/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>71058
*Suspense intensifies*

>>71049
>>71046
There should be some leveling, yes, although I am uncertain how quickly. The math used for determining experience in 3.5 I found on one site pretty much implies that grinding is impossible and only battles that have a very serious chance of character death give xp - and then, not that much, and I have to wonder how any character ever survives to level up.

Keeping the characters not-significantly more powerful than their surroundings, at least for the moment, is a part of my anti-murder hobo mechanisms, anyways
\r

>>71060
I found this calculator online (I've used it before for metafaggotry purposes); it's decent for encounter experience.
Certain situations may increase the effective CR of encounters/traps/mysteries too though.

>>71061
Forgot link
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/xp.htm

>>71062
Darn. Wrong link.
http://www.d20srd.org/extras/d20encountercalculator/

>>71061
As for grinding, DMs may also award XP at regular increments to advance a story, or award it for solving problems or good role-playing.

>>71060
It's good to hear I won't get murdered by any murder hobos, whatever those are.

>>71065
>murder hobos
>whatever those are
That's us.

>>71066
Oh, so WE'RE the murder hobos.

>>71067
We're adventurers: violent vagrants who travel from dungeon to dungeon killling various creatures until the story advances or treasure is aqcuired.
Call it what you like.

>>71067
"Murder hoboing" is when players in an RP campaign, rather than engaging with a story or interacting with NPCs in any meaningful way, simply kill everyone and everything they come across as they move from location to location

>>71069
"Murder hobo" refers to a very specific style of play. The term does not refer to all roleplaying

>>71070
Also this.
It's a somewhat derogatory term, to describe players who have all but given up on role-playing or trying to play a decent story, and thus just kill everything in sight.
Killing isn't always the solution to a problem. A murder hobo is someone who doesn't get that.

>>71069
I, however, would prefer to keep muder-hoboing to a minimum, for this character in particular: she wasn't designed as a violent/ruthless type.

>>71073
From what I've seen of her, I wouldn't take her as a violent one. Unless maybe you really, really, REALLY pissed her off.

>>71075
That's what I was aiming for.
I haven't killed anything so far (or at least not that I know of).

Sorry for not being at the previous session. Had real life stuff to do.

Iron, while extremely angry that this bird had stained his honor, did know when to admit defeat. Therefore, he backs away from Redclaw, clearly retreating. He plans to swim until he cannot see the docks and surface when under a dock roof or when he reaches a clear shore.

[1d2 = 1]
I am going to be away from the computer for about an hour

>>71077
I would appreciate a swim roll to understand how far Iron can get

[1d20+5 = 6]
>>71078
Alright

>>71079
Wow, what a start

>>71078
>>71079
F

>>70996
Sister Ash flinches at the sudden noise.

>>71078
I picked a good time to have gone to the bathroom.
>>71078
>>71079
F
>>71080
So, I know a tiny bit about Dark Star and Sister Ash. What's Iron like, if I may ask?

>>71083
Basically, he's not from the civilized world. Very traditional was his upbringing. He travels to mature as per tribe traditions. The best thing you can have is raw, natural strength for him, for a stallion. He's a sucker for honorable fights, one to one, only hooves.

>>71066
Thats (you)

>>71084
>Basically, he's not from the civilized world. Very traditional was his upbringing.
Sounds like he must have been born way far away from civilization in this kind of universe.

>>71086
Thankfully, the GM placed a giant jungle at the edge of Baltimare, more or less.

>>71087
I guess so.

>>71088
Ikr

>>71085
No u

>>71090
It's not a good omen for rolls tonight.

>>71092
Apparently not.
Be careful.

[Druidic noises]

>>71087
Forests are good. I wanna go to the forest.
>Says the Druid.

>>71095
Lets just forget about that wolf that almost one-shot you.

>>71096
Oi, I wouldn't have had such a hard time if I weren't defending two noncombatants.

>>71097
Well, it is better than having failing an easy grapple check then eat 31 damage.

>>71098
How many hit points does Iron even have?

How dead am I?

>>71099
I was wondering that myself...
>>71100
Also this.
>Suspense

>>71099
48

>>71102
In total?

>>71103
Yes. Planning to knife me from behind or something?

>>71104
Unless someone was paying Silver a large enough sum of Bits to do so? No. Just was curious if he had 48 total and had only 17 left or if he had 79 total and was currently at 48. To be honest, I have no idea how many hit points Silver even has, himself.

>>71105
What's your Constitution?

>>71105
For HP, you have to roll a 1d10 for each level. In this case, you start at level 5. Constitution gives you 2 more HP per bonus point. (13 Con gives you two more, 15 gives you 4 more, etc)

>>71107
Constitution only gives you 1 bonus hp per level, for every modifying point.

>>71108
Oh

My HP is 30.

>>71106
16.

>>71111
Wew. So that's +15 hp.
Roll 4d10

[4d10 = 25]
>>71112
No whammy, no whammy, no whammy...

>>71112
>>71113
40 hp, then?

>>71113
You lucky bastard.
25 + 15 + 10 = a whopping 50 hp

>>71111
First of all, checked
>>71114
You can boost HP even more with feats if you want.

>>71115
Damn, that's some endurance. Could probably kick the birb's ass if you had that dumb two strike combo.

>>71116
I haven't even taken any feats, I don't think. Even though I read that, at my level, Fighters get three free bonus feats.
>>71117
Maybe, though I would doubt the effectiveness of my character's fighting abilities in the water.

>>71118
It's basically the same in water than land so far. No penalties that I noticed. Maybe if you use a gun, then you'd be in trouble.

>>71119
Don't fret, my rouge has 28 HP when rolls were done. No sweat.

>>71119
It so there's someone left to revive your dead ass.

>>71120
And for a unicorn with a greatsword as long as their body?

>>71119
f

[1d2 = 2]
Am back now

>>71077
>>71079
Iron fails to lift himself, and sinks in place in the water

>>71083
>What is Iron like
Whether you are a mid-level mafia boss, an FBI agent, or just one of several armed guards, within a minute of meeting you Iron will let you know damned well that he does not consider you his equal under the only hierarchy that matters

>>71095
After all, that worked out so well the last time

>>71100
Your character is free, in the area between the two warehouses

>>71107
Alright, this is wrong on two parts. First, your ability score bonus is calculated by the number of the ability score minus 10, divided by 2, and rounded down. Odd number ability scores give the same bonus as the even number one lower. So a 13 is +1, 15 is +2, 17 is +3, and 19 is +4. Further, you get one point of HP per constitution modifier per level. At level 5 is this +5 if con is 12 or 13, +10 if 14 or 15, and so forth

>>71113
And thus a unicorn somehow has 50 HP

>>71122
The birb attack me just fine, but I wouldn't know really.

>>71124
The hell is with these rolls today?
The magic of a pony's chosen class non-conforming with their race, I suppose.
>>71125
I'll say.

>>71124
What happened to Sister Ash?

>>71124
Have Dark Star and Shimmering Spark made it outside?

[1d20+5 = 8]
>>71124
Firstly, the ones and twos are foreshadowing our fates. Secondly, I guess I can try again to roll

Iron catches himself and tries to lift off again.

>>71129
F

>>71129
Son of a bitch, What have you done to piss of the dice?

>>71129
I just feel bad for Iron at this point. If he makes it out of here, it wouldn't surprise me if he ends up with a chronic fear of water.

>>71124
Is there anyone to kill nearby?

>>71128
Indeed they have, and with an acetylene tank taken from the work storage room. Marecuse, for her part, has walked around the building the long way, has walked ahead to the Union Hall, and is talking to persons unknown through a broken window

>>71129
This is more unsuccessful than successful, but he pulls himself deeper underwater and away a few feet

>>71134
Two ponies grab a crate next to him, more ponies are in the warehouse through the door in front of him, and a mare in black coat holding a very big gun with a drum magazine goes by to his far left

>>71135
What happened to Sister Ash?

>>71135
is there a way to get on top of the union hall?

[1d20+10 = 19]
>>71135
You know what?

I want that lady's gun.
Onyx steps behind the mare and thrusts his spear-point at her.

>>71138
2lewd4me

>>71135
What Does Dark Star see when he leaves the room?

>>71138
She's a few hundred feet away
Also, bad idea

>>71137
Simple, use your wings and fly there. For the flying impaired, it looks like there's a trash container on the side that could probably be claimed or jumped up to get to the top, and who knows if there is an internal stairwell, or a ladder somewhere

>>71141
You and I have different definitions of "to his left"
He walks up to her
"Is there anything I can do to help?"

[1d20+5 = 18]
>>71135
Ok, if this fails, I'll just drown him for incompetence

Iron tries yet again to surface to the water, eager to breathe some air.

>>71143
Ha.
Ur still alive, fgt.

>>71144
>>71145
It always works when you need a gool roll to pretend to kill your character.

[Kirin noises]

>>71143
The dice gods have spoken: Iron shall live to see another day, and not face a watery grave.

>>71143
>>71120
Redclaw, for his part, looks back and up. He wants to see who shot him

>>71143
Iron is able to now swim under the dock. But he hasn't had a breath in a while, and can't get to the other side of the ship. He is now near the ship on the other side of the dock

[1d20+5 = 19]
>>71150
Iron breathes deeply, knowing that he isn't out of the fire yet, and dives down again, trying to gain more distance.

[nervous nun noises]

>>71151
In front of him is the ship. In the further distance along the side of the seawall is a motor boat, but this is hundreds of feet away. To where?

>>71152
I mean, either Ash is dead and the GM isn't saying anything on it, or he's got a plan for her and he's waiting on the other scenarios to get to a certain point.

>>71154
The suspense is killing me...

Onyx is still waiting for a response

>>71155
Alternatively he could just be flooded at the moment. I don't know.

New thread, and next bit of the story for Ash, Dark Star, Shimmer, and Onyx
https://mlpol.net/vx/res/71158.html