They can play out something like that Kith but they have a tendency to play out as magical traps with a spooky theme at least in my experience. Which was one of my primary concerns.
I will start things off sometime tomorrow evening my time so if anyone wishes to do any other interactions before the game moves on now is the time to speak up.
By the way Dr Stefan I will be using the blurb from your previous campaign that you shared earlier to build things into the campaign for your character. Just wanted to let you know so you can consider it as background history for your character. When I looked back I realized I never said anything about it.
I'm at work today, but I'll have some time starting ~6pm Pacific Time to jump back in!
Re: Haunts:
I've used haunts extensively as written for years, and I haven't had any of the troubles you describe. But I'm happy to try something new with them! I consider them one part trap, one part horror motif, and one part backstory delivery system.
Re: My backstory:
Thanks! Does that mean Stefan can automatically know a few things about the Whispering Way (e.g. whatever a, for example, DC15 Knowledge (whatever) would reveal)?
With what I had in mind the professor tried to insulate you from the whispering way as much as was possible. Considering your successful career in medicine up to this point I would assume he was successful so pretty much what you can glean from the incident itself is fair game.
I see the game has been transferred over to you, now, Narrater. That did not take too long. :)
Yes It happened about a week ago. I am still getting acquainted with the controls though I had planned to mention it but I ended up being pulled into other things each time. Comes with the job I guess :)
Sorry for lagging, folks. I will have a response up tonight.
I did wished to verify that everyone could view the art of the two NPCs without difficulty.
I could view both pics.
Sorry for late reply.
Yes I can see them both w/ no problems too.
Hello all.
As much as I enjoy Carrion Crown, and as enamored as I am with my character (even if I am still sketching out a few details), I thinking it may be best for me to bow out. A great deal of the posts have been coming at times (in my location) that are difficult for me to be active during (either particularly early, when I am on my way to or already at work, or particularly late when I need to be getting my sleep).
I realize that the nature of PBP means I don't have to be on right at the moment everyone else is, but it is difficult for me to orient myself within the narrative when 5 to 7 posts of development or interaction have progressed by the time I have a chance to post.
And this is not a gripe at all of you! You are all lovely, as are your characters (seeing a Changeling Bloodrager was an "I wish I'd thought of that" moment for me).
My concern is largely that *my* schedule make *me* a poor fit for the campaign. (This is largely a symptom of the greater concern that my work responsibilities are requiring more of my time than I initially realized: I recently had to drop out of one of my two in-person Pathfinder groups as well!)
(I am putting a lot of asides in brackets...)
Sorry to hear that Maryska but I understand. I will likely bot your character for a bit and look for a good point to split her off from the group.
Good luck to you, Maryska.
@Narrater: Absolutely! Do what you've got to do in order keep things smooth. Additionally, though I won't be continuing to play, a final thanks for stepping in to revive the game. It is something that doesn't happen often, and is a commendable effort on your part.
@Everybody Else: Thanks for the short time we had playing together! As I said before, your characters are all wonderful and I wish them the best in their adventures. I'm definitely going to be checking the gameplay thread periodically to see how everyone is doing and enjoy some more of your excellent role-playing.
With any luck, I can find another game (PBP or IRL) that fits into my schedule. A life with too little Pathfinder is a sad one, indeed!
Sorry to see you go, hope you have good luck finding a game more suited to your time zone.
Should we go ahead with four players or try for a fifth? I'd like to see how we do as a quartet.
I have no issue with continuing on as a quartet for a time and see how we go.
I would prefer continuing on as is at least for the time being.
I have nothing against continuing as is also.
@Marysksa good luck in your future games. :)
@Maryska: Sorry to see you go, and good luck!
I agree-- let's continue as a 4-PC party.
That will give us one marital (bloodrager), one divine caster (oracle), one skilled character (bard), one arcane caster (wizard).
I'm game on continuing just wish to work out a bit of background with Dr Stefan to keep things consistent and tie some items in.
GM: re the tomes and the journals, is the information simply for Dr Stefan as he opened the chest or do we all get to read the contents in turn? I'm just unsure how to proceed at this stage and wanted clarification before posting Ileana's reaction. If the doctor has picked up the books first and read through the journals, then Ileana would wait ..and her player will wait for Stefan's player to post first.
Thanks.
The information is for everyone. There are several books, journals and notes within the box so let us assume everyone has a equal chance at it for simplicity sake.
For the future (and this holds for everyone to be fair) please try to pick the most appropriate skill to roll against on a task. Double check the PRD or your core rule book if uncertain which is most appropriate and if your still unsure which skill is most appropriate to use in the situation please ask. Worse case scenario a straight d20 can be rolled and appropriate bonuses can be applied later to determine success if you feel it is time sensitive/don't wish to hold things up. The Knowledge skills can be a little fiddly in regard to overlapping spheres and AP adventures have a habit of using said skills in a slightly skewed ways so some confusion is understandable.
So everyone knows Research was assumed to be a big part of the AP. I wish to explain how it will work now so everyone knows the rules before we get to far into things. Rolling your own knowledge is a free action as always but can only be done once on a topic going strictly by the AP. I will allow it once per level on the assumption characters are growing and learning with time and experience.
Access to an appropriate library allows multiple rolls on a topic but it takes time and access. The research will take the better part of a day(assume an 8 hour period) to perform. If anyone wishes to use aid another action to help they will need to determine who is the primary and everyone needs to spend the entire research period together working from the same library(We can assume it is who ever has the highest bonus if that is easier). Anyone may research a topic above DC 10 even if they don't posses the relevant Knowledge skill as long as the library covers that information. They receive there ability score bonus(or Penalty) and any applicable adjustments from the library or the settlements lore score. You can't take 20 on a research roll. Even if I allowed it by the rules it would mean you where taking 20 days to perform a single check. So I am just going to say no. I am also going to say no to taking 10 as well. Research using library resources is already a lengthy methodical process and during the AP there is assumed to be an element of tension and need for answers quickly to the point where XP is offered for meeting certain levels of progression so I don't feel it makes sense to allow people to take 10 on these checks.
I think that is pretty much everything for right now. If there are any questions please feel free to ask.
Drusilla hasn't spoke up in character since Thursday does anyone know if he/she is ok or whats up?
Re: Knowledge skills...
The skills are deliberately vague, and often overlap. APs of later vitage usually offer successes with rolls against different Knowledge skills (sometimes with different DCs, e.g. "Knowledge of this requires a DC 15 Knowledge (Nature) or DC 20 Knowledge (geography)."
In my games, if someone wants to make a Knowledge check, ("So, what do I know about High Priest Benwick?") I have them roll one d20, and then I'll add the character's appropriate modifier(s) to the same roll. (In my example, knowledge about a living high priest might be under local, religion, and nobility.)
I run it the same way in my PbP games: Have the PC roll a Knowledge check, unmodified, and have them list what they think the relevant modifiers.
e.g.:
Player: "What do I know about Runelord Krune?"
So, if there's a chart, I'd consult to see what a 13 Arcana, 11 History, and 9 Nobility would show. (In this case, probably not much.)
GM: "Runelord Krune? Well, the title would indicate a wizard-king of ancient Thassilon, but you've never heard of this person."
Sorry, spaced out a bit. I'll put up a posting tonight.
Good to see you Drusilla I feared you might have gone back to the wild :)
It's been a really long day (well, to be honest, week) and I'm too tired to post tonight. I will have something up tomorrow at some point. Thanks for your patience. :)
sorry long sleepless night not up to posting tonight
Try and rest, Narrater. Posting can wait.
Hope you feel better
Thanks all. Feeling better but I am still suffering from migraines and some light sensitivity.
My apologies -- I have been quite unwell these past two days. I will catch up on posts and posting tomorrow.
Night.
I hope you feel better soon Ileana.
I know what is going on with Ileana but is everyone else waiting on me for something or is this just a bad or busy time?
Just a FYI for the group: I don't see how the two Changelings will be able to make friends readily/easily among the townsfolk -- Their mismatched eyes won't help nor their unusual behaviour/temperaments. I mean the townsfolk are starting off suspicious/unfriendly.
Do Kith and Stefan really want Ileana and Drusilla wandering around on their own or together in town?
I took that into consideration and lowered the starting trust value for the group due to your presence. While you may find it difficult with some people no matter your trust value due to their prejudice the towns folk will be reacting to the groups good works as a whole.
I had an unexpectedly busy weekend. Sorry for lack of updates.
I've had a poor night's rest due to illness (and am still suffering). I'm working now, but I will get to addressing the recent post by Kendra later today - sorry for the hold up, everyone.
Take what ever time you need and feel better soon.
Thanks, GM. I am about to post before I go to bed.
Hope you are feeling better, Ileana. :)
I'm going out of town tonight and won't be back till Sunday night. I'm not sure if I'll have internet, so feel free to bot as needed.
Thank you for the heads up. Sorry about the late post was dealing with a family thing the other day. I moved stuff along to the tavern hope no one wanted to do anything before leaving the house but I got the feeling everyone was ready to go.
@Narrater: Sorry and hope the family thing is on its way to being resolved.
@Group: Hey guys, why the silence now we're in the tavern? Waiting on some other rp. Thanks. :)
Sorry about the lack of posting, folks. I had not been feeling well the last few days. I'm doing better now, though, so I'll be back in it. :)
Sorry to hear that you where feeling poorly glad to hear that it has turned around though