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A Serpent's Skull Pathfinder Campaign
This is the Out Of Character discussion thread for Laithoron's Serpent's Skull Adventure Path campaign.
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[ Party | Alis | Felmor | Giles | Lureene | Malandraenas | Priyya ]
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This campaign does not take place upon Golarion. Instead, it is set in my own campaign setting, Heroes of Worlds Unknown. The setting's home world is known as Elsemar, an Earth-like world located in the Andromeda galaxy.
Similarly to the top of this post, at the top of each character's profile, you will find the following menu:
Following the 'Party' link leads you to a list containing everyone's current hit points and the running XP total. You will also find a menu bar similar to the three-line block above listing useful links to game resources, party members, and setting information. Lastly, the list itself contains a chronological listing of posts that begin memorable moments in the game. The 'Personal' link is for me to keep track of Alis' spells, charged magic items, and other expendables.
In an attempt to make it easier to search the game for a particular date and time, the start of each day contains the following header text:
This makes it easier for you to search for events occurring at a particular point in time. Simply use the search box at the top of the game thread and enter "LK Calendar" followed by the year and the name of the month. Since I don't expect anyone to memorize such things, you can view the wiki article describing Elsemar's calendar, the Lay of Kamína, by clicking on "LK Calendar".
Please see PbP Conventions on the wiki for a listing of the courtesies and 'best practices' observed in this game.
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Our present story picks up following the shopping trip at Aernelóth's Fashion Studio in Cassomir, Taldor on the world of Golarion...
I've opened a troubleshooting request for this thread here:
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizo/websiteFeedback/pbPDiscussionDot s
The day had been long and hot, and that'd be fine if it hadn't also been a waste. Orders from command was to track the target. Simple. Easy.
Well, wrong and wrong. The tiny black prey had proven far more elusive than Mal had prepared for, and his fury at his own incompetence grew. Damn creature... not even a whiff of it's scrawny hide...
With the perseverance of one not used to faillure, the massive tracker returns to the origin of his hunt once more, knowing it will take just one... it always takes just one... sign of the prey's passing to set him on the trail.
I will find this damn DOT if it takes me all week.
Is it sad that I created both threads and they NOT ONLY show up under the wrong alias but I don't even see any dots now? How in the hell?!
EDIT: OK so NOW my OOC dot appears but I'm still perturbed that it shows the threads were started by a character who shall exeunt stage left within a few pages. >.>
On Priyya and Talvyra...
So, something I discussed a bit with Ben but neglected to mention otherwise. My concept for Priyya is that she has the typical Keleshite fascination with horses, riding, and animals in general. Since we are now in Elsemar but Priyya's culture remains fundamentally the same (somewhere between Bedouin and Mongol), I figure the 'horse-loving' trait carries through.
So I am going to continue to toss points into Animal Handling, Riding and will be taking a couple Riding related feats as the game progresses to represent Priyya's passion... and because a mounted zen archer/paladin ROCKS! :)
Anyhow, so if you guys thought Priyya's fixation on Talvyra seemed odd, now you know why.
Play on!
So is it just me or could a case be made that many roleplayers don't really get that far into thinking about fantasy worlds as if they were potentially real places? Most of the suggestions I've seen in the following thread (about how to 'disarm' and arrest spellcasters) sound like stuff I'd expect in Nazi Germany or in an X-Men story about the persecution of mutants. I'm actually finding the 'discussion' kind of disturbing at a fundamental level. :-\
BTW, I'm spending as much time as I can working on my costume for DragonCon this weekend until I get it finished. The con is next weekend so I don't really have any other choice.
I'm kind of surprised at how uncreative the folks in the thread are. Removing components and putting the caster in a set of stiff tight gloves (tight leather gloves with iron spines to keep the fingers stiff) and a simple gag is more than enough to stop about 90% of casters and 90% of spells.
I didn't realise you were prepping a costume! No worries, man, do what you gotta do.
Laith, I'm assumign Mal has been in town at least a couple of days looking for/waiting for the twins. If this is the case, he probably has a room at a kind of slummy inn in town. He's big into keeping coin in his pocket, and he (obviously) has a beef with uppity-noble or high-class folk. Just an fyi on where Mal's kit is, cause it's not on him. He's pretty much only carrying his masterwork dagger… not even wearing armor.
And taht's another thing, honestly. I'd like to kind of play with the armor rules. I have my combat armor, but I'd like to have something for him to sleep in… here's my thougt. His breastplate is only part of his armor… the other part is effectively leather armor that he keeps on 24/7 when in the field. I'm thinking i'll go ahead and pay for some leather armor, and that's the second half of his suit… and he just wears the breastplate over the leathers during the day. thoughts?
To my thinking there is no reason not to do this as there is no ACP on Leather Armor... which to my mind means that it's all but totally unrestrictive, and a breastplate could easily be worn over the top.
I have no problems working it as him buckling extra plates over his leathers. Although, asking to be able to sleep in armor is essentially asking to have a not-insignificant aspect of the Endurance feat's abilities.
While leather and padded armor aren't totally unrestrictive (they still have a max dex), as long as the APC is 0, I suppose I'm willing to allow someone to sleep in light armor without becoming fatigued. You may want to consider picking up the Endurance feat though if you ever plan on being able to rest in anything heavier though...
Alright, so this is something that's been annoying me for a while. The fact that a big huge scary-looking guy like Mal has to take a feat to use his size to intimidate, someone who is agile and graceful not being able to perform choreography, etc.
I'm considering houserules to address certain skill checks by allowing the option to have them keyed to a different ability.
At the moment, these are some of the ones I'm considering:
- Acrobatic: Jump (Str)
- Intimidate (Str)
- Perform: Dance (Dex)
Thoughts?
I'm gonna go ahead and say it's justifiable to key Perform (sex) off any stat...
LOL. I think it depends on the couple. STR, for instance, is great for... nevermind.
Actually, I'd go with DEX or CHA with an automatic AA self-check for WIS. :p WIS is key to great sex... particularly since my characters are WIS heavy!
Gotta love them layered bonuses...
Finally had a chance to create the Language Matrix.
I allowed Eric to swap one of Lureene's Forgotten Realms languages for another that makes more sense on Elsemar. The only other thing I've noticed that seem 'off' is that it seems odd that Priyya would know Sylvan without knowing Elvish.
On Elsemar, Sylvan originated in Chalësidhea which is the birthplace of elves and fey on that world. Today, Sylvan is the less-used of the two elven tongues and is common mainly to Silvaurea.
The closest elven nation to where Priyya is from (and a major power on the Fang Sea), is Ilmarond which speaks Elvish.
If you want to switch languages, Priyya knowing Elvish would be more easily explained. However, if there's a good reason why she'd know Sylvan instead (nature-spirits in the desert would speak Ignan rather than Sylvan), then it could make for an interesting story. Up to you, Justin — Sylvan, Ignan, or Elvish depending upon your intent with that selection.
FWIW, I'm still not totally decided on what languages would be spoken south of the Equator. I suspect that in the Buahons and Zuktol though, that it would be pretty fractured by tribe rather than being a single cohesive tongue like common.
I'm willing to say that his special forces unit would have a form of sign language that he received as a bonus language. He could teach this to Priyya (or anyone else) by 4th level, but your starting languages should really be based on your background I'd think since it's something you'd have had since 1st level.
Well in spite of not getting much accomplished in the way of packing today, I'm pretty happy with how Mal and Alis' little game of Cat and Also Cat turned out. It was fun to play/DM, and I'm also pleased at how much easier it is using the wiki to store maps instead of the Word Press site. Soooo much better!
As I mentioned before, I'm heading to DragonCon in the morning and will be gone until Monday evening. I'll have my Droid on me at all time and my netbook will be in the hotel room so I won't be completely out of touch. If I'm desperately needed in Arcadia or AoW and it's not something that you guys can NPC, then feel free to send me a chat message and I'll see what I can do during any downtime I might have.
Have a good Labor Day weekend, and I'll TTYL.