Mostly it's just that Rogues need the kind of overhaul that Monks got. Monks still aren't fixed, but with some of the new archetypes they aren't as dysfunctional as they used to be.
Now rogues get to be the whipping boys.
Grumble.
Alright. It has been a rough week with everything, and now that I got my computer working... again. It seems to be settled down again... I am going to make some posts to get things moving again (as not to delay any damn more), and then go host my son's 4th birthday party. Thanks for staying!
RL waits for no RP, but I wouldn't miss it.
I think its pretty safe to say that everyone who's still with the game is pretty understanding about those sorts of things. We're obviously in it for the long haul. Don't sweat it. Hope the party is fun. :)
Yay! Youre back! Many fun wishes for you and your son.
Just wish we knew what happened to Yumi and Tampalasan...
Hey Gang, RL is rearing its head for me, and I need to cut back my commitments. So going to officially withdraw from this game. Sorry. Wish you guys all the best.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO...Curse you, RL! CURSE YOOOOOUUUU!!!
Bummer :(
So, that leaves, me, Mamoru, and Uta...is this campaign cursed or something? That's four people down and we haven't even really got off the ground yet, so to speak.
I can deal with a three person group. They tend to move really fast. As long as the GM is fine with that for now, we could always add another party member later.
Sadness! :(
I will NPC Makiko through the palace then we will recruit post dungeon when it is easier to explain the appearance of new characters.
Taking this to discussion because I don't want to derail the game thread too much.
Yes, you can trip with an AoO. here's a thread discussing it.
You can Trip and Disarm with an AoO because they are attack actions. The rest are Standard actions so they can't be used as an AoO. (Sunder is up in the air. There's been no official developer response yet, and there's pretty good arguments on both sides of the debate so it's up to each GM to make the call)
If I Trip him he gets an AoO against me for trying it, assuming he has a Reach weapon drawn.
If he falls, he loses his Move action but still has his Standard. He could either use it to stand up (and then he could even 5' adjust away since he would not have actually moved yet), or he could use his Dimension Door from the ground (provoking another AoO)
That's the rules breakdown as I see it, given the information I have. Have I overlooked anything, or are there house rules you use that might change things?
My apologies for being quiet of late. It's been a hectic few weeks.
Anyways, the only addition I have to the Trip discussion is to clarify that it is not possible to "trip-lock" via AoOs. (That is: they are prone, try to get up, provoke, and get tripped again via that provoked AoO). This is because the AoO happens just prior to the action that provoked it, meaning the prone character is still prone when the AoO for trying to get up takes place, thus he cannot be knocked prone from prone / cannot be trip-locked.
One can, however, use a Readied Action to knock someone down again as they get up (much like readying to interrupt spellcasting), or even re-flavor a Grapple to keep them "pinned" down by hovering over them and knocking them down again and again.
Also: OUCH! First attack on me is a crit! :O
*rubs wounds*
oh, and I almost forgot!
Was there opportunity before this point to perform a Tea Ceremony? Or are we going without for now?
(without will save me my bardic performance rounds for when we need them later, but with will give us the benefits of a bardic performance for 10 full minutes... the catch is the ceremony itself takes 10 minutes)
As we're in combat right now, I'll assume we're without for now unless told otherwise.
True, you can't re-trip someone who is trying to get up from prone (that's why trip-lock builds don't quite work)
You can knock someone down as an AoO to effectively prevent escape though. Ive looked into a lot of threads on this to make sure I had it right when I was running a game with a polearm based fighter in it. At the time I was really hoping it wouldn't work as well as it does. :)
Checking in.
Been busy so I didn't have the time to look up the rules and investigate, but it is done now. You can use a trip with an AoO. Will post shortly.
"Unless otherwise noted, performing a combat maneuver provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of the maneuver. If you are hit by the target, you take the damage normally and apply that amount as a penalty to the attack roll to perform the maneuver."
Since he is using Kusarigama which has reach he counters with an AoO. With the penalty applied from the damage (CMD: 22 vs 23 - damage) the trip misses.
Darn. Oh well.
Heya, apologies for the silence again. The real life hectic-ness is slowing down and I should be bale to post on a much more regular basic again. In the short term, I'll be posting within the next 24 hours.
O_O
x_x
...well, the good news is... I'm still up and have my full contingent of spells and scrolls. That includes some Cure Light Wounds to get Onitora back into the game, and my "card up my sleeve" spell Windy Escape (to essentially negate the next attack on me that hits).
The bad news is that I'm also last in initiative. :(
^_^
Finally I have a smartphone that can check Paizo lol. I should be able to post periodically throughout the day when I am on breaks or down time at work.
Be careful about coding for dice, ooh, etc, from a smart phone. I occasionally have lots of trouble with the edit function on mine. Not sure why. Also, if you're in a car and lose your connection during a post, you'll lose the whole thing.
I've found that copying my entire post before I try to post it solves both problems. If I've coded wrong, or if it doesn't go through, I can just Paste a new entry rather than having to rewrite it all.
Indeed. I learned the hard way to create characters on notepad first, then when complete, transfer to an alias. Similarly with potential long posts. the infuriation took its toll and the lesson sunk in, HARD.
Mamoru Onitora: If I wasn't on the verge of death, and had a different list of spells known (or even were higher level), I'd create an illusion of a bunch of cheerleaders cheering you on. ^_^;;
At least, that's what I'm picturing in my head right now. :P
SMASH THAT CORBY! YEAH!
>:D
I love it. :D
Mamoru would probably hate everything about it. :p
They'd be in short kimonos with fans instead of pom-poms. Better?
I haven't decided if Mamoru is interested in human women or not. I think they might be a little to squishy and pink for his liking. He might require a girl with a few more muscles, and maybe some fur or spikes. He'd appreciate the outfits though. :)
well, there is a certain distinctive lack of appeal for things that are half your height or less. It's just...impractical. The reverse, of course, probably holds equally true.
Hi everyone.
Turned out to be more than a power supply issue, and hit at a time when I had to um "re organize" my employment. It was several months before I could have a new computer built, as funds were required for more essential matters. Posting on the forums, unfortunately, was near the bottom of my concerns.
I apologize profusely. I am glad the game continued so long.
Sorry to have missed out on the fun, but life was steamrolling ahead unexpectedly.
I still appreciate having been invited.
Thank you,
Greg
TALIV!!! We thought you'd dropped off the face of the earth or something! We've been losing people left and right with no warning! Just seeing a party member post again is...I dunno, unprecedented?
DM! This is your cue. You know what to do.
EDIT: Also, my own absence last day or so was do to internet chicanery. Oh comcast, you silly, silly cable non-calendar reading cable providers...Lost my internet about a day early. Fun times...
Ok, now this is the part where Yumi steps up and goes, "hey guys! What Taliv said! Yeah that! Me too! Still wanna play!" and we all go YESSSS!
Now seems like a great time for our wayward ninja to find the group again, assuming Greg still wants to play.
Nice stuff. Been dealing with a bunch of personal issues but more pressing flood issues over on my end. Will figure out away to get Taliv back in!
YEEEEEAH, ninja+samurai=we got this eastern setting on LOCKDOWN.
LOL
Man, all these floods of late! It's crazy! (I was hit by them earlier myself).
I should have time to post again after work tomorrow. *shakes fist at busy weekends*
Taliv: Hi! I'm new! ^_^
Nice to meetchya. You've got more experience in the thread than me, and I'm dead. Maybe?
"Taliv!? You died back there?" interjects any PC.
"Nope, I was talking with the man behind the curtain over there," asserts Taliv pointing to a poorly concealed man behind the curtain.
"IGNORE ME!"shouts the man behind the curtain.
Well, you are a Ninja. It makes prefect sense that we might have been fooled, or just didn't see you.
Ninja vanish!
*weeks later*
Ninja un-vanish!
That'd be Ki-razy, Mai Seori.
HA HA see what you did there. pfffft.
I just stumbled across the post involving taliv just before bedtime. I will post to the thread. Just have to go to work in the a.m. and need to think on it.
Sorry, I hadn't seen activity and didn't realize I was being um Tossed In so quickly :)
Heads up, been trying to post but we go on vacation til the 12th on friday so the work week is super busy as we push all the work out the door. I may not post until the weekend but I will try to get it done beforeband at lunch (if I get one -_-)
Hi, Sunday and Monday are always going to be my worst posting days. Sunday Family time, Monday is work work work till its done day.
Scrolling back and re reading, cuz, I admit to being just a lil' lostered.
Are we in the Front Gate area? Or the Throne room area? Or the open air area between?
Just for my personal bearings, though. I'll post in a bit after dinner.
Thanks!
We stopped in the throne room after killing the corbies. Oni dude gave us the slip --BARELY-- so our plan is to search the place, clear out the nasties, and hopefully put down Mr. "welcome to your death" oni.
I'm going to kill that guy so hard...
Betcha he can't dimension door TOO many times in one day...but then again, we only have so many healing spells to go around...