here's hoping we can all swim. And if all goes well, i don't think we'll have to mark anything since it's a monster. One we can hopefully turn into soup at the end of this.
If Eldric does not show up before you all post your actions I'm going to have him run/swim away.
I'm pretty sure that's what all of our actions are going to be. And this must be one big turtle to sink both our boats in one go.
here's hoping we can all swim. And if all goes well, i don't think we'll have to mark anything since it's a monster. One we can hopefully turn into soup at the end of this.
There's a hut. That's gotta be listed as something on the official map, hasn't it?
There's a hut. That's gotta be listed as something on the official map, hasn't it?
oh. Well there's another hut on the map but you listed it as a lair. The lair that's one hex over from Oleg's place is suppose to also be a hut.
There's a hut. That's gotta be listed as something on the official map, hasn't it?oh. Well there's another hut on the map but you listed it as a lair. The lair that's one hex over from Oleg's place is suppose to also be a hut.
Isn't it a lair?
Isn't it a lair?
Nope. The only lair in bk. 1 is the old sacoya or however you spell the tree where the mites were. I'm a horrible speller. The hut that's to the right i believe of Oleg's place is where the not as crazy as his crazy brother alchemist lives. And its suppose to be a hut. If you want i can screen shot the map to show you, but it'll be awhile because I get off work soon and I'm traveling for the holiday.
I'm more interested in knowing what a hut is mechanically. It seems the Kingmaker modules have things that don't exist in the newer Kingdom building and exploration rules. (Take plants for example.)
I'm quite keen to know their proper terms and what they all do.
We'll call it a masterwork swimming device so +2 swim check. Unfortunately that is not enough to even float.
How does one "not float" while wearing a floatation device? It's pretty much impossible to sink unless something is pulling me down; I don't see why my head would ever go under water.
Obviously, I don't make any progress to the shore though...
@ Ravingdork: From the SRD
Make a Swim check once per round while you are in the water. Success means you may swim at up to half your speed (as a full-round action) or at a quarter of your speed (as a move action). If you fail by 4 or less, you make no progress. If you fail by 5 or more, you go underwater.
As for the hut, i believe its a not town? as in its just a single home structure instead of multiple structures like a ruin or town/city.
@ Ravingdork: From the SRD
Make a Swim check once per round while you are in the water. Success means you may swim at up to half your speed (as a full-round action) or at a quarter of your speed (as a move action). If you fail by 4 or less, you make no progress. If you fail by 5 or more, you go underwater.
I'm going to assume that you didn't mean to come off as condescending. I am QUITE familiar with the Swim skill rules (and then some). Those rules OBVIOUSLY don't account for FLOATATION DEVICES!!!
It's not a question of rules, it's a question of HARD PHYSICS.
Unless Old Crackjaw gets a hold of Riva, it should literally be impossible for her to sink under her own power.
As for the hut, i believe its a not town? as in its just a single home structure instead of multiple structures like a ruin or town/city.
So does that mean that if we claim the hex, we get a free building? Or can expand upon the "ruin" for half BP?
@Ravingdork - Sorry, just going by the bonus and stuff that DM was mentioning and stuff. I'd say the joke that my home game makes at times like this, but I'd come off as just being a smart ass... more of a smart ass...
maybe the swim check is to stay holding on to said flotation device. So because you faild you lose your grip onto it and sink? I dunno...
As for ruins, there's only two sets of ruins from bk. 1 the temple of the elk lord which can be upgraded for a temple i believe at a reduced cost and there's also the frog swamp or something like that. I don't remember if that can be upgraded or not.
I'm off. I'll be back on in a couple hours when I reach my holiday destination.
Don't know why you bother traveling. Meat space location does no matter anymore with internet.
lol.
alright, I'm back for a little. Ended up watching the first two episodes of Game of Thrones with my cousin. Gonna declare my turn and then get to work on some homework so it'll be it for me tonight.
well... huh... Gods. Any one, I don't care... please let Rory live.
Well, hopefully Adular lighting up like a firefly will draw its attention in addition to sealing Rory's wounds.
TPK by turtle will suck
verily... but Kingmaker is suppose to be a notorious TPK adventure from what I've heard.
Especially when your martial character has vanished I bet ;)
I really hope Rory doesn't die...
Well, as much as I would hate to lose Adular, I can think of worse fates for him than dying to buy his friends time to get the hell to safety.
Maybe if we die we can build one of the beta classes from Advanced Classes Guide. The Warpriest is really nice in the beta pages.
TPK by turtle will suck
lol. Last time I played through Kingmaker 1 and the very beginnings of 2, The turtle very successfully ate our queen. Our kingdom nearly tore itself apart in mourning.
It also brought to the front the HIGHLY PUBLICIZED question of "Why are the rulers putting themselves, and be extension the entire country, at risk by going on foolish adventures?" Our own citizens nearly enslaved us.
Because XP? You get 100 xp for each hex explored. *split between the party". Of course being NPC's they don't understand Xp.
Once again, here's hoping I don't die.
Exciting!
Would suggestion work on it since it's an animal? I don't see any restriction for it in the spell description but I was always under the understanding that it only worked with more intelligent creatures.
The language-dependent tag could pose a problem. :P
EDIT: Rule, Magic Chapter - A language-dependent spell uses intelligible language as a medium for communication. If the target cannot understand or cannot hear what the caster of a language-dependant spell says, the spell fails.
So yeah, it would work, if you could speak to animals.
which i can't. Oh well. Better to learn now than to try and waste the spell slot, especially since i have so few lv. 2 spell slots.
I'm just going to say this.
I hope you guys manage to survive this. But I'm not going to pull any punches. If you manage it's your victory.
I hope we survive this too. I'm calling dibs on the skull. Gonna put it in my office...
Found us some battle music.
Wish Eldric's player was here. He might actually know how to use his character.
Bows don't work so well in the water (and unfortunately that's what he is built for). Getting to shore and shooting doesn't do much good either as the moment the tortoise submerges, it has total cover.
Just keep having him poke the tortoise from a flanking position 10 feet away (since it is a reach weapon).
This goes SO slowly on the weekends. You guys are starting to make me hate Saturdays. :|
Just woke up and fixed my round 6. I think i'm gonna use heroism on Eldric and Adular on 7 and 8 to give them an extra boost to their attack rolls.
This is not a good time for the dice to decide they don't want me to hit
-4 improvised weapon, -4 shooting into melee, -2 range...
...Good luck with those rocks Rory. You'll probably need a natural 20.
Praise the gods we all lived!
okay, finding a ring of swimming? That's hilarious!
what's funny is that one is found in bk. 1 but we "sold" it for all our current stuff.
edit: oh, we got one from the turtle
Happy Easter everyone! May the Lord bless you and your families on this fine day!
You may have plans today, but I don't, so I'm here. Again. Waiting. For you. I hope.
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:D
I'm on too but I'll be leaving soon. Apparently Easter's at a different cousin's place than the one I came to visit. Oh well. I'll be on sporadically from my phone if possible.
Don't worry I'm here for you.
DM, are we about done exploring this hex? Or have we only just begun? :D
I set aside three days on my in-game calendar for this, and it looks like it takes a full day to explore a hill hex, so I think our characters could get one more done tomorrow too if we're lucky.
You have now explored the hex.
And we got a ring of swimming?
If so, Riva would like to "study it."
(Else wise, she may drown next time.)
Well, normally I'd say give the ring to the guys with the heavier armor BUT..given some of Riva's rolls, perhaps it's best she hold on to it while we paddle around ;)
And pardon, I'm going to be a bit slow. I caught a spring cold
You have now explored the hex.
Great! What should I mark down on the map for these hexes if anything?
Where do you guys want to go next? G39 maybe?
Nothing Crackjaw was the most interesting thing in the hex