Thanks for heal! I've updated Balazar to 11/16 HP. I think she'll wait here at that level of health.
Not sure I would want to leave her by herself unless you send her out to the woods to hide. Might be safer to have her bring up the rear of the group guarding Serila. Augustine and I should be able to handle point duties for a while.
@ DM Giants
@Keanan sorry forgot. I'll correct the map.
The white lanterns have become cyan pentagons on the map. (White was hard to spot so small.)
Feel free to move them around on the map as long as you tell her where they should go.
Well, we have a choice: I can try to force open this door or use the dancing lights to pull the enemy. I'd say pull the enemy is probably safer.
So, what I recommend you do is move the dancing lights down the hallway, and because of the light we'll be able to see if anything comes to investigate (since they'll be illuminated while we'll be in partial darkness, except for that torch someone is holding). Have Alperon and you at the end of the hallway ready to shoot anything that pops it's head out, and the melee guys ready to protect you if they come at you.
I'll hang by this door in case someone comes charging through it; since it's stuck it might make too much noise to open it.
Balazar is going to hang in the back for now because of her injuries.
You should get this version of DANCING LIGHTS. It would pull monsters for sure.
Wow, that's really awesome :O
Feel free to my Alperion Npc where every you want.
From my spoiler on gameplay, this is what I think is the "ideal" setup for pushing in the door if Nebdel is going to push it open. It would look like THIS MAP
Me and August would get AoOs, and maybe Balazar (although she's hurt so don't want her being the first). Both Alerpon and Serila would shoot and Nebdel is just going to have to suck it up and fight.
If everyone is okay with this (especially August, then I hope when he posts he uses that map.
@ DM Giants
Isn't the Aid Another just a +2 bonus per PC to Nebdel's attempt? But realistically/ideally, it should just be me and August giving Nebdel aid, so he'd have a +4 on his attempt to open the door. If Nebdel also used a crowbar, that would provide another +2.
I might be mistaken, but when I saw you roll for NPC Alperon, I wasn't sure.
I'll allow 2 others to help.
Oh, didn't know you had to roll over 10.
Here's my roll:
@Keanan that is the rule for skills but for this situation a roll of a 10 will let you force the door yourself so you have succeeded in opening the door. The core book does not have a rule for aiding in forcing a door open so we will use the skill rule for it. Most doors are harder to force but his door is old and rotten.
I don't want to open the door without August moving first.
No problem we can wait.
That is close to what I was thinking. I was going to put Alperion and the injured Balazar over to the right.
MAP
So that if something comes down the hallway to circle us he can warn without them sneaking up behind Serila.
It's not a major thing. Potentially 1 less arrow shot going into the room on round 1. But also les likely to get surprised from behind.
I was planning to kick open the door and back up 10' from the door. Then if anything wants to follow me they have to move past both August and Keanan for AoO. If something comes through the east doorway, Alperion should be able to warn and Balazar would get an AoO.
Have any of you taken a look at the rogues that want to join the group.
Here is the link again Recruitment
I probably like Un'gra slightly better. Probably because he has a higher perception and darkvision and wrote a backstory.
But there isn't a lot of difference between the builds. I think either could work fine.
Ok giving August until Noon PST to post. Then we will go on with the groups plan and I will roll for him if needed.
Well, I leave for my game from 10:30-4:30 PST. I'll try to post via my phone, but if you need to move things along and roll for attack/damage, go right ahead.
@Keanan will do
Ok let's roll. Map is updated take a look and make adjustments if needed.
So... I'm dead now :S (Or can I still be healed/stabilized as long as it's in this round?)
Will I be allowed to resurrect at the church in Falchon's Hollow, if the others would be willing to carry my body there?
I could create a temporary character who replaces Serila until she's resurrected? I'm thinking of playing her dad, who came after the party when he heard his daughter set out into the woods. He deems it reckless and wants to bring her back home, but he'll find out she died just before his arrival.
Or I could temporarily take over Alperion even after the new rogue joins, and have him carry Serila back to Falchon's Hollow after the group's found the Ironbloom Mushrooms? They'll be wanting to return to town after that anyway. It'll give Alperion a reason for leaving the party later: traumatized by seeing Serila die such a horrible death, and the emotional load of carrying her body back to town in hope the young girl can continue her life.
It would also give Serila a better reason to take that level in cleric, which I planned to take: being resurrected by the mercy of Sarenrae, she decides to devote a part of her life to the goddess.
@Serila
I like all your ideas I will Private Message you with what I was thinking of doing.
I have by the way just posted the recruitment thread for the PFS scenario I want to GM. The scenario's a bit older, but one that every new character can play. I'm hoping people still want to play it for that reason.
If any of you would like to join, let me know!
I'll join as a Rogue if you need players .. but right now I have a full plate of games
Well, I'm going to post in your recruitment thread as Mary Dontingham. I also have a PFS card and membership # that I haven't used yet.
It really surprises me to say how fast people apply in the thread. I was thinking of maybe opening a second table, but probably not having enough recruits. I already have 6, and 2 more people are working on characters.
I would love to play my fighter in your PFS but he is in a dying PFS right now and I don't know if I can just leave.
I think the reason so many people apply so quickly is that the person doing the game tends to pick people from the first page, and thus there is a mad rush just to put an interest check without even making a character.
@DM: If you want to leave a campaign/scenario I'd say you can always do that? Just say so in the discussion thread and the GM will be notified. (And if he won't even notice, it's never going to finish anyway.)
Though if it still has a chance to continue you might not want to give up on it, but that's up to you. I was in a scenario that almost completely froze, but then it suddenly continued.
@Keanan: I also always try to be fast. When a game has 100+ posts I usually continue searching elsewhere.
If the GM for my fighter's PFS does not post by tomorrow night then I'll drop and apply for your PFS with my Fighter or a Rogue depending on what the group needs. That way it does not add anymore games for me just replaces a game that I'm already in.
sorry, work called me yesterday morning, and 12 hours later I was done. Didn't mean to go MIA. Don't ever let me hold up the group, NPC August if you ever have to.
Getting caught up on gameplay thread...Serila dead? woah, I gotta re-read this
Since darkness just reduces the light level 1 step in addition to overpowering non magical light sources, I think Keanan's darkvision should still allow you to see the thing on the ceiling. But I doubt there is enough light for even my low-light vision to work since it would be at best dim light filtering into the room even before the darkness.
Yes Keanan will be able to find the remaining creature with his darkvision but until the spell wears off low-light vision is useless.
@August I didn't want to NPC your character since you did post that day. Reading your post I did not know if you wanted to move into the room or not so I did not move your character either. So please remember to move your character if that is what you meant to do.
Everyone please remember this is a FAST PACED game. If you can't post often then let the group know so that we can pause the game or NPC your character. I would prefer to pause the game then to NPC your character.
Very busy at work I'll post when I get home tonight.
I'm working late tonight but I did invite the new rogue and he will be joining us soon.
DM Giants, what xp advancement scale are we using?
Medium Exp so 2000 for 2nd lvl
@ Nebdel - Your map link in your last post still shows you in the library. I figured I'd mention this since you keep mentioning your at a door listening and you mentioned you have had difficulty accessing the map website from work.
@Keanan you rolled a 1d60 for perception can you please roll again. You still only got a 6 with a d60 lol
Laugh, that's my lucky d60 too! okay, I'll go back and use a d20! Pffft.
Keanan delete your map post in gameplay I updated it
Yep, already did, and changed the post.
Thank you sir
WTF, isn't Jeffery an NPC? I missing something? I thought you invited a rogue, now I see it's Serila's new character. Oh...
Nope, Serila is playing him in the short term. Rogue will join the group soon enough.