Against the Shadow V - A Faded Glory Story Hour

[Lela]

Quintus' Familiar

It just occored to me. Assuming that you were originally trying to turn into this the first time you used Alter Self, Severus is going to laugh SO hard when you attempt to change into one again!

Too bad Old One will most likely give you a bonus on the roll for having one to study, as well as having one in your head.
It would have been priceless!!

 

[Dougal DeKree]

Osprey...

Now, congrats on the familiar!

But Lelas post brought my mind onto another thought -
IF Quintus would try to polymorph other the Osprey into human form with the same skill he uses at himself, just how would that human look?
I guess i know where the tale of the hunchback of notre dame comes from...

Dougal DeKree, Gnomish Illusionist and Nystul-Fan.

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

Re: Interlude

You are able to complete any training backlog at a 25% discount and the “Reds” safe house possesses small practice rooms for most rogue and fighter skills. You can also replace mundane equipment, although the costs are 25% higher than normal.

So they end up spending the same amount of money. BTW while they have the 25% discount, and if they have enough money, can they train for levels/feats/spells in advance, so that when they have enough Exp. the training is already done?

 

[Old One]

The Snickering of Severus...

It just occored to me. Assuming that you were originally trying to turn into this the first time you used Alter Self, Severus is going to laugh SO hard when you attempt to change into one again!

Too bad Old One will most likely give you a bonus on the roll for having one to study, as well as having one in your head.
It would have been priceless!!

Lela,

Corey is out of town on an extended trip, but I think he is pretty psyched to finally get a familiar (I will let him tell you for sure). Whether or not Severus snickers at him when he doest the Alter Self deal remains to be seen!

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Re: Osprey...

Now, congrats on the familiar!

But Lelas post brought my mind onto another thought -
IF Quintus would try to polymorph other the Osprey into human form with the same skill he uses at himself, just how would that human look?
I guess i know where the tale of the hunchback of notre dame comes from...

Dougal DeKree, Gnomish Illusionist and Nystul-Fan.

I don't think we will have to worry about Severus getting polymorphed any time soon (at least not be Quintus)!

~ Old One

 

[Old One]

Re: Re: Interlude

So they end up spending the same amount of money. BTW while they have the 25% discount, and if they have enough money, can they train for levels/feats/spells in advance, so that when they have enough Exp. the training is already done?

MW -

Thanks for stopping by! Most of the party actually had a "training backlog" because of the way I do level advancement. PCs are required to train when:

• Gaining a new feat
• Gaining a new skill
• Gaining a new spell level
• Gaining a new class feature
• Cross-classing

If they are improving skills or class features they already possess, then I don't require training. I allow BAB, Saves and hit points to go up immediately. Many of the party members have been waiting for enough time and/or money to complete training.

I do not let them train in advance...

~ Old One

 

[Lela]

Re: Re: Re: Interlude

MW -

Thanks for stopping by! Most of the party actually had a "training backlog" because of the way I do level advancement. PCs are required to train when:

• Gaining a new feat
• Gaining a new skill
• Gaining a new spell level
• Gaining a new class feature
• Cross-classing

If they are improving skills or class features they already possess, then I don't require training. I allow BAB, Saves and hit points to go up immediately. Many of the party members have been waiting for enough time and/or money to complete training.

I do not let them train in advance...

~ Old One

So, in reality, many of them are, in one respect or another, a level lower than they actually are? Interesting. What a RBDM thing to do.

I like it!!

 

[Old One]

Leveling Up...

So, in reality, many of them are, in one respect or another, a level lower than they actually are? Interesting. What a RBDM thing to do.

I like it!!

Lela -

It isn't too bad for them...

I think the longest anyone has gone without using a new skill or feat is 2 sessions. Hit points, saves and BABs automatically go up. The only exception here is cross-classing, since that usually involves some fairly specialized changes and requires double the normal training time.

~ Old One

 

[WSmith]

Old one, I don't know if you ise minis, even if you do, this might be more work than you want to do, but check this out.

Hirst Arts Roman Temple

 

[Rel]

Re: Interlude

Below is the text of what I sent Quintus' player when he called his familiar...

Quintus Calls His Familiar

She bundles you into a small skiff and gestures, speaking arcane words. The oars of the skiff begin to move themselves in perfect rhythm and you quickly pass over the harbor boom and move west down the rocky coast.

~ Old One

I swear to God, Old One, when I started reading this I said to myself, "Holy crap! He's going to saddle Quintus with a tuna as a familiar!"

Glad to see that an Osprey was the actual outcome.

Not that there's anything wrong with having a tuna as a familiar...if you're a merman.

Tuna - Special Power: Tastes great with macaroni and cheese


Looking forward to more!