KC's Age of Worms

Game Master Kobold Catgirl

The main change to Bolt Ace (that I noticed) is that it becomes proficient with all crossbows (sounds good to me!) and starts play with a masterwork crossbow of their choice (this one I'm not sold on).

Its Sharp Shoot deed became unable to be reduced (in cost) to 0 grit points by feats that reduce grit point costs, but the proficiencies & starting weapon was what caught my eye the most.

Yeah, bolt aces more-or-less got buffed. The errata wasn't all bad. :P

On the same note, I'm still not sure where I stand on Pummeling Style. It's a pretty kickass feat either way. I'm inclined to let it go for any monk weapon, but keep the implied errata on critical hits.

Oh, I didn't notice that one. What was the errata?

Page 154—Change the Pummeling Charge feat’s Benefit section to read “Benefit: You can charge and make a full attack or f lurry of blows at the end of your charge as part of the charge action. You can use Pummeling Charge in this way only if all of your attacks qualify for using Pummeling Style against a single target.” and change the Normal section to read “Normal: You cannot make a full attack on a charge.” Change the Pummeling Style feat’s introduction to “Your unarmed strikes weave together in an effortless combo, focusing on the spots you’ve weakened with the last hit.” Change its Benefit section to “Benefit: Whenever you use a full-attack action or flurry of blows to make multiple attacks against a single opponent with unarmed strikes, total the damage from all hits before applying damage reduction. This ability works only with unarmed strikes, no matter what other abilities you might possess.” In the Raging Absorption feat’s Benefit section, in the last sentence, add “each day” before “than your daily maximum” and at the end add “, nor can you ever exceed your maximum number of rounds”.

I like the Pummeling Style change since while it's a nerf, it makes it much clearer how the ability works as far as abilities that deflect attacks (Snake Style, Crane Wing, etc.) work, and the crit thing was ridonkulous anyway. I've been playing a Monk/Brawler with the Feat working this way for a while, and it's still really strong, with pounce + Clustered Shots for melee in a pair of Feats.

Nitpicking-ly, I'd allow it to work with all Close weapons (Gauntlets and the like), but not Monk weapons; Weapon using Monks already have an enormous advantage over unarmed ones, this gives Unarmed Monks a nice thing to play with, while not boning Brawlers out of their nice Close Weapon Mastery thing.

I'm mostly not worrying about that since Tanith fights with his fists and a huge axe. If Tanith breaks out a set of shurikens, we may have to have a talk.

Dattebayo!

Hrm. I only really took it for the super crits. Pouncing is more Farrukh's thing.

If we're sticking with that errata can I replace pummeling style?

If you're sure you want to. Piling against DR is a pretty good option.

It is. I just don't think it's worth a feat for melee.

The Clustered Shots deal is honestly worth taking for ANY melee character. It's a steal.

Remember, as an unarmed character, and a multiclassed one at that, your ability to overcome DR is minimal at best.

You won't even get the ability to overcome DR Cold Iron/Silver until 12th level without buying a +3 AoMF, which is a cool 36000 gold.

Clustered Shots as a feat is fine for archers because they don't have to worry about much else. As a melee character I don't think it's worth a feat to occasionally do 10-20 more damage on a full attack.

Clustered Shots as a feat is fine for archers because they don't have to worry about much else. As a melee character I don't think it's worth a feat to occasionally do 10-20 more damage on a full attack.

I disagree, at least for Two-Weapon Fighters (which is essentially what you are).

Granted it's not a MUST HAVE like Clustered Shots is, but it's quite good.

And also, it's a better version of what you'll be getting from Perfect Style (Iron) anyway, since Pummeling Style works on both DR and Hardness, not just Hardness.

If you were gonna trade it out, what would you trade it for? It has to be a Style Feat, doesn't it?

I don't know. I'll figure it out later. It's not like KC's applying the nerf at this very moment.

Edit: I could just take Perfect Style as my free style feat and take something else as my 9th level feat.

I'd encourage you to have it figured out within the next few days.

I'm considering that new Kraken Style feat chain but it's so awkwardly worded.

It seems fairly clear to me in practice. +2 bonus on grapple checks on an already grappled foe (pin, damage and move are all maintaining the grapple) and you add your Wisdom bonus to damage rolls from grappling.

I'm referring to this gem.

Kraken Throttle (Combat, Style)

You tighten your grip around your target's throat.

Prerequisite(s): Wis 13, Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike, Kraken Style, base attack bonus +5 or monk level 5th.

Benefit: The damage that you deal with the Kraken Style feat on a successful grapple combat maneuver check increases to an amount equal to your Wisdom bonus + 2.

While using this style, you can choke your opponent when you successfully maintain a grapple instead of choosing to damage, move, pin, or tie up your opponent. This suffocates your opponent. The grappled opponent can take a breath during any round in which you do not maintain the grapple.

It's either super broken or terrible.

The dev in charge clarified the terrible option is the correct one. The "broken" option actually wouldn't be as broken as you might think, since it really doesn't kill things faster than two full attacks would.

And replicates a still inferior version of a Wizard spell anyway.

I'm still going to call that super broken.

I suppose the terrible version is good for fighting all those 40 HD commoners with 3 con that are running around out there.

It's pretty good for Barbarians with that Rage Power that lets them knock the air out of people's lungs.

F$*& it. I'll just take Extra Ki. Ki points are amazing.

Fun Fact: Eben and the lion are the only members of the team who don't have a shield up.

So, save first, then Shield Other, then Resist Energy? Is that the order they're supposed to be applied in?

Shield Other always comes last. It halves what damage you're actually taking. So, save, Resist, Tanith.

Alright then.

Where did you state the energy type for your Resist Energy extracts?

Fun Fact: Eben and the lion are the only members of the team who don't have a shield up.

I've been contemplating picking up a ring of spell knowledge at some point to remedy this, actually.

I posted it here. It's listed under the Durations spoiler.

Sorry if I didn't make that clear before.

Ah, I checked that post, but I didn't expect it to be listed under Durations. Gotcha.

Hey, I just now realized: I may not have had a chance to say anything about failing the city yet, but that knock-up shot, the very first arrow I fired since dipping into Hooded Champion? It was essentially a boxing glove arrow!

I hate the fact that that happened.

I'm feeling sorry for all the folks in the stands today who came to see a match between two really badass gladiator teams and instead got this.

If he weren't distracted by the coming apocalypse, Tanith would be heartbroken by the state of things.

For the record, though you probably can't tell, Gark and I had a lengthy conversation on the exact consequences of his flubbed roll. I decided to give wondrous items HP as if they were enchanted weapons of the same CL. That's probably a bit generous, but it seems a bit rough to run it RAW (where they get no hit point considerations at all and can be destroyed by a mite with a broken hammer).

If he weren't distracted by the coming apocalypse, Tanith would be heartbroken by the state of things.

If he weren't distracted by the coming apocalypse, Eben would be grabbing a bowl of popcorn.

Tanith 'Kordson' Creed wrote:

If he weren't distracted by the coming apocalypse, Tanith would be heartbroken by the state of things.

If he weren't distracted by the coming apocalypse, Eben would be grabbing a bowl of popcorn.

If she weren't distracted by the coming apocalypse, Carina would still be laughing the blue off her ass.

I didn't realize greater invis was a touch spell. I would have moved in, then, yes. Do I need to roll for fireball or anything? Working now, will post later tonight.

No, you're out of range still. I did just notice that I forgot to include Eben's name, though—he, too, must save.

No good deed goes unpunished. Grumble.

As amusing as this is, Khellek killing Auric is bad. Carina can you find one and/or both of them?

If we can't do anything else, I'm going to see if I can get them to both focus their attention on the illusory Auric.

Actually, if Khellek kills Auric so the ulgurstasa can't kill him, does that negate him as a cause of the apocalypse?

It sounds like an interesting theory to test out.

Hey the GM likes my idea, that MUST mean it's a good one!

The prophecy just says 'consume' I think. It doesn't specify dead or alive.

Rodrigo, don't forget to choose your blessing of fervor bonus when you post.

Sorry guys, avalanche of RL. I will post when I can. I'm sick, got work today, a paper to write before tomorrow night and a fencing lesson to finish preparing for my club. If you want to DMPC me, you can. Rodrigo will fly away from the battle, and the the lion will pounce the last golem.

"Gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls and a +2 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves." for my blessing of fervor.

I'll just dispel the confusion spell on Auric then, shall I? Or at least try to...

I just noticed what you put in the ulgurstasta image on the map there. XD

Nice thing to take the edge off the fact that we're probably going to get our asses kicked.

So just remember: we're heroes. We have to allow it a chance to surrender.