I'm moving to Essex tomorrow, so I'm going on Hiatus for a couple of days. sorry for any issues, see ya guys soon.
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Okay, with the last post in game I must ask what our characters all commonly know.
Are we all familiar with the family history as presented in the original recruitment thread?
Would we recognize red scales and dark claws as a manifestation of a red wyrm?
If we do indeed know the family history, would we know that a red dragon is evil?
Will a halberd work in place of an axe for chopping a stake upon which to burn the witch? =P
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Zurladew, leveled:
+0 BAB, CMD, CMB
+1 Fortitude and Reflex
+4 HP (no Con bonus)
Skills (4 Ranks + 1 Rank for favored class)
1 - Bluff
1 - Knowledge (Nobility)
1 - Perform (Comedy)
2 - Knowledge (Arcana)
Abilities - Metamagic Adept (1/day)
Spells - 1st Level: Identify (Bloodline spell) and Vanish
3rd Level Feat = Taunt
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Yes, you know the background...
(Repost in case it's needed)
Background: Baron Otto is the current ruler of the Barony of Redwyrm in Taldor. The family name and coat of arms - a red dragon salient (leaping ) on a field of gold – comes from the Baron’s famous ancestor ‘Gustav of Many Quests’ who is said to have slain a mighty red dragon who was laying waste to the area in the early days of Taldorian history. The family sword ‘Peace-bringer’ is the ancient enchanted bastard sword said to have been used by Gustav to strike the killing blow, and its sheath is said to be made from the hide of that dragon.
The Redwyrm family have, for generations, been considered one of the more stable influences of the Empire – generally supporting the Crown Prince, but more concerned with maintaining the stability of their own lands than in expanding their power. Baron Otto is no exception to this trend, but has suffered greatly in recent years with deaths of his wife Helena, eldest son and heir Hans, and infant son Peter in what is believed to have been a random attack by brigands whilst they were travelling to visit one of Helena’s cousins. Conspiracy theories, naturally, abound about the incident, and for many months Baron Otto was inconsolable, even by his one surviving child, his fifteen year old daughter, the Lady Rebecca. However, just over a year ago, the Baron re-married, this time to the current Baroness, Hilda. Despite being more than twenty years the Baron’s junior (he’s in his mid-forties, she in her early twenties) most agreed that Hilda was an excellent choice for the new Baroness being, as she is, the daughter of one of the Baron’s most trusted allies (Earl Steven of Stonebridge). The whole Barony now awaits the day when a new male heir will bless the Redwyrm family. In the mean time, Lady Rebecca is the subject to a great deal of courtship from young nobles all over the Empire, each hopeful that, if the unthinkable happens and the Baron dies before producing any more sons, any husband of Lady Rebecca will inherit the Barony. For her part Lady Rebecca, never one to show much interest in the games of court, seems content to do her best to ignore the fuss, even as she prays daily for a little brother to take any such burdens of responsibility from her.
Still, it behoves the Baron to pander, at least a little, to the whims and fancies of the Imperial court, which is why he’s arranged a great tournament in honour of his daughter’s upcoming sixteenth birthday. The tournament looks set to be the event of the season, and the whole Barony’s been consumed with nothing else for weeks, as feasts have to be arranged, hordes of noble guests and their retinues accommodated, entertainments organised, a prizes commissioned. The Baron’s household in particular has been hard-pressed to keep all the visiting V.I.P.s both happy... and restrained... as some of the young knights visiting the realm appear to be taking the opportunity to enjoy themselves a little too much with wine, food, music... and harassing the local girls.
... Also, the concept that red dragons are evil is pretty well established in the Barony (after all, the red dragon Gustav slew was a terrible evil - it says so in all the tales!). It's doubtful that dragons of any shade or hue would get much positive support by the general residents of the Barony (since Knowledge (arcana) is short supply amongst the peasantry...).
As for recognising various stuff, that's where the Knowledge skills come in handy. Feel free to have suspicions in-character, of course, but you need to make the relevant skill rolls to know...
As for the halberd thing - you'd take a penalty to your Craft (witch burning) check for using an improvised tool... ;p
Aydan: good luck with the move; and welcome to Blighty! It's all tea and crumpets from here on in, old bean! :)
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Hey all. Sorry for the prolonged absence. I moved last Friday and then promptly got sick. I didn't have Internet access at home (and none of my neighbors were nice enough to leave me an unsecured wireless network). The cable company finally came out today to install the cable modem at home just in time for me to return to work. I'll get to posting as soon as I can tonight. I will get caught up on posts as I am able tonight.
Just to clarify, because I'm not sure which parting shot Zurd's speaking of; the line in italics is Aydan's thought, he didn't say it aloud. The last part was meant. To read more as resigns fact then intimidation, though I see why I could be read that way.
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Just to clarify, because I'm not sure which parting shot Zurd's speaking of; the line in italics is Aydan's thought, he didn't say it aloud. The last part was meant. To read more as resigns fact then intimidation, though I see why I could be read that way.
The last part would be what Zurladew was referring to - he's simply getting frustrated with what appears to him to be quite a lot of bluster and bravado. There have been a few moments where he keeps considering leveling a color spray to simply brute-force his way through the arguments, but I think having him continue debate might be more his style - at least until the pressure cracks him any further. :P
I have Clarius following the standard medieval system of vassalage where oaths were made anew when an heir took power. Should that not be the case, let me know.
This would probably be a good thing for Zurladew to know too - I can't imagine that a jester wouldn't know this, and would probably have changed his approach here. Hindsight being 20-20, I suppose... but now he's just going to run with it.
I really like the verbal banter! Zurladew is rapidly pulling ahead as one of my favorite characters to RP, due to the high quality of other personalities that he's interacting with.
While Aydan is an emotional wreck barely keeping it together, I as a player am loving this game and all its characters, PC and NPC alike. I'm actually really interested in just how much Aydan's relationships with both Jaymin and Clarius have shifted since the beginning of the game.
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I have Clarius following the standard medieval system of vassalage where oaths were made anew when an heir took power. Should that not be the case, let me know.
There's oaths, then there's loyalty - the latter being more important to the premise of the campaign, if that helps at all.
From my initial post about the game premise...
... Loyalty to the Baron and his household would be a key defining factor of the player characters as they look to aid their liege and his noble family...
So, while you can chose to have a character feel their oath to the Baron has been fulfilled, and that they have no loyalty towards Lady Rebecca, such a character doesn't fit the premise of the game, and I'm not going to feel obliged to go out of my way to provide some alternate plot threads for such a character. Essentially, a character can chose to walk away, but in doing so the player is chosing to walk away from the campaign.
I hope that makes sense?
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@Aydan & Zurladew - I completely agree with the level and quality of role play in this game. I can't believe I lucked into this game my first time out on PbP. Aydan is not the only one cracking up. Clarius has gone through massive changes in the short in game time that has passed.
EDIT: I removed the rest of my post to avoid even the hint of negativity or remonstration.
I know! I keep having to remind myself that less than forty eight hours have actually passed since everything went to hell. And as a player I completely get why Clarius has changed (I spoiler peek, I'll admit) but we established that the two were actually close before everything started because of their calling to the wilds. So I really feel like of all the PCs, for Clarius to accuse Aydan of using the Baron's murder to try and upjump his station would go beyond a slap in the face or insult and would truly hurt. For awhile I didn't even know how to respond to it.
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Guys, I am just hammered at work. I hate to say this, but I am going to have to take a back seat for now. If I need to be replaced, I understand. Of all the games I play, this has been by far the most emotional, both for the pay out and the rewards. I really do hope that I can get back to playing as soon as possible.
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Thanks for letting us know, Drayen, and thanks for playing too.
Considering his last post, I think it's probably both appropriate and easiest if Clarius storms off into the night (and everyone lets him - he's a Ranger, he can handle himself on the moors). That way the guy's not dead if Drayen wants and manages to start playing again, and I don't need to NPC him into the dirt either.
Sorry for the delay. Busy first week. I'm going to try to update tonight, but may need to wait till tomorrow. Aydan's basic plan is to go find the pub to search for some info.
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Thanks for letting us know, Drayen, and thanks for playing too.
Considering his last post, I think it's probably both appropriate and easiest if Clarius storms off into the night (and everyone lets him - he's a Ranger, he can handle himself on the moors). That way the guy's not dead if Drayen wants and manages to start playing again, and I don't need to NPC him into the dirt either.
Thanks, Prof. I am still busy here at work and now have accepted some additional responsibilites. This is my first pbp and still my favorite and I do hope that some day I can make it back.
@Jelloarm - Thanks for the compliment. This has been a blast! I really lucked out with this wonderful group of great people.
Hi There Prof
I’ve been lucky to play alongside Drayen in a couple of games here, and am currently running my first pbp that he was also a big part of. As your aware he’s unfortunately had to take a back seat, but did offer up your name as an excellent potential replacement, so I’d thought it wise to sound you out on being part of our Iobarian Saga...
You’ll find the campaign link and info under my profile. It’s fundamentally a labour of love – a Pathfinder conversion of the old TSR modules The Sentinel and The Gauntlet.
Drayen was due to play the party “face” – a savage skald, but should you be interested I’m open to characters and concepts.
Let us know what you reckon on the OOC thread and again apologies for the threadjack!
Is everyone waiting on everyone else?
BAB +1 (+3 total)
CMB +1 (+3 total)
HP
Feats:
Point Blank Shot
Bonus Feats:
Endurance
Skills:
Perception +1
Knowledge (Local) +1
Survial +1
Acrobatics +3
Favored Terrain: Forest.
No worries on the absence prof. Real life happens, :p and you've done an amazing job of keeping this game consistent for so long now, I guess we can let this slide once. ;)
As already stated in game, Aydan's just planning on sleeping with his newest lady friend till the sunrise.
Two notes I thought you should know, Prof.
I plan on taking the animal companion option for Aydan's Hunter's Bond at 4th level and would like to give him a wolf - personal favorite and seemd to fit the setting - that said I'm not a fan of the idea of "Hey, a wolf shows up!" so I wanted to bring it up to see if he could be worked in before the level up at some point. If not it's okay, I'll just write an exert sometime of how he comes to find him, but I wanted to let you know.
Also, and this part is far more subjective, but it's been suggested a couple times - mostly by Jaymin - that Aydan be knighted. While Aydan as a character would never ask for this, I as a player am pretty keen on the idea. It doesn't need to happen; but I wanted to let you know that if you feel it is something that would or could come up, as a player I'm receptive to the idea.
BAB +1 (+3 total)
CMB +1 (+3 total)
HP 1d10Feats:
Point Blank ShotBonus Feats:
EnduranceSkills:
Perception +1
Knowledge (Local) +1
Survial +1
Acrobatics +3Favored Terrain: Forest.
[Pants slightly and looks hopeful.] Did I miss a level up request? [/panting]
Nope, I was just really late with my level 3 update. (unless you missed lvl 3)
"Huh? Wha?" Jaymin asks, whipping around and his face red. "No! That's not what I meant at all! I meant-" He clamps his mouth shut.
hahahaha! Sorry buddy. :P
Aydan will be filling in the others on what he knows during their travels. Just need to get to A real computer.
I'm assuming our unplanned hiatus has something to do with that real life thing Prof mentioned before, :p
Just wanted to say that if and when you're able to resume the game Aydan will definitely still be here and ready to go! I love this game.
Hey guys, for my Acting Master's I'm doing a 2 week residency at the Globe theatre, and it's really intense. I'm going to try to post soon... but I wouldn't wait for me either.
Aydan would point out that charging through an unknown field against an enemy known to use hidden traps and phalanx archers may be a bad plan. We should take the hill though.
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Hi guys.
My Dad was rushed into hospital a little over a week ago (just after my last round of posts!) when his aortic aneurism ruptured. Thankfully with some luck and the really quite excellent people at the NHS his operation went really well, and he's now back home (sporting a scar down the whole of his stomach, with just a little detour round the belly button - they really weren't messing about when they opened him up this time!). Being the only one of his six children who lives anywhere near, I get to volunteer for all the trips up to the hospital and stuff, so I've not really had any time to get on-line.
Hopefully I'll be able to get back to a better posting routine now, but it may still be a little spotty, as I'm sort of on call to rush up and help out at a moment's notice, so if everyone could bear with me that'd be great!
Hi guys.
My Dad was rushed into hospital a little over a week ago (just after my last round of posts!) when his aortic aneurism ruptured. Thankfully with some luck and the really quite excellent people at the NHS his operation went really well, and he's now back home (sporting a scar down the whole of his stomach, with just a little detour round the belly button - they really weren't messing about when they opened him up this time!). Being the only one of his six children who lives anywhere near, I get to volunteer for all the trips up to the hospital and stuff, so I've not really had any time to get on-line.
Hopefully I'll be able to get back to a better posting routine now, but it may still be a little spotty, as I'm sort of on call to rush up and help out at a moment's notice, so if everyone could bear with me that'd be great!
Good to hear that your father is well on his way to a successful recovery, welcome back.
I'm alive! If not exhausted. I'll have Aydan caught up by later today or tonight.
And my best wishes to your Dad and yourself Prof. Jello and his grandad as well, I've been in both situations before and they're rough, I'm rooting for you guys and understand if you need to take time away.
Hey everyone, sorry if I held the game up!
The Globe was amazing, and I'm exhausted. :p
Prof, for some clarification. Are Aydan and Zurdalew safer where they are? or moving to the wall with the others? and does either option give Aydan a better shot?
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Prof, for some clarification. Are Aydan and Zurdalew safer where they are? or moving to the wall with the others? and does either option give Aydan a better shot?
You're safer with the wall between you and the enemy archers, yes - although to claim full cover one would need to dismount and hunker down next to the thing.
As for a better shot... it's the distance and the cover the bad guys are behind which will make it damn near impossible to hit them, rather than your positioning by your own wall. Of course their shots are tough too... there's just enough of them to roll so many dice that one or two arrows are bound to get through...
Happy Holidays everyone! Crappy for PbP posting rates, but awesome all the same!
Hope everyone had a happy new years!
I'm unavailable this week, but like the others, I'm still keen to resume this game if it's an option
I got an email from ProfPotts. He's been laid out by a bad chest infection, but is on the mend. To be honest, I expected him back by now, he must have gotten worse again.
