Argent Wings Take Flight (Hell's Rebels AP)

Game Master Sensen

That would be ... twisted.

Interesting, but twisted.

That trope is usually played for laughs. If Rose tells Celi to knock it off, she will. But given Celi’s complete lack of ranks in Perception, I decided that she would react to Rose’s presence with the most hilariously wrong conclusion possible.

Story time. Had a closet door in my house that got locked and I didn’t have a key for it. And it cost way too much to hire a locksmith. I decided to try to pick the lock myself. Many YouTube videos later, I found that even taking 20 wasn’t going to cut it. So…I grabbed a hammer. And it still took forever, as I didn’t want to damage the door. And that’s how I learned that disable device was not a class skill for me.

Self-discovery is nice, isn't it? :P

More seriously, at least you got it open?

Why do people put locks on closets in the first place?

Came with the house. :P

But yeah. I got it off, and in doing so had a new appreciation for how tough a lock can be. Managed to do it without breaking the door and replaced it with a fingerprint lock. Made the closet more secure for valuables. That, and I wasn't going to leave the door with a giant hole where the lock used to be.

I've updated the Rumors document with "leads to follow" and put Nox's mysterious regeneration on the list. I figured I might put some more hooks in there as they came up.

Yeah, I don't think is going to go how we wanted it to go. XD

Cantrips save torches! :)
(Or at least 1 torch. More if we're willing to be efficient.)

Celi is very aware of the fact that she is a squishy wizard!

So, to clarify before we move forwards: What does everyone think is happening? I'm not sure I explained everything correctly, so I'm not sure what everyone's envisioning.

We're investigating the stables on this side of the gate. Hoping for a key or something similar.

If that doesn't work Ghorza gets to use her 'lock' pick on the gate!

Either that or we go around the outside of the building and come in through the weak wall.

"There is no mechanical problem that cannot be solved with brute force and ignorance."

Alright, I wasn't sure what you folks thought was happening, so I was a little confused. I'll do a post shortly.

I guess I should just be grateful that those weren't combat rolls. *sigh*

Am I required to roll, or can I keep taking 10?

Also Adolina has mage hand and can get the ring if Celi can't for some reason. :)

Ghorza asked Celi becuase thus far her magic has been front and center. Now's a good time for Adolina to flex her mastermind.

The ring is nailed to the rafters - you'd need to wriggle it a bit, but I think you could use mage hand just as easily as an actual hand, yeah.

As for taking 10... I'd say... the dogs are a little alarming, so not at the moment.

Oh, right, I forgot to say it, but Celi knows that casting prestidigitation would require a verbal component, which would be, well, audible.

Since no one heard that, either the caster isn't casting a spell, or they're potent enough to silence a cantrip... which would be a waste, and most magic users wouldn't bother.

I'll bot Celi shortly, if she doesn't post soon.

I’m so sorry, I forgot it was my turn. >_<

Rose, if you want to change your action, you can - the creature's out of your reach at 15' in the air.

I'll leave it as is. There's not much else she can do.

Besides, the fact that the wee beastie is out of her reach is clearly why she missed so badly. It all makes perfect sense. XD

It's been a bit since Celi posted in my other game, so I might bot her once Ghozra posts, if she posts today.

Feeling unwell the past couple days, please bear with me.

Hope you feel better soon, Celi!

Are the three creatures that are still active above Rose's reach?

Red is on the floor, as is orange. Black is 5' in the air, and thus in her reach. Yellow is out of her reach.

Okay. This is not a trend that I like or approve of. XD

Thanks for your patience, folks. I pushed myself way too hard, crashed and burned for several days. I'll be fine, this just happens sometimes.

Each roll is progressively higher. At this rate Rose will actually hit in ... oh ... a dozen rounds or so?

Your dice rolls are atrocious! Have you considered making a sacrifice to a deity of luck?

The dice gods are balancing things out. A player in a game I'm GMing has had a very similar streak of die rolls for much longer. This is payback, I guess.

Oh, before I totally forget: Adolina and Celi may want to invest in non-mind-affecting spells (or at least spells that don't key off of Will saves) soonish. You'll be facing a lot of high Will Save opponents, so such spells' reliability is... spotty at times.

My previous game's witch got off a lot fewer spells than she really should've.

Because Bards are famous for their reflex and fort targeting spells...

I guess there's a lot of screaming coming up in Adolina's future.

Because Bards are famous for their reflex and fort targeting spells...

I guess there's a lot of screaming coming up in Adolina's future.

Rose perks up at the upcoming opportunity to play hero to a damsel in distress.

Maybe we should make a group offering to Desna when this combat is over...

I’m truly worried that whatever curse you guys have is contagious

I've had oddly swingy dice rolls recently, with an unusual number of single digits and 20s. I wonder what's going on, if anything.

Adolina d'Jhaltera wrote:

Because Bards are famous for their reflex and fort targeting spells...

I guess there's a lot of screaming coming up in Adolina's future.

Rose perks up at the upcoming opportunity to play hero to a damsel in distress.

Sadly for you I meant that her only fort targeting spell is Ear Piercing Scream... :P

Sorry, I'm not feeling up to posting today. I think that posts should resume as normal tomorrow. Plus, this gives Rose the chance to respond.

You know, I just realized that the grey thing on the map isn't actually meant to be a wall, but rather a slaughtering station or something. Oops. Continue to pretend it was a wall, for consistency's sake.

Ah, the joys of playing a 1st level wizard... I probably should have taken Precise Shot instead of Spell Focus.

Yeah, it's kind of a pain, isn't it?

I'll give Rose a bit to post before I bot her.

Strategy-wise, Rose would really appreciate if Ghorza would take a step to the west. That would let Rose take a step to flank the devil.

For the record, the lemure's not dead or dying yet. It's just disabled.

Ginetta/Rose will put a point in Disable Device at 2nd level. :)

Rose would really benefit from the magical leather armor.

She also wouldn't mind the elven cloak, but that would be greedy. ;)

Well, have her speak up then! Magic items are always worth more if you use them than if you sell them for half the value.

Celi is eyeing the elven cloak, but she'll be happy to suggest flipping a coin or drawing straws if Rose also wants it.