If she can speak while this is going on Maurie will let him know though.
Quick roll for Level 3 health.
... Yep, keeping that...
I'm definitely open to some interpretation there!
Ooooh, Davian's ancestors would be creepy to role play :P
hm... Maurie doesn't really have much in the way of ancestry that would be of interest, I think my original concept for her was that she was an orphan that was taken in by her monastery... so even if she met said ancestors she probably wouldn't be on speaking terms with them.
I'm ok with it, though truthfully my posting on the 24th might be a bit spotty too as it gets closer to the 25th.
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I'm ok with it, though truthfully my posting on the 24th might be a bit spotty too as it gets closer to the 25th.
I'm sure the 24th/25th will be spotty for all ... ;-)
Really its so that the game does not add any more stress on our lives over this busy period, (cos .. oh ... its supposed to be a restful time ..:-) )
That sounds good to me.
I just downloaded Rimworld on Steam. It looks like it'll keep me busy throughout the rest of the year!
Not posting from the 25th to the third is fine by me, although I will also have much more free time and will therefore have increased ability to post.
DM, while Grok takes 10, how many casts of the wand you think I could get off in a reasonable fashion? I forgot how taking ten applies across different skills :P
Taking ten is always the same action as regular for the skill, which in this case is a move action. We should definitely wait around for a bit though, to heal Maurie.
Could Davian identify the potion? Grok held it out to Zove a while ago, but she's not responded yet.
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Maurie is unconscious, she had a misunderstanding about her state when she first wrote a post ... I think it was the excitement of entering the game again ... ;-)
So she cannot move or speak coherently ... so go back and listen to her mumblings... SHE IS UNCONSCIOUS....
Davian (or Zove), with a spellcraft check, you realise that the potion is bound to Maurie, to the rest of you it is just a brown colored liquid, to her it's a weird restorative potion.
About taking a 10
The length of time a skill check takes is determined by the description in the skill: so from the heal skill it states:
Spellcraft states:
Taking 10: When your character is not in immediate danger or distracted, you may choose to take 10. Instead of rolling 1d20 for the skill check, calculate your result as if you had rolled a 10. For many routine tasks, taking 10 makes them automatically successful. Distractions or threats (such as combat) make it impossible for a character to take 10. In most cases, taking 10 is purely a safety measure—you know (or expect) that an average roll will succeed but fear that a poor roll might fail, so you elect to settle for the average roll (a 10). Taking 10 is especially useful in situations where a particularly high roll wouldn't help.
P.S. I think Zove is busy with stuff pre Christmas...
So it's three rounds to identify the potion and then presumably one more to administer it to Maurie, which is the same amount of time Davian spent healing himself from the crit. If we just go ahead and assume that's what Zove did (because it's very reasonable to do so), then we should be good to stand her up.
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That's OK, but give a chance for Davian to interact with Maurie.
My last post will be tomorrow,
so.....
..... see you in 2017 ....
P.S. Just because I'm not around it doesn't stop you having a bit of character interaction time .... decide on where you go next (go back through any options that are available, I'm not writing them out again).
So you can still have fun over the Christmas hols in the game ... :-)
Maurie will definitely want to spend some time while we are in our... time bubble?... to get to know Davian.
Based on your ramblings that Davian may or may not know, this will be interesting :P
I'm looking forward to seeing how that plays out, not sure what you'll think of each other.
Happy holidays everyone.
Back at you... this should be fun... :)
Happy Holidays everyone!
I'm assuming that in fact it wasn't overrun, since Brin's just now coming from there and there hasn't really been time for that to happen. The orcs we've encountered so far have been scattered and uncoordinated, however, and it's possible that a group passed us by fairly recently. They would've encountered Brin, of course, but Grok has no idea if Brin just saw a group of orcs which would have required the rest of the party to deal with. Had Brin, it seems more likely that he would have attempted to get their attention and draw them after him, towards the party and away from the cleric and injured, but Grok's not thinking that quickly.
I had figured the aid station wasn't well-manned with all the chaos. Don't get too hung up on Brin's words there. Throwing him back into dialogue wasn't easy.
That's a fair assumption to make, Grok is just anxious and feeling like he ought to be bashing some skulls right about now.
Will be away from my computer until the 4th. I can check the forums on my phone but I might not have a lot of time to do so (visiting friends out of town).
Oh, and Happy New Year all!
Sad to see you drop... my vote would be for your replacement to arrive now-ish... lol.
I'd vote that you create something that is fun to play. Zove can be storied out.
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Welcome back, hope you all had a great xmas and are looking forward to a great New Year
Zove ... happy for you to re-create new character ...
... rather you'd play with a piece of paper you like playing ...
but you're making me think if I can find a new way to get you in the game ... LOL .. ;-)
PM me if you want to discuss anything you don't want to put in the discussion thread ....
Davian isn't a shot caller, not with a brand new group.
Given that Grok can speak orc, he'd follow Grok's lead as far as what to do and where to go. Based on his last post, should be plain for the others in character to see he's ready to go!
Okay, if I have things straight it seems like we should start by investigating the tower, then decide based on what we see. We lose between twelve and twenty four seconds if we fail to gather any information, and if we learn something useful it might prove quite significant.
Unless there are overwhelmingly large forces inside the tower, I think we should be good to take the lower level at least, especially if the orcs employ poor tactics. If we can manage to get inside and they fall back, I think we can either trap them by barring doors and using rubble, burn them, or draw them out some other way.
I'm ready to get back into things and kick it it into high gear!
Back from vacation everyone, feeling rejuvenated and getting forward to rolling on again! I agree on taking the lower tower. If Cromwin can chokepoint them at the door, everyone except Davian should be able to ranged attack in pretty well. Cromwin has a 23 AC fighting defensively so can likely fend off attacks for some time.
One thing I noticed about the top of the tower is that it is in the third range increment on a longbow from the tower to the south that is on the higher part of town we came from. It would take a few minutes to get there, but from there Grok could shoot at anyone on top of the tower we're looking to attack. Could be an option if it turns out they're heavily fortified around a narrow trap door entrance up there.
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Good stuff ... when you are ready move yourselves on the map into position, 1 rounds worth of action..
A reminder
, not 5ft (as a usual battlemap), so I make it from the southern watchtower the range is more like 200ft at the very limit of a normal longbow 100ft + 10x10ft = 200ft.
This is why all the tokens have shrunk, so we can get 4 tokens in one square.
Welcome back Crom!
I loved that Brin got changed into Bromwin. Bromwin and Cromwin, shield bros! Totally relevant!
I believe the range listed for the weapon is the range increment, so a longbow would be able to attempt a shot out to 1000 feet. The example of a dagger being penalized for every 10 feet beyond its range was set because it has a 10 foot range.
Do the orcs have weapons drawn? I'll post in a few minutes if I don't get a response, so no pressure.
Thanks.
Was moving pretty close to max movement into a melee opponent's area, was pretty sure that would trigger one given he had attempted to be sneaky and hadn't attacked with the other three. If not, my mistake.
Warning noted as well.
RIP Zove... still, pretty brutal (and somehow fitting) send off.