Inns are for losers. Let's be in a tapestry store.
Garryl, where are healing surges posted on this board? I can only find them on the other board.
Going to assume with +2 base fort and +2 Con, I get 4 healing surges?
Can we get a Campaign Setting Info thread in here (currently it would just be a repost of your info from the interest check thread, I think)? Everything in one place is good :D
EDIT: Setting questions!
1. How much of the history of the Valley of Obelisks (i.e., the stuff here (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page2)) do we know?
2. How does the "multiple star systems" stuff interact with the Planes? It seems like the backstory of the Valley of Obelisks implies a Great Wheel-style cosmology, but multiple star systems implies something else, maybe? Unless you're talking about Spelljammer stuff?
3. What races/monsters/etc. are native to Solak, and what came from Irim Dwegsho? Does it matter anymore? Or are the settlers/survivors a separate culture?
Awesome, this is very helpful.1. How much of the history of the Valley of Obelisks (i.e., the stuff here (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page2)) do we know?
You would know, or be able to know with a little research, most everything on that site.
- A Short History (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page2): Most of Slaughtergarde's history is forgotten or muddled. It's been a long, long time since Mutton Lamb (wait, that doesn't *hic* sound right... Ah, *hic* whatever) tried to invade, and the history has just been lost over the centuries and millenia. If you're a native of the valley, you might have heard one of the many variants of the story as a child. If you're not, you might still have heard it from a fellow traveller over a campfire, or in a bar from a tipsy patron. The Luminous Order and few of the more sagacious individuals and groups in the valley have more accurate records, similar to what's on the site, but even they are missing actually detailed information.
- Player Maps (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page3): Public information.
- Races (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page42) and Classes (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page43) of the valley: Public information.
- The Luminous Order (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page5): The Luminous Order is a public organization. Nothing about them on the site is hidden information, although if you're a newcomer to the valley you might only have just heard of them.
- The Ebon Cabal (http://hearnsdb.wixsite.com/shattered-gates/page6): The Ebon Cabal, on the other hand, is significantly more mysterious. They keep a low profile and are fairly insular. Anything you may have heard about them is likely to be rumor, conjecture, or fanciful storytelling, rather than actual fact. If you were to actually, deeply investigate the cabal, you'd have to trawl through a lot of bad or misinformation, but you could eventually piece together most of what the site has.
Ooh that sounds awesome. Okie dokes.Quote2. How does the "multiple star systems" stuff interact with the Planes? It seems like the backstory of the Valley of Obelisks implies a Great Wheel-style cosmology, but multiple star systems implies something else, maybe? Unless you're talking about Spelljammer stuff?
The material plane is a whole universe, not just a single planet. The standard Great Wheel cosmology applies for the most part, although the outer planes start to change as one goes further and further from Solak. A few star systems out, and some of the outer planes seem to disappear or be inaccessible, while others that are unheard of on Solak "come into view", so to speak. One species that arrived with the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile was even native to a world whose elemental planes were of gravity, electromagnetism, strong, and weak.
Ah ok. This probably won't be relevant to my character background, but I'm curious how much people are aware of the Dwegsho exile culture. Is it widely known that there are aliens walking around?Quote3. What races/monsters/etc. are native to Solak, and what came from Irim Dwegsho? Does it matter anymore? Or are the settlers/survivors a separate culture?
Most of your standard D&D fantasy fare is native to Solak. Antares and Arnos are much more limited, but Anshar's got almost everything somewhere. The Dwegsho exiles only brought a little of their fauna with them; it's mostly just the sentient alien races (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=10158.0).
How do you want to do my character? Am I actually technological? Am I from another planet? (I haven't looked at any of the setting stuff yet.)In the Info Dump thread, check out the section Irim Dwegsho-in-exile.
Ah ok. This probably won't be relevant to my character background, but I'm curious how much people are aware of the Dwegsho exile culture. Is it widely known that there are aliens walking around?3. What races/monsters/etc. are native to Solak, and what came from Irim Dwegsho? Does it matter anymore? Or are the settlers/survivors a separate culture?
Most of your standard D&D fantasy fare is native to Solak. Antares and Arnos are much more limited, but Anshar's got almost everything somewhere. The Dwegsho exiles only brought a little of their fauna with them; it's mostly just the sentient alien races (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=10158.0).
How do you want to do my character? Am I actually technological? Am I from another planet? (I haven't looked at any of the setting stuff yet.)
Would Knowledge Geography let me know about space (not that it will probably matter)?
Edit: Are your PoC weapons allowed?
Edit edit: Are you going to put a racial restriction on Cyberneticist? I'm fine if so, I just need to know.
I remembered seeing you use Ditzie for one of your PbP games, but I hadn't gotten around to looking into it myself. It certainly looks like it should work for a game. I just don't know how to set it up with images and maps. Any chance you could walk me through it? Thanks.
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I missed that. That's annoying. Well, I can upload anything you need.
Garryl, I was thinking of getting a breath weapon and going wild on social skills by dipping Dragonfire adept for the +6 to social invocation and UMD to still be useful with low physical stats.
Has anyone seen FireInTheSky around online? His last post relating to the game was in the interest check thread a week ago. I'm going to PM him.Note that I have a breath weapon (whenever I'm not expressing Fang Ideal). And I took Entangling Exhalation.Garryl, I was thinking of getting a breath weapon and going wild on social skills by dipping Dragonfire adept for the +6 to social invocation and UMD to still be useful with low physical stats.
Dragonfire Adept (http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20060912a&page=2) is online, so that's fine. I found Beguiling Influence (http://therafimrpg.wikidot.com/beguiling-influence), so that's good too.
You're welcome to multiclass as you see fit. Obviously, there's not much of that going on at 1st level, but it's an option at 2nd-level and beyond.
EDIT 2: Garryl, any issues with the liberties I took (re: worldbuilding) for Janks's background?
Is a Guard Trained Mule too cheesy?
Oh, are we using a Madness mechanic? What about a bunch of peace mules? Or, maybe some mules with Wisps of Creation, because creation is the opposite of war? Would that reduce our Madness score?Is a Guard Trained Mule too cheesy?
Yeah, kind of. It's not so much that I'm afraid of you training your pack mules to kick anybody that hassles them when you leave them behind at the dungeon entrance (that's fine), I'm just afraid that it might be a prelude to taking a bunch of attack mules into battle with you. That way lies madness.
Hey peeps. Sorry about the absence. WIP sheet is posted.I have entangling exhalation and color spray. Do you have other options for bfc?
As far as invocations go, what do we need? BFC / Buffing? I was thinking something like Barkskin and Entangle.
Hey peeps. Sorry about the absence. WIP sheet is posted.I have entangling exhalation and color spray. Do you have other options for bfc?
As far as invocations go, what do we need? BFC / Buffing? I was thinking something like Barkskin and Entangle.
Yeah, kind of. It's not so much that I'm afraid of you training your pack mules to kick anybody that hassles them when you leave them behind at the dungeon entrance (that's fine), I'm just afraid that it might be a prelude to taking a bunch of attack mules into battle with you. That way lies madness.
Are there any languages common to the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile that would actually be used in the game?Semaphore
Are there any languages common to the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile that would actually be used in the game?Semaphore
Honestly, any language would be used in the game if you make a point to use it in the game :DAre there any languages common to the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile that would actually be used in the game?Semaphore
that would actually be used in the game
Honestly, any language would be used in the game if you make a point to use it in the game :DAre there any languages common to the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile that would actually be used in the game?Semaphore
that would actually be used in the game
I'm not going to run around waving flags in the air hoping that someone will wave flags back. :P
Are there any languages common to the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile that would actually be used in the game?
On the BFC front, although it's not quite as widespread as fog, both myself and my cohort are specced with reach weapons and combat reflexes. Between us, we have 4 AoOs a round and the ability to swap places with enemies we hit. And one person in melee range of the AoO generating creature gets a free attack against it as well, potentially. That should be enough to keep most frontliners a little worried.
QuoteOn the BFC front, although it's not quite as widespread as fog, both myself and my cohort are specced with reach weapons and combat reflexes. Between us, we have 4 AoOs a round and the ability to swap places with enemies we hit. And one person in melee range of the AoO generating creature gets a free attack against it as well, potentially. That should be enough to keep most frontliners a little worried.
I'll have a bit of tripability as well and everyone can get +5 to trips with strength aura, so we should be pretty effective at knocking guys down.
I took minor auras to motivate every base stat, so we can get +5 to all skill/ability checks related to one stat at any given time. I think I'm going with the major aura that gives a +1 insight bonus to attack/skill/ability check of your choice once per round.
We are all skill monkeys!
If we aid another on checks there's very little that we can't achieve together. ;)
SEMAPHORE FLAGSI took minor auras to motivate every base stat, so we can get +5 to all skill/ability checks related to one stat at any given time. I think I'm going with the major aura that gives a +1 insight bonus to attack/skill/ability check of your choice once per round.
We are all skill monkeys!
If we aid another on checks there's very little that we can't achieve together. ;)
Back to the Guisarme it is. So, I have 37 gp, 7sp spare. Thoughts on use?
SEMAPHORE FLAGS
SEMAPHORE FLAGSI took minor auras to motivate every base stat, so we can get +5 to all skill/ability checks related to one stat at any given time. I think I'm going with the major aura that gives a +1 insight bonus to attack/skill/ability check of your choice once per round.
We are all skill monkeys!
If we aid another on checks there's very little that we can't achieve together. ;)
Back to the Guisarme it is. So, I have 37 gp, 7sp spare. Thoughts on use?
What is up with you and Semaphore?
Nah, just running with the joke.What is up with you and Semaphore?
He's broken.
I took minor auras to motivate every base stat, so we can get +5 to all skill/ability checks related to one stat at any given time. I think I'm going with the major aura that gives a +1 insight bonus to attack/skill/ability check of your choice once per round.
We are all skill monkeys!
If we aid another on checks there's very little that we can't achieve together. ;)
Back to the Guisarme it is. So, I have 37 gp, 7sp spare. Thoughts on use?
On languages that aren't Semaphore: are there any races that the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile trade with more than others? Are there any that are interested in technology more than normal (just from a fluff perspective)?
On languages that aren't Semaphore: are there any races that the Irim Dwegsho-in-exile trade with more than others? Are there any that are interested in technology more than normal (just from a fluff perspective)?
This question hasn't been answered with anything that doesn't involve Semaphore. :p
Everyone has really great characters! As a party do we want to talk about tactics?
Do we need a meet up story first?
I'm new to PBP and would appreciate any tips.
Everyone has really great characters! As a party do we want to talk about tactics?
Do we need a meet up story first?
I'm new to PBP and would appreciate any tips.
Garryl gave us one (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=18028.msg325538#msg325538). We're really just waiting on sheets to be ready to start negotiating, I think.
Sorry, got food poisoning yesterday and am not sure what to do about gear.
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Thanks!
Lol Strat you just asked him "what have you got in your pocketses"
I'm sure developing our mutual acquaintance would be quite efficacious for a man of your interests
Garryl, you ok with Shape Soulmeld: Conjurant Conduction (http://minmaxforum.com/index.php?topic=15015.msg264858#msg264858)?(click to show/hide)
For the party: I did end up taking Barkskin as one of my invocations, so with a 20min. duration, it's essentially trivial to continuously maintain it for everyone.
Is it bad that it's actually really easy for me to talk like Novak?:lol
I have been informed that the explanation of a joke can render it no longer amusingI don't know what you're talking about. I find that explaining a joke always improves it. :P
Can we get a package deal on transport. 8 (future war) mules, two carts, and supplies for 60gp?
Let me know if this is going on too long and you just want to skip ahead to adventuring.
I'm just being playful. I have no need of war beast mules, but I do enjoy exploring the fringes of the system as long as it's fun for everyone. It is one of the reasons why min max boards are so much fun.
You're deliberately antagonizing me aren't you Strat? :shakefist
Sorry for the delayed update. Path of Exile just released acts 5 through 10 and I've been binging on that the past few days.
Is there anything else you want to do in town? You've got 200 gold burning a hole in your pocket. If you want to purchase a horse and wagon, the Chicane guild will give you a 25% discount (or a similar discount if you want something else of that ilk).
Do we need more than the light horses and wagon?
If you'd like, we can move on and assume that you bought whatever was necessary (to be determined later when it's relevant) with your funds.Do we need more than the light horses and wagon?
If you're talking about transporting the goods, that's plenty.
I'm sorry for taking so long to respond to anything. I won't be able to continue this game.