Whew. Happy to see you're still here, Saroune! Olivius was going to be one depressed boy with his magic teacher gone.
Looks like we have two Eds in the game. I'm 25 and I'm the head brewer for a Michigan microbrewery. I've been GMing since I was a tween and made the move to Pathfinder when a friend showed me the beta version back in '09. I've also run Warhammer Fantasy, Shadowrun, and Legend of the Five Rings.
Don't forget to check your PMs. You should have a link to the game thread there.
On it!
Just heard from Victoria's player, so that's everybody. We should be hearing from them soon.
Sweet! We got everybody! That's a testament to the game right there.
Asuriel, I think you should put up a character description.
aannnnnd DONE (finally). Here ya go!
Her hips, curvaceous as they are, flow outwardly creating a round and sensual form, admired by many. Her side boasts a defined and smooth indent; this, to the onlooker, seems unnatural, yet holds within it intrigue and beauty. Her stomach in turn is flat, yet with a slight ripple of abs, though it is seldom seen since she opts to keep it hidden beneath a long white chasuble and tunic decorated with red and gold threads depicting images of the sun. Above her stomach, her body again flows outwardly, less so this time, to give birth to a moderately endowed chest, which peaks just above her top creative a deep cleavage upon the flat canvas of her chest bone. On this bone she boasts the red-gold sunburst symbol, whilst round her neck she is adorned by the golden angel-ankh holy symbol, which clearly marks her as a Saranite.
Asuriel's face holds a divine beauty that cannot be described as otherworldly exotic, yet holds a homely charm reminding many an onlooker of their first maternal figure. Her head is ovular shaped, boasting defined and almost masculine cheekbones, which serve to frame her softer features. Pale and flawless skin appears ever youthful on Asuriel, though void of much variety, save for two sprinklings of pale pink, which grace her cheeks. A skinny, straight and somewhat unremarkable nose plays as the centerpiece, whilst a continually arched brow gives the impression that Asuriel is constantly amused.
Her lips are pale peach, voluptuous and full, often giving the appearance that she is pouting, when in fact she is merely resting. She has an extremely defined Cupid's bow, which arches elegantly above her lips, this shape aptly angelic in theme. Most often, though, the corners of her mouth are turned up revealing a stunning smile, straight white teeth exposed, and verging on absolute perfection. This is something that is often commented on by friend and indeed foe alike, neither having the ability to deny the blatant truth; that is, that here stands a woman with exceptional and exquisite beauty, and that to stand in her presence they should be honoured. She is also quite visibly a priestess, a fact which only serves to perpetuate the matter.
By contrast to her unrivalled beauty her eyes are a deep, dark brown, often mistaken for pure black, and offer little empathy to the onlooker. Staring into the black void of her eyes an onlooker can get lost, giving Asuriel amble time to manipulate them without their realising. This distraction is her primary attack, allowing the onlooker little in terms of defense.
Confident by nature and of Aasimar heritage, Asuriel stands, hips tilted forward like a warrior preparing for battle. Her feminine hands pressed against her curve, she eyes the opposition inquisitively. She is not known for her nativity, rather it takes time to win her trust and this shows in her somewhat intimidating default stance.
Hopefully it was worth the wait.
Just heard from Victoria's player, so that's everybody. We should be hearing from them soon.
Turns out the GM keeps flubbing his perception checks. Akisame is the one I heard from.
Still 7 out of 8, that's not bad. :)
Akisame? I thought Shanosuke had sworn off PbP. Either way is cool with me. I'd welcome him back. :)
He said he's willing to hop back in, sooooo....
@ Shanosuke: You're more than welcome to play Akisame, or create a new character if you wish.
Akisame? I thought Shanosuke had sworn off PbP.
I guess Salsa is just that good! I mean really, who doesn't enjoy a nice spicy salsa anyway?!
I'm moving us ahead, I'll work him in when he shows.
*Reads Asuriel's appearance spoiler*
Okay, so would Pavanna prefer to punch Horatio now, or after he's put on the moves? 'Cos let's face it, he's totally going to try.
Just a heads up:
I am traveling until next Thursday, meaning I'll have little ability to edit maps. If someone could move me, I'd appreciate it. :)
Just name a target and roll em. I'll take care of the rest.
I know you guys probably went over this last time, but are any of you actual residents of Sandpoint or just in town for the festival?
Asuriel has been here for a few years and I was curious if she may perhaps know anyone.
I know you guys probably went over this last time, but are any of you actual residents of Sandpoint or just in town for the festival?
Asuriel has been here for a few years and I was curious if she may perhaps know anyone.
Noro was born and raised in Sandpoint.
Her brother Lou is the cook at the rusty Dragon.
her brother has a crush on Amieko and Noro does her best to chase away other admirerers to give her brother a chance. Hence the numerous punches to Horatio
But Noro never got around to actually explaining that to Horatio, hence his continued flirting ;-)
Horatio's a proud resident of Korvosa, actually, having travelled all the way to Sandpoint to secure an audition at the Theater - since he has a high opinion of himself that he hasn't actually earned yet. He's only here for as long as it takes to build up his reputation, and then he's out. Or that's the plan, anyway. ;-)
He's been in town for a few weeks, performing in various places - mostly the Rusty Dragon. So it's possible Asuriel would have seen him around the place.
Ah, ok got it. The Horatio punches are making sense now. Ameiko is quite the looker!
Asuriel, priestess of Sarenrae, wondered into town about four and a half years ago. She is can usually be found around Father Zantus, lending a helping hand whatever one is needed. Being as Noro isn't the religious type, I would assume they most likely may not be acquainted.
I'm still flushing out the nitty on my background, I'll have that completed soon.
As side note, Asuriel is Aasmiar and therefore extremely beautiful, however she is of the Scion of Humanity and passes for human without the need for using a disguise. As such, it would not be readily known that she would be Aasimar to anyone.
Except perhaps Pavanna might have some sort of hunch or feeling of her celestial presence, I'll leave that up to her. :) Hopefully she doesn't try to test the theory out by throwing acid on Asuriel to see if she has resistance.
So it's possible Asuriel would have seen him around the place.
Well, likely the reverse :D
Sorry Horatio, but some goblins have been occupying her time instead of explaining that fact. also she really does not want her brother to know she does this stuff.
It's kind of hard to miss the ridiculously good-looking man with a tendency to stand on tables and play tunes that sound suspiciously similar to Korpiklaani songs on a violin. He'd be wounded if Asuriel hadn't taken notice of him. ;-)
Oh, darn. In that case, I see many more punches in Horatio's future...
Well he is attractive, I'm sure she's spotted you around. Likely it was getting punched.
Speaking of, I'm off to bed, try not to beat up on him too much before he can sing some songs Noro.
Good day everyone. I must say I was surprised to see a GM return. That's a first for me. I decided to give it another go even if this is the only game I will be playing.
Nice to see some old faces and a few new ones.
Sorry I didn't post sooner I was running a RL game on roll20.
So Salsa, how would you like me to get in on this?
I think we're playing up the punching a bit much. That was one time. One time. :P
Heeeeeeey, good to see you back, Aki! :D
Hey, Akisame! Good to see you!
Also, sorry for getting your name wrong, Saroune. It was late and my brain had a moment of stupid.
Olivius is a recently de-employed caravan guard who's in town every month or two. In his off time he's usually at the Rusty Dragon. He may or may not know of Asuriel. You can decide. :)
Indeed it is — welcome back, Akisame!
And, erk! Seeing Cyrillic lettering made me assume Asuriel’s ‘Infernal’ to be Russian, and that’s what I used to reply, but Google Translate says the original remark was Mongolian.
Perhaps they’re speaking different dialects of Infernal? Or should we consolidate on a single ‘translated’ language?
I saw Cyrillic and thought russian too, but I'm learning Russian and recognized the that spelling didn't match. Good to know that's Mongolian. :)
PS: the only reason I'm awake is that I'm on my way to a series of two flights across the country. It's currently 3:48 am here. Do not expect me to regularly post at this time. ;)
I think consolidating languages is a good idea. On that note, I have no idea what to use for Horatio's bonus languages, Varisian and Shoanti. (I'm going to need to keep a lot of notes, since Horatio's going to be maxing out Linguistics... being able to actually talk to things is good!)
Erk. That doesn't sound fun, Gideon. :/
Eh, at least I have Australian friends who are awake to keep me company!
I recomend consolidating to Russian, that way I can practise reading it. :)
For Shoanti I think something Germanic. Finnish?
For Varisian? I don't know. English is the great melting pot language. Maybe Aramaic?
I've always thought of Infernal as Latin (so I'll need to remember that it's different in this game), and Skald is definitely Icelandic. Hmm, I'm not entirely sold on Finnish for Shoanti... Maybe German? It's a bit rougher, while Finnish is more flowy. Varisian is trickier, though. :/
I've never heard the two side by side, so you know more than me. :)
For Varisian, any language that bears lots of different influences would work. Turkish?
I'm not a linguist, but I listen to a lot of European heavy metal :P German definitely sounds rougher and harsher to me than Finnish, which sounds lighter, faster and flowier. Swedish is somewhere in the middle. (And hot damn, hearing Falconer's songs in Swedish is bloody beautiful.)
Turkish... might work.
(I'm also thinking Latin for Thassilonian. I guess it's an easy fit.)
That works, but Saroune, our Thassalonian specialist, really should have a say there. :)
As the other resident Thassilonian-speaker, Pavanna seconds the motion for Latin. ;-) It’s old and dead, which fits, but familiar enough that we won’t have to go too crazy about things.
I have no objection to German = Shoanti or Turkish = Varisian, but then again, they aren’t languages I’ll have to deal with in playing Pavanna. :D
For that matter, does anyone object to Welsh for Elven? And what do we do for Goblin — Hmong? :D
Absolutely she should. Likewise, I'll stick to whatever the planetouched decide on for Infernal.
Horatio will be picking up a new language at every level, so that'll be a lot of notes to keep track of. Goblin's next, Draconic and Thassilonian will be in there at some point, and so will Giant. I don't want to metagame too much beyond those (which I remember from when I read the AP ages ago), but picking up ALL the languages will happen. I've got the skill points for it. ;-)
EDIT: No objections to Welsh for Elven. I used Irish for Sylvan in Salsa's other game. And oh man, Hmong would be fun for Goblin. :D
Olivius has Goblin and Giant both. I'll have to check and see if Hmong is on Google Translate's list...
yog li ntawd nws yog! = So it is!
Giant = ? Something slow and rough. Maybe another Germanic?
Giant is tricky, given the wide range of giants. A stone giant and a cloud giant would definitely not speak in the same manner. I'd say Swedish, but I've always thought of that for Dwarven (speaking of - Thirzin! What would you use for Dwarven?)
Maybe Russian for Giant...? *rubs chin*
Maybe. I'll think on it. Russian might already be taken, depending on what our planetouched decide.
Duh, I forgot all about that. *facepalm* Blergh, my brain isn't working properly today.
OK sorry if I am late on this but I picture Varisian akin to Vistani in Ravenloft. think Romanian gypsy fortune teller from old Dracula novel
Also Noro's father is Tien so that will be either Japanese or Chinese (probably Japanese) Noro will eventually learn that language as she has been exposed to it enough (Amieko is also Tien and her brother Lou speaks Tien over Varisian)
... now that you've mentioned it, and I've had a brief play in Google Translate, Romanian = Varisian actually seems pretty perfect to me.
Japanese or Chinese both sound good for Tien, but I don't have much input on that.
After a while to think about it (at work, bleh) and taking another look at the suggestions, here’s a revised list of suggested language stand-ins:
Thassilonian -- Hebrew
Celestial -- Greek
Draconic -- Vietnamese
Dwarven -- German
Infernal -- Russian
Giant -- Italian
Elven -- Polish
Skald -- Icelandic
Goblin -- Khmer
Varisian -- Romanian
Shoanti -- Yiddish
Tien -- Japanese
In the last gameplay thread, GM-Salsa used Japanese for Tien, but Noro/Lou went with Chinese.
I can live with those choices! Yiddish isn't something I'd have ever considered for Shoanti, but I suppose it works well.
I picked Yiddish partly because of its harshness and partly because its alphabet looks so close to (derived from?) Hebrew. Since Shoanti is arguably the ‘purest’ descendant-dialect from Thassilonian....
Polish as Elven is a straightforward play off of the two both having reputations for being tongue-twisting and maddening for non-native speakers. :D Similarly, Vietnamese and Draconic, with the added bonus that Vietnamese is, IIRC, something of a ‘tonal’ language, adding another layer of complexity and subtlety.
Most of the others I chose primarily based on their distinctive alphabets, so we’ll be able to tell them apart at a glance.
Italian as Giant is the only one I hold serious reservations about. I was tempted to go with Bengali or another Indian language, but who knows: we could end up with a character conversant in Vudran at some point, if only because it seems Horatio wants to ‘catch ’em all’. :D
Holy smokes! A language discussion explosion.
I wanted to use Cyrillic for Infernal, so I just picked one. I have no problem changing it to Russian, I should have asked you since you've already been in the game.
Pavanna,my darling, you get better and better each day ;-) And yep, someone has to speak a lot of languages, and it may as well be the party face :D
All those decisions make a lot more sense now. I particularly like Greek for Celestial.
Cool, I'll be putting this in the Campaign info tab. Just a few notes. Ameiko was speaking Minkai which is Golarion's Japan. I think Chinese would be a better fit for Tien, but that's just me. I normally use Norwegian for Skald, but Icelandic works as well. So if no one has any objections, this is the the list.
Thassilonian -- Hebrew
Celestial -- Greek
Draconic -- Vietnamese
Dwarven -- German
Infernal -- Russian
Giant -- Italian
Elven -- Polish
Skald -- Icelandic
Goblin -- Khmer
Varisian -- Romanian
Shoanti -- Yiddish
Tien -- Chinese
Minkaian -- Japanese
No objections here. Italian for Giants seems odd; perhaps something that seems a little less lilting, like a Scandinavian language. I'm thinking Norwegian or Danish.
As for Elven, Google Translate has an option for Gaelic, which strikes me as difficult to pronounce and being "naturey".
At this point, I'm just splitting hairs though. :)