DM_aka_Dudemeister's - WotR - Sword of Valor

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Thanks Fred. That sounds like the easiest method! Just the 2 third level spells as said. Haste being first so Caliban can take Slow.

Works for me, we can also trade books Selann and I've got dispel magic in mine already.

Hey everyone, just a quick heads up- I'll be camping Aug 6th through 12th. I'll be in a cabin with a bed, but no electricity. I'll do my best to make short posts whenever I go in to town for supplies, but I won't have any reliable means of charging my phone so it may be kind of hit or miss. Feel free to bot me if necessary.

I've put the mass combat rules in my Crusademeister Profile for easy reference.

How much does it cost to spend points from our pools? Like when an edge says it costs 1 less, does that mean it costs 0 points?

How much does it cost to spend points from our pools? Like when an edge says it costs 1 less, does that mean it costs 0 points?

Ah, I think I see a source of confusion.

Spending points from the pools is probably inaccurate, think of the pools like Hit Points, edges are like Damage Reduction essentially reducing the amount lost from the pool on a failed check.

I hope that clarifies.

Aha, yes that makes sense. Thanks!

Gonna wait for a couple more people to make their choices since Junior could make half of the rolls just not very well.

Sweeping through the cemetery they reach a point where going over the vaults is the quickest and easiest. Selann leads the charge, vaulting up and over.

I see what you did there. ;)

Can't have fun with it???? :)

Mass Combat and Time

Mass Combats take a larger amount of time than most actions as it requires scouts scoping a location and providing information, mustering and moving troops, and multiple small battles with only the highlights shown as part of the Mass Combat check.

Generally a Mass Combat check represents between 4-8 hours of combat depending on the size of the battlefield.

Battles in Drezen
We'll assume your first battle happened at Dawn and took approximately 4 hours. Your battle at Drezen cemetery was similarly short. However waiting for scout reports for the city at large and Drezen cemetery brings the current time to roughly 6 PM.

Your armies do need roughly 8 hours to rest and recover (losing 1d4 points from each pool at the end of each combat if not rested).

There are additional difficulties for fighting at night, particularly against foes that may have Darkvision.

After you clear the Crypt you can decide whether to encamp or continue the assault through the night.

Hi I'm leaving for Pennsic in 2 days and won't be able to really have internet access. Cya when I'm back! :D

Just checking in, since this is likely to be the last round of the skirmish.

Is everyone enjoying the pace/narrative of how Mass Combat + Skirmishes work so far?

These have been sort of "tutorial" missions and I just want to make sure everyone is enjoying the experience and if there's any adjustments or suggestions you all might have?

I think these three encounters (two mass combats and one skirmish) have been really good! Your rules seem to work well. I'm certainly enjoying the game immensely.

I am enjoying this format.

Yeah it’s a good mix which gives agency to the characters as well as the narrative story

I'm enjoying it! Continue please.

Sorry, RL has been crazy the last week or two. Things are calming down now and I'm hoping to have gameplay posts up tomorrow.

Hey folks sorry for the delay. Between a sudden interstate trip, and a bit of post-travel lurgy I just haven't had much time. I'll make sure I push forward tomorrow. Thanks for your patience all!

Hey everyone, I really hate to do this, especially since I really like this group (and this character), but I clearly don't have the bandwidth for gaming right now, so I'm going to have to bow out. I'll leave my profile as is for the foreseeable future and you can feel free to use Greta as an NPC if/when you like, but its been like 3 weeks since I've really been able to keep up and that's not fair to anyone else.

I hope my leaving doesn't disrupt things too much for the rest of you. Happy gaming.

We're sorry to see you go, if anything changes please feel free to return, we'd be happy to have you.

I've been a bit slow on my updates too just because of RL, I'll ensure we get back on track shortly.

Hey everyone, I really hate to do this, especially since I really like this group (and this character), but I clearly don't have the bandwidth for gaming right now, so I'm going to have to bow out. I'll leave my profile as is for the foreseeable future and you can feel free to use Greta as an NPC if/when you like, but its been like 3 weeks since I've really been able to keep up and that's not fair to anyone else.

I hope my leaving doesn't disrupt things too much for the rest of you. Happy gaming.

We'll miss you but take care of yourself.

Agree with Junior! We'll miss you.

I hope you can come back some time in the future, but we'll miss you!

Thanks, all! If/when things calm down a bit I'll check in and see if there's still room.

Its been a real pleasure playing in this campaign with you, I hope you can return, but please take care of yourself.

I updated our loot sheet, removing 1000 gp to pay Horgus for the scroll.

Sorry for so many lengthy delays.
I have some drafts at home to tidy up and post soon!

That Iomedae post was one of the coolest things I've seen in this game. I was not expecting that! :D

I'm sorry you're sick, GM! I hope you recover soon, and thank you so much for taking the time to post while you are convalescing!

Might be a bit late with response this week. It's a busy time, a bunch of family birthdays.

Family first! Holidays coming that will likely slow most of us.

Hope things are okay, everyone! Looking forward to continuing this when holiday distractions clear up.

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate it!

Merry Christmas all. It's been an intense season. Rather than leave you in suspense, we'll pick up the game in the 2nd week of 2024.

Happy holidays and happy new year.

That's news of a Happy New Year if I ever heard it!

It's snowing in my corner of the world hope everyone is staying warm. Unless you're southern hemisphere in which case hope you're staying cool.

Hi everyone, its been slow, but if it picks up this weekend I'm traveling for work, so I'll check in if time allows.

Thanks for your patience folks. We're BACK!

Working on a post. Just have to figure out what buffs I have lol

Hi all,

I'm leaving on a cruise for the next 11 days, so feel free to bot as needed, and I'll catch up when I'm back :D