thanks buddy, keep up the good work.
So, here we go:
Halflings don't have a name for themselves beyond 'halflings' unless they're "taking back" a derogatory term.
I actually dislike halflings in Golarion because they have a "mystery" origin that isn't revealed even in the omniscient meta-text. It's plain that Shoanti and Varisians are the slave castes of the Azlanti from Thassilon, and that the Chelish are directly related to the Azlanti. Orcs and Dwarves are from the darklands and Elves are space colonists. However, halflings are just there. Their language is just pidgin human language-- which is funny that you'd use Albanian, which uses Latin as a base, because Halfling uses Azlanti as a base, and Latin and Azlanti are both ancient dead languages.
If you're from Cheliax and you want to take a kind of open-ness about taking back your derogatory term you can call yourself a slip. If Django Unchained was Frodo Unchained, Samuel L Jackson would've been confused about a "slip sleepin' in the big house" and the townsfolk "woulda never seen a slip on a horse before", for example.
But "hin" or "hobbit" are fine words for them. You're doing better than the golarion explanation of halflings, which is that they're just little copy-cat humans made to be slaves.
In other news, I'm ferret sitting this week for two other ferrets so my house is just full of tube-cat. How's everybody else?
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You may have one or two tiny errors in your deeper lore.
The elves are not 'space colonists'. We stepped off planet for a short vaca and found the place had been trashed when we returned.
All the races, except for halflings, can be easily accounted for by the phrase "A wizard did it." We normal elves blame the drow as they are not very good at magic and are really wicked and evil and tanned.
Halflings were created by a dragon mage. He was looking for a sentient being in a snack size. Aside from hairy feet, by all accounts he succeeded and dragons ever since have been appreciative, especially those who are watching their figure.
You may have one or two tiny errors in your deeper lore.
The elves are not 'space colonists'. We stepped off planet for a short vaca and found the place had been trashed when we returned.
If you wanna do this, let's do this!
What you said isn't entirely untrue:
Just before the fall of the Starstone that darkened Golarion’s skies and brought about an age of suffering, most of Golarion’s elves fled through portals to the mysterious realm of Sovyrian, only to return millennia later when the demon Treerazer
attempted to corrupt the portal system the elves had used to evacuate.
but:
While even the greatest historians can’t say for certain whether the elves evolved on Sovyrian and then immigrated to Golarion or vice versa, the elves’ physical similarities to the lashunta— tall, idealized humanoids with sharp minds and a propensity for magic—make a compelling case for the fair folk being natives of the Green Planet. This idea is naturally popular with those elves who reside on Castrovel, most of whom find the notion that their race might have arisen on the comparatively barbaric world of Golarion highly insulting.
Their homeworld is another planet named Castrovel, which has a continent named Soyvirian on it, which is connected to Golarion through gates that connect all of the planets that have been around since before elves existed. The elves jacked this technology and said "This is an elf gate now" and so it is.
All the races, except for halflings, can be easily accounted for by the phrase "A wizard did it."
Except for dwarves, elves, halflings, orcs, and gnomes. Dwarves and orcs lived in the darklands, and dwarves pushed orcs to the surface on their Quest for Sky-- the orcs were super rampant across the world during the Age of Darkness as a result. Gnomes are from the first world, yippee! and halflings are just there.
Humans? Yeah, sadly. The azlanti were tribal and the aboleths rolled up and were like "Sup, want some magic?" and they were like "unga bunga" and the aboleths gave them magic, which made them into a real race and then they made the aboleths mad by not being constrained by monster class char gen rules so the aboleths dropped a meteor on them, but not before they made a bunch of different kinds of human to best carry out their slave caste tasks. So yeah-- [an aboleth] wizard did it.
Halflings being a dragon snack? As supported as anything else in the lore. They're really just there.
btw, the second bethany is most likely Hannah
Poor Bethany. Drunk, walking around with a head wound and can't remember where she parked her cart.
Getting a lot of Luna Lovegood feelings coming off of Tinuviel after that. :)
sorry for lack of posting today. I am prepping the festival post which is big and complicated. I will get a little more inn first with this group. (the other group has all retired for the evening).
PS: I put a new map of Sandpoint in the Campaign Notes tab which should be zoomable and easier to read.
Here are the keyed areas you have visited so far:
1: The Cathedral
3: The White Deer - crowded inn
35: The Market Square - crowded with vendors for festival today
37: The Rusty Dragon
38: The Goblin Squash Stables - proprietor D. Hosk
If you want to walk by a place or just go explore, or find a specific place, like Sandpoint Savories, then just let me know and I'll describe as best I can (which is probably not well at all...)
Nat 1 on a test of strength. Strength character. Described as a big buff dude who's thick as a tree.
There are no heavier sighs.
If Murphy were a god in Golarion, every single one of my characters would worship him.
In this case at least, it's not a matter of brute strength, but targeted and skilled. Like the difference between hitting a baseball far (skilled) and knocking down a door (brute). No one said you didn't swing with strength, it was just mis guided.
Posting will be limited as I'm on my iPad and my inlaws don't have wifi continue on I'll be completely off tomorrow
I gave my inlaws wifi last year for christmas (with an ipad). :) Win!
In this case at least, it's not a matter of brute strength, but targeted and skilled. Like the difference between hitting a baseball far (skilled) and knocking down a door (brute). No one said you didn't swing with strength, it was just mis guided.
I really prefer how you flavored it to the mental image in my head. It definitely made me more okay with the outcome-- yeah, that's Smoke. If a girl breathes in his vicinity he's likely looking.
And dice are.. swingy.
Sorry for my lack of posting-- had to figure out what I wanted to say to the Sheriff, exactly, _and_ I found time to get sick as well.
eeek, hope you are feeling better. If you need to be admitted, I know some hospitals that could use the volume...
Will get the festival up if my phone ever stops ringing.
I'm doing alright. My girlfriend gave me a cookie that looked suspicious, but I'm going to have to go with the 'I was babysitting a ferret that had a bacterial problem' for why I have the stomach flu.
Getting better. Wondering how Ameiko is going to like the butterfly doll. Wondering if the Sheriff is going to laugh in my face. Smoke's got a tough life.
ferrets with bacterial problems will get you every time.
RE: Smoke - I can tell you one of those things will happen and the other one won't, I just can't tell you which is which...
***Other stuff deleted*** In other news, I'm ferret sitting this week for two other ferrets so my house is just full of tube-cat. How's everybody else?
Ferrets FTW! I am the proud big shiny toy of a pair of fuzzy tube-rats myself. Sorry for interrupting again, but my first alias on paizo.com was Full Metal Ferret for a reason. :)
BTW for DM Doc Evil; I'm not reading the Group B Game Play stuff. I don't want to spoilers for the Group A Game Play. However I did want to catch up on what scurrilous rumors these Group B louts were spreading about the 'A' Team...
Aziza, so far, they are just a few minutes behind Group A, mainly since they started later. I just posted the Great Wall of Text for the festival speeches a few seconds ago. I don't think you'll gain any secrets by reading their gameplay at this point, though it does differ from yours in various details.
Now get your cute little nose, out of here...
A Note on Combat
Getting ready for first fight (also my first as GM). I plan to run combat like this:
1. I'll make initiative rolls for all of you and opponents and post order which we'll follow down the line.
2. We will post in a loose approximation of that order, but not strictly. If you post first, you may have to retcon based on who or what is ahead of you, but post away.
3. If it's been 24 hrs (less if popular demand decrees), I will DM-PC your actions trying to act as I would (or as you would once I know your style)in your stead. Sorry if that screws up your plan, but we can't wait on you all day, princess. I'll try to throw some gentle reminders out.
4. If you cast, fire or use some fancy special ability or item please link or spoiler the reference so we can all easily see what it does.
5. If you are the victim of a "condition" like dazzled, please post it at the beginning of your action so we keep track
6. Please label the round in which you are acting with BOLD like this Round 1 - Move Action: run like hell Standard Action: cry like a baby.
7. Please, please be as cinematic in description as you can/want to be. It's more fun than just reading die rolls.
8. I think visual representation of the combat is critical to understanding it, so will use maps and tokens whenever possible. Please use lines to indicate planned movement until your initiatve turn comes up.
9. You may see map areas your PC wouldn't know about or things they wouldn't or can't see. Please use appropriate IC behavior when possible
10. Have fun, and be safe. I promise not to kill ALL of you in the first fight.
Thoughts:
1. I think we don't have edit access, so we can't move our own tokens
2. I am overwhelmed with a feeling of dread watching you place angry tokens down...
I'm sure we'll all be okay.
see if that didn't free up your edit ability
changing the view to 100% or even 200% makes them a lot easier to move the way you want.
sorry if this is bush league, it's my first time...
see if that didn't free up your edit ability
changing the view to 100% or even 200% makes them a lot easier to move the way you want.
sorry if this is bush league, it's my first time...
It's all good. I can move mah dude fine now! Yeah!
I got to thinking about my shield being on my back. I know there is a Light Quick Draw Shield that would allow me to attach my shield as a Swift action. I would never be able to use it 2-handed, therefore losing out on a point of damage, though I'm not sure if we decided I could do 2 handed damage with my shield or not. If I can't I'll make the switch after the battle to a light quick draw shield and we won't have to worry about the draw any more.
d'oh my apologies. I had a little one climbing all over me this morning while I was looking over the posts and didn't realize Cadas hadn't gone. My apologies. I'll make sure I wait my turn for round 3.
Though I will confess, the fact that we are posting so much OOC in the gameplay is throwing me off a bit when I'm checking. After the initial initiative order post for round 1 post, Cadas posted a purely ooc comment in the gameplay and while I was checking this morning to see if everyone had posted, I saw her post and over-eagerly posted round 2.
So in the future it would be helpful if we could keep the IC and OOC chatter a bit separated for me.
Mea culpa as well, I saw that I was supposed to go after Robin, so when Robin posted I went. I will essay an actual line showing movement when Boo moves next.
And as far as Robin goes, I so need to play a bard. Sarcasm as a debuff? That is too cool for words. And to actually have a ditty to go with that, that was awesome!
Like usual, hopping the queue before reading the discussion thread. Like a boss!
Let me know if it's more helpful or unhelpful if I do. I can see bonuses and maluses to waiting for you to post their action or taking my action so you can lump all of the enemies actions together in one post. :x
Well Rogar, at first I felt bad but when I went and looked my only posts in the game thread were in direct response to the DM, and clearly ooc. I did not mean to throw you but if he posts that type of stuff in the game play thread that sets the standard in my opinion.
Gang --
I have no issues with posting out of sequence, especially if your RL obligations limit your access. Cadas should've and did go first in game sequence, and Rogar might have had (or wished) to re-do his action as a result, but in PbP combat, it can't be helped sometimes. I'll try to straighten out the order in the summary posts and I'll flag you if your actions don't make sense in relative terms.
I will post pure OOC messages (and expect responses) in the Gameplay thread if they are warranted by context. Some don't read the Discussion threads regularly.
Should have less OOC posts as we get through the mechanics. Sorry for the confusion.
PS: put link to Battlemap at top of page description for easy access.
Cadas, I didn't want you to feel bad and I hope you don't think I was sniping at you. And I certainly didn't think you or anyone else was throwing me under the bus or that I was throwing anyone under the bus.
It's just I'm not used to the level of pure ooc posts in a gameplay thread. It's certainly something I can work on, but I wanted to point out that at times it can make things confusing.
I have no issue with you talking to the DM in the game play thread and I understand you're responding in the same area to ensure messages don't get crossed. Maybe implementing spoiler tags would be better, and as I said, it was my fault I jumped the gun and I'm going to work more on making double sure it is my turn to post before I add to a thread.
:D
Cadas, I didn't want you to feel bad and I hope you don't think I was sniping at you. And I certainly didn't think you or anyone else was throwing me under the bus or that I was throwing anyone under the bus.
It's just I'm not used to the level of pure ooc posts in a gameplay thread. It's certainly something I can work on, but I wanted to point out that at times it can make things confusing.
I have no issue with you talking to the DM in the game play thread and I understand you're responding in the same area to ensure messages don't get crossed. Maybe implementing spoiler tags would be better, and as I said, it was my fault I jumped the gun and I'm going to work more on making double sure it is my turn to post before I add to a thread.
:D
We good. Just don't want you to miss out on all the Bless goodness. Appears that you need it. :P
Our dice are just not hot at all. Just keep buffing us. Forever.
Dear Diary,
Today I learned these dice don't go past 8.
Robin, keep attacking them in the dice. It's where everyone in this game is weakest!
Robin, keep attacking them in the dice. It's where everyone in this game is weakest!
Dice so far, after surprise round:
Tinuviel - 2Rogar - 8
Smoke - 2
Goblins - 9, 3
Tinuviel - 19, 3
Rogar - 2
Cadas - 1
Smoke - 6
Goblin - 5, 12, 9, 15
Cadas - 9
Rogar - 2
Smoke - 5
Avg die roll - 6.5
I rest my case.
Tell Cadas we need a sacrifice to appease the gods of randomness. I'm thinking a certain short pie throwing individual might be just what the doctor ordered.
Tell Cadas we need a sacrifice to appease the gods of randomness. I'm thinking a certain short pie throwing individual might be just what the doctor ordered.
I set down one of my D20s and threatened it in front of the random number generator, but I don't think it worked.
I think the White Goblin provoked.
Rogar, White "withdrew" which does not provoke AoO.
Withdrawing from melee combat is a full-round action. When you withdraw, you can move up to double your speed. The square you start out in is not considered threatened by any opponent you can see, and therefore visible enemies do not get attacks of opportunity against you when you move from that square. Invisible enemies still get attacks of opportunity against you, and you can't withdraw from combat if you're blinded. You can't take a 5-foot step during the same round in which you withdraw.
If, during the process of withdrawing, you move out of a threatened square (other than the one you started in), enemies get attacks of opportunity as normal.
You may not withdraw using a form of movement for which you don't have a listed speed.
Note that despite the name of this action, you don't actually have to leave combat entirely.
Sorry if that wasn't clear. No attack action as a result. He went around to the steps and mounted the elevated stage.
I meant to OOC note that, but got distracted by dinner on the table and failed it.
Also, I must profusely apologize for the number of typos and grammar errors. I was re-reading some early posts and was struck by the number of errors, especially since I try to read and re-read before posting. I do know the difference between series and serious for example.
I do confess, I get the fever sometimes, and the the posts just come flying out. Perhaps you can tell which is which?
I asked in the other game: What can I do to improve combat or gameplay for you? It is my first pbp and I'm still learning. I am open to constructive criticism, so help improve your game by sharing some. {Besides, burning the die roller...}
I'm having fun so far. Roleplay is character driven and you have done an excellent job of delineating the npc's. The other players have been amazing at playing their characters.
No worries. Not sure if you can delete a post or not, but feel free. to remove that one.
Can't delete the post, but we'll erase it from our collective consciousness.
Still waiting on Cadas for end of round. I am assuming she'll attack Blue.
Rogar, if you want to post your next round action, we can move along, espeically if you plan to pursue White.
19 a total roll of 19 dear sweet Torag, let it be a hit!