OOC Discussion for A Kingdom of Ashes (The Battle of the Alder's Forest, and Beyond)

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

So, I'm assuming (and possibly wrongly) that we're going to run into Sulora (spelling?) in the not too distant future..

She is a powerful SPELLCASTER *read in nerd voice* that must be defeated.

How can we do that? Well... here are my ideas... When we fought her last adventure, she did not appear to have the Silent or Still Spell feats as she spoke and motioned with all of her spells... that doesn't mean she doesn't have those feats... but, we can at least assume she does not.

So, my first suggestion would be to cast silence and hold person as soon as we see her next time. Hopefully, Xath, Justice, and Penny will get to go before her and one of us can Hold her, one of us can Silence her, and the last can cast Light on her head in order to provide a visible target if, indeed, she still can cast spells and attempts to Mislead us again.

This is my plan for now-- what does everyone else think? Ideas? Suggestions?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Yay!!

On a totally different note...

Medallions (the bitchin' story hour for those of you that READ) updated today!!! YAY!!!

 

[The_Universe]

Hero Points

Hey gang.

So, I decided that I really don't like Hero Points as they are currently being run. Part of me just wants to trash the whole mechanic. However, as they are a player favorite, I will instead propose the following changes:

1) As has already been stated, Hero Points have been capped at your level.

2) Instead of regaining lost hero points when you rest, you will potentially regain hero points when you increase in level, and ONLY when you increase in level.

3) You may only spend 1 hero point per action. However, you may expend hero points on more than one action in a round.

4) Hero points spent will no longer increase all rolls in a single round. Each hero point will only apply to a single roll.

Although this makes hero points less powerful, it also makes them less ridiculous. If you think this will cripple the game, or otherwise hamper your fun, make an argument--I want this hashed out by the time we play on saturday.

Also, Kat--can you make sure Greg gets a look at this. I don't want him disenfranchised on this one.

Thanks guys!

 

[Xath]

As long as these rules apply to the bad guys too, I'm fine with it.

 

[The_Universe]

Oh no-these rules only apply to the good guys. Villain points haven been changed to numeric bonus for evil creatures and NPCs--automatic +50 to everything.

 

[AIM-54]

Excellent. I like the changes. Fixes it from broken to not so much. Although if the mechanic disappeared I would certainly not complain.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Use for the Hero Points?

I dig it!

However, I do have one question about the usage of Hero Points...

Is it possible to utilize them like so:

Roll the d10 AFTER the d20 has been rolled but BEFORE the results have been declared by the DM?

For example, Justice is about to attack a disgusting monster... Liz rolls the d20 and it comes up a 2 which would add up to a 21 for Justice... based on past rolls, I know that the monsters AC is at least 23... so, before The Universe says "Miss!" I bust out a Hero Point to add it on to my roll in hopes that it will increase my attack roll by the necessary 2 points...

The Action Points in Modern work like that and I really enjoy that particular mechanic...

 

[The_Universe]

Excellent. I like the changes. Fixes it from broken to not so much. Although if the mechanic disappeared I would certainly not complain.

Yeah--trying to brign them more in line with the action points of D20 Modern or Eberron.

 

[The_Universe]

I dig it!

However, I do have one question about the usage of Hero Points...

Is it possible to utilize them like so:

Roll the d10 AFTER the d20 has been rolled but BEFORE the results have been declared by the DM?

For example, Justice is about to attack a disgusting monster... Liz rolls the d20 and it comes up a 2 which would add up to a 21 for Justice... based on past rolls, I know that the monsters AC is at least 23... so, before The Universe says "Miss!" I bust out a Hero Point to add it on to my roll in hopes that it will increase my attack roll by the necessary 2 points...

The Action Points in Modern work like that and I really enjoy that particular mechanic...

Sure!

 

[Laurel]

Who needs L'Aurel, anyways!?

I'm gonna go cry in a corner now... and take my minature with me....

I need L'Aurel.

Thank you... one for the boring yet needed ranged attacker

i don't know it was kind of nice having someone who liked Archon and didn't call him a brooding a-hole.

um... I hate to bust his bubble, but Penny likes him cause he is the cute broody it makes him more mystrious... and honestly, come on Archy is gettin' the most love of all the guys around