[DnD] D&D Arena Signups and Discussion

Quick question about my gear, does the daily power of the swiftshot crossbow mean that I can, as a minor action make a basic range attack, in addition to already attacking with it or using a different attack in the same round, assuming I have a free minor, right?

Also, Shield of the Gods, I can swap the protection it gives between me and lurker as many times I want in a fight, for the cost of a minor action each time?

Oh yeah, I'm away in Birmingham until Tuesday night so might not be able to post till then as from last time I was there, the hotel has crappy phone signal.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Fuck it, let's try to tame the wolf. An extra meat shield in a fight is never a bad thing. I'm hoping we can trade up to griffons or wyverns soon though, flying mounts is where it's at.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The wolf probably won't be happy to hang around with a Kobold who threw an axe at it and stabbed it in the face either, I'm sure we can work round it.

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Originally Posted by Pangalin

Wait, these two are still alive? Get a move on, I've got a sorcerer in platemail in the wings here.

Surely you don't get enough feats by level 5 for that to be a viable option. I'm sure when I worked it out for Bob he needed to be level 10 or so before platemail became a sensible choice.

No doubt we'll die soon though. We almost got killed by the warm up group so once we're fighting monsters a higher level than us it's not going to take long to kill us off, especially since our dailies will inevitably miss because the dice hate me.

Also, I wish I'd started posting in first person in this adventure, I'm running out of descriptions for "The old cleric" and "Elderly lycanthrope" whereas I could be rolling on with I and my.

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Also, if I use Healing Word and burn the Wolf's surge, does that count as one of our required skill passes?

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Also also, surely as we're no longer strictly in a combat situation Ivory can just lower himself off the roof by his arms rather than jumping? I know I can scale my way down a 12 foot drop without serious injury and I'm not a trained warrior so surely if the wolf holds off on biting him Ivoery can get himself to the floor injury free?

I was speaking idiomatically.

FUCKING BASTARD CUNTING DICE FUCKERS.

Seriously, my luck is just non-existant in this adventure.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

My second athletics roll was for the skill challenge though!

FELIPE NO

I don't really get these skill test thingies. I reckon I just scored a couple of over-20's after modifiers though so the wolf's probably going to come with us, right?

I'm totally trading in a feat if it means I can ride it.

Ooh, can we hitch it to a chariot and both ride that? That'd be fucking awesome, Ben Hur-ing it about the joint with a massive bastard wolf instead of some pussy horses.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Well I don't have any skill points worth shit in any other skills so I'll leave it to Lurks to make the last roll or two.

Dire wolves aren't stupid though, hell, my cat would understand an ultimatum like that and she's borderline retarded.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Can I redact to the downtime and surge up to full health please? I didn't realise I'd taken that much of a kicking.

When the fight starts, do Ivory and the wolf get seperate turns or move at the same time?

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So how big is this Bugbear then that it can restrain someone who's mounted on a wolf? And can I use the wolf's strength to break the hold rather than mine?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I see the dice still hate me

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Zerg

Warrior B takes [ (2 + 4) + (1 + 2) + (1 + 8) + 4 = ] 16 HP damage

Er, 2+4+1+2+1+8+4=22 doesn't it?

I was speaking idiomatically.

A bullrush is just a basic attack tagged on the end of a charge (In terms of rolling dice), right?

I've never played a character that was built for that kind of attack before...

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I couldn't remember if I can attack and heal in the same turn so if not, cancel the healing.

How ya doing, buddy?

Don't either of us have a healing potion or do you need surges for that?

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

You need a surge for healing potions too (and they only heal 10 HP). Surgeless healing is rather rare, and are usually cleric powers (like healing strike, astral seal, and consecrated ground).

I've got Astral Seal! If I use that every turn on whatever is blocked in the doorway and Lurks attacks it that might help a bit. I'll hit the first thing we see with my daily shieldy power which'll keep you safer too.

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If I set the wolf loose outside, will it fight on it's own accord or just sit there?

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I still reckon sitting back and letting them come to us is the best bet. We should get a free round through surprise if they open the door, my daily gives you a shield for the whole encounter and I can dribble back your hp using Astral Seal so we can just sit there killing them one at a time all day if need be. I don't have any big, flashy spells for wiping out whole troupes of bad guys so limiting the damage they can inflict in one round seems the order of the day.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

In which case, Zerg can you assume we're staying hidden (Insofar as a man sat on a massive fucking wolf in a small hut can hide) until they think to open the door please? Surely there are curtains we can close or something?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Zerg, can we use all our daily powers once per day or just one of them? Like for example if I wanted to use Iron to Glass through the window at the commander, could I then use Shield of the Gods later in the fight?

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Crossbow, spear is sheathed in the very expensive sheath it came in.

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Originally Posted by Zergrinch

Shin, your daily is a close blast 3, so basically a 3x3 area of effect that starts next to you like so:

-------- -------- --------
XXX----- --XXX--- ----XXX-
XXX----- --XXX--- ----XXX-
XXX----- --XXX--- ----XXX-
---O---- ---O---- ---O----

_ = terrain | O = You | X = area of effect

Having it be a close burst would've been something, huh? Whew.

-----------
--XXXXXXX--
--XXXXXXX--
--XXXXXXX--
--XXXOXXX--
--XXXXXXX--
--XXXXXXX--
--XXXXXXX--
-----------

So, you'll have to decide the exact placement of the area.

Shall I assume Ebony's delaying?

Shit, I thought it was close burst.

Ah well, drop it on the two blocking our route to the door so we can at least escape the hut. I take it my awesome hit and damage rolls still stand, no?

I'll add a run out the door move action to my turn please. What's my move rate on the wolf?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Or you could be nice and let it be a close burst attack just this once...

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Move me out the door and north as far as I can then please. Lurk's, I'd suggest redacting your move and following me out the door, unless you want to butcher the minions inside before we move on the commander.

FELIPE NO

To be fair, that's mainly because me and lurker are slow at posting. I can't see us lasting much longer the way things are going but credit to Zerg, we've been fucked by poor playing choices and bad rolling rather than overly unfair encounters. I've certainyl enjoyed playing so far. If we survive long enough to get a chariot for our wolf it'll be the best adventure ever.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I can never remember if you have to beat a target's defence score or equal it. With modifiers my Astral Seal roll was 15, equalling the archer's reflex.

Either way, lurks you need to get up and attack Archer A to get some hp back. You don't even need to hit it, just attack it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Lurker, I hope you don't mind I changed your post to attack Archer A, since that gets you some hp back.

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