In reply to Arashi Fukushu (msg # 108):

Good shooting Arashi and Takeshi.
I can’t believe my luck when shooting a bowl raker arrow. I think that brings my total up to at least 6 shots with at least a 50% chance to hit and not one has hit yet (unless this last one hit because I missed some bonus).
Pretty soon I will be moving into lottery type odds if this keeps up.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:29, Sat 01 Feb 2020.

In reply to Totsu (msg # 109):

Haven't seen anything from Ron in a while, is he on vacation?
Is he ok?  Do we need to send out a search party for him?

Even I can recognize a boot in my butt.

In reply to Chiisai Tori (msg # 111):

LOL

In reply to Totsu (msg # 112):

Shooting over the storm.  That is one way.  I was curious if it was possible to shoot through the wind storm.  I was hoping to find out if it was just going to be negative modifiers or if it was impossible to shoot missles through the wind.
If it was maybe you and Takeshi could still continue with the range attacks and then I was curious to find out if the person who cast the spell dies if the spell disappears with them.
Would be helpful to know this if we ever run across this situation again.
Well let's see what we learn from your method.

In reply to Totsu (msg # 113):

Any updates on our training?
I see a possible Jujutsu scenario playing out.

In reply to Totsu (msg # 113):

Good job Arashi. Now we know one way around that spell.

Ken's back, so we'll get the boulder rolling again.

Sorry for the delay.  I'm back on the wagon boys.

In reply to Chiisai Tori (msg # 117):

When will the toilet paper panic end???
Luckily I bought a 12 pack a month ago so I've got probably another week but this is ridiculous.   2 weeks non stop and no toilet paper anywhere.  Walmart told me that I have to be in line at 8am when the store opens because they usually sell out within 20 minutes.  Meijers says the trucks arrive about noon and they unpack supplies around 1 pm and it is usually all gone within two hours.
I'm going to have to tell my boss i can't attend meetings because I have to take time off work to stand around and wait for toilet paper.
I think some of these people actually believe that toilet paper is the cure to everything.  I heard people are buying guns and ammunition.  I think this is to protect their toilet paper.

Heard there are a few people that show up every day to wait and get their one alloted case.

Rationing cards are coming soon if people don't pull their heads out.

In reply to Chiisai Tori (msg # 119):

The one thing I really love is that Costco has so no returns on toilet paper or hand sanitizers.  So hopefully all those hoarders will still be forced to use this stuff when it is 5 years old or throw it out.  I think all the other stores need to adopt this policy.  A year from now instead of seeing people out on the street trying to charge extra for this stuff you will see it at garage sales all over the place.

Rich, regarding post #466

Please reference rules pg 61 for actions allowed.
You are in a Base Action Phase (BAP), you can ONLY shoot the Dai-kyu in a BAP:

UNDER BAP
Use Dai-kyu
This Option, available to Unengaged characters, allows the
character to loose one arrow with a Dai-kyu. No movement is
allowed.

You will not be allowed to change weapons until your next BAP
(you do not have a Primary action phase - PAP)

UNDER PAP
Exchange Weapons
This Option, available only to Unengaged characters, allows the
character to sheathe or put away one weapon or pair of weapons and
ready another. The character is allowed to move up to 1 yard when
using this Option.

FYI-DRAWING OR SHEATHING A WEAPON WHILE ENGAGED:
Draw Weapon
This Option allows a character to ready one weapon for combat. If
the character attempting to do this is Engaged, he must make a
Deftness Saving Throw to succeed in getting the weapon ready. If he
fails, any successive attempts will have a positive modifier to the
Saving Throw equal to the number of failed attempts. Thus, his
chances increase as he continues to get his weapon ready. A Critical
Failure will indicate that he dropped the weapon while trying to
ready it.

In reply to Takeshi Oshiro (msg # 121):

I thought I was allowed to draw my bow and shoot an arrow in a bap. That is why I thought I could shoot and put it away.

Plus many of the things list only one thing and the minimum phase you can do something but is doesn’t specify if you do something in a higher phase if you can do more.
For instance drawing a weapon can be done in a secondary action phase and then you can do another thing in a primary AP, does this mean you could do both of these in a bap?
It seems like you are allowed to do more in a bap so I was guessing that if things are listed under lower action phases and you do them in a bap you would be able to do more than one item. Rules are not clear on this and is confusing to me as far as exactly what I can or cannot do in higher AP.

In a Secondary Action Phase (SAP) you can only do actions listed under SAP.

In a Primary Action Phase (PAP) you can do actions listed under PAP or SAP, only one action

In a Base Action Phase (BAP) you can do actions listed under BAP, PAP or SAP, only one action

It will state in an action if you can perform any other actions.

In reply to Takeshi Oshiro (msg # 123):

Ron can you please confirm if this is how actions work because I thought I was allowed to draw my bow and shoot an arrow in a bap?
Are there any times you can do more than one action in a bap or can you only do 2 things if it specifically states you can do this?

Takeshi is correct.

In the rules thread, you can take any action listed on that type of phase, as well as any action listed on an 'inferior' phase, but not two actions.

Drawing a weapon is a SAP action.  You can do it on a BAP, but it counts as the action.

In reply to Chiisai Tori (msg # 125):

Way to go Yasahi!
I was not even counting on him. That makes 3 down already.  We are kicking butt.  Everyone keep up the good job!

Yea Arashi!  You remembered!

In reply to Chiisai Tori (msg # 127):

Landed two punches on that guy and rolled a combined total of 1 point above minimum (2d10 for a total of 3) on that guy. Let me guess, he had probably 1 hit point left when Ayare finished him?

I will snap his next with enough force to rip it clean off.

New game thread now avail. (and no longer closed)

In reply to Chiisai Tori (msg # 129):

Arashi will pay for private instruction and a learning scroll if one is available.

He currently has 16 gp 5 sp and 23 cp.

For general questions/updates/and actions, please use either this OOC thread, or the actual game thread, rather than Private Messages  (although private LINES within one of the regular threads is certainly allowed and encouraged for questions and secret information).  I delete the PM's regularly since there are so many, and therefore have no history - besides it's easy to have things get lost or out of synch with what's happening in the game.

Thanks.

Two things:
First, I’m making a small rules change. After adventures, I will formally give out EXP and ON.  The rule change is: I will also give out ‘equivalent downtime’.  I will give a generic instructor, bonuses, and number of weeks that simulate the ‘school of hard knocks’ you learned during the adventure.  There is no actual instructor or weeks spent.  This would just be getting credit for, essentially, learning to be a plumber by doing jobs as opposed to learning to be one by going to school.

Since I have not been doing that, we will set everyone at 60 EXP and 60 ON, which is why you’re 3rd level.

I’ll give out the following awards for the trip to Hell, which will also be an example:
EXP: 20 (which will put you at 80)
ON: 20 (which will put you at 80+your starting ON)
Downtime: 8 weeks worth.  Assume private instruction with a teacher who has your desired skill on a 70, is superior level to you, and is at an academy.  So, for a skill with no hinderances, your Learning Rate + 2 + 1 if it is a bonus skill + (70-your current skill)/10 if your skill is under 70.  You cannot learn ninja skills or Okuden unless another player character is willing to teach you.  And, they should answer ‘NO’ unless something extraordinary has happened.

Second, we may try Roll20 for combat and stay on rpol for role-playing.  Kinda a hybrid approach to the game.  I might test this after you guys have a game plan for the village of Hota/Artifact.  Everyone is familiar with Roll20 except Totsu.  Totsu, PM/text me and we’ll get an evening where I can teach you the basics.

Also, you can TEACH EACH OTHER with these 'phantom' weeks.  For example, if Takeshi gets permission to learn Kenjutsu from Arashi, the same bonuses apply except you'd use Arashi as the teacher instead of whatever I list.  For this first one, since I gave private instruction of a teacher superior level who has it on a 70, Takeshi would have to decide if he, instead, would want private instruction from Arashi (not superior level), but who might have it higher than 70.