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2008-11-29, 10:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
I see how it is, you jammy little git. You've been saving all your good rolls for the final battle haven't you! Here I thought all this time that you were appalling at skills and saves, actually you've been saving 2 years of rolls to now unleash them in the final battle!
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2008-11-29, 10:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Ozzy. Calm yourself. Gaze in wonder, if you will, at the result of the fortitude save vs. quasit poison.
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-29, 10:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Oh wait, good point. See, I looked at that and thought, hey, he's beaten the DC by 3.
My faith in you is restored.
Take your (d4)[2] dex damage from poison.
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2008-11-29, 10:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Can you even use all your two-handed weapon feats now?
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2008-11-29, 10:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Not...All of them, no.
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-29, 11:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Wait, Ray of Hope! If the Quasit is a summoned creature, then he can't hit Sumner with natural weapons
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-29, 11:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
He's not. Well, not technically. But he is an evil outsider... does your AC increase against those? He only just hit you after all.
I do love multiple buff spells and the situation you get where after every succesful attack by the enemy, or failed attack or save by you, everyone goes looking through all their buffs to see if they've forgotten anything. They pretty much always have. And then there's the non-stackability of all the different types of bonus...
You know, in 4th ed you just have feat, item, race and power bonuses. It makes it much easier. Also, the buffs are pretty much all minor actions to cast that last like 1 round anyway.
Which does change the dynamic of final battles quite a lot, since you can't buff up with a million potions and spells.Last edited by Ozzy_G; 2008-11-29 at 11:21 AM.
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2008-11-29, 11:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Nope, no extras. The vs. Evil is included in the AC, as I make certain assumptions about the people leveling a sword against Sumner here.
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-29, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
They're not all evil. They're just misunderstood.
Gothul just wants to re-establish his food supply, a perfectly natural urge.
Azakan is terrified that if he doesn't help his son will have to do it instead. Surely that makes him a good guy?
The red crescent tattoo guy is a bodyguard, he's just doing his job.
Govan is just looking to increase his own power presumably. But does that really make him evil? After all, in the culture he was raised in, that would be what he was taught to do. Is he really the evil one, or is it society?
And then there's the priests. They're just fulfilling their religion. Are we so intolerant that we deprive them of their right to freedom of religion?
Can we really even achieve an objective measure of evil? Isn't that just cultural imperialism? I mean, yes, we might say that, for example, working to bring back a Demon God so that you can become the most favoured Archmage in the land is evil, but if that's what you've been told your whole life is good, how are you supposed to act other than that?
What is Sumner's AC to people who aren't evil?Last edited by Ozzy_G; 2008-11-29 at 11:35 AM.
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2008-11-29, 12:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Whooo! I would miss out on half the 'Final Battle', now wouldn't I? Sorry guys, this wasn't a NS gone wandered off moment, the intranets at the 'rents had been literally ripped out of the walls, and as it was a holiday, there weren't any libraries open. And no internet cafes in the podunk town.
Quick list of spells Kaleff is casting as they rush in,
Ventriloquism
See Invisibility
Invisibility
And I would have had Enlarge prepped, but the plan was a scouting mission before the endgame. *grumblegrumblegrumble*
Also, am I the only one saddened, fearful even, of the end of this game? Don't really like the sound of 'Final Battle' much.
K, so battle tactics
Will shunt his voice off in another direction while he casts spells (via Ventriloquism), so as not to give away their position, and will feed some info to Ismal on invisible enemies.
So, first round, he'll try his luck with 'Unluck' (DC 19) against Gothul/Mr. Kesh's twin. Hoping for something real lows... this is what the Sword of Deception is supposed to be used in conjunction with.
Then, he'll grease up the crown, hoping to steal it again. Oh, and he'll be moving to stand somewhere unobvious, and out of the way of big ol' blasts/lines/spreads, what with his neato boots and all. Will post the nicities in character in a bit or two. Lots to catch back up on.Last edited by NobleSavage; 2008-11-29 at 12:01 PM.
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2008-11-29, 12:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Two less, or, 24.
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-29, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
I'm now super-curious as to why protection from evil isn't helping with what seems a lot like
exercise mental control over the creature (including enchantment (charm) effects and enchantment (compulsion) effects
How much fire damage did Ismal take from the dwarf's blast?
Re: objectivity of evil. While I acknowledge that good/evil isn't universal in the same way that, say, gravity is universal, I find it self-defeatingly silly to talk about it as completely subjective. It's a bit like saying that there's no absolutely commonly understood wavelength that typifies the colour "blue", so clearly there are no colours, just subjective experiences of them. The fact that more than a hundred cultures on this planet all came up, independently, with the concept that ending the life of another person was a bad thing, leads me to believe that some degree of moral absolutism is, in fact, possible.
Sorry. The scars of a graduate seminar in semiotics and post-modern criticism.
Oh, and just a note brought up by the invisible imp. As Ismal gets a better look around she should be able to notice discrepancies between what her eyes and her blindsense are telling her - at least, within 55' of the entranceway.Last edited by Toliudar; 2008-11-29 at 12:34 PM.
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut
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2008-11-29, 12:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
For Kaleff, invisible-wise, the Quasit was invisible before it attacked Sumner. There are no other invisible people around though.
Ismal realises the same thing.
I won't finish the game completely, if that's what you're worried about. I'll just have to think of a new plot line!
Okay, so he's moving to the corner of the room and casting Unluck?
will savs vs unluck - (d20+6)[26]
Ismal took 14 fire damage.
I'm now super-curious as to why protection from evil isn't helping with what seems a lot like
As to why it didn't help with Gothul, I can't be a-telling.
I was just teasing with the subjective evil discussion. Most of these NPCs are evil. Azakan isn't though. And perhaps 1 or 2 of the others.Last edited by Ozzy_G; 2008-11-29 at 12:38 PM.
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2008-11-29, 12:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Thanks for the update!
Only the deflection bonus/saves bonus aspect of protection from evil is geared to alignment. The mental control and summoned creature aspect is in no way tied that way. I think the spell is pretty specific on this.
Of course, if we're houseruling otherwise, I'll understand and adapt.Last edited by Toliudar; 2008-11-29 at 06:58 PM.
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut
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2008-11-29, 02:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
charging bullrush str check (1d20+7)[21]
Edit: I should also add that Draven's AC is 34 against non-evil, 36 vs evil, and if there are any other bonuses from the buffs we've received that should apply to his bullrush attempt, please let me know. He is also switching his aura to "Acid Shield" to damage anyone who damages him or the others in melee. (6 damage, acid)Last edited by knewsom; 2008-11-29 at 02:29 PM.
Draven 'God-Slayer' Kheldravan - Dragon Shaman, healer, tank. "Balls-Driven Brute", officially retired.
Runa Redgrave - Appears to be a Wizard, but looks can deceive. Angst-fueled daughter of immigrants.
Kali Meliamne - Wild-Elf Monk with a disdain for injustice, clothing.
Remus Rutgerson - Living perfection turned evil, trapped between revenge and redemption.
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2008-11-29, 06:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Yeah you better. Don't you dare to withhold Orin's right to be evil!
I mean, come on, the fun part was to play an evil character, who can still work marvelously with people, because he knows just how screwed he is if he tries anything too obviously selfish/evil.
And yes, Orin sacrificed Comprehend Language to get CLW. In retrospect, it was just as well. After all... people are usually concerned about protecting their source of magical well-being. Something Orin totally agrees with. What with being said source.
Just out of curiousity, I have since read up on the adventures of the first party. When the reports of Govan's spy in the other party of adventurers came in, did you ever suspect it was an actual player?
Also, I still think it was pretty mean of Ozzy to go with Orin misspelling the name of the dwarf in his message and thus giving Ruchion the impresssion, that the dwarf was not the guy he hoped to meet.
Or was Ruchion's player gone by then?
Lycar
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2008-11-29, 11:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Only the deflection bonus/saves bonus aspect of protection from evil is geared to alignment. The mental control and summoned creature aspect is in no way tied that way.
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2008-11-29, 11:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Right, here's his opposed strength roll then.
(d20+4)[22]
* post roll count doesn't match databaseLast edited by Ozzy_G; 2008-11-29 at 11:36 PM.
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2008-11-29, 11:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
A save for the priestess.
(d20+12)[22]
An attack and damage roll against Ismal.
touch attack - (d20+7)[15]
fire damage - (4d6)[12]
Attacks on Sumner.
attack - (d20+6)[25]
damage - (d6+1)[7]
attack - (d20+6)[18]
damage - (d6+1)[5]
attack - (d20+6)[16]
damage - (d6+1)[3]
attack - (d20+6)[11]
damage - (d6+1)[5]
attack - (d20+6)[9]
damage - (d6+1)[7]
attack - (d20+6)[17]
damage - (d6+1)[5]
attack - (d20+4)[24]
damage - (d4)[2]
attack - (d20+4)[9]
damage - (d4)[4]
attack - (d20+4)[20]
damage - (d4)[2]
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2008-11-30, 12:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Any hits the imps incur on Sumner will sting them with acid, just a reminder.
ps, sigh, I was so close with that bullrush attempt.Draven 'God-Slayer' Kheldravan - Dragon Shaman, healer, tank. "Balls-Driven Brute", officially retired.
Runa Redgrave - Appears to be a Wizard, but looks can deceive. Angst-fueled daughter of immigrants.
Kali Meliamne - Wild-Elf Monk with a disdain for injustice, clothing.
Remus Rutgerson - Living perfection turned evil, trapped between revenge and redemption.
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2008-11-30, 12:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
None of those beat my magically-bolstered AC!
For reference, before our last round of shopping/buffs, I think 4 of them would have, not to mention a nasty Oathsworn slash to the neck.If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-30, 12:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Ismal's using Shadow Conjuration to cast Bands of Steel (full text below). That's a DC 21 reflex save, no SR. If he fails, Gothul's immobilized. If he succeeds, he's entangled.
SpoilerBANDS OF STEEL
Conjuration (Creation)
Level: Sorcerer/wizard 3
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Target: One Medium or smaller
creature
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Reflex partial
Spell Resistance: No
The interlocking hoops become briefly hot
then disappear even as similar, larger bands
streak from your outstretched hand toward
the creature you indicate. With a satisfying
metallic clank, the bands wrap around the
indicated creature.
The victim must succeed on a Reflex
save or be immobilized and thus unable
to move. If the saving throw succeeds,
the victim is only partially trapped by
the bands, and is entangled.
A creature immobilized by the
bands can attempt to escape as a fullround
action, either by bursting free
(Strength DC 18) or wriggling out
(Escape Artist DC 18).
An entangled creature can use a fullround
action to break free (Strength
DC 13) or disentangle itself (Escape
Artist DC 13).
Material Component: Three small
silver hoops, interlocked."We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut
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2008-11-30, 12:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Judicious choice.
Also Draven: that failure was so close it even tasted like success for a moment.If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-30, 01:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Agreed. And yes, that was a very typical "close but no cigar" moment for me... I'm afraid they happen all too often in DnD! Man, if only our buffs helped with bullrush!
I agree with Ismal's choice of taking cover for a minute... would be a good opportunity to quaff a healing potion too.Draven 'God-Slayer' Kheldravan - Dragon Shaman, healer, tank. "Balls-Driven Brute", officially retired.
Runa Redgrave - Appears to be a Wizard, but looks can deceive. Angst-fueled daughter of immigrants.
Kali Meliamne - Wild-Elf Monk with a disdain for injustice, clothing.
Remus Rutgerson - Living perfection turned evil, trapped between revenge and redemption.
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2008-11-30, 01:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
Did you remember to add +2 to your ability checks from Good Hope?
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-30, 01:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
!!!!!! I did not! just my ability modifier and the +2 from charging... I didn't know good hope applied to ability checks too!
*beats head repeatedly against keyboard*Last edited by knewsom; 2008-11-30 at 02:00 AM.
Draven 'God-Slayer' Kheldravan - Dragon Shaman, healer, tank. "Balls-Driven Brute", officially retired.
Runa Redgrave - Appears to be a Wizard, but looks can deceive. Angst-fueled daughter of immigrants.
Kali Meliamne - Wild-Elf Monk with a disdain for injustice, clothing.
Remus Rutgerson - Living perfection turned evil, trapped between revenge and redemption.
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2008-11-30, 02:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
...Do we have an upset here? Did you actually succeed in pushing the demon through?
Last edited by The Great Skenardo; 2008-11-30 at 02:02 AM.
If there's nothing out there, then what was that noise?
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2008-11-30, 02:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
If we're allowing an instant replay (which is obviously up to the umpire), then yes, I believe I did! :o
Draven 'God-Slayer' Kheldravan - Dragon Shaman, healer, tank. "Balls-Driven Brute", officially retired.
Runa Redgrave - Appears to be a Wizard, but looks can deceive. Angst-fueled daughter of immigrants.
Kali Meliamne - Wild-Elf Monk with a disdain for injustice, clothing.
Remus Rutgerson - Living perfection turned evil, trapped between revenge and redemption.
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2008-11-30, 03:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
<Crosses fingers again.>
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Kurt Vonnegut
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2008-11-30, 05:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Age of Ruin OOC: The final battle
*Peers at post #108 closely.*
Hm... don't hold your breath on that one...
But then again, it wouldn't be a proper boss fight if we managed to push the big bad through the portal in the very first round of combat.
Where is the drama!
No, we first must be down to single digits in HP and on the brink of defeat before some unlikely heroic action saves the day...
At any rate, Orin still has to use his action in round 2 to try his suggestion.
Even if only Emorik will be affected by it at all. Unless he saves vs. DC 18.
So wake me up when it's turn 3 then.
Lycar