GM Helio's PaPPbP

Game Master Helio

Ah okay, thanks Bellamy.

Apologies for the delay, I worked overtime last night and had to wake up very early this morning to work again all day, so I only had 4 hours of sleep even without logging in to here... but let's post now. :)

Actually, I was waiting to see the results of Bellamy's spell... though it seems it made no difference after all, lol.

Man, some of these rolls... Desna weeps.

Ours or yours? Lol.

Can a spiritual weapon charge?

Spiritual Weapons only accept cash.

I MEAN, no, alas. It doesn't really have a physical presence; it can't flank. You can redirect it to a new target, but it doesn't physically move quite in the same way a fighter does.

@Reijo - a bit of both, but Desna mostly weeps for the PCs with how these dice are rolling.

And sadly, rknop is correct. Spiritual weapons aren't actually there, they're just spells that hit a single target and can be redirected every turn. You can flavor it to a charge-like effect, but it's not actually going to have any mechanical impact.

Out of town this weekend, so don't expect much posting from me.

Has a great week endin'! (^_^)

Back!

Are only Suny and Nhati taking the first trip to the Magpie Princess? There's still plenty of room in the boat, probably, maybe!

I yam swimmin! (^_^)

Nhati and the masthead might also be swimming, by the looks of that boat, lol.

Back!

Are only Suny and Nhati taking the first trip to the Magpie Princess? There's still plenty of room in the boat, probably, maybe!

Yep. Reijo needs a drink. That's his primary concern right now. :)

I'd have Reijo be more talkative with Vik, but I don't want to hold up the game. :)

I think that Intimidation roll fits the scene pretty accurately!

"Grumps, meet Grumps..." I think Reijo has met his twin in spirit, lol. Who is the grumpier, one can only wonder.

As long as it doesn't become 'Grump-ception'..."We have go go grumpier!" :P

No worries there. With Suny around, Grumpception is not possible. :)

Waiting a bit on the others, then resolving actions/posting the rest of the bad guys' actions.

Oh, I was waiting for the hithertounknownopponents

That's my assumption as well, Salty. Helio, you mean you're waiting for Vik, right? I was waiting for you to post the unknown opponents since they have Initiative on Reijo...

Perhaps it's time to bot her?

That was the intent, yeah :)

And then stuff happened so I didn't get to post when I wanted to post...

Alright--Game's updated, so the second half of the PCs can act and actually know what's happening!

No worries. I'm enjoying this game very much, but I don't mind a night off here and there. :)

Hey guys! Sorry for my absence, I've moved back to college and have had to readjust.
I think I have things settled now, and should resume my (close to) normal posting rate as of today.

Gonna read the combat, and then post some actions for Vik.

I'm going away for a few days. Be back by Thursday the latest, possibly sooner. I'm not sure about the Internet reliability, so feel free to bot me as needed.

After the fishies go, Reijo will probably toss the one in his hand at the hag. Ideally, timing it right when she's about to use her magic (e.g. cause her to make a concentration check if it bites her). If it frees itself though, he'll maybe try loading his hand crossbow... or if the hag is stunned by Bellamy, maybe toss a rope to drag her down to the deck and tie her up (unless Suny intends to jump her to accomplish the same)... I'll leave it to you to decide, Helio. :)

Okay, I'm back.

Uhm, to clarify something:

...The frantically flopping fish on the deck nip and snap at your feet, trying to get sink their tiny teeth back in. Even being literal fish-out-of-water seems to do little against the tenacious little bastards. With a good flop and a firm chomp, they're clamped back onto your legs. Fresh blood runs down your leg, pumping out of the arteries in a rush, as the fish seem to be... enjoying it, you suppose.

Reijo takes 4 points of damage and Ol' Salty takes 6 points of damage. Additionally, you are now bleeding quite badly from the fish bites...

Somewhere on the other side of the ship, you hear the other two fish plopping back down into the waves...

I rolled CMB to grapple the fish and hold it in my free hand last round with a 25 result. Was my post unclear, or did the fish actually have a CMD over 25?

If its CMD is not over 25, it could have still attacked, but should still be firmly grasped in Reijo's hand. Don't meant to make a big deal out of it, but I really wanted to throw the fish back at the hag to distract her this round. :)

Ah, for some reason I read that as you throwing it on the deck. Just pretend I said it was gnawing on your hand instead.

Ok thanks... will post within the hour. Apologies for the delay!

Is Vik still staggered?
If so, how long will that last? Do I know?

Hey, guys.

I hate to do this, but school is just taking too much of my time away for me to give this game my full attention.
I love this game, this crew of characters, and Vik herself, but I feel that I am just taking away from all of your experiences with my lack of posting.

That being said, I have decided to take a step back, and will drop out of this game.
If I find myself able to rejoin, then I shall, but I fear that may not be for a while.

Thanks for all the fun, enjoy the rum while it lasts, and have fun.

Vik.

Hate to see you go; best of luck with school! The door's always open if time opens up and you'd like to come back.

@Everyone else - Going to throw out a few lines to see if anyone wants to hop into the game. If you know anyone who might want in, let me know.

If anyone wants to take over Viktorra for the remainder of this fight, that would be hugely helpful--otherwise I'll bot her for the rest of this fight and then have her step into the sidelines.

@Vik - Sad to see you go. But school comes first. Best wishes, and hope to game with you again. :)

@Helio - Sounds good. Unfortunately, I barely have the time to play my own character these days (career changes going on atm). Hopefully someone else can take over Vik.

Sorry I am t'see Vik's player taken away y Real Life. :(

I be thinking the DM might be best placed to NPC a character?

Good luck Viktorra! Sorry to see you go...

@Suny - Perhaps, but laziness...

...Alright, alright. I'll review Vik's character and get everything up to date somtime today so we can keep the game rolling.

*Hugz DM* I understand about all tha' workin' loads an' stuffs.

Ye's doin' a wonderfullest job, Master DM.

Whew. Okay.

Game updated, hag taking a serious beating. I'm almost positive I missed something in all of that, but we're doing it live. Everything should be good to get back on track now, starting with the second half of the Round 5 initiatives--Salty, Bellamy, and Reijo.

In other news, the people I contacted about joining in Viktorra's spot have declined due to life stuff. Does anyone have anyone they'd like to invite into the game? If not, I'll try to pull from the recruitment sticky.

I suggest inviting Phylotus... good player. He's also in my regular VTT playing group.

Apologies for my infrequent posting lately. Life's been very busy, and probably will be for another few weeks if all goes to plan. Will check out the gameplay thread now...

And I'm afraid I don't know of anyone who would be interested in taking Vik's place.

Life delays. (QQ)
Post tomorrow.

*Hugz DM* (^_^)

Very sorry guys, posting now. Life's been very busy, and probably will remain so for a couple of weeks, I expect.

But I am NOT dropping out. :)

By all means though, Helio, feel free to bot me in the future, if you wish. I do know it gets rough as GM when you take on botting one or more PCs from personal experience, however. So I understand the desire not to bot, if you'd prefer. Just wanted to let you know I'm cool either way.

In case I miss too much time again before my next post, Reijo checks out the hag's rowboat soon, along with anyone else who wants to come along.

...Though the option of opening the door is also perfectly viable.

Bah! Where's the fun in doing things the easy way? :D

Posting in a bit. I'm taking the 18 hp Ol' Salty suggested btw.

Some faces to go with the names:

Hyrix
The halflings

(Also, I'm not 100% sure but I'd rule that flanking counts on combat maneuvers. Several can be substituted for attack actions in flurries and things, so it makes sense?)

Pretty sure this is right. I think you can consider a CMB roll as an attack roll, so things that would help attacks (including bard song, etc.) should also help CMB rolls.

Doing some traveling this weekend, so posting will be light (if any).

Hopin' every one be havin' fun! (^_^)

Nhati tries to maneuver herself around to where she can get a clean shot at the Tengu. Once she's in position, she fires off a scorching ray at him.

"Running low on spell energy..." she says quietly to her allies near her.

Ranged touch attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
Fire damage if hits: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 1, 6) = 12

She grimaces and winces as her scorching ray misses the target and makes a new burn mark in the captain's cabin....

*Pssst!*

Wrong bit of tha' game! (^_~)

OOPS. Reposting.

Suny flinches a little and winces as Nhati's spell 'Zzzatts' into the cabin's walls or furniture before skipping forwards and swinging at the Tengu.

Att Roll 1:1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 23

Dam Roll 1:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Att Roll 2:1d20 + 5 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 + 1 = 26

Dam Roll 2:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

*Biff! Pow!*

[b]"Or.... ye could jus', y'know', call fer par-lay?" Suny offers.

Diplomacy:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Gon'a try postin' things here...