paizo.com Recent Posts by Midha Yamauchipaizo.com Recent Posts by Midha Yamauchi2013-06-27T18:46:21Z2013-06-27T18:46:21ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1782014-03-04T18:11:29Z2014-03-04T18:11:29Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Climb:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>15 feet up is go!</span></p>
<p><i>Excellent!</i></p>
<p>She drops the hammer back into its belt loop as it flies back to her, then immediately whirls and scrambles up the sturdy building, fingers flying from handhold to handhold as she ascends. The fifteen-foot ascent is quick and simple for the practiced rock-climber, and she pulls herself up to the roof and scans the area below, preparing to take another shot from the advantage of higher ground.</p>
<p>And in the air around her, the energy around and within her body begins buzzing and pulsing again. Hopefully whatever she was about to unleash would mean more trouble for the enemy than for herself....</p>[dice=Climb]1d20+2[/dice] 15 feet up is go!
Excellent!
She drops the hammer back into its belt loop as it flies back to her, then immediately whirls and scrambles up the sturdy building, fingers flying from handhold to handhold as she ascends. The fifteen-foot ascent is quick and simple for the practiced rock-climber, and she pulls herself up to the roof and scans the area below, preparing to take another shot from the advantage of higher ground.
And in the air around her, the energy...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-03-04T18:11:29ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1742014-02-28T13:47:06Z2014-02-28T13:47:06Z<p><i>Oh like hells you do.</i></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6</span></p>
<p>Midha's not going to allow him to just run off with one of her newfound companions. She grasps the now-lighter hammer and hurls it toward the bear, but the angle's bad and the hammer clatters loudly off the side of a building, missing its target completely. She curses under her breath as it flies back to her, then looks around to get a better gauge of her surroundings.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>So yeah, the forum dice continue to hate me. Holding my move action until I know what my immediate surroundings are - things she could climb, hide behind, or otherwise get a tactical advantage from.</span></p>Oh like hells you do.
[dice]1d20+3[/dice]
Midha's not going to allow him to just run off with one of her newfound companions. She grasps the now-lighter hammer and hurls it toward the bear, but the angle's bad and the hammer clatters loudly off the side of a building, missing its target completely. She curses under her breath as it flies back to her, then looks around to get a better gauge of her surroundings.
So yeah, the forum dice continue to hate me. Holding my move action until I know...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-02-28T13:47:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1722014-02-19T16:59:49Z2014-02-19T16:59:49Z<p>Distance is important. She doesn't have time now to attack, nor does she have a spell at the ready to throw into the face of the bear. While she can still feel the shimmering field of energy around her, she's not sure how well it will hold off those claws or teeth, or whether she can turn it into an offensive weapon. So she falls back on what she knows she can do.</p>
<p>First she retreats, putting some distance between herself and the bear, preferably in a direction away from the rest of the group - scatter, force it to choose between pursuing one or another of them, don't let it get where it could take them all out with a single wide swipe. If she can get behind a building in the process, all the better. Make the bear try to navigate between buildings and alleys.</p>
<p>Secondly, prepare herself for fighting at range. She has one spell at the ready today, so best to make it count. She murmurs the incantation and the hammer in her hand lightens slightly, taking on a more aerodynamic feel.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Retreat 30 feet in a direction away from the bear and the party, behind a building if she can.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Cast <i>returning weapon</i> on her hammer. Lasts 2 minutes.</span></p>Distance is important. She doesn't have time now to attack, nor does she have a spell at the ready to throw into the face of the bear. While she can still feel the shimmering field of energy around her, she's not sure how well it will hold off those claws or teeth, or whether she can turn it into an offensive weapon. So she falls back on what she knows she can do.
First she retreats, putting some distance between herself and the bear, preferably in a direction away from the rest of the group...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-02-19T16:59:49ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Deep 6 FaWtLMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lusz&page=2000?Deep-6-FaWtL#999752014-01-26T20:05:57Z2014-01-26T20:05:57Z<p>Though every now and then I find one I missed.</p>Though every now and then I find one I missed.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-01-26T20:05:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1682014-01-15T19:59:23Z2014-01-15T19:59:23Z<p><b>"Oh yes, he is! Scatter and keep out of reach, don't let him corner us! And take out that bear!"</b></p>"Oh yes, he is! Scatter and keep out of reach, don't let him corner us! And take out that bear!"Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-01-15T19:59:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1652014-01-08T13:13:41Z2014-01-08T13:13:41Z<p>Midha's expression turns to a scowl as Jericho points out the situation, and her focused attention on the group's speaker at last breaks to take notice of the rest of the group's continued procession. She turns back to the leader, her tone taking on a less conversational demeanor.</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>Midha's expression turns to a scowl as Jericho points out the situation, and her focused attention on the group's speaker at last breaks to take notice of the rest of the group's continued procession. She turns back to the leader, her tone taking on a less conversational demeanor.
[Spoiler omitted]Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-01-08T13:13:41ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1612014-01-01T01:47:09Z2014-01-01T01:47:09Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2014-01-01T01:47:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1582013-12-31T18:29:13Z2013-12-31T18:29:13Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Sense Motive:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 ⇒ 8</span></p>
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[Spoiler omitted]Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-31T18:29:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1562013-12-30T17:18:58Z2013-12-30T17:18:58Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Heh, missed a successful check by one, DC was 12 (10 + 2 [level] + 0 [Wis mod])</span>
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<p>She switches back to Nethysian and murmurs low to her companions. <b>"They're looking for something from some spirit guide. They're not afraid to toss around threats. And they seem to have a thing against women. Get ready just in case this turns ugly, I have a feeling he's not going to be much longer for conversation."</b></p>Heh, missed a successful check by one, DC was 12 (10 + 2 [level] + 0 [Wis mod])
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She switches back to Nethysian and murmurs low to her companions. "They're looking for something from some spirit guide. They're not afraid to toss around threats. And they seem to have a thing against women. Get ready just in case this turns ugly, I have a feeling he's not going to be much longer for conversation."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-30T17:18:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=4#1522013-12-23T15:50:14Z2013-12-23T15:50:14Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Sorry, holiday business over the weekend, combined with work business means some of my posting time has been more limited >_< I'll try to get posting as regularly as I can but I'll be a bit sporadic until January.</span></p>
<p><b>"Passing familiar,"</b> Midha replies quietly with a nod. <b>"Enough to speak their language, at least."</b></p>
<p>Midha steps out into the square, hammer resting on her shoulder, a few feet ahead of her companions. Once out in the open, she calls out to the bear-riders, her voice carrying in the air clearly, in Aerili. <b>"If it's gods you're looking for, boys, I can't say most equip their sanctuaries with seating for bears. Judging by how quiet the town's gotten since you arrived, though, I imagine this is no simple pilgrimage.</p>
<p>So I'm a little curious what you're all looking for that requires bears along. I'd really rather not bring this to a fight if it's not needed, but I'm not particularly fond of bandits. I'd like to think you all aren't here to steal anything though. Perhaps we can discuss things civilly? Maybe over some dinner?"</b></p>Sorry, holiday business over the weekend, combined with work business means some of my posting time has been more limited >_
"Passing familiar," Midha replies quietly with a nod. "Enough to speak their language, at least."
Midha steps out into the square, hammer resting on her shoulder, a few feet ahead of her companions. Once out in the open, she calls out to the bear-riders, her voice carrying in the air clearly, in Aerili. "If it's gods you're looking for, boys, I can't say most equip...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-23T15:50:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1482013-12-18T13:56:09Z2013-12-18T13:56:09Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Seeing as they're just kids, Midha's going to try talking them down. But if they don't cooperate, she's gonna start smacking bears, hoping that taking out their mounts will scare them into retreat/surrender.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>She's making no secret of being armed though, and between her spellbook and other equipment it should be obvious to the onlookers that she's got magic to back up her weapon.</span></p>Seeing as they're just kids, Midha's going to try talking them down. But if they don't cooperate, she's gonna start smacking bears, hoping that taking out their mounts will scare them into retreat/surrender.
She's making no secret of being armed though, and between her spellbook and other equipment it should be obvious to the onlookers that she's got magic to back up her weapon.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-18T13:56:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1462013-12-16T18:14:32Z2013-12-16T18:14:32Z<p><b>"Isn't that a druidic circle? Explains the bears."</b> Midha sighs. <i>Great, another complication,</i> she adds silently. <i>Oh well, if the druids didn't want their bears being used for banditry they'd take better care of keeping their children from running off with them.</i></p>
<p>She continues the march toward the square.</p>"Isn't that a druidic circle? Explains the bears." Midha sighs. Great, another complication, she adds silently. Oh well, if the druids didn't want their bears being used for banditry they'd take better care of keeping their children from running off with them.
She continues the march toward the square.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-16T18:14:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1402013-12-12T18:32:43Z2013-12-12T18:32:43Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>All untrained.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Local:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Geo:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>History:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12</span></p>All untrained.
[dice=Local]1d20+2[/dice]
[dice=Geo]1d20+2[/dice]
[dice=History]1d20+2[/dice]Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-12T18:32:43ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1372013-12-10T21:04:02Z2013-12-10T21:04:02Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>If so ignore that last bit >_></span></p>
<p>She nods once, though the grip on her hammer doesn't lessen. <b>"If we can solve this without bloodshed then all's for the best, but something tells me they might not be willing to be reasonable while they have bears to threaten with. I'd like to avoid harming them if possible so if it does come to blows taking the bears out should change their minds, I hope."</b></p>
<p>The thrum of energy and low, distant drumbeat wells up again in her mind, and she feels power - magic - straining at her fingertips, waiting to be free, ready the moment she needs it.</p>If so ignore that last bit >_>
She nods once, though the grip on her hammer doesn't lessen. "If we can solve this without bloodshed then all's for the best, but something tells me they might not be willing to be reasonable while they have bears to threaten with. I'd like to avoid harming them if possible so if it does come to blows taking the bears out should change their minds, I hope."
The thrum of energy and low, distant drumbeat wells up again in her mind, and she feels power - magic -...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-10T21:04:02ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1352013-12-10T17:32:05Z2013-12-10T17:32:05Z<p><b>"Younger than I expected,"</b> she muses. <b>"Much younger. And dry despite the rain, might be magic at work."</b></p>
<p><b>"Taking out their mounts will probably be the best start,"</b> she adds, pulling the door fully open. <b>"Limit their mobility. If they keep up a fight after that... well, we can deal with that as it comes."</b> She shoulders her hammer and, giving the rest of the group a glance behind her to make sure they're following, makes her way toward the square, taking advantage of buildings and other obstructions in the way to cover her approach.</p>"Younger than I expected," she muses. "Much younger. And dry despite the rain, might be magic at work."
"Taking out their mounts will probably be the best start," she adds, pulling the door fully open. "Limit their mobility. If they keep up a fight after that... well, we can deal with that as it comes." She shoulders her hammer and, giving the rest of the group a glance behind her to make sure they're following, makes her way toward the square, taking advantage of buildings and other...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-10T17:32:05ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1332013-12-06T16:32:13Z2013-12-06T16:32:13Z<p><b>"Excellent."</b></p>"Excellent."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-06T16:32:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1292013-12-05T13:50:12Z2013-12-05T13:50:12Z<p><b>"As long as we stick close together, I don't think friendly fire will be an issue,"</b> Midha advised with a nod.</p>"As long as we stick close together, I don't think friendly fire will be an issue," Midha advised with a nod.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-05T13:50:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1262013-12-04T18:38:00Z2013-12-04T18:38:00Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Perception:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19</span> <b><span class=messageboard-ooc>plus Scent</b></span></p>[dice=Perception]1d20+4[/dice] plus ScentMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-04T18:38:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: The Chaos of Anatar - DiscussionMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/discussion&page=5#2032013-12-03T13:40:55Z2013-12-03T13:40:55Z<p>So I went to all that description and forgot to actually post what she did >_> whoops. Manifested <i>inertial armor</i> = +4 armor AC for the next two hours, -1 PP.</p>So I went to all that description and forgot to actually post what she did >_> whoops. Manifested inertial armor = +4 armor AC for the next two hours, -1 PP.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-03T13:40:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1232013-12-02T18:37:31Z2013-12-02T18:37:31Z<p><b>"Right then,"</b> Midha says, hefting the hammer to her shoulder. <b>"Let's see to some havoc."</b></p>
<p>Since no one else is taking the lead, she heads for the door first. <b>"Surprise it is, I think. We should stick together. Don't spread out, don't let them separate us. Focus all on the same target."</b> A low thrumming noise echoes from somewhere around the woman as she takes her vantage point at the door, ready to burst out when the time is right, and a slight pressure fills the air around her. She rubs her forehead with her free hand idly. <b>"They don't look the type to respond to parley, but if we make a sufficient initial move, we might break their morale and end this more quickly."</b></p>
<p>She turns to Seirin and Augustus. <b>"Looks like I'm the only one with intent to get up-close and personal in a fight, can you two stick together? Try as best you can to avoid hitting any houses, but if you can both point your magic in the direction of the banditry... well, let's just say I imagine most petty thieves aren't too well trained in dealing with magic."</b></p>
<p>There's an audible snap, and Midha's eyes flash once, a more brilliant neon green than her usual emerald hue. The humming sound suddenly evaporates, and the pressure around her body takes an almost physical presence, covering her like a shroud or some kind of invisible armor. She loses the flow of her tactical tirade for a moment and prods with one finger at her clothing, stopping a scant inch or so from actually touching it as she presses against something clearly present but unseen.</p>
<p><b>"That's... interesting. None of you did that, did you?"</b> Her hand moves almost subconsciously to return to the throbbing pulse at her temple before she notes the idle pain is gone. <b>"Or did... nevermind, not important right now. That work for a plan?"</b></p>"Right then," Midha says, hefting the hammer to her shoulder. "Let's see to some havoc."
Since no one else is taking the lead, she heads for the door first. "Surprise it is, I think. We should stick together. Don't spread out, don't let them separate us. Focus all on the same target." A low thrumming noise echoes from somewhere around the woman as she takes her vantage point at the door, ready to burst out when the time is right, and a slight pressure fills the air around her. She rubs her...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-02T18:37:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: The Chaos of Anatar - DiscussionMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/discussion&page=5#2022013-12-02T18:23:09Z2013-12-02T18:23:09Z<p>I've been checking my campaigns list frequently but didn't notice the new message thingy; guess I got lucky in deciding to give it a look anyway today =)</p>I've been checking my campaigns list frequently but didn't notice the new message thingy; guess I got lucky in deciding to give it a look anyway today =)Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-12-02T18:23:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1182013-09-08T12:40:15Z2013-09-08T12:40:15Z<p><b>"I'd call armed men storming a village on beast-back pretty dire. And judging by how quick our host was to retreat and how empty the streets have become, I don't suspect these people have a means of defending themselves."</b></p>"I'd call armed men storming a village on beast-back pretty dire. And judging by how quick our host was to retreat and how empty the streets have become, I don't suspect these people have a means of defending themselves."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-09-08T12:40:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1162013-09-06T19:11:09Z2013-09-06T19:11:09Z<p><b>"Bandits on bears,"</b> Midha states bluntly, scowling at the scene. <b>"Some kind of raid attack. On bears. Why bears?"</b></p>
<p>She turns and looks to the rest of the group. <b>"Doesn't look like we'll be able to rest up just quite yet... I don't know what's going on here, but I don't see any way these people can defend themselves on their own, and we're here, armed, and at least mostly capable. Anyone else feel like being a little... well, a lot reckless?"</b></p>"Bandits on bears," Midha states bluntly, scowling at the scene. "Some kind of raid attack. On bears. Why bears?"
She turns and looks to the rest of the group. "Doesn't look like we'll be able to rest up just quite yet... I don't know what's going on here, but I don't see any way these people can defend themselves on their own, and we're here, armed, and at least mostly capable. Anyone else feel like being a little... well, a lot reckless?"Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-09-06T19:11:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1122013-09-04T11:20:25Z2013-09-04T11:20:25Z<p><b>"Not that I know of. Just curious, mostly."</b></p>"Not that I know of. Just curious, mostly."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-09-04T11:20:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1092013-09-02T15:06:55Z2013-09-02T15:06:55Z<p><b>"It's alright,"</b> she replies calmly. <b>"I'm a bit out of touch with most of the recent news as well. Blame too much traveling as of late. What sort of 'happenings'?"</b></p>
<p>When the noise rises and he disappears into the back, Midha's curiosity gets the better of her, and she rises to go have a look.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Just goes to a window if there is one, if not then will crack the door open and look outside that way.</span></p>"It's alright," she replies calmly. "I'm a bit out of touch with most of the recent news as well. Blame too much traveling as of late. What sort of 'happenings'?"
When the noise rises and he disappears into the back, Midha's curiosity gets the better of her, and she rises to go have a look.
Just goes to a window if there is one, if not then will crack the door open and look outside that way.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-09-02T15:06:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1052013-08-29T17:14:38Z2013-08-29T17:14:38Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Know: Local</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Know: Religion</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3</span></p>
<p><b>"Mulsum sounds perfect,"</b> she replies, setting aside any desires for the drinks of her homeland to give this local delicacy a try. </p>
<p><b>"Has the war affected the town much, other than keeping the mines busy of course?"</b> she inquires once everyone has made their orders. She still isn't quite sure which war he's talking about - she didn't pay near enough attention to that kind of information in her initial overland trek.</p>Know: Local [dice]1d20+2[/dice]
Know: Religion [dice]1d20+2[/dice]
"Mulsum sounds perfect," she replies, setting aside any desires for the drinks of her homeland to give this local delicacy a try.
"Has the war affected the town much, other than keeping the mines busy of course?" she inquires once everyone has made their orders. She still isn't quite sure which war he's talking about - she didn't pay near enough attention to that kind of information in her initial overland trek.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-29T17:14:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=3#1012013-08-29T01:49:13Z2013-08-29T01:49:13Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Midha would have possibly answered questions as they were proposed to her, but would be unlikely to volunteer much on her own initiative. She would inquire as to where the others were from, and perhaps ask a bit about the country if she is unfamiliar, but otherwise won't pry too much.</span></p>
<p>An inn is an inn, and a solid roof over her head in this land of crying skies. That, a warm bed, and a warm meal is all she asks. She follows Jericho's lead into the tavern without question.</p>
<p>At the mention of the war effort, she glances around at the rest of her party inquisitively, hoping that one of them will know what the barkeep's talking about. </p>
<p><b>"What do you have?"</b> she responds to the inquiry about drinks. She doubts they have anything like the liquors of her homeland, but it can't hurt to ask.</p>Midha would have possibly answered questions as they were proposed to her, but would be unlikely to volunteer much on her own initiative. She would inquire as to where the others were from, and perhaps ask a bit about the country if she is unfamiliar, but otherwise won't pry too much.
An inn is an inn, and a solid roof over her head in this land of crying skies. That, a warm bed, and a warm meal is all she asks. She follows Jericho's lead into the tavern without question.
At the mention of...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-29T01:49:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: The Chaos of Anatar - DiscussionMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/discussion&page=4#1852013-08-26T11:39:48Z2013-08-26T11:39:48Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24</span></p>[dice]1d20+5[/dice]Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-26T11:39:48ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: The Chaos of Anatar - DiscussionMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/discussion&page=4#1802013-08-19T13:25:19Z2013-08-19T13:25:19Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6</span>. Max HP 18
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+1 BAB, Fort, Will
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Favored Class: 2/4 toward extra Magus Arcane Pool Point
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Skills: +1 to Know (Arcana), Know (Psionics), Spellcraft, UMD, Autohypnosis
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Magus class ability: Spellstrike
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1 extra 0 and 1st spell per day
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2 new Magus spells known (mirror strike, shocking grasp)
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Power Points gained: 4 (class) +1 (INT), new max 9/day
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Discipline ability: Telekinetic Hurl
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2 new Psion Powers known (inertial armor, energy ray)</p>[dice]1d8+2[/dice]. Max HP 18
+1 BAB, Fort, Will
Favored Class: 2/4 toward extra Magus Arcane Pool Point
Skills: +1 to Know (Arcana), Know (Psionics), Spellcraft, UMD, Autohypnosis
Magus class ability: Spellstrike
1 extra 0 and 1st spell per day
2 new Magus spells known (mirror strike, shocking grasp)
Power Points gained: 4 (class) +1 (INT), new max 9/day
Discipline ability: Telekinetic Hurl
2 new Psion Powers known (inertial armor, energy ray)Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-19T13:25:19ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#912013-08-17T19:45:51Z2013-08-17T19:45:51Z<p><b>"Yes, please,"</b> Midha replies eagerly, keeping her voice down as much as possible while still being heard over the rain.</p>
<p>She keeps <i>prestidigitation</i> active to keep them as dry as possible. The spell can't do much to keep up with the torrent of rain, but it's better than nothing, and once Augustus gets a shield in place over the group, she can set the spell to work keeping them dry without its interference.</p>
<p>She doesn't know much about making her way around the forest though, having gotten here on luck and the intuition of the "pull" alone. Once outside, she waits for someone else to take the lead who knows their way around better.</p>"Yes, please," Midha replies eagerly, keeping her voice down as much as possible while still being heard over the rain.
She keeps prestidigitation active to keep them as dry as possible. The spell can't do much to keep up with the torrent of rain, but it's better than nothing, and once Augustus gets a shield in place over the group, she can set the spell to work keeping them dry without its interference.
She doesn't know much about making her way around the forest though, having gotten here...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-17T19:45:51ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: The Chaos of Anatar - DiscussionMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/discussion&page=4#1692013-08-09T11:18:30Z2013-08-09T11:18:30Z<p>I'll be offline starting early Saturday morning and through the weekend. See you guys on Monday.</p>I'll be offline starting early Saturday morning and through the weekend. See you guys on Monday.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-09T11:18:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#862013-08-08T22:44:11Z2013-08-08T22:44:11Z<p>Midha pulls her umbrella from her belt and hands it to Seirin. <b>"That should keep you for now... though try not to catch it in any flames if we are forced to fight. I can live without it for a while, until we can find other shelter or the storm passes."</b> </p>
<p><b>"Besides,"</b> she adds after a moment's thought, <b>"if we must fight, I need both hands free."</b></p>Midha pulls her umbrella from her belt and hands it to Seirin. "That should keep you for now... though try not to catch it in any flames if we are forced to fight. I can live without it for a while, until we can find other shelter or the storm passes."
"Besides," she adds after a moment's thought, "if we must fight, I need both hands free."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-08T22:44:11ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#832013-08-08T12:38:57Z2013-08-08T12:38:57Z<p><b>"Or miners, but in either case I doubt they'll be happy for our uninvited company,"</b> Midha answers, trying to keep her voice quiet while still being audible to her three companions. Between her hushed, anxious tone, expression, and fight-or-flight posture, it's obvious she has no trust for the approaching strangers, whatever their occupations. <b>"Regardless, I don't think these tunnels give much recourse for a fight, and there's at least four of them, to amend my previous estimate. And in our current state, until we figure out how this anomaly has affected us, I'm not sure I'd want to risk a battle in close quarters."</b></p>
<p>Midha herself knows how to fight in an underground, narrow locale like this, but she's fairly certain it's a new experience for the surfacers. That, and she already feels like she's about to burst with energy, and having seen the effects of a <i>fireball</i> or similar evocation in crowded quarters she's not keen on the idea of participating in the experience personally. Augustus's new powers were in conjuration, but if she too possessed some new talent and hers were tied to this bizarre rush of adrenaline she felt... the results could be catastrophic, and likely collateral damage would be very present. She wanted to be able to learn what they could do in the safety of open air before risking a tunnel battle like this.</p>
<p><b>"I vote retreat. Better rain-wet than blood-drenched, especially as we are now, uneducated in our capabilities and already a little shell-shocked from whatever it was that happened earlier. If they pursue, we can battle them in open ground in the forest, rather than having to navigate around each other in the dark."</b></p>"Or miners, but in either case I doubt they'll be happy for our uninvited company," Midha answers, trying to keep her voice quiet while still being audible to her three companions. Between her hushed, anxious tone, expression, and fight-or-flight posture, it's obvious she has no trust for the approaching strangers, whatever their occupations. "Regardless, I don't think these tunnels give much recourse for a fight, and there's at least four of them, to amend my previous estimate. And in our...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-08T12:38:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#772013-08-02T22:23:20Z2013-08-02T22:23:20Z<p>Her ears perk up at the familiar sound, one she hadn't expected at all this far from home. <i>So it IS Yama miners?! What in blazes are they doing this far south?</i></p>
<p><b>"Someone's down there,"</b> she whispers, drawing her hammer and taking a step toward the noise, attempting to ascertain if the speakers are approaching or retreating. <b>"Maybe not so natural caving work after all. At least two."</b></p>Her ears perk up at the familiar sound, one she hadn't expected at all this far from home. So it IS Yama miners?! What in blazes are they doing this far south?
"Someone's down there," she whispers, drawing her hammer and taking a step toward the noise, attempting to ascertain if the speakers are approaching or retreating. "Maybe not so natural caving work after all. At least two."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-02T22:23:20ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#712013-08-01T03:26:32Z2013-08-01T03:26:32Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Perception</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>No Linguistics here sadly.</span></p>Perception [dice]1d20+4[/dice]
No Linguistics here sadly.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-08-01T03:26:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#672013-07-27T12:43:24Z2013-07-27T12:43:24Z<p><b>"Well,"</b> Midha finally replies, after a few moments of thoughtful silence, <b>"I obviously don't have all available resources here to refer to, but I consider myself something of a historical scholar and I feel confident saying that what's occurred here is for all intents and purposes unprecedented."</b> She does use <i>detect magic</i> to examine the work, attempting to discern the fields involved in the creation process.
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Spellcraft</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23</span></p>
<p><b>"Looks like conjuration magic, but something's off about it. Like the auras don't quite... fit right. It's hard to make sense of, it's like I'm seeing magic that doesn't operate according to normal rules. Does that make any sense?"</b> She shrugs and fidgets slightly, then begins pacing, careful not to walk over Augustus's workspace. <b>"I'm not familiar with prophecies though, so I cannot theorize much about that."</b></p>"Well," Midha finally replies, after a few moments of thoughtful silence, "I obviously don't have all available resources here to refer to, but I consider myself something of a historical scholar and I feel confident saying that what's occurred here is for all intents and purposes unprecedented." She does use detect magic to examine the work, attempting to discern the fields involved in the creation process.
Spellcraft [dice]1d20+6[/dice]
"Looks like conjuration magic, but something's off...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-27T12:43:24ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#612013-07-22T17:30:28Z2013-07-22T17:30:28Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Know: Nature (untrained)</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3</span></p>
<p>Midha's gaze snaps back toward the entrance at the crash of thunder, and her hand is once again on her hammer before she can stop her own momentum, though at least this time she manages enough restraint not to draw it immediately. <b>"Sounds like it's getting worse out there.... Is it always like this, here?"</b></p>
<p>She glances around the group and shrugs, fidgeting slightly in place. <b>"I feel energized. As if I'd had a few too many cups of extremely strong tea, or coffee. I'm having trouble sitting still for more than a few moments without wanting to pace or just trying to find something to keep myself occupied and moving."</b> Anyone observing her would note that at least some part of her - usually her hands or feet - is constantly in motion, tapping or scuffing the ground, or messing with things in her belt or pockets. <b>"I get the sensation of... location, I suppose, as well."</b></p>
<p><i>Wish I'd had the space to bring some of those encyclopedias,</i> she thinks with some irritation. She pulls out and opens her journal as she attempts to recall information, thinking back on her studies - much of it self-educated, admittedly - to attempt to recall, at Augustus's recommendation, if there was any precedent for an event like this....</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Know: Arcana</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23</span></p>Know: Nature (untrained) [dice]1d20+2[/dice]
Midha's gaze snaps back toward the entrance at the crash of thunder, and her hand is once again on her hammer before she can stop her own momentum, though at least this time she manages enough restraint not to draw it immediately. "Sounds like it's getting worse out there.... Is it always like this, here?"
She glances around the group and shrugs, fidgeting slightly in place. "I feel energized. As if I'd had a few too many cups of extremely strong...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-22T17:30:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay&page=2#552013-07-16T23:04:12Z2013-07-16T23:04:12Z<p>Midha had been about to share her own introduction more fully when the sudden shout from the previously-quiet Seirin interrupted her.</p>
<p>The whole scene was familiar. She'd heard it all before, just with different names and in different places. The pride and surety in Augustus's voice, the defiant and rebellious tone of Seirin's outburst. It was no different than arguments between the Yamalundi and the Desecrateans... though admittedly tamer, she had to concede. No one had drawn steel or flung magic yet. And, at least in her own experience, the arguments <i>never</i> ended with one party apologizing and recanting so swiftly. </p>
<p>She should know, after all: she'd participated in plenty of those arguments growing up. Not the full-on political ravings; by the time she was old enough and familiar enough with the situation to weigh in, she'd already left home. But in her youth, arguing with her parents about "accepting her Expected Place in Society", she'd seen shades, echoes, figments of the conflicts to come. Figments remarkably similar to what almost just happened here.</p>
<p>Pity she knew so little about the political situation on the surface; she felt almost inclined to weigh in here.</p>
<p><b>"I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with the situation,"</b> she admitted calmly, resuming her position leaning up against the wall. <b>"I am a freeman of Desecrate, a student of the Mad Prophetesses, and by extension somewhat of a newcomer to the political scenery of the surface world. And, well, the scenery in general, really. I am in particular quite tired of getting rained on."</b></p>Midha had been about to share her own introduction more fully when the sudden shout from the previously-quiet Seirin interrupted her.
The whole scene was familiar. She'd heard it all before, just with different names and in different places. The pride and surety in Augustus's voice, the defiant and rebellious tone of Seirin's outburst. It was no different than arguments between the Yamalundi and the Desecrateans... though admittedly tamer, she had to concede. No one had drawn steel or flung...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-16T23:04:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#482013-07-16T00:36:08Z2013-07-16T00:36:08Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Likewise assuming Psionic Focus.</span></p>
<p>The hammer is out of its sling before Midha finishes turning toward the source of the noise. Unseen to the others, however, is the sudden anxious burst of energy that responds to her surprise. <i>It's almost like a second heartbeat,</i> some distant part of her mind observes, and she almost lunges forward at the unseen traveler on pure adrenaline.</p>
<p>It takes a conscious, deliberate effort to force herself to relax and return to a less battle-ready stance, but once she manages it reslinging the hammer is significantly less frustrating.</p>
<p><b>"Perhaps you're right,"</b> she observes after a few moments. <b>"We're all becoming overly anxious, it appears. Does anyone know where this tunnel leads, and if so is the destination beyond worth reaching? Otherwise, perhaps we should head back to the entrance to check and see if the storm has passed."</b></p>Likewise assuming Psionic Focus.
The hammer is out of its sling before Midha finishes turning toward the source of the noise. Unseen to the others, however, is the sudden anxious burst of energy that responds to her surprise. It's almost like a second heartbeat, some distant part of her mind observes, and she almost lunges forward at the unseen traveler on pure adrenaline.
It takes a conscious, deliberate effort to force herself to relax and return to a less battle-ready stance, but once...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-16T00:36:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#432013-07-10T19:49:40Z2013-07-10T19:49:40Z<p>She scowls at that thought, only momentarily, then shakes her head. <i>This far from home, no. I am well beyond their borders. Even if some mad excursion brought our forefathers this far south so long ago, they would be long gone now. But... no, that's too unlikely.</i></p>
<p><b>"Given the general uniformity of the tunnel's size,"</b> she resumed after a few moments, <b>"I'd wager most heavily on some beast's back-trail. Most miners wouldn't be so meticulous about maintaining a uniform tunnel, not to this extent. Look: no jutting shelves, no noticeable rock outcroppings, no large stalactites or stalagmites... simply a corridor of barely-variable width and height. More like a monster's maw than a miner's maze."</b> She smirked slightly, then pushed up off the wall. <b>"Regardless, it isn't likely it'll still be about to harass us, not after this long."</b></p>She scowls at that thought, only momentarily, then shakes her head. This far from home, no. I am well beyond their borders. Even if some mad excursion brought our forefathers this far south so long ago, they would be long gone now. But... no, that's too unlikely.
"Given the general uniformity of the tunnel's size," she resumed after a few moments, "I'd wager most heavily on some beast's back-trail. Most miners wouldn't be so meticulous about maintaining a uniform tunnel, not to this extent....Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-10T19:49:40ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#412013-07-10T17:18:24Z2013-07-10T17:18:24Z<p><b>"It depends who carved it,"</b> Midha replies as she takes up a position against the wall where she can look down both slopes of the tunnel and be ready to react to incoming threats. Augustus might not be a warrior, but she didn't just carry this hammer for show.</p>
<p>She runs a hand down one of the grooves after Jericho comes to a stop. <b>"If by beast - though I can't say I know of anything with the strength to chew through rock like an earthworm burrows in soil, much less something of this size - it was likely merely just seeking food or making a lair. If by man, though, there are many more options. Tunnels can serve as roads to reach distant lands by going through obstructions rather than around them. A mountain that might take a day to climb and a second day to descend the other slope could be simply walked under in half that time, or less.</b></p>
<p><b>If not travel, then resources. Metals, stones, gems, salts, and other treasures hidden within the earth. Or perhaps the earth itself - a quarry rather than a mine. Or both, equally likely, taking the valuable resources from the stone and then making use of the excess as best they could. 'Waste Not', as they say."</b></p>
<p>She shakes her head slightly. <b>"Whatever the reason, it's long past. If there was indeed mining here, I imagine the veins have fallen dry, or the resources found were not in enough abundance to be worth the effort. If it's merely a passage, the work was ceased for whatever reason - likely the tunnel reached its destination. Or if we come to an end, then we'll know it was abandoned before completion. Unless we stumble across more recent excavations, I doubt we'll find anyone who could tell us exactly why."</b></p>"It depends who carved it," Midha replies as she takes up a position against the wall where she can look down both slopes of the tunnel and be ready to react to incoming threats. Augustus might not be a warrior, but she didn't just carry this hammer for show.
She runs a hand down one of the grooves after Jericho comes to a stop. "If by beast - though I can't say I know of anything with the strength to chew through rock like an earthworm burrows in soil, much less something of this size - it...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-10T17:18:24ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#382013-07-10T11:45:55Z2013-07-10T11:45:55Z<p>Midha didn't notice the markings at first, which she would later chide herself on for being too distracted - she was wired, slightly overenergized, as if anxious or excited about something she couldn't exactly place, and had been ever since waking up from the momentary blackout. She dreaded when they stopped, as she knew that she wouldn't be able to sit still and would end up pacing around or simply twitching involuntarily. Thankfully her distracted state was remedied when Augustus pointed out the markings on the wall, giving her something to do with all that pent-up energy.</p>
<p><b>"Almost like a pickaxe or chisel,"</b> she muttered, mostly to herself but loudly enough to be heard. <b>"A very large one, or a team of them. Something or someone dug through the rock here, though it's been ... impossible to say, but not recently. Clearly intentional, the marks are too uniform for simple weathering, but I can't tell if it was truly the word of human tools or some burrowing creature."</b> She left unspoken the unpleasant idea of running into something that could burrow through solid rock.</p>Midha didn't notice the markings at first, which she would later chide herself on for being too distracted - she was wired, slightly overenergized, as if anxious or excited about something she couldn't exactly place, and had been ever since waking up from the momentary blackout. She dreaded when they stopped, as she knew that she wouldn't be able to sit still and would end up pacing around or simply twitching involuntarily. Thankfully her distracted state was remedied when Augustus pointed...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-10T11:45:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#332013-07-09T20:55:14Z2013-07-09T20:55:14Z<p>Midha passes a small branch to Augustus with a nod, holding the rest in one fist. She picks her umbrella back up, shaking off the last remains of rain, then tosses it into a pocket in her pack and draws her hammer... just in case... before following the light deeper into the earth.</p>
<p><i>This, at least, is starting to feel familiar. Just when I thought I'd gotten used to being above-ground.</i></p>Midha passes a small branch to Augustus with a nod, holding the rest in one fist. She picks her umbrella back up, shaking off the last remains of rain, then tosses it into a pocket in her pack and draws her hammer... just in case... before following the light deeper into the earth.
This, at least, is starting to feel familiar. Just when I thought I'd gotten used to being above-ground.Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-09T20:55:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#302013-07-09T13:12:57Z2013-07-09T13:12:57Z<p>Midha nods to Augustus. <b>"That's the plan, at least. Warmth and dryness as well as light. Do we wish to set up here or move further in?"</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Dungeoneering</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Perception</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span></p>Midha nods to Augustus. "That's the plan, at least. Warmth and dryness as well as light. Do we wish to set up here or move further in?"
Dungeoneering [dice]1d20+6[/dice]
Perception [dice]1d20+4[/dice]Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-09T13:12:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#272013-07-09T00:21:00Z2013-07-09T00:21:00Z<p><b>"Afraid I didn't predict cave-delving to be on my list of events for the day, so unfortunately no,"</b> Midha sighs as she takes up a spot along the north wall near the exit. <b>"I can run back out and grab a few sticks off the trees before everything gets too soaked, though, and Seirin ... that was your name, right? ... said she has a way with fire."</b></p>
<p>Without waiting for confirmation, she grabs the umbrella from her bag and opens it as she slips back out into the rain. She gathers up a fistful of sticks from the ground or low-hanging branches not far from the cavern mouth, and hurries back inside before getting too wet, pausing just inside long enough to shake the gathered rain from the parasol before leaning it against the wall to dry.</p>"Afraid I didn't predict cave-delving to be on my list of events for the day, so unfortunately no," Midha sighs as she takes up a spot along the north wall near the exit. "I can run back out and grab a few sticks off the trees before everything gets too soaked, though, and Seirin ... that was your name, right? ... said she has a way with fire."
Without waiting for confirmation, she grabs the umbrella from her bag and opens it as she slips back out into the rain. She gathers up a fistful of...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-09T00:21:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#242013-07-08T19:42:08Z2013-07-08T19:42:08Z<p>Midha <i>was</i> about to make a mental comment regarding Augustus's eagerness to help a lady, but any coherent thought was quickly interrupted and washed away by the sudden torrent of ... well, whatever that was that turned the world on its end.</p>
<p>The first thought that manages to cogitate into recognizable form when she regains consciousness is, <i>"Dammit, not again."</i> She feels around for her spellbook and journal, then ensures her hammer is still at her belt or side - it had fallen loose in the crash, or whatever that was, and she takes a moment to quickly return it to the leather sling it hung from when not in use. Ensuring her books were in proper order, none of her ink bottles broken or spilled, and no money missing, she at last pushed herself upright and took stock of her surroundings.</p>
<p>The rain had begun, though thankfully it wasn't in sheets yet. <i>A few more minutes of unconsciousness and I'd have awoken face-deep in mud,</i> she thinks with a slight scowl as she gets her feet back under her and at last rises and follows the man with the strange mechanical weapon into the cavern with little more than a mutter of acknowledgement, books and bag tucked under one arm, her other hand on the haft of her hammer.</p>Midha was about to make a mental comment regarding Augustus's eagerness to help a lady, but any coherent thought was quickly interrupted and washed away by the sudden torrent of ... well, whatever that was that turned the world on its end.
The first thought that manages to cogitate into recognizable form when she regains consciousness is, "Dammit, not again." She feels around for her spellbook and journal, then ensures her hammer is still at her belt or side - it had fallen loose in the...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-08T19:42:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#152013-07-07T03:17:04Z2013-07-07T03:17:04Z<p><b>"Yes,"</b> Midha replies bluntly, and pushes herself off the tree. <b>"And I agree with you,"</b> she nods slightly toward Augustus, <b>"that we should probably not be out in the open. Both for omens and for health. The cavern should be dry inside, should the storm break, and with little fear of flooding in. Perhaps we should relocate this discussion there, before the wind turns."</b></p>"Yes," Midha replies bluntly, and pushes herself off the tree. "And I agree with you," she nods slightly toward Augustus, "that we should probably not be out in the open. Both for omens and for health. The cavern should be dry inside, should the storm break, and with little fear of flooding in. Perhaps we should relocate this discussion there, before the wind turns."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-07T03:17:04ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#122013-07-06T18:24:40Z2013-07-06T18:24:40Z<p>She merely nodded, making a assenting gesture toward Seirin out of habit, then looked around the small group again. <b>"So. Is this the lot of us? I can't quite believe, after all this time getting here, that the four of us arriving almost simultaneously is anything close to accidental."</b></p>
<p>She shifted to supporting her weight on her other leg, causing her hammer to rattle against the tree slightly. <b>"In any case introductions are probably in order. I'm Midha."</b></p>She merely nodded, making a assenting gesture toward Seirin out of habit, then looked around the small group again. "So. Is this the lot of us? I can't quite believe, after all this time getting here, that the four of us arriving almost simultaneously is anything close to accidental."
She shifted to supporting her weight on her other leg, causing her hammer to rattle against the tree slightly. "In any case introductions are probably in order. I'm Midha."Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-06T18:24:40ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#102013-07-06T14:40:15Z2013-07-06T14:40:15Z<p><b>"That will do."</b> Midha nods assent as she steps fully out of the treeline then leans back against the trunk of a nearby oak, crossing her arms casually and observing the trio of other visitors who all - seemingly coincidentally - happened to arrive at the very location she'd been feeling herself pulled toward for the past few months. It would be a lie to say Midha didn't believe in coincidence, but there was only so far once could stretch the believability that, with this precise of timing and the remoteness and lack of any noticeable importance to the location otherwise. It seemed much more practical to her to believe she hadn't been the only one lured out this way, and it irritated her slightly that she still didn't know why.</p>
<p>The Yamalundi woman stands a little over five and a half feet, with the athletic build of someone who is quite capable of taking care of themselves in a fight. Her pack carries the most basic necessities of travel, as well as two books, the larger of the two clearly a spellbook, the other likely some kind of ledger or journal. Her skin is extremely pale despite the weeks of wandering on the surface, and her hair - despite her appearance of only being in her mid-twenties - is stark white, hanging down to the middle of her shoulderblades except for a few braided strands that have been ducked behind her ears and laid over her shoulders. Her eyes are narrow, as common among the mountainfolk, and bright green.</p>
<p>She is dressed in a common traveler's outfit, wearing a simple black broad-brimmed hat, white shirt under a dark grey vest fitted with several pockets, gloves, shin-length brown skirt over black leggings, and worn boots that might have once been black or a darker grey. In addition to her books and tools, a warhammer hangs from one hip, though she doesn't appear to be wearing any armor to go along with the weapon. She holds a folded umbrella in one hand, and occasionally glances up at the darkening sky, as if expecting the rain to burst down at any second.</p>"That will do." Midha nods assent as she steps fully out of the treeline then leans back against the trunk of a nearby oak, crossing her arms casually and observing the trio of other visitors who all - seemingly coincidentally - happened to arrive at the very location she'd been feeling herself pulled toward for the past few months. It would be a lie to say Midha didn't believe in coincidence, but there was only so far once could stretch the believability that, with this precise of timing and...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-06T14:40:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The Chaos of Anatar - GameplayMidha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheChaosOfAnatar/gameplay#42013-07-05T19:25:03Z2013-07-05T19:25:03Z<p>If there was anything Midha had learned in her short time since leaving Desecrate, it was that the surface couldn't seem to make up its mind about temperature. Her homeland - homelands, if you counted growing up in Yamalund as a separate territory - had the benefit of the sheltering earth and resilient stone, and their resolute strength and unwavering existence kept the underground regions a comfortable, stable cool throughout the year. It was never too warm unless you went too near the fissures or vents where there had been breakthroughs to the magma below, and these areas were normally secured off, safe from accidental intrusion just in case something became volatile, and were harnessed for the power such geothermal incidents provided. It was never too cold unless you went too high up toward the surface at the wrong time of year, or stumbled into a place that someone had designed - for storage, maintenance, experimentation, or countless other reasons - to be cold. Yet since emerging, she'd had no end of indecisive weather. First it was too cold, then as the season waned on, it's gotten too hot. And judging by how the days have continued to get longer, it would only continue to grow warmer and warmer until it came time to start getting cold again. Perhaps as it descended again in autumn she might find a few weeks of comfort, but she'd started to doubt it.</p>
<p>It was almost never wet, either. Not like this. The caverns dripped in places where groundwater seeped through, that was obvious, and stalactites marked the places you needed to watch your head. If your ceiling was smooth, you were probably safe to not worry about a few droplets on your head, but the spires never warned of anything more than that. Surface flooding sometimes caused under-flooding as well, that was a fact of life; however, places prone to flooding were wisely not built upon or established as permanent residencies except by the most foolish. Yet since she had emerged, Midha had found herself caught in rainstorms - which sprung up more quickly than an angry geyser, and often with much less warning - at least thrice. She had finally broken down and spent some of her spare coin to purchase an umbrella from a merchant in the last town she'd passed through. It was only after leaving that she'd seen what the flashes of electricity thrown from the sky could do - a splintered, smoking tree that looked like it'd been struck in the preceding storm. She could only hope it would see her and her little umbrella as not interesting enough to bother assaulting, the next time the weather raged. At least this time, she could see it coming. The last storm, somehow despite its overwhelming sound and size, had managed to sneak up on her from behind. </p>
<p>She wasn't sure where she was headed, really. She just had an unwavering sense of "this way". Another merchant in the past town had tried to sell her a map, and gave her the most quizzical look when she'd claimed she didn't need one. He'd clearly recognized her as a foreigner - not hard to do, she wasn't exactly common-looking for the area, what with her ghastly-pale skin, white hair, and narrow eyes - and didn't seem to believe she knew her way around without a guide or a reference. Which she didn't, in the traditional sense. It helped that something, someone, was telling her which way to go.</p>
<p>She wasn't alone, either. The smell of water, plant-life, animals, and other unidentified fragrances was strong, but she could smell other things on the wind. She'd always had a particularly keen sense for odors, and paused a moment, trying to pick out the disparate scents and identify them. Steel and leather, and something bitter... guano? Not quite, but very close. Ash... something burning? She couldn't tell what, though; no fires visible nearby, nor smoke in the wind, that was a good sign. Perhaps a fire-mage. Spices. Salt. And sweat and flesh, of course.</p>
<p>Her hand fell to the haft of the hammer hanging from her hip as she ascended the last rocky outcropping leading up to the treeline; with the other she holds the umbrella, knowing soon she'll be leaving the limited shelter of the trees and stepping out into open ground, exposing herself to the torrent once again, when it strikes at last. She can see a small clearing ahead, with the entrance of a cavern protruding from the opposite side. A sense of finality overcomes her as she reaches the last obscuring trunk, bringing her to a pause; a sense both of conclusion and of impending beginning. <i>This? This is where I've been led this whole time?</i> She scowls slightly, looking around for the other travelers she smelled approaching, and steps out into the open.</p>If there was anything Midha had learned in her short time since leaving Desecrate, it was that the surface couldn't seem to make up its mind about temperature. Her homeland - homelands, if you counted growing up in Yamalund as a separate territory - had the benefit of the sheltering earth and resilient stone, and their resolute strength and unwavering existence kept the underground regions a comfortable, stable cool throughout the year. It was never too warm unless you went too near the...Midha Yamauchi (alias of Orthos)2013-07-05T19:25:03Z