OOC

Anything out of character. If you have any questions please post them here.

Psyched to be a part of this. Just got home - late day at work. Tomorrow will be even longer. So I might not get to my build until fri/sat. Is that ok?

As a result, I'll be happy to fill in any needs (classwise) the group will need.

Tsavo, I am going bard to let you know.

No rush. We will start once everyone is done. Just do it as soon as possible.

I'm thinking Wood Elf Moon Druid. Sound good to y'all?

I went with an aasimar fighter

I went half orc barbarian.

Changed my mind last minute and went Rogue. Hope that's ok. If the group thinks we'd be better off with a Wizard or Sorc, I can switch it out quick enough.

Rogues are always needed. We have two front line guys with a bard. If you build you're rogue that's distance based, that'd be best.

Unfortunately druids can only choose a simple melee weapon and longswords are martial weapons so I'm going to have to say no.
But I'm sure you will come across a longsword at some point :)

The game is afoot! I have just opened a new thread. Good luck and have fun everyone.

What gods are we using for this game?

Whatever you like. Currently, I only have one god. Pelor the God of Everlasting Light.
Other gods are fine but know that worshipping other gods is considered a crime in the Saphire Isles which is your home country.

Ok I'll look at the Greyhawk deities

I took a Forgotten Realms deity for Que.

Hey guys. We lost our rogue. We will keep going with four people while I look for a 5th member.

Yeah, I guess I was thinking that because we're going to an (as far as we know) unsettled land, since Que is proficient with longswords she would get her hands on one since she doesn't know when she'll have the opportunity again. But that's good too! Scimitar it is.

It's more a case of balancing the classes starting equipment and skills. If you want to go shopping before you leave and can afford the 25 gold for a longsword. Go ahead :)

Ah, that makes sense. How much do starting equipment sell for?

Take full price as if you hadn't bought it. However, I highly recommend some kind of backpack kit. Might be in trouble without it.

Actually, this has all been for nothing! Que needs finesse weapons since her DEX is her combat stat, so longswords don't help her at all. However, I might buy a bow.

Nope, too expensive.

Just waiting on snowycoldfood for Saris' post

Someone drew a picture of Glórendil and Bran and I colored them in!

Very cool. Just waiting for you to post for Glórendil. Then we can move on :)

done :)

Can't see the picture :(

try this

Imgur is a no can do, sadly. Stupid CP filters. Not a big deal, I can see Glorendil's avatar.

hopefully this link works

Yeah! It did!

Could everyone please edit their initiative post to include a turn plus damage? Thanks :)

Mine's correct, right?

Perfect CouchLord

Great.

I can fix it

@snowycoldfood I need attack rolls too :)

@thatguy. You don't need to make the saving throws. I can do that. It would save me a little time if you would write the name of the spell you're using and your spell dc. I assume vicious mockery?

Yes

Just an FYI. I am traveling tomorrow. Should get to my hotel in time to post and not delay the game, but just in case it is late I wanted to post.

No problem Sinjnj. Thank you for the warning :)

What roll would I have to make to disarm an opponent?

Contested Str athletics or Dex acrobatics. Choose whichever one you like and your oponent will do the same. Oh and it will take your action.

@Couchlord I don't think you missed anything major. I just thought I just noticed that you had posted while I was editing my post. I have deleted our posts to keep the thread nice and clean.
@everyone
I tried to warn you in character but let me be clear. Attacking the pirate ship is going to be very dangerous. You might want to get a new character ready.

@sinnj and thatguy
Just waiting for your actions before we move on. I need a dex save for Glórendil.

Haha, Que might have done it, but she's out of spell slots so she won't. A pair of well-placed Thunderwaves could have done a number in, at least enough to secure her escape. Either way, being level 1 is kinda annoying.

Yeah. A couple more max damage thunder waves might do it. You destroyed that first encounter.

Is the game thread locked for a reason...?

It shouldn't be.

And yet it was. I have unlocked it. Should be good now.

Hey everyone. I've noticed that posting gets a little slow during the weekends. Would you prefer it if we changed the posting requirements to Mon-Fri only?

I'm better on the weekends!

I'm good for any days. I'm just waiting on others, lol.

Am busy on weekends, but usually don't have much issue getting a post in per day. Only struggle for me is when traveling (which I should do again until Mid-May, hopefully).

If you created a separate forum you can make it so only he can see it, but if its just a thread than you can't. I don't know how to do it though; look in the forums; there's probably a guide.

I have opened a new thread for Couchlord who would like to do a little additional planning before you take on the pirate ship.

To make threads not view able to others

first step is to go to Administrative Control Panel from the game forum
Second Go to permissions on that tab
Third click creeat on the person you do not want to see it
Fourth hit edit and set all permissions to No

This should make the forum not view able to that person.

Thanks Snowy. Looks like a little too much effort. But thanks anyway! I do appreciate it.

Ok everyone. Back into the main thread please.

@Couchlord
I just edited your post slightly. You would know that the Captain of the Dreadship is a woman known as 'The Siren'.

Don't worry, I'm about to give her an introduction. It should be sufficient but if you want something specific then you would need to make a history check.

Just need a performance or stealth check from Glorendil and then we are good to go.

Awesome. Thanks.

Please remember to take your turns when you roll initiative.

If you would like to make a list of things that you would like from the Western Trading Post then please do so. You will be able to grab anything within reason from the Player's Handbook. But please write down what you take as it may be important.

Do we list it here?

I don't mind. In character if you like.

As Que already said, she would just need a short- or longbow and sufficient arrows. She has most of what she needs with her already.

Assuming that Harbek still has either his holy symbol necklace, his ring with the symbol of Pelor on it, or both, he will make due for now.

Things Saris wants
Short sword
2 Hand axes
Nets
Ropes
Caltrops
Hunting Traps
Flasks of Oil
Some old Rags
Tinderbox
Shovels
Spyglass
Backpacks

I don't feel like doing any work in the hotel tonight, so will look through the online equipment list and post a few things for Harbek I suppose.

I won that dudes hand axes, right?

yeah.

Then I'm good.

Ok. I just need Harbek, Glòrendil and Saris to take their turns. Thanks.

Just a slight heads up that we are about to have a second baby sometime in the next couple of weeks. I'll try to respond as per normal but please understand if my posts are a tad late for a few days.

Please keep posting everyday and I will do my best to do the same.

Thanks

Congrats!

Thanks. We're both pretty excited.

Hey everyone, we have a new player who will be joining us shortly. This is CaseAce who will be playing the wizard Rabean or Rabe for short.

Welcome Rabe!

Welcome Rabe! And congrats on the kid Arina!

Thanks everyone! I look forward adventuring with y'all.

Everyone please welcome Madav he will also be joining the game shortly once his character is up and running.

Welcome!

Hey Everyone, just a quick note to let you know some changes that I'll be making to how I run combat. I just want you to know that I'm making these changes because I am frustrated with how combat works in play by post and NOT because I have any problems with any of you. Seriously, I love you all and I'm really enjoying this game.

Starting from the next combat, I am going to run 1 combat round every 24(ish!) hours.

If you can't make your post for any reason then do not worry! :)

(Of course if you could give me a heads up if you're gonna be away for a bit then I would really appreciate it but if life just happens to get in the way for a day or three then don't worry at all. These changes should make it easy for all of us).

I have added two new players Madav and CaseAce but I am not going to increase the difficulty of combat. Instead, if you can't take your turn then I will simply skip your turn for a round. You can even roleplay it if you like. Think of it as a moment's hesitation. Do I help Glorendil or attack the dire wolf? Ahh.

Anyway, as long as at least five people post per day during combat then the action economy should be unaffected. If everyone posts then that's just fine. Combat will just seem to be a little easier (which you might need cause these wolves are doing some serious damage!).

I think that these changes will allow me to keep combat dynamic and engaging. I have thought long and hard about this and I've contemplated loads of options but I really believe this is the best option going forward.

If you would like to hear more about my thought processes then just send me a PM but be prepared to read a novel :)

Thanks guys, I'm really enjoying this game and can't wait to introduce the new characters!

Arina

Can't wait!

I am dargon! barf barf barf.

Heads up. I just switched jobs which has me on a 4/10 schedule so on the days I work I won't be posting till late night. Apologies if this hold up the game.

No problems at all Snowy. Thanks for letting me know. I understand that we are all in different time zones. Don't worry about it at all.

Welcome new guys! I've been absent for a couple weeks due to a school trip, but I look forward to playing with you all!

I'm glad to be back! I've missed this.

It's great to have you back. Que was fun to play but she has a lot to keep track of!!

Haha yeah, sorry. You guys did a lot of posting while I was gone! I'm really glad I had her do that little disappearing act though--it made it easier for you to roleplay I'd guess?

She was pretty easy to roleplay. It was mostly combat anyway so it wasn't too difficult. I wasn't sure whether she would have dropped her wild shape to help her unconscious friends though. I tried to play her how I thought you'd play her but I'm glad you're back. I'd hate to have to make important decisions for you. The funnest part of being a DM is watching how your characters respond to the challenges I present. So yeah, I'm glad that you're back!

Haha, you did a great job.

CouchLord says:

OOC:
Beast shape is really OP. Just gonna say. You do better damage (probably), don't lose your mental ability scores and probably improve your physical ones, and get an extra set of HP to keep you alive in combat. Add to that that you can use it for purposes other than combat such as surveillance, espionage and travel. Especially with the ability to heal oneself while in beast form by expending spell slots!? I don't know why the Circle of the Land is even competition. Extra spells is great, but it can't compare with the versatility of Circle of the Moon. Especially since the spells are constrained to a certain area you supposedly came from. And the circle's other stuff is mostly fluff until you get to a really high level. Admittedly some of the new UA circles are pretty solid, but Circle of the Moon is still insane.

I don't have too much to add but I'll just voice my thoughts on the subject. First I agree that druid's wild shape is amazing and I agree that circle of the moon is better than circle of the land. No class in the game can out dps or take more damage at level 2 than a circle of the moon druid (although barbarians are a close second with reckless attacks and the damage reduction from rage). But that doesn't make either wild shape nor druids op. Because other classes just receive their power spikes later. Take fireball as an example. At 5th level wizards and sorcerers ges access to fireball which sends their damage through the roof! As time goes by spells become more powerful and wild shape becomes weaker and weaker until it becomes more of a utility option.

Fair point. As the character levels, the Wild Shape options don't exactly, so by the time a character reaches 20 a Mammoth is a druid's best combat option. While amazing, a Mammoth is restrained to certain styles of combat and honestly just isn't that stellar when compared to the opponents a character will be facing at lvl 20. I thought about making a moon druid in a one-and-done 20th lvl game I was in, but decided against it for that very reason.

I will be offline Tuesday and Wednesday for orientation. Just a heads up to let you know. :)

Thanks for letting me know!!

@CouchLord
Yeah and transforming into elementals can be very useful too. Also, I don't mind if you level up your wild shape animals instead of picking new animals and using the standard. As your CR goes up you can add extra hps, attack ac... I don't have the monster manual or dmg on me right now but I know there are rules for it.

Also, I have an extra roleplay assignment for you if you like. Did you know that druids can only wild shape into animals that they have seen? Anyway, I don't want you to worry about it but every time you wild shape into a new animal how about you write a paragraph detailing how Que first encountered that animal? Maybe like a flashback or something? It's just a thought. As always, do as you like :)

What's the difference between these two? I've never heard of this, so I'm curious.

Sounds like a plan!

Check page 274 of the DMG. If you want to use the MM then we can find higher level monsters with similar stats and reskin your animal forms.

I found page 247 and I don't see how it relates...

274 right? Not 247. Let me recheck. Yeah it's there. The section called modifying a monster.

Just a quick note. I need to know who touched the obelisk before entering the tunnel. By my count Que, Magak, Rabe, Saris and Glòrendil touched the Obelisk. Did anyone else?

Vriss'ka doesn't see any need to, the path is open. they were going to investigate, search for traps that sort of thing, but now there's no need.

I didn't RP it, but Que did (touch the statue). Even after the path opened, she'd be curious to see what happened so she'd touch it. I already subtracted her HP.

Yeah I found it now but can you run me through the difference between what you're suggesting and what the PHB puts forward for Druid levelling? Are you talking about my shapes leveling up with me instead of the CR rating I'm allowed to use increasing...?

As your ability to wild shape allows you to shift into higher CR creatures you could:
A) shift into new animals.
B) level up your existing shapes into higher CR versions. So you could shift into a CR 2 tiger or Dire Wolf rather than a polar bear.

Oh and I have added Que's name to the list of characters who have touched the obelisk.

Does this just give me the option to do either/or? So as I level up, in any given situation I can shift into either a CR 2 x or a y, where x is a CR 1 animal and y is a CR 2 animal?

Harbek did not touch the obelisk. He was in the other room looking at the painting again when everyone else did so. Haven't posted yet, because am trying to decide how to play it. Come back in the room and realize the group left the cleric behind, or do something else.

ok

@Couchlord
The point is to try to keep it simpler if you want to stick to a few signature animals. I don't mean for it to be an exploit. It should be more of a means to avoid pouring through the MM everytime something happens.

All praise Thor, bringer of thunder and slayer of giants!

Is this because it's Thursday? THORSday?

Lol. This is the OOC thread right?

Is my character in the correct place on the map? I do believe that's where Rabe was standing prior to his most recent action.

Also... this chamber is filling up awfully quickly considering each round of combat lasts only six seconds :)

I haven't moved anyone but I'm about to. Yes, I realise the chamber is filling up very quickly. Everything is going as planned.

Hello, bad news I'm afraid. Unfortunately due to real life issues I'm gonna have to take a break from gamer's plane for a while.
Terribly sorry to throw this on you at the last minute especially as this is really starting to pick up but alas, needs must. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for the game. I've really enjoyed it!

If anyone is interested in taking over and DMing the game then please send me a PM.

Oh no! Hope it's nothing too serious Arina :/

I apologize if this is an indelicate question, but any idea how long we will have to endure without your capable leadership?

Sorry to hear it. Hopefully what is taking you away is, or will be, a good thing that is just taking your focus. Well ran game on your part. Be well.

Cheers,
~S

Thank you for your understanding everyone. No bad news, just the reality of looking after two young children I'm afraid. Fear not, when I get the time I will be back but until then take care and may the dice gods smile kindly upon your rolls!

@CaseAce
I have no idea when I will be back but it won't be for some time

Thanks for the game. Hope all is well and you will be back as soon as is prudent.

Bit of a long shot I know but things have finally calmed down in my personal life and I am ready to start playing again. If anyone here is still active and interested in playing please let me know.

I am

Thanks. That makes 2 so far!

Me too!

That makes 4. I have reinvited snowycoldfood and Sinnj. We now have enough players to continue our story. I'm still waiting to hear from Andy our barbarian friend. Thank you everyone for wanting to continue the story. I've really enjoyed running this game for you awesome players!

Planning on switching from cleric to sorc, unless we need the healing.

Idk if I will switch from bard or not, I can make a cleric if anyone thinks we need the healing

If we need a healer I can stick with cleric as well. Don't remember healing much (or any) before. Am flexible. If I end up with cleric, will just need to add that as the character for the game.

Let me know which will work better for the game.

@Sinnj No problem. Although I loved your cleric. He was one of my favourite characters! We will continue the story from where we left off as some players want to continue their characters.
@Everyone If you would like to change your character please feel free to do so. Just let me know. If you build a new character please level it to level 2

If everyone is staying with same, then I will also. If we are starting off at same point it makes sense. Will keep the sorcerer on the shelf in case we need him later. 8- )

I vaguely remember my PC seems I deleted him. I will search my other PC to see if I still have the file somewhere.

So it didn't take me too long to find the file I just have to reenter all his info onto the sight.

No worries. Sinnj has invited some friends who are making accounts as we speak. I expect to re-launch in the next couple of days.

@Sinnj: no problems whatsoever if you want to start a new character. I can easily fit you into the story so don't worry!

Nah. Am good. Will stick with the cleric. Maybe down the road he will take a level or two in an arcane class, since he is an Arcane Domain cleric. 8- )

Cool cool. I've approved him. We'll be getting underway sometime soon. I'll keep everyone posted as to what's up. I've written the summary so I'm good to go. Just waiting on a couple of players to add/remake their characters and I'm still hoping our half orc comes back!

Thanks for coming back everyone. Eriyon is going to re-start sometime this week. I will keep you posted.

Ok Everyone get your game faces on and let's do this! I am officially re-opening the game and it feels really good. Feel free to post when you get the chance!

Hey Arina, remember the friend I was talking to you about letting join up? Could she possible join this game?

Absolutely. Ill flick her a PM.

Cool!

She hasn't replied yet. Do you know her in RL or at least can you get her to check her inbox?

Yeah I've notified her.

Hey everyone. Posting has become a little slow for my taste. I understand that the weekend is a busy time for some of us (myself included) but if you could try to make your posts at least once per day Monday to Friday then that would be great.

Thanks very much!

Absolutely!

Just letting everyone know I will be out on the road for work next week in a rural area, so posting will most likely be done from hotel rooms (if their is internet in the backwoods motels).

No problem. Thanks for letting me know.

Am back at home from trip. Will read over what happened while traveling to catch up, and post either tonight or tomorrow.

Awesome. Welcome back!

Heading out tomorrow again for work, but this time I am staying (hopefully) in areas that have functional internet. Arrive home on Thursday night.

Should be able to post on trip though.

No worries. Let me know if you want to study your item.

We just lost our dog of 18 years, I might be a lot slower to post.

:( My sympathies.

thanks :)

Been there. It sucks. Take it easy and don't worry about the game. Just let me know when you want to come back.

thanks

Just letting you know that my partner has hurt her back, so I probably won't be able to post for a day or so. I'll be back asap!

No worries. Hope she gets better soon!

Thank you! She's much better now. Faster than expected!

Hello everyone. Just letting you all inow that I'll be travelling for most of the summer. I expect to be quite busy but I'll try to get posts in whenever I can. My trip begins next Friday and ends in the middle of August.

That's awesome! Have a great time!

Indeed, safe travels.

Alright everyone. I am well and truly back from my trip and I'm looking to start this game up again. For now I'd like to take a roll call to see who is still interested in playing. Please reply here if you would like to continue.

Me

Present

Definitely interested.

And my axe

Four players is enough to get the game back underway. I will make my first post shortly. I will also look for a couple of new players. I prefer larger groups to smaller ones on play by post :). Anyway, welcome back to the game!

I've made my first post guys. Someone please post in response to Mr. Sigmar.

Woah, our characters got the same exact rolls, Happy Potato!

Good catch! Thanks! I've added another d6 to my post. Now I wish I'd punched the orc leader himself! But how could I resist pulling a Conan?! :-D

You totally didn't even need the extra d6. Very nice damage though. At least one pc is doing damage :P

@Tomas: Just wanted you to know, Serpentskull was supposed to be overwhelmed in 5 turns but as you heroicly pulled two of the orcs away from the group it has bought him an additional round.

Who says being a hero doesn't pay off?

Just a heads up that its my wife's birthday tomorrow so I don't expect to be able to post. Try to take your next turn before Monday :)

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday

Bappy Hirthday

Happy Birthday!!! :-)

Yeah, sorry, had a crazy weekend at work. Will try not to miss my turn again moving forward! :-D

The orc leader should have had disadvantage on his attack against Herod. He missed anyway, but just a friendly reminder:

Thanks Jabes. I'll work that into the narrative.

Given the sporadic nature of PBP, sometimes it's good to put that in with a reminder in OOC text.

Our GM may be all-powerful, but can't be expected to be all remembering.

Yeah definitely! It's easy enough as a player to forget your own PC's abilities, what more a DM that has to keep track of so much! So that was really as much a reminder for myself as for you, Arina.

And for the record, I really like your narrative style!

Thanks Peas and Jabes. I assure you, I never take corrections personally. We're all having fun here. I just want to be fair. If I make a mistake feel free to let me know. I am pretty experienced but that doesn't mean I'm always right. It might just mean I've been ruling incorrectly for ages lol.

Highlights of the fight for me so far have been Ronda for hitting with every single attack (or at least it feels like it) and killing the horse (lol) and Tomas for not only hitting with every attack but rolling really high damage too.

Haha, yeah. Tomas, for some reason, has (or perhaps now it's appropriate to say "had") really good luck rolling in your game of the several games I'm in

So... Hello there, fellow adventurers :)
What is the current party made of and what goals do you pursue at the moment? :)

Howdy Kuroi. Welcome aboard!

We have a paladin, barbarian, sorcerer/fighter, and monk. Don't worry about the story. I'll create a thread for you and filthy to catch you up before I insert you into the game :)

@Kuroi and Filthy_Casual
Your introductory thread is up and running. Please don't forget to subscribe to The Game Forum too. It doesn't happen automatically.

With advantage on Strength checks couldn't Ronda have dragged the chest partway to shore?

I'm cool with the retcon. So the chest is still in the water (and still guarded by the elementals), yeah?

I also forgot to use the Shield spell against that big hit!

Yes. The chest is still in the water. It is wedged solidly in between two rocks, so it doesn't look as though its going anywhere anytime soon. The elementals have gone but are probably still around.

The big hit was a natural 20 crit which always hits I think. Although, I'll have to check the exact wording of the shield spell to make sure.

Anyway, having a melee character with the shield spell is pretty powerful. Even more so as an ancestral guardian barbarian! Still, two crits in a row by those water elementals did some serious damage!

Nat 20 is a guaranteed hit. Nat 1 is always a miss. Regardless of bonuses.

Oh that's right. I forgot that a Nat 20 was rolled.

FYI - Moon isn't interested in chest contents unless anything old and/or ancient-looking will appear. She would also be interested in any books, scrolls, maps and drawings.

With Moon holding no interest in the items, that leaves 55 gold for everyone else (including the soon to part Krigare). As someone who will be increasingly more a backline combatant (and a tanky one, at that). Tomas will take one of the potions.

I'll get a post up later today.

Arina, are these pistols historical in any fashion or of fairly recent make?

Edit: Kind of funny that Heaven's Call is passing from one half elven paladin to another... There's something there, I feel. :D

The pistols look very new and beautifully made. They are probably worth a small fortune.

If no one objects, Tomas will take the pistols - not for personal use but to probably sell. I'm thinking that he's worried someone might hurt themselves by handling it improperly.

That just leaves the ruby for someone.

How did you all find the mad wizard's tower? I tried to make a dungeon which was clearly made by a weird, yet not completely crazy wizard. I don't usually do a lot of weird stuff. I hope it came across ok?

Well, we were given directions to just head south east from Berda until we saw a big old tower on the coast.

Hard to miss.

:D

I thought it was fun. It felt a little strange that we could brute force 2 of the solutions, but it made sense with the character. It was also kind of nice that I was, as a new person to the group, able to see some character personality without being in a serious situation. I think I may start a campaign in a place like this instead of a tavern some day.

That said, it's a good thing our characters have go with the flow personalities. In reality, that would have been super frustrating when you are trying to get a job done.

It was nice :)
Some trials are usually in order when asking powerful individuals' assistance :D

I found the first two challenges enjoyable. I am still confused by the third -- maybe it will be clearer to me when we all go through the barrier. And if not, well, the mad wizard has earned his reputation.

One thing: I do hope the character race changes are only temporary.

Hello everyone, just a quick note to let you all know that final exams are here, so my posting might be a little slow over the next week or so. Still, I promise to try and get my posts in!

Hi everyone! I will be joining the game, looking forward to play with you all! :)

Welcome!

I've noticed a massive reduction in posting of late. Is everyone still busy? Are you all ready to continue?

I'm ready! I've been off on holidays but now I'm back. Sorry for the lack of notice. Things just get... very busy around family. :D

Hey All,

I'm actually going to be bowing out of Gamersplane for the foreseeable future. I've loved playing, but my life's demands have taken over.

I wish you all the best of luck!

- Justice

No problem chief. It was a pleasure playing with you.

Can Stalwart use his Sacred Weapon Channel Divinity (PHB p86) to affect the Thorn Whip cantrip?

I feel like there's an issue with Moon's total HP... Maybe I didn't roll for 3rd level?
Because even if it was 1s on both 2nd and 3rd, total would be: 8+1 + 1+1 + 1+1 = 13
And it's 12 atm.
I'm more squishy than some wizards...

@Stalwart: Yes, I am ok with that.

@Kuroi: Looks like she is missing at least a level of hps. Go ahead and fix your character sheet.

I'll add average of 5+1 to a total of 18 HP
If I need to roll - tell me, but my luck with HP rolls isn't so great it appears :D

That's fine.

Hahaha that's perfect! I wish I'd thought of it!

I try to keep the post in character :)

Sorry, I'm not sure I'm getting a clear picture of the situation. Ronda and wildshaped Yorrick were blocking the entrance/exit, engaged with I am assuming two spiders. Are there more spiders behind those, in the tunnel? Are we also being attacked from any non-demon spiders already in the cavern? Yorrick said he would revert to humanoid form and then go help Duke, who as I understand it is in the cavern behind us. There's talk of spiders rushing past Yorrick, and Yorrick running past spiders so I am confused.

There is a non-demon spider in the chamber with you. Three spiders were attacking the two of you and two spiders rushed past you provoking attacks of opportunity from you.

In my mind, the spiders who rushed past you ran along the walls and ceiling of the tunnel. You couldn't stop them but I gave you a swing at them.

Now there is one spider on the wall, one on the floor and one on a wall attacking you.

Does that work for you?

I should also add, that I would not allow normal enemies to slip past you. This is special because they are spiders and have a climbing speed.

Cool! Thanks! No, I was just confused. I've got it now. :-)

Welcome to 3D combat! :D

PS. Moon could also join the "fun" as tabaxi have climbing speed :) But she's not a frontliner.

Sure, should you encounter a bunch of tabaxis I will keep this tactic in mind :)

It appears that we are fortunate to have multiple healers this game. I'm loving the cinematic nature of this fight.

Me too. These spiders are hitting like trucks too. I don't think I've ever rolled so well.

Wish that rolling applied to Titus as well :D

Jesus. They are like polar opposites.

As posted on the Absences thread: Heading into another 48hr round-the-clock weekend work shift at the cake works. Will be unable to post for the duration.

So... This easy climb might be what wipes the party.

Moon will survive! :D

Good, we may need someone to reassemble a new party.

Hey everyone, just letting you all know that my partner is away on a business trip next week, so I don't expect to get a lot of posting done.

I have absolutely no idea how long it takes to make a spiked pit trap big enough to catch a mounted orc patrol. XD

Honestly, neither do I. I figure an hour should be enough time with a decent athletics roll. Then depending on your roll, I'll move on from there.

Oh you mean one massive pit? No way, but a small, hidden ditch to slow the horses down and a few shallow ditches to hide yourselves? Sure. Oh and caltrops. Basically, their purpose is to lame unshod horses.

Yeah that sounds good. :-)

Hello everyone, I would like to apologise as I do not believe this game has been receiving the attention that it deserves for the past couple of weeks. As it stands I'm feeling a tad burnt out at the moment, so I have decided to quit running this game while I still like it rather than continue to run something until I kill my love for the game.

I want to thank each of you for your participation in the game. I have loved reading your interactions and responses to the challenges I have presented.

Thank you very much for your participation. I will still be around on gamersplane but I won't be running any games for some time.

Good luck with the rest of your games,

Arina

Thanks and good luck

Thanks for the update. Hopefully we can play again sometime.

Thank you for the time and dedication to this adventure.

I'm sorry to see this go as I have really been enjoying it. I apologize for being inactive at times. I have been incredibly busy a work over the past month, for instance.

I hope to see this revived in the future. Failing that, I hope to game with you again, Arina!

Thanks everyone. I will probably be back some time. But I have no idea when i will still be active on GP but as a player rather than a DM.

See you all around!