Aasimar(azata) swashbuckler 5 HP 70 AC/T/F 19/15/15 F/R/W +3/+7/+3, Sm +9, Perc +9 (infra), init +5(+7w/panache)
Giovanna sees Mwikali drop and a flash of rage comes across her face. She steps foward purposefully and tries to run the gnoll through to the hilt. Your last mustake, dog! She then teadies to defend herself from any further attacks.
Giovanna sees Mwikali drop and a flash of rage comes across her face. She steps foward purposefully and tries to run the gnoll through to the hilt. Your last mustake, dog! She then teadies to defend herself from any further attacks.
Vanna's rapier punctures the gnoll that struck down Mwikali...
Volreg will move to where he can get to Mwikali without getting hit.
Bright sparks sizzle the gnoll's hide! It falls to the sand, shrieking and rolling around, trying to smother the electric charge ripping through its body!
Now that Mwikali has been knocked out, there is a 10% chance (1 or 2 on d20) of divine intervention from St Moses the Black...1d20 ⇒ 7... St Moses the Black dgaf lol...
earlier
Kicking the dead gnoll out of the way, Wulfgar tosses the lit bed roll into the cave, quickly stepping back, smiling "Now we wait."
Blood-Lapper gnoll wrote:
Once a smoky fire has been lit in the cave entrance, the sounds of anxious barking and yapping can be heard from within, followed shortly by choking and coughing...
While they wait for the inevitable, Wulfgar picks up one of he wooden shields, "This may be handy later." and tosses it over his shoulder by it's strap.
Blood-Lapper gnoll wrote:
A moment later, two more gnolls emerge from the cave, gagging, choking and drooling!
Now
'Blast that girl is too eager' Keeping his weight on his good leg, Wulfgar holds his place at the end of the line, seeing the two gnolls run out of the smoke, he flinches when he sees the witch impaled on a spear, nodding in approval as the others strike hard and fast. Seeing the first gnoll go down and Volreg moving toward Mwikali Wulfgar shifts his sword as he moves forward slightly and slashes upwards at the coughing gnoll. "Here, let me put you out of your misery."
EEK!! EEK!! BATTLE OF BLOOD-LAPPER HILL!! DING!! DING!!
ROUND 2!!
GIOVANNA!
MWIKALI!
LORD PERPIREEN!
WULFGAR!
VOLREG!
ALTIN! (got tripped and is now prone)
SULAYMAN!
HYENAS!
GNOLLS! (Holding actions until the enemy enters their lair)
OOH! OOH! AHH!!
ok were in the same order as posted here. This may be a ticky-tack question. In game order we had Mwikali's attack, then the hyenas. But if we are attacking before the Hyenas would she have been wounded? the one that hit her was killed. I thought we were going in blocks of attacks. The ones who had init before the monsters, then the monsters, then the ones who had init after the monsters. The way this reads we are going in order of posting...
A vivid cone of clashing colors springs forth from his hand, causing the creatures to become stunned, perhaps also blinded, and possibly knocking them unconscious.
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Range 15 ft.
Area cone-shaped burst
Duration instantaneous; see text
Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance yes
DESCRIPTION
A vivid cone of clashing colors springs forth from your hand, causing creatures to become stunned, perhaps also blinded, and possibly knocking them unconscious. Each creature within the cone is affected according to its HD.
2 HD or less: The creature is unconscious, blinded, and stunned for 2d4 rounds, then blinded and stunned for 1d4 rounds, and then stunned for 1 round. (Only living creatures are knocked unconscious.)
3 or 4 HD: The creature is blinded and stunned for 1d4 rounds, then stunned for 1 round.
5 or more HD: The creature is stunned for 1 round.
Sightless creatures are not affected by color spray.
He then goes to MWIKALI and pulls off her Head Scarf, and uses it to stop the bleeding.
EEK!! EEK!! BATTLE OF BLOOD-LAPPER HILL!! DING!! DING!!
ROUND 2!!
GIOVANNA!
MWIKALI!
LORD PERPIREEN!
WULFGAR!
VOLREG!
ALTIN! (got tripped and is now prone)
SULAYMAN!
HYENAS!
GNOLLS! (Holding actions until the enemy enters their lair)
OOH! OOH! AHH!!
ok were in the same order as posted here. This may be a ticky-tack question. In game order we had Mwikali's attack, then the hyenas. But if we are attacking before the Hyenas would she have been wounded? the one that hit her was killed. I thought we were going in blocks of attacks. The ones who had init before the monsters, then the monsters, then the ones who had init after the monsters. The way this reads we are going in order of posting...
You are correct, Wulfgar... the gnoll that struck down Mwikali would’ve been struck down before it could attack her, so Mwikali is still up with her 6 HP back, and McGibel can take a different second action besides heal check... Sorry about that, all!
Blast! They finally got smart and decided to bull rush their way past. Time to get serious.’ Lifting his great sword, Wulfgar lets out a roar and begins to rage. ”Aaaarrrrggghhhh”, his appearance changes, the most obvious thing is the bright light from a halo that has formed; shining through the smoke. Less obvious, but just as disconcerting, his skin appears like pewter and his eyes turn white the same color as the halo. If one is looking carefully they will see his cast shadow has wings like a seraphim.
Slashing at the gnoll that he attacked earlier. He then steps back. "Step back give them a gauntlet to run!" Rage, AC 17 HP 6, attack: great sword, 5 ft step back (to original spot) attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24fordamage:2d6 + 9 ⇒ (2, 5) + 9 = 16
Male CG Human (Romani) Archaeologist 5 | HP 45/45 | AC 16 T 13 FF 14 | CMB +5, CMD 18 | F: +3, R: +8, W: +4 | Init: +3 | Perc: +9 | Speed 30ft | Luck rounds: 6/8 | Spell slots: 5/5, 2/3
Altin begins to sing a wordless, absurd-sounding Romani melody, drawing on the musical magic of his people. He releases the force, gesturing at one of the gnolls.
Casting hideous laughter on any gnoll that's still standing by my turn, Will DC 14.
Blast! They finally got smart and decided to bull rush their way past. Time to get serious.’ Lifting his great sword, Wulfgar lets out a roar and begins to rage. ”Aaaarrrrggghhhh”, his appearance changes, the most obvious thing is the bright light from a halo that has formed; shining through the smoke. Less obvious, but just as disconcerting, his skin appears like pewter and his eyes turn white the same color as the halo. If one is looking carefully they will see his cast shadow has wings like a seraphim.
Slashing at the gnoll that he attacked earlier. He then steps back. "Step back give them a gauntlet to run!" Rage, AC 17 HP 6, attack: great sword, 5 ft step back (to original spot)
[dice=attack]1d20+8 for [dice=damage]2d6+9
Wulfgar’s raging blade saws a gnoll down the middle! A shower of blood rains upon the desert sands!
Altin begins to sing a wordless, absurd-sounding Romani melody, drawing on the musical magic of his people. He releases the force, gesturing at one of the gnolls.
Casting hideous laughter on any gnoll that's still standing by my turn, Will DC 14.
Desperate to escape the suffocating smoke, the gnoll not incapacitated with laughter tries to overrun its way free over Mwikali...1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15Provoking attack’s of opportunity from Mwikali and those adjacent to her (looks like Altin and Giovanna could get AoOs)
To make a long story a bit shorter... You guys obviously have the last two at your mercy...
Seeing little hope of escape or mercy, and faced with a choice of suffocating to death, being slain by enemies, or taking their own lives quickly, the forlorn gnolls fall upon their spears, impaling themselves in gruesome suicide!
Everyone gains enough XP to advance to 2nd level! Congratulations! You must first rest to recover lost hit points and refresh your minds for preparing new spells, but once you have done that, you immediately gain 2nd level benefits...
Loot on the gnolls: The party can loot 7 spears, 7 heavy wooden shields, 7 suits of hide armor, 35 gold shekels, 47 silver shekels, and 66 copper shekels from the bodies of the 7 gnolls...
The smoke from the fire fills the gnolls’ cave... It will take about an hour for it to dissipate enough to breathe safely inside...
Amid the scattered bones, skulls and scraps of debris littering the gnolls’ lair, the adventurers find 8 vials of healing oils distilled from olives growing around Fatima...
Aasimar(azata) swashbuckler 5 HP 70 AC/T/F 19/15/15 F/R/W +3/+7/+3, Sm +9, Perc +9 (infra), init +5(+7w/panache)
Well done, all! I think those last two gnolls took their own lives because of some honour code they have. I have heard of similar codes among fierce warriors from the Orient. Are we all well? We can celebrate with the bounty we just scored. Vanna sats as they fund the gnolls' hoard
The adventurers loot the sacred Fatima olive oil potions, the scavenged armor and weapons and coin purses of the gnolls, and trek back to Anfa to rest, recover, and reconsider...
The goatherds of Anfa soon hear that their gnoll problem has been permanently solved by the daring adventurers feasting at the caravanserai, so they quickly cobble together a respectable reward of 1,000 golden shekels and 4,000 silver shekels, which they present to the adventurers that evening.
edit: I've dotted and deleted in game thread so it shows up on my queue, do we need a backstory to get Lord Perpireen McGibel into the game? Happy to work something out with him if it would be beneficial. If not I will post shortly, Again, stoked to be playing with you Folks!
Male CG Human (Romani) Archaeologist 5 | HP 45/45 | AC 16 T 13 FF 14 | CMB +5, CMD 18 | F: +3, R: +8, W: +4 | Init: +3 | Perc: +9 | Speed 30ft | Luck rounds: 6/8 | Spell slots: 5/5, 2/3
Also pumped about this game, thanks MJ66. I imagine Altin has just drifted westward from Ottoman lands, finally ending up in Portugal. Happy to have met others along the way if anyone wants to form pre-gameplay friendships.
Hey Altin, nice to meet you. Wulfgar is a sailor/soldier with the 'knights of Saint John' based out of Rhodes. They were spending a lot of time fighting pirates/corsiars, do you need a boat ride to Portugal? Or were you wandering overland?
Male CG Human (Romani) Archaeologist 5 | HP 45/45 | AC 16 T 13 FF 14 | CMB +5, CMD 18 | F: +3, R: +8, W: +4 | Init: +3 | Perc: +9 | Speed 30ft | Luck rounds: 6/8 | Spell slots: 5/5, 2/3
Hi Wulfgar, just read your backstory, very cool! I had planned to go overland, but there's no reason why I have to. Sure I'll catch a ride. Do you have your own ship, or do you crew on one? Altin is ex-Janissary, so could be hiring on as a mercenary, or trading his skill with a bow for passage.
I'm going to have to say 'crew on one.' How long has Altin been AWOL from the Janissary? Wulfgar would be happy to help a fellow ex-slave out.
If MJ66 permits it might be possible that several of us sail together with a letter of recommendation from "Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes" to serve Prince Henry in his endeavors.
I'm going to have to say 'crew on one.' How long has Altin been AWOL from the Janissary? Wulfgar would be happy to help a fellow ex-slave out.
If MJ66 permits it might be possible that several of us sail together with a letter of recommendation from "Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes" to serve Prince Henry in his endeavors.
I dig that idea: letters from the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes...
I will begin working on a letter for Wulfgar, it may take a couple of days, depending on what else is going on. It looks like three or four of us are in (or were in) the Greek/Constantinople vicinity I will use a general term like "Company" or "troop" so anyone who want's to have signed up there and sailed over with Wulfgar could have.
In the meantime should I go ahead and post in game? Giving the king the 'letter.' That way anyone who wants to chime in as part of the company from the east can?
Male CG Human (Varisian) Kineticist 5 | HP 55/55 (5NL) | AC 18 T 15 FF 14 | CMB +3, CMD 18 | F: +9, R: +9, W: +2 | Init: +10 | Perc: +10 | Speed 30ft | Burn 6/7 | [ooc]Active Effects: Force Ward (7/7); Elemental Overflow +1/+2
Oooooh boy. Lots of veterans here, and a simple farm boy entering the mix, haha. Overland travel for me unfortunately, as if Volreg traveled south, there might be a few issues with the Moors.
I will begin working on a letter for Wulfgar, it may take a couple of days, depending on what else is going on. It looks like three or four of us are in (or were in) the Greek/Constantinople vicinity I will use a general term like "Company" or "troop" so anyone who want's to have signed up there and sailed over with Wulfgar could have.
In the meantime should I go ahead and post in game? Giving the king the 'letter.' That way anyone who wants to chime in as part of the company from the east can?
Because I believe in transparency from GM as well as players, except where keeping things hidden increases enjoyment for all, I will note whenever I award the party XP here in Discussion, along with the reason, be it combat, puzzle solving, encountering traps, or RP/story bonus XP.
I will keep tally here for you, so you need not do it yourself unless you'd like to help me by keeping separate track of it... Once posts build up, its possible I might miss a sum when adding it all up to see when you advance to next level...
For excellent introductory RP, I'm awarding the group 140 XP, or 20 XP each divided by 7 PCs...
with your permission I will change 'danish' to 'arabic' it would make sense that Wulfgar (Having spent five years on a berber ship) would speak their language.
with your permission I will change 'danish' to 'arabic' it would make sense that Wulfgar (Having spent five years on a berber ship) would speak their language.
@ MJ66, oops, Wulfgar was speaking to Sulayman in Arabic, and Sulayman speaks Turkish. Any chance they are close enough that Sulayman would understand?
@ MJ66, oops, Wulfgar was speaking to Sulayman in Arabic, and Sulayman speaks Turkish. Any chance they are close enough that Sulayman would understand?
I am not familiar enough with how similar or not they might be in RL, but to keep the game flowing smoothly, I'll rule that they are close enough, like Spanish and Italian or Portuguese, that you can understand each other's basic gist well enough lol
hmmm, it looks like a running fight. In heavy armor, I don't think Wulfgar is catching anything. But let me ask, is there a map? How close is the hallway to where the king was sitting? Oh and how close is fireplace? :-)
Also, I'm assuming 'weapons' would have been left outside of the throne room and feasting hall, daggers excluded of course.
So let's see how that post would go: "Moves to wall pulls sword and spear down... " hee hee hee
hmmm, it looks like a running fight. In heavy armor, I don't think Wulfgar is catching anything. But let me ask, is there a map? How close is the hallway to where the king was sitting? Oh and how close is fireplace? :-)
Also, I'm assuming 'weapons' would have been left outside of the throne room and feasting hall, daggers excluded of course.
So let's see how that post would go: "Moves to wall pulls sword and spear down... " hee hee hee
Lol! :-) Good point about being unarmed except for daggers...
I will work on linking a map, but to answer your questions:
The south arch to which goblin Squidretch is dashing is about 40 ft south across the festhall from where Prince Henry sits, and the goblin begins about 15 ft west of the prince, so must double move to get out into the throne room where everyone's weapons are...
The fireplace is 20 ft north of the prince, at center of the north wall of the hall... The goblins are about 30 ft southwest of the fireplace...
Altin is 10 ft west of the prince, only 5 ft from the goblins...
Wulfgar is 10 ft from the fireplace, between it and Prince Henry, who is about 10 ft south of Wulfgar...
Sulayman sits about 20 ft southwest of the prince, and is in good position to tackle the fleeing goblin, who is about 10 ft north of Sulayman, and must run right past him to escape...
Volreg is 5 ft south of Sulayman...
Lord Perpireen perches on a rafter 20 ft above the goblin minstrels...
Mwikali sits 10 ft east of the prince, 30 ft east of the goblins...
I'm interested in linking images of maps for combat and to help you visualize complex scenes, but I'm afraid I'm not very savvy about the best ways to do that. Anyone have any ideas on how to link photos of maps I draw? Or is it better to draw them with a paint tool and link them?
Obviously, linking url is easy...I guess I need help figuring out how to upload a photo I take or a paint file I draw to the internet so I can link them...
Male CG Human (Varisian) Kineticist 5 | HP 55/55 (5NL) | AC 18 T 15 FF 14 | CMB +3, CMD 18 | F: +9, R: +9, W: +2 | Init: +10 | Perc: +10 | Speed 30ft | Burn 6/7 | [ooc]Active Effects: Force Ward (7/7); Elemental Overflow +1/+2
Oh, this is going to be grand. Who is going to win, the goblins, or the adventurers? Stay tuned for the next episode......
I have also requested access as so I am able to see the link, and as to what is going on.
Google slides is pretty good for multiple images and maps, as it works very similar to Power Point in Microsoft Office, so multiple maps can be made and drawn on with each different slide.
Hey look a battle map, I'm impressed! Sorry I've been playing PBP for almost four years, but haven't sat at a table with an actual map since college. Sinse it was the year 'Another One Bites the Dust' came out as a single (yeah that's right boys and girls, a single, vinyl and all) I'll let you do the math.
Hey look a battle map, I'm impressed! Sorry I've been playing PBP for almost four years, but haven't sat at a table with an actual map since college. Sinse it was the year 'Another One Bites the Dust' came out as a single (yeah that's right boys and girls, a single, vinyl and all) I'll let you do the math.
Hehe! Great song for a battle, Another One Bites the Dust... Love Queen!
Now that I know how to link photos, we will have battle mat shots for all combats and complex tactical situations. Should help visualization and immersion.
Little disappointed did not get to do something in the time slot of him fining out what was going down. Hummm,... I am going to post his acts as if the next 5 mins did not happen so I can get them in.
Sorry if it messes anything up, but if I do it right it should not.
EDIT:
And that's how you recon, fit in with whats been posted and then get the hell out the way, over to everyone else. :)
Little disappointed did not get to do something in the time slot of him fining out what was going down. Hummm,... I am going to post his acts as if the next 5 mins did not happen so I can get them in.
Sorry if it messes anything up, but if I do it right it should not.
EDIT:
And that's how you recon, fit in with whats been posted and then get the hell out the way, over to everyone else. :)
"Ah what a sight to behold. Clean crisp water to wash away the dirt and grime. Rejuvenate the skin and soak away the weight of the world from our weary bodies." She says going over to put her hand in one of the pools and uttered a satisfactory almost pleasurable moan before she pulled it free and smiled.
"So let us shed these garments and soak away our cares!"
Not because it matters, but I just don't historically remember. Mixed bathing or separate area's for men and women? (I thought separate, but if it's the palace there may be only one pool)
Not because it matters, but I just don't historically remember. Mixed bathing or separate area's for men and women? (I thought separate, but if it's the palace there may be only one pool)
Mixed, as there is but one big pool at the palace.
