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So I'm a bit confused exactly whats going on. What i think i know is we were given guides by the shrewman and lead here to meet someone right?
That's correct. We're supposed to meet Gigi (who is sometimes called Vigi), the high druid, who Mang visited when he arrived in Fifth Port. During the visit, the druid told Mang to return after he found "the elf with a mark" (Shadara), "the talking fingers of the monkey lord" (Jerram), and the "man with a horse that is not a horse" (the unfortunately departed Seth and Milos).
Unfortunately, instead of taking us to the place where Mang spoke with Gigi, the guide provided by the shrewman led us to a clearing, then abandoned us. For reasons explained above, Mang finds that suspicious, so he made himself and his animal companion larger and shouted a challenge.
Which then Shadara reacted to and prepared for combat while trying to initial a dialog with Mang to see why he is freaking out.
And Jerram stared into the bushes in wonder, and then there were some GM-Jerram stuff that y'all can find out later.
Thanks quentin taken care of.
more to come.
Yes i am aware of rolls and have used them. Yes I have adjusted things accordingly to what has happened. And yes I am saying this because I know a few people personally who play in this game that will ask because "they like to stronger then it should be but not yet power game"
Wait so is it our turn? Is this still surprise round? I was under the impression there was more to come before we could go.
And that's my impression on AC too.
srry...go ahead and go. I'll adjust as needed when actions are posted.
I intend to take the actions as stated and then "recap" them all together in a short narrative after each round or so to help keep it clear.
I've seen this done and it was cool and effective.
srry...go ahead and go. I'll adjust as needed when actions are posted.
I intend to take the actions as stated and then "recap" them all together in a short narrative after each round or so to help keep it clear.
I've seen this done and it was cool and effective.
I like that idea.
So I get to do an action?
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Also, according to surprise round, an attack or move but not both and not a full round action may be taken.
So all may draw a weapon and shout or move.
Quentin is fine with the spell as long as it isn't a full round action.
Quinten's spell should be fine. It's a standard action. Him moving behind the gravestone could be covered by a five-foot step.
Mang and Strong Talon could get an attack by charging, but they'd only be able to move their normal movement speed rather than moving double, so I'm not sure that would put the enemies in range.
Richard .... Shadara.....
If i dont here from you today I will assume you are to stunned by the surprise to act. Thus we will move on.
Surprise rounds I have noticed can be hard in pbp. hopefully the rest is made easier.
Sorry, I had to go help my dad work on a roof saturday.
np just wondering where ya all was our usually pretty good at consistency.... Wish I was as good some days.
Man, natural 20 on a bluff. I just started laughing when I saw it since the round had already been written up and will all the other distractions going on, I not really sure their focus would have been on me anyway. Oh well. Thanks for the reminder Herk. I will try to build appropriate rolls into future posts. I will not always get the right rolls in there but we'll see.
Man, natural 20 on a bluff. I just started laughing when I saw it since the round had already been written up and will all the other distractions going on, I not really sure their focus would have been on me anyway. Oh well. Thanks for the reminder Herk. I will try to build appropriate rolls into future posts. I will not always get the right rolls in there but we'll see.
no worries... It doesnt change what happened it just might change how much of a threat ratio the consider you though when they decide whom to kill first.
That is why I didn't wait for the roll. If I had thought it would make that big of a difference I WAIT. if not no stresses.
Please do not just roll dice and post them. If i don't know what they are for specifically, I am sure i can come p with something so diabolically drastic that it wont be repeated often. MUWUWUWUWUWUUWUWaaah
So I am a little confused, are we doing round for round battle at this time or going off the combat rolls you asked for. If we are going off of pre scripted then I have 2 Ki points left would take the first round action that I have listed Which at this point would take 2 rounds I believe due to the fact that I do not have the bow in hand but instead have to put the vials away and get the bow out? If we are going in turn should I be waiting until the others ahead of me post so I react correctly?
round for round. I only asked for the combat rolls to get a feel for your toon and also to have some available should you need to step away during combat or are not able to post.
BTW
Richard and Quentin look at shadara, mang and jerrams "combat rolls"
Then please give me the same set in the same location {posted}
thanks
ok thanks. And from what I see it is Mangs turn, right?
I made a few adjustments to the map for ease.
Mang I had to change your position to match your actions.
Shadara same thing
Ya no problem, I'm cool with that.
Map has been completed for color and ease of use hopefuly for you all but definitely for me :)
still need to put on strong talon
But all that other stuff including response to Mang
will have to wait til tomorrow
thanks for the map update. Should I know what the yellow stars are at this point. I am looking at the map and I am out of position for where I want to me which means that I will be using my turn to move.
yes the yellow are vines. I marked them like I did the trees and stones. made it easier to tell terrain
Are the shrew men on the map and which one casted that spell?
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Richard and Quentin look at shadara, mang and jerrams "combat rolls"
Quinten touches the wooden dog that hangs around his neck and pictures the archers walking through a mundane sandstorm, an experience his father had described again and again. Brown Dog, make my father's stories real! Wind swirls around the archers, lifting dirt off the ground and flinging it at the archers with such force that all but the bravest close their eyes.
Quinten closes his eyes and recalls his father rushing in as his younger self screamed. Brown Dog, give my childhood nightmares form! A gigantic black ant appears behind the robbed man, its eyes glowing red as its mandibles snap shut around the man's neck.
Quinten watches, torn between horror and pride as the man tries to escape. No one will come to save you.
Quinten scowls at the muscle-bound man in the center of the pack. Forgive me. Drawing on the bitter memories tied to the bronze circlet he now wears, he looks at the man's companion and pictures Sally on his arm before returning his gaze to the man in the center. Your companion is the source of your pain! Kill him.
Confidence surges through Quinten as he recalls the way Sally smiled a few months into their relationship. For a moment, he's the man he was then, deluded into thinking that if he could catch a woman so beautiful and smart, he could do anything. He shouts "Come!" knowing he will be obeyed.
Quinten takes a step backward and raises the wooden stick he uses as both pointer and weapon. This may not look like much, but it's heavier than you'd think. The teacher jabs at the man's right arm, hoping pain will throw off the counterattack.
Adrenaline pours through Quinten as the enemy's sword draws blood. Unable to escape, he jabs his pointer at the man's chest, hoping to crush his ribs.
As Quinten steps forward to add force to his thrust, he almost slips on a pool of blood. The swordsman laughs, easily parrying the attack. You're going to die soon, city boy.
Finally registering the gashes on both his arms, the teacher admits that he is outmatched. With a speed he rarely musters, he reaches out to the ring on his left hand and pictures the mantle at his home, which once held the pictures his grandfather painted to track his growth. Illusory duplicates of Quinten appear around him as he retreats.
I added Strong Talon to the map.
Which of the map icons is the Shrewman that spoke? Is it the smiley face?
yes the speaker is the smiley
Smiley did
Works been hectic on me so srry for delayed posts. Ill try to do better.
I WILL BE CHANGING THE COLOR TO WHITE WHEN THEY GO DOWN.
Makes it easier to seperate text from rolls
Strong talon has been moved on map according to your previous post. I have made adjustments to your attacks accordingly.
yes the speaker is the smiley
MY ERROR THE SPEAKER IS THE CAsTER..Mang attacked the speaker who is hexagon.
I was also talking with some of you and in order to speed up combat we are adjusting initiative to the following...
We will be going in blocks instead of individual. In each block the person who posts takes their action first.
When one block is done the next block goes and so on.
Blocks are as follows...
Block 1 == Jerram & Mang
Block 2 == Dm creatures
Bloc 3 ==Rest of you
block ***** == others if/as needed
Mang and Jerram are done so.
i'll be posting for block 2 in a few so
So there is only one shrewman left?
from what I understand there is still one.
yep two should be white on the map -- white = dead
Does the last one look like a caster? If we want to try to capture the last one alive I might have a little trick to help with that. Or at least make surrendering the better option for him.
I gave him the chance to surrender, do what you want with him Richard
I was hoping for a caster to target got a pretty nasty spell that shuts down casters hard if they fail the save. It's called mental block.
Ya, the occult classes I have looked at (mostly kineticist and psychic) are really good, they are straight up Vancian Psions though... All but a few of the spells/abilities are copied pretty much word for word. I just wish Paizo would have put effort into making something unique in their copycat instead of just Vancian Psion, but totally not a Psion *wink*.
I won't soapbox on you anymore... This first combat went pretty well! I like the way you group the action into one post Herk, it's nice seeing everything in that happened that round in one spot.
Wait so I do have time to tell them about the other thing? Cause I'd do that before we move. I just thought it was coming out right away.
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Wait so I do have time to tell them about the other thing? Cause I'd do that before we move. I just thought it was coming out right away.
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can always say something...it might or might not be to late though :)))))
The spell was a 15 foot radius, and my character was enlarged and holding a reach weapon. I would be attacking from 15 to 20 feet away so I would not be in range of that spell. Without a grid the map is also not terribly well suited to clear indications of distance. If this difference of opinion in outcome is an indication that there might be similar issues in the future I would accept substitution of a different weapon than the one I currently have to avoid conflict.
not currently in initiative quentin due to nothing more yet to kill or otherwise.
I am willing to admit that there will always be a difference of opinion on somethings and that the map not having a grid makes it a bit more difficult.
One thing I will point out is that at no point did you say you were using a reach weapon...partly fault of both of us...and thus according to where I see you on map...there isn't a viable way and from posts as well ... or from what I can see atleast..that you would be at full reach distance.
Oh well damage is taken we will both need to be more clear or ask more questions when we get into further combat and such.
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The reference sheet in this post does say that Mang has a 20-foot reach while enlarged and notes that the lucerne hammer is a reach weapon. It also says he attacks "as he comes into range." I took that to mean he got within 20 feet, then attacked.
Mang's position on the map doesn't indicate a gap between him and his target, but since the map's scale and the importance of range hasn't come up until now, I doubt it occurred to any of us to move him. The important point was that he was close enough to the enemies to attack, and his position conveyed that.