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Sorry guys, been writing a lot and taking breaks from the screen to ease my eyes. I'll be able to rejoin the game in a few days.

Readying an action to attack with nonlethal if either of the npc's make an aggressive action like drawing weapons or casting a spell.

Calvin will, in his suspicion, tighten his grip on his sword, but not raise it.

"Uhm... Weyve? I don't trust them." he says quietly. "But we need to tell Tobar and Gideon."

"So... your skin seems similar to mine." Calvin observes, talking it up with the survivors they found. "Gillmen need a dunk in water every few hours too. Or grow oil glands like me." he says.

... He sighs. "So..." he says, suspiciously. "Remember anything with... tentacles?"

"Well, it's harmless in there. So far." Calvin concludes. "Can you even cut an elemental with a sword?"

Calvin gives Weyve a look after hearing Tobar mention what kind of creature it was.

"What was it they had captured?" Calvin asks. "It probably wasn't just anyone if they're still around. Nothing lives THAT long, do they?"

Calvin picks up the glaive and sheaths his sword and shield before giving the new weapon a test spin.

Calvin keeps up the pressure, moving up to the skum and chopping at it's face to draw attention away from Gideon.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 1 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7

Calvin steps into the Skum's reach again, "Flank him! Don't give him space to use that glaive!" he shouts, slicing at the creature's abdomen.

Hope your summon can flank with me or Gideon!
Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

Hey, either way I survived! That's what's important! (to me)

In my defense, if I go before him in the first round of combat he's still considered flat-footed and can't make AoO's.

Calvin sees the threat and charges it, his longsword gleaming with light as he drives it towards his enemies heart!

"Hyah!" he cries out triumphantly.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 1 = 26
Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (20) + 8 - 1 = 27
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
Crit! Crit! Crit! Note that I didn't actually use the charge action. Total damage=27!

Hey so how do you get google slides to have the image in the back and the icons where we can move them?

"What?" he asks. "Looks like it could just be thrown or something... I guess."

"Oh hey, a burning rock thingy." Calvin says rather plainly as he catches his breath. "That's neat."

For after Weyve goes.

Calvin sweeps low and cuts up, using his shield to jockey the trident out of the way.
Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 1 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

Calvin hops onto the side table to allow Gideon to come up and aid in taking down the creature and presses the attack.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 - 1 = 10
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

But his attack goes wide.

Much thanks. I don't like the taste of the floor and I've been fed it too many times in this adventure already!

Calvin doesn't like either ignoring his allies or being outnumbered, so he will try to finish off the injured Skum before backing up 5 feet.

Power Attac: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 1 = 11
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8

It's fine. Calvin's kinda a fire and forget missile. Point in direction, charges. Fights until over. :p

If there's a straight line to one, Calvin will charge (like usual), but if not he'll use his move to get in range.

Calvin moves up to the closest of the two skum and tries to take them down quickly.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 2 = 11

Calvin stares at Gideon. "That... was that magic?" he asks

Calvin will be ready to take point, his sword and shield ready. That shield bro... it's gotta look like it's been through hell by now and we're not even done with book 1.

I think we should grab them. Tridents are cool.

Crittles! Taste the PAINBOW!

Calvin is thankful that he was uninjured yet and retaliates with a stab.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 - 1 = 26
Power Attack Crit?: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 - 1 = 16
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 2 = 10
Crit damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 2 = 7

"Hold on Tobar!" he shouts, turning to the other foe and stepping in to flank it if his target was felled by the attack.

Calvin chops down on one of the skum.

Standard action to attack.
Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 1 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13

Calvin raises his shield defensively and advances slowly. "Keep an eye out." he says. "This place gives me the creeps."

What am i, a wizard?

At the sight of the fire and the swiftness of the swarm, Calvin inches up the tree higher. "I got some alcohol with me, want me to try splashing them?" he asks.

I have booze and someone else has a torch if they're vulnerable to burning but I doubt I can finish them off with a weapon. Swarms are terrible that way.

"So who the hell made angry animated caltrops?!" Calvin shouts from his tree. "Blow them up already!"

Calvin does not discount Gideon's alarm and dashes for the nearest tree or rock and throws himself at it.

Climb: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
I think I get 7.5 feet up cause I could only take a standard and don't have a climb speed (1/4 movement vertical when climbing)

"oh s*&$ oh s#%$ oh s~@&..." he exclaims repeatedly!

You know, for rolling a d2, you got pretty high.

I will wait till someone with K:Arcana rolls, cause I don't wanna waste my turn going OMGWTFBBQ! if I could instead be, I dunno, climbing a palm tree.

Calvin checks his gear and tests the strap on his shield. "All right... here we go." he says.

"Wait, what last disciple?" Calvin interjects. "Was she here recently? Like the month or so?" he asks, hoping their desire to answer questions would get some information about potentially one of the missing colonists.

Calvin will try his best to sit and listen, but he will start to nod off after dark. He'd be glad to learn the language, though, since it seems like they will be finding more azlant ruins in the future and being able to read the signs might save him some pain.

Calvin, who was considering the difficulty of fighting two metal women, and knowing they were seeking a place to camp, shrugs and finds a place to sit and listen. "Might as well learn something." He says, sighing. "Gideon, are you gonna take-" he glances over, seeing the bard with his writing utensils and gear. "Notes?"

Calvin glares back at Weyve but says nothing.

"Well, this is bad. They've been taking prisoners." Calvin says. "Might be what actually happened to the prior colonists... Skum always work for darker masters."

Calvin stabs at the injured Skum to finish it off, then takes a step to the side to put a new enemy in flanking with Gideon.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 1 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 2 = 12

Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

"Skum!" Calvin shouts. "This is bad!"

He (as usual) moves in and slashes at the one on the right so that it would be harder to move into flank him.

Power Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 8 - 1 = 24
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8

Watched it friday! It was a whole lot to take in, and I liked it even though I got stuck in the very first row so my perspective was kinda off. Overall, I greatly enjoyed it and I think some things that happened during it were very necessary.

I'll have an opinion tonight, but I'm avoiding potential spoilers for the movie until tonight.

I'm going to see it friday! We have a full theater rented out to watch it!

Profession:Barkeep: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Calvin continues working on the colony's special brand of alcohol, checking the progress of the batch and planning the requisition for the next ship coming in for more general beers to be shipped in.

Level up!

+9 hit points! (6 hit die, 1 favored class, 2 con)
+1 Perception (I have a bonus now, yay!)
+1 K:Dungeoneering
Background:
+1 prof: Barkeep
+1 K: Engineering
+feat: Improved Initiative

"I'll get on it." Calvin says, heading to where they've been keeping lumber to get some boards and tools to cover over the passage.