Let's play.... ToEE with Co8

[Ulminati]

Part 1, in which nothing much happens, and we charge blindly towards destiny

Temple of Elemental Evil introduction on JewToob


Our intepid adventurers at the outset:

apparently I was an idiot and forgot to switch Roxor and Snozzy to show feats when I took screenshots. Roxor starts out with Weapon Focus (Long Sword), Power attack and Cleave. Snozzy grabs point blank shot, which he'll need for precise shot at level 3. until then, he ain't going to be able to hit shit in combat

The Co8 mod helpfully pools everyones starting gold together and deposits us in an item shop. We can't quite buy everything we would've liked to start, but we'll have to make do.
Ulminati, the fearless leader, gets a set of studded leather armor, a shortsword and some thieves tools
Snozzy gets a longbow, 40 arrows and a set of leather armor
Roxorowski gets a suit of chainmail, a longsword and a wooden shield
Strangelove gets a suit of studded leather armor, a heavy mace and a wooden shield
Nickless gets a glaive and a suit of chainmail, which uses up our last coppers.

Ah, do you smell that? That, my friends, is the smell of adventure! I foresee great things ahead for us!

Perhaps it is because I do not share your keen elven senses, but to me that smells more like manure and mud than adventure. Why are we in this forest again?

He told me there would be an alehouse out here. So far, all I see are bloody trees. Are we there yet?

*ahem* A minor bit of subterfuge on my part. We're actually here to see a druid who may have a job for us.

WHAT!? You mean we trudged through this gods-forsaken wildernes for hours just so we could be someone elses errand-boys! Pah!

Come now, it's not all bad, good friend Strangelove. You should find the good in any situation life throws at you. Take me, for instance. I've been spending the last half hour checking out the sweet, sweet ass on our resident ranger-girl.

Er, Nick, you ARE aware I'm a man, right?

NONSENSE! You're a little flat-chested, sure, but I've developed a knack for telling elves apart! there's no need to be shy, sweetcheeks. I'll don't bite... Unless you want me to.

Er... Could we change marching order, boss?

Not to interrupt your stimulating courtship rituals or anything, but I agree with Strangelove. I don't see why we should run errands for some tree-hugging hippie.

It's either that, or washing dishes for the foreseeable future, guys. We're still 100gp short of paying for the damages in that bar brawl we got into in the Happy Cock two weeks ago... Unless any of you feel like going back there and explaining to the barkeep where his money are at, we're going to speak to this druid.

Right you are, boss! Lead on!

Here we are in scenic Hommlet!

Wait, wait, wait! Did we just teleport directly from the grove to the village? what sorcery is this.

Apparently, Fraps can't handle cutscenes very well. That's why we skipped all those black screens.

Er... that didn't make any sense at all. Who is Fraps?

I'm.... not sure. I just blurted that out. Never mind, here we are in hommlet! Let's set to finding this Jaroo fellow.

Boccobs Testicles, this place looks dull! Let's find this Jaroo fellow posthaste and get ourselves to someplace with ale and wenches!

Finally some sense out of you. But where would we find the hippie we're looking for? Where would a druid stay in a village?

I'm not sure. Ok, here's how we're going to do this. Everyone split off and go in a different direction. Stop everyone and ask for Jaroo. We'll meet up here in 15 minutes and see if any of us have gotten any wiser.

Guys. See that giant tree over there? The one that someone conveniently turned into a house?

...

Whoa, whoa, wait! Shouldn't we get some supplies first? Maybe learn something about the place before we charge in!?

No need! I have a foolproof plan! We charge the moathouse and kill anyone who resists. We'll be back here in time for supper! It's a foolproof plan.

...We're doomed.

Trust me

DOOMED!



There'll be MOAR later. I got a bunch of screenshots I'll upload and post after I get some groceries and cook me some dinner.

 

[Wulfstand]

Name of character: Samwise
Race: Halfling, Male
Class:Wizard Alignment: CN
Basic ability scores:
STR 9
DEX 14
CON 14
INT 17
WIS 9
CHA 12
Portrait:

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/3922/mychar.jpg

Eh, neutral party, edited my alignment. ALSO EDITED CLASS SINCE I JUST SAW THAT THE MAIN CHARACTER WAS ALSO A ROGUE.

 

[Azira]

I want to play as well! :D

Name: Cruella
Race: Human
Class: Fighter
Aligment: Chaotic Neutral

Ability scores
Str: 18
Dex: 14
Con: 10
Int: 14
Wis: 8
Cha: 8

Feats at startup:
Exotic weapon proficiency, spiked chain
Weapon focus, spiked chain
Expertise

Feats to be chosen at level up:
Improved Trip
Weapon Specialization, spiked chain
Dodge
Mobility
Spring Attack

Preferred pic:

 

[Radech]

just in case nickless dies here's another take on the poke stuff with a long stick build

Pokerella
LN
female
Half-orc fighter 4/barb
weapon focus/spec(ranseur)
cleave and great cleave

STR 18
DEX 14
CON 16
INT 6
WIS 10
CHA 6

 

[Cenobyte]

Another volunteer!

Elexis

Human, NE, female
Class: Rogue
Abilities:
Str 14
Dex 16
Con 14
Int 12
Wis 8
Cha 12

I hope I did the ability point allocation correct. Has been a while since I played the game

 

[Darth Roxor]

We are doomed. DOOMED!

But oh well, at least I start with that thing Cle(a)ve was talking about

 

[Tails]

Name: Tails
Race: Human
Class: Druid
Alignment: NE

Everything else pick as you wish.

 

[Merkwürdigliebe]

We are doomed. DOOMED!

But oh well, at least I start with that thing Cle(a)ve was talking about

Hey we survived one update! Thats longer than in Garfunkel's TFTD LP by several hundred percent! :D And look on the bright side we may even survive for another one before DOOM catches up.

 

[Satori (original)]

Satori - Human Fighter level 1/ Cleric from then on.
True Neutral

STR 16
DEX 12
CON 16
INT 8
WIS 14
CHA 8

 

[oldmanpaco]

Human Sorcerer. And Tails for some reason thinks he can use my pic. Pick the stats yourself.

Also - Remember who was an original member of Team Paco. You owe me.

 

[Ulminati]

I'll see if I can find some wolves to unman you

 

[Mrowak]

You know Ulminati, you can access Co8 content before going to the moathouse.

Spoiler

If you ask blacksmith about things to do other than going around Homlet and doing inane shit he will give you a quest with hords of handsome hungry goblins, zombies in it.

Good times!
It may be too easy if you clean moathouse first.

Anyway after you complete it ask him again about sth more challenging

Of course extra quests are available only if you play NC version of Co8 patch.

 

[Ulminati]

Update 2, in which mistakes are made and Ulminati attempts the art of Parlay

Right. This looks like the place Jaroo was talking about. Stay sharp everyone, danger may lurk around every corner!

Nah, not to worry. My keen elven senses tell me that the only thing that passed by here recently was a bunch of frogs.

Oh. Ok.

By the way. Any chance we could change that marching order. Nickless keeps poking me in the ass with his giant spear-thing.

It's a glaive! And I do not! you keep backing into it all casual-like! All you gotta do is ask, baby. I know how the ladies like it

:facepalm: New marching order, coming up.

INCOMING!

Just a couple of bloody frogs, huh?

Don't look at me! Noone bothered to ask me what size they were!

At least noone got seriously hurt, except for the frogs. Let's press on.

How about we check out the tower by the moathouse entrance first?

A tower? Where?

Just a little up ahead, right beyond the Fraps glitch.

Off we go!

HOLY FUCK THAT'S A HUGE SPIDER!

Argh! I'm stuck in the web!

Can't... Move!

...This is strangely arousing...

WHAT!?

Err... I mean, CHARGE!

FOR GLORY!

TASTE STEEL!

Nice job you two. We were, err, right behind you!

Looks like it was guarding an ivory chest

Ooooh. Make way for the trap and loot inspector!

Well?

Well what?

Aren't you going to open the lock?

Soon. I feel like I need to pass some arbitrary experience treshold before I can attempt this.

I don't know with your guys, but I could do with a snack and a drink.

Splendid idea! Let's set up camp here!

But it stinks in here! there are bits of spider all over the floor and walls! we don't even know if there's a group of bandits standing right outside!

Exactly! Noone will ever suspect we're resting in here! See? It's keen insights and strategic brilliance like this that makes me the leader

See? Nothing happened. We're nice and rested, and now we can saunter right back out into...

...an ambush?

Err.... It's all part of my plan! Trust me!

They're dropping like flies!

Nice job everyone. Nickless, strip them of everything we can sell. And I mean *EVERYTHING*

Sure thing, boss. How much do you think we can get from reselling bandit underwear?

I'm... Just going to go over and stare into a corner, thinking of my happy place now.

Bloody 'ell, this shit is heavy! How about we skip back to town to lighten our loads and fill our bellies?

Nonsense! Onwards! Nothing can go wrong!

The next room had a couple of rats. Easily dispatched

Snaaaaaaaaaake!

Badger badger badger badger...

Mushroom! Mushroom!

What the hell is wrong with you people?

Nice hit!

Anything to stop their infernal singing.

Right. These packs ARE getting rather heavy. I guess we can afford a short side trip to push our junk onto some unsuspecting peddler

Who does he think he is? This is an exclusive club. It' snot like we're just going to let any schmuck in, just because we need an extra meatshield.

You said it, boss! I have a feeling the five of us are going to go far together.

I found someone who's willing to buy our junk -- err, fine merchandise!

Holy fuck! That chain is an awesome thing of beauty! I'm totally buying that!

What!? Why? It's hideously expensive, and it's not like you can even use it. You'll probably end up injuring yourself if you tried!

Don't question my long-term strategic planning! someday, you might be as clever as me, but that day is not today! ... Er, could you carry this for me? It's rather heavy.

:facepalm:

:snicker:

How about we stop over at the inn, boss? I could do with a pint of ale.

Corellons mercy. A roof over my head. Clean sheets. A bath. ITZ HEAVAN.

Why would we spend gold on an inn when we have a perfectly fine leaky tower with decomposing spider bits in bandit country?

Right. Let's continue charging madly through the moathouse. Nothing can stop us today!

How can you be so sure of that?

Trust me

Let's just start here. This door is as good as any.

Um, that's a lot of bandits

My spleen!

Umm... Parlay?

The combat lasted 2 counds. first round saw strangelove and roxor critted before they had time to react. Nickless was oneshotted by a regular hit from the raging barbarian leader. Congratulations guys, it's the first TPK! :fireworks:

Since noone lived to tell the tale, we're reloading. This time, we'll go do some lowbie stuff to get the last 200xp needed to level, so we're not quite so suspectible to lucky crits. Update in a couple of hours

 

[Grunker]

Grunker here, ready to serve! For some added difficulty, I'm gonna go with a monk!

Name: Grunkerman

Race: Half-orc

Class: Monk

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Ability Scores (Half-orc modifiers included):

STR: 16

DEX: 16

CON: 12

INT: 6

WIS: 16

CHA: 6

Portrait:

As for feats, I suggest Dodge or similar.

I really like the fact that you keep track of deceased BROs. Gonna be fun to see how many you chew through. Really lookin' forward to seeing this LP unfold; I'd love to see the new CO8 content, but I've played through this game so many times, I don't want to fire it up again! So here's to hoping you complete it!

What'll be your solution to items? Will you try to keep everything in case someone in the roster can use it, or will you sell it to get prime stuff for those already in the party?

 

[taplonaplo]

A TPK in 2nd update? That sure sets the mood. Moar!

 

[Grunker]

Btw guise, here is a quick point buy calculator for 3.5:

http://emrilgame.netau.net/Dmstuff/pointbuy.html

I presume you know, Ulminati, that 32 is the "normal way," but you're going 30 because you're just hardcore like that?

 

[Merkwürdigliebe]

Comrade Roxxor was right, were doomed, DOOMED! Everyone panic!
Going well so far though, looking forward to the next update.

 

[Darth Roxor]

ABANDON SHIP...

 

[Ulminati]

Happily trudging through the welkwood bog as we speak. Just gonna check up on who we have in the reserves box. not that anyone's dead or anything. no sirree... :whistles:

Grunker -- 32 points is popamole newfaggery. 30 points was what my old GM gave us when we played 3.5 pen & paper, so 30 points is all we need.

 

[chzr]

thanks for that calculator grunker, here's some backup archer ^^


chzr
female (for the rape lulz)
half-elf

fighter - longbow spec (hope there's no str penalty), obv ranged feats and w/e is useful, i might edit this if i do some research before you add me to party.

neutral good

STR 8
DEX 18
CON 12
INT 10
WIS 10
CHA 14

 

[hoverdog]

there are so many candidates that the queue is too long for my char

 

[chzr]

there are so many candidates that the queue is too long for my char

 

[hoverdog]

wrong example, two or more deaths in one sitting probably mean the whole party is gonna die

 

[Ulminati]

there are so many candidates that the queue is too long for my char

If/When the party needs a specific role filled, characters who can fill it will get preferrential treatment to characters who've been in the recruitment pool longer. Wizards, Clerics and tanks all have a habit of getting horribly killed, so watch out for oppertunities to jump in as one of we ever run low on canditates in a category.

 

[bandaid]

Sexual harrassement - check!
Whole party killed - check!
Breaking 4th wall - check!
Fraps malfunction - check!
Metagaming - check!
Party members killed in most horrible ways - che... no, wait.

No deaths yet? C'mon, it's second update already, looks like someone is getting late on schedule.