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[Legendary Sidekick]

Idk what to do this round should I just guard the door?

Honestly, I think you could just waltz into the dark with sword and shield out. You have AC from the armor, more AC from the shield, and more AC vs. evil—at least I would think your AC vs. evil counts against the dark elves.

You'd likely not hit anything, but making some noise can't hurt. Even RP'ing from the edge of the dark (bottom of stairs) could do something… and if not, it's still nice to come up with a good line.

 

[Philster401]

What if I equip shield and sword, move to edge of darkness, and taunt enemies to attack me then you guys could come up behind the enemies. What is ironic is name means light of dawn but my first battle is in complete darkness and I can't do anything to lighten the darkness.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Nice, Keit! Also, your d20 roll is better than 13 since Batos has bonuses, making his roll more like an 18 (if he has a level 2 fighter's BtH). I would like to think blindness negates DEX.

Yeah, Batos is awesome! And Keit has an awesome spell that might come in handy later.


@SP, something I just thought of…

If blind, would DEX checks either be illegal or penalized? I'm talking about an attempt to dodge the tendrils if Keit casts her infamous spell again. If Baldhart, Batos, Bressel and Masama are the only ones in the dark, they can use STR to power through the tendrils, and Nissa can fly. Of course, we'd have to make sure the kobolds are out before pulling that stunt.




@Philster, it's worth a shot. If you can't attack, might as well have fun RP'ing!

 

[Philster401]

What type of roll/s would I need for it, my guess is CHA by the way I what do I do with prime attributes I didn't add it to my last roll either.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

You don't add and numbers. If the attribute is NOT prime it's effectively a -6 penalty.

You don't need to roll to RP, but you can roll CHA (see Nissa's post) if you're hoping the spoken words will have an effect on the NPC. Success doesn't come with guarantees—for example, a CHA check can't be as powerful as a mind-control spell—but you can always try.

My guess is that the way these checks work for CHA is that, if the GM is on the fence as to whether the RP'ing will have the desired effect, the die roll will make the difference. (There have been a couple cases when the RP'ing alone was enough, so failed CHA checks were harmless, and also a case when a successful CHA check was met with crossed arms and words to the effect of "What are you trying to pull? Don't BS me.")

 

[Philster401]

Also does my level do anything b/c SP let me begin as level two?

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Yes. With checks you add your level.

Nissa's WIS check is an example of a standard check. 1d20+3+1 (she's level 3 with +1 WIS) The other checks I rolled have race/class bonuses, which is why Nissa can have a crappy roll and still have a successful CHA check.

 

[SeverinR]

Maybe Aliron should clank a couple bottles together and taunt them:
"Drow warriors! Come out and play-ayy! Drow Warriors, come out and play-ay!"

 

[Philster401]

Do, did, done. if its possible I already made a post taunting them.

 

[Ireth]

Cadell and Liadan take offense to "pointy-eared" being used as an insult. XD It's not just drow who have them, ya know.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Baldhart will remain silent as long as she has a chance to kill the mage. If the drow can't see in the dark either, they likely won't expect Baldhart to lie on the floor and position her opponent on top of her. (So she hopes!)

I think the mage can't oppose the grapple check while she's stunned. With Masama in the way, maybe the drow—if blind—won't be able to intervene. The stun is one turn, so it will wear off in time for the mage to roll her CON save… at least I think this is how it works.


As far as RP'ing goes, there are drow to taunt, kobolds to rally… if the sleeper hold KO's the mage, Baldhart will do both.

 

[Philster401]

I will say sorry when battle is over to them I am trying to make sure the drows attention is on me.

Also if I use detect evil will it help me know where drows are even in darkness or, to put it simpler who does detect evil work

 

[SeverinR]

Cadell and Liadan take offense to "pointy-eared" being used as an insult. XD It's not just drow who have them, ya know.

Aliron took offense to being called a yellow elf by the kobolds, he would probably take offense to that too.

 

[SeverinR]

The witch was hit for 23 damage. Zoran hit. Cadell and Liadan would have brought that number to 32, but I'm not sure if correcting the position makes a difference.

Nissa hit her target for 5 damage.

Post 331-"Cadell and Liaden shots miss." Not seeing any different modifiers from the shots.

I did miss Zoran's hit.

SP
Aliron did use a poisoned arrow on the witch, with the max damage I forgot to add that.
Aliron also has a second poisoned arrow (that he prayed over) ready for his next shot.

{Probably should try to keep the fact that Aliron is using poisoned arrows from our enlighten new comer, he might frown on its use.}

I'm thinking 30-35 is probably her max hp.(If drow use standard dice per class, max would be 16-20(4-5d4) Thinking the males might be 32-40.(4th level fighters 4d10 or 4d8)

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

If they are high level, then yeah, they could take quite a beating. The two we faced earlier had HP at out level.

The only reason I'd expect a possibility of more damage with Cadell and Liadan east: Liadan's arrow tore through the dress. Flank gives her +1 to hit and a rear attack is +2. So if Liadan is 1 point from a hit, the 90 degree change in position will do the trick. Also, from the south, arrows had to go over another drow. Cadell's only 1 point off from Liadan, so if the obstacle created a to hit penalty, that goes away.

(I would think Baldhart wouldn't create a problem, since Cadell and Liadan would aim before Baldy's charge and she's 15 feet below the arrows at the start ofher charge.)

If she has 35hp, she's as tough as Baldhart! And I'm not ruling that out as a possibility. (Note to Philster: we've faced three enemies so far that have that more than 35hp. I don't think any have had more than 50... yet.)

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Aliron took offense to being called a yellow elf by the kobolds, he would probably take offense to that too.

Haw, haw! He didn't offend my characters.

Next turn:

ZORAN: "And you, eating raw flesh like an unsanitary whore! Get in the kitchen and cook it like a real woman!"
NISSA: "How dare he!"
BALDHART: (barbarian rage sounds) "GRAHGHRRHG!"
BALDHART'S THOUGHTS: "Actually, I like to cook."

 

[SeverinR]

If they are high level, then yeah, they could take quite a beating. The two we faced earlier had HP at out level.

The only reason I'd expect a possibility of more damage with Cadell and Liadan east: Liadan's arrow tore through the dress. Flank gives her +1 to hit and a rear attack is +2. So if Liadan is 1 point from a hit, the 90 degree change in position will do the trick. Also, from the south, arrows had to go over another drow. Cadell's only 1 point off from Liadan, so if the obstacle created a to hit penalty, that goes away.

(I would think Baldhart wouldn't create a problem, since Cadell and Liadan would aim before Baldy's charge and she's 15 feet below the arrows at the start ofher charge.)

If she has 35hp, she's as tough as Baldhart! And I'm not ruling that out as a possibility. (Note to Philster: we've faced three enemies so far that have that more than 35hp. I don't think any have had more than 50... yet.)

But if the male drow offered cover to the female drow, then the males would be struck by the arrow.
Thats the main reason Aliron didn't just shoot regular, the table was offering 40-50% cover for the witch from his position.
Bressel fired having 4 targets close together, he aimed for the witch but could have hit one of three males also.
Unintentional cover for a person would negate shield(because it was behind, and dex. bonus, since they didn't know they were being atacked or blocking.)

if 35hp, she has more then Aliron(18) or Bressel(21).

I didn't think about flanking attacks.

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Well, the reason I had Baldhart suggest Hearthseeker was more about its high damage and attention-getting glow, but true, the slab offered cover. And accidentally shooting the dead girl on the slab would have been sad.

Curious about the light spell. Would it counter darkness? I'm wondering if a light spell radius meets a darkness radius, what will happen. Worth a try… if someone in our party actually has a light spell.

 

[Ireth]

I didn't think about flanking attacks.

I completely forgot about those. Would the bonuses affect my rolls in any way?

 

[Legendary Sidekick]

Yes.

Flank attack = +1 to hit
Rear attack = +2 to hit

SP has to factor that in since we never know which way the enemy will be facing. I don't know if she was officially facing south or west, but in either case east is better than south by 1 point or more.

Cover could still be a factor because the archer would try to shoot over the males instead of through.