PSE RPG Chatroom - 2021-01-16 (page 3 of 3)

bobble

23:00

(reason it's a bit stupid is if Astrid gets hit Bless might go offline)

Prince North Læraðr

(Am I allowed to use my reaction to push astrid back?)

(If astrid runs up)

Sciborg

Reactions are on the table for both combatants here, yes.

Prince North Læraðr

Okay

Graylocke

(hm - can you just slap a dwarven hand on him from behind to cure him?

msh210

(G'day y'all: I must to bed. Not for right now while you're losing a fight, but fyi I've put my character sheet & other stuff about this game in a Google Sheet. I've granted access to all this game's players for whom I've a Gmail address, which is all but one.)

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Prince North Læraðr

23:00

(If Astrid tries to run up to push the man, Lae will push her back before she can reach him)

Sciborg

(good night @msh210 - thank you for doing that! starring for reference.)

bobble

Well, anyways, Astrid tries to put herself between Lae and racist guy. (Considering that she's much shorter than either, this is a funny image for me)

Roll Athletics?

Prince North Læraðr

I will roll athletics as reaction

To push astrid back

Or what do I roll?

Sciborg

Debating how to rule on this.

Let's call it opposed Athletics, sure. Both of you roll Athletics.

Prince North Læraðr

Okay

bobble

23:03

Also, free action: "Lae! Hey! He's with me!"

Prince North Læraðr

12+4=16

bobble

6+2=8...

Prince North Læraðr

"Stay back, Astrid!"

Sciborg

Lae successfully shoves you back.

bobble

"You're hurt! Stop getting hurt!"

Graylocke

23:05

(Will that be enough if Astrid decides to use the contact to Cure? :P)

bobble

(I'm keeping Bless up right now)

Prince North Læraðr

"I'm trying, Astrid. A bit difficult right now!""

(Heal wounds is instantaneous)

Graylocke

(Oh yeah that le sigh)

Sciborg

both of you have an Inspiration because this is a very neat character development moment ;-;

Prince North Læraðr

(Ooh what is the bonus?)

Sciborg

23:06

just note it in your Inspiration thing, and you can use it to get advantage on any roll.

Prince North Læraðr

Ah, okay

bobble

Do you have to declare if you're using it before seeing your first roll?

Sciborg

Nope, inspiration is Magic. Can declare at any time.

Astrid, I'll count that as your move action - you can still attack or do another Action if you want?

bobble

Well Action was going to be bonking guy with warhammer, but I assume Lae pushed me far enough so that isn't an option

Sciborg

You've got some movement left so I'd allow you to move forward and attack if you want

Prince North Læraðr

23:08

Can I push Astrid back again?

Because she'll have to move past me

Sciborg

nope, 'twas your reaction :p

Prince North Læraðr

Ah, okay

bobble

Could I somehow get my shield to Lae?

Seeing as I have one, he doesn't, and he needs it more

Sciborg

Might be too much for this turn.

I'm pushing it already :p

bobble

Can I just get it out, then?

Sciborg

23:10

Sure, you can draw it

bobble

Okay I get my shield out (forgot if I got my warhammer out beforehand, but still getting shield anyhow)

Sciborg

Grumpy Guy's turn now, i think.

Prince North Læraðr

Yee

He's fixated on Ink, right?

Graylocke

(This will be fun -.-;)

Sciborg

He was successfully distracted by Ink, and now he's got two adventurers mobbing him, so he is looking increasingly frustrated.

"You want to play? All right, kitty cat, dodge this!" he yells.

Graylocke

23:12

(Note - Ink did say to leave not "hang around I want everything you know)

Prince North Læraðr

(Does he move?)

Graylocke

(and ... why aren't I 5' away? reads back)

Prince North Læraðr

(I would like to use my opportunity strike if this boi moves towards Ink)

Sciborg

Ink, what's your AC again? He's making a ranged spell attack.

Graylocke

Why am I 10' away? o.O

bobble

23:13

@Sciborg 14

Graylocke

(my ac is 14)

Sciborg

You came out from behind the rock and moved towards him, I thought?

Are you in his melee range then?

Graylocke

I wanted to be close to him so he'd have to attack me with his sword ;p

yeah

Sciborg

Oh, well, sh*t, never mind, he's slashing at you

Prince North Læraðr

Can I push him?

Sciborg

23:14

Two attacks

Prince North Læraðr

Do something?

Sciborg

Your reaction is used up and it's not your turn.

Prince North Læraðr

Ah...

Sciborg

One hits, other misses.

Prince North Læraðr

(I only have one reaction per round?)

Sciborg

23:14

Yes.

Prince North Læraðr

(ok)

Sciborg

That'll be 9 slashing on you, Ink.

Prince North Læraðr

Yikes

Graylocke

So I take 4 of my actual HP dmg, but the coloured ice shatters and shards rip into the guy dealing 5 dmg

Prince North Læraðr

Ah...

Graylocke

23:15

Cold

Sciborg

Guy stumbles and looks very surprised.

He's quite bloodied up now.

Prince North Læraðr

"ink!"

Graylocke

Ink snarls and readies an eldritch blast, the fire beginning to burn up his arm

Prince North Læraðr

Lae's right eye is bloodshot red

(My turn?)

Graylocke

Draconic (Leave!)

Ink is ignoring Lae.

Sciborg

23:17

It is Lae's turn now, yes.

Guy looks quite beaten up and very pissed.

Graylocke

(It is Lae's turn, I am doing my colourful free action)

Prince North Læraðr

Okay rolling for attack

Graylocke

(in case he wants to take his move to flee)

Prince North Læraðr

I have advantage, right?

Sciborg

Why advantage?

Prince North Læraðr

23:17

Inspiration?

Graylocke

(1d4 at least :P)

Sciborg

Are you choosing to use your Inspiration point?

Prince North Læraðr

Yes

Graylocke

(You are blessed first of all

Sciborg

Okay, roll twice and take higher attack.

Prince North Læraðr

23:18

(rolling)

Sciborg

You're back to zero inspiration now.

Prince North Læraðr

20 and 13

This is why you take inspiration :P

Sciborg

The 20 hits.

Prince North Læraðr

Okay and how does crit work?

I make two attacks?

Sciborg

Roll usual damage and then double it at the end.

Prince North Læraðr

23:19

Ah, okay

5+3=8x2=16

Sciborg

Yeesh

Prince North Læraðr

Lae is pissed

Sciborg

You hit the guy HARD and nearly knock him to the floor. He starts coughing blood and looks very not okay.

Prince North Læraðr

(Is he at zero?)

Sciborg

"Lay off," he gasps out, "gods, okay, I submit."

Prince North Læraðr

23:21

Lae stumbles up to him.

bobble

"Lae, no killing!"

Prince North Læraðr

"What..." (gasp) "Are you planning?"

Sciborg

"I was just trying to figure out who that bloody fellow is, you didn't have to almost kill me. Gods!" He coughs some more blood. "Can't believe I got my ass handed to me by a bunch of chumps."

Graylocke

Ink readies his action based on seeing this guy do anything that is aggressive.

Prince North Læraðr

Lae growls at him. "I know he's more than just a 'bloody fellow'... flat ear."

Graylocke

23:23

(He isn't participating in the conversation other than looking imposing and as if he is going to let loose multi coloured fire...)

bobble

Can Astrid check to see if anything major is hurt? She's worried by the coughing-blood bit

Sciborg

You can roll Medicine, sure.

Graylocke

(Assuming I can lean into the weird and the earlier Intimidation and the surprise ice damage)

Sciborg

"Bloody hell," the man says. "Fine." He struggles to sit up, wincing. "Lay off me. Put the weapons away. I won't fight. Let's talk while I try not to die here."

bobble

whistles 20+5=25

Prince North Læraðr

23:24

@Sciborg Insight roll

11+3=14

Sciborg

The man took some real nasty sword wounds and is in bad shape, but he's probably not going to die. The coughing blood seems to be a side effect of Lae stabbing him in the ribs.

He seems to be honestly asking to stop the fight.

Prince North Læraðr

Lae cautiously sheathes his rapier

bobble

"Look, you're not going to die. Lae, don't hurt him more - and guy, don't try anything"

Sciborg

The man waves a hand with great difficulty, and his spectral longsword vanishes. "Not... gonna try anything. Ow."

bobble

Can I try Cure Wounds on Lae?

Sciborg

23:26

Yup, you have spell slots I think.

bobble

1d8+3, right?

4+3=7

Also, I think that would stop the Bless?

Prince North Læraðr

Lae smiles. "Thank you, Astrid."

Sciborg

Yeah.

You're out of combat now, as well - guy is truly submitting.

bobble

Astrid runs her hands near Lae's injuries and smiles when they stop looking so bad

"Don't die on me, okay? I've gotten used to your elf-y self"

Sciborg

;-;

Graylocke

23:29

Ink doesn't really relax his guard, though he notes that hostilities have ceased... he still hasn't really been listening to the conversation and is trying to pretend he is entirely scary which he totally isn't.

bobble

"Plus, then Fen would be sad"

Prince North Læraðr

Lae smirks. "Sorry to disappoint, but I won't be dying today."

Lae faces Guy. "Talk."

Sciborg

The guy rolls his eyes. "Just because you roughed me up doesn't mean I have to like you chumps."

He sits up painfully. "Tell me who you are."

Prince North Læraðr

"You first"

Sciborg

He wipes blood off his mouth with his sleeve. "Varlan Holdfast. Your turn."

Prince North Læraðr

23:32

"Læraðr"

"What the heck was that conversation?"

Sciborg

"Can't say it's a pleasure." He opens his pouch and rummages around as he speaks. "Don't get any wrong ideas, I'm just looking for salve. Since you stabbed me, and all."

bobble

(I'm justifying the saving-Lae stuff above as Astrid got used to Lae while travelling in the forest, and didn't realize it until he was nearly dying, and then she sort of jumped into protecting him without worrying about what that meant)

Graylocke

(I would find this amazing if we hire ourselves to the bad guy of the other group)

Prince North Læraðr

(Oooh, is that hobbler the bad guy?)

"Enough stalling, Holdfast. Care to explain what I overheard?"

Sciborg

He takes out a little jar of salve and starts dabbing it on his rapier wounds as he speaks. "This man I'm looking for - he's not a criminal, per se. But he is hiding some information that I need. He calls himself Matlock, if I remember correctly."

bobble

23:35

Astrid moves over to Ink and quietly asks "you hurt?"

Prince North Læraðr

"What kind of information?"

"Is he dangerous?"

Sciborg

He looks at you steadily. "I'm looking for a dragon egg. I have reason to believe he is in possession of it or knows where it is."

Prince North Læraðr

Insight roll

Ugh, 1

Graylocke

Ink nods a little bit at Astrid, the one attack having gone straight through his armor. "I will survive for now though, friend Astrid..." he smiles a little bit awkwardly.

Prince North Læraðr

2+3=5

Better than a 1 smh

Sciborg

23:37

You've got no idea if he's being straight with you, but he is now speaking steadily and making eye contact, and seems to respect you now that you've beaten him.

Prince North Læraðr

"This dragon egg... what are you planning to do with it?" Lae looks at him directly. "Also, what the hell are you? Ghost swords?"

Sciborg

"I'm planning to return it to its proper owner," he says. "And you've got no business knowing more."

bobble

Astrid makes a small flower bloom (one of the nice-smelling ones) and offers it to Ink. Then goes back to Lae

Prince North Læraðr

Lae snarls. "Fine. But at least tell me what you are."

(Asking about his class)

Graylocke

Ink smiles at Astrid and gives her a quick hug with his tail before she leaves, tucking the bloom into the loop of his cloak.

Prince North Læraðr

23:40

(genuinely curious)

Sciborg

He shrugs. "I'm a knight. And I've trained in a bit of what you'd call, ah... unusual magic."

Prince North Læraðr

Lae nods, extending a hand. "Perhaps you aren't half-bad, though I'd suggest you don't go around calling elves pointy-ears."

(Extending hand to help him up)

Sciborg

"Yeah, whatever." He takes your hand grudgingly and lets you help him up. "I respect you blokes. Don't go getting in my way again. What I'm trying to do is... very important."

Graylocke

(Ah the far kingdom of Oz)

Prince North Læraðr

Lae nods. "We'll try not to."

"Good luck with your dragon egg. Or bad luck, depending on what you plan to do with it."

Lae nods at Ink and Astrid. "Perhaps... we should return to the inn?"

Sciborg

23:45

"Pah." He stomps back off down the road.

bobble

"And collect Fen. Where did he run off to?"

Prince North Læraðr

Fen comes trotting back

Lae sighs. "I'm glad you're safe, punk."

bobble

Astrid scratches Fen behind the ears

Graylocke

Ink watches the man leave and then turns to Lae, (sylvan) "I hope you got what you wanted..." A paw reaches up to press at his wounded shoulder.

Prince North Læraðr

Lae grimaces. (syl.) "Let's talk more in the inn, shall we?"

Sciborg

23:48

The man, who was leaving, suddenly stops and swivels around, seemingly rethinking himself. "Actually," he says. "Wait. You chumps. Can I ask you something?"

Prince North Læraðr

"Yes?"

Graylocke

Ink looks back up as the man speaks.

Sciborg

"Why did you go after me?" He squints. "Truly. I haven't seen anyone that brave in a long time."

Prince North Læraðr

Lae shurgs. "You called me pointy-ears. You looked suspicious."

"Elves don't take insults lightly."

bobble

(He's only asking Lae? Or all of us?)

Sciborg

23:51

He looks questioningly at Astrid and Ink. "And you two. You followed his lead?"

bobble

"You hurt Lae. I was trying to protect him"

Graylocke

Ink looks at the man, aware he is being asked something and raises an eyebrow.

Sciborg

The man studies Ink and then returns to Draconic. "I forgot you might not speak Common."

Graylocke

Ink smiles slightly and murmurs in draconic, "I am not ... from around here."

Sciborg

"Well. Not every day I see adventurers willing to pitch their tents for each other like that, jumping right up to help. You've earned my respect." He rummages in his pouch, emerges with a small object, and tosses it at Ink. "Catch."

Then he turns around and heads back down the road.

Graylocke

23:55

Ink tries to see what it is beforehand, but is probably going to end up grabbing for it.

Sciborg

Arcana if you'd like?

Graylocke

15 + 2 = 17

Sciborg

The object appears to be a smooth, flat, jagged ruby-red dragon scale. On closer inspection, however, you're almost positive it has some kind of enchantment, although you're not sure exactly what it is.

Prince North Læraðr

Lae sighs and relaxes, and then jerks his head to the inn. "Let us head back, shall we?" He suddenly looks... troubled.

Graylocke

Ink's eyes flicker with interest and his ears are forward, gazing at the scale, curiosity now slightly taking over and he is slightly more deafened to the outside world.

Prince North Læraðr

23:58

Lae nudges Ink. "Inn. Please."

bobble

Astrid takes a step forward then stops, watching Ink

Graylocke

Ink comes back to reality with a start, "Oh! Uh... sorry, friend Lae... Lead on..." And he looks sheepish as he places the scale into his Book of Shadows.

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