Curse of the Crimson Throne (complete) (Inactive)

Game Master Whack-a-Rogue

That's fine as well. I tend to be very open-minded when it comes to PC builds, so it'll be rare for me to veto Feat selections and such. XD

Cool. FWIW I have very few concrete plans for that feat but I think it has ENORMOUS potential. :D

Let me see if I can rejigger the order to my liking.

Next question: does this enhancement bonus interact with my Searing Blast attacks in any way? (Attack, Damage, both, neither)

It affects the attack roll but not damage.

I decided to keep the plan I'd made up, which has my level 5 feat as Extra Combat Talent, taking Parry & Riposte.

GM, how do we work this in play? For the rolls, I'm figuring something like, when I post my turn, throw up some directions on who/what I parry (Does a parry have to be declared "Before hand," or can it be open ended like, "Parry the first guy to connect with me?"), and put in one or two rolls for the Parry and Riposte, like so, right? (If I pass on the Riposte, I'd only leave a single roll there.)

Gladius Parry: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13
Gladius Riposte Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Gladius damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Slashing

EDIT: For the record, that right there is one sorry-ass P&R! :D

Open ended is generally the easiest way to handle "reactive" actions in PbPs. Saves a lot of time. XD

Dammit, the copy/paste of my level 5 stuff blew away some of my equipment. I think I had a scroll of false life, potion of invisibility, and some doses of vermin repellent. I'll throw those back on later.

That is a fear come to life. :(

I think what happened was, for the level 5 update, I copied all the text of my statblock out to a Google doc, made the changes, then pasted it back in here. But I was trying to be "efficient" or something so I copied it out quite a while ago, so I could plan out what I was gonna do for level 5.

The lesson here, kids, is that source control and reconciling changes is important. :)

EDIT: that might have also screwed up my money count, but I'm not so sure there; the count looks good.

Do any of you guys use morale bonus regularly? Because I'm looking at a feat which gives +2 morale bonuses to several things when channeling, but since they don't stack...

Hmm, no, I don't think I do...

Afraid not

Afraid not

I get the feeling in this case it's a good thing, so the bonuses won't overlap anything else we've got.

Yep. I'll get it next level though. These are Maca's changes thanks to the level up:

Soul Weaver 5 / Cleric (Channeler) 3 - Paladin 2

-Able to cast 2nd level spells
-Magic Talent: Restore Capacity
-Extra 1d6 to Channel
-Feat: Quick Channel
-Skills: Heal, Influence, UMD, Kn (Divine)x3
-BAB increases by +1
-Enhancement bonus of +1 to a lot of things (still need to put it in the sheet somewhere)

I think that's all, more or less. Thanks to Quick Channel, Maca can Alpha Strike for 5d6+5d6 channel damage in a 30ft radius, at the cost of 2 sp and 3 channels per round. Not very sustainable, but nice burst, I guess.

I have to be more mindful of using the best talents for any given moment. I picked up Feint Strike but I don't think I've even used it yet. Move Feint, Swift Feint Strike, Standard Energy Strike seems like the kind of turn that can give an opponent a very bad day.

Quick Update: I'll be traveling June 17-21 and won't have computer access. I'll check in via phone but won't be able to update Gameplay until I get back. In the meantime, you'll have about two weeks worth of downtime in-game, so feel free to RP in Gameplay once you're done with any last-minute level-up adjustments. When I get back, I'll add some city news and a few mini things based on your downtime activities, and we'll go from there. XD

Hey, safe travels, man!

So I'm trying to come up with, for lack of a better term, a "map" of what Caravan signs Ril has in what location. First off, am I overthinking this stuff? :) Second, if I'm not, here's what I've got so far:

Thrush: Collarbone
Lantern Bearer: Hips/Waist
Newlyweds: Back
Bridge: Behind the ear
Daughter: Ankles
Rider: Shoulder
Patriarch: Forearm (L)
Wagon: Biceps
Pack: Legs
Mother: Forearm (R)
Stargazer: Back of the neck
Stranger: Under the chin
Follower: Stomach

Once I get this to a place I'm happy with it, I just have to decide which ones she's already got, and take it from there!

It's my first time trying my hand at something like this, but I felt it needed doing.

Traveling this weekend, be back Monday

Drive safe!

I try not to touch PC backstory elements unless absolutely necessary because players often have strong feelings about how they'd react to various things. XD

I just wanted to throw two cents at this point. You don't strike me as the type of GM that's gonna kick over the Jenga blocks just to watch the look on our faces as they fall. If you want to use any element of Yhrrilka's backstory, use it. If you're worried about the chances it'll come out bad in some way, talk to me about it. The best guitar in the world won't make any music until you pluck the strings, y'know? Based on the past nine months, I'm comfortable saying I trust you that far.

(and yes, my metaphor changed there but it seemed more relevant)

Thanks for listening!

(slight edit to correct a typo)

Your Benevolent Dictator wrote:

I try not to touch PC backstory elements unless absolutely necessary because players often have strong feelings about how they'd react to various things. XD

I just wanted to throw two cents at this point. You don't strike me as the type of GM that's gonna kick over the Jenga blocks just to watch the look on our faces as they fall. If you want to use any element of Yhrrilka's backstory, use it. If you're worried about the chances it'll come be too bad in some way, talk to me about it. The best guitar in the world won't make any music until you pluck the strings, y'know? Based on the past nine months, I'm comfortable saying I trust you that far.

(and yes, my metaphor changed there but it seemed more relevant)

Thanks for listening!

I'll second everything said here.

I got home around 4am this morning, so while I'm technically here, Gameplay updates won't resume until tomorrow.

Welcome home! Hope it was a good trip.

Hey GM, quick question.

The Hood Tattoo you mentioned people as getting, that's supposed to represent Blackjack, right?

Hope everyone's having a good weekend.

Yes, that's correct.

Fantastic, just making sure. An artist I met on Reddit has been working with me to make an illustration of Yhrrilka; I'm going to have to see if there's some place on the map of her tattoos that we're developing to add that in somewhere. :)

We all alive, and not combusting in the summer heat?

Alive-ish. Have inflammation of the lungs, seems like from a virus. Life would be a lot more fun without it.

I've been waiting for you and Torsten to finish your scene. Since it looks like it's about done, I'll move things along. XD

@Torsten: Feel better

Oh geez! Please feel better soon Torsten!

EDIT TO ADD: the art of Ril is looking dynamite. Every time this woman shows me an update my jaw drops. :D

Idle musing of the day, Homebrew Edition.

So the Swashbuckler is absent from your Homebrew class designs. Which I think makes sense from the standpoint of "If we're using SOM, just play a fighter and get a crapton of equivalent stuff." All well and good, makes sense based on what I've seen here the last 9 months.

My question would be, if one took levels in a PRC that dabbled in panache and deeds, would you leave it as-is, or just give a certain number of Combat Talents instead? (When I was noodling around some alt character concepts, I was specifically looking at the Devoted Muse, as the idea of a finesse-glaive-wielding murder machine was kind of humorous.)

Yes, the Fencing and Duelist spheres render Swashbuckler's irrelevant. XD

Panache is fine as-is; in fact, a few classes on my website use it or an equivalent. Deeds vs talents? That's not something I've thought about, to be honest. I'd probably keep most deeds as-is, with the notable exception of opportune parry/riposte. That's better as a Combat Talent - maybe with the ability to spend panache instead of martial focus or something.

Panache is fine as-is; in fact, a few classes on my website use it or an equivalent.

Did I miss some? Only one I saw was the Ranger archetype (Hooded Champion) that does it with a bow; I don't recall seeing any options to use panache for a melee build.

Investigator gets deeds powered by 'luck', and that's essentially the same as panache. XD

Never saw devoted muse before. Nice find! A very flavorful PrC that is also useful. Not very common.

At some point I plan on going through the PrCs and adding a section to my website for any I rework. It'll be a while, though, since most are pretty terrible.

Never saw devoted muse before. Nice find! A very flavorful PrC that is also useful. Not very common.

Weird, right? I'd been looking up info on Shelyn, when I saw a pic of a pretty badass-looking character that led to looking at that PRC. Who knew? The idea I had in my head was of a magus/symbiat entry to the class, just wailing on foes with a glaive.

See anyone you recognize? :D

See anyone you recognize? :D

Very cool! You should hyperlink it in your header.

Yhrrilka wrote:

See anyone you recognize? :D

Very cool! You should hyperlink it in your header.

That is 108% my plan.

Awesome rendition! You should definitely link it in your profile/header.

Done and done! :D

We decided that, when drawing Ril and her tattoos, it's probably clearest to just draw the line art of the constellations, with the understanding that the shift to pictures happens "off camera" for lack of a better term. Otherwise it might be harder to visually parse. The artist's character has a decent chunk of tattoo work so I was inclined to take her advice. :D

I'll update Gameplay tomorrow if we haven't heard from Macaria.

I sent him a PM a few hours ago, hoping to get him back.

Hi guys.

You know, when I said a few weeks ago that I would be a bit busy... well, that was the biggest understatement ever :P Summer time has arrived, and with it, business time. Got yet another job (yeah, I know) and time seems harder to find than unicorn blood.

This is a trio game, one that has a big roleplaying background. Sadly, I haven't been able to keep up with it, and I won't be for at least three more months (Summer season). So, with all the pain that comes with it (because I friggin' love Macaria and I friggin' love all yall), I think it's time you get the third PC you really deserve.

I hope you're not too mad at me, and that you enjoy every minute of Macaria as an NPC with her new orphanage :P

Aw man! :-(

I'm certainly not mad, just bummed you won't be able to see this through. But I get where you're coming from, and I hope things go well for you.

It's been a pleasure gaming with you. Completely understand that RL comes first, and wish you the best.

That's too bad, but I totally get it. I hope everything works out for you and that we'll be able to game together again in the future.