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Game Master John Napier 698

Are you standing buy Treppa's stat generation options?

Yes. They seem reasonable.

Okay lets get going then

Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 3) = 10
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 3, 1) = 8
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 5, 2) = 17
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3, 2, 6) = 16
Stat: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 5, 1, 6) = 13

Drop the lowest value of each die roll. This will give you 9, 7, 15, 14, and 12. Roll the sixth stat, please.

Okay Allow me to introduce
The Veiled, Goldus, Glintsnatch, Timbus, King, Speckleson, Glindason, Tinker, Weaver, Trebodane, of the house of The Lantern King.

every name has a meaning if you're interested, but he likes Goldus or Timbus best.

I'll make a Alias if all this looks alright to you

According to Treppa's stat rules you get 1 18. Hence I rolled 5 stats.

He has a background more than a backstory which I can give now or it can come out in game. If you want it pre-game I think I'll post it once I've made him an alias.

According to Treppa's stat rules you get 1 18. Hence I rolled 5 stats.

He has a background more than a backstory which I can give now or it can come out in game. If you want it pre-game I think I'll post it once I've made him an alias.

Quite right. My mistake. Go on.

Okay Allow me to introduce

The Veiled, Goldus, Glintsnatch, Timbus, King, Speckleson, Glindason, Tinker, Weaver, Trebodane, of the house of The Lantern King.

every name has a meaning if you're interested, but he likes Goldus or Timbus best.

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Since I don't know much about the occultist, I'll trust your judgment.

The archetype changes them from a martial caster hybrid (best compared to inquisitors in my opinion) to almost entirely casters, so they have a slower start but can roughly fill the shoes of a full arcane caster and have a similar power ramp.

However they don't get past 6th level spells, instead they get more spells and DC boosts so their spells are similarly powerful to a 9th caster but without most of the game breaking utility of 8th and 9th spells.

I'll make the alias this evening I've been looking at equipment prices and encumbrance for the past half hour (usually use myth-weaver) so I'm a bit cross eyed.

Get some rest. Don't wear yourself out before you start. I've got an idea for your Outsider contact at 8th level.

Silksworn don't get those they get extra spells per day at 8/12/16 instead

Okay.

Here I am

Are you all very excited to meet me? I would be.

Welcome!

We're supposed to be 1st level commoners, right now.

John said that restriction was lifted. If you'd rather me not play I don't mind, just ignore my post.

EDIT: for those who missed it

While I'm GM, that restriction is rescinded. All subsequent characters can drop the NPC class. Chroma, go ahead with your character design.

Just what she said.

lol I'm actually a guy xD

Don't worry though I'm not offended.

I stand corrected.

Sorry. Missed that, somehow.

That's alright. The 1st level commoner restriction had me scratching my head, because even 1st edition had character classes at first level. Unless this was a way of handling apprentice-level characters.

[brag]In unrelated news, I made a Death Star-style platform built around the Worldcracker Particle Beam from Louis Porter's Infinite Space Warp Speed: Expanded Starship Creation PDF. It is a Tier 27 colossal Dreadnought. Go on, Tell me how creative I am. [/brag]

That is seriously cool.

Thanks! The Worldcracker does Millions of HP of damage! Of course, it has to travel as part of a fleet, because everyone knows what happens when such a vessel travels alone.

That's alright. The 1st level commoner restriction had me scratching my head, because even 1st edition had character classes at first level. Unless this was a way of handling apprentice-level characters.

That was kind of the whole point of this PbP-- to see how low-level NPCs would handle scenarios typically presented to more heroic characters. Sort of a journey from "just regular folks" to real adventurers.

If you're scrapping the concept, I'm probably going to drop out, since that was the main reason I joined in the first place.

Very well then, let's put it to a vote. All those in favor of keeping the commoner character class vote yes. Opposed, vote no.

I am of a similar mindset to Dave and will probably bow out.

When I considered joining this game I was already borderline overcommitted on play by post games and very busy in real life, but I wanted to join for a number of reasons, including that I have known Treppa on these boards for many years and was interested specifically in joining a game she was running, and I really liked her vision and ideas for the game, especially the concept of playing NPC class characters and exploring how they would come into greater powers as the game progressed. I also figured I would be able to keep up with the game pretty well as I was aware that Treppa was very busy and time-poor herself and I didn’t expect a fast paced game.

I have absolutely no issue with John taking over as GM (temporarily or permanently) – in fact I thank and applaud him for doing so – or with other players joining the game, but some of the factors that encouraged me to join the game have changed and I don’t have enough free time at the moment not to be choosy about the games I am in (I have already neglected some of the games I am in for far too long). And unfortunately the busy period I have been experiencing shows no sign of ending soon – in fact it is getting worse.

I hope that no one is offended or feels bad – my decision is not based on any one person or factor but a combination of things as outlined above. It was good playing with you all however briefly, and thanks especially to John for stepping in.

Just saw John's post after making mine - I will abstain from voting as while the NPC characters is a big factor for me it is not the only one. The right thing for me to do at this point is to drop a game and for a number of reasons it will be this one (if not more).

I'm sorry to see you go, Mothy. Best of luck with your other games.

Like I said I'll probably not play if the commoner restriction sticks so if everyone else wants it I'm more than happy to back out, it is after all the campaign you've all been in for a few months. I'd rather not muscle anyone out

Let's see how the vote goes first, shall we. This game was essentially dead when I took it over.

Honestly, I too find myself overcommitted. I am having a lot of issues getting quality time with my other games, and I basically only joined this one out of loyalty to Treppa. I already almost dropped out once, and I should have trusted my gut. I just don't have the time to do it right.

John, you might do better opening up recruiting for a few new people if you are feeling like revamping the game. I'm going to bow out now, since this is the very beginning and I don't want to burn out two-three months in when my character is more integrated.

Best of luck with it!

I don't mind if a PC comes in with Adventure Class levels. However, I know where the adventure is going and I run this particular Module/Path so was iffy on dropping or not. Still, I figure I'll see where you take it John and go from there.

That said, if I am still in the game at level 2, I'll not be sticking to the Expert class moving forward as these NPC classes in no way would allow for long term adventuring as such PCs are without adequate skills to deal with threats beyond basic Goblins or Orcs.

At level 1 though, I don't see it as an issue.

Thanks, Patrick.

Plus you could always re-train that level one level later :)

I'll stick around. I liked the commoner thing, but it doesn't matter to me how we go. Since you want a vote, I vote with keeping the commoner class for 1st level. It's kinda fun being so powerless.

If others jump in with real PC classes, I still don't mind.

Guys, I'm so sorry to let you down like this. I am still really excited about the game's concept, but my typical day goes: sleep, go to first job, come home and shower, go to second job, come home and go to sleep. I'm getting out of debt slowly, but had a grand in unexpected auto expenses this month that has put me way behind schedule at finishing up that payoff.

I'd love to put the game on hiatus and restart at a later date, but John seems to have something in mind for those who are ready to play right now, so I'll be turning it over to him.

At the risk of sounding like a Cubs fan - which I am - maybe next year?

Okay. After this round, I'll bot the characters of the players that are leaving until combat ends. Then, I'll try to recruit at least one more player.

OK.

I've slightly modified Jared to be a more efficient divine caster, since we're losing Sunny.

Are you going to keep running Jared?

It would seem so. At least until we recruit another Divine Caster. Don't worry. I'll give the PCs the first pick of the treasure. Going to retool Jared as the Party Healer. This way, Jared acts as more of a support role.

Nice to have a healer.

Ooo you have an opening and a chance to be in the same game with Chromantic Durgon <3? May I make a pitch? :D

Ooo you have an opening and a chance to be in the same game with Chromantic Durgon <3? May I make a pitch? :D

Go ahead.

Level 2, one dead level of commoner, stat array per the original campaign post 18, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9? What's the pantheon since it's not Golarion? Or is that changing?

Go ahead and roll up a level 1 character of a PC class. This is my game now, and the restriction that first level PCs must be commoners has been rescinded.

Primary deity is Aurora Starshine, a Neutral Good Goddess of Creation, Life, Time, and Magic. Her Domains are Fire, Good, Healing, Magic, and Sun. Her chosen weapon is the Rapier. Her Herald is a unique Angel.

Neat. I'd make a cleric of her. But, I'll stick with the plan for Flouncy.

:) Demon lords take the place of Evil Deities. Devils were once Angels that were corrupted during the Aeons-long fight against Demons, before the formation of Mortal life. Few among the Celestials even remember those days.