NC Game Day VII - April 23!

[Henry]

Armor as damage conversion. We will be using this variant. Armor converts damage equal to its AC bonus from lethal to non-lethal for physical attacks. Note that most magic, such as energy effects, is not subject to damage conversion. I will be providing your PC with an armor type I feel is most appropriate. Feel free to petition for an armor change if you feel it is warranted.
...The trade-off on armor conversion is the affect on class-based defensive bonus. You class-based defensive bonus is limited to the maximum DEX bonus for the armor you are wearing.

Two things:
--Does this mean that, theoretically, Antonius could wear leather armor? 2 damage conversion, +6 max dex and class defense bonus, and +0 for attacks & skill & magic use checks? Not petitioning, mind you, but it'd be useful to know in a pinch.
--Does the Force Talent's damage (if converted to lethal) count as physical damage for armor? And would all non-lethal damage not be affected by armor?

Death/Dying/Etc - We will be using the Grim Tales mechanics for this (with a few adjustments), but will be using the BCCS Healing/Healing Talents. This includes Massive Damage Threshhold, a slightly enhanced range before death for those with higher CON scores, etc. This also means limited insta-heals...aside from Vercinius's medic ability and some magic items.

What was the name of that stuff from Black Company - the Red Draught, or something?

Caster Fetishes. I will probably provide the 2 casters with fetishes totaling +X in Magic Use bonuses, but allow you flexibility on how you want to break the fetishes up.

Cool.

 

[der_kluge]

Et Tu Raleigh?

Oh man... I open up my email this morning and see an email in there from a recruiter I'd spoken with before moving out to Virginia, with a possible job offer in Raleigh. I had a similar job on the plate, but they took too long to respond, and Richmond needed an answer, so I rejected them. Now, it seems there are 3 openings there, so once again Raleigh rears it heads, so to speak.

So, I figured I'd post in here with some questions. First off, is the housing market there sane? Because Richmond's is not. It's all over the board. And increasing rapidly. Houses that would cost 200k in Kansas City routinely sell for 300/400k here. We looked a modest 3,000sq ft. house in what I consider mid-town area, it had no fancy amenities of any kind. Finished (Small) basement, and was over 20 years old, and they were asking $530k for it. The realtor said there was another house with just 110 more sq. ft, equally as old, and they were asking $600k. These people are on crack here.

So, as much as I would hate moving again so soon, if I were going to do that, I'd want to do it before I bought a house here, obviously. I wrote the recruiter back to get some more info.. We'll see what he says.

 

[Toras]

Not sure on housing, but townhouses and apartments (away from campus that is) seem to be on the sane side. Depends how far out of "Raleigh" you are will to live.

 

[nakia]

Nakia,

Maxian of Tyrial PC stats are attached. Pay particular attention to the "Frightful Presence" Feat. It is usable 1/round as a free action and causes those within 10' of you with fewer hit dice to make a Will save or become shaken (-2 penalty to attack rolls, saves and skill checks) for 1d6 + CHA bonus rounds. Since he also has the Renown feat...this is a DC 22 Will save. Great for breaking enemy battle lines !

All listed skills are core skills with ranks (any other skills will be untrained). All entries should reflect appropriate base bonuses and synergies. Double-check to make sure I didn't miss anything and let me know if you have questions. Background/equipment will follow.

~ OO

I'm here! I'll check him over tonight when I get home and have the book in front of me. And the frightful presence feat sounds cool! Does it affect allies as well?

 

[Old One]

Two things:
--Does this mean that, theoretically, Antonius could wear leather armor? 2 damage conversion, +6 max dex and class defense bonus, and +0 for attacks & skill & magic use checks? Not petitioning, mind you, but it'd be useful to know in a pinch.

Yep...he could also wear heavier armor with a "Mastercraft" benefit that lowers the armor check penalty. As long as the penalty is 0, he is fine. Heavier armor becomes problematic quickly since he doens't have any armor proficiencies or the armored caster feat. That means that any armor check penalties are deducted from all skills and attacks and count as a double-penalty on Magic Use checks.

--Does the Force Talent's damage (if converted to lethal) count as physical damage for armor? And would all non-lethal damage not be affected by armor?

I would say yes, since the spell description indicates it forms into a weapon. However, if you pay the DC cost to jump it to an area of effect spell, I would say no. Energy attacks (fire, cold, etc) definitely are exempt from damage conversion. The armor as damage conversion variant ignores non-lethal damage up to its AC bonus, so it would off significant protection against lower level uses of Force (formed weapon). I would again rule it doesn't protect against area of effect usage.

What was the name of that stuff from Black Company - the Red Draught, or something?

I think it is in the book somewhere...

Cool.

I gotta throw you guys a couple of customization bones !

~ OO

 

[Old One]

I'm here! I'll check him over tonight when I get home and have the book in front of me. And the frightful presence feat sounds cool! Does it affect allies as well?

Nah...

Just the bad guys!

~ OO

 

[nakia]

Nah...

Just the bad guys!

~ OO

Good! That prevents the "you go up there and scare them, we've got your back *wink, nudge*" tactic.

I'll have to come up with some cool ways for him to invoke the ability. Just an icy stare, or something more dramatic?

 

[Rel]

So, I figured I'd post in here with some questions. First off, is the housing market there sane? Because Richmond's is not. It's all over the board. And increasing rapidly. Houses that would cost 200k in Kansas City routinely sell for 300/400k here. We looked a modest 3,000sq ft. house in what I consider mid-town area, it had no fancy amenities of any kind. Finished (Small) basement, and was over 20 years old, and they were asking $530k for it. The realtor said there was another house with just 110 more sq. ft, equally as old, and they were asking $600k. These people are on crack here.

So, as much as I would hate moving again so soon, if I were going to do that, I'd want to do it before I bought a house here, obviously. I wrote the recruiter back to get some more info.. We'll see what he says.

Where exactly would you be working. Like can you give a street address? "Raleigh" is a big place and folks sometimes just say "Raleigh" when they mean the whole RTP (that's Research Triangle Park) area.

Based on what you've reported, I think you'll find the housing market here much more reasonable than Richmond but it also depends somewhat on where you want to live and how long you are willing to commute.

I live outside the city limits on a 1 acre lot in a 1,700 s.f. house built in 1978. Most of the houses in our neighborhood are of a similar vintage and size and range from about $140K-230K. Assuming reasonable traffic I could get anywhere in the RTP area in 30-45 minutes.

For newer houses in the "hotter" subdivisions you'll pay more than that but most of the "newer, hotter" subdivisions also take as long or longer to get anywhere than from here.

At the moment, I don't have any jobs scheduled on the Friday before Game Day. If you want to drive down earlier in the day I'll be happy to show you around town and let you get a feel for the area.

 

[Mark Causey]

At the moment, I don't have any jobs scheduled on the Friday before Game Day. If you want to drive down earlier in the day I'll be happy to show you around town and let you get a feel for the area.

Road Trip with Rel!

By the way, Rel, did I mention/did you know that you were in an issue of Dungeon? As a fully statted character.

 

[Rel]

By the way, Rel, did I mention/did you know that you were in an issue of Dungeon? As a fully statted character.

Um...NO!

Am I as good looking as I think I am?