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The reason it's a big deal now/still is because it's tied directly to our current in game impasse:

Mahmoud, and maybe others, think I'm not willing to heal my fellow players unless I'm told to.

Now, in game, we're about to apparently get into another fight, when I no longer have the mechanical resources to heal my fellow players, period.

I'm dreading this upcoming fight because I fully expect to be scolded/taken to task for being unable to heal you guys. Despite expressly saying I lack the means.

Why? Because it literally already happened. I said I would make potions to heal people, and then the next day, I get accused of refusing to heal people.

What's really wild is that the GM literally said 'hey, it's cool if ya'll wanna take time to heal up' the day before, and Mahmoud still makes his accusation the next day.

This is why I am still on edge and was making a big deal out of not wanting to get into another fight without being given the time to rest and restore my spent resources.

Because I do not trust Mahmoud to not make that same sort of weird, bizarre claim again.

"Why didn't you heal us during this fight?"

"Idk bro, maybe cuz I said I literally can't?"

I've been dealing with some pretty rough IRL stuff these last few days, so I just didn't have the spoons to come and post here.

@Aeirth, all four of your quotes were things Unatti said in game, as the character I am playing. Thus, if somebody likewise had an in game issue with her and her healing, it should have been handled in character.

That's not what happened, though, was it? Mahmoud posted here, in the discussion thread, which means he's coming after me, the player.

This is where my issues lie, and what I've been trying to convey these last several posts.

Considering Mahmoud has stated he 'doesn't feel like he should be involved in a conversation about how Unatti is played'. Which ya know, is how we got here in the first place.

On July 25th at 10:49am Mahmoud said: Is there a reason Unatti doesn't want to use her healing powers before we engage additional enemies?

Which is weird, because on July 24th, at 6:04pm, I said: Just remember it takes an hour to spend a HD for healing. I have no problem taking that time, just a reminder. I'll make a few potions in the last ten minutes(cuz they gotta be used within an hour).

And then less than an hour later, YBD replied: Taking an hour to rest and heal is perfectly fine.

Did Mahmoud just not read gameplay, and poorly and incorrectly assume I wasn't gonna heal ya'll?

As for 'not healing people until I was told to do so':

On July 19th, Unatti placed the shield around Epperson to try and keep him safe. Nobody told her to do that.

On the 20th, the centipede bites Epperson for 17 pts of damage.

On July 22nd, Tribim asks for Unatti to 'look after Epperson'.

And finally, later that day(7/22), Unatti does indeed heal the sour dwarf. Which, mind you, was 3 days after my last IG post.

Did I not heal Epperson until I was told to? Or had I not gotten around to posting just yet?

Again, bad assumptions being made about me, the player, as they were stated out of game.

So idk what to tell you. Maybe I'm just a bad fit for this group, idk.

Mahmoud seemingly won't take responsibility for us being here in the first place, and I've tried to explain myself as best I can.

I would very much like to continue on with this group and this game, but I'm at a loss as to how best to resolve this.

Apologies for not my silence the last few days. I was trying to collect my thoughts and figure out how best to address everything. It took me a few days, but it finally came to me tonight:

When Mahmoud made that accusation(regardless of intent, that was *my* interpretation) about maybe not wanting to be the party healer, he not only called into question my role in the party, and my play style, but he was also basically accusing me of wanting the party(and thus the game) to fail.

After all, if I don't want to heal people, and they die, and can't come back to life, it means game over. Or at least to an extent. Sure, YBD apparently has some homebrew ways for a PC to continue on after death, that might not always be an option, or it might not be what the player wants. And even if it is, does it even matter if I still not interested in healing them?

I'm super new to Spheres, which I believe I have said several times. I'm still very much learning not only that system, but the GM's homebrew stuff as well.

As such, I'm trying to be conservative with my expendable resources, at least while I'm still trying to get the hang of things. It's also tricky keeping track of who has been hurt, especially in a PbP where not only might it take time for people to reply to me asking, but the post for who got hurt might be buried a page or so back from what's current.

This was the case with Aeirth just now. I scrolled up through most of the posts, but between all of our attacks and the one or two the GM made that didn't hit us(and thus dealt no damage), I clearly missed our mage getting hurt.

Please, just bear with me, and offer me a little grace and support as I try to figure all of this out. If I haven't healed somebody it's likely due to one of three things:

1) I completely missed that they got hurt. See Aerith above.

2) I'm being conservative with stuff, just in case we run into something else after a given encounter. This happened at least once in game.

3) I'm not entirely sure you need/want healing. I've been in some games(even if I'm not the healer) where some of the other PCs didn't want to be healed till they were almost dead. They would rather the healer focus on killing their foes.

I don't exactly have any solutions or ways to move forward atm, other than to ask that you don't jump to any conclusions about me, my PC, or my play style. I'm not a bad person/player, and I'm definitely not willfully or maliciously not healing people.

I chose the role of a healer because that's what I felt like playing. It's not always glamours, but thankfully with Sphere I can still contribute to combats offensively as well as supportively. Believe me, if I didn't wanna play a healer build, I wouldn't have picked it....

Okay, so Spheres is at least semi different from normal recovery, which I didn't know. However, that above quote is kinda vague, so let's be blunt:

YBD, in your games, what constitutes '8 hours of rest' ?? What exactly can and can't Unatti, and anybody else who needs to rest to recover spent resources, do? Is that '8 hours of rest' also how we get back our HD?

As for the other points:

Let me make something super clear, just in case: I have zero issues with Epperson out of game. The constant raspberries are a little weird and annoying, but I don't really mind. In game, he is pretty much the exact opposite of Unatti personality wise: Dour, grim, fatalistic, almost seems like he doesn't care if he lives or dies.

Unatti is all about celebrating life, having fun, living in the moment, caring for those in need, etc.

Regarding my annoyances, saying something like 'If I wanted to signal to my fellow players I didn't want to heal them, I would take the drawback that halved the healing' really didn't sit right with me.

I know Mahmoud apologized, but every single battle we've since gotten into, I feel like I need stick solely to healing more often than not, cuz I'm apparently not willing to heal the rest of my party. Saying sorry doesn't erase the comment or the memory of it.

Also, this whole potential combat seems like it was meant to punish us for wanting to rest:

On Aug 5th, ooc, Epperson said he was out of Strife points and wanted to rest.

On the 18th, he then made a comment as 'Paul, the player of Epperson' that he wanted to rest now.

I have said several times that I don't have the resources left to feel I can be useful. Sure, I can keep blasting, but if the dice continue to hate us, who is gonna heal the PCs if they're seriously hurt?

So yes, right now, I'm not really having fun. I feel like we made a mistake wanting to rest, and while it might be part of the module, it's also entirely up to the GM to keep running encounters or not. **Especially** when the PCs and their players have stated they don't want to keep fighting.

Overall, however, I am enjoying this game. I like our group, I like our RP and dynamics, our GM is rather fair and helpful, and most importantly, I too would like to find a way to keep playing.

Is our placement on the map currently correct?? It says we're in B15 of the ground floor.

If that is right, then the enemies are going upstairs, right? To the second floor? Aka rooms B20-B25. The bad guys are the 3 sad faces on the stairs in the smaller right hand pic, yes?

If it's wrong, what room are we *actually* in? Is it a room that can be easily defended? I find it hard to believe a 'master bedroom' is in the middle of the first floor, with four open doorways into it...

As for 'the ability' for Unatti to stay asleep? A simple retcon of Aeirth not waking her is all that's needed, no? If a fight does end up breaking out, well, there's rules for waking.

As for why I want to sleep and am so annoyed atm is that people have been giving me a hard time for not healing the party. Guess who no longer even really has the ability to heal?

I'll say this again, for like the 4th or 5th time:

Unatti no longer has any left HD to cast Cure Light Wounds. She has *one* spell point left for either one Cure or one boosted blast. She also only has two potions left and being potions they aren't exactly super useful in the middle of a combat.

Epperson is out of Strife points, and may be low or out of other expendable resources.

We are literally unable to do much. Either block/barricade the entrance(s) into the room or leave us alone.

I need eight(8) **uninterrupted** hours of sleep in order get that stuff back. If you keep waking me up, that's not gonna happen.

Why are you waking us up? They were going **upstairs**.

Several of us have stated we want to rest, both in and out of game. Ya'll just ignoring us?

Unatti is **not** waking up. She has almost no resources left to be of any use. Epperson is the same.

Unless the GM says straight up that 8 hrs have passed, and we get all of our expended stuff back.

Nope. Not doing another encounter. I have barely any resources left.

"I am as close to utterly spent as I am comfortable being. If you want to continue to explore cuz a voice only you heard told you to, fine. I'm going to sleep now."

And Unatti promptly does exactly that, leaving the others and going back the master bedroom. She kicks off her shoes, feeds her kitty some bits of fish, and flops outta to the bed, falling sound asleep almost immediately.

I have 1 spell point and no HD left. I'm done adventuring for the day.

Ack, I forgot Aerith had gotten hurt. I had scrolled to see if anybody was damaged, but I clearly didn't go up far enough.

If the GM won't mind a retcon, I'll cast Cure on our mage instead. 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 5) + 2 = 12 DC 14 will save. If you succeed, you heal half.

"At least it seems to have as much trouble hurting us as we are in harming it." The witch observes, as she summons the golden armor around Tribim who was just attacked. +1 deflection bonus to AC, down one more spell point.

Unatti blasts their sandy foe without a word. She's too annoyed from being woken up. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 for 1d6 ⇒ 1 bludgeoning damage

While a heavy hitter/tank would be nice, we also need nicer dice, lol

Seeing their warrior friend fall down on the job, Unatti removes a waterskin from her person, and dumps it on Mahmoud. "Rise and shine sleeping beauty! You've got work to do!" She declares loudly, while also gently nudging him with her foot.

Can somebody move me on the map to be adjacent to Mahmoud? I would, but I always seem to have terrible luck with google images/maps, lol

1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23 Will Save

"That wasn't very nice. Even if I am still sleepy." The witch of Bastet retorts disapprovingly, as she stood stoically against the assault on her mind.

Am I allowed to take an action now? or only once initiative is rolled?

"I'll stay with Aerith while the boys go look for whatever whispered naughtiness to Tribim." Unatti offers, not wanting the mage to be alone with the spirit, ghost thingy.

Maybe not sleeping, cuz you were on watch, but you were in bed, lol

You both stand up from your bed, and sit back down it...

Which is why I assumed Unatti had gone to sleep. Especially as a caster who needs her 8 hours, lol

Standing up from the bed, Tribim stretches, giving a yawn. Looking towards his ancient spear where he'd laid it up against the wall, he scratches his head. "You know, I just had the funniest thought. Maybe I should go explore the eastern courtyard while you all rest."

He turns and looks back at the bed. "Hmmmm, maybe not." Sitting back down on the bed, he takes another leaf wrapped filet from his pack and happily munches on it.

Mahmoud sits up, worried. "Magic, you think? Hmm, perhaps we should reconsider our plans. If there is something here that can enchant us away from the other Shadows, resting is not safe. Where were you when you felt the effect?"

It would appear we all thought this took place while we were resting/asleep...

It's likely some sneaky curse, lolol :P

"Hrmm? Don't think so. Back to sleep." Unatti sleepily mumbles, then rolls over, and does indeed go back to sleep.

Wakin up the casters, rude! We need our 8hrs! lol

I'm not entirely sure. Mahmoud suggested it.

I'm down to 2/5 spell points, no HD, and 2 potions left. Not great, but still okay. Especially since the base destructive blast doesn't cost anything.

"While I don't need a rest at the moment, if the others want to stop for the night, I won't object." Unatti says, adding her two copper to the ongoing discussion.

"Tribim's grandmother is hands down one of the best cooks around. Her Kamounia is absolutely delectable!"

Unatti thanks her companion for the wand, then sets out to heal Mahmoud.

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8 charge 1

1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 charge 2

I would rather not waste a 3rd charge for just one HP

The witch hands the warrior a potion. "Drink." Heals 1d6, you can roll.

GM, would Unatti be able to activate Epperson's Cure wand without a roll, since she has the Life sphere? Idk how that all interacts.

Once the battle is over, Unatti walks over to Epperson, and places a hand on the still bleeding dwarf. She then sniffs the air around him. "I think you need a bath when we're done here. I believe your stench is like an aphrodisiac to all these monsters." She says in an absolutely deadpan tone, but with a slight, subtle grin. Spending my last HD to cast Cure Light, 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10. This does not require a will save.

Seeing some of Epperson's insides on the outside, Unatti once more draws upon the power of her goddess to heal the dwarf. 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (8, 7) + 2 = 17 gotta make a Will save, DC 14.

Hey Unatti, Epperson was just hit for 8 pts of damage.

Would some healing be possible?

Technically, you asked, so I could say no :P

I'm on it. I saw, and was gonna reply, but checked here first.

Since neither player answered my above question, I'll save any possible healing till after the fight.

"Hey Tribim, this thing is more annoying than that time Jaroth got drunk and wouldn't stop trying to flirt with my mom's cow..." The witch quips, before blasting the not mummy again. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Destructive Blast for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

GM,
Have you given any thought to how or even if, you'll implement Spheres of Guile into your system?

Asking cuz I saw a Life talent that was [utility] and while I'm not sure I would take that specific one, it got me wondering about whether you plan on using the system in general...

Unless I'm mistaken, Epperson has only taken 3 points of damage, yes? Was Mahmoud damaged as well, or did Aeirth's teleport prevent that? If he was attacked, seems he took 6?

Drawing upon her goddess' strength, Unatti blasts their foe with a particularly potent attack. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Spending a spell point to increase the damage for 2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 2 = 9

Sorry, busy last few days. If you ever need to bot me, just assume Unatti blasts a foe, as it doesn't cost her any SP.

I hadn't offered up the concoctions because I wasn't sure what the group was actually going to do.

It takes a full hour to make use of the 'spend a HD to heal', which Epperson said he was doing *in game*. To which I replied with a reminder of how long it takes, and that at the end of that time, I would make healing potions.

What were the rest of the party doin during that hour? Did everybody else also spend one of their HD to heal? If so, how much damage is left?

Also, I took that drawback so I could actually heal you all more. I made sure I only took drawbacks that would allow me to take any talent I want(a lot of them require you to take a specific talent, or a certain type).

Thus, while yes, you have to make a save whenever I heal you, my base healing is 2d8(vs 1d8) cuz I took Deeper Healing.

I feel like you make a lot of assumptions, and have gotten them all wrong.

Kinda makin me feel like I'm not welcome here...

The witch signs at Tribim's comment. "In my defense, I keep him around cuz he's cute, and a good dancer. Not because he's smart."

She once more places the golden armor around Epperson, since it did indeed seem like their foes were drawn to him. +1 deflection bonus to his AC, 3/5 SP left.

I just said I was going to make potions. Some of which were to be curative ones.

I have 3 different methods to heal: 1) My background gives me Cure Light Wounds via spending a HD. I already used one of them on Epperson.

2) I have the Life talents, however, they cost a spell point, **and** they require a saving throw cuz of one of my drawbacks.

3) My witch's tradition let's me make potions, including a healing concoction. I can make 4 of them per day atm, they take a minute to create, and must be used within an hour(hence my saying above that I would make them towards the end of the hour people wanted to rest).

Much like Tribim pointed out above, Epperson had already said he was going to take the hour to spend his HD for healing. Since we're not in a hurry, I wasn't going to tell him no. I figured Unatti would heal up whatever reaming damage there might be.

Is there a reason you're assuming bad faith on my part? I never said I wasn't going to heal the party...

Unatti chuckles softly at Tribim's remarks about sharing a religion with their foe. "No, no. It's called an 'Adherer' cuz it itself is adherent." Then remembering that her catfolk friend isn't too smart, she clarifies. "Err, it's super sticky. Probably how it climbs the wall."

She then blasts the thing. 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9 Ranged touch for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Just remember it takes an hour to spend a HD for healing. I have no problem taking that time, just a reminder. I'll make a few potions in the last ten minutes(cuz they gotta be used within an hour).

I fully understand that, but that's exactly what Unatti would do in character. **Especially** concerning her friend.

Also, grabbing/blocking/holding back or otherwise preventing people from doing something is literally a part of every day real life. There's even memes about it, lol

You can easily just shrug her off. PC to PC interaction like this happens all the time, more so in pbp, where we have to actually wait for somebody to post something, and then reply in kind.

What if Tribim had picked up an item that Epperson sensed was cursed, and swatted it out of your hand? Would you call him out too, since he prevented you from holding on to it?

Or what if Aerith stopped you from walking into to some sort of magical trap she saw but Tribim couldn't? Would you mad at her as well?

These are all normal, regular reactions to 'bad decisions'...

Unatti grabs Tribim by his scruff and holds him fast. "Weren't you listening? This place might be riddled with curses. Maybe let the curse sensing dwarf go first this time? If I'm right, he's our best and only chance to possibly avoid them. Unless you wanna get turned into a newt?" The witch explains.

After healing Epperson, Unatti makes her way over to where Tribim is, staying a respectable distance back. Upon spotting the hieroglyphs, she'll translate the warning to the rest of the group. "Well Epperson, it seems your time has come. There's possibly many curses within this tomb. Perhaps you should go first this time?"

"I suppose I could heal the little b@st@rd. Though that would deny him that cherished oblivion he so desires." Unatti says, clearly a bit annoyed that the dwarf charged in so recklessly.

She'll spend one of her HD to cast Cure Light Wounds for 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Unatti concentrates momentarily, and shimmering golden armor appears around Epperson. Spending a spell point to grant him the deflection Aegis, giving him a +1 deflection bonus to AC

She has Distant Protection, so just move her on the map so she's got LOS to Epperson, but is still on that back line with Aerith.

Sorry for the late reply, I'm working a local con this weekend. I'm actually surprised I'm awake(even though it's fairly early for my usual hours), but I'll reply in game now.

Sorry for the late reply, I'm working a local con this weekend. I'm actually surprised I'm awake(even though it's fairly early for my usual hours), but I'll reply in game now.

Are we all just gathered around this one door, trying to attack the centipede from a distance? Should I assume after each PC attack, they five foot step out of the way of the others, so we don't get any penalties?

This might be a dumb question, but are there any windows(normalish ones, or even just big openings that are partially blocked) that go from the interior to the garden?

I know the GM didn't mention this area having any, but I don't think he's mentioned them at all...

Dang, ya'll movin fast, eh? Not even been 8hrs since Epperson began round 2.

"Epperson, if you're going to be rushing headlong in fights, let me know. Next time, I can augment your defenses some. This way, I don't have to waste my healing over your being foolish." Unatti says, scolding the dwarf.

She then blasts the wing horror again. 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 ranged touch for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

YBD: What does 'Pentheru' mean in Ancient Osiriani, if anything? lol Unatti speaks it.

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16 Fort save.

"This is a Vargouille, and it might have an evil wizard master here. We should be extra careful from now on." Unatti informs the rest of her companions, before blasting the creature.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 ranged touch for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Unatti joins Tribim and investigates the body, from afar. 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 Heal

"Epperson, that ring might be cursed. Do you think you could determine that, *quietly*?" She says, placing heavy emphasis on the last word.

"It's a good thing we've only encountered undead foes so far, because Epperson just alerted any living beings to our presence." Unatti says, shaking her head in dismay.

She turns to the dwarf. "Do you think that perhaps next time we encounter a cursed item, you can maybe be a bit more quiet about it?"

Seeing Aerith slip the headband onto to Epperson', the witch can't help but tease the elf. "Aeirth the mage, and Epperson the, uh, grim. Now that is a smart match, if I may be so bold!"

In game, she has no idea what 'class' Epperson is. Just that he's good with curses and has a familiar.