Jade Regent

Game Master Finkmilkana

So, welcome to the game.

Should you have any questions, ask.
If you still want to change something on your character, until the group leaves the tavern just do it.

Posting Etiquette:
- Please choose a visible, easy to read color, to mark your characters Speech.
- When in combat, please carefully spell out what you're doing in OOC terms in a spoiler/ooc tag at the bottom of your post.
- Please be pro-active in your IC posts, give me actions and ques to respond to. If it sounds like your character is just standing around, I don't have much to work with.
- Feel free to make use of If/Then statements with your post to speed things up. For example, if you make a post that says "Ragnor searches the area for traps", with the intention that you'll continue into the next room if it's safe, write, "Ragnor searches the area for traps, then proceeds into the next room if it looks safe."
-It would be nice if each of you decides on one of the other players a "puppeter" who can post for you if you don't manage to do it for some time. Alternatively I can do that (which in my eyes always is kinda cheap) or your character just goes into "ghost mode" until you return.
-In combat just post when you can. While I'll adhere to initiative when it matters, usually waving it saves a lot of time.

For now just try to get to know each other in a small prelude in the tavern.

Oh, and please write me which kind of Relationship, if any, you have to the different NPC's.

*Comes bouncing into the Discussion thread* (^_^)

Okeys, rolling for HP

1d12 + 1 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 12 = 17

"How be this fer talkin' to people with?"

Also, will work at fleshing out teh character behind the avatar A.S.A.P.

Again, thank'e very muchly for choosing m'self to come along in yer adventure an' I do so rilly look forwards to being adventuring along with every one else! (^_^)

What HP are you rolling for? First two hitdice are maxed.

Heya everyone.

The relations to NPCs are in my backstory but I'll summarize them here. Cerana is currently the oldest member of Sandpoint having been the caretaker to the late Niska Mvashti before she passed away. She also helped raise Koya during her early days and treats her similar to a niece. She has likely had some small interactions with Sandru as he is Koya's adoptive son but she seldom talks to him.

Yeah sorry, that might have been not completely clear.
I didn't mean the characters relations, but the mechanical "Relationship" as detailed in the players guide, aka friendly vs competitive vs non.
While they follow from your "story" relation, it might not always completely clear which one you want to be pursued.

Oh right. You mean these ones?

Koya: +4 Association
Sandru: +0 Association
Shalelu: +0 Association
Ameiko: +0 Association

Bleh, that's what I get for being a class with no CHA I suppose.

Since we can give gifts and add companionship points once per level can we have done something with that for level 1?

I'm traveling by plane for most of today, so I
may not be able to post extensively yet. I will be in the near future, though, and am excited for what awaits us! Congrats to all, and thanks for selecting us, Finkmilkana!

Nope, you'll be one level over the intended for most of the path instead.

*Waves to every one!~* (^_^)

Hey-ya!

So, is that relation ship thingy available some wheres on line?

I've lent my books to a friend so they can run the adventure path.

Looking forwards to going off on a great adventure with every one. (^_^)

Hello all...

@ Sunny. Yes, the Jade Regent Player's Guide (page 13-14) is online for free. If you do not want to get it through Piazo I saw other sites have it, just goggle it.

@ Cerena. You mentioned that your one of the oldest of Sandpoint, but your listed age is 99 years old. That is rather young for an elf, still a older teenager/young adult in elf years, considering that 110 is the starting of adulthood for them. And with Shaleu being an elf herself, and a skilled ranger, I would see her bing older than 99. If that is what you are looking to play, then cool. Just wanting to politely point it out, is all. :)

Relationship Levels
Koya: +7 (+3 cha +4 trait) Friendship
Sandru: +3 (+3 cha) Association
Shalelu: +3 (+3 cha) Association
Ameiko: +3 (+3 cha) Association

@Aloria Sorry the age is an artifact of her old profile. I'll change that to match it with the description. There might still be one or two tidbits I've missed in the sheet or backstory. Hopefully I got most of them though.

Thank'e muchly Aloria! *HUGZ* (^_^)

Down loading and perusing.

Hmmm...still not seeing how the Relationship Levels is working. I be thinking Sunny is just 'Associated' with every one? *Ponders*

Good Morning and and thank you for invitation! I'm at work presently but I'll be posting a longer follow up.

Depending on your charisma you might also be friendly with your Rescuer.
And NPC's you don't know or with whom you don't want to have a deeper relationship are "nothing".

Oh, and please put the new version of Sunny into the Alias.

And I'm to bed now, so don't expect any answer for the next 7+ hours.

Howdy all, happy to be here with you! Thanks for including me, Finkmilkana.

Here's my relationship info:

Koya: +2 (+2 cha) Association
Sandru: +6 (+2 cha +4 trait) Friendship
Shalelu: +2 (+2 cha) Association
Ameiko: +2 (+2 cha) Association

@Sunny - for relationship levels, look on page 14 of the Player's Guide, and it will tell you how to assign a value to each of your relationships with the 4 key NPCs. At this point in the game, it's basically the following:

Start with your Charisma modifier - in your case, +2 - you have this value in your relationship with all four NPCs.

Add +4 to the relationship with the NPC who your campaign trait is based on - you have Rescued as your trait, and your backstory says that Shelalu rescued you, so you add +4 to your relationship with her.

In sum, your relationship value with Shelalu is +6 (from +2 Cha and + 4 Trait), and with the other three it's +2.

Hrm... may have to rethink me tanking my CHA!

Greetings all... again.

I was looking through with who had which associations with whom and after looking I think I will be changing Aloria's/ While several people having the person is fine... spreading it around with whom we have is good as well.

Cerana - Koya
Gorag - Koya
Hideo Kaijitsu - Shaleu
Zeema Domh'an - Koya
Aloria Adu - Changing to Ameiko (will adjust background to fit)
Nicat Brightluck - Sandru
Sunny - (could not find)

@ Sunny, the campaign trait what we are supposed pick from is in the same download.

Adjusted for Aloria

Relationship Levels
Koya: +3 (+3 cha)Association
Sandru: +3 (+3 cha) Association
Shalelu: +3 (+3 cha) Association
Ameiko: +7 (+3 cha +4 trait) Friendship

Updated a few things on my character sheet, but I think I'm ready to go! I don't plan on disappearing or anything of the sort, but should I go on vacation or be unable to post for a few days is there anyone here would like to "puppeteer" me in my absence?

Relationship Levels
Koya: +1 (+1 cha) Association
Sandru: +1 (+1 cha) Association
Shalelu: +5 (+1 cha +4 trait) Friendship
Ameiko: +1 (+1 cha) Association

Okeys, thanks. I got it now. *Blush*

Ameiko:+2(Association)
Shalelu:+6(+4trait)(Friendship)
Sandru:+2(Association)
Koya:+2(Association)

I'm probably going to change my stats to bump CHA up as well, I forgot how important it can be to the campaign.

So going for:

Koya: +6 Friendship
Sandru: +2 Association
Shalelu: +2 Association
Ameiko: +2 Association

@Hideo: Friendship starts at +6 not +5.

Well, in the long run you interaction with them'll be more important than charisma and in the short run the Relations don't do that much mechanically.

Though I have to admit that our local druid might have a harder time with them.

Aye..but Druids be all gruff an' natural an stuffs, hey? (^_^)

Yes but the continued growth of your relationship is reliant on Cha and intimidate/diplomacy. Since these increases/decreases can happen once per level and change the boundaries by 1/2. (Except I guess leveling and whatever 'special events' are)

Don't quite like it's still down to a roll instead of interactions but I don't mind too much.

I did notice our druid is a little bit of a recluse.

*Nods*

Ah-huh! He's all fer bein' 'Natural' and such. (^_^)

As for the 'relation ships' mechanics. I do admit that when I ran the adventure I allowed rolls a tad more often than "Going up a level" since that would have meant players only rolled such a total of about 16 times. Since the adventure path's progression is only a few of levels per book.

Still...how ever the GM feels it is best done is the best way to be doing it. (^_~)

Indeed, Zeema is poorly endowed when it comes to social skills. To illustrate, here are her relationships.

Koya: +1 (association)
Sandru:-3(association)
Ameiko:-3(association)
Shalelu:-3(association)

*Hugz CAREFULLY Zeema Domh'an* (^_^)

An' wishing very one all'a very bestest. (^_^)

Many apologies, folks! I accidentally hid the gameplay thread from this campaign, and I wasn't seeing updates to it. I had no idea that things had gotten started - I won't be so slow in posting in the future.

Yikes Zeema! Your all spiky.

Seems you mostly agree to go in search of the ranger.
If nothing else comes up I'll move the game along tomorrow (so for most of you in today in the evening).

Hey there every one.

Again, sorry for missing the kick off. How should Sunny come into the group?

Much cheers to all.

Hey there every one.

Again, sorry for missing the kick off. How should Sunny come into the group?

Much cheers to all.

No problemo. Looks like the teller of tales has offered a decent solution in the gameplay thread, so just go ahead!

Aye! Have posted! Thank'e agin fer havin' m'self aboard! (^_^)

Some thoughts:

@GM - if you roll initiative for us all, it will get combat moving much sooner. As you may know, many PbP GMs do this, and I've found it takes out a lot of waiting for players to post before combat can start.

@Sunny - your profile is confusing - what class and level are you? Maybe I looked in the wrong place, but it looks like your profile is for a 5th level PC. Just trying to figure out who's on the team, ya know?

@Zeema - you're a badass.

@Zeema - you're a badass.

Haha, thanks! A friend of mine once told me that druids without animal companions are useless. I've been doing my best to prove him wrong.

Yeah, I know. But as long as the combat isn't starting you might as well roll.

Edited to make things a little clearer.

All her stats, To hits, damage etc should be okeys though. (^_^)

I like that you posted the creature's AC, so we can tell if it hit and include it in our posts. I haven't seen that done before, and it's a good idea.

I've usually do it, but many players still ignore it sadly.

And sorry for that, but it's 14 damage, I misstyped the roll and then wrote the wrong value in the description.
But don't fear, he is by far strongest in the first round.

Ok, I've adjusted Nicat's HP to reflect 14 damage.

Glad to know that wasn't his typical hit! I'm already looking around for the cleric.

So who wants the cloak of protection? On a quick look, Gorag, Sunny and Cerana seem to need the most AC help.

AC items typically go to front liners who are more likely to be attacked. I would suggest Nicat, Gorog or myself.

Btw Teller, what is your stance on the Antagonize feat? Some DM's hate it, and I want to wanted to check with you.

Oops, did I write Protection? I meant resistance, so Save Bonus.

I have no problems with antagonize, but note that it had a pretty hard errata.

@Nicat My AC will usually be 4 higher than you see on my character sheet. I just haven't cast Mage armour yet. AC 17/T 13/FF 14 is my norm.

Though as for cloak of resistance, anyone can reap a benefit from at it this point. I think I'll pass on it for now as hopefully I should be targeted far less being in the back.

I thought it might be Resistance.

Nicat is willing to trust in his luck and let someone else claim the cloak.

Zeema's reflex is quite low, so she could take it.

Gorag can boost his AC to 21 if he has some time to prepare for combat.

I'll pass. I'll buy me one later.

Goblins or Witch? Seems the group isn't completely sure about that.
I'll give you a few more hours and then move it along to which has more "votes".

I would say goblins.

Aye, Gobbies,

Though which Witch be which? *Giggle* (^_^)

Seeing as no-one else seems to want it, Zeema will take the cloak I guess? Zeema also says Witch.