I'm here but I need some time to plan out how to do this battle scene. The AP switched into some mass combat rules but I think I'm going to have that going on in the background, focusing more on the small group that gets narrowed down to individual battles.
If Gerard is "flying" @60... Maybe he should carry the Morrowfall. He can respond fastest and take the fight to them (shadow dudes). Also it blinds... which makes foes eligible for sneak attack without a flank.
Also, Andrea has other ways to affect them?
This skirmish before or after buff prep?
You can carry it if you want. Just don't fire off that Sunburst unless we have major undead problems because it has a 80 burst!
Regarding buffs, we have now hit the camp proper, correct? If not, ignore the buffing
It is close to the camp, Andrea could have already buffed, it's basically a prelude to the main event which will follow quickly thereafter.
Yeah, they are checking IDs at the door. The party's inside.
Gerard - Fly, Feather Step, Morrowfall...
If you gots Message, use it!
I'll be off to work soon, my attention will be spotty for a while
I'm heading to the movie soon with my daughter - Despicable Me 2.
That fumble seals the deal...
Your butt is too distracting!
Remember everyone has +1 to hit from Bless. If Orsin starts singing, you will get +2 hit/damage
Euphemia. Something fun you and I can do is summon a herd of celestial Aurochs/Bison and have them stampede all over the place.
MOOOOOOOOO!!!
I'm heading to the movie soon with my daughter - Despicable Me 2.
By the way, this movie was funny. If you have kids they will like it and as an adult there were some really funny scenes that will go over the kids head.
I love this giant! Maybe I should take Leadership or something.
Anyone have Ant Haul?
Nope
Hmm..I think the bug is going to need help here. Perhaps Orsin and Andrea move to help the giant while Gerard and Euphemia help Daniel?
Bug's fine... It can chomp and spit. Daniel is there to kill the others. He can heal it, too. They got lucky.
Please conserve resources, these are flunkies. No panicking in Round 1!
The little attacks can add up quick, I just want us to be undamaged as much as possible.
I don't think the bug considers me an ally.
DM given it's standing size can I just stay within it's squares (full defense) and use it for cover?
I figure the dudes will attack the bug, I can touch attack it to LOH.
Reason says the bug will go after who is hurting it....
if you can keep up that looks like it could work...and no your not an ally. Your food.
I need to call it an evening. Chat tomorrow.
Night all.
Bug's fine... It can chomp and spit. Daniel is there to kill the others. He can heal it, too. They got lucky.
Please conserve resources, these are flunkies. No panicking in Round 1!
In regards to conserving resources, while not 'novaing' is good, we shouldn't 'packrat' either. I am most certainly a packrat(just look at my sheet) but holding things back because We might need it later is bad tactics.
The guards here seem to be level 6 since they get 2 attacks, we can certainly beat them but just how long will it take to cut through them? Perhaps an area control spell can take out the bunch surrounding the bug(since they are the big concern) The bug is a great asset but also pretty much uncontrolable unless something whacks it or we dangle meat in front. So if it flees due to damage we are out of luck there. IMO best to keep it healthy so we can keep it along with us to the tree.(Lay on hands helps of course)
So would a haunting mist. Both Daniel and the bug would be immune to the wisdom damage/fear effect.
Doesn't that effect everybody, enemy and ally?
Yes, but it's small and what I just said. :) The displacement is smallish. It's dispellable.
And if I'd known you guys hated Obscuring mist and its ilk so much, I would not have prepared them.
/grumble
Haunting mists has a range of 20 with a 20 radius. So you don't need to be in it. Can be cast to block folks from something. To make folks abandon an area... Or blanket them with area of effect.
This fight should last 4-5 rounds. Healing if fine and understood. Just saying sometimes you just have to skirmish. And if we focus/concentrate attacks there are fewer of them, every round.
If Daniel would EVER use his bow... :)
I'm all for ganging up on individual enemies, but unless one of us took a dip in the 3.5 Mindbender PrC and didn't tell me, someone's gonna have to say so out loud and in character to initiate such tactics.
Use Message spell...
If Daniel would EVER use his bow... :)
WHAT'S a bow?
....
Oh, you mean this here 1 string lyre?
I am learning to play one string at a time.
SERIOUSLY though. I figure keeping our bug pal at full hp (considering his damage potential) is Waaaaay better than my 1d8+3 with an arrow.
Two attacks (with decent To Hit)... They can be from cover, and from distance. Andrea just said it, those attacks add up.
They have 10x2 for 20 attacks. It's a numbers game. Attrition. Eliminating attacks is better than healing them later.
And I'm not speaking to any one specific skirmish. I'm speaking of a method, a systemic way to eliminate the enemy as a group.
Buffs are cool, as is healing. Just asking you to keep it in mind.
I'm up and will post the bug's action in a few minutes. I need coffee.
I just made coffee... you're welcome to... never mind.
Folgers Black Silk.
Dunkin donuts made here. My daughter bought me a Keurig with a reusable filter for father's day.
Game night tonight so I won't be on this evening.
I am up. I just realized that we don't have our message spell right now since Lucrezia usually casts it, so Orsin will now be our switchboard. :)
I will keep in mind about saying things in character about team ups.
Dang. Forgot to ask how banged up the bug was. We shoulda healed it before we started. Thankfully it has good AC.
1/3 has me worried. If we lose the bug, it's gone. It's damage potential is WAAAY higher than mine. I'm gonna keep it up.
If it was full hp I'd fight.
The humongous bug is gonna draw the most aggro. Keeping the most enemies occupied.
So Gerard and Euphemia should start focusing on the soldiers around the bug IMO, along with Orsin.
I misjudged the damage to the bug as well, so after this we should give it plenty of taps with both healing wands and another channel.
Since when is 1/3 damage excitable?
28hp damage in 2 rounds, some previous damage... Say 10, 15, 20? If that's 1/3, then this thing has 120-150hp.
It'll survive the battle... And we have wands of CXW. Eliminate what's causing the damage or you're in a hurt/heal tug of war. Against giants/ogres, I'm with you. Heal it up the biz-bang.
Consider, Daniel does as much damage in 1 swing as Gerard would if all 3 shots hit.
Consider, Daniel does as much damage in 1 swing as Gerard would if all 3 shots hit.
BOOM!
;)
(BTW, If I were to move adjacent to an enemy the bug would get an AOO. But the point is taken. I'll try and kill something next round if the guards are alive when my turn comes up.)
Unless Gerard sneaks of course, so getting those flanks going is imperative.
@Daniel - DM said your considered adjacent to those guys. You don't have to move.
@Andrea - I'm not going anywhere within 10-15ft of that thing. That's why they're taking 5ft steps. If the giant or eagle were on the other side (with respect to Gerard), BAM!
So I decided to take out the archers with higher ground. Flat-footed gives me sneak first round only.
@Daniel - DM said your considered adjacent to those guys. You don't have to move.
There is a 5 foot space between the two guards on the side of the bug and Daniel. For daniel to attack the guards he either needs to step to attack, use a range or reach weapon.
He is basically walking between two sets of legs that extend outward which occupy the entire area.
Daniel, I think you really need to stop messing around under the bug and start hacking. The guards to the south can pretty much negate your healing and win via attrition.
Plus we are doing bad tactics again. I ignored my own advice about trying to fight better, we need the archers up north neutralized via spell.
Gerard, If you don't want to go south and help the bug you should head north, imo.
Gonna be offline all day today. I'll take my Round 3 action now, but as for the rest of the day, I'll need to be DMPC'd to keep things running.
Never saw 1, but Dispicable Me 2 was pretty cool.
I rarely go to the movies these days *shrug* Did see Irson Man3 but that was it.