[5e] Lost Tamoachan [Completed!] (Inactive)

Game Master mishima

For what its worth Katra, I found the butt-sliding hilarious. ;)

Thank you =)

I am posting this to all my games (apologies if you see this multiple times):

I am going to be out of town for an work conference that I was asked to go on last minute. I will be out of town through Friday (the 27th). There will be internet a the hotel, but the schedule will be really hectic and I won't have a lot of time to post.

Please bot me if I am in your game, and if you are in my game, please note that I will probably not be making an update until Saturday at the earliest.

Apologies and thank you for your patience.

Thanks for the heads up. We've uncannily avoided combats thus far, but will bot if it comes to that.

Been kind of a slow week, hope everyone is still here. It's honestly just by chance we have avoided combat thus far...there is more action to come, I promise. ;) Please post in if you can and help advance the scene.

I've been a bit slow this week, sorry. Back to work after a week off and apparently...they want me to...work? Ewwwww :)

Sorry, I got to discover a server hack at the day job, so I've been dealing with that. Thankfully it looks like it was just to set up a spambot and not get any data, but I've been going through things with a fine tooth comb looking for any other surprises.

I'll try to get caught back up today! Sorry again for not saying something.

Site was down almost all day for me, then didn't have enough time to redo map at school. So, sorry for the abnormally large delay.

I know some players get irritated when people don't post, but for me all that happens is I think I'm being boring.

When I don’t post it either means that I’m just really busy, or more likely my character has nothing he needs to say/do. For example, he doesn’t speak the language so he lets others handle it. Or if someone else is more suited to something I’ll give them a chance for the spotlight

For future reference, I have never and won’t have a lack of posting because it’s boring. If I don’t post, it’s 75% chance I’m busy and feeling guilty that I haven’t gotten to it, or 25% trying to figure out what my PC would do and feeling guilty that it might bog down because of my indecision.

Apparently add in 5-10% or so for “or the site is down again.”

If anything, I’m actually trying to pay attention to your DMing so I can learn how to do PbP DMing better. Since they do seem to run well and not fade out like most
PbPs I’ve been in. :) So definitely not boring from my perspective!

Thanks for the reassurance. :) I feel like I make a lot of mistakes but I guess that's just part of it. 5e has been a blast from the very beginning.

And yeah, site was pretty bad all day for me today again.

Lidras, I am kind of tiring of the language barrier for that reason. Don't get me wrong, I love the voice of Pisco, but more interaction is always a good thing.

I'd like to echo:

Low posting on my part is usually because of life situations and not lack of interest. This has been a lot of fun so far, and I am really interested in this character both mechanically to see what he can do, and find out who he is. A dragonborn who can really turn into anything? For Deep Space Nine fans, I think of him like a Jem'Hadar physically, who has been genespliced with a Founder. His personally roughly matches what you'd expect from that too.

The site issues are getting really bad (or continuing to be really bad I guess). As an IT professional I have second-hand embarrassment for the Paizo tech team.

For the language stuff, that is tricky. Lots of people have different opinions about when/if/how to use a language barrier. Personally, if it actually helps further the story is some interesting way I'm totally onboard. If it is just a lazy/sloppy design element, I'd hand wave it away somehow (just have it all be common, or everyone gets the language as a bonus language, etc).

I am going to be sparse Thursday, Friday and into mid-day Saturday. Please bot me as needed.

Keep up the great work GM Infinity!

I am fine with hand-waving the language. Pisco will, of course, translate everything to those who cannot speak the language. I try to post as much as seems reasonable...I always worry that I might be taking too much of the "spotlight" if I post too much, so I sometimes wait for others to post first...unless it is directed at me solely! Also stupid board seems buggy as heck lately!

An idea...everyone speaks broken payit. This gives a -2 Face Skill penalty for not having the language.

Now everyone can speak it, but actually having it is mechanically beneficial.

Katra is a Dwarf. The spotlight naturally gravitates to her.

Seriously though, I will do my best to post at least once a day, even if it's just a "I listen intently but let others do the talking" type of post, as a way of checking in and showing that I am still here, unless the last post in the game was me making such a post.

That sounds fine to me, Lidras. Lets go with that.

I should be back to normal now, reading and getting caught up.

Thanks guys!

Just a heads up I'll be away from technology for the first part of tomorrow, taking a little trip. I'll post in the evening at the usual time.

Some news. Wife is pregnant, and we are heading over to China to see the inlaws. I'll be out for 2 weeks. I'll of course try to post as much as possible, but please bot me as needed.

Lucky you! Well done. :)

Congrats!

Lidras, have you seen the Hexblade in Xanathar's Guide? I've got it in 5e Beyond (thanks to Cloud) if interested.

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

I am! Loving this Campaign.

Thinking of making a dwarf of some sort for this. Probably a mountain dwarf barbarian.

Also the hexblade rules you mention, are they different from what I’m using?

No, on closer inspection they are identical. ;) Only thing is some new spell selection options which I assume you omitted just because you didn't select them.

Btw...how can I identify the bracelet we just found?

You guys can ID stuff during a short rest (1 hour). The catch is that it will guarantee another 1d6 poison gas.

Along those lines, I've added the magic items you guys have collected thus far to the Booty slide (slide 5). There are 8 things.

Guys, sorry to announce Galtar is no longer with us due to RL work picking up.

I'm starting to realize the fun and creativity of this module is the traps, and that bypassing the traps you bypass a lot of the fun and creativity. Not saying trigger every trap, but yeah...

It’s certainly a different experience than pathfinder. Makes you think about everything you touch. And the acid mist means we can’t take forever in each room. This is an enjoyable module. :)

I believe it was originally some sort of game day competition (in 1979), and the mist was a way to accelerate things.

Glad you enjoy it. There is often rewards with the risks, like if you guys play pelota there is a cool reward...but then why in the world would any rational character choose to do that? Hehe.

Because flying is like cheating? And cheaters always win. :)

Exploration-mate just died from gas spore shrapnel, acidic mist slowly dissolving flesh...time for sports.

In Soviet Russia, Sports time you.

Pisco, Cloud, still around?

yup..sorry...work has me running lately from meeting to meeting!! Will try to get online more in the near future

Sorry, in retrospect the wall of fire was pretty unfair. I think the idea was that the fake PC would kill the real PC before the wall lowered.

Son's xmas concert is tonight, posting may be spotty

What we should probably do re: loot is have everyone list their first pick and then anyone who is tied for first pick be able to pick one of the other items.

I'll even start: Since the axe has CLAIMED MY SOUL! called to my Dwarven nature, I'd like it.

Just a little note, the dried up potions can be rehydrated with different liquids and may give different results depending on whats used.

+1 Macuahuitl (longsword)

Galtar/Party:
bracers of defense
ring of protection
ring of fire resistance
ring of animal influence
potion of invisibility (dried)
elixir of health (dried)
Circlet of Blasting

Lidras:
bracelet of rock magic (While you wear this gold bracelet, it grants you immunity to being petrified, and it allows you to cast flesh to stone (save DC 15) as an action. Once the spell has been cast three times, the bracelet can no longer cast it. Thereafter, you can cast stone shape as an action. After you have done this thirteen times, the bracelet loses its magic and turns from gold to lead.)

Katra:
+2 axe, 12 charges (passwall, burning hands, gust of wind) recharges 1d6+4 at dawn
+1 dagger

My suggestions...

Katra
* Axe of Awesomeness +2
* Ring of Fire Resistance
* Circlet of Blasting (a good ranged option)

Pisco
* Dagger +1
* Bracers of Defense
* Ring of Animal Influence
* Elixers (healing and Invisibility are good for you)

Lidras
* Ring of Protection
* Bracelet of Rock Magic

Someone else should get the ring. I will be resistant to fire damage next level.

Cloud maybe, would prevent the singeing of fur.

I'll work on getting Katra levelled this evening or tomorrow. On reflection, I'll just take the axe, as I have spells for ranged combat damage and there might be people who do not have ranged combat options.

Lidras, feel free to use Shadow Hound, but here is the version that made Xanathar's fyi:

Accursed Specter
Starting at 6th level, you can curse the soul of a person you slay, temporarily binding it to your service. When you slay a humanoid, you can cause its spirit to rise from its corpse as a specter, the statistics for which are in the Monster Manual. When the specter appears, it gains temporary hit points equal to half your warlock level. Roll initiative for the specter, which has its own turns. It obeys your verbal commands, and it gains a special bonus to its attack rolls equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of +0).

The specter remains in your service until the end of your next long rest, at which point it vanishes to the afterlife.

Once you bind a specter with this feature, you can’t use the feature again until you finish a long rest.

Huh. Interesting. But a bit too necromantic for my tastes. That and I’d prefer to have less numbers to keep track of. ;)

Thank you though!

Pisco does not really need the +1 Dagger if someone else wants it. The bracers are awesome, but he might want to trade for that ring of fire resistance...especially after his last run-in with the flames!!! lol

New level, new HP, and Cunning Action ability. Will update my character.

Pisco, sorry for that 8 hour delay there on word of the effect, gloss over stuff sometimes at work I guess. I only saw Lidras' response this morning.

The magic sword is ideal for Cloud. Other than that, he doesn't need anything. He's will hold onto an item from any that no one wants, just in case it comes in handy. But overall, he just likes his sword.