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I'm gonna take some time to summon my Eidolon, after all since I am at only 3HP o do believe it is best I have a Damage sponge to take some of the damage away from me... Esspecialy since I can heal him pretty easily.
It's the best thing for me mechanically right now... I just don't know how to come over it with RP... So super awkward
Honestly, its probably up to the others to react to it. It's probably more of a "WTF did she say?" moment for them.
I have a response, you can be sure!
No time to post until the afternoon though.
Edit: Actually, I'm pretty sure Savien would follow you. He's not about to let you die in the woods right now.
Kazh has max ranks in Survival, and could easily help offset the demands of food rations, at least for himself and Vak'rogh.
In order to keep progress, did we want to just take a few days of rest while foraging since we still have a couple people in rough shape?
I don't know if we even have a heal check in the group.
That way we can get back to the action without anyone dying?
Nope. I only get 4 skill points a level, and they're spoken for, so I had to drop Heal.
In related news, the Pathfinder skill system irks me.
Wow. No Heal ranks. Totally understandable, but . . . that's rough. :D
I wonder if Vak'rogh's dormant magical abilities will finally manifest at some time in the near future?? :)
Gotta live that long, though . . . . Hooboy.
I could see Savien taking a rank in heal if we do enough adventuring to hit level 2, lol.
Also, I'm sort of waiting to post to see if Sureliah is going to describe her summoning ritual.
I guess maybe we could do it as a flashback later.
I'll post later tonight either way though.
There's actually a really good opportunity here. Post coming soon.
Is there moonlight/starlight at night? Savien has low light. Thinking about having him watch all night.
Sure, we can call it moonlight.
I'm not going to push you guys forward and understand why we are hanging out here...but don't make me come up with consequences for being too slow.
Sureliah - in one of your last posts you included: Akula likely doesn't see much, just the slight shape of something moving behind some brush.
This comes close to describing what Akula does/doesn't do or can/can't do. Please try not to do that. I get what you were trying to do in this case, and its obviously harmless but just thought I'd bring it up as a matter of principle.
Fatigue from Lack of Sleep
Characters who do not get a full night’s sleep may suffer the effects of fatigue. If a PC does not get at least 6 hours of sleep, she must make a DC 15 Fortitude save or be fatigued and take a –1 penalty on all other checks and saving throws against sleep effects. A second night without sleep requires another DC 15 Fortitude save. A failed save results in the character becoming exhausted and the penalties increasing to –2. A third failed save on the next night increases the penalties to –3.
This is the closest thing to official unless you're using madness rules.
I'm fine with whatever you rule. I look forward to role-playing tired Savien. No IC post until late today.
Sureliah - in one of your last posts you included: Akula likely doesn't see much, just the slight shape of something moving behind some brush.
This comes close to describing what Akula does/doesn't do or can/can't do. Please try not to do that. I get what you were trying to do in this case, and its obviously harmless but just thought I'd bring it up as a matter of principle.
I appreciate the note on character agency. It's better to err on the side of caution since some players are very touchy about the subject.
I'm not. My general stance is that I'm fine with other people assuming/describing my characters actions as long as they are not actions that seem out of character or actions that end up putting the character in danger.
I know I'm in the minority on this issue though. Most players are not as permissive about other people taking the narrative reins of their character.
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I'm sorry, I just followed what I thought such a check would result in.
I described how he might have seen my Eidolon, of course for all I know beating the DC by 3 means to him my Eidolon is plain as day, but for reference I wanted to give him some information other than him just beating the DC and detecting my Eidolon
In the future I will make sure limit any such similar description and leave it up to the DM to interpret however he wishes
I'm sorry, I just followed what I thought such a check would result in.
No problem. Like I said it was harmless in this example and I'm mostly just setting expectations for everybody to avoid conflict.
My next substantial post won't be until tonight so I'd love it if you guys made sure there was something for me to react to. In the meantime, I'd like 2 things.
First, I'd like you guys to set a marching order so that if needed, I can setup the party on a map in more or less the way you want without a lot of back and forth.
Second, I'd like you to designate a person who will be in the lead in the citadel. The idea will be that when there is a fork in the road, the person in the lead can either decide which way to go for the group or put it up for a vote and be the tiebreaker. Again, the idea is to avoid a lot of back and forth.
Move your minis on this map to create the marching order:
Citadel Map
Savien wants to be in front and be the leader but I'll let you guys decide if you let him.
Lol
Edit: Looks like he's sleeping on his feet today. Put him where you want him lol
Akula is the scout. He'll probably be about 40' out ahead using stealth and darkvision to check for traps, locks and enemies before the rest of the party comes forward.
As a reminder, there's a -1 perception penalty per 10 feet of distance between the observer and the target.
Sureliah, can you cast Message?
I am going to submit that having our only divine caster as the scout is not such a good idea. Vak'rogh and Kazh bring Stealth, Perception, darkvision, scent, and increased action economy to the front rank.
...it can be more than 1 scout. But Only one of you can open a door at a time and I’d like to avoid back and forth there
" Unless otherwise noted, damage to your ability scores is healed at the rate of 1 per day to each ability score that has been damaged."
Did this happen last full rest?
No because there is also a rule about not healing ability damage while diseased
Ok, just making sure on that. The way things are going for Blitz, he will take anything that will go his way!
Akula has stealth, perception, survival, darkvision, disable device, and a decent reflex save. He's built to be the ideal scout.
He's a warpriest, not a cleric. He'll never be channeling energy, and if he ever spends an action on in-combat healing it will mean things have gone horribly wrong. He does not have spells to spare on healing. He doesn't have the heal skill. He was never intended to be the party's healer.
Later we can pick up a healing wand. For now, be cautious. We've already seen that being reckless in combat can cost us days of recovery.
I love playing Savien, but if it was important, I could make a healing character that I would enjoy playing easily enough.
I'm on break so I have tons of time.
Not sure if this kind of thing is done though.
I did offer to rework Savien at the start if needed but it's probably too late now.
Edit: The fight ended a week ago in real time and even if we rest another day, we're still wounded. And when the next fight wounds us further, do we retreat and spend another week real time working out our recovery?
I love playing Savien, but if it was important, I could make a healing character that I would enjoy playing easily enough.
I'm on break so I have tons of time.
Not sure if this kind of thing is done though.
I did offer to rework Savien at the start if needed but it's probably too late now.
Edit: The fight ended a week ago in real time and even if we rest another day, we're still wounded. And when the next fight wounds us further, do we retreat and spend another week real time working out our recovery?
No need to re-roll. Besides being low on healing, you guys will be fine. Just be smart. Remember I specifically mentioned party balance was not a goal in picking you guys. This makes it more interesting.
Alright.
Maybe Savien can take a quick nap before we all die?
lol
Charisma does not equal appearance. They are quite different.
I was just going off of your description for your eidolon. Where did you get the idea that Savien is ugly?
Or is this your character being touchy about the eidolon's appearance and lashing out?
It's actually a pretty spot on reaction from a woman scorned..."Hell hath no fury..." and what not. Even if someone can be labeled as comely by whatever current normal standards, a sour personality, even by simple misunderstanding, can induce glaucoma in the eye of the beholder quite rapidly.
Charisma does not equal appearance. They are quite different.
^ he's right.
For instance, Aboleth have a charisma of 17.
Charisma does not equal appearance. They are quite different.^ he's right.
For instance, Aboleth have a charisma of 17.
I don't know...those look beautiful to me...
:)
I tried Blitz :(
Hey, folks.
I have started a new job, and I'm looking at 16-hour days, 6-7 days a week. I don't think it will interfere with my posting, but bot Vak and Kazh as needed. My posts will probably be made sometime between 8 PM and 10 PM Central Time, USA.
If it *does* become an issue, I'll coordinate with Jon to write the half-orc out of the story.
I think if Blitz gets much worse, we're going to need to get him some help back at town.
It's probably crazy for him to go along with us at this point as it is.
Blitz should definitely take one of Akula's 2 CLW casts during our downtime day since his Con is reduced. Sureliah should take the other in my opinion.
Hey, folks.
I have started a new job, and I'm looking at 16-hour days, 6-7 days a week. I don't think it will interfere with my posting, but bot Vak and Kazh as needed. My posts will probably be made sometime between 8 PM and 10 PM Central Time, USA.
If it *does* become an issue, I'll coordinate with Jon to write the half-orc out of the story.
That doesn't sound like you will have much time to do...much of anything. Hope you like the new gig!
Is it cool if I post in a few hours with Savien climbing down the rope?
I think everyone is fine moving ahead but i just want to double check.
Apologies for not making much of a post yesterday...been feeling under the weather and went to bed early. Expect slow posting next week between Christmas and New Years. I will be on vacation with my family. Regardless of your religious affiliation (or lack thereof) I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season.
One other thing, I certainly won't make it a habit of laying out the rules like I did for the heal check...I just didn't want you guys to be stymied anymore by the damage from those rats.
Ok here's my plan.
Get everyone down the rope safely.
Then, Akula scouts up to the entrance. Then we follow.
Then, Akula scouts into the entrance (careful of traps).
And so forth.
Savien could scout but it seems like Akula has established himself in that role, and Savien's just fine with the safer role back with the group.
I'm putting this in OOC because I don't think Savien or Akula would like Savien telling Akula what to do.
lol
Savien here making the world a better place, one grotesque eidolon clothed at a time.
I edited my post to reflect Sureliah's answer.
I'm putting this in OOC because I don't think Savien or Akula would like Savien telling Akula what to do.
Akula would listen to a reasonable plan.
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Erk, yeah I understand that Cha doesn't officially effect appearance, but appearance is one of the contributing factors.
Cha actually embodies your ability to interact Socially or rather is a reflection of the strength of one's Personality. People with lower Cha are socially inept, have a harder time getting people to like them, and more often than not come off with a negative aura surrounding them. Making them seem like either arogant a**holes or Jerks without them ever even opening their mouth
And honestly, to an elf your quite ugly...
... have you been reading Savien at all?
Lol
And no, appearance and charisma are not absolutely connected. You can be quite attractive with low charisma.
Go read the section on ability scores again. There is very little about appearance there. I know that it is mentioned, but it's largely about personality and presence.
And to be clear, I'm not bothered that your character thinks Savien is ugly. I'm bothered that you made an assumption about my character without paying any attention or asking.
I'm bothered because I've put a lot of effort into portraying Savien's charisma as a social failing and whether I've been successful or not, it sucks to have a player who is barely paying attention to the game come in and just casually make assumptions based on stats.
This is a roleplaying game. If someone with 8 Str said that their character looked muscular, I wouldn't argue. There are several ways to portray low Str. I'd let them tell their story and I'd tell mine.
I try not to look at other characters' stats anyway. That's the GM's job.
Ease back guys. Attractiveness is a personal opinion. If Sureliah thinks Savien is ugly, I have not problem with her playing that out. Likewise, despite Sureliah is descirbed as beautiful, Savien is within his rights to play it differently.
We've spent an inordinate amount of time in the sunlight considering the name of this module.
Let's get down there!
I advertised it as a dungeon crawl but its actually a rat and cliff crawl. :p
I think I'll just have Savien take the lead then. I'll post in a bit with him exploring the entrance/possibly trying to enter.
I'm glad you posted here. I wasn't seeing updates in gameplay on my games tab. I didn't think much of it because of holiday madness.
GM, my standard operating procedure will be to take 10 on survival, stealth and perception as I move forward. Feel free to move things along with that information if I'm not posting quickly enough.
No problem. I think everybody is thrown off by the holidays. Next week will be slow going but we will be back on track after.
Until the 26th my ability to post will be limited.