DM Harpwizard |
Hey folks, In my HOEV campaign we have been having a discussion about the spell Limp Lash. As you can guess, it was Tirion that brought this trouble to me. My thoughts are that this is too powerful for a 2nd level spell, especially since it drains 3 ability traits and does not allow for a saving throw. Have any of you encountered this spell before. I was just wondering what your thoughts were on it.
Shifty |
I don't think its too bad. Nothing stops the target attacking the whip, or stabbing the caster. It's a ranged touch attack which means the casty is probably shooting into combat at -4, and if hes not open (ie has friends between him and tgt) hes now -8. LIkewise the caster is then a bit stuck in one spot after using it.
5/15 for the whip seems a little good, and the duration is likewise a bit iffy.
Overall sure I'd roll with it, but I can see how people would be iffy over the spell.
Kirk Spearborn |
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Celestra Zomesco |
The channelling was good. I just wish it was more. At least it heals up everyone in the party. A cure serious or cure critical wounds would help Harry more, but I don't think I could fit in that room with the rest of the inhabitants already there.
voodoo chili |
Hey folks, In my HOEV campaign we have been having a discussion about the spell Limp Lash. As you can guess, it was Tirion that brought this trouble to me.
If Tirion wants it, VETO immediately ;) See, I'm learning.
Lack of a duration bothers me. Possibly getting paralyzed without a save also.Doesn't even offer the victim a chance to escape artist or break out.
Likely, the caster or lash will get beat down quickly, but a chance of getting paralyzed and receiving a coup de grace in 3-4 rounds makes me pretty iffy.
In short, only a goblin would cast it...
Shifty |
At a low level I'd prefer to walk in and just stab the caster to death. You could go after the whip, but the 5 hardness and 15 hp makes that a bit annoying, and its likely just as easy to roam up and maul the caster who is now stuck wintin one move action of you anyway.
3-4 rounds seems not too unreasonable, spells like Sleep and Hold Person, or even Colour Spray can wreck your day at the lowbie levels in R1.
It's a goblin spell fo shiz.
Tirion Jörðhár |
Forgot it was tonight with work. It looks pretty good from the trailers. Hope they are able to stay pretty close to the books. My 8 year old really wants to see it as we just finished reading the Hobbit about a month ago.
Shifty |
The day after Xmas day is Boxing day... you don't have that!?
I suppose it is a Commonwealth 'thing', an old custom we adhere to as a former part of the British Empire.
Tark is sort of half right; boxing day is usually a time for family BBQ's, and invariably there is some beating of the wildlife, and other members of ones family.
Mark Sweetman |
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I wouldn't box a kangaroo... they like to hold you steady with their little arms before rearing up on their tail and kicking the living sh1t out of you.
Boxing day is also known as Australia's version of Black Friday - where people line up for hours before trampling each other to death in search of 50% off on random household appliances.
Twilightrose |
Ah, gotcha, thanks Mark. And yeah, I've heard kangaroos are pretty vicious critters. I've also heard that in general they're considered to be pests, as American's would see rabbits that got into their gardens or farms, or field mice eating their grain.
Mark Sweetman |
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There are indeed alot of them and they are in plague proportions in some areas (though not quite as bad as camels in the top end) - and most farmers do view them as a nuisance that eats crops, etc. They show up on quite a few golf courses as well.
Can't shoot them willy nilly though (as you could with rabbits or foxes) as they are protected. You can shoot them if you turn the carcass into dog meat or similar though. But they're tough old buggers as well - need either a decent shot or a big gun to put one down properly.
Tirion Jörðhár |
Ah, gotcha, thanks Mark. And yeah, I've heard kangaroos are pretty vicious critters. I've also heard that in general they're considered to be pests, as American's would see rabbits that got into their gardens or farms, or field mice eating their grain.
Only if your mouse or rabbit was six feet tall and could jump 30'.
voodoo chili |
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My excitement for the Hobbit has been somewhat tempered by the studio bloat that has somehow dragged it into three three-hour spectacles. and the whole techno-whizbangery. I'm sure there will be some gems among the piles of dross, but it deserved a far simpler and better treatment. Doesn't mean i'm boycotting though....
Boxing Day is def a Brit thing. Doesn't have anything to so with that Chinese brouhaha now does it?; )
I picked an Aussie hitch-hiker up in the desert of NM once. He was one of those trucktrain? drivers that pull like 7 trailers across the outback. He was checking the engine at some point and a red roo came sniffing about. He shooed it off and put his head back under the bonnet. Next thing you know the roo came hopping back and near took his calf off with a vicious kick. He showed me what was left of his lower leg.
The bloke didn't appreciate me nicknaming him "Roo" ; )
Mark Sweetman |
I'm with you there voodoo - my excitement was tempered by the fact that somehow they thought it would be a good idea for Balin to spend the entire movie with part of an axe stuck in his head...
I think the origin of Boxing Day was to do with first day back at work after Christmas where bosses and employees exchanged gifts.
The big trucks are called road-trains... and they are a pain in the ass to overtake... especially on dirt roads. Most impressive haulage I've seen was a large pressure vessel that needed six prime movers to get it mobile, and had a seventh prime mover following with a trailer just full of tires... moved slow and they needed to raise power lines to get it through as well.
Shifty |
Yay Tark, looks like a great movie.
Kangaroos are a pest, but geez they go well in a frypan. I really like em as animals, but I'm partial to snacking on them too. 97% fat free, packed with iron and protein. Om nom. Don't pick a fight with one though.
Road trains, yeah, kinda serious piece of hardware!
Twilightrose |
Twilightrose wrote:Ah, gotcha, thanks Mark. And yeah, I've heard kangaroos are pretty vicious critters. I've also heard that in general they're considered to be pests, as American's would see rabbits that got into their gardens or farms, or field mice eating their grain.Only if your mouse or rabbit was six feet tall and could jump 30'.
Obviously I was making a reference to the feelings that people have about them, not their actual size...
Mark Sweetman |
Most of the nice warm and happy feelings can be transferred onto Wallabies - which are Kangaroo's smaller and cuter cousins.
There's actually a growing Green movement to change Australia's cattle/sheep industry over to a kangaroo industry - as the bounders emit far far less methane and are thus more environmentally friendly as a farmed meat.
Twilightrose |
Depends on the fish. Fatty fish like Salmon and cat have few problems. Tilapia and crappy too are pretty easy. You just need to have a fishmonger who knows what he's doing.
I live in the midwest, any fish we get here isn't going to be the most awesome and it certainly isn't going to be fresh.
TarkXT |
TarkXT wrote:Depends on the fish. Fatty fish like Salmon and cat have few problems. Tilapia and crappy too are pretty easy. You just need to have a fishmonger who knows what he's doing.I live in the midwest, any fish we get here isn't going to be the most awesome and it certainly isn't going to be fresh.
Trout. And catfish.