yeah I'm said I can't stal...I mean follow you guys anymore...*goes back to hiding in the shadows*
ok I am posting from my phone so this is gonna be the quick version. I am no longer going to be running this game. right now I have a lot of crap going on in my life and honestly I am too stressed. however I am willing to see if I can fit 2 of you into my 2 second darkness games. if you are interested let me know. art is already in one so I got 2 spots and 4 people. so its up to you guys. let me know and I will sort things out.
Ember, as you walk up and stop you realize that just around the corner is where the floor appears to be rigged to drop. You have no idea what it will do, but you know that stepping there will cause the floor to open. Also as you moved up you noticed two more levers on the walls.
Art, you notice a trap directly next to you before you start walking. Quickly walking around the opposite side you reach Hagin, and after looking at the lever in the alcove hard, you determine that it opens something but its not the only one here. There has to be a few more.
Art and Ember quietly move in, Hagin behind them and Gael between them. Nothing seems to jump out, and for the moment, the screams wails and sobs are quiet.
Sorry for not updating, we got some CRAP news yesterday about our jobs (ie we wont have them come August 5th) so it was kind of a rough day, and I am still not entirely over it. MEH
At Feraya's proclamation, the paladin stands erect. She seems to pause for a moment, and then walks up to Feraya and jabs a finger into his chest. "You foolish foolish child!", she begins, her voice raising. "We need to stick together, and find out who is in trouble, and this is what you do?! You stand here, demanding we refuse to go find out what is happening? Do you honestly think the villagers knew that this would happen? We are trapped in here, and we have to find out what is going on. Our best bet right now lies in the wailing. Its an obvious cry for help! But if you wish to stay here in this dangerous place by yourself? Then so be it! But if anything befalls you it will be on YOUR head!" With that, Gael storms off and stands in the corner behind Hagin and the rest.
Once the door is open, the light from the room spills into a series of what appear to be hallways. The wailing is a bit louder here, but its not certain which direction it comes from.
Ok folks, the map (HERE!) shows what Art can see via his Darkvision. The rest of you cannot see much as the light (Did Hagin have light cast on any of his belongings?) is very dim.
Thanks for letting me know Gael and enjoy the trip! :D
Also: Its likely to be Second Darkness, mainly cause I like the way that one is sounding. However that means I got a LOT of conversion work ahead of me :P So it wouldnt be starting till next week sometime.
Ah f$+* it. ITS SECOND DARKNESS. Thats what we are going with! And because of that, here is the OOC Thread:
Since I made this offer to the other group that Jlighter had been running:
Hey guys! Since your DM Vanished, and you all originally wanted to roll with my game... I may be willing to put up a game for you all.
It would NOT be Carrion Crown however as I dont have access to it. It would either be Curse of the Crimson Throne or Second Darkness.
I am checking to see if I can get ahold of one of those, but if you would want to give it a shot let me know.
Post here, or in my Crypt OOC Thread if you want. Also, if we do this it would be a 6 person party cause a friend of mine would be helping me get the AP together.
So, sound off, let me know, either here OR in my Crypt of the Everflame OOC Thread, found here: Crypt OOC Thread
You guys have 3 days from today (So THURSDAY Night) to claim your spot. If you do that you will be promised a spot for sure.
After those 3 days (IE FRIDAY) you will have to apply if you want in like everyone else, and if we have less then 5 people I will be doing an open recruitment for the spots. Hopefully I wont have to.
The recruitment will be first come first served as usual.
Since I made this offer to the other group that Jlighter had been running:
Hey guys! Since your DM Vanished, and you all originally wanted to roll with my game... I may be willing to put up a game for you all.
It would NOT be Carrion Crown however as I dont have access to it. It would either be Curse of the Crimson Throne or Second Darkness.
I am checking to see if I can get ahold of one of those, but if you would want to give it a shot let me know.
Post here, or in my Crypt OOC Thread if you want. Also, if we do this it would be a 6 person party cause a friend of mine would be helping me get the AP together.
So, sound off, let me know, either here OR in my Crypt of the Everflame OOC Thread, found here: Crypt OOC Thread
You guys have 3 days from today (So THURSDAY Night) to claim your spot. If you do that you will be promised a spot for sure.
After those 3 days (IE FRIDAY) you will have to apply if you want in like everyone else, and if we have less then 5 people I will be doing an open recruitment for the spots. Hopefully I wont have to.
The recruitment will be first come first served as usual.
For someone who's fairly new at pbp GMing, you're really quite good at it. I don't do much lurking around here, but your Everflame thread is a definite must-read for me. Some of it's the players, sure - but you facilitate their development very skillfully.
Hi, Stomp - that's really good of you to pick up the GM's seat. Honestly, though, I picked up another game since this one seemed to be failing, so I'm sadly going to decline your very generous offer. I have faith that, sooner or later, you and I will end up in a game together, somehow, some way. I'm sure that those who accept your offer will be very pleased - your GM-fu is very strong. best of luck, and I'll see you around!
Hahah maybe. I SEE HOW IT IS MAN YOUR TOO GOOD FOR ME! *cry cry*
And thanks for sayin my GM-fu is strong. I dont think it is compared to peeps like Alex/Aubrey/Megan/Lucendar but thats me :P
You guys have 3 days from today (So THURSDAY Night) to claim your spot. If you do that you will be promised a spot for sure.
After those 3 days (IE FRIDAY) you will have to apply if you want in like everyone else, and if we have less then 5 people I will be doing an open recruitment for the spots. Hopefully I wont have to.
The recruitment will be first come first served as usual.
You guys have 3 days from today (So THURSDAY Night) to claim your spot. If you do that you will be promised a spot for sure.
After those 3 days (IE FRIDAY) you will have to apply if you want in like everyone else, and if we have less then 5 people I will be doing an open recruitment for the spots. Hopefully I wont have to.
The recruitment will be first come first served as usual.
You guys have 3 days from today (So THURSDAY Night) to claim your spot. If you do that you will be promised a spot for sure.
After those 3 days (IE FRIDAY) you will have to apply if you want in like everyone else, and if we have less then 5 people I will be doing an open recruitment for the spots. Hopefully I wont have to.
The recruitment will be first come first served as usual.
1) Work is block websites. I dunno if Paizo will get blocked or not, but most of Google has been beyond the search, so combat and things will have be handled when I get home. Non combat stuff I can still do...for now.
2) We may get a few people posting in here that are NOT part of this game. Thats because Jlighter, who was the guy running the 2 extra games with the people who I did not choose for this game has vanished completely. So I am going to run an AP for em, but I need a place for them to come talk to me, so here it is.
3) For those who are popping in: Please tell me WHICH AP you would prefer, Curse of the Crimson Throne or Second Darkness. If you are not sure, just say so. You can keep your old character, or you can make a new one. If you are gonna make a new one let me know and I will post creation rules.
Psst! Jeremiziah! I may be taking over for the jlighter carrion crown group, but it would not be carrion crown! I dont have it. If you want to see what I am talkin about you would need to visit the OOC thread or the IC thread for the old Carrion Crown game! *zips back off and goes back to lurking
Hey guys! Since your DM Vanished, and you all originally wanted to roll with my game... I may be willing to put up a game for you all.
It would NOT be Carrion Crown however as I dont have access to it. It would either be Curse of the Crimson Throne or Second Darkness.
I am checking to see if I can get ahold of one of those, but if you would want to give it a shot let me know.
Post here, or in my Crypt OOC Thread if you want. Also, if we do this it would be a 6 person party cause a friend of mine would be helping me get the AP together.
So, sound off, let me know, either here OR in my Crypt of the Everflame OOC Thread, found here: CRYPT OOC THREAD
Hey guys! Since your DM Vanished, and you all originally wanted to roll with my game... I may be willing to put up a game for you all.
It would NOT be Carrion Crown however as I dont have access to it. It would either be Curse of the Crimson Throne or Second Darkness.
I am checking to see if I can get ahold of one of those, but if you would want to give it a shot let me know.
Post here, or in my Crypt OOC Thread if you want. Also, if we do this it would be a 6 person party cause a friend of mine would be helping me get the AP together.
So, sound off, let me know, either here OR in my Crypt of the Everflame OOC Thread, found here: CRYPT OOC THREAD
You are fairly certain that there are no traps. You also can hear the wailing here, louder then previously.
Just a warning: Work is blocking sites now, and I cannot access anything google related but the main site. So no battlemaps, ect. And I have no idea how long Paizo will work. So, most updates will occur after 7pm EST now during the week.
His Goddess is Pharasma with the death and repose domains as well as the undead subdomain.
First level feats are selective channel and Extra Channel.
He'll be Lawful Neutral with the ability to channel positive energy.
Depending on the number of undead faced (say Carrion crown), I would as I leveled up get Improved channel, turn undead, and channel smite, or if I'm not facing many undead, (say Rise of the Runelords) I will go weapon focus, dazzling display (since my intimidate will be high), shatter defenses.
I would also look into a couple of custom feats/PrC if its a home game.
I would allow this guy myself. Hell I wanna try something like it now :P
Pro Ending here. I would rather have a nice epic and fulfilling conclusion then have the game peter out to nothing as I have to come up with more and more to challenge the players.
[General Opinion Question] Alchemist exchange Poison Use for Trap Finding?
Just a general opinion question. I have a player that wants to play an Alchemist. But they wanted to know if they could swap out their poison use/poison save bonuses/poison immunity for Trap Finding and trap sense.
It seems like a fair trade. Add Trap Finding at 2nd level. You get Trap Sense at Level 4 and it increases by +1 every 4th level (8, 12, 16 and 20). Grant them the Quick Disable Rogue Talent at Level 6 to exchange out swift poisoning.
Like I said this is an opinion question. I'm going to let the player do it.
Just looking for feed back and thoughts from others.
Through all the knowledge you have accumulated, you are pretty sure that Art has had a visitation by a spirit of some sort. Beyond that, you are honestly not sure what is going on. There is definitely some sort of magic at work here however.
Ember:
Checking him over his pulse is normal, and you are fairly sure that he just fainted from stress, and whatever else happened. From being raised in a family of sorcerers, you are pretty sure that some form of arcane power has just awakened in him. You also fairly certain that if you shake him he will probably wake up.
Your Detect Magic shows that the book he stowed in his pack is glowing faintly, with necromancy. He himself is also glowing but you cannot tell what sort of energy it is.
Hagin:
Checking him over his pulse is normal, and you are fairly sure that he just fainted from stress, and whatever else happened. His breathing is even as well, and he should wake up if shaken a bit.
As you lean against the wall, your heart throbbing and your muscles aching, you start to feel something. Its like something is touching your mind, something is trying to get its way in. Sadly, you are too stressed from the battle to fight it off, and energy floods your mind. Suddenly you feel your mind expand, as if something has awoken inside you. Then, a voice that is not your own speaks in your mind. "Awaken your power! Take up my cause! Help my soul rest!" Without warning, you feel your body start to shake...and you black out.
To everyones surprise, Art suddenly goes rigid against the wall. He starts to glow, slowly at first, and then a bright flash covers the room, emanating from Art. His eyes glow, and he speaks out in a voice not his own, the words completely indecipherable. The power in them, however, flows out and reverberates through the room, shaking the bones on the floor and making your skin crawl.
Without warning, Art lurches forward, walks to the back wall, and pushes something in the wall. A large opening appears in the wall, and inside are some bones, a backpack, and a book. He takes the book and pack, and then puts the book into his pack. He then turns around, and speaks loudly in an otherworldly voice. "This one has been chosen to take up my cause! Let no one disturb my remains save him!" Then, Art's eyes roll up in his head, and he collapses, unconcious.
Since you can in fact crit on a spell (as long as it uses an attack roll you can) I am gonna roll the crit confirm here to keep things moving: Attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14, Damage 1d3 ⇒ 3. Oh and Art you are forgetting to put your HP and AC in your posts for me :P
ROUND 4 RESULTS
Thinking quickly, Gael shifts into flanking position opposite Art, and tries her best to take advantage and land a telling blow as she has done so many times this battle. However, this Skeleton seems a bit smarter and stronger, and is able to block the blow with its shield easily. Meanwhile, Feraya flings a ball of Acid at the creature, and nails it square in its face. The creature flails as it burns, and the acid manages to drip its way down through the skeleton burning it fiercly. The skeleton recovers enough to try to bash Gael with its blade.
Skeleton vs Gael - Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16 vs AC 17, Damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
The skeletons blade, however, barely misses Gaels head!
Ember manages to wake up and lay on the ground, muttering and watching the battle warily.
In a fury only a dwarf can bring, Art slams his axe Tremble into the Skeletal Captains spine, managing to to snap the spinal column in two. The captain falls to the ground with a sigh, and the bones lay still.
Hagin, saying things in an odd tounge, heals Ember.
And combat over! Congratulations people you beat an encounter that was actually damn hard! Gael's made greatsword skills were impressive. For the Hillside encounter you each get 280xp, and for this encounter you get 780XP....which should put everyone at 1580 XP total! Which means...YOU LEVEL UP! Go to the OOC thread, roll HP, and post any changes you are making (new spells, new BAB, saves, ect). Please note for HP, you roll, and then take either the roll OR Average HP for your Hit Dice. Feel free to move on when ready, just remember to post what square you move to in the dungeon.
Gael holds the line against the two skeletons up front, and manages to yet again smash another one with broad overhand blows. As Gael cuts it down she shifts over slightly to harry the captain better. Feraya is quick to finish off the last grunt with a burst of energy missiles from his outstretched hand. The Captain, seeing the paladin next to him, attempts to slash her with his beautiful longsword.
Skeletal Captain vs Gael - Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 vs AC 17. Damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Gael however quickly brings up her great sword and blocks the blow easily.
Art quickly steps forward with an angry cry, attempting to bring all his might to bear on the captain, the last skeleton remaining. The skeleton is able to block the blow from Tremble with its shield, but the sword manages to barely get under its guard, but it does no damage to the creature.
Ember stabilizes.
As this is all going on, Hagin grabs Ember, drags her five feet away from where the skeleton that felled her lays, and then calls upon the gifts of the gods to heal his group (+3 HP to Everyone, including you Ember.). Ember opens her eyes, but is still on the ground.
Round 4 STARTS Art, I had you move and use your attack on the captain.
After moving up to face the Captain, Gael quickly brings her sword down hard on the one of the minion skeletons facing her, shattering it just like she shattered the last one with a mighty and terrible blow.
Feraya lobs yet another blob of acid at the same skeleton as the last time, and even with having to make sure to not hit his friends he manages to land it. It hisses slightly and the skeleton looks shakey, but its still standing!
The skeletons are now able to retaliate! This time however, at some unseen command, all but the Captain drops their weapons, and flail at the group with their claws!
Skeleton Attacks and Damage:
S1 vs Ember - Claw 1 Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19 vs AC 17, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5. Claw 2 Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20 vs AC 17, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
S2 vs Art - Claw 1 Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 vs AC 14, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3. Claw 2 Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 vs AC 14, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
S5 vs Gael - Claw 1 Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 vs AC 17, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5. Claw 2 Attack 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 2 = 22 vs AC 17, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 Claw 2 Crit Threat: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 vs AC 17, Damage 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
The skeleton facing Ember digs both its claws horribly inter her, knocking her to the ground with horrible gashes torn into her! 10 damage total to Ember, puts her at -3.
Art's little skeleton only manages to get one of his claws into the dwarf, managing to inflict a bit of harm. 4 damage to Art
The skeletons facing Gael actually seem to get in each others way, as the Captain completely misses the paladin, and the other only scrapes Gael's face with one of its claws! 4 damage to Gael
Ember is lying on the ground and bleeding, and is unable to do anything. Art, seeing Ember fall unleashes a furious attack upon his target, managing to catch and destroy it with Tremble. Hagin moves to stand over the prone form of Ember, and takes a swing at the skeleton in front of him, but does literally nothing to it. I combined both your actions Hagin so that way you could at least DO something. Ember, I need a stabilization roll for ya this coming round.
Gael is quickest to react, slamming her sword hard into the skeleton nearest here, shattering it under the sheer force of the blow. The bones drop to the ground, unmoving and in tiny bits. Feraya quickly flings a small orb of acid at another skeleton, who despite the bit of cover that the wall gives it hit and slightly burnt from the acid. It is still standing however, and looks angrily at Feraya.
The skeletons are quick to move, coming up on the party and attacking! The two farthest walk up to Art, and the assault begins, the skeletons using their swords on the would be heroes.
Attack Rolls!:
S1 vs Ember - Attack 1d20 ⇒ 6 vs AC 17, Damage 1d6 ⇒ 6
S2 vs Art - Attack 1d20 ⇒ 2 vs AC 14, Damage 1d6 ⇒ 5
S5 vs Art - Attack 1d20 ⇒ 2 vs AC 14, Damage 1d6 ⇒ 1
SC vs Art - Attack 1d20 ⇒ 11 vs AC 14, Damage 1d8 ⇒ 4
S3 vs Gael - Attack 1d20 ⇒ 1 vs AC 17, Damage 1d6 ⇒ 5
Each of the skeletons attacks their targetse, 3 of them attempting to down the dwarf! However, Art is much more nimble then these undead and is quick to evade every attack! The ones attacking Ember and Gael are equally pathetic and miss their attacks!
Ember then attempts to burn the skeleton facing her, and it quickly attempts to strike her!
AoO vs Ember:
S1 vs Ember - Attack 1d20 ⇒ 12 vs AC 17, Damage 1d6 ⇒ 3
However Ember still proves too nimble for the ungainly creature, and is able to blast it with a ray of flame. Unfortunately, it simply scorches the bones and the creature stares unblinkingly at the changeling waif.
In the full swing of battle, Art quick reorganizes himself and begins to try to rain blows down on the creature. The first attack with Tremble connects but does nothing to the creature, while the second blow misses.
Finally, in a tounge nearly unrecognizable to those in the room, Hagin casts a spell, filling the group with mystical power.
Ok do me a favor guys: Post your current HP and current AC in your posts during the round just so I can find it easier! :D ROUND 2 MAP!
