We Who Are About To Die... (Inactive)
Game Master Doomed Hero

Chessna'ra wrote:

Karlov is more than 50' in front of us. He shouldn't be able to see us any more than he could see Lorth, I believe.

"Arrgh! I will never win!"

Maybe you have brother?

Looks like the Drive/Acro DCs got overlooked. That's been fixed now. I'm going to try for a round update tonight, but life's still pinning me down and kicking me in the hourglass.

Looks like the Drive/Acro DCs got overlooked. That's been fixed now. I'm going to try for a round update tonight, but life's still pinning me down and kicking me in the hourglass.

ehhh round update as in: giving us the ok to post?

I haven't seen anyone bring up any complications, so yeah, go right ahead.

I haven't seen anyone bring up any complications, so yeah, go right ahead.

I'm going to ask Severus to help me take the reigns (5 ft move to enter my square, standard action to reposition me to where he is, then move action to hold on). Assuming that's ok, then I'll use a move action to drive the sled. This way we won't have a robot driving our sled, hehe.

That's fine, though that robot has an impressive ride score.

Glad I built a high-dex character as despite having a decent Fort save - I've managed to get numbed 7/12 times so far...

Hey DM DH, I think Chess is going to use levitate on Severus (or possibly himself), so I'm going to take my turn as though I have the base movement. If Chess doesn't use levitate or that doesn't sufficiently reduce our encumbrance, just reduce my speed accordingly on the map.

Hmm. I thought I was in the middle square but the map has me in the back square. So our turn would have to be like this (which I think should be fine).

1) Severus moves to share middle square with Chess, repositions me to driver's square. Holds on as move action and takes 10 for balance.

2) Mel drives.

3) Chess 5 ft moves to back square, then takes his move and standard action (whatever they may be).

Good?

That's fine. In situations like that where there's no opposed roles and no one else is going to interrupt the actions in the space between two different initiatives, I'm fine handwaving it as "for your move actions this round, you two switch places"

Trying to imagine my options at this point. Full round action with another acro check to try to improve my status (closest thing I could think of to the ride check riders are doing)? Strength/climb check possible instead? I'm assuming improving my situation is only possible if I devote my full action to it.

DH: Is this okay / what would you like to see for this?

You are essentially trying to barefoot waterski, which is a very difficult balance check. If you fail you're being dragged, if you're being dragged you need to make a climb check to hold on.

Your options are:

Try to stand (move action) and if you fail, make a climb check to hold on (another move action, used with your standard action)

Make a climb check to hold on (as a move action), and do something else as a standard action (while being dragged) if you succeed.

I've been really busy today, and I honestly would rather sleep than hammer out my post this round. My actions desired actions are to cast levitate on Severus, as he's the heaviest of all of us, direct him to hold on, stop my bardic performance, and be set up in the last square with the cannon. I'll post sometime tomorrow if the round hasn't updated yet, and my lab report hasn't eaten me. Doomed, feel free to have Mel roll for me, or do it yourself if I'm holding things up!

Also, can we have Severus make aid another checks to Mel to help her ride check each round?

I've been really busy today, and I honestly would rather sleep than hammer out my post this round. My actions desired actions are to cast levitate on Severus, as he's the heaviest of all of us, direct him to hold on, stop my bardic performance, and be set up in the last square with the cannon. I'll post sometime tomorrow if the round hasn't updated yet, and my lab report hasn't eaten me. Doomed, feel free to have Mel roll for me, or do it yourself if I'm holding things up!

Also, can we have Severus make aid another checks to Mel to help her ride check each round?

Well, you could use your 5 ft move to get to the back square, your standard to cast the spell, and your move action to hold on. Therefore, no roll necessary. :-)

Don't worry Chess. The update's not going to happen tonight. It was wishful thinking on my part, and I should have known that. On the upside, tomorrow is looking like a mellow day. Finally.

I have no clue what to do right now. :\

Chess you are at -4 now after this failure right? I believe before you were already at -3

I have no clue what to do right now. :\

:O

Mel, you're correct. It was a mistake by the announcer that I caught after I'd written it. I was going to address it during the next round update, which will happen sometime tomorrow.

Technically the team in the lead is Lorn and Karlov.

Ssssssssssssssshhhh! Now why did you go and mention that?? There's an orkenskier nearby!

and: OF COURSE WE ARE!!!

Ryujin, I'll have to check my math sometime when RL slows down, and I'll just assume you're right until then. That puts me at -4, so I'm taking a penalty of -2 instead of one untill further notice. I also need to count how many rounds I used my bardic preformance I used, if anyone wants to be helpful. *winks*

OF COURSE WE ARE!!!

"Of this, there is no doubt!"

*pats the head monk on the bal..* WHAT? NO!
*pats the bald monk on the head*

Still not sure on what action I should take, though.

Impress the crowd with your awesomeness to gain 1/10th of a True Strike.

Mel, you're correct. It was a mistake by the announcer that I caught after I'd written it. I was going to address it during the next round update, which will happen sometime tomorrow.

Technically the team in the lead is Lorn and Karlov.

Ah, Gotcha. And again, looking at my post the tone seemed mean, so I apologize about that. My computer was deleting my posts so I had to switch to my phone and I was annoyed about that. Apologies for my tone.

No problem. I apologies for the recurring slow updates. Life keeps throwing me curve-balls and updating this game takes about an hour and a half to get everything worked out. I simply haven't had that large of a consistent block of time very often lately.

Joboo, you caught up to the sled and managed to grab the back end, but you're not on it. At the beginning of this round's action please give me a DC 10 climb check to haul yourself onto the sled.

Zib. The broken cannon you're towing just tried to fire. Make a DC 13 Reflex save to avoid getting soaked in cold stuff.

Chess and Mel, your path took you over one of the new cannon icons. The emblem on the cannon controls is different this time. Last time it looked like a snowflake and shot an ice bomb. This time it's got a "+" sign. Make of that what you will.

Gwrr, awesome and well done. The crowd loves it. Get a +2.

Ryujin, you've got a loaded cannon too. Good luck trying to fire it while you drive . :)

I'm tempted to have Chess shoot me with the cannon and hope it's a healing beam or something. :-)

Sorry, been busy with papers! Heres my reflex:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17 I will hopfully be returning to full posing soon!

But what if it's a halfling beam?

Lorth's plan for this round is to attempt to have Magnus leap aboard Ryujin's sled. This would be an acrobatics check on behalf of Magnus. DM Doomed - is Lorth capable of taking 10 on the ride, or would you like a roll this round?

Since the combined Lorth / Magnus combo is a medium creature he should be able to sit just behind Ryujin (where the 4 is) and leave a blank spot immediately behind him for Gwrrr'rrr to attempt to get into under his own power...

Zib is not a floating popsicle.

Lorth, you can take ten, sure.

Are you planning on trying to jump over the cannon (higher DC) or come in from the side (provoking a possible AoO)?

From the side would be my vote (assuming I can reach it) - so as to give Gwrrr'rrr a better chance of being able to board.

Aware that jumping doesn't tally well with tumbling - any chance of taking a penalty on the Acro check to combine jumping and moving through threatened area without an AoO? - Good check = get both; Bad check = get neither (as in provoke an AoO, as well as not getting on the sled)

Lorn will keep steering the sleigh straight ahead over the TWO icons, maybe Karlov could fire in between?

Btw, why is our Ride check 11? Shouldn't that be 10?

Good call on changing the match a bit.

Joboo will intend to board the sled and take control of it this round.

No attack of opportunity on me then?

I intend to transfer to the back of sled 4 at the same time as Lorth makes his move. "Standing" next to it, I imagine a climb to scramble to a prone position on the sled.

I intend to try and dislodge the wreckage and keep the monkeysheep moving

All those actions are fine, go ahead and post.

The only one that I want to work out details on so far is Lorth's. Gwrr, you'll probably want to wait to post, as the difficulty of your action will depend on his success or failure.

Zarzan, no, they are ignoring you.

Mel will steer the sled to L-7, swinging through R-8, N-6, and M-7. This should hit two pink squares and trample Sir Loric :-)

Since Chess goes before you, he'll fire and then basically get an immediate reload with the first pink square. Hitting the second one won't actually matter since the cannons are single shot mechanisms. (not that you know that yet, but you're about to find out)

To assist DM Doomed in his mental deliberations, here is Magnus' Acro check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14 - with a +4 for the jump, but not any attempt to move through unthreatened.

That's not too great jump check. Give me a ride check to avoid being thrown/crashing.

Ride: 1d20 + 10 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 3 = 9 - and I'm gauging that would be a no...

Ooch. Next update might not go well for you.

Go ahead and give me a post that ends with something like "magnus tries to leap over the back of the cannon" and I'll fill in the blanks.

Whoa, sorry everyone just catching up with everyone else. DM Doomed, would any kind of knowledge check allow mel or myself to identify what the + sign or ammo might be? What kind of action would it be to try and use my detect magic to help that understanding?

My intent will be to do my best to figure out what kind of ammo it is, and ask Severus and Mel if he should aim it at one of them, more really as a courtesy than anything else, then take aim the middle of the sled (ie Severus's feet) and fire. Low wisdom and high charisma sometimes means to having confidence in the risks one takes.