[5e] GM Infinity's SKT [Chapter 5 Completed!] (Inactive)

Game Master mishima

Yeah that is fine by me.

Roll anything for Urth to speed the game.

cheers

I am fine with it as well...

I just opened a recruitment for the first half of Out of the Abyss if any of you guys are interested.

Indeed.

Sorry I have been crazy busy at home the last few days. Life is busy!

I need to go and read the last 17 posts :)

No worries, glad you are still here

I know I have been a bit distant, but I just need to jump back in. Don't want to lose the flow...

I have noticed that PbP is pretty tricky for the things a Bard is good at. I want to be using reactions for things, but it feels tricky to do.

I am not useless, but there is a part of me who wishes I was playing another class that worked better in long form PbP type game.

Might be my ignorance as well. What sort of things would you like to use reactions for? I could work them into the narrative that you could later retcon or let stand.

Also, I was itching for a dungeon a few weeks ago, but whole adventure isn't like this. I mean there's 5 or 6 dungeons but lots of chances for a bard to shine. Somewhat depends on where you all decide to go.

Still, I don't think you are useless at all.

I can use my bardic inspiration to use cutting words. Which, as a reaction, can lower someone's Hit as they attack, Lowers the damage done after the strike is done. I also have counterspell to cancel out a spell as its cast, though that has not come into play yet.

Quite a few of the rules say I need to resolve it before I know the roll, which is impossible here on the forum.

I don't think I am useless, but some of my weird fun stuff just feels tricky to do here.

Don't worry, still having fun!

We could maybe automate it somewhat. How about I just start rolling it if a player getting attacked is low on hp? Like 25% max?

I will just try to read through previous attacks and we can just retcon if it hits. I only have so many to use.

I will figure it out :)

You need my games, I just let the bard make the decision even after they know the roll. It doesn't really hurt much, and only helps the party.

Meh, works for me. There's other abilities like that which just don't translate to pbp. Can't think of another good solution.

There's a similar ability that's fairly self serving (rather than team oriented) in Starfinder, and we made the decision that if the call is made after the roll is known, then the ability is at 50% effectiveness. If it's made prior, then it gets full power.

But SF is also a higher powered game. I don't think that solution would work well for 5e.

So, this base was meant to played with PCs at 8th level as written. You guys are still kicking its arse.

It helps to play smart. Also, aren't these Adventurers written for four PCs? We have 8, right? And everyone is going full Nova.

Imagine doing all this at the end of yesterday. I'd still have some Hunters Mark left, but all our casters were out of spells.

Dym, I meant to look this up the other day but forgot. Remind me how you have fireball on your spell list?

Lore Bards get Magical Secrets at level 6. Let's them pick two spells from any spell list.

Oh yeah, righteous.

yes! That. I took counterspell and Fireball.

I'm on my phone between flights. Won't be able to do a qualIt's post until late Friday. So please not me to keep momentum

Thanks

Alright, thanks Jubal

There was talk before the longhouse about going to Yartar then Everlund. Still the case?

Think that was my suggestion, by river.

Jax will just follow along with whatever the party decided, he joined late, so he will tag along.

Same here. Just up for adventure, right now.

Ahh, but can you not also make bridges out of stone?

GM, can you report the identified magic items in Discussion?

thanks

Sure, it was a ring of jumping and a javelin of lightning.

edit: Oh and the 6 vials were holy water.

A DUCK!!!

lol

And I hope he weighs more than a duck...but you can never be sure!!

GM, can you report the identified magic items in Discussion?

thanks

Sorry I was bad at reporting my findings.

Molok, depends on the crop ;)

I was hoping some of the other stuff was magic like the flute

Nope, you don't want to know what Guh used that for.(sorry)

I've got values for those items

wooden rocking horse with silver inlay and blue quartz eyes (worth 25 gp);
small wooden chest containing a disguise kit (worth 25 gp)
wooden coffer containing six vials of holy water (worth 25 gp each)
a life-size wooden statue of a grinning halfling smoking a golden pipe (worth 25 gp)
a battered hat with five carnelians sewn into it (worth 50 gp each)
a gold flute (worth 250 gp)
flowerpot carved from jade with images of green dragons (worth 750 gp)
wooden puppet theater with gold trim, along with gold-stringed puppets wearing bejeweled costumes (worth 2,500 gp)

No, that's not a typo. Its the most kickass puppet theater you have ever seen.

Most recently, the Lord's Alliance defeated Tiamat during the Dragon's Hoard/Rise of Tiamat 5e published adventures. Yartar is considered part of the Alliance. They are sort of like NATO of the Sword Coast. And last time the party met them, Jysson nearly knocked the s~@! out of them.

Umm..I believe that Molok is a member of the lord's alliance...lol

I am realizing more and more how little time I have. I am worried my lack of jumping on and responding is going to cause a drain on the game.

I think I am going to drop out. I know you got a few extra, so my loss wont be too bad on everyone.

I am DMing another Pathfinder game PbP, preparing to DM a Rise of the Runelords game in January, and have a 3 month old baby.. Plus I work full time. Having another system to play too is just mucking my brain a bit too much right now.

Good luck everyone. Thanks for the opportunity.

Thanks for being upfront and honest Neo, sorry to see you go but I understand.

Sad to see you go. It's been fun while it lasted.

Thanks for understanding. I just realized I was slacking more and more at checking this game. Things kept going higher in my priority, and that is not fair to you and the other players.

Maybe when things settle down I will catch some of you in another game.

Thanks again.

Take care Neo...we will miss Dymmathy!!

I believe that Molok is a member of the lord's alliance.

What do you mean, you played though hoard?

Part of it...we did not get too far, but Molok did join the Lord's Alliance. It was quite awhile ago...last year sometime.

Nope it was Princes of the Apocolypse that he ran in..

Ah nice, coincidentally there's a Yartar scene in that one as well.

Believe it or not, I did give Jax a faction, even though this isn't AL, and I just happened to pick Lords alliance upon character creation. Actually it's my favored faction and almost all my 5e characters have it. It was in his profile, but that is up to the DM whether he officially is or isn't a part of that alliance since this isn't AL where a faction is required. Not sure if this affects too much of the story.

Just wanted to jump in a sec.

@DM could you possibly mark me as not active in the campaign? That way it drops off the game from my list.

I appreciate it.

Take care, Dymm! We'll miss ya!

Take care, Dymm! We'll miss ya!

Thanks man. I feel really bad leaving. I never wanted to be that person. I just know I am not going to be as good at posting. I think one pbp game at a time might be my limit, at least for now.