[LPF] Precious Cargo

[IronWolf]

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PbP makes it a bit difficult too. There tends to be less table talk or talk of what you are thinking for your character's actions for someone else to chip in with an idea or subtle tweak to your actions to become more advantageous.

Sometimes 5' steps during the course of combat can result in a +2 bonus for folks without a spell even needing to be cast, but it is difficult to remind people of that or suggest that in a PbP. And sometimes I simply don't suggest such things myself in PbP simply because I don't want to come across as trying to play a person's character.

There are certainly some intricacies to PbP!

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[jbear]

[sblock=OOC] A few more questions and then I will decide whether to retreat or persist.

[MENTION=72304]Tark[/MENTION] , are you retconning your turn, or does it stand?
[MENTION=6673727]Qik[/MENTION] , what do you think about Maui's ability to have him search for the invisible dog master?
Notes: Maui can also summon bait to distract dogs if that is the plan.
I'm also seriously considering a 'jump on the cart and charge through the dogs and at the caster type escape surrounded by mist'. It's what would happen in a movie
The other one would be get the stone into the house and use door as a choke point
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[IronWolf]

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Ha! The everyone jump on the cart and charge through plan sounds awesome! Legendary!

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[Qik]

[sblock=OOC]I'd prefer Tark not retcon his turn, since his actions didn't seem directly affected by Fulgrim's status. Since he didn't say anything about doing so, I assume he didn't plan on it, anyway.

I'll admit I'm on the fence about having Maui issue the "search for the caster" order to Taniwha, mostly because I'm just not very experienced with animal companions, and therefore am not entirely sure what does and does not constitute a reasonable order. Since I'm on the fence, though, I'd just as soon rule in favor of you guys, and I do think it's viable that Maui could signal to Taniwha to find "the source of magic over there," or something of that nature. So yes, Maui can issue that command if that's what you want to do.

I'd actually love to see you guys charge through, but I'm not sure how fast a single pony could pull a cart loaded with you all. Of course, one of you might keep it under medium encumbrance, which would allow it to run at top speed...

Just out of curiousity, how would the mechanics of that work? A bull rush check on all the dogs in the way?[/sblock]

 

[jkason]

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Just out of curiousity, how would the mechanics of that work? A bull rush check on all the dogs in the way?

I'd assume Overrun if the driver were trying to get through them all. Without the feat they can all just step aside, unfortunately, though I'm not sure how the mechanics of avoidance would work when the pony's dragging a cart which effectively takes up all the available squares through which it travels in the alley...[/sblock]

 

[Qik]

[sblock=OOC]Just wanted to say that I'm all for you all discussing your course of action before moving ahead, but ideally I'll be able to move on to the next round sometime in the next day or two.[/sblock]

 

[Tark]

[sblock=OOC]Not planning on a retcon. Though I do plan on dmping buffs and heals on people. Since the whole archery thing is really failing right now I'll go into making the dwarf a very big magical dwarf soon.[/sblock]

 

[jbear]

OOC: Sorry, don't want to hold this up any more.

"Down Taniwha, haere atu!" Maui shouts, but too involved in the scrap with the dog, the big cat can only back away a few feet, teeth bared and hissing with anger.

Maui decides it's time to get out of there and does the first thing that comes into his head.

Edit: He slashes at the dog hoping to finish it, before making his way towards the cart, jumping up behind the pony.


[sblock=Actions] Maui Handles Taniwha to stand down. Taniwha can only take a 5ft step away from dog (and towards cart).

Maui attacks and then moves to cart and gets on near pony and reigns drawing AoO from dog 3 if it's still alive.

Edit: unfamiliar with rules. Sorry. Ignore roll below.

Quick notes for [MENTION=6673727]Qik[/MENTION]
1) Sorry, I didn't realise that it was a full round to cast that eg. no movement
2) So, no spell cast spontaneously. When/if I do cast that it will consume a CLW spell.
3) No ret con on Taniwha's actions. He just takes a 5ft step. The rest stands.
4) Can't cast it so no animals need to be placed
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[http://livingpf.wikia.com/wiki/Maui_(jbear1979) Maui]
Initiative: +2
AC: 18
HP: 21 Current: 13 (+4 non lethal damage)
CMB: +5 CMD: 17 Fort: +4 Reflex: +3 Will: +5

Conditions:

In Hand: Scimitar: +6; 1d6+4 (Crit: 18-29/x2)
and Heavy Shield

Spells: Orisons: Create Water, Guidance, Light, Virtue
1st: CLW x2, Obscuring Mist

Taniwha
Initiative: +6
AC: 18
HP: 23 Current: 23
CMB: +3 CMD: 19 (23 vs Trip) Fort: +4 Reflex: +9 Will: +2

Conditions:

Bite: +8; 1d4+1 special: Trip
2x Claws: +8; 1d2+1
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[Qik]

[sblock=OOC][MENTION=75065]jbear[/MENTION]: Do you mean Summon Minor Ally? Few things: one, it's a full round to cast, not a standard action; two, since I assume you're casting it spontaneously, I need to know what spell you're sacrificing for it; three, I take it you're retconning Taniwha's actions too?; four, I need you to both place the animals on the grid and roll any of their attacks when summoning (although you won't do so this round, since it's an entire round to cast the spell); five, pretty please, can you provide a stat block in each of your in-combat posts?

Sorry to keep prolonging this, but that's a large enough bundle of issues that I don't feel comfortable pressing forward.[/sblock]

 

[Qik]

Moving towards the pony, Maui slashes out at the nearest dog, inflicting a serious wound. Still, the dog manages to keep its feet, and only Maui's shield enables him to make his way to the pony unharmed. As he begins to take his place in the cart's driver seat, the pack of dogs to the west sets first on Sauvressa, then moves to attack Maui. From his perch behind the reigns, Maui manages to fend off their attacks. To the south, Taniwha falls victim to a vicious bite, and goes down, hard.

Once again, the group hears the sound of a summoning incantation, though the particulars seem slightly different this time. From the western alley, the air thickens and coalesces, taking the shape of a living entity. The group hears an oddly sing-song dialogue, and the air creature responds in kind, before taking flight.

The elemental arches up and over the battleground and comes down on the stone, reaching out its hands to grasp the object. Instinctively, Eanos lashes out with his cestus, but misses. Fulgrim, however, has better luck: despite his grievous wounds, the dwarf's instincts take over, and he swings mightily at the creature, cleaving it in two. The stone drops back onto the cart, and from the west, the caster cries out in dismay.

[sblock=Eanos]Eanos can tell the caster cast from E -1.[/sblock][sblock=OOC]Dog 3 is seriously wounded.
Sauvressa takes 20 damage, putting her at -2; she's dying.
Taniwha takes 17 damage (successful critical), and is also at -2 and dying.
All other attacks, AoO or otherwise, miss.

Caster summons an air elemental and directs it to snag the stone; Fulgrim, however, succeeded in his AoO (talk about being in the right place at the right time ).

Think that covers it. Taniwha and Sauvressa are in the negatives due to the damage they sustained last round + this one.

Finally: PCs up. [/sblock][sblock=Map]

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