Beacons of Hope: Wrath of the Righteous!

Game Master GM the Fifth

That's good. The last switch took some ridiculous amount of time.

Yes It was going on a year I believe

So... do you charge into the room? Try a "silence" spell so the enemies present on the other rooms don't get notice of your attack? Investigate some more? Try the "Johnny, you have a call" trick?

lol

What ever happened with the other group? We ended up meshing didn't we?

That's right.

That is what I thought.

Owlcat Games' Wrath of the Righteous Kickstarter is online. This is the same people that made the Kingmaker game

AND IT'S AWESOME! :D

Looks very nice. Is it single player?

I'll have to take a look.

its a single player RPG in the style of the old Baldur's Gate

They hit it out of the park when they did Kingmaker, though I would be lying if I say Kingmaker is a REALLY complex game to get into. Even as someone who has experience playing Pathfinder there's a host of other features to keep track of. Quests are on timers, some quests have better options if you're of a correct alignment (one lets you ally with some monsters if you're CN, while another keeps an ally alive if you're LN), and then of course there's the Kingdom Management and City Building features.

I STILL have to actually play beyond the intro because I'm still trying to plan out how to juggle all this stuff, and I imagine WotR is only going to be MORE complex, given the stuff they've already included in the Kickstarter!

Ok, I've had kind of a busy day. I meant to address this earlier. I need to retcon my action. Uriel would have taken out the last cultist before worrying about a new threat on the way. Can I fix that?

You can

Can I handle animal on it? :) Make it a pet?

Depending on the quality and freshness of still-beating hearts you feed it, it can be doable :P

That would give you a good chance :P

It upsets the balance of nature! Why?!

What upsets the balance of nature?

The peryton! It's an evil creature that hunts and murders anything it can find, for sport as much as for the hearts it eats!

I like their picture in the original Monster Manual.

Should I reroll my crit or just double the 6 I got?

Reroll.
By the way, the Perydon shadow shrink, not the Perydon itself.

Aloric should still have a move action if he wants to step back to give Uriel a path of attack. If not we'll figure something out next round. I have other ways I can contribute to the fight.

She is not a very good shot, lol. Let me double check that I am using my numbers to attack correctly.

I'd happily use my bow, but I don't have Precise Shot, so I doubt that'd be much use.

Nope, only a +4 to RTA, LOL.

Uriel, you're up!

I will continue to stay out of the way of our front-line fighters. :)

And Uriel doesn't react to Arloric's opening him a path!

Just waiting on the GM now.

Zzzz... Zzzz... Hum... Wait.. What!?!
Yes, sorry, posting tonight!
;)

Also, the Kickstarter for the PC game finally beat its last social goal! Queen Galfrey will be romanceable! <3

That's cool!

I have eye surgery schedule on April 1

Good luck!

I hope everything goes ok.

Thank you.

I had surgery on my right eye about 2 years ago. This time it will be on my left. There is a pocket of fluid that is pulling on the retina and has to be removed.

Will we have time to craft items after this module?

Good question. Remind me when we reach that point.

ok

To clear the air...
What is the problem with what Alexa Dorne saw?
How did I "roleplay" her?

Well, when I peeked around that corner and saw what I saw, I felt like I wasn't being given much choice in how I'm going to react to that. If it was the result of some sort of magical effect, such as a compulsion or other mind-affecting effect, then it would be more understandable that Alexa would react that way.

That's why I asked if I would be allowed to roll a saving throw. Otherwise, I feel like if Alexa is going to faint from seeing something shocking, then I would like to be the one who decides that.

Sorry if I give you that impression.
- No, Alexa is not going to faint. That is the impression the others had. Not the feelings of Alexa.
- I am very much interested in how Alexa is going to react. Will she panic? Will she tell what she saw to the others? Will she keep them in the dark? Will she try to understand what is happening? How?
- Do you think I am out to get Alexa Dorne? To take it off the game, or hinder her somehow? To tell you the truth, I would have expected you to be "happy" that she is getting so much "screen time".
- Yes, I am very "lax" with the rules. I try to be very "cinematic", putting emotions in the game, even at the expense of being "right" rules-wise.
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My point is...
For the game to be fun you need to trust your DM. And I need to trust the players. If you don't trust that I am trying to make this fun for everybody (me included) then the game is not going to be as good as it can be.

Alexa blinks. The corridor is empty. There isn't any sound, except for her breathing.

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The rest of your characters, except Telerin Quenya and Darya Flamekissed, see Alexa Dorne peek around the corner and gasp. Her knees bend slightly.

This part seems like you're taking agency away from the player, a bit, by giving us her reaction and not giving her a chance to write it herself. What if she had wanted to attack, or yell out a warning, or try to parlay with...whatever she saw? It might be a better idea to post what she saw, spoilered for her if necessary, and then let her react.

So "you hear her gasp and her knees bent slightly" was "taking agency away from the player"?
Sorry, I guess I am out of bounds for your play style, as so far three players think I am overstepping.
I just wanted to help you keep you game up, but I understand my way of DMing is not for everyone. Please feel free to look for another DM. If you are ok with it I will continue mastering while you find it.

Wow. That's a bit of an overreaction to what wasn't even a harsh criticism.

That escalated quickly.