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As you pointed out, 4E is not simulationist. It's an engine for playing a game wherein you smash baddies. And that's great if that's all you want to do, but for worldbuilding you have to revert to 3E. For the systems I am conversant with I will now apply your criteria: Exalted - well, you...

Here is my plan, for inquiring minds: we will finish Combat II, I will assign Combat II exp, and then I'll distribute a nice present of bonus XP for RP. You can also do your appraise checks or painstaking searches then :)

Oh no. I can only imagine what a trying time this must be for you. I will pray for you as a family.

Actually, I still haven't gotten to play Ranit :P But hurrah!

So, combat could be over, but if you wanted to get in any last shots, now's a good time. I'll wait another ~12 hours for actions and then post some sort of wrap-up to that.

Round 2 Sayida slips into position as the zombies move forward to strike. Syut is struck by a clawed hand, and Teal is jabbed with a spear that leaves a shallow gash across his shoulder. Dzax is attacked as well, but the zombie's claws bounce harmlessly off his armor. Syut hooks her kama...

I'd imagine your ranger has more hit points, too. I have seen dragons successfully played - but only in epic campaigns. LA +7 or so matters less when you have 30 levels. It's best to not play anything where LA is the bulk of your levels - you can do it, but encounters tend to be one-sided in...

Yes, but as this is a rules forum, people generally ask for ways to do things within the rules, and supporting text to back it up. My point above is that there's no way to guarantee that you get to do this within the rules.

Round 1 The zombies lurch forward into the light. Sayida attacks the first zombie at hand, but her blow does not seem to faze it at all. Teal likewise attacks with his morningstar, but in his overeagerness to swing, misses against its lurching movements. Syut hacks into one of the zombies...

I'm friends-listing everyone. Still waiting on OnlytheStrong to post for Teal; if he doesn't post in another 12-18 hours I may go ahead and roll initiative for him to keep things moving. :)

Waiting on one more initiative and action statement :) Incidentally, you guys have been really great about posting frequently and your actions are very flavorful :)

Four decaying bodies become distinct as they shamble closer. It becomes apparent that these were not originally human, though they are bipedal. They are too small and their heads are oddly shaped. Dzax recalls the identifying features of different types of undead from his priestly studies...

I waited an extra 12 hours before posting to see if anybody else had any particular actions they wanted to perform, but it looked like that was it. Enjoy your search results and second encounter! ;)

The source of the sound The party's search turns up a tarnished silver holy symbol and a small red gem of some sort. Assorted silver and copper coins seem to be scattered about the lair, no doubt secreted there by the rats. There is also a broken metal point of some sort, separate from the...

Well, good! That perfectly fits his image as a craftsman. :) I think we'll see party reactions to the combat and then I'll show you the results of ransacking the lair (assuming you search for the glint of metal that you saw before.) Or, of course, finding out whatever spooked the rats might...

As it turns out, the rats suffered heavy losses and did not stick around. A dozen rats are an EL 2 challenge, but I can't realistically imagine them fighting to the last rat against clearly superior foes. I'll give XP incrementally because Grimm might want to use his crafting feat at some...

End of Combat. 90 XP. Syut and Grimm fire arrows, while the other party members attempt to squash rats in melee. Syut, Dzax, and Teal all strike true, each downing one rat. The rats come on in a brown-furred wave, more motivated by fear than by hostile intent. Quite a few rush past the...

I'll post a round summary after everybody posts actions. Also, for this combat, it's likely you'll get a fair number of attacks of opportunity. I'll assume you're going to take them unless you specify otherwise.

Or try these four words: "I cannot fail again."

Oh hey look, it's another edition wars thread.