KC's Age of Worms

Game Master Kobold Catgirl

So are house cats but some people love 'em.

This is probably a dumb question, but does anyone have any objections to me throwing bombs at Forwell now?

I mean I was kinda guilted out of blowing up his pet spider

Nope.

And, as a bonus, he's got the spider on him now!

Gark's pretty swamped right now and I'm having trouble getting ahold of him, so I'll most likely NPC Astraden when I get home. Any suggestions for her action?

Forwell looks to be a spellcaster. Maybe ready to disrupt spellcasting?

I think this will be an interesting encounter.

...so, are the spiders next to Astraden and I? Or was their summoning interrupted?

I'm asking because the spiders are still on the map.

Well, if they're on the map, I guess you've better make that Fortitude save...

;)

Is there another way into the shack aside from the window?

The other way, shown on the map, is the front door. It's locked, however.

Oh, hey, you're the one with Knowledge (engineering). Go ahead and roll a check.

Okay, I rolled it.

Not entirely sure why you asked me to do so, though...

Sadly, it's moot. Carina isn't aware of any entrances other than the door and the window.

Had she scored at least a 15, she would have been able to see that the brick wall is fairly poorly-built (and old) and could be broken through without a ton of difficulty. Hence Knowledge (engineering).

Figures, with THAT roll...

Hey, Rynjin, I was just looking at old klar threads and I noticed you priced your +2 mithral klar at 5,000 gp. Is that up-to-date with the total value? It should be more around 9,000-11,000, assuming you enchanted it as a weapon. Is it priced in accordance with the original +1 bonus?

I'd prefer to keep an eye on WBL, and the way you price everything is extremely helpful to that aim. I'd just like to be sure I'm reading it right.

Ah, I haven't updated the price from when it was +1. I think some other stuff is behind too.

Edit: Wait, no, my Klar is correct. 4k for the +2, 1k for the Mithral.

The sword is off though, it should be at 8k, not 6k.

How is it 4k for a +2? As a weapon enchantment, it should be 8k. Unless your intention was to enchant it solely as a shield and get the Bashing enchantment later. I can't easily tell from your sheet which type it is. :P

Treating the klar as a shield for the purposes of mithral pricing is rather questionable as well, since it's not a shield—first and foremost it is a weapon, and is listed under the weapon tables. Particularly the blade portion. But I can see a much stronger argument for that—it's an all-metal klar, and the main benefit you're gaining (aside from DR bypasses) is the reduced ACP. It's the first part I'm more confused by.

EDIT: Alright, it looks like I misunderstood. You were never adding an enhancement bonus to attack/damage as far as I can tell. So it's all fine.

Yes, I'm adding to AC. My Shield Master Feat lets me add said Enhancement to AC as an Enhancement to attack/damage.

Reducing the ACP to 0 was my main intent of the Klar, though the DR bypass is nice as well. If you want to nix that, it's fine. When I upgrade it to +3 it gets that benefit anyway.

Oh, of course. I wasn't even thinking about the feats. I was just focused on the bashing property.

I think the DR bypass probably shouldn't apply—the klar is essentially two different parts. That said, it makes a bit more sense visually for the whole weapon to be made from the same metal. There aren't many fey, lycanthropes or devils in this AP, anyways, so I'm okay with letting it slide.

Here's hoping the shrine doors aren't sturdy enough to withstand an explosion...

I won't be posting on the forums tomorrow, as part of a most likely doomed effort to get some big assignments done before Monday. If I show up, it's either because I got a couple things done or I'm already flaking.

I should have some time to post tonight. Rodrigo should try to post before then—otherwise, I'll NPC him.

Believe it or not, the phase spider was legitimately 1 HP from death. As in, including Constitution score, it was on its last measly hit point. Thing is, it happened to have Diehard.

You don't see many of those near-misses once you get to these levels. Kinda neat when they show up.

KC, would an air elemental be smart enough to think of dispersing the swarm with whirlwhind, without someone prompting it in Auran?

Otherwise a mephit could conceivably help. Several have tolerably good AOEs.

I think I would allow that. It's a fairly intuitive tactic, considering there's nothing else it really can do. Aside from assuming Farrukh to be an enemy.

By the way, Jelani, the tiger is only possible to summon through an Alternative Summoning Option from the Pathfinder adventure paths. It's alright here, but remember to run those sorts of things by me—sometimes a trait or option presented is made more or less powerful because of its being restricted to a given AP, like a certain Trapfinding trait.

Did Tanith cast shield other on me before we came here?

It would be up by duration but we might have been out of range and broken it.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you guys went out of range when Tanith jumped down.

Also, didn't Carina and you separate when she went to have lunch with Alessia?

Oh.

Yeah, that would've broken it, definitely.

At least Eben had moment of greatness cast beforehand...

Is there a version of shield other that has a longer range than the baseline one?

Yes.

;)

Huh! Didn't know that--might be a good investment at some point.

Although it wasn't strictly intentional, you guys may as well view this as an unofficial "Farewell" party to swarms. There aren't a ton in the AP after this.

On an unrelated note, it's a good thing nobody's playing a paladin. I have a feeling this particular encounter would get somewhat contentious otherwise.

On an unrelated note, it's a good thing nobody's playing a paladin. I have a feeling this particular encounter would get somewhat contentious otherwise.

How so?

Not for alignment reasons. Let's just say that Forwell's built on a monster who's been involved in some paladin arguments of late.

The goblin.

Although it wasn't strictly intentional, you guys may as well view this as an unofficial "Farewell" party to swarms. There aren't a ton in the AP after this.

NOOOOOO! MY NICHE!

;)

Not for alignment reasons. Let's just say that Forwell's based on a monster who's been involved in some paladin arguments of late.

Oh. I thought it was because we technically just knocked over a 'religious movement' with no evidence...

On a more serious note, is the door to Forwell's shack open?

No, though it's not necessarily locked.

So, would it cost me an action to open it or can I open it and go through as part of my move?

Not for alignment reasons. Let's just say that Forwell's built on a monster who's been involved in some paladin arguments of late.

The goblin.

Ah. A Worm That Walks?

The original stats were a tad boring for little old Forwell, so I wanted to give him a "vermin form". Then I realized the Worm That Walks fits almost perfectly as-is.

It costs an action of its own, but you can take that action at any point during your movement.

Sorry about that, Tanith... :(

It's okay. Tanith will just withdraw.

Forwell has a reach of 0 feet now, so you don't have to "Withdraw" withdraw.

I meant withdraw as in 'exit the encounter'.

Hold up, Carina, I wasn't paying full attention. My bad. You did see I said that opening the door is still a separate action, right? You took two move actions, then a standard.

Oh--I thought I could do it as part of a move action. I'll go edit my post.

You could still throw after just opening the door, though you'd be dealing with a -4 from cover.

I'd still use my original attack roll, and it wouldn't make much of a difference anyway.

It's a difference of 10 damage to Forwell and 5 damage to Tanith. :P