Thanks for running the game! Was fun to feel super powerful at the end thanks to the super-armor. I felt bad for the horde of kobolds we crushed.
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Knowing that pursuit would be hopeless, Agripos resurfaces, deciding after some time to give up the quest. [b]"Guess we can't claim the reward for defeating the dragon. But this horde is quite the consolation prize!"['/b]
Surprised to be fighting in aquatic terrain, he quickly swims into a good position for his spear, thankful that his foe was blinded.
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Agripos waves the party forward to indicate the path is clear. Continuing onward, he decides to bypass the doors for now and see what's going on with the hole in the floor.
Agripos nods in acknowledgement of the kobolds and their guidance. Not entirely trusting them, he remains wary of possible traps along their path as he turns the corner.
Airship vs. bird riders would be solid too. I understand we probably made some different choices. In the part where we infiltrated the base to retrieve some metal armor, I'm really curious if we could have tried to steal those birds that were parked there. But besides Alejandro, we're not a stealthy team.
"We need to get you healed up, Alejandro." He prays to Athena to deliver healing.
"The key is to make sure the dragon can't get airborne. Let's go!"
Hey, I'm back! Hoping to get back into the swing of things. I may have already said this, but I think the Oathsworn class should be buffed. It was something I definitely wanted to try, but I thought it didn't compare that favorably to other martial classes. Giving up armor is a big deal and should reap greater rewards elsewhere. Also, I would endorse an epic airship battle! We've had ships involved in various ways, but I don't think we had either a one-on-one battle with boarders or an epic fleet battle where we played a major role.
Hi folks, my theory that things would be better in a week was too optimistic. I suspect work is going to keep me from posting for the next couple of months, with late September being the time where I can jump back in. I have a September 21 deadline I'm facing, and there may be spillover / I'll need to recover. I'm really sorry for the trouble. I will roll with whatever solution makes sense to you. Happy to have my character botted or have my character or just step away from the action temporarily. If you prefer to move on entirely, I'm okay with that too; I don't want to sap the momentum of any of my games.
Sorry for the prolonged absence. I need another week or so to power through a busy and stressful time. Please bot me as needed.
"Go!" calls out Agripos. "No more fighting." He's not sure how much the shaman understood, but he holds back on further attacks to make it clear that he was accepting the offer of retreat.
"Surrender you foolish kobolds. We're not here for you!" Agripos doesn't really expect that they will understand, but decides he needs to try and stop the madness. He pushes forward and tries to drop down from his high perch gracefully.
He then attacks the nearby kobold!
Agripos yells in fury at the kobolds and their ineffective dust. At this point, he hoped they would scatter. But so long as they fought, he was duty bound to fight on.
Agripos attempts to impale one of the fleeing kobolds.
As the others flee, he advances relentlessly at the nearest one and lowers his shoulder, intending to land a flying knee.
Yep I am. The -2 is from TWF. My base attack builds in the -2 from Power Attack. The math is BAB +5, Str+5, Brawling Armor +2, Power Attack - 2 = +10 attack. I then add modifiers to that number. My level dip into Brawler accidentally became super useful due to Brawling enchantment.
Agripos continues to shrug off the hail of bullets and smoke as he goes after the archers at the top level. ;
Agripos worries as the kobolds manage some respectable damage, particularly against Alejandro. But he wasn't sure what else he could do about it. As the kobolds come close, he switches from using the longspear to using his body as a weapon as he attempts to literally crush the kobolds on the stairs with his heel. ;
Agripos moves forward to command more attention from the kobolds as he goes after what looks like a more leaderly kobold. ;
. Agripos all but laughs at the attempt to nauseate him with dust. There were a LOT of kobolds, but they did not seem very effective. "Hold the line! We'll scatter them and then go for the dragon."
Possible AOOs: ;
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Agripos discretely points at the floor where he sees the traps. "Don't step there or there,"[smaller] warns Agripos. The only real path was to the left. [smaller]"Don't know what they're saying, but I think we need to move forward." He will begin advancing if there's agreement.
Agripos focuses on finding traps as Gheorix speaks, knowing that kobolds love their traps.
Agripos shakes his head in the negative, and whispers back. "No light. We should rely on the Darkvision from the magic armor." He begins to advance, wary of an ambush.
It's an easy enough climb for Agripos in his new mobile, lightweight armor. Agripos stands with Gheorix with his own spear and for a moment, he forgets that Gheorix is a Celt and not a fellow Greek phalanx solider.
Agripos nods and takes the piton. He borrows a hammer as well and drives the spike into the rock before checking that it seems secure. He hoped the time and noise wouldn't draw trouble, and follows Alejandro's lead downward.
Assuming Alejandro signals that the coast is clear, Agripos looks to see if he can set up a rope to aid their climb down into the quay.
"On second thought, the dragon and kobolds must be underground, with the quay marking a path into the side of the island. We'll approach from the other side and get a drop on the door that's there."
"Okay, but where's the dragon then?" And where are the kobolds? This feels too quiet."
"Guess we can set down and try to figure it out."
"Can we approach from the opposite side of where the quay is? Don't want to make our assault too obvious."
Agripos buys a set of four tanglefoot bags, and the next morning is ready to head off. He confers with the team and the scouts as they survey the island. "We need to get the boat close so we have a chance of hitting the dragon with the net. Is the dragon usually in the center of the island?"
Hey folks, I'm traveling in Asia for the next couple of weeks. Hadn't had as much time to post as I expected. Please bot me as needed. Apparently I can't access Roll20, so that's another random complication.
Agripos goes in search of tanglefoot bags. "We'll gladly follow the lead of the scouts to get us going in the right direction," agrees Agripos.
"This is quite incredible! A creation worthy of Athena, goddess of wisdom and war. Have you considered employing your talents to the defense of Showerton? The islands are not as safe as they once were with Imperial forces on the move."
"Sounds like a plan to me," agrees Agripos. "Let's meet this Leonardo the fishy fellow."
"In addition to a net, do you gnomes have Tanglefoot Bags? Maybe if we hit the dragon with sticky stuff, it won't be able to fly."
"Mind you, a dragon is a pretty good defense!" mentions Agripos. "Tell me about this fancy net of yours. I'm willing to try anything to keep the dragon grounded."
"We're not experts on being sneaky. Does anybody ever travel to this island normally? Would be great to go when the kobolds are distracted."
"Hm, is there a way to approach this cave without being seen by the kobold tribe? I worry about giving the dragon too much warning of our arrival."
"A net, you say? Clever. Or foolhardy, I'm not sure." Agripos wonders what these clever gnomes might create for them.
Agripos nods in agreement with Sigrid. "Yes--catching the dragon in its lair may be best, so that it can't just hover and breathe fire while we stand helpless."
"Nice to meet you John. Your wig is . . . very interesting," says Agripos. It was hard to figure out what he was supposed to say given his oath to tell the truth--the white wig was definitely interesting--and strange and made the gnome look old. "Well, John Adamson--we wouldn't mind any information your libraries might have about a black dragon. It sounds quite fearsome. And while we are capable warriors, I am not sure how we can defeat a flying dragon while we are stuck standing on the ground."
I know we talked about hauling a bunch of loot. Were we able to get all of it? Quoting the post where we discussed:
So if we take an unoptimized approach to deciding what was taken (i.e., equal parts of everything), I would interpret this as the following: 30 lbs of adamantine20 lbs of mithral 10 lbs cold iron 2 mithral plate 2 mithral chain Plus one of the special full plate armors that the armorers made. Not sure what that's worth in our current world, but I imagine it might be a lot! Armor should probably be sold to the Council directly for use in war.
During the journey, Agripos practices hard to learn how to fight with his new armor. The breastplate seemed to impart extra momentum on his strikes with his body, and he finds himself able to attack faster than ever before. As they arrive on the new island, Agripos peers out at the settlements, hoping for signs that they were still undisturbed by war.
Okay, here's the level-up for Agripos, with his new Brawler level: Brawler 2 (Paladin 3)
Will be taking a level of Brawler, as the Brawling enchantment on the armor becomes surprisingly useful! Will try to find some time, but may be next week.
"Remember what the Council of Lords explained? If the Council was gone from Horath, they would rally in north-west Burgundia, home of New Atlantis. We should get anything useful from here and then set our new course. Hopefully the missing Council ships are a sign they escaped."
"What in Hades name happened here?!" Agripos did not expect this base to be found and overwhelmed. "Who won the battle? Or did everyone just die?" Agripos tries to assess the situation and what might have happened as best as he could.
"Nice sailing, Cookie!" Agripos didn't know much about the art, but he knew Cookie got them out of trouble really fast. He looks toward the armorers they'd rescued. "Gentlemen, you've created some fine armor here. I don't know how it's possible that I'm faster and stronger wearing this armor than not wearing it."
"Mainsail, right!" Agripos was no expert, but he knew this was an important opportunity to sail out of here.
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