Galahad's Carrion Crown (Team Brain) (Inactive)

Game Master Galahad0430

Here is the discussion thread for Team Brain :)

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Welcome all

Thank you very much for the inclusion! Sorry - had some medical appointments for my child yesterday & didn't check the messageboard. Am i still in group 2 or did you wish to switch aerys to group 1?

Hello all! One quick question: Do I need to change to a build that does more damage? Right now, this guy is sword-and-board, but not a two-weapon fighter version. He is split between defense and offense so he won't be knocked out by the first spell that comes our way.

We are going to need all the muscle we can get. We have me (non-combatant cleric who will multi as a wizard), a witch, a sorcerer, a halfling paladin(Cha based) and you as our fighter. The remaining two are I think a non-combatant cleric who will turn into a bard and a wizard.

I think that you should have all the defense you can get and then have the clerics, once we get to 2nd level spells, cast shield other whenever we get into a fight.

YEah, I'm looking over the team now. That's a lot of casters.

Well, ATM I have 20 AC, 13 HP and +5 to hit for 1d10+4.

If I switched to a two-handed build, I'll have 18 AC, 13 HP and +5 to hit for 2d6+6.

If we really need damage, I can switch my feats to Power Attack and Furious Focus. That would give me the boost of Power Attack without the negative to attack rolls for the first five levels. So that would be +5 to hit for 2d6+9. Then at level 2 I could pick up weapon focus and get Iron Will at level 3 and Weapon Specialization at level 4.

The main thing is I would lose 2 AC and +2 to Will saves until I gain a couple levels. How does that sound to everyone?

I think you are fine - you can always switch between 1 and 2 handed as needed. Also, I would pick up a bludgeoning weapon in case we meet any skeletons or other undead resistant to slashing/piercing weapons.

We will probably want to get you a wand of shield so that you can always fight 2 handed and still get a +4 to AC

Nice to meet everyone! Went ahead & dove into the IC thread so as not to hold things up

Welcome to team spellcaster - it should be interesting. I think that we need to get a ring of sustenance for our fighter and paladin.

I haven't heard from Corey yet, so you might be getting a Rogue instead.

I am here! Sorry! I am relatively new to PbP's so I was trying to find where this thread was.

YEah, I'm looking over the team now. That's a lot of casters.

Well, ATM I have 20 AC, 13 HP and +5 to hit for 1d10+4.

If I switched to a two-handed build, I'll have 18 AC, 13 HP and +5 to hit for 2d6+6.

If we really need damage, I can switch my feats to Power Attack and Furious Focus. That would give me the boost of Power Attack without the negative to attack rolls for the first five levels. So that would be +5 to hit for 2d6+9. Then at level 2 I could pick up weapon focus and get Iron Will at level 3 and Weapon Specialization at level 4.

The main thing is I would lose 2 AC and +2 to Will saves until I gain a couple levels. How does that sound to everyone?

My other option seems to be two-weapon fighting. If I use a sword and light shield to attack and combine that with Two-Weapon Warrior archetype, I'd gain a dodge bonus vs. melee attacks that would stack with the shield and other spells.

Am I overthinking this, Galahad? Or should I just get a big Earthbreaker and be done with it :)

As I said, it is relatively cheap - we should buy you a Wand of Shield. That way you will always have the shield +4 bonus without the need of actually having a shield. None of our wizards/sorcerers can cast it on you as it is range of personal, but with a wand, you could do it yourself right before battle. It lasts for 1min/level, so unless a lot of battles take more than 10 rounds, it will always be like having a +2 heavy shield.

In my view, the 2-handed weapon with PA and Cleave is the way to really mess up enemies. You get 1.5x strength and a second hit chance whenever you hit. With Bull Strength and similar spells, you would be doing a ton of damage real quick. 2-weapon style to me is lower hit chance, lower damage, and requires 2 magic weapons at twice the cost.

Also, you can always fight with a sword and shield until we are able to afford the Shield Wand

DM Galahad:

Considering the makeup of our party. Would you mind if I changed things up and switched to an Oracle of Lore? Since we have not started I would think that it would not make much difference. If it is ok, I will try to get it done tomorrow night or Thursday. I have a full day tomorrow.

OK, I've switched gear and feats to reflect being a two-handed fighter. Math should all add up fine and this guy can use Power Attack and Cleave. Let me know if there's anything else I need to do with this character before we get into combat.

Ad'ifaah, go ahead and make changes.
Aeleanior, you can join also.

I will go over the characters again and check details, this way everyone will be set before the first combat encounter. You can still go ahead and post in game thread until then as most is RP for the moment.

Thanks Galahad!

Some basics.
For combat, I will roll initiative if thats fine with everyone, with 8 players it would kinda drag waiting for each initiative roll. Once Init. is set, then characters can post in blocks, i.e. All that go before the monster, then all that go after the monster. I will make allowances for changing actions if another action changes the tactical situation.
I am on most of the day during the week, although sometimes that is spotty. The weekends will be slower as I run PFS on Saturdays and go out on Sundays. I will let you know when things come up (like the first weekend of Nov I will be traveling). Let me know when any of you have the same situation. Also, let me know if you are OK with me NPC your actions during combat if you are holding things up. I usually let those characters hold, but sometimes you may be critical to the action.

However you would like to do things is fine by me. I'm generally online all during weekdays & continually check. In the evenings i usually check after my child's asleep. Weekends are likewise more sporadic for me.

Galahad - regarding the Katheer Scholar feat. If I change to an oracle of lore, and take the Lore Keeper mystery at some point, would you allow the damage bonus to be for my Charisma rounds instead of the Int rounds since I would then be using my Cha in place of Int on the skill?

Yes. Also, for all you spellcasters, there is a feat in the Adventurers Handbook called Spell Finesse. It allows you to pick one of your mental stats (Int, Wis, or Cha) for ALL of your spellcasting and sp abilities to be based on. Especially useful for multiclassing characters.

Yes. Also, for all you spellcasters, there is a feat in the Adventurers Handbook called Spell Finesse. It allows you to pick one of your mental stats (Int, Wis, or Cha) for ALL of your spellcasting and sp abilities to be based on. Especially useful for multiclassing characters.

Interesting - it is a 3rd party feat, I will have to talk to a couple of DM's to see if they will allow it.

Character updated - I actually switched her to Fighter for 1 level, will take Oracle at level 2, but wanted to take power attack and it is not available without BAB+1 - which Fighter has and Oracle does not.

Character updated - I actually switched her to Fighter for 1 level

Welcome to the front line, soldier! Now help me kill things. :)

As an aside, are you sure you want to delay your levels in a spellcasting class that already gets spells later than normal?

Ad'ifaah Najeeb wrote:

Character updated - I actually switched her to Fighter for 1 level

Welcome to the front line, soldier! Now help me kill things. :)

As an aside, are you sure you want to delay your levels in a spellcasting class that already gets spells later than normal?

Eh - who cares, we have a sorcerer, a wizard, a witch and a cleric already - I doubt that it will make a difference. My key is to take either Oracle(lore) or Oracle(nature) so that I get the Cha-Dex mystery --> that will add +5 to my AC. Just plan on having fun with this character, when I first built it I wanted to try a Mystic Theurge, now I have another character in another game doing the same thing, so I will try something different with this one.

I am of the philosophy just have fun with the character and don't worry about making optimal builds. Besides Shol'a'Saul is really painfully ineffective in combat, he he.

That sounds good. I just wanted to make sure because I had a friend who did something similar once and became unhappy with the character around level 5 or so. The AC boost is quite nice.

And as far as the witch goes, I"m in another game where the AC hexes are sometimes the only reason my archery ranger hits targets. So I love a witch in the party. :)

A halfling paladin is definitely not optimal, although mounted combat on a medium mount will be interesting. Abe is going to buy a riding dog and a lance when he can afford them.

A halfling paladin is definitely not optimal, although mounted combat on a medium mount will be interesting. Abe is going to buy a riding dog and a lance when he can afford them.

You should take a feat that allows for a bite attack, then you could be an ankle biter paladin.

Abernathus Burbuckle wrote:

A halfling paladin is definitely not optimal, although mounted combat on a medium mount will be interesting. Abe is going to buy a riding dog and a lance when he can afford them.

You should take a feat that allows for a bite attack, then you could be an ankle biter paladin.

Now thats just great comedy :)

I have a feeling this is going to be an interesting campaign...

PS.
Aeleanor is working towards shadowdancing.

*bows in awe of Aeleanor and her persuasive talents!

I like shadowdancing, the shadows never complain when I step on their feet :)

And they always come home with me ;)

I hate shadow dancing, they are just as clumsy as I am and never help me when I stumble. (This coming from someone with an 8 dex).

I've always found shadows to be a bit on the two-dimensional side :)

But they have a wonderful flattening effect on your figure.

had to share this :)

Bard

That is awesome

As a follower of Gorum, Ricven believes his god inhabits every iron weapon forged for war. He tossed the dagger into the grave to make sure his deity is close to the Professor.

Ok, I put the Ravengro map on the campaign info tab as well per Ad'ifaah's suggestion.

what is the date today?

Today is the last day of Calistril, so the will was recorded about one month ago.

Galahad: Should we keep track of our own XP then? I have seen it recorded in the campaign info tab along with a campaign journal and a list of important NPCs, places, maps, etc. This is nice but if you don't have the time, that's fine.

Since we are rolling so many knowledge checks, I just took a look at everyone's sheets and realized I should have taken knowledge(dungeonering). Sorry about that, but I will fix my mistake when we gain another level.

Quick question, what's the proper title for Kendra - Miss, Mistress, Ma'am, Madam? I don't know how they talk about this region.