Anauroch: Empire of Shade OOC

[Nines]

I think I missed a notification for the last post here. It's been a busy week and I hadn't realized how much time had passed. Posted and updated.

As a reminder, please remember to spoiler all OOC discussions in the IC threads.

[paradox26]

I have been busy too. My partner just got back from vacation and has had me doing work around the house and yard for the last week. Things should settle down now though, as we have run out of money for renovations.

[rax]

@paradox26

I've been having trouble with notifications from subscribed threads the past few weeks. The other players seem to have quited a bit - have you considered reaching out to them to check if they're being notified about updates?

[paradox26]

I have never received notifications about this particular game, so it is possible, though I think in the past most of the players have gotten notifications. I will see if they are still interested, but I think the slow pace of the game has probably killed their interest, unfortunately.

[rax]

I don't think it's been all that slow. You've posted about once per week since the game started up again and the drop in replies only began around the time of your last post on the 9th. Even then, both Nines and Alhallor have posted.

[Nines]

Knowledge check for 'Darcassan':

Knowledge (arcana) (1d20+24)[25] *+2 Allan's assist
Harper lore (1d20+20)[29]

[Nines]

Yeah I'm not sure if anyone else was affected by the last notification being missing or not. Sometimes the break affects some people but not others. I've taken to bookmarking the current page and checking it manually in the meantime, and I've done the usual unsubscribe/resubscribe rigamarole. Hopefully that will fix it.

[BananaPhone]

Im sorry I havent posted yet, RL troubles.

[samduke]

i have been keeping up on reading ic, just did not have anything to add to what was happening until now.

RE
If you want to find out if you know the name of Darcassan, please give me either a Knowledge Arcana or History check

Darla has neither so no rolls but I guess I will post something

[BananaPhone]

Knowledge (History): (1D20+7)[16]

[BananaPhone]

I just realised I hadn't chosen Faora's spell load-out.

However, she's going to cast Commune with Nature. For the "three facts" that she's going to learn, she'll learn: the ground or terrain, people and presence of powerful unnatural creatures.

As we seem to be in a carved out tree, it's you're call whether this counts as 'natural' (so she learns out to 13 mile radius) or unnatural (so she learns out to 1,300 radius).

[Alhallor]

Knowledge, Arcana: (1d20+7)[27]

[paradox26]

I just realised I hadn't chosen Faora's spell load-out.

However, she's going to cast Commune with Nature. For the "three facts" that she's going to learn, she'll learn: the ground or terrain, people and presence of powerful unnatural creatures.

As we seem to be in a carved out tree, it's you're call whether this counts as 'natural' (so she learns out to 13 mile radius) or unnatural (so she learns out to 1,300 radius).

You discover that divination magics don't appear to work inside the Tree.

Also, I am very sorry I have been absent for a while. I haven't been mentally well, and what little time I have had online, I have been spending on answering questions for recruitments I am currently involved in. I will get up a post IC now.

[Nines]

Was in dispose a bit for the holidays, posted and updated now.

I'm assuming a few things, that
1) it's an elven school so I'm assuming Darcassan is elven or at least half-elven in appearance, and
2) the form before us matches what we know of him to look like.

• Could we get a description of Darcassan's appearance and apparent attire?

If the transparent form were human Ixtalan would be a bit more suspicious than the post suggests. If he's human *and* isn't wearing a windsong ring, Ixtalan would probably covertly ready defensive measures, in case of trouble.

[paradox26]

I have been busy the last few days as well, unfortunately, and have only had a chance to post from my phone, from where I didn't have access to my books.

[rax]

No problem, thanks for letting us know.

[BananaPhone]

I'll be posting tomorrow, sorry for sucking ass with keeping up.

[paradox26]

I am back. I apologise for being absent, but I have been organising and hosting my partner's 60th birthday for most of the last week. I was able to get online to the recruitment thread from my phone, but couldn't post IC because I didn't have access to the module on my computer. I will get a post up now.

[rax]

Welcome back. Hope the party was a success.

[Alhallor]

Hope it's okay that I roll this here.

Will save: (1d20+17)[35]

[samduke]

DC24 Will check off everyone.

Will Save: (1d20+11)[24] <- ohh just passed

Darla the Beastmaster
female TN Human Druid/Beastmaster/WPO, Level 13, Init 5, HP 176/176, Speed 40 fly 40 perfect
AC 20, Touch 14, Flat-footed 17, Fort 16, Ref 10, Will 11, Base Attack Bonus 12/7/2
+1d6 vs undead & or incorporeal +2 Elven Courtblade +17/+12/+7 (1d10+5, 18-20x2)
+2 Mithral Chain Shirt (+6 Armor, +3 Dex, +1 Misc)
Abilities Str 14, Dex 16, Con 18, Int 16, Wis 20, Cha 14
Condition


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[rax]

Sneaky bugger, casting Will save spells on Aubryn when he's neither been challenged nor in combat...

Will save vs. 24 (1d20+15)[23]

[Nines]

Rolls for post #125:
Will Save DC 24 (1d20+22)[23] *incl. +1 vs spells/SLAs

I'd also like to identify the spell he's using to present himself via Spellcraft (no action required) PHB 82.
Spellcraft 35 (take 10) or roll if we're under attack Spellcraft (1d20+25)[28].

[Nines]

Wow, succeed on a 2 and rolled a 1, heh.

Still, based on what the effect identifies as I have rerolls available if it's deleterious. I've also got something chambered for Aubryn if we need it, so no worries.

[BananaPhone]

Apologies about being a garbage poster recently.

Will: (1D20+19)[34]

I think that passes.

[paradox26]

The party was fantastic, very relaxed and chilled out. My partner and I have been together for 22 years, and my brother mentioned in all that time he had never seen my partner drunk before, so she had a great night.

Beating the DC24 Will check reveals that the elf is a shadow projection, which will negate 20% of his damage dealing. It is a unique effect, so you can't identify the exact spell used. For those who made the save DC, please remind me during play if you have been attacked that the 20% reduction applies. But if you remain in a state of truce that won't apply.

[Alhallor]

Should we roll Initiative here or should we just act? Did the cloud do a certain kind of damage or was it untyped?

I'm thinking about giving everyone a Haste and trying to mitigate the damage a bit with Divine Surge or hanging back and using spells.

Reflex save: (1d20+17)[28] I do hope that works.

Oh and what save DC do we have to beat here?

[paradox26]

You can just act. Now that he has acted, the whole party can act before we return to the top of the order.

The damage is Acid, and the Reflex save DC is 22.

[rax]

Reflex save (1d20+10)[17] vs. DC 22

[Nines]

Ixtalan: Diplom...ah, damnit.

Well I had the time, until he did that. Ah well.

Edit: wow, with the 1s.