Wulf's Collected Story Hour -- FINAL UPDATE 12/25

[Capellan]

Why is Karak so freakin' useless?

Well, he did keep two high-level and invisible rogues busy for the whole fight. I'd consider this a valuable contribution, were I one of the PCs spared the rogues' attentions.

But then, I see the primary usefulness of the summon monster spells to be that they provide something else for the monsters to hit, instead of PCs. If the summoned creatures actually do some damage in the process, that's just an added bonus

 

[Hammerhead]

Karak was only able to hit something ONCE, by my recollection. And he is a mainline, all paladin, "tank." Don't you guys keep GMWs running fulltime, to increase your attack?

What is Karak's AC? It always seems like he's getting smacked around, and constantly requires the attention of Dorn. Or maybe he keeps getting hit with energy blasts.

 

[Wulf Ratbane]

Karak was only able to hit something ONCE, by my recollection. And he is a mainline, all paladin, "tank."

Good Wulf: Well, yeah, but he was in a corner with nothing to swing at but invisible foes. Give him credit for the one hit (it was a crit, too!)

Bad Wulf: On the other hand, he only TRIED to swing at the enemy once, invisible or not. The rest of the time he was screamin' like a girl.

Don't you guys keep GMWs running fulltime, to increase your attack?

Good Wulf: No, though we cast them often in this adventure just so that we had a chance of hitting all the DR+4 creatures dinkeldog throws at us.

Bad Wulf: And it never occurred to us that it was boosting our BAB and damage. How sad is that? Maybe he ought to throw a couple of +4 weapons into the treasure every now and then, huh?

What is Karak's AC? It always seems like he's getting smacked around, and constantly requires the attention of Dorn.

Good Wulf: In the 35-42 range I'd say. It's variable. Depends on whether or not he has haste going.

Bad Wulf: Oh, it's variable all right. It's inversely proportional to his current hit points:

dinkeldog: "What do you mean a 34 misses? Your AC is 35? But I hit you last round..."

Karak: "Oh, sorry... you did? I guess it does hit then. I must have added wrong."

 

[Halma]

Karak: "Oh, sorry... you did? I guess it does hit then. I must have added wrong."

We all used to chalk it up as Halfling mathematics, but now we really think that he just says a number out load, the first one that pops in his head, and it's usually larger than it really is...

Karak: "Boo yaaa, I hit 50 AC!!!!! Eat that Dinkledog...!!!!"
Karak: "150 Damage!!!!! Hueheheheh!!!"

Dinkledog: "How in the hell did you Hit 50 AC, and do 150 points of Damage?"

Karak: "I get +10 for this, I get +5 for this, I rolled a 15..... oh I mean 30.... sorry. My Damage I have +10 for this, +20 for that, +15 for this and I rolled an 8......ahhh I guess its only 53, sorry.

The rest of us throw our hands up in disgust including Dink...

Halma

 

[Metus]

Surely it isn't THAT bad. I've actually started to grow fond of Karak. I actually thought he seemed, personality-wise, to be a better paladin when he was an aaismar. Nevertheless, at the very least it adds some spice to have someone in the party who's hesitant to fight, right?

 

[JacktheRabbit]

Me thinks you need to start sleeping with a duration extended dimensional anchor. Your scrying foes won't know it is there until it they try to teleport in, at that point it is already too late.

 

[Eridanis]

Surely it isn't THAT bad. I've actually started to grow fond of Karak. I actually thought he seemed, personality-wise, to be a better paladin when he was an aaismar. Nevertheless, at the very least it adds some spice to have someone in the party who's hesitant to fight, right?

Arguably; but this is the party *paladin* we're talking about. Paladins live to be at the front of the battle (and sometime die there, too). Paladins don't wuss out and cry like a girl when battle comes. Not even girl paladins cry like a girl when battle comes. Sheesh.

 

[Numion]

Karak: "I get +10 for this, I get +5 for this, I rolled a 15..... oh I mean 30.... sorry. My Damage I have +10 for this, +20 for that, +15 for this and I rolled an 8......ahhh I guess its only 53, sorry.

The rest of us throw our hands up in disgust including Dink...

We have a player almost like this. He adds his characters LEVEL to many rolls where you're not supposed to. At high level games it's a pretty big difference. The players who try to get the biggest advantage are another chapter unto their own. ("is the golem a giant?", for example, to get the Dwarf ac bonus. I've been asked that for about 100 times. )

 

[Nail]

Looking back at the last couple entries together, I can definitely see Dinkledog living up to his reputation as a rat-bastard DM.

Looks like "get attacked in your sleep/safe house" is the flavor of th' month amongst story hour DMs.......

 

[KidCthulhu]

I wondered when Dinkledog was going to turn the "scry/teleport/kick ass" tables on you. Good for you, DD.

Sorry about Kheldas, though. Hope he at least gets a T-shirt.