Would we know if the blood moon's penalty is a fear effect? Is there a roll to make? Specifically, I'm thinking of whether my Remove Fear ability would mitigate the penalty.
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Remove fear would mitigate both effects. bloodmoon isn't technically a fear effect (weak curse) but because its a horror setting I would allow it.
Is it too late to add an item to my pack?
I feel the need for a red cloak......
[dice=Confirmation]1d20 + 10; 3d12 + 33 Crit damage.
Mm. I think Vort just became Hans's best friend. Good god.
Switching to here so as to avoid clogging up the gameplay thread.
Here is what I wrote for my actions in the spoiler block. This was my attempt to clearly map out what I was doing. Clearly I did not succeed:
Actions
5' step out of swarm
Move action to study momma wolf
Readied action to shoot anything hostile other than the swarm within 20' (point blank and touch AC)
(Emphasis added)
The intent with that, which clearly was not conveyed as effectively as I'd hoped, was to communicate:
(1) Hans is taking a 5' step out of the swarm
(2) Using a Move Action to make the mother werewolf a Studied Target, giving him bonuses against her but losing his bonus against Rufus
(3) Taking a Ready Action to shoot (the action) at anything hostile that moved within 20 feet of him other than the swarm (the trigger for the readied action).
So, whether it was the mother or one of the sons, or something else, as long as it wasn't the swarm.
Clearly, I did not communicate that effectively. Is there a format or sequence that would work better for you?
What I was hoping for was that the momma was going to charge into combat and I'd be able to shoot her with a silver bullet. Instead she ran. Other son got decapitated. Second son... not clear. Did he move within 20' of me? If so, that would have triggered the readied attack. Otherwise, I would have wound up not doing anything, which is a risk with a readied action.
I don't need grit to fire the gun. Very few things I have right now require an expenditure of grit. If that happens, I will definitely call it out, but at the moment it's pretty much just Quick Clear and Up Close and Deadly.
The second son, is just staying where he is at, no transforming. (technically he couldn't have moved toward you he is stuck to the ground due to tanglefoot bag)
On the second son not moving, thanks for clarifying, I got that now. So if mom ran away, first son is dead, and second son didn't move within 20' of me and I specifically excluded the swarm from my readied action, then the most likely result is that nothing happened.
It's entirely possible that the pre-defined trigger for a readied action does not happen, in which case the character (me) effectively wastes their standard action. That's fine; I understand that's a risk. But if you'd like to resolve it that I shoot the swarm, that's fine too.
I'm not trying to make things difficult for you. I just want to understand where the miscommunication is so that I can format my posts better for you in the future (keeping them brief while conveying the necessary information).
(Edited for clarity)
Heads are rollin on the very first combat. I have a feeling this campaign is only going to get better.
Mm. I think Vort just became Hans's best friend. Good god.
[dice=Confirmation]1d20 + 10; 3d12 + 33 Crit damage.
That was my first ever attack roll in PbP. I didn't realize it was a Nat 20 until it posted.
Well, now you've set expectations. Keep rolling like that or we'll be disappointed. . ;-)
well I hope yall are enjoying our first encounter. Hans and Grethel are getting to know my type of encounters. in our other PbP. I like complex and interesting encounters including the enemy's always using environment, and a wide range of abilities.
Llano knows from my table games how I DM, I'm sure its no shock to him.
@hans- just you are blinded. (currently)
You would have to try very hard to shock me.
In the words of Barnabus Stenson "Challenge Accepted"
It's a good thing that swarms are immune to criticals! Hah.
I accidentally left the bonus from charging on, but I've corrected it now. Wouldn't have mattered on that last attack at least.
I went ahead and moved us over. I don't want to act of turn, so let me know if we need to wait.
Correct, says all activities that rely on vision. Listening for the ambient sounds in a forest doesn't rely on vision!
I will go with whatever you decide, just tryin to be helpful to the group.
Ill be Out of town for anniversary (my wife surprised me with a beach house vacation), Fri and Saturday I wont be able to post until Sunday night.
( I might be able to if I can sneak my I-pad mini with us.)
Have an awesome time. Remember, your wife's more important than us. :)
Website's been down every time I tried to check in yesterday.
Yup. Down all day for me to on the east coast.
It seems like the boards are finally working again.
*jinx*
lol
*fingers crossed*
Don't you dare jinx anything again :P
Did we lose Llano? :-(
Psst Hans! Intimidate will move the sheriff's attitude category temporarily, diplomacy will move it permanantly.
I know. I don't have ranks in diplomacy. Yes, I can use it untrained, but it's also just not who he is.
The thing with intimidate is the usual dynamic I've seen at tables is players using it for a one off situation. Such as finding an unnamed guard, intimidating him with the alternative being death, and then obviously if you ever see that guard again he's going to hate you because you threatened to kill him. It actively pushes the relationship in the hostile direction.
I'm wondering more if there is room for intimidate without the "do what I say or I'll kill you" that may not create a long-term improvement but doesn't push the NPC towards hostile.
There is a feat that makes it so your intimidate checks won't move the attitude track down after it wears off. I can't remember exactly which book it was I want to say ultimate intrigue I'll have to check when I get home
Yeah. Avoiding "coerce", it looks like if I use intimidate best case scenario is unfriendly. I can live with that.
Hey guys, just FYI, work is hitting me hard right now. I've also got my folks coming to visit over the weekend -- Long story short, my posting may be spotty through the weekend (though I'm hoping I can sneak in some time tomorrow and/or Friday).
Must be the time of year for that. My parents are visiting as well.
Lol. Got it. Hope it's a nice visit!
.. And I'd just assume be warm than shivering."
I'm staring at this... this is how I've always pronounced it, thought of it... and yet now I'm certain this is supposed to be "I'd just as soon be warm than shivering."
40 years old. Attorney. Somewhat educated. <hits himself>
LOL. Well, better to figure it out now than never?
Me talk pretty one day.
lol
On losing Llano: oh no! That's too bad. He's an excellent writer. I enjoyed his posts quite a bit.
Sorry to see him go. Not for everyone, though. I appreciate him/you letting us know,
Yes. Sorry to see him go.
Sorry about the hold up on the posts I will be posting tomorrow, I had a really bad allergic reaction. and was home sick for the last few days. and going back and forth to the doctor. on heavy meds but will be back to normal posting tomorrow. feel free to RP with companions.
No worries! Feel better.
Hopefully you know what triggered it so that you can avoid it in the future. My poor neighbor never did figure out what about her house was sending her into anaphylactic shock before she finally moved out.
I want to say I'm sorry due to extenuating circumstances that were not foreseen I wont be able to play any Pbp for about 2-3 months. in another week I will have to stop. so I decided it would be better letting people know now than continue posting. if anyone wants to take over I would recommend it I chose good people I felt in the campaigns and I'm sorry for letting everyone down. I take my obligations seriously and am not the type of person that will just drop without at least trying to explain. those that didn't know I was a stay at home husband so I had a lot of free time on my plate however me and my wife bought a house dirt cheep as a investment and I need to renovate it before we move in top to bottom. I have done this before, because if you can, sweat equity is the best (my father was a custom home builder/contractor so I can redo anything in a house). because I've been through this before I know what is involved and I will not have the time or the inclination (even though its for fun) to get on when I will be dead tired. I have met many really awesome people in these forums and I am grateful to meet all of you and playing with you. I hope to see you all again in a few months when things calm down.
Thanks for the heads up. Feel free to shoot me a PM when you can get the game going again.
As I said in your other game, thanks for letting us know. It's very much appreciated.