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Kunai are better. They are a light weapon (bludgeoning and piercing iirc) so no improvisation penalty, work as both a piton and a crowbar without damaging the weapon as well.
Mechanically I entirely agree, but there's a certain hilarity to emulating the Joker in times of great crisis.
Kunai are better. They are a light weapon (bludgeoning and piercing iirc) so no improvisation penalty, work as both a piton and a crowbar without damaging the weapon as well.Mechanically I entirely agree, but there's a certain hilarity to emulating the Joker in times of great crisis.
Well if you're emulating the Joker, it'll definitely be a crisis for someone nearby.
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Well, in case anyone was wondering what Abrielle looks like...
I just colored it. The line art is Return to Innocence by Michelle Hoefener
My own art looks far less... well... good.
Very nice coloring work though! The mix of colors in the hair turned out awesome. I had been doing something similar with a lineart I had found (still WIP in my profile under appearance), but the resolution was much smaller and harder to work with, so I just switched to sillier doodles instead. I'm closer to a doodlesmith than an artist, hahaha
LOL, me too. I've been toying with a few sketches, just being lazy so far.
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Oh wow. Totally nailed it!
If you're ever up for getting commissioned to do our would-be heroes, I'll totally throw One Billion Dollars at you. Or my paypal, whichever you find more convenient.
Out with my girlfriend for our first anniversary, don't wait up on any reactions from me, I probably won't be able to post until tomorrow
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merry page 2-mas
Sorry about the wall of text. Didn't feel right just having you wake up suddenly. I'll try to keep future things a touch more concise than that. Also, I believe that people grow from constructive criticism, so feel free to tell me what you think. Whether it be of my writing or my GMing or anything, I love to get feedback. So don't be shy about sharing your thoughts!
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For whatever it's worth, you get my approval. I'd say you've set the scene incredibly well; setting up the Storm King as so imposing as to be recognizable by description in the future, while the detail of the event itself [and giving us a chance to answer it] serves to better offer the characters different avenues of response beyond that of a confused 'Wait What?'
So, yeah. I'm invested, and my character hates you the antagonists for blowing her home to smithereens. Great success all around.
Now if I can only drag out some equally well-composed contribution tonight, I'll be off to work tomorrow with a smile~ *rolls up sleeves*
Hey guys, just a quick OOC update. I have a viral infection that's basically draining my adrenal glands and making me want to pass out all day, so playing here consistently is probably going to be a huge strain for the next 4-6 weeks. If possible, you may want to cycle me out before we get too far - sorry to everybody; wish my immune system did a better job!
Oof. Sorry, that sounds like no fun.
Gotta ask, Rat King: Will we be running all combats mapless, then?
Obviously, as the GM, however you prefer to do it wins the day, but I admit that I realllly prefer maps. Especially since I was thinking of making Therrik into a cleave fighter down the line, and there's no point in taking tactical choices like that if I won't actually know exact placement of monsters.
(If you posted a link to a map, I'm just a blind moron)
No, I'm definitely planning on using maps. This just doesn't really require one since it's a pair of maggots and not supposed to be a hard fight at all. More just to throw a wrench in the gears of fixing the broken people. Once you guys actually get into some real fighting, I'll get maps for you all. (I, too, hate when GMs don't use maps for combat.)
Phew! :P Yeah, I just finished a game not so long ago where I played a rogue through five levels, and we had no maps. We made it work (basically I just rolled a contingent sneak attack damage and had a standing proviso that I would obviously try to get flank), but as you can imagine, five levels' worth of "uhhh not sure if I'm utilizing my primary class feature" was... less than ideal.
And yeah, I didn't figure it would make a big deal on this fight, just wanted to know for down the road. Yay!
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I have one mapless campaign and it's actually one of my favorites. The levels of description required are insane, and the GM is very verbally specific about where we are in relation to each other and the creatures. He gives a highly descriptive RP post, then a quick ooc note about the specifics and suggests possible tactical movements (ie the movement required to gain flanking) as well as giving us the measurements in feet between things.
It's actually very engaging.
And a lot of work. I like maps, too, lol.
Well, considering I've already invested a down-payment in Cleave and Gwyn's going to be picking up Cleaving Finish...
.....lol, those were going to be my level 2 and 3 feats, hahaha. Maaaaaaybe I'll reconsider, not sure we need two cleavers, and you're already started. :P
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I have one mapless campaign and it's actually one of my favorites. The levels of description required are insane, and the GM is very verbally specific about where we are in relation to each other and the creatures. He gives a highly descriptive RP post, then a quick ooc note about the specifics and suggests possible tactical movements (ie the movement required to gain flanking) as well as giving us the measurements in feet between things.
It's actually very engaging.
And a lot of work. I like maps, too, lol.
Tl;dr: I'ma lazy git. [/brit]
I ran with a mapless campaign for I think about 4 years in a homebrew. 3.5-Pathfinder Transition, mind you. Went all the way up to...I think it was 12th with my Halfling Necromancer. I had great fun with it overall, but there was this one chapter (I want to say levels 9-10) regarding a literal castle of illusions and oh god if anything's staved me off mapless games, it was that place. *shudder*
Still, that doesn't detract from the awesomeness of your GM. Anyone who can do that with continued competency is a hero and needs a medal.
Well, considering I've already invested a down-payment in Cleave and Gwyn's going to be picking up Cleaving Finish........lol, those were going to be my level 2 and 3 feats, hahaha. Maaaaaaybe I'll reconsider, not sure we need two cleavers, and you're already started. :P
Don't know what you're talking about. Cleaving Finish Duo is BEST DUO.
But seriously I'm not going to be picking up things like Mythic's Fleet Warrior in the future (because my soul can't possibly take the cheese) so it's to kinda help with that. Gonna be fluffy as a springtime bunny. Hit up some not-passive-but-cool stuff instead. Like Greater Mercy, Ultimate Mercy, Unsanctioned Knowledge for, I don't know, Channel Vigor? Consecrate? (I still can't believe that's not on the Paladin list).
Gonna be a very magic-knight Paladin, yup. That's the plan. For everything else...*looks at overwhelming hints regarding Demons being a thing in this AP*...there'll be Smite Evil™, oh Iomedae will there be Smite Evil™.
Random Thought: So if anyone wants to know what Gwyn's face emulates when she accidentally Oath's herself...
I should probably plan my future class choices better.
My plans pretty much go as far as:
Step 1: 'Two-Fisted Drinker' mythic feat at 1st tier
Step 2: Take 'Combine Extracts' discovery at 8th level
Step 3: Am suddenly able to buff myself with 4 extracts as a move+standard action.
Step 4: ??? Do things ???
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Step 5: Mythic Path Ability: 'Assured Drinker'
Step 6: Am suddenly able to buff self with no less than 6 extracts as, basically, a full round action (Move [Retrieve Extracts], Standard [Chug #1], Swift [Retrieve and Chug #2])
Step 7: PROFIT!
...I think Gwyn'll just be looking on wondering where the hell all that liquid goes in that tiny body. Girl must have empty hooves or something.
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It stores in the tail, obviously~
eta Oh, I should mention, I'll be at a local con this weekend, so don't expect tags from me. Feel free to GMPC Therrik, plz.
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Whoops. Laughed a little too hard there. Got my coworkers thinking I'm doing something inappropriate at the workplace. Like, say, writing RP posts instead of...oh wait.
Have fun at the con! 〜(￣▽￣〜)
On topic; Resist Elements? Do we think I'm safe in assuming that silver scale's supposed to be Resist Energy? Aaaand if so, how's the caster level on these things? Free Cold / Lightning Resist's nothing to sneeze at, yo!
So apparently, I dun goofed and gave the wrong scale to the wrong people. Meaning Hendron and Naali may wish to switch. Also, yes, I did mean Resist Energy. The CL on them is going to be...19. Holy cow. Well, now we know who the tank of the party is, I guess.
On an unrelated note, I'm not sure what to do about Hendron. He's going to be gone for something like six weeks and he was your main Arcane caster type. Fortunately you have two other Charisma classes, but he does fit a particular niche. Any suggestions on how to handle things? Replace him, just wait it out, ect.?
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N-n-n-n-n- Holy sweet tap-dancing mother of Abadar, I have 3/day Resist Energy 30 Cold/Lightning?!
On Hendron...To be a heartless b!@+% about it:
Six weeks radio silence is very...ouch. Especially with this kind of campaign opener too. Can't just say his character's taken an extended trip or something arbitrary. I suppose the real question is how you'd want to work in a new character if it comes to that and, if not, how to keep Hendron in the picture if you don't want to phase him out. Isn't he a pal of Naali's? *scratches head*
From a purely mechanical standpoint, the lack of a full arcane caster is a relatively minor setback with this group, even tacking on the grotesqueness that is mythic's Wild Arcana. We're all at least partial casters with supplemented 'Smitey Evil Outsidery' spell lists (Tanglebriar, Purifier, Vengeance-Oathbound, Sacred Servant Shenanigans), Naali's our token expert on all things intellectual, and...mythic, I guess? We'll be fine. Ish. Fineish. We have two Charisma junkies. I can toss stuff at UMD until it cries if needs be. But that's all purely crunch and sort of not the point.
I mean you could just Scar of Destiny his ass for six weeks. That's the easy / lazy solution.
I suppose since Naali is an outsider (native) she can't just turn into a taller version of herself with alter self? I had an idea of the scale just casting alter self when she's off handedly thinking about wishing she was taller.
On Hendron, I've talked to him he totally understands if he's replaced. Also brought up the possibility of him continuing light rp, but sitting out combat because that is time sensitive. Then he rejoins that when he's feeling better. Dunno how bad the sickness is or if that'd work out
Re: Hendron--
Yeah, unfortunately, it's a bit of a bummer to have him absent right now. I'm very sympathetic to being sick, and I liked my opening RP with Hendron and would hate to lose that groundwork, but even if we don't need him crunch-wise right now, it's kind of awkward from an RP sense to not be able to build character interaction with him for several weeks while everyone else in the party is doing it with each other, and then to pick it up again when the player's feeling better.
IDK. I'd suggest either he try and manage light social RP in the interim, so that we're not just having a silent NPC along? Or that, yes, perhaps a replacement. Not that I want Hendron gone, but... yeah.
Hm, question on the scale: I can use it to cast on other people's weapon, too, yes, as per the spell align weapon? Depending on what we're fighting, the DR-bypassing capabilities might be better for other people than me. Gwyn, of course, has smite, but if she's out of it for the day or if we're fighting something that's chaotic but not evil, then her longsword may need more help getting past DR than my 2-H falchion.
Still, I wager most of the time her smite will do her just fine. :P
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Out of smite. Hohoho, you're funny
I'm guessing if it's as the spell then you ought to be able to cast it on whomever you like. I'm gonna have to get into the habit of rolling Resist Energy on at the beginning of every major raid. Lightning's a bit niche maybe, but Cold? I'll take a free 30 Cold Resist for like nine hours a day, sure.
And Gwyn would tell you her longsword is perfectly fine, thank you very much. She 2-hands it when she's not got to hold a damn torch, so she'll hold her own in damage later down the road. Maybe. I dunno. F*cking hyper-competent rangers and their favored enemies
RE: Hendron
Yeah. Seriously, it's not that I don't feel for the guy...it's just that the timing and logistics are pretty darn terrible without putting brakes on the gameplay as a whole.
LOL, so far I have yet to show any hyper-competence. :P
And then failed a weeny baby Fort check, to boot. :P
Meanwhile Naali has to invent concussion/force grenades so she can get past normal energy resistances.
Question about identifying potions:
There are actually two ways of identifying a potion for alchemists.
and alchemists can use Craft Alchemy roll instead of standard SpellCraft+Detect Magic
Do I just choose one and roll (if she can't figure it out, another way of trying won't help), or do I roll both and take the best (maybe there's something to be learned from tasting it with perception that you can't just by studying it logically)
Putting off trying to identify them until I know what she'd actually be doing, hahah.
Alchemists technically can't cast Detect Magic, so your only option is to do it the Craft Alchemy way.
Edit: Misunderstood what you were asking. You pick one or the other and roll that. Can't roll both, sorry.
Rude. A random, oddly placed chandelier falls from the ceiling of the cavern to squash Gwyn. Instant death. Reroll. >:D
No, but seriously. Sorry for being MIA. Does anyone want to interrupt Gwyn handing Anevia the potion? If not, I'll toss a post up for you all.
I'm fine with it! If I had infusions for others id give her one since my stuff is probably best out of combat