Gladiators of Zirnakaynin PbP (Inactive)

Game Master Feral

The PCs are slave gladiators in the famed Drow city, fighting to survive and win glory (and perhaps, eventually, freedom) in the arena, whilst becoming embroiled in the intrigues of their drow masters between bouts. Skewed a lot towards the 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' TV show style and pseudo-Roman gladiator styles.


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Sczarni

Male Halfling Summoner 1 | AC: 15/12/14 | HP: 10/10 | F +1, R +1, W +4 (+2 vs fear, +4 vs mind-affecting from good outsiders) | CMB -3, CMD 8 | Init +1 | Perc +2

I can't, sorry. I don't even know CLW... didn't think I'd want to use it in the arena (since healing forces you to make a performance check that can't help you but might hurt you)


Fair enough.

Sczarni

Male Halfling Summoner 1 | AC: 15/12/14 | HP: 10/10 | F +1, R +1, W +4 (+2 vs fear, +4 vs mind-affecting from good outsiders) | CMB -3, CMD 8 | Init +1 | Perc +2

I'm confused about Jade's fixation on that one dude Rann. Did I miss something?


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Rann's a worshiper of Socothbenoth, and so is she.


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Lorelei worships Nocticula.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

That does make me wonder... why would Lorelei want to catch Pharnox's attention?


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Because he is in charge of us. I would just think that those with his favor would get more perks and be in a better position.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Ah. Of course.


I assume that buff vs drow was just for that scene?


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

I hope so.

Ouch.


Heh.

For what it's worth, Segovax preferred the outcome of their first pairing over the second one.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Glad to hear it.

Nathrae REALLY should learn when to tap out... or wrestle better. And learn Common.

Stuff to do if she should survive this, eh? ;)


Well that's just a factor of low-levelness. =P

It's impossible to tap out when the first ounce of pressure knocks you out.

Though that whole thing did give me a natural segue into that monk level I mentioned.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

I know...

Dear Nathrae,

Please learn to dodge. Or at least how to wriggle out of grapples.

Sincerely,

Your Ribs.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Oh, decisions, decisions...


Arbitrary groups thrown together:

Segovax, Hull, Nathrae, Lorelei

Ragnar, Radric, Narsius, Zandu,

Ivan, Aspexia, Kyzrak, Jade


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Oh, I misread it as 4 groups of 3...

But yeah, Lorelei will def try to be in Nathrae's group at least


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

I like the sound of the groups!

By the way, Seg, we've had enough time for any non-lethal damage we've suffered to heal. We're all at full strength.


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

I have been told I need to take 'Unnatural Lust' as a spell choice. :)


Seems appropriate.

The crowd tends to like flashy explosive magic but they also enjoy humiliation right?


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8
PRD wrote:
Your target is filled with lust and desire for a single creature or object as designated by you at the time of casting.

I like how is specifies creature or OBJECT. lol


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Especially if they're lusting after a falchion...

Sometimes, bigger isn't always better. XD


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

If there are beasts involved I can make someone hump a lion, tiger or bear. Oh my! :)


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

And the animal would end up eating the lust-addled sap. Sounds like a solid strategy! :)


Male Halfling Transmuter 3

That comment is just Takei.


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Yep. Whenever I see "oh my", I totally read it in his voice.

The Exchange

Well, Segovax, Hull, Nathrae, and Lorelei seem to have made it official and gotten together in-game... although (just as an observation: take it or leave it) three of your four primary spellcasters in one group looks a little unbalanced... unless you're thinking you need three casters to balance Segovax's overwhelming martialness? ;)

Radric with a group of three NPCs (and as the only caster in the group) would seem to be putting a lot of pressure on the little guy too...

In any case, in-game the fights will be one after the other, but PbP-wise I'll run them parallel (so people don't end up without a chance to post for days on end). There won't be any opportunity to interfer with other group's fights in-game anyway, so it shouldn't make any difference mechanically.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7
ProfPotts wrote:
Well, Segovax, Hull, Nathrae, and Lorelei seem to have made it official and gotten together in-game...

Yep. ;)

Oh, did you mean fighting-wise? Then yeah, that too. XD


I’d thought about that but I’ll admit a large part of the decision was a meta one. The first group are the most frequent posters so it makes sense to sync them up. Radric’s posting is a bit more sporadic so it makes sense to put him in a group with lots of NPCs so there’s less danger of folks waiting on each other. Ragnar’s a strong fighter. Segovax trusts him to keep an eye out for the little guy. =P


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Should either I or Hull swap with Narsius or Zandu then to balance it out a bit?


Male Halfling Transmuter 3

As long as Hull isn't with Narsius.


Let's not waste a lot of time second-guessing things.


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Ah right. You can't be with him, that would be bad. But you could swap with him I guess


New Groups:

Segovax, Narsius, Nathrae, Lorelei

Ragnar, Radric, Hull, Zandu,

Ivan, Aspexia, Kyzrak, Jade


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Just remembered something--would the victory point I earned in the demonstration match carry over into the upcoming games?


Female Half-Orc Witch (Scarred Witch Doctor) 1; HP 13/13; AC 11/ T 11/ FF 10; Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +3; CMB +1, CMD 12; Per +1, Init +1; Speed 30 ft;
Enlarged, Mage Armor:
Init + 0; AC 13/TT 13/FF 13; Ref +0; CMB +2, CMD 12

Pardon my addled brain - is this a beast fight first and then later in the afternoon gladiators vs gladiators? Just wanting to be sure I'm following...


Female Half-Orc Witch (Scarred Witch Doctor) 1; HP 13/13; AC 11/ T 11/ FF 10; Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +3; CMB +1, CMD 12; Per +1, Init +1; Speed 30 ft;
Enlarged, Mage Armor:
Init + 0; AC 13/TT 13/FF 13; Ref +0; CMB +2, CMD 12
Segovax Halfblood wrote:
I’d thought about that but I’ll admit a large part of the decision was a meta one. The first group are the most frequent posters so it makes sense to sync them up.

Not meaning to second guess, but I actually am, it actually makes more sense to me to balance the posting rates by teaming faster and slower, rather than having one combat completely decided and the others dragging. But at least you guys get to read our fights with beer'n'pretzels.... Good luck gladiators!!!

Segovax Halfblood wrote:
Radric’s posting is a bit more sporadic so it makes sense to put him in a group with lots of NPCs so there’s less danger of folks waiting on each other. Ragnar’s a strong fighter. Segovax trusts him to keep an eye out for the little guy. =P

I would say I have a slower post rate than Radric.

I don't actually mind what group I'm in, though Radric seems to have taken a shine to Jade. Or at least her thigh. Sorry. Calf. ;)

Sczarni

Male Halfling Summoner 1 | AC: 15/12/14 | HP: 10/10 | F +1, R +1, W +4 (+2 vs fear, +4 vs mind-affecting from good outsiders) | CMB -3, CMD 8 | Init +1 | Perc +2
Segovax Halfblood wrote:
Radric’s posting is a bit more sporadic so it makes sense to put him in a group with lots of NPCs so there’s less danger of folks waiting on each other.

I'd post a lot more often, if anyone else posted when I do :P

Sczarni

Male Halfling Summoner 1 | AC: 15/12/14 | HP: 10/10 | F +1, R +1, W +4 (+2 vs fear, +4 vs mind-affecting from good outsiders) | CMB -3, CMD 8 | Init +1 | Perc +2

Also, I didn't check the discussion just what was posted in-game. We can switch the teams around if you want, Radric was just under the impression he'd be with Jade and Kyzrak and Aspexia.

The Exchange

Nathrae's Victory Point does indeed carry over - she made such a good impression that she's being talked about in certain circles...

Team-wise, taking in and out of game comments into account, we'll be going with...

Segovax, Lorelei, Nathrae, and Narsius

Kyzrak, Radric, Jade, and Aspexia

Hull, Ivan, Ragnar, and Zandu

... which gives a pretty good martial/magical mix to each team, and keeps the in-character team-ups in place for the most part. I'm posting this now, 'cos I'm off to write the next in-game GM post, which may take a while, and don't want to come back to completely rearranged teams and need to start again... ;)

By the way: Jade's pre-match spellcasting I'm assuming won't actually take place until just pre-match, rather than spending a minute at giant-size in the changing rooms for some reason...


I hate democracy.

Edit: Nevermind.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

Should I cast my bless before we get going? Or can that wait?


Is the option to attack heads obvious or does someone need to make the knowledge check?


Female Undine Cleric / 4 || Init: +1 / HP: 23/23 // AC: 14 / FF: 13 / Touch:11 / Saves: F: +4, R: +2, W: +8

Well, for our group I can keep casting my acid cantrip as many times as needed and can't Nathrae do some fire stuff?


Wait, I think I misread... the snake isn't just two-headed, it has a head at each end? Uh oh... I suspect my chances of flanking just diminished...


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

I didn't actually cast bless before the fight began...


Oh. I thought that was the plan.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

I was planning to save my bless for the later fight.

Still, if things start going poorly, I'll bless us when I have a chance.


This thing is pretty scary. It can essentially TPK us in single full-round action and instantly kill anyone that gets up next to it.


Spray: 1/1|Demoralize: 1/1|Female Drow Black-Blooded Oracle of Shadows 2|HP: 13/13|AC: 19/13/16|SR: 8|Saves: +0 Fort, +3 Ref, +2 Will (+2 vs. Enchant, -2 vs. Evil)|Init: +3|Perc: +7

With that in mind, should we go for its heads and reduce the number of potential attacks it can get on us?

After letting it come to us first, I mean.

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