All's Well that Ends in a Well

Game Master Choon

hi guys, worked a 16 hour shift yesterday. and back to work this morning. will post later tonight.

@Zatinya: I think we could need haste here. I doubt that it would be wasted against a full-fledged demon (if we have any chance whatsoever and this isn't a fraud-fight we are destined to loose for a break-out scene or something).

@Grelthe: Don't you dare to die just there, you hear me?
You still have a lot of cuddling training to with Emily, alright? ;-)

This is very much not a fight you're destined to lose, but I'm not going to lie to you and say it's easy.

Hmmmm, I still smell fish* from Grelthes body though ...
... but I'm a Catfolk who may or may not have been too long in a dungeon occupied by a dung-ooze, rats and too many undead, so who am I to trust my nose anymore *lol*

*note: in german, something smells fishy is a saying that means, something is off, a fraud, an illusion, some trickery (...).
No idea if it translates to english the same way.

We usually just say it "seems fishy" rather than "I smell fish," but same idea.

... I can cast Haste next round if you like, but I just attacked, so not this round.

Next round is fine.
This demon so gets his share of a hasted Emily pounce full attack next round after we blasted through his minions and I think the same goes for Marco (although he can probably can not full attack but the movement bonus should be nice).

@Choon: Any idea whether Grelthe's shared teamwork feat will continue to work after she is 'slain'?

Sorry. Crazy weekend. I'll update today.

No prob, I'm not the most responsive one either during weekends.
Just thought I'd point out that group is done.
Its too easy to miss that everyone had their round sometimes.
Sometimes I wish for a ready-button per player, so when they have posted and are done with their round, they just click ready to signal that they are done and once everyone has checked in, it is easy to see.
Especially if there is another site-break within one round...

That sounds. Amazing.

Sorry about this, but life...

I am moving to Texas next week, and won't be able to post for sure Monday-Thursday, and it just depends on what is going on whether I will be able to post the rest of the week. Hopefully will be back up and normal on Monday the 29th latest, since I start my new job that day, so things have to be resolved at least that much.

Please bot me as needed.

Should my backup character start at level 4?

That's an interesting question. Normally they start at the same level as the rest of the party because of the steady progression of challenge in an AP. There is no such thing here. So I think it might be interesting for more mature characters to lead the newbies in. What do you all think?

I have usually done average party level -1 or -2 depending on the needs of the game
But it is a shame that we’ll be loosing such a great support/tank

Dropping my Penny:
I usually go with same lvl.
I like my players to be on the same level.

@Cain: Yes we're up atm. But confused, so roll a d100 to see if you do anything beside bubbling nonsense or hitting yourself...
Hope you're doing better.

EDIT: I think the GM-PC for Cain was from last round, wasn't it?

I have never seen a confusion effect this effective. Your dice really hate you guys.

Kayla: Your invis is fine.

confusion is a sucker.
You have a 75% chance to suck - to a varying degree ranging from does_nothing to goes_berserk.
AOE confusion with heavy DC is terrible.

From a GM perspective: it sure would be easier to track XP if all your players were the same level. ;)

But I have also played where new characters start a little lower, and I'm fine with that if that's what we want to do, just need to know what level to make my character. I'm thinking maybe Cleric since if I'm dead we are down all our divine magic users?

Yeah the confusion is harsh to deal with. :/

Let's start at 4/2. I'll think about xp tracking.

Are there any opponents other than “the demon” left?

None that you are aware of. ;)

You have all just been used as weapons against your own party by a power you have yet to see. How do you feel? ;)

Bad.
But better than if we had really lost someone.
As ugly as that confusion was, it very likely saved her life...

It did, actually. More than once.

That one turn where Cain would have hit me twice (because of the AoO from passing the note) would have outright killed me, past my negative CON score. Cain hits HARD. But I reminded Choon about the confusion roll so it didn't happen... I told you I wasn't trying to kill you all! lol

Ha! True

Ha! True. sorry for hitting so hard.

That was actually pretty awesome.

wait, I'm confused?!?!?

just kidding. got real busy and missed a couple of days

Also: dips on that belt.
Will make Emily-mounted-Simon easy - even more so because I do not depend overly on the belt socket due to animal focus.

@Choon: Can't we even discern what school is used with the magic? I think the DC for that is lower? Also, how strong is its aura?

It's a strong evocation aura.

I will be away from Nov 10-14. I won’t have access to the boards. Please bot me as necessary.

Cold damage....
I mean ... What the hell Choon *head-on-desk-repeadetly*
Near-Immunity to fire and acid, air bubble against poison gas, high ac, ...
And what are you pulling ...
A snowstorm ... Wow :-( ^^

@Kayla: I didn't remember that you got hit during the fight or I would have offered healing as well. Out of principle, really.

I can screen cap the trap description from the book if you want. ;)

Just so you know Zadira, you are my first in game PC death.
Congratulations. :)

@Zadira: yes, resistance works that way!
@Choon: There is still hope for your white shirt!

Happy Thanksgiving all!

... Still in the process of moving. Might not be able to post again till Thursday. Sorry. Please bot me as needed.

Map updated

Your marks have been tallied. Those traps were worth quite a bit! The cold trap was CR12.
You'll also be happy to know that I gave you some bonus XP for that encounter with Mr. Meanieface even though you didn't really defeat him.

I like his name. :)

I am next to useless in a slime-fight.
I probably could let Emily Acid-Maw attack for 1d4 ongoing acid dmg but that is really ... mediocre.

That sucks man. No alchemical items to throw?

I mean you can always take total defense or aid another someone else's ac

So.. just trying to verify how acid damage affects weapons. It's the first time I've had this happen.

"Energy Attacks: Energy attacks deal half damage to most objects. Divide the damage by 2 before applying the object's hardness. Some energy types might be particularly effective against certain objects, subject to GM discretion. For example, fire might do full damage against parchment, cloth, and other objects that burn easily. Sonic might do full damage against glass and crystal objects."

According to a table on that same link, my +1 Morningstar (which is a one-handed metal hafted weapon) has a hardness of 12 and hp of 30.

So... half of 10, minus 12 for hardness would leave me with no damage to my weapon? Is that right, or am I missing something?

Normally, yes, that's the rule. However, this creature is specifically designed to dissolve anything that isn't stone, so it will do full damage before hardness. Just thank your lucky stars I'm allowing you to keep your hardness. ;)

Ok, cool. Thanks for clarifying.

Alkali flask does 1d6 damage, doubled against oozes.

Who would have thought simple alchemical items would have come in so handy!

here is what Kayla would like:

three tanglefoot bags
ceramic pot full of antitoxin (six doses)
silver and sapphire ring worth 30 gp
earring made of gold worth 10 gp
efficient quiver
magical boots of the frog (adds +6 to all Acrobatics checks to jump and +4 to all Swim checks; the wearer also develops a taste for insects)

Cool with me.