Introduction Thread

WhiteValyrian said: "Eramus just 25gp is enough as I have you and Jyrdani fight by my side is worth that much" Erasmus hands over 50gp and ignores any protestations from Strohm. 

Tim M. said: Erasmus hands over 50gp and ignores any protestations from Strohm.  "huh a free potion that i will bring in case of emergencies, you will get it before we leave i will guarantee it" *spend the 50 gp for ingredients for 2 potions of healing and ask Beverly to make it* 

Simon something is wrong with the Faerun Campaign I can't check on my character sheet and lagging  

WhiteValyrian said: Simon something is wrong with the Faerun Campaign I can't check on my character sheet and lagging   Roll20 has been pretty bad recently.

Hm, since last night it's been doing a weird thing where it opens characters/Journal entries in a new browser window, with an empty 'ghost' window within Roll20. If you have your browser set to not open new windows then you may get nothing.

I find it takes about 3-5 minutes to get logged in stably. It was pretty much instant when I started using it, but I've noticed that recently, the lagging and dropouts are much less frequent once I'm up and running. 

Tim M. said: I find it takes about 3-5 minutes to get logged in stably. It was pretty much instant when I started using it, but I've noticed that recently, the lagging and dropouts are much less frequent once I'm up and running.  Yup same here. Trying different journal entries, I'm only getting the 'new browser window' effect with Elia the Shadow Sorceress, a character who can slip between worlds - so maybe Roll20 is being really clever and simulating that with her ability to pop out of the game itself. :D

Ah yeah. It's in Settings - try unticking "Use window popouts for characters". 

im still lagging in still stuck in the loading page cant even see a map and I'm sorry for typing the mmms

Again, give it a few minutes before reloading. It may just be taking a while. Whereabouts in the world are you Muiz? 

Brunei located near south east asia

Ah nice. My son is due to travel to Borneo in the summer. What's the COVID situation like in that part of the world, if you don't mind?

0 active cases here in Brunei cant say the same for Malaysia or Indonesia 

Thanks. 

Tim M. said: Ah yeah. It's in Settings - try unticking "Use window popouts for characters".  It wasn't ticked for Elia - she just always pops out. :D But my son Bill has just been explaining to me how to get all the character sheets to pop out using the top-left button on them, which then lets them be minimised etc - should make GMing with multiple monsters a lot easier! :)

I use the pop-outs for all my sheets so I can minimise them. Strange that only one would do it by default though. 

@Simon - can you add onto my list the Cloak of Billowing? 😃😃

Kenny H. said: @Simon - can you add onto my list the Cloak of Billowing?  Done! :)

i can go to primeval thule easily but faerun its stuck in black loading screen 

WhiteValyrian said: i can go to primeval thule easily but faerun its stuck in black loading screen  I've checked, I can't see anything in the settings that would cause issues.

i dont know if it'll work maybe Simon could you clear a bit of my journal cause I still can't join the game

WhiteValyrian said: i dont know if it'll work maybe Simon could you clear a bit of my journal cause I still can't join the game Hi Muizz, I don't think I can access your account as such, but if there is something specific you want removed from your journal I can de-share it. I can't think of anything likely to cause issues. I've just moved the Player tab from the Start/Map page to D'Ashe Manor in case that was an issue for you. You could also try using a different browser, clear cache etc.

yeah it seem to work on Microsoft edge so thankfully i can still play. how do i clear cache?

WhiteValyrian said: yeah it seem to work on Microsoft edge so thankfully i can still play. how do i clear cache? In Chrome it looks to be: 3 dots top right > More tools > Clear browsing data

Session XP is 350 each (125 non-combat, 225 for the troll). No XP for the orc ambush yet. The Black Sun orc champions are worth 450x2=900 while the regular mountain orcs are worth 100x20 = 2000, total 2900/8 = 362 each if you win.

Oh, man! I need 369 for lvl5! O_o

A tale of two Mirnas. Mirna in the locket: Locket Mirna

Mirna Norasdottir of Dwarfstead: Mirna Norasdottir

That's a pretty big if. I'm worried about a TPK here.

I know which one looks eerily like my ex girlfriend, *sigh* (same hair, but much less fierce) :D

Geoff said: That's a pretty big if. I'm worried about a TPK here. The Black Sun orc champs are tanks, by the looks. We can deal with 20 orcs, it's those other two which worry me. 

Tim M. said: Oh, man! I need 369 for lvl5! O_o I'm sure there'll be at least *some* non-combat XP next session - you just need to survive to claim it! :)

Tim M. said: Geoff said: That's a pretty big if. I'm worried about a TPK here. The Black Sun orc champs are tanks, by the looks. We can deal with 20 orcs, it's those other two which worry me.   I think Muiz is right that it's best to clear the regular orcs first. They hit just under half as hard as the Black Sun Champions, but have a lot fewer than half the hp. If it was just one champion it might make sense to focus on taking him down fast to try to break the morale of the regulars, but with two that's not really practical I think.

Session log with dates up at&nbsp;<a href="http://frloudwater.blogspot.com/2021/03/fa1-troll-of-egilmarsh-ambushed-by.html" rel="nofollow">http://frloudwater.blogspot.com/2021/03/fa1-troll-of-egilmarsh-ambushed-by.html</a>

Norrin can hold his own against the regular orcs, and in most cases he can one-shot them to take them out, if the dice are even sort of in his favour. The problem is, while he's doing that, he's being hammered into the ground by the Champions. AC 22 can only get you so far. What he wants to do -- and I'm still not familiar enough with 5e to know the mechanics -- is to drink his extra-healing potion next turn, even if it costs him one of his attacks. If that will get him up above half, then I think he'll have a chance.

Geoff said: What he wants to do -- and I'm still not familiar enough with 5e to know the mechanics -- is to drink his extra-healing potion next turn, even if it costs him one of his attacks. If that will get him up above half, then I think he'll have a chance. Drinking a potion requires an action. You get two attacks per action. As you've already used your Action Surge, you can't take a potion and attack in the same turn.&nbsp;

Geoff said: Norrin can hold his own against the regular orcs, and in most cases he can one-shot them to take them out, if the dice are even sort of in his favour. The problem is, while he's doing that, he's being hammered into the ground by the Champions. AC 22 can only get you so far. What he wants to do -- and I'm still not familiar enough with 5e to know the mechanics -- is to drink his extra-healing potion next turn, even if it costs him one of his attacks. If that will get him up above half, then I think he'll have a chance. Drinking the potion is an Action, so it will cost both your attacks (the action Attack with Extra Attack for F5). I think that's the superior healing potion, 8d4+8?

That's the one. He found it in the orc caves when he was hanging out with Einar and group, when they rescued Viola Chaney, IIRC. It might be worth losing both attacks for that turn if it means surviving a bit longer.&nbsp;

The 'CR 2' Black Sun Orcs are from Kobold Press who tend to stat on the high side (plus I gave them better weapons than the listed greatclub), and they seem a fair bit tougher than MM Ogres, also listed as CR 2, so I think I may up their XP value to CR 3 (700 XP each). :) So on that basis winning the fight would be worth 2000+1400=3400/8= 425 XP each.

I swear, you guys wait until I log off to go get into trouble! &nbsp; I haven't read the full log of what I missed yet (I'll do this before next week) but Q has healing touch and cure wounds, so decide before next week where she needs to go to first to support tactics (otherwise I'm assuming Syrus) - hopefully we can keep everyone up and alive. Really need to survive long enough to get enough to level 5 so I get a few more spells and an extra attack ...

Tim pointed out that as I'll be rerolling init start of next session, if I roll high on Syrus' init for next game he may well die just from that &amp; a failed death save, which seems a bit unfair and not really what the init roll is intended for. Having slept on it I'm willing to set Syrus' init to 1 if you prefer Kenny?

Current XP totals: Norrin Son of Thorin &nbsp;(Geoff) Human male Fighter-5&nbsp;(Champion) PB+3 XP 8747/14000&nbsp; AC 22&nbsp; (plate +1 &amp; shield +1) &nbsp;HP 49 &nbsp;(CON 16) P-PER 15 P-INV 12 P-INS 15 MI:&nbsp; +1 Nar 'hero sword' longsword,&nbsp; +1 plate armour , +1 shield, +1 Duergar greatsword Erasmus Bos &nbsp;(Tim), Human male Monk-4&nbsp;( Open Hand) &nbsp; XP: 6131/6500&nbsp;&nbsp; AC 16 &nbsp;(WIS+3 DEX+3)&nbsp; HP 31&nbsp; P-PER 14 P-INV 13 P-INS 14 MI:&nbsp; +1 Darkwood quarterstaff, bead of force Syrus &nbsp;(Kenny), Half-Elf male Bard-4 &nbsp; (Lore)&nbsp;XP: 6016/6500&nbsp; AC 15 &nbsp;(studded &amp; DEX+3)&nbsp; HP 31 &nbsp;P-PER 13&nbsp;P-INV 12 P-INS 13. MI:&nbsp; +1 shortsword &nbsp;'Victrix',&nbsp; rope of climbing ,&nbsp; Gurzun's&nbsp; +1 greatsword, lantern of revealing,&nbsp; Cloak of Billowing Strohm &nbsp;of Leth (Muiz) Sun Elf male Fighter-4&nbsp;(Eldritch Knight) XP 4777/6500&nbsp; AC 19&nbsp; (orog plate, defence style)&nbsp; HP 36&nbsp; (CON 14) &nbsp; P-PER 11 P-INV 12 P-INS 9.&nbsp; MI:&nbsp; +2 Greatsword &nbsp;-&nbsp; Excruciator, the Sword of Amaul, aka the Sword of the Sorcerer (sheds light as per spell on command) Qiviel &nbsp;(Keelia) Human female Paladin-4 (Oath of Devotion )&nbsp; XP 4333/6500&nbsp; AC 22&nbsp; (plate,&nbsp; shield +1 ,&nbsp; ring of protection )&nbsp; &nbsp;HP 36&nbsp; P-PER 11 P-INV 11 P-INS 13. F ine roan mare&nbsp; Rocco &nbsp;w saddle &amp; tack.&nbsp; MI:&nbsp; ruby &nbsp; ring of protection &nbsp; attuned, knight's &nbsp; shield +1,&nbsp; Jack's&nbsp; +1 longsword Malied &nbsp;Edicast&nbsp; (James)&nbsp;Half-Elf male Wizard-4 XP 3928/6500&nbsp; AC 13/16&nbsp; mage armour&nbsp; HP 18 &nbsp;(6+4/lvl) P-PER 13 P-INV 16 P-INS 11. Boon:&nbsp; +2 INT &nbsp;from Gina the Gynosphinx Fraener &nbsp; ap Durgeddin &nbsp;(Chris) Mountain Dwarf Forge Cleric-3 XP 2028/2700&nbsp; AC 21&nbsp; (AC19 plate armour&nbsp; blessed &nbsp;to +1, +2 for shield) &nbsp;HP 27&nbsp; (11+8/lvl) &nbsp; E: Durgeddin's own&nbsp; +0 full plate &nbsp;armour ( +1 &nbsp;at 5th level),&nbsp; +1 Duergar warhammer &nbsp;P-PER 12 P-INV 10 P-INS 14 Group 1 NPCs Jyrdani of Jiyyd &nbsp;(NPC)&nbsp; Human female Barbarian-4&nbsp;(Eagle Totem)&nbsp; XP 5007/6500&nbsp; AC 21&nbsp; (16&nbsp; half plate +1 , +2 DEX, +3&nbsp; shield +1 ) &nbsp;HP 41&nbsp; STR 18 CON 14; &nbsp; P-PER&nbsp;13 P-INV 10 P-INS 11 &nbsp; MI:&nbsp; +1 longsword 'Ironwolf' ATT+7 dam 1d8+5 (+7), +1 Darkwood shield, Jack's&nbsp; +1 half plate Erasmus &amp; Syrus are getting close to 5th, likely just one more session, so it would be a shame if they die next week. :) Fraener is getting quite close to 4th, I'd guess most likely 2 more sessions.

Simon N. said: Erasmus &amp; Syrus are getting close to 5th, likely just one more session, so it would be a shame if they die next week. :) Don't say it like that! O_o

Hey guys, I thought I'd share this with you. First a little background. In a previous life I was formally trained as a draftsman, and in the few years I did that I worked on everything from grain elevators to sewage treatment plants. An economic downturn in the early 1990's put an end to that, and I had to find employment in a different industry. Unfortunately, i was never able to get back into it. After being out of gaming for a few years, I was pleasantly surprised to see just how far it has come in regards to mapping and artwork. So I thought I'd combine the two. It was both disheartening and encouraging to see how much I've forgotten, and how much I remembered when it comes to CAD software. It took me about 2 hours to bang this out. This is a basic floor plan of a shell keep, roughly based on Restormel Castle in Cornwall, about 100 ft in diameter. Outside walls are 10' thick, inside walls are 5' thick. Anyway, enjoy!

553 XP each

YAYS!!!! Thank you - Syrus gets to level up at the next opportunity! :)))

Yup Syrus &amp; Erasmus have enough to train to level to 5th; Fraener is a bit short for 4th. Norrin Son of Thorin &nbsp;(Geoff) Human male Fighter-5&nbsp;(Champion) PB+3 XP 9300/14000&nbsp; AC 22&nbsp; (plate +1 &amp; shield +1) &nbsp;HP 49 &nbsp;(CON 16) P-PER 15 P-INV 12 P-INS 15 MI:&nbsp; +1 Nar 'hero sword' longsword,&nbsp; +1 plate armour , +1 shield, +1 Duergar greatsword Erasmus Bos &nbsp;(Tim), Human male Monk-4&nbsp;( Open Hand) &nbsp; XP: 6684/6500&nbsp;&nbsp; AC 16 &nbsp;(WIS+3 DEX+3)&nbsp; HP 31&nbsp; P-PER 14 P-INV 13 P-INS 14 MI:&nbsp; +1 Darkwood quarterstaff, bead of force Syrus &nbsp;(Kenny), Half-Elf male Bard-4 &nbsp; (Lore)&nbsp;XP: 6569/6500&nbsp; AC 15 &nbsp;(studded &amp; DEX+3)&nbsp; HP 31 &nbsp;P-PER 13&nbsp;P-INV 12 P-INS 13. MI:&nbsp; +1 shortsword &nbsp;'Victrix',&nbsp; rope of climbing ,&nbsp; Gurzun's&nbsp; +1 greatsword, lantern of revealing,&nbsp; Cloak of Billowing Strohm &nbsp;of Leth (Muiz) Sun Elf male Fighter-4&nbsp;(Eldritch Knight) XP 5330/6500&nbsp; AC 19&nbsp; (orog plate, defence style)&nbsp; HP 36&nbsp; (CON 14) &nbsp; P-PER 11 P-INV 12 P-INS 9.&nbsp; MI:&nbsp; +2 Greatsword &nbsp;-&nbsp; Excruciator, the Sword of Amaul, aka the Sword of the Sorcerer (sheds light as per spell on command) Qiviel &nbsp;(Keelia) Human female Paladin-4 (Oath of Devotion )&nbsp; XP 4886/6500&nbsp; AC 22&nbsp; (plate,&nbsp; shield +1 ,&nbsp; ring of protection )&nbsp; &nbsp;HP 36&nbsp; P-PER 11 P-INV 11 P-INS 13. F ine roan mare&nbsp; Rocco &nbsp;w saddle &amp; tack.&nbsp; MI:&nbsp; ruby &nbsp; ring of protection &nbsp; attuned, knight's &nbsp; shield +1,&nbsp; Jack's&nbsp; +1 longsword Malied &nbsp;Edicast&nbsp; (James)&nbsp;Half-Elf male Wizard-4 XP 4481/6500&nbsp; AC 13/16&nbsp; mage armour&nbsp; HP 18 &nbsp;(6+4/lvl) P-PER 13 P-INV 16 P-INS 11. Boon:&nbsp; +2 INT &nbsp;from Gina the Gynosphinx Fraener &nbsp; ap Durgeddin &nbsp;(Chris) Mountain Dwarf Forge Cleric-3 XP 2581/2700&nbsp; AC 21&nbsp; (AC19 plate armour&nbsp; blessed &nbsp;to +1, +2 for shield) &nbsp;HP 27&nbsp; (11+8/lvl) &nbsp; E: Durgeddin's own&nbsp; +0 full plate &nbsp;armour ( +1 &nbsp;at 5th level),&nbsp; +1 Duergar warhammer &nbsp;P-PER 12 P-INV 10 P-INS 14

Congratulations to Syrus &amp; Erasmus! 🙂

Chris T. said: Congratulations to Syrus &amp; Erasmus!  Somehow the deadly (to themselves) duo have survived playing IMC since August 2020! :D

Yep. It has been a long time coming, and we certainly wouldn't have made it without each other!&nbsp; Thanks to everyone else that has kept us on our feet, too!&nbsp;