wanderingwolf

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Welcome to RPG. Best of luck with crochet. What did you play the violin for before it was a hobby?

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

@PatientBean It depends on what you want to do. I've seen others ask here then I'll respond here. But either way works to be honest.

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

@Digizel In reference to the Pathbuilder issue, yeah, I've noticed this as an issue, too. I was planning on just having you manage your CS, as you would at the table. I wouldn't be looking over your shoulder to see what your current HP is. I'm not sure if there's a paid setting or something to fix this issue, but to me, it's not that big a deal. I'm not going to police HP. If I know this should have knocked Saur, I'll ask for his HP and we can talk it out there. I don't think we need to worry about cheating or fibbing or anything like that.

Regarding the rolls, I'm happy to have Perception rolled by players.

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

The only takeaway I think I care about besides those two would be future combat retcons and trying to avoid them if possible.

@Digizel

This makes total sense. We're all adults here and presumably understand the consequences of the actions we take in character, but I do want to offer a little leighway in the cases where a player may not fully grasp the implications of the action they're taking. If we were sitting across from each other at the table, I would do the same thing: "Are you sure you want to subject your teammates to splash damage?" I feel like the alternative feels like a "Gotcha" from the DM where I just announce the friendly fire.

As a rule, though, I heartily agree on there being as-little-to-no retcons during combat since we pick up the pace.

Like for instance, how much damage has been clocked on each target that we're aware of, if there are any active conditions in play, whatever damage resistances and immunities we have in play....

@Digizel

These are good notes. I can list how much damage enemies have taken beside their initiative order summary, as well as conditions there (like Saur being Dazzled).

Maybe even a very brief summary of the party's current plan of attack if one has been stated...

@Digizel

Hmm, on this point I'm less convinced. Saur's plan of attack may not be shared between the rest of the group. Reading the replies in this game is the responsibility of every player--it's why we're here! I think maybe we should leave it up to the player to ask in OOC if tactics have been discussed, if they are really pressed for time. Maybe a summary location where strategies have been posited and by whom is a fair compromise.

So I apologize if this has been answered but if I wanted to roll for something like, say, investigating the office, do I put that request in with a roll in the OOC or the IC? Or does it not matter?

@PatientBean

So that is a fantastic question! Blind GM rolls are a common discussion in DnD and P2e. An investigation roll could be a blind GM roll, where I roll for you and tell you what Fleur might find in the area. This concept is predicated on the idea of eliminating metagaming. If you know you rolled a nat 1 for Fleur's Perception check, you may be tempted to try again, or not believe me when I tell you that you don't spot anything out of the ordinary.

This is a good opportunity for us to discuss this here as a group. Do players care to have Blind GM rolls for Perception-based rolls? If everyone would like to roll their own Perception, we can totally do that, and I'll keep an eye on metagaming.

My go-to has been to have Blind GM rolls for Perception, but I still like having the players roll the dice (just not looking at the result, which would be harder on RPG).

As a note, I wouldn't change Blind GM rolls for things like Recall Knowledge where I may need to lie to you depending on your roll ^_^.

@PatientBean As far as Fleur goes for right now, Investigation is a focused activity. You could Search the room with a Perception check (feel free to roll in your post), and when/if you find something of note, then you can Investigate it with another check.

Also, yeah you could totally put that request here in OOC or in IC.

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

Quick pulse check/retro on the first combat:

How does everyone feel about how it went, how fast it went, the kinds of detail I gave in response, did you like having me post images of the battle grid, etc. Any feedback is appreciated to make it better. Rolling damage with attacks is one example of a takeaway. Another would be the 48 hours between turns resulting in a Delay free action, until the end of the next character/enemy's turn.

Anything you would like to see changed?

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

I have struck out the lines referring to the Frost Vial bomb, but left them in for posterity.

The floor goes to the group! What will they do now?

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

@clanjos Sounds good! I'll edit the reaction posts. You didn't mention an action taken instead, so I'll assume Starfinger just held his action.

@Digizel If you do not feel like editing IC, that's fine!

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

Battle Concludes!

The freezing vial had done a number on the Flash Beetle. The initial gust had coated the beetle, freezing parts of its thorax which strained to brighten. Its wings stretched gingerly; its mandibles began rotating in their full motion. The freezing blast from Starfinger's attack were beginning to wear off when Saur approached.

Saur's posture and hushed tones brought the full attention of Flash Beetle to bear on him. As he spoke the words in his Undercommon tongue, the beetle began moving closer to him, slowly at first, as its legs began to shed the freezing temperature. Then, its mandibles began to click and clack with each step. Its wings began to beat and its thorax began to brighten.

When it reached Saur's hand, however, the beetle's movements seemed unsure. It could have been Saur's posture, the tone of his voice, or even the message in his words, but the beetle began to lower its wings to cover that bright thorax. After a moment of indecision, its eyes began to search for the smell of the ichor which gripped it when it took hold and propelled the Flash Beetle to fall into Saur's waiting hands and bathe itself in the sticky ichor.

After a few moments, the beetle seemed to look up at Saur, then scampered out of his reach to join the other beetles busy cleaning themselves of the ichor on the wall behind Teacher Ot's desk.

As the tension drains from the room, the party find themselves taking stock of their surroundings. Teacher Ot’s office is in total disarray. Chairs have been overturned; books, scrolls, and writing implements have been knocked off a cracked walnut desk; and tiny bits of paper float in the puddles along the floor. The glass skylight overhead has been shattered; its jagged fragments litter the damp floor, glittering in the afternoon sunlight. A large glass display case along the left wall has also been smashed open—its contents are now busily cleaning on the back wall.

Storyteller's Aside

What will the party do now?

In summary: Saur pacified Flash2. Battle is concluded.

P2e - Threshold of Knowledge

@Digizel@clanjos@vertigo@rush99999@patientbean

One more note for expediancy in future battles:

Please roll damage on your attack and post it with your Attack roll so that I don't need to wait and see what to deduct from an enemy if you do hit it. It will just make things a bit faster for responses. If you don't hit, no harm, no foul.