Got nailed with work and life this week, so I dropped off of posting for a few days. Next we should be better, but things are changing fast for me, so we'll see.
My turn to travel! I leave tomorrow on a cruise across northern Europe for two weeks. I'll have internet but my days will be busy.
@FRANTINO: WOW. Occultist without his implement loses so many bonuses. Confusing as hell. I think greatsword attack looks like this. Let me know if I missed something.
Greatsword (MW) w/ PA: 1d20 + 6 - 1 - 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (14) + 3 + (5) = 22
Damage: 2d6 + 9 - 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 9 - 2 = 11
Attack calc:
BAB +4
Str16 +3
MW Greatsword +1
Power attack -2
Neg Level -1
Sickened -2
Fury's Loss:
Halberd +2
Resonant Power (trans): Physical Enhancement +4Str (7 focus pts) (+2)
Resonant Power (panoply): Martial Skill (7+6focus pts) (+3)
Mental Focus: The implement grants its resonant power to whoever possesses it; the occultist can lend the implement to an ally to assist that ally, but if he does so, he has difficulty casting that implement’s spells (see Implements) and can’t expend that implement’s focus on focus powers until he retrieves the implement or refreshes his focus.
Where did the halberd fall? Didn't we kill the vampire that was holding it?
Where did the halberd fall? Didn't we kill the vampire that was holding it?
When a vampire is reduced to zero hit points, it automatically assumes Gaseous Form and returns to its coffin to rejuvenate. All clothing and equipment it possesses is included in Gaseous Form.
Thus, the halberd is no where to be seen.
Feeling like Ayita needs a complete rebuild; she helps with perception and traps but very little else. Trying to keep Ter used too many feats...
Also the too-frequent lack of rolls over an 8 or so...
Your lucerne hammer is pretty decent. +10, yeah? Ter is suboptimal in a dungeon environment, sure.
So, maybe in one of those coffins in the other room.
I didn't want to outright say, "He went back to one of the coffins you saw earlier" because you don't KNOW that, but... it seems like an obvious conclusion.
Your lucerne hammer is pretty decent. +10, yeah? Ter is suboptimal in a dungeon environment, sure.Feeling like Ayita needs a complete rebuild; she helps with perception and traps but very little else. Trying to keep Ter used too many feats...
Also the too-frequent lack of rolls over an 8 or so...
NOTE: while your lucerne hammer has reach, your allies are in the way. So, your opponent would get +4 cover bonus to AC from your reach weapon. That's gonna make him really hard to hit.
Also, maybe you have encountered this before, but your reach weapon threatens 10ft away, but not adjacent targets. So arrange yourself appropriately to get the best shot at him.
A reach weapon uses same rules as a ranged weapon to determine cover. This means, if a corner of your square intersects any other occupied square (other than your opponent's), the opponent has cover.
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Also, maybe you have encountered this before, but your reach weapon threatens 10ft away, but not adjacent targets. So arrange yourself appropriately to get the best shot at him.
Ayita has the feat, "Weapon trick: polearms" as well as weapon focus on the polearm.
The specific weapon trick I'm interested in here is Haft Bash. Since a club threatens adjacent squares, it seems likely this feat means the polearm "threatens" adjacent squares.
She could not, however, both attack with reach and threaten adjacent squares in that same turn. Sound good?
Haft Bash
Additional Prerequisite(s): Weapon Focus
You can accept a –2 penalty on attack rolls with a reach polearm for which you have Weapon Focus in order to treat the weapon as if it lacked the reach quality until the start of your next turn. If you do, the polearm functions as a club. Any qualities such as trip) or special abilities such as keen) of the weapon that a club could not have, and any feats or abilities you can’t apply to a club, don’t apply to attacks with the weapon during this time.
Ayita has the feat, "Weapon trick: polearms" as well as weapon focus on the polearm.
The specific weapon trick I'm interested in here is Haft Bash. Since a club threatens adjacent squares, it seems likely this feat means the polearm "threatens" adjacent squares.
She could not, however, both attack with reach and threaten adjacent squares in that same turn. Sound good?
Haft Bash
Additional Prerequisite(s): Weapon FocusYou can accept a –2 penalty on attack rolls with a reach polearm for which you have Weapon Focus in order to treat the weapon as if it lacked the reach quality until the start of your next turn. If you do, the polearm functions as a club. Any qualities such as trip) or special abilities such as keen) of the weapon that a club could not have, and any feats or abilities you can’t apply to a club, don’t apply to attacks with the weapon during this time.
That is so cool! What a great feat/trick.
@GM Derek - Did Doc casting Protection from Evil on me end the charmed effect on Nasir?
@GM Derek - Did Doc casting Protection from Evil on me end the charmed effect on Nasir?
It suppressed it for 7 minutes.
I'll be traveling for business this week, and my posting will be spotty. I'll try to check in, but please feel free to bot me, if necessary.
PLEASE LEVEL YOUR CHARACTERS TO LEVEL 8.
You may sell one item and buy one item. Add'l sales or purchases will cause a delay. Let me know if that's what you want to do and I'll calculate the impact of delay.
Frantino opts to take one more level of investigator, which switches some key skills to his Int modifier. His ability boost will also go into Int. After this it'll likely be all occultist. He purchases a scroll with one copy of fly and one copy of levitate on it.
And just to make sure he doesn't drop Fury again, he buys a weapon cord and makes sure Fury is attached to him every time they approach a potentially dangerous situation.
And just to make sure he doesn't drop Fury again, he buys a weapon cord and makes sure Fury is attached to him every time they approach a potentially dangerous situation.
Good idea. Note that a weapon cord allows him to recover a dropped/disarmed Fury. But if it is in the possession of an opponent (e.g. because it was picked up) the cord does not allow Frantino to auto-recover it. That would be a disarm combat maneuver with a +2 bonus (assuming the cord is still intact).
@ALL please let me know when you've updated your character sheets.
Happy Independence Day! I will be out of town and offline until Wednesday, July 9.
I've updated my character. Can I buy something strange that would maybe entice the gargoyle vampire?
I've updated my character. Can I buy something strange that would maybe entice the gargoyle vampire?
What do you have in mind?
@AYITA Please let me know when you've got your character sheet updated.
I've updated my character. Can I buy something strange that would maybe entice the gargoyle vampire?What do you have in mind?
Something very odd that has a hit of artistry to it. Is there some esoteric artist that might have some strange sculptures. It would be even more interesting if they came in sets of three that complement each other, but are not the same.
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This applies now, since I rebuilt Ayita to have Ter as Ayita's level instead of Ter being stuck at level 1.
Perhaps the group is back with safe friends, talking about the events, and Ter's form starts to shimmer...
(still thinking about which Improved Familiar species for her to be.)
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Spark of the Uncanny
All familiars are more than they seem, but yours wears its skin like an ill-fitting coat.
Prerequisite(s): Familiar class feature.
Benefit(s): Your familiar is able to speak a single language that you know.
Special: At 5th level, your familiar takes its true form; you can replace this feat with Improved Familiar.
What is Ter really...?
- Silvanshee?
- Faerie Dragon?
- House Drake?
- Pseudodragon?
All of those look good, except for the House Drake. That is a Korvosan pseudodragon and not endemic to this part of Varisia.
I've had a character with a silvanshee and one with a pseudodragon. Both were great.
I've never played a faerie dragon though... so I think Ter has actually been a mysteriously transformed faerie dragon all this time, and she's now coming back to her true form.
Exiled from the faerie dragon club for unfunny jokes? Forced to live as an eagle until she's can spot the difference between a pun and a dad joke?
Something very odd that has a hit of artistry to it. Is there some esoteric artist that might have some strange sculptures. It would be even more interesting if they came in sets of three that complement each other, but are not the same.I've updated my character. Can I buy something strange that would maybe entice the gargoyle vampire?What do you have in mind?
A local antiquities dealer has several interesting pieces, but a set of ancient Thassilonian wine cups draws Nasir’s attention. One is made of fine blue steel, the second of copper, and the third of simple black iron. Each is ornately shaped, covered in meaningless Thassilonian runes. No magic deciphers the runes. But each cup is similar to each other, clearly meant as a set.
The first two are bottomless cups.
The steel cup cannot be filled with what is today called Varisian Blue. Dating to ancient Thassilon, this strong liquor is blueish in color and tastes faintly of blueberries. When Varisian Blue is poured into the steel cup, it vanishes as if the cup has no bottom. Other liquids fill the cup normally.
The copper cup, bizarrely, cannot be filled with blood. It behaves similarly to the blue steel cup, as if it has no bottom. ”This one is called Camazotz’s Tooth. Not sure why,” says the shopkeeper.
The final, iron, cup is heavy. ”Never been able to find what this one drinks. Must be something from pre-Earthfall that we don’t have anymore,” he says.
”Got ‘em from a barkeep in Riddleport. He used ‘em as curiosities to amaze customers.”
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Exiled from the faerie dragon club for unfunny jokes? Forced to live as an eagle until she's can spot the difference between a pun and a dad joke?I've had a character with a silvanshee and one with a pseudodragon. Both were great.
I've never played a faerie dragon though... so I think Ter has actually been a mysteriously transformed faerie dragon all this time, and she's now coming back to her true form.
Perhaps Ter made a terrible dad joke at the expense of Calistria, in one of her temples... While in the city this time, Ayita visited a temple of her deity, Cayden Cailean. Ter made a similar Dad Joke. One of Cayden's avatars thought the joke was actually pretty good (having just had his usual ale) and restored Ter's true form.
@AYITA Please let me know when you've got your character sheet updated.
@AYITA Ready to roll?
A local antiquities dealer has several interesting pieces, but a set of ancient Thassilonian wine cups draws Nasir’s attention. One is made of fine blue steel, the second of copper, and the third of simple black iron. Each is ornately shaped, covered in meaningless Thassilonian runes. No magic deciphers the runes. But each cup is similar to each other, clearly meant as a set.
Nasir is interested. How much for the set?
Nasir is interested. How much for the set?A local antiquities dealer has several interesting pieces, but a set of ancient Thassilonian wine cups draws Nasir’s attention. One is made of fine blue steel, the second of copper, and the third of simple black iron. Each is ornately shaped, covered in meaningless Thassilonian runes. No magic deciphers the runes. But each cup is similar to each other, clearly meant as a set.
"Why, I won't part with these unique historical artifacts for less than 2,000 gold, my friend! You won't find anything like them elsewhere!"
Too much. How about something less magical?
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PLEASE LEVEL YOUR CHARACTERS TO LEVEL 8.
You may sell one item and buy one item. Add'l sales or purchases will cause a delay. Let me know if that's what you want to do and I'll calculate the impact of delay.
You stated we found (4) +1 Aklys from the Derro/Vampires. Are these the Lashing Aklys they normally use? Can we sell these and for how much? Stated price is 4,305GP each. Haggle for half price or more?
My character has been updated.
You stated we found (4) +1 Aklys from the Derro/Vampires. Are these the Lashing Aklys they normally use? Can we sell these and for how much? Stated price is 4,305GP each. Haggle for half price or more?
Yes, normal aklys. 10% or Yes haggle for 50%
Is there a different location where we can get a better chance of 50%?
Not really. The local bazaars won't even get close to 50%. You'd need to find a very special place, with an easily haggled shopkeeper's moron son, and roll well to get 50%, as is. And if the shopkeeper comes back from lunch while you're pulling the wool over the eyes of his easily bamboozled fool-of-a-son, he'll likely cancel the negotiations immediately.
50% is the best you'll get.
@GM Derek, so what do we need to do in order to get this ball rolling????? Does Doc need to make diplomacy checks to haggle for the sale of these items???? Set up some guidelines.
Nasir is doing the haggling. I thought the exchange so far was fun and was planning on just doing it RP.
But if Nasir wants a roll, OK.
@NASIR Sense Motive or Diplomacy DC18, please. You can make a case for Intimidate.
@PLAYERS: I'm out of town and AFK for the weekend. Hope you all have a good weekend.