[OOC] A Game of Trust

[dpdx]

I tried chronicling a page to the Story Hour using the method described earlier; I skipped ahead to where there was some interaction (page 5, which left out page 4, which I thought concentrated mostly on our room arrangements in Hedrogura).

Are you still encouraging us to do this, GP? Should other folks be doing it besides me?

Lemme know. To me, it seems like the whole board (or at least, everything I read or post to) is taking a big ole spring break for about a month now.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

I tried chronicling a page to the Story Hour using the method described earlier; I skipped ahead to where there was some interaction (page 5, which left out page 4, which I thought concentrated mostly on our room arrangements in Hedrogura).

Are you still encouraging us to do this, GP? Should other folks be doing it besides me?

Lemme know. To me, it seems like the whole board (or at least, everything I read or post to) is taking a big ole spring break for about a month now.

Definitely still encouraging it, and as far as spring break goes, most of mine has been spent looking for work (though technically it's not spring break -- just graduated)

Re: skipping page 4, I'd rather pages not be skipped as you never know what post might end up being important, and a big part of the purpose is to keep a continuous chronological index... Plus, page 4 is where Exantrius tells the story of his quest, and I think that might be something someone would like to look back on, at some point. I'll edit in a chronicle of page four into the first post when I get the time (unless you beat me to it)...

Also note that I was wrong about the way linking to specific posts works, so those links are off -- it seems you have to copy and paste each one (from the upper-right-hand corner of the post) manually. A pain, so don't feel too rushed to fix it; the page links work, and that should be enough for people to look into what's going on.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

I tried chronicling a page to the Story Hour using the method described earlier; I skipped ahead to where there was some interaction (page 5, which left out page 4, which I thought concentrated mostly on our room arrangements in Hedrogura).

Are you still encouraging us to do this, GP? Should other folks be doing it besides me?

Lemme know. To me, it seems like the whole board (or at least, everything I read or post to) is taking a big ole spring break for about a month now.

Definitely still encouraging it, and as far as spring break goes, most of mine has been spent looking for work (though technically it's not spring break -- just graduated)

Re: skipping page 4, I'd rather pages not be skipped as you never know what post might end up being important, and a big part of the purpose is to keep a continuous chronological index... Plus, page 4 is where Exantrius tells the story of his quest, and I think that might be something someone would like to look back on, at some point. I'll edit in a chronicle of page four into the first post when I get the time (unless you beat me to it)...

Also note that I was wrong about the way linking to specific posts works, so those links are off -- it seems you have to copy and paste each one (from the upper-right-hand corner of the post) manually. A pain, so don't feel too rushed to fix it; the page links work, and that should be enough for people to look into what's going on.

XP'll be counted into the next award (after this combat)...

 

[dpdx]

I should have said so earlier, but this is perfectly fine with me.

So now changing the subject: How'd we all miss out on the other Guilt Puppy PbP now going?

 

[Guilt Puppy]

So now changing the subject: How'd we all miss out on the other Guilt Puppy PbP now going?

It started as someone else's "player looking for a DM" post, so by the time I actually agreed to run it there was already a full roster; otherwise I would have invited at least Mith and Lu Wei.

 

[dpdx]

OOC: If you move you can't make the second attack with your off-hand weapon? Like full attack? And how does +2 on a 9 make the crit? Boy, combat. What a mess. I'll take my answers off the air... er, in the OOC thread.

Yep - 5' step is free, 10' (or more) is move action.

As far as +2 on a 9 confirming, I'm guessing that you got the advantage of rolling against L's flat-footed AC, since you were coming up behind him.

Those are guesses, obviously. I haven't spent a lot of time behind the curtain myself, but I'm raring to go.

Anyway, question for you, Sparky: what does that bonus refer to? attack roll, or damage? It confuses me a little, not that I need to know.

BTW: we shouldn't have split up, I don't think. I'll consider this a learning experience for Fendric. And if Hiritus doesn't reach down and burn an orison to stabilize Nurthk, Fendric's going to be mighty angry with him...

 

[Sparky]

dpdx: The +2 is from losing the two-weapon fighting penalty.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Some behind-the-curtain notes, since they're relevant:

OOC: If you move you can't make the second attack with your off-hand weapon? Like full attack? And how does +2 on a 9 make the crit? Boy, combat. What a mess. I'll take my answers off the air... er, in the OOC thread.

Off-hand attacks are made as part of a full attack action, which is a full-round action -- can't be made after a five foot step.

Regarding 11 (9 adjusted against the -2 TWF) hitting (or confirming the crit, in this case) -- 10 dex, leather armor, and raging comes to an even 10 AC.

And if Hiritus doesn't reach down and burn an orison to stabilize Nurthk, Fendric's going to be mighty angry with him...

I'd thought this was common knowledge by now, but I guess I haven't expressed it in-game as well as I'd thought: Hiritus is a paladin, and at the moment, his lay on hands is spent. Shavah's just cast her last spell (a Domain spell); she burned through her orisons (and one CLW) last night after the bear attack (healing herself and Hiritus).

After Hiritus gets his action, rest assured I'll have a few more meta notes to bring up... If anyone else has any other rules queries, I'm more than happy to respond.

 

[dpdx]

Regarding 11 (9 adjusted against the -2 TWF) hitting (or confirming the crit, in this case) -- 10 dex, leather armor, and raging comes to an even 10 AC.

Oooh, barbarian levels! But yeah, that's what I was trying to express, except I didn't realize the orc was at -AC due to raging; I just figured he was wearing a loincloth or some other 'light' armor.

I'd thought this was common knowledge by now, but I guess I haven't expressed it in-game as well as I'd thought: Hiritus is a paladin, and at the moment, his lay on hands is spent. Shavah's just cast her last spell (a Domain spell); she burned through her orisons (and one CLW) last night after the bear attack (healing herself and Hiritus).

Okay, that's just comical, because Fendric has gone the entire game since he 'met' Hiritus just assuming Hiritus is a (junior) cleric. (now that I think about it, it does explain the smite evil he laid down.)

So I guess it begs the question: what did it mean that Orbril is 'in range' to administer his potion? Is he pouring it down my man's throat this round, or does he have to make that all-or-nothing stabilization check? (Fudge it, Festy!)

 

[Guilt Puppy]

So I guess it begs the question: what did it mean that Orbril is 'in range' to administer his potion? Is he pouring it down my man's throat this round, or does he have to make that all-or-nothing stabilization check? (Fudge it, Festy!)

"After Hiritus gets his action, rest assured I'll have a few more meta notes to bring up..." ... That was referring to the "snatch and administer" action Hiritus took -- in a round-based system, Orbril has time to make it the 40-ish feet to get near Nurthk, but not time to administer the potion. Then, Hiritus can grab the potion and administer it in his round -- of course, that doesn't make much sense chronologically (in that six seconds, how does Hiritus have time to pour when Orbril doesn't?), but I tried to cast it in as sensical a light as possible -- using words like "scuttling" to imply that Orbril's a bit too off-balance or something to administer it himself. In any case, Nurthk gets the healing he needs, and that's what counts.

BTW, great move with the taunt -- I'll explain in more detail later (not sure what suspicions you were basing it on, or how many were correct), but really, it's tied with Orbril's entanglement for the "play of the game," so to speak.