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Alright, maybe we should talk about our characters and how they know each other. It doesn't quite seem right to me that a bunch of people suddenly get together at the last minute and are then expected to go off on an adventure (unless they are Pathfinders or something official, of course). We're in Heldren and we all have some reason to be there, so maybe we all met on the road going in, been traveling together to get there for a while, something like that?
Thoughts?
Sounds good to me. I made a small first post that would let other people jump into if travelling together.
I figured we didn't know all of the information in the setup straight away, but hopefully the town rumor mill fills us in quickly. :)
i should of mentioned earlier and im sorry. but you all have lived in heldren for a couple months.
Ok, so, I still need to finish my character. I was planning on a Sorcerer. Does that work with what we have now?
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i should of mentioned earlier and im sorry. but you all have lived in heldren for a couple months.
Doesn't really work with me back story, but I will find a way to make due. Ideally, Hassan has just arrived with the advent of the strange weather, and might hook up with anyone who is investigating that phenomenon.
Looks like we got a working Gameplay thread. Hurrah! See you over there. Look forward to the game with all of you!
i should of mentioned earlier and im sorry. but you all have lived in heldren for a couple months.Doesn't really work with me back story, but I will find a way to make due. Ideally, Hassan has just arrived with the advent of the strange weather, and might hook up with anyone who is investigating that phenomenon.
Looks like we got a working Gameplay thread. Hurrah! See you over there. Look forward to the game with all of you!
We can have it so you and I met on your trip to Heldren. My character is a caravan guard and somewhat of a glory (and gold) seeker, so they could meet readily that way.
Ok, so, I still need to finish my character. I was planning on a Sorcerer. Does that work with what we have now?
I think it should work fine, I say play what you want, we might lack some knowledge skills but it's not the end of the world :)
Ok, so, I still need to finish my character. I was planning on a Sorcerer. Does that work with what we have now?I think it should work fine, I say play what you want, we might lack some knowledge skills but it's not the end of the world :)
Knowledge and skill it seems. Still, not mandatory I hope. Play what you want is my thought.
Indeed we have an inquisitor with 6skills/level, but the rest of us are less. I was considering another class but couldn't find some my background would support. It's gonna be a fun team we are melee heavy and lacking skills / trapfinder.
I'll have a game play post up when I get in at work, I hate writing long posts on the phone.
Alright, here's Ouachitonian, presenting Liam, Ifrit sorcerer. GM, if I may, I'd like to use an archetype from beyond the main rulebooks:
The Tattooed Sorcerer Archetype from Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Magic. It's most closely associated with Varisians, which the character isn't, but tattoos aren't exactly exclusive to any one culture. No reason some Taldans couldn't have come up with magic tattoos on their own.
The character is, conceptually, focused on the classic idea of "Burn the witch!" (not that he really knows about witches yet.) I'll pick up some other spells along the way, of course, but he loves him some fire.
Does anyone else have trouble getting into paizo.com? I can only access my games over the phone today
Does anyone else have trouble getting into paizo.com? I can only access my games over the phone today
I've been having issues most of the night and morning as well. Posting this from my phone.
i been haveing issues with my tablet posting. seems to take forever to load then logs you out.
have you guys thought os a team name for you while your adventuring?
Can't say that I have.
EDIT - How about the Heldren Heroes?
No not been on my mind today
Seems I need to roll for how many hex nails I start with per the trait
Don't know if that directed toward my allowance to join? I'll post in here first and glance over everything everyone else has already posted before actually joining in discussion. Wasn't directly referenced, but very eager to be able to be an old-man doctor for the group xD
Definitely willing to help any sort of inquiry to solve the issue regarding the strange phenomenon. While i will never be very knowledgeable, i at least intend to delve a tiny bit into each.
Clarify: Definitely NOT a resident of Heldran, sorry. A resident of Irrisen, used to living closer to the icy lands and thus might be interested in helping resolve the issues.
because of where heldren is located, i can pretty much start it anywhere. as it stands now, i have it located in Taldor between Zimar and Oppara.
I was referenced as being allowed to join, so thank you GmMaster 1986.
This is my addition to this band. And as an out of work caravan guard, I can see him as having met someone or another of the group.
Will let the DM take a look, at my character, and if there is a problem, I can adjust before we get to far. :)
well your quite a bit over budget on items. your aloud to have max your classes GP at start aswell as max health. your bow alone takes your whole budget
The max gold for the starting warpriest is 300 gp, average 175 gp.
I will recheck my numbers from when I get home from work in the morning, as I do not have my books with me.
Edit, I will try to find a spot to inject myself though.
Reading up on everything missed so far, and then will find a place to insert myself. Honestly, as a surgeon/medic it's highly likely he might already be working at the apothecary, since you all seem to be just arriving there.
@Rorgar - You could be coming into the apothecary as well having been hired by another councilor or whatever from Heldren.
@Vadim - Yeah, that seems the most logical place for you to pop in at.
Okay I'm going to ask this before we get too far into the campaign how would you like me to handle the combat situation should that be arriving here soon? What are your guyses ideas on how I should handle it? Any suggestions from other GMs out there
I haven't gmed a pbp before, but I've seen a few different runs.
Most games I played in use a google doc where we can move around like on a flip map. Others like to do it all in "theater mode" allowing us to explain what we fo and the gm to tell the tale of the battle.
How exactly do you use Google Docs to do that cuz I have all the Maps
Haven't been a part of many, or for very long myself. Most of my opinions are likely less educated compared to others'-- but firstly the GM making the initiative checks starts things off on the best foot. Getting things into order really quickly.
Being controlled logically by the GM when inactive and being waited upon seems to speed things up from what I've seen, and it wouldn't hurt to have default/typical actions a character might take for various situations.
As much as i dislike monsters grouping up on a single turn (due to compounded danger of such things), I saw your profile talking about how all enemies go at once and admit that's an effective way to keep things a bit faster.
I prefer having a map in a google-doc of some sort as well, that people can all move themselves around in just so people have a better idea of what's going on, at least with more complex situations. To do so, the GM i can think basically uses Google Slides to create a new slide for each new combat situation, copies tokens to it, then adjusts token size to squares-- group editing of sheet allows you to move things around.
That sounds fun, I'll make a Google slide tonight and play around with it. I'm gonna need everyone to add me on google
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Typically, you post the link to the google map (can be done at the top margin or just in chat) and then make the document editable by anyone. That way we can move our token etc as needed. The avatar pics for each PC make a good token once re-sized to fit your map. You can use black areas to cover parts of the map that are unexplored etc.
Also, typically, you roll initiative for the entire group (speeds things up) and then list the initiatives in turn order, keeping that list current as people delay, ready etc and letting everyone know who goes next. You can default to actions, or wait for people to post depending on the post-rate.
I have GM'ed on the board substantially in the past (though none currently) so can help as much as you'd like.
Having trouble with the Google doc thing. Idk how to get the map i have over to it
Open Google Docs, then click on "File" then "New"
There you should see "Drawing"
Click there. Then you click "Insert" and "Image"
Select the image you wish to upload
Once uploaded, click "Share" and name your file. Then, on the next pop-up, select "Advanced", look at "Who Has Access" and change it over to "On - Anyone With The Link" followed by "Save"
Copy the link and then paste it in the Campaign Info tab.
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GM, I just checked the books, and confirmed.
A Warpriest gets 5d6 x 10 starting gold. Max 300.
I think you had misread on some of my gear, I double checked, and I am still under budget.
If you have any questions on it, please PM me, and I will happily explain it.
You changed your bow. When I read it was +2 str. No big your fine now
Probably got missed when I first converted him.
My thanks for the reminder, as I probably got it when I went back through to check things.
Sorry for the confusing remarks there, Rorgar, I meant to scold Vadim not you about insulting Yulnn.
Thanks for all the help brenna
Thanks for all the help brenna
You're welcome? Not sure what I did ._.
The detailed rundown of the google docs thing lol
The detailed rundown of the google docs thing lol
Oh that? No problem! Happy to help. I thought you were talking about my telling Rorgar sorry XD
lol. no worries Brenna. I had thought you directed it to me, and was trying to figure out where.
But I had read through and found what you meant after I posted and decided to let it stand.
i uploaded a couple maps into the campaign info page. one is the Map Yulnn gave you and the other is where you are heading
I got a "bad request" request response from google when attempting the links. They are set to full public?
full public with edit.
Just a heads up, looks like paizo.com is offline for sections of the world (I'm using a VPN to get here). Also unfortunately I can't reach those pages still.
Indeed I can only see my campaigns from my phone.
Paizo was down for myself as well, for about the past 14 hours. Just came back online.