Sorry I wasn't on this weekend. I was super sick with the flu. I'm doing better now.
No worries and welcome back. As for the potions of CLW, I'm currently at half health and the Dwarf is even worse. Those 2 potions aren't going to cut it. Perhaps Bokken has a heal kit?
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Using the treat deadly wounds thing might help, yeah.
And I suggest that Wallop and Morgrym approach the bandits with ranged attacks if they can. If we use the terrain we might be able to get cover, concealment, etc., too.
Also remember that Cadeyrn is pretty beefy, I can heal him, and if he "dies" he'll re-form in 24 hours - not so with the rest of you. So I suggest he goes first. :) Not to mention my summon spells are reasonably "disposable" as well.
A ranged barbarian? A whole new archetype of player build in the making me thinks.
You just need "throw anything" and some rocks as big as you are...
Hey Guys, this is me letting you know that I need to take a weeklong hiatus from GMing. I'm an actor by trade, and I'm simultaneously in tech week for a show, have midterm papers due, and have an audition at the beginning of next week. I should be able to resume posting by Tuesday the 19th, and I will let you know of any changes to the schedule. The campaign is going great so far, so feel free to roleplay or discuss strategies while I'm gone. I may give a few passing posts here and there to give you all a decent stopping place to set up camp for the night, giving you more opportunity to interact as characters when there's no pressure of losing daylight.
NP, GM. Good luck with everything, and here's hopin' for callbacks! But not too many, 'cause then, no time to GM...:-P
NP GM. Good luck with the audition. I know how all consuming the industry is. I am part of an indie film group myself. We are filming all weekend ... in the rain. But this one is a paid gig so nothing to complain about.
An actor? Cool. I am too. I have a show opening a week from tonight myself! :D Have a good audition and break a leg for your show!
Just reminding everyone that this was the day our illustrious GM planned to return.
Will be posting later today. Unfortunately I slipped on some ice this Sunday, so I'm going in for an x-ray for my possibly broken elbow this afternoon. Fear not, for I have not abandoned ye.
ACK! Hope your ok DM. I too slipped this weekend. We were filming a commercial and a friend of ours aunt and uncle own an old western town set they rent out to the movie industry. Anyways, I was carrying sandbags to weigh down the lighting and stepped on an old wooden walkway ... untreated wood that has been out in the elements for a few years ... anyways, my feet slipped out from under me and the sand bags went six ways from sunday as I landed on my back with the wind knocked out of me. The only thing I broke was my pride though as the entire cast and crew was standing right there!!!
My show opens tonight! We run until Sunday, so that may adversely affect my posting. I'll try to keep up! (mostly from work)
Break legs!
Sorry guys! Show is over now and took a day yesterday to recover. :D
just checking in to see whats going on. we seem to have hit a bit of a lull
Scraps is asleep on her donkey, ready for when something happens.
Ditto on the enjoyment factor - really enjoying the group (and the GM'ing).
Still here, don't worry. Just figuring out logistics such as time of day and encounters. The key to making this specific campaign not just a bunch of numbers and squares is creation of a narrative. Believe me, I'm not forgetting about you guys, I just want to make sure that everything on this campaign is of the highest quality I can offer you. Fear not, things are in the works.
Also, my browser keeps crashing, which is slowing things down at the moment.
Will update later tomorrow (or today in the US) with bandit camp recon. I've been awake for 24 hours and need to get over this damn cold, so sleep is in order.
Thanks! Also, note for message that its current range is 110 ft. and that Gerran must point at you for you to receive a message from him.
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I think it's only me that has to point. Gerran can simply respond.
You point your finger at each creature you want to receive the message. When you whisper, the whispered message is audible to all targeted creatures within range.
The creatures that receive the message can whisper a reply that you hear.
You only have to point because you're specifying a target (since I can have 1 person/level affected by message), as far as I can tell, and since Gerran's connection is only one-way, he should just be able to respond.
Hey Morgrym! Wallop! Announce your actions sometime today or I will DMPC you to go along with the rest of the group. It's not battle yet, but your actions leading up to it (such as what weapons you're holding) are pretty important.
I've been looking at the Roll20 map and don't see a token for Morgrym. I'm not very familiar with the program so I don't know if I'm supposed to put one on there or not. Just generally confused. If a specific position is needed, Morgrym will be one square east and two squares south of what I assume is wallop.
I'll take care of moving tokens from one map to the next. Because you don't have access to all of them at once, you moving them from map to map is impossible.
Not sure if Morgrym gets to act in the surprise round since he failed all of his spot checks even with the +5 bonus.
Sorry for the response lag, all. I've been traveling for the past few days and should have an update later this afternoon. And Morgrym, you're correct, you see nothing.
Ah! Didn't see that. All done. Thanks for the heads up!
I wouldn't say that letting them go is against the charter. The charter says that we "should strive against banditry". The charter, as written, doesn't actually require any action of us but rather grants us rights we might otherwise not have; the rights of travel and exploration. So really, letting the bandits go is only potentially against the spirit of the charter. However, I would argue that it is more "in violation" of the charter to act in such a way that we become unable to further pursue the exploration of the Greenbelt. I believe that pursuing the bandits is just such an act for a number of reasons.
1) We have no familiarity with the lay of the land in the direction Kressle is running. We do not know if she is leading us through a "minefield", into a trap, or into an ambush.
2) We do not know what Kressle's true intentions are. She could be fleeing or she could be going for help. Alternatively, she could be engaging in a tactic that gamers refer to as "kiting" where she uses her superior speed to limit engagement to a single foe, takes a pot shot, and then runs off again, repeating until all foes have either died or given up pursuit.
3) We do not possess the means to pose a threat to Kressle any more. There are a couple of things we know about Kressle that allow us to surmise other things. Most importantly, she is the leader of a troop of bandits therefore she is most likely, barring the possibility of affirmative action placements, a highly capable fighter. In other words, Kressle is someone we should not take lightly and should probably deal with as a group. This is not currently probable since, by the GM's admission, Cadeyrn is the only one capable of catching Kressle.
Now, with those things in mind, the only way I can see Aerynne's pursuit ending (please don't take this personally) is with Cadeyrn's death and possibly Aerynne's as well. I realize that giving up the pursuit is going to make our job harder in the future but attempting a pursuit now puts us at great risk with very little probability of reward.
Instead, I recommend those with ranged weapons take as many shots as possible against any targets within range while the rest of us see if any non-fleeing bandits can be stabilized so that they can be interrogated.
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Morgrym - I realise I'm not doing the 'best' thing, but Aerynne basically thinks that if this one gets away she'll go alert their 'Stag Lord' boss and then we'll all be in all kinds of shit. Anyway it's not likely Cadeyrn will be able to catch her before the limitation of distance-away-from-summoner thing kicks in (especially with my mediocre trip attempt roll) so this might be a lost cause.
OK here are my reasons to follow her right now.
1. She's on foot. We can be mounted in a matter of heartbeats. There is no way she is getting away. We have two trackers and an intelligent dog. And other than a 1 round head start, she's in trouble.
2. We will lose any chance at surprise if we let her go. Whomever she is working for will know what's coming and will have all the advantages. Alternately, if she IS the boss, we would just be leaving Oleg and his wife out to dry. This bandit will just gather her forces and can attack whenever she pleases.
3. If she is as tough as you say, wouldnt it make far more sense to take her now? If we wait, she will just have more and tougher guys with her. That would be worse.
4. We are barely hurt. Why on earth would we NOT pursue her? That makes no sense to me.
5. She isn't kiting us through a minefield. They were sitting here waiting for a delivery. These bandits have had the run of the place completely unopposed until now. highly unlikely she has prepped a series of traps to run us through since they weren't expecting trouble.
I say let her go for now, finish cleanup here, get on our horses, and hunt her down. Like Wallop said, we have trackers and horses. Unless she has a horse nearby we are way faster. Now, she may be a Druid or a higher level Ranger and that will make tracking impossible, but that's a big if.
I'd say its pretty much guaranteed they have horses nearby. The ones that went to Olegs were mounted. But you bring up a good point. If she's going for her horse, she's going to have to put on her saddle and bridle and such. That's going to take several round at least. That's our chance to catch up to her.
It takes a long time to put on armor. I can't imagine a saddle is much faster.
Wallop is going after her now.
Hey all! As a heads up, I won't be available for a while due to a long road trip I'm taking on Friday and Saturday. Perhaps all of both days depending on internet connectivity. I'll post when I can, but right now I need to sleep.
Have a good trip!
I hope you have safe travels.
In the mean time, I'm a little confused as to what exactly is occurring as far as time-line is concerned. Is anyone still pursuing Kressle and, if so, do we need to retain a combat order?
I plan to check the gameplay forum this week and next, and will post if Scraps is going to do anything...BUT...I have midterms next week. General Pathology Tuesday and Medical Microbiology Friday. These test are both brutal - 150 questions, 3 hours each, no breaks, get Bs or you're dismissed from medical school. A quarter of those taking these exams last term were dismissed - adios, bye bye...by the way, you still owe us $100,000 for tuition so far...
I'm going to need to skim a bit and may not have something to say if I have nothing to do. I also don't have time for long, deep, heart to hearts on anything.
Please bear with me and understand that Scraps is deaf right now and can't hear anything you are saying.
Not that she would have listened anyway.
Well, scraps, considering that Doctor error is the third leading cause of death in the United States (The JOURNAL of the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAMA) Vol 284, No 4, July 26th 2000) I sure hope your tests are hard.
That said, study hard and good luck. We'll still be here once you've passed your midterms.
...but no pressure. :-P
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LOL @ Morgrym.
Good luck Scraps! I'm sure you'll do great!
Sorry for lack of posting lately, just waiting to see what goes on with Gerran and Wallop. I assume Aerynne is wandering around with Morgrym and Marius to check the health status of any of the survivors. (And, of course, try and find any sign of Svetlana's wedding ring!)
I probably should've just kept up with Aerynne's initial running off to participate in the brawl :P
To be clear, there's nothing more I can tell you about this area. You all have free reign as to what to do next and what to do with Kressle.
It could be resized at a smith for a fee, but at the moment it is unsuitable for their use.
Scraps passed both of her exams! So we are still in medical school! wahoo!
Also, Scraps will take the chain shirt, but I suggest it be given to Wallop until he's ready to hand it down to me. He's a melee character and I'm not.