Once Upon a Time in Golarion

Game Master vayelan

That sounds great! Aris and I had a character connection! We both were from the same college in Ustalav - Lepidstadt U!

I like the AP Open Call Thread. I've used it before - I find, if used well, you get very motivated people. I still think an arcane person would be our best 5th. I would vote for a 5th.

I very much agree!

Bring him aboard!

As an aside, I LOVE Teuni-Hexa's speech stylings.

Well, I'm back. There's been a bit of discussion with the GM of how to integrate me into the campaign at this point, so we'll see how it goes. Thanks for having me again.

Woo-hoo! Welcome back!!!

Could you mark me as a current character? It's not doing it with a stealth dot for some reason.

I don't think that's going to get changed anytime soon, Aris. Our new GM hasn't been installed as the GM of this game by the Paizo Powers yet, so no one as access to the Campaign tab. That's where they'd make you an active player.

I'm just a lowly character.

Nice to meet you, Aris!

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I see you Arid. I don't bite ny friends. >.O

Speaking of taking the GM reins, I emailed Paizo last Friday, but they haven't responded yet. Think they're still catching up on the Labor Day backlog? Should I send another email?

Naw, they'll get to it eventually.

Speaking of taking the GM reins, I emailed Paizo last Friday, but they haven't responded yet. Think they're still catching up on the Labor Day backlog? Should I send another email?

It's taken up to two weeks due to holidays before. So I know the feeling DM haha

Just let me know when I'm good to be introduced.

Just let me know when I'm good to be introduced.

Now would be a good time. Sprocket is excited by Aris' familiar scent and has run inside to greet her.

Hello all. Been a bit crazy lately which is why I hadn't checked in yet. I'm still here though.

That said, I'm not entirely happy with Paval as it stands. He feels a bit lacklustre.

I love him! He's an excellent fit to our group!

Also, since Kalima has departed, he's the only noble character within our gang. WE NEED YOU.

I'm monitoring, but holding off on a post for the time being. Is it a mechanical issue, Paval?

It is mostly, yes. Issue is, I'm not quite sure I can change the mechanics without more or less ripping him up character wise.

That said, if I'd replace him it would be with his half sister, Elena Surtova. The original idea was for her to become Paval's cohort with leadership at 7 but the roles could be swapped.

Welcome back.

Would this be an issue that retraining or multiclassing could rectify?

However, if you feel it would be best to swap out characters, I'll do what I can to make it as smooth and effective as possible.

Hello all. Been a bit crazy lately which is why I hadn't checked in yet. I'm still here though.

That said, I'm not entirely happy with Paval as it stands. He feels a bit lacklustre.

I know the feeling. I once rolled the lamest druid ever, her best stat and only stay above 11 was her 14 wisdom.

I'm in full support of just letting him change things up. Regardless of time involved. Hexa loves hunting and spelunking...

One day, I'm going to play a lizardfolk magus. One day...

Also. Is Leadership feat allowed?!

Not that I am against it, At all!, just never got the chance in any kingmaker game. XD

I won't be removing Paval.

As for how to fix him mechanically, I think my issues there actually partially come from him being lvl 1 and nothing really working as planned just yet. I might want to change a tiny thing about him though but that would be his second proficiency from the Martial Tradition alternate racial trait so nothing much really.
I might also move the planned multiclassing for him forward a bit (oh why does the Lorewarden Fighter have to lose shield/buckler proficiency)

I actually think my biggest issue comes from in character. Almost all of Paval's character development in the first part of the game was as a counterpoint to what he called "the noble brat" (Kalima). With her gone that is all moot. Paval feels a bit unhanded as a result and I feel like I wasted my time.

I hear ya. I miss Kalima, too, the spoiled brat.

I still dig Paval's mysterious posture. The "outlaw noble" works well. Perhaps he needs time in a forest - a lot of time in a big forest - to decide that he will rule?

Also, there's Sprocket. Can't go wrong there.

Oh Paval won't rule. He'll direct from behind the scenes but he will not sit on any throne. Can't get a lot further from his character. He hates nobility with the sole exception of his half-sister.
Besides, he is mechanically very unsuitable for the post.

No, he'd be spymaster or treasurer.

I'm trying to figure out how I want to play him now. Right now he is just a city boy out on the frontier who basically has nothing any more.

Hey, Hexa, what are you using as a base language for Draconic?

Hey team, I wanted to check on something.

How closely would everyone prefer that I stick to the original AP?

I've been planning some customization for the campaign by including a few characters, hooks, and locations from some of my favorite old games and modules.

Any thoughts or objections?

I don't know very much (well, really anything) about the original AP beyond the first book, so I doubt I would notice changes to any great degree.

Make whatever changes you feel make sense in the context of our group's story.

I think customisation is a great idea, and I welcome it!

Hey, Hexa, what are you using as a base language for Draconic?

http://draconic.twilightrealm.com draconic translator

I use this site above. ^

I used to use a different language translator Tilasia or domestic but they shut down. :(

It's the best translator I had found after losing Tilasia.

However with his form of speech his draconic is lesser, especially since Wonky's intelligence and academia makes het superior in discussion. He's a simple tribal after all. ^.^ Feel free to ask more questions I know more translator sites. But he only has his butchered common and lesser draconic.

Hey team, I wanted to check on something.

How closely would everyone prefer that I stick to the original AP?

I've been planning some customization for the campaign by including a few characters, hooks, and locations from some of my favorite old games and modules.

Any thoughts or objections?

No objections, as I revealed in the recruitment thread I have experience with kingmaker's first book but haven't made it past a quarter of the way in the second book. Each time the group took different routes to victory.

So I welcome customization and had dms in the past change up events to... make it more interesting and it was never the same adventure twice haha. Unpredicatble would be the word i guess. Which is awesome.

Hey team, I wanted to check on something.

How closely would everyone prefer that I stick to the original AP?

I've been planning some customization for the campaign by including a few characters, hooks, and locations from some of my favorite old games and modules.

Any thoughts or objections?

Do it! I love that you want to make this campaign your own!

I'm perfectly fine with customisation.

Only request I have is to keep talking to us (I know, kind of odd from my end) about it.

Thank you for the vote of confidence, guys.
I will certainly keep you all in the loop about any significant changes.

Good news everyone!

Paizo customer service got back to me, and I have been given official GM control over the campaign.

I've updated a few things on the campaign info page and the header.
Please have a look and let me know what you think:

I updated the 'Provisions' spreadsheet to replace Kalima with Aris.

Aris, I added Kalima's gold (part of the spoils of victory, split evenly) to your gold, hence the new total under your name. I've also combined most of Kalima's former gear that we were tracking with your own.

I displaced Kalima's waterksin to Sams (I thought he wouldn't mind carrying it), and Kalima's bedroll to Teuni-Hexa (because he doesn't have one, though if he doesn't want it, I'm sure Sams will carry that as well). Let me know if everyone else thinks all is appropriate.

Whoops, thought I had one! Ha. Thanks Wonky will update my game post and character.

Oops. Look like I may have been incorrect. Oh well. Now you've got two!

Gotta keep my dino warm, besides Teuni's Bedroll isn't as nice as the one you gave him haha. Which he puts on Tal. XD Thanks Wonky!

Good news everyone!

Paizo customer service got back to me, and I have been given official GM control over the campaign.

I've updated a few things on the campaign info page and the header.
Please have a look and let me know what you think:

Replaced the map link with the updated one

Added a new spreadsheet, "Muster and Quartermaster," to keep track of allies, animals, supplies, and the like

Updated the player roster

Updated the "story thus far" with the current date and latest accomplishments.

Let the good times (and the dice) roll!

Congrats and right on. :)

That should get Paval back in.

GM, would you be ok with me swapping out his Martial Tradition proficiency with the longbow for proficiency with the Waveblade?

Right now I'm figuring out where to go with Paval. He will multi-class but I'm not 100% sure yet how. Ideas I have so far are 1 level of either Fighter or (maybe) Slayer, 2 levels of Slayer or 3 levels of Fighter (Weaponmaster). It all depends on what combat style I'll go for.
Will I go duelling sword and spiked gauntlet, duelling sword and waveblade or dual duelling swords. That latter at least means the 3 levels weapon master and the others mean it's not the 3 levels weapon master.

EDIT: As for the half-sister he invites to come over, the way I see it she's a Skald with the Red Tongue archetype and either the Fated Champion or the Urban Skald archetype.

Paval - I am fine with swapping out the proficiencies.
As rationale, funny enough, I was thinking about the dueling scene from The Princess Bride where both Wesley and Inigo reveal that they have been fighting with their non-dominant hands as a ruse to deceive their opponent.

Will Paval's half-sister be an NPC or a backup PC?

Both. She'll be a backup PC if needed and if that isn't needed she'll be his cohort at lvl 7 when he grabs Leadership.

Both. She'll be a backup PC if needed and if that isn't needed she'll be his cohort at lvl 7 when he grabs Leadership.

Sounds good.

Incidentally, I have always been a fan of the Leadership feat, so if anyone was wondering if it would be allowed - it sure is!

Something I should mention is that in the last couple of months, there's been two deaths in my family (Grandpa in July, brother in August). Starting now, I'll be unlikely to post until Monday, most likely.

You and your family have my condolences. Take whatever time you need.

Family comes first. We will be here to help when you're available. Peace.

I'm really sorry to hear that. Best wishes to you and your family.

So sorry, Aris. My condolences to you and your family.

My heartfelt condolences Aris.