GM, are the book or gem magical?
Gem yes, I'll be posting up tonight!
*Adjusts fox fur hat*
Sorry getting old, I fell asleep early five of the last five nights ;(
Just updated the thread.
I think I already asked this, but I forgot.
Who doesn't have Darkvision?
Update tomorrow, I may have assumed that you were carrying at least one light source courtesy of Brian, but if you wish him to douse it, let me know!
Clyde has blind fight.
Right, now I remember. I think Mal also needs light for now.
Once we have some party funds we should pick up a Wand of Darkvision for you two. 4500 gp, 3 hours per charge. It should last us long enough for Mal to become undead and for us to figure out a more permanent darkvision source for Clyde.
One of my eventual plans is to pick up an Eversmoking Bottle and a Ghost Mask. It fits Grumble's demonic themes and the mask could be easily reflavored into a Hellknight faceplate.
It's a fairly cheap, incredibly effective combo that I've never gotten to use because it can definitely screw over other party members.
Might be worth investing in masks for all of us. Could be a fun gimmick.
Atm malleck is still very much human. So rather blind :P
So he can be the diversion or the "sacrificial" diversion
Mephistopheles already casts Darkvision, communal when we got to Slimer room. He's prepared.
Mephistopheles.
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M Tiefling Wizard (Pact Wizard) 7 Init +8; Senses Darkvision 60', Perception +9 AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 hp 51/51 Fort +6 Ref +7, Will +9 Conditions: Nondetection (DC 22), Slip Bonds, Endure Elements, Fastidiousness, Heightened Awareness, Resist Energ)
Contract Devil
The Wizard nods in understanding. Mephistopheles begins casting a few spells.
Heightened Awareness (70 minutes), Resist Energy(acid) (70 minutes), Darkvision, communal (who ever needs it?) (7 hours)
The Wizard then hefts his haversack over his shoulder.
Those should last an hour or more. Plenty of time to visit this ooze fellow. Lead on, my good Grumble Jack.
Mephistopheles already casts Darkvision, communal when we got to Slimer room. He's prepared.
Apologies. Only saw the darkness spell
But still. No stealth for a heavy plate with tower shield :P roughly -11 to stealth
Right, now I remember. I think Mal also needs light for now.
Once we have some party funds we should pick up a Wand of Darkvision for you two. 4500 gp, 3 hours per charge. It should last us long enough for Mal to become undead and for us to figure out a more permanent darkvision source for Clyde.
One of my eventual plans is to pick up an Eversmoking Bottle and a Ghost Mask. It fits Grumble's demonic themes and the mask could be easily reflavored into a Hellknight faceplate.
It's a fairly cheap, incredibly effective combo that I've never gotten to use because it can definitely screw over other party members.
Might be worth investing in masks for all of us. Could be a fun gimmick.
That's a pretty awesome combo, I already hates it...
Mephistopheles already casts Darkvision, communal when we got to Slimer room. He's prepared.Apologies. Only saw the darkness spell
But still. No stealth for a heavy plate with tower shield :P roughly -11 to stealth
No, I apologize, I missed it... :-(
I will assume no light in use as you move forward.
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I'll update around my lunch time
I'll get initiative up and running this evening
Map updated.
The ritual he needs to do requires 13 same species followers of a good deity to sacrifice (it's why I took human and not dhampire or another more exotic race)
Good to start early gathering them :P
The ritual he needs to do requires 13 same species followers of a good deity to sacrifice (it's why I took human and not dhampire or another more exotic race)
Good to start early gathering them :P
That's 7 right there!
Who better than elves?
Yeah .... malleck is human, so elves can get an early grave. Though the priestess could be fun. To convert maybe. Could get vile leadership. Go the path of turning her into a succubus
Map Updated
I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BAAAAAALL
That post took way too long to type up. Because it's new to everyone, I did my best to document each and every ability and trigger.
The short version of Grumble's attack pattern is that his attacks chain into movement, intimidate rolls, and more attacks. The more targets are around him, the more his abilities chain.
Aw, you set us both up for a flank with Clyde. How sweet!
How much do I love having a flanking buddy? 3d6 of precision damage!
Long day at work. meal plus recovery means late to the party.
Is anything left?
Aw, you set us both up for a flank with Clyde. How sweet!
Grumble has a whole stack of abilities dedicated to being a great battlefield commander. So while he's impulsive, crass, uneducated, and impatient, he's an absolute savant when it comes to tactics.
I figure the best way of conveying that from a player perspective is to know my party's abilities and try my best to set the rest of you up for success with every action.
Playing evil bastards can lead to inter party conflicts and selfish player choices, so I tried to come up with sensible reasons for my big dumb angry monster to work well with others.
Is anything left?
At least three elves, probably the celestial (I'm not using a weapon that penetrates DR), and whoever the fancy looking lady in silver is.
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I was laughing at this whole exchange and my wife made me explain this game and the characters.
She described Clyde as "if Sweeney Todd was Jason Vorhees."
Elliara is "Alita Battle Angel running Terminator software"
Meph is "Wait, like from Cats? Magical Mister Mistoffelees? Does he sing and dance? He needs to sing and dance."
Mallack is "Like Arthas but on purpose."
I just had to pass that along.
Sounds about right. Yes.
Also. Try to keep the cleric alive if possible.
Corruption is fun
Mephistopheles will certainly sing and dance (along with our enemies) at the most opportune moment....
Updates tonight!
Sorry, work and unruly children have foiled my update plans the last few days, I'll get to this at some point today/tonight.
Weekend got a LOT busier than I expected. Updates now.
Pretty gruesome! Amazingly effective!
On the Celestial's turn, it's still Impaled, which means -2 CMD, can't make AoOs, and can't move without beating Grumble in a Str check (feel free to roll for me if you need to). If successful the celestial can move at 1/2 speed, and Grumble moves with her.
To become un-impaled the Celestial has to make combat maneuver check as a standard action against Grumble's CMD.
If Grumble loses control of the hook, the Celestial can move normally, but is still Impaled. When unapposed, becoming un-impaled is a move action.
No, I don't suffer from it. I'm a carrier!I didn't know constructs could get those.
At 3rd level, the powers of darkness make an antipaladin a beacon of corruption and disease. An antipaladin does not take any damage or take any penalty from diseases. He can still contract diseases and spread them to others, but he is otherwise immune to their effects.
Me too!
That's how my telepathy with Raaven works. It's a side effect of being infected with Cacodaemonia.
Sorry for derailing the gameplay thread. I thought I was posting here.
I think I may have been left out of initiative... If that's my bad, apologies
You definitely got skipped somehow. Just take your last action now. We'll blame it on being slow getting down the hall or something. Shadow can give us an updated initiative tracker when he updates.
As soon as I'm home and can make sure from the map
As soon as I'm home and can make sure from the map
Yep, that's my fault, sorry! Go in there and murder hobo, take 2 actions...
School play atm. So will check when I'm home
Thanks guys!
There are 3 elves, the Celestial, and the elf cleric still up!
I tried to set up for more easy flanks. If the celestial has DR I probably didn't do any actual damage to her that round.
Grumblejack has Darkvision, btw. He should be able to see in Meph's spell area.
Grumblejack has Darkvision, btw. He should be able to see in Meph's spell area.
Then the dice roller must have known based on % of success! :-)
Everyone has Darkvision.
Everyone has Darkvision.
Geez, you evil guys really cheat.....
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Using certain Spells necessitates being able to Cover any deficiency in the Party, so as not to impede them.
Any Caster worth their Spellbook should always be prepared.
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And, most certainly, Mephistopheles will cheat!
Using certain Spells necessitates being able to Cover any deficiency in the Party, so as not to impede them.
Any Caster worth their Spellbook should always be prepared.
EDIT
And, most certainly, Mephistopheles will cheat!
It's not cheating. We aren't responsible for humans and elves having eyes that don't work correctly. They could have bought magic items, used alchemy, or found a friend as helpful as Mephistopheles. The fact that they didn't solve such a fundamental problem shows that they are inferior and should be overthrown.
It's not cheating. We aren't responsible for humans and elves having eyes that don't work correctly. They could have bought magic items, used alchemy, or found a friend as helpful as Mephistopheles. The fact that they didn't solve such a fundamental problem shows that they are inferior and should be overthrown.Using certain Spells necessitates being able to Cover any deficiency in the Party, so as not to impede them.
Any Caster worth their Spellbook should always be prepared.
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And, most certainly, Mephistopheles will cheat!
You weren't even supposed to be here! Cast a few consecrates and leave!
Then you're all superior in battle and spells, this is real mess I'll tell you... my peeps went and goth themselves perished :-(
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I'd say Round 3 is the finale here, the NPCs did a good job even getting this far I'd say.
Heck, I didn't even have the healbot act, he's just sitting back and enjoying the carnage!
Elliaria is up!
Yeah. Malleck isn't the DPS monster. He's a tank. And his tankiness will just grow as he levels up.
Mephistopheles is not a Tank. He is not DPS. But he did stay at a Holiday inn last night ...he is a monster!
And, cheers to our Ellaria for her truism!