It varied. There was some lore related, Paizo staff related, and some game mechanics. The questions were pretty tough.
Here is Painlord's blog post with the questions, recorded as we went through them. It was really a lot of fun. You better come next year, O.
OK, I think I finally got all of the changes due to size incorporated into Randall's profile, done in so hopefully they are easy to remove later.
The change in avatar is still messing me up. I keep looking for my last post.
I've repeatedly forgotten to ask—can I play the ocarina and choose not to activate the Dissolution (for Bardic Performance)? Can I activate both at once?
Yes and yes.
Apparently, Prickles has branched out.
Oh, that reminds me that I forgot to have him take an action! Oh well... :(
After this encounter the survivors will be leveling to 10.
If you're the sort that takes a while to level, you might want to start now.
Ooh ooh, that's me!
The only thing that makes my leveling up take a while is waiting for you guys to pick my spells...
Hey, your fancy bloodline spell is pre-picked.
Actually, it was pre-picked last level. I don't get another one until 11th. But my current list of possibles is:
Acidic Spray - multiple rounds of acid damage!
Fire Snake - because I can steer it
Geyser - boiling people, then making them fall?
Overland flight - 10 hours of flying per day!
Stoneskin, Communal - save all the people from harm!
What opinions are on offer in relation to these here spells?
Geyser's fun.
I like Sonic Thrust for it's versatility.
Isn't Sonic Thrust just a subset of what you can do with Telekinesis? Telekinesis lets you do the violent thrust thing, as well as sustained force and combat maneuvers. Am I missing something? I've never used either spell.
You don't want stone skin for Njord?
Oh, I figured he was talking about me!
Oh, I thought TK was higher level. Do TK then. =)
Njord will be able to stoneskin himself soonish.
'cause he's a cheater.
Ooh, O put on her DM hat to call you out, Njord! I wonder if she'd use her DM-itude to advise me on spells, you know, while she's all dressed up.
Okay, going to bed because I'm coming down with some kind of bug, but first I have to announce:
Today we climbed into the #15 spot on the most-posted PbPs of all time list, and we're likely to hit #14 in the next couple of days, and #13 not long after. And we've done it in less than a year, while the game we just passed took almost five years to get as many posts.
It's great that we're moving along so well, and even greater that it's so much fun.
Thanks Asht. That’s great news and I’m confident that we’ll continue to pull ahead before we’re done.
In related news, it’s also worth noting that the only other SD game on these boards that’s come even close to our progress ground to a halt in April. They’re also wearing drow skin-suits in book four but it took them three years.
Everyone can level to 10th now.
This evening.
Downloading HL to my new computer as I type this. I get to learn two more spells. Don't know why HL can't not tell you about updates for game systems you don't have.
ETA: Okay I get a bonus feat, magic etc. I am thinking opposition research which will allow me to prep Necromancy spells like my evocation spells without extra slots. Plus i think it helps with the drowness. What say you?
Asht'el is leveled up. Took telekinesis as 5th level spell on Feral's recommendation. It does seem quite versatile, and I don't have a spell that does anything like it, so it could be useful.
In pondering whether to take it, I did come across a thread on Telekinetic Cheese, which got me thinking about things I could fling to do damage with this spell, without getting too cheesy (the linked thread includes a suggestion on how to do 5846d6 on an attack). But I was thinking about an efficient quiver and tossing a whole lot of arrows/spears/whatever at a target.
Efficient quiver with abundant ammunition and enchanted arrows is nice.
I am considering going Khain's Army and Cone of Cold, One of my spells each level must be Evocation.
What's Khaine's Army?
And Seelah is needed elsewhere....
GHoul's army on d20, linked in gchat.
I am leveled, with my mostly evil Ghoul army spell and my shiny new Will Save!
I'm eligible for a new rogue talent, which can be an advanced talent. One of the available advanced talents is Improved Evasion, but thanks to my archetype, I don't have Evasion. RAW, it appears that I can take Improved Evasion even though I lack Evasion, but I'm not sure it's kosher and definitely warrants asking. If I must have Evasion (which I totally understand), may I take it as an advanced talent this time around?
Of course, I'm always open to suggestions, just like the spellcasters getting their shiny new spells. Powerful Sneak seems fun, leading to Deadly Sneak later, but I'm not sure how much it would really pay off.
Other than this question, I believe Randall is ready to be pasted into the profile.
Weapon Snatcher seems fun, also, considering my investment in Sleight of Hand...
There's nothing about improved evasion requiring evasion so have at it.
You could also join the familiar club. =)
Could I suggest that either Jametor or Asht'el get dispel magic instead of some other spell? I can take it, but my caster level is lower and that's one that depends pretty heavily on CL to work.
Sweet! I think the potential of Improved Evasion (from a standpoint of No Evasion) trumps anything else I saw in the list.
Regarding the familiar, I've had the thought more than once that he could be persuaded by Firiel to study magic and follow in her PrC footsteps, but I think he's coming along fine.
Efficient quiver with abundant ammunition and enchanted arrows is nice.
I'm curious to explore this more. It seems that at 10th level, I can toss 10 arrows and use up the force of the spell in one round, but arrows or bolts thrown this way do damage as daggers of their size. With greater magic weapon (which I could pick up this level by dropping some other 3rd-level spell), these would strike as +2 daggers.
I'd have to roll 10 attacks, my attack bonus with them would be +13, each hit would do 1d4+2, for max damage of 10d4+20 (avg damage 45 hp) if I managed to hit with all of them. (Maybe I could even apply Point Blank Shot...)
Another approach would be carrying bigger things to throw, but that is the path to Cheese-land. A whole passel of greatswords would do 20d6 (avg damage 70 hp) if I hit with all of them, but where does one carry 10 greatswords?
Thoughts on this issue?
And I agree, Jametor should take dispel magic.
I'm all leveled up.
Yeah, I did something similar back in the LG days with my bard.
That’s why I suggested the quiver full of abundant enchanted arrows. It’s less cheesy and a little more feasible to dump out a bunch of arrows than summon your dump truck full of greatswords.
A quiver full of greater magic weaponed arrows with Xiddik’s inspire running would be a potential 10d4+40. Add oil of align weapon as needed.
TK can do other cool stuff like, drag allies into melee, pull fliers down, etc.
mutter
I thought I had dispel magic.
Wait. I do have it.../produces the silly drow one from back up on the surface. He had it..so now I have it. I guess I should scribe those as mine and then update my list.
I'm trying to find a good length of time to work on this, but I'm gonna be occupied a good chunk of tomorrow and won't be able to get started until late afternoon (PST). Just a heads up.
Efficient quiver with abundant ammunition and enchanted arrows is nice.I'm curious to explore this more. It seems that at 10th level, I can toss 10 arrows and use up the force of the spell in one round, but arrows or bolts thrown this way do damage as daggers of their size. With greater magic weapon (which I could pick up this level by dropping some other 3rd-level spell), these would strike as +2 daggers.
I'd have to roll 10 attacks, my attack bonus with them would be +13, each hit would do 1d4+2, for max damage of 10d4+20 (avg damage 45 hp) if I managed to hit with all of them. (Maybe I could even apply Point Blank Shot...)
Another approach would be carrying bigger things to throw, but that is the path to Cheese-land. A whole passel of greatswords would do 20d6 (avg damage 70 hp) if I hit with all of them, but where does one carry 10 greatswords?
Thoughts on this issue?
mutter
I thought I had dispel magic.
Wait. I do have it.../produces the silly drow one from back up on the surface. He had it..so now I have it. I guess I should scribe those as mine and then update my list.
And start preparing 1-2 per day. Probably at least 2.
Hi, Lurker!
Hello indeed, Lurker.
Flame arrow would certainly up the damage potential (by 15 points on average), but greater magic weapon improves my chance to hit and it's hour/level, so I could cast it at the start of a day and have projectile ready to go for all my potential castings of TK.
But a half-score of flaming arrows being thrown about by an invisible hand certainly have some appeal!
You are not the boss of me Firiel!
We've been through this... I totally am.
Halp! I'm being lurked!
Leveled up. Decided to go with Ranger instead of Bard for this level, and finally put a point into Perception. That skill is quickly becoming an Achilles Heel for Xiddik.
Yeah why didn't you spot the lurker?