It's fun to play a smart villain for a change. I GM Serpent's Skull for a couple of friends in RL it's been months since I had a creature with an Int score above 4...
Medraut, am I correct that you're still trying to get the elemental to snatch one of the humans?
You are absolutely correct GM Null :D
Lorzub, please be aware of the difference between the first two points of strength drain and the last point of strength damage. The latter one goes away after at a rate of 1 per 8 hours of rest the other one can only be cured by magic.
Also, I made a mistake in bookkeeping so you can subtract one point of strength drain. This doesn't affect the rolls you already made however. Sorry!
Ok, I'm not 100% sure, but here's what I'm seeing. Currently, I'm down 3STR, but 2 of that will go away and 1 of it won't without intervention? Oh, and that last bit is saying that I only have 1 STR drain? So technically I should only be down 2?
Yes, sorry for the confusion. You've taken 1 point of strength drain and 1 point of strength damage. See here for the difference.
Alright, I got it!
Luke, I'd rather roll the miss chance for you. That way you don't know if your attack roll was too low or you missed because of the miss chance. With your last attack it would have been obvious either way though...
At a RL gaming table I tend to roll almost everything openly because I don't like hiding behind a screen but in a PbP I really like the fact that you can separate player and character knowledge very easily.
Ok, no problem!
Sorry if I kept you waiting lately but I keep missing notifications about new posts in the gameplay thread. I'll try to check more regularly now so I don't miss any again.
GM Null, since summoned monsters attack your opponents to the best of its ability, I only need the Bluff and whatnot rolls if I ask them to do something different than attacking right? Otherwise they will do their best to try and take my enemies down - is this assumption correct?
Absolutely. That's why the elemental slammed Oana last round even though you didn't make your bluff check.
Hehe, good boy that elemental :D
Had to rub it in there, didn't you? once again, fails to hit anything...
Thanks a lot GM ;)
Merely stating facts ;-)
Yay Corso! Thank the gods SOMEONE can hit.
No freaking kidding! You would think with my +7, and that's WITH 2 pts of STR down, I should be able to hit something. Oh no... that's silly!
Hahahah... check out my most recent post (and roll...)
Oy! That is not good my friend. Ilquis gets to act first, unfortunately. I'll wait and see what the little bugger does.
Don't worry by the way, I do not like critical fumbles. Though every time this happens I think about reconsidering... ;)
Congratulations Lorzub, it's a hit!
Ha! Finally!! Thank god for flanking, sorry I didn't realize I was or I would have added in the modifier. Hopefully we can keep this little bugger down!
Medraut? Still there?
Just acted ;)
Luke, why do you assume your foe to be a shadow? Maybe you should re-read the description and check the image... ;)
Medraut, good to have you back. Will reply tomorrow!
I'm here.
Best fun I had in my life was with a Lawful Evil mage, so I am sticking with my Wizard ;)
Good to hear. It would be nice, btw, if you could post a link to the spell and your save DC when you cast something. Saves some work for me! :)
Deal ;)
Sorry for the late post, crazy weekend. On a slightly different note, if my modifiers look different, they are. I've apparently been running Power Attack wrong this whole time, not changing it for a +4 BAB and two-handed weapons, robbing myself of 4 extra damage points. Oh well, it obviously didn't matter for this swing, though that damage would have been nice.
Going through something difficult in real life so will delay in-character.
I don't think we're fighting a shadow now, but Luke was attacked earlier while he was coming down the ladder. When he was attacked then, I don't think he knew any better than to try and use his Adoration ability. So, he's used it 3 times vs Ilquis and once vs a shadow.
Ah, sorry Luke, didn't read it that way.
Adalieh, take your time and be back soon! Wait, that sounds contradictory... You know what I mean!
And btw, the status in the Initiative spoiler is usually just what everyone knows. So it'll always say *dying* for someone below 0 hp if noone has checked on him, even if that creature has already stabilized on its own.
What sort of action is it to use Heal and try and identify which one is more grievously injured? If Luke had been able to determine that Oana was already stable, he would have used the spell on Fane instead. Just for fun, I'll roll a Heal check now to see which one needs it more.
I'd say it's pretty hard to tell so from the distance when two victims have very similar wounds so that check didn't change your decision.
I find it hard to come up with a general rule for this. Let's go with a base DC of 10 to assess someone's status, modified by distance and, if trying to find out who's worse, the HP difference.
Sorry for the delay, folks, will update on Sunday evening.
No worries man - we will still be here ;)
Works out for me, I'll be out until Monday morning. Going out of town for the weekend.
Thanks for understanding. I got one of my RL players to take over the GM reins for a module (Feast of Ravenmoor) and finally got to play on Sunday. Yay!
So, not liking the threat from Ilquis, especially at 15hp. Lorzub isn't the type to run, especially a second time, so there may need to be some healing involved at some point. Hopefully not a resurrection!
I love the contrast between Luke and Adalieh's and Lorzub and Corso's conversation...
I try to bring a little fun to the gameplay. Dead bodies and fighting invisible creatures can sometimes bring the mood down! :)
Wouldn't the healing hex have brought them back to consciousness?
Was the strength-draining effect a poison? If so, would I be able to use my leeching kit to alleviate the effect, or has it already subsided?
I rolled poorly for each of the three (it is 1d8, right?).
The strength-drain was a poison but Lorzub is no longer considered poisoned and not at risk of taking more damage.
I'm not sure but it could be the same for me this weekend. Please bear with me should I respond with great delay.
Sorry for my recent and continuing absence. Hit a rougher spot than last time and am struggling rather a lot with life these days.
Sorry for my absence as well, though it was for much less grave reasons. I've been swamped with work lately and will have to put the game on hold until after the 13th. I hope, you'll bear with me!
Adalieh, take care of yourself and I hope you'll come out of this rough spot as a stronger person. All the best to you!
Hope you guys are hanging in tight, albeit for different reasons.
Just wanted all to know I am still here ;)