Off to War (always recruiting) OCC Year 2:

[Dragonwriter]

I hope I didn't botch your plans with that post about the parchment. I should really learn to read everything before I make a post. If you need me do delete it or whatever, I'm fine with that.

You're kidding, right? It's the duty of players to de-rail the DM's plans.

And it's the duty of DMs to figure out how to handle things after the players do what they do best.

 

[HolyMan]

NP Sugar_Silk That is what your character would do so by all means keep the post as is.

I will wait to see what Mal and Cedric think of the parchment before continuing on there.

What I really need is a final post from ML before I advance everyone else will wait till Fri nite if nothing I will work from a de-railed stats

HM

 

[Theroc]

>.> HM you really hate Aidan don't you. Level 5 Duskblade versus a level 3 exhausted monk who had already been unable to hit the broad side of a barn?

<.< Since the rules of circle-fights are always evolving, I don't even know if Aidan can delay the match until he gets a chance to be in top condition before it starts. >.> As it is he'd go down like a little girl.

By the way, the first part is me just groaning at getting my arse kicked again, I'm not that bothered, the second part is why I posted, since I don't think Aidan'd be really up for another match with a guy who seems pretty darn keen on hitting him with magic. lol.

Edit: I posted anyhow.

 

[HolyMan]

LVL 5?? LVL 5?? sorry Duskblades don't get 3rd lvl spells till 9th lvl

I love Aidan btw, and am about to help him never get his arse kicked again. But you have to decide what it is he will do in a situation like this. As long as you stay in character then everything will work out for the best.

HM

 

[Theroc]

LVL 5?? LVL 5?? sorry Duskblades don't get 3rd lvl spells till 9th lvl

That's even worse.

I love Aidan btw, and am about to help him never get his arse kicked again. But you have to decide what it is he will do in a situation like this. As long as you stay in character then everything will work out for the best.

HM

I was mostly joking, and I figured he wouldn't let Aidan rest for an hour, which means he's thoroughly screwed as far as even having a glimmer of hope, though guessing from the fact that this guy is three times Aidan's level, he never had a chance in hell to begin with.

 

[HolyMan]

Lora's suitor was 5 times your lvl and you came out alright there just a little winded.

Must always remember the point isn't to win a fight it is to survive and learn from it. If an encounter helps you grow RP wise than that is the best encounter you could have ever had, not the one that gives you such and such XP or such and such treasure. Have faith in your DM we are still building up Aidan till the day he becomes Mr. Bada$$

I gotta get some sleep 7 hrs till I gots to be at work and I have a full day thinking up what Dellex is going to say to Jareth. (Or not say, you think you have it bad LOL your not picking a fight with a 16th lvl LE wizard so count your blessings.)

HM

 

[Theroc]

Lora's suitor was 5 times your lvl and you came out alright there just a little winded.

I was taken out of action in one hit. Luckily the suitor wasn't of a mind to draw a weapon or Aidan would very possibly be dead. lol

Must always remember the point isn't to win a fight it is to survive and learn from it.

I think this here is my issue. I'm rather not accustomed to games were my objective is just to get out alive, the objective is usually to force the opposition to struggle hard to do that very thing. That difference of expectation is likely part of my frustration with Aidan's effectiveness.

If an encounter helps you grow RP wise than that is the best encounter you could have ever had, not the one that gives you such and such XP or such and such treasure.

Never was about the treasure, I'm very much a slayer according to the DMG. I enjoy roleplaying, but I really enjoy my characters succeeding(particularly in scenarios where he's forced into a fight). I do agree the good roleplaying is more important than the loot. Loot can always be figured out later. Good RP isn't something that can be 'established later' as easily.

Have faith in your DM we are still building up Aidan till the day he becomes Mr. Bada$$

Haha, alrighty. I'm at a loss anyhow so I'll roll with your ideas until something strikes me(or I might just keep going with yours anyhow! )

I gotta get some sleep 7 hrs till I gots to be at work and I have a full day thinking up what Dellex is going to say to Jareth. (Or not say, you think you have it bad LOL your not picking a fight with a 16th lvl LE wizard so count your blessings.)

HM

Thing is, Aidan's only 'picked' one fight[and even then he didn't really want a fight...], and that was with Lora's suitor. Everything else picked a fight with Aidan and proceeded to either chase him across the countryside, put him to sleep, or poison him.

Every other fight he just kinda stumbled into. Then again, that's very much how Rand&Co. were in the first few books.

Also: Aidan was very close to attempting to flee from Dellex back at the tent, which likely would have led to a fight, but he stayed because he figured Lora would think him an idiot if he blew their 'ignorance' to Dellex's manipulations.

As for sleep, yeah, I gotta get up at about the same time, but that's for a D&D game via AIM, then I'm hanging out with some friends and THEN going to work.

 

[Dragonwriter]

LVL 5?? LVL 5?? sorry Duskblades don't get 3rd lvl spells till 9th lvl

picking a fight with a 16th lvl LE wizard so count your blessings.)

And both of these things make me question the whole "low-magic" world you insist you are running, HM. About half of the major NPCs we've run into have turned out to be spellcasters, and potent ones, at that. And now one of the party members works for a dragon, directly.

That says to me "not low-magic."

 

[Theroc]

Two things: how far apart are the hooded stranger, and is Aidan still considered exhausted? I find it highly unlikely Aidan could hit a 9th level Duskblade (even in his prime) frequently enough to take him out in a few hits unless he has like 2 HP and no armor or dexterity to speak of. >.> Especially with the DB as well.

 

[Myth and Legend]

I am disappointed we got Dellex's level and alignment in the OOC. Even though i won't metagame it was a major concern and point of interest for me.