DOT here for further instructions and to get to know each other at your leisure. Questions about rulings and other similar things will also take place here as to not swamp the gameplay thread.
For now though, I must retire to my bed. It calls and I answer. Looking forward to an exciting journey with you all. :)
Hello everyone! I'm really looking forward to this game. I am playing a tiefling paladin of Abadar, typical strength-based front liner build with a reach weapon and lots of self-healing capabilities. Should be fun!
Julio here and ready to go but I have a confession to make. I was just accepted into another Reign of Winter AP.
While I would love to play both I really should let this spot go to someone else.
Hi! I'm playing Serena Morgannan, a changeling witch. She's the arcane caster of the group, but she can also pick up some supplementary healing--though it looks like our group has that fairly well covered with a paladin and cleric. Looking forward to this game!
Damn my inability to sleep, and losing awesome people to other games. Thank you for speaking up. I would love to keep Julio, but I would prefer someone who is not already in a RoW game.
Perhaps we'll play together in the future.
Julio will hang around Heldren and drink away his time.
If the other game falls apart and you have a spot open maybe Julio can jump in and save the day.
See you around.
Hello everyone! Dragos here, mounted archer and rider, with his trusted racing horse Cornelius. I can as well go as party face.
Sad to see you go, Julio.
I've sent a PM to our hopeful replacement for Julio. Once everyone has made their appearance, I'll be going over how I intend to handle combats and some other goodies.
Hello all,
What am i? unchained Melee rogue, going for a dueling sword build dexterity focused. She is adept at sneaking, killing, pretending, and dancing...one of these things is not like the other.
Thanks gm for the stat reroll allowance
Hi, Ashling, welcome!
Once Garran joins us, we'll have our entire party ready to go.
I will be tracking combat for my own benefit and do my best to relay that information as accurately and clearly as I am able, but will not be doing so online. Therefore we will be adopting the "theatre of the mind" approach.
Some house rules concerning combat:
Flanking will be achieved if two or more melee combatants are engaging the same enemy.
Only really the one, to be honest.
Other rules:
Have fun, or else: I mean it. If there's something that you feel the table is lacking, or I as a GM can improve upon to make yours and the tables as a whole experience better, please send me a PM and we will discuss it, and come to terms. I want this to be a good, fun experience for everyone.
Refer to the last rule
There you have it. Assuming we all have dotted this thread and are ready to go, we can start at any point. Just give me the word and I'll create the gameplay thread and feed you some setting and the box text to get us going.
(Once Garran joins us, of course.)
Side note: Prepare for a lot of side notes.
PS: It was implied, but never stated. But I highly value role play. Hence the extensive background requirements. Go forward on your adventure confident that I will be doing everything within my considerable GM power to make everything in your background come to fruition. I want to see it all as bad as you do, or so I like to tell myself. :)
I'll be considering implementing some minor rules from 5e, simply due to the fact that they are awesome. And also take note that, I like to include homebrew content in the games that I run. So if something smells fishy, that's probably what's happening.
There's also a possibility that at the completion of the AP, for those interested, to continue on to 20th level and into mythic content. Something to think about.
Side notes conclude here. As always if there are any questions or concerns, hit me. But in the meantime, just have some fun and tell each other some good stories. :)
If you could all also provide your time zones, so I can know when to expect people to be posting.
I'm in central time zone
eastern time zone
Central
GMT+1 Time Zone
Hi. Sorry I'm late. Doesn't help that I'm in Pacific time zone. After daylight savings time ends I'll be in mountain time. Even though I don't move.
Garran is a cleric of Iomedae. With that 18 strength he's a combat cleric.
I'm kind of excited. Didn't actually expect to make it in.
Edit: I thought I checked the recruitment thread last night. Somehow I missed seeing the selections posted.
well a menagerie of time zones i see.
.Also , I'm going to be borrowing your flanking rule for my games. hadn't thought of that. it solves part of the combat without maps problem
Indeed, peppered all over the map it would seem. @GM, what time zone are you?
Eastern standard here.
Well, we got everyone here so I'll get the gameplay thread started up and we can get this ball rollin.
Gameplay is up!
Feel free to introduce yourselves and role play as you will. I'll pipe in when it feels good. :)
I'll also get maps up. That seems like a good thing to do. xD
Ah, and just for the sake of clarity, The Silver Stoat is marker 7 on the map.
Whoops, sorry, I thought Serena had said her name as well, mixed up gameplay and discussion, my bad.
anyone heard from the gm?
I'm here. When you're all ready to go you can. I was just waiting for you folks to give me your intent.
Hey folks. Hope you all had a good weekend. I'll get a post up after work.
Is it alright if Dragos is told offscreen by his mother the circumstances of his birth, in an attempt on her part to make him stay?
He'll catch up with the group on the road, since he dislikes most of the authority figures in Helgen (but when we get someplace else, he'll start acting like a proper face)
That's fine by me.
First rule of D&D: Always split the group.
:D
Actually, I figured a little multitasking wouldn't hurt at this point.
@Dragos
Would you prefer we roleplay that out or to simply fast forward and you tell us all that story later? I'm ok with whatever, just wanted to check first. :)
I was thinking about doing it offscreen and meeting back with the group on the road, just outside Heldren, so as not to swamp the narration.
Just so you guys know, I may be somewhat spotty over the next few days. I will likely still be able to post somewhat, but I don't know how much. Will be back to normal Monday.
Thanks for letting us know! I will also be changing up my schedule with a new job likely within the next week or two so my posting times may change over the course of that. But I'm sure I can most likely post every day anyway.
Please forgive my brief absence, I'm transitioning into a night shift job and it's a bit awkward. As soon as you all are ready to venture forth, say the word. :)
As for when to move on, I'm fine with picking someone, or we could assume no posts in 24 hours means move along, or 3-out-of-5 vote. Honestly, I'm relatively new to PbP, so I dunno what works best.
Per the FAQ here, the paladin detect evil ability has two modes; a standard action to use the regular detect evil, exactly like the spell, OR a move action to detect evil on a single individual. I had been seeking to use the first method in this case.
Thanks for the correction, the way it's worded is slightly confusing. In that case, for the first round you detect the presence of evil.
No problem - I can see the confusion, it is weirdly worded.
"Don't you know? You never split the party!
Cleric's in the back to keep those fighters hale and hearty
The wizard in the middle, where he can shed some light
And you never let that damn thief out of sight..."
Never split the party i can agree to...splitting the team never goes well
In this case it's: Dragos (and his steed.) Followed by Domitian, then Garran (that's me.) Then Serena. Ashling is probably in the rear. I wouldn't think she'd try to cut trail for the horse.
It might be good to have a heavy in the rear, in case we are attacked from behind. Garran, what do you think about taking rear guard? With my reach weapon, I work best as a second in line.
idk its usually a good idea to have rogues somewhere in the front. healers and mages take the middle somewhere and heavies scattered throughout
reason being middle is most protected which is what mages and healers need
heavies with steeds can usually compensate being in the rear because they have steeds and usually that speed can get them to the front quicker and ensures ample room for charging
other foot based heavies in the second front or front keeps them close to combat.
I believe that since we are in the snow, and movement is so hampered, we should group up. Rogue scouting and repositioning won't help much when you have to use 20 ft. of movement to move 5 ft.
My idea is: Me (on horsey, so I can reposition) in front as a target trailmaker, then Domitian (reach weapon, frontline), Serena and Ashley, and Garran as a rearguard (and keeping an eye on us should we need buffs).
Should a fight break out, I can lure an enemy (the whole point of my archetype) and somehow move, leaving space for you controllers.
I agree with Dragos. Particularly given the lenient view of flanking in this game, the rogue's ability to find favorable battle positions is much easier. Ashling can still try to watch out for traps from third rank, and will be better protected if (for some strange, unexpected reason) we are ambushed.
I don't disagree with Dragos. I was just pointing out what was done in the game thread.
Garran moves pretty slow, so he could end up at the back soon enough anyway.
We might want to work out our formation if we happen to be advancing in a line, as well as a column, while we're about it. :P
i mean i've already said my piece so i'll go with whatever the group decides