
GM Keante |

Thanks, Helikon!
I am not ready to introduce Rammbock quite yet, but we can make it happen this week. I'd like to introduce Atorhal's character at the same time.

GM Keante |

Rammbock, Tekk - we are ready for you to introduce yourselves now in Gameplay!

GM Keante |

Hi all, I'm sorry about this week. I don't think I'll find the time today or this weekend move on. Look for an update on Monday.

*Kpu'Unde |

I am posting this to all of my games, so apologies if you see this multiple times:
Unfortunately, I have some bad news.
A combination of work-related stuff has lead to me having to take some time off from the forums. I am, in all honesty, going to need to be gone for several months, as I am going to be travelling for extended periods of time (weeks or more) and I'll likely not have good access to the internet.
As I am not someone who would want to have you all sit and wait for me here, I am going to be withdrawing/closing all of my open forum games.
I want to thank everyone who I have had the pleasure to game with over the last couple of years here, as I have immensely enjoyed my time on the forums, and hopefully, once my work stabilizes, I will be able to rejoin the community.
Thank you again for your time and energy, and I am sorry that I won't be able to keep things moving forward in any of the games that I am running.

Dusk Bloom |

Sorry to hear that Vrog! Take care, and look forward to seeing you hear again in the future. Safe travels!

GM Keante |

Unfortunately, I have some bad news. ...
Oh, that's too bad! Well, I hope it is a good thing for your work life, but we'll miss you!
- - - - - - - - - - - - -"Pleased to meet you, Dusk Bloom. How long have you been traveling with your companions?"
"Umm. Since the festival. A few days? We really don't know each other that well..." she finishes lamely.
Ah, yes--just in case anyone has forgotten (we have been playing a while now in real life time...), it is actually still the first day after the festival. The raid was just last night.

GM Keante |

If you all take a look at the first tab on that Google Sheet where you all have put your talent choices (link), you'll see I've added the character advancement table there.
Now, first--I have a bunch of stuff on there about XP, but I want you to know I'm not actually following XP leveling, really. I'm mostly going to use it as a tool to see if I've been too lazy in challenging you. =)
Second--you may notice the table looks a little different from normal. That's because I have doubled the number of feats and ability score increases. You will get a feat at every level in this game, and an ability increase (normal +1 to a single score) on the even levels.
As I have mentioned before, I also allow a free character re-build at 2nd level. So, you can re-build your character now if you like, feeling free to change any of your choices made at level 1 without worrying about re-training rules.

Dusk Bloom |

So in addition to normal advancement, we get a free feat AND +1 to an ability score because 2nd is an even level?
It might take me a lil bit until I get a chance to level up...

GM Keante |

So in addition to normal advancement, we get a free feat AND +1 to an ability score because 2nd is an even level?
It might take me a lil bit until I get a chance to level up...
That is correct. =)

GM Keante |

Even the new guys?
Yep! I don't plan to ever have PCs at different levels.

Rick "The Dragon" |

Leveling up is done, including some minor changes (dropped Enhancement Sphere and took Ghost Strike talent from Divination instead). All reflected on the sheet.

Nerak Gajutar |

I've finished rebuilding/leveling as well. Got rid of the divination sphere and all of my SoM stuff, choosing to focus more on natural attacks and shifting. I also added the War sphere and some Squadron stuff.
This can impact the rest of you, quite a bit. Each day I select a squadron of 5 people, including myself. People in that squadron, if they are flanking an enemy, get to add the flanking bonus to damage in addition to the attack roll.
I will also be able to create a totem that lets people in my squadron that are within 30ft of me get +3 circumstance bonus to all weapon damage rolls as well. The ruling by the GM is that this would apply to essentially anything that has an attack roll, including Rick's ki blasts.
Next level I'll be able to include everybody in the squadron, but this level I can only include 5 people. Since Estria isn't much into attack rolls, she'll be the odd duck out this level.

Estria, Scholar of the Ancients |

And Estria is okay with that. XD The lightning is intended to be my primary attack, with flashbangs as a backup at later levels.
(Side note: Flashbangs have ridiculous range. We could probably stand outside a place and lob them through windows for awhile to see what happens. XD)

Dusk Bloom |

Level 2 Changelog:
+1 BAB
+1 Will save
+7 HP - (1/2 x 8 = 4 +1) = 5, +1 Con, +1 FCB
+8 Skill ranks
(Acrobatics, Bluff, Heal, Intimidate, Kn. (Local), Kn. (Religion), Perception, Use Magic Device)
+1 talent -Greater Ghost Strike
+1 Secret - Amateur Time Traveler =
---->gains Time Sphere <---------------
+1 bonus Feat - Necrosis Feat: Numb Mind
+1 Dexterity

GM Keante |

Hi all,
I know my pacing has been very slow for a while, and it's for that reason that I want to have a discussion about a possible change we could make.
I am a player in a couple games that migrated from the Paizo forums to a Discord server created specifically for each game (actually, one made that migration immediately following the great Paizo Crash of 2018, the other game was intended from the beginning to be run on Discord, and only used a Recruitment thread here on the boards).
My experience with those games is that it feels more natural and easier for me to post more frequently on Discord than on the Paizo forums.
Would you all be willing to make a shift to playing on Discord rather than here on the boards?

Estria, Scholar of the Ancients |

Personally, I prefer posting here on Paizo. It works a lot more naturally for my playstyle, though I suppose it wouldn't be TOO hard with this particular character. XD Estria's actually pretty simple overall.

Tekk of the Golden Oaks |

I'm up for whatever. Past week has been really crazy, but I'm eager to get back into the game.

Rammbock |

I would also prefer Paizo, especially as paizo is not blocked at work.
But we can try ;-)

Rick "The Dragon" |

Never tried, and I'm not sure I will be able to keep the pace since I do many things from my mobile. I am willing to give it a try, though I cannot tell you for sure if I will adapt well to it.

GM Keante |

There is, indeed, a mobile app for Discord. I find it much easier to work with than the forums when it comes to accessing from a mobile device.
It is from those posting primarily from a desktop computer that I would expect more protests--although I, myself, still prefer Discord even when working from a desktop computer rather than a mobile device.

GM Keante |

Given that I would have to overrule the explicit preference of most of the people involved here, I will not force a switch to Discord.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
For my part, I will endeavor to pick up my pace.

Tekk of the Golden Oaks |

My mistake about what was said and who said it, was posting on my phone and got my posts mixed up. I'll correct it IC somehow.

GM Keante |

Rednal wrote:As a backup, the Sun Warrior and Warrior of Holy Knight archetypes for the Mageknight are very shiny.Having a closer look at them, they really rock! Thank you Rednal!
Rick, I saw your post in that recruitment thread, and so I just had to tell you: Gregan was a Sun Warrior. ;-)

Rick "The Dragon" |

I'm building it :) It takes a bit to start working, and ii isn't probably the most broken of combos, but it totally rocks. The character will end up being a living fireball who can fire ranged touch attacks at you if you stay away or burn you if you try to close in. All very Sun flavoured, exactly what I was looking for.