Ouch, that sucks, Dev.
Lyn, perhaps an encounter that isn't so easily to power through would be a good change of pace? We need a giant puzzle!
I don't know...if I can keep time to post, I'd love to actually have a reason for this whole 'courage' thing to manifest, and this might be a good fit. And I'm in the mood to rip something a new one (not that Fei would be, of course ^.^)
Still haven't settled on anything remotely appealing ability-wise, though.
Aside from the current fun, there's still another massive combat in the pipeline before any potential puzzles. In other words, you'll have opportunities. As far as abilities...yeah, I'm having a hard time coming up with suggestions that aren't a total rip-off of GL...once the idea got stuck it wouldn't go away.
And good luck dealing with all the work stuff.
Dacamara is Madness?
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Should I feel stupid right now? Because I do...
Dacamara is Madness?
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Should I feel stupid right now? Because I do...
No, Dacamara is Madness' new favorite toy...he's being given just enough power boost to make real trouble.
I've made it to the Snipe Hunt now, and I'm noticing that both Krays and Solivala averted nasty fights by taking control of really dangerous creatures. The ghost and the adamant golem.
I've made it to the Snipe Hunt now, and I'm noticing that both Krays and Solivala averted nasty fights by taking control of really dangerous creatures. The ghost and the adamant golem.
Yes, darn them. :)
You have no idea how much I was scrambling at those points...and cursing myself for not better remembering the abilities of the characters.
Our next foe will either be a huge broken crossbow or an anemic. ;P
Here is an update, as far as I know it.
Pit Fiend walking around school in human form. (undetectable expect by those with super fiend senses, Kalesril has them)
Immolation Devil guarding the rift. (I consider the other one destroyed)
5 Bone Devils (one exploring the others guarding, I consider the other two lost)
Astradeamon hunting the last stray bone devil.
Keketar wandering the school causing extensive chaos with its reshape reality.
I think thats all. :)
Vakkler and Michel both pause, hearing a crash.
"I'll deal with it..." Vakkler grumbles. The kobold steps around the debris and opens the door.
A bone devil stands there disemboweling a student. It turns, frowning at Vakkler. "What?"
"Keep it down. SOME of us care about our character development, you know." Vakkler slams the door.
The fiend shrugs and continues with its work--though perhaps a bit quieter.
I've made it to the Snipe Hunt now, and I'm noticing that both Krays and Solivala averted nasty fights by taking control of really dangerous creatures. The ghost and the adamant golem.Yes, darn them. :)
You have no idea how much I was scrambling at those points...and cursing myself for not better remembering the abilities of the characters.
I hope you remember that Kalesril has that ability to when it comes to fiends. So next time you have a baddie surrounded by demons dont be surprised when he turns them on their former master. XP
Vakkler and Michel both pause, hearing a crash.
"I'll deal with it..." Vakkler grumbles. The kobold steps around the debris and opens the door.
A bone devil stands there disemboweling a student. It turns, frowning at Vakkler. "What?"
"Keep it down. SOME of us care about our character development, you know." Vakkler slams the door.
The fiend shrugs and continues with its work--though perhaps a bit quieter.
"So, what was it?" Michael asks as he gets out of the chair he had sat in to wait.
"So, what was it?" Michael asks as he gets out of the chair he had sat in to wait.Vakkler and Michel both pause, hearing a crash.
"I'll deal with it..." Vakkler grumbles. The kobold steps around the debris and opens the door.
A bone devil stands there disemboweling a student. It turns, frowning at Vakkler. "What?"
"Keep it down. SOME of us care about our character development, you know." Vakkler slams the door.
The fiend shrugs and continues with its work--though perhaps a bit quieter.
"Looks like someone opened a portal to hell and devils are overrunning the school again. Now, where were we?"
EDIT: And now we see one of Vakkler's very few advantages: Industry. Whether it be traps or magical crossbow bolts, industry is what keeps him alive.
Of course, an icy burst effect isn't going to save him this time. He's a tiny bit out of his league, methinks. :P
To be fair, without the boost from Madness, I wouldn't be able to multitask like I am.
Thou hast intrigued me...** spoiler omitted **
Ouch. Best of luck.
Snagged the playtest...
Don't worry about Ryuzo interfering with Vakkler and Decamara...it'll take as long to find them as necessary to settle your conflict...if he gets there before, at most he'll observe, unless he thinks Michael is going to die...
I'll leave it up to ya'll
Slarrow's actions aren't intended to be a deus ex machina, by the way. He'll take a while yet. They're intended to ensure Vakkler is avenged, should it prove necessary.
Kinda grasping at straws here, but I wanted Vakkler to do something. It could theoretically work, if Michael doesn't realize exactly what is being mined.
Hint: The floor.
:P
I'm glad that Asch's battle fury is able to bring 'joy' to others. Also I find it interesting with all of Asch's problems he has never been one of Vakkler's targets.
Also "technically" Asch's shadow blades can only create light weapons.
Since when were Katana considered light weapons? And yes, your battle fury is going to be a great help. Well, that and the tactical and creative genies of Sadie and Aananda, respectively.
Looks like Vakkler picked the wrong person to take out his personal meltdown on. :)The foolish rock lizard didn't even bother to get his facts straight! I'm a minor telepath, not kinetic. It's amazing how the weak power can be used in such powerful ways.
I give credit the boost from Madness.
The katana only worked cause at the time I had exotic weapon for shadow assassin allowing me to treat an exotic weapon as light for purposes of abilities.
The katana only worked cause at the time I had exotic weapon for shadow assassin allowing me to treat an exotic weapon as light for purposes of abilities.Class abilities or feats? Because if it's the latter that is broken and I am off to build a TWF flachion master.
Class abilities it was still a one handed weapon i could just use the shadow assassin abilities with it.
P.S. I'm on lunch for a bit so I'm at home.
Michael is from a forested area. I don't think he's ever heard the sound of miming.Hint: The floor.
:P
Ouch, that sucks, Dev.
And good luck dealing with all the work stuff.
Ouch. Best of luck.
Many thanks - I really hope my coworker can find something, and I hope I will not have to either....
Aside from the current fun, there's still another massive combat in the pipeline before any potential puzzles. In other words, you'll have opportunities. As far as abilities...yeah, I'm having a hard time coming up with suggestions that aren't a total rip-off of GL...once the idea got stuck it wouldn't go away.
My problem is that everything I've had a chance to look at just rolls back to Bard - though I should take a closer look at the Paladin...
Anywhoo, I guess I should try to get to work on some student involvement here while I have a chance. ^.^
If the keketar is not engaged with anyboy, I'll try to take a crack at that part, if nobody objects.
Glad to see everyone is having fun. Just a little reminder that you have a rift guarded by 4 bone devils and a immolation devil thats only going to get bigger and call more outsiders if its not closed soon.
One more thing I call the pit fiend again. ^.^
Well that should keep you guys busy. I will be back later tonight and hopefully the school is not over run by then. Enjoy. >:)
P.S. Headmaster should really check the strange button that appeared on his desk. Just a thought.
Fei's combat was really frikking cool! :)
Also finished making tweaks to Ephebe. Thanks, Asch, for pointing out the time thief. I replaced her reverse time by 1 minute which was a nightmare to adjudicate with some less powerful but still cool abilities from there. Also discovered that there was a Time mystery for oracle and promptly made the appropriate adjustments. :)
So they put out a race making guide. I am going to go flesh out Enre's race with that if that is okay with everyone. I also suggest people make up races and we vote on them just to help the creative thinking going.
So they put out a race making guide. I am going to go flesh out Enre's race with that if that is okay with everyone. I also suggest people make up races and we vote on them just to help the creative thinking going.
Sure, no problem. :)
Many so many choices in here. If they keep it around this bug for ARG the race making section will be nice.
Here is Enre's race now called Djöfull which is Icelandic for devil. It is a 39 RP race. I had to change some of the abilities around to have them the way I wanted them but I kept the cost the same for most. Any suggestions or comments would be great.
Monstrous Humanoid (2 RP)
Monstrous humanoids are similar to humanoids, but with monstrous or animalistic features. They often have magical abilities as well. A monstrous humanoid race has the following features.
• Monstrous humanoid races have the darkvision 60 ft.
racial ability.
• Monstrous humanoids breathe, eat, and sleep.
Medium (0 RP): Medium races have no bonuses or penalties due to their size. A Medium creature has a space of 5 feet by 5 feet and a reach of 5 feet.
Normal Speed (0 RP): The race has a base speed of 30 feet.
Advanced Modifiers (4 RP): Prerequisites: Advanced or Monstrous power level; Modifiers: Pick either mental or physical ability scores. Members of this race gain a +2 to all of those scores, +4 to one score of the other type, and –2 to one other ability score of the other type.
Standard Array (1 RP): Members of this race start with Common plus their racial language (if any). Furthermore, choose up to seven languages (except for Druidic or other secret languages). Members of this race with high Intelligence scores can choose any of those languages as their bonus languages.
Advanced Strength (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race receive a +2 racial bonus to Strength. This bonus can be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.
Ferocity (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: When a member of this race’s hit points fall below 0 but it is not yet dead, it can continue to fight. If it does, it is staggered, and loses 1 hit point each round. Members of this race still die when their hit points reach a negative amount equal to their Constitution score.
Scent (4 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain the scent ability.
Natural Armor (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race gain a +1 natural armor bonus.
Physical Immunities (4 RP): Prerequisites: Monstrous Humanoid; Benefit:
Members of this race are immune to paralysis, poison, disease, and stun.
Improved Natural Armor (12 RP): Prerequisites: Natural armor racial ability; Benefit:
Members of this race gain a +1 natural armor bonus.
Special: This racial ability can be taken multiple times. Its effects stack.
Lightbringer (2 RP): Prerequisites: None; Benefit: Members of this race are immune to light-based blindness and dazzle effects.
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Pretty cool. It seems like it has just about everything that you aren't getting from your Barbarian levels.
So, anyone else really digging the contrast between the two seperate fights? In the halls we've got all action and little words, but below in the sewers we've got verbal fencing with some combat added in.
Vakkler moving the fight to the sewers really jumped up the cinematic feel for me too.
Pretty cool. It seems like it has just about everything that you aren't getting from your Barbarian levels.
So, anyone else really digging the contrast between the two seperate fights? In the halls we've got all action and little words, but below in the sewers we've got verbal fencing with some combat added in.
Vakkler moving the fight to the sewers really jumped up the cinematic feel for me too.
+1 on the cool factor of the Djofull.
And yeah, I'm definitely digging the cinematic feel of the battle in the sewers.
Also, Madness is a happy camper right now. The work he's been doing with the summoners has more than paid off, Michael is totally melting down and therefore contributing to Vakkler's meltdown, and the two people he most want dead are in an isolated location far away from any help who are too busy with their own problems right now anyways. :)
I hope you know that your forcing my hand here. I take no pleasure in what I am about to do.....really not fun.....pfft.....really. XD
Hmmm…since Asch is the champion of darkness…can he sense Michael's use of it and discover he is being used by madness might be the only way he gets out of this in anyway ok.
Hmmm…since Asch is the champion of darkness…can he sense Michael's use of it and discover he is being used by madness might be the only way he gets out of this in anyway ok.
Not sure. I mean, it would make sense if you were right there and saw him using powers drawn from madness that you would recognize it. But not from a distance and not unless he was actively using that power at the time.
Hmmm…since Asch is the champion of darkness…can he sense Michael's use of it and discover he is being used by madness might be the only way he gets out of this in anyway ok.Not sure. I mean, it would make sense if you were right there and saw him using powers drawn from madness that you would recognize it. But not from a distance and not unless he was actively using that power at the time.
I meant the shadow abilities
I meant the shadow abilitiesHmmm…since Asch is the champion of darkness…can he sense Michael's use of it and discover he is being used by madness might be the only way he gets out of this in anyway ok.Not sure. I mean, it would make sense if you were right there and saw him using powers drawn from madness that you would recognize it. But not from a distance and not unless he was actively using that power at the time.
Well, yeah, that makes sense. Hmm...there are lots of people who use shadows and this is a battle situation...recognizing that Michael is using shadow would probably require a visual right now. Doesn't mean he can't be jumping around looking for trouble and get a visual at some point, but it doesn't really make sense otherwise. It's not like he's omniscient. :)
It's not like he's omniscient. :)
Not yet I'm not!
Oh.. you weren't talking about me, were you?
Damn this Madness induced paranoia...
You guys wanted demons well you got them now. Btw doesn't the school have an alarm or something, is Solivala the only one who put one in?
Asch I put that balor in just for you, feel free to rip him apart or the vrolakia sense he is stepping on your style. I accept cookies as thanks, more so if their bat cookies with chocolate frosting. ;)
I hope you know that your forcing my hand here. I take no pleasure in what I am about to do.....really not fun.....pfft.....really. XD
See, now I don't know whether to show off what the school can really do or not...
I hope you know that your forcing my hand here. I take no pleasure in what I am about to do.....really not fun.....pfft.....really. XDSee, now I don't know whether to show off what the school can really do or not...
As long as you stay away from the CR 16+ fiends, totally do it man. :P
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As long as you stay away from the CR 16+ fiends, totally do it man. :PI hope you know that your forcing my hand here. I take no pleasure in what I am about to do.....really not fun.....pfft.....really. XDSee, now I don't know whether to show off what the school can really do or not...
Tomorrow then, I've got to get some sleep.
As long as you stay away from the CR 16+ fiends, totally do it man. :PI hope you know that your forcing my hand here. I take no pleasure in what I am about to do.....really not fun.....pfft.....really. XDSee, now I don't know whether to show off what the school can really do or not...
Oh, that makes sense.
So, we're in a school where the average level is about 16. Anything below that isn't much of a threat.Better leave the dangerous ones alone.
Though, now that we're on that subject...do these demons realize this is the worst school they could try to feast on? A good number of these 'innocent kids' could go toe-to-toe with Dagon on a good day.
(a good number = a a good number fighting it at once, of course)
Kalesril may take care of the problem or some of the other students for that matter. Still the rift is the biggest threat, the wider it gets the more powerful the being that can step thru.
Solivala is too lawful he wont unleash his clockwork armies in the school without permission. I wanted to see the pocketwatch in his general outfit again. T.T
Well, not all of the kids are that high of a level...and some of them are less combat focused. Hence the shelters that Aananda is building for students who aren't capable of going toe to toe with extraplanar critters.