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Ok, I made a new one. So I guess I have to put it as my -6 account, which is just Kara Battaglia. But I'm going to keep posting with this alias, because I don't want to transfer everything over.

I'll just make the 5 into a 6 on the chronicle sheet above (I already printed it).

Will get to updating my character soon. Have a massive deadline this week at work for Friday, but I don't mind starting even if I'm not done with it. I don't plan on buying much other than a Wand of Magic Missile for now.

Drat. Now I have him as -18 (and -7 is a waste). There should just be a button to click for instances such as these.

Also, since we're picking up a few Wands of CLW, I'm going to spend 2 prestige on a scroll with 5 castings of Lesser Restoration. Seems a good thing to have on-hand. Hopefully it'll carry us for a while.

EDIT: Klo is pretty much updated. Picked up some usable consumables, but will be saving up for now. :)

Hey guys! Kul-Amon is still alive, but his player is running ragged. I'm still very passionate about continuing on, but do not be alarmed if I'm posting slower. It should be temporary.

I would also like to purchase a wand of ClW for 2 PP.

Alright, I will start the next game tonight or tomorrow morning using the same thread. So, you are officially on the clock to make purchases and update profiles.

Changes:
Swapped out Knowledge Religion rank for spellcraft.

had 5 gp, Earned 505.
Sell scroll of CLW 25
Sell Studded Leather Armor 25

Buy Darkwood Heavy Shield, 257
Buy MW Chain Shirt, 250
Buy a smokestick, 20
Buy a scroll of Disguise Self, 25

Buy Wand of CLW, 2 PP

8 gp left

Just so it's out there. I'm always open to gear and spell suggestions for Klo. I'm just preparing to be bloodied up consistently until I can afford better armor (Dragonhide Breastplate around level 3), using shields when necessary.

I'm also on the fence about weapon choices. I like the favor of his "fish cutter", but once I hit level 2, I'm taking a level of Barbarian, so it would be easy enough to pick up something really big (great axe / great sword). I'm having a hard time passing that up.

It's always hard to pass the temptation of the 2H weapon, I hear ya. Maybe there'll be some fun story reason that Klo would decide to upgrade to a MASSIVE cleaver?

That said: I really enjoyed the little RP there at the end of the adventure (as well as TriShadow's amusing, clever segue to address Korum's absence). That sort of sense of continuity between adventures and the seeing your characters get to be part of the group, and getting a sense of what they're doing in between scenarios, is the exact sort of thing I hoped we'd be able to develop with this idea. :D Super excited, guys :D

Will catch up Sunday. Was at work until 11:30 last night and have All for Immortality parts 2 & 3 today.

Sorry, busy weekend so far. Will have a post up this afternoon.

Sorry about the delay. Should be all good on my profile momentarily. All he did was pick up a Wand of Magic Missile.

Chase Scene Basics:

For each square, it's a move action to move through the square and a standard to deal with the Obstacle (if there is one).

Alternatively, you can use your standard to cast a spell or perform an attack of some kind.

In order to do a melee attack, you must be in the same square as the opponent. (This includes grappling).

To capture the goblin you have a few options. 1 being getting into the same square as her and having a standard action available to grapple. 2 beating her to the finish line.

You can attempt to travel through three squares in one turn via doing a full-round action. To do this, you must complete both obstacles in your square. On a success, you move three squares ahead. If you fail either obstacles by 5 or less, you only move 1 square. If you fail by more than 5 you are unable to move.

If you fail any obstacle by more than 5, you become 'mired'. This means you somehow got stuck - aka foot caught in the window, fell from a ledge, etc - and you must spend a full-round action to remove yourself from the problem before attempting to continue.

For every 10 feet of base movement speed you have over 30, you gain a +2 bonus on each skill check. For every 10 feet of base movement under 30ft, you take a -2 to every skill check.

I admit: It sounds a lot more complicated than it is. So, I stole all this from a different Pbp that did a good job with it. One of you may have been on this very chase recently.

"Yes. Very big Klo the Fisherman. Kul-Amon would ask you: do you know if this place is Varisia or Magnimar? Kul-Amon doesn't know"

says the half-orc after his shopping venture in the city.

I didn't mean to ignore this Kul-Amon. I hate that I missed the chance at some fun RP; I've just been squeezed for pbp time this last week. Sorry about that. :/

I admit, this confuses me: "You can attempt to travel through three squares in one turn via doing a full-round action. To do this, you must complete both obstacles in your square. On a success, you move three squares ahead. If you fail either obstacles by 5 or less, you only move 1 square. If you fail by more than 5 you are unable to move."

So, when I started out in a square with no obstacle, could I have just done a full-round action and automatically move ahead 3 squares. That seems wrong.

And, aren't both of the obstacles in one square just 2 different ways to circumvent that square? How can you both squeeze through a breech in the wall AND climb it? It seems weird. It would make a lot more sense if I could move three squares by completing one obstacle in my current square and one obstacle in the next square, right?

Hey guys, I'm on a birthday trip this weekend. I'll have my netbook with me, so I might be able to post... but bot me if you need to progress.

@Kara I believe the logic of the chase is to provide a variety of skill options per so 'The Chase' is more frenetic and exciting. In the spirit of that, I'm okay with anyone attempting obstacles in two consecutive squares as a full round action to move three squares.

Jikan will never catch up to the same square unless she fails a check. Is there visibility between chase scenes in this one?

Sometimes they modify the chase rules in the scenario so I don't know if this is one of those or not.

A character can also choose to make a ranged attack or cast a spell during his turn in a chase. If the action is a full-round action, he can’t move at all. Use the number of cards and their established distances to determine ranges as necessary. The terrain where the chase takes place might provide the target partial or even full cover or concealment, as you wish. A character can only choose to make melee attacks against targets that are on the same card.

(Also, just got out of an 8 hour work meeting)

@ Jikan. You are the only one who has her beat on initiative, so it is possible that you succeed in overcoming an obstacle before for have an opportunity to leave her square.

And meetings suck, no matter the duration. Eight hours just sounds like a punishment.

Right, but what I'm saying is he can catch up but won't be able to do anything because it takes his whole turn to get there.

For those that don't know yet already, I recently received a promotion. I'm moving into a new work environment on Tuesday (The 1st is my start day!)

I don't see this effecting my (admittedly slow-ish) post ability, but Monday and Tuesday of next week may be super hectic as I finalize gathering my stuff and setting it up the day after.

I’ll be out of on vacation starting tomorrow morning through next Wednesday. Bot me as necessary. :)

Okay, so I am hearing Yargul and Klo up and front at all times. JK. No worries about the posting.

BTW, didn't mean to sound whiny before. I'm having a blast. :)

I'll be out in another state in the USA for July 31 (Monday) - August 6 (Sunday). Working in Oklahoma and then visiting my sister there on the weekend while I'm there. Monday and Sunday will be the travel days. My posting will slow but I will still be able to do it.

Since we're all doing these...

I just got a new car. I anticipate this will impact my posting.... actually not one jot at all, I just wanted to brag

*ducks*

Hey! Congrats! Gotta love a new set of wheels. :)

Sorry for my extended absence, everyone. Vacation tuned into a crap-storm at work ... I"m digging out from under it.

I'll do my best to catch up and post today.

Heads up that I'm going to gen con tomorrow. I'll be out of commission for awhile, but if I can post I will. If I'm slowing things down, please bot me.

I'm so jealous! Have fun!

Sorry I've been slow, guys. It's been a heck of a week. Aaand I'm about to vanish for the weekend, too. But I'm going to go get a tag now.

Back from Gen Con, I could have sworn I gave you guys a heads up but clearly I did not. Oh well.

So we're definitely learning we're kind of light on ranged focus in this group, haha.

Yeah, my bad tbh I know I was missing something. But I thought "Hand of the acolyte man, you've got this."

Yeah.

About that.

What are you talking about? I threw a spear!

Alright, confession time:

Work has seriously ramped up for me over the last month, and Ive taken on a project for my dad outside of work. Basically, i've had very little to no time to prep the next Scenario, and I'm fairly certain I'm not going to be able to commit the time you guys deserve. I'm barely able to keep up with my games right now as a player.

Is there someone (other than Dien) who can swap Scenarios with me and take on this next leg of our adventure?

Apologies everyone.

Well, I would rather run lower level games as the higher level mechanics still trip me up some. So, I would be happy to take it over for you. That said, mine has taken a while and people may be tired of me at the moment.

It would just mean more time away from my sister :(.

I've never played Delirium's Tangle before, so I would be hesitant to jump on that one buuuuuuut... I could be convinced.

As I have not played it in Core I would not want to jump in. Also, work is going to be absolute hell through November for me so I'd rather not take the GM reigns until after then.

We could also theoretically swap the order-- say, flipping Delirium's Tangle and one of the next three? So if Upaynao or Onelung is able/willing to GM next, they could still run the one they signed up for, just sooner, and give Klo more prep time.

Also, if it comes to it, I don't actually mind GMing Delirium's, even though I know you excused me, hehe.

My main thing is just that I have a big work deadline right now of October 4ish, but I think this scenario will finish around there or a little past it.

Also, Trishadow, you've been doing fine! We got bogged down in that one fight but that's not your fault. I'm so buying a bow after this.

I don't mind swapping. Infernal Vault isn't exactly easy at that tier but it's not the killer subtier. That would be subtier 6-7.

I could also grab Tide of Morning. That one is a pain to GM, but I have done it before. I woudn't need anyone to grab anything from me in return.

I'd offer to swap, but I too am focused on new job things.

I had an interview today for yet another job change... if that doesn't go through then I might be able to swap. I won't know for a few days though, I imagine.

Ok, to keep things simple, I'll swap Infernal Vault in for Delirium's Tangle. I'll run, probably slower than the others, but it should be fine.

Sorry for disappearing, folks. I got overwhelmed by some fast-turnaround projects at work. I'm catching up on all my games. And thanks for taking the next game, too, Upaynao. I really don't think im in a good position to run something right now for everyone. :/

I may not get a chance to post again until Monday, going on a short camping trip. I might be able to before then, but if you wind up waiting on me, feel free to bot.

I'm with Kara's player in another game, and they're dealing with stuff right now. I don't think Kara would mind being botted or delayed right now.

A few points:

1) I messaged Kara a few days back and haven't heard anything.

2) Yargul's player and I are at a convention for the weekend, I at least won't be able to post until Monday, probably the same applies for him.

3) Let's do some interest/commitment gauging. We may have lost Kara at the moment, and I know this one's gone a little long (not the fault of our excellent GM, it's just a scenario that had a lot to get bogged down in, and there was Gameday taking people's bandwith, and the site's intermittent downtime, etc etc). Are people still feeling this overall as a concept? Would a hiatus be useful after we finish this one? I'm good either way, and happy to keep going, but I want to make sure everyone else is too.

Again, my apologies for allowing the game to get bogged down. I am up for continuing.

I’m still here and interested in continuing. I’m having to remove myself from a number of games because of my limited bandwidth lately, but this is one game I’d like to continue (if everyone else is up for it).

I would love to continue on. I might go quiet at times, but I will not abandon people mid-game without at least a message explaining what the heck is going on.

Here's the question though: do we want to look for another? I relish the challenge of Season 4-ish, but I am also weary of going at it with less than a full table. I'll still do it: You Only Die Twice after all :D

I'm a culprit of being really slow to post... it's not from lack of interest though.

Game stuff: I know Yargul is still nauseated, but was he not a beneficiary from Kul-Amon's channel?