Waiting to see if Knute and Halla are going to jump in before I post.
Go for it! If Knute was going to do anything, it would probably be looking down at his feet and/or continuing to keep an eye out for Tokko. He isn't likely to contradict Thorgal, except in his head.
GM post coming when I wake up. *zzznk*
Poke!
Bleh. I had a post mostly typed, and then the cat shut the computer down and I lost it. *sigh* I'll get it up again later today. Sorry.
Tuckered out here, due to a long day ending in a ridiculous conclusion to Wrath of the Righteous. I gotta say, Super High Level Mythic Play is..... a thing. A wacky, wacky thing. When your fighters are killing demon lords in one round, by themselves..... good lawd.
Anyway, post coming sometime tomorrow, though probably not until evening as I've got a busy day.
sorry for disappearing, guys, work is kicking my teeth in.
So Halla brought up encumbrance, in game. As a GM, I do indeed use the encumbrance rules, but I also tend to operate an on honor system that people are tracking their own encumbrance and modifying appropriately (which Halla was!). This is because I am a lazy bastard who doesn't feel like looking up the weights and adding up every single half-pound your character is carrying-- I'd much rather trust that you're honestly tracking your own weights, just as I trust you're honestly tracking other resources, and that I don't have to spend time vetting your sheets that I would rather be spending in drawing maps or creating traps or so forth.
I'm also the sort of lazy GM who might let you fudge a pound here and there, because I understand the lure of buying lots of random items of gear that are there mostly for flavor (it is a longstanding grievance of mine that I must choose between a flask of acid and a journal with my starting gold). That said, if you really are over into the next category, please note it on your sheet, and either penalize your rolls appropriately, or change your inventory so that you're playing legally.
Consider this your prompt to check your inventories-- meaning that if I notice, down the road, any abuses on that front, I will have to be a mean GM and throw some nasty consequences at you.
Update coming sometime Saturday, GM is bushed. *yawns and toddles for early bed*
Just a heads-up, I'm at a family reunion until Wednesday. I'll try to post in the morning or evening when I can, but definitely feel free to bot me if needed. I don't want my RL to slow us down, and I'm currently in the lead.
I'm going to be at a remote company pow-wow Monday through Thursday. I will try to check in and post but I might not be available until some point at night. Feel free to bot me if I'm slowing down the action.
Continued apologies, guys. I’m trying to keep up. I really am. :/
And sorry to add another delay, but I'll be camping with my son this weekend. Back sunday/monday.
i'll be able to post through today and maybe tomorrow, though (if we get to that point in this combat).
Sorry, actually got back last night, and internet was spotty while I was there. Thanks for keeping it moving though, Dien! I'll get a post up tonight, even if it's just a brief reaction post.
GM, Raging Song is not language-dependent, correct? An ally has to be able to hear the song but not to understand it?
And allies make the choice every round whether to use it? So you could accept the bonuses one round, drop them to cast a spell or make a Knowledge check the next round, and then accept them again the third round?
Sorry, but this is the first time I've actually encountered a skald in play.
I'm still getting familiar with the class myself, so I'll just post what it says for the skald:
"If a raging song affects allies, when the skald begins a raging song and at the start of each ally's turn in which they can hear the raging song, the skald's allies must decide whether to accept or refuse its effects. This is not an action. Unconscious allies automatically accept the song. If accepted, the raging song's effects last for that ally's turn or until the song ends, whichever comes first."
So that supports the idea of "you can choose at the start of each turn whether you want it 'on' or not."
It also says nothing that I can see about being able to understand it, just be able to hear it. So yeah, I'd say you're right on both counts!
Halla will accept the buff this round then, not that it's likely to matter as far back as she is from the action.
AC 13, hp 17, Will +6
Since an unconscious character is automatically affected, I can't imagine language is a factor. :)
Good point. :)
I suppose that means it ought to work for animal companions, mounts, familiars, etc., as well.
Yeah, I see no reason in the written text why not!
Heh, thanks for the edit to clear up the whole thing I just posted about, Tassidar.
Working on my iPhone required a few autocorrect fixes and revisions :). I am going to Willowa Lake for a reunion in Oregon. I hope I will have phone service. I am near McCall Idaho now and have a little bit of a shoddy data connection.
If you meant the OOC about botting the Alchemist, that prompted me to get something up to give you something to work with if I can't connect. I don't want to slow the game down.
Or if you meant the Skald song choice, I was trying to work that in.
Nah, I actually posted something about asking you to not post out of turn order unless you were going to be gone-- and then in the time between seeing your post, and posting mine, you had edited yours so reflect the being gone thing, so I deleted mine. It's all good.
:rubbing rabbit's foot:
Please fail your save and have a ridiculously bad vulnerability to fire...
;P
:rubbing rabbit's foot:
Please fail your save and have a ridiculously bad vulnerability to fire...
;P
Well, I hate to disappoint.... no I don't!
:shakes the malfunctioning rabbit's foot before suddenly realising it is actually a carrot:
"Son of a..."
If possible, I would like to pitch an Occultist from the new Occult Adventures book. He'd be a god-respecting vikingr with a couple of physical defects that have kept him from being a 'proper' combatant. Eg. has a mildly deformed left arm (fused muscles) that makes it hard for him to hold a shield, so he uses a crossbow as primary weapon, he's got ptosis on one eye.
Instead he turned his life to the runes, and the laying of them. So he's not a spellcaster per se - but his magic would be flavored to drawing from the inherent power of the runes and their laying. From a practical sense this would limit his spell choices to the less overt displays - such as magic weapon over enlarge person, etc - and if possible would lead him to not being overtly seen to practice seidr by the general populace... after all the runes are borne of the gods, and channel their will.
His 'implements' would be a bag of runes (divination), his crossbow (transmutation) and a warding talisman (abjuration).
Does that pique enough of an interest to see it written out in long form with a full disclosure of abilities and what not?
Yes, sorry! I've been having a busy week and barely managing to keep up with my games. Her next step would probably be trying to heal Eysteinn, but she's not going near enough the serpent to try it at this point.
Yes, sorry! I've been having a busy week and barely managing to keep up with my games. Her next step would probably be trying to heal Eysteinn, but she's not going near enough the serpent to try it at this point.
No worries, I know exactly how you're feeling.
And yeah, it's tight quarters in there for anyone.
How are you guys doing? Everyone still checking in?
Alright, guys. Sorry for my silence. Can't post today, but I'll be back in tomorrow morning.
Thanks for bearing with me.
I'm still around (fortunately, as you would have a hard time progressing without me...), but weekends are always a bit slow/busy for me, and this last weekend or two especially with some work and project deadlines.
Halla also has a +8; however, she's on the other side of the bridge, and no one's likely to suggest that the slightly-mad thrall take the lead in speaking for the party. ;P
Halla also has a +8; however, she's on the other side of the bridge, and no one's likely to suggest that the slightly-mad thrall take the lead in speaking for the party. ;P
Haha, touche, and true enough. At this point in events, anyway...
:: cue ominous music ::
:: cue ominous music ::
i have no idea what you are talking about ¬___¬
When the raven immolates everyone on that side of the bridge, Halla shall take her rightful place and lead *squints at map* ... Bjorg and ... Sven to victory!
Sven's got the money, you've got the looks, and Bjorg has... um... well, she has a nice spear and a good head on her shoulders?
Ok. Back from vacation. I'll try to post this afternoon.
Schedule should be back to normal, folks.
Blurb. Sorry for the lack of update. I had a cold hit me while also trying to finalize my item for RPGSS while also having a boss harangue about a deadline while also organizing schedule for my local PFS. Pass me some orange juice and Dayquil.
Normal service will resume shortly.
Get well soon.
Good luck for the RPGSS dien (and anyone else who entered)!
Yes, once again RPG Superstar season is here, and the opening of voting crashed the site repeatedly when I had time to try to update my games this afternoon. *grumble grumble*
Thanks for the well-wishing, folks. :) Regarding RPGSS, I entered last year on a whim and got lucky! So this year I have pressure, oops.
And yes, the boards were just awful, earlier. >___<
As a heads-up, my work deadlines just keep coming. I have a 26-page grant application to write in the next few days, so while I will try and post in a timely fashion, I apologize in advance if I'm a little slow.
Hey all,
I'm going to be studying abroad in Sweden this semester (cool RL tie-in with our campaign, right?). I fully intend to keep playing, and I'll be sure to get something up tomorrow before I leave on Saturday. I just wanted to explain why I've been slow the last week (preparations) and will probably be slow the next (jetlag/settling in). I might need to be botted for a bit, depending on how long it takes me to get regular internet connectivity. I'll know more about what my schedule will be like once I'm there, on Sunday. Thanks for your patience!
Congrats man, have a blast, but keep gamin.
Enjoy the overseas sojourn - being an expatriate myself it's an awesome opportunity to wallow in some culture and whatnot.
Sweden's got the 5th fastest internet in the world (based on average speeds) - you'll do fine ;)
Yes, have a good semester, Knute! I have an online friend in Sweden I mean to go visit Someday.
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In game, I'll post moving us forward sometime tomorrow-- I'm deadline wrasslin' right now, and the in-game information exchange happening may be worthwhile.
I lied above. Work deadline is winning the wrestling. Will post when I have the brain for it; I want to do it justice.
A sample of work stuff! Because! Because it's 4:30 and I'm punchy!
"5. Is the project’s response informed by current research on teaching and learning that involves the application of rigorous, systematic, and objective procedures to obtain knowledge relevant to educational activities and programs?"
On the bad side of things, I overestimated client competence and am having to produce a lot of the answers for this project that I was told the client would be providing, hence my lack of posting so far.
On the good side of things, only a few more days until the deadline, for good or ill. Thanks for bearing with me until this gets sent off, guys.