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Soo are we still doing the all female party. Seeing the tittle of the Pbp made me laugh a little.
Soo are we still doing the all female party. Seeing the tittle of the Pbp made me laugh a little.
I certainly hope we are, I figured a little humor and suggestive advertising go a long way. :-)
Plus there are so many Hells Rebels PbP's we needed our name to stand out a bit!
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Soo are we still doing the all female party. Seeing the tittle of the Pbp made me laugh a little.I certainly hope we are, I figured a little humor and suggestive advertising go a long way. :-)
Plus there are so many Hells Rebels PbP's we needed our name to stand out a bit!
You make me feel bad for wanting to play a male now. I guess I'll stick with Irisa, though a Kelid character doesn't quite fit... I guess I have to rebuild the background, though I'll keep the theme the same.
Can I change Irisa to a Seeker (archtype)? We need a trapfinder anyway. I imagine Irisa more as a seeker of patterns more than a member of pathfinder society (even if a pathfinder would work in this AP, I think it would be nicer to be unaligned). Obviously I'll go with the seeker of patterns trait as well.
I'm also thinking it might be cool to go into Veiled Illusionist->Evangelist. While I could pick up Spell Focus (Illusion) at 3rd level I would much rather pick it up at first, though I'll probably pick up steadfast personality at 7th. Is that ok as well?
Soo are we still doing the all female party. Seeing the tittle of the Pbp made me laugh a little.I certainly hope we are, I figured a little humor and suggestive advertising go a long way. :-)
Plus there are so many Hells Rebels PbP's we needed our name to stand out a bit!
You make me feel bad for wanting to play a male now. I guess I'll stick with Irisa, though a Kelid character doesn't quite fit... I guess I have to rebuild the background, though I'll keep the theme the same.
Can I change Irisa to a Seeker (archtype)? We need a trapfinder anyway. I imagine Irisa more as a seeker of patterns more than a member of pathfinder society (even if a pathfinder would work in this AP, I think it would be nicer to be unaligned). Obviously I'll go with the seeker of patterns trait as well.
I'm also thinking it might be cool to go into Veiled Illusionist->Evangelist. While I could pick up Spell Focus (Illusion) at 3rd level I would much rather pick it up at first, though I'll probably pick up steadfast personality at 7th. Is that ok as well?
Sure, make those changes!
Once you have all adjusted your characters as you see fit please check back in here to the discussion thread and let me know you are ready.
I have an initial post up in gameplay but I don't want to start until Saturday to give myself some time to at least read the first chapter of the adventure!
Oh yeah, I don't suppose you'll allow us to use background skills?
Take your time, Dennis. I'm going to be out of town for the weekend starting Friday, so I probably won't be able to post until Monday afternoon.
Oh yeah, I don't suppose you'll allow us to use background skills?
Sure let' do it, I like that system.
How do background skills work exactly?
How do background skills work exactly?
I will post a response later, firewall is blocking access to the rules :-(
Short of it is that certain skills become Background skills for which you receive 2 extra skill points per level. You can elect to use non-background skill points on those skills but not Background skill points on other skills.
A few examples are Linguistics, Craft and Profession.
The link the background skills stuff at PFSRD is below. It's a nice way of dealing with what I always thought was a problem. Especially for characters like fighter and clerics.
The mechanical changes to my character are very small, but I am wondering about reworking the character background. Sholti's original background could easily be changed. Instead of her arriving in Riddleport, finding it disgusting and horrible, then heading south by land to Sandpoint, she discovers that Riddleport is gross and hops right back on the first departing ship, which is bound for Kintargo.
The problem I see there is that her motivation for getting involved in the coming events is fairly weak. The banning of Sarenrae's worship is there, and so forth so it's playable. But it might be a bit meh. There is also the extra plot hook that Sholti may or may not have her ex-family hunting for her. But mostly the background was the most interesting reason I could come up with to move a Qadiran Half-Elf from Qadira to Sandpoint. I'm not sure that's it's all that great of a background on it's own terms.
An alternative would be to put her origin in Absalom, where she is a member of a prosperous trading family. When she reaches majority and is invested in her portion of the business, she decides to take a 2 year vow of service to the church and securitizes her portion of the business for that time. She decides to put herself at the disposal of Shansen, who is a famous performer in Kintargo and the face of the Sarenrite faith in Northern Cheliax. It's a legitimate mission since it's on the wild frontier of the faith, but it's also an awesome 2 years in a major cultural center working for a star performer. But timing is everything and her arrival coincides with the Night of Ashes and Shensen's disappearance. Of course this one would use the "Looking For Your Idol" and "Starstruck" protest and campaign traits.
Anyone have any opinions or feedback on which way to go?
I like the alternative background, it ties you in better.
Since this campaign is pretty much only going to be about Kintargo and the surrounding area I feel that having a strong tie to that area would be very nice. I'm definitely going to make Irisa come from Kintargo and I think it would be a good idea if most people do so. Why would a refugee not just flee when things go south? Absalom is really far away. I do think number 2 is better than 1, just a suggestion ofc, but why not just have her prosperous trading family be based of Kintargo instead? Maybe her father got an exotic bride from far away in his travels? I think Diva in Training would be really cool for a bard, though you can still do starstruck of course.
Alright I'll go with some version of #2. There are a couple of reasons that I didn't choose a more local background, but they are pretty minor reasons. One is that Dervish Dance is really supposed to be limited geographically to Qadira and Osirion. It's been such an abused feat that I've tended to be a stickler for that limitation. I'd stretch it as far a Absalom due to the large numbers of Qadirans there and it's close proximity to the Sarenite heartlands, but that's a bout as far as I'd go normally. That's a detail though and I could let it slide. The other is that the Sarenite community in Kintargo is supposed to be very small and since the "chruch" is in Shensen's shop the odds Sholti would know her personally would be high, which I didn't want so much. Last, Chelish opera is mostly opera, sung and spoken to instruments, which aren't my core performances. Like I said small details that could all be overlooked. And Diva in Training is nice....
I think I'll see what others are doing and if most everyone is local I'll go ahead as a recent arrival. But if it's more mixed or locals are lacking in the group I'll go with a more local version.
@Irisa: Don't know if you're thinking about keeping Irisa Kellid as a local, but it could be done. I haven't been able to find the reference, but I know that I read somewhere that the original inhabitants of the region were Kellid Desna worshippers. There are ethinic Kellids still living in the hinterlands, the North Plains area near the Nidal border. That's why Desna worship is strong there. I doubt they are still the Mammoth Lords bone jewelry wearing types though.
Nevermind, realized that the two combine quite well.
Sholti's mother (Kelish are matrilineal) runs a cadet shipping concern in Kintargo for the family, which is located in Absalom. Sholti has returned from several years at a private school in Absalom. Her mother wanted her to get to know the extended family well, and to connect more strongly with her Kelish roots. She was influenced as well by the Sarenite church in Absalom, where she learned to dance. Now she's back to be groomed for taking over the shipping concern from her mother at some point in the future. I'll go ahead and take Diva in Training since she's hoping for a dual career.
I've updated Tiel's stat block and background to reflect the current AP and the addition of Background Skills.
She's a little more somber, but still has the "I don't know what I'm doing" feel of the original.
I'm going with the "meeting a contact" reason for being at the protest.
Updated slightly the background and a fewother small things. Almost done.
Done and ready to go.
Hm, here's a question. I have 2 traits that give +1 DC to particular spells. Diva in Training is +1 to Language Dependent spells. Overwhelming Beauty is +1 to mind affecting spells. Neither lists a bonus type (trait, luck, etc.) for the bonus. If a spell is both language dependent and mind affecting like Charm Person, do the DC bonuses stack for +2?
Hm, here's a question. I have 2 traits that give +1 DC to particular spells. Diva in Training is +1 to Language Dependent spells. Overwhelming Beauty is +1 to mind affecting spells. Neither lists a bonus type (trait, luck, etc.) for the bonus. If a spell is both language dependent and mind affecting like Charm Person, do the DC bonuses stack for +2?
I will say yes.
Nice!
I'm gonna dot in the gameplay thread.
I'm gonna dot in the gameplay thread.
OK.
Once I get the all clear from you feel free to dot. I am hoping to have this off the ground by the weekend/early next week as the week after I need to get my Star Wars Campaign off the ground :-)
You can dot and delete, that's what I did. That way there are no empty posts, but you still get updates.
I hope to have Irisa done today, though don't hold your breath...
Thanks for the tip, will do. I can now get updates for this thread.
I can do a little to start the Rp in the gameplay if that is okay.
I can do a little to start the Rp in the gameplay if that is okay.
I suppose people are far enough along for that.
I should be done today, even if it's a bit late.
Please do take all the time you need to get ready though DMD. We can wait a bit if need be. Sounds like you have a lot going on right now!
I've updated Irisa's statistics, but not her background :/.
I am just waiting for the GM to inform me about something then I shall be ready.
Boop :D
I am heading out of town to a gaming convention in South Carolina. I'll be back on Monday. I don't know if I'll have the time to post over the weekend.
That's alright, have fun, tell us about all the cool things at the con when you come back. I guess we can just do lite rp in the gameplay thread until you return. Once you come back, we can get on track and the real fun can begin.
Have fun at the convention!
Alright, I'll give Sholti's profile another pass through and polish tomorrow, but it's done. Dotted into gameplay.
This won't get rolling till Monday or possibly Wednesday night, work has been brutal the last few days.
Finally Irisa's background should be updated. Please feel free to point out anything that is amiss either with the sheet or the fluff.
Tomorrow I will review character backstories and send PM's to each of you regarding motivations and what actions you can take here at the Protest. Once that is done by mid next week, the game will start rolling forward.
Okay! Zeldana is done! Is it sad I think this back story is longer than her first one?
Sorry for not posting this morning, but the cold killed my phone when I was forced to walk because the bus got stuck behind another one with a non-functioning engine.
Not to worry post when you can.
I am back from the SCARAB con in Columbia, SC. I had a blast and met some awesome players and GMs. I played five sessions of PFS in 2 days. I played 4 different characters and leveled up 2 of them. I also spent way too much money on minis.
Sounds like fun!