DM Brainiac's Abomination Vaults Table 1 (Inactive)

Game Master Brainiac

The Fort saves are pretty brutal! Rogue seems about as good a fit for the AP as bard - a little disadvantaged (in Zetty's case, quite a few mental immunities) but still survivable. Maybe the luck will dry up eventually, but for now it's held up.

I'm more worried about the lack of striking runes on the primary weapons you and Bertolt are using.

All,

I'm going on vacation with limited time/connectivity for the next week. Please bot me as I doubt I'll be able to post.

Have fun!

Vengis, you can only target one creature with the 3rd-level version of slow. You can only heighten it to 6th-level when you have a spell slot of that level available, which is not until you are level 11.

Sorry about that--my bad.

Also, I know I was just gone last week but I've got two crazy days at work. I'm out until Friday but should be solid after that.

I will be out of town today through Monday, 8/8. I will not have Internet access for much of that time, so I will not be able to post. I hope to get caught up on everything again by next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Just a heads up that I'll be on the road from tomorrow until 8/17. For most of those days, I'll still have a chance to post, but just in case, feel free to bot me if I'm holding things up.

I'm positioned in such a way that anybody attacking the bipedal elemental should be able to be protected by my shield if they are attacked by it.

To answer Bella’s question: I have not yet resolved the current round of actions. I will do so on Monday, after which everybody will be up again.

I forgot to say I'll be in the hills on a family trip through Sunday. I doubt I'll be able to post but will be back Monday.

Go ahead and bot me, please.

Anyone know where we're at on this? I hope our good DM is okay.

Hi, sorry for the lack of communication. I'm here, but I've been dealing with significantly reduced free time and increased stresses in my life right now. I've been cutting some of my games to reduce the mental burden, and I'm currently debating if I have it in me to try to keep this one going or not.

We lost a lot of steam/participation in this game after the first couple of floors, so it's kind of been hobbling along regardless. So while I had a great time with how far we got, if you need to shutter this game because of being overloaded, I say go for it. Keeping yourself sane always comes first :)

I'm still here.

Stay sane, Brainiac! You have a lot of brains to keep stress-free. Take what time you need to decide.

I am here as well. I understand the burnout, I have been there many times. I trust in whatever decision you make. I will be here if/when the game continues.

Sorry for the long delay... I've collected myself a bit and I'm ready to continue the game now. I've posted in the gameplay thread.

Another potential hurricane's on its way to Florida, so my free time will be limited again this week.

@Bella - I changed around the battlefield to give you a very easy flank, go slice him up!

I won't be able to post through the weekend. Sorry, feel free to bot me.

Bella, Eyenia, and Vengis are all up for this round.

My wife had surgery this week and I'm trying to catch up. Please feel free to bot me until I'm back.

Since Vengis' hero point saved his life, he may act normally this round now!

Work is keeping me out of commission for a couple more days. I'll catch up later this week.

I’m having computer issues, so posting will be affected until I resolve them.

Alright, Loot Log has been cleared out. This time around, Bertolt's claimed items were quite expensive, so his share is entirely in valuable equipment.

Here's what each person gets after claiming the items they mentioned in gameplay and selling the rest to the shops in Otari:
- Bella + 156.61 gold
- Eyenia + 207.61 gold
- Kragga + 207.61 gold
- Vengis + 127.61 gold
- Zetty + 112.61 gold
- Bertolt + 0 gold

Thanks Zetty!

@GM - Can I get somebody in town to transfer the armor runes onto Bertolt's full plate? There is a Armor Potency +1 rune and a Resilient rune, which cost 160gp and 340gp respectively, so as I understand it to transfer both of them would be 10% of the cost for a total of 50gp.

Yes, Wrin is able to transfer the runes for you.

Thanks for managing that, Zetty!

Bertolt Level 7!

HP: +14 (total of 108 now)
Class Abilities:
- Battlefield Surveyor (perception is now master, +2 on perception based initiative checks)
- Weapon Specialization (+2 damage with expert weapons, +3 with master, +4 with legendary)
General Feat: Incredible Initiative (I'm considering Expeditious Search instead possibly? Thoughts?)
Skill Increase: Crafting is now master

Sweet! I'll get leveled up. Level 4 spells!

Bertolt, Expeditious Search sounds flavorful, though I'm not sure we've been constrained by the time it takes to search thus far. Initiative is probably the better option for a dungeon crawl with lots of combat.

Bella lvl 7 summary:

HP: +11
Evasion
General Feat:
Skill Feat:
Skill Increase:
Vigilant Senses (Perception increases to Master)
Weappon Specialization:

I seem to have lost track of the increases during my level up: will have to recheck all the numbers/ Feats :(

@Bertolt: Keep in mind that incredible initiative doesn't stack with battlefield surveyor (both circumstance bonuses).
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Zetty Level 7:

HP+10
4th Level Spells: Fly and Pernicious Poltergeist (Also swapped out illusory creature for blur. IIRC Vengis has invisibility as signature and will be able to enable sweet sneak attacking for Bella that way)
Expert Casting!
General Feat: Fleet
Skill Increase: Performance (art) -> Master

Oh dang, thanks for letting me know Zetty.

Hmm. Toughness is always good. I could take Untrained Improvisation to be better at skills I'm not trained in?

Yeah, toughness is a nice one to have

Level up done! Picked up vital beacon for some extra healing potential and enervation for some debuffing. Also upped my occultism to master.

Bella lvl 7 summary complete:

HP: +11
Evasion
General Feat:
Skill Feat: Kip Up
Skill Increase: Acrobatics Expert-->Master
Vigilant Senses (Perception increases to Master)
Weappon Specialization: (Swords)

I'm leveled up and ready to go. Here's my spell list:

4th (3/day) - dimension door, ˢenervation, phantasmal killer
3rd (4/day) - chilling darkness, shadow projectile, slowˢ, vampiric touch
2nd (4/day) - blood vendetta, darknessᵝ, illusory creature, invisibilityˢ
1st (4/day) – charm, grim tendrilsᵝ, magic missileˢ, soothe
Cantrips (at will) – chill touchᵝ, detect magic, guidance, shield, telekinetic projectile

Bella, as Zetty mentioned, I have heightened invisibility I should give you prior to key battles. Feel free to ask for it when you think it would be helpful. You can attack on not be revealed.

Bella, as Zetty mentioned, I have heightened invisibility I should give you prior to key battles. Feel free to ask for it when you think it would be helpful. You can attack on not be revealed.

I'll keep that in mind.

Sorry to be slow to post--I've had family in town for a wedding and will be busy through July 4 holiday, as well.

Again, apologies for lack of posting. I'm going to try to catch up this evening, will try to post this week, but will then be very limited again through late August.

Summer plans! Ahhh!

Hey folks, I’m heading for a short camping trip. I’ll be back Friday night, but please bot me as necessary.