[OOC] WD's Against the Orcs

[Lord Sessadore]

Haha, alright then. No spoilers, please I'm quite enjoying playing a module that I'm not familiar with in any way

Aha! I wasn't making it up after all! So Against the Giants doesn't really have any connection to Against the Orcs, other than a similar name?

 

[Walking Dad]

Yes, no connection at all. AtO is completly setting- less, too. I mean, not part of any published world.

There is also a long SW Fantasy campaign, called 'Evernight', but I prefer to run shorter adventures online. (Ok, this is only my second PBP game I DM, but there is a lot of player fluctuation on these boards.)

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Bah! I totally forgot that I took some damage at the end of our last fight. I was thinking that I got through that whole fight without getting hurt. I guess that will teach me to pay more attention

Well ... hopefully I'll be OK this fight. I think my stealth was good enough that they shouldn't notice me this round, at least until there's enough of the rest of us out there to keep them occupied. That and I should be able to get over the wall with no trouble if I get cornered (+10 Athletics).

Edit: Those guards are in way worse of a situation than me, though. They go dead last and they're right in front of the big uglies. Just curious, can you give us an idea of what the town guards' stats are?

 

[Walking Dad]

As this is the first time, you can reduce your surges now to heal. But only this time.

Yes the farmers have the stat of human rabble (level 2 minions), but using spears, not clubs.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

If you're OK with that then I'll spend a surge. I can just suck it up and live with my idiocy if I need to, though

Edit: Also, Fireball is a burst 3, so if it's centered on F8 it covers C5-I11. Big boom If he could center it on F4 it would hit every enemy on the map, or E4 would only miss D2 and wouldn't hit the wall.

 

[Niehaus]

WD: Would I be able to pull my short sword as a minor action this turn and then next turn use another minor action to ready my shield. If not I'll edit the second move to readying my weapon and shield.

Also I just wanted to make sure... we moved William to the spot were Mordok is on the map. If not I'm more that happy to spend the first turn moving William over to the east side of the current map.

 

[Walking Dad]

WD: Would I be able to pull my short sword as a minor action this turn and then next turn use another minor action to ready my shield. If not I'll edit the second move to readying my weapon and shield.

Also I just wanted to make sure... we moved William to the spot were Mordok is on the map. If not I'm more that happy to spend the first turn moving William over to the east side of the current map.

Mordok was on the old map next to para on the westside of the building. The door is on the east side. There are villagers sleeping on the floor.

Readying a weapon is a minor action. Standing up move. Equip an shield is a standard action. see p 289 in the PHB.
Looks like I moved you to far...
You have your shield with you, but not readied in round 2

 

[Lord Sessadore]

WD, you should take another look at Argivion's fireball. It's a burst 3, so if it was centered on F8 before any of them moved it would cover D5,6,7 and the ogre, and wastes half the area of the spell. Placing it at F6 or E6 would cover all the enemies except for D2 and D3. Placing it at E4 would only miss D2, and at F4 it would hit every enemy there, but would also scorch the town wall. It's a big spell, it has the potential to wipe every orc here off the map.

 

[Walking Dad]

So, burst 3 was not 3x3 but 7x7?
Argivion could only use the spell after the ogre's movement, because he didn't see him before.

Corrcted the post. I chose F6, because of ogre movement and line of sight.

Thanks.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Yeah, burst 3 means a radius of 3 from the center square. No worries

Heh, much less crowded now