RP/Shitposting thread - D&D 3.5 base rules, subject to interpretation, review, and elaboration. Open for all to spectate, bantz, shitpost, or full-on play.
We begin this thread in anticipation of the weekend, where most of the party is gradually infiltrating the grand city of Cardishore. With disguises varying from an Emu, Barney the dinosaur, and a mexican clown,... as well as Fae who is entirely without costume, Trump, Tracy, and Infernius try to get a handle on whatever the hell is going on in Cardishore now or in general.
Meanwhile, Torcuil is working to get that damn cannon fixed on the Stray Cat. Meanwhile Stix returns (to the tower?) with not many answers, an over-sized acorn, and definitely no other surprises.
Meanwhile Thez,... poor forgotten and alone Thez who is babysitting the port so that none of the party's enemies see their departure and think "Wah ha ha ha! With them gone I will destroy their precious city!" I mean she gets it,... but still.
>sad dwelf noises
/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal
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>>59858
I don't say that because they're not formidable. It's just that one of these things sounds like a pretty fucking boring encounter for a lvl 10 party.
I don't say that because they're not formidable. It's just that one of these things sounds like a pretty fucking boring encounter for a lvl 10 party.
I mean, they're dull as fuck: effectively mindless creatures. It was easy to figure out that they wouldn't hurt you if you presented an ID card, and I bet they could be easily deceived in other ways.
I'd approach them altogether as more of a trap or puzzle than as combatants in terms of CR, but then again, I am the rogue. I figured the objective of the encounter was to figure out how not to be fried, than to take on the bots.
Taking them on in a group is certainly a difficult encounter though, so the feat of actually taking them on would probably have a high CR.
>>59843
You sure you wanna cast obscuring mist? It'll blind you too, and any fire attack will disperse it.
I'd approach them altogether as more of a trap or puzzle than as combatants in terms of CR, but then again, I am the rogue. I figured the objective of the encounter was to figure out how not to be fried, than to take on the bots.
Taking them on in a group is certainly a difficult encounter though, so the feat of actually taking them on would probably have a high CR.
>>59843
You sure you wanna cast obscuring mist? It'll blind you too, and any fire attack will disperse it.
>>59860
The area of affect is much too small to cover the bots directly. The idea is that Fae will take note of the location of a bot, cast the spell, then move to the bot, in the process leaving the misted area and able to see it better with her own eyes, and same with Trumpaladin when he makes his attack. The idea is that the bot on the other side won't be able to see them over the mist. So while 2 or 3 of the bots will be able to see them the next round, 1 or 2 will not, and one will be disabled by Trump's attack.
>any fire attack will disperse it
Let them disperse it. If I have to chose between a stream of fire dispersing a mist that Trump and Fae no longer occupy, and a flame attack hitting Trump and Fae forcing a saving throw or extreme damage, I will chose for the flame to hit the mist. Fae can cast the same spell again after that, and Trumpaladin has an ever smoking bottle. Whatever frustrates the enemy is good, whatever obscures the vision of any one is good, whatever forces the enemy to waste an attack is good.
>>59860
>I figured the objective of the encounter was to figure out how not to be fried
Trumpaladin had no way of not being fried. He could either wait until he was exposed later and get killed by all 12 bots, or he could try to take them on with Infernius and by sneaking up on one. There was no way for him to acquire an ID. He has no thief skills, and couldn't steal anyways. He has diplomacy, but all the dice in the world would not allow diplomacy to work in Cardishore. The only options were to fight and to run.
The area of affect is much too small to cover the bots directly. The idea is that Fae will take note of the location of a bot, cast the spell, then move to the bot, in the process leaving the misted area and able to see it better with her own eyes, and same with Trumpaladin when he makes his attack. The idea is that the bot on the other side won't be able to see them over the mist. So while 2 or 3 of the bots will be able to see them the next round, 1 or 2 will not, and one will be disabled by Trump's attack.
>any fire attack will disperse it
Let them disperse it. If I have to chose between a stream of fire dispersing a mist that Trump and Fae no longer occupy, and a flame attack hitting Trump and Fae forcing a saving throw or extreme damage, I will chose for the flame to hit the mist. Fae can cast the same spell again after that, and Trumpaladin has an ever smoking bottle. Whatever frustrates the enemy is good, whatever obscures the vision of any one is good, whatever forces the enemy to waste an attack is good.
>>59860
>I figured the objective of the encounter was to figure out how not to be fried
Trumpaladin had no way of not being fried. He could either wait until he was exposed later and get killed by all 12 bots, or he could try to take them on with Infernius and by sneaking up on one. There was no way for him to acquire an ID. He has no thief skills, and couldn't steal anyways. He has diplomacy, but all the dice in the world would not allow diplomacy to work in Cardishore. The only options were to fight and to run.
>>59861
What exactly is your objective for this encounter? Did you want to take out the robots, or advance into the city?
What exactly is your objective for this encounter? Did you want to take out the robots, or advance into the city?
>>59863
What was it though? Did you plan to engage right off the bat, or wait for an opportunity?
The party could probably take these out, but more will be coming..
What was it though? Did you plan to engage right off the bat, or wait for an opportunity?
The party could probably take these out, but more will be coming..
>>59864
I just wanna know, because if everyone just wants to keep fighting these things as we encounter them, I'd rather just escape and try again some other day.
I just wanna know, because if everyone just wants to keep fighting these things as we encounter them, I'd rather just escape and try again some other day.
>>59864
The original plan was to try to talk to an administrator and claim he lost his ID when his girlfriend ran off or whatever, and he needed a replacement. This probably would have required killing at least two bots, but I thought it would be possible to gain respect after that and claim to be a performer. But this was not possible because there was no apple store and there were no administrators. There was no way to contact an "agent." There was nothing at all to do but wait to fight the bots.
Then Infernius pulled his stunt. It offered the best chances of a fight working. More importantly, it would have been cowardly to just watch Infernius die. So he would stay engaged with the bots until it became obvious that further engagement would result in death. After that, he would either fly on Fae through the hole in the dome, or run out of the park, either to hide in a house or to go to the hole in the wall
The original plan was to try to talk to an administrator and claim he lost his ID when his girlfriend ran off or whatever, and he needed a replacement. This probably would have required killing at least two bots, but I thought it would be possible to gain respect after that and claim to be a performer. But this was not possible because there was no apple store and there were no administrators. There was no way to contact an "agent." There was nothing at all to do but wait to fight the bots.
Then Infernius pulled his stunt. It offered the best chances of a fight working. More importantly, it would have been cowardly to just watch Infernius die. So he would stay engaged with the bots until it became obvious that further engagement would result in death. After that, he would either fly on Fae through the hole in the dome, or run out of the park, either to hide in a house or to go to the hole in the wall
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>>59866
>replacement
You never had an ID though. Pretty sure That Bitch probably would've just had you killed on the spot too unless you rolled a 20 on Bluff.
My original objective was to get to the plaza ahead of time so Tracy could assess the situation in stealth. After I figured the party needed fake visas, I intended to swipe a few. After Infernius made his dramatic entrance, i intended to take advantage of the chaos to assassinate That Bitch, figuring her card would have some useful info, but I didn't expect Brad, and more importantly the undisguised Fae, to jump into the melee. After I realized that both Fae and Infernius had been exposed, I gave up altogether, figuring that the chances of infiltration were nil at that point, and only wanted to escape.
>replacement
You never had an ID though. Pretty sure That Bitch probably would've just had you killed on the spot too unless you rolled a 20 on Bluff.
My original objective was to get to the plaza ahead of time so Tracy could assess the situation in stealth. After I figured the party needed fake visas, I intended to swipe a few. After Infernius made his dramatic entrance, i intended to take advantage of the chaos to assassinate That Bitch, figuring her card would have some useful info, but I didn't expect Brad, and more importantly the undisguised Fae, to jump into the melee. After I realized that both Fae and Infernius had been exposed, I gave up altogether, figuring that the chances of infiltration were nil at that point, and only wanted to escape.
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>>59868
>You never had an ID though
What else was he to do?
>That Bitch probably would've just had you killed on the spot
She'd have to make it through the combined strength of Infernius and Trumpaladin's Blood, Steel, and Faith first
>my object was...
I'm going to stop reading right there, because you could have said something through empathic link at any point, or could have stayed in a group, and you chose not to.
>You never had an ID though
What else was he to do?
>That Bitch probably would've just had you killed on the spot
She'd have to make it through the combined strength of Infernius and Trumpaladin's Blood, Steel, and Faith first
>my object was...
I'm going to stop reading right there, because you could have said something through empathic link at any point, or could have stayed in a group, and you chose not to.
>>59868
Tbh, I threw the dust on Brad so that he'd have the chance to re-enter lawfully if things got out of hand (my fallback idea), since that way the guards would be looking for an ostrich and not an armored humanoid. Idk about Infernius and Fae though; they're could've already been marked by Cardashil security as domestic terrorists, and all those Dramaqueens might've easily captured them in their selfies.
Tbh, I threw the dust on Brad so that he'd have the chance to re-enter lawfully if things got out of hand (my fallback idea), since that way the guards would be looking for an ostrich and not an armored humanoid. Idk about Infernius and Fae though; they're could've already been marked by Cardashil security as domestic terrorists, and all those Dramaqueens might've easily captured them in their selfies.
>>59870
>She'd have to make it through the combined strength of Infernius and Trumpaladin's Blood, Steel, and Faith first
This.
>She'd have to make it through the combined strength of Infernius and Trumpaladin's Blood, Steel, and Faith first
This.
>>59870
I'll admit that I dropped the ball on communication, but you (or your character) could've just asked what she was up to. I thought, erroneously, that the plan to steal IDs was obvious, but I still apologize for not communicating that.
I'll admit that I dropped the ball on communication, but you (or your character) could've just asked what she was up to. I thought, erroneously, that the plan to steal IDs was obvious, but I still apologize for not communicating that.
>>59873
I mean, even in character, she might not be so quick to relay things ahead of time if her plan involved burglary and potentially murdering someone, but she would've bluntly admitted it if he were to ask her.
I mean, even in character, she might not be so quick to relay things ahead of time if her plan involved burglary and potentially murdering someone, but she would've bluntly admitted it if he were to ask her.
>>59874
You are released from duty
1. When the enemy is dead;
2. When your allies have withdrawn safely; or
3. When you are dead
What else could they do? It was a mission that required a rogue, but they didn't bring Darkie and the one they had ditched them to do her own thing.
You are released from duty
1. When the enemy is dead;
2. When your allies have withdrawn safely; or
3. When you are dead
What else could they do? It was a mission that required a rogue, but they didn't bring Darkie and the one they had ditched them to do her own thing.
>>59876
>ditched them to do her own thing
Oh come on, you know it wasn't like that. I just needed space for stealth, and I figured she could move ahead since her speed was much faster than the rest of the party (I expected her to arrive several rounds earlier).
I still remember having everyone tread over my back during that last dungeon crawl, when she was searching for traps and whatnot.
>those 3 options
Fug that LG bullshit. My goal was never to kill or be killed, or at least not until she got her knives back.
>ditched them to do her own thing
Oh come on, you know it wasn't like that. I just needed space for stealth, and I figured she could move ahead since her speed was much faster than the rest of the party (I expected her to arrive several rounds earlier).
I still remember having everyone tread over my back during that last dungeon crawl, when she was searching for traps and whatnot.
>those 3 options
Fug that LG bullshit. My goal was never to kill or be killed, or at least not until she got her knives back.
>>59876
Also, when did the residents of Cardishore become our enemies? Sure, they're not allies, but they didn't seem malignant either, or at least not those drama-stricken noncombatants we just saw.
Also, when did the residents of Cardishore become our enemies? Sure, they're not allies, but they didn't seem malignant either, or at least not those drama-stricken noncombatants we just saw.
>>59880
>residents of Cardishore
The bots. The bots became enemies when they started trying to kill Infernius
>residents of Cardishore
The bots. The bots became enemies when they started trying to kill Infernius
>>59879
>Trumpaladin's options
Ask his waifu to steal a card for him: it's more in-code than lying about losing one.
>>59881
Neither do I, although they don't seem ebil for the first part, just full of themselves. Figured the priority would be to avoid unnecessary grief for innocent civilians (except for Tracy, who want to hurt people for the sake of hurting them).
>Trumpaladin's options
Ask his waifu to steal a card for him: it's more in-code than lying about losing one.
>>59881
Neither do I, although they don't seem ebil for the first part, just full of themselves. Figured the priority would be to avoid unnecessary grief for innocent civilians (except for Tracy, who want to hurt people for the sake of hurting them).
>>59883
>Ask his waifu to steal a card for him
Waifu abandoned him and he was and is angry at her for it. Also, it's implied that those who have their cards stolen are eventually killed by the bots, which is definitely not in code
>Ask his waifu to steal a card for him
Waifu abandoned him and he was and is angry at her for it. Also, it's implied that those who have their cards stolen are eventually killed by the bots, which is definitely not in code
>>59884
>it's implied that those who have their cards stolen are eventually killed by the bots, which is definitely not in code
Shit, that code is restrictive... Not to mention the obligation to help all those in need would also apply to those who had their cards stolen..
This is why I prefer being a Rogue.
>it's implied that those who have their cards stolen are eventually killed by the bots, which is definitely not in code
Shit, that code is restrictive... Not to mention the obligation to help all those in need would also apply to those who had their cards stolen..
This is why I prefer being a Rogue.
Maybe he could have tried seduction on That Bitch?
He's immune to disease right?
He's immune to disease right?
>>59905
"~Nuuuuuthing..!"
*fluff balloons out from chest and covers brad*
"Just making us ~comfortable..."
"~Nuuuuuthing..!"
*fluff balloons out from chest and covers brad*
"Just making us ~comfortable..."
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