CARRION CROWN CAMPAIGN (CLOSED) - GAMEPLAY (Inactive)

Game Master Daniel Penfold 351

Hi all,

This is the first time I have tried to run a play by post campaign. Looking to run through the Carrion Crown adventure.

Players start at level 1, 25 point buy system.

Please message if interested.

What race restrictions? 2 traits no drawbacks? starting gold etc?

Race restrictions - only those in core rulebook please.

Starting gold - 100gp.

No traits or drawbacks please.

Forgot to say re classes - no 3rd party content.

Looking for maximum of 4 players

Okay. I'm dotting for interest. How would a halforc occultist?

Yeah that sounds fine

Dotting. I'm thinking a wizard or alchemist

Oooooo or a paladins. Yes, I'm thinking a paladin

Sooo, if you still have a spot, consider me! I'm dying for a simple start. I wanna test some builds.

This is my first post here, but I've been around with pbf's.

Thanks!

Yeah...I gotta write up her build.

Dotting, will return with a healer.

So no campaign trait?

You can have campaign traits if you have the player's guide,, that's fine.

Looks like we have our four: e-terah, the cooldude, archon and theChelaxian - is that right?

Looks that way.

This is TheChelaxian's character. Link to her myth-weavers sheet in her profile, with fluff and stat block to follow.

Thanks for the spot! Nice meeting you, guys!

Just so I decide what to make, what characters do we have so far? What are we short on?

Hi all so there is now a discussion page and a campaign page for the campaign - please check them out. Could I ask please could everyone post a brief character background in the gameplay page - just include as much as you want the others to know.

@Archon, @thecooldudenextdoor - the campaign has now started - please see the gameplay thread

I'll upload the sheet during weekend, ok? As far as I see we have a controller, a healer and a paladin. I'll don the blue robes of a bard, then. :)

@Archon - sounds good.

We seem to be a player short so if anyone would like to join please post below.

I made this character for another Carrion Crown campaign that stalled early on. Would it work for yours?

@Sister Zephra - Yeah that's fine, please insert yourself into the story. We will say that you were a friend of the Professor who got the news too late to get to the funeral/will reading.

Hello! If you would consider a Kitsune (that can be in human form) then this would be the character with which I would like to apply. Is based on PFS with 20 Point Buy but I can change everything for this campaign. ;-)

@ Andor - Sorry the last spot has now been filled, thanks for the interest.

Looking for 2 more players to join our game - we are about 1/4 of the way through book 2.

Any class/race considered - see previous posts in this thread for full specs.

All we ask is that if you do join you try and post every 1-2 days minimum. If you can't that's fine provided you let us know in advance so we can keep the game moving.

Interested. Any roles you feel the party is lacking?

Well I think we've lost their main offensive spellcaster, also they don't have a rogue or a tank so any of those would be good.

I would like to throw my hat in the ring. I'm thinking a Virtuous Bravo Paladin of Shelyn with VMC Cavalier (order of the star). Do you allow VMC and would you allow order of the star to stack with paladin for lay on hands? Also could I combine the Bladed Brush feat with Slashing Grace for dex to damage with a glaive? For race I'm thinking Museborn Aasimar or halfling...

The character would certainly be able to fill the tank role. Though it seems hard to fulfill all 3 of those requirements with just 2 people. Though I guess you could have something like a caster rogue, an arcane trickster or seeker sorcerer. Or perhaps a tank rogue of some sort.

I've kinda been wanting to build an arcane trickster for some time. There are multiple ways to go about that. I guess I could take one level of rogue then into wizard. Another way involves VMC rogue and retraining the first level class that granted sneak attack once you get to level 7. Would that be ok? Would it be feasible in this game or is there no time for retraining?

What level would this be for and what gold would we start with?

@Oyzar: Not sure what VMC refers to- can you elaborate?

Arcane Trickster route you describe sounds fine.

Starting level 4 - Starting gold 6000gp.

VMC strands for variant multiclass. It's a ruleset that let you trade half your feats for a set of class abilities for a given class. You can find more information on this page: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/character-advancement/

With the variant multiclass rogue option I would eventually get enough sneak attack that I wouldn't need a level of a class granting sneak attack to qualify. Though it only makes sense to go this route if I can then retrain. Do you think there will be time for retraining in this campaign (and do you even allow those rules?).

VMC rules fine.

Retraining may be difficult due to time constraints as the campaign progresses.

Ok, then I'll skip on the VMC idea, without retraining I think it gives up too much for the trickster idea.

I'm thinking to combine one level of a class that grants sneak attack with the feat Accomplished Sneak attacker in order to qualify for arcane trickster. One option is of course unchained rogue with regular trapfinding. Another option is alchemist with the vivisectionist archetype. That would normally leave me without trapfinding, but I could take the Vaultbreaker archtype. Though I wonder, can I combine those https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/alchemist/archetypes/paizo-al chemist-archetypes/vivisectionist/ and https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/alchemist/archetypes/paizo-al chemist-archetypes/vaultbreaker-alchemist-archetype/ (and also I would like to take https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/alchemist/archetypes/paizo-al chemist-archetypes/crimson-chymist-alchemist-archetype/ but that isn't necessary for the idea to work)? And if I do so, could I use the vaultbreaker's Penetrating Charge ( https://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/alchemist/discoveries/paizo-a lchemist-discoveries/penetrating-charge/ ) despite not having the bomb feature?

Hope it's not too much troubles with the various archetypes. I could just go unchained rogue for the first level if that's easier for you.

Combination is fine.

Happy for you to take Penetrating Charge.

Do you allow spells like blur to let you use stealth? The rules for stealth says "If people are observing you using any of their senses (but typically sight), you can't use Stealth. Against most creatures, finding cover or concealment allows you to use Stealth." And blur does grant concealment. Some say this only applies to dim light or darker though.

If I can't use blur I'll just have to use magical fog and walls or the like to hide. But it would impact my spell selection quite a bit as well as actual tactics depending on if this works or not.

I'm starting with scribe scroll. Can I craft half price scrolls for my starting money? Since they are consumables it won't really affect my effective gear value much.

Blur and scrolls both fine.

Are you folks still looking for a front-liner? If so, this is my submission.

Creeden Nash, reformed barfighter.
(Halfling Brawler 4)

@Creeden - welcome aboard- please post in the main gameplay section when ready.

@Oyzar- please post in the main gameplay section when ready.

I see you filled two slots, so is the game full?

Thanks, and good gaming!

@Oniwaban I'm willing to extend to one more player.

Hm. Since there's a rogue and a tank now... I guess I'll give a shot at an offensive spellcaster (which is rad, because it's a class I never play, so I'm glad to give it a shot). I've been playing PF for nearly a decade now, and I've never rolled a wiz or sorc... any suggestions or ideas are welcome.

Here are two basic ideas... if anyone spots anything I did wrong, or has any ideas, I am open! Mostly looking for any "You can't do that, dummy!" or "Why did you not do <insert obvious thing that EVERYONE knows about arcane casters>?"

both look fine to me.

Uh, the character I'm building will be a wizard as well, just a single level of alchemist in order to qualify for arcane trickster... But two full casters can certainly be in the same party, though there could be some overlap.

I'll be taking evocation school and using plenty of rays as well as illusion for defense, though other buffs and a few other offensive spells as well.

Uh, the character I'm building will be a wizard as well, just a single level of alchemist in order to qualify for arcane trickster... But two full casters can certainly be in the same party, though there could be some overlap.

I am happy to create something else, if needed. I assumed you were trying to fill in the rogue niche by being an arcane trickster, and I am instead trying to fill in the offensive caster role mentioned above. But I am not married to it, and can fill in whatever is needed. :D

I am happy to create something else, if needed. I assumed you were trying to fill in the rogue niche by being an arcane trickster, and I am instead trying to fill in the offensive caster role mentioned above. But I am not married to it, and can fill in whatever is needed. :D

I was honestly trying to fill both roles. Arcane Trickster is a full spellcasting progression prestige class. I would lose one level to qualify though, which makes my progression kinda like a sorcerer.

Make what you want. I see that one of the players have said they wouldn't mind having two full casters (either divine or arcane). I'll be having conjuration as a banned school, so if you focus on such spells we won't overlap much at all.

One of the players who we thought had left has come back and is playing an occultist.

I think I'll withdraw my interest for this. I'm just not able to get this character together right now. Good luck with your game.

I am still interested. If you have an occultist back, I can switch from a caster and play a rogue of some kind, if it will fit better.

Yeah rogue is fine.