Who wants to push da button? :)
I'm kinda confused about what's going on here. Simply assume Lucien is looking at the button together with the party.
Luring in at least one more doctor so we can ambush them before we take on the main group.
To clarify what is going on if you are confused: Sebastian went out onto to main floor in his Physician outfit and no one thought anything was amiss with his appearance. One of the other Physicians thought Sebastian was relieving him and hinted at retiring to some area that needed a "switch" to get to. You are deciding what to do next.
Yes. So let us lure him in and thuwp him.
So will we be doing anything? We've just been staring at each other for days being confused. Let us just kick off combat.
Provided Ssebastian has a decent Bluff score, he could talk the physician into lead the way or just go first. If we hear this, we could hide somewhere and ambush the Physician when no one can hear us. Just my 2 cents.
Sorry, I'm in the middle of moving. Things should be normal by the new year.
I'll wait until tomorrow because of the New Year. Then I'll just have the others do a melee attack if they don't post.
Yep, holidays were super-busy. I'm going to post in a few hours.
Yes I realize it is very tight quarters but don't sweat it too much. I'll allow you to shuffle your positions as necessary and any adjacent square can reach the Physicians. I'll also allow Lucien's acid to fully damage all 4. The Physicians might take a few hits but they are basically fish in a barrel, crammed in that lift like they are. No need to make it overly complicated.
Going down?
Looks like it
So, after the downtime was over, half my town lost internet thanks to repeated accidental sundering of the major fiber line that runs down from the local metropolis. I should be able to get to a facility with internet to post from tomorrow; for now, all I've got is a less-than-stellar data connection on a phone.
Hope things work out
Delaying action until after Lucien acts. It looks like there are two guards on the second level, but it isn't clear how we would get there. The stairs?
Yes. Maidens 2 and 3 are on the catwalks above. You can reach then via the stairs in the northeast. It is kind of in between the 1st and 2nd floor so the lift doesn't stop at that level. Or you can use ranged attacks.
@GM: Are the catwalks dangerous to walk onto, as far as Lucien can see?
No. They aren't dangerous. They look sturdy. The Gray Maidens are up there in full plate so Lucien should be fine as well.
I love your roleplaying concern for the Gray Maidens. Keep it up. Out of character though, don't sweat killing one. They are meant to be enemies and Cressida or anyone else is not going to ostracize you for it. You'll continue to learn more about the Gray Maidens and the Queen as the campaign continues.
Let's go see what's down that lift. It looks like we should be watching for exotic animals. Hopefully they aren't running loose somewhere.
I think a previous Knowledge (local) check allowed you to discover that the warehouse used to belong to the Arkonas who are importers of exotic animals and other items from the southern Mwangi jungles. These crates could just be leftovers...or there could be wild animals about. You'll just have to wait an see.
Have we been hauling around the head physician? I know we had him in the small room before fighting the last set of Grey Maidens.
I can't imagine you are dragging Davaulus' body through every room, but he is still around, wherever you are leaving him.
Have we been hauling around the head physician? I know we had him in the small room before fighting the last set of Grey Maidens.I can't imagine you are dragging Davaulus' body through every room, but he is still around, wherever you are leaving him.
Lucien could try using him as a shield. ;)
Lucien could try using him as a shield. ;)Have we been hauling around the head physician? I know we had him in the small room before fighting the last set of Grey Maidens.I can't imagine you are dragging Davaulus' body through every room, but he is still around, wherever you are leaving him.
Well, now that's an idea!
"Let's try the room to the north. Seems as good as any."
Do you mean the room north of the entryway or the room north of the second area?
North of the entryway
Board glitches..
I won't have good access this weekend. Bot me as needed.
Story wise it doesn't really make sense that you'd leave and come back but RPG wise I think it was intended for you to rest at some point between the Hospice and the Temple. So I'll allow you to take a "short rest" this one time for about an hour and can regain your spells and hit points if you wish to take it. There are still several fights down here that may be a challenge if you are out of resources.
Sounds good to me, how do others feel?
Maybe do it like a custom Harrow point bonus?
I was worried about running out of spells. Maybe we could barricade ourselves in the first room we opened for a whIle to rest up. I'm down for the custom rest.
Pile the bodies so they can't be used for zombies
10 Potion of cure moderate wounds
10 masterwork scythe
10 +1 breastplate
3 Leather armor
3 MW Club
3 healer’s kit
3 plaguebringer’s mask
3 Healer's Kits
12 bottles of midnight wine worth 14 gp each
Robe of bones bearing the images of a goblin skeleton and a wolf zombie
rune-etched onyx sculpture of a skull worth 35 gp
11 pp, 40 gp, 58 sp, 160 cp.
I now know what my pig familiar will be doing, running around the battlefield with a special handyhaver sack, delivering healing potions to everyone.
10 Potion of cure moderate wounds (2 to Lucian 2 to Ayako)
10 masterwork scythe
10 +1 breastplate
3 Leather armor
3 MW Club
3 healer’s kit
3 plaguebringer’s mask
3 Healer's Kits
12 bottles of midnight wine worth 14 gp each
Robe of bones bearing the images of a goblin skeleton and a wolf zombie
rune-etched onyx sculpture of a skull worth 35 gp
11 pp, 40 gp, 58 sp, 160 cp.
Hey guys, I will be away from home and a decent source of internet connection until Saturday morning. I’m going to give a lecture at an university of another city. Please bot my character as necessary, or, if I’m your GM, enjoy a bit of hard-earned rest!
GM, there's an awesome map of Korvosa floating around on Reddit.
In other news, due to Myth-Weavers' recent data loss, Sebastian's sheet got knocked back to level 4. It shouldn't be too difficult to get it back up, though loot might be a little off. I should have done a statblock for him long ago like I've started doing for other characters, so that should be in the profile shortly.
That is a pretty cool map. Check the treasure sheet link at the top. I try to keep track of your loot as well if you think you are missing something.
That's an awesome map.
While redoing Sebastian's sheet, I realized that I've been adding an extra point to damage for some time. I apologize for that. The proper bonus should be +9 (including magic weapon bonus).
No problem. I trust you guys to keep your character sheets accurate. I only really look at them if I'm botting someone. As long as you are having fun, I don't care if there is a slight mistake.
Keep going. I'm reading and will chime in when needed.
Healed Sebastion
Hey guys, I'm VERY sorry to say so, but I need to bow out of this game. My work recently got much more demanding, and I do not have much spare time anymore. Moreover, I love roleplaying games, and it's a bummer when other players ignore your attempts of interactions. What's the point of playing a PbP game if it's just about declaring actions, attacking, and opening doors? We had a very great time together, but I feel like the game has somehow worsened during the course of the last yet. The GM is the only one among us (myself included) who keeps a high quality in his posts. As for us, we usually just write single-line posts, ignore interaction attempts from the others and generally only post frequently when in combat. What I'm trying to say is that since I need to slim the amount of my PbP games due to work (otherwise I would stay) I'm choosing to bow out of this particular game because I feel like I'm not so committed to it due to a lack of roleplaying and inter-players interactions. Sometimes I was the one to blame for that, other times I tried to start interactions, but I got ignored. That I only joined the party halfway through the campaign certainly doesn't help.
I wish you luck and fun on this adventure. It's been great to share some really fun moments with you all. My thanks also to the GM, whose commitment and devotion to the game were the main reasons which kept me from bowing out of the game before now. This is a solid game, which goes on from more than a year, and it's hard to leave it, but I'm sure you'll find someone who enjoys this kind of roleplaying style more than I do and hence adapt to the flow of the game better than I would ever do.
Happy gaming!
P.S. GM, can you please remove Lucien from the active characters please?
I'm sorry to hear you have to go Lucien. I understand life is always changing. I definitely enjoy role playing myself and you brought a lot of that to the table. I sorry you feel that the quality has decreased as of late. Thank you for letting me know that you have decided to leave and not just disappear. I'll update your character status later when I'm home.
Take care.
Does this mean we can eat him and gain the effects of a heroism spell? ;)
No you can't eat him. That's not nice.
I guess I'll look for another player. I'll bot Lucien through the rest of this dungeon so you aren't down a body.
I don't even remember what character creation rules I used, I'll have to dig through the previous posts.
I can ask in some other games I am in if that is ok with you
If there is someone you know that you enjoy playing with, sure. I value player recommendations. In that case, I'll wait to re-open the recruitment thread while you ask. If Iolana or Sebastian know anyone either, feel free.
Sorry to see you go, Lucien. Best of luck with everything, it sounds like your career is going places!
How does everybody feel about how things are going? I think we can all agree that our GM is doing a splendid job, but what about us as players? Can Sebastian and Ayako be doing more to engage Iolana? What sort of things can we be doing outside of combat? We've been in the midst of a dungeon crawl for some time now, and that has its own demands on style.
Upon first reading, I felt indirectly, yet personally, attacked. And this isn't the first time that something like this has happened in a game I was in. But I feel that Lucien has some legitimate criticisms, and criticisms aren't attacks, and deserve more consideration. For me personally, I think it might be a good time to get honest feedback and take corrective action. I know I've been especially bad about only responding during combat; this has been an very tumultuous time in my life as well and I haven't been great at notifying people about it. But it's also a too-easy excuse, and I can do better.
It's worth saying that Ayako's been putting in a lot of effort at pushing things forward, and I appreciate that and ought to respond better in the future.
Our DM is doing a great job indeed. I think the lack of connection with Iolana and Lucian is due to Sebastion and Ayako being here from the start in their shared quest against Lamm. We could try to find some common ground after this, fighting is a little hard on RP.