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Its late in the month of Rova when you all arrived for the swallowtail festival. The town of Sandpoint has been even more full of life than usual, which is saying something for this small but bustling port village. Its the night before the festival starts and your all sitting in The Rusty Dragon trying to get service but you're finding that difficult. All the staff seems overwhelmed by the amount of people they have to wait on and its been about 20 minutes and you still haven't gotten service.

The bar's owner, a young Tian woman by the name of Ameiko, can be heard shouting orders from the kitchen. She hasn't left said kitchen since you've arrived which you also find a little strange because she's known to greet all her guests.

A fair skinned elf stands on the stage trying to entertain the large crowd that has packed the restaurant tonight. She appears to be some sort of bard and she sings the most exquisite song.

The room goes so silent after the first few notes of her singing that you could hear a pin drop. She sings this song and when done the room erupts with cheers. The Tian owner of the bar comes bursting out of the kitchen and shouts something in a strange language at the woman who blushes and bows as she jumps off the stage. She then picks up a large serving trey that she had set down on the side of the stage and comes over to take each of your orders.

"What can I get you? she asks with a smile. Her elvish accent is thick and you can tell she is fresh from Kyonen.

Sorin grins, the last few notes still in his head.

"Whatever you got to warm up a weary traveler. But another song wouldn't be so bad either.

Yeah...I won't be singing for the rest of the night...boss didn't like the last song I did apparently we're to busy for me to entertain. I'll bring you a bowl of soup and some hot tea."

"Thank you miss."

It had a been a long road to get here, but ever since he left his caravan to make it on his own, everyone told him that the Swallowtail festival was an event you couldn't miss.

I no longer have a home, he mused to himself. Only destinations. Not a bad way to live for a while.

Denche snaps out of the trance the soothing song put him in, shakes his head, looks at the barmaid and raises his left hand.

"I'll have an ale, simple as that. Is everything all right back there? I agree with my fellow here — the sooner you return to singing, the better."

Sorin raised an eyebrow.

Were all people this friendly on the road? He didn't seem like he was the manipulative type...Perhaps the tales his mother filled him, that other travelers were cheats and liars, was all tales and nothing more.

"You here for the festival as well?" Sorin asked the half-orc sitting next to him.

Ariza remains in her seat, legs tucked under her bottom so she can see over the table. A small tear fills the corner of her eye as the last note of the song fades away. Catching the sound of the owner's voice, she strains to understand the words while she reaches up and strokes the blonde fuzz on the inside of Rezzin's ear. The small monkey's tail twitches, tickling her neck in an all too familiar way.

Linguistics check to understand the words: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

She watches as the singer heads toward the table. She is definitely as beautiful as her voice. And tall, of course. Must be nice!

"I don't like ale, hun," Ariza says. "What do you think I should have?" she asks with a wink.

"Don't like ale, you say?" you hear as a short, stout dwarf approaches the table. "Don't worry, I'm sure the wine is fine too!" he says with a smile as he sits at one of the few empty seats left in the establishment.

"Cayden be praised; this place is fantastic! Is Sandpoint always this busy, or is this whatsit-whatsit Dragon place just this popular? Pity the music ended; that was nice." He drains the tankard of ale that he brought in with him, setting it on the table with a contented sigh. "Another of these, if you don't mind." he says, addressing the elf, "I like 'em Strong, Golden, or Barleywine, if you've got any of that."

Denche tilts his head slightly to Sorin, keeping his eyes on the barmaid.
"Any distraction is good until I find some work. The whole village is swarming with folk, but no luck yet."

Maybe I should've been a cook!

He pauses briefly and adds:
"Denche's the name."

"Sorin." He replies simply.

"Sorry to hear for your situation. I'll keep an ear out for any oppourtunities."

"Thanks." He says a bit drily, not actually expecting any help.

"You've been to the festival before?"

"Festival? That would explain all of this," he motions at the scrum around him. "What festival is that?" He looks expectantly from the one man to other, as they seem to know what they're talking about.

"The Swallowtail festival," Sorin clarified.

"I just arrived this night, so as for what it stands for and the activities tomorrow, I've no idea."

Ariza listened to the banter at the table but held her peace. Rezzin, her Monkey, reached out and pulled on her ear. Tilting her head slightly, she listened as the small beast chittered in her ear.

"Of course you can go out," she said. "But you come straight back when I call you ok?"

Rezzin chittered again and then leaped from her shoulder and ran out the open door.

Ariza looked around the table and then turned her gaze toward the waitress/singer expectantly.

Knowledge (Nature): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

Distracted for a brief moment by the monkey, Denche audibly murmurs and says: "Well, judging from the name, swallows play a central role. Since it is the month of Rova and time for the last stragglers to migrate, I'd wager it's a celebration of the end of the farming season."

He grins and adds: But I too have no idea what it entails.

"So does the festival bring you all here as well? Tell me, there must be some talk to pass the time."

Ariza looks at the Orc that hadn't yet mentioned his name. Something he just said tweaked a memory.

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (17) + 8 = 25

"That's right. The Swallowtail Festival is the one where they release the wagonload of butterflies. I have read about that in my studies of this area. I can't wait to see it in person, now that you mention it!"

I still wonder what the waitress will recommend for me to drink?

I don't really know how these checks work, or if I passed or failed, but I assumed with a 25 I should have passed this one. If not, I can change what she said. And if I am doing it all wrong, I can delete this post :)

"Swallowtail Festival?" The dwarf's eyes turn up to the left as he lightly scrunches his brow, searching his memory. "Do I know that?..." he says softly to himself.

Knowledge(?): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
If Knowledge (arcana or religion), bonus is +7 instead

I'll add a description of what I know about the festival after we know the success/failure of the roll, and after DM tells me, because I (player) don't know anything about it either.

After explaining what he knows of the festival, he continues. "But anyway, I'm sorta here for work; I didn't even know this festival was happening. I travel around and help out at shrines to The Drunken Hero where I find 'em." He lightly smacks the bottom of his tankard on the tabletop as he says "The Drunken Hero."

For the first time that night, Denche focuses on the gnome diagonally across the table.

"A feast for the swallows then, huh? Peculiar!"

At which point he immediately gets lost in thought for a second, empty-eyed.

"Better not think too hard about it. Let's just wait and see." he finishes with a concerned grimace.

arrg, I'm too slow

Sorin turns to Rak.

"Work you say? Well I hope you'll have time to enjoy the fun. After all, festivals were meant to be enjoyed."

He smiles, and addresses the group as a whole.

"While we wait for our server to return to take more orders and bring some sup, anyone care for a game of chance?"

Sorin pulls out a silver from his coin purse, and places it on the table. He then takes out some chalk and draws a series of circles on the wooden table until it resembles a bulls-eye.

"I wager one silver, that I can bounce my silver on the table and land it closer to the center than you lot."

Sorin immediately throws the silver piece onto the table.

Dexterity: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

The coin lands directly in the center of the bullseye, rattling until it settles. Sorin seems satisfied with the result.

"So, any takers?"

So this was supposed to be a fun game of chance, but then I rolled a natural 20....If you want to play anyway, just roll a dexterity check (1d20 + dex mod).

Rak watches with interest as Sorin draws his target on the table, then bursts out laughing when the coin lands on the bullseye. "If you're that good, my friend, you have to let your mark throw first!" He winks at the human across the table. "No thanks, I think I'll pass this time."

dc15: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18 just int checking if he'd know about the gambler's fallacy

Denche watches in amazement — such a game is completely new to him.

"Pfew, I'm with the dwarf on this one! Your second throw is likely to be as good. Even if that coin is nothing special."

"There's no swindle here. Every game of chance favors one way or another, I simply demonstrated which way it went tonight. Should your coin land on mine, I'll give you 2 gold pieces."

basically, if you roll a natural 20, you succeed and win 2 gold, equivalent to 20 silver. If you miss, you lose your silver.

Ariza reaches into the small pouch at her waist and pulls out a silver. She tosses it on to the table, aiming for the coin that already lay there.

"I don't mind donating a silver to your cause."

1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

"Thank you kindly."

Sorin picks up the silver wagered and on his own. He then produces a deck of cards from a side pocket.

"And so I propose we play some cards to pass the time. These two silver shall be our starting pot. What say you?"

Another little skill game to pass the time. This is more about using skills creatively. For example, during play Sorin might try using slight of hand to cheat, while someone uses history knowledge to remember old card strategies, or diplomacy or intimidate to gain the upper hand.

I'm in.

Rak digs into his belt pouch for some coins, coming up with 2 silver. "Eh, as good a way to pass the time as any. Though if you're as good at cards as you are with that coin, this may just be a gift." He sets the two coins on the table in front of him. "What's the game?"

Still suspicious and longing for his missing ale, he shortly waves his hand horizontally in a stopping manner.

I'll watch... and settle disputes if necessary.

What's keeping them so long?! I do hope there isn't the proverbial giant rat infestation in the kitchen cellar.

[b] " Let's begin."

Sorin shuffles the deck and deals out hands. He continues to explain the rules. The Unitas pot is placed which is followed by players exchanging cards at their leisure with the deck to make a better hand. Another round of betting. Then the players shuffle the remaining deck and draw a second hand. Another round of discarding cards for new ones followed by one last round of betting. Each hand your hand beats is worth a point so it is possible to tie and split the pot.

essentially, feel free to roll and use skills to justify an advantage. Play off each other's successes and failures. Narrate as you wish. I'll start with an example.

Sorin begins to discard and draw new cards for a better hand. But just to impress everyone at the table, he fans the cards repeatedly for flume effect. Just being showy

dexterity: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Rak thinks back to see if he can remember anything about this game.

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"Didja make this one up like the bullseye game? No matter, I can still play." Rak organizes the cards in his hand, moving some back and forth to try to make an order that seems like a good hand, then exchanges with the deck to try to improve it.

INT: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15

Liking what he sees, he throws another silver in the pot. "Let's see how that goes." He looks from Sorin to Ariza, waiting.

I was worried that editing the post would change die rolls; I'm glad to see the the forum preserves the die rolls no matter what else you do to the post!

Ariza throws another coin into the pot. I truly don't understand how this game works, but why not?

Knowledge (History): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

"Well, I'm done with my first hand."

Sorin places his cards facedown and looks expectantly as the other two. He wants to win this first hand, but just barely. It wouldn't do to win outright as the one who suggested the game.

From their faces, it looked like they were about where he wanted them hand-wise.

"Ready for the next round?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 ⇒ 15

So now you could try a sense motive check to see what I'm up to, an intimidate check to make me back off, diplomacy to make me bet more, sleight of hand to cheat, Appraise to see how good your hand is, or any creative use you can come up with. Based on your roll, and since this is a side thing I hope the DM won't mind, just come up with your result if the dice roll is good or bad.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Denche watches intently, but doesn't say anything. He didn't notice anything out of the ordinary during the shuffle, dealing or subsequent play.

I am seriously confused. LOL.

it's poker. Is he bluffing? Make a check ... Did he secretly palm a card? Make a check (I failed miserably) ... If nobody does anything, you'll go for the second round of betting and exchanging cards.

Sorry for disappearing this weekend...

Faruna comes back with everyones drinks and Sorins soup smililing at them playing cards. "Good to see you are able to entertain yourselves." She will then smile down at Ariza and set down a steaming cup in front of her. "I brought you some tea, the owners special brew. I think you'll like it."

"Will anyone else want anything to eat? Not good to drink on an
empty stomach."

I am seriously confused. LOL.

Its perfectly fine, just trying out a few things in post by post games. We can return to the actual campaign now that the weekend's over.

Sorin thanks Faunra for the meal before scooping up the cards. He then, not caring of their perceptions, tosses each coin wagered back to their owner.

"Consider that payment for company and conversation," he says with a smile.

"I'm sure you'll find good use for it tomorrow during the festival."

Denche picks up his mug, takes a sip and mlems* before nodding approvingly. He scrambles in his vest pockets with his other hand and produces 5cp, which he then slides to the barmaid.
"That's all I needed, thanks."

A moment later he adds: "Do you know when the festivities start tomorrow?"

*I have no idea how to say this in English, but think of this sound if the word is unfamiliar: http://i.imgur.com/Jzx28bd.gif

"They start at about 9 AM with speeches from important figures from around Sandpoint. I wouldn't stay up to late drinking tonight as you don't want to miss the fun and games. I'm even giving a concert in the afternoon if any of you wish to attend."

Rak takes his ale from Faunra and pours it into his own tankard, presenting the empty mug to be taken away. He takes a long drink before pronouncing "Mighty tasty; thanks! Let's add some huntsman's stew or whatever you have like it. How much will that be?" He pays for the drink and meal, then continues. "So what is the festival about, other than these long speeches? How long will it last?"

"That will be 8 copper pieces." she says with a smile and then goes and gets his stew. Returning she hears his question "This year the swallowtail festival is being thrown to honor the dedication and opening of our new church of Desna since our last church...burned down. The festival lasts all day with the day's events concluding with the dedication of the church at sunset."[/b]

"Sounds like a good time."

The soup is almost half consumed, its boiled vegetables and spices easily sliding down his throat. It did indeed warm a weary traveler.

"Delicious. What do I owe you for, lets say, the soup, tea, and if you have them, a room for a night's stay?"

Thank you for the tea! This wouldn't happen to be the same tea as in the chadao ceremony would it? I feel honored, regardless! I will have some stew, if I may, and let me know how much this will all cost.

As for the festival, I love the change of being part of these unique historical and cultural festivals in person, so I wouldn't miss it for the world. Is there, perhaps a place you would recommend that I sleep for the night?"

Ariza sends for Rezzin mentally; telling him it's time to come back

"Well brave adventuring types such as your selves are usually always welcome here at The Rusty Dragon but as you can see we're rather busy tonight...I'm afraid we might be out of rooms. Let me go check and I'll bring you your stew as well. If we are out of rooms I think the Hagfish might have some...or there is always the Pixies Kitten though I'm not sure if I'd stay at either of those establishments." With that she goes into the kitchen.

Feel free to make me a knowledge local roll to see if you recognize either of those names

Not being from the area, Sorin has overheard bits of conversation in passing. he tries to recall either of those names.

Knowledge:Local: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Oh Ariza you are able to recognize the strange language as Tian. Sorry just remember you made a linguistics check.

Sorry Sorin no such luck.

Faunra comes out of the kitchen quickly and ducks a pot thats being thrown at her as more strange words come from the kitchen. She makes her way toward the table your seated at. "My apologies it seems we have just enough rooms available for you. They will be 2 silver each unfortunately they aren't near to each other will this be an issue?"

As you are speaking a strange looking man comes in holding a very familiar looking monkey around the scruff of the neck.

The man makes a bline to the stage and walks up the stairs onto it. "Excuse me ladies and gentlemen but does this belong to anyone. I caught it wondering the streets and figured it had to belong to someone in here."

k/l: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 can we really use this untrained?

"Not for me — I'll weather it outside. There's a nice spot on the western beach with all the tranquillity one could need. Reminds me of Ember lake ..." he stops midsentence to look at who's monkeying around.

Oh Ariza you are able to recognize the strange language as Tian. Sorry just remember you made a linguistics check.

Sorry Sorin no such luck.

Faunra comes out of the kitchen quickly and ducks a pot thats being thrown at her as more strange words come from the kitchen. She makes her way toward the table your seated at. "My apologies it seems we have just enough rooms available for you. They will be 2 silver each unfortunately they aren't near to each other will this be an issue?"

As you are speaking a strange looking man comes in holding a very familiar looking monkey around the scruff of the neck.

I figured everyone would recognize her as Tian, and was assuming my Knowledge (History) as the reason I would know about the Tea Ceremony. I am still learning, but should I have done a Knowledge roll and then changed what I said based on a pass or Fail? What DC would I be checking against to know if I passed?

Ariza stands up quickly and grabs her Quarterstaff before it falls to the floor. "I will take a room," she says quickly to the waitress and then turns to the man holding Rezzin.

"Unhand my monkey, you ruffian!" she shouts. "You don't want to make me either of us angry!"

Okay guys the 3 of you that posted interest can start posting here with character ideas and any question you have. Character creation rules are spoilered below. To open the spoiler just click on the white show button next to it.

I would like to play a barbarian if nobody minds. I have a concept pretty much worked out, but have several other ideas if someone else had their heart set in the barb.

I'm interested in rangers, perhaps druids or wizards — but I know these two are harder for a first timer (I'm not a complete noob though). So I'll wait to see what others choose.

Inaleth, anything to do with magic is more complicated. The best advice is to just play what you are going to want to invest time into. If your invested in your character, you wont mind spending the time to learn the rules.

I just downloaded the Anniversary Player's Guide. Gonna read that, and I'll be back with my character concept. Looking forward to this one!

So I'm starting to think along the lines of an Inquisitor, probably with that "Scholar of the Ancients" trait.

I don't know if I have the "anniversary " guide. I have whatever I got with the highest level of the Humble Bundle. It's called the Advanced Players Guide on my download list. Is that it?

I don't know if I have the "anniversary " guide. I have whatever I got with the highest level of the Humble Bundle. It's called the Advanced Players Guide on my download list. Is that it?

That's a separate rulebook; they're not the same thing. This is the Anniversary Edition Player's Guide.

Adaram wrote:

I don't know if I have the "anniversary " guide. I have whatever I got with the highest level of the Humble Bundle. It's called the Advanced Players Guide on my download list. Is that it?

That's a separate rulebook; they're not the same thing. This is the Anniversary Edition Player's Guide.

OK. Hopefully I can get the download - site is still a bit wonky. Also, I hope the rules aren't too different from the normal ones as I am still learning :)

zinzarin wrote:

Adaram wrote:

I don't know if I have the "anniversary " guide. I have whatever I got with the highest level of the Humble Bundle. It's called the Advanced Players Guide on my download list. Is that it?

That's a separate rulebook; they're not the same thing. This is the Anniversary Edition Player's Guide.

OK. Hopefully I can get the download - site is still a bit wonky. Also, I hope the rules aren't too different from the normal ones as I am still learning :)

Regarding the download, a google search will find you a copy much quicker; it's a free download from Paizo, so you shouldn't feel any misgivings searching elsewhere for the download. You're looking for "rise of the runelords anniversary player's guide"

And don't worry about the rules; it's just a supplement specifically for this adventure. It gives some character creation advice, some campaign-specific traits, and local info about the area. Other than the traits, you'll still get your rules where you always got them.

Got it downloaded. Spent a bit of time researching tonight. There is A LOT of information just in these few books!

I would like to roll a Gnome Wizard if that's OK.

Still working on the details.

Ok I have pretty much everything ready. How does character creation work with forum play? Is there a sheet or format I shoud be using? Does something get posted for or sent to the GM?
Thanks.

I found this guide in the forums; it seems to be a highly-regarded method for documenting a character in your alias/profile. The GM will have to say for sure, though.

Looking through this thread, I'm seeing:
Barbarian (R2D20)
Ranger (Inareth - or Druid or Wizard)
Gnome Wizard (Adaram)

I was first thinking Inquisitor, but now might be leaning Cleric; in either case I'm thinking of a Ranged build so I'd be more of a support character. That would leave us needing (based on the recommendations from the Player's Guide) at Rogue (or other scout/trapfinder) type to cover all of our bases. Do we have a fifth player yet?

Ok, then I'll definitely create a druid, so we have at least some healing element. A rogue for the final player and we'd have a classic party.

edit: hmm, if zinzarin will be a cleric, then I'll pick the ranger instead. Both classes are cool!

No we don't have a fifth player yet. Just gave the recruitment thread a little push.

And yes all characters will be made into an alias. To create an alias you will click on the My account link at the top of the page. If you scroll down on the page you will see a box that says MESSAGEBOARD ALIASES. In that box there should be a button that says create new alias. Click that button and then you name your character and then you can follow the character creation guide that was linked to.

You do not have to use the character sheet that person suggests. If you have hero lab you can output your character sheet from there and then just copy and paste into your alias.

Here is a sample character alias.

Anyone have any other questions I can help with. Sorry for going silent I usually don't post much after 4 PM CST Monday-Thursday.

Here is my Alias for this game. This is Adaram :)

Yo, just joined up. I have some experience building characters (many bored nights with nothing to do) so what roled do we need to fill? I lean towards leader and support/battlefield control.

They need a face(rogue/bard)

Welcome inxpitter. We currently seem to have a Barbarian, Ranger, and Wizard. I've been working on a Cleric, which leaves us with a Rogue/scout/trapfinder as our primary need. If that's not something you're excited by, I'd give up Cleric so you could have that (or similar) for support/battlefield control, and I can play the sneak.

DM, if that's the way we go, is Unchained okay for a Rogue?

Sure, I'll play a rogue. I'll post some more details later tonight.

Here is my Alias for this game. This is Adaram :)

Could you please fill in your character information.

Ariza Zanimila wrote:

Here is my Alias for this game. This is Adaram :)

Could you please fill in your character information.

I sure will - as soon as I am done :D

I just renamed my char, which now has the mechanics filled out. Tomorrow comes the backstory and more spoilers, so stuff will be easier to look up.

A couple questions....

Is Unchained rogue acceptable, stick with normal rogue, or my choice?

Is it alright if I optimize a bit? (not to much, but I dread playing a glass cannon that can't do anything.)

unchained is fine and you can optimize a little

This is zinzarin, reporting in as Rak Obal, dwarven bartender and Inquisitor. I will work on a backstory and get that up tomorrow.

Did you have any particular adventure hooks in mind, or just make somebody who has a reason to be in Sandpoint?

And I think I'm done with Character creation (awaiting approval of course). I decided to split between skills and throwing knife (knife master archetype).

If you see anything wrong, please tell me so I can change it.

Hey all. Just to let you know, this is going really slowly for me. I am learning a lot from scratch, and frankly, the Character Sheet is complicated, especially if I want to understand it!

I downloaded the Hero Lab thing, and I think it just makes it more complicated for me. For example, I can't find "Traits" anywhere! I feel like I just need to keep at it manually. I'll get there; I just hope you all don't mind bearing with me.

Thanks.

PC-GEN is a bit better, since it both guides you and has an export option tailored for this forum. Hero lab has that disabled in the demo version.

Remember to use one campaign trait.

Where do "Traits" show up on the Character Sheet that I took from the Core Rules book?

Where do "Traits" show up on the Character Sheet that I took from the Core Rules book?

I'd put it under special abilities.

Inside HeroLab, you'll find "Traits" on the "Feats" tab, but I'm not sure if they're enabled by default or not; they are an optional rule. On the paper character sheet, you'll record your traits--likewise--in the Feats section of the sheet; traits are essentially mini-feats, so that's the logical place.

And don't get discouraged! You're not making this character in a vacuum; we're all willing to help. Post any other questions or hurdles you encounter and we'll help you get through them.

Thanks for the replies about the Traits. I am sure I will need more help, and will reach out when I do. I am not going to use Hero Lab - it seems too complicated for me right now, and I will learn more by doing things manually.

When I am done, I will post up my character sheet and you folks can tell me all my mistakes :)

I think I am on to Feats and Spells, then equipment next, so I feel like I am getting close.

Rolling for my HP's:

1d6 ⇒ 5

At first level you don't need to roll for it, just take the max. Also be careful with buying too many items, as you can get encumbered.

Oh right I should tell you guys I don't run with encumbrance or coin weight(for those of you using herolab). At first level I don't see this being a huge issue but if I find your abusing my generosity(IE carrying everything including the kitchen sink around with your characters) I will reinstate it but I've not had a huge problem with people taking advantage of the system.

Ariza I don't know if you have been told but this is an awesome resource as it has all the feats, spells, equipment, traits, ect listed on it so you don't have to scroll through .pdf's of the books. Since your finding the process a little overwhelming(which is totally understandable with SO many options) I'd suggest sticking to the stuff found in the core rule book only except for traits as those weren't added until the Advanced players guide came out so thats where you will find the non campaign specific trait.

Again as others have said we understand this process is A LOT when you first get started. I agree that using just the paper copy of the character sheet from the CRB is the best bet until you get a little more comfortable.

PC-GEN is a bit better, since it both guides you and has an export option tailored for this forum. Hero lab has that disabled in the demo version.

Remember to use one campaign trait.

I have had a look at PC-Gen and it looks a lot simpler. I am not done, but certainly it has gone a long way to helping me with what I have seen.

One question, though. I want to take the Pyromaniac Trait from the RoR guide, but I can't seem to find it anywhere in PC-Gen. For now I have chose "Gifted Adept" instead. I do have the RoR book loaded into the program, so that's not why.

Any suggestions?

I'd just leave it empty and add it manually later. It's all text in the end, remember?

My backstory is done, but I didn't expose everything. Off to buy more arrows! :D

Pyromaniac is actually from Advanced Players Guide so ignore what I wrote above. I re-loaded PC-Gen with "Pathfinder RPG Core Supplements, and the RoR book, but still can't find the skill.

Sorry for pulling this discussion into a PC-GEN support query :(

**Edit** Good idea, Denche - I will just manually edit the output! DUH!

Ariza I don't know if you have been told but this is an awesome resource as it has all the feats, spells, equipment, traits, ect listed on it so you don't have to scroll through .pdf's of the books. Since your finding the process a little overwhelming(which is totally understandable with SO many options) I'd suggest sticking to the stuff found in the core rule book only except for traits as those weren't added until the Advanced players guide came out so thats where you will find the non campaign specific trait.

Again as others have said we understand this process is A LOT when you first get started. I agree that using just the paper copy of the character sheet from the CRB is the best bet until you get a little more comfortable.

Thanks - yeah - I have been using that. I am getting there :)

Btw, how much micromanaging will we have to do? Eg. daily food&liquids intake and that type of stuff?

Also, I realised I haven't said this yet — thanks for volunteering Mathpro!

I'm not supper concerned with tracking of resources but you will need to have rations and a water skin listed on your sheet. If you go weeks in the wilds then I expect survival checks to supplement your rations and that but I am not up everyone's butt about that kind of stuff.

And not an issue volunteering.

I was planning to have Rak forage for food along the way, but that's because he was encumbered carrying it; I'll add some rations when I get home later. As for water, I've got my mug and a Create Water orison; never thirsty!

So I probably should have done this already but it just dawned on me you guys have no idea about who I am so I'll write up a little intro.

I've been playing Pathfinder since 2009 but I've been doing table top gaming for about 15 years or so. I've played the Final Fantasy pen and paper game, D&D, Arduin, Shadowrun, and custom games to name a few of the systems other than Pathfinder I've played. I also have an on again and off again relationship with Magic the Gathering. I also enjoy video games, Dragon Age and Final Fantasy being my favorate series. I've had the pleasure of introducing two of my step children to the hobby as well as my wife and my sister in law so I am no stranger to running with new players.

I am currently running eight other games on these boards but a couple of them are just about dead. You guys are my special table because your all new to forum games and/or pathfinder. I chose to run Raise of the Runelords because it was the first adventure Paizo created and was also the first adventure I ran my wife through and she loved cutting her teeth on it. Unfortunatly she never got to finish it because that campaign had to stop due to a move. We'll see if this game actually gets to the completion point...18 levels on a forum game is unheard of for most groups but we'll see.

Thanks for the introduction, DM Mathpro. Should we call you DM, or Mathpro? :)

My introduction: I've been playing tabletop RPGs since 1st Ed D&D, though I stopped playing D&D around the release of 3.5 (bought the books, never played 'em). My early heyday was 2nd Ed; at that time, I was also playing the entire Palladium suite of games, Call of Cthulhu, and other one-offs (Shadowrun, White Wolf, Warhammer) here and there. My first introduction to Pathfinder was with the beta Playtest; I attempted to get a regular tabletop game going in a Forgotten Realms setting with that, but it never took off, and I really didn't RPG again after that until last fall. At that time, I started running the Reign of Winter adventure path at home; that's been meeting about monthly, and is going well.

When I saw the Humble Bundle, I saw a great opportunity to own (and thus, be able to use officially) a ton of books. (Seriously, that was an amazing deal to get "legal" if you hadn't been playing that way up until then.) While I was waiting for the book downloads to not work (still waiting...) I discovered these forums and a light went off. I'm *so* excited to play here; I think forum play has the potential to be better at the "role" part of RPG than even tabletop gaming.

So, thanks for having me! I'm also excited that you chose Rise of the Runelords as it's such an iconic adventure path. I'm looking forward to a great introduction to forum gaming.

PS:

an on again and off again relationship with Magic the Gathering

is the only way to do it!

Woah, the expected end level is 18? That's a lot of hide and bone to chop through. :)

My only pnp-ish experience is with Warhammer. We disbanded in the middle of the first session. Earlier I helped develop some Gothic (the game) based forum roleplaying system, but it didn't take off. I'm a great fan of the Infinity engine games (Planescape: Torment, Baldur's gate, Icewind Dale), so for the past eight years, I've contributed to the development of GemRB, a reimplementation and upgrade of said engine. Hardly anyone roleplays here, even in the capital, so online and pbp it is.

Yes expected end level is 17-18 depending on how things go. When I played through this my group ended at 17 and when I ran it the group had just reached level 11 when we had to disband. I miss my level 17 barbarian very much...he could do about 200 damage a round...and he wasn't even optimized. He had over 300 HP as well which pissed our wizard off. "He took how much damage and is still up and swinging? That would have killed me 3 times over..." Our cleric HATED my character going as far as removing his mini from the mat one session and replacing it with a box of bandaids and then turning to me and going "That is all I am to you...a giant box of bandaids...did it ever occur to you that I would like to do something else in a round than heal your ass for 100-200 points of damage? I'm all out of spells here...dodge something for christ sake"

That was a great group...it also lead to my barbarain being swung around like a rag doll by his leg while the archer "accidentally" peppered him with arrows. He said he was trying to shoot the thing that had me by the leg but...I don't buy it lol.