(4) Ren'Shan - Adventures on the Elemental Isle (Inactive)

Game Master mdt

Please check in here, as you get done.

Also, please alter alias's so that they have the format as specified below.

This is the GM, would everyone please put the following in their alias's profile, it'll make it easier for me to have short-cut information about your character to make quick skill rolls and etc. Please replace all {'s with ['s.

In the Race Field (If you have an external character sheet) :
{url=<Link to Character Sheet>]Human HP (##){/url] {Spoiler=Stats]AC/Touch/Flat ##/##/## | CMD ## | Fort/Ref/Will +##/+##/+## | Init +##{/spoiler]

In the Race Field (If you do not have an external character sheet) :
Human HP (##) {Spoiler=Stats]AC/Touch/Flat ##/##/## | CMD ## | Fort/Ref/Will +##/+##/+## | Init +##{/spoiler]

In the Class Field :
{Spoiler=Skills]Skill ##, Skill ##, Skill ##, Skill ##, ... Skill ## {/spoiler] Class ##/Class ##

For the skills, just put in the top 8 or so, but always include Perception.

If you don't want me to use your profile picture for your icon on maps, give me a link to the picture you would like me to use.

And here I am. Will you inactivate "World Apart" mdt or leave it up in case Cale comes back or what have you?

Oh Tik'Klik! A concept that died WAY too fast...man I was excited for that game...

Yeah, I was to, but sending a bunch of 1st level characters up against enhanced 3rd level rogues and sorcerer's was a bit much, even if they were goblins. Especially teleporting goblin rogues with sneak attack.

That's ok, I resurrected him again for another game, and he's doing just fine. Tough stuff on occasion, but the GM doesn't put out CR's 3 higher than the party (at least not at first level, LOL).

But I think I'll take the other game down, if & when Cale comes back, I'm sure he'll PM me, and I'll try to fit him into a different game at that time. Hopefully he'll come back.

Checking in! Is this alias made to order, sirrah?

Ah, yes, Tik'Klik! My favorite little wooden golem buddy. Aston has been having a grand ol' time adventuring with him. Great character.

Thanks. :)

And yes, Alias looks good

All right, then! Anybody interested in figuring out if and how our characters might have met? Lingfeng is a wanderer who loves to stick her nose into any trouble that she can find, so it'd be easy to figure out how any of you might have met her.

As for what Lingfeng is doing in Riku'Osui, that's simple. If it's a hive of scum and villany, where dishonor stands open on the street corners, then she has undoubtedly come here to find problems to solve. She does fancy herself a xia, after all; righting wrongs and generally making a nuisance of herself is her raison d'etre.

This sleazy seaside village would look like a land of opportunity to her. ;)

Alias should be all up and ready to go. In the interest of full disclosure: I did get the impression from the recruitment that there may be some gp spending limit that I was not aware of. I did use most of my starting cash to purchase Effortless Lace (2500 gp) which is what is allowing me to use weapon finesse with the katana. If that is against the limits in gp spending then let me know and I can shuffle my spending.

As for character interactions: Dunja spent the majority of her life as a performer in a travelling show. I don't imagine it would be to difficult for two wanderers to cross paths. Alternatively: Dunja is now a wandering warrior (or at least is trying to be) but is probably not as worldly as someone who has dedicated their lives to fighting. That's another potential angle to introduce other characters.

I'm also open to suggestions.

Well, it's actually a technicality in that it's not a weapon in and of it's self. Per the core guidelines, you shouldn't spend more than 25% on weapons, 25% on defense, and 50% on magic items. In this particular case, you've spent 83% on one magical item. One which only lets you use a Katana instead of a Wakizashi, which would be one die smaller. So, in other words, it's a suboptimal thing done for 'pizazz' which is why I didn't say anything earlier.

In other words, I usually don't get hung up on people spending inappropriately for something that's not as much mechanical as it is story driven. If that makes sense.

It does and I'm glad to hear it. It basically came down to a 2500 gp tax to play a dex-built Sword Saint and retain the use of all of the abilities. Otherwise I'd have to run around with a wakizashi like you said. I still might have to if I ever lose my current weapon, but that's a bridge I'll cross when I get to it.

Dunja, if you don't mind, could you on your character sheet, please break the special qualities up by type? Trait, Racial, Shaman, Samurai? It'd make it easier when I look up stuff.

*poof!* A wild Kasani appears!

Hey guys! Kasani here, reporting for duty. In addition to the stat-bar spoiler, I'll also generally include a spoiler like the one below in my posts for tracking and such.

Zefā's HP: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 3) + 4 = 15

I'm happy to know as many or as few of folks as everyone wants to hammer out. Yanyeeku would pretty much be around for the same reason he ends up anywhere; either he came with someone or just happened to wander into it. He is a sleepy eyed opportunist with a heart of gold who constantly fiddles with his ruan. (In a socially acceptable way ;p)

I would suggest it might be worthwhile to speed things up if everyone had been hired on as guards for a rice shipment. That would give people a chance to have met without having to work out detailed interactions about how long they knew each other.

Sorry for the odd posting alias. Wayfinder isn't letting me use mdt for some reason.

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I'd be fine with that as well.

I also added links and tracking to my alias. Let me know if I need to do more than feats and class abilities.

Indeed, that works for me.

The rice needs protecting! Works great.

mdt I have that problem with Wayfinder too in certain threads. What is especially odd is its not consistent. If I ever find a solution (or if you do) we can compare notes maybe.

How bad is it to walk around in kitsune mode in this city?

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Not too bad. But people won't trust you on sight.

Ok, so we've had everyone but Gavmania has checked in on either the discussion or recruitment thread. So, we'll get started. Gav checked in via PM.

Sorry - didn't know you were all here - I was waiting for a link to be posted in the recruitment thread, I guess I misunderstood...

No problem. :)

OK, I'm super dumb. I was waiting for a link to a new thing.

I'm down for guarding some rice! Somebody's got to, after all.

As far as the game's concerned, mdt, are you thinking this will be more sandboxy and exploration driven like our last game or do you have a specific adventure/plot in mind?

I made some guesses based on the "armor color allegiance chart" that was in the primer. The exact armor/clothes colors weren't in the document so I may also be hilariously wrong.

Zamu is here.

Just gonna check that all is in order.

Mix. I'll throw out plots, and you either catch them or they zip over your heads if your reflexes aren't good enough to catch them. :)

You're also free to go off-plot and explore if you prefer.

sorry for not posting for so long - but for me the Paizo servers have been down since 11:45 this morning pacific time until just a few minutes ago... I see some of you were able to get in during that time, but I've been trying all day to no avail.

Campaign tab has special game specific rules that will be updated from time to time as needed.

mdt when you get a chance can you give me a sense of how you perceive the following things interact:

kitsune/human form
disguise self
and the feat "Realistic Likeness" http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/racial-feats/realistic-likeness-kitsune

I'm just trying to establish how the bonuses stack (the form gives +10 bonus, the spell gives +10 and then the feat gives +10 for the act of disguising myself as someone specific) as far as if I have more than one up, if I fail to convince someone I am someone specific do I still have a higher bonus for them to not realize I am kistune, etc. Just looking for your impressions.

Kitsune Form Gives +10 Racial Bonus, but only to appear human.

Disguise Self gives an untyped bonus, but one that can be bypassed with a will save.

Realistic Likeness is a +10 Circumstance.

So, they all stack, but, apply in different ways.

Assuming you had a +5 disguise, and took 10, you'd have the following DCs to appear as Mi'Zou the Human Drunk:

45 : That's not Mi'Zou, that's not even a human, it's a Kitsune in disguise!
35 : That's not Mi'Zou, it's someone pretending to be Mi'Zou
34 or less : That's Mi'Zou!

All numbers above would reduce by 10 if the person made a will save vs the spell.

If you're trying to pretend to be a non-human (like an Onikakun or a Nagaji, you start out pretending to be human, then pretend to be the other, and the bonuses to appear human don't count. So they have an easy time seeing through the Onikikun part, but then have to penetrate the human guise to see the Kitsune).

Excellent, thank you. I walked away with the same understanding but its always good to confirm these things before you start...causing trouble. ;)

Edit. Uhm whoops for some reason in all my skill finagling I took a point out of disguise, can I fiddle my point to get my rank in it (so I can take 10, lol) I would probably drop my rank in appraise for that.

Just a quick update on my status:

My father in law is having triple bypass surgery on Tuesday. I will be on the road traveling on Monday, at the hospital on Tues. and perhaps home by Thurs or Fri. depending on his recovery. During that time, I will be posting but times and frequency may be weird or spotty. My apologies in advance.

Wow. All the best, mate.

Yeah good luck with all of that! Eek!

Luck

Commiserations again (I've already posted that in our other game).

Just to say I am on holiday tomorrow until Friday; not sure if I'll have wifi access, so if I go quiet just DMPC Zamu.

I'm bogged down working a double-shift this morning, so I probably won't be able to post until the afternoon. Y'all please feel free to scoot Lingfeng along as needed until then. :D

Good news: I have WiFi access , but I am a bit slow on my kindle.

I'm here, but I'm out of town so posting is slow sorry.

Here as well.

Still just trying to feel out Kasani and figure out her personality and develop her beyond the few bullet points of her backstory. Getting a feel for the other characters as well.

I'm personally trying to find that intersection of "zany" and useful but if I seem overly comical or tack into difficult to tolerate let me know...

I'm here, mates! I've been slow in posting in all my games over the last couple of days, mostly thanks to work getting particularly savage lately. Eight-day stretch + overnights + clopens + taxes = so tired. So very, very tired.

I think we're all just getting a feel for our characters at this point. I'm trying to work that 8 wisdom as best I can. :D

I'm kinda just playing it by ear. I just hope no one thinks I over stepped any bounds.

I don't know if we're allowed to move our own tokens on the map. I'm dismounting the horse so I'm gonna move myself appropriately.

Yep move yourselves

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Phew... get the feeling we're a sideshow?

For this fight, possibly. Remember, you're being hired by someone who's high enough up to work for the emperor directly and to start a mercenary company. This guy's probably one of the top 10 most powerful warriors on the island.

These narrative beats can be hard in that they are important to set the stage of affairs (ie know who we are hooking up with) but can also be a tad overwhelming in not feeling relevant to events at an equal level, lol.