If you have an ability that gives you PAC or DAC over max ac becomes numerical reductions, can you apply that vs effects that cut through those types of ac.

Ta

No, as it's not above your max a/c since it's not applying. If you had celerity/fortitude etc. Then you are fine.
Force mature is also a bane here.

Lee

(This post is made on Sunday morning)

To the Mercenary Community

Potent and discrete mercenaries are required with some urgency.

On the border of The Broken Lands, a number of small imperial settlements exist, with a moderate amount of military presence to dissuade raiders coming across. Admittedly, in recent years a lot of this has been a formality, but it remains important none the less.

Last night, one of these outposts with consumed in a great dome of deep purple and blue lightening. It continues to roll with power to the current moment, and those scouts who have tried to approach it have been forced to withdraw.

Mercenaries are requested to gather at Arnhead Hill. There is a small cottage atop there, which overlooks the site of the storm which I believe will be an acceptable staging point for the hire.

Thank you,

Junior Inquisitor Peveral
Mercenary Liason

Ive taken next weeks off your hands.

Heather

Good Afternoon Mercenaries,

I write as Inquisitorial Gaius to request your hire on a matter of primal stability.

Another plane has made a claim upon some of the strength intrinsic to Primus. Not normally an issue, we have a dozen such attempts a year, but this one comes with a complication. The nature of the realm, known as Traumaed, is woven from challenge and reward. It bears the monkier "The Realm of Rites and Roles". It seems to fall most immediately in line with what I would consider fae magic, but is of its own twisted nature.

Simply put, it seems that the strength that has been stolen has not been granted to them, as in order to claim a bounty of this nature, they must win it from us. Unfortunately, the laws of the exostance mean that failure to play, or to break the rules of the contest default victory to the invader. To my best knowledge, there is no way around this - even the destruction of their plane (something I vehemently oppose even in this situation) will simply destroy the power rather than return it.

The Inquisition is therefore looking to hire a large number of Mercenaries to meet the challenges placed before us. It is essential that those gathered are able to follow the rules required to not cost us this challenge by default. If you are unable to follow these rules, please do not attend this hire:

- Respect the hospitality of the representatives of Traumaed.
- Do not lie (within the context of the games)
- Play the role you are given (or that you take)

The games will be "cosmically" fair - the nature of their plane means they cannot be otherwise. Their representatives will be bound to the same rules as all of you.

The hire is simple. Go to this challenge, and meet it with the strength of Primus behind you. Claim back what is ours.

You will have some weeks to prepare. If you wish to, I would encourage you to practice your best formalities, polish your nicest shoes and consider a gift for the hosts. I do not know if that will help, but I do think if we can beat them in hospitality - the one thing they supposedly do best - we must be off to a good start.

This is an Inquisitorial Hire and payment will be supplemented appropriately.

Arnold Winterhaven
Imperial Gaius

Friends and strangers,

Today I am left with the heavy duty of informing you of the passing of Baron Mar'Eth Tremens, who fell yesterday on a hire, restoring the power of The Father of The World to Primus.

For those who it brings comfort to, I would say that his passing was swift. He rests now at the side of his Lord, a gentle heaven I hope.

I have placed a large sum of grulls behind the Gull's Gusset Tavern in Port Miere where those who would help celebrate his life may join me overlooking the sea and waiting for the tide to come in once more.

Mar'Eth, you have my thanks, and the thanks of The Inquisition. Until I see you next, Fisherman.

Arnold Winterhaven
Imperial Gaius

Vampire Cavalier!

Heather

Swapped to my vampire (in the sun) but I'd like to be clear that this isn't because I think rangers are bad.

Heather

I will pay a lot of grulls to anyone who permanently slays either Crow or Sorrow before they achieve their goal. These scarecrows need to be driven from primus and sent back to the deepest pits of hell. Im sure anyone who was there when they arrived will have nothing but agreement with me.

Kase

I'm playing an archer/ranger. A few immunities and seven.

Heather

Actually folks, Halligan has, so thanks to him.

Heather

If no ones stepped in by wednesday, Ill book off to ref.

Heather

Shocking no one, Im KOTL.

Heather

I'm honestly just a bit burned out of laby. My motivation had dried up pretty much across the board. The extended length character Im playing this summer is already close to threshold, my blue wizard cant buy anything for the next 600pts, and my chainmail currently doesnt fit me for my vampire. No characters feel enticing right now. I'm also moving away in the next 6 months are so, which is limiting how much motivation Im feeling to try and level characters up, which probably says more about how I view wednesdays than the larger problem.

I guess right now, I dont really feel rewarded for playing (or crewing) a wednesday, and I can find that for free* at the card tables up top.

Theres not really any specific factors about format - if I felt the desire to play Id find a character - and Ive not been able to eat the pizza on a wednesday in 5 years, so while Im happy for people to cut that its not a factor for me either way.

Heather

Playing Angevine - Lord Templar (2.5k of Paladin, Warrior Priest, White Warlock)

Heather

Because grull pools are against the rules, and other equipment should be treated the same way.

Yeah, like the tombolas been over for 2 months. You gotta put that somewhere imo, just sitting on stuff is against the spirit of it.

Heather

Im a millionaire as Emrie from selling physical items at a 30% mark up over 4 years.

For everyone else, I buy and sell as much tombola as I can and split it to the characters i expect to play the next year. Theres lots of grulls out there, theyre just clumping around a few people.

Heather

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If any of you are struggling for money to carry, I am willing to loan you cash for 5% interest if returned on the same day (thats 500 grulls, for every 10,000 you borrow).

Emrie

Sure thing, but your thane is a necromancer

Heather

Ed has booked me on after the Blunt Club folded. Ive got a handful of options, but its basically between a Vampire Cavalier or a Blue/Silver Wizard (neither of whom are dwarves).

Heather

Conor has asked me to add that he is playing Ward, a blue warlock/Duelist.

Heather

Morning Clive,

Ill take all 5.

Emrie

Angevine, Paladin.

A reminder to folks that its an IC lunch, please bring IC lunch.

Heather

Sorry, I'm off - only weekend I can see the mister in January

Heather