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The Gathering Stone (OOC) Posted by Chronicler. | Group: 0 |
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Chronicler GM, 15 posts Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 12:59 |
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Roland of Nuphilin player, 1 post Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 14:52 |
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Rondar player, 1 post Human Fighter Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 15:13 |
Rondar will be a Human fighter. I look forward to gaming with everybody. :) | |||||||||
Elf Ranger player, 1 post Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 15:20 |
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Chronicler GM, 16 posts Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 15:42 |
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Rondar player, 2 posts Human Fighter Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 15:45 |
Yikes!! Rondar has just decided that re-enlisting in the militia sounds like a fine idea, after all! :) | |||||||||
Roland of Nuphilin player, 2 posts Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 15:58 |
Btw the way, is there a certain character sheet you want us to use? | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 17 posts Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 16:27 |
Use whatever you are comfortable with, as long as all the relevant information (that is to say, details found on the general D&D 5e character sheet) is readily available. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 3 posts Human Fighter Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 16:49 |
Chronicler, Is there something that needs to be done in order to unlock the "space" for us to set up a Character Sheet? Thanks. | |||||||||
Caoilfhionn player, 2 posts Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 16:52 |
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Rondar player, 4 posts Human Fighter Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 17:42 |
I give up. I misplaced my "Easy-Peasy Phonetic Guide to Elven Names" somewhere. :) | |||||||||
Roland of Nuphilin player, 3 posts Priest of Saint Abyliberi Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 17:57 |
"You, Elf" :) | |||||||||
Rondar player, 5 posts Human Fighter Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 18:01 |
Ha!! Well-played, sir! :) | |||||||||
Caoilfhionn player, 3 posts Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 18:05 |
![]() You. I like you. | |||||||||
Cobale player, 1 post Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 18:58 |
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Caoilfhionn player, 4 posts Stamina 5/5 Health 6/6 Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 19:00 |
Celtic is a hell of a drug | |||||||||
Cobale player, 2 posts Goliath Monk Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 19:15 |
Hello all, one more martial body for the group this time with fist of stone. | |||||||||
Triandal Gervase player, 1 post Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 21:40 |
I am the groups paladin, hopefully not lawful stupid. | |||||||||
Album Schnix player, 1 post Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 23:41 |
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Rondar player, 6 posts Human Fighter Mon 24 Aug 2020 at 23:44 |
I look forward to gaming with everybody, and getting to know everyone. :) | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 19 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 01:31 |
https://www.deviantart.com/uk1..._new=10%3A1598318912 Speaking generally, the Southern Vale is located in the Kaithydun Mountains, near the mouth of the river on the map leading to the north toward the sea. This message was last edited by the GM at 01:32, Tue 25 Aug 2020. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 7 posts Human Fighter AC:18; HP:13/13; PP:12 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 02:14 |
Thanks for the map! On a different note, I think that the following message may have gotten buried back a ways in this thread:
It could be just me, I suppose, but at this point, I am still unable to set up a Character Sheet. Thanks! | |||||||||
Album Schnix player, 2 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 02:39 |
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Chronicler GM, 20 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:21 |
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Triandal Gervase player, 2 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:25 |
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Chronicler GM, 21 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:32 |
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Chronicler GM, 22 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:34 |
This is the color I use for general DM stuff, like narration and so forth. This is the color I use for OOC comments, such as when discussing/adjudicating game mechanics and so forth. It helps if everyone else just keeps their text to simple black, unless making an OOC comment. Otherwise the screen just becomes a sea of clashing and confusing colors. | |||||||||
Triandal Gervase player, 3 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:48 |
For stamina and health do we round up or down? Triandal's full HP is 11, how is that spilt? | |||||||||
Caoilfhionn player, 5 posts Stamina 5/5 Health 6/6 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:53 |
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Caoilfhionn player, 6 posts Stamina 5/5 Health 6/6 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 10:55 |
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Album Schnix player, 3 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 11:01 |
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Triandal Gervase player, 4 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 11:41 |
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Album Schnix player, 4 posts 6/6 SP 6/6 HP Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 13:16 |
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Chronicler GM, 26 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 13:38 |
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:38, Tue 25 Aug 2020. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 8 posts Human Fighter AC:18; HP:13/13; PP:12 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 14:47 |
I am assuming that our PCs start with the standard gear and equipment for their Class and Background, per the PHB, yes? Thanks. | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 27 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 14:54 |
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Rondar player, 9 posts Human Fighter AC:18; HP:13/13; PP:12 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 14:55 |
Will do. Thanks. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 11 posts Human Fighter AC:18; HP:13/13; PP:12 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 19:01 |
I have a question regarding our PCs' Health. I understand how Damage is applied first to Stamina (i.e., before Hit Points are affected). In that sense, Stamina is kinda like Temporary Hit Points. How does Health relate to Stamina and Hit Points? I don't know the answer, and I don't want to fail that portion of your test. :) | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 29 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 19:30 |
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Rondar player, 12 posts Human Fighter AC:18; HP:13/13; PP:12 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 19:31 |
I don't understand how Health works vis-a-vis the mechanics of the game. | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 30 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 20:01 |
1/2 hit points = health Stamina is more easily replenished by rest and loss of stamina is more akin to being winded or a little roughed up than taking serious physical damage. Health takes longer to replenish, because it represents actual physical damage. When you start taking damage to your health (once you no longer have stamina), it is representative of sword cuts slicing open flesh, spear points piercing skin and damaging organs, etc. Restoring health requires not just rest, but direct medical care. Damage to health is also likely to leave scars, even when magic is used for repair. Whereas stamina is fully restored after a longer rest, health could require days to fully restore. This has a couple of effects: it forces characters to be more strategic in their hostile actions (this is a bane to murder hobos) and diplomacy, it slows down the frequency of combat (no more Supermanning it through dungeons), and adds more tension to the game (characters are now a lot more mortal). Needless to say, the first few levels could prove deadly when getting into combat encounters. For this purpose, I'm scaling back some of the challenges or removing them completely. (I've run this adventure twice in the past with friends at the table and TPKd them both times, once with with a rat swarm and another time with an enemy not to be mentioned here, using normal hp rules--long story, but their healer didn't know what he was doing and I rolled an unbelievable number of crits both times.) So for me as the DM, this will prove challenging finding ways to place obstacles in the party's way without overwhelming them through mechanical attrition. Finally, I think this fits the thematic element of the setting. This is the Age of Madness. Simply being alive is dangerous to your health. No one walks Telluria with a promise of a new morning. This message was last edited by the GM at 20:03, Tue 25 Aug 2020. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 13 posts Human Fighter AC:18; HP:13/13; PP:12 Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 20:15 |
So . . . I think that I am starting to get it. As I understand it, Hit Points are used merely as a means of computing Health and Stamina, in which case they (Hit Points) are no longer in play when considering the effects of Damage -- only Stamina and Health are. Do I have that right? I was trying to still find a use for Hit Points other than in the Health/Stamina equation, but it sounds like there is none. Thanks. | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 31 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 20:20 |
Dicestormers came up with this system as a sort-of in-between for normal hack and slash super hero hp mechanics and the wait 7 seven days between each encounter of the gritty hp mechanics. This is my first time using the system in full, so we can change it midstream if simply isn't working. | |||||||||
Roland of Nuphilin player, 5 posts Priest of Saint Abyliberi Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 20:22 |
I'm guessing paladin's Lay on Hands will work similarly | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 32 posts Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 20:38 |
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Roland of Nuphilin player, 6 posts Priest of Saint Abyliberi Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 20:46 |
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Album Schnix player, 5 posts 6/6 SP 6/6 HP Tue 25 Aug 2020 at 22:59 |
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Rondar player, 14 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 02:00 |
Cobale's in-game appearance made me wonder how she would be viewed, IC (on a scale ranging from "Eh, it's a Goliath -- not too common hereabouts, but really no big deal" to "Argh! It's a monster! Look at how big it is! Run, before it eats you!"). Upon searching, I found the following in the "Campaign Setting" thread: "Gociteru consists of entirely of goliaths. This ethnic group is centered on the western side old Nigotier." So, then . . . how would Cobale be viewed, in-game, in the Low Hollow region? Thanks. | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 33 posts Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 10:20 |
Cobale, how do you see your character being treated by those not of your kin? | |||||||||
Album Schnix player, 7 posts 6/6 SP 6/6 HP Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 11:17 |
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Chronicler GM, 35 posts Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 12:19 |
The DM will roll most of the skill checks, except for things like acrobatics, athletics, animal handling, performance, etc. | |||||||||
Cobale player, 4 posts Goliath Monk Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 12:29 |
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Chronicler GM, 36 posts Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 13:34 |
https://www.deviantart.com/uk1..._new=10%3A1598448709 | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 37 posts Wed 26 Aug 2020 at 13:43 |
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:44, Wed 26 Aug 2020. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 16 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Thu 27 Aug 2020 at 00:43 |
Has it been revealed, in-game, how far the Robernyde mines are from the PCs' present location (outside Cotylac)? Or, mayhap the PCs know this, as a matter of common knowledge? Thanks. | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 39 posts Thu 27 Aug 2020 at 01:44 |
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Chronicler GM, 41 posts Thu 27 Aug 2020 at 11:08 |
In case I made this unclear, in most cases I won't elect on my own to roll a check for you. If you want your character to make a skill check, say for example to perform an Insight check during a conversation, just let me know as an OOC in your post. More often than not I'll roll the check and resolve the outcome in my posted response. On a case-by-case basis, I'll have the player roll the check instead. By keeping the roll out of sight, it helps to create more roleplaying situations. A close fail on an insight check leads you to not quite be able to peer through the target's affectations, body language, tone, and so forth. The person may seem unreadable or your doubts are not quite settled. A really bad roll, like a 1 or 2, could mean you've seriously misread the situation, falling for a total lie or believing motivations that aren't there. By keeping the roll out of sight, verisimilitude gets propped up a little. Also, after sooooo many times seeing players (myself included) metagame based on a die roll--oh, you rolled a 3 on your insight check, well I'm going to insight check this guy, too so we can get a better die roll, crap I also got a 4, can someone else insight check this guy--this helps to keep that behavior in check. | |||||||||
Rondar player, 21 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Fri 28 Aug 2020 at 00:39 |
Who knows, that might even entitle you to some sort of an in-game goodie! :) | |||||||||
Album Schnix player, 11 posts 6/6 SP 6/6 HP Fri 28 Aug 2020 at 01:06 |
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Chronicler GM, 46 posts Fri 28 Aug 2020 at 12:34 |
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Rondar player, 22 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Fri 28 Aug 2020 at 14:58 |
Rondar is signed up, geared-up, and ready to move out. :) | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 47 posts Sat 29 Aug 2020 at 01:29 |
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Rondar player, 24 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Sat 29 Aug 2020 at 02:19 |
Thanks for the heads-up. Hope that you feel better tomorrow. | |||||||||
Album Schnix player, 13 posts 6/6 SP 6/6 HP Sat 29 Aug 2020 at 22:51 |
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Chronicler GM, 50 posts Mon 31 Aug 2020 at 12:37 |
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Rondar player, 26 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Mon 31 Aug 2020 at 16:44 |
I believe that the tie was broken by this morning's IC posts. :) | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 52 posts Tue 1 Sep 2020 at 21:28 |
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Rondar player, 27 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Wed 2 Sep 2020 at 01:53 |
Hope that you feel better tomorrow. We'll stay tuned. :) | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 53 posts Wed 2 Sep 2020 at 12:14 |
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Rondar player, 28 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Wed 2 Sep 2020 at 15:55 |
Definitely no fun, but I'm glad that it's nothing worse. | |||||||||
Roland of Nuphilin player, 11 posts Priest of Saint Abyliberi Fri 4 Sep 2020 at 14:28 |
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Cobale player, 8 posts Goliath Monk Fri 4 Sep 2020 at 14:53 |
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Rondar player, 30 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Fri 4 Sep 2020 at 16:08 |
Does this hold true when a PC uses the same Skill that he or she used previously, or is it intended to apply (only) to two different PCs using the same Skill? Hopefully it won't matter, and we'll pick up that fourth success pretty quickly either way. I am curious, for future reference, however. :) Thanks! | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 57 posts Fri 4 Sep 2020 at 20:20 |
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Chronicler GM, 58 posts Tue 8 Sep 2020 at 12:26 |
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Rondar player, 32 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 6/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Tue 8 Sep 2020 at 14:59 |
Sounds good. I'll stay tuned. :) | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 61 posts Fri 18 Sep 2020 at 23:38 |
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Album Schnix player, 19 posts 5/6 SP 6/6 HP Sat 19 Sep 2020 at 00:58 |
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Cobale player, 11 posts Goliath Monk Sat 19 Sep 2020 at 01:03 |
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Chronicler GM, 62 posts Wed 23 Sep 2020 at 15:49 |
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Caoilfhionn player, 13 posts Stamina 4/5 Health 6/6 Wed 23 Sep 2020 at 19:42 |
Did you make it to the Mun tho? | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 64 posts Wed 23 Sep 2020 at 20:43 |
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Caoilfhionn player, 14 posts Stamina 4/5 Health 6/6 Mon 28 Sep 2020 at 12:52 |
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Cobale player, 12 posts Goliath Monk Mon 28 Sep 2020 at 13:49 |
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Roland of Nuphilin player, 14 posts Priest of Saint Abyliberi Mon 28 Sep 2020 at 14:15 |
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Rondar player, 36 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 5/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Mon 28 Sep 2020 at 16:10 |
We shall see. Hopefully the overall pace of the game will pick up. | |||||||||
Album Schnix player, 20 posts 5/6 SP 6/6 HP Mon 28 Sep 2020 at 23:15 |
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Triandal Gervase player, 12 posts S 4/5 H 6/6 AC 18 Halfelf Paladin Tue 29 Sep 2020 at 10:45 |
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Chronicler GM, 65 posts Wed 30 Sep 2020 at 18:23 |
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Rondar player, 37 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 5/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Wed 30 Sep 2020 at 19:11 |
Thanks for the heads-up. | |||||||||
Chronicler GM, 66 posts Sun 4 Oct 2020 at 10:43 |
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Caoilfhionn player, 15 posts Stamina 4/5 Health 6/6 Sun 4 Oct 2020 at 10:50 |
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Cobale player, 13 posts Goliath Monk Sun 4 Oct 2020 at 15:27 |
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Rondar player, 38 posts Human Fighter; AC: 18 S: 5/6; H: 7/7; PP: 12 Sun 4 Oct 2020 at 17:50 |
Thanks for having the stones to make the announcement in-game, as opposed to just disappearing (as many players and DMs alike seem to quite commonly do here on RPoL). Good luck. I hope that RL calms down for you, and that at some point in the future you can find the time to enjoy our hobby. Wishing you fair winds and a following sea. :) PS. If you would like to put this game on sabbatical in the hopes that you will have the opportunity to start it up again at some point in the future, I would be fine with that. :) This message was last edited by the player at 18:24, Sun 04 Oct 2020. | |||||||||
Roland of Nuphilin player, 16 posts Priest of Saint Abyliberi Mon 5 Oct 2020 at 14:55 |
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