I know that trying to intimidate the Undead is usually not a very good way to go, but I figure since these ones are intelligent, they'll get the gist that I mean to end their existence and might actually cooperate.
Worth a shot right? And one heck of a roll to give it a shot with!
...Chilling!
DM will you permit a swapping out of feat for another? I took scribe scroll when I created Windel but given the nature of the game I'd like to have the extra channel feat. If not,that's fine no big deal.
Assume Miagnik continues firing until all of the Ghouls are destroyed. After that he will make his way as stealthily he can back to the group.
Thanks.
The only other ideas I have for Miagnik, are a stealthy but quick inspection of what the other two hallways contain (Which he'll do),
And then a scene just grilling the other Goblins for information on the hallways deeper inside, while acting like he's going crazy about standing around waiting for the looting Dwarves to return before deciding to go seek them out on his own. (Which I'd like to do but this is a party game, not a single player campaign. Although there's a very good possibility the Goblins re-stationed there don't really know much anyway. So while it might be fun and interesting, I'll pass and return to the party.)
Rownig hands it over to Atharessa.
That's why I posted the question. I don't want something to just pop outta nowhere and suspense the disbelief. I only listed dog because as written the hunt master must choose either dogs or birds but whatever fits the story is fine by me.
DM and Mazrim - if it doesn't need to be a dog or bird, perhaps a Margay, cat. It doesn't have darkvision but it has super-low light.
Cat, Margay
This jungle denizen appears as a large wild housecat with markings similar to a tiger.
Margay CR 1
XP 400
N Small animal
Init +3; Senses superior low-light vision, scent; Perception +10
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 size)
hp 13 (2d8+4)
Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +1
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft.
Melee bite +5 (1d4+1 plus grab), 2 claws +5 (1d3+1)
Special Attacks pounce, rake (2 claws +5, 1d3+1)
TACTICS
Margays attack with stealth and surprise but avoid conflict with creatures much larger than themselves unless cornered. When engaged, they attempt to pounce upon their prey and wrap their claws around the victims head, sinking their needle-like teeth into its throat.
STATISTICS
Str 13, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +1; CMB +1 (+5 grapple); CMD 14 (18 vs. trip)
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +11, Climb +15, Perception +10, Stealth +11; Racial Modifiers +8 Acrobatics, +4 Climb, +4 Perception, +4 Stealth. Margays use their Dexterity modifier for Climb checks.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Superior Low-Light Vision (Ex)
A margay can see three times as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of shadowy illumination. It retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
ECOLOGY
Environment temperate and warm forests
Organization solitary, pair or family (3–5)
Treasure none
Margays are jungle-dwelling cats similar in makeup and build to the ocelot. They favor dense forests with thick foliage and spend their days basking in the sun or hunting for food.
A margay’s diet includes small mammals, birds, bird eggs, small reptiles and amphibians, and fruits and nuts. They are active during both the night and day, having no set hunting or feeding time.
Margays generally mate early in their life (usually within the first year) and gestation lasts about 80 days. Young are born live and a litter consists of one or two young. Young margays are dependent on their mother for about 8 weeks before being able to forage and hunt on their own.
A margay looks like a small, slender, spotted cat. Its fur ranges in color from tan to brown or cinnamon. Its spots are darker and run in longitudinal rows along its body. Margays generally average about two feet long and weigh about eight pounds.
Section 15: Copyright Notice - Tome of Horrors Complete
Margay from the Tome of Horrors Complete, Copyright 2011, Necromancer Games, Inc., published and distributed by Frog God Games; Author Scott Greene.
You can apply a young template if the CR 1 is too much at this point.
Creatures with the young template are immature specimens of the base creature. You can also use this simple template to easily create a smaller variant of a monster. This template cannot be applied to creatures that increase in power through aging or feeding (such as dragons or barghests) or creatures that are Fine-sized.
Quick Rules:
+2 to all Dex-based rolls, –2 on all other rolls, –2 hp/HD.
Rebuild Rules:
Size decrease by one category; AC reduce natural armor by –2 (minimum +0); Attacks decrease damage dice by 1 step; Ability Scores –4 Strength, –4 Con, +4 size bonus to Dex.
This sounds like a good policy. Thanks for giving us a heads up, and I'll change my play style accordingly!
Almost came in with a big response rant but decided against it. Suffice to say that I understand where you're coming from about players not seeming terribly interested in questioning their world these days but I also understand the application of a well rolled skill check.
A lot of the time it turns into, well my character has a whole wealth of knowledge, experience, or natural aptitude, (i.e. Ranks, years of practice, or a freaking 18 intelligence!) and I the player do not. Or sometimes you just can't think of anything to ask in a certain situation. I understand that shouldn't count as a replacement for natural creativity but sometimes it's appropriate because it's all we've got.
Here are a few concerns with that method: First, this PBP thread is too slow for that type of colloquy for every question needs to wait for a reply before the next question. Otherwise, the character needs to rattle off several questions and this will not read well in the game thread. Second, there is the risk of metagaming. As a player I may be able to come up with creative question(s) but my character may not have a basis for that knowledge. Alternatively, as Miagnik pointed out perhaps a character with a high intelligence or skill set would, or should, know something that the player simply didn't ask. Therefore, it acts as a potential penalty.
I agree with both sides of that Terquem. Unfortunately not everyone that role plays is necessary great at role playing and frequently need help with things and that's where skill checks can come in handy. Adversely, I find skill and most importantly knowledge checks to be very useful in reigning in meta gaming for players. Just because the player knows what he's fighting, how many HP and what it can do doesn't mean that the character does. I mean if your playing a fighter who's never fought a Remorhaz before does it make sense for that fighter to avoid using his favourite weapon because the player knows that the Remorhaz's ability will likely destroy it?
Please note this is meant in no way as argumentative, merely convsational.
For PBP games especially, I find that the general rule of "everyone is always considered to be taking 10 on knowledge and perception checks, unless they are specifically taking the time to take 20" covers pretty much everything, and gives the GM a baseline for how good at any particular skill someone is.
That way a GM can just give out blocks of information up front, and the players can pick it apart without waiting for the results of their rolls. It speed things up a lot.
The only place where this falls apart is opposed checks, like stealth vs. perception.
Rolling initiative here as to not clutter the game thread.
Here is the initiative when we get out surprise.
GM, you might consider rolling initiative for us and just posting the order. As with the perception/knowledge check thing, anything to eliminate or condense extraneous rolls speeds things up a lot.
Agreeing with Hallister there.
I agree DM should roll initiative, it speeds the game up.
Sure letting the DM account for initiative does speed things up.
E-10
That's fine.
Would you like the next group to post in initiative order, or take actions as a single block of initiative?
I should probably wait...
Well, that's what I get for posting before everyone else.
Miagniks entire original plan just unhinged with the enemies movement and Stepahnies Web Spell.
It's a bit Meta and the idea of Miagnik being caught up in the Web spell as he was running is funny, but now I would like to move him to G16 instead.
Also, a bit late here but do we get traits?
Quoted from Prd..
An attack of opportunity is a single melee attack, and most characters can only make one per round. You don't have to make an attack of opportunity if you don't want to. You make your attack of opportunity at your normal attack bonus, even if you've already attacked in the round.
An attack of opportunity "interrupts" the normal flow of actions in the round. If an attack of opportunity is provoked, immediately resolve the attack of opportunity, then continue with the next character's turn (or complete the current turn, if the attack of opportunity was provoked in the midst of a character's turn).
Combat Reflexes and Additional Attacks of Opportunity
You can attempt to trip your opponent in place of a melee attack. You can only trip an opponent who is no more than one size category larger than you. If you do not have the Improved Trip feat, or a similar ability, initiating a trip provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of your maneuver.
If your attack exceeds the target's CMD, the target is knocked prone. If your attack fails by 10 or more, you are knocked prone instead. If the target has more than two legs, add +2 to the DC of the combat maneuver attack roll for each additional leg it has. Some creatures—such as oozes, creatures without legs, and flying creatures—cannot be tripped.
And it's fine to move him wherever you need to.
Miagnik: webs are also quite flammable I believe. It provides grapple and cover, but if it burns up I think it does 2d4 damage to anyone caught in it.
Yup, I love that tactic because it helps the whole party out.
Drat, now I wish I had gone first or had you wait to cast your spell. Miagnik's resistant to fire now so he would likely have taken little to no damage from the web burning while burning the rest of the Goblins up in the north corner and would have almost assuredly died, either by the power of Miagniks spell or the burning afterwards. But this idea works too.
That's great to know for the future. Web is a personal favorite, especially in dungeon settings. We could talk about it in character and Princess Stephanie may not worry about catching you in the webbing :)