Wizardru's Story Hour (updated 11/21)

[LordVyreth]

Here's a random question. Didn't Kayleigh get a cat familiar at some point? I remember you writing about it, but it's been so long since it was mentioned that I can't be positive.

 

[WizarDru]

Here's a random question. Didn't Kayleigh get a cat familiar at some point? I remember you writing about it, but it's been so long since it was mentioned that I can't be positive.

Heh. Can anyone name Scorch's Familiar? He's been around for a long time, but never (and I mean NEVER) is seen doing much ingame...excepts for making frightened noises when unholy horrors cross the group's path.

If you look closely, you can see the occasional mention of Kayleighs familar in earlier entries. But when you're operating at levels where a 17th level character is considered a liability, well....an Epic level familiar is still just a familiar.

 

[LordVyreth]

Sure, I understad the problem of familiars being ineffective at high level. Hell, my party's wizard doesn't take her familiar out of its familiar "pouch" (You know, the one Tome and Blood has,) since it got maimed by a swarm of robotic insects back around 13th level. But your adventure also appears to have a lot of more traditional "role" playing involved, including sessions with minimal or no combat. Thus, you've acquired a massive number of lower-powered NPCs that still show up from time to time despite not being remotely helpful in combat. Take Meepo for the most obvious example. Despite starting out as a useful henchment, he kind of got left behind along the way when his level gap increased, but he has an obvious place in the party still. He runs the party's stronghold/small nation . I guess I was curious about the cat since there was no mention of it in the recent Kayleigh stories, and then Zad's post about old SH excerpts remined me of the elaborate summoning ritual used to frind him.

 

[dravot]

Take Meepo for the most obvious example.

Yes, take him. Please.

Meepo doesn't travel with us anymore, instead he looks after Ruun Khazaai and Kobold Country. I only bring along Thorkeld and Zira in situations where I'm sure that they'll survive. Life is lonely at the top.

 

[WizarDru]

Yes, take him. Please.

Meepo doesn't travel with us anymore, instead he looks after Ruun Khazaai and Kobold Country. I only bring along Thorkeld and Zira in situations where I'm sure that they'll survive. Life is lonely at the top.

Yeah, we need to talk about that, actually.

 

[Zad]

Yes, Kayleigh still has Rasha. I was going to mention him in this last but it just didn't quite make it in. He's generally with her but our convention in the game is that we don't focus over-much on them and they are at virtually no risk and provide almost no benefit.

 

[thatdarncat]

Yeah, we need to talk about that, actually.

uh oh

 

[Scorch]

Yes, Kayleigh still has Rasha. I was going to mention him in this last but it just didn't quite make it in. He's generally with her but our convention in the game is that we don't focus over-much on them and they are at virtually no risk and provide almost no benefit.

Speak for yourself. Scorch desperately needs any boost to his saving throws that he can get and Flinch provides a +2 in that which I need most: Reflex.

Scorch

 

[dravot]

uh oh

Heh. No big deal...this time.

 

[Blacklamb]

Heya all i have a question for the Mighty Scorch!

Durring some of the battle scenes it has been mentioned that you fight in an alternate form(i belive it was that of a Grick).

I was just wondering if you use standard Polymorph, or if there is a house rule or alternate spell that you use since, it at times seems that you are in the altered form longer than the 1/round a lvl durration.

Also i was wondering if the rogue gallery is Current for this SH.

A humble fan,

Blacklamb