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Game Master nate lange

I hope I'm not overwhelming you with posts... I have some super important paperwork due today so, obviously, I can't stop thinking about pathfinder instead...

Aasimar
Another thought... this one might maybe do a better job of working with theme/flavor of both boons? You could make a carnivalist rogue. A musetouched aasimar who feels like performing is in her blood (which, technically, is accurate). She could trade on her physical beauty and talent in some kind of performance (along with handling face skills and some scouting probably), but her real big break came when she found (and bound with) the doll. The doll can speak and shares her skill ranks, so they can perform together for a really unique act. The description of the soulbound dolls says that their memories of their former life are so faint that they're basically a blank slate, but it might be fun/funny to have it remember a sense of dignity or self-importance that it no longer has, causing it to be pretty dour whenever its not actively performing (sort of a dark-comic relief, kind of like the depressed robot in the Hitchhikers Guide).

Grippli
A little inspiration, lol.
or this one, if you prefer.

Not at all! I've just been bouncing between PbP, errands, and cleaning all day with Christmas music in the background :D

Aasimar

My original, basic personality idea for my aasimar is that she's rather fiery-tempered so I could also see her taking a shine to the doll because the doll is one of the few things/people/creatures that'll put up with her and generally doesn't mind her temper. I was also angling for a character from the Mwangi, hence the Magaambyan arcanist thing I came up with at first.

As far as bloodragers go, I actually have one with a fey bloodline and a familiar!

Grippli

Nice artwork! I really dig the grippli monk picture but the more I think about it the more I'm leaning towards the gunslinger option :)

Spellslinger

Oh sure, I'll just have to decide what appeals the most is all! Either option is workable and it's not like sorcerers have to have all this cash for like, swords and stuff.

Ohhhh!!!

Emberkin aasimar, havocker witch (fire).

Dude! I hadn't read up on that particular archetype but I think we might have a winner - I don't have a kineticist in PFS play so kineticist-lite with a fire theme sounds like fun :D

Oh! Something else that just hit me - I don't have any dwarven characters like, at all, PFS or otherwise. I know it would be pretty odd for a dwarf to be a fey-touched sorcerer but I could also see a dwarf being just the sort to not only try picking up a gun but also trying to figure out to get a gun to shoot magic!

So, fun fact (which I just went and re-read the archetype to confirm)...
Spellslinger not only never limits its gun stuff to just its own spells (which is why you can use sorcerer casting with it), it actually never limits its gun stuff to arcane spells at all (despite ability names like 'arcane gun')!

If you want to go with a dwarven spellslinger, I'd give some serious thought a divine caster.

Druids have a fair number of spells that could be cast through the gun (plus some decent control spells), would still get an animal companion right away (and I think maybe there might be a trait that could make up the 1 level behind it would be, if its PFS legal?), and could use wildshape later for some utility (or to melee when you're not shooting).

A cleric could get a companion eventually with the animal domain and has some spells they could shoot; you could also look at archetypes like crusader that give you extra combat feats. Inquisitor actually doesn't have as many spells they could shoot as I thought they would, but they do have some and their self-buffs (like judgement and bane) would be pretty useful for general gun use.

Ooh, that would make more sense too (and also play more to dwarven stat strengths obviously). Of course a gnome would also make a lot of sense too for the original sorcerer idea, so I guess I'll have to noodle it over and figure out which idea grabs me more.

Slightly off-topic, but what are you thinking of PFS play now that you've done a scenario or two?

A gnome would be thematic with the sylvan bloodline, I suggested a halfling mostly because Dex&Cha>Con&Cha for a spellslinger/sorcerer. I just checked AoN and there doesn't appear to be a PFS legal trait that adds +1 to effective druid level for an animal companion... so you'd either end up spending a feat for boon companion anyways or being a level behind (which, for the former, would be true for the cleric or inquisitor anyways, and I think you can retrain in PFS, right? If so, a druid could start out a level behind, take boon companion @3rd and at druid 4 retrain the animal companion bond to the domain bond with the animal domain which would still have a companion but also get domain spell slots).

Also, while on AoN I discovered the House of Green Mother's Pupil trait... it counts as iron will for the purpose of qualifying for the familiar bond feat. I do like the havocker witch option but with that trait and familiar bond you could play literally any class and start with a familiar. So, you could look at a straight kineticist, or a barbarian with a mauler familiar, or like hundreds of other things.

PFS- I’m enjoying it. Original Sylvak didn’t get much chance to shine because other people had a bunch on knowledge skills too and we fought a bunch of stuff that his hexes and control spells didn’t work on, but it’s still been fun and I think Sylvak2.0 will have more to contribute.

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! And yeah, with a bunch of different casters you folks were stepping on each others' toes a bit with the knowledge checks - and of course having 7 players instead of just 6 made things more cramped too. With the changes to the party lineup and dropping back down to 6 players I hope everyone will feel able to participate more.

(Posting this here instead of Gameplay where we're having our discussion re: weight loss.)

So I'm going to go play a Starfinder Society game with my local lodge in a few hours. Finally sat down this morning and worked out a character to play; hopefully it'll work out okay once the game gets rolling.

I actually did play one Starfinder Society scenario at DieCon last June and had a good time but it's pretty challenging to try and juggle my usual Pathfinder stuff as well as learn Starfinder and try to keep up with the 2ed playtest stuff. For the time being, I think I'll keep Starfinder as the system that I only play. GMing efforts will continue to be funneled into PF1st & PF2nd, at least for the time being.

When it comes down to it, I guess pure fantasy interests me more than sci-fi or even science fantasy.

My son is running a starfinder game that I am in, my general thoughts are that it is terrible.

I enjoyed the game but something that I've noticed with the Starfinder Society scenarios are that they lean rather campy. Which I don't mind but I could see it wearing thin for some. Of course the APs may be written in a more serious way, I'm not sure.

On the whole, I'd like to play more but it'll likely remain secondary to my Pathfinder activities.

Ever have those times where you're able to make player posts okay but when it comes time to work on your posts as a GM your brain suddenly refuses to cooperate?

That's been happening a fair bit over the past couple of weeks and it's getting old in a hurry.

Yes, absolutely. DM posts are always harder than player posts (for me at least) when I’m not feeling super motivated.

Same, but sometimes the best thing to do is start writing and then hammer out the flaws until you have a good piece.

Oh sure, sometimes I just have to force it as best as I can and hope for the best. It's probably largely due to my jacked up sleeping habits, which I'm trying to get a handle on.

Psst...Nate...you've got something to respond to over on TL;DR. I'm about to head to bed but I'll get an update for it this afternoon before work.

(Forums have been really frustrating the past day or two with post notifications that disappear, reappear, and won't go away even after you've checked the thread.)

sorry- I saw... I have a funeral coming up on Friday and its thrown my schedule all out of whack

gonna go post now

Hey no worries!

Have to admit, totally didn't expect you to shank the guy.

Yeah, thqt's not usually my go to tactic but I'm trying something new...
It seemed like the way to go for a worshiper of Achaekek?

Ooh...forgot that you're worshiping Achaekek. That makes a lot more sense now!

Also, not making any judgements since sometimes games are the most entertaining to GM when the characters do unexpected things :3

Nate fired first........

Event was fun, dinner is/was good, hopefully heading home soon.

Observation: Male gamers seem to do the whole, "Let me tell you about my badass character" thing more than women do.

Nerds gotta nerd.....

I logged on all ready to post in every game and after checking two threads have absolutely zero motivation left...

I miss when gaming used to just be fun.

You should start playing in my home game

New campaign starts in may

lol- I'll take that under consideration