Bugsby Featherfoot |
Also we talked about it some on page 1 of this discussion thread, if you care to peruse that also.
Virgil Longstreet |
It might be better if Father Zantus requests that Virgil accompany the party. I think if they hear it from an authority figure and he is identified as an agent of the church, it would give more credence to him joining the party. Thoughts?
Brayden Green |
Virgil, sure.
Brayden Green |
You got to love the adventuring spirit...
"That place is haunted you say? HOW SOON CAN WE GET THERE!?!?"
Brayden Green |
Also, just to give you guys first bite at it...
I am going to start doing PFSocitey as a pbp for new players, as a way to get them started and excited, and to get my PFS running/rules experience up, outside of IRL settings.
Bugsby is wanting in, but if any of you want to create new chars and run through the "intro" series (whether you have played or not), you would be welcome.
I am a rookie PFS gm, so take it all with a grain of salt if you have played before (getting accustomed to the rule changes, and paperwork/reporting side of things.) That is part of why I am doing it too, to get better myself. If you are interested, let me know here, and I have a thread out there that is generating interest too.
Brayden Green |
Cool.
Rules can be found below, as a free download. They are VERY close to normal ruleset, but things have been somewhat standardized for a national play and story arc. (simplified xp and party loot, etc.)
http://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety/v5748btpy84k4
I am thinking of starting in a week or so. I want that one to be less "heavy" as this one (as far as posting, maybe once per day, and none required on the weekends, although you certainly can whenever you want to.) It'll be a lot less RPing with each other, because to be honest, you normally couldn't care less about each other in PFS. A lot of times you are in different "factions" (or "clicks") and you just happen to be sent to the same place, to do the same thing. So it matters much, much less as to "tell me about your childhood" and much more "so do you hit things, shoot arrows, or blast magic?" ie, how are we going to get this mission done. I mean, you belong to the same society, so it's not like you are indifferent about the lives or deaths of the people around you...
It's more like high school (if it had crossbows and wizards). You all go to the same school, there are other "rival" schools. You have some classes with each other, but not all of the time (some players drop in and out according to when they can attend), you hang out with the people you want (your cliches, or "factions") etc etc. Not sure if I am doing that justice.
It really IS a lot of fun. I think doing as a pbp (completely legal to do so) would be a riot, as the only thing I don't like about it, is the 5hrs or less deadline that you have - because these are designed to be start to finish in normally one session. I like it, because as a storyteller, I don't need to try and explain away the fact that the "magic dude that has been blasting away at stuff" won't be joining you, because he is "sleeping in his study" or whatever.
Who shows up, plays through the session, who doesn't - doesn't.
Brayden Green |
Anyone wanting to jump in on the PFS game, HERE is the link.
Details on how to get started over there in discussion thread.
Brayden Green |
Thread started.
Brayden Green |
sorry for the dissaperance. Had 2 deaths in the same weekend. Needless to say I was sell medicating. Many Thanks go to Mr. Daniels Mr. Beam and of course the Captain. Let me catch up and see how much fun ive missed
No problem, sorry to hear about your loss. I'll throw some baddies in there that you can rage-squish
Bugsby Featherfoot |
How would you feel GM, about having auto-assist rules in place? I've seen it used in pbp before and I like it because it gives the most advantage to the team and allows for the potential time discrepancies.
Basically, you as GM would use the best roll from the group, and all other rolls would be considered assist roles, whether specified to be that way or not. Before I extol virtues and shortcomings, initial thoughts?
Brayden Green |
Ummm... Nope. I'm kind of a stickler for explaining how you are assisting with your rolls.
Rather than just a group, "let's meta and get the best roll possible..."
I need everyone to explain how they are attempting to assist, in game.
This is just one of those things that I am super particular about.
"I assist him" followed by a die thrown down will immediately release the question "How are you assisting?"
If you hit the DC I am looking for, I normally just proceed on even if you all don't have your rolls in.
- You also need to realize there are 6 of you, and just 1 of me. :) So I'm not going to immediately get to everything each of you posts right away. Especially when I land one of these stupid part time summer jobs I am going out for...
Brennan Darkblade |
1d20 - 1 ⇒ (18) - 1 = 17 assist to proceed with the proceedings and the proceeds
...and a few more just because
1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9
1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13
1d20 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
1d20 - 1 ⇒ (8) - 1 = 7
Bugsby Featherfoot |
Thanks for the ruling, I shall strive to follow along. One challenge in these settings is the different posting order and times. I'll try to make my assist rolls more general to accomodate. So like when I assisted the stone moving to the 'dungeon' no one else had posted on it yet. I just stated bugsby was helping whomever else tried to push. I take it that worked for you?
Brayden Green |
Thanks for the ruling, I shall strive to follow along. One challenge in these settings is the different posting order and times. I'll try to make my assist rolls more general to accomodate. So like when I assisted the stone moving to the 'dungeon' no one else had posted on it yet. I just stated bugsby was helping whomever else tried to push. I take it that worked for you?
Yep, that worked perfectly.
Basically, I just want declared before you find out you have an "11" (which prob won't hit a DC, but will "aid" someone) your intention for rolling.
Also, I would like you to have a purpose for aiding someone. It doesn't have to be grandeur. It just has to make sense.
Just as long as you spell out how, and what (following the rules above) I am okay with it - unless I'm not... :)
Brayden Green |
1d20-1 assist to proceed with the proceedings and the proceeds
...and a few more just because
1d20-1
1d20-1
1d20-1
1d20-1
The DC is 35. You are now prone, helpless, and you just peed your pants.
Yep, that happened.
Brayden Green |
Speaking of proceeding with proceedings, I am waiting on you guys... ;)
Brayden Green |
Brayden you were right, I do love the NPCs here that made the transition to Jade Regent. At the table my Varisian Sorcerer (a bit of a gypsy) has almost successfully wooed Shalelu.
Sweet! You could try to make it 2 for 2! Lol.
Brayden Green |
I'm not okay, in combat, to say "Go ahead and exclude me..." because none of you know specifically what he is doing, that he can cast spells like that, what it does, how it works, etc.
I'm okay with you working something like that "in game" but at this point in time, none of you have ANY knowledge whatsoever what is going on, you haven't even seen a combat with Virgil, if i'm not mistaken.
It just would be WAY too meta for my likings. He should make the decision himself.
Looking at the damage output, and saying, well you might kill 5 goblins, I'll go ahead and take that damage (when you don't even know what it is) is just getting way too meta.
If you saw a supernatural explode out and take out 5 goblins, and you had no idea why it happens, or what the limitations of it are, would you be signing up to get some of that on yourself?
Virgil Longstreet |
It could have been a Spell of Gender Reversal for all you know. ;)
Thanks for letting me amend my action, DM. While quickly putting a few agonized villagers out of their torment while killing an enemy is pretty Neutral, taking out villagers who could be saved (and you know could be saved) is definitely Evil.
Zen Al'Shear |
Brayden Im glad you said something about them being alive. Because I personally had made the same assumption that them being covered in molten glass ment that they were dead. Not knowing the full extent of Virgls stats but knowing what a cleric can do I would have tried the samething and spell heh.
I have known gms that would just say ok grats your now a murderer
Brayden Green |
No problem, thanks for being cool about it. In real life, I would have had you make a perception when you got close enough, and as a cleric you would have enough experience with an average roll to see signs of life there.
I need to finish putting together a swingset for my daughter. Putting that map together and all the discussion took a while today. I'll be on later after I'm all good and sunburned. Sorry for the delay everyone, but at least you got a show!
Bugsby Featherfoot |
Yeah, I thought they were probably dead too, my 2cp. I mean how can they even breath in there!? Thanks for clarifying GM, makes sense to me.
EDIT: Now that it's out there, if we Had been able to meta I think it'd have been cool to exclude the prone people and let the party take the damage, and while the channel may have killed those people, without the GM telling us we may never have known the channel did it. Saved by the bell! Personally though, I'm glad they're alive of course.
Brayden Green |
Sorry, had a crazy day. Crazy couple days. Parade and a Carnival yesterday, then had to watch my spurs lose.
Today had church and then cleaning the house and had Bugsby and his family over for some steaks today. (In real life...)
Also, I am statting out Ameiko as a TWF so she can mangle some bodies with all of y'all.
Brayden Green |
Sorry guys, had some "getting a job" stuff I threw down today.
I totally dominated!
I'll tally results later ronight/early in the morning
Brayden Green |
My pregnant wife has a kidney stone, so I will be in and out today.
Virgil Longstreet |
Lauranna, you silly. You're in the wrong adventure!
My wife had kidney stones during her last pregnancy and they were not enjoyable whatsoever. She had to get lithotripsy to break them up. Hopefully they aren't that bad.