Thanks for the warm wishes.
I have arrived in Iowa, it was mostly alright, although finding good food in the middle of the country can be challenging and the 660+ miles on the last day was no joke either.
I must be out of practice building characters: I forgot about favored classes bonuses AND that humans get skill points in addition to feats.
If I'd realized that before I probably would have kept Int at 14 and had less anemic physical scores. But that's probably better, anyway, gives Lucius a bit more uniqueness.
I added a skill point and a hit point.
Sorry all, sick kid today...not much time to update :(
Feel better.
Thanks Ross. Sorry for no posts on my part...kid is still sick. I should have something tomorrow.
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Hi all!
I have 2 people who dropped from my Reign of Winter game. We are currently about halfway through book 1 - The Snows of Summer.
Replacement recruiting thread here.
Feel free to enter if you wish!
Already playing RoW, thank you though.
Very tempted, but I think I've reached my limits (plus am running RoW).
Hi all!
I have 2 people who dropped from my Reign of Winter game. We are currently about halfway through book 1 - The Snows of Summer.
Replacement recruiting thread here.
Feel free to enter if you wish!
The RoW game I am playing has slowed but is still going and I really love the party dynamic. You can see her here and let me know if you would even be interested in her. That would probably be the first step for me.
I spent around twenty hours making her and each time she speaks usually takes me twenty minutes to write unless she's feeling really wordy, in which case it takes longer. My post introducing the party to the noble in part 1 took two hours to write as I worked in part of every players character history.
The game I'm in has slowed but not stopped. Both the DM and the other players are phenomenal, but some players seem to post once a week or so. I'll try to get a feel for where its going and enter as one of these two or the third you've mentioned.
She is a fey (reskinned aasimar) princess from the Grungir forest. A paladin with a custom Oath, she is my attempt to make a Lawful Good character "Inspiring" instead of "Militant". She speaks only in rhyming couplets which is why her posts take me so long to write. Her back story is written in skaldic verse but I've provided translations for others like me who don't have a PhD in Beowulf.
Paladins can be tough in some groups and she in requires a lot of roleplaying in addition.
South to the forest he rode,
to Grungir and the never-dark,
the raptor’s battle-dew, Sveinn,
to lay blood-seed in fertile fields.
beneath the ship of night anew,
the light-alf queen wandered shield-bereft,
so the ring-giver his gift bestowed,
on winter’s blanket cold.
Hilde’s mother is a fey noble of the Grungir Forest whom Sveinn caught without her guards. They lie together under the new moon on a bed of snow and this is where Hilde was conceived. Hilde is therefore known as The Fey-Touched.
To the court of never-dark
a thread-render appeared anew,
the raptor’s-seed that very morn,
her maiden’s-blood now introduced.
No bed-shame would she bear,
nor straw-death for her road to Hel,
no children of battle need she fear,
the shield of hags the ravens feed.
A virgin-blade, bow-lady fair,
with words of golden-waves we raise,
ever dry her noble-vault, despite
no bright-way every taken.
The Inheritor’s way she duly treads,
yet Forseti’s favored she truly be,
a river-bone in the weather of weapons,
cat-mannered in times of peace.
While she shall ride with hounds,
no were-gild will she ever pay,
through metal runs slaughter’s dew,
in tracks of steel she follows.
Her mother’s-kin of never-dark,
their lessons all well taught,
the snow-claws sense of safety,
a southrons sense of rage.
By changer-orb’s light,
liosalfar shines faerie-fire,
her crown of floss heaven’s-candle,
her war-mask ship-of-night silver.
Stone-cliffs the duty-of-squires,
with norn-gift as winter’s-spear,
the feast of crows draws nigh
upon tinder, blood-flames leap.
When weather turns to weapons
the never dark daughter
bears her name upon her lance
as the bough does gird the tree.
In time the acorn dost fall,
atop winter’s-bed, the toast of ravens,
a bed in summer spun thrice,
before sky’s black cloak donned.
I had a couple quick questions about Ravana's shifting.
I thought the animal shaman archetype didn't get the shifting powers until 2nd level, also it seems to only last a total of 1 min/level a day.
My apologizes if I'm missing something.
Ah, maybe I am missing something. This is the first time I've played one. I will go check and see and get back to you on this. 8)
Just checked meself...yep it looks like level 2 is when you get that ability for 2 mins/day (ouch...per day.)
I thought the animal shaman archetype didn't get the shifting powers until 2nd level, also it seems to only last a total of 1 min/level a day.
You are right! How hugely disappointing. Not only do I need to find a weapon now, but I will probably have to use that weapon until fourth or fifth level, right when a weapon becomes preferable to the stats on the horns.
I will rethink what to do on my turn. I had plenty of money left over, would you mind if I retroactively brought a weapon with me DM Pendin Fust?
I certainly don't mind using an improvised weapon until we get out of her, but I'm afraid I'm going to suck.
Meh, and I thought it was going to be so cool not using a weapon.
It can still be cool, just not till 2nd level :)
Yes I am fine with retroactively having a weapon with you.
If you prefer, Ravanna can have Lucius's knife.
Sorry to rain on your parade, I was helping a friend make a druid today and was reading the animal shamans.
I would much rather have the rain now. While I've used this ability, I've yet to benefit from it. I feel like I'm still in the "No harm / No foul" range of mistakes.
I prefer that to benefiting from something for a long time and finding I am wrong.
Nebbin wouldn't say anything, but have we been traveling that long? Just wondering if our characters would really be resting, even if we've expending some of our resources -- we've got potions to deal with hp loss.
(Then again, if Anevia/Gwerm/Aravashnial need rest, that could be a reason to stop.)
On another note, I'll probably be AFK for most of Sunday and Monday...
That's a good point. Lucius was looking at it as a place to come back and camp if they can't find a way out.
Stopping to rest at this point is lunch, not camping.
Most definitely this would be lunch as far as time of travelling goes. But...you've all been through some pretty traumatic events.
Just FYI, I expect to be away Sunday and Monday.
Cool thanks! Have fun!
For myself I was considering the fact that earlier in the day we barely survived a demonic invasion of Kenabres and witnessed the death of a dragon :) Saoirse is also considering the more crippled members of our party, but that's why she framed it like a question. It's not really a "meta" consideration of resources, but more a question of what the rest of the party wants to do. We could just clean the room and move on if everyone wants to do that too.
I have midterms all next week. All of my tests in medical school are do or die. I will post as much as I can during breaks over the weekend and next week. If I have not posted something and you would like to move the game on, please take any reasonable action for my character.
I apologize for this, but I have to get past these tests or $200,000 and five years goes down the drain. I will be back to regular posting next Saturday.
Good luck!
Break a leg!
I apologize for this, but I have to get past these tests or $200,000 and five years goes down the drain. I will be back to regular posting next Saturday.
Your priorities are in the right place. Good luck and we'll see you on the other side.
Two tests down.
I did very well on the first one, probably made a B.
The second one was a disaster and I didn't finish. On the other hand, everyone is screaming blood murder about it on the student forums and the class average for the term last term was 68, so there is precedent that Pathophysiology has been curved. I'm not counting on a curve however as that gives them the opportunity to decide how many people to fail.
I'm now studying for Clinical Medicine Wed and Pharmacology Friday.
Good job!
My fiance is doing Advanced Pathophysiology for her Nurse Practitioner. It is insanely difficult. Hats off to ye!
My GF is still struggling with the MCATs -- which IMO seem to be about things that should have nothing to do with medicine and/or things you should learn IN med school.
That's why so many places offer 'Pre-med biology' as a major. Basically a four year degree in passing the MCAT. (Likewise for pre-law and the LSAT).
I'll mention it to her. She's definitely got lots of medical experience -- has spent nearly a decade working with a woman's health organization. From what I understand, it's really just the MCAT scores keeping her out of schools. : (
As a note I'll be out of town on Friday for a local Con. I should be back Sunday evening.
Thanks Chris!
Thanks for bearing with me through another round of midterm Hell. Grades are back for 3/4 tests and I passed all of them. I even made a B on the Clinical Medicine midterm so I'm kind of tickled.
If someone wants advice on how to get into medical school I guess you'll have to email me. It was a rather long post and I don't want to retype it.
Congrats!!!
Thanks, Ravana, and congrats.
Ross, I think that may have been true in an earlier edition of D&D.
Flat-Footed: At the start of a battle, before you have had a chance to act (specifically, before your first regular turn in the initiative order), you are flat-footed. You can't use your Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) while flat-footed. Barbarians and rogues of high enough level have the uncanny dodge extraordinary ability, which means that they cannot be caught flat-footed. Characters with uncanny dodge retain their Dexterity bonus to their AC and can make attacks of opportunity before they have acted in the first round of combat. A flat-footed character can't make attacks of opportunity, unless he has the Combat Reflexes feat.
Free Action: Free actions consume a very small amount of time and effort. You can perform one or more free actions while taking another action normally. However, there are reasonable limits on what you can really do for free, as decided by the GM.
I think now in PF that it doesn't take away your speaking abilities.
I will be out of town on a work conference from 10/7-10/11. I should have internet...but I don't know what kind of access I will have via pc. I have my phone but posts may be a little to-the-point if that's my only option.
Have a good trip.
Good luck! Too bad the TSA isn't closed down like the rest of the government. Odds are, you're still going to get felt up by a nazi with giant hands.
Good luck! Too bad the TSA isn't closed down like the rest of the government. Odds are, you're still going to get felt up by a nazi with giant hands.
PS to my post above. Please don't be offended by the post above. I didn't really mean any disrespect to nazis.
I am once again disappearing over the weekend to go to a Con. I am leaving midday Friday and will be returning Monday afternoon.
I will be out of town on a work conference from 10/7-10/11. I should have internet...but I don't know what kind of access I will have via pc. I have my phone but posts may be a little to-the-point if that's my only option.
Hope your conference went well and am looking forward to getting going again.
Me too! Even if the mongrelmen are scary monsters!
I have finally returned from my work conference where I did NOT have any ability to post. I will get caught up and post something soon!
I hope everyone is okay with how I am roleplaying Ravana. She's really out of her element down here and so she's letting those that want to walk out front be the first into the dragon's gullet, so to speak.
She will liven up a lot more when we are out of these tunnels.
No worries...not every character SHOULD be a live wire in every circumstance :)