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concentration to cast longarm defensively: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Bron's arms grow long and spidery.

knowledge(nature): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

Would I know its DR and immunities from that?

Bron enhances his scarf with his arcane energies and attacks with a spell!

Spell combat.

concentration to cast corrosive touch defensively: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

attack: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 19
damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 + acid damage: 5d4 ⇒ (3, 4, 1, 3, 1) = 12

attack2: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 11 Miss.

"Come on you ugly mother, attack me not him!"

I got stressed out leading up to the election, and then got into a funk of despair about the outcome for a few days after it. So, sorry. I'm back now.

Do these concentration checks count as casting defensively? If not, do I need to make two checks to cast defensively?

Concentration: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24 +2 if answer to above question is yes.

Bron pulls out his scarf and casts Longarm on himself.

Bronwenir casts shield on himself again using his wand, then pulls out his crossbow.

It doesn't seem logical that one would still have arcane spell failure if one was not actually holding the shield. However, that's the rule, so it's not useful to Bron.

Bron will use his wand of shield just before they go in.

So just one vine horror left?

Bron charges towards the remaining vine creature, slashing at it with his scarf.

attack: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 26
damage: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Sorry for disappearing. Computer problems again, plus swamped at work.

Sorry for the delay.

Bron moves to where he can flank with the enlarged Human, and attacks.

Swift action to enhance Scarf by +1 and Keen. Spell combat.

Attack with flank: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 31
confirm: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 20
regular damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
crit damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

If that kills the vine next to Bron, his spell as part of spell combat will be to cast glitterdust (DC 15 will save) on the two north-most vine horrors. If it does not kill the vine, he will cast Arcane Mark and attack again.

concentration check: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

attack with flank: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 28
damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Is it alright if I say that Bron would have used his wand of Mage Armor as soon as the light faded?

Bron is severely less powerful if he can't recover his spells. His arcane pool is also empty, and if he can't prepare spells, he can't refill the pool.

He's basically a rogue without sneak attack dice and fewer skills at this point... oh but at least he has cantrips, so he can do two-weapon fighting if he makes a concentration check.

What penalties happen if a character stays up all night without sleep?

Last night, did it seem like the ship could handle being beat on by the plants? If the crew battened down the hatches and doors and waited out the night, could we travel where we need to go and not expect to necessarily lose the ship?

My computer has developed major issues and I will need to try to get my backup laptop working. Please bot me if needed.

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Bron gains:

6 HP (5+con)
+1 BAB (+4 total)
+1 level 2 spell slot, +1 level 0 spell slot
New Magus Arcana: Empowered Magic (1/day, cast a spell as if enhanced by the Empowered Spell feat without altering the casting time or level of the spell)
+1 to all saves
2 spells added to spellbook (Cat's Grace, Blur)
6 skill ranks (2+Int+FCB)
-1 into Perception
-2 into Acrobatics
-2 into spellcraft
-1 into Knowledge (nature)

True enough Krila, I didn't think of that. Yes, we are all fatigued, and while divine casters can pray for spells without a rest, arcane casters need the rest. Of course, as Kirla says, they have to do it at a particular time of day, whereas Arcane casters can prepare or meditate at any time. I'm waiting to find out from the GM whether because this is the old D&D setting, elves do the 4 hour of not-exactly-sleep thing, or whether it's back to the pathfinder standard of 8 hours of sleep no matter what race you are. This will determine whether Bron has a chance to have spells or not. Of course, it might not be worth 4 hours even depending on how much time we have.

Wouldn't she be able to pray/meditate now, since it's dawn right now and divine spellcasters don't need 8 hours of sleep?

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"I was up all night. I would have to get eight hours of sleep to get my spells back. How many hours do we have between dawn and dusk this time of year?"

Edit: I forgot, this is Greyhawk setting. Do elves do the 4 hours of reverie instead of sleep here? If so, assume Bron said that instead.

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Bron uses a brief moment of concentration to recall the spell he just cast, and casts it again before stepping forward to attack the vine horror. Arcane point for spell recall, casting Shocking grasp and stepping forward to attack.

Spell combat: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 2 = 25

damage: 1d6 + 8 + 5d6 ⇒ (3) + 8 + (4, 5, 3, 1, 1) = 25

If that doesn't kill it, he'll take his second attack.

1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 12 - 2 = 16
damage: 1d6 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Bron spends some of his arcane energy to boost his scarf, and attacks the vine horror, using his spells to boost his attack speed and striking twice. Spending 1 arcane pool point to enhance scarf to +3. Not casting defensively -- relying on AC and mirror image here. If I take damage from an AoO, my concentration is a +10.

spell combat, attack from shocking grasp: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 12 - 2 = 13 Miss.

spell combat, regular attack: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 12 - 2 = 23
damage: 1d6 + 8 + 5d6 ⇒ (6) + 8 + (6, 3, 1, 4, 4) = 32 Does that kill it?

Did Bron's attack not kill the vine?

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Sorry, Justified, I'll try to get past these vines.

Spell combat: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

I believe that drops the vine, so..

Bron vaults over the railing of the poopdeck and dashes towards Justified, dodging the vines as he moves. I'm not sure exactly which square Justified is supposed to be in. I'd move 1 square north if he isn't in that one.

Acrobatics to try moving at full speed through a threatened area: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

4 mirror images left.

I'm going to take a few days off posting. Sorry for this but I am swamped at work and need to catch up. I'll be back this weekend.

Bron casts a spell to create burning acid on the blades of his scarf, and steps forward to attack. Note: not casting defensively. Bron is trusting to his high AC and mirror image to keep him safe. We'll see if that trust is misplaced. He slices deep into the vine and raises a sizzling burn from the acid.

spell attack with Spell Combat: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 10 - 2 = 28
confirm?: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 10 - 2 = 10
damage: 1d6 + 6 + 5d4 ⇒ (4) + 6 + (4, 2, 4, 1, 3) = 24
regular attack with spell combat: 1d20 + 10 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 - 2 = 12

Is concealment still happening despite the light spell? Due to fog?

Seeing the vines encroach on the deck, Bron casts a spell to create illusory duplicates of himself. Mirror Image. 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 He steps forward to draw the attention of the closest vine, saying to Moira, "Keep attacking the creatures out there -- I'll distract this one!" as he switches from crossbow to bladed scarf.

Forgot the miss:

low is bad: 1d100 ⇒ 23

+1 flaming crossbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 1 + (3) = 7

Attacking the same one as Graytham, unless it's dead, in which case the next closest one.

Bron was shooting at the vine horror.

I'm hoping the vines count as flat-footed since they were just animated.

Bron enhances his crossbow to make its bolts burn with fire, and moves to get a clear shot at the same one Moira hit.

+1 flaming crossbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15
damage: 1d8 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (7) + 1 + (6) = 14

Pretty sure that's a miss. Too bad, that was good damage.

Knowledge(nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Why does one of them look like Graythan?

Bron uses his wand of shield, and draws his crossbow.

Bron uses his wand of Mage armor as soon as he hears the voices, and draws out his wand of shield to be ready as soon as the attack comes.

Can Bron prepare different spells in preparation for this?

That makes sense.

If this was built as a whole area to explore, with treasure and encounters and secrets and stuff, I could see spending the time to explore all of it. I assume we'd have to come back to the ship at night to defend it against the plant zombies?

"Alright. Where shall we go?"

Graythan simply narrows his eyes in suspicion, his lips drawing into a tight, thin frown. "Just the one time, huh? Just the one time you used a spell to do it or just the one time period?"

Bron can't help giggle a bit at Graythan's frown. "Oh dear... I'm caught out aren't I? It was only a few times I swear... you're so serious, it's just always tempting to play a prank. Never meant any harm."

"It was only once! Most if the things are already salty, from the pork to the pickles!"

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"Why, you wound me with your unfounded accusations, milady, to the very quick! Just because I'm the only one with that spell doesn't mean it was I who did it!" Bron replies, laughing. He calms and moves to the edge if the pit, and casts mage hand as suggested to try to lift the book. He hopes it's not magical, as any aura will resonate negatively with his spell.

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Bron looks at the stuff he's stepping on with utter disgust.

According to the Skulls and Shackles players guide, the area of winds created by Control Winds does not move with a ship. This doesn't directly address Alter Winds, but it seems logical that that effect wouldn't either.

Bron looks out over the green sea.

Knowledge(nature): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

"This seems familiar to me, but I can't quite remember... something very ominous lurking just outside my recollection. I do not wish to stay here a second longer than necessary."

"Hold on there Avner -- what makes you think we'd let you bring a slave on board the ship anyway? That's not how we do things."

Current round:

Cursing, Bron fires again.

1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 3

"Blast!"

previous round: Bron loads his crossbow and enhances it with his pool of arcane energy. Granting it +1 flaming.

He sights down the crossbow, and shoots at the hydra, but misses.

shooting into melee, second range increment: 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 - 2 - 4 = 6

Knowledge (arcana): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

Bron spends plenty of time with Lirith, including in his or her cabin (if either has one).

When the call for rowers goes out, Bron suggests he stay on the ship with a crossbow ready to cover the rowers if something happens, as he's not extremely strong.

Bronwenir scratches his head thoughtfully. "Your points are well taken, though the elven language considers cannibalism to be the eating of other sapient creatures, whether the same race or not. That's only a definition, though."

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"Cannibals?! So we are just to ignore this atrocity and pretend it never happened?"

"That was well done! We will have little to fear from Pirates when we have you on board. If there is anything I can do to thank you..." Bron says with a flirtatious wink at Krila.

"If you can arrange such, that would be most impressive."

How long do we have before we meet them? Sea battles are often a lot of waiting while a ship with a 2 knot speed advantage over the other creeps up on it.

RE: take 10

The standard rules allow taking 10 on disable device the same way you would on anything else, as long as you're not in combat or distracted. Do you have a house rule about taking 10 that I've not noticed?