Crypt of the Everflame (Inactive)

Game Master Nathan Hartshorn

"Good Brezik, there's common sentiment that this could be a delay tactic and we're going to push forward quickly now."

'Surely he's eaten all his snacks by now, or else whom ever spawned those orcs will be able to follow us by the crumbs... like the whole area doesn't know where we're going anyways..

"yeah, delay...

Why disperse the illusions early, if delay was the intent they could have held us far longer... it's like Gad passed some test or triggered something...

As the party starts moving again Brezik poses a question.

Could it have been someone from the village. Maybe they wanted to make a somewhat dull journey more exciting. Is there anyone in the village that can cast that kind of spell. I mean that was a lot of pomp and circumstance for just sending the kids out on a hiking trip.

Brezik's stomach begins to gurgle ominously....

As you guys run it dawns on a few of you that Brezik might be right. There was an old wizard in town that kept to himself that goes by the name of Holgast. He's capable of that type of magic and is know to be a bit of a prankster.

Can I get survival checks from whom ever is holding the map(Presumably Gad or Vivian).

Survival: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

er..the sun was in my eyes..

-evil dm laugh- okay lets see if Gad does any better

-evil dm laugh- okay lets see if Gad does any better

Lol I can see it now, 'Why did you lead us into a tiger trap Vivian?! What do you mean we're utterly lost only miles from home?! You're telling us we've been going the wrong direction the whole time?!'

Casually flips map right-side up.

Almost forgot to add my trait bonus!

Survival: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Uh-oh. Not much better.

With Gad's help you guys manage to find your way along the paths toward the crypt. You march for as long as you can and once you figure your out of danger and can't keep up that pace anymore you stop to walk. The rest of the day passes uneventfully and eventually you stop to make camp as the sun begins to set.

Whew! Got to like those trait bonuses! =)

Gad'larr will help set up the camp properly, and will aid anyone who has difficulty getting settled with their tent and such.

"So we think this wizard Holgast cast the illusion spell? By Irori's twisted braid! Why on Golarion would he do such a thing?
Is he going senile?"

Vivian sets up her tent as well.
"Crazy old nut, I have no idea what to think about that anymore other than to be on the lookout. I can take first watch tonight if no one is itching for it."

Vivian proceeds to clean her weapons and shield, almost to the point of obsession.

I dare Brezik to come over by her and drip something sticky on her shield.

Brezik has been looking less than well most of the day... his stomach making strange noises. As they start to set up camp he looks at his travel companions and gets a look of surprise on his face and runs out into the forest quickly. About twenty minutes later he comes back...

I learned something today... Never eat orange berries that you find in the forest... It does terrible things for one digestion. Give me a few hours to rest up and I'll take the next watch Vivian.

Gad'larr will nod in agreement with Vivian's assessment.

"I'll take the last watch until sunrise then. It gives me a chance to exercise and stretch before we get going.
I suggest we let Bel and Qina rest as long as possible so they can be at full strength after today's run."

Allister pretends he did not hear Vivian mention watch shifts for the night and goes off to collect fire wood. I don't want to stay up for watch, it will be dark. I'm tired...Yes, too tired.

He gathers up a pile of dry wood from around camp and piles it together. The process comes easy to Allister because he has done it a thousand times. He does not light the fire yet, instead waiting for darkness to close in. Fire always soothed his mind, gave him something to focus on so his thoughts did not wander.

Once the firewood is ready Allister tries to set up his tent. It is a difficult undertaking, a puzzle that tests his patience. He looks at the poles and fabric like it's some foreign food, then throws them down in a pile. "I'll sleep under the stars tonight. Very pretty. Don't need stupid tent."

Allister sits on a dry patch of ground with his legs folded and eats a trail ration, then begins the task of removing his half-plate.

Gad'larr will look at the mess of Allister's tent and approach the man as he disassembles his armor.

"Sir Sunscale? May I Offer you assistance in defeating this particular enemy? I know certain things...give each one of us difficulty.
It took me nearly a year to learn to not only survive but thrive in the wild when I left home as a young man. It is a daunting task to
build rather than destroy, especially to one such as yourself who was mainly taught to seek out and destroy evil."

Smiling casually, Gad'larr will gesture his hand at the tent.

"With respect, you should have the same advantage of a comfortable night's sleep as any other person here."

Brezik puts together his tent quickly with the experienced hands of a craftsman. Next he takes out his Anvil and sets it next to Allisters fire. He picks up a piece of Allisters armor and looks over it with an experts eye.

Humming a song to himself that sounds VERY old fashioned he begins the process of removing any minor dings that may have accumulated during this adventure or previously. Once complete he takes out a cloth and polishes the armor placing it in Allister's tent. After this he moves on to the next piece of armor. He brings a sense of order and fastidiousness to these tasks that are completely absent in the Dwarf at other times.

He Nods and gives the Dawn Guard a Giant smile with teeth that have recently been stained a strange shade of orange. Thanks... hard to sleep if I haven't had some time at the anvil.

Afterwards he packs up his anvil and heads off to bed.

Allister fumbles for an excuse to give Gad'larr. "I, uh, think some pieces are missing, and it's broken, and it's getting too dark." He immediately feels guilty for telling his friend a string of (entirely unbelievable) white lies. "I couldn't do it. Sorry I lied. My brother always said "you have to be smarter than the thing you want to fix," but I never am. I'm dumber than a tent."

Thoughts of his brother Baeloth sour Allister's mood. I hate you, Baeloth. Stay out of my head or else... He realizes there is nothing he can do. Allister has searched for his brother for years, but never knows what he would do if he found him. Brezik hammering out the dings and blemishes of his armor made him happy again. He thought of the saying Lightbringer Naabi used to tell him while they trained together. "Blade and armor serve me well, or else i'm dead and doomed to hell." Allister could remember that because it rhymed.

"Thank you Brezik, and thank you Gad'larr." he says with a smile. As he climbs into his tent, Allister thinks "These are good friends."

The sounds of Brezik's anvil comforts Vivian immensely. She breathes in the fresh wilderness air deeply, smelling the fire in the light wind.

'I must remember to speak with Brezik when we're both around and not busy, if he would be willing to help me continue to learn armor working I would be in his debt. Perhaps I'd even progress to start working with arms...' a smile moves across her face before she shakes the daydream from her head. 'Focus, Vivian, weird things are about..'

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 For the Watch!

But evidently visions of Brezik's anvil continue to dance through her head!

Qina whistled while she worked to set up her tent. It was larger than she expected, and could have probably slept most of her family. When finished, she plopped down into a pile and began to rub her feet. Today's walk was farther than she had gone in a while, certainly in one day. She was never one to wander too far from home. Not because she didn't want to, but because she never really had anyone to go with. Her parents were always working, and Pressi never wanted to go anywhere with Qina, so she stayed around town most of the time.

It wasn't long after camp set up that Crow returned with a shiny piece of glass. "Crow, where have you been?" The raven tilted its head and looked at Qina. "I found this! Isn't in pretty?" Qina sighed. "Yes Crow, it's very pretty. Come now, it's time for supper." With that Qina pulled out some hard bread, dried fruit, and aged sausage.

"My new friend, I assure you that you are not dumb: Merely Different. The gods gave you different challenges that some others do not have to face, just like you can handle certain challenges more easily than others without help."

After helping with the tent, Gad will touch the young man on the shoulder and assure him as he rests for the night.

"You are a strong and determined man. Face your unique challenges in life with dignity and determination; and your friends, family, and gods can never find fault for you in that. Most importantly: Do not be afraid of asking for help from us. You never know when we might need help from YOU in return some day."

Perception (Last Shift): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

oops forgets..

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15 middle watch

Sorry, a lot to read, busy day at work...

Setting up his tent silently towards the edge of the encampment, Belathorian watches as the others make their camp, work metal, commune with familiars. Toying with one of his knives as he watches. A smile passes his usually dour face.

This is were friendships are made, fates realized, this is life.

Gad'larr, wake me for your watch please, I'll spend the dawn with my lady of the graves, I'll not disturb your stretches.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 Not that it matters with Gad's roll

Allister sleeps deeply and dreams.

It is yesterday morning and Delarra knocks on his door, but her look is different. "Delarra? What are you doing here?" The words feel like peanut butter as they fall off his tongue. Bright light pours in the window and turns everything white - there is only Allister and his beloved Delarra. "It's our son. They found him. They know. They know! They know....They know........

"They know...They know......" Allister mumbles in his sleep and shakes his head as if to say "no."

He wakes early with a deep breath and finds Gad'larr and Belathorian already awake. Gad'larr looks preoccupied with his stretches, so Allister, still in his underclothes, rises and goes to Belathorian with a heavy mind. "Bel, what are dreams? Are they real?"

When Vivian wakes up cuddling with her armor. She crawls out of the tent wearing plain adventuring clothes, marking one of the first times anyone has seen her out of armor for over a year. Rest assured though, the armor is close by, hanging loosely in her right hand.

With a yawn she shakes her black, shoulder cut hair. This seems to be a different Vivian, a feminine Vivian that isn't hidden by the boyish lines of battle gear.

"Brezik? " she looks around to see who is awake. It is barely light out and appears that Gad, Belathorian, and Allister are the only others walking around at the moment. "Oh." she quietly answers her question and sets her armor down in the tent.

She begins to stack some new branches in the last night's fire pit for Qina when she's ready and willing to cook. Then approaches Allister and Belathorian who seem to be talking. "Good morning. I usually get some morning exercises in, are you interested in some light sparing? Wrestling?" She starts some light dynamic stretching of her arms and legs to get limber and her form would appear much more bouncy to the two gentlemen than the other day when encumbered with gear.

Gad'larr is moving through his morning kata, with steady purpose and inclination, but he can't help
but overhear Vivian's offer to test herself against the others. He smiles to himself and speaks without
looking at her.

"What? Is the "Finkle" Ferris afraid of little old Gad now? You could beat me two out of three as a child,
but now...?"

Gad'larr readies himself: CMB+4 ; CMD 18

Vivian turns with a broad smile, rubbing her hands together. "Ooooo Gaddy boy, am I going to have to make you blush in front of our compainions now?"

CMB +2; CMD 14

Vivian crouches into a wreslting stance and shuffles around Gad, then reaches in for a grapple.
Grapple!: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
But has her hand slapped away!

The AoO's are going to be abundant!

Qina tossed and turned as she slept. She bolted upright in a sweat, huffing and puffing and heart racing. She quickly looked around, surveying the scene. She was still in her tent. It took her a few minutes to shake the feeling, but she eventually calmed down enough to get dressed. She ran her fingers through her hair and got dressed at a leisurely pace. She knew that once they started walking again, they would be moving with purpose. Right now, she just wanted to relax again. This adventuring was hard work.

She left her tent, stretched, and waved good morning to everyone. She clapped her hands and rubbed them together. "So, who wants breakfast?" She headed over to Brezik's space to retrieve her pots and pans and stacked them around the fire. She rooted through her pack for her rations and spices, all the while deciding on what to make for breakfast. She pulled out some aged sausages, cheese and molasses and begin to stir everything together in some water. Once everything had simmered for a bit, she rapped her spoon on the side of the pot and called out "breakfast is ready." Crow was the first one to fly over. "Breakfast you say?" She pulled off a piece of bread for the bird and dipped the rest into the stew before taking a big bite.

Profession (cook): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22

Distracted by the morning spar, Allister turns his attention to Vivian and Gad'larr. He watches with excitement and interest, moving about and making faces as if it is him in the friendly combat. Allister is too unintelligent for most things, but he always understood the art of combat - the raw forces, the emotion and restraint, the technical intricacies (even though he doesn't know the meaning of those words).

Almost every morning since Allister was five years old he sparred with Cedron, his family's Master-at-Arms. The old Dwarf was crass, rough, and occasionally cruel, but he taught Allister everything their is to know about combat. Some mornings they used wooden swords, some they used blunted steel and practice armor, but others still were much like this morning: bare hands and feet, fists, dirt, and laughter. Never from Cedron, though, who never laughed about combat. Even when Allister was grown and much stronger than Cedron ever was, the old Dwarf would still win, and always taught him new tricks. The previous morning, Cedron had rung his head with a blunted sword so hard it made him dizzy. Allister loves to fight, even if it means losing. It makes him feel alive.

"Get him. Get him! He's right there!" he says too loudly, forgetting it is early in the morning. "Save your strength, the winner fights me!"

Qina's call for breakfast gets his attention, and the delicious smell of food draws him to the fire like a moth to light. "I could get used to this," he thinks as he sinks his teeth into a fantastic meal. "Qina, this is...Wow...Mmmmpphhhhh." There are no words.

AoO Trip attempt for failed grapple:

Can you provoke AoO from AoO? - I think so!

Trip: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Success!

"Watch out for the ground, it can hurt when it jumps up and hits you like that."

Standard Grapple attempt target:

Grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Grapple Started! (Hammerlock)

"Never underestimate your opponents abilities..."

Vivian tries to get out of the hold,
Reverse Grapple: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
but she is unable to wiggle out of it.

"It's good to see you've improved since we last tangoed!" she grunts from her clenched teeth.

Would my Dodge feat aid in these maneuvers? Likely defense.. but not enough to prevent what has already happened :)

Not unless Dodge applies to CMD.

Grunting and smiling, Gad laughs.

"This dance has become a favorite of mine!"

Maintaining Grapple w/Pin: (With continuous round bonus): 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 5 = 12

Missed it! Grapple broken...but you are still prone!
=)

"By Irori's braid! You still dance well too."

Gad'larr hold his hands in a fighting stance, flips his hand over
and gestures for you to get up freely.

Dodge applies to CMD. "A creature can also add any circumstance, deflection, dodge, insight, luck, morale, profane, and sacred bonuses to AC to its CMD. Any penalties to a creature's AC also apply to its CMD. A flat-footed creature does not add its Dexterity bonus to its CMD."

There is a lot of loud snoring still coming from Brezik's tent... Just a little longer Ma.... The snoring continues...

Dodge applies to CMD. "A creature can also add any circumstance, deflection, dodge, insight, luck, morale, profane, and sacred bonuses to AC to its CMD. Any penalties to a creature's AC also apply to its CMD. A flat-footed creature does not add its Dexterity bonus to its CMD."

A ha! Thanks, us girls need to stick together!

Vivian starts to stand up, "And I thought you weren't going to take it easy on me!" but while she does lounges in to trip Gad.

AoO on your failed maneuver
Trip: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
The eternal warriors of Gorum sing loudly!

She immediately attempts to lock him up while he falls to the ground.
Grapple: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13
But a tumbling Gad is a hard Gad to catch.

Grabbing a clod of dirt from the ground, Gad rolls five feet away from Vivian to be out of immediate reach and tries to throw the dirt clod in her face!

Dirty Trick Combat Manuver (While Prone):: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 - 4 = 19

Successful!
SMACK! Blinded for 1 round.

Still prone, Gad'larr chuckles as Vivian coughs up some dirt and rubs her eyes.

"It is difficult to defend yourself is it not, if you are blinded to your opponents actions!"

"Ah! Bastard!" Vivian exclaims while she tears up and tries to wipe dirt from her eyes. Then she starts to chuckle, "Heh heh, you still need tricks to take me down Gad? Don't worry, I'll still find you!"

Vivian lounges to grab for what she thinks is Gad.
Grapple: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 2 - 4 = 3

Instead she ends up tackling a sleeping Brezik and his tent.

There is a lot of snoring still coming from Brezik's tent...That's my hammer Flint. I need it for the Macaroni and cheese. the snoring continues...

All of a sudden there's a crash as Vivian tackles Brezik's tent. With a start he wakes up...

GET AWAY FROM MY MACARONI.... Huh... What... Where am I.. What is this....

Brezik pushes at Vivian through the tent trying to figure out what she is and manages to finally pull his head out from under the tent...

Oh... Hey... Viv... You okay?

Gad'larr will get up casually and look around pointedly at Allister.
Smiling broadly, showing his shark-like pointed teeth, he looks kind of like a very satisfied cat...

"Who's next?"

As Vivian regains her sight, she sees Brezik looking at her from under the crumpled tent. As she tries to gather herself, she scans the mess, "I...uh...yeah..you? Looks like I missed the most damaging parts of your assembly.." she says pointing to the anvil, pick, and hammers.

"Sorry about your macaroni though," as she gets up she starts to rummage through what was under her. Then stops when she remembers it's all Brezik's things. She straightens up and dusts herself off, "Ahem, I think we can call it a draw for now Gad. I'm going to grab some breakfast. Oh, Brezik I can help you clean this up too." Then after an awkward pause, "Would.. um... you be willing to help me tune up my armor a little later before we head out? Anthony always spoke highly of how natural metal working was for you.." Leave it to armor talk to make Vivian coy and girlish.

With a big smile and a full stomach, Allister responds to Gad's challenge. "You sure about this, Gad? I won't go easy on you like Vivian did."

CMB +5, CMD 16

Allister wastes no time and charges at Gad'larr.

Bull Rush: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21 (Provokes AoO)

With all his strength and weight are behind him, Allister drives his opponent back 5 feet. Does picking on girls make you feel tough, Gad?" He lets out a strained laugh at his own jest. 'I hope Vivian didn't hear that, she'll kill me. Or make me march even faster today.'

Brezik looks around and starts to actually realize what has happened. After disentangling him self and making sure Vivian is okay he checks to make sure his supply of snacks is unmolested. He lets out an audible sigh of relief the. Looks up and sees Vivian starting to clean up his things and gives a big laugh.

Ho there go... No damage done... Of course I would help you. Anthony said that? Nice to know. He's taught me so much over the last few years. Why don't you grab some breakfast. I know right where I like everything.

AoO: Trip Attempt
Trip:: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Gad'larr gives ground to the bull rush so quickly that Allister stumbles and falls in front of Gad.

Allister is prone!

"Have a good trip Sir Allister? See you next fall..."

Standard Action: Grapple attempt

Grapple: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

BTW: Since any penalties to AC affect your CMD, then you current CMD while prone is only 12.

But Allister is still too slippery!

Remember getting up from prone while in reach of an opponent, offers an AoO tothe opponent!

Vivian walks over to Qina and sits in the dirt by the fire.

"How did you sleep Qina? Thank you so much for cooking, mmmm fantastic! Wur gut'n spoll'd o'heer." the end partially interrupted by Vivian stuffing her face. When she's done eating she sighs, "I was thinking, when we get back from this I think it would be cool to get a tattoo commemorating the mission. It just means so much to me, representing the town. I think it'd want to get the old Everflame symbol on my bicep." Vivian holds up her arm and flexes, "Right here, like this." she says while she traces the area with her finger. "Would you be able to do something like that? I wouldn't need to turn into anything either."

"I slept okay, I guess. It's not by bed or room back home, but it's a nice tent. Oh, thanks. It's the least I can do. Mama always said you gotta keep the army well fed. Besides, I like to cook. Almost as much as I like to eat." Qina stands up with a big smile on her face. "I would be honored to. I'll start working on drawing it up right away. I just know we'll be successful." Qina tosses her empty bowl down and rushes off to find her pack. She pulls out a sheet of paper and ink quill and immediately sits down to start drawing out a flame.

Brezik finishes packing up his supplies and stretches... he walks over to where the two girls are standing and helps himself to some of the food burning his fingers as he grabs a piece of cheese with his bare hands. He pops the morsel into his mouth and looks up into the air with an appraising look.

Not Quite as good as Ma's But Still Good.

Brezik sits down with his met kit and slowly eats what is in front of him savoring it.

Is that Coriander?

With a shrug he looks up at Vivian and grows quiet obviously lost in a memory of times long gone. He gets a bit of a sad look on his face and addresses Vivian in a somber tone.

You know Vivian with out the armor you look a lot like your Ma did. I never noticed before.

Fun note... as a dwarf reaching the age of adulthood Brezik is 40 years old. He would have been 18-20 years old when most of you were born... The dwarf equivalent of an 8-12 year old. So he has memories of the time before any of you were alive... although they are the memories that come from when he was very young... and are most likely clouded by time.

As it often does, Allister's mind goes blank. There is only the primal struggle, the fight, all training has disappeared from his mind. Allister wraps his arms around Gad'larr's legs and tries to wrench him down to the ground.

Trip: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 4 = 11 (Provokes AoO)

But the Half-Orc slips easily from his grasp. "What's a matter, Gad, afraid to get dirty?"

"Oh now that IS funny, since both of my opponents so far have tasted dirt!"

Backing out of reach, Gad tries to kick dirt into the prone man's face.

Dirty Trick Combat Maneuver:: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Even prone, Allister must have saw that coming and covered his face in time!

Gad'larr's dirty trick angers Allister. Now that his opponent has backed away and out of threat range, Allister stands. "You'll pay for that!"

As he pushes off the ground he grabs a fist-full of dirt and throws it.

Dirty Trick Retribution: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24

A large cloud and clump of dirt hit Gad'larr full in the face. Allister immediately has conflicting emotions. "HA!" he bellows while questioning his actions. 'I hope I didn't hurt him...much.'

Welcome Quina, Vivian, Belathorian Twice Born, Brezik, Allister, and Gad'larr.

Let me first start off by saying welcome to all the players who haven't had the pleasure of gaming with me and welcome back and I'm sorry to those that have. I'm glad you have chosen me as your DM and I hope to not disappoint. This is a classic adventure and one of the first ones released for the Pathfinder rule set.

I'd like to take a little time and get to know my players so below you will find a brief bio on me and if you feel comfortable writing one feel free to do so.

I am currently running several games on these boards and my players almost always enjoy themselves. I've been playing Pathfinder since about 2010 but have played D&D 3.5, Shadowrun, Final Fantasy table top, Vampire the Masquaraide(one session), as well as several home brewed games in the past so all together I have about 15-20 years of gaming experience.

I also enjoy role playing video games and have been a hopeless final fantasy junky for the last 15 years. I've played both MMO versions of Final Fantasy and even met my fantastic wife while playing FFXI. I currently play FFXIV though it isn't as fun as XI was in its hay day(before level cap was raised beyond 75). I have also played dragon age origins extensively.

I have an on again and off again relationship with Magic the Gathering which is currently on again lol. Tt is something my step son and I enjoy doing together, even though he insists on building the most annoying decks on the planet. I've also gotten him, his brother, my wife, and my sister in law all hooked on Pathfinder.

I should warn you guys today is my 2 year wedding anniversary so I won't be on much after 4 PM CST today. I'm also taking my wife on a vacation this weekend so I won't be on at all after 5 PM CST Friday until Monday at 10 AM CST.

Greetings! Thanks for the nod Mathpro and congrats on the 2 year, have a fun weekend!

I started playing table-top RPGs with 3 and then 3.5, on and off since 2001-ish. Lately there has been a several year hiatus due to my wife's pregnancies and lack of substantial free time has brought me to the wonderful world of PbP!

My tabletop experience has mostly been homebrews. Otherwise I've played a good amount of Elder Scrolls, and Diablo throughout the years. I work in robotics and automation, very excited for them to take over the world.

Howdy! I'm so excited to be here. We have quite the party and I have no doubt it'll be a fun party. I've been playing since AD&D and for over 20 years now. I've been on the boards for over a year and it provides quite a fix when you just can't get to the table for a game, or when you just gotta roll some dice at work. My video games of choice are roleplaying games, particularly fantasy, and zombie survival.

I was wondering if you use maps, and if so, what format?

Happy anniversary Mathpro and Mrs Mathpro!

Thank you for selecting Belathorian, I've a good feeling about this.

I'm fairly new to the boards, though I have jumped in with both feet! I like that pbp allows games to fit around my (crazy) life without requiring massive and strict time commitments. I'm currently juggling a seven year old, a two year old, a full time job and my final year of uni. Woo! I've been playing pathfinder for a few years and reading RPGs for a lot longer.

Looking forward to gaming with y'all.

B

Edit: Vivian, you know you've just cost me several days of my lifetime by even mentioning Diablo... Now where did I leave lord of destruction...

Good to be here. Thanks again for the chance GM!

My history with Roleplaying has been decades long...

Started with the old "Basic" DnD back in the early 80s, and I'm currently 44 years old.

Been playing table-top/video game RPGs in many formats for too many a year. Pathfinder has been a passion of mine for the last several years. Battletech (both tabletop and video games- Wechwarrior Online rocks!) is a major passion of mine as well. I miss Shadowrun, but I can never find a GM to run it. Everyone wants to play it, but no one wants to run it. Don't get me started on the Rifts RPG (Palladium).

I have a IRL gaming group which is trying to finish up the Legacy of Fire AP, which we have been slogging through for 4 years. It does have my favorite character so far however: A Gnoll Desert Druid of Seranrae (Mythic Tier:5 Hierophant). Gnolls get a bad rap, but they are just a product of their environment really.

I currently have a wonderful 2 year old son which has driven my free time to almost nothing, so I've decided to try PbP for the first time this Winter. So far I've had a lot of fun, but have had 2 other game die on me (My GMs quit or disappeared for various reasons).

I currently work as a purchaser for a contract manufacturer that makes prototype circuit boards and LED lighting.

Part-time I've been a fantasy writer/game designer (not accomplished),
but I recently did get published in Wayfinder #13.

OK...my wall of text is finished. I promise. (pardon my spelling errors)

Love me some MWO! What do you drive by choice Gad'larr? Recently bought a maddog full of ssrm's cheesy but good for laughs. Sorry all, off topic there...

Howdy! I'm so excited to be here. We have quite the party and I have no doubt it'll be a fun party. I've been playing since AD&D and for over 20 years now. I've been on the boards for over a year and it provides quite a fix when you just can't get to the table for a game, or when you just gotta roll some dice at work. My video games of choice are roleplaying games, particularly fantasy, and zombie survival.

I was wondering if you use maps, and if so, what format?

I use maps that are copied and pasted into google slides. example map.

I'm a Shadowcat pilot all the way. Give me the speed of a Light mech, the weapons of a Medium, and that sweet ECM protection all the way. Not to mention it just looks cool.
(Yes: sorry for the off-topc conversation.)

Happy anniversary Mathpro and Mrs Mathpro!

Thank you for selecting Belathorian, I've a good feeling about this.

I'm fairly new to the boards, though I have jumped in with both feet! I like that pbp allows games to fit around my (crazy) life without requiring massive and strict time commitments. I'm currently juggling a seven year old, a two year old, a full time job and my final year of uni. Woo! I've been playing pathfinder for a few years and reading RPGs for a lot longer.

Looking forward to gaming with y'all.

B

Edit: Vivian, you know you've just cost me several days of my lifetime by even mentioning Diablo... Now where did I leave lord of destruction...

What are you studying? I'm going back in the fall to start working on my Masters in Mathematics.

And Diabolo II ate my teen years lol.

This is going back a ways but has anyone played Heavy Gear? It was a game a lot like Mech Warrior that came out in the mid 90's that had dial up play on line capabilities if you could stand listening to your dial up modem for the 10 minutes it would take to log in.

I spent most of my 90s in the U.S. Air Force.

I did nearly play Heavy Gear's table-top version back in ~2010, but it never came to be. Isn't that the 'world' Metal Gear Solid (or whatever) is based on?

My 90's were mostly dedicated to Master of Magic, Master of Orion, Command and Conquer, Privateer, and finally StarCraft towards the end. I recently discovered gog.com, which sells old video games packaged to run in dosbox on newer operating systems. Nostalgia is such a cruel mistress.

I don't remember Heavy Gear but it apparently evolved into a card game and even a tv show.

Maths everytime for me!

I might have some questions for you in the next couple of months..

Diablo 2 was king, even got a soft spot for the original to be honest. Never got into 3, might need a new PC for that (and for my Jenners..)

I spent most of my 90s in the U.S. Air Force.

I did nearly play Heavy Gear's table-top version back in ~2010, but it never came to be. Isn't that the 'world' Metal Gear Solid (or whatever) is based on?

Yes it is very good. +5 nerd points lol

Maths everytime for me!

I might have some questions for you in the next couple of months..

Diablo 2 was king, even got a soft spot for the original to be honest. Never got into 3, might need a new PC for that (and for my Jenners..)

Thats fine I wholeheartedly welcome them lol.

That moment when you hit submit post and it's all lost because you've been logged out of Paizo's page... grrr...

Thank You for the invite really looking forward to the game. Won't be around much tonight... Tuesdays are my regular f2f game. Currently Gm'ing the second book of Serpent's Skull. Love all the talk of all the Games... I've played over half of the things mentioned but definitely not all.

Might have to log into MWO just to run around somebody's legs in my spider tomorrow now that you guys put that out there.

Mathpro if you don't object I would like to take a few minutes tomorrow and compile everyone's who do you know list and post it here just to get a feel of the town we've jointly created.

Maths everytime for me!

I might have some questions for you in the next couple of months..

Diablo 2 was king, even got a soft spot for the original to be honest. Never got into 3, might need a new PC for that (and for my Jenners..)

I tried 3 but it lost me, those were the days of the horribly failed attempt at a real economy though.

Anyways, feel free to imagine Vivian as a shielded Amazon!

Also, this is a sweet party build. A real wall of steel with Warpriest, Pally, and Cleric! No doubt enemies will be flanked early on for Brezik and Gad'larr.

That moment when you hit submit post and it's all lost because you've been logged out of Paizo's page... grrr...

Thank You for the invite really looking forward to the game. Won't be around much tonight... Tuesdays are my regular f2f game. Currently Gm'ing the second book of Serpent's Skull. Love all the talk of all the Games... I've played over half of the things mentioned but definitely not all.

Might have to log into MWO just to run around somebody's legs in my spider tomorrow now that you guys put that out there.

Mathpro if you don't object I would like to take a few minutes tomorrow and compile everyone's who do you know list and post it here just to get a feel of the town we've jointly created.

That would be fine Brezik

Hello everyone, and thank you for the invite Mathpro!

I am very new to PbP and Pathfinder. Currently in another campaign with Mathpro that started just over a week ago. Vivian and I have been close friends for many years, and he thankfully introduced me to the world of Pathfinder Society.

That said, I do have an extensive background with D&D 3.5 and 4.0, and many PC RPGs. My first gaming love was Final Fantasy 1 for NES, which I played at my grandmas house so often that her parrot learned to whistle the tunes. Diablo 2 was a nasty addiction (the last thing I need is ANOTHER reboot). WOW was my game of choice for a couple years during my college years and the release of Burning Crusade and WOTLK.

Outside of gaming, I have a wife and 13 month old son who is already a badass barbarian. They take up just about all of my time and energy. I'm a huge fan of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, and like to write in my free time.

I can't wait to get started with a new campaign, and look forward to the adventure that awaits!

My first gaming love was Final Fantasy 1 for NES, which I played at my grandmas house so often that her parrot learned to whistle the tunes.

That would be an awesome familiar trait.. maybe in the future..

Remind me to post a video for you guys tomorrow.

Also, this is a sweet party build. A real wall of steel with Warpriest, Pally, and Cleric! No doubt enemies will be flanked early on for Brezik and Gad'larr.

As one of the fastest and most mobile guys in the group I fully expect to be the "interception" and "chase" guy as needed. I'm not much on ranged combat yet however (I have some shuriken and a dagger if I need it) so I expect to be charging (Flying kick!) a lot. I have always favored the Dragon Style feats anyway.

Just compiled information that we would all know about each others backgrounds... Did fill in a couple of peaces of information... combined a couple of unnamed Npc's with named ones... left out anything I didn't think would be common knowledge about people/

Gad'larr: Your Bully in now Militia Captain Earl Barthalemew and Merelda married Harold Mason.

Belathorian: Jeral now belongs to that family of Bully's, the Mason's, as well.

Allister... wasn't sure "how local" your family was so didn't include them... are you an out of Towner finishing up some of his religious training at the temple with Beltharion and the Priests right now?

Guys let me know if anything doesn't seem right for your characters backstory.

Families of Kessen

Arkennslag (Dwarves)
Bardock Arkennslag is a blacksmith who suplies the local farmers and lumberjacks with tools.
Gwenith Arkennslag spends most of her time taking care of the families 5 children.
Brezick Arkenslag is the oldest child of the family who works in the local Blacksmiths
Caiden Arkennslag second oldest son of the Arkenslag family
Flint Arkennslag youngest of three sons of the Arkennslag family.
Shalla Arkenslag fourth child and oldest daugter of the Arkenslag family
Fionna Arkennslag is the youngest daughter of the Arkennslag family.

Barthalemew (Human)
Militia Capitan Earl Barthalemew is a rough lawman who enjoys his vices and abusing his power.

Coldfire (halflings)
Jamir Coldfire is a hard working carpenter with a leg injury
Anafa Coldfire is hardworking halfling woman who works as a cook in Coldfire inn and Tavern.
Qina Coldfire the older of the Coldfire Daughters. like tattoos
Pressi Coldfire the younger of the Coldfire Daughters..

Ferris (humans)
Domininc Ferris is a widower whose health has been failing in recent years.
Vivian Feris Only Daughter who has recently started worshipping Gorum. Very Tomboyish.

Fireblood (Humans)
Hank Fireblood is a kind hearted man
Jessa Fireblood is a kind hearted woman
Gad'larr Fireblood is a half-orc child that the Fireblood's adopted

Jaspar (Human)
Anthony is a 30 year old blacksmith.

Mason (Human)
Harold Is a local farmer who spends too much time in the tavern and has a mean streak.
Merelda Mason a town gossip always telling on someone for doing something... sometimes it's true too.
Jeral the older of the Mason Boys is cruel and enjoys making fun of those who are different.
Baldric is a local bully who likes to pick on kids smaller than him.

Temple Inhabitants
Toth is a priest of Pharasma in the temple. Not a warm man. But neither cruel.
Karakt is a half-orc inquisitor of Pharasma, famed undead slayer who often visit the temple.
Praast The priest of Erastil is the social leader of the community.
Beltharion Twiceborn is an orphan who has been raised as a devotee of Pharasma.
Allister Sunscale is an out of towner who has come to the temple to finish his religious trainings.

Jeral Mason is a good fit.

But the temple that Toth tends is not in Kassen, it's across the border in Lastwall. Same with Karakt, though he is a man of the road so I guess could pop up (GM discretion) knowing that Belathorian is in Kassen at the moment. Belathorian is furthering his church training in Kassen.

I'll put together a post that explains what Belathorian thinks of you all at the ofset...

Wow...just wow.

Well done Brezik!

We're basically a crusade, wrath off the gods!

When we kicking off mathpro? Roughly speaking.

Also you said something about a video... :)

B

Allister this is dedicated to you lol.

And yes we'll be starting today. My first post is going to be VERY wall of texty so it will have spoilers for each of you to prevent everyone's eyes from crossing. That being said I am going to update the rest of my games(only 9 of them) before I start writing because generating said wall of text is going to consume a lot of time.

To help me set things off on the right foot can I get everyone to post where they would be staying in town?

Just compiled information that we would all know about each others backgrounds... Did fill in a couple of peaces of information... combined a couple of unnamed Npc's with named ones... left out anything I didn't think would be common knowledge about people/

Gad'larr: Your Bully in now Militia Captain Earl Barthalemew and Merelda married Harold Mason.

Belathorian: Jeral now belongs to that family of Bully's, the Mason's, as well.

Allister... wasn't sure "how local" your family was so didn't include them... are you an out of Towner finishing up some of his religious training at the temple with Beltharion and the Priests right now?

Guys let me know if anything doesn't seem right for your characters backstory.

Families of Kessen

Arkennslag (Dwarves)
Bardock Arkennslag is a blacksmith who suplies the local farmers and lumberjacks with tools.
Gwenith Arkennslag spends most of her time taking care of the families 5 children.
Brezick Arkenslag is the oldest child of the family who works in the local Blacksmiths
Caiden Arkennslag second oldest son of the Arkenslag family
Flint Arkennslag youngest of three sons of the Arkennslag family.
Shalla Arkenslag fourth child and oldest daugter of the Arkenslag family
Fionna Arkennslag is the youngest daughter of the Arkennslag family.

Barthalemew (Human)
Militia Capitan Earl Barthalemew is a rough lawman who enjoys his vices and abusing his power.

Coldfire (halflings)
Jamir Coldfire is a hard working carpenter with a leg injury
Anafa Coldfire is hardworking halfling woman who works as a cook in Coldfire inn and Tavern.
Qina Coldfire the older of the Coldfire Daughters. like tattoos
Pressi Coldfire the younger of the Coldfire Daughters..

Ferris (humans)
Domininc Ferris is a widower whose health has been failing in recent years.
Vivian Feris Only Daughter who has recently started worshipping Gorum. Very Tomboyish.

Fireblood (Humans)
Hank Fireblood is a kind hearted man
Jessa...

very good work Brezik

Just wanted to get this out there... I don't want this character to be too disruptive or get on anyone elses nerves... so I will not play it up too much... but I want you to be aware that this is all taking place in the background. (CONSTANTLY)

Brezik is loyal, brave, kind, and self sacrificing to a fault. He genuinely wants people to like him, he just has no idea how you do that.

Thanks for the poitive feedback guys, took out Toth and changed Karakt's entry... if anyone else wants something added or subtracted Iv'e got a formatted version saved on my desktop so it's easy to fix.

Families of Kessen

I think it looks great! Thanks for throwing that together!

I'm assuming Vivian would start in her family's home.

Belathorian would be staying in the church of estrasil.

Vivian, if it's OK with you, Belathorian and you could know each other well, I imagine Belathorian would be trying to help your father with what ails him?

B

Yeah that sounds good to me. They would likely debate theology too. Dominic would have reached out to you himself, while Viv would have been praying to Gorum for strength and keeping polished iron weapons by her father's side.

He may have disclosed the true nature of his aliment you as well, DM can chime in on if he wants that or not.

First posts are up in the game play thread.

Just wanted to get this out there...

It takes a lot for Gad'larr to dislike someone. He's too much into wanting people to accept himself as he is without pre-judging him. So he never tries to pre-judge anyone.

I do admire your concept: Keeping a balance of an interesting person but still be semi-annoying without overdoing it will be difficult.

Location: Gad'Larr would be staying with his adoptive family since his return if they let him. Otherwise he would just camp out near town and live off the land as best he can (Survival),
and go into town each day to find out the daily happenings.

Allister this is dedicated to you lol.

That is fantastic! Same kind of bird my grandma used to have and everything, good memories. There was a specific cave in Final Fantasy 1 that was full of giants (which gave a lot of gold/kill) and she would farm the cave in between my visits so I had hoards of gold and high levels. Cool lady.

I know having a paladin in the group can often times be a source of tension and conflict with their strict adherence to Lawful Good alignment. So here's some important information about Allister Sunscale that may be of use or interest to you, his future companions:

1) Allister may be Lawful Good, but those two ideologies can conflict with one other and be subjected to personal influence. Allister favors Good over Law if he is forced to choose one over the other. His affiliation with the Dawnguard also largely influences his beliefs, and as such Allister has a take-no-prisoners approach to evil foes. There are times where this may appear questionable to outsiders, but seems perfectly justifiable in Allister's simple mind.

2) Allister's high Charisma makes him endearing, but his low Intelligence makes him vulnerable to misunderstanding or taking people's word at face value. He is sworn to battle evil, but struggles to identify evildoers unless they readily declare their intentions. If someone intends to break a law, or use unsavory methods to achieve their goals, Allister can be easily misled to avoid disagreement.

I apologize for my late start in the Gameplay thread. I had not noticed it was started until just a little bit ago. My first post is now up.

You're fine Gad'larr

Will update Viv fora 25pt buy today, also realized I didn't have any traits and took Armor Expert and Ambush Training.

Hey guys just want to open the line of communication about adult themes. I want everyone in this group to be comfortable so if there is any time where I or another player take things to far and make you uncomfortable please speak up and we will do what we can to resolve it. Allister I hope you don't mind the direction I went with my recent post, if you do you can ignore it.

Please keep in mind that this is a family friendly site and minors do surf its pages so all adult material should be kept off. If there are times where we are heading to adult content it will be hinted at and then things will fade to black for the details. I hope everyone understands and if you have anything to say on the topic you can do so. I want this to be an open group.

I want this to be an open group.

Got it. No problems here.

Comfortable? Check.
=)

Having a blast? Check!
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I'm liking your GM style already!

No dramas with whatever themes from my corner. Just be aware that I often monitor from work which filters some, seemingly random, words so my posting may become slower as I have to use my phone/wait until I get home. Not a problem though.

Gad'larr you were were about to loose your v-card as well but I figured I would back off on the content...apparently my muse has one thing on its mind this morning lol.

Gad'larr you were were about to loose your v-card as well but I figured I would back off on the content...apparently my muse has one thing on its mind this morning lol.

I appreciate that you held back!

Gad'larr is so self-controlled I'm afraid that could have turned out very badly! (Actually I had not thought if he's still got his v-card or not...but your probably right on the money there.)

I like to challenge my writing from time to time, but that...ouch.

I'm good either way. Although crow may have to cover his ears and close his eyes.

Still good here!