KC's Age of Worms

Game Master Kobold Catgirl

The figures do go down in later adventures thanks to not as many people reaching them, of course.

I'm just saying it doesn't bother me. I'd very much rather have the well intentioned player that occasionally makes poor decisions than the opposite. I thought this encounter was great.

It doesn't bother me, per se, I'm just pointing out that it is a thing they can do to stop themselves from getting killed if they're so inclined.

This AP is already pretty mean and can kill you if you ARE careful, no need to add fuel to the fire, is what I'm saying.

If folks have fun with the occasional blunder, I'm not going to advise against it unless we're already in dire peril - AP with lethal reputation or not. Some people have fun by building unstoppable combat machines and others have fun with silly theatrics and method acting. The fact that Age of Worms is harder than most shouldn't keep folks from playing the way they want to play.

Eh, fair enough. I just never like to see a character die, especially one I like and especially especially when it's preventable.

I'm not calling badwrongfun or saying everyone needs to "Build a combat machine or GTFO" but it'd make me pretty sad if Robin died (or Astraden died so closely on the heels of Erip) because of something so simple.

In other words.

KC, was there any more info to be gleaned from the woman that showed up? You mentioned that Tanith knew her to have worked for Smenk. What was her name? Was she a former lover? Did he know anything about her situation?

Her name was Ainula Gavril. She's just someone Tanith has seen around town. The Ebon Triad isn't solely comprised of newcomers to Diamond Lake.

I'll have to admit, I was kinda worried about possibly burning one of Tanith's exes...

*resists the urge to make a joke about how she wasn't that hot anyway*

*realizes he did exactly that*

*Facepalms*

Heh.

Well, once we finish this encounter, perhaps we could find a safe spot to hole up in and use as a base of sorts while exploring here?

IF we survive this encounter, yes that would be a very good idea. (This could turn into a TPK, though, with all the guards up above and the difficulty with the elevator.)

Actually, can the elevator be sent back up to the mine level from there? Or does it need to be brought up the old-fashioned way?

I was talking to KC about it and he said that we'd need people on the winch, yeah. It would have been nice if the process of cranking it down loaded a spring that would quickly re-reel the chain when released, but I guess Dourstone isn't a very good engineer?

Or perhaps he considers it a failing on the part of his miners if they can't winch up an elevator.

Yeah in his day they winched like five elevators up all at once.

Pfft. Kord would not be happy to hear you going on about TPKs.

As soon as this cult's leader makes themselves known, Tanith will challenge him to a Loser Leave Town match and this whole thing will be settled.

Quiet day.

TOO quiet...

Almost as if a storm is coming...

I thought Winter was coming?

Well, this isn't Westeros.

But hey, we'll carve a path of fire and blood through these cultists anyway.

Throughout all this, we'll be growing strong.

I was talking to KC about it and he said that we'd need people on the winch, yeah. It would have been nice if the process of cranking it down loaded a spring that would quickly re-reel the chain when released, but I guess Dourstone isn't a very good engineer?

I think someone's mentioned how cheap Dourstone is. ;)

I was hoping Robin would post in the morning. Since he hasn't, I'll NPC him. Things have been very slow the last couple of days, and that's not a trend I want to continue.

What's everyone schedule like for tonight?

It's about 11:00 PM for me right now. I can stay awake until 2:00 AM.

I'll be around at least that long as well.

Probably until about a half-hour before Dragoncat logs off, unless I feel unusually energetic.

I'm going to bed soon. Feel really tired all of a sudden.

I'm here for now, but it's my anniversary. So I'll be in and out for the next 14 hours or so.

Happy anniversary, Jelani!

Happy anniversary! :D

Anyways, I'm going to bed. I'll be much more active tomorrow, rest assured.

Imma sign off for now too.

Thanks KC! See yas tomorrow :)

I'm back!

Just have my phone right now.

I'll post my actions when I get home.

With everyone dealing with cover, this is going to be a long fight. I don’t know if other stuff is going to happen in the meantime but we might want to do multiple rounds at a time.

Or at least have people post a few rounds' worth before going to bed/class/work.

Good idea, Tanith. Feel free to drop in Round Ten and/or Eleven actions.

Definitely. If you're going to crash for the night, rolling ten rounds worth of attacks wouldn't hurt. I suspect everyone is rolling for 20s.

Barring plot twists, I may end up NPCing some people anyways. It's a pretty simple matter of "attack against cover" or, for Cuetzpalli, "attack defensively".

I'll wait for everyone to post their current (Round Nine) actions before that sort of thing starts, though.

Sounds good.

Hopefully these sorts of fights are few and far between. ‘Tactically sound’ shouldn’t always involve a ten-round slog where everyone is rolling for 20s. If that’s the case, I’d rather go back to risking TPKs =P.

"Still have bombs. If friendly fire non-issue, could use them to more effectively end fight."

Just noticed Cuetzpalli also has three ranks in Acrobatics. It doesn't matter here, with the boar needing a 20 to hit anyways, but he would have a 25 fighting defensively with his shield, a 27 fighting defensively with shield, and a 30 using total defense with shield.

Would anyone object to me using my bombs against the boar?

...actually, KC, could I hit the boar with my bombs without catching anyone else in the blast?

I think bombs would be very useful here. Even with shield of faith its touch AC is gonna be p shitty.

(I think you can, by the splash weapon rules - just target its westernmost square? Well, unless you miss.)

I'm tempted to impose an additional -2 penalty, since it seems like a harder shot than just aiming past someone. But I'm not sure that's how the rules should work—thoughts?

EDIT: Yeah, on further thought, I can't think of any reason or rule to impose further penalties. Cover is cover, regardless of its quantity.

See I knew you could strike out words.

Why didn't it work when I demonstrated it the first time? Must've been broken then.

I’d suggest Carina hold on to her remaining bombs. The boar needs 20s to hit Cuetzpalli. It’s just a matter of time before we whittle it down. Those bombs might be needed later.

Well, I've used one already. Hopefully we can finish off the boar and find someplace to bunker down soon.

Well, it doesn't need a 20 to hit his CMD. (If it does reposition and and escape, we should basically all hide behind you and let you line up brace.)

And yeah we need to at least get Carina time to prepare the rest of her extracts.

Astraden's still down HP, and I have 2 extract slots left.

I can whip up a couple of CLW extracts once we find a safe room, and Astraden can prep new spells for temple exploration.