OOC Discussion

[dipolartech]

Tidus, his father and all of the Aeon's are pretty much the solidified dreamings of a long "dead" civilization in Final Fantasy 10. In fact the entire civilization was stuck in some sort of nightmarish loop that interacted with the real world that kept re-incarnating their version of the Tarrasque and sundering what little civilization that had grown after their fall. So they sorta of pushed Tidus into existing in the real world to fix it.

And honestly in hind-sight big picture that really does sound like a truly epic plotline.... though you don't really get to see it until the very end or even into the sequel.

[sirpercival]

So... it's been a while and I don't think there is a map, so I'm not sure if I can do this without hitting allies or innocent bystanders, but I think I'd like to breathe fire on the two guys with crossbows.  (I'm going to add the "Smoking Burn" boost to it, to give us a smoke screen). The main thing I want is the "wall of smoke" effect. So even if I have to move and reposition him, and only hit maybe one of the "bad guys", I'll do that if I can get the smoke screen to a better position.

Damage & recharge?

[phaedrusxy]

So... it's been a while and I don't think there is a map, so I'm not sure if I can do this without hitting allies or innocent bystanders, but I think I'd like to breathe fire on the two guys with crossbows.  (I'm going to add the "Smoking Burn" boost to it, to give us a smoke screen). The main thing I want is the "wall of smoke" effect. So even if I have to move and reposition him, and only hit maybe one of the "bad guys", I'll do that if I can get the smoke screen to a better position.

Damage & recharge?

1d8 damage, 1d4 recharge. But let's half that damage so I can apply Entangling Exhalation.

rolls

[Shiki]

Signing in back from a hell of a long hiatus. At some point I lost interest but as so much was going on IRL at the time I unintentionally forgot to alert you guys (especially SirPercival) I'd be backing off D&D and these boards, and it took me longer than expected to be interested again. I want to say I'm quite sorry for going AWOL like that...

On the same note, I'd be really happy to get to play as Snowy here again, although I might need a recap of some sorts..

[sirpercival]

Signing in back from a hell of a long hiatus. At some point I lost interest but as so much was going on IRL at the time I unintentionally forgot to alert you guys (especially SirPercival) I'd be backing off D&D and these boards, and it took me longer than expected to be interested again. I want to say I'm quite sorry for going AWOL like that...

On the same note, I'd be really happy to get to play as Snowy here again, although I might need a recap of some sorts..

YAY SHIKI IS BACK



Snowy is simply waiting for you to roll initiative.

[Shiki]

Woah, that was fast. I don't know if I should read up from where I left before or if I should simply jump right back into the action like that. I dunno what's going on.

[sirpercival]

Woah, that was fast. I don't know if I should read up from where I left before or if I should simply jump right back into the action like that. I dunno what's going on.

Lol.  Do you remember what was happening when you left?

[Shiki]

Actually, not really..

[Jackinthegreen]

Just popping in to say: Welcome back Shiki!  We kinda figured IRL stuff had gotten to you, so no worries.

[sirpercival]

Actually, not really..

It seems you left when the party was exploring the underground complex.

After doing that, they headed back to Silverhaven, encountering an ogre on the way.  Then they started eating & planning in the Wolf's Head Tavern before some newcomers showed up.  The first one (Alvin, played by CNC) is a friend of Sorrel's, and the second (Kheldar, played by dpt) was a "drunk" who said that you guys were being followed.  A couple enemies showed up, and that's about it.  Read the last couple pages of the IC thread and you should be ok.

[phaedrusxy]

Actually, not really..

It seems you left when the party was exploring the underground complex.

After doing that, they headed back to Silverhaven, encountering an ogre on the way.  Then they started eating & planning in the Wolf's Head Tavern before some newcomers showed up.  The first one (Alvin, played by CNC) is a friend of Sorrel's, and the second (Kheldar, played by dpt) was a "drunk" who said that you guys were being followed.  A couple enemies showed up, and that's about it.  Read the last couple pages of the IC thread and you should be ok.

Other than having to kill the ogre twice, that about covers it... (it came back, like the dead guy Legion impersonated for a while, but immediately instead of a few days later).

And Sorrel translated all the stuff in the cave. I don't remember if you were here for that. Basically more prophesy stuff, IIRC.

[Shiki]

Okay, I should do fine all that considered then. I'll get that initiative going (here). I'll take for granted I was in cat form though, as I was pretty quiet for a 'while'.

edit: Failed spot check (!)

Just popping in to say: Welcome back Shiki!  We kinda figured IRL stuff had gotten to you, so no worries.

Thanks.

[Sneaky_Sable]

Please refresh:

How many crossbowmen are still standing?

[sirpercival]

Please refresh:

How many crossbowmen are still standing?

Both.

[Garryl]

Where are we at now? I understand there's a smoke cloud of some sort and a couple of thugs running away? One of them was knocked out, right?

Here's the situation as I understand it:
We're in a bar. Those of us that are "us" (including Kheldar) are sort of clumped together near the bar with two thugs.
One of the thugs is unconscious. The other is injured (knife from Kara).
Two thugs with crossbows have just entered through a door. They're mildly injured from Wuffles's breath weapon, and are currently standing in the middle of a smoke cloud of some sort. I assume that the smoke is the standard Obscuring Mist/Fog Cloud type, right?
Various other patrons that we don't seem to be caring about are taking cover/running in panic/doing the macarena.

Which door did the crossbowmen come in from? Is there another exit? Do I recognize anything distinctive about the crossbowmen?

[phaedrusxy]

It was stated that there is a back door at some point (the first thug wanted us to follow him out that way, IIRC). The smoke occupies the same line as the breath weapon that made it, and I think works like Obscuring Mist/etc. Here is the description:

an opaque curtain of smoke that fills the same area as the breath weapon's area. It doesn't deal damage or hinders movement, but it fully blocks line of sight. This curtain lasts for 1 round, plus another round for every 4 ranks you have in spellcraft. You may choose to lower the maximum duration when you use this strike.

Legion's breath weapon is only a 10' long line. So it's not really a big cloud. I just wanted to get the two crossbow thugs in it for sure. It will also only last one round, as he has no ranks in spellcraft.

I'm not sure if this is helping or hurting us more at this point, though... 

[sirpercival]

There are 3 "thugs":
~ Stuve, the original brute who had collared Kheldar.  He's now unconscious on the ground next to Kheldar.
~ "Thug2 and Thug3", one of whom is apparently named Henckle.  They have been surrounded by smoke, and one took a knife to the shoulder.

[Garryl]

Do I have a clear shot at the crossbow thug Kara already injured?

Should I pop some/all of my rituals now, or save them in case there are a bunch more thugs waiting outside? They only last 3 rounds. My currently available rituals are Focus (+2 attack and damage with ranged attacks), Protection (DR 2/- and resist all 2), and Intuition (immediate action for +1 to an d20 roll, 1/round), and I can share any 2 of them with everybody around me.

[skydragonknight]

Protection at the very least sounds like a smart move.

[sirpercival]

Do I have a clear shot at the crossbow thug Kara already injured?

Sorry for delay; yes you do.