@Vos Kai healed you with their action and then you healed yourself last round, then proceeded to stand up.
@Vos You cast dimension door as a readied last round and still have your action this round. I figured Tenzo would have followed Felvers last command and backed away rather than get closer for the DD.
I had him delay on seeing you swallowed, because if you cease to be alive , I think he becomes a regular axebeak? Pretty easy to retcon him stepping closer with Vos and Felver’s encouragement.
I was totally thinking of having him do something heroic if Felver didn’t extricate himself, because it seems like the sort of thing he would do.
@Doormouse I did write his turn not thinking about you being stealthed (please roll in combat if desired, unless you have a special ability to take 10, and then please indicate).
I don't think it would matter much. He had locked door and was primarily using ice storm to delay help from arriving and make ranged attacks at him more difficult.
That said. When I correctly sized resilent spheres with a 10' radius from the beads of force. I don't think he actually has line of effect to the hallway. So I don't think he could have actually hit you with the spell, so when I update the gameplay post after everyone goes I'll reverse the damage from the spell and remove it. That also means that no one in the hall way currently has line of effect to inside the room. It also means you of course have your turn and are not prone/dying :)
Sorry about your loss.
Deadline at work, updating tomorrow not tonight.
@Vos The walls in here extend up to 20’ high. There is no ceiling. You can try to fly somewhere and I'll say what happens :)
I think you’re up (the entire party is). The creature adjacent is large, incase you were thinking to withdraw.
The Doormouse woke you up with 12 points of healing!
entire party is up, sorry for the lack of bolding on the last post.
Oranges attacks would have been at a -4, but I don't think it changes anything with rolls like that.
I don't believe Kai was hasted, so AC 27, correct?
I sent a PM asking everyone to post. It is probably partially my fault for not properly bolding.
Anyways, I'll bot. Sorry for the delays and failure to do so, so far. I'd been really busy with work so hadn't gotten back to it.
Welcome back Kai, ugh I can only imagine not having internet for a week under present circumstances.
@Felver, my understanding was you were at the edge from your post (e.g. concealment but not total concealment), did I misunderstand this?
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I am just trying to survive the pummeling I have been getting lol single hp in every single combat is rough! Sorry I am hiding and healing up a bit
Unfortunately every combat so far our enemies have effectively appeared an then full rounded you. Every combat. It was the worms and golems, then the 8 archer/rogues all going at once, then the mages being able to stack area of effect spells, then the combat maneuver based fighters all coming to life and swarming you. The typical Pathfinder game doesn’t use block initiative because, even more than it normally does, it massively favors the team that has the most action economy which has been exacerbated be there being only 4 of us with no AC tank. All those block actions have been cripplingly effective. It’s been punishing for us to not be able to see anyone coming or react to individual things going on.
I am just trying to survive the pummeling I have been getting lol single hp in every single combat is rough! Sorry I am hiding and healing up a bitUnfortunately every combat so far our enemies have effectively appeared an then full rounded you. Every combat. It was the worms and golems, then the 8 archer/rogues all going at once, then the mages being able to stack area of effect spells, then the combat maneuver based fighters all coming to life and swarming you. The typical Pathfinder game doesn’t use block initiative because, even more than it normally does, it massively favors the team that has the most action economy which has been exacerbated be there being only 4 of us with no AC tank. All those block actions have been cripplingly effective. It’s been punishing for us to not be able to see anyone coming or react to individual things going on.
The opponents have largely moved up to the party with their first round of actions, leaving them at the party’s mercy (with Kai and Felver/Tenzo being particularly punishing when you’re in range for a full attack). It is the nature of higher level play that it becomes a bit of ‘rocket tag’.
In general things go on their own initiatives, which will usually lead to split initiatives. Your party has largely been in one grouping (typically first, not withstanding and surprise round, due to high initiatives) so far, and that'll probably continue based on the modifiers.
The first combat specifically called for block initiatives for 3 groups and the party engaged (much more rapidly than I thought possible with an arcane locked door) the combat with the gnomes and mage with concurrent combat rounds with the first combat.
This combat had a special mechanic that led to one combatant animating others as the combat went on.
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Before this continues I do want to make it clear that I am will not be upset it this does result in a TPK. It can be hard to judge tone via text and while I will become animated and I’ll admit very disappointed about losing my only dampir, it’s the way the game goes. People can get mad if and when they lose (and I am a people)but it is never my intention to become adversarial just to be clear. I’d obviously rather not die, if we all go down I don’t think I’ll be able to continue. My take from the tail spinning was not the only death this character has had and I don’t have the prestige to continue. Part of that does come from not being able to heal easily in combat but I’m getting off topic.
Regardless of how our enemies have gotten it be it by design or the methods of play by post they have absolutely gained and used an advantage by acting in a block. If we survive this encounter we will need to be much, MUCH more careful in how we take future fight as we are still only in part 1. We might need to get creative, maybe even a little cheesy. Well, I’ll save the rest of this conversation for after the fight.
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I am not going to try to make points here or there but to say Pathfinder even season 4 and some other few dungeons have never beat me like this. I don't think we have the right mix here and I won't be going into any combat again without first resting and buffing if I have to rest and buff every thirty feet so be it
No updates for 2 days
So party goes back to lodge, gets and uses a scroll of nap stack, along with a few more purchases, and heads back to the Maze (~2 hours 45 minutes game time)?
Please make sure you've put any purchases you'd like down. I'll move us forward tomorrow.
Actually the table breaks if you leave, as there is no level 12 pregen. Lets just take a week off, plan to resume 8/27. If its still broken in a week, can’t you just remake aliases and post under those?
Any word skyreave/Vos?
I’m not exactly certain what our options are with a 4 player table loosing one 1/2 way through part 1 of 4 (which is a double length scenario anyways) Anyone know?
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Recruit a few more and have the lodge send them in and give them a chance to tell their story to get the missed plot points when they arrive to meet us by having the lodge bring them out to us. We were needing help anyhow. We did this at Gencon a few years back so as not to lose a game early morning after one no show and an emergency departure. We talked with the judges, did an announcent, and grabbed back up to six. It wasn't the capstone adventure admittedly but it worked
Post made, hopefully we can pickup at least a 4th
Post in character and we may be able to get rolling again