Okie dokie! Have a good week. :)

We'll just carry on until you get back, and if carrying on fails, we'll just sleep. :)

Waiting for all to announce they're awake/ready to move on before we do so!

Edit: Except for Haruuna who is away.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:53, Mon 27 July 2009.

Here ready to go.

Actions? Waiting is a perfectly valid action by the way ;)

That looks like two votes for going the long way round, and one for sneaking through.

Haruuna is away (though still logging in!? Possibly using a phone like I did when on holiday), so unless Siliwen can convince the others to try the stealth approach, you'll be takin' the long way.

I'll go for sneaking through if it doesn't seem too dangerous, although given Lyra wears armour...

Yeah, I'd probably fail horribly with that armor.

And I'd just slow you guys down if we had to run, being that I move twenty feet and you guys probably all go your full thirty.

Running away is one of my least favourite parts of D&D - most people run at exactly the same speed, and worse, most monsters move faster than 20 feet per round!

Incidentally, real well made armour doesn't hinder the wearer much at all in terms of speed and agiity, but it certainly would cause more fatigue.

Yeah! That's the worst! I usually play barbarians or rangers, so I really haven't had to worry about armor encumbrance.  And it's not that bad compared to full-plate.

It's too bad masterwork doesn't reduce the speed penalty, then.  :D

Heh, speed increases are more the order of the day for you then!

I would actually argue that only badly made armour might reduce speed - but its not something I'm going to houserule since it's one of the tradeoffs for heavy armour and it's just a quirk of D&D rather than something that makes a big difference to the setting. Start messing with armour like that and I might as well overhaul the whole armour/HP system...which wouldn't be a bad thing but is too much work ^^

Yeah, I know.  It's a good trade off.  You're harder to hit but slower moving, and if you're in armor like that you have ways to get around the speed reduction.  The easiest way is to get a horse, or if you're up there in the levels, to get mithril.

You know, what we could do is toss Milo's souless husk into the den of spiders.  Let him be the fodder, then we'll all just run! ;P

MW armor should in all truth well fitted well made  armor is much less combersome and affects dex. less that than just plain armor.

I'm sure I read somewhere recently that taking armour heavier than medium is usually quite sub-optimal, or at least that a better idea is to focus on dexterity. But then again, I really don't like optimisation - people are varied!

Aye Siliwen, that's why MW armours get reduced check penalties.

Worth noting that I consider some magic weapons and armour to just be like master-masterwork items in a sense - I don't buy into the idea that the magic makes you a better fighter; it's just that because magic has been used to make or to better balance or sharpen the weapon or armour, it's easier to use.

Initiatives please! I will resolve actions in iniative rather than post order; please consider describing more than one rounds worth of actions, with conditions.

Siliwen is around 160 feet ahead of the group at this point.

Ack!  the Dice roller hates me

die 20 +3 = 6   init

Me too.

8 initiative....

Edit: So should I roll several attacks, or what?
This message was last edited by the player at 04:42, Fri 31 July 2009.

Oh don't worry, it's just evening things out - usually it loves the players and hates me!

I didn't make that clear, sorry: if any of your actions need a roll then yes, please feel free to roll in advance, including damage if needed.

Up to three rounds worth of actions is a good amount - if you post fewer than that you risk losing a round or two if everyone else posts more actions. However, if the situation changes and isn't covered by something like 'if I kill the one I'm attacking, I'll move to protect Bill' then I'll allow a chance to catch up.

Also if you roll in advance the rolls only apply if you do end up taking those actions, no storing up natural 20s ;)

Sorry for teh short post.  I would've doen more but I'm very tired and I have a head ache.  So...

Damn, and I just so happened to get two crits...and failed the confirm critical.

1st round: Sprint toward Siliwen as fast as I can.  (If I can't draw my weapons I'll do so as I get there.  )

2nd Round: Use my Shield Block on the first enemy to make itself apparent, and then attack and try and cover Siliwen (Or spend a movment to try and get to her If havent already and the conditions allow for it). (natural twenty for this round's attack, confirm crit 7; Damage 8)

3rd round: Either attack, or retreat if the odds look good to do so.  Probably be better to attack.  (critical, 19+5=24, for this attack, confirm crit 12; Damage 5)

ahhh, done.

Ah, I put all my dicerolls in a private GM message. Basically I'm trying to circle around the movement so I can get a clear shot at in, and then, if it's hostile, shoot it repeatedly.

Not sure if it's a valid sneak attack or not, if it isn't I would lose 3 damage (or could just reroll the dice.) Got a crit on my first attack and missed the others, natch.

21:15, Today: Siliwen rolled 19 using 1d20+6. To hit.
21:16, Today: Siliwen rolled 2 using 1d8+1. Bow Dmg.

[Private to GM: By the way I had forgotten my familiar.  Perhaps I just let her crusie a bit on her own, or should I just call may familiar later?]

Ouch.

Two fortitude saves each please from Siliwen and Lyra.

Damage to the two of you in PLs.

[Private to Lyra Duphaneus: 19 damage total]

[Private to Siliwen: 14 damage total - 10 then 4]

Siliwen you actually have another two rounds of actions, so please post those before we continue.

Siliwen, if you go ahead and cast two spells you're going to suffer two attacks of opportunities.

[Private to Siliwen: And you don't have many hit points left.

Also please make your two fortitude saves.]

Silwen withdraws, she needs to keep form being attacked

[Private to GM: 13:24, Today: Siliwen rolled 7 using 1d20+4. Fort.
13:24, Today: Siliwen rolled 14 using 1d20+4. Fort save. ]

PL

[Private to Siliwen: Take 1 point of strength damage]

[Private to Lyra Duphaneus: Take 5 points of strength damage (ouch!)]

Nal, you can get another two shots in before Siliwen and Lyra reach the others.