Opening the thread.
Thanks for picking me! Can't wait to get this going!
HI.. thanks for picking me.... I dotted and deleted in gameplay, so I'm good to go! So excited to begin...
Just as an fyi, I will be at Gamex this coming weekend (Friday thru Monday... and will probably only be able to check in from my phone... and probably only once per day, and with limited posts... so feel free to bot me if necessary - skills are in a spoiler in Zeex's status line if needed.
So once everyone has checked in, some of you may want to attempt to get to know each other, I don't want the whole party to be best buds but one or two of you may want to know each other. I will give you some time to get that sorted out.
Hey everyone! Can't wait to start :D
Please dot with your alias when you can. @TheoreticallyYours
Now I want to give a fair warning, I will be bumping up some of the encounters to provide a little more challenge for the increased party size. I don't want you waltzing over anything now do I :)
Only missing Philo on this table, start planning some connections. You do not all have to start on the ship, you can be already in Lilywhite for the ongoing Rum festial. We will role play you coming together before the module truly starts.
Please dot with your alias when you can. @TheoreticallyYours
I don't know how to do that, and by that I think you mean having all my stats like the other guys?
So I've noticed that each person has included and excluded different stats.
Do you have a preferred one?
Your stat line is good but if you have any abilities that are # of uses/ per day or a pool of (fill in blank) points per day also include those.
Ok TheoreticallyYours, I take it you are new so I am going to teach you how to make your alias for Morgana. If you look at the top of the page you should see Hello, first name, last name. To the right of that you should see something that says my account. Click that and log in to your account. Then towards the bottom you should see something that says message board aliases. Click create new alias and name it your characters name, then select an avatar that you feels represents your character. Then click back on the hello, Firstname, last name and click where it says alias. Click on your new alias and go to its profile. Here is where you should copy and paste your crunch. @TheoreticallyYours
I have stealth-dotted.
Here's a little guide I did for a friend once.
Theoreticallyyours - you are welcome to look at my alias (by clicking on my avatar, the picture to the left of this post) for one idea of how to do one... Mine is not the only way, of course, and you might want to take a look at everyone's to get different ideas and cherry pick the ones you like.
Thank you all for the help, If you still need help TheoreticallyYours let us know, start planning out any connections you wish to have before we start.
My alias has been created, along with all of her equipment except clothing.
Connections to each other or in general?
To each other, I would like a few of you to know each other or at least heard of each other.
After a quick look at everyone's background, the only way I could know anyone is if they were on the same ship that brought me to port.
Well that is sort of what I mean, I want some of you to be acquaintances so you are not all complete strangers.
Ah ok then. Let's see, I have a choice of a scary ratfolk, crazy goblin, the teal guy with blue hair or the tall, beautiful lady... Wonder who a 17 years old boy would want to talk to... ;)
Zeex is no stranger to Shackles ships and has sailed on a few, as well as being a regular in several ports... be happy to know any of you in advance. For a goblin, he's a rather sociable fellow. :)
As Zeex has said, many of you have lived in or near the Shackles sailing on the ocean blue and perhaps you know each others names in some way, or have met at a port. It isn't that big of the deal but I feel it will make the transition smoother.
I imagine Zeex and K'Wai would have spent quite a bit of time sparring and training on their travels towards Lilywhite.
Dancing around with fist and sword among the rigging, along the rails, and on the deck seems like great fun for both of them.
He would also spend quite a lot of time in the water, either tending to the vessel at or below the waterline or just swimming and hanging out. That sounds like something Morgana would be interested in.
Once at Lilywhite, K'Wai will juggle and perform as an acrobat for coin, assuming he doesn't get a paying gig right away.
I imagine Zeex and K'Wai would have spent quite a bit of time sparring and training on their travels towards Lilywhite.
Dancing around with fist and sword among the rigging, along the rails, and on the deck seems like great fun for both of them.
He would also spend quite a lot of time in the water, either tending to the vessel at or below the waterline or just swimming and hanging out. That sounds like something Morgana would be interested in.
sounds great... Maybe K'Wai even taught Zeex how to swim?
Sure, sounds great to me.
I propose we arrive in Lilywhite on board the sailing vessel Blue Orchid, under Captain Julia Mercado, a Varisian woman of about 35-40.
ok... I'll add that to his backstory so I don't forget!
A varisian woman, what port would she sail from? Since Cael is from Magnimar, he could have boarded there.
I can see Morgana and Cael hitting it off both being somewhat imbued with elemental powers.
Since she is also worshiper of Gozreh, God of storm and Sky and Goddess of Wave and Surf, she would be intrigued by Cael having the opposite power of her duality, and he might feel the same of her. They coincidentally enough seem to embody that deity together.
She would most likely engage with K'Wai as he is a Undine, so she would want to engage with him out of curiousity, and her knowing Aquan and Elven (his other two languages besides Common) might be a seqway to conversation.
As for Zeex, his BG says that he was trained by a follower of Sarenrae, and while it doesn't say that he followers her, Morgana could start a conversation about his uniquely sized scimitar, as she is from Qadira, where Sarenrae is one of the three major faiths; the priesthood of Irori, the insane cult of Rovagug, and the followers of Sarenrae, and the scimitar is Sarenrae's favoured weapon.
She also is a minor follower, something that she was bought up with. She has also never been so close to a goblin before, so would be cautiously curious as to what one is doing on a boat wielding a custom version of her homelands most favoured weapon.
Woah, I have like a reason to talk to all of you :D
"Like, you just have to feel the flow of the water, sometimes. I mean, air and land is good and all, but even the deck of the ship is too firm and hard after a while. You just gotta lay back and let the water envelop you, carry you along. It's like, perfect, man."
Imagine Maoi, Dwayne Johnson's character from Moana, if he were blue and skinnier.
"Rivers, lakes, seas, oceans. Whether it's falling from the sky or bursting from the ground, water connects me to who I am, and who I am meant to be.
The ocean is the perfect duality; calm and cruel, violent and gentle.
Growing up surrounded by desert, I know that the water will always be there. If not without then within."
Morgana stares fondly across the deck, while using mage hand to move the bucket around of the man currently trying to mop when he isn't looking.
"But really, it's a huge bonus to be in this line of work. I mean treasure and the ocean. I was born for this!"
Well, Zeex seems to have bought some alchemical weapons. It's obvious who he could have bought them from. Plus us short green guys need to watch out for each other.
For that matter, Rikki is also very good at leatherworking, and people could have bought some of their mundane goods from him. For example Morgana's masterwork backpack and bandolier.
For K'wai, they could have met during their travels. They both have spent time in several ports. He could have rode on one of K'wai's family's ships.
Cael might have tried to see if Rikki could deal with his ring. Obviously he can do it, except for Cael's sentimental insistence on keeping the finger.
Woah, I have like a reason to talk to all of you :D
Oh, really?
"Whoa, man. The desert is, like, way too dry to live in. I don't know how the folks who do stay there. There's no rivers, no oceans, nothing to swim in at all. I mean, if you're a dwarf or a scorpion it must be great with all that heat and sand and what, but not for me."
So, basicaly, we are all on the same ship for the last leg of our trip to Lilywhite. And yes, Cael is kinda attached to his finger.
Still, I think you pick most creepy looking ratfolk pic for you alias there Rikkivar.
I think it would make sense for you to all be on a ship headed their, it is a famous destination for those looking to begin their careers on the high seas. You could all be arriving just in time for the Rum festival.
Agreed that is one creepy ratfolk picture.
I am ready to go whenever you are so just give e the signal.
Ready when you are!
I'm ready
"Yeah, man, I am totally stoked to see this Rum Festival. I bet there's plenty to drink and dance and hang out with cool people."
Morgana looks at K'Wai for a moment.
"Katheer is actually built on the Pashman River, one of the five main rivers of Qadira.
It is hot , so maybe not for everyone. The Great Market is a site to behold though, everything you can think of can be bought there."
She smiles with pride.
"I'm keen to see what kind of people this festival attracts! These kinds of events always have at least one thing worth finding."
Also, am I not able to see myself in the characters and players sections or am I just not there?
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@Morgana - post in the gameplay thread, then you can delete that post.
Once you do that, you'll be marked as an active player for the campaign
@Morgana - post in the gameplay thread, then you can delete that post.
Once you do that, you'll be marked as an active player for the campaign
Thanks. I appreciate the help :3
I have played pathfinder before, it's just been while.
We will be starting tomorrow, first post likely around 12 AM EST.
It is a bit of a creepy picture, but it's sort of greenish. :)
Just to clarify, does everyone post then wait for the GM to post results, then rinse repeat?
Do you only post once then wait for the other players and GM, or can players interact so long as no checks are needed?
You can interact as long as you don't need results from me.
I also recommend not doing dozens of posts when other players are present in the scene. One of my pet peeves.
That is another good point, pbp posting is a very give take effort and you need to work together to create the story. No one likes it when one character runs everything.
First gameplay post is up.