OOC 2 - More Rambling, Ranting, and Such

[Alethan]

So uhhh...Hedge, we gonna get a little xp love from saving the king? A lot of us are pretty close to that next level!

lol

(and +1)

[AQuebman]

So uhhh...Hedge, we gonna get a little xp love from saving the king? A lot of us are pretty close to that next level!

Dont worry barring a death im sure youll see me again.

[hedgeknight]

So uhhh...Hedge, we gonna get a little xp love from saving the king? A lot of us are pretty close to that next level!

lol

(and +1)

Actually, it looks like everyone is from 400 to 600 xp away from leveling up...I just hadn't got around to awarding XP yet. So...in order to give everyone a chance of surviving the next encounter....er....fair shake, as the knight of the Hedge, I declare that every character shall advance to the next level!!

[Hoondatha]

Neat! Thanks! I'll get to work updating things.

[Alethan]

So uhhh...Hedge, we gonna get a little xp love from saving the king? A lot of us are pretty close to that next level!

lol

(and +1)

Actually, it looks like everyone is from 400 to 600 xp away from leveling up...I just hadn't got around to awarding XP yet. So...in order to give everyone a chance of surviving the next encounter....er....fair shake, as the knight of the Hedge, I declare that every character shall advance to the next level!!

Aw, SWEET!!!(says the currently second level thief...)



Or did you just mean everyone gets to second level? In which case, I'd prefer an XP number since I already leveled the previous encounter...

[AQuebman]

Okay I know I have the online resource but in general unless there are specific abilities gained are additional Hit points the only thing gained from a level?

[Hoondatha]

For a fighter, going from level 1 to 2, you get hit points and your THAC0 improves by one. That's pretty much it. You won't start getting extra stuff until level 3.

[AQuebman]

For a fighter, going from level 1 to 2, you get hit points and your THAC0 improves by one. That's pretty much it. You won't start getting extra stuff until level 3.

So since I on my character sheet put a to hit on there if my THAC0 goes up in this case 20 to 19 then my to hit should go up +1 correct? Also I looked over that online resource and I don't see any benefit warriors get until around 9th other than health, saving throw, and thac0 bonuses am I missing something or were those the benefits you were referring to?

Also maybe I missed it but do I get additional proficiencies or non-weapon proficiencies because I couldn't find a good list.

Sorry for my lack of knowledge I was really young the last time I played 2E and now being so involved with DCC I've forgotten a lot of how the different systems work.

[1d10+2] = 6+2 = 8 2nd Level HP

So im up to 20 HP

[AQuebman]

Also I have two rules questions. Do we use the knockdown rules when a hit is rolled and are we using the traditional critical hit setup or the optional one where it's 18-20 to crit but you must roll 5 higher than the defenders ac?

[Hoondatha]

Actually, 2e doesn't have a "traditional" critical hit system. In fact, the rules explicitly state that critical hits aren't really in the spirit of the game, because they would have to apply to monsters and not just PC's, and it's not fun for a monster to take out your 12th level fighter with one lucky hit. There are two optional critical hit systems included (roll an additional damage die on a nat 20, but don't double any other modifiers, or on a nat 20 get an immediate second attack on your target), but they aren't recommended.

Proficiencies are the benefits I was mentioning. You get a new weapon and NWP at level 3. You're right; fighters really don't get much beyond hit points and a fast THAC0 progression (which you can think of as a +1 to hit, but really means you need to roll one smaller number to hit; ie: instead of hitting on an 8, you now hit on a 7).

[rtdersch]

Nokrugh Level 2:

HP's: [1d10] = 8

8+5(con bonus) =13
New HP total: 28

I can't wait until next level when I can specialize in my sword and finally start hitting things!

[Hoondatha]

Which sword do you want to specialize in?

[rtdersch]

I don't know that I care. Probably bastard though.

[Hoondatha]

Okay, sounds good. I'd like to reserve two handed swords for myself.

[hedgeknight]

Also I have two rules questions. Do we use the knockdown rules when a hit is rolled and are we using the traditional critical hit setup or the optional one where it's 18-20 to crit but you must roll 5 higher than the defenders ac?

I've never used or played with the knockdown rules, so I'm gonna say 'no' on that one. As for critical hits, I've just been going with max damage on a critical. For example, if you are fighting with a longsword, specialized, and have an 18/00 strength, rolling a natural "20" would do 16pts of damage (8 for the sword, +2 for specialization, and +6 for strength).
Or if you're a rogue with no bonuses to strength or such, using a dagger, and roll a natural "20", you'd do 4 pts damage.

We can use this or the "double damage" rule or neither. Do we need to take a vote?

Or did you just mean everyone gets to second level? In which case, I'd prefer an XP number since I already leveled the previous encounter...

Yes, that's what I meant - is Greystone already 2nd level? Oh, yes, he is - I checked the sheets last night, and looked at the wrong total on your page. So, how does having 2000 xp sound? Fair enough?

[Belkregos]

Nice!

i noticed i didnt pick a ranger's favorite enemy or terrain for Cole, can i take like "evil lycanthropes" or something like that? followers of malar?
for terrain what whats the terrain they are currently on? woods?

lets do this!

[1d10] = 9

[Belkregos]

We can use this or the "double damage" rule or neither. Do we need to take a vote?

my vote for 2x damage, lets make this deadly!

[hedgeknight]

Nice!

i noticed i didnt pick a ranger's favorite enemy or terrain for Cole, can i take like "evil lycanthropes" or something like that? followers of malar?
for terrain what whats the terrain they are currently on? woods?

lets do this!

[1d10] = 9

Hey man - save that die roll; in fairness to the others I can't allow you to advance a level from 0 xp (that would be over 2000 xp!). I can do the same as I did for Greystone and award Cole 650 xp - is that fair? With the 300 he already received for the wolves, that would put him close to halfway to the next level.

[AQuebman]

In what section of that online resource is the section speaking of when proficiencies are gained?. I searched this morning and could only find info about them but nothing with progression.

So can I exchange proficiency with a new weapon to further specialize in Longswords . I only asked about knockdowns on crits because it seemed like the only enefit of increased mastery of 1 mlweapon but perhaps I overlooked the other benefits. That online resource is really awful for finding something specific.

[hedgeknight]

Chapter 5: Proficiencies (Optional)

Table 34: Proficiency Slots > lists initial proficiencies and progression for Weapon and Non-Weapon.
For a Fighter, you start with 4 Weapon Proficiencies and 3 Non-Weapon Proficiencies. You get a new proficiency every 3 levels. Meaning, you get another proficiency at 4th, 7th, 10th, etc.

As for changing a proficiency, the rule states:
Once a proficiency slot is filled, it can never be changed or reassigned.

Not sure what you want to do...and you're right, the online resource is difficult to navigate.