GM Jiggy's The Order of the Griffon (5e) (Inactive)

Game Master Jiggy

I imagine Thyra would want to be in front as the first line of defense, maybe Spidre or Mirrel right behind her?

Doesn't have to be single file, just need to know who's in front/middle/back.

I'm fine with guarding the rear.

As best I recall, a short rest is 1 hour, but I just got to work and won't be able to reference my book for a good long while. If someone would be able to clear up the confusion that came up in Gameplay, that would be great.

Huh. I double-checked, and you're right. Was it 10 minutes in 4E, maybe?

Thanks, that's what I thought.

Also, you guys might want to consider using up that Inspiration. Can't stockpile it, after all.

I hope that was an okay use of Inspiration, figured Thyra would feel pretty inspired to save a halfling or anyone for that matter who was in danger!

Thyra, as a matter of personal curiosity, why do you favorite about every 5 posts?

It's not thaaaat often, usually I favorite if I thought what someone said was funny or I particularly liked their role-play!

I favorited the GM's post there because I appreciated that he let me target one of the awake wolves rather than have me target an asleep wolf! I hadn't made the distinction in my post so I appreciated him being forgiving :)

Honestly I thought perhaps you were using the favorite function to as a means to find the last place you'd read to. But good to know.

I think sleep is waaaay overpowered in 5th ed especially since there is no save.

I'll try not to spam it so much.

It's difficult to aim sometimes. We've accidentally slept our allies before... :p

The save is kind of the hit point total you roll - if you rolled the inverse you could well sleep nothing.

It's also kind of nostalgic, given the source material. Sleep was the go-to tactic if you wanted to survive.

Halsere, I think you forgot to mark off your spell slot for your second sleep. You used one on the three wolves where the halfling was and one on the human/orcs.

Also, are we moving on now, or taking a short rest? I'm seeing some injuries, and if memory serves Spidre still lacks his Second Wind, so I didn't want to narrate you forward if you wanted to rest first.

No one's expressed a desire for a short rest, so I think we're good to go. I'm still completely fresh, so I can stay in front.

I thought we were going to press on, we have healing potions just in case.

I wouldn't mind a short rest, but I'm not usually a fan of stirring the hornet's nest and then renting a room.

Updated spell tool bar... I am in favour of a short rest but I can push on as well

Halsere, I don't know how scrolls work in 5th edition, can you use that scroll of magic missile?

Edit for bad grammar*

Ooops - Yes I can. I'm anxious to scribe it buy may use it too.

Okay, just wanted to check.

Hmm, me and my lack-of-tactical-thinking. Probably targetting the cleric with a wisdom save wasn't the brightest idea...Sorry. :/

Hey Halsere, I just noticed you declared taking the spell pouch after I declared taking it. Do you not already have one? If not, you are certainly welcome to it. But if you do, I have a cantrip and I was hoping I could use the pouch.

Take it. I have one already.

Just a heads up - from the 26th I am gooooooooooooooone until the 4th of Nov. Heading off on holiday

Two minor points. First of all, I stated in my post I was behind Pietro. If I moved up a position, it was done to me without my consent.
Secondly, I was standing next to Thyra so she could interpose her shield. Is she not going to do that?

*re-reads post*

Huh. Looks like I accidentally your prepositions. Totally thought you said you moved up to the front with Pietro.

Hm... Lemme go see if I can figure out the least-obtrusive retcon.

Alright, I just had everything happen to Pietro instead, so we don't have to resolve a different set of successes/failures. Bonus points toward your next Inspiration for the trouble.

Thyra still moved up to defend Pietro and instead of telling Spidre to hang in there she would have told Pietro instead.

Given that piotr is on the colloms jaws does the wolf get disadvantage on the save?

Glad to have not abused short rests, and to have a heavy door between us and other misadventures, I propose we take an hour.
1 HD: 1d10 ⇒ 6

=Hit Die: 1d8 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + (5) = 6

I didn't add it to my roll, but I believe you add CON mod to HD rolls.

-Posted with Wayfinder

I actually meant to suggest we take a long rest before proceeding.

A long rest would make me more effective (since spells and Bardic Inspiration come back with that) but I think I can still be useful even with just a short rest. Having said that - this seems like the ultimately defensible spot (lair of a powerful, local bully and all that), so it probably makes sense to go beyond the grate fully rested.

I am a fan of the long adventuring day so I'll advocating pushing on with just a short rest but I understand that's hard for the casters, especially at these low levels.

I don't need much healing either.
Hitdie healing + Con Mod + Song of Healing: 1d10 + 4 + 1d6 ⇒ (9) + 4 + (3) = 16

We've got 2 spells between the three casters. That's not much healing, although we have several potions at this point.

HD: 1d8 + 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + (1) + 2 = 5

So I guess I'm outvoted on the long rest? *gulp*

I'm open to a long rest. It's almost evening anyway, right? I don't need it though. The only thing I'm missing is an HD.

Also remember that a long rest restores half, not all, of your HD. So if you wait to sleep until your HD are spent, the following day will be a little tougher.

EDIT: Oh, also, whenever you do get around to a long rest, you'll be leveling up to 3rd.

I'm open to either option, I don't want us to not long rest because I'm the only voice of dissent

Well, if we've got a level up pending, I'm taking a long rest no matter whether the rest of you go through or not!

Well, if we've got a level up pending, I'm taking a long rest no matter whether the rest of you go through or not!

Sounds good

lol

Okay, we'll go with that. Everybody chime in once you've finished leveling.

Do hp and such go to full from the level?

HP goes to full from the long rest. That's kind of why I do levels during long rests.

Hey Spidre, what archetype were you thinking? I was thinking Battle Master and taking the Goading Attack, Disarming Attack and maybe the Rally maneuver, seems like it might be fun and I really liked the Maneuver system in 3.5 edition.

I'm going EK. The other two don't really suit the feel I'm going for, nor are they especially Dex-focus friendly.

That's cool! Eldritch Knight sounded like a fun one but I just didn't have the stats for it.

I think I finished. Picked up:
more HP
extra HD
bonded weapons
spells