Souls for a Devil

Game Master Tordek Rumnaheim

A noble's son has gone missing while on a pilgrimage to Sirathu. Can our heroes find him in time?


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Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2
taig wrote:
Ilias has not summoned Oog, so, at the moment, there's nothing to "read" with the Knowledge check.

That's what I suspected. Thanks for clarifying.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

Figured out why the PbP Thread wasn't showing up for me. Somehow I'd accidently hidden it. :/

Silver Crusade

Male Celestial Cleric of Myself 10/Radiant Servant of Me 10

That happens to me all the time. The "hide thread" button can be a bit wonky, especially if you are hiding threads while in the Focus view. I frequently find that when I click the hide button, it applies to some other thread than the one I intended.


I hide threads from the bottom up. If you hide top down, you still see a shadow of the one hidden, but the next hide button down doesn't count the shadow thread, i.e., it is for the thread TWO down, not the actual next thread. This is a known problem and not fixed yet. Hiding bottom-up works, though.

Silver Crusade

Male Celestial Cleric of Myself 10/Radiant Servant of Me 10

I do "Unfocus" and "Show hidden" then hide. That way they don't disappear as I go.


Oho, I didn't know that worked. Thanks, CH.


Male Human Rogue 1 / Conjurer 3 / Mythic Trickster 2
Owen the Younger wrote:
** spoiler omitted **

Current spells prepared:
0 - prestidigitation, detect magic, resistance, touch of fatigue

1 - mage armor, disguise self, expeditious retreat
2 - blur, invisibility

Negative reaction doesn't do what I thought it did. Swapped it out for another spell.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

Would throwing the Thunderstone count as an attack, even if you're not targeting a person?

Liberty's Edge

flash_cxxi wrote:
Would throwing the Thunderstone count as an attack, even if you're not targeting a person?

Good question. In my home game, it's usually only considered an attack if it's thrown at a person, or if it's a trick shot of some kind. In this case, Owen's just wanting it to go in a general "over there, but not close enough to affect me" direction.

What do you think, Tordek?

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:
flash_cxxi wrote:
Would throwing the Thunderstone count as an attack, even if you're not targeting a person?

Good question. In my home game, it's usually only considered an attack if it's thrown at a person, or if it's a trick shot of some kind. In this case, Owen's just wanting it to go in a general "over there, but not close enough to affect me" direction.

What do you think, Tordek?

Yeah, it's one of those tricky corner case situations when it could easily go either way. I'm not entirely sure how I'd rule it, although like you I'd probably end up erring on the side of the PCs.

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

Given the proximity that Owen through it, in the area right next to the lookout, and since it does have an effect on him, I do consider it an attack, therefore, Owen is now visible. Had Owen thrown it at the opposite end of the alley as a means of drawing the lookout away from his current position, I wouldn't call it an attack.

Liberty's Edge

Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:
Given the proximity that Owen through it, in the area right next to the lookout, and since it does have an effect on him, I do consider it an attack, therefore, Owen is now visible. Had Owen thrown it at the opposite end of the alley as a means of drawing the lookout away from his current position, I wouldn't call it an attack.

Well that completely bones my entire plan. I should have asked about this first. Oh well.


Male Elf Purist Druid 4, Heirophant 2 {HP 33/34, AC 16, Perception +13}

Hmm. Do we think obscuring mist at the back end of the alley would provide cover to our activities or attract unwanted attention?

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

I'm trying something new with the map. Images

Positive
Personalizes the map by showing the character images instead of generic letters.

Negative
I had to enlarge my squares to make it easier to see the images since Google docs doesn't zoom. With this large map, it means more scrolling and less seeing the big picture.

What are your thoughts? Do like the new images, or prefer the old way?

RPG Superstar 2012

It looks good to me, and scrolling around wasn't a problem.


The images are nice, but you are right about the scale - it takes more scrolling. I vote for whichever is least work for you, because they are both quite readable.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

I do like the personalised images, but I'm with Treppa in that both are fine, so whichever is easiest for you.


Huh. Even if it attracts attention, it will cover what we're doing.

Liberty's Edge

Savendir Inaris wrote:
Hmm. Do we think obscuring mist at the back end of the alley would provide cover to our activities or attract unwanted attention?

That's a good question... Owen probably wouldn't care either way, since he can always find backup plans B through G, but I don't know about everyone else.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

It will certainly attract attention, although whether that attention is good bad or neutral for us is hard to determine...

Liberty's Edge

PRD wrote:
You can retry checks made to open locks.

Looks like we're not completely screwed, possibly.

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2
The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:
PRD wrote:
You can retry checks made to open locks.
Looks like we're not completely screwed, possibly.

Yes you can retry. Also, I'll let one person use aid another to assist on the lock picking.

Liberty's Edge

GM Tordek:
If Owen can see through any of the gaps around the edges of the door, he could feasibly teleport through the door and open it from the other side. Thoughts?

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2
The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:
** spoiler omitted **

Shiny:
I hate to keep saying no, but this building is well constructed. There are no gaps that allow you to see into the next room.
Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

That's weird. My post appeared in the Gameplay Thread when I wrote it in the Discussion Thread???

Tordek:
Is the door very sturdy? Nyxalia could conceivably cast Awesome Blow and try to punch the door open? I know that's not how the spell works, but I can't see why a blow that would knock someone 10' back wouldn't be able to bash a door down.

EDIT: Never mind, she finally got it. :)

Liberty's Edge

...and this is the major problem with the D20 system's skill mechanic. No matter how high a character's skills, there's always that element of failure present. Sure, it models reality, but it turns into a b#&#$ and a half when the story depends on a successful skill check. At the best, it grinds the game to a halt while everyone tries to make the check, and at worst, it can completely derail the campaign (such as the apocryphal tale of the failed Track roll).

Liberty's Edge

I'm going to be at a two-week-long seminar in California starting this coming Sunday, so there's a chance my posting will be somewhat spotty for a little while. Please GMPC as you see fit.

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

Will do Shiny. Hope the seminar goes well for you.

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

Shiny, could you make your first action today before you leave? Also, I need flash and tail to post actions as well.


Tail? :D

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

Stupid auto fill. Taig

RPG Superstar 2012

This tail finally posted. :P


Whaaaa? Who is that masked badger?

RPG Superstar 2012

Hee hee. I'm taking a little break after turning in a major project.

I think by tomorrow I'll have written over 30,000 words for various assignments over the course of 8 days.

I will be back more often, though. :)

Liberty's Edge

Alright, I'm back, in theory. I should be back to a regular posting schedule as of Monday.

Liberty's Edge

The voice that Owen attacked is the one that is now at J4, correct?

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

Welcome back. I hope the seminar went well. Yes, the voice is at J4.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

I moved Savendir and Ilias (and their secondary attackers) on the map. I couldn't place the flmaing sphere on the armour so I just placed it in the square beside it instead. :)

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2
flash_cxxi wrote:
I moved Savendir and Ilias (and their secondary attackers) on the map. I couldn't place the flmaing sphere on the armour so I just placed it in the square beside it instead. :)

thank you for the house keeping. It's been a busy weekend.

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

Tordek Rumnaheim wrote:
flash_cxxi wrote:
I moved Savendir and Ilias (and their secondary attackers) on the map. I couldn't place the flmaing sphere on the armour so I just placed it in the square beside it instead. :)
thank you for the house keeping. It's been a busy weekend.

np :)

Silver Crusade

Male Celestial Cleric of Myself 10/Radiant Servant of Me 10

With all the references to "the voice" and whatnot... Are there beings on the map that we are not supposed to be able to see? I'm a little bit unclear on who is still in the room that Savendir is aware of.

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

At this point, only Owen and Zarine can see the remaining conscious beings in the warehouse.


Male Human Rogue 1 / Conjurer 3 / Mythic Trickster 2

Spells Owen has left:
0 - prestidigitation, detect magic, resistance, touch of fatigue
1 - disguise self, expeditious retreat
2 - none

While re-reading posts, I noticed that invisibility got cast twice by accident, so I swapped it for the slot occupied by blur.

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2
Owen the Younger wrote:
** spoiler omitted **

that works for me

Scarab Sages RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

Whoops!

I just realised that I haven't rolled Nyxalia's Hit Points yet! :(

I suppose it's lucky that she hasn't been hit by anything yet...

Nyxalia's Hit Points: 3d8 + 16 ⇒ (4, 3, 3) + 16 = 26

What terrible rolls. I suppose her crystalline skin is somewhat fragile? :/

Liberty's Edge

Her labor is becoming more labored, eh?

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2
The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:
Her labor is becoming more labored, eh?

Gah! that's what happens when I try to multi task. Her breathing is becoming more labored. Tried to be more dramatic in my narration and failed horribly. Enjoy that Battle Aspergillum. See an explanation in the game thread.

Silver Crusade

Male Celestial Cleric of Myself 10/Radiant Servant of Me 10

Either that or she's having a baby.

Wouldn't THAT be a plot twist...


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Stop stealing my notes, Tordek!

Shadow Lodge

Male Husband/10 Dad/10 Gamer/5 RPGer/2

Between the new job, travelling and spending much needed time with my family, I have not had much time to post. Can I get a quick check to see who is still around? I'll be back posting tomorrow night.

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