Alright guys, everyone settle in. You have the day to make any changes to your sheet or work anything out. Gameplay will start tomorrow.
Checking in--thanks for having me!
So...I see that I'm the only non-Good character in the party. AND the only Chaotic one. Hmmmm.
checking in. I'll finish up the actual rules of the character before tomorrow morning.
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Just checking in. Nice to be here.
This is my first time doing play-by-post using these boards (but I've done play-by-email before). Anything I need to know?
Pungeon Master, I just sent you a couple of PMs with some questions about the game. Realized afterwards I sent them from my other alias (Peet).
Nothing in particular stands out. Bold text (with or without enclosing " " marks) indicates speech generally; italics usually indicates internal thoughts.
I assume you know the tags to roll dice?
Btw, Pungeon Master, did you see the PM I sent you?
Thanks for the invite Pungeon; checking in. Switched up my avatar, something a little more half-elf like.
What information would you like to see in the class/level box? I put the following for now:
Class | AC | HP | Saves | Initiative | Perception
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Hey, guys.
One of my spells known at 1st level is an ally buff - enlarge person. Does that work for others in the party? If there's another friend buff that works better for this group let me know before everything is "locked in."
It looks like this will work for Karsh. Not sure if it's as important for Cal.
It looks like it'd be a mixed blessing for Linora--damage increase due to size boost and Strength bonus, but she has Slashing Grace, so she relies on Dexterity for damage too (and that takes a slight hit when she's enlarged).
Would work for Cal though.
Answered the PMs that both of you sent me with questions. Hope they were answered to your satisfaction. Let's leave the questions for this thread from now on though so others can see them; in particular, that off-slot enchantments, magic creation feats, leadership, and custom magic items are all on the table.
Calinthas, your class/level box is actually perfect, and I'd like for everyone to plug their information in there as well. It's a huge convenience boon for me.
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Yeah, was just looking up Linora. She seems to be more of a rogue-y style character. It would give her a bit more damage but -2 to hit. Actually reduce person is not bad for her! +2 to hit and AC and damage remains about the same.
Looked up Avery and it will help her a bit but it doesn't look like it will do as much for her as the others. Her gear is not listed but her deity's favoured weapon is the Scimitar which would only go from 1d6+1 up to 1d8+2. Well, that's not terrible...
Karsh is definitely the big winner in this race though as he goes from 2d6+4 to 3d6+6 - or is it 2d8+6? Either way its a big bump damage wise.
Karsh would be the best recipient of it, or Calinthas in a pinch. The best use for Enlarge Person would usually be on yourself if you're going into Dragon Disciple, but you're going full blaster instead of gish, so even the strength boosts won't put you into a good position there.
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Awww. I hate how cluttered that class/level bar set-up makes my avatar. :(
Personally, I always preferred just making status updates in the body of the post. You can't use the class/level bar to track your stats over time, either--every time you change it, it changes for every post you've made on that alias. That probably matters most with HP, but I'm sure there are others.
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Pungeon, thanks for the replies.
FWIW I was mainly asking about item crafting and leadership. Numalar will be taking Craft Wondrous Item at 3rd level and has been given the go-ahead to craft some custom items so at that point he will be happy to make stuff for everyone. Looks like there will be lots of opportunity to do so.
Leadership feat is allowed and Numalar will be taking it at 7th level. That's a long way off though.
Edit: Yeah, enlarge person really does nothing for me. I'd take reduce person as a self-buff, really.
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For the record, I live in the Eastern time zone, but I also work midnights (I go to work tonight in 2.25 hours) so my schedule will be a bit weird relative to many of you. I have internet access at work (usually) so that's when I will probably make most of my posts.
I'm signing off now but will be back later. :)
I'm EST as well, and work evenings/weekends--but also have access to the internet at work. (I'm a librarian.)
I am EST and keep the most frantic and bizarre hours imaginable so I'll be all over the place.
Hey! First and foremost, thanks for picking me. Super excited to play. This is my official check in. I don't believe I have any thing to tweak on my character, but I'll give it a pass later to make sure all my math is correct. If it matters, I'm US CST, but I'm on the boards almost all day at work. :)
PM, how do you handle material components for spells? Can I hand-wave the specifics of eating live spiders and flinging bat poo when casting spells, and say it's enough that I have a spell component pouch? Or do I need to spring for Eschew Materials at some point before 5th level?
Because I really don't want Ansha to be this guy. ;P
That's what spell component pouches are for, Ansha. You get one of those and your sticks of butter and individual bat turds are all just arbitrarily there.
Awww. I hate how cluttered that class/level bar set-up makes my avatar. :(
You could put it in a spoiler box if you don't like the clutter, I've done that before.
Enlarge person will work for Cal, since he isn't as dexterity reliant as a Dervish Dancer.
Incidentally, I too am in EST, and generally post once a day per PbP I'm in, give or take depending on work scheduling.
Well, I'm more asking whether I can just sorta assume Ansha never has to actually touch it, and thus describe touching it in posts wherein I cast spells with components like that. Like, it just magically gets consumed from the spell component pouch or something. >.>
Also, how strict are you about things like the number of pages I have filled out in my spellbook?
Oh no, she actually has to touch it. Might want to give her a really thick glove for that.
I'm not picky on the matter of spellbook pages, though. Seems like more useless bookkeeping to me.
...I can't tell if you're teasing me or not. >.>
I also wonder whether Power-Hungry wouldn't be a better drawback than Hedonistic. They both kinda apply to her....
EDIT: Went with Power-hungry.
It was only a tiny bit because of the librarian thing; I would have made the joke even if you weren't
I meant about touching the material components. I figured as much about the bookkeeping comment. ;)
Updated my stat line to match others. I'm new to PbP on these forums but hopefully I can work through any problems I create :D
My posting times can be a little erratic. I'm usually able to post during the weekday but sometimes weekends can be a little difficult to post on.
put the rank into Perform: Storytelling, because that's the kind of guy I am.
I assume you mean Perform: Oratory?
And I think I'll probably just take Eschew Materials at some point before I start casting fireballs. No flinging bat poo for me!
Checking in. Thank you for having me. Still working on the alias though.
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I assume you mean Perform: Oratory?
Actually, no... the art of making a speech is different from the art of telling a story. There is some overlap of course. If PM says the two skills are one and the same then I won't quibble, but Numalar is more the type to sit by the fireplace in a tavern and spin yarns about ghosts and goblins rather than inspiring a crowd with a speech.
Oratory would likely come in handy later on though.
BTW, nice avatar, Avery!
Do you guys know if there's a way to make an alias default for certain threads but not others? I want my Numalar alias here but when I post on the rules forums etc. I'd still like to use Peet. You can do it manually each time but that's a pain.
@Pungeon: a question about my SLA produce flame.
The Pyromaniac racial trait and the draconic bloodline both modify fire spells. Produce flame is a spell-like ability; is it modified by Pyromaniac and my bloodline arcana? A yes will mean one extra bolt of fire and +1 damage to each bolt.
Well, Perform only has nine categories. The one that covers storytelling is Perform: Oratory.
I think Ansha is right; perform skills generally aren't that specific. Having a general oratory skill will also allow you to utilize other forms of oratory effectively as well.
Edit: Can't seem to dot the gameplay thread... it does something funky every time I try.
GM PM (Is there a preferred way of addressing you?), is it too late to take a drawback? I'm considering doing so, but I'd rather not go ahead without your approval.
BTW, nice avatar, Avery!
Thanks, I was very happy to find one that looks vaguely Native American and beautiful to boot. I like Linora's av a lot too, great choice.
And yes, the PRD specifically mentions storytelling as something covered by Perform (Oratory). Though if you really want to be bad at other forms of speaking than storytelling, I'm sure you can choose to use a lower bonus than you have for other forms. People can intentionally choose to fail at things after all. Just put it as Perform (Oratory) on your sheet to conform with the rules, and then just wing it as worse with the other forms.
Sadly, they have yet to include Vaeleus the Charmer from NPC Codex among the list of avatars, and so I'm stuck with this one.
So in the meantime, I just link my own artwork in my profile instead.
Sadly, they have yet to include Vaeleus the Charmer from NPC Codex
(goes to check)
O.O HOLY CRAP
Charmer? I hardly know her!
Gameplay thread is now live. You can make any last-minute changes to your character before your first in character post (such as Linora's drawback).
@Numalar: I'm fine with reflavoured/renamed Performances when it doesn't have any mechanical impact, if you feel like going for a specific tone. Unless you intend to dip into bard or anything of the like, I'll allow you to call it Storytelling. If you do intend to do something with it other than the occasional job roll, it would have to become Oratory. Oratory would fall under storytelling though; it's one of those open performance types with a lot of wiggle room.
And I believe (waking up, so not 100% sure) that abilities that modify spells modify SLAs, so let's go with yes.
Sadly, they have yet to include Vaeleus the Charmer from NPC Codex(goes to check)
O.O HOLY CRAP
Yeah. Ansha as a character predates NPC Codex, but...that's pretty much Ansha, to a T. (Except she's not Neutral Evil.)
Okay, thanks GM. Linora is now filled with Doubt. Some of the drawbacks seems almost laughably specific, so I chose one that seemed like a proper drawback. I feel it's fitting as Linora is still unsure of herself as a proper swordsman. In its stead, she now has the Highlander trait, granting her Stealth as a class skill.
Has the party met in some sort of situation already, or are we arriving separately and discovering other holders of the writ here?
I would assume we met up in Restov for the first time when we were handed the charter and proceeded to Oleg's as a group. I can't really see a way to tie everyone's backgrounds in further back in the past than that. Some of us might know one another, or have met before (Ansha and Calinthas, for example, may have bumped into each other at a tavern, for example, or Ansha and Linora, or Numilar and Avery, etc.), and then smaller groups met other smaller groups until we all knew one another....
Let me know if anything was inappropriate there. Still getting used to "etiquette" for PbP :D
Looks fine to me Karsh; no need to worry, the PbP medium here is pretty easy to get into.
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@Numalar: I'm fine with reflavoured/renamed Performances when it doesn't have any mechanical impact, if you feel like going for a specific tone. Unless you intend to dip into bard or anything of the like, I'll allow you to call it Storytelling. If you do intend to do something with it other than the occasional job roll, it would have to become Oratory. Oratory would fall under storytelling though; it's one of those open performance types with a lot of wiggle room.
It is mainly on my list for background; I don't have any plans to dip into Bard or anything like that. It is mainly a justification for how he has been able to support himself.
Looking at the description of the skill it specifically calls out storytelling as falling under Perform:Oratory so I will change it. Technically that's not what the term 'Oratory' means, but we'll go with it.
If it's just for background flavor, one possibility is to do Profession (Storyteller), since Profession is much more free to mess around with.