Check in, discussify, coordinate any last-minute choices you may need to make. You have until your first die roll in the gameplay thread to make last-minute changes. Some minor rule thingies:
-I will roll initiative, and it'll be staggered. Anyone who moves before enemies will go. Then the enemies, who in most cases will share initiative. Then everyone can move. That way, turns have no excuse to go longer than 24 hours.
-If you'll be away from a computer or something, it's cool, life > RP, just let us know.
-Sometimes I will move forward after four or five people have posted, depending on what happens or how many characters actually have input to give.
Great, looking forward to this. However since it is midnight here in the UK, I'll catch up with everyone tomorrow.
By the way, I am more than happy to swop skills around if needed.
Cheers
Checking in, dotting, all that jazz.
I'm always open to advice, so if someone wants to recommend something to me, be it a spell, feat, skill choice or mythic path selection, I'm always open to it!
Checking in and dotting, will look over background and alter it to fit the Champion trait instead of Trickster. Shouldn't be terribly difficult, actually...
Yeah, Trickster to Champion is a pretty simple tweak. That was a big part of it.
Just making sure that I get in on the ground floor so that I don't miss anything. Going to go ahead and make sure to get this Alias updated with stats across the top and all of that. Do you have any preference on that stuff Spooky?
By the way, I'm probably going to prestige into Spherewalker at level 8, right after I got Targeted Throw. That way, I'll have my CC on demand first, as I imagine we'll need it around that time. =P Fair warning: Elmae's going to be somewhat weak before level 3 (or by the time she gets a Blinkback Belt), since she'll have to go into melee until then. She'll jump up a lot in usefulness, though!
Glad to be on board!
Okay, Jenner's got his own profile now too. Thanks for being willing to humor a person; I wasn't sure how well the concept of eventually having a celestial familiar would fly for most GMs, even for an AP like this one.
I'm still wondering if I should go with TWF or not. It'd be useful for the situations where something's immune to precision damage or I need to make more attacks, but I can't use Precise Strike when I'm doing so...Opinions? Also, advice is always helpful, though I do know I'm getting Mythic Weapon Finesse. I need it, and I'll do my best not to abuse it, Spooks.
Everyone please format their race field to have all the relevant information that Olivia's has, but also your Initiative and Perception. Anything you want to add past that is cool, but those are the basic piece of info I need to refer to when making posts, and it'll go by a lot smoother if I have them at the ready.
Also, who's familiar with any part of the path so far? Just so I know if any of my changes/severe shortening of part one will be felt by anybody?
I've run part 1 myself, and I can honestly say that most of the early bits of the AP aren't terribly important aside from the NPCs, but that's just me.
Yeah, exactly. I've been through the pre-Neatholm parts twice in PBP and once very recently in the meatspace game I run, and I'm a little burnt out on it. I definitely get the why of it, but in PBP it kind of drags, and after having built it up to my friends all summer, they weren't exactly encounters that lived up to the hype. So I'll kind of just shorten things a bunch, keep the NPCs in place but get into the meatier stuff earlier.
Whatever you like, I don't mind =]
Your decision is fine with me, Spooky GM. I flicked through the first book when it first came out so I remember the opening scene and that's about it.
I know the real basics of what happens to start the path, but that's about it.
So are we missing any skills?
Milhar has Acrobatics +5, Bluff +4, Climb +0, Disable Device +5,
Escape Artist +1, Intimidate +4, Knowledge (Local) +6, Linguistics +6, Perception +7, Sense Motive +5, Stealth +5
How about the other knowledge skills, diplomacy, perception (for night watches) and spellcraft?
GM Spooky is sylvan a good choice for Milhar's fourth language? Celestial, Common and Elven seem sensible but I'm not sure about the last one.
Cheers
Tchirash has Knowledge Religion +4, and Perception +3. Warpriests are not skill monkeys ;)
Sylvan makes sense for most Elves, but I can't say you'll be encountering a lot of Fey in this demon killing campaign.
Elmae has Acrobatics +7, Bluff +3, Climb +1, Craft +1, Diplomacy +3, Escape Artist +3, Intimidate +3, Perception +5, Perform: Act +7, Ride +3, Sense Motive +7, and Swim +1. It should be pretty obvious which of those have ranks in them. =P
For languages, she can speak Common, Celestial, Abyssal, Draconic, and Necril. I wasn't sure what to pick for those last two languages, so recommendations are always appreciated. *Nodnod*
And of course, build help is always loved, because I have no real clue what I'm doing (except for taking things like Rapid Shot/ Mythic Rapid Shot, and Mythic Weapon Finesse. Also, Limitless Range is amazing.)
Thanks GM, I'll replace sylvan with celestial. For our party it seems appropriate.
Most of the skills look covered. Not seeing Knowledge (planes) yet as the only one we might need.
Cheers
Planes is not a maybe; that's how you identify outsiders. Demons are outsiders.
Indeed.
Planes would be not a class skill for me, but I would switch if necessary and allowed.
Lily's picture scares me a little...I don't know why, but it does. :|
Lily has Planes, and--oh god wow, Warpriest doesn't have Planes? Let's just houserule it in place of Engineering then because wow f*&% that.
Great. Milhar will pick up Knowledge (dungeoneering) at second level by the way.
Kinda struck me as odd too. I'll take planes at 2nd, unless I can make the swap now.
Hey Spooks, do we have our backpacks with us? Elmae was gonna tie Aravashnial to her to make the ordeal easier on him.
Unless for some reason your character decided not to bring their stuff with them, you do indeed have all your equipment.
I'll take the consecrate scale since I think it only works for me or Olivia and of the two of us, I will (eventually), be having a stronger focus on channel energy.
Align weapon would be best suited being given to someone that needs the ability to bypass DR and frequently enters melee combat. I don't think Olivia needs it due to Smite, so maybe Tchirash or Milhar would most enjoy it.
Disguise Scale obviously goes to someone that prefers to use the Bluff skill often. This would usually be Lily but since Consecrate seems to be directed at me someone else would best enjoy it.
The other scales seem non specific, I guess they work for everyone.
Also just a note but Milhar seemed to miss (or perhaps its not listed, I'm fairly sure I got it), that fact that Lily has Knowledge Planes and will continue to put points into it as she levels. Just thought its worth mentioning in case someone else wants to put skill points somewhere else.
EDIT: Ah, it was my mistake, I never posted Lilys' skills. For the record, I'm putting points into Bluff (+8), Diplomacy (+10), Knowledge: Planes (+5), Knowledge: Religion (+5), and Use Magic Device (+8).
EDIT 2: Ah, I see it was mentioned that Lily had Knowledge: Planes and I just entirely missed it. My mistake.
If Lily has it, then I'll either improve my skills where they lie or get others. Warpriests are a desert for skill points ;)
Although, with Celestial Crusader, Tchirash does get +2 to K: Planes, and spellcraft for the sake of identifying evil outsiders.
As for the scales, given Tchirash's build, I think the Share the Burden scale works best for her. With the Saving Shield feat, and this, it allows her to spread her defense out better. Works well with the Guardian Mythic path that she's striving for too. Resistance would also work, allowing her to withstand more abuse.
She already has Sacred Weapon, and Holy Strike which add to her weapons , and/or give them the "good" type to overcome DR. So if Milhar, or Olivia wants the other, that works okay with me.
Cloudwalking would be of benefit to Salome, or Olivia, I think. The cover is nice, especially if we face ranged attacks.
The channeling scale, I think, is best suited for Lily.
Not really sure which of those would benefit Elmae...Early on, she'll have to get into melee, but once she can get a Blinkback Belt, she's going to be primarily ranged. I'll just be non-descript in my post so I can decide later.
The two scales I added to the four in the book (Burden Sharing and Consecrate are mine) are meant to round things out and make a lot of them connect logically to certain paths; Shield Other has Guardian all over it, Consecrate wouldn't have any reason to not go to the Cleric, obviously Disguise is for Tricksters in most cases. From there it's just a matter of working out who can get the mileage out of the leftovers.
Lily - Knowledge Planes in this is just like Perception in my view. We should double book that skill at the very least so you and Tchirash are our main "men". If Milhar goes arcane trickster then I'll probably aid on that in the long run.
As for the various roles in combat, we can see how we do and discuss things. Maybe Elmae and Milhar become a precise strike team?
Cheers
GM Spooky
I would like to change one aspect of Milhar with your permission. In the Race book there is the opportunity for elves to get darkvision which is a sign of drow heritage.
It would fit with her parents demonic bond and as a rogue I should have thought the whole stealthing without light through more. Guess I got into my background and forgot how important darkvision would be.
If allowed then Milhar will have it gradually manifest from the bump on her head and then she will need to wear a veil or mask in daylight to avoid the negative aspect of the racial trait, which is dazzled in bright light.
I would normally put this in a PM to allow a reveal to the party but this way everyone can help her discover her past.
What say you?
I really can't think of which one would benefit me the most. I'll have to look over things again.
Go for it, if only because it would at that point mean everyone has Darkvision.
And that simplifies things immensely~
As a word of note, Tchirash is pronounced almost like cherish
Ah, that clears that up. .w.
Thanks!
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1.Cloudwalking: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast levitate. A pillar of roiling clouds rises below the levitating object or creature, growing and shrinking with the target's altitude. This pillar is 5 feet in diameter (regardless of the target's size) and provides concealment (20% miss chance) to any creature or object wholly contained within.
2.Disguise: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast alter self. While disguised, the target gains a +4 bonus on all Bluff checks made against evil creatures.
3.Resistance: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast resist elements-but only against electricity or cold.
4.Sacred Weaponry: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast align weapon, but only to make a weapon lawful or good. Unlike a normal align weapon spell, this effect can be cast on an unarmed strike or natural weapon.
5.Burden Sharing: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast Shield Other.
6.Consecration: Three times per day as a standard action, a scale can be used to cast consecrate. If used by a lawful good character, the sacred bonus on positive channeled energy DC's granted by the scale increases by +1.
Okay lets clear this up over the weekend.
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2.Milhar the rogue
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4.
5.Tchirash the warpriest
6.
If we cannot decide then it will just hang over us. Treasure becomes a pain in the backside when no one wants to appear "grabby" or decisive. So lets get it done.
Cheers
6. is Lily just saying.
4. Works best on a weapon user that needs to bypass DR. Seeing as Olivia has Smite to bypass DR, and Salomae is more of a spellcaster, then 4. should go to Elmae.
1 and 3 are pretty fillar, and its going to come down to player personal preference.
There.
Well, I'll go with what Lily said. If nobody else wants #4, I'll take it.
Thanks Lily and Elmae
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2.Milhar the rogue
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4.Elmae the swashbuckler
5.Tchirash the warpriest
6.Lily the oracle
Olivia and Salomae to decide.
Cheers