Brother Grergof Varsk |
Good morning sirs, It is very nice to meet you.
Brother Grergof Varsk |
So GM Foxy, what would you say it costs me to start with a scholarly book on the undead? Not looking for it to have any mechanical effect, it's going to be a role playing prop that brother Varsk will use over and over again.
Same cost as a spell book?
Foxy Quickpaw |
Prize of empty or full one? ;)
Depends on how you came to own it. I you bought yourself a journal and filled that 50 pages yourself from what you found in tomes at your places of study it costs you 10gp for the book + a vial of ink.
If you found something similar written by someone else and bought it on a flea market -> same price.
If you want 100 pages take the spellbook price at 15gp +ink
If you want to have a real tome about undead written by an renown author with professional depictions of the undead, then we are talking serious money that you most likely don't have.
Mechanically I'd say for the self made things you get a +2 on a knowledge check to identify undead afterwards once you have time to search through your book. And it gives you the chance to roll even if you failed your instant knowledge roll.
If they are above CR5 you have to roll d100 above 50 to see if they're included in the book.
Just for the fun of it :)
Brother Grergof Varsk |
Obviously I was thinking the cost of a red dragon leather bound spell book full of 9th level spells ;)
I was thinking of something relatively basic by a minor author that he borrowed from his monastery, but you are right a self made journal of notes would make even more sense.
And just like that a new long term goal for the character was just unlocked:
Use his journal to eventually publish whatever the Golarion equivelalent of his doctoral thesis on undead is.
So for a partially filled 50 page journal of his own notes that he has gathered from his past research we are talking 18 GP + 2 sp for pens. Got it. I'll figure out what to adjust tonight to cover the cost of that.
Now well see if he ever figures out the mechanical benifits that the book might provide.
Foxy Quickpaw |
Grergof can read and probably knows the concept of a reference book.
We meet some thing that looks like a dead human but it shambles around and swings it's arm at anyone coming into reach shouting "Graaaa!"
You roll knowledge religion to identify them and roll a 1 and even with your skill of 5 you have no clue what that might be. But you smite the creature and it is easily dispatched.
Later that day when you sit down you think That creature has to be in my undead book and start flipping through the pages.
Knowledge (Religion): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24
And there it is: A page describing a shambling human corpse named zombie that is best destroyed using slashing weapons. And you can run away from them as they are slow.
One reroll, bonus +2 - no need to identify the properties. It's not magic.
Brother Grergof Varsk |
Sorry GM Foxy, I should have been more clear.
I got the mechanical use of that. And I consider the ability to Re-Roll a botched religion check a nice benifit. Thank you very much.
But I plan on playing Brother Varsk to be a smart but not always the most practical. So unless someone else prompts him in RP he may well only think to add more to his journal, not use it as a reference for future encounters.
Myjournal? But it's just my observations. Surely they would only want information from the peer reviewed sources.
Brother Grergof Varsk |
So I missed the invisible irony tags around that :o)
Yep, I'm bad about that sometimes.
Darius Redgrave |
"Ah Kendra my dear. My sincere condolences on such a terrible loss. The world is truly a lesser place without Petros in it.
Why, I think we have him to thank for discovering most of the known world!" Darius chuckles, thinking back to the many expeditions he joined the late Professor on.
Despite the chuckle and his attempt to comfort Kendra, the sadness in his eye was unmistakable.
"Iomedae watches over him." he said softly and hugged Kendra close before moving inside to let the other guests give their condolences.
Hey everyone. This is my first time in a PBP, so any help and patience is appreciated. I'm looking forward to diving in and having fun and meeting new folks. Thanks for having me. Oh and my time zone is UTC+2. I'm in Johannesburg, South Africa
Brother Grergof Varsk |
Yep Darius pop that over In gameplay. This is the off topic section.
I'm over in Chicago so that's CDT.
I normally don't have time to post at work, so expect me to be posting over night or during the European work day.
Also is there a stat block you want us to post in our characters header or should we just go with what we think best?
Darius Redgrave |
Oops. Sorry guys. Still figuring this all out. My bad. But done!
Need to upload my character stats and whatnot later today.
Foxy Quickpaw |
We're complete! That's great.
As for the stat block: Do what fits yourself best. The only stats I need on a regular basis is your AC and if there is a longer fight where it really counts I need to take notes about Damage dealt anyway so I'll write that down from the character profile.
Foxy Quickpaw |
Another thing I'd like to know is what you think about me controlling your character in case of unimportant things when you don't show up to post in a timely manner.
No big things just like: Five people chose their position at the coffin, the last one is missing. Would it be alright for you if I just tell that XY takes the last open position and the procession starts?
And I mean solely such things where the party packs up and moves together to the next location. Nothing with an influence on how the game plays out. It might not be necessary but the time zones suggest it might be helpful sometimes.
Brother Grergof Varsk |
That's the fun thing about PBP, you can think a little before you respond.
It makes being a Face character or role playing much easier then when you have to think on the fly at the table.
Brother Grergof Varsk |
Oh and I'm fine if you want to bot my character for simple things.
Combat can be slow in PBP so tricks to speed up the story are sometimes needed.
Foxy Quickpaw |
Combat we'll solve differently. If it's the party vs. skeletons everyone gives a general tactic and a hand full of rolls and I'll create a fight out of it. No need to stage such a fight over two days.
For important fights or such where the tactics are unclear we have to do it the slow way.
Foxy Quickpaw |
I don't know how to handle intimidate checks. Demoralize someone in fight to get some bonus on how to attack I can imagine.
But this: 'You do what I want or else' is a different thing. Think of a halfling bard. 1st level one rank intimidate. Would net him +8. Cost him -4 against medium characters. That would mean he could command most people around on a rolled 8. If you do that with an medium character you can do that on a 4.
Even if the one opposing you is 1st level Amiri who could beat you to pulp with a single hit. And she knows that.
But according to the rules you would have to be mean for a minute. As for now I just take that as a general attempt to threaten the farmers to go away and decide after the last pallbearers posted how Gibs reacts to that.
Edit: I wrote that two posts before the fight started. I just posted it in the wrong thread.
Darius Redgrave |
Hey guys. Just to check how do we do dice rolls? Do we use a program or something or do I roll my dice on my table and write the result on the campaign thread? Sorry. Just not sure how it works as well as attacks, spells and special abilities etc. sorry for the questions.