City of Chaos

Game Master Orthos

I... really hope I didn't scare Orthos away...

>.>

Time zones, friend. It's still US-sleepy time for many. :P

Yep, just woke up and about to head off for work.

I'll get to that list of questions on lunch. The one I will answer now is that psionics = a-ok,just please use Dreamscarred Press's PF version unless there's a specific 3.5 psionics class you want, like Ardent or Divine Mind.

Back in a few hours with more =) also welcome fiendhunter to the gang, your presence has not gone unnoticed =D

Sounds fine Limey, as long as he's willing to play along with the party evil is fine (and Vhaeraun is probably the best evil drow god for that). Would he be going into AT or EK or similar?

Any of those should be good Hamster, though I can't promise a huge amount of vampires in a planar campaign, a fiendslayer might be a more common-target concept.

He's likely to be N rather than E, necessarily. AT would suit the character concept (dealer in gemstones of uncertain origin) more than EK.

Will sort him out this eve.

Sounds good =)

Manifested.

1) If I'm a half-elf, can I get elf-only feats? Specifically, I'm asking about the elf dilittante feat, from 3.5...
- 1a) pushing this rabbit hole further, or whatever mixed-metaphor you wanna use: what about "half-elven" (or something) changelings (either/both PF and/or 3.5), kalashtar, or other similar entities of partially-elven heritage? Elan? What if I'm a doppelganger that really thinks it's a drow an elf?

Half elves can take elf feats, yes. Human ones too.

2) Is custom magic item creation allowed? My goals: several single-or-limited-use magic items that cast spells, using non-standard slots.

I am cool with crafting, yes.

3) Can I make magic items for less cost by making drawbacks? If yes, how much less? Check the cost is reduced by section for what I mean. Full disclosure: I'm planning to make it really flippin' cold (-10 degrees all over the place) and probably dark (I haven't figured out how to do that, yet, but it's a work in progress), and probably a loooooooooooot of items with exceedingly specific limitations (requiring UMD to use without them), but not stuff like, "bathe in lava" or conintual cost-eaters (holy water). Permanent color change is a "yes," as is rapid hair-growth, permanent shrinkage and/or enlargement, warmer temps (if I must, anyway), weird glowing marks, and possibly stunned upon use 1/day, or something, depending on what the item does and who it's for. I mention these not to brag, but for the purpose of communication with the GM in advance in announcing my plans. Chaotic, sometimes quite silly, but (hopefully) kinda cool in their whimsical chaos, and really helpful, and extremely inexpensive items. If I can wing it, I'm hoping to make those items very, very rapidly. 

This I'll need to raincheck on at the moment, until I,can read up on it a bit. For now I'll give a tentative yes, with the caveat that such quickly produced items may have unexpected side effects or results, at gm discretion. Cool?

4) Regardless of that, can I take feats like magical artisan and/or legendary artisan?

5) Do spark of creation, hedge mage, and/or eldritch smith apply, and does the last apply even to magical items?

Magical Artisan is fine. Legendary does nothing in PF as XP costs for crafting were removed.

Traits are also fine, but note you can only take one, as the bonus is a trait bonus and thus would not stack between multiple traits. Eldritch Smith would apply only for magic items made of metal, but otherwise yes.

6) On the topic of making magic (literally), would you prefer an artificer (3.5-or-some-PF-variant), or something more like a factotum? My end-goal is, of course, the chameleon class (though it's probably the single best-written and most cleverly designed and well-thought-out classes Paizo has ever done, I'm just not comfortable with the medium), but I'm okay if that's not allowed.

7) Psionics? Yes? No? Yes? ... yes?

Either of those classes ahould be fine. Psionics is okay, as stated, just use DSP's updates.

8) Can I burn a level to gain a template, pending approval? That will leave me one level lower than everyone else, but I should be okay with it, if you are. Depends on the template, and GM's over-all opinion (level-adjustment may not exist in PF, but adjusting levels does exist as a designer recommendation, ala "play noble drow starting one level lower than other PCs" from the excellent Jason Bulman).

I am fine with this in principle, yes. we'll need to discuss the details.

Glibness trinket: price looks right, though I don't have my books on hand to 100% confirm.

High-level shenanigans: whooooooo that us some industrial strength cheese there. ;) That said I'm mostly okay with it, in theory. We'll burn that bridge when/if we get to levels where it's possible.

Spells/powers: should be fine. I'll let you know if there's any specific issues.

#12: you'll need to be more specific I'm afraid.

Leadership: yeah no, let's not. =)

replies

Cool.

1-2: awesome

3: totally reasonable!

4-5: ugh, I forget when I'm following old notes; sorry: I actually meant extraordinary artisan and/or exceptional artisan; otherwise, cool! Also, I didn't know if crafting discount overlapped - makes sense that it does, though!

6-7: sweet!
... follow-up: does factotum's stuff count to let me be a magic crafter, or notsomuch?

8: sweet

9: cool!

10+: heh... sorry!

... follow-up: does factotum's stuff count to let me be a magic crafter, or notsomuch?

I'll allow it.

Tacticslion wrote:

... follow-up: does factotum's stuff count to let me be a magic crafter, or notsomuch?

I'll allow it.

Sweet!

Yep, just woke up and about to head off for work.

I'll get to that list of questions on lunch. The one I will answer now is that psionics = a-ok,just please use Dreamscarred Press's PF version unless there's a specific 3.5 psionics class you want, like Ardent or Divine Mind.

Back in a few hours with more =) also welcome fiendhunter to the gang, your presence has not gone unnoticed =D

I knew it wasn't/wasn't worried about it. Everything should be in order on his/my sheet/profile

Forgot that I had a missing language from my one rank in Linguistics. I added Ignan.

Major change-up!

Confirmed: going with factotum!

Hence a new and exciting stat array!

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Str 7
Dex 12-OR-10
Con 10
Int 18
Wis 10-OR-12
Cha 16

SO SUPER CRAY-CRAY, YOU GUYZ~!

Planning on wielding
a bladed scarf (12 g),
{underwater action, repeating, automatic, light double} crossbow (you can stack those, right?) (550g guesstimated price),
a lucerne hammer (15 g),
and a dagger (1 g).

Planning on armor comprised of an armored kilt (10 g), dancing scarves (150g) [+2 AC when moved 10+ ft., +2 bluff to feint]

piecemeal armor comprised of:

- horn lamellar arms (25 g)
[+1 AC, +5 mDex, -2 acp, 25% asf, 5 lbs., full speed]
[2 rounds to don, 1 round to don hastily, 2 rounds remove^]

- studded leather legs (5g)
[+1 AC, +5 mDex, no check, 10% asf, 3 lbs., full speed]
[3 rounds to don, 2 rounds to don hastily, 2 rounds remove^]

- and either:
- - - - an agile breastplate (400 g)
[+6 AC, +3 mDex, -4 acp {only -1 for athletics; -4 with other armor}, 25% asf, 25 lbs.]
[2 minutes to don, 1 minute to don hastily, 2 minutes remove^]

- - - - or lamellar cuirasse (15g)
[+2 AC, +4 mDex, no check, 5% asf, 8 lbs., full speed]
[5 rounds to don, 2 to don hastily, 5 rounds remove^]

^ half time with help

RESULT:
[heavy armor; 2 minutes and 5 rounds to don]
- armor 1) +9 AC, +3 mDex, -4 acp, 30% asf, 33 lbs., slow spd

[light armor; 1 minute to don]
- armor 2) +4 AC, +4 mDex, -2 acp, 30% asf, 16 lbs., full spd
- - armor 2a {w/armored kilt}) +5 AC, +4 mDex, -2 acp, 30% asf, 26 lbs., full speed; medium armor

[light armor, {guesswork:} 1 minute to don]
a set of really nice robes (30 g)
[+1 AC, full spd, 8 lbs.]

[medium armor, don move action]
armored coat (50g)
[+4 AC, +3 mDex, -2acp, 20 lbs., slow spd]

Also a massive stinkin' door er, tower shield (30g) [+4 AC, +2 mDex, -10 acp, 50% asf, 45 lbs.]

I've not done the full calculations, but that should be easily within my budget. I'm not aiming for masterwork anything, at present. super wrong, I forgot how dumb and expensive armor can be! OOPS!

Dropping the agile breastplate and the dream-x-bow for now (as, honestly, I'm not even sure of that price - there is no clear indication that the particular notes I was working with are accurate), netting a total of: 12+15+1+10+150+25+5+15+30+50+30 = 27+11+175+5+15+80+30 = 38+180+95+30 = 218+125 = 343 g

1,000 - 343 = 700-43 = 657 remaining

Much better!

And now... a donkey or so. Maybe some dogs and/or barding.

Adventuring/Drink/Food/Alchemical/Clothes/Games/Tattoos: total value [334g 4s; 108 lbs]; total value of Beasts: [354g 6s; 513 lbs]

Adventuring: bandoleer <5s; used for flasks and daggers>, bedroll <1s, 5 lbs>, blanket <5s, 3 lbs>, backpack <2g, 2 lbs>, sack [x3] <3s, 1.5 lbs>, small tent <10g, 20 lbs>, compass <10g, .5 lbs>, small steel mirror <10g, .5 lbs>, 50ft. silk rope <10g, 5 lbs>, signal whistle <8s>, ioun torch [x1] <75g>, stiff (but flexible) leather rags <1g> used for making temporary lamps with ioun torch; enough for three

Drink: godsbrew <5s, 5 lbs>, Khave [x10] <2s, 5 lbs>, tea [x10] <2s, 5 lbs>

Food: trail rations [x10] <5g, 10 lbs>

Alchemical: flask of acid [x10] <100g, 10 lbs>; antitoxin [x2] <100g>

Clothes: explorer's [x3] <20g, 16 lbs>, cold weather <8g, 7 lbs>, soldier's <1g, 5 lbs>, Signet Ring <5g>

Games: cards <1s>, Marbles [x5] <5s, 10 lbs> I'm guessing until told otherwise

Beasts: mule [x2] <16g; note - can be battle-trained for 126g (252 total): higher a skilled hireling to get them to be combat trained [3s/day for 6 weeks]>, guard dogs [x2] <50g; note - cannot be ridden (they are not large enough)>; feed [x30] <15s, 300 lbs>, feed (carnivore) [x30] <15s, 150 lbs>, pack saddle [x1] <5g, 15lbs>, saddle (military) <20g, 30 lbs>, saddlebags [x1] <4g, 8 lbs>, bit and bridle <2g, 1 lb>, dandy brush [x3] <6s, 6 lbs [2 lbs each]>; bear bag <2g, 3 lbs>

Other: Tattoo (a small chameleon between his left thumb and left index finger - it is invisible, except when subject to certain magical effects, or harmless chemicals)

BUDGET
657 - (334.4+354.6s) = 657 - 689... bother, that's, like 32 gold over. Foo.

Adjustment, reduce the ioun torch from 2 to one, and...

657 - (689-75) = 657 - 614 = 57-14 = 43 gold

SCORE!

A'ight, so, generating character...

Presenting!

Any wealth spare will be carried in the form of gemstones.

Guys. Guys. Guys, guys, guys. Guys.

Look, I know I've been playing a lot of FF12, lately.

But, guys, don't worry about it, guys. Guys.

Guys.

Guy, I'm not saying my guy looks exactly like Vaan from the game Final Fantasy Twelve, because, frankly, that's ridiculous.

Guys! Give me some credit, guys! Guys, my character is unique! He looks nothing like him, guys. Because, guys, my entirely unique and original character has half-elf ears. And also because he looks like Baltheir!

Since I don't have that game, I'm not saying a word. :)

Reporting in!

I believe that's everyone except Tac ready to roll =) Plan on getting this started over the weekend then, hopefully.

I don't have that game either. Also TL, I rather not use any of your funky items. I wouldn't want to wake up blue and gnome sized the next day.

My weekend activity isn't that good, these days I'm a busy body.

No worries! I'm pretty easygoing with regards to activity, as long as you can post three or four times a week that's fine by me. I'm not persistent enough to demand daily posting and myself will occasionally be inactive for a day or two a week (most likely Sundays and Wednesdays in my case).

My inactivity will probably mean I can post once, possibly twice on weekends, just that I won't be lurking on the boards like I usually do, to catch new posts within the hour.

Well, most of us are on discord, so we can poke each other if it comes down to it.
Also, my posting may be sporadic/non-existent from the 5th to the 11th, as I'll be travelling and or visiting family.

Please don't make me discord cos I do my best posting at work and life chat as I said will just screw me over.

Discord is not required to play, no =)

We'll poke you on FaWtL if it comes down to it :)

Apologies for the start delay, my Sunday was taken over by seeing Incredibles 2. Worth it. =)

I'll have the IC thread up later today!

No worries :)

And we are go, ladies and gentlemen!

And, I'm back. Went to a picnic yesterday with the few relatives in the area that we still have. A picnic that was nowhere near any outlets. My local game store has Planar Adventures, that I will pick up tomorrow.

Sat I'm nephew sitting (may lose my morning login, since he's an early bird), sunday going for a run. Typical scrappy weekend activity.

Going home soon. Good night, everyone.

I will likely be very busy over this weekend - the NWN server I admin for is going through a major update - so posts will be sparse if I post at all.

We'll just talk among ourselves, then. Good luck with the update.

I won't be very talkative once my nephew wakes up. Again he slept late last night.

Okay. Today, I bought Planar Adventures. I plan to use it as reference material for Rascallon's Knowledge( Planes ) skill rolls.

Thank you all for your patience over the past week. The server update and the associated relevels and rebuilds that have taken up the past several days are now mostly done, and round-the-clock DM and admin presence is no longer a necessity. I should be able to resume this PbP later tonight or tomorrow, depending, and get things rolling again back under normal schedule =)

Thank you again and apologies for the delay!