A Thorn In The Hand OOC

[Machuchang]

Haha, thanks for having so much faith in Eleanora you guys. Let's hope it's not misplaced.

Also, awesome first rolls Simba! A crit on your first attack! That's just beautiful.

[Marlowe]

Yeah, still would have only come to an 18 so it would only just missed, like, feeling the wind of it's passing on your cheek type miss.
I think option b would be the safer one to go for, but then again, sado-masochist's don't actually have to be evil.... Hold on, that doesn't sound right in D&D terms... Let me just go find my BoVD...

Hey, if combat Sado-Masochism is wrong then I don't want to be right

Somewhat more seriously, she's trying to avoid the obvious intelligence error in the last combat where somebody yelled out about our being "the Chosen of the Coalition". Which she and I are not going to point fingers at but which was obviously a poor move given that we're supposed to be covert ops.

So currently she's just muddying the waters by shouting Lovecraftian nonsense.

God knows where she got her copy of "The Call of Cthulthu and other stories".

Also, I wish I could get a crit. Like. Ever.

[Wordplay]

Ouch, that's a nasty hit on D_Man. I make that -4hp. Ah, well so much for the plan, eh? Raif had better try and stabilise him.

[Machuchang]

Somewhat more seriously, she's trying to avoid the obvious intelligence error in the last combat where somebody yelled out about our being "the Chosen of the Coalition". Which she and I are not going to point fingers at but which was obviously a poor move given that we're supposed to be covert ops.

Hehe. Whoops...

[Malak'ai]

Ouch, that's a nasty hit on D_Man. I make that -4hp. Ah, well so much for the plan, eh? Raif had better try and stabilise him.

Ummm... where did you get -4 from? Drayner has 18hp, the bolt did 16hp damage.

[Wordplay]

@Malak'ai: Oops, think I added the damage and crit damage for some reason. Oh, well in that case he can probably look after himself with his items.

[Malak'ai]

Woohoo for in combat healing... But sometimes it just has to be done.

[Malak'ai]

Okay. I can't believe I made such a screw up! The crit confirm roll was only a 7! NO CRIT!!!
**Puts on the Dunce Cap and goes and sits in the corner**

[Malak'ai]

Okay, that was close. You'd think with a +9 bonus I could get more than a 16 .

Now, how's the noble Eleanora gunna deal with the rabid Orc in front of her?

[Machuchang]

Now, how's the noble Eleanora gunna deal with the rabid Orc in front of her?

Stick it with the pointy end.

I hope I can take him by myself. I'm not getting any flanking anymore, right?

[Malak'ai]

Stick it with the pointy end.

Well that's the basis of it

I hope I can take him by myself. I'm not getting any flanking anymore, right?

You didn't have a flanking bonus to start with. Verossa wasn't in the right position, she was at a 90 degree angle from where you were, not opposite you.

[Wordplay]

Elf and Orcs next, then me, right?

@Malak'ai: By the way, I meant to mention this last combat. When you post the map at the start of each round, would it be possible to repost the initiative order with it please? Otherwise, we have to keep looking back for it.

[Malak'ai]

Elf and Orcs next, then me, right?

@Malak'ai: By the way, I meant to mention this last combat. When you post the map at the start of each round, would it be possible to repost the initiative order with it please? Otherwise, we have to keep looking back for it.

Yeah, I was just noticing that problem myself .

[Wordplay]

Argh, only just made the AC check. Badger's on 1hp. Damage triggers Rage, +4 to Strength, +4 to Constitution, and –2 to Armor Class.

[Malak'ai]

Psycho Badger!!!

Also, made the edit to add the initiative in with the map.

[Arranis Thelmos]

Pyscho Celestial Badger? Summon a flock of Dire Hummingbirds next!

[Malak'ai]

Wow. That was a lot of posts for NPC actions... I might draft them all out in notepad and just copy/paste them next time to save time.

@Arranis: I wonder what the stats for a Dire Celestial Hummingbird actually are?

[D_Man_7733]

Pyscho Celestial Badger? Summon a flock of Dire Hummingbirds next!

hmmm, would it be considered evil to hold gambling fights based on this manner of combat?

[Malak'ai]

hmmm, would it be considered evil to hold gambling fights based on this manner of combat?

Don't know... But I've got $20 on the Hummingbird

[Arranis Thelmos]

Probably just repackage the Stirge from the MM and call it a day.

But on a more serious note, what should I be focusing on in the way of combat here? Should I focus on picking off orcs with my little wand of magic missiles, or can I gum up the filed with grease? Or something else completely?

Edit: I'll put $30 on the badger.

[Wordplay]

@Malak'ai: Thanks, and sorry I'm a little slow on the post. Didn't realise you'd finished the NPCs.

Psycho Badger. C'est que ce?

@D_Man: We could have gambling fights based on Summon Monsters, and bet on them, but there's a much better system for that Badger, I choose you!

@Arranis: I'd say either finish Orcs with the wand, or try and manoeuvre so that you can get one of them with a colourspray.

Edit: Ok, I didn't know how many attack rolls I had to make for the Badger, so I'm going to roll three. If you just need one, then please use the first one.

[Malak'ai]

@Malak'ai: Thanks, and sorry I'm a little slow on the post. Didn't realise you'd finished the NPCs.

Psycho Badger. C'est que ce?

@D_Man: We could have gambling fights based on Summon Monsters, and bet on them, but there's a much better system for that Badger, I choose you!

@Arranis: I'd say either finish Orcs with the wand, or try and manoeuvre so that you can get one of them with a colourspray.

Me no speaky frog language

**The material component is NOT a small and red ball shaped container!

EDIT: Yes, it's 3 attack rolls, one for each claw and one for the bite.

EDIT 2: Wow... You're not having much luck getting your horse to go where it doesn't want to are you? . Lucky for you, the Badger seems to be doing alright .

[Marlowe]

We could have gambling fights based on Summon Monsters, and bet on them, but there's a much better system for that Badger, I choose you!

Just don't think about the possibilities of a Bag of Tricks.

[Malak'ai]

Damn that is one lucky badger .

[D_Man_7733]

Time to get to painting bag of tricks the right colours (Red and white) or I have a better idea!

"OK, I have a good idea guys, I read a book set in a world occupied by magical creatures called pokemon, with my free time I have created a tabletop game about it, if I draw up the character sheets, you guys can whittle some dice, we'll need a 4,6,8,10,12 and a 20 sided each. I will get to work on writing out the rules in a convinient "the strange people who live above us learn the rules so we know them instinctively." format."

or if you are against pokemon completely:

"Have you ever wanted to be a spellcaster, I have some books that allow us to live up to our dreams that we don't think could ever happen, when we get to a tavern, I'll tell you about the rules"

[Wordplay]

@Malak'ai: Tell me about it. I was trying to save move on dismounting, ironically. Thank goodness for the badger. You know, I think Raif's yet to deliver combat damage - maybe I should consider Vow of Peace.

@Arranis: Ouch, Natural 20.

[Malak'ai]

@Malak'ai: Tell me about it. I was trying to save move on dismounting, ironically. Thank goodness for the badger. You know, I think Raif's yet to deliver combat damage - maybe I should consider Vow of Peace.

@Arranis: Ouch, Natural 20.

Oh God... I HATE those vows! I see absolutely NO point in them.

Now, I don't know if I'm a bad person or not... I totally forgot that it's been exactly a year since one of my best friends younger sister past away . Just got a call from him asking if I was up to anything later and I had to ask him why he was back in town .

[Marlowe]

Well, sometimes, we all say really dumb things.

Mine was, when in court supporting a friend who was in on the charge of murdering her baby daughter (who had actually been beaten to death by her seducer/kidnapper, but the police thought it was an easier case if they just charged the mother), she got extremely upset when she heard the final trial date. I remember I tried to comfort her by something silly like "It's too soon" and she just shouted "IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!".

[Malak'ai]

Well, sometimes, we all say really dumb things.

Mine was, when in court supporting a friend who was in on the charge of murdering her baby daughter (who had actually been beaten to death by her seducer/kidnapper, but the police thought it was an easier case if they just charged the mother), she got extremely upset when she heard the final trial date. I remember I tried to comfort her by something silly like "It's too soon" and she just shouted "IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!".

Well that's way worse then mine .
Was that here at home? Or were you overseas?

[Marlowe]

That was in Dunedin. The mother was an ex-girlfriend from Nelson. Last I heard from her she went back there and was working in The Warehouse after she got out of prison. She was found not guilty of the serious charges, but was found guilty of the charge of "Being silly enough to put yourself and your child into the power of an irresponsible violent sociopath", obviously paraphrased.

Worst thing is that I should have remembered that date, given that her original labour was brought on by myself and a friend recording a bass-heavy song in the next room that night.