One Step Beyond

Game Master Lemmy Z

Wish me luck guys! Finally taking my driver's test today.

Hey, good luck! Hope you do better than I did at my first try, which is not difficult, considering I was particularly bad at it. :P

Well, yes, ¬¬, but where?

Didn't I send you a PM with the invitation for the Roll20 campaign? I think it takes you straight to the game, but I'm not sure.

I'll send you another invitation when I get home (and therefore can access Roll20).

I failed my first test parking. Tipped my mirror into one of the cones on the way out.

Passed the second one with no points off though. Had gotten an instructor in the meantime since I never really drove before that.

So... Uh... Does anyone plan on doing anything? I dunno, charge in, make some sound or throw a cat in the corridor to attract the guards to your room, become invisible and sneak past them? Leave and forget about Ayren's job?

I didn't think 3 guys in a corridor would be that much of a game stopper. oO

Passed first try guys! Woo! Woe to the Texas Department of Public Safety for they know not the horror they unleashed!

Clearly our masterful plan has 0lsucceeded in disorienting Lemmy hehe.

Well Leng snuck up on the ones in the corridor but it was never acknowledged so I dunno if they saw him or what.

Ah, my bad, then... Sorry.

How long does Tai Leng's Vanish last? 3 rounds? If he's not invisible, the guards will most likely detect him as soon as he enters the corridor, unless you manage to distract them somehow.

He would no longer be invisible at this point.

Then he'd have no cover or concealment, and unlike the previous guards, these 3 ain't focusing all their attention on a game of cards, so they'd pretty much immediately detect Tai Leng, which why I suggested you guys find a way to attract them to your room (also gives you more room to fight).

Tell you what, you can try to sneak up to them to get a surprise round, but they get a +8 to Perception since Stealth would probably be impossible.

(If I'm misunderstanding any rule, feel free to tell me).

For some reason I thought the room was dimly lit (when I think "underground room full of cages" my first thought isn't usually "well lit". =)).

But that sounds fine to me. They'll probably see me.

Oh, by the by, how do you rule when Style Feats can be activated? Could I have gone into Dragon Style as a I moved in to initiate combat, or would I have to wait until it fully started?

Well, there are torches and it's a relatively small corridor. (The room is slightly darker, though. since it's bigger). Let me check... Yeah, torches have a 20ft radius of normal light. The corridor is 60ft long... Assuming 2 wall torches you have about 10ft. of dim light next to each end of the corridor.

(Without the torches it'd be complete darkness, since the corridor is underground).

You can have a style active any time you'd be able to make an unarmed attack (So basically any time you aren't paralyzed or in similar condition). Fuse Styles allows you to have more than one active at the same time, of course.

On a completely unrelated note... I just watched Dr.Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It's awesomely fun! :)

On a completely unrelated note... I just watched Dr.Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It's awesomely fun! :)

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Lemmy wrote:

On a completely unrelated note... I just watched Dr.Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It's awesomely fun! :)

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It's a short tragicomedy musical directed by Joss Whedon and starred by Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day.

Look it up! You won't regret it! :)

It is posible for Eitylen to stealth pass the guards? or are they blocking the way out?

They are between you and the door, although you can try to sneak past them... Any reason you don't want to stay and finish the job?

They are between you and the door, although you can try to sneak past them... Any reason you don't want to stay and finish the job?

Because Eitylen can not trust Ayren anymore, but more importantly, he went to that place looking for the opportunity of an heroic action, not to be a thief.

Well... To be fair, trusting someone who is described as shady-looking is pretty naive. (And as he pointed out, he never did say it was a human child).

And technically, you are still rescuing "someone", not stealing.

Well... To be fair, trusting someone who is described as shady-looking is pretty naive. (And as he pointed out, he never did say it was a human child).

That is because he is naive (Wis 8, no sense motive). He would had not met ayren in the first place is not for naivety.

Doesn't he worry a poor, innocent cat? :'(

What about his "mother" who loves him so dearly?

What is more heroic than risking your life to save an animal? What creature could be more innocent? ;)

Damn... I should have added that last line to Ayren's dialogue. ^^

Actually, that line would had convinced him

I shall add it, then! Talking is a free action, anyway. And Ayren is both smarter and more charismatic than me... So if I can think of it, so can he. ;)

Oh by the by, I think you may be able to allow Clustered Shots for this particular campaign. Considering Penetrating Strike is no longer Fighter only (I'm assuming your problem with it was that it exacerbates the "Archers rule, melee drool" problem).

It was more about it completely bypassing any sort of DR, no matter how high. I never had a problem with archery. Besides, melee-focused characters got a lot of buffs with my house rules, including the ability to move and attack, so I don't think they are too outclassed.

Hey, look at that... If my neighbor's screams are anything to go by, Brazil wasn't eliminated yet.

If anything, I'm surprised there isn't a "Battering Blows" version of Clustered Shots.

By the way, Happy 4th of July everybody.

Dreaded his work at the theme park

I dunno... Really don't like the idea of a single feat defeating all sorts of DR. Seems a bit too much.

PS: Nicos... It's Eitylen's turn.

So... I've been thinking, here's a rule I don't think anyone will oppose (but if you do, tell me).

Everyone gets +1 skill point per level, but must assign it to a craft, perform or profession skill.

This is just for RP purposes, so while I don't have a problem with these skill points being used to fulfill feats prerequisites, they can't be used for stuff with direct mechanical impact, such as Versatile Performance.

Everyone agrees?

(BTW, it's Nicos' turn again ).

It is a rule that I have used in the past. Perform is too strong for bard though.

YES.

I didn't have any ranks free for Craft: Alchemy and I quite want those.

It's double the fun, I get to brew my own booze, and stock up on grenades and such.

It is a rule that I have used in the past. Perform is too strong for bard though.

Which is why I said it shouldn't be used for direct mechanical benefits (and even cited Versatile Performance as an example). Although stuff like fulfilling prerequisites or crafting alchemical fire and such doesn't bother me.

Cool, I can nab Perform(Oratory).

Hey Rynjin, shouldn't you be making two attacks since one is through Spell Combat/Spellstrike and the other is normal?

I'm not making an attack with Spell Combat, that's Elemental Fist. Probably should have put that on the attack roll instead of the damage but whatevs.

Currently I need to roll a 9 to pass the Concentration check for even a 0 level spell. Considering my rolls...

Ohhhhh.

LOL... Just found out Brazil got its ass kicked by Germany.

Now I'm glad I spent my time playing shovel knight! :)

(Awesome game, BTW! Anyone who enjoys side-scrollers should buy it)

The world have not seen so much evil from mgermany since the WWII.

Pfff... Brazil deserved every inch of pain it got. The team had this absurd notion that they were the favorites, despite not having a single convincing victory in the whole tournament. Truth is, it's a very weak team, and Germany is very strong.

Brazil hasn't had a good team in over a decade. Who knows... Maybe this huge humiliation will make fans angry enough for them to force CBF (Brazil's Football Confederation) into actually doing its job instead of focusing on just making quick money by simply selling any slightly-better-than-average player.

Well... At least I can be glad that the only tournament I care about is Evo2k, which happens next weekend! :)

Go SmugDaBeast! Dudley FTW! :D

(I don't think he has a real chance to win, though). :(

It's spawned some fun pictures, that's for sure.

It sure did. I got at least a dozen of them via FB. :P

My favorite is the "real time coverage of the German goal keeper", which comes with a picture of a German goalie reading a book while sitting on the grass. That one made me LOL.

So (not that it matters for this game since nobody's a half-elf) have you reconsidered banning Paragon Surge with the FAQ from today?

what FAQ?

BTW, Nicos. I didn't see your question earlier in Roll20.

The corridor is lit by 2 torches, the room the guards are in is lit by a couple torches in each wall and a candle on the desk.

I want these guys to go out and try to stab you in the face, but I honestly don't see any reason for them to leave the room, considering time is on their side.

So (not that it matters for this game since nobody's a half-elf) have you reconsidered banning Paragon Surge with the FAQ from today?

It's gone from a ridiculously powerful option to just an incredibly powerful one heh.

I regret not acquiring Bull's Strength.

What do you mean no map? It's on Roll20.

...The map confuse me, does Cyrus enter the bad guys room?

He did.

Well, I missed with the bomb anyways.

I'll be sure to have Cyrus #2's character sheet ready asap.

=P