PACG WotR Into The Worldwound (Inactive)

Game Master jduteau

This is the starting discussion for my online play through of the Into The Worldwound, the first step in playing through the entire WotR AP.

Rules:

1) Playing out of the WotR box.
2) Can choose any character that has been published.
3) I won't be posting Powers text as we all own the box and there has been a discussion about what exactly can be revealed about a PACG card even the Community Use Policy.

Otherwise, we'll play it like we've done the SoS playthroughs.

I'm leaning towards playing Imrijka, Adowyn, or Alain.

I've played Adowyn twice now and once for Imrijka, both are fun.

I think maybe I'll give Crowe another try, but I gotta look at the Character cards before making a decision. I'd want to play Soni but a glass-canon in Wrath seems like a fools errand. I'd consider Alain if you decide against him too.

Alain, Kyra, Adowyn, Seelah

no preference

You know, I think we should exchange cell numbers so we can send a quick text to say its your response.

Doesn't mean the person has to go ASAP if they are busy, but it saves coming to check.

For example right now I could text Malcolm and say it's his choice of character so we can progress.

Heh. Last night I checked the other thread, but missed that this one was starting. As before, I am happy to let you guys choose first and then pick something complementary.

Remember that it doesn't have to be a WotR character.

I'm going with Imrijka.

More I think about it the more I'm thinking Seelah.

Here's my starting deck for Imrijka:

Weapons: Hand Crossbow x2, Javelin, Bolas, Shortbow
Spell: Cure
Armor: Stalking Armor
Items: Mysterious Disk, Holy Water Grenade
Ally: Athlete
Blessings: Blessing of Ascension x5

Heavy Pick, Longspear, Longspear, Longsword, Mace,
Frigid Blast, Lightning Touch,
Hide Armor, Leather Armor,
Blood Periapt, Potion of Striding,
BoA, BoA, BoA, BoA

Heavy Pick, Longspear, Longspear, Longsword, Mace,

Frigid Blast, Lightning Touch,
Hide Armor, Leather Armor,
Blood Periapt, Potion of Striding,
BoA, BoA, BoA, BoA

Depending on how Seelah and Mystery Malcolm load-out, I might swap out the Heavy Pick for a Mace or Longsword.

What do you guys think of Shardra?

What do you guys think of Shardra?

Shardra is good for scouting things out with her Knowledge checks. The only problem is that Seelah and Imrijka are Divine characters. Admittedly, they are only minor Divine casters, so that might not be a bad thing.

We don't have any Stealth so Adowyn or Harsk would be useful there. Adowyn gives us the scouting that Shardra would.

Having said all that, I think Shardra can be useful, so if you want to play her, go ahead.

Kyra would be awesome to be honest. But play what you feel is right !

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Hand:

(Displayed: Longsword Longsword Longspear Mace Scale Mail Scale Mail Paladin's Helm Sage's Journal Teamster Frog Cure Ascension Ascension Ascension Ascension )
Deck: 0 Discard: 0 Buried: 0
Note:

Longsword Longsword Longspear Mace

If the character add-on deck is used, the B adventure deck includes:

Between us we need 4 and 5 weapons.
We currently both are claiming a Longsword and 1 Maces is unclaimed.

How do you want to resolve it? Thought:
Since I'm taking the Heavy Pick, we could split the 8 1d8-based evenly:
Seelah: Longspear, Longsword, Mace; Extra Mace
Crowe: Longspear, Longsword, Mace; Extra Longspear

I like the longspear because it might get me out of trouble when I use my bury ability.

FYI: Kyra would complicate this further.

Kyra doesn't have a weapon proficiency and would probably like a spear. Least of our issues to be honest We will get more weapons as we go

I can take a pick if that helps?

Drop a longsword and add a mace?

yes for sure

Seelah the Chosen wrote:

Longsword Longsword Longspear Mace

If the character add-on deck is used, the B adventure deck includes:

I do have a question about using the character add-on deck. We obviously get some more weapons which appears to be where we're deficient starting out, but then you add in a few more of those spreader banes - one more Demonic Horde, one more Carrion Golem, one more Arboreal Blight.

The B scenarios are supposed to be slightly easier if you don't include the Character add-on unless you're playing 5-6 characters which we aren't.

If Crowe takes something other than his 2nd longspear and Seelah takes something other than her 2nd long sword, then we can stick with just the base set for banes/boons.

Kyra and Shardra both just need one weapon and that should be doable.

Adowyn would be ranged weapons, so then her and Imrijka would fight. I'd probably give up one of my Hand Crossbows and take another Javelin.

You won't have access to the Composite Bow if we don't go add on deck...

What about: http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1h4#v5748eaic9u1s

I think perhaps we should play with the optional difficulty level changes

But 4 player IS the sweet spot. We should be ok either way

I'll go with Kyra.

I don't think this startup will cause conflicts:
Quarterstaff
Cure
Sagacity
Frigid Blast
Detect Demon
Fireblade
Scale Mail
Book of the Loremaster
Researcher
Athlete
Blessing of the Dawnflower
Blessing of Ascension
Blessing of Ascension
Blessing of Ascension
Blessing of Ascension

How about adding the Character Add-on but leaving one Arboreal Blight, one Carrion Golem, and one Demonic Horde out until Adventure 1? The Elven Entanglement (B-2) is the scenario that worries me with every play through because I've never done it in less than three tries in my two playthroughs (one 4-player and one solo).

Is that the WOTR Kyra Malcolm? I should have noted I am using the WOTR Seelah

I assumed it was WOTR for both Seelah and Kyra as they are somewhat tuned for WOTR.

And I'm going to make an executive decision that I'll allow the three C cards that we have (Sagacity, Mace, Longspear) but I'll still restrict the B scenarios to only have the B boons and banes. We'll add in the rest when we get to Adventure 1.

Now that we have the characters and starting decks ready, I'll get the first scenario set up and post it later tonight.

It is WotR Kyra.
I'd be fine adding all the cards. Elven Entanglement I don't think will be as bad now that we know how Vinst was intended to be used.

I think we can use card text in the forums, until we hear otherwise.

http://paizo.com/campaigns/PACGSeasonOfTheRighteous11CGetToFortClearwaterGM ZerothHour/gameplay&page=1

Keith Richmond participated, and the level of card text is analogous to our Season of the Shackles run-throughs.

Here is the link to Adventure 2 of the Season of Shackles play through.

Let's agree on what happens when a character dies before it actually happens?

good point.

How strict do we want to be?

When I'm playing solo, I just restart the scenario with no upgrades. And I've never had a character die in my group plays before (other than OP). We've always just played out the scenario before he/she died.

I think the best is if a character dies, then that player gets to bring in a new character with the feats that we have all achieved, but can only set their deck according to our AD# - 1? So if you die in Bs - only Basics, die in AD1 - any Bs, die in AD2 - Bs and 1s, etc.

I'm open to any other suggestions.

I would say AD-2 as they will quickly improve

I want us to fear death

I had written AD-2 at first, but then couldn't figure out how it worked before AD3. :)

Is it only Basics for B and AD1 and then all Bs for AD2? That probably makes sense.

I normally play permadeath but am fine with whatever you want. I'll usually just scrap a scenario if it gets too dicey and restart.

I had written AD-2 at first, but then couldn't figure out how it worked before AD3. :)

Is it only Basics for B and AD1 and then all Bs for AD2? That probably makes sense.

Exactly so

So the character that dies is out for the rest of the adventure path. That player gets to choose a new character and gets the feats that the rest of the characters have (so they are not too far behind) but their deck is created from cards that are no higher than AD-2.

That seems reasonable.

Yes. It's a setback (and the loss of a beloved character) But the rules as written would hamstring us with a featless basic character. I don't think that's tenable.

While not exactly the same, I have a group that has had additions as we've played, and those new characters are made by the AD-2 rule, but get all the feats up to that point.

I hate to bring this up because I haven't started scanning my S&S AD2 cards yet, but with the Season of the Runelords being released yesterday, are you guys interested in starting a third campaign? I'd really like to take one of the Barbarians through that.

LOL

LOL

:)

I will say that posting that did prompt me to start scanning my cards, so I should have the S&S adventure ready to go by EOD.

I'm up for it if you all are.

I hate to bring this up because I haven't started scanning my S&S AD2 cards yet, but with the Season of the Runelords being released yesterday, are you guys interested in starting a third campaign? I'd really like to take one of the Barbarians through that.

Short Answer: Yes

Long Answer: Yeeeeees.

I only have decks from the original 7 right now so I'll be picking a character from one of those; I play solo and I was buying WAY more product than I could possible get plays out of. As is, I don't think I ever beat ROTR, and WOTR is kicking my butt time-wise: damn armies with 4 characters is like solving simultaneous linear equations from HS.

jduteau wrote:

I hate to bring this up because I haven't started scanning my S&S AD2 cards yet, but with the Season of the Runelords being released yesterday, are you guys interested in starting a third campaign? I'd really like to take one of the Barbarians through that.

Short Answer: Yes

Long Answer: Yeeeeees.

I only have decks from the original 7 right now so I'll be picking a character from one of those; I play solo and I was buying WAY more product than I could possible get plays out of. As is, I don't think I ever beat ROTR, and WOTR is kicking my butt time-wise: damn armies with 4 characters is like solving simultaneous linear equations from HS.

Yes, I have all of the product. ;( Like you, I play solo and with my family when my oldest is home from college. But almost all of my play has been with you three on the forums!

Annnnd I just spent the half hour looking through all the class decks that I don't have yet

Want to start a thread for SOTRu to discuss?

"...But the word "yet". Yeah, you know what? I'd get the impression that you wanted to [purchase them all] otherwise you'd have said you didn't wanna [get them]."

I might say no. I actually don't enjoy the class decks very much :/

it feels very constrained and takes away from my joy of finding good stuff during a session. :/

Here's the discussion thread for SotRu.

Troymk1 - we'll miss you. I'll give you some time to think about it and then I'll go ask on the PACG forums.

I'm actually unemployed right now

Otherwise I'd just go grab one of the new sets to see if they feel better fitted to the included characters