I surge to my feet with a roar, knocking the table in front of me over (but I luckily had the ale mug still in my left hand!).
I grab the left edge (I pictured myself sitting to the left of the front door when facing the door from the room) of the table and toss it to the side. I grab my dagger as the room is too small for the sword, and charge at the closest red-skinned foe, bellowing in rage.
I aim a roundhouse blow with the mug at his/it's head and thrust the dagger at his belly with an upward thrust. The intent is to lift and toss the foe into one or more of his cohorts.
Edit: Now for the rolls.
Not sure how many movement rolls I will need. Or whether I get a Dex or Con bonus (for charging into combat). So here are two rolls: 1d6+1d8=9, 1d6+1d8=6
Which, as I understood it, means the 6 was rolled first and then the 9. So...
6... (for the movement roll) (please please please let there be a modifier )
9... (in case a second roll is necessary)
Whoops. You need the dice values:
1d6+1d8 → [6,3] = (9)
1d6+1d8 → [3,3] = (6)
And for the combat rolls, 2d6+2 (Str). I rolled three times. I'm hoping I won't need more than the first one!
First I am on my phone so I apologize for the formatting and brevity.
You are basically going for a hack and slash so just one roll is needed and unfortunately you didn't roll high enough to get what you intended. You do get a +2 for STR on the roll so the 6 becomes an 8. So you hit it with your mug, smashing the shards into its face (roll d10 for damage no modifiers) but it claws out at you for 5 damage, minus 1 for your armor, so 4. Luckily the d6 wasn't higher than the d8
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TheMix wrote:So not lots of little rolls? Just one roll to cover the whole shebang?
And who rolls for the What Are You Waiting For? Me or you?
The GM in this game NEVER rolls. Technically you were supposed to roll d6 to determine how much damage the monster did to you, but I had a dice next to me so I rolled it
Edit: A lot of the newer rpg systems are going this way. The GM doesn't roll but instead uses the time he would normally be figuring out math he is figuring out story elements
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Your mug shatters into its face, gouging out one of its eyes. While it is wobbly on its feet, it licks the green ichor from its lips, snarls at you, and attempts to claw you to pieces
I dodge it's clumsy attack, moving to the blind side, and counterattack.
Defend? Hmm... So it looks like there really isn't a concept of "you go, I go". It's just a question of "how" I go? So if I want to counterattack, I either Defend and hope I score high enough to do some damage? Or I just Hack and Slash and hope I score high enough to not get hit in return?
In that case, I don't want to Defend. At level 1 I wouldn't do enough damage to matter. So Hack and Slash. Which makes my modifier wrong. That should be a +2 from Str. Though it doesn't matter with that roll.
If I am ever away from the session and my action is required, assume I will use
Arcane Art: Heal 1d8, +1d4 Forward to Damage, Mind Clear of 1 Enchantment
Roll +CHA. 10+ Works. 7-9 your spell still works, but you draw unwanted attention or your magic reverberates to other targets affecting them as well, GM’s choice.
and roll for me.
The Damage Bonus is preferred to Barbarian first.
Heal if someone is under half hit points.
Mind Clear when applicable.
But as always, Big Brute first.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
TheMix wrote:I dodge it's clumsy attack, moving to the blind side, and counterattack.
Defend? Hmm... So it looks like there really isn't a concept of "you go, I go". It's just a question of "how" I go? So if I want to counterattack, I either Defend and hope I score high enough to do some damage? Or I just Hack and Slash and hope I score high enough to not get hit in return?
In that case, I don't want to Defend. At level 1 I wouldn't do enough damage to matter. So Hack and Slash. Which makes my modifier wrong. That should be a +2 from Str. Though it doesn't matter with that roll.
Sorry I was asking for a roll because I missed that you rolled previously. I will let you keep that for your next roll dealing with the consequences of the 6
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
On the Astral plane, several Astral wyrms have noticed that the fabric of magic has been disturbed by a poorly cast magic missile spell. They have been feeding on the raw essence of magic kicked up by the disturbance when one of them detects a bard trying to gather the raw magic it was feeding on. It lashes out psychically but the bard manages to raise his mental defenses in time (the 9 rolled by TheMix for Corvus). Unfortunately, Corvus will need to keep this defense in place until he leaves the immediate area, so he will suffer a - 1 ongoing when using arcane abilities until then or open himself to a psychic attack
Bardic Lore
Choose an area of expertise:
A Bestiary of Creatures Unusual
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When you first encounter an important creature covered by your bardic lore you can ask the GM any one question about it; the GM will answer truthfully.
The GM may then ask you what tale, song, or legend you heard that information in
WHAT IS THE WEAKNESS OF THE (fillin name of red spiky thingy)?
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
The magic missile slays the creature easily despite the damaged magic in the area. The one approaching Gorran lashes out with a claw ripping the throat out of a man too slow to get out of the way. It makes a "come on" gesture to the barbarian and smirks at the death screams the citizens being slaughtered by the other two monsters
I'm not sure where we are at. We may be moving faster than our GM expected.
I see the foes going after the innocents and move to engage.
Either the one approaching me is too far to engage and can be ignored for the moment, or I assume I will have to deal with a potential attack.
I roar in challenge at the two attacking the patrons: What Are You Waiting For? 2d6+1=10 ✴On a 10+ they treat you as the most obvious threat to be dealt with and ignore your companions, take +2 damage ongoing against them.
Then launch an attack at the nearer: Hack and Slash - 2d6+2=11
or...
Ignore my attacker to aid the innocents: Defy Danger (by powering through) - 2d6+2=11
Gorran steps forward with mighty roar, and the three creatures immediately rush him. As the closest reaches him the barbarian rams his dagger into its chest and then heaves its dead body out the door. (BTW, you normally do 1d10 +2 damage, I took away the +2 with the mug because it was a mug ). The other two lash out at you with their claws... Make two Defy Damage rolls using Dex if you want to dodge.
You throw yourself to the side, barely dodging the attack but you are now off-balance and will suffer a -1 penalty on your next roll. The second one you can block with your dagger but it'll knock it out of your hand. Choose - take 1d6 damage (you roll) minus one for your armor or lose your dagger on the floor nearby
Actually, when a thief backstabs he can choose not to roll and just do his damage. I am ruling they are too focused on the barbarian to defend
Backstab “No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.” —Vlad Taltos, “Jhereg” When you attack a surprised or defenseless enemy with a melee weapon, you can choose to deal your damage or roll+DEX. [EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR]On a 10+ choose two. [EIGHT POINTED BLACK STAR]On a 7–9 choose one. •[EN SPACE]You don’t get into melee with them •[EN SPACE]You deal your damage+1d6 •[EN SPACE]You create an advantage, +1 forward to you or an ally acting on it •[EN SPACE]Reduce their armor by 1 until they repair it
Roll 1d8 plus STR for damage and choose two Scoop
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You throw yourself to the side, barely dodging the attack but you are now off-balance and will suffer a -1 penalty on your next roll. The second one you can block with your dagger but it'll knock it out of your hand. Choose - take 1d6 damage (you roll) minus one for your armor or lose your dagger on the floor nearby
So, that would be the "worse outcome" and the "ugly choice"? No real choice, I never give up my weapon. Take the damage.
I believe that there are probably other actions that need to be resolved before it's "my turn" again. Let me know when you are ready, IB.
Edit: Doh. Missed the damage roll. I'll get the hang of this.
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). The other two lash out at you with their claws... Make two Defy Damage rolls using Dex if you want to dodge.
