Great work Zander.
I just caught up! Its now 6am here though, so I should go to sleep! I think the DC is right for what I was trying to do, 10 to handle, +2 if injured.
If its base 15 then I'm fine too as I got a 20.
Gonna ask something else... Oh well.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the latest map trajectory is fine with me.
3 new pics up by DM Barcas on my kingmaker folder.
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Frostbite Discussion Thread
Analyze
Therapist
Cockadoodledoo
Assassin
Titillate
"In Lebeda we had a series of accidents, but after a while it became apparent that it was more than just mere accidents," Jemini looks down at the handiwork Tandlara found. She continues, concerned: "Some sick religious nut named Tarvin Haddon had orchestrated it all. From the suicide note it was clear that he was a follower of Zyphus - but the explosion destroyed everything. We never found the body."
I just couldn't resist... :P
Aight, finally got Taisper fully leveled up. Really got to take advantage of Monster Lore finally; Arcana, Dungeoneering, Nature, and Religion are all at +5, and Tracker came in handy, bumping my Survival up to +7 and +8 for tracking. Bumped up some other interpersonal skills as well.
Cunning Initiative gets me up to a +4 Init, new spells are Acid Splash and Expeditious Retreat (this 20ft. move rate is for the birds. the birds, I say!), saves went up a bit, finally got that +1BAB yay!
For HP, I let the PC Gen roller do its thing out of force of habit and it rolled me a 7, but I'll gladly roll "in the open" here or just take average if you'd prefer. Otherwise I'll just keep letting PCG do it every time I level up. I know from painful experience that it is not always so kind.
If you guys ever want to feel good about your RP skills, go check the other Kingmaker threads. Most of them have been going for months on two-line posts every couple of days. Some are barely Level 2 and 1000 posts after 4-6 months. I'm really proud that you guys have such a great standard that you hold your posts to. I know I made the right decision in scrutinizing everyone so hard to find the perfect group. (Makes it a lot easier when I start Cartoon Crown, too!)
I offer a challenge. Our thread turns 1 month old in about 36 hours. Let's get up to 1000 posts by then! What other PBP can claim to produce such quality and quantity?
Would that be a 30-day month or a 31-day month? Another 59 or so posts in 34ish hours is a big deal. But we can try.
A different thought that struck me: I really like the roleplay-XP that we get. But unless the relative merit of roleplay XP changes with levels, it'll become a negligible part of the leveling up process compared to the combat XP at higher levels.
A possible solution is to keep things in ratio with the levels. For example a CR1 encounter for a level 1 party is worth 400xp; divide that by 20 and you have the "top" end of XP for a great roleplay post:
400xp / 20 = 20xp
Then the subdivisions would be 75%, 50% and 25% of that; for the traditional: 20, 15, 10 and 5xp.
The same system for level 2 yields (600xp / 20 = 30xp): 30, 22, 15, 7xp
Level 3: 40, 30, 20, 10xp
Level 4: 60, 45, 30, 15xp
Level 5: 80, 60, 40, 20xp
etc...
Maybe. I'll look at the ratios of combat to RP experience to see if they get out of whack. Right now, it's 50% or so, which is a bit high.
Right now, it's 50% or so, which is a bit high.
Not strictly true. It's 50-50 because that's how much posting and good roleplaying gets done. If you compare that to the other Kingmaker threads, if you were to give hypothetical roleplay XP, you'd end up with 20-80 (in favor of combat).
60 post to go y'all!
Pushing for 1000! Wow! I'm all for it, I'll try get at a PC as often as I can today/tonight.
I love the RP XP, and as the person consistently at the bottom of the pile from it, it has motivated me to try harder.
But if its a big chunk of the XP we get, it's going to eventually cause a huge divide in party levels. 1 level behind is fine, at 2 levels behind theres a noticeable difference, at 3+ your a cohort.
I'm trying to keep up my hardest, but some consideration should be given to a rift in XP.
48 to go. I'll have to pass the ball for a few hrs. I'm at a family lunch and don't know how much time I'll have for the rest of the day.
Phew. You guys are posting like crazy and my laptop dies. I'll see if I can catch up a bit!
So I see. Well I'll check in throughout the day and see what I can do to help :)
Also, I totally have checked some of the other Kingmaker threads and have equally been a little shocked at how much awesomer we are, heh.
Re: RP XP
What if we just instituted a rule that no two party members can be more than 1 level apart at any given time? So for example if Verik got enough XP to bring him to 3rd level while Tandlara was still 1st level, he would just keep accruing XP past the level 3 point, but not actually level his character until Tandlara broke level 2.
That said, I'm still a proponent of all RP XP being pooled and everyone being the same level at all times, but that's just the socialist in me speaking ;)
Re: RP XP
What if we just instituted a rule that no two party members can be more than 1 level apart at any given time? So for example if Verik got enough XP to bring him to 3rd level while Tandlara was still 1st level, he would just keep accruing XP past the level 3 point, but not actually level his character until Tandlara broke level 2.
That said, I'm still a proponent of all RP XP being pooled and everyone being the same level at all times, but that's just the socialist in me speaking ;)
Hehe. Thats the system I use, however, I will definately admit this has motivated me to work harder. I would feel an urge to contribute if I was getting as much for everyone, but that instinct is very personal here.
+1
I like the clashes in opinion about the trapper's rights and responsibilities. Good stuff, as is the debate over Taisper possibly thinking that he has a divine mandate and can do no wrong. This is good dramatic stuff.
It just feels right to have Berrin stand up to the right of the individual, beeing chaotic, and Taisper's been acting up on his insanity thing. Time for feedback from the salt of the earth guy right?
What if we just instituted a rule that no two party members can be more than 1 level apart at any given time? So for example if Verik got enough XP to bring him to 3rd level while Tandlara was still 1st level, he would just keep accruing XP past the level 3 point, but not actually level his character until Tandlara broke level 2.
That said, I'm still a proponent of all RP XP being pooled and everyone being the same level at all times, but that's just the socialist in me speaking ;)
I agree with the no-more-than-1-level-difference rule. Though to be honest, I find it hard to picture that happening in the first place. Increasing XP requirements make it hard to out-right out-level somebody.
Been thinking about Carrion Crown; I'm set on a bard. Most likely a detective (don't want to write him up till I read the player's guide) and am trying to work up a decent two-weapon fighter out of him. I'm torn between a CG paranoid type and a LG copper type.
15 point buy would yield
14 str
15 dex
10 con
13 int
8 wis
14 cha (12+2human)
Starting feats: TW-fighting and Arcane strike.
3rd- Combat expertice, dodge or enforcer (am thinking either two shortswords or two clubs for the copper.)
5th- Wepon focus, or either of the feats skiped on lvl 3.
Thoughts?
hmm, don't know if you guys realize but were drawing in on the 900 mark ooc. Thats getting close to 2000 post in one month..
Do you guys follow The order of the Stick?
@Berrin:
I'm 100% behind you playing a bard. Bards are a monk's best friend! I'd personally like a LG bard, along the noir style characterization:
I had left for Ustalav in a hurry, the Korvosi girls didn't take kindly to delays. A loaded dame was a dangerous thing - but two of them meant the night would go down with a bang. I wasn't worried about myself - Bettsie and Tina, my silver-minted shortswords, made sure that whoever started the shouting, I was the one who would end it. Still, there was something about a town full of cloakhangers that made my teeth grind like a two-copper hooker.
And OOTS kicks ass. Haven't followed it in more than 2 years though
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There is a bit of the Order of the Stick that gives me chills everytime I read it... THIS Although it really needs context to be truly awesome.
Speaking of out-of-game-in-game-context's: did anybody else here see the awesome episode of Community with DnD? (little trailer included). Best. Villain. Ever.
I am not bloody paying for it alright!
oh my.. I nearly fell out of chair on that one. +1 lol
I suspect we'll breech 1000 by the time I wake up tomorrow (well, later today, it's 1am). Yay us! :)
10 to go! I'll be heading off to bed shortly as well.
It's only 5:41 PM for myself and Barcas, so assuming we have until midnight by the DM's time zone this is gonna be a piece of cake. I'll just have Taisper start telling himself jokes if I have to. He's the only one thinks they're funny anyway so it'll be perfect. :-p
6 minutes to midnight for me. 6 minutes to get in 7 post ya hear!
I laughed at Jemini stamping a few forms.
Pshh it's only 4:25PM here :P
How many hours have we got now? We're like three posts off victory!
I love OOTS, but I'm about 4 or 5 behind after a busy month.
Well technically the first post was made at 12:18 PM PST on January 14th. If we're being technical we have another 19 hours or so :P
BANG! Pardon my cheap snipe for number 1,000. Couldn't resist. :-p
Woo woo! We rock. 1000 bonus XP for everyone :P
Ahahhahaaaa, I'll second that!