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Am I understanding this correctly? Hypothetical situation: I have six wolves, surrounding a PC. Five wolves ready an action to aid another if the PC attacks. The sixth wolf attacks the PC (with a +2 flanking bonus). The PC attempts to retaliate, and attacks a wolf, causing all the readied actions to trigger. They pretty reliably hit the AC10 (do they get the +2 flanking bonus on this?) granting the wolf attacked a +10 to AC. The five wolves initiative resets to immediately before the PC's turn. Now the PC rolls to hit the wolf, suddenly AC24, and pretty reliably misses. Lather, rinse, repeat.
I am having a discussion with another player at our table. Succinctly put, we both have represented our characters, metaphorically, as paintings. The rub lies in when we each believe the painting to be completed. I was hoping for your input on the topic. If your character is a painting, when is the painting done? A: Before game one. I am bringing the finished work and the games are where we showcase our works, like a joint showing. Sessions are figuring out how to best arrange our pieces in a communal gallery. B: Not until the game is over. I bring a blank canvas and an idea to game and we work together to create all our character paintings. Some of my paint will end up on your canvas and vice versa. Sessions are where we get together to paint. C: Other.
Did anyone else notice this tacked onto the end of the Secret Stash Deed? I love it! It feels a little like something that was suggested at the end of a Friday evening 'Secret Stash Deed Meeting' and they forgot to remove it. Why doesn't every feat have something like this on the end of it? Just off the top of my head:
What're your thoughts for others?
I was DMing for my group last weekend, and during the session I had a monster do something I'm not quite happy with. To set the scene: A group of goblins led by a bugbear spot the party over some rolling hills. The party, on their horse-drawn cart, move to engage. During the altercation, the bugbear disappears and the goblins are summarily defeated. Two PC's head off in the direction they last saw the bugbear, and the other three begin looting. Suddenly, the bugbear jumps out from behind the party's cart, and brains one of the (non-combat trained, standard bestiary) horses. With a successful acrobatics check, one of the PC's leap onto the cart, gaining the +1 higher ground bonus. The bugbear responds by making an intimidation check against the remaining horse, accompanied by a swift swat on the rump. The cart lurches forward, and the PC on it keeps her feet with another successful acrobatics check. As the cart moves forward, the PC 'moves' through two of the bugbear's threatened squares... Now the question: Does the bugbear get an attack of opportunity against the PC on the cart? I gave him one. The party loved the combat, and when the bugbear was dead, there were handshakes and congratulations all around. I may have made the combat more fun and memorable... but did I do the right thing? |
