paizo.com Recent Posts by TheWorstFighterpaizo.com Recent Posts by TheWorstFighter2024-03-28T07:22:34Z2024-03-28T07:22:34ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Gauging interest: Age of Ashes Remastered (PbP)TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ykz?Gauging-interest-Age-of-Ashes-Remastered#32024-03-28T03:40:48Z2024-03-28T03:32:41Z<p>Depending on the specifics, as touched upon by the previous poster, I might also be interested.</p>Depending on the specifics, as touched upon by the previous poster, I might also be interested.TheWorstFighter2024-03-28T03:32:41ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Court of BladesLuciana García (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43yg1&page=2?Interest-Check-Court-of-Blades#512024-03-26T00:20:50Z2024-03-26T00:10:44Z<p>I've rewritten a few bits of Luciana's fluff to bring it a little more in line with what the Couth playbook is all about. (In hindsight the Eye might have been a better choice for her, but oh well!) The remaining crunch-related decisions that needed to be made at this point should also all be in place now, so unless I missed something this submission is well and truly done.</p>I've rewritten a few bits of Luciana's fluff to bring it a little more in line with what the Couth playbook is all about. (In hindsight the Eye might have been a better choice for her, but oh well!) The remaining crunch-related decisions that needed to be made at this point should also all be in place now, so unless I missed something this submission is well and truly done.Luciana García (alias of TheWorstFighter)2024-03-26T00:10:44ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Court of BladesLuciana García (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43yg1?Interest-Check-Court-of-Blades#212024-03-20T07:10:52Z2024-03-20T07:05:58Z<p>This is TheWorstFighter checking in with his Couth character! I haven't tackled any of the playbook mechanics yet, but fluff-wise pretty much everything should be in place.</p>
<p>As for House votes, Bastien/Lovell (in that order of preference) both sound agreeable to me as well. Elanda ranks a distant #3.</p>This is TheWorstFighter checking in with his Couth character! I haven't tackled any of the playbook mechanics yet, but fluff-wise pretty much everything should be in place.
As for House votes, Bastien/Lovell (in that order of preference) both sound agreeable to me as well. Elanda ranks a distant #3.Luciana García (alias of TheWorstFighter)2024-03-20T07:05:58ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Court of BladesTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43yg1?Interest-Check-Court-of-Blades#92024-03-19T01:10:47Z2024-03-19T01:01:52Z<p>Having had a gander at the Court of Blades book, I think the system looks pretty good! Similar to BitD in many if not most ways, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.</p>
<p>Playbook-wise the Couth tempts me – though most likely I am getting ahead of myself there.</p>Having had a gander at the Court of Blades book, I think the system looks pretty good! Similar to BitD in many if not most ways, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.
Playbook-wise the Couth tempts me – though most likely I am getting ahead of myself there.TheWorstFighter2024-03-19T01:01:52ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Solo game exchangesTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43yad?Solo-game-exchanges#42024-03-18T21:10:48Z2024-03-18T21:00:50Z<p>My apologies to the two of you, but I have decided not to proceed with this venture. See you around, perhaps!</p>My apologies to the two of you, but I have decided not to proceed with this venture. See you around, perhaps!TheWorstFighter2024-03-18T21:00:50ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Court of BladesTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43yg1?Interest-Check-Court-of-Blades#72024-03-18T20:00:48Z2024-03-18T19:54:57Z<p>Consider me tentatively interested. I have a teensy bit of experience with Blades in the Dark, though I have yet to look at the rules of this particular adaptation.</p>Consider me tentatively interested. I have a teensy bit of experience with Blades in the Dark, though I have yet to look at the rules of this particular adaptation.TheWorstFighter2024-03-18T19:54:57ZForums: Recruitment: Solo game exchangesTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43yad?Solo-game-exchanges#12024-03-09T07:40:52Z2024-03-09T07:31:41Z<p>Hello! As the thread title suggests, I am looking for a couple of individuals who’d be up for participating in a game swap. You run one for me, I run one for you; basic tit for tat. :) (Of course, should any unusually generous souls be willing to run a game for me without desiring one in turn I would quite likely take them up on that offer, but I am absolutely not expecting any such thing from anybody.)</p>
<p>To make sure we are all on the same page: by solo games (or one-on-one games games, as they are also and perhaps more accurately called), I mean games with two participants – the GM, and one player controlling a single character. Lesser entities that are entirely under the PC’s control, such as a beastmaster’s animal companion, are exempt from this within reason, but the idea really is for the game’s narrative to revolve around a single character.</p>
<p>That being said, in my experience it can be a good idea to have a single GMPC accompany the PC. They would merely be along for the ride, as it were: someone whom the PC can interact with if desired and who can shore up their deficiencies in the skill/combat departments, but who has no active agencies of their own (or at any rate only ones that the player has approved). Even so, this is not a hard necessity and certainly dependent on the circumstances of any given game.</p>
<p>Because RPG systems usually aren’t designed around a party size of one or two, I am quite open on a case-by-case basis to implementing additional rules that increase the characters’ overall power level (e.g. gestalt rules, extra resources during character creation). Other steps may also have to be taken to ensure that such a small party will still fare adequately, which I shall be keeping in mind as well.</p>
<p>In the following spoiler you will find a list of things, in no particular order, that make me tick (or don’t) as a GM/player. I hope that they convey a serviceable idea of the kinds of games I would like both to run and to play in!
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<p>Next up, have a list of the systems I playing in and/or running, again in no particular order.
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<p>If your interest remains piqued still, great! In practical terms I am looking for one or two “pairs” of short pitches per poster, outlining both the characters you would like to play and the games you’d be interested in running for me. It should be noted that the system(s) you are prepared to run need not be the same system(s) you’d like to play in.</p>
<p>• <b>Character pitches</b> should include the desired system (if not self-evident) and a brief summary of the character themself: who they are, where you could see their story going in broad strokes, that sort of thing. There’s no need to put together a sheet yet!
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• <b>Game pitches</b> should include the system(s) you are able and willing to run a game in, and optionally an example or two of the sort of story/premise that would particularly intrigue you as a GM. After all, a game that only the player is invested in is not very likely to last! I possess a (figurative) binder filled with a variety of general character concepts that can be further adapted to specific games if necessary.</p>
<p>Post your pitches in this thread or PM them to me if you prefer. This explicitly is not a “first come, first served” venture – I don’t really have a set period of time for this recruitment in mind, but I will be accepting submissions until, say, 15 March at the earliest. When all is said and done I intend to go with two, <i>maybe</i> three game exchanges, if there even end up being that many interested players.</p>
<p>Anyway, thanks for reading all of that! Here’s hoping there will be a few takers. :)</p>Hello! As the thread title suggests, I am looking for a couple of individuals who’d be up for participating in a game swap. You run one for me, I run one for you; basic tit for tat. :) (Of course, should any unusually generous souls be willing to run a game for me without desiring one in turn I would quite likely take them up on that offer, but I am absolutely not expecting any such thing from anybody.)
To make sure we are all on the same page: by solo games (or one-on-one games games, as...TheWorstFighter2024-03-09T07:31:41ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: LFG - Player looking for Rise of the Runelords (PF2e)TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43y8k?LFG-Player-looking-for-Rise-of-the-Runelords#22024-03-06T20:40:47Z2024-03-06T20:29:28Z<p>I might be game for this as well, for what it's worth.</p>I might be game for this as well, for what it's worth.TheWorstFighter2024-03-06T20:29:28ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Neon Lights, Neon Dreams: a Cyberpunk Red interest checkTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43xx2?Neon-Lights-Neon-Dreams-a-Cyberpunk-Red#52024-02-13T06:30:48Z2024-02-13T06:21:28Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">GM of the Streets wrote:</div><blockquote>Particulars? I’m still working on the ‘plot’, but did you mean something else?</blockquote><p>I simply did not wish to give the impression of unconditionally committing ahead of time, as considerations such as character creation restrictions, house rules, posting rate expectations, etc. also figure into whether I end up applying to any given game or not. (Though you could quite rightly point out that this probably goes for most anybody!)GM of the Streets wrote:Particulars? I’m still working on the ‘plot’, but did you mean something else?
I simply did not wish to give the impression of unconditionally committing ahead of time, as considerations such as character creation restrictions, house rules, posting rate expectations, etc. also figure into whether I end up applying to any given game or not. (Though you could quite rightly point out that this probably goes for most anybody!)TheWorstFighter2024-02-13T06:21:28ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Neon Lights, Neon Dreams: a Cyberpunk Red interest checkTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43xx2?Neon-Lights-Neon-Dreams-a-Cyberpunk-Red#22024-02-13T03:50:48Z2024-02-13T03:43:10Z<p>Ultimately it would depend on the game's particulars, but I would not say no to some CPR generally.</p>Ultimately it would depend on the game's particulars, but I would not say no to some CPR generally.TheWorstFighter2024-02-13T03:43:10ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: ***Chainswords, Heretics, and the Emperor's Righteous Fire!*** A Warhammer 40k/Dary Heresy 2e RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivn74/recruiting#492024-02-12T08:01:12Z2024-02-12T07:01:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TheLastGhost wrote:</div><blockquote><b>TheWorstFighter</b> I would like applicants to be able to post once per weekday, and once per weekend.</blockquote><p>In that case I'm afraid I'm out. :) Good luck with the game!TheLastGhost wrote:TheWorstFighter I would like applicants to be able to post once per weekday, and once per weekend.
In that case I'm afraid I'm out. :) Good luck with the game!TheWorstFighter2024-02-12T07:01:42ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: ***Chainswords, Heretics, and the Emperor's Righteous Fire!*** A Warhammer 40k/Dary Heresy 2e RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivn74/recruiting#452024-02-11T21:20:50Z2024-02-11T21:13:38Z<p><b>TheLastGhost</b>, is there going to be anything in the way of an expected posting frequency per player?</p>TheLastGhost, is there going to be anything in the way of an expected posting frequency per player?TheWorstFighter2024-02-11T21:13:38ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: ***Chainswords, Heretics, and the Emperor's Righteous Fire!*** A Warhammer 40k/Dary Heresy 2e RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivn74/recruiting#372024-02-10T01:10:47Z2024-02-10T00:59:39Z<p>I am aware of all that, though your reminder is appreciated! The character's mechanics still are very much being tinkered with.</p>
<p>And yes, the character indeed hails from a Daemon World. It'll make sense once her backstory is finished. :)</p>I am aware of all that, though your reminder is appreciated! The character's mechanics still are very much being tinkered with.
And yes, the character indeed hails from a Daemon World. It'll make sense once her backstory is finished. :)TheWorstFighter2024-02-10T00:59:39ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: ***Chainswords, Heretics, and the Emperor's Righteous Fire!*** A Warhammer 40k/Dary Heresy 2e RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivn74/recruiting#352024-02-09T21:20:48Z2024-02-09T21:05:05Z<p>I think I shall give a Sister Hospitaller concept another shot that I put together for a game, many years ago, which never went much of anywhere.</p>
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<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>I think I shall give a Sister Hospitaller concept another shot that I put together for a game, many years ago, which never went much of anywhere.
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[Spoiler omitted]TheWorstFighter2024-02-09T21:05:05ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check for players for shorter PF2E adventures/bounties.TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ps8?Interest-Check-for-players-for-shorter-PF2E#42022-11-25T01:02:08Z2022-11-25T01:02:08Z<p>I might be interested in this provided the pace is relatively casual (i.e. no more than two, <i>maybe</i> three weekly posts expected per player). Not strictly new to PF2E myself, but I haven't gotten to play it anywhere near as much as I'd like so far.</p>I might be interested in this provided the pace is relatively casual (i.e. no more than two, maybe three weekly posts expected per player). Not strictly new to PF2E myself, but I haven't gotten to play it anywhere near as much as I'd like so far.TheWorstFighter2022-11-25T01:02:08ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: DM Brainiac’s Kingmaker 2E RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmn5/recruiting#142022-09-18T23:13:39Z2022-09-18T23:13:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM Brainiac wrote:</div><blockquote>I aim to post at least once per weekday. I would hope the players can keep up a healthy pace. </blockquote><p>Perfectly understandable given the scope of the AP, but beyond my ability to keep up with. Best of luck!DM Brainiac wrote:I aim to post at least once per weekday. I would hope the players can keep up a healthy pace.
Perfectly understandable given the scope of the AP, but beyond my ability to keep up with. Best of luck!TheWorstFighter2022-09-18T23:13:39ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: DM Brainiac’s Kingmaker 2E RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmn5/recruiting#112022-09-18T21:44:21Z2022-09-18T21:44:21Z<p>What sort of posting frequency do you have in mind for this game?</p>What sort of posting frequency do you have in mind for this game?TheWorstFighter2022-09-18T21:44:21ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion&page=2#992022-08-25T03:44:01Z2022-08-25T03:40:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote><p>oh no! This makes me sad. The posting frequency is going to be about one per day from me with some variation depending on the situation. That's probably a little slower than most PBP as I have big blocks of time dedicated to work and family. Still, if the pace we have been at is too much, I understand your withdrawal, but would hope you'd reconsider and stick around a bit longer to see if its something you can get used to. </p>
<p>If not, I understand. Best of luck!</blockquote><p>I'm afraid I could manage 2–3 posts a week at most, which seems like it'd be at odds with this game's pace even in the event that it does let up a little. Ultimately, I believe that my trying to stick it out would just prove frustrating for everybody involved, so prudence suggests that I rip off the band-aid and withdraw before the game really takes off.
<p>Thank you, everyone. Perhaps I'll see you around!</p>DM DoctorEvil wrote:oh no! This makes me sad. The posting frequency is going to be about one per day from me with some variation depending on the situation. That's probably a little slower than most PBP as I have big blocks of time dedicated to work and family. Still, if the pace we have been at is too much, I understand your withdrawal, but would hope you'd reconsider and stick around a bit longer to see if its something you can get used to.
If not, I understand. Best of luck!
I'm afraid I...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-25T03:40:42ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion&page=2#882022-08-24T04:26:18Z2022-08-24T04:26:18Z<p>So, while this is really on me for not enquiring about the expected/desired posting frequency beforehand, I am finding that this game just moves too fast for me to keep up with. Therefore, I think it's best if I bow out now before the adventure kicks off in earnest and my character's absence becomes more difficult to account for. My apologies to you all; here's hoping you will conquer the Realm of the Mammoth Lords all the same. :)</p>So, while this is really on me for not enquiring about the expected/desired posting frequency beforehand, I am finding that this game just moves too fast for me to keep up with. Therefore, I think it's best if I bow out now before the adventure kicks off in earnest and my character's absence becomes more difficult to account for. My apologies to you all; here's hoping you will conquer the Realm of the Mammoth Lords all the same. :)Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-24T04:26:18ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/gameplay#402022-08-22T05:16:56Z2022-08-22T04:48:27Z<p>Yse winces when the moose takes out its anger on Pakano, even as she feels sudden trepidation in Watcher through the bond they share. This hunt clearly needs to be brought to a swift close, and to this end she draws on her powerful primal link to the natural world. A few murmured words and an imperious gesture cause the ground below the moose’s hooves to burst suddenly open, clods of frozen earth battering its forelegs and underbelly; virtually at the same time, Watcher brings his horns to bear on the animal again, still afforded a small degree of protection by his human companion’s magic.</p>
<p>• <span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 & 2:</span> Yse uses Act Together. She uses a two-action activity, and Watcher takes one action.
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—<span class=messageboard-ooc>Act Together – Yse Actions 1 & 2:</span> She casts <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=990" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><i>scatter scree</i></a>, targetting the squares marked on the map. The ground in them turns into difficult terrain for one minute, and the moose takes <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> bludgeoning damage, subject to a basic Reflex save. (Yse’s spell DC is found in the post header.)
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—<span class=messageboard-ooc>Act Together – Watcher Action 1:</span> He Strikes the moose. <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Watcher Horn vs Moose (piercing damage):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 7 - 1 = 16</span><span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span>
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• <span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3:</span> Yse casts <i>protect companion</i> on Watcher, who gains a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of Yse’s next turn. If he would take 6 or more damage before then, she will use the Life Block reaction to reduce the triggering damage by 10 and take 5 damage instead.</p>Yse winces when the moose takes out its anger on Pakano, even as she feels sudden trepidation in Watcher through the bond they share. This hunt clearly needs to be brought to a swift close, and to this end she draws on her powerful primal link to the natural world. A few murmured words and an imperious gesture cause the ground below the moose’s hooves to burst suddenly open, clods of frozen earth battering its forelegs and underbelly; virtually at the same time, Watcher brings his horns to...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-22T04:48:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/gameplay#362022-08-20T22:34:44Z2022-08-20T22:34:44Z<p>Events unfold favourably, for the most part – though it does not come as too much of a surprise that Pakano’s ill-considered eagerness sees him slipping up, leaving him vulnerable before the agitated moose. Yse permits herself a brief, polite smirk at this before addressing a few quiet words to Watcher in their shared Sylvan tongue. The eidolon’s hide hardened by a quick utterance of primal power from Yse, he lopes towards the Broken Tusks’ prey and takes the fight to it, attempting to gore the animal with his spear-sharp horns and following up this effort with a somewhat less fierce kick from his hind legs.</p>
<p>• <span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 & 2:</span> Yse uses Act Together. Watcher may take two actions, and she may take one.
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—<span class=messageboard-ooc>Act Together – Yse Action 1:</span> She casts <a href="https://2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=975" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><i>protect companion</i></a> on Watcher, who gains a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of Yse’s next turn. If he would take 6 or more damage before then, she will use the Life Block reaction to reduce the triggering damage by 10 and take 5 damage instead.
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—<span class=messageboard-ooc>Act Together – Watcher Actions 1 & 2:</span> He uses his Beast’s Charge ability, Striding twice and then Striking. As he moves at least 20 feet away from his starting position and moves entirely in a straight line, he gains a +1 circumstance bonus to the attack roll. <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Watcher Horn vs Moose:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21</span><span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12</span> (piercing damage)
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• <span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3:</span> Watcher Strikes the moose again. <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Watcher Hoof vs Moose:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12</span><span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span> (bludgeoning damage)</p>Events unfold favourably, for the most part – though it does not come as too much of a surprise that Pakano’s ill-considered eagerness sees him slipping up, leaving him vulnerable before the agitated moose. Yse permits herself a brief, polite smirk at this before addressing a few quiet words to Watcher in their shared Sylvan tongue. The eidolon’s hide hardened by a quick utterance of primal power from Yse, he lopes towards the Broken Tusks’ prey and takes the fight to it, attempting to gore...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-20T22:34:44ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/gameplay#262022-08-19T05:32:12Z2022-08-19T05:32:12Z<p>She softly clicks her tongue at Pakano’s words and the regrettably narrow mindset they reflect.</p>
<p>Yet be that as it may, the impulsive youth clearly will not deign to hang back and prepare to take on his prey much longer. With a whispered word to Watcher, bidding him fall into step beside her, Yse sets off towards the nearby stand of trees, hoping to get close enough to the moose, unnoticed, for the two of them to act expediently once the hunt truly begins.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Initiative (Stealth):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14</span></p>She softly clicks her tongue at Pakano’s words and the regrettably narrow mindset they reflect.
Yet be that as it may, the impulsive youth clearly will not deign to hang back and prepare to take on his prey much longer. With a whispered word to Watcher, bidding him fall into step beside her, Yse sets off towards the nearby stand of trees, hoping to get close enough to the moose, unnoticed, for the two of them to act expediently once the hunt truly begins.
[DICE=Initiative...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-19T05:32:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion&page=2#532022-08-17T22:02:45Z2022-08-17T22:02:45Z<p>… we are not particularly nailing those skill checks so far, are we?</p>… we are not particularly nailing those skill checks so far, are we?Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-17T22:02:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/gameplay#142022-08-17T21:38:00Z2022-08-17T21:38:00Z<p>Yse has been looking forward greatly to the ceremonies surrounding the Night of the Green Moon, as anyone who has talked to her during the past week or two will be readily aware. The passing of winter itself is something she feels ambivalent about at best; Yse’s natural resilience to its unyielding cold means she harbours no particular animosity for that bitterest of seasons, though she is hardly opposed to the mild warmth of spring either. The rituals and old stories that surround the celebrations, though – those, she cherishes and anticipates. They are an opportunity to remind the following of its place in the greater world, to weave more strongly the bonds between its members, to mark the turning of the cycles and contemplate their invisible yet inexorable pace.</p>
<p>As dawn lights upon the land on this day, Wipa finds Yse seated outside her little hide tent, breaking her fast, her uncanny companion nowhere to be seen. The Kellid sits loosely wrapped in simple furs that hardly look sufficient to ward off the frigid bite of the early-morning air, and her meal likewise is a frugal affair of dried berries and some jerky; boiling above a small fire is a pot of herbal tea. Whatever flaws Yse might be said to possess, living ostentatiously is not one of them. </p>
<p><b>“It is an honour,”</b> she tells Wipa with an earnest, serious smile. <b>“Of course I shall be there. Do you have time to stay for a cup of tea? It is a simple, soothing blend. Well suited to your condition, Wipa, if I may be so bold. But you need to be on your way, I imagine, especially on a day like this, so don’t let me keep you.”</b></p>
<p><b>~ ~ ~</b></p>
<p>Arriving at the landmark whither the would-be scouts have been summoned for their outing, her callused feet bare as always upon the snowy ground, Yse does not quite <i>look</i> like she belongs there. Her light-toned, fur-hemmed robes are not so rich as to be impractical, yet they clearly offer no protection against the fangs and claws of an irate animal. A sickle and a sling are tucked into her broad belt, and a shield of beast hide stretched over a wooden frame is slung by her side; still, it is difficult to imagine Yse wading into the fray herself.</p>
<p>Not that she needs to, for trotting alongside her is Watches-Over-Bitter-Dawns. Generally resembling the hardy ibexes that roam the Realm’s plains and foothills, with stout cloven hooves and subtly curving horns longer than Yse’s arm, the creature nevertheless exudes an intensity that sets it wholly apart from mundane beasts. Its very presence feels at once transcendental and primal, as though its bond to the natural world were so profound that even wild-dwelling souls like the Broken Tusks are too domesticated to truly comprehend it.</p>
<p>Yse greets her fellow scouts-in-training with a gracious nod, cordial in spite of her somewhat reserved, formal manner. She politely tilts her head at Wipa’s words, and manages not to roll her eyes at Pakano’s brashness. A little while later, when the hunt is on, she goes to join the impetuous youth, Watcher loping off to flank them several paces to their right.</p>
<p><b>“And no doubt you would set an example worthy of a leader by greeting the dawn right beside them,”</b> Yse says as she walks along Pakano. As usual her tone is even and sombre; she doubts it is possible for her to be a good influence on Pakano, but she still means to try. He is not entirely devoid of virtues, after all, and if there is a chance that his unbecoming attitude can be reined in, she has to make the attempt – for the good of the following, if nothing else.</p>
<p>Eventually she comes to a halt on a low ridge, gazing out across the snowy plains. It is all very well to embark on a hunt for spoor or a trail immediately, but these are nothing more than a few dots spattered across a vast canvas. Yse prefers to narrow down the task from the beginning; after all, like any other animal, the prey Wipa has tasked them to bring down does not wander randomly. The beasts know the lie of the land on an instinctive level, their guiding circumstances while crossing the plains affected by the season, the time of day, the weather, and a dozen other criteria besides. Yse’s understanding of nature tends to be of a more cerebral kind, granted, yet even so she knows it quite well indeed – and it is this familiarity she now turns to, intending to deduce which parts of the plains the beasts sought by the scouts are most likely found at an hour like this.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Yse is carrying her belongings as laid out on her character sheet, for the record.</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Nature:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8</span></p>Yse has been looking forward greatly to the ceremonies surrounding the Night of the Green Moon, as anyone who has talked to her during the past week or two will be readily aware. The passing of winter itself is something she feels ambivalent about at best; Yse’s natural resilience to its unyielding cold means she harbours no particular animosity for that bitterest of seasons, though she is hardly opposed to the mild warmth of spring either. The rituals and old stories that surround the...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-17T21:38:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion&page=2#522022-08-17T17:03:25Z2022-08-17T17:03:25Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote>I am fine wiht the change to your known spell list since you have not begun in earnest yet. I understand about the eidolon. Will you find a suitable icon/avatar and add it to the map page so we can see it when in encounter mode? If you just paste a pic, I can make it into a token as needed. </blockquote><p>Cheers! The need for an eidolon token genuinely slipped my mind, so I'll get on that later. Ditto my IC post, which I will hopefully have done a few hours from now.DM DoctorEvil wrote:I am fine wiht the change to your known spell list since you have not begun in earnest yet. I understand about the eidolon. Will you find a suitable icon/avatar and add it to the map page so we can see it when in encounter mode? If you just paste a pic, I can make it into a token as needed.
Cheers! The need for an eidolon token genuinely slipped my mind, so I'll get on that later. Ditto my IC post, which I will hopefully have done a few hours from now.Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-17T17:03:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion#412022-08-17T04:59:06Z2022-08-17T04:59:06Z<p>Forgot to mention that Yse will take one for the team and try to pair up with Pakano. Does this entail anything special on my part?</p>Forgot to mention that Yse will take one for the team and try to pair up with Pakano. Does this entail anything special on my part?Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-17T04:59:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion#402022-08-17T03:42:36Z2022-08-17T03:42:36Z<p><b>DoctorEvil:</b> Please note, regarding the defence values listed in my post header, that the ones in brackets are those of Yse’s eidolon.</p>
<p>Also, at the time I added <i>heal</i> to Yse’s spell repertoire it looked like she might be the party’s only healer. Now that we have a cleric I’ve been thinking about swapping it out for something different, given the summoner’s limited spellcasting capabilities. If you’re amenable, I’d like to slot in <i>gust of wind</i> instead. :)</p>
<p>Now, for the character connections/relationships I have yet to address!</p>
<p>Yse shares <b>Embry</b>’s rival mindset to a degree – it rankles, at times, that the cleric seems to possess at least as clear an understanding of the natural world as she, despite the lack of as overt a connection to it. When it comes to Embry’s devotion to Sister Cinder and the subject of worship in general, Yse’s attitude is one of ambivalence; she has no disdain for the gods but does not bow to any of them, considering it more expedient and authentic, so to speak, to draw her power directly from the primal essence of the world rather than receiving it courtesy of a divine middleman.</p>
<p><b>Satu</b> is a child of two worlds, and Yse is inclined to deem this a boon rather than a blemish. She appreciates the skill required to execute the half-elf’s unusual combat techniques, though it is Satu’s training to become a songsinger that she is actively supportive of; songsingers are crucial to retaining and passing on the following’s oral lore, which in turn is something Yse considers as essential to the Tusks’ survival as hunting game and weathering the Realm’s inclement climes.</p>
<p>She accords <b>Tharskh</b> a certain respect on account of his unusual childhood. That he managed to survive in the wilderness, removed from the comforts of civilisation (such as they are in the Realm) is, to Yse, a sign that the half-orc has nature’s favour. Neither his feral origins nor his orcish heritage concern her, and by her standards she is willing to cut Tharskh a little slack when it comes to adhering to the Broken Tusks’ ways.</p>
<p>And for the NPCs…</p>
<p>One could argue that <b>Pakano</b> is ever so slightly ambivalent towards Yse. Quite possibly he’s envious of her talents, and she does not approve of his overbearing, self-righteous attitude – but at the same time, Yse is as willing to concede when he is in the right as disagree when he is not, rather than being innately predisposed against him due to his less than endearing demeanour. This might earn her a tiny amount of goodwill in his book, though certainly nowhere near enough to make them friends.</p>
<p>Yse duly reciprocates <b>Wipa</b>’s kindness, though she is not sure how best to deal with the head scout’s grief at losing her husband. Watcher insists that death is merely the night to the day that is life, one following the other in a cycle both inevitable and reassuring, and that grief is a futile indulgence; Yse privately feels that this sentiment is not so easily applied to human affairs, even if the subject sometimes leaves her at a loss. She does take a keen interest in Wipa’s ongoing pregnancy – midwifery is not a part of her usual expertise, making it practical observations and studies to this extent all the more important.</p>DoctorEvil: Please note, regarding the defence values listed in my post header, that the ones in brackets are those of Yse’s eidolon.
Also, at the time I added heal to Yse’s spell repertoire it looked like she might be the party’s only healer. Now that we have a cleric I’ve been thinking about swapping it out for something different, given the summoner’s limited spellcasting capabilities. If you’re amenable, I’d like to slot in gust of wind instead. :)
Now, for the character...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-17T03:42:36ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor Evil DiscussionYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/discussion#82022-08-11T01:56:42Z2022-08-11T01:56:42Z<p>Hello everyone! I am still in the process of coming up with a few NPC connections, so for now here's how I envision Yse's perception of the other greenlit PCs.</p>
<p>I think Yse probably is of two minds about <b>Hurik</b>. On the one hand she respects his physical prowess, and applauds the enthusiasm with which he embarks on hunts to support the following. On the other hand she probably takes a somewhat dim view of his “condition”: not so much because she considers it (and therefore him) dangerous, but because to her it speaks of a certain lack of discipline and self-control, traits which she values rather highly.</p>
<p>It’s fair to say that <b>Miriani</b> intrigues Yse. There might even be a vague sense of kinship, with both of them being attuned to and claiming a degree of power over particular elements of the natural world. In any case, with amurruns being an uncommon sight, Yse makes no secret of wishing to learn more about her and the catfolk people, doing her best to tolerate Miriani’s at times unconventional behaviour.</p>Hello everyone! I am still in the process of coming up with a few NPC connections, so for now here's how I envision Yse's perception of the other greenlit PCs.
I think Yse probably is of two minds about Hurik. On the one hand she respects his physical prowess, and applauds the enthusiasm with which he embarks on hunts to support the following. On the other hand she probably takes a somewhat dim view of his “condition”: not so much because she considers it (and therefore him) dangerous, but...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-11T01:56:42ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/recruiting&page=2#652022-08-10T19:28:51Z2022-08-10T19:28:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Yse Snowstrider wrote:</div><blockquote> Finally, the Dual Studies class feat causes the eidolon and the summoner each to gain the (non-shared) Trained proficiency in one skill: this is Athletics for Yse’s eidolon and Society for Yse herself. </blockquote>I think this is the important part. I was not reading this feat as adding a skill point (going from 3 to 4) but merely allowing duality on an existing skill point (eidolon gets one different than you, but not any more in total). It doesn't really say clearly, so I will allow it as you have built.</blockquote><p>Well, the feat's description states: "Choose two skills. Your eidolon <b>becomes</b> trained in one of those skills and you <b>become</b> trained in the other skill" (emphasis mine). Becoming trained in a skill only makes sense if said skill was previously untrained; that is pretty unambiguous, I think. But as we are ultimately on the same page anyway, it's all good. :)DM DoctorEvil wrote:Yse Snowstrider wrote: Finally, the Dual Studies class feat causes the eidolon and the summoner each to gain the (non-shared) Trained proficiency in one skill: this is Athletics for Yse’s eidolon and Society for Yse herself.
I think this is the important part. I was not reading this feat as adding a skill point (going from 3 to 4) but merely allowing duality on an existing skill point (eidolon gets one different than you, but not any more in total). It doesn't really say...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-10T19:28:51ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/recruiting&page=2#572022-08-10T05:59:02Z2022-08-10T05:59:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote><p>I haven't studied on Summoners too much so you can correct me, but it appears, you have one skill too many? If you get Diplomacy and Hillcross Lore from background, and Nature and Intimidation from class, you have 3 more to get. But it seems you have 4: Medicine, Society (different from Eidolon doesn't mean extra), Stealth and Survival. </p>
<p>Also, you have chosen a skill feat in Group Impression but I think you should have a general feat instead. </p>
<p>LMK if you disagree and/or link something from the rules that supports it.</blockquote><p>Yse’s skills break down as follows.
<p>Like you noted, Diplomacy and Hillcrest Lore are granted by the Broken Tusk Recruiter background. (As is the Group Impression skill feat, incidentally.) Intimidation and Nature are granted by the Beast eidolon. Summoners are trained in a number of additional skills equal to 3 plus their INT modifier, which in this case means three skills: Medicine, Stealth, and Survival. Finally, the Dual Studies class feat causes the eidolon and the summoner each to gain the (non-shared) Trained proficiency in one skill: this is Athletics for Yse’s eidolon and Society for Yse herself.</p>DM DoctorEvil wrote:I haven't studied on Summoners too much so you can correct me, but it appears, you have one skill too many? If you get Diplomacy and Hillcross Lore from background, and Nature and Intimidation from class, you have 3 more to get. But it seems you have 4: Medicine, Society (different from Eidolon doesn't mean extra), Stealth and Survival.
Also, you have chosen a skill feat in Group Impression but I think you should have a general feat instead.
LMK if you disagree and/or...Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-10T05:59:02ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/recruiting&page=2#542022-08-10T03:38:45Z2022-08-10T03:38:45Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Yse Snowstrider wrote:</div><blockquote>This is TheWorstFighter with a slightly preliminary check-in. I am still working on the character's backstory, but her profile page should otherwise be ready for review.</blockquote><p>Her backstory's done too now, for the record. :)Yse Snowstrider wrote:This is TheWorstFighter with a slightly preliminary check-in. I am still working on the character's backstory, but her profile page should otherwise be ready for review.
Her backstory's done too now, for the record. :)Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-10T03:38:45ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilYse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/recruiting#482022-08-09T03:26:31Z2022-08-09T03:26:31Z<p>This is TheWorstFighter with a slightly preliminary check-in. I am still working on the character's backstory, but her profile page should otherwise be ready for review.</p>This is TheWorstFighter with a slightly preliminary check-in. I am still working on the character's backstory, but her profile page should otherwise be ready for review.Yse Snowstrider (alias of TheWorstFighter)2022-08-09T03:26:31ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/recruiting#62022-08-07T03:57:57Z2022-08-07T03:57:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote>Summoner, eh?— you love to challenge the GM right away, dontcha?!? (just kidding, play what you want). Will look forward to see how you tie it to the Broken Tusk following. </blockquote><p>In my defence, summoners seem like they pose a challenge for their players, too. :Þ Nor can I claim to be a PF2E pro myself. But I'm sure none of it is insurmountable.DM DoctorEvil wrote:Summoner, eh?-- you love to challenge the GM right away, dontcha?!? (just kidding, play what you want). Will look forward to see how you tie it to the Broken Tusk following.
In my defence, summoners seem like they pose a challenge for their players, too. :Þ Nor can I claim to be a PF2E pro myself. But I'm sure none of it is insurmountable.TheWorstFighter2022-08-07T03:57:57ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Quest for the Frozen Flame - PF2 AP by DM Doctor EvilTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivmlh/recruiting#22022-08-07T02:53:00Z2022-08-07T02:53:00Z<p>I expressed my interest in your other thread and would be up for giving Frozen Flame a shot! It has almost entirely escaped my attention thus far, so there is that.</p>
<p>Dotting this thread for now. Be back in a couple of days with, probably, a summoner.</p>I expressed my interest in your other thread and would be up for giving Frozen Flame a shot! It has almost entirely escaped my attention thus far, so there is that.
Dotting this thread for now. Be back in a couple of days with, probably, a summoner.TheWorstFighter2022-08-07T02:53:00ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: 2 New PBP Campaigns - But limited exposure to PF2 - Interest CheckTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43nmj?2-New-PBP-Campaigns-But-limited-exposure-to#242022-08-04T21:06:42Z2022-08-04T21:06:42Z<p>In terms of 2E adventure paths, I suppose I'd be up for Age of Ashes or Outlaws of Alkenstar. The circus/magical school settings of Extinction Curse/Strength of Thousands don't do anything for me.</p>In terms of 2E adventure paths, I suppose I'd be up for Age of Ashes or Outlaws of Alkenstar. The circus/magical school settings of Extinction Curse/Strength of Thousands don't do anything for me.TheWorstFighter2022-08-04T21:06:42ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: 2 New PBP Campaigns - But limited exposure to PF2 - Interest CheckTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43nmj?2-New-PBP-Campaigns-But-limited-exposure-to#142022-08-04T02:02:49Z2022-08-04T02:02:49Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote> Frankly, I am a little surprised by the lack of interested persons. Glad for those who have posted, but I am used to dozens of interest posts. So a) my idea is not captivating or b) there just aren't as many people looking for a game as there used to be....</blockquote><p>In my experience, 2E unfortunately remains rather less popular than 1E.
<p>Personally I'd slightly prefer one of the 1E adventures I named earlier. That said, I also wouldn't blame you if you decided the effort to convert the module(s) to 2E was more than you care to take on and opted to run AoA instead. :)</p>DM DoctorEvil wrote:Frankly, I am a little surprised by the lack of interested persons. Glad for those who have posted, but I am used to dozens of interest posts. So a) my idea is not captivating or b) there just aren't as many people looking for a game as there used to be....
In my experience, 2E unfortunately remains rather less popular than 1E. Personally I'd slightly prefer one of the 1E adventures I named earlier. That said, I also wouldn't blame you if you decided the effort to convert...TheWorstFighter2022-08-04T02:02:49ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: 2 New PBP Campaigns - But limited exposure to PF2 - Interest CheckTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43nmj?2-New-PBP-Campaigns-But-limited-exposure-to#72022-08-03T02:48:05Z2022-08-03T02:48:05Z<p>To be honest, none of the 2E APs appeal to me very much based on what I know about them, with the possible exception of Age of Ashes.</p>
<p>The closest I got to playing any of the 1E APs was a D&D 5E conversion of Curse of the Crimson Throne, in which we didn't even get to finish the first chapter. I wouldn't object to that one, though by all accounts Rise of the Runelords also is pretty decent? Really, my familiarity with 1E adventure paths is virtually nil.</p>
<p>Generally speaking I have fairly little practical experience with PF2E, despite my best efforts.</p>To be honest, none of the 2E APs appeal to me very much based on what I know about them, with the possible exception of Age of Ashes.
The closest I got to playing any of the 1E APs was a D&D 5E conversion of Curse of the Crimson Throne, in which we didn't even get to finish the first chapter. I wouldn't object to that one, though by all accounts Rise of the Runelords also is pretty decent? Really, my familiarity with 1E adventure paths is virtually nil.
Generally speaking I have fairly...TheWorstFighter2022-08-03T02:48:05ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: [Interest Check] Skull & Shackles - 1e or 2eTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43nms?Interest-Check-Skull-Shackles-1e-or-2e#82022-08-03T06:14:27Z2022-08-03T02:39:04Z<p>I am tentatively interested!</p>
<p>1. Second edition all the way.
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2. No 1E for me, sorry.
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3. I <i>strongly</i> prefer play-by-post. Discord is a solid "mmmmmaybe if I absolutely have to"; VTT is right out.</p>I am tentatively interested!
1. Second edition all the way.
2. No 1E for me, sorry.
3. I strongly prefer play-by-post. Discord is a solid "mmmmmaybe if I absolutely have to"; VTT is right out.TheWorstFighter2022-08-03T02:39:04ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Eyes of Absalom DiscussionIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/discussion#342021-03-11T17:53:36Z2021-03-11T17:53:36Z<p>Well, damn.</p>
<p>I'm very sorry to hear that; you have my condolences. I quite liked what little I got to experience of this game.</p>Well, damn.
I'm very sorry to hear that; you have my condolences. I quite liked what little I got to experience of this game.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2021-03-11T17:53:36ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=4#1522021-02-05T19:57:37Z2021-02-05T19:57:37Z<p><b>“That went well!”</b> Iandra says as she shakes some bone dust off the business end of her warhammer. <b>“But, yeah, do let’s get inside. Time’s a-wasting!”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Hoo boy, I have no idea how I managed to miss those last couple of posts, but I sure did! My profound apologies.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strength (force the door):</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span></p>“That went well!” Iandra says as she shakes some bone dust off the business end of her warhammer. “But, yeah, do let’s get inside. Time’s a-wasting!”
Hoo boy, I have no idea how I managed to miss those last couple of posts, but I sure did! My profound apologies.
[DICE=Strength (force the door)]1d20+4[/DICE]Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2021-02-05T19:57:37ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1462020-12-27T19:15:22Z2020-12-27T19:15:22Z<p>She nods at Silas. <b>“Time to earn our keep!”</b> Hefting her warhammer, she prepares to smash whatever foes show their undead faces while continually cussing them out at the top of their voice in an attempt to keep their attention on her.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Round 1:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #1:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #2:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 5 = 15</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Round 2:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #1:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #2:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (13) + 7 - 5 = 15</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Round 3:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #1:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #2:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (16) + 7 - 5 = 18</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Round 4:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #1:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #2:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 5 = 5</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Round 5:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #1:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Warhammer Strike #2:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 7 - 5 = 16</span><span class=messageboard-ooc>, </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Bludgeoning damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>—</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidation:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10</span></p>She nods at Silas. “Time to earn our keep!” Hefting her warhammer, she prepares to smash whatever foes show their undead faces while continually cussing them out at the top of their voice in an attempt to keep their attention on her.
Round 1: [DICE=Warhammer Strike #1]1d20+7[/DICE], [DICE=Bludgeoning damage]1d8+4[/DICE] — [DICE=Warhammer Strike #2]1d20+7-5[/DICE], [DICE=Bludgeoning damage]1d8+4[/DICE] — [DICE=Intimidation]1d20+5[/DICE]
Round 2: [DICE=Warhammer Strike #1]1d20+7[/DICE],...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-12-27T19:15:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1432020-12-21T02:01:08Z2020-12-21T02:01:08Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>How is the multiple attack penalty applied in this case? If I choose to make five attacks, am I effectively making one full turn's worth of attacks (with the accompanying MAP progression) followed by another two attacks on my second turn, such as it is?</span></p>How is the multiple attack penalty applied in this case? If I choose to make five attacks, am I effectively making one full turn's worth of attacks (with the accompanying MAP progression) followed by another two attacks on my second turn, such as it is?Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-12-21T02:01:08ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Eyes of Absalom DiscussionIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/discussion#252020-11-13T17:50:40Z2020-11-13T17:50:40Z<p>All quiet on the Western Front, I take it? :)</p>All quiet on the Western Front, I take it? :)Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-11-13T17:50:40ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1402020-09-15T22:34:16Z2020-09-15T22:34:16Z<p>Silas’s plan meets with her approval. <b>“<i>Someone</i> needs to keep an eye on the shamblers out here – but if we deal with the undead in the tower quickly enough, that’s all the lookout’ll have to do.”</b> Iandra hefts her hammer. <b>“And frankly, I’m better equipped for doing that dealing than for standing watch.”</b> She looks at Tothi. <b>“You wouldn’t happen to have a sling or some other way to lend fire support if need be, would you?”</b></p>Silas’s plan meets with her approval. “Someone needs to keep an eye on the shamblers out here – but if we deal with the undead in the tower quickly enough, that’s all the lookout’ll have to do.” Iandra hefts her hammer. “And frankly, I’m better equipped for doing that dealing than for standing watch.” She looks at Tothi. “You wouldn’t happen to have a sling or some other way to lend fire support if need be, would you?”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-09-15T22:34:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1352020-08-09T18:54:24Z2020-08-09T18:54:24Z<p><b>“Whoa!”</b> she exclaims when Tothi is attacked, taking a step away from the building while gripping the halfling’s ankles more tightly. <b>“Well, that answers that, huh?”</b> Iandra angles her head upward. <b>“Putting a few arrows or sling stones or what-have-you through that slit is out of the question, I’m guessing? No way to do this but the hard way?”</b></p>“Whoa!” she exclaims when Tothi is attacked, taking a step away from the building while gripping the halfling’s ankles more tightly. “Well, that answers that, huh?” Iandra angles her head upward. “Putting a few arrows or sling stones or what-have-you through that slit is out of the question, I’m guessing? No way to do this but the hard way?”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-08-09T18:54:24ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Age of Ashes (Interest)TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs433zv?Age-of-Ashes#52020-07-27T03:40:25Z2020-07-27T03:40:25Z<p>Post regularly I can manage, but probably not what you'd consider frequently. :)</p>Post regularly I can manage, but probably not what you'd consider frequently. :)TheWorstFighter2020-07-27T03:40:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1322020-07-27T02:11:35Z2020-07-27T02:11:35Z<p><b>“I’m just not convinced that anything left in there is going to be friendly towards us. The Whispering Tyrant besieged Absalom some two months ago, right? Seems pretty unlikely to me that any living folk could’ve held out in there that long. Not to mention the barricade’s on the outside of the tower.”</b></p>
<p>Iandra shrugs. <b>“I can climb well enough if need be. Didn’t think to bring any kit, unfortunately.”</b> She eyes the tower some more before letting out a sigh. <b>“We can try the door, I suppose. Let’s just hope doing so won’t catch the attention of anything <i>too</i> nasty.”</b></p>“I’m just not convinced that anything left in there is going to be friendly towards us. The Whispering Tyrant besieged Absalom some two months ago, right? Seems pretty unlikely to me that any living folk could’ve held out in there that long. Not to mention the barricade’s on the outside of the tower.”
Iandra shrugs. “I can climb well enough if need be. Didn’t think to bring any kit, unfortunately.” She eyes the tower some more before letting out a sigh. “We can try the door, I suppose. Let’s...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-07-27T02:11:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=6#2792020-07-16T20:17:51Z2020-07-16T20:17:51Z<p>Alas for Plaguestone, but as they say, all things must come to an end sooner or later. The game did run for the better part of a year at least, which is pretty good by PbP standards. (I'm sure we'd all be filthy rich if we had a nickel for every game that petered out after a few months at most.)</p>
<p>Anyway, in my opinion we had a great line-up, GM and players alike, and I'd play alongside y'all again in a heartbeat. Take care, everyone!</p>Alas for Plaguestone, but as they say, all things must come to an end sooner or later. The game did run for the better part of a year at least, which is pretty good by PbP standards. (I'm sure we'd all be filthy rich if we had a nickel for every game that petered out after a few months at most.)
Anyway, in my opinion we had a great line-up, GM and players alike, and I'd play alongside y'all again in a heartbeat. Take care, everyone!Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-07-16T20:17:51ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1272020-07-10T04:15:31Z2020-07-10T04:15:31Z<p>When Tothi’s companions are sent on to their final rest, Iandra makes an honest effort to say a few earnest, comforting words at their pyre. She’s unlikely to do a terribly good job of it, or so she feels; being a follower of Cayden Cailean hasn’t exactly equipped her to deal with such solemn occasions, and she doesn’t even have a jug of ale to pour out. As such, she limits herself to commending their souls to Pharasma, and promising that a glass or two shall be raised to their memory at the earliest opportunity. It’s not much, but it will have to do.</p>
<p>She does express an interest in the longbow and the quiver of arrows. It’s not that she’s a spectacular shot, but raining down arrows on a target from a hundred feet away is a desirable tactical option – and if she’s being quite honest, she’d just like for that tedious archery training she went through to actually pay off at some point.</p>
<p>As for the half-orcs’ fate, Iandra chooses to defer to her companions. Based on what she has seen and heard, she doesn’t believe anything good will come from letting the brutes go…but Elisdriel and Silas suggested otherwise to them, and going back on that strikes her as counterproductive too. Nothing for it but hope the group won’t regret it, she reckons.</p>
<p>Later, at the siege tower, she takes in the scene before her with a frown. <b>“Well, allegedly our man might be in that tower still. <i>Something</i> is, judging from the look of that barricade,”</b> she mutters. <b>“The question is, how do we find out without simply breaking open the door?”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Is there time, before setting out after the funeral, for Iandra to use Lay on Hands on herself to regain the rest of her hit points, then spend ten minutes praying/Refocusing to get the Focus Point back? If so, she’ll do that.</span></p>When Tothi’s companions are sent on to their final rest, Iandra makes an honest effort to say a few earnest, comforting words at their pyre. She’s unlikely to do a terribly good job of it, or so she feels; being a follower of Cayden Cailean hasn’t exactly equipped her to deal with such solemn occasions, and she doesn’t even have a jug of ale to pour out. As such, she limits herself to commending their souls to Pharasma, and promising that a glass or two shall be raised to their memory at the...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-07-10T04:15:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=19#9172020-07-09T04:19:47Z2020-07-09T04:19:47Z<p>Moving closer to the incipient mêlée, the wizard flings a mote of flame into the fray.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride.
<br />
Actions 2 & 3: Cast Produce Flame on the red bloodlash bush.</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Produce Flame vs Red:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23</span><span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>fire damage on a success, or double damage and <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 ⇒ 3</span> persistent fire damage on a critical success.</span></p>Moving closer to the incipient mêlée, the wizard flings a mote of flame into the fray.
Action 1: Stride.
Actions 2 & 3: Cast Produce Flame on the red bloodlash bush. [DICE=Produce Flame vs Red]1d20+8; 1d4+4[/DICE] fire damage on a success, or double damage and [DICE]1d4[/DICE] persistent fire damage on a critical success.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-07-09T04:19:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=18#9002020-06-30T04:22:26Z2020-06-30T04:22:26Z<p><b>“How utterly…vile,”</b> the wizard remarks, not even trying to keep the skirts of her robes out of the muck any more as the party make their way deeper and deeper into the blighted area. Having dabbled in the necromantic arts she is no stranger to sights, smells and other sensations that would repulse most folk, but somehow what she finds herself immersed in now is worse still. <b>“I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this stretch of land never recovered from its alchemical corruption.”</b></p>
<p>She looks around for a while, then shakes her head. <b>“None of my magic will be of any use in finding our way here, I fear.”</b> Gigon does seem to have a plan of some sort, though, so she does whatever she can to give him a hand.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Anghariel will take one of the healing potions if there are no other takers, I suppose. Also, daily preparations have been made; her dagger again is her designated Arcane Bond item.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>And, yeah, she’s going to try to assist Gigon. Nature +6/Crafting +8 as appropriate, or maybe just Perception +6 if she’s going to purely eyeball the relative degrees of corruption?</span></p>“How utterly…vile,” the wizard remarks, not even trying to keep the skirts of her robes out of the muck any more as the party make their way deeper and deeper into the blighted area. Having dabbled in the necromantic arts she is no stranger to sights, smells and other sensations that would repulse most folk, but somehow what she finds herself immersed in now is worse still. “I wouldn’t be surprised at all if this stretch of land never recovered from its alchemical corruption.”
She looks...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-30T04:22:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1242020-06-30T03:39:45Z2020-06-30T03:39:45Z<p><b>“Iandra Thistlerun,”</b> she introduces herself to the halfling, smiling. <b>“Good to meet you, Tothi, despite these terrible circumstances. Any help you’re willing to give us, we’re more than happy to accept.”</b> Her smile fades as she falls silent for a few moments. <b>“Well, I had better see to the bodies so we can build the pyre as the others are back. If you’d like to claim any of their, um, personal effects, now is the time.”</b></p>
<p>Brought up to speed by Elisdriel, Iandra nods grimly. <b>“Figures,”</b> she responds in a quiet voice. <b>“Politics. I hated them back in Cheliax and I hate them here.”</b> The Caydenite glances in the direction the half-orcs disappeared into. <b>“But we have <i>some</i> proof at least…not that it’ll be much use, I bet.”</b></p>“Iandra Thistlerun,” she introduces herself to the halfling, smiling. “Good to meet you, Tothi, despite these terrible circumstances. Any help you’re willing to give us, we’re more than happy to accept.” Her smile fades as she falls silent for a few moments. “Well, I had better see to the bodies so we can build the pyre as the others are back. If you’d like to claim any of their, um, personal effects, now is the time.”
Brought up to speed by Elisdriel, Iandra nods grimly. “Figures,” she...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-30T03:39:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=18#8932020-06-24T03:03:50Z2020-06-24T03:03:50Z<p><b>“Delma did say her father doesn’t trust Noala. But, well, he seemed like he wouldn’t trust most people, didn’t he?”</b> Anghariel pauses. <b>“And I must say the townsfolk struck me as being a little blasé about those mutant wolves that attacked the caravan – I could imagine their either not understanding that something is very wrong here or not wishing to hear it, as long as their turnips were doing well.”</b></p>
<p>The elf glances ahead in Noala’s general direction. <b>“That odd gauntlet she wears, though…if she really is involved in all this alchemical strangeness, maybe it conceals a mutation of some sort?”</b> There’s a stoic look on her face as she makes her way through the undergrowth, not letting the unpleasantness of navigating these rough trails barefoot get to her. <b>“I don’t know what to think. If it proved absolutely necessary and she <i>was</i> up to something we could probably, ah, subdue her as long as she does not catch us entirely off our guard.”</b></p>“Delma did say her father doesn’t trust Noala. But, well, he seemed like he wouldn’t trust most people, didn’t he?” Anghariel pauses. “And I must say the townsfolk struck me as being a little blasé about those mutant wolves that attacked the caravan – I could imagine their either not understanding that something is very wrong here or not wishing to hear it, as long as their turnips were doing well.”
The elf glances ahead in Noala’s general direction. “That odd gauntlet she wears, though…if...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-24T03:03:50ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=18#8872020-06-22T17:53:09Z2020-06-22T17:53:09Z<p><b>“I exhausted a significant portion of my magic clearing out the wolves’ den,”</b> she says in response to Noala’s not-so-subtle prodding, <b>“but I’m uninjured at least. If we must press on immediately, I suppose there’s nothing preventing my doing so.”</b></p>
<p>While Anghariel is not exactly wary of Phoenix, she maintains a certain respectful distance all the same. As such, allowing the dog to sniff her hand is about as much as she’ll permit.</p>“I exhausted a significant portion of my magic clearing out the wolves’ den,” she says in response to Noala’s not-so-subtle prodding, “but I’m uninjured at least. If we must press on immediately, I suppose there’s nothing preventing my doing so.”
While Anghariel is not exactly wary of Phoenix, she maintains a certain respectful distance all the same. As such, allowing the dog to sniff her hand is about as much as she’ll permit.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-22T17:53:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=18#8792020-06-19T01:57:06Z2020-06-19T01:57:06Z<p>While studying the pool, Anghariel could not help but overhear the…exchange between Osveta and Pollo. Was it banter? Earnest conversation? <i>Courtship?</i> She really could not be sure; the one thing she did feel certain of was that her understanding of human culture was rather less substantial than she thought.</p>
<p><b>“But where did this pollution actually come from?”</b> she wonders out loud. <b>“It seems like the groundwater itself may be tainted. There must be some way of locating the source of these alchemical contaminants.”</b></p>While studying the pool, Anghariel could not help but overhear the…exchange between Osveta and Pollo. Was it banter? Earnest conversation? Courtship? She really could not be sure; the one thing she did feel certain of was that her understanding of human culture was rather less substantial than she thought.
“But where did this pollution actually come from?” she wonders out loud. “It seems like the groundwater itself may be tainted. There must be some way of locating the source of these...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-19T01:57:06ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: [PF2] Age of Ashes RecruitmentHratarsh Two-throats (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivl9r/recruiting#242020-06-18T04:30:20Z2020-06-18T04:30:20Z<p>Here's TheWorstFighter's lizardfolk bard! Some of the mechanical elements like spells and skills are subject to change, but concept-wise everything should be there.</p>Here's TheWorstFighter's lizardfolk bard! Some of the mechanical elements like spells and skills are subject to change, but concept-wise everything should be there.Hratarsh Two-throats (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-18T04:30:20ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: [PF2] Age of Ashes RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivl9r/recruiting#122020-06-17T20:34:38Z2020-06-17T20:34:38Z<p>I'm thinking about a lizardfolk bard. The closest thing to a support character I've played in 2E so far is a wizard, and a throat-singing reptile-man roaming the world seems like a pretty neat concept.</p>I'm thinking about a lizardfolk bard. The closest thing to a support character I've played in 2E so far is a wizard, and a throat-singing reptile-man roaming the world seems like a pretty neat concept.TheWorstFighter2020-06-17T20:34:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=6#2662020-06-17T19:24:53Z2020-06-17T19:24:53Z<p>Alas, I have no other characters on this board worth sharing. :|</p>Alas, I have no other characters on this board worth sharing. :|Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-17T19:24:53ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: [PF2] Age of Ashes RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivl9r/recruiting#62020-06-17T19:08:48Z2020-06-17T19:08:48Z<p>I'd love to get in on Age of Ashes, but as I can't deliver more than 3–4 posts a week at the absolute most I'm not sure how suited I am to this particular game.</p>I'd love to get in on Age of Ashes, but as I can't deliver more than 3–4 posts a week at the absolute most I'm not sure how suited I am to this particular game.TheWorstFighter2020-06-17T19:08:48ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1192020-06-15T03:24:24Z2020-06-15T03:24:24Z<p><b>“You’ll have your work cut out for you, taking the bodies back home – though it’s only the proper thing to do, of course,”</b> Iandra adds with a small smile that is approving and commiserating both.</p>
<p>She looks around. <b>“Yeah, you’re welcome to join us. Though I’m sure you won’t want to leave your late companions behind…”</b> She purses her lips. <b>“We could cremate them, maybe? Some of us are followers of Cayden Cailean, so we could…say a few words over them, if you like? It won’t be the grandest funeral, but it’d be <i>something</i>.”</b></p>“You’ll have your work cut out for you, taking the bodies back home – though it’s only the proper thing to do, of course,” Iandra adds with a small smile that is approving and commiserating both.
She looks around. “Yeah, you’re welcome to join us. Though I’m sure you won’t want to leave your late companions behind…” She purses her lips. “We could cremate them, maybe? Some of us are followers of Cayden Cailean, so we could…say a few words over them, if you like? It won’t be the grandest...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-15T03:24:24ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=18#8632020-06-07T04:42:32Z2020-06-07T04:41:54Z<p><b>“Yes, you are not going to make a habit of this, I hope?”</b> she joins Osveta in lightly berating Pollo, though the note of relief in her voice is hard to miss.</p>
<p><b>“Well, the last time we encountered a glowing pool like this one, a lightning-spewing serpent came out of it,”</b> Anghariel cautions, only slowly moving closer. Still, she wonders…</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>For knowledge check purposes, I have Arcana +8, Nature +6, Occultism +8 or Religion +6 to offer, in order of guesstimated preference.</span></p>“Yes, you are not going to make a habit of this, I hope?” she joins Osveta in lightly berating Pollo, though the note of relief in her voice is hard to miss.
“Well, the last time we encountered a glowing pool like this one, a lightning-spewing serpent came out of it,” Anghariel cautions, only slowly moving closer. Still, she wonders…
For knowledge check purposes, I have Arcana +8, Nature +6, Occultism +8 or Religion +6 to offer, in order of guesstimated preference.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-07T04:41:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=18#8532020-06-04T04:32:54Z2020-06-04T04:32:54Z<p>Seeing an overcome Pollo hit the ground, the elf bites back a shout of alarm. Instead, she redoubles her efforts to bring down the remaining wolf-monster by subjecting it to another burst of electricity.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I’m beginning to see a pattern when it comes to Pollo and acid-themed wolves…</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 & 2: Cast Electric Arc on Yellow. It takes</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>electricity damage, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
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Action 3: Cast Shield, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn. If the wolf should hit me, I’ll use Shield Block to dismiss the spell and reduce the attack’s damage (Hardness 5).</span></p>Seeing an overcome Pollo hit the ground, the elf bites back a shout of alarm. Instead, she redoubles her efforts to bring down the remaining wolf-monster by subjecting it to another burst of electricity.
I’m beginning to see a pattern when it comes to Pollo and acid-themed wolves…
Actions 1 & 2: Cast Electric Arc on Yellow. It takes [DICE]1d4+4[/DICE] electricity damage, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
Action 3: Cast Shield, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-04T04:32:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1162020-06-03T03:57:30Z2020-06-03T03:57:30Z<p><b>“Yeah, but…”</b> She sighs. <b>“Oh, never mind.”</b></p>
<p>Iandra turns to the halfling again. <b>“What are you going to do? Make your way back to the city?”</b></p>“Yeah, but…” She sighs. “Oh, never mind.”
Iandra turns to the halfling again. “What are you going to do? Make your way back to the city?”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-03T03:57:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=17#8482020-06-02T04:16:58Z2020-06-02T04:16:58Z<p>Of course those abominations would be as tough as they are ugly. Still, they (hopefully) are not immortal, and so Anghariel calls on one of her more readily invokable spells to blast the beasts with lightning before taking a moment to ward herself against any possible retaliation attempts. </p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 & 2: Cast Electric Arc on both wolves. They take</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>electricity damage each, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
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Action 3: Cast Shield, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn. If either wolf should hit me, I’ll use Shield Block to dismiss the spell and reduce the attack’s damage (Hardness 5).</span></p>Of course those abominations would be as tough as they are ugly. Still, they (hopefully) are not immortal, and so Anghariel calls on one of her more readily invokable spells to blast the beasts with lightning before taking a moment to ward herself against any possible retaliation attempts.
Actions 1 & 2: Cast Electric Arc on both wolves. They take [DICE]1d4+4[/DICE] electricity damage each, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
Action 3: Cast Shield, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-06-02T04:16:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=17#8442020-05-28T00:45:33Z2020-05-28T00:45:33Z<p>She wrinkles her nose at the sight of the misshapen wolves; they look…<i>wrong</i> in a way few things she has ever encountered did. Combined with the fact that these monstrosities seem no less deadly for it, Anghariel draws on one of her more potent spells to pepper the closest wolf with missiles of magical force.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1, 2 and 3: Cast a Spell, <i>magic missile</i>! Flinging all three missiles at Red Wolf for a total of </span><span class="messageboard-dice">3d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 4, 4) + 3 = 14</span><span class=messageboard-ooc> force damage. (I assume that as they’re effectively cast simultaneously, there’s no directing any potential overkill missiles at another target.)</span></p>She wrinkles her nose at the sight of the misshapen wolves; they look…wrong in a way few things she has ever encountered did. Combined with the fact that these monstrosities seem no less deadly for it, Anghariel draws on one of her more potent spells to pepper the closest wolf with missiles of magical force.
Actions 1, 2 and 3: Cast a Spell, magic missile! Flinging all three missiles at Red Wolf for a total of [DICE=]3d4+3[/DICE] force damage. (I assume that as they’re effectively cast...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-28T00:45:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=6#2542020-05-27T21:16:09Z2020-05-27T21:16:09Z<p>Does <i>magic missile</i> count as a ranged attack for the purposes of this place? There are no attack rolls involved – the spell simply deals damage.</p>Does magic missile count as a ranged attack for the purposes of this place? There are no attack rolls involved – the spell simply deals damage.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-27T21:16:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=17#8332020-05-24T20:55:13Z2020-05-24T20:55:13Z<p><b>“I suppose there’s nothing for it, is there?”</b> she says with a sigh, annoyance and distaste evident on her features as she regards the tunnel entrance.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Anghariel would probably be somewhere in the middle of the group, maybe even bringing up the rear.</span></p>“I suppose there’s nothing for it, is there?” she says with a sigh, annoyance and distaste evident on her features as she regards the tunnel entrance.
Anghariel would probably be somewhere in the middle of the group, maybe even bringing up the rear.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-24T20:55:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=17#8272020-05-22T22:41:29Z2020-05-22T22:41:29Z<p><b>“I suppose that could have gone worse,”</b> Anghariel observes. Turning to Pollo she says, <b>“You will probably be a lot safer, for one, considering our encountering all these deadly things so far generally has been the result of trying to solve that mystery in the first place.”</b></p>
<p>She falls silent for a few moments as she looks down at the tainted earth, feeling it between her toes. <i>When this day is over, my feet will need soaking for an hour or two straight.</i> <b>“I have heard of flora like this before, so it’s not necessarily a product of whatever affliction has beset this land.”</b> She looks up again. <b>“Of course, I can’t possibly imagine it is helping, either.”</b></p>“I suppose that could have gone worse,” Anghariel observes. Turning to Pollo she says, “You will probably be a lot safer, for one, considering our encountering all these deadly things so far generally has been the result of trying to solve that mystery in the first place.”
She falls silent for a few moments as she looks down at the tainted earth, feeling it between her toes. When this day is over, my feet will need soaking for an hour or two straight. “I have heard of flora like this before,...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-22T22:41:29ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=17#8162020-05-21T01:58:44Z2020-05-21T01:58:44Z<p>Feeling cautiously optimistic now, the wizard moves up to the last bush and attempts to incinerate it as well.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride.
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Actions 2 & 3: Cast a Spell, again as a melee attack.</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Produce Flame vs Green Bush:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24</span>, <span class=messageboard-ooc>dealing</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>fire damage on a hit (double damage and</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 ⇒ 1</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>persistent fire damage on a critical success).</span></p>Feeling cautiously optimistic now, the wizard moves up to the last bush and attempts to incinerate it as well.
Action 1: Stride.
Actions 2 & 3: Cast a Spell, again as a melee attack. [DICE=Produce Flame vs Green Bush]1d20+8[/DICE], dealing [DICE=]1d4+4[/DICE] fire damage on a hit (double damage and [DICE=]1d4[/DICE] persistent fire damage on a critical success).Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-21T01:58:44ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=17#8092020-05-19T02:48:02Z2020-05-19T02:48:02Z<p>She breathes a tiny sigh of relief when one of the bushes is reduced to kindling. But even so two more of the ferociously hostile things remain, which is why the wizard proceeds to try to set another of them on fire.</p>
<p>Pollo’s request briefly gives her pause. Does she trust herself to ignite his torch without also igniting him? Given the meagre magic at her disposal it seems a dubious prospect, at least while there is this murderous flora to contend with. <b>“I’m sorry!”</b> she calls out to him, <b>“I’ve only this one spell, and it’s as likely to ignite you as it is the torch!”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride.
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Actions 2 & 3: Cast a spell, as a melee attack in this case.</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Produce Flame vs Yellow Bush:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23</span>, <span class=messageboard-ooc>dealing</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>fire damage on a hit (double damage and</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 ⇒ 4</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>persistent fire damage on a critical success).</span></p>She breathes a tiny sigh of relief when one of the bushes is reduced to kindling. But even so two more of the ferociously hostile things remain, which is why the wizard proceeds to try to set another of them on fire.
Pollo’s request briefly gives her pause. Does she trust herself to ignite his torch without also igniting him? Given the meagre magic at her disposal it seems a dubious prospect, at least while there is this murderous flora to contend with. “I’m sorry!” she calls out to him,...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-19T02:48:02ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=3?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#1472020-05-18T23:49:49Z2020-05-18T23:49:12Z<p>Sure. Well, depends on what the expected posting frequency is going to be, but fundamentally, sure.</p>Sure. Well, depends on what the expected posting frequency is going to be, but fundamentally, sure.TheWorstFighter2020-05-18T23:49:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1112020-05-17T03:51:41Z2020-05-17T03:51:41Z<p>She looks from “Green” to his former captive and back, a little bemused by the subject’s turning to salvage rights. <b>“Well, you’ll excuse me,”</b> Iandra says, <b>“if I’m inclined to think you’re the sort to kill the fellow first and ask questions later.”</b> She glances at her companions and gives them a slight shrug, not sure yet what to make of this added complication.</p>
<p>The Caydenite nods herself in response to the halfling’s enquiry. <b>“That’s right. Quite a commodity, those dead cousins.”</b> She looks around the campsite in all its grisliness. <b>“Makes you wonder if it’s <i>really</i> worth it, though, doesn’t it?”</b></p>She looks from “Green” to his former captive and back, a little bemused by the subject’s turning to salvage rights. “Well, you’ll excuse me,” Iandra says, “if I’m inclined to think you’re the sort to kill the fellow first and ask questions later.” She glances at her companions and gives them a slight shrug, not sure yet what to make of this added complication.
The Caydenite nods herself in response to the halfling’s enquiry. “That’s right. Quite a commodity, those dead cousins.” She looks...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-17T03:51:41ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=5#2402020-05-16T22:05:09Z2020-05-16T22:05:09Z<p>Oh, I know that. I was referring to Pollo's idea in his most recent post about getting somehow to (magically) light his torch on fire. :)</p>Oh, I know that. I was referring to Pollo's idea in his most recent post about getting somehow to (magically) light his torch on fire. :)Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-16T22:05:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=5#2382020-05-16T20:36:03Z2020-05-16T20:36:03Z<p>Anghariel doesn't know any fire spells other than <i>produce flame</i>, and it can only be used to target creatures. I don't know if trying to light a torch with it even is an option, but I'd really rather not risk hitting Pollo. (Wanna bet it'd end up critting?)</p>Anghariel doesn't know any fire spells other than produce flame, and it can only be used to target creatures. I don't know if trying to light a torch with it even is an option, but I'd really rather not risk hitting Pollo. (Wanna bet it'd end up critting?)Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-16T20:36:03ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#8002020-05-13T21:37:35Z2020-05-13T21:37:35Z<p>Clearly those bushes are not to be trifled with. It’s why Anghariel throws caution to the wind and herself into the fray, hurrying up to Osveta and touching her blade to render its edges supernaturally sharp for a short while. <b>“Now slice them up but good!”</b> she then shouts encouragingly at the warrior.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride.
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Actions 2 & 3: Cast <i>magic weapon</i> on Osveta’s greatsword. It becomes a +1 <i>striking</i> weapon, gaining a +1 item bonus to attack rolls and increasing the number of weapon damage dice to two.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Oh man, if only I’d posted a minute sooner. Then again, there’s more than enough of those blasted plants to go around…</span></p>Clearly those bushes are not to be trifled with. It’s why Anghariel throws caution to the wind and herself into the fray, hurrying up to Osveta and touching her blade to render its edges supernaturally sharp for a short while. “Now slice them up but good!” she then shouts encouragingly at the warrior.
Action 1: Stride.
Actions 2 & 3: Cast magic weapon on Osveta’s greatsword. It becomes a +1 striking weapon, gaining a +1 item bonus to attack rolls and increasing the number of weapon damage...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-13T21:37:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1082020-05-12T00:11:33Z2020-05-12T00:11:33Z<p><b>“They do say that practice makes perfect.”</b></p>
<p>Iandra considers the halfling’s words. <b>“A dead nobleman, huh. He wouldn’t happen to have been the cousin of a certain councilwoman, would he?”</b> She pauses. <b>“Wait, you said ‘we’ and ‘us’, but all I’m seeing is you. Does that mean what I fear it means?”</b> she says, glancing round at the bodies scattered about.</p>“They do say that practice makes perfect.”
Iandra considers the halfling’s words. “A dead nobleman, huh. He wouldn’t happen to have been the cousin of a certain councilwoman, would he?” She pauses. “Wait, you said ‘we’ and ‘us’, but all I’m seeing is you. Does that mean what I fear it means?” she says, glancing round at the bodies scattered about.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-12T00:11:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=5#2302020-05-08T20:17:46Z2020-05-08T20:17:46Z<p>Don't I know that feeling.</p>Don't I know that feeling.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-08T20:17:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#7932020-05-08T20:04:13Z2020-05-08T20:04:13Z<p>Stepping into the underbrush next to Osveta, Anghariel causes a small ball of fire to blossom into being in her palm, then promptly flings it at the raging bush closest to the party.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride. (I’m assuming the bushes don’t have cover against me in the square I moved to, otherwise I’ll move somewhere I have a clear shot from.)
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Actions 2 & 3: Cast Produce Flame.</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Produce Flame vs Red Bush:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26</span>, <span class=messageboard-ooc>dealing</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>fire damage on a hit (double damage and</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 ⇒ 1</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>persistent fire damage on a critical success).</span></p>Stepping into the underbrush next to Osveta, Anghariel causes a small ball of fire to blossom into being in her palm, then promptly flings it at the raging bush closest to the party.
Action 1: Stride. (I’m assuming the bushes don’t have cover against me in the square I moved to, otherwise I’ll move somewhere I have a clear shot from.)
Actions 2 & 3: Cast Produce Flame. [DICE=Produce Flame vs Red Bush]1d20+8[/DICE], dealing [DICE=]1d4+4[/DICE] fire damage on a hit (double damage and...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-08T20:04:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#7882020-05-08T04:08:13Z2020-05-08T04:08:13Z<p><b>“I can conjure motes of flame if need be,”</b> the wizard says. <b>“Though I’d prefer it if we could simply give those bushes a wide berth instead – not that this seems to be an option.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I don’t think those two everburning torches that were part of the cave loot got distributed, did they? Anghariel usually has a free hand to spare, so she’d have taken one of the torches if there wasn’t much demand for them otherwise. Of course, I’m not sure how much use they are as actual weapons.</span></p>“I can conjure motes of flame if need be,” the wizard says. “Though I’d prefer it if we could simply give those bushes a wide berth instead – not that this seems to be an option.”
I don’t think those two everburning torches that were part of the cave loot got distributed, did they? Anghariel usually has a free hand to spare, so she’d have taken one of the torches if there wasn’t much demand for them otherwise. Of course, I’m not sure how much use they are as actual weapons.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-08T04:08:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#7822020-05-02T19:17:46Z2020-05-02T19:17:46Z<p>Anghariel too racks her brain on the subject of wolf-devouring shrubs.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Also going to try to Recall Knowledge concerning those bushes using Nature +6.</span></p>Anghariel too racks her brain on the subject of wolf-devouring shrubs.
Also going to try to Recall Knowledge concerning those bushes using Nature +6.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-02T19:17:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#7772020-05-01T21:36:58Z2020-05-01T21:36:58Z<p>Drawing her robes closer around her thin frame, the elf shifts uncomfortably in place. The very air seems tainted here, and she is both repulsed and morbidly intrigued by the feel of the diseased soil beneath her bare feet – but beyond its significance to her personally it also serves as a reminder of what is at stake, a powerful motivator to remedy the obvious wrongness that has taken hold of the land.</p>
<p>Anghariel nods at Pollo. <b>“Certainly not in a place like this.”</b> She draws a plain, black-bladed dagger but remains where she is for the time being. Her eyes roam around the clearing in front of the group, trying to discern if there’s anything more to it than its merely looking foul. After a minute or so she breaks the silence by intoning a few arcane syllables, part of a spell to detect any magic that might be present in her vicinity.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Perception +6 to make a secret check! And she’ll also cast <i>detect magic</i> because why not?</span></p>Drawing her robes closer around her thin frame, the elf shifts uncomfortably in place. The very air seems tainted here, and she is both repulsed and morbidly intrigued by the feel of the diseased soil beneath her bare feet – but beyond its significance to her personally it also serves as a reminder of what is at stake, a powerful motivator to remedy the obvious wrongness that has taken hold of the land.
Anghariel nods at Pollo. “Certainly not in a place like this.” She draws a plain,...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-05-01T21:36:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1042020-04-30T00:31:22Z2020-04-30T00:29:37Z<p>The Caydenite turns and looks at Silas. <b>“Come to think of it, I <i>did</i> feel a bit tingly there for a moment…”</b> she notes with a smirk. <b>“Still am aching just a little, though. Could see to that myself if we’ve a few more minutes to spare.”</b> She then gives the newly rescued halfling her attention again.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I could use <i>lay on hands</i> on myself to heal fully and Refocus to get the point back, which would take 10 minutes.</span></p>The Caydenite turns and looks at Silas. “Come to think of it, I did feel a bit tingly there for a moment…” she notes with a smirk. “Still am aching just a little, though. Could see to that myself if we’ve a few more minutes to spare.” She then gives the newly rescued halfling her attention again.
I could use lay on hands on myself to heal fully and Refocus to get the point back, which would take 10 minutes.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-30T00:29:37ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#7712020-04-29T04:59:36Z2020-04-29T04:59:36Z<p>Anghariel gives the other elf a nod of acknowledgement, but otherwise remains politely distant – in truth, she isn’t eager to spend any more time than she has to around others of her kind.</p>
<p><b>“I don’t know if this taint is in any way related to the…perpetrators of…recent goings-on,”</b> she says a little haltingly, still finding it difficult to speak of the caravan master’s murder and the events surrounding it, <b>“but there clearly is something wrong here. Dangerously, reprehensibly wrong. So, yes, I’ll do what I can to help discover the cause of it.”</b></p>Anghariel gives the other elf a nod of acknowledgement, but otherwise remains politely distant – in truth, she isn’t eager to spend any more time than she has to around others of her kind.
“I don’t know if this taint is in any way related to the…perpetrators of…recent goings-on,” she says a little haltingly, still finding it difficult to speak of the caravan master’s murder and the events surrounding it, “but there clearly is something wrong here. Dangerously, reprehensibly wrong. So, yes,...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-29T04:59:36ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=3#1012020-04-26T03:00:15Z2020-04-26T03:00:15Z<p>Looking at the two half-orcs dubiously but trusting her companions to keep an eye on them, Iandra moves to undo whatever shackles might be restraining their diminutive captive. <b>“Well, it’s not <i>you</i> being rescued specifically, but…yes, I suppose so.”</b> She looks at the halfling and addresses her in her own tongue: <i><b>“What happened here, anyway? How’d you end up in the clutches of those oafs?”</b></i></p>Looking at the two half-orcs dubiously but trusting her companions to keep an eye on them, Iandra moves to undo whatever shackles might be restraining their diminutive captive. “Well, it’s not you being rescued specifically, but…yes, I suppose so.” She looks at the halfling and addresses her in her own tongue: “What happened here, anyway? How’d you end up in the clutches of those oafs?”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-26T03:00:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=16#7592020-04-22T23:11:37Z2020-04-22T23:11:37Z<p>Fairly out of her element in a rural setting like this, Anghariel is content to linger on the periphery for the most part. She spends much of her time further honing her command of arcane magic, formulating a couple of new spells in the process. When she needs a break from poring over her spellbook, the wizard likes to go for a walk around Etran’s Folly and muse on the transience of the world – Bort Bargith’s dreadful demise, and the knowledge that its ultimate perpetrator remains unknown and at large, have plunged her into a somewhat melancholy mood.</p>
<p>~</p>
<p>The morning of the stranger’s arrival finds Anghariel breaking her fast along with the others of her group. She is a little less put off by the incessant turnip-y fare than most, perhaps, on account of having taken to using the <i>prestidigitation</i> spell to add a variety of much-needed different flavours to the local food and drink (while being careful to keep the villagers from noticing, lest they take umbrage).</p>
<p>Summoned outside, the elf eyes the carcases with some distaste before looking at the woman. <b>“There was something…<i>off</i> about those beasts,”</b> she agrees with Milo. <b>“And about some of the land, too, I thought.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Anghariel’s memorised spells have been updated in her profile. She also designates her dagger as her bonded item for purposes of Arcane Bond.</span></p>Fairly out of her element in a rural setting like this, Anghariel is content to linger on the periphery for the most part. She spends much of her time further honing her command of arcane magic, formulating a couple of new spells in the process. When she needs a break from poring over her spellbook, the wizard likes to go for a walk around Etran’s Folly and muse on the transience of the world – Bort Bargith’s dreadful demise, and the knowledge that its ultimate perpetrator remains unknown and...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-22T23:11:37ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=5#2232020-04-18T22:11:17Z2020-04-18T22:11:17Z<p>So I've been looking at what to do with that runestone containing the <i>shadow</i> rune we found, and…unless I'm misunderstanding the rules, currently we can only sell it or hold on to it?</p>
<p>For starters, to transfer a property rune (such as <i>shadow</i>) to an item, that item must be etched with an armour/weapon potency rune. We don't have any such armour, so that appears to put paid to the notion right away.</p>
<p>Additionally, according to the core rules, "[transferring] runes between one item and another, including a runestone … uses the Craft activity." They also state: "Etching a rune on an item follows the same process as using the Craft activity to make an item. You must have the formula for the rune, the item you’re adding the rune to must be in your possession throughout the etching process, and you must meet any special Craft Requirements of the rune."</p>
<p>What's not clear to me is whether this supersedes the other requirements laid out by the "Craft an item" activity, such as the crafting character needing to be at least the same level as the item being crafted. Even if it does, though, we lack the formula for the <i>shadow</i> rune, and I don't know if it could be acquired in a place like Etran's Folly.</p>
<p>Does this sound correct?</p>So I've been looking at what to do with that runestone containing the shadow rune we found, and…unless I'm misunderstanding the rules, currently we can only sell it or hold on to it?
For starters, to transfer a property rune (such as shadow) to an item, that item must be etched with an armour/weapon potency rune. We don't have any such armour, so that appears to put paid to the notion right away.
Additionally, according to the core rules, "[transferring] runes between one item and another,...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-18T22:11:17ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#972020-04-16T22:57:25Z2020-04-16T22:57:25Z<p><b>“Oh, just following his orders, were you?”</b> Iandra retorts with a slight sneer. <b>“Now where’ve I heard that before?”</b> Her eyes dart across the bodies already littering the ground around the half-orcs’ campsite. <b>“Can’t say I have much faith you lot won’t just set up shop somewhere else and go right back to whatever nasty business you were up to here.”</b></p>“Oh, just following his orders, were you?” Iandra retorts with a slight sneer. “Now where’ve I heard that before?” Her eyes dart across the bodies already littering the ground around the half-orcs’ campsite. “Can’t say I have much faith you lot won’t just set up shop somewhere else and go right back to whatever nasty business you were up to here.”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-16T22:57:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=15#7452020-04-16T04:08:46Z2020-04-16T04:08:46Z<p><b>“Intriguing,”</b> the wizard says, turning the runestone over in her hands. <b>“This could be used to enhance somebody’s armour and make it easier for them to escape undesirable attention.”</b></p>
<p>She looks undecided as the group debates what to do next. <b>“I can muster little more than cantrips at this point, but I am unhurt.”</b> Anghariel glances out of the nearby cave mouth. <b>“If we needn’t travel too far to do so, I suppose taking a look at this drop-off point before we return to Etran’s Folly might not be a bad idea.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>If we have ten minutes to spare, I’d like to use the Refocus activity to get my focus point back, just in case.</span></p>“Intriguing,” the wizard says, turning the runestone over in her hands. “This could be used to enhance somebody’s armour and make it easier for them to escape undesirable attention.”
She looks undecided as the group debates what to do next. “I can muster little more than cantrips at this point, but I am unhurt.” Anghariel glances out of the nearby cave mouth. “If we needn’t travel too far to do so, I suppose taking a look at this drop-off point before we return to Etran’s Folly might not be...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-16T04:08:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=15#7352020-04-12T04:25:28Z2020-04-12T04:25:28Z<p><b>“Maybe.”</b> Clearly Anghariel has some doubts regarding that particular hypothesis.</p>
<p>Carefully applying one last strip of cloth to Osveta’s injuries, she nods at the gnome. <b>“Thank you. I’ve, ah, been practising – it’s a useful sort of skill to have. Especially for folk who must look after themselves.”</b></p>
<p>She gets up and eyes Hallod’s corpse. <b>“Shall we see what this lout carried in his pockets? One hopes all this pain and danger were good for something more than ridding the world of such an unpleasant individual.”</b></p>“Maybe.” Clearly Anghariel has some doubts regarding that particular hypothesis.
Carefully applying one last strip of cloth to Osveta’s injuries, she nods at the gnome. “Thank you. I’ve, ah, been practising – it’s a useful sort of skill to have. Especially for folk who must look after themselves.”
She gets up and eyes Hallod’s corpse. “Shall we see what this lout carried in his pockets? One hopes all this pain and danger were good for something more than ridding the world of such an...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-12T04:25:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=15#7322020-04-11T04:09:59Z2020-04-11T04:09:59Z<p><b>“Are you certain you didn’t…take a knock on the head, or something, during all this?”</b> she enquires of Gigon, eyeing him dubiously while she finishes seeing to Osveta’s wounds.</p>“Are you certain you didn’t…take a knock on the head, or something, during all this?” she enquires of Gigon, eyeing him dubiously while she finishes seeing to Osveta’s wounds.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-11T04:09:59ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=5#2162020-04-11T03:45:21Z2020-04-11T03:45:21Z<p>Apart from increasing her proficiency bonus by 1 and gaining 7 hit points, Anghariel gains a class feat, which I suppose shall be Reach Spell, as well as a skill feat, Oddity Identification. Not particularly excited about the overall selection for either feat slot, but oh well.</p>
<p>She also adds two additional 1st-level spells to her spellbook, <i>fear</i> and <i>magic weapon</i>.</p>Apart from increasing her proficiency bonus by 1 and gaining 7 hit points, Anghariel gains a class feat, which I suppose shall be Reach Spell, as well as a skill feat, Oddity Identification. Not particularly excited about the overall selection for either feat slot, but oh well.
She also adds two additional 1st-level spells to her spellbook, fear and magic weapon.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-11T03:45:21ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=15#7242020-04-08T11:58:52Z2020-04-08T03:09:11Z<p><b>“What a horrible man!”</b> Anghariel exclaims as she leaves cover and hurries to join the others. <b>“Is everybody all right?”</b> she asks, producing a satchel filled with bandages and jars of salve and beginning to tend to the injuries of whoever looks to be the worst off.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I wanna Treat Wounds too for a change!</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Medicine:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>If successful:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Hit points restored:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">2d8 ⇒ (4, 3) = 7</span></p>“What a horrible man!” Anghariel exclaims as she leaves cover and hurries to join the others. “Is everybody all right?” she asks, producing a satchel filled with bandages and jars of salve and beginning to tend to the injuries of whoever looks to be the worst off.
I wanna Treat Wounds too for a change! [DICE=Medicine]1d20+5[/DICE] If successful: [DICE=Hit points restored]2d8[/DICE]Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-08T03:09:11ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Eyes of Absalom DiscussionIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/discussion#202020-04-07T18:24:46Z2020-04-07T18:24:46Z<p>Looking forward to it. :)</p>Looking forward to it. :)Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-07T18:24:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=15#7192020-04-07T02:39:44Z2020-04-07T02:39:44Z<p>Again the wizard channels her power into a simple cantrip, hoping the villain will fall soon.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 and 2: Cast Electric Arc on Hallad. He takes</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>electricity damage, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
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Action 3: Cast Shield, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.</span></p>Again the wizard channels her power into a simple cantrip, hoping the villain will fall soon.
Actions 1 and 2: Cast Electric Arc on Hallad. He takes [DICE]1d4+4[/DICE] electricity damage, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
Action 3: Cast Shield, gaining a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-04-07T02:39:44ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=3?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#1362020-03-31T22:33:24Z2020-03-31T22:33:24Z<p>So, um, will there be a recruitment process for the game or is first come, first served?</p>So, um, will there be a recruitment process for the game or is first come, first served?TheWorstFighter2020-03-31T22:33:24ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=3?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#1332020-03-31T04:31:10Z2020-03-31T04:31:10Z<p>I'm considering a Whisper myself. My previous character was a Cutter (albeit an unusually soft-spoken one), so it would be nice to get to try something slightly different this time around!</p>I'm considering a Whisper myself. My previous character was a Cutter (albeit an unusually soft-spoken one), so it would be nice to get to try something slightly different this time around!TheWorstFighter2020-03-31T04:31:10ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group One DiscussionAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/discussion&page=5#2012020-03-31T02:06:11Z2020-03-31T02:06:11Z<p>Man, the dice roller absolutely <i>resents</i> us right now.</p>Man, the dice roller absolutely resents us right now.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-31T02:06:11ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=3?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#1272020-03-30T23:47:40Z2020-03-30T23:10:44Z<p>I played a smuggler in the last BitD game I was in, so I'd prefer to try something different. A Cult crew could be fun, though it comes with the additional problem of having to settle on a deity as well. Apart from that, a gang of Bravos or Shadows would also work for me.</p>I played a smuggler in the last BitD game I was in, so I'd prefer to try something different. A Cult crew could be fun, though it comes with the additional problem of having to settle on a deity as well. Apart from that, a gang of Bravos or Shadows would also work for me.TheWorstFighter2020-03-30T23:10:44ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=3?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#1242020-03-30T21:15:35Z2020-03-30T21:15:35Z<p>One thing you may want to decide (or maybe hold another small poll for) before people start working on their PCs is what crew type the game will be about. The backstory of a character who joins a Cult is likely to be different from that of one who joins a Smuggler gang; "one story fits all" doesn't work terribly well here in my experience.</p>One thing you may want to decide (or maybe hold another small poll for) before people start working on their PCs is what crew type the game will be about. The backstory of a character who joins a Cult is likely to be different from that of one who joins a Smuggler gang; "one story fits all" doesn't work terribly well here in my experience.TheWorstFighter2020-03-30T21:15:35ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=3?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#1132020-03-30T01:15:08Z2020-03-30T01:14:39Z<p>Having voted for it, of course I'm interested in BitD!</p>Having voted for it, of course I'm interested in BitD!TheWorstFighter2020-03-30T01:14:39ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr&page=2?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#882020-03-26T21:26:49Z2020-03-26T21:26:49Z<p>First Choice: Blades in the Dark</p>
<p>Can't honestly say I'm interested in any of those other systems, so…yeah.</p>First Choice: Blades in the Dark
Can't honestly say I'm interested in any of those other systems, so…yeah.TheWorstFighter2020-03-26T21:26:49ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=15#7062020-03-23T21:08:04Z2020-03-23T21:08:04Z<p>With most of her magic spent, Anghariel resorts to one of the more mundane – and less impactful – spells at her disposal.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 and 2: Cast Electric Arc on Hallad. He takes</span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>electricity damage, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
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Action 3: Stride.</span></p>With most of her magic spent, Anghariel resorts to one of the more mundane – and less impactful – spells at her disposal.
Actions 1 and 2: Cast Electric Arc on Hallad. He takes [DICE]1d4+4[/DICE] electricity damage, subject to a basic Reflex saving throw.
Action 3: Stride.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-23T21:08:04ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Let's play something newTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42zfr?Interest-Check-Lets-play-something-new#52020-03-19T20:26:57Z2020-03-19T20:26:57Z<p>I'm gonna say Masks.</p>I'm gonna say Masks.TheWorstFighter2020-03-19T20:26:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#7002020-03-19T05:46:54Z2020-03-19T05:46:54Z<p><b>“It’s time you felt the touch of death, brute!”</b> the wizard snarls at Hallad before raising one hand and causing skeins of pure, writhing blackness to erupt from her fingertips and streak towards the villain.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Yell at the guy! </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidate/Demoralise:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 0 ⇒ (6) + 0 = 6</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>against his Will DC. On a success he becomes frightened 1 (or frightened 2 on a critical success).
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Actions 2 & 3: Cast <i>grim tendrils</i> aimed at Hallad. Based on where everyone is standing at the time I write this, it shouldn’t affect anyone but Hallad himself. He takes <span class="messageboard-dice">2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5</span> negative damage and 1 persistent bleed damage, and must attempt a Fortitude save: half negative damage and no persistent bleed damage on a success, full damage on a failure, double negative damage and double persistent bleed damage on a critical failure.</span></p>“It’s time you felt the touch of death, brute!” the wizard snarls at Hallad before raising one hand and causing skeins of pure, writhing blackness to erupt from her fingertips and streak towards the villain.
Action 1: Yell at the guy! [DICE=Intimidate/Demoralise]1d20+0[/DICE] against his Will DC. On a success he becomes frightened 1 (or frightened 2 on a critical success).
Actions 2 & 3: Cast grim tendrils aimed at Hallad. Based on where everyone is standing at the time I write this, it...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-19T05:46:54ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Interest Check: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4eTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42xy0?Interest-Check-Warhammer-Fantasy-Roleplay-4e#312020-03-17T20:02:50Z2020-03-17T20:02:50Z<p>I'd probably be interested as well.</p>I'd probably be interested as well.TheWorstFighter2020-03-17T20:02:50ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6922020-03-17T06:20:07Z2020-03-17T06:20:07Z<p><b>“Have it your way, then,”</b> Anghariel mutters under her breath, bristling at being called a lackey of Bort’s. She moves forward to take cover behind a stack of crates, then draws on the dark magic she studied to aim a ray of nauseatingly necrotic energy at Hallad.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride. I’m assuming the square I moved to gives me a clear shot at Hallad; if it doesn’t, feel free to place my token in a square that does.
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Actions 2 & 3: Spend a focus point to cast</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Call of the Grave:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20</span><span class=messageboard-ooc> on Hallad. On a success he becomes sickened 1, on a critical success (which I rather doubt this is) he becomes sickened 2 and slowed 1 as long as he’s sickened.</span></p>“Have it your way, then,” Anghariel mutters under her breath, bristling at being called a lackey of Bort’s. She moves forward to take cover behind a stack of crates, then draws on the dark magic she studied to aim a ray of nauseatingly necrotic energy at Hallad.
Action 1: Stride. I’m assuming the square I moved to gives me a clear shot at Hallad; if it doesn’t, feel free to place my token in a square that does.
Actions 2 & 3: Spend a focus point to cast [DICE=Call of the Grave]1d20+7[/DICE]...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-17T06:20:07ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6882020-03-17T00:55:55Z2020-03-17T00:55:55Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Stealth checks generally are secret, so I think technically this one is for our esteemed GM to roll. :)</span></p>Stealth checks generally are secret, so I think technically this one is for our esteemed GM to roll. :)Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-17T00:55:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6852020-03-15T21:25:47Z2020-03-15T21:25:47Z<p><b>“The invocation is no more involved than that of any other spell,”</b> she replies. <b>“I could attempt to sneak a little closer using those stacks as cover – I need only be within some thirty feet of him for the magic to work. Though I cannot guarantee it’ll take, of course.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I do have Stealth +5 as well.</span></p>“The invocation is no more involved than that of any other spell,” she replies. “I could attempt to sneak a little closer using those stacks as cover – I need only be within some thirty feet of him for the magic to work. Though I cannot guarantee it’ll take, of course.”
I do have Stealth +5 as well.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-15T21:25:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6812020-03-15T05:08:35Z2020-03-15T05:08:35Z<p><b>“And I imagine he isn’t in a talkative mood.”</b> The elf sighs. <b>“That’s most unfortunate; I do have a <i>charm</i> spell memorised. Part of me would like to make the attempt anyway, truth be told.”</b></p>“And I imagine he isn’t in a talkative mood.” The elf sighs. “That’s most unfortunate; I do have a charm spell memorised. Part of me would like to make the attempt anyway, truth be told.”Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-15T05:08:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#952020-03-15T04:34:41Z2020-03-15T04:34:41Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>All righty.</span></p>All righty.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-15T04:34:41ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Any non-PFS Second Edition games out there?TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42yp1?Any-nonPFS-Second-Edition-games-out-there#212020-03-15T01:13:41Z2020-03-15T01:13:41Z<p>At this point I've made two characters for AoA games that did not get in, so maybe third time would indeed be the charm. :)</p>At this point I've made two characters for AoA games that did not get in, so maybe third time would indeed be the charm. :)TheWorstFighter2020-03-15T01:13:41ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: GM XaveTheNerd's Circus of Wayword Wonders! - Extinction Curse RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivl0s/recruiting#122020-03-14T04:49:33Z2020-03-14T04:49:33Z<p><b>Have you played Second Edition?</b>
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Yes, though not overly extensively – other than a couple of abortive games back in the playtest/beta days I've been in three PF2 games altogether, two of which are still running (on these very boards no less).</p>
<p><b>How comfortable are you with Second Edition?</b>
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Pretty comfortable, at least as far as the basic gameplay is concerned. Elements like the exploration mode, downtime activities etc. have not really come up yet in the games I'm in, so those I'm admittedly less familiar with. It helps that 2E's combat owes quite a bit to D&D 4E, which I have a great deal of experience with.</p>
<p><b>How comfortable are you with the Play by Post format?</b>
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Very! I've been participating in PbP games on various sites for over a decade at this point, and have in fact never played a "true" tabletop RPG. I enjoy PbP because it's inherently asynchronous and allows for a greater focus on/more refined prose, dialogue and so on than live play.</p>
<p><b>What kind of character are you willing to play?</b>
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I don't really have any favourite classes, so if there is a particular role that needs filling I can certainly do so. (I will admit that I'm not overly keen on alchemists.) That said, I'm already playing a champion and a wizard in the two games I'm currently in, and because variety is the spice of life I'd prefer to take some of the other classes for a spin first if possible.</p>
<p><b>Tell me a bit about yourself as a player.</b>
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Perhaps most importantly for PbP purposes, I'm not the most prolific poster: three posts a week is what I can roughly manage. I do however strive to make those posts count, as it were – making a post just so I can say I've made a point isn't my thing. This doesn't mean they're all insanely long (this is a known issue that I've been working on!), but I try to have them either advance the game somehow or else contribute something interesting or flavourful.
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More generally speaking, I'm quite happy to have my characters engage with other PCs and NPCs alike if there's any mutual interest in it, and if the situation allows for it – simply ticking off a checklist of plot points and required interactions doesn't much appeal to me. On the other hand I also understand that certain concessions must sometimes be made to keep a game going, especially in PbP, even if they can seem somewhat metagame-y. It's often a difficult call to make, but then again, nobody said GMing was easy!
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Finally, I <i>hate</i> when players/GMs drop a game by silently vanishing from it, and I can be counted on to be around for the long run, or at the very least informing the GM if I'll be dropping out for whatever reason.</p>
<p><b>Tell me a bit about your favorite character ever.</b>
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I don't have any favourite characters per se either, but one I still think back to fondly was Thrasher, a Warforged barbarian in the D&D Eberron setting. One of a series of elite assault units built by House Cannith as trench stormers and shock troopers, inhumanly tough and with a propensity for ruthlessly effective violence, he was the only one of his number to survive the Last War – and had, by the time the game began, discovered that his kind had all been fitted with magical kill switches in case the war came to an end, limiting his lifespan to no more than a couple of years. Naturally, he was having absolutely none of that.
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And, yes, there were shades of Roy Batty there for sure, coupled with a degree of casual contempt for the weakness of all the meatbags around him. He was a fun character with a slightly different take on the whole barbarian concept, but sadly the game itself didn't last very long. That's PbP for you!</p>
<p><b>And lastly, what do you enjoy most about Pathfinder?</b>
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Prior to the new edition I actually was not interested in Pathfinder at all, so I can't honestly say I am invested in the setting itself in any meaningful way (though I appreciate the breadth of options it offers). In terms of the system I like its reasonably progressive take on game design, which is more to my liking than that of certain other mainstream fantasy RPGs I could name.</p>Have you played Second Edition?
Yes, though not overly extensively – other than a couple of abortive games back in the playtest/beta days I've been in three PF2 games altogether, two of which are still running (on these very boards no less).
How comfortable are you with Second Edition?
Pretty comfortable, at least as far as the basic gameplay is concerned. Elements like the exploration mode, downtime activities etc. have not really come up yet in the games I'm in, so those I'm admittedly...TheWorstFighter2020-03-14T04:49:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6782020-03-13T03:15:52Z2020-03-13T03:15:52Z<p><b>“It might look nice over somebody’s mantelpiece,”</b> Anghariel offers with regards to the silver rapier.</p>
<p>She doesn’t set foot in the cave just yet, waiting to see if anything dangerous pounces on those of her companions bold enough to venture forward. If nothing happens the wizard approaches the stacked containers, looking for any identifying marks or labels on the outside and reaching out again with <i>detect magic</i>.</p>“It might look nice over somebody’s mantelpiece,” Anghariel offers with regards to the silver rapier.
She doesn’t set foot in the cave just yet, waiting to see if anything dangerous pounces on those of her companions bold enough to venture forward. If nothing happens the wizard approaches the stacked containers, looking for any identifying marks or labels on the outside and reaching out again with detect magic.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-13T03:15:52ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#922020-03-07T22:21:10Z2020-03-07T22:21:10Z<p><b>“Uh huh,”</b> she grunts in response. Then, spying an opportunity to pincer the axe-wielding half-orc between Silas and herself, she deftly steps aside and brings her rapier to bear once again.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Step.</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 2:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Rapier Strike vs Blue:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18</span><span class=messageboard-ooc> — </span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Piercing damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: Raise Shield, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Alas, the resistance from Liberating Step only applies to the triggering damage.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Reactions: I will use Liberating Step the first time it is triggered (“an enemy damages, Grabs, or Grapples your ally, and both are within 15 feet of you”). If a hit would drop me below 50% of my hit points, I’ll use Shield Block (hardness 5).</span></p>“Uh huh,” she grunts in response. Then, spying an opportunity to pincer the axe-wielding half-orc between Silas and herself, she deftly steps aside and brings her rapier to bear once again.
Action 1: Step.
Action 2: [DICE=Rapier Strike vs Blue]1d20+7[/DICE] — [DICE=Piercing damage]1d6+4[/DICE]
Action 3: Raise Shield, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.
Alas, the resistance from Liberating Step only applies to the triggering damage.
Reactions: I will use...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-07T22:21:10ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6562020-03-06T20:44:23Z2020-03-06T20:44:23Z<p>Nodding to Milo in thanks as he bandages her burnt palm, she gives the gnome a slightly helpless shrug. <b>“In the broadest sense, perhaps? But whatever this is, it has little to do with the type of magic I studied.”</b> Anghariel peers at the pool now containing the serpent’s carcase. <b>“That said, did you notice the metal rattle affixed to its tail? To my mind this seems to suggest somebody had, ah, done work on the creature, as it were – it doesn’t seem the sort of thing to occur naturally, anyway.”</b></p>Nodding to Milo in thanks as he bandages her burnt palm, she gives the gnome a slightly helpless shrug. “In the broadest sense, perhaps? But whatever this is, it has little to do with the type of magic I studied.” Anghariel peers at the pool now containing the serpent’s carcase. “That said, did you notice the metal rattle affixed to its tail? To my mind this seems to suggest somebody had, ah, done work on the creature, as it were – it doesn’t seem the sort of thing to occur naturally, anyway.”Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-06T20:44:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#882020-03-06T07:20:22Z2020-03-06T07:20:22Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Is the square immediately north of Iandra considered difficult terrain? If not, she and Silas could Step into flanking positions ‘round Blue. Silas might even still have his free Step available! (I’ve no idea if any of these enemies are capable of AoOs, but I’d rather err on the side of caution. :þ)</span></p>Is the square immediately north of Iandra considered difficult terrain? If not, she and Silas could Step into flanking positions ‘round Blue. Silas might even still have his free Step available! (I’ve no idea if any of these enemies are capable of AoOs, but I’d rather err on the side of caution. :þ)Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-06T07:20:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=14#6522020-03-05T00:32:57Z2020-03-05T00:32:57Z<p>With a groan, the elf sags a little against the cavern wall. <b>“He might be,”</b> she eventually manages to respond to Pollo’s earlier speculation. <b>“Certainly creatures like this don’t just <i>happen</i>.”</b></p>
<p>Giving Gigon a small but grateful smile, she accepts the vial and daintily drains it, regaining a little colour. <b>“Though as we just went from starved dogs to a giant, lightning-discharging snake, I can’t help but feel some apprehension at what manner of guardian animal we will encounter next in this place.”</b></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Minor Elixir of Life:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 2</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>hit points restored. Gaining a +1 item bonus to saving throws against diseases and poisons for 10 minutes as well, for the record.</span></p>With a groan, the elf sags a little against the cavern wall. “He might be,” she eventually manages to respond to Pollo’s earlier speculation. “Certainly creatures like this don’t just happen.”
Giving Gigon a small but grateful smile, she accepts the vial and daintily drains it, regaining a little colour. “Though as we just went from starved dogs to a giant, lightning-discharging snake, I can’t help but feel some apprehension at what manner of guardian animal we will encounter next in this...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-05T00:32:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=13#6422020-03-03T05:23:27Z2020-03-03T05:23:27Z<p>Anghariel grows a little paler in the face still when the lightning-touched serpent emerges from the pool. She quickly gets a hold of herself, though, and extends one hand towards the beast while uttering a string of baleful syllables, attempting to weaken it with a necrotising burst of dark energy. Having no wish to linger this close to such a foe, she then endeavours to get away from it as best she can.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Actions 1 and 2: Cast Chill Touch on the snake. It takes</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Chill Touch:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6</span> <span class=messageboard-ooc>negative damage, subject to a DC 17 basic Fortitude saving throw, and is also enfeebled 1 for 1 round on a critical failure. If the snake doesn’t count as a living creature for some reason the spell is wasted unless it happens to be undead, in which case it has a different effect entirely!
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Action 3: If casting the spell provoked an opportunity attack I’ll Stride over to the western end of the cavern; if it didn’t, I’ll Step one square in that direction instead. (I therefore haven’t moved Anghariel’s token on the map.)</span></p>Anghariel grows a little paler in the face still when the lightning-touched serpent emerges from the pool. She quickly gets a hold of herself, though, and extends one hand towards the beast while uttering a string of baleful syllables, attempting to weaken it with a necrotising burst of dark energy. Having no wish to linger this close to such a foe, she then endeavours to get away from it as best she can.
Actions 1 and 2: Cast Chill Touch on the snake. It takes [DICE=Chill Touch]1d4+4[/DICE]...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-03T05:23:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=13#6362020-03-01T04:16:36Z2020-03-01T04:16:36Z<p><b>“Oh, luminescence in a subterranean environment may have any number of causes,”</b> the wizard murmurs as she creeps forwards to get a better look at the glowing pool, bare feet whispering across the stony floor. <b>“I wonder…”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Casting <i>detect magic</i> yet again! I could also try a (secret) knowledge check – Arcana +7 or Nature +5 seem like they’d be the most relevant here.</span></p>“Oh, luminescence in a subterranean environment may have any number of causes,” the wizard murmurs as she creeps forwards to get a better look at the glowing pool, bare feet whispering across the stony floor. “I wonder…”
Casting detect magic yet again! I could also try a (secret) knowledge check – Arcana +7 or Nature +5 seem like they’d be the most relevant here.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-03-01T04:16:36ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#852020-02-28T05:23:44Z2020-02-28T05:23:44Z<p>Unimpressed, she sneers at the half-orc hefting the axe. <b>“Careful you don’t chop your own head off with that thing, you lout!”</b> Iandra taunts him. Without waiting to see if the rather petty barb had any effect on her opponent, she immediately follows up with another rapier lunge.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Intimidation/Demoralise vs Blue:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 2:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Rapier Strike vs Blue:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14</span><span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: Raise Shield, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Reactions: I will use Liberating Step the first time it is triggered (“an enemy damages, Grabs, or Grapples your ally, and both are within 15 feet of you”). If a hit would drop me below 50% of my hit points, I’ll use Shield Block (hardness 5).</span></p>Unimpressed, she sneers at the half-orc hefting the axe. “Careful you don’t chop your own head off with that thing, you lout!” Iandra taunts him. Without waiting to see if the rather petty barb had any effect on her opponent, she immediately follows up with another rapier lunge.
Action 1: [DICE=Intimidation/Demoralise vs Blue]1d20+5[/DICE]
Action 2: [DICE=Rapier Strike vs Blue]1d20+7; 1d6+4[/DICE]
Action 3: Raise Shield, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.
...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-28T05:23:44ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=13#6202020-02-22T05:36:04Z2020-02-22T05:36:04Z<p><b>“Um, I think it would be best if we moved on sooner rather than later,”</b> Anghariel speaks up. <b>“As long as none of you are injured too badly, of course. But if this Hallad <i>is</i> here, we probably shouldn’t give him enough to flee, or barricade himself in, or…whatever else he might do when faced with intruders.”</b></p>“Um, I think it would be best if we moved on sooner rather than later,” Anghariel speaks up. “As long as none of you are injured too badly, of course. But if this Hallad is here, we probably shouldn’t give him enough to flee, or barricade himself in, or…whatever else he might do when faced with intruders.”Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-22T05:36:04ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#812020-02-20T21:36:46Z2020-02-20T21:36:46Z<p>Iandra strides boldly into the fray. <b>“You,”</b> she exclaims as she thrusts the tip of her rapier at the closest half-orc, <b>“have taken your last prisoner!”</b> It is bold talk that at this time, unfortunately, she fails to actually follow up on.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride.
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Action 2:</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Rapier Strike vs Green:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8</span><span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: Raise Shield, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Reactions: I will use Liberating Step the first time it is triggered (“an enemy damages, Grabs, or Grapples your ally, and both are within 15 feet of you”). If I am hit for half of my hit points or more, I’ll use Shield Block (hardness 5).</span></p>Iandra strides boldly into the fray. “You,” she exclaims as she thrusts the tip of her rapier at the closest half-orc, “have taken your last prisoner!” It is bold talk that at this time, unfortunately, she fails to actually follow up on.
Action 1: Stride.
Action 2: [DICE=Rapier Strike vs Green]1d20+7; 1d6+4[/DICE]
Action 3: Raise Shield, gaining a +2 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of my next turn.
Reactions: I will use Liberating Step the first time it is triggered (“an enemy...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-20T21:36:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#782020-02-20T05:14:58Z2020-02-20T05:14:58Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Does the square directly north-west of Iandra count as difficult terrain?</span></p>Does the square directly north-west of Iandra count as difficult terrain?Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-20T05:14:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=13#6142020-02-20T04:39:16Z2020-02-20T04:39:16Z<p>The elf lowers her slightly shaking hands, looking at the dead dogs now strewn around the room with some apprehension. <b>“If there is anybody home, there’s no way they did not hear this racket,”</b> she murmurs.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I suppose I’ll keep casting <i>detect magic</i> as we explore this place.</span></p>The elf lowers her slightly shaking hands, looking at the dead dogs now strewn around the room with some apprehension. “If there is anybody home, there’s no way they did not hear this racket,” she murmurs.
I suppose I’ll keep casting detect magic as we explore this place.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-20T04:39:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=12#5992020-02-16T04:15:13Z2020-02-16T04:15:13Z<p>Anghariel too moves into the room, deftly stepping over some wooden detritus and casting a <i>shield</i> charm on herself.</p>Anghariel too moves into the room, deftly stepping over some wooden detritus and casting a shield charm on herself.Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-16T04:15:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#742020-02-13T05:34:54Z2020-02-13T05:34:54Z<p><b>“I’ll take point,”</b> the Caydenite whispers. <b>“The sooner I can bury the tip of this blade in someone’s kidney, the better. And if they try to fight back, it might as well be me they take any swings at.”</b></p>“I’ll take point,” the Caydenite whispers. “The sooner I can bury the tip of this blade in someone’s kidney, the better. And if they try to fight back, it might as well be me they take any swings at.”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-13T05:34:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=12#5902020-02-08T05:10:06Z2020-02-08T05:10:06Z<p>The wizard steels herself and climbs down the rope once everybody else has gone. Between wearing robes and not being a particularly physical person in the first place, she doesn’t manage the most graceful descent the world has ever seen…but thanks to gravity, if nothing else, she eventually makes it to the bottom all the same.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Thanks for allowing the retcon! It looks like I failed to designate a bonded item during my daily preparations to boot, but I think I’ll just suck it up. Couldn’t do anything too useful with it in any case.</span></p>The wizard steels herself and climbs down the rope once everybody else has gone. Between wearing robes and not being a particularly physical person in the first place, she doesn’t manage the most graceful descent the world has ever seen…but thanks to gravity, if nothing else, she eventually makes it to the bottom all the same.
Thanks for allowing the retcon! It looks like I failed to designate a bonded item during my daily preparations to boot, but I think I’ll just suck it up. Couldn’t do...Anghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-08T05:10:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#722020-02-08T05:01:06Z2020-02-08T05:01:06Z<p><b>“Don’t step there, for starters,”</b> Iandra says, wincing slightly at the result of the elf’s efforts to stay quiet. She puts away her warhammer and draws her rapier instead – those half-orcs are sure to have plenty of soft bits to stab, after all. <b>“Just…try to follow in my footsteps, I guess. Literally.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>By RAW, Stealth checks are made by the GM in secret. Are we doing that, or just rolling them ourselves? I’ve Stealth +5, in case it’s the former.</span></p>“Don’t step there, for starters,” Iandra says, wincing slightly at the result of the elf’s efforts to stay quiet. She puts away her warhammer and draws her rapier instead – those half-orcs are sure to have plenty of soft bits to stab, after all. “Just…try to follow in my footsteps, I guess. Literally.”
By RAW, Stealth checks are made by the GM in secret. Are we doing that, or just rolling them ourselves? I’ve Stealth +5, in case it’s the former.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-08T05:01:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#692020-02-02T05:35:06Z2020-02-02T05:35:06Z<p><b>“Not much point putting this to a vote, it looks like,”</b> she concedes, and lets out a wry sigh. <b>“All right then – let’s see if we can get the jump on those lunkheads and end the fight before it even starts?”</b></p>“Not much point putting this to a vote, it looks like,” she concedes, and lets out a wry sigh. “All right then – let’s see if we can get the jump on those lunkheads and end the fight before it even starts?”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-02-02T05:35:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: GM SpiderBeard's Fall of Plaguestone: Group OneAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpt/gameplay&page=12#5542020-01-28T05:10:06Z2020-01-28T05:10:06Z<p>Anghariel eyes the crawlway with a look of pronounced distaste on her scarred face. <b>“Count me among those who would much rather take the front entrance.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Guessing that’s a ‘no’ on the Focus thing, then. :Þ</span></p>Anghariel eyes the crawlway with a look of pronounced distaste on her scarred face. “Count me among those who would much rather take the front entrance.”
Guessing that’s a ‘no’ on the Focus thing, then. :ÞAnghariel (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-01-28T05:10:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#632020-01-25T03:56:07Z2020-01-25T03:56:07Z<p><b>“Did you hear what they said?”</b> Iandra whispers back. <b>“About someone having been sent this way to find a dead body?”</b> She scowls in the general direction of the campfire and the brutes gathered around it. <b>“Seems Lady Neferpatra might've sent another party to find her dead cousin…who may have got themselves captured from the sound of it.”</b></p>
<p>The Caydenite glances at Elisendel. <b>“That talk about scavenging the towers and their ‘territory’ doesn’t make them sound like allies worth having. Certainly not ones I’d trust.”</b> She sniffs softly. <b>“The odds aren’t really in our favour here. I think I’d rather sneak around ‘em.”</b></p>“Did you hear what they said?” Iandra whispers back. “About someone having been sent this way to find a dead body?” She scowls in the general direction of the campfire and the brutes gathered around it. “Seems Lady Neferpatra might've sent another party to find her dead cousin…who may have got themselves captured from the sound of it.”
The Caydenite glances at Elisendel. “That talk about scavenging the towers and their ‘territory’ doesn’t make them sound like allies worth having. Certainly...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-01-25T03:56:07ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#592020-01-22T04:07:36Z2020-01-22T04:07:36Z<p>She looks a little dubious when Silas suggests she bring up the rear. <b>“Very well,”</b> Iandra responds all the same. <b>“Do try to get out of the way quick enough if something nasty comes at you, yeah?”</b></p>
<p>When a campfire not too far ahead of the party comes into view she comes to a halt, and cocks her head as she tries to discern something intelligible amid all that raucous laughter.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Perception:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22</span></p>She looks a little dubious when Silas suggests she bring up the rear. “Very well,” Iandra responds all the same. “Do try to get out of the way quick enough if something nasty comes at you, yeah?”
When a campfire not too far ahead of the party comes into view she comes to a halt, and cocks her head as she tries to discern something intelligible amid all that raucous laughter.
[DICE=Perception]1d20+5[/DICE]Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-01-22T04:07:36ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay&page=2#522020-01-10T03:44:24Z2020-01-10T03:44:24Z<p><b>“The benefits of knowing the right people,”</b> Iandra remarks to Silas on their way back from the weaponsmith’s. <b>“…this won’t cost me extra, right?”</b></p>
<p>~</p>
<p>She looks out across the wasted expanse in silence and shakes her head. Usually the Caydenite has a wry quip to contribute when faced with something unusual, but the sight of the Cairnlands is just depressing. <b>“Let’s get this over with,”</b> Iandra says. <b>“Probably best to hold off on any light until it gets so dark we can’t see otherwise.”</b> Drawing her new warhammer and readying her shield, she begins moving towards the tower indicated in the bartender’s note, moving as quietly as she can to avoid drawing unwanted attention.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>If we’re in exploration mode, I think Iandra is going to use Avoid Notice. Stealth +5, which is a secret check made by the GM if I’m not mistaken!</span></p>“The benefits of knowing the right people,” Iandra remarks to Silas on their way back from the weaponsmith’s. “…this won’t cost me extra, right?”
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She looks out across the wasted expanse in silence and shakes her head. Usually the Caydenite has a wry quip to contribute when faced with something unusual, but the sight of the Cairnlands is just depressing. “Let’s get this over with,” Iandra says. “Probably best to hold off on any light until it gets so dark we can’t see otherwise.” Drawing...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2020-01-10T03:44:24ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvil DiscussionCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/discussion#62019-12-14T04:36:34Z2019-12-14T04:36:34Z<p>We're not waiting for me, are we? The kobold leader goes again before Tia does, after all.</p>We're not waiting for me, are we? The kobold leader goes again before Tia does, after all.Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-12-14T04:36:34ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#482019-12-05T18:11:27Z2019-12-05T18:11:27Z<p><b>“Cheers, friend,”</b> she says, giving Silas a grin. <b>“I’ll pay you back first opportunity I get.”</b></p>“Cheers, friend,” she says, giving Silas a grin. “I’ll pay you back first opportunity I get.”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-12-05T18:11:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#462019-12-04T03:25:25Z2019-12-04T03:25:25Z<p><b>“Let’s get to it,”</b> Iandra agrees, her chair almost groaning with relief as she pushes herself to her feet.</p>
<p><b>“Actually…”</b> she then says with a look at the others, <b>“could anyone spot me a gold piece? If we’re gonna be tussling with the living dead, I’d like to bring a weapon that’s less pointy and more, uh, clubby.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I assume that buying a warhammer before we head out won’t be a problem, if someone’s got the funds to share!</span></p>“Let’s get to it,” Iandra agrees, her chair almost groaning with relief as she pushes herself to her feet.
“Actually…” she then says with a look at the others, “could anyone spot me a gold piece? If we’re gonna be tussling with the living dead, I’d like to bring a weapon that’s less pointy and more, uh, clubby.”
I assume that buying a warhammer before we head out won’t be a problem, if someone’s got the funds to share!Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-12-04T03:25:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#412019-11-30T03:56:13Z2019-11-30T03:56:13Z<p>Tia grins approvingly at Corso when the priest’s magic causes her injuries to knit; barely a moment later she winces as he draws unwanted attention and takes a wound himself.</p>
<p>Chasing after his attacker seems unwise, however, so she instead darts after the spear-less kobold seemingly abandoned by its leader and tries to put it out of everyone’s misery.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride over to the last kobold minion.
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Action 2: Flurry of Blows!</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 1 vs Green:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 5) + 2 = 10</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 2 vs Green:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: Stride back to Corso.</span></p>Tia grins approvingly at Corso when the priest’s magic causes her injuries to knit; barely a moment later she winces as he draws unwanted attention and takes a wound himself.
Chasing after his attacker seems unwise, however, so she instead darts after the spear-less kobold seemingly abandoned by its leader and tries to put it out of everyone’s misery.
Action 1: Stride over to the last kobold minion.
Action 2: Flurry of Blows!
[DICE=Strike 1 vs Green]1d20+8; 2d6+2[/DICE]
[DICE=Strike 2 vs...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-30T03:56:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvil DiscussionCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/discussion#42019-11-26T21:50:17Z2019-11-26T21:50:17Z<p>Assuming it is possible to tell the difference: did the kobold drop its spear because it messed up its attack that badly, or is it supposed to be a gesture of surrender?</p>Assuming it is possible to tell the difference: did the kobold drop its spear because it messed up its attack that badly, or is it supposed to be a gesture of surrender?Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-26T21:50:17ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#422019-11-25T04:46:06Z2019-11-25T04:46:06Z<p><b>“Point is,”</b> she tells the elven noble, <b>“if someone’s rotten enough to turn on their comrades in the first place, even the gods can’t do much about it. In my experience, anyway. Gotta have <i>something</i> to work with, yeah?”</b></p>
<p>Iandra considers the scuttlebutt offered on the ladies and lord. <b>“Foiled romance, huh? That’s something worth keeping in mind. I’m sure Darchana would love to get back at Neferpatra for that one.”</b> She looks at her new allies. <b>“For the time being, though, my vote is for finding that cousin of Neferpatra’s.”</b></p>“Point is,” she tells the elven noble, “if someone’s rotten enough to turn on their comrades in the first place, even the gods can’t do much about it. In my experience, anyway. Gotta have something to work with, yeah?”
Iandra considers the scuttlebutt offered on the ladies and lord. “Foiled romance, huh? That’s something worth keeping in mind. I’m sure Darchana would love to get back at Neferpatra for that one.” She looks at her new allies. “For the time being, though, my vote is for finding...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-25T04:46:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#362019-11-23T22:42:44Z2019-11-23T22:42:44Z<p>Her satisfied smirk as she feels the kobold’s neck snap following her heel’s smashing into its head gives way to a grimace when the leader’s blade leaves a gash just beneath her ribs. Still, while she might not be the most thoughtful of <i>dhennaa fech</i> she knows better than to mindlessly retaliate. The elf instead whirls around the pack of kobolds and lays into the remaining two minions, hoping to drop at least one of them.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride so I’m flanking Blue with Corso.
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Action 2: Flurry of Blows!</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 1 vs Green:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 2 vs Blue:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: I’m assuming that Blue is done for, so I’ll make one more Strike against Green. Should Blue still be alive I’ll attack it instead.</span> <span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike vs Green:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 0 ⇒ (9) + 0 = 9</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 2 = 4</span></p>Her satisfied smirk as she feels the kobold’s neck snap following her heel’s smashing into its head gives way to a grimace when the leader’s blade leaves a gash just beneath her ribs. Still, while she might not be the most thoughtful of dhennaa fech she knows better than to mindlessly retaliate. The elf instead whirls around the pack of kobolds and lays into the remaining two minions, hoping to drop at least one of them.
Action 1: Stride so I’m flanking Blue with Corso.
Action 2: Flurry of...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-23T22:42:44ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#302019-11-20T04:42:33Z2019-11-20T04:42:33Z<p>While it’s tempting to trade blows with the kobolds’ ringleader, Tia feels that thinning out their ranks might be a better idea. As such, she nimbly dances away from her adversary and slips up behind the kobold currently harrying Corso, aiming two swift kicks at it in hopes of snapping its neck outright. Having done so the elf steps behind a sapling, putting it between herself and her prospective attackers in an almost uncannily effective manner.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride to the square to the left of Red, flanking it with Corso.
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Action 2: Flurry of Blows! I’m targetting Red with the first blow; if that should somehow kill it I’ll aim the second Strike at Green, otherwise Red gets attacked some more.</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 1 vs Kobold:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (2, 6) + 2 = 10</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 2 vs Kobold:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 6) + 2 = 12</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: Take Cover to gain standard cover, which I think my Woodland Elf heritage permits me to do here (“You can always use the Take Cover action when you are within forest terrain to gain cover, even if you’re not next to an obstacle you can Take Cover behind.”). If it doesn’t I’ll Stride back to where I started my turn, directly to the right of the kobold head honcho.</span></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Also, it’s hard to narrate taking cover when there is technically no cover to take. :P</span></p>While it’s tempting to trade blows with the kobolds’ ringleader, Tia feels that thinning out their ranks might be a better idea. As such, she nimbly dances away from her adversary and slips up behind the kobold currently harrying Corso, aiming two swift kicks at it in hopes of snapping its neck outright. Having done so the elf steps behind a sapling, putting it between herself and her prospective attackers in an almost uncannily effective manner.
Action 1: Stride to the square to the left of...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-20T04:42:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#252019-11-16T21:33:14Z2019-11-16T21:33:14Z<p>Tia stares at her hand in astonishment as it begins to glow. After a moment the warm, tingling sensation disperses throughout the rest of her body, leaving her grinning. <b>“Now this is a thing I could get used to, Corso,”</b> she tells the priest – but even as she does so, a javelin flung by one of the kobolds grazes her arm.</p>
<p>She frowns briefly at the cut now marring the inked lines of her Clouded Dream’s Crest tattoo before darting off without further ado. The elf leaps through the grass as lightly as a doe, coming up on her assailant and throwing a palm strike at the creature. It is followed immediately by a neat hook kick before she withdraws just as swiftly, having no desire to let the entire pack of kobolds descend on her.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 1: Stride.
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Action 2: Flurry of Blows!</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 1 vs Kobold Leader:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (6, 6) + 2 = 14</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Strike 2 vs Kobold Leader:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18</span><span class="messageboard-dice">2d6 + 2 ⇒ (5, 1) + 2 = 8</span>
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>Action 3: Stride.</span></p>Tia stares at her hand in astonishment as it begins to glow. After a moment the warm, tingling sensation disperses throughout the rest of her body, leaving her grinning. “Now this is a thing I could get used to, Corso,” she tells the priest – but even as she does so, a javelin flung by one of the kobolds grazes her arm.
She frowns briefly at the cut now marring the inked lines of her Clouded Dream’s Crest tattoo before darting off without further ado. The elf leaps through the grass as...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-16T21:33:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#392019-11-15T22:39:47Z2019-11-15T22:39:47Z<p>Iandra raises an eyebrow at Elisdriel. <b>“I’d hope anyone who got invited here was vetted enough to make sure it’d take more than some dirty work to get them turning their coat.”</b> She snorts. <b>“But, sure, I s’pose some divine guidance won’t hurt.”</b></p>
<p>She considers the bartender’s suggestion, then shrugs and looks at the others. <b>“We could do worse for starters,”</b> she says. <b>“Ingratiating ourselves with one of the highborn without having to do anything questionable? Sounds like a pretty good opportunity to me.”</b></p>
<p>Even so, Iandra takes a few moments to think about the names on the list, and tries to recall whether any of them are known to have had dealings with the underworld at some point.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>If applicable here, I’d like to try an Underworld Lore +3 check. It’s a Recall Knowledge action and thus secret, so unless told otherwise I shan’t be rolling it myself!</span></p>Iandra raises an eyebrow at Elisdriel. “I’d hope anyone who got invited here was vetted enough to make sure it’d take more than some dirty work to get them turning their coat.” She snorts. “But, sure, I s’pose some divine guidance won’t hurt.”
She considers the bartender’s suggestion, then shrugs and looks at the others. “We could do worse for starters,” she says. “Ingratiating ourselves with one of the highborn without having to do anything questionable? Sounds like a pretty good...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-15T22:39:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvil DiscussionCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/discussion#22019-11-15T21:18:26Z2019-11-15T21:18:26Z<p>As far as I know <i>magic weapon</i> can't be used on unarmed strikes, unfortunately. I suppose Corso could use it on Tia's sling instead, though I'm not sure she'll be using it very much.</p>As far as I know magic weapon can't be used on unarmed strikes, unfortunately. I suppose Corso could use it on Tia's sling instead, though I'm not sure she'll be using it very much.Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-15T21:18:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#212019-11-12T06:55:58Z2019-11-12T06:55:58Z<p><b>“Time for making some war,”</b> the elf murmurs when Corso’s efforts to communicate with the kobolds fail…somewhat predictably, in her none too humble opinion.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>My apologies – I need to stop making posts when less than fully awake.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Perception/Initiative:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20</span></p>“Time for making some war,” the elf murmurs when Corso’s efforts to communicate with the kobolds fail…somewhat predictably, in her none too humble opinion.
My apologies – I need to stop making posts when less than fully awake.
[DICE=Perception/Initiative]1d20+5[/DICE]Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-12T06:55:58ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#182019-11-10T06:35:40Z2019-11-10T06:35:40Z<p>Though the look on her face is very much a dubious one, Tia humours Corso and steps back to let him try his luck at talking to the goblins.</p>Though the look on her face is very much a dubious one, Tia humours Corso and steps back to let him try his luck at talking to the goblins.Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-10T06:35:40ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#332019-11-09T04:44:46Z2019-11-09T04:44:46Z<p><b>“That could work,”</b> she says in response to Korso’s proposal. <b>“Being associated with a known quantity means having half a foot in the door already. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if we got asked to prove our worth first somehow.”</b> She frowns. <b>“If so, it better not be anything too distasteful.”</b></p>
<p>Iandra nods at Zar’s point. <b>“It’s important to have a safehouse of some sort. Any of you locals got some suggestions? Ideas who to talk to about that sort of thing? I’m not from around here.”</b></p>“That could work,” she says in response to Korso’s proposal. “Being associated with a known quantity means having half a foot in the door already. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if we got asked to prove our worth first somehow.” She frowns. “If so, it better not be anything too distasteful.”
Iandra nods at Zar’s point. “It’s important to have a safehouse of some sort. Any of you locals got some suggestions? Ideas who to talk to about that sort of thing? I’m not from around here.”Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-09T04:44:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#272019-11-06T04:01:30Z2019-11-06T04:01:30Z<p>Iandra just nods when Goodman Hugen reveals the group will be on their own should push come to shove, not truly having expected a different answer.</p>
<p><b>“Just…don’t overthink it,”</b> she advises Silas on the subject of his faith once they’ve temporarily taken their leave of their prospective employer. <b>“I won’t claim to be an authority on the subject, but does Cayden Cailean really strike you as the kind of god who has it all worked out ahead of time? And if he doesn’t, why should you?”</b></p>
<p>In the private room afforded the group, she looks at everybody else in turn. <b>“I grew up a slave labourer in Cheliax,”</b> Iandra bluntly admits, <b>“and no one lasts long there without picking up a bunch of skills. Me, I’ve learnt to deal with people by talking to ‘em, sneaking around ‘em…or sticking ‘em good,”</b> she adds, patting the rapier thrust through her belt. <b>“Probably best at that last part, to be honest, even if there weren’t many opportunities for it in Cheliax.”</b> The woman suddenly grins. <b>“And, yeah, I can call on some divine magic courtesy of the Lucky Drunk too. It’s not much, but it might come in handy.”</b></p>
<p>She shrugs her shoulders. <b>“Anyway, like I said earlier, getting to take the fight to those Chelish scum is all the reason I need to sign up for this. The money’s just a bonus.”</b></p>Iandra just nods when Goodman Hugen reveals the group will be on their own should push come to shove, not truly having expected a different answer.
“Just…don’t overthink it,” she advises Silas on the subject of his faith once they’ve temporarily taken their leave of their prospective employer. “I won’t claim to be an authority on the subject, but does Cayden Cailean really strike you as the kind of god who has it all worked out ahead of time? And if he doesn’t, why should you?”
In the...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-06T04:01:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#152019-11-06T02:29:54Z2019-11-06T02:29:54Z<p>Tia grimaces when Corso proves about as graceful as a troll. <b>“It is a good thing you only said ‘try’,”</b> she murmurs, a wry look on her face.</p>
<p>For her part the <i>dhenna fech</i> does a better job of moving quietly, barefooted steps taking her into the woods and towards the source of the chattering without producing too much in the way of noise.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I actually don’t know if trolls even exist in Terra Nova! If they don’t, feel free to substitute your favourite lumbering monstrosity.</span></p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Stealth:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15</span></p>Tia grimaces when Corso proves about as graceful as a troll. “It is a good thing you only said ‘try’,” she murmurs, a wry look on her face.
For her part the dhenna fech does a better job of moving quietly, barefooted steps taking her into the woods and towards the source of the chattering without producing too much in the way of noise.
I actually don’t know if trolls even exist in Terra Nova! If they don’t, feel free to substitute your favourite lumbering monstrosity.
...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-06T02:29:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#132019-11-05T02:04:02Z2019-11-05T02:04:02Z<p>She comes to a halt again and tilts her head, listening to the chattering voices. <b>“Goblins, maybe, yes,”</b> Tia agrees. <b>“They are small and often green, but not harmless. In fact they rather are – how do you say? – a new-sense! Many tribes celebrate the hunter who collects the most goblin ears in a year. It is not wise to let their numbers grow too big.”</b></p>
<p>The elf produces a somewhat crudely-made sling, then carefully places a small stone in its pouch. <b>“It is possible our Atreus has run into a few goblins. I think it may be a good idea to go look if they are not eating him right now. Can you walk very lightly, Corso?”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I was going to ask for a Recall Knowledge about goblins using my whooping Nature +2 (which the GM is supposed to make in secret), but I’m not about to object to a few freebie lore facts!</span></p>She comes to a halt again and tilts her head, listening to the chattering voices. “Goblins, maybe, yes,” Tia agrees. “They are small and often green, but not harmless. In fact they rather are – how do you say? – a new-sense! Many tribes celebrate the hunter who collects the most goblin ears in a year. It is not wise to let their numbers grow too big.”
The elf produces a somewhat crudely-made sling, then carefully places a small stone in its pouch. “It is possible our Atreus has run into a...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-05T02:04:02ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#92019-11-02T02:09:54Z2019-11-02T02:09:54Z<p><b>“Yes, I can see that this game may so be of some use. Even if living warriors and little figures of wood on a board are not very similar.”</b></p>
<p>In response to Corso’s words Tia nods, adjusts her pack, and sets off again.</p>“Yes, I can see that this game may so be of some use. Even if living warriors and little figures of wood on a board are not very similar.”
In response to Corso’s words Tia nods, adjusts her pack, and sets off again.Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-11-02T02:09:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#72019-10-31T22:18:46Z2019-10-31T22:18:46Z<p>The elf nods. <b>“Yes, I have seen some who talk always of the Eight. Do all of them think they know better which gods are right than anybody else? It is annoying.”</b> When Corso speaks of the real reason for his people’s coming to Tirn Wydd, she raises her eyebrows and uncrosses her arms. <b>“How can the magic go out of an entire land? I am thinking you may be pulling my leg, Corso!”</b> she exclaims, though her tone is less accusatory than her words.</p>
<p><b>“Oh! You talk about war but you cannot make it,”</b> Tia next observes with cheerful bluntness. <b>“No wonder you like this game you teach me so much. It is a thing of the mind, not the body.”</b> She considers Corso’s question for a few moments. <b>“The closest thing would be Peren,”</b> she then says. <b>“He is the god of magic, but also of power. Our hunters and the guardians of the tribes pray to him for strength and success. But I think it is not the same idea as what you are asking.”</b></p>The elf nods. “Yes, I have seen some who talk always of the Eight. Do all of them think they know better which gods are right than anybody else? It is annoying.” When Corso speaks of the real reason for his people’s coming to Tirn Wydd, she raises her eyebrows and uncrosses her arms. “How can the magic go out of an entire land? I am thinking you may be pulling my leg, Corso!” she exclaims, though her tone is less accusatory than her words.
“Oh! You talk about war but you cannot make it,” Tia...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-31T22:18:46ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#52019-10-30T04:11:26Z2019-10-30T04:11:26Z<p>‘Magocratical governance’ takes her a little while to make sense of. Once she has done so, Tia smiles. <b>“But you see, Corso, magic is only one part. It is also important to be close to the gods and the spirits if you wish to be somebody in a tribe. My mother, she was the foremost priestess of Qhintarro. She saw futures yet to come, she spoke with Aradia and Peren. There is magic in that, yes, and yet something else too. Gifts I did not have or did not want.”</b> The elf gives a small, indifferent shrug.</p>
<p>After idly strolling up and down the path for a bit, she turns to regard the priest again. <b>“Now, you! How did you come to Terrigan? And why are you <i>here</i> and not across the great waters? Other than talking in these lands about your god?”</b></p>‘Magocratical governance’ takes her a little while to make sense of. Once she has done so, Tia smiles. “But you see, Corso, magic is only one part. It is also important to be close to the gods and the spirits if you wish to be somebody in a tribe. My mother, she was the foremost priestess of Qhintarro. She saw futures yet to come, she spoke with Aradia and Peren. There is magic in that, yes, and yet something else too. Gifts I did not have or did not want.” The elf gives a small, indifferent...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-30T04:11:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Eyes of AbsalomIandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/gameplay#212019-10-30T03:08:00Z2019-10-30T03:08:00Z<p><b>“Foiling a Chelish plot is worth any risk,”</b> opines the woman who introduced herself as Iandra Thistlerun earlier. Hoarse-voiced and a little burly of build, she has short dark hair and fairish skin bearing its goodly share of minor nicks and scars. <b>“Throwing their machinations right back in their faces, preferably with interest, is the only way to make the bastards understand we want no part of their blasted empire.”</b> Having said her piece she looks sorely tempted to emphasise her words by spitting on the floor, but somehow she manages to rein herself in.</p>
<p>Shifting in her chair and grimacing slightly as it creaks beneath her armoured weight, Iandra glances at the half-elf called Silas when he mentions his divine calling. <b>“Funny how that works, isn’t it?”</b> she says with a small, good-natured smirk. <b>“He’s really the sort of god who finds you, not the other way around.”</b></p>
<p>She turns back to Goodman Hagen. <b>“You said you’re looking for deniable investigators. How deniable precisely are we talking?”</b></p>“Foiling a Chelish plot is worth any risk,” opines the woman who introduced herself as Iandra Thistlerun earlier. Hoarse-voiced and a little burly of build, she has short dark hair and fairish skin bearing its goodly share of minor nicks and scars. “Throwing their machinations right back in their faces, preferably with interest, is the only way to make the bastards understand we want no part of their blasted empire.” Having said her piece she looks sorely tempted to emphasise her words by...Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-30T03:08:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova Campaign - A Case of Missing Persons - by DM DoctorEvilCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivks6/gameplay#32019-10-29T05:33:09Z2019-10-29T05:33:09Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM DoctorEvil wrote:</div><blockquote><p>Without any additional preparation the pair of new friends leaves the White Wolf Inn, and head to towards the river. There they find the troop of dwarves working busily on the bridge which will soon span the flow, but for now, like it has been, they must rely on the ferry, Old Tanner himself, to cross. </p>
<p><b>"Lots of folks crossing this morning,"</b> remarks Tanner as he helps you aboard and starts the crank that pulls the raft across despite the heavy current. <b>"And where are you folks off to, then?"</b></blockquote><p>Out of doors again after leaving the inn, the elf somehow seems to grow a little perkier still. There’s a bounce in her step that is equal parts energetic and graceful, and in order to take in as much of Tanner’s Crossing as possible she keeps turning round and round as she walks, as though performing a very slow dance.
<p><b>“Hello!”</b> Tia greets the ferryman. She smiles as she turns down his helping hand with a shake of her head and lightly leaps aboard the vessel on her own. <b>“We are off to Point of Rocks to look for an elf! I suppose you will not have seen him? His name is Atreus and he comes to the tavern here often,”</b> she says.</p>
<p>~</p>
<p>The tattooed elf doesn’t seem to mind going more slowly to account for Corso’s pace. Whenever he pauses to catch his breath she wanders around a little, straying off whatever path there might be to crouch amid the grass or peer off into the distance, though never venturing too far.</p>
<p>When the priest asks about Tia’s reasons for mingling with the colonists she walks closer to him, clearly not offended in the least. <b>“I am an outcast of a sort, I suppose,”</b> she replies, briefly sounding thoughtful. <b>“I have no magic, you see, at all. This makes me special for an elf, but in a way many don’t care for. So instead of living with the tribe, I am trained to be a <i>dhenna fech</i>. Which makes me what you would call a…hermit, maybe? We live alone, away from tribal life, and have our own kinds of skills and wisdom.”</b> The elf smiles. <b>“And because we are not elves of a tribe, we do not need to live like they do. So we can look at the world freely as we like to – and me, I am very curious about all you people from distant lands.”</b></p>
<p>She then extends one lean, bare leg, indicating the complex tattoos that wind and flow across it virtually all the way from her hip to her toes. <b>“Also, we learn to make these,”</b> Tia says. <b>“Life-etchings. Other elves can have them but only we make them. There are stories in them but they are often very hard to understand. It is not the point, anyway. What matters is that they <i>are</i>, yes?”</b></p>DM DoctorEvil wrote:Without any additional preparation the pair of new friends leaves the White Wolf Inn, and head to towards the river. There they find the troop of dwarves working busily on the bridge which will soon span the flow, but for now, like it has been, they must rely on the ferry, Old Tanner himself, to cross.
"Lots of folks crossing this morning," remarks Tanner as he helps you aboard and starts the crank that pulls the raft across despite the heavy current. "And where are you...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-29T05:33:09ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: (PF2) Eyes of Absalom Recruitment (Slower game)Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/recruiting#312019-10-29T05:17:33Z2019-10-29T05:17:33Z<p>Thanks for having me! I'll get a post up tomorrow.</p>Thanks for having me! I'll get a post up tomorrow.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-29T05:17:33ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: (PF2) Eyes of Absalom Recruitment (Slower game)Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/recruiting#212019-10-25T05:18:20Z2019-10-25T05:18:20Z<p>Here’s TheWorstFighter’s character! I also took one additional language, which all human characters apparently are intended to receive as a baseline feature, but I’ll drop it if it’s an issue.</p>Here’s TheWorstFighter’s character! I also took one additional language, which all human characters apparently are intended to receive as a baseline feature, but I’ll drop it if it’s an issue.Iandra Thistlerun (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-25T05:18:20ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: (PF2) Eyes of Absalom Recruitment (Slower game)TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/recruiting#192019-10-24T05:40:30Z2019-10-24T05:40:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">GM Fobok wrote:</div><blockquote>Sorry, I should've included that the original post! …</blockquote><p>Thanks for the response! I’m currently working on a champion (also of Cayden Cailean, coincidentally) whom I hope to have finished by tomorrow at the latest. Recruitment closes on Saturday, if I’m not mistaken?GM Fobok wrote:Sorry, I should've included that the original post! …
Thanks for the response! I’m currently working on a champion (also of Cayden Cailean, coincidentally) whom I hope to have finished by tomorrow at the latest. Recruitment closes on Saturday, if I’m not mistaken?TheWorstFighter2019-10-24T05:40:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=5#2052019-10-22T04:03:28Z2019-10-22T04:03:28Z<p><b>“A guide?”</b> Tia scoffs. <b>“I live here, you forget! No, we will be finding our way to Point of Rocks very well on our own, I think.”</b> She smiles at Cornelius. <b>“Have no fear. When we return, it will be with word of your friend.”</b></p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I’m assuming here that Survival is the skill used to navigate the countryside and get to Point of Rocks reasonably safely. If not then she’s being rather boastful, but then again that wouldn’t be totally out of character for her!</span></p>“A guide?” Tia scoffs. “I live here, you forget! No, we will be finding our way to Point of Rocks very well on our own, I think.” She smiles at Cornelius. “Have no fear. When we return, it will be with word of your friend.”
I’m assuming here that Survival is the skill used to navigate the countryside and get to Point of Rocks reasonably safely. If not then she’s being rather boastful, but then again that wouldn’t be totally out of character for her!Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-22T04:03:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=5#2012019-10-20T03:43:36Z2019-10-20T03:43:36Z<p><b>“A crack-pot?”</b> She considers the expression for a moment. <b>“Oh, yes! But I mean to say, no. You are not a crack-pot to be worried about your friend,”</b> Tia says, smiling at the older man. <b>“Point of Rocks, yes, good,”</b> she then nods. <b>“But, Cornelius, Atreus’s elven village, do you know its name? Or its place? In case we have to look elsewhere for him.”</b></p>
<p><b>“I have all I need,”</b> the elf assures Corso, reaching behind her and patting the slim pack she had the foresight to bring with her.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I think we were planning on checking Point of Rocks first!</span></p>“A crack-pot?” She considers the expression for a moment. “Oh, yes! But I mean to say, no. You are not a crack-pot to be worried about your friend,” Tia says, smiling at the older man. “Point of Rocks, yes, good,” she then nods. “But, Cornelius, Atreus’s elven village, do you know its name? Or its place? In case we have to look elsewhere for him.”
“I have all I need,” the elf assures Corso, reaching behind her and patting the slim pack she had the foresight to bring with her.
I think we...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-20T03:43:36ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: (PF2) Eyes of Absalom Recruitment (Slower game)TheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkq1/recruiting#22019-10-19T00:25:26Z2019-10-19T00:25:26Z<p>I'm always up for more 2E, so consider my interest piqued. And in fact, I actually somewhat <i>prefer</i> slower-paced games, not being the most active of posters myself!</p>
<p>As for questions: which of the current players/characters are still around? Or are you looking to move on with a totally new roster? If not, do you have any preferences when it comes to party composition? The game's premise is giving me the impression that there might be more social manoeuvring and intrigue than classic combat action, which may affect my choice of character.</p>I'm always up for more 2E, so consider my interest piqued. And in fact, I actually somewhat prefer slower-paced games, not being the most active of posters myself!
As for questions: which of the current players/characters are still around? Or are you looking to move on with a totally new roster? If not, do you have any preferences when it comes to party composition? The game's premise is giving me the impression that there might be more social manoeuvring and intrigue than classic combat...TheWorstFighter2019-10-19T00:25:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1982019-10-17T06:27:06Z2019-10-17T06:27:06Z<p><b>“Ooh, it is the <i>rhuadan</i>,”</b> the elf remarks. <b>“Yes, a council of the elven wise. Your friend has an important future ahead of himself! Though I do not envy him it. Big decisions to be made, you see.”</b></p>
<p>Tia nods, rising smoothly to her feet. <b>“It does sound like maybe Atreus has had an accident. This land isn’t always safe even for us. So, I too will go upriver to Point of Rocks and look for him there.”</b> First she heads over to the bar and pays for her drink, however, before rejoining Corso, ready to leave.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>It’s occurred to me that the elves aren’t too likely to be using the same form(s) of currency as the human outsiders, but I suppose Tia might have come by a few Valerian coins at some point. Somehow. ;)</span></p>“Ooh, it is the rhuadan,” the elf remarks. “Yes, a council of the elven wise. Your friend has an important future ahead of himself! Though I do not envy him it. Big decisions to be made, you see.”
Tia nods, rising smoothly to her feet. “It does sound like maybe Atreus has had an accident. This land isn’t always safe even for us. So, I too will go upriver to Point of Rocks and look for him there.” First she heads over to the bar and pays for her drink, however, before rejoining Corso, ready...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-17T06:27:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1922019-10-11T04:24:44Z2019-10-11T04:24:44Z<p><b>“No wonder you like this game!”</b> Tia observes. <b>“So the training ground of yours, Corso, who is it for? Players of chess? Warriors? Priests?”</b></p>“No wonder you like this game!” Tia observes. “So the training ground of yours, Corso, who is it for? Players of chess? Warriors? Priests?”Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-11T04:24:44ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1902019-10-10T01:34:43Z2019-10-10T01:34:43Z<p><b>“Sorry, Corso!”</b> she says, cheery but earnest. <b>“Human names, they are a little odd.”</b> Tia smiles. <b>“A godly man! You do have that sort of look to yourself. But I’m not sure which god Terrigan is. You humans have so many, and we elves only the two.”</b></p>
<p><b>“Oh, I am only just getting taught to play,”</b> she is quick to point out to Cornelius, and swivels in her chair to face him fully. <b>“Atreus, you say?”</b> She looks thoughtful for a moment. <b>“No, I think I don’t know him. I’m of the <i>dhennaa fech</i>, you see,”</b> the elf says as if that explained everything. <b>“But, yes,”</b> she continues, nodding at Corso’s words, <b>“I don’t mind going to take a look for Atreus, if you can share a little more about him. Or <i>we</i>,”</b> Tia adds with a glance at the priest.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>My apologies for getting Corso’s name wrong – the Dishonored games have been on my mind a bit of late!</span></p>“Sorry, Corso!” she says, cheery but earnest. “Human names, they are a little odd.” Tia smiles. “A godly man! You do have that sort of look to yourself. But I’m not sure which god Terrigan is. You humans have so many, and we elves only the two.”
“Oh, I am only just getting taught to play,” she is quick to point out to Cornelius, and swivels in her chair to face him fully. “Atreus, you say?” She looks thoughtful for a moment. “No, I think I don’t know him. I’m of the dhennaa fech, you see,”...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-10T01:34:43ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1862019-10-07T05:17:59Z2019-10-07T05:17:59Z<p>The elf asks her fair share of questions while Corvo explains the rules to her, though said questions are as likely to be about the reasons why the pieces look the way they do, for instance, as they are to be about actually playing the game.</p>
<p><b>“So tell me, Corvo,”</b> Tia says at one point, <b>“is this what you do for leisure? Teach games to strange elves in taverns?”</b> Of course, her slightly crooked smile suggests she doesn’t find this likely to be the case.</p>
<p>Focussed as she is on the board and the way the various pieces are moved across it, Tia <i>almost</i> jumps a little in her chair when the newcomer makes his presence known. <b>“Apology accepted,”</b> she tells the old man, her manner rather serious for a moment before her easy smile returns. <b>“Skill, I think I have; strategy, maybe not so much. Anyway, you can ask if you like, but I do not know if I’ll have an answer for you.”</b></p>The elf asks her fair share of questions while Corvo explains the rules to her, though said questions are as likely to be about the reasons why the pieces look the way they do, for instance, as they are to be about actually playing the game.
“So tell me, Corvo,” Tia says at one point, “is this what you do for leisure? Teach games to strange elves in taverns?” Of course, her slightly crooked smile suggests she doesn’t find this likely to be the case.
Focussed as she is on the board and the...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-07T05:17:59ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1832019-10-06T04:35:15Z2019-10-06T04:35:15Z<p><b>“I am glad to hear it,”</b> Tia says. <b>“But, no, I’m not looking for a particular thing. You might say I am…exploring,”</b> she adds, vaguely sweeping her hand across the common room in a gesture that presumably includes Tanner’s Crossing as a whole.</p>
<p>Picking up her mug, she pads over to the table and pulls up a chair. <b>“A game? I do not know this. But you could teach me, yes?”</b> She rests her arms on the table and smiles at the human. <b>“Oh! And you may call me Tia. Easiest for your tongue, I think.”</b></p>“I am glad to hear it,” Tia says. “But, no, I’m not looking for a particular thing. You might say I am…exploring,” she adds, vaguely sweeping her hand across the common room in a gesture that presumably includes Tanner’s Crossing as a whole.
Picking up her mug, she pads over to the table and pulls up a chair. “A game? I do not know this. But you could teach me, yes?” She rests her arms on the table and smiles at the human. “Oh! And you may call me Tia. Easiest for your tongue, I think.”Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-06T04:35:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1812019-10-05T04:18:30Z2019-10-05T04:18:30Z<p>She smiles at being called ‘lass’ by a man who looks to be less than half her age – though coming from an old campaigner like himself, it’s hardly surprising. <b>“I see,”</b> the elf responds when presented with the cherry brandy. <b>“That is all right. And it is not unexpected, if I am honest.”</b> She sips the brandy, then thoughtfully eyes the dark red liquid in her mug. <b>“Nor is this bad. Just very forthright.”</b></p>
<p>Tia turns to the newcomer. <b>“Greetings!”</b> she says, looking him up and down, and smiles a little wryly. <b>“Oh, no, not lost. I am exactly where I mean to be.”</b> She tilts her head, a sly, playful glint in her eyes. <b>“Or perhaps you are saying I should not be here because I am elven?”</b></p>She smiles at being called ‘lass’ by a man who looks to be less than half her age – though coming from an old campaigner like himself, it’s hardly surprising. “I see,” the elf responds when presented with the cherry brandy. “That is all right. And it is not unexpected, if I am honest.” She sips the brandy, then thoughtfully eyes the dark red liquid in her mug. “Nor is this bad. Just very forthright.”
Tia turns to the newcomer. “Greetings!” she says, looking him up and down, and smiles a...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-05T04:18:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - Hub Gameplay - Inn of the White WolfCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/gameplay&page=4#1782019-10-02T03:43:14Z2019-10-02T03:43:14Z<p>The front door of the <i>White Wolf</i> quietly opens to admit a slight, lean woman. Her lissom movements marking her as a pure-blooded elf as much as her distinctly pointed ears, she is dressed in a short vest and a skirt-like garment, both dyed a fairly vivid bluish-green colour. Between them they leave a considerable but not outright scandalous amount of fair skin uncovered, most of which is adorned with strange, delicate tattoos.</p>
<p>Glancing around the inn with a half smile, blithely unconcerned by any odd or wary looks she might be getting, the elven woman slips across the common room on silent bare feet and approaches the bar. <b>“My greetings to you!”</b> she addresses the innkeeper in accented Common as she settles onto a barstool and tucks one leg under her. <b>“I should like something fruity. Whatever you find worth to recommend.”</b> The elf smiles amicably, brushing a few strands of grey-and-red hair out of her eyes.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I get one temporary trained skill each day thanks to Ancestral Longevity, which today shall be Diplomacy for all the good it’ll do me!</span></p>The front door of the White Wolf quietly opens to admit a slight, lean woman. Her lissom movements marking her as a pure-blooded elf as much as her distinctly pointed ears, she is dressed in a short vest and a skirt-like garment, both dyed a fairly vivid bluish-green colour. Between them they leave a considerable but not outright scandalous amount of fair skin uncovered, most of which is adorned with strange, delicate tattoos.
Glancing around the inn with a half smile, blithely unconcerned...Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-10-02T03:43:14ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - RecruitmentCvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/recruiting&page=3#1112019-10-03T18:43:42Z2019-09-28T04:07:49Z<p>It took me a while to put it together, but here's TheWorstFighter's elf monk submission! My profile should contain everything of relevance – yell at me if something is missing.</p>
<p>For the record, I used the "voluntary flaws" optional rule (p. 26) to shuffle a few ability boosts/flaws around. I also picked artisan's tools to represent the equipment Tia needs for tattooing and scrimshawing, though I'm not sure how well it translates into the actual game mechanics.</p>It took me a while to put it together, but here's TheWorstFighter's elf monk submission! My profile should contain everything of relevance – yell at me if something is missing.
For the record, I used the "voluntary flaws" optional rule (p. 26) to shuffle a few ability boosts/flaws around. I also picked artisan's tools to represent the equipment Tia needs for tattooing and scrimshawing, though I'm not sure how well it translates into the actual game mechanics.Cvael’istia of the Quiet Needle (alias of TheWorstFighter)2019-09-28T04:07:49ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Terra Nova - Homebrew Campaign by DM DoctorEvil - RecruitmentTheWorstFighterhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkpc/recruiting&page=2#702019-09-06T22:55:10Z2019-09-06T22:55:10Z<p>Before I put together a full-blown sheet, here's the part of my prospective elven monk's background that deals with the whole monk business, or one form of it at any rate. Just felt I should get it okayed first to avoid stepping on any toes and what not. :)</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>Before I put together a full-blown sheet, here's the part of my prospective elven monk's background that deals with the whole monk business, or one form of it at any rate. Just felt I should get it okayed first to avoid stepping on any toes and what not. :)
[Spoiler omitted]TheWorstFighter2019-09-06T22:55:10Z