Hmm... The power component rules always seemed like a lot of extra book keeping but if you really want to use them we can try it. However, I reserve the right to stop using it if at any point I don't like it.
Sounds fair... Thanks
I think I finally finished Valanthe's profile.
Only two questions remains.
Her Legendary Item Ring, besides making her Undetectable, let her use the Legendary Surge ability of the ring.
- ¿As it is bonded, that means the Surge is +1d8?
The legendary surge ability allows the bearer to add the result of a d6 to the appropriate type of roll or check. A mythic bearer can use her surge die type in place of the d6. If she's bonded to the item, she can increase that die type by one step.
- ¿What kind of rolls the surge applies to?
A legendary item's nature or purpose determines the rolls its legendary surge ability modifies. The following are rolls that legendary surge ability typically modifies based on item type, but these are merely guidelines. A GM who creates a legendary item can alter this ability based on the item's history or nature.
Ring: Either saving throws or both concentration checks and caster level checks.
Both seems good, so whatever you choose is fine with me.
Val- "bonded" in this case is refers to the 'mythic bond' section of the legendary item description. Assuming you have a mythic bond with the ring- yes, when you use your surge to power its legendary surge you use 1d8 instead of 1d6 (but only for the item's legendary surge). Your ring's legendary surge can be used on concentration checks and on caster level checks.
Excellent! Thanks
On a side note, in town, while she wears her Urban Boots of Friendly Terrain, she gets another +2 to her initiative.
I'll try to remember that. Feel free to point it out as often as necessary.
Can we all speak with Oliver through Valanthe's spell? Or just Valanthe?
Valanthe is a "relay" between us. You tell Valanthe, and Valanthe tells Oliver.
That's the difference with the more powerful Telepathic Bond.
Because Val is serving as a relay (and to keep things moving at a decent pace) we're going to basically treat it like you're directly communicating with him... Unless something happens to Val
Ok. Thanks for the clarification.
Of course, Valanthe can "edit" communications if she wants. ;)
"Guys, go check the rooms, take your time. Justinius, help me check the nuptial alcove."
hahaha... poor Justinius never saw it coming
should I post round 2 or wait for you, Nate?
Unless you know something we don't, you should probably wait 'til Nate has the enemies take their turn.
I had the idea that Magic Missile ignored the Mirror Images, and just hit the real caster.
Spells and effects that do not require an attack roll affect you normally and do not destroy any of your figments.
Hm looks like you're right
Also, FAQ/errata has declared that Cleave/Great Cleave doesn't help.
Thanks for the heads up DM Nate.
Just for future reference... why won't she be able to blind the giant? She knows, but to tell the truth, I dont... :S
Hit dice is probably higher than your caster level
Right, that could be it.
Justinius is correct. Your character wouldn't be thinking in those terms but she knows that she isn't powerful enough yet to blind a regular giant (they have 12 HD to your CL 11), and these ones seem a cut above average (they have some class levels beyond their racial hit dice).
As long as I'm here, it seems you guys could still use some clarification about the layout... i'm going to try to make a little map below. each character will represent a 5' space. It's not actually going to be oriented to north, instead the far right will be the doors you entered through and the far left will be the corner Jim ran around. 0 equals an empty space, and the place where the asterisks are is the door the giants came out of (where the chanting giant still is)... 1s are the giant with shield and 2s are the giant that charged (who will most likely be unconscious or dead after I do math); PCs are represented by their first initial; periods are place holders (just to try to keep the asterisks in the right place) and the slashes are the doors to outside:
000J11022GG00\
000011022GGV0/
00......**
so, if Val backs up 10' or more she's actually outside. As long as the exterior doors are open she could maintain line of sight for about 30' (total) before the slope of the path will take her too low. Graverattler doesn't have a clear line to jump into the chamber, but if she has an attack left over when the giant in front of her goes down she can easily jump kick the one who laid the smack on Justinius.
Got it... Valanthe will go back as far as possible without losing line of sight. 5', right?
you can go back 30' without losing line of sight, you'd just be 20' outside the door (which shouldn't be a problem unless the door gets closed)
Let's make Valanthe stay inside the room, only backing up 10'.
Question to anyone....
I've been kind of focused on hit and damage buffs. But for a few seconds, I was at 13 hp. Should I be more focused on Ac/healing spells or do we think that was a fluke?
That was close!
Maybe a little more AC/healing is a good idea.
Well, right now out of the 3 melee combatants in the party your AC is the lowest by 6 points... That means attacks are typically 30% more likely to hit you. Your AC is actually lower than Oliver's and he's trying to stay out of melee. If you're ok with moving in and out of combat and only getting full attacks when the odds are really in your favor you're probably ok, but if you want to stand toe to toe with things some more defense might be a good idea.
I've been assuming that the two combats right around the corner from each other are obvious to everyone involved; if the three person party with an average Perception check >+20 doesn't know Jim's fighting a raging giant, there's no way in hell that he, with his +1 Perception, knows they're fighting either.
Lol- you're 20'-30' around the corner and they had/have their own combat going on... They know you're fighting something but they don't know what.
sent 19 healing your way Jim
Sorry for pushing you into combat Rimy...
No worries, Val - while he likes to bark orders, he's really a "fly by the seat of his pants" kind of a guy at heart; in this case, much less figuratively than usual!
@Oliver: I don't mean to seem incredulous, but +81 damage?
Lol- I was actually going to ask about that too. He has mythic vital strike, so it's only +27 normally, but that's still somewhat high for an archer... I see:
+3 Str
+4 enhancement (with arcane pool)
+3 studied target
+6 deadly aim
+4 devastating strike
+2 weapon specialization
+3 from finally hearing Jim
But that's only +25 (+75); is there something I'm missing?
Still Graverattler and Jim to go in round 5?
As far as I can tell, yes
Oops.. TY. I see, yes I had +6 from devastating strike but (accidentally) only +4 from Deadly Aim.
The attack bonuses should be:
+1 Point Blank Shot
+3 Str
+5 enhancement (+2 bow and +3 with arcane pool)
+3 studied target
+6 deadly aim
+4 devastating strike
+2 weapon specialization
+3 from finally hearing Jim
_________
+27 total (Imp Mythic Vital strike [x3] = 81)
Don't you have bane eating up +1 on your bow?
My bow is also my bonded item a la wizard. So I thought we were allowed to spend money on enchants (over the +2) for that.
If not I'll just spend my money elsewhere since I haven't used bane yet.
Hi Oliver...
Aren't you confusing Mythic Vital Strike with Improved Mythic Vital Strike?
@Oliver- you weren't around for the explanation/discussion of how automatic bonus progression works for weapons and armor... you can enchant them with special properties (like bane) but you have to 'pay' for item bonus out of your enhancement bonus (so bane drops your enhancement bonus to +1, unless its active).
@Val- I think everything he has listed is valid for Mythic Vital Strike... if you see anything specific on the list that you think he'd need Improved Mythic Vital Strike for please point it out. (I think the improved version is mostly for precision damage, like the swashbuckler's precise strike which wouldn't normally be multiplied.)
@Nate - Ok no problem. Thanks for the explanation. I'd probably rather have the constant +1 enhance than bane. So I'll go ahead and refund that back to my account.
@Val - like the GM said. I dont include any precision dmg in VS
Sweet... is a very good feat then.
Hey Val, Im pretty sure the GM said that wild arcana is a standard action in this game
It is... so that's why she uses the Quickened Metamagic feat on the Silence spell.
I see. Nice going. If my stagger goes off he shouldn't be able to cast or full attack.
Oops...we silenced the sweet muscial stylings of Rimy
Oops!
can we use message in silence?