GM Brayden's PFS First Steps: "In Service to Lore" (Group 2)

Game Master Brayden Green

Another note: Bander is kind of rough around the edges...kind of like an Army Drill Sergeant in my head. I hope I don't offend anyone with his language. I will keep it PG-13. Please let me know if anything ever bothers you.

EDIT: Yayoo..i'm the first to reach the second page ;)
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Another note: Bander is kind of rough around the edges...kind of like an Army Drill Sergeant in my head. I hope I don't offend anyone with his language. I will keep it PG-13. Please let me know if anything ever bothers you.

EDIT: Yayoo..i'm the first to reach the second page ;)
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I'm not offended with language. I think keep F words, S words and substitute wench for "rhymes with witch" and we should be fine.

I'd like to keep it a little lighter content for anyone that may be following this thread, just in case. If he needs to say something offensive, I'm sure you can edit it (%$#@$), and we will get the jist of what is going on anyways.

Sorry...because I hadn't posted in the Gameplay thread yet it didn't prompt me that there were updates. I'll start catching up straightaway!

no problem.

On the issue of "Party Leader" I have no issues with anyone taking the lead. Bander isn't ever going to volunteer to lead anything unless the rest of you are so screwing things up he absolutely has to. And even then he might just make a rude comment and walk away ;o)
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I vote for the cabs...might as well get the job done faster. Though if this is like a normal game it will definately not be that easy. :)
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Brayden - I included a perception roll for my cat familiar. Not sure how you want to handle things like that. My thought is that while we can not talk yet at this level I do have empathic link and thus if the cat senses danger (to itself or probably it's master) Bander would at least get a sense of that. But I will follow however you as the GM want to handle it.
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Chrystrom - it is appropriate to roll a perception for the cat. It definitely can notify you of danger, and it is a smart thing! So it can be very helpful to you in those regards.

Well I am off to work for the morning. Hopefully I'll be able to check in a lunch time and we will have an update ;) Can't wait to see what evil this cab driver has in store for us. :)
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I'm off to a day-long meeting...it will be about as exciting as watching a rock. As an added bonus I will be in the far corner of the building and will have spotty wifi at best.

If I do post it will be via my phone...so forgive me if I'm not my normally verbose self! ;-)

sounds good. Last night was date night with the wife. We watched Avengers. It was oh so good. We'll be picking up quite a bit of the action today.

If anyone has knowledge (local) it might be helpful to get a roll or two. Not sure how the GM handles knowledge rolls but they rarely hurt :)

Oh also rereading our assigned task it is not that we must get it all done in "one day" but just "as soon as possible". It might have been a good idea to have spent some time in the Lodge doing a bit of research or asking a few questions...too late now but something we can maybe do in the future to help ourselves with some info.
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Just getting home from work. I will get a post up in the next hour.
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We'll resume from inside the house tomorrow morning. (though I might post later tonight if and when it inevitably ends up that I can't sleep.)

Just a thought, and I can suggest this surreptitiously in character if need be, but one of Ahzrin's daily extracts is Disguise Self. It might be fun to disguise as Auntie Baltwin, head upstairs to where some of the sick kids are, and potentially scope things out.

It just amuses me as a player to imagine this condescending half-orc disguised as a (by some accounts) kindly old matron, trying to scour for information.

Just a thought, and I can suggest this surreptitiously in character if need be, but one of Ahzrin's daily extracts is Disguise Self. It might be fun to disguise as Auntie Baltwin, head upstairs to where some of the sick kids are, and potentially scope things out.

It just amuses me as a player to imagine this condescending half-orc disguised as a (by some accounts) kindly old matron, trying to scour for information.

Good idea, but this might not be the ideal situation to employ it, unless you are a fantastic actor :)

For example, she uses a cane, you don't have one, she's hunched over, even shrinking a foot, you'd be a foot taller than her, etc etc. Not saying it is impossible, just saying that this might not be the best application for your power.

It would be some pretty hard skill checks to duplicate her up close, and some pretty low will save DCs as a result of you failing.

Not telling you what to do, just explaining the difficulty of this particular situation. :)

Yeah thats pretty much what I figured. A fun roleplaying application but it would probably end up spelling disaster hah!

I'll save it for later. :)

Yeah thats pretty much what I figured. A fun roleplaying application but it would probably end up spelling disaster hah!

I'll save it for later. :)

and PCs never spell disaster in a session...

Dang cat rolls a 3 for sense motive. What a waste. I swear the thing only has fur for brains :)
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Hrm.. what's one more cat among the mix.. with free reign on the house..

Sorry guys I had an official dinner event I had to attend last night and couldn't do any posting yesterday evening. I am going out with the family in a few minutes but should have time to do some posting this afternoon.

Until then, feel free to keep the story moving forward. Bander can stand in the corner grumbling to himself and Eli the cat will follow along with the ladies. Please take good care of him :o)
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Cool, thanks for the heads up.

Sorry guys if I stepped on any toes with my post, but in thinking about Bander's personality this is really how I picture him handling it: "Let's cut to the chase...you have two choices. You want our help or not" sort of thing. Kind of like the Drill Sergeants I work with every day. Short and to the point. Hopefully I haven't screwed things up too badly :o)
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thought it was great Bander. :)

Sorry for the delay in my posting today. Moving my mother into a new house. I won't be able to make a real post until this evening. GM, feel free to bot me if neeeded. Thanks guys!!

Back and good to go, thanks for covering for me. Sorry about my missed formatting on that last one. I keep forgetting about the inability to edit posts!

BTW Bander, loved the post. I like your character a lot... cool concept!

I'll update what you know, and what you think later tonight.

That sounds like my spouse.. :) heh.

Sorry guys, yesterday was crazy for me and I had no chance to do any posting at all. I should be around on and off today and should be able to get a few posts up.
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Oops, sorry to post over you like that Lore.

If we want to just let bygones be bygones and head out, Ahz would be fine with that. He's not quite up to speed though, and given what he heard from the neighbors and now with Auntie's sudden disappearance, he thinks things are far more nefarious than they may actually be. Just holler to him and rein him in if need be. :)

Dang summoning the guard won't let us loot the place :) What is with the law abiding gnome? I mean finders keepers, to the swift go the spoils, and all that.
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I'll be back in about an hour for most posting. Please don't end the world or some such thing with out me ;)
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lol... I'm afraid if we just leave, Auntie will summon the guard herself and tell them a bunch of pathfinders just came in and looted her place. The fact that she's an alcoholic doesn't give us the right to do that, and if she reports first, her report will likely carry more weight. I figure if WE summon the guards, they will make a full report, return the medicines to whoever donated them, and we can take the temple's package back to them when we report back... The gold? well that'd be nice to acquire, but I figure there will be plenty of gold to be had in time. I don't want to get accused of stealing the stuff.

The gold? well that'd be nice to acquire, but I figure there will be plenty of gold to be had in time. I don't want to get accused of stealing the stuff.

Hey.. why's everyone suddenly looking at me?? hah :)

Maybe just some the gold...a cut off the top :)
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I won't say anything if you don't ;) say.. 60 / 40 split? heh

Just a heads up. Starting Weds I will be on vacation. For a few days at least, I will be driving about 10 hours a day and only able to post very late at night pst. So if you don't hear from me for long periods, that's why.

We will be staying at hotels with wifi, so I will check in as soon as I can after arrival each night.

This sort of schedule is likely to last about 13 days (we return on June 13th, so just giving a heads up -

DM - feel free to bot my character in combat if I don't post quickly enough to keep things moving along.

Have fun Lore! My wife and I are also known to take vacations that involve a lot of driving!

Thanks for the heads up Lore. We'll just have to get done before wednesday! :)

Oh, I'll still post at least once a day for sure... Just can't guarantee any more than that til after June 13th.

Speaking of which.. Weekend of 30 June (Fri - Sun) I most likely won't be posting as there's a multi-gun competition I'll be going to. 'Zombie Pandemic 2012'. All targets are.. zombies :)

We seem to be at a bit of a stand still. Hopefully it's all good. Really enjoying the game so far. I think we have a great group of players and characters here.
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I agree Bander. Having a blast so far. Newbie adventurers still trying to figure out how to function as a team and making newbie mistakes (like splitting up even though we, as players know better). I love it!

No worries, I am here to save the day. Had a busy, busy day yesterday.

just posting here so you all know I'm still playing and alive... I am traveling and only have internet at night when we stop at hotels. But since Lore is busy with a multi-round action, not much need for me to post in the gameplay thread right now. :)

well done! safe travels!

well done! safe travels!

Before we start:

I want new PFS players, not a new "character" from already seasoned PFS vets. 2 reasons for this: The first is that I am new to running PFS (They don't have one in my area, so I basically just woke up one day and wanted to start one - as I watched all the campaigns I gm go slowly to hell with work pressures hitting my gaming group), and want to build up my experience with PFS rules adjustments, etc even when I'm not going through sessions IRL...

Also, I think PFS is a really good thing, and I'd like to bring some people into it that miss gaming, but don't feel like they can make a 2 year every other week commitment to a real life campaign.

PFS was much funner than I thought it was going to be. I can only imagine how fun it would be when the table isn't in a 4 hr time crunch to get it done.

Just an interest check, will update with more info if enough are interested/curious.

I would be interested. Will actually be attending my first PFS june 2nd so its all new to me

I would absolutely love this. I haven't even created my first PFS character yet, but there's not a whole lot of organized play in my area. I find the concept very interesting.

I have one PFS character who is 2/3 of the way through First Steps. I would like to get another character some XP...but if you'd prefer to run with 100% new folks I totally understand.

Deane, I think that would be fine.

I am planning on running the "first steps" intro series. I ran the first intro last night.

I'd want 3 more players, I think - if any of my currnet players aren't interested, that is.

I run a "rise of the runelords" pbp, so you can get an idea of how I run from that, and also an idea of how a pbp works if you haven't seen them in action.

http://paizo.com/campaigns/GMBraydensRiseOfTheRunelords/gameplay&page=l ast

I would be interested in trying this out. I've never done a PFS game before.

PFS = Pathfinder Society?

PFS = Pathfinder Society?

Yep.

I'd be interested in playing a PFS via PbP, is that allowed? I have never played PFS before, though I'm not new to organized play, being a veteran of LC and LG. When are you looking to start?

I'd be interested as I've never taken part in a PFS game

I'd be interested in playing a PFS via PbP, is that allowed? I have never played PFS before, though I'm not new to organized play, being a veteran of LC and LG. When are you looking to start?

It is allowed. They encourage playing, no matter how you are able.

I just need to be able to sign things when all is said and done, and get them back to you all, so we would probably have to exchange emails, as there is a paperwork side of things.

Email...Dropbox...Google Docs...it's all good.

Email...Dropbox...Google Docs...it's all good.

Definitely. What a wonderful thing this new thing called the intranet is...

So, it seems like most my group wants to do it also, so I might be running 2 groups.

Aren't you all so spoiled?

I am going to wait for them to decide officially who all wants to play to know how many I am going to take, and I might mix a few of you into that group if they all don't play, and probably do this one here, too.

All of you aren't in, of course - yet. You have to do your homework :)

First thing is first: Download, Read, and re-read the FREE PLAYER'S GUIDE HERE. That is step #1. This is the setting of PFS, and the adjusted rules. If it still sounds fun, then get a player set up and get a player number HERE (follow the links to the right on the sidebar).

I will be picking the players by tuesday the 22nd, and we'll get started by Friday the 25th.

Here is Thaddaeus Hawke.
PFS #6919-2

Thanks for running two groups...you'll have absolutely no shortage of players to choose from!

Pathfinder Society ID # 19586-1

Had to change the name slightly to register the char..

This is JAF0 again, here is my PFS character #52335-1

Still needs some fluff, but the crunch is pretty much done...

I'm totally interested in this. I'll check back in this thread tomorrow to see what's happening.

I have a concept or two in mind...

Now, just for the sake of being clear here (because the book does not say so explicitly), those 'other' humanoid races that are listed in The Inner Sea World Guide (ISWG)(such as Drow, Duergar, Tengu, Tieflings, etc), are they actually playable races in PFS games? Because that PFS Guide suggests we can use them, but there are not complete race entry pages for each of the races within the ISWG.

I have a concept or two in mind...

Now, just for the sake of being clear here (because the book does not say so explicitly), those 'other' humanoid races that are listed in The Inner Sea World Guide (ISWG)(such as Drow, Duergar, Tengu, Tieflings, etc), are they actually playable races in PFS games? Because that PFS Guide suggests we can use them, but there are not complete race entry pages for each of the races within the ISWG.

About 3/4 of the way down the list of the Additional Resouces page the allowed material from Inner Sea World Guide is listed. It doesn't look like those races are allowed...

Koo koo. Was just making sure.

I have a concept or two in mind...

Now, just for the sake of being clear here (because the book does not say so explicitly), those 'other' humanoid races that are listed in The Inner Sea World Guide (ISWG)(such as Drow, Duergar, Tengu, Tieflings, etc), are they actually playable races in PFS games? Because that PFS Guide suggests we can use them, but there are not complete race entry pages for each of the races within the ISWG.

THose races *are* available to play, but they are prizes they give away in conventions and such. They are something that you have to have an authorized number for to unlock. When you get the authorization they also give you rules about how to play it.

It is normal core races.

I would love to join a PFS PbP game. Never played PFS and only have tried Pathfinder a few times on another PbP site but both of those games died a quick death, usually from players or GMs dropping. I will get my PFS number and character generated later today.

I have a fair amount of PbP experience just not with PFS or Pathfinder.
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Ok seems you can't edit posts...so here is a double post (hate doing those)

Got my PFS # - 52408

and here is my proposed character: Bander Reese.

Hope he catches your interest. Not your "typical" witch character and I am hoping he has a lot of Role playing potential.

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This is NapalmBackflip. I've finally got a character created. A half-orc alchemist obsessed with learning everything he can. I've got to work out the background, but the stats should be complete.

PFS # = 51046-1

That is 5 there.

There is 5? I was the first to respond to the post lol :p. Ah well have fun u guys ;)

Zoc, did you have your character already made?

Jump on in and be 6 if the discussion stuff sits well with you.

If there's still a chance, I'd like to get in on it... If not, no biggie :)

If there's still a chance, I'd like to get in on it... If not, no biggie :)

I think it's too late on this one. I am running another that starts on wednesday. Go ahead and post in the discussion thread there under my GM name. I think we will need another player there.

cool. :)

That would be the "Intro to Lore" thread?

yes. My "In service to Lore" typo. LOL.

Is there still room?

Is there still room?

In this one, no. In the other I have going I might. I need to confirm player numbers there. we haven't started the other yet.

Yet another person asking 'Is there still room?' in the other game.

Is the other scenario First Steps too? I present Filios for your consideration. He is a PFS character that has been through the Fallen Fortress only. Is there a spot for him, and what is the other thread called?

If you do end up DMing a game in the future, I would be down.

3 months into PFS but new to PBP any good for you?

I'd love to get down. Been looking for PFS game around my area but I work retail so I don't have weekends off (which is when they are held)

If your still looking for new Players I'd like to toss my hat in the ring. I've got my first game setup for GenCon, but other than that I haven't touched Pathfinder yet.

- FP

If your still looking for new Players I'd like to toss my hat in the ring. I've got my first game setup for GenCon, but other than that I haven't touched Pathfinder yet.

- FP

if you want to investigate the changes, they are online here

Still getting hits here. Thanks for the interest. :) I'll let you know when we need some.

Just a heads up, if anyone is checking back to this thread:

I am taking applications for recruits in my other group, due to droppage.

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