Crossed Paths - OOC

[Manzanita]

Yea, I think subdual damage is your only option other than a regular attack. I'm no rules lawyer, though. If anyone else can elucidate us on this issue, please feel free.

By the way, Doghead, I did notice and appreciate your 'career revelation' in the woods, right before the combat started. Nicely done.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

You can take a -4 penalty to deal subdual damage with your short sword, but you lose sneak attack damage.

Since he's unarmed, you could attack barehanded and avoid the AoO (since he's unarmed) and deal all subdual damage, still with sneak attack (the sneak attack damage is of whatever type the weapon deals, but it goes away if you take a -4 to deal the other type).

 

[doghead]

Yeah, thats kind how I thought it went. I don't think it makes sence to discard the sword at this point - not with so many orcs still around. Serguis better hope I don't role a critical (or perhaps he shouldn't - Marcus wants answers from him, even it if requires a little persuasion.)

Thanks Manzanita. Marcus seems to be running the gamut of emotions at the moment. Sometimes characters seem little more than cyphers, other times they seem to take on a life of their own. Writing for this game is definately a case of the latter. It easy when you have lots of good material from everyone to play off.

 

[Manzanita]

I wanted to mention that I think it's time to recruit another player or two. I'm in something like 4 games w/Thels, and I think he's great, but RL seems to have gotten the better of him of late. I think Dhormium can hang w/Mendicus for awhile until Thels can get into it, assuming he survives this encounter.

Speaking of which, I hope Brioc hasn't forgotten that two of his companions are lying on the ground quite possibly bleeding to death.

In any case, I wanted to let you guys know of my recruitment thoughts. If you have any opinions on that, I'd love to hear them. Or if you know someone who you'd like to join the game, let me know.

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

More people sound fine to me.

And Brioc would do well to make sure we don't need an extra one or two new characters to fill in vacancies...

 

[doghead]

I'm easy either way.

PS. I didn't really like the name Romeriez when I created Marcus (it seemed out of place), but couldn't think of anything better. Some hasty cutting and pasting of Marcus' character sheet last night resulted Romeri. Ah, much better. Can I keep it? Please Please.

 

[Manzanita]

Sure, while you're at it, all survivors of this encounter will wake up in the morning at 4th level, so you can start working up your new character sheet.

 

[Jarval]

Speaking of which, I hope Brioc hasn't forgotten that two of his companions are lying on the ground quite possibly bleeding to death.

Believe me, I've not forgotten! I'm just making sure that there's something keeping me covered while I do the healing... I'm only on 2 hp myself

And Brioc would do well to make sure we don't need an extra one or two new characters to fill in vacancies...

Oh hush, you I'll be onto the healing next round

More players is fine with me. The structure of this game makes it pretty easy to add new people in, although Brioc and company might be a little less trusting of newcomers after this encounter...

 

[doghead]

Sure, while you're at it, all survivors of this encounter will wake up in the morning at 4th level, so you can start working up your new character sheet.

Assuming that I do, Whohoo! Fighter1.

Manzanita, could you confirm something.

From the 3.5SRD Skills: If a skill is a class skill for any of a multiclass character’s classes, then character level determines a skill’s maximum rank. (The maximum rank for a class skill is 3 + character level.)

Does this mean that skills from both Marcus' classes are considered class skills? (I kinda assume not, but no harm in hoping.)

 

[Thomas Hobbes]

I believe that while you can only buy fighter skills with fighter skill points at the rate of 1 to 1, with everything else being the cross-class 2 to 1, the max ranks of any skill that's a class skill for any class you have is 3+character level.

That make any sense? It reads a little confusing...