Sorry for the delay, folks. In the future, I'll try to manage things better/bot if need be. Usually I don't like doing it outside of combat, but needs must.
That said, I'm open to suggestions/thoughts.
I think you were waiting on me, so it's my apology. I've now posted :)
No worries anyone. It's going to be a long time before we're finished, and these will happen.
Everyone shun Aisling.
Shaaame. Shaaame.
Nah, more seriously, as Vantine said, these things will happen.
Is it gonna become a running gag how bad the CCG are at their job?
Is it gonna become a running gag how bad the CCG are at their job?
Let's hope so!
Remember, however, that we've yet to see Jessibel make an attack roll in this game! If she's anything like a previous version of this character (and early indications say she is), Jessi will be so bad at combat you might consider trading her to the CCG.
The sense of comedic timing here is impeccable, given the rolls of the CCG and Jessi over the past few posts.
Agreed!
Also I just wanted to say how glad I am to be in a party that has lots of healing magic. Combine that with Aisling's ability to channel energy 5/day and I might actually get to play a cleric who casts spells other than Cure X Wounds! I 'm looking forward to this :)
You guys are pretty good for healing. Lots of options, plus a spontaneous spellcaster with it - means that Vantine doesn't always need to prepare it. Mind you, it proved pretty invaluable in the riot.
I was actually most afraid for Aisling when that dottari got the crit - if it had confirmed, it could've taken her out and possibly killed her outright if she'd rolled max damage. It wasn't likely, but I'm glad it rolled minimum damage instead.
That's sweet, but Aisling is the tank of this group, I think. Even without her large shield, she had AC 19, AC 21 when fighting defensively and AC 23 for the round she was using total defence. I'd have been very surprised if that crit had been confirmed.
The only one who could get close to that would be Vantine with Shield and Mage Armour, and that would be her spells gone for the day.
Fair point. Her rather defensive mindset is intriguing - I am interested to see how she'll develop. I suspect that the defensive fighting thing is partly due to unwillingness to fight against legal authorities? But whatever the case, it's fascinating.
YEs, it's that plus being new to combat plus only having 9 hitpoints! We're an interesting group, there's a lot of utility there and we could probably do almost anythign with some degree of success, but we don't excel at any area and that's especially true in combat. 3/4 BAB and d8 HD doesn't hold up too well on the front line for very long.
Vantine can't compete with Aisling because Shield isn't on the Witch spell list.
The first 3 levels or so are very swingy. Things can go very good and/or very badly, then reverse on a dime with a couple of dice rolls. I think it will be a little while before Vantine can dispense with memorizing healing spells, but by around Book 2 levels we should be there. That's also about the time she'll want multiple memorizations Ill Omen, the mighty mite Witch spell.
We do have 2 full BAB characters, so I think we'll do alright, especially with our expanded set of options in this kind of campaign. If we want to we should be able to talk our way through more encounters than usual.
If we also pay attention to positioning and use terrain well if will help Vantine take opponents down a couple of notches before they're within arm's reach. Witches are very good at debuffing of course, but they have to work on one opponent at a time usually. Not much AoE ability or effects against multiple simultaneous opponents. Finding ways of keeping mobs from coming at us all at once will really pay off.
You'll have more chances to ensure that the terrain is in your favor as you get more influential and your rebellion grows in strength. Some of the rebellion activities allow you to set things up before you go into a place.
Alexius’ build is kind of slow to get off the ground, especially with the Noble Scion Feat taking up a feat slot. I predict a high AC, high damage build...eventually. I like our composition. We got a witch: the best debuffing class in the game. A cleric: like the third strongest class in the game. A bard: makes everyone better. The sword-devil ranger gets basically smite evil but against any target, so Nyxra should be really good at taking down bosses. And everyone invested in social skills, so we can talk our way out of problems =)
I been wanting to play a Vigilante since forever and I’ve wanted to try a Shielded Gauntlet Style build for a while, so I’m super happy. And I really like the characters everyone has brought.
Jessibel is meant to be a pure support character, moving between her inspire courage and other buffing to in-battle healer to semi-bodyguard for Vantine and Nyxra while she's sniping. She'll also be pretty good in the social parts of the game.
She'll likely continue to suck in combat. I had to give up Weapon Finesse when I decided to go with Dual Talent as an optional racial feature. It's not out of the question that Jessi might take a level of unchained rogue at some point for the free Weapon Finesse, sneak attack, and potential to bump up her (currently nonexistent) Perception and Stealth modifiers.
I'd forgotten the Avenger archetype is full-BAB, that does make a difference :)
Jessibel will also be our encyclopedia. Vantine has the edge on intelligence, but not many knowledge skills in class and she doesn't have bardic knowledge of course.
Well, we've really gone and put our foot in it now. I don't think we get to slink off home and pretend nothing ever happened at this point.
The (eventual) Silver Ravens need a song since this whole campaign is called "A Song for the Silver Ravens". I'll put forward this one since it does a pretty good job of explaining what brought several of us to Aria Park in the first place.
I rather suspect that something intervened. Though your characters aren't aware, Rexus is a sorcerer of the Destined bloodline. He might have a little helping hand in finding people who he needs.
The Raven leans against the cold stone wall and begins to slide down it when the wave of healing magic hits him and he straightens, the darkness encroaching on his vision retreating. This had not been the best showing of his martial prowess, but then again, the Raven did not often fly into group combat in the light of day. More of a nocturnal ambush predator was the Raven. The Raven was both surprised and unsurprised at how little time it had taken for Thrune to begin attack nobility in broad daylight.
As a biologist, I feel I have to point out that ravens aren't nocturnal. But you do you :P
Aisling makes a face as the question barbs at her in a sensitive spot. Illegal things, is what I've been doing. Justifiable, in a moral sense. But unquestionably illegal.
Oh Goddess, my parents are going to combust.
Now might be a good time to remember and reflect on the possible sign of favor she got from Iomedae. Alternately, wait until she has a chance to go home. Which will probably be after Rexus has the chance to pitch his idea to her. And everyone else, of course.
Yes, with some time to reflect I think she'll realise that her perception of the way things are isn't necessaraily the way things are.
But she's spilled - and shed - a fair bit of blood today so she isn't quite her usual sensible self right now.
Fair point. It's not exactly a calming day.
Should add: I also think that explorting the tension among the Iomedae community could be interesting. Have her parents - or any others - been worn down by Chelaxian influence, sliding from LG to LN without really noticing?
"The easy road to Hell is a gentle slope, without milestones and without signposts" (CS Lewis)
Probably, yes. There's a lot of pressure in being an Iomedaean in Cheliax, especially now that the Glorious Reclamation has started. She is Chelaxian, but at the same time, she's opposed to Asmodeus (mostly), which makes her kind of uncomfortable to the powers that be. In Kintargo, it'd be easier, but if they're not especially courageous, I think that falling in line with laws you know are tyrannical would end up slipping into LN rather than LG. There may be a few clerics/warpriests who've done that, but there aren't really enough clerics/warpriests in Kintargo to say.
I was planning on waiting for Nyxra to post, but I think there will be a better time to have a discussion as to whether or not to accept Rexus' offer. Namely, within a few more of my posts. Then I'll let everyone have a say - and probably more than one.
The Raven leans against the cold stone wall and begins to slide down it when the wave of healing magic hits him and he straightens, the darkness encroaching on his vision retreating. This had not been the best showing of his martial prowess, but then again, the Raven did not often fly into group combat in the light of day. More of a nocturnal ambush predator was the Raven. The Raven was both surprised and unsurprised at how little time it had taken for Thrune to begin attack nobility in broad daylight.As a biologist, I feel I have to point out that ravens aren't nocturnal. But you do you :P
“The Owl” doesn’t have the same zing
“The Owl” doesn’t have the same zingThe Raven leans against the cold stone wall and begins to slide down it when the wave of healing magic hits him and he straightens, the darkness encroaching on his vision retreating. This had not been the best showing of his martial prowess, but then again, the Raven did not often fly into group combat in the light of day. More of a nocturnal ambush predator was the Raven. The Raven was both surprised and unsurprised at how little time it had taken for Thrune to begin attack nobility in broad daylight.As a biologist, I feel I have to point out that ravens aren't nocturnal. But you do you :P
Edgar Allen Poe probably thought the same thing, "quoth the owl Nevermore" doesn't have the same effect.
Owls are baddass though. Ninjas of the sky. You do NOT want to mess with them. And baby owls are HORRIFYING.
And baby owls are HORRIFYING.
Oh! Do tell!
The Raven cannot turn his head 260 degrees in both directions, though. Wouldn’t be able to live up to the name.
Vantine isn't anxious to touch any dead bodies. But... there's more than one way to skin a scary, threatening cat.
She chooses the least gross dead body and takes the medallion and armband from it.
Technically, none of them are dead. Many of them are pretty close to it, though.
Be careful what you ask for
Wow, that's so deliciously disturbing!
Technically, none of them are dead. Many of them are pretty close to it, though.Vantine isn't anxious to touch any dead bodies. But... there's more than one way to skin a scary, threatening cat.
She chooses the least gross dead body and takes the medallion and armband from it.
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AAAAAAAAAAA
Why are you guys posting so much?!
Gotta catch up!
Sorry, hope we didn't go too far - I know what it's like to be overwhelmed with the number of posts that are in a game.
Yeah, nobody died here. I healed them all. They might not have many hit points but they're stable.
Also, wall of text incoming. Rexus's gonna monologue.
I think when the good guys are doing it, it's called "exposition" ;)
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Hehe, I have this image in my head of Vantine acting like the kind of kid who's always bringing home animals they've found and wanting to keep them as pets.
"Please please Auntie Aisling! I'll take really good care of the birdman and he won't be any trouble at all! Look how friendly he is!"
Obviously Aisling is the strict one.
I'm going to assume that when Jessibel thinks of Nyxra as 'noble', she's referring to her strength of character and not her social status.
Because her family's never been part of the Kintargan aristocracy. :)
You got it!
I thought about the other meaning but decided it fit Nyxra's bearing.
Hehe, I have this image in my head of Vantine acting like the kind of kid who's always bringing home animals they've found and wanting to keep them as pets.
"Please please Auntie Aisling! I'll take really good care of the birdman and he won't be any trouble at all! Look how friendly he is!"
Obviously Aisling is the strict one.
I'd honestly rather you flirted with her than called her "Auntie" :/
I think that Jessibel's the youngest of the group, and Nyxra is obviously the oldest, but other than that, I'm not sure who's in the middle - pretty sure all the others are in their early 20s, though.
More monologuing exposition!
I'd honestly rather you flirted with her than called her "Auntie" :/Hehe, I have this image in my head of Vantine acting like the kind of kid who's always bringing home animals they've found and wanting to keep them as pets.
"Please please Auntie Aisling! I'll take really good care of the birdman and he won't be any trouble at all! Look how friendly he is!"
Obviously Aisling is the strict one.
Haha! Who said it had to be only one or the other? Don't think about Aunt in the narrow sense of designating a particular kind of biological connection and gender, but it's broader social use.
Lots of people are called, or call themselves, Auntie to express a kind of social relationship that resembles the one (ideally) imparted to literal aunts. Aunties are protectors, caretakers, and providers who are not parents. Aunties take responsibility and make decisions, and check worst impulses. In this fictive kinship sense, it says little about relative ages, and a great deal about relative maturity. Aisling should consider it a badge of honor!
For the record Vantine is 20.
Aisling is about 21 or 22: old enough to be legally adult, but young enough that her parents still rule her life - or try to. The term "Auntie" is going to make her feel about 150 :P