The Most Merciful Thing (OOC)

[Shhhh!]

yes....I have!
speaking of good ol' friend Will, wherever could he be? Did the demons eat him?

[AetherFox]

I was just wondering about him. Is he still playing?

[Terraspaz]

He'd posted before that he was off on vacation for the week. I figured I wouldn't see him post until after the weekend.

[AetherFox]

Has he? I totally missed that.

[TheBlackDog]

I'm pegging Lily as Geordie la Forge. He's got that visor thing, and no one really knows how it works, much like Lily's magical powers. It works... somehow.

I know nothing about Star Trek, but better Geordie la Forge than The Wesley. Please, no.

[Terraspaz]

Since I think everyone's thinking it, (though no one's said it,) do I assume you guys go through the door?

[AetherFox]

yup. O()[]o.

[Ascension]

I love to be the one to point out Grug has Sundark Goggles. They may be dorky, they may inhibit his Spot, but they save him from your nasty Daylight.

[Shhhh!]

While then by all means. *Dances*

[Ascension]

Whenever our posts follow each other, Shhhh!, I half expect our avatars to get into a duel...

And, more on topic...

Spoiler

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Spot: (1d20-1)[13]
Listen: (1d20+8)[23]

[AetherFox]

That's what I forgot! A Listen ((1d20+5)[14]) check! Good thing my bonuses are obscene.

[RebelRogue]

He'd posted before that he was off on vacation for the week. I figured I wouldn't see him post until after the weekend.

Yep. I've been on a lovely vacation with my gf, but unfortunately it was on a remote island in a place with no internet. I'm not home yet, but since I'm spending a few days at my parents' place I should be able to post anyway :) Seems like the campaign is rolling nicely with some interesting RPing too. The alignment differences appear to fuel RP rather than split the party which is great. As for Will's personality, I actually realize (inspired by Ascension's sig, no doubt) that he has quite a bit of Shinji Ikari in him. As for a ST:TNG character, not too sure...

[RebelRogue]

Ouch! A natural one on the Move Silently roll! I know there's technically no such things as critical failures for skills, but feel free to interpret it as such if you think it will move the action along. I want to be noticed, though Will probably does not

[AetherFox]

I know there's technically no such things as critical failures for skills...

My friends and I always play with this rule. Well, for most opposed checks, they are treated as if you had rolled a -10. Whatever the Dm deems...

[Terraspaz]

Hooray! We're all back!

Incidentally, turns out I'm not very attentive at play-by-posts on the weekends. I hope that doesn't prove to be a big problem.

[AetherFox]

I don't think it will be. Also, this is probably my last post for the day, so see ya!

[Ascension]

Oh, look, I had completely forgotten that Will is a halfling.

Grug's traveling with a child, a little man with a high-pitched voice, a bookish snob, a cleric who gets squeamish around bloody massacres, and one, only one Real Man.

Grug may end up making Remus an honorary orc before all is said and done, if only to further distance him from the rest of this bunch of weenies.

Kidding, kidding...

[knewsom]

lol, Remus is in about the saaaame boat. 'Course the tribe he grew up in had a few Orcs and Half Orcs, so wrastling with them as a child obviously had a positive effect on him.

oh and btw, that's a threatened crit I just rolled, so here's another attack roll.

(1d20+12)[29]

[knewsom]

MAN, I hate being sick, I keep forgetting stuff, like rolling for damage...


damage: (2d6+10)[21]

[RebelRogue]

My friends and I always play with this rule. Well, for most opposed checks, they are treated as if you had rolled a -10. Whatever the Dm deems...

Ii is of course ultimately up to the DM. I was just pointing out that RAW critical skill failures do not exist anymore. Personally, I'm in this for the drama, especially in PBP games, so I'm all for playing these things out. Anyway, it's my natural one, and I doubt anyone will object that I deem it to be a blatant failure to be silent

Oh, look, I had completely forgotten that Will is a halfling.

Grug's traveling with a child, a little man with a high-pitched voice, a bookish snob, a cleric who gets squeamish around bloody massacres, and one, only one Real Man.

Will is pretty emo, so I guess your analysis is correct

[Ascension]

Seriously, you want us to disarm in exchange for one life when you've already killed everyone in the temple? Better to avenge the dead in the temple plus one than to let all of them die meaninglessly.

Oh, and I forgot to roll for initiative there... so I'll do it here.

(1d20+3)[22]

[Terraspaz]

I don't want you to disarm. How heroic would that be? However, this is the situation you face. How you all deal with it is up to you.

Just for convenince sake, can we do all the rolling in the IC thread, with spoiler tags? It's easier than going in between threads to trace rolls.

[knewsom]

MAN, what a waste of a probable crit and nearly max damage... I guess I missed the link to the map, I didn't know there was a doorway to another room there, otherwise I'd have just headed through it.

[Terraspaz]

I missed mentioned an important detail. The map link will never change. We can all directly edit the map. So, you could bookmark it, or whatever, and that link will always be to the map at that time.

For convenience, that link is http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...5eUV9Pv1cjsHTg

[RebelRogue]

I think I already mentioned it in a PM, Terraspaz, but just to reiterate: I personally have no problems with you rolling my (and everybody else's) Initiative rolls (or any rolls for that matter, really), if it speeds up gameplay. Also, the map thing is a great way to keep us all up to date (I've moved Will to reflect his new position, BTW). Thumbs up

[TheBlackDog]

Grug's latest song is particularly inspiring. I wish I knew orcish so I could comment on it IC.

[Ascension]

Grug's latest song is particularly inspiring. I wish I knew orcish so I could comment on it IC.

As I said, the orc tunes are a work in progress. Just be glad we're not at a table where you could hear me.

And you're not the only one with darkvision, sister!

Err... brother?

Teh intarwebz iz complicated.

[AetherFox]

Awww... Why's it always 'kill, kill, kill' with you guys?

[Ascension]

Awww... Why's it always 'kill, kill, kill' with you guys?

Are you being racist?

You're discriminating against orcish culture! You are! It's not our fault that the elven god is a prick and he stabbed out our god's eye and poor Gruumsh got picked on in god school because he was the only one in Greyhawk with one eye and his feelings of inadequacy and rage led to his creation of a brutish warrior race in order to get vengeance on all the elven jerks out there who love to pick on guys like Gruumsh! It's all the elves' fault! Blame them! But no, no one ever does, because they're pretty and they have pretty pointy ears and their skin's not green! Well you know who else has pointy ears? The DEVIL, that's who, and his skin sure ain't green, neither!

EDIT: It has now been more than 24 hours since I last slept. Is it showing?

[AetherFox]

Are you implying that the elves are devils in disguise? I have some advice for you. Change into something comfy, lay down in your bed, and close your eyes. Trust me, it'll help.