The Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master HighonHolyWater

I'll be going below to use the arrow slits.

I'm a bit unclear about the situation. I believe that Blackerly and the rest of the guards are in the center section of the first floor of the gatehouse (3a). They are waiting for reinforcements.

There is no portcullis unless it is on the outside of the castle with a mechanism on the first floor. This would be unusual.

Kelvar has a good idea going into 3c and shooting them through the arrow slits.

These guys are tough. 2nd level fighters. Our healing is almost exhausted. So a straight up fight would be suicide.

If we light 3a trapdoor on fire and throw the keg of oil down, we can burn them.

We can climb down the exterior face with the knotted rope, we can escape.

Maybe we can leave the characters of the players who have left to fight a rearguard action to allow the characters of the players still here to escape into the moor.

This game is personally tough for me to follow with the limited posts and momentum. I would greatly appreciate if Holy would just narrate the escape and reboot the game with the surviving player characters on the way to meet our benefactor.

cheers

Well I wasn't sure which afforded more visibility of the room. I suppose I'll stay above. It feels safer.

I would find it strange that the main entrance to a keep/prison would not have some type of gate/portcullis, although I suppose they could have taken it down. I figure burn the bad guys and then shoot them when they try to flee the fire. The oil should encompass most of the entrance area.

The reason that I figure there must be a gate is that there are the arrow slits, logically these are probably designed to create a kill zone where any invaders can be trapped between a gate and the main doors, and then guards can fire on them from the arrow slits.

Yeah with how this is all set up, and the CR system being what it is, I feel like we are supposed to run.

Which is fine, we kind of took a lets kill them all approach and that is becoming unrealistic. Escape is whats needed. Lets just throw burning barrels down there at them and use the window to climb to the ground and escape. There shouldn't be anymore archers I don't think.

I think that was my suggestion a bit ago. Well, the whole running away thing anyway.
I still support it.

Burn them and shoot them. Then we can run away. If we just run, I am sure we will end up with guards shooting at us.

Too bad I already used darkness...

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Sorry for the delay folks. The issue has been dealt with and I shall now proceed at projected pace... To garner sympathy I will mention that I attended a funeral today for a friend. I won't go into it any further however.

I know we have lost a few more. Caprin and Kord for sure. So those that do not post regarding escape and finding the manor will be of the group that decided to go their own way, without a map, and guards on their tail. They likely will meet some terrible sort of fate ;)

For everyone still playing, if we need to recruit another, it is easy enough for someone to already be at the manor and I'm sure there are plenty of players that would like to play past the prison escape if my reading of other threads is any indication.

I think we have six still here though and if that is the case we will continue on with that number.

I'm still here, and working on a post now.

Sorry for your loss. I know how bad it can be.

You have my condolences.

You have my condolences as well. If you need some more time, we will be here when you are ready.

Sorry to hear.

We'll see who is left and figure out if we need anyone else.

Really, the only area we are a little weak on is pure arcane casting. Azrim is sorcerer/summoner, Kaath is a bloodrager, and Rosemary is a magus. We have several slayers, so we should be able to cover the skill roles pretty easy. We have an oracle, a cleric and 2 warpriests, so I do not think that divine is a problem. And, most of us have 1 full BAB class, so melee is definitely not an issue.

I think that we should be good to go. Smaller devoted parties tend to work better anyway. We just need to get everyone back up to speed, and then we can get rocking with being wicked.

Hello all. Sorry to hear about your friend.

Also sorry to hear about Kord. I rather liked him. But as has been stated, I think we'll be alright. Weak on arcane? Please, I have it covered. I can arcane all day long and then some. Plus we have that magus (if she's still around).

Understood, the only problem is that you are the only full arcane. If something happens to you - stun, unconscious, sneak attack, food poisoning, cute drow ladies, then we are short. We have most other roles covered, usually with 2-3 people.

Honestly, I think our weakness is ranged. Yzera, you're focused towards dual-wielding, Kaath is focused towards unarmed (Sacred Fist) and the rest of us have lower Dex scores. If we find ourselves in need of another character, someone with some archery skills would not be a bad thing.

This is all very true. Perhaps a Ranger or Zen Archer/Empyreal Sorcerer is what we need. He/she could be crazy good at rays.

Archery is one of those funny skills. Most of the value from the feats - precise shot, PBS, improved precise shot, snap shot, point blank master, etc, all have to do with being in combat. If it is shooting from a distance, Yzera with her strength and dexterity will be a pretty good archer (of course if she rolls like she was before, then 4-5 archers will not help).

I would not complain if someone wanted to play a wizard(or sorcerer)/fighter(or ranger) going arcane archer route. But, for now, lets stick with who we have. We can always add someone at some point in the future if we find we are sorely lacking.

One of the biggest problems with PBP is consistent posting. Most of this group seems to be pretty good. When parties grow, the inconsistent posting grows exponentially. My vote at present is to stick with what we have. If 1 or 2 more go AWOL, then we will have to decide how to adjust things.

Oh, obviously. Of the 6 who seem to have been active most recently, I think Rosemary is the only one who hasn't chimed in yet, and she may have gotten out of the habit of checking the thread.

*blinks awake*

I'm here!

Sorry for your loss HoHW.

Why do you carry Carnadine's greatsword? I may have missed that part.
Also, do you guys have any rapiers or such things?

I have and fight with a longsword. I carry his greatsword for now because he asked me to.

Heh heh. I like her carrying my greatsword...

Longsword, bah. You need something with teeth - Yzera shows Azrin her pretty dual sawtooth sabres.

"Teeth you say?"
Azrin flashes Yzera his fangs.

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Excellent. You six it is.

You made it. Escaped the prison! Perhaps I made things a bit more difficult than I should have for a level one party but I was calculating for a lot of PC's. Anyway! You can all level up to level 2 now.

This also means that the house rules I have are fully in effect and may allow some of you to choose new feats. Check the campaign tab for all the rules information.

Congrats to all. Really excited to further the game and see what kind of shenanigans we get ourselves into next.
Here's a reference picture for how Kaath is taking the current situation.
Possibly NSFW. Ultimate Hulk surrounded by a bunch of babes

Cool, leveling party.

I am thinking about taking the Trap Finding slayer talent as I do not think that we have this covered. Kevlar - if you are planning on taking this, let me know and Yzera will take something else, probably Double Slice.

Is HP maximum or half+1?

cheers

EDIT

2nd level decisions
Replaced Power Attack with Furious Focus
Took Purify food & drink

Gained at level 2:
+7 HP
Trained in Intimidate, Knowledge(arcana), Spellcraft, and Use Magic Device
Gained +1 spell/day on both sides
Gained +1 cantrip on both sides
Learned Infernal Healing on Summoner side
Gained Augment Summoning bonus feat from Summoner side

Yzera, go right ahead. I'm taking Ranger Combat Style for my talent, going for "sword and board", except instead of a sword, it's whatever weapon we happen to find that he can use.

I'm going to be replacing Power Attack with Furious Focus as well.
Gained at level 2
Increased all existing skills except Diplomacy +1
Trained Disguise
Gained +1 1st level and +1 0-level cleric spells
Ranger Combat Style talent (Two-Weapon Fighting feat)

Also, I may not be able to post tomorrow. My bachelor party is tonight, and I may be too busy recovering.

Pretty sure that Yzera is leveled.

Slayer Talent - Ranger Feat (Double Slice)
--> she already has the Trapfinding trait

Lots of skills increased.

Good news, recovery will not take as long as initially thought. Also, my best man's couch gets a full blast of sun early in the morning.

Did we ever find out how we're doing HP?

Pretty sure in the recruitment it was posted as 1/2+1.

Hope everyone has had a chance to level up. I will update gameplay soon.

Is HP maximum or half+1?

If I said it I can't find the post.

Go for max hp per hd guys.

Woo! More HP for me!

I have no problem with full HP, but here is your post in the recruitment thread.

I have no problem with full HP, but here is your post in the recruitment thread.

Shhhhhh

Level 2
+1 to Acrobatic, Intimidate, Perception and Sense Motive.
Gained Fervor 1d6
+10 hp

So, we never decided how we were divvying up Blackerly's armor and sword. If you have an interest in either, chime in here.

Interested in:
Masterwork Longsword
Chainmail

No interest in the sword. The chainmail would not be bad, although I can purchase a masterwork breastplate(agile) as well, we should have the money for that.

Let's see if we can get equipment from our new patron.

FWIW Carnadine would wear the Chainmail but prefers full plate.

The main issue is getting somewhere we can purchase things. I'm not sure what direction we'll end up going next. After all, we are escaped felons.

Purchase? Let's see what's the cardinal's play is. I'm sure he wouldn't invest in our escape and then not invest in our future success.

As a heads up, Friday afternoon I will be traveling to see family for the weekend. My posting may be spotty from then until Monday.

At least you have family, I apparently killed all mine.

Oh, wait, you mean in RL. Ok, enjoy, post if you need a break from siblings and in-laws.