Mangroves of the Desert (Inactive)

Game Master Herkymr the Silly

sorry had been waiting to see what Quinten would do before next post. I will post today.

I'm still here. I've just been swamped.

Edit: Post made! Hopefully, it makes sense.

crud well I guess someone had to die.

I will post today

This fight is reminding me how little Quinten can contribute directly to damage outside his summon. We had plenty of warriors when I joined, so I figured we'd have more fun if I was acting as a force multiplier and trying to be creative with illusions. I hope it works out.

True but it is an interesting dynamic. Your casting is still pretty impressive at this level and you are holding your own. I agree that not having a full complement of players does make our task more difficult. On the other hand most of the fun is in the storytelling so the dm has the ability to adjust the creature toughness also by how well you come up with and blend story elements and thematic elements as well.

I started playing with a Kingmaker campaign with three total people. The DM, and two players. We have a third character NPC that we get to tell their story and choose where they are and how they fight. While it would be fun to have a third person it still works pretty well.

where you doing the campaigh..RL?

With a couple guys from church. We just meet at one house and play about 3 hours once every two weeks

cool wish they had something like that up here for me. I only get to dm and haven't had the chance to play for years now.
I miss it.

My first character had an intelligence of 9. He was a War Priest of the Stunning fist who believed that he would be just fine with a quarterstaff and no armor. That is until he ran into a giant bear and was destroyed. That was Day 1. Day 2 I played a War Priest from the same area with a greatsword who was looking for my first character and signed on with the group to fulfill the contract that the first character failed to complete. My first battle attack with this guy was a confirmed crit on a large cat doing 18 points of damage while level 1. My second encounter was against a trapdoor spider and even as a regular attack at 2d6+3 I rolled double 6's.

We will just say that my second night playing was soooooo much better than the first night.

Warpriests look like a fun class. Dice can be fickle, though.

Herk, you might see if your area has Pathfinder Society or Adventure League, the D&D 5E equivalent. Organized play games tend to focus more on crunch than roleplay, with a lot of "Would someone please roll Knowledge (Arcana)?" However, they're a good way to meet people who run games. Some of those folks will be weird, but most of the ones I've met are fun and capable.

Should I be waiting on the frog to act?

so far i havent seen anything at the game stores i visit about any sanctioned 5e,4e,or pathfinder in the area. But I havn't checked other parts of the greater SLC area either.
GO ahead and act not needing to wait on frogger.

I suspect I found the events I used to go to through a game-focused Facebook group in my city. Salt Lake City (if that's what you're referring to) should have similar groups. There's also a page for Pathfinder Society in Utah.

thanks might have to check them out.

I am trying to visualize the current point in the fight. In my mind the frog was off to the right of our original formation. If that is the case based on the actions that have happened I should be about 5 feet from the frog on its right side near the front of it. This is a good and bad position to be in. I just wanted to check and see if I am thinking about the distance and direction clearly before writing my next actions so they are more accurate.

looks about right

This is my real-world attempt to do Inspire Courage (Post Writing). I originally thought I'd post an archery trick shot video, but these seem more fun.

lol I am waiting for shadara.

sorry guys. Been sick since sunday. First time online since

I should have asked but I thought about it after posting. Since the creature is paying attention to eating the Suli would it cause it to lose the dex bonus. If so I could also count sneak attack damage.

Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 2, 4) = 11
Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1, 2) = 12
Sneak Attack: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 4, 4) = 19

Would be nice to add that to the damage total. Also would only one attack get the sneak attack or all of them get it? Never really understood that one.

All I know is numbers like that would really help out

I don't think Pathfinder has explicit rules for situations where an opponent is distracted and logically should be flat-footed. Whether flat-footed would apply to one, all or none of the attacks is a judgement call, but they are coming in quick succession.

If the creature fails the DC 18 Will save against Glitterdust, it should be blind, which would make it vulnerable to sneak attack regardless.

In any case, that was a fun post. I hope you feel better soon.

If I remember correctly, we were supposed to level after fighting the storm. Is that still the case?

yes

Cool. I've leveled Quinten. My saves were one higher than they should be, so I'm wondering if I got a +1 cloak of resistance at some point but forgot to record it in my equipment list. I'll try to look for it this weekend.

Shadara, have you been swamped?

Sorry guys, that is my bad. Yeah I am swamped. I have a craft fair that I am helping put on, coaching my youngest daughters basketball team, and church stuff. In all that crazy I did not think about posting. I will try to do better with remembering. I will level Shadara this weekend and get that information updated soon.

not dead yet! I am working on the response in game but also a crazy time of year. I should have a post of tonight for tomorrow night.

i'm not dead either just getting swamped with practicum work and all the end of semester stuff

Thanks for the updates. I look forward to seeing the posts when you can write.

I got to the point of writing and then realized that I needed to go back and see what I had written in the back story and then find the information that was revealed in game, which I found out happened just before you joined the group.

I am sorry that it took so long to get the post together.

It was an enjoyable post.

This is the periodic "please post so the story continues" post.

I should be able to post in a few hours.

sorry got home to a sick child. Was not able to get the post up. I am working on it now.

sorry i dropped the bomb on this game. I honestly forgot to check it well i forgot it with finals and final house repairs getting donw.

Sorry.

I will be gone til mid january and have no guarantee of services furing that time. I would say that we should call a pause til I get back around the 11th and then pick back up.

I figured you were letting the backstory-focused dialogue play out.

I'm fine pausing the game, but I hope we pick back up on schedule.

Sorry for the slow reply. I wanted to do some research on tents and sleep before I posted.

I thought we were traveling across the desert rather than in a forest. Did I misinterpret something?

Hey all.
I am back and back in school and internship. These demands are taking all my time and/or energy currently. SO although i love our game i need to bow out or close it for now. I will try to open it again l8r when things dont get so hectic. Sorry in advance.
stay in contact and when I reopen it you will both have 1st priority to join.
thanks
Herkymr ie spencer

I wondered if that might be the outcome. Thanks for running the game for three and a half years. I've enjoyed reading your posts and those of the other players, and I've appreciated the excuse to write and the chance to explore themes that would be too slow for an in-person game. Good luck with your studies!

Yes thank you Herk for running this for as long as you have. Just reach out when you are ready to fire another one up and I will most likely be there. Good luck and we will keep in touch.