First Steps - PbP Gameday IV - GM_PapaSteve (Inactive)

Game Master Papasteve08

A day on the town! Will it be everything the trainees had hoped for? Tactical - Map of Absalom - PbP Session ID: 221


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Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

This game is for the PbP Superstar's Alternate characters, by invite only.

Please dot into the gameplay thread.

Helpful hint: if you post, and then delete the post, the thread will show up on your campaign tab. Feel free to do that if you aren't able to make a proper introduction post with your alternate characters.

As a side note, this game will not start until I am finished GMing my current group of Confirmation Newbies. Go ahead and have fun in the gameplay thread if you want while you wait for your charming VC.


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Hey, something else for you to stew on while we wait to start. Do you want to run through all 3 of the In Service to Lore scenarios? The last two obviously won't count for credit. I leave the decision completely in you, the players, hands. Take a vote. Let me know what you want and I will roll with it.

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

Did somebody say stew? Fly stew? I love fly stew.

Steve, you are so awesome for stepping up and running this from here, mate. I want to give you a big ole hug... but you live way to far away for such frivolity.

I'd love to do all three. Credit be damned - it's worth it just so we don't have to play by the rules for two scenarios' worth! I really want to experience the content.

The Exchange

Male CN gnome evoker (Admixture) 9 | HP: 29/65 | AC: 21 (13 Tch, 19 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +8 (+2 illusion) | Init: +9 | Perc: +9, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Spells 1st 7/7 2nd 7/7 3rd 5/5 4th 4/4 5th 3/3 Reroll 1/1 MM Rod 3/3 | Active conditions: Mage Armor, Shield, 6 Images

All three work for me. I like the theory of the character, but would like to see him in action,


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Aaaaalllllrighty folks! PbP GM experience number 1, complete. I will be looking to get this game rolling here by the end of the weekend. Please make sure your characters are ready, we will get a final roll call and start this dance!

Also - I have 2 votes for running all three of the first steps scenarios. Please weigh in with your choices. I want to be able to prepare if necessary.

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

I'm ready to do this, if the mother f*cking forums are. I was all 3 if you need my vote again. ;-)

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I'm cool for playing those. Although I might have slight preference for getting into Season 7 small tier games :)

How do we handle the mechanics for Steps 2-3, since our characters status should be frozen after Steps 1 (any gold we spend, any wand charges we use in 2-3 cannot officially happen in PFS. Even death doesn't officially apply...)


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

So if we decide to play all 3, we basically turn off the PFS lights for 2 and 3. We have a little fun, maybe I change some things around, we all get to see the content, and then your characters all revert back to where they were at the end of part 1.

No risk of death, no loss of consumables, etc.

So far, everyone is interested. I doubt we would be able to finish a scenario beyond IStL P1 for PbP Gameday IV consideration, so I wouldn't factor that into your decision.

As of now, I will plan on running all 3. We can always change our minds before we get to the end of part 1.

I think Lockwood is the last to check in (I confirmed this weekend that he will play... though we are stretching him a little thin...)

I told AJ I would drag my feet to start so he could finish up his other scenario, even though the intention was for all of these characters to be at the same experience level... :) Otherwise I think we are ready to get started.

I will get Valsin's first post up by tonight, and hopefully before we get into any encounters AJ will be ready.


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

All of your initiative checks are below – Please make sure I have them correct. Also let me know if there are any situational modifiers I should be aware of (eg. "may always act in the surprise round", "+2 if my familiar is near", etc). I've noted if I don't have your initiative modifier yet so you can help remind me when you do get the character sheet together.

Initiative rolls:

Bugdip: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3
Nugats: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Tybain: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (13) + 0 = 13
Valore: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Suli: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3 (Need Init Modifier!)
Rough Hewn: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (1) + 0 = 1 (Need Init Modifier!)

Tybain - When you get a chance if you could update your tagline I would appreciate it! (no rush, been saying that a lot - We will get this started slowly)

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

My initiative is all good. I trust you will be rolling better than "1" next time!


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0
Bugdip wrote:
My initiative is all good. I trust you will be rolling better than "1" next time!

I promise nothing....

:)

Sovereign Court

Tybain's Initiative bonus is +4. I don't think it was correct on the profile either, sorry about that.

Now he should be good to go.


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Hey everyone, just wanna get this in here. I don't know how important it is to get an "official" muster on the discussion thread here for PbP Gameday 4, but here it is.

In case you are curious, here is the link to the list of games for PbP Gameday 4.

Once I know we have AJ and Chris L. in tow, we can kick things off. I know Deussu expressed interest in an alternate game as well, so depending on how things go, we may end up with 7, which will be fine. I feel relatively confident you have all run at least this first one before, so there won't be any surprises. I'll try to tell a good story for everyone. :)


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Chris L. is coming online today I believe. We will get this show on the road here soon, sorry for the slow start. Hopefully I did Valsin justice. :)

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

It's all good on the slow start. Gave me enough time to wrap up the Confirmation and rant about Paizo.com going down more times than a $5 hooker.

... and like with those same hookers, I just keep coming back for more.

Ahem.

Anyway, looking forward to getting started so we can (eventually) play the lower tier season 7 scenarios!

The Exchange

Male CN gnome evoker (Admixture) 9 | HP: 29/65 | AC: 21 (13 Tch, 19 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +8 (+2 illusion) | Init: +9 | Perc: +9, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Spells 1st 7/7 2nd 7/7 3rd 5/5 4th 4/4 5th 3/3 Reroll 1/1 MM Rod 3/3 | Active conditions: Mage Armor, Shield, 6 Images

Penicillin shots required for gencon?


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

So I've had more time to think and less time to post today. That last post was half pre-baked and half spontaneous. Hopefully you like it.

I love cross-pollination between our games... Yet another reason why I love this group!

Sovereign Court

Yes, I have played the scenario. Only once, though...


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Ok - So I believe everyone here has played and/or run this scenario. No reason to step back and let others take the initiative for story/experience sake. If you have always wanted to try to tackle a problem from a different perspective just for the fun of it, now is the time.

Also - I can use this to take reasonable suggestions and move the story along a little easier without worrying about glossing something over for you to much.

You guys should be able to take some liberties with what you know will happen to write your posts/story as well.

The Exchange

Male CN gnome evoker (Admixture) 9 | HP: 29/65 | AC: 21 (13 Tch, 19 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +8 (+2 illusion) | Init: +9 | Perc: +9, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Spells 1st 7/7 2nd 7/7 3rd 5/5 4th 4/4 5th 3/3 Reroll 1/1 MM Rod 3/3 | Active conditions: Mage Armor, Shield, 6 Images
Bugdip wrote:
Man, Magus takes a while to get up and running.[/ooc]

Don't I f#*+ing know it! If you remember, Finarin did not come online until level 3 because I went the Dervish Dance route. Lots of debate, Dex vs Str based. Though it took me a long time to come online, totally worth if IMHO to be dex based.

And I am super impatient, and hate to be a useless character.

Look what I found not posted since yesterday. Weird


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Hey guys, sorry I didn't get that post up last night. I had some unexpected things keep me off the computer in additions to power outages in my area. I'll get something up and move you asking this morning sometime

-Posted with Wayfinder


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

In your next posts, if you could, give me a hint as to what task you would like to tackle next. I can start crafting the post now, and if it makes sense I can move you on tonight.

I don't want to rush you, but I also don't want you to feel like you are twiddling your thumbs waiting for something to happen!

Grand Lodge

Male NG Human Swashbuckler(inspired blade) 1 - PFS# 141231-7 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 18 (14 Tch, 14 Fl) | CMB: +1, CMD: 16 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +4| Init: +3 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Pinache: 4/4 | Active conditions:

Rules question for you all. Before 2nd level, I have been trying to plan how I will rebuild Edgar for the long haul, and I've really been thinking about the Swashbuckler(Mouser) archetype. I love the idea of building a halfling mouser, and making him the tank for the group. After a couple of levels, I would also take butterfly sting, so that he could be (hopefully) tanking a foe, and letting the rest of you use the criticals. Basically he would be a crazy build of Swashbuckler(Mouser), Fighter, Alchemist(Beastmorph), and cavalier.

However, I need to make sure I understand how the fundamental building block of this build would actually work in the game.

Specifically, this ability, gained at level 1.

Underfoot Assault (Ex) wrote:

At 1st level, if a foe whose size is larger than the mouser's is adjacent to her and misses her with a melee attack, the mouser can as an immediate action spend 1 panache point to move 5 feet into an area of the attacker's space. This movement does not count against the mouser's movement on her next turn, and it doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity. While the mouser is within a foe's space, she is considered to occupy her square within that foe's space.

While the mouser is within her foe's space, the foe takes a –4 penalty on all attack rolls and combat maneuver checks not made against the mouser, and all of the mouser's allies that are adjacent to both the foe and the mouser are considered to be flanking the foe. The mouser is considered to be flanking the foe whose space she is within if she is adjacent to an ally who is also adjacent to the foe. The mouser can move within her foe's space and leave the foe's space freely (and without provoking attacks of opportunity), but if the foe attempts to move to a position where the mouser is no longer in its space, the movement provokes an attack of opportunity from the mouser. This deed replaces opportune parry and riposte.

bold is my emphasis

Based on the above verbiage, let say for the sake of argument that my mouser toon is already in an enemy's square. Then, the enemy attempts to leave that square. Now, if the enemy 5-foot steps, so that it is no longer occupying the same square as the mouser, would this activate the Underfoot Assault (Ex) ability and allow the mouser an attack of opportunity? I know the verbiage for 5-foot steps states that a 5-foot step never provokes an AoO.

My concern being that if an enemy is occupying the same square as the mouser, but then 5-foot steps away, and the mouser does not get an AoO, it seems like this ability isn't nearly so great. If the enemy can simply 5-foot step away, then the -4 to anyone else other than the mouser would rarely, if ever, come into play.

I know this question was raised on the forums and asked for Paizo to answer, but they have not yet. And, as you all would be mostly/only who I play this toon with, your interpretation of the rules is what seemed the most important.

So, any thoughts?

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

The bolded text would take precedence over the normal 5ft step rules. As per normal rules, you can't occupy the same space as an enemy unless you are tiny anyway. It doesn't say what movement type it's talking about, so a 5ft step would provoke.

Also, the mere fact that they included that text means it has to be there to cover AoO from 5ft steps (and withdraw actions)... otherwise, it would be covered under "leaving a threatened square" AoO provocation anyway.

The Exchange

Male CN gnome evoker (Admixture) 9 | HP: 29/65 | AC: 21 (13 Tch, 19 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +8 (+2 illusion) | Init: +9 | Perc: +9, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Spells 1st 7/7 2nd 7/7 3rd 5/5 4th 4/4 5th 3/3 Reroll 1/1 MM Rod 3/3 | Active conditions: Mage Armor, Shield, 6 Images

+1 to Bugdip unless there was an official FAQ to overrule that interpretation. But what do I know? I am still chasing after my first star.

Grand Lodge

Male NG Human Swashbuckler(inspired blade) 1 - PFS# 141231-7 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 18 (14 Tch, 14 Fl) | CMB: +1, CMD: 16 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +4| Init: +3 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Pinache: 4/4 | Active conditions:

Thanks for the input, dudes. That was how I would have interrupted it also, but when looked for an official FAQ answer from Paizo I could only find a hot debate over if a 5-foot step provoked, and if a withdraw action provoked. The debate was spurred on because in PFS some GM's ruled that neither 5-foot step, nor a withdraw action, would provoke when a mouser was using underfoot assault, so people started posting this question but the FAQ hasn't been answered, at least not that I could see.

So I wanted get everyone's thought there, since we'd playing these toons together (not sure if Steve is set to GM all the games) and it come down to the ruling of our group's GM.

I'm excited to try and roll up this toon, and to see if I can fill a niche in combat that I've never tried before. I hope there is way to synergize with the group, building a semi-tank crit-gifter using butterfly sting. I.e. Edgar wouldn't focus on doing damage, but instead having a high AC and then passing the crits along to the team from his rapier.


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

I agree with everything you guys have said here. That is how I would interpret it also. With no official clarification or ruling to say otherwise then as long as I am the GM, that is how I will rule it.

-Posted with Wayfinder

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

Hey, so Gripplis do actually use scent to identify people... but they can talk, so it makes very little sense to me as to how they know who they're talking about. All this unwieldy "man who smells like... blah..." seems very strange to me, but I'm rolling with it.

However, I remembered back to a book I read in my youth, Song of the Saurials (finale of the Finder's Stone trilogy, one of the best Forgotten Realms trilogies ever). Anyway, the dinosaur humanoids in that gave of a scent that told you about their emotions. I was considering using something similar for Bugdip (that would also help him communicate to others what the people he is referring to smell like). It would be for RP only and in no way allow Bugdip to get a mechanical bonus...

... would that break anyone's mind or enjoyment if I did that? Just trying to work in this written quirk in a way that makes sense to me.

Sovereign Court

Male LN Elven Staff Magus 1 | HP: 10/10 | AC: 16 (12 Tch, 14 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +6 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Dailies: 3/4 Arcana | Active Conditions: inspire courage, arcana +1

Give it a shot. Good time to experiment.


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

There was an episode of Castle recently (don't judge me) where a character had a hyper sensitive nose. There was actually a medical term for her condition. (that I have forgotten) Among other plot lines in the show, she was able to "smell" the attraction between Castle and Beckett. It made for some funny moments in the show.

I say go for it - I would love to see what you can do with it!


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Post coming in the next couple of hours. Busy morning.

Sovereign Court

Actually I kind of like the shades of gray involved with Auntie Baltwin. If I remember the story correctly, she did her best to take care of the kids without the medicine. But she was also a drunk and a gambler and she indeed sell the medicine.

But still, the kids probably had a better life in her care than they otherwise would have had.

Grand Lodge

Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

Don't forget the slave labor!

Personally, I was surprised to see that her alignment was evil. I feel that (and the portrait) were oversights on the PFS team's behalf. Then again, there's only so much depth you can reasonably throw into a scenario.


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Post coming... Taking longer to assemble than I originally anticipated. Lots to set up...


Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

Hey everyone, apologies for the radio silence.

Lets (finally) get some of the bookkeeping stuff taken care of.

First, the boon rolls -

Boon Rolls:
GM: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Bugdip: 1d20 ⇒ 17
Nugats: 1d20 ⇒ 19
Tybain: 1d20 ⇒ 13
Valore: 1d20 ⇒ 7
Ifran: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Edgar: 1d20 ⇒ 2

Boon of players choice on a natural roll of 1 or 20

**Re-Rolls not allowed on boons**

Well that sucks... Next up:

Please reply with the following information as it will appear on your chronicle sheet:

Player Name:
Character Name:
PFS # & Character #:
Faction:
Chronicle #:
Slow/Normal advancement:
Starting XP:
Starting Fame:
Starting Prestige:
Starting Gold:
Day Job Check:

Tips:

  • Just hit "reply" to this post, then you can delete everything except the above and just fill it out from there. Be sure to also delete the "quote" tags from the top and bottom.

  • As this is a first chronicle for (nearly) everyone, I am happy to leave certain things blank, since there will likely be some character-retooling. If you want me to leave it blank, just note that.

  • Grand Lodge

    Male NG Human Swashbuckler(inspired blade) 1 - PFS# 141231-7 | HP: 11/11 | AC: 18 (14 Tch, 14 Fl) | CMB: +1, CMD: 16 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +4| Init: +3 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Pinache: 4/4 | Active conditions:

    Thanks for running the game Steve, it's been great. Thanks for providing the format too.

    Player Name: Chris L.
    Character Name: Edgar "Rattus" Blackwood
    PFS # & Character #: 141231-7
    Faction: Grand Lodge
    Chronicle #: this will be Edgar's 1st
    Slow/Normal advancement: normal
    Starting XP: 0
    Starting Fame: 0
    Starting Prestige: 0
    Starting Gold: tbd
    Day Job Check: none

    Sovereign Court

    Male LN Elven Staff Magus 1 | HP: 10/10 | AC: 16 (12 Tch, 14 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +3, R: +2, W: +2 | Init: +6 | Perc: +0, SM: +0 | Speed 30ft | Dailies: 3/4 Arcana | Active Conditions: inspire courage, arcana +1

    Player Name: AJ Torgerud
    Character Name: Valore Edasseril
    PFS # & Character #: 59286-11
    Faction: Sovereign Court
    Chronicle #: 2
    Slow/Normal advancement: normal
    Starting XP: 1
    Starting Fame: 1
    Starting Prestige: 1
    Starting Gold: 442
    Day Job Check: craft(Cartography): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

    The Exchange

    Male CN gnome evoker (Admixture) 9 | HP: 29/65 | AC: 21 (13 Tch, 19 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 14 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +8 (+2 illusion) | Init: +9 | Perc: +9, SM: +0 | Speed 20ft | Spells 1st 7/7 2nd 7/7 3rd 5/5 4th 4/4 5th 3/3 Reroll 1/1 MM Rod 3/3 | Active conditions: Mage Armor, Shield, 6 Images

    Player Name: John S.
    Character Name: Nugats
    PFS # & Character #: 75655-8
    Faction: Dark Archive
    Chronicle #: 1
    Slow/Normal advancement: Normal
    Starting XP: 0
    Starting Fame: 0
    Starting Prestige: 0
    Starting Gold: 67
    Day Job Check: Craft (alchemy) take 10: 10 + 10 = 20

    Thanks Steve - great job!

    Grand Lodge

    Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

    Player Name: Damien
    Character Name: Bugdip
    PFS # & Character #: 13500-9
    Faction: Grand Lodge
    Chronicle #: 1
    Slow/Normal advancement: Normal
    Starting XP: 0
    Starting Fame: 0
    Starting Prestige: 0
    Starting Gold: 30
    Day Job Check: N/A

    Thanks a bunch for running, Steve! Can't wait to experience steps 2 & 3. Or are we going to scrap that in favor of Wounded Wisp then Confirmation?


    Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

    As soon as I get Ifran and Tybain's info I will get this reported. Chronicles are mostly done, so I should be able to turn that around quick.

    Nice work again everyone!


    Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

    Wrap up coming tomorrow. I spent all my time making sure characters were up to date I didn't leave any for this.

    Again, nice job everyone :)

    Sovereign Court

    Player Name: Jyri
    Character Name: Tybain
    PFS # & Character #: 96960-5
    Faction: Sovereign Court
    Chronicle #: 1
    Slow/Normal advancement: Normal
    Starting XP: 0
    Starting Fame: 0
    Starting Prestige: 0
    Starting Gold: 66gp
    Day Job Check: -

    Thanks for running! It was great to have you running a game!

    Grand Lodge

    Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

    By the way, I've updated Bugdip's tagline. His will save should have been +4. I'd forgotten to include his boon from The Sky Key Solution -> Champion of Time / Defender of Time, free indomitable faith (or other) trait for a new character. I'd given it to Bugdip, but forgot to pop it into Hero Lab.

    Jack (or others), just out of curiosity, how do I do the bookkeeping for that? Lort has to have the chronicle on him because it is his chronicle. Can I just take a photocopy of it to carry around with Bugdip? What do I need to write on Lort's chronicle sheet (or one of Bugdip's)? Do I need GM sign-off?


    Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

    @ Ifran - I still need your info!!! Once I have it I will report and get your chronicles out. Next time I will ask for info early on so we don't have to wait.

    My bad on that one...

    Thanks for playing everyone, I enjoyed it!


    Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0
    Bugdip wrote:

    By the way, I've updated Bugdip's tagline. His will save should have been +4. I'd forgotten to include his boon from The Sky Key Solution -> Champion of Time / Defender of Time, free indomitable faith (or other) trait for a new character. I'd given it to Bugdip, but forgot to pop it into Hero Lab.

    Jack (or others), just out of curiosity, how do I do the bookkeeping for that? Lort has to have the chronicle on him because it is his chronicle. Can I just take a photocopy of it to carry around with Bugdip? What do I need to write on Lort's chronicle sheet (or one of Bugdip's)? Do I need GM sign-off?

    There may be a more official way to do it, but in my opinion, noting it on Lort's chronicle, and perhaps noting it on this chronicle as well (so it is easy to cross reference in both places) would be plenty sufficient for me. I would expect that anywhere you played Bugdip where another GM wanted proof of the boon you would likely have Lort's file with you anyways.

    Just my 2 copper

    Grand Lodge

    Male LN Suli Oracle (Psychic Searcher) 1 | HP: 10/10 | AC: 19 (13 tch, 16 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 11 | F: +2, R: +4, W: +2, Resist acid 7, cold 7, electricity 7, fire 7 | Init: -1 | Perc: +5 [low-light], SM: +2 | Speed 20 | Spells: 1st 4/4 |Shirt Reroll: 1/1| Active conditions: None.

    Player Name: Jack Brown
    Character Name: Ifran al-Sharifi
    PFS # & Character #: 74294-20
    Faction: Grand Lodge
    Chronicle #: 2
    Slow/Normal advancement: normal
    Starting XP: 0
    Starting Fame: 0
    Starting Prestige: 0
    Starting Gold: 10 gp, 7 cp
    Day Job Check: Man Whore (no roll, but...)

    Sorry, thought I already had done this. My bad.

    Grand Lodge

    Male LN Suli Oracle (Psychic Searcher) 1 | HP: 10/10 | AC: 19 (13 tch, 16 Fl) | CMB: +2, CMD: 11 | F: +2, R: +4, W: +2, Resist acid 7, cold 7, electricity 7, fire 7 | Init: -1 | Perc: +5 [low-light], SM: +2 | Speed 20 | Spells: 1st 4/4 |Shirt Reroll: 1/1| Active conditions: None.
    Bugdip wrote:

    By the way, I've updated Bugdip's tagline. His will save should have been +4. I'd forgotten to include his boon from The Sky Key Solution -> Champion of Time / Defender of Time, free indomitable faith (or other) trait for a new character. I'd given it to Bugdip, but forgot to pop it into Hero Lab.

    Jack (or others), just out of curiosity, how do I do the bookkeeping for that? Lort has to have the chronicle on him because it is his chronicle. Can I just take a photocopy of it to carry around with Bugdip? What do I need to write on Lort's chronicle sheet (or one of Bugdip's)? Do I need GM sign-off?

    What many people do is either photocopy the chronicle and/or reference it (and make sure they bring the character with them when they play).

    I'll have to check to see what boons I can put on Ifran. So sad that I cannot play with you guys next time.


    Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

    Game is reported! chronicles tonight I hope. This weekend at the latest.

    So I am throwing a monkey wrench into our plans.

    I've invited/convinced/strong-armed some new players to both PFS and particularly PbP to give this a shot. One is my long-time best friend, and the other is Chris L's long time best mate. This of course creates some issues with the number of seats at the table.

    I've asked AJ to step aside for now (turns out I didn't do it all that friendly, and have apologized since).

    So here is the breakdown:

    Our original plan was First steps, Wounded Wisp, then Confirmation.

    Turns out, there is a new evergreen scenario in season 7 - Consortium Compact

    I would like to propose this change, and make sure everyone is on board. (since I made other changes without consulting the group... Not gonna make that mistake again!)

    First - we swap out either the confirmation or wounded wisp for the Consorium compact. (I am leaning towards swapping out wounded wisp, which we could theoretically run at 2nd level)

    Second - we put off First Steps (parts 2 and 3) until you hit second level. This would give you the option of "test driving" your level 2 stuff before you have to commit. Probably not that big of a deal in the end, but its there nonetheless. This also lets us see the content, which seems to be what the majority of us wants. This has the secondary effect of giving the "new guys" a chance to get credit for the first couple of scenarios we play.

    So it would look like this:

    -First Steps Pt 1 (completed)
    -Confirmation
    -Consortium Compact (everyone hits level 2)
    -First Steps Pt 2 (no credit, for the story/experience)
    -First Steps Pt 3 (no credit, for the story/experience)
    -Wounded Wisp (would use up your 1-time play at level 2)
    -Season 7 exclusive low tier scenarios

    I am still happy to commit being the GM, as long as you will have me.

    Please let me know your thoughts on this, on any of the above really.

    Grand Lodge

    Male Grippli Level 3, #-9

    Awesome about new players and the new Evergreen! Man. Not running any season 7s is making me feel way out of touch. Also, sorry to see AJ go, but I get that it needs to happen. Hope you enjoy your other games, mate! See ya in Minneapolis for Con of the North, or something else I'm sure.

    First - My preference is to swap out Wounded Wisp. The Confirmation gives us all a Wayfinder (for 1PP or free), and is a 'key' PFS scenario. Also, the 'new guys' will probably be 1 XP behind. I'd have no issues taking slow track for two scenarios if needed.

    However (!), in I cannot play Wounded Wisp at 2nd level. I would either have to sit that out, or we would need to rearrange so it's the 1st level scenario. I can play the Confirmation at 2nd level.

    Second - Happy with that. I'm not sure if that will flow as well as playing it now, but it's cool with me. You're the GM!

    Totally happy with you as GM, Steve and can't wait to keep this train going. We playing with 7 now?

    EDIT: Eep. Con of the North is Feb. Not sure if I can swing that and Vegas. If Vegas January falls through... look out!


    Male Human (Michigander) GM/1 Tactical - Where on Golarion - CLW Charges: 0

    I am in agreement with you Damien - I like the 'graduation' aspect of confirmation, plus the wayfinder boon.

    Wounded wisp is the season 6 evergreen, and in my opinion not as crucial. Particularly because these characters were intended to be season 7 characters, which was part of why I was so keen on the Consortium Compact for this group.

    You are right about the general flow with the first steps, but my thought was that I felt guilty strongarming them into PbP and then running a scenario they don't get "credit" for.

    Additionally, about 9 months ago I ran First steps for my home group. These two guys were in it - so they actually have the first steps chronicle already.

    Keep thoughts coming... :)

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