Alright guys, everyone settle in. You have the day to make any changes to your sheet or work anything out. Gameplay will start tomorrow.
Hot damn!
Checking in. Likely won't be posting again until much later tonight at the earliest, I have a Memorial Service for a friend to go to.
Nice! For now just a brief dot before going to sleep (it's 01.00 a.m. here in Europe). Tomorrow morning (should be late night over there in the U.S.) I should be able to fix the last details and be ready to start playing.
Pretty excited to join this table, very nice submissions from everyone!
Checking in. I'm finishing up my app as we speak.
Here are the assumptions I am making regarding the Pioneer trait, which specifies "You begin play with a horse.":
1. As the trait does not specify whether we are talking about a light horse or heavy horse, I am going to assume it is a light horse. (As the heavy horse is far pricier)
2. As it is not specified, I will assume that I must purchase the horse-related equipment, such as the saddle and saddlebag, out of my starting wealth.
3. I'm pretty sure that horse isn't war-trained.
Are these assumptions correct?
Once I'm done with my character sheet, I'll be taking a deeper look at my fellow players'.
Yes, those assumptions are all correct, Castor.
I've been trying to look at everyone else, but I'm having a hard time sitting still (excitement about making it and a few things IRL). Once I can focus a bit better, I'll give everyone the once over.
And already getting into my character's mindset, that sounded like innuendo. *facepalm*
...Now to see who my companions are. I'm looking at your stuff. Yes, you.
>.>
Holy Crap! I've never encountered another Milani-worshiper in this game before!
Somebody to help Rufus straiten up & fly right! Excellent!
Question for PM: How closely do you like to track minor expenses like mundane ammunition and food?
Food I really only care about when you're away from the ability to get more food; when you're several days out in the wild, you'd better believe your rations are going down. Ammo is always tracked. Generally though it's a bit easier to stock up given I don't care about encumbrance.
Generally though it's a bit easier to stock up given I don't care about encumbrance.
And the character with 8 STR cheers!
Alright, thanks for the info. My stats are complete.
... I couldn't afford a Longbow despite my character knowing how to wield one from the elven half of his roots. I'm going with the idea that he had one before and it was broken beyond all repair not too long before the start of the adventure. The best he's managed to scrounge up since is a crossbow, and he'll look to replace his longbow as the campaign goes.
Now taking a look at my fellow applicants.
As far as food goes, by taking ten on a survival check, I can provide for myself and two fellow party members. Do we have another survivalist?
Checking in. Think I am ready to go, but as always would appreciate a once over.
A few thoughts for each of you:
Arawn: Interesting background you've got going on there. It's nice to know we'll have at least one party member who isn't a goody-two-shoe do-gooder. I look forward to the personality clashes, should Arawn's desire for vengeance and governorship strongly come to life.
Rufus: It'll be nice having an old acquaintance in the campaign. He has a very noble reason to join the charter, following in his mother's wishes. I like it.
Korinne: Ah, there is a lady whose motivations Castor could get along with, mindful of ensuring that the kingdom born of these stolen lands be a noble and rightful one. I think we'll be getting along quite well. Glad to know I have a fellow healer to back me up, should I happen to fall.
Xelani: A fellow half-elf, I see, and a companion in the holy devotion at that. It is a sad thing what happened to her village. I could see our characters clashing in how best to approach a common goal, being the classic opposition of chaotic and lawful. Looking forward to it.
Alayini: Seeking to discover one's way through adventure is something the two of us have in common, and I could see Castor and Alayi finding common ground in that.
PM, I'd appreciate it if you could give my crunch a once over and let me know if anything looks off.
Looking forward to starting play!
GM PM, would you be willing to open up the Gameplay thread early? I have an urge to share the awesome that was my friend Sam in the best way I know how, which is gaming.
I just wanted to make a single post for him. It will be in character & I can't think of a more appropriate place in Golarion for him than the River Kingdoms.
edit: Never mind, I see you have already opened the Gameplay thread... Do you object if, instead of simply dotting, I make an actual IC 'flashback' post?
Accidentally dotted with my player alias. Hopefully that can be cleared from the Character page. Sorry. Not used to posting on these PbP forums...
If you do it now, you still have time to correct it before the hour deadline.
Go for it, Rufus. It's too late for me to feel like writing up the intro post, but by all means, you can do a thing.
Thank you.
Alayi, your Inspire Courage only affects you with your Archetype, correct?
Thank you, he really was.
This is the only Campaign Journal post I ever made for the last Campaign Castor & I were in together. I don't believe it really spoils anything, but GM PM, you might want to read it to decide.
First thoughts: holy s**t we've got a cumulative +45 diplomacy bonus (and that's not even bothering to take into account the various situational bonuses (boni?)). I think we've set a record for a 1-st level group.
Second thoughts: very nice party composition we've got there! 3 CG characters, 2 LN and me being LG, I envision lots of interesting philosophic clashes - with Xelani's heart supporting the CG block and her mind instead agreeing with the LN guys. Gameplay-wise, my archery-related auras might synergize very well with Castor, giving him the extra edge to be a proficient ranged damage-dealer.
I'm interested in seeing how our young princeling Arawn is going to turn out. He seems a very driven character, with a strong sense of both his own and his future kingdom's destiny - and who knows? Given how strong his personality looks, his cause is one Xelani might be inclined to champion!
Nicely spotted, Xelani. Between your auras helping me, and my own spellcasting helping both of us (plus the front liners), the two of us should provide a solid artillery line to back up the front line.
Looks like we've got a pretty well balanced party here, as well. I think we can take on just about anything that comes at us.
Hm... we don't have anyone with Disable Device, do we?
At any rate, whether or not Castor is in favor of the Prince will entirely depend on how the latter acts and how noble he proves to be. Looking forward to finding out.
Correct Ruffus. While I can do other performances as normal, IC falls under Battle Dancing, which only affects me.
GM PM, given all the present factors, I'm seriously considering not only dipping into Bard, but actually aiming for the Battle Herald PrC, which brings up a mechanical question. Battle Herald requires among it's pre-reqs five ranks in Diplomacy and five ranks in Perform (Oratory). If I take Perform (Oratory) as my Versatile Performance, are you going to consider that fulfills both, or will I need to go ahead and continue putting ranks into Diplomacy?
Other question, are we going with World/Brevoy history as described in the ISWG? If not, what are the changes? I'm asking because according to the ISWG, Brevoy was ruled by House Rogarvia until ten years ago, or at least until 4699, which brings up the question of what year we are setting this in, which would make part of Arawn's background inaccurate. House Surtova claimed the throne when all the members of House Rogarvia disappeared, Noleski Surtova has been 'Regent' ever since that point.
@Xelani; I only wish we had Diplomacy that high. Right now, in terms of real numbers, we have a reasonable Diplomacy mod of +16 to +18, taking 'aid other' into account, which is still quite serviceable for first level, particularly as it is only going to go up as we get higher.
I take it you will be acting as an 'Archadin' in combat, with likely Alani and myself as the front-liners?
@Castor: from what I've heard, Kingmaker has some of the lowest ratio of 'traps' of any of the AP's. Of course, I could easily be wrong, in which case I will roll up a Rogue when I die...
I actually left that part purposely ambiguous. Arawn's missing ancestor could easily have become so while House Rogarvia was still in power, when he would have been heir to the position of Head of the House.
Other question, are we going with World/Brevoy history as described in the ISWG? If not, what are the changes? I'm asking because according to the ISWG, Brevoy was ruled by House Rogarvia until ten years ago, or at least until 4699, which brings up the question of what year we are setting this in, which would make part of Arawn's background inaccurate. House Surtova claimed the throne when all the members of House Rogarvia disappeared, Noleski Surtova has been 'Regent' ever since that point.
Kingmaker was released in 2010, so according to Paizo canon it should be set in 4710, meaning house Surtova seized power 11 years ago. Arawn being 17, he would have been in position to ascend to the throne when he was 6, due to his status as the rightful Baratheon Lannister Surtova heir - provided his ancestor was born after they intermarried with the Targaryens Rogarvias.
@Xelani; I only wish we had Diplomacy that high. Right now, in terms of real numbers, we have a reasonable Diplomacy mod of +16 to +18, taking 'aid other' into account, which is still quite serviceable for first level, particularly as it is only going to go up as we get higher.
I take it you will be acting as an 'Archadin' in combat, with likely Alani and myself as the front-liners?
You're right on spot. I have a mind to take the leadership feat at level 7 and acquire a flying mount, but we're talking about the far future, considering the pace these PBPs go.
@Castor: from what I've heard, Kingmaker has some of the lowest ratio of 'traps' of any of the AP's. Of course, I could easily be wrong, in which case I will roll up a Rogue when I die...
We can make up the rule that the first character who dies because we lack a guy with ranks in Disable Device has to roll up a Rogue.
We can make up the rule that the first character who dies because we lack a guy with ranks in Disable Device has to roll up a Rogue.
*laughs*
Just made my day right there.
I guess even if we can't take traps apart too much, we can at least spot them relatively well between my +8 in perception and Xelani's +4.
Gameplay thread is now live. Remember, any last-mintue changes in spell selections/skills/etc. have to be made before your first in-character post.
@Rufus: I will allow you to sub Versatile Perfromance-keyed skills for requirements, since it would kind of ruin the purpose of the ability right anyway.
@Castor: This is definitely a very traps-light campaign compared to the others. We also only ever had one Rogue application.
Hm. I was wondering whether or not to switch one of my domains for the Travel domain, which would be rather fitting for my character, and I'm bumping up against this question:
Gaining levels in Spherewalker progresses casting. This clearly does not include domain abilities, but does it include domain spells?
Would Castor get the domain spell slots for levels of spellcasting he got through Spherewalker, and would he learn the associated domain spells?
Edit: Oh and for the record, I'd like to swap my Liberation domain for the Travel domain. Is this alright?
I think it might be interesting to have everyone arrive separately and get to know one another. I've always felt that having the party arrive as a cohesive unit feels artificial and cuts out an enjoyable part of roleplay.
Agreed
On a related note, given that our location for Surveying is rather odd in relation to Restov, are we aware of other charters?
Yeah, I put "each" in there because you're coming together sort of bit by bit, across maybe an hour or so.
You do not continue to gain Domain spell slots. I say this because the Dragon Disciple prestige class specifically notes advancement of the Draconic bloodline abilities in an ability other than spellcasting advancement, and includes the bonus spells known under it.
You do indeed know about the other three chartered groups, and a successful Knowledge (Local) roll will tell you about one of them.
Not sure that any of you would have seen Alayi before, though it is possible (given she worked prior at both her father's forge and at an tavern as a dancer in Restov). As an Ifrit, she is sort of distinctive though, so you would probably be able to at least realize you had seen her before if you had.
Going to wait a bit before posting my first post. If anyone wants to arrive at the same time as me please let me know or point it out in your post.
Alayi will be arriving wearing her armor, shield and sword at the ready, with the rest of her goods in her rather stuffed backpack.
Hm. I might be sticking with Cleric rather than going into Spherewalker then. I like the flavor of it, but I don't feel like I'll enjoy the mechanical results at all. Domain abilities, spells, and channeling power is a lot to give in exchange for some skill points and a few special abilities.
I'll take the first few levels to think about it.
At any rate, I've swapped the Liberation Domain out for travel, as stated, and I'll be gathering inspiration for my first roleplay post.
Xelani would very much like to arrive in your company, Alayi. She wasn't used to spending much time in Restov if not for restocking and petitioning the Swordlords, but that little time it might be very plausible she spent at the tavern where Alayi used to perform. When they discovered they were issued similar charters (mayhaps Xelani pointed her to the Swordlords in the first place - though I wouldn't want to force that particular background point upon you, so pick on it only if you feel it would make sense) it seemed only logical for her to ask the Ifrit to keep her company on the road.
Castor, you might consider the Evangelist PrC. You literally only give up one level of Cleric to receive everything you just listed. Granted, they are probably different special abilities than Spherewalker gets you, but I suspect as an Evangelist of Desna, they might not necessarily be that much different.
Whoa-hey. That one looks really interesting. I'd overlooked it, assuming it was the same as the Archetype, a bard-like cleric.
I'm definitely interested in picking that up later.
Thanks for the pointer, Rufus.
Do you have any thoughts on it, PM? How about its prerequisite feat, Deific Obedience? I'll probably be tempted to pick that one up early.
Also, what time of day is it as the campaign begins?
Arawn would very much prefer to travel with others to Oleg's. Alayiri, Xelani? Could he travel with you?
Also, I will note that playing a party face who also happens to be a princeling and a 17 year old male...he's a bit of a flirt. If it makes anyone uncomfortable, please tell me so I can tone it down. I'll do my best not to make that a necessity, though.
Also, Rufus, Calistril is the Golarion equivalent of February, so assuming the charters were signed right before we left, it's probably still the same month. End of winter.
Ah. I had missed mention of the Date on the Charter, otherwise I probably would have commented on the spelling.
edit: If it's the back end of Calistril, that means it's technically still Winter & going to be damn cold out. Can we handwave all of us having Winter clothes?
Arawn would very much prefer to travel with others to Oleg's. Alayiri, Xelani? Could he travel with you?
Also, I will note that playing a party face who also happens to be a princeling and a 17 year old male...he's a bit of a flirt. If it makes anyone uncomfortable, please tell me so I can tone it down. I'll do my best not to make that a necessity, though.
Of course, no problem with that.
No problem with a bit of good-natured flirting, either.
Can we handwave all of us having Winter clothes?
Sure.
@ Xelani: That would work. She very well might have pointed her in their direction, even without knowing what she wanted initially, as she has a strong desire to learn their fighting style and become one in her own right (though the ruling aspect doesn't appeal to her). When you came back with your charter, she gets the inspiration to get one herself, and then sets out with you.
@ Arawn: Assuming Xelani agrees, sure you could tag along. And don't worry, Alayi is used to patrons commenting on her... dancing style (yeah, let's call it that). She will let you know if you cross the line.
@ Xelani: That would work. She very well might have pointed her in their direction, even without knowing what she wanted initially, as she has a strong desire to learn their fighting style and become one in her own right (though the ruling aspect doesn't appeal to her). When you came back with your charter, she gets the inspiration to get one herself, and then sets out with you.
Indeed - ambiguous wording on my part. I actually meant to say that she pointed Alayini towards the Swordlords in order for her to get a charter - having perhaps witnessed her fighting prowess and knowing that retaking the Stolen Lands would take similarly driven characters. I didn't mean for Xelani to get THAT entrenched into Alayini's background to the point of having actually fueled her desire to learn their fighting style (that would have truly been too much - though I'm honored you considered it :) ).