You know what, sorry to get you all excited, but I think I'd be overloading myself to take this on as GM. I actually have had this particular AP in the back of my mind to run here for some time now, but I really just haven't had the time, and still don't. Looks like Lord Charles has bowed out, and I'm not sure if Cellawyn is still with us or found a new game, so we'd need maybe one or two new recruits, too.
In fact, someone just posted to the recruitment thread they'd like in, lol.
Since we all seem in agreement, let's recruit a new GM now. I guess I'll post in the Recruitment thread soon, and mention the need for one or two more recruits as well (unless Lord C and Cellawyn chime in to let us know they're still here).
EDIT: Ehhh... I started writing a recruitment post, but had the thought Yog would return right after I post it. Lol. How about we give Yog until April 1st? That'll be three weeks since his last post. For now, I'll just respond to the person who posted in our recruitment thread, and let the word get around we MIGHT be looking for a new GM and perhaps one or two new players as well.
Okies :3
What do you guys think of me GMing? How much time does it take compared to playing, by the way?
I am in for waiting up to April 1st. It should give me enough time to prep, but I hope Yog will come in.
Hello all. I'm still in. I'm good with any of us GMing. We can also try rotating GMs, which helps make sure no one gets burned out.
Ulrik, I would support you GMing. It takes more time than playing, but I think the AP prepared material really simplifies.
Assuming Yog does not come, please give me some time to prep, but I will do it. In that case I guess we should recruit more players, at least one to play in my stead, but since we have the group already, is it ok if the group decides whom to recruit?
I've been lurking on Carrion Crown boards lately. I made this character for CC and just missed out on a couple different games now. I'm available and would love to join if one of you moves to GM and you need a player. Take a look at my profile and see if you're interested. Thanks.
...would you guys take care of the recruitment, please?
Ulrik, I'm cool with you giving it a shot. I think it's safe to say that Yog probably won't return, unfortunately.
Sounds like you've never GMed before? I'd be happy to give a new GM a shot. :)
Know that being a GM is a considerably more time consuming experience than being a player, though. I don't mean to scare you, but you should feel reasonably sure you have the time before committing. How much? This probably varies from GM to GM. I tend to be a bit OCD about creating a more comprehensive setting than the one provided by prepared modules (which tend to be sparse beyond plot points and encounter details), but it takes me about an hour per night, on average, to GM one such PbP game.
I'd be happy to share further pointers, if interested.
As for new players, looks like we'd need two players then to replace both Ulrik and also Lord Charles. Glad to see Cellawyn is still with us. :) I would suggest simply reusing the same creation rules as Yog did so we all don't have to redo our stats, lol. I'd be happy to advise you in selecting the new recruits. You should have final say though as GM... and after clicking Preview, looks like we've got another interested player. :)
Thanks Brother Kye, we'll certainly consider you. :)
Ah you posted right before me Ulrik, okay cool, will do.
EDIT: Ulrik, a question - how much input do you want? Do you want us to handle it 100%, or did you want to lay any ground rules of your own before we run amok with our own criteria for recruitment?
So, what do we all think about Yog's original criteria for character creation?
I'm looking to run a Carrion Crown game. This is my first time using the Paizo site to run a game, so hopefully it works out for me, or I might move it elsewhere. Bear with me if it takes me a while to I'm heavy on fluff and light on crunch, so I'm looking for people who are going to be willing to write more than a sentence at a time. I post frequently, but because I work a lot of hours, I probably won't put up posts more than once per every other day. Here's the starting spread for builds. Applications that don't include something from below will be rejected out of hand. You will need the Carrion Crown Player's Guide for this.
Races: Any core, plus changelings, dhampirs, and orcs. Playing an orc is risky in Ustalav but could be fun. Just sayin.
Alignments: Good
Classes: Any core, APG, Ult. Combat and Ult. Magic archetypes acceptable. No Ninja or Samurai because that's not the flavor of the AP.
Point Buy: 25 points; you're heroes, you're supposed to be epic
Starting Gold: Max for class
Starting HP: Max, will roll for them on level-ups
Traits: One normal, one campaign
Backgrounds: A nice, fully-done background will go a long way towards getting you into my game. I don't need pages, but I need vividness. Make me feel your character. They should feel like, if not Ustalav natives, that they have a very, very good reason to be there.
For some background on me, I'm a huge, huge, huge fan of Ravenloft, and have run multiple campaigns for the setting in the past, so horror, and specifically Gothic Horror, are my bread and butter. I've played Pathfinder for a couple of years now, and I've been adapting Ravenloft to the Pathfinder rules set in my spare time. When I found Carrion Crown, I knew I had to run it, especially since Ustalav has always been my favorite part of Golarion. I want to make a game so scary that you end up missing a few days of work from it. Hopefully I can find four to six people who can make my dream a reality.
To keep from wading through tons of apps,...
Personally, I'd keep it the same (except I like taking half HP +1 on level ups). Not only because I don't feel like redoing my own stats, but because I think they're very fair and generous. I also like the emphasis on fluff over crunch, and would value a compelling back story above all else.
I'm okay with the rules, though I won't turn down more health :3
Let's stick to Yog's original, except with the ceiling of HP/2 (the popular half-HP +1).
I don't like crunch, as you'll see from my forthcoming post on house guidelines. It has its use, though.
Thanks for being so helpful, Aliseya (Alisey?).
It's understandable that the GM should have the final say on characters, but I will downgrade my powers to an equal vote to the players', given that we are a group already.
I think it's a strategic decision for you guys to decide what the group needs crunch-wise, before we open recruitment, and then we can all decide for the players that would be the most fun to play with.
We've got a pretty good spread of characters at the moment; Barbarian, Rogue, Magus, and Oracle so we could pretty much get anything I think.
Happy to help, Ulrik.
True, we do have a fair spread already Naught. It's fairly safe to go by back story and roleplaying potential alone, I'd say.
That said, a secondary healer is always a plus. :)
I'll likely jump back into a game when I have more time on my hands. Good luck all. :)
Ulrik - I think this means Lord Charles bowed out (unfortunately)?
Oh wow, really sorry to hear that Zelda :(