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Kanz - Valerian Lotwyver - Avenger/Warden
BlindedCPU - Euri - Warlord
Accel ACE - Vance Brandt - Fighter
Sceptile - Brona Creel - Sorcerer
Genesis - Ashara - Artificer

I'm honestly unsure if Crossfiyah is in the game or not.

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Tag.

And maybe we could get a replacement?

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- 1500 experience split between the party
- Two unidentified sickles
- 150 gold
- Potion of Healing
- Mysterious ritual pages
- Purple Orb
- Bound and blindfolded Raita, Lady of Acid >_>

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TAGGIN

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Totally still relevant, totally not just a lurker. Totally.

*Woo bump.*

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I'm perfectle aware that me crusade against the letter Y s stupid. Let it be known that I don't care.

if crossfiyah doesn't desire an adventure, perhaps i could take his place (assuming there isn't a backlog)

i have never played 4e but kanz seems to love it and it is apparently simpler (though looking at the character sheet had me scratching my head at a number of things)

already have a character idea, though am unsure what class would make it work best

key words: sloth and/or hippie stoner

guy would rarely want to actively fight, but wouldn't mind others fighting in his steed. like, summoning or making things perhaps

your thoughts 4e peoples?

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I'm sorry, Omega, I already spoke to shado about Crossfiyah's potentially open spot.

Sorry.

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oh. alright.

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Shados. >_>

But yeah.

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Oh I wanted to apologize to Kanz in the chat for that argument last thread but I logged before and I'm already here so whatever, sorry about that! Y'just happened to catch me on an incredibly, incredibly BAD day. Yeah, so uh, sorry for that lol.

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From: SovietOmega | #008
oh. alright.

Do not be discouraged, good sir, for the great Sceptile hath spoken, and he said 'Let there be a second game', and there will be, in about a month.

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Bump

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You could summarize what happened in the session last night for interested people.

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Good idea!

- The party was assembled by Ephestral, First Hand and assistant to Master Rael, one of the three most powerful mages in existence, to steal back seven orbs he had one of his armies, the Furies, steal from Aluxial, another of the mages, before they betrayed him and stationed themselves on Vandoran, a small island chain. He can't take the orbs back himself, so he needs a third party.
- Despite the ridiculously lavish reward he offered, Ashara attempted to betray his sexist, racist ass the first opportunity she had, only to learn the Furies are equally racist.
- The weakest and youngest Fury, Raita, Lady of Acid, was defeated in a surprisingly easy battle, and taken prisoner despite Rael's offer of a reward if she was thrown off of the island and returned to him.

Did you guys like Rael and Ephestral? Not as people, obviously, but as characters.

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*Bump.*

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Well, it seems that it's pretty likely that I'll be taking that vacant spot.

Anyone have any ideas as to what roles I could be going for?

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I think I'll be going ranger. Any opinions on this?

Are there any particular skills that we need (like heal)?

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Beastmasters are kind of the red-headed stepchildren of the ranger class. Is it just for the beast or do you have a plan for that?

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More for the beast, I guess. I've never played a ranger, so I don't know much about it.

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In that case, may I recommend taking the Fey Beast Tamer theme instead? It's straight-up better than sacrificing your class features for the weak, weak ranger beast, since the mobs you get from it can actually do something. If you still want to play a ranger, I'd recommend going with either a two-blade or archer style ranger instead.

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Anagram told me that we were only using DS themes.

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That...makes no sense, since I'm using a nonDS theme. Something is off here.

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Shados: are we using essentials or just 4e
Trenchant Zephyr: Just 4E. Any splat. Backgrounds are not okay, Themes (from DS) are.

*shrug*

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Yeah, he meant that themes were introduced there I think. Go right ahead with the Fey Beast Tamer unless Ana explicitly says no IMO.

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He clarified and said it was fine.

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Sorry about the confusion, that poor wording was entirely my fault.

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I decided to be a human archer with an owlbear.

Any objections?

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shadosneko posted...
I decided to be a human archer with an owlbear.

Any objections?

Male or female? Alignment?

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I'm still making it, so I'll let you know in a bit. Wanted to see if anyone wanted to say anything about it before I went on with it.

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As long as you're aware about not getting Prime Shot (and Called Shot down the line), you're cool. That's a pretty workable setup, really.

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I'm a little unfamiliar with beastmaster rangers. Do their pets get their own turn, or do they act along with the ranger, or what? And the owlbear is with him always, right?

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He's not doing a beastmaster so the beastmastery rules are kinda irrelevant (and bad tbqh). The owlbear is indeed with him always and comes back if killed by spending a healing surge.

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http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=357630

Here's my sheet so far. Still have yet to get my equipment, but other than that, I think I'm getting through.

How's it looking?

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Whoops, I just realized I didn't need to take proficiency. I'll switch that with expertise

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why do I always miss these
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Quick Draw looks unnecessary to me. Have you considered Master At Arms instead? It provides a similar benefit but with an Expertise boost.

As for Escape Artist, are you going to end up in that position often? If not I wouldn't bother with it, especially since archer rangers can camp at the edge of their range to pewpew people and have AMAZING 'gtfoutta here' utilities. You might not need Durable, either, unless you're planning on diving into melee, and then you'd probably want an AC boost instead. If it's for raising the companion, don't worry, it won't die THAT much.

Then there's powers. Really, the only two things I'd consider is Fox's Cunning instead of the double-shooter at level 1 (because three attacks a turn is great and doing it twice per encounter rocks, though the double shooter works for now), and potentially Flying Steel at level 5, or Spitting Cobra Stance. The rest is all good. Remember, you want to use Twin Strike round after round if possible, and instead pick off-action attacks. Standard-Action shots are only good if they bring more than just a damage modifier, like CC or three hits.

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So does his owlbear get its own turn or what? I don't really know enough about the rules for pets like this.

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From: Anagram | #038
So does his owlbear get its own turn or what? I don't really know enough about the rules for pets like this.

Check Heroes of the Feywild. The rules are self-contained.

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Bah, you know what? Here's the rules:

"FEY BEAST COMPANION ACTIONS
While you are within 20 squares of your fey beast companion, it relies on your guidance. You take actions so that it can act, and during an encounter its initiative is the same as yours.

Standard Actions: For your fey beast companion to take a standard action, you must take a standard action to command it to do so.

Move Actions: Whenever you take a move action, your fey beast companion can also take a move action. Alternatively, you can stay put but take a move action to command your fey beast companion to take a move action.

Minor Actions: For your fey beast companion to take a minor action, you must take a minor action to command it to do so.

Free Actions: Your fey beast companion can take a free action without your taking an action to command it.

Triggered Actions: If one of your fey beast companion's triggered actions is triggered, the companion can take that action only if you take the same kind of action to command it to do so. For example, if an enemy adjacent to your companion provokes an opportunity attack from it, you must take an opportunity action to command your com-panion to make the attack.

Acting Independently: In situations when you can't give commands to your fey beast companion, it can act independently. For example, if you are unconscious or more than 20 squares away from your companion, it doesn't sit around waiting for you (unless that's what you commanded it to do). A fey beast companion acting independently does not have a full complement of actions on its turn. Instead, on its turn, it can take a standard action, a move action, or a minor action. It can also take opportunity actions and free actions, but it cannot take immediate actions. "

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... Doesn't that mean that it's actually preferable in some scenarios to force your companion to act independently? That's rather poorly thought out.

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From: Sceptilesolarbeam | #041
... Doesn't that mean that it's actually preferable in some scenarios to force your companion to act independently? That's rather poorly thought out.

Never. You don't get the bonuses, so yeah. Go read the book!

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Sceptilesolarbeam posted...
... Doesn't that mean that it's actually preferable in some scenarios to force your companion to act independently? That's rather poorly thought out.
It also tends to be hard to have a 20 square difference between each other.

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From: shadosneko | #043
Sceptilesolarbeam posted...
... Doesn't that mean that it's actually preferable in some scenarios to force your companion to act independently? That's rather poorly thought out.
It also tends to be hard to have a 20 square difference between each other.

Well, yes, that just makes it even worse that you have to go to a lot of inconvenience to get full mileage.

From: KanzarisKelshen | #042
Never. You don't get the bonuses, so yeah. Go read the book!

But, you become able to inflict substantially more damage. The situations DO exist. Might actually be rather common. Because having access to both your own standard action and the bear's is massively preferable to only being able to use one per round.

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From: Sceptilesolarbeam | #044
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Well, yes, that just makes it even worse that you have to go to a lot of inconvenience to get full mileage.

[quoted text]

But, you become able to inflict substantially more damage. The situations DO exist. Might actually be rather common. Because having access to both your own standard action and the bear's is massively preferable to only being able to use one per round.

If you can show me the circumstances where having perma-CA and a +2 to YOUR and your party's damage loses to a monster's piddly damage, I'll be very surprised. Trust me Scep, read the book. Just not worth it.

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From: KanzarisKelshen | #045
If you can show me the circumstances where having perma-CA and a +2 to YOUR and your party's damage loses to a monster's piddly damage, I'll be very surprised. Trust me Scep, read the book. Just not worth it.

Perma-CA? What, from flanking, I guess? That might change things. The damage boost alone doesn't do it.



In other news, should I take a theme? There really seems to be no reason not to, and there are a few that'd provide some minor benefit to me of some sort or another.

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From: Sceptilesolarbeam | #046
Perma-CA? What, from flanking, I guess? That might change things. The damage boost alone doesn't do it.



In other news, should I take a theme? There really seems to be no reason not to, and there are a few that'd provide some minor benefit to me of some sort or another.

...Scep, go read the theme. Seriously. It gives you permanent CA against targets your fey beast is next to. Go find Heroes of the Feywild, it's an awesome book and worth the cash.

And yes, themes are kinda awesome. I recommend them!

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From: KanzarisKelshen | #047
...Scep, go read the theme. Seriously. It gives you permanent CA against targets your fey beast is next to. Go find Heroes of the Feywild, it's an awesome book and worth the cash.

And yes, themes are kinda awesome. I recommend them!

Oh. I do have it, but I wasn't looking at the extra stuff later. I see it now.

Themes are most certainly not awesome, but I don't want to miss out on an opportunity for a free power. Guess I'll take Spellscarred Harbinger, I like the free teleport.

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You guys shouldn't have called Raita easy.

I have something evil planned for the next fight.

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Psh, bet it doesn't even compare to the nastiness I came up with today for my game in the making.

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