GM Rat King's Wrath of the Righteous

Game Master LAB Rat

Yeah, no objection here. Back now. *goes to make a post*

Rude. A random, oddly placed chandelier falls from the ceiling of the cavern to squash Gwyn. Instant death. Reroll. >:D

Rude. Can someone smack Sheyln and kindly inform her that stalactites are not acceptable alternatives to properly designed, load-bearing overhangs...in addition to, I dunno, telling Iomedae to ready a room somewhere in her heavenly realm? Preferably one without chandeliers.

Yeah, I figured Naali's got extracts on the go, Abrielle knows CLW, Gwyn's a martyr, and Therrik...loses out because this is now an extended Charlie's Angels fantasy campaign.

Welcome back dien~ Hope the con was fun~

Urgh...late night/early morning Way of the Wicked session + 3 hours of sleep over as many days + personal injury case work = ohhhhh owww, oww, my heeeeead.

LOL, at least Therrik has no problem following strong women around. :P

Con was fun, yes! I did kill a PC with a slay living, so that was mean of me, but hey, deaths happen.

Eh, these things happen. It's collateral. Collateral.

To confirm; yeah, that last reasonable perception roll was for the Lesser Rest' flask. Hyper-competency, GO!

Got bored and threw together a basic loot list because I'm terrible for that kinda stuff.

Y'all should be able to edit it and so on.

Hardly the be-all-end-all of loot tracking services, but I figured it's something.

Sweet! Nice work.

In the same vein as Gwyn, you'll be able to find the current map we're on in the Campaign Info tab now! Please PM me your email addresses so I can add you to the map to let you edit it and move your characters. Just do me a favor and don't tinker with anybody outside of yours, please!

Done. Now if you feel need to spontaneously sign me up for all manner of sordid online material...please at least keep it tasteful. I have a respectable responsible A career in law to maintain.

XXX Hot Law Men & Women Monthly

Is that actually a thing? Could someone kindly inform my office that that's a thing? Because no one here as I type from my desk as opposed to doing any legitimate work qualifies. No one. Not even the people having obvious work affairs with the supremely unattractive manager.

My kingdom for some administration eye-candy. Or at least someone who gets my geeky internet jokes :(

yes look at this wonderful trial image, provided kindly by me. that will be 6 easy payments of $34.99 please

NAALI. NAALI NO. MY SUPERVISOR JUST WALKED PAST.

Edit: So I managed to do all of the following - Laugh, Gag on my Cola, Spit-take said Cola over monitor and one set of client documentation, have to explain myself to my supervisor, laugh again, Spit-take again when he said he'd pay for the first six subscription installments.

I hope you're happy.

I'm a bad influence on you hahahaha

Therrik's right about the last attack being a hit. He'd take the following damage and need to make me a DC12 Fort save.

Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Also, the Religion check DC is 12, as well. If you make at least a 12, you know:

I'm an idiot and forgot to mention in my gameplay post that Naali was inspecting the Warhammer, so please pretend I'm not a dummy

Not a problem! I figured that out after a second read-through. Besides, we're not going to talk about how I forgot to mention that the water in the altar basin is holy water...

Friendly Neighbourhood Bookkeeping Time!

Added: Potion of Cure Light Wounds (2), Warhammer (MWK), Golden Ring of Questionable Value. Someone lob it at Horgus for fun. You'd think the fat rich guy would know the worth of a hunk of gold.

...Wait, Friendship? And +1 at that? When did we pick that up? All I've got here is a +2 Religious Zeal and Abrielle's +5 Rich Bastard Deterrent.

On the topic of le Holy Waterz, any word on quite how much we have there? I know Gwyn'll probably filter what's left of it into her recently acquired swordburst-etched flask, unless someone happens to be carrying an excess of vials in the party. S'not like we have an alchemist or anythi--

...waaaait a minute...

You would be able to tell that these potions are pretty much the same without very much effort, Naali. Everyone else would just peer at it and go, "Yeah, that's sure a red vial. Yep. Real red. Mm-hmm. Crimson." As for the holy water, there's two doses/vials/waterskins worth of it. Meaning you can fill your flask and there'll be a bit left over.

EDIT: Also, I've added your loot tracker to the links in the Campaign Info tab.

"Looks red. Tastes red. Smells like strawberries." Pause. "D'you think this'd be any good on ice cream?"

"...What?"

Cooooolio!~ And very much noted; never say no to free holy water and all that jazz.

Look at all you people with your good writing quality. That's what I get for going into engineering.

See when Gwyn's player has bad days at work, she starts coming up with things like that last post.

Seriously speaking, if my walls of text are insufficiently entertaining, please don't be afraid to crack a whip at me. It's a poor habit I have and one I'm continuously self-conscious about...but I figure if it gets a laugh, it's sort of worth it, right?

Heh...Heheh...

look at me, assuming i'm funny, hur dur

I just realized that one of my extracts known (reduce person) cannot be used on myself (outsider), and would be detrimental to cast on any of you.

Any chance I could swap it out to something else now that I realized this?

you could have gone ahead and done it and the gm would have never noticed

you could have gone ahead and done it and the gm would have never noticed

This. Is truth. Honestly, I don't watch your character sheets like a hawk, but I appreciate the honesty from you! Feel free to change it out as necessary. Hell, until you guys hit level 3-4, you can change more or less whatever you want and I won't get mad.

Yeah on the topic of Hendron again, talking to him again, it's probably best to try to replace. Sorry to all, I feel at least partially responsible because I introduced him in here. :(

Nah, you're fine. I'll find somebody to jump in, in his place. Also, Naali. Teeeechnically, you can't actually make yourself a taller tiefling. Because Tieflings are outsiders, not humanoids. That said, you could take on all sorts of interesting forms like merfolk to gain water breathing, orcs to gain scent, elves to gain low-light vision, ect. For RP purposes, I don't mind one way or another how you portray it. But that's mechanically what it does.

Eh, these things happen; don't worry about it~ Totally not the worst news I've had today. Not by a loooong shot.

Hope Hendron's doing okay regardless though! Long term sickness is always a massive fail (⋟﹏⋞)

@RatKing - Yeah I know, I was pretty much only going to do it for that scene, because I thought it would be more interesting that her suddenly being a different race. Going forward I'll be following that rule.

@Gwyneth Aw crap, that sounds awful. I hope it gets better, but I'm not too familiar with audits so I don't really know how long that'd be.

It's pretty bad. There's been word this might end up a permanent thing, at which point I'm NOPEing out of this job so hard you'll think I'm a Teleportation-Conjurist.

...I'm NOPEing out of this job so hard you'll think I'm a Teleportation-Conjurist.

http://i.imgur.com/16VxCgU.png

Bummer on the audit sitch, hopefully it'll resolve quickly for y'all. :-\

Rat King, would you like us to make recs for replacement players? I have a friend who might be interested in joining, but I don't want to get ahead of myself.

Also, as a heads up: from Tuesday the 3rd to Wednesday the 11th, I'm gonna be in HAWAII. *does a little dance* I'm told there will be reliable Internet, so I still intend to post if that turns out to be true, but, y'know... I'm gonna be in Hawaii, so... don't expect full focus from me. ;)

I'll try to stay on top of things in that period, but if you're waiting for Therrik and I'm slow to post, feel free to GMPC him.

Gwyneth Koschei wrote:

...I'm NOPEing out of this job so hard you'll think I'm a Teleportation-Conjurist.

http://i.imgur.com/16VxCgU.png

So I think I know what I'm going to make my work's desktop background for the next week or so.

Hawaiiiiii! Awesome! Much jealous. Very envy. That actually reminds me, I have like 15 days of vacation time saved up because I may have forgotten what it means to take time off this year. Maybe I should just take them all right now and watch the office burn down from a safe distance? (≖‿≖)

That said, Happy Halloween folks! Hope it's a good one~

Gwyn: Yikes! That sounds awful. Best of luck dealing with it. It definitely sounds like now would be a good time to take all of those vacation days.

Therrik: Hawaii! I'm jealous. I love the islands. It's been way too long since I've been back. If necessary, I can DMPC you through whatever we run into.

All: Yes, I will gladly take recommendations! Obviously, I'll take a peek at their past posting history and whatnot, but you finding people is always easier for me than me finding people. So feel free to name-drop.

Yeah, I'm suuuuper looking forward to it. Gonna laze! On the beach! A lot!

Re: Halloween: I'm already in costume for a party that doesn't start for an hour and half, lol. Going as Cap't Tightpants. YOU CAN'T TAKE THE SKKYYY FROM MEEEE

Re: replacement players-- yes, natch, gotta vet people regardless. I'll ask my friend if he's interested.

Oh, question regarding my lack of sleep. I am guessing crafting is too involved to work alongside 'resting'? I'm guessing this campaign isn't fantastic for crafting/downtime, just because mythic can do a lot of stuff in one go (again a guess, I haven't actually mythic'd). I was hoping I wouldn't lose out completely on all the crafting related features alchemists get.

Otherwise, she plays chess against herself each night, on a nice looking glass chess set.

Went to a diner for Halloween with a friend, 'cause I'm way too introverted for parties. Got served by Jack Skellington and watched the entire place break out into the Time Warp while Darth Maul waited for his Imperial March to hit the jukebox. Stayed there too long. Ate way too much food. I feel like if I step too heavily, I'll fall through all three floors of my house. The regret is real.

@Naali: Hnnn...I'd see an argument for being able to use that time to craft. It's kinda no different to having a Keep Watch spell up, but that's totally Rat's call. Can't say anything for the campaign itself, but I know from experience that with the proper investment, Mythic Crafting's crazy as anything else the rules provide, assuming you can squeeze the hours in. Anyways; I can see Gwyn trying to play a few rounds of chess with our resident alchemist, muttering "I don't need no sleep" and complaining when real-life military tactics don't translate well to the gameboard. A wizened strategist our recruit is not.

Good luck with the player hunt folks! I'm gonna go...sleep this off. I hope.

P.s.: lol at Anevia and her 'Paladins' line. Give Gwyn enough time down here and she'll probably do something to warrant that punch, I'm sure. EDIT: Wait, is Mrs Tirabade Iomedaean? Wouldn't that make her one of Gwyn's superior officers? Awwww shiiii--

Naali: I'm gonna go with yes, you can use the nighttime when you would normally be sleeping to craft. If it ends up with you churning out 101 items as we start to see mythic, though, I reserve the right to change my mind.

Gwyn: Probably! Revenge is a dish best served AS HOT AS THE LIGHT OF THE INHERITOR.

Awesome, thanks! I'm not planning to abuse it or anything. One of my archetype's things is infusing weapons with alchemists fire and whatnot, so actually being able to make my own is nice. Then maybe potions also.

Revenge is a dish best served AS HOT AS THE LIGHT OF THE INHERITOR.

I'd be lying if I said this didn't speak to Gwyneth on a spiritual level. If she survives long enough to get a Holy Symbol Tattoo arranged, we're welding that on.

Woo, alchemy! Y'know I've never actually looked into the Grenadier archetype, but that infuse thing seems real cool. Does it work with Holy Water? Because that'd be hilarious.

That'd be really cool, but I don't think it counts as an alchemical weapon, since it's created using the Bless Water spell.

I can make demons sneeze, though, so that's JUST as good, right?

Boooooo. Ah well!

Depends on the demon I guess? :P A sneezing Babau seems like it would actually be detrimental. All that...acidic blood and such, hahah;;;

Heh, we should probably sort out who has those healing potions and the nice hammer, in terms of carrying them. I won't claim a potion for Therrik right now as I dislike "remembering to claim a potion after the damage is taken." :P But in the future I'll try to remember to claim stuff promptly!

Therriiiiik. Staph hogging all the attacks! S'not good for yo' health, brah!

Yeah. Probably something we need to be on top of given the "SURPRISE B*TCHES" encounters we seem to be getting.

Look, the bigger I am, the harder I, uh... wait, I don't like where this metaphor is going.

We could roll dice for 'em! ;)

We can't all be 6ft-something tattooed masses of strength.

Some of us have to put up with being quirky 5'9", round-eared, darkvisionless heroines that apparently can't hit for squat.

Merry Bonfire Night, ye transatlantic compatriots!

Figured I'd bore you a little while I watch the fireworks.

I have also joined the doodle crew. Am le tinkering with Inkscape and threw together an OotS-Style Gwyn for practice. First time I've used the program, but it's not so bad I guess. Still sorta miss my tablet.

I don't actually mind the bad rolls too much; I just mind them when there's a tentacle monster trying to crush my character's ribs and said character is fairly insistent on how few f++&s she has to give about it overall :P

Also....why did I think Detect Evil only had a 30ft range? That thing's 60ft normally right?. Gah; that's what I get for rushing posts in the morning I guess *sigh*

Oh geez the chair

Don't worry, Naali's picking up the slack on your rolls, hahaha.

Really cool drawing! I've been trying out vector art recently (Photoshop's pen and Illustrator's everything), but it's so different, it's destroying my brain.
I was practicing but the only good thing I really got was this trace of Majestic Daniel, from an animator I'm a fan of.

SO MAJESTIC.

I've used vectors before for blueprinting and chart designs for substantially less fun purposes; Photoshop's not too bad once you unlearn how to draw (SO EASY I KNOW) and Illustrator's...Illustrator. Me and it have bad blood (crashed and left me with corrupted files two days before end of year presentation. AWESOME.)

I miss the pure power of a full Photoshop package, but for silly things like this inkscape's fine~

Also, Naali's dice are hax. I demand she share for the good of the Iomedaean Empire team.

Haha, Illustrator isn't the nicest to me either. It works fine except for my tablet pen, which it will ignore all strokes from like 1/5th of the time.

I've only worked with illustrator once, and it was for our DM Rat King when I was doing his photoshop class for him. I don't think he actually did a single project himself for that class...

His final piece was a comic book cover I did for him. I hated it. I'd never used illustrator before and Alex never listened in his class and couldn't tell me what to do either...

The Comic Book Cover

It turned out okay, but I seriously uninstalled illustrator right after and vowed to never touch it again. I much prefer just doodling in programs like SAI and coloring in photoshop.