14 damage is just about half (it has a total of 22) - that's a normal shark, don't ask about the higher CR ones. But now its exactly on 0/22 and trying to limp away.
Take it we update the party loot here?
Sigh. I copy/pasted the wrong character's initiative, AC etc. into my last post. At least we're out of the fight now.
Channel Positive Energy 1d6 ⇒ 6
In one shot Caulder produces tripple the channel output of Douena!
Channel Positive Energy 1d6 ⇒ 6In one shot Caulder produces tripple the channel output of Douena!
Yeah, well, the rest of Caulder's party didn't just kill his flying mount. ;P
Ten is likely to be able to post only by tonight, he (Jerall) and Cassey are off to visit friends on the coast and play Deathwatch.
Bah humbug. Tis no excuse. I went too and I have posted. :p
Bah humbug. Tis no excuse. I went too and I have posted. :p
I saw we throw Ten to the crocodile to distract him! That'll learn him! You know, if we weren't probably going to need more than three PCs for the rest of this AP.... ;)
GM temptation: 3 PCs = more XP from encounters ;)
Bah humbug. Tis no excuse. I went too and I have posted. :pI saw we throw Ten to the crocodile to distract him! That'll learn him! You know, if we weren't probably going to need more than three PCs for the rest of this AP.... ;)
Ten is both nutritious and delicious, the perfect crocodile snack. Also, Ten has less hair than the average dwarf, resulting in less crocodile hairballs.
Next time we play Deathwatch, I'll be sure to kill off Avianfoo's marine.
Next time we play Deathwatch, I'll be sure to kill off Avianfoo's marine.
*sniff* It's good to feel so wanted.
Esmerelda exclaims at Tens'..er's..Transformation.
LOL - didn't see that one coming.
I totally blame you. I recognized Bibbo and Tucko in that graphic!
I totally blame you. I recognized Bibbo and Tucko in that graphic!
Damn, you've found me out. I'm afraid I'm going to have send Bibbo and Tucko to silence you now. They'll be arriving soon. Provided they don't get lost, that is. They have a tendency to do that. But whether they do or not, they will arrive eventually. Provided that, while they're lost, they don't just forget what their mission is. They do that sometimes, too. Damn, I'm screwed.
Good luck good guys :)
Man, am I tired of getting drowned in PbPs. :P
lol - you should have about 2 rounds in which your dapper companions can save Caulder's bacon; so things do look somewhat rosy at least. Chances for TPK increased 20%. Great ;)
Pagrip got lucky in the beginning that I forgot about the croco's death roll. That would've been grim. No big greatsword on croco. Dying Pagrip. And Lamm.
Yeah, my characters have never actually drowned, just been drowning. Caulder most likely won't either; the croc will eat him to death before he has time to drown. :P
We had a character drown once. I think. An orca was involved.
Anyway... I'm waiting for the 2 slackers to post :)
Whats with these swim rolls? Hero epically slays crocodile but then can't swim to save her life.
Its shallow water here right? right? Walking along the bottom is faster than swimming anyway.
Water sure is great. What CR is water? Must be at least CR 8.
Lamm and the crocodile are defeated, and then the whole party drowns. That's anticlimactic.
You know, this isn't Skull and Shackles or some adventure on the high seas. What is there in the words "urban campaign" that communicates the message Better max out your Swim skill?
Ironic more than anti-climactic. It's pretty nail-biting stuff, I'd say.
Maybe I should hint that there'll be at least 4 more water/under-water encounters in this PDF a lone, not to mention the entire PDF 3 which essentially takes place in an underwater city. Or maybe I just made that up. ;)
When I ran this for a group, this opening almost resulted in a TPK. In fact, the entire party was brought to unconsciousness (though no one had died yet). However, they had managed to gain the assistance of some of the children, so I ruled that one of them grabbed a dagger from on the PCs and attacked Lamm with it. I rolled a natural 20 on the attack roll. The critical was not confirmed, but Lamm was already badly hurt (he only had 1 or 2 hp left) so the damage was enough to take him down. The children then went and got help for the PCs, allowing all the PCs to survive.
hehe - in a different campaign (2nd Darkness, end of 2nd PDF I think) - I was one of the players - we had 2 people dead, a third one literally ran off to escape and hope for the best by himself in the wilds (ultimately didn't end well). And me and a buddy decided to draw the line and fight to the bitter end. We both ended up unconscious and dying - but so too did the last remaining drow. The game actually become a contest of who would wake-up first hours later (assuming you managed to stabilize). We did pull out of that one miraculously. The only 2 survivors out of a 5 man party.
hehe - in a different campaign (2nd Darkness, end of 2nd PDF I think) - I was one of the players - we had 2 people dead, a third one literally ran off to escape and hope for the best by himself in the wilds (ultimately didn't end well). And me and a buddy decided to draw the line and fight to the bitter end. We both ended up unconscious and dying - but so too did the last remaining drow. The game actually become a contest of who would wake-up first hours later (assuming you managed to stabilize). We did pull out of that one miraculously. The only 2 survivors out of a 5 man party.
That same fight in my campaign ended with one PC still standing. No one actually died, but 2 were unconscious from wounds and the other two had succumbed to sleep poison. Two of the main drow had already used darkness to flee, however, but the last PC up managed to knock out the last drow and take her prisoner.
As a follower of Abadar, he's required by the tenets of his faith to reimburse you, I'm pretty sure. Keep a running tab. :)
Yes, the church of Abadar as a whole doesn't dispense healing for free - and this goes both ways. Services and good rendered need to be accounted and fairly traded for.
A paladin of Abadar, of course, may sometimes be a bit good-natured and expect token payments. Nonetheless, even paladins of Abadar have a prominent mercantile bent.
As a follower of Abadar, he's required by the tenets of his faith to reimburse you, I'm pretty sure. Keep a running tab. :)
I've got some bad news for Caulder then. I keep on forgetting that Ten doesn't have the Infusion discovery yet. So, let's say he used both potions on Caulder and still has one unused extract for the day. :P
Hm, let's see: He owes you 100 gp; he has ... 4. Gives you a good reason to hang around with him for a while, I guess. ;)
Oooo a vested interest to keep Caulder alive. We'll see where that goes... Life in Korvosa is steady, but sometimes unpredictable.
Caulder's character sheet is updated at the campaign site, except for his new spells which he won't learn until the next day. I'm about to update his profile to match now.
EDIT: Caulder totally should have Inspiring Worded Esmerelda or Ten in that last round of consciousness. I keep forgetting about that ability. :P
Yes, the church of Abadar as a whole doesn't dispense healing for free - and this goes both ways. Services and good rendered need to be accounted and fairly traded for.
A paladin of Abadar, of course, may sometimes be a bit good-natured and expect token payments. Nonetheless, even paladins of Abadar have a prominent mercantile bent.
** spoiler omitted **
It should be pointed out that payment does not need to be in coin. According to the Abadar article in Pathfinder #8, "when travelling with others (such as an adventuring party) [clerics] do not charge their companions for healing any more than they expect a fighter to charge for each sword-swing or a rogue to charge for each picked lock. Like a business, questing and travelling requires teamwork, and it is part of the cleric's responsibility to provide healing and magical support."
Yes, the church of Abadar as a whole doesn't dispense healing for free - and this goes both ways. Services and good rendered need to be accounted and fairly traded for.
A paladin of Abadar, of course, may sometimes be a bit good-natured and expect token payments. Nonetheless, even paladins of Abadar have a prominent mercantile bent.
** spoiler omitted **
It should be pointed out that payment does not need to be in coin. According to the Abadar article in Pathfinder #8, "when travelling with others (such as an adventuring party) [clerics] do not charge their companions for healing any more than they expect a fighter to charge for each sword-swing or a rogue to charge for each picked lock. Like a business, questing and travelling requires teamwork, and it is part of the cleric's responsibility to provide healing and magical support."
Yes, Caulder will heal others for free, providing they are part of the party working toward a shared goal. Potions seem to be a different category than healing spells, however, being physical possessions: like the difference between paying your ranger friend for leading the party through the wilderness toward their goal (non-reimbursable) and paying your share of hiring an NPC to guide the party through unfamiliar territory (reimbursable). The former is an innate resource; the latter is an outside resource.
So, oddly enough, Caulder wouldn't feel he has to pay Ten for his time and use of the Heal skill to stop him from bleeding out, but he does have to pay for or replace the potions. Now, if Ten had expended uses of a Healer's kit, he would have put that on his tab. It's all about whether cash changes hands or not. :)
This is a bit of a slippery slope. What of wand uses? What if the PC is a wizard/cleric and has created his own wands cheaply and uses them extensively? Same with an alchemist creating alchemical items and using them on the party.
I, personally, do not like party members paying each other for anything. Each PC gets a fair share of the loot which they can spend as they wish. If they wish to spend it on consumables that help the party then it is that PCs choice and a admirable sacrifice for the good of the party.
That said, story trumps rules in my books.
In my experience, only cure items cause so much discussion. Since both Caulder and Esmerelda (and later, Ten's infusions) can cover most healing, this situation shouldn't turn up too often (unless LK gets very mean).
Ten will not charge the party for his potions, but will accept donations from the others :) Exception: he'll charge for special order higher level potions, but that will happen before, not after, use of the potions.
"Hang the b#%#@!" and "The usurper whore must die!"
Interesting that b!tch gets filtered, but whore doesn't. I approve of the Paizo filters. :)
Honestly, I'm amazed you've never noticed that before. You must not run very many potty-mouthed PCs. :)
I treasure my igno--- ah, who am I kidding :P
I rarely use b!tch.
An exploration challenge appears?
Blatantly pilfered from Rogue Trader. :)
Other subsystems that may appear in the future: performance combat and ??
He can do ONE THING, people. Heck, he only has positive modifiers in 4 skills at all.
He's level 2! Much better than those puny level 1s - show Caulder's mettle! (Besides, limping about like that, he shouldn't go and put on a scary face; except maybe like "You should see the other guy".) ;)
Meh, could have rolled a Perception to look out for trouble spots; that would have been +2, at least. I was in a hurry to post before having to go out this morning, and I missed it on my character sheet. Oh well, he's not much good at thinking on his feet anyway; he's better at taking orders. If he can't shout a problem into submission, he doesn't know what to do with it.
Whoa... that took way longer to do than I expected. Hope you like the Harrow :)
DM: Bonus points for playing a Lawful character!
DM's interior monologue: ...so that I can turn him to the Dark side and chaos! Mwahahahahaha!
:)
I should add that currently the queen represents the highest order of law in the city.
I should add that currently the queen represents the highest order of law in the city.
Lies! She is the usurper and must be brought down! Viva le Resistance! :)
Side note: I am very disappointed. No lay on hands jokes. :p
Advanced warning: foo and I are playing Deathwatch on Sunday and I intend to kill his Blood Angel. I made a promise.