Lord Manticore |
House Rules:
- *First off, I am very flexible in how you build your characters. If you're unsure about something, just ask here or via PM.
*A nat 1 on a skill check is NOT an automatic failure. However, I do reserve the right to poke a little fun in your character's direction when you do so.
*Speaking of, nat 1s in combat, whether by you or one of my NPC's/enemies, will feel the blow of my Fumble Deck! On the flip side, Crits will also take a visit to my Critical Deck. I use them both pretty regularly (but not all the time).
*Perception is considered a class skill in my campaigns: If you have taken the skill and did not apply the +3 modifier, do so to your character. Logically, it ought to be a class skill for everyone; you perceive the universe. About the only way to not take this as a class skill would be for me to lob off your tongue, nose, ears, and hands. Not much fun to play after that, in my opinion.
*Max hit points at every level beyond 1.
*Anything else, we will cover as we go.
Shi'Vatha |
Quick question.
Obviously, Eidolon's don't have racial favored class bonuses. I was wondering if you'd be ok with me using the half-elf FC bonus (+1/4 evolution point to evolution pool), or alternately given his background, the Aasimar FC bonus (+1/Evil DR, +1/2 per additional level, max 10/Evil).
If not, that's fine, I'll take a skill point. :)
Vedic Boreal |
Reporting in!
Can we get a campaign thread to dot? (Pro tip for everyone- If you post in a gameplay thread, and then delete the post, the site still tracks the post so the game will attach to your Campaigns tab without uglying up the thread with a random dot post)
GM can you add your house rules to the campaign tab for ease of reference?
Vedic Boreal |
GM, other players, what do you all think of doing tome backround integration to tie some of us closer together before the game starts?
For instance, I can easily see Shi'Vatha having been found by Vedic after the eidolon's escape from it's former master. Vedic is the sort to be poking around in odd places, and Shi'Vatha would probably need a guide back to the church, or at least someone to pose as a summoner so the eidolon wasn't seen as an unfettered threat.
(The idea of pretending to be a summoner amuses me)
Thoughts?
Shi'Vatha |
Sure, I'm fine with that. Shi would need something to act as cover. You'd end up having to do prestidigitation regularly to fake the symbol on your forehead.
Vedic Boreal |
That's not a problem. Prestidigitation is a spell I use a lot anyway. Arcane Mark would work too if I made my mark fairly close to yours, or superimposed them. Anyone without Knowledge Arcana wouldn't even get a roll. Anyone with Knowledge Aracana would have to have Detect magic up, and make a spellcraft check to recognize the actual spell effect before they could roll a knowledge check to see if they could figure out what was going on. :)
Shi'Vatha |
A hat will cover it up, so if you wear a hat regularly, nobody will think much about not seeing one, just have to put it up when you're hatless.
Lord Manticore |
Just to let everyone know, I am currently working on creating a campaign wiki, using Obsidian Portal. I've never had the chance to do more than tinker with various bits before, but I am hoping to at least have a skeleton up for you guys to see and log into within the next day or so. How much I get done will depend in large part how much I can accomplish tonight, and also whether or not I have to attend the weekly managers meeting tomorrow.
I'll let you know, via link, when it is ready to look at.
LM
Shi'Vatha |
I am reporting in, as well. I'll be your scout, most likely. Oh, and Thursday works for me.
Shi'Vatha's a scout as well, so we'll probably be doing a lot of tandem work. :) Not that that's a problem, nothing wrong with multiple scouts.
Lord Manticore |
I think that both of you will work fine, nothing like a little overlap to help the party survive and all.
Also, I have a skeleton of a campaign wiki up on Obsidian Portal. If you'll send me either your email addy or your Portal name via PM, I can send you an invite to setup your characters and start writing entries. I'm hoping that I'm not the only one that is into chronicling his or her own adventures.
Finally, no managers meeting today!! Hooray for me :) I'm going to fiddle around with the wiki a bit more and then I might make a first post in the Gameplay thread a little early to get things started.
See you guys soon.
LM
Glornug |
Glornug wrote:I am reporting in, as well. I'll be your scout, most likely. Oh, and Thursday works for me.Shi'Vatha's a scout as well, so we'll probably be doing a lot of tandem work. :) Not that that's a problem, nothing wrong with multiple scouts.
Two (quiet) heads are always better than one.
Lord Manticore |
So I have a question for everyone: Has anyone used Roll20 yet? I'm curious about it as a way to create combat maps for this campaign, but I'm wondering how hard it is to set everything up. Is Flash required to use? I ask that because the bulk of my postings and work on the campaign are being done on my iPad mini (both at home and the office), and while I have a desktop that I can use, I only have access to it in the evenings (and weekends), and I am usually trading off with my wife to use it.
Does anyone have an opinion on the site?
mdt |
I have, but I find it cumbersome. I find Google Draw works very well for maps (if you look on my campaign tab, at anything I'm GM'ing, you can find some links to maps on google draw) and isn't all that cumbersome. There's some things that Roll20 does that google draw doesn't (obviously), but usually I don't need most of the things they have.
Selene Shadowvar |
- Female Fetchling Synthesist Shadow Caller 2
I've played in games that used either Roll20 or Google Drive (as well as some that just use imgur or whatver image site it is).
I can't access Roll20 at work and they don't seem to have a mobile version, so I wouldn't be able to use it very often (I don't get time to use the computer at home all too often).
I can't access Google Drive at work (I'm not actually sure why, since it's a useful tool for collaboration), but I do have an app for that, which is where I go for such things.
Shi'Vatha |
Quick question.
Obviously, Eidolon's don't have racial favored class bonuses. I was wondering if you'd be ok with me using the half-elf FC bonus (+1/4 evolution point to evolution pool), or alternately given his background, the Aasimar FC bonus (+1/Evil DR, +1/2 per additional level, max 10/Evil).
If not, that's fine, I'll take a skill point. :)
Hi GM,
Can I please get an answer one way or the other?Glornug |
They didn't have any grippli avatars... I don't know whether Erastil is around in this world (if not, I can change this), but Glornug is a ranger following Erastil, so I used Erastil as my avatar.
Closest I could get otherwise was a boggard.
Shi'Vatha |
There are several 'froggish' characters in the Monstrous Humanoid category, as well as an actual frog in Animals.
Glornug |
There are several 'froggish' characters in the Monstrous Humanoid category, as well as an actual frog in Animals.
I saw the boggarts and didn't like them... but I didn't see the giant frog! Woohoo! Thanks!
Shi'Vatha |
You are more than welcome. :)
Lord Manticore |
Shi'Vatha wrote:Quick question.
Obviously, Eidolon's don't have racial favored class bonuses. I was wondering if you'd be ok with me using the half-elf FC bonus (+1/4 evolution point to evolution pool), or alternately given his background, the Aasimar FC bonus (+1/Evil DR, +1/2 per additional level, max 10/Evil).
If not, that's fine, I'll take a skill point. :)
Hi GM,
Can I please get an answer one way or the other?
Since you are more of a unique creature at this point, whose 'creator' is no longer in a position to claim you (at least, not at this point), I'm willing to allow you the half-elf bonus, so that you can continue to evolve over time.
Shi'Vatha |
Well, he'd still get more evolution pool as he levels up (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, etc). But this would let him get a bit more than normal (up to 4 extra points at level 20). Thanks.
Vedic Boreal |
Sorry for the absence over the last two days folks. Work has been extra work-y.
It's going to happen off and on for the next three weeks, so please bot me as needed. Don't wait on me, please. When in doubt, assume I follow along with whatever Shi'vatha thinks his best. He has a more refined moral compass than Vedic does anyway.
Lord Manticore |
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Not a problem Vedic. I'm making some allowances for the holiday, but if I haven't heard from you by tomorrow, then we'll just make sure that you were the first to 'volunteer' to run into the room filled with orcs...with just a loincloth...and a butter knife. You were really brave!!! :P
Selene Shadowvar |
- Female Fetchling Synthesist Shadow Caller 2
Sorry. I got a little busy the past couple of days. Is the combat occurring near camp and is Selene aware of it now?
Lord Manticore |
Sorry. I got a little busy the past couple of days. Is the combat occurring near camp and is Selene aware of it now?
Not a problem. It is occurring near the camp (Glornug heard the noise about 10' away and found the two creatures). Selene is definitely aware of it. So far, Felicity is proecting Corian, and the others have moved in for the kill. You can jump in for Round 3 (or Round 2 with an Init count of 1) if you wish.
Shi'Vatha |
As I've posted multiple times, Shi'Vatha isn't getting into the fight, he's taking up a position on the opposite side of camp from it, in case there's a diversion going on to attack the camp.
Lord Manticore |
As I've posted multiple times, Shi'Vatha isn't getting into the fight, he's taking up a position on the opposite side of camp from it, in case there's a diversion going on to attack the camp.
Shi'Vatha, I was only asking if anyone was going to say or do anything before I continued on. When I wrote my last post, only Glornug had posted, and that was Friday morning. I wasn't trying to get anyone upset by my remarks.
Shi'Vatha |
Wasn't upset. :) Sorry, text doesn't really convey tone. :)
If it came off as upset, that was probably more due to exhaustion, been building a 8ft x 4ft by 2ft planting bed for my mother out of about 300 lbs of wood. :) My back hurts, my muscles ache, and I've had a migraine all weekend. :)
Shi'Vatha |
Well, we bought all the materials on Mother's Day to build it, but it was raining, so I couldn't put it together until this weekend.