Oh nevermind lol, Bern has Scholar for languages.
I do find it a bit annoying that I said to get all sheets done by the 5th, it's now the 8th and Bern still doesn't even have a name to refer to the character by. Anyway go post or something, or else I'll just drag you along without any. The degree of roleplay shown determines how much opportunity I will lend for it; if you guys collectively abstain I will just switch between encounters.

>Lots of RP
Why don't we have this in limbo.

>>1898
geez it's the start okay, we can rp less if you wish

>>1899
Don't you dare!

>>1901
well Im waiting for Alexi reply and for bern first post so I will stay silent

>>1901
and bern was about to make a post btw

>Army general
>huffing at her
You guys sure do love to make this difficult on me.

>>1914
Maybe 'huff' was too strong a word.

In during excitement.

>take action against your squad
>bathed in flowers

I think I handled that well~

>>1920
what no roses

>>1923
If used them all the time they'd lose their impact.

Amazing how much everybody's getting into this before the combat even starts.

>>1929
shhhh or they will notice we are rping

Geez Bern you should roleplay more, easily the funnest to read.

>>1935
Problem~?

Since I'm the captain now, would it be all right for me to say that the Battle Standard of the Hungry Blade I have on my character sheet is, say, the battle standard of our squad? That way I can totally justify carrying it around in-character and I haven't mentioned it up until this point.

Huh, actually I have a Battle standard of healing, but I plan to use it only at the end of the encounters.

>>1942
Well, mine's a Battle Standard of the Hungry Blade, so I do intend to use that in combat.

>>1942
Well, mine's a Battle Standard of the Hungry Blade, so I do intend to use that in combat.

I'm being lazy today because it's Wednesday.

Btw what was on the canvas?

>If you and one or more allies are adjacent to an enemy, that enemy grants you and those allies combat advantage.
Uh oh, cake. Pack Outcast's free combat advantage feature just got nerfed.

Sorry for not being around yesterday I was ill okay.

bern I take insight this turn k, nor sure if we can repeat skill per round but your history is decent enough

Secondary skills only give a bonus to the next roll, though.

>>1960
well 26 should pass a moderate check

>Failures: 0/2
What skill challenge rules are you using? The updated ones always require 3 failures.

>Failures: 0/2
What skill challenge rules are you using? The updated ones always require 3 failures.

outdated ones obv

>>1966
The updated chart is in the DMG Deluxe Edition, though the DC table has been updated in the Rules Compendium.

k fine you guys get 3 failures etc.

Oh dear, I didn't put camouflaged clothing on my item list. It's in the cbuilder version, and the math checks out there, so I guess I did buy it.

Oh well, I'll just say he left it back at camp.

>>1969
Also, should probably decide on campaign name to use while rolling dice so the rolls are easy to look up.

>>1969
Should've bought a traveler's kit, like Alexi. It contains a few changes of clothes (including desert clothing, cold-weather clothing, and camo clothing), a map case, signal flares, and snares.

>>1971
I was being frugal. Turns out most kits cost a lot more than the sum of their parts.

>>1970
Just use "Riris", that oughta make it easy.

>>1974
Well, camo clothing is 30 GP, snares are 5 gp, desert clothing is 5 gp, and cold weather clothing is 10 gp, so that equals the 50 gp traveler's kit right there.

I guess you didn't check your math there, because the traveler's kit includes all that plus 5 signal flares and a map case (I don't see signal ammunition listed at a rough glance, but a map case is 15 gp which is effectively "saved").

>>1976
I guess I was basing that on other stuff. Apparently the Charlatan's Kit tries to rip you off, which is... Probably not ironic, but certainly amusing.

>>1977
Also that wasn't the problem. The problem was I just forgot to add it onto the sheet.

Oh, to avoid confusion: while I'm not rolling initiative for the Skill Challenge, everyone can act only once per round still. Actually let's make it easier: next is Hanyuu, then Bern, then Rin, then keiki, then Sureiya again. Same order as the character profiles are posted up.

Thx now go.

>>1980
I was going to go ahead and post, but if you'd rather I waited my turn that's fine too.

>>1981
Yes, I'd rather you await your turn. Also, you must use the primary skills listed to attain a success, and using a primary skill twice to attain a success has the second use against a Hard DC instead of Moderate. (Or still Hard in the case of Bluff).

Also, secondary skills contribute a +2 bonus to the next roll made. They do not contribute successes, but they also do not become more difficult over time.

I was going to give leeway and let you come up with creative ways to use other skills but this is a low-tier, easy skill challenge and it's ridiculous people're already complaining to me and trying to weasle into ways to get it even easier. If I start giving leeway now you'll want to get easier everything, so I'm putting my foot down immediately.

>>1982
It's all right as far as I'm concerned, Athletics is pretty much the skill I have that I can use for this challenge. The fighter skill set is kind of small, especially a mono-ability score fighter. But I'm not discouraged at all because Athletics is a primary skill for this challenge.

>>1983
Okay, you go for athletics and I'll go for the bluff check.

>Aiur

Being difficult? It just amused me, that's all...~

Should I still be waiting? I don't know if those counted as Bern/Hanyu's turns but I'm guessing they didn't.

Yes, you should still be waiting. A knowledge check doesn't count as participating in the skill challenge.

A suggestion, to avoid delaying this part can't we ignore the order and just make our round roll?

>>1992
I thought you used your Insight to aid the next person. I didn't expect people'd think I'd throw traps in or require their knowledge checks just to pass the Skill Challenge.

Entire team is babies.

ok so im lost, do I need to roll again? and whos next?

Hanyuu needs to roll, then Bern, then Rin, then Cake, then Reiyasu, then Astaroth, then Hanyuu, as indicated >>1980

I THINK secondary skills don't count as failures, unless Rin contradicts it! If it does count as a failure, you can succeed on Primary Skill and have it remove a failure instead of count as a success.

Might want to make an "initiative" list on each post so everyone knows who's next.

Sorry, Hanyuu. I decided against the plan with minor creation. Passing the hard DC is too difficult with a +12, etc.

If anyone's curious, we were going to use Aeir's knowledge that they're watching out for bandits to conjure a bag of jingly coins, have an Unseen Servant carry it away, and drop it so the guards hear. I would have dismissed both conjurations immediately and We would have snuck past them while they were distracted, but it hinged on a bluff check.

Also, despite Reiyasu's attempt, I'm a bit unclear on what insight does in this skill challenge. Is the intention really to have us come up with our own interpretations?

Insight: interpret the hand signs used, the meaning of commands, who are the veterans and who are the rookies, which group pays the least amount of attention, who's the captain, what is the overall mood (are they attentive, distracted, angry), etc.

Cake's turn etc. Sry I keep forgetting to note it.

;_;

>>2013
It's okay, passing without any failures would've been boring!

Fey panthers look just like normal panthers pretty much, and I'm betting none of them have Arcana checks worth a darn. So I think this is a good idea.

Making the enemies think it was a panther doing it obviously requires a Bluff check, but I'd consider the plan good enough for a circumstantial bonus to the check.

In any case, Paik has a +2 due to Reiyasu's success.

>>2024
Also, if you actually want to make them think it was a panther making the noise and they've found nothing, obviously it doesn't count as a success, just erasing a failure.

>>2024
Who makes the Bluff check? If we have Paik stay behind to help the panther get away quickly can he make it?

>>2027
Sure, though as I say, using the Panther to trick them into false alarm would count as removing a failure rather than acquiring a success, and you'd still need to pass this patrol.

>>2028
Whatever works. In a pure mechanical sense it'd probably be better to just fish for more successes, but erasing a failure is fine too. Whatever Paik decides to do, I guess.

>>2029
Well, depending on the amount of failures you finish with, the later encounters will change somewhat. Whether the keep is at all alert will make things harder/easier ne.

sry for weak post
i'm tireds

FYI, saying "suspicious" with a lisp is hard.

>>2033
Pronouncing suspicious in lips looks like hell for a mexican.

Aeir etc.

I think Hanyuu is next ne

Would perception be usable as part of the skill challenge? It seems like something that would fit in regards to finding a path and such.

It's not etc.

>>2039
>>2038
Maybe once we are near to the building?

So how would a new history check help?

So where'd Hanyuu disappear off to?

>>2044
Sorry, slept all day and was having trouble coming up with something. Was feeling kind of ill yesterday.

>>2048
oh god hhhnnggg

>that image
Circumstantial -14 to the check right.

>>2048
Now that's just mean.

>>2050
Such greatness should be counted as a natural 20, no less.

Geez that was clearly a success, maybe even two. Anyways it's Rin turn, I think.

Yup it's Rin's turn.

encounter here we go etc

encounter here we go etc

I was kinda thinking the Hard DC business really is too hard, but then Rin just rolled a 4. Okay lemme prepare encounter etc.

>>2059
Don't we still have one more failure? Or does "erasing a failure" not count in that regard?

>>2060
I made it clear that failing twice would mean you do not evade the patrols' notice and an encounter triggers. It's not a tough one and more for story-purposes than anything, don't babby now.

>>2061
I don't remember that, anyways what was the third failore for then?

>>2061
I don't mind, my character is more competent in combat than a skill challenge anyway. I just thought you ended up adjusting it to 3 failures.

If it can't be helped, it can't be helped.

>>2062
>>2063
Skill Challenge continues after the encounter, which I am lazy to put together through extensive delaying of more productive activities for unproductive ones!

Well I don't mind at all, I wanted to use Reiyasu already. But continuing with the skill challenge even after the encounter, geez at least give us a success or something

>>2066
But I read up on a lot of published material that indicated an encounter as punishment for a failure in an encounter isn't all too weird, especially if the encounter is not difficult or taxing.

Well, I suppose context-wise it'd count as a success for "getting past the patrol"... so I suppose I'm all right with that.

>>2067
Well, we are getting over the patrol ne.

>>2067
Well, it's all right, I just misunderstood and thought we'd have an encounter after 3 failures. I'll look forward to the combat then~!