Foul!
You just wanted to start a new page.
That. And to let you know I'm lurkin.
Mwbeeler if you need to e-mail feel free to do so(Anything I need to know etc. etc. etc...)
Fowl
I'm assuming the night crew gets back in shortly after the day crew leaves, but that may not be the case....
IF THEY'RE ALL DEAD!
Last few days have been crazy at work, but I ought to be back to posting at dark and during the light again rather than just in the light.
Tobus: Will post stats and specifics on your weapon when I get home today, as I think you ought to pop in within a day or two, though with the weekend approaching when things slow, that estimate may be optimistic.
Potential game interruptions on my side:
Feb 2nd – Going to Saginaw for a birthday party (not mine)
Feb 7th – Having exploratory surgery
St. Pat’s – Going to be in Ireland, though our castle has Wi-Fi, assuming customs doesn’t steal the lappy.
You forgot;
Feb. 5th, MY birthday, and also MArdi Gras this year! (It's VERY early)
Ireland! You bum! that's awesome! I always wanted to go. Where you going/staying? which castle?!? HAve fun for the rest of us!
Where you going/staying? which castle?!?
Happy (early) birthday! We're staying in Dublin.
It must be going around...sheesh! Me 2oo.
Month end is always crazy for us. Going in two hours early tonight, mostly because they are bribing me with an 18 ounce Porterhouse (T-Bone, my favorite).
Dublin, cool. Have fun!
Oh, and bribery is good! :D
Kruelaid i miss you and need a hit....
Scrub the toilet and I'll think about it.
BTW, I like the new avatar. You better post your ass off for the next week and act like you own the place to lay your claim.
yeah been rather busy with e-bay and home stuff have not posted save for here and there; Seems Marada won't be making appearance for sometime with Mwbeelers timetable. This avatar ROXXXORS my byotches!!!
We're on our way to Marada now. So hopefully tomorrow, meat time.
Ever the optimist.
Looks like I'm gonna NEED a new avatar. What is up with the avatar selection photos being all question marks?
And Marada, we are on the way! She better have some answers! ;)
Looks like I'm gonna NEED a new avatar. What is up with the avatar selection photos being all question marks?
That is Wotc pulling the art?So if you have a avatar from Dragon or Dungeon Mag it will soon go back to Wotc.
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Looks like I'm gonna NEED a new avatar. What is up with the avatar selection photos being all question marks?That is Wotc pulling the art?So if you have a avatar from Dragon or Dungeon Mag it will soon go back to Wotc.
Naah, Gary Teter said that one of their computers went goofy last night, got drunk, and wound up passed out in a ditch or something.
That explains a lot, about PC's in general, actually. :D
Naah, Gary Teter said that one of their computers went goofy last night, got drunk, and wound up passed out in a ditch or something.
That sounds very familiar (except for the drinking part). I ran out of juice sometime last night, passed out, and woke up about midnight today, contacts stuck to my eyes (somewhere I can see FH with a bingo card, checking off “wears contacts,” jackpot!). Back now, but way behind and catching up slowly.
Heh. Faindriac may be an egotistical little pr!ck, and have all the Charisma and social grace of,... well, what Cair D'Niaf said earlier. But compared to Radik, he's positively Don Juan! Radik's even beginning to grate on Fain's nerves! :D
(PS-Good job!)
Tobus:
Gregale, +1 Mithral Parrying Bard’s Friend
Bard's Friend, 1d4, 18-20/x2, 3 lb. (light martial), +2 vs. disarm attempts against you – Athasian bards are proficient in its use.
AL: CN Int. 10 Wis 17 Cha 17, Speech and Telepathy, 120 ft. Darkvision / hearing, Fort 9, Ref. 9 Will 9; Ego 13
Lesser Powers: Detect Psionics (at will), Catfall 3 /day, Dimension Swap 1 / week,
Greater Power:
Brain Lock (7 point augmented) on a foe 1 / day.
Gregale has a sullen, cautious personality, and speaks seldom. She demands to be cleansed immediately after kills, especially if poison was used.
I didn't read that.
Really!
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Y'know, low Cha scores do not necessarily mean that the PC is hideous or a jerk - it is also meant to represent a measure of personal awareness and distinctiveness. Thus, our kreens have low Cha because they don't talk much and have trouble fully understanding social situations, while Shenker has low Cha because he is ugly and somewhat weird. Radik, on the other hand...
Y'know, low Cha scores do not necessarily mean that the PC is hideous or a jerk - it is also meant to represent a measure of personal awareness and distinctiveness. Thus, our kreens have low Cha because they don't talk much and have trouble fully understanding social situations, while Shenker has low Cha because he is ugly and somewhat weird. Radik, on the other hand...
...is a human's human. A being composed almost purely of compassion and goodwill toward his fellow man. Yea, if there were more Radiks in the world there would be no need for heaven. We would already be there.
Mwbeeler
How do you work strength bonus for weapon damage-i.e would Marada get +1 for the weapon-+2 strength bonus=total of +3 to Damage?
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Y'know, low Cha scores do not necessarily mean that the PC is hideous or a jerk - it is also meant to represent a measure of personal awareness and distinctiveness. Thus, our kreens have low Cha because they don't talk much and have trouble fully understanding social situations, while Shenker has low Cha because he is ugly and somewhat weird. Radik, on the other hand...
...is just spooky.
And now, he's learned that putting your money where your mouth is can work both ways.
Radik has a way with people. He means of associating are just a little.... frightening.
And I think we should find out whose team this new elf is on, guys.
I agree with Krue, lets at least try to find out whats going on BEFORE we resort to Elf-icide. As much hatred as Fain has for those that imprisoned us, he knows not ALL elves were involved in that escapade, or are like that. Though he is now understandably more cautious in dealing with them,...
total of +3 to Damage?
That's correct.
Hey, Heathansson, I think Marada has Shenker's sword.
Action points give character the means to affect game play in significant ways, by improving important rolls or unlocking special abilities. Each character has a limited number of action points, and once an action point is spent, it is gone for good.
Metagame Analysis: Action Points
Action points give players some control over poor die rolls. Although this has little effect in an average encounter, it makes it a little more likely that characters will survive extremely challenging encounters and less likely that a single character will fall to what would otherwise be a balanced foe because of bad luck. A reserve of action points lets even careful players expose their characters to more risks, heightening the game’s tension and opening the door to even more heroic action. This variant also makes it less likely that an entire adventuring group will fall victim to one powerful effect, such as circle of death or cloudkill.
Action points also make it more likely that the use of a character’s most potent abilities will be successful. For example, although its overall effect on an encounter might be minimal, few things frustrate a paladin more than missing with a smite attack—an event that becomes less likely when using action points.
That said, action points can also lead characters to routinely get in over their heads (relying on action points to save themselves), and for GMs to unconsciously increase the difficulty of encounters (since characters are more likely to succeed against foes of equal power). This is as fine as long as the characters have a reserve of such points to spend—but if they run out, encounters that would otherwise be merely challenging can become incredibly deadly. Keep the number of action points available to your characters in mind when designing encounters.
For GMs who are worried that action points increase the power level of characters without an offsetting cost, there’s an easy solution. Just think of each action point as a one-use magic item with a broad range of possible effects. With that analogy, it becomes easy to justify reducing the amount of treasure awarded to balance out the accrual of action points. Note that this is merely a tool for GMs interested in carefully monitoring character power levels; action points should never be for sale.
An action point is roughly equivalent to a magic item worth 100 gp per character level (since the higher a character’s level, the more potent the effect).
Acquiring Action Points
A beginning (1st-level) character starts the game with 5 action points. A character above 1st level starts the game with a number of action points equal to 5 + 1/2 his current character level.
Every time a character advances, he gains a number of action points equal to 5 + 1/2 his new character level. Some prestige classes might allow a faster rate of accrual, at the GM’s option.
Action Points and Existing Games
Adding action points to an existing campaign is easy, since characters don’t need to make any special changes. Each character simply gains a number of action points equal to 5 + 1/2 his character level.
NPCs and Action Points
Most NPCs probably shouldn’t have action points, due to the added complexity this would create. In the case of important villains or other significant characters, however, the GM may award them an appropriate number of action points to use against the player characters. A number of action points equal to 1/2 the NPC’s level is a good baseline.
Using Action Points
You can spend 1 action point either to add to a single d20 roll, to take a special action, or to improve the use of a feat.
You can spend 1 action point in a round. If you spend a point to use a special action (see below), you can’t spend another one in the same round to improve a die roll, and vice versa.
Add to a Roll
Character
Level Action Point
Dice Rolled
1st-7th 1d6
8th-14th 2d6
15th-20th 3d6
When you spend 1 action point to improve a d20 roll, you add the result of a 1d6 to your d20 roll (including attack rolls, saves, checks, or any other roll of a d20) to help you meet or exceed the target number. You can declare the use of 1 action point to alter a d20 roll after the roll is made, but only before the GM reveals the result of that roll. You can’t use an action point to alter the result of a d20 roll when you are taking 10 or taking 20.
Depending on character level (see table), a character might be able to roll more than one d6 when he spends 1 action point. If so, apply the highest result and disregard the other rolls. A 15th-level character, for instance, gets to roll 3d6 and take the best result of the three. So, if he rolled a 1, 2, and 4, he would apply the 4 to his d20 roll.
Special Actions
A character can perform certain tasks by spending an action point. In addition to the actions described below, some prestige classes or feats (see below) might allow the expenditure of action points in order to gain or activate specific abilities, at the GM’s option.
Activate Class Ability
A character can spend 1 action point to gain another use of a class ability that has a limited number of uses per day. For example, a monk might spend an action point to gain another use of her stunning fist ability, or a paladin might spend an action point to make an additional smite attack.
Boost Defense
A character can spend 1 action point as a free action when fighting defensively. This gives him double the normal benefits for fighting defensively for the entire round (+4 dodge bonus to AC; +6 if he has 5 or more ranks in Tumble).
Emulate Feat
At the beginning of a character’s turn, he may spend 1 action point as a free action to gain the benefit of a feat he doesn’t have. He must meet the prerequisites of the feat. He gains the benefit until the beginning of his next turn.
Extra attack
During any round in which a character takes a full attack action, he may spend 1 action point to make an extra attack at his highest base attack bonus. Action points may be used in this way with both melee and ranged attacks.
Spell Boost
A character can spend 1 action point as a free action to increase the effective caster level of one of his spells by 2. He must decide whether or not to spend an action point in this manner before casting the spell.
Spell Recall
Spellcasters who prepare their spells in advance can spend 1 action point to recall any spell just cast. The spell can be cast again later with no effect on other prepared spells. This use of an action point is a free action and can only be done in the same round that the spell is cast. Spontaneous spellcasters such as sorcerers and bards can spend 1 action point to cast a spell without using one of their daily spell slots. This use of an action point is a free action and can only be done as the spell is being cast.
Stable
Any time a character is dying, he can spend 1 action point to become stable at his current hit point total.
Improving Feats
The use of action points opens up a whole range of possible feats. However, it’s easier on characters simply to improve existing feats to take advantage of action points—that way, characters needn’t spend their precious feat slots simply to gain the ability to use their action points. Below are a few examples of how action points can be used with existing feats. Unless otherwise stated, each effect requires a free action to activate and lasts 1 round.
Blind-Fight
You can spend 1 action point to negate your miss chance for a single attack.
Combat Expertise
You can spend 1 action point to double the bonus to Armor Class granted by the feat. For example, if you take a penalty of -3 on your attack roll, you gain a +6 dodge bonus to AC.
Dodge
You can spend 1 action point to increase the dodge bonus granted by the feat to +2. The effect lasts for the entire encounter.
Improved Critical
You can spend 1 action point to double your critical threat range. Since two doublings equals a tripling, this benefit increases your threat range from 19-20 to 18-20, from 17-20 to 15-20, or from 15-20 to 12-20, including the effect of your Improved Critical feat. This benefit stacks with the benefit from Improved Critical, but not with other effects that increase threat range.
Improved Initiative
You can spend 1 action point to double the bonus on initiative checks granted by the feat, from +4 to +8.
Metamagic Feats
You can spend 1 action point to add the effect of any one metamagic feat that you have to a spell you are casting. The spell is cast at its normal level (without any level adjustment because of the feat) and takes no extra time to cast.
Heighten Spell automatically raises a spell’s effective level to the highest level of spell you are capable of casting. For example, if a 7th-level wizard with the Heighten Spell feat casts burning hands and spends 1 action point to heighten the spell, the spell is treated as if it were a 4th-level spell in all respects even though the wizard prepared it normally (as a 1st-level spell).
Power Attack
You can spend 1 action point to double the bonus on damage rolls granted by the feat. For example, if you take a penalty of -3 on your attack roll, you add +6 to your damage roll.
Spell Focus
You can spend 1 action point to double the increase to save DCs granted by the feat, from +1 to +2.
Spell Penetration
You can spend 1 action point to double the bonus on caster level checks granted by the feat, from +2 to +4. The effect lasts for the entire encounter.
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Write-up courtesy of the Hypertext D20 SRD.
Dark Sun specific AP uses:
Prevent inferior weapon breakage on an attack roll of 1.
Remove 1d6 points from your permanent defiler score.
Not sure if anyone has noticed my posting windows have grown closer together, but here’s the deal: Basically I now have two states: Hyper, and total lethargy. If I keep this thing fed, and I mean like 3 thousand calories fed, I am flying. The second I stop eating, bam, I can barely move. Sucks. Doing the best I can to keep current though, bear with me please; I’ll get these things cut out of me soon.
1) Thanks for all the AP info, and thanks Mr. Beeler for the Dark Sun usage.
2) Mr. Beeler, please take care of yourself first. I think you have little fear that you will still have an audience waiting for you when you return.
That 3K calories or total lethargy though, That would be so cool if it weren't for the cause! (At least for me, I happen to LIKE eating! A little too much usually.) ;P
Take care, and carry on when you can. :D
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Not sure if anyone has noticed my posting windows have grown closer together, but here’s the deal: Basically I now have two states: Hyper, and total lethargy. If I keep this thing fed, and I mean like 3 thousand calories fed, I am flying. The second I stop eating, bam, I can barely move. Sucks. Doing the best I can to keep current though, bear with me please; I’ll get these things cut out of me soon.
Hmmm. Sounds like a con draining symbiotic organism or something....now where have I seen this before.....
;PStay Healthy, bro.
Not sure if anyone has noticed my posting windows have grown closer together, but here’s the deal: Basically I now have two states: Hyper, and total lethargy. If I keep this thing fed, and I mean like 3 thousand calories fed, I am flying. The second I stop eating, bam, I can barely move. Sucks. Doing the best I can to keep current though, bear with me please; I’ll get these things cut out of me soon.
Take your time Mwbeeler, get your rest and eat!
Hmmm. Sounds like a con draining symbiotic organism or something....now where have I seen this before.....
Slithering Tracker
Oh, I'm not going anywhere, it's just some days it is hard to do darn near anything. Gotta eat, gotta eat, gotta eat, gotta eat, zzzzzz, gotta eat. Just used to eating one meal a day and then snacking, now I'm eating 4 to 5 meals a day and snacking...
Bob's a growing boy.
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Ok, not funny.
Well, time is running out for liitle bobby and his sister(edit). When they're out are you gonna keep it? In a jar?
On the mantle? (edit)
When it's out are you gonna keep it? In a jar?
It sounds wrong, but I totally want to. Then again after a few months I bet it would be, ick...why am I keeping this? I doubt they will let me though because they need to biopsy them (as of the last ultrasound, it is plural) and all that crap. Hooray...
When it's out are you gonna keep it? In a jar?It sounds wrong, but I totally want to. Then again after a few months I bet it would be, ick...why am I keeping this? I doubt they will let me though because they need to biopsy them (as of the last ultrasound, it is plural) and all that crap. Hooray...
You could have a wake and a funeral.
You could have a wake and a funeral.When it's out are you gonna keep it? In a jar?It sounds wrong, but I totally want to. Then again after a few months I bet it would be, ick...why am I keeping this? I doubt they will let me though because they need to biopsy them (as of the last ultrasound, it is plural) and all that crap. Hooray...
Keep it, them, whatever.
When you get REALLY cranky at how long your recovery is taking, (and it doesn't matter how fast it is, it is NEVER fast enough. Trust me. Been there. Done that. Burned the T-shirt.) You can always throw one in a fire, or pop it off a fencepost with a rifle, or just hit it with a cattle prod.
Whatever makes YOU happy! :)
(Note- I'm obviously Joking. Mostly. I personally find that taking out my frustration on inanimate objects helps me relieve stress immensely. I can only imagine that taking it out on the actual cause of that stress would be that much more therapeutic! That may or may not work for you.
Having been through similar situations with both myself and the wife, I am trying to be sympathetic and supportive to a new friend, while striving to maintain my appearance of humorous ineptitude. If I cross that invisible line, just say the word and I shall stick to ooc & IC chatter.)
Keep up the good work dude, our prayers are with you.
Psaw, pay no mind. You don’t become an EMT without an appreciation for dark humor. ;)
Got six pieces of toast in me, updating the thread now.
Fabes is back! Issiki you little bastard.
A freeman identifies her as an exotic entertainer who was performing regularly in the noble’s district until just recently when she failed to show for an act. The rumor mill holds some noble’s wife had her removed.
I'm guessing I'm rather scorned and full tilt on revenge...
Fabes is back!
SWEET!