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I am posting this to all of my games, so apologies if you see this multiple times:

Unfortunately, I have some bad news.

A combination of work-related stuff has lead to me having to take some time off from the forums. I am, in all honesty, going to need to be gone for several months, as I am going to be travelling for extended periods of time (weeks or more) and I'll likely not have good access to the internet.

As I am not someone who would want to have you all sit and wait for me here, I am going to be withdrawing/closing all of my open forum games.

I want to thank everyone who I have had the pleasure to game with over the last couple of years here, as I have immensely enjoyed my time on the forums, and hopefully, once my work stabilizes, I will be able to rejoin the community.

Thank you again for your time and energy, and I am sorry that I won't be able to keep things moving forward in any of the games that I am running.

"There is the option of magical food. I know that powerful god casters get the ability to summon a magical table of food, so we could always try and get someone to do that."

"Or we could just go get some different rum. Just sayin'"

"The problem is" says Maddie from the doorway, holding a bottle with something strong smelling, even at a distance "is that poison often messes with that kinda magic."

Finally have internet again, so I'm here now!

So I am posting from work:
Apologies about not posting sooner, but I have been down internet wise for roughly a week, and will not have internet back up yet for a week or so.
This means that I haven't had internet for the last 4 days (as we had 4 days off at my work for the holiday).
It's been...an experience where I learned that I use the internet more than I thought I did.
With all of that being said, I will try to post from work as I can, but if I am in your game, please bot me as needed.
If I am running your game, please bear with me while I try to post when I can. Hopefully, sooner than better, but I want to be up front about this issue.
again, I apologize about the delay.

Assuming that Callidora's spell doesn't work:

Watching as Niobe has turned on the group, and knowing that the Ratman cast some sort of spell, Maddie opts to try and disable Niobe without harming her.

Casting Slow on Niobe. DC 20 Will Save

Then I'll just move into melee with the Half-Orc instead.

Seeing the ratman is well-handled, Maddie will cast Force Sword and the fly across to the other enemy ship.

Maddie pulls out her brand new wand and uses a charge, sending 5 shimmering missiles into his body.

Magic Missile damage: 5d4 + 5 ⇒ (4, 2, 4, 4, 3) + 5 = 22

cause it's a chromebook?

Maddie was just about to return to the Drake when the casting started.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18

Turning, she starts scanning the ship....and then Marnir points out where it's hiding. While she can't see it herself, she can make it visible....with glitter!

DC 19 Will Save for Glitterdust

Posting this to all my games, so sorry if you see it multiple times:

This week both my office and I personally are going to be moving. It's been crazy busy and I am not going to be able to post until Monday at the earliest. Please bot me if I am in your game, and if you are in a game I am running, I will get a post up as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience.

"Sure none of you want to fight?' says Maddie, who then looks at Niobe with a look that said You got me up for this?

"That's fine." says Maddie as she doffs her hat and then buckles on her sword and wand belt. "Let's get this started!"

I'll use my rod to give everyone but Marnir Extended Heroism. When we're about to board, I'll throw out a haste, getting the party and as many of the extraneous boarding crew as I can.

Aye, welcome!

Maddie meets up with the others, looking clearly pleased with herself. Her mood, however, is quickly soured as she sees everyone's expressions.

"What happened?"

........

Maddie takes some time to scan the ship with Detect Magic to insure nothing was missed. She then says "We should hunt down this Eel and explain why you don't go to war with our crew."

Given the added power of a witch, we might just end up dealing with traps the old fashioned way...or if worst comes to worst, I can change make a different character (I know, I know, but if the witch wants to be a more traditional arcane character, I am happy to switch out...not that I hate Maddie by any means. I just want to put the option on the table.)

Let me know when we hit the next morning.

Ya, I think a skill monkey would be the best bet, especially someone who was good at knowledge skills. I know I took the Arcane slot and I'm not a wiznerd, but when I app for games I usually get an idea for a character for the game stuck in my head and I find it really hard to switch gears.

I can get it fixed tomorrow.

lol if you mix neutralize poison into the rum, it'll become water.

It gives you DR\Magic, which doesn't apply to elemental damage from alchemist bombs.

Insert double entendre' about explosions here.

Maddie's not coming back til the morning.

Maddie is nowhere to be seen, although at least one person saw her leave with an Elven woman.

Maddie isn't trying to gather information so much as a hangover and companionship for the evening.

"Lady Niobe, every day is about ale and whores; that is what makes life worth living."

"I'm very smart." beams Maddie back at Kung.

Slapping Kung on the back, Maddie says "So, ale?" then looks at the captain hopefully.

"Kung just wants a brothel so he can have a handy place to shed himself of spare coin." teases Maddie.

"Are the multitude of scoundrels currently available not to your liking lady Niobe?" says Maddie, who can't hide her smirk.

Maddie is going to buy 2 scrolls with 2 castings of Fireball CL 10 on each of them and a wand of Magic Missiles CL 9. Each scroll costs 1500, and the wand costs 6750.

Good to know.

Maddie seems just as eager to learn the amount the group has to spend as Kung is, for likely the same reason.

Sorry, should have been clearer: Potions, scrolls, and wands.

GM_DBH, did you see my question about consumables above?

Maddie spends some time while the ship is being retrofitted doing some shopping, either here in port or by teleporting to Absalom. Wanting to be able to do more damage, she will pick up a pair of scrolls and a wand.

Quick question about consumables: can we buy them at higher than base caster level?

Since it looks like we have a few days time, Maddie will get a wand of Comprehend Languages and get one of the others to write down what she says as she reads from the book.

"Sorry, I don't speak cultist."

MAddie thinks for a moment then says "You want to join the council? that's ambitious. Fortunately, I find ambition to be attractive. Let's go steal us some rum and win us a seat!"

Earlier:

As Pierce gave her a stare, she just winked at him and smiled.

Now:

Once the meeting ended, Maddie turned to Marnir and said "So, boss, what are our long-term goals?"

"What's the plan now cap'n?"

Maddie again moves up and cheers on Kung slapping him on the back.

Same as last round sir Kung!

Maddie flew out over the water between the two ships then slapped Kung on the back, saying "Go get em big guy!"

Touch of Rage: +5 morale bonus to attacks, damage rolls, and will saves for 1 round.

If a creature takes more non-lethal than it's max hp, the remaining damage becomes lethal.

Will Save: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

Maddie will target the nearest Asmodean and cast Admonishing Ray.

Attack Rolls vs. FF Touch AC?: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 301d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 201d20 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14
Damage Rolls: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 4) + 4 = 164d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6, 5, 5) + 4 = 234d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 4, 3, 6) + 4 = 20

Confirmation: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
Crit Damage: 4d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5, 2, 6) + 4 = 22

All of that is non-lethal force damage.

Okay, nm then. How are they fighting each other though? Boarding actions?

Let's assume that I cast those seven spells over the first seven rounds.

Maddie will fly over to one of the Cheliaxian ships that she can see (and that her ship was not firing at) and flew at roughly sea level, doing her best to maneuver next to one of the portholes being used by the cannons and then peak into the space around the cannon to see the area beyond. If needs be, she will wait until they go to reload, then she will drop a Wall of Fire in the area just on the other side of the wall, with the heat radiating towards the interior of the ship.

Satisfied that the enemy ship had been dealt with once the fire hit the powder, Maddie moved to the next ship and, coming up from behind, landed rather stealthily next to the helmsman and simply say "Boo!"

Stealth: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

"Here, before we get all split up, I'll give you all Heroism again. Can you cast Barkskin on me again Niobe?"

I will cast a normal Heroism on Jane, Niobe and Kung, and an extended one on myself, along with Overland Flight, Mage Armor, and Force Sword. Swinging her blade of force to test the balance, she sheathes it then nods and says "I'm ready to go Cap'n."

I do want to get any of our melee folks into melee before I do so, however. Everyone should be able to be like Mayhem.

I can't speak for the rest of you, but if Marnir lets us off the chain, I'm going to fly next to one of the ships, peek through one of the cannon windows, and cast wall of fire, facing inward. Then, I'm going to fly. Fast.