DM-Camris' SKULL & SHACKLES Chapter 0: MURDER aboard the THROATY MERMAID (Inactive)

Game Master Camris

I'm in the same boat: I have the materials, the desire, and the ability, but not the time to run it myself.

Maybe give Camris a few more days or a week to chime in? We should bear in mind that the campaign might go inactive soon, so we need to keep an eye out for it in the Previous Campaigns.

Otherwise, we could try for a new GM in the Recruitment forum, see where it goes? We could maybe pick up another couple of players while we're at it.

Worst case scenario, look out for another pirate-themed game to join. Though there's no guarantee we'd all be selected (very likely we wouldn't).

Either way, I hope we don't lose anyone else. It's been very enjoyable for me so far with everyone here, in spite of the long pauses. :)

And if you read this Camris, thanks for everything. I really appreciate the effort and the attempt. If something changes for you soon and you're suddenly able to run the game again (and more regularly), definitely count me in. Otherwise, sorry buddy. I've greatly enjoyed playing with you. Maybe if you lack the time to GM but still can and want to play as a player, it would be awesome for Bellamy to join us in whatever we might do next. The prospect of not playing Reijo with Bellamy in the picture really sucks for me, they've really become a bonded pair over the years.

Aye! All'a very bestest wishes an' hopin' an', an' lots'a stuff fer DM Camris!

They has bin doin' a bang up job a wranglin' us mob.

(^_^)

Worst case scenario, look out for another pirate-themed game to join.

Well...My alter ego, GM Piratey Steve, has been running a pirate game for a couple years now and it may be on its last legs, down to 3 players.

I made this post this morning. Basically, I suggested mashing those three players with the three players left in this game and running the new party through a modified version of Souls for Smugglers' Shiv, Part 1 of the Serpent's Skull AP. Camris did, after all, set the Throaty Mermaid on a course for Sargava.

IF this idea were to bear fruit, you folks would need to bump up your PCs to 3rd level. My current campaign is being run at the SLOW PROGRESSION RATE, though, as I'm not a big fan of high-level play.

After completing "Souls," we'd go back to a more pirate hodge-podge of adventures.

So...stay tuned?

Yay?

I mean, I is all happy ta' be kepin' all'a tha' piratey doin' stuffs.... An' is rilly sad whut with Dm Camris maybe fallin' behind an all... (>_>)

Does that mean we's gon'a be pirated, like? (<_<)

I is confuzzled.

I'm pretty sure Sunny would want to 'Save' a few of the NPC's who've been freindly from this game as well.....

The Elf is crazy like that. :P

Staying tuned!

Sounds good to me, Shaedeen. Thanks! Count me in.

I'm thinking, let's give Camris a few more days to possibly chime in. A jungle romp sounds like a great place to start. Reijo has land survival skills too, ya know. I never played Serpent's Skull, so it'll be a real treat for me.

The only sad part is that I enjoyed Shaedeen as a character. Oh well. Out of curiosity, a while back, did you purposely call Reijo Reko? Or was that a typo. Either way, I really enjoyed getting into a glimpse of Reijo's backstory there for a bit. ;)

Aye, wishin' DM Camris all'a tha' very bestet!

Heck, wishin' every one all 'a tha' very bestest.

Here's ta hopin' we can be keepin' most'a tha' epoples t'gther, like. (^_^)

Meh. 2/3 of the remaining players in the other game decided to let the game end, so my plan to mash together two crews won't be happening. I'm planning on running another PbP game based in and around Port Peril a bit later in the year (summer, most likely), so keep your eyes open then. 'Til then, I'm back in the same boat as the rest of you, waiting for word from Camris.

Out of curiosity, a while back, did you purposely call Reijo Reko? Or was that a typo. Either way, I really enjoyed getting into a glimpse of Reijo's backstory there for a bit. ;)

That was an innocent typo. When Shaedeen called the skipper of the Throaty Mermaid Captain Vegan...that was intentional. ;)

*Hugz to DM Piratey Steve/Shaedeen*

Wishin' every one all'a tha' very bestest! (^_^)

Well it was a happy accident then, Shaedeen. Thanks for trying at least!

Same to you, Sunny. :)

Bummer, oh well. Good luck everyone!

*Pssst!* Do't want to have folks gettting their hopes up... BUt another game might be taking people aboard. Lets all hope for the best, hey?

Thanks Sunny. Can you post a link? I'm not seeing anything pirate-related in Recruitment...

yes please!

Aye... well, that's tha' thing.

Y'see... t'other game is kind'a speradik an' all t'boot. *Blush*

Tha' DM in't posted back t'me askin' if'n they be wantin' other folks ta' be joinin' in, like.

Am hopin' they give tha' okeys an' we can all be playin' wiff each other agin rilly soon, like. (^_^)

Still, we can but be hopin', right?

Looks like this game finally hit the dustbin of inactivity.

Gotcha Sunny. If they do give the go ahead, feel free to PM me about joining if I don't respond within a few days here... I may miss it in this now-inactive thread.

Here's to hoping!

I is postin' there an' askin' all'a time but I is bein' all polite an' stuffs an' waitin' fer tha' DM ta' be sayin' 'Yay' or 'Nay', like.

Here's a linky so's people can be readin' up on things.

http://paizo.com/campaigns/DMMichaelCullensSkullAndShackles

We is pirates! (^_^)

Much cheers, good winds an' best speeds ta' peoples! *Waves*

*Jumps up and down and waves arms madly to get peoples attention*

Hey! HEY! Looky! Looky! Tha' DM of tha' thread I linky'd too in'a post above seem amenable ta' more scallywags joinin' in'a crew!

Peoples follow tha' linky an' preent 'em selfs ta' tha' DM an' see whut t'is that's about!

DM Michael Cullen's Skull and Shackles

Much cheers ta' every one! (^_^)

Nice!

(^_^)

I'll be taking a pass on this game (as I want to grow Shaedeen from the ground up, not step in at 7th-8th level already), but I wish the best of luck to those who apply!

I'd prefer to go through the earlier levels and S&S chapters myself. But I figure I should consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to play the ending chapters, at least. The way my PbP games have gone, I've started chapter 1 of S&S several times, and only once have I reached close to the end of chapter 1 before the GM went MIA. I figure Reijo's kinda earned it anyway, with all the accumulated XP from redoing chapter one so many times, lol.

Good luck Shaedeen, this game was short but fun. :)

Yeah, I've had a string of bad luck with PbP games. People always seem to drop out after a few weeks. I'm just happy to play and hopefully bring an AP home for some other folks.

If everyone goes to the Roll20 map site and posts in the chat box with your username and character I can hook it to your account and you can move your token around yourselves.

ROLL20 COMBAT MAP

Let me know if you can't access it for some reason, I may be able to make a jpeg image of it as well.

Also, make sure you have your first level versions in your profiles.
Thanks!

I think this Sunny be tha' right lass fer ye selfs, Master DM Sir.

(^_^)

I'll work on getting Thurden back into level 1 shape here.

Great to see this game resurrected! I'll be back probably tonight to post.

OK Sunny, Thurden and Shaedeen are hooked into Roll20 now and you should be able to move your Icons around.
All Reijo needs to do now is post something into the chatbox and I'll be able to hook him in as well.

Yay!

(^_^)

Sorry for the delay! Taking care of posting, Roll20.net, etc., now...

Yeah, also sorry for the delay on my end. I should be able to get a level 1 version of Thurden up here this weekend. I got super busy since my RL players decided they could all meet this Friday.

If you don't see a post up soon from me, then my power probably went out again. Mother Nature doesn't want me to post tonight, it seems... lets see if I can thwart her attempts. :)

Aaand I have Reijo hooked in as well. You should all be able to move your tokens about, as well as change your hp status and nameplate if needed.

Think I'll take the Dirty Fighting feat at 1st level. My CMB check includes a +2 for flanking (per the current map); if my stealth check fails though, with that feat Reijo can simply deduct the +2 to CMB (21 to 19 result) to avoid provoking an AoO.

*Makes a note to buy Reijo some soap at the next port of call....*

:P

XD

Reijo lifts one arm, sniffs, then lifts the other, and sniffs. Looking at Sunny quizzically, "Whut?"

I don't think that's quite what "dirty fighting" means... ;)

Camris - My previous post might be a bit confusing. To clarify, if my stealth check works, I think then there's no AoO on Reijo for making a combat maneuver; this is because the enemy he's targeting would be surprised and therefore is flat-footed against him. But if that stealth check fails, only then does Reijo use his Dirty Fighting feat's benefit: he drops the +2 from flanking in exchange for not provoking an AoO.

OK, I haven't been receiving notifications when folks posted to the Discussion Thread (Gameplay Thread's working fine); I wasn't intentionally ignoring folks.

I was going to comment that Shaedeen and Reijo can be flanking buddies, as she has the Dirty Fighter trait, but we're talking apples and oranges (feats and traits). I guess they'll have to settle for just being bandana buddies. :)

OK guys, I am going to fly up to Alaska for ten days on 27-Aug. Camping, boating, hiking etc. I should be back Sep 5-6 sometime, but until then I'll be out of contact.

Enjoy yourself!

Has fun!

Wishin' evey one all'a very bestest! (^_^)

Hope you don't get press ganged!

Camris - I believe the crew member adjacent to the tripped assassin near Reijo gets an AoO? I don't because I wasn't armed yet.

Shaeden - Looks like you get an additional 1 damage if you hit from your Dirty Fighter trait bonus? You're flanking with one of the crew members.

Also Camris, hope you don't mind me controlling Sasha a bit. I could just as easily grab my own belt for instance, but figured for flavor it works better.

And I'll get my stats redone as soon as I can. I'm going to try starting out as a Sea Reaver (Barbarian archetype) at 1st-level for a change. I usually start Reijo out as a Freebooter (Ranger archetype) at 1st. But you get slightly more HP long term if you go the Barbarian route first (though I really like the skills, too).

Meantime, if you need my AC, it's 12 (without armor). 16 Str and 14 Dex (I usually start the other way around then build up the weaker of the two, but here's to new things).

To clarify, I thought the term "saucy" was used by pirates in the olden days to mean "sexy." It means something different in the dictionary, however, and after triple checking my old bookmarks, I can no longer find where I read that it meant sexy. Apparently, I'm probably wrong... I surmise that I probably picked that up from one of the many pseudo-researched pirate-themed sites that have since disappeared from the Internet.

Anyway, just thought I'd clarify Reijo's meaning. I'll probably pick a new nickname for Sunny, as it doesn't exactly fit her.

Ironically, saucy actually works much better as a description for Reijo himself: "impertinently or rudely bold and impudent," or "amusingly forward and flippant". Guess he's projecting himself onto others, LOL.

Rilly?

An' here I wus bein' told it wus tha' stuff ye be pourin' on yer eatin' things.

People's speakin' rilly is hard.

:P

XD

Maybe I take games too seriously sometimes. Thanks for the laugh. :)

I must admit playing up Sunny's poor grasp of language is always fun.

I find it's something that's hard to do with face to face, spoken game but lends itself quite well to the witten word interactions.

Wishing every one al the very best.

*Skips about as they enjoy the warming local weather*

Yesterday reached 30' C.

Summer is comming! (^_^)