OK, all, welcome to the game. Why don't you post your characters' crunch, please, and I'll give them a good look over, though I assume most of you will be fine. Average +1 for HP, please.
Also, while I normally wouldn't tell you this, I will say that during the course of the adventure you'll end up with three mythic tier. Please stat up your character in that format as well, since I figure with the new rules it might A) take a little longer to do and B) take me longer to look at. This doesn't need to be done immediately -- we can get started before that -- but if you can try to do it in the next week or so, that'd be great.
These are new rules, obviously, so please be patient once we get to the mythic stuff. Feel free to holler if you think I'm messing something up.
I'll try to post 5-10 times a week. Generally I get one in a day, but sometimes I get more (especially if it's role-playing, and not combat) and every once in a while I skip a day for whatever reason. I ask that you please try to do the same. If you have to miss a couple days (or less, if we're in combat), just let us know.
Feel free to say what you're doing in Blackcrag Cove. Action will start up pretty quickly, but you can decide whether you all know each other or not.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
My character sheet is pretty close to finished. I do have a build-related question since I have one extra feat to spend.
According to an official FAQ, a FOB-able feat (such as Power Attack) gains the benefits as if the monk was a 'Full BAB' class - in terms of effects. So the Power Attack benefit would be based on his FOB BAB not his 'regular' BAB. My question is... does this rule apply to feat acquisition or just effects?
I'm debating taking Clustered Shots. My 'regular' BAB is one short of qualifying. But my FOB BAB would beat the requirement.
I'm not dying for the feat and there are plenty of other fun choices I can take, so if you'd rather not rule on this - just say so. No skin off my nose.
Hi, looking forward to playing with y'all, and getting a feel for the Mythic rules.
For pre-Mythic crunch, I think everything in my profile is complete, though I'll give it a once-over tomorrow...and then I'll start stating out her Champion abilities. You want us to stat them up as 3rd tier, not first?
Hey, thanks for the opportunity despite the scattered submission, Motteditor. I'm working to have a full story, description, and build up today.
Lacsar, you mind if i use your character as a story anchor? Do you kind being the bud of a slightly-unhinged, amnesiatic samsaran?
Everyone else, my biggest hurtle is spell selection. Oracle gives me Cures for free, and his Samsaran will give him 4 spells from the Druid/Inquisitor lists. I'd like to have a balance between control, buff, and rebuff spells, but i don't want to step on anyone's toes. Let me know anyone's thoughts. Otherwise, I'll just pick'em myself. :)
Okay, this is Nic (Eben's Samsaran Oracle of the Dark Tapestry). :D
Okay, this is Nic (Eben's Samsaran Oracle of the Dark Tapestry). :D
"White eyes, pale skin... what a freak!" says the man behind the filigreed mask.
:D
Out of curiosity, we'll be advancing in class levels in addition to mythic tiers, correct? Or will we remain level 7 (with advancing mythic tiers) for the whole adventure?
We'll stay seventh level for the course of the adventure, I believe. (I haven't double checked the math, but I didn't see enough to advance in my first look through.)
AHA! Finally I can post! Sorry, childcare issues last night and this morning took up my time!
My sheet in this profile is pretty complete, there's just a few items I might look over but crunch should all be there.
I haven't gotten my mythic book (STILL!!) so I'll have that bit up as soon as I can.
Okay, this is Nic (Eben's Samsaran Oracle of the Dark Tapestry). :D"White eyes, pale skin... what a freak!" says the man behind the filigreed mask.
:D
"Man with the mask! Man with the mask! Doesn't realize what it means."
There maybe some non-sensicality to Nic, by the way.
We'll stay seventh level for the course of the adventure, I believe. (I haven't double checked the math, but I didn't see enough to advance in my first look through.)
Cool. Then I'm gonna make better use of the feats that I had originallyput into Arcane Heritage... never really gonna see much use of that if we're not going to level up. :)
How are we on UMD scores? As you can imagine, mine blows. But I have some coins jingling in my pocket and I'm willing to get a Wand of Cure Light Wounds if someone else can put it to use.
Me and Tickdown can use those wands for free. Tickdown does have a rank in the skill (it looks like).
Or are you asking for the people who can't use the CLW wands?
Just wanted to make sure someone aside from you could use the wand. I didn't want to jack you into the default heal-bot role. :)
Nic should be updated. I just have to do the Mythic upgrades, but I wont' be able to get to those today.
If anyone has any sugggestions on spells or gear, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I should be ready to roll.
Except you'll be getting three mythic tiers, so looks like you've missed a couple things... : )
Nope, all at once. It's gonna be legen ... wait for it ... dary.
Hoping to get a look through the character sheets this evening. No worries if you can't get to the mythic upgrades in the next couple days, though. We've got a little time before we get to them.
Yep, Tickdown's gonna be a home-remedy healer type of guy...hopefully his 1 rank doesn't hurt anyone ;)
Big Al had actually already purchased a wand of CLW that she hoped to find someone else to carry, and use on whoever needed it most. It'd be great to have one in Tickdown's care and one in Nic's.
Big Al's current stats are still in her profile...and I've just statted up her Mythic superhero self, below.
Allemara "Big Al" Redthistle
Female Halfling Cavalier (Gendarme) 7
NG Small Humanoid (halfling)
Init +5; Senses Perception +12
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Defense
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AC 19, touch 13, flat-footed 17 (+6 armor, +2 Dex, +1 size, +1 deflection)
hp 82 (7d10+36)
Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +7; +2 vs. fear, +2 Morale bonus vs. fear when beneath banner
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Offense
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Speed 15 ft.
Melee Heavy Shield Bash +11/+6 (1d3+13/x2) and
. . Dagger +11/+6 (1d3+13/19-20/x2) and
. . Desna's Kiss +12/+7 (1d6+18/x3) and
. . Longsword +11/+6 (1d6+13/19-20/x2) and
. . Masterwork Lance +12/+7 (1d6+17/x3)
Ranged Half. sling staff +10/+5 (1d6+9/x3)
Special Attacks cavalier's charge, sword's challenge +7 (3/day)
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Statistics
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Str 20, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 12
Base Atk +7; CMB +9; CMD 23
Feats Indomitable Mount, Mounted Combat (4/round), Mounted Combat [Mythic], Power Attack -2/+4, Ride-by Attack, Ride-By Attack (3 extra attacks), Risky Strike -1/+4, Spirited Charge
Traits Adopted, Indomitable Faith, Militant Merchant
Skills Acrobatics -1 (-9 jump), Bluff +5, Climb +7, Diplomacy +5, Escape Artist -1, Fly +1, Handle Animal +13, Intimidate +5, Perception +12 (+13 to determine if surprised), Ride +11 (+13 to stay in the saddle), Sense Motive +0 (+3 when opposing a Bluff check), Stealth +3, Swim +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, +3 ride while riding your bonded mount., sword's skills
Languages Common, Halfling
SQ amazing initiative (1/round), animal companion link, banner +2/+1, expert trainer, fearless, hard to kill, orders (order of the sword), recuperation, surge
Combat Gear Wand of cure light wounds; Other Gear Mithral Breastplate, +1 Heavy steel shield, Desna's Kiss, Cold Iron Sling bullets (50), Dagger, Half. sling staff, Longsword, Masterwork Lance, Sling bullets (20), Belt of giant strength +2, Cloak of resistance +1, Ring of protection +1, Backpack, masterwork (empty), Military saddle, Rope, Torch (10), Waterskin, 1239 GP, 9 SP, 9 CP
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TRACKED RESOURCES
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Amazing Initiative (1/round) (Ex) - 0/1
Cold Iron Sling bullets - 0/50
Dagger - 0/1
Mounted Combat (4/round) - 0/4
Mythic Power (11/day) (Su) - 0/11
Sling bullets - 0/20
Sword's Challenge +7 (3/day) (Ex) - 0/3
Torch - 0/10
Wand of cure light wounds - 0/50
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Special Abilities
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+3 Ride while riding your bonded mount. (Ex) Cancel your armor check penalty of -3 while riding your mount.
Aerial Assault (+30 ft) (Su) When charging, use 1 power, add to distance jumped and +1d6 weapon dam per 10 ft of vertical height jumped, or grapple and pull foe down.
Amazing Initiative (1/round) (Ex) As a free action, use 1 power to gain an extra standard action (can't be used to cast a spell).
Animal Companion Link (Ex) You have a link with your Animal Companion.
Banner +2/+1 (Ex) Allies who can see your banner gain +2 save vs. fear & +1 to hit while charging.
Burst Through (Ex) Charge through allies and opponents as if they weren't there, making overrun checks vs. opponents.
Cavalier's Charge (Ex) Mounted charge grants +4 to hit and -0 AC rather than +2/-2.
Expert Trainer +3 (Ex) +3 to train mounts, reduced training time option.
Fearless +2 racial bonus vs Fear saves.
Fleet Charge (Ex) As a swift action, use 1 power to move your speed while making an attack that bypasses all DR and gains a +3 bonus.
Hard to Kill (Ex) Automatically stabilize when dying, and only die at neg Con x 2.
Militant Merchant You gain a +1 trait bonus to Perception checks made to determine surprise.
Mounted Combat (4/round) Once per round you can attempt to negate a hit to your mount in combat.
Mounted Combat [Mythic] As an immediate action, use 1 power to substitute a Ride check for Mount's Ref save.
Power Attack -2/+4 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Recuperation (Ex) Fully heal after 8 hrs rest, use 1 power and 1 hr to heal half and restore all non-mythic abilities.
Ride-by Attack You can move - attack - move when charging mounted.
Ride-By Attack (3 extra attacks) If first Ride-by attack hits, can make full attack, but must move at least 10 ft between attacks.
Risky Strike -1/+4 Subtract from your AC to add to damage vs foes 2 sizes larger.
Spirited Charge Double damage when making a mounted charge (triple with a lance).
Surge (1d6) (Su) Use 1 power to increase any d20 roll by the listed amount.
Sword's Challenge +7 (3/day) (Ex) +7 to damage target, -2 AC vs. others when used, +2 to hit while riding your mount.
Sword's Skills +3 (Ex) +3 to Sense Motive opposing Bluff.
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Nightsong
Female Wolf (Charger)
N Large Animal
Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +1
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Defense
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AC 19, touch 11, flat-footed 17 (+2 Dex, -1 size, +8 natural)
hp 63 (+30)
Fort +9, Ref +7, Will +3 (+4 morale bonus vs. Enchantment spells and effects)
Immune fatigue
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Offense
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Speed 50 ft.
Melee Bite (Wolf (Charger)) +9 (1d8+9/x2)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks trip
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Statistics
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Str 23, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +4; CMB +11; CMD 23 (27 vs. Trip)
Feats Armor Proficiency (Medium), Power Attack -2/+4, Toughness
Tricks Attack [Trick], Attack [Trick], Attack Any Target [Trick], Combat Riding [Trick], Come [Trick], Defend [Trick], Down [Trick], Flank [Trick], Guard [Trick], Heel [Trick], Track [Trick]
Skills Acrobatics +9 (+17 jump), Fly +0, Linguistics -3, Stealth -2, Swim +10; Racial Modifiers +4 to survival when tracking by scent
Languages Halfling
SQ attack any target [trick], barding training 1, combat riding [trick], flank [trick], indefatigable, mounted challenge +3, track [trick]
Other Gear Mithral Breastplate, You have no money!
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TRACKED RESOURCES
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. . -none-
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Special Abilities
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+4 to Survival when tracking by Scent +4 to Survival when tracking by Scent.
Attack Any Target [Trick] The animal will attack any creature on command.
Barding Training 1 (Charger) Worn armor -1 check penalty, +1 max DEX.
Combat Riding [Trick] The animal has been trained to bear a rider into combat.
Flank [Trick] Attempts to attack and flank indicated enemy.
Immunity to Fatigue You are immune to the fatigued condition.
Indefatigable (Charger) (Ex) At 6th level, a charger becomes immune to fatigue. This ability replaces devotion.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Mounted Challenge +3 (Charger) +3 to damage target, +1 AC vs. others when used
Power Attack -2/+4 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ feet by sense of smell.
Track [Trick] The animal will track a scent.
Trip (Ex) You can make a trip attempt on a successful attack.
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Large wolf with a thick grey coat, wearing mithral breastplate barding.
Mott, I'm assuming Fleet Charge can be applied to my mount, when mounted. Is that your impression too?
Big Al looks good.
Tickdown, I'm not seeing what you've spent gear on. I see the crossbow (8,000 or so), the slippers (3,000), the buckler (1,000) and a couple potions. Am I missing something? (Obviously you don't have to spend all your cash if you don't want...)
Anyr, can you please create a profile for Dorian? Otherwise, I think it looked good.
Lacsar, had time to look it over and think about it, and I think I'm going to say you cannot take the clustered shots feat. Also, can't quite tell -- do you have one or two arrows of greater slaying?
I didn't notice anything with Nic.
Just waiting on Bognus and we'll get started.
(I'll look over the mythic stuff in a bit. That'll take me a little longer as I'll have to really dive into it a bit more. I'm not 100 percent sure you should be able to apply fleet charge to your mount -- after all, the guardian path has a beast's fury ability to lend mythic power to your mount -- but I'm willing to allow it. Any other thoughts, since again these are new rules for all of us.)
Lacsar, had time to look it over and think about it, and I think I'm going to say you cannot take the clustered shots feat. Also, can't quite tell -- do you have one or two arrows of greater slaying?
No worries on Clustered Shots. I've got more than enough bow feats. I'll pick something fun in another vein.
I do have two Greater Slaying Arrows. Both are currently for hammering Evil Outsiders but I may switch one to some other category.
Thanks.
Have some time to kill, so figured I'd do a bit of research...
When you gain your three mythic tiers, you will get:
+2 to one attribute
2 mythic feats
Hard to Kill (Ex): Whenever you’re below 0 hit points, you automatically stabilize without needing to attempt a Constitution check. In addition, you don’t die until your total number of negative hit points is equal to or greater than double your Constitution score.
Mythic Power (Su): Mythic characters can draw upon
a wellspring of power to accomplish amazing deeds and
cheat fate 9/day.
Surge (Su): You can call upon your mythic power to overcome difficult challenges. You can expend one use of mythic power to increase any d20 roll you just made by rolling 1d6 and adding it to the result. Using this ability is an immediate action taken after the result of the original roll is revealed.
Amazing Initiative (Ex): +3 initiative. In addition, as a free action on your turn, you can expend one use of mythic power to take an additional standard action during that turn. This additional standard action can’t be used to cast a spell. You can’t gain an extra action in this way more than once per round.
Recuperation (Ex): At 3rd tier, you are restored to full hit points after 8 hours of rest so long as you aren’t dead. In addition, by expending one use of mythic power and resting for 1 hour, you regain a number of hit points equal to half your full hit points (up to a maximum of your full hit points) and regain the use of any class features that are limited to a certain number of uses per day (such as barbarian rage, bardic performance, spells per day, and so on).
Plus a Path feature and three path abilities.
I haven't spent all my money...I was hoping to get my mythic book over the weekend (but it didn't arrive still!) as I wanted to see if there were any items in there to purchase.
But...Tickdown's probably lost or spent the rest on food.
The only purchasable items in the book are mythic magic items... so unless you wanna blow 25K GP or more - and have DM permission - you are outta luck. Time to buy those plain old magic toys. :)
On that note, Lacsar is done and I've sketched out his Tiers... although I'm still debating changing Tier 3 a bit.
Thanks Lacsar. In that case Tickdown's outta cash! He's always hungry!
Outstanding, Tick! I like the Hard Cheese count - very important detail that. :) Feel free to wander into the gameplay thread. Lacsar is getting lonely in there.
Yo, Boss Mott... what is Lacsar's current CHA? Or would you prefer to make the Leprosy fluff?
Hehehehe...moldy cheese is just penicillin!
I think I'll probably make it fluff for the purposes of this game. It's a neat idea, but probably play out better mechanically over a campaign.
Depending on how things go, we'll get started soon. Not sure if Bognus will be joining us, but we can proceed without him if need be.
No worries. At least I don't have to knock his CHA-related stats down lower. :)
FYI - Nic is still in, he is just on vacation this week so his posting is a bit erratic.
OK, thanks, Lacsar.
Whoops! Somehow I'd missed that you'd opened the Gameplay thread. Posted now. Looking forward to gaming with y'all.
So sorry for the silent day. I'll try to get a few posts up today. :)
mythic Nic
Feats: still choosing
Stat bump: +2 Charisma
Divine Surge: Inspired Spell
Mythic Abilities:
1) Faith's Reach (cast touch spells as ranged touch @ 30 feet)
2) Relentless Healing (on recently dead creature, apply healing as free action to bring them back to life)
3) Mythic Spellcasting (pick 3 spells; still picking them)
Also, did we ever hear from our dwarven barb friend?
We don't seem to have. I was going to let you guys go a little longer, since you seemed to be on a role, and then post tonight.
Oh, no rush, I was just curious if maybe he had connected with you privately.
Yeah, I'll assume we're a party of five, which should be fine...though Nic, if you have the ability to summon someone else to be part of the "front line" from time to time, that probably wouldn't hurt.
Yep. I couldn't pass up the flexibility of Summon Monster 3, but i don't have any feats to enhance it. So Dorian is indeed the superior summoner, i can just do it more often (not counting Myhic options).
And bringing in additional front liners is something I'm happy to do when necessary. :)
Great, it sounds like you both have us covered!
Hehehehe...this oughta be fun!
Not to mention Haste spells - which are a grand equalizer.
Lol. That's all Dorian. Though Nic will be able to toss on a Good Hope for good measure.
Combat:
I tend to run it in rounds, because otherwise I lose track. Generally what I do is I'll roll initiative, and anyone who gets more than the antagonists go. Then I'll run the antagonists. Then we enter Round 1 proper, where I'll have all of you post your actions before adjudicating them along with the antagonists (so you can always react to what the antagonists will do). You'll go roughly in initiative order, though I do sometimes fudge it a little for prose purposes.
I'll try to take smart actions for you if something happens to make your action not work.