Lord Ogglebottoms Odd Tasks: All in a Nights Work (DM: DMDanW, Judge: Renau1g)

[RedBeardJim]

[sblock=OOC]If it's okay for Thorn and Minharath to switch order, since Thorn took out the dude in the middle of the room, Minharath could go straight across and not worry about G18/G19 being difficult terrain[/sblock]

 

[Tomalak]

Yeesh, this is getting complicated, isn't it. Sorry about the constant do-overs. If you don't mind, I probably should alter my action, I once again underestimated the distance to the other characters. But I have a clarification to request: The mentioned squares are difficult terrain, and require a skill check to pass?

 

[DMDanW]

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Sure, since Tomalak is playing both Thorn and Minharath Thorn goes first, killing the human and then Minharath can move straight through.

And for the Crates / Barrels / Warehouse stuff, yes these squares require an athletics check to move through, and is considered difficult terrain. Think of it this way, the athletics check (and a low one for that matter) is for physically overcoming the feature, and the rough terrain (double movement) represents, well, the fact that it is harder to move through that area.

That being said, there is nothing stopping you the player from creatively working around things like that. Take for instance difficult terrain. You could simply take a running jump and jump over it, thereby not incurring the extra movement associated with difficult terrain.

As a DM I always try and reward player creativity.
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[Tomalak]

[sblock=Commentary]

[sblock=Character order]
Sure, since Tomalak is playing both Thorn and Minharath Thorn goes first, killing the human and then Minharath can move straight through.

And for the Crates / Barrels / Warehouse stuff, yes these squares require an athletics check to move through, and is considered difficult terrain. Think of it this way, the athletics check (and a low one for that matter) is for physically overcoming the feature, and the rough terrain (double movement) represents, well, the fact that it is harder to move through that area.

That being said, there is nothing stopping you the player from creatively working around things like that. Take for instance difficult terrain. You could simply take a running jump and jump over it, thereby not incurring the extra movement associated with difficult terrain.

As a DM I always try and reward player creativity.
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Jumping is an athletics check. And jumping 3 squares would take a higher check than 10 (minimum 15, that's with a running start). Anyway, I don't like the idea of moving through the open center, as that makes me a target. I also don't like the idea of struggling and failing with athletics checks on a str-dump character in heavy armor. So unless I can politely request the debris to stand aside in the name of the Hearth Goddess, I'll probably be going another way.[/sblock]

[sblock=actions, again] I guess I'll convert my standard action into a move and get to I20 instead of readying. Unless someone points out the flaw in my plan...[/sblock]

 

[Ozymandias79]

Zharne rushes forward to Gloom then transforms back and there at Gloom, he tries to awaken the shifter by jabbing on the shifters wound with his staff and yells, "HEY!! Wake up, it is no time for sleeping!"


[sblock=Action Details]

Move Action:move to I14
Minor Action:wildshape to elf and shift to H13
Standard Action:heal check to activate Gloom's second wind(NAT 1)

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[sblock=Zharne Redcloud stat Line]Zharne Redcloud- Male Elf Druid 1
Passive Perception: 21, Passive Insight: 14
AC:17, Fort:12, Reflex:15, Will:15 -- Speed:8
HP:15/31 Bloodied:15, Surge Value:7, Surges left:9/9
Initiative +4, Action Points: 1, Second Wind: not used
Powers: Wild Shape, Grasping Claws, Swarming Locusts, Storm Spike, Darting Bite, Elven Accuracy(used), Savage Frenzy
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[sblock=OOC]sorry, Velmont, the force isn't with me today so you have to roll that Death saving throw[/sblock]

 

[Tomalak]

[sblock=OOC]Ah, he'll be fine. I doubt the enemies will keep pumping shots into him now that he's down, and he won't get to three before the cleric gets there.
By the way, is there [private=DMDanW][/private] type command on ENWorld?[/sblock]

 

[Velmont]

[SBLOCK=OOC]Click on DMDawn to the left. A drop down menu should appears. You can send him a private message.[/SBLOCK]

 

[Tomalak]

That is so very not what I meant. But thank you.

 

[DMDanW]

FYI - Sorry for not getting an update posted today - been super busy at work.
Going out of town for the weekend so I won't be able to post an update till Monday.
Sorry for the delay. Have a great weekend.

 

[DMDanW]

OK everyone, I just need a death saving throw from Gloom for his turn this round and I can post an update and we can move into next round.