I'll be travelling on and off for the next few days, so my posting might be erratic.
Zoli, I know you said you were traveling this whole month. If you are too busy to update, if you can give me a quick discussion post as to what your actions would be, I will handle the rolls and fluff.
I just realized that the bears probably can't grapple the dinosaur. He's a huge creature, and if I'm not mistaken, the bears are large. Unless otherwise noted, grab can only be used against targets of a size equal to or smaller than the creature itself.
You are, in fact, correct. I hadn't noticed it was Huge. My bad.
Thanks for the dmpc. Like if good in Iceland. If I'm able I'll post tonight. How close to dead does the giant look? And how bad does Mory look? I'm trying to decide if zoli will try you finish the giant or switch to Mory's best
Giant is quite hurt. Mory also looks fairly thoroughly mauled.
How are the bears? My dinosaur's been thrashing at least two of them for five rounds, and yet they're all still standing.
One died last round. The other is severely wounded.
@Thron: If you are moving her, I feel like Setsuna should be flying faster/further.
According to the legend, 10 ft based on the measuring tape tool is equal to 150 ft on the map. So each foot on the measuring tape tool is 15 feet on the map. Thanks to BoF, Setsuna flies a total of 180 feet a round, so that is 12 feet on the measuring tape tool. She has been flying straight for two rounds, and flying means that she can avoid most obstacles.
When I used the measuring tape tool, she is not 24 measuring tape tool feet away from her starting position. She is about sixteen or so.
I'm bringing this up because she might be wasting another round to get to the giants, which could make a difference.
A) You are right, I had miscalculated your move on the map, which I've adjusted for the previous 2 rounds.
B) On my end of the interwebs, the full bar measures 9.4. The extra 30' to get to 180' measured another 1.6, giving you a total double move of 11. I am measuring to the tip of the arrow, for reference.
Gang, I'm going on a mini retreat to the mountains this weekend and will be offline until Monday. Please bear with me and bot me if necessary.
Oh, was that Mory's first hit drops the bear?
No, the dino's
In which case, Morythine will use blessing of fervour to stand up from prone, drink a potion of inflict light wounds and start heading north. He'll climb the wall/escarpment around the graveyard in the hopes of flanking the giants attacking from the north.
Was going to update today, but had a long, frustrating night, so I'll try and do so tomorrow if tonight's shift is better.
Lurking as I update. Last night was (amazingly) worse than the last, so if anyone wants to pop in and lift my spirits with some motivational chat, feel free.
Mory, Thron should judge but i think the blessing and your monk bonus to speed are both enhancement bonuses so they don't stack. (Haste makes it clear that it's an enhancement bonus. BoF doesn't specify the bonus type...but implies it by saying BoF doesn't stack with haste.)
Mory, Thron should judge but i think the blessing and your monk bonus to speed are both enhancement bonuses so they don't stack. (Haste makes it clear that it's an enhancement bonus. BoF doesn't specify the bonus type...but implies it by saying BoF doesn't stack with haste.)
If it doesn't specify type, then it's an untyped bonus, so it would stack.
I (of course!) agree with Setsuna, but should his DMness deem otherwise, Morythine will instead burn a ki point to increase his speed to 70-ft. rather than 80-ft.
Mory, Thron should judge but i think the blessing and your monk bonus to speed are both enhancement bonuses so they don't stack. (Haste makes it clear that it's an enhancement bonus. BoF doesn't specify the bonus type...but implies it by saying BoF doesn't stack with haste.)If it doesn't specify type, then it's an untyped bonus, so it would stack.
True, but (frustratingly) BoF suggests at first that they are untyped bonuses but then says:
These effects are not cumulative with similar effects, such as those provided by haste or a speed weapon
Typed and untyped bonuses are easy to handle, but what are "similar effects"? Anything else that increases speed? Anything that increases speed via the same bonus type as Haste uses? Effects from spells only? I have no idea what(good) reason would lead the author to use that language and think it's defensible to rule this either way but if I were DMing I'd say since monk speed doesn't stack with Haste it dot rent stack he here either. (Or if I was in the mood to house rule , I might just make the monk bonus untyped since I think it's weird that monks and benefit from spells that in increase their speed
I'm just going by RAW. As the rules are written, BoF's bonus is not listed as an enhancement bonus, so it should stack with Mory's monk speed. There might be a line buried in the magic rules, but thus far, I've never seen anything.
As for the "similar effects" line, that seems more RAI than RAW. It's ultimately up to the DM. I've always read it as you can only benefit from BoF or Haste but never both.
Quick read over the rules while I Doctor up my feet some after having some ingrown toenails cut and burned out...
It looks to me that BoF and Ki speed will stack. So I'm going with that.
Side note: lurking while I do so, then will be updating.
It looks to me that BoF and Ki speed will stack. So I'm going with that.
BoF and Ki speed don't stack, as both require swift actions to initiate. Our argument was whether the bonus stacks with the monk's increased base speed. :-)
Going to be recording for the next six days, so my posting might well be spotty.
Zoli keeps on trucking toward the nearest giant, sped on by magic.
@Mory: Picking a benefit from BoF requires no action; you just select it at the start of the round. The only one of those benefits that requires using a swift is standing up without provoking an attack of opportunity; the others are either automatic or automatically activated when their requirements are fulfilled.
Lurking as I update again.
Just saw a screw up I made for this fight. Escaping a grapple is a standard action, not full round...
This fight would have went sooooo differently had I noticed this earlier...
Did some measurements, and Morythine, Eugeni, and Zoli will all be running and running only this round. So I'm going to go ahead and update. Lurking while I do so.
Just saw a screw up I made for this fight. Escaping a grapple is a standard action, not full round...
This fight would have went sooooo differently had I noticed this earlier...
You don't mean the dragon would have run away, do you????
Good work DM!
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Is Mory dead-dead, or just knocked into negatives?
He is at -9. His con is 12.
He has a 1-(.85*.9*.95)=27.325% to stabilize before he dies, without some help. Just saying.
On the other hand, "Never tell me the odds."
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Yay Rilee! Morythine lives to see another day.
Lurking as I work on my update. If, on the off chance, either of you 2 who voiced an interest on chasing the giants are awake/not busy, pop onto Roll20 cause I got some questions for you.
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Lurking while I work on a post.
You okay with the flooding, Thron?
My area was one of the few not hit with actual flooding, just some hard rain. But I got quite a few family members and in-laws that live in those areas. Far as I am aware though they are mostly alright.
I am going to my brother's wedding in another country tomorrow. I probably won't be posting much for the next 10 days or so, as we're staying out in the mountains. Please bear with me while I'm absent.
I am traveling to my parents for a few days. Will post/update from iPad as am able.
Are we waiting on something?
Me to get free enough to formally do an update. In the mean time I fully encourage further roleplay. If engaged, I will try to post an npc response ASAP. But visiting family in Myrtle Beach right now has my time a bit occupied.
Enjoy the myrtle and the beach!
Home finally, with no company, no distractions, and a couple more days off work! Lurking, and working on an update. Feel free to drop by Roll20 and say howdy!
@Thron: What are the doors and wall made of? Also, aside from Setsuna chanting when she casts the spell, would casting Sands of Time make any noise if I used it to decay the door? Based on the instantaneous duration and "as time weathers and corrodes it" description, I'm leaning toward no sound, but I want to be certain.
It would not, but you will need to make good use of it. For example, targeting the door would decay the door, but not the boards behind it, a board in the wall would decay, but not the whole wall, etc.