Shout out to Neziana! Hope you and your folk are feeling better.
For the first time this week my son actually slept properly last night. I think he's getting better, though putting on ointment right before he went to sleep probably helped some too. Chickenpox is tiresome, but at least it's much better he gets it as a kid rather than as an adult.
As for the IC situation, this is one of the most impressive party splits I have ever seen. We are all in different rooms. It might turn into a tpk yet, though thankfully Neziana is at least rather tanky for first level.
Quick Note: Tassira's token seems to be missing from the map(s).
@Nez: Glad to hear things are returning to at least a semblance of normalcy.
Yeah, the party split is most impressive! I had Kayleigh hang back partly as rearguard but also because I was expecting a bottleneck inside the door. Turns out the rearguard idea was a good one...assuming she's not yet another one of my PbP characters who can't roll above a 9 in combat. ;)
Yeah, the idea to hang back was smart. I was totally expecting a chance to backstab a wizard when this encounter was first unfolding. The missing token is me learning gimp. She's prolly dropped on the wrong layer or something. I'll get that fixed.
Sorry to hear about the chicken pox. I remember having that when I was a kid, and it was terrible.
And on the party split, I believe strongly that if you can't beat the meat shield, send him for a swim!
GM, are you using a different thread to roll dice here?
Nope. Been rolling dice and reporting the results. Assuming here you trust me to get the modifiers correct. :D
For example,
Neziana currently has 16 touch AC due to fighting defensively, though the result would be the same. Those were some seriously unlucky rolls. The dog would have needed 18 to hit I believe. No AC in the world will help if the DM always roll high. I've experienced the GM always rolling high before, it's rough.
Just as we can't see dice behind a DM screen, we can't see real world dice either.
ya. My die is temporarily hot (16, 19). Sorry about the def. fighting miss. At the table I'd have the benefit of those "A twenty-two hits you, right?" questions. Here if you suspect I've missed a bonus, just call me out and I'll either correct or make-up a call somewhere down the line.
I'll bot Neziana after work if necessary. Others can add their actions for this round and I'll resolve the actions when I post.
As the GM and some of you may know, I don't have home internet and post from my local library. Well, I went to the ER last night and found out that I have a kidney stone. The doctors are hoping I'll pass it within a week. Right now the pain's not bad, so my tentative plan is to visit the library briefly every other day to catch up/stay current in the games I play on these forums. If the pain gets as bad as I'm told it might, that's subject to change. So if I disappear...that's the reason. I'll try to post an update when I can.
The GM may bot my character as he sees fit.
Wow, we live in different worlds... I post most of the time from my phone as a large portion of my playing time comes from the deadtime during travelling too and from work (or other places I guess). I too feel lucky when I'm able to post from a computer.
I'm not sure what having a kidney stone means, but I hope you get better and stay as well as possible given the circumstances.
No, I'm pretty oblivious. I had no idea you were posting from a library. Please take care with the stone and good luck. I promise Kayleigh will be the last to die. :)
I can relate to the dead time on the commute, but mine is all behind the wheel, so no gaming from there. I live a long distance from my office, but also get to telecommute a bit so things balance out.
But with soccer practice with my son, homework, dinner, yada yada it's sometimes midnight before I get a post in. Like tonight for instance...
Kidney stones are supposedly very painful. Remember it's more important to take care of yourself; we'll be here when you get back.
I spend most of the day alone at home, where I can post frequently, and then often have downtime at work, where I can also post frequently. All from computers; I can't deal with trying to post from phone/tablet.
Well, at least I'm not dead yet. Thoughness keep me alive :).
I refreshed the 'under the fishery map'. Also, here is an image of wand boy.
Nebbin: Are you raging right now? If you are, you should include the bonus on grapple and swim checks.
Somehow I forgot about harrow points.. :/ Should probably have used some back in there.
Somehow I forgot about harrow points.. :/ Should probably have used some back in there.
For easy future reference, I have the GM's post about Harrow Points linked in my character's stats line.
EDIT: @ DM Luke: I'm going to give a suggestion for Kayleigh's next action, if you'd like to bot it (next opportunity for me to post will be about 24+ hours from now). Asuuming that the gnome's down after Emileva's strike, Kayleigh would ask someone to tie the gnome up and then channel positive energy to heal both Neziana and the captive. She'd also ask where the others (Nebbin and Tassira) are.
Neziana will reply "They are right behind me, we don't have time for that."
Since speaking is a free action. You still got a couple spells you can spontaneously cast as CLW if you want to heal Neziana but not the gnome, right?
You still got a couple spells you can spontaneously cast as CLW if you want to heal Neziana but not the gnome, right?
I suppose Kayleigh may have neglected to use her spells to feed the poor as usual this morning, so a CLW is possible. She's a goody-two-shoes, though, and wouldn't want the gnome to die (especially since he might have info regarding the missing child she's looking for). So a channel would be better, if Nez can wait.
Well you heard her reply already. If you rather want to wait still, that's up to you.
One thing you can do in cases like this is to post a couple spoilers with what action you take in each case. I did that once earlier iirc.
I'll get my post up in the morning.
Sorry for abandoning you like that, but I didn't feel like it was right for Neziana to stay while she's so wounded... Too bad you didn't get to use color spray while they were clumped together. Which brings me to a question. Does the inaccuracy of AOE affect cones as well? If so, in what way?
Now if people would stop only making scantily clad pictures this is another picture that would be a pretty good for Neziana... Not that I mind to look at it, but it doesn't fit for Neziana to have that little clothes.
Nebbin: Are you raging right now? If you are, you should include the bonus on grapple and swim checks.
Sorry, missed responding to this. I'm using unchained barbarian, so unfortunately I don't think I get the bonus.
With these rules a barbarian gains a +2 bonus on melee attack rolls, melee damage rolls, thrown weapon damage rolls, and Will saving throws.
I'm not sure if the +2 should apply to combat maneuvers or not. They're technically not melee attack rolls, though I think you could certainly make an argument for them to be counted.
When you attempt to perform a combat maneuver, make an attack roll and add your CMB in place of your normal attack bonus. Add any bonuses you currently have on attack rolls due to spells, feats, and other effects. These bonuses must be applicable to the weapon or attack used to perform the maneuver.
Ah, I didn't notice. I think it still applies on CMB due to the above passage though.
She said earlier that she was planning to channel though, which indicates that she didn't think she had used it all. I feel this is rather harsh, given how extremely volatile level 1 is.
Also, when planning the attack she said she could heal us, which would make more sense if she had channeling left.
Dang, I'm not trying to be harsh, just true to the context that she created in her background, which was that she'd already had a morning having to apply healing to many injured citizens in a structural collapse of some kind. That sounds more like a channeling oppo to me, many times over.
I thought I was being generous, as she seemed to be suggesting that she'd already used both her abstemiousness spells this morning, and that would leave her with only the domain spell. I was trying to be both generous and mean at the same time. ;)
If Kayleigh also protests this ruling I'll change it. This is a question of background story anyway.
And also, I'm seriously struggling with pronoun usage here and it is not helping that you're posting at the discussion thread with character avatars :D Is it She's or He's here?
How about a compromise on the healing...say Kayleigh used about half her positive energy channels on the collapse victims in her post for that morning? Since a channel affects everyone within 30 feet IIRC, she could have healed multiple victims with each channel. Lemme roll a few channels; if I roll fairly high, we'll say she used three at the collapse; if I roll low, we'll say she used four. Sound fair?
Since 8 hp healing might not have brought around anyone knocked unconscious in the collapse, I used a fourth channel. That would leave her three for the rest of the day, if the DM finds this solution acceptable.
Absolutely.
Sorry for the hiatus - American Thanksgiving holiday had me traveling. Happy Turkey Day for those of you who observe it!
Anyone want to be in charge of tracking treasure? Probably something we should set up.
I can create an editable list page on the campaign site. I'll give it a shot and we can see how useful it is.
I do hope Nebbin doesn't end up hating Neziana for her remarks. I'm just trying to play off her low charisma. Tassira has three times as high score...
If I get Nebbin, I thing Neziana's zingers are zinging right past him.
Huh, there were zingers? :)
Sorry gang. Real life and work life conspired to squeeze out Pathfinder life last night. Working on an update now.
My wife returns home tomorrow, so my posting might likely be curtails some until she leaves Jan. 8. I usually have some time to post, but feel free to DMPC me if I'm holding things up (for example, I think it's likely I won't have time to post at all Friday or Saturday, though after that I should still be able to).
(My next game post will be in a few minutes, though.)
Quick Note: I've got a full schedule of real-life errands tomorrow and won't be able to post again until Friday. The GM can bot my character if needed.
@Emileva: Shouldn't you do an extra damage due to wielding the weapon in both hands?
Yep, I think that's true. Should be STR x 1.5 at Emi's discretion based on using two hands since the off-hand is free.
I expect trying to fit everything in before the holidays is having its normal destructive effect on everyone's schedules. For my own part, we're visiting family starting next Wednesday, but my game travels (well, not my whiteboard). So I'll probably be able to post intermittently throughout. I'll defer to you guys if the thread needs to pause. I'm going to be polishing off some adaptations in my spare time over the holidays anyway.
I'm actually really interested/excited to see how the AP turns/moves us on together. I assumed Gaedran wouldn't be here/would escape and we'd have to continue hunting him down and now I don't know what the next hook will be.
Agreed. Can't wait to see how it comes together. So much depends on how you guys independently react to what's coming. The AP's got good ideas and I also have some plans... :D
Happy Holidays to you all. I don't expect to be able to post again until tomorrow evening once we've arrived at our holiday destination. Until then, you should feel free to create second level versions of your characters. You'll advance on your next collective rest.
Level Up Summary
+5 HP (1/2 HD + CON + 1)
+1 Will Saves
+1 BaB
Favoured Class Bonus: +1 Skill Rank
7 Skill Ranks
--1 Diplomacy
--1 Knowledge (Arcana)
--1 Knowledge (Local)
--1 Knowledge (Planes)
--1 Perception
--1 Sense Motive
--1 Spellcraft
And I realized I forgot to add a Skill Rank for Tassira at 1st level, so...
--1 Sense Motive
+2 New Spells!
--Burning Hands
--Feather Fall
+1 Spell/Day!
+1 Cantrip Prepared: Prestidigitation!
That was fast :O. Neziana will be taking her first wizard level shortly.
@Tassira: Any chance you want to be her mentor? She knows quite a bit already, but need that final step.
I figure we might be copying spells back and forth. Any spells you wish you had the room to pick up earlier? I'm wondering about mage armor and color spray specifically, should I pick those up, or can I rely on copying them? We got the gold for at least a bit of copying, right?
@DM Luke: Any chance you'll allow us picking up race specific spells? I'm specifically thinking of Blend and Web Bolt at this point. Also, does adhesive spittle require one or two actions to throw a tanglefoot bag?
In PFS wizards get spell focus instead of scribe scroll, I'm not sure which one I want, but would it be an option to switch? Will there be much in the way of downtime? We need unused spell slots to scribe right?
Emi is getting a teamwork feat at 2nd level, but have no experience with using them. It's a weak ability, only one use per day for a few rounds but it can be shared. She doesn't qualify for many at 2nd level, but does anyone have any suggestions?
Stealth Synergy maybe? Escape Route?
Lookout, stealth synergy, precise strike and shake it off could all be decent for different situations. Down the line outflank and coordinated charge are great.
Yeah, I tend to like Lookout and Shake It Off, but I think the former's a little less likely to be useful when it's just a few rounds per day (as opposed to something my inquisitor has always going for her). I'd also say focus on what makes sense for Emilava, as opposed to optimizing for the party.
LEVEL UP:
+7 hp
+1 BAB
+1 Fort save
+ DR 1/-
+ Rage power (auspicious mark; a crow, that will appear on his back, and which I mean to introduce into the game thread when appropriate)
5 skill ranks:
+1 Climb
+1 Diplomacy (yeah, odd choice, but feels like the most appropriate for Nebbin at this point)
+1 Perception
+1 Stealth
+1 Swim