Aardvark's "Bring Out Your Dead's Valuables" MM Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master Troy Malovich

My computer took a dump this week, been working on getting it back.

Sorry to hear that. It sucks when computers really go down.

out til the 12th or 13th

John, that last post was gold. The tone was perfect.

Thanks! =)

I will be traveling form Aug 1-14, and my posting will be spotty. I'll post when I can, but if you need to DMPC me to keep the flow going, please don't hesitate.

TBh I don't think we can do this with just 3 of us. This AP is hard on PCs, and without a full group, we are just going to get attritioned to death.

Yeah, this is a rough spot, both narratively and mechanically, to pull a pc replacement out of the ether =P

Not sure how best to handle it, but having to bot her I'm sure isn't a prospect that delights aard.

How about we run her in turns? That should make her behavior pretty random and foreshadow her upcoming mental breakdown. And it would take a load off our gracious DM.

Ciyradyl has 3 wands. Mage Armor, Shield, and Lesser Rejuvenate Eidolon. With Mage Armor and Shield on, she has a 24 AC and can heal herself with the wand, or her spell during the fight. She just has to keep its attention.

Brennan has the most damage potential with two weapons and d8 sneak attacks, so she will need to keep the focus off him somehow and provide flank.

Sadly, most of Yodi and Omen's spells are mental or small chunks that will have a hard time getting past its defenses. Maybe, if you want to open the doors, you can see if Omen's Mage Hand or Unseen Servant can do so. Maybe Yodi just focus on keeping Brennan or Ciy healed during the exchange.

That's just combat suggestions. Unless you guys can think of a way to get past it without fighting.

EDIT: I will run her through the last half of this (as it is the last part of the book, then look at recruiting 3 more for the next book. I like to have 5-6 players for just such occasions as the dropping of players allowing the party to keep going.

FYI - Brennan will be retiring after this book. I don't want to drop in mid-adventure, but I have a lot of things going on, and this game (and a couple of others) are going to be casualties of the war.

Happy to keep playing for now, though, if everyone else is.

Understood Brennan.

So, what are you guys doing right now?

Brennan will pop himself with a charge from my wand of shield with his +5 UMD modifier, and then we wade in. Form up around the statue, trigger it, then fall on it like a pack of hungry jackals and hope we get it down before the haste effect kicks in.

Additions to the plan:

1. Heal up Ciy. How far down is she?

When we get downstairs:

(Brennan and Ciy buff themselves -- Omen's shield for Brennan. CIy's shield and mage armor for her.)

2. Cast protection from evil on Brennan, Ciy, Yodi, and Omen if he wants it. In reverse order.

3. Get inside statue room. Establish flanking for Ciy and Brennan, and cast bless while waiting for the statue to activate.

Anything else?

Ideally, with the outage ended, posting can return to normal.

Sorry, Yodi, I didn't answer your question. She is down 8 HP.

Also, I tried to push the thought when she asked about all the gear/loot, but with the site having been down I'm just going to point out that you guys have an Adamantine Heavy Flail just sitting in your inventory. Might help against a statue.

She's not proficient, but in her hands it's a +2 to hit (including penalties) and 1d10+3 Adamantine damage. Brennan could manage a +3 to hit and 1d10+6 damage (with 2d4 sneak attack if he flanks), but doesn't have the AC she does to soak hits if he gets its attention.

Okay, this has sadly become an inevitability that I tried to fight. I know I post slowly and keep a very relaxed pace, but I no longer have the time I used to have when I started all my games. I had been at 16 at one point, cut it down to 6 or 7, and now find I just can't maintain the games I run. I apologize for being just another campaign that dies here, and I thank all of you that have put up with me as a GM for so long.

Troy, I've been exactly where you are, and it sucks. DMing eats up a lot of time, maybe moreso in PbP because you constantly need to refresh your menory about what's going on. Don't beat yourself up about it.

Thanks for running the game. It was fun while it lasted.

I hope you still have time to run Mulluq in Aubreys game.

Bigrin and John, it's been great playing with you. Sorry I never quite got Yodi's vibe right.

I hope to see you all around the boards.

Tom

Without my campaigns, I will be down to only playing in 3 games. Hopefully I can keep up with that.