The Devil's Gorge (and Beyond)!

Game Master Rynjin

No worries.

Glad you're OK.

For anyone who was interested in the superhero game, here's a discussion thread.

Since this isn't Golarion, can you tell me how evil undeath is in this setting? Would the general assumption made by a reasonably education person be that an undead creature is evil?

Probably, yeah.

F&!# IT! I'M NOT ROLLING THIS UNTIL I GET HOME! >:(

It is precisely at times like this that I imagine my character yelling out "HEEG-A-GUR-GURK!" and shuddering for a moment.

I want a second good save... :P

If Thetsu hasn't posted by morning, this scene is ending one way or another.

If that thing has any DR, it only gets applied once against my flurry as well.

Yar. That was without DR applied at all since I forgot about it anyway.

My apologies for how infrequently I have been posting. My landlord just put the house we've been renting up for sale, and my husband just started a new job across the state. I've also been trying to plan a move.

Oh wow. I hope your landlord gave you advance notice.

Yeah, he's being really reasonable about it. It's just that we had 5 showings today and 4 scheduled tomorrow, even after we refused some.

Not a problem. I've been getting arrangements in order to move myself, though not for a couple of months. It's a pain.

Arrrgh, a recent FAQ just declared Chirrup illegal, because it says you can't take improved familiar with tumor familiar. Can we just pretend that this FAQ was never released? pleeeeeeease???

We've been ignoring most FAQs and Errata for a while. Pretty much anything from within the past year and a half is garbage.

We've been ignoring most FAQs and Errata for a while. Pretty much anything from within the past year and a half is garbage.

Amen to that!

I agree. Every time I check one out, a character concept I either want to play or AM playing is no longer legal. Pshaw, I say; pshaw!

Anyone interested in joining an ongoing Mummy's Mask campaign? We lost our rogue, and also need a ranged fighter. Everyone just leveled up to 2, so it's still near the beginning.

I wouldn't mind dusting off a Trapper Ranger. What kind of crunch is available? Anything from Dreamscarred?

I said in the original recruitment that I was allowing any Paizo, and could be convinced to allow Dreamscarred Press stuff.

If you can show me a character that looks interesting and meets the requirements, you're in, Scavion.

Where's everyone been this weekend? I reiterate my comment about feeling like a trollish fool for repeatedly looking to see if anyone has posted.

I was waiting for Donovan, and as Lemmy said weekend are hard for him. Not sure if he wanted the map up before posting though, come to think of it.

Oh, ok. I remember him saying that about weekends.

I think I answered in the negative on that. But they're +3 anyway.

Actually, you said "No" to using additional pp to summon weapons made of special material... Not on the item.

But now that I think about it... I'm not sure if it was actually in this game where I asked that to the GM. I think it was for a Monk in one of my live games.

Hmmm... I have no idea.

You didn't ask, I don't think. Quick search of both "cold iron" and "silver" pulls up only the latest post you made, plus mentions of Silverback.

Must have been the Monk from the other game, then.

Now I'm Donovan I Egoblade - First of my name!

Shouldn't it be Donovan Egoblade I?

I'm not completely clear on that, but at least according to GRRM... Nope. That's how he always writes the names of kings.

Do I have to do anything to count as a player? Do you have to add me or something? Do I just post in the gameplay thread?

I honestly don't remember.

Post.

Sorry everyone, no internet but phone. May be a few more days until I can check in regularly.

Yay! I got internet again! :D

I still have no idea whose turn it is, though. :P

Thetsu's. I messaged Scavion.

Easy way to tell whose turn it is: Read the "Initiative" spoiler I keep posting.

The problem is hunting down the post that actually has said Initiative spoiler... And knowing which one of the NPC happened last.

I suggest keeping a Round/Initiative tracker at the campaign info and/or adding a "Round X; whoever's turn" sentence at the end of each post... Usually after describing the actions of the NPCs and/or the consequences of the PC's actions.

(Also, according to the last spoiler I found it's "Jack Bock 1"'s turn. If it can't/won't act, then it should be Donovan's).

adding a "Round X; whoever's turn" sentence at the end of each post...

Considering say who's up next every time, I think you just need to read more closely.

Possibly, but then again...

I don't know if the dead enemy is "Mook #1" or "Mook #2", so I can't be sure whether or not there's still an NPC to go... Also, unlike in a face-to-face session, the game may not be the only thing on which players are focusing their attention.

If I haven't said "combat is over", there's still an enemy left to go.

I'm not understanding what the problem is in this case. I say whose turn it is, they go, NPCs under my control go, the rest of people go. It's especially simple using Block Initiative for the enemies like this.

By "there's still an NPC to go" I didn't mean "still alive"... I meant "still haven't had their turn".

When you say a character kills a zombie... I don't know if you mean "zombie #1", whose turn is already over, or "zombie #2" who is supposed to act before me...

So I don't know if I should wait for the GM's post or if I can already post.

e.g.: If the initiative order is:

Zombie #1
Lemmy
Zombie #2
Nicos

...and Nicos kills a zombie, and you describe it as "<Nicos character> chops off the head of one of the shambling corpses." or whatever, I don't know if he killed Zombie #1 (making it my turn) or Zombie #2 (making it Zombie #1's turn, which means I have to wait).

...And if you don't post anything, I can't even know if he did indeed kill one of the zombies. It's a pain in the ass to have to keep rereading the whole thread just to see who acted already and (maybe) find out whose turn it is.

Case in point: Is it my turn? Or is the "jackal bock" who's supposed to act after Olsson and before Donovan still alive? I don't know. There's no way to quickly check who's still up and kicking... Which means I'd have to reread the whole combat just to remember who bit the dust and who's still a threat.

My bad guys. I totally forgot to post after reading it was my turn awhile back. Ill post as soon as I get home tonight.

Technically, it's the Jackal Bock's turn. Or Donovan's... I'm not sure.

It is the person who hasn't gone's turn. I said "Everyone is up". That means you guys. Thetsu was the only one that hadn't. So it was his turn. This is not complicated.

If an NPC death changes the turn order, I always tell you guys whose turn it is next. Generally speaking if nobody specifies which one they're attacking, I go with whoever is lowest on HP, followed by who is next in Init.

The exception to this is if I personally forget who's up, in which case changing the way I inform you of whose turn it is wouldn't really change anything.

You don't have to reread the entire thread, just the bits where I say:

Somehow I missed that post. I remember checking the thread Tuesday...

Donovan slashes the creature mightily, but its unnaturally strong hide repels enough of each blow to keep it upright.

** spoiler omitted **

The jackals split their attention between three targets now, swinging their curved swords.

dice rolls

But all manage to miss, save one on the unlucky woman...or so it seems. The blade comes down, and it looks inevitable that it will strike, when suddenly there is a flicker, and the woman is at the other end of the room.

"Lucky! Lucky! Jackpot!" she cries exultantly, and then throws a card at the jackal that attacked her.

1d20

The card sticks harmlessly to the jackal...and then an arc of lightning springs up between the card and the woman's outstretched hand.

9d6

1d20

It is severely damaged, and even driven back a few feet by the blast!

Dorla, Olsson.

Mine. Weekend was bad for posting.

Three of the jackals move in, and surround Thetsu and Donovan.

dice rolls
The two that moved provoke from BOTH of you, so you each get two free attacks, assuming you can take multiple AoOs. You're both up!

** spoiler omitted **

You can, that's why I mentioned that not all of Thetsu's attack wentthrough. Donovan has the same difficulty.

Thetsu's attacks down two more of the injured jackals!

The remaining two attempt to at least scratch the intrepid duo!

4d20

But to no avail.

The woman, seeing everything well in hand, tries to close up some of her wounds.

EVERYONE is up.

I replied to all those posts that said it was my turn. All of them. Except the last one, and apparently I somehow lost my turn, which is what confused me.

You don't have to reread the entire thread, just the bits where I say:

How will I know read the bits that say anything if I don't read the posts? Literally All I did was suggest having a Initiative counter and an indication of the whose turn is next somewhere easily seen (i.e.: the end of the post. Preferably somehow separated from the rest of the text).

You said we're all up, but in the same post, you added an initiative count that goes against it:

Donovan (22)
Thetsu (19)
Jackal Block 2 (17)
Card Sharp (16)
Dorla (16)
Olsson (8)
Jackal Bock 1 (3)

...Because I don't know which Jackal Bock (Block?) died.

Always go by what I say, rather than the spoiler, because sometimes I forget to delete things when I copy-paste them. Didn't realize that was what was causing the issue, but me saying "everyone go" should be enough. It works for every other game.

Hmmm... I gotta update my power point count. Well... I'll do ti when I'm home. I keep track of them through HeroLab. :P

Fun game. What campaign is next? Slumbering Tsar? Hah!

Huh?

Ugh... Accidentally posted with the wrong alias. -.-'

Do you mind removing "Definitely Not Lemmy Z" from the list of players?