But options are nice : )
Usually at least!
Indeed the elf is a sneaky one :P
Additionally - I have a query!
The blast's bull rush effect has a CMB bonus equal to your caster level + your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma modifier (whichever is highest).
Combat Maneuver: Alternatively, once per round, you can use telekinesis to perform a bull rush, disarm, grapple (including pin), or trip. Resolve these attempts as normal, except that they don't provoke attacks of opportunity, you use your caster level in place of your Combat Maneuver Bonus, and you add your Intelligence modifier (if a wizard) or Charisma modifier (if a sorcerer) in place of your Strength or Dexterity modifier.
Originally I parsed Sign of Wrath to have a CMB bonus equal to Caster Level + Cha mod as in 'my normal CMB + caster level + cha' since it was well a combat manoeuvre bonus bonus.
Then I looked at it again and thought that it was probably just a weird way of saying 'the blast's bull rush total CMB is equal to caster level + cha mod'.
So I decided to check out Telekinesis and that one is quite specific on how the caster level + cha replaces the standard CMB. So I thought hmm maybe I had it right the first time?
In the rolls IC I went with the least generous interpretation (just to be sure!) but I thought I'd bring it up!
Summary: is Sign of Wrath's total CMB equal to
a) Caster Level + Cha Mod
or
b) Normal CMB + Caster Level + Cha Mod
Thoughts : )?
I've always read it as A.
Just remember, if necessary I can teleport us all out of here and back.
Mmm probably.
It's just that extra 'bonus' that trips me up ('combat manoeuvre bonus bonus' seems like something that adds to the first).
But it might just be the RAS (redundant acronym syndrome) syndrome.
Just remember, if necessary I can teleport us all out of here and back.
May I petition that we try to teleport someone/something we don't care about first?
I'm willing to bet my left nostril that there is some nasty contingency in place for that ... (This? Maybe my paranoia is just giving Choon ideas ...)
Especially since he *asked* if Rosina's thingy was a teleportation effect :P
I'm crazy low on hp! *laughs madly*
@Johnne -
I'm happy to apply the wand as much as is needed to get you (or anyone) back to full...but it seems we should get further from the vent first
@Charlotte/thunderbeard - Happy birthday (somewhat delayed, I didn't remember your post yesterday sorry!)!!
I will be updating tomorrow. Busier weekend than normal.
M'kay : )
No worries. Sorry, I'm just waiting for a map to see what my options are >.>
That's my fault. If work goes as expected I'll have one up in a few hours.
Take your time. Tis the silly season!
No kidding. I've rarely been this busy. And my schedule is technically empty! It's like the world saw my calendar and went "That guy. We need to smother him!"
Good luck, Choon.
I'm Traveling for the next three weeks. I'll still be posting but will certainly be less predictable.
Wishing y'all the best!
Have fun!
Map is up, but it's rough. The red lines are tunnels that the worms just created.
@Choon - I think the map is missing someone ... (Toska?)
@Oliveo/party - Hmm. Rosaline has already acted during the first turn, but she could reposition later anyhow.
However I'm not sure how to deal with these annoying worms. Certain part of me feels that it might be best if we slay them now, just to be done with it.
But on the other hand, we could exploit them later on (lead them to any frost giants for example!).
Most of all I'm worried about them collapsing the tunnel which would certainly suck. Anyone with Know(Engineer) wanna take a roll : )?
If anyone can identify them, they're DEFINITELY worth killing.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Indeed. Merry christmas! : )
have the merriest of christmasses and the most excellent of holiday seasons!
Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday! Time for me to pick up the slack on my posting >.>
Ok, I hope everyone had a great Holiday! I'll be posting an update today after my work paperwork responsibilities. :)
Note to all my games: My monitor just broke, which means I don't have normal internet connection. It'll be 1-2 weeks before it's fixed, so expect slower posting.
I will give everyone until Monday evening before assuming you're just standing there slack-jawed and letting the worms attack. :)
Sorry, I'm just drawing a complete blank on what to do here! >.>
We'd debated attacking the worms or trying some creative way to get rid of them, but it seems that the team leans toward attack. I know Rosina's out of commission for a bit so your offensive power's lessoned...if nothing else, maybe intimidate one? Or cast a buff, since we've got so many here & therefor are likely looking at a longish combat.
(Feel free to still be on my carpet, btw)
Recent rolls have made me remember why it is so nice to have a bard around! (Now, if only my poor magi had a private bard... :P)
Also, Shadow spells are weird.
I aim to please! ;-)
Rosaline's gameplan is to inflate her ego until she can claim size bonuses on her damage rolls : )
Also, the 'we hold no quarrel with you' part may not exactly be true, given that there are two evil groups out after the macguffin...
If needed/relevant:
Also, if we are up for it, Rosaline doesn't mind jumping straight to the smiting. So feel free to start that (I do suspect we are heading there anyhow, given Rosaline's limited diplomatic vocuabulary. If we just want to talk a bit, someone better with words may have to take over :P).
Bump?
Updating today. I wanted to do it yesterday but I ran out of time
Well, at least the fire damage d6 liked me :P
Also, the map seems to be uneditable for me at the moment?
@Str Surge - Yeah, it is really cool. Basically the thing I built the character on : )
I really hoped to use Sign of Wrath + Strength Surge alot together, but the Moment of Clarity eating a swift action sorta screws that over. I've been meaning to look into a way to fix that, but we'll see (mayhaps the unchained Stamina system has something? It did solve the Swift Action for Arcane Armour Training issue for Eldritch Knights ...).
@'Party Up' - I assume this just means just Johnne and not that we get another go at the poor giant, right? That would be too good to be true :P
I wrote that before I realized johnne hasn't posted and forgot to remove it. Apologies.
First up, I'd like to apologize for my silence. I've been working up to moving house, and the big day was today. We don't have an internet connection yet, and probably won't for several days (though we're working on it). I have a smartphone with a data plan, but 500MB doesn't go far when I'm using it for job-searching as well. However, my mother lives 5 minutes away and I'm welcome there any time, and there's a library within walking distance, so I'll be around.
Please don't write me out of the campaign, as this is temporary. I'll be here, but sporadic. If I'm holding things up, bot me. If there's something Johnne (or Rosina) would reasonably do that would help the party out of combat, have him do it if I don't get to it first. His combat MO is to drop crowd-control debuffs while Rosina stacks on the pain and despair.
I sneaked a peek at Oliveo's fluff spoiler just to check which subtype that thing was. And while I didn't actually see it spelled out, I think it may have been an evil outsider. Therefore I'll repost all of Rosaline's rolls here with all buffs included : )
To Hit; Haste Bonus: 1d20 + 28 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 ⇒ (3) = 42
To Hit; Second: 1d20 + 23 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 ⇒ (20) = 54
To Hit; Third: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 ⇒ (13) = 42
To Hit; Confirmation 1: 1d20 + 28 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 ⇒ (1) = 40
To Hit; Confirmation 2: 1d20 + 23 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 ⇒ (5) = 39
Damage; First?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 ⇒ (4) = 40
Damage; Haste?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 ⇒ (6) = 42
Damage; Second?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 ⇒ (6) = 42
Damage; Third?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 ⇒ (1) = 37
Damage bonus; Crit 1?: 2d6 + 30 + 10 + 16 + 16 ⇒ (1, 6) = 79
Damage bonus; Crit 2?: 2d6 + 30 + 10 + 16 + 16 ⇒ (6, 6) = 84
To Hit; Haste Bonus: 1d20 + 28 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (3) = 44
To Hit; Second: 1d20 + 23 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (20) = 56
To Hit; Third: 1d20 + 18 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (13) = 44
To Hit; Confirmation 1: Automagically successful
To Hit; Confirmation 2: Automagically successful
Damage; First?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (4) = 42
Damage; Haste?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) = 44
Damage; Second?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (6) = 44
Damage; Third?: 1d6 + 15 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (1) = 39
Damage bonus; Crit 1?: 2d6 + 30 + 10 + 16 + 16 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6) = 83
Damage bonus; Crit 2?: 2d6 + 30 + 10 + 16 + 16 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6) = 88
Note: If it actually is an Evil Outsider Rosaline has a +2 Sacred bonus to AC, Resist Acid/Fire 5, Fast Healing 2 as well as +4 Sacred bonus to Str and automagically confirmed crits against evil (both included in calcs above).
Also since I'm curious; how's that house coming along : )?
Note2: I have to look up the Bracers of the Avenging Knight since they doesn't seem to work as I thought they did the first time I looked ...
Inspection went ok. There are a few things we need fixed. We understand that this is a negotiation though, so we sent just about everything we could find in the repair request. Hopefully they'll fix the major stuff and feel good about deleting the little items we included.
We should hear back sometime Sunday.
O.O ... That's 350 damage. Good thing he has, like I said, a huge HP pool...
@House - Mkay. Sounds like things are shaping up then : )
@Damage - Yes, turns out that two crits on x3 weapons with a pile of buffs are nice. Really really nice :D
@Rosaline: if it's what I think it is (Choon's descriptions have been spot-on, and I've read most of the bestiaries), it's extraplanar but not an outsider.
I just double checked and it's a [chaotic evil extraplanar giant]
Mkay. I guess its only the 'real' titans that are outsiders. Buuut I'd say it went pretty ok anyhow. Lets just hope it doesn't fight back quite as hard ... :P
Hey guys, I just got the internet connected. Might take me a while to get into the swing of things again, but I'm back!
If I'm holding up this combat too much, bot me; otherwise, I'll try to get to this before my society game tomorrow.