Can you guys check to make sure your character sheets are up to date? I know Wymond isn't using a whip and shortsword...
Can you guys check to make sure your character sheets are up to date? I know Wymond isn't using a whip and shortsword...
GAH! I KNEW I forgot to correct something when I copied Frizz's example and replaced the stats with Wymond's ones!
Okay! I think Wymond's weaponry is now fixed. Please let me know if my math is off!
Hey! Four years in and you've finished one-quarter of the Emerald Spire! :-)
12 year campaign!
I picked up a scroll of read aura back when we were in town last. With Arcane Evolution I can really stretch the usefulness of the scrolls I already have.
Sorry for the delay on my end. I've had power outages the past week on and off, and when I do get online I needed to use that time for keeping in touch on a few freelance projects I'm working on. I think the power's sorted now, so I should be fine for a while. *fingers crossed*
Glad you're okay!
Power outages are no fun!
Good thing old fashion pen and paper works for writing still. Lol
I'm out of work when the power goes down.
Slaagh
We'll use the Xulgath Warrior for Slaagh's stats, save that he is of Neutral alignment, not Chaotic Evil. He's not going to act in combat except in dire circumstances. Slaagh is there to let someone carry a torch, run minor errands and generally let the GM comment in character.
Having built Frizz around disarm with the whip in 1e. I am sorely disappointed with the 2e version of Disarm... Should have just tripped him.
Harumph!
You are not the first player to say the same.
As a GM I'm glad that Disarm is difficult to pull off. I've been in many (mock) sword fights and never seen someone's weapon knocked from their hand.
Still, how freakin' awesome will it be when you pull it off?
Need to pick up some Bard debuffs to help set it up. Dirge of Doom should do nicely.
Given that I originally built Frizz in 1e as a Bard(archaeologist) and we now have the Archaeologist Archetype. Would you care if I replace her Bard dedication with the Archaeologist dedication? She will still keep the whip and the satchel. :)
Blasphemy!
But yeah, okay. But after this fight!
Lilika may still be dealing with fallout from the weekend's storms. Hope she's OK!
Sure. If we don't hear from her by this evening, someone can give me orders for her.
Sorry about the uncommon spells, turns out I had two of them on my spell list. I should be all good now!
No problem!
First major fight of the new edition and I hope I'm doing it right! :$
Fairly certain with Perfire's crit and your walloping, this crab is minced!
And Lilika and Perfire landed some persistent damage, which can be brutal if you don't make that DC15 flat-check.
I'm going to adjust Frizz to have the Archaeologist dedication, might not be immediate, but I will do it soon.
My Bard dedication only gives me some Cantrips and Bardic Lore so no big loss in combat.
Done taking the Archaeologist Dedication. Skills changed slightly and I can now justify knowing the Azlanti language (it was carried over from 1E but was not mechanically justified, until now).
Sounds good, Frizz.
My policy is that everyone gets one level to work out the kinks of a new character. After that, you'll need to Retrain to change up.
I've written Tarondor's Guide to the Pathfinder Second Edition Rogue.
You can find the discussion page HERE.
@Tarondor: Your guides are always so detailed, it honestly kind of blows my mind. Haha.
In other news, I have two new products announced this week! My first PFS scenario was just announced (Balancing the Scales) and my first Starfinder AP volume (Fly Free or Die book 6) was announced!
In way worse news, my kids return to classes next week and it's more than a little terrifying.
Jessica, that's amazing! Is it just my imagination or did you just rocket through the ranks? Admittedly, I still think 1974 wasn't that long ago, but it seems like you just started writing RPG material a few years ago, no?
I haven't played much Starfinder, but I'll definitely pick up that one!
To be chosen as an AP author is really impressive! Many is the time I've been at work thinking "I should really stop doing this and write." The point is, I don't. Most people don't, but you did and that's impressive to me.
Also, I held my kids back from school this year. I've just decided to work from home and when I have to go to court my wife will stay home. If I lose clients - so be it. A little more than half the kids in my sons' school are attending by Zoom this semester.
I can't imagine having kids through all this, it's been weird enough being just me. I hope the year goes well with all the shake ups for y'all and the kids.
The secondary concern (after physical health) of having children in the pandemic is their mental health. My children have not seen a single live human being other than their parents for six months. They don't play with other children and only see them on computer screens. It can't be healthy.
And we're lucky. Just before this all happened we moved into a house in the woods with a big yard. My kids can run and play and climb trees. I worry about kids who live in city apartments and can't go out and run around freely. I can't imagine what that would be like.
Kobold quest with the Sewer Dragons! That one sounds super fun. I look forward to playing/running the all Kobold one shot sometime soon.
Thanks for contributing to Pathfinder material!!
On other topic at hand:
we were a bit lucky that our kids are young enough to not warrant school yet but we still worry about their lack of social interaction. :/
A SWARM IMMUNE TO FIRE AOE/SPLASH! Dear lord the Spire is a dangerous place.... luckily the swarm mechanics are more forgiving in 2e.
Jessica, that's amazing! Is it just my imagination or did you just rocket through the ranks? Admittedly, I still think 1974 wasn't that long ago, but it seems like you just started writing RPG material a few years ago, no?
Even less, actually. I started freelancing with the SFS #2-03: The Withering World just over a year and a half ago. So yes, it's been fast. I get a lot of work from a lot of different folks at Paizo (I also work for Dungeon in a Box a lot) and am positively thrilled and shocked every time I'm offered more work. I'm still kind of in 'pinch me' mode. I admit that when I was offered work the AP I nearly dropped my laptop in shock. I hadn't reached out to the AP teams because I didn't think I was experienced enough. At the time I was offered Fly Free or Die I had been freelancing only 6 months. Add to that it was the final volume?! Lots of pressure. Haha. And a dream come true, obviously.
@Tarondor: Usually getting into the industry is hard. And even working non-stop on writing, it's not enough to be a full time career. Very few writers out there are lucky enough to do that. But if you've got the time and are willing to spend your after work hours and weekends writing, definitely give it a try, Tarondor. If you're seriously interested, a good first step it to submit to Wayfinder. The folks at Paizo read it and lots of people get on the developers radar by writing for it. Some people get work as a direct result of writing for it. The current open call is here. Also, join Freelance Forge. It's a community for freelance ttrpg authors (and aspiring ones). It's a good place to go for advice. Folks also compile writing opportunities there, which makes it easy to find open calls.
@Frizz: Yes! I was so excited to get to work with the Sewer Dragons!
Regarding school: Yeah, we don't have a choice. You send your kids to school or you leave the school division and home school. There's not enough space to social distance at school, so they've split the kids into 'cohorts,' which is like a large group they're isolated in. Except my kids cohort is one half their school and my nephew I care for weekdays is in a cohort with the other half the school. So... Yeah. Not cool.
Yeah, we have a city apartment. Two bedrooms, my husband's working from home, I've got two kids, and I care for my nieces and nephews on weekdays (their parents are essential workers and had to keep working in person). The kids are going bonkers cooped up in here. They bicker non-stop. My daughter's happy to be going to school, but worried. She knows the kids in class don't all practise good hygiene and lots go to school sick. My son doesn't want to go at all. He was so happy being at home and doing online classes. He has zero interest in returning. Also, he's constantly putting his hands/fingers/pencils/etc. in his freaking mouth, so I've been reminding him non-stop he can't do that. I've got both my kids masks, so hopefully he wears it instead of chewing on it. I'm making them spend this coming weekend wearing their masks all the time, so they get used to doing it properly.
I'm personally really excited for Fly Free or Die, as a working-class kind of character pushed to desperate measures is something I've wanted to play for a while!
As I'm not a parent myself, I really can't offer any substantial advice or criticism, but I will say I'm worried, and I feel your situations are largely an extension of the general lack of leadership and decisive action we've all been suffering under. I've honestly been fairly lucky to be the "last man standing" in the office, so I've been working the entire time, even if there's been little TO do in the office because the hotel didn't have as many guests. But now we're starting to see them coming back...and they all desperate for a swimming pool. I just feel like that's a disaster waiting to happen.
Swimming is really the only enjoyable form of exercise for me so this quarantine has been really bad in terms of healthy activity for me. Yard work here and there and just short walks around the yard.
The YMCAs around here opened for very limited, very structured lap swims about 2 months ago and I've been going a couple times a week. Now, it's 1 person per lane, only 5 lanes open at a time, and they've converted the rec pool into water walking with a limit of 5 in that pool at a time.
So far so good, but I assume your pool isn't really an exercise pool, so I think that's a hairier mess than what the Y has been dealing with.
I know when everything was first starting to stop I was looking specifically at COVID and pools and it didn't look great back in March, but I think they've changed the recommendation for transmissibility through chlorinated water.
I know what you mean, my brother works at our local YMCA and his description sounds a lot like your experience. Meanwhile, at the hotel we are having guests register ahead of time to use the pool for 1-hour blocks and sanitizing the place after each use.
My mom really enjoys swimming too. She coaches our local Special Olympics swim team (and roped the rest of the family in as athletes or unified athletes, and then later as volunteer coaches ourselves), and this year's season was cancelled for obvious reasons, so she's naturally frustrated, especially since coaching the Sharks is one of the things that really, REALLY makes her happy. :(
How long did Fly Free or Die take you, start to finish, Jessica?
@Wyomond I work with special needs adults outside of all this Plagueworld stuff. I start work again next Tuesday and I honestly can't wait to get back with my guys even if it is no hugs and constant cleaning.
Congrats on the AP Lilika, that's big, big stuff. I know we joked about playing with a celebrity earlier, but it's getting truer by the job it seems! I'm not a Starfinder guy, but I'll be sure to scoop up a copy of yours.
I remember you mentioning that, yes. I imagine you and my mom would hit it off quite well!
Tomorrow's gonna be fun, since it'll be my BIRTHDAY! :D
We probably talked about it at some point. I got quarantine brain bad about 6 weeks in and it's not recovered.
Happy birthday dude!
No apology necessary! :)
It's gonna be Keanu Reeves' birthday too! I'm so proud to share a birthday with such an excellent dude!
Be excellent to each other!
Haha! Happy birthday!
HAPPY SOLAR ORBIT DAY!
Thank you! :D
GM, I think we posted at the same time...
Hi everyone!
Sorry for our absence and thanks for your patience. There was an error with Paizo’s website that wouldn’t let some folks who were signed out, sign back in, but its been fixed and I’m back online now.
I empathize with your recent computer troubles. Glad you made it through!
Ah, i see about the bombs now. Sorry about that, I think I'll be handing off my small arsenal!
You could always take the Alchemist's Dedication instead of a class feat.
You get free bombs and training to boot!