Apologies for lack of posting - spotty internet connection and some RL. Will get back ASAP...
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Raidh did her best to move quietly.
"We need to get away from those crows - they'll alert the sentries!!!" Raidh cautions quickly in hushed tones to the assembled party.
At the thought of stealth, Raidh inwardly curses her heavier metal armor, but follows Aedron's eye to see the trees that lead to the palisade. "Funny that Possum didn't mention this place.. [scans the guards locations] They might not be...terribly bad...folk. Then again, they look to be. Do you think this is an elven ruin repurposed? " she asks no-one in particular.
Raidh smiles and dusts herself off, then follows Possum into the cabin. After resting her longspear in the doorway she sits to accept some stew. "We're a little....not usual... fer slavers, dontcha think? Less'n they's now frogs and hivers..." Raidh looks at her stew, and pauses before bringing spoon to lip. "Thanks a bunch fer yer hospitality Possum. Too ken call me Raidh!" "Lessee now. Well, what are we looking to avoid? Any slaver camps...or... trapped areas that are even more no go than the entire bog? How about them giants? Where do they hole up" After a further pause... "Yoo seen any ruins around? Yanno, interesting broken buildings or structures? They say elvins yoosta live round' here. Tho' I expect they be roosting in the trees!" Raidh ends with an emphatic grin, looking to her friends for confirmation of her yokel attitude.
Raidh drops low and moves closer to any available tree. Why is my left eye beady? Cupping her hands Raidh calls through them towards the dwelling.
To anyone in the party she mutters: "And to think we were bringing gifts."
Raidh thanks the elf for her smashing present then smiles a simple welcome to Aedron and introduces herself. A burly warrior would be welcome...
"I agree, both on the visit-stop AND the gift..." Raidh thinks quickly but comes up with nothing apart from coin...
Sorry for my absence. Father-in-law had a stroke (seems to be much improved now...), plus night shifts over the weekend meant I was discombobulated. Will try to catch up over the next day or so...
"Wha...oh. The elf ruins! We are definitely interested in those. We'll be sure to investigate them and bring whatever we find to you for your perusal!"
Hey, I'm sure it is dragging for anyone posting every day and trying to maintain the pace, thread and momentum of the story. PbP's are a ... drag. I admit to being tardy and my folowing of the plot is at time hazy - much hazier than my character should be for whom this is all happening quite quickly... Don't mind me - the pace is fine and everyone else seemed fine with adding someone (ok, two and me out of 4, and I'm sure Morgtii/Ssalarn would be as concisely fine with it as the other two were) I'm just relaying some damage and likely personal bias. Then again, mebbe I should stop talking for people or tell them what to mind. :)
So, I generally recruit 5 people for my games so that if one leaves we aren't crippled and can carry on without having to rerecruit. This time however, I'm considering filling that fifth spot. Would having another player who posts regularly help to get you guys more engaged in the game? I think you should replace Wolf-Eyes considering we started with 5, he is gone and the game is/has been set for a challenge for 5. My only concern is, strangely enough the tempo - I just recently had a similar experience - four players, not the fastest posting rate, game going on two years... One Player got banned from the Paizo forum (nothing to do with our game) and the GM decided to allow us to either gestalt or add a cohort AND add two new players. I chose not to gestalt (nor have I created my cohort) but the real weird thing for me has been having two new characters who are more frequent posters, so in social interactions they are quicker off the mark and more...I'm not sure...zealous? Overzealous? But I do know - it's disconcerting. Our characters have been in this game (a demiplane full of inter-fighting factions) for two years, and now these new folks are taking the lead. Not because our characters are slow to react, but because our Players are. The nature of PbP perhaps... I dunno, I just want to make sure we aren't going to be overrun by a zealous newcomer. But then again, as in that game, I guess our characters can work out how they react for themselves.... ;)
Oh, yes, lets buy those Flaming Spears. Are they simple or martial weapons?
If Kee-rik is fine with it then I am too, but I'm not the kind of person to quibble over such things - I'd be just as happy to share the cash evenly...
Raidh blushes as 'Dolpho appears to think her the "survival" kind of gal. Truth is, her nature knowledge is mostly circumstantial and experiential, when it doesn't apply to horses. Nevertheless she pores over the items in the store, and her eyes brighten as Tarian proffers her special wares...
Raidh rubs her chin thoughtfully. "I have a few ideas. One, we need to make sure we make the most of our capabilities. I for one need a stout and sharp blade to heft. Two, some alchemist's fire or similar items might give us an edge - something to thow from a distance so we don't get flattened engaging these things up close. Thirdly, I need to visit the dressmaker's. Silion, is there one here in Erien?"
GMID: Raidh is looking to purchase a large mirror, and to have a reinforced frame made for it. Let me know if that is possible, and if alchemist's fire or other general items are available in the town...
Mostly finished, completed HP, skills - just need to do saves and choose a bonus teamwork feat. Looking at teamwork feats, came up with a few options after realising I don't qualify for Precise Strike... Should I choose: Thoughts anyone?
Got a couple nightshifts in a row, might be a couple days before I'm sorted; having said that, all I get at level 2 is a teamwork feat and the "allies are treated as having it" schtick...
"No idea!" shouts Raidh, longspear held out in a defensive posture, head swiveling as she scans the area. "Wolf-Eyes! Talk to me! You alright?" When Varamar doesn't appear to attack, or reappear, and with Kee-rik not bubbling away to death, Raidh crouches to see to Dewall.
Raidh looks up from the mess at her feet, hair escaped from its tie and covering an eye. She sees Varamar doing something, but can't see beyond the closer foe. She moves to defend Dewall and Kee, standing over Dewall's prone form. Move Action: Move to Dewall's square.
[+2 Str]
Ok cool, that was kinda what I wanted to do, but in the interests of not asking a question/waiting for response/finding time in RL to make the new post I opted just to hope for a hit. :) I do like PbP's but the timesink is a pain....
Raidh screams in frustration as Kee-rik AND Dewall go down. Empowered by Dolpho, she tries again to get the creature down... 5' step one square to the north.
[+2 Str, + 2 synergy] then stabs at it while it is down:
So I could have given Morgtii or 'Dolph (my current cast for my synergy class feature) 10 temp HP, or given either one a +2 bonus to AC, CMD, CMB, attacks or other things - all lasting 4 rounds. But...I gave myself a +2 bonus to CMB for four rounds, because I don't have a bludgeoning weapon. And tried a trip. And missed epically. Just so much awesome in the "making a poor choice" department today....
Raidh redoubles her efforts, hoping the she can trip the zombie. Move Action: Bestow synergy to self - Maneuver +2 to CMB for 4 rounds.
[+2 Str, + 2 synergy]
Will post action as soon as I can, sorry for the delay...
Immediate Action: Store two counters of synergy (from 'Dolpho and Raidh's successful strikes)...
Raidh's lips curl at the proximity of the zombie. She alters her grip on her longspear and bashes at the thing with her gauntlet... "Ugh. Take this, maggotty!!!" Standard Action: Bash the deadie!!! [+2 Str]
[+2 Str]
Raidh surges through her companions to support Kee-Rik Double move to one square northwest of Kee-rik.
Raidh strains to see their much vaunted foes, then sighs and clucks her tongue. She whispers to her band: "Aw, fyxe!!! Those dungeaters again. Well, s$8t! You guys feel like tangling with them again? If so, we must be smart about how we approach them, or let them approach us..."
Empowered by Dolph's magicks, finding herself hemmed in by bones and thus unable to employ her longspear, Raidh punches savagely at the northernmnost skeleton. Full Attack: Two spiked gauntlet strikes on northernmost skeleton... [+2 Str]
"Let's stay together, and let them come to us!" suggests Raidh, sidling past to the other side of Dolpho. Move Action: Move to other side of Dolph.
Raidh leans characteristically on her longspear, and wipes sweat and an errant lock of hair out of her eyes. "Nice work folks! Which way now Kee?" Noticing Kee is wounded, a note of concern fills Raidh's voice. "Kee? You ok?"
Raidh moves and stabs again... 5-foot step: Move to same row as Wolf-eyes and stab the southernmost zombie - her aim is abominable... [+2 Str, -2 Kee-rik Cover]
[+2 Str, -2 Kee-rik Cover]
These are my opinions: * It makes sense to me that an ally between a reach weapon and the target would provide the +4 to AC due to Cover. Though +4 seems a bit much. * I find the "firing into/reach attack into a melee with an ally participating" applying a -4 penalty to your attacks stupid, and especially without a follow up roll/effect for friendly fire/what happens when you do miss. * I'm not understanding the Concealment participle at all. How/Why does it apply? Lighting? A spell effect?
Inspired by 'Dolpho's mysterious power, Raidh moves and stabs again... Move Action: Moving one to the south and two to the east, to stab the northernmost zombie that isn't adjacent to Wolf-eyes... OR 5-foot step: Move to just north of Kee-rik and stab the surrounded zombie.
Raidh leans on her spear, and breathes hard, surveying the splintered bones and the corpse of the three eyed demon dog. "By all means, we could give chase - but which way did he go? I'd be cautious of chasing him into unexplored territory..."
Hot damn, double 19's! Nice work. Now you just need a bow with a better crit-range!
Raidh fears for her safety - she grits her teeth in grim determination and hemmed in, elects to bash the canine-beast with her gauntleted fist. The press is too much, and Raidh's attack is ineffective... Move Action: Bestow one counter of synergy to self: Battle Surge - 5 temporary hit points. Standard Action: Bash doggie-fiend. [+2 Str]
I have great trouble choosing and then making actions for other players. I'm happy for you to bot him if no-one else does...
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