Clutches of Evil - OOC Thread

[Nonlethal Force]

Okay, so ... before going ahead with the game I am assuming Byntrou's suggestion is approved by all. That means the door will need to be opened and Byntrou's spell will need ot be cast. Additionally, I'll roll Init and see who goes first from there. Is it safe to assume that I may hold everyone's place in the Init order until after Byntrou acts? Depending on where Byntrou ends up, though, that may leave Bahruul on the receiving end of a blow should Bahruul follow both Byntrou and the scorpion in the Init order.

Also ... On a side note to all:

Over the course of the evening (now that I have had my fill of Football and the PbP games are understandably slow) ... I will be placing at least two new additions to the World Info thread on active organizations in the land. Again, these posts are not necessary reading, but if you have a speare moment and you care to read them, they are there.

 

[unleashed]

Well I personally don't think Byntrou's spell will be of much use, but Keryth doesn't see a problem with it.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Well, it is an animal intelligence ....

Oh, and I only got one post done. The other post will be a little more interesting (I think) but will have to wait for tomorrow)

 

[unleashed]

Sure, but we must take into account tremorsense.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Sure, but we must take into account tremorsense.

(Emphasis mine)

Must is such a harsh word. Like ... never. Or always. Or ... can't!

But you're right. But from the Dm's perspective ... a spent spell is a spent spell, right? And ... it is a 0-level one at that, if I remember his plan correctly....

 

[unleashed]

Talk about picky. I was just pointing out why I didn't think it would work...Keryth of course has no idea of the tremorsense.

Of course even if we must consider tremorsense, it will have no influence if the humanoid seems to be flying. Then the scorpion wouldn't expect to feel it coming.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

BTW, I thank you all for your patience as we pass through te Thanksgiving holiday (for those of us in the US, at least). I hope the game can return to its regular speed over the weekend - or monday at te latest.

 

[jkason]

Okay, so ... before going ahead with the game I am assuming Byntrou's suggestion is approved by all. That means the door will need to be opened and Byntrou's spell will need ot be cast. Additionally, I'll roll Init and see who goes first from there. Is it safe to assume that I may hold everyone's place in the Init order until after Byntrou acts? Depending on where Byntrou ends up, though, that may leave Bahruul on the receiving end of a blow should Bahruul follow both Byntrou and the scorpion in the Init order.

Well, I was actually thinking, since the spell lasts for a full minute, Byn can cast it before the door's open, then nod his readiness and hold his action to send the figure in until the door opens. It should effectively reset his initiative to just behind / the same point as whoever's opening the door (Bahruul?). Am I figuring that right?

jason

 

[Nonlethal Force]

That logic makes sense to me. If Bahruul opens the door, that would count as his action unless he also wanted to move into the room. Byntrou could send in the spell as part of his action after Bahruul. Keryth and Pwent could even hold their actions until after whatever lies beyond the door decides to attack the lights or not ... that all is legit if that's how you want to do it.

 

[D20Dazza]

Sounds like a plan - whether it's a sound plan or not is yet to be seen