I can't say much, because I have a habit of NPC conversations that run 10 posts or so too. Feel free to ramble.
You're the GM. We're all here to traipse through your rambling.
And you're the players. My rambling is there to facilitate your rambling.
Sorry for the lack of real substance in these last few posts. I'm kind of preoccupied with other things IRL and can't get some things done that I need to do before really moving forward with the next section. So I'm kind of delaying while using these posts to help better set the scene for how the city looks and feels right now.
Folks aren't waiting on me for anything are they?
Well I did my action and am just waiting for others
I think we're waiting on the GM now. Its the beetle's turn.
I think we're actually waiting on Deia, then the beetle/Anevia, unless I missed Deia's action. I'm just wondering if there was anything that she expected of me before she posts.
Probably should bot Deia
"Stars in the sky, crush the beetle with falling rocks!"
We might have lost Deia. Need to push on so this doesn't meet the same fate as other PbPs
Not going anywhere!
I certainly hope we didn't lose Deia. I've sent a PM, and hopefully it's just something minor like internet troubles or winning an impromptu vacation getaway.
I'll get a gameplay post up in a bit.
We can just use her as emergency rations.
Ok, so I sent a PM to Deia in hopes that we didn't lose her. If she isn't back or doesn't at least respond by Monday, I'll mark her as inactive for the time being, and then I'll leave her at Defender's Heart when we get there. Which should be pretty well immediately after this fight resolves. If she doesn't return within 2 weeks, I'll pose the question of whether you want to try to find someone new or press on with 5 again. But for now we're just going to assume that she's unable to post for some reason or another, not that she abandoned the game, and hope that it's nothing major or life-changing that's causing it.
In the meantime, I want to let you guys know that I'll be out of town for Father's Day and unable to post at all starting Friday and ending on Sunday night, and I may not be able to post on Thursday after around noonish EST either, depending on how some things turn out.
Bueller?
I r here.
Sorry, I know I said I'd be back Monday and then I didn't post. Technically I was back, but I wasn't able to post at work last night. During my 4-day weekend one of my coworkers decided to go and screw things up for everyone by borking the shared computer and getting caught watching Netflix at the same time. So they've replaced that computer with one that's been locked down to where I can't install Firefox, which means I can't update the maps because we're still on crap-ass IE7 and it doesn't work with Google Drive, and I can't even access Paizo's website since they've thrown up a generic domain name blocker which classifies Paizo as a games site and blocks it.
So my posting is going to be somewhat diminished until they give us back a computer that I can put Firefox on and they let their guard down on the domain blocking. But, knowing how much of a lazy idiot our "IT guy" is, it'll be 6 months to a year before anything happens. I put IT guy in quotes because he knows almost nothing at all about what he's doing, and I could probably do 90% of his job in less time and with greater proficiency.
Also, it appears that Deia has completely disappeared. Out of curiosity, I checked her other games, including the one she's running, and there haven't been any posts from her in about the same time period. I'm thinking that something must have happened that's preventing her from posting, but I've also had people just up and vanish before too. For now, I'm marking her as inactive. If she comes back before the first book finishes, then it'll be easy to reincorporate her, but if she comes back later I'll just have to say sorry for booting you.
Sounds frustrating. Hope they decide to chill out soon!
One bad apple...
It only takes that one guy to ruin it for everybody else.
Ermagerd! Wayfinder got updated and seems to work again! And it has a preview function now! I wonder if it works for dice...
It does! Ermagerd! I can post at work using my phone again!
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Still can't update the map though because Google drive image editing on a phone is stupid.
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I'm sure if you post the actions someone can update the map from their pc
Waiting on Max. If he hasn't posted by tonight I'll move things along. I figure it's just been a busy weekend and I won't have to bot him, but just wanted to let people know I haven't forgotten about trying to keep a steady pace.
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After thinking about things, after we finish this book I'll be taking a break from Pathfinder. This is a great group but I've been taking things too serious lately and need to step back.
Oh no! Sometimes a break is necessary, but it's still sad news.
A shame, but understandable. Take a break if you need it.
Hmm. Who should that Ranseur go to? I would definitely put it to good use, but I already have Radiance and I don't want to be greedy. Rex could probably use it when he isn't firing his gun, but he might want to stick to a one handed weapon so he could still threaten squares on rounds he fires. Ausk could use it too, but I can't remember if Inquisitors can use Ranseurs.
Anyone have any thoughts on who should get it?
Tina can't use it. Maybe Lann so he can poke people away.
Max looks up from his book. "Someone want this oversized knife?"
Ausk isn't proficient, but don't waste any loot on him. I spoke with Unruly and he okayed me switching to a healer when we reach the Defender's Heart. With Deia dropping and Tina wanting a break, a healer type is gonna be neccesary. I was thinking an aasimar oracle of life.
I suppose I could use the Ranseur, I hear they are the new black.
Ausk, we haven't really seen you in action much. All we know so far is that you hit things with a two-handed sword and pronounce religious judgement.
Mechanically, that could be a cleric. You could just switch mechanics and the rest of us would roll with it. Swap your Greatsword for a Falchion (basically a two handed scimitar, which is Iomedae's weapon, and a racial for half orcs) and you'll only be losing an average of 1 damage per swing.
Basically you could keep the core of your character exactly the same, but be a perfectly competent healer.
I mention it because I like Ausk and would hate to see him go.
Ausk is using a Longsword, which is Iomedae's weapon. I could switch him to a cleric pretty easy.
Ok, Ausk is going to be a cleric soon.
I was thinking of Sarenrae. Oops. That's what I get for writing before I've had my tea in the morning.
On a slightly tangential topic, what are the stats on Radiance? I never caught that.
I love clerics. They are one of the most consistant and versatile classes in the game and come with tons of built in flavor and style. I've found that making a good healer cleric pretty much only requires Quickened Channel and Selective Channel. The investment is about as low as it gets, and then you can sink other feats and abilities into doing other interesting things too.
Adding Mythic makes it even easier to do interesting things and also be a great healer. :)
Stats for Radiance are - +1 Cold Iron Longsword.
As for Ausk switching over, I'm leaving that up to him. But I will say that the really nasty hit that Kel took during his rescue was caused by a Channel Smite, which is a really kickass way to get that "infidel killer" feel added to your infidel-slaying. It may be a sort-of waste of a channel heal, but it's fun rolling a handful of extra dice like that.
I know my posting has been less than stellar of late, and I apologize for that. I recently hooked up with some friends again after a few years, got involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism, and have been spending a lot of time prepping for a huge event that's coming up next month. All the while keeping up with chores at home, working overtime, etc. My time has been being kinda stretched thin lately.
The Society for Creative Anachronism sounds pretty cool! What kind of stuff are you doing?
Right now I'm just doing heavy fighting, and I've only been doing it for about a month now. Just got authorized for fighting with sword and shield at events, because it's the most basic form of fighting and the easiest to learn at the start, but eventually I plan on learning two-handed sword and polearm. I'm going to go for a general Landsknecht style of fighting, just without the flamboyant clothes.
I'm also probably going to take up brewing again sometime next year, if I can get the cash together to replace the equipment that my dad and I sold off or lost over the last decade since he quit brewing. I've been invited to help brew a couple batches of mead next weekend, but they don't know what day they're going to do it yet and I don't have a normal weekend off from work.
Eventually, I'd like to learn some basic armorsmithing, because who doesn't want to make their own armor, but that's a massive time and money investment that I don't know when I'll be able to make. Our current armorer is amazing with some of the stuff he's done, so apprenticing to him would be pretty great.
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Does this type of approach work in a PbP? This is the second or third time I've handled the party approaching a situation by having skill checks and almost being in rounds to measure the way it unfolds, but if it isn't working I can stop doing it. I know on a table it can work pretty well to underscore tension, but it goes by quickly and easily there. Here it just makes me feel like I'm forcing others to wait while one or two people do everything.
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No problems here
Here is Ausk's new and improved form, provided we make it into the building.
Male Half-orc Cleric 3
LG medium humanoid
Init -1 Senses Darkvision (60) Perception +3
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 9, flat-footed 17
hp 23
Fort 5 ,Ref 1 ,Will 8 (+1 vs evil outsiders)
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft
Melee Masterwork Iron, Cold Longsword +7 (1d8+3/19-20/x2)
Space 5 Reach 5
STATISTICS
STR 16 DEX 8 CON 13 INT 12 WIS 17 CHA 14
Base Atk 2
Feats Extra Channel, Weapon Focus (Longsword)
Skills Diplomacy +6, Heal +7, Knowledge (history) +5, Knowledge (nobility) +5, Knowledge (planes) +5, Knowledge (religion) +5, Spellcraft +7
Languages Common, Orc, Abyssal
Gear Masterwork Iron - Cold Longsword, MWK Breastplate, MWK Heavy Steel Shield
Half-orc Traits (Core 25)
• Alternate Racial Traits: Sacred Tattoo, Shaman's Apprentice
• Orc Blood: Half-orcs count as both humans and orcs for any effect related to race.
• Weapon Familiarity: Half-orcs are proficient with greataxes and falchions and treat any weapon with the word “orc” in its name as a martial weapon.*
• Sacred Tattoo (APG 19): You gain a +1 luck bonus on all saving throws.
• Shaman's Apprentice (ARG 52): You gain Endurance as a bonus feat*.
Traits
• Touched by Divinity (APWoR 7): You begin play with a silver holy symbol of your chosen deity for free. In addition, choose one domain associated with your chosen deity (Good). You gain the use of that domain’s 1st-level domain spell as a spell-like ability usable once per day.
• Purity of Faith (FoP 11): You take +1 trait bonus on all Will saves* and a +1 bonus on all saving throws made against spells and effects originating from an outsider with the evil subtype.
Class Features
• Armor and Shield Proficiency: You are proficient in Light and Medium Armor. You are proficient with shields (except Tower Shields).*
• Weapon Proficiency: You are proficient with all Simple weapons. Additionally you are proficient with the following weapons: Axe, orc double; Falchion; Greataxe; Longsword
• Aura (Core 39): A cleric of a chaotic, evil, good, or lawful deity has a particularly powerful aura corresponding to the deity’s alignment
• Favored Weapon (Core 39): You gain proficiency with the favored weapon of your deity (longsword)
• Channel Energy (Su): You can release a wave of positive energy which either heals 2d6 of damage to living creatures or damages undead creatures (Will Save DC 13). You can use this ability 7 times a day.
• Spontaneous Casting (Core 41): You can channel stored spell energy into cure spells.
Domains
• Law
• Touch of Law (Sp) (Core 45): You can touch a willing creature as a standard action allowing it to treat all attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for 1 round as if the natural d20 roll resulted in an 11. You can use this ability 6 times a day.
• Good
• Touch of Good (Sp) (Core 44): You can touch a creature as a standard action, granting a +1 sacred bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for 1 round. You can use this ability 6 times a day.
Feats
• Extra Channel (Core 123): You can channel divine energy two additional times/day
• Weapon Focus (Longsword) (Core 136): You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make with this weapon.
• Endurance (Core 122): You may sleep in light or medium armor without becoming fatigued. You gain a +4 bonus on the following checks and saves:
• Swim checks to resist nonlethal damage from exhaustion
• to continue running
• to avoid nonlethal damage from a forced march
• to hold your breath
• to avoid nonlethal damage from starvation or thirst
• saves to avoid nonlethal damage from hot or cold environments
• saves to resist damage from suffocation.
Spells, SLA, SU and Consumables
Spells
0 level at will
Light
Read Magic
Stabilze
Detect Poison
1st Level
Protection from Evil*
Bless
Divine Favor
Weapons against Evil
2nd level
Align Weapon (good)*
Bull's Strength
Burst of Radiance DC 15
SP
Protection from Evil 1/day 1/1 remaining
Touch of Law (treat rolls as 11) 6/day 6/6 remaining
Touch of Good (+1 sacred to all d20) 6/day 6/6 remaining
SU
Channel Positive Energy 2d6 7/day 7/7 remaining
Ausk would be taking Disciple of the Sword feat at level 5, Alignment Channel at level 7 and Channel Smite at level 9, then probably selective channel at level 11. OFC these might change based upon need and experience.
It's a great way of doing things. Keep it up.
In case it wasn't clear, this is a bit of downtime. Sort out purchases, sales, etc.
Take care everyone! Tina will stay to help fix up people at the inn. Hope the adventure keeps going. Perhaps after a few weeks I'll check to see if I'd like to start playing again. Hope you'd have me.
The adventure will keep going. This is just character downtime. Letting you guys maybe rest a day or two to get that HP total back up, sort out equipment and resupply, that kind of thing.
It's basically Neathholm all over again.
Bye Tina. It's been fun. Hope you come back when you can.
Looks like I misread Tina's post. I thought she was thinking that the game was going on hiatus or something instead of it being her going on one.
Well then, it looks like we're down to a 4-person group, at least for the time being. Good thing we've got all the roles filled, and filled well I might add.