General OOC

fixed it

No problem. I like to check out what people pick as their spells and whatnot to keep in mind. Sometimes people prefer to keep them private which is also valid.

Uhhh. Didn't know about that. Thanks

So, is that everyone done? We have 6 character threads.

In case you missed it in the chat . . .

A few quick notes about skills and rolls:

1. I don't operate by the standard D&D "Roll when you are unsure of the outcome" rule. I operate by the "Roll when the possibility of failure is interesting" rule. This means there is no need to roll in any situation where I don't ask for one.

2. Also, I aggressively apply the "failed progress" rule on PHB 74.
If you want to risk randomness and possible chaos, roll away, even if I haven't asked for a roll. I generally ignore all the successes I didn't ask for and dream up interesting setbacks for all the failures, whether I asked for the roll or not! :-D

In my games, every time you take the (virtual) dice into your (virtual) hand, you always risk awesomeness and disaster in equal measure. Many times I will require rolls. For all the other times, I leave it to you as to how often you want to tempt fate.

oooh, cool

Great! Let's get a post from Calvas as he joins in and reaction posts from everyone else (if you want), and then I'll post again.

Okay, the door is open! Cavas and Ishmee have had their spotlight time. Let's see what the others can do in the spotlight. Ya'll, just don't get too far in your next posts. Once everyone else has made a post detailing what they are doing, I'll post again.

Yep. In this game, all OOC stuff goes here: dice, OOC comments, notes, everything. I know some folks like to mix it all together in one thread. That's why I highlighted how we'd be doing it in this game in the game ad and in the first post in this thread.
Once we hear from Nymril, I'll make an IC post that will tell everyone what they can see as they move into the dark cavern and how we might proceed.

Okay, everyone post up and let me know what you are doing and where, and then we'll see about what rolls you might want (or not want) to make. Spread out or stick together, it's up to you.
Point of clarification, the door hasn't fallen. The bar/lock/whatever that held it shut has been broken so that now both sides of the door swing freely open. If you shut it, it will probably hang shut, but more investigation is needed to see how badly damage the door and its mechanism(s) is.

I'll include all this in my upcoming IC post but FYI . . .
The ladder is in the top center of the map on the other side of the river. You'll have to swim out there or take the boat if you want to get to it. The water is moving steadily but not super fast (the DC shouldn't be too high). It's hard to tell how deep the water is in the dark, but if you walk to the water's edge and do a little bit of looking, you can tell that it is probably over your head but not by much.
I am going to guess that you are casting Dancing Lights. It has a range of 120' which is the same range as your Dark Vision, so you can see as far as the light can go up that tunnel. It's a dark, river-filled tunnel as far as you can see. So if you want to send that light someone else, go for it.
Make a note that you took that sample. If you'd like to spend some time studying these mushrooms at some future time, you can make that roll again with Advantage.