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Quote from: Nomadic

Quote from: Light Dragon4) Any other comments/questions/issues?

Note: I think we've had a lot of battles with hordes of very weak creatures (The tree scenario, the crypt monsters, etc.) I think that we are best equipped to deal with these... just mentioning though that we haven't fought too many strong individuals... Although I think we are more likely to succeed against the weak hordes; just mentioning the balance.

I dunno-- our current group actually seems stronger against single large creatures (with perhaps only Kol and Kryz having a solo advantage against mobs, Kol by sheer virtue of being able to keep from getting overwhelmed, and Kryz with Whirlwind Attack. I don't think Vetter has that-- if he does, then the same applies. I know Kaius has his flamethrower, but as we learned with the ooze, that runs out of ammunition :P). So long as we can control the fight (i.e. making sure Kaius is the first PC getting into melee), we are pretty strong against most opponents. Once Kaius engages something in melee, we can lock it down hard with our two weapon masters (Kryz/Vetter) and Carver (and his sneak attack)-- with Kol running interference on minions or plugging away with ranged attacks. Similarly, most spell-casters tend to be well-served against single targets, so Tarim and Wispy should have some major uses in that regard.

If anything, our weakness is probably to a battle chosen by our enemies. A lot of our strength comes in from proper positioning, and getting the right people set in the right spot-- we seem to be a team of specialists-- negating that ability via battlefield control would give us a much more difficult time of things, I believe. Or, as with Kol and Carver, splitting the party. ^^

I will admit though, a fight with something really big and ugly seems like a fun choice-- if only because I don't really feel threatened by horde enemies. I doubt I'd be useful in that kind of situation; I really only seem to be good at getting from Point A to Point B mid-battle. Most useful when spell-casters are at Point B...

And I think an old-fashioned Glyph Tattoo of Invisibility is worth the cost (300 bones, I believe). Mostly because it's a damn sight cheaper than Dimension Door (300 bones compared to 1400 bones) and with my speed and physical skills, probably not that different when it comes to fleeing. Everyone needs a "FLEE FOR YOUR LIVES" card when things go all ploin-shaped. :D

"Run away! Run Away!"
"Run away from the stench and the trenchies!"
"Run away! Run Away!"
"From these horrible, nasty old Frenchies!"
"These frogs and their terrible prattle, are fighting a battle with cattle!"
"We're all full of fear so let's get out of here!"
"Run away, run away, run away!"

Now that our toymaker is famous in the Gladiatorial pits, perhaps he can start making his own brand of miniature REAPERS or "REAPER" Miniatures... to vend. http://www.reapermini.com/ :)

Just read my log from today's game. What the hell do you guys get up to without Kaius around? He'll come back to Macellaria to find it a burned out ruin.

I blame CoyoteCamouflage.

In Kryz's defense, he tried as best he could to stop him!

@LD: Don't mention that idea to Kryz... you might get his toybuilding career started again... and that had left innumerable scars upon everyone :P

Well, you could blame Steer for afflicting me with an altogether bizarre, random, and highly arbitrary disease in the first place. :P

Not that I deny running with it like I was trying to make an Olympic track team... Yeah, yeah, go ahead and blame me (because if there is blame to assign, I definitely deserve it :D ). I'll shoulder the blame fully, if only due to knowing that it'll take a great deal of effort from the merry band of fools present (which would be Kol, Kryz, and Wispy) to actually stop me and my reign of pyromania. There is going to be a great deal more carnage in the future, I would bet. And probably wanted posters. Lots of wanted posters. Because that's going to be hilarious for Tarim and Carver to learn about.

As for Kaius... are you *really* sure it would have been a good idea to risk having that flamethrower present at this particular time? I may not be able to swipe it from you, but I bet I could start pushing buttons until I make it work. :D

Yeah, you really ran with it, Coyote - I was originally envisioning a slow progression of symptoms from mere fascination into rampant fire-starting, but as soon as I mentioned that Kol was enthralled by open flames it's like you knew exactly what to do.  Made for an awesome session!  We really saw how slippery a zerda harrier can be!

I was surprised by how my innocent request to recharge a staff turned into a murder investigation. Was that really something you had prepared? Because then I can only imagine you have a scary amount of contingency plans lying around.

As to the Bloodletter Cult, I hadn't seen it coming, but I'm absolutely thrilled by it! Especially because you have alluded to it (e.g. your GM name), but we know little about the organization as such.

There's usually an element of improvisation in complex plots and details but in broad strokes I was always planning on springing the Inquisition's return fairy soon.  I have a number of given contingency plans in my mind most of the time for subplots like that.

Glad you like the Bloodletter Cult stuff... it will be very, very interesting to see how Carver plays this!  I don't know how much he's figured out in-game.

I'm going to have to cancel tomorrow's session - plans with family on the long weekend.  We'll resume next week, though!

Actually good news for me... I have that whole initiation business ingame so would be a bit problematic to skip the session, but I have exams monday AND tuesday.