Awesome, thanks again for doing this mdt!
Just my two cents. Whoever decides to take over this game, feel free to drop in your favorite house-rules, etc. I'm open to whatever makes the DM comfortable.
ditto to what Mahb said there.
Only house rules I'll be adding in, I think for now, are that I do initiative every round in combat. If I have any others, I'll let you know.
Ok, I'm trying to get caught up on all the characters.
I need Maahb's background and story, it's just 4 X's in her profile.
I need Elijah's background an story also.
Also, reading through the backgrounds, there's talk about two boys having gone missing, but the thread shows one boy and one girl. I'm assuming the gameplay thread is correct (as it matches the one I was in).
It is one boy and one girl. I double checked mine, and I believe Eva's only references children going missing. I can change it to reflect the genders if you prefer.
And thanks so much for this mdt ^^
No problem, and no need to update backgrounds, I just wanted to double check.
I need Maahb's background and story, it's just 4 X's in her profile.
Oops. Must have left it in the Recruitment thread. It is now on her character sheet.
ok I will get it up soon I think I PM'ed it initially and then lost track of it. I have it saved at home.
Maahb and Lineera (and anyone else who hasn't that I missed), please put your base stats in your profiles?
In the Class/levels field. Below is an example of the one I use when playing, just replace the stats with yours, and replace the {'s with ['s and the }'s with ]'s.
HP (#/#) {Spoiler=Stats}AC/Touch/Flat #/#/# | Fort/Ref/Will +#/+#/+# | Init +#{/spoiler} {Spoiler=Skills}Skill +#, Skill+#, Etc{/spoiler} Class (#)
@mdt: Don't forget Pyewacket, Mahb's familiar! Shouldn't he get a perception check too?
Ah, yes, forgot him. One sec...
...and like Mistress like Familiar.
Will likely be slow the next few days, for obvious reasons. :) I'm off this week, so I'll keep monitoring and post as needed.
Happy Thanksgiving all.
You too Mr. GM sir! I'll probably not post tomorrow but once or twice (once in the morning, once late at night) but regardless, enjoy the holiday everyone and see you later. Good to have the crew mostly still together.
Wow you lot are totally oblivious to everything. EDIT: And the raven isn't much better.
We are simple town folks! We don't have them fancy schmancy high perception rolls ye city people do! xD
And happy Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! ^_^
MDT, let me know how many of your checks I passed. Mahb lives outside of town but has been around for 30+ years so I'm thinking she would count as a 'local', or were talking strictly about people living in town? Also, K:Local is an untrained skill for Mahb which would normally limit her to a max result of 10. Your OOC text seems to indicate you are waiving the 'trained' requirement but I want to be sure that was your intent. So would Mahb know the K:Local DC12 and DC:20 results?
Grrr,
The 'Anyone can attempt this one' should ahve been a DC10, not 20. That's a typo. So anyone who made DC 10 should know that one. Even for humans, it's more about making the connection, if you know what I mean.
The DC 25 one below is also a typo (copy paste error). It should be 15, but you can't make it untrained. Lineera get's a +5 bonus however, and can make it untrained.
Sorry, I put it down to being stuffed with Turkey when I posted. :)
Apologies, guys, if my idea ends up splitting the party. It isn't my intention to make more headaches for anyone. I haven't been reading the Eva/Elijah thread so I'm just going on what Mahb knows - Eva picked up on something wrong/creepy with Tommas, he is acting oddly, he is displaying vision he shouldn't have, and now he's suddenly vanished in the middle of town. Mahb's priority is finding the kids and uncovering the mystery. Discussing their findings with the locals isn't even a secondary priority since - given her paranoia - anyone could be in on the plot. Informing potential 'plotters' of their progress isn't in her gameplan.
Obviously, if she is missing some major info from Eva/Elijah that would change her opinion of the situation/priorities, she'll change direction. But as it is, it seems reasonable to go after Tommas who may be heading for where-ever the kids are stashed or could be up to other mischief.
just getting my email fixed atm (posting from phone)
I was wondering why it took the lordly knowledge of 25 to know that humans don't see well in the dark. :P But no worries Mahb, I'm splitting it just as much, so I should also join in the apologies. Before this setting, I'd already wrote in that Lineera's afraid of thunder and lightning thanks to a life far removed from it underground for most of her life, so all her actions right now are just focused on getting out of the weather.
And sorry for the delay getting my stats into the profile mdt, been a busy week for me, will try to get that updated sooner rather than later.
Eva more just wishes to share things with the group, not necessarily with others outside of their group just yet. Hence her concern of listening ears.
I was wondering why it took the lordly knowledge of 25 to know that humans don't see well in the dark. :P
And sorry for the delay getting my stats into the profile mdt, been a busy week for me, will try to get that updated sooner rather than later.
Yeah, it was 10 for you to put together the idea that you were at your limit and he seemed to respond before you could. For everyone else, it was 15, not to twig to humans not having darkvision, but to twig that Drow's have really good darkvision. They don't deal with drow very often, and elves have lowlight.
And no worries, holiday week, everyone's busy.
When I proposed the party could regroup at Elena's house, it was indeed 'cause that was what she would have done, but at the same time I thought it could have been a nice way to finally reunite the party, both in terms of characters and findings, and then proceed with the adventure.
But it wouldn't be quite the same if only half the party chooses to go... At this point, I'd very much prefer if we could stick together, and since Mahb and Eva want to go track down the peeping-tom, Elena will tag along.
Eva just saw the reasoning for going after Tommas.
I don't really care. :) Ya'll can split up or go together. Either way, I get to do nast... er, I get to make up plots.
Naaa, it's ok!
We can all get together later, but we may have only this chance to follow up Tommas while the trail is still hot! ;)
And besides, if only Elena and Lineera were to go to mayor's house, Lineera may end up involuntary seducing the poor man again like the last time, and we don't want anything like that to happen again... Or do we? xD
LOL
I'm just holding off on the next post until you all figure out as a group what you're doing, following Tommas, Going to the Mayors, or splitting up.
I'm ok with going after Tommas if everyone else is raring to go. Not sure if I want to end up alone with the mayor after all. :P
Lineera, you took over the kobold using Command Undead feat yes? Not Control Undead spell?
Just note that Command Undead allows you to command them, but they are still under the control of the creator. If you conflict an order, you have to make an opposed Charisma check. Without you around to exert command, you're likely going to have lost control of your pet, and he's probably trotted on back.
Honestly, you shouldn't have been able to command him anyway, they had more than one hit die, and as a 1st level cleric, you can only command up to one hit die anyway.
Please correct me if I'm wrong on any of these.
Well first of all, LM adjusted the kobolds so they're 1 HD less than normal because of only half the party (all of which), so within my range. He sent me a message basically saying they're stock zombie kobolds but with 1 HD.
Beyond that, I don't think there's a specified range on spell with the exception that I have to be within the original 30 feet of Channel Energy to cast it.
Otherwise, the remaining bits comes down to interpretation, so it's more how you rule on it. The way I've been reading the "conflicting order" clause, is not so much a matter of who created it having control, so much as if the two necromancers are currently both giving conflicting orders.
I.E. if Lineera and the big bad necromancer who made the Kobold face off and both begin shouting for the Kobold to attack the other, then opposing Charisma checks are rolled.
The only other thing I was reading into it was that orders had to be issued via vocal commands like Control Undead, regardless of who the issuer is.
I've been reading it like that just because it didn't make sense to me for the clause to be written like it was an exception to the rule of your control, rather than the standard. Which, since almost every undead is created by a necromancer (excepting the odd Liche or two who created him/herself) it seems like the writing would suggest that not rolling opposed CHA would be the abnormal bit.
Beyond that rambling explanation, it's really your call as to what to do, if you want me to roll some CHA checks, have the Kobold run off into the night, whatever, just let me know. :)
Ok, we'll go with that for now.
I did not know he reduced the HD of the zombies. Ours were 2-3 HD. :)
On the other hand, I will warn you ahead of time, anyone who it has been ordered to obey by it's creator can order it and you'll need to make CHA checks.
Works for me, Lineera is supposed to be a necromancer, but obviously not quite the best at it just yet. Constant turmoil over lil' Munchkin is somewhat expected. :)
LOL, well, look at the bright side Lineera, at some point, you'll be in a dark environment, no light, and feeling right at home...
And then all your new friends will insist on lighting torches and lanterns and making you a giant target in the darkness.
Glad you're all having fun.
Maybe I'll tell you about the minotaur in one of my games who kept rolling ones every time alcohol came up in a bar. Con of 22, and rolled a 1 every single time he went drinking, either 1st or 2nd or 3rd roll (never made it past the third one). He kept waking up in weird places, like hanging by one hoof naked over the town fountain, or waking up with tattoo's he couldn't see and didn't remember getting, or with weird pelt cuts. :)
One more thing!
Still need Elijah's background.
Alrighty then, looks like I'm officially GM here now, and Kana (Eva) is GM over in the other one.
Congratulations on your promotion sir! ;)
How bad was that burn mdt?
Yes, can you picture it? The Small Gnome in a Human sized shirt. Likely an adult male's shirt, since the mayor pulled it out of the pile. XD
Oh boy, that'd be positively swimming levels of clothing. Don't drown! :P
I'll try not too ;)
On the plus side, since the clothes are engulfing you completely, you'll probably get a bonus on hiding checks!
"Someone's coming, quickly guys, hide!"
"No problem!" *Gets inside her clothes, like a turtle.*
^_^
Just a warning, I tend to play NPCs as smart as their stats indicate.
And, I've finished making up a combat map, in case another combat occurs.
You may begin making fright checks now. :)
Just a note to everyone. I'll be traveling for work Thursday and Friday.
So, I may be slow to post those two days, especially Friday Night.
Hopefully someone has a decent perception, or took Kn (Dungeoneering). :)
Just a reminder to Elijah and Mahb, if you aren't doing anything, drop me a note in the discussions so I don't hold the game on you.
Hopefully someone has a decent perception, or took Kn (Dungeoneering). :)
About that, would it be possible for Elena to retry the roll and take 20, since there is no immediate danger (at least that I know of!) and we have the time?
Guess Eva should have taken 20 or something, but at the same time its kinda funny the timing of her low rolls.
Yes, but you need to wait for Mahb and Elijah, if neither of them posts in 24 hours, then I'll let Elena take 20.
I prefer to give all the PCs a chance to shine first, then let people do the whole take 20 thing.
Absolutely! I have no intention of hogging the spotlight, I'm just eager to fight some more undead kobolds. ;p