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Thread: Mummy's Mask (OOC)
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2015-02-20, 10:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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All right, will do.
Let's say Calathon and Vershab share a place on the top floor of a rental building. They are skilled, employed tradesmen, so they earn enough to pay their upkeep of 10gp/month. We won't need to track that.
Lehasti does get a bunk in the temple, that's very modest lodgings. Her upkeep is only 3gp/month and she earns that for various services to the temple. Her parents are staying at the Tooth and Hookah, a relatively more modest inn, and are busy trying to secure a loan to get started in trade again after their last venture ended in a deadly disaster caused by a sandstorm. They survived, but their cargo was a total loss.
As for Grekka, I see her as a career adventurer. Let's say her adventures with Andres were gainful, allowing her to stay at the Whistering Stone until today, while she helped here and there and was waiting for another opportunity - which presents itself with the lotttery.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-02-22, 07:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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(1d20+8)[25] - Edit - great roll, IC post with additional information forthcoming.
(1d20+5)[6]Last edited by Gwynfrid; 2015-02-22 at 08:00 PM.
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2015-02-22, 09:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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D'oh! Ninja'ed! D:
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2015-02-22, 09:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Indeed, the rolls above were for Perception and Knowledge(Engineering). One success was enough to give you all the details you could possibly find. Good thing I rolled way better Perception than you did
You will need to first do away with the accumulated sand, which presently makes it impossible to open the doors outward. That done, you can then try the crowbar or other means to force the doors open.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-02-22, 10:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Before I post, does Calathon know anything about how historically the dead were entombed usually? Was it common practice to seal tombs like that? Or make it impossible to open except from inside? And was it commonplace or at least occasionally the case where some sort of hidden mechanism could be used to open the doors?
(1d20+9)[20] Knowledge - History check
And even though he's not amazing at it, Cal wants to do a Survival check looking for recent(ish) tracks and/or determine how long ago the mortar was chipped by crowbar marks:
(1d20+6)[25] Survival check
And last, how long would it take for that much sand to accumulate in front of the door? (Cal will be trying to correlate the chips on the door with how long it takes for the amount of sand to build up - in other words, if it takes a long time, then it's a fair assessment that someone tried a long while ago to get in)
(1d20+8)[21] Knowledge - Nature check
Sorry for the barrage!
EDIT: Booyah! Thank you for the nice rolls, oh great dice gods!
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2015-02-23, 07:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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Impressive rolling
About the tombs, the dead etc in Osirion: Calathon knows, and in fact all Osirion natives know the basics: Osirion people, especially rich and important ones, are very big on funeral rites and elaborate burial. Under the ancient Osiriani religion, the dead face a long journey to the afterlife, and for this they need supplies (food, etc) and equipment (also slaves, for really rich people); it is therefore for utilitarian as well as honorary purposes that the dead take a lot of their wordly goods to their graves.
Such customs are much less prevalent in modern times, but they're deeply ingrained in the culture. The ancient gods (those represented with animal heads) are in fact still worshipped by small groups in Osirion nowadays.
So, it is common knowledge that the tombs are designed to be sealed forever. Tomb robbers have always existed, but everything in the construction is meant to discourage them - or kill them. There's zero chance of a mechanism being built into the door to accomodate a visit.
As a rule of thumb, you can assume that anything the general public knows about ancient Egypt is broadly applicable to Osirion, and your character is familiar with it.
About the sand and the marks: The crowbar marks are rather old: Decades, maybe centuries, as the chips bear marks of erosion from the often sand-laden wind. Sand like this could accumualte overnight in a big sandstorm in the middle of the desert. Here in the city, it would take some years of the door being left alone to get sand-logged in this way.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-02-23, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Bunch of Strength checks
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Knowledge(Religion)
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2015-02-24, 08:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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@ CleverDragon
Done - see the NPC table.
@ DarkOne: I looked at your equipment list, it seems you now have stuff adding up to Medium load. If you count the things like folding ladder, which you didn't list a weight for, you're overloaded. You'll want to revise and/or share the burden with the others.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-02-24, 11:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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2015-02-24, 01:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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With the folding ladder, Grekka is getting close to medium load, fyi. It doesn't much matter since she has a medium armor already.
She can climb at quarter speed with the rope, DC5 (double move for 15ft/round)
Climb (1d20+1)[7] - success
Climb (1d20+1)[18] - success
Climb (1d20+1)[9] - success
Climb (1d20+1)[2] - failure by less than 5 - no move
Climb (1d20+1)[19] - success - reached end of rope
Climb (1d20+1)[10]Last edited by Gwynfrid; 2015-02-24 at 01:58 PM.
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2015-02-25, 12:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Before the dice start rolling for Grekka's proposed stunt, I'll wait until Lehasti decides what to do.
I also notice the team has brought some more rope... in Grekka's pack.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-02-25, 01:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2015-02-25, 03:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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2015-02-25, 03:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Corrected. Nice catch, boss!
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2015-02-26, 07:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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All right, I looked into the rules and it looks like, per RAW, you could do this with zero chance of failure even if the rope was a mile long. That doesn't sound right to me. I'll rule that you take a -1 cumulative penalty on the check for every two checks attempted.
Also, I got it wrong, you need to do one check per move action. At quarter speed with a base of 30, that's one check per 7.5 feet, total 7 checks to travel down the 50-ft rope.
For Calathon, that's not a problem: By taking 10, he gets a result of 11 which is always successful even after he takes a total -3 penalty. Vershab, however, will find the exertion slightly challenging... Or very challenging, if he wants to carry all his equipment. Right now he carries 67 pounds, a Heavy load for him. This means a -6 on the Climb checks. On top of that, his speed is presently 20, meaning he needs 10 checks to get all the way down.
Acrobatics check to transfer from the rope to the ladder without falling: DC12, Calathon succeeds.
Strength check DC10 for Grekka to hold the ladder steady for Calathon: (1d20+4)[5]
(Note that DC will become 12 for somebody over 200 pounds, such as a fully loaded Vershab, or DC14 for over 250 pounds, such as a fully loaded Lehasti).
If Grekka fails, Acrobatics (1d20+3)[22] DC15 for Calathon to avoid (1d6)[3] falling damage.
(I can't see Calathon's Acrobatics score on his sheet? I figured +4 Dex -1 ACP)Last edited by Gwynfrid; 2015-02-26 at 08:27 AM.
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2015-02-26, 11:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Falling damage (6d6)[21]
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2015-02-26, 11:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Forgot, Str check for Grekka, DC10 (unloaded Vershab is less than 200 pounds) (1d20+4)[8]
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2015-02-26, 11:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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By taking 10, Lehasti succeeds at 7 climb checks, DC5 with increasing penalty (-3 on the final check).
She's very heavy, so DC14 on Grekka's Str check (1d20+4)[24]
If Grekka fails, Lehasti fails her Acrobatics check, and takes damage (1d6)[5]DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-02-27, 03:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Perception (1d20+8)[11]
No time to post IC now, I'll do that tonight.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-03-02, 11:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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2015-03-02, 12:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Ok, I've noticed some discrepancies in the way we're rolling things, and I'd like to get a few of those things squared away.
1) What sorts of checks do you (DM) *not* want your players rolling? Knowledge, Perception seem to be the big ones, but just to make sure we're on the same page (and prevent "but I rolled a nat'l 20 in the IC thread!!!" complaints) I'd like a clear indicator of what we're expected to roll or not
2) I have a concern regarding the rolling of stuff like perception... you (DM) noted who has the highest in the various knowledge/perception/etc. skills, but at the same time that means that 3/4 of the players' perception skills are ignored. Is that the intent? If so, then we can plan to not spend any skill points on those skills... but that seems to be an unintended consequence, and in the meanwhile the other 3 PCs aren't getting a chance to even roll. Thoughts?Lehasti Gesmeha and Azkin for Mummy's Mask
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2015-03-02, 01:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Good question, and I'm happy to provide clarification.
1) DM rolls
First, I never said that I don't want you to roll something. What I'm doing, however, is preemptively roll for "passive" checks rather than asking you to do so. This eliminates a lot of back and forth in such situations, greatly speeding our pace, as follows:
Normal tabletop play
DM: You enter the corridor. Please roll for traps.
Player: I got a 22.
DM: There's a nasty blade ready to spring from the side!
Player: All right, I'm trying to disable it... 18.
DM: Success! Now you can open the door safely.
Accelerated PbP play
DM: You enter the corridor, as usual you're looking for traps. You get a 22, then you disable it with a 18. You enter the next room, etc.
Now, even as I do that, if you post a roll IC as you describe your next move, I'm going to use it, not duplicate it. Indeed, when CleverDragon rolled a 25 for Perception today, I took that result to determine the outcome. I rolled other things later, to determine what Vershab made of the tapestry, rather than asking him to roll.
2) Players who don't have the best bonuses
Well, if I rolled everybody's Perception every time the group entered a room, there would be 99% guaranteed success to notice traps. Same for Knowledge rolls. So I'm rolling only the best of everyone; or, in the case of Perception, I'm rolling for the character who's first in the marching order. There may be circumstances when rolling everybody's check is warranted - for example, if the group is ambushed, then those who succeed in Perception will not be surprised. When applicable, the team members with lower bonuses on something can use Aid Another to improve the success chances of whoever leads in a certain skill.
So, no, the skills of those who aren't the best at somewthing aren't being ignored.
Does that work? I'm totally prepared to take your feedback and make changes if something makes you uncomfortable.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-03-02, 02:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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I think that makes plenty of sense. No complaints here.
I don't think the math supports this, especially with high DCs, but in spite of this I don't think it would be bad if it did happen that way. I am not saying this solely as a player, either - if all of us invest in medium-high Perception modifiers, shouldn't that matter?
That said, most of the time searching for traps won't be possible for everyone simultaneously without penalties for failures. If Cal is in front, misses the trap, and sets it off, there is no need for multiple rolls in the first place. If finding something requires being close (within 1 square) of it, then many times it will not be the entire party that can search for it with a chance of success.
What I think I am saying is that when possible and reasonable reward the players for their investments by rolling multiple rolls. When it doesn't make sense, we as players need to respect you and assume that if it isn't done you considered it and it would just be nonsense to have a roll for each of us. Does that make sense?
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2015-03-02, 02:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Echoing what Rob said, your answers to #1 make perfect sense, but in the absence of other stuff going on, it's not as though the other members of the party aren't going to be looking for traps and etc. along with the person in front/highest bonus. Also, counting characters that have penalties to their perception (like Lehasti) that can make some DCs below 20 *impossible*, it's not as simple as "more rolls = guaranteed success". Lastly... this last trap could have 100% => unconscious some of our party members, and I have a hard time thinking that that kind of potential damage is balanced against a single perception roll that can easily vary between 7 and 27 for even a solid +6 (made up to be appropriate at level 1) modifier.
Just my thoughts.Lehasti Gesmeha and Azkin for Mummy's Mask
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2015-03-02, 02:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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You're making valid points. Also, checking my numbers, it appears I was rather optimistic on the group's success chances, considering the difficulty of the involved traps.
Therefore, going forward I'll change my policy to rolling for as many characters as make sense in the circumstances. Thanks for the useful feedback!DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-03-02, 03:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hey, thanks for being flexible and working with our concerns. If nothing else, we can RP it as "we're all being a bit more careful after that first trap KO'd Vershab".
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2015-03-02, 04:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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2015-03-02, 06:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Just a side note, it's worth bearing in mind that you get penalties to perception for distance. No matter how good Vershab's eyes are, he's not going to notice from 20 feet away what Calathon will notice up close (granted, a -2 penalty isn't likely to be game-breaking, but it's just another layer of complications for you to keep track of ^_^).
Ironically, it's about the only thing in the entire game that tends to work in rogues favors.... so naturally it is ignored, basically always.
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