Hey all, I'm taking another lil' trip. To see my family in Oklahoma. So I'll be out next week for the 4th of july. I will try to keep up, but I expect posting opportunities to be few.
See you all when I get back! Pre-emptive 4th of July! :)
That was fun!
One bad dice roll, (barring timely intervention of an aid another or similar) and it would have been golem throw down time! I mean, those are fun too! ;) (Well, not so much for casters. Golems are notoriously spell-resistant!) ;P Can always count on you to provide an interesting and fun challenge!
Look!
Discord is a learning curve. But I 'had' to learn it. Cuz Microsoft killed Skype, so my old college pals and I had to move to another platform.
Hi All, Just a note, I'm working a LONG Sat tomorrow, and I leave for almost the whole week Sunday morning. My wife and I just had our 29th wedding anniversary, and next week is actually a slow/dead week for me, so we're headed BACK to Florida.
I'll have my laptop, but I DON'T plan on being in the hotel room long enough to fire it up unless work calls me for an emergency.
Sorry for last minute notice, PLease bot as needed, and I'll catch up when I get back next weekend! Thank you!
I have a couple of Glen Cook novels on my shelf, (might have read more?) He is a type of author that I like. Fantasy + Action + fun/humor. His "Garrett Investigates" novels (I have a hardback of the first 2-3) were pretty good.
Hamar raises an eyebrow, "Does that smoke mean that the device worked or not?" Justin tilts his head towards Hamar and replies, Sotto Voice,... "The devices usually work best when the magic smoke stays on the INside."
Hello Flesh-bags! FEAR my Stat-pages! (If you dare!) ;P All 5 pages of (incomplete) current specs are on there. Need to add his Wiz lvl, and finalize a few things.
(I havent even picked his feats!) :(
Sterling nods thoughtfully at the others suggestions.
LOL! Yes you are! Thats why we like you! :)No worries, my wife went back a few years ago to add another couple of certifications to her Already-existing Teachers Cert. After realizing it was only a 'few' more classes, she now has her Masters Degree in Education, AND lots of cool certifications, at the tender age of 56! ;)
Annnnnnnd I'm back. Fun Fact.
Cant wait until it opens, and all the crowds and newness gets worn off, so I can go back and see it again! ;P They did great on everything.
Just a note,
I am making the most of my available Spring break at work (university) and my better-ness after the past 3 years to get out and hopefully have some fun! SO, I will probably NOT be available for this next week. Leaving Sat early, returning Fri night late. I will be in a hotel with free wifi, I just dont intend to spend much time in said hotel other than sleeping.;P PLease bot as needed, and I hope everyone has a Happy Easter!
Agreed. :) OH, by the way. I like wasting time on Youtube, and I think I may have found Sterlings' theme song. ;P What do you think ? ;)
Sterling finishes adjusting his hood, and realizes he now alone in the chamber. He shakes his head. "Undead-filled haunted-prison, and they run off without the Cleric. Typical." His voice is sarcastic, but his steps are fleet as he moves to join the others. Seeing the situation, and surprised at the lack of damaged skeletons in the chamber, (especially being familiar with Cole's specialty) Sterling moves past Teo and close to Ogre, using the burly barbarian and the chambers' central pile of rubble as protection from immediate skeleton reprisal. "I've got this." He says without apparent pride or ego. It is simply a statement of fact.
My Dude,
Believe me, I've been watching, and it seems like RL has been Combo-Sucker-Punching us all recently. (SOme more than others it seems!) O_O Sorry to hear about the problems.
Hey, I LOVE playing in your sandboxes, if you can put up with me dropping in and out every other day/week due to my 'issues', I'll happily stay! Heck, I think we were all just waiting for you to get through whatever life was tossing at you and come back! :) (It's always worth the wait!) ;) Welcome back Sir Dungeon Monkey!
After catching himself falling asleep, despite the very interesting collection of information in his lap, Sterling rises and shuffles towards his pack and sleeping roll, to find comfortable, dry, indoor, corner to curl up in,...
Hey all, Seems we have gotten a little slow recently
SO,... I just thought I'd leave this little thought here for you to (hopefully) enjoy. :) The NEXT time that Justin is in a position where the only reasonable solution is to cast his favorite spell,... I will be hearing THIS when he casts it. Or: THIS! Or both. (Im good either way really!) ;P And remember, There are no "I's" in "TEAM". BUT, there are SIX "I's" in "I didn't ask how big the room was. I said I cast Fireball!"
See you all soon! (I hope!)
Laughing Demon
Spoiler: Sterling merely shrugs at Kendra's question and takes a sip of his drink. "Well. Who knows what we may find in the old Prison. But your father seemed to think there were answers to be found there. Now if only he was kind enough to leave us a list of the Questions."
Heh,
Guy talking about a character who hates magic, who despises it with every fiber of his entire being. His hatred of magic is SO powerful, that spells simply do not affect him. ;P Now I know what that looks like!
Justin nods and tosses the Azata a thumbs up. "Support! We'll beat it the old-fashioned way if we have to! Hard, fast and continuously!" Justin shouts back. "But I got ONE trick I wanna try first. Little shazbot likes to play with wind? Let's play with wind!" The wizard mutters. Of course, with the roars of the two wind-spells running, no one can hear him. Except MAYBE Memnon, who is remaining surprisingly silent and snug in the wizard's coat. Justin thinks he feels a bite through his shirt, probably where Memnon is getting a solid grip to make sure he doesn't get flung out,... Justin holds up his Blasting rod, and begins spinning it over his head as he chants a spell.Then he points his Rod at the Polyp to target it, and completes his spell with a shout,
Spoiler:
School evocation [air, fire]; Level druid 6, magus 6, sorcerer/wizard 6; Subdomain storms 6; Elemental School air 6, fire 6; Mystery solar 6, wind 6 CASTING Casting Time 1 standard action
EFFECT Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
DESCRIPTION A blast of furnace-hot wind blasts downward, inflicting 4d6 fire damage +1 point per caster level to all creatures in the area and knocking them prone. A successful Fortitude save halves the fire damage and negates being knocked prone. Flying creatures forced into the ground by the powerful downdraft take damage as if they fell unless they make a DC 15 Fly check, in which case they remain at their original altitude. Any creature that takes damage from a sirocco becomes fatigued (or exhausted, if already fatigued, such as from a previous round of exposure to a sirocco spell). Creatures with the water subtype take a -4 penalty on all saving throws against this spell and take double normal damage.
Thx much!
THIS time it went like it was supposed to. (YAY?!?!) Still hurts, but MUCH less than the last (failed) attempt, and I had NO anesthesia-brain-fog. I actually need to be careful, I feel good so I must be careful and not to do more than I actually can! Still cant sit in my desk chair for a while, so short(er) posts for a while. You're welcome! ;P
I did not expect to be the diplomat of the group. This is going to be interesting.That depends how you define...Diplomacy ;) Weeeeeeelllllllll,... There is 'Diplomacy'And then there is DIPLOMACY, with a lightsaber. ;)
Oh, right, of course. What could possibly go wrong?I mean, NONE of MY PC's would EVER make ill-advised decisions.
<WIzard gives up trying to hold it in, collapses on floor laughing hysterically.> Yeah,... I knew I could never say that with a straight face! ;P
I lost internet sometime during a storm that passed through late Sunday-Early Monday, so I didn't get interwebs back until Last night. LATE last night. :P I has the 'New Game Anticipations'. Can't wait. :)
"What did you find, Merlan?" Costin asks. "A clue Costin. A possible, palpable clue!" The tiny wizard says enthusiastically, holding up the thorn with a grin.
"Yes Hamar. It's a magical Gate. We go through it. Preferably without looking too closely, at the figures,... within,..." The wizard starts to stare, and then shakes his head vehemently. "Yes. Through. Quickly."
Narl as Taishe runs by
Have fun Pat! And wave at me if you drive past Lafayette on your way there!
Hah! Don't worry, David, I think that if this group has put up with MY Chatty-Kathy posting over all this time, You're safe! :)This PbP really HAS been through thick-n-thin, hasn't it? (And I mean that for the Characters, as well as the players!) ;P I am glad that you made it back safe Pat!
Happy (all the) Holidays to all!
I hope the trip was FUN then? ;) Hello!
On top of 'the usual' Holiday stuff, my wife had surgery (Nothing 'major', out-patient nasal surgery, but the recovery time is ridiculous!) AND so, of course for Christmas I got sick! ;P
Happy (Upcoming) New Year to all! :D
"You want to know how to END him. Right?"I know this is a serious scene, but this sequence of words triggered an automatic meme response. Very true! there is also a technique where when grab your blade for att or def, you then turn the large sword around, grab the blade in both hands, and use it like a hammer! :PNever understood the reasoning behind it, but it looks cool when you replicate it in staged combat scenarios. :) Also, I have learned that the movie swordfighting (the OLD movies, at any rate, the 'Hollywood heyday') Which SAFD now refers to as "Single Sword', was completely made up and reflects NO historical forms whatsoever.
Probably one of the reasons that is one of my favorite weapon to use in stage combat. ;) It has been a trend in recent decades to hire actual Rl swordfighters, or SAFD (Society of American Fight Directors) trained actor-combatants who have studied various styles, to make the movies more authentic looking. THEN I can tell you some stories about how the directors RUIN their own efforts by insisting that fight scenes take place in a tight, (VERY CLOSE) frame shot (with Broadswords!), or wanted the swords to move faster, so they cut the blades off all the swords for the big fight scene, and added them back in via CGI. :P
The kobold peeks around the corner, and lets out a squeak. Then Taishe turns his impassive reptilian features to Tragon directly behind him. "It'ss for you!"
Yep, thats what happened to me (The FLU stuff, not the losing taste/smell. That hasn't happened to me since the first time I caught it) And I'm hearing thats what most people are reporting. A lot don't even realized they had Covid, they thought they had a cold or flu.Glad to hear you are improving!
OK<... (Those movies always bugged me as a kid. As in 'scared me') 0_0 That clip is ALSO the players reaction when they realize the DM has had an idea that makes him happy! :)
At Hamar's words shouted to the rest coming up behind, Memnon and Justin glance at each other. "Weeeelll?!?" The floating crystal skull says smugly. "Go ahead. Use your magic to decide which way to go next!" Memnon all but chortles gleefully. Justin looks at the Mimir. Then, the wizard's eyes locked on the floating purple crystal skull, he points to the left and says, "Eenie," Points ahead and says, "Meenie," POints to the right and says, "Mienie," And finally, points down into the new lower section creatively 'discovered' by Alessia, and says, "Moe!" "Wise-Arse!" The mimir huffs. "Father always said. If your going to be an arse, be a WISE one, not a DUMB one!" Justin verbally ripostes.
YES!!! THAT was a great scene! I do like how you can tell when they rolled really good, OR got a Nat 1 on an attack roll in the animated version. O_o They are doing a good job. I am enjoying it. :) SInce I never watch(ed) any of the live play episodes, I had not seen that video. Very cool.
To me it just proves that they should be hiring actual gamers to write the fun movies. ;) Case in point? I don't know if you like their podcasts or not, (I myself cannot STAND to watch OTHER people play D&D or video games for hours. I don't get the appeal) BUT, the anime adaptation of Critical Role's first D&D game/season "Vox Machina" has been VERY enjoyable in my opinion. I am looking forward to Season 3 of the show. Proof that they should let gamers write adventure movies. ;P
I'm kinda scared to try and get Justin's fireball dmg any higher. (Although I think with the right feats it MIGHT be possible?) His runaway ego is already making it difficult enough to write him without making him self destruct! ;)I mean, you could always spec into this... Oh my,... "I am both frightened, and 'excited'.' ;P(To paraphrase the 1st Wonder Woman movie) :)
Hmmmmmmm DANGIT! (Old wizard begins writing on blackboard, al la Simpsons opening)
The kobold hastens after the familiar to where Jakun waits. He swiftly examines the door. "Ah. One moment, pleasse." The kobold pulls out a set of picks that look impossibly fragile in the Dragon-kin's claws. He tilts his head to look at the lock once more, and sets to work,...
LOL, I figured is was worth a shot. At first I thought (Was hoping?) it was a construct-construct, like a golem, as opposed to an intelligent construct. And besides, I STILL got to channel Ash/Evil Dead and Han/Star Wars in the same post!
:)
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Thank you all for your help. Have a great rest of the week! ~Rags
Just to be 100% sure,
(When your DM says 'it's a good idea to have one just in case', then it's probably a good idea. ;P
Hello all! Sorry, Been a busy week (week long musical show rental) Yep, back to work JUST in time to get busy. Again. ;P Hope everyone is feeling better?
I know right?
And,... NOW that I can sit upright in a chair like a normal nerd, (without pain) I will now be starting to catch up on the posts! See you all soon! :)
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