Did we drop initiative?
I was actually counting on Ore not being up till next round. I can adjust of course. I'm just confused.
You're in pretty bad shape, Ore. I was going to ask if you wouldn't mind taking dodge on your next turn. That way I could heal and buff you and the team on mine, if my negotiations fell through.
Like I said, I can adjust. This just threw my thought process through a loop.
Mmm sorry. Scrolling up I saw me and YaBo go after them last time, so I assumed.
GM, can you treat my attack as a readied action in case any attack me? That should let Theo try his persuading. Ore is ever-optimistic, but hasn't been stuck that Theo is particularly convincing (negative Cha mod, lol) so he's not letting down his guard just yet.
GM, can you treat my attack as a readied action in case any attack me? That should let Theo try his persuading. Ore is ever-optimistic, but hasn't been stuck that Theo is particularly convincing (negative Cha mod, lol) so he's not letting down his guard just yet.
Negative Cha mod AND no proficiency in persuasion or deception. A nerd with no social skills, go figure. RIP.
We'll see how these NPCs like me when -- after I take the Enchantment School next level -- I start to charm them on-command for advantage on my Cha rolls.
Ok, so, just to make myself feel better. I need everyone to know that Nat 20 wasn't a Nat 20. I seem to have accidentally circumvented the anti-cheat software while formatting my post. I think I know what happened, but I won't explain it here for obvious reasons.
Anyway. The first number I saw for that roll was a nat 2 + 5 = 7.
Hey, GM. Super serious question not at all generated from boredom. /s
Why is the Kobold's dialog in broken English despite Draconic being their native tongue?
GM -- You can bot Dirk whenever. He can fight me about it. We talk on Discord all the time. I know he knows what's going on. He's just being a flake.
Short seems fine, let's do that. Not a fan of ending the day before brunch even!
Short rest is more than enough for me. Should fully restore Theo's spell slots. Pretty sure healing Ore was his only use of a leveled spell.
Place is so dead you'd think there's a global pandemic on, or something. *buh dum tss*
@GM -- It's my birthday! Give the party a bonus! You know you wanana!
Okay, sure. Happy birthday to you and everyone gets a point of inspiration!
Best present a 30 y/o nerd could ask for. <3
On topic:
I talked to Dirk over the weekend. Looks like he's going to be bowing out. Work and another campaign have his plate fuller than he thought.
I asked him to swing by and let everyone know. But he's a bit of a flake. So that may take a while.
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Best of luck to him.
Looks like only the three of us will have the nerve to breach into the ancient tower!
I'll post a call for adventurers to see if we can find at least one more if you folks are interested in continuing.
I'm playing the first (and only good) Dragon Age game on Nightmare difficulty with 1 of the 4 players I'm allowed in my team.
I'm in exactly the mood to double-down and attack this campaign head-first with who we have left. It's especially poetic that the last 3 were part of the original 6.
I'm also not opposed to recruiting a fourth if anybody is uncomfortable turning this into Hard Mode.
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The squishy wizard doesn't care ether way TPK's are just part of the game.
So that would give us; a smart alack monk that plays tricks on helpless gnomes, a cleric/wizard that does not have a spell book and sometimes has issues in killing evil creatures. And a humble, super smart and good looking gnome wizard that all the women fall head over heals for.
So just as long as when we are getting stomped on by the monster that does not want to give up the spell book. One of you fail the hold person spell that I cast, so I can run away, we good to go ;o)
TPK's are just part of the game.
How does a Gnome of your stature even walk around with balls this big?
Pragmatism at its finest. I approve.
Lol. Tally ho!
I'm looking down the barrel of two hurricanes, so if I disappear for a while, that's what happened.
Good luck. Stay safe.
Yeah, stay safe!
Assuming Ore doesn't take any 1s on his Death Saves, and we still hava a party, we should back up into the main part of the cave and set up proper camp.
We could send whiskers ahead to ensure the other end of the hall ends with some kind of door/barrier. And that there aren't any more sentries along the way. A rat's stealth and neutral alignment should keep it hidden from any anti-intruder traps.
Haha. I didn't want to say anything the first round bc I was unconscious but... Yeah. Healing word! Always and ASAP!
Yikes. RIP, Ore!
Stepping in front of Ya'Bo to block their advance and protect the rest of the team—what a noble end!!
Yikes. RIP, Ore!
Stepping in front of Ya'Bo to block their advance and protect the rest of the team—what a noble end!!
Bro. You can use Lucky to reroll that 1.
Oh! Yeah!
Fate is your b#!@%, dude!
We are definitely going to want to set up for a long rest. The cave is solid shelter, and we shouldn't have any problem getting a fire going if we stay long enough for night to fall (or if it's just too chilly to sleep comfortably).
If we do rest, I'll go ahead and use my last spell to throw a few more HP into Ore.
The only reason to hold on to the spell now is the possibility of a random encounter in the night. Even then, I'd rather to be low on spells than manpower.
Speaking of looking for loot. We should probably take stock of what we have already, especially now that our numbers have been halved. We are going to want to keep track of everything at our disposal.
The only things of value I can think of off the top of my head are the Fireball scroll and the healing potion.
Neither Ya'Bo nor I can cast Fireball until level 5. That means we have to make an ability check if we want to use the scroll before then. It's only a DC 13 INT check. So Ya'Bo has 50/50 odds of clearing it even before adding on points from Guidance and/or advantage from Inspiration.
As for the potion... I wonder what the Medicine DC would be to back-alley doctor that bottle into Ore's gut, Dark Knight style. Then the next time he gets laid out by a metaphorical freight-train, boom, insta-heal.
Oh boy. DC notwithstanding, I'm not sure you'd be able to convince Ore to let you try...
Stay safe!
Yep. Batten down the hatches, or whatever one does in the face of nature's uncaring furry.
Both ends of the US are meteorologically taking it where the sun doesn't shine. Which, given the hurricane clouds and forest-fire smog, is effectively everywhere.
You all stay safe. Whether your town is underwater in the South or is burning here on the West Coast. <3
GM said earlier that we could make camp. Snack time seems like a solid short rest.
We can't gain any of the benefits of a long rest until tonight, so we may want to consider heading back to the keep. Even if we rest 'til mid-afternoon, it's only a couple hours back to town at most. We could get back just in time for dinner and a warm bed.
Or we can just hangout for the rest of the day. Make camp tonight and save us the trip tomorrow.
Yup, short rest seems good to me!
Yup, short rest seems good to me!
Do you want to head back to town after the initial rest? Or do you want to venture forth with two casters that each have a single spell slot?
I am exactly foolhardy enough to go along with that. But I also have an RP thing that would be easier to accomplish in town. Either choice works for me.
I'm game for one more mini foray before returning if you are, but won't put up a fight if someone disagrees.
I'm game for one more mini foray before returning if you are, but won't put up a fight if someone disagrees.
Cool. Ya'Bo should probably get 2/3 the vote anyway. He'll be the most under-prepared if we venture any further without a long rest.