Age of Ruin OOC: Tempting Fate

[Lycar]

Maybe we should move the game to Mythweavers or rpol.net? Serioulsy, having your posts eaten by the server is so NOT FUNNY.

Lycar

[knewsom]

I feel ya. I have an account at Mythweavers, and would be down wit dat.

In the meanwhile, I, as a rule, typically ALWAYS select-all and copy my post before hitting "submit".

[NobleSavage]

First off, sorry I up and disappeared there for a minute. My pc went down on Saturday, and nothing (including the libraries I frequent when my compuda goes down) was open until Tuesday. And then the forums weren't being compliant. I'll be down to a post or two a day for a little bit now. Sorry about all that y'all, I'm def frustrated myself.

On Myth-weavers. Yes. Love it. Got me a profile and a couple swell games there.

[Ozzy_G]

Ah, yet more fun with the forums...
I wouldn't massively mind moving to Myth-Weavers, if everyone else was up for it. I'm not really too bothered though.

Well done Skenardo, yet more stirling rolls! Unsurprisingly, to answer your question, you're really not sure how good they are.

[NobleSavage]

Lets get this done. Attempting to help Ruka rile the noble up. Aide another or whatev.

not sure if its bluff or diplomacy
(1d20)[20]
+ 14 bluff vs humans
or
+ 11 diplomacy

Edit: Whatever we decide, lets stay at these boards until I stop rolling natual 20s, k?

[The Great Skenardo]

I'd be into a slice of changing boards. I like this game a little too much to wait around forever to be able to post.

[knewsom]

Casting Detect Thoughts, Silent (using a level 3 spell slot, yikes!), and using sleight of hand to cover the somatic component.

sleight of hand (1d20+7)[20]

will save DC 16 negates.

[Toliudar]

My previous effort to post my interest in shifting the game to Myth-Weavers was repeatedly rejected by the boards. Coincidence? I think not!

Incidentally, thanks for a rollicking good dinner, everyone.

[Ozzy_G]

Who are you focusing on, Knewsom? Bearing in mind that if people pass their saves, they get to know you're trying to do something.

[knewsom]

well, it's a 60' cone, and can pass through all sorts of things... I was trying to focus on Ruka, but if that's not possible without getting the captain and principal members of the crew, I'll pass.

[Ozzy_G]

Okay, in that case
ruka will save - (d20+4)[17]

[knewsom]

Ahhghh, crap.

[The Great Skenardo]

By DM Request.
Hear - (1d20+2)[20]
Walk - (1d20+0)[10]
Stand - (1d20+0)[7]

[Lycar]

Ahhghh, crap.

*chuckle* Now you know how poor Orin Stillwater felt when he blew the most part of his bardic music trying to suggest to his fellow party member to get off their behinds and do something, that one time they were struck in that time distortion field and kind just sat down, feeling hopeless.

DC 18 and every.single.one.of.them. made it.

Anyway, you can still redirect your efforts at oathsworn Eria Sharl. She might have a few choice thoughts about the situation too after all.

Lycar

[Lycar]

Okay, searching on rpol.net, I found a pair of pictures that would somewhat resemble what Verlyn ought to look like.

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This one comes closest to the overall impression, what with the clothes, the black hair and all.


This one gets the eye colour right, but he looks too old, way too old.

Lycar

[NobleSavage]

Mmm, second one also looks a lot like Nathan Explosion.

Also, glad, in a tentative way, that the action's about to hit. Just surprised we haven't shipwrecked already.

[The Great Skenardo]

Or that eldritch shadows from the ebon night haven't ripped us to pieces.

[Ozzy_G]

If you guys want to roleplay your after-dinner conversation, that's fine, or if you'd prefer I can fast-forward to the next action sequence.

[Toliudar]

I'm good to fast-forward.

[The Great Skenardo]

Same, I suppose.

[knewsom]

If Runa can redirect her efforts to the Oathsworn without recasting the spell, she'll do so, but if not, then forget it. Otherwise, I think I'm good.

[Lycar]

Personally, I wouldn't mind glossing over the game of cards and fast-foreward to the 'next action' scene. Is it pirates? Come on, is it? It's pirates, yes?

Lycar

[Ozzy_G]

You're on a ship crossing a sea surrounded by three not-exactly peaceful countries (and let's not forget one above the sea), of course it's pirates.

[knewsom]

Once Runa realizes that Dion isn't going to wear her armor, she'll cast Mage Armor on her.

[Ozzy_G]

Okay, so who's putting on armour, and who's putting it on quickly?
I think everyone but Dion has light armour, which takes 10 rounds to put on, or 5 rounds to put on quickly (-1AC, an extra -1 check penalty).
So Dion isn't, and Verlyn is putting his on quickly.
I don't suppose anyone was paranoid to sleep in their armour? I wasn't quite sure from Knewsom's post whether Runa was or just put it on.

[Toliudar]

Once Runa realizes that Dion isn't going to wear her armor, she'll cast Mage Armor on her.

Thanks - she be happy to take it!

[knewsom]

Runa slept in her chain shirt, but only because she didn't want anyone to know she was wearing one to begin with. After all, very few wizards wear armor. She'll cast disguise self later to hide it.

[NobleSavage]

Reyhan will have slept out of his armor, mostly nude. His tactics will determine on a couple things.

1) What kind, how big is this ship? Are its sides easily scalable?

2) What are the methods used by pirates against this type of ship? Ie, longboats sent over, boarding ramps, etc. (1d20+3)[8] for any appropriate Know check, untrained, unless Local would help (getting an additional +8)

Eh, I guess all I'm trying to determine is whether or not a crocodile would be useful here. Guess we'll see.

Once he gets on deck;
Spot (1d20+10)[16] +4 vs humans

[Ozzy_G]

It's a three-masted schooner, about seventy foot long. The sides wouldn't be particularly difficult to climb.
What locality does your knowledge (local) apply to?

[knewsom]

a bunch of questions.

1. what's the weather like? the surf?

2. how far away is the ship?

3. how many men appear to be on board? a dozen? fifty? How many on our ship?

4. what are the mokai doing?

5. knowledge local (southwest part of your world) to know if there are any mythical (or perhaps not so mythical) sea beasts that are of massive, massive size. (1d20+7)[19] also a knowledge arcana for the same, but for magickal beasts of huge proportion, preferably aquatic, preferably something that could be cast with "major image". (1d20+11)[29]

6. how much is a ship like that worth? appraise (1d20+9)[28]


Runa will also cast mage armor on Reyhan, since he's obviously unprotected.