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[DnD 4e PbP] The Serpent Swallows its Tail (OOC)

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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Its all good, bud. I've got a 2.5 year old and a 4 year old, so I was there not too long ago.

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Sorry, super ridiculous day yesterday. Posting it now that the baby is asleep :)

    Children Trump Gaming - sad but true .. until children can join in on the gaming!
    Glad to see you back

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Snowdown wrote: »
    They can even only be allies for THIS FIGHT, and go back to neutral after, etc. My ruling on if someone's an ally or not is if your character things they are, then they are.

    So can you switch you opinion of allies in mid fight,
    'He's my ally in round one, but my enemy in round two' etc.

    Or can you only change your 'alliance' with someone during a short rest

    I know its a silly point ... but might as well establish it now

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    KorsahnKorsahn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I think common sense is the best way to determine allies. If they look like allies and act like allies, then count as allies. If they subsequently stab you in the back...

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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I'd say you can switch mid-fight even.

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Boredom at Lunch + Photoshop + Anal-Retentive Desire to Organize =
    Border color = power source
    Corner Symbol = role


    Amos2.png
    Kallas2.png
    Radalus2.png
    Rolan2.png
    Toman2.png
    Zan2.png

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    KorsahnKorsahn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Awesomebiscuits! Like it.

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Korsahn wrote: »
    Awesomebiscuits! Like it.

    If interested in making your own, I can provide the frames and symbols as png files.

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Conjurations anyone?
    Arcane Flaming Sphere
    FlamingSphere.png

    Arcane Storm Pillar
    StormPillar.png

    Divine Shield Bearer
    ShieldBearer.png

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    SquintsSquints Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    You could me a version of my icon when I turn on my lightning power? Lol

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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I need some "diagonally arranged" tiles from that cliff set I sent you....oh yah, and snowcovered for all of them....since you're bored ;)

    I sent you all four tiles....just checked.

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Squints wrote: »
    You could me a version of my icon when I turn on my lightning power? Lol

    I'm not too happy with the lightning effect on version 3-
    but I couldn't find an image to 'borrow' that looked right either (version 4).
    (Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it - I can easily reduce the 'glow' to make it look less washed out)

    Zan2.pngZan-Kyri3.pngZan-Kyri4.png
    'Bordered' .............. Version 3 ................. Version 4

    EDIT: Alt Versions available of 3 and 4 with the 'mortared' areas of the borders colored to match the 'lightning'

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    WoogityWoogity Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    srry bout the stupid move on my turn hehe i shoulda just taken second wind, but i feel like the character would be seeing red at this point and probably want to smash, also 9 happens to be the minimum dmg that attack deals if it had connected :(

    Woogity on
    Rad Anvilspit hp 23/29 surge value 7 surges 1/10 17:ac 16:fort 12: ref 13: will

    Henry Teach, human cutthroat

    the game assassino_O
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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Woogity wrote: »
    srry bout the stupid move on my turn hehe i shoulda just taken second wind, but i feel like the character would be seeing red at this point and probably want to smash, also 9 happens to be the minimum dmg that attack deals if it had connected :(

    No worries - assuming you survive I should be able to finish it off..

    Actually even if you don't survive I should be able to do so. :winky:

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    WoogityWoogity Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    haha! barring a crit im kinda hoping he dosnt hit me with the +2 to defenses, if he does than hey, that happens, finish em quick and come save my ass, i wont be going anywhere.

    Woogity on
    Rad Anvilspit hp 23/29 surge value 7 surges 1/10 17:ac 16:fort 12: ref 13: will

    Henry Teach, human cutthroat

    the game assassino_O
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    KorsahnKorsahn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Damn, damn, damn, damn, DAMN!
    Damn goblin!

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Korsahn wrote: »
    Damn, damn, damn, damn, DAMN!
    Damn goblin!

    Tell us how you really feel.

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    WoogityWoogity Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    coolstuff midrealm! like the player tokens alot, power tokens are a good idea too. hey even if we all get killed in the next few turns we will die with a pretty map!

    Woogity on
    Rad Anvilspit hp 23/29 surge value 7 surges 1/10 17:ac 16:fort 12: ref 13: will

    Henry Teach, human cutthroat

    the game assassino_O
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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Drama Queen much, Woogs? :winky:

    hehe

    I totally didn't expect you guys to burn through APs on this first fight....yowza ;)

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    WoogityWoogity Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    haha only when i don't get my beauty-sleep, you know its hard work being an aspiring cover girl?

    Woogity on
    Rad Anvilspit hp 23/29 surge value 7 surges 1/10 17:ac 16:fort 12: ref 13: will

    Henry Teach, human cutthroat

    the game assassino_O
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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Easy, Breezy, Beautiful cover girl?

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Woogity wrote: »
    coolstuff midrealm! like the player tokens alot, power tokens are a good idea too. hey even if we all get killed in the next few turns we will die with a pretty map!

    Snowdown said no new maps - cause we are so close to 'the end'
    I'm pretty sure he means death.*

    - generally when the guy with one of the lowest hp and AC of the group is trying to save the guy with one of the highest .. its bad sign. :lol:

    * Not for me - `Cause I'm Awesome :winky:

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    WoogityWoogity Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    if we make it out of this snow will unleash his secret forgotten realms satellite cannon on us, haha and i believe it is called " the End"...



    many would be allies died to bring us this information...

    Woogity on
    Rad Anvilspit hp 23/29 surge value 7 surges 1/10 17:ac 16:fort 12: ref 13: will

    Henry Teach, human cutthroat

    the game assassino_O
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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    If you guys keep this up, I'm going to be forced to put a hobo wearing a "The End is Near" sign in the next encounter.
    Woogity wrote: »
    if we make it out of this snow will unleash his secret forgotten realms satellite cannon on us, haha and i believe it is called " the End"...

    many would be allies died to bring us this information...

    Either that, or sharks with frickin' lasers.

    Did I mention that you guys havn't even had a "hard" encounter yet? these have all been normal difficulty.

    Also, I'm convinced that Orokos can secretly sense when you're making rolls as a DM and when making rolls as a player....and i think it's hungry.

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    WoogityWoogity Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    orokos certainly has a sense of humor, once had a acrobatics check on my rogue that was a dc 15 for which i had a +17 to acrobatics, of course my roll botched and i had to rp something about a random trickster god that nobody knows about using his 5 seconds of power that he gets every year to trip me up. Also as everyone knows any sort of rolling mechanism used by a dm is guaranteed to crit approx 25% of the time...its science...

    Woogity on
    Rad Anvilspit hp 23/29 surge value 7 surges 1/10 17:ac 16:fort 12: ref 13: will

    Henry Teach, human cutthroat

    the game assassino_O
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    KorsahnKorsahn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    It does...it made me waste an AP and my item power...
    Grumble...

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    "Már megvan, hogy a rohadt viccelsz!" Amos cursed, his speech slipping back into his native Chandothan.
    Chandothan = hungarian in the translator. I don't think anyone else speaks it, do they?
    Not I ... and you, my friend have a potty mouth :P
    Korsahn wrote: »
    Muttering again, his eyes flare as he speaks a word of power.
    "Φυγή"
    Korsahn wrote: »
    "Brudne kretyn!" He snarls a curse in Draconic

    Edit: Link changed and updated
    http://freetranslation.translation-services-usa.com/
    http://translate.google.com/
    http://www.ackuna.com/
    Might as well have these all mapped out

    Standard Languages
    Deep Speech = Swahili
    Draconic = Polish
    Dwarvish = Irish / Scottish Gaelic*
    Elvish = Welsh
    Giant = Icelandic
    Goblin = Turkish
    Primordial = Bulgarian
    Abyssal = Macedonian
    Supernal = Greek


    * Sadly this translator does not support Scottish Gaelic, which is much better for dwarven IMHO

    Spellcasting Languages
    Arcane Speech/Spells = Yiddish
    Dark Speech/Spells = Slovac Ukranian
    Divine Spells/Words of Power = Greek


    I wanted the spellcasting languages to have a different appearing alphabet
    Changed Dark speech to Ukranian to closer match the alphabet for Abyssal/Primordial


    Forgotten Realms Languages
    Chandothan = Hungarian

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    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    SquintsSquints Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Meh, I got my AP. My daily isn't useful a lot of the time - I basically have to teleport into a spot adjacent to at least enemies to make it worth it. It'd be good against minions, perhaps.

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    SquintsSquints Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Also primordial is basically rumblings, hisses, crackles, roars, booms, thumps, and scrapes, representing the movement of the elements (earthquakes, lightning, wind, falling pebbles, glacial advance, waterfalls, waves), with a massive variety in volume (depending on context) and taking a long time to convey a complete sentence, with massive amounts of meaning in the small details and dozens of different ways to speak the same words.

    It's considered impossible for a human to speak without magical aid.

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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    that ongoing 5 thunder damage isn't bad, actually.

    it's got some good damage output potential, just not single-target.

    And yah, against minions it'd be sick

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Squints wrote: »
    Also primordial is basically....considered impossible for a human to speak without magical aid.

    Really?
    Then why is it selectable as a language at 1st level?

    "Мога да го говори добре!"
    "I can speak it Fine!" ~ Bulgarian

    MidrealmDM on
    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    KorsahnKorsahn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I was using polish as Draconic. It felt right for snarling dirty cretin :P

    Oh and as for supernal/words of power, I was using Greek.
    (I say Kallas speaks supernal when he casts spells, since its to represent Amaunator speaking through him)

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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Snowdown wrote: »
    that ongoing 5 thunder damage isn't bad, actually.
    it's got some good damage output potential, just not single-target.
    And yah, against minions it'd be sick

    For a defender - its pretty good damage
    Plus the teleport that has the potential to let you jump to a flanking position
    (assuming you have a Con bonus of at least 2)
    And it is a weapon attack that targets Fortitude
    (Allowing you to use your weapon proficiency against a Non-AC defense is almost equivalent to a +2 to +3 attack bonus)

    Even against single target it is 2[W] + Int + 5
    Because your target will most likely be adjacent and take the ongoing damage.

    I always hate wasting ongoing damage on a minion -
    I've seen battles where the ongoing effects lasted for 5 to 7 rounds.

    Oh - Question.
    Does anyone know the official ruling on Ongoing damage when you are unconscious/dying
    And/Or when combat ends
    (do you still take it until you save?)

    My opinions:
    Yes you continue to take it when you are unconscious/dying
    Houserule:
    After a battle you are allowed to 'take 10' on any save, including death saves
    So unless suffering a save penalty, you save at the end of your first turn after combat.

    MidrealmDM on
    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    SquintsSquints Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    MidrealmDM wrote: »
    Squints wrote: »
    Also primordial is basically....considered impossible for a human to speak without magical aid.

    Really?
    Then why is it selectable as a language at 1st level?

    Мога да го говори добре!
    "I can speak it Fine!" ~ Bulgarian

    Hell if I know. But if you can make the noise of thunder with your throat, go for it.

    Squints on
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    SquintsSquints Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    You do take ongoing while unconscious and you can continue to save against it. IMO.

    Edit: I guess it depends on how the ongoing was brought upon you. It may be up to the DM's discretion.

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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Ongoing damage continues after unconsciousness.
    You continue to get a save vs the ongoing damage at the end of your turn (in addition to the save vs death)

    No taking 10 after an encounter.

    The instant an encounter ends, you will likely have every member of your group making a heal check to give you a free save....but you could still fail all of them and continue to take the damage...it's possible.

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    Smoove OperatorSmoove Operator Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Amos' action is up
    Not I ... and you, my friend have a potty mouth
    Maybe oui, maybe no.
    The translator takes some liberties with your choice of words. Minced oaths are translated to the "real word." Amos didn't actually drop the f-bomb, if it would make you think less of him :lol:

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    Honesty, Integrity, Handshakefulness
    _____________________________________________

    HoTS: Schmutz#1686
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    MidrealmDMMidrealmDM Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    Maybe oui, maybe no.
    The translator takes some liberties with your choice of words. Minced oaths are translated to the "real word." Amos didn't actually drop the f-bomb, if it would make you think less of him :lol:

    Not at all, I thought it was funny actually.
    Edit: Of course not one character there knows what he said...
    which somehow makes it even MORE funny.

    MidrealmDM on
    Toman Cincer - Dark Pack Warlock
    HP: 18/29 | Surge Value: 7 (7/7) | AP 1/1
    AC 15 | Fort 13 | Ref 15 | Will 16
    Insight: 16 | Perception: 19
    Condition: Concealment until EoMNT, +2 Bonus to all Def until EoMNT
    Darkspiral Aura: 0
    Cursed: Drake, Boss
    Campaign Languages
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    SnowdownSnowdown Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    yah, smoove. Orokos hates you.

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    KorsahnKorsahn Registered User regular
    edited August 2010
    I can understand everyone, though I don't know what you speak mid

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