@GM: could I ask you to put the maps' link in your header ?
I had been wondering which game thread was asking me for a map in my header.. lol
I will get it worked in shortly.
Thanks! :)
I picked out Katria's EQ, GM. Sorry for the delay. The only significant addition was a longspear.
Hope one of y'all have something to deal with swarms, because Katria has nothing for that.
Katria: Sounds good, no worries!
N.M. and all: Wow.. we literally dived into the aquatic combat rules right off the bat, didn't we?! Well we are (sorta) in luck for the moment, as there is a sandbar beneath the boat and the water is only 5' deep here. However, that does pose some interesting conundrums as I don't believe there are actually any rules for wading through water. If you know of any, please point me towards them!! Until then, how does this sound? Please let me know what you think about this.
Wading:
To be used when water is above the waist but below the neck or when moving through fast water between knee and waist. Water below the knee will only be considered difficult terrain.
As long as you can touch the bottom and you are not being swept away, there is no need for swim checks nor is there a worry about drowning.
You may wade through these waters at 1/4 speed, or at 1/2 speed with successful swim check. Waters below the knee will not permit swim checks.
Attacking a creature that is fully submerged will utilize the underwater combat modifiers as posted in the PRD with the exception that the notations 1,3, and 4 do not apply.
If you attack a creature above the water while wading, you will have a -2 penalty to hit, but no damage penalty.
If you are out of the water and your target is wading, you will have a +2 to hit and no changes to damage modifiers.
Thoughts or concerns? If approved by you, this will be copied into the campaign tab with the underwater combat link.
Just to clarify, I am raising this question because I don't want to penalize you by using the underwater combat if you aren't actually u derwater, but I think that being in water like this should still have some modifiers attached to it.
Sounds good to me :) I was thinking of using the underwater combat rules but hey this is interesting!
Thank you for crafting these rules !
wade in the water, wade in the water, children...
I'm fine with those rules, although it might be easier if you just considered wading as moving in difficult terrain (or cost more squares of movement the deeper it gets before it becomes swimming).
Am I correct in assuming that if you have a Swim Speed that these rules are not in force?
I think that looks fine but I haven't looked at the underwater combat rules yet to compare
Ok.. so I tend to have fits and try and reinvent the wheel occasionally.. I don't know how I missed it, but the Underwater Combat Rules DO cover this situation.
As per the PRD:
They apply whenever a character is swimming, walking in chest-deep water, or walking along the bottom of a body of water.
I am going to assume that less than chest deep water simply becomes difficult terrain. I am sorry to go back and forth on this topic and confuse you guys (And myself); but I really was trying to find a middle ground that wouldn't penalize you as harshly as the underwater combat rules.
I apologize for my lack of posting or slowdown of late. These last two weeks have seen a great many things come up professionally, medically, and now legally. I will catch up and post as best as I can, but while dealing with health issues with the wife, I am also going through a professional transition from a job that I held for over 5 years and back into the medical field, as well as dealing with the legal system after a teacher at my son’s school not only battered him in the classroom multiple times but dragged him through the hallway by his neck. This might be considered a bit of oversharing by some, but I wanted you all to understand and I felt “Life is getting rough” was a bit too vague.
I will update as I can and will continue my games, but please understand if my pace temporarily slows. If I am a player and you need to bot me to maintain pace, please do so with my apologies. If you are in a game I am GM’ing, I have not and will not abandon you and I will update as I am able to.
Wow - that's hitting you from all sides. I hope the health issues resolve quickly, and that all goes well with the other.
Oof. No worries; take as long as you need.
Woah. Sorry to read that, GM. Please take the time you need, it indeed seems that "rough times" is an understatement and doesn't express it all. I keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
No worries, life happens. I wish you all the best with the issues you're dealing with and will still be here when you get back.
I really appreciate the kind words and thoughts, yall. Things are looking up a bit and hopefully settling back into some semblance of normal. I am not up to full speed with posting yet, but I am back to some degree that will improve over the next week or so.
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That's great to hear that things are looking up! Don't overdo it trying to get back up to speed for us. We're in it for the full campaign and that will take a few years, so waiting a few more weeks (or a month or two) isn't that big a deal.
I second what Katria wrote. Take as much time as you need :)
Ok guys, s*## hit the fan in a real way, and I completely ditched you for much longer than what I intended to. For this I really apologize. I still have a few things percolating, but the majority of things are if not resolved then at least on a back burner for right now. I am still going through a few transitions, but I hope that the majority of the insanity is past. I will be striving my utmost to get back to my daily post rates.
It's good to know that things are going (even slowly) back to normal! :)
Hey, don't feel bad about it. Real life happens to all of us. I'm ready to play whenever but don't rush coming back if you need more time to settle in.
Sorry for disappearing the last few days. I should have given warning. The next few days won't be much better. This week is a particular busy one at work.
Please bot me if necessary.
I'm at a conference all week. My posts may be few and far between. Bot me as necessary.
I apologize for my lack of reactiveness this last week. I was in a France for a few days and the wi-fi there was horrible! I'm back home now.
I am at a conference this week and expect to be very busy. It is, for me, a work all day long conference and I don't expect to have much downtime where I have energy to post. Bot me as necessary.
I'm not going to bore you with all the details, but I have a lot going on right now. It may still be a few more weeks before my posting rate is back to normal. Sorry for the delay, everyone.
Not a problem, Caps. I hope things get better soon. As yall can see, I am working towards a more stable posting schedule but am not quite there yet.
I believe we are at the famous "oh sh*t we are only lvl 1" moment. Noiraigue has nothing useful from now on against swarms.
I am going to be out for a few days, but will try to keep up by phone. Feel free to bot Glickly as you need to, though.
Hey everyone, I'm currently out of town with restricted access and time to post until next Sunday. I'll do my best to keep the pace. If needed, you can bot Noiraigue. :)
Apologies for my inactivity. I'll be back to normal posting rate between tomorrow and thursday.
I will be at GenCon through Sunday.
Back from Gencon, and I hope everyone had a great time.. I know I did!
I'll be traveling from tomorrow until monday. If I can't post, please don't hesitate to bot Noiraigue.
Hey everyone! I'll be at GardenCon in Geneva until Sunday evening. I'll try my best to post but don't hesitate to bot Noiraigue.
I am going to be travelling Sept 20-23. I might occasionally get to check in and post an update, but for the most part I will not be online. Please feel free to bot me using whatever disposable resources I have.
Hello everyone! Is everything ok? I had a busy september and I realize only now it's been something like two weeks without a post in this game.
I'm sorry everyone, but I need to withdraw from this game. For the time being at least. I am still really excited about the party and the campaign, but I just don't have the kind of time I used to in order to keep up witha bunch of campaigns. I'm cutting back to just the ones I've been in for a really long time already. Maybe things will change for me. Or perhaps I'll be able to come back when one of those campaigns wrap up. For now, feel free to replace me with an active poster.