Hollow's Last Hope (Inactive)

Game Master nilesr

That guy only has that one post & alias.

Surely he didn't make an account just for that?

No, I didnt create an account just for that post :-) I had a table top game that had gotten placed on terminal hold due to players schedules and living 3 hrs or so apart. And it had stalled just prior to the fight with the warg in Hollows Last Hope.
Brother-in-law suggested PbP, so I began checking the board to see how to go about it. And as I said have thoroughly enjoyed the read and watching the character and story development. Just wanted to give props where they were due. Enjoy!

Who knows, maybe we'll see you in a game sometime.
Enjoy getting started.

Jarreck, are you just surfing the boards reading games or are you trying to get into a game?

I will be looking to join a game. Looks like the PbP method will work well with my rotating schedule.

Hecktor let's see how often we end up flanking. If its a lot we should probably get outflank and later butterfly's kiss & sting.

I wonder if we can taunt Payden into attacking something.

Unlikely, the douche doesn't want to get his hands dirty unless he has to.
So why not lure the scorpion his way while we deal with the other things.

Hmm, I wonder if a Silent image of them shooting at it would work.

I'm off on holiday from tomorrow till the 25th. I'm expecting to have wifi access, but my posting is likely to be slower than normal.

Unacceptable! JK have a good time.

I'm actually out of town right now too but I'll be back tomorrow evening, and I have internet access.

Have fun Silas.

Punching Payden square in the face would make our day...is the vibe i'm getting. :)

Wow round 11. I'm really glad of lingering performance! Too bad I need to wait for level 7 to get inspire as a move action.

Didn't we get to round 15ish in the big fight under the monastery?

Could be.

D'oh! Went to post a post in discussion and accidentally posted in recruitment. Stupid fat fingers and touch screens!

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Oh that sort of thing is very much Payden to pull off.
Makes you want to ignore him in need of help, that or punching him in the face with a critical power attack.

Ok, so it looks like he has 2 points left, ...9 after the CLW

I suspect I'd be dead without mirror image. I also got pretty lucky with the dice rolls. I suspect on average Hecktor will out damage Silas.

I'm not so sure, on a 1 hit likely, but you wield 2 of em with good damage.

Silas has +7 and +5 static damage (including arcane strike). Your character sheet says +11 (let's see 20 str is +5 * 1.5 = +7, +1 for mwk, +2 for weapon specialisation, +1 for weapon training, so that's correct) and you should get -2 to hit / +6 DMG from power attack.

So all things being equal if you hit once with power attack you should be doing 2d4+17 static DMG vs 2d6+12 if Silas hits twice. One day you should get gloves of dueling which will make this gap grow wider in your favour.

Add in inspire and that's 2d4+19 vs 2d6+16. You have +12 to hit (-2 with power attack) and Silas has +9.

On average you should slightly out damage Silas despite having a masterwork weapon where's as Silas has a pair of very expensive weapons :)

I suggest you get that scythe enchanted!

Maybe, provided we find the right one somewhere.

Jaxom isn't going to do much, if anything, to aid the other group.

<best Iron Maiden impression> Run to the hiiiiills! Run for your liiiiives! Run to the hiiiiills! Run for your liiiiives! </best Iron Maiden impression>

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Niles I just noticed you have Silas at AC 18 on the map, it's actually AC 19 (10 base, +5 armor, +2 Dex, +1 natural, +1 deflection)

When we get back to the tavern, everyone (us that is) gets a drink.
I got to put another year on the counter yesterday.

Happy Birthday? At least I think that's what you meant! :)

Yup.

I wish I was there too, Silas. But we can't always get what we want.

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Okay, just to let you guys know, Niles has requested that I gm (or co-gm) a Throne of Night game so he can play. He'll help me with maps and the like. Rather than gambling on an open recruitment, I thought I'd see if anyone here was interested.

The basic set up? It's a group of dwarves (or at least mostly dwarves) who are heading back into the Earth to (eventually) reclaim the lost capitol of a once great dwarven empire. The kingdom building begins even before then. It will be a 25 point buy using pathfinder rules, but not the official setting (This is a third party product). There will be traits to pick from, including some that will allow you to pick a different set of racial mods for your dwarves (So yes, a dwarven bard, sorcerer or other charisma based class suddenly works).

I'm most comfortable with core rule book stuff but with a group I can trust and who'd help me out, like yourselves, I guess almost any class from official sources would be fine.

I can give more details later, but does this sound interesting to any of you?

I'm a bit over committed right now so I don't want to take anything new on. If that game has kingdom building rules then I'd like to offer some advice, your players will need a lot of help / structure to make them work in a PbP.

I tried one (modified) kingmaker game here and it died after a few weeks. I found the rules confusing and unwieldy. I understand this is common.

I'd suggest initially having all the kingdom making positions be NPCs and have the PCs gradually take over if that make sense for the plot.

Obviously, I'm very interested.

Just a point though, I'll not be the GM, Ridge will. I'm just going to help with maps and google drive stuff. I'll also help out with combat posts as needed.

I'd like to play some sort of Divine class, cleric/paladin/oracle/warpriest/inquisitor....haven't figured it all the way out yet.

Edit: Also, kingdom building isn't high on my list of "must haves" so if those rules turn out to be cumbersome, then we let it fade into the background and we just adventure.

I'm a bit over committed right now so I don't want to take anything new on. If that game has kingdom building rules then I'd like to offer some advice, your players will need a lot of help / structure to make them work in a PbP.

I tried one (modified) kingmaker game here and it died after a few weeks. I found the rules confusing and unwieldy. I understand this is common.

I'd suggest initially having all the kingdom making positions be NPCs and have the PCs gradually take over if that make sense for the plot.

I know you feel spread thin, which is a shame as you're not just a good player, but very consistent (And I think Niles especially wants folks who can keep the pace). I would be okay with one post a day, I think he's hoping for 2+ but is flexible. Even if you feel you can't play, I'd love your advice and input.

Frankly, for a lot of the 'kingdom building' I would be just as good with 'winging it'. "We want to build X..." would have me go "X seems to be doable... sure." or "X isn't possible yet, but you can have Z, or wait instead and see." but that method would mean I'd need folks to trust my sense of whimsy and I can understand how 'official rules' might set more at ease.

The way it is set up, the PCs are kind of on their own at first, but they can make allies who might be happy to help them in the 'day to day' aspects of rulership if need be. I can also throw in a GM-PC to come along, but I know those can become Mary Sues or stand in your way. One option might be a VERY old dwarf aristocrat who is too frail at this stage to do much more than let the youngsters handle the fighting and then ramble about the old days dropping possible plot cues ;)

Obviously, I'm very interested.

Just a point though, I'll not be the GM, Ridge will. I'm just going to help with maps and google drive stuff. I'll also help out with combat posts as needed.

I'd like to play some sort of Divine class, cleric/paladin/oracle/warpriest/inquisitor....haven't figured it all the way out yet.

Edit: Also, kingdom building isn't high on my list of "must haves" so if those rules turn out to be cumbersome, then we let it fade into the background and we just adventure.

One thing Niles knows, but the others of you may not, is that an aspect of this game will be a Divine "Patron" one that the players help shape and form. The adventure suggests that any divine character types follow this patron. With that in mind, I might say that anyone wanting to play a divine class will get 'an extra vote' to help the odds they end up following a faith they can enjoy. However, I'll try to be flexible and there might be more than one angel/deity 'behind the scenes' if needed.

I'm a bit full on games as well, with many being AP, so i'm going to pass on this one.

I know you feel spread thin, which is a shame as you're not just a good player, but very consist.

If I take on another game, it'll start to negatively impact my work. Probably already is.

Hecktor, Silas- I totally understand. Let us know if either of you ever change your minds as I'm sure we could squeeze you in if that becomes the case.

Anyone else? So far I've got... Niles.

Ridge wrote:

I know you feel spread thin, which is a shame as you're not just a good player, but very consist.

If I take on another game, it'll start to negatively impact my work. Probably already is.

Hell, I view it as opposite. Sure I spend about 1/1.5 hours per day total on the forums, but, it helps me be more productive throughout the day. And I already work like 10-11 hour days so I'm making up for it. My boss doesn't seem to mind my time on the PC.

I'm already in a Throne of Night campaign, also at the moment I don't have the time to set up a new character, though I have a nice idea for a dwarven character to play.

Alas, I also feel a bit outstretched right now, but not as much as Hecktor probably is.

^
True, but some go much slower than others.
But there's a cancelation too, GM doesn't "feel" his campaign's alive anymore, fun while it lasted. A few PFS that are relatively short things.

I don't think I have the inspiration for another character at the moment.

A masterwork weapon is just a well made mundane weapon. I suggest Hecktor uses aid another this combat, unless he has a magic weapon somewhere.

When we get back to town, let's see if we can get Vade or someone in Olfdon to put a +1 on that scythe of yours.

Same as Gilmork would need an ecnhanted bow to fire his arrows from. Still have that normal bow as Lucanor has that new one I'd reckon.

Lets say that you got the magic bow for now...since Luc has a magic sword.

For those of you who were interested in watching my stumbling steps in GMing even if you weren't interested in playing, the discussion thread for the Throne of Night attempt is Here.

I don't remember, did we buy a wand of lesser restoration? The stat drain is going to be quite the problem otherwise since I doubt these are the last nasty undead we're going to face. In fact it may be best not to venture in unless we are setup for dealing with the aftermath of these combats.

Well, fortunately, Lucanor has Lesser Restoration as one of his 2nd level spells

Cool, that'll help. Let's hope we don't find too many of them.

Looking at the options:

1. Dispel Magic, 3rd level. Vade can cast it, but do we want him here? It also might not work.
2. Death Ward, 4th level. 700gp a pop for a scroll (need x5 though)
3. Dispel Evil, 5th level Will totally remove the evil enchantment. 1125gp for a scroll.

I'd be surprised if Dispel Evil was available, but it would be the best option.

Death ward is more likely to be available, but we'd need 5 of them. This is the most expensive option, probably.

Dispel Magic requires a caster level check, so it may fail. I note it's possible to buy higher CL scrolls for more money.