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Ack!! I’m so sorry, I’m still here. I’ve been playing Kingmaker on the PC and it’s totaly distracting me!
"The axe," she manages to choke out to the others as she staggers backwards. "Watch... the axe." Seeing Rayne's strength drain away so quickly tempers Rolar's aggressive spirit and he brings brings his shield into a more defensible position. "Playtime be over Keloch! It be time to send ye to the halls of Gorum!" Heart Rend flashes out from behind the shield
Grimacing from the bolt now lodged in his chest Rolar turns and advances on the wight "Oh bloody hell Keloch, why did ye go and git yerself turned into a bloody undead fer?" As he closes to within striking distance Rolar swings Heart Rend out wide "Don't worry friend, it will be over soon and then ye can rest." With that, the mighty axe comes swinging in with an almost unnatural speed.
Yep, that makes sense. I'll wait for the Lynx then take my move. Thanks!
GM R0B0GEISHA, Was I supposed to take damage when I got hit by that bolt? I didn't see a reflex save or a damage roll but the narrative said it hit me in the shoulder. Also, how does initiative work in pbp? It looks like it's a bit flexible as three of the PC's get to act first in any order, but after that who goes? I didn't see where the undead ended up in any initiative order. Does it go before me? after me?
"That's... strange," she says to Rolar. "There's a tension behind the door. It feels as though something is holding it from the other side." With a mischievous glint in his eyes Rolar looks toward Rayne "Not fer long" he says with a wink as he positions himself about ten feet in front of the door. Dalvin steps forward, looking at the door with interest. "Is it keeping the door from being opened at all? Or is it a trap?" Head down with his left shoulder turned slightly to the front Rolar takes off at a dead sprint "Only one way to find out!" he shouts back to Dalvin moments before crashing into the door.
Rolar's eyes fix on a spot of grass directly between himself and the cabin door. "Bear trap ahead, right in front of me" he calls out to his companions. He slowly approaches the Cabin door examining the ground in an attempt to identify any recent tracks. "Keloch!". He yells out toward the cabin. "We be in need of yer assistance. The bloody Ironfangs be not two days march behind us."
Hey Nisa, can you provide any more info on your companion? I'm trying to differentiate what I as a person know vs. what Rolar knows. It appears it's talking to you telepathically? Is this a visible companion? If I saw you whispering to it would it be obvious you're talking to it or would it appear you are talking to yourself?
Rolar confidently takes three steps into the clearing. He flips his shield over his shoulder and into his left hand then taps Heart Rend against it lightly. "Here kitty kitty" he says with the knowing grin of a warrior about to start the dance. He cautiously peers around the clearing for any signs of movement and prepares to charge the moment an enemy is in range.
Alexandra was born on October 1st at 1:30pm. We’re back home and adjusting to life with our new little one. I’ll defer to the majority about recruitment as I have no preference. Fewer people means less work for the GM modifying encounter CR’s.
I promise I'm going to get better about posting! My wife and I are having baby #4 tomorrow, our first girl, AND I'm taking my capstone class to finish up a degree. Ironically, it's not a time issue. It's a remembering to get on and check the thread issue!
She looks down her nose at Rolar. "And what do you know of my magic, dwarf? You found my home because the spells it weaved knew your intentions were not violent. I don't suspect the Ironfang will pass the same test." Rolar waits and listens as Veld continues the conversation with the rest of the party. "Why do these bloody magic users always have to be so cocky" he thinks to himself. Frustrated with the lack of progress he finally speaks up again. "This forest be yer home and the good people of Phaendar be yer neighbors. The Ironfang will cut and burn every tree within a hundred leagues of here and poison the soil with their vileness. If yer magic can hide ye from that then ye may be able to help hide the refugees. We be heading east to scout out some caverns to the east of here. If we can safely get the refugees in place can yer magic help hide them from the Ironfang?". Looking around the grounds for a wood pile Rolar hefts his mighty axe and holds the head out toward Veld. "Ole Heart Rend here be good fer more then choppin the heads off of hobgoblins. If ye be helping us, then Heart Rend be helping you.". He walks over to a nearby log, stands it on end, and with a mighty blow brings the axe down and splits in clean in two. "What say ye friend?" and with a wink he tosses the two pieces next to the open door.
I’ll be back in gameplay thread tomorrow and back on track to be posting once a day
Sorry, I’m here. I got out of the habit of checking every day and now I keep forgetting!
Rolar steps away from the house and looks at the old woman with a hard stare. "Aye, Dalvin be right ya know. Ye may have been seeing some of the advance scouts, but ye be a foolin yerself if yer thinking that yer spells will save ye when the might of the entire legion descends on yer home."
Hey folks, we still playing? All the forum issues messed up my routine and I haven’t check the post since last week. Looks like I didn’t miss much as no new posts are up.
"Notice anything?" he asks Rolar, seeing the dwarf's attention has turned to the ground. Rolar squats down close to the ground and studies the ground closely; his eyes intent on every leaf, twig, and loose patch of dirt. After several moments he stands back up and responds "Aye, someone be liven here. Tracks are fresh and belong to a single..." Rolar is abruptly cut off by a voice from inside the hut. Without a moment's hesitation, he rushes up toward the hut and takes position next to the door, back against the wall. Once in place Rolar makes eye contact with Skalla. "I'll leave the sweet talking to yerself, won't end well if I start running me mouth. Ole Heart Rend here'll take over the talking if it comes to it." he says with a wink.
Rolar slows as the others begin to notice the cabin. His shift from a relaxing stroll to a combat posture is done with a fluid grace found only in seasoned warriors. Acutely aware of the closeness of the trees and brambles he quietly frees Heart Rend from his belt and swings his shield into his hand. Seeing the others fixated on the cabin, Rolar instead turns his attention to the ground and surrounding area looking for any identifying tracks or features that may help indicate who, or what, may live here.
"At this point, we're in danger regardless of where we go first," Rayne points out to Sekter. "But we need to find a place to keep the people we already have, before we even think about adding more." She shrugs. "So I still say we go east to the caves before anything else." "Aye, the caves it is then. But we need to move fast or there won't be any refugees for us to be takin to the caves." "Whichever way we go, I will obscure our tracks so that the Ironfang cannot follow us." "Skalla, can ye do anything to help hide the camp here while we're gone? With us out scouting ahead they be vulnerable to attack from an Ironfang advance scouting party. Anything we can do to help delay the inevitable until we return would be most welcome."
Rayne grins back at Rolar as she accepts his flask and takes a drink, humming with appreciation as she passes it back. "If only I'd had time to snag a bottle or two before we had to run," she laments. Rolar's eyes open wide in surprise at the ease with which Rayne swallows down the potent drink. "Don't ye be worrying about that. Ole Rolar'l never be far from some fine dwarven stout! "There are some caverns on the edge of the Chernasardo Forest. If we check them out, make sure they're safe, I think they'd work as a more permanent shelter. And from what you're saying, Aubrin, I think the rangers are situated pretty close to them. So if we head that way, we could get both extra protection and better shelter." "We need a place that's capable of keeping everyone out of sight and safe, and we need it soon. We can't keep everyone aimlessly wandering like this." She arches her back and extends her arms above her, ridding her body of any stiffness. "And getting in contact with those rangers is a good idea. The more help we have the better." Taking one final glance around the camp he turns his attention back toward the group. "Rayne be right, wondering round these here woods'l jest git everyone killed. We need allies and shelter and we be needin um both quick. Skalla's fine tales be the only thing givin them hope at the moment, but that won't last. Dalvin, how far be these caves yer talkin about? The folks here are wounded, exhausted, and half starved. they're not moving more than a few miles a day if were lucky, and by me estimation we've got less than a week before the Ironfangs ford the Marideth."
"When you destroyed the bridge, you bought us time. The Marideth might not be wide, but it runs fast and deep. Still, I'd give it less than a week before the Ironfang consolidate their position and send some scouts after us." Rolar reaches into his pack and pulls out a tarnished old flask and begins to unscrew the cap. "An outfit like them Ironfangs won't be put off long by a missing bridge. I'd bet me beard their scouts are already on to us." "Rayne and Dalvin have been scouting the terrain for us, but it will only get more dangerous from here." He takes a long pull from the flask then stands and extends it toward Rayne with a grin."Have ye a swig, it'll take the edge off this chill and warm ye up in places ye didn't know needed warming." For the first time he really begins to take in the camp. Examining everything from the number of tents to the condition of the people and their gear, he tries to ascertain how many miles per day the refugee camp could cover if they had to flee.
I think that’s a great idea!
GM, What's your view on knowledge checks when the appropriate knowledge is related (within reason) to the characters backstory? For instance, Rolar fought with a mercenary company all over southeastern Nirmathas but I do not have knowledge geography. Am I am to just assume he has no knowledge of the region at all or is he allowed to know major landmarks and the such based on his backstory?
The following morning is chilly and Aubrin approaches the party, her breath exiting in cloudy puffs. "The days are getting colder," she points out. "The camp will suffice for now, although I worry about how close the Ironfang are. We need to find a more permanent shelter." Sitting on a log and poking the remnants of last nights fire, Rolar looks up at Rayne and nods "Aye, me bones are aching and weary this morning. But yer right, these folk be in no condition for a forced march with Ironfangs biting at our heels." He pauses for several moments and tugs his beard as if deep in thought. Putting his hands back toward the now burning fire he looks around "We should go rouse Dalvin and Sekter, they live in these here woods and may have some ideas on how we can get these refugee's to safety."
Hey GMR0B0GEISHA, just checking to see if all is well with you. Any idea when we’ll be moving into the regular flow of gameplay?
My past is a sore spot for me, Rolar Lonebeard, but there is information I must share before it becomes poison to us. I was born a member of the Ironfang Legion, a ‘specialist’ they called me. The role they gave to me I disagreed with, so I betrayed the Ironfang, freed a group of slaves, and... killed the guards around us. After making sure I was free and hidden, I have been living off the land in these forests for a few years laying low so that the Legion can't find me, but I stumbled into Rayne and Dalvin in need. Sarenrae has guided me before to where I am needed, so I take this as a sign to once again stand up against the Legion." Rolar listens intently as Nisa tells her tale. When she finishes speaking he looks back at Drako and gives the dog a final pat on the head before standing. As he rises, images of his father kneeling before the executioners axe flood his thoughts. "I shouldn't be judging this poor wretch based on the circumstance of her birth." Turning back to face Nisa he grumbles something unintelligible under his breath then says "Maybe I judged ye a bit to harshly. If yer up fer killing Ironfangs then me and me axe will fight alongside ye. What's yer name friend?"
"I am not a prisoner, and I am not an Ironfang. This is what the Ironfang do to those who show kindness. Every scar on my body was a punishment for my weakness." Nisa runs her fingers across the deep scars on her face. She turns to look directly at Rolar, meeting his gaze. "I do not fear your axe or your threats of death, dwarf." Rolar approaches Drako, takes a single knee in front of the dog and begins scratching him behind the ears. He looks over his shoulder back toward the Hobgoblin, his gruff expression softening just enough to be noticeable. "Strong words. I like that. What's yer story Hobgoblin? How did ye come to be tortured and hated by yer own kin?"
Yes, except not the Ironfang Legion toolbox because that one is more for the GM.
Nodding his head toward Skalla, Rolar walks up to the Hobgoblin and looks right up into her eyes "War makes fer strange bedfellows, so if the Elf here trusts ye then I’ll trust ye. Fer now." He raises his war axe up so that the sharp edge is clearly visible between them. "Betray us, and Heart Rend here’ll cleave yer head clean off yer body and leave ye fer the crows.” His point made, Rolar steps back, lowers Heart Rend to the ground, and looks toward the half-elf and gnome. “How extenuating?”
GM, Do you mind if I read the campaign setting article in the back of the AP books?
Question about order of postings for the RP side of the game. Do we wait for each person to post then "move" to the next turn (almost like initiative order in combat), or can I for example start to engage with Skalla over his attitude toward Nissa right away?
A burly dwarf steps up next to Aubrin and grins; A combination of dirt, undergrowth, and dried blood cover his full length chainmail. A shield strapped to his back appears to have gone a few rounds with a Storm Giant and a spotless and well cared for dwarven war axe rests with it’s head on the ground next to his feet, a stark contrast to his filthy armor. “Well met, the names Rolar Lonebeard.” As Rolar introduces himself his eyes quickly take in each member of the group in turn, lingering perhaps a bit too long on the Hobgoblin, and coming to rest on the half-elf. “Me hangover fixen friend here tells me ye’ve been making quite a nuisance of yerselves to these flea invested Ironfangs. Well, I happened to learn a thing or two about cuttin down hobgoblins with Clan Hammerhand.”
“The Hammerhands are routed and Rolar Lonebeard stands ready to avenge their honor. Me Axe and Shield are yers if ye’ll have me.” As he finishes speaking he hefts his axe into the air, and closes the short distance between himself and the half-elf extending his hand in the traditional human manner of greeting.
That did it, thanks!
Do I need to do something in order to show up on the characters tab or does the GM add me to that?
That sounds find to me. Just for clarifications sake we don't need new backstories about how we're now refugee's from Phaendar correct? I'm proceeding under the assumption that my backstory remains intact except the very end. Instead of waking up in a medical tent from multiple arrow wounds I will have arrived in camp with another group I linked up with in the Fangwood.
First question. I just added all my critical stats so you can see them with each post but I wanted clarification on bonuses. On saves for instance I have a +5 bonus vs. spells and spell like abilities. Combined with my natural +1 it's a total of +6. Do I put +6 in the parentheses after the saves or do I just put the +5?
Reporting as ordered! I'm very much looking forward to playing with all of you and trying out a new way of playing Pathfinder. This will be my first Play by Post game so I'll probably be quite active in the discussion thread while I get my feet wet and try to avoid making mistakes. Please take a look at Rolar and let me know if there's anything I need to adjust before we kick things off!
Hello GM R0B0GEISHA, Please accept Rolar for consideration in your campaign. Statblock, backstory, personality, and description are all located in his profile Thanks! |