PbP GameDay 4: PFS #5-08 The Confirmation (Inactive)

Game Master Wilmannator

Lissa Villasani wrote:

the rules for it are all page 14 in the Core Rulebook with the chest for the costs per stat on page 15. Alternately, it's also on here. PFS uses a 20 point build.

Thanks for the heads up! I have made said revisions to Cain and made sure his build adds up to 20 points exacto! Feel free to revise and advise again!

No problem. I rather have everyone on the right page now then later. And please note that since your Wisdom went down, Your Will save, and Perception and Sense Motive mods drop too.

No problem. I rather have everyone on the right page now then later. And please note that since your Wisdom went down, Your Will save, and Perception and Sense Motive mods drop too.

Right! Already have it fixed. I honestly had no clue what the point system was. I literally made a pfs profile like 4 days ago. XD Hahaha. So you may have to correct me along the way! But I am learning! :]]

Lissa Villasani wrote:

No problem. I rather have everyone on the right page now then later. And please note that since your Wisdom went down, Your Will save, and Perception and Sense Motive mods drop too.

Right! Already have it fixed. I honestly had no clue what the point system was. I literally made a pfs profile like 4 days ago. XD Hahaha. So you may have to correct me along the way! But I am learning! :]]

Do you have a PFS number?

Do you have a PFS number?

That is my PFS ID correct? If so, then yes!

Jillia Tennille wrote:

Do you have a PFS number?

That is my PFS ID correct? If so, then yes!

Excellent. I find that that's the thing that people miss when they bring new character to (in-person) game days. I can't think of anything else. Faction, maybe?

Cain Stern wrote:

Jillia Tennille wrote:

Do you have a PFS number?

That is my PFS ID correct? If so, then yes!

Excellent. I find that that's the thing that people miss when they bring new character to (in-person) game days. I can't think of anything else. Faction, maybe?

Faction is covered as well! If you do think of anything else please let me know whenever. :]]

I'm open to changing Skald from Russian(Cyrillic), to Norwegian or Russian(Romanised).

I wanted something different enough from dwarven that you can ell it was a different dialect.

Let me know if it would be a faux-pas to change it now to Norwegian (or romanised Russian).

Eh, Finnish doesn't sound much like Norwegian or Swedish though, they are in different language family trees xD

Anyway, yeah, forgot whole runic language thing .-. Fictional languages are confusing

Though I guess using just romanized languages(unless speaker is using language that is really incomprehensible) might be easier, Gorum would be written in cyrillic something like Горум(Man its been so long time since I tried studying Russian :'( Had to check wikipedia for letters)) so it being written in latin alphabet in middle of cyrillic strikes out to me and checking alphabet to convert name into alphabet is slower than google translation

Cain, I'm not sure your equipment is right either. PFS characters get 150gp to buy their equipment from at 1st level, but your cold iron masterwork longsword is 330gp.

Thank you to everyone (especially Lissa for helping Cain (and each other) out with the rules! It's great to see that I can 'miss' a night (things got busy) and come back to find that things have been resolved.

@Cain: Markus is correct about the equipment. Please have a read (or a reread) of the Guide to Play, specifically the section on character creation (p7-10). The chapter on "Pathfinder Society Basics"(p4-6) is also worth a second read. Most of the rest of it, we can fill you in on as you go.

Also, if you used PCGen, I'd be surprised if there wasn't some way to check "pathfinder society organized play character" or similar somewhere so that it can validate it for you. I know it supports PFS, but I'm not sure if it's just the source material or if it can validate the PFS rules for you like HeroLab can.

@Everyone: Please note that, in PFS, you must own all of the source material you use for your characters. Sometimes that rule can get lost in the rest of it, so I thought it was worth calling out explicitly. Also, specific for PbP, since you don't actually have to bring your books to the game (like you do in regular PFS), if I ask for proof that you have the source material, I will accept:

Physical books:

• A photo of you holding the book.
  
• A scanned copy of the front cover with a hand written note in front of it saying "Damo Rocks" .
  
• A receipt with your name on it.

Digital copies:

• A single page from the book that clearly shows which book it is, with your watermark on it (screen grab or other extraction).
  
• A receipt with your name on it.
  
• A screen grab of the "My Downloads" page from paizo.com.

I am open to other forms of proof. You do not need to provide me with any of the above unless I ask for it. I will only ask for it if you are accepted into the game (I don't have time to hassle 15+ people about the finer details of their source material), and most likely only when you try to use... you know the type of thing... that strange feat from Kobolds of Golarion that allows you to cast everything at +1 caster level, for example.

So what you're saying is... i really should buy Kobolds of Golarion! Ha ha! FYI - I'm assuming this feat doesn't actually exist and will not rush out to buy this book... unless someone tells me otherwise ;)

Anywho...

I think your personal 'Proof of ownership' rules seem pretty fair and open (i especially like the "Damo Rocks" bit). As far as i'm aware my character is 100% legal and I own all the materials I'm using.

In a crazy case where I think I own a source but actually only read a friend's PDF copy on his iPad (which i've actually done by the way - oops!) I'll correct the character or purchase a PDF ASAP.

I know most players do their best to play within the rules, but sometimes honest accidents can happen :)

That feat doesn't do what I said, but it was based off a real feat:

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/ancient-draconic

I assume all rules infractions are honest accidents until a player continually does it. I've seen GMs actually allow the purchase of source material at the table in order to acquire gear at the beginning of the game (or to retrain a feat at the end of it). I try to be at least as flexible as those awesome dudes.

On the plus side, right now is a perfect time to take advantage of the Paizo September PDF Sale

For what it's worth, it always makes me sad when GMT is characterized as a bad guy.

For what it's worth, it always makes me sad when GMT is characterized as a bad guy.

I tried not to go too much for villain. Hope I didn't break your impression of him (by the way, I read that as Greenwich Mean Time on my first read).

By the way, play Rivalry's End if you're wondering about the bad guy thing. If you've already played it, I wonder if the GM who ran it for you did a proper job of... erm... the inevitable.

I'm going to opt out of this one guys. I hope you guys have funn! I obviously still have a lot to learn about pfs before I jump in headfirst. :]]

That's a shame, Cain. Part of the reason I just pulled out the last "task" was to help folks like yourself get up-to-speed on the plot so far. That you were struggling reminded me that this was potentially also an intro to PFS as well as PbP, and the "Story So Far..." PDF is a very nice, condensed way to get brought up to speed.

I hope you reconsider, but if not, all the best with your roleplaying! Maybe I will see you being recruited for another PbP game in the not too distant future.

I've been entangled with work and been away from my computer today, I'll post in about 8 hours when I wake up. Sorry to see you go Cain, you're always welcome to stay if you change your mind. I've learned a lot myself in just these few weeks... The Hao Jin tapestry sounds fascinating, for instance! And at least no one went down against the dummy. Even though it was close for some!

Jayson MF Kip wrote:

For what it's worth, it always makes me sad when GMT is characterized as a bad guy.

I tried not to go too much for villain. Hope I didn't break your impression of him (by the way, I read that as Greenwich Mean Time on my first read).

By the way, play Rivalry's End if you're wondering about the bad guy thing. If you've already played it, I wonder if the GM who ran it for you did a proper job of... erm... the inevitable.

Honestly, I feel like the author did a poor job of characterizing him in that scenario. I could probably write a small essay about him, but I won't bore the rest of the room with Torch conspiracy theories or the like.

I hope we get to see him again.

@Cain: Best of luck in your future endeavors- -feel free to lurk around while we continue to pre-game; it's good to learn (and everyone starts somewhere)!

@Jillia: You may be right. I've been playing PFS in mostly forwards and reverse order from the end of season 5 and I haven't made it to very much before season 3 (or even much of season 4) yet, so I guess I have a different perspective on things. I think John Compton or Mike Brock intimated in a post somewhere that indicated he might make an appearance in season 7 (it may have been when they announced they wouldn't be following the APs anymore). Fingers crossed!

So, Damo, Have you had any luck in finding a second GM?

@Jillia: You may be right. I've been playing PFS in mostly forwards and reverse order from the end of season 5 and I haven't made it to very much before season 3 (or even much of season 4) yet, so I guess I have a different perspective on things. I think John Compton or Mike Brock intimated in a post somewhere that indicated he might make an appearance in season 7 (it may have been when they announced they wouldn't be following the APs anymore). Fingers crossed!

It all depends on when you first interact with him, too. I started in early Season 4 (Blackros Matrimony was a big deal at the time. Now, there's only about 10 or so scenarios that I haven't seen from one side of the screen or another). A lot of the people who had been playing when I started in my area hate the guy. And you're correct that the way the GM presents him is super dependent on whether he comes across as genuine or slimy.

All in all, I hope he comes back, too.

@Lissa: I will announce that on Monday. There is a pipeline. It is being used. I'd say we're 90-95% likely to have a second table.

** spoiler omitted **

My Shadow Lodge character went to the Sczarni after the SL ceased to be a faction. So he got two bad endings.

Also, knowing what happens in Siege of Serpents makes things weird.

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I've got a busy weekend coming up. In addition, I'll have some last minute scenario prep to do for this, and I also need to sort out a table of 6! I'll also finalize the additional GM, if he's still up for it.

So, don't feel like I'm neglecting you just because I'm not posting!

@Rin: I am loving your Harrowings! Thank you for upping the fun.

I'm glad! What's the point of playing a fortune teller if you don't tell some fortunes?

So I'm a little unsure of what you want us to do with our characters now when you ask us to talk about teh story so far. Did you want an embelished version of what is present there? Or did you want us to maybe talk about some of the highlights, as an in-character retelling of an awesome scenario we played with other characters?

Oh man if that's the case I've got a great story from 4-15 involving a Chelish Noble yelling at muggers until they decided she was more trouble than she was worth. See also a paladin who negotiated her way out of a hostage situation only to decide to kill the hostage taker anyway.

I think the general gist is that most of us probably have a reason to join the Pathfinders that may or may not relate to some of their past exploits, which is what we're being encouraged to talk about. In Nella's case, that's *sorta* the case...but she doesn't really have a very in-depth tale to tell like some of the others do, hehe. For someone that's new to the PFS stuff, it was helpful to read a synopsis of what's happened so far.

So I'm a little unsure of what you want us to do with our characters now when you ask us to talk about teh story so far. Did you want an embelished version of what is present there? Or did you want us to maybe talk about some of the highlights, as an in-character retelling of an awesome scenario we played with other characters?

Okay, so this was mostly to let you guys know about the presence of the PDF, and to give you something else to say in game while we waited for Monday. For those who didn't have time to download and read the 3-page PDF, the stories were supposed to summarize them a little with your own flavor added.

If you have your own tales to add, then by all means please do! Just, no spoilers please.

If nothing else, the pre-game told me that I should probably have a two-handed weapon, just in case. Hardness is HARD.

Adds a greatclub.

Good thinking, Jillia. Meanwhile, I have half an idea of going along with Boris and all of his wacky notions about nagaji, it's just too much fun! Let's just hope he doesn't ask me to unhinge my jaw as a demonstration, ouch.

If nothing else, the pre-game told me that I should probably have a two-handed weapon, just in case. Hardness is HARD.

You're a cavalier, right? Grab a lance. One handed when mounted, two handed when off it. Oh, and it has reach. Perfect, right? ;-)

Hmm, having hard time figuring out what to say .-.

Also, maybe I shouldn't have used Finnish after all :'D As native speaker I feel like correcting google translate grammar issues so thats bit distracting x'D

Jillia Tennille wrote:

If nothing else, the pre-game told me that I should probably have a two-handed weapon, just in case. Hardness is HARD.

You're a cavalier, right? Grab a lance. One handed when mounted, two handed when off it. Oh, and it has reach. Perfect, right? ;-)

I suppose nothing is stopping me from just buying a horse, but the archetype I have trades away the mount entirely. (Also, one of retired characters is a Gnome Cavalier on Turtle-back that did the charging lance thing. Want to have something a little different with Jillia).

And besides, I can have a greatclub with a story now. "That Greatclub? It was part of a training dummy that nearly killed me."

Ah, didn't realize about the archetype. No problems. There are lots of reach weapons out there. Lucerne hammers tend to give you good utility when made out of silver (great damage, two-handed, silvered, reach, piercing & bludgeoning.... 6 ticks! Oh, and it also allows you to brace, not that anyone ever uses that).

... but I love the greatclub with a backstory.

This, with thanks to all!

Hungry Hungry Hippos

Hi all. I'm back from my weekend PFS conventioning in Scotland. Just got home now so i'm feeling rather tired but i had a really great weekend. Off to bed now but will post something in character when i wake up. I hope you all had a good weekend too!

Sorry for the radio silence. Steve (the second GM - yes, we have one!) and I have spent a good chunk of our "gaming time" this weekend getting the tables sorted out. We are nearly done. I will announce tomorrow morning before 7am CST. Really looking forward to getting into it, and thank you to everyone for all these posts! It has been such a great response, and such an excellent read for me (and for Steve!).

@Luthor: Hope you had a great time in Scotland! One of my favorite places to go right there. The weather may be crap, but it makes for a fantastic excuse to drink single malt when you get back indoors. Hope you made some time for whisky between games.

You should totally have an all (mostly?) Halfling party... ;)

"We are the little folk we..."

---------TABLES ANNOUNCED!--------

Please stop posting in the gameplay thread until I kick things off again (which I will do on Thursday morning - October 1st). Please only post in this discussion thread if you are on Table 1 and have already read the recruitment thread.

For now, please go to the recruiting thread if you haven't done so already and confirm that you are still happy to play. Any discussion until the game starts can happen on the recruiting or discussion thread.

---------END ANNOUNCEMENT--------

Hey there table 1! Looks like we've already got "check ins" from:

- Jillia Tennille (Jayson MF Kip)
- Rin Whistledown (Juniperkitsu)
- Varus Teutoburg (Jocard the Fist)

Waiting for:

- Markus Notine (golfdeltafoxtrot)
- Boris "Love" Derevnya Jarlson (Upaynao)
- Brobdingnagian (Wolfspirit)

The planned start date is Thursday 1st, however, if everyone gets checked in early and doesn't mind starting before then, we can get started as early as tonight if you like!

When you read this, please reply with the following information as it will appear on your chronicle sheet:

Player Name:
Character Name:
PFS # & Character #:
Faction:
Chronicle #:
Slow/Normal advancement:
Starting XP:
Starting Fame:
Starting Prestige:
Starting Gold:
Day Job Check:

Tips:

Just hit "reply" to this post, then you can delete everything except the above and just fill it out from there. Be sure to also delete the "quote" tags from the top and bottom.

Roll your day job check like this:

Day job: Profession (sailor): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

If you don't have a day job, just say "N/A".

Let me know if you need any help filling out the above!

Dotting to say I'm excited for the group and looking forward to playing.

Also, I'm apparently a psychic. In honor of that, I'll have to complete my rendition of the Halfling Song (a variation of the Pict Song.)

(I'll post my chronicle sheet stuff tonight)

Player Name: Tim Anderson
Character Name: Varus Teutoburg
PFS # & Character #: 11036-11
Faction: Silver Crusade
Chronicle #: 1
Slow/Normal advancement: Normal
Starting XP: 0
Starting Fame: 0
Starting Prestige: 0
Starting Gold: 1
Day Job Check: Day job: Profession (scribe): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

edit: Forgot to close the bold tag.

Player Name: Gavin Forbes
Character Name: Markus Notine
PFS # & Character #: 25609-1
Faction: Grand Lodge
Chronicle #: 2
Slow/Normal advancement: Normal
Starting XP: 1
Starting Fame: 2
Starting Prestige: 2
Starting Gold: 1369gp, 8 sp, 3cp
Day Job Check: N/A

Really excited to be adventuring with you guys! As much as I'd like to start early, I'm in exams until Thursday so I'd rather wait until the 1st to start, if that's OK with everyone.

Player Name: Jeff Hazuka
Character Name: Jillia Tennilla
PFS # & Character #: 29696-16
Faction: Liberty's Edge
Chronicle #: 3
Slow/Normal advancement: Normal
Starting XP: 2
Starting Fame: 3
Starting Prestige: 3
Starting Gold: 1150
Day Job Check: Perform (Wind Insturments): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Jillia works as a demo musician for the brass instruments that her family forges. It's very boring.

Hey Markus, no problems at all waiting until Thursday. It's when I said we'd start on the recruitment post, so start we shall then. I may make a few "warm up" posts in gameplay just to maintain interest for the others and to keep them checking in every day, but feel free to tune out until Thursday,

Just waiting for Boris to check in, 3 more chronicle info posts and we'll be all set!

Can't wait to get team "half-halfling" going!

Team Quarterling, perhaps?