Welcome to the AP, please post in when you get here.
Hi guys, falsehood specialist here. :)
Oh, I have a feeling we'll get along famously! *grins mischievously*
Hehe, indeed. I was vaguely (without serious planning) thinking I would go the arcane trickster route, but we seem to have a lot of arcane, might take a different path. We have:
Cavalier
Sorcerer
Conjurer
Bard
Rogue
I know I'll play maybe 2nd or 3rd tier with healing. Wands and UMD FTW!
Hey guys! Good looking group. Pretty excited to get started.
Looks like Ill be primary healer lol (you guys are in trouble) lol.
Don't worry, I'll help!
Maybe I'll just stay rogue and pick up ranged feint later, that would be fun/funny for a liar. "Your bootstrap is undone!" *throws priceless vase at face*
Waiting on two more to post in before the first gameplay post.
Yes, it looks like there's plenty of magic to go around. Perfect for the Arabian Nights campaign, don't you think?
Speaking of, how do you all plan on playing this? Alem was originally conceived for maximum Arabian fantasy, but it can be toned down without much problem if most of the party would prefer to go lighter on the theme. Given we have two gnomes...
Personally I'm all about the setting and don't want to go lighter; Reuleaux will be like the foreigner archaeologist, but is more of a thief than academic. You might imagine him as an older man if it helps the gnome-ness fit in. He has been a prisoner in a pyramid, wandering caravan swindler, and is most recently posing as a missionary.
edit: Also I think gnomes are a large portion of the slave population here in Golarion's lore.
It's all good to me. Just add a bit of racial diversity to the world of arabian nights and BAM, atmoshpere and gnomes, trolls, and orcs oh my.
I agree. It doesn't take too much for me to imagine a gnome like character in any of the old Sinbad movies. I'm hoping to capture the feel but since it's an AP we still need to make sure we don't go too far off reservation.
Just waiting on our Cavalier.
Glad to hear it! The gnome thief of Bagdad! As far as the reservation goes, this AP is one of my favorites precisely because the developers went all out on the flavor. I've got all six books, and if you've never seen them, at least check out a PDF. The inside covers feature some great art and a number of stylized fables written by Wolfgang Bauer, who was largely responsible for the Al-Qadim materials when he was at WotC.
Since I've mentioned it, I should disclose. GM, I have a cursory knowledge of the overall plotline, but I haven't read any of the adventures except for the optional encounters included as backmatter. I've only ever played through the second encounter.
Hey Alem! You think it'd be fun to have Alem and Zoisa know each other? Zoisa and Haleen went to a number of arcanists in Katapesh so Zoisa could find some help unlocking her magic. Maybe Hassan was one of them?!
I'll message our last player to see if they're still interested.
Zoisa, I have no problem with that. Based on my reading of your background, even if they have met, they wouldn't know each other that well. If Hassan was one of the arcanists consulted, it would appear that he was unsuccessful. Either that, or Zoisa and Haleen were unable to fulfill their end of whatever deal they might have struck with Hassan. What do you think?
GM, that's a good plan. Since you want us to start with a bit of intra-party RP (based on the other thread's opening), you could go ahead and allow us to begin with that while we wait on the final player.
That's not a bad idea Alem. Alright, first post going up.
First post is up.
Though full disclosure, depending on where each game is, I'll be doing some copy posting for general story bits.
Some music for those of you who like to set a mood for yourselves.
I love the music. Great touch.
Nice, didn't know stuff like the second one existed, thanks.
I'm glad you're enjoying it! I didn't know about it either until I took a class on north Africa. America's music scene is unfortunately shallow. Tinariwen is one of the better known acts to come out of that region. They've played with a lot of really big acts, and they've been featured at Coachella more than once. TV On the Radio's Kyp Malone is featured on that particular track.
Hello everyone! Just got back from GenCon on Sunday and am finally ready to face the world again. Looking forward to playing with you all!
Glad to have you. Please start posting in the gameplay thread. It's still in the introductory phase.
Guys if it ever comes up again just assume I'm taking 10 for 19 when I lie and you want to detect with an opposed sense motive. I plan on lying basically every post, but probably won't roll for casual party talk, just taking 10. Also I have an ability where if you fail your opposed check, you take a -2 to any more checks for 24 hours ;P
I don't plan on rolling until it seems natural that Sey would catch you lying. She will be gaining skill ranks in sense motive as we level but currently she is fairly naive and gives people the benefit of doubt.
Fawziya might note you are lying, but she really doesn't care - she overexaggerates her own abilities often enough that she knows she can't call anyone out on massaging the truth!
I'm not sure if I'm doing the right thing, but I've got no magic that could deal with the fire directly.
Not any more! Gnomes can speak with all animals.
Unless you are like me and use an alternative racial ability and lose it... (regret)
Hahaha, love that camel talk, that's hilarious.
...it does seem to the mercenaries and DM's confusion ...
Ray kept pushing because he believes in himself and is persistent. He had to actualize that moment before seen only in his mind of pushing the cart valiantly, like a hero. Also, it didn't matter that the cart was out of danger because he wasn't doing it for that reason to begin with. His concern for the cart was false, his concern for himself was real.
Okay, Kaspar is now officially too cute! XD
Why is my character so odd?
char·la·tan
ˈSHärlədən,ˈSHärlətn/
nouna person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
Is he a master detective? No. Does he act like one? Yes.
I know that. Zoisa hasn't caught on yet. :P
Why is my character so odd?
Is he a master detective? No. Does he act like one? Yes.char·la·tan
ˈSHärlədən,ˈSHärlətn/
nouna person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud.
He definitely has strange covered if it where a party roll. Lol.
Am I "gnoming" right? I don't think I've been HALF as weird as Reauleaux has been... >.>
Just wait until he gets rumor-monger, then he can spread his weirdness across entire civilizations. That's when the world will be mine. Ours.
For the record, Zoisa's being sarcastic here, "Sherlock."
Just to give everyone a heads-up, I'll be leaving on a trip to Ireland with my family to celebrate my brother's graduation this Saturday (the day after my birthday, if you can believe it) and so my posting next week may be a bit spotty. I'll try to keep informed as to what's goin' on in game and try to post if I can, but feel free to bot my character if it's needed to progress.
Thanks everyone! :D
Ooh, Ireland. That sounds fun. Thanks for the update. Have fun!
It's my birthday! :D
Happy birthday, Zoisa! :D
Happy birthday! What flavor will the cake be?
Pesh flavored, obviously.
Your DM awards you 1,000 happy birthday experience points. At 10,000 you may turn in these special points for a free level up.