you can use a regular feat slot to take a later feat that has the combat feat you got with Ranger Combat Style as a prerequisite, but only if you actually meet all the prerequisites – so you would still need to meet the Dex 15 requirement for Two-Weapon Defense if you were not getting it through Ranger Combat Style
(oh it’s because i have 1 con modifier i’m a moron)
(metagaming wise im concerned that there’s 4 enemies and 6 rolls)
(but hey im sure that’s fineeeeeeeee)
(drakor was worried about hidden ambushers anyways)

the [setting important] gap checkpoint, or ‘why having geyde do everything is a mistake when you can’t rely on geyde to bail you out in roleplay’
So this one’s a doozy but
it’s from my Hell’s Rebels campaign. The party is posing as a merchant caravan delivering to Nidal. They’re actually shipping explosives.
They get stopped by a guard. 3 of the party members are hiding, so it’s up to the Bard and the Barbarian to handle the incoming check.
Guard: “State your purpose!”
Barbarian: “Fish.”
beg your pardon?
it’s the amelia story not this game
…fish?
they were “delivering” a shipment of fish
except this was then proceeded by them trying to convince the guards not to investigate because the goods were quote unquote too smelly
we also literally had an in character conversation about what our cover story was
and they bungled that shit so bad lmao
(lionel is Poor)
Captain then grills the group
Bard: i’m so tired
(He has six crowns)
generational lying to unintentionally tell the lawful authority that you don’t give a fuck about answering their questions
that’s the one where I kinda regret not having the captain straight up attack
I think instead I just separated the group from the shipment (it has been a while)
(i’m updating this vocal spell only 30 40% because amelia made fun of it)
it is my solemn duty to make fun of people then immediately pay the karmic consequence for it
it is my solemn duty to avoid combat