Dark Storms Gather OOC (D&D, e3.5)

[rhoenix]

That's going to sting.

That'll hit, alright. Go ahead and post it dying horribly after that.

[rhoenix]

Total Initiative Table (by round, for this combat only):
Dretschan 4 (21)
Dretschan 3 (20)
Rogue 9 (19)
Dretschan 1 (18)
Haizu (17)
Academia Nut (16)
Jason_Firewalker (16)
Dretschan 6 (16)
Dretschan 5 (15)
Goblin 3 (14)
Comrade Tortoise (11)
Goblin 1 (11)
Dretschan 2 (11)
Goblin 2 (10)
Cynical Cat (9)
Goblin 4 (4)
Dretschan 8 (4)
Dretschan 7 (2)

Dretschan 4 - (no effect, no damage yet)
Dretschan 3 - DEAD
Dretschan 1 - DEAD
Dretschan 6 - 5dam (swarm)/naus, 12dam (CT line strike)
Dretschan 5 - 5dam (swarm)/naus
Dretschan 2 - 12dam (CT line strike)
Dretschan 8 - 5dam (swarm)/naus
Dretschan 7 - 8dam(jason)

Goblin 3
Goblin 1
Goblin 2
Goblin 4

[rhoenix]

Goblin 4: Attack Dretschan 4 with short sword:
Goblin 4 (short-sword):

Dretschan 8 (nauseated, loses turn)

Dretschan 7: Attack Saiden with Stunning Roar
Dretschan 7: Damage

[rhoenix]

Wow, all three are filled with Fail.

Let's check the Power of the Swarm this round, shall we? (DC 11 Fort. Save)
Dretschan 2:
Dretschan 4:
Dretschan 5:
Dretschan 6:
Dretschan 7:
Dretschan 8:


Swarm bite damage to affected creatures:

[rhoenix]

Total Initiative Table (by round, for this combat only):
Dretschan 4 (21) - NAUSEATED
Rogue 9 (19)
Haizu (17)
Academia Nut (16)
Jason_Firewalker (16)
Dretschan 6 (16)
Dretschan 5 (15) - NAUSEATED
Goblin 3 (14)
Comrade Tortoise (11)
Goblin 1 (11)
Dretschan 2 (11)
Goblin 2 (10)
Cynical Cat (9)
Goblin 4 (4)
Dretschan 8 (4) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 7 (2)

Dretschan 4 - 3dam(swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 3 - DEAD
Dretschan 1 - DEAD
Dretschan 6 - 5dam (swarm, r1), 12dam (CT line strike), 3dam (swarm, r2)
Dretschan 5 - 5dam (swarm, r1), 3dam (swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 2 - 12dam (CT line strike), 3dam (swarm, r2)
Dretschan 8 - 5dam (swarm, r1), 3dam (swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 7 - 8dam(jason), 3dam (swarm, r2)

Goblin 3
Goblin 1
Goblin 2
Goblin 4

[rhoenix]

Rogue9, it's Grer's turn. Go cause some trouble.

For description purposes, apparently the dretschan have become concerned about all of you now, and are no longer doing the circle-and-herd thing on all of you. Instead, they now have all of you roughly encircled at a 15' radius, and do lunging attacks now and then to keep you on your toes.

[Comrade Tortoise]

Fort Save

[Comrade Tortoise]

Victory is mine. Stun failed due to energy absorption

[rhoenix]

Victory is mine. Stun failed due to energy absorption

Approved. CT made the good argument that since his Protection spell absorbed all the damage from the roar, the stunning aspect of the roar would have no effect. As the Roar is an Ex effect, and not a Su, he's correct, and therefore makes his save a moot point.

[Comrade Tortoise]

Indeed. If it was a spell or magical, it would not be dependent upon the sound actually impacting my flesh, but it is not. It is an actual tuned soundwave (soundwave superior, autobots inferior) which messes with the organs and such

[Rogue 9]

Charge, power attack for 2:


Damage:

[rhoenix]

And Grer aces a dretschan. There are now only two up and moving around that aren't busy being nauseous.

Total Initiative Table (by round, for this combat only):
Dretschan 4 (21) - NAUSEATED
Rogue 9 (19)
Haizu (17)
Academia Nut (16)
Jason_Firewalker (16)
Dretschan 5 (15) - NAUSEATED
Goblin 3 (14)
Comrade Tortoise (11)
Goblin 1 (11)
Dretschan 2 (11)
Goblin 2 (10)
Cynical Cat (9)
Goblin 4 (4)
Dretschan 8 (4) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 7 (2)

Dretschan 4 - 3dam(swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 3 - DEAD
Dretschan 1 - DEAD
Dretschan 6 - DEAD
Dretschan 5 - 5dam (swarm, r1), 3dam (swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 2 - 12dam (CT line strike), 3dam (swarm, r2)
Dretschan 8 - 5dam (swarm, r1), 3dam (swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 7 - 8dam(jason), 3dam (swarm, r2)

Goblin 3
Goblin 1
Goblin 2
Goblin 4

Haizu, your turn.

[Haizu]

Sneak Attack on D5
To Hit:

Damage:

[rhoenix]

And Eddie snipes another dretschan.

Total Initiative Table (by round, for this combat only):
Dretschan 4 (21) - NAUSEATED
Rogue 9 (19)
Haizu (17)
Academia Nut (16)
Jason_Firewalker (16)
Goblin 3 (14)
Comrade Tortoise (11)
Goblin 1 (11)
Dretschan 2 (11)
Goblin 2 (10)
Cynical Cat (9)
Goblin 4 (4)
Dretschan 8 (4) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 7 (2)

Dretschan 4 - 3dam(swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 3 - DEAD
Dretschan 1 - DEAD
Dretschan 6 - DEAD
Dretschan 5 - DEAD
Dretschan 2 - 12dam (CT line strike), 3dam (swarm, r2)
Dretschan 8 - 5dam (swarm, r1), 3dam (swarm, r2) - NAUSEATED
Dretschan 7 - 8dam(jason), 3dam (swarm, r2)

Goblin 3
Goblin 1
Goblin 2
Goblin 4

Academia Nut, your turn.

[Jason_Firewalker]

.... we actually have a useful rogue....


EDITS: Spelling fixes...

[rhoenix]

Just FYI - I'm going to be somewhat lazy about criticals, since D&D always seemed to like severely overcomplicating it.

So: if you get a critical in this game, there is no rolling to confirm the critical, there is no rolling another immediate hit. Just take the raw dice damage from the roll (e.g. the 2d6 for a greatsword hit, before a +2 from STR or the weapon being magical is added to damage), and double it. So if you roll a 9 on the 2d6, that 9 becomes an 18 before bonuses - in the case of a critical being x2, anyway.

If you have a problem with this, speak up, but this is by far the most concise way I can think of to deal with them properly.


EDIT: clarified critical multiplier

[Rogue 9]

Wait, wait, wait. So you're saying that any threat is a critical hit? You realize how severely that screws with the odds of getting a critical, right?

[rhoenix]

Wait, wait, wait. So you're saying that any threat is a critical hit? You realize how severely that screws with the odds of getting a critical, right?

My argument is that if your character hits within his or her threat range, and will strike the target, it would be much simpler this way.

I never agreed with the "rolling to confirm a critical" rule, as the very idea to me seemed silly. Making one more subject to chance after you already rolled a critical didn't make sense to me.

However, if you'd like to argue in favor of it being more difficult to get a critical, be my guest - I'll listen/read.

[Rogue 9]

You're not more subject to chance because of confirming critical hits; you're less so. If you're rolling to confirm a critical, it doesn't matter even if you roll a one; you still hit. Removing critical confirmations greatly disadvantages the player characters relative to the monsters, because it increases the random chance of scoring a critical hit over time. How many natural 20s are our characters going to be subject to over the course of play compared to the average NPC or monster?

By removing critical confirmation rolls, you're increasing the role chance plays by increasing the odds of a critical hit to a straight 5, 10, or 15%, up from a much lower number generated by requiring one to hit the target's AC a second time.

[Cynical Cat]

I don't see why you want to do it. It doesn't slow the game down at all. Any player with a functioning frontal lobe can see if his roll threatens a critical and then do a confirmation + critical damage roll post. This is already play by post. That the player spends an extra few minutes making another post doesn't really change things when we are often hours between turns.

[Rogue 9]

Hell, I wish I'd have known if we were doing it this way. I'd have built a rogue with a keen rapier and Telling Blow.

[Academia Nut]

Okay, quick question, which of the destrachans are within range of me, if any? I'm going to stop concentrating this round so that the swarm only lasts until the end of the next round because I don't want it getting loose and killing everyone as the destrachans within look pretty messed up now and the swarm is uncontrolled once summoned. Also, have you been counting the blood loss into your damage tallies?

As to the crit hit things, it isn't much extra effort to see you got a twenty on your roll and throw in an extra two rolls for confirming and damage, so don't worry about it. It's more fun to have to confirm because the lower likelihood makes it rarer and thus more exciting when it happens.

[rhoenix]

Alright - Rogue9, Cyncat, Academia Nut, you three make good arguments. In that case, you'll have to roll to confirm a critical after this.

I'll skip Haizu needing to with his sneak attack, as he would've killed his target regardless.

Okay, quick question, which of the destrachans are within range of me, if any? I'm going to stop concentrating this round so that the swarm only lasts until the end of the next round because I don't want it getting loose and killing everyone as the destrachans within look pretty messed up now and the swarm is uncontrolled once summoned. Also, have you been counting the blood loss into your damage tallies?

If you mean a constant 1-6 damage each round, yes. If you mean from blood loss, no. If I forgot to do so, it won't kill any of them this round (if it's one point of HP damage).

[Academia Nut]

Yes, every destrachan hit by the swarm starts bleeding and loses one hit point a turn thereafter until medical attention is recieved or death occurs.

Also, which ones are close to me? Can I reach one in a move action, a charge, or am I close enough to any to make a full attack?

[rhoenix]

Yes, every destrachan hit by the swarm starts bleeding and loses one hit point a turn thereafter until medical attention is recieved or death occurs.

Also, which ones are close to me? Can I reach one in a move action, a charge, or am I close enough to any to make a full attack?

The remaining mobile one is within charge distance. The vomiting ones are a bit closer, but still about 10 feet away.

And I'll add 1 damage to all the ones affected.