In reply to Dragondog (msg # 16):

Not Naturalist? I have that, but not Biology. I thought biology was what the insides looked like, as opposed to details about the critter in nature.

Yes, Naturalist works too. It seems I was too stuck on the AK thing to notice that you had that.

Sorry about that.

In reply to Dragondog (msg # 18):

Ah, rolled 2 under Naturalist then!

Put that in the IC thread please.

In reply to Dragondog (msg # 20):

Edited last post to reflect...

No. The camel was running away from you towards the worshipers and then turned away from them so that it wouldn't run into them. It didn't turn around and run back towards the group.

And please, if you are asking questions so that you as a player can understand what I have posted, please post them here, not in the IC thread.

In reply to Dragondog (msg # 22):

Ah, Ok. Sorry. If it is not running towards us or them, where is it going then?

You don't know. You can't see where it's going.

Huh. I too thought the camel could only have gone towards the cultist or back to us. If that's not the case, then either the illusion camel went through a wall or there are other side-tunnels we passed by?

It did go towards the worshippers. They had not yet entered the tunnel, so when it entered the chamber, it veered to avoid them. And thus went out of sight, even if you had had the light to see it.

Ah, the illusion went out in the chamber before the cultists entered our tunnel. Alright, so I guess we keep retreating a bit more, than make our stand if they keep following?

In reply to Keira (msg # 27):

Sounds about right. Draw them as far away from the others as we can.

How many cultists are we dealing with here? And are they equipped as those before, swords and no armor?
This message was last edited by the player at 12:49, Mon 02 Oct 2023.

There's four of them.

I was asked about players rolling for their attacks and defense and I figured I would post my response here.

The way I do it, when I post IC in combat, my post ends the turn. So everything that happened that turn has been adjudicated. That generally means that I will roll for your defense.

And if you haven't indicated how you want to defend, I will assume you will dodge and roll for that. If you want to defend some other way, please include that in your IC post.

If you don't post, I will skip your turn.

If you post and I'm not certain what your action is, I will ask in a PM. I might be certain of what you want to do and still be wrong.

If you roll for attack in your IC post, then I use that roll. If you don't, I will roll for you.

In reply to Dragondog (msg # 31):

Cool, thank you. I have updated my post with rolls then.

What is Keira's position right now? Still in shadow form on the ceiling above? Could she reach or attack the spellcaster this round?

She is on the ceiling in shadow form. She could reach the spellcaster this turn.

Reach, but not attack? Would she need to drop down from the ceiling with an Acrobatics roll to do so?

You could reach and attack him. You don't have to drop down from the ceiling.

Great, last question, I promise. Would I need to use move and attack maneuver, or can I get him in range of my staff with just a step (or two steps, with extra effort)?

You would have to use move and attack.

Ouch, Gurps combat hurts bad.

Yes, yes it does. However, reaching 0hp "only" risks unconsciousness, not death. You start risking death at fully negative hp, -10 hp if you start with 10hp. You have to roll to stay alive at -1x hp, -2x hp, -3x hp, and -4x hp. At -5x hp you die. And at -10x hp your body is completely destroyed.

Umm... am I dead?

Update: Oh, 5 times my HP. Got it.
This message was last edited by the player at 08:56, Thu 12 Oct 2023.