D&D Meta Thread

[Wofl]

Conditions of items good unless otherwise noted.

Brooches and cloaks 1lb each, worth will require identification, upon further inspection there is a slight magic signature.

[Kashtan]

[INVESTIGATION 1d20-1+1d4=12]Yulya investigates the brooches but her skills at investigation are very poor and it shows. She only just feels the slight signature.

fugg
our mistake to confuse perception with investigation. Yulyas the worst for that. Ashley should have done it. is it true that you can only investigate once?
are you sure perception does not apply here? we should clarify this before Yulya embarrasses herself again

Perception. Your Wisdom (Perception) check lets you spot, hear, or otherwise detect the presence of something. It measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses.

[Wofl]

I would give the benefit of the doubt if the roll was high enough for Ashley but you'd have needed to cast guidance on her.

What I do for stealth is only count the lowest score and what I do for perception is count the highest perception score in the room including any bonuses for smell or hearing etc but you only get one roll.

In the future, consider saying something like "let's try to investigate this" and delegate it to whoever has the best chance. It's a cantrip so I applied it to Ashley and added her bonus instead of yours but these still don't offer much more information. I'll add a line.

Ashley takes one and feels it in her hand. "The cloaks are just wool, but these brooches maybe silver? They're definitely magic and they look elvish to me. I hope they're worth something. "

[Kashtan]

thxwe were certain this was a perception check which is Yulyas specialty so she didnt ask. we will remember next time. hopefully. gotta learn from mistakes
in case its not clear Yulya also doesnt know the stew is that noble they killed. she may have a vague idea but doesnt want to know and keeps telling herself it was some beast that Alice and Cat hunted

[Wofl]

Yulya doesnt know the stew is that noble they killed. she may have a vague idea but doesnt want to know and keeps telling herself it was some beast that Alice and Cat hunted

There's always a first time ;)

[Alice]

Be glad about your meal and don't ask questions about it

[Yulya]

elbon

lmao took me a bit to spell that backwards
so it looks like Alice was wrong about Summer after all

[Wofl]

so it looks like Alice was wrong about Summer after all

The second rule of DnD is: Alice is always wrong even if she guesses correctly and she has in some cases, I will make sure in the end that she is in fact wrong. In this case she was wrong without me changing anything. Now I need to sneak in more dragon-like cues so she'll be sure there's a dragon around then make sure there is no dragon around. Unless I convince her that there is no dragon, then I'll have to materialize one, thus proving her wrong.

[Kashtan]

lmao took me a bit to spell that backwards
so it looks like Alice was wrong about Summer after all

dang posted with wrong account Yulya doesnt like that at all. sorry about that

The second rule of DnD is: Alice is always wrong even if she guesses correctly

lol i love this shit lets just lean back and see where this ends

[Τamamo]

I'm a bit confused about the colors of our girls on the map.
Ashley's purple, Yulya's white. But who's the empty green circle?
Cat usually was red but that would place her far out East. Isn't that Alice? She used to be yellow.

So it looks like we have to fight. I request at least BLESS. If casting Emboldening Bond would this regenerate until morning?

Where is Helga heading? If she is going NE we could send Alice east to hide and attack them straight on and have Cat attack from the side. But Cat had disadvantage at stealth. They would need to pass within 60ft of the smoke.

And Cat asks why Summer is blue. Isn't she our friend rather than just neutral? Alice will get paranoid again!

[Wofl]

I can have Helga draw them closer, but I'm wondering if they just want the cloaks and whistle back and they'll leave after.

I was thinking of having her drop the items and move back. Joy said they spotted the tent though.

[Joy] Rolls will help determine what they want and what they will do, I haven't decided yet.

[Wofl]

Ashley's purple, Yulya's white. But who's the empty green circle?

These colors have been in effect since Cragmaw Cave. Cat is deep green inside regular green, Alice is orange inside regular green. Summer is an NPC so she is blue but her inner color is yellow. She may or may not be green outer if there are other NPCs to help differentiate her.

Alice said she slipped away from the tent so I had the choice of direction.

Bless would last only this encounter or 10 turns. Emboldening Bond will last 10 minutes so until the next skip ahead.

Yulya will get both back when she rests again, and finishes her long rest.

I also recommend Yulya use the goblin staff when she casts offensive, I will allow her to use it and re-equip the shield because her only offensive spell is outclassed severely against most enemies. When she levels up to 3, her choices are much better but her cantrips will stay the same. Some may get stronger at higher levels and she can boost some with a higher mana pool.

Helga is SE 100 ft because that's where Ashley asked her to go. She's not moving at this time but Ashley can still direct her up to 120 ft I believe.

[Alice]

The second rule of DnD is: Alice is always wrong even if she guesses correctly and she has in some cases, I will make sure in the end that she is in fact wrong. In this case she was wrong without me changing anything. Now I need to sneak in more dragon-like cues so she'll be sure there's a dragon around then make sure there is no dragon around. Unless I convince her that there is no dragon, then I'll have to materialize one, thus proving her wrong.

And that's why I love having you as our DM

Cat asks why Summer is blue. Isn't she our friend rather than just neutral?

Because she's the dragon in disguise! Don't let her fool you!

How far can we see outside the fog with darkvision? How well do humans without see?
I guess Cat's strategy is good. Helga should go straight N to let them pass right East of our tent where you hide in the fog. Mrs. Bigglesworth should keep her position relative to them. Mr. Bigglesworth should get behind them.

I am the only fighter who can use stealth effectively so I could go 60ft East and lurk there, then attack them from the front. Still we are only 5:4, 6:4 if Summer attacks too. Not much chance to take them down in one go even if Yulya blasts them with her goblin staff.
I'd also say Embodening Bond + Bless with the ring of quick casting

[Wofl]

Humans see virtually nothing in this case. Ashley has True Sight, it's impossible to beat her vision vs stealth without full cover. It cost her 1 SP per hour. Summer did "something", probably a cantrip, how well she can see is unknown.

With darkvision, given its cloudy and dark, and the moon is setting, you are effectively blind here but you can still move freely, safely (unless there are traps).

5:4? You mean with the dragon's help?

[Kashtan]

Alice, Cat, Helga, Mr. Bigglesworth, Mrs. Bigglesworth
makes 5 close combat fighters. if summer helps its 6 but thats up to her and we gotta keep her out of harms way. Yulya can give support with sacred flame. she isnt fond of attacking humans that showed no hostility but on the other hand killing them would probably cause her less stress than having to talk to them lol. didnt go so well last time.

we gotta coordinate better this time and all attack at once. Yulya will cast bless and emboldening bond as usual. i guess shooting-kiting them is out of question bc too dark. better to surround and attack them when they approach the tent. Cat can attack within 60ft and Alice within 40.