Yes, that handily saves me a surge. Thanks PChubby. I'd be okay with being slightly under-full if someone else needs the extra healing badly, but I'll take what I can get if no one else has pressing need of it .
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That brings me to full instead of to 100/102 after I spend a surge. I hardly took any damage that fight, just a couple pings from the aura and the death burst, so I hadn't been going to ask for any leader heals for the sake of 2 hp
Actually, I didn't realize the thing had been bloodied, else I might've moved out of the way. I probably wouldn't have, since I felt getting it back in the CA-granting zone was important, but I might have.
Edit: Actually, no, I think I misunderstood. That doesn't add to 2 of each of our surges, just to Flavius's, right?
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Edit: For the purposes of short rests, there's no rule preventing you guys from taking multiple short rests back to back. I don't have a problem with it, as there's no fluff disconnect for me - you're just taking a longer rest.
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I have an idea for an improvised ritual That you guys could perform in order to cleanse the chapel. I'll post a full write up of it here soon. Other ideas are of course welcome.
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Category: Restoration Time: 10 Minutes Duration: Instantaneous Component Cost: 1 Healing Surge per participant. Key Skill: Special
Even the most craven thief was not born with malice in his heart. Throughout the Kingdom and the demihuman lands all creatures know what it means to live a decent life and act with honor, though some choose to ignore the wise teachings of their elders or fool themselves into thinking they have no choice. The people remember the heroic deeds and cowardly acts of their ancestors and tell their stories to each other, reminding themselves to live honorably as their heroes did.
Each participant in the ritual tells a story of how they acted honorably or confesses of a base deed done. The ritual can be used to bolster the spirits of the participants and/or audience or to open the heart of those who have turned to wickedness.
Each participant makes an ability check, using an ability score related to the story they told. For example, if a participant tells a story of how they fought a rearguard action so that wounded comrades or innocents could escape, they could make a Strength or Consitution check, the story extoling the virtue of their strength or endurance and how it allowed them to save the lives of others. The difficulty class is based on the level of the targets, either the participants themselves or the audience. If performed to a sympathetic audience (which includes the participants if used to bolster themselves), the DC is Medium for their level. If told to a hostile target it is a Hard DC.
Results: If used to bolster, each participant or target ends all harmful conditions affecting them that a save could end. They also gain a +2 bonus to saving throws until their next extended rest.
If used against a hostile target, the target is subject to a geas that harms them should they continue to act dishonorably. The geas lasts for 1 year and each day that the target ignores the geas they suffer a cumulative -1 penalty to all defenses, attacks, saving throws, and skills. Each day that the target follows the edicts of the geas lessens the penalty. The target can remove the geas by living honorably for three months and then participating in another Remembrance of Honor ritual. In place of the bolster effect, the geas is removed.
The ritual can be used for other effects not listed here that follow the intent of the ritual.
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In this situation you could use the ritual to speak with the sacrificed spirits or the ones that did the sacrificing. It could also be used against the sinkhole directly. Don't feel constrained by this ritual though; you could choose to simply the destroy the chapel and send the spirits tied there into oblivion.
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Just a heads-up: I'm going to be away from home for a while, I'm not entirely sure how long but at least a couple of days, on Tuesday. I may not have consistent internet access while I'm gone, so I may not be able to post much/at all. Fortunately we're not in combat at the moment, so you should be able to do without me if need be.
Interesting ritual. Do we try to purge the sinkhole directly, or try to redeem it? The former seems the more sure way of resolving this evil magic, but the latter is the more "good guy" option. Thoughts?
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By sinkhole do you mean the sinkhole around the whole city or the effect local to the catacombs? You guys can consider the catacombs a minor sinkhole that can be cleansed separately than the main one.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that's what he meant, the localized one at the mausoleum.
I say we go for the cleansing route, even though it's the "good" option and Valen is a "dark warrior" it's also the safe, self-interested option since it potentially gives us this as a foothold in the city and gives the troops a bit of a morale boost. Of course it's also a big "We Are Here" sign, too, I imagine, whereas destroying the place may not be all that noticeable to the Powers That Be since this place is older and the corruption is different. Of course I may be totally off base about all of that.
There's no need to roll to remember it; the intent behind it is that it's one of the main customs not only of the loosely organized Disciples of Legends, but also regular folk throughout the Kingdom.
Also, I suppose that's officially my first homebrew for 4e; a ritual involving public affirmation and boundary maintenance. Looks like my B.S. in Psych is paying off! Huzzah.
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Do you all want to go ahead with the ritual? I can do a setup IC post and then y'all can start telling stories.
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I was rereading the IC thread this morning and read this on the first page. Prophetic words.
Jarl
Jarl casts an appraising eye over the gnome at his comment. "If you truly are worried about the condition of your robes, you're likely in the wrong group. You could still end up covered in blood and ichor before the job is done."
Flavius
The gnome laughs. "I spoke in jest, my friend. I may not like getting my robes dirty, but I assure you, I have annihilated more than my fair share of undead. A little gore or slime is not going to stop me or my Draconic magic."
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Oh right, the skill check. Well, there were some misdirections and half-truths in that story of Valen's, so I think Bluff is as appropriate as anything: (1d20+18)[35]
Nice stories, though its an ability check not a skill check. The ability score check is tied to the story, so I guess I could see skill checks being used instead. What do you all think?
__________________ The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai Me. "We have sent many to Hell, to smooth our way," said I, "and we are standing yet and holding blades. What more?"
__________________ The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai Me. "We have sent many to Hell, to smooth our way," said I, "and we are standing yet and holding blades. What more?"
Forum error ate my bump post. ::shakes tiny fist::
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