Crap. Ah...good enough?
I'll be out for a couple of hours... hope things don't go too fast while I'm out... see you all later.
Well, this aught to be fun...
I'm still bound and without any means to defend myself so I'll just skip rolling initiative.
If Sholano tosses you the picks, you could use them to pick your own manacles during the fight. Skill checks of most sorts are just a Standard action.
Would make for an exciting scene. :)
Oh, right - in the interest of speeding things along, I took a liberty or two in that last one. Hope no one objects.
I think you made the correct call.
Ah, hell. Welp, looks I'm taking this thing away. It wasn't narrated, but I assume Sholano managed to get back into position during the moment or so we had, so I'll proceed like that's the case.
Edit: Just had to leave the knife with the dwarf. *sigh*
Cosimy, I edited my attack post. Can you check and give me a ruling?
Can we get an initiative order posted please?
Init is always a bit of an issue in a new PBP
So far the high init folks were basically delaying to see what the guard did, so they couple probably jump in at any point.
I think the order currently looks like-
Sholano
Guards/Kyras
Travis
Quomaugh/Rose
Ulrich
A pretty good way of doing it to maintain an equilibrium between posting speed and initiative order would be to do it like this:
Group A
Sholano
Kyras
Guards
Group B
Travis
Quomaugh
Rose
Ulrich
In any given group, characters can post in any order. Then the guards go. Then the next group. Things flow pretty well that way.
Of course, this is just my suggestion. However Cosimy wants to run it is fine.
Rose, that's the way I've played it in several pbp's and it seems to work well. Just up to the DM to put the actions within a group in order where order matters.
But as you say, it's up to Cosmiy
The group A Group B thing looks fine, though would you guys mind if I rolled initiative for you? I think that would speed things up a little, too.
Would you guys want to switch to that system this fight (although it's almost over) or next fight?
I agree - if you roll for us that would definitely speed things up, and I am okay with it.
I'm okay with using the group thing now - we are in the middle of group B's init, if that's the case, right? except Kyras from group A is still in delay.
I would greatly prefer if you rolled init for us and just posted the groups.
GM, did you see my edit in the game thread? I had a math screw up and potentially cheated myself out of as much as 5 points of damage.
Okay, that's what I'll do from now on.
And yes, I did see your edits. She's much closer to death or unconciousness now, and if the others kill her or knock her out quickly the other one may not even notice.
With the group system, Quomaugh or Ulrich can post now.
Oh I forgot the bonus for thieves tools so that's a 19. I think that's successful (hopefully) so I'll use my move action to stand if I'm freed.
Welp, that's probably insufficient. Check me out with the failing to unlock people while the fight goes on.
would you guys mind if I rolled initiative for you?
Please do. Also, where you feel characters may observe something, make Perception checks as you wish.
Hm. I was under the impression we were still in rounds, due to the other guards outside. Yes/no?
I made a post and then realized I was posting to the wrong thread. So here is the real answer- No, you're not.
Ah. Cool.
In that case, here's some more Device Disabling.
Define "chemicals"
Basically, anything you need to prepare your extracts/mutagens/bombs/whatever. It would be put in there with the thought of your character, so you can pretty much say what he's got. As long as for game terms, it's a day's supply of things he needs for alchemist things.
I'll assume the components are likewise a spanning set for me.
Also, I'm guessing neither of us got books.
No, but there's one in the prison (somewhere).
Could be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure mimicking someone is Bluff, or maybe Disguise. Linguistics would confuse me, but I guess it's possible. Cosmiy? What's your thought? I only ask because this is a trick I intend to pull fairly often, and it would be good to know which skill I should be keeping up with.
Edit: Also, does Kyras still have spells prepared? 'cause that'd be damn handy.
Who's armed with what at this point? Quomagh's got the sword, Ulrich has a dagger - anything else? I didn't notice any. In which case, Sholano's probably gonna snatch up the spare dagger.
Travis has no weapon - doesnt need one.
I'm not armed at this point, but I plan on picking up something soon.
We entered the prison with spells prepared. My selection could have been more useful, but he didn't know he'd end up here that morning.
Mimicking someone is bluff, yes.
Rose - are you sure you don't want the guard's truncheon or something? - not an elegant weapon, but better than attacking unarmed without the feat.
Forgot about that. Thanks, I'll grab it.
Sorry for the mixup. Let this roll replace the linguistics check:
Cosimy can we get a map link since we're heading out? Thank you.
Ulrich should have a good time with Ogre anatomy!
Travis, the voice is the that of the unconscious guard from earlier (acted by Kyras). With a natural 20 on the bluff, I suppose he sounds just the part - and it would be an Elf to sound like a woman, eh?
So I can't heal the ogre because Paizo is dumb and forces me to take a discovery tax to share extracts...and I get my first discovery at level 2 :\
Just so you know DM, that skill check works like Detect Magic when it comes to identifying potions.
A 22 is a pretty good check there, Kyras - probably would pass inspection unless he knows her particularly well.
Ok, so-
We now have our only means of healing someone.
Giving it to the ogre would give us a powerful meat shield and help cement a potential ally. On the other hand, it leaves us with no insurance if someone takes a nasty hit.
Thoughts?
well, someone's already taken a nasty hit - Travis took 8 dmg out of 10 hp, but like you say, giving to the ogre would give us a powerful, if unpredictable ally.
otoh, might want to save it until someone goes unconscious since we have no other means of healing and carrying someone would be grievously disadvantageous.
Boo unrealistic class feature taxes boooooo
I completely agree. Feat and ability taxes are awful.
I think we're waiting on quomaugh. I have him distracted, come on in.
Quomaugh, you still with us? I hope he's okay...
If Quomaugh doesn't post by the time I get on later today, can Rose just kill the guard?
In other news, I will be travelling for the next few days. I will have access to the internet, and will probably have access to a pdf of Way of the Wicked, but my posting will be sporatic at best. Sorry.
Safe travels.
Yeah, I'll give him until tonight.
Sorry guys, apparently the boards decided to stop tracking the thread for me.
I have no idea why it does that sometimes.
I've had that happen on occasion - it really bites when it does occur. Glad to hear you're still with us! Now, go kill that guard!