[GD5] GM Lari's Serpents Rise (Standard) (Inactive)

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Silver Crusade

Hi everyone!

We still have about a week to go before we can start, but now that we have six I'll start determining who's playing which characters. I'll get character sheets to you over the course of the week.

Deraev has requested a simple character. I'll be randomly selecting between the three less complicated options for him, then determining the rest by rolling a dX, and selecting the player alphabetically in that spot.

Capricornus
d'Eon
Oykiv
Tarondor
ZD

Deraev: 1d3 ⇒ 2
L: 1d5 ⇒ 1
X: 1d4 ⇒ 1
P: 1d3 ⇒ 2
Ar: 1d2 ⇒ 1

That gives us the following cast of characters.

  • The Leaderl: Tarondor
  • The Vengeful: Deraev
  • The Experiment: ZD
  • The Professional: Oykiv
  • The Artist d'Eon
  • The Ambitious: Capricornus


  • Cool thanks! Will we get an opportunity to see the pregen sheets before the game starts?

    {This is Deraev}


    So I understand that for the new season pregen assignments can't be changed in the event of death? Whatever number I give you is the final one?

    Silver Crusade

    Yes. You can still use pregen resources to help resolve those conditions, but at this tier you're still on the hook for 2000 gp of costs yourself. As long as you don't catastrophically fail the scenario, the chronicle should offset those costs.

    Links to pregen sheets should arrive as PMs tomorrow.

    Weirdly it looks like the die rolls don't match the way they previewed when I was writing the assignment post. I suppose as Paizo forum weirdness goes it's fairly harmless.

    Silver Crusade

    Everyone should now have a link to their pregen. Please review their stats and background, and let me know if you have any questions.

    You should transfer this information to a Paizo profile, and make sure it has a headline with your vital details (HP, Saves, etc.), that you keep updated over the course of play.


    Male Half-Orc Brawler 6/Assassin 1, HP 65/65, AC 18, T 14, FF 15, F +8, R +10, W +5, Init +2, Per +11

    Checking in.

    Grand Lodge

    We're still waiting for a few days to start right?

    Grand Lodge

    Ok so I need some advice on purchases.

    My guy is a slayer with talents and fears focused around archery and poison mostly. He has no wand of clw or infernal healing and is not trained in use magic device. He does have 2 potions of cure moderate wounds and some poisons is all.

    He has 600 gold to spend. I'm thinking about buying the following:
    2x potion cure light wounds
    Potion magic fang
    Potion enlarge person
    Potion remove fear
    Potion protection from good
    Potion comprehend languages
    Potion obscuring mist
    Anti plague
    Antitoxin
    Alchemists fire
    Tanglefoot bag
    Smoke stick
    Acid

    Any feedback on that list? Anything useless by level 7? Something important I am missing? Maybe scrolls? Weapon blanches?


    Obozaya | female

    My list of useful stuff is generally:
    What if I'm poisoned?
    What if I catch a disease?
    What if I fight a swarm?
    What if I fight something incorporeal?
    What if I fight something invisible?
    What if it has DR?

    Not necessarily in that order.


    Hey, gang. My computer has died. I still have my iPad and occasional access to a laptop (like now), but it's going to be slow going until I manage to fix or replace the computer. I'll do my best to keep up, but please pay through if necessary.


    Female human unchained rogue 7 (11/45) | AC: 19 | T: 15 | FF: 14 | CMD: 21 | Fort: +3| Ref: +10 | Will: +6 | Init: +5| Perc: +12

    Can be have an update telling us if we're allowed to do more actions, who are still pending to post, etc.

    Not complaining, but this format make hard to be sure if I'm waiting for someone, or everybody is waiting for me to post.

    Grand Lodge

    I'm pretty sure I'm done. I agree- an overall status update would be helpful.


    ”Doc Featherton” | Female CN Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Drifter) 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 | F +7 R +11 W +9 | Perc +9 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None | Hero Points: 0/3

    Yes, I think I have done all I needed to do as well.


    I'm going to beg off this scene, at least. Hopefully I can be more active in the next.


    Obozaya | female

    I'm almost done with my stuff as well.

    Silver Crusade

    Sorry everyone, crazy few days. Didn't get to finish update today, will be up tomorrow.


    ”Doc Featherton” | Female CN Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Drifter) 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 | F +7 R +11 W +9 | Perc +9 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None | Hero Points: 0/3

    May not be able to post as much as I like this weekend coming up. My anniversary with my wife is this weekend.


    I still don't have a computer. Doing this on my iPad has been a challenge. I'm going to get a new computer in a week. I'll do my best to keep my hand in until then.

    Silver Crusade

    A heads-up/FYI: Now that we've had clarification on policies for special scenarios, it looks like tables of Serpent's Ire, the follow-up to this, are officially beginning on October 12th. I don't think we'll be done by then. That said, there's nothing stopping you from playing them both simultaneously, though there may be spoilers (I haven't played or read Ire, so I can't say for sure). I'm not planning on running Serpent's Ire until I've had a chance to play, either in person or as part of the Gameday.

    In the interests of getting things to move along, unless there are any ongoing situations, we'll be entering Skyreach either Sunday night or Monday, depending on my availability.

    This is your final reminder to review the notes from your patrons and make sure you've accomplished everything you need to do during this phase.

    Grand Lodge

    I am planning to play Ire starting Oct 12, and there apparently is something for that scenario if you play Marnarius. So I was hoping to be able to put them both on the same character.

    If it's possible to finish in time for that, or even within a day or two maybe, I would vote for that.

    I'll try to not slow us down anymore too if that helps. :)

    Silver Crusade

    Rataji:

    That comment was not directed at anyone in particular, but as a general reminder. Some people have tasks that can only be completed in Skyreach, some that can only be completed on the grounds, and some that can be done in either location. If you think you've done what you need to do, you're probably fine.

    Quick update/clarification on Serpent's Ire: At this point it looks like I will GM a PBP table of it at some point, but not starting on October 12. As such, it won't be part of the gameday, but that just means it's not going to be eligible for boons. As before, you're certainly fine to play in a different game, but you're also welcome to continue on with me when I'm ready to run it.

    In the interest of moving along at a healthy speed here, I have a couple ideas for streamlining combat going forward.

    While I generally try to keep initiative by the book in PBP, or at least close to it, one method other GMs have used is taking the average party initative and average enemy initiative, and using it so that the party and the enemy each act on a single initiative count. Would anyone object to that system?

    One other possible tool would be for each of you to pick a "bot buddy." While I'm OK to bot you if you're holding things back, if you like you can give one of your fellow party members that right as well, so the party retains more control over the combat. If you think your buddy is taking too long to post, you can act on their behalf. Thoughts on that system?


    I'm here. I check in at least once per day, usually more.

    Grand Lodge

    I think the initiative system sounds good. If botting needs to happen for me I would probably rather just have the GM do it.

    Grand Lodge

    Please assign my chronicle for this table to 161871-15. Didn't give you the -# before. Thanks!


    Obozaya | female

    Oh yeah, my chronicle is going to
    Rerois Mottied
    61375-2
    Dark Archive

    And happy news, scenario specific pregens don't require you to pay out of your character's pocket if they die anymore! Which is great, since I'm putting this on a level 1 and was nowhere near the required gold if Joliryn went down.


    ”Doc Featherton” | Female CN Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Drifter) 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 | F +7 R +11 W +9 | Perc +9 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None | Hero Points: 0/3

    You can assign this one to
    Rufeo
    133462-1
    Grand Lodge


    I'll be away until late Friday or Saturday. On travel with limited Internet.


    Female human unchained rogue 7 (11/45) | AC: 19 | T: 15 | FF: 14 | CMD: 21 | Fort: +3| Ref: +10 | Will: +6 | Init: +5| Perc: +12

    Sorry for my dissapearance guys, my wife and one of my kids get sick and I become exhausted by taking care of them.

    Silver Crusade

    Boon Rolls
    GM: 1d20 ⇒ 19
    322: 1d20 ⇒ 4
    Joliryn: 1d20 ⇒ 14
    Marnarius: 1d20 ⇒ 4
    Rataji: 1d20 ⇒ 15
    Shohiraj: 1d20 ⇒ 5

    Nobody's a winner, sorry!

    I know this took longer than expected, partially due to one exceptionally long combat, partially due to response times on my part, but I hope you all had a good time. Reporting and chronicles might not get out until Monday.

    Grand Lodge

    This was a really fun scenario. Thanks for the game GM Lari and everyone!


    Female human unchained rogue 7 (11/45) | AC: 19 | T: 15 | FF: 14 | CMD: 21 | Fort: +3| Ref: +10 | Will: +6 | Init: +5| Perc: +12

    I liked the scenario, and the way you run the investigation part. My only downside is having feel a little lackluster in combat.

    Silver Crusade

    Chronicles are here. Let me know if anything looks off.

    Shohiraj is a pretty solid pregen from a character build standpoint, but this format probably made it harder to do some of the coordination she needs to really shine.

    Grand Lodge

    The link goes to a Beyond Azlant Ridge page.

    Silver Crusade

    Oops.

    This one

    Grand Lodge

    Thanks. :)

    It looks good except "Core" is checked.


    Yup! Please un-core us!


    ”Doc Featherton” | Female CN Medium Human Gunslinger (Way of the Drifter) 3 | HP 32/32 | AC 20 | F +7 R +11 W +9 | Perc +9 | Default Exploration (????) | Speed 25ft | Active Conditions: None | Hero Points: 0/3

    Thanks for running.

    Silver Crusade

    You should all be un-cored now.


    Female human unchained rogue 7 (11/45) | AC: 19 | T: 15 | FF: 14 | CMD: 21 | Fort: +3| Ref: +10 | Will: +6 | Init: +5| Perc: +12

    All looks good, thanks.

    Grand Lodge

    Awesome! Thanks again for the game everyone.


    Thank you, GM Lari! It was fun!

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