This game will begin on 10/5/13.
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Speaking of, a rules question that came up in the current scenario: Can splash weapons (such as alchemical bombs) be thrown at empty squares?
A missed splash weapon attack against a normal target, however, can land in an empty square, in which case it deals splash damage to all eight adjacent squares.
The splash weapon rules, however, don't seem to make any specific allowance for aimed attacks at empty squares. I assume that any special terrain features with spelled-out AC and hardness, such as a trap-door cover installed in the floor, would at least be valid targets.
In the process of writing this post, I came across general rules for attacking objects. These say that unattended objects have a base AC of 10, to which is added a -5 from their 0 Dex, and an arbitrary -2 on top of that. If a 5x5 cobblestone or clump of dirt counts as an object with AC 3, it seems reasonable that a specific point (grid intersection) would be slightly harder to hit, hence the AC 5. Plus abilities like Ground Breaker imply that the floor can be attacked just like other objects. There's still some debate over whether the ground is a legitimate target for abilities like Defensive Flurry or Cleave, but those seem like specific issues that don't affect the general case.
So, with the object rules in mind, it seems pretty clear to me that splash weapons can indeed be thrown at squares rather than creatures or intersections, but only if said squares are unoccupied. But I typed all this up already, and the question has come up on the forums with people taking both sides of the issue, so might as well get some confirmation ahead of time.
Barring any official ruling I don't see why this shouldn't be allowed; when RAW is unclear (or unwritten) I usually defer to common sense unless someone with authority tells me to do otherwise!
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Cool. If you did restrict splash weapon attacks to creatures and intersections, I wouldn't have protested, but at future tables I'll probably just assume that terrain is implied to be a legit target. The object rules do leave a lot of wiggle room for DMs to be quite pedantic, though.
Player: I throw an acid flask at the ground.
DM: Alright. The foundation of the Material Plane is a colossal object, so it has -5 AC.
P: Uh, ok, so-
DM: But you're on a cobbled city street, so the ground has total cover. Can't attack it.
P: What? Fine, I attack the cobbles.
DM: A single brick is a diminutive object. 7 AC.
P: I don't care which one I attack, just hit the street!
DM: The street includes several hundred bricks, so it would be a swarm.
P: ...a swarm of diminutive bricks.
DM: Yep. Make your roll.
Anyway, current scenario has concluded, so Tromos is free and clear for gameday. I'm probably going to 1st-level-retrain him to Elf beforehand--Aasimar are neat, but their fluff is just too weird. They're born to human families, but they age like elves? Too heavy.
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I'll b honest, I've been thinking lately that I might want to play the cleric more as I transition him into my top backup character. The only reason I didn't switch was because we already had two inquisitors. I didn't want to crowd the field with holy men. I'll leave it you GM. I'll switch if you let me, but otherwise I'm happy playing Guilford.
No worries...no one is locked into the character that they signed up with until the game officially starts...but only play your cleric if you want to; this is an older scenario and you'd certainly be able to get by with 2 Inquisitors handling the healing duties.
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As per PM, here's Bendaxalon! The scenario that he's currently in is cutting things a bit close, but when it finishes he'll be level 2.
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Aha! I didn't recognize you in the Ulfen disguise. Nice to see you here!
For those who are experiencing Bendaxalon for the first time, I went all-out on naming the little guy since he has the Gift of Tongues alternate racial trait, and male gnomes typically choose elaborate names for themselves anyway. He ended up with four names in one: Bendax Brillam + Daxal L'amor + Xalon Morrow = Bendaxalon Brillamorrow. He might use any one of them at any time, but his non-gnome friends mostly just call him Bendy.
As for healing, he can help out-of-combat with UMD +7 and a wand of CLW.
This will be a fun scenario; one of those adventures where it's possible (and sometimes preferable) to talk your way out of trouble!
1. Please make sure your PFS # is somewhere in your profile. If you'd prefer not to display it publicly you can PM it to me.
2. Please put the following information in the class/level section of your profile: Class Level (archetype) - HP - AC: /T: /FF: - Perception - F: / R: /W: - CMB - CMD - Speed - Init.
3. Faction Missions are no longer given out and a secondary success condition must be met in order to earn that second prestige point.
4. My expectation is that everyone will post at least once every 24 hours during the weekdays. I plan to update the game each morning between 6am and 8am US Eastern Time. If you haven't posted by then I reserve the right to act on behalf of your character.
5. I will be using Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) for all maps. Everyone will have the appropriate permissions to move their own tokens; but if you're posting from a tablet or a phone and are unable to do so just describe as best as you can where you want to move and either I or one of the other players will move your token for you.
6. My assumption is that everyone "Takes 10" on passive rolls like Perception when exploring areas and searching for loot.
7. When combat begins I will roll initiative for the group and post an initiative order.
I think that's about it...time to put the finishing touches on your characters. I'll open up the Gameplay tab later tonight so you can dot the thread and roleplay a bit; but my expectation is that we won't kick down the first door until Monday morning.
Have fun!
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I think that I have Bendy fully leveled and cleaned up. Please tell me if you see any problem areas, while I go work on Dasiji for the other game.
Also, fair warning, he was already getting lots of use out of 1 hour per day of prestidigitation from the SLA, and now he has it as a cantrip. He'll probably have it active every waking hour, just so that he won't have to waste precious seconds casting it when there's an opportunity for some "fun" (by a gnome's definition of fun). He also just bought sleeves of many garments and a traveler's any-tool, so, new toys. Yay!
Indeed...congrats on your upcoming wedding. No worries about taking a break for a few days; I expect posting on the weekend to be sparse anyway and we have a few months to finish a relatively short scenario.
Congrats & welcome back. My wife and I visited Oregon last year & spent a day at the coast. Beautiful part of the world....
Aside from any roleplay you want to do we're essentially done. The Chronicle Sheets are available for download on the Campaign Info tab.
Thanks for the game!
You didn't skip them...you just managed to avoid combat. Essentially the monks & the final encounter and, to a lesser extent, the agents you met prior to the bandit raid.
Yeah...you had decent enough high rolls to allow Aid Another rolls to push you over the top. Convincing Zamir to join the society was the secondary success condition...so I'm glad you were able to make those rolls.
Link is underneath the blurb on Campaign Info tab.
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Thanks. Neat boons. I like that there are a unique rewards for multiple resolutions, haven't seen that before. The 'Recruit Zamir' reward seems a bit better than the 'Kill Zamir' one, just enough so to make the players who took the more delicate approach feel justified, but not so much to make the other players feel ripped off entirely (Prestige Award notwithstanding). Mask of the Tiger's Eye seems to be basically a masterwork tool for Intimiate, if anyone was wondering like myself.
If Guilford is still around, would he mind letting Tromos take a peek at his spellbook to jot down a couple extract formulas?
Mask of the Tiger's Eye
This mundane item is worn by students, veterans, and teachers of the Tiger's Eye form of martial arts in Jalmeray. The mask uses up the “head” slot for magical items when worn by a PC and provides the wearer with a +2 circumstance bonus to Intimidate checks. Cost: 55 gp.