WAR ROOM/OOC-Used to discuss rules/strategies

Combat

In EZD6 there is no initiative or individual turn order. It's usually players go first then then the GM (Rabble Rouser). In this thread you can decide who among you will go first and strategize. Don’t worry about metagaming in this thread. I’ll also answer questions like ‘which one looks the most wounded’, etc. Some of my monsters have a homebrew rule called ‘Pierce’ or ‘Trample’ which causes armor saves to be rolled with a Bane. Some might even cause multiple strikes of damage. There are no hard rules for monsters in EZD6 but I try not to be ridiculous. For speed of play I use the following table to determine distance:

1.IN YOUR FACE (IYF) - The monsters are in melee
2.NEAR- The monster is within one move of you. Range weapons are considered short distance
3.MEDIUM- The monster requires 2 moves to reach. Some range weapons might be rolled with a bane but most are not. For this game the OWL can reach these with 1 move.
4.FAR- The monster requires 3 moves to reach. Some ranged weapons that are created for long distance, like the longbow, do not suffer a bane but most do.
5.OUT OF RANGE(OOR)- requires 4 or more moves to reach. Range weapons are ineffective.

Improvised Weapons will always be rolled with a bane no matter what class or situation. Example: I had a player try his best to convince me throwing a rock is as effective as a sling. Really? Sorry, I just don’t buy it. Also, throwing a sword is not as effective as throwing a spear or javelin.
Using a range weapon in an IYF situation will incur a bane.

A 1 with a ranged attack on a monster that is in melee with an ally will result in the ally taking a strike. Only using a hero dice may change this.
Sometimes I like to use resistance as a saving throw instead of negating the whole spell; it depends on the situation and the spell. Example: a spell that is intended to distract a foe instead of harming.

You can also create scenery as long as it matches the description. Example: the description has you in a Library so in your post you say 'I take position using a bookshelf as cover.'

Hello,
Please forgive me but I need to make a small retcon. This is the map; please disregard the old one. I tried to bite off more than I could chew; too many irons in the fire; etc...etc... .

For those players that have no starting gear make 1 roll for each category (p.40 and 41). Also, all PC's are equipped with 1 healing potion. Its a given you have a pack and utility belt

Just to keep things moving a little faster, you might have noticed I give the target number in the posts. I'll also do this during combat so that you can tell me if you're using karma or not to meet the target number. Don't forget, karma cannot be used to change a 1, magic, or miracles. Also, don't forget you get +1 Karma for a failed roll to use in the future. I hope you're enjoying your experience so far.

Enjoying it so far. Thanks!

Same here!

Scrolls

So, you're probably asking yourself "should we build a fire?"Maybe this will help you decide;
🔥Also, are you going to practice a watch? If yes, what order?

@Windyridge : Yes, that is correct. It's better to let the resistance roll first. Then, you can decide how many power dice you want to risk. Scrolls reroll 1's. The way I play, if the scroll fails, it doesn't vanish. Scrolls are too far and few between to do that to someone lol.

Ha! About the Smokey thing Skyharpy. I suppose that shouldn’t have been the elf ranger’s first reaction.

We should still have some at least smouldering embers from the pyre, no?

@KaeJae , the pyre is close to Dead Man's Tree (map above). You're near the Glade of Despair area which is about 4 hours away.

Sorry, brain fog >.< Hubby had surgery yesterday and I was 12 hours in the hospital - I think I may have lost part of the thread there.

Oh wow that's alot KaeJae. I hope all went well and wish him a speedy recovery.

Xaka can try and attack some of the twig dudes. I suspect the focus has to be on the dryad types.

Oh yeah, right!! The War Room is the place we can make a plan before someone reacts hastily and tries to burn the forest down.


Kendral has nothing in his equipment to make fire, but I do wonder if the treemen would back off from Kendral, Xaka, and Katie if we light a torch or two. It probably is a bad idea to fire flaming arrows in the forest.

Kendral also doesn't possess any melee weapons so he can only try to move back (trying to make it to medium range) with the hopes of being able to get in an arrow shot or two before the treeguys are IYF.

As far as Moonshadow's turn goes I suppose the bird could make a swoop attack (with a boon).

Skyharpy, any chance Moonshadow can see the Dryads?

@Seck , did I miss something? What is Moonshadow doing now that he doesn't have those hawks pestering him? He can't attack the dryads but he can, if you wish, make a swoop attack on a tree man.

So, after the power dice for the scrolls are rolled and the brute take her turn, I'll sum up the results and the monsters will get their turn.

I intend to roll my scroll on Grimbly. I’m caring like that!!

Kewl...if the spells succeed, Grimbly is going to be like a Christmas Tree with all the spells and magical effects lol

Just in time for Christmas even! Well ok, a little early.

@Windyridge,@KCC , So...the power for scrolls is always 2d6. You get to reroll 1's. Belvedere has to make or beat a 2, Grimbly has to meet or beat a 3. (look on your posts). And Grimbly, what do you mean by 'make level 2'? Are you confusing this with D&D? lol

Ha! Barely made it!

No @Skyharpy, I was thinking spells and rolling 2d6 and forgot that scrolls aren't spells.

Well done @KCC!

Worth the watch

The Battle will continue after we get an issue hashed out. Learning curve stuff. The following is tutorials made by the developer.

DM Scotty's Tutorials

During combat, you have 3 parts to your turn. Movement, Free Action and Action. Drinking a potion is a Free Action. Attacking is an Action.

Let's take an inventory. I know one potion was used and one scroll was burned. Please make sure your karma is up to date.

I was going to go through our posts and make sure my Karma is good.

All up to date on the char sheet :)

All set!

I went through our posts and I think Kendral's Karma of 3 is correct. He started with 3. SkyHarpy awarded 1 early on. Then I passed one to Belvedere. All good.

Not exactly a war going on at the moment to discuss in this war room thread, but what do ya'll think: gently back out of the cave and take the way around the cave, move deeper in and see what happens, or call out to the figure?

Grimbly wants to live on to see the next sunrise. He'd be for backing out gently. 🫢

lol can we throw a few smoke bombs in there and see what happens? >.<

Ha!! Kendral is up for retreat--with or without smoke bombs ;)

Let's see what Qralloq thinks.

Sure, you yahoos can retreat. Xaka is standing in the back wondering what the hurry was about anyway, haha.

Looks like the majority of characters either are for withdrawing or neutral. Where do you want to take this?

Looks like the votes have come for ‘Find Another Way’.

I guess we head for the coast, then?

Sure, I'm up for examining the coast. But Windy's plan was good too. I suppose that a tunnel entrance may be accessible from the coast.

@Seck , I'm a little confused; please help me out. I understand that the boon cancels the bane which makes it a normal roll. You have two numbers. I can't tell which one is the real roll. Call it my lack of experience with GP.

Actually, I was thinking that I was rolling twice for the bane and taking the lower. I forget to consider the fact that the boon cancels the bane and makes it a normal roll. Since I messed up, I'll take the lower roll of four, BUT I'll spend two Karma to make it a crit.

@Windyridge , this is the official rule for using a hero dice.

A hero die is a free, one-time reroll and, unlike karma, can be used on natural 1s. Five karma points can be used to get another hero die..

You can, however, use karma on the higher roll because the 1 is not your number; a boon means you use the higher of the two.

Also, I didn't envision Grimbsly striking the lock...I thought he was going to use the crowbar the way its designed to be used but thats just IMO lol.

I was thinking scrolls which allowed for enrolling 1's. But yes! I will subtract 2 hero dice.

Keep looking. Let’s head the direction we haven’t been (west maybe?) or into the dining hall.

How big is this castle? Is there any way to know where we’ve already been, or where might be available to go?

I say this because it sounds like we’ve beat the boss and the minions are gone. So it’s just a case of finding the last thing.

Unless there’s a bigger, badder boss waiting for us… 🤔

Group 1
Group 2

Another option you can try is separating groups in the same post rather than starting new threads as that can become cumbersome.

Like so:

Kendral's Troop

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Xaka's Troop

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OR a separate post for each on the same page.

@Windyridge

Here goes our comedy of errors...