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Did the ogre just pick up Laithe? Now that is evil, I would allow your self a sneaky Muhahahahahaha!

Vampiric touch sounds excellent. Heal me while harming them can't be bad.

I also have access to that spell in a rule book.

What spells could one of you stick in my Sword of Spell Storing please?

3rd level spell or lower that is activated against my target on a successful hit as an immediate action?

If no one else wants them (Karkalla?), Finn will take the sandals.

Ardanto asks Finn "Where are you planning to sail in you boat sandles...."

If no one minds I will then swap the Scimitar to a Longsword, a +1 Longsword of Spell storing is better than a plain old +1 Longsword.

I also would not say no to the nice, if somewhat smelly cloak.

Feel free to veto either as I seem to want a lot of that loot.

It also throws up a +1 longword to sell.

I meant to post this earlier, but real life got in my way.

I would of loved to resurrect TenFoot Twin Eater and bring him along on the adventure, but I think with one 10 month old and another due in May, my posting would of been very erratic. I did not want to be the person you were always waiting on to post.

For those of you playing, you are in for a real treat.

I am leveled up, went for improved critical.

I need to start looking for a +2 dexterity bonus item before level 11 or I do not qualify for Greater Two Weapon Fighting.

I also would not mind the item from the APG that adds 2 to weapon training. That is a huge bonus for Ardanto.

I ditto Mothman's sentiments. I hope everyone has a happy festive period.

The chest is iron and heavy.

Why tell us that unless something is hidden beneath it, cue evil DM laugh.

I did break the golden rule, it was completely unplanned, having taken nearly 3 years and two near death experiences for us to get Fletcher, we were very surprised to find the wife was pregnant again. 15 weeks now and she is finally starting to feel normal and be able to do stuff for her self with out throwing up. If all goes to plan there will be 15 months between them, fingers crossed.

I am still really enjoying this, your guys roll playing puts mine to shame, I get locked into roll playing the character, but not interacting with the other players. I am slowly trying to change that, but a teething baby and a constantly 24 hours a day morning sickness wife is making my posting pretty patchy, I apologize for that.

The DMing and story telling is excellent, I actually invest in the wealth-fare of the NPCs. All in all, this is an excellent fun.

All in all, I would agree with the others and say long may we play this.

I am happy with Ten Foot as he was, so no changes for me.

I will continue with him as is if this gets rebooted.

I missed the re-activation post as I am stoopid.

If Ten Foot has not been replaced I would love to resurrect his conquests.

[threadjack] ADMaE, Patrick Curtain is starting up his City of Opal PbP again, in case you're interested in bringing back Tenfoot. I know you've been busy, but thought I'd let you know. [/threadjack]

I will try and get up to speed and see where we are. Good old Ten Foot Twin Eater.

I still need Ardanto's HP at lest.

Good point, I am in the process of updating his on-line character sheet.

Went for Greater Weapon Focus.

I always forget what dice I roll, but found the post and updated my character sheet so I will not forget if I live to see level 9.

1d10=1d4+6hp

1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Why am I not surprised that my latest d6 was another 1. I am pretty sure that is about 7 1's in a dozen rolls.

So total is 99HP at level 8 (I have a feeling I will need them).

ADMAE has pointed out that I am thinking of 3rd edition rather than PF damage reduction rules – I hadn’t picked up on some subtle differences. As such, Laithe’s bite attack last round had its full, intended effect – ie, it overcame the creature’s DR, and if Laithe wants to keep biting it this round, that appears to be an effective attack form. Otherwise, there are no other changes to subsequent actions.

For the record I think the new damage types for natural weapons are wrong, especially a bite when applied to some creature. How hard would it to have been for the developers to simple put a P, S or B combination after every natural attack in the Beastery? But eh, what can you do.

I have a crib sheet with Ardanto's feat choices and skills at each level written out, trouble is I have filled it. As soon as I find it I will get him updated. But I am toying with the idea of breaking my own vow and using another book apart from just the core book as he feels he is falling behind the others in power/usefulness.

Talking of infections, I got bitten by a panicked house cat that had become trapped in my house on Saturday. The bite on my left ring finger has become infected even through I am on two separate antibiotics courses. I have a fat, puss filled finger that so far has not sprouted any tentacles. The nurses have told me the only bite that is worse than a cats is a humans.

Sorry to see you taking a break Pat, hope you get back soon.

I remember holidays....... they are a fun distant memory.

Iceland, sounds super, lets hope no erupting volcanoes interrupt your plans.

The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:

How many action points do our characters get per level? I was under the impression that there were just a few "tiers," and that they only replenished their action point pool when they gained a level (which is why Mike only has 5 action points). Are you making them cumulative?

I think you roll 1d6 per level up until level 6, then it's 2d6.

That is how much the Action Points add to a roll, not how many you get per level.

I can't remember us having action points before.

Just down the street from the hospital. Really.

I love the way you make that sound like a pleasant stroll down sun dappled streets.

Wow, three years, they seem to have flown by. says a lot about your DMing that so many of us are still here. Cheers Shannon.

Cord is updated, I think.

He seems to have a lot of feats listed as Bonus feat, you must of been feeling generous as I got two at level 3.

His stat line is now:

Cord: LVL 4, INIT +2, PER +7, AC 21*(Dodge and Defensive Martial Arts not included) HP 34 (-26), ACTION not assigned

Hows things ADMAE? Hope that life is treating you well and that things are beginning to calm a bit.

Just so you know, it looks like Z-Day is back up and running.

Cheers Mothman! You are a star.

Baby is delightful apart from his sleeping patterns, he sleeps for maybe an hour or two maximum and once he wakes up he can't get him self back to sleep. So the nights are very very broken sleep.

I now know why they use sleep deprivation as a form of torture.

Hello guys, I didn't realize this was up again until Mothman gave me a nudge. I lost the RSS feed when my old lap top died.

I am just lurking at the moment, keeping up to date on the posts.

I'll try and get back to regular posting as soon as I can, but life is very hectic and tiring at the moment.

Sorry for my continued absence, home life has not got any easier. Our little boy only cat naps for 15 minutes at a time so sleep is a luxury.

I have been trying to catch up on the reading when I get chance, but I am woefully behind.

It might be best to either write Michael out or park him some where safe (I trust what ever you decide is best).

Hopefully when we see the doctor again on Thursday they might have some answers so we can start getting a life again.

It is your birthday this week, unless I missed it. Have a good one.

No one pays you stepping outside any attention, inside the sound of merriment continues.

A few choices, feel free to dream up your own:

1) Ignore the men.
2) Tail the men and catch them red handed as they ambush a caravan.
3) intercept the 3 men after they leave but before they report back to the rest (if any) of their group.
4) Inform the caravan guards and caravan men inside the inn and let them take justice into their own hands.
5) Find out where the nearest law is and ride like the wind to find it and bring it back.
6) Inform the inn keeper and pray he is not involved.

Mallius:

While neither of your companions have noticed, you catch a hand gesture from the man you study to another table, which is acknowledged by a subtle nod of the head.

It would appear that the suspected highway man has at least two accomplices in the bar. They are obviously human and look like your typical caravan guards, with nothing to distinguish them from the crowd.

Perception Checks Visual please for all of you. You can add your Human bonus Tionan.

Your instincts are probably correct, if anything you think he is probably casing caravans so he can work out the best target to rob. Considering the caravans tend to be heavily guarded these days, lone highway men are a thing of the past. So if this is the case (and he is not just being sociable) then he is part of a bigger group and he is the spotter for them. You doubt the whole group is here, maybe just enough to pretend to be caravans.

He still does not react to your presence, so maybe he does not recognise you.

I'll put it down to inter-racial language barriers.

Tionan heads to the bar walking straight past the man he has indicated to Maliuss. The man either does not recognise Tionan or if he does he has a good poker face and continues to talk the current caravan guards he is leaning over and conversing with.

You catch a small part of the conversation as you pass, the man is chatting about the caravan he is guarding that is heading to Zantac and has just inquired where the other guards are heading.

Tionan, you reach the bar, which has several customers leaning against it talking to the inn keeper. None of them look up as you approach, but a bar maid starts moving in your direction smiling.

Over in the corner Big Ern and Ulgath are amongst a crowd watching two other men attempt a yard of ale race, most of the beer is going down their chin rather than down the throats.

Total should be 88, this is now corrected.

Never used a healing potion though. So a simple, it does the same as Thovin used to do would work.

He would still sniff it and look at you all suspicious, but in a pinch he would use it.

Ardanto is magic illiterate.

Ardanto wouldn't mind one or two of the potions, as long as some one explains what they are and how they work in layman's terms. Otherwise it is just a jumble of words to him.

Freedom of movement is pretty awesome, Ardanto has two rings already so he can't go for it.

So that is at least one person who does not need it.

Tionan:

Was it an oversight that Toxim was not on duty that night, or should I be asking him if he is a spy?

Toxim purchased a scroll of Stone to Flesh at our first stop after he was turned to stone. He's just afraid to use it because of the chance of spell failure.

I don't know if there is a use for an action point there, or if blowing action points on a NPC is a viable tactic.

I completely forgot the poor gnome was still a statue. Why wasn't the poor old sod turned back in port. Did we forget or was it beyond our means?

Big Ern grins back at you, "What did your mother feed you on?" he asks in genuine awe of your fitness.

Opposed Strength checks, first person to have a clear 3 point margin wins, or who ever is ahead by the last roll.

Strength Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Strength Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Strength Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Strength Check: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Strength Check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Strength Check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Strength Check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

The battle is one sided, Ulgath grabs Big Erns hand and in one slow methodical move pushes it flat to the table. Big Ern releases his grip and rubs his biceps. The crowd, many who had bet on you whoop and clap, a few sprays of beer cover the crowd.

They are a good humoured bunch and you are crowned as the new champion. No one else dares take you on after your ruthless destruction of the reigning champ.

Tionan,

Intelligence check please to recall who he is.

You guys brought em along?

Tavisk male human
Kassric, male human
Deven, male human

Hell yeah! At the rate you are slaughtering the crew, we will be recruiting at every stop. You murderer!

Ulgath;

You walk over to the crowd who are arm wrestling, a couple of them goad you and comment that you'll never beat the champ Big Ern. He is a bald tattooed fellow with no neck to speak of and arms like tree trunks.

You can put a wager on between 1sp and 5gp and must at least put money down to wrestle.
It looks like a fairly even match, although you might just have the edge.

If you decide to take on Big Ern make 7 Strength checks. After the 3rd Roll start subtracting 1 from each roll, 2 from the second, 3rd ect... (your Constitution decides this).

Tionan and Malius;

The food is indeed nice and the atmosphere although a little crass and rowdy is pleasant enough.

Tionan:

All good to know. Role play over feats every day! So power attack it is, not that I am much good at it, but extra damage is extra damage.

That decides it then, power attack it will be.

I was only considering leadership from a purely role playing point of view, using it in a way to justify the crew and a ship. As I have said before sny NPC cohort would of stayed with the ship or where ever we end up based and have been taken from the pool of NPC's available (apart from maybe Avner?). Which is actually why I questioned it in the first place, as at the moment I don't see Ardanto as some one who would have a crew of followers. I also think his leadership score would suck, so maybe a few of them would of....

Congratulations, Grand Pa! Wowsers, makes me feel old thinking about that :-)

gonna take a page from iron heroes really as I want ya guys a wee bit tougher but I really like random die rolls so

1d10=1d4+6hp
1d8=1d4+4hp
1d6=1d4+2hp

Took me ages to find this post.

So here are level 7 HPs

1d4 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

I feel like a god with my 88HP and my AC-26.

Still not decided on the feat, but everything else is done.

I was going to delay Leadership, but I realise now the reason I took it at this level, is it is not available otherwise until 9th.

What do you guys all think?

DOH! Seeker just pointed out they are in his profile!

That is both my ring slots taken, AC should be pretty respectable now.

Are the scimitars and shield Ardanto liberated from Vol magical, masterwork or normal. I am keeping the shield for those times I need to increase my AC a bit.

My real life group has a funny thing about Rings of Protection, because they tend to turn up fairly often as treasure, they always hate choosing 1st as it means you are more likely to end up with the +1 ring for ages until every one in the group has a ring and they can then trade up. Because the group used to be upto 7 players, it could be a long wait until the 8th ring came up.

Now christmas is over, shall we get this back up and running?

The food is tasty although a little over done, Ulgath eats in silence, breaking his fast with gusto.

The patrons around you continue their carousing and you are sure there will be many sore heads in the morning.

well if no one else wants it..............