Legacy of Fire II [OOC]

[Frivolous]

Vikcara is the only PC who hasn't given an opinion on how to proceed. Waiting on her response.

Unless we should go forward regardless? Does anyone (especially DC) think that?

[Starbin]

Well, the last post Vik made said she was inexperienced ... my guess is that she would probably go with what the group decided. I figure if that's not the case, Vik would have spoken up by now

And if it's real life intruding on our game, I suppose we can clean it up later.

[Down Comforter]

Sorry about the delay today. Lots of yard work to do. The labels on the map aren't as readable zoomed out this far, but from left to right is: Vikcara, Dagda, Grace, Krog, and Scrag. That work for everyone?

[Frivolous]

It works, DC.

Any tracks? Grace did a Survival roll to check for them, in case there has been discernible traffic in and out of the building.

[Down Comforter]

Oops, you can see a muddle of tracks and though it is difficult to make out anything distinct, you do see the markings of pugwampi.

[Down Comforter]

Oh, and unless I mention it the lighting doesn't require darkvision. It's about an hour after dawn so there's enough light in rooms open to the outside.

[Down Comforter]

Do you all want to go to the end of the nave or towards one of the two open doorways to your right?

[Starbin]

Well, here are some ideas for the group to consider.

Marching Order

Krog and Grace up front, where spacing allows
- Her tracking, his perception, good mix of ranged and melee combat for initial encounters from the front

Scrag and Vik following up 10ft behind
- Puts two supporters w/in a five foot step of bolstering the front line; can fire from behind; can provide light or healing as necessary

The Dagda Mor bringing up the rear
- Ranged support

Alternatively, Scrag moves back to the rear - he might work better as a rearguard (more survivable, maybe) and it gives us Darkvision folks on both sides ... but I'm not sure from an RP perspective who wants to be where.

As for the clearing, Krog's plan was to basically to head south, sweeping over half the nave, hit the wall and come back up (north?) to sweep the other side. We check doors as we go, but at each one we'll make a decision on whether to investigate further or not. It's a pretty boring (or anal retentive) search pattern - it covers one full section before moving on, but we can deviate at any point, of course, to search a particular room or corridor.

Not sure we want to take 20 in each section (it would be dark before we finish), but hopefully with five perception checks, we'll catch the sneaky stuff.

If the group wishes to be stealthy, that's not Krog's specialty. Want to disarm traps/unlock doors? Nope. Knowledge checks ... you're kidding right? No, Krog's specialty is his charming demeanor (heh), high intimidation, high perception, and damage dealing.

@Down Comforter - Krog has a +7 to Perception, if you decide to make the rolls yourself to speed things up.

Whaddy'all think about that?

[Morbis Meh]

Scrag is a front line fighter.... he is always a bandaid, his mystery makes him a front liner not the greatest of healers so please treat him as such. Sure he can bust out a heal or two but he is first and foremost a front line bruiser with probably greater tanking potential than Krog due to his mysteries. So he will never be in the back and will probably try to go in the front.

[Starbin]

Well, that's why I thought he'd do okay cover our rear instead of a softy

I suppose we could have two melee up front, with Grace right behind us. Or Grace can help with looking for tracks, but as soon as we get into combat (or expect combat), she can drop back then.

Either way works for me ...

[Morbis Meh]

Originally Posted by Starbin

Well, that's why I thought he'd do okay cover our rear instead of a softy

I suppose we could have two melee up front, with Grace right behind us. Or Grace can help with looking for tracks, but as soon as we get into combat (or expect combat), she can drop back then.

Either way works for me ...

The only problem with covering the rear is that 9/10 you will not be ambushed and the person in the back has to try to rush to the front... if anything Grace is the perfect choice for a rear guard since she is a switch hitter. Being 10 ft behind the front won't impair her tracking abilities so the optimal marching order would be:
Krog/Scrag (Go wall of Orcs!)
Dagda Mor/Vik (Squishy filling between safety bread slices)
Grace

[Starbin]

Okies ... although I think there should be a bit of space between the front and middle

Krog Scrag
Space (5 ft)
Vik DM
Grace

Of course, here's hoping there is no ambush or attack from behind ... nobody back there can see in the dark ... (Better keep that Light spell lit!)

[Frivolous]

Being rear guard is fine with me.

[Starbin]

Cool ... barring any issues from our chewy caster center (C3), we'll press with the proposed search pattern?

[Down Comforter]

I apologize for the delay. My internet is down despite my efforts to get it working. I should be up and running again by Monday morning (or so Comcast tells me.

[Starbin]

Figured it was something from RL ... no worries!

[Down Comforter]

Initiative rolls here:

Vikcara
(1d20+2)[14]
Krog
(1d20+2)[13]
Grace
(1d20+3)[15]
Scrag
(1d20+1)[13]
Dagda Mor
(1d20+6)[24]

Pugwampis
(1d20+5)[17]

And Dagda Mor is up first, followed by the pugwampis. They are only aware of Grace at this point.

[Down Comforter]

Go ahead and post your actions, regardless of order. If it causes trouble, we can do it the old way again.

[Morbis Meh]

Yay half orc solidarity! We drink together, we walk together now we kill together AT THE SAME TIME!

[Down Comforter]

Alright. So Grace succeeded magnificently on her jumping about this turn, but everyone else who goes into the room will have to roll two d20s whenever you roll an attack, save, skill, etc.

[Frivolous]

Oh, right, sorry. I forgot about the double save thingy.

I would have been okay with rolling a second time, but thanks for letting me slide on that, DC.

[Down Comforter]

All good, I rolled for you and you managed a nat 20

[Down Comforter]

Difficult terrain just halves movement. So no full-round actions for five foot move

[Starbin]

Whew! And I'm guessing we're supposed to roll and take the worst, right?

[Down Comforter]

That's right. You whiffed your hit though, so just keep it in mind for next round.

[shugyosha]

this roll twice take the worse is due to bad terrain and/or the crowded nature of the room or is it due to other factors?

[Down Comforter]

You all feel like something is off when you're in the room, but that's all you're getting for now.

[Starbin]

Well, we may recognize it as the same feeling we felt last time we encountered these little puggers. I'm guessing they are surrounded by bad luck ...or good luck, depending on your perception.

[Down Comforter]

Yup, lots of bad luck.

[Down Comforter]

@Morbis
You will still need the Reflex saves, yes. It's not just glass on the ground. There's quite a bit of destroyed jagged bits of pots, pans and the like.