OOC Thread for Alpha

Oct 14, 2022 5:18 pm
Hey all, I’m putting this here as a means for the adventuring group Alpha to have OOC chats amongst themselves.

I’ve set permissions to this sub-forum so that those in the other group can read about your adventures and can look at your posts, but they cannot post in this sub-forum.

Please test out your permissions at your convenience.

I’ll be doing the same for the Beta group, too.
Oct 14, 2022 5:25 pm
Adventuring Group Alpha (you are all welcome to rename your group as you see fit) consists of the following adventurers:
- Bracus the Healer (green primal dragonborn druid), run by @GeneCortess
- Wotan Ygg Yjungr (variant revenant human barbarian), run by @Jomsviking
- Stekko "Gravelsnake" (fireblood primal dwarf chanter), run by @MrFaberJack
- Lilla'martu (variant human shadow sorcerer), run by @Plum
- Medheyg (cliffclimb shifter ascetic), run by @jollycooperative
Oct 14, 2022 6:19 pm
Hi ho everyone!

Looking away from the RP aspect for a moment, mechanically I intend to build Lilla for crowd control rather than as a blaster/nuker. I will of course still take Fireball if/when we get that far.

If anyone has any opinions on that, let me know.
Last edited October 14, 2022 6:20 pm
Oct 14, 2022 7:07 pm
https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/27192/
ZeroCool says:
Looks good. I checked my Alpha clearances and I can read but not post.
I can't post in their thread, so it looks good both ways.
Oct 14, 2022 7:10 pm
Alpha level clearance confirmed.
Oct 14, 2022 7:41 pm
Plum says:
Hi ho everyone!

Looking away from the RP aspect for a moment, mechanically I intend to build Lilla for crowd control rather than as a blaster/nuker. I will of course still take Fireball if/when we get that far.

If anyone has any opinions on that, let me know.
I'm going to go for a trap-setting build. The capacity to basically turn stones into landmines that the Fireblood has should work wonders with illusion spells.
Besides that, I'm a Bard, so I will look carefully what the party seems to lack in the first adventures and I will try to fill that role later if it is in line with the direction that the roleplay is taking.

EDIT: if you have crowd control, maybe some cool combo will come out! We'll see.
Last edited October 14, 2022 7:42 pm
Oct 14, 2022 8:58 pm
Haha well Level 1 is pretty lacklustre for spellcasters, so right now my only real crowd control is Grease but we'll see as things go on.
Oct 14, 2022 9:04 pm
Plum says:
Haha well Level 1 is pretty lacklustre for spellcasters, so right now my only real crowd control is Grease but we'll see as things go on.
Sleep needs a place on your spell list it is the best crowd control spell in 5e.
Oct 14, 2022 9:35 pm
OOC:
I do like grease spell. Bracus hoards a fairie fire.
Bracus isn't the most friendly person. He really has a define scent about him that great for killing off mosquitoes and such. Most people avoid his personals space as the scent doesn't seem to bother him.
Oct 14, 2022 11:18 pm
This is going to be fun.

Rolls

Intelligence check (disadvantage) - (2d20L1-1)

(185) - 1 = 4

Oct 14, 2022 11:19 pm
GeneCortess says:
OOC:
I do like grease spell. Bracus hoards a fairie fire.
Bracus isn't the most friendly person. He really has a define scent about him that great for killing off mosquitoes and such. Most people avoid his personals space as the scent doesn't seem to bother him.
Wotan smells like Moth Balls and Toothpaste. Together they have a combined Charisma score of -2
Oct 14, 2022 11:43 pm
Bracus is for sure a Dragonborn and he will gladly point that out. Besides being a wonder with balms and such, he is known to be a straight up swords man. He has a brash fearlessness about him. And rightly claims Worldheart Dragon’s own brood flows though him. He doesn't have a Dwarven beauty of a sword, but he does have one created by Orcs. He calls it "Bushmac" the sword of healing. (by spec a scimitar.)

Beside a general rent of a smell which by the way is his breath weapon too, he is rather standoff, but there is no question of his loyalty to the Two-Axe tribe. He actually isn't bad to talk to if you get over the smell and the back off attitude. He doesn't like anyone in his personal space.

He has a leather cord around his neck with many small holy symbols of deities, that he asks for blessing at times. He seem to believe in a multitude of gods and has a strange voo doo like nature about him as he heals. As a healer he is very strange. And not a person you can just chum up to. If your part of the Two-Axes then you're sure to have his blessings.

Gwehrsus, the Giant Boar (God)

HeroAmongMen Inactive for 6 months

Oct 14, 2022 11:54 pm
Gwehrsus, the Giant Boar (God)
The Two-Axes put up with Bracus on account of his healing in times of need. Gwehrsus, though he feels the draining of his power, and is not tricked by the dragonborn, he puts up with him, and has officially had Suuru call Bracus a "guardian", though only Suuru would know that Bracus does not actually receive his powers from Gwehrsus directly.
Oct 15, 2022 12:05 am
OOC:
Winks, Yeah. Just a bunch of ham I say. You could say a god's worth even...
Oct 15, 2022 12:20 am
Sæhrímnir you look delicious as ever.
Oct 15, 2022 1:55 am
Jomsviking says:
Plum says:
Haha well Level 1 is pretty lacklustre for spellcasters, so right now my only real crowd control is Grease but we'll see as things go on.
Sleep needs a place on your spell list it is the best crowd control spell in 5e.
I agree. It's on my to-take list. I opted for Grease this time since it imposes disadvantage and there's synergy maybe with Mind Sliver.

Edit: are we doing smells? Lilla smells like sugar, spice, and everything nice of course.
Last edited October 15, 2022 1:57 am
Oct 15, 2022 2:28 am
@MrFaberJack can we say that Stekko, having run into Lilla a few times abroad, was the one that invited her to the ceremony?

Would that be reasonable?
Oct 15, 2022 6:23 am
Plum says:
@MrFaberJack can we say that Stekko, having run into Lilla a few times abroad, was the one that invited her to the ceremony?

Would that be reasonable?
Mmmh, funerals are a delicate matter. I don't think that Stekko would invite an outsider unless it is a very close friend of the deceased. However, we can do it in two-ways:
- Lilla knows that she is welcomed around the Two-Clan fire as long as Stekko is around, so she might have come knowing that;
- Lilla was with Stekko hanging in the wild when the news of the death of Brakar reached them, and she went with him back to the clan.

If you have another option I'm happy to listen.
Oct 15, 2022 7:21 am
The latter seems okay to me if it's okay with you.
Oct 15, 2022 7:52 am
Plum says:
The latter seems okay to me if it's okay with you.
Adjudicated!
Oct 15, 2022 10:36 am
That was an assumption on my part it seems nothing grants it. Though the monster is stated to have it.

Also are you cool with waiting for a few levels before we delve into all that?
Oct 15, 2022 10:51 am
Jomsviking says:
That was an assumption on my part it seems nothing grants it. Though the monster is stated to have it.
Gotcha. Just because you don’t have Darkvision, doesn’t mean that the DM will not give you sort of a preternatural sense that the monster you are hunting is near.
Jomsviking says:
Also are you cool with waiting for a few levels before we delve into all that?
Totally cool with waiting for a while; I want your character to fulfill his mission in permitted undeath, but still have adventures worthy of legend.
Oct 15, 2022 10:59 am
If you have played darksouls you'll get his mission immediately. He has a cruel fate to kill gods, I think maybe it's to steal godhood for humanity. Like a Promethean legend. He may never even get a chance to pursue such a lofty goal that seeks to go beyond the literal and metaphorical pale.
Oct 20, 2022 1:53 am
Wow lots of posts. Catching up, will post tonight.
Oct 20, 2022 4:13 am
Okay I think I've rolled a 2 on every roll I've made on site.

Edit: Grrr, I guess it's working and I just have awful luck :(
Last edited October 20, 2022 4:13 am

Rolls

is this thing working - (1d20)

(7) = 7

Test - (1d20)

(8) = 8

Test2 - (1d20)

(5) = 5

Test3 - (1d20)

(10) = 10

Oct 22, 2022 8:44 pm
Dang @Plum, that d20 is not your friend

https://i.imgur.com/ZcM08lr.png
Oct 22, 2022 8:47 pm
At least the 8 rolled for CON save made it. :)
Oct 23, 2022 1:50 am
MrFaberJack says:
Dang @Plum, that d20 is not your friend

https://i.imgur.com/ZcM08lr.png
I know! 😪
Oct 24, 2022 5:50 am
Mmh, i have a question about stonecharging:

Stonecharging. You know how to imbue stone with the magma of its own creation. As an action, you can touch a Small or Medium stone to charge it with explosive energy. When you release the stone, it becomes charged and begins to glow, shedding dim orange light in a 5-foot radius. If a creature or object touches the charged stone, it explodes, and each creature within a 10 foot radius takes a number of d6 bludgeoning damage equal to your proficiency bonus. The charge lasts for 1 hour or until the stone explodes, and you can only charge one stone at a time in this way.

The text is not that clear about the possibility of throwing the charged stone.
If I was the DM, I probably wouldn't allow it, or at least I would homerule a system to regulate it, cause that would basically be a free spell with no costs except the risk.
I will leave that to your ruling @HeroAmongMen
Oct 24, 2022 5:53 am
Isn't the only way to use a charged stone by throwing it?

Afterall holding onto it fulfills the touched by a creature requirement to trigger the explosion. So... dont
Oct 24, 2022 6:43 am
MrFaberJack says:
Mmh, i have a question about stonecharging:

Stonecharging. You know how to imbue stone with the magma of its own creation. As an action, you can touch a Small or Medium stone to charge it with explosive energy. When you release the stone, it becomes charged and begins to glow, shedding dim orange light in a 5-foot radius. If a creature or object touches the charged stone, it explodes, and each creature within a 10 foot radius takes a number of d6 bludgeoning damage equal to your proficiency bonus. The charge lasts for 1 hour or until the stone explodes, and you can only charge one stone at a time in this way.

The text is not that clear about the possibility of throwing the charged stone.
If I was the DM, I probably wouldn't allow it, or at least I would homerule a system to regulate it, cause that would basically be a free spell with no costs except the risk.
I will leave that to your ruling @HeroAmongMen
I would say you can throw it, but it is something you would not be proficient with. So, no proficiency bonus on the attack roll.

If you miss the target, depending on how poorly you threw it, it could possibly hit a tree, another player or creature in the fight, etc.

If you miss, I’ll roll a die to determine whether it was above, to the left, or to the right of the target, and if the roll was less than 10, it undershot the target, causing an explosion closer than normal, which, by all rights, may affect you.

I’ll also say, since a handaxe has a throwing distance of 20/60, we will use the same for the grenade rock.

And for during a combat, let’s say that it takes a search action to find a rock, if you don’t have one ready to throw.
Oct 24, 2022 6:51 am
That's fine! Thank you!
Oct 24, 2022 6:39 pm
@GM

If I'm not mistaken, the Spear would not be strength-based since it counts as a Monk/Ascetic weapon. Am I mistaken?
Oct 25, 2022 12:27 am
jollycooperative says:
@GM

If I'm not mistaken, the Spear would not be strength-based since it counts as a Monk/Ascetic weapon. Am I mistaken?
You are correct, I am mistaken. Go ahead and use your dex for that spear.
Oct 25, 2022 5:29 pm
Sooo, if I read correctly, the swarm did 13 damage to Stekko, that means that he should be unconcious (he has 10 hp total), correct? @HeroAmongMen
Oct 25, 2022 5:49 pm
MrFaberJack says:
Sooo, if I read correctly, the swarm did 13 damage to Stekko, that means that he should be unconcious (he has 10 hp total), correct? HeroAmongMen
Damn, that's right.

Does anyone want to help Stekko get out of sight?

Also, @MrFaberJack, you can forego your death saves since y'all are out of initiative.
Oct 25, 2022 6:36 pm
MrFaberJack says:
Sooo, if I read correctly, the swarm did 13 damage to Stekko, that means that he should be unconcious (he has 10 hp total), correct? @HeroAmongMen
Oh geez I didn't realize.
Oct 25, 2022 7:19 pm
Hopefully Tyrantmaws don't like dead meat XD
Oct 25, 2022 11:31 pm
Bracus suddenly realizes that Stekko is down, and he rushes over to him and takes the time to cast a cure wound on him before helping him to take cover.
Last edited October 25, 2022 11:32 pm

Rolls

Cure Wounds - (1d8+3)

(7) + 3 = 10

Stealth Check - (1d20+1)

(17) + 1 = 18

Oct 26, 2022 7:27 pm
DM can you confirm whether or not Stekko is stable? Bracus hit him with a cure wounds, just want to make sure of what Stekko's status is so I can narrate properly what Lilla does.
Oct 26, 2022 8:33 pm
Plum says:
DM can you confirm whether or not Stekko is stable? Bracus hit him with a cure wounds, just want to make sure of what Stekko's status is so I can narrate properly what Lilla does.
HeroAmongMen (emphasis added) says:
Stekko is dragged by Lilla, out of the mud and thrown into a bush, and Bracus comes forward, covers Stekko more, and heals the dwarf.
He is stable.
Oct 26, 2022 9:16 pm
Oops, missed that. Thanks.
Oct 29, 2022 4:43 am
I'm lost a bit here. I thought the creature we just saw was the night thing?
Oct 29, 2022 4:58 am
No the Night Thing is definitely not a Tyrantmaw.

Its probably some kind of Shambling Mound by the trail its leaving
Oct 29, 2022 9:09 pm
GeneCortess says:
I'm lost a bit here. I thought the creature we just saw was the night thing?
The tyrant maw is a d&d version of a T-Rex but we're hunting some kind of abomination thing.
Nov 3, 2022 11:58 pm
This all is looking very bad for Wotan's mother.
Nov 4, 2022 12:02 am
GeneCortess says:
This all is looking very bad for Wotan's mother.
Night Hags can solo a tyrant maw please don't poke the night hag.
Nov 4, 2022 12:06 am
LOL. Yep. Probably not a healthy choice. Situation is not good. Justice is blind and sometimes rather unhealthy. Looks much like a lose-lose situation.
Nov 14, 2022 7:16 pm
I must confess I am feeling a bit... confused with all the stuff that's currently happening, so I'm not sure how to react.
Nov 14, 2022 9:22 pm
I'm going to wait and see what Mother Hush says to Stekko before I (re)act.
Nov 14, 2022 9:57 pm
Stekko is the man you send ahead to see if there are landmines... it's a tough life... first the mosquitoes, now what will it be?

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