Ed Shirren |
I tend to turn my nose up at Syfy Channel, but I just bought a season of The Expanse off Amazon based on recommendations and I will say that I am totally impressed.
Galactic Master Black Dow |
Will be doing some scouring over your builds o'er the next day or so.
Am mining into the system and reading over the various threads for reference and what is being highlighted/overlooked thus-far.
One interesting caveat that has cropped up is insight bonuses (well all bonuses to be honest) do not (generally) stack.
So for Operatives - the Operative Edge: +1 insight bonus to initiative checks and skill checks. However Operative Specialisation grants Skill Focus feat for the Operative's two designated specialisation skills.
Now based on my reading the +1 and the +3 do not stack... So for the two skills covered by the +3 Skill Focus feats, this "trumps" the +1 Operatives Edge bonus...
Anyone else have a chime in on this from their reading?
Will need to have a looksee if this potentially affects other classes as well?
Kris-7 |
I agree with that reading and that is what I used.
ACROBATICS +11**▸ 1 Rank; +4 DEX; +3 Class; +3 Skill Focus
Notice no edge bonus for the specialization skill.
Aiko Mack |
Two week business trip. Should be able to post most days, but might be spotty. Camping on 22nd through 26th, so AFK then.
I'll get my introduction post up tonight after I get in the hotel.
Galactic Master Black Dow |
Neophyte Combat underway :)
We'll take it slow and steady... like a Vesk point man... (ahem)
Messing around with initiative models - running with blocks up to the foes, then after, but might change this up if we find folks are kicking their heels waiting for others (sorry - in this case Ed/Retsiji) and i'm open to suggestions.
Have also linked the combat map into the Campaign Header for easy access.
Kris-7 |
updated position, worked just fine from my PC, post made from my phone are problematic to update map will likely just give directions.
up and down are north and south
left and right are west and east
since typically maps stay static and don't rotate on us.....you haven't started something new yet have you.... :)
Retsiji |
Feeling a proper idiot, here--finally getting around to dotting i's and crossing t's for Retsiji and discovered that being an Armor Storm style practitioner he does better damage with a fist than with his assault hammer (d4+6 for fist vs. d6+4 for hammer). Can we retcon so he punched the Downside King, and I'll rearrange his purchases?
Kris-7 |
Posted Kris's action as I think it won't mess you up GM let me know if it's an issue.
Aiko Mack |
It is with regret and sadness that I'm going to step away from these boards for a while. It's a combination of many things, and the frustration with the board performance just pushed me to do what needed doing. I've got some things that are taking a higher priority in life at the moment. It's been a real pleasure gaming with you all, and hopefully life will give an opportunity to share this hobby we all love in the future...
Kris-7 |
Take care Aiko, the board availability here lately has definitely been frustrating. Perhaps another day.
Zask Quickhand |
Hey folks, interesting world and what not after taking a bit of a read through of the handbook. I'd be interested in playing. So far my character selection was this.
Race: Lashunta Korasha
Theme: Scholar
Class: Solarian
Physical Science as field with Xenobiology.
Background not yet entirely fleshed out but a general idea would be that the character was developed (as per societal norms) to be a soldier (there fore the Korasha biology) but always had a mind for literature. Character tended to volunteer for research missions.. A mission recently was to observe and report the cause and effect of a supernova of a dying star caught in orbit of a black hole. Unknowingly was on an unprotected observation deck during the event and the subsequent release and retraction of energy transformed the markings on his skin to be more of a star map than patterns. iris's similarly are now representative of a galaxy if looking closely. And the solar manifestation may be some what similar to the this as well.
TL:DR basically a melee with some interesting background for hopefully some fun roleplay!
Galactic Master Black Dow |
Exactly my thinking as well... more targets to get caught in Mark's rat bombs :)
So with 6 players we should be pretty covered going forward - so all good.
I'll not hold the game up much longer as both incomers can be built in the background as the current game rumbles on.
Over the course of this week I'll introduce a Dramatis Personæ section on the Campaign Info page and also link other handouts from the game.
Thanks ahead o' time for the patience - hopefully I'll reward it with some sci-fijinks :)
Paeon Tel'domah |
No appropriate avatars out there that i could find so this will have to do in the mean time! Most of my description and profile is filled out so feel free to take a look if youre interested.
See you on the space station!
Edit* Brand new universe to me so if there is anything glaringly obvious I'm missing let me know. Just learning on the fly as im sure most people are.
Galactic Master Black Dow |
Re: Avatars... tis a gripe - you'd think they'd have supported the launch of the game, or AP at least with some SF avatarness...
@Paeon: Am also not clear on your stat build... Korasha Lashunta get +2 STR, -2 WIS and +2 CHA. Scholar theme gives +1 INT. With a 10 point buy and baseline in 10 in all stats you'd have the following:
STR 12
DEX 10
CON 10
INT 11
WIS 8
CHA 12
To get STR and CHA to 18 takes 6 and 5 points respectively... and you only have 10 to play with?
Paeon Tel'domah |
ΔBILITY SCΘRES▸ Standard 10 point buy. Flaws [ability scores under 10] are allowed [Haus Rule #1: For every 2 points you drop in one ability, you may raise another by 1 - to a maximum of 18]
10 pt buy.
Lashunta Korasha get +2 Str +2 Cha and -2 Wisdom
Scholar +1 int
Base stats therefore are,
Str 12 (to 15 with the house rule.. then spent 2 for 1 house rule pt and put 1 house rule pt into str to make it an 18.)
Dex 10 (to 12 with last 2 pts to spend. So 1 to spend for house rule.
Con 10
Int 11 (one house rule pt here to make it 12.
Wis 8
Cha 12 (I put 6 pts into Cha, making it 18... so 3 pts to spend via house rule)
Maybe im misinterpreting the house rule? but effectively you get 15 pts to spend correct? 1 for every 2 you put into a stat??
Correct me if im wrong please!
Galactic Master Black Dow |
Have added Dramatis Personae and key handouts to the Campaign Info.
Will update and add to these as the game and cast develop.
EDIT: @Zask - Okay I see where you got your crunch from. House Rule applies to stats after the racial and theme modifiers are applied. Don't think I made that implicitly clear - my bad.
Essentially it is a way of negating say a racial +2 bonus and gaining a floating +1... or allowing you to have a character with a dump stat less than 8.
So if you applied the -2 to Paeon's starting STR, you could drop it to 10 but gain a +1 to your starting 10 point buy (essentially giving you 11 points to play with).
Spazmodeus |
Cool! I've been interested to see how a Solarian would play.
Spaz- just so long as it isn't a smelly wizard. Actually, I was just starting to like that guy. ; ) good to play with you again.
Ah my favorite Pharasmin!! Good to see you to!
But I must state for the record...he wasn't smelly...he was sour! :DKris-7 |
Welcome Rhys and Zask, a good spokesman is in short supply around here from our original cast. However should the Envoy not come to pass we’ll just beat it into submission ;)