Start of #Exalted buffer: Mon Jul 13 22:31:57 2009 [17:53:11] Alright, I'm here now. [17:53:31] Cool [17:53:45] * Yon is now known as Paera [17:54:18] 1d20 [17:54:19] Eilenia rolls 1D20: 2 [17:54:24] D: [17:54:35] D: [17:54:51] I sure hope that isn't a check. [17:56:06] Nah, just a dice test [17:56:21] 1d20 [17:56:21] Adyen rolls 1D20: 12 [17:58:30] Um, where are we? [17:59:25] http://demota.sandwich.net/rpg/ednd/odal/logs/odal027.txt The last log. We're in a city where a temple to Ioun is supposed to be. [17:59:38] Well, the rest of the party is inside the city's library, resting [17:59:58] I have no idea where the fuck you are because you tried to sneak into a building where every entrance is barricaded [18:00:22] I think he was in the main library [18:00:34] he was whispering to me to come talking to him but Eve was ignoring him [18:01:23] Oh yeah, I remember now. [18:01:44] Yeah, but the only way to get into the library would be through the door that the others got in through, or by smashing a boarded-up window [18:01:49] We'd established that I came along with the rest of the party but was keeping my cowl low. [18:01:56] Oh, alright [18:02:04] Okay, that works [18:05:32] That's fine [18:06:08] Sounds fine to me. [18:09:27] works [18:09:53] Was just wondering if anyone was gonna put out a bedroll for Eve :V [18:11:11] haha [18:11:26] She looked comfortable on the floor. :colbert: [18:11:52] You're helpless, and I don't think anyone wants to bump your head off the floor and accidentally coup de gras you. :V [18:11:54] hahaha [18:12:06] I like how Elena makes her comfortable [18:12:11] And then experiments with her. [18:16:38] Oh man, Boots of Furious Speed make me think of the Boots of Blinding Speed [18:18:16] Those are the best boots. [18:18:23] I loved those things [18:18:52] Them and playing a Breton for the magic resist were the only things that made Morrowind playable [18:19:20] Boots of Blinding Speed? You go blind when you run? [18:19:23] Why was it unplayable? [18:20:06] The default move speed was SO FUCKING SLOW [18:20:33] And the boots of Blinding Speed had something like +300 Speed (on a 1-100 scale), 100% Blind on equip [18:21:02] Bretons had racial 50% magic resist, which just meant that when travelling the screen got dimmer [18:21:34] Did you just say that to the group, Xan, or out loud to everyone? [18:22:15] the group. [18:22:39] I figure if we're telling eachother good morning we're still wherever we're quartered and not in the public eye [18:24:31] I kind of assumed the group just went to sleep in the library, which is more or less a public space. [18:25:08] It's not really a well-equipped building, it's literally just a fortified library in the middle of some eladrin noble's most-dangerous-game hunting ground [18:25:21] I'm rolling Insight for Elena's bluff [18:25:23] 1d20+9 [18:25:23] Eve_Kasnora rolls 1D20+9: 5 +9 = 14 [18:26:11] 1d20+4 [18:26:11] Eilenia rolls 1D20+4: 14 +4 = 18 [18:26:36] alright, she doesn't suspect you of putting her there [18:26:43] She should. [18:27:17] http://j.photos.cx/MOE_TREK_by_aimo-525.jpg Ahahahahahahaha [18:27:22] You rolled higher than my insight [18:27:25] heh [18:27:33] Wow, what the hell [18:27:44] Well, he's sharing it quietly [18:27:51] So Eve believes that you honestly don't know how you got there. Your ridiculous insight into Bahamut [18:27:59] hahaha [18:28:03] 's will, she doesn't take to heart [18:28:09] Nyoro~n [18:28:46] Yon: FAIL! One of those girls should be GREEN! [18:29:54] ... oh, WOW. The Monkey Island remake's including the original pixelly version [18:30:57] They're remaking the first one? [18:31:06] Yeah. [18:31:15] ... wow. It's not just an updated graphics thing. [18:31:19] It's still running in SCUMM [18:31:24] nice [18:31:36] It's the original game code, but with 3D and voice acting and new music overlaid on it [18:32:42] oh god [18:32:44] Japan's iDOLM@STER games, up until now, have focused on the guidance of potential female pop stars as well as a bit of rhythm gaming, but an upcoming DS release in the series has mixed up that formula up a bit. Or should I say crossed up? [18:32:44] You see, iDOLM@STER: Dearly Stars for the Nintendo DS was already going to sell well, but a new promotional video for the game has revealed that one of the three cover girls is actually a guy, pushing preorders of the game sky high. And now the box art depicting a really tall, flat-chested idol makes a bit more sense. [18:32:54] Again, new character Ryo Akizuki is a trap. In the video below the jump (with translations), you'll see him/her scramble to get ready before the other two girls show up. Ryo has a problem putting his "pad" in, but manages to get that and his makeup done just in time. Great. [18:32:58] http://www.destructoid.com/idolm-ster-ds-game-contains-a-trap-139628.phtml [18:36:04] Pretty much every crossdressing anime character after Jun Watarase is totally irrelevant. :| [18:37:31] I'd really like to hear why the Church hired Xan instead of relying on their secret Avenger sects. [18:37:33] Are you calling Naoto irrelevant? >:( [18:37:38] Hahahaha, I'm totally imagining some hardboiled police drama shit, where Eve's boss is all "You're off the case! Give me your holy symbol and clean out your desk!" and Eve cracks some one-liner and pushes him out a stained glass window [18:37:49] hahaha [18:38:06] hahahahahahahaha [18:38:13] Nova: Plausible deniability? [18:38:22] "The only one falling today... is being YOU!" [18:38:23] You're a lose cannon, Eve, but you're a good paladin. :| [18:38:26] *shove* [18:38:52] And also maybe that avengers are PCs and super-rare, while Xan got these contracts before he was a PC and was therefore in Mystery Stat Limbo :V [18:39:11] hahaha [18:40:18] (That said, I think 'plausible deniability' works pretty well. Like, it'd probably look better for a church of Bahamut to be seen hiring an assassin than for it to be revealed that the church of Bahamut has a super-secret sect of divinely-empowered assassins) [18:40:24] It's also probably because their avengers are too busy brooding about how their parents are deaaaaaaaaaad. [18:40:43] Hahahaha [18:41:53] Hahhahaha [18:41:54] DunJon MassHurr posted: [18:41:54] the race is on to create the least tasteful memorial comic [18:41:54] i'm hoping to see one with michael jackson on a funeral pyre, with luke skywaker looking on in sadness. then a cut to the ewok party and luke looking off to see yoda, obi wan and black michael from the 70's looking on and smiling. [18:42:10] Haaaaaahahahahahahahaha [18:42:12] hahaahahaha [18:42:23] http://cdn-www.cracked.com/articleimages/randall/starwars/fig.jpg :O [18:42:54] Hahahaha [18:43:13] Hahahahah that is an amazing figure. [18:43:17] Also, the Cracked article just made me realize that the dude called Vader out in a meeting over his religion. [18:43:27] The way his index finger is bent, he looks less like Power of the Force Grand Moff Tarkin and more like Dying Onstage At Improv Night Grand Moff Tarkin [18:43:31] hahaha [18:43:49] That whole thing is *weird* [18:43:50] That's not Tarkin. [18:43:52] He IS dying. [18:44:08] I meant dying in the 'doing badly in a performance' way. :( [18:44:11] That's the guy Vader choked because he found his lack of faith disturbing. [18:44:20] Grand Moff Tarkin was the hawkish lookin dude that may or may not have outranked Vader if the only movie you ever saw was A New Hope. [18:44:58] Yeah, but he's looks like he's pulling at his collar, less in a 'I'm choking' way and more of a 'They don't like jokes about black people???' way [18:45:20] Oooooh, that' what you meant. [18:45:47] And that whole thing with 'hokey ancient religions' is just weird as fuck considering the, like, seventeen year gap between 3 and 4 [18:46:13] It's like if Germany won World War 2 and then in the 60s people were all like "Maaaaan, jews don't exist, that shit's crazy!" [18:47:19] Hahahah http://j.photos.cx/2008-09-19-beartato-freshbeat-49d.gif [18:47:59] I wish we could get the session to move on. :( [18:48:10] hahahaha [18:50:31] Ray: "Yes, yes I am." [18:50:50] Ray... Smuckles? [18:51:06] The Ghostbuster [18:51:26] We're having roleplay, damnit,. [18:51:56] We'll get to traps and monsters after intelligent moral discussion and character development:P [18:52:04] Well, I'm okay with roleplay [18:52:09] It just seems this is a deadend argument. [18:52:39] ou've got a paladin and an assassin in the same party [18:53:14] I guess. [18:54:06] And not even a paladin of a cool god like Sehaine. Those guys'll do anything. :V [18:54:17] :( [18:54:31] haha [18:54:54] Hey, it's okay not to be cool. I'm just saying that if I had to party with a paladin, it'd probably be Sehaine [18:55:04] (Maybe Lolth if I was feeling saucy. :|) [18:57:01] hahaha [18:57:05] hahaha [18:57:44] Hahahhahahahaha [18:58:00] I just love how Xan probably started a WHOLE NEW argument right after the last one got pseudo-resolved [18:58:14] D: [18:58:31] He's really not trying [18:58:42] After this one, it's going to be all "And while we were travelling, I used your toothbrush. I am sure you did not mind" [18:58:52] "I put it in my bum." [18:58:57] You never mentioned symbiotes before [18:59:05] :V [18:59:08] hahahaah [18:59:21] "Anal hygeine is very important to githyanki. You must understand." [19:00:18] Let's just hope that Xan never breaks off part of one of his weapons and it gets on a redneck serial killer. :| [19:00:49] Hahaha [19:01:00] http://img.waffleimages.com/f17a2dd9f1af88545bd4ae97bab1e80074dba10e/000t5ghx This is actually pretty okay Michael Jackson memorial fanart [19:01:06] It looks a little Beaton-y [19:01:37] http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mq This is pretty good Michael Jackson fanart [19:01:46] Is Xan a -yanki or a -zerai? [19:01:53] zerai [19:02:11] I think I just switched to -yanki cause they're generally the evil ones [19:02:13] http://img.waffleimages.com/84b76e2e183025ffd0902918e59028bbdd249f06/askbeartato-sunishot-6dc.gif This is terrific. [19:03:27] Oh man. I haven't seen this in a while. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcxioU7AMM4 Oh Japan... [19:05:47] hahaha [19:06:03] Man, I just realized I never picked a familair. I'll probably go familiar-less until I decide. :( [19:06:37] You can just take a stopgap familiar and change it when you decide [19:07:07] Did you take the feat for it? [19:07:25] Yeah. [19:07:27] That's true [19:08:16] "I am a cold-blooded killer. It is a fairly lucrative job. And unlike you my violence is not governed by whatever incites my passions moment to moment." He doesn't sound proud? [19:08:48] He didn't say that, [19:08:56] Falcon or Dragonling stands out for me most. Dragonling gives me more health and can be used as a Close attack focus once per encounter. Falcon gives me more Perception and I can measure range from the Falcon once per encounter [19:09:48] I'm paraphrasing, of course [19:10:56] Well, he was more making an observation, not touting his craft [19:11:05] ... I might go Dragonling-equivalent. Range for her attacks just hasn't really meen an issue. [19:11:11] Eve is a lot more dangerous individual to be around [19:11:31] Xan isn't going to kill someone unless he's either threatened or payed to. [19:11:49] That's true. Eve will kill someone that's not threatening her. [19:11:59] Just like Eve, he doesn't kill children. [19:12:02] She'll also do it if they're threatening someone else. [19:12:14] Xan won't. [19:12:26] I don't think that makes you less dangerous [19:12:29] However, he has in order to protect the party. [19:12:30] I think that makes you more. [19:13:00] The majority of people don't go around threatening (in a "going to cause bodily harm" sense, not a verbal threat) other people. [19:13:15] So the majority of people would be in more danger from Xan, if someone hired him to kill them. [19:13:22] Xan is sort of evil in a machiavelian sense [19:13:31] He doesn't work for pennies, [19:13:42] Until today, apparently :V [19:14:53] Well, there was a reason for that, namely him trying to do the right thing, that Eve shot down. [19:15:06] Now if Ghaele starts attacking you, Xan can't assist. [19:15:30] can't or won't [19:15:46] I don't really understand why he still insists on a payment or what moral that upholds [19:15:46] Can't. [19:15:56] All that really makes me think of are Randroids and Scientologists. [19:15:59] Because Ghaele hired him. [19:16:00] Dem: Me neither [19:16:05] Rusty: So what? [19:16:06] I don't understand. [19:16:11] Is he a hired killer or not? [19:16:18] He is. [19:16:21] And you won't. [19:16:28] You can, but you won't break the contract [19:16:39] He has codes that make it to where he can't, dude. [19:16:39] Unless there's some magic to it that will physicall stop you from doing so [19:16:49] You can break your codes [19:16:51] But you won't [19:16:54] In that sense, I'm sure Avon would go off killing babies too. [19:16:59] or could. [19:17:00] Could [19:17:06] Avon certainly could go off killing babies [19:17:08] But he doesn't [19:17:08] Well yeah, then won;t. [19:17:12] Exactly [19:17:19] So you won't help us. [19:17:44] Unless Xan is personally attacked or someone flips him a nickel. [19:18:07] At least he'll help us fight off minions. :( [19:18:13] The best he can do for the group is an extreme discount. [19:18:28] The best he will do for the group is an extreme discount. [19:18:41] That's not good enough for Eve. [19:18:48] Eve wants him to stop being a hired killer. [19:18:50] I know. [19:19:14] He's *trying* [19:19:16] To her, Xan asking for a nickle is like... putting a friend through rehab, and having him beg you to slip him "just one hit to take the edge off" [19:19:27] She got mad [19:19:29] Understandable insight. [19:20:14] More like a friend who's not in rehab asking for methodone, I'd think [19:20:27] And the following moral debate was akin to the junkie friend going "well if you'd get off your goddamn high horse and try this amazing stuff, you'd ask for a hit to" and it's like "goddammit I would NEVER do that to myself!" [19:20:41] Evil is a drug, huh? [19:20:45] Cha: It's still a contract for killing [19:20:52] Xan seems to be addicted to it :V [19:20:57] Well, let it be said that Xan's killed off a lot of morally reprehensible people too [19:21:04] He's somewhat neutral. [19:21:09] Two wrongs don't make a right :V [19:21:19] Yeah, but it's a symbolic contract that doesn't reasonably profit him as opposed to an actual contract for profit [19:21:33] Indeed. [19:22:06] True [19:22:13] But then again, Eve IS a paladin. [19:22:19] :V [19:22:52] He's sort of saying "Look, I'm set in my ways, but I really want to help you guys. If you give me a penny, I'll consider you my employer, which will both prevent me from doing you any harm and assure you that I'll be on your side for the upcoming battle." [19:26:54] How's familiars work again? Move action to move them, minor to swap them from Passive to Active mode? [19:27:26] And I think they can move as you move [19:28:44] * Eilenia nods [19:31:17] 1d20+10 [19:31:17] Xan rolls 1D20+10: 4 +10 = 14 [19:32:06] Is Elena's one trophy a giant penny in a cave? :| [19:32:28] hahahahahaha [19:33:10] It's Brother Eye's spellbook [19:33:35] heh [19:34:50] "By using a move action, you can move your familiar its speed" [19:34:52] That's really ambiguous [19:37:01] you have to use your entire move action up to move the familair [19:37:06] you don't share it [19:37:16] * Eilenia nods [19:37:20] "using a move action" is a very specific thing [19:37:22] Elena's gonna try to fake a Drow shout [19:37:26] It is not "moving your speed" [19:37:51] Because lots of powers and features are usable as your move action in a turn. [19:38:48] Do I need another Bluff check? [19:40:15] I don't think I probably do, but I ask just in case [19:41:22] Looks like he didn't much care for Eve's boasting :( [19:41:26] Oh wait a second [19:41:27] I... dunno. I imagine an eladrin trying to speak in the drow dialect is probably like a guy from the suburbs trying to sound like he's from the hood [19:41:54] Eve knows what the Far Realm is, or at least abberant creatures [19:42:02] * Eve_Kasnora eyes Xan's symbionts [19:42:14] Oh yeah. [19:42:23] I wonder if we'll see any ranged Psionic strikers [19:42:26] hmm? [19:42:27] How attached are you to the idea of not being a parapalegic? [19:42:37] They said there'd be three classes, yeah? Monk, Psion, and One More. [19:42:52] Soulknife? Wilder? I don't really know [19:42:56] I'm hoping not Psychic Warrior [19:42:59] Or maybe it's something new [19:43:00] How'd the far realm come up? [19:43:03] Wilder would make a good ranged striker [19:43:05] What's a psychic warrior? It's really generic [19:43:11] The name, that is [19:43:15] I just realized it was part of Eve's boast [19:43:19] Dem: Yeah. [19:43:37] I hope they come up with another name for psychic warrior if they include it [19:43:44] I'd almost hope the defender is Soul Knife, but I like that class as more of a striker [19:43:58] To be fair, Fighter was hella generic before 4e, and same with every other class that didn't cast spells [19:44:07] I don't think it'll be the soul knife because 4e doesn't list knives as ewapons :( [19:44:08] yeah [19:44:09] True [19:44:10] Still, I like how every 4e class is one-word-named [19:44:13] Fighter got made pretty interesting [19:44:16] Oh, definitely [19:44:29] I like that too [19:44:40] I'm gonna call for init [19:44:44] 1d20+11 Stealth [19:44:44] Xan rolls 1D20+11: 9 +11 = 20 [19:44:51] * Charles nods [19:45:01] 1d20+7 Init [19:45:01] Xan rolls 1D20+7: 18 +7 = 25 [19:45:04] 1d20+4 init [19:45:04] Eve_Kasnora rolls 1D20+4: 15 +4 = 19 [19:45:05] Wait [19:45:11] Does anyone know what level a Ghaele is? [19:45:48] Pretty high. [19:45:54] No idea, but it's probably a homebrew version [19:46:00] Yeah [19:46:02] How do I tag snap to grid on? [19:46:04] 1d20+7 [19:46:04] Eilenia rolls 1D20+7: 4 +7 = 11 [19:46:24] Aw, man. IN retrospect I coul dhave prepared Blastpatches [19:46:30] Oh well. We need to save the cash anyway [19:46:46] I think it's not unreasonable to say that I'm experimenting with the idea of debuting monsters 'early' as solos. [19:46:57] Even if it makes them cooler than their later-level versions [19:47:13] Sort of like how orcs show up at level 4 and end up as minions at 11 [19:47:30] I heard that doesn't really turn out too well if there's too much of a level difference, since the defenses and HP might be too dififcult to punch through [19:47:53] I'm not using that stupid-ass formula [19:48:08] I'm rewriting new monsters as upgraded versions of later monsters [19:48:13] Reenabling snap-to-grid in gt, anyone? [19:48:13] Oh, okay. [19:48:37] I don't know. :/ [19:49:06] Which Gametable are we using? [19:49:23] 71.202.41.240 port 6812 [19:49:53] 1d20+10 [19:49:54] Charles rolls 1D20+10: 9 +10 = 19 [19:49:54] 1d20+10 [19:49:55] Charles rolls 1D20+10: 20 +10 = 30 [19:50:01] If you guys are wondering why I'm putting stuff in channel that the other players can't understand, it's so it'll be preserved for logs [19:50:23] 1d20+2 [19:50:24] Paera rolls 1D20+2: 20 +2 = 22 [19:50:27] Rusty: I think it has something to do with control, shift, and clicking? [19:50:42] hah [19:50:57] Got it [19:51:01] what was it? [19:51:20] Sorry for being slow to roll there, I'm almost out of hard drive space so my computer is getting bitchy and I was trying to burn some stuff off. [19:51:21] Dont know [19:51:59] 1d20+8 [19:51:59] Charles rolls 1D20+8: 18 +8 = 26 [19:52:02] 1d20+8 [19:52:02] Charles rolls 1D20+8: 7 +8 = 15 [19:52:11] 1d20+9 [19:52:12] Charles rolls 1D20+9: 1 +9 = 10 [19:52:30] Alright, here we go... [19:52:35] Damn [19:54:00] Gotta use the can, be right back [19:57:11] myrmidons... [19:57:28] Myrmidons always makes me think of dragons thanks to Breath of Fire III [19:57:49] Myrmidons always makes me think of Naga thanks to Warcraft [20:00:05] 1d20+9 [20:00:05] Charles rolls 1D20+9: 5 +9 = 14 [20:00:15] 2d6+3 [20:00:16] Charles rolls 2D6+3: 6 2 +3 = 11 [20:00:27] 11 damage on Paera [20:00:54] Poor Paera :( [20:01:06] Oh jesus fuck! [20:01:08] KILL THE ONE IN THE DRESS [20:01:11] oh shit, right minions [20:01:13] gah [20:01:23] I just had a heart attack when I alt-tabbed to the gametable [20:01:25] As a reminder, anyone attack me with Ranged powers from more than 5 feet away takes a -5 to the attack roll [20:02:01] I'm going to knock one of the (hopefully) minions out [20:02:19] The rest I'm going to kill cause they're bloody people-hunters and deserve to die. [20:02:42] The living one I'm going to let go so he can tell the Ghaele to come after me. [20:03:04] Moving to the corner, quarrying the screecher, singular shot. [20:03:08] Wow, something positive is actually kinda amushingish. http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp07102009.sht ml [20:03:17] oh wait, nevermind, these things are just fuckin monsters [20:03:22] " and Paera reels" [20:03:23] 1d20+12 [20:03:23] Xan rolls 1D20+12: 19 +12 = 31 [20:03:32] Well, they could be Wave One. [20:03:40] Sort of like hunting dogs [20:03:47] 2d10+10 1d8 [20:03:48] Xan rolls [ 2D10+10: 4 9 +10 = 23 ] [ 1D8: 7 ] = 30 [20:04:05] Yeah, I'm gonna call for a knowledge: nature check so I can feel good about dropping out of game knowledge [20:04:18] 1d20+10 [20:04:18] Eilenia rolls 1D20+10: 7 +10 = 17 [20:04:45] Okay. I'm back. [20:06:31] Eilenia knows that it's pretty standard protocols for nobles on the hunt to use tamed animals to do the work of hunting, at which point the noble will come and actually kill the quarry [20:06:47] * Eilenia nods [20:06:49] Oh, so he's a wuss [20:06:55] :V [20:07:02] Hey, it's not like he's using a helicopter [20:07:04] Well, that was my attack and damage. End turn. [20:07:15] He's not a wuss, he's a hobbyist :V [20:07:51] It's ignoble for a member of the gentry to go out and dirty his hands with work. That's for beasts. And adventurers. :V [20:07:52] heh [20:08:14] I wonder if it was Elena's faux-drow or Eve's shouting that got him out [20:08:20] hahaha [20:08:28] Maybe he thought they were both the same person [20:08:37] heh [20:08:58] "I AM GREAT! I AM AWESOME! I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD AS A TROPHY! ....AND YOUR GODS SUCK!" [20:09:10] (just for good measure) [20:09:33] You're up, Yon [20:10:25] Hey, NOva, what're fairy dragons again? I might use that as Elena's familiar since it's a Dragonling, though my original plan was to have it be a sprite [20:10:41] They were just tiny butterfly-winged dragons [20:10:49] Had a dazing breath weapon or something [20:11:01] I know. I'm thinking. I did just get back from having a gross digestive experience, give me a minute. [20:11:14] Okay [20:11:34] Hahaha http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1508 I love the contact text [20:11:50] Alright, I'm just going to sacred flame...number 2, since it's closest to me. [20:11:56] 1d20+8 [20:11:57] Paera rolls 1D20+8: 14 +8 = 22 [20:13:09] Hits [20:13:49] 1d6+5 [20:13:49] Paera rolls 1D6+5: 1 +5 = 6 [20:14:07] Eve gets 4 temp HP [20:14:07] And, dead [20:14:13] nice [20:14:38] Whoo [20:14:41] okay [20:15:18] moving up and dual striking at each target [20:15:42] that's how the new rule is right? [20:15:47] dual strike is two seperate targets? [20:15:48] Yeah [20:15:52] okay [20:16:03] 1d20+10 Top target [20:16:04] Eve_Kasnora rolls 1D20+10: 19 +10 = 29 [20:16:08] 1d20+9 Top target [20:16:09] Eve_Kasnora rolls 1D20+9: 12 +9 = 21 [20:16:20] er, that second one was supposed to be Bottom Target [20:16:26] I may have to experiment with rolling minion inits in "batches", since it seems like a good compromise between rolling stupid amounts of dice and minion death squads [20:16:27] Hit, miss [20:16:34]