The Shining Hosts - Way of the Wicked Gameplay (Inactive)

Game Master Dennis Harry

Seriously. I can understand when you're fully submerged getting bonuses like that, but from something like treading water? Your shoulders and head are easily exposed, and its not easy to move around at all. I suppose it'd be easier for a water elemental, but that's still crazy hard to do anything with.

It definitely makes a difference, recently I got pulled into a lake by a Giant Squid in my irl game and these rules made that encounter memorable in a bad way.

Those rules have almost killed people in the S&S game I am in, which is why I am a Druid and just wild shape in water. That way I can almost die is different ways, like trying to be a hero and solo monsters not meant to be soloed.

Wow. Never really had an aquatic battle before so never realized that. Grumble, what book was that in? A friend of mine is starting a S&S game and should probably know.

And me without ranged options. I am le sad.

As a note, attacking things that are in the water tends to be super bad.

Aquatic Terrain Rules wrote:

Attacks from Land: Characters swimming, floating, or treading water on the surface, or wading in water at least chest deep, have improved cover (+8 bonus to AC, +4 bonus on Reflex saves) from opponents on land. Land-bound opponents who have freedom of movement effects ignore this cover when making melee attacks against targets in the water. A completely submerged creature has total cover against opponents on land unless those opponents have freedom of movement effects. Magical effects are unaffected except for those that require attack rolls (which are treated like any other effects) and fire effects.

Threads discussing these rules elaborate that some weapons which are designed for use in aquatic terrain like Harpoons, Nets, Tridents, Gaff Hooks, Nereid crossbows, and stuff like that don't/shouldn't have these penalties, but that it's pretty much the GM's call.

GM, care to weigh in?

Let's hope none of you fall in!

If you do, we'll cross that bridge then :-)

Wow. Never really had an aquatic battle before so never realized that. Grumble, what book was that in? A friend of mine is starting a S&S game and should probably know.

And me without ranged options. I am le sad.

That's straight out of the core rules in the terrain section. Here's the full SRD entry.

Thanks, hopefully playing an undine with the amphibious trait will help with that.

Update tomorrow, a bad week for me in terms of being busy at work.

Sorry for the delays and absences in my posting. I have now completely moved into my new apartment and just went through orientation for my internship. It seems I will have a pretty normal 40 hour work week, a 9-5 job (eastern time) for Monday-Friday. So my posting will mostly be in the evenings and weekends, although I usually play with my local group on Sunday. Thanks for bearing with me through this time of change.

GM, I don't think Aurex is acting this round. Looks like the enemies are up.

Yes, Aurex will simply watch the fight. He's basically a spectator.

Between a busy work week and trying to find a new place to live I have been quite busy this week. I will update as soon as I am able.

FYI, I will be packing and moving and then unpacking again over the next 35 - 40 days so if I have intermittent unexplained absences from the boards this is why.

Leech wifi off the neighbors! :P

Checking in.

I am still here as well

Still here.

Sorry, I think we're waiting on me. Life got super busy and I haven't foind any time to post yet. I'll try and get something up some time this afternoon.

I'm here ready to go.

Sounding off

Sorry, I think we're waiting on me. Life got super busy and I haven't foind any time to post yet. I'll try and get something up some time this afternoon.

No worries, like I said in a post above, I will be having periods of inactivity as I pack. Good news is I found a house so the search is over bad news is now I have to move. Once I update today (and possibly tomorrow) I will be out of contact till Thursday as Tuesday and Wednesday are going to be very hectic at work.

Tomorrow is the day as today was as bad at work as Tuesday and Wednesday were.

Grumble I just want you to know that you are delightfully disturbing.

Thanks. I actually worry about pushing too far. Antipaladins are hard to portray in ways that don't alienate other characters or players. Please bring it up if you ever feel I'm slipping from "delightfully disturbing" to "tasteless shock value."

Will do. Thus far Grumble has been fun to read. Morana will be appalled but she has not fully slipped into the mindset I have planned for later

All good by me so far, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

As a player, I'm loving Grumble. As a character, I see the benefit of having someone like him, though you are making me highly disturbed right now.

Depending on Nate's current personality he might be disturbed, but IRL I'm an edgy -redacted-lord so feel free to post away!

As a player, I'm loving Grumble. As a character, I see the benefit of having someone like him, though you are making me highly disturbed right now.

This :)

Well that is a way to start it Grumble. And I am on the other side of the ship.

I'm kinda hoping these dumbasses see what happens to their captain and decide they want no part of it.

Woaaaahhhh, not good. We are not sailors, what happens if we run into a problem that only an experienced sailor can handle, like rough weather?

GM, is there a chance to stop Grumble before he does that?

Just exactly how far from our destination are we?

We only need a few of them.

You can stop grumble by making the sense motive check and beating him on initiative.

Good luck beating that bluff...

We only need a few of them.

You can stop grumble by making the sense motive check and beating him on initiative.

This! :-)

Let's hope I don't kill Grumble.... Updates when I get home tonight from work!

So, it's a long shot, but I have a plan that might keep us from being truly screwed, but it's gonna take some help from all of you. Just... follow my lead. It'll take some creative storytelling, but it should keep us all alive and the crew working for us until we burn the ship in the night.

Then we shall follow your lead, o' profane one.

I like it. :)

Sorry update tonight!

It ate my post! Or in my sleep deprived state I did not hit post and then shut my computer off... either is valid at this point. To be noted I love what you have done. I was a lot of fun to read.

Damn, with all of these high rolls, we might as well just call the crew ours and keep them on retainer.

I thought that was the goal? Though when we reach land we should do some reading on sailing.

Nope, we were to kill them all and burn the ship down.

But if we convert them is it not better? Plans rarely survive the first encounter. Get with the times. We can start getting minions now!

We can start getting minions now!

But they aren't short and yellow!

In a few levels I can probably fix that :)

Better hold on for that crew conversion party.... :-)

Hey GM, does Odenkirk hit the AC listed on Grumble's sheet? I noticed his AC in the header is 15, but on his sheet it's 23. I'm not sure if Grumble has been going this whole time with his armor off or not. I don't know what he rolled, but would that make a difference in whether or not he'd get hit? Also Grumble, did you deal 37 damage or 56? I didn't see a critical modifier on your sheet; I'm trying to figure out what we ought to do from here, and there's a fair difference in damage between the two. He's obviously tough, but depending on how much damage we both did I'd feel more comfortable about taking him down now.

Wearing armor on ship is dangerous. I've been assuming he wasn't wearing more than the leather underlay.