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[Samthere]

Would be helpful, and I shouldn't need more than a few. I only used two ranged attacks that encounter, and those were when the things were fleeing. I didn't even need to attack them, since they were, well, running. We could have let them get away.

Well, one of them was 'running', but the DM said it was just gonna rush in and get you from a better angle

[RandomNumberGenerator]

Would be helpful, and I shouldn't need more than a few. I only used two ranged attacks that encounter, and those were when the things were fleeing. I didn't even need to attack them, since they were, well, running. We could have let them get away.

Well, one of them was 'running', but the DM said it was just gonna rush in and get you from a better angle

Oh. I missed that part.

[Virex]

He told us after we slew it, so you're excused.

[Cerej]

Heh.  I'm glad I asked you what you guys were planning on doing.  Autopsy reports usually aren't the sort of thing a DM has to prepare.  Next session should probably have a little more structure to the exploration (which I'll completely steal from Gabe's D&D notes on Penny Arcade).  And if you guys can remind me once everyone shows up I'll take the time to explain the drama cards and how I'll be using them.

[RandomNumberGenerator]

Heh.  I'm glad I asked you what you guys were planning on doing.  Autopsy reports usually aren't the sort of thing a DM has to prepare.  Next session should probably have a little more structure to the exploration (which I'll completely steal from Gabe's D&D notes on Penny Arcade).  And if you guys can remind me once everyone shows up I'll take the time to explain the drama cards and how I'll be using them.

Yeah, those drama cards were... well I wouldn't say confusing, since we never used them, but they certainly were a mystery that I kept thinking about

What do you think about improvised javelins though? Could they use my STR modifier, or would they still be DEX?

[Cerej]

I think I'm going to say no to that, largely because you've got party members who are willing to loan you some gold for real javelins.

And for the record, thrown weapons don't break, and if they've got a magic enhancement they automatically return.

[Samthere]

Maybe I was just remembering the dagger's from the bracers of infinite blades, or ammo.
And yeah, you can do awesome stunts with a close or area weapon attack with a magical ranged weapon

[IronyOwl]

And yeah, you can do awesome stunts with a close or area weapon attack with a magical ranged weapon

What do you get when you cross a dagger with a bouncy ball? FUN!

[RandomNumberGenerator]

And yeah, you can do awesome stunts with a close or area weapon attack with a magical ranged weapon

What do you get when you cross a dagger with a bouncy ball? FUN!

*Reminisces about OotS*

Anything like a Symbol of Insanity or a Symbol of Death in 4e? If so, you could inscribe one of those on a bouncy ball...

[Fortis]

Hey, I missed how much experience we got for killing all the feeder vines. Could someone fill me in?

[RandomNumberGenerator]

Hey, I missed how much experience we got for killing all the feeder vines. Could someone fill me in?

I don't think Cerej told us how much we got.

[Cerej]

I've got good news, bad news, good news again, and then ugly news.

Good news first.  You earned another 100 experience each from the fight with the vines, 25 each for finding and clearing the abandoned house, and 25 each for finding and exploring the tower.  So with the 150 experience from this session and the 100 from last, you're 25% of the way to level 2.
Bad news, you're only 25% of the way to level 2, and I don't expect things to speed up until then.  I predict you'll hit level 2 in another four or six sessions, depending on if there are any sessions where we manage two combat encounters.  It'll give you plenty of time to get used to the basics of your class in combat, though.  And I will be sticking to the official rules regarding levels until...
Good news, once you hit level 2 I'll be accelerating the process.  I can't give you an exact estimate of how much as I won't be directly tracking experience.  But in practice you'll advance somewhere between double and quadruple rate.  That may seem fast, but I have my reasons.  Namely, the ugly math behind leveling. 

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

4E plans for 8 or 9 encounters every level, with the balance of experience made up through quest rewards.  At 48 activations per encounter (a low estimate) and 30 seconds per activation (what I can manage with macros and voice chat) it'd still take me, playing all critters and PCs, 3 hours and 12 minutes rolling dice (and nothing else) to level up.

My hope is that eventually we'll get down to 60 seconds per activation, which balloons the time in combat to a little under six and a half hours per level, with low estimates and standard rules.  There just isn't enough difference between two levels to justify that much time crunching the same numbers.

But now the ugly news, we've got (for this week, anyway) a scheduling crisis.  I've been scheduled for work this coming Thursday (3rd of June), right at the time we're scheduled to be done.  Which is actually more like the middle of our session.  (Should I apologize we keep running over?)

So the way I see it we have a few options.

• We play at our normal time, but on Tuesday or Wednesday.  I prefer this option because it works with my schedule the best, but I'm aware that you may be busy.
• We play on Thursday, but we start an hour or two earlier.  It doesn't work as well for me, but I could make this if it's easier for you.
• We play as normal on Thursday, I make certain my assistant doesn't sleep through the session, and when I have to go he picks things up.  This inconveniences the players the least.  For me it means organizing my notes for someone who doesn't mostly remember what they say, and then getting detailed notes of my assistant's improvisations while he's running the session.

[Fortis]

I cannot be present on Tuesday. I have a summer class that occupies that day. Other than that, I'm fine with any of the other options.

[Samthere]

I have exams every day, finishing on Thursday, so Thursday is the best day, but I my exams go until around 5pm GMT so I can't start earlier than 6 (which is only an hour before our scheduled time). If it's the only option, I'll be able to do Wednesday, I suppose.

[Pillow_Killer]

Wensday sounds fine, sure.