Taliesin's Way of the Wicked

Game Master Merddyn

Do we wait for our turn to roll knowledge checks?

No, you can make them now. Although I'm about to post for snakes so it'll be your turn soon anyway.

So, what's up with the extra 2 Acrobatics checks? Isn't it just one check at a higher DC to go through their space?

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Ah, I see we are both wrong. One per foe, so two total. The second one passes. My mistake. I'll edit my post.

I know the DR in this encounter is a pain, but don't forget under the Feat Tax rules we're using, anyone with a BAB of 1 or higher may use power attack, deadly aim or combat expertise without using a feat to unlock it.
It may not be worth the penalty to hit for you, but the option is there.

Thanks for the reminder Silarsha! Extra damage, especially when you might not damage anyway, seems worth it here!

To determine whether your target has cover from your ranged attack, choose a corner of your square. If any line from this corner to any corner of the target’s square passes through a square or border that blocks line of effect or provides cover, or through a square occupied by a creature, the target has cover (+4 to AC).

This includes allies, giving them soft cover. So you can fire into melee without soft cover, but it is hard to do. Your last attack had soft cover, you still hit though. A very large part of these creatures armor is Natural Armor.

I'm placed

Me too.

edit: can't move my token for a few hours at least, but effectively I would be where Silarsha is, or just north of her.

Placed. Talia, you are next to Silarsha, but idk if that is where you want.

Yep, that's where I had in mind (assuming Sil has no issues being up one space instead). :)

No issues. It's all the same.

Anyone heard from Wocket or Heverly lately? It's been a little bit since we've seen them post.

Been sick, and haven't seen an opening to do much.

I'm here. Sorry, I'll post now.

I assume the room with the waterlogged coffins is not pitch black like the one before it?

Correct

GM just a reminder, Silarsha is using the Circlet to change her physical appearance to a shorter, thinner, dark haired, darker skinned woman.
She's still armed/ armored, but doesn't look like an escaped Ulfen barbarian. (Exact description was posted back on page 8)

Yeah, it was just the misogyny thing. You were the only one showing weapons.

I think letting Sir Balin have a couple of rounds with the draugr would be best. Once the fight is just about complete, I'd imagine we would then leap upon the winning side.

Unrelated, GM, what would it take to have my two teddy bears function as saps?

Unrelated, GM, what would it take to have my two teddy bears function as saps?

Saps?

Let me look into it. It'll definitely be a craft type thing, but I've got to go over some comparison's before I can give a definitive answer.

Diving in on Balin wth the last draugr seems to align with what I had in mind (per my above post). Anyone opposed to this?

GM, we saw that slashing damage was quite effective against the Draugr, correct?

Yep, that combined with Heverly's knowledge and what she shared, you easily know that.

I realize it is the weekend, I will give Heverly till Monday morning, then I'm just going to bot her for now. I am also going to try to contact her via email

Thanks for the update.

Sorry about that. I'm here. Posted.

You can go ahead and make stabilizing throws all in one post till you either make it or die, then we'll just count the rounds.

GM: To speed things along, and to make narrating the combats easier, would you consider listing target AC for the enemies we fight?

I've seen it done in other games, and it seems to help when you know if you hit or not.

I think I'm alright with that in some instances. I'm undecided on others. For now I'll do it in cases where it should be a fairly easy battle (such as the remaining Draugr).

That's fine. I assumed there will be times when it's better to keep some mystery.

We're waiting on Talia and Wocket.

Sorry, I had a post ready yesterday but couldn't see Silarsha on the map at the time. I figured she was moving her pawn and I'd post it later.

Also, from what I remember didn't we get a potion from the Branderscar guards? Does anyone still have it for Heverly?

Oh dang, I've got it, and I remember thinking I should use it. The drugar is just right there, tho.

I can move forward for next round....

Well, I was just assuming we could use it after the draugr goes down, or if it's too hardy, after we lure it away from her.

Sorry about that Talia, my token was under the dead Draugr.
For what it's worth this was a good plan, until I stopped being able to hit anything three rounds ago.

No problem, Taliesin!

No worries.
Only dying of a cliffhanger here.
:)

While I'm just literally dying. XD

Man, if I'd known a crit was coming, I might have done another earth blast instead!

I am so sorry this has taken me so long. Really bad week, I promise I will do better after this week. Next post within the hour. Everyone still here?

Due to some changes in schedule and habits, I'm going to have to withdraw from this game. I'm just not on this site as often as I used to be. On the bright side, I'm spending more time on my second book.

I was just getting into the party dynamic, but there's no way I can maintain a Pathfinder character with how rarely I'm on a desktop computer with open internet access. I'm also sorry this has come so suddenly, and after a long gap in contact.

Dang, I'm sorry to hear that Wocket. We'll definitely miss you.

I'm still here.

Still here!

Good luck on your book Wocket! :D

The next set of posts will be a little more loose in format. It's essentially a three month training montage. You guys have some time to do some crafting or retraining or whatever, though not the whole three months, because training will take up a lot of your time. Throw out a couple scenes to describe your three months and I'll throw out a few to describe your time with Thorn and Tiadora. The white Ravens are gone by this point, no amount of asking will reveal where they went or why. I'll start working on the posts this weekend. In addition you will all get another trait, assigned by me (to represent Thorn's individual training). I have some idea of what might benefit you, but if you have a specific request for something you'd like to be better at, feel free to let me know.

Finally, durring this time you level up to level three.

Edit: We will definitely miss you, but as a writer myself, I can say more time for your book is a great thing. Good luck and have fun.

Now, while kineticist is psudoarcane, it would seem to me that you may want someone moreso skilled in that way. What do you all think of that? Would you rather try as is? Now is probably the best time to introduce a new character should we choose that route.

Hey there, still here as well! Sad to see you go, Wocket, but I understand the difficulty of keeping up especially without regular computer access. Good luck indeed. :)

Taliesin, I will respond to your questions/request for actions during the 3 months in a bit but I'm not able at the moment.

No problem, I expect this part might take a little bit.

Yay level up! :D EDIT: I will make the changes today. Changes made!

Traits: Dealer's choice!

Is Grumblejack still around? Is there a way for him to be useful to our organization, or would it be better if he left? No problem if it would be better if he left, but that will impact my montage either way!

I'd like to have an arcane caster in the party! While not super important at this level (at least IME), the higher we go, the more important they are (again, at least IME).

GM, would we be looking to recruit a 5th, or rebuild a current character? I like being a rogue, but if a sneaky caster is what we need, I'm not opposed to that if the group prefers 4 people to 5. If we recruit a 5th, I'd prefer if they invested in Bluff/Disguise to fit with the group. Deceit is something this party has invested in and seems to be a method we are all enjoying!

I'm sorry that you're dropping out Wocket.
It was fun so far, and I was looking forward to more.
With that said, real life trumps games, so have fun, and all the best for you going forward!

GM, no worries, I think we all have times like that.

I think a 5th full arcane caster is a good idea, as they cover a gap that the rest of us can't fill. I'll go along with everyone else's decision, but I'm in favor of the extra body.

Edit to add, I'll level her up in the next few days, work is going into mid-year evaluations, and I've got 10 due this week.
Not sure how much "fun" typing I'll have time for, but I'll try to jump in asap.