Darkest Corners volume 2

Game Master Harakani

*pokes GM*
Heja ^_^
It's been a while again since the last update(~3 weeks).
I was thankful for the break time as things turned out a bit stressful so far, but no need to hold back on my behalf *grins*

Pathfinder math in general rounds down.

Also, if the Cultist is evil, the +2 Resistance Bonus from circle applies : )

Wow.. Paizo forums, who did this to you?

Paizo I would hope :P

On the bright side - haven't had any crashes or weird downtime yet.

Let's just hope they get all the small annoying things sorted!

I like it. The old site was kind of dated and ugly.

I look at it and go "Aaaauauuuugh.. All my nightmares of drag and drop websites that prefer looking 'pretty' rather than effectively presenting information are upon me!"

It will take some getting used to, certainly.
But hey, if it adds stability and allows them to possible add features and enhancements and what-not...(say, editor hotkeys or clickable insert-buttons that automatically add a [dice=][/dice], that sort of thing...)
Progress happens, if we want it to or not, we can just ride along and hope for the best :)

*pokes at gm*

Also, speaking of new and weird, Pathfinder 2.0 has just been announced!

If you see this in time - missing a bracket on the second url tag :-)

Was *not* expecting a 2.0!

Huh. Well. I've been complaining about system bloat for a long time. Hopefully this works well for them. But, given the experience with Starfinder, I doubt they'll solve my primary problem of 90% of spells/feats are worthless traps.

The only way to solve that is some sort of digital rating system for spells and feats I think... but Paizo has really slacked off just in terms of creating a simple SRD lately.

There's also the problem that lots of different people like to play lots of different ways, and so, for some people, Animate Rope is amazing because their GM loves puzzles, and for other people, it's worthless because their GM uses combat primarily.

So, it feels like, if you try to cover all the different GMing styles, 90% of the options will be worthless if your GM is a different type.

Hmm having a living rulebook does seem like an interesting idea.

I know Warmachine has something like that for rules now and that seems to be working fine. That system has fewer moving parts though...

Note to self: End your rage. This is probably not the final boss and you want a few rounds left for that.

That's what I like about Pathfinder. The only way to cover as many different styles and types of games as possible is to publish a metric tonne of content. It's a big strength that's also a significant weakness.

Plus, with only 2 Feats I can reliably pretend to be a human child!

Awesome! Maybe not particularily efficient...but hey - if a 'trap' is fun... *shrug*
MOST AP's are not terribly punishing if you survive the first few levels.

*Dresses up in her cover identity*
*Cowers down on the floor*
*Pokes Harakani with a stick probingly*

Second paragraph of the "Polymorph" subschool. It says something along the lines of "bla bla gain all natural attacks of forms assumed with Polymorph effects". Sorry on my phone so I can't link the actual wording! (Or rather; I'm too lazy to do that^^)

But yeah the summary is that you can bite people if you want :-)

Note: assuming your thing works "as beast shape" or one of the other transmutation: Polymorph spells of course.

Neat. I suppose next thing I need to check is whether I can perform natural attacks after a flurry of blows.

I've been absent these past few days for medical reasons.
Apologies for any inconveniences that may have caused.
I am still recovering, but hope to catch up and get back to posting again soon.

Hopefully you'll feel better soon : )

No rush. This is a nice and relaxed RP. Every time we've got an update, I consider it a pleasant surprise, not something I expect and demand.

Oh FFS! I started posting against a week ago, and I was certain I covered all games.
Seems I did not actually post here :/ Either I postponed posting to think about what to do, or I only previewed :(
I'll make sure to post tonight! Sorry again for this (unnecessary) delay.

Hmm.. Just reread my bio, and apparently Diene was once upon a type supposed to be super against killing people with her own hands. Hmm. And she's probably killed a bunch of people in the last five minutes. Oops.

Oops indeed. But haven't she decked people pretty violently before? Hmm ...

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@Fear Save - I'm going to guess it's from an evil source. Magic Circle might give you a small save bonus then (depending on if you already have a resistance bonus or not; circle is +2). Not much but it's something :-)

I think I usually used nonlethal, or was fighting like, ghosts and constructs. But I forgot to specify nonlethal damage this time around.

Oh that's right.

Luckily Ophelia's dice helped out and splattered cultist heartblood all over the room so maybe no-one notices :-)

You simply got excited.
I mean, there was a reason you got transferred to our unit...- maybe if Diene gets too excited she sometimes forgets not everybody is sturdy enough to survive her onslaught.

Maybe I can blame it on the little red riding cloak of the Barghest Hero.

Heya guys the site is back up : )

Though it's only been down for a week but details eh!

I'm not certain, I think I still get move actions under this effect, but I'm not sure I'd want to move away from the relative safety of the group.

Er wait, no, it's uses up my whole turn.

But I do get another save on my next turn. So I guess I could take that when my turn comes up again.

Yeah since we are really not seeing anything hostile Ophelia isn't feeling like rushing forward with half the team giggling.

A turn is only like 6 seconds right? So unless something happens we might hop one forward at least?

What is G13?

Looks like some sort of cage, but that might just be me.

Unless it is some sort of portal or something I'd say we should check it first. Just to keep our back free!

G13 looks to be some sort of non-magical cage elevator. Makes sense Ophelia would recognise it. Presumably that was behind the door in the upstairs room.

Sorry Ophelia, I missed the see invisible.
That would make a significant difference as - as you've guessed - it is an invisible creature making the attack.
Sight angles mean you would not have seen it until you were almost through the doorway, but you would have seen it before it attacked.

I can't think of a good way to handle it, so I'm going to leave it.

Yes - it is invisible. Ophelia can see it fine, even make a knowledge planes roll if she likes. Once she's within 10ft her circle will kick in.

Diene knows where the creature is, both because of scent, and because she was attacked and thus knows where the blows are coming from.

I'm cool with what happened, especially seeing Uncanny Dodge saved my bacon. :P

If it hadn't I would have retconned it.
As it was I'm not sure it would have made much difference. Arguably Diene could have halted her rush in order to carefully plan out an approach, of course.

Hmh. The next time I'll try to remember to give the See Invisible extract to someone with Glitterdust/Fairy Fire^^

Happy new year! : )

Happy new year! :)

Yes, both attacks should hit. I would try to parry one, but even though I'm not flatfooted, I don't think I count as "aware of the attack".

I think you're right, I'm afraid.

Is the positioning such that a Withdraw action would allow me to fall back? I'm all for macho fighting to the bitter end, when the situation calls for it, but this might be the right time to let Isama have her moment to frontline. I don't think the stakes are right for fighting to the death, and a lucky hit might off me.

Absolutely. It's "up" on the stage, just reaching you lot. You only need to step back.

Boop! I'm down with a cold and the creative juices aren't quite flowing as intended. Sorry :/

I think I may be confused as to who's turn it is.

I thought Diene's action was missing - then withdrew, then 'it' did not act but Isama attacked it and I'm not sure if Ophelia acted or passively reacted to the prompt?

In other words: Am I up? The creature? Who?

I think what happened is, I said that Diene was withdrawing, and she, IC told Isama that she was up (as in that the tanking role was now hers as the only frontliner left), and then Isama actually went action wise.

After this fight we are gathering up a bunch of dust and dirt and stuff into a bag and have it so we can throw it at the next invisible thing that comes around :P

Anyone have a hugely oversized and airtight container? :P