Cheers Darth, there will be more, it just comes down to timing.
Keep an eye on these boards over the next couple of weeks because info around the next game day is soon to hit.
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well first, thanks for helping make the pbp world go round, guys!
second, keep me in mind when those games finish up, GMEvil. any idea how soon that will be? got a gunslinger with an itchy trigger finger dying to level into mesmerist.
My game of First Steps is about to wrap up in a week or so, but my Trial by Machine has only just started, and my table of Silverhex Chronicles is about halfway through. Depending on party posting, it looks like maybe a month before they are done. I may just go ahead and start it once Shifty's multi table and the First Steps are done.
Is anyone else interested in playing through all the parts back to back?
I would in fact love to play through them back to back
Cheers Darth, there will be more, it just comes down to timing.
Keep an eye on these boards over the next couple of weeks because info around the next game day is soon to hit.
Whoa.... We're actually going to get a real announcment?
That's awesome, because we've been told "soon" since February! I am so looking forward to PBP Gameday V! Is there anything I can do to help it happen? (Other than GM?)
Hmm
I would in fact love to play through them back to backwell first, thanks for helping make the pbp world go round, guys!
second, keep me in mind when those games finish up, GMEvil. any idea how soon that will be? got a gunslinger with an itchy trigger finger dying to level into mesmerist.
My game of First Steps is about to wrap up in a week or so, but my Trial by Machine has only just started, and my table of Silverhex Chronicles is about halfway through. Depending on party posting, it looks like maybe a month before they are done. I may just go ahead and start it once Shifty's multi table and the First Steps are done.
Is anyone else interested in playing through all the parts back to back?
awesome! gm evil, I think that makes 4 for the whole thing and a 5th for parts 2 and 3.
That's awesome, because we've been told "soon" since February! I am so looking forward to PBP Gameday V! Is there anything I can do to help it happen? (Other than GM?)
Yeah I know what you mean, I'm keen too :)
Generally the only reason I know it is soon is through informal convo, basically de-conflicting dropping an event right into the middle of another event in play. Don't know if there's anything we can do from our side to help it happen as I'm not sure what their process is.
Otherwise I'll keep the engine running and we can go again :)
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Opening up recruitment for a Scions of the Sky Key arc! I have already placed everyone who voiced interest in earlier posts on the sheet, so if you did, I will PM you and let you know so you can either fill in the character info or take yourself off if you no longer want to play. We will start this arc as soon as the multi table special is over, and will play ALL parts of the arc, hopefully with the same players. One person on the list only wanted to play parts 2-4, so part 1 may just be played with five players unless he wishes to use a GM star or if he wishes to play for no credit.
So far, the following on the list are:
Cuatroespada
Darth Signus
GM Aerondor
GM Andrew
PsyBlade
[Tell me the Level and I will have you a list GM Evil]
[btw this is Darth Signus's gmscreen name thingy mabob]
I went ahead and posted into the 6th spot if that's ok GM Evil.
I would love to try PbP as a GM. The problem (one but the must important for me) is my poor mastery of english writting. Even if I understand... My sentences are full of errors and as a french Québecer, sometimes my first language is conjured.
As for finding those who speak the same... I have tried In my circle and in the french forum for pathfinder. But the critical mass for PFS is very low.
Thus... I need help.
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i'll play with you. i minored in french, so i should be able to get along. i'm no stranger to looking things up in french.
@Gayel: I've played with you twice (Ti-Jean met my character Searlas and Popol met my character Korai) and have quite enjoyed your characters and roleplay. Despite me having no knowledge of French, I have never had any problem figuring out what you were trying to say. I'd be more than happy to play with you as a GM or as a player again in the future.
I have rarely, if ever, had a problem playing with players (and GMs) who were not masters of English. Oykiv, for instance, is an example of a good GM whose English is not perfect. If there is a communication issue the players will tell you.
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Same here. I've GM'd for you quite a few times now and even if there were mistakes I could always understand what you were saying. Besides, you're not the only player who speaks English as a second language. But good luck in finding players for a French game.
But if anyone is up for a game en español...
Or even German or Gaelic, although I'm not nearly as proficient...
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Ok, so I have enough players for two tables of Scions of the Sky Key trilogy arc. I'll sort them into a high tier table and a low tier table, and as soon as Shifty's special is over we'll begin. If you wish to play in one of the tables specifically, state it in the sign up area somewhere, otherwise I'll put you in a table according to the character level you signed up with. Sound good everyone?
I would love to try PbP as a GM. The problem (one but the must important for me) is my poor mastery of english writting. Even if I understand... My sentences are full of errors and as a french Québecer, sometimes my first language is conjured.
As for finding those who speak the same... I have tried In my circle and in the french forum for pathfinder. But the critical mass for PFS is very low.
Thus... I need help.
It's not so bad as you think. Even native English speakers do not write in perfect English. I've been understanding you well, although I worry sometimes I might be confusing you! I have a very "colorful" way of writing that can confuse meanings sometimes if someone is unfamiliar with English figurative speech and metaphor.
I have no basis in French, or I'd offer to help you out! Good luck with GM'ing, though! ^_^
@Gayel Nord. As some have said before me don't worry about that. You'll make some mistakes and sometimes it'll cause some laughs (never write in when it should be on. I told you from my own experience )
The only problem I ever had is with slang or archaic language. And it can happen as GM as easily as player. And you can solve it just asking for a translation.
Also, I can understand you perfectly. In my group we aren`t enough pbp players for a single table.
@Alton, thanks for the compliment
@EndlessForms, I'll play a game in spanish with you. Unfortunately it can't be in paizo forums, I`ve asked about that before starting to GM pbp and the games must be in english so they can check them if necessary.
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I would love to try PbP as a GM. The problem (one but the must important for me) is my poor mastery of english writting. Even if I understand... My sentences are full of errors and as a french Québecer, sometimes my first language is conjured.
As for finding those who speak the same... I have tried In my circle and in the french forum for pathfinder. But the critical mass for PFS is very low.
Thus... I need help.
Salut Gayel!
It's great to see other French native speakers around, even more when they're from Québec (too bad the Québécois's lovely accent doesn't carry over to PbP). There are quite a few French-speaking PFS players here, including the amazing French Venture-Captain for Paris! I come from the french-speaking part of Switzerland myself, and a few players come from there too.
So... there are good news and bad news. The good news is that most PbP players are very understanding when it comes from English quality of language. Some GMs may insist on a very high quality writing, but that's not the majority, by far. I think that especially in PFS, there is a very wide range of writing skills, so don't worry too much about yours. By the way, PbP is an excellent way to improve!
The bad news is that playing in French (or any other language than English, for that matter) on these boards isn't too well-received, and is in fact against the community guidelines. While I hosted a couple of PFS games in French without any problem, my RL brother's Carrion Crown campaign was brought to a halt by a moderator. They had to continue the campaign on Pathfinder-FR, which you may be already familiar with. While I personally regret this state of things, I do understand their point of view and reasons for these rules.
TL;DR There are a lot of players/GMs who don't mind a more basic English, especially in PFS, so don't let that discourage you. However, playing in French isn't allowed on these boards.
If you want to talk more about that, feel free to PM me.
C'est génial de voir d'autres joueurs de langue maternelle française ici, surtout lorsque ceux-ci sont Québécois (dommage que l'adorable accent québécois ne puisse pas être entendu à l'écrit, par exemple en PbP). Il y a un certain nombre de joueurs francophones de PFS sur ces forums, notamment l'excellent Venture-Captain de Paris! Je viens pour ma part de Suisse romande (la partie francophone de la Suisse), et plusieurs joueurs d'ici viennent du même endroit.
Bon, il y a des bonnes et des mauvaises nouvelles. La bonne nouvelle est que la plupart des joueurs de PbP sont très compréhensifs du point de vue de la qualité de la langue anglaise. Quelques rares GM peuvent insister sur un anglais de haute qualité, mais ils ne sont qu'une minorité. Je pense que surtout en PFS, il y a une très vaste diversité de qualité d'écriture, donc ne t'en fais pas pour toi. Ceci dit, le PbP est une excellente manière d'améliorer son anglais!
La mauvaise nouvelle est que de jouer en français (ou toute autre langue que l'anglais, d'ailleurs) sur les forums paizo n'est pas très bien reçu, et est en fait contraire aux community guidelines, les règles communautaires. Bien que j'aie pu organiser quelques parties de PFS PbP en français sans problème, la campagne PbP Carrion Crown de mon frère IRL a du s'interrompre à la demande d'un modérateur. Ils ont donc du déménager sur Pathfinder-FR, site duquel tu es peut-être familier. Bien que je regrette personnellement cet état de fait, je comprends leur point de vue et les raisons qui mènent à ces règles restrictives.
En résumé: Il y a de nombreux GM et joueurs de PbP ici qu'un anglais plus basique ne dérange pas, donc ne laisse pas cela te décourager. Malheureusement, jouer en français n'est pas autorisé sur ces forums.
Si tu veux en discuter plus avant, sens-toi libre de m'envoyer un MP, surtout si tu veux discuter en français!
Ok. Ok. (Smile in the face) Thank you for your encouragement. It is more than I expected. I will first trim down my number of game before Gming.
I didn't know about the language rule but that would explain some action I saw. Oh well.
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While I hosted a couple of PFS games in French without any problem, my RL brother's Carrion Crown campaign was brought to a halt by a moderator. They had to continue the campaign on Pathfinder-FR, which you may be already familiar with. While I personally regret this state of things, I do...
How frustrating! It would be much better if fora like these were truly international - particularly if Paizo wishes to sell their product internationally. It's too bad the need for control is such a driving principle; I'm sure someone could be found that could be appointed moderator for a language set if they lack the skills in-house.
I'm sure someone could be found that could be appointed moderator for a language set if they lack the skills in-house.
Well... Maybe. It seems fine when thinking about a widely known language like French, but I think a line would need to be drawn somewhere. One language only is as good a line as anything else.
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I doubt it is a matter of moderation ability. Likely it is a matter of keeping all the public forums (not including those threads specifically designated as a special case) to be in one single widespread language readable by the widest selection of people. English is by far the single most widespread language there is.
Interestingly some people try to create interlanguages but english already does it.
And I must say it is quite nice to know that if I speak the language of the forum that I'll be able to actually read everything.
I can't properly describe the irritation of following conversations that get broken into different languages that I don't understand, especially as a response addressed to me specifically. I don't go to the french boards because I don't speak french so I know there isn't any point in even bothering.
This is probably the main reason for keeping paizo forums english save the designated areas, so you know from the beginning that either you can read the language enough to spend time there or you can't, no worries about having a dozen languages all mixed together with only one or two actually understandable.
It seems fine when thinking about a widely known language like French, but I think a line would need to be drawn somewhere. One language only is as good a line as anything else.
Based on the instruction manuals and so forth that I've read, the most common Western languages seem to be: 1, English (of course); 2, Spanish; 3, French. Worldwide, I imagine English is by far the most common internet language. So it makes sense to keep a forum like this English-only, at least until the demand for other languages rises.
I can't properly describe the irritation of following conversations that get broken into different languages that I don't understand, especially as a response addressed to me specifically. I don't go to the french boards because I don't speak french so I know there isn't any point in even bothering.
This is certainly an argument for keeping non-English threads out of the English forum, but not for banning them outright. I wouldn't be surprised if Paizo starts maintaining official non-English boards at some point, but like Alton Underbough pointed out, the number of them will probably be kept to a minimum.
"...but not for banning them outright."
Indeed true, but wasn't there a french paizo forum mentioned above? That would mean they aren't banned outright.
I can't visit it because I'm at work and it's blocked (even though this site isn't-- go figure!), but based on the URL I'm guessing it's not a Paizo board.
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I can't properly describe the irritation of following conversations that get broken into different languages that I don't understand, especially as a response addressed to me specifically. I don't go to the french boards because I don't speak french so I know there isn't any point in even bothering.
I think you may be missing the point. The point isn't to allow people to post in non-english languages on paizo boards, just to allow them to play PbP games among themselves there. I don't imagine that people playing in a different language with other people speaking that language would bother anyone per se.
It's not an official paizo board, it's a forum made by French Pathfinder fans for Pathfinder fans.
TheAlicornSage wrote: I can't properly describe the irritation of following conversations that get broken into different languages that I don't understand, especially as a response addressed to me specifically. I don't go to the french boards because I don't speak french so I know there isn't any point in even bothering. I think you may be missing the point. The point isn't to allow people to post in non-english languages on paizo boards, just to allow them to play PbP games among themselves there. I don't imagine that people playing in a different language with other people speaking that language would bother anyone per se. Regarding Pathfinder-FR.org It's not an official paizo board, it's a forum made by French Pathfinder fans for Pathfinder fans.
Le problème, c'est que je pourrais m'amuser à intimider mes joueurs et les modérateurs ne pourraient pas le reconnaître.
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TheAlicornSage wrote: I can't properly describe the irritation of following conversations that get broken into different languages that I don't understand, especially as a response addressed to me specifically. I don't go to the french boards because I don't speak french so I know there isn't any point in even bothering. I think you may be missing the point. The point isn't to allow people to post in non-english languages on paizo boards, just to allow them to play PbP games among themselves there. I don't imagine that people playing in a different language with other people speaking that language would bother anyone per se. Regarding Pathfinder-FR.org It's not an official paizo board, it's a forum made by French Pathfinder fans for Pathfinder fans.Le problème, c'est que je pourrais m'amuser à intimider mes joueurs et les modérateurs ne pourraient pas le reconnaître.
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You know, on the google results page it translated as "bully players" but on the translate page it translates to "intimidate" instead.
Also, that can be a problem too.
Also google can translate an entire site too.
How lovely to see French on here. It's one of the languages of my childhood.
Although I would love to see french PbPs, having been a former moderator of an international forum for a major company website, I can understand the English only policy.
When I had posts flagged that were in Chinese, my only option was Google translate... Honestly, I couldn't moderate subject boards that were in languages that I did not know. We eventually gave up on those subject boards because it was too hard to track what was going on there.
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Ok, I split the tables up the best I could so that almost everyone would get to play. There were way more sign ups than I expected! In fact, there is enough for one more table almost, if there is another GM willing to pick up those I couldn't fit. I arranged the tables so that I have one high tier and one low tier, with three players switching out on the high tier for different parts that they needed. Selections were made based on order, and which table you signed up for. If you weren't put onto a table, then you will be an alternate and PM'd if someone doesn't show up to the game.
Table 1- High Tier Link to Table
Darth Signus
Aerondor
GM Nightfiend
SirPeter
GM Bluedove
Qwerty1971- Part 1 only
RainyDayNinja- Part 2 only
Derek- Part 3 only
Table 2- Low Tier Link to Table
Cuatroespada
GM Andrew
Letsuna
Batpony
Kuey
Psyblade
Alternates
Mystery Cult
Razfallo
apathete
Alex Mack
Multi-table over, you guys can have all your GM's back :)
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Thanks for coordinating!
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Congratulations to Shifty and Magabeus for a job well done!
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Echoing the thanks! First to Shify and Magabeus- -putting this together was pretty awesome- -I can only imagine the amount of work behind the scenes you needed to do to keep everything moving.
A similar round of "thank you"s to all of the GM crew. Couldn't have done it without you gals and guys. A lot of people did a lot of work so that players could have a fun time, and for that I am most appreciative.
And lastly, a round of high-fives to my fellow players- -we won the day!
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Mighty thanks Shifty!
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It was the very first special I've gotten to play in, ever! And it was an interesting and fun game. First time I've ever seen the Society acting as an army and it was cool to meet Osprey as well. Thanks so much to Shifty and everyone who helped coordinate and GM! Looking forward to the next one in October, Shifty-san. ^_^
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I agree, it was a fun experience and I'm looking forward to the next one! Thanks for organizing it :)
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You are all very welcome, thanks to everyone for making this a success!
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Thanks to all that make the special posible: Shifty, Magabeus and the GMs who run the games.
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thanks you to all gms it was fun to see the army of players work together
Okay, what exactly was done that gets so much thanks?
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Got a question.
Serpentfriend (Ex): At 3rd level, you can use speak with animals at will with reptilian animals (including various forms of dinosaurs, lizards, and other cold-blooded creatures), and you gain a viper familiar using your sorcerer level –2 as your effective wizard level.
Familiar Tattoo (Su): A tattooed sorcerer gains a familiar as an arcane bond, as a wizard equal to her sorcerer level. Her sorcerer levels stack with any wizard or witch levels she possesses when determining the powers of her familiar—this ability does not allow her to have both a familiar and a bonded item.
Unlike most familiars, her familiar can transform itself into a tattoo that she carries in her flesh. Transforming into a tattoo or back to normal familiar form is a move action for her familiar. In tattoo form, the familiar looks like a stylized version of itself, but does not count as a creature separate from the tattooed sorcerer. In tattoo form it continues to grant its special familiar ability, but otherwise has no abilities and can take no actions except to transform from tattoo into creature. A familiar tattoo cannot be erased or dispelled.
This ability replaces her 1st-level bloodline power.
How do these two abilities work together in PFS?
Thanks for any help.
You only get to have 1 familiar regardless of how many class abilities give them to you. You would have to pick which one you want, either the tattoo familiar or the serpentfriend. You will probably want to retrain the tattoo familiar or find a way to replace the serpentfriend class feature.
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You only get to have 1 familiar regardless of how many class abilities give them to you. You would have to pick which one you want, either the tattoo familiar or the serpentfriend. You will probably want to retrain the tattoo familiar or find a way to replace the serpentfriend class feature.
Thanks Red.
Anyone have any ideas on how I can replace one of these abilities?
Retraining out of Tattooed Sorceress is the most simple way. It would cost 10pp and 200 gold. Or you could retrain your bloodline to one that doesn't get a familiar which would only cost 5pp and 100 gold but I imagine you wouldn't want to do that.