[OOC] The Missing Warlock [4e, closed]

[nerdytenor]

Sounds good, that's what I'd have done.

 

[PennStud77]

I completely saw my character on a horse, and had plenty of money to purchase one. Now that I see Lotus has a horse, I know I won't be the only one riding, so I purchased one, if that isn't a problem.

[sblock=Todarr Rheland, Dragonborn Tactical Warlord 2]
Initiative: +3 [+0 Dex, +1 level, +2 class]
Senses: Perception +1 (+2 within 5 squares of Karis), Normal vision
Passive Insight: 11
Passive Perception: 11 [12 within 5 squares of Karis]
Alignment: Unaligned
Languages: Common, Draconic

Str 16 (+3) [+2 racial]
Dex 11 (+0)
Con 12 (+1)
Int 16 (+3)
Wis 8 (-1)
Cha 16 (+3) [+2 racial]

HP 29; Bloodied 14; Healing Surge 8 [+1 racial] (8/day)
AC 19 [+7 enchanted chainmail, +1 shield, +1 level]; Fort 15, Ref 14, Will 15
Speed 5 [-1 armor]
Action Points 1

Skills:

Acrobatics^ +2      [+0 Dex, -1 armor check]
Arcana^ +6            [+3 Int]]
Athletics^ +5         [+3 Str, -1 armor check]
Bluff^ +6               [+3 Cha]]
Diplomacy* +9        [+3 Cha]]
Dungeoneering^ +2    [-1 Wis]]
Endurance* +7            [+1 Con, +1 armor, -1 armor check]
Heal* +5                      [-1 Wis]
History^ +8                 [+3 Int, +2 racial]
Insight^ +2                  [-1 Wis]
Intimidate* +11          [+3 Cha, +2 racial]
Nature^ +2                 [-1 Wis]
Perception^ +2           [-1 Wis] [+1 to total when within 5 squares of Karis]
Religion^ +6              [+3 Int]
Stealth^ +2                [+0 Dex, -1 armor check]
Streetwise^ +6          [+3 Cha]
Thievery^ +2             [+0 Dex, -1 armor check]
* Trained Skill (+5 bonus)
^ Untrained Skill (+2 Jack of all Trades)

Feats:

• Jack of All Trades: +2 feat bonus to all untrained skill checks
• Tactical Assault: When ally in LOS uses AP to attack, +3 damage

Gear:

Cost   Weight   Item
 15g   33       Adventurer's kit
520g   40       +1 Dwarven Chainmail
 15g    6       Battleaxe
  5g    6       Light Shield
  2g   11       Climber's kit
75g    -       Riding Horse (Name: Rustwing)
 88g    2       gold left

Adventurer's Kit: Backpack, Bedroll, Flint and Steel, Belt pouch, 2 sunrods, 10 days of trail rations, 50' of hemp rope, and a Waterskin.
Climber's Kit: Grappling Hook, Hammer, 10 Pitons.


Racial and class features:

• Proficiencies: simple melee, military melee, simple ranged, cloth, leather, hide, chainmail, light shields
• Dragonborn Fury: When bloodied, +1 racial bonus to attack roll
• Draconic Heritage: +Con modifier to Healing Surge value [already added]
• Dragon Breath: Encounter power: close blast attack. See below.
• Combat Leader: +2 initiative for me and all allies w/in 10 squares.
• Commanding Presence (Tactical Presence): int bonus to attacks from Action Point.
• Inspiring Word: words of encouragement grant inspiring word encounter power.

Powers
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basic melee attack (standard; at will, martial, weapon)
+6 vs AC; 1d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]

Furious Smash (standard; at will, martial, weapon)
+6 vs Fortitude; 3 damage and ally adjacent to me or target gets +3 power bonus to attack and damage against next attack versus target (ends at end of ally's turn)

Wolf Pack Tactics (standard; at-will, martial, weapon)
+6 vs AC; 1d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]. Before attack, one ally adjacent to me or target may shift 1 square as free action.

Hammer and Anvil (standard; encounter, martial, weapon)
+6 vs Reflex; 1d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]. One ally adjacent to target makes basic melee attack against target as free action, with +3 damage.

Bastion of Defense (standard; daily, martial, weapon)
+6 vs AC; 3d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]
Hit: allies within 5 squares gain +1 to all defenses until end of encounter
Effect: allies within 5 squares gain 8 temporary hit points

Aid the Injured (standard; encounter, healing, martial)
Target: you or one adjacent ally
Effect: target can spend a healing surge

Inspiring Word (minor; encounter, healing, martial)
Special: power use is twice per encounter, but only once per round.
Target: myself or one ally within 5 squares.
Effect: target can spend a healing surge and regain an additional 1d6.

Dragon Breath (minor; encounter, fire)
+6 vs Reflex; 1d6+1 damage
Target: close blast 3; all creatures in area.

"The armor must have absorbed it" (free; daily, healing)
Effect: Regain hit points as if you had spent a healing surge


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[nerdytenor]

Horses are no problem, as long they are for flavor and not mounted combat. Don't think I'm ready for that yet. (Nothing is very far away for this scenario).

Cheers,
nerdytenor

I completely saw my character on a horse, and had plenty of money to purchase one. Now that I see Lotus has a horse, I know I won't be the only one riding, so I purchased one, if that isn't a problem.

[sblock=Todarr Rheland, Dragonborn Tactical Warlord 2]
Initiative: +3 [+0 Dex, +1 level, +2 class]
Senses: Perception +1 (+2 within 5 squares of Karis), Normal vision
Passive Insight: 11
Passive Perception: 11 [12 within 5 squares of Karis]
Alignment: Unaligned
Languages: Common, Draconic

Str 16 (+3) [+2 racial]
Dex 11 (+0)
Con 12 (+1)
Int 16 (+3)
Wis 8 (-1)
Cha 16 (+3) [+2 racial]

HP 29; Bloodied 14; Healing Surge 8 [+1 racial] (8/day)
AC 19 [+7 enchanted chainmail, +1 shield, +1 level]; Fort 15, Ref 14, Will 15
Speed 5 [-1 armor]
Action Points 1

Skills:

Acrobatics^ +2      [+0 Dex, -1 armor check]
Arcana^ +6            [+3 Int]]
Athletics^ +5         [+3 Str, -1 armor check]
Bluff^ +6               [+3 Cha]]
Diplomacy* +9        [+3 Cha]]
Dungeoneering^ +2    [-1 Wis]]
Endurance* +7            [+1 Con, +1 armor, -1 armor check]
Heal* +5                      [-1 Wis]
History^ +8                 [+3 Int, +2 racial]
Insight^ +2                  [-1 Wis]
Intimidate* +11          [+3 Cha, +2 racial]
Nature^ +2                 [-1 Wis]
Perception^ +2           [-1 Wis] [+1 to total when within 5 squares of Karis]
Religion^ +6              [+3 Int]
Stealth^ +2                [+0 Dex, -1 armor check]
Streetwise^ +6          [+3 Cha]
Thievery^ +2             [+0 Dex, -1 armor check]
* Trained Skill (+5 bonus)
^ Untrained Skill (+2 Jack of all Trades)

Feats:

• Jack of All Trades: +2 feat bonus to all untrained skill checks
• Tactical Assault: When ally in LOS uses AP to attack, +3 damage

Gear:

Cost   Weight   Item
 15g   33       Adventurer's kit
520g   40       +1 Dwarven Chainmail
 15g    6       Battleaxe
  5g    6       Light Shield
  2g   11       Climber's kit
75g    -       Riding Horse (Name: Rustwing)
 88g    2       gold left

Adventurer's Kit: Backpack, Bedroll, Flint and Steel, Belt pouch, 2 sunrods, 10 days of trail rations, 50' of hemp rope, and a Waterskin.
Climber's Kit: Grappling Hook, Hammer, 10 Pitons.


Racial and class features:

• Proficiencies: simple melee, military melee, simple ranged, cloth, leather, hide, chainmail, light shields
• Dragonborn Fury: When bloodied, +1 racial bonus to attack roll
• Draconic Heritage: +Con modifier to Healing Surge value [already added]
• Dragon Breath: Encounter power: close blast attack. See below.
• Combat Leader: +2 initiative for me and all allies w/in 10 squares.
• Commanding Presence (Tactical Presence): int bonus to attacks from Action Point.
• Inspiring Word: words of encouragement grant inspiring word encounter power.

Powers
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basic melee attack (standard; at will, martial, weapon)
+6 vs AC; 1d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]

Furious Smash (standard; at will, martial, weapon)
+6 vs Fortitude; 3 damage and ally adjacent to me or target gets +3 power bonus to attack and damage against next attack versus target (ends at end of ally's turn)

Wolf Pack Tactics (standard; at-will, martial, weapon)
+6 vs AC; 1d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]. Before attack, one ally adjacent to me or target may shift 1 square as free action.

Hammer and Anvil (standard; encounter, martial, weapon)
+6 vs Reflex; 1d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]. One ally adjacent to target makes basic melee attack against target as free action, with +3 damage.

Bastion of Defense (standard; daily, martial, weapon)
+6 vs AC; 3d10+3 damage [+1 damage if using 2nd hand]
Hit: allies within 5 squares gain +1 to all defenses until end of encounter
Effect: allies within 5 squares gain 8 temporary hit points

Aid the Injured (standard; encounter, healing, martial)
Target: you or one adjacent ally
Effect: target can spend a healing surge

Inspiring Word (minor; encounter, healing, martial)
Special: power use is twice per encounter, but only once per round.
Target: myself or one ally within 5 squares.
Effect: target can spend a healing surge and regain an additional 1d6.

Dragon Breath (minor; encounter, fire)
+6 vs Reflex; 1d6+1 damage
Target: close blast 3; all creatures in area.

"The armor must have absorbed it" (free; daily, healing)
Effect: Regain hit points as if you had spent a healing surge


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[nerdytenor]

Misc rules - please read

Miscellaneous rules. Let me know if you have any questions/concerns.

[sblock=Rolling Dice]
I don't much care how you roll your dice. You can use an online tool (such as invisible castle) if you like, or you can roll real, physical dice and report the results in your posts on the honor system. If you prefer, I can roll the dice for you.

I like rolling physical dice, so you'll have to trust that I'm not making up the numbers (there's that honor system thing again).

I do ask two things:

1. Please report both the raw dice roll, and the modifiers you think you are adding to the roll.
2. For suspense/mystery reasons, I will perform all die rolls in non-combat skill challenges on your behalf, and I will not report the results of the rolls. Just give me your skill bonuses and I'll do the rest.

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[sblock=stealth rules]
If you've been following fourth edition, you'll know that combat stealth rules are kind of a mess. I intend to follow the rules referenced at the top of this thread: http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=237486
It's not perfect (none of the proposals are), but it seems reasonable and easy to understand.
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[Arbanax]

This is my first time doing PBP, I'm used to PBEM, I guess it isn't different but when it comes to organising ourselves - whats the best way to go about this...look at everyones character sheets and determine whose got the best skill sets and also how we will deploy those skills among us to gain the bonuses and strategy/roleplay to get through this????

My contribution is below:

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Rellek's main contribution is insight- I'm +8 with that. So I will be keeping an eye out, watching to see what I can find out by observation. Otherwise I will seek to aid another gving the +2 from whatever contribution my presence or words might be able to bring.



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[covaithe]

Can bluff be used for this skill challenge? I've got a roleplay angle for it in mind, basically to claim that the rings can be used to locate the dead body for a proper burial. And I have this nifty utility power that's just begging to be used...

Thievery would have been my first choice, but the PHB seems pretty clear that you can't steal something that is actually being held. Presumably the ring and the paperweight both qualify. I suspect our DM of doing this on purpose!

Failing those, I think I'm down to intimidate or diplomacy at +3.

 

[PennStud77]

I don't know how you want to play this, but it seems to me that due to the PbP nature here, we could tell you what we want to do with the bonus, then you could tell us success or failure, then we could post on the IC thread, explaining what we say in character (full of flavor that explains why we might succeed or fail). Just a suggestion, feel free to tell me this is a bad idea.

As for Todarr: my skillset is basically social, so I will begin with Diplomacy, using my size to get her attention on me, and then speaking to her very calmingly, contradicting my size and stature by slouching a little, to begin to reassure her we are there to help. (In coming rounds, if that does not work, i will switch to Intimidate, getting irritated with her not trusting us and, straightening to my full height and, assuming I still maintain her attention, becoming very commanding and cross.)

[sblock=OOC]
I do want to say OOC: would the life band ring still glow if he took the ring off? I mention this OOC, because it seems to me that someone with more magical training might think of this idea more than Todarr would.[/sblock]

 

[covaithe]

I can't speak for how nerdytenor wants to run it, but in most PbP games, we'd just post our roleplaying, together with what skill we intended to use, in the IC thread. Since NT has indicated that he wants to do the rolls for this in secret, we might as a convenience provide him with our skill bonus, but we wouldn't give him a roll.

Example:

"Are you sure you don't want to give us the ring? Pretty please? I promise we'll bring it right back, as long as we don't all die and turn into flesh-eating zombies from the blight, in which case I don't know if we'd remember." Periwinkle says, batting her pretty blue eyes and clasping her hands earnestly.

ooc: Diplomacy +3

 

[nerdytenor]

What covaithe said

Yes, I should have been more explicit. What covaithe outlines below is exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for clarifying.

You can all post these in parallel and I will resolve them in some sensible way.

Cheers,
nerdytenor

I can't speak for how nerdytenor wants to run it, but in most PbP games, we'd just post our roleplaying, together with what skill we intended to use, in the IC thread. Since NT has indicated that he wants to do the rolls for this in secret, we might as a convenience provide him with our skill bonus, but we wouldn't give him a roll.

Example:

"Are you sure you don't want to give us the ring? Pretty please? I promise we'll bring it right back, as long as we don't all die and turn into flesh-eating zombies from the blight, in which case I don't know if we'd remember." Periwinkle says, batting her pretty blue eyes and clasping her hands earnestly.

ooc: Diplomacy +3

 

[nerdytenor]

I will allow bluff for this encounter, too.