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Hey! Sorry, we had about a week of downtime, so this announcement was delayed even longer than I would have liked it to be.

I'm sorry for this disappointment, but given some recent events in my life I don't think I'll be able to continue PBP GMing for the time being, at least a few months. Because of this, I'll be shuttering all of the games that I GM.

Thank you for the effort you've put in, and I hope to see or play with you again at a later date :)

Sorry to hear that, but I understand. Happy to pick it up again if you come back.

And so an Andoran prayer leaves his lips as death takes wings. "As freedom takes flight, so ends the slave's plight.

Not knowing anything about Erastil, Sulan looks back, confused. "We haven't freed any slaves yet. Don't jinx it!"

Sulan strikes at the bizarre reptile-dog, trying to keep it from dragging Victor into the web.

Full Attack vs. Red.

Greataxe +2 Bull's Strength: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 8 + 2 = 27
Damage +3 Bull's Strength: 1d12 + 9 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 3 = 18

Concealment? (1-20=miss): 1d100 ⇒ 57

Bite +2 Bull's Strength: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

"Ha!" Sulan shouts. "Do ya like that, puppy?"

Sulan, please post again ..

In that case...

"That's no dog," Sulan says. He steps forward and takes out a spear. He hurls it at the creature stuck in the web.

Move up 10' and draw a spear, throw it at Red.

Spear: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 Nope.

"That's no dog," Sulan says. He rushes forward with his axe and strikes at the creature, hoping that once wounded the creature will let go of Victor.

Move up 10' and attack red.

Axe -1 Power Attack +2 Bull's Strength: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 1 = 15
Probably not but just in case...
Axe Damage +3 Power Attack +3 Bull's Strength: 1d12 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 6 = 27

Initiative: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3

Gwen shakes her spear. "If they get past your spells, I'll stick them. But are we going to something besides fight? Like try to free some slaves?"

"Once we get to the slaves we will need to hold the ogres back so the slaves can get away. We become the rearguard."

"But any opportunity to pick off an ogre or two now before we have the rest chasing us is something we should take."

Sulan - the guards spoke in Giant, which I don't believe Sulan speaks...

You know I thought I did, seeing as my druid archetype is based around giants. But now I see that no, it's not on my list; goliath druids don't automatically learn it. Sorry.

Edit: Actually I do get a bonus language from INT and it would make sense that the language I get from that is Giant. I think I planned on that and just forgot to put it on the list. Fixed.

"Whatever kind of animal that is, I might be able to paralyze it. But only one of them."

"My spell that grants me strength will end soon. Let's move quickly."

"The guards thought we were escaped slaves. That's good for us... they will likely underestimate us as long as they think that's true."

Sulan looks over his wounds, already forming and ugly bruise where the flesh was crushed. He rubs some hemlock on the wound and it begins to smoke, and a sizzling sound can be heard.

"Arrr..." he grunts through gritted teeth.

Casting scarify. Turns lethal damage to nonlethal.

Scarify: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 3) + 3 = 11

Sulan looks up from the wound, which now has a lattice of ugly scars. "So what's the plan now? They hit hard, but it looks like we can take them pretty easy in small numbers."

Not sure if Ogre 1 is still up. By my math he has taken:
* 14 from Sulan
And then probably:
* 7 from Victor (maybe, assuming he gets the +2 to hit because the ogre is blind)
* 6 from Ehiz
* 4 from Fa'Zakar
* 8 from Victor

And Fa'zakar: if you are flanking don't forget your sneak attack damage!

I'm guessing ogre 1 might be down. If #1 is still up I will finish him off but otherwise I will 5' step and go after #2.

"Argh!" shouts Sulan. "You'll pay for that!"

Sulan swings his Axe and snaps at the ogre with his tusks.

greataxe +1 bless +2 bull's strength: 1d20 + 8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 + 2 = 20
bite +1 bless +2 bull's strength -1 power attack: 1d20 + 1 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 2 - 1 = 19

greataxe Damage +3 bull's strength: 1d12 + 9 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 9 + 3 = 13
bite Damage +1 power attack, +1 bull's strength: 1d4 + 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 + 1 = 8

"HARRR!!"

Sulan charges with a roar, heading for the nearer of the two ogres. His obsidian axe glints in the starlight.

Greataxe +2 Charge +2 Bull's Strength: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 8 + 4 = 18
Greataxe Damage +3 Bull's Strength: 1d12 + 9 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 3 = 14

Sulan grins, and mutters a few words and crushes some large ants in his hands and rubs the juice on his arms and neck. His muscles begin to bulge.

Casting bull's strength.

"That's right, kids. Come to papa."

Sulan readies his axe.

Not sure how far away they are but if its a ways I will move forward 20'.

Looks like I am drawing them out while everyone else hides. :)

Stealth: 1d20 - 6 ⇒ (4) - 6 = -2

The stony plates of Sulan's armor clack together loudly as he tries to move forward quietly.

Sorry guys. :)

"Like Murob, I can see a short ways in the dark. They say orcs are creatures of darkness," Sulan says with a grin. "Most creatures with this ability can only see a short ways."

"I'm happy moving in now. Murob, Victor, and I could move ahead while the rest of you follow behind with torches."

What we need are some red flame torches. Do we have an alchemist in town?

FYI I'm going out to the country for the weekend (for my brother's wedding) and probably won't have net access. I should be back on track Monday.

"I'm ready."

"While you were gone, we felt something move below us through the earth. Some creature, possibly a landshark. So look out if you feel the ground vibrate."

Sulan looks around, a little concerned, but he stands perfectly still.

After a moment he whispers to Ehiz, "Ehiz... can you climb a tree? If you think it's coming up right underneath you, that's probably the smart play."

Oops... didn't notice this one. So... before everyone leaves:

"Sulan, I heard that druids can take the shape of animals. Can you do such a thing?"

"Yah, I wish! I never did figure that one out. That's a power I hope to learn someday, though."

In other words, not at my current level.

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Now:

Sulan waits behind, waiting for some kind of sign. If something has gone wrong, he will need to close quickly.

"They better not kill all the ogres..." he muses.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

"The trick to stealth is to hit people really hard if they are watching you."

Yeah, Sulan wears heavy armor.

"We got some advice from some little dark guys. While the ogres can see good at night, the gillmen can't. So they seemed to think that attacking at night would be better."

"I don't know if that's right though, since a bunch of us can't see in the dark either."

Not following the conversation, Sulan tries to keep an eye on the various exits.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Sulan watches the interplay with interest, even though he does not understand what is being said. But he keeps an eye out in case the small creatures plan to attack.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Or not... :)

"Shadow Count? That sounds ominous,"

"Lotsa religions choose names to try and make their god sound tough. But darkness ain't a big deal. Even on the surface it's dark half the time!"

"Hmph. 'No Tresspassin' maybe?" Sulan chuckles. I'm no miner, but I can tell you that this is way bigger than I imagined. Carvin' a tunnel like this out of livin' rock can't be easy. It woulda taken a lotta guys a lotta time. Or magic and whatnot."

If regular means don't work, but the door is magical, could Use Magic Device be used to "trick" the door into opening?

I vote for the cave.

"I don't know who these people are, but I don't think they're the gillmen and they're definitely not ogres. Which may be good. We may be able to gain them as allies against the Gillmen, or if not, we might be able to frame them for the raid."

Sulan is currently checking for tracks coming to and from the cave to see who might use it or live there. He rolled a 30.

"If I am stripped of armor and weapons, I can still bite. But I think a disguise as a slave is very risky. Slave masters sometime inflict random cruelties, especially on slaves who do not behave correctly. A slip-up could get you severely wounded or killed even if you weren't given away as a spy."

"It would be easier to disguise me as an ogre, if you have the tools. I can use my magic to grow to their size if necessary. Only for a brief while though."

"But this cave intrigues me. Anyone know what the symbol means?"

Sula looks around the cave mouth for evidence (such as tracks) indicating that the ogres, gillmen, or slaves might visit the cave on a any regular basis.

Survival: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Also, I'd rather rest here now and save Ehiz' ability for when there is time pressure.

With a lot of grunting, Sulan gets to work climbing the hill.

I will use the knotted rope and grappling hook whenever it looks like it will be useful.

Climb: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

"Heh. Climbing's good for you. Besides, we got rope. I'm sure the boat has some extra if you forgot yours, but I brought mine."

Preparing Spells: I'm going assume we might be heading back onto the ocean today and I'll keep aboleth's lung and touch of the sea. I'll take burning sands again instead of alter winds. Will update my sheet shortly.

Sulan finishes breakfast with a belch. "Yah, good grub."

He stands and arranges his gear.

"I'm ready to go. Do we take one of the boats to get ashore? Or do we swim for it?"

Arven is ready to go now! "I want to go kill an ogre!"

Sulan laughs. "I'm sure the ogres want to kill you too, kid."

Sulan looks around at the others.

"As you probably know, my people can see in the dark. But if the rest of you cannot, then that gives them the advantage."

"Creatures that can see in darkness often prefer the night to the day. Perhaps we should wait until dawn... many of them may be going to sleep."

"I just followed Sulan,"

"Ah..." Sulan chuckles. "I've gotten wet before. I could breathe under water if I had to."

Arven sighs at the loss of his spear. His fault, obviously, but still. "At least we defeated the monster," he says.

Assuming the spear has a wooden haft and is floating in the water:

"My swimming spell should last another minute or two. Want me to get it for you?"

No particular things I need to do now. I didn't take any damage. So I'm ready to go.

Sulan struggles momentarily but manages to climb back up the stays.

He grins as he comes back on board. "The squid ran from us landlubbers!" he laughs. "Too bad. I hear a good cook can do wonders with squid."

Sulan roars and dives beneath the waves, thrusting with his spear and biting with his tusks. But as the water churns he is unable to get a clean strike at the creature. He comes back to the surface with a frustrated snarl.

Full attack.

Spear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Bite (secondary): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

GM: For the time being Sulan is staying at the surface so he can still breathe.

"Haaaa!" With a yell, Sulan leaps overboard, spear in hand. He swims towards the devlifish and strikes with his spear!

I'm not sure if a grappled creature can make AoOs but if the devilfish can make one I will just eat it.

I have a swim speed so if I can make a charge attack I will do so, but if not I will just single move and then strike.

Spear: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27
Spear Confirm?: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 :(

Damage: 1d8 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14

Prior to leaving, Sulan gathers some food from the forest to help on the journey.

survival take 10: 10 + 11 = 21

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When the creature rears up from the deep, Sulan's eyes brighten.

"Finally, an enemy we can fight!"

He pulls forth his spear and then murmurs a few words. He pulls a large insect from his pouch and crushes it in his hand, rubbing the juice on his face and arms. As he does so, his feet seem to lengthen into flippers.

Casting touch of the sea.

I think I'm good. I'll have to prepare new spells though.

Gwen adds, "You can call me Gwen."

”Victor, a pleasure to be formally acquainted with you all.” he says....

The half-orc nods. "Sulan," he says curtly, clearly not one for social graces.

My Survival skill is +11. But then, I am a druid.

"I can forage for food as long as we don't keep too brisk of a pace. This land is pretty lush."

As long as we move half speed I can take 10 on survival and feed myself plus 4 people.

I'm not sure if survival can be used in an aquatic environment. I do have a fish hook and string.

"Yes, it would be a good idea to have a plan. Getting as much knowledge from those men as possible would be a good thing, before we leave. Which probably means we have to wait until they recover some."

"But the way to make sure the enemy doesn't retaliate against you is to hit them so hard the first time that they do not have the ability. Half-measures may make things worse, but if we steel our wills and do what is necessary we can secure safety for everyone."

Guys, I've been getting over a throat infection that slowed me down a lot more than I expected. Hopefully I will get things back to normal this weekend.

Calming Touch x2: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 = 14

Calming Touch (Sp): You can touch a creature as a standard action to heal it of 1d6 points of nonlethal damage + 1 point per cleric level...

This is a very handy ability... especially considering that Sulan's preferred healing spell is scarify!

"I am not sure the numbers matter. But we might also pillage supplies from this city. These people are struggling, and anything we can get would help."

"You're all right now," Sulan says gruffly.

"Do you remember what bearing the island you came from was? And what can you tell us about the city?"

Sulan is basically fishing for intelligence on the enemy city but the guy probably is in no condition to answer right now.

Don’t forget, it’s not a spear it’s a Mind Blade. It only looks like a spear without taking a certain blade skill. A one handed mind blade regardless of appearance has a throwing range of 15 ft., a Damage dice of 1d8, and a crit range of 19-20/x2.

That's the question we're asking: is the spear listed on the sheet under ranged attacks a mind blade or just a regular spear?

From the stats given I'd say it is just a regular spear.

Shortspears, which can be thrown, have a damage dice of 1d6 so either way it's wrong.

Regular spears do 1d8 and can also be thrown. Sulan has some for ranged attacks (though it would be rare for him to use them). Longspears are the ones that cannot be thrown.

If it's a regular spear it's two-handed though so the STR bonus to damage is *1.5 though... so it should be 1d8+4.

Is the thrown spear on her sheet just a regular spear and not her mind blade?

Your skill ranks are still calculated wrong. You forgot background skills (8 extra ranks in specific skills)....

I find that it is easiest to just list regular skills and background skills separately. This reduces confusion.

I'm also suspecting though that some of the errors you are talking about are copypasta errors due to copying the format from another sheet.

She cannot throw her mind blade if it is two-handed.

He mind blade is listed as a spear. I don't know anything about soulknives, but does it work like a normal spear? Because a spear is a two-handed weapon that can be thrown (it's the only one that I am aware of).