Wrath of the Hellknights (Gestalt, Mythic, Wrath of the Righteous) (Inactive)

Game Master Thackery Baxter J Thorington

Not an online comic. But there are books out. =^^=

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As for the scales, I took the Shield one and D'hara the three others. Is that correct? Isn't anyone else interested?

By the way GM, what's the caster level of the item?

They are CL 19.

As for "good". Change that to Lawful. Terendelev would prefer to work with good peeps, but, really, any port in a storm.

We are 7 players. 4 scales. I am already playing a very odd race. I will let the others take the scales

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The kenabres map has been updated since it's been thoroughly thrashed.

i added a marching order tracker. feel free to put yourselves wherever you like in the tables. I have 2: single file and entryway, which also double as the order for big open spaces when they occur.

I'm really having fun gaming with you guys on this:

D'hara: you've somehow given a kuthite torturer... heart. That's pretty danged nifty!

Giosue: love the flavor you're giving your spells thoughts! so great!

Darsanga: great use of Infernal Healing. It's exactly the kind of healing a Hellknight WOULD use, I think. It's tactically more healing that regular cure spells, and it's better flavor.

Ezechias and Kevroth: great descriptions! Love reading your posts, especially showing the softer side of Ezechias!

Hellstrider: great descriptions! love how you describe how your chakat moves and looks. I was thinking she was more like a centaur with cat legs, or i guess a Thundercat with cat legs. But, she's more like a more feline wemic. Right? Cool!

Iavdi: love how you're describing your character as well. Great tactics, and love how your character is being methodical and analytical about the battlefield.

Everyone! Great job thinking tactically and how Hellknights would work together to take on a foe! So great! Way to act like the disciplined and ordered ranks of Hell!

Thanks for the feedback, GM! I, for one, especially enjoy reading your recaps for each round, I think they're very well-described and make the fights happen more in our minds and less in our dice, if that makes sense.

Let's keep up the good work, everyone!

Thanks!
The thing about tactics is that that's how Iavdi sees the world around him; everything is either an enemy, an ally, or useless. Every decision is based upon what he thinks will result from his actions, not the emotions or feelings others would generally associate with decisions.
He was created for one purpose: to serve the Hellknights and cleanse the earth of its foul taint, be it literally or held in the minds and bodies of his enemies.

I'm also trying to play up the cold methodical approach to life Iavdi obviously has.
You'll see more of that in his next post, I assure you.

EDIT: wanted to add that while I have nothing but respect for each of you as both people and characters, it is within Iavdi's character and attitude to naturally take the lead and issue commands. I hope you guys don't take offense at this personally, as I do not mean it personally at all.

Alright, awesome. Got Roll20 to work on my computer, so I finally see these maps everyone's been talking about!

Added in my image to where Iavdi would most likely want to stay (right behind the oh-so-wonderful oracle/paladin), as he does use reach frequently.

If anyone wants to benefit from his Sworn Defense ability (and eventually Bodyguard feat), they need to remain adjacent to Iavdi for it to work. So, he needs to remain somewhat of the "center" of the group (that's pretty much by design, actually).

I'm on my phone right now so I can't do it at the moment, but I'll put up a map of the barn when I get home. Basically, just assume it's a normal stable in a medieval town, it's on fire, and the roof has collapsed. There are windows to enter through, a side door, and the main doors, which shouldNOT be thrown open.

Fee free to RP checks and all that stuff

Thanks GM =^^=
Yes, pretty much

Here is a picture of a Chakat:
Chakat

Also, a friend of mine is currently sketching a chakat character for me. When its done i will link it too =^^=

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ok so "when i get home from the quick foray to school to check the animals" turned into 9 hours of hanging out with friends.. soooo stable will happen tomorrow because it's 1am and i'm pooped

Proffesion soldier best profession :P
Also LOOK AT MY MOUND OF BULLSHIT! ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND ADORE MY SPEAKY MOUTH PARTS!!!

Think that took 6 minuets to say. attempting take 20's out of combat leads to some strange lengths of time

dude! seriously!
love. you. guys!

as for taking 20s on things out of combat... we're going to use the Rule of Cool and say it happens in the natural narrative of the story.

Like exactly how Cap is able to deliver a 15 minute monologue about how freaking AWESOME it is to be a hero, and how they have this impossible duty to do heroic things, but they need to do it, because it needs doing and they're the only ones who can. And that perfect 15 minute monologue of pep talk happens in exactly 2 seconds of time in the universe of the movie.

Or, how anime characters can, apparently, stop time at will to freak out for whole episodes about their actions/decisions/life choices/feelings/insecurities/childhood traumas/mental anguishes, in the middle of stopping the world from being destroyed.

May need to dip into unarmed fighter. So i can get the style feat.... without wasting 2 feats

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Question for DM:

Are the Paladins at risk of falling?

The Horror Adventures book essentially put to paper that casting two or more evil spells was enough to change one's alignment. I think it's rather silly to be honest. I personally don't consider using poison to be an evil act, but maybe that's just me. Anyway, with one of our Paladin/Oracles running around casting Infernal Healing (an evil spell) I was wondering if that was going to be problematic.

Poking the wasp nest

I'd rather things were just out in the open from the get go.

Poking the wasp nest

As opposed to simply carrying the wasp nest under your arm, waiting for the sting.

@D'hara: actually, using poison isn't an evil act, as defined by the paladin code.

A paladin must be of lawful good alignment and loses all class features except proficiencies if she ever willingly commits an evil act.

Additionally, a paladin's code requires that she respect legitimate authority, act with honor (not lying, not cheating, not using poison, and so forth), help those in need (provided they do not use the help for evil or chaotic ends), and punish those who harm or threaten innocents.

The use of poison in battle is simply a (likely neutral) dishonorable act, not an evil one.

Are the Paladins at risk of falling?

That is a really good question, especially with the combination of classes, the nature of the AP, and the abilities you have. Alignment, to me, is more a set of guidelines than a hard fast thing. It's sort of a wibbly wobbly timey wimey kind of thing. Iavdi's has a great example of the ambiguity of poison. The Game, because of baggage from DnD waaaaaaay back says that LG is ultimate good and CE is ultimate evil and LG act this way and CE act in diametrically opposite ways, even when those ways make no inherent logical sense at all. Paladins can be intolerant of other religions and even go to war over differences of faith and subjugate/oppress other faiths, even going so far as to conduct witch trials/burnings and still be considered LG. But, they can't cast a tactically sound and even improved spell because of a component? How is anointing someone in the blood of a fiend (which, as a paladin fighting firnds is ABUNDANT) somehow wrong, but anointing someone with the blood of an angel (which begs the question, how did they obtain said blood) good? Mechanically, they're the same, they just have one slight difference. (Not poking wasps nests this is just how my head is working through all of this).

So, I think INTENT is just as important, if not more so, than the actual description of a spell.

Casting a spell that heals with no side effects but uses fiendish blood is not in itself an evil act. If the purpose is to heal someone only. Especially because Darsanga is a Hellknight and he sees Devils as tools. To him, this is a tactically sound move, it provides superior healing over time. Now, If he had cast it to slowly corrupt a paladin to worship Asmodeus? Ya, that's evil. Summoning a lemure to fight for your cause? Not evil. It's only here for a short time, controlled time, and it's not even really here. Now, CALLING a fiend is evil, regardless of intent because you're permanently being a being of pure evil to our world.

So, I guess my answer is that casting spells with an alignment descriptor will change alignment on a case by case basis.

Well said. I couldn't agree more.

Yay thanks! Updates soon! I'm still trying to wrap things up at work.

So, ya,
that was supposed to last longer. I'd considered throwing more at you, but figured 1 was enough (it's a CR 3).. forgot about Hellstrider's charge. But, also, this is all preamble, and I don't want to waste time .. ambling. We have a Fort to get to!

You are now level 2 with all the awe inspiring power that that provides.

Think I am done with level up

updating tomorrow. lesson planning got crazy ...

I will be at the GardenCon in Geneva from Thursday 11th to Sunday 14th August, with little time to post. Please bot my PC during that time if necessary.

Four days of PFS, yay!

and... update is going to have to happen tomorrow.. i just got to it after grading ugh.... stupid work.

great post Darsanga! Gonna give it a day for peeps to chime in if they want, before I post.

I need to remember to give pause and time for peeps to chime in before I jump in. I'm too eager to go "ooh yay! glomp!" from my many many years as a player.

D'hara will hold her tongue. I don't really think we need a leader and D'hara has no desire to be a leader. She's not a face type character either so she's fine with others doing the talking most of the time.

I don't have a problem with someone else being the "leader", and Iavdi taking a second-in-command role.

But Iavdi definitely will have a problem with it, and even if he doesn't say anything about it at first.

Edit: and he most certainly will be taking Leadership at 7th level.

Leadership it's like are fine

update tomorrow i've spent the whole day grading and answering parent emails. and havne't been able to do any sort of gaming.

Figured I'd move this to Discussion, so as to not clutter up gameplay with OOC stuff.

Basically, the ones that Iavdi will trust less than other Hellknights in the group are: D'hara (Zon-Kuthon), Darsanga (Godclaw), Ezechias (Sarenrae), and Kevroth (Asmodeus).

Obviously, this won't lead to any serious problems in-game, but his words and actions will be tainted with the viewpoint that the divine is actually a weight upon those mortals not capable of holding such power.

As the Tenants of the Pyre state:

• Manipulators of divine magic and esoteric eldritch powers must prove their trustworthiness to me, for trust breeds dangerous complacency.

This doesn't mean that Iavdi won't ever trust you, but you'll just have to work to show him that you are truly uncorrupted by the power of your deity, able to be a trusted companion in battle, and not to be treated as an expendable resource.

Hellstrider is a social character. Their race is a social race. But you know. Business first. Pleasure later =^^=

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So, i seriously overestimated my ability to get stuff done today. I just got home from Open House at my school. And, I'm quite pooped. I'll update tomorrow. I'm sorry about the delay

Life happens. =^^=

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Yeah I hear you on school starting, first week or so of classes is a bother

Kevroth, did you update to second level? It doesn't seem like you did, but i could be missing something

and, update is done!

sorry it took so long

Iavdi, if I stomped on toes, sorry, I'll retcon your action if you want.

I had to cut the post a bit short, and because lightning and thunder (very very frightening me) is getting frighteningly close to my house.

On a completely unrelated note, the Roll20 maps should now be accessible on your phones and tablets.

For future reference GM, my Initiative modifier is now +7 thanks to :

Cunning Initiative (Ex) - At 2nd level, an inquisitor adds her Wisdom modifier on initiative checks, in addition to her Dexterity modifier.

It doesn't change anything for this battle.

Gasp I misread!!!! Apologies will fix

To all the games im in, this weekend im at a LARP, will be back on Sunday, but will probably be paste. But we’ll see, maybe I will reply

Enjoy the weekend folks! =^^=

Darsanga, Giosue, Iavdi...you guys still with us?

Darsanga, Giosue, Iavdi...you guys still with us?

Yes, just busy and distracted.

Yes, wow expansion plus dodgy babysitter has made it hard to sit down and type

Heh, well I haven't posted, so if can by today, that'd be awesome. I need to tell my principal to stop holding meetings.... It won't happen but it'd be nice

Yes, wow expansion plus dodgy babysitter has made it hard to sit down and type

Legion is AWESOME =^^=

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Seriously? This game is being held up because of World of Warcraft?

Im posting.

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As a former WoW player addict, I know how the period right after a new expansion can be enthusiastic, to the point where all the other hobbies tend to disappear for a few months. However as a player of this campaign, I'd love if we moved/posted a bit more frequently, to be honest.