Well my roommate hardly ever gets sick but my immune system is much weaker then most when it comes to getting sick but I take half of much time to get over it. It is really weird.
Just saw Star Wars again after a binge watch of the original Trilogy with my brother and best friend.
Seriously, how is it so good?
Anyway, update inbound. After today, no more major distractions except Christmas Day, so expect regular updates for the next few weeks.
Gave some thought, maybe I can do the Slayer (Sniper) archetype. Give us some ranged support, and I can get the sneak attack on enemies with my bow at nearly any range as long as I'm first undetected.
That sounds pretty cool, Hiranno, though I'll have to look at Slayer again. I think that since it's a hybrid of Rogue you can't technically dip into it (due to Ninja being an alternate form of Rogue and all). Give me a short bit as I look into it.
I was under the impression that they had lifted that restriction, but I can't recall where I read that.
Only problem is my will saves will still be fairly low.
If it's allowed the sniper slayer could be very nice. The will save can always be dealt with through magic or a feat.
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A couple leveles in Mesmerist would help your will saves, though dipping into a class with primarily offensive spells is usually not great.
I'm worried about Zeldana... @DM Alistair: I'll suggest that you "bot" her character until she comes back to keep things moving/interesting. It's certainly not an ideal solution, but better than waiting forever. Hopefully everything is alright and she'll pick up herself soon.
By the way I'm not sure it's fair to give her the option of chosing the cards without at least some direction as she doesn't know what the game might bring.
I LIVE!!! Mostly... Sorry about that guys, after running a 102 fever all Sunday night and into early Monday morning I went to the doctor. I now have antibiotics, steroids, and cough syrup! I also found out that if you take the antibiotics too late in the evening the keep you awake... You would think the doctors would have told you that... Oh well. I'm still a little out of it as the drugs work their magic to fight this off but if you could give me a but of direction I'll happily pick the cards.
I'm guessing it will take a while for him to respond, if only because that seems to be a theme of everything we've been doing so far... Maybe just go with something like "about to undertake adventure" "will face danger" etc? I don't know the contents of the first book if there is any more specific guidance that could be given.
Welcome back Zeldana! I hope your medicines have you feeling better quickly.
Glad you're well, Zeldana! As for direction, well, as I said, you may choose the cards, but if you wish, direction I shall give - The idea is something major, something dark, but rays of hope or overcoming the trials ahead with great difficulty!
Also, it does look like they lifted the restriction for the most part, so yes, you may dip into Slayer, Hiarnno, though it does say that some abilities may become redundant. Best of luck with that, and I can't wait to see what you build up!
Okay, once we get a quick update from Zel, we'll move to the swallowtail release!
Redundant abilities don't stack which is fine by me, I only need the one ones that don't. :D
Sounds good to me, Hiranno. As long as everyone is happy with the story and their characters, I'm happy too.
Everyone having a nice time with friends and family?
It's nice, though it's also extremely tiresome to deal with a tiny kid at the same time.
Aww... Yeah, I have to babysit my niece and nephew New Years Eve during the day. Handful, but fun! Going to show them the original Jungle Book Disney movie.
Happy Holidays from me to all of you! Be safe and have fun!
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Hope everyone is having a fun and safe time! Just got some new shoes, new clothes and a new wallet. Fiancee got a purse, new blouse, some make-up and sundry things. Niece and nephew got bogged down with probably $500 worth of toys and books and games and clothes, so they are excited (though my nephew fell asleep right after lunch XD ).
Nice! I want Fallout so bad!
Anyway, I'll give Zel a short bit more and then I'll bot her to move the story along a little.
I am here, just back from the holidays and being ill. Meds have worked wonders and now I am back in the game! I shall post shortly.
Great to see you back. Maybe we can finally get thing rolling :). I'm going to bed shortly though, it's way too late here.
Well it is up to read now! ^_^ Sorry it took so long but thank you for being so patient!
Also I hope I did well with the cards.
I'm around, but will be gone for the day.
I like what you did with the cards. Thought I'm not sure what, if any disaster will occur, there will at some point be something we have to stop.
Very nice with the cards, Zel!
Alright, sorry for absence, back to game!
I think you can just proceed to the festival and Zeldana can reply to me in her next post.
The map appears to be edit-able, but I don't know if you want us to move our tokens. I'll just describe my movements in ooc until I know what you want us to do.
Since it's our initiative now I think you can just move. Also I'm going to cast bless. Not sure if actions are resolved in most favorable order for us or in order as written though. An 18 is unlikely to miss against flatfooted AC though...
It's probably a good idea to include vital statistics under the character Alias, that way DM Alistair doesn't have to comb through the sheets to look things up. We do want to make things easier for our GM right? :) Just add it to the line with "Class".
I see that I forgot one skill rank for Irisa on her sheet :(.
I actually have your all's character sheets copied over and core stats saved in another note on my computer.
I'm leaving the maps editable so you all may move your tokens as you see fit as long as they do not exceed movement rate.
As for actions, they are resolved in the order they are posted. As for spells, again, they are resolved in posted order. So if you cast Bless, the people who post after the spell is cast are Blessed.
I hope we didn't lose anyone due to the long hiatus :(. Though I guess people might be on vacation still. Do people think that at least one post per day is reasonable?
I put the rank in knowledge nature due to her shamanistic training. We need knowledge local to know about Goblins right?
Did you remove the dead goblin from the map?
I'll have my game post up soon.
Zeldana, you need to chose where to place your blast. I'll put a couple templates on the map for you to chose from (just delete the one you don't want). I think the one 10 foot away from Tiriel is the one she killed, though I'm not sure... From your current position, you can only hit 3 of them if Tiriel did kill one.
I'm going to wait until the rest have posted, as my action will most likely to command some goblin so it provokes AoO from Tiriel (and hopefully some more).
@Sholti: You can just edit the post then switch the alias used to post.
@DM Alistair: Are the goblins carrying any other weapons than the dogslicers (I do want to command them to drop weapons if they have others)? Are they wearing armor (if they aren't I guess Hiranno might actually hit as with stealth she ends up at 11)? With the introduction of unchained it feels unfair how much easier it is for rogues to get dex to damage than for ninjas. They really should update ninja to unchained too. Would you consider allowing the 3pp feat deadly agility (not saying you should allow anything else from that publisher though, some of it is quite a bit more powerful than normal paizo material).
Hmm... That is a good problem you pose, Irisa. I don't think they'll update the Ninja, but for ease of play, I say that Hiranno may add Finesse Training from the Unchained Rogue to her Ninja to help bump her up.
Alright then, I'll incorporate that. Now I'll have to find a different feat. (Currently Core Weapon Finesse)
I hope people are ok with me pointing out things. I'm just trying to be helpful. I know some people find it annoying though. Please tell me if there is something I could do differently though. I guess we are just waiting on Hiranno? Though Zeldana didn't say what she was using her evil eye for.
(Moved from Gameplay to cut down on endless OOC posts there)
@Oyzer: Nah, I'm fine to let Alistair make the decision. It's already becoming a hypothetical of a hypothetical: If the goblin doesn't save and so provokes,...etc. I'm distinguishing between what would seem like a normal attack against an active enemy and what would more or less be a coup de grace against an incapacitated enemy. IF Sholti needs to, and then does, spot the difference, she would not coup de grace. I don't want to metagame the decision to use nonlethal.
@Zeldana: Yeah, it's probably a good idea to specify what the hex will affect since you choose. It saves an extra posting exchange because Alistair can go ahead and apply it if successful rather than asking which one first and waiting for your answer.
Sorry for my absence.
@Irisa
It's fine in my opinion. I tend to forget a rule or two and need to be reminded.
How is Hiranno proficient with fighting fan? That's not a normal ninja proficiency. Too bad you weren't using you wakizaki this round as you would have crit. Why aren't you using your bite attack? Are you in human form?
As for feat suggestions:
two weapon fighting, dodge, iron will, toughness, shadow strike, magical tail (though not really worth it until you get some way in, but it's cool if you are going for that 9 tailed kitsune flavor). Eventually fox shape and piranha strike.
@Irisa
Just realized I shouldn't even have the fan, although for some reason I thought it was, my mistake. Will have to find something else to use. Yes she is in human form.
Thank you for the feat suggestions.
@Irisa
I'll replace with an equivalent damage wise, say the fan broke. Thank again for bringing that up. Lage oversight on my part.
I'm thinking of getting the Sai as it would be equal and damage and cheaper.