Diablo 2 - The hack and slash game. [OoC3]

[Ernir]

That's supposed to be a roll, not a foll.
(1d20+7)[22]

[sonofzeal]

What do you think, guys? Keep slowing the Smith, or lay a bit of damage down?

[Tavar]

I'd go for a bit of damage at the moment.

Also, how high is the fire. I mean, does it give the Smith/Steve cover against each other?

[peterpaulrubens]

By my count they all missed last round right? So no one needs healing yet?

[sonofzeal]

Originally Posted by peterpaulrubens

By my count they all missed last round right? So no one needs healing yet?

I've been missed by seven attack rolls so far. That's liable to change shortly, but so far I'm sitting pretty!

[Ernir]

Sorry about the delay... girlfriend's birthday.


Reflex saves:
The Smith: (1d20+4)[11]
CR1: (1d20+5)[22]
CR2: (1d20+5)[13]
CR3: (1d20+5)[24]

EDIT: -1 on the rogues due to Slow, not that it matters.

Originally Posted by Tavar

I'd go for a bit of damage at the moment.

Also, how high is the fire. I mean, does it give the Smith/Steve cover against each other?

It's "five feet" high.

However:

Big Creatures and Cover
Any creature with a space larger than 5 feet (1 square) determines cover against melee attacks slightly differently than smaller creatures do. Such a creature can choose any square that it occupies to determine if an opponent has cover against its melee attacks. Similarly, when making a melee attack against such a creature, you can pick any of the squares it occupies to determine if it has cover against you.

So I thiiink they can reach around the fire OK.

[Ernir]

To be clear "Construct attacks each rouge once" is a copypasta error, right?

[Tavar]

...Yes, yes it is. Should only be attacking Smith. Thought I had cleaned up all of those.

[Ernir]

You know, I don't think I have ever appreciated how utterly crippling Slow can be until now. :D

[peterpaulrubens]

What was the result of Mariah's attack?

Also, I forgot the bonus from my own Prayer, so add 2 to each roll.

[sonofzeal]

Originally Posted by Ernir

You know, I don't think I have ever appreciated how utterly crippling Slow can be until now. :D

It really is an awesome thing, and probably the sole reason DFA are considered a tier above Warlocks. That and controversial metabreath abuse I'm not using. But yeah, when I saw that it's still a round of Slow even on a passed save, I was thrilled.

I have a feeling it'll be less effective against most of the big bosses, who can rock out hardcore on Standard Actions. It's melee brutes who need full-attacks that suffer most. Like, for example, The Smith. It should do well against Duriel too, but to get there we need to beat Andariel and the Summoner, both of whom will be less susceptible. We'll see how things go. ^^

[Tavar]

I think the moral of this story is that we're really good at taking down one guy, but suck at crowds.

[Ernir]

It's a really common phenomenon. Having a 6-to-1 action advantage and only one target on which to pile the pain and status conditions helps a lot.

In this case, I just thought the overwhelming power of his full attack would be enough to compensate.

Originally Posted by peterpaulrubens

What was the result of Mariah's attack?

Oh, right. It hit. I updated the rogue's damage count, but forgot to mention it.

Both that and the damage count fixed.

[Diarmuid]

So just out of curiosity...what does Steve look like?

[Tavar]

In this case? Think something like the Hulk, but it has 3 arms.

[sonofzeal]

Originally Posted by Tavar

Steve

SmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmash SmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmash SmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmashSmash SmashSmash

Eloquent!!!

[Ernir]

Cathan's Sigil:

Spoiler

Cathan's Sigil
Price: 11,000GP
Body Slot: Ring
Caster Level: 5th
Aura: Faint; (DC 17) necromancy
Activation: -
Weight: -

Each time you deal damage to a living creature with a weapon while wearing this ring, you heal five points of damage. When the ring has healed a total of fifty points of damage, it will not heal any more until the following day.
In addition, you gain damage reduction 1/-.

Prerequisites: Forge Ring, vampiric touch.
Cost to Create: 5,500gp, 440 XP, 11 days.

XP!
Gerrin and Mariah receive 1875 + 150 = 2025 XP
Corretha receives 1875 + 100 = 1975 XP
Fjodin, Sern and Tatsuhiro receive 2250 + 135 = 2385 XP.

Our new table becomes

Player	Character	Class	XP
PeterPaulRubens	Mariah	Retooled Healer	55381
Tavar	Gerrin	Truenamer/Ardent/Astral Namemaker	51548
Koury	Corretha	Wizard/Metaphysical Spellshaper/Incantatrix	47601
Rausdower	Sern	Ranger/Stalker of Kharash	43785
sonofzeal	Ryuu	Dragonfire Adept	43785
Diarmuid	Fjodin	Favored Soul/Crusader/Hammer of "Moradin"	43785

Which means a ding for Mariah, and a highly optimized character exit point.

[Tavar]

I like how after the healer leaves, we stop finding healing potions.

Also, away from books at the moment, what do the eyes of truth or executioners mace do?

[Ernir]

Originally Posted by Tavar

I like how after the healer leaves, we stop finding healing potions.

Muhahahahaa.
(Actually, this guy had reasons to not leave gold or unused magic items around.)

Originally Posted by Tavar

Also, away from books at the moment, what do the eyes of truth or executioners mace do?

Eyes of Truth: Short version is that it is an item that gives +5 to spot, and as a swift action, gives you True Seeing for one round once per day.

An executioner's mace is an exotic weapon. 2d6 damage at medium size, x3 crit, deals both slashing and bludgeoning.
Or so Crystal Keep tells me. I have to admit I've never seen the original source.

[peterpaulrubens]

Originally Posted by Ernir

Cathan's Sigil:

Yowza! That ring is pretty spiffy.

Originally Posted by Ernir

Which means a ding for Mariah, and a highly optimized character exit point.

Sweeeeet.

On the other hand, I was expecting to have another week or so to finish my new character.

[sonofzeal]

TREMBLE BEFORE THE MIGHT OF THE POMPOUS DRAGONLORD!


I was really hoping to hit lvl 10 that fight, but oh well. None of the gear is particularly useful for me, but I still have the gloves and scepter from the previous one.

Total loot value so far: 50,146, plus whatever we can pry off those 96 rogues or so, making our individual shares something over 8,357 each. Tatsuhiro has called dibs on 5402 resale value. I can't remember who else has grapped individual items.

[peterpaulrubens]

thanks for doing the tally sonofzeal. Mariah now has 23410 in cash, plus her items. Guess I should have been spending more.

Ernir, how much should the new character start with? WBL for level 11?

[Diarmuid]

That ring would certainly fit with Fjodyn's style of getting smacked and smacking things back.

SoZ, is that total taking into account things people have already taken or assuming a complete liquidation of assets?

Am I understanding properly that if I grabbed that ring, it would that count as 5500 of my 8357 per your math?

[Tavar]

Originally Posted by Diarmuid

That ring would certainly fit with Fjodyn's style of getting smacked and smacking things back.

SoZ, is that total taking into account things people have already taken or assuming a complete liquidation of assets?

Am I understanding properly that if I grabbed that ring, it would that count as 5500 of my 8357 per your math?

The normal way we do things is assume a complete liquidation, and any claimed items come out of your share.

[sonofzeal]

Originally Posted by Diarmuid

SoZ, is that total taking into account things people have already taken or assuming a complete liquidation of assets?

The latter.

Am I understanding properly that if I grabbed that ring, it would that count as 5500 of my 8357 per your math?

Indeed!

[Ernir]

I forgot to mention regarding Cathan's Sigil - that lifesteal is the same as the one provided by a Crystal of Life Drinking, they were not intended to stack.

Originally Posted by peterpaulrubens

Ernir, how much should the new character start with? WBL for level 11?

Trade in Mariah's items and gold for full (not normal resale) value.

[sonofzeal]

Would Tatsuhiro be able to find a diadem or circlet with a dragon motif? Or can we say that one is included in his "Ritual Draconic Robes" on his inventory?

[Rausdower]

Sorry for the sudden absence. I'm getting ready to get my wisdom teeth taken out so I'll try to keep my posts going when not woozy from painkillers.

[Ernir]

Originally Posted by sonofzeal

Would Tatsuhiro be able to find a diadem or circlet with a dragon motif? Or can we say that one is included in his "Ritual Draconic Robes" on his inventory?

Sure, let's say it was included with the robes.

Originally Posted by Rausdower

Sorry for the sudden absence. I'm getting ready to get my wisdom teeth taken out so I'll try to keep my posts going when not woozy from painkillers.

No problem. You weren't missing for long enough to miss a round.

[Ernir]

Blargh, the servers have been busy today.

Is that Gerrin's Torc of Power Preservation? I'm afraid Charsi doesn't accept blues (common magic items), rares, sets, or uniques.

(Also, gimme more items, people!)