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First off, I have a question. I love 3.5 and one of the things I like about it is the grid combat. I'd like to try doing some map combat with this game. Not with every fight, just with the big, important fights. I think we could do it with maps in a Google Drawing. You all could import or make a token for your character and move it on the grid there. Thoughts?

I've seen people use Google Drawing as well as Google Sheets to make maps for the players to move on. Any way you want to do it is fine with me

I've never had much luck with those google sites or any others like it. If there is one thing I hate about using a computer, it's cluttering it up. You would be amazed at all the third party trash I've been asked to download over the last 20 years. Btw, wish my a happy birthday. I turned 71 today.

I'm not posting too often, am I?
I'm not in any other games, so I've been refreshing this forum often to see if there are any new posts. If I see a new reply, I try to wait a few hours to give others an opportunity to post before I do.

Post as much as you like. I'll keep my posts more regular to limit how fast the story can move forward for those people who post less frequently.

at the moment, i feel like Avron is either waiting for:
1. a response from Paris about Lance Rock, or
2. Kaylessa to bring out the hot goat stew.

your thoughts?

Google Drawing is a pretty good tool. You can actually just upload/link to an already done map, and paste it in as the background. I think, though, that it would be best as an optional accessory. 'You're thirty feet away from x', or, you're five squares away from y' is probably just as good for those who don't want to have to go to an outside source for a map.

Yeah, I've used it before, but no for PbP. Mostly for online/voice groups.

Sorry for the delay in posting. I've been sick and pretty much in maintenance mode.

No worries. Life happens. I've come down with a wicked cold myself, so I'm doing the whole, "Let's move as little as possible so I don't cough my lungs out" thing.

Avron's not talking to Ara, correct?

nah, the girl that made breakfast, that came into the inn instead of kaylessa... she never gave us her name

I haven't heard back from supportagent11 so I'm going to remove them from the game.

Also, something I've been meaning to bring up, I don't think I want to handle leveling with XP. That'll take forever to even get to the start of the adventure at level 3. I think I'd like to level you up after each mission/task until you hit the actual start of the adventure and then I'll figure out milestones to level at, at that point. To account for any expenditures of XP on magic items, or whatever else, when you level up to a level, you'll be at the mid point between that level and the next, so you have some XP to spend.

Thoughts?

I'd be fine with just not even worrying about XP and just giving us an advance whenever the story warrants it.

This is probably the easiest way

I can support that.

Hi guys. Just wanted a little input on this power.

Astral Construct.

If at level 1 the duration is 1 round (1 round/level) and it appears and acts immediately as soon it is summoned (casting time 1 action), does it disappear on the beginning of my next turn or does it get to act again? What would you rule?

The casting time is 1 round, so it will be a full round action to manifest it. The construct will appear at the beginning of your next turn and act. With the duration, I think it only gets one round of action and will disappear just before your next turn, just as it appears just before the turn after you begin to manifest it.

Ok thanks. That makes sense.