Out of the Abyss

Game Master Angie H

Glad to hear that the family health situation is improving. We love Ksenia, and I'll be glad to have her back. Never worry about taking a necessary break for real life. :)

Question: would y'all like to continue on with the 4 of you, or should I try to find another player or two?

I’m always happy with new players.

New players are great, I do you want me to pm some as well?
I may have one or two.

I have a few tried-and-true I'll try first, thanks.

I would also vote to continue, we can randomly stumble upon them in the underdark after all.

Agreed, I'm not pausing gameplay.

I support the idea of inviting a couple of players, especially if they are motivated enough! This can breathe additional inspiration into the game .)

Welcome everybody to Huet-huet! A lovely opening intro, Hue, take an inspiration point!

Hello? Anybody home? No response to such a lovely first post from Hue?

Welcome Hue! I also echo Angie’s sentiment, the post was lovely.

I had been totally in character of fleeing and ignoring everyone else which is why I didn’t say anything sooner :)

Alexandra is kind of distracted and confused atm, we currently have 2 PCs mad, 2 Pcs not, one NPC is out, and I dont know the status of the other ones.

Hey everyone! And a separate special aloha to Mr. Huet.

I've been overloaded IRL for a few days, but now I'm back in business.

UPD
Hue has a really great introductory post! And quite intriguing. I am glad that you have joined our ranks of seekers of light in this darkness .)

Warlocks are probably some 5e game designers pet class.

I get CHA to hit (hexblade), CHA to damage (an eldritch invocation), on a d10 blast (compares favorably to a lot of things), and can further up this by getting proficiency to damage (hexblade curse) and a further d6 necrotic to damage (hex spell), I also crit on a 19.

Hey all! Didn’t introduce myself. I’ll be playing Huet-Huet Proudfoot. I’ve played with Angie on many games , and with a few of you on a few less.

I like to play halfling bumkins, reluctant paladins, robots, and lost folk looking to find a place to belong. I shy away from magic and like to have mundane reasons for what my characters can do. Most of my characters are good - or neutral with a tendency towards good (thieves with a heart of gold).

If you want to call me by my real world name please use Corey (he/him) but for this game I will also answer to Hue.

Glad to have you!

I play a lot of chaotic characters with a degree of sympathy for things it is probably unwise to be sympathethic to.

Alex worships redeemed Nocticula from Pathfinder, her direct patron is a Succubus tasked with kickstarting her "CN deity of redemption, midnight and excessive partying" cult on Faerun.

She got abducted by drow after getting run out of town for lewd poetry and pro demonic propaganda, he actual alignment is probably CG at this point.

Her capabilities are blasting things into the wherever, being quite persuasive and deceptive and being reasonable with illusions.

She does not typically start fights, and I think the group can back up that she doesnt act as a "CN murder hobo" at all.

Oh, she talks. A lot. And then some more. And if she doesnt have someone to talk to she will chat with her patron. Oh, her patron is a lore more sensible and pragmatic then she is.

Other then that, my key performance indicator is how much I can make you guys laugh or at least chuckle, any feedback is appreciated!

Time to level up, my dears!

Hurray!

Levelup report:

+8 hp
Pact of the blade because of course
Need to think a bit on spell slots.

Ok, 4 known spells. Due to shadow touched, I semi "know" silent image and invisibility.
Cantrips stay the same, eldritch blast for ranged and booming blade for melee.

I am thinking spider climb (cast it on Maddy and she carries half the party), misty step (get out of dodge card), Hex (because its great) and armor of agathys.

Sample melee attack:

to hit with stylish greatsword booming blade: 1d20 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 2 + 3 = 15
damage: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 6) + 3 = 13
thunder damage if target moves: 1d8 ⇒ 4

Buffed melee attack

to hit with stylish greatsword booming blade: 1d20 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 3 = 19
damage: 2d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 3 + 2 = 11
necrotic: 1d6 ⇒ 1
thunder: 1d8 ⇒ 6

ranged attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20
damage: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

I think I will just stay back and blast, 2d6 is better then 1d10 by quite a bit, but I am no longer weak in melee combat. Also, i have a magical spear which I think Hue will enjoy more then an oar

Level 3:
+7hp to 25total

Ranger archetype:
having a hard time choosing between Fey Wanderer and Gloom Stalker
Primevil awareness

While looking through this site 5e Tools I noticed an alternate class: spell-less ranger

Is it too late to switch over?

Level 3:

+7hp to 25total

Ranger archetype:
having a hard time choosing between Fey Wanderer and Gloom Stalker
Primevil awareness

While looking through this site 5e Tools I noticed an alternate class: spell-less ranger

Is it too late to switch over?

Not too late to switch over.

I would prefer not gloom stalker, that one is pretty OP in an underdark campaign.

Good- Fey Wanderer is lining up with his interest in mushrooms!

Dammit - Precious took Fey Wanderer. I'm afraid thats too close for me. I'll keep hunting.

You are a mushroom guy? Say hi to Stool! Stool is cool!

Right, introductions. Hello everyone. Like Corey I have been playing with Angie and Shari in many a game over the years. Fair warning, though – 5e isn’t really my cup of tea, so I will be forgetting rules and mixing things up with stuff from 4e or PF1. So please bear with me.

Alex would have given Hue her spear if he wants it, prior to approaching. She has 2 different ways of fighting without it after all. Rerolling initiative is nice too.

YAY! Precious - I've had the advantage of taking a close look at your character sheet -can't wait to play alongside!

Alex? Is the spear the 'Spear of Warning' mentioned in your loot? Thank you! I'll add it to my sheet. Does it require attunement?

YAY! Precious - I've had the advantage of taking a close look at your character sheet -can't wait to play alongside!

Funny set of miscommunications here... we both decide on a ranger, we both initially look at Gloom Stalker, both get turned down, then - again - start eyeing the Fey Wanderer... only this time, I had my char already finished by the time Corey broached the subject on this channel ;^)

Yeap the spear of warning. I got my own Boinkstick/maul/greatsword/whatever now, and to be frank I mostly blast things anyway. Getting every martial character some type of their prefered stabby/smeshy/shooty implement is clearly a priority.

Funny set of miscommunications here... we both decide on a ranger, we both initially look at Gloom Stalker, both get turned down, then - again - start eyeing the Fey Wanderer... only this time, I had my char already finished by the time Corey broached the subject on this channel ;^)

It all worked out though - challenge breeds creative solutions

Question - as Alexandra is using Stool to interpret her words, should I assume the telepathic mushroomfolk includes us all in the vicinity in its transmission or is the channel point-to-point only?

Stool can telepathically talk to a group or individuals or part of a group. Since not all our NPCs speak Common, Stool has been our bridge in communicating. It also allows communication without actually speaking between everyone.

So, unless otherwise specified, assume all comms are on an "open" channel, or in case hostiles are suspected to be around, on a "party" channel ;^) Means Precious would have "heard" Alexandra's message and may react. Thanks for clarifying.

And since I forgot…welcome Precious!

Thank ye ;^)

Level Up (done with D&D Beyond)

HP = 32
Path of the Beserker: Frenzy

I believe those are the only changes applying to Maddy

Welcome Precious! Sorry for the silence, I got hit with yet another cold (surely my 42nd of the winter) and spent the weekend feeling sorry for myself and wishing I'd bought stocks in kleenex.

I have messaged Precious his info about the town. He's in Europe, so a bit of a time difference.

I apologize for almost a week's absence, these 6 days have passed like one day. I don't have time for a lot of things, although life is still good. But never mind, I am gradually rebuilding the regime and will soon return to the usual pace of daily posts.

Precious, salute thee!

Guys, please remind me how we add hitpoints at a new level? Do we roll the dice or take the average?

Welcome Precious and Hue!

Ksenia went with the Thief archetype at level 3. She intends shenanigans will be had with Fast Hands!

In addition to the question above, there is another question.
Did we take a long rest?

> Lol, three nat 1 in a row for initiative

Offtop/Funny story. I have been GMing the 'Second Darkness' adventure path in second time - a module for 9-10 months of regular games, also about Drow and Underdark, only 'Darkland' and in the world of the Pathfinder.

Yesterday my players decided to spend the night in a dangerous place (infested with evil spirits & swarms of spiders and bats) deep underground, and I asked them to roll d100 (with the condition that the more the better). The first player got 07, the second 04, the third (with our jokes, "come on, it maybe even less!") ... 02. And note this is not a dicebot, but dice rolls at a real table.

If we start counting, what was the probability of such a result... .)
And of course they never rested, they had to retreat.

*chuckle*

Luck can be a fickle mistress indeed! Right now, she may be trying to send us a message ;^)

The only one without a nat 1 could have rerolled because of the spear :).

Yes, you had a long rest, just an unpleasant "wake-up" time.

For HP, you can choose to take half+1, or roll the dice. But if you roll, you take the results.

And yes, the dice are traitorous bastards...

Clarification: My understanding is we had a long rest prior to the moss fight, and maybe a short rest afterwards? (my stuff recharges on short rests pretty much).

Sorry for the delay. I’ll get my post up this afternoon after work.

Just a heads up, if she gets initiative then she’ll probably rage. Need to get some aggression out after the week I’ve had…

I started writing this post at work this morning, but suddenly the site stopped loading. I thought paizo was down, but it was still working on my phone. I guess work finally caught on to my D&D habit, as paizo, giantitp, and hilariously nerdle stopped opening for me (wordle is okay thought). It's only my workstation that won't load them. I can, however use FB, IG, twitter, and all the social media that other people use and I don't. So sad. So I guess I'll be posting from home from now on. At least that gives Maddy a chance to post. I'll post tonight.

OK

So, I'm trying out this thing where Hue's fighting skill is really weaponized clumsiness. I'm going to roll and use his abilities as written but I want to colour the result as if it's all bumbling. Although it's Hue's intention to fight, he may wound foes mostly by accident.

Please tell me if it's getting in the way or too confusing.

This last hit wasn't an attempt to knock out the foe. It was far too lucky.

also, Alexandra - I love your inner voice writing!

Very sorry - I didn't look at the map. I'll switch out Alexandra for Madison and perform the same actions - attacking blue

Acrobatics or Athletics for Precious to free himself