GM_DBH's Shattered Star

Game Master DBH

How does the group (especially Bharak) feel on acting on knowledge of the scout before the scout specifically posts what he/she saw? It'd speed things up if we could post ideas for what to do right away imo, but I wouldn't do that if Bharak felt passed or slighted by this.

I'm good with whatever. Either way works for me.

I'm happy to play that the Scout automatically tells the party what's ahead. Unless of course they're leading the party to their doom that is?
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No update tonight. Father is back in hospital.

I'm fine with your scout suggestion also, Elena.

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Good luck to your father, DBH. Hope he feels better soon.

Hope your father is doing well, DBH. Best wishes to him and you!

Monday night my father was rushed to hospital with rectal bleeding. It was touch and go for a while and I ended up staying the night just in case.

He's slowly recovering but is still in a serious condition, not helped by how irrational he's become. So I'm spending most of my day either at the hospital or helping my mother.

He should be well enough to leave hospital by the end of the weekend and move back the retirement home. Which means I should have the time to get things moving again.

Thanks for your patience.

Wow, hopefully things will go well for him. Thanks for the heads up, It's kind of you to take the time in this type of situation. You take care of dad, we're not going anywhere.

Seconded. Thank you for the update. We all wish the two of you the best

Hey, bud, you take care of you and yours. This will be here WHENEVER you get back. No worries at all. Here's hoping and praying all goes well for your dad.

An update. My Father had a relapse over the weekend, but recovered. There was a chance of him being released today but the Doctor said no to it.

Chances are he will be released tomorrow or Wednesday hopefully.

The family want him to go to a rest home but he's being a shit and refusing. So I may need to go out and assist if he can't be reasoned with and he goes home.

My Father is back home. They have arranged a care worker to visit daily thankfully.

Been a long day getting things set up, so we shall start things up tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience.

The squares are 10' at the moment. Annoying I know.

Are you able to shrink the icons so they are 5 ft instead of 10 ft? Also, a question about init and how you take the actions. Elathras has a lower init. so when a player acts, do you take the actions in order of posting, or in order of init? It will effect when I post.

I can shrink the icons, should have done that. Also should have pointed out that you act in your init order.

I'm off my game today. :(

I gave Elthras bit of luck instead of Bharak, to not get Elena in range, to hopefully establish him as a higher priority target than the injured dwarf and/or perhaps to one shot him with a crit :) So you can roll again! Though if you prefer me to do if for speed, I'll roll it in spoiler below.

Sorry Elena, I made a mental note of it yesterday and totally forgot. I will try and pay better attention

No problem! It's easy to forget a buff here and there especially across multiple PBP's.

Just a quick note that I'm taking my family camping Sunday through Tuesday, and I won't be checking in. Feel free to bot me.

No update tonight. Time has got away on me.

Is the map correct? for some reason I thought everyone came to the spiders room and was discussing the western tunnel.

It is as far as I know. No else one moved their icons into the spider room. Axton & Umazura stayed back and Elena tried talking to the little shits.

hmmm, I am unable to move my Icon, I didn't realize anyone could.

edit: That was why I was describing Elathras' movements so carefully :)

I think Elena's position is technically incorrect as she moved up behind Elathras last round of the spider combat to give him bit of luck. However, let's assume she walked back to greet the mites.

That said, is it possible to share the access rights so we can move our tokens?

Strange. I've changed it so you can move your icons. I always do that with maps though. I wonder why this one decided it was view only?

Another unsolved Google docs mystery?

It is certainly unsolvable by me, I'm a bit of a luddite.

I moved Elathras to where he would be. So we need to decide if someone is talking or if were just going to attack. Not sure how you folks normally operate so was waiting to see.

I think we're in combat now and that diplomacy is no longer an option. Elena tried talking but they attacked, we dont speak their language, and the next diplo roll was low. I assume they kept advancing, that Axton fired in self defense and that it's do or die from here.

Axton fired in self defense

Yes...

*shifty eyes*

... "self defense."

Eh, after seeing your teammate almost get knifed, I'd count it as self-defense :P

Sorry. No time to update tonight.

I have got to say, I have NEVER seen anyone hit as often as Elena except for one other player on these boards.

If I hit just HALF the time as often as you do, I'd be a destroyer of worlds, man! ;)

I can't believe how often you're hitting and killing things. It's amazing and with nothing more than a 12 Strength too.

I'm just glad you're on my team. :P

Haha, well, thank you (and DBH for the shoutout too) :P

Elena attacks with her dex since her Elven Branched Spear is a finesse weapon (I think it's the only baseline reach, two handed finesse weapon in the game, though I could be wrong - glaives require another feat for it). She gets proficiency through the ancestral weapon race trait). Said spear also gets an aditional +2 to hit on attacks of opportunity provoked from moving as a base weapon property. It's an amazing weapon imho that I don't see used that much, especially for hybrid caster builds like a reach cleric. The only downside is that it's piercing damage, I think.

Sure, you need weapon finesse and preferably power attack for it to stay relevant, but the elephant in the room feat taxes really her out here, granting both. I'm pretty happy with the result thusfar!

Not to say strength isn't useful for her though, as that still buffs the damage. And she has a backup str-based glaive for slimes and such she'd also really appreciate all the help Uma's song can give her for, too :)

Should her kill streak continue, I've been considering giving her a one level martial dip somewhere for flavor reasons.

And she has a backup str-based glaive for slimes and such

Can you elaborate? Why can't you use a finesse weapon on slimes?

@Axton In my experience, many slimes are only vulnerable to slashing damage. A glaive is her best possible slashing weapon. However, she can't spare a feat on bladed brush to make it finesseable.

Ah, gotcha. It's not the fact that the weapon is STR-based, but that it's slashing.

So kind of a dumb question about in game. First, does everyone see the mites and ants or does just Bharak? The answer to the first one will influence the second. Is he coming back up to where we are? Third are we going down to their large room where they can surround us, or are we waiting on the steps for them to come up to us?

I assumed that Bharak was going to tell us what he saw, by either coming back up or yelling up at us. Just my assumption. We can play it however. I don't think the mites will ultimately be an issue. But being in the habit of discussing tactics (preferably in character) wouldn't be a bad idea.

Currently only Bharak can see them. However you can all hear the screeching of Mites from the direction he headed.

Something you've just heard a few minutes ago.

Yes, discussing tactics in character might be a good idea somewhere along the way. In this case since we're heavily outnumbered I think using the stairs to our advantage makes sense. But our 'style' thusfar has mostly just been walking into the room and splatting things :')

I wonder what's going to happen with the Grease in effect? If they don't move in, do we just... shoot them from a distance?

@Axton, shouldn't your spellsave DC's be 1 higher? You have 19 cha. Shouldn't it be 14 for a 0-th level spell and 15 for a 1-st level spell like grease?

I wonder what's going to happen with the Grease in effect? If they don't move in, do we just... shoot them from a distance?

Note on the map that I've offset the grease's area of effect so that it covers the area right in front of Bharak and his right flank. There's a corridor to his left where the mites can come forward, and where you and Elathras can move down the stairs to help out. Anyone can also use that corridor to move into the room if necessary. I can also dismiss the spell if needed.

Am I over thinking this? Yes, probably. Bharak can tell you; that's what I do all the time.

@Axton, shouldn't your spellsave DC's be 1 higher? You have 19 cha. Shouldn't it be 14 for a 0-th level spell and 15 for a 1-st level spell like grease?

Dammit, Elana, I'm a socrerer not a mathemagician!

(Thanks! Corrected.)

Apologies, I'm running too late to update tonight.

So the building we are in, is it used by anyone or is it abandoned? It is in the city proper right? I'm thinking Elathras would think they should chase all the infestation out, for the good of the building and community. So I want to make sure I'm understanding the nature of the building.

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"I can understand it as of now but I cannot speak to it. That will be another language I must add to my list."

Umazura does have comprehend languages, although I don't know if that will help us in communicating with the mite king.

Yep. That's what I meant. She actually has that spell currently going. But it'll only last 40 minutes. She can understand it but not talk to it.

So the building we are in, is it used by anyone or is it abandoned? It is in the city proper right? I'm thinking Elathras would think they should chase all the infestation out, for the good of the building and community. So I want to make sure I'm understanding the nature of the building.

The Crow is one of the pilings for the massive Thassilonian ruin that overshadows Magnimar. The Irespan

I don't think anyone could consider it a building owned by anyone. It is a massive ruin that the city is built next to. Elthras would no doubt remove any creatures that attack but probably not feel a great need to purge it of all life. :)

It's unoccupied and will just be filled again by the next group of vagrants or monsters.

From my understanding and that picture, each structure is surrounded by the sea and it's only reachable by boat, too.

with Axton making mite-puns to a questionably sane one with delusions of grandeur

It could have been worse! I was tempted to contrive an argument so that Axton could stare at the mite king and say, "Now... are you a Mite? Or are you a Might Not?"

No update tonight. May be a gap in posting as my Father is back in a hospice.

Sad to hear that GM_DBH. Take all the time you need, we're not going anywhere.

Truly sorry to hear that, bud. Hoping and praying his health turns for the better real quick.

My Father passed away on Saturday. It was expected and he was in a hospice his last few days.

No updates for the coming week I'm afraid.

I'm not dropping out as these games are one of my great pleasures.

GM_DBH I am sorry for your loss, even expected it is still heart wrenching. Take all the time you need, we're not going anywhere.

GM_DBH I am sorry for your loss, even expected it is still heart wrenching. Take all the time you need, we're not going anywhere.

Couldn’t have said it better. My condolences for your loss

So so sorry for your loss, DBH. Man I am truly sorry. Condolences to you and your family.