Opening discussion!
Awesome I'm so excited! Thank you for the opportunity! I believe my character is ready to roll!
Awesome I'm so excited! Thank you for the opportunity! I believe my character is ready to roll!
Yup you and I talked, I think you are all ready to go.
Note to everyone
If you could add some quickly accessible info into your header info.
An example would be in the Classes/Levels field putting:
Technomancer 1 | Stam: 6/6 | HP: 9/9 | Resolve: 5/5 | KAC: 14 EAC:13 | Fort: +1, Ref: +2, Will: +2 (+2 disease, mind-affecting, poison, sleep)| Melee: +0 | Init: +6, Perception: +1 (Darkvision 60ft)
And if you want to get fancy, which I like, you can go with the following in the Race text field (remove the ?s in the spoiler tag to make it work:
Shirren [?spoiler=Ongoing Conditions] none [/spoiler] [?spoiler=Daily Uses] Spells: 1st: 2/3 Communalism: 0/1 day Healing Touch: 1/1 day [/spoiler]
looks like:
ShirrenThis last one is great for all those pesky times/day things, and magic. And if you have a buff of some kind. Quickly accessible.
Hey everyone. Nex, thanks for having me--I'm really happy to be here. As I mentioned in recruitment, I have quite a bit of pathfinder under my belt, but I am very new to Starfinder--I just got the book two days ago! But it looks like there's great synergy with Pathfinder so I imagine it will be a pretty painless transition.
If anyone would like to look over my profile I'm completely open to suggestions (and of course, corrections because I'm sure I missed something). I'll fix my tagline and start thinking hard about my starting purchases.
Hello Zam (can I call you Zam?)
I went and inputted all my picks into the Hero Lab beta I have for starfinder. The only thing I could find was that you have Rounds, but have a laser gun. You will want to sell those and buy a battery or two to power the gun.
I think that is all I could find for you.
Zam is perfect! I'm a little shocked I didn't make more errors, lol. I sold the rounds and bought two battery packs. Also fixed my tagline.
Reporting in...
I'm happy to be on board. This will be my first actual Starfinder game, so it'll be a learning process for me, as well. I'm posting this from my phone, so I'll have to update my stat-line when I get home from the office.
Reporting in...
I'm happy to be on board. This will be my first actual Starfinder game, so it'll be a learning process for me, as well. I'm posting this from my phone, so I'll have to update my stat-line when I get home from the office.
Great! Learning experience for everyone. We will mess up here and there, I am sure.
Looking at what you have contributed to Paizo, don't judge my somewhat newbie GMing skills :).
I verified your character on Hero Lab, looks like everthing was right. There might have been 1 credit off on your balance, but I could not find the cause. 1 credit doesn't really matter.
I think I got everything.
Looking at what you have contributed to Paizo, don't judge my somewhat newbie GMing skills :).
No worries. I'll do everything I can to support the roleplay and I'm sure you'll help move the story along. That's all that really matters in Play-by-Post games anyway.
I verified your character on Hero Lab, looks like everthing was right. There might have been 1 credit off on your balance, but I could not find the cause. 1 credit doesn't really matter.
I can't seem to find the cause either. Maybe it was for the clothing? Might be a free thing, whereas Hero Lab might have charged for it?
I've updated my stat-line and even added a few more details for my own reference.
Greetings to all. Reporting in.
I have checked out my fellow characters, and if permissible I would like to drop 2 points in Cha and add to Int (adding Medicine as a skill, as no one seems to have, and Azlanti as an extra language)
I have played a little bit of Starfinder. Running a game for my son and his friend using Dragonstar mods I have.
Looking forward to the fun!
Hello Sybil!
That is fine with me. Another note for your character. I don't believe you picked a Home Planet, which would give you that planet's language for free.
Also by putting a point in Culture you get another free language, it works like Linguistics in Pathfinder. So you are missing a few languages. Everything else looks awesome though.
As soon as Iridar jumps on we can discuss starting.
A few questions for everyone:
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I have a Google doc spreadsheet that I use in several pathfinder PbP's to manage loot, which I will be glad to set up and share this weekend. I typically place a link to it in my tagline.
Roll20 is fine with me.
I woke up early (way too early) and went ahead and created the spreadsheet, which is now linked at the end of my stats. I got, um, a little carried away with the color choices. If it's too hard to read please let me know. Also, everyone is free to edit the document so feel free to play around with it.
This is the spreadsheet I use in all my campaigns, and which I use to keep track of loot in a couple more as a player. I'm glad to answer any questions. The spreadsheet looks daunting at first, but is really very straightforward. The hardest part is calculating the value of items as we claim them.
The main sheet is where we'll list loot as we find it, allocate items, and so forth. I have included two items as an example. The first, an injection glove, is not claimed by anyone, and so it's liquidated value (10%) is listed for sale and eventual inclusion in a dividend to the players. Notice that at the top right of the sheet there is a box that calculates individual dividend as "credits each". This is simply the liquidated value of all items not claimed, divided by five. The second item, freebooter armor I, makes a nice upgrade for Zam, and so I write my name under Destination. If multiple players want the same item, we can decide in the discussion thread. Conveniently, inserting a PC's name then prevents that item's sale value from being included in the credit dividend calculation. Since we're only selling the injection glove for 49 credits, the individual dividend for this sale is 9 credits each.
Each PC also has a tab where you can keep track of other things on your end. See Zam's tab for a simple example. The "TWR" tab is a way to measure how many raw credits each PC has been issued (total "dividends"), but it remains to be seen how we're going to manage our loot, exactly, so don't pay it much mind.
Questions/comments?
WoW nicely and well organized I see too. I can see how that could work well in the campaign.
Wow, that does look awesome! If everyone is up for using it, do you mind me linking it in the top of the page in the Champaign?
Very nice!
A few questions for everyone:
- Please track your bulk for your items. Starfinder makes it much easier, which is nice.
- I am going to rely on you all for tracking any group loot, but if no one wants to deal with it, I would be happy to set up something.
- We will be using Roll20 for combat and exploration. I have a plus account so we can get dynamic lighting for stuff, which hopefully will be fun. Just want to confirm everyone is ok with this
- Please join the roll20 Game I set up Link. I will get tokens all figured out for you all.
I've never used Roll20, but I'll check it out. Just as FYI, during the day, if I post anything, it'll be via my phone, so I may not be able to reference other stuff (like Roll20, the loot spreadsheet, etc.). But, in the evenings, I'll have access to my laptop, and I can probably access things a bit more easily there.
For loot, I'm really not that concerned with it. Never have been in any of my games. For me, I'm here for the story. The more granularized aspects of the rules don't matter as much in a play-by-post format. But that's just my opinion. I'll always adhere to the rules established by any GM. So, no worries.
With my plus account Roll20 will work on the phone. At least for quick reference to the battle field. I try to only use it when positioning really matters. Though I try to keep it theatre of the mind most of the time.
No worries about when/how you post. I am sure we will work it out.
I tend to try to be a bit on point with rules, but I try not to let it take away from the story. I am also a visual person so i like to provide visuals when possible. Hopefully it enhances the story.
I am mostly trying to avoid the crazy packrat who takes every item and is way over their carrying capacity.
Wow, that does look awesome! If everyone is up for using it, do you mind me linking it in the top of the page in the Champaign?
Go for it!
I love the story element of PbP for sure. But I like the loot mini game as well (within reason). I also like the visual of roll20 and maps. I think we'll quickly find a happy medium.
I notice Iridar has been active in other games, but may have missed the recruitment announcement for this one. Maybe send him a PM?
I just finished a Skull and Shackes game (offline at the table), so I love that Besmara has been upgraded to a full Core diety.
I am going to draft up the first post and we can get started!
Nex, I saw you posted a very good question about limited telepathy and how it works--I think, concerning Shirren. Did you ever decide on a houserule for it? Lashunta have the same ability.
Almost got things done... For a home Planet bonus, which language, if any, would Absalom Station give?
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Almost got things done... For a home Planet bonus, which language, if any, would Absalom Station give?
As far as I can tell you can pick any of the languages. So feel free to grab another langauge of your choice, at least any of the common ones.
Nex, I saw you posted a very good question about limited telepathy and how it works--I think, concerning Shirren. Did you ever decide on a houserule for it? Lashunta have the same ability.
I think my final determination would be that you can talk TO anyone, and you can listen to intended responses, but only if the person wants to respond. And you can "broadcast" to many users at once. About the same distance as a normal voice. But the other users cant hear eachother.
Hopefully that makes sense. I am not going to worry too much about it, just don't abuse the power.
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From what I could tell, communication with multiple people is basically like trying to talk with more than one person normally, however the receiver wouldn't be able to tell if anyone else is talking, so there's a chance that two players could talk over each other and it'd be like trying to have two conversations at once.
@Sybil - Just in case you are not aware, we have started over in the gameplay thread. I know you have not posted (or dotted) in yet, so I am not sure if you are aware.
Thanks DM Nex, did not catch that. I was waiting for it to show that there were posts in the tab, but I guess if you have not posted there yet it does not show as a reminder.
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This fight is a bit chaotic, and I typed all of this while having a screaming 4 month old on my lap. So forgive any confusion. Please ask if you need any clarification.
Happy Monday! :)
No worries you missed anyway!
So everyone, this time I included a picture of the battle field, for those not wanting to (or unable to) use Roll20. The link is safe, just a png file of the battle field. Not the smallest image in the world, but it just links to my home server.
My plan, like my other game, is to take "current map" pictures after each round, to help out those not able to roll20. That being said, when we are doing exploration, different people are going to be able to see different things, depending on light levels and vision. So I might require more roll20, but for things like this, where everything is lit really well, we can go this route.
So I see many of you on the Roll20 Link, but I am not sure who all is who.
Help me out here:
Iridar:
Sybil: Songdragon
Zam: Zam
Tylur: Neil S.
DeeV8:
Unknown users: Erik T (I believe this is DeeV8). And one person has not clicked the link. I assume that is Iridar (I know from our other game Roll20 is a bit hard for you).
Roll20 should work on phones now, since I have a plus account. I have set it up so you are able to move your token around. If you just want to view the picture, just describe where you want to move. Either with (1 left, 2 up, etc) or "I want to get to the bottom of that reverse C thing". Whatever works for me.
We will use this just for combat, and true exploration. I imagine we will need to use it for star ship combat too, since positioning matters a TON. We will learn as we go, and hopefully come up with a good practice that works for everyone.
Let me know if you have any questions.
@DeeV8 - I am not sure you are aware, since under your daily usage spoiler you have certain spells, all casters are spontaneous in Starfinder.
Meaning, you just have spell slots, (3 for you right now), and you can use those slots to cast any of your level 1 spells. No need to prepare before hand. So you can use all 3 on Magic Missile. Or decide to use another one you know.
The bonus you have is with your spell cache, you gain 1 more "slot" to use at any spell level once per day.
Also on your background you have supercharge weapon, but your spoiler has overheat. Which one did you want to take as your second spell (magic missile being the first)?
No one else is in range for Get 'Em (60ft) so that changes to Zam moving northeast to get behind the next set of cover. I'll try again next round.
@DeeV8 - I am not sure you are aware, since under your daily usage spoiler you have certain spells, all casters are spontaneous in Starfinder.
Meaning, you just have spell slots, (3 for you right now), and you can use those slots to cast any of your level 1 spells. No need to prepare before hand. So you can use all 3 on Magic Missile. Or decide to use another one you know.
The bonus you have is with your spell cache, you gain 1 more "slot" to use at any spell level once per day.
Also on your background you have supercharge weapon, but your spoiler has overheat. Which one did you want to take as your second spell (magic missile being the first)?
I hope I'm not going too much into character when casting a spell. Just wanted a little flair between Technomancer and Mystic spell casting. Let's go with Supercharge weapon since totally spaced out that I had long arms (feat) and had a pistol as a starting weapon!
My Spell Cache is another Magic Missile for the moment. Unless specified it will always be Magic Missle.
Feel free to go into as much detail as you want!
I am just saying you don't need to designate your Spell Cache to anything, you can make up what spell you want to use in the moment.
You do you, I just don't want you to feel limited at all. You have some flexibility when it comes to casting spells. You can cast ANY level 1 spell, you know, 3 times. And your spell cache can cast ANY spell you know 1 time a day. No reason to decide which ones (from what you know), till you cast them! Flexibility!
I don't see that you have joined this game. can you click this link: Link
That is me inviting you to the game. then i can add you to the control of your character.
I just wanted to chime in about Botting Sybil. It had been over 24 hours since she posted last, and I know the combat is going in your favor, so I was just going to push it along a bit.
While I don't expect everyone to post perfectly, when we are in combat once every 24 hours (give or take a 12 hours or so) is kinda what I expect. I want to keep the flow going for this game, without it staling out too much.
Let me know if you are ok with this.
Thanks all!
Apologies... I will endure to be more on top of things going forward. (During the week I have a short time in the AM and than after work (5pm pst) to post. I was trying to click on the links and it went to the start of the from Campaign page and not the map. The last link posted works fine.)
AH no worries. Sorry to jump the gun on your posting. I was mostly just excited to keep the flow going. I will likely wait longer next time.
I formatted the link poorly in previous posts. I know what I did wrong, so going forward they will look better. You can always just sign into roll20 and move your own character. I just post pictures to help people who can't get to it.
Thanks again everyone :)
Botting Zam is fine. Some days it's hard to sit down and get a post in, and I'd much rather see you bot me than worry I'm holding the game up for hours!
"Nice, Dee!" she calls, as Dee manages to daze one of the gangmembers…
“Thank you for the emotional support it is highly appreciated in our current endeavor.” The elf droid’s became stern but still managed to give Zam a playful sly wink. However miss judging her cover angle, Dee was hit in the shoulder. Shrugging it off, she hears the Lashunta’s telepathic communication.
“Perhaps a suggestion of capture?” Dee calls out for anyone to hear. Moving into cover next to Zam , the Android hopes that the cover is adequate. ”Are you able to provide for said suggestion?” Dee hoped that Zam understood what she was asking.
Looks like you meant to post in the game thread rather than the discussion thread, Ghoogler?
Yes oops thank you!
Where'd everyone go? Are we waiting for Sybil again? I haven't seen any updates today in either forum.
Correct, I was going to give her a few hours, when I am sitting on the couch after dinner I was going to get it started again.
Felt bad that I jumped the gun on her a bit too early last time. I will get it started up again soon, if she does not.
In the process of posting...
Hey DeeV8, its a small thing, but I noticed you did your culture roll but didn't get 15. Yet you knew what the spoiler was.
Its not a huge deal at all, but those Skill spoilers are a way for you to roll to get information. You are only really supposed to open it up if you beat the DC. I know you curiosity as a player can always get the better of you, but your Character should not know what is inside.
When you post you can do your dice roll, then click preview. That will show you what you got, then you can edit your post a bit to incorporate whatever roll you got. Your roll wont change, unless you add in more rolls.
I hope that makes sense. Again, this one is not a big deal, but sometimes you wont know what is inside those spoiler tags because you didn't beat the DC.