Just wanted to let you know I'll be AFK most of Friday and possibly Saturday. Bot as needed! :)
Will have a post up tomorrow.
Just as a reminder, I'll be traveling and unable to post on the 20th. Bot as needed.
A little tired today. Gonna post tomorrow.
Sorry for the delay, guys. Gonna post tonight.
Haven't checked in for a bit because life stuff -- but did anyone else lose their update reminders. Mine suddenly disappeared.
If you're using FeedDemon, yeah, sometimes they seem to spontaneously reset for some reason.
Haven't checked in for a bit because life stuff -- but did anyone else lose their update reminders. Mine suddenly disappeared.
Looked like everybody did when PF updated the website a couple of days ago. The Paizo support team was communicating with people about it in a Website Feedback thread.
Hah! I wondered why things got so quiet! I should've checked in on GP, I guess...
Personally, I think we're screwed, here. If I remember right, Mummies hit hard and often, and Mummy Rot is a Bad Thing. We're pretty much out of offensive magic (depending on what Ahmed has up his sleeves), and all of Izra's fire abd/or holy water weapons are back at the room. I suspect that she can do some damage with CMW, but he's probably able to break her in two or three hits. Her 50% miss chance helps, but that's a tough thing to rely on.
Anyone else got any bright ideas?
Assuming it tanks DJ's Control Undead, yeah. A mummy would be a decent encounter at our level even with full resources. DM managed to fake us out with the mooks and "screwed" seems about right.
This will make DJ want to pick up Craft Wand or something to make sure he doesn't get caught out like this again, but beyond one Ear Piercing Scream he doesn't have much to contribute to the rest of this fight.
Assuming it tanks DJ's Control Undead, yeah. A mummy would be a decent encounter at our level even with full resources. DM managed to fake us out with the mooks and "screwed" seems about right.
This will make DJ want to pick up Craft Wand or something to make sure he doesn't get caught out like this again, but beyond one Ear Piercing Scream he doesn't have much to contribute to the rest of this fight.
Oh this is all the Adventure Path, believe me. I wish I was this naturally devious.
Gonna give Ahmed/Suri until tomorrow to post.
Mummies are slow and don't have a ton of HP. Torin could kite it forever.
They also are vulnerable to fire and we have alchemist fire.
The characters don't know that, though. And not all of us have alchemist's fire with us.
We might pull it off, but it's likely to cost us.
Welp, we're both paralyzed, good luck have fun.
Ahmed does have the ability to throw fire, which is one of his few offensive abilities, (plus he knows about Mummies) so that's likely a thing he'll try to do regardless of player knowledge.
Unfortunately, we're in the middle of an urban area with lots of civilians that are at risk. This is one of those "time to hero up" kinds of situations.
That being said, Torin is LN, so would be down with using the NPCs a distractions and just letting the actual authorities deal with the situation. He falls more into the mercenary camp of PCs.
Forgot to add the "fire vulnerability". Anyone who made the religion check would know that they are vulnerable to fire. Thanks for catching that, guys.
Sorry for the delay. I got caught up with some stuff. I'll post tomorrow.
WTB Cure for Mummy Rot.
Forgot to answer this. You're not that far away. Perhaps only an hour away.
Sorry guys! Didn't realize I'd been signed out, so wasn't seeing notifications for posts. *sigh*
Let's go to the inn first, then. We won't do a lot of good with half the party ill-equipped.
It'll be like The Walking Dead, but with a weirder gang of misfits. Kwin can wear the sheriff's hat.
DJ is tapped, unfortunately. Hopefully we don't run into too many bad guys on the way to the Mausoleum.
Who am I kidding, we're going to get swarmed.
It'll be like The Walking Dead, but with a weirder gang of misfits. Kwin can wear the sheriff's hat.
Oh great, now you've got him all excited. Kwin's like, "Dude, I'll totally wear the sheriff's hat!"
Cos you know how he is about hats. What with the ears, and all...
This thing is actually kind of badass. Do not feel like a sissy for running from this.
Read the "odd anatomy" section in particular.
DJ is honestly tapped out. He's used most of his useful scrolls and all of his combat-relevant memorized spells. From here until we can rest he's going to be throwing acid and shooting arrows (badly). Just FYI.
In earlier times our local group used to wade into battle no matter what. And we frequently got our rears handed to us. Lots of PCs died and had to be re-rolled.
One day the GM said, "You know guys, you don't have to take on everything you come across. It's okay to back away if you're outmatched."
Wise advice, but as I recall it still took us a long time -- and plenty more dead PCs -- to internalize that.
Relative to your comment on being tapped out, Djehuti, one of my wiser PCs has adopted the mantra, "There's no shame in running away, if you plan to come back and kick butt later."
"Only he didn't use 'butt.' "
"Only he didn't use 'butt.' "
Contemp-ref FTW!
The problem is, I don’t see a group of "hero/adventurer types" in the middle of a major crisis, saying, "one of us is out of a consumable resource. We should go to bed and chill out while the world around us goes to hell."
After a while, yes, the new normal kicks in, but in the first 24-48 hours, folks tend to work until/through exhaustion.
On a more meta/game focused level, while Djibuti has used an inordinate percentage of his consumable resources for the day, that is in part because the rest of us didn't have our resources available to use. So the party is actually above "half full," as it were. We're a touch out of balance, but not in dire straits.
Also, I'll bet we can find a magic shop that would feel gratitude for being rescued... :)
I say we adventure a bit more. At least get to the Pharasmin temple, rescue some folks, and get an idea of what we're up against.
Koshu's main resource is his strength and stamina, so he's not opposed to going out to kick undead butt.
And Kwin's all about sharp pointy things. Of which he has plenty now. So he's good to go.
Ok. I'll move the thread on tonight with you guys deciding to venture back out there.
Sorry. Gonna have to post tomorrow. Had a very busy day, and I need to get some rest.
Internet was being a little weird last night, so I couldn't adjust the map. I should be able to take care of that tonight unless there's more random nuttiness.
In the meanwhile, still waiting on posts from Djehuti and Koshukhep.
Djehuti is on a work trip, I think. He probably won't post before tomorrow.
Just a quick FYI that I will be on vacation next week and don't expect to have much ability to post. Please feel free to bot Torin if necessary. Thanks.
Sorry for my delay. But I'ts been a brutal few days. I sort of need to be blunt. On Friday, June 9th, my father tried to kill himself. I'm the only close relative to him and so I've been dealing with that. It's been difficult to say the least.
I'm going to be getting back to my games a little slowly. But I do plan on coming back. Because frankly I need RPGs, especially now. I beg your forgiveness and ask for a little patience as I settle back in.
So sorry to hear that. There is no need to apologize. Take all the time you need and we'll be here whenever you are ready.
Wow... I have to "Me too" Torin's words. Strength to you and your family, and I hope things will improve for all soonest.
Oh my god. I only just opened the discussion thread. I'm so sorry, WR. Best wishes to you both, and I hope things improve for your father.
We'll be here.
Sorry, turned in before Ray posted initiative last night, and it was wall-to-wall work today and late getting home. Have to turn in for 3AM wakeup call. Will post tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for your patience!
Ray, I have no words. We're here.
Ahmed and Suri are up. I'll DMPC them tomorrow if I don't get a post.
Sorry to hear that, Ray. Take whatever time you need at whatever pace you need, I'll be here.
Hey Djehuti, I think we're waiting on you.
"A Tekenu is technically a swarm..."
So, I note from the opening of Star Trek: Beyond that the Enterprise has the same difficulties dealing with a swarm that we do...
Izra, I wanna say that moving diagonal through difficult terrain would be counted as "2-4-2-4". But had the combat not already been over I would have just asked for an acrobatics roll to move through it normally. I'm not sure if that's a by-the-book ruling, but I like using acrobatics checks when I can for players to do cool stuff.
Unfortunately Kwin and Torin were killjoys and so we couldn't see Izra Wire-fu antics. :-p
Maybe next time.
Sorry, guys. Trying to catch up after my trip has been tough. I should be back on a regular posting schedule now.