@Daniel: Healing would be great. At the very least someone who could do reliable out-of-combat healing, such as reliably use our wand of CLW or lesser restoration. In-combat healing is rarely that helpful in my experience.
@All: I'm interested in the following. Shard of Pride as Oster is often the group face.
handy haversack (winter blanket, bedroll, survival kit, trail rations (5), 50' silk rope, grappling hook, chalk (5), fishhook (2), soap, oilflask, wolfsbane, wooden holy symbol)
tanglefoot bagx3
antiplague
2 waterskins filled with healing water
golembane scarab
Shard of Lust(+2CHA, +4Init, +2v.ench, suggestion SLA 1/day)
Hello! I'm one of the ones that Daniel was asking. Joanna was originally for a Shattered Star game that petered out, and I'm excited to get another chance to play her again. I'll be working on getting her up to snuff and tweaking some things in her background.
Hello Joanna!
It appears that we share a few games already. :)
Indeed we do! Don't worry, Joanna's a different cat from Allysen and Talliree. It's going to be fun playing her and with her.
By the way, are we rolling for HP? I'd been assuming average rounded up while building her for this game.
Good stuff!
It's roll or take average. I've gone with the latter for Oster.
Think I'll stick with average with the way I've been rolling lately. I'd probably wind up with only 25 hp if I rolled.
...or with three higher than average. I said I'm sticking with average, though, so that's what I'll do.
Well, back to Joanna's sheet. I lost some work when Hero Lab tanked on me. Thankfully not too much.
Welcome!
Since we now have another spellcaster, I think our new paladin should take the
- wand of clw-45
- wand of lesser restoration-17
- wand of bless-3
so I don't have to roll UMD for them. I'll hold onto the
- wand of spiritual weapon-10
- wand of charm-19
Oh nice. We'll be set for healing for a while then. (Gots a brand new wand for Joanna here.)
And here's Joanna's stats, ready for review. I took the liberty of adding the wands. I'll have her background and other bits updated this weekend.
Joanna Whitehall
Human (Chelaxian) fighter (unbreakable) 3/paladin 5 (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat 49)
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Senses Perception +7
Aura courage (10 ft.)
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Defense
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AC 24, touch 14, flat-footed 21 (+10 armor, +1 deflection, +3 Dex)
hp 60 (8d10+8)
Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +9 (+1 vs. mind-affecting effects)
Defensive Abilities unflinching +1; Immune disease, fear
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee adamantine greatsword +15/+10 (2d6+7/17-20) or
. . gauntlet (from armor) +13/+8 (1d3+5) or
. . mwk gladius +14/+9 (1d6+5/19-20) or
. . unarmed strike +13/+8 (1d3+5 nonlethal)
Ranged +1 composite longbow +12/+7 (1d8+5/×3)
Special Attacks channel positive energy 3/day (DC 15, 3d6), smite evil 2/day (+3 attack and AC, +5 damage)
Paladin Spell-Like Abilities (CL 5th; concentration +8)
. . At will—detect evil
Paladin Spells Prepared (CL 2nd; concentration +5)
. . 1st—cure light wounds (2)
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Statistics
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Str 20, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +8; CMB +13; CMD 27
Feats Diehard, Eclectic[APG], Endurance, Extra Lay on Hands, Improved Critical (greatsword), Power Attack, Stealthy, Weapon Focus (greatsword)
Traits alabaster outcast, intense artist, reckless
Skills Acrobatics +9, Climb +10, Craft (painting) +7, Diplomacy +10, Escape Artist +3, Heal +7, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +4, Knowledge (local) +3, Knowledge (nobility) +4, Knowledge (religion) +5, Perception +7, Perform (dance) +8, Perform (oratory) +9, Perform (sing) +9, Perform (string instruments) +8, Profession (cook) +7, Sense Motive +5, Stealth +6, Survival +6, Swim +7
Languages Common
SQ armor training 1, divine bond (mount), doubt, lay on hands 7/day (2d6), mercy (fatigued)
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds (2), wand of bless (3 charges), wand of cure light wounds, wand of cure light wounds (45 charges), wand of lesser restoration (17 charges), healer's kit; Other Gear +1 mithral full plate, +1 composite longbow (+4 Str), adamantine greatsword, arrows (20), mwk gladius[UC], belt of giant strength +2, handy haversack, headband of alluring charisma +2, ioun torch ioun stone[APG], ring of feather falling, ring of protection +1, adventurer's sash, artisan's outfit (2), bedroll, belt pouch, blanket[APG], blanket[APG], cittern, cold weather outfit, crowbar, cutting board, wooden (2 lb), entertainer's outfit (3), explorer's outfit (2), flint and steel, grappling hook, ink (2), inkpen (2), jewelry[UE], journal[UE] (2), knife, cutting (0.5 lb), ladle (0.5 lb), measuring cord (10 ft.) (2), mess kit[UE], noble's outfit, painting tools, paper (10), pot, powder[APG] (2), scroll case, seasonings, local (0.5 lb), signet ring, silk rope (50 ft.), silver holy symbol of Shelyn, skewer (1 lb), skillet[UE], tinder packet (0.5 lb), tripod, iron (3 lb), vielle, 7 sp
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Special Abilities
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Animal Companion Link (Ex) Handle or push Animal Companion faster, +4 to checks vs. them.
Armor Training 1 (Ex) Worn armor -1 check penalty, +1 max DEX.
Aura of Courage +4 (10 ft.) (Su) Allies in aura gain a morale bonus to saves vs. fear.
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Diehard You are stable and can choose how to act when at negative Hp.
Doubt -4 for an hour on any skill or ability check after you fail that type of check
Endurance +4 to a variety of fort saves, skill and ability checks. Sleep in L/M armor with no fatigue.
Immunity to Disease You are immune to diseases.
Immunity to Fear (Ex) You are immune to all fear effects.
Lay on Hands (2d6 hit points, 7/day) (Su) As a standard action (swift on self), touch channels positive energy and applies mercies.
Mercy (Fatigued) (Su) When you use your lay on hands ability, it also removes the fatigued condition.
Paladin Channel Positive Energy 3d6 (3/day, DC 15) (Su) Positive energy heals the living and harms the undead; negative has the reverse effect.
Power Attack -3/+6 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.
Share Spells with Companion (Ex) Can cast spells with a target of "you" on animal companion, as touch spells.
Smite Evil (2/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +5 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Unflinching +1 (Ex) Gain +1 bonus to Will saves vs. mind-affecting effects
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Halli CR –
Wolf
CG Medium animal
Init +3; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +8
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+3 Dex, +4 natural)
hp 45 (5d8+20)
Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +2
Defensive Abilities evasion
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Offense
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Speed 50 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +5 (1d3+2 nonlethal) or
. . bite +6 (1d6+3 plus trip)
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +3.75; CMB +5; CMD 18 (22 vs. trip)
Feats Alertness, Toughness, Weapon Focus (bite)
Tricks Attack, Attack, Attack Any Target, Combat Riding, Come, Defend, Down, Entertain, Guard, Heel
Skills Acrobatics +3 (+11 to jump), Perception +8, Sense Motive +3, Stealth +9, Survival +1 (+5 when tracking by scent); Racial Modifiers +4 Survival when tracking by scent
SQ attack any target, combat riding, entertain
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Special Abilities
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Attack Any Target [Trick] The animal will attack any creature on command.
Combat Riding [Trick] The animal has been trained to bear a rider into combat.
Entertain [Trick] Performs tricks and entertains.
Evasion (Ex) No damage on successful reflex save.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ ft. by sense of smell.
Trip: Bite (Ex) You can make a trip attempt on a successful attack.
So you kinda get a 3 for 1 with Joanna. She's a fighter, a healer, and can double as the bard in a pinch. :P
Cool. I'm almost done. I made a few tweaks (Moved some skill points around so Joanna could speak a few languages) and I"m just finishing up the fluffy bits.
And I'm done. :)
If the GM will allow, I'll go ahead and post an introduction.
Also, I'm low on funds, so she's going to be playing for coin. :)
That all sounds good. :)
I think Xango would like the Breastplate.
Apologies for delay. This week has been tricky for me getting to update pbp.
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I'm putting this here as to not clutter up the game thread.
I know exactly where our rescuee is because I do have and have read the entire Shattered Star AP, and for some weird reason I can recall details like that fairly easily. However, Joanna doesn't know that and I never said that she went looking into those rooms that we got descriptions for, which leads me to something that I've noticed about the GM's playstyle versus mine that I've been wondering if I should bring up.
I was surprised to see that there were less than 3,000 posts in this game. As I looked into, I began to realize why. It appears that the GM has cut out a lot of character interaction and keeps things to the barebones. There's nothing wrong with that, but just to give you an idea of what I'm used to, the other Shattered Star game that I played in (with this character as a matter of fact) had over 7,500 posts, and we'd just gotten to the end of book 2. I'm used to whatever is behind the door being a mystery until it's revealed. I'm used to there being plenty of character interaction and time to really get into our characters and having a chance to banter a bit.
When the GM posted all of the room descriptions at once, I was puzzled. I figured he did it to save time for when we move from room to room, so I fell back on what would Joanna logically know. She hasn't scouted any of the rooms, she hasn't looked into any windows because her concern was getting the four of us up onto the walkway first. My question is how would she know about any of the things in the rooms described? If Joanna did know about a troll being tortured in the top of the other tower, then of course she would have gone that way.
And this brings me to something that's been nagging at me but hadn't really crystalized until just now. I love this medium for playing because it gives me a chance to really dig into my characters and play them as if I was writing a novel for them. I lept at the chance to play because I thought I saw an opportunity to play a character I loved again. I'm starting to realize that this isn't the game I thought it was going to be. I feel like threads that I'd laid down in the hopes of giving the GM something to work with and tie my character in tighter to the narrative aren't going to be picked up because they aren't part of the AP.
So yeah, I didn't go towards the troll because I didn't think Joanna would have known about it. I don't think the way this game is run is going to be compatible with the way I like to play. I'm not the guy that does speed runs. I like to look around and explore things. I like having a chance to flex my writing muscles.
In short, I don't think I am the player y'all were looking for, and I don't think this is the game I was hoping for when I heard about it.
Cheers for your input, Joanna.
I'd be sorry to see you go. Some interesting friction between Joanna's approach and Oster's.
FWIW, Tatsuo was suggesting looking in all of the windows/would have suggested it in order to get in, rescue the guy, and get out. It avoids unnecessarily killing people we run into, and it's not like Tatsuo is there to rob the guy, so he's trying to minimize risk.
I also hope we manage to work things out anyway, as I've enjoyed Tatsuo's interactions with Joanna.
Understood.
Fair enough.
Thank you for running this campaign, Dan, and all the best.
Thanks for DMing!
Thank you and I wish you the best.