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General Ironicus posted:Character Breakdowns: Gibanf and broken links hooray! (new lp looks cool) Please forgive my nitpickery but 
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The sequel to the thread that literally changed my life. I've been waiting for this. The last thread got me interested enough in D&D that I finally joined a group. That group led me to meet the first real friends I've had in years, who've helped me come a long way toward dealing with anxiety issues, and kept me from falling back into depression during a family crisis last year. It's been almost two years now since I last played 4E, and months since we've played ANYTHING due to Circumstances, but every moment hanging out with them is a blast. Oh, and every moment listening to these guys is a blast, too. I have a feeling this year is gonna be incredible. Just like that artwork.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2012 06:44 |
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 Apparently, after all her adventures were done, Miriam wrote down some of the knowledge she accumulated under a mild pseudonym.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2012 06:44 |
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Hey Medibot, if you're not trying to keep it a secret, what exactly did Miriam get chastised by the Church for other than a general lack of proselytising?
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| # ? Feb 23, 2012 07:00 |
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Captain Fargle posted:Hey Medibot, if you're not trying to keep it a secret, what exactly did Miriam get chastised by the Church for other than a general lack of proselytising?
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Captain Fargle posted:Hey Medibot, if you're not trying to keep it a secret, what exactly did Miriam get chastised by the Church for other than a general lack of proselytising? I'm guessing throwing book thieves into portals to hell may have been viewed as a little extremist.
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Daius posted:I'm guessing throwing book thieves into portals to hell may have been viewed as a little extremist. But... but they tore a page. Out of a book. Do you... would you just let them go free?
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| # ? Feb 23, 2012 10:25 |
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You guys mentioned both Gibnaf and Miriam are good at moving enemies around. Having never played 4th edition, anyone want to highlight what's pretty cool about moving enemies around? I understand there's ah...attacks of opportunity(?) when enemies leave melee combat, but I'm guessing there's more to it than that.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2012 11:32 |
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Being able to force enemies towards/away from people is a valuable skill in 4e. The basic moves are things like keeping a ranged enemy close so they're at a disadvantage, or making sure that the right party member is next to them to hit them/far away from them to keep them from being hit. But as well, this can inconvenience enemies when marks come into play, because most marks give a penalty for attacking someone other than whoever marked an enemy. So with a bit of planning and teamwork, a well-oiled party can basically: - force monsters to attack certain targets - while weakening them if they disobey this plan - so that specific party members (ie, defenders or strikers) are always close by to soak up/deal damage - leaving everyone else free to take care of their own roles in the fight without harassment Battlefield control is the core focus of combat in 4e. So of course, being an atrocious DM, a lot of my encounters do little to nothing to force this. I think I'm going to make something for this week's game involving wizards. Wizards are good for this.
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DrakePegasus posted:The sequel to the thread that literally changed my life. I've been waiting for this. Gonna go ahead and emptyquote this because it's basically my situation exactly.
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| # ? Feb 23, 2012 12:05 |
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quote:I am more or less incapable of creating a character in an RPG that isn’t some wacky gimmick, and Miriam is no exception. The D&D pantheon is diverse enough that being a Divine Class of some unusual deity can usually lead to some interesting characters. Thus, the shock trooper librarian is born. MadScientistWorking fucked around with this message at Feb 23, 2012 around 12:25 |
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Wolfshirt, thank you for the recap. Now I don't have to wade through two years' worth of videos. I probably will anyway, but now I don't have to to enjoy the new videos.
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MadScientistWorking posted:The joke is on Medibot because Miriam isn't as gimmicky as he thinks it is. Divine shock trooper librarian got added in to the list of Warpriest builds a few months ago. Months ago, you say? Not two years ago when this thread started? 
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cobalt impurity posted:Months ago, you say? Not two years ago when this thread started? So your syaing its the other way round Miriam inspired it then? 
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I'm stunned. I just listened to people argue about the rental/riding costs implied of a (white?) wight-trampling elephant, who is owned by a a female version of multiple man, while the sneaky bard tries to finagle his way into an ilicit "poker" game with a group of gnolls. Do I have that about right? Also, why not just roll to hit yourself if you need it so badly? Or, ask the caravan leader or one of the guards to do so? E: for clarity? CzarChasm fucked around with this message at Feb 23, 2012 around 22:57 |
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CzarChasm posted:Also, why not just roll to hit yourself if you need it so badly? Or, ask the caravan leader or one of the guards to do so? Its not the hitting its the making her hit and the caravan owner wouldn't take kindly to a psion messing around in his head.
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CzarChasm posted:I'm stunned. I just listened to people argue about the costs implied of a (white?) wight-trampling elephant, who is owned by a a female version of multiple man, while the sneaky bard tries to finagle his way into an ilicit "poker" game with a group of knolls. Do I have that about right? No. It's spelled 'gnoll'. General Ironicus fucked around with this message at Jul 29, 2012 around 17:39 |
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CzarChasm posted:Also, why not just roll to hit yourself if you need it so badly? Or, ask the caravan leader or one of the guards to do so? Rumda posted:So your syaing its the other way round Miriam inspired it then? MadScientistWorking fucked around with this message at Feb 23, 2012 around 23:34 |
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I never stopped believing!Captain Fargle posted:Hey Medibot, if you're not trying to keep it a secret, what exactly did Miriam get chastised by the Church for other than a general lack of proselytising? Probably has something to do with those creatures in that portal back in the first few episodes that she fed the books to. If she becomes a god herself...
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 41-2 Gibnaf's crowning gloryThis one is a favorite of mine for obvious reasons, I hope you like it. Bonus podcast coming shortly I am told.
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General Ironicus posted:Bonus podcast coming shortly I am told. Tomorrow. "Cleaning up 150gb of video and making room on the hard drive" takes precedence over "levelling up podcast".
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100 HOGS AGREE posted:Maybe put the podcast on itunes or something? sentrygun posted:I would definitely love an RSS feed for these that I can toss in with other podcasts I listen to. Guess what: thanks to Plaz's prodding this is coming (for the mp3s, I have yet to figure out how to make a Blip RSS, sadly).
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Syrg Sapphire posted:I have yet to figure out how to make a Blip RSS, sadly
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Well that makes it simple! Alright, cool, by next week everything oughta be all RSSy.
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I love the accent for Misterelle, Syrg. You guys always find new ways to make every episode great.
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The trio trying to 'play the elephant' and people insisting something exploded reminded me of this Kamer Rider clip whose context I still don't understand. drat it, Miriam, what exploded? And heaven help the party if Joey wakes up and sees genies.
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I'm less than five minutes in and I'm already laughing my rear end off at Boston Accent Misterelle.
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Cornwind Evil posted:this Kamer Rider clip whose context I still don't understand. Kamen Rider Decade is a show where the main character goes into the worlds of other Kamen Riders. The show mainly focuses on the Heisei era rider shows that started in 2000, with Decade being the 10th one, hence the name. It also included other shows, such as Kamen Rider Black, Kamen Rider Amazon, and the current Super Sentai show, Shinkenger. Every world is an alternate universe of the show it came from, allowing them to make things a bit different than their actual shows so people new to them aren't lost. The scene in question is when Decade goes into the world of Kamen Rider Hibiki. In Hibiki, the main characters would defeat their enemies with musical instruments; Hibiki himself used taiko drumming, Ibuki used a trumpet, and Zanki and Todoroki used guitars. Decade essentially is using Hibiki's powers to drum, and the others are participating. It's a shame that Hibki turned to poo poo halfway through, it was a decent show otherwise.
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I feel there's not enough attention being paid to the fact that Kod has solved gambling, but Misterelle's accent is definitely amazing. Plus Gibnaf's antics throughout. Really, the entire episode is pretty great.
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I can understand the reason for dropping Kensington (having roleplayed him into a corner and all) but I'll still miss him. He was possibly my favorite of the original party. I'm sure Kod will grow on me though.
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Frocobo posted:I can understand the reason for dropping Kensington (having roleplayed him into a corner and all) but I'll still miss him. He was possibly my favorite of the original party. I'm sure Kod will grow on me though. he definitely grew on me, meaning my playing of him is far less stilted and boring up here at level 12. even if not, though, uh, let's say it's a win-win situation for plaz character enjoyment.
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I think the best part is the way Algernon and Kod are sorta slipping into parental roles for Gibnaf. Please tell me you guys play that up in future.
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Captain Fargle posted:I think the best part is the way Algernon and Kod are sorta slipping into parental roles for Gibnaf. Please tell me you guys play that up in future. Al's always been like that for just about the whole party. That's pretty much been how every conversation with Joey has been. Al is great that way.
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So in the last thread I tried running this briefly and things went a little awry, but I think I've worked out the hitches. There Will Be Pick-Up Games Specifically, I'm going to randomly announce times and number of players. The LP crew will not be hearing about them ahead of time either, they're gonna have to scrabble into these just like y'all. It'll be a random system (so not even a guarantee that it's D&D, much less 4th edition) and I'll be giving you premade sheets* to work with for speed's sake, as well as a "what do I need to know?" cheat sheet about the system in question. Personality will be up to you, the player. I have a lot of books around here, and I assumed I'd do some one-offs for people during the hiatus, but nobody ever really wanted to in large enough numbers to justify it. NOW WE WILL. Let's put the "us" back in "let us play" and get crazy with it. Also since I recall a lot of Euro viewers last time I'll try and do some stuff your time zone can work with. Y'all are cool by me. * Depending on system I may poll people as to what they want to be and make you something quick. Depends on ease of use.
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Seer235 posted:Al's always been like that for just about the whole party. That's pretty much been how every conversation with Joey has been. Al is great that way. Yeah, we spend several posts talking about how Al is the perfect straight man/voice of reason for the party, and then the next video manages to illustrate it absolutely perfectly.
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Syrg Sapphire posted:So in the last thread I tried running this briefly and things went a little awry, but I think I've worked out the hitches. Very interesting! I don't know if I'd be up for it considering I'm the most unimaginative person in the world, so my roleplaying would be farts, but I definitely want to see this happening. Just to make sure, you'll only include in your list of players people who say "Hey, I'm up for it.", right?
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Raruna posted:Just to make sure, you'll only include in your list of players people who say "Hey, I'm up for it.", right? Yeah, any of these sessions is going to go like this: I make a post announcing "Game upcoming at (time/date), gonna need (playercount) (any additional information)". Might name what system it is, might not. First X people to get to me after that post asking to play, be it in PM, IM, tweets, or this thread, get picked for the game when it comes up and I'll get them the necessary info/answer questions before the game itself. They're all going to be one-offs, not full campaigns, but I don't deny I may reuse a system or two depending on entertainment value. Also you should be warned I'm planning to record these as podcasts minimum (since some systems won't really have a "tabletop" to work with) for later posting. I kinda thought that was implied, but don't want to blindside anyone with that fact later. Syrg Sapphire fucked around with this message at Feb 25, 2012 around 06:21 |
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Sounds like a fun idea.
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Is there a required program for participating? I'm curious what you guys use as a medium anyway; Skype plug-ins, openrpg? For the most part it looks stable and useful.
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Sounds fun, I'm always up for some one-shots. And to try out new systems as well. I'll probably try to throw my hat in when I can... and hopefully make up for the sub-par performance I gave last time.
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