The Hero of Mergovie OCC--[FULL]

[Manzanita]

Thanks for working on divvying up the loot silentspace. And thanks for letting us do it in the OOC thread, DM. It's a time-consuming job. Solomon might be interested the dwarven waraxe, though he'd have to use it two-handed. He also might be interested in Tellic's old mercurial greatsword. What does the 'mercurial' mean in terms of mechanics? Anything the PCs don't want should definitely be offered to Jraq & Trolm. They've been great 'henchmen' so far, and we have no business treating them like dirt. (even though I still don't trust them!)

 

[DarkMaster]

I switched out Track for Improved Initiative. I also switched 2 cross-class ranks in Survival to 2 cross-class ranks in Appraise, if that's alright.

Again no problem

Please use the OOC thread to divide the loot. Also Trolm wouldn't mind taking the shield.

A mercurial greatsword is a greatsword with 20/x4 for critical and it's an exotic weapon.

 

[Manzanita]

Yes. Solomon is happy to be the tracker for the group. He plans to continue taking Ranger levels for some time.

Solomon will take the healing potion, the MW throwing axe, and the dwarven waraxe. He'll leave his old greatsword imbedded the body of a slain orc.

The banded mail, the MW greataxe, and the magic sheild we should offer to Jraq & Trolm. Poor Xavier; some of that might have suited him nicely. Still, as long as Jraq & Trolm are fighting along side us, those will be serve us well.

Shall I go ahead & add those to Solomon's CS?

 

[Ferrix]

The kama is a pretty obvious take for Dai.

Otherwise he could use (in no particular order): magic pearl (if it's a pearl of power), mw sharp spear (although is it really that good of a ranged weapon since it's a one throw kind of thing) and potions are always good.

Really wish I had planned Dai's progression out a bit more, thinking back on it that druid level really sort of kicked me in the head in some ways and now that I think about it a rogue level might have been better fitting for the type of archetype I had in mind.

 

[silentspace]

Well I for one have no problem with characters taking a lot of items, even if others get none, if it makes sense to do so. Generally I feel we should use items that we get, since you lose value when you sell them. Sure Dai can use the magic pearl, as can Oculus. But my point was that Jasper has the highest caster level, so his spells, generally speaking, will pack the most bang for the buck. So Dai can work it out with Jasper, Oculus will not lay a claim on it. As you know the spear is +1 to hit and +1 damage over the sling, a good weapon to throw in a surprise round. I think of every plus no matter how small as a good thing. But if you don't want the spear we can give it to Jraq or Trolm. Or maybe Oculus will take it and we'll give the heavy mace to them, since the mace does more damage and they'll be in melee more than Oculus.

 

[silentspace]

By the way I think Dai's build is really cool! IIRC Dai's using the Druidic Variant option with the Whirling Frenzy option, right? Pretty awesome, especially when used with flurry of blows! I'm just waiting for him to get Power Attack and do the Whirling Frenzy/Flurry of Blows/Two-handed shillelaghed quarterstaff Full Power Attack of death!

Edit: I think you still get 2x power attack with a two-handed weapon in a flurry, right?

 

[DarkMaster]

I am not too sure about the x2 in a flurry, something we would need to check.

Ferrix, I am pretty open if you want rogue level. If you want at your first level rogue you could sacrifice 1hp for 6 ranks of skill. You could sacrifice up to 2 hp in this fashion for 12 rank. That would effectively reallign your build as if you took rogue at first in terms of skill ranks and hp.

So if you take a rogue level at fourth you could gain only 1hp+Con but 20 skill ranks+whatever bonus you have.

 

[doghead]

I have no interest in a "share" of the loot. Character wise, it makes absolutely no sense. OOC wise, I'm not fussed if Xavier falls behind somewhat - I'm having a great time playing him as is.

On that note, at this point I'm not working on the basis that Xavier is part of the party, even in the potential sense. As a result, I'm not really keeping tabs on whats happening at your end. Although its kinda unusual, the idea that Xavier and the party may end up working at cross purposes to some degree is giving the game a really interesting dimension. Of course, given his calling, as Xavier gets dawn into events its likely that he will end up working with you all ... but who knows what DarkMaster has up his sleeve. Which is why I am getting such a kick out of this game.

I also think that Dai's druidic monk combo is really cool.

thotd

 

[DarkMaster]

I checked the furry in the SRD and the power attack is made at x1. They say that even if the quarterstaff was held with two hands the monk was still using x1 his strength during a flurry.

I won't use the craft rule in UA but I allow spellcaster that creates magic object to use the energy from any willing person. (Any willing PC or NPC can pay the XP cost not only the item creator).

Also your PC don't know it specifically but all the magical weapons are +1 weapons.

 

[Ferrix]

Oh, don't get me wrong I think the druidic avenger/monk combo is really cool, but the thing I had originally tried to model his fighting style on (capoeira) I've learned has a lot more to do with rogue/monk combat comparatively. I'll keep up with monk levels for now I think.

And although I don't get x2 damage with a two-handed weapon in a flurry, I would if I entered my whirling frenzy. With two-weapon fighting, flurry and whirling frenzy at the moment Dai can get four attacks in, albeit at a -4 to hit.

My plan is actually to go for the Dervish prestige class from complete warrior, focusing on Kama use if that's okay with DarkMaster. But that means I'll have to be 6th level (if I take a class with full BAB) or 7th level if I stay monk before I can qualify (dang +5 BAB requirement, heheh). I just need combat expertise as a feat and the BAB of +5 to meet the pre-reqs. Although now that I reread the class, my whirling frenzy will be wasted when I'm in a dervish dance since they can't be used together *sigh*. Poor planning on my part.