Ptolus: 165 Vock Row

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

There is the clock tower you guys have entered through, so any time works, if you can make up a rationale for it. Heck, you could base it around a 9-5 schedule, or 00:00, like you said, or whatever.

The only catch is that you have to live with your choice.

 

[Wool]

What time is it now anyway? Or can we not tell, being in the sewers? Thurst should have made himself a watch before he left.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Mid-afternoon. Let's call it 3:30 or so. But yeah, you need a watch!

Aeshen: I should have spelled it out earlier, but without the Improved Feint feat, you can't feint and sneak attack every round. I was swamped at work and didn't double-check the SRD the way I meant to. So far, no harm, no foul, thanks to bad luck of the dice. (Or, rather, Die Roller on my phone.)

So you can continue to feint and potentially sneak attack without flanking every other round, attack without sneak attack damage every round or, you know, work it out with Mairan in a moment so you both flank and can sneak attack every round.

 

[Voca]

Poor Mata, on one hand she is due for a hit with that crossbow, on the other I really want you guys to kill that thing so I can heal Valana.

My chance of hitting with the club is much much worse.

I'm annoyed, if the sleep spell had worked and the gong hadn't have gone off and the ratling had not escaped it would have been worth spending two spells in a single combat -- as it is it's a waste and now and I am stuck with needing to conserve magic as much as possible. I blame the demons in Ringo's phone!

 

[Vdou]

My chance of hitting with the club is much much worse.

I'm annoyed, if the sleep spell had worked and the gong hadn't have gone off and the ratling had not escaped it would have been worth spending two spells in a single combat -- as it is it's a waste and now and I am stuck with needing to conserve magic as much as possible. I blame the demons in Ringo's phone!

I really wanted that ratling to light on fire.

 

[Wool]

I think you are taking a -4 penalty for firing into melee combat. Even then though, your crossbow is only -1 difference from your mace. You should have hit something by now.

On the bright side, I don't think the gong was magical, and instead of bringing back reinforcements, the other ratling will probably just hide and ambush us somewhere!

 

[Wool]

The door on the far side of the room slams open again, and the missing ratling returns, changed. A greenish vapor seeps out of the creature's hair, and even from across the room, the stench is eye-watering. The cloud moves with the creature, and the ratling capers and cackles with glee and it taunts the Kunstlerhaus staff in Draconic.

"We have magic, too! We will chew your bones!"

Okay, nevermind that ambush theory.

Question: can I reload my dragon pistol this round? I am reasonably sure it would count as a Full Round Action. Do I need to sheathe the mace and redraw the pistol before I can re-arm it? I can't imagine how I would reload it without holding it, but dang if it isn't annoying for it to take two entire rounds to do so. :\

I don't think I want to do so this round, but I think I would still benefit from knowing my limitations in this area.

P.S. Poor Mata.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In keeping with cowboy movies, we can say you just wedge your mace under your arm while doing it. No need to make the process even slower. If it becomes a giant issue, I can reconsider it.

 

[Filthy]

It's a bad time for an AFK, but I'm going to the lake for a week. My grandfather is coming up from Mexico and I haven't seen him since his stroke.

If she's revived, SOP for Valana in combat is to hang back and fire arrows. If we encounter the four armed ratling, she'll cast Mage Armor on herself (avoiding an AoO if possible), then resume firing.

I'll be back next weekend. Good luck, everyone!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Have fun!

I'm betting Valana won't be awake until after the combat.

I'll be going to Blizzcon (as will Voca, Fyrie and Aeshen), so after this combat, I expect a brief pause in the action.