[DnD] Let's Cast Magic Missile!

Aaaaanyway...

Originally Posted by SORCERER-3

Also, as a matter of interest, would Bob be better off using his bow then firing frost rays at everything? As far as I can tell, his frost ray does 1D6+6 damage, 4 for his intelligence modifier, 1 for either his staff or wand and 1 for Burning Blizzard feat, a damage range of 7-12. With a bow he does 1D8+3, a damage range of 4-11 which would suggest magic is the way forward but I'm not sure how the rolls to hit are worked out. Magic is intelligence vs Fortitude but bow attacks are dexterity vs AC. Bob's intelligence and dexterity are the same but I have no idea vaguely what we're fighting ever has in the way of fortitude or armour.

Am I working the damage rolls out right and can we take it as read that if Bob misses he uses elven accuracy to re-roll please? That way I'm not so bothered about how likely he is to hit things if he gets a second chance without me needing to jump in before the next person takes a go.

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Originally Posted by Pangalin

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Let's see here.

Frost ray is +5 to hit, at 1d6+5 (6-11)

Shortbow is +6 to hit, at 1d8+3 (4-11)

Which makes the bow seem like a credible option, but nearly all monsters have a Fortitude lower than their AC, so all else being equal they're just as likely to hit and the magic edges ahead.

Elven Accuracy is an encounter power so we can't exactly use it on every miss, but we can assume Bob uses it on your first miss (or whatever) every fight if you want.


Two questions:

Would any of you find it helpful to actually know explicitly what rolls you're getting?

Would any of you consider it more useful to have the charsheet information on a webpage (probably a wiki) than on the PDFs?

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Isn't Ray of Frost 1D6+6? If I'm reading the sheet right (Which I'm more than likely not) Bob gets +4 for his intelligence modifier, +1 for the damage bonus on his staff of expansion and +1 for having Burning Blizzard.

I don't think actual rolls would be of much benefit to me, other than as a matter of interest type deal but if I'm attempting something ridiculously unlikely, it'd be nice to know so I can change tactics but you're pretty much doing that already (Like how Bob can't climb walls). An online character sheet might be handy though as I only have a copy saved on my work computer and never actually update it anyway.

How ya doing, buddy?

He's not ever used Sacred Circle has he?

Those wiki pages are awesome by the way.

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

Now Bob will wake up and feel mighty refreshed after a comfy night wrapped in fur in front of a fire. =P

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I never noticed the exrta once a day defence Bob gets from Staff of Defence but as his constitution modifier is -1, does that mean he'll take more damage if he uses it?

Also, doesn't Scorching Burst only do 1D6+4 damage? Burning Blizzard only adds to ice and acid attacks.

Also, I didn't realise you could only use one or the other daily power each day, I assumed you could use them both once per day.

Expeditious Retreat fits Bob perfectly though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Once we've finished getting killed by traps in the altar room, I vote for a cunning and tactical two-pronged assault on the next room. Half of us can go through the door while the others rappel Rainbow 6 style through the hole in the roof. Chuck a couple of flashbangs in before we go and clear out the tangos in double quick time.

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

I think we should throw the Hobgoblins down the hole to keep him occupied. If we break their legs first the dragon should realise they're lunch.

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

But we could torture them for information first. Tie them to chairs and cut their ears off and shit.

I'm just not convinced that a headlong assault on a dragon and several freshly reanimated undead is the best option available to us. Mainly I want to see Argumentus rappeling in S.A.S. style though.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Unless we emasculate the Hobgoblins and stroll in waving dicks in our hands...

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Argumentus is pretty nimble and the dragon probably can't fit up the stairs. I reckon he'll make it out ok if pulling shards of glass out of it's back doesn't placate it.

I'm still in favour of capturing rather than killing the hobgoblins then smashing their kneecaps and throwing them down the hole. Could be they weren't very nice to the dragon and he'll want to be our friend for killing his captors. Alternatively he'll be busy munching away on them and we can either rush him from behind or sneak past. Obviously we'll have to kill it at some point, it's a dragon after all but it doesn't have to be right now does it? Also if it's eating immobile hobgoblins it'll be directly under the hole and I'm sure we can find enough heavy masonry around to give it a headache.

FELIPE NO

JUST BECAUSE THE DRAGON'S ALREADY IN THE FIGHT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T THROW HOBGOBLINS AT IT GUYS. ALSO, DWARVES RAPPELLING INTO COMBAT WILL BE ALMOST AS FUNNY AS ARGUMENTUS DOING IT, LET'S BEAR THAT IN MIND AFTER WE MURDER THE HOBGOBLINS YEAH?

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

I suspect Pang's desire for bloodlust doesn't extend to having a lavel 20 Greater Dragon rip it's way through our level 2 party in two turns.

Edit: Ha ha, let's break the goblin's knees, set them on fire and throw them in the hole, then abseil in after and kick arse. BEST BOSS FIGHT STRATEGY EVER.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Ok, team, we need to decide what music we want playing via Bob's Ghost Sound spell as we abseil into combat. I'm voting for Two Tribes by Frankie goes to Hollywood.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Brady, you totally should have shifted out rather than run, the Dragon's gonna eat you now.

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

Bob breaks far too easily

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

She's not taken a swing at the dragon yet...

I was speaking idiomatically.

Just to refresh my memory, is a healing surge a minor or major action? Clearly Bob doesn't want to die but equally he doesn't want to not throw spells at people. Can he heal-spell-move or just heal-move?

Edit: Shin 1 - Double post auto-merge 0

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I edited my post in the main thread, in case anyone was using the latest posts thing to keep track.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by Pangalin

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It was totally worth the wait though.

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If a creature is asleep, will hitting it automatically wake it up? I mean, if we're only going to get one pop at an unconcious dragon it would make sense for it to be one of the fighers' hardcore daily attacks rather than a crappy ice spell from Bob, right?

How ya doing, buddy?

The weakened state caused by Bob's Ray of Enfeeblement reduces a targets attack power right?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm sure if Polish labourers can carry a load of bricks up a ladder without falling off then a highly trained Dwarven Paladin can manage it carrying an axe and a shield.

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

I was waiting to see if the last two people to take a turn had killed the goblin before I moved actually. If they did I was going to shoot at dragon then do one up the stairs, if not I was going to run a little bit up the stairs and shoot the goblin.

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

If Bob tries to run past the fight in front of him, will the goblin get an opportunity attack on hmi?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Is that a door on the right hand side of the room and did we come in through it? More to the point, how dragon-proof does it look?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?