Congrats on the new place Luke! (Hopefully not too early to say that)
Yeah, most everyone I know is still a little ways away for the 2nd shot right now. But what I've heard is to expect a rougher go of it the 2nd time around.
Oh the trials and tribulations when horny kinda-batman is your maybe boyfriend.
Oh the trials and tribulations when horny kinda-batman is your maybe boyfriend.
Hmm. I wonder if Lego Vencarlo would be as jerky as Lego Batman is.
And sorry turns out that starting a vacation (even at home) meant I've been run off my damn feet for some reason. Back and here.
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"...does anyone have any good contacts outside of Korvosa?"
Kayleigh tries to keep her facial expression neutral, not wanting to mention a possible distant relation.
Besides, she's not a good contact...she's chaotic neutral at best!
hi guys. I hate to ask it, but I need about a week of quiet time. Between the sale/buy/move of our home, testing and high school graduation of my son, and the disappointment/stress of being pulled back into the office and watching our organization dissolve, I'm spinning like a top.
I promise to check back in and move us along as soon as I'm able. Sorry!
"...does anyone have any good contacts outside of Korvosa?"Kayleigh tries to keep her facial expression neutral, not wanting to mention a possible distant relation.
Besides, she's not a good contact...she's chaotic neutral at best!
What a terrifying possibility!
Not a problem at all Luke. Hang in there!
No problem. That said, I'm on vacation next week, so definitely won't be posting before Thursday. Even after that, my wife's on vacation until May 23, so my posting may be sporadic through then.
@Luke: Rest up, calm the nerves, relieve the stress, and recharge your batteries.
@Nebbin: Enjoy your vacation time.
Gah! Take 'er easy Luke.
Thanks guys! I think I was about to pop a cork there. I think if I can just get past my son's graduation/sale of my home/purchase of another/family relocation/job chaos resolution/move my son to college stretch coming up here, I should be good to go! 8)
Seriously, there's liable to be some patchy stretches through this summer for me - posting wise. I'll try to let you guys know rather than disappearing.
At least my Rowdies are 2-0!
Apologies fro the absence, back and at it.
So.... I think I have to bow out. It's been a slice and I'm not exaggerating by saying this is one of the most brilliant runs of Pathfinder I've ever been a part of. You've done incredible things with this AP and this is such a fun group.
But this is my only thread back to the boards and my life is not going to get any quieter. Thanks everyone for the great character work and the laughs, I'll miss you all.
Take care!
So sorry to see you go. You and your character will both be missed sorely.
Sorry to see you go, Regeris! Hope life gets easier for you.
Emi will be so sad to lose her best ally in the COMPLETELY RATIONAL "suspicious of everyone who isn't us" wing of the party.
Take care, we'll miss you Regeris.
<Sigh> So I guess the question will have to come up. Do we want to recruit?
I suppose. We can probably wait to hear what Luke has to say--the way we've generally steamrolled the opposition (save for the cultists in the book shop), maybe he'd prefer keeping the party at four.
If we DO recruit, the last one worked well: Someone who was known to at least one player and was reliable was invited to join. Maybe we should go that route again.
I strongly recommend that approach if we add a fifth. I'm happy to suggest players again, or if others want to, that's fine too.
If we do recruit there are a couple of people that come to mind for me.
I think I tend to like 5 over 4 in PbP. It lends a bit more to robust social dynamics within the party from what I've experienced.
Oh man! I'm sorry to lose you Regeris. Drop me a PM if you have a preferred outcome for your character, or if you need anything else.
This has been an awesome run for certain - the most epic I've been associated with. I have tons more plot to go, so I'm really open to suggestions here. If any of you know of players that bring good energy and like (what I think of as) heavy RP, I definitely trust your judgement. You guys know the pace we move at and the frequency of combat.
Legitimately considering how long this campaign goes I'll keep an eye on it and if life changes down the line I'll give you a nudge. I'll PM you for some ideas Luke!
And yeah I really am sorry to go because I was very reluctant to drop it - one game is an easy update but the emotional energy and headspace ain't there. Don't run a union lol.
Sorry to see you go, Regeris.
Maybe we'll see you back down the road a bit Regeris. That would be very cool! Best of luck with your union! I belong to one so I have some idea of how much work our reps have on their plates all the time.
I can get in touch with a couple of people to see if they're interested unless anyone else has someone they'd like to ask?
I'm fine with that; also happy to suggest a couple people.
Sounds good to me.
Go ahead.
Hey everyone, I've been talking with Losonti, who is in my War of the Crown Campaign about joining and they have agreed.
We didn't talk much about character particulars since there are no crucial party roles that must be filled. Losonti has read through some of the campaign and gotten a feel for what it's like though.
Losonti will post here in discussion some time soon.
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Hello everyone! I'm very grateful for the opportunity to play with all of you. I am coming in to this AP more or less totally blind, but I've read through the first few pages of your game and am really excited.
I am still working on putting a character together, but my first inclinations are to make a magus (standard or eldritch archer) or a living grimoire inquisitor. I also have a strong tendency toward tieflings. :)
I do have a few questions about character creation:
1) Two traits, with no option for a drawback for a third, correct?
2) Should one of those traits be from the AP?
3) Are you using background skills? I didn't see them mentioned in the original post in 2016, but I did see that Unchained is one of the pre-approved books, so figured I'd check.
Welcome to the game!
THREE traits, including one campaign trait (see This Post for a list).
No background skills, however.
Hi Losonti and welcome. We're super excited to have you join the group. The background skills question came up in this thread as we were fine-tuning characters and I ruled against them on the grounds of unfamiliarity with the unchained rules. I think we'll just stick with that historical decision (from 4 1/2 years ago!).
Yup three traits as long as one was from the campaign. The angst of those backgrounds are lost now that the villain they were keyed to has passed through the digestive system of his own crocodile, but it's good to keep everyone on the same field of play.
PM me a contact email address and I'll invite you to the campaign website.
@Luke: And another question for you. If Losonti's character doesn't have the ability to handle traps, could I retro Emi's last Talent choice to Trap Finding from Face in the Crowd? Regeris handled it in the past.
Traps haven't come up much, but the past doesn't predict the future so it could be something we need. If not it's not the end of the world. Emi could take it as her 8th level talent.
@Emi: No issues. Let's see what Losonti comes up with and then retro the choice if it seems necessary.
@Losonti: Yes, probably better. The campaign is generally gear-poor. It's just part of the circumstances of the city right now. Take this opportunity to start out on level, unless it violates the character concept.
It seems odd, with everything going on (personally) to have had much time to make progress in my Cthulhu homebrew, but it is going swimmingly. The big plot is hammered out and I'm starting to write NPC sketches and backstory parts to refine some details. I'm excited as I can be about something that won't kick off for months yet.
I've pretty much decided it will be classic CoC (not pulp) with a high RP level, little emphasis on combat, very high emphasis on investigation and some house-rule customizations of Sanity damage and ramifications. It will likely have a low player count (2 or 3). I'm settling on 1923 as the starting year, but that could still change as the bad guy's plot takes on real shape and detail.
I'm also really sensitive to the problems of deep investigations playing out really slowly in pbp. We suffer from it here. The Tale of Days feature helps (when I keep it up to date), but it's still an obvious issue. So I have some early ideas of how I wish VTTs handled Journal/clue entries and I might experiment with such a system on the campaign site and let it bleed back into this campaign. I want to have something scoped out for this before I launch.
The cringes I got from my son when I was recently explaining the plot and some of the big scenes on a long car ride have me convinced that I'm on the right track! More overt recruitment propaganda to come as I get closer to launch readiness.
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I'm leaning more and more into a Dex Magus, and I can feel a character forming around the concept.
I could pick up Disable Device as a class skill with a trait, I think, but I wouldn't have any way to get Trapfinding without a dip into Rogue or Alchemist.
GM, what are your thoughts on the Agile weapon property? I wouldn't be able to start out with it, since a +2 weapon would be more than half my starting wealth, but it's a nice goal to have.
I'm certainly excited about the possibility of a Call of Cthulhu offering some time in the future.
Which scenarios did you read through Luke? Would you mind giving a more or less spoiler free opinion / comparison of the various ones? A short PM is fine if you don't want to put it here.
I picked up Berlin the Wicked City and as much as I love it, I don't think it can be made PG enough for the boards here. Since I don't know of any other places where CoC games run online, it's good for scavenging ideas but that's about it.
Given they're kind of pricey I'm wondering about buying another one but choosing well.
Sure Emi. I've slowed down consuming material from the scenarios and turned my eye to background for the homebrew. I will definitely finish all these before I start.
Beyond the Mountains of Madness - read this one 100% - This one was my favorite narrative story so far. I loved it so much I started gathering resources online to run it, but doubled back and am sticking to the homebrew. I found this one inspiring and there's no doubt some of its scene designs will make it into my campaign. I loved the original story (At the Mountains of Madness), and the way it wraps that and another famous work into the plot is genius, genius, genius.
Children of Fear - at about 30% read, this is my current one. Very interested in how it mixes non-Mythos mythology and real-world religion into a Mythos-inspired plot. It's all interior Asia, Northern India and Tibet and is a fun read so far.
Masks of Nyarlathotep - stopped at about 40% through the book. Will definitely return and finish this one - it is fantastic. It's sprawling, huge and tangled. It's everything you want your game to be. It's expensive. I read enough to get the vibe and to get a glimpse of the brass ring before I started thinking about my own plot. It has ties to Harlem Unbound, the Australia and the Kenya source books so it's well-supported. Mind-blowing.
Horror on the Orient Express - I've only read enough to get a very rough summary of the plot to ensure there was no heavy crossover between by own thoughts and this story. This one is huge with mid-stream prequels taking place hundreds or thousands of years prior to the main arc, but I've also heard it can be kind of railroady. No, seriously. At a glance it looks really good and is the AP with probably the highest chance of drawing from or having overlap with the Berlin book.
I haven't bought too many of the source books. My plot so far is entirely off-trail, with the exception of some chapters at a certain university in New England. There's some background on the Miskatonic, and allegedly a pile of it coming. I read that Mike Mason's current project is editing an arc in the region and a source book is forthcoming to provide support.
Alias created, crunch mostly done, the fluff is something I'm still working on a draft of. I've got a bit of extra money I wouldn't mind spending on a Cracked Dusty Rose Ioun Stone, from the Adventurer's Guide.
I'm also still working my way through your accumulated posts in gameplay. :)
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Firinne looks interesting! I can't wait to see her fluff!
On Tassira sleeping through the investigation--fair enough. Don't really have any idea how she'd be able to help anyway... :(
Did we decide how we're writing Regeris out? Seems odd to just suddenly pretend not to worry about him. (Maybe he has to leave the city on some urgent task; or fears he's been spotted by the church/state and wants to draw heat off us?)
Hopefully it's something much cheerier than Neziana's exit!
It almost kind of has to be...
Welcome to the game Firinne. I'm going to dig into the build this evening. I've run games with a Magus before (my daughter's favorite character from Jade Regent), but I haven't seen Swashbuckler up close. Your build definitely looks different so I'll probably have some questions.
I have an idea for pulling the character switcheroo that I'll send a PM on. Something that won't have you standing in the batter's circle for weeks. Other questions will be answered in the PM also.
@Emi - I'd say take that retro on disable device.
Aw c'mon! For the record I let the mystery of that disappearance linger for a long time before she was a confirmed grisly murder. That's gotta count for something. Right?
Nebbin, I will definitely have a something for Regeris's exit. It's been my brain-cramp of the weekend, but I think I have a lead.
Oh it was a good curtain call for the character, but yikes!
It took a bit, but I've finally got some fluff I'm happy with. Now to catch up on 5 years of posts!!
Oh I love the character art!
Seems like Firinne will be joining Emi in the easily angered, impulsive "edge lord" wing of the party. That's very welcome since Emi was having to work overtime on her own. :p
Is "edge lord" gender neutral or should it be "edge ladies" in this case?
Firinne's background is a mind bender of coincidence. Tassira, Kayleigh, and I are also playing together in a Hell's Rebels campaign that has had some of the CotCT aftermath bleeding over into it. So to have the Kintargo setting coming up here creates links in both directions. It's almost like each campaign is a spin off series of the other.