Character Generation:

• Roll 4d6, drop the lowest, and then arrange as you please. Boost the highest roll to a 16 if necessary. Max HPs.
• Choose a keepsake or heirloom for your character and then roll d100.
• Standard OSRIC starting gold.
• No race-based level caps. We practice full inclusivity here.
• When leveling for level 2 or 3, you may reroll once as follows: if you get a 1 on a d4 or d6, a 1 or 2 on a d8, or a 1, 2, or 3 on a d10.
• No forced interrogation.
• Should a PC be saved from dying (negative hps), they will enter a d6 turn-long coma upon being restored. If they are restored the round they fall below zero, they will not be subject to this coma.

This message was last edited by the GM at 16:02, Fri 10 Nov 2023.

For those who don't me, I used to teach college-level writing and literature but switched to social work five years ago. Now, I work with a lot of clients coming out of shelters who have SUDs, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions. I'm currently doing my licensed drug and alcohol counselor coursework with plans on doing that for about 10 years until I retire in my early 60's.

One of the game slots is reserved for a lurker from another game so I have one more decision to make.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:29, Sat 11 June 2022.

Greetings everyone, and thank you to the Infidel for his invitation.

I am male, in my early 50's, live in the southeastern U.S., divorced, with two sons in college. I studied English, Philosophy, and Law in school, and I've been a practicing attorney for 25 years. I also coach travel baseball, and I'm active in men's ministry.

Started playing D&D circa 1980 with my older brother. Red Box then AD&D. Discovered RPoL just within the past year and it has been a lot of fun. Am currently active in three other games, so this will make four.

Looking forward to it!

Edit: My character's name is Vaask. Current settings won't allow me to add that, or else I've forgotten how to.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:04, Sat 11 June 2022.

Hey All.  This is Jack (will update character name once I finalize character details).  Am leaning toward a Ranger at the moment.  Will update my personal background later tonight or tomorrow - am tied up at the moment.

Thank you, Infidel, for the invite!

I am thinking of something a little bit different to try.

Can you tell me where the proficiencies are located?

Well, Moldvay says that this module takes 6 - 10, albeit basic, characters. Ordinarily, I would cap the cast at 6 but I'll go with 7. Even though the players have a variety of backgrounds, they seem bound together by a spirit of public service. I mean the player players, not the characters.

I would have loved to have taken everybody, trust me, but I let the dice speak for the last two.

Pretty sure 7 OSRIC characters > 7 basic characters. Happily, the monsters will be straight from OSRIC.

While I'd love to get cracking, I think it'll be midweek or later for our start.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:53, Sat 11 June 2022.

In reply to Corkman (msg # 6):

OSRIC doesn't have proficiencies, except for weapons, or secondary skills if that's what you're asking.

Don't forget to introduce yourself.

Hi all.

I'm in my early 60s and began playing RPGs before they were a thing but started D&D circa 1980.  I've been on RPOL since 2009 and I love it.  Played D&D to begin with and then skipped ahead (in 1997) to AD&D second edition, which I played for over 20 years after that.  This will be the first time I play OSRIC or first edition AD&D although I think I may have a copy hidden somewhere in the shed of my previous house.

My degree is in *blush* Cultural Studies, which I gained in 1985.  From 1988 to 2017, I worked for the Department of Health in England.  Then I was made redundant and left to become a punk music promoter/musician but now I've retired from that as well.

Looking forward to joining you all.  I see we have a thief and a ranger already so I guess I'm leaning toward playing a Cleric.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 8):
Are we using secondary skills?  If so, where are they located?

How many opportunities do we get to roll a characters attributes?

My name is John and I am a retired L.E. officer from NJ & I am 53 years old.  I have been playing RPG's since the early 80's starting with the Basic set and then moving to the 1E hardcovers and rules.  Played a bunch of 2E & 3E and did not like 4E at all.  Dabbled in a bit of 5E and played a bunch of Pathfinder 1E.  I still play in a monthly 1E home campaign which also has a bunch of 2nd & 3rd rules incorporated in it and we enjoy playing in in WEG's Star Wars D6.

I am looking forward to meeting & starting a new group!

Sounds like a great group. Nice work, Ben.

--Are we using secondary skills?  If so, where are they located?

No, we are not. There will be no leather-working collectives.

--How many opportunities do we get to roll a characters attributes?

Once. But if you want to play a class and the roller didn't cooperate, you can raise the highest scores rolled to their required class minimums.


I don't suppose there is anything embarrassing about that.

I had to take, if I remember correctly, a certain number classes with the "multicultural" designation (or was that the "third-world" one?) when I was in school in the early 90's.

When I tried to tell one of my employer's "sensitivity" trainers (they are legion) that I'd been getting these trainings for 30+ years, she wasn't too pleased. Whatever. I know when the same old concepts are getting dressed up in the latest lingo.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:42, Sun 12 June 2022.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 12):
Understood, thank you.

The dice roller was actually favorable, today.

Think I'm going to try a Druid

I screwed up the dice roller and it looks like I forgot to use the drop the lowest dice.  I'm going to do it again.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:03, Sun 12 June 2022.

It looks like I can make the Druid work.  I think I'm going to go with a Halfling Druid

Do druids have access to healing spells?  If not, then I shall remain a cleric but if they do, I shall switch to magic user.

--I screwed up the dice roller and it looks like I forgot to use the drop the lowest dice.
The second set will work. For future reference, it would have been choose 4d6 in the SELECT section and then in the GENERAL section, DROP LOWEST 1 and select the RECORD EACH DIE checkbox.

--Do druids have access to healing spells?
Cure Light Wounds is a 2nd level spell for them.

OSRIC is a freely available PDF.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 16):
Got it, thanks

I would stick with the Cleric PC since Druid healing is at higher levels, albeit 2nd level.

Cleric it is then.

Are we going to roll for height and weight? (OSRIC says it's optional)

Nope.

Magic users should roll for starting spells, though.

Hello all- I will be joining you, it seems! You have all the other primary classes but mage, so I am looking at an elven fighter/mage, or human mage. It should be nearly complete today.

As for me, insomniac petite powerlifter who does volunteer work and plays with her kitten is a not an inaccurate description. I do have a competition this weekend, so will be checking posts, but might not be responsive.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:52, Sun 12 June 2022.

Hello DeeYin.  If you're who I think you are, then I am Leaf (if not, then this is clearly gibberish).

H gg undefined, y h t undefined tvt d.

I am sorry, but that does translate to gibberish. ^_^;
However, it is nice to meet you now!

I'm actually just about ready to go with my Druid

2 questions...

One: Are you allowing specialization and/or double specialization?

Two: Are you using the standard OSRIC rule that demihumans can cast mage spells in armor, or are you using an optional rule to limit this?

In reply to DeeYin (msg # 25):

Yes to both questions. So no to the option.

It'll be OSRIC for pretty much everything except for init. That will be straight d6 vs d6, rolled once, for the entire encounter.

Oh, and one more- material components. From what I see in OSRIC, we basically handwave these away that we have and use them, and it is only a concern if we are captured or away from our equipment, or in cases where the component is rare or valuable, or holy symbols and mistletoe for clerics/druids. (So no need to specify number of pinches of sand or rose petals that are carried, etc.)

I hadn't given that a second thought so that must be right.

Hey all.

50+, started with the blue box, moved up through 3.5. Played a lot of other systems - Shadowrun, Torg, Amber DRPG, Marvel FASERIP and so forth.

With you guys I can't say that I have dice older than you like with others I have dealt with.

Gonna work up a gnome illusionist/thief.

As you can see, I have added 4 lurkers so far to the game. And, as you know, B4 was written for the Basic D&D rules, yet in our infinite wisdom, we are playing it OSRIC-style.

With Basic, player death occurs at 0 hps. With OSRIC, it occurs at -10 hps; however, reaching 0 hps means at least a week of rest before adventuring can resume.

I don't think B4 wants anybody to rest more than 8 hours and even that might be dangerous. I'm pretty sure B4 wants to kill you at every opportunity. That's the general impression I get.

This is what I'm thinking. Characters will die at -1 or fewer hps. Lurkers will rotate in with new characters, which the setting absolutely supports. This will also add a nice little competitive edge to the game and award extra pleasure for continued survival.

I will go with majority opinion on this (or some variant of it). No, lurkers don't get to vote. PM me with your thoughts and votes.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:15, Mon 13 June 2022.

I think I'm ready although I do still have questions about the range, damage and rate of fire of pots of burning oil.

Good Morning Everyone!

Lurker 2 here just wanted to say hello and that I wish the first group of adventurers the best of luck!

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 31):

OSRIC must regard that topic as taboo.

We'll go with pg. 64-65 DMG. I would highlight the following for you:

*Tossing such flaming pots will require its own proficiency.
*3" feet or more is considered to be long distance (-5 to hit).
*You will frequently be firing into melee, something to avoid in OSRIC.

Okay, makes sense.  I picked Oil as l'Atreq's second weapons proficiency because it's the only one he's able to use that's markedly different from the others, which are all bashing weapons.

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 34):

Does it make sense? Why does the DMG use " to represent feet? That has to be a typo.


And how could 3" ever be considered long range? How could 3 feet be the maximum range for a grenade?

And then it says that all creatures within 3 feet of the impact suffer splash damage.

No, that can't be right.

Grenade ranges:

Short -- up to 5'
medium -- up to 10'
long -- up to 15'

Ahh makes sense.  15' is long range.  5'is point blank, but you'd have to be crazy unless you had immunity to fire, so in effect the range is 6-15 feet, ie. medium range.

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 36):

6 to 10' for medium range

Oops, yes.

@ Everyone

I am happy to change my thief character, if necessary, to balance the party. I could switch to a fighter or go multi-class F/C or F/T. LMK if you have any thoughts. For now I'll just wait to see how thing shake out with everyone else.

In reply to Vaask (msg # 39):
You can't go wrong with a fighter/cleric. Healing is always needed

True but don't we need a thief?

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 41):

For sure, but I was reacting in part to Count de Monet's post.


This message was lightly edited by the player at 22:14, Mon 13 June 2022.

A fair point well made

What if the illusion is that I'm a thief?

And furthermore, "Don't get saucy with me Bearnaise!"

Oh, Bernice. I get it.

One or more of you can now populate and maintain The Infidels thread. For melee, I recommend d20+3,d6+3 (3/2) for someone who has double spec in short sword and no str bonus.

Looking at a Wednesday start for the game which will also be a travel day for me to North Carolina to visit friends in the Blue Ridge mountains.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 45):

I love that part of the world. I was married in Cashiers, NC. Spent my first anniversary in Asheville. My brother went to Duke (Durham) for law school and worked in Charlotte for a time. My brother-in-law currently lives in Charlotte. My nephew lives in Raleigh. I have family and friends from Winston-Salem and New Bern. My ancestors are from Rocky Mount and Windsor.

They are using the usual dungeon conversion for inches, no?
1" does not represent 1 foot for that- it is 10 feet.



So, for this...



... within 10' is short range, 10+' to 20' is medium (-2 hit), and 20+' to 30' is long range (-5 to hit).

And the oil spreads out to form a 3' diameter pool.

At least that is my understanding, which is on par with the distance other thrown weapons have (dagger, axe, etc.).

Of course, you are free to use whatever you like.

Enjoy your vacation! Hopefully it is both exciting and restful!

In reply to DeeYin (msg # 47):

I generate confusion everywhere I go.

The first game post will be up tomorrow.

I'd be happy to fill in the PC chart on the "Infidels thread" but I have no idea how the party is presently constituted. (Including my own PC since I'm waiting to see how the rest shakes out before finalizing.)

If y'all would be so kind as to weigh in, sort of like a roll call, that would be helpful.

Gender, race, and class.

For the chart, here is my information:

Name: Víxl
Race: Elf
Class: Fighter/Magic-User
HP: 7
AC: 4
Melee: d20+3, d6+3/d8+3 (3/2)
Range: d20, 1d6/1d6 (2)
Spells: Sleep
Status: Single pringle ready to mingle!

I did not see gender on the chart, but she is female.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:44, Wed 15 June 2022.

Name: l'Atreq
Race: human
Class: Cleric
HP: 8
AC: 6 (but 7 against more than one opponent)
Melee:  d20, d6+1 s/m, 2d4 l
Range:  d20, d3 (1 splash damage)
Spells: clw, light, create water
Status: in the good graces of Ptah

Gender unrevealed at this point.

Name: Orum Copsetwinkle
Race: Gnome
Class: Illusionist/Thief
HP: 4
AC: 6
Melee: d20, d6/d6
Range: d20+1, 1d3/1d2 (3)
Spells: Hypnotism
Status: There's too many tall folk and Charisma is my dump stat

Male

Name: Tarrahn
Race: Halfling
Class: Druid
HP: 8
AC: 8
Melee: Staff   1d6 / 1d6
Range: Sling 1d4+1 or 1d4    1d6+1 or 1d4    1   35'  +3 TH w. Slings
DAILY SPELLS:
1st (2+2): Faerie Fire [2], Shillelagh, Purify Water
Status: Ready to go!

You may post in The Lost City thread now.

Purple text is taken directly (or mostly taken) from the module.

Hey All,

Aremis (formerly, Jack) here:

I updated the Party Status Chart under THE INFIDELS tab as requested by the DM/Host/Word Guy.  I think the info is correct, but please double check.

Orum: NOTE: I updated your HP to 5 instead of 4. If you are multi-classing, you get the average of the 2 classes (6,4).

Still waiting for Vaask to finish morphing - he was going to be a thief, or a paladin, or a cleric, or a fighter, or \some combination - once ge saw what everyone else chose.

Also, DM created a 7th row for our chart, so not sure if we are at 6 or 7 (although we are a bit thin in the fighter ranks)...

ALSO, the DM has not yet requested it, but he will.

Please go ahead and update your 2 line bio to go with your character picture to include:

Class (lvl),Sex Race
AC, current-HP/max-HP

See my example to the left. Thanks!!

But I want my bio to say that there are to many tallies!

In reply to Orum Copsetwinkle (msg # 58):

kk,

Tallie Conspiracy would also be a good band name.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 56):

OK. I've morphed to a F/C and I've changed my portrait. Still need to finish details on my character sheet but I'm ok to move ahead if everyone else is ready.

Mace & sling & CLW. And you can keep my status as pensive. I'll incorporate that into my RP.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:55, Thu 16 June 2022.

Welcome, new Vaask!

Orum: don't you have a 10' pole?

I was only half serious about you leading the way to check for traps.  But, if you do, I was serious about the safety rope.

There are a few rolls you'll want to leave to me with Find Traps being one of them. I'll also make the automatic secret door detection rolls.

You should also add a marching order to the Infidels thread.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 63):

Aye!

I'll roll some d6 rolls for detect secret/concealed doors.

Not sure who else, other than Vixl (Elf), has an auto chance to detect secret/concealed doors.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:20, Thu 16 June 2022.

10' pole? I'm three feet tall! No!

Safety rope shmafety rope, I'll fall like a cat!

In reply to Aremis (msg # 64):
I have Detect Snares & Pits but, not memorized at the moment.  Will change spells accordingly when able.

Haha, that's exactly what I said I would do.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:16, Thu 16 June 2022.

I’m sorry,  Misunderstood - thought you were saying you’d do it to cover for our lack of handling it.  You can ignore my rolls - makes more sense for you to roll secretly and just let us know if we happen to succeed.

Marching order:
we had some discussions, but it would be good to settle. My suggestion:

Aramis and Vaask
l'Atreq and Orum
Tarrahn
Víxl

Vaask and Aramis have the best armor classes, and the two of them also have the most hit points, so it makes sense for them to be in the lead.

Víxl ties for best AC, but is next to last in hit points, so rear guard rather than front makes sense. And in the back, she has a better chance of spell use.

Aramis and Víxl are also the two best warriors (due to specialization), so one in the front and on in the back also could be useful.

l'Atreq and Orum in the second rank, since they have acceptable armor classes.
Orum can easily move forward from there for any locks or traps.
l'Atreq can easily heal an injured frontline fighter from there, and any thrown oil would be from near the front of the party, instead of the back of it, lessening a chance for catastrophe.

Tarrahn in the middle rear due to worst armor. In a pinch, can shillelagh and step back to assist Víxl, or move forward to displace Orum.

If we need to go in a straight line, then just go in sequence:
Aramis, Vaask, l'Atreq, Orum, Tarrahn, then Víxl

Is this acceptable to all? (of course, as people get injured, etc, we can adjust, but just trying to devise a standard to start).
This message was last edited by the player at 19:14, Thu 16 June 2022.

A most excellent analysis but in straight line I would prefer to not be third as i can cast a spell and have a most crappy THAC0 and plan to be throwing darts as opposed to any sort of close combat.

Amended to include your preference. ^_^

Thanks. Of the tallies you are now my favorite! Course you are probably the shortest tallie.

Sounds most acceptable to me thank you.

OK by me. Thanks for sorting.

Aremis is beefy (hp) :)

In reply to Vixl (msg # 69):

Looks good to me too.  Thanks for handling!

In reply to Vixl (msg # 69):
The marching order seems good to me.  My melee is also in the basement as far as being any good & I don't have the Shillelagh spell memorized today!  Best is his sling and I have [2] Faerie Fires for this day, if needed.

I'll revisit spell selection on our next chance to do spells for the day.

@Aremis

I indicated sling as my range weapon, if you want to add that to the chart. Thx.

I added Vixl's single file marching order to the Infidels thread, plus included a modified side-by-side marching order when outside or when space allows - using the same logic that determined the single file. Also proposed three night watch groups - tried to match a fighter with a non-fighter in each and separated the two healers.  I made the groups A,B & C because we way want to rotate or change the sleep/watch order on a case by case basis.

I belatedly added some module art to the first post in the main thread.

Do you want to establish a door protocol or do you want progress to stop before a closed door?

Belatedly, I would say the party table should indicate who, if anybody, is holding a torch or lantern.

My suggestion is I listen at each door and check for traps before some burly type batters it down.

l'Atreq should carry the lantern on the grounds of being the only one without IV.

In reply to Orum Copsetwinkle (msg # 81):

So, say, one round to listen, per OSRIC, and 4 rounds to search for traps, 1 to 4 range per OSRIC, for an even 5 minutes?

Yes.

I will caution the team that my percentages are not high, so there may the oocasional false negative.

Thank you, OSRIC.

I will adjust the odds based on the cleverness of the trap.

Given three doors, my thought is right to left listen and trap check, unless someone has a means to divine a proper path.

@DM: does it appear that the three cylinders are lined up beneath each of the 3 statues on top of the pyramid, as best as we can tell from the location and orientation of the statues when we entered the pyramid?

@Party: no idea if it means anything, but the “thing” held by each statue *could* indicate a type of trap associated with the corresponding door (if the cylinders DO line up with statues above (e.g. lightning or shock trap for the lightning rod statue, poison for the snake statue, blade or poke/slice trap for the statue with a sword).  Just a hunch and no idea if it helps knowing what type of trap we may be looking for or trying to disarm.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:37, Mon 20 June 2022.

@DM: also, as far as mapping, there is a 30’ corridor from the secret door entrance that, at its end furthest from the outside door, turns/opens to the north and continues 20’ to a slab door. That door opens into the 40’ square main room that is the top level of the pyramid (and the door slams shut behind us)?  This is all one level (secret door/entrance, corridor with the crossbow, and 3 cylinder room)?

Also, can we tell if the tracks lead to any particular one of the 3 cylinders (I know you said the dust was disturbed with little info to be gleaned)?

Is the slab door in the 40’ square room able to be opened or does it appear to be a one-way door that we have now passed through with the only option now to go forward?
This message was last edited by the player at 02:34, Mon 20 June 2022.

@DM: does it appear that the three cylinders are lined up beneath each of the 3 statues on top of the pyramid, as best as we can tell from the location and orientation of the statues when we entered the pyramid?

--You have every reason to believe this to be the case.

Also, can we tell if the tracks lead to any particular one of the 3 cylinders (I know you said the dust was disturbed with little info to be gleaned)?

--No.

Is the slab door in the 40’ square room able to be opened or does it appear to be a one-way door that we have now passed through with the only option now to go forward?

--That will require the empirical method.

This is all one level (secret door/entrance, corridor with the crossbow, and 3 cylinder room)?

--Yes.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:47, Mon 20 June 2022.

Thanks!

On close examination of the dust, what sort of dust is it?  Sand? Soil?  Something else?

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 91):

(1) If you wish perform a close examination of the dust, you must do so IC.

(2) Since you lack the laboratory facilities to analyze the particulate contents of the "dust," it might not come to much.

(3) If it had been sand, it would have been identified as sand.

So, are we currently trapped in a room filling with gas?  It looks like only a couple of people are aware of the gas as it wasn't announced aloud?  Just making sure I get the right mind frame to answer or give a suggestion.

Actually, the opposite, we think.  All the air from the room appears to be leaving.  Either the air is leaving, the ceiling is slowly lowering to crush us, or both, or neither.  That is our best guess at the moment.  If you can determine or confirm that, try.  Or if you have suggestions for escape, let us know that too.

—————-.

UPDATE: after further examination and consideration, air IS escaping out of or into this room through holes in 4 corners of the room BUT we do not appear to be in any immediate danger of suffocation or being crushed.  The gas is making a hissing sound.

So, let’s be a little more methodical on deciding next steps.

This message was last edited by the player at 20:35, Mon 20 June 2022.

Well if we think there is an unsafe wall, ceiling, or floor I can assist. Otherwise concentrating on the right hand pillar.

Suggest that Vixl and Aremis concentrate on fidning a secret door while Vrask and at least one other look to opening the door we came in.

I'll keep working the right hand pillar but I'm sensing there won't be time to get to the others.

Is it possible the pillars are hollow/ have a concealed door/ are the means of exit?

A concealed door different from the main door on each cylinder?  The visible doors could just be decorative or fake.  Possible.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 97):

Damn I missed all that. I guess my Father's Day was pretty good! ;-)

OOC I'm confused about the size of the holes.  I had imagined them to be pretty small if they allowed the gas to hiss but both l'Atreq and Aremis have examined them.

--That's a fair question. Since we're in rounds, presumably, a character could delay while another character gauged the size of their holes. Since another PC asked about torches and spikes, the holes are too small for the former but look just about right for the latter.

...But I didn't see any spikes on your sheets.

Vaask checks the entry door to the room to see if it can be re-opened.

--There is no apparent way to open the door. It would have to be forced.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 99):

I haven't come close to finishing my character sheet, and I generally add a half dozen spikes to my inventory. If you'll allow it, I'll try to plug the nearest hole with one.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 99):
I knew that I didn't have any listed.  Just a general suggestion along with the possibility of a torches handle might do the same

In reply to Vaask (msg # 100):

That's fair enough.

I knew that I didn't have any listed.
---You or anybody else for that matter.

Strange.  My fighter characters normally carry a few spikes and a few caltrops and 50’ rope.  But I think I left all of those basic items off my list - made the mistake of cutting and pasting from a cleric sheet and deleted the cleric stuff but did not add the fighter stuff.  Oh well.  I’ll be on the look out to stock up on some basic adventuring equipment if we find any useful items as we move through the pyramid...

In reply to Aremis (msg # 103):

If it were an editing error, feel free to amend it. We're only going for the feel of tournament play here.

I'll post for Vix on Wednesday if she doesn't post before then.

I was going to wait until I updated later today to say this, but do try to limit yourself to one post during combat rounds. You are free to talk out as much as you like in the OOC.

If I haven't heard from Vixl but this weekend, I'll promote L1 to take her place.

My apologies- I mentioned when I joined I was going to be away four days for a competition- unfortunately, I caught something somewhere that had me nearly insensate the last day and a half (not coronovirus though- or at last that test was negative).

Happy, I am mostly back on my feet now, catching up on the posts, and will post tonight.

Edit- post is up now! :)
This message was last edited by the player at 00:56, Thu 23 June 2022.

Oh, right, you did mention something like that ... I thought it had already happened and was only for a weekend.

I spent 5 days with friends in North Carolina, both of whom had *the* virus, but, I don't know, I wasn't troubled by it. I'm vaccinated and quite healthy, and they both had symptoms, so they weren't all that contagious. I figure I've been exposed to it so many times by this stage...

Tarrahn? l'Atrek? Actions for the 2nd round?

Very happy to hear you came out healthy! I have an autoimmune disorder, so have to be careful about potential infections. Still, one has to live life!

Next time, I will post something in the ooc as a reminder though.

Let me get V's save before you all start posting. What save should we use to halve falling damage?

My suggestion was a dex save, and she rolled a 13. If you go with that suggestion, then she saved. If not, and you use the traditional table, she saved against everything except breath weapon and death.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:42, Sat 25 June 2022.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 112):

DEX save makes sense for falling if you have some capability of using agility to reduce the fall speed, roll into the landing, or avoid falling into the trap door in the first place.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:20, Sat 25 June 2022.

I updated the Player Status chart to show everyone except Tarrahn taking 2 hp of inhaled poison damage (over the 2 rounds).  Víxl trap door status and impact pending...

It's a 15' ladder, which would require cautious movement to have no chance of falling. If you wish to descend them incautiously, you should make a dex save to avoid falling.

Thx

On this, I disagree. Expediency above most everything, I say. Let's not pretend we're all 10 years old and the Monster Manual is filled with mysteries because we can't afford a copy of our own. We all know about fire beetles. Go ahead and check their hd and AC (4 btw) and what have you. That way you can state if you hit them in your posts.

Now it would be poor form to look up things in B4 but nobody's going to do that.


I rolled group init at the start of the encounter. Not that it matters but why didn't you make two attacks per specialization?
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:40, Sun 26 June 2022.

One other thing comes to mind with respect to our first encounter: only one person can be in one place at one time.

That is to say, if X wants to descend the ladder and Y has already begun to descend it, X must wait a few segments or more, so they don't all tumble down.

What does this mean in OSRIC terms? Pretty simple in my view. Player X has chosen to delay his action and would act after the fire beetles in this case.

I think this same sort of logic applies to doorways.

So spatially is there a one to one correspondence between statues, the pillars and now the doors in the fire beetle room? As in each statue seems to have a door in the room we are in that aligns with it?

No, there is no reason to connect the doors in the fire beetle room to the cylinders. Presumably, the ladders will allow access to the interior of the statues atop the pyramid.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 118):

1. Yes, I remembered after I rolled my own initiative that you prefer to use group initiative, but I went ahead and posted it with my other rolls since I wasn't sure in the moment whether our group initiative had been determined yet, and either way I figured it wouldn't hurt anything.

2. With weapon specialization at 1st level I believe I get 3 attacks per 2 rounds, and the extra one comes in the 2nd round. (That's the AD&D rule, but maybe OSRIC is different?) Just LMK and I'll handle it correctly going forward.

In reply to Vaask (msg # 122):

Yes, it is the way of the OSRIC.



Oh, don't underestimate the arbitrariness of ad hoc exp bonuses. We can't always be rules-bound!
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:47, Mon 27 June 2022.

As you prefer! ^_^




Ad hoc bonus notwithstanding, Víxl does not recommend this.
It is not conducive to reaching one's second century.

I hereby confess that at sixty two years old I have still never bought my own monster manual.

I have it for reference only, outside of the gaming table I play with.

Designate a caller, if you haven't already, to choose a door or direction via an OOC comment in the IC: North door.

Will do.  Been out of pocket all day, but I’ll post our action shortly...

Is there enough of a view of the creature, to Tarrahn, to cast a spell?

To see into the room, you need to be in the square in front of the door.

So we have found my future mount? Hasty tallies!

I will catch up with posting on Monday the 4th

This is a daily game, kids, a daily game.

2.5 PCs in the doorway can target Lizard B.
A. can target A or B.
There are no line of sight issues with spells.

My Hypnotism spell isn't going to be helpful, and I figure lobbing a dart into a melee is questionably helpful.

Then post PASS IC.

However, I think you all may be forgetting a tactic for 1st level PCs.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:08, Wed 06 July 2022.

My tactic was shutting the door, but that did not seem to be favored. *L*

Well yes, running away might be best but only if Vixl gets to shut the door.

In reply to Vixl (msg # 136):

A. had already entered the room.

You have flasks of oil and torches.

Oil is certainly an option. But when she suggested it, Aramis was the only one in the room, and the second lizard had not appeared yet. So, it seems we could have performed a withdrawal if it had been the will of the group. (If not during the first round, then during the second round, no?) Instead, we chose to see if that sole lizard would flee.

I am not saying any of this was a good or bad decision on anyone's part, since there are so many moving pieces to account for (not knowing about the second one, not knowing if throwing oil would cause it to flee or stay and defend itself, and we do not know what is in the room that might make it worthwhile). All I am saying is that it is certainly a viable tactic to avoid combat if possible while low level. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 21:50, Wed 06 July 2022.

Indeed, this is another reason why I chose molotovs as one of my weapons but as long as Aremis is still alive, I'd rather not in this case.

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 140):

You can pour oil in the target square. Another player can ignite the oil by tossing a lit torch on it the same turn. You now do an automatic d6 dmg per round to Lizard B.
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 22:07, Wed 06 July 2022.

Ooh.  That's something to remember in future. Thanks.

Yes, but life will find a way *slinks back into the shadows*

Oh, right, LizA failed its save vs spells and now suffers a -4 penalty to its attacks, poor thing.

Sorry I’ve been out of pocket.  Looks like I missed my single attack for rnd 2.  I rolled my rnd 3 double attacks, induce roller, if needed.  Looks like Vaask is the only one left for a rnd 2 attack.  I should be back online more regularly now.

Just 1 CLW, Vaask?

Ah- yes, you are correct. I forgot I was stuck with a relatively low WIS. I'll edit the post.

OSRIC imposes a 10-minute rest period after an encounter. While resting, you can still do things such as search/map a room. Thus, 13 minutes have passed since the start of the lizard encounter with the rest beginning after the casting of the last spell.

Also: All the doors have been stone slabs that must be pushed inward to open. They also slam shut of their own volition.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:38, Sat 09 July 2022.

You card, you. It's not roll 2x and pick the higher result, you know.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:20, Sat 09 July 2022.

Since you're making noises about camping, you may attempt to do so although there is no way that you'll be able to spike a stone door shut. Instead of the customary random encounter roll every two turns, I will roll once every two hours.

PbP have a minor reduction in the rate of random encoutners.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 149):

Ha! Trust me, it was an honest mistake, and the rolls were in order.

I assume since these 2 rooms are cleric “sleeping quarters” that have doors that push inward and automatically close on their own that it is still possible to open such doors from inside the sleeping quarter using a handle (or similar mechanism) from inside the room.  No?  These were not prison cells but normal sleeping quarters.  Correct?

Am I missing something?

We had no trouble entering and leaving the 1st room.  Is there now some reason to believe we will all be trapped with no way to open the door in the second room if we all enter for an extended rest and without leaving someone in the hall to help us escape?

Ah, sorry, for the confusion. The gas chamber door had an auto-locking mechanism; these other ones do not. They close automatically but can be opened/closed normally as well.

Ahh understood!  Thank you.

Do not confuse a similarity with an example of cosmic irony.

Was the gecko's name Gordon?

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 156):

I've yet to check the appendix for gecko naming conventions :P.

Presumably the irony arises from the fact that the priest who wore a lizard mask was in the process of being eaten by lizards.

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 158):

In that case let's hope you don't get eaten by a tree.

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 158):

Perhaps a greater degree of intimacy than the lizard-loving man had desired.

If I am eaten by a tree, I hope I am dead first.  If I give my nutrition to a tree after death, then I will be proud.

Suggestions?  One fight at a time *should* be doable, but two rooms ar the same time is problematic.  If first room raises an alarm, then we have two fronts. We could try a sneak attack with a sleep spell launched by surprise with a quickly opened door in one room.  Allow the non-fighters to enter the room and dispatch the sleepers with the fighter standing guard in the hall and ready for 2nd room to charge out.  Assumes sleep knocks out the lot.

Thoughts?

Lightning storm?  Gender studies?

Presumably the speakers are each speaking to somebody, perhaps there are two doors to the same room or perhaps more than one person in each room.

I thought we were listening through one door and hearing two voices? I propose we charge on in and let the fun begin.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the player at 22:50, Tue 12 July 2022.

I have Hypnotism memorized, so only get one target I figure.

Ok.  Unless DM or Orum reports differently, sounds like 2 males voices behind EACH door.  The room could connect or be one big room but unlikely.

Proposal: Vaask and I charge in one room (door on the right) and have Orum ready to cast Hypnotism spell if there are 3 or 4 targets in that room (I will go left, Vaask to the right and hypnotism spell on a target in the middle if there are more than two targets (but no more than 4).  Víxl has Sleep spell ready for other door or for the main attack room if there are 5 or more occupants in the first room or if the rooms are a combined space.  l’Atreq and Tarrahn stay back behind Víxl and protect the rear flank/be ready to heal and faerie fire/engage the second room occupants if they emerge in the hall.

Objections?  Modifications?
This message was last edited by the player at 02:05, Thu 14 July 2022.

Sounds good to me.

Sure, why not?

I'm pretty sure if I meant two voices, I would have said "pair of voices" rather than "set of voices." If it helps, I will say there are multiple voices behind each door.

That said, if you want to launch a surprise assault on the speakers, it would probably be best to post in combat rounds.

Should we ponder laying a poll of oil outside the door we don't hit first, and then if anyone comes out, we light it?

In reply to Orum Copsetwinkle (msg # 170):

Maybe even simultaneous? Fighters break through the first door, another party member sets the fire trap outside the second door? Remaining party members stand ready with missile weapons or spells?

I like the plan, Orum & Vaask!  Hopefully, these aren’t “good guys” inside.

OPERATION FIRE AND DICE: l’Atreq will pour the oil and ready a flame source for outside the southernmost door (20’ from the statue).  Once he has applied oil and has fire ready, with support from Tarrahn the Druid, and once Víxl and Orum are ready to cast their spells from behind us, Vaask and I will charge in the northernmost door (30’ from the statue).  We will switch to combat rounds as soon as l’Atreq applies the oil and gives the thumbs up that he is ready to ignite it.

No objections.  Have [2] Faerie fires ready and am decent with his sling to engage from a distance.

Two other alternative approaches, in case party doesn’t want to hack and slash every encounter:

(A-1) OPERATION WE COME IN PEACE: person with highest charisma (with enough hp) walks in and tries to make friends).  Rest of party waits in hall but ready to launch OPERATION FIRE AND DICE if peaceful intro fails.

Or

(A-2) OPERATION ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY: l’Atreq or Aremis puts on the cleric lizard mask and enters the room as one of the “crew.”  Falls back to OPERATION WE COME IN PEACE if/when discovered and claim killing of 2 giant lizards who attacked and killed their cleric buddy and fall back to OPERATION FIRE AND DICE if necessary.

I'm not against either idea. Might be better than hack and slash.

Since I am part-Cleric I am willing to wear the lizard mask if asked to do so. Despite my low CHA (6).

I don't think that we need to hack and slash everything in here.  If it's possible to find some allies to get some food, water, and safe sheltering I would be very open to that.

A-2 assumes these are buddies of lizard mask, in which case I would wonder why they aren't out looking for him or killing the lizards.

Or if they might be pissed that we sullied their buddy's mask.

So I would say first vote whack 'em. Second vote A-1.

Ok.  As soon as l’Atreq does the oil thing in IG thread, we’ll charge.

It looks like you've committed to a plan of action. To facilitate it, I will say that your targets have AC 5.

Preparation such as pouring out the oil can occur before you post a round of combat rounds.
After the prep posts and the six combat posts, I will process the round (which will still require me to roll to determine if your targets have been surprised).

Sadly, we had a serious weather storm that took out our internet for a day and a half. If I had been able, Víxl would have suggested going in and talking- we are lost and without supplies, so making friends immediately (even misogynistic ones) who can tell us about this place, and provide a place of safety to rest while we look around, would have been prudent.

But spotty internet is my problem, not anyone else's, so Víxl will support the plan everyone else has already agreed to. We will just have to find more enlightened friends elsewhere. ^_^

I have processed all I can process.

People who have delayed may wait until they see the results of the fighters' charges. For future reference, if you choose to delay, you don't need to write out branching choices -- just do what you want at the end of the round.

Orum, you need to review the entry for Hypnotism so you can write a more instructive post.

Aremis, I thought it had been your intention to attack twice? It's a little fudgy to change that now, but I don't have strong feelings about it. If you still want to attack, determine your targets randomly (so as not to take advantage of the results of hypnotism which was to have occurred after your actions (or non-actions).

Hypnotism lasts for two rounds. I assume the round it is cast counts as the first. So it will be in effect next round but the men will have their will returned to them in Round #3.

And, yes, you can hear cries coming from the other room.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:42, Sat 16 July 2022.

Okay, I think we're down to Vixl's delayed action and the roll of Vaask's dice.

Vaask, you can still attack. Like Aremis, you have a 2 in 3 chance of having targeted a hypnotized man.

If you want my 2c, I would say you probably want to kill as many as possible at this point.

l'Atreq, you might want to ignite the oil now as you might not win init next round.

Ahh... Right then, I'll edit.

Since the square outside of the second door comprises 100 square feet, it is best treated as 4 5' squares. One flask/pint of oil is enough to cover 1 5' square. Did you wish to expend 4 flasks of oil to completely cover the that map square outside of the second door? And which oil did you use? your own or the oil you had harvested earlier?

One "normal-sized" humanoid can occupy a 5' square.

Two flasks worth of the harvested stuff and two flasks of mine.

Thanks Víxl.  Wish we had had your input before charging in.  I’m still up for trying to salvage this attack into a truce, if we can hold this slept/wounded group 1 hostage/neutralized/disarmed while negotiating with group 2 coming out the other room.

If these humanoids are peaceful/reasonable, we can explain that we are just looking for food and shelter now that we are trapped in this pyramid and we have been attacked or ambushed by traps every room we have entered.  We thought we were attacking monsters, not inhabitants of this pyramid...

With the rules of engagement and occupancy that I have settled on (1 humanoid per 5' square), there is no room left for the other men to maneuver. That means they delay. If space opens up, then they too will rush out and attack (AFTER everybody else has gone).

The party may act.

I'm going to treat the fire as activating on the same init of whoever is in it, so simultaneous actions.

Let me know if you have any questions.

l'Atreq had planned to fight back with flail and ferocity but first self healing was necessary and so was cast.

l'Atreq held the eyes of the soldier who had shed l'Atreq's blood as the wound closed before his very eyes.

22:05, Today: l'Atreq rolled 6 using 1d8.  CLW.
OOC this may have been impossible since l'Atreq reached Zero hit points before the CLW
 if so please discount and instead l'Atreq collapses to the floor.

It would not have been possible.

But the druid was injured -- not the cleric.

Ahh... my mistake.  I started as a druid in another game at the same time.  I'm getting l'Atreq mixed up with her.

Should Vixl wish to switch places with Tarrahn, he would need to choose a Fighting Retreat as his round's action.



This is distinct from Fleeing.



OSRIC does have a few options along these lines with which you'll want to be quite conversant.

sorry for the delay, will post later today

Are Vaask and Aremis blocked by the party in room 11?  Or is that a door between rooms 11 and 12?  Aremis was on that side of the room already.  Aremis assumed everyone would fall back into room 11 after the oil was lit so that the fighters could then deal with the enemy in the hall after the oil burned out.  The spellcasters can take care of (disarm hypnotized/dispatch slept) enemies anyway.  Oh well.  Vaask needs to heal himself.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 194):

Are Vaask and Aremis blocked by the party in room 11?
--No. Disabled humanoid combatants have no effect on freedom of movement.

Or is that a door between rooms 11 and 12?
--Why, yes, there is.

Aremis assumed everyone would fall back into room 11 after the oil was lit so that the fighters could then deal with the enemy in the hall after the oil burned out.
--I do not think that was logistically possible.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:07, Mon 18 July 2022.

@DM: let me know if I can attack the stragglers in rom 12 as my round 2 action. Thx.

If so, here is the roll (unmodified for surprise, rear attack, or smoke - not sure what + or - mods apply).  I’ll move to IG post once you confirm results/permissible action.

13:22, Today: Aremis rolled 1,13,8 using d2,d20+3,d8+3.  Target L or R in room 12, to hit (need 15 vs AC 5), damage if hit, assumes no humanoid +1 Ranger bonus to hit.  Targets left enemy.  13+(humanoid, surprise, rear/flank attack?) to hit. 8 damage, if successful.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:29, Mon 18 July 2022.

You can attack them.

Rear attack only tends to apply when you attack fleeing enemies.

There are no flank/side attack modifiers in OSRIC.

They are not surprised because they heard the screams of their brothers.

So other players know, opening the door to 12 reveals 3 more men, 1 of whom is quite burly indeed. And he's wearing a fancy hat. That room is filled with the black smoke, conferring concealment.

Party thoughts on sleeping/hypnotized enemies? Old school me says whack 'em, but then maybe we want one to talk to, and that alignment thing .....

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 197):

Three more, in addition to the four, l’Atreq and Terrahn saw/see in the hall?  So, 12 total fighters in these 2 rooms?

In reply to Orum Copsetwinkle (msg # 198):

I would say disarm them and bind them.

So, 12 total fighters in these 2 rooms?
--10 total, 5 in each room to start

Gotcha.  Thx!

He did just step back to change weapons. I assume that counts?

As for the sleeping ones, while Víxl would have preferred talking instead of combat to begin with, we are in a fray now, and if/when they awaken, they are unlikely to be pleased to learn we killed their friends from the other room. (Plus their overheard conversation does not mark them as particularly decent individuals to her.) So, she is perfectly fine with killing the sleeping ones now. But if we do take prisoners for questioning, if they are cooperative, she probably would prefer not to kill them afterwards (which could be problematic, if there are more of their group elsewhere in the pyramid).

l’Atreq: you cast CLW after we were attacked.  You rolled a 6.  You mistakenly said it was for you, the wounded Druid. It WAS for the wounded Druid, Terrahn.  @DM said the healing applied to Terrahn, not you.  I’m not sure why you rerolled for a new CLW (a 2 on your 2nd roll for the round) and said the new roll was for Terrahn.  I’m trying to update the status chart - the 6 hp healing of your original SHOULD have been applied to Terrahn instead of making a new roll, which you posted in game.  If it was the other way around, we would have been stuck with your original roll.  I assume @DM would concur that your original roll stands and should have been the one you posted.  It makes a big difference.

@Vaask: you gotta heal yourself if we are going to have any chance to survive this blundered operation.

Aremis: I assume @DM would concur that your original roll stands and should have been the one you posted.
--Yes, I'm an originalist when it comes to rolls.

Vixl: He did just step back to change weapons. I assume that counts?
--Sure. But to make things clear he should note that he has chosen the Fighting Retreat option (which would require the dropping of the sling/wielding the staff before rather than after -- at least as far the writing goes).

General Comment: It's just a personal thing with me, but there will be no interrogation of defeated opponents. I can't stomach that type of RP.

I completely understand and agree with you when interrogation is a euphemism for torture, but how far do you mean 'no interrogation' to apply?

For instance, if we go into a slaver's lair to rescue someone and put some slavers to sleep, then tied them up, are you saying we could not then ask where they keep the prisoners?
Or in a bandit lair, ask where the stolen goods are kept?
Or if trapped in a dungeon by a one-way door, ask a captured orc how to get to the nearest exit?

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 206):
I will amend Tarrahn's action to Fighting Retreat

Ahh, my mistake.  Some DMs make me do it again, some are originalists.  It pleases me to know that Tarrahn is now healed by 6 points, so Yay Ptah!

In reply to Vixl (msg # 207):

I agree with Vixl. If there is nothing along the lines of "Where are we and where's some water and a way out so we can go on our way" then I will have to change my post to coup de grace the unfortunates.

Compelling examples, no doubt, but those sorts of things will not come up in games I run. That's my succinct and admittedly pat response. I don't run things I don't enjoy running.

Just to be clear:

We have 2 dead opponents in the hall.  2 dead in room 11.  3 asleep in room 11 and being off’d 1/round by Orum (which means 3 dead and only 2 now asleep at end of round 2) when Orin confirms that is what he is doing.

Vaask severely wounded.  Vaask and Orum in room 11.  l’Atreq and Víxl and Terrahn in the hall.

Aremis wounded and alone in room 12, but near doorway to room 11, with leader and 2 regular opponents.

Oil still burning and smoking areas around 11a.

A few party members still have actions left to announce for round 2 (Orum & l’Atreq), but after that, new initiatives for round 3.

Correct?

Come to think of it, only NE 12 should have concealment. Oh, well. More luck for Aremis.

I'll leave it as both NW 12 and NE 12 having concealment.

I think everything's correct save for

A few party members still have actions left to announce for round 2 (Orum & l’Atreq).

They both took R2 actions.

Also, no more init rolls. I only rolled a 2nd time because of the addition of a 2nd set of combatants.

The party is up.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:43, Tue 19 July 2022.

Got it!  Thanks!

Yes, it has been decided that we take no prisoners. Hopefully they have some supplies we can garner.

Is one of them Tarrahn?

Yes. Although l'Atreq is only suggesting.

That's fine, no worries.

Tarrahn is not dead, if that was what you were asking.  Tarrahn is in the hall with Víxl outside of room 11.  So far, no new fighters have come out of room 12 into the smokey hall, but you can hear the combat resuming in room 11,

Vaask, what would you like to do for R#3?

He needs to be healed, again.  Can l’Atreq not do that this round?

And can Tarrahn not cast a Fairie Fire?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:56, Thu 21 July 2022.

I can do that when I get to him.

Coming up.  Any particular one?

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 223):

What's keeping you from getting to him? I don't know why you think you can't reach him this round?

 Vaask was just inside and to the right of the door in room 11.  He’s right next to you as soon as you step in the room.

The only one you might be able to see in room 11.  The big dude with the fancy hat who is forcing me back into room 11 and is about to kill me.

People who have not optimized their turns have a few more hours to do so. I will update later today.

I would encourage players not to post questions in the OOC instead of declaring actions. I refer to a certain type of question that could be readily answered by reading the game thread. For example, if one were to cast a combat spell, the game thread readily identifies a primary target for that spell. One can also look at the map and know how far one can move and cast a healing spell.

Apologies

Well.  That’s it for us this round.

Aremis fighting retreat/parrying (-3 to hit against him?)
Orum killed last sleeping fighter in room 11
Tarrahn cast Faerie Fire on enemy leader
Víxl guarding the hall and any attacks against party rear/flank
l’Atreq moved into room 11 and CLW on Vaask.
Vaask received CLW from l’Atreq.

Just awaiting enemy attacks on Aremis for round 3.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:26, Fri 22 July 2022.

For specialization, alternate between 1 and 2 attacks, regardless of intervening actions.

Aremis, I'm going to leave all matters of hp adjustment to you so we don't confuse each other.

While the men you've been fighting have been normal, maybe a little less so, fancy hat's a paragon of the race in case you hadn't picked up on that.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:46, Fri 22 July 2022.

I believe the Party Status Report, with current hp and remaining spells, is up to date going into Round 4.

Is the fire still burning, or has it gone out at this point?
If burning, Víxl will be remaining on guard, but if not, she will be charging in to join the battle.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:34, Sat 23 July 2022.

Concealment and Fairie Fire canceled out each other

--Oil spread on the ground will burn for ten minutes. That means it will burn for 7 more minutes, including the current round.

@l'Atreq: How did you light your fire bomb? You also needed to subtract 2 for your target has concealment.

Concealment and Fairie Fire canceled out each other
--Oh, right.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:35, Sat 23 July 2022.

Flint and steel or... Perhaps an unlit bomb would shatter on impact leaving him covered in oil?

In reply to l'Atreq (msg # 236):

Perhaps an unlit bomb would shatter on impact leaving him covered in oil?
--Sure. A hit would translate to that result.

Flint and steel
--I'm trying to work out the logistic of this. We'll assume you start with your right hand free and your left holding your shield.

(1) Drop shield.
(2) Retrieve flint and steel and bottle of oil from pack.
(3) Light bottle with flint and steel.
(4) Toss lit bottle at fancy hat.

I see a single round consuming 1-3 and not allowing for 4.

Fair enough, I'll do 1 2 and 4 then  in the hope of getting to try again next round with a good chance of following up next round with another bomb close enough to either hit or splash a man whose already covered in oil.

Sorry guys- I've been traveling for the past few days and haven't had time to check in. Meant to give you a heads up before I left. I will get fully caught up tomorrow afternoon.

That is considerably longer than I had anticipated, thinking it would just be a few rounds.
With that, I think Víxl can be of more use elsewhere. ^_^

Yeah.  I’d always played oil burned for 1-2 rounds, otherwise it is a weapon superior to everything else in the game.  10 rounds of actual burning for damage is crazy.  If we had known that, we would have put oil in front of and under each door and left.  We were just trying to slow that room down for 1-2 rounds.  We now know how to clear out the whole level, whoever survives.  Burn out every room.  I guess we can light a ton of torches and chase the Fancy Hat guy room to room until he gives up the ghost

Vaask and Aremis are WAITING for fancy pants to fight or stay hidden.

OSRIC doesn't have anything to say about it, but Labyrinth Lord does:  Oil that is poured on the ground can cover a diameter of 3 feet and burns for a full turn.

Give the duration of oil used in other capacities, that makes sense.

There are limitations to such tactics.

V, I'm not sure why you don't know if you can get from A to B in a round.

Because of space and opportunity. I know she can reach the room.
My lack of certainty is that I do not know where the PCs in room 11 are (other than Armis), so was not sure if she was prevented from reaching melee. It sounds like this is not an issue though.

Please excuse me but, I'm having a horrible time following the combat and positions.  I would like to act properly.  I know it's not easy running melee's like this

Here are current positions (as best I can determine):

In Room 11:

Aremis in NW quadrant (just moved there from SW quadrant).
Vaask and l’Atreq in NE quadrant (both have been there).
Víxl in SE quadrant (just moved there from Hallway).

In hallway, just outside of Room 11:

Terrahn (been there) and Orum (just moved there this round from NW quadrant of Room 11).

Enemy:

Fancy Hat Leader and Fighter 1 in NW quadrant of Room 12/at doorway between Rooms 11&12. Hiding in smoke (-2 to hit) but Fancy Hat already Fairie Fired for this round and 2 more, which offsets the smoke concealment bonus.

Fighter 2 somewhere in smoke in Room 12 (waiting to follow Fancy Hat or may sneak out through fire into hall)

Vaask and Aremis are waiting to see what Fancy Hat will do.

Orum and Terrahn can probably make missile attacks at Fancy Hat - just beware of surprise attack by Fighter 2...
This message was last edited by the player at 20:09, Sun 24 July 2022.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 245):
Thank you!

I switched to my staff last round so, if I want to engage with his sling, I'm going to have to switch back this next round.

l'Atreq is waiting to see what everyone else will do.  Throwing a molotov into Melee would not be good.

Orum is actually watching the corridor to see if anyone leaves room 12 that way, in which case he will dart them.

Starting a new contract tomorrow, so if the rounds pass me, that is my plan until expedient to do otherwise.

I processed that round as best I could. With Vixl declaring that she had entered the fray and attacked, I concluded that one more of the party's fighters would join her. The logical choice was Vaask.

If it wasn't already clear, it should be so now: the party's in a heap of trouble, and I'm not sure there is a way out, barring a string of amazing rolls. The party finds itself in a double encounter with one of the foes being extraordinarily well-hatted.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:37, Sun 24 July 2022.

Umm.  Vaask and Aremis (both with basically no hp left) were only going to attack together if Fancy Hat moved out of the smoke and into Room 11. We had one chance to combine 3 attacks, simultaneous, to try to bring down Fancy Hat.

Aremis was backing up and deferring his 2 attacks if/until Fancy Hat stepped into Room 11.  Did Fancy Hat step in?

I’m not sure why Víxl engaged in melee attack - unless it was tied to Fancy Hat entering the room.

Aremis only needed to fighting retreat/parry if Fancy Hat followed him into room 11, in which case, Aremis was going to attack back and not parry.

I was reporting Vaask’s action (previously in OOC & IG posts), since he’s tied up until tomorrow.  If Fancy Hat stepped in, we both attacked.  If Fancy Hat played the coward, we both stayed in the NW and NE quadrants, respectively, awaiting Fancy Hat.

If Fancy Hat stepped in, then there were 3 targets (Víxl, Vaask and me) he could attack, if Fancy Hat stayed back in the smoke, I’m not sure who he could reach - I guess Víxl if she moved up to that doorway, but I assumed she was attacking from SE quadrant and only if Fancy Hat came in.

Perhaps it’s too late.  Not sure what’s now going on.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:29, Mon 25 July 2022.

There was both space and opportunity for her to enter the room and fight (and miss), so Fancy Hat did not have the opportunity to enter the room.

No, Vixl engaged him in SW 11 of the room. It was the party's turn and that was her declared action.

See above.


I'm sorry. I can't follow the logic here. It was the party's turn.
If Aremis delays, then the leader attacks him from his current position.
If Aremis retreats, then the leader would have followed him -- if Vixl had not engaged him in his current position.


Not to be redundant, but this couldn't happen with him being engaged by Vixl.

So I think your confusion might stem from a misunderstanding of Vixl's post.

If Vaask was going to remain unengaged, that's fine. I can make that adjustment.

I'm not sure that it matters all that much. This is a dangerous module and, as you've picked up, this probably isn't a guy you're supposed to fight.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:31, Mon 25 July 2022.

Not much to do now.  But I was trying to get Fancy Hat to follow me and I was going to take my final 2x attack on him if he did so.  I was just waiting for confirmation that he was, in fact, following me.  If Víxl tried to side swipe him when he came in to attack me, that’s fine.  But his attack, if he was still pursuing me, should have been on me, not Víxl or Vaask.  I’m the fighter who attacked him and am the obvious threat - albeit on my last breath.  In which case, I should have taken the death blow instead of Vaask - but I’d still like to get off my final 2 attacks, in this life, if possible.  And Vaask would likewise attack - once Fancy Hat committed to killing me.

May not change anything in the long run, but that was the maneuver we were going for.

If you put Fancy Hat and the other Fighter in Room 11, and have Fancy Hat’s attack on me (rather than Vaask) and the other Fighter’s missed attack on Víxl or Vaask, I think that was what we we trying to do,  if that enables the 3rd fighter to come and attack, as well, so be it.

If that rewrite works, Vaask is still alive and will take his one attack and I’ll take my final double attack as I die, which is fitting since this was my attack plan from the beginning.

Even had Vixl not intervened, it would not have worked out like that. That would have been a standard D&D 4.0+ type of power (5' step, followed by a Pull 5/normal attack).

R4: Enemy goes -- you go. If you delay, then you effectively move into R5 and then FH attacks you where you stand.

That's how this plays out in OSRIC.

Now, that we've had this discussion (and hypothetially processed it in game terms!), would you like to amend your declaration? I would note that if you do not retreat, then l'Atreq has a 50% chance of hitting you with that bottle as he will be firing into melee.

If I were to emphasize anything, it would be that if you don't know what you want to do, you should delay as I can't really process OSRIC with triggers -- but if you delay in the back half of the round, then the enemy will act again with you having done nothing.

Since I'm dispensing advice, I would also say that Tarrahn, at a minimum, should cast Shillelagh and Orum should throw a dart at ManE or FH. It's best to reduce the number of attackers, so you should try to drop the small fry first. That has the potential of changing the dynamic of the encounter.

Back End of Round 4
Aremis: Fighting retreat + parry into NW 11.
l'Atreq: Hits Fancy Hat with a bottle of oil from NE 11.
Orum: Moves to NE 11.
Vixl: Moves to SW 11, engages Fancy Hat and ManD, misses FH.
Tarrahn: Passes.
Vaask: Passes.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:55, Mon 25 July 2022.

Maybe I don't understand the whole mechanics of this properly. Doesn't it require two hands to bring flint and tinder together to create a spark? You'd have to put the bottle on a surface, the floor in this case, to leave your two hands free.

It had always been my understanding that lighting a torch took a round.

That's what I meant when I said there were tactical limitations to oil/flame; it requires a high degree of cohesion/coordination. Another player needs to be lighting a torch while another one is dispensing the oil, etc. etc.

Ahh. So to all intents and purposes, molotovs need two people.  Can I undo that one then?

Sure.

Another possibility would be to pour oil in FH's square and then another character drops a lit torch in it. That's what I mean by the coordination.

That would deal dmg for lighting him up and d6 for the flaming oil on the floor.

Molotov cocktails are great if you walk around carrying the party torch or if there are lit torches along the wall or a lit fireplace in the room.  Pain in the ass otherwise.

We seem to be at an impasse.  I’ve never played AD&D 4.0 or 5.0, so I’m not sure how technical they decided to get with combat footwork, but there is nothing special about chewing gum and walking, or moving back or to the side 5’ while still attacking - as long as there is room to do so. That is basic or 1stEd AD&D.  Not sure whyI had to fighting retreat/parry opponents who did not follow me across the room.  They disengaged.  If Víxl and I swapped positions in a hall, that makes sense, but I moved one direction in a 20x20 room and she came in from a different direction.  I’ll waive an offensive action since FH did not enter the room.  For the same reason Vaask deferred.

In this round, if FH walks/moves into Room 11, I will immediately engage him in melee on my initiative, but it is absurd that I would have to give up initiative and allow him to move into the room and attack me first before I or the party can attack or have to move forward and prevent him from entering room 11 if I want to keep my initiative advantage.  Regardless of initiative, FH is either coming into the room or not.  OSRIC certainly does not handcuff grown adults from handling this situation and initiative too.  As soon as FH steps into the SW quadrant of room 11, Vaask and I are attacking him. If he stays in the other room, I’m going to switch weapons and start shooting him with my bow. And I assume Vaask will do the same with his sling.  But we’re obviously not doing that if he is continuing to advance.

Terrahn has cast Shillelagh in Round 5 and should be able to attack the smaller fighter.  Given its limited duration and melee only capability, he was probably better off with his sling assisting Orum.

You are going to have to throw darts on Orum’s behalf - he already announced that you were going to have to take action for him since he is out of pocket for a few days (?) on a new contract.  He moved 10 feet, so I assume that he too can still throw a few darts to finish up round 4.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:58, Mon 25 July 2022.

I assume that last line is supposed to read Víxl, not Vaask.
And I also assume we lost initiative, so Víxl will not get an attack before falling.

It is not what I would have hoped, or even anticipated, but que sera sera.

But if you do not mind some table talk, here is my suggestion for the rest of you.

Surrender.

Surrender does not always mean death, after all, and perhaps you have a reason in this case.

We know they are misogynists, and the only woman in the party (pending what l'Atreq has hidden under robes and mask) is both down and a spell-caster. Claim the evil woman beguiled you all, and now that she is fallen, you are free of her magicks.

Who knows, if the argument and the rolls are good, and not all of you used charisma as a dump stat, you might be able to save Víxl as well (for punishment of her crimes). If not, it is still better for the sole dying person be the sacrificial lamb so that the rest do not fall as well.

Edit- assuming Víxl is not dead already. I do not think we received the result of the votes on when death comes, but I know I voted against it being at the proposed -1 (thank goodness). *L*
This message was last edited by the player at 23:15, Mon 25 July 2022.

In reply to Vixl (msg # 259):

And I also assume we lost initiative, so Víxl will not get an attack before falling.
--Correct. I don't reroll init each round unless a new group enters the fray.

But if you do not mind some table talk, here is my suggestion for the rest of you.
--I have always been a most vocal proponent of table talk.

We know they are misogynists
--You heard "lesser qualities of the lesser sex." That could make them chauvinists rather than misogynists. FWIW.
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:47, Mon 25 July 2022.

I'm planning to update this afternoon or tonight.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:54, Tue 26 July 2022.

Just need to know if FH and 1 or 2 fighters are in room 11 this round or staying in room 12 this round to be able to declare an action.

But Aremis you can't properly know that...

However, they both still look fighting mad, and if nobody engages them during the party's round, they will charge into your room with targets chosen randomly. If you wait for them to do that, then you're passing.

Back end of Rnd #5
Party does not engage FH.

Top of Rnd #6
FH and his two mates storm into 11.

Now, if you were to CHARGE into melee, maybe kill one of FH's mates, maybe wound FH, I might need to think about a morale check. I don't know.

I've altered my move in view of the pointlessness of the molotov.  Someone has to charge.

I'll post my charge attack later tonight.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew,
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of death,
[st]rode the six hundred.

Thanks for the inspiring post, Vaask.  Didn’t mean to interfere with your own charge or ranged attack.  I just followed l’Atreq into the fray.  You and Orum and Tarrahn can either be the last wave of attacks, surrender, or run away while you can.  I’m sorry my plan failed the party.

No worries Aremis! Vaask is charging of his own accord. If I understand things correctly, others are doing the same. We will live or we will die, together, in a blaze of glory. All good.

I think this is also a learning experience, the true essence of OSRIC in a true classic module.

There is only room for two PC's to engage with the foes in SW 11/NW 12, Vaask, so I took the liberty of trying to give you something useful to do.

The party is up.

ManE is more than moderately wounded.
FH is moderately wounded.

Thanks!

Just FYI: Orum gets up to 3 darts per round, if he wants to use all of them.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 271):
Missed by a couple of whiskers twice, he did.

22:43, Today: The Lord of Divine Words rolled 14,2,14,2 using d20-1,d3,d20-1,d3.  the other two darts.

Thx for trying!

I plan to update later today.

A couple of notes. Let's put Vaask in SE 11, SE quadrant, right next to the door to 12. From there, he can't directly attack ManE or FH (no melee attacks around corners). However, he could toss his torch onto either of their spots, thus igniting the oil beneath FH. I might be fudging a bit with that understanding, but it doesn't seem all that far off.

Per Labyrinth Lord, a person ignited in such a manner takes d8 for 2 rounds. After that he would take the d4 burning oil damage.

Tarrahn, this is your round to attack with your enchanted wood as you can take the place of the fallen l'Atreq. You should read up on the Charge option in OSRIC.

Orum, now that Aremis has engaged the two men in melee, you wouldn't want to throw more darts. You could do other things though.
This message had punctuation tweaked by the GM at 13:10, Thu 28 July 2022.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 274):
Tarrahn, this is your round to attack with your enchanted wood as you can take the place of the fallen l'Atreq. You should read up on the Charge option in OSRIC.

Doing that now, thank you!

If Orum doesn’t respond, @DM will have to act on his behalf again - he didn’t say when he would be able to check back in from his work travel.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:42, Thu 28 July 2022.

@DM: unless you are suggesting Orum stand guard in the hall to await the missing fighter, he could also pull Víxl and l’Atreq back from the fire and bind their wounds to stop them from bleeding out.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:44, Thu 28 July 2022.

Oh, thanks for the reminder. Orum will stabilize one of the dying PCs.

Tarrahn, a couple of notes about Shillelagh.

It deals 2d4 dmg to medium targets. The +1 only applies to the to hit roll. And I assume that you wanted to try to drop ManE.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:35, Thu 28 July 2022.

Of course, I went with the weapons original damage.  Correct, +1 to hit and +2 for the charge attack as I read it in OSRIC correctly.

I'll re-roll the damage

So.

Do we now have an active oil fire going on in the NW quadrant of Room 12?

And, does that mean FH and ManD are both taking d4 hp of damage each round they stand in or start the round in the burning oil.  And isn’t that in addition to the 2 rounds of d8 damage FH is taking from being on fire from being doused in oil too?

Is there now smoke concealment (-2 to hit) in each quadrant adjective to the NW quadrant of Room 12, which would be affecting party members engaged in melee in the SW and SE quadrants of Room 11?
This message was last edited by the player at 02:09, Fri 29 July 2022.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 280):

Do we now have an active oil fire going on in the NW quadrant of Room 12?

--NW 12, NW quadrant. Each square is composed of 4 squares. ManD is in NW 12, NE quadrant.

And, does that mean FH and ManD are both taking d4 hp of damage each round they stand in or start the round in the burning oil.  And isn’t that in addition to the 2 rounds of d8 damage FH is taking from being on fire from being doused in oil too?

--the d8 represents the increased damage from being covered in boiling oil rather than only standing in it. Next round FH will take d8; d6 the round after (assuming Vaask used the cleaner oil).

Is there now smoke concealment (-2 to hit) in each quadrant adjective to the NW quadrant of Room 12, which would be affecting party members engaged in melee in the SW and SE quadrants of Room 11?

--The smoke in NW 12 does not provide concealment for party members in Room 11.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:18, Fri 29 July 2022.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 281):

Got it.  Vaask using normal (more potent but less smokey) oil - so no smoke in Room 11.

Fairie Fire on FH has now expired.

Okay, I'm back and agree that OSRIC darts into melee rules are prohibitive and binding makes sense.

That being said, Orum stands ready to use his staff to help if called for.

Orum: suggestion: bind Víxl this round or pull l’Atreq out of the melee quadrant and then bind each the next 2 rounds.  Both are still bleeding out and losing 1 hp per round - until you bind them.  There is no one else to do it.  You may be the last party member standing.  Save who you can.  Good luck!

In reply to Aremis (msg # 284):

Good call Aremis. We are going to make it out of this, by the skin of my yellow country teeth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCKWeOrP_yc

Agreed. Vixl then l'Atreq.

Although....There is that whole backstab extra damage with a lucky roll I had blanked on until now.

If you wanted to get in the good graces of the locals (Fancy Hat in particular), now would be the perfect time to back stab Vaask, and then Tarrahn or me (whichever of us is still standing after the next round).

Backstabbing Fancy Hat in the other room would be great - if you could avoid the burning oil in the hallway at 11a, but I’m not sure you can jump it and avoid taking d4 damage...and you’re already too low on hp.

With ManD presumably down, would be an ideal time for Tarrahn to fighting retreat and allow Vaask to step in and help finish off FH.  He can’t kill both of us, and Tarrahn still has one Fairie Fire available (and your Sjillelagh has now expired).

Thank you!

In reply to Aremis (msg # 282):

I wasn't calculating spell duration correctly. The casting round does not count; otherwise, a spell like shillelagh would expire the round that it is cast.

Aremis's first strike killed ManD; his next does 5 dmg (no adjustment to damage for rolling a 20) to FH. FH is severely injured.

Thanks. I know OSRIC has no crit hits.  Was just enjoying the thrill of my Natural 20 roll.  I’ll update my post on who was attacked.  Thx.  -DONE!
This message was last edited by the player at 14:56, Fri 29 July 2022.

Vaask, with Tarrahn disengaging, you can join the melee now. Since you are all acting in the back end of the round, you just delay until after Tarrahn has acted.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 293):

Thanks.

With l'Atreq and Vixl having suffered debilitating injuries, two fresh adventurers will be taking their place (lurker 1 and 2) until such a time as they have recovered and must take the place of other incapacitated infidels. That could well be the next encounter. Who knows?
This message was last edited by the GM at 23:27, Fri 29 July 2022.

Suggest we rest until all the original four are cured to full health. For my part, Hypnotism is my most potent spell so I plan to stick to that.

Do we think using their masks would allow us some level of disguise?

Agreed on all points.  We MUST heal.  We MUST mourn our Party losses.  Aremis accepts full responsibility for the loss of Víxl and l’Atreq - they fell because he did not plan the attack well, and they sacrificed themselves to save the rest of the party.  He owes his life to BOTH of them for their bravery,

Fortunately they survived!  But now we are without them for a bit, while they heal.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:39, Sat 30 July 2022.

Hopefully, the two new characters joining us can add to the fighting and healing capabilities of the Party.  We are down to 2 fighters, 1 CLW, and no sleep spells per day.  We may have to completely change tactics and go stealth/thieving mode, with masks on, to advance any further...

Certainly it did not turn out as ideally as one would hope, but everyone survived. That seems a success to me, even if it does make me a lurker for the foreseeable future. ^_^

On suggestion though- besides thieving/stealth mode, there is also charisma/alliance mode. We are all still lot in a desert. All the plundered treasure in the world will do no good if you have not the place to spend it, and without l’Atreq, the supply of fresh water and has just gone away (although Tarrahn an still purify found water). It would be strongly beneficial to find someone to ally with, the sooner the better- and since a helm of telepathy was just found, you now have an excellent way to check if they are trustworthy as well.

If there's no fresh water but there is a water purifier, I suggest using purify food and water to purify collected pee at the end of the day.

Excellent points, both, Víxl & l’Atreq!

I forgot to mention that the supplies included jugs of water but still feel free to store urine in the empty ones.

There will be a logistical pause to allow for L1 and L2 to complete their characters. I suppose I should say I expect them to be completed by Monday.

But we CAN store urine in the interim?  Awesome!

I assume we can store other body fluids too, if so inclined?

Blood should work, anything thicker not so much and even blood has to be stored in such a way that it doesn't coagulate.

What are the objects shown against the wall on the west side of Rooms 11 & 12 on either side of the door between Rooms 11 & 12?  Are those shelves or bookcases or trunks?  And is there something specific associated with the “I in circle” spot in the SE quadrant of Room 12?  The “star in circle” spot in the hall is obviously the Grom statue we already examined.  Just trying to understand the quarters in which we have chosen to take refuge.  Thx!
This message was last edited by the player at 15:18, Tue 02 Aug 2022.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 306):

I don't see the objects you're referring to.

Ignore the I in the circle.

Yes, the star is statue of Gorm.

Ok.  Just making sure those weren’t additional doors in and out of Rooms 11 & 12 that were cut off on the original graphic.  They look like something on the west side of the rooms, but it’s hard to tell based on what’s been posted so far.

If the door between 11 & 12 wasn’t there, the lines look like they would be a throne or dais against the wall.  I had assumed originally that those were the cots that the men were sleeping on.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:41, Mon 01 Aug 2022.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 308):

Those are all doors.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 309):

Doors!?!

There are more doors into our rest haven??  It looked like a table or throne.

Maybe supply closets.

Orin will obviously need to listen.  We can’t afford any more encounter the moment.  Any way to barricade them or spike them?  I think you said the doors to the hallway swung both ways.

We're paused while I finish integrating the two lurkers into the game. If I need to, I'll move on to L3 to take a spot.

But as a reminder, there is to be no spiking of stone slab doors.

Understood. If they are all stone slab, will then, none get spiked.

Orum would never do this, but as a player I would place the vanquished in front of the doors to retard their opening, or, should they open the other direction, give heed to those who would mess with us.

Excellent, I have been looking forward to consulting my Advanced Decomposition and Disease appendix.

Looks like L1 is not going to work out, so L3 will take his place.

I will update the game later today.

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 313):

L3 here, Birahu the Black, wizard. Ready to die in your service. I'll work on him starting today.

In reply to L3 (msg # 314):

10, 11, 15, 15, 15, 17, nice numbers!

In reply to L3 (msg # 315):

OSRIC 2nd Edition?

In reply to L3 (msg # 316):


What class is most needed? I can be whatever you think you need. Fighter, Rogue, Cleric or Wizard. Something else?

I am playing a Fighter/Cleric/Magic User myself, just so everyone is aware :)

In reply to Alerasune Weavekind (msg # 318):

I'll be human I think. I tend to travel near the front even as a wizard. It is dangerous though.

Welcome aboard, Birahu!  The party is light on melee combat firepower and healing capabilities.  You can be whatever you want to be.  With the lethality of this module, no matter how much we try to balance, we will likely be without fighting, healing, magic, or thief abilities at various points in the campaign. We will have to be creative to survive - perhaps make friends, recruit hirelings, find healing potions.  We now have masks and access to the locals’ clothing, so we might be able to blend in (or do some limited scouting incognito).

Looking forward to see how you and Alerasune join our ragtag crew, in game.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 320):

Either Birahu or Magnus, definitely a wizard, just waiting to die at low level. I guess I could be an Elvin Fighter/Wizard?????

About half done now.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:18, Tue 02 Aug 2022.

The multi class characters, just due to limited attribute scores, tend to favor one class over another, by default and player interest/comfort level.    Plus limited spells at low level just hampers all spellcasters early on.  Vaask, for example, is more Fighter than Cleric (only 1 spell per day).  Víxl is more Mage than Fighter (so far, better success casting than melee). Orum, so far, is more Thief than Illusionist.  Not sure which way Alerasune will favor - STR/weapon specialization or 3 cleric spells or more mage spells at higher level? Good AC and HP leans toward fighter.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 322):

We first level? Or higher? Stick with wizard I think. Try something else if/when he dies. I rarely die, but you never know in this one. ;-) I see Ben as very fair though, he's a good player.

First level

In reply to The Lord of Divine Words (msg # 324):

60 gold to start. 5hp.

At least initially Alerasune will mostly be a Longsword waving fool, who can also cast some cure spells, and a sleep spell once per day

In reply to Alerasune Weavekind (msg # 326):

We doing NWP and such? One extra proficiency slot? For weapons?

In reply to L3 (msg # 327):

Just equipment and spells. Almost ready, I love OSRIC even more than 3.5!

In reply to L3 (msg # 328):

Working on equipment, I guess I need the DM for spells.

In reply to Magnus Amundson (msg # 329):

Equipment done

In reply to Magnus Amundson (msg # 330):

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Spells
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Read Magic
Sleep
Comprehend Languages
Hold Portal

Which one is memorized for today?

Same question to Alerasune and Magnus for the status chart.  Thx!

Sleep

In reply to Alerasune Weavekind (msg # 333):

I can do sleep, or hold portal.

Your call on spell choice, but Hold Portal only lasts 1 round/level, so only helpful to slow down enemy briefly, if we are being chased.  Sleep obviously very powerful and can turn the tide of battle at low level.

In reply to Aremis (msg # 335):

Sleep, Hold Portal was a random spell. I got Read Magic, picked Sleep, other two rolled randomly.