I just learned that technically I can't 5-foot step in difficult terrain. So, do what you must. Attacks of opportunity or whatnot.

Yeah. I've just been counting it is a full move action. And I haven't been diligent with my AoOs lately. I've been considering switching the mechanic to 5e's Advantage/Disadvantage system.

Ello All! Thank you for accepting my invite!

I feel like I could never trust someone with "honest" in their name.

Haha, I guess we will see. Character description is up. Please let me know whatchu all think. I apologize in advance for run on sentences and bad grammar.

In honor of Honest Jon's brilliant origin novel, I have updated Stan's description as well. He's cultivating a beard now.

@Stan you might see a mistake I made in the Dice Roller regarding your AC for the second round of combat. I entered 13, forgetting to apply the +4 for shield that you cast in the round beforehand. Although it doesn't show it in the dice log, I did apply it to the results. However, Drevoraz's attacks were still higher than your AC 17.
Luckily, your DR and Brogan's shield other spell are sharply mitigating the damages.

Good show!

I really like the new Achievements system. (Or maybe it's not new and I'm just terrible at achieving.)

Thank you! Achievements has been something I've been toying with since about the same time I created the Factory Thread. I wasn't sure if it's implementation would make the game too video game-y or what. I held off talking about it, figuring you'd hit on it sooner or later. The triggers are not story specific, so there is a very good chance that neither you or Honest Jon will ever discover some of them.
I may also add or modify them as the game progresses.

I was considering grappling Bua Gorg (Pelor help us all...) and instead reminded myself how terrible that would be by googling the flowchart for Pathfinder grappling. Along the way, I found this list of D&D achievements:

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Bahaha, that's great!

I resisted as long as I could.

Hello! I just realized that I never actually communicated a change to the rules I implemented a little while ago. Looking over the dice log, however, you will be able to see that it's been enforce for a while, only if you understand what you're looking for. The rule pertains to Attacks of Opportunity (AoO).
When you have your character do something that would normally provoke an attack of opportunity, instead of the cheap free hit, the character preforms the action at a Disadvantage.
What does that mean? It means that you will roll 2d20 (plus applicable modifications) and keep the lowest result. So, for Stan's grapple (CMB) check, he rolled 2d20+3, which resulted in 19 and 13. 13 does not beat Bua Gorg's CMD, therefore Stan does not grapple him. Getting smacked in the head for trying to fight creatively never made much sense to me, but I always understood AoOs as a way to keep the special attacks challenging.

So, if provoking an AoO creates Disadvantage, is there such a thing as Advantage?
Yes. This is a little bit more loose. It is the same mechanic, only backwards; however the triggers are a little more difficult to explain. The easiest way to explain it is with Sawyer's Sneak Attack class feature. So, we all know that when Sawyer catches his target unaware he can deal extra damage. Using this new rule, whenever Sawyer catches his vict-, I mean, target unaware, he gains combat Advantage. Meaning, he rolls 2d20 (plus any/all applicable modifications), and keeps the higher result. If he hits, he deals Sneak Attack as per his character level.
Another, perhaps more relevant example would be Flanking. If you are flanking with an ally, you and your ally gain combat Advantage. Further, the poor sap in the middle has combat Disadvantage. We no longer have to track situational lowered AC, especially since AC is so low anyway, given the DR rules we've been playing with.

Rolling Advantage and Disadvantage is also easy using the Dice Roller. All you have to do is setup 2d20 +/- x in the roller, then select either "keep lowest" or "keep highest" from the General section, then type "1" in the field next to it. Once you roll the dice, it will record the appropriate result.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and as always, thanks for playing!!

Makes sense. Seems like a neat blend of third through fifth editions.

It would be cool if that weren't a typo.

The perils of swiping from a phone. Ever since Stan's encounter with Javell, my phone's internal dictionary thinks "ye" is a word. It's not even close to the same swipe pattern, but commonly substitutes it for "the."

Stan, I've updated the loot recovered by your party in the hour prior to Adoward showing up to Vanderbouren manor. There are a lot of people on the scene that can easily see magical auras, so I assumed that the magical equipment would easily be identified as such as maybe set aside. Please let me know if Stan has taken any of it, given any of it to anyone else, or perhaps hid it in Lavinia's safe room.
I need to know this BEFORE the scene advances much further.

Thank you.

Stan will claim the following as his and Demios' share of the loot. The rest he does not care about at all. He will leave where it lies, or let others grab it as they desire.

Chief Lorpth's magic greatclub*
darkleaf pouch containing magical jelly*
Chief Lorpth's wooden crown fitted with seven moonstones**
umber-colored potion stamped with a stylized tree with a face*
Drevoraz's magical red sash*
Bua Gorg's cypress wand*
Bua Gorg's magical bracelet (pearl charm)*

Cool. Is there anything else you want to claim before I assign it to the other NPCs, the stuff from the bullywugs AND before?

Well, I took the strange ring (from Penkus?) even though I never remember what it does. If the "Under Parrot Island" section is still available, Stan would probably take all three potions and the elixir.

Penkus's ring wasn't magical, just an expensive gold ring. The strange ring is from the Lotus Dragons hideout, and radiates a magical aura. I'll add the potions to your sheet.

I took that ring too. If no one else in the party makes a stink I will probably just keep it.

I am the Lord of Some Rings.

Okay Jon, if it's your first night at Play-by-post club, you gotta post first.

Stan, we don't talk about Play-by-post club!