Boruk, your ability to speak like a dwarf is amazing.
Boruk, your ability to speak like a dwarf is amazing.
Seconded!
It's knowledge (nature) to identify the new assailants, by the way.
@Abelard: since your summoned eagle moved this turn, it can't full attack (unless it has pounce). Not that it matters, because Ethan's arrow took care of the other bird already.
@Boruk: the two birds are indeed dead - one by the eagle, one by Ethan. I take it you want to do a double move towards the hobgoblin?
Just waiting on Merrick and Parundar.
Ah good point. I forgot about the full-attack rules.
Can't buy a decent roll right now. Hopefully saving them all up for a better fight :-)
Whoops, sorry! I missed the messages in here. I'll have to make sure to check back here more often.
@Merrick & GM Wastrel: Haha thanks! My formula is basically you=ye, curse a lot :), and add in drink, forge, and rock related sayings.
@GM Wastrel: The "I shafe your beerd" bit had me chuckling, Boruk was horrified and angered in equal measure by the comment.
Fyi I'll be traveling from Wednesday until next Sunday. I don't think I'll have a problem keeping up with posts, but if I fall behind, please feel free to continue on. If that happens, I'll just jump back in where you are when I can.
Thanks for letting me know, Abelard. Safe journeys and I hope you'll be able to keep up with us
EDIT: I've put a loot list up at the top of the campaign header.
@GM could Abelard aid in navigation through the use of knowledge geography and the map we have?
@Abelard - seems reasonable. Although between you, you managed to hit the DC. Yay for aid another!
Hah, saw this after adding my roll. Wanted to make sure that we were actually on the right path and not just thinking we were.
@Boruk and others: yes, a new day means everything resets, including spells and rage rounds.
Hm, things have slowed down - are you waiting on me, or am I waiting for you?
I was waiting for the others to get a post in but I've put in a post to get things rolling again. Feel free to add any actions you might have made before Boruk does anything.
@GM: let me know if you'd prefer me to roll a different skill for anything ;)
Thanks, I was waiting on them too. I know Abelard has been travelling but I hope we haven't lost any of the others.
My bad guys. Just got my reminders set up so it _shouldn't_ slip my mind again.
Grr. This is supposed to be a CR2 encounter, but with rolls like that it's going to be a cakewalk for you!
The dice are going with us for now, but I'm sure it'll go the other way at some point too :D.
@GM: You know when you do the GM screen for rolls, should we look at that or not? Just curious as the text afterwards reveals most of what's in there but I'm not sure if you intend for it to hide secrets that our characters wouldn't know about either.
The GM screen is mainly just to keep all the rolls I make from cluttering my posts, but there are potential spoilers there too. for example, I rolled perception for you all when you reached the eldest tree just to see if you could spot the tatzlwyrm (you didn't).
If you looked at the spoiler, you'd see I'd made the checks but you still wouldn't know why.
Great, thanks for the explanation. I might avoid checking them in the future, just in case they give something away.
No problem - although the phrase "GM Screen" is supposed to be a hint not to look ;-)
Just waiting on Ethan before I post the next round.
@GM: Ha I know, but my natural curiosity (read: nosiness) gets the better of me ;-).
ABELARD/BORUK - please note that Enlarge Person has a 1-round casting time, so it won't take effect until the beginning of next round (i.e. at the start of round 2).
This may be really important!
If we don't hear from Merrick soon I'll move forward anyway.
Abelard - you recognise the cauldron as an enchanted construct: it's immune to mind affecting effects and things like sleep and paralysis. It also has hardness, which is a bit like DR: you need to hit it really hard to have an effect, which is why Merrick's arrow shattered without damaging it.
Waiting on Ethan and Merrick.
Waiting on Ethan and Merrick.
Sorry for delay! Back again and posting now.
Crap. I KNEW I'd forgotten something!
Everyone gets to LEVEL UP! Welcome to level 2... :-)
Yay! :-).
How are we dealing with HP when leveling up? Just average or can we roll?
Maximum hit points.
Nice!
I got uncanny dodge.... so no more surprise hobgoblin arrows for Boruk ;-)
...and a rage power. I picked powerful blow = +1 dam once per rage.
I updated Boruk's stats to reflect the changes.
Parundar: you can list them here if you like, but the character sheet is the crucial bit.
Sorry everyone I had a really busy day yesterday so it completely slipped my mind to check for new posts. I'll get my sheet done asap and begin posting again when that's done.
Sheet Changes:
- 2 new spells in spellbook (comprehend languages, magic missile)
- New cantrip learned (mage hand)
- 1 additional 1st level spell slot gained
- New language learned (Sylvan)
- Increased HP, BAB, and Saves accordingly
- 2 ranks in skills with one rank previously
For some reason I can't get the map to default to a zoom view: If you click on the magnifying glass at the top left of the map screen and then just zoom in until you're happy with it, that's probably the best solution.
Haven't heard from Merrick in almost 2 weeks so I'm going to bot him until he reappears.
EDIT: the plan for now is to do the entire monastery in a single adventuring day - so please keep careful track of hit points lost, spells used, and other expendable items (I'm not worried about arrows, but flasks of alchemist fire and so on should be tracked). Thanks!
The map did not update for me.
Abelard - that's weird. Not sure what's going on there. Is anyone else having a similar problem?
It seems to be working for me.
Abelard, all that's changed is a few of the white tiles have been removed, and now two skeletons have been added to the revealed cell area. This is the link titled battle map btw, just in case you had selected another.
Just waiting on Abelard and Ethan.
Waiting on Abelard.
So is the consensus to keep exploring the ruins, or head back?
I realise play has slowed down a bit over the last couple of weeks and I'm not sure why - we lost Merrick, but hopefully the rest of you are still here?
I will try and make sure that I keep posting regularly, but for combat etc I will generally need a full set of posts from you all before I can start the next round.
I'm still here GM. I was just waiting to see how the party wanted to go with exploring the ruins.
Boruk's vote is to keep exploring, which will only be reinforced if Abelard lets them know the two mushrooms aren't enough for everyone.
Ethan is fine with exploring the ruins if it is clear that we need to find more mushrooms. If these had been sufficient, he would have advocated strongly to return to Falcon's Hollow immediately.
OK, we'll keep exploring. Not much more to go, anyway! :)
Parundar - you're up again :-)
Abelard: you need to cast defensively to avoid an AoO.
Hey all,
Feel free to post something, but the adventure module ends there. Well done on making it through, it's been a pleasure being your GM. I hope to see you again on these boards!
If it's of interest, my next adventure will most likely be a Kingmaker/Ultimate Intrigue mashup. I ran an interest check (LINK) and will put a recruitment thread up in the next week or so. If that's your thing, feel free to dot in.
- WW