ELDRED CROFTER's page

Hi all. I really regret doing this but can I have a week or so break in addition to what I have had? I'm struggling as it is and this game, not sure why, is stressing me out.

Its a weird thing. As an aside for my absence of late, I went off my anti-depressants/assorted other meds for a while and thought I was on top of it, then made the invariably STUPID mistake of not taking them yet again.

Just back from the Psych today and I've got a new prescription and am back to taking meds but its gonna take me a week to stabilise.

Is this a good game? You bet your ass! I don't have a rational reason why I am finding the game difficult yet I am. If you wish to write me out I'm cool but I should be back in a week.

Gimme about 6-8 hrs.

Apologies.

Mate - be well and good on you for your service!

Apologies - Back

[ooc=Prepation]Gravity bow anoints arrows with oil of align weapon Evil[/ooc]

Know Planes: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Current stats for Eldred - Gravity Bow / Align Weapon Evil

Attacks the Dragon with Rapid Shot

Bow: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (6) + 16 - 2 = 20 for 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 6) + 4 = 15

Bow: 1d20 + 16 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 16 - 2 = 26 for 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 6) + 4 = 16

Bow: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 2 = 27 for 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 = 6

Been badly sick for about a week. Bear with me.

I'll wait on the GM first and then post my (likely fatal) stand.

Sure and goodluck

Eldred moves around the pillar and targets the outsider in front of the Daemon.

Attack with Haste, deadly aim and point blank: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 15 + 1 = 31 2d6 + 4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 + 6 + 1 = 17

Attack with Haste, deadly aim and point blank: 1d20 + 15 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 15 + 1 = 20 2d6 + 4 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 + 6 + 1 = 18

The map isn't working for me at the moment - anyone else with this problem?

Eldred then takes a 5ft step back... hopefully putting him under Cedric's protecting arm.

Eldred takes aim and lets fly at the hound in front of Cedric.

Deadly Aim, Rapid Shot, hasted: 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 15 - 2 - 3 + 1 = 28 for 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 14
Deadly Aim, Rapid Shot, hasted: 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 15 - 2 - 3 + 1 = 23 for 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (6, 1) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 18
Deadly Aim, Rapid Shot, hasted: 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 15 - 2 - 3 + 1 = 19 for 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 13
Deadly Aim, Rapid Shot, hasted: 1d20 + 10 - 2 - 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 2 - 3 + 1 = 17 for 2d6 + 4 + 1 + 6 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 + 1 + 6 = 14

Attacks count as magical

Am I up? And also... Ripping Gaze? Holy crap

We're really playing with the big boys now... look at what Johan was able to do.

This is where my game mastery falls flat. Once I get beyond 7th-8th level I get fuzzy on the true potential of what can and should be accomplished.

Will DC16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

With visisbility to his main foes Eldred steps 5' up calling for the others to help cover him and lets fly at one of the targets not in the mist.

Attack 1 w/ deadly aim and rapid shot 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 16 - 2 - 2 = 25 for 2d6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 4) + 4 + 4 = 16
Attack 2 w/ deadly aim and rapid shot 1d20 + 16 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 16 - 2 - 2 = 19 for 2d6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3) + 4 + 4 = 13
Attack 3 w/ deadly aim and rapid shot 1d20 + 11 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 11 - 2 - 2 = 23 for 2d6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 + 4 = 11

Drew a line to it. I don't take penalties to cover if you're worried about the corner of the wall where it is parked and I can shoot from any corner of my square so I should be able to avoid the mist

I needed some time away - I was dealing with issues of my own so its all good.

Eldred let's fly a barrage of arrows at one of the hounds

Rapid shot with deadly aim 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 15 - 2 - 2 = 19 for 1d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 = 12

Shot 2 1d20 + 15 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 15 - 2 - 2 = 27 for 1d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 4 = 12

Shot 3 1d20 + 10 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 2 - 2 = 22 for 1d8 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 4 = 9

Eldred moves to alert Agrippa.

We've got company!

Okay all. I've been in a depressive slump for about 10 days now coming out of a gruelling work cycle. Just bear with me for the rest of this week and I should be good. Bot as needed please

I'm still fried from juggling two roles and three-four projects. Given that Aku is getting focused on end of Uni I may still this opportunity to take a small breather.

Aku I have a problem.

I've let work pile up on me and I've a tonne of work to clear - I ended up working the entire weekend. Its going to take a lot of effort, and time to shift.

I am a big fan of your game and really appreciate your efforts but in the next week or so I will have limited focus at best.

I don't expect you to hold the game on my account but if you want to 'bot' me I'd be more than happy with that situation. I'll try to get into the game (purchasing decisions for Eldred are something I WANT to focus on - its important to me and the character) but I just don't have the mental bandwidth for anything other than a potion of Remove Fear (which is CRITICAL). There are other considerations as well that I don't have the mental energy to play out right now.

Hoping that you'll allow me to stay with the game and just bot me until sanity is restored

I'm in work hell (and have been since Tuesday) but should be free Sunday

Sorry mate - I've been down very ill the last few days. Pls gimme just a little more time but I did post I am looking for our human sacrifices

Me too. Gimme a day or two tops but I want to gather survivors - particularly the heir to the victor and that pay toy nun of mine.

wow... that there is deserving of an evil point - never thought of that

Good points - lets hope we find a good wand though, sometimes you need a quick boost

Very well but I can't help feeling like we are standing on the edge of a precipatice... Hells, maybe its the threat of the dragon thats got me on edge. Speaking of being on edge - one thing I need to shop for is a potion of remove fear - anything else that anyone needs? I can get one of the vanilla wands of cure light wounds as well

I think we need a shopping mission in Farholde. Our wand of healing is nearly depleted and it is far from robust as a healing tool - it could take us 10 or more expenditures these days to just one of us recover from a more previous fight. A more powerful wand is needed for when speed is important. Does the central fund have another 750 gold for a standard healing wand and then another 750 gold for a wand of Infernal healing - Heinrich can use that in a pinch, and then a final 4,500 for a wand of cure moderate wounds As a 3rd level caster, so 2d8 + 3? I feel like we could be in real trouble if we don't get this shopping done now - I am willing to chip in personal funds towards the needed 6000 gold if our joint funds can't cover it.

I'll give you guys more info later, but don't take leadership just because of the organization.

I plan to rework those rules since I agree with Niles; they are just getting in the way and messing with our fun.

I'll hold on my level 9 feat for the moment then and await your update.

Take your time mate

Would it be a factor in book 3?

Everything selected apart from the feat. My thanks to Aku for the bonus skill points we get - they have allowed by character to be far more diverse that what it normally would be, sinking points into knowledges (which is likely a complete waste of resources... the CRs on some of the critters we'll face moving forward will have Knowledge DCs beyond my abilities) and professions etc.

Okies... a wee bit confused as to my level 9 feat.

Do I take the looooong awaited leadership feat? It looks late in the game to bring into play as we are going to be facing down a bloody silver dragon soon. Not sure how much they are useful in chapter 3 onwards (I assume that the boss fight is with the Dragon?)

Improved critical would NORMALLY be my go-to feat but I have that already with my Bracers and it won't stack with the item.

Do I take weapon focus Great Sword? Never use the weapon but it positions me for other feats.

Any other suggestions? I'm BAB+8 so that opens things up for me a bit.

HP: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

Level 9... who'd have thunk it.

I'll do the crunch later but it will be level 3 rogue.

I'll swing back to ranger after this for the next few levels I think. I need to get a headband of wisdom raising too. The need for disguise seems to be slipping away.

Actually I get a 4th shot at the top modifier. 1 shot normal. 2nd shot rapid shot (also at normal BAB), 3rd shot hasted (also at normal BAB) and 4th shot at the +11 lower modifier

Missing Shot 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 16 + 2 - 2 - 2 = 28 for 2d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1) + 5 + 4 = 16

Under haste and gravity bow Eldred lets fly.

Attack with rapid shot/precise shot and haste 1: 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 2 - 2 - 2 = 18
Attack with rapid shot/precise shot and haste 2: 1d20 + 16 + 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 2 - 2 - 2 = 29
Attack with rapid shot/precise shot and haste 3: 1d20 + 11 + 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 2 - 2 - 2 = 29 - crit confirm? 1d20 + 11 + 2 - 2 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 11 + 2 - 2 - 2 = 28

Shot 1 misses.
Shot 2 hits for 2d6 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (2, 6) + 5 + 4 = 17
Shot 3 crits for 6d6 + 15 + 12 ⇒ (2, 3, 4, 6, 1, 6) + 15 + 12 = 49

Occupational hazard for a seat of ultimate evil?, says Eldred eying off the new creature and getting ready to shoot it.

Confused as to our positions relative to the creature on the map... there is a lot of stuff on it and we are still at our positions from last battle

Gravity Bow for Eldred

Yeah but I want to act as part of a group - I'll also approach Cedrics door too

Its time, says Eldred picking up his weapons and heading to Cedrics quarters.

I think that a straight slayer would fit more or less what I've done with the character - Ranger/Rogue but its a lot of hassle to remake the character and trying to bridge gaps that will inevitably occur.

I appreciate the offer, but I think I'll stay with Eldred as is. As Agrippa said, he's working as intended.

Sure

I am glad this is something you have familiarisation with this... Can we set up some sort of safety sign? A truce sign that would mean safetly for us?

What do these things even speak anyway?, Eldred says voice tight with frustration and worry.

Ooooh - Parley :)

Dont know if we have 5 mins but I'll take a touch of Infernal healing and use 4 charges of the wand... we need another and maybe a CMW wand

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

24 Hp + 10 from Infernal Healing.

How are we going to find these things and does anyone know what they were?

What Knowledge skill was needed to ID? Religon or Planes? I have both

Can anyone pass me the wand while you guys are looking?

Eldred gasps in pain and relief at the creatures departure.

What are we going to do?

He drinks a potion of cure light wounds he has been carrying for a while.

Maybe I need one of those wnds too... those things left me closer to dead than alive.

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Thank god its not only me. Guys, had a health scare last week and some lingering depression today. Should be good to go soon.

Well! Kill them, they sure as hell are killing me.

He withdraws behind Johan - 2 of you critters get AoOs the other two don't

Eldred yowls in pain, half dead from the attacks and withdraws to the other side of the room.