Ah, the time-honored gamer tradition of bribing the GM. :)
Is it really bribing if I don't ask for anything in return, other than him continuing to run our game??
Of course it is. That's the primary reason to bribe any GM. :)
Pfft - bribery ain't needed and I've more than enough modules sitting on my electronic shelf if you wanted to run through something like that instead of homebrew stuff... but not many modules allow for proper exploitation of the pimp wagon.
The very next post I make will be goading you into a chariot style fight pimp wagon vs *Redacted* which will come with harassing outriders. Then into the jungle for four armed apes and that sort of thing.
Fighting will come.
Hey, you said you were havin creative issues, I'm just tryin to lend a hand :)
After like 30 pages of papers, I am finally done, sorry I thought I was good then teachers thought it would be funny to make papers due every week. Whats up guys?
Hey, look who's back :)
I just put the weapon info for the packwagon into it's alias. (and realized that a large trident deals 2d6, not 1d10)
Other features, like storage space and details about the crew hold will come later.
Voice, please take a look and tell me if there's anything that really needs changing.
Great job
Maybe hardness and Hit points...
Plus the different means and methods of mounting and dismounting, since Grusk is about to take an acrobatics check to hop on!
Right now the main way in and out is the rear hatch, which raises and lowers like a draw bridge.
There's also a hatch underneath it for you sneaky folks. It's basically a secret entrance that only unlocks with a special magnetic key (Doc gave you all one before heading out), or can be opened easily from the inside.
If you climbed up on top you could get in through the rear gunner's hatch (where Doc currently is), which is up on the wolf's rump.
I should probably put a hatch in the front in the wolf's chest, but at the moment there isn't one. Something to fix later.
Right now, Grusk would probably be slipping under the wagon and entering through the belly hatch.
Though with a 28 on Acrobatics you could probably do a flip and enter through the eyehole if you liked ;)
Pimp wagon stats look good to me.
I'll try and get all the other info, like entrances, cargo space and whatnot done soon.
Just realized that Baran leveled up as well! I'm really going to need to make an effort to make him a bigger part of the group and story.
+1 feat - Skill Focus - Survival
+1 Skill point - Survival 2
Between guests in town, babysitting both of our tots all day while my wife is at a conference and struggling with exercise induced leg pain I've not managed a post today... hopeful for tomorrow.
Hey Voice,
Not sure bout the others, but I for one know you generally don't post on the weekends, so if you're a day or two late its not that big a deal.
Not saying the heads up are unwanted, but you did tell us quite some time ago that you wouldn't really post on weekends, especially with the new little.
Anyways, thanks for lettin us know what's up.
Heh - it's only still a weekend in the states :P
Currently the tail end of a normal Tuesday in Malaysia.
Voice, rules clarification/question-
I'm pretty sure that you don't have to make a handle animal check to get an animal to do a trick it's already trained to do. You just have to use a move action to give it an order.
If needing to roll for each direction is in the skill description, I missed it.
In this case it's the first time taking the ankheg into a combat situation, they're a little bit antsy and it would take some coaxing to get them to do what you want as opposed to what they feel like doing.
In general there isn't a need for making an animal do a trick they're trained to do, and in the future there might not with the ankheg - but this is the first time taking them out of the stable and getting them combat tested.
They're either going to charge or wheel, and I'd let the dice decide - unless Blaze / Sentis / Grusk / Doc wanted to try and convince them otherwise.
I was mostly talking about the "bury yourself" trick. That seems like something they might really want to do.
As for spitting acid, I guess we'll just have to see if they decide to do that on their own.
Aaaaaarrrgh - DM rut in full force. I keep approaching this campaign and getting partially into a post before my motivation and creativity disappear and I end up putting it off 'till later'; which then obviously results in the sort of tardy behaviour you've had to put up with from me for the last while.
Failing is all mine, and trying to keep you guys as updated as possible rather than shuffling into the corner and hiding away. However it does result in what Blaze may have alluded to above - and finding an appropriate railroady AP / Module / other to suit the party level so that it's simpler and easier for me to keep things rolling.
I think we're solidly down to just the four of us now as well (Doc, Blaze, Sentis and Grusk). I'm assuming y'all are happy to keep just to that? - or do you think a little fresh blood would help?
Thoughts?
The only way I would be OK with new blood would be if it was somebody at least one other player was "friends" with here.
We have a very unique and solid party dynamic, and getting just anybody could very easily ruin that.
Understandable DM VoV. An AP interlude sounds fine.
Seconding what Blaze said. Which is definitely do-able. We all know good RP'ers that are dependable, would fit in and such.
I am around life just hit me again and when I was going to say stuff guys were off again, so figured Kaavel was left or something. Though I get if he was removed or something.
There is still room at the inn if you want back onboard Kaavel.
Blaze - yep, so if there is anyone that you guys think would be a good addition feel free to let me know.
As to what to do as far as a published adventure - I think we're probably at the point where APs have already taken flight in a variety of directions. The only one that I could weld back in would be Serpent Skull - which would essentially result in a whole bunch of dungeon exploration and such.
Razor Coast is at about the right level, but would be a big genre shift to put you back by the water and engaging in piratey stuff.
Outside of that I'm open to suggestions.
How about a module? There's prolly several of our level, or thereabouts.
Actually I think some furious DM hand waving can get us out to sea in no time!
Razor Coast would be doable - if there is interest from y'all, otherwise I've quickly browsed the PF modules for your current level and there isn't anything leaping out at me...
One night of Doc's heavy drinking and the pump wagon is out to sea the next morning!
I agree with Grusk, I do not like a lot of sea adventure but a bit of it sounds like it could be fun plus could lead to more hooks later.
I PM'd Voice a link to a mod that, while not sea based, is pretty much perfect for the Wolves.
Honestly, I would rather not be piratey. Its not at all how I envisioned Blaze, and there's no way we could take the pimp wagon on board a ship and make it useable.
Are you kidding? Give me a few weeks and I could turn the Wagon into boat. Maybe even a submarine. :)
Seawolf.
Or, I could turn it into a Zepplin and we could be sky-pirates.
Airwolf.
Functionally, the Wagon, the Zepplin, The Submarine and the Boat are the exact same narrative device. They're a mobile base of operations.
In a normal adventure, you go to a dungeon and then back to your base of operations. In a naval adventure, you take your base of operations from adventure to adventure. (the Star Trek formula)
So it doesn't really matter. The end result is the same. It's just a matter of flavor.
I'd be up for anything, really. Whatever inspires the GM.
We could even find a Spelljammer Helm and become Spacewolves. :)
Whatever's clever!
Im up for anything also. Although if we go swashbuckling then Sentis will porbably have to ditch Baran. I'm not entirely opposed to that idea as I've really struggled at times to bring him in RP wise. Might want to switch to straight up druid if thats the case.
Well Monkeygod has suggested City of Golden Death a Paizo module.
I have Razor Coast - which has significant non-piratey stuff as well as the piratey.
This one from Frog God looks like it would fit.
Or I'm open to any suggestions outside of that?
I am open to anything, as long as some type of adventure is involved.
A module might be an easier handle.
As far as pirates game goes, we could be pirate hunters or treasure recoverers or anything not directly piratey (since Blaze wants to sing and dance instead of pirate).....
^ what he said...although I have yet to see Blaze sing and dance
I actually could dance, not overly well, but I do have two ranks in Perform(Dance).
That Frog God Mod is pretty sweet as well. I didn't look through 3rd party, just too much.
I wouldn't mind some sea adventure stuff, I just don't want the whole game to be only ship based.
Also had a thought:
Take a ship to Qadira, Blaze's homeland, where he's a member of a minor but prominent noble house...
Plenty of awesome adventure could be found there, like stuff with genies and flying carpets.
Blaze so needs one of those.
I know City of Golden Death is a good one but that Frog God Mod looks like it could be fun.
Our original squad concept was something along the lines of "the guys who get hired to clear and survey dangerous places" Which is really just a reason to be able to move from one stand-alone dungeon to another.
Going back to the serial dungeon crawl format might make things easier on our GM.
I've bought the Frog God module for a look-see... and it had me at the random encounters page - ghoul monkeys. I think that's sold it for me :P
Unless much opposition - I'm wending it that way.
Past midnight and chidlet is still awake... no game post today, tomorrow cross fingers.
Another night of unsleepy baby - he's dropping a nap which means he's awake during my post timing... sorry again and thanks for continued patience.
Babies!, it happens DM Voiceless.
Firstly - post will be incoming whence childer goes slumbering.
Second - advanced warning that your DM will be on vacation starting 27th June all the way through to 17th July. We will be taking our first big ol' vacation in six years and swanning off to Hawaii (both Kauai and Oahu). Our first trip to the US, and despite needing about 16 hours in a plane to get there - we are still super excited :)
However since we'll be travelling with only an i-pad for computer support it will be wholly untenable to keep DM-ing for you during that time. So the thread shall go on a short hibernation while I'm off sinking deep into Kalua pig, malasadas and loco moco. Fear not for I shall return fully recharged and reinforced for the onward push towards the jungle ruins and the horrors that dwell within.
I'll aim to have the top level and exterior laid out before I go link dead, but any serious plunderings of depths will need await my return to Malaysian soil.
Sounds like an awesome and much deserved vacation DM VoV. Enjoy!
No worries guys, soon I will be using my good old dog whistle to stir yall into action.
Sick bub tonight...
Things have been and will be slow for me the next couple of weeks. Hopefully RL will resolve itself by then.
So after staying up till 3 am last night with bub, today was punctuated by man flu... and midnight fireworks for Malaysia's independence day waking everyone back up again... so I won't be able to squeeze in a post tonight.
Caught up in a busy long-weekend, expect post in roughly 24 hours ish.
No worries....