Sorry this is on me, I'm the only one who could really afford to take the minuses to attack non lethal. In future I'll do the non lethal early on because he falls unconcious when they meet or I may look at taking a feat that grants me no minuses so I can just do it the whole fight to the guy we want to take Alive. It was a combination of quick panic cos i of my low HP and not realising that other guy had gone
Had a tear in my eye writing that.
Speechless mate. absolutely brilliant.
Good post, didn't see that coming
Nor me to be honest. I wasn't planning on killing iff Seb. He was one of my favourite characters but given his belief system and vow of cleanliness it felt like the only course of action to maintain the integrity of the character. Besides it adds a bit of spice to the storyline and presents all sorts of role play opportunities given some of the group aren't there.
Don't know what I'm gonna do about a replacement. I certainly don't want to leave the story so there's a challenge for the DM.
I know what you mean it's not nice when you put in so much effort in building up a character and losing him
But if it is the exit for Sebastian, what a brilliant way to go. Have to commend him on his roleplaying here, to stick so closely to a character concept that it ultimately ends up being the thing that destroys him. Exactly why I love the game.
I never, as a GM, go out of my why to kill a character. But I definitely believe that the death of a PC can remind everyone that we are essentially writing a collaborative novel here and loss also heightens the drama and works to show us we are fighting for something bigger than ourselves.
This game just gets better and better for me
That was pretty awsome dude. Fair play.
Not sure how Jon is gonna take this when he gets back. Not well I suspect.
Damn Sebastian, that was amazing man. I wasn't expecting it at all, which made it all more intense. Simply amazing.
Thanks guys. I'm sorry he's gone but it adds to the drama and the role playing is great. I need a couple of days with J to work out a new character and how to weave that newbie in to the narrative. In the meantime I'm enjoying reading the fallout from the church incident.
Markus is just broken now by the looks of things. Great character development there but borderline alignment change....
Borderline indeed!
Well I don't think one action in the heat of the moment Woukd instantly turn him evil but prolonged behaviour of this sort, then yes of course
He would shift alignment but depends how much.
Is he LG?
Prob be more neutral or chaotic ? Not sure
He's NG so I could see a shift to CG or even CN
Sebastian, you broke our Markus!
I have always found CN to be just too erratic.
Bravo lads I think they both deserve a hero point DM, seb can spend his to bribe his way into a better reincarnation
Hey guys. Here's my (nearly completed) new character. Melee focused Inquisitor with elven curved blade. J. I need to finish my profile: skills, equipment, spells, description and background. Will sort that out later.
Give me a cue to join in and I'll write the appearance into my approach to the group.
Temperature is finally rising on my neck of the woods, so busy weekend with family and BEACH! ;)
Will try to have some posting up tomorrow.
Apologies for the absence guys, the week's end got somewhat hectic.
No probs Cara :)
This is just my opinion, Erek but I think you would benefit greatly from power attack.
I gotta agree. There are a lot of people that speak against it on a class that doesn't have a full BAB progression, but... It makes a huge difference as far as damage is concerned.
Or I make my sword agile for the damage bonus. Anyway I haven't started usong judgements yet either. Csn boost both hit and damage with them but limited use. I csn bane my swprd forn15 rounds per day too. Just rolled bad damage dice then.
I might go power attack. We'll see...
All, after discussing with J I realised in my haste to get a character ready to use I rushed it and made some mistakes. I have made some changes with J's blessing. Outwardly the main change is he now uses a falchion instead of an elven curved blade. Basically going star focus instead of weapon finesse. Also I didn't completely equip him so I got an belt of physical might which means I can maintain the high dex too and my wisdom score so I didn't have to completely rework his saves, skills and abilities.
Should be much more effective in combat now.
Thanks J.
J. BTW for initiative I can add my wisdom mod as well as my dex. So that's +7 in total.
Looks good to me Erek, only thing is you are not proficient with the falchion so you'll need to think about martial weapon proficieny feat in there somewhere if you want to stick with it or else just go longsword as it is the favoured weapon of Iomedae.
Already done it. I swapped exotic weapon prof and weap finesse for martial weapon and power attack.
Perfect
This isn't going well, we might lose someone here.
Desnans are optimists :)
Markus has long lost that trait.
So..... No spells then?
I've got a few, just can't cast them.....confusion is a b$$+* :)
Agreed.
Jam, under Confusion, do I attack with the weapon in hand, or am I still intelligent enough to not use a ranged weapon if I am being threatened? Because if not, I think the AoOs from Jon and the giant this round when I try to shoot will hurting lovely Caradwe :/
Also, am I entitled a shot against the giant? Due to Snap Shot? Or...?
Firstly, I'm inclined to say you attack with weapon in hand without the benefits of feats. I see it as a wild swing or fumbling shot.
I think also the spell calls out the fact you don't threaten anyone unless you acted normally that round or the person you attacked
There's been a noticeable downturn in posting recently guys. I know we are all busy, it's been pretty crazy for me over recent weeks too, but we've been playing this for nearly two years and it has a good chance of being one of three games that I know of to successfully finish on these boards.
Can everyone try and stick to the one post a day minimum please, even if you feel you can't add anything or you have already taken your turn in combat - it's always good to see what characters are thinking, a little more description or exposition.
Thanks guys
No worries J. Been busy with the new, job but will get back to two posts a day if poss. I have to admit though that this book is so far the dullest so far in my opinion. There does not seem to be a clear goal so we are just wandering around this house looking for the black rider. The whole 'always on the chase' thing is wearing thin but will stick with it. I'm sure it will pick up soon.
Besides new character means some cool role play when we get time...
I feel the same we don't really have a goal, we are so lost i don't feel like we're getting anywhere.. but lets hope it all unfolds in this house now.
I will make sure to keep up the posting.
Maybe we just need a recap to reinforce what the goals are.
Auren Vrood under the instruction of Adivion Adrissant sent two riders out of Feldgrau with a number of items which you believe might be used to resurrect or somehow commune with Tar-Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant.
You have the trail of one of the riders who was sent to Illmarsh to exchange the Seasage Effigy for something here with agents unknown. The entire town is secular and suspicious and many of the inhabitants carry a strange 'Illmarsh look' carried over from a genetic disease contracted generations before.
In town you have discovered that the religious worship of Gozreh is in fact a front for a demon-worshipping cult of Dagon. In that temple you found horrific murals of weird sea-creatures called Skum mating with human women.
Knowing that the rider made his way to this house for some reason, presumably the exchange, you are searching it both to find him and to hopefully get one step ahead of the Way for a change and to save the infant taken by the head of the Dagon cult for reasons related to the fact that the 'Neighbours Down Bay' haven't shown up in weeks to accept a fostering - an event which has the town extremely worried.
Trust me, this all comes together in a nice, horrific way. I hear what you're saying about the chase theme - this might give you the opportunity to get out in front of Adivion for once.
Thanks for the recap Jam, and I'll just go ahead and say it here, instead of apologizing every week:
Posting from Friday to Sunday is usually sketchy for me - it is weekend, family time, and all that. It can amount to frequent posting if I have free time in my hands, or it can run otherwise.
Thought I'd just drop it here now ;)
Yep, totally get that Cara. Family comes first without saying. I just want to make sure you guys are all still engaged. I'll try and give you reason to keep on the Ways track
I'm in for the long haul ;)
There is a mechanic in this book that I have been waiting for excitedly. I mean, it wouldn't be a Cthulu-esque story without sanity playing a part.
You guys have been through a lot, but the horrors of the Dark Tapestry and Great Beyond are another thing entirely.
The things you might encounter from that unknown vastness beyond the stars can have a profound and unfortunate effect upon your mental health.
Each PC has a number of Sanity points equal to her character level, adjusted by her Wisdom modifier. Each time you witness a mind-shattering horror, they must each make a will save. A failed save results in the loss of a variable number of Sanity points until you reach 0, at which point you are driven insane.
Such insanity can only be cured with greater restoration, heal, limited wish, miracle, or wish, or as described under each individual form of insanity’s entry which I will refer to should it come to that.
Sounds way cool but what is the save DC?
That's for me to know generally but in this case 15
I will sort sanity out later I'll put a bar on my stats. Is there anyway to get it back? Other than a lobotomy.
Interesting loot, again if anyone wants it remember to call out. That trident might come in handy, we are fighting sea demon worshiping bastards!
Loot will be sold tomorrow morning. I will then dish out the cash and buy new things if asked.
Cool. Depends how much we get I suppose.
Are you saying there is no one in this town that will look after the kid full time?