Group Stealth (passive): -5 (Kikinnin)
Group Stealth (active): 5 (Kikinnin)
Group Perception: 27 (Marigold)
Group Sense motives: 30 (Marigold)
Group Spellcraft: 24 (Maxim)
Group Appraise: 23 (Maxim)
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Huzzah! Will do that when I get home from work in about an hour and 1/2 :D
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Marigold, The 10th Layer:
+10 HP (5 + 4 Con + 1 FCB)
+1 Hero Point
+1 BAB
+1 Will
+1 4th Level Spell Casting/Day
+4 5th Level Spell Casting/Day
+5 Skill Points (Kn. Planes x2, Kn. Religion, Perception, Sense Motive)
+2 BG Skill Points (Kn. History x2)
Gained Orison: Detect Poison
Gained 5th Level Spells: Mass Cure Light Wounds, True Seeing
Gained Mystery Spell: Overland Flight (5th)
Oracle Curse Upgrade (Tongues): At 10th level, you can understand any spoken language, as if under the effects of Tongues, even during combat.
Oracle Revelation Upgrade (Lure of the Heavens): At 10th level, you gain the ability to fly, as per the spell, for a number of minutes per day equal to your oracle level. This duration does not need to be consecutive, but it must be spent in 1-minute increments.
Oracle Revelation Upgrade (Spray of Shooting Stars): You can fire one explosive ball per day, plus one additional ball per day at 5th level and for every 5 levels thereafter.
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Woop woop, checking in yet again. Hopefully the forums will hold steady for longer than a day or two this time? Got an early dinner-date with the hubs so I'll catch up with Gameplay a bit later this evening!
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
You know, I've actually always thought Latin would be kinda cool to learn - even if it is a dead language.
Then again I live in the US where most places really start way too late on teaching kids any sort of foreign language. My options in high school were Spanish or German and so I went with German. I *think* my husband's high school (next town down the road) offered those and maybe French? But I'm not 100% sure. And of course there's more options when you go to college, depending on which college you go to.
Problem with languages is people really need to have a motivation to want to use them, and then to find a reason to use them regularly, if not you quickly forget how to use them.
For me English was a motivation at first because 80's and 90's videogames were never translated, and I loved Zelda and graphical adventures like Maniac Mansion or Indiana Jones. Later on I started to read Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms, and some of those books I would only find in English. Then I somehow decided I was interested into French girls and started learning French, which was much easier to learn than English given my native languages. During those 4 years I got very interested into French culture, while my English crumbled to ashes without even noticing. Just until I needed to study abroad in The Netherlands, so suddenly restoring my English was a must. There I built up worldwide relationships with Asian, African and South American people and my English just rocketed up. That was when I decided my interest on girls was shifting to Dutch ones. Oh dear, how fast you can get into a language when you are in love! But then I met my actual wife, which is an excellent English and Spanish speaker. My Dutch has been almost wiped out, but fortunately my English keeps fluent thanks to social relations, work, roleplaying and OV movies interest (and some reading). I try to keep up with my French, reading a book from time to time, but it really takes an effort compared to how much reasons I have to practice English. My Dutch has been almost entirely wiped out :( and I am somehow on the way to learn Russian, but I do never really get to it...
So, just have a reason to learn a language, and find a way to maintain it. It is then just so much fun, specially when you can use it to meet and talk with people of other cultures!
When I first learned Latin, we were told it would improve our English (or whatever your first language is).
We were sceptical. But it's true!
When you're dealing with languages with very different grammar, you really do have to start paying attention to that grammar stuff.
Literal translations can just become ... weird.
Here's a (sort of) simple example from my Greek text (Athenaze):
"τὸ ἐν τῇ ὑδρίᾳ ὕδωρ"
The literal translation is "the in the water jug"
But it really means "the water is in the jug"
Learning how to type Polytonic Greek was lots of fun.
Mostly because letters can have up to three accents. EACH!
Fun, fun fun! :P
Dwarven Ratcatcher 20 HP 264 l AC 36, T 16, FF 35l CMD 42 l F +29, R +21, W +27; +2 vs poison, spells/spell-like abilities l Init +2 l Senses: Perception +1, Darkvision
(Uh, as a heads up, I had no clue there were new posts to the Discussion Thread, as there were no new ticks to draw my attention.)
I'm envious of my cousins' multilingualism. They're jet setters, Guatemaltecos who have traveled to Taiwan, Austria, and Spain...
M HP 101/101 | AC 23, touch 11, flat-footed 22 | Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +15 | Init +1, Perception +7, Stealth -2 | speed 30' | Channel Positive Energy 7/7 (6d6 ) | Inspiring Word 8/8 (+2 / 6 round) | Agile Feet 8/8 |Cleric Spells (0 -4/4, 1st -7/7, 2nd-6/6, 3rd-6/6, 4th-5/5, 5th-5/5, 6th-3/3)
GM-R, Ryan doesn't know if his petition will work or not and I'm under no illusion as to wether or not Abadar will grant the petition just seemed like a good variation of a spell/grace he had used before, and a viable reason for the fellowship to haul Alek with them and not straight back to Jenya or the first temple of healing they can find.
Male HP 213/213; LoH 3/3 (10d6); Potions: Blur (4) AC 31(32 SoF), Touch 19, Flat-footed 25, Fort 22(reroll 1/1), Ref 20(evasion), Will 17 (reroll 0/1); resist fire&acid/10; Perception +28 (extra from FE/FT))
I too was missing the discussion ticks.
A quick reminder I'm headig off on holiday til late October. I will try to post in this game (and probably only this game) but don't count on it in any timely manner.
Singapore, London, Bangor, Edinburough, Athens (and wider Greece) and Rome, here I come.
Okay, I admit, Bangor looks a little out of place in that list.
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
I had a small fall and hurt my back. It is just muscular pain and I should be fully healed by next week or so according to three different doctors and three different analytics, but it has been a real effort to come here and update for the last days (its slowly getting better).
I was just hoping waiting a bit to hear from Ryan at least, but I felt this should wait no more.
Dwarven Ratcatcher 20 HP 264 l AC 36, T 16, FF 35l CMD 42 l F +29, R +21, W +27; +2 vs poison, spells/spell-like abilities l Init +2 l Senses: Perception +1, Darkvision
I'm picturing you and your wife running about the home, reenacting the Kato and Clouseau training scenes. You're not as young as you once were, so probably lay off the LARPing, eh?
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Sorry about your back, GM! Here's hoping you mend quickly!
M HP 101/101 | AC 23, touch 11, flat-footed 22 | Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +15 | Init +1, Perception +7, Stealth -2 | speed 30' | Channel Positive Energy 7/7 (6d6 ) | Inspiring Word 8/8 (+2 / 6 round) | Agile Feet 8/8 |Cleric Spells (0 -4/4, 1st -7/7, 2nd-6/6, 3rd-6/6, 4th-5/5, 5th-5/5, 6th-3/3)
Lots of 16hr days but as of today at noon the vast majority of the 1.8mil affected customers are back on (35k still out at lunchtime) most of those are still out due to flood waters and waiting on them to receed have been a bit brain dead since I got in, will try to get a post up tonight or tomorrow
Dwarven Ratcatcher 20 HP 264 l AC 36, T 16, FF 35l CMD 42 l F +29, R +21, W +27; +2 vs poison, spells/spell-like abilities l Init +2 l Senses: Perception +1, Darkvision
Round of applause for our illustrious GM, taking us to 8K posts... :)
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Dwarven Ratcatcher 20 HP 264 l AC 36, T 16, FF 35l CMD 42 l F +29, R +21, W +27; +2 vs poison, spells/spell-like abilities l Init +2 l Senses: Perception +1, Darkvision
A tip of the hat to our GM, regarding Marigold's dreams. That's some long-play GMing there. Thoroughly enjoyed reading spoilers, as I'm usually spoiler-adverse as we game along. Got yourself one Hell of a backstory there, miss Marigold.
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Agreed! Also thanks for bearing with me; I didn't want to leave anything out so in this case I felt it'd be easier to just re-link with the spoilers and let everyone read them as Marigold talks about each one :)
Good thing about Shackled City is there is plenty of community material out there. I just found some good stuff and thought it fit very well with Marigold's character background and options.
So that is, I would hate to get all the merit, there is plenty of work from some anonymous GM's that shared their work. I just tinker it slightly to better fit our table ;)
I will give some extra time for the group to wrap up the conversation and start walking again towards the Cathedral
No worries, in addition to your studies it seems the game is specially suffering from JJ's absence and Ryan's hurricane fighting. But I think the game is mature enough to survive a couple of months of slower pace.
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
M HP 101/101 | AC 23, touch 11, flat-footed 22 | Fort +13, Ref +7, Will +15 | Init +1, Perception +7, Stealth -2 | speed 30' | Channel Positive Energy 7/7 (6d6 ) | Inspiring Word 8/8 (+2 / 6 round) | Agile Feet 8/8 |Cleric Spells (0 -4/4, 1st -7/7, 2nd-6/6, 3rd-6/6, 4th-5/5, 5th-5/5, 6th-3/3)
Ryan's back, but a solid week of 16hr days conspired to leave his player brain dead yesterday, will get game play post in later today as I have time to catch up on what's happened.
HP 167/214 l AC 24, T 15, FF 23 l CMD 29 l F +22, R +21, W +26; +2 bonus vs. illusions l Lucky Halfling (1/1), DiD (1/1), IV (2/2), MB (6/6), SoSS (5/5), L1: 6/8, L2: 6/8, L3: 4/7, L4: 0/7, L5: 6/7, L6: 7/7, L7: 4/6, L8: 5/6, L9: 4/6 l Init +6 l Senses: Perception +20, Concentration +27 | Female Halfling Oracle (Heavens) 20 l Active Conditions: l Hero Points 2/3
Welcome back! It'll be good to see you posting again but get all good and rested up first :)