[PFS] GM Derek W's Fangwood Keep (Inactive)

Game Master Derek Weil

I am preparing to run a PBP game of the Pathfinder Module Fangwood Keep. This will be played for Society credit. All interested parties please apply here.

Requirements & Guidelines:

All characters must be level 3, 4, or 5. I may want to review your character sheets and chronicles at some point, so scanning them and storing them to Dropbox or Google Drive would be awesome.

Please make sure your PFS number and a list of completed scenarios is included in your profile, which should also include your full character sheet.

I will be selecting a party of six to complete this adventure.

Successful completion earns you each 3 XP and 4 Fame/Prestige. Also, it grants access to what I think is an amazing boon.

Module info:

Pathfinder Modules are considerably longer than PFS Scenarios, allowing you to earn a full level's XP. Still, they often involve more than three times the encounters and danger, so be warned!

This module involves the infiltration and conquest of a small fortress. Expect lots of combat encounters, and not just with soldiers. I will keep the challenges in mind when reviewing applicants.

Deadline:

I'd like to select a team by Thursday if we have enough interested parties. The game would begin about 1 week from now, on Tuesday, September 4.

dot for interest - no 3-5 PFS character, but interested in using a pre-gen.

Dotting interest. I have one character at that tier I would be able to play. A winter witch 3 if not i would happily play a pregen.

intarested

Interested. I'll get Kardak's chronicle sheets linked sometime tomorrow.

Interested

Interested...I'll review my roster to see who is available!

This is Hawkwren. This is probably who I would prefer to play, strictly for flavor since he is a Nirmathi Irregular. Needs leveled up to third.

Hello GM Derek, I have played in two of your PFS PbP games so far as Telurion Andoren - he is now level 3 (crunch not yet up to date) so I would like to submit him to this one. I should have the update finished by tomorrow.

Let me know if he fits.

Hmmm, my lvl 4 in in a pbp, and I'm scheduled to play my lvl 5 this coming weekend, leaving me my lvl 3 Theurge in training.

I will probably apply with him but I am a bit worried that we're going to end up with a table full of lvl 3s which could be problematic towards the end of the module.

@utopia27 - a level 4 pregen would be just fine with me. Do you have any preference for class you'd like? With this group maybe Kyra would be a good fit.

@DaWay - Either would be good

I'm sure you're all working on this, but please update your profiles to relfect your current character level so I can assess what the potential party's strengths/weaknesses would be.

@Pirate Rob - you've got a good point. I'll look closely at the tough encounters and see how they compare with other PFS stuff I've run. I think if we could even get two level 4's that would be enough.

It's not a one-day mission, so the party could rest between some fights. With a lower-level party a healer would be amazingly useful, which is why I would tentatively recommend Kyra if someone's running a pregen.

Anwway, the characters do look good so far. I'll still accept more submissions if anyone's interested, and I'll try to rate the challenges as best I can.

Interested party here (5th Zen Archer), though I would like this character free for Dragon*Con this weekend so I have most of my tiers covered, should I actually find something besides the S5 special (which is automatically my 13th Cavalier if there's space) I want to play. I can post via mobile, but can't make guarantees, so if this is an issue, please ignore. Just need to get my one chronicle sheet up.

I will update my winter witch by Saturday at the latest.

@utopia27 - a level 4 pregen would be just fine with me. Do you have any preference for class you'd like? With this group maybe Kyra would be a good fit.

@DaWay - Either would be good

I'm sure you're all working on this, but please update your profiles to relfect your current character level so I can assess what the potential party's strengths/weaknesses would be.

@Pirate Rob - you've got a good point. I'll look closely at the tough encounters and see how they compare with other PFS stuff I've run. I think if we could even get two level 4's that would be enough.

It's not a one-day mission, so the party could rest between some fights. With a lower-level party a healer would be amazingly useful, which is why I would tentatively recommend Kyra if someone's running a pregen.

Anwway, the characters do look good so far. I'll still accept more submissions if anyone's interested, and I'll try to rate the challenges as best I can.

Well, Telurion has a CLW wand and he knows how to use it :D

Well, I solicited advice from some other PFS GM's on the boards here, because some of the monsters near the end are pretty tough. They seemed to think that level 4 might be a better minimum than 3.

I have an alternative suggestion, since I want to run a game. Would any of you be willing to try the module Masks of the Living God? It's set up for level 3, and probably wouldn't be as risky.

I'd tentatively be willing to run Fangwood after that one. Any takers?

Any other level 4 or 5 players want to join this game?

EDIT: Ninja'd! CLW wands certainly make things a lot more doable. Let me know what sounds good.

I also have a CLW and know how to use it.
DaWay's winter witch.
Update yet to come.

<Pirate Rob here

I think I've got my full char sheet in my profile now.

I've even got 2 levels of cleric to go with my CLW wand. Just don't expect me to hurt anything.

I have a preference for saving Masks of the Living God to play through with a character that's played Crypt of the Everflame but am willing to switch.

I think with 6 players and at least a couple who aren't level 3 we'll be fine.

Jostrum of course, has a wand as well. I will go along with the group, though prefer Fangwood.

Alright, I think it's time to take a look at who we have so far.

Completed characters, though some sheets may need updating:

Birgit Birgirssdottir, Winter Witch 3
Kardak the Feared, Cavalier 2/Rogue 1
Jostrum Finderwell, Ranger 3
Telurion Andoren, Fighter 2/ Ranger 1
Xathalial, Monk (Zen Archer) 5
Adebisi, Cleric 2/ Wizard 1

Others interested:

uptopia27
Capt Wombat
Deane Beman

Thanks for all the submissions so far! Right now, Fangwood would be our mission. I will not hold it against anyone if they decide to back out. It will be challenging for mostly levle 3's. There are bad guys that will hit you, and maybe pretty hard too. You should be able to do it, but I would exercise extreme caution and try to use stealth and good tactics. I may not play up some of the monsters' deadlier sides if things look really bad. We'll see. I don't want to softball it, but few people want a TPK.

I could really use at least 1 more level 4 or 5 character, though maybe I'm just being overcautious.

Like I said, I don't plan to really begin until after this coming weekend, though if we get a party formed I might set up the threads to get introductions rolling.

Jostrum here. I applied a GM credit to this former Shadow Lodger, to level him up to 4. Could bring him as well.

Here is Wit Stills, a 4th-level halfling monk (underfoot adept). I'd definitely be interested in joining if you still have room.

Go ahead and roll on without me...you've got a good roster there already!

Go ahead and roll on without me...you've got a good roster there already!

I thought perhaps we were going to reform part of the Thornkeep party. ;)

@Derek - Kyra looks like a good pre-gen for this group (and interesting to play). Let me know if I should create a profile for her.

We've got some really good characters here, and I only have to cut a coupl eto make the party of six. I'd like to maintain a brisk pace throughout this if we can. I will check in throughout the day, with posts usually in the morning and at lunchtime (U.S. Mountain Time).

Is everyone ok with keeping up 2-3 posts per day, with maybe 1 post over the weekend? If we do this, I'm optimistic that we can finish in about 6 weeks, maybe even less.

Most of my PFS scenarios have taken 3-4 weeks, so I'm sure this will take a bit longer.

I am cool with that. I usually check the boards after I am done with the sessions with my clients anyways.

I can post multiple times every day during the week. I'll be traveling to various conventions over the next couple months and will have limited availability on some weekends but will hopefully be able to manage a couple posts over the weekend at least.

I can certainly handle that.

I am on the boards all day.

L4 Dawnflower Dervish Bard/Monk here if you are still recruiting. I'm more of a 1-2 post per day guy, if that is a problem.

My job involves a lot of either "sitting at a computer that can access Paizo" or "waiting for the only service elevator in a 31-floor building," and I'm no slouch on mobile posting.

The only thing Xath needs is to change his faction to GL, since it's the default faction for his politics-uncaring-attitude.

Depending on the module being played, I've got a small militia of low-tier characters that can be put into play (not all have or will have online stats; some characters are too... brash and response-oriented to play online.)

For reference, here's my "I'VE PLAYED THIS" sheet.

Looks like you've already got a full stable, so I will not apply with this here cleric, but I'll keep an eye out for Fangwood, and hopefully Skipper will be 4 by then.

But I did want to wave to Pirate Rob, as he GMed Race for the Runecarved Key for me in Fresno not so long ago! *waves*

Looks like you've already got a full stable, so I will not apply with this here cleric, but I'll keep an eye out for Fangwood, and hopefully Skipper will be 4 by then.

But I did want to wave to Pirate Rob, as he GMed Race for the Runecarved Key for me in Fresno not so long ago! *waves*

Yarrr!

I hope you had as much fun as I did. Trying to kill you guys with those REDACTED was totally awesome.

Yarrr!

I hope you had as much fun as I did. Trying to kill you guys with those REDACTED was totally awesome.

A little birdie told me you recently pulled something nasty on some poor, innocent players... something about a trip to Somewhere Very Hot....

(And yes, I had oodles of fun!)

Pirate Rob wrote:

Yarrr!

I hope you had as much fun as I did. Trying to kill you guys with those REDACTED was totally awesome.

A little birdie told me you recently pulled something nasty on some poor, innocent players... something about a trip to Somewhere Very Hot....

(And yes, I had oodles of fun!)

They asked me to hold nothing back and to give them the full challenge. Despite my best efforts I failed to kill any of them. They did a really amazing job.

**

Now back to your regularly scheduled recruitment thread.

Telurion is now up to date and ready to proceed - as far as posting goes, I foresee no issues in keeping up to date with the necessary posts during the day.

Gosh, guys this was pretty tough! I usually do Tier 1-2 stuff where it's first come, first served, so to speak. Here is the group I've picked.

@utopia27 - Sorry, but with so many in-tier submissions, I gave them preference.

Adebisi - Cleric 2/Wizard 1
Birtgit - Witch 3
Hawkwren - Ranger 4 (I also liked your Nirmathi ranger, becuase my ranger is Nirmathi too, but I think you'll be better off with a level 4)
Telurion - Fighter 2/Ranger 1
Xathalial - Monk (Zen Archer) 5

Go ahead and check in on the discussion thread

@Derek - understand entirely.

Best of luck to the table!

I can't count, apparently. I meant to include one more invitee:

Witley "Wit" Stills

I PM'ed you, but wanted to make sure that I wasn't seeming too crazy!