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Considering he showed up before our round, he will probably act first.
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The Death Ward is specifically for Viserys, since I don't want him picking up any Negative Levels in the middle of combat on a bad saving throw.
There are two Naga Bodaks flanking him. The Firebrand will not kill them. With Death Ward, Viserys can easily tank their slam attacks without much trouble.
I'm not using Baleful Polymorph because Tor, of all our mortal enemies, is likely to have a Bead of Newt Prevention, or its equivalent on his person.
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Not before cutting off a finger so we can get a skull out of him, but in general I agree.
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DragonParadox: He can't act normally until next round.
Agonising Firebrand to make them prone, Good point on the BP. Changing to bloodwish Smoky Confinement – Spell – D&D Tools
Bodaks have int 6. With Death Ward, they will just gaze at party members with lower saves then Viserys.
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??? Yes?
His next turn comes before Viserys' next turn.
Also, the Bozaks are dangerous. They apparently bestow negative levels on hit.
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I took it to mean that before Tor can act, Viserys, Vee and Malarys all are guaranteed to have actions (accepting chronomancy, ofcourse). Not sure about the bodaks.
And next round, Maelor, Viserys and Xor (only once for him) all have Nerveskitter.
I swear, Pages of Spell Knowledge for Sign – Spell – D&D Tools for Vee and Tyene asap. First level spell, and all
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"You cast this spell when you and your party roll for initiative."
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Ok...
My point was that (excepting chronomancy, and no idea on the bodaks), Tor can't act before Viserys, Malarys and Vee. And on the next round, when we roll for initiative, Xor and Maelor (and possibly Viserys) can cast nerveskitter on anyone as an immidate action. For some reason, I thought it acted like sign, but, it's only a +5.
Fantastic spell, but not as OP as I thought. eh.
Not that it's hugely important. Provided Tor is locked down I'm happy.
That said, I still think making the bodaks prone is more useful .. checks. Ah. Fort save. Undead are immune? What about the soul reaper dude in White Harbour? How did that work?
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@Goldfish I still think that stopping the bodaks from acting against anyone is better than protecting Viserys from them alone
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We barely nailed him with a Chains of Light spell, after which the soul reaper was hacked to pieces.
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But he can.
He can't act until the next round, and it just so happens his initiative looks higher than those three you mentioned, so his turn comes up first on the next round, upon which he can act.
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Nope, we definitely got one of five flame darts to hurt him and lower his saves. but if searing agonising does the trick then @Goldfish, making the bodaks prone and further lowering Tor's saves seems like a nice idea
ummm. Huh. Not disagreeing, but am confused. I thought that initiative was rolled for everyone at the same time, and then nerveskitter lets one have a +5 on thier roll if cast.
Unless you mean that his initiative is more than +5 greater than who we are targeting with nerveskitter? 'Cuz yeah, when I said that he was definitely not acting before a nerveskitter's party member, that was running on a misunderstanding of the spell on my part.
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Initiative order is set at the beginning of combat, not after each round of combat.
We can violate that with certain Immediate Actions, such as using Wings of Cover or Celerity, but once it's set, it doesn't change for the rest of that encounter.
You can hold your action for a round in order to insert yourselves anywhere you want on the next one, but I do not think that's what you are looking for.
Anyway vote closed.
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That doesn't work on Undead, because they are not subject to Fortitude saving throws unless the effect also affects an object. You cannot render an object Prone through the application of painful magic, thus the Naga Bodaks are immune to the effect as well. My plan would have a Searing, Agonizing Firebrand if I thought it would be effective.
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Huh. So would a nerveskitter just modify a person's position in the order by +5 when it is cast? Do they drop back to where they were after that one round or stay in the higher position?
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It augments their Initiative check when determining Initiative Order for that encounter, if used immediately during the first round of combat, and stays that way until the encounter ends.
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But we bypass immunities to fear through the blood price, right? That means that they can fall prone due to our agonizing spell. It is a fear effect, right?
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@DragonParadox Regarding Agonising spells on undead: We cast "Searing Agonising Firedarts" on the Soul Reaper in white harbour and this was the result: "just as a rain of stinging bolts of flame falls upon its head. Though only one finds its mark amidst deceiving shades it is enough. The sound of ancient bone splintering fills the hall, beneath it you can hear what might perhaps be a hiss of pain from one who thought itself forever beyond its reach"
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I took that to mean that it made the fort save, but still had the shaken effect?
To mean, that reads as undead being vulnerable to searing agonising spells. Can you clarify please?
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They stay there, your initiative check doesn't usually change during combat.
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That means he becomes shaken.
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Last night I asked DP about the Spirit Kinship Ritual (the one that gets you Improved Familiar as a bonus feat) over PM:
With Viserys and Lya's skillpoints for Knowledge (Arcana) and Spellcraft, they autosucceed before buffs are even applied, so there's pretty much zero danger unless someone less skilled decides to try the ritual.
In short, while non-casters and clerics & paladins of specific gods are ineligible, all other casters are perfectly eligible. And the Obtain Familiar feat is not a prerequisite.
With Viserys and Lya's skillpoints for Knowledge (Arcana) and Spellcraft, they autosucceed before buffs are even applied, so there's pretty much zero danger unless someone less skilled decides to try the ritual.
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