The Wreck of the Harmonious Spirit (OOC D&D 3.5)

[razorfloss]

ok power is officially back in my area. Ill post later today.

[CircleNavigator]

ok power is officially back in my area. Ill post later today.

Glad to hear it, the party has not left the opening area so everyone is together.

[Yas392]

So Djin can takes 20 for a result of 33 for balance and 28 (or 30; not sure if +2 from steady stance applies because the description is for Balance or Climb checks to remain balancing or climbing when she takes damage) climb to reach the body to work on the trap?

[CircleNavigator]

Good work everyone, first fight of the campaign.

Stay tuned for updates and a grid, meanwhile your character can wrap up their actions and react to the unfolding situation.

EVERYONE RECEIVES 450 XP FOR DJIN MUSTAFAR'S DISARMING OF A CR 8 TRAP

[Yas392]

So Djin can takes 20 for a result of 33 for balance and 28 (or 30; not sure if +2 from steady stance applies because the description is for Balance or Climb checks to remain balancing or climbing when she takes damage) climb to reach the body to work on the trap?

Was this answered on the last post? Because I am unsure.

Oo, a fight. Are we all on the ground or does Djin needs to make his trip down? He doesn't suffer penalties for climbing half speed.

[CircleNavigator]

Was this answered on the last post? Because I am unsure.

Oo, a fight. Are we all on the ground or does Djin needs to make his trip down? He doesn't suffer penalties for climbing half speed.

Djin's climb and balance skill were sufficient to perform the task. Steady stance would not apply in this situation. Djin is perched on a rock wall 30 feet from the canyon floor. I will set up a grid before combat starts. He has time to take a double move and reach the bottom.

[Yas392]

Djin's climb and balance skill were sufficient to perform the task. Steady stance would not apply in this situation. Djin is perched on a rock wall 30 feet from the canyon floor. I will set up a grid before combat starts. He has time to take a double move and reach the bottom.

OK.

In that case, it is a free action for him. He needs to make a tumble check to offset the last 10 ft fall since he has 20 ft slowfall.

[samduke]

oh goodie a battle, I guess I just need to know where naomi is pre-combat. as she was waiting to go up the narrow path until the party was ready.

[Zhentarim]

i didn't notice the in-character thread was up. I'll be right there!

[Yas392]

Okay. I guess he is not the most reactive person after his climb due to altitude sickness.

[CircleNavigator]

Okay. I guess he is not the most reactive person after his climb due to altitude sickness.

I got you an upgrade

Initiative has been rolled in Dice Rolls
As indicated on the map

[CircleNavigator]

i didn't notice the in-character thread was up. I'll be right there!

I thought about sending you a private message

I need a link to an updated character sheet for Stylianos

[Yas392]

So, you will roll our initiatives for us instead of us rolling? Just making sure for future encounters.

Any difficult terrains? Are we using block initiatives e.g where those of us with high initiative rolls act at the same time before the orc?

[CircleNavigator]

oh goodie a battle, I guess I just need to know where naomi is pre-combat. as she was waiting to go up the narrow path until the party was ready.

Naomi is marked N on the map and goes last in the initiative.

[CircleNavigator]

So, you will roll our initiatives for us instead of us rolling? Just making sure for future encounters.

Any difficult terrains? Are we using block initiatives e.g where those of us with high initiative rolls act at the same time before the orc?

I am not confident I would get a roll from everyone in 24 hours. Would slow everything way down including my map making. I plan to roll everyone's initiative at the start of combat.

The terrain is the dry tundra described earlier. Yes to block initiative.

[Yas392]

Not sure which terrain feature Djin will land on in the Wilderness on his square and the squares surrounding the orc. Difficult terrain? Light rubble?

[CircleNavigator]

Not really as of now. Utra got Djin and herself caught up in staring at some dead Orc. She hopes to do rubbings of some of the scars too and maybe search the area for scavenger poop.

If anyone gets fed up with her antics, just pick her up and carry her off. She's not that heavy and it'd be kinda amusing.

Magic Auras

DC 16 Bracers - Transmutation
DC 16 Boots - Evocation
DC 17 Chains - Evocation
DC 19 Body - Transmutation

[CircleNavigator]

Not sure which terrain feature Djin will land on in the Wilderness on his square and the squares surrounding the orc. Difficult terrain? Light rubble?

You asked for it, the ground near the cliffs is light rubble.

[CircleNavigator]

Clarifications for the Map

C indicates cover
\, l, / indicates rocky cliffs approx 30 feet high

The river is more than 100ft across

U Utra
D Djin
On Orion
St Stylianous
Sk Skaruvus
N Naomi
G Gozen

Oc Orc
Ro Rose

[Yas392]

You asked for it, the ground near the cliffs is light rubble.

The features, not the terrain for bolded statement above. That time I was quite scatterbrained when searching frantically for the features of the tundra, looking for confirmation.

Light rubble and difficult terrain. Got it.

Isn't that standard initiative instead of block initiative since we are acting in order?

[samduke]

okay map definitions certainly help how ever I need clarification on the cliffs

/ represent higher or lower elevation and which side is the lower
\ represent higher or lower elevation and which side is the lower
| = presumed to be a flat faced 30ft cliff

with the exception of Gozen and Naomi the bulk of the party appears on the map 2 times it looks like the upper listing is the initiative order

it appears that following around the cliffs just barely that the or is roughly 95ft from naomi,

and yes naomi will proceed with gozen back to the party

[Zhentarim]

I thought about sending you a private message

I need a link to an updated character sheet for Stylianos

I'll send that to you after my test. I lost my job 4 months ago and this test is to change careers from being a high school teacher to being a long-haul trucker. Been kind of stressed studying for that, but I enjoy travel, so this will be a nice change of pace a while until I start my grad school program for psychotherapy.

[Metastachydium]

Does everyone want to come closer? I suppose my best bet would be Delaying and dropping a Haste, but nobody's within range.

[Yas392]

Does everyone want to come closer? I suppose my best bet would be Delaying and dropping a Haste, but nobody's within range.

Just waiting for CircleNavigator to confirm whether or not this is standard or block initiative before I make any moves for Djin. I thought block means we can move at the same time out of order.

[CircleNavigator]

I am not confident I would get a roll from everyone in 24 hours. Would slow everything way down including my map making. I plan to roll everyone's initiative at the start of combat.

The terrain is the dry tundra described earlier. Yes to block initiative.

Just waiting for CircleNavigator to confirm whether or not this is standard or block initiative before I make any moves for Djin. I thought block means we can move at the same time out of order.

YES TO BLOCK INITIATIVE

Make your moves, I would like combat to flow as smoothly as possible.

[CircleNavigator]

okay map definitions certainly help how ever I need clarification on the cliffs

/ represent higher or lower elevation and which side is the lower
\ represent higher or lower elevation and which side is the lower
| = presumed to be a flat faced 30ft cliff

with the exception of Gozen and Naomi the bulk of the party appears on the map 2 times it looks like the upper listing is the initiative order

it appears that following around the cliffs just barely that the or is roughly 95ft from naomi,

and yes naomi will proceed with gozen back to the party

/ represent higher or lower elevation and which side is the lower
\ represent higher or lower elevation and which side is the lower
| = presumed to be a flat faced 30ft cliff

This was not my intention but it is canon now.

The grid has been cleaned up
Block Initiative appears in the upper right

Naomi and Gozen advanced 100ft beyond the body of the orc

[CircleNavigator]

I'll send that to you after my test. I lost my job 4 months ago and this test is to change careers from being a high school teacher to being a long-haul trucker. Been kind of stressed studying for that, but I enjoy travel, so this will be a nice change of pace a while until I start my grad school program for psychotherapy.

Driving truck is important work, I wish you the best.

[Yas392]

YES TO BLOCK INITIATIVE

Make your moves, I would like combat to flow as smoothly as possible.

Poor phrasing. I misread the part where Utra is first to act this round. I thought about our characters not coordinating because of the differences in character's initiative (e.g Utra acts before others) and realize we can delay to time their actions. Djin delays to see what the others are doing before he acts.

EDIT: Why is everyone rolling for fortitude save? Is there something I am missing?

EDIT2: Nvm, found it. Fort 12 for ascending unless it is something else.

[razorfloss]

Sorry for being mia Again work got super busy. Everything should be back to normal now.

Edit: Also I forgot how terrible medium armor was in 3.5

[Zhentarim]

Driving truck is important work, I wish you the best.

I test tomorrow. This will be test number 2 out of 3 tests. I passed the 1st one and if I pass this next one, I'll only have one more to pass before May 6.