Wait, what did we actually see/hear? I'm a bit confused based on your description.

Sorry about that.

You hear the whooshing sound of magical energy being summoned from within the house. You don't see anything, but you hear it. Then, you hear a pop and a sizzling sound.

I forgot to add that, to Mikhail's trained ear, that's the sound of a spell failing to go off as planned (i.e., someone failed their Magic check). (I was trying to describe the sound of a spell fizzling out without effect.)

I modified the post for clarity.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:09, Tue 28 July 2020.

Got it. I thought there was an Abomination forming for a moment. That makes much more sense now.

Mechanically, the hidden spellcaster would've had a mishap, except that the spell being cast didn't have a prerequisite, and, as such, cannot cause a mishap. I actually got excited for a moment when I saw a mishap was a possibility. :)

How strictly do you intend to stick to initiative ?

On Forum-based this can be a huge delay as one waits on the next player to post.

I have found that the "Us-Them"-Approach makes sense, however adapted to the Initiative packages.

I.e.
Footman 2 (Mikhail)
Footman 1 (Richard)
Richard
can all post before a foe hs the initiative, e.g. Richard does not need to wait on Mikhail to post
Any detailed 'mistakes' caused by initiative are handled by the GM.
E.g. Mikhail posts after Richard, but Mikhail/Footman 2 knocked down the same foe that Richard/Footman 1 attacked. GM applies the relevant modifier ad hoc and thus Footman 1 actually hits (he would have missed without the prone modifier)
This message was last edited by the player at 07:12, Wed 29 July 2020.

No, I'm not a major (or even minor) stickler on who posts first when players have initiatives together. I do prefer that players wait until they don't have opponents ahead of them in the initiative, but I'm not going to chastise anyone who posts their actions early.

I like the map (Group 0), size limits for Map Uploads here on RPoL can be a constraint for fancy maps like ones might see in VTT applications.
Yours shows everything that is needed.
I checked distances and realized only today that I am within short range of my longbow, hooray. Might even hit someone ^^. Somewhat funny Richard is just outside short range. 'Funny' because he advanced first :)

Guess RL is strangling both Mikhail and Richard to prevent them from posting. I seem to recall you're all from the US (except Loran and myself, that is). I sure hope it's not COVID-19 that is keeping you guys busy.

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Sometime during 17th Aug - 30 Aug I'll be in France (one week being the current plan, unless COVID-19 intervenes...). Will not have i-net access (it's a remote place), so won't be able to post. Will keep you informed when I will be absent for real.

You all will hate me for this. My wife and I started a new business, we have been building up to this point for a long time, and it has taken off, a great thing for our family. But, this leaves me with no time. I need to leave the game, to take away this distraction, which often pulls me away from my time with my family and the growth of my business. I hope you understand and again sorry. Real life as we all know needs to come first.


Thanks for an amazing time gaming, truly has been awesome and this choice is very difficult for me.

All the Best!

Richard, we were glad to have you with us, and we wish you the best in your family endeavor.

Folks, we'll NPC Richard for the remainder of the fight. I'll get his actions together while we wait on Mikhail to post.

Did not realize you were waiting on me. Sorry about that.

I can offer to play Richard for the fight...

If you like, and I can take his footman.

yeah, you can just shove him over to me, might be the easiest.

Apologies for not reading close enough. Somehow I thought the Master was standing outside

61h passed since last IC post
Just curious, do we have some pause that I missed ?
The ball is in GM's field, yes ?

1. Lord (mm)
2. Fost (F) #105
3. Tevinter Footman 2 (t2)
4. Mistress (ms)
5. Ser Perth (p)
6. ...

Sorry. A rough couple of days on my end. RL bit me in the backside.

I'll get back to it tomorrow.

Ah, okay, thanks for the headsup

Could I jump down the ledge to hasten after Sexta... or rather how difficult di I assess this as regards taking damage or falling?

If Easy (9) I'll try it, otherwise I take the stairs
This message was last edited by the player at 04:29, Wed 05 Aug 2020.

Working on a post. It's getting a bit tedious. :)

Edit: Wasn't able to finish it tonight; will get it tomorrow.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:05, Thu 06 Aug 2020.

Question
T crossbow used last round to move and ready the crossbow

This round he aimed and shot. Did he not need to load the crossbow first and thus not be allowed to aim?

Am asking because crossbow R is exactly same situation...
This message was last edited by the player at 17:48, Thu 06 Aug 2020.

How far away is Sexta in comparison to everyone else, and who can see her?

In reply to Mikhail Loren (msg # 259):

Use Pythagoras ;P
The arrow points straight south...

Deleted the post, fixed it, and reposted.

At this point, (before Loran, Mikhail, and Fost act in the round), only Richard can see Sexta. She is off the map, 23 yards "down" from the left side. Richard himself is out of view of the others, as well, as he's right at the bottom of the map in the same place. In the context of the DAI map, she's running up the path that follows the base of the hill (on which the initial Inquisition camp (Outskirts camp) is located).

True, and I get that, but I was wondering if I could theoretically knock her to the ground with a spell to slow her down. Mind blast has a range of 50 yards, and with her off the map, I can't check to see if she is in that range.