Shards of the Titanswar

Game Master EldonG

Condolances Nia.

Everyone, do yourselves a favor. Be prepared to add mythic tier one. Read up, and know what you want. If you're stuck, or not familiar enough with the system, please pm me with any questions - I had to dive pretty deep into mythic as I set up the campaign.

Oh, and get ready for 3rd lvl. This is your last encounter as 2nd.

Still waiting to find out where I am and what I'm supposed to be doing. Lol.

Reiko, I believe you're still standing by the archers/casters waiting for the normal ogres to get there (and for someone with vision to direct your attack)...

Also, I'll have some free time after lunch so I'll run through the gameplay thread and try to breakdown who has or hasn't acted and whatnot

It looks like the only one who hasn't gone is Reiko. But... blind melee fighters v. Ogres = Skidmark, I'd think.

Sakuro is going to grease the Patriarch's weapon. Nia is going to attack the little monster. Baldek charged an ogre for this round. Familiar scuttles at Nia, and snaps.

Reiko hasn't moved in a bit.

That leaves Alyra, Auric, Antonio, Warriors, Jun, Tania, Aya, the Patriarch, Nia, and your NPC collection. Plus the guys in the trees with arrows. Let me know if I screwed something up. :)

Sakuro is also going to think REALLY HARD about which powers to pick. XD I... don't think an Arcanist needs to worry about losing their spellbook... so I probably don't need to get the power that allows her to toss it... yeah, I'll probably go for a Legendary Item, maybe one that can grow over time. ^^

Arcanists do have to worry about their spellbook! :) You still prepare from it and all that good stuff. There's a lot of goodies in there to pick from, feats, abilities... etc. Good luck :P

Thanks for the help. Alyra mostly just responds, so it looks like Auric can take his actual turn - the patriarch is still technically down, and if he survives to that point, we know what happens - the centipede will actually make its attack then, too, for simplicity's sake.

Think of it as a preview. ;)

Oh...Reiko's best chance - the two downed ogres would be pretty easy to find, and a lot less dangerous than usual. Just follow the bellowing.

Mind you - they're still dangerous! ;)

I'm not entirely sure whether or not Arcanists have a size limit on their books... o_O Or if we're still expected to pay for copying the spells, though I suppose it might go easier if other wizards didn't see Sakuro copying spells and therefore didn't charge her for it... XD What do you think, GM? Is Perfect Preparation likely to give a real benefit over the campaign, or should I consider something else?

(If nothing else, I like its flavor for Sakuro. XD Memorizing all the spells and keeping them within her mind matches her much better than being book-reliant.)

I think Hotaru's count is slightly off... see my comment in Gameplay.
Here's the breakdown of rounds 4-6 to explain it...

If anyone sees any problems/issues please say so... otherwise, I think the 'short version' I posted in gameplay should be accurate.

Wow, impressive, Auric, and I think that's the way I was originally figuring it before I got myself off on the wrong track last night.

It looks like I need to do the warrior's save (which I almost forgot) and then we can move on. I'll go ahead with Tania, too...Reiko, you can still act if you desire.

Thanks for reminding me Auric that I can't make AoO with the whip. Ill put it in my weapon notes. It really is just a reach weapon for combat maneuvers not much else.

:P I'm not sure where ours really differ so much. I think Sakuro is where I mixed things up and that's it? (In that I thought she would grease, and she was actually out of range to grease)

Everyone, do yourselves a favor. Be prepared to add mythic tier one. Read up, and know what you want. If you're stuck, or not familiar enough with the system, please pm me with any questions - I had to dive pretty deep into mythic as I set up the campaign.

Oh, and get ready for 3rd lvl. This is your last encounter as 2nd.

Thinking ahead, what are you guys thinking for your mythic path?

I believe I'm going to go Champion and spend my 1st tier mythic feat on Dual Path for Guardian... That way I'll be able to get a blend of offensive and defensive abilities, and have wider access to abilities that effect my pally stuff (and rage). I'll probably take legendary item at some point too but I'm not sure when or for what item...

Marshal makes the most since for Nia'Nikta. Though I am seeing very few bard specific options that dont target Inspire Courage which I don't have.

Though the ability Persuasive Countenance fits where I see Nia going as being someone very easy to approach and trust.

Archmage, with Mythic Spell Lore. I want to make his magic seem as ancient and foreboding as possible.

Nia, I can definitely help you with Marshall. I have a Gravewalker Archmage/Marshall.

There are some sweet abilities for others that are mythic, and different ones for those that aren't.

Let me know if you have questions.

Archmage, with... not Mythic Spell Lore. XD I'm wavering between Perfect Preparation and Legendary Item - might pick up LI at second tier instead, especially if I can build one of my usual things.

I'd also say that a Magus/Archmage can get serious mileage out of a few levels of Arcane Potency.

Legendary Items can be good for anybody. Make sure to get the right stuff in it!

Oh - and a second point in it can seriously be worth it.

I'm pretty sure Arcane Potency is 3rd Tier - unless we're gaining several tiers and/or such restrictions are removed, but definitely good to think about for the future. XD Also, yes - Legendary Items are amazing. In my case, what I do - when permitted - is build up an item based on an official one, but reflavored for my character and designed to scale throughout the campaign so it really matches them, but without ever being so strong that it's not fair to have. Either way, I'm interested in seeing where this goes.

It is 3rd tier - but if you stay for the duration, 10th is the ultimate goal...

Oh yeah, arcane potency is going to happen. Maybe even the dual prestige thing and pick up some of the champion abilities. I have it written out somewhere in my house, but Reiko is going to be a very... unique mythic character.

Trickster for me!

I would guess Hierophant for me

Also, 6th or 7th Tier, I might take the Sanctum power. There's always a use for a Mansion of Holding, and that could be rather valuable if we end up seeing loads of loot. XD

@GM- If you're transitioning out of turn based combat and just looking for decisions, I have no intention of letting the patriarch live (not after the aura he was putting off), and as soon as possible I'll help Nia with the centipede if nobody else has... I'm guessing/assuming that somebody will coup de grace the warrior before the hold spell ends (maybe Antonio, since he rushed over and hasn't acted yet?) but if not I'll try to deal with him before he gets away and warn the archer's and townsfolk that if he escapes he'll become the new chieftain and it will only be a matter of time before they return for revenge.

Not exactly. You could have, but the patriarch wants to live, and he's not calming his companion. ;)

He is defeated, though. The experience has been earned. :)

Apparently I picked Giant as a known language. Huh lucky guess of a language known. Well either I didn't hear the ogre leader or Jun is keeping silent about what was said....

I didn't see a roll... Centipede made that save against the Flare, then?

Sorry, need to roll for that.

Mad up my mind for dual path Champion/Trickster.

Mad up my mind for dual path Champion/Trickster.

Interesting. :)

That IS an interesting choice. ^^ I'm curious to see how you'll develop it!

I really like Dual Path for Trickster, especially with their Path Dabbling ability. And, I love No One of Consequence for your guy :)

I have a dual path champion/trickster halfling knife master who used to be a circus performer.

He is a blast.

Grrrr... Forum jacked up my post in gameplay... Posted it twice (with different die rolls) and then deleted both when I tried to delete the second post...

I'll try again from my actual computer as soon as I can

On the bright side, it will give you the exact same die rolls you'd rolled before :) So far as I can tell. I've messed up a post by adding in an action in other places, and had to go back to edit the roll to later on to keep the stuff making sense.

Like if you roll perception, then realize you needed to roll reflex... if you put the reflex save the DM called for at the top of your post, it'll nomph your perception roll, and spit out a new roll for perception. It's pretty nasty.

hmm... it did give me the exact same roll as one of the two that popped up before... (I can't remember if it was the first set or second set though)

on an unrelated note, apparently I should have been called 'bad-luck Auric'... I've had way too many 3s and 5s on d20 rolls this combat :(

it makes me look forward to getting Mythic Surge because a few of those 5s might have hit with an extra 1d6, lol

In one game I GM, I've constantly rolled well below average - with many 1's - while my sole player often gets 20's. XD; It's... making it surprisingly hard to balance, actually.

That aside, I think I've settled on taking Perfect Preparation. It just fits Sakuro, and I never wanted to deal with limited spellbook size anyway.

I have never played in a Mythic game before and therefor have no experience with it. I am seriously thinking about taking Archmage, Wild Arcana, and Abundant Casting for my first mythic tier.
I would appreciate any suggestions, comments, or ideas. Thanks all.

That's a very solid selection of choices for a Wizard. ^^ Remember that there are also Universal powers that heroes on any path can choose - of these, Legendary Item and Mythic Spellcasting are the ones you should most seriously consider picking up at some point (possibly one of them at 2nd tier - many more options open up at 3rd tier).

@Aya: What sort of wizard do you want to be 'when you grow up'? That will have a sizable impact upon the selections you're going to want to make. Archmage is one of the strongest paths, simply because it has a ton of neat abilities regardless of your class, and Wild Arcana, which is tied for the strongest path ability in the game, in my opinion.

Abundant Casting is a good choice, but bear in mind that it has to be multitarget to begin with... or you're going to burn through your limited pool of mythic points really quickly.

There are -very- few ways to go wrong with Archmage, so long as you're keeping who you want to be in mind. Most of the Universal Abilities, as Sakuro said, are also really solid. For example, extra mythic power, which isn't usually that strong, is actually -very- powerful with Wild Arcana, as it's effectively 'you gain two spells of your highest level or lower, from your class's list, that you don't have to know, per day.' And that's crazy strong, as well. Your mileage may vary. :)

Yeah, the universal path abilities are awesome for archmage, as is mythic spellcasting. For even more mythic spell power, take mythic spell casting and mythic spell lore both.

A blaster wizard will likely get their best mileage out of Elemental Bond early on - and Mythic Spellcasting really is the feat to take.

Elemental Bond: Fire / Mythic Scorching Ray is likely what I'd do.

Great advice. Thanks all.

I see myself as DPS (Damage per Second) in WoW terms. I also intend to take magic item creation (Craft Wondrous Item) later.

I am taking Archmage, Wild Arcana, and Mythic Spellcasting for my first mythic tier.

You'll also have a feat to choose. With everyone at tier 1, everyone also automatically stabilizes, and can spend a mythic point on any d20 roll to add +1d6 That is to say... not 1d4... :p

Ack - Mythic Spell Lore is the feat I was thinking of.

With it, you can choose your tier's worth of mythic spells. Mythic Scorching Ray does 6d6.

You'd get 6d6+3, at 3rd lvl.