Oh, that's a good point. If we're moving slowly anyway, Verene can definitely carry more than she is. I'll mark what he found as being carried by her. Side note: it looks like the range on dancing lights is 100+10/level, not 30, as I thought.
GM: Is the strap broken-looking, or a loop like it connects back to the backpack? I have an idea for solving this problem, but I want to give others a chance to post first.
It looks intact from where Verene is.
And Elyda took care of it! Way to go, Elyda. For my future reference, can we attempt both a Spellcraft and a Perception check (by tasting it or something) when it comes to identifying unknown potions, or should we choose one or the other?
Hm... I think that if you can't recognize the scent/magical signature, the other won't give you any more information.
I'm not sure I'll stick with that, but that is my gut feeling at this point.
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We also have five potential people to attempt those checks with four having spellcraft, so we're doing pretty good.
And that is strictly considering PCs.
Oops. Intercompanion animosity!
Also, consider that the room is 5 ft. x 10 ft., so it can actually fit most of the group - given that the squares are there solely for during combat.
Oh dear. Someone with actual ranks in Diplomacy, help!
Ugh, these rolls.
Well, that could have been better, but it could have been worse! (See: Prescience roll.)
I realized yesterday why there are so many encounters (I've skipped two so far) in this early stage of the adventure. It's cause the AP expects you guys to get to 6th level in the first adventure, and thus you need more combat.
I'm skipping over most of the less relevant combats (so far, there was a viper and a giant fly), because combat slows PbP down more than in-person games, and we're not using XP anyways.
I am a fan of skipping 'filler' combats, especially in PbP.
Elyda: No empty flasks here, but two flasks of oil that could be emptied out and used for the purpose of storing holy water.
If we're doing checkpoint leveling rather than XP based, by all means, skip the filler encounters! Like you said, they really slow the game down in PbP. I'd rather just fight when it's relevant to the story.
Yeah, I agree. Or if the encounter is mechanically fun and/or challenging, I'd be up for that too.
That aside, six levels in book one of a six book campaign? Wow. That's quite fast!
Well, if we're to get mythic levels over the course of the campaign, leveling would need to be fast. Plus the faster we get through the low levels, the faster we can get to fight demons with a hope of survival.
And yes, I'm all for interesting encounters!
@GM: I thought there was another door to the north?
Are we in the antechamber where the holy water is, or through the door to the north inside the antechamber, the one with another Torag hammer on it? Merixia said she tried that door, but I wasn't sure if we had moved through and seen the second room.
You're currently in the first room - the entry way. Everyone's sort of crammed together. Merixia's token is covering the holy water basin, at the moment.
That will change within a few moments, though.
*ominous music intensifies*
Dwarf zombies, calling it now!
Maybe one or two, yes.
Note that only Merixia sees the dusty dwarf as undead - to the others, he looks alive, if berserk. (He's the white-lined one.)
Uh, oops.
Well... that could be problematic! Poor meri :(
1st level combat - very swingy.
Ooh, ouch. :(
Why the morningstar, Elyda?
I have no issue with Elyda using her long sword instead - I think I incorrectly read Elliot’s mentioning of smashing as bashing. So, if the GM allows the change - she won’t drop her longsword and use it instead - same hit/damage modifiers.
I’m posting this from my phone as it’s very late here and I’m heading to bed. I’ll check the boards again in my morning.
I simply repeated the spoiler information, which said to use slashing damage against the normal zombies and silvered or magic weapons against the 'special' zombie (though I dont think we have any). As such, it does seem more logical for Elyda to keep using the sword - assuming she trusts Elliot's judgment :)
Sure, I don't mind - it won't change much . Cue mysterious voice.
Elyda is trusting in Elliott’s advice. ;)
Thanks for allowing the change, GM. Sorry for misreading and confusing Elyda’s action. That’s what happens when rushing before logging off for the night. :)
Waiting in the wings to jump in and help. Is there a reason why Thesius is no linger in the back? Works out to our advantage here and I was taking that, but overall I don’t think he would have left a blind companion outside in the back of the group.
Elliot's got Aravashnial. Plus, I've only left a token for because I'm not sure whether he'll contribute. Until he does, he's technically in the antechamber with Thesius and Elliot.
I moved Thesius in because everyone had gotten into the antechamber before the door into the nave was open.
Sounds good. Would hate to have an injured NPC get messed up for not keeping an eye out on my part. That would not help Thesius’ mindset in general.
Aravashnial's probably going to be fine! At least in this encounter. You all are reasonably sure that there's nothing hostile outside the shrine anyways. :P
I mean I suppose I can take the GM’s word on that. :p
Hm... Can I 5' step west and administer the potion to Merixia as a full-round action? Basically, if I can't get her up before her turn, I should cast grease here as my standard action instead (5' step, move-equivalent action to draw potion, standard to cast.)
Sure, I think you can do that, Verene.
Uh, for crying out loud... I think Anevia might jump in as soon as she is able.
Yeah, this is turning rough quick.
I'm not sure how the writers expected this encounter to go, honestly, but you guys have also been pretty unlucky. I will admit that I expected you to have no trouble with one of them, so I added a couple mooks, but, uh...
Roll more dice, get more hits! That's what I think when people complain about the dice roller on this site, and it applies to GMs as well as players. :)
Honestly, I still think it was the right call to trade the healer being conscious for the basically-useless wizard being conscious. With those rolls, they probably would have made their grease saves anyway, *both* Verene and Merixia would be dying, and the rest of the party wouldn't get those standing-up AoOs that are the whole point of grease.
I'm not sure how the writers expected this encounter to go, honestly, but you guys have also been pretty unlucky. I will admit that I expected you to have no trouble with one of them, so I added a couple mooks, but, uh...
Well, a combination of 2 full casters at level 1, no area to move around in or cast spells safely, no full martial character in the group, the enemy being undead which grants a bunch of immunities, and presumably a weapon resistance we can't get through at level 1.
So yeah, pretty rough :) but also a case of them rolling very well and us not so much.
Yeah. Even if it was just the huecuva, you'd be a bit hard pressed. With the additional zombies and the lucky rolls... they've been cutting through you quite badly.
Well, they did have the element of surprise. Getting caught flat-footed always sucks.
Yeah, that too. Especially at level 1 with the swingy, low hp pools! :)
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YOU'VE GOT TO BE F@%#ING KIDDING ME DICE ROLLER
I take it back, the dice roller is malevolent and wants to ruin good rp moments. :(
Could be worse. If I hadn't remembered that Elliot goes before the quick zombie, it'd've taken Elyda down. Seriously, it rolled max damage on its first attack.
Merixia used her move action to grab her sword, FYI.
And yes. What have we done to anger the dice roller?
Well, I'm down to trying to use roleplaying solutions now. I just hope it works :')
I could have also lit a torch to use pyrotechnics next turn. That also might have worked, but this seems more cinematic.
"That's right, I just worshipped your former god! What are you gonna do about it!?"
Oh my god, this is amazing. I love you. This kind of thing is why I play tabletop RPGs!
If Verene wants to make a post, she can, but I'll post the huecuva's stuff later tonight.