Out Of Character discussion.
This message was last updated by the GM at 02:14, Tue 11 Oct 2005.

We are getting close, looks like we have 2 with a third on the way.

So make yourselves known to each other if you wish.

Fellow travelers, I bid you good day.
That done, lets KILL SOMETHING!!!!!!!

Hey there my name is Milo...umm kill something? Isnt that kinda harsh couldnt we just coax it away with some food?

KILL IT! And then it shall be food.

Killing your food before you eat it is always a good thing. Unless your a ork! then I imagine that live food would be the best thing.

I'm finishing up my character and he shall be posted for all to check out sometime later today I hope.

"Ewe...orcs. I dont mind killing them, they rip and burn, spoil amd waste."The halfling pats his dog "Dont they Ruff"

Hello guys/gals :)

Well I have had a request for a race from Savage Species and wanted to open it up to you guys, incase any of you had the same thing in mind.
 I am still kind of tossing the idea around, but am thinking that an ECL 1 or something from the Appendix 1 would be fine. Does anyone have any objections?

I would like to see some awesome backgrounds if there were to be any monster races, and I would think they should expect a hard time in more civilized areas.




Also we should be able to start rolling here in the next few days, we will see how the pc's come in, and go for the first of the week.

How do you guys fell about starting? Do you wish to roleplay all the intros? Or go with the assumtion that you all know each other(some what) and came together to go adventuring?

I'm up to anything so long as it is roled played well. I should have my final character and a short bio for him done today. Been busy and all.

For now I'll tell you all I'm playing a Ranger Dwarf, I know different for sure, who's name is Gunter IronFoot. His alingment I am thinking shall be Ch. Good. All his stats will be up and I'll be ready to play soon after that, depending when the rest are ready.

Any thing is cool for me, my character is ready to go. N/G Halfling Druid

Well I am excited to get the show on the road, there is lots of adventure to be had!! I see this game as an extension of a great table top, we will try to keep that table top feel to the game, using maps and pictures that many of us can find in the books as well as the occasional banter toward your fellow players and DM. I also have set up the "Talk of the Town" thread so you guys can keep up on current events in the area as well as pick up the occasional adventure hook, keep an eye on that thread it will be updated.
There will be lots of room for role playing as well as combat so should be some action for everyone. I am an open DM and like to give the players Freewill to chose their course of action, however with that freedom I do ask that the party does what it can to stay TOGETHER. Splitting the party is just too much work for the DM and ends up with character death!

So with that said    GAME ON!!!

So indeed, two ferocious warriors and just a little bookworm, scholar lass such as me. What grand adventures lay ahead?

((Yeah, and in real life, I am really guy so watch the funny stuff,, *L*))

Yah! Game ON!!!

Uhmmm, do we get a game thread now to gam IC in?

And whoohoo, look at us, we get a Yeti in the party! We are gonna KILL somethings!!!!
This message was last edited by the player at 02:13, Sat 05 Feb 2005.

Where do you see a Yeti?

Go to Game Info at the top of the screen, then to Cast and a name shows up on the list, "No Name Yeti."

Gee, did I scare everybody away? Okay, I'll take the picture down.
This message was last edited by the player at 14:12, Sat 05 Feb 2005.

I liked the pict ;) gave a nice table top feel to it. Ill be keeping my eye on you with those dice towers though...lol
I was just too busy drinking last night to post...lol


But your IC thread is up.


Game On!!

Well Gentlemen, are we just meeting up? Have we known eachother for awhile? Do we allready have a name like the, "Sundabar Barbarians", or such.
I claim amnesia. *L*

how are those pc sheets coming along?

well lets pump up the deadline a bit.




Milo +100xp and first place for completed sheet.


come on, there is still some bonus Xp out there :)

Hurray for being ontime!

I think we know each other allready if we are standing outside the gates together.

Maybe, maybe not, you guys decide. There are a lot of people there so maybe you guys just congregated together. Role it out if you want.


In fact I have the same questions of yous “what are you doing near Sundabar?” did you come for supplies, food, women, adventure¿¿…you tell me. :)

Its hard to figure this kind of stuff out in this type of experience. When I ususally make my characters I know who else im going to be grouped with so you can kind of make you characters to fit each other.

A druid has no reason whatsoever to go into a city. Unless perhaps Im going with my friends for something specific.

Milo is from the High Forest raised by Druids, he is kind of afraid of city humans because he always heres  from the animals and trees how they like to kill. Unless they can show they arnt like that he doesnt see the difference between them and a orc.

So I will need somekind of freindship with at least one of the group so that I learn to trust humans a bit more.

So thats my thoughts on the topic.

Okay, the following is just some random, possible thoughts that might have happened. I am in no way saying that this is what happened or trying to dictate the game, just offering suggestions for a background history.
Please say Yay, Nay or contribute differnet ideas and possibilities.

Well High Forest itself seems to have enough different activities between the different political faction within, it would not be to unusual for Milo to be on some mission sent by a higher Druid.
There could also be a quest to track down your family name and perhaps find lost relatives.
Hellgate Keep also leaves several interesting ideas for exploration and research.

I would venture that Vespian in her attempts to study the ruins of Hellgate Keep could have met Milo, who was selected to patrol those same ruins to keep nosy adventurers like her out and a few encounters escaping and battling Orcs togeather might have led them to be friends.

And with all that Drow and Elf Tiefling activity, there are a lot of reasons for a Dwarf like Gunter to be stomping through the forest on a mission of revenge against the diabolical &&stards that slayed his father, brothers, nephew etcc.  And once again, meeting up and having to fight togeather against mutual enemies may have given him a reason to stick with the group.

Yeah those are good ideas!


Let say we met each other in the Forest in one of the scenarios you suggested. I gave ya a some goodberries for your gut rot. (those dwarfspirts can tear you a new gi tract) You thought Ide be a good compainion for the healing at least and we ended up in Sundabar after tangleing with some gnolls or orcs or whatever.

The dwarf could have been ambushed by some orcs on his way to the same location. We haveing come upon him helped him finish off the orcs and gave him some healing.

And there we could be at the gates waiting to get in.

Or not.

What do you think?

Hehe, Sounds good Milo, Cheers!

We might alos be going to Sundarbar for some, none or all of the following top 10 reasons.

1) Ale Run!
2) Need better adventuring gear, armor, weapons.
3) Need to get gold for better adventuring gear, armor, weapons.
4) More Ale Run!
5) Cruising for hotties!
6) Learn about the nasty humans close up and personal like.
7) Take notes of the gates and walls in case we want to take over some day.
8) Looking for a hot bath and real soap!
9) Just bored and looking for some Mimes to beat up.
10) More and More ALE!!!!!!

Well good to see you two work it out :) With those attitudes we are bound to prevail.

*claps*
Second place and +75XP go to Vespian St.Brandi for finished pc sheet.



ok guys looks like we might have lost Gunter, but I will give him till first part of week, also have had a few other people sign up, so the ranks will be filled no problem. Just might take a couple days.

So keep up the good role play and there will be Bonus Xp in your future.

Game On!!!!

Stat Block? Can you give us another example of said Block'o Stats good DM sir?

ok

The nasty orc "Knarl" stepps in the ring

-------------------------------------------------------

As Knarl circles his opponent he looks  for a weakness in the beast defenses. Thinking he sees an opening Knarl comes forth with a mighty swing of demons. Unleashing his fist of fury Knarl shatters the skull of the would be goblin oppressor.
"Knarl crush you. Raaarrrah"
The Orc screams in victory.

Spot: 15
Attack: 20 ohh does he hit crit?  19 yes!
Damage: 8 already multiplied.
-------------------------------------------------------

or something like that.

fell free to add some flavor if you think it taste dull!
This message was last updated by the GM at 16:35, Sun 06 Feb 2005.

*L* Hey, that writing style sounds very familiar.

Ok so hi peoples, I'm also a PC. Since there was talk about orcs in the sundabar area, my character, who despises orcs for destroying his town, came to sundabar to learn about orcs... then kill them. And uhm, this is my first online game so how do I type in color?

HI Gimuld!

for color look to the bottom menu.
You will see a "Pull down" text box marked "coloured text:"
Just pick a color and type in the box.

The bottom menu also has some other neat options, Use this OOC thread to get the hang of it :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:13, Sun 06 Feb 2005.

Hi Gimuld!
Welcome!

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Vespian is Female, appears to be a mixed blood of Human and Elf.
She carries a big tonkin Falchion and does not appear to have any difficluty with its weight. Though comfortable with heavy metal combat, she aspires to learn of matters more Arcane and to one day wield Sorcerous power.
Having lived a hard life in the forests, she is non to picky about where her next meal comes from or what it used to be.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:56, Sun 06 Feb 2005.

Sure!

Gimuld is a human male from a fishing village that was destroyed by orcs when he was a child. He was saved the day after the destruction by a wandering wagon train group. On that group he bacame friends with some kobolds on the wagon train who taught him to fight sneakily and dirtyily. He came to this town because he heard about some orcs. He yearns to learn about orcs... then wipe them out! Unless some orc can change his mind. He seems to have a morningstar and a light crossbow with him. But who knows what else he has? He enjoys the good mug of ale and once beat an impaired dwarf at a drinking contest.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:49, Tue 08 Feb 2005.

Sweet deal! Gimuld comes in third with the sheet and +50xp :)

Oh yeah, and Vespian has lost her Sabre and a shield that she was very akward with in a previous battle. Financing the puchase of the Falchion has left her pretty much broke and she had to give up her bow. She is seeking employment of some type to make more gold.
Her abilities as a Scribe and Translator will earn her enough money for the basic neccesaties, but she's really hoping to nake a big score soon.

Hey Milo!

What can you tell us about you and Fluffy Puppy? Well, I actually know some about you allready. I want to hear the details on the Tailwagger! Girl or boy?
Sheep dog or Great Dane? Favorite chew toy? Does he/she like her/his Orc meat stewed or raw?

Milo is a good natured halfling with brown hair green eyes and a big smile. He dresses in Brown pants green shirt and a wool vest. He is always with his dog Ruff, his faithfull companion.


He was raised by human and elf druids, and doesnt know much about being a halfling. He was given Ruff (a large White sheep dog)when he first was initiated into the Druidic order as his animal companion.

Ruff is male, and is very protective of Milo. He is a very stoic dog, not hyper at all and is well mannered. If Ruff can get a bone he enjoys chewing on it, but does not eat goblin or orc.

Excellent, I needed an excuse to not do homework...
/goes to create character

No Goblin? No orc? Maybe a Scoobie Snack? Hey,,, Your style of clothing reminds me of Frodo. Just give me another month IRL and I'll have my very own, authentic, imitation, copy, realistic Frodo costume by Museum Replica Limited. Only thing is that it doesn't come with the oversized feet.

So does Ruff like Vespian, cause Vesp thinks Ruff is just the cutest thing,,, Come here boy, whose a good doggy, whose a good boy? Belly Rub?

Belly rubs are always acceptable... He does like you but Like I said Ruff is kinda stoic. think of that sheep dog on bugs bunny that was protecting the sheep wile e coyote always was trying to steal.

Aww,,, I seee,,, welll maybe I can hook him up with some Puppy Uppers at the local Apothecary.

Awww come on,,,, Am that I old? Haven't you ever heard of Puppy Uppers and Doggie Downers? Saturday Night Live...John Belushi..Jane Newman?

 i dont remeber that exact skit, but I like John as the Samuri taylor/baker/carpenter/ect..

OOOOOO EEEEE SHHHHeeee WAAAAAAA!!!!

Sweet! 100 Exp to Myth DM,,, oh wait, I can't do that here.
Sorry.
You at least get props for knowing who John is. Jim is good too. But John was the first and would there really be a Jim if John didn't get freeky crazy with the drugs?

Hey i know John sheesh!

Blues Brothers! Him and Dan were great

Hello everyone.  New guy here.

Do I need an intro or am I just there?

Also, any of you have AIM?
This message was last edited by the player at 00:16, Mon 07 Feb 2005.

Hey there Bazyli...welcome to the group.

Im afraid i dont even know what AIM is...lol

Hey Bazyli! Welcome

fourth place and +25xp for pc sheet.

I took the liberty of creating religious titles for Siamoprhe's priests, if that's ok.

Deacon = lowest rank
Scion = Mid-range
Bishop = Highest rank in a local church
Master Scion = highest level priests
Lord Scion = Very top

Just explaining my jargon beforehand.

Finally...character sheet is done for the second time...

Quindil Liahstia, AKA Meliam, hails from an odd smallish elven villiage in the Far Forest.  His little villiage is home to a group of Wood Elves dedicated to ridding the Forest of Abnormalities, a disparaging term for Aberrations and Undead, two types of creatures that the Wood Elves don't think should exist.  Having grown up in such an isolated villiage, Quindil isn't the most talkative type, and isn't overly smart, but is a competent fighter and has his wits about him.  He arrived in Sundabar to help cleanse other areas of Abnormalities, and expand hs fighting style, to become more effective.

Character description should be up soon.

Hello folks!
Your friendly Orc Barbarian here.  Not a swamp orc, but a high plains orc, fed mostly on rough fodder off the plains, like Horde Warriors.  So watch it Siege, I mean Vespian - I don't taste good at all, and if you try to eat me, I'll eat you first.

Wow, this is really getting to be a great group here!
We even got a big smelly Erthdar Orc.

In a world of cults that resurrect dragons, Bazyli thinks that preaching on a hill falls well short of "strangeness." :)

LOl Erd that "bushel" doesn't weigh much at all, in fact it is NOT a bushel, more like a very large handful. Like the ones you can get at a carnival.

I believe your are correct an "actual" bushel is quite large.

Molly has bad eyes and she not so critical with her grammar so she is kind of falsely advertising...lol


and Gimuld, she hands you a similar sized bundle.

:)

Have you guys been checking out the maps?

Are the maps easy enough to read and understand?

ohh yeah and check out the "Talk of the Town" thread, as you guys collect rumors we will add them to the list, basically like the old DnD modules. Pick an adventure type thing, using the city as a hub for supplies and role play, and of course adventure hooks. :)  So if you see an idea or plot you might want to follow up on and its not on the list, just pm me or drop a line in this thread.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:47, Thu 10 Feb 2005.

do i keep trak of my XP on my character sheet or just referenceing your experience chart?

The experiance chart will have your XP, but feel free to track it yourself as well, if you would like.

Sorry I haven't posted.  I got ill and couldn't get around to it.  I'm heading out town this weekend, so I won't be able to post agains til Monday.

No worries Bazyli, I kind of wondered what happened to you, Hope you feel better.

also I will be Sking this weekend so I wont be back till Sun, I leave Fri night. So maybe we can get an adventure hook before then and you guys would have time to conspire over the weekend.  **evil grin while rubbibg hands together** "Muhahahahahahahahahahaha"

If anybody gets confused trying to follow my character, just bear with me...I'm still tryin to figure out his personality and (especially important) intelligence.  So far, I think I've been playing him too smart, so I'm gonna "dumb him down" so to speak.

Well in an effort to push things along and try to get to some combat, I will ask that you guys decide on which adventure to partake in. As I stated earlier I would like to play this as kind of a choose your own adventure type, I have found that that seems to be one of the best Online approaches. Allowing you to get in there and have at some monsters as well as giving you the ability to role play a bit in-between encounters. So we have done the role play bit Time to get to some monsters.

So unless there are any objections please take a look at the "Talk Of The Town" thread and choose a "plot, rumor, or job" from the list. (dont worry the list will get much longer as we go)

Pick two adventures that you would like to check into and post them here, After everyone post a couple of ideas we will choose the most popular.

GAME ON!!!

These interest Milo

The Netherese Ruins  TREASURE!!!!

or

Need stout lads!! Apply in person at 120 IronLeaf. (If inquired about you find that this was posted by a wealthy land owner who has recently purchased an old Diamond mine in the Rauvin foothills. The mine was purchased from an old dwarven miner that could no longer support the mine due to the cost of upkeep. The main cost being, to keep the mines clear of monsters or worse. Now this new owner of the mines is asking that you go and secure his mine before he and his small group of miners go and set up camp. He will pay a total of 700GP, he is willing to give 1/2 as down payment for supplies.)

Save the helpless Orc girls from the evil Elves...

No no no...save the Orc girls AND Elf Girls from the evil Kobolds.  That's a proper adventure :D

I like the Diamond mine clearing out dealie.  Sounds like fun.

I vote for Netheres ruins or the diamond mine. Of the two I like the diamond mine best beause of that half-pay up front option.
Sounds to good to be true but Vesp is to young to know better.

Hey Pello! I think its 'bout time you introduce yourself to the group :)


Keep those votes coming , but looks like diamond mines at the moment :)

The netherese and mine sounds good.

Hey, does anyone else want to post some simple notes about themselves for the rest of us to know your character a little better?

I reason that sitting around for a morning trading stories, opinions and drinking a few beers would give us all at least some basic ideas about your character. I also reason that Roleplaying that process out would take a few months of real life time and not be as much fun as KILLLLLING SOMTHING!!!!!!
So maybe we just take a shortcut here. Bada Bing, Bada BOOM!

I'll even do a better job on my own. After I get done making dinner. Ie throwing leftovers in the Microwaive.

Thats sounds cool to me.

That my friend is a smashing idea. :)

Moved to Ledger
This message was last edited by the player at 02:11, Sat 12 Feb 2005.

If I had time to write a story, I'd take the time to advance the game I'm DMing - but maybe this weekend...

*sigh - fixing broken software is such fun*

I would think that those stories would go great in the "Sundabar ledger" Thread ...HMMMMMMmmmm...;)





No worries Erd :)

Ok it seesm that the Diamond mine is the one.

So if you want to get a head start, You each get 50gp to spend, or you can combine, what ever you choose.

The Bloodaxe have a supply house up the road that carries all the goos listed on Tables: 7-4, 7-5, 7-7,7-10. (No master work and no magical weapons avalible)


I am out for the weekend so see you guys later.


Start of Mining adventure on Monday!

ok well i made it back off the mountain in one piece.

Welcome back! Lets hunt some ORC!

Lets do it!! I wondered what happen to everyone, I figured you guys would have worked out a stout game plan by now :)

Me and Vespian wrote our histories then everything went silent

GAME PLAN.

1. See man about mission.
2. Get Downpayment
3. Purchase resources as needed- Will that be a side thread?
   a. Vespian trades in her Falchion towards the purchase of a
      Great Sword. *nod* *nod* *wink* *wink*
4. Journey to Mine Entrance
   a. Successfully avoid any wandering monsters along the way.
      *nod* *nod* *wink* *wink*
5. Start Adventuring and Bills your Uncle.

well I have set up a treasure thread. At this time I have it planed to track all your treasure as a "Group", meaning that all treasure will be pooled and tracked together.


If you would rather track treasure individually, we can probably work something out, but I for one like the combined treasure.


Decide amongst yourselves and let me know.

Pooling it is good but how will we divide it fairly..die rolls?

Coin will be split evenly. Goods and magic items will be split according to you guys, meaning that you will need to be fair and come up with the best solution. If it can not be worked out between you guys then -DM- can intervene, giving dibbs to the pc that found the given item. However I am confident that you guys can come to terms with the treasure and split it fairly between yous. After all much of it will probably be sold off for coin.

Fine then Vesp.  Leave me out!  I'll just take my axe and... chop stuff.

H'mmm, now where does it say, Erthdar leaves The Goat and travels with the others to the place of employment?

H'mmmmmmmm,,,, Anywhere???

Yeesh, Erthy, just say you walked with the rest of us to Ironway or whatever and Bobs your Uncle.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:44, Mon 14 Feb 2005.

lol yeah I was thinking that everyone went to the place of employment.

I stood, and basically asked to go along.

You didn't ask me, it says you waited till I left. Thhhptttttt!!!!!!

Anyways,

Myth, what do you need scanned? If you need the map out of the book, I can try with mine here.

I seen a picture of Sundabar up on the mountain, It looks much different then I first pictured mentally. Going up the road to the gate is actually a very signifigant event when you consider the sheer cliff drops of doom off each side of the road. ;-)

Lol yeah that pict is Kool, I think it is a little bit exagerated by the artist though, I was going to post that once I get my scanner working/buy a new one.

but what i actually want to get for you guys is a Reginal map that you can read the writing on, the one ive posted was done with a digi camera, so it is kind of blurry.

that would be sweet Vesp! If you have the time give it a shot.

Thank you
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:16, Tue 15 Feb 2005.

I think ERdthar is busy ywith R/L stuff, and Bazyli seemed to wonder off, so for simplicity wwe will say that they have signed teh comtract :)

Okay then,
Can we do our shopping after we get paid our advance our are we Roleplaying that out?

Yeah I was just going to have you post your purchases in teh "Bloodaxe Mercantile" thread

So whats the plan? You guys getting supplies or heading straight out?


Also I think we might of lost Bazyli, but I will give him a few more days.



map was updated to add misson map.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:51, Fri 18 Feb 2005.

We lost our Cleric? Dang, he was good luck! Sooo, can we split his share fo the gold?

JUST A SUGGESTION

I know a couple of us wanted to hit the store, then we meet the Dwarves back at the goat after dinner, then sleep for the night, then wake up in the morning and head to the mines.

Theres nothing in the store I want...I go back to the goat and wait for everyone to finish

Yeah you can have his share, I havent heard from him yet

so that makes it 58.3 gp each :)


Once we get the purchases we will all meet at teh Goat

Aww man, I was kidding about taking the Cleric's Gold. Now I feel kinda bad about that, like if he comes back in a couple days, He's going to hate me.

if ya snooze ya looze

If he comes back I will take care of it, no worries.

I dont think he comming back though, but if he does it will be ok ;)

Yayyy!!!! Gimuld is onLine, WhooHOO!
This message was last edited by the player at 00:21, Sun 20 Feb 2005.

Anyone else need supplies,Erd or Quin possibly???

Got a lot to do this weekend, and Daytona is tomorrow, But I will update the thread later or in the morning, feel free to role play a bit.

Yeah im here, I had a bit of buisness to take care of... and I got DDR:Extreme

Hey how do you get those maps to appear on the Message area ?

whew!  you guys have had a busy weekend...
catching up now, as I don't know the next time I'm gonna have time enough to do so.

Yeah, Erdthar would sign the contract.  Well, not really, but he'd mark it somehow to indicate agreement.

Okay, the Daytona is over. Can we kill something now?

What is Daytona?

No problem Erd, i figured you would sign it, so I just moved it along a bit.

Milo Daytona 500. is a nascar race.

In order to place the maps , just host them at an image site, then post the link in the post.


And if you want to kill something, we can skip ahead to the adventure. You leave in the morning, so just a nights stay at the inn and then...Boom!
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:15, Mon 21 Feb 2005.

You guys have been doing great with all the role play, and I would say it is time to get our blades wet.

So I have the adventure thread set up for Fast forward, It seems those adventures and the dwarf got tied up, they are not showing this night, but Baughz can pass on the word for you.


So if there is no objections, I will set up the Mine thread and we can get started.

any last request?????


100xp to all for the great role play

lets kill some orcs!

errr... or something

Yah! Great idea! Lets do it!!! KILLLL! KILL! KEEELLLLLLLLLL!!!!

I get to sleep so I can recharge spells right?

yeah everyone will have full rest.

If you have spells PM the list to me please, along with all DC's

Ok it is on!!!

as you can see I closed the city thread (I actually renamed it as well to "The City and its Gates")

The new thread is "Cryoden Mines"


Let the adventure begin.


It is about 50 miles so just over two days walk.

Are we there yet? Okay just kidding. 


Are we at a combat encounter yet?

H'mmph must be nice to be the Dice Roller's favorite. *cough* Erthdar*cough*

"Ohh, look at me and my natural 20 roll laddies"
This message was last edited by the player at 23:05, Mon 21 Feb 2005.

you will notice, please, that the roll before that 20 was a 2

Combat? What is that?


No J/K


I am just waiting to see if Pello checks.

Ok guys before we get too far into it. I need you to do something for me during combat rounds.

Each round of comabt that you proform an action I need you to include a stat block at teh bottom of teh post.

Stat block must have all combat information in it IE: movement type and location(ie: run walk to square "m9") also needs to have all skill checks as well as attacks and damage. if you cast a spell it needs to have spell name, effect, duration and dc.

This will make sure that nothing  gets missed.


Sample stat block
Move to: m-9
Action: Atk Gnoll 2
Attack: 10 Miss
Damage: n/a

or

Move to: s-22
Action:Cast Magic Missle
Target: Gnoll 1
Damage: 5


well you get the idea

I also added some clarification of combat actions in teh "house rules" thread.

this is what it reads....

Clairification of Standard Combat Actions:

In a single round of combat you can...

with a base attack of +1 or greater, draw one weapon, and move, but not attack (unless its a 5ft step)

draw a Weapon + ready a Shield, but not move, nor attack

if you have the Two-Handed Fighting Feat, you may draw two weapons, and move, but not attack (unless its a 5ft step)

if you have the "Quick Draw" feat, you may draw a weapon (free action), move (base movement) and attack

move (base movement) and make one attack

take a 5ft step, and make your full (multipule) attacks, if applicable

cast a spell, and move (base movement)

retrieve an item from your pack, and use it, and take a 5ft step

-unless-

Your item, such as, a potion, could fit in a belt pouch (or similiar holder, like a scroll case looped on your belt), in which case, you may retrieve the item (free-action), use it, and move (base movement), or draw a weapon, or, if you had a hand free (using a one-handed wepaon), make a single attack.

Stand up from prone, & pick up your weapon, but not move or attack
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:30, Tue 22 Feb 2005.

combat map updated!!!!


You guys know that you dont need to post in Initiative order, right. Just post away and I will clean up the action :)

So I can draw my weapon, since I have the +1 bonus, move-30 feet, and then take an additional 5 foot step for a totall of 35 movement?
Or I can run 120, but not have a sword to hit with or an attack when I get where I am going?

you can draw your weapon move your movement speed, in your case 30', but you cant attack!

you can draw a weapon and make one 5' step and attack.

Or you can run 4 times your speed, for you 120' but not attack or draw a weapon.



 Dont worry about it too much, if someone off be 5' or so once or twice thats ok (You'll just get hit with the evil mages fireball more often....lolj/k)

I just dont want anyone running 150' and drawing four daggers and attacking.:)
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:54, Wed 23 Feb 2005.

Also, for diagonal distance. Are you using the 5, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, 50, 55 method of counting or are you doing the X² + Y² = Z² Geometry method?

no just 5' even diagonal, as little math as possible. Keep it simple.

Besides the grid is just for refrence the real battle is in your head. A fluent and consistant battle with blades and blood flying.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:17, Wed 23 Feb 2005.

Ah, my favourite method of dealing with dice cheaters...if they cheat on the dice, so am I.  I call it karma points (a term I stole from somewhere), so the more bad things you do (ie-cheating), the more bad things happen to you.


Sounds like my kind of D&D.  I love how this game is going.  Good stuff :)

Glad you like it Quin :) I am enjoying it myself.



Hey spellcasters!! Dont forget to add the DC and the save in your post. If ther is no save then state "save:n/a" or something like that.

Thanx

As you can see I changed your game piece tokens, I hope no body minds, but these ones are easier for me when i edit the map.


GAME ON!!

Yeah I now and then have a pretty bad memory. Oh and I got IRL matters to attend to til about Noon sunday.

no problem man!

Hey I started adding the enemy AC. So you dont need to role damage anymore unless you hit. I like the idea of not knowing what the enemy has, but seeing as you guys can just look it up in a book, it doesn't really matter. Besides I know that dice rolls are precsious coming from the Die roller, dont want to waist a roll of 8 on a d8 for nothing ;)

For the sake of the local wizard you might also add touch AC, if it isn't too much trouble.

Right!!

will do


Anything else? maybe blood type or afflictions?

Well.. maybe if you could add star sign and sexual preference? Pello hasn't really had any luck with the ladies lately, and if he could find someone compatible...

Wow,,, Pello is a sick little monkey now eh?

Hey! Gnolls are people too. At least if it's a Scorpio.

so you guys going to finish off the combat? Or did you come for happy hour?

2 for 1 wells and drafts.

Okay Myth, I see your Coors and raise you another.

Coors huh? howq about Corona!



Hey vesp ? you going to update your sheet?  It still got the flachion..

H'mmmmm Corona. Well If you would have told me it was a Corona night, I would have hooked up with a case of Cor and and a brace of limes.

Well my bro just brought a Duece of Corona by...so that will be good fun. I am off to play some poker for a bit.

Kill the Gnoll!!!!! or get him drunk!!!

Hey, great battle guys!
I think I learned a few things there and will have to change up my strategy some. But that was some of the most fun I had killing Gnolls since Baldurs Gate came out.

Good work guys!! you got the booty plus...


150XP each

YAY!

Dang this PH 3.5,, can't find the friggin encumberance allowance table.

not 3.5 ....3.000000000000000

Say, Vespian, what would your star sign happen to be? *grin*

Star Sign? Why Ragz the Rabid Carnivore of course.

Hmm.. and I'm a Puff the Magic Dragon..

*leafs through a book of horiscopes*

Wonder if we're compatible.

Well hell then, where is the Encumbrance Table in PH 3.0000000000000000000000?

"Ohhhh Monsters,, Here Monsters,, Come'on monsters!"

pg 142

http://gmgen.sourceforge.net/s...yingMovingSeeing.rtf

Hey, thats a nice little fact sheet there Erthdar.

Maybe one of you people are online. I'm away from my book. What is the starting gold for Wizards.

- Dave Galland, AKA Thomas ('I`ve ran out of Turn Undead attempts') Farcommons

Wizard's starting gold is 3d4X10, average 75 gp

Here is an artist rendition of the area, mind you its not a very good artist :)

Sorry about no update yesterday, I had a lot to do.

Also I changed the format just a bit so that you guys can "react" to the enemies Init.

And for some reason my image host is acting up, and I cant post a map in thread without using a link :( .  I am tring to get it fixed but I dont know, sorry!


instead of a map this is all i get  <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/Mythica/OutlookCombatrd3.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">


Edit: well I messed with it a bit, I cant get it to work, like it was, and dont have teh time to keep at it right now.

so we will use that link in Maroon at the bottom of the page, I suggest that you "open it in new window" it makes it easier to read and post :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:42, Sun 06 Mar 2005.

I want to give Pello a chance to post and then I will advance the round.

Well I will update after work in about 3hrs, Pello or no Pello

I been wanting to ask you guys this for a bit now, so here goes.


So what do you think?
Do you like it? dislike it?
Are you having fun?
Anything we can do to make it better?

I want everyone to enjoy the game so let me know what you think, you can PM me if you like, or better yet just post it here so we can all read it :)


My answers: I think it is great fun, and a good chance to meet some like minded people, ie gammers.
I like it!!!
I am haveing a great time!
More Xp would be nice...lol

Hey, I am having a great time! I really like the game and I think your a tough, but fair DM, and thats cool.
The onlything I would really like added is a Houserule that favors character hitpoints for the first three levels. But that's just a personnel opinion and not necessary.

this is a good game
I'm having fun, but can we do something about the dice roller?
We had two natural 1's for attacks this round....
Just kidding, stuff like that happens, but for me, the die roller has always seemed to hit the extremes, with a preference for the low end.

I like your DMing style, and the story is fun.

I like the game alot, your battle grids are great. Alot of games dont have them or they are poorly made

I dislike being low level, but I feel that in all games I play :D
You've described things well and i enjoys your NPC's
I am haveing fun
I think everything is good but I hope we can develop our characters more.
Since im the only divine spellcaster I am a bit overloaded thinking about healing my teamates. Could you perhaps find us a cleric, or maybe someone will multiclass? Or give me a handy dandy staff of healing :D

tell me about it.  It's gonna be iffy for Erdthar, surviving this encounter.  And if I'd raged, it woulda been worse. cause I'd be at one hp, and a round like this woulda killed me outright.  And who ever heard of a raging barbarian retreating when it's smart?

Glad to hear you guys like it so far! Quin, Pello and Gimuld, what do you guys think???



~We'll see what we can work out :)


~You can use your own dice, if you like(I trust you guys) or WoTC DnD site has a dice roller, you might try that.


~do you mean through role playing, or just advancing levels? Either way there will be room to do that. Levels will go pretty quik as I am giving some extra XP. Role playing is more up to you guys, the ball is in your court.


~I am worried about the lack of healing as well, dont have room for a cleric, but I am working on something that will help, hopefully. Because I would rather work around your charcters than you haveing to work around me, I wont ask anyone to change the pc they've made or even ask them to multi-class, you choose the pc you made for a reason, not my place to ask you to change.

My IRL friends chat to much on IM.

All in all, I like this game. It seems better than most games on Rpol.net. I kinda wanna find a Starwars d20 game that is as good as this game, except its starwars.

Well.. lets see.. I haven't been appalled by the low intelligence of the DM. I haven't considered silently slinking away, or send a private message to the point that the game isn't my style and that I want to quit. And I get to play a small race.

Good enough I guess ;p

Seriously, I'm not completely sure where I stand yet. It has potential to be a super game, or merely an "okay" game. Not that there is anything wrong with an "okay" game. I run several :)

Oh.. and I guess I could multiclass, aiming for the mystic theurge. Though that would delay my access to fireballs a few levels. Of course.. maybe its a good thing that I get healing spells before I get fireballs, seen from the group's point of view.

"Whoops! Didn't see you there! Oh, quit whining, I only glanced you!"

Yo Fiery Flarne,

Stick with the warcasting. The way I see it, once you can blast away the opposing froces, we won't need no stinking healing.

Hey, Clerics have lots of offensive potential. Especially if I take the fire and munchkin domains.

~yet anyways....lol



Ohh and I'm pulling for a super game!!  So step back!!!     j/k


btw Pello what defines a super game?
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:25, Wed 09 Mar 2005.

I am going to give Quin and Gim a bit more time to update, I got us out of order by posting sunday night.

So i will either update this evening, or first thing tomorrow.

Game on!!



ohh also check the Blood axe mercantile, i been working on some stuf in there, not finished, but a start.

Im just postin to be number 500 !!!!


lol

A super game? I don't think I've had any. You know those that you will remember to the end of days and say, not that was a trully awsome game. However, a few has been good.

I usually point to link to "Sons of the North" first. The multipronged storyline (and sole adventure that we got to play) was really good, combined with lots of lots of good storytelling from both players and GM. Of course, Sons of the North was a slightly different genre, playwise, as it was true gmed freeform.

link to "DD3ed: A Slaad by any other name..." was pretty good for a while, why my Slaad GorPllrrrrrDok went on a solo adventure. Lots of fun and excitement, saving a village singlehandedly from a quasi bad guy and making friends along the way. Though admittedly, one of the reasons I liked it was the way that my character could bash a major bad guy, wait 5 minutes, and then walk on his way thanks to fast healing. Gives the whole "Oh no, you broke my leg" a completely new angle.

I think a super game contains a good, epic storyline that seems to just fit the characters rather than railroad them, or hit any shallow points. Memorable characters with places for the single character to really shine. Combats which noone will doubt are tough, but which the characters seem to win with an inherent herofully gracefulness. Maybe a great dramatic moment where one or more characters sacrifices themselves for the rest of the group, or maybe some outside patron or loved one (not necesarily a deadly sacrifice, but undoubtly a sacrifice). Preferably the game should contain several (or a nonstop series of) scenes which just stand out to the inner eye, and look like they were taken from a good movie.

However, perfection is such a flighty goal. I'll settle for less.

Is any one going to attempt to heal Erdthar?

Heal skill can be done untrained.

I am

Kool Milo

You stabalized him


Map is correct now, sorry for the mix up, i was in  huge hurry this moring!

Thanks Milo.
Myth - I don't regain conciousness until I reach 0 hp, do I?

that is correct :(

But doesn't the act of stabilization automatical;ly bring you back to 0?

no - it just means you are no longer bleeding to death

Aghh,, must be one of those version 2.0 vs 3.0/.5 things.

maybe feed him some food, that might help.

Over all it was a good fight!


450xp each

Sorry bout that, had a whole ton of stuff the past couple days, and by last night I was just burnt out.

Kool Vespian found the secret, Molly hooked you guys up with a little bit of help before you left(of corse payment might be expected in some form or another). That was in the workings for a bit I am glad someone gave them a shot, I would have infromed you guys  before, but when you ate them you were full hp, so it might seem kind of odd that they just happened to be magical, but that was the plan from day one. They are now added to the treasure thread.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:34, Fri 11 Mar 2005.

Since Milo is a druid and has a good heal ability wouldnt he recognize this as a good berry spell? Or at least can I have a skill check to see if it actually was the nasty think Vespian did?

you can do a spellcraft check dc 16 or detect magic, to get an idea.

Once you are thrid level you will recognize it without any effort, but at this time you can use spellcraft.

I think i fixed the problem with my image host, so i can post an image in thread.

or do you guys like the way it is now with the link?


I will do it either way, what ever you guys like.


so which way do you like it?

image host!

and i failed my spellcraft check

I like having the image in a different window, for the times when the summary post is more than two up when I reply.  But I can do that even if you go back to putting the image up in the thread

Hey DM! Whats with giving away the secrets? Vespian has built a career on making things happen with one set of tools for the public to watch while actually using a whole different hamster to turn the wheels.

Milo, your my good friend, almost my brother, but if you keep trying to figure me out. I will spank you, oh, and your little dog too.

Hey! I cant do any thing on want ya big ole dikeenie  (Willow Reference, though i doubt a spelled the word right.)

Wasn't that "Stuuuuuupeeed dikeenkie."
The Brownie with the mouse skin cloak?

Yeah but i didnt want to break any copyrights :D

I wonder is this is simply a spelling error, or if the DM is broadly hinting to us that the Vial contains something Vile...

opps one of those things the spell check over looks, my bad. Its Vial!! not vile.

Now when did that change?
Hey, didn't you once actualy heal a few hitpoints with the use of the heal skill, I just realized that the only thing it does in battle is stabilize and doesn't actually heal any points at all unless your performing long term care. Though on the upside, I dodn't remember it ever being any good for poison for before.

What are the houserules on recovering arrows?

Never really thought about one, why you need arrows.

Ok how’s this(I have no books at the moment) Search DC:10 will find 1d6 arrows.



Also it is on you guys to decide the course of action at this point, weather that is rest, move on, go back to town…whatever

I don't know, some people rule that once an aroow is shot, it is gone for good, other play that you may only retireive arrows that sunk into enemy flesh and can be recovered, unless they caused a crit and then are destoryed.

Im my games I dont let arrows be recovered unless they are magical.
Ive killed alot of animals with both cedar and alumium arrows and there pretty much ruined after 1 use.
Now think of arrows going thru metal armor scales and whatever else in Dungeons and Dragons and the survival rate of arrows goes down even more.

thats my 2 copper pieces.


PS have you ever tried to find an arrow in tall grass...lol good luck

I like Myth's rules better.

Well the real rule is: any arrow that hits its target is destroyed, stray arrow's have a 50% chance of being lost or broke.

But I don’t feel like rolling all those percentile dice, so we’ll go with the One search for 1d6 arrows or bolts.

Come on people, lets stop dwaddling, lets go!

Does everyone have their equipment purchased from the Bloodaxe mercantile listed on their sheet? I will be deleting those purchase threads soon, so get that stuff on your sheet :)

Normal rate of healing is 1 hp per character level per 8hr rest.

You can do "Long-Term Care": Provided that you are treating the patient for 1 day(8hr). Long term care requires a Heal check DC: 15. If check is successful then healing rate is doubled.

Long-term Care with bed rest: Provided that you are treating a patient for 1day(8hr)and that patient is in a comfortable bed and you succeed at a Heal check DC: 15, then the patient will heal 3hp per character level per 8hrs rest, they will also heal up to 2 ability score points per day.


Circumstances to improve Heal check:
~A Healing kit adds +2 to Heal check die roll
~5 or more ranks in Profession(Herbalist) grants synergy bonus of +2 to Heal check die roll.
~Aid an other, One other PC can aid the healer. This requires a Heal check DC: 10 from the helper. If the check succeeds then The healer may add +2 circumstance bonus to their Heal check die roll.

Added 2 house rules
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:38, Mon 14 Mar 2005.

Lets get those healing checks and camping out of the way and get on with the adventure, shall we?

If need be you can rest longer than 8hrs, ie 16hrs and so on, to gain more hp.

I beleive Milo has a much higher Healing Skill then I do, so I vote he plays Cheif of Staff and I'll be the Intern.

So are you saying Myth that we can purchase some of the new itmes you added to the list even though we didn't actually buy them when we were in town and just say that we did since they are new additions that we might have bought had we known they were there when we were actually in town?

I had planed on just being able to purchase that stuff, next time you were in town, they get new stuff in stock on a regular basis, infact they just hired on a good alchemist, so should have a good supply from now on.

I will have healing spells when the sun rises in the morning. That will be much faster then useing skills

Anyone injured was able to heal 2hp overnight with teh help of Vespian and Milo.


Could I get a hp check make sure I am on the right count.

This is what I have
Vespian: 8hp
Milo: 8hp full
Erdthar: 10hp
Quindil: 11hp full
Gimuld: 4hp
Pello: 7hp


is that correct?
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:41, Thu 17 Mar 2005.

Looks right.

I was down to 6, so +2 would help.

Yes Vesp, I stretched the rules a bit and gave anyone that was hurt the 2 hp for rest.(We can expect small changes like that at low level, so don’t look a gift horse in the mouth....lol, besides I hear they have bad breath…lol)


Now I see that you basically have two options, assuming you are to carry on with the adventure that is. You could head straight to the Mine (Hint: no random encounters between here and there) or you could inspect the goblin hole.(Hint: every one is very close to leveling)
Collectively choose a course of action if you will,even if it differs from those presented. :)



Game on!!!!

lets do the gobby hole so we can level up before entering the mine

thats my 2 coppers

I suggest the hole only because I'd prefer to wipe out one enemy before being caught between two. Now being healed up and walking in with a full compliment of spellage would be nice.

I don't think Erdthar will fit in that little goblin hole...

But I think we should take them out - I'd hate for another ambush after we are worn down from the mine encounter(s)

Spot on for the HP, at first I saw my HP as 4, and I wondered what had happened to my poor little elf...

I would have continued on, but seems I'm overruled.

Erdthar, No pikes or poles but there are those three moringstars from the goblin fight, Infact I am adding them to the Treasure thread, I fogot to do that.

Question there lads, did we wait for full hitpoints via rest and Milo's Healing Spells, or did we just take the 1 day of rest?

1 day of rest by my understanding

yeah so far just one day, but it really isnt too late to change that.


but again its up to you.

FYI
still down 4 hp here
also - someone said 3 goblins, but didn't 6 get away?

6 started the fight, three fell back when their number got cut in half.

So you know of three. Mukhallad might know of more.



Erd: did I miss 4hp or do you mean you still need for hp of healing?

was at 1hp
got 2 for rest
got 7 from spell
at 10 hp
max 14 hp
still down 4 hp

Ok kool thats what I thought.
at first I was wondering but I double checked.

Decisions, decisions, decisions,
If we waited one more day, we could be healed up 100% and start the next mornning with full spell reserve,,,,
but then the goblins that got away would probally sneak back up on us and kill us in the middle of the night,, you just never know eh?

Well, on one hand its nice to see that saying please helps.... But on the other, I would rather have had that natural 20 for combat.

Nice Init Vesp!

Anyone else going down or just Erd?


P.s. dont forget Move silent checks :)

Move Silent? What the Sam Hill is Move Silent? I don't know of no steenkin move silent.
Hey Erdthar? Do you have any idea what he's talking about?

I geuss near death experiences will change a person. *s*
This message was last edited by the player at 11:21, Fri 18 Mar 2005.

Move Silently.. Move Silently.. Moo Silently.. Moos Ilently.. Moos Islently.. Mos Eislently.. Mos Eislenly.. Mos Eislely.. Mos Eisley..

Wait a minute..

I know what Mos Eisley is! It's that Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy^TM, right? Better stay away from that.

Erd is all for charging into battle with a roar and a swinging axe - it's silly to do so while hunting though...

Gads, sorry for the delay.

Me bad.
But, Erd isn't much for letting people shooting at him live.

lol, I can see your point ;)

Actually, the first goblin is probably still alive, and dying.
I only hit him for 9 hp, and it's only been a few rounds, so he'd probably not at -10 yet...

Erdthar wouldn't do anything about it, but Erdthar's player wouldn't mind hearing what said goblin has to say.

Aghhh, interesting thought Erthdar. Now to think about how events my roll out such that one of us would join you to see that there is some life left in the bugger.

The first goblin is the one by the chest, where I think everyone already is, and where Erdthar was just heading.

So i take the day off yesterday from work to go snowboarding, and come back to maham this morning!

I been trying to update the treasure thread, but am just now getting around to it.


Also that goblin that Erd just Killed was the leader from outside, so he was hurt bad in the first battle, with his running and such, he was unable to regain his strength.

Now I suppose you could revive the goblin next to the chest to see what he has to say.


I identified that wand for you guys, But Milo is still the only one that can use it, but atleast it should make up for not having a Cleric, somewhat I suppose.


and last but not least there is no XP for those two goblins, beacuse you already got the XP for them from the fight outside.

So onward and upward! Shall we? Where to?

I will carry the wand.

Hey wait, I believe for rogues it says something about use magic device as a skill. Oh wait! I have that as a skill. I can use it if you have problems or whatnot.

I can use it without useing a skill check, a rogue has to make a skill check every time they attempt to use it.


At least I think thats how it works

DM?

Yeah Gimuld you are right You can do it with that skill, its like Dc 20 or so.

Milo's right too. You have to make the check every time you use it, so its great for a fall back plan.

Yeah I know but I meant, you know, you fall in battle, or someone is out of your healing range, or something. Like if problems occur, I can use it too.

Mr DM sir what level is the wand at so I may roll the proper dice to heal my good companions :D

the wand is second level caster, so it heals

 1d8+2

PM

any one else have any skils or any thing they wish to do?¿?

I will update the map to night when I get home

Ok, rules question time.  Can I jump as part of a charge? If so, how high are the rocks?




This message was last edited by the player at 23:10, Sat 26 Mar 2005.

I would allow that. You would have to make the Jump check, and subtract the distance from your full movement. If you fail the jump check you stop, done finished no more movement.



Rock is about 3' high a little less. So you would have to hit a Jump DC of 14. Success means you are over the rock and still moveing(Subtract Jump Height from speed), failure means you stop on this side of the rock, and can not make it over.

PM
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:43, Sun 27 Mar 2005.

Happy Easter Guys!


I will be busy most of the day. I'll try and update later.


Have a good day guys.

Hey Now,

Kind of quiet all of the sudden,,

middle of combat and a DM socializing with his family
only to be expected

Do I get an AoO on G1 or G4, because they were shooting from a threatened square?

yes you do. you get to attack one of them as an AoO. Unless you have combat flexes, and then...well you know the drill.


Just add the AoO attack in your next post.



And if you guys ever feel that you have an AoO during a combat round. Label it and post it in your post. If for some reason you are wrong, I will let you know.

If your AoO downs the oponent then I will place your next attack on the closest opponent(provided they are in range).

AoA? What strange lanuguage is that you are speaking?

AoO = Attack of Opportunity

*Rolls Eyes* Sarcasm Erthy, that was sarcasm..,

sarcasm?

please explain

I know what an AoA is, its just that we use them so rarely in the games, even back in Phlan they were a kind of, "On again," then, "Off again," battle component. So thus a strange and foriegn idea, as if it was another language.

I know not this "battle" thing you speak of.

It matter not

Erdthar see goblin nearby, Erdthar swing axe, as often and as hard as he can
Not that that is very hard - stupid 1-rolling die roller!

Yo Myth,

I like the spell effect indicators. B-)

Thanx!

I thought that they were pretty kool. Kind of a kool little visual effect.



lol looking at it now I see that the Burninghands one is a bit small, but ill correct that next time ;)
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:00, Thu 31 Mar 2005.

Hey spellcasters please don’t forget to add the DC to save for the spell you use, it makes it sooo much easier on me if it is in the post.

Also watch those spell effects don’t want to be frying any of your friends.



Gimuld you can do damage to that goblin if you want.

Doh. I did check, but I mistook Erthdar's start position for his end position. And since S16 was nowhere near 3 and 5..

The joys of being at the top of the initative order... The map is all layed out perfectly for my turn.

Since the Golin is unconscious, can I take 10 or something on tying him up?

yeah, but why? are you afraid of the die?



LoL   :)

XP for goblins = 342


ands that puts everyone but Mukhalld at second level.


So update your sheets and let me know. Also I have decided that you will get FULL hp at second level (example: if you roll a d12 then you will get 12 hp plus CON mod)

Character Sheet updated

Still 1,000 or so away from 2nd level here

Yay! Joy..
Character Sheet Done
This message was last edited by the player at 17:05, Sun 03 Apr 2005.

My character is updated.  hurray for 16 hit points!!!!

Huzzah! Updated too!

Do we get more EXP if we let the Goblin go and then kill him as he is running away? What if we give him his weapons back and a free shot or two?

Hmm... I'd rather bathe him in alchohol then light him on fire and send him infront of us. A torch, a way of death for him, and a trap detector! Plus, if his village is made of straw, we can destroy the village! Huzzah!

What a horrible waste of alcohol!

I've got some alchemist fire. We'll use that instead.

Huh? you have over 1000xp, so you just went to 2nd level.


Mukhallad is the only one that is not 2nd, and that is due to him coming in to the game late.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:29, Mon 04 Apr 2005.

Isn't a Grey Orc LA+1 or something like that? Maybe thats why Erthy still needs more Exp to make the next level.

Ohh that could be correct. but I thought an orc was a normal pc....geez Ill have to go read into that....Erd is that the case?¿?




Ohh by the way I just got back from a wicked session of Boarding so I am swamped. Man the snow was sweet I was expecting slush, but it was great! Hit some sweet runs and pulled some sweet air and of corse ate snow a couple times :)  But all in all it was great for the last run of the sesion



 Awsome role play for the day!!!!

Yes, Vespian is correct
Grey orc from Races of Faerun is an ECL +1 race

ok then my bad.  So you do have a ways to go.


I dont have that book, yet

I miss the slopes. Back in my day, snowboarding was something you did on one Ski. People would take a piece of plywood, mount two old bindings on the top and either use a half foot piece on the bottom to snap into a regular ski, or bolt it to as ski. Those of us whithout the resources would just leave one ski at the top of the hill and balance down on the remaining one. Aww memories, And before the spring lever brakes were invented, we used straps to tie our ankles to our Skis so they wouldn't slide away after a wipeout. Them straps were always just long enough for the skis to have plenty of windmill effect and would beat the hell out of me as I rolled down the hill. I used to eat snow a lot, my ski buddies and I beleived that if you didn't wipe out several times a day, then you weren't trying hard enough on new stumps.

Yeah I figured you wanted to talk about what way to go, but it matters not to me, you can go any way you want. North was mentioned, but, not by all.

I will update this evening so hopefully we have a conclusion by then.

Milo - I think most of us already left down the north passage

I had Erdthar hurry to catch up with the early departures...

I think Erdthar, Vespian, and the Goblin should take the lead, maybe 100 ft or so forward - to take advantage of darkvision...

other than that - you guys work it out

Yeah alright guys, I got to take off for Buffalo. If anything happens today Myth, NPC me to 1) Make sure my own hide is safe, then 2) Take as much advantage of sneak attack possible then 3) Disable traps, unlock stuff, and squeal excitedly at treasue.

kool Np man have a good trip!

Crap. 8 for init btw. Forgot to put it in post.

What are the rules for attacking into a grapple, in the dark?
I would hate to miss my opponent, and instead hit Gimuld or Pello.

I know if I was in the gapple, I'd have to use a light weapon, like a dagger...

I dont know that there is an exact rule on that, per say. Normaly you would have to be able to actually see the grapple taking place.

But with scent you can find the target and move into the grapple, using a light weapon. However being that it is in darkness I would say that you had to make the "touch attack" in order to grab (instead of the grab automatically succeeding, as rules for "Joining Grapple" pg 137 PhB)


Now if you are going to just go in there swinging your axe like mad, that would be a different story. The enemy would get at least 3/4 cover meaning that there is a good chance your friends get hit, if you miss by 1-7 you would hit the cover.
And if you go in there raging, well, then almost any thing in there is going to come out in bad shape :).
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:22, Sat 09 Apr 2005.

So I haven't yet received my hp for leveling up?

D'oh my bad, I forgot about leveling, so you have 4 hp.

I guess Pello isnt down so my action is kinda useless. Can i redo it?

actually I thought it was a good tactic using Ruff, and Pello needed the Hp any way. I say the action stays.

w00t! returned from the Buffalo Naval Park! Navy boats are not comfortable to sleep on...

H'mmm, I just realized that I had missed some in line PM messages. Okay, for the record and I apologize, who is still at +HP and who is down and in the negatives?

Damn my crappy memory! Does anyone remember the page that says when/how you get the benifits of level ups after you have the needed XP?

I believe that is entirely up to the DM.

Yeah that leveling was my ill communication.

I have always played that you add your new HP gained from leveling to your current hp's.  So if you had 4 out of 8 hp when you leveled, you would add your new hitpoints earned to the 4, so if you got another 8 hp at level you would have. 12 out of 16.


All other level goodies take effect immediately upon reaching new level.




so from now on add your new hitpoints gained to your current Hp Total.

Flying off to the Northwest...
so they are flying right at Mukhallad?  Or possibly they flew past him?

just trying to get an idea what square I was in when I came out of the darkness, and where I last saw the flyers.

However, for the sake of consistency, I won't rack in my new spells yet.

Yeah, dont you need to rest and study from your book before you can cast those new spell slots?

Erdthar They went Muk's direction and up at a 45 degree angle to the ceiling, so you lost them about the spot where Muk is now.

Does anyone know Frey's email addy or what games he is in? Wouldn't mind checking up on him.

Grrrrr stupid image host's!!!!!!!!!!!

Freekn broken images every where. :(


I have fixed some of them, if you guys see a broken image and you would actually like to see the picture, let me know and I will see if i can fix it.



I cant figure out if it is my image host changing their format, or if it is RPOL changing their image format, but either way it is a pain in my Arse!!!!




sorry rant over



GAME ON!!!!

Hey guys got some news:

1)Beat Halo on PC. YAY!

2)Going away for Spring Break, dunno about internet.

Sorry about the wait with the update. I had massive yard work to attend to.


But anyways

That turned out to be a fun lil side trek fight, although I must say I thought it funny that you would not kill the last remaining goblin, yet you would destroy a nest of seemingly wild animals.  lol go figure ...."The adventure's life"


I’ll get some Awards up latter.


GAME ON!!!

I'm up for killing weird winged tentacly critters any day :p

Then again, I'm not too concerned with whether the goblin retains his head/neck connection anyways.

wierd lurking darkloving bat-winged critters that miay have attacked as we were investigating the pool...

Wierd, lurking, darkloving, bat-winged, suicidal, irritating critters that tried to eat my head.. or whatever. I've got a nice bunch of scratches and broken ribs to prove it too.

Is the fight over? I thought it only flew to the edge of the cave? Please let me know on this one.

the beast is done, unless you wish to hunt him down.

He is somewhere up in the ceiling, though you can not see the ceiling being that it is out of range of your vision.

Hint, hint

lol, ok ok


The long awaited XP awards! With your fabulous host Myth -DM-..........




....and now for today’s prizes, Johnny tell them what they've one.



"Well Myth these fine adventures have one them selves.......Onnne hundreed and Ninttttttyyy two experience points."


That’s right folks 192xp each.

Erdthr is 1/14 hp.  He's also fatigued.
he really needs a bit of help here.
13 hp would be really nice :)

And I'm down to some 5/16. A shot or two wouldn't be denied.

No healing for me?

If you dont tell me your hurt I cant heal ya :) How many hp are you down?

Hey everbody! Vacation is ok. It is way to hot and there are way too many mosquitoes for my liking. But, it could be worse. So I'm sitting  here in Barnes and Nobles drinking my water and laughing at little kids. (I'm that evil!) I'll be on in a day or two later also.

what up man! Enjoy your vacation! they dont come around that often :)

1/6 hp left Milo. There was something IC.