Greetings fellow Pathfinders!

A slight change in plan as I have discovered that there are three free modules for 1st level characters released in Season 3. Therefore, I intend to run these as a trio first so we can quickly get up to level 2. This will replace the intended Frostfur Captives which we will run at a later date.

Use this thread to brainstorm on the characters that we shall play. Personally, my own character will most likely be some form of arcanist, potentially a Magus. While we brainstorm, I suggest that we introduce ourselves.

My name is John, I am 28 years old, married with a six week old daughter. I work in information management. My main hobbies are Pathfinder, Magic the Gathering and playing in the Nuts Poker League. I've been actively roleplaying for the past three years or so, although I used to play AD&D when I was much younger.

Just to myself, my name is Peter, 42 years old, married, with 3 kids working at the university. Roleplaying - Mondays, so anyone from the area welcome to join, PFS, and a lot online. I thought playing my gnome oracle, but he just finished Mists of Mwangi, so need another one. Thinking of a halfing paladin, but not entirely sure yet.

Legal 1st level Scenarios as of 1st September 2011
I believe these are the current legal level 1 scenarios. Note that I've removed the City of Strangers duo as CrazyHedgehog and I have played those with other characters.

Season 1
Scenario #29: The Devil We Know - Part 1: Shipyard Rats
Scenario #30: The Devil We Know - Part 2: Cassomir's Locker
Scenario #33: Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible
Scenario #35: Voice in the Void
Scenario #37: The Beggar's Pearl
Scenario #39: The Citadel of Flame
Scenario #41: The Devil We Know - Part 3: Crypt of Fools
Scenario #43: The Pallid Plague
Scenario #45: Delirium's Tangle
Scenario #47: The Darkest Vengeance
Scenario #48: The Devil We Know - Part 4: Rules of the Swift
Scenario #49: Among the Dead
Scenario #55: The Infernal Vault

Season 2
Scenario #2-01: Before the Dawn - Part 1: The Bloodcove Disguise
Scenario #2-02: Before the Dawn - Part 2: Rescue at Azlant Ridge
Scenario #2-11: The Penumbral Accords
Scenario #2-13: Murder on the Throaty Mermaid
Scenario #2-15: Shades of Ice - Part 1: Written in Blood
Scenario #2-17: Shades of Ice - Part 2: Exiles of Winter
Scenario #2-19: Shades of Ice - Part 3: Keep of the Huscarl King
Scenario #2-21: The Dalsine Affair
Scenario #2-23: Shadow's Last Stand - Part 1: At Shadow's Door
Scenario #2-24: Shadow's Last Stand - Part 2: Web of Corruption
Scenario #2-EX: The Midnight Mauler

Season 3
Scenario #3-01: The Frostfur Captives
Scenario #3-05: Tide of Twilight
Scenario #3-07: Echoes of the Overwatched
Scenario #3-09: The Quest for Perfection - Part 1: The Edge of Heaven

These do not include the three intro scenarios that I will run to get everyone up to at least level 2. It will also allow us to get used to the new lodges that CH and I have not played with yet.

So, can everyone list any of the scenarios above that you have played? I notice that with season 3, there are now modules which start at level 3 so we'll have a little bit more leeway and choice at that point. I'll update this list as we cross tiers or when I become aware that a module has been retired.

Scenarios I haven't played, just editing Nostrus ones further down..

Season 1
Scenario #33: Assault on the Kingdom of the Impossible
Scenario #35: Voice in the Void
Scenario #37: The Beggar's Pearl
Scenario #39: The Citadel of Flame
Scenario #43: The Pallid Plague
Scenario #47: The Darkest Vengeance
Scenario #49: Among the Dead
Scenario #55: The Infernal Vault

Season 2
Scenario #2-13: Murder on the Throaty Mermaid
Scenario #2-17: Shades of Ice - Part 2: Exiles of Winter
Scenario #2-19: Shades of Ice - Part 3: Keep of the Huscarl King
Scenario #2-23: Shadow's Last Stand - Part 1: At Shadow's Door
Scenario #2-24: Shadow's Last Stand - Part 2: Web of Corruption
Scenario #2-EX: The Midnight Mauler

Season 3
Scenario #3-01: The Frostfur Captives
Scenario #3-05: Tide of Twilight
Scenario #3-07: Echoes of the Overwatched
Scenario #3-09: The Quest for Perfection - Part 1: The Edge of Heaven

Hi, I'm Paul 54 yrs old at the last count...but it gets hazier with the days...Have 2 children, my daughter has just graduated and is kind of leaving home and living with boyfriend. An interesting time, she's still keeping the nest here just in case. My son just did his 'A' levels, and has an apprenticeship lined up. My wife is a teacher and thinks RPG is nuts and wonders why the hell I do it.

Me I work in 'IT', play with a group in Portsmouth on Thursday nights, mainly AD&D, trying to ween them onto Pathfinder, but they don't like anything after 2.5...or even after 2nd edition...Me I love Pathfinder. I'm about to DM Morrick Mansion with the Thursday night group as the reserve game, (when the other Pathfinder game with another GM is not being played). I play other games and sometimes GM Pathfinder games at the Tuesday night group...I hope to GM LoF chapter 3, The Jackal's Price in their next session. Also DM'd until it got a bit much a pbp here, which was going well until I tried to bite off more than I could chew...but that experience should be good to GM a society game here.

This will be my first society game (so any scenario is good), and have created the numbers for a Taldorian Human Paladin, but quite willing to try something else. Currently running a couple of clerics, a wizard, a fighter and a witch in some pbp games here. So I'm easy on the class I play ... so can easily go for a ranger or maybe even a cavalier.

Oh, planted the seeds to attend PaizoCon next year too.... provided it doesn't clash with a holiday that my wife is insisting we take. She's a teacher, so can only go in the school holidays.

We could run the multi-part games then; for Shades of Ice it would probably have to be you GMing, Pete. I just like the idea of the multi-part scenarios and that would bring us up to level 4 which would firmly put us into playing any of the season 3 scenarios.

Seems so, but only after the mayhem at university until November. Depends how fast we get through the first step series. PbP varies largely. Just went through Mists in a week (and yes by PbP), whereas others take 2-3 months to complete. As we are all making new characters, we should decide in who plays what, and then also maybe help in creating them, others might have good ideas too.

Btw., half-orc ninja would also suit me.

Potential Group Choices
PeteZero: Half-Orc Ninja
Deevor: Human Paladin
Nostrus: Elf Magus

That leaves Cal and CrazyHedghog to make their particular character choices. With a round robin GM choice, hybrids can now become more useful but we'll also have ready access to potions, etc.

We'll use the OOC thread for tracking expenditure between adventures. I will plan on writing out Chronicles for the games I GM, which I will then scan and email to everyone to include with their characters as these will be checked at PaizoCon 2012 or indeed any other real life Society game you take the characters along to.

This is the list of those I've not played, minus those played by PeteZero:

Season 1
Scenario #43: The Pallid Plague

Season 2
Scenario #2-13: Murder on the Throaty Mermaid
Scenario #2-17: Shades of Ice - Part 2: Exiles of Winter
Scenario #2-19: Shades of Ice - Part 3: Keep of the Huscarl King

Season 3
Scenario #3-05: Tide of Twilight
Scenario #3-07: Echoes of the Overwatched
Scenario #3-09: The Quest for Perfection - Part 1: The Edge of Heaven

I'm thinking of going with a Numerian flavoured witch for a character. Do you know if the First Steps trilogy begins with the characters already members of the Society? The background I've got in mind involves having been an initiate at the Grand Lodge, but it can be tweaked to fit without too much difficulty.

@Deevor: you should be fine, Paizocon is usually before the english holidays start, but unfortunately when the scottish ones are already on. So for me it looks like no Paizocon, unless it is really early though.

This looks like it's turning out to be an interesting group! Will be fun to see how the ninja and paladin get along :). All the character classes are fun, so happy to fill whatever gaps we might have in the group. As it is, at the moment I'm swithering between a dwarf monk or a druid, perhaps an animal shaman.

To introduce myself, my name is Nick, I'm 34 married with one daughter and another tyke due any time now, so forgive me if my posts become minimal at some point. PbP games are fun, was in a Forgotten Realms game that ran for a couple years (can't remember the name of the website, but might even be running still) and another ran by the same DM that was set in Eberron, both games were great fun, looking forward to this.

The ninja will be fine ;)
still trying to make sense of the ninja though, as you might have seen considering either half-orc who can set up sneak attack by himself later on, or halfling, who then throws shuriken around. Both could be fun.

First Steps does indeed begin with the characters being members of the Society, although you do not have to choose a faction until the third part is complete. Through the three adventures, you complete tasks for all ten factions and can then choose both a faction and corresponding trait as well as all of the awarded prestige points.

So, likely list of group composition:
PeteZero: Half-Orc / Halfling Ninja
Deevor: Human Paladin
Cal: Human Witch
CrazyHedgehog: Dwarf Monk / Druid
Nostrus: Elf Magus

It looks as though we'll be limited in scenario choice as I believe you are unable to gain a player credit for a replayed scenario, and can only gain another credit by GMing the scenario.

Yes, that's the main problem. Only thing allowed to replay are some modules (but not all), and the first step series.

I think I will change my choice of character to that of a Human Savage Skald, hailing from the Lands of the Linnorm Kings.

So I have just realised that the First Steps arc can only be run by 1st level characters which means all of us will need to ensure we have brand new characters so that none of us jump up a level mid-arc.

Also from what I can see, the prestige from this arc is awarded at the end of the arc, which annoyingly means no Wand of Cure Light Wounds until then, although that will be handy for my character as that means the first module we run after the First Steps arc, I can rock up with a CLW wand with 50 charges.

I think you can spend your prestige, or, would be strange.

I see from the blurb I should have the Field Guide, which i don't have. Although I do have the Seeker of Secrets. Hopefully that won't be a problem. Just read the Guide V4.0, hope I can do you all justice.

I have the field guide, some nice things in there, but not a must-have.

I don't have the Field Guide yet either, but I wil be buying the PDF when I can. I've got SoS though. From what I've seen, Pete, you only select your faction at the end of the arc which is why you can only spend the prestige then. I don't think it is a major issue to be honest, as the modules are fairly straightforward from what I've seen.

OK..My guy is taking shape - Kernsten... Not finished and will probably change a bit, but here's a start.

So, will try to get something sorted soon - still undecided between halfling (shuriken thrower) or half-orc - able to set up sneak attack himself later on. Leaning a bit towards halfling though.

@Deevor - I would suggest we all copy and paste your format for characters if you don't mind? Helps, and all look the same.

Over the weekend, I should have Erik Wintersong crafted and ready to go although he won't be in play for a few weeks. He's a Savage Skald, wielding a greataxe and usually seen wading into the thick of things. I am going to focus on healing spells and spells that are seen as 'shout' attacks, such as Ear-Piercing Scream which will be primarily used as a finisher on fleeing foes. Otherwise, he will focus on ringing heads with his weapon of choice. He might tout a crossbow later on, we'll see how things progress.

Started putting together my character concepts last night. Annoyingly, instead of being able to settle on one character I kept going back and forth between 4 concepts I think would be fun to try:

Dwarf monk
Half-elf Druid (eagle shaman from APG)
Half-elf Druid (urban shaman from APG)
Human Fighter (crusader of Iomedae that I'd like to multiclass with inquisitor)

Since I'm having trouble deciding, I think it will come down to a random decision - so, your colleague is going to be (rolls dice)...

Crar, half-elf eagle shaman (druid) from the lands of the Mammoth Lords!

I'll try to finish up the stats then later on tonight. I'll try to copy Deevor's character format and works something up on the same lines.

Thavo is nearly ready, only need to calculate, if he didn't spend too much.

Kernsten & Erik Wintersong are looking good!

Once our characters are complete, I will transpose them to Hero Lab to give us nice, clean character sheets to use for our records. I have almost everything on HL aside from the companion packages so I can deal with pretty much anything. I should be completely up to date next month anyway, as well as grabbing the Field Guide. Do we think we'll be ready to start on Monday?

@Nostrus, I can export Kernsten from HL and send it you, for Paizo RPG stuff I tend to use Deevor ta live dot com, so just send me a note and I'll return with the HL export. Never done an export before...so if it doesn't work I'll just zip up the por file... :)

This is what I'm looking at for my witch, not sure if the removal of the mindless trait from the Scarlet Spider grants it a feat and a skill point though.

Ok, so I think I've completed Crar:

Full Name Crar
Race Half-Elf
Classes/Levels Druid 1 (Eagle Shaman)
Gender Male
Size 5' 8"
Age 29
Alignment Neutral Good
Deity shamanism
Languages Common, Elven, Orc, Sylvan
Occupation scout
Strength 13
Dexterity 12
Constitution 10
Intelligence 14
Wisdom 17
Charisma 13
About Crar
Male Half-Elf Druid 1
NG Medium Humanoid (Half-Elf)
Init +1; Senses Perception +6, low-light vision
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DEFENSE
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AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 8 (1d8+0)
Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +5
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OFFENSE
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Speed 30 ft. (20ft w/armor)
Melee Scimitar +1 (1d6+1/18-20/x2) or Shortspear +1 (1d6+1/20/x2) or Dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20/x2) or Unarmed Strike +1 (1d3+1/20/x2)
Ranged Shortspear +1 (1d6+1/20/x2/20ft) or Dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20/x2/20ft)

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STATISTICS
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Str 13, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 17, Cha 13
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 12
Feats Eagle Eyes (Advanced Player’s Guide), Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
Traits Aid Allies (When using the aid another action, you give your ally a +3 bonus instead of a +2 bonus), Sacred Touch (As a standard action, you may automatically stabilize a dying creature merely by touching it).
Skills Fly +7 (+4 w/armor), Heal +7, Knowledge (nature) +8, Knowledge (religion) +6, Perception +6, Spellcraft +9, Survival +5
Languages Common, Elven, Orc, Sylvan
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SPECIAL QUALITIES
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Elf Blood: Half-elves count as both elves and humans for any effect related to race.
Elven Immunities: Half-elves are immune to magic sleep effects and get a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells and effects.
Low-Light Vision: Half-elves can see twice as far as humans in conditions of dim light. See Chapter 7.
Multitalented: Favored classes are druid and ranger.
Equipment: scimitar, shortspear, 2 daggers, hide armor, backpack, bedroll, blanket, trail rations (5), 50ft hemp rope, thunderstone, waterskin.
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DRUID SPELLS
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0 – guidance, light, spark
1 – cure light wounds, obscuring mist [domain spell], produce flame
Crar can spontaneously swap his two regular druid spells to cast summon nature’s ally I
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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Eagle Eyes [Feat]: Ignore up to -5 in penalties due to distance on visual Perception checks, allowing you to see accurately at much greater distances than most.
Lightning Arc (Sp) [Domain Ability]: As a standard action, you can unleash an arc of electricity targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged touch attack. This arc of electricity deals 1d6 points
of electricity damage + 1 point for every two cleric levels you possess. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.
Nature Bond (Ex): Crar has chosen the Air domain.
Nature Sense (Ex): A druid gains a +2 bonus on Knowledge (nature) and Survival checks.
Orisons: Druids can prepare a number of orisons, or 0-level spells, each day, as noted on Table 3–7 under “Spells per Day.” These spells are cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again.
Wild Empathy (Ex): An eagle shaman can use wild empathy with birds as a full-round action with a +4 bonus (+6 total bonus with birds/+2 with other creatures).
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Even growing up amid the weird and remote northern lands of the Mammoth Lords, Crar was different. The issue of a Kellid tribal woman and some unknown elven healer, Crar was the only half-elf seen by the Icetooth Following for generations, and he was shunned for most of his young life. Spending as much time as possible away from the tribe on his own, Crar realized he had an affinity with the things of the air, and that he could influence them. After a time of wandering in a dreamstate, he slowly came to realize that he had stumbled onto the path of the shaman. Now he longs to take flight and soar high above the puny lands of mortals.

Since becoming a shaman, Crar continues to wander the face of Golarion. He travels, looking for information about how to access the Elemental Plane of Air, the ultimate place to fly. In the meantime, in his travels he has fallen in with the Pathfinder Society, and has found kinship with fellow Pathfinders.

Hopefully the stats will match up with HeroLab ok. I'll be away for the weekend but should be back sometime Sunday evening, so should be ok to start then.

Hello, fellow UK players!

Have I found this thread too late, or is there space for more players?
Is this a callout for a specific scenario, or for a floating group of players, to synchronise what scenarios they've played?

And have I played with any of you in person?

Think so, ass aid, looks like I just need to make some calculations.

I think Thavo is ready to go, any comments are welcome.

Gaah! Get off me avatar, ya impostor!

A badly written background now written for Kernsten...should be about right, although I will not be with a faction as of now...just if things change...

Hello, fellow UK players!

Have I found this thread too late, or is there space for more players?
Is this a callout for a specific scenario, or for a floating group of players, to synchronise what scenarios they've played?

And have I played with any of you in person?

Similar applies to me ...

Let's wait and see

You won't be playing him, so who cares? ;)

Gaah! Get off me avatar, ya impostor!

If I see it right we could fit in 2 more, that would make a full 'table', and would mae DM burden easier. But it's not my call, Nostrus set this up.

If I see it right we could fit in 2 more, that would make a full 'table', and would mae DM burden easier. But it's not my call, Nostrus set this up.

+1 from Deevor/Kernsten

Hello, fellow UK players!

Have I found this thread too late, or is there space for more players?
Is this a callout for a specific scenario, or for a floating group of players, to synchronise what scenarios they've played?

And have I played with any of you in person?

Similar applies to me ...

Let's wait and see

I think I know you, Thod.

Hi everyone

Not sure I get selected due to late entry - but lets introduce myself anyhow.

I'm 45 and father of a son - 10 and a daughter 8 who both have their own characters and played at Games Expo in Birmingham. My wife actually has more games played - that's because I'm more of a GM. I'm currently planning for my third star in PFS with 1 1/2 to go. This might happen with a special game this weekend.

I did start playing PFS in September 2009 and shortly afterwards started to organize PFS games at Dragonmeet. I've been a GM at both PaizoCon 2010 (3 slots) and 2011 (5 slots).

I played/GMed most of the low level season 1 and 2 (shades of Ice Part 3 and a part 2 from a season 1 missing) games but would be keen to play the entry scenario arc prior to GM it locally or at conventions. I would be more than happy to GM then and move into gaming with season 3 scenarios.

Thod

I think I know you, Thod.
Did you bring the Dwarven Forge model of the Blakros Museum?
I didn't play at that table, but I admired it from afar.

Yes - the 3D terrain that is me.

I still need to experiment how to better use it for PBP. I did some photos for my PBP campaign but it took me too long to do this for individual posts.
So I would like to try if I can do a set-up ahead of time, do enough photos and then add icons for characters. Not the same as using it 3D but trying anyhow.

Don't really know my way around the Paizo messageboards - how do you guys add character portraits to your character posts? Where do you find them?

Go to your main account (not the PC profile).
There should be a box, with all the 'normal' aliases you use, and another box below that, with your PFS member number.

This will state if you have any PF Society registered PCs.
Click to 'make changes', you'll go to a page that lists all PFS PCs.

Go down the list, to the PC you want, click 'edit', and it should take you to a page where you can select timezone, change name (if you've posted less than 10 times), select faction, and avatar.

This is different from the 'edit' you go into from the aliases profile, which is where you write their stats and history.

Any help?

Two more is fine with me. Thod, CrazyH and I played at your table for a scenario and the kick off of the second season. The two defining moments I recall was our wizard overcoming the SR on the dragon that was attacking in our tier 1 table an fatiguing it for a round, and me killing a goblin by grabbing a barrel of beer and throwing it over it's head.

@Thod: I remember you Thod, really enjoyed playing in your games at PaizoConUK last year, and your dwarven forge settings totally rocked.

@Snorter: Thanks for the advice, that really helped.

So, Nostrus, how will it work, will we be playing the game on this thread, or will this be for OOC?

My plan is that we'll use this as a hub for the lodge, branching out into proper in-game threads for the scenarios. We'll use this thread for scenario summaries after a scenario is completed as well as tracking purchases between scenarios. GMs will also be expected to link to the Chronicle sheets so that the players can print them out and include them in their records.

I expect to get First Steps started by the end of the week, so expect a link to the game thread soon but probably not today as I have two three-hour long meetings and a poker game to attend to, it's a tough life ;)

Oh, I thought I would warn you: there seems to be a flu-like virus running around up here. Hits you like a freight train for two to three days and then tapers out. Seems to be running rampant everywhere. G and her sister got hit hard, as did our niece. I am strong like ox though, so I got to play nursemaid yesterday ;)

Huh, well we had wanted to come over, but might just wait a while now, eh? :)

Two more is fine with me. Thod, CrazyH and I played at your table for a scenario and the kick off of the second season. The two defining moments I recall was our wizard overcoming the SR on the dragon that was attacking in our tier 1 table an fatiguing it for a round, and me killing a goblin by grabbing a barrel of beer and throwing it over it's head.

Yes - I remember both incidences. The goblin killed by a barrel was completely off script as every other group did fight them in the arena. Only my group had to leave for a drink ahead ... Josh laughed about it afterwards when he heard that.

And the spell on the dragon was epic. Just a shame you got let down by the high tier tables and they didn't take advantage but rather cowardly avoided the dragon.

I will make a character and hope to post later tonight. One player canceled for tonight - so no GM duties (moved to tomorrow). And with some luck I might get some special players traveling up to my place Saturday for a special game - my third star.

But I should be less busy after the weekend.

Looking at choices of other players I contemplate an elf or half-elf ranger.

Sorcerer could be an alternative.

I try to have different races / classes. And witch and Druid are already taken and I do have a cleric as another character.

Let me know any objections - otherwise I should stat him/her out later today.

Thod