Out of Character (OOC)

Nice, comparison..lol

Hah! Hey, if I'm even remotely channeling The Thing with this game, I'll take it.

I couldn't help but picture Pippin grabbing the Palantir...

We're gonna have to start killing every injured person we come across. Better terrified than teriyaki. :P

Seriously though... While I'd love to engage full murder hobo, I guess we'll just have to be extra careful going forward with injured 'people'.

Eh, maybe ;) it is worth noting that both you have now fought were sussed out by good checks.

There are, and will be, better ways to identify them, some of which I leave up to you to figure out.

Funny enough, I was telling a friend yesterday how much I dislike crit confirmation. :P

Yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of it myself. It feels rare enough to roll within the threat range that it feels deflating when it doesnt confirm.

This is something I'm open to homebrewing if there's enough interest.

*raises hand*

I often forget which is which, playing and running games in both PF 1 and D&D 5e.

I agree. The crit confirm roll has always been my least favorite mechanic in PF 1st ed. This is especially true in pbp, as it is sometimes near impossible to roll two really good attack rolls in a row.

The Dice Gods want us to die. :|

Yeah idk what is going on lol it'll turn around next round though...right?

Yup. It'll make a 360, that's what it'll do. :P

@ C1NDER,

For future Initiative rolls, could you add each PC's Initiative bonus to their roll? Not doing so, nullifies Razhel's Dex bonus and the extra +2 she gets for a Trait.

Hi Rage! Yes, I can include them in the roll if you'd like -

The current initiative order does make use of your modifiers, though I can see what it might look otherwise.

I assure you I took your +5 initiative bonus into consideration (and everyone else's, including the enemy's), I just rolled the flat 1d20's in quick sequence and added the modifiers manually.

What's up with the die roller? I don't think I've made a roll since we started.

Yeah. I know, but 6 looks better than 1, even if it is still on the bottom of the list. ;p

Agreed - I think all of your rolls for some reason have been really low so far. They're bound to come around, but it certainly feels like the dice gods are ganging up on you.
From now on, I'll not only roll with the modifiers included, but I will also include the total result in the initiative chart :)

I'll be traveling for the next 3 days, then I have a kid's birthday to prep for on short notice. I will try to get in some posts where I can, but might be sporadic until about Sunday.

Have a good trip and a happy surprising surprise party!