Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale [OOC]

[FreeXenon]

Weapon Finesse: With a light weapon, rapier, whip, or spiked chain made for a creature of your size category, you may use your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier on attack rolls. If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

and a Throwing Axe is a light weapon?

Light Melee Weapons: Axe, throwing 8 gp 1d4 1d6 ×2 10 ft. 2 lb. Slashing

?? or am I reading it wrong?

Mithril Breastplate.. Crap! Your right : +4000gp (Medium Mithril) +1000gp (+1) + base price...
Grrr.... OK - off with the +1

HP: Yea! More HP!!!!

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

FreeXenon,

Weapon Finesse does improve the attack roll for the throwing axes, but not the damage, which is what I was questioning. You've got an extra +4 on the damage roll, which I don't think should be there. The attack modifier looks fine.

Thanks for fixing the breastplate.

 

[FreeXenon]

Insightful Strike

Ahhh... I see.

The Insightful Strike class ability from Swashbuckler base class in the Complete War gives intelligence bonus to damage with any Finessable weapon (CWar, P12). This damage is subject to normal bonus damage immunities however.

This is where the +4 to my Elven Thin Blade and the throwing axe comes from, for which my Long Spear does not gain. Poor Long Spear.

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

FX,

I started up a question thread over on the rules forum, and I received a bit of help with the Insightful Strike/Finesse matter. Check it out here if you like.

Apparently, at issue is the fact that the throwing axe is a ranged weapon, and not a melee weapon. So, in fact, Insightful Strike does not apply the extra damage to axes at range. Which, to be logical, only seems right, because it's hard (for me anyway) to imagine hurling a throwing axe with much finesse.

So, the damage for Aelish's throwing axe should just be 1d6.

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

Azgulor,

In my initial glance at Aldur's sheet, it looks like you shorted him a little bit on his ability scores. Allowing for racial adjustments, it looks to me like his stats as they stand are a 28 point buy. You can go ahead and increase that to a 32, and then also bump up one stat for level advancement.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this.

 

[FreeXenon]

That makes sense for the throwing part, but it should still work for melee attacks, right?

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

That makes sense for the throwing part, but it should still work for melee attacks, right?

That is correct!

 

[FreeXenon]

Gotcha!

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

Players,

If you haven't visited the In Character thread for awhile, now would be a great time to head back over there and post something. I've just updated it with an intro point for Boddynock's character, so this is the perfect time for introductions, and the chance to role-play some interaction with your fellow PCs.

I know that I haven't finished reviewing all of the character sheets yet, but that doesn't mean the game can't move forward in character with some role-playing, right? Thanks!

 

[YeOldeAlbatross]

Boddynock and Azgulor,

Since I have questions for both of you about your character sheets, and you haven't weighed in, I'll put a call out for you on the title...

Please check in as soon as you can, thanks!