Now that we've got a full table, please post here and fill out the following information for your characters!
Player's Name
Character's Name
Class and level
Faction
PFS #
Regular or slow progression
Day Job roll
Also, please dot-and-delete in the gameplay thread and populate that characters tab!
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I'm dotting in with my skald. Currently in a game with him that *should* be done by Gameday. Also may be applying some GM credit to him from a game that is nearly done. Will update if things change.
Player's Name MauveAvengr
Character's Name Uoralveren
Class and level Skald (Twilight Speaker) 1
Faction Grand Lodge
PFS # 215382-6
Regular or slow progression Normal
Day Job roll
Feel free to ninja-dot into gameplay as well. I don't see all of the characters in the character tab yet.
Okay, with only a few days until we start, let's go over some notes and get some preliminary business under way!
It looks like I have everybody's base player/character information above in this thread; thank you for that!
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Please note any purchases you'd like to make before we kick off. There will be another opportunity to do so after the briefing and before the party sets out on the mission.
Feel free to make day job rolls now, unless you'd like to keep the option open to defer it for, e.g., a faction goal.
As we go along, let me know about any goal from a faction card that you're trying to resolve, so that we can be clear if it applies.
I will always keep links to the game's slide deck, and a generic set of spell and area-of-effect templates both at the top of the campaign page and in my status line (because I know how annoying it is when you've started a post in preview, and the campaign header is no longer accessible until you post or cancel).
[u]Action[/u] Please add your details to Slide #2 and your tokens, in preferred marching order, to Slide #3. If you're unable or unsure of how to do this, please let me know (here, PM, whatever) and we'll work through it.
When you know about absences that will affect your ability to fulfill this expectation, please let me know ahead of time. If unforeseen circumstances occur, the below policy will kick in and keep the game moving along. If you are absent without informing on expected return for a week, I will assume you have dropped from the game and recruit-to-replace (through about one-third of a module or scenario) or continue without if the table is still legal.
I will bot you under the following circumstances:
- It's combat, and 24 hours have passed;
- The group needs a skill check from you, and 24 hours have passed;
- You tell me that you will be gone for a few days, and ask me to bot you.
I prefer not to bot, but I want the game to keep moving. If I do bot you, it will likely be minimal. I won't use player non-renewable resources except in dire situations or with your permission (most likely, Cure Light Wounds charges when absolutely necessary). I may take consensus and/or input from the remaining party when choosing bot actions.
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For those of you who don't know me, I'm GM PaleDim! I've been on the boards for a few years now. I returned to TTRPGs with Pathfinder roughly 5 years ago. I don't GM continuously on the boards, but I try to at least get in a game per con, and then a bit of miscellany otherwise.
Since this is part 1 of a series, I might just proceed to parts 2 and then 3 after this, allowing all of you to continue, if you end up enjoying this session enough to do so!
At the table, I enjoy players that get very into their characters and will attempt to use those hooks with the NPCs you interact with. I encourage you to use them with each other as well. Have fun, be creative!
Finally, being a human myself I might make a mistake with regards to PFS or the general rules. I have no problem with any of you pointing them out to me, or seeking clarification on something happening at the table. In the PFS and PbP communities there are many experienced players and GMs as players, and I see that as a value at the table.
I'm happy to have all of you at my table!
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With that out of the way, is there anything in particular that you'd like me to know about your characters? Anything complex rules-wise?
I'm going to make a first-post in gameplay, after which you can start introducing your characters to each other ahead of the official start and mission briefing.
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Pinesong will wait to shop until after the briefing. And he might attempt a faction goal so I will let you know that later.
I can't do the slides because its view only.
Sweet! I would like to do all three if you end up running it.
I don't think I have anything complicated. But I do have a cool backstory in my profile you should read. It's funny.
Also, Pinesong ADORES pigs. And he's a vegetarian. He likes building things but is really bad at it, and he likes cities but he doesn't know how they work.
Also, these four characters always adventure together. We won the boons to make them together.
And my familiar is part dragon cause of a boon I have. It doesn't make her any better really. The boon is on my profile.
I can't do the slides because its view only.
Right you are. Forgot to switch the mode -- thank you. Tt's fixed now.
I don't think I have anything complicated. But I do have a cool backstory in my profile you should read. It's funny.
Also, Pinesong ADORES pigs. And he's a vegetarian. He likes building things but is really bad at it, and he likes cities but he doesn't know how they work.
It's quite good :) And yes, funny too. I wonder how often Pinesong had to go back to the "home with barred windows" before the townsfolk gave up and let him be.
Also, these four characters always adventure together. We won the boons to make them together.
And my familiar is part dragon cause of a boon I have. It doesn't make her any better really. The boon is on my profile.
Sounds good, thanks for letting me know!
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Croak has no purchases to make right now. She already made her day job roll.
Yes, I would like to do parts 2 and 3 after if you run them. I remember last time you ran a game for me and it was fun. I am sure this one will be fun too.
I am a wood kineticist. She is not complicated. She also has a pet that's part dragon. It's a flying squirrel that looks like it was run over by a car. Her name is Roadkill.
Oh! And I also have a story in my profile you can read if you want. I like it.
Oh! And I also have a story in my profile you can read if you want. I like it.
Very nice! Did Croak ever encounter the mogobogo in the Mushfens? She and Pinesong seem like perfect teammates! It's a good thing this is a jungle trek and not an urban adventure!
Still waiting for my game to finish before I commit with Uoralveren. We're very close to finishing but not 100% sure we'll be done by GameDay. Have a back up planned just in case!
Also, how'd you get the boons? I'd love a race boon but not sure how to get them.
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GM Hmm earned them through GMing at conventions and had so many she held a give away contest for them a few years ago. We won ours from her as a team entry. She gave away almost a dozen, I think.
Usually you get race boons through convention rewards. They're typically GM rewards but I don't think they always are. I'm not sure, honestly. I haven't been lucky enough to earn one on my own before.
I'm nearly certain every single one of my race boons has been from GM'ing at these cons. I believe I once got an archetype boon as a player. I think the specials are most generous for the player.
Tiering
Pinesong 2, Sereia 2, Croak 2, Lomo 2, Lin Ki 3, Uoralveren 1 => APL 2
As it stands now we'll be purely in sub-tier 1-2.
Uoralveren, do you want a chance to post an intro before I get us started this evening (my time zone, US/Pacific, where it won't quite be 9/1 yet, but it will be somewhere in the world :) ).
Looks like my game is not over yet. :-(. We're in the middle of our final combat. GM said we should be done by tomorrow, Tuesday.
Should I play my back up character, or dot in with Uoralveren?
If the delay to this point has already been unexpected, I would say go ahead and use the backup to be safe.
Also, MauveAvengr and Lin Ki: I'm still missing your information and marching-order place on slides 2 & 3, respectively.
For those who haven't had a chance to post in the briefing, there are still a few relevant questions that could be asked.
I'll give a little more time and post some information gathering opportunities in a bit.
I'll dot in with M.A. Gaskar - a half-orc rogue. Will work on updating his character sheet later this evening.
I presume this is still on the way?
Awesome, thank you!
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Perfect. Thank you!
Noted. Thank you!
Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be away next weekend starting the morning of Saturday, the 19th through sometime in the evening on the 20th (US/Pacific time). As per my typical practice I catch up and make posts the night of my return.
Given that it's the weekend, I expect this to not really incur a material disruption. We're on-time (and maybe even a little bit ahead of schedule) with this scenario.
Croak has a few more hours before I need to bot to keep us moving.
Gaskar, Lin Ki Chin, thank you for your patience.
The other players continue to have website trouble, so I'm currently in correspondence with Sereia to figure out how to move forward. Very likely, she's going to send me their posts by email and I will post them. We will move forward in this game doing that until their website issue is resolved.
Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be away next weekend starting the morning of Saturday, the 19th through sometime in the evening on the 20th (US/Pacific time). As per my typical practice I catch up and make posts the night of my return.
Given that it's the weekend, I expect this to not really incur a material disruption. We're on-time (and maybe even a little bit ahead of schedule) with this scenario.
Reminder. This is all day tomorrow and most of Sunday. I will catch up completely Sunday night, we're doing pretty good on time.
Does the mauler have a profile I can pull a token from?
This fight is over, I'm just behind on getting the post up.
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Hi everyone!
Sorry for our absence and thanks for your patience. There was an error with Paizo’s website that wouldn’t let anyone who was signed out, sign back in, but its been fixed and I’m back online now.
@PaleDim: If there’s any other problems with it in the near future, I’ll email you our posts again.
The family and I will be catching up on PBP throughout the day, but we'll get there by the end of it.
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Here is my familiar's profile. Do you think it would be better to create a separate alias for the battle form?
Honestly I'm excited to run a battle that lasts 8+ rounds :)
Alrighty folks, as we are darn near the end, let's make our boon rolls! Everybody give me a flat 1d20 roll!
Nope.
IF you roll a 19 or 20, also give me a 1d3 roll, which will determine which boon you get.