DM Jesse Heinig |
Ehh, you can take 10 on Profession checks ;)
Cassandra Lupin |
Please come back DM. Please.
Oh yay, when we get to the kingdom building part are we going to create a new thread for that? I have heard that is the best way to go so building discussions don't overload gameplay or discussion.
DM Jesse Heinig |
Was at the Silicon Valley Comic-Con, which made larger updates difficult (hard to type stuff here on an iPad, especially with the way formatting codes work). Saw Woz.
When we get to kingdom-building, which is probably not super far away, I'm planning to set everything up in shared documents on Google Drive. That way anyone can pop in and update stuff as needed. If we need a separate discussion thread I'll make one of those and jump through whatever hoops we need to get Paizo to attach it to the campaign somehow (or just put a link in the campaign info tab).
Korinne Bryden |
I like the idea of having two separate threads if possible; one for kingdom stuff and the other for exploring and other things. Did we ever decide how active we want to be with the kingdom-building process? Some groups really get into it and others opt for the 'kingdom in the background' path.
DM Jesse Heinig |
Had a sinus infection, was pretty out of it!
Korinne Bryden |
Hey all, I start my new job on Monday and I'm also working to readjust my sleep schedule (normally an 8a-4p shift is no big deal but when you've slipped into night owl mode...) so my own posts might be a little shorter/sparser than normal this week until I get adjusted to my new schedule. Maintaining 1/day or 'as needed' (since this game moves at a more relaxed pace than some of my others) should still be no problem though :)
Cassandra Lupin |
At this point, can we all get the explorer feat? I think we have technically crossed more than 30 miles of terrain with no guide and no map. We're creating the map as we go essentially.
DM Jesse Heinig |
Hmm. Normally you still have to spend a pick to gain a story feat, but this does seem very thematically appropriate. It will also help to speed up your exploration and let you be more self-sufficient for longer journeys out into the wild, so I'll say YES!
Cassandra Lupin |
Yay. That's a +13 to get along in the wild which means I need a 3 to provide food for everyone assuming we aren't in a bad area.
Just need Valeska to respond. Or we can assume Tzerny says no and Cassandra can go.
DM Jesse Heinig |
I remember Cass asked about the possibility of getting story feats and bonus unlocks back when we first started up. I am generally fond of rewarding players for their characters' achievements in the course of play, so it's a good fit.
Telmarni |
Cool! It will be very useful for our whole adventure. I just have to add it to my character as well.
DM Jesse Heinig |
If Valeska doesn't pop up by tomorrow, I'll have Tzerny take a quick peek -- but the bird is probably too clever to go wandering around in a strange hole underground by itself for too long!
Korinne Bryden |
So as not to clutter Gameplay, I'll say here that Cass should probably go after Carinna and then Valeska and I can follow in whatever order after that. Would that work for everyone?
*edit* By the way, Valeska doesn't seem to have posted in a little over two weeks. I hope everything is okay :(
Telmarni |
I am becoming a bit more concerned about Valeska's quietness. I hope everything is alright as well.
DM Jesse Heinig |
Yep, sending her a ping.
Quick perusal of aliases shows most-played character hasn't had a post in two months. Not a good sign. :/
DM Jesse Heinig |
Sorry for the delay -- the S.O. planned a very busy weekend! Back now. :)
No word from Valeska, though. You folks may want to go back to the Recruitment thread and start looking for a replacement healer. :/
Carinna Del'annerie |
Will we look for a replacement from those that already submitted a PC or will we start a new recruitment thread?
The first option is faster but second one generally brings better PCs.
Carinna Del'annerie |
Looking at the previous recruitment thread, Coeran Medvyed got my attention. He is a cleric of Abadar and our group is NG, NG, CG and CN but the two Chaotic PCs are Korinne and Telmarni and neither of the two are "really chaotic".
Even if we started as an all female group, we've been traveling with Vance and Hatch for a long time and there were no problems so far.
He is also more 'spell-focused' which is nice, since we are already pretty competent in combat.
Also, as a reminder, even if this whole campaign somehow screams Erastil and the wilderness, we were 'hired' by Brevoy and Abadar is one of their major gods (Carinna is also fond of the Swordlords ideals).
Just my two cents.
DM Jesse Heinig |
I think if you like someone from the prior recruitment, we can pursue that person. If you are feeling cold on them or you would like to see more possibilities, we can re-open recruitment for some fresh faces.
Cassandra Lupin |
I'll review them but I would open a new recruitment rather than posting on this one, that way they can't see us discussing the characters. Feels like talking behind their back.
Telmarni |
I agree about the new recruitment thread. Much more easier to recruit a new person for the role I think.
DM Jesse Heinig |
Well, even if I make a new recruitment thread, it's not hard for people to click on my profile, check my campaigns, and backtrack to this one -- so anyone who wants to can find our Discussion thread anyway. If you want to discuss a character privately the only guarantee is with PMs. :)
Korinne Bryden |
Enough time has passed that I'm in favor of just opening recruitment via bumping our old thread; anyone still kicking around that applied the first time around should see it and it'll give them the chance to adjust accordingly.
As far as discussing potential new party members goes, I'd say that if you have any non-general comments ("Oh that player is awesome" or "Ehhh, that person is kinda flaky") then PMing DM Jesse would be the way to go. We can certainly give input on what sort of characters we'd like to see here, though! I'm guessing based on previous comments that another player capable of healing is what we're leaning towards?
DM Jesse Heinig |
If you don't pick up another healer, then it's going to be all on Korinne (using her white mage arcana) and possibly Cassandra with a cure wand. Let's just say that if you get any diseases this could be Bad.
Telmarni |
Well, I hope we can keep Valeska as a NPC for the future of this campaign. Just in case she either comes back, or we might need a position filled when we get to the kingdom building part.
DM Jesse Heinig |
I'll hang on to Valeska as part of the story, just in case the player does return. She may or may not be useful to kingdom-building. ;)
Carinna Del'annerie |
So... if we indeed will make another recruitment, I think we should start now, right? We are in the middle of the fight and the other PC will probably meet us on Oleg's so if we start now, little time (and steam) will be lost.
DM Jesse Heinig |
Ok, re-opening recruitment!
One fun thing that a different game did in recruitment was have an interstitial scene played out in the Recruitment thread where people interacted with the current party. If you guys want to try that, we could do so when you get back to Oleg's: A bunch of new people are hanging out hoping to get recruited. But, that would mean the recruitment would have to wait 'til after you get back to Oleg's, so that might not be ideal. Up to you folks if you would rather do a conventional "Look at submissions" recruitment or an interstitial scene.
Carinna Del'annerie |
Even if this is indeed a good idea and could be fun, I think I'll vote for the conventional recruitment since it will be quicker.
Cassandra Lupin |
Meh. Either is fine to me. Always willing to try a new kind of recruitment. But the idea doesn't fit well to me. Several people are at Oleg's looking to get recruited? Did the Swordlords send them or are they there of their own volition? Do we choose as players or characters cause that could go very differently. What happens to the ones not chosen? Go home, stick around as NPC's?
DM Jesse Heinig |
Presumably the ones not chosen would form different bands and go off to different locations. My main worry with trying that unconventional recruitment is that KM tends to get something like 60+ players applying at once and that would just be a madhouse.
Telmarni |
Maybe we can have one of our "Sponsors" recruit in Restov maybe? Gives a reason to maybe make a couple NPCs for later on... ^_^
But this is coming from someone that uses HeroLabs a little bit too much making characters. >.>
DM Jesse Heinig |
Goin' camping. May or may not have signal 'til Monday!
Cassandra Lupin |
A day late. Not good. I SHALL FIND HIM!
Survival to find DM: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
HELP! I CAN'T FIND HIM!
Cassandra Lupin |
I thought combat was over so I was gauging the others. I doubt we are waiting on recruitment. We need to finish the mites before deciding.
Telmarni |
Yes, there is still a centipede and a mite in the same room as us. Lets see about finishing those two off at least.
DM Jesse Heinig |
I'm back! Monday night I only had access to my iPad, which is terrible for anything more than posting a sentence or two and abysmal for using Roll20.
DM Jesse Heinig |
If you folks don't mind, please go over the new potential recruits and let me know (in a private message) if any of them really stand out for you.
Some of you may have already done so. ;)
Carinna Del'annerie |
PM sent DM!
Cassandra Lupin |
Super sorry goes, didn't see the DM's post where he explained what she saw.