PbP - PFS #4-21: Way of the Kirin (Inactive)

Game Master Deane Beman

Our first order of business should be to discuss whether we want to play at Tier 3-4 or 6-7; which of course hinges on which level pregens we wind up using. I'll leave this up to you folks to hash out over the next day or so; I'm aiming for a Monday start.

I thought we were creating characters. The Tier 3-4 (I'm assuming lvl 3-4) would be a sufficient starting point. Level 6-7 would be good for some challenging adventures, and more variety in encounters and what we could do.

This is an official Pathfinder Society game...check out the Guide to Organized Play. You can't create a new character at any level other than 1st, but you can play an official pregenerated character and apply credit to a new character.

4th level Human Sword-Saint Samurai 8469-6

I'll update the profile with stats after work.

Well, I have no characters between 3 and 10th, so I vote for the lower tier. Sir Terramor is itching to go!

The Scenario is 3-7, so you must have a character at least 3rd level, or play a pre-gen. If you play the pre-gen you can either apply it to a new, 1st level character, or hold it untill the character you want to have it is high enough enough to meet the Tier.

Male Human (Kellid) Witch 3. Watch Captain of Hanspur's Wharf in Riverton. I'll get the profile up after work tonight.

The Scenario is 3-7, so you must have a character at least 3rd level, or play a pre-gen. If you play the pre-gen you can either apply it to a new, 1st level character, or hold it untill the character you want to have it is high enough enough to meet the Tier.

If this is addressed to me, please note my 3rd level character mentioned in the Recruitment thread. I said I didn't have a character -between- 3 and 10, meaning I do in fact have a 3 and a 10.

This guy. Right here.

If the two(?) people playing pregens play 4th level ones, our APL is 4.0. If they play either both 7s or a 4 and a 7, our APL is somewhere between 4.5 and 5.2, depending on both pregen level choice and who exactly will be playing.

My profile is done. Deane let me know if anything else is needed.

I've been saying that Terramor was a Cavalier 3. I forgot he'd recently made 4th level.

So that puts our APL somewhere between 4.2 and 5.4.

Unless I'm mistaken this is what we've got so far:

Bao Trang -4th Level Sword Saint
Dartenelles Boatwright - 3rd Level Witch
Sir Terramor - 4th Level Cavelier
Chai Kai - 6th Level Invulnerable Rager

As it stands our APL is 4.25. If I don't hear back from our two pregens by tomorrow morning we can either roll with this group (Dartenelles has plenty of charges left on his Wand of CLW) or I can pull one or two from the waiting list.

Sorry, but I won't make it. Just too much playing another game.

Your call, Herr GM. Four is nice and intimate and moves along at a decent pace. Six gives more people a chance to play. I'm fine with either.

More the merrier, but I'm cool either way.

Greetings gentlemen and other assorted pathfinder types. I've received a PM that one has dropped out and will accompany you.

Gameplay thread is up...faction missions are in the Campaign Info tab. Good luck & have fun!

How can we add ourselves to the player and character tabs?

When you post in the Gameplay thread you're added automatically.

In a nutshell here's how this part works...

You are preparing for a possible assault on the island. At this point your characters don't necessarily know there is an assault coming...but you've pieced together enough information to be suspicious.

For each successful attempt at making the island more secure (setting traps, assembling the catapult, barricading doors & windows, etc) you'll earn a number of defense points; which will decrease the number of invaders who actually make it into the house. (As its expected that at least some of them will perish due to falling into a spike filled pit or having a vat of acid poured on top of them.)

Each task requires a certain amount of time depending on a number of factors, Everyone gets two hours worth of actions...once you've posted what you want to do I'll let you know if you have any time left.

Wow. When I read about the catapult, I was beginning to wonder what we were planning to do. Not going to lie, I didn't get that part at all.

Didn't see the map in the Campaign Tab yet, just an FYI.

So gonna apologize now guys, skills is not Strat's stronpoint. He'll help with the heavy lifting though :P

Yeah...this particular section is a tough one to PbP...but we'll muddle through it!

Yowzers! We're in The Seven Samurai without the villagers!

I hope I'm not Gorobei.

There's another scenario that's even more like The Seven Samurai (you defend a town against bandits, and do this whole "Defense Points" thing, just with villagers to order around). Oddly enough, Chai Kai has also done that scenario.

That sounds like a fun one too!

Do you know the title?

Things should happen pretty quickly at this point...please PM me your PFS numbers if they're not part of your character's profile!

Mine's in my profile, but here it is anyway: 2405-5.

Question for my fellow players. Terramor has the "Drill Instructor" ability. He can grant you all the Paired Opportunist Teamwork Feat. It requires 10 minutes of training, but will last only for 12 minutes beyond that. It's not huge, but it's a feat you don't have now. Shall we spend the last 9-10 minutes before the enemy arrives doing that?

I'd say so if we have the time to do so, though not sure of it's usefulness. If it does come up though, better to have it.

I'm not really a melee guy, but if there is time, give it a shot.

...and that's all she wrote! I've reported the event and will scan Chronicle Sheets either this evening or tomorrow. I usually upload the sheets to google docs for you to download at your leisure...but if you prefer I can email them to you separately; just PM me your email address.

Thanks for the quick run...not the most PbP friendly scenario but I'm glad it worked out!

Thx for running it GM, and thx to all you guys, I had a blast for my first pbp.

Much appreciated GM Beman! Thanks for running us!!

Indeed. Thank you.

Boy, that was fast. Are you sure you didn't skip anything? :)

Thanks for everything.