Saving Shield specifies that you give a +2 bonus to your ally, even if you're using a light shield (which normally gives +1), so they're unrelated, sorry.
No worries. Still something that will see a lot of use!
Ok, its decided - I'm going Bard.
Now... To get a final grip on race :D
(jk, Reknar feels human... Or half elf...?)
EDIT: Alice, do you accept that personal spells can be made into potions? I've always wondered about that...
Spells with a range of personal cannot be made into potions.
I honestly believe you won't suffer without a shield spell. Really. :P
Hehe
You'll have to wait for your UMD to allow you to cast scrolls then, for the shield spell. Hopefully I'll be able to disarm opponents that are attacking us and it won't be a problem! XD
I'm once again wondering if I want to ditch the horse and get a large bear instead. I mean, I've put a lot of work into the backstory, the horse has immense roleplay value, etc... but rule of cool is forcing me to consider bear.
Also, you seem to be forgetting that you have a perfectly good meat shield in the party. ;-)
I think we'll all feel better with two bruisers up front. I am going with the longbow, and getting scale mail to boot because I decided a standard club will be my backup weapon. I've got cold iron arrows and a cold iron dagger for situations that call for them.
Gameplay thread is up! To be clear, you do not necessarily need to "get together" (although you can if you like); the only thing that matters most is that you stay around Clydwell Plaza somewhere. :)
@Osric: Reknar aims at being a bruiser ;)
So, I'm not seeing much voting either way :p
Enjoying the visual references Alice - I am picture the surroundings quite well. Dang! I love that image in the Obsidian Portal.
Jens, I'm not really feeling the bear idea... Can't put my finger on it exactly why, but I simply wasn't picturing Jens walking around with a bear on his tow.
Maybe stick with the horse for now, and if situations later encourage an animal companion change, do it then. :)
p.s., It's my birthday today, so I may or may not be around!
Happy Birthday, Alice!
Happy birthday! How awesome is it to be born on Pi Day?
Thank you!
Alas(?), my birthday is March 15th here in Australia. It's kinda cool to be born on the Ides of March, though. :)
*facepalm* International Date Line... Well, that's even better than pi day!
All I can say is that this internet meme just made my head explode.
In all honesty, it's just a rule of cool thing. The visual is awesome, but the horse makes far more sense. I guess I'll stick with what I've got.
And happy birthday, Alice! I hope it's awesome, and that you have a great day with your partner. I have my mate's game today, followed by an engagement party, so I might not be on much either.
Just so you guys know, I'll be unavailable to post tomorrow early morning to afternoon due to work.
No worries, Voren/anyone else who's busy.
Happy birthday, Alice!
Happy Birthday!!!
Just realized Alfsígr has no tack. *facepalm* A horrendous oversight on my part. Well, I suppose I'm in the right place to roleplay it out!
So uh a freak storm brought down a tree on an electricity pole and my area has been without power for 5 hours... Miiight be a bit delayed in posting as I have no idea when it will be fixed.
You just take care, Alice. Break out the candles and board games!
I have power...! Took about 15 hours for them to fix that. :P
Glad you've got power again. Sucks that it took so long, though. :/
Good that its all back in place but... 15 hours?! Dang, those were some looooong repairs indeed...
Photos of why it took so long:
It's just lucky that the lines came down over the front yards and driveways and not on those people's houses!
The funny thing is, this was a "low priority" event. The sudden cyclone-speed winds caused all sorts of accidents around the whole local council area such as 4-car pile-ups, people getting injured as stalls are pulled down over them, etc. So dealing with live wires and power to a small section of my town was left for last! Took 2 hours for even the fire brigade to get there to close off the area, let alone the electricians and such.
Was a crazy evening to be sure!
The tree trunk just snapped?
A huge branch (or two) snapped off, landing on the telegraph pole and snapping it like a twig as well. Eucalypts lose their branches pretty easily, and can be quite dangerous in big winds like that.
Actually where I live, the pervading flora is made up mostly of pine trees, though we've got a lot of eucalypts also.
I've heard stories about how fires are started in pine forests, to plant fast growing eucalypts for the lumber commerce - they grow fast, dry up the ground, and definitely cannot weather storm winds like a pine tree does.
In case you saw my game thread post already Reknar, I edited it with an actual response.
It strikes me as odd that they'd grow eucalypts for lumber... they're not exactly the best material for that as far as I'm aware.
Actually I hadn't noticed your reply before - thanks for the heads up.
Post added ;)
Good golly, miss molly. O_o That's some damage.
Holy shit, Alice. That gave me chills.
OOCly, I wish to say I'm certainly not trying to lead towards PVP. Aurica just has some prejudices to overcome, and she is currently somewhere between shock and vengeance-spree, ha, so people are welcome to intervene, etc. Thanks to Voren for being a good sport. :)
No problem, Aurica. Again makes for good character development and, well, I'm sucker for that kind of thing. :)
*fistbump* Yep, that's my thought! The eventual trust/teamwork will mean a lot more for the rocky rough start.
sadly Voren, Flynn didn't see past your robes, so he doesn't remember you as a teifling from the old men earlier XD. But as your helping wounded people he's willing to give you the benefit of the doubt...
Oh, boy. Can't wait to see what happens next - both with our GM and in the party!
Voren, heads up on how summons work.
Full round action for it to be summoned, so it appears 1 round later. It appears within close range (25ft + a bit extra per level iirc). It can full attack if it appears next to a critter but must move otherwise. For the celestial animals, their smite evil ability must be consciously activated as a swift action; they get Cha to attacks and HD to damage on one target only. You need to specify when and what you're smiting.
Also note the duration is awful at low levels too :P
Okay. I'll keep this in mind. Thank you. I feel rather embarrassed about this.
Nah don't be. Learning process after all. Summons are particularly unique in terms of magic anyway. Just be careful reading the action, range and duration sections of spells.
By the way Voren, I just double-checked the witch familiar rules (I'm actually pretty, heh, familiar with them as I have a witch in Pathfinder Society). Ayne can't verbally communicate with you... yet. That's an ability you get at level 5. At the moment you have only an empathic link with each other (i.e., strong emotional impulses). You'd need a raven or thrush or some such if you wanted to communicate pre-5.
Guys, I'm heading to bed. Just to say that regarding scales... I guess the disguise one for Reknar? seems like I would be the only one, or one of the few willing to use such foul tactics? :D
The levitation one is pretty cool though.
Heh. I just figured the scorpions words where.. voices... in his head...
XD
If you haven't done so, do read the spoiler I gave to Voren when he found the scales. There's a link to the item description there. Everyone that touches the scales gets similar impressions and feels the same emotions.
Away from my books at the moment or else I'd actually post IC to this effect. :P
As far as the scales go, I would prefer the align weapon one, if not no big deal, they are all useful. Also it doesn't give a duration for the spells from the scales. states 3/day, but for how long?
As the spells. The CL is 19th(!!).
Yes, that does mean most of them last for a long time. And yes, that does mean the resist energy scale gives you resist cold or electricity 30. James Jacobs clarified it in one of the threads as being intentional.
cool!