But Shadows (ooc and questions Vl)

[ChubbyPixie]

Hey everyone,
Sorry. One last cliffhanger. I'm on vacation this week and offline, so we'll pause the game until I'm back on July 7th.
After that, I have no travel plans so we should be good for a while.

Urson, please feel free to post for Zahra!

Have a good 4th of July week everyone!

So far your travel plans have exactly coincided with my own...

[Inferno]

So far your travel plans have exactly coincided with my own...

[Inferno]

Hey everyone, I'm back. Hope you had a great fourth!

New DM post is up.

[Inferno]

Hey everyone. Some very minor housekeeping points below...

Cruloc
spear vs. S/M opponent [1d6+3]=5+3=8 13?

Hi Yrkoon. Good news! I double total damage, so it was 16 in this case. No need to worry about this stuff. I can handle the rules. Great roll, btw!

Torix...
THAC0 20

Hi jemmus. More good news! Your THAC0 isn't 20.

Dahinna
The appearance of the wolfpack unnerves the rogue in the tree, but she grits her teeth, picks her target (W10) and hurls one of the Pict darts at it. Seeing it drive home, she quickly hurls two more, but in her rush to finish the wolf, her aim is off and the branches of the tree prevent further damage.

Hi hedge. Even more good news! Dahinna and Torix each gain a +2 to hit from their higher positions, similar to a flank attack. Also, their high Dexterities help with missile weapons. Finally, the wolves charged this round, giving them a +2 to hit and a +2 to be hit. So two of your darts hit!


In general, you guys should feel free to write your action's intent (including your to-hit rolls of course). Then I'll handle the rules and write up the results of your attempted actions. Then we rinse and repeat.

As always, you can also use this thread to strategize with each other, or ask me questions! Thanks.

[Yrkoon]

Good news!
More good news!
Even more good news!

... and a TPK is two rounds away. Ahhh, some nice Pictland R&R.

[Inferno]

... and a TPK is two rounds away.

So what else is new?

Don't forget about your escape rope!

[Yrkoon]

A tip of the hat for the devastating use of Warp Wood.

What are our odds of climbing the rope now that we are surrounded?

[Inferno]

Fleeing a melee gives a free opportunity attack on you, as per the DMG. And there are bonuses for attacking someone from behind.

But the wolves can't give chase because they can't climb the rope.

[Inferno]

Amethu
Cast enlarge on the fire

Hey Raven,
Sorry. Amethu's range for this spell is 15 feet. He can't reach the fire. He would know this, so he doesn't waste the spell. Please feel free to update your post. Thanks.

[ravenn4544]

Does Torix happen to have a torch lit that can be enlarged and dropped on the wolves? Otherwise I imagine it’s one round to light a torch and enlarge the next rd?

[Inferno]

Hi Raven,
No, Torix doesn't. The only light source in the camp is the fire ('F' on the map).

Yes, one round to light a torch, another round to cast Enlarge.

[jemmus]

Torix yells, Amethu!
You're overcooking our salmon dinner!

[ravenn4544]

Well done salmon is a small price to pay!

Unfortunately, that's not going to work so we'll try Plan B! Not sure what else he can do to help at this point!

Inferno - i edited my post in the main thread.

[Inferno]

Inferno - i edited my post in the main thread.

Thanks for the heads up. To get within the spell's range, Amethu will need to descend 15 feet on the rope (behind Torix). Amethu can do this and still cast this round, fyi.

Yrkoon, please have a look at Raven's updated post. You're allowed a saving throw if you want to resist the spell. It's up to you.

[Urson]

I'm thinking we need to haul ass before we're down to two living characters again.

[Yrkoon]

I just noticed it now.
I won't try to resist the spell.
I don't know what effect it would have on my damage.
Hopefully, it'll cause the wolves to fail a morale check.

[Yrkoon]

I'm thinking we need to haul ass before we're down to two living characters again.

We'll be living the movie "The Grey" for the next few weeks if we don't deal with them now.

[Inferno]

Hi everyone. New DM post is up.

Here is more rules talk...

To spot the witch [1d20]=11

This was an attribute check vs Wisdom, which failed by one.

Not sure if the attack is possible this turn....

It wasn't. You're free to attack now.

Does Dahinna also hear the woman's voice?

Let's find out.
Dahinna Wisdom check: [1d20]=10
Yes, she just makes it! Please see my latest DM post.

Hopefully, it'll cause the wolves to fail a morale check.

Sorry, as per DMG p.67, morale checks are made when:
-Faced by obviously superior force
-25% of party eliminated or slain
-Leader unconscious, slain or deserts
-50% of party eliminated or slain

The first is the closest, but Cruloc going from six feet to ten feet doesn't make the PCs an obviously superior force. Fortunately, PCs don't need to make morale checks!
As an aside, while I use AD&D to determine when to check morale, the morale checks themselves follow the B/X system because it's much simpler.

I won't try to resist the spell.
I don't know what effect it would have on my damage.

Cruloc's size increases by 60%. He's now ten feet tall. Regarding extra damage, the AD&D 1e spell description is vague on this. So I'll use the 2e description that clarified the issue. Your final damage is multiplied by 1.6 (a 60% increase).
I'll also rule that your clothes and weapon likewise grow, so you don't get strangled by your chainmail, or ruin your boots.

Thanks everyone.

[Yrkoon]

Another cinematic post by Inferno!

[Inferno]

Subject: Chapter 25: Tooth and Claw

Amethu can now see the source of the voice - and potentially the source of the wolves power?

Sorry, no. He can't. What might be the source of the voice is hidden in the darkness of the night, outside the firelight of the camp. Currently, Dahinna alone can see it (having searched and made a successful roll. Torix also searched but failed his roll). Amethu never searched. He briefly heard a voice two rounds ago when he was atop the cliff.

If you would like to search now, you may but it takes an action. You may also move 1" (30 feet outdoors) in the same round. (Torix searched and slid down the rope. Dahinna searched and descended from the tree.)

To search, please roll your Wisdom or lower on 1d20.

Alternatively, Dahinna might alert the party to the presence of the mysterious figure? Then you don't need to search and you could cast right away. But that hasn't happened.

Either way, please feel free to modify your post, or delete it until you know what you want to do.