OoC Chat

Happy Easter weekend everyone!

I understand if your post frequency is a bit slow this weekend. Holidays are often a busy time for folks and interrupt regular schedules and downtime patterns.

To keep everyone up-to-date, the story is currently waiting on an action to get Naeris through that door. It doesn't have to be Astroloma who makes that post - could be somebody makes a distraction or something else. But it will likely require some kind of skill check. Could be a spell too, or the use of some item I haven't thought of.

Let me know if you need some help with this or have questions!

Alternatively, they could put the night blades with them to sleep and tie them up and use the conveniently supplied gags. Then, maybe, return to the bunk room.

Holy smokes, that is the biggest sleep roll I've ever seen! I think the plan Mike posted will be sufficient to get Naeris and Ralavaz in the door. Nice work!

I'll try to post in-game soon, but you are welcome to post in the meantime with the assumption this plan has worked.

Happy easter indeed! ... and yep the holidays are usually quite busy and with less time spent in front of a screen.

I did not think we would get out of that complication so easily, but good thinking there!

Happy Easter. That was a lucky roll. Let's hope our luck holds out.

Working a series of late shifts again over the next couple of days so may have trouble posting.

Thanks Mike.

Haha, I didn't do the night blades actions last night because I was super tired and decided to hit the hay. Now I'm looking at Gardren's dialogue - "I guess you'll drink" - and I'm wondering wtf? Was that autocorrect? Haha it's so random. I think I'll keep it. Maybe he means he's gonna try to throw you in the well!

Anyway folks, looking forward to this action scene! Thanks for being a great bunch of players.

Yeah, that's what I thought it meant :)

That's how I took it - that they'd try and throw us in the well :)

Alfrey dropping his cloak be like:

Hahaha, kind of, but then might not even end up using them.

I also realize moving might cause attack of opportunities, but i guess it is worth it. Although I am not sure if only from the demony thing for leaving its reach, or from nb2 too for moving within his reach?

Yep, Heartseeker (a Stirge) will get an op attack on you. It's only when you leave a creature's reach in 5e. Risky, but big reward!

You got 'em! 😉

next up is Euphoria, and Naeris you can take your round 2 action any time.

Astroloma, because there are monsters beside Naeris, your ranged attacks will be rolled at disadvantage. You can switch to melee attacks if you'd rather, or use your action to take the disengage action and move freely out of the scrum.

I would wait for Jusika too before acting more, and since the leader is out of the picture maybe we could presuade or threaten them to stand down? Although if the fight goes on i think the most convenient action for Kaa would be to yank NG2 into the pit too.

Sorry for such a delay! Finally made my post, been busy!

On a late shift tonight, followed by an earlier one so my next post may be delayed.

Mike, based on your last post I want to clarify that you can cast cantrip spells like fire bolt an unlimited number of times.

My understanding is that I have three cantrips that I know. I think I have three slots for these cantrips. I used one for the rats, the second on Gardren and the third (and last) I have just fired at the demon. (I was going to use Firebolt on the Heartseeker, but you told me that the roll would be at a disadvantage so I did not cast the Firebolt cantrip then.) His only other cantrips are Mending and Mage Hand. Please let me know if I have misunderstood anything.

I have used my three spell slots, which I understand are separate from the cantrips. I used Sleep on the Night Blades in the pit, then Mage Armour, which I cast when having the fight with the rats and the last Sleep spell when I put the two Night Blades to sleep on the stairs before getting the other Night Blades to go up to the tower.

Good news Mike, there are no slots for cantrips. From the rules:

"Any character can cast any cantrips they know at will and an unlimited number of times, unless the feature that lets them cast it specifically says otherwise."