Welcome all!
You will be joined shortly by Tektite. I believe he is bringing a suli sorcerer>dragon disciple.
A gloved and heavily robed and cowled woman, perhaps a halfling or a gnome, shifts in her seat nervously. She has a book written in strange script in front of her, as well as a cup of brownish tea.
"*chhh*" - Most humble greetings, Madam. I would not wish to burden you with my tale, but I am a victim of unfortunate circumstances; I was on my way to Magnimar but was waylaid, and have not yet found the means to restart my journey. Goblins were involved, but the details *chhh* are irrelevant. She coughs a little. "I apologize, I seem to have something stuck in my throat. *chhh*"
"Why do I stay, is *chhh* perhaps a better question. The Old Lighthouse, the Varisian people - so much fascinating history and magic here. There is much here *chhh* to learn if one looks with the right eyes."
"But I get ahead of myself. I am Hidetsugu Rissi, a minor student of the arcane and alchemical arts. " She bows slightly.
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"Pleasure to make your acquaintance, miss Rissi.", tilting her body forward slightly with prayer hands.
"I've heard that goblins are particularly problematic here in southern Varisia; they and some of the more rumored monsters in the area are why I am here.", sipping some tea as she tries to identify more of the strange guest given her dialect.
"Although I do agree with you there is much history and culture to learn. I believe there is to be a local festival tomorrow that should be entertaining and informative."
Dipping some hard bread into the tea to soften her meal, Miana continues. "Hidetsugu... you hail from Tian-Xia as well?"
She excited replies in a lilted Tien.
She pauses for a moment, closing her book.
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"Agreed, although my situation is somewhat the opposite of yours. My mother left Qadira during my infancy and traveled much before settling near Quain. It is there that I call home; I became devoted in the monastic ways of Irori and learned how to balance and control the... typical impulsiveness of those with my history."
Miana then pauses upon Rissi's last statement.
"Citizen of Golarion... that is a very worldly view. I admire it."
She switches back to common for the benefit of others. "Why do you *chhh* come to the land of monuments?"
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"Perhaps to become a citizen of Golarion like yourself.", grins the paladin, unable to resist the obvious opening.
"Truthfully, this is just the latest of many stops. I came to Varisia via Magnimar, and have journeyed along as I am guided. I do not have a direct goal here in Sandpoint, but I do hear of rumors of several legendary monsters that roam the land."
Finishing her tea and looking at the marked beam ahead, Miana continues. "And locally, I hear there's a test of fortitude within this very establishment that I may push myself to pass."
Lucian blinks as he hears Tien being spoken in the room. He politely waits for both speakers to finish their conversation, though his restlessness seems to indicate he would like to chime in. Refraining from doing so, he simply smiles in a friendly way.
"Well met, I am Lucian Arvandru, native of Sandpoint and apprentice to our local sage, Brodert Quink. Forgive me my asking, but did you just mention the Old Light? I could tell you a tale or two about this monolith, if you so desire. I have been helping Sage Quink for years now, and while this tower of sorts remains little more than a local curiosity for most people, I assure you it is the depository of long-lost secrets. It is only a matter of months until we learn the truth."
The Varisian boy who just spoke appears to be no more than twenty years old, the bashful tone of youth vibrant in his voice. He's dressed in simple clothes, though his colorful kapenia, wrapped around his waist, makes him stand out a little.
"Ah yes, goblins. Pesky buggers, to be honest. They have been interfering with our research at the Old Light on a regular basis, for they harbor an interest in what we Sandpoint locals call "the Junk Beach". You see, goblins are ever so fond of salvaging useless items. You can find some of these green pests there after dawn, they're particularly fond of that place."
Shifting the conversation to a more joyful topic, the Varisian smiles as he accepts another mug of ale from the innkeeper.
"Maybe you would need directions? I would be happy to help you around town. We townspeople take great pride in the upcoming Swallowtail festival, visitors are most welcome!"
"Gladly! I believe there are some stalls on the village square, where you could barter with our local craftsmen or buy some of our local foodstuffs - I do recommend the Shoanti minted mutton, if you have a chance to sample it. However, the most important event will be the consecration of the Sandpoint cathedral by our local priest, Father Zanthus. He's a truly holy man, Desna bless him. Oh and please, call me Lucian. Mr. Arvandru sounds so formal."
[Sean Connery]
The Tektite. He is the strongest of all the immortals. He's the *perfect* warrior. If he wins the Prize, mortal man would suffer an eternity of darkness. We cannot let that happen. There can be only ONE! [/connery]
Greetings all. Good to have a friend along on this trip and I plan on making a few more with the group. Let's see what makes this campaign so special, eh?
Yep. Tektite will be along shortly. He was waffling between two different builds.
Also, NEB! It's been a while!
Ah, so this will be a 5 person group, not a 4 person.
I've never been adventuring with Suli-jann before.
It has been too long, old sport. Taking us once more into the breech, then? I'm glad that you are the one at the helm.
In response to Riss Yep, we got a regular Cantina cast here. Let's hope the locals are friendly to outsiders.
I'm busily wrapping up final combats and whatnots in a few other scenarios but I'll update you guys this morning some time. I plan on taking this first bit at the festival a little slow to give you time to RP and get to know each other anyways.
(I'd assume one of the genie-based sorcerors for good ol' suli flavor :P)?
I think draconic actually, as he was planning on going for Dragon Disciple.
The big trick will be convincing the GM to somehow let a set of Monk's Robes and a Ring of Ki Mastery become available at some point in the campaign (either as loot or for purchase). *hint hint* :P
I'm sure you'll get enough money eventually if it doesn't come up. It'll be a while though, those are expensive items.
It is likely that the first combat will break out in the next day or two just to warn everyone in case people are still making final tweaks to their characters. I'm giving everyone just a little more time to chat in the gameplay before I move to the next part.
Sounds great, that way we can get to know Kuefino and Sealman better!
@Miana: I left it sort of open, implying familiarity as I wasn't sure if the sibling thing was a go. We can always make it so.
Also, I wasn't sure if we all knew each other or not. Usually it seems everyone starts out in the same town, having lived there for a while. Considering the only has about 1200 residents, I didn't know who knew who.
I say go for it. I for one, am terrible at it.
For my other APs they have a shared google spreadsheet with primarily one person in charge but editable by everyone in case they want to look over it and claim something before it is sold. That has worked fairly well as long as someone keeps up on it. If you give me the link I can add it to the top of the page for easy access.
I'll read through your posts and make a small update this morning and hopefully we'll get to some action by tonight!
Sure Rissi, please do so if you don't mind!
Woo! First combat! The adventure is underway!
Does google maps work fine for everyone?
I have the pdf map pack for this AP but that doesn't include every map in the AP (seems odd to me but whatever). It has most of the important big maps and dungeons (and I can remove labels and such from those) but this first map is not included in the pdf so I had to steal it from google and couldn't find one without the labels. That problem shouldn't come up too often though; it's only the smaller minor maps that aren't included in the pdf.
I think Sealman is going to break Rissi's sanity.
*steeples fingers together* Excellent.
I have turned this Pathfinder game into Call of Cthulhu.
She just might be scheming of learning dominate or charm person, just for the purpose of teaching Sealman manners.
Yes. I could bring a few different characters. How far in are you, and how do you feel about a rather uncharismatic sorcerer?
@Miana:
Do you know about the Flaxseed Lodge? That's another good place to find PFS PbPers. I mostly use it to recruit for my own games but I don't mind other GM's using it for recruitment either. Also, you should check it out anyways to keep up on my PFS games.
We're they *good* puzzles, or 4e type skill challenges? Missing a good puzzle would bum me out...
I have one a PC as well. I have GMd this, but not played it. If Rissi would like to play it from the beginning.
That's a great scenario, I loved playing and GMing it. Unfortunately playing it again would mean burning my sole GM star, and I have other plans for it. Sorry!
By the way GM EF, I was reading "Faiths and Philosophies" yesterday and found that the Sandpoint pantheon was actually an eligible choice for a deity. Would you allow me to switch Desna for the Sandpoint Pantheon, which could be interesting as the various gods protecting the town might be called on occasions linked to the situation Lucian's in, please?
The Sandpoint Pantheon includes Abadar (LG), Desna (CG), Erastil (LG), Gozreh (N), Sarenrae (NG) and Shelyn (NG).
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@Kufieno: My apologies; since Rissi replied first, I went with her. I will have an opening shortly for another game; have a group halfway through the 3rd level of Thornkeep and I believe they wish to progress further or run more missions afterwards. If you're interested, I'll invite you in once things clear.
Ah, the third level of Thornkeep... my players are facing the BBEG at the moment, it's a bloody mess.
Don't forget, Kufieno is Jostrum.
As for Night March, no worries. I just put it out there in case Rissi wanted to do it from start to finish.
As far as Thornkeep...yeah, that last one was rough. I read somewhere that this level was brutal. I played in Lucian's first level run, but was in Miana's 2nd level and had to decline continuing with Lithrac.
Also, as well the EF's Pathfinder Lodge, there is the Frothing Alembic as well, if you want to recruit from it. Good, solid players and posters. As a matter of fact, EF stole the idea from me and I in turn, stole the idea from someone else!