Urzok's page

It has been a pleasure gaming with y'all. Some of you I've gamed with before this, some of you it was the first time, but either way I've had a truly fun time sitting at this table.

I've come to the decision to leave PbP for personal reasons and have been/will continue to be phasing out my games. Having communicated with the GM, we figured now would be the best time to do so for this one. He has great plans for y'all, can't wait for you to experience it! :)

If I ever decide to come back to PbP, I'll be sure to reach out and see what/how y'all are doing!

If you ever want to get in touch or find yourself in London, I'm about to PM each of you my email address, so please do so! :)

Each of you find a note near your head. The handwriting's a little sloppy and the paper's ruddy and wrinkled, but it's all generally legible.

Lol wut. Penile fracture? So many questions...

MY HERO! :D

"Hot DAYUM!" Urzok cheers, ruffling the Boodiddly's hair. "A couple of drinks on me!" he promises, already careening around the corner.

"AAAAALRIGHT YOU LITTLE SHITS, LET'S DANCE!" he shouts, wooping and hollering as he leaps onto the burning zombie.
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Strike (Slashing) vs Black: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 322d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 8) + 4 = 14
Raise Shield, Sudden Charge!

Best of luck Shakur, I'm glad you were able to get into the surgery you need so soon! :)

Sorry for my own absence, I got the site goblins all day and then couldn't log in! I was lucky enough to have been told by a friend that I needed to clear my cookies or I still wouldn't be here -_-

Like a petulant child, Urzok shuffles his feet with urgency. "Come ooooon Gnome, do your lock thing! They're having all the fun in there!" he complains, looking at the door wistfully.

"HEY, THE LEAST YOU SHMUCKS COULD DO IS GIVE ME THE PLAY BY PLAY!"
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If Boodiddly gets the lock undone, Urzok will Raise his Shield and Sudden Charge in there. Otherwise, I think he functionally loses his turn? Can't move away without bungling his saving grace and he can't do much with a wall in the way!

"What the f##& was that?!" Urzok shouts at his ankles. "Did you see what they just did to me?!" he asks the others.

"You'll pay for that!" he promises, taking a swing while backing towards his allies.
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Strike vs Black (Flat-Footed): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 232d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 6) + 4 = 17
Assuming you can't take a step with only 5ft of movement, so raise shield, strike, stride 5ft to the North. That was a slick maneuver GM!

"Get out of here, Elf, this is where I'm meant to be!" Urzok chides Shakur as he retaliates against the zombie solder with a neat slice aimed for his legs and the interposition of his shield.

"I could say the same for you, pasty!" he taunts.
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Power Attack vs Black: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 243d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3, 5) + 4 = 14
Raise Shield, Power Attack!

"Not so tough now, AH?!" Urzok taunts as he closes in and makes another hefty slash.
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Power Attack vs Green: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 273d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 2, 2) + 4 = 14
Stride, Power Attack. If Green is down due to Jevar, he'll take the same series of actions towards Red.

If Blue is ?non-hostile?, then I think Urzok would focus on the ones that still are! So AoO vs Green.

"Oh no you don't!" Urzok says, taking a swipe at the retreating Deep One. With all of the Deep Ones a little scrambled after their leader's sudden demise, he gives chase!

"YOUR END IS NOW!" he declares, trying to get another cut into his foe.
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AoO vs Green: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 192d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 5) + 4 = 11
Strike (Rage) vs Green: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 222d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 + 2 = 16
Stride, Rage, Strike vs Green.

No worries GM, looking forward to Monday then :)

"After what I've seen, it'll take more than a little sword to ruffle my feathers!" Urzok challenges back. supporting his point, he takes a hefty cut at "the brains."
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Power Attack vs Black: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 283d8 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2, 7) + 4 = 18
Raise Shield, Power Attack. Do we want to back up to gang up on one of them instead of them ganging up on Urzok? Pros and cons either way, no worries.

GM, would any of that movement provoke?

"Gggrrrrr..." Urzok growls, lifting his shield and angling his sword for a slash. "What's the game plan? I don't like those manacles, and the fishpeople aren't fighting like morons anymore now that the corpse is giving them directions."
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Readied Strike vs Foe: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 192d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8
Assuming Herosim is gone now. Raise shield and ready a strike vs foe!

Thanks for the bot. That's some serious HP on this thing!

"If he's gonna take his time..." Urzok mutters as he darts into the room, smacks the blob with Shakur's mace, and darts back out.
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Strike(Heroism) vs Green: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 = 322d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10
Stride, Strike, Stride!

"YOU'VE HAD ONE THIS WHOLE TIME?!" Urzok roars, snatching the mace from Shakur. Thank you! :D

Dripping with mouther saliva, he channels his frustration into a hearty smash aimed at the would-be Eater of Orcs!
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Power Attack (Heroism) vs Green: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 1 = 233d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4, 4) + 4 = 13
Manipulate to take the weapon, Power Attack!

Midway through digging his hatchet into the blob again, Urzok starts to scream as his skin sears. "IT'S COOKING ME IN HERE! CUT! ME! OUT!"
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Reflex (Cover), DC 21: 1d20 + 11 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 4 = 17
Power Attack (Heroism) vs Blobby-O: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 1 = 232d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 5) + 4 = 11
Power Attack!

With the blob rushing Jevar, Urzok turns his attention to the Roachman. It is simply too late when he notices the man juke the ravenous blob and the gaping maw is coming for him.

Aw shit.

As the mouth looms over him, he throws himself back with his sword braced against his own stomach. The jaws close over him, but not without Urzok's longsword impaling the roof of its mouth and out the top, creating a cold iron horn.

I'm not getting eaten today! Shimmying his hatchet out, the Half-Orc drags the axe from his waist to his face in an effort to cut his way out of the thing. Muffled roars escape the fleshy blobs forming and unforming mouths.
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Will (Just in Case): 1d20 ⇒ 1 lol
Flat Check (Manipulate Hatchet), DC 5: 1d20 ⇒ 20 What a time for a 20 -_-
+1 Returning Hatchet (Heroism) vs Uni-Blob: 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 14 + 1 = 271d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5
Manipulate hatchet, Strike! If I'm following correctly, that's 6 rounds of air left.

Re: Rolling Rerolls
Sorry GM, at some point I got the notion in my head that they were to be rolled by you! Not sure how I came to that conclusion, but I'll roll them myself from now on!

Yikes! REROLL IT UUUUUP! I'm not about failed saves when I've rerolls to burn!

"Don't mind me!" Urzok adds, taking a swing at the Roachman and then putting some space between them for another elemental strike from Jevar.
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Power Attack (Heroism) vs Red: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 16 + 1 = 213d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 8) + 4 = 16
Step to the NW, Power Attack! What do we know about the blobby blob again? I remember it likes to eat people (especially Elves ;) )

GM, for after this fight, is there a piece of wood or something Urzok could use as a club? Bludgeoning keeps coming up and I have a feeling nonlethal punches just aren't going to cut it!

I'll risk a reroll!
"I ain't punching that just like I ain't punching the blob!" Urzok responds. Really got to get a club or something, this is embarassing! Lifting his shield and getting in close, he tries to slash the... Roachman.
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Strike (Heroism) vs Red: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 16 + 1 = 272d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 7) + 4 = 17

"AW HEEEELL NO!" Urzok shouts as he backs away from the swarm of cockroaches. "Light 'em up, Human!"
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Stride away, recall knowledge... Can I recall knowledge twice? He'll do that if he can, otherwise... pull out a torch?

"Finally, “strength checks” have (as far as I can tell) been universally replaced with the Athletics skill; in this instance, using Athletics to Force Open. But I will keep Urzok’s roll for…well, this:" -GM

That's way better than a strength check!

My turn for a tangent ;)
I've never liked ability score checks. With a d20, it is entirely too unreliable and makes the difference between a +4 and +0 (an otherwise significant difference in stats) mostly inconsequential. Not to mention, at least in my experience, the DC for ability checks are usually held to the same standard for a skill check!

Tangent over!

"Damn right I can," Urzok says, pulling his old longsword out. With the pommel, he starts bashing at the latest addition to the room.
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Strength Check?: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Hero Point!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

Heal up Xave, hope it gets resolved quickly!

"Heading out then? We should be quick about it, no telling how long before another shift comes in or something," Urzok warns.
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No further questions!

"Ha! Didn't think we'd actually be able to cash in on that one. Won't she be pleased," Urzok calls in from the hallway. "Hey, Human, ask the kid if he has any idea how many of those Deep Ones there were."

"These things are gross," Urzok comments while cleaning off his sword. "I'll stand guard over here."

Moving to the other side of the door at the end of the hallway, the Orc leaves the others to deal with the only surviving occupant of the prison cells.

"Thank you kindly, sir!" Urzok says in what can only be his most pretentious (and terrible) Elven accent.

Walking into the room, he points his sword at the closest Deep One. "DAGON BE WITH YOU!" he shouts before cutting it open.
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Strike (Guidance) vs Green: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 1 = 322d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 4) + 4 = 16
Raise Shield, Stride, Strike!

"How many barrels do I have to take to the face before it is ok to charge them?!" Urzok counters. Nevertheless, he swings at the mortified fishperson and doubles back.
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Power Attack (Rage) vs Blue: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 323d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7, 8, 6) + 4 + 2 = 27
Power Attack, Stride to in front of Jevar. If Jevar and Urzok manage to drop Blue, he will instead Step to the SE and block the final one's escape!

"Yikes, what does someone have to do to be the Lord of Ugly?" Urzok asks, following up with a vicious glare at the middle fishperson. With the Ooze continuing to defy death, he continues to hack at it.
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Demoralize vs Blue: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Power Attack (Bless, Rage) vs White: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 16 + 1 = 273d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1, 6) + 4 + 2 = 15
Demoralize, Power Attack. If the Ooze is dead, Urzok will instead exchange the Power Attack for a stride and strike vs Red.

"Unless you're hiding a club under your clothes, cutting and poking are all I'm going to be willing to do to this thing!" Urzok calls back. Reinforcing his point, he hacks into the Ooze with a mighty roar.
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Power Attack (Bless, Rage) vs White: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 16 + 1 = 373d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (5, 8, 4) + 4 + 2 = 23 Ow! Too hot to touch these dice! Too bad it was vs the ooze!
Rage, Power Attack. With a busted shield and an ooze out front, not much else to do with that action!

"Not enough, Human!" Urzok responds gleefully. He hacks at the latest fishperson with his sword, clearly having missed his true calling as a butcher.
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Power Attack vs Yellow: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 363d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 7, 7) + 4 = 21 lol, obliterated XD
By my reading of the map, it would take three of us to box in the new arrivals if Urzok doesn't plug the gap the way he is now. Lmk if y'all would prefer to do that and he'll take a step back!

Am I correct in concluding that Urzok now has his shield, but that it is still broken?

If he still has it, he'll raise it this turn instead of power attacking.

"Shit!" Urzok whispers angrily, pulling his sword from the ground. "I'm not doing so hot right now, we've got to play this one carefully."

Taking the blade in two hands, he gets ready to slug the first fishperson to rush him.
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Strike (Readied): 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 222d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 7) + 4 = 12
Interact with sword, ready to strike first foe in reach.

Got it! No worries GM, I trust that you've got it all worked out in a way that makes sense to you :)

GM, I ended up choosing Terrifying Resistance!

Urzok tries to slip his longsword behind and to the side of the fleeing fishman, hoping to have it cut itself along the razor edge as it turns to flee.

As the next fishman leaps upon him, he cuts it deep in retaliation!

"Run?! But all the bloody action is here!" he whines back to Jevar as he trots away from their foes, grinning.
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AoO (Rage, Inspire) vs Red: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 1 = 242d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1, 7) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 15
Power Attack (Rage, Inspire) vs Red: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 16 + 1 = 313d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7, 6, 8) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 28
Doesn't look like lingering got copied over into this round and it had 2 of 3 left last time, so I included it in the roll. -1 hit/dmg if this was intentional. Power Attack, Stride! If Urzok can't stand where he is on the map, he'd try to be where Shakur or Boodiddly are!

"Back up!" Urzok calls again. As Boodiddly's projectile knocks into the fishperson, Urzok tries to shove his sword into their chest from around the corner.
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Power Attack (Rage, Inspire) vs Blue (Cover): 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 16 + 1 = 323d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8, 7, 8) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 30

"Might get those gnarly scars after all," Urzok says through gritted teeth as the pseudopod's lingering acid eats at his flesh. "Back up, let's take them in the hallway!"

Keeping his shield up, he swings with as much force as he can muster. "Alright egg-heads, what's the secret here? I'd rather not punch it without know it'll work, my sides are burning enough!"
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Power Attack (Slashing, Rage, Inspire) vs Puddle (Flat-Footed): 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 16 + 1 = 313d8 + 4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (2, 2, 6) + 4 + 2 + 1 = 17
Raise Shield, Power Attack. Since this thing doesn't seem keen on moving and a bunch of half-frog, half-fish, half-men just showed up, he'll start shield blocking now!

"Why is nothing LIKE IT SEEMS!" Urzok shouts at what is clearly not a puddle. Bringing his shield up, he swings his sword at one of the tendrils as it slithers back to the main blob.
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Strike (Slashing, Rage) vs Puddle: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (14) + 16 = 302d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 + 2 = 12
Raise Shield, Rage, Strike. Looks like piercing didn't go through DR, so trying out slashing!

Urzok taps the sword sheathed at his side. "Ha! Come on now, like it matters!" he boasts with a chuckle.
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If Shakur knows where the entrance is, I say we go straight there and not waste any time! I figure any time spent looking might tip the wrong people off.

There is nothing I'd like added to the Pathfinder Baseline, thank you for asking.

"I've heard that too," Urzok adds in. "The militia would use them to strategically deploy themselves, so I'd imagine the entrance to any tunnels would be somewhere the militia would never want to lose."

"Couldn't be too close to water though, or they'd flood, and are unlikely to be too far due to effort... I'm certain there's one that goes to Iris Hill, but that doesn't exactly do us any favors..."

I've no problem with you trying something out GM! I'd like to hear how it was "supposed" to go afterwards too though!

I was wholly distracted by the level up, sorry.

Yay level 5! :D Going to go through leveling now, always takes me a moment in PF2.

EDIT: Ok, I think I did it!

All level based attributes (attacks, saves, skills, etc.) went up 1.
Ability boosts went into str (no change), dex (+2 mod), con (+3 mod), wis (+3 mod). This meant I increased my AC/saves/certain skills/HP/perception by an additional 1. Sanity related things increased appropriately.
Ancestry feat is Athletic Might for success = crit success on climb/swim checks.
Skill increase took Stealth from U to T.
Weapon Mastery is on swords. Although an axe is more fitting with Urzok, this is what he's got and I'm happy with it anyways :) So going from E to M gave an additional +2 to hit and he knocks foes off-balance when he crits them.

Since he is charmed, why don't we have him walk with us? I suspect knocking him unconscious would blow the charm or at least the rapport we have with him. We untie his legs, hands behind his back, Urzok walks closely at his side Assassin's Creed style. We might get some funny looks, but isn't it also dark out right now? I think we can swing it.

Then we have him talk to the Agent, with the carrot of letting him skip town with some new duds if he continues to comply. Even after the charm wears off, I'd imagine that would still be appealing to him.

Urzok gives Jevar a nod and readies to leave.

"Fine the, we'll buy him out and save ourselves the headache," Urzok concedes. "Red Destiny ain't doin' much, if we're willing to part with it. I know I am. It ain't much to look at, but my new sword just hacks things better, you know?"

Sorry for the silence, didn't get any notifications for this thread... I'll keep closer tabs on it for the next few days, just in case.