Heralding the Coming of the Age of Worms (Inactive)

Game Master Fanguar

Cover, no str bonus and yes they have claws.

Point moot, will argue if it comes up again. But yea, single claw or drop crossbow.

hahaha that's a fail! (reference to my roll)

you netted 16.6 percent, I only got 5 percent. you got 300%+ what markus got!

Sverrir is up next, but just to explain the situation (don't metagame)

The skeleton's instructions are to fire on anyone coming through the door. (readied actions)

If the can't see you the won't come after you. They were holding x-bows and had extra loaded ones beside them. So on their last turn they dropped the empty x-bows (free), picked up the loaded ones (move) and readied to shoot the next person they see.

So if Marcus stands up, he will be shot. They will incur AOOs (for being in melee), so you get an extra hit in.

So, spatially... He'd occupy the same space as the barricade? And threatens them

Because Markus's got Combat Reflexes and can get 1 AoO on each before they fire.

Could be EPIC! Combat Magic!

Indeed sir. The barricade is essentially a table on it's side, so their's like a half foot of wood there.

So it could be combat magic, which is of couse the best kind of magic.

Other than Evard's Black Tentacles, that is. That spell is pretty great.

Well, the dice gods screwed him... not EPIC, but could work. All you gots to do is miss... twice!

And SORRY, Sverrir... missed that I skipped you, thought you'd gone. My bad!

Round 2, Init 17, I believe

Sverrir, I know you said you're a little swamped right now, so no rush to finish the crunch of your monk, but I'm going to get things rolling in the savage tide AP. As such you may want to pop over there to dot it so you can follow along at least.

Gameplay

Am indeed GMF - trying to update my games (both player and GM capacity)

Bear with me lads! Will get something up in both threads soon as I can...

Not sure if this is meta or table-talk, but...

Please remember that Markus has reach (covers a large threatened area) and gets 4 AoO. It's an integral part of his build and keeping his peeps safe as the tank.

Room still hidden on map.

Sorry about that, should be fixed now.

Lucid does not like this at all.

knowledge Religion: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

This is not right. I think we should put these abominations down.

I agree with you Lucid. I don't like the idea of leaving these creatures here. It reeks of evil.

*cough* discussion thread *cough*

LOL - Sorry. Not sure how I got over here...

bah!

Even though it looks like rain, I'll be camping with boy scouts this weekend and will be of line from mid day tomorrow through mid day Sunday.

My family and I are going to be on vacation from Monday, March 4 through Saturday, March 9. I do not expect to have a reliable internet connection, so please run Khyrn as necessary for that week.

Thanks!

Thanks for the heads up Khyrn. I also saw your post in the STAP.

Anyone going the crafting route?

Was thinking 5th Level Master Craftsman (Weapons). 7th Level Craft Magic Arms & Armor.

Further going the route... of a weapons aficionado.

Class Skill 3, INT 1 (boo), Ranks 7... +11.

Lucid can already scribe scrolls, of course. At 5th he will pick up a Wizard feat, and likely that will be a crafting feat (Wondrous?)

Sverrir may go down the home brew route - wee potato still bubbling away in one of the lost cairns lol

With GMF saying we're so tough, and there being 6 of us... Figure we can afford to be creative and flesh out the personae. Now of course crafting "just the weapons" we need could makeius even more powerful... But sometimes you gots to take risks!

Especially after that NASTY comment about no fauchards! :)

It's not nasty, it's realistic. Exotic weapons are going to be more rare than say a dagger. Nothing is stopping you from getting your fauchard enchanted.

@Sverrir: That would be amazing. Craft(hooch)

I'm just sassin' that's perfectly logical.

Think Markus could commission the local Smith to create a "special" fauchard with a spring loaded haft?

So he carries it as a battle axe 1d8, 4 feet long, then trigger it to extend/lock as a swift action. Collapse as a move action, w/AoO?

Could be a little heavier... More metal.

Sverrir's Old Peculiar... WAY more dangerous than any exotic weapon ;)

Can't wait until we get neutralize poison. Sverrir can drink as much as he wants, and when combat begins, BAM! Sober Sverrir!

Which will require a dram...

Fang, would you mind if I had cast Bless before we ran up the stairs? Everyone else seemed to be casting at least one spell. I think it would have made sense.

Yup that seems reasonable.

Ok, thanks!

Can't wait until we get neutralize poison. Sverrir can drink as much as he wants, and when combat begins, BAM! Sober Sverrir!

Alas there is a flaw to yer cunning plan hombre... under a wee agreement regards Game Mechanics & flavour with DMFang.. Sverrir can only rage when deep in his cups!

A Sober Sverrir means no raging Sverrir :(

All: Two trips I need to mention.

1) Taking kids to a convention this weekend so will not be posting a lot after about 7:00 tonight. Playing 6 slots of PFS. :) Will be back late Sunday.

And 2) I leave on the 13th of March for a two week trip celebrating a significant wedding anniversary (I am an old married guy :) ). Going to travel in Turkey. Not sure of price/availability of internet as I travel but will try to post at least evert other day during that time. Please bot me as needed.

On that note I've my works annual dinner and dance this Friday into Saturday so from tomorrow morning (UK time) I'll be off the grid until later on Sunday probably...

(And being as its Scotland and a free bar so likely will indulge - though not to Sverrir proportions lol...)

Thanks for the heads up gents. Enjoy.

Cheers DMF - Sverrir will just keep slugging away at zombies until he or they drop - so should be a simple enough DMPC will I'm off imbibing lol.

Sweet rolls, fellas!

@GM Fanguar & Lucid - Do you get to redirect subsequent Magic Missiles if the target is dropped (with missiles to spare)? I know you're allowed to split them... so it seems a waste.

Yes, it's that tight that I'm splitting hairs... or missiles in this case!

And its my last missile. But if Markus thinks it tactically more important to drop a Zombie than to cover the caster Lucid would fire both into it. He did not know it was at 2 HP and you really have to target them together.

SRD (regards MM) - Targets up to five creatures, no two of which can be more than 15 ft. apart.

Not dictating what Lucid does... just curious really. I'd created a Magus with a Wand of MM. Was wondering if he could piss off multiple targets as he melee's!

as per SRD

"If you shoot multiple missiles, you can have them strike a single creature or several creatures. A single missile can strike only one creature. You must designate targets before you check for spell resistance or roll damage."

So you have to designate targets before the missiles hit.

How does the operating table affect the battlefield? Cover, soft cover, can we occupy those squares?

Assuming up is north, can Markus tt5 foot step SE

You can move there. I would rule it like hard cover. I would also rule it as difficult terain.

I think, forgive me if I'm wrong... That Pavo saved Markus' arse once more! Damage is either missing Strength (13, +1) or magic (+1). The 2 more dmg, drop the bugger!

Yay Pavo!

On a "yuck" note, are we house ruling that Markus threatens with the haft end (or center, like a staff) with -4 improvised, losing weapon specific bonuses like weapon focus (fauchard)?

Weapon would be 1d6 dmg, 20/x2? Fauchard being 1d10 dmg, 18-20/x2...

I'm guessing so, since this is the same round where we allowed the attack. Otherwise, Markus is too close to threaten (offer flanking). I'm gonna cry.

Pavo is suffering form strength damage from the skeleton's poison from the entry fight, so no strength bonus to damage.

Thought that was Con poison, sorry. Guess my 5-ft step stands.