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

[Diarmuid]

Granted Maneuver

(1d2)[2]

[peterpaulrubens]

Waiting for the current actions to be resolved before taking my turn. I'll definitely be healing Gerrin, just not sure if I can catch a skeleton or two with my spell(s) or not.

[Ernir]

Reflex against Tatsuhiro's breath: (1d20+9)[27]

Being on fire is a condition separate from the Utterance's damage, by my reading. So (1d6)[6] damage.

Originally Posted by sonofzeal

Shouldn't the archers against Gerrin take a distance penalty? By my count, D&D reckons the distance as 135 feet. They could have far shot, of course, but it's worth a try...

A few recounts later, you're right. -2 to that archer's attacks.

[Rausdower]

I will bite a skeleton in anger if this doesn't work.

(1d6+11)[13]
(1d6+11)[17]
(1d6+11)[14]

[Ernir]

It's not a new round just yet. Still Mariah's turn.

[peterpaulrubens]

Ok, sorry for the delay guys. Lots of RL problems in the past few days.

I thought about casting an extra heal on Gerrin, but it seemed better to just take out SA3. With Fjodin guarding Gerrin it seems unlikely they can seriously damage him again, and I always have Close Wounds if things go tits-up for him.

[Ernir]

Will save: (1d20+10)[21]

[Ernir]

XP time!

Gerrin and Mariah receive 1500 + 250 = 1750 XP each.
Corretha, Fjodin, Sern and Tatsuhiro receive 1950 + 250 = 2200 XP each.



You intend to go south in search for the Malus, you say?

There is a decision you have to make about loot. See IC spoiler.

And by all means, finish deciding who has the Shield Other ring.

[Tavar]

I say we loot the boss, and leave the rest till after we clear out the place.

[peterpaulrubens]

Let's just loot everything. We're right next to the WP, we don't need to haul it in our packs. Besides, we have a dwarf now!

We'll just dump everything south of Cain and call the game "Freefornoobz".

[Tavar]

But, it's going to take time. Remember what happened the last time we let them regroup? Massive ambush on the Town portal.

[Rausdower]

Sern shall quickly loot the skeletons' arrows.

And let's just get the good stuff from the boss. It's not (hopefully) going anywhere.

[sonofzeal]

I'll trust you guys to make the call here.

[peterpaulrubens]

Originally Posted by Tavar

But, it's going to take time. Remember what happened the last time we let them regroup? Massive ambush on the Town portal.

Ehh, ok.

I suppose we don't need to grub every cracked sash we find.

Let's heal up at Akara though, since the WP is right there. We don't need to all go at once. Mariah is at full HP actually.

[sonofzeal]

If the WP is right there, we may as well loot everything. The Skeletons were dangerous, but we got most of them and if they bring reinforcements while we loot then it's mobs we won't have to fight later.

[Tavar]

Note, I'm not saying we won't loot everything. Just that we finish some other stuff first, before the enemy has more time to prepare.

But I'll go with what the party wants.

[Koury]

Corretha can Detect Magic. Grab anything blue or higher, and anything otherwise of obvious value (half/full plate, mw weapons things like that).

It shouldn't take THAT long to sort for magic gear. 18 seconds for any square with magic gear, 6 for those without. Surely we have a few minutes?

[peterpaulrubens]

Sounds like a plan. Let's do it.

[Diarmuid]

Sorry, I posted in IC before I came here to see the discussion.

Also, who is going to get the Shield Other ring? As I said, I only have the 1 pair, but if someone else wants to buy another set, I could cast the spell on more than 1 person.

Multiple Shield Other's might be better than the Resist Energy's due to my low caster level (assuming someone else could cast Resist Energy to better effect than Fjodyn).

I agree that looking for magic is easy enough, and while I agree further with grabbing MW/expensive (full plate) stuff, I dont know how many "people" were in each mob and looking at each item for MW quality is definitely time sensitive.

For my edification, how far into the cathedral have you gotten so far, or is this the first foray into the cathedral, with previous quests happening outside the actual building? Not remembering my D2 story well enough I guess.

I had also asked some questions about the Malus while we were back in town. If someone could fill in the details there it would be greatly appreciated. Doesnt have to be IC if we dont want to clog up the thread.

[Diarmuid]

Edit - blerg, stupid lag double post.

[Tavar]

I do not need the ring, and regarding the cathedral we've managed to get into the structure, as well as then getting to the first waypoint. We still have the barracks to go through(for the Malus) as well as the boss fight. Note that that section of the map has apparently been drastically shortened.

[Ernir]

There were 48 rogues in each group, for a grand total of 96 corrupted rogues. They were armed with scimitars and studded leather armors.


As for the magical loot from the boss and archers (looks like not everyone wants to scoop up the mundanes just yet):

Spoiler

From the boss:
Full plate +1 [825GP]
Large greatsword +1 [1175GP]
Cloak of resistance +2 [2000GP]
Vampire torc. [2500GP] (MIC 144)

From the two archers you nabbed:
4x composite longbows +1, strength modifier +5 [4x1450GP]

So far, the understanding has been that I tell you the stats right away, so you can start planning/dividing, and that you take it back to Cain for real IDing before you start using it

Does this Malus 'ave any special abilities? What're ye lookin for it for?

You have the promise that Charsi (the encampment's blacksmith) will be able to produce more powerful items once the Malus is returned to her.
What other abilities it has, if any, you do not know about.

[peterpaulrubens]

Mariah will take the Shield Other ring then. I think if she can be protected from OHK's then the rest of the party has a good chance of being protected from everything (Save the cheerleader, save the world!).

And she can cast Mass Resist Energy if we need it.

[Diarmuid]

The MRE would seem to be a decent idea if the black fire effect is something that's common with these bad guys.

Mariah is now effected by Shield Other for the next 4 hours. Please make sure to note in your posts how much damage Fjodyn is taking as you know what other effects you have much better than I do with regards to what hits you, what doesnt, and any resistances that might come into play.

[peterpaulrubens]

Originally Posted by Diarmuid

The MRE would seem to be a decent idea if the black fire effect is something that's common with these bad guys.

I'd guess it was just a fire-enchanted boss. They're not uncommon.

Originally Posted by Diarmuid

Mariah is now effected by Shield Other for the next 4 hours. Please make sure to note in your posts how much damage Fjodyn is taking as you know what other effects you have much better than I do with regards to what hits you, what doesnt, and any resistances that might come into play.

Ok, will do.

[Rausdower]

How many arrows did I happen to pick up from the archers? Also, I refilled my quiver in the brief downtime.

[Koury]

Before we move on, Corretha recovers all her level one and two spells except her day long buffs.

2/4 PoP 1's remaining, 1/3 PoP 2's remaining.

[Ernir]

Originally Posted by Rausdower

How many arrows did I happen to pick up from the archers? Also, I refilled my quiver in the brief downtime.

I'm on a tablet right now, can give an exact figure once I get back to a real 'puter. But it's ... quite a few.

There is no shortage of windows on the building, but none that haven't been barred.

Werner detects no specific evil scent where he is standing.

[Ernir]

Originally Posted by Rausdower

How many arrows did I happen to pick up from the archers? Also, I refilled my quiver in the brief downtime.

I'm on a tablet right now, can give an exact figure once I get back to a real 'puter. But it's ... quite a few.

There is no shortage of windows on the building, but none that haven't been barred.

Werner detects no specific evil scent where he is standing.

[peterpaulrubens]

Bah stupid forum isn't sending me notifications.

Do we bother to have Gerrin open a Passwall and let Corretha drop something nasty inside and let them stew for awhile, or should we just go "OH YEAH!!!" and Kool-Aid our way through the door? I'm good either way, but let's pick something and get on with it.