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~!

Never saw anyone note that they have a light source of any kind active, so correct me if wrong.

>>2071
Well, if it was dark enough that we'd need one, I think someone would need to be carrying one when we were wandering around. You're right that we never specified it though.

Going last sucks. Anon, wanna swap me initiative? A defender needs to move early to get into a good position.

>>2072
Sure thing but are you sure? The power is a daily and this is supposed to dont be really difficult. Anyways I already know your stance on daily powers, so go ahead if you wish.

Well, if you're sneaking around there's a certain merit to not using a torch of any sort, but I did mention the soldiers were carrying some and that's the only way you saw them. Maa, ii ka.

>>2073
I don't mind. Artificers can recharge item dailies once per day anyway, right? So I'll just have Aeir recharge it after this fight and hope I don't roll a poor init twice in a day.

Stratergery (Yes that is misspelled on purpose): If Paik can blind the nearest one with Sand in the Eyes I can move past it and severely inconvenience the goat knights with my battle standard of the hungry blade.

By the way, when you say "difficult terrain" and "requires a check to pass through," do you mean we can't even enter it without a check?

>>2075
I meant to get deep into the woods. You can enter one square into it, but require a check to get deep into the foliage again.

This encounter is hardly meant to be difficult, after all.

The check does nothing, there are no masked people anywhere.

>>2079
I was of course just fooling around, I did read what you said on the chat. However I can make another roll for "Goat Knight" if you wish.

Rin's turn, btw.

For some reason I forgot to link my rolls. Here they are. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3339756/

In the case of Bern absence, I need someone to take her turn(s) for her.

>>2089
If there are no other volunteers, I'll do it. When I get back from class.

>>2090
Fiii~ine by me!

I wonder if bern is fine

I posted like I said. Where's update?!

>>2095
In limbo, literally.

Please post your rolls etc.

Someday I'll remember to post the rolls too!

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3344220/

I'm leaving and I don't know when I will be back.

>>2101
...

Is there a reason color tags don't work?

>>2104
Some color tags got messed, and somehow it refuses to accept them again, sorry.

So Cake is gone for a few weeks, and Bernkastel's disappeared to who knows where for who knows how long... leaving us a party of 4. I've half a mind to temporarily remove the two who're gone and adjust the encounters to account for the decrease in party size. Any objections?

>>2108
Also, I will remove them right after this encounter ends, so please post before I update. I have some plans and all, and if I hear no one after sufficient time has been given to respond, I'll move forward and remove Eflor and Kavakri from the party until their players return.

>>2108
Only if it's possible to add them back into an encounter without too much hassle. Not much fun to come back only to find your character's been removed from the encounter.

>>2110
Lili could keep the info of the 6 characters encounters in case they return.

>>2110
>>2111
She did say "until their players' return."

I am a bit concerned about lacking a controller, but it's up to Lili to do as she deems fit~

>>2112
Well ideally I'd like them to be around to play because it's a bother scaling all encounters down, but it's also a bother to have people play two characters because others just up and leave without notice.

>>2113
Yeah, I understand. I'm not against the idea of removing them from the party until their players' return.

>>2114
Well, I'll probably end up delaying the Seven Sister encounter or entirely scrapping it, because it's difficult to decide how to properly scale that down for a four-man party. I'll push the Siestas ahead, since they're easily toned down for a four-man party.

Here's what I'm doing:

After talking to Rin she pointed out Kavakri's the only Controller. If there's someone who wants to play him/her, I'd be all right with permitting it─however, I'd prefer one of the non-players do it. For personal reasons, I do not like one player controlling two characters.

Secondly, I am scrapping the entire Seven Sister encounter. They will be replaced by an Eiserne Jungfrau encounter. I was really looking forward to using the sisters, but there's no way I can really scale them down to a 4-man party without compromising their party dynamic.

Thirdly, when/if cake and/or Bern return, I'd like either to notify me why they didn't notify me of their departure. A quick note would've been fine, even without reasons; this is just decency I'd expect. Thus.

Effective immediately, Eflor is no longer part of the party. Kavakri has just a bit before they, too, will be removed from the party, unless someone steps up to play 'em.

>>2116

Also, it is Reiyasu's turn to perform a check in the skill challenge.

>>2116
>scrapping the seven sisters

>>2119
It can't be helped, Bern and Cake leaving either means I need to let people play two characters or handicap the encounter too much. I'd prefer to just build a new encounter, and post up the seven sisters when the game is done.

>>2120
Well maybe they'll be back by the time the siesta encounter is done?

What happened to cake? I'll try to contact him if i see him etc.

>For a moment I thought you guys'd failed the Skill Challenge
>Oh wait, Anon passed anyway
I forgot, Moderate is really difficult to fail.

By the way, the reason you're having problems with the tags is because it's just ['red']['/red'], not ['color=red'].

I wanted to come up with a dirty metaphor just to show how Paik's mind works, but I'll leave that up to somebody else.

>>2128
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r84d-msuyp0

Well, you can use Athletics to scale the walls, Acrobatics to just climb the walls in a cool way (and easier, too!), or Arcana to brute force the arcane lock on the door.

Because Aeir can force the barrier without rolling for Moderate, it's Hard.

Just noticed. Hanyuu, you forgot your free proficiency (superior implement accurate wand) and expertise (white lotus dueling expertise) feats on your sheet. Might want to add those in at some point.

>MFW I didn't realise that
Oh well. Hangyoo go fix it.

Also thanks to Fat-tan I have now designed a competent and fun Eiserne Jungfrau encounter to replace the Seven Sister encounter. The Seven Sister encounter may take another encounter's slot if the party gains a Controller at some point during the adventure. This does mean they acquire one or two characters completely "fresh" as it were, but I might just DM fiat they lose x healing surges and x daily powers proportionate to the amount the party has lost for balancing sake or fairness sake or something.

Hanyuu rolled and got a 30 something earlier and was going to write out his post when he had time later on

OK I won't be back until late tonight so I won't update until then. Etc.

hanyuu post plzthxkbye

I already know the roll is 36 and all, I'm just waiting for Hanyuu to formally post it.

>>2138
Yeah, I told him yesterday that they're waiting on him, then he rolled and said he'd make the post later, but idk what he's doing today cause no response

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3346272/

A post from bern would be nice, ne.

My psion has a ritual called Inquisitive's Eyes, and it lets me observe my current location as it was a number of hours ago. I can observe the scene as if I were there.

I have a rules question here. Is the scene completely still, and I would have to designate the exact time of the snapshot? Or can I observe the location for a period of time, and watch a scene unfold?

>>2149
Bloody brilliant!

>>2149
I think just briefly. Do you want to stand guard for hours just to see what happens.

>>2151
Would I be standing around to observe over time? I'd assumed an instantaneous duration meant instantaneous-in-real-time knowledge.

Briefly it is, then.

hanyuu is away atm but i let him know for you etc bern

About to sleep right now but. As far as 'helping'. Are we allowed to split cost on ritual if we both pay for it?

>>2158
Nop you roll Arcana and give a +2 bonus to Bern's roll.

Also with Bern back I guess it's possible to just run Sebun Sistahs, albeit a bit harder as an encounter due to the loss of Eflor. Geez Eiserne Jungfrau I guess I'll keep you on for back-up.

If need be I can always roll up some sort of character for you Riri to fill out that last slot if cake doesn't come back soon, etc

Forgot roll and I had it on my clipboard too, geez.
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3351295/

Clarification time:
With the bell thing you mean 3 minutes, 3 hours or 1 and half hours?

Twenty four bells a day.

>>2168
i knew it, etc

When pacing too slow feel free to tell me etc.

Wait, there is a door in the room, right?

>>2186
Walls only. Final destination. Also, check required to kick them in. Easy DC, Strength check.

Numerous reposts later...

>Eiserne Wacht leaving
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha


I mean I'd need everyone's consent you're waiting.

>>2206
What? I thought we'd be waiting for them to leave the other room or something.

>>2207
Sure, just get everyone on board with waiting.

>>2208
Boring.

>>2209
It never crossed my mind that you'd expect them to leave in the middle of agitated/heated discussion. 'Course, I can adjust and work with the party waiting it out.

>>2210
Well I can't really think of anything to do that doesn't involve opening the door.

Someone has a poker set, right.

>>2212
>gambling while the enemy discuss
Oh boy

>>2212
>gambling with a mind reader

You're now entering Initiative, so please wait while I roll your initiative etc.

I don't think Aeir ever recharged the item use during the short rest; at the very least I see no indication of it anywhere or mention in the thread. If anyone can clarify what's up with that~

You have until tomorrow to decide whether or not to use an item to coincide with the start of initiative, and I'll adjust happening actions accordingly.

If Attyroo'd like to hold his turn until I've confirmation no one wants to use actions related to rolling initiative~?

Also, I had no feedback from Rin on this encounter, so it may be "what". In particular I wonder about Cornelis aura, and if Rin thinks the "Slowed on leaving (willingly)" part is too much I'll remove it.

Is the door completely closed? Anyways I forgot that and rolled nature lol. http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3360878/

>>2226
You can keep those rolls, but I'll not reveal anything until you see them. '3'

I'd swap initiative with Paik if he's willing. As anon pointed out, he used his Casque last time, I still have mine to use.

...Or, rather, I would, but I have to be able to see the ally, and I don't think I can see through the door. Instead I'll swap with Aeir (if he's willing), and use a Syllable of Grace for +1 to Initiative (item bonus, so I only get +1 over the Casque of Tactic's +2).

I suggest Paik unload on the nearest one with whatever he wants, and use Low Slash or Positioning Strike to slide it away from the doorway so the rest of us can enter relatively unmolested. Oh, and open the door.

>>2230
open the door good

Still waiting to give opportunity for item use and initiative swaps.

Hanyuu says he's not really able to do anything til tomorrow

>no superior cover
booooo

You guys are way too unclear over what's up, enjoy your Schröedinger turn.

>>2241
It's not my fault Hanyuu isn't around to say one way or the other!

Hanyuu said he'll switch

So per Hangtarou's directions, it is now Alexi's turn, and he's delaying too long!

what the hell happened here?

>>2247
It's alexi's turn is what happened

I'm not feeling too well so update is a bit delayed, sry.

I have no good advice, sry

Go take turn, anon-moe~ I suggest dropping whatever you're holding, then Run into the room, right into Cornelis's arms.

>>2254
Yeah sorry for that I will post once I return home.
Also no homolust omg

You realise you can't use Mettle because no line of effect, right?

>>2258
derp, they told me in stremchat but I had already posted it

Oh right checks:

You know everything Paik does about Cornelis and Hamlet.

Keep Guards are nimble warriors. Their armour is lighter than it looks, granting them improved mobility over Tile's own soldiers. They strike swiftly, but serve more as harriers than real battering rams.

Roland is, unmistakably, not human. The golden fist that's replaced his arm is a magical weapon. While it lacks Cornelis's range, its power is higher, and its concussive force can leave you speechless (Roland's Obliterating Fist dazes). The sword at his side is clearly a fire weapon: its explosive power can blanket an area in flames, and may even set you alight, although that would require it to be used with killing intent (Roland's Blaze Blade does fire damage, and can inflict ongoing fire damage). Finally, Roland's fist can be smashed against the ground to create rippling shockwaves, the likes of which will definitely knock you off your feet (Roland's Obliterating Shockwave knocks Prone with certainty).

In addition to the above attacks, Roland's able to move allies at will, repositioning them like a chessmaster (Roland has Let's Move!, which lets him slide allies 1 square). Further, while he looks calm now, he looks like the sort who'd explode in a berserker fury if pushed too hard.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7-XMI3jJjX4ZmVhYzFjZWUtYmM3MS00YjA5LWE0MGUtYWYxMmY2OThhODE4
Updated sheet with the extra feats: White Lotus Dueling Expertise and Superior Implement Training (Accurate Wand).

>>2263
I think our priorities should be to try and keep Roland and/or Cornelius dazed, their effectiveness should be minimized if so. It's obvious I won't be able to keep Cornelius grabbed if he keeps getting slid out of my reach, while taking advantage of his reach 2. Though at the very least that would put him out of guarding the doorway.

>>2265
I can daze and blind him with the same attack if I have combat advantage.

>>2266
Well, my attempt to knock prone didn't go so well.

>>2267
That's what I figured.

Technically I think it's a +1 bonus to attack rolls and a +5 bonus to damage rolls. Which is still quite good, mind you~

Resistive Formula is probably the way to go here~

Just noticed that guy has threatening reach, sorry guys, I screwed my turn.

>>2270
Yeah, a defense bonus and a second thp buffer for Paik makes rogue happy.

>roll 23
>With Flanking roll is 26
Am I... missing something?

>>2274
My theme ability gives a +1 power bonus to anybody flanking with me. Flanking grants +2.

oic

Kavakri turn by the way.

>>2278
By the way, you haven't posted a thing about Hamlet, my roll and Hanyuus roll wasn't that bad.

I made a mistake: you only get detailed info for beating the Hard DC of the monster's level, and you don't.

>>2280
Well I think we don't even have the non-detailed info of Hamlet.
Anyway, from what we got: Are those guys elites?

>>2281
Nowhere in the rules does it say she has to tell us that sort of thing. Not its role, keywords, level, or type.

>>2282
That aside, she did say they were all level 12 elites.

>>2282
Technically I think type and role are generally given out with the medium DC. Though of course DMs can do what they want with that, like me, I changed the medium DC to give out vulnerabilities/weaknesses while hard DC gives power details, the RAW is the other way around.

This just reinforces the importance of me getting my combat advantage age whatever you guys want me to murder. Who should I go after next? And do thry need any dazing or blinding or slowing thrown at them?

>>2285
If you have any way to limit the actions of Roland or Cornelius that'd be great.

>>2284
>>2285
I will probably use denunciation next turn in one of them. It leaves the enemy dazed and with a -5 penalty to attack and all defenses.

>>2286
I have a daze that I can attach to any hit with combat advantage, and a blind that attacks reflex. So nasty, accurate status effects won't be hard for me to administer.

Also, if Kavakri could use Living Missile on Roland and shove him into the lower right corner, then, in conjunction with Sureiya's Denunciation on Hamlet and my Daze/Blind on Cornelis, we can disable the elites for a round and gang up on one of them while repositioning ourselves.

Or just dishearten Hamlet, that works too.

>>2288
Living Missile is actually a great solution to our positioning problems, but I think Kavakri would need to get in the room to use it effectively and that's hard with Cornelius camping the doorway.

>>2289
Two words : Shaped. Consciousness.

>>2290
Well, that's a good way for Kavakri to get around it at least. Walk up to the door, use Shaped Consciousness, then just attack from that. No need for living missile, though, a Dimensional Scramble should be quite effective. If she's willing to blow power points she can use her staff too.

>>2291
>walk
Her positioning doesn't even require her to do that much to put it up. She just needs to put it somewhere where she has line of sight to that's within 10 squares.

>>2292
From her current position it's very debatable whether or not she actually has line of sight to any square that would be in the other room. The only one that I can really come close to giving her LoS to is Aeir and it requires an unoccupied space. The doorway is probably too low to have LoS to a square of a different elevation too.

>>2293
You might be right. I just don't want to gamble on Dimensional Scramble hitting something's fortitude when Living Missile guarantees a melee enemy not immune to forced movement or slowing is out of the fight for a round or two.

>>2294
This may just be me, but I'm not worried about the keep guards nearly as much as the others. As for Cornelius, I don't think forced movement on him does as much good, as I already have him grabbed and if he's thrown around that just breaks the grab. Now, there's a good chance of Roland sliding Cornelius out of my grasp with Let's Move, but if we have Roland dazed or blinded he probably can't do it. If I can keep Cornelius grabbed until my turn, and I don't get knocked prone or otherwise moved around, I have plans. If Roland and Hamlet can be brought closer to me, all the better. I have various methods of bringing enemies that are kind of close to me directly into melee range, and then greatly inconveniencing them. What I really want is to get into their backline and draw Cornelius, Roland, and Hamlet adjacent. That'd be easier if Roland and Hamlet were moved just a little bit closer to me.

>>2295
Ohhh, I see. You want them brought closer.

>>2296
What were you suggesting? I don't think it would inconvenience Hamlet much to be thrown around. Now, if we could toss Cornelius to the other side of the room and keep him there, that might be worth it, but at the moment I don't see that as possible, unless Kavaki wants to blow an AP and a daily.

>>2297
Cornelis is immune to forced movement. I was thinking of keeping Roland out of battle for a while.

Cornelis is immune to pushing, not all forced movement.

As bern mentions, Hanyuu thingie should give 10 temp hp to rin because of the daily item power she used.

>>2300
>Scrmable
fff.

Heh, this is probably going to go down so that my turn comes up on the one day where I'll be too far away for most of the day to post~

Well, if my turn is up by tomorrow evening I'll have a post sometime later in the night.

Riri says she's out of town due to a sudden family trip and can't update /parlor/ until tomorrow at the earliest.

Derp, took the wrong Keep Guard's turn, sec.

Saving throw etc.

>>2311
reposted

So wait. "The creature cannot teleport" means it can't be teleported, either?

>>2313
If that worked, then other enemies could teleport them away, and that'd be bad, yes?

>>2314
Rules are rules, and this would set a precedent for similar events in the future, so it's important to confirm how it works.

>>2313
I have ruled it to be so, yes.

>>2316
ok

I just realized that Paik isn't granting combat advantage from being dazed thanks to Aeir's aura, which makes him less appealing as a target.

>>2319
Then they go for the bloodied and prone cleric, imrite

>>2322
If Rin does what I think she'll do, that option will be completely off the table.

Yeah, you guys can pretty easily dominate the encounter from here without the use of dailies, so I should probably tune up the seven sisters.

FYI, what I SHOULD have done was used funneling flurry to slide keep guards 1 and 2 south, then just moved in the same way (but avoiding Cornelius's aura) further to the southeast and planted the battle standard. But I forgot about Cornelius's aura's slowing effect until after I'd already rolled for grappling strike. Such is life~!

>23 exact points of damage
Being anon is suffering

You still have interrupts! Maybe. Hopefully.

Only way I can see to keep Reiyasu up is the dwarven armor he's wearing. He can use the free action heal before his turn comes up. On the plus side the temporary hit points from Aeir would completely cancel out the ongoing damage.

>>2329
Wait a second riri.
69 - 21 = 48. Not 47
I mean from the Cornelis OA

>>2331
anon wouldn't die even if he was killed etc

Oh, yup you're right. You have 1 HP left, ganbatte.

Being my Will quite high that baka Hamlet sure rolled high, he even had that -5 thingie!

Suggested follow-up: Aeir could do some mass proning and sliding with Gale Force Infusion centered on Alexi, while giving Alexi stupidly high AC at the same time. Sliding them into the wall seems like a safe move, or just leave them where they are and let the other benefits do their work.

Also, if Kavakri can somehow tear Hamlet away from his safe hiding spot and throw him at Alexi's feet, that'd be really super too.

>41 HP healed
You what

>>2338
Pacifist clerics, man. Pacifist clerics.

>>2338
hahahaha

... in other words, I'm writing this fight off. I'll just try to plink some healing surges off, then focus on making the next fight somewhat better.

>>2338
>>2341
anon tha best

>>2341
He only has one other use of healing word left, you know.

Two healers, no one has used a daily and yet you're in control of the fight. I don't foresee anyone needing the use of a daily much unless to preserve healing surges!

I shouldn't need to tell you Kavakri can just apply -5 to attack roll penalty again if she doesn't bring Hamlet in, which kind of makes hitting hard for the monsters.

So the Eiserne Wacht were too weak, and I will definitely use this info to review the other encounters! I want to get you guys to feel forced to use dailies to get in control, and I clearly under-estimated the value of encounters.

>>2344
Well, they have barely used they omg daze everywhere powers. But it look like this party can be even more scary than parlor1.

>>2344
I was suggesting anon use Moment of Glory, but only if he was sure he wouldn't end up dazed since the effect is a sustain minor.

Just because we haven't used any yet doesn't mean we won't use any at all.

>>2345
Also, this. Party is synergistic on top of being fairly optimized. If /limbo/ party was like this, nobody'd ever call the encounters too hard unless the challenge level was stupidly high.

It all just really depends on the levels, the players (are they powergamers, or are they casual/new), and a couple other things really. It's why I want to develop some monsters for my parlor thing but I sit down not really knowing how to start off, then you see how powerful players can be like in this and you worry a bit. (Like, the monsters, I originally wanted them to be at either mid to late paragon or mid to late heroic, but either way, PCs are going to be somewhat powerful, especially if they know how to build.) But for that, I might just give the minimal info to the players. (Like, this is the level of the campaign, here's a small general idea, etc)

question, it was a crit against roland, should I roll the 2d6 of crit damage?

Doesn't do damage so no.

>>2350
Good thing because pacifist cleric.

>>2350
good thing because pacifist cleric

You think Roland has a nasty MBA? I hope he does, 'cause then I can put Confounding Attack to good use and not feel guilty for not taking something more optimal.

>>2338
I TOLD you about that! Pacifist clerics heal tons and tons! That's one of the reasons you don't need to go easy on us~

>>2354
That. They're pretty much -the- best healers in 4E, even for clerics, since they get so many surgeless healing methods, healing boosts, healing powers, and healing everything. And that's without Healer's Lore giving its additional WIS mod healing (since Battle Cleric's Lore is just that good).

>>2354
Continuously nerfing the enemy during the encounter seems so silly now.

>>2356
It's just one cog in the machine that makes the party effective.

bit busy so quick update etc. feel free to massacre etc, I need that banner gone.

>>2341
If you want to wear down our surges, the recent /limbo/ encounter shows that monsters that just do absolutely brutal amounts of damage are quite effective. That's how the taskmaster was designed, anyway--a few tricks, but mostly just loads and loads of damage. It was fitting, since he's an elite brute.

If you want to make our adventure more interesting along the way, I'd probably try to fit in more encounters than you were originally planning--I'm starting to lean towards that route in /limbo/ too, I want more encounters per adventure (paritucarly so I can fit in more noncombat stuff, but also for more combat encounters).

We can't really interrupt it beyond what Mion already did. It's not attacking anybody, and Paik is dazed.

>>2362
Lili's stepped out, she says to assume the guard does nothing beyond that (only thing it can do is attempt to escape, my attack hits and grabs him while prone, so he can't stand until escape). Even if it escapes it can't shift because prone.

Then somebody please let Hanyuu know his turn is up.

Forgot to include roll (It's always something.)
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3374179/

>>2366
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3374187/
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/3374202/

>>2367
I will end myself, seriously.
Guard 1,Corenlius, Guard 2, Roland for attack order.

Who is Adaptive Stratagem targeting? Also, please include your targets in the roll: "the most likely attack goes to Roland" is unacceptable targeting, as is rolling first and then deciding which attack hits who. I will accept it only this once. Future failure to specify the attack targets means I will decide which roll is for which monster, at my leisure.

>>2369
Also, not trying to be mean about this or anything, but it's unfair to mix and match rolls based on what you think is likely to hit the enemy. I think the rules also agree you first declare which target you are rolling for and THEN rolling, precisely to avoid a mentality where you give the best rolls to the targets you think are hardest to hit. So I'll be strict on that matter, and will allow for making mistakes: the entire line about "most likely attack goes to Roland" calls the matter into doubt, which is why I felt the need to state the above.

>>2369
It's for Alexi.

>>2369
>>2370
Derp I forgot you're entirely new to this. So yeah, I'm sorry, I overreacted a bit! But you still have to declare attack targets prior to the roll and not afterwards, else I'll decide which roll targets which enemy.

>>2371
o ok

Why's everyone trying to break my grabs? First Bern tries to teleport someone I'm grabbing way out of my reach and now this~

All enemies hit by Reiyasu's attack are knocked prone if they're hit before the end of Reiyasu's next turn.

>>2375
And magic weapon doesn't apply anymore, you can take that off.

>>2374
But don't get me wrong, I'm not actually upset or anything~ The grab already made it waste its turn, and at this point it would end before it got another turn anyway.

This is actually for future reference to the whole party: please don't slide targets that I am grabbing out of my reach. That breaks the grab, and usually that would be bad.

please slide targets alexi is grabbing out of his grab it's fun

>>2377
Oh sorry. ;_; About the entire thing, I got confused over the whole thing.
Also, as for the Gale thing. It's all enemy targets in the burst and it didn't mention the slide thing was optional so.

No, it's okay! It was my bad for going RAGHWF when you ARE a newcomer. Even if I took it as Guard 1/2, Cornelis, Roland, it wouldn't have changed much due to combat advantage and the like.

Generally when a power says "push", "slide" or "pull", it's all "up to" unless to a specific location (like "pull to a square adjacent", it means either pull adjacent or not at all).

Paik gets +2 power bonus to all defenses against the attack, Target can make a melee basic attack against the enemy as a free action.

It hits despite that, I'm afraid!

>immobilized in a line of effect blocking zone
Bastion of Mental Clarity is go?

Targets Reflex, sorry!
Also this is why you are supposed to take control of the encounter immediately!

>>2393
I wanted to, but I keep being thrown into situations where I can't use daily powers or items to any noticeable effect.

>>2393
I wanted to, but I keep being thrown into situations where I can't use daily powers or items to any noticeable effect.

Turns out it missed Paik.

Hamlet rolled 28 against Kavakri's Reflex, 25 against Aeir, 33 against Aeir's Panther, 25 against Paik (including prone bonus), 20 against Reiyasu, 23 against Keep Guard (excluding Prone).

GL enjoy.

>>2395
Stop panic.

>>2393
Well, we COULD have had control over the encounter immediately, but someone was too reluctant to use their daily power at a point where it would be advantageous to do so~

Let's just assume Reiyasu didn't use divine favor before. You never noted it, Bern didn't use it, and I'm sure he wouldn't have used it if he'd known he wouldn't have reverent mettle expended before.

In fact, don't use divine favor at all. It's not a very good power. Healer's mercy is much better, and you need to save your channel divinity use.

>>2398
Bern did use it, and Reiyasu did not take it back. I at least recall telling anon he could decide not to use it and he said it was okay, but I'm not 100% sure on that. In any case, Bern used Favour to reroll against Keep Guard once.

>>2398
Oh, and I forgot, I should have done 5 more damage with my Funneling Flurry since Aeir gave me adaptive stratagem.

>>2399
Oh, she did. Nevermind then!

>>2401
I just checked, she hit him without needing the Favour but she rolled for it.

In any case, I noted to Anon that he couldn't use Mettle and I have heard nothing regarding "OK, don't use it after all", which would've been reasonable. I don't think it's entirely fair to say two turns after "OK, let's pretend it wasn't used", simply because it hadn't been necessary.

Simply put: had Bern missed, then the power would've been used. Had she hit, then it wouldn't have been used. This assumes precognition on the player's behalf, and I don't think you have, so I'm not going to permit taking the move back at this point.

>>2402
Fine, fine. But Favor of the Gods is still a power that he should have never used to begin with. I didn't say anything at the time because you never noted its use in your spoiler text (note that I try to always include such power uses in my text, even if it's just casting Light or using Warlock's Curse) and I didn't think Bern had used the reroll.