Here's our space for out of character comments, questions, notices or ideas. Everyone feel free to chip in on things not related to the main game, including setting up your bonds and character ideas as we hammer our group out.
Starting questions with Iron Tom:
- How did you come to worship Sarenrae?
- What led you to travel on the Jenivere? (The traits in the players guide might be helpful here if you're having trouble.)
- What's your characters background? (Just general, we'll fill in as we play)
Mock sneaks into the discussion, a finger to her lips and an eyebrow cocked in amusement.
Questions for Mock:
- Are your thievery skills self-taught?
- If not where did you learn them?
- If so, what situation led to you needing to learn these kind of skills?
- What led you to travel on the Jenivere? A job gone wrong? A lucrative opportunity?
- How do you feel about your tiefling heritage?
Questions for Rhys:
- Where did you learn your magic?
- Is your power something you were born with or something you gained?
- What use are your arcane tattoos? Focusing agent, power reservoir, mark of respect, or just fashionable?
- How does your power feel to you when it's used?
- What led to your preoccupation with magical secrets?
- Why are you on the Jenivere?
Are your thievery skills self-taught?
Yes. Being unseen and unheard is the simplest way for a small, abandoned tiefling to survive - and eventually escape - the vicious slums of Magnimar.
What led you to travel on the Jenivere?
A friendship(?) gone violently sour. Mizmina Symirkova, the Gargoyle's Daughter - a friend, mentor and eventually employer - paid an astonishing amount of coin to have Mock framed for black murder. Mock called in every favor she was owed, and then some, to escape on the Jenivere. Her gear and the handful of coins she's nipped aboard the ship are her only earthly possessions, but at least she's alive... for the moment.
How do you feel about your tiefling heritage?
Not much she can do about it at this point, so Mock takes a certain pleasure in flaunting her "gifts", especially to those dismayed by them.
What led you to travel on the Jenivere?A friendship(?) gone violently sour. Mizmina Symirkova, the Gargoyle's Daughter - a friend, mentor and eventually employer - paid an astonishing amount of coin to have Mock framed for black murder. Mock called in every favor she was owed, and then some, to escape on the Jenivere.
Ooohhhh.... nice hook. I like that. Further building on that, how does Mock feel about this betrayal?
Further building on that, how does Mock feel about this betrayal?
The initial flood of desperate, wide-eyed panic has given way to a simmering, confused hurt. Honestly though, when she looks deeply enough at it, the friendship was too good to be true, and she curses herself thoroughly for ever hoping her heritage wouldn't eventually spoil everything.
Note: See the spoiler I edited into the above post. Mock probably only knows some of that info, however.
So, Sorry about the lag. Praedonus, sea-faring Paladin enters with decidedly less stealth than Mockery. Scale armor, patterned after a lion fish, glints in whatever light is in this thread. ;)
So, Sorry about the lag. Praedonus, sea-faring Paladin enters with decidedly less stealth than Mockery. Scale armor, patterned after a lion fish, glints in whatever light is in this thread. ;)
OOhhh fishy paladin! Alright then! Questions:
- What deity does Praedonus follow? (Remember we aren't too worried about canon here, if one of those jumps out cool but if not come up with a regional god or different interpretation.)
- How does a presumably militant paladin end up on a peaceable merchant vessel like the Jenivere?
- Where did our shining paladin learn to sail?
- What deity does Praedonus follow? (Remember we aren't too worried about canon here, if one of those jumps out cool but if not come up with a regional god or different interpretation.)
Praedonus pays homage to many gods, mostly in the natural domain. (I got plans for the future, though) :-)
- How does a presumably militant paladin end up on a peaceable merchant vessel like the Jenivere?
The Jenivere happened to be headed out of port at the time that Praedonus needed to be leaving; Rather urgently as it turns out.
- Where did our shining paladin learn to sail?
Praedonus grew up on the coast and spent a fair amount of his childhood fishing with his father.
Ah! I forgot this was up!
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Starting questions with Iron Tom:
- How did you come to worship Sarenrae?
- What led you to travel on the Jenivere? (The traits in the players guide might be helpful here if you're having trouble.)
- What's your characters background? (Just general, we'll fill in as we play)
I was originally a slaver working under a brutal captain in the shackles, eventually I turned away from my life though I never could break free from it entirely. Unhappy, unfulfilled and knowing I took the wrong path I found solace in the goddess of redemption - something I desperately needed. Born again in the faith, I began once more traveling the Shackles as a healer.
The sea is my home and the Shackles was where I was born and raised. Sailors are in my blood, and while I could dodge my past eventually in Port Peril. Visiting the Formidably Maid tavern for some libations and to listen to boasts and tales, when the story of a sailor whose drink was drugged and he awoke press-ganged on a pirate ship my vision went dark as I recognized a few of my former shipmates from the life I left behind.
Ah! I forgot this was up!
EDIT
Starting questions with Iron Tom:
- How did you come to worship Sarenrae?
- What led you to travel on the Jenivere? (The traits in the players guide might be helpful here if you're having trouble.)
- What's your characters background? (Just general, we'll fill in as we play)
I was originally a slaver working under a brutal captain in the shackles, eventually I turned away from my life though I never could break free from it entirely. Unhappy, unfulfilled and knowing I took the wrong path I found solace in the goddess of redemption - something I desperately needed. Born again in the faith, I began once more traveling the Shackles as a healer.
The sea is my home and the Shackles was where I was born and raised. Sailors are in my blood, and while I could dodge my past eventually in Port Peril. Visiting the Formidably Maid tavern for some libations and to listen to boasts and tales, when the story of a sailor whose drink was drugged and he awoke press-ganged on a pirate ship my vision went dark as I recognized a few of my former shipmates from the life I left behind.
Hey Tom, I think you're a bit mixed up. Sounds like you think we're doing skulls and shackles, not serpents skull. This one doesn't start with a press ganging.
Whoops I did not know that this was already a thing.
Where did you learn your magic? Is your power something you were born with or something you gained?
A small degree of it came from birth, which would basically be the moves Mage Hand and the Elven Racial. A kind of weak magic sense and the rough ability to move things with thought. Nothing powerful, nothing dangerous, but it's still uncommon and the other Elves still would have been wary. The Dark Magic powers were learned later from a terrible grimoire that I'd have, ah, "liberated" from some deep, condemned archives.
What use are your arcane tattoos? Focusing agent, power reservoir, mark of respect, or just fashionable?
It's actually a kind of branding - Elves always brand their young with noticeable marks when finding out that they can do magic. It's less a mark of respect, and more a warning. It makes it very clear how they should be deal with if problems with their magic arise...
What led to your preoccupation with magical secrets?
I think the fact that I could perform magic, though it was little more than small tricks while many others couldn't would have been an interesting thing as a young man. And then having it be this taboo thing on top of that would have made it even more interesting - this kind of sexy and dangerous and unknown thing that people avoid talking about. Likely largely because they're afraid of it.
How does your power feel to you when it's used?
Intoxicating, but more for what it represents than any feeling inherent to casting itself. It's this feeling of embracing what you are and what you can do, when kicked free of the shackles and limitations that others place on you. It's incredibly freeing.
Why are you on the Jenivere?[/list]
Hmmm, if I have reason to think there is more magical knowledge hidden there in some ruins, let's go with that. If I don't, then let's say I'm on the run from my family and just jumped on the first ship I saw.
Whoops, lol. I meant to be from the Shackles anyways but did grab the wrong players guide! Let me change it up a bit.
- How did you come to worship Sarenrae?
- What led you to travel on the Jenivere? (The traits in the players guide might be helpful here if you're having trouble.)
- What's your characters background? (Just general, we'll fill in as we play)
I was originally a slaver working under a brutal captain in the shackles, eventually I turned away from my life though I never could break free from it entirely. Unhappy, unfulfilled and knowing I took the wrong path I found solace in the goddess of redemption - something I desperately needed. Born again in the faith, I began once more traveling the seas as a healer.
I boarded the Jenivere near my home town in the Shackles when a crew member suffered and injury. The captain was distressed that the healing would delay the voyage further, but I volunteered to travel on board the ship. Given my seafaring background and familiarity to Mangwali expanse I was welcome aboard.
Rhys, perhaps you had Mockery's help in liberating said Dark magic grimoire? Maybe from a wizard's tower in Magnimar?
Could make a custom bond from that, certainly.
Awesome characters guys. I'll be posting the beginning of the adventure Monday morn. Bonds can be a little sparse if you're having trouble since the first session or two kind of throws you together.
I added the only obvious bond I could: the Praedonus is good and faithful and I trust him.
Morning Everybody!
First post going up in about two minutes.
First post is up. "You" in this case refers to whoever posts first. After that everyone else will wake in a similar fashion. Any hidden weapons are still on your person but otherwise your weapons and other gear are in that pile.
So, I haven't had a chance to pole around the forum as yet. Is there a die roller handy, or do we use a 3rd party for that. Also, I haven't completed a character sheet yet! Where do I post that?
I'm not sure if my kick is a H&S or falls more into a DD. Let me know.
Seems like a DD to me, you can roll dice here on the forum, you can see the dice rolling programming below the text box in the how to format your text area.
EDIT: For instance in this case: [ dice=Defy Danger]2d6+1[ /dice] but without the spaces
EDIT 2: The Editing: Also your character sheet usually goes in your alias profile, reachable by clicking your name, but if you want to post it elsewhere and link it there I'd be fine with that too
Getting the hang of the forums layout. Got most of it posted now. Will have completed sheet up this evening.(GMT -8)
Cool, no problem at all. Good to get started. I'm gonna wait a bit for our other two.
Post coming in a couple of hours.
Regarding the cleric's Divine Guidance move, does anyone else who may have played before have a bit more input on what it does? It seemed to me that the cleric uses it when he has just fulfilled or is in the process of fulfilling petition (in this case gaining secrets) and then is given a boon relating to the deities domain, but I could see it going other ways and I don't want to be reading it too out there.
I'm not super well versed either, but Guidance was what I really wanted anyways.
That's my understanding as well.
Here's Adam Koebel's take, and this also seems useful.
Alrighty then, that seems pretty close to my thoughts. Good. Just wanted to make sure I had it kinda down. I also might play it up a bit like a debt at times (i.e. you can ask for a boon, but you're going to owe Sarenrae a secret)
Also, I know I'm posting a lot right now. I'm currently in a position to be on a computer all day, once I start a new job that may change, so this posting pace is not what I'm expecting normally. I'm just really excited to get started.
Are we waiting on me?
I'm more waiting on anyone. Tom's move doesn't give me much to work from and I'd rather not damage Rhys without at least giving him a chance to respond.
If Rhys doesn't respond by this evening, I'll make a move.
Nevermind. Should have loaded the gameplay thread even though it didn't indicate a new post.
Sorry for the long waits on posts guys. I'm really sick and it's kinda killing my vibe.
Feel better soon! :D
Ok guys, sorry about the long wait, sickness over, internet troubles done. No further barriers to posting, new post coming momentarily.
Sorry for my apparent absence. I was checking the story thread, not aware that the forum doesn't necessarily go to the most recent page when you click on the link. I spent the last couple of days wondering why no one was posting....
Anywho, I can't write anything up this second, gotta get a lot of work done, but I fully intend to today. Hopefully in a few hours.
No worries, I was sick for a while so it was slow going. Also if you click the (x new) link next to the thread title it will take you to posts you haven't seen yet.
I think for languages I'll address it via a couple methods. Firstly, if your character would probably know the language per Pathfinder lore/backstory concerns, then you know it, that's fine (ex: Mock likely knows Varisian, perhaps Fiendish or Abyssal, Common), if there's no way you were exposed to it then you don't know it. The next move is for the inbetween times.
When you attempt to speak, read or write a language you may reasonably have learned but could have conceivably encountered before roll+INT:
On a 10+ you know the language well enough to converse comfortably, though intricacies may challenge you.
On a 7-9 Choose 1:
- You only have a rudimentary understanding (Food, water, sleep, basic words only)
- It takes a long time to translate
- You learned a different dialect, misunderstandings may be common
You may reroll this move anytime you have a considerable amount of time with a tutor or study.
Fair 'nuff.
Mock speaks, reads and writes fluent Common (Taldane) and Varisian.
She has a rudimentary understanding of Dwarven and Infernal, but cannot read or write either.
I'd probably only know Common, Elven, and whatever ancient script the grimoire I have is in - whether that's Infernal or Abyssal or some other thing.
Have we lost Praedonus?
He seems to post a bit slower than the rest of us, I'm not ready to call him gone yet, but if we go another day or two without contact I can start seeing if there's anyone else who may wish to take the spot.
Sorry guys! I'm still here, I swear it. INSANE week at work and drama at home have kept me away. Things have settled and I should be good to go now. Again, sorry for the delays.
Alright, moving forward the NPCs here will act as hirelings, with the current cost of keeping them alive, though as always giving them something more than they expect will help with loyalty. They have bonuses as follows.
Aerys:
Protector +2
Warrior +1
Loyalty +0
Gelik:
Minstrel +2
Adept +1
Loyalty +0
Ishirou:
Warrior +2
Tracker +1
Loyalty +0
Jask:
Priest +2
Protector +1
Loyalty +0 (Mock takes +1 forward for freeing him)
Sasha:
Tracker +2
Burglary +1
Loyalty +0
Anyone not familiar with what hirelings can do I urge you to check Here. Remember that bonuses are only gained when you describe using the hireling or having them assist you.
This was not the best couple weeks to start a PbP, stupid humble bundle traffic.
Sorry about the long weekend. Post incoming in the next couple hours.
Hello? Anyone home?