I think we mainly need the "Face" and maybe a "Healer". But if 1 person can cover that role then either a another combat character, a Bard or a stealthy character. I could always try to start putting a few ranks into Diplomacy at level 2 and attempt to take on the "Face" role, but that isn't what Rona was desgined for really.
I agree with Baolus, at the way it is at the moment I am starting to lose interest, but want to keep going because I feel this campaign has a lot of potential.
I vote for a face, a rogue and a healer, with either the rogue or the healer taking the job of the face. I'm not sure another combatant is required since Baolus and Rona are already heavy combat focused, both in melee and ranged combat and if Phaedra fully commits to this game we'll also have another melee combatant.
About any special requirements, I think it would be nice to take PC that are interested in the interaction between us. I'm saying this because Ihon is like a social crazy dude that is more lost in his thoughts than on the present situation, LOL! I have absolutely no problems with that since it makes his PC interesting but one such PC is enough!
I agree completely, at the moment whenever Ihon replies, Rona is struggling to come up with an answer. The interaction between the party so far is what is making this game so good for me, just a shame about the pace.
So it sounds like we're going with something divine and a skill-based character. And I'll let people know that social skills are important and that we are heavily interested in the party dynamics.
I'll try to get a recruitment post up later today and will leave it open for a week or until we find our two fill ins.
Haven't had site access on a PC (instead of just a phone) so that has delayed the post. That problem should be resolved by tomorrow and I'll throw up a recruitment thread and link it here.
Technical issues resolved and post made!
We've got a few applicants so far. Feel free to look through the recruitment thread and let me know, either here or via PM, if you see anyone that stands out to you as a great fit!
I quite like the Kitsune Rogue, she has both the skills we require and is a "Face" for the group. Plus I feel the character would fit in with our misfit group quite well.
My only problem with the Kitsune is that she could never reveal her backstory to Baolus... if she does, he would put her in a pair of manacles and send her back to her former master or to the jail...
I have purposefully avoided reading any backstory so that if she does get selected then I won't know everything about her or cause any friction. From what you have said though I would have the same problem being part of the city police force.
Ignoring that downside, everything else I have seen about her seems cool. But I shall now look into the other characters and see if any others fit. Hopefully a few more people shall put their characters forward.
I'm really hoping for the guy with the Asmodean Priest idea... if he ever present something! I just posted there to bump it!
~ The Gnomish character I can see working well too, it has the skills, a bit of "Face" ability and can heal. So pretty much all 3 things we were looking for.
~ The Dhampir I am a bit unsure on, especially as any Positive Energy would hurt it instead of heal it, which means it would be more difficult to heal the whole group. Other than that, it seems interesting.
Just about to introduce myself too, I have to say I am intrigued as to what the Asmodian will produce.
And...back! I'll take a look at the applicants and let you know!
Hey guys, I hope you don't mind but I just put another post in the Gameplay thread, see if we can get some Roleplay done whilst waiting for our new members. It could even give the new members a good way to introduce themselves into the group.
Don't mind at all. I won't be moving the plot forward out of the trading post until we have our last two members (it seems like a good place to join up) but RP is always encouraged.
Send me any final thoughts any of you have and I'm going to have a decision issued by either tonight or tomorrow morning.
My vote goes to Archibald Brimstone and Idroval Silvess.
So, in hearing out all of the opinions we've got a clear majority vote for Andre. For the skill-based character I'm going to hold recruitment open through Friday, but I'll get us going in game as soon as Andre has checked in just to keep things moving.
Andre, once you pop in, you are giving a letter and ordered to join the group at the trading post. So feel free to jump into the gameplay thread and introduce yourself!
Right, welcome Andre! Now, another question... what will we do regarding Phaedra? I think she abandoned us, since looking at her profile she has been posting on another threads and have not shown up here in a month...
I think that once we get our 'skills' guy, we can work fine with just five of us but if you guys think we need six, we could try to get another one...
Hello Andre, I hope you enjoy travelling with this unique group.
We started off as 6 players, which to me (as a GM of a homebrew myself) I take to mean it was written for 6. So I think we should try to find 1 other person, to bring it up to 6 again.
It is pretty easy to adjust to 5 or 6, but I think Phaedra is likely to still be with us. Now that we're reconvening, let's take it from here and once we get a skill character see how it runs.
Hello all! Thank you so much for including me and Andre in this venture!!
I apologize for the delay in getting this post up; I've had an unusually busy week and since this game's not on my "My Campaigns" page yet, I honestly completely forgot I should be tracking the recruitment thread. I will get a proper profile up and post in Gameplay ASAP (which will probably be tomorrow night, since I need to go to bed shortly and am applying for a job and doing a job tomorrow...).
Thanks again!
No worries, things to be a bit slow at the moment. Hopefully that will turn around shortly though.
Good luck on the job front.
Good luck with the job application and glad to see you! Once you get into the gameplay thread, we'll get you guys moving ever closer to the illusive forest.
Thanks for the good wishes. Here's Andre ready to go...I'll go ahead and stride into the way-station, shall I? :)
Aaaand we're officially in! Morvius, I just realized; you never mentioned in recruitment whether you'd like me to observe the penalties/bonuses for being middle-aged. Happy to do so if you'd like, it just might mean re-jiggering Andre's stats slightly so they come out more or less the same as they are now.
Nope, I don't care what age you are, but we're not using age-based stat adjustments for this game.
Great. Character should be all set then.
For those that haven't, send me any final recommendations for a skill-based character. I don't want to leave anyone out, but need to make a decision shortly.
Hello! Thank you for the opportunity.
Feel free to post in the Gameplay thread when you are ready. Just like Andre you are sent to join the group at the trading post.
Welcome!
Welcome, Sazu!
Currently at work, but will post when I get home.
Greetings, I hope that we will all enjoy this game together and things will pick up again.
I will say this quick, I live in England so my time zone is GMT : 0, so if it seems like I don't respond straight away that could be why.
Also, Andre and Sazu, if either of your characters have been to Westcrown you would have heard of an Elven Night Dottari that cannot be bribed and always upholds the law, that would be me.
Hey all, just wanted your opinion on something. I have been looking at how Rona will advance through the levels and I feel that Battle Herald would be a good fit for him, especially as I have gone down the Tactician line of Fighter. However that means taking at least 1 level of Bard ... now we currently have Sazu who is a Bard and Phaedra who is a half Bard.
Do you think it would be worth it for the Prestige, or should I stick solely to Fighter? I ask as we are in a group together so my decision will affect everyone.
First, the only class you absolutely have to have to be a Battle Herald is Cavalier. If you wanted to go that route, I'd recommend going Cavalier 1/Exemplar 3/Fighter 1. It's not my favorite Battle Herald build but it's the only one where having a level of Fighter isn't a complete waste.
But with that said, Rona has a Charisma of 10. It'd be kind of a waste to go that way. We have a bard, which means that the Inspire Courage wouldn't stack anyway, and he'll already have Tactician. So there's really no benefit to splitting levels with classes that get at least something out of Charisma when you don't have any *and* wasting the other big class feature on something that doesn't stack with your allies.
I'd say stick with Fighter.
Thanks for the input Ihon, one thing to note though is neither of the Bards have Inspired Courage. They both lose it for something else.
Well, Phaedra isn't a bard. ;)
But you're right! Sazu is an Archivist! That actually makes me quite sad, but it does mean that going Exemplar wouldn't be a waste. Also, while Examplar gets a benefit from having some Charisma, having none doesn't completely screw you over (like it would a bard). At least it's not negative.
I'd still suggest staying Fighter, but if you really want to go Battle Herald, I'd go through Exemplar to get there. It keeps you as a good front-liner.
I think I will just go through Fighter. Obviously as the Tactician, I had planned for him to be giving tactical advise on how to defeat enemies, but it would be too much of a mix-matched character. Especially as I would still need to go through Cavalier, which puts my 1st level at a waste. Oh well, thanks for the information and input Ihon.
On the note of diplomacy, we have two characters currently that have the skill and Phaedra will be *very* good at it next level (with versatile performance). I'm not sure we need everyone in the party all good at the same skill.
That does seem to be true, though I'm not planning to invest in it particularly strongly past this initial rank. If I had one more skill rank it'd be going into Intimidate...
I'm going to be in tech for a show I'm stage managing over the next two days. I should have a chance to post once a day or so on my breaks, but please feel free to bot/ignore me if we need to move along for any reason!
Oh dear, it seems my gear section didn't get saved the last time I edited it. Sigh, I'll just add it back on when we're in town.
You are welcome to update it now. Unless you are buying something outlandish, I certainly don't mind.
I'll just add some basics then. Nothing too specialized until we return to town.
Right, our group has 6 PCs, with 4 spellcasters. Of those four, 3 actually needs 8 hours of sleep (Ihon, Phaedra and Sazu). Fortunately we have an elf that, according to the book Elves of Galarion, only needs 4 hours of sleep and, according to pfsrd, a PC only actually needs 6 hours of sleep (less than that requires fortitude to avoid become fatigued)... so my suggestions are:
1st watch - Andre
2nd watch - Baolus
3rd and 4th watch - Rona
Each watch is 2 hours. This way, Ihon, Phaedra and Sazu can sleep their whole 8 hours, Andra and Baolus can sleep 6 hours and Rona only 4 (but he is an elf so it is ok). Once they are all awake, our spellcasters can spend an hour preparing their spells.
If it is possible, Ihon could 'lend' his familiar to enhance Andre's perception.
Or we could do the traditional 3 watches (totaling to 6 hours). Is there any reason to sleep the extra 2 hours other than its nice?
Because the Wizard needs 8 hours of sleep to be able to prepare his spells and so do you! LOL
Here, from the d20pfsrd
"To prepare his daily spells, a wizard must first sleep for 8 hours."
"Each day, sorcerers and bards must focus their minds on the task of casting their spells. A sorcerer or bard needs 8 hours of rest (just like a wizard), after which she spends 15 minutes concentrating."
Huh, I always thought it was only 6 hours. How did that happen? Must've been a house rule I was under or something.