So a silence spell and some invisibility would do the job hopefully... Nime can do gaseous form scouting again right?
Sure. She'll get a total of twelve minutes.
Send her in first for a scout run and investigation of where we need to go, then we can all go in sneaky sneaky like. :) Shen would like to avoid killing if we can.
Okay, let me know your exact plan and I will post tomorrow morning.
Wait one more hour.
Sneak in under invis and silence.
Head straight for the passage under the altar and head down it.
Simples! Right?
Don't forget about the Peacock Shrine on the altar! This shrine gives every enemy in the temple and dungeons beneath it fast healing 10. You might want to disable it, but doing so will definitely alert the priests here so it's up to you.
Hmm. Quick disable and then get down the tunnel maybe... there must be a reason they don't use it.
Map updated!
Between the wait and the level up, have we had time to refresh spell slots? Barring the ones spent on invisibility for our infiltration, I mean.
Yes, you were able to rest and get your spells back.
Awesome. Now, because of a new ability Theo got with this level of Dragon Disciple, I need to ask because I can't remember and it'll affect what new 6th level spell I grab here.
While under the effects of form of the dragon I, can you still cast spells? Considering combining it with transformation to finally get into some proper melee combat with a prestige class that was meant to be a switch-hitter (spells at range, claws in melee).
Yes, you can cast spells as a dragon. :)
Perfect. >:D
Is there a relevant knowledge check for the fiends?
Also level:
+7HP
+1 5th/6th per day
+1 6th known.
Immunity to Disease and Poison.
Many skills. (About 30, because I realised I've not been allowing for my Int increases!)
Planes, sorry.
Spells used:
Nime: Silence x1. Invis on self (ability).
Shen: Grtr Invis (self), See Invis (self), Invis (Rudrik), Heroism (Rudrik), Telepathic Bond (whole group)
Theo: Grtr Invis (self).
Sounds about right for the long-term/infiltrate spells right?
Theo, do you want a Heroism as well if you're going to spend more time in CC?
Oracle 13
HP +5
Feat:
Steadfast Personality
New Spells:
4 - Neutralize Poison
5 - True Seeing
6 - Banishment
Skills: 7+2
Diplomacy +1, Intimidate +1, Knowledge (natue) +1, Knowledge (planes) +1, Knowledge (religion) +2, Sense Motive +1, Knowledge (history) +1, Perform (sing) +1
Theo, do you want a Heroism as well if you're going to spend more time in CC?
Should be right without it for now, I think.
I would like to do something that will require retraining. Not sure if we're at a point where we can do that, or if we still have more of this dungeon to do.
I want to take the Advanced Weapon Training feat a second time (which is allowed at Fighter level 9), and take the Weapon Specialist feature, then use that to get Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization with the entire heavy blades group. This then frees up my earlier purchases of those feats, which I want to convert over to Inspiring Bravery and Armor Focus (Full Plate).
Basically I get to turn my one 11th-level feat into two feats, but it means retraining those feats.
You can just go ahead and make those changes, Rudrik. No worries.
In that case, everyone gets a +2 on saves vs. mind-affecting effects while within 30' of Rudrik now!
Cool! Nime already gets a +1 on saves when she's near Rudrik, so she'll be sticking even closer to him.
I'm picturing Nime clinging to Rudrik's back and rubbing her cheek against his as he tries to explore the dungeon. :D
Doesn't everyone want a naked blue woman hanging on their back?
(No, she hasn't put her shorts back on. She's been distracted.)
Yes, please! :D
Ok, here's the breakdown.
Fighter 9
+9 hit points
+1 BAB, Ref saves, Will saves
Skills: +1 each of: Acrobatics, Disable Device, Perception, Stealth; Appraise, Handle Animal
Class feature improvement: Advanced weapon training: Instead of taking a new weapon group, took the advanced weapon training option Weapon Specialist, which grants me a number of feats equal to my weapon training (+2). Chose Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization, which now apply to the whole Heavy Blades group. This also raises my Heavy Blades bonuses to +2.
This frees up my 4th & 6th level bonus fighter combat feats, so those become Inspiring Bravery (my bravery bonuses now extend to allies within 30'), and Advanced Armor Training: Armored Juggernaut, which gives me DR 2/- in heavy armor and explicitly stacks with adamantine armor (total now DR 5/-).
Then for my 13th level feat I take Advanced Armor Training again: Armor Specialization, for another +2 to AC that improves as I gain more fighter levels.
AC 34, DR 5/-, but I still can't make saves vs. petrification.
I'm picturing Nime clinging to Rudrik's back and rubbing her cheek against his as he tries to explore the dungeon. :D
Does this mean I get to be a Jedi?
I'm picturing Nime clinging to Rudrik's back and rubbing her cheek against his as he tries to explore the dungeon. :DDoes this mean I get to be a Jedi?
Rudrik is pretty close already... Shen could do a good impression too :D
And we are facing the SithRuneLords...
"If you think I'm putting on that Yoda costume, you're sadly mistaken."
"This is not the dragon you're looking for." Shenuska says, pointing at Theo.
Really feeling like if Rudrik dies again I just need to go look up one of the "how to make a super-optimized tank" articles and just play that.
Nah. He's doing the tank's job. Nime's just been too occupied trying to banish the outsiders to do her job of healer.
A good tank doesn't die repeatedly. Obviously I need better mitigation and saves. I should be pushing AC 40 right now to keep up with the creatures we're fighting.
DR is better than AC long run. It's impossible to keep AC high enough to beat attacks at higher levels.
Lots of die rolls to make here, I’ll update in the morning when I get to work.
Hey sorry I disappeared for ANOTHER five months; serious construction began on my street a few days after Christmas and disrupted my internet connection until about three days ago. Thank y'all for doing a dedication to Sara at the end of WftC, I read it earlier and was very touched.
idk if I'll quite be able to return to regular play (like I could do one or two games but when I left I was in something like eight or ten games which I definitely couldn't handle rn) but if y'all haven't written Calendula off and would have me back I'd like to keep playing her. I love the character and more importantly, I love playing with the five of y'all.
You're welcome to return here if you're still interested, Calendula. We had your character temporarily leave on a holy quest from Iomedae. It's possible that you were captured and the others can find you here in the prison they are in in short order. You'll need to level your character up to 13. Go ahead and take the difference in WBL between 13 and 8 to spend on additional gear. And welcome back. We missed you at the end of WftC. :)
Goodness knows we need a better tank ;)
Hey Callie (:P)
Good to see you again. You were much missed. And Rudrik has died a few times since then so come back and save us the diamond dust?
Glad to have you back, Calendula!
Great to hear from you! :)
Nime will be tickled purple to have Calendula back again.
Gee y'all sure know how to make a lady feel special, ^^
I'm slowly leveling Calendula back up, but Brainiac, please refresh my memory, how do you feel about combining unique items? She has Inheritor's Light and the Bracers of the Merciful Knight already, I was hoping to combine them respectively with the Crusader's Longsword and the Bracers of the Avenging Knight by paying 50750 (the cost of the crusader's longsword + half the cost of Inheritor's Light) and 17250 (1.5x the cost of the Bracers of the Avenging Knight)
You can combine them for 1.5x cost.
Her rebuild is almost ready, I just have one question for the group: should I take Hands of Valor or Channeled Revival for my level 13 feat?
If it makes any difference, Nime has both breath of life and raise dead. So barring something happening to her we've got that avenue covered.
Holding for the fighters... :)
All ready; I'll send Brainiac a DM in re a concept of what Calendula's quest was and how she might have wound up in a prison in the a Temple of the Peacock Spirit
Shenuska and Theo are up!
Calendula, you are all set to resume posting!
So this auto-sheet I've been using? I just realised I've left Shield turned on for ages.
I'll have Theo actually cast it right before we go into the next room. Really wish that thing had a longer duration or something. Or that Mage Armour wasn't completely eclipsed by bracers of armour.