If you had a level 6 person, you wouldn't get a choice. =)
Anyway, looks like the majority would prefer low, so we'll stay there.
Though, as a side note, the next person to level up (which should be after this one) ... and you won't get the choice going forward, I don't believe. The next 2 after this will be 6-7 with the four player adjustment, no matter what.
OK, have weathered the work storm!
Always dread this week. =)
Should be able to get us going later today! (FINALLY!)
Heh.
Just in time for Paizocon. Much preferred it when it was in July... ever since they moved it to memorial day, it conflicts with my busy work week, and I can't go anymore.
And I'm in Seattle!
Dealing with some ongoing medical stuff, will be back in the seat tomorrow.
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GM, a question regarding Intense Spells:
If I'm casting a spell with multiple rays, each requiring their own To-Hit roll, how does the extra damage get assigned?
* To the first ray of the group?
* To a random ray?
* To the first one that hits?
* To a ray of my choosing?
Can I see the results of the rolls before making my choice?
It's going to make a difference, especially if some rays hit and others don't.
My Google-Fu fails to elucidate the answer to me. What think you?
Hmm... I've always just applied it to the first ray, for my evoker.
But now that I think on it, I've rarely cast any of his ray spells, so rarely thought of the significance.
It seems to me that the intensity comes about as you send it out, before you know if it actually hits, so I'd say no, you can't decide after rolling.
So once that's off the table, which ray it is really doesn't matter... though people would be apt to pick the one they know is going to hit, in pbp... so probably best to just say it always applies to a specific ray (I'd go with the first one) to avoid any such suspicions.
Heh. That's fine =)
Heh... I've been a bit behind too for the past while. =)
It's all good.
Out of the country for 3 or 4 days....
Might be a little scarce during that time.
We'll see.
Back Stateside...
Thanks for your patience!
Will update soon as I can. =)
OK, back online, thanks for your patience!
Will be moving us along today. Hopefully shouldn't be any more long delays from here.
Hey, its the worldwound... things are not going to be sunshine and roses most days =)
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I can't wait for this encounter to finish, so I can go back and read all the spoilers to other characters. :-)
I really like how the GM is handling this. It's difficult managing having characters be their own unreliable narrators, but the group is doing great. I just hope we snap out of it before there's an embarrassing psychic-vs-wizard knife fight.
dangit. I typed up a nice long post yesterday...
Then go to check on responses this morning, and there's no post!
What the hell!?
Yeah I've come across this a couple times. It can't be automatic like a Cleric delivering a healing spell because of the distance. What I would request is that a willing ally be treated as "Helpless" like if I was administering healing to an unconscious ally; they are not resisting the dose at all, I would hope. That would grant them DEX of 0 for that attack but still requiring an attack roll plus any range penalties. Is that acceptable?
That is definitely not going to happen. Helpless is a completely different animal.
Flat-footed I can work with, but is something the target PC has to agree to, and will apply until their next turn.
Combat is an abstract representation, that, though it appears turn-based, actually is all going on at roughly the same time. If one person decides to stand there, and make no attempt to move, than that will apply to not just an ally, but a nearby enemy as well.
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Yeah I've come across this a couple times. It can't be automatic like a Cleric delivering a healing spell because of the distance. What I would request is that a willing ally be treated as "Helpless" like if I was administering healing to an unconscious ally; they are not resisting the dose at all, I would hope. That would grant them DEX of 0 for that attack but still requiring an attack roll plus any range penalties. Is that acceptable?That is definitely not going to happen. Helpless is a completely different animal.
I hear that. Fine to explore other options.
Flat-footed I can work with, but is something the target PC has to agree to, and will apply until their next turn.
Combat is an abstract representation, that, though it appears turn-based, actually is all going on at roughly the same time. If one person decides to stand there, and make no attempt to move, than that will apply to not just an ally, but a nearby enemy as well.
Understand the abstraction but the melee touch attacks on willing subjects get no such penalty. Certainly they are in the same din of battle as this. As contract enemies are not flat footed as the targets of a ranged attack either.
If the compromise is that a willing ally receive no beneficial status from being on the receiving end of a heal I’m happy to roll the touch attack straight up.
In case it wasn't obvious, we approach the end of this scenario, and the half way point on our run.
For now, if you have some day job rolls, or faction card questions, feel free to roll and/or ask!
Session has been reported.
Will get to chronicles when I get some free time.
Then we will transition to the next scenario in line!
Feh... had guests this weekend, so didn't get to finish the chronicles.
For expediency's sake, and those looking to update/level for the next one, it will be 2 prestige/2 fame, and 1280 gp for those at level 4 (Alessio, Alrik, Kara), 2248 gp for those at level 5 (Floria, Sangkip, Huni).
Will do them today for sure (though probably not til I get home).
OK, sent off a chronicle to everyone but Alrik...
I don't appear to have pestered you for an email to send them too!
If you could send me one via PM, that'd be appreciated!
Otherwise, everyone let me know if there are any mistakes or the like.
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Looks great, thanks!
@Team, I hit lvl 5 and am looking to gameplan some character options.
I could take the Sand Bomb discovery that blinds on a hit or Ranged Baptism, which is considerably worse. The other bomb discoveries are just not going to do well against demons we've faced so far.
Willing to entertain other options as well.
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Chronicle looks good thanks.
For info Floria will be re-purchasing a scroll of Placebo effect and a potion of cure light wounds. She'll add to that a potion of cure moderate wounds for emergencies and a cracked magenta prism ioun stone to boost her diplomacy. Finally she'll grab a Lady's Mercy and remember to update her character sheet with the scroll of see invisibility and talisman of beneficial winds she bought on the last chronicle.
For Alessio sand bombs are ridiculous! Blindness is one of the most debilitating conditions in the game and inflicting it with no save via a touch attack is brutal.
As a GM, I'd probably hate it, that's for sure. 8P
In a home game I'd definitely not allow it to stand as is.
Just another example or rules bloat.
Point of order: If we delay the start of this next scenario until next monday, we could play it as part of Gameday, if folks cared about such things.
I had not intended to do this, but figured I'd throw it out there as an option, if you guys wanted.