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CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#576: Feb 21st 2011 at 4:54:36 PM

Yah. I'm recommending Tramlaw as the party leader.

A face is pretty important, though. They're the people the party looks at to perform well in diplomacy, negotiations, etc. A character with high CHA is good, and high INT and WIS helps.

So maybe Felgrove?

There are too many toasters in my chimney!
Everest Since: Sep, 2011
#577: Feb 21st 2011 at 4:58:44 PM

For negotiations, I would say either Felgrove or Seren, but after Seren's recent display, I think she'd be a pretty scary party face, if word got out of her reaction to the shifter attack, and I'm not sure if we'd want that.

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#578: Feb 21st 2011 at 5:02:38 PM

Perhaps Seren after she learns to deal with her problems and calms down?

Also, I'm planning for the next update in the liveblog to be a scene involving Seren, and her reaction to yesterday's events. It'll explain a fair bit, and it'll explain why Seren has calmed herself so much by the time she gets back to camp.

There are too many toasters in my chimney!
balrog1911 Since: Dec, 2009
#579: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:01:54 PM

Thought I'd check in real quick before I went to bed - I'd also recommend Seren for diplomacy and "face" of the group, long as that anger stays in check. I'm sending my log files to Meophist ASAP, since mIRC was kind enough to actually work this time around, so those should be up in the near future.

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#580: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:18:12 PM

If I can get this scene to work properly and not be narmful, I think that Sere should be a bit calmer from now on.

There are too many toasters in my chimney!
Chagen46 Dude Looks Like a Lady from I don't really know Since: Jan, 2010
#581: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:29:46 PM

I probably should be rolling up my character...but damn, I hate rolling for stats, as I've stated before.

Remember what happened last time someone thought rolling for stats was a good idea? Yeah.

Point Buy eff-tee-dubayu.

"Who wants to hear about good stuff when the bottom of the abyss of human failure that you know doesn't exist is so much greater?"-Wraith
Everest Since: Sep, 2011
#582: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:41:00 PM

>implying that stat-rolling is FATAL's greatest flaw. :P

On a more serious note, if you don't roll well, you can reroll, under either or both of two conditions:

1. You don't possess a single ability score greater than 13 before racial adjustment.

2. The sum of your ability score modifiers is less than or equal to +0.

edited 21st Feb '11 6:43:21 PM by Everest

Chagen46 Dude Looks Like a Lady from I don't really know Since: Jan, 2010
#583: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:47:19 PM

So what do I if I get good rolls, but they're in all the wrong stats? Just suck it up and go with a shitty character?

"Who wants to hear about good stuff when the bottom of the abyss of human failure that you know doesn't exist is so much greater?"-Wraith
Everest Since: Sep, 2011
#584: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:48:58 PM

You put the rolls wherever you want to put them.

If you get, for example, 13, 16, 6, 10, 12, and 14, you don't have to put them in Str, Dex, Con, Int, Wis, and Cha, respectively. If you're playing a monk, you could put the 16 in Dex, or you could put it in Wis or Str or something, for the sake of utility, and then the rest wherever, as well.

edited 21st Feb '11 6:50:08 PM by Everest

Chagen46 Dude Looks Like a Lady from I don't really know Since: Jan, 2010
#585: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:55:53 PM

Oh. I thought you just rolled and got whatever the RNG cursed/blessed you with.

"Who wants to hear about good stuff when the bottom of the abyss of human failure that you know doesn't exist is so much greater?"-Wraith
Everest Since: Sep, 2011
#586: Feb 21st 2011 at 6:58:08 PM

Nah. The designers weren't that sadistic, though I imagine some DM's might be. Not me, though, don't worry. :)

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#587: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:02:01 PM

I wanna see what a chracter with all 18's would be like.

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Chagen46 Dude Looks Like a Lady from I don't really know Since: Jan, 2010
#588: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:04:31 PM

Is that the highest you can roll?

"Who wants to hear about good stuff when the bottom of the abyss of human failure that you know doesn't exist is so much greater?"-Wraith
Everest Since: Sep, 2011
#589: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:06:09 PM

Yep. When rolling for a stat, taking the highest 3 of 4d6's would yield three 6's at the very greatest, therefore 18.

Chagen46 Dude Looks Like a Lady from I don't really know Since: Jan, 2010
#590: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:08:18 PM

So you roll four but only take the highest three?

Why roll the fourth one at all then?

"Who wants to hear about good stuff when the bottom of the abyss of human failure that you know doesn't exist is so much greater?"-Wraith
CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#591: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:19:41 PM

Giving you the potentil to roll a higher number, s you can drop a crappy umber.

2,5,5

Versus

2, 5, 5, 5

One gives you 12, one 15.

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randomtropeloser Since: Jan, 2001
#592: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:44:24 PM

@Everest Really? That's actually what my question regarding my abilities was about, I was wondering if I could just take the ability advancement feat to avoid lugging that 9 Charisma around for the next three levels. I guess I won't need to if I get to reroll though. Even so, is it okay for me to use the feat?

Edit: Also, is it cool if I reroll anything that comes out as less than eight?

edited 21st Feb '11 7:49:58 PM by randomtropeloser

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#593: Feb 21st 2011 at 7:58:43 PM

@RTL: You can reroll if the total ability modifierss add up to be <1, or if you don't have a single stat over... 13?

Otherwise, nup.

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randomtropeloser Since: Jan, 2001
#594: Feb 21st 2011 at 8:05:59 PM

Well, I'm much more pleased with what I rolled the second time around, save for the fact that there was a 7 in there somewhere. Not really sure what I'm going to do with that. What about my other question, regarding the ability advancement feat? If possible, I'd like to use it to avoid the -2 I'll be getting on whatever stat I allot the 7 to.

Also, @Everest: I just realized that I never answered your question regarding playing characters for absent players. I'd be more than happy to, once I get into the swing of things.

edited 21st Feb '11 8:08:18 PM by randomtropeloser

Chagen46 Dude Looks Like a Lady from I don't really know Since: Jan, 2010
#595: Feb 21st 2011 at 8:08:22 PM

Oh my god.

There's actually a Monk fighting style called "Kickass Kung-Fu Fighting Style.

I'M SO TAKING THAT

"Who wants to hear about good stuff when the bottom of the abyss of human failure that you know doesn't exist is so much greater?"-Wraith
CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#596: Feb 21st 2011 at 8:10:30 PM

Everest: Would you allow flaws to make up for that 7?

There are too many toasters in my chimney!
randomtropeloser Since: Jan, 2001
#597: Feb 21st 2011 at 9:22:11 PM

It doesn't really matter. After looking over everyone else's character sheets, it wouldn't really be reasonable of me to whine about having a <8 ability score. I can deal, though I'll still wait for an answer on whether the house rules will allow for that feat.

CyganAngel Away on the wind~ from Arcadia Since: Oct, 2010
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#598: Feb 21st 2011 at 9:24:30 PM

That applies to an ability, not an ability score, though.

E.G. It will give you a +3 bonus on all Diplomacy checks, but not in Charisma.

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randomtropeloser Since: Jan, 2001
#599: Feb 21st 2011 at 9:31:38 PM

Really? But this says that it's for one of my ability scores. It also means that I'd have to spend both of my starting feats to get it, however, so it might not even be worth it.

Meophist from Toronto, Canada Since: May, 2010
#600: Feb 21st 2011 at 9:34:38 PM

Hello. I should point out that many of the DandDwiki pages are homebrew and may not be balanced. Many just seem to be random stuff people just came up with.

As for where to post the log, would posting it in this thread be unfeasible?

Helpful Scripts and Stylesheets here.

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