Makes sense
Oh, I saw that too late. The dice roller seems to hate me in this dungeon anyway, when it comes to disabling traps...
I'm out again, Thursday-Sunday. Bot as needed! Detect all the magics!
Seems like the site is stable again. I have just gotten back from Dragon con and wanted to report in.
I know the website meltdown(s) really drained momentum across my PbP games, but most have managed to recover in the last week or so... except this one. What can I do to get people posting again?
I am here and ready to post daily. But Segang is sort of in a support role at the moment. He cannot detect magic or disarm traps. So he cannot do much to lead things forward.
I have a trip coming up that will have me traveling out of the country starting the 19 that will last through the end of the month. I can post while traveling but will be dependent on internet in hotels so it might be spotty.
I am around and checking daily other than weekends. I have been holding back a bit because Jarha isn't the leader or our most skilled scout, but maybe I'll play him a little more assertively until we back into a groove.
Dungeon crawls are notoriously bad for PbP. I usually try to fan things out and use flex time to keep things moving, but this labyrinth has a peculiar mechanic that counters that tactic. I don't want to hand wave it and say "you solved it!".
So sorry, I didn't see any notifications for this campaign (and still don't--maybe they'll reappear now that I posted?)
I'll be out Thursday to Sunday, though. :P So, bot me again, and then I'll come back with a vengeance!
Just a heads up that I leave for an 11 day trip out of the country on the 19th. I'll have an ipad and can post some but will not be reliable.
I'm super busy for one more day. Will try to post soon.
Are we stuck?
No. Weird week. I'm trying to get caught up. Will post soon.
I'm a bit confused. Are we at the top of a new round now? Were Segang and Absinthe finishing up the last round. Who is up now?
1. Segang and Absinthe were up, but others posted their actions early.
2. I'm lagging on posting, but will catch up soon! =D
Ouch from the bad Vencarlo! I wouldn’t have thought Jarha was in range for a full attack...
Invisible and moved last round.
Yeah, I guess I figured last round it would have been 3 actions to (1) turn invisible, (2) open the cage, and (3) move to Jarha. So it didn't seem it could move to Jarha last round unless turning invisible was a swift action. Anyhow, obviously you know the full picture and I don't, but that's the source of my confusion. I wouldn't have even inquired but for the fact that it did 70 HP damage in one round and the party is in a tight spot...
I guess the situation wasn't as grim as I thought! I didn't realize Senshiir was so injured. So, forget it.
Heh! You and Segang landed some pretty hard hits. Absinthe's holy weapon stopping the regeneration helped a lot!
For me good GMing often has you thinking things are more dire than they are. :)
Boy, am I glad I got a holy weapon. ^_^
You're so right, Segang!
You too, Absinthe -- I didn't even realize the holy weapon had that effect.
So I, as a long time D&D player, think I may know what we are fighting. Given the heavy Vudrani/Indian influence, the shape changing, voice altering, flying, spell and weapon resistant creature gives me a pretty good idea (plus a relatively recent DDO run).
Any way we can have those data points tie together to get a knowledge roll for our characters?
I think we are gonna need it.
Up to NomadSage of course but it seems reasonable to let our characters make a knowledge roll based on what they have perceived.
By the way, can Seren use curing wands? Probably not, but if so he could come forward and use the wand CMW on Absinthe and Jarha could return to attacking the foe with kinetic blasts.
I have no idea what this critter is, but I'm hoping a sneak attack with the holy rapier will put a damper on its day.
Gotta get you healed up first! Jarha can do it with the wand, but it would be great if someone else can use the wand so he can return to damage dealing...
My UMD is five, so I think that's like a 10% chance of success for a 3rd level wand. Probably unwise.
Mel can use the wand while her summons attacks.
The clues are definitely there... it's not unreasonable to have a chance at a knowledge (planes) roll!
I think that's only you, Melianthe! What do you know?
Mel, I think I recall that you can use a harrow point to reroll a knowledge roll. Seems you are the only person with Knowledge Planes.
It's really frustrating how I keep missing this guy… Could someone hit me up with Cat's grace if he survives to the next round? I'll make sure to buy a Dex-boosting item if we make it out of here. =_=
The wand is tapped out and this guy has a ridiculous AC. 28 or higher.
So even with you helping me and a flank, I need 14 or higher to hit... and I keep missing that magic number.
Any chance our spellcasters could see whether he's packing enhancement spells and Dispel them? ^^; I hate to be pushy about it, but he's kind of kicking our tank's butt and I'm just not cutting it.
Yep. I have missed a few times by one or two. If the hound archon would attack to assist it could make a difference.
Yeah, Aid Another Archon can happen! Since Mel can't get past a +17 Will Save and dude has SR of something very high as well...
I assume you'll do more healing on Segang, Melianthe?
Yes! Lemme get to that, and some Aid Another with the Archon. How many rounds are we at?
While we're in transition here, let me congratulate you on completing Escape from Old Korvosa! You also have earned enough experience to reach Level 9! Please post your level up details when you get a chance.
Woo Hoo!
Leveling to 9th level Barbarian.
He gains +1 BAB, +1 Reflex saves, +1 Will saves, and Extreme Endurance increases to Resist Fire 3.
He gains a new feat. I'll research this some. Thinking about Extra Rage Power to take Beast totem (+1AC/4 levels)m so I can take Greater Beast Totem at 10th.
He picks up 5 skill points and takes
Acrobatics +1
Intimidate +2
Perception +1
Swim +1
Also, I'd like to discuss training out of Cleave to pick up a feat that is more useful. Cleave just really never worked out.
Yeah, cleave sounds cool and cinematic but it ends up super situational.
Cleave is nigh pointless once you have iterative attacks.
Standard feat retraining per Ultimate Campaign.
That means I need both money and down time I believe.
Going to Rogue 7 / Brawler 2
HP: 4 + 2 Con. + 1 favoured class + 1 (8) = 82
Base Atk. + 1 = +7
Class features: Sneak attack rises to 4d6
Feat choice: Dodge
Skill ranks: 8 + 1 Int. = 9
Acrobatics +1 (16)
Climb +2 (10)
Escape artist +1 (10)
Disable device +1 (20)
Linguistics +2 (8) (Draconic; Shoanti)
Perception +1 (12)
Stealth +1 (18)
I would also like to retrain a feat, exchanging Nightmare weaver for Mobility.
Looks like, according to RAW, 450 gp and 5 days with another PC or NPC with the feat desired.
How much did we make off this dungeon crawl?
I have 230 gp, so I'd only need 220 -- and I promise the investment would be worth it. It'd allow me to start taking ranks in Duelist and Shadow dancer, starting next level.
You will have as much downtime as you need, in game, shortly.