TOZ's Hrethnar's Throne (Inactive)

Game Master TriOmegaZero

sorry...but i'm a bit confused..so green is commanded, but it's looking to attack Toral? or is red the only current "bad" guy...just want to clarify first...does Nectanebo have full control of green?

This spell allows you a degree of control over an undead creature. If the subject is intelligent, it perceives your words and actions favorably (treat its attitude as friendly). It will not attack you while the spell lasts. You can give the subject orders, but you must win an opposed Charisma check to convince it to do anything it wouldn’t ordinarily do. Retries are not allowed. An intelligent commanded undead never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but it might be convinced that something very dangerous is worth doing.

Note that it doesn't say it won't attack your allies.

got it...just wanted to make sure...I'm going to ask Nectanebo if he's ok with me attacking it...i can get 2 swings in at it...then move to deal with the other...if i move to the other one..i only get one attack and leave Toral wide open...

I'm expecting a Cha check to make it sit and stay, so you might wait for the results.

that's cool...no hurry here...

Will DC 19. chant as move action to continue the misfortune effect. As I am before Nectanebo in initiative this misfortune would affect also the charisma check of the mummy, right?

No, because the Charisma check is happening on Green's turn.

Did you catch my disrupt undead?

Unfortunately, you'd already cast command undead. Your second turn hasn't come up.

Yay, I don't have to figure out how many hit points a skull has for sundering purposes!

happy to help out...lol

Yay, I don't have to figure out how many hit points a skull has for sundering purposes!

!!! THAT would've been a b@*#~.

It occurs to me that would be a convenient thing for the Occultist class to include.

Each implement, no matter what it is made of has a hardness equal to half the Occultist's level + Int modifier and a number of HP equal to 10 plus the Occultist's level + Int modifier, for example.

Yeah, researching that was basically coming up with "lol, one hit destroys" as the answer.

Yeah, researching that was basically coming up with "lol, one hit destroys" as the answer.

Yep. Some of the implements are old timey 'frayed' gloves and such... worn by some great great great grandmother when Aroden was still laying down some beats... they're not meant to withstand any kind of trauma...

@GM: any gear glowing magically? i.e. is it just her mind gone or is everything about her completely 'blank' in the magic spectrum, like she's just a fake mannequin or hollow nonmagical hologram?

Literally no statblock, so no magic items. (The mind, it boggles!)

Kahwen does at least detect breathing.

Ellismus the Blue wrote:

@GM: any gear glowing magically? i.e. is it just her mind gone or is everything about her completely 'blank' in the magic spectrum, like she's just a fake mannequin or hollow nonmagical hologram?

Literally no statblock, so no magic items. (The mind, it boggles!)

Kahwen does at least detect breathing.

What about that stone face with the purple smoke out of its mouth? this magic at all?

Nothing magical to Ellismus' eyes.

Damn! this is bugging me now! :)

PS: are you pulling a psychic magic is not magic trick here? lol

Such accusations! You wound me, sir! :)

For ease of play, the only thing in this adventure that could possibly be considered a trap capable of being disabled was the arcane lock on the trap door. Excellent work in not touching the obviously bad things that totally aren't traps guys!

How many panache points does Mykel have left? I count three used this round.

only two used this round...for the parries...the riposte is just an immediate action....but he used 1 from before...so he has 3/6 left...plus his plume of panache...so technically 4 left

I could have sworn there was an errata. That makes sense.

It can't be that simple, could it? Any idea where they went?

The green tinged ooze waves its slag blades at Mykel.

lol...i thought i read both had oozed away...derp!

@DM: You might consider an alternative method of damage-tracking; that one doesn't track temporary hit points well. I am now down 3 ACTUAL hit points.

I only track damage dealt by the enemy, so you have a running total of how much you need to heal. If someone has an easier to use system, let me know.

I only track damage dealt by the enemy, so you have a running total of how much you need to heal. If someone has an easier to use system, let me know.

Yes, but that can get confusing (even running the risk of accidentally "killing" those who should not be dead) with temporary hit points, a very common mechanic with many, many sources - the easiest thing to do would be to tract player HIT POINTS (e.g. I was at 51/39 before that hit, now I'm at 36/39) rather than damage. I know it's a bit more work, but not too much more if you just add each player's hit points to your initiative-block template.

Nobody gets killed because of an incorrect damage total, that I can promise. I expect players to manage their resources, including HP totals, and to let me know when something is in error.

I've only seen GMs track hit points when nonlethal dmg is involved; otherwise it's usually the player's responsibility. If you have difficulty tracking hit points a suggestion I'd have is to check the thread more often: when you have to go through several GM posts it's actually more work and discouraging, and it has the side effect of usually disregarding the other players' posts as a result, which can further augment the confusion.

Hey, guys, I'm going on a mini-vacation in a couple hours. I'll be back on Monday but wanted to let you know not to expect any posts from me in the next couple days. Bot me as needed.

That should be easy, cowering from the burning oozes is pretty simple.

I believe Ellismus was also flying up the stairs to get away, as the ooze room is below the other level.

I'll be here this weekend, but all of next week starting Monday I'll be on the road (play by smartphone only; so you'll have to move my token at times, if that's ok! :) )

Got it covered, thanks for the heads up!

I've only seen GMs track hit points when nonlethal dmg is involved; otherwise it's usually the player's responsibility. If you have difficulty tracking hit points...

I never said I did; if the DM's content to count on players to correct him when necessary, I suppose that's good enough for me.

I'm very far from perfect and I do try to own up to my mistakes, as anyone that did Passing the Torch with me can attest. Just let me know when something seems out of whack and I will try to correct or explain.

Q: if I put Ellismus behind Toral for soft cover can I avoid AoO vs. Reach attack by ooze due to the "you can't perform AoO vs. Someone with cover" rule?

PS: I will be traveling next week, starting tomorrow, with access to the game via smart phone. I will try to check on the game every day or so but please bot/delay me if I'm holding up the action.

Assuming you can't fail the DC10 Fly check to avoid losing altitude from being struck while flying, yes, Ellismus can 5ft down behind the other party members.

Mainly to avoid AoO and because I'm away now doing everything from a phone; so trying to keep things simple...

Ps: can't fail fly due to heroism and multiple Dex buffs...

Who is brave enough to place their hand in the mysterious machine? :)

Back from my 7-day vacation... sorry for the total absence. Traveling with kids means zero time to post.

I'm only here for two days, leaving again for another week on Friday. I'll have time to post next week as we're going one place and staying there. With that said, lots of time to post today and tomorrow, if we can collectively make an effort to keep the game moving.

I'll try to keep us poppin'!

Here's hoping for a good pace (and that we're close to the end.) I'm trying to play Kahwen in the special when Gameday starts in just under 2 weeks.

I can at least tell you there is only one more floor in the ship!

This might actually be a pretty tough battle.

While most of the bad guys we're running into are immune or resistant to crits, precision damage and/or bleed, you know who isn't?

The people Kahwen came here with...

He's going to feel soooo guilty when this is over.

Thankfully, I believe Mykel can parry anything Kahwen throws at him.

Ellismus' bombs on the other hand...

Don't parry my bombs! they are meant to exclude you in the first place! so you'd be doing the bad guys a favor! :P

Just remember your planar penalties on these Will saves. ;)

Ok... I revise my last statement in light of my last Will save... perhaps... you should now learn to parry my bombs...

Sorry guys, just returned from vacation on monday.

On which slide / map are we currently?

@Nectanebo; @Toral: could you guys please both make a post today? I'm leaving for vacation tomorrow and I'd like to get in a few posts today. I'd really appreciate it, thanks!