Sounds good! I’d love to know where the disciples doctrine ones come from. Maybe I’ll buy the book. They don’t seem tied to anything.
Don’t feel bad, I don’t think I once used the extra focus more effectively than I could have used the base ones. Turtle looks like one more AC than tiger, for what it’s worth.
What you are looking for is the trait Aspect of The Quah. It lets you trade out on focus for another from a list.
Planar Focus may also interest you.
Aspect of Quah you select one out of the entire list, the problem is that there aren't any Shoanti Quahs around in the vicinity if you were going extra traits route.
Planar focus requires a chaotic alignment, that one is actually more doable if you want to go CG, which still falls in the category you can worship Shelyn (NG).
The planar focus that I see is this. No mention of alignment except for the individual foci.
Thanks Grandlounge, you’d saved me from buying the book. I’ll email wolflair and ask them why they’re flagging all these foci as general hunter ones on the hunt master list.
Ya for some of them you need to alignment match. Like no air, no evil and no lawful for you.
Will wait for others to do NPC interactions before moving on. And also Robert's consent if he wants to do the DD.
Robert - roll the DD yourself with +12 bonus until you hit DC 25 3 times. Since there are consequences for failure, you cannot take 20. You could take 10,but at +12,you cannot pass that check.
Continue rolling until you hit 25 3 times in a row.
Trying to see how long you take to get 3 in a row above 25 so as to see how long off buffs it is.
Yeah there's a bug on weird posting order. Vidmaster7 and Gran commented about that.
About 7 tries to get three consecutive DC 25 rolls. Even without the buff, I'd have made them.
Just to be clear, outflank is still running? Like 35 minutes left or so?
Does any one have the Cracked Dusty Rose Prism equipped?
Outflank is on its last fight
Recalculated, I'll give 30 min.
Your spell copying can come later.
Once a wizard understands a new spell, he can record it into his spellbook.
Time: The process takes 1 hour per spell level. Cantrips (0 levels spells) take 30 minutes to record.
Since our korred friend has like all spells except for those from illusion and enchantment school(he also does not have blood money) up to the third level, this could take...quite a while. You've had a similar offer from Veld before.
So getting everything out might take quite a while....
At the end of the day if you sit around and take too much time copying spells - you're still in hostile territory, there are consequences.
Ok. Once we have clear the area I will grab a few. No blood money why? ;) jk.
I will look up Veld. I assume some past wizard.
Future nights Hedran will also start adding the scrolls he has to his book. Just a heads up so you know what I'm planning.
Because where blood money really comes from is Karzoug who's found at the end of Rise of the Runelords in a sekret base. So how do you think it would end up in the middle of Fangwood in Nirmathas?
Besides - don't be greedy. I've already been very generous when it comes to spells, since hobgoblins have certain deficiencies.
That is what the jk and wink were for. I have run an played rise and I'm well aware of the origins and controversy of the spell.
Last spell book related question. Where is Veld located?
Misthome. The settlement the party helped found. About maybe 2-3 days travel from here.
Thank you. I will keep that in mind whenever we go back.
I'll give you like 2h per night free copy time. Anything more then that, use a ring of sustenance. Copying spells requires too much brain power for keep watch to work.
You pay usual spell scribing costs. Neither Veld nor the korred are going to help you foot what they view as your personal expenses.
That's fair. I don't read keep watch AZ allowing for anything other than keeping watch.
Scribing has standard prices I assumed I would have to pay.
Shoot, in this post you said:
Father Noelan channels energy, healing everyone except Nigel, then drops a CSW on Cirieo.
If that means that Ratel was at full HP, then he's at 25 HP instead of 13 HP.
I'm headed to bed soon, so if Ratel's turn comes back up, have him full attack red:
[ooc] str 23, AC 23 Ratel: BF, MW coldiron scizore, + 1 shield Power attack[ooc]
[dice=attack]1d20+9[dice] [ooc]for[ooc] [dice=damage]1d10+7+4+2[dice]
[dice=shield]1d20+10[dice] [ooc]for[ooc] [dice=damage]1d8+1+7+4+2[dice]
[dice=attack]1d20+4[dice] [ooc]for[ooc] [dice=damage]1d10+7+4+2[dice]
Just remember that you need to have special inks to do the scribing...That's fair. I don't read keep watch AZ allowing for anything other than keeping watch.
Scribing has standard prices I assumed I would have to pay.
If is this a house rule or do you have a citation?
Thanks for keeping track of the inventory!
As for the items, how many do we have left to identify?
I see 4 magical items without prices these are rolls for them in order.
These will be my check for the day so I don't forget to make them later. This is with detect magic and guidance to be done on our next break.
Hope this is ok. I may forget if I don't do it now.
Also, Mort has been in the habit of doing Spellcraft ID checks for us when we find items, and then rolling again each new day - the two magic items that we currently don't have ID'ed are the Horseshoe, and the Ioun Stone (as indicated on the loot sheet).
Gotcha, 'magical' is unidentified.
Mort can you clarify how you do writing materials for scribing?
We'll just say from any wizard NPC you can buy ink, as much as you want. Standard rates, of course.
ok, looks like my computer check timing is off, when it's Ratels turn pleas have him full attack again,
@Robert: Do you want the 6 +1 Merciful Arrows?
Yeah, I'll take them.
Done!
Added to character inventory.
Hedran - previous dmg was healed.
You took 13 dmg from Linder, so say split between you and weasel.
Got clubbed by Spriggan stepping in - 20
Got clubbed by Spriggan standing up - 19
Father Noelan channel heals 6 since dmg split between you and weasel.
CMW for 16
Got hit for 39 dmg from korred. So total 69 from my calculations over your shared pool of 67 Hp. So there should be no fatalities.
I think you mean "Hedran." And wait...a wink...is there a secret plot to kill him? JK
Don't make a sleepy half orc paranoid.
Thank you all for grabbing Herdan!
Thank the wolf =P
Storm water regulations…hmm. I’d say that get people to do maintenance checks often on the storm drains. A storm drain blocked by leaves and debris caused flooding about 8 years back. Public Utilities Board of Singapore is also working on improving drainage in Orchard Road to prevent flooding. It’s raining a lot these days so if they aren’t careful, Orchard Road is going to flood again. And get a whole bunch of angry Singaporeans up in arms.
On a more serious note, Grenwold – what are you trying to achieve for the stormwater regulations? Better quality stormwater? Less Floods? Tell me what you’re looking for, and I’ll see if I can find the Singapore measures so you can plagiarize ;) We made toilet water drinkable you know ;)
Wow, that is one tough Korred, I'll be back in about then hours to see how it's going :-) Hopefully I'll be able to check on my phone, my wife's talking about shopping for one on 'black Friday' (I'll be at work)
It’s an upgrade to our administrative code. The city council mandated that we implement regulations based on sound practices, and as we are a civil service/mayoral agency, we implement the directive. We are trying to specifically update the requirements we have for developers to use NYC sewers, by making them more in line with the predicated precipitation values looking 50 years out. We also give design guidance for how to implement the restrictions, so I’ll be working on that too.
The goal, in totality is to 1) reduce the impact to our wastewater treatment plants by stopping the stormwater from at least new development, 2) reduce combined sewer overflow which affects water quality during storm events, 3) reduce storm flow to our storm sewers (which affects it differently). We have existing regulations but they’re a bit of a tangle to understand and we’re thinking they aren’t restrictive enough. I have to give a presentation to the deputy commissioner on the 7th, as these tasks are part of a new position I’m moving into.
Also, just to check, Grenwold rolled right around what Ratel did for the Reflex save. Is he actually entangled?
Ratel and Grenwold passed ref, Fenton and Nigel failed.
1)"stopping the stormwater from at least new development,"
What does that mean? Prevent construction around stormwater drains so as to keep stormwater quality high?
2) I'm hazarding you need more sewage pipes(so they don't overflow) or better segregation between sewer pipes and storm drains? Or maybe the sewage pipes are leaking and need replacement?
3)The water during the storm has to go someplace. If it has no place to go and ends up on the streets, then you get a flood. If you want to reduce storm flow, you need to reduce surface runoff. Studies have shown that places with more vegetation have less abrupt peaks on surface runoff during heavy downpour, so perhaps some vegetation with proteoid roots (hairy roots with a large surface area) might soak up some surface runoff so you get less storm flow.
1)"stopping the stormwater from at least new development,"
What does that mean? Prevent construction around stormwater drains so as to keep stormwater quality high?
I should have said, “reducing the stormwater release rate from new development” during peak storm event periods. The science behind how storm events work is hydrology, and it’s what I went to school for (that and industrial waste management, drinking water treatment, and wastewater treatment). By “development,” I mean planned changes to a particular property within city limits (defined by a borough, block, and lot typically).
2) I'm hazarding you need more sewage pipes(so they don't overflow) or better segregation between sewer pipes and storm drains? Or maybe the sewage pipes are leaking and need replacement?
You should know a few things about the NYC water and sewer system.
Significant parts of it are extremely old relative to typical infrastructure of its type, as in 150+ years.The city was not one city with one set of standards and rules for the network until relatively recently (the last 60 years). Prior to that, each borough would do what they wanted.
The sewage pipes can be described largely as either separate or combined systems. Separate systems never mix sanitary and storm waste. Combined systems mix these at the point when they enter the system. Combined sewer flow is treated at wastewater treatment plants normally, but during heavy precipitation events, this is forced into outfalls around the city which discharge into the rivers and harbors. Stormwater in separate sewer areas also goes into outfalls, and sanitary water in separate areas goes to the wastewater treatment plants without worrying about outfalls.
We are trying to build more pipe capacity (not my area) but it is very expensive. It is almost impossible to split the existing combined areas into separate areas in a timely fashion (while also being extremely expensive). The sewer pipes generally don’t leak, but if they do, it just infiltrates under the ground, which is better than overloading the outfalls. :)
3)The water during the storm has to go someplace. If it has no place to go and ends up on the streets, then you get a flood. If you want to reduce storm flow, you need to reduce surface runoff. Studies have shown that places with more vegetation have less abrupt peaks on surface runoff during heavy downpour, so perhaps some vegetation with proteoid roots (hairy roots with a large surface area) might soak up some surface runoff so you get less storm flow.
Yep! Areas with lower effective runoff coefficients act as sponges. This is generally referred to as “green infrastructure” (GI) and we have a number of programs encouraging this and even building our own structures in the sidewalk and street. Theres also more loosely defined GI for new, private development such as green roofs, planters, grass areas, etc. There’s also things like “detention” which holds stormwater in a tank (orbon a roof) to release it slowly. That’s generally referred to as “grey infrastructure.”
I specifically work in the area of regulating new property developments (not the street) through the local law and administrative code. They are thinking about recommendations my group can make to this code, and the impact to various developments as a consequence of the alternatives. I was tasked with doing the scientific/engineering background work for these updates, and I thats what I’ve been working on.
That said, he work we do is only a tiny part of stormwater management for the city. My agency has 6,000 employees, and of that, something like 400 people dedicated to stormwater design and management (most engineers in training or professional engineers, like me ;)). So I don’t matter too much, but I’d love to see if I can find a way to improve our application and review process (we have 15 people that check to see stormwater is being managed for every new development in NYC) and further restrict the stormwater through the regulatory process. I’d also like to further improve our data collection, but that isn’t part of this project.
1) Concrete surfaces and tarmac surfaces have high surface runoff and also during construction vegetation is removed so it aggravates matters. I’m not sure there’s a solution to this unless you want to put a detention tank at every construction site so water can be released over time.
2)I was looking at wiki on combined systems. Unless you can create a separate storm drain/ sewer channel and block the storm drain/sewer channel of the combined system? It’s expensive to work in built up area since any construction will probably inconvenience someone.
NYC= New York Central? I’m not that good with acronyms.
3) I guess the Stamford detention tank is considered as gray infrastructure. Since you work in the area of regulating new property developments, make sure everyone grows vegetation in their lawns =D Maybe at some places, factor in for detention tanks underground (if above ground needs to be used for something else), which are linked to a storm drain – set to release when drain is < 25 % full.
Reason why I don’t wanna auto wand is because you don’t have access to a merchant where you can buy CLW wands.