GM Shady's Midgard Campaign Setting - Table 1 - Raven's Call

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Please dot in here if you are in the campaign. Just getting ready to go.


I am here.
Where is everybody else?
Making me wait, are they?

Fine, all the best food for me, then!


I've added to the Campaign Info section the 2 part Prologue from the previous multi-table thread (not quite sure how to describe that thread, will think of a name).

Please read the Prologues. The starting point of the game, for each of the tables, is that the Guild has sent you off on a quest. You'll arrive at your destination having passed through the relevant gate from the Basilica in Zobeck. You're not entirely sure how you got into this - there may have been enchantment involved - but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

I have also put on there my general policy (policies, really) on GM'ing PbP campaigns. Please also read these and let me know if you have a problem.

Thanks, hope to get started shortly (I'm as impatient as you are, and really looking forward to it).


HP: 7/7, AC 12, T 12, FF 10 Elf Illusionist 1 Init +4, Perception +7, [Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2]

Gadron Delboriel, reporting for duty!

I'm not sure if the red cloth is a good omen or an ill one, but I am sure we'll find out soon enough!


Stats:
NN Kobold Male Unchained Rogue(Trapsmith) 1 | HP: (8/8) | AC: 18 (T: 15, F: 14) | CMB: -2, CMD: 12 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +1 | Init: +4 | Perc: +7* | Speed 30ft | Effects:

Reporting for duty!

Sheet linked in alias, I'll have full details in the profile... Soon.

Shady, most should all work out now. Just picking my last trait.


Male Dragonkin Oracle 1 | HP:9/9 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 CMD 13 | Ref +0 Fort +1 Will +2 | Percep +0 | Init 0 | Status 8
Spells:
0th level:Create Water, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Spark, Mage Hand, Ghost Sound | 1st level(1/4): Cure Light Wounds, Magic Weapon, Shield of Faith

As the shifting winds, we have been blown together for a time, friends. May we do such deeds that the stars themselves will marvel to look upon!


Friends, squishy dragonling, we are not.
Not after what the Mharoti did to my people.

Ah, you wander to preach peace? The scars betray you. Once an Edjet, always an Edjet. Be glad you wear that same red cloth I do.

On other news, due to the heavy attribute penalties Minotaurs get I got a pass on very low Cha. I'll try and not be too obnoxious to other party members but Artaruk may be very...direct, at times. Since he's all fresh, I'm using the opportunity here to get a feel for him and test a bit. No offense meant. :)


HP: 7/7, AC 12, T 12, FF 10 Elf Illusionist 1 Init +4, Perception +7, [Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2]

A bluescaled dragonkin, a minotaur, a kobold, and an elf so far?

Sounds like quite the eclectic group, for sure.


Just awaiting one profile finalising - Nish'Grak - then we're done.

Prologue part 3 added.

There'll be a part 4 specific to this table, before I open Gameplay.


Male Dragonkin Oracle 1 | HP:9/9 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 CMD 13 | Ref +0 Fort +1 Will +2 | Percep +0 | Init 0 | Status 8
Spells:
0th level:Create Water, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Spark, Mage Hand, Ghost Sound | 1st level(1/4): Cure Light Wounds, Magic Weapon, Shield of Faith
Artaruk Truthspeaker wrote:

Friends, squishy dragonling, we are not.

Not after what the Mharoti did to my people.

Ah, you wander to preach peace? The scars betray you. Once an Edjet, always an Edjet. Be glad you wear that same red cloth I do.

Oh, this will be fun :)

Ah, Edjet. That title I have not borne since before your birth, unless I miss my guess. Perhaps even before the birth of your father. The wind is ever-changing, and long has it been since I thought much on those days...


Stats:
NN Kobold Male Unchained Rogue(Trapsmith) 1 | HP: (8/8) | AC: 18 (T: 15, F: 14) | CMB: -2, CMD: 12 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +1 | Init: +4 | Perc: +7* | Speed 30ft | Effects:

Should be all done now Shady.


Gameplay is now up.


- INACTIVE - (GM abandoned game)

Character sheet is now posted in the profile.


Rahadur wrote:

Oh, this will be fun :)

Ah, Edjet. That title I have not borne since before your birth, unless I miss my guess. Perhaps even before the birth of your father. The wind is ever-changing, and long has it been since I thought much on those days...

Definitely will be. :) Still awaiting some background info before I write Artaruk's own. But yeah, you're probably right with your guess...also:

Welcome to the party, lucky Kinnith.


Rahadur's post reminds me ...

Languages - I should put this in the policy section - I have specific languages I'll use across various campaigns so please check with me in advance before reaching for Google Translate.

On the specific issue of Kobold - the existence of a "Kobold" language in MCS is apparently an error (ironically, on the part of Kobold Press). Kobolds speak Draconic/Mharoti - for which I'd use Nepali.

e.g.

नमस्कार संसार

(Hello world)


Male Dragonkin Oracle 1 | HP:9/9 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 CMD 13 | Ref +0 Fort +1 Will +2 | Percep +0 | Init 0 | Status 8
Spells:
0th level:Create Water, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Spark, Mage Hand, Ghost Sound | 1st level(1/4): Cure Light Wounds, Magic Weapon, Shield of Faith

Ah, okay. :D I wasn't sure which language to use for Google Translate, which is why I did not. I'll have to look over the list to decide what Rahadur would have instead of Kobold.


Stats:
NN Kobold Male Unchained Rogue(Trapsmith) 1 | HP: (8/8) | AC: 18 (T: 15, F: 14) | CMB: -2, CMD: 12 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +1 | Init: +4 | Perc: +7* | Speed 30ft | Effects:

I read somewhere that kobold is a dialect of draconic that some snooty dragons pretend to not understand. Can't remember if that was MCS of Filmation though... Would that suit your campaign?


Nish'Grak wrote:
I read somewhere that kobold is a dialect of draconic that some snooty dragons pretend to not understand. Can't remember if that was MCS of Filmation though... Would that suit your campaign?

That's in MCS. It's apparently been errata'd (I discussed this with KP as the various kobold stats and languages are out of sync across the book - the Advanced Race Compendium version is apparently the latest valid version (although its Midgard-independent, so you have to re-substitute Trade Tongue for Common, etc.). Kobolds still get kobold as a language in ARC (because it's a language in Golarion) but it's not an independent language in Midgard.

@Rahadur - I think it's an automatic language so you don't need to replace it (removing it doesn't create a new slot) but will go back and check.


GM Shady wrote:
@Rahadur - I think it's an automatic language so you don't need to replace it (removing it doesn't create a new slot) but will go back and check.

Checked - in your case it was a specific choice so please feel free to choose something else.


- INACTIVE - (GM abandoned game)

Almost posted in character last night, but I haven't read the prologues yet. Will post once I have had time to read them

-Posted with Wayfinder


Male HP:24/24 | AC 18 T 11 FF 17 CMD 17 | Fort +5, Ref +2, Will 3 | Percep +6 | Init +1 Ooccultist (haunt collector) 2

Trying to start without me I see. I got curious on when we might be starting and went and looked. Glad I did.


It's been a public vacation in the UK today so I've been away from the computer most of the day. Conveniently enough this allows me to let you get to know one another, but I'll post next steps tomorrow.


Male Dragonkin Oracle 1 | HP:9/9 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 CMD 13 | Ref +0 Fort +1 Will +2 | Percep +0 | Init 0 | Status 8
Spells:
0th level:Create Water, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Spark, Mage Hand, Ghost Sound | 1st level(1/4): Cure Light Wounds, Magic Weapon, Shield of Faith

Changed my bonus language to Elemental.


- INACTIVE - (GM abandoned game)

Would you consider Google Slides for maps?

-Posted with Wayfinder


Kinnith wrote:
Would you consider Google Slides for maps?

I think you asked this on another campaign. I have about 10 campaigns running so manage combat in Roll20. I don't intend to move.

If it's just a map I tend to share via Google Drawings.


From Gameplay thread ...

Horvan wrote:
GM Shady wrote:
Also, Horvan can you please put your basic stats in the character header ...
Done. Was not sure exactly what you wanted so I copied the format from another player. Note that this information was all in his profile, but I certainly see the value of gathering it and repeating it for quick reference.

The reasons for it are

a) that I need to quickly reference AC (in particular) in combat without having to go into everyone's profile to find it and
b) I build blocks of dice throws, typically in a Google doc I reference in another tab and then cut and paste in. Initiative for example. Don't have to do this that often but when I do it's a pain to go off and look at individual profiles to get it

It's useful to track e.g. hp but in general I can keep an eye on that stuff by other means.


I think we all acted...will there be an update after the surprise round, or are you waiting on Kinnith and Horvan's action since they are up before the enemy in regular init?
Just wondering because in another game, GM waited on players, players waited on GM, and it took 5 days before someone spoke up and we cleared the misunderstanding :)


Just posted :-)

Wanted to take Horvan's question and deal with it here first.

I'll generally try and post as the actions resolve, so it depends on the posting order versus the initiative order. Sometimes if it's involved I may not get time, hence a delay. But that's my general policy.


Hehe, typical.
Thanks for the answer :) While my inquiry is pointless now, I'll leave it here for context-


- INACTIVE - (GM abandoned game)

13 posts in under 12 hours!

-Posted with Wayfinder


Taking this from Gameplay - re Horvan - I have him on another campaign, which I inherited, but I think that campaign has been running for a long time (700+ posts) so I'm not worried about his longevity. I just post occasionally in case someone has forgotten it's their turn and to note that I'm here and checking the thread. I'll give it another day or so, since we are in the US Labor Day weekend.


Aye, I saw he has 20k+ posts. Not worried about the reliability, but there's a good number of genuine problems that can prevent people from posting. As I am not from the US, I did not know there was some kind of holiday, which is also a good explanation, I suppose.
If someone is "overdue", I usually check a few aliases first, to see if they posted somewhere else. If they did, I assume they missed their turn being up. If they did not, I "default" to assuming IRL problems of any sort.
My post was just meant to save you the trouble of checking yourself, in case you do so.


@Artaruk: understood and thanks. If there's nothing by tomorrow morning I will assume Horvan holds his action and move it to the back of the round, at least.


I'm moving the action on - just setting up Roll20 as I think we need to figure out who's fighting whom.


You'll now see a Roll20 link at the top of the forum, in the campaign header. Can you please log in and identify yourself in the chat area; then I can assign ownership of your token.


- INACTIVE - (GM abandoned game)

I am doing a special training thing at work. It is pretty disruptive to my normal schedule, so I don't know what posting will look like for me this week. Bot me if necessary.

Given downtime and an expectation of more vioence, Kinnith will take the time to reveal his Greatsword. Generally he will do switch-hitting: attack with his Longbow until all targets have soft cover or are in melee range, then switch to melee weapon.

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Male HP:24/24 | AC 18 T 11 FF 17 CMD 17 | Fort +5, Ref +2, Will 3 | Percep +6 | Init +1 Ooccultist (haunt collector) 2

Well, I screwed up and missed this thread when I posted that I would be gone for a week and have little to no internet. Very sorry. I am embarrassed.

I did let our GM know in another game he is running for me, but he could easily forget the connection between that and this character. Again Very sorry. I don't think I have ever done that.

I am back and catching up.


Horvan Urthadar wrote:

Well, I screwed up and missed this thread when I posted that I would be gone for a week and have little to no internet. Very sorry. I am embarrassed.

I did let our GM know in another game he is running for me, but he could easily forget the connection between that and this character. Again Very sorry. I don't think I have ever done that.

I am back and catching up.

Sorry, I did eventually work this out, but mea culpa. It was complicated by the fact that another person on that campaign went completely missing at the same time (and was meant to be in one of the other Midgard campaigns) so the delay on Carrion Crown isn't/wasn't just down to you.

Please check in on Roll20 per the above.


@Horvan: I refrained from posting my attack because we were not officially up yet.

With Artaruk missing twice before(after insulting you as old man, and watching you down two of the kobolds), and out for blood(angry and emotional), your offer of surrender puts me in a difficult position.
It may be tactically sound to interrogate one of them, but in-character, even if I had a higher "social competence", I would have to ignore it after the build-up from the previous rounds - anything else would be gamey.


Male HP:24/24 | AC 18 T 11 FF 17 CMD 17 | Fort +5, Ref +2, Will 3 | Percep +6 | Init +1 Ooccultist (haunt collector) 2

Go for it. :) Horvan can's speak kobold anyway and will likely not trust our kobold to speak truthfully. lol.


Great :)
I am trying to properly represent his Charisma and not being very likeable so far, but as player I'm still a teamplayer and don't want to step on people's toes, especially before we know each other.
Just didn't want to get a wrong "picture" across of Artaruk being a solo guy only caring about his own views and reasons. Matter of fact, you just gained some respect in his eyes, during the battle...not that he would tell you ;)
Thanks for the response!


Stats:
NN Kobold Male Unchained Rogue(Trapsmith) 1 | HP: (8/8) | AC: 18 (T: 15, F: 14) | CMB: -2, CMD: 12 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +1 | Init: +4 | Perc: +7* | Speed 30ft | Effects:

I think there is going to be quite a lot of tense party relations with this group. The characters don't know each other and actively have reason to dislike each other in many cases.

I think as long as we all can keep talking here and everyone can appreciate a bit of fun bickering/nighttime assassination attempts in gameplay we'll all be good.

I for one would rather have us all acting properly in character, and the scenario be harder for it, than we all go meta and drift through.

Just my two pence.


Just a note - in Midgard the Minotaur kingdom was basically destroyed by the Mharoti Empire. So Artaruk should be daggers drawn with kobolds, whether they're on his side or not.


Thanks for letting them know, too, why I'm not too fond of "scaly" guys.

@fun bickering and nighttime assassination attempts: I'm not truly fond of full-scale pvp. So if you were not joking on that part...I'd at least want advance notice that pvp is in, because my basic assumption is that it's still a team-based game.


Stats:
NN Kobold Male Unchained Rogue(Trapsmith) 1 | HP: (8/8) | AC: 18 (T: 15, F: 14) | CMB: -2, CMD: 12 | F: +0, R: +6, W: +1 | Init: +4 | Perc: +7* | Speed 30ft | Effects:

You've nothing to fear from the little dragon, he's all talk!

Yeah genuine PvP is pointless in my opinion, this isn't the system for that. I'm just meaning RP.


Thats good then. Would not have felt very comfortable...I played in evil groups with pvp IRL, but I prefer that kind of thing to be agreed upon beforehand, and with real people/friends who are less likely to troll/grief than random people online.(no offense there but it's harder to read intent text-only).

So, we're good.(well, as players *smile*)


Male Dragonkin Oracle 1 | HP:9/9 | AC 17 T 10 FF 17 CMD 13 | Ref +0 Fort +1 Will +2 | Percep +0 | Init 0 | Status 8
Spells:
0th level:Create Water, Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Spark, Mage Hand, Ghost Sound | 1st level(1/4): Cure Light Wounds, Magic Weapon, Shield of Faith

I expect we'll get in some very heated arguments, but the worst that will come of it is glaring at each other from opposite sides of camp or something. :D


Male HP:24/24 | AC 18 T 11 FF 17 CMD 17 | Fort +5, Ref +2, Will 3 | Percep +6 | Init +1 Ooccultist (haunt collector) 2

The issue is how long, if ever, will it take us to become a team.


Oh, one can work together with people on a basis of respect, without liking them.
My last job was based on that, for almost 6 years.

Since I may be the obstacle there, I'll state that Artaruk is simply in these matters. Do well, make the team succeed, you earn his respect. Screw up, lose respect.
He does not care about formalities or exchanging pleasantries, euphemisms or comforting.
He f#%#s up, you are free to tell him so in clear wording. He does the same.
Once the party figures that out in character, a basis for cooperation will be much easier to achieve. He won't be likeable, and he'll never really make peace with Rahadur or Nish, but on a basis of mutual respect, he'll gladly work in a team.


Artaruk Truthspeaker wrote:
... and he'll never really make peace with Rahadur or Nish ...

Oh, we'll see about that. It's a big world out there.

Anyhow, couple of things, while I wait for you guys to act.

- bodies and treasure - you should check, I won't be running passive perception checks where you should be searching.
- status - this is a midgard concept, it was in each of the herolab outputs that I sent you, occasionally with a cut-off in its prime sentence attached (thanks HeroLab). What that sentence says is that in normal circumstances your status determines who is the face of the group (in the sense of, whom do outsiders pick, when they want to speak to the group). It can change over time. The initial score is either rolled or starts at 4 with some subsequent modifiers. I used the "start at 4" method and the calculated score was in your profiles. Can you please put it in your header stats (at the start of each post) so I can keep an eye on it?

Thanks!

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