Rise of the Runelords - Play by Skype IM


Recruitment


Hi there,

I am relatively new to Pathfinder however I have been DMing DnD 3.5 for 5 years. I have read the PathfinderCore Rulebook, the GameMastery Guide, the Bestiary and the 2 first books of RotRL. I have started a Rise of the Runelords campaign in real life in solo with someone in real life, we play occasionally when we see each other. Right now it's doing good but I have to adapt since he is alone. But I wanted to try it out with an online group. I have read.

So here's my suggestion, we play by Group Instant Message in Skype, we will be chatting and exchaging documents if needed. I have already DMed some play-by-post games for DnD and they are too slow for my taste, so this is why I thought using skype IM was the best tool for us. We can use email for more personal messages like characters stats.

1) Dice Rolling: I have a special tool on a website. I will give the URL to the players. I will be able to see your rolls in real time.
2) Maps: I will use the maps from the modules and hide out the areas you haven't explored yet. I will reveal the rooms you visit one by one in real time. Example with the glasswork:
http://imagitiel.ca/DndHelper/pics/glasswork1.jpg
3) I expect one game per week on an evening, twice if my players really likes it.
4) Want minimum 4 players.
5) 16 point buy, no evil characters, only options from Core Rulebook allowed.
6) Not too familiar with the Pathfinder geography so I would prefer that your character comes from Varisia.
7) Want a background explaining why your character is in Sandpoint for the Swallowtail Festival. I can provide more info about the Swallowtail Festival if needed for players new to RotRL.

If I'm missing anything, tell me!


What day of the week did you have in mind?


I'm pretty much free on all evenings right now, we will organize with the other players. That evening can be moved to accomodate players.


Dotted for interest while I think of a character


Great! Nice to see you're interested H.P.

I'm about to post this thread on Reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/lfg) to get more people. I see that people on this board are more into Play-by-Post. I've already done it and it was slooooow.... Especially in a battle where you had to record everyone's action round by round, you couldn't get the real feel of the DnD 3.5 battle system. That's why I thought Skype was the best tool at our disposal. Here's an interesting tidbit, I programmed a special tool to record Dice rolls, test it out just for fun:

http://imagitiel.ca/DndHelper/
User: TestUser
Pass: TestUser

With this and the Map system I have, everything should feel like the real thing. :)


Well get back to me when all the details start getting hammered out, and by that I mean you find more people.


Dotting my interest. I'm always available evenings. I really like your idea because I feel the same way about Pbp and would like to feel as though we are accomplishing good chunks of the story on a weekly basis.

Scarab Sages

I'm interested, only question I have is that evenings as seen by the US or evenings by us over in European (or more specifically the UK)?


Same question as above. I'm in the central US (GMT -6), have some evenings free, and would be interested in playing, if the schedule works.


Are you willing to accept new players? It's been about 12 years since I've played any tabletop game, but I'm looking into getting back into the scene. Pathfinder is new to me, but I've been going through all the books and learning my character.


Ahh! Was having my hopes down by the absence of quick replies. Sorry, I joined Roll20.net for a pathfinder game as a player (Mummy's Mask). There's a lot of Pathfinder games on Roll20.net btw.

My thought on PbP: In Pathfinder (and D&D), combat is critical and it's always the Hallmark of a chapter or campaign's end. In PbP, it's impossible to recreate a normal round since players don't post at the same rate and in the initiative order. And it's often at these time when the game critically slows down, you run into a dangerous area where player's interest can wane. You can lose 1, 2 or more players just like that. So PbP is more adapted for role play, not that I don't like that, but I think combat is equally important and fun.

Anyway, thanks for your interest guys. Maybe next time.

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