I currently have an earache so my response time might be affected.
I may not be able to post again until Saturday. Just a heads up.
I may be a little slow to post between now and Thursday afternoon/evening. Sorry in advance!
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“Run for it? Running’s not a plan! Running’s what you do once a plan fails.”
I'll be travelling this weekend and I won't be posting again until Monday at least.
OK, so from where Dugan is, can he make a running long jump towards the Ankheg farthest away from us right now? With the running start it would be a 25 foot jump.
If so can I make a charging jump? Basically getting the benefit of a charge while DFAing him?
For reference James Jacobs weighs in on the topic here.
Same question for Micheo. I'm trying to work out if he can charge onto an ankheg from his position.
I would say that Dugan can make a jumping charge from his current position, but it would be a DC 25 Acrobatics check for the 25 foot long jump.
For Micheo, from his current position, he would not have a 10-foot running start as part of the straight line movement needed for the charge. Thus, he could attempt the Acrobatics check, but it would be DC 40 for the 20-foot distance.
Thank you, Vayelan. That's reasonable.
Just a note. My rate of posting has gotten more erratic lately. It may remain that way for some weeks yet.
Apologies for the delay.
Did we manage to get a night's rest?
Did we manage to get a night's rest?
Partially. Given the poor conditions, you each need to make a DC 15 Fortitude save to avoid being Fatigued.
Ulark is fine. He’s used to long days and even nights spent hard at work from when the Consortium wasn’t meeting it’s production goals.
Dugan does his best to take up as little available room as possible. While not particularly enjoyable, it's far from the worst sleeping arrangement he's faced.
DM Vayelan with Inconnu's previous checks would he know if ankheg young would hunt suitable prey... say something the size of a rabbit? I'm thinking unseen servant dragging the bag again with a lighter load to lure them out.
DM Vayelan with Inconnu's previous checks would he know if ankheg young would hunt suitable prey... say something the size of a rabbit? I'm thinking unseen servant dragging the bag again with a lighter load to lure them out.
Although it is unclear whether ankhegs are insects, arachnids, or some other relative of arthropods, Inconnu knows that domesticated and trained specimens have provided opportunities for the creature's life cycle to be studied. Thus, you know that after hatching, their young go through a larval stage when they rely on their progenitors for food - bringing back hunks of meat from their kills that have been softened to mush by their acid.
If they are still larvae, or if they haven't hatched yet, it will be impossible to lure them out.
Hey folks. I've been wiped with a cold... then felt rough today. Now I'm awaiting a covid-19 test. I hope to catch up again soon.
Hoping it's what I'm getting over(not COVID, I got a test too). Narsty bit of a cold.
I hope everyone is feeling well. I know Micheo and Dugan had some health concerns, so I hope they are doing better. If you need some more time to recover, there is no rush to post.
In the meantime, did the party want to immediately take to the river, or did you have any other business you want to attend to in the tiny village?
Seconded on the well wishes.
Ulark has no other business to conduct, and is ready to hit the river.
I've got a little linger from the cold or whatever it was, but I'm doing much, much better.
Dugan is ready to roll, nothing here in town has really grabbed his interest aside from the ankhegs.
How would you guys feel about inviting one or two new party members?
I just concluded a recruitment for my Ustalavic game, and there are some good character concepts among the candidates not selected.
Oh man, Ustalav is such a fun stomping ground!
I'd be fine with some new blood in, the more the merrier!
I'm fine with it. As the GM you have the best feel on how many PCs are optimal for the storyline you're weaving.
Sounds good, we're less than two weeks shy of the anniversary of Joanne's last post so I think it's safe to say they're not coming back. A shame but I still like our little group.
We've gone well off the beaten path intended in the mini adventure path at this stage.
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We've gone well off the beaten path intended in the mini adventure path at this stage.
If I am to be honest, I am proud of how you guys have taken the game in an unexpected, exciting direction. I think it has brought out the best in you as players and me as a GM as we navigate uncharted waters beyond the purview of the original modules.
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I just sent a message to a player who submitted a cleric of Iomedae in the other recruitment. I thought they could be introduced as an ally dispatched by Commander Odeber to ensure the party is able to defend itself against any agents of the Consortium who might be in pursuit.
This player is in one of my other games, so I can vouch for their talent and reliability as a player. I am just waiting to hear back from them.
To be fair I’m impressed with you as a Gm for handling the campaign’s box being shattered and thrown into an entirely new direction. I’ve seen campaigns flounder and die once the rails were broken. I’m very happy with this little group of ours. :)
Greetings all!
I'm your clerical support, dispatched by Commander Odeber for your support- Brother Aleksey Rostmonov.
How's everyone? I've been playing in one of DM Vayelan's other PbP for a while now, and having great fun. I've been playing RPGs for 30 years as a player, world-builder, and DM. I'm in EST and can post pretty reliably every day, although sometimes weekends are hard for me to get online reliably.
level 3 I'll take the average!
Welcome, glad to have you aboard!
Welcome to the team!
Welcome aboard! We've got solid amounts of healing to throw around currently so don't feel like you need to be a heal bot, indulge in odd spell choices!
Oh don't worry, my spell selections are more offense and a few buffs :D I've got a wand to heal when people fall down.
Christmas is always tough at work, this year doubly so. Sorry I haven't been about as much as I'd like.
On the plus side I finally got to cast commune with birds.
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Here's wishing everyone a happy hollandaise, may your citrus balance be perfect!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Still not clear here. I'm hoping to catch up in the new year.
Merry merry all!
A message for all my games:
My apartment's internet connection went out two days ago, and it will not be fixed until Sunday at the earliest.
(I am borrowing a friend's WIFI to post this).
I will resume posting updates once my connection is repaired, but in the meantime, I will be out of contact.
My apologies for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.
Sorry to hear that, and best of luck!
I haven't moved forward since I was waiting to see if Inconnu or Dugan wanted to weigh in on investigating the cellar.
<Poke!>
I've been kind of avoiding this for a while, I knew about a week or so back I really should get around to it but kept finding excuses to push it off one more day. For the last half a year or so I've just been floundering and then playing catch up every month or so. I hate abandoning groups but continuing as is isn't fair on people either. I'm going to be dropping out of all of the games I'm playing in (bar the one I've been playing in the longest) and most I am GMing except two which are near the end.
The last year has thrown me out of routine with the games, the pandemic is bad enough but there's some personal stuff that looks like it's coming up that'll be making things more awkward. I've enjoyed GMing and playing but it's just not something I can do right now.
Thank you for all the great times and I'm sorry I can't see it through to the end.
Thank you for the update, Inconnu, and thank you for playing with us.
As for me, I wish to apologize for the delay in my posting. My mother was hospitalized recently, and she passed away yesterday. While I certainly intend to keep my games going (heaven knows I need the fun diversion), this has, obviously, affected my ability to post at a consistent rate.
My condolences Vayelen, I’m so sorry for your loss. Take your time.
Sorry to see you go Inconnu, but totally understandable.
I'm sorry for your loss Vayelan.
That’s horrible, so sorry to hear it. My best wishes to both of you, and condolences for Vayelan.
I'm sorry for your loss Vayelan.
Thank you for your sympathy, everyone.
Social Identity: Ulark, a mild mannered and lawful good logger. He just wants to do the right thing.
Vigilante Identity: Something far, far less reasonable. But much more fun to write!
4 topaz (worth 200gp each), 8 amethyst (worth 100gp each), 3 small sapphires (worth 500gp each), 90gp,
The party, right now, is down to Ulark, Dugan and Alesky. Taking just the gold into account, giving Phineas the amethysts is the equivalent of giving him a 1/4 share of the loot. I think that is pretty fair. My apologies if taking the initiative on this means giving away more than either of you are comfortable with.
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As for this being fair...commoners make about 8 gold per week, or about 416 gold per year, minus taxes and expenses. Phineas just got 800 gold. So about 2-3 years worth of gold? I don't know how long he has spent looking for this, but I hope that it hasn't been more than 3 years of digging. Because if so then I'd feel bad just giving him the amethyst. :p