In the future, I wouldn't be opposed to running an AP for our group, especially if someone would be willing to run one for me to play after as well. Honestly, I feel kind of spoiled by the experience of having played Giantslayer and Curse of the Crimson Throne in campaign mode to completion; they are so much more enjoyable to me than a bunch of consecutive PFS scenarios.
I would definitely also be willing to run one but I am really afraid that this is just not really feasible in PbP where it takes ages to get through combats and sandbox storylines are harder than in RL as PC alignment is often more time consuming.
So I am fine to stick to the PFS content but provide plot summaries of what has happened in the non-sanctioned parts of the AP.
I would not be opposed to running or playing an AP. I personally own Iron Gods and Hell's Rebels. I also have some 3rd party stuff like Rathan Atthuk. I am not opposed to buying one if I have a group committed to playing. I am just reluctant because I have had 1 Hells Rebels and one Rise of the Runelords fall apart in PBP so far. I am plying in a Reign of Winter right now on the boards.
Male CG Human (Brevoy) Ranger (fortune finder) 2 HP 21/21 | AC 19 T 12 FF 17 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | F: +5, R: +5, W: +1 | Init: +2 | Perc: +6, SM: +4 | Speed 20ft |
I know I have sucked with posting lately. My eyes were bigger than my stomach this Gameday and feel like I am coasting by in games trying to keep up with them. I know my posting will get more flavorful when I have the chance to calm my bandwidth down a bit.
As for AP's I have always wanted to be a player. I have run RotRL in RL and am currently running a Dead Suns (Starfinder AP) in PbP with a group of real life friends and family, but I doubt I will ever be the one getting to play the APs.
As a heads up I will be offline a little coming up. I have PaizoconAP this coming weekend, and then am in China for a week after that for work. I will do my best to get us wrapped up by then. If you could help me out by hitting hard that would be GREAT :)
Small Male LG Vanara Unchained Monk 1 Shaman 4 | HP 42/42 (+10 temp) | AC 21 T 21 FF 16 (with Mage Armor & Barkskin 27, 22, 21) | CMB 1, CMD 21 | F +6, R +8, W +10 | Init +4 | Perc +13 SM +9 | Speed 30' (Climb 20') |Battle Spirit 4/4 | GM Reroll 1/1 | Active Conditions: Mage Armor, Barkskin, False Life | Acrobatics +8, Climb +10, Swim +2
Sounds good. If it's ok with everyone, let's not start Murder's Mark until after Ietsuna gets back from his trip to China. I'm a little behind with my existing games and not quite ready to start it yet.
Gonna make some small mechanical changes to this PC after this adventure before he hits level 2. Found an archetype that I think fits the vision I have of the PC better
N Male follower of Pharasma and Brigh | Looks like a Tian-Taldane human (actually mostly human Ifrit) | Outsider (Native), Humanoid (human) | Bard 6 | | HP 67/67 | AC 24 T 11 FF 23 | CMB -4, CMD 13 | F: +8, R: +8, W: +7 | Init: +5 | Perc: +9, Bluff: +16, Dipl: +16, SM: +6 | Bardic Performance 22/26 | Lore Master 1/1 | Reroll 1/1 | Bard 1st 4/6, 2nd 5/5 | Speed 20 ft | Active conditions: images, +4 initiative
Palio Tambel wrote:
Gonna make some small mechanical changes to this PC after this adventure before he hits level 2. Found an archetype that I think fits the vision I have of the PC better
The archetype looks good! Fits well.
I am thinking about retraining too. But not sure yet.
I'm totally fine with it. Like I said before, I'm going to be making some small mechanical changes, but I'm going to try and keep Palio's personality the same.
If they still feel like the same character, but with different abilities, our PCs could even discuss them at some point in a scenario.
I don't think that I have anything to tweak with Gorak here... though I am really enjoying playing (more than I thought I would!). I'll look at it though, before I commit to him as written for second level.
Small Male LG Vanara Unchained Monk 1 Shaman 4 | HP 42/42 (+10 temp) | AC 21 T 21 FF 16 (with Mage Armor & Barkskin 27, 22, 21) | CMB 1, CMD 21 | F +6, R +8, W +10 | Init +4 | Perc +13 SM +9 | Speed 30' (Climb 20') |Battle Spirit 4/4 | GM Reroll 1/1 | Active Conditions: Mage Armor, Barkskin, False Life | Acrobatics +8, Climb +10, Swim +2
Palio Tambel wrote:
I don't think we have any sort of divine caster or honestly any full casters in general from a quick glance over.
Vinnie will be a shaman (full divine caster) after this 1 level dip in monk. I haven't really looked thoroughly at the shaman spell list yet though to have a good sense of what this will/won't cover. But I expect he'll be able to at least help out with some stuff. I still see him as primarily a melee character though, with spells as a backup option.
I played a shaman to about level 14 in an AP, their spell list felt very strange to me. It covers most divine list things, but not all, it has some druid options, but not many, and overall just felt like it was missing some spells. Neat class though, I definitely prefer it over standard cleric.
I plan to continue to build Gorak out as a primarily melee focus. We really have a fair bit of combat types, so you can easily slip into a full caster (arcane or divine) and I think we are OK.
Male CG Human (Brevoy) Ranger (fortune finder) 2 HP 21/21 | AC 19 T 12 FF 17 | CMB +5, CMD 17 | F: +5, R: +5, W: +1 | Init: +2 | Perc: +6, SM: +4 | Speed 20ft |
I agree, we have a lot of melee options for being a 5 person group. A arcane caster may help with problem solving. You could do a ranged weapon user but they are tricky at low level with the number of melee we have since you will be unlikely to get a clear shot. Just my input.
