Purple Planet Funnel, Campaign

[Judge Blackthorn]

BTW, did anyone pickPlanetary Common as a bonus language?

If our amazing and fair judge allows it I will be.

[Bilgewriggler]

Beega tries to draw the ship to the purple planet near him and Arvis rushes back toward the sound of battle within the castle.

BTW, did anyone pickPlanetary Common as a bonus language?

Appendix L says new languages are rolled randomly, so I think we need the Judge’s ruling as to whether we can choose Planetary Common.

[Judge Blackthorn]

(( I know it's not the norm, just trying to save Fenris from having to pantomime to communicate with the rest off us for the rest of the campaign also I just gained 2 languages because wizards gain 2 languages for every point of INT modifier. I'd be willing to burn 2 language slots for the cause if needed.)

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Don't have to strain the rules for me! If not, who knows~ maybe Arvis will find a way to gain +1INT along the way, or we'll fimd a babblefish or somesuch?
Been reduced to posting from a flip-phone, so my kith language blurbs have been nigh-impossible, lol

[GnomeBoy]

I forgot to mention that I pulled/adapted my forlorn gods from the Petty Gods book.

It's a free pdf, if anyone's never heard of it, but curious...
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/149434/Pe ... ed-Edition

((This is a fantastic resource, sir! Any other gold like this you're sitting on over there? I’m all ears.))

I only really know of that book because I got to contribute a little art to it (before the flu caught me, and I was non-productive for the rest of the art-submission window).
I can't think of anything in a similar vein or that's just plain old random, irresistible goodness — but if anything springs to mind, I'll mention it or shoot you a PM.

[TerraGoetia]

For one language slot I'll let you learn "Planetary Common (Beginner)." You can communicate basic ideas through a mix of words you've learned, grunts, and gestures. Advanced ideas, idioms, etc are beyond your reach, and it's clear that Kith will have to "speak down" to you for you to understand them. Any further proficiency in the language will have to be learned through role play.

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Petty Gods is
indeed an awesome resource. I wonder how Zik'cub views kith?

[Judge Blackthorn]

For one language slot I'll let you learn "Planetary Common (Beginner)." You can communicate basic ideas through a mix of words you've learned, grunts, and gestures. Advanced ideas, idioms, etc are beyond your reach, and it's clear that Kith will have to "speak down" to you for you to understand them. Any further proficiency in the language will have to be learned through role play.

Sounds good, Duke will take Planetary Common (Beginner) for one slot and has Hobgoblin, Chaos, and Dragon for the other three (random rolls).

Blackthorn gets Thieves Cant for free and rolls Neutral and Halfling for the other two.

Are we about ready to dive back in?

[TerraGoetia]

The last update is on the previous page (Page 17 on my screen). I'm pretty sure I'm missing actions from people. I'll roll your mercurial magic tonight when I get home.

Edit: I was waiting on posts from the players, when it turns out you all already did. Embarrassing!

[TerraGoetia]

Nurzual squawks at the fearful sight of the zomborgs headed toward them and unleashes his first spell ... Color Spray! His spell check comes to 17 (roll of 15, +2 for level and int modifier) ... he targets the closest two zomborgs, who must make a Will save of 17 or be blinded for 1d4 rounds.

Color Spray, Purple Planet Mercurial Magic roll: No Mercurial Effect; spell manifests as standard

With the Judge's permission, Berenedril, petty god of folly, stupidity, and blind luck, decides to bring Qort into his fold. This will require a change from Neutral to Chaotic on Qort's part, which he may end up regretting.

This is fine.

Duke casts Enlarge and taps Toby the Squire (since he has a long sword) she rolls 19+3=22.

Enlarge, Purple Planet Mecurial Magic Effect:
"Flashback"
The caster experiences visions of past events on the Purple Planet (as determined by the Judge), effectively leaving them blind to the present for 1d3 rounds per spell level. The character can still hear, feel, smell, and taste their actual time -- only their sight is effected.

[TerraGoetia]

Let's have everyone roll initiative. I'll resolve your existing actions in that order since some of you are fighting the Cyber Zombies.

Cyber Zombie Initiative: 6
Eye Beast Initiative: 12

[Fenris Ulfhamr]

Init=12

I assumed Arvis would take a round at least to get from the disintegrators to the combat (correct me if I'm wrong).

[Bilgewriggler]

At first level and above, the rules say initiative is per character, right? But that might be overly complicated for play by post, I guess. Anyway, here are three rolls: First, Nurzual (or my whole crew if we’re doing initiatives by player), then Qort, then Brandybland.

Nurzual: 6 minus 1 is 5 (if for the group, this should be 6 plus 1 equals 7 due to Qort having the highest s Agility modifier.)

Qort: 10 plus 1 is 11

Brandybland: 2

[TerraGoetia]

Init=12

I assumed Arvis would take a round at least to get from the disintegrators to the combat (correct me if I'm wrong).

Arvis will need to run for one round.

[Judge Blackthorn]

Dukes initiative 12 and her flashback will last 1 round after this one.

Blackthorns initiative 19+1=20

[GnomeBoy]

Initiatives:

Havarth = 12

Lucius = 12

Toby and Kelven = 4

[TerraGoetia]

Next Round

Let's slot everything in initiative order to make this easy:
Blackthorn 20
Eye Beast 12
Arvis 12
Beega 12
Duke 12
Havarth 12
Lucius 12
Qort 11
Nurzual 6
Cyber Zombies 6
Toby 4
Kelven 4
Brandybland 2

Blackthorn attempts to fire the Death Ray. The panel displays eight runes:
https://i.imgur.com/xGUofHk.jpg
Please pick a rune

The Eye Beast ship comes closer to yours, charging up its disintegration beam.
Rounds to Next Fire: 4.

Arvis runs across the deck of the ship, avoiding the blast with ease.

Beega pulls the ship closer to him and the Purple Planet. You are beginning to accelerate away from the Eye Beast ship; the purple skies are clouded.

As Toby begins to grow in size, Duke has visions of cybernetic Kith warriors marching forth from a pyarmid-shaped building, in perfect synchronization. Silvery cords run down their spines, and they have strange visors. Their armor is stamped with a symbol that, even in a strange language, you understand: "House Memniscene".

Lucius heals Havarth for the HP.

(Havarth Delays until Lucius performs a Lay on Hands)
Havarths' attack misses the nearest Cyber Zombie

Qort converts to a new religion!

Nurzual sends a shockwave of color, the blinds the two Cyber Zombies for 3 rounds.

The two blind Cyber Zombies stumble forward and attack a random "square" of the battlefield:
Both swing at empty air.

The third Cyber Zomie tries to rend Nurzual's flesh: (attack roll is 6). And misses.

Toby's attack... also misses.

Kelven stumbles through the dark and finds a crate that is nailed shut. He can attempt a strength check to open it, or he can keep searching.

Brandybland is able to conceal herself in some of the rubble inside the castle.

What will you do?

[Judge Blackthorn]

Blackthorns action and initiative roll is missing. Quite the thief, he managed to hide from the Judge

[TerraGoetia]

Blackthorns action and initiative roll is missing. Quite the thief, he managed to hide from the Judge

Sorry, I missed it! I'm watching a movie with my partner and will edit you in as soon as it's over.

[GnomeBoy]

Helluva stealth check!

Kelven rolls a Strength check of... 2.


2.

[TerraGoetia]

I've edited Blackthorn into the action list however, it's time to introduce ANCIENT KITH RUNES.

SAVE OR MAKE A LINK TO THIS PICTURE, IT WILL BE USED OFTEN IN THE FUTURE


I've added numbers to the runes to make it easy to pick which one you intend.

As part of last round's actions, I need Blackthorn to pick a rune so we can determine what the Death Ray did.

[Bilgewriggler]

Emboldened by the success of his first spell, Nurzual attempts to unleash another Color Spray with a shouted, "Refracto Zaplam!"

18 plus 2 is 20 ... up to 3 targets can be affected ... but blind creatures are immune, so only the one unblinded zombie has to save, assuming it is more than 2 HD. (If 2 HD or less, it's automatically affected.) Two will saves: failing 1 = blinded 2d4+1 rounds, failing both = blinded and unconscious 2d4+1 rounds.

Since the eye ship is falling behind, Qort attempts to Detect Magic in hopes of finding more shards to power our vessel. His roll is 11, minus 1 is 10, a failure. Berenedril appears unwilling to invest much energy in his new follower just yet.

If the Color Spray knocks the last zombie unconscious, Brandybland will creep from her hiding spot and attempt to do away with the creature as it lies helpless. This will allow her +1d for its helplessness, and her roll on the d30 is 12. She rolls a 1 for damage if that's a hit. (But if the zombie makes at least one save and remains a threat, she'll stick to her hiding place, since cowering seems to be working well at the moment.)

[GnomeBoy]

Linked the rune image in my signature, if anyone needs a quick link to it...

[Judge Blackthorn]

Blackthorn picks rune 4.

[TerraGoetia]

When Blackthorn pushes the 4th rune, a gauge on the Death Ray lowers. You may have lowered the power output by pressing that rune.

Upon pushing the button, runes 2, 3, 4, and 5 light up. The others remain dull.