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* spend 3 Surges to heal: 21 HP Pa'avu: 30/31 HP; 6/10 Surges The three minotaurs form a ring, crouched with arms at the ready, eyes alertly watching the goliath. At the center of this ring, Pa'avu slowly paces a tight circle, eyes softly focused downward. She suddenly rushes the brawniest of...

Pa’avu stares at the Stonefang spider in the vial as a long dormant memory is unearthed… a memory from long before her clan sold her to Chanvati’s father. These spiders are used in rituals teaching the young goliaths to fight calmly through great pain and to channel more fully their inherited...

Seeing the danger to Chanvati, Pa'avu immediately steps calmly forward directly into the path of the enraged greeter. Crossing her arms and looking gravely down from her great height, she says to him sternly, "Calm down!" Primary Check Intimidate vs. Medium DC 12 (or possibly Hard DC 19?) to...

Milestone Achieved: gain 1 Action Point Short Rest: All Encounter-based resources refresh, HP 27/31, 10/10 Surges New Stats: AC 17, Intimidate +9, Action Points 2 As the two aristocrats parlay, Pa’avu gazes for a moment at each face of the five, smaller guards: clearly they are not as...

"Wait, gosb'tar*," Pa'avu murmurs, as she stops Chavanti's progress forward with her outstretched hand and surveys the room. She takes careful note of the cat's apparent calm (no raised fur, no quiet growl) and of the almost still figure at the table (was that movement an intake of breath or a...

As Chanvati finishes his words, Pa'avu steps forward and slightly in front of him, to back up the legitimacy of Chanvati's request, with force if necessary. She crosses her massive arms and calmly looks down at the trio in front of her, smirking slightly as she takes in the two guards. My...

Ditto.

I would compare this BitD Cult game of ours to a version of @AbdulAlhazred 's doomed Space Station (I love that idea!): I, at least, went in the understanding that "all PCs in BitD die ... often quickly" and most definitely drove Ne'er's stolen car of a character! It was a truly interesting...

This was definitely a fun session! The "play of the game" could definitely have descended into chaos, due to many factors (some of which @darkbard mentions above, myself below), but the GM proved masterful in corralling the varied attention and channeling the varied energy levels of such a...

Just to clarify (and, I hope, not belabor the point) re the setting where this particular Spout Lore-ing was done (some of which has been mentioned, some of which I don't think has been): The Library to which Maraqli was attached (as an adventuring scholar) was one of the few repositories of...

So much to respond to! I'd like to clarify a few thoughts vis a vis our particular game setting, my particular character and class, our use of Spout Lore (especially by Maraqli the know-it-all), and the use of endangering puppies, etc. which will hopefully shed light on some of the questions...

Okay. So my response will not be as organized as @darkbard, but here goes. I would not describe the dwarves forge as a “scene edit” at all. One of the things I love about ancient maps and DW are those empty spaces that need to be filled in. This was simply one of those empty spaces...

BUT for someone less skilled at or perhaps comfortable improvising on the fly, this gives a number of possibilities to them to choose from/expand upon. In addition, with practice, this can become internalized and/or player can be desensitized to anxiety of the above. Personally, I’m with you...

Just what I was thinking...

jem the mercurial ooc: if the door is unlocked, jem will attempt to open the door, then step back to let "warriors" step ahead of her. otherwise, she will attempt to unlock the door. "let's see what's behind door number two..."

jem the mercurial and tardy ooc: sorry about the delay but the computer i had been logging onto absolutely wouldn't let me on. we just purchased new dandy computer should have no trouble. however, in about 20 minutes am leaving for north carolina. should be back online next monday, without...

jem the mercurial more than a little worried, jem grimly (and uncharacteristically bravely) grips her sword to try again. if i could just concentrate, i know i can hit this thing, she thinks to herself. ooc: 1) sorry long time no speak and 2) err... did i miss something? am i as ditzy as...

jem the mercurial jem's smile turns into a grimace as she attempts to recover her footing. as the images of wounded combattants begin to turn her stomach, she looks slightly away as she swings wildly again (hopefully to more purpose!).

jem the mercurial jem closes her eyes for a moment, savouring the unusual sense of courage she feels from the lingering sense of inspiration. then, after grinning fliratiously at tym, she swings somewhat recklessly once more.

jem the (wimpy and) mercurial as jem recovers her balance, her eyes widen with fright as they slowly take in the size of the ettin skeleton before them. after swallowing nervously, jem closes those bulging eyes and swings wildly at the bones closest to her. as she does so, anyone close enough...