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Dotting
It may be a few days before I have other selections made. Being the only real divine caster in teh group helped you out quite a bit. (Ok, I liked your build too...).
Post here to muster for campaign if selected and for on-going OOC discussions.
Dotting
I would like your help selecting the last of the six spots to get in the game.
I have taken: human Cleric, human Wizard, and human Barbarian and thus have 3 of the classic roles filled.
I believe I will be taking a human Rogue and a human Ranger for the other two spots, but want to see the final products.
That leaves the last slot. The candidates are Raed (dwarf monk), Tal (elf wizard), Khar (human sorceror) and Andrus (half-elf bard).
Look over the characters and consider the make-up of the party already, then tell me (either here or by PM) which you'd prefer to have hold down the last spot.
Agreed with Agatha, the last 4 have really amazing characters that are making it difficult to pick only one.
That said, Charisma is ideally a stat I would like to see more of within the party. Sure, Meditrina can be an able diplomat, but we still lack in other face skills such as Bluff (and maybe Intimidate?). Having someone with Use Magic Device would also be really useful.
So for me, Andrus or Khar seem to be my prefered choices. Usually, I would think we wouldn't need both a Sorcerer AND a Wizard in the same party but Kar seems to indicate that he wants to go into Dragon Disciple, which I guess limits this potential issue to some extent.
I think either character would be a good choice.
Thanks ladies for your feedback.
I invited Talon and Lars from the recruitment thread to join us in the game, giving us a rogue and a ranger for some skill points.
Gentlemen, if you can have a vote or preference up tonight, we can get the game started quicker. Feel free to PM if you are uncomfortable posting here in the open.
If all goes as planned, we will add our 6th member tonight, and be able to get intros started on Monday.
I would like your help selecting the last of the six spots to get in the game.
I have taken: human Cleric, human Wizard, and human Barbarian and thus have 3 of the classic roles filled.
I believe I will be taking a human Rogue and a human Ranger for the other two spots, but want to see the final products.
That leaves the last slot. The candidates are Raed (dwarf monk), Tal (elf wizard), Khar (human sorceror) and Andrus (half-elf bard).
Look over the characters and consider the make-up of the party already, then tell me (either here or by PM) which you'd prefer to have hold down the last spot.
I think I'd lean toward Andrus then Khar slightly behind. We are fairly martial at the moment. I've got a personal prejudice against monks, I just don't like them.
Meditrina: I do have UMD as a class skill and have put ranks into it, I just don't have the CHA to boost it more.
With 4 votes cast for Andrus, I think we have a clear winner. Even if Lars votes the other way, the majority chooses the bard.
I will notify the group in recruitment, close that thread and be ready for introductions of players in Gameplay.
Thanks for helping chose, and glad it was a mini-consensus.
Good day all, the local bard reporting for duty
Just want to say a few words.
I was really fighting hard among myself about the last 4.
Each and everyone had strong merits and each and everyone had one grave flaw. I am happy I did not decide myself.
Apart from that Welcome Andras.
One grave flaw? What would that be in my case?
Well, we didn't want to tell you...but its your name. What kind of self respecting adventurer shows up with a name like Andras Skalsson. We don't want to get laughed at :/
Ah yes, the Cha. Do know that that is more or less the place where almost all my stat bonuses will go (also 1 to Str to get that to 18)
As for the Falcata, I'm starting with a masterwork one and get arcane bond with it at lvl 5, so I can upgrade it. Only downside is that it's normal metal.
Hello everyone, and apologies for the late reply, I've had internet trouble but that's all hopefully behind me now. Thanks for picking me Doc, and I am looking forward to playing this campaign with all of you.
For what its worth I would have voted for Andras as well; a bard with a military background and a more melee focused build is something I have rarely seen and will be interested to play alongside.
@Agatha I like the picture you linked a lot more than the picture on your character sheet.
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Thanks. I do spend some time browsing for pictures. I think the one offered at paizo are quite ok, but I prefer something more unique.
And the picture fits nicely in her concept. I just do not like many of fantasies female adventurer bimbos dressed in chainmail bikini, wich is just incredible dumb.....
But it seems we are all gathered at last.
For those living in the city a while longer, Agatha is the local dog breeders aprentice. She is kind of shy, but is seen frequently at the local tavern, spending a little coin to drink in silence. If asked about her dogs she warms up and can speak for hours without end about this or that puppy.
While Andras himself is relatively new to Heldren his family is not, they moved in several years ago. Those who have lived there for some time probably know his parents, father being a former Ulfen Guard and mother from a fallen noble house, as well as his grandfather, little brother and little sister. The brother moved to Oppara a few years ago. His eldest brother, like Andras, has never lived in Heldren itself.
It's the eldest brother who now came to Heldren to say good bye before moving to the Lands of Linnorm Kings.
Glad the gang's all here. I will work on introductions in Gameplay today, but I have a trip to Houston that will slow me down somewhat this week.
If in the meantime, you can each post here in Discussion the reason you are in Heldren, the sleepy village in southern Taldor (right on the Qadiran border actually), it'll save me a few minutes of research time trying to tie your intro to your background.
Agatha, I see yours already...
Depending on the weather, the airline, and my dinner meeting tonight, we should be able to get something started this evening or tomorrow.
Thanks. I do spend some time browsing for pictures. I think the one offered at paizo are quite ok, but I prefer something more unique.
And the picture fits nicely in her concept. I just do not like many of fantasies female adventurer bimbos dressed in chainmail bikini, wich is just incredible dumb.....
I agree completely, its dumb, completely ruins immersion and makes you incapable of taking the character or story seriously.
Speaking of pictures, I think I found a better picture of Lars.
As for those who are living in Heldren: Lars has been there for a while now, so the locals probably know him already and if Agatha frequents the local tavern then he probably would have had a conversation or two with her and probably would have asked about her dogs, as the only ones he's ever had experience with were the strays in the alleys of Riddleport so to see someone training dogs would be something new to him. I also think he would have taken the time to ask about the different people in the town so he would have probably heard of Andras' family.
@DocEvil Have a safe trip Doc. Lars' reason for being in Heldren is because it was simply the latest point in his escape route that didn't have any sign of those who are chasing him, so he took it as a chance to rest, recover and recollect his thoughts, but the peace and tranquility got the best of him so he decided to stay longer than he originally intended.
Andras is in Heldren on family business, saying good bye to his brother before he moves up north to the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. The brother has been recuperating with his family in Heldren after losing a hand defending princess Eutropia in Oppara.
Andras does visit Heldren more often but that is purely to stock up and he's never there for more than a few hours.
EDIT: Those living in Heldren would know his parents, grand parents, younger sister and possibly his younger brother. The younger brother does not live in Heldren any more.
The sister could actually be a friend of Agatha, being a 16 year old of half Ulfen blood. She's mostly be training with her father to improve her swordplay before moving of to the Ulfen Guard barracks in Oppara.
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Talon is a bounty hunter who has tracked his prey to Heldren after finding a reference to the Silver Stoat, Heldren's single inn.
But now the trail has gone cold. Out of funds after blowing everything gambling, Talon may need to consider any job to get back on his feet, and perhaps find reason to keep going at all.
He spends most of the day at the Silver Stoat, drinking and perhaps looking for a game of chance to win back everything he lost.
Trawets was sent to the Heldren area by the Nethys high priest in Oppara to investigate a rumor (a rather vague and weak one at that, but the high priest could get Trawets to stop bothering him for a quest) about strange beasts in the Border Forest.
Um ... maybe not friend. Agatha was known as a bruiser and a lunatic
in old times.
The bruiser part isn't an issue but the loony part might be. Andras' sister is a future Ulfen Guard, she can dish it out. Any way, it's up to you.
Well gang, American Airlines has other plans for me today. Rather than departing at 130 and arriving at 6, I am now departing at 820 arriving at 1030 and have a 90 minute drive after that.
Won't get much work done tonight at this rate.
Your threat successfully got the last flight cancelled, so I am now at home instead of on the road. Get to try again tomorrow, because today was such fun!
Should have some time to get the introduction that is pinging around in my head out on Gameplay. Once a get a post or two up there, I will notify the group here.
Thanks for your patience.
Hate it when a flight gets cancelled, hope you'll find another soon.
Gameplay is open. There is a map of Heldren (the opening village) in the Campaign info tab, and a key to the building sites. If you are from town, you may know about the shops/proprietors or you may not. Explore the village, interact with the locals as you see fit. The action will unfold a bit at a time, and maybe over the course of a day or two.
Just checking in. Everyone okay with the game so far? Got your interest? Not sure who has played before or has knowledge of the story and who has not.
I said in my intro I am open to constructive criticism, so if you see something that needs changing/correction etc, please let me know.
This is your game, so you should get maximum enjoyment from it. I am having a blast with it so far...
Everything is going well. I haven't played this before but I will admit to peeking at the start after you said the trail was a breadcrumb. I was very impressed with what you did with the information that was supposed to be from knowledge local or diplomacy checks, I found it very enjoyable.
Everything is wonderful. I have no idea what this AP contains, outside of reading the Reign of Winter Players Guide, so this is all new to me. I particularly like the current interaction with the forbidden nature of Sarenrae within this region and the struggle for Meditrina to use her magic in a way that helps people, in such a way that doesn't put others (including herself) in danger.
Again, thanks for DMing this, its very exciting!
Loving the game so far, and loved the comment (Whatever your motives) made me laugh hard.
Great! Sounds like we all agree so far. Get your gear and let's get started.
Two things:1) I need a volunteer to keep a party log book. This is a word document, shared through Google Drive or similar, that summarizes the party's adventures to date. If find in the slow-moving world of PBP motiviations for certain actions get lost in a month long combat. The log doesn't have to be detailed, but it should be a fair representation of what has happened, what loose ends are out there, and what the plans are.
Here is the best example I have in play now (not that it needs all the links and pics):RotRL Log
Any takers? We can switch up the duty if necessary.
2) Regarding Combat - I will post initiatives and then list the order. I roll for each enemy separately. You are not required to wait until your turn to post but I will re-align the actions in time in the summary posts. Waiting until your turn delays combat unnecessarily, and if you can write a good "if, then" post, it speeds things along nicely. You'll see what I mean shortly...
I hate to bring this up, but it always needs to be brought up when new players get together in my opinion.
Is there a DM decreed loot splitting method or do we need to agree on something?
If it's up to us here are my thoughts, if it's DMs call forget what I have to say below.
I personally can't stand the whole accountancy loot split system some people love were Everything you find is valued and characters can go into debt because they picked up a +2 longsword or something. It just seems to greedy and complicated. I prefer a sort of need/greed system. If something is useful to a character they get it, period. No need to know it's value. Anything not wanted gets sold and added to the money found and equally split when you get back to town. I feel others getting things they need or can make the best use of helps the whole party. Things useful to multiple party members the party decides. For example: the wand of CLW goes to the cleric, the spellbooks go to the wizard, the +1 bow goes to the archer (ranger, rogue, whoever), the +1 longsword goes to the tank (fighter, barbarian, paladin, whoever); a pearl of power the party would need to decide who gets it if both the cleric and wizard want it.
This is just my 2 cents worth and I don't care how we do it, we just need to know before loot starts showing up.
I don't mind setting one up and keeping it updated. I quite like writing.
EDIT: RE Loot
I played (technically still playing, only up to the end of book 5) WotR and our method of keeping up with loot I found quite useful. Basically, any loot we got went into a pile, and people would pick up something they needed from the pile. Of course, most of us were thoughtful, and knew what each party member wanted / was in most in need of, so it worked out decently well. Anything left that no-one wanted, we then sold, the money going into a party "account". If you wanted to buy something, say a +2 longsword, you bought it from the party account.
Forgive me if this is standard practise, but its what worked best in my experience, although its heavily reliant on characters not being overly greedy. IDK, maybe people have other preferences on how to do it.
I don't mind setting one up and keeping it updated. I quite like writing.
EDIT: RE Loot
I played (technically still playing, only up to the end of book 5) WotR and our method of keeping up with loot I found quite useful. Basically, any loot we got went into a pile, and people would pick up something they needed from the pile. Of course, most of us were thoughtful, and knew what each party member wanted / was in most in need of, so it worked out decently well. Anything left that no-one wanted, we then sold, the money going into a party "account". If you wanted to buy something, say a +2 longsword, you bought it from the party account.
Forgive me if this is standard practise, but its what worked best in my experience, although its heavily reliant on characters not being overly greedy. IDK, maybe people have other preferences on how to do it.
That's close enough to how I've always played to be fine with me. This is the way I expect most people to do it more or less as this is how I've always done it. I found though that some people get very worried about "you have more GP worth of stuff than I do". I was shocked the first time I heard that, so I just want to get it out in the open and taken care of before it comes into play.
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I have seen booth. I play in a campaign where everything is piled in the groupbank and you buy it at half price. And you can own the bank of gm.
Works rather well, especially as our wizard has all the necessary feats to custom make what we want. Being Savage tide you have all the time in the world.
On the other side I played a if you need it, take it game and it worked, so far rather well too. In the end, most items are no brainers when it comes to loot. And if our mage runs around with a million gp in scrolls and wands and all I own is a +1 sword, I honestly do not care.
I accept what you agree upon, I know that I will get my share and my needs are usually rather light
BTW, this is just my initial take of the Journal Log. If anyone wants full access thats totally ok as well (its currently view only). If there is anything obvious I missed, could add, or whatever, let me know, its just what I got started on today.