It doesn't especially matter to me either way. The bolding is a habit I've become used to on the paizo boards since it seems pretty common.
Yep, I'm alright with not using bolding. I've played with it done both ways.
Alright! :D
Everyone has been reviewed, and I believe we are pretty much set to start the adventure. Go ahead and give yourselves each 1 RC for the clever backstories and dealing with my super nitpicky character creation. ;-)
As far as the houserules go, Leoian (Glen the Goblin) pointed out a small disparity regarding how the Fatigue acquiring option I gave Spell-Like Abilities/Supernatural Abilities will affect lesser powers v. the more powerful ones and the potential for abuse using the FP rules I currently have in place. Thank you, Leo, for taking the time to provide that feedback. For now, I will be suspending that portion while I try and work out how to approach it. The remaining
I will have the Fatigue penalties up soon, probably within the next couple of days, but as that won't be super relevant right away, I won't hold up our opening post for that.
Roll20 GM account is up, and I have super mapping ease-of-use tools available that will make combat mapping a cinch. Everyone should go and make a free account if you have not already. Roll20 is free!
Last update is regarding music and sound effects. I don't think I am going to have that ready for the starting posts, but as soon as I do, I will begin doing that for appropriate stuff. I have a slew of background mp3s for fantasy/sci-fi gaming plus I love musical score and orchestral arrangements of many movies and video games that I can drop in here and there to help emphasize fun combats and boss fights.
Everyone get your characters polished up and ready. KingPinMaker is starting soon!
It has been brought to my attention that last link for Roll20 went crazy. Try this one.
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I rebuff your advances of giving each of us a RC. I did nothing to earn it, I will not accept it! You cannae make me!
Also, I have my Roll20 account set up. WHAT DO?
I had some bardic inspiration. First Gameplay post is up, but not the story post that introduces you. I will get that up tomorrow at work. I'm feeling a little under the weather, so I'm hitting the hay early.
Feel free to give me some feedback here in the discussion thread. And yes, I did write it myself.
I like it, generally I'm not one for scan reading poetry - but it flows very nicely.
You are a-go, roleplayers!
I have been thinking about expectations of posting. Requiring posts every single day is just a recipe for burnout. I've decided that I would like to ask everyone to post when possible. Even multiple times a day if you are so inclined. My one request is that people try and target posting maybe five days a week. Or never taking more than two days off in a row without some kind of notification.
I may post more frequently than that, and I may bot your character if it's an encounter scene and it's your character's actions that are holding up continuation. As long as everyone agrees to that stipulation, I think we can keep everyone interested without post overload, and no one feeling stressed because they have to post.
What does everybody think?
I'm alright with my character being botted during encounters if I'm not posting speedily enough, though I definitely target being responsive especially when my character is prompted, whether it is by circumstance, dialogue or initiative order.
I hate my job, so anything to distract me from it is welcomed. That being said, I don't think I'll need it but if it does feel free to bot me I trust your judgement.
I hate my job, so anything to distract me from it is welcomed.
This is one of the reasons I'm here too, my friend.
I have no problem being botted if necessary I don't intend to not be posting, but I don't always manage to get a post in at work though I usually can in the evenings.
Everyone should have a PM with the player join link for my KPM campaign there. Take a look at the beautiful map of the Dragon's Rest tavern area and the immediate surrounds!
The link will work for anyone, so please don't post it publicly or share it with non-players. Thank you!
Whoops! My bad miyari! Was reading too fast at work. Didn't see the question. I'll be much more perceptive in the future!
Miyari brought up the point that if the dialogue was bolded, it would be less likely to be missed. As I would hate to see anyone not getting responses and interaction, should we go ahead and begin doing that for dialogue?
Oh, yeah, I forgot. You all have set up your Roll20 characters. I have granted access and control of your token to you all. The current map is just a place for you all to test it out. I don't expect there to be a need for us to go to combat there, so feel free to move your pieces around, play with the ruler, and when you're all ready, we'll test out the line of sight and lighting features to make sure it works and everyone knows what to expect when we use it.
I was checking out the ruler function, and it looks like it calculates diagonal distance based on the number of squares. i.e. 6 diagonal squares is 30ft, but with Pathfinder rules that should be 45ft I think.
Is there a way to change that or do we just have to remember diagonals aren't measured properly? I didn't see anything in my settings menu.
The ruler is mainly there to calculate the actual distance between objects and help visualize LoS. I do not think there is a way to calibrate it so it "knows" diagonals cost double squares every other one. Being aware of the diagonal move rules PF has will remain our responsibility, I'm afraid.
My character's name will be Kalica and here is her background.
For the extra trait I wanted to go with Reactionary: You gain a +2 trait bonus to Initiative checks.
Also - I want to spend my last 4g to purchase Saddle Bags for my horse so I am not lugging all my gear around. Since, I have such high animal affinity I ride my horse bareback. Her name is Blossom and she is mostly brown with a few white markings especially the white mark on her face that looks like a blossom. That leaves me with 1s and 6p.
Once she got back to her Elven kin and stood before the council they said they would do nothing. It was not their home and it was never an Elf's place to interfere and that avenging the death of Galan would solve nothing. To console her grief Kalica decided to help the little girl. Brought her to a town and visited her quite often when she was not attending to her duties as a scout for her people. She watched her grow into a woman and eventually mother a child named Ali. She would visit the mother and her child in the forest even up till the day Ali's mother died.
Once Ali's mother passed away, Kalica stricken with grief, re-evaluated her life and spent a couple of years wandering, being a bit shocked at the brevity of human existence. Kalica was always looking out for Ali even the day the child almost perished in a fire. She rescued the teenager from certain death and did her best to rescue Ali without making it too obvious, then followed making sure the 'blind' teenager found enough food and supplies to make the journey to a town through the forest.
After all the time Kalica spent scouting for the council nothing could remove the stain of Galan's death and the refusal of the council to do anything left a foul taste in Kalica's mouth. She decided it was time to leave her kin and seek out those who decide to destroy other's lives in the Stolen Lands and bring them to justice as well as assisting and protecting Ali along the way.
Yesterday was pinprincess' birthday, so I didn't get anything posted. I will be getting something up soon.
Ok, Cool. I just wanted to make sure I got your go ahead before I started to post in the game thread. As soon as I have the green light from you I will start posting in game. :-)
You can definitely go ahead and start posting, Kalica. I leave it to you if you are just arriving to find Ali healing a man in the street, or if you have been spending time inside the Dragon's Rest at the bar or side tables.
Fantastic!! Thanks so much!!
Oh, Kalica, you're killing me. :-P
I'm going to have a response for the street bit, so wait for that later on. Bedtime now.
Kindral! Quick question about Kalica's charisma. Would you say its based more in looks or personality. Is she a 13 (respectful, above human averages no doubt!) because her elven features are striking and decidedly 'good' or is it in her demeanor that makes her pleasant to be around?
Also, all y'all are way better than this at me and I'm enjoying the RP. Keep it up!
Roll20 map has been updated to the hilt. Take a gander. I repositioned everyone based on their last announced locations. Glen and Miyari were possibly iffy because I wasn't sure if Glen actually approached the group from where he and Miyari have been having their private talk or not, or if he was just talking to Corinne from there.
Move your tokens around a bit and then make sure you update your token going forward whenever you change your location significantly. Combat maps or locations like the Dragon's Rest which have a lot of moving parts will have a map and your location may be important...or it may not, but keeping your token up to date should be easy. Non-combat locations may not have a map, or may just have a general map to show the area.
Of course if you have any questions, please let me know!. :-)
TO THE HILT YOU SAY!?
I am taking a vacation to northern California wine country from 5/14-5/19, and my access to posting may be spotty. I will try to still get little bits in here and there, but you will probably need to assume roleplaying among yourselves will be a good plan for now.
Any questions you need answers for in advance, post here while I am around, or PM me. :-)
@OneDrunkViking I would say she is good looking and has a good nature but has a serious temper. And as we play you will find out more about her demeanor, lol. Hope that answers your questions!
@Kindral Sure does! I was just curious at how Llewyn might take you at face value!
Also
@Pinvendor You racist!
Cerwek has rather attractive humanoid features despite the color of her skin and lower tusks
What, big brutish orcs can't be beautiful too!?
Further along that first thought maybe we should describe our characters in game now that they are seeing each other in light? (unless everyone did already and I missed because I'm a rude monster.)
FURTHERMORE!
Has there been any thought to using Roll20 hard when we get to combat sections? Like setting up an our or two to get all on there and use it for the crunchy combat action? I suppose it may be hard since we have folks on either end of the ponds and what not, but I'd be down to make it really inconvenient for me but good for you guys.
Most of our descriptions are already in this thread I believe, but I'm so sure you take the time to read stuff you missed. Kidding, I know you didn't.
-Posted with Wayfinder
You know me all too well Stavo my man!
*Commence Reread*
Didn't Captain Kirk teach us that green-skinned women are hot :P
He sure did DSX, he sure did.
Hmm tonight's warhammer RPG game (1st Ed of course) taught me it may not be a wise idea to burst into a vampires fest hall and challenge the vampire lord to a duel with a WS of 22 & alone (at least for a bit).
Oh my sweet Jesus. Did you actually live!?!
Really, your first mistake was believing you could do anything without dying....Never played 1st ed though we were all well destroyed by 2nd ed, I can only imagine it was painful.
Hahahaha, is the deciding of whiskey being back the first thing that ears the group apart!?
COME ON GUYS GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER! S$&+!
:P
EDIT: Nevermind, future Whiskey. Perfect!
Our warhammer combat didn't get completed, but suffice to say feeding all the dinner guests with a random potion the GM gave us - is second only in silliness to hitting the vampire with an orb belonging to the demon Bal Saggoth.
I'm back! Of course, work is super busy as I have a lot of back work, so my updates will be later today. Hopefully you are all still interested in playing. :D
:P Of course.
Hope Nappa valley was superb & the wine nice.
Glad you are back! Looking forward to more game play!:-)
Oh and my character was run through by the vampire last night, but we managed to hobble away after a couplr of the dwarf PC's got some good hits.
Nice, again we don't fight anything in Warhammer if we don't have to. Personally, I have seen a peasant PC one shot a trollslayer PC. The combat is scary. As a general rule we try not to roll unless we absolutely have to. Yeah, I kind of bring that mentality over to Pathfinder but with Pinvendor as GM I wouldn't be surprised if an NPC is higher level or secretly something even scarier.
True, but the scenario is really a 'rescue a town from between the claws of a vampire & Tzeench". So we are being a bit fast & loose with our actions, especially with it being 12 weekly sessions.
I feel awful for promising posts and then not delivering...because I feel awful. A nice hard cold laid pinprincess and I up pretty much all weekend. Feeling a little better today, and I'm sitting down to write stuff up at the moment.
Again sorry for the delay.
Feel better nerd! S'all good!
Sorry to be a broken record. Today got away from me. I know what I want to write, so tomorrow for sure. If I don't get too sleepy from the meds tonight, you may see it later.