I just wanted to add, I am still here trying to catch up in the different threads.
Are we really going to start a new thread for each new location? That's going to make it a nightmare to go back to look at stuff.
I think we should probably just stick with one main thread, and one for each squad, only to be used when they go off on their own and something happens to them.
Wilhelm - I almost mentioned how lovely and long your posts were when i was talking about posting rates, but I figured the "it's not a bad" thing comment would be enough to let people know I wasn't trying to call anyone out or anything, simply observing. :)
A guy I really enjoy PBPing with recently had to temporarily quit all his games for RL reasons totally out of his control. So it can still happen, doesn't matter how much you normally post. I wasn't trying to indicate that I think the slower posters will drop out, just that it can happen. Hopefully that's more clear.
I don't plan to do it every time. No. My plans were to do it as you say, one main thread and one for each squad. Here at the start of the game when everyone was finding their pace, I thought the main thread was getting a little bit temporally confusing. So I created the Crossing Thread to allow those who are posting alot to have somewhere interact and maybe gain some info. Also, since you are coming across the town early in the day, I didn't want to railroad you into interacting with the NPC's. There their if you want to, if you want to zip right through the town I'm cool with that also.
I will try to catch up I have a rough schedule on weekends so I think I might fall behind. If I get overwhelmed I may have to backout. I don't want to leave anyone in the lurch I'm just not sure if I can handle playing keep up every weekend.
Most people post less on the weekends, Venkar. During the week, I usually post about once a day. I have no internet at work, and really don't have the time either. I guess if my posting rate is holding back the game, I would have to quit too. I don't think it will be nessesary, though. These threads always start out with a lot of activity, then slow down a bit. At least every PbP game I've ever been in, worked that way...
If we have a vast difference in posting rates we can try and adjust the composition of the groups. It's kind of a metagaming solution but it should work.
I think I can manage keeping up as long as people can play along. If nothing else it wouldn't be out of character for me to become distracted and focus on some new idea or inspiration, or even for him to wander off and clear his head.
The key is posting during combat. Out of combat, if you don't post your character will just kinda go on auto-pilot and not express any opinions.
It's not posting in combat that holds things up. Even then 1 post per 48 hours or so is pretty normal, though almost every DM prefers 1/24 hours. It just doesn't end up being realistic a lot of the time.
I'm actually thinking about taking a one level dip as a Ranger just get some skills. Not sure if I will though. It's better not to multiclass, if you are a primary caster.
Fortunately, if the absence is expected PbPs make DM botting of PCs in combat easy if not ideal. Also, if you know you won't be able to post and combat is starting you can give some guidance as to what kind of actions you will want to take over the next few rounds.
Yeah, Ana, I'm trying to decide whether to multiclass as well. I'm toying with the idea of taking cavalier and then the battle herald class, but you miss out on so much bardic goodness doing that.
Primary casters take level losses worse, but as a cleric you'll lose one caster level and still be gaining new spell levels at an oracles pace. Won't break your character.
If you're going to dip for skills, might as well take rogue.
Rogue would take a hit to BAB. I was actually thinking inquisitor, but it has the same problem. I might be willing to give up the level of spellcasting, but I don't want to give up the spellcasting level and the +1 BAB. Ranger also provides better saving throws.
Lore Warden fighter archetype gets you a bonus combat feat, 4 + int skill points and all int skills as class skills not to mention martial weapon proficiency.
Lorewarden Is good, thinking of taking it myself to gain the 5 knowledge skills I don't have yet.
Edit: Not for a few levels yet of course. Till then will muddle through with my incomplete knowledge base.
Viktor: I play a battle herald in a different game, here where I live. I HIGHLY advise caution when entering. I also recommend picking up an actual flag and the Flagbearer feat to stack more party bonuses - I know I made our deficient player able to almost always hit, which is a huge benefit.
He's a support monster, but you have to look for all the signs that lead otherwise - and to be honest, you only lose so much. If you consider it, I advise 4 levels of Cav so you can level your mount with you. =)
Also, is it me, or is my post invisible in the gameplay thread?
I don't see any posts after my last one.
That's because you have been the last one to post.
Viktor: I play a battle herald in a different game, here where I live. I HIGHLY advise caution when entering. I also recommend picking up an actual flag and the Flagbearer feat to stack more party bonuses - I know I made our deficient player able to almost always hit, which is a huge benefit.
He's a support monster, but you have to look for all the signs that lead otherwise - and to be honest, you only lose so much. If you consider it, I advise 4 levels of Cav so you can level your mount with you. =)
Yeah, I'm definitely taking flag bearer whether I go battle herald or not. 4 cavalier does get me the scaling mount with the horse master feat, but I lose out on pretty much all bard spells and bardic performance will be way behind. I'd get a lot of combat beefiness for the trade, though.
Like I said, I'm torn. :) I think the party as a whole will benefit more from a straight bard when it comes down to it.
I generally meant my post at the campfire. It just seems to have become ignored, like it didn't happen. I probably don't recall where I am in this timeline of conversations, so I guess this is where I admit I don't know where I am IC in the game.
I think partly it's because you didn't address anyone specifically at the campfire. With so many people conversing it's better to spell out who you're speaking to if you want them to respond.
Also, for what it's worth, I've enjoyed your posts even though our characters haven't interacted much. I especially enjoyed your interaction with Talon.
Ah, yes, that was... the point, unfortunately! I was hoping it was to address the entire party, so as to form some sort of cohesion!
I'm trying to keep us less individualized and more party-interacting, at least IC, to prevent too many cliques from forming, after all. I have this problem at a couple of local LARPs I play at, so I try to address it early to nip it in the bud.
Also, I enjoyed typing it up. Talon's a fun mini-character, even if he only speaks in opportune moments (or in combat - expect TONS of him in combat).
Felix ignored it more because he wished to speak to casmir in private.
Right. There's times where addressing the party as a whole is appropriate, but right then everyone was involved in side conversations. Characters are still getting to know each other one on one and in small groups. I don't think it's clique forming so much as realistic roleplay.
I love the song, excellent!
Felix, Rowan is with Majda now and Casimir is with you. I mentioned notifying you in character, but it was a brief exchange. There was more discussion with the other characters, sorry if you missed it.
Basically, Casamir's eidolon will never be a good fit for a scouting squad whereas Rowan already has a mount. I don't think it upset combat balance too much.
He marked it as the first day, so it's probably meant to be taken place before the switch. I remember Felix saying he was waiting for Vors and Venkar to post before posting something.
Ah, good catch!
Hell of a roll Felix.
My project for today is to figure out how I'm going to do the maps in combat. I've currently taken Majda's suggestions and downloaded the map to Google, but I also notice alot of people using Roll20 so I'm going to look at this also. Any suggestions are welcome. I'm pretty pleased at how this is going so far and hope everyone playing is also.
Some basic info that you can quickly determine from the soldiers. Oleg's Trading Post is 45 miles down the road to the west. The Shrike River takes a direct turn to the south here and the road no longer follows the river. Over the next 6 miles the terrain slowly transitions from hills to rolling plains. At Oleg's the road turns towards the north west. Oleg operates the trading post with his wife Svetlana.
If you could post a written description as well that would be fantastic as my internet hates most image hosting and roll20 and such.
DM, what is the date when we arrive at Fort Serenko?
You arrived on the evening of Calistril 26.
Also a clarification. All the Golaran months have 30 days.
Also a clarification. All the Golaran months have 30 days.
Ah, I was going by this.
30 days gives us some breathing room.
Ah, and I was going by this. Personally I like your link better. And it's more dramatic to be rushed. So it appears you have a time cruch.
I have a Roll20 Map up in the campaign description if people wish to check it out.
Can someone tell me which book the lore Warden archetype can be found in? I've looked through all my collection and I can't seem to find it.
Not in a book its the Pathfinder Society Fighter Guide build.
Society Field Guide.
Pathfinder Society Field Guide... Source: link!
And the deluge of help pours in.
Thanks. Explains why I couldn't find it. Don't have that book.
Yeah, not everyone has the huge library of disposable income splat books to take advantage of. Hence the PRD.
Also on a side note, now I see why there are so many Orlovskies here. I am looking at you Majda with your first day musings. I am so going to tell your mother on you.
I did almost change families to the one that gets Appraise bonuses (I think Surtova?), but for some reason, I didn't like how the names sounded together. That and I felt the bonus would come in handy maybe... 5% of the time.
Anastacia, it's much easier to have d20pfsrd which you can search with google rather than looking through a bunch of books. It doesn't have the fluff, but it has the rules from pretty much every book out there all in one easy place. Can't remember the last time I actually opened a physical gaming book. It also references everything at the bottom of each page if you want to find it in the actual book.
Before I advance the plot I'd like some clarification on how the group is proceeding. Travelling at 20' and forced march or 30' somehow. There is a cart at the Fort and alot of horses but you will have to convince Lt. Caminsky to borrow them. Also, I've included a link to the Roll20 utility that I think I'm going to try to use once combat starts. I had to split the map to Oleg's into two seperate scans, but I think it should be doable. This may be known to some of you, but I'm going to include this tidbit of info in case someone else wants to use Roll20 for one of their games. If you try to use a map that isn't pretty darn close to being square then the utility expands it to a 1:2 ratio. The first few time I tried it the squares would have been 10' in one direction and 5' in the other. Thus splitting it into two squares.
I think the idea is to borrow a cart, hitch it to Rowan's horse and then make people with heavier than light armor put their armor in the cart. Then all 13 of us move at 30' a round and do a forced march to make it in time.
Majda is correct. Plan on having Felix or Wilhelm ask the Lt. to borrow the cart. All moving at 30 is 48 miles over 2 days normal marching so no forced march. I will do an IC posting later.
Lt. Caminsky is willing to provide a cart provided that you submit a written request for aid.
Signed in triplicate, sent to the mayor, sent back, queried, lost, found, subjected to public inquiry, lost again and finally buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as firelighters.