Feel free to mingle until tuesday! And let me know if you have any questions. I will be going over character sheets more closely this weekend and let you guys know if I see anything out of place.
Oh my gods! I can't believe I actually got accepted! Thank you so much really I promise I won't let you down! I'll gonna be posting regularly ^^ and am very excited to be here. Updated character sheet coming soon ^^
Looking forward to playing with you all!
Oh thank you for allowing me to play I have been very excited about playing this for some time now.
as a side note travelling on business but should be able to check in tonight and at least twice during the day Monday - Wednesday
looking forward to it.
Thank you for the selection. Look forward to playing with you, ane and all.
It's going to be an interesting game for sure, thanks for allowing me to play such an odd character, I look forward to it.
I've already noticed a couple things that will make the party interesting, 1. All the PCs are male, but depending on the GM's answer, they may all think that Louise is female. 2. We seem to be a fairly melee heavy group, but I'm basing that on class make up more then anything at this point. 3. No one shares campaign traits with me, so despite my feminine appearance (or maybe because of it, or my Tien blood) I have a better chance with Ameiko, even though there were at least 2 other people who applied who had crushes on Ameiko.
And this part amuses me, we have a rogue with trapfinding, and I'm playing a trap :) (in the fact that the character is really male but appears to be female). I even have a higher disguise mod then the rogue's perception mod, so it might be possible that even the rogue can't notice this trap.
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My original concept for this character was a paladin with an innate knack for magic in the Rise of the Runelords campaign. Never got into a game though, I guess because people have a problem imagining a halfling paladin. I was planning to pick up levels of sorcerer down the road. Given that, if my first glance was correct, we have no arcane class, I might pursue the same plan. I think eventually some arcane magic may come in handy.
I'm considering potentially multiclassing myself, I've considered going ranger at some point, but if I do multiclass, it'll probably be for awhile, as I'll likely want to have Horse Master so that my mount does not fall behind.
Additionally, I need to create my mount still, hopefully it's easier to pick a name for.
For the record, I have no issue imaging a halfling paladin, nor would I have an issue imaging a halfling calavalier, it's just too bad that the halfling paladin gets stuck with a pony rather then a wolf or riding dog.
Speaking of mounts, since I've yet to choose mine I'll go ahead and ask, can I have anything aside from camel or horse, since the class says that additional options require GM approval.
@Louise:
If your outward appearance is female, I won't require perception checks to notice you are male.. Unless they have a reason to believe you aren't (kinda like an illusion).
Your mount, depends on the kind. If it's "exotic" there is a Cavalier archetype called Beast Rider or something for that. If you have something specific in mind, ask and I can make the call. JR is one of the few campaigns where mounts should be alright... There are definitely spots where you won't be able to take it, though.
@Khel: Are you thinking Paladin/Sorc/Dragon Disciple? That's always a strong combination, even if it doesn't add MUCH to an archer.. Or were you thinking Arcane Archer? That would potentially be really strong.
@All melee: the party has 3 melee, I think. Magnauk, Louise, and Caerwyn. Nakitu, Krojun, and Khel are caster/ranged. I will warn in advance that there are spots where having 3 melee is really tight and that somebody with full BAB might want to grab a reach weapon. Hopefully between having both cleric and oracle there should be enough magic to keep you guys going.
Party opinions
How does everybody feel about Caravan building/management/combat? It's something that can easily be struck from the game, and presumed that Sandru and his buddies take care of it all.
Also, minor encounters... One of the big issues with PbP is combat, everybody knows that. Minor combats will drain minimal resources but will tack on a lot of extra play-time. Would you rather we fast track these things? Or would you rather we played them all out. I will let the party decide.
Lastly, XP will likely not be used if we nix caravan rules and minor encounters, as you'll essentially miss out on half the books, haha. So instead you would just be levelled when the book suggests.
If you have any other ideas on how to run things smoothly I'm always open to ideas!
Noted, I'm really leaning towards the horse anyway. So, unless the party has any reason to believe that I'm not female (and none of them should), they should believe me to be female, sounds good to me.
As far as reach weapons go, I did make sure that I have a bow, and I shouldn't be terribly bad with it, but I was considering getting a lance or at least a spear, as they tend to work better mounted then a longsword. I should probably get a lance for when I'm mounted, and focus on my swordplay when I'm not mounted, using the bow as needed. Though if it's a spot where having 3 melee is tight, I doubt I'd get to use my mount either, which makes me think more of longspear then lance.
I have no issue with nixing the caravan stuff, or keeping it, so long as it doesn't become too tedious. As far as minor encounters I wouldn't mind skipping them, but I wouldn't want the game to advance at a brisk pace due to skipping them and nixing the caravan stuff, so if those are left out I hope that it would just mean more room for roleplay :)
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@dunebugg - Likely the arcane archer route, as he was always meant to be a ranged focused combatant. My original idea for Khel was to go the "Divine Hunter" archtype of Paladin, but I dropped it thinking that there could be a lack of melee applicants. Given that we are heavy on very capable melee and light on arcane it almost makes sense to go the original route. Any issue to some tweaks on him before we start, maybe prep him more for taking that path?
@dunebugg - Likely the arcane archer route, as he was always meant to be a ranged focused combatant. My original idea for Khel was to go the "Divine Hunter" archtype of Paladin, but I dropped it thinking that there could be a lack of melee applicants. Given that we are heavy on very capable melee and light on arcane it almost makes sense to go the original route. Any issue to some tweaks on him before we start, maybe prep him more for taking that path?
That's totally fine with me. We had way too many melee applicants this go around, was hard to narrow it down!
Thanks for selecting Krojun DB, although I had to change his name slightly because there was already a Krojun alias on the board. I'm planning to have Krojun do a lot of control spells with my Awesome Display Mystery, but that will not really kick in until 2nd level when I get Color Spray.
@Louise Haha! We have a trap =P this should be fun welcome to the campaign I'm sure your character will create much hilarity and awkward moments ^^ I went the trap route once before not even the game master knew Ann's gender throughout most of the campaign =P The shock was just awesome when it was relieved XD
@Khel Having some arcane influence would really help us out in the long run I think as I've seen a great many melee heavy parties flounder against certain creatures and scenarios.
@Krojun Ha! Yes color spray! The illusionists go to spell man its great ^^ my old DM and I used to have a thing that whenever I used the spell I was to shout "COLORS!" and throw confetti . . . .it was a fun group =P
@dunebugg Honestly I was reading through and I really like the idea of caravan management it adds a whole new level to the game-play. And Besides Nakitu is perfectly suited for either entertainer or trader roles ^^ also small encounters usually means you get delicious, delicious loot from small encounters! So I'm all for them ^^ Also despite the fact that I'm a little precotious in general discussion don't worry i assure you I'm going to be taking this campaign very seriously and having Nakitu behave as such. Just a few final adjustments to my alias and I'm good to go ^^
I'm good with keeping the caravan managment, but I woukd suggest that we will need a details oriented player to help you keep track of all the added level of details. I'm sort of meh about the minor encounters. I would like enough to get the sense that the road is dangerous, but not so much to bog us down. I'm also fine losing XP and just leveling at the appropriate times.
@Nakitu The best part is that the spell should be useful much longer due to my mystery. It can even be worth Heightening it to make the DC higher later on.
@Dunebugg I don't mind skipping the XP either. Leveling when you want sounds a lot more tidy. Also I have my character sheet up to date and posted ^^ its on my alias following the Homepage URL. I did have one question I thought I would come to you about though. My Adoration ability was intended to help supplement my AC as it is a mind effecting spell and my head just went straight from mind effecting to enchantment. Apparently its not listed as any variety of spell though and all my racial and feat bonuses to increase the DC check for that are for enchantment spells. So I was wondering if you would have me consider it as normal (DC 13), or as enchantment (DC 16). Either way is okay with me just would like your input ^^
@Krojun O.O ohhh yeah that would be good! Color Spray is just so abundantly useful! Gonna be a real help in the campaign ^^ I would definitely heighten it later on.
@Khel Awww Thanks so much! Really helps straighten things out for all of us! ^^
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Working ahead a little bit to get on top of things and getting the initial caravan sheet put together.
Please let me know which of the following your character has, if any (This will save me tons of time going through each of your sheets):
- at least one rank in Profession (baker, brewer, cook, fisherman, gardener, innkeeper,or tavern keeper)
- at least one rank in Handle Animal or Profession (driver)
- at least one rank in Perform
- a base attack bonus of at least +1
- at least one rank in Knowledge (geography)
- at least one rank in Heal
- at least one rank in Survival
- at least one rank in Bluff, Diplomacy, or Profession (merchant)
- at least one rank in Craft (carpentry) or Profession (engineer or wainwright)
I have heal and survival
I have handle animal, BAB +1, diplomacy and bluff.
I have Knowledge Geography and Diplomacy
@ Khel I have lots of diplomacy and a rank in preform (oratory) ^^
@Louise hey just a thought. Your background says you spend a lot of time with Ameiko. As does mine, so I was thinking that logically our characters should know each other. So if so to what extent do you think they know each other? Friends, aquaintences, rivals? Will Nakitu know that Louise is male or not? :3 just some thoughts.
I've got ranks in Diplomacy, Ride, and Survival.
@Nakitu they should at least know of each other, you being Ameiko's best friend and Louise having a crush on Ameiko and being her distant relative, perhaps Ameiko introduced them, but I think the only way Nakitu would suspect that Louise was male was if they met while Nakitu was in fox form (which you don't seem to have). Kitsune form has stronger sense of smell, but they don't have scent like the actual fox form does, so I don't think you would figure 'hey, this Louise chick smells odd for a girl' you might even think all humans smell the same.
I'm sure they'd probably be more of acquaintances, and after all Sandpoint is a small place, the population is only 1,240 people. You might have even hit on Louise once or twice, who knows. I don't know how much Louise would see him as a rival, especially if Nakitu had hit on Louise in the past, maybe Ameiko had even tried to play matchmaker with Nakitu and Louise, lol.
@Louise Ah a plan taketh shape =P I like the idea that Ameiko introduced the two and maybe even attempted to set the tow up but that for obvious reasons the relationship hasn't turned out that way but that Nakitu maintains interest in him, under the impression that he is a she =P I feel that this path would lead to some interesting story material and a fair deal of comedy. ^^ And it will be interesting to see where the two go from there. If either of them even figure out the other's secret in the future perhaps?
Also Nakitu has a kitsune form he just doesn't ever change into it. Living in a human city and being raised by humans after all.
@Nakitu sounds like a plan, and I wasn't referring to the kitsune form, I was referring to the fox shape feat, which requires BAB +3 and allows you to change into a tiny fox, gaining scent.
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On a side note, I have the available caravan jobs figured out and the level 1 sheet completed. Once we actually get to that point and discuss jobs and so forth I will update and post on my gaming site so everyone has access.
Just so everyone knows where we stand, we have no cook or wainwright.
We have one person who can function as a guide
One person can act as a driver
Two scouts, three traders.
Plenty of spellcasters, which appear to serve multi-purposes.
The wall of text intro is up, play away!
@dunebugg And you called yours a wall of text =P Anyways this is gonna be fun! ^^ Oh and where did you land on my Adoration issue? =3
Nakitu, don't forget that your second [ b ] needs to have a closer tag like this: [/ ]
Yeah I noticed that after XD like I said new but I'm learning ^^
@Khel we could also have an entertainer =P
@dunebugg And you called yours a wall of text =P Anyways this is gonna be fun! ^^ Oh and where did you land on my Adoration issue? =3
It's an SU ability, so Enchantment bonuses won't apply to it. The DC should scale with level though, I believe, as most do. I think it's 10 + (1/2 Cleric level rounded down) + Wis mod. So it'll go up slowly but surely.
You also have an hour to edit posts if you have mistakes you ever want to fix!
Ah thanks for the advice will edit now ^^
I will try to keep things moving along quickly, but always feel free to get in one last bit of RP. Just make sure you are clear which is night before, which is morning after sort of thing.
It can probably get really easy to get stuck RPing in this campaign, so if things are moving too fast or too slow just let me know.
We'll all have to start teasing Nakitu for being an aspiring novelist, haha. With a habit of writing fat walls of text, maybe you should be GMing a PbP ;)
XD sorry about that I can get a little too into the story at times :P
XP I actually am an aspiring writer just never really like my own work haha ^^ and ohhh you dont want me to DM a PbP >.>' the text from me alone would amount to a trilogy of novels
Oh, something I forgot to mention. My posting schedule:
I'm in class generally until 1 every day (summer school, whoop) so there (shouldn't) be posts that time. I have my game nights thursday, saturday, and sunday (yes 3!) evenings so there will for sure not be updates those nights. Weekends might be spotty as I will likely be outside enjoying the sun or doing yardwork (thinking of planting some vegetables in my new place) but I will update at least once over the two days. And I will always always do my best to update once a day, or at least give a reason why I can't (if it's a bad one call me on it haha).
Also, generally if I'm advancing to the next day (or appear to be), feel free to take the lead as a player and jump straight in.
Alright that's fair thanks for the warning =P and daaaannnnnggggg o.o you have three game nights a week?! Lucky @~@ if you don't have a lot of space try garlic its worked great for me =3 also bonuses against vampires ^^ and don't worry about leaving us alone a couple of days we'll all find something to do like just RP a bit while Caerwyn will likely be spending all his time checking out Shalelu's hips because they never have to make a bluff check. =P Is there some other way we could get in contact with you, like a skype, if you don't show up for a few days though and we need to ask what's up?
I have a question about my mount, since it has 2 HD, how should I figure out it's hitpoints?
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I have a question about my mount, since it has 2 HD, how should I figure out it's hitpoints?
For PFS play companions, pets, mounts, etc are always the avg value. So you multiply 4.5 times the number of HD it has, drop any fractions. But since we are doing a campaign, it is pretty much up to the GM how they want to rule it.
Do PFS style for animal companion hit points, as Khel pointed out.
I have lots of space for garden, right now it's just a point of getting everything set up haha. It's all crappy yard.. So it'll take some real work (and probably money) to get it ready for planting anything.
Caerwynn and Krojun.. Where you at? Neither of you have posted since thursday.
Yes come on any American amigos I have on here! Its Memorial Day you should have some free time so lets get posting! X3 other country amigos give yourselves the day off anyways to celebrate D&D Day!!!! :3
Real life has come up and bitten me in the well yeah. I need to take care of personal issues and will have no time for extra stuff in my life. Because of this I will be leaving the game. I am sorry if this puts a burden on the game but my real life issues are far more important as I am sure you will all understand.
Thanks for the fun while it lasted.
Sorry, my wife had me moving all Memorial Day weekend. It is a uncharacteristic lapse for me.
Alright Magnuak, thanks for the heads up. Ill find a replacement ASAP.
I had no idea it was a long weekend. I live up in Canada (eh?) and our long weekend was last week :)
Hey all, dunebugg has asked me to fill in. Should I adjust this build? I see above that you're melee heavy, and this bard is built for melee and support is secondary. I don't buff others with my performance, but do some casting and what not.
I could adjust it to a more standard bard build with group buffs and maybe ranged attacks. I can most likely do this without having to change up the character and story, so let me know what you think :)
I'll be reading the gameplay so far, so also let me know how I can jump in.