#QOTD DND - Group 3 Discussion Chamber
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<@&1227805575765561385> @dusty oak just pinging every team leader and getting them to join this forum if it doesnt auto add you this is where your team will be communicating for both character creation and choosing your actions and stuff during the event
@split surge @weary terrace @molten jetty @hollow sand @quiet moth @grand spindle @hot niche my psionic warriors
howdy
sorry for the ping but just wanted to make sure you're all in here
no worries
im in class rn but feel free to start discussing character ideas
Oh we make characters here?
i mean half of us probably wont be here this is the aussie group
timezones bitches
basically we are little homunculi controlling one character
but we need to decide on who we are controlling
true enough, managing this will be interesting
Finally, I can be a left arm /j
yeah, i can see why-
we are the voices inside each of these character's heads whispering sweet nothings into them
i love schizophrenia
hooray!!!
we are the schizos of the world
Hola
Are we allowed to read the other groups?
I'm gonna read all the other groups
yes you can read and join the other groups chats obviously just dont flood
yeah all the aussies together means that only one group will have major time zone issues with that and miljk and/or mayo wanted to be togehter anyway and wholepunch wanted merchant

interested to see how you make this character into a crypto scam
personally i have only two goals
You guys fw Doopees?
as for character's design, i will start working on it once i'm done with my homework!!
dont forget juan you all gotta agree on it
first we should come up with a race and class yea
I vote this our character
holy shit tabaxi bard
right!
Think about it
We're a smooth talker
And what will get people to lower prices more than a cute cat
look i was intending to be a human artificer that shoots people but catboy bard is really funny
Yesss 🔥 🙏
fun fact junkies test character was a catboy bard which im not gonna lie isnt too surprising

tabaxi bard is just like mechanically viable too
dex bonus works really well with bards
How about we differentiate things by being a catgirl bard?
non binary cat bard is also on the table
bars 🔥 🔥 🔥
catboy bard.... check.
or catgirl or catnb
gender is up in the air for the moment but i think tabaxi bard is the popular choice atm
My vote is catgirl
This is us
Please
That being said Juan, probs not best to start drawing since like over half the group hasn't commented on the thing yet
It's just been me and rbowdash mad shilling cats
yes this is true
fair enough-
Do we name our fella?
yes we should do that at some point
true, true
i usually try to solidify the concept first before naming them but we can do whatever people like best
Yea I fully get that
i do the same thing when making a character actually-
Just was making sure the elements we need to create
tbh
im also thinking tabaxi
or like tiefling but i think tabaxi would be better for a merchant
tiefling is pretty on the nose for a merchant but it could work
tabaxi is just like objectively funny though
i was thinking that like charisma would probably be like
a good stat to pump but
tabaxi is funnier
yea yea that makes sense
tabaxi gets +1 to any 3 stats so we can make sure one of those stats is charisma
ok also i know bard makes the most sense for merchant but counterpoint
rogue would be really really funny
rogue is also funny
we are a merchant that just steals everyone elses shit
i just went with bard bc miljk posted that dancing cat gif
plus the proficiencies would be really good for us
sounds like a fun idea to explore, ngl
heads up for stats we will be using standard array 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8
/j
plus it allows for the saving throws to be on stats wed want anyway (int/dex)
int is pretty rare saving throw wise
but its funny
dex is good though
hell yeah
yeah having the catboy/girl/nb would be really funny, especially if just the entire party just ends up being cats
true tho-
yea i think both are good choices
we do need to come down on one option or the other at some point
bard has better throws but i just like the idea of rogue better for being a merchant
but we should probably wait until everyone responds for the full idea
yea i don't think we need to overoptimize, tabaxi bard/rogue are both pretty viable so it's just down to what people like best
but yea wholepunch mayo techno and ball haven't spoken yet so we should wait for them
that's what i'm planning to do
i love being in debt
Just out of curiousity. I know myself, Mayo & WP are Australian, but what are like the timezones for the others.
oh right, forgot polls were a thing
Is it primarily just Americans
i am central time (american)
miljk what AU timezone you got btw?
Western Australian
for me it's european timezone
oh we got like the widest timezone spread we could dont we
It is currently 2 min from 1 AM
cuz im EST
it is about to be 12pm for me 
I should probably sleep I have uni tmrw
1pm for me
yea I'm probably going to Crash, hope everything else goes well 🙏
sleep well miljk
im cool with being a bard
since teams are like almost 100% locked in unless something happens like someone pulls out ima ping every team member in each of their forum chats now just so they get a notification/know where to discuss stuff
@dusty oak @split surge @weary terrace @hollow sand @quiet moth @molten jetty @grand spindle @hot niche you guys are Group 3 - Merchant (though if more people signup you could get some more members just before the event begins!)
This forum is for discussing what actions you want to take during the campaign and working as a team effectively instead of everyone yelling over eachother in #event-discussion, additionally it will also be where you all will decide together on creating your character, you guys can start throwing out ideas now if you want to!
You are also free to read and join other groups discussions if you wish, i'll also give you all the <@&1227805575765561385> role now
also character creation i will spend however long it takes (probably a day) with each group going over your ideas and filling in blanks and stuff so dont worry every group will have guidance when we do that
alright
funny you said this here...
Ooh we got another tabaxi here
ok now we're waiting for techno and wholepunch but i think we already have 3? for rogue so chances are that's how we're rolling
i'll make a poll later tonight probably for subclass selection and such
i fear you're being outvoted on that front wholepunch
RRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
ok we are not counting nmacs vote for the record
Does that mean thief wins or nah?
Well there's 8 people in our group, so 1 more for thief and we got our majority
i would like to appeal to the people’s mechanical sensibilities and suggest that thief is not particularly useful for tabaxi since we get free climbing ability from that
eddie guerrero type character
so one more for thief and we are a thief then
also why is nmac here
polls are gonna streamline decision making I feel
i thought they were a different group
because we can be
you can hop around yes
force wholepunch to play a catboy
slinking around like the true catboy we are
can we be a catcat?
we are a cat
i think catgirl/boy misrepresents the race bc we are literally a cat
like the common tabaxi
oh shit thats cool as hell
gender is a social construct anyway
perfect theivery material
the only thing that's real is the feeling of 5000 gold pieces in our paws

So thief it is
Crime, baby.
[I turn into dust and disappear into the aether, never to be seen around these parts again]
damn
i wanna live out my dreams of being a girlboss
Glad to have Mayo on my side 🫡
yeah just dont be tabaxi easy solution
im afraid that’s non-negotiable /lh
why are yall forcing wholepunch to be a catthing
democracy
i'm just watching all of this like
dani i would like to use my administrative powers to switch to a team with traditional conservative values
i don't think you're actually finding traditional conservative values
someone is trans, someone is a lesbian, there's another cat running around
actually this should be called a republic not a democracy
no it's a democracy, wholepunch is literally just outvoted
actually wait its neither
ghere are no elected representatives
hm wait
its a direct democracy. i see
yeah its a democracy thats not going the way i want it to therefore it is not a democracy
democracy is being threatened guys
i love threats
Democracy is where majority vote rules
You're a sheep in a pack of wolves
and they're voting on what to eat
ok chat, i don't think ball is going to make it and even if he did, i have tie-breaking powers so we are probably going to be a girl but as a compromise i would like to offer they/she pronouns
how do people feel about this
Sounds good to me
ok yea so im cool with anything but common tabaxi name scheme is something like "[noun] in/on/of/etc the [noun]"
so i have in the past played with tabaxi named blood in the water and bright lights in the fog
so that is a direction we can take but again anything is fine
we can be named doopees time for example if that strongly appeals to anyone
king for the day (/j)
LMAO
i don't think we're that fast
oh but that's a funny one, speed of the sound
yea name is a good direction to go here bc once we figure that out, we can tailor the character to match it
Junix the Jammer
what is a junix
A syndicate of Junes (im trying to make cool names
)
Taxi The Tabaxi
Daughter of Darkness 👍
The Mother of Virtues
The Anatomy of Addiction
Torch of the Mystics
Sounds of the Satellites
TORCH OF THE MYSTICS 🔥 🔥 🔥
SOUNDS OF THE SATELLITES 🔥 🔥 🔥
i think that last one is my fav rn
absolute cinema
no i know, i listened to sounds of the satellites too
that's why it's cinema
you also gave me torch of the mystics for my list this year
ooo yea I did
Sorry for that 🙏
Torch of the Mystics is my personal fav, but any of the 3 would be cool
oh boy
yea im fine with any of them, sounds of the satellites is pretty raw as a tabaxi name though
Wow, Timezones have really fucked us over
thing id like to point out is
while Sounds of the Satellites is my favorite
Satellites probably wouldnt be a thing
satellite is actually just a term for any extraplanetary object
so the moon for example is a satellite
also wouldnt that just mean the other characters call them "sounds"
Satellite -> Stelle
but yeah im down with Sounds of the Satellites (Stelle) if everyone else is [or has any other ideas]
plus i like the album too so that helps
i would like to get another person's input here just so we have a technical supermajority of discussion but if we're locking down with sounds of the satellites, i can probably just speedrun minor character details and such
<@&1227805575765561385>
We gotta discuss the other details, we're falling behind!
So far the #1 idea for the name is Sounds of the Satellites (Stelle) is that cool with ya'll???
Feel free to send any other ideas for stuff like appearance and clothes
and also like... what cat we wanna be based on probably
first cat in space (felicette) was apparently a tuxedo cat so black and white is an option for fur color
i do like me a black cat
and itd probably make sense with the whole... yknow... thief thing
True!
we have the power to be Uni
WHERE AM I
haven't played dnd before, since we're tabaxi and the merchant we get 3 proficiencies already right?
Keen to be uni
hell yeah!
also i may have developed an idea for Stelle in clothes: she would be one of those bandana pirates.
big boobs 💀
yes we get persuasion perception and stealth and we get 4 more proficiencies from rogue
this is a cute idea, i like it
ok looking at equipment and proficiencies, i think this is an acceptable loadout:
Skills: Persuasion, Perception, Stealth (Expertise), Sleight of Hand (Expertise), Acrobatics, Insight, Deception
Equipment: Rapier, Shortbow + Quiver of 20 Arrows, Burglar's Pack, Leather Armor, Thieves' Tools, 2 Daggers
Ability Scores: Str: 8, Dex: 15 + 1, Con: 12, Int: 10 + 1, Wis: 13 + 1, Cha: 14
reasoning is that stealth and sleight of hand will be foremost for us as a thief so maximizing proficiency there is optimal
other skills are fitting for a merchant, makes us a bit of a social interaction character
ability scores are kinda just what seems reasonable, since our hitpoints are set, bumping con isn't super important but i still want to make sure we have a positive modifier on it bc i have to satisfy the 5e player in me
<@&1227805575765561385> yea lmk what yall think, if people are happy with this, we've basically nailed down all the mechanical stuff + a majority of the appearance stuff
then the only thing that's left is fleshing out the backstory
Your guys backstory is basically shady merchant backfires by making every wrong economic decision possible leading to a massive debt just as a baseline so you guys know
90% of gamblers quit before they hit the jackpot
ok so to recap
Character Name - Sounds of the Satellites (Stelle)
Class - Rogue
Details for Class (Subclass, Fighting Style, Etc) - Thief
Equipment (Based on Class Starting Equipment) - Burglar's Pack, Thieves' Tools, Rapier, Shortbow + Quiver of 20 Arrows, Leather Armor, 2 Daggers
Clothes - Light, easy-to-move in clothing, bandana on head
Race - Tabaxi
Stat Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8) - 8 STR, 16 DEX (15 + 1), 12 CON, 11 INT (10 + 1), 14 WIS (13 + 1), 14 CHA
Gender - Female
Age - 24
Height and Weight (sorta optional dw too much) - Small and light
Faith - Pastafarian?
Eye Colour - Yellow
Skin/Fur/Etc Colour - Black and White
Other Physical Details (Scars, Missing Limbs, Etc) - Very flexible, able to dislocate our joints?
Minor Backstory Details (Basically this section is for any notes you'd like to add about your character ontop of your already decided backstory/background) - Fell for shady investments, wised up on it now, but not before getting deeply in debt
question marks is stuff we haven't discussed yet
Faith: pastafarian
I feel like for physical details, she should be kinda flexible and slinky
Malleable, even
can we be pastafarian in this setting??
I think there is a list somewhere in the qotd dnd doc
i agree, she should also be super tiny to abuse some rogue features
i mean more, can we be the equivalent of pastafarianism in this setting though that admittedly seems unviable since the gods are real
I am going to not be the fun police, since that sounds dope as fuck
@peak blade as a great and renown theologen, does the flying spaghetti monster exist in the world of dnd
no not in the realm of quithean but you can always have your religion be purely spiritual/not aligned to any god and just tell people you believe in pastafarianism 
ok i will put down “pastafarian?” for now
ok what clothes do we want and how old are we
Do tabaxi's have like the lifespans of humans or cats?
Do they fully mature at 25 and live till 80 or do they fully mature at 1 and live till 15
the former, their lifespan is equivalent to humans
The scenario they're just fits this age range better. Sort of naive and over their head, they lack a lot of experience within the world of bussiness, but they're young age works well in charming people.
hmmm
Student loans
LMAO
As a college student, can confirm
we have decent wisdom now so we can play that as us losing our naivete and being more aware of common business trickery now
👍 I like that
Yeah we finally got some actual experience under our belt
What's the name of that one psychological effect where people think they know everything but in reality they don't at all
Dunning–Kruger effect
idk you saying this just reminded me of this
oh yes dunning-kruger
that is very fitting actually
ok i think our last thing is clothing
Juan had an idea for that I think
tbh idfk what clothing a tabaxi would wear theyre a fuckin cat
but like probably something easily movable
cuz yknow, jumpin around and such
true, maybe like a tank top and shorts then? idk im kinda thinking like light climbing clothes kinda vibe
yeah, i did
Found the perfect voice for your character
https://youtu.be/oHggTNcsUO0?si=YToIzpeuO7Xxi2G0
Seems fitting!
Character Name - Sounds of the Satellites (Stelle)
Class - Rogue
Details for Class (Subclass, Fighting Style, Etc) - Thief
Equipment (Based on Class Starting Equipment) - Burglar's Pack, Thieves' Tools, Rapier, Shortbow + Quiver of 20 Arrows, Leather Armor, 2 Daggers
Clothes - Light, easy-to-move in clothing, bandana on head
Race - Tabaxi
Stat Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8) - 8 STR, 16 DEX (15 + 1), 12 CON, 11 INT (10 + 1), 14 WIS (13 + 1), 14 CHA
Gender - Female
Age - 24
Height and Weight (sorta optional dw too much) - Small and light
Faith - Non-aligned (we are Pastafarian)
Eye Colour - Yellow
Skin/Fur/Etc Colour - Black and White
Other Physical Details (Scars, Missing Limbs, Etc) - Very flexible, able to dislocate our joints
Minor Backstory Details (Basically this section is for any notes you'd like to add about your character ontop of your already decided backstory/background) - Fell for shady investments, wised up on it now, but not before getting deeply in debt
<@&1227805575765561385> i think we're basically done but if anyone has any complaints here, speak now or forever hold your peace
if you could could u do a poll like seeing if the group is ok for me using these details to fill out the thing when i come around to you guys
then we finish whatevers missing
i think college debt was a bit of a joke since the dunning kruger discussion was more about wising up to scams and such
anyhow let me get the poll up
@peak blade we have a supermajority of support
👍 will add details you wrote when its your turn
alright probably tomorrow ill get to you guys!
alr writing your guys thing out soon just gotta make dinner
i lied i got caught up in something doing it now
<@&1227805575765561385> @dusty oak @split surge @weary terrace @hollow sand @molten jetty @grand spindle @hot niche hey guys, its time to make your character! I will fill in the details you guys already decided on but there will be a little bit more stuff too for you guys to decide on together!
The Merchant is a character who started in the grand city of Site Alpha, the heart of the Royal Dusker Company. Your life up to this point has been paid for by various company folk, working as a merchant underneath the Royal Dusker Company you have had your life figured out since day one, make enough money to go off on your own and live a luxurious life retired in the heart of Site Alpha. However, to make ends meet to not just be well off, but thriving, you've had to do a shady deal here or there, thats when your latest scheme came into existence.
You took out a massive loan from the Royal Dusker Bank, aiming to double your profits by moving crates of weaponry into the pirate city of Anniera, likely to be used against the Company themselves in pirate attacks. However your scheme was found out and you lost all your money, the weapons, and have had your reputation completely destroyed. Years on the sea trading goods and trying to get enough money to repay your debt, which you believe to be before-interest 5000 gold pieces, has eventually landed you on this ship moving some harmless Firebombs into the Republic of Panova, however the situation is about to change...
Here is a checklist of stuff for you guys to go over/decide as a team (you can always add stuff to this if it isnt here):
Character Name - Sounds of the Satellites (Stelle)
Class - Rogue
Details for Class (Subclass, Fighting Style, Etc) - Thief
Proficiencies - Persuasion, Perception, Stealth (Expertise), Sleight of Hand (Expertise), Acrobatics, Insight, Deception
Spells (If Required) - N/A
Equipment (Based on Class Starting Equipment) - Rapier, Shortbow and Quiver of 20 Arrows, Burglar's Pack, Leather Armor, 2 Daggers, Thieves Tools
Clothes - Light clothing, bandana on head
Race - Tabaxi
Stat Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8) (This includes any stat buffs you get from your Race) - 8 STR, 16 DEX (15 + 1), 12 CON, 11 INT (10 + 1), 14 WIS (13 + 1), 14 CHA
Gender - Female
Age - 24
Height and Weight (sorta optional dw too much) - Small/short, light
Faith - Spiritually non-aligned
Eye Colour - Yellow
Hair Colour/Style - N/A
Skin/Fur/Etc Colour - Black and White
Other Physical Details (Scars, Missing Limbs, Etc) - Very flexible, able to dislocate joints
Minor Backstory Details (Basically this section is for any notes you'd like to add about your character ontop of your already decided backstory/background) -
I'll edit this and add details as you guys decide stuff just please ping me whenever you decide on something
literally just your proficiencies i believe
whoops
hold on we agreed on this earlier i think
Skills: Persuasion, Perception, Stealth (Expertise), Sleight of Hand (Expertise), Acrobatics, Insight, Deception
wow we’re an arms merchant 💀
i mean if you have to specialize in selling one body part...
Did we end up agreeing on the dunning kruger backstory?
jesus you guys are already done
character sheet later tonight once i do some uni work
also this is sorta already your backstory like you dont need to add it as an extra detail, you guys fucked up and took a deal you thought you'd get away with but you werent skilled enough to hide it
can we play it as we thought someone would cover for us but they actually sold us out and we didn't realize they were sketchy as hell until after?
yes
ok dunning kruger is back on the table
don't worry, it's actually two people
get them OFF MY FUCKING TABLE
wore myself out doing stuff today but ill make your character sheet tomorrow guys 👍
please get some sleep 😭
Dang, two cats on our ship? Gonna get a lot of fur on the deck
True
We might need some brushes on deck
that's gotta be racially motivated
campaign hasnt even started and we're already committing microaggressions
What's so dangerous about cat fur?
im allergic (irl)
No I get it I have a cat at home
Although she doesn't shed as much as she used to
not exactly what i'm referring to
Maybe the boat is partially mechanical and could gum up the works?
True
Look, I’ll be frank, I was just looking for an excuse to post a line here so this forum shows in my feed.
The captain isn’t racist against cats.
I think that's common sense.
As one of the cats I would hope my boss isn't
Not necessarily. Racism is practically a way of life in high fantasy settings.
And in reality, but let’s ignore that for now.
I mean, there’s the infamous rivalry between Dwarves and Elves as in LotR.
Who's the other cat
@unique turret you'll be hearing from our lawyers
character sheet almost done
mhm
<@&1227805575765561385> you guys are ready for the campaign!
Lovelyu
almost as good as Group 7 - Meth Addict
what the flip
They joined the crew thinking they they'll find a treasure chest full of crystals. And not the jewel kind.
wow this is a lot of stats

I fucking love playing Do Not Disturb
omg hi mayo
hello i do in fact remember this exists 
don't worry, you have 5 more days until you're legally obligated to remember again
ok! amnesia time :))
woe, brick be upon thee
1 day until dnd time!!!! hype!!!!!
hype\
i support
If Wholpeunch and Mayo support, that's a majority
We don't even need to ask the Americans

i expect almost everyones first prompt to be opening the door and/or breaking the door down
mainly put everyone infront of an unopened door to use the first prompt as a settling in to how submitting will work
detonate the firebombs
glorious self immolation in the purpose of escaping eternal servitude to the debt
ok fr tho we should probs decide what we're gonna do about this door
also wholepunch left the campaign he didnt wanna be a catgirl 
coward.
What a loser
a true scammer would smash down the door even if it opens normally to claim insurance money
I like Dani's thinking
ok so we just dont want the bombs to get wet
so can we just balance them on our head or something and then get the door open?
i roll to put bomb on high shelf pls :))
the bombs are in the bottom of the ship
The bombs are in our rooms yea?
nvm lolol
ah sweet so we dont have to stress about them
im sure the bottom of the ship is perfectly fine
so all that matters is opening the door and getting there asap
Some are still safe
those are floor rugs
Oh 😭
they're just the boxes in general down in the bottom of the ship
bc if the door isnt jammed it only takes a bonus action, and then we just use our actual action to get over there asap
you dont know which ones since ur not down there but you could identify them easily
we are struggling with being good terrorists
There was no monkey race
we could not in fact go to the moon
but yeh i reckon easiest thing for us to do is this, esp since technically our chara doesn't actually know whats behind the door
how good are catgirls at swimming?
I mean we're cats
Ok, I've got an important essay to finish off, so I'm probably gonna dip soon, but I like Mayo's thinking
Actually whilst I'm here, Mayo you still up for Friday night?
yeh i was just about to dm you give me a sec
💪
also guys we’re a rogue with thieves tools, we can probably lock pick the door as a bonus action since we’re a thief
im still a little sleepy so i may be misunderstanding but we just need to get through the door and grab the boxes?
yeh true
so smth like use the bonus action first and leave the door, then use our action to get below deck asap
oh we’re not below deck already
yikes ok yea i think ba lock pick and action dash probably gets us below deck fast
we could also action lock pick and ba dash, i think those have the same outcome anyways
eat the door
i don't think we can do it fast enough
this fucking sucks
(bonus action, check if doors unlocked, action: open the door/use the tools if needed)
i wrote that backwards bonus goes second you get the idea
i don't think checking if a door is unlocked will take a whole ba
but yea we can probably check if the door is unlocked first, if it is, we use ba and action to dash
otherwise we have to use one of ba or action to lock pick, and then the other to dash
open the door, get on the floor, walk the dinosaur
hi
hi
miljk do you agree with this plan of action
wait @peak blade does checking if the door is unlocked cost an action/ba
either or, its an object interaction
if you are specifically checking if its unlocked id say bonus action
rather than just going to open it straight away
hmmm so if we just move to open it and it turns out it's locked, would we just lose our action
Isnt the safest bet going like:
B.a: use tools on door if its locked to open it, otherwise just open the door
A: dash below deck
Like as long as our bonus action is "get door open" we should be fine since we have proficiency w/ da tools
ideally we would do that but ig we can't know if the door is locked or not without a ba
there is also the silly fun possibility that the door is blocked by non-lock means i.e. there's something in front of it which ig screws us over either way
so what we could do since we have to use a ba is just lock pick the door, if it's unlocked already, it's fine but if it's locked, we then unlock it
and then yeah dash and movement to get belowdeck
yeh thats our best case
worst case we just make our action next turn "break down that fucking door like its the gate of hell"
i think we're all mostly agreed on that? but i'll hold out for another 2ish hours just in case anyone else (@split surge @hot niche @grand spindle) has any thoughts
we have -1 strength
Yes
:(
idk what to tell you man, you signed off on it too
alright locked our action in
thx :))
i have done something horrible
is that fucking honkai
she's literally us
yes
i don’t play it but as a former genshin player i am definitely aware of it
This is beautiful
chat are we financially ruined
This sucks
wait @peak blade do we know where exactly in the lower deck the bombs are stored or is it just we know they’re on the lower deck
you just know they are on the lower deck
you could recognize them if you got down there
gragh
ok so our options are try to swim belowdeck and locate our stuff, join the fight, or some special 3rd thing
Chat we are officialy broker than peak inflation zimbabwe
Do we have any weapons that can damage crystals
we have daggers a rapier a shortbow and our claws
which is to say probably not though im not sure how damage resistances play into this system
Yeh we should ask dani for an answer
you wont know what resistances, if any, these guys have without a bonus action insight check or brute forcing it
how does resistance work for the system though
since we only do one saves worth of damage usually
advantage on the damage roll, like the one to decide if its a success or fail save
did i forget that on the doc fuck i knew i forgot something
ah ok that makes sense
so we can actually just go for an attack anyways since if we hit, we're still guaranteed damage
how does hiding work
like can we for example hide behind spikebeard to get advantage + sneak attack
added to the doc
yes but you have to make stealth checks with disadvantage because they've seen you and its a fully lit area and you need to move past spikebeard to hit the creature
but yes, if you roll good you can do a sneak attack
if you fail the rolls you'd just do a normal attack
also you can change your action and bonus action order like do bonus action first i forgot to mention that anywhere
but i assume people know that 
would we get advantage on the attack roll if we hide successfully?
yes
ok we can do a lot of trolling then
i am going to trust in our +7 stealth bonus, let me get a poll up
<@&1227805575765561385>
the first two options are basically a plan of attack, i think both are reasonable but i think sneak attack is marginally more guaranteed?
third option is we just use action ba and movement to swim below deck
as a tabaxi rogue, our max speed per round is like 150 ft
so swimming is an option here but if the water is pouring up, i think our stuff is already screwed over
ok wait i lied, sneak attack is not safer but the payoff is potentially larger than swinging our daggers twice
it is also riskier but we aren't 5k in debt for nothing
I like this line of thinking, but i dont wanna immediately die lmao
I say sneak attack
Also i cant see the poll because I'm using an old version of discord on mobile 
update your discord techno
goddamn
ok the two attacking options are sneak attack, which is high risk high reward kinda attack, or swinging twice with our daggers which is comparatively safer
the non-attacking option is dashing with our action and ba to swim below deck
And deal with how slow and runs on this phone AND worse UI? nuh uh
I say risk it and sneak
ok that's fair, but polls are actually super useful
rare discord update w
in any case i'll just remember you're up for sneak attack
ah that's true
wait did i put somewhere you can melee attack with your bonus action too
wait
i didnt mean to did i i know usually you can with light weapons but i thought i removed it all because of the new system
do we not have dual wielding??
it would be too op with the new save system
ok we have 4 for sneak attack but we should wait for the other groups since we're in initiative
Ye ye. Gotta let ALL of the hivemind speak their piece
i mean we have to wait for the other hiveminds to do their thing
i fucking hate how uninitiated we are
so far our only good roll has been our perception check and that’s only bc we had advantage
this could be a bad sign
Meanwhile, the captain went first and totally botched the rolls
@dusty oak when ur awake if u could write out the stuff in #event-submissions plz 🙏
or actually if anyone else is around since i think its late in rbowdash time
Yooo sick
sorry thought we had to wait for other people in initiative, let me get that in
Lemme make sure that that is not at all necessary.
ok chat we have several options here
i think the funniest is trying to figure out what's in the storage room
we might drown but i see paper on that table and i want to know what that's about
alternatively we can smack the crystal, ba disengage, and go upstairs
that is probably the safest option
we can also try to help the people at the other end but idk if we necessarily want to make ourselves more of a target
i do like the funny option...
leaves to go look at paper
paper is blank
eats paper
doesnt elaborate
incredible
it occurs to me that the funny option can actually just get us killed
bc we need an action to look at the paper but if we don’t shut the door behind us the crystal probably tries to jump us, thereby blocking the only exit in a situation where we have to leave immediately to avoid drowning
however
it’s really really funny
WAIT
ok nvm i was about to metagame
let me just make a poll for this
<@&1227805575765561385>
act dagger means dagger throw btw
I don’t think we can actually reach melee range with the other constructs
Ok im ngl im starting to think we maybe could try and save the firebombs after this
i think the firebombs are history
im not sure whose idea it was to transport items that under all circumstances cannot get wet on a ship

Like we probs get punished if we stop fighting rn by the constructs arracking us, so i reckon we sort them out first
But them i reckon we create scuba technology if it doesnt exist in this universe already
im not sure what the salvage value of soggy firebombs is
i suppose we can always find out
oh and before i forget, donkey kongs vote is not being counted
FUCK
@dusty oak if ur vote doesnt get like a majority of 5 people by the time it finishes just go with whatever option wins
👍
just woke up so yea ill give it till i get breakfast
holy shit tied poll
alright so u guys are disengaging then moving back and throwing your dagger at construct 1 i assume
or 3
@dusty oak 
wait that's a bad thing?
but yea the idea is we’re attacking the construct that’s attacking the other three
huh-
im just joking, i was just thinking that as a merchant, self preservation instinct should be on top
aaah, fair. we'll keep track of that next time!
locked our action in
and about this, i realized gladivus emerges from the lower deck after we go into the storage room so the construct would probably move to attack him rather than us
however we don’t even know that gladivus exists at this point so that wasn’t tenable
that's fine.
ok chat as far as im concerned, the only move is to use our action and ba to dash to the top and get to the lookouts nest
we can still make bank
i would agree with you but i'll hear other's opinions first!
WE DONT CARE ABOUT THE CAPTAIN, OUR MONEY IS ON THE LINE
wait being a thief is massive here bc we can just walk up the crows nest instead of taking the stairs or whatever
we out here lets go save our money
amen 🙏🏾
right if anyone has any other ideas, please share otherwise I’ll put in ba+action dash for our move tmrw
fuck these sailor clowns, lets get that bag
moneys it is then!
hi guys
Just checking up on yall
Wait wrong group lol
ok chat
we got a lot of options here and im open to anything that doesn't involve the use of firebombs
We’re not using the firebombs, we’re keeping those until we physically can’t
Or until we sell them I guess
yes that is the plan
worst case we can use like one bc they do good damage
but we're def not using them rn
i notice ofc there are chests close to drading so we may want to investigate those at some point
the cannon is also nearby to the crows nest
To be fair we also have to climb down to get there
so if we take care of that crystal construct, we could be blasting
And we do have a decent vantage point
it only takes like a dash action
yea we do have a shortbow
ok wait we can shoot anyone not in the helm area
so it is absolutely possible for us to start sniping
ok my suggestion is then action shoot construct 3 or 4 then ba hide, which will give us cover and advantage for our next attack
if anyone has any other ideas, please share
ill say the chests and stuff are just like
your shit
cannonballs, maps, weapons, etc
whatever is on the ship
like those were there before shit went down if you catch my drift
your characters would know that since yknow u are on the ship 
maps and weapons can be sold 🤔
we need to make up our losses from the firebombs getting wet
Probably not the best idea rn tho
this is what im thinking for now
Yeh this works
That surely takes care of one
I agree
ok ill give it a bit just in case anyone else wants to offer anything, seems like the other teams want to start chucking constructs overboard so i'll just specify the shot to any construct still on the ship
ok so i think we can probably just do the same move as last time, though maybe targeting the crystallized humanoid instead?
idk i want to clear a path to the cannon but i also want to avoid us getting hit while that's happening
that is good, it means we get advantage on our next attack
question is do we want to deal with the small guys at the moment or like see if shooting the eye is gonan do anything
we don't have the range- wait a minute
within 5 feet*
sneak attacks are melee
ok awesome
but no sneak attack bonus
right right
so shoot a guy
ok so yea
probably
we can also shoot the giant creature if that's something we want to try
bc normally it would be in the long range of a shortbow so we would be shooting at disadvantage
but we just got advantage from hiding so that cancels out
question is do we wanna immediately help those on the ground or do we just wanna
see if the big guyll stop being big and annoying and also hopefully alive
that is a good question
my main thought is that we want to eventually take out the big creature and that seems to rely on having free access to the cannon
so helping out people on the ground by shooting the crystals on the ship seems to be more in line with that
yea give me a moment, i was just looking at the map
all good
Ohhhh
Yeah im reading through stuff so i can understand what's going on
Oh yeah never mind you all are making good points
we have an effective majority now but i'll wait till later tonight just in case
i was gonna say assasinate the captain
but yeh tbh we will probably flub the shot on anything that isnt the crystaloid
it's technically just a straight roll since we have advantage from hiding
but it's definitely like we're likely just knocking off one save
so we shoot another guy right
hi just got back home after a flight
yes i think that’s the move but we’re sinking sinking wow
do we even take a shot or do we try and figure out a way to escape
i got a sinking feeling about this!
laugh track plays
is there even a way out
we do have like 150 ft movement max if we want to go for that but like the only place to go is like on the crystal beast
and i think that's possibly worse but maybe we can dodgetank drading
i should not be planning while jet lagged
read over the stuff again, drading is gone
yea i think our only move really is shoot the brute and stay up where we are, which is currently the highest point on the ship
we might need to wait a turn to see what happens, but that crystal spike near the helm could be a safe spot if it doesn't sink with the ship
we have a pretty good position rn so just keep doing what we're doing is my vote, though i'll put it up to a poll
<@&1227805575765561385>
gun.
Up for just remaining in our current situation
wonder what that crystal is...
either way, the killing option would win by mayority
heads up 4 is majority for you guys dont need to wait for 5
since wholepunch dropped out before it even started 
oh no i fell asleep is what happened
there were only like 2 votes before i went to bed iirc
i still lurk
WholePunch you should join us again
it's literally us
guys i have no idea what to do
we can shoot the brute again as we'll have advantage this time around but that's still a low chance
we can also pick off the stragglers like the crystal construct or the crystallized humanoid but idk if they're even doing anything
i think we gotta either try to sus out whats going with the person far away on the rock with perception, or we do just handle the smaller guys
that, or we bring out a firebomb
i think the firebomb is a no go bc everyone is clustered together and gladivus is on deaths door
like if we're fine with friendly fire, im all for it but you know
we could try to see what's up with the person on the rock, especially since we know there is some magic preventing us from sinking
honestly might be the move since there really isn't that much else we can do
can you have aiming for a future attack be a bonus action? to like have advantage on next attack or smth
bc we could make our main action trying to sus out wtf is going on with the dude/the boat magic, and then have our BA prepare to snipe either the small ones or maybe even the brute?
hiding gives us advantage on attacks, so we could do action see what's up with the person/boat and ba hide
if we use our action to investigate, we wouldn't be able to attack the same turn but we can definitely maintain advantage on the attack
i think thats the best course of action
alright let me get a poll up just in case others happen to be feeling violent
yeah i think investigate proooobably for the best
holy shit they made stelle into a lego set
funny lil cat is now a lego
no fucking way
Can I get a tl;dr
Is there really much we can do?
you guys all only have actions and no weapons
and are in a raging storm
so its moreso a speaking thing lmao 
brooooo this is what weed feels like brooooo
can we invoke the sacred name of shirtless tobuscus to commune with the greater spirits?
but also fr: this dude seems to know just about everything about us, so what should we ask them?
can we ask them very politely to drop us off at a location with vast wealth and also a boat
I like this
and, if they so could please, big booty latinas
the strat is to highball and then make them think we're working down
Genius
THATS WHAT IM SAYING
shortbow was fine but the firebombs
ok we can still get out of this
we have good persuasion/deception so we can definitely go for mayo's plan
spoilers: ||i will say, the fact you kept a single drop from getting on them the entire time was insane, i fully expected at some point you guys to go for a jump attack and forget/i was planning on it being literally the smallest bit of water and they're gone, so like you guys did an amazing feat keeping them and dont worry that isnt just gone not gonna be a dickhead dm about it since despite my efforts you kept some of the firebombs||
||like, all the firebombs except the first few you got were instantly wiped out no way to get them beforehand since the ship starts with that area flooded, you guys did really well keeping em||
amen
ok but working off of this
wait we might get monkey's pawed
like imagine we get a location of vast wealth and it's like inside a bank vault and then we get arrested for trying to break into a bank
so we need to be specific here
we could also try to negotiate, see if we can meet whatever needs this thing has in exchange for 5000 gold in the bag
yeh i reckon we just stick to the plan
try and negotiate to get some information about whether we can get the money if this dude is an oracle, and just conveniently ask if he's willing to be the one to pay us
sounds good to me
if anyone has any other ideas, we can debate it further, but i think action negotiate should be good for now
no that lines up with everything we want atm
do we have any ideas for bonus action?
manifest
yea that works for me
We don't have bonus actions this round
Bonus Action: Do a silly lil dance
Bonus action: pray for more dollas
Bonus action: do a flip
no FLIPS IN THIS PART
literally 1984
ok cool we get to chill and listen to a speech
Beautiful
ok so as we were shooting crystals on the ship, drading left and a big crystal guy showed up on the ship
so the ship started sinking
however there was some magical energy holding the ship up and there was a mysterious figure watching us from a rock
so we tried to investigate the energy/the figure before we got teleported to some stormy dimension where we were faced with the oracle
we then tried to convince the oracle to give us 5000 gold but we got hit with disadvantage and a portent nat 1 (divination wizard feature) and they told us that we shouldn't even be existing but here we are
and then we returned to the ship which is still floating and now we're deciding whether to go to furnat (smaller city where we are unlikely to run into royal dusker company) or revelswilder (much larger city where that's not the case)
oh and we still have all the firebombs we held onto
no problem
Pickpocket the crew
alright, what do we choose, fellas?
options:
- looting
- accounting
- flashbacking
1 seems a bit dicey on how useful it actually is, 2 would be good to know so we have an exact goal but also could just do nothing, 3 gives us guaranteed lore babyyyy
hell yeah, stelle lore!
Hesitant to work with John Golf cuz ain't they evil or some shit
They would be the type of fella to purposefully inflate the number as a form of manipulation
b-but... they golf
That's only more proof their evil tbh
yea all the sports in the world and they choose golfing
however if they are evil, it can't hurt to get them on our side
and i would like to know how much more we have to do
i vote skip im a centrist
Thank you Wholpeunch
we should also probably like.................. figure out who were selling the bombs too as well
i assume that'll be taken care of since that's not a downtime option
but yes we do need to actually sell the bombs
Don't think forcing someone into doing accounting is a good way to get on their good side.
No one likes accounting, not even accountants
Accountants like the paycheck
i don't think we're forcing john golf to help us
we're just asking for his help
and for some reason he agrees ig??
presuming we do go down that route anyways
i don't trust john golf to do math
jesus you guys are almost in a 4 way tie
@weary terrace @hollow sand @hot niche vote when you see this please its very close right now 🙏
oops
He's most definitly gonna try and screw us over
I would calculate the debt if it weren't for the John Golf clause
Searching for loose cash is safer and also productive
ill make a new poll with or without john golf and memory of your past on it since those are winning and its a very close tie
<@&1227805575765561385> made a new poll since it was so close and some people were split on the john golf thing
Rip stealing 💔
no do nothing option im SEETHING
we're tieing again 
i think mayo forgot to vote the first time
and techno hasn't made it to this poll yet
though mayo hasn't voted in this one either
Just flip a coin
No its heads I win Tails you lose
you're not even in this group bruh 😭
I know I said this as a joke
But I still think if you guys really cannot decide than a coin flip Is a good solution
I have created a majority
I am summoned only when someone listens to my tracks
Watch Techno show up in time to make it tie again.
techno voted for john golf last time but it's true, he could change his mind
@weary terrace @split surge last 4 hours
if it is a tie again ill coinflip heads john golf tails no john golf
i fuckinbg voted already
shit, my bad-
Calculate your actual debt with the help of John Golf wins!
Wait i also voted already
there was a new poll bc of the tie last time
Oh damn my b
it takes like 2 days for the forums to vanish from my sidebar wow 
All my forums disappeared again 
my beautiful glorious compatriots
we are now 240k gold in the red
however we can make our some money back soon by selling these bombs
you know i was thinking about it actually
is it even worth it to sell the bombs
like would it be cheaper to just get rid of the royal dusker company at this point
you mean like get rid of the largest trade organization in the known world
yes
you're basically asking for us to fight the in universe equivalent of Amazon, weird cult leader at the head and all
would it be cheaper than paying 240k gold though


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