I was in Hospital Emergeny over the weekend, so appologies if I missed something important about the situation. It's very disspoiting to have the game end this way. :(
Tiefling Investigator (empiricist) 6/Swashbuckler (inspired blade) 1 | HP 34/66 | AC 25 Tch. 15, Ff. 21 | Fort +6, Ref +12, Will +3 | Resist cold/electricity/fire: 5 | Init +5 | Perception +14; darkvision 60 ft. | "Jackdaw"
And I share your disappointment, this feels like impossible odds. And it's not like we weren't careful to avoid a frontal assault, sneaking into the fortress and trying to take them by surprise.
I'm not sure what we are supposed to do here. Our magic is mostly gone, so we can't retreat without getting killed. Do we surrender? Try to send one of the silver ravens to our allies?
aka “SCARAB“ | Male LG follower of Irori | Wolfscarred Ifrit | Outsider (Native) | Paladin 5, Ninja 2, Oracle 1 | HP 55/70 | AC 15 T 8 FF 15 | CMB +9 | CMD 17 | F: +13, R: +8, W: +15 | Init: +2 | Reroll 0/1 |Perc: +0, SM: +0, Dipl: +21 | Oracle Spells 1st 0/5 | Paladin Spells 3/3 | Channel 6/8 | Ki Pool 3/6 | Trance 5/5 | LoH 0/7 | Smite 1/1 | Darkvision 60 ft | Speed 20ft | Active conditions:
Lubella Heathertoes wrote:
I was in Hospital Emergeny over the weekend, so appologies if I missed something important about the situation. It's very disspoiting to have the game end this way. :(
Vigilante 5/Rogue (Unchained) 1/ArcTrick 2 | HP 60 | AC 26 T 18 FF 17| F +5 R +10 W +5 | Init +5 | Perc +11 |
I've got all my shocking grasp spells left so if I can get a sneak attack on the knight I should be able to do some pretty solid damage. Kenji's also dished out a couple of really heavy hits on the devil, those might've taken her down if we're lucky, or gotten her quite a bit closer at the very least.
If the devil's dead, that'll also free us up to take on the guards on the ramparts and/or focus all our fire on the knight and his wyvern.
Hoping for a speedy recovery, Lubella. We can bot or wait for you to return.
I think the biggest issue was going downstairs and waking more encounters. But it is not hopeless, you have fought most of the place now. The guards themselves are not much of a threat. The commander is the biggest threat now.
With likely the final big combat about to unfold, and the map was already getting confusing, I am trying to simplify it.
I have updated tokens on a new slide and moved everyone forward and/or up after the knight. It is your turns...but feel free to let me know if I am missing anything or if you have questions.
That was the 'big' fight and now with a chance to take a breather, you are back on a more manageable pace and can heal, investigate rooms etc.
I hope everyone is doing well. I had not heard from Lubella's player in awhile, so sent a PM. I do not have personal email or another way to connect, unfortunately. I hope we hear back and no issues.
After this keep is cleared (a few more rooms) the party presumably would return to Kintargo for the grand ball. That finale will make this keep fight feel like a cake-walk. You will be a level higher at the start.
I would like to see how everyone is doing as we head into the holiday season. With my work schedule I know I am only able to post about every other day consistently (and sometimes not even that). Lubella was one of the original party and I was hopeful to get her back into the action before we start.
So just looking for feedback or thoughts on pace and completing this next section and beyond.
Tiefling Investigator (empiricist) 6/Swashbuckler (inspired blade) 1 | HP 34/66 | AC 25 Tch. 15, Ff. 21 | Fort +6, Ref +12, Will +3 | Resist cold/electricity/fire: 5 | Init +5 | Perception +14; darkvision 60 ft. | "Jackdaw"
I'm good to continue. This part was definitely frustrating, especially the map which was unclear, but I appreciate you pulling the punches a little, GM.
Before we start the ball, Talvek will definitely want to stock up on healing items, as that was something that he keenly missed during this series of encounters.
We should also discuss what to do if/when another player is away and if the GM or another player should bot their PCs. We were definitely not at our best with Lubella missing for most of the encounter.
Map updated - removed the map of the treasure room and wyvern cave to the last page. You are all now on page two of the maps...scroll over to the right of the map for the 2nd floor.
Traveling cross country to visit my mom and family for Christmas. They do not have wifi so posting this week will be sparse. Please have a safe holiday and level your characters.
Per my tradition you will each gain a gift of a token re-roll for the upcoming year.
I'm about to be away for 10 days - but with the usual "post-trip" recovery time, I think it's safer to say I'm away 'til Jan 14th (so we can all be pleasantly surprised if I'm online sooner).
Please feel free to bot Sidius while I'm gone - though at this point, if there's a fight, he pretty much needs to hide behind his familiar (though he can still hex).
I apologize for the slow posts this week as we continue to work my mom’s recovery and move back to assisted living facility. I have been out of state, in her house for 3 weeks without internet and have had limited time to push us forward. This hopefully will be resolved this week.