Howlin' at the moon (OOC thread) [Lunar Fury]

I think when shapeshifting you only take along the objects that belong to you. Ownership isn't quite as simple as picking up a canteen of water and shaping into a bird and bringing it along. Then again, maybe not all DM's use the ownership rules that much.


Personally when I DM I find it helps make shape shifting much less of a "I"ll just pick up all this stuff, turn into a bird, and fly off like a pack mule with it in elsewhere." Lunars can't sneak into a building, steal a book, and fly away - the book will stay there unless they have some ability to instantly claim ownership of it, etc. And then they have to actually sneak away in a form that can carry the book. Limits them a bit as theives and assassins.


Anyhow... Sherwood, how are you handling what items we can take with while shapeshifted? If I can just grab food, water, and other supplies then shapeshift and fly off that becomes much nicer.


BTW, Ownership rules are P238 of core.
 
Laughter is only bringing items that he owns, but considering he travelled a fair bit before his exaltation he has a lot of travelling gear that falls under that category.


His pack contains an alarming number of books though, and he's got some Alchemical bits and bobs that he brewed himself.


Supplies wise, he's got a fair few extra water flasks but not that much in the way of food. He's banking on catching a few meals along the way. We do all have at least 2 dots of Survival, ya' know? :wink:


Surviving in the wilderness only requires 1 dot of Survival, though the desert requires a roll at Difficulty 1, assuming proper equipment such as extra water flasks, or Difficulty 4 without.


That, and I'd hope eveyone has at least one form that doesn't mind the heat much.
 
Najya has her own travelling things  her tent, canteens, changes of clothing, fire-making tools, etc. (she's coming from a nomadic culture and all), but I don't see why objects we buy or that are gifted to us wouldn't count us as their owners. We've all got Resources, right? So presumably we do own things.
 
It's a more metaphysical concept of ownership. Kinda like the difference between a house and a home, really.
 
I don't want to even think about you running around Creation without pants. lol
 
Advanced warning: I'm probably not going to post for a few days, maybe a week. I'm going home for Thanksgiving, and my computer isn't coming along. Thusly, internet access will be spotty at best.
 
No prob. I'll try not to kill you off while you're gone. :twisted:


If its ok, I don't mind letting Trowzilla post for you, since the two of you know each other in RL, she would probably act in your best interests. Or, she could kill you off and laugh about it. Women are kinda wierd, like that.


Just kidding. No need to call the lawyers for sexual harrasment.
 
I'm going to be visiting family until Sunday evening as well. I might get occaisional computer access if I can kick my baby brother off, so I'll try to check in. Hopefully the game won't run too fast without us?


(Blech, time for a 11-hour drive tomorrow.)
 
I understand. I have to postpone a DnD game that my friends and I play on Thursdays because of some 'family' thing we are doing. Sigh. Some people just don't have their priorities straight. Enjoy your family time, and when you come back, you can make kissy-face with the handsome younger brother with his sculpted body from working as a swordsmith. He's gotten pretty buff working steel.
 
Oh, and I suppose now would be a good time to note that I'll be purchasing the Stormwind Rider spell for 10xp? I'm assuming that he's been alternating studying the Treatise with learning from Kieroon when he can. Also, how long will it take him to learn whilst travelling? The normal time is one week.
 
You can have it ready now, if you would like.


I'm going to give another day or two to let holliday travelers make their way home and let them post before going on. Just so everyone knows that their ST hasn't fallen asleep at the wheel.
 
Done!


So anyways, I can now transport up to 300 pounds of passengers/cargo at speeds of 100mph. Now, the weight limit would preclude transporting more than to or three people, except that everyone has at least one form that's a fair bit lighter. I can't imagine that Mospids and Sand Swimmers weigh more than 50 pounds, can you?


This ought to cut down our travel time. :D


Hmm... this brings up a question. Why is it that Kieroon has used no transportation spells? Stormwind Rider is one of the most well known spells and can get you places a lot faster than walking. It only takes about 40-50 days to cross the entirety of creation at that speed.
 
So it isn't just the ST overlooking something? :P


Bah, Laughter can't talk about magic IC right now though, because he's sitting near River and River's talking to some mortals.
 
What? Are you accusing me of having a sinister plot to unveil? Not I. :twisted:
 
:twisted: Sometimes, the ST just lets the Pc's go and pull some exceptionally stupid thing, and laughs as they cry out in pain. :twisted:
 
Quick question Sherwood. Can I count Laughter's leather vest as some form of low-level armour? Maybe as being equivalent to a Chain Shirt?
 
A buff jacket is pretty much a leather vest equivalent.


Then again it might suck having armor in the desert or jungle. So maybe I'll lend you my spare loin cloth.
 
It's quite literally a vest that's made out of Alchemically toughened leather. It doesn't protect nearly a large enough area to count as a Buff Jacket, and I'd rather not have to deal with a Mobility Penalty.


Mobility Penalties are evil, evil I tells ya'!
 
I will agree with a buff jacket, and if you are really nice I'll lower the penalty by one.


So, give me extra xp in the Clashing Waves game! Just kidding! :P
 
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