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Last line of the Player's Guide version, first line of the SRD version. Childhood Crush gets it too.

*FACEPALM*

OMG you're correct! I swear I JUST checked that, twice!

Disregard threatened bonus. Hero Lab fail. That's for Hero Worship trait.

...or Best Friend, but both you and Maeve have Childhood Crush, which doesn't have the threatened bonus. Looks like a Hero Lab error.

Yeah, he's a good point about making a good spell awesome. I'll go with the 'no combo' ruling.

I know Heng's on the road, but I'll give him a fair opportunity to post each turn... say 4 hours?

RE: grease fire, did JJ say why not? (or link thread) Since I first saw the combo on Dragon Age, I thought it was a fairly cool idea.

Honestly haven't thought about it... is there a "standard" ruling?

Copy - if you can only post short bursts, pass the general gameplan and I'll fill in the details/rolls for you.

I'll throw out a couple titles that I've enjoyed, as I'm in the same mindset as Tequila in that I can't stand the juvenile idiocy.

All mentioned above, but I'll add my vote to the tally:

Ghost in the Shell - especially the Stand Alone Complex series, I can't say enough good things! Top notch stories, excellent animation, no kiddie BS... well, the tachikoman spider/robot/tank/things are silly at first, but they evolve during the series - I started off hating them but was rooting for them at the end!

Vampire Hunter D - original and Bloodlust sequel are both very good; love the future/fantasy crossover genre.

Claymore - very similar to VHD, and a cool storyline. 'Teresa of the Faint Smile', what a great name!

I just started watching Monster, and it seems very adult (as in serious, not a hentai/gore-fest). I have also been recommended Gantz, but haven't yet seen more than the first episode.

I see what you mean... I was going for LoE w/o LoS. Root cause: I detailed the room incorrectly (in game terms), in that the screens provide concealment, but no real cover. I told Harlan his target had cover, when I should have given it a miss chance (he missed the attack anyway, but still...).

Anyway, Goti is alone in the room... for now! :o)

Oh?

FOUND IT, though it took me 20 minutes. Not sure the FAQ could be more painful to locate/use.

How so?

Can you use Mystic Insight on yourself? It seems to be quite specific about 'an ally'. There's probably a clarification buried in the FAQs I haven't seen.

As of this morning, I'll be on the road for a week. I'm not sure what kind of connectivity I'll have, but I should be able to continue posting. But, if things are silent, you know why! :o)

Last call for Mal's R6 input...

@ Maeve... sorry for the confusion, and I confusioned myself on the order of actions. This is how it worked, in sequence:

R3 Goti casts magic missile
R3 Maeve double moves to get behind
R4 Goti defensive casts scorching ray, 5 ft step
R4 Maeve readied action to move with
R5 Ninja stuns Maeve
R5 Goti flees
R5 Maeve stunned

Does that make sense? It took me a little bit to sort it out.

Ehhh... I think that's a bit of double-jeopardy. Making a ranged attack and casting a spell are both standard actions that draw AoOs. The sorcerer isn't taking two actions. The ray (and its required attack roll) are just part of the spell effect. A wizard casting lightning bolt against a close target wouldn't draw 2 AoOs.

Hanging out with T-Pain? :o)

That's cool - I really needed Mal's input since he's got the high initiative.

Copy, have fun!

Okay - just let me know if it fails on a 10, so I know to roll later. I'm sure using detect magic to determine its relative strength will probably let me know that ahead of time.

I'd prefer to Take 10, honestly, but we can leave it for now.

The IDs for the magic items was pretty vague. I'm guessing you disapproved the Take 10?

Okay, welcome back! I wasn't sure, your inputs have been spotty recently, but you hinted that you were having connection problems. Being on the road will do that to you! :o)

Yeah, I was... but I'll press on today w/o inputs.

RE: saving throws, I'd say the DM should reserve the ability to roll them as required: some effects may impact the flow of the monster's immediate actions. In those situations, to keep things moving quickly, it may make sense to DM roll it, vs waiting for us to respond with the dice.

Will take it easy this weekend while Harlan's out of touch, but haven't gotten any inputs from Mal since Thurs. You still having connection issues?

Copy - In that vein, I won't get an update out until probably tomm morning...

Did I crush everyone with the mega-post? :P

Holding for Heng, but would like to get round 5 out tonight.

I don't mind doing that now, if we're going to be short players. I know it's easy running Zhan AND the NPCs!

Malcolm Reigns wrote:

Did Nowzai get any XP for the swim challenge or XP for the things he did besides the swim challenge?

250 for for everyone and an extra 250 if you were in any events.

I read that as "250 if you participated (which Nowzai didn't), and extra 250 for those who did something special."

Yeah. I can sort of understand the Wild Rager and Master Summoner (the "summon nova" can be a bit of a headache to run even though the actual overpoweredness of it is somewhat exaggerated) but the rest of it just feels like the type of GM who gets a bee in their bonnet about certain things and goes nuts.

In that vein of discussion, I've decided I'm not a fan of the current monk flurry "clarifications", and will leave it as originally written and implemented. With 2 monks in the party, I thought it might be a topic of concern. :o)

Last call for Mal's inputs... are you still sans computer?

That sounds made up...

IDK, I guess since he gave you the con, didn't feel comfortable asking for it back?

LOL...

Dalamus: I'm going to sneak up on the kobold.

Malcom: "Hey, stealthy guy! Yeah, you... sneaking up on the kobolds! Don't pretend you can't hear me - I can see you in the shadows. Anyway, keep that kobold you're sneaking to alive, okay?"

So, ummm... our old DM is starting a new CC game. Huh.

I just looked at Ryuko's recruitment post. His "ban list" seems a tad long and restrictive, focused on nerfing barbarians and summoners. I mean, its PbP, and a Paizo AP... its not like your characters are going to reach ub3rrager power levels. I don't get it, but... to each their own.

I know Parity/FFlash was thinking about finding a S&S game, too. I'm sure the recruiting boards are busy with the new AP coming out.

Hehe, no plans ATM. I've been bouncing around the idea of running a 2nd PbP but I don't want to overcommit and have JR suffer. S&S would be a stretch; I'd rather run Curse of the Crimson Throne or even the updated Runelords when it comes out this summer.

Oops, I needed to pick up two 50gp platinum rings in town for the Shield Other spell. Nomad if that's ok to retcon, otherwise I'll change my action.

No problem!

Can I find a +1 Scimitar?

Oops - I missed this somehow! Yes, you can find a +1 scimitar.

Not sure what you mean... Maeve has a +6 Perception... not the best chances, but a 19-20 would have succeeded.

Ooh, and I just passed 4000 gp. may I get a belt of Giant Strength?

That's fine!

I do, I checked it... no new emails in the last several hours.

Are you tracking charges on the wands? If not, can you give me the #s?

Tike, I didn't get the resend of Nowzai's stat block... can you post it here under a spoiler?

Don't forget rations/water, if you don't already have them, since you're branching away from the caravan...

Per Spellcraft, have one attempt per day. Since your first attempt was yesterday... sure!

Sure!

No problem... and I'm pretty liberal with feat reatraining, so if it turns out not very good/what you imagined, you can trade it out later.