I can't use the axe as effectively, so I won't take it. I would have interest in the ring though.
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Psst, Thyra, you only get to add the 1d6 from resting song once.
Let's give Thyra the axe. And I'll pass on the ring; I've got good saves already, and once we level up, I'll be hanging in the back and using cantrips more.
Will use 1 rogue HD and 1 wizard HD
and and resting song
Also gets 1 level of spell slots back. If I were 4th level as a caster I'd get 2 levels back
Don't forget your CON mod, though.
Too late. (Thanks - added 2 hp).
I forgot it but it doesn't matter - results are still the same. Remember only HALF of HD come back after a long rest so we need to be careful moving forward.
My bad, I thought it was +1d6 per Hit die spent, I'll subtract the 5 hitpoints and be at 32 of 44 hitpoints. Not the End of the world surely but I'll be likely quick to use my Second Wind.
I can take the battleaxe then, thanks guys, I won't let this gift go to waste.
Did you already use your second wind before the short rest?
Here's mine.
No HD required. Excellent.
Yeah, I love how resilient fighters can be in 5E. They actually feel genuinely tougher than other classes. Helps add to their identity, as well as their value.
*poke poke*
If I throw Halsere into the pool while he is holding the staff, would that count?
Also, why does Halsere even *have* the staff? Shouldn't Pietro have it? He's the only one who can use it for cool stuff.
Now that we've cleaned the tower, the best thing, indeed the only thing, is to explore the stairs going down.
I think Pietro would be the one to Carry it, I can't use its powers either.
I think we just let the Wizard carry it because its a Staff and Gandalf and stuff. Pre-conceived notions of who wields a staff.
Oops, yeah, Pietro should carry it.
Sure, whatevs.
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Minor point of order, since we just did a short rest, I'll be taking the lead. But I'm fine with Thyra having been disintegrated first in this instance.
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Spidre's checking for teleportation/portals via hurling returning daggers around is a pretty cool use of a class power (and suitably reckless and threatening). I'd like to award him inspiration for that.
In case anyone failed to notice, the gargoyles are 40ft away, and most of you can't move that far and attack.
heh. I failed to notice that...thanks.
Spent my morning trying to get the gameplay thread to register my post - should have put a bit more effort into reading.. :/
Gonna be traveling out of state for a while starting tomorrow morning, so posting will be spotty. FYI.
If I take another hit, I want to start using shield to avoid getting knocked out. I have 2.
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Glad ya made it safely through your blizzard, Jiggy!
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Looks like it's gonna be a long rest. Go ahead and consider it successful. Remember that although you recover all your HP, you only regain two hit dice.
Then, go ahead and level up to 5th. Once you're all ready, we'll kick off the new year with the finishing of the easy part of this dungeon. ;)
Easy part? Pffft. You barely scratched Pietro.
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To be fair, Pietro barely scratched most of the enemies.
Leveled.
I'll utilize an extra hour before bed to burn some incense and summon a familiar.
A spider, obviously.
Bonus points if his normal roosting spot is dead-center on your mask.
I'll need some time to level, I don't have a opportunity right now to level up. Should be done by tonight.
Okay, I'm ready to go, I forget how easy it is to level up in 5th edition, or maybe that's just cause I'm a fighter!
I think I'm done as well.
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Ready also.
need a day.
Levelled
Had been doing my rogue expertise wrong on proficiencies. Its double proficiency bonus. My perception (at level 5) is +7. My Thieves tools raw bonus is +6 before stat being added (depends on the device)
New spells web and Blindness/deafness added.
I got to get to town later to get some more cantrips.
Cantrips aren't something you can scribe your way into; you just know a certain number (if I'm not mistaken, you learn a new one this level).
And speaking of cantrips, all you spellcasters rejoice: this is the level that your cantrip damage scales up (even for the multiclassed Halsere). Hooray!
Would you guys be okay with having a standing assumption that if one of you happens across a teleporter, the rest of you follow? Since now you guys know what they're like, there's no longer any mystery or suspense to be gained from the extra work of managing a split party. If we somehow get to a situation where it would matter (though I don't anticipate doing so) we can make an exception, but would you all be okay with whole-party teleportation as a default assumption?
Yes
Sounds good.
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Aye
The next Gameplay update is likely to be longer than I have time for right this second, but a quick note on feeling geographically lost:
First, don't worry about it. I only have a general layout anyway, with the specifics a bit abstracted. Even so, here's the general idea so far:
So you entered on the ground floor, where you saw the red and blue doors, but were only able to explore the northern part. That's where you fought bugbears and found the red pool.
That opened up the western region of the ground floor, as well as the tower where you fought Melmac and level "B1" where you found teleporters and the blue pool.
That then opened up the eastern region of the ground floor, which didn't contain anything of interest until you went downstairs (to a different section of B1, unconnected to the western B1). That's where you're currently seeing the Death Gem.
When I update Gameplay, you'll end up in B2, reaching the bowels of this dungeon.
Make sense?
I'd like to use my familiar to explore. That's basically what they're for. I'm assuming this maze has an immediate ceiling, otherwise my spider could totally just crawl up a la how Maze Runner should have ended.
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You should probably post your familiar's stats in your profile, then.
Also, yes, the walls go all the way up to the ceiling.
Done.
The next Gameplay update is likely to be longer than I have time for right this second, but a quick note on feeling geographically lost:
First, don't worry about it. I only have a general layout anyway, with the specifics a bit abstracted. Even so, here's the general idea so far:
So you entered on the ground floor, where you saw the red and blue doors, but were only able to explore the northern part. That's where you fought bugbears and found the red pool.
That opened up the western region of the ground floor, as well as the tower where you fought Melmac and level "B1" where you found teleporters and the blue pool.
That then opened up the eastern region of the ground floor, which didn't contain anything of interest until you went downstairs (to a different section of B1, unconnected to the western B1). That's where you're currently seeing the Death Gem.
When I update Gameplay, you'll end up in B2, reaching the bowels of this dungeon.
Make sense?
Got it, thanks. I just couldn't remember how many broad "options" there were. On to the maze! :)
As a standard, if my familiar teleports, I will either call it back (if it reports being in danger) or look through its senses.
I will specify my actions on a case-by-case basis if my spider teleports when we are immediately threatened for some reason.
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I'd like to suggest I go up front with Halsere and Thyra - I can search for traps whilst moving at normal speed, leaving Halsere to navigate and Thyra to hit anything threatening.
If we get into combat, I'll plan to make room for Spidre and/or Pietro.
Thyra will march in a way that lets her use her Shield ability on Halsere, he is the most important one of us when it comes to this maze so She'd like to protect him first.
I would have voted for exploring everything possible before teleporting anywhere, but it looks like Thyra has different ideas. And unfortunately I can't snap my fingers and teleport her back.
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Nah come on, blind exploration is the best! Sorry though, I didn't mean to play uncooperatively, I just didn't want whatever is on the other side to catch us unaware
So the whole "familiar is a teleport detector" thing is neat, but whenever he runs into one, I have to see if there's danger, roll Stealth, roll Perception(s), roll initiative, then potentially roll one or more attacks, all just to see whether Spidre gets the spider back in time or is too slow and it gets squished.
Going forward, I think I'd like to abstract all that into a single percentile roll (after determining that there is in fact danger there). Since the spider has 1 HP and Spidre is trying to beat multiple foes' initiative in order to call it back before someone rolls half-decent, I'm thinking... maybe a 40% chance of death when the spider gets teleported to an encounter? How's that sound?
I don't know what it might run into, of course, but that seems high given that spiders and bugs and such are probably teleporting around this maze all the time - is there a chance whatever is lurking would either not notice one come through or just ignore it (?)
Abstracting it seems like a good idea - mathematically, that's no different than nesting lots of GM rolls, really.