And back I am. Exhausted, certainly, and may need a while for that to wear off, but I'm once more here to read and even write!
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7 yrs ago
Won't be replying for a while. Am hiking.
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7 yrs ago
My congratulations to the winners of TI9! Well played gentlemen, well played.
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7 yrs ago
Should have been writing posts. Took part in D&D shenaniganry instead. Got to fix that tomorrow.
7 yrs ago
There's a lot of backlog here on my end. I'm trying my best to lessen it, but replies might be less frequent for a time. A welcome change from the nothing doing I went through though! Thanks partners!
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I suppose it is about time for me to copypaste fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.
I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...
I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.
I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.
I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is that serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.
Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities!
I do think that should about cover it, yes.
Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!
@Dusksong Moldy wood on the chain? Probably not going to happen. Again, the chain is wrapped around the arm, not much else. It should be possible to get it off with a moment of work on it. Also, attempting to do things IC is a good way to find out. If I notice something I should react to, I will be there as soon as possible. If I'm not, call for me.
@Gordian Nought@The Harbinger of Ferocity The wording on the matter of Bless is quite clear. "Whenever" and "until the spell ends" in the same sentence, in addition to no mentions of losing the benefit unless the caster's concentration is broken. Bless is good for multiple uses.
@Dusksong@Lord of Evil@LChris314 Indeed, posts have become short as of late. I technically could drop a hint as to what I expect you to do, but I firmly believe finding things out for yourselves is the more rewarding option.
Just say the word if you believe yourselves to be hopelessly stuck. I am not playing against you, but with you.
There indeed are many "Idiot" barbarians out there, just as there are "Chaotic Stupid" rogues and "Lawful Stupid" paladins. They are the easy entryways to the game though and for someone that easy way might be the Drow girl in skimpy clothing and a flirtatious attitude, even if said thing is nearly impossible lore-wise for a multitude of reasons. That's why they are tropes: They are easy to approach so you see them often.
I don't think we have too many of those though: Orchid is no idiot (if a bit foolhardy), Brannor is no unwavering bulwark of faith, Parum's self-esteem does not seem to be through the roof (and they are not flirting with everything, something I believe to also be a Bard trope), Kyra is not some acolyte straight out of seclusion and Torus isn't the typical tree-hugger either. We've got quite the group of trope-breakers in our hands.
@Lucius Cypher Oh, I made a small mistake in my rush. Well, a 10 is still not cutting it as unfortunate as it is. As for the climbing, the tower is quite harpoon proof given it is part of the keep wall, but it's rough enough to climb without any aid. If he also uses a harpoon for aid whenever he can, I'd say that is an Athletics check to scale the wall at 2/3 speed. Got to not say the DC out loud or you could not benefit from Bless and inspiration... which is also something you could have technically used for your reaction... let's just leave them for your turn, yes? The occasional troubles of Forum based TRPGs
@Hekazu Also even though it's not quite in range yet, could I still have Orchid throw his harpoon? Even though it's outside of 30 feet, he can try to hit fifty. Normally that'd be with disadvantage but with Parum's magic it's a neutral chance.
Sure thing, what was the length of the rope again? Oh, exactly fifty feet. How convenient. Let me make a few rolls to see how that ends up, you can throw in an interlude post with that information if it works out...
That would be an 10 (with the +2 I forgot from prof.) on the throw, so it misses. You'll have another chance on your turn though (if you've got another one ready to go), given where it has "stopped" per in combat rules.
Btw, currently working on making this battlemap! I'd ask if I could see all the maps we'd have combat at so I can make a grid for it, but that could make for spoilers. What is the exact size of an adult dragon? I wanna say huge (3x3), but I vaguely remember one adult dragon I fought in pathfinder was 5x5 (Not including wingspan).
You would be correct, they are of the huge size category. Given the vertical nature of this combat, using a battlemap may prove difficult, but if you want to have one, do it by all means!
Next up we have Torus and their hawk. @Gordian Nought, feel free to join the fight!
The dragon's assault was met with multiple arrows from the guard and more independent heroes who had all gathered to drive off this huge threat. Brannor's arrow was lost in the cloud of others, but that didn't matter much as the tough dragonhide stopped the attacks, leaving arrows raining down without making as much as a scratch on the creature. It didn't even bother roaring and simply adjusted it's course back towards the keep, starting a climb to fly over the tower next to which our heroes were taking cover.
This wasn't all though, as more cold white sparks formed within the maw of the creature, indicating another strike much like the one it had just made. It released the breath upon men mere fifteen feet in front of the adventurers, killing four more and leaving six screaming in agony as the beat of it's wings pushed it higher and higher in the air.
While Orchid found himself with a disappointingly short rope and thus unable to throw it at the dragon mere fifty feet away, that didn't stop Parum from unleashing her magic upon the creature. The magical lights stuck on the creature, making any further attempts at hitting it possibly easier, especially now that the weaker points of it's scaly hide were highlighted.
The dragon fails it's saving throw against Faerie Fire with it's roll of 5. Attacks against it are advantaged and thus any disadvantages on those do not apply (you still don't get to roll 2 dice though).
Dragon is now about fifty feet above the party, ascending towards the top of the tower behind them.
I suppose it is about time for me to [s]copypaste[/s] fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.
I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...[list][*] I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.
[*] I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.
[*] I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is [b]that[/b] serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.
[*] Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities![/list]I do think that should about cover it, yes.
Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I suppose it is about time for me to <span class="bb-s">copypaste</span> fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.<br><br>I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...<ul class="bb-list" style="white-space: normal;"><li>I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.</li><li>I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.</li><li>I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is <span class="bb-b">that</span> serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.</li><li>Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities!</li></ul>I do think that should about cover it, yes.<br><br>Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!</div>
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