Whew!
Here is the original post for these doors. San eventually got them open with a 22 (religion) roll, which GM Cellion said was the trickier of the two skills.
Who's trained in Thievery and wants to try it?
Don't worry, I'll make Autumn do it, even if she doesn't want to. Working on a post ...
Question: Can I use a Hero Point to reroll my failed check?
I'm not sure if you need to reroll before the result is known, or if you can roll after? I did find this discussion but of course it's ultimately up to our GM.
(This is for future reference--the Rust Creep has already been described, so I'll stick with the failed roll.)
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Yes, you can reroll after results are revealed. I handle it differently at my face to face table, but PbP is a different beast thanks to being asynchronous, so late rerolls are OK.
Anyone have guidance to cast? Seems like a good time for it. Maybe she was off by one...
Really hoping I was off by one, if I can get Guidance.
Why do I have this vision of Autumn dying from Rust Creep in front of a door?
Ooo! Ooo! I have Guidance! On it...
This is an FYI that I'll be away in nature this coming weekend Sat. 2/1-Sun 2/2. I'll be unable to post during this time. I will return late Sunday and resume posting. Bot as needed, but I'm hoping that since it's the weekend disruption will be minimal.
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This is an FYI that I'll be away in nature this coming weekend Sat. 2/1-Sun 2/2. I'll be unable to post during this time. I will return late Sunday and resume posting. Bot as needed, but I'm hoping that since it's the weekend disruption will be minimal.
Don't worry, I'll cover for you.
Ty!
@Vildran: Just trying to understand the wizard class correctly before botting Vildran this weekend—am I correct that Vildran gets 10(!) cantrips? 2 (Detect Magic + Light) that are fixed from the Sorcerer archetype, 5 from the Wizard class, plus 1 (Message) as a Curriculum cantrip, and 2 from the Cantrip Expansion feat? (Not including Ignition from your staff.)
If so, on your profile I see Message listed twice, so I think you can prepare one more cantrip instead? (And in the future, if you want to diversify the party cantrips, Autumn has Figment so you can prepare something else.)
Doh! Thanks for checking. That is an oversight and I'll replace one of the two Message cantrips just after this.
He actually gets 11 cantrips :D
Wizard (9):
- base 5
- cantrip expansion +2
- Curriculum: +1 (Message)
- Wizard staff +1 (Ignition) - it's not in the profile generated by herolab but I put it in the status line
Sorcerer multiclass: 2 (detect magic and light)
Replaced Message with Shield
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Also I've opened up the google doc where I keep a bunch of pre-built bbcode stashed
One of these day's I'll roll over 10. Hopefully before we're all dog food.
Also I've opened up the google doc where I keep a bunch of pre-built bbcode stashed
Ooh, nice! Thanks! (I am surprised that you have Feint recorded under Vildran though.)
One of these day's I'll roll over 10. Hopefully before we're all dog food.
Yeah, our rolls could be better overall. Hopefully that means we're due later on.
Like when we're trying to stabilize? ;P
I think San needs to fire arrows less and kick/punch more. :)
If the cythnigot’s spell was Phantom Pain, then San might not take the persistent damage since he recovered from being sickened first?
Not taking the persistent damage would be great! Naturally I roll high for the damage inflicted upon myself...
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It looks like they were trying to repair their mundane metal objects. We could offer to bring back a bunch of nails and hinges and things from town. Alternately, I have a dagger I'm not using we can offer or some arrows that have non-rusted arrowheads.
We're going to need Autumn to slap some sense into Morga so I can move in front and cover for her. We are not allies while she's confused see we can't move through her space.
That's a lot of debufs...
And I do mean slap. Triggers a dc 11 flag check to recover from confused at least.
Working on a post now. But I was thinking it'd be better to hope that Morga randomly attacks the sinspawn, and that the sinspawn damage triggers the flat checks for us? Otherwise we're wasting actions.
(Better for us, I mean. Poor Morga!)
You can tumble through as well. Technically Vildran also acts before Morga (I accidentally didn't order my tracker correctly) if you want to try another slap attempt. In general, if you connect with a slap, do roll a d20 with your post so we're clear immediately if the confused party is brought to their senses. Once Vildran acts if Morga's still confused I'll roll her random attacks.
Confusion is a little awkward in group initiative for pbp.
I would rather a party member shake her out of her confusion. We don't need enemies critting when one of us can do it or just wait it out.
Totally forgot about tumble through. I've posted.
Ah! Well in that case I'll post at least the slap. Can I just roll the flat check for it too? (that would speed up knowing what to do with the rest of his turn).
Yep, thats the d20 I mentioned in my previous post. I think going forward if anyone is rolling to break someone out of confusion, you should also roll the flat check to see if they break out of it when you connect. Also, slapping someone is still an attack, so don't forget that MAP.
Arg, MAP slipped my mind.
So.... these things hit pretty hard. Especially when the dice are in their favor. There's been a lot of crit fails on our side and critical hits on theirs.
Yeah, it's the exact opposite of the Azomi encounter, where you guys just went to town with crits and the enemies couldn't muster much. That said, you've laid a good bit of damage on these two already - just need to finish them off.
Sorry, just want to clarify a couple things.
1) Morga has a max of 30 hp, so I assume the 20 dmg to Morga in your last post is a typo (because otherwise she'd still be up)?
2) Morga had a shield in one hand, and a starknife in the other--was it even possible for her to cast a spell (with the manipulate trait)? I know you can't do that in 1e, but I'm not sure about 2e. (Yes, this is a desperate attempt to keep Morga alive--she wouldn't be able to cast Heal, but the Reactive Strike also wouldn't happen then.)
Oops, I completely misread Morga's max HP. That said, due to the crit reactive strike interrupting her heal, there are no changes to the result.
The sequence of actions was:
- Morga attempts a heal. Reactive strike crits for 18 and interrupts it.
- Morga raises her shield
- Morga shield blocks the 10 damage hit. Takes 5 damage and falls. Blue stands there menacingly for its remaining action.
And yes, in 2E, you can cast with your hands totally full!
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And yes, in 2E, you can cast with your hands totally full!
Oh, that’s really useful! I was keeping track of whether Autumn had both hands on her crossbow or one hand free for casting, but it’s nice to know I don’t have to bother with such things. Maybe she could even use a shield like Morga … if she survives.
Anyway. Hmm. Definitely a bad day when it’s down to the two squishiest PCs. And as much as I want to heal Morga, there’s no point—with the sinspawn right next to her, it’ll just reactive strike anything she tries to do and send her back to dying. I’ll think about this and post later.
Yes, its a nice bit of flexibility for casters in this edition. Its especially nice for spellblades and clerics that were otherwise needing to juggle things between hands. As a veteran of older editions though, I can't help but feel it was a loss of a bit of gameplay flavor.
Sorry San, I don't think anybody can help you now--you're just too far away. it'll be up to you to roll high on your next recovery check. :(
Yep, that was my thought as well. I was hoping distance would be a good defense. Turns out they could keep up with me... By that I mean move 60 ft and attack in the same turn.
If you have a hero point left, you've also got that to stave off death! I believe you got one fairly recently for clearing Stonehome, in case you missed tracking that one.
I don't believe I was tracking that we received another hero point after Stonehome. I was even looking to see if I had any left so I didn't have to depend on rolls. I guess that's my next round! Stabilize via hero point if the roll fails again.
My plan is to ◆◆ Heal San next turn. Hopefully the sinspawn doesn't follow her and cut her down again. But if it does, at least Autumn and Vildran will have a bit of space for casting spells or a head start if they decide to run for their lives.
I was actually hoping for Morga to 2-action heal herself, but the sight of Morga wordlessly running away will make for good roleplay next round. :)
I considered that, but the sinspawn could still completely undo a 2 action heal in one round, even if I roll high.
We'll definitely need to rest after this. Morga's probably going to use up the rest of her healing font in this fight.
Wow, those crits are killing us. With Vildran’s Protective Wards that’s a 29+ roll hitting Autumn.
For the damage, Autumn had 1 temporary HP from her Blood Magic – Retributive Spite so she should be at 5/22 hp i.e. 17 damage below her max. Just making sure we track it correctly in case it matters.
Wow... get crit then roll a 1. Dice roller is killing it.
and if there isn't a d20 to roll, it can still be near minimum damage -_-
Go Morga! Way of the fist!
I'll skip my post for this round as (1) there's nothing for Autumn to do, and (2) I suspect combat will be over soon.
I'm sure that's the last hard fight we'll encounter... At least there's no activity from the stairs in that room.
Didn't Autumn and Vildran use all their spells/slots as well? It may be prudent to try to rest. Out of character, we fought the Cynthigot and now two sinspawn in the same cycle. And some cultists as well I suppose.
Should we bring something to the boggards to show we eliminated the "long tongue" creatures? A claw or something not overly gruesome.
Yup, Vildran used every last spell slot, focus point, and drain bonded item. He does have a lot of cantrips, BUT I agree resting is prudent.
I'm sure that's the last hard fight we'll encounter...
Are you trying to jinx us? ;)
Didn't Autumn and Vildran use all their spells/slots as well?
Autumn has 3 slots left, but I'm fine with resting. Her big worry is that her Rust Creep disease will get worse.
Should we bring something to the boggards to show we eliminated the "long tongue" creatures? A claw or something not overly gruesome.
I think just telling them should suffice.
@GM: Are the poison pods (from the dero) on our loot list worth any money in trade?
@all: Is there anything on the loot list you'd trade to help buy a Wand of Heal?