He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Technically, small PCs have to swim almost everywhere down here (because we all float down here) so specificity is kinda important. As it is Tofang's icon isn't in the room yet.
As a side note, if anyone is having trouble placing your icon on the map let the rest of us know, and someone can place it for you as needed.
Male N Wayang | Alchemist (gun chemist, mindchemist) 6 | HP 57/57 | With Barkskin & cogn.: AC 28 T 15 FF 25, Normal: AC 23 T 16 FF 18 | CMB +2, CMD 17 | F: +9, R: +12, W: +7 | Init: +5 | Perc: +11 | Alch. ordnance 11/11 | Folio Reroll 1/1 | Chaldira Reroll 1/1 | Darkvision | Speed 20ft, on riding dog 40ft | Riding Dog HP 13/13 | Familiar HP 28/28 | Active conditions: Heightened Awareness, Barkskin
My problem is that although I have slides on my phone I cannot move my icon. :-/ Would be great if you could move me. Assume he is swimming around once searching all areas.
Male Nagaji Bloodrager 3: Hit Points 31; AC 18/11/17; Fort+6 Ref+4 Will+3 (+4); Init+1; Perc+7
Fentar stays close to the halfling's light, "Let's get you out of the water."
The powerful Nagaji str18 lifts the halfling and carries him over to the bookshelves 40ft movement normally, moving quarter speed, "Hold up that light for me, don't get too far away."
My problem is that although I have slides on my phone I cannot move my icon. :-/ Would be great if you could move me. Assume he is swimming around once searching all areas.
If you want to describe the movement of your icon (10 to the north then 20 to the east, etc.), then I will happily move it on the map for you.
The World's Most Interesting GM wrote:
Directly to the north [Rectitude], and the small paladin see a blue light zip between book shelves just above the water. It is there one moment and out of sight the next.
The World's Most Interesting GM wrote:
Ignoring the eerie light to the north....
I was assuming from the earlier post that Kolris didn't see the light. Regardless, he found something interesting...
Engrossed in the floating scroll tube that he finds, Kolris doesn't notice the light. He checks the seal on the tube and--if it appears safe--he attempts to open it, to see what the contents are.
LG halfling male paladin 1/UnRogue 3 | hp 33/33 | AC 21, Touch 16 , Flat-Footed 17 | Initiative +4 | Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +3 | Perception +8, Sense Motive +6 | Smite Evil 1/1 | GM Reroll 0/1
Active Effects:
None
Thanks, GM and Fentar. Rectitude, I think I'll be taking you up on your offer sooner or later.
Managing to keep most of his dignity during the process, Derkhan nods sternly at Fentar in thanks, draws a gladius, and creeps forward toward the blue light he saw.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Kolris Isimlothe wrote:
Tofang Siyaah wrote:
My problem is that although I have slides on my phone I cannot move my icon. :-/ Would be great if you could move me. Assume he is swimming around once searching all areas.
If you want to describe the movement of your icon (10 to the north then 20 to the east, etc.), then I will happily move it on the map for you.
Irony. :) I've got you both on the map.
Kolris carefully investigates his new find to make sure it is safe. It appears so.
Meanwhile, his fellows look about the room coming up with interesting, but currently unimportant waterlogged bits of literature, and scholarship.
Fentar hoists the flailing Derkhan out of the water and onto a bookcase. Who knew that paladins and water did not get along? Derkhan now standing atop a veritable benighted forest of cases walks along the case to the far end where he sees a series of iridescent shapes and squiggles whirling and dancing above the water.
What Derkhan Sees:
If you are reading this you may (if able) make a Knowledge (planes) check to identify the phenomenon your PC is seeing. Open all the spoilers below that apply.
Knowledge (planes) DC 12+
Spoiler:
Among the tiny dancing lights, there is one particular swirl that is actually a creature known as voidworm. Voidworms are tiny iridescent outsiders native to the roiling chaos plane of Pandemonium.
Knowledge (planes) DC 17+
Spoiler:
Voidworms are or are at least related to proteans amorphous beings of raw chaos and novelty.
Knowledge (planes) DC 22+
Spoiler:
The slap of a voidworm's tail can induce confusion in a struck target.
Derkhan can also see a number of exits around the perimeter of the round room.
Note the room is dark except for the strange light show in the far end and the party's own light sources. The book shelves block most light so much of the room is considered to be dimly lit.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Two of the larger, greener members of the party move forward through the water toward the light.
"Go into the light!" Fentar and Rectitude can open the spoiler above marked "What Derkhan Sees".
Kolris looks the brass case over. It is an ornately sculpted tube with a screw-on cap and a raised serpentine dragon design running around its outer surface. Inside he finds a rolled up bamboo scroll with arcane writing upon it.
Tofang finds a second scroll case similar to the one Kolris found. This one has a fish design.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The swirling light show moves further north into an alcove.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Suddenly the lights disappear plunging the sub-basement into darkness!
Something rises out of the water very, very close to Derkhan, who only knows this because of the sound of the water running off whatever is making the noise, into the water below.
The noise is coming directly from to Derkhan's west, and its so close that Derkhan can smell the rotting stench of death in the breath(?) of whatever it is that was making that god awful sound right next to him--as it was making it. He can feel something like slime hitting that side of his face body even being 10 feet up.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Rectitude wrote:
Rectitude holding a sunrod. Do we get any light from that?
You can!--Indirectly (bookshelves) Some of the sunrod's light reflects off the vaulted stone roof to allow the space next to Derkhan to be merely dim allowing the halfling a look at the giant corpse bird now looking him in the eyes with its own dead, white eyes. {blink}
Kolris's awareness triggers--unfortunately I rolled a 2. :(
ConditionsDeep boggy floor space. With the only light (other than the party's) coming from the room above through a hole in the ceiling 15 feet above the floor to the south much of the room is dark or dim.
Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Fentar
__ Tofang
__ Rectitude
__ Thing in the Dark
__ Derkhan
__ Jezu
__ Kolris
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Rectitude wrote:
Assuming movement is 6:1 from the bog (4 squares) and squeezing (2 squares). I can move, move two squares.
Rectitude squeezes his bulk between the bookshelves to try to get to his halfling friend.
Yes, going up the center is slow going, the center aisle is filled with paper and books washed off the shelves as well as stacks of books and even a submerged step-stool that were just in the walkway from before the flood.
Fentar Palomine wrote:
Hefting his sword, Fentar follows the light and finds himself facing the gross bird thing, "I don't think this is what the fish wanted, is it?"
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
A tiny neon blue comet shoots out from one of the back alcoves careening down the center aisle, swirling through the air like a Varisian rocket. There is something off about it. It's hard to focus on, and the air around it ripples like desert haze. It zips past Derkhan before he can react, and buzzes over Rectitude.
Seeing the eerie blue light the gigantic corpse bird shrieks again in Derkhan's face spraying him with whatever disgusting black death ichor that fills it, then it leaps at the bookcase tipping it back into the one behind it!
Derkhan before you take your turn, I need a Reflex save DC 15.
This is a repeat of the "What Derkhan Sees" section above reprinted here for convenience. Once your PC sees the blue blur they may make a Knowledge (planes) check to identify the phenomenon. Open all the following spoilers below that apply.
Knowledge (planes) DC 12+:
Among the tiny dancing lights, there is one particular swirl that is actually a creature known as voidworm. Voidworms are tiny iridescent outsiders native to the roiling chaos plane of Pandemonium.
Knowledge (planes) DC 17+:
Voidworms are or are at least related to proteans amorphous beings of raw chaos and novelty.
Knowledge (planes) DC 22+:
The slap of a voidworm's tail can induce confusion in a struck target.
"A voidworm! Not the circumstance I wanted to see one in, but wow!" Kolris' enthusiasm is definitely up as he quickly rattles through more pages of his memory. "Outsiders from Pandemonium--a pure Chaos plane!--Protean even. Blindsense, immunity to acid, resistance to both sound and electricity, attacks by grabbing and constricting, but it can slip from any grip, can change shape and even the location of organs. Precision attacks won't work well! Oh, and watch that tail slap; it'll knock you literally senseless!"
He whips out his rapier and slowly moves forward, quickly glancing left to get a view of the creature doing all the screeching down that way. He strikes when he sees a good opening.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Kolris Isimlothe wrote:
5' step
Not currently possible because of water and debris. Did you want Kolris to take a move action?
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The shelves topple, and Derkhan falls prone into the water at the thing's taloned feet.
Fentar swings at the creature with his sword and is rewarded with a hit that would be mortal in any beast that was, but all the Nagaji receives in return is a splash of black ichor that squirts from the wound all down the front of his armor.
LG halfling male paladin 1/UnRogue 3 | hp 33/33 | AC 21, Touch 16 , Flat-Footed 17 | Initiative +4 | Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +3 | Perception +8, Sense Motive +6 | Smite Evil 1/1 | GM Reroll 0/1
Active Effects:
None
Assuming its still just a move-action to stand while prone underwater, I will do so, drawing the attack of opportunity. I'm not going to try to swim to the surface and will begin holding my breath (28 rounds total).
"Blurbl."
Derkhan stabs out at the creature.
Attack, Piranha Strike:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28-2 if I don't qualify as having a firm footing, but my gear is of sufficient weight. To confirm:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13 Damage:1d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9piercing. Damage if crit confirms:1d4 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Yes, please. If that provokes for some reason, please use the spoilered OP&R, above, for the AoO and I'll add another here to defend against any attack on its initiative.
Opportune Parry & Riposte:
Parry, +1 rapier:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 271 panache point & 1 AoO if used
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
20% miss chance (blur effect):1d100 ⇒ 9
Somehow Kolris's blade goes astray! As he stabs forward the blade, stretches and spirals into infinity around the iridescent sky eel, but when he draws it back it looks the same as always.
Derkhan Ashgale wrote:
Assuming its still just a move-action to stand while prone underwater, I will do so, drawing the attack of opportunity.
Being underwater, Derkhan doesn't draw AoOs from surface foes for standing as he has improved cover.
The carrion bird caws again as Derkan stabs it in the foot.
ConditionsDeep boggy floor space. With the only light (other than the party's) coming from the room above through a hole in the ceiling 15 feet above the floor to the south much of the room is dark or dim. The voidworm has a blur-effect making it harder to hit.
Round 2ish! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Derkhan
__ Kolris
__ Fentar
__ Tofang
__ Rectitude
__ Thing in the Dark -25 hp
__ Voidworm
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Tofang takes careful aim around the pillar. A breath later the bird's head explodes all over the room--fortunately, it doesn't burn very well giving off black smoke with a fetid stench.
The corpse bird's corpse topples into the water nearly on top of Derkhan.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
"Squeeeee" The iridescent voidworm twist and twirls though space right at Kolris's face. AoO for Kolris, for the creature entering his space.
lt blue nibble v Kolris:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14damage:1d3 ⇒ 3 Kolris riposte 20% miss chance:1d100 ⇒ 46 lt blue tail flick v Kolris:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23damage:1d3 ⇒ 2
Kolris takes the opportunity to bat the thing away, but in turn the voidworm slaps him with its tail. Will save (DC 14) or become confused.
ConditionsDeep boggy floor space. With the only light (other than the party's) coming from the room above through a hole in the ceiling 15 feet above the floor to the south much of the room is dark or dim. The voidworm has a blur-effect making it harder to hit.
Round 3! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Derkhan
__ Kolris -2 hp, (will save DC 14)
__ Fentar
__ Tofang
__ Rectitude
__ Voidworm -8 hp
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
No worries. Glad to have you back. I would note though that undead bird is currently less 'un', and more 'dead'.
Male Nagaji Bloodrager 3: Hit Points 31; AC 18/11/17; Fort+6 Ref+4 Will+3 (+4); Init+1; Perc+7
Fentar calls out from his new vantage, "Well, it's trying to kill Kolris right now." He narrows his eyes and peers closer, "And not in a friendly way."
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Kolris Nope. If that's a thing (through blur), then go for it, otherwise I will have to review the rules for swash-mesmir-shifters once I get home.
I don't see anything in the rules that says Opportune Parry & Riposte can't be used multiple time per round. As long as Kolris has panache and attacks of opportunity to spend, I believe he can do it. Kolris has Combat Reflexes, so can use multiple attacks of opportunity each round.
Opportune Parry & Riposte wrote:
At 1st level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against the swashbuckler, she can spend 1 panache point and expend a use of an attack of opportunity to attempt to parry that attack. The swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity; for each size category the attacking creature is larger than the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler takes a –2 penalty on this roll. If her result is greater than the attacking creature’s result, the creature’s attack automatically misses. The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature’s attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach. This deed's cost cannot be reduced by any ability or effect that reduces the number of panache points a deed costs.
These are the Parry and Riposte rolls already provided.
The riposte rolls would certainly be subject to blur; not sure if the parries would be or not; your research will tell that.
Both parries appear to be good; so I'll proceed as if the Will save isn't necessary.
Kolris ducks and swerves, knocking the voidworm's attacks away. He darts forward again with his rapier, stabbing at the creature as best as he can. He keeps his eyes and rapier alert for more slaps of the tail.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
So after a deep dive into all things Swash and Buckler, and more spoiler tags than I can remember on Kolris's character page, I return with the following: Kolris missed with the first reposte two rounds ago because of the 20% miss chance (your link #1), and then Kolris hit with the first riposte (the only one posted last round, in your link #2) last round. Ripostes take immediate actions to resolve, meaning swashbucklers only get one of them per round, which makes sense considering otherwise a swashbuckler could use their full BAB+ for defense pretty much all the time. Also, if you could list how many Panache points Kolris has somewhere obvious that would be cool.
Opportune Parry and Riposte (Ex) wrote:
At 1st level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against the swashbuckler, she can spend 1 panache point and expend a use of an attack of opportunity to attempt to parry that attack. The swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity; for each size category the attacking creature is larger than the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler takes a –2 penalty on this roll. If her result is greater than the attacking creature’s result, the creature’s attack automatically misses. The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature’s attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach. This deed's cost cannot be reduced by any ability or effect that reduces the number of panache points a deed costs.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Rectitude knocks some books off the shelf--with his mind.
Derkhan faces his most implacable foe--4' of water.
Korlis skewers an after image of his target.
Everyone else moves to a more advantageous position.
The bright blue skyworm flies through the water beneath Fentar, popping up right behind him to--**chomp!** acrobatics (Avoid AoO):1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28 lt blue nibble v Fentar:1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20damage:1d3 ⇒ 3
ConditionsDeep boggy floor space. With the only light (other than the party's) coming from the room above through a hole in the ceiling 15 feet above the floor to the south much of the room is dark or dim. The voidworm has a blur-effect making it harder to hit.
Round 4! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Derkhan
__ Kolris -2 hp
__ Fentar -3 hp
__ Tofang
__ Rectitude
__ Jezu
__ Voidworm -6 hp
