I have bronchitis verging on pneumonia at present. I can barely think straight, so can the GM please bot Zaia over the next couple of days? I'll try to post after a little bed rest. Sorry and thank you.
Sure! So sorry to hear it! I hope you see a doctor. Bronchitis can turn into pneumonia so quickly.
Be safe!
Get well soon Zaia!
On the logistics side of things, should Triath be on the map? He's still part of the fight, even if he hangs back to use his lay on trotters power later...
I'll move Wymond's token when I get home from work and am not posting on a phone...
Or you can just ask and one of us will do it!
Done!
Is this a sound tactical move? Wymond can't hold a torch and use his primary weapon at the same time.
Thanks, Wymond and GM Tarandor.
I'm hoping to be back to posting by my Sunday (your Saturday). This has hit me hard as I also have an ear infection and migraine on top of the bronchitis. Sorry for the hold up, but thank you for your patience. The doc has prescribed bed rest (as much as I can anyway).
Sounds like it's time to trade in your head for a new one! Hope you feel better soon.
Wymond Dwerryhouse: Farmboy, Neophyte Paladin, Arcane Theory Savant! XD
Here's hoping Yirrick and I can keep you from getting ARROWED!!
GM Tarondor, it doesn't bother you that I'm waiting for Yirrik's move, does it?
Nope. Gotta do that sometimes !
I am SO British! :P
Let's get these buggers!
Ow! Being a tank is rougher than I expected!
Unfortunately, I've only got a two-hander...I did not think this through, did I?
Eh, there's always running away. No shame in calling this a reconnaissance.
Or, you know. Winning. :-)
Aye, there is no shame in retreating and living. I agree, this can be noted as reconnaissance.
It's not reconnaissance if I don't survive! <.<
I've read a lot of commentary on actual play of the Emerald Spire. All agree that the 1st level is among the deadliest because of this weird light thing. And because 1st level characters are so very squishy that the margin between "he missed you" and "you're dead!" is pretty thin.
I'm sure you guys will make it through fine once you've got a plan!
Thanks for the kind and encouraging words, GM! :3
I'm having flashbacks to the last time I played a paladin with a thick accent and we made an ill-advised attempt to solve a problem that accidentally caused massive ecological damage and changed the course of the campaign overnight...
My apologies, but this virus is still kicking my butt and I chipped my front tooth yesterday (when it rains, it pours). Please bot me where necessary until the end of the week. I need to shake this illness as I have so much on over December and January.
Dang Zaia, here's hoping you find some super soldier serum or something to help you kick all this stuff's collective butt.
Yikes, I agree! Get well soon!
Yeah, my house has been sampling all of the viral offerings available for the last month or two...enough is enough!
Feel Better!
Zaia, best wishes and here's hoping you come back even stronger at the end. Sorry about the tooth thing. Sounds painful!
Thank you for the well wishes.
To those in the US, have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
And to you as well, Zaia!
Now to dither over tactics.
Gobble Gobble everyone, I hope you all have full stomachs and happy families.
Thanks, Wymond, but I'm not American and don't celebrate that holiday. :)
You should start, any excuse to have a feast!
Okay, full disclosure, I'm REALLY stuck in regards to how we tactics this. This is what we get for not having any PCs with Darkvision, I guess.
Let me know when you guys know what you want to do!
I'm sorry I didn't mean to be THIS putsy...
Folks, it's time for a decision. You're letting two (so far) goblins stop you cold. There's over a dozen levels to this dungeon. Let's make a decision and go with it.
Two (so far) goblins that almost killed me! :P
But seriously you're right, we're being ridiculous here.
It's a tough little tactical situation, no doubt. But I think you were on your way to solving it when you (wisely) retreated.
Let's turn this around and lure these ambushers into our own ambush!
It's time for some action, folks! What'll it be?
Or should we just let this go?
I thought we established that Perfire was going to attempt to lure the goblins out of the ruin so we could fight them in the open?
Talked about it, yes.
I'm not finding a way to type that without sounding rude, so I'll state here that I am not trying to be rude. I would, however, like to get a move on. Room 1 has taken us weeks of real time. At that rate my grandkids will be GMing the conclusion for yours. ;-)
I believe ideas were mentioned, but GM you seemed to be throwing up hints that it would not work, prove too difficult because of where we are positioned or that in other similar games players didn't get past level 1. In truth that makes things confusing and makes players second guess their action/s. Zaia is by no means a warrior/fighter and so she isn't going to lead the charge nor would know how do so in game, so I have been holding her back for those more qualified to act first.
Has anyone got a shield? I thought at least the paladin would have one but I don't think he has.
I'm a player too. I like talking about the game if I can do so without spoilers. So mentioning that other groups had found this level to be hard is just commiserating. Besides, I never said they didn't get past it. Just that it was said to be the hardest relative to the level of the characters.
And asking how you'll make things work is my job. Asking how you will overcome problems in your plan is not saying the plan won't work; it's inviting you to tell me how you'll overcome those problems.
You can't let OOC GM commentary freeze you up. Hell, back when dungeon crawls -were- D&D, GM's were expected to revel in making things hard on you! :-p
If you want to go back to Fort Inevitable to get a shield (or whatever), that's fine. I just want to get things going.
Well, we're getting somewhere NOW! :)
And, you're correct Zaia, Wymond doesn't have a shield, since he fights with a greataxe. I was told sword-and-board was not an effective way for paladins to be built, as they don't get enough feats to make it work.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not trying to be the "Moral Police" paladin here, or slow the game down. I sincerely do believe if we scare the goblin enough he'll just run away if we let him go instead of warning his buddies. There's places he can go, like Thornkeep and stuff. If you DO decide to kill him, Wymond will be disappointed, but he's aware he's in the minority here.
I love Zeemo already! XD
Want me to make another Diplomacy check?