And so the discussion thread is live!
Try to keep the majority of ooc chat in this thread, if only so the gameplay thread doesn't bog down with walls of blue text.
Also, if you're going to be away for a few days or a crisis comes up (as they always do), try and let us know! If you provide a basis of how your character would act in an average combat/noncombat scenario, I can always run their actions for you if you're not available.
There'll probably be other stuff I forgot, but that's good enough for now. Probably.
Hello everyone, I'm very excited to have been selected. I'm working on getting the alias finished right now.
I noticed that I didn't grab a third trait for my drawback so I'll be adding that. I also wanted to note (since it didn't appear on the character sheet) that I have the alternate racial trait that trades out the bonus feat for 3 Skill Focus feats, one at lvl 1, one at 8, and one at 15.
Hello everyone and glad to be part of the team. x)
Hi everyone! Hope to have fun
My first post was too long, and got eaten by Kitties from Outer Space.
Beware!
(i'll post again this afternoon, and will remember to save..*sighs*)
Gotta hate the evil space kittens that devour posts. Those guys are pure evil.
I took Student of Philosophy (from Quests and Campaigns) as my third trait.
Managed to tiptoe around the Evil Kitties from Outer Space this time.. Yeah!
Hello everyone, glad that I was selected.
Yes, there seemed to be an inordinate number of evil space kittens on the prowl yesterday. I hope their number has declined for us today. I look forward to a long and happy game with you all. :)
Will put this out there early, my intention, was to do a theurge with this character.
I understand that there will be a few levels where it is going to suck, but I am looking at long game with this character.
We have a pally so healing should not be short changed too much. Personally I would jump right into the arcane class rather then build one first. Lack of healing is more manageable at low levels then at higher levels because one good heal covers more. But as I said just a personal opinion. ;)
That was my intent. Start Cleric, for the HP, jump arcane for the levels, and then back to cleric until I qualify for MT.
As I said, just wanted it out there, that was my intent, so there isn't to much of a shock when I do that. :)
I wondered about your int score. :)
All good here. You were never going to be a great channeler with a chr 10 anyway. :P
Something has been bugging me about Tyanos and I have not been able to figure it out myself just yet. So I thought I would ask you guys. ;)
Tyanos currently has no god/goddess to worship, simply because I have not seen one that fits him. Any opinions or suggestions would be welcomed.
From the brief skim over your character, I can see following Sivanah. Faiths of the Balance pg 21
I took a closer look and have the following comments. Let me preface this by saying that I am not the DM and am not asking you to change anything.
1) After reading your background and quirks I do not agree that you are neutral good. I would recommend you re-flavor that with some level of conscience and desire to be a better person or be neutral and not good. To me at least, what you have written is not a good aligned character. How you choose to play him might indeed be good though.
2) There is a racial trait that Aasimar can take to make them appear mostly human - Scion of Humanity. To take that you give up the Celestial language and your native subtype. What that means to me is that you should not get this for free and without a disguise kit you are immediately recognizable as not human. This could flavor your self image. See my next thought.
One way for you to look at things is that you are already above mere men. You are an outsider after all. And your arcane abilities are an innate gift and not something you have had to work for. Plus you are quite handsome. You could easily conclude that the gods are not worth the bother and that eventually you are sure you will be their equal.
Now the above person might not be fun to hang around with. So I hope you will not adopt this concept completely. But its interesting to me to consider those thoughts.
If you do want a NG deity I recommend Shelyn - goddess of beauty.
If you were CN I'd recommend Ragadahn the Water Lord, and father of Linnorms. As NG, maybe Apsu, the LG god of dragons? My character is a follower of Shelyn and she's a good deity for anyone of a charismatic bent.
I agree that Tyanos seems to lean more towards N in his background, but it's all in the way it's played. As for gods, Abadar is the mercantile guy. Depending on how dedicated you are to your merchant-ing, you might want to go with him. Alternatively, you can go with one of the celestial-dwelling gods or an Empyreal Lord since that's where your blood comes from.
Or maybe Tyanos just doesn't revere any one god in particular. That's fine too.
Also, in regards to Den and aasimars - most of them will be clearly nonhuman if you get a good look at them. Tyanos's own description says his eyes are iridescent and his skin isn't quite the right color. He's also covered up in winter clothes right now, so it's not painfully obvious to the casual observer. If he had the racial traits for wings or halos, those would be dead giveaways pretty much anytime. Even if found out, though, most people (read: commoners, merchants, etc.) won't really know what an aasimar is or if he is one. They'd probably(?) just blame his magical talent for the oddities.
Also-also, since Wetscale has yet to check in I'm sending him a message to see what's what. I know people tend to be busier on weekends, so hopefully it's just that and not a disappearing act.
And, in the interest of full disclosure, it's probably worth noting that I live in Korea and keep strange hours. So a lot of times I might not be posting at the same time as everyone else. I'll still keep the pace of at least 1/day to keep the story moving, but the updates might come at odd hours.
I work shifts, and change from days to nights approximately every week, so my posting times will shift rather constantly.
i'm french, european time.
can post once or twice per day, more on week ends probably
Tyanos was originally N but with my background people would think it's just to avoid putting up an evil alignment. So I changed it to make it clear where his leanings are. Tyanos has lead a hard life and has done what's needed to survive. When he is doing good he is a honest merchant, haggling does not count as cheating people, but when he has fallen down on his luck he resorts to banditry to get by. That's why he is NG, he is not a bad guy and in a perfect world he would rather make the world a even better place in his own way. But when the chips are down he does what he needs to without regret. He holds no malice or grudge, after all even as a bandit he was no always successful on every raid. Also his color spray makes it clear he is not merciless, when he is a thief he is interested in the goods not the lives of said people.
Concerning gods, personally I find it to influence the character. If not always in a direct way and more so for those with ties to other planes like aasimar for example. I'll keep looking into it.
Thanks for all the feedback. ;)
I think the idea of a neutral character trying to turn over a new leaf makes good sense for you Tyanos. It helps explain why you might do something crazy and sign the charter and head out into the wilderness. Its a the fresh start you think you need to set your life in a new direction???
I think I will settle on Desna for Tyanos. Seems to fit him in a way and he really needs better luck or to keep his current good luck. xP
Yes, I am alive and here. Hello all! Apparently, dotting didn't work for me in the thread as it was buried with no indicator.
I'll read the gameplay thread and post in short order.
EDIT: Post up, sorry about the delay. I'll check back in the morning to make sure the notifications are working and to continue.
Welcome Wetscale, glad you did not disappear on us. ;)
As am I, glad to have you with us!
I'll let the introductions run for another day or so, then jump us on ahead.
Once we have some money and a weapon shop I'll be getting a crossbow so I can do something in combat, but all my money was siphoned away by more pressing concerns, such as thieves' tools, an alchemy crafting kit, ink, etc.
Cheapest composite bow on the market. . . a sling. :)
but also, my intension is to get a Longbow as well.
That way, if something is at range, I have something other than harsh language to throw at it.
I have a strength penalty so a sling isn't so good for me. I'm really wanting a masterwork hand crossbow. At a higher level I'll have studied combat and should be decent in combat.
Well, if I end up in melee at higher levels, I will have done something wrong. :)
Wetscale is gear-light; other than feeding him, the money split should go well towards the rest of the party.
I do like you rolling in situations like that - accelerates the flow of the game.
I've seen it done both ways in PBPs, but you never know which way people prefer it. I don't want to feel like I'm taking away player agency or using "my luck" instead of "your luck" or whatever.
I think if we are over 1 day, you should just gmpc us, and continue on.
As for the rolls, Saves, perception, if we haven't rolled, and initiative should be done by you just to keep things flowing.
I am good with that. :)
Would anyone want to volunteer to be our loot keeper? We need someone to record items as they are found. Without this its easy to forget things and loose track of who has what. We also need to agree how we will divide what we find.
So far we have a 30 gp gem and I hope we also have 2 thylacine pelts.
I could, but I think being able for everyone to access it, might be better. I don't have a good enough knowledge of google drive, maps, docs, or whatever it is, to set it up.
However, if there is one set up, I will keep it up to date with everything.
I will arrange the sheet this weekend. You can be keeper!
As of noon, I will not be at home, and have no internet until Monday / Tuesday. Please bot me as necessary.
Hey guys, I'm going to be out of town this weekend. I don't think I'll have internet access, but if I do I'll try and make a quick post to get the camp rolling.
If not, updates on Monday.
And I'm back, and even slightly earlier than expected! Camping done and gone - day two dawns!
FYI: I won't be online this Thursday & Friday.
PLease GMPC me if needed.
I am back, will catch up and then post.
@ wetscale, appreciated.
Fair warning: There is some insanity at work. I do not anticipate any problems, but that just means there will probably be a ton.
I'll keep you all updated with what's what and if there will be any delays in posting.
Wetscale is good to proceed to dawn.
Tyanos is good to go btw. :)
If Karina is up for it, I will let her use my sling, as I am going to be using a longbow for tomorrow.
Yeah, I'll probably just end up shouting at them all combat though. (Demoralize via intimidate).
Why do I always feel like the otherside of the coin. xD